Chapter 9: The Great Deer Heading South
readx;?? In a sense, Zhang Jiashi's involvement in the calculation of the Julu battlefield also has his own selfishness. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info but don't talk about Chen Ping and Sun Po, even He Huai, Ruan Weng Shao and others who were hinted at by Chen Ping and others all know what it means to have no eggs under the nest.
Once the two strongest remaining forces of the Great Qin Empire are destroyed, Zhang Jiashi alone will be able to turn the tide after the defeat of Wang Li and Zhang Han?
Even Ruan Weng Shao, who doesn't like to think about such issues, knows that it is undoubtedly a fool's dream to do such a thing.
But on the other hand, if Zhang Jiashi directly intervenes in the battlefield situation, although it is not enough to directly achieve victory and break the alliance of the princes, but in such a situation, even if he really defeats the enemy army, it does not mean that Zhang Jiashi can get enough benefits.
Not to mention Wang Li's Northern Frontier Army troops, at least, Chen Ping did not think that Zhang Han would take Zhang Jiashi as the head after the victory. On the contrary, once it is really an easy victory, Zhang Han and Wang Li are likely to take the opportunity to flank the Liaodong Army.
If such a thing really happened, Zhang Jiashi would have no place to cry if he wanted to.
Obviously, in the battle of the giant deer, when to intervene in the battle situation and strive for a relatively good result. It has become a result that must be discussed among the people who now live in the area of King Yan's Palace.
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The distance between the Julu Battlefield and Jixian County is not too far, at best, the distance from Jixian County to Yangle City is slightly shorter.
Under normal circumstances, the troops under Zhang Jiashi's command would not take too long to rush to Julu.
However, in such a long rainy day, the muddy road surface of the Liaodong Army, which used cavalry chariots as the main force, was a serious problem.
Moreover, taking 10,000 steps back, in such a weather, it is also very difficult to get sufficient and timely supplies.
At the very least, the tricycle troops of the Northern Xinjiang Road, which are now shuttling back and forth between Liaodong County and Liaoxi County, have to slow down.
In a sense, the transportation capacity of the tricycle unit is indeed not as good as that of the animal-powered vehicle, but the speed of the tricycle is not comparable to the animal-powered vehicle, especially the ox-cart and the like, plus the transportation consumption that should be calculated, the transportation of the tricycle reduces the loss of forage that should have been generated by livestock in disguise.
Therefore, perhaps the advantages of animal-powered vehicles are not comparable to tricycles for short-distance transportation, but if you calculate long-distance transportation, the advantages of tricycles are greater.
Of course, there is also a problem that tricycle transportation has to be concerned about, that is, the current tricycle, although it has become relatively reliable because of a slight improvement in technology, but a small post station used to arrange personnel to rest, there are quite a lot of corresponding tools or spare parts, which also shows that the current tricycle, in a sense, is still quite unreliable.
As for a tricycle driver, he must know how to perform some maintenance on the tricycle. It's like replacing a broken chain, replacing a damaged wheel, and so on.
Of course, Zhang Jiashi knew about such a situation, but he did not oppose such a plan, because he knew very well that the importance of tricycles for logistics and supply was still far better than simple human transportation.
Such a plan is indeed better, but there are only a few corresponding livestock in the area under the control of Zhang Jiashi, and under the condition that they are given priority to farming or military purposes, how many livestock can be used for transportation?
It can be said that increasing the ratio of tricycles for transportation purposes is the only plan that Zhang Jiashi does not want to change.
But after a few days of rainy weather, Zhang Jiashi thought with his knees that in this case, it may not be a good way to use a tricycle for transportation.
Although the heavy rain in the past few days will not have much impact on the road level, for tricycles, the impact will still be there.
In the current Jixian County, the transportation of materials does not rely too much on tricycles, because while cleaning up Jixian County, Zhang Jiashi ordered Qin Min and Du Cong to seize the area where Dagukou is located in later generations, build a small port, and transfer materials.
Of course, unlike the location of later generations, the Dagu Estuary, which was only extended from the Yellow River Delta, is still a floating cloud. And this small port, the distance from Jixian County is not as far as the later Tianjin Port to Beijing, in a sense, it is a kind of surprise.
Here's the problem, though. There are no roads built in this place, and it is too late to build a road that will not be too affected by the climate.
Of course, Zhang Jiashi will not sit idly by and watch the situation deteriorate, or he has already had a countermeasure.
A new type of carriage pulled by animal power, under the mobilization of Zhang Jiashi, was quickly transported from some workshops in Liaodong County.
These new carriages are no different from ordinary carriages in the main body. The biggest difference between the two is in the style of the wheels.
Because the wheels of this new type of carriage are not the wheels of the prototype, but a primitive track composed of iron chains.
This design is more inclined to the design of track snow chains in later generations, because of many factors, it is simply not possible to move in the way that today's tricycles drive, and can only be pulled by horses or various medium and large livestock.
This is also what makes Zhang Jiashi feel helpless, after all, this method is indeed a good effect on muddy road conditions caused by some more extreme weather. But in terms of speed, the speed of this kind of carriage cannot be used to walk at high speed in normal times, because these chains will be more likely to break due to increased friction when they are in motion.
Therefore, it is not too difficult to produce this kind of carriage, but in terms of the impact of cost, Zhang Jiashi did not produce too much, and it was more of a quantity that could be used in an emergency.
Moreover, this kind of carriage must also be operated with a corresponding number of livestock, which in a sense also makes Zhang Jiashi feel helpless.
However, Xiao He, who followed these carriages to Jixian County, thought that these things made by Zhang Jiashi were indeed used in many places. The first thing Xiao He did after seeing Zhang Jiashi was to ask if there was any possibility of mass production of this kind of carriage.
Zhang Jiashi's answer is no, because this design, to be honest, can still play a role when used in extreme weather conditions, but if it is to be popularized in large quantities, it is a matter of putting the cart before the horse.
Unless, this kind of carriage is not covered with snow this year, or there is a possibility that there will be a large number of vehicles in extreme terrain such as deserts.
Zhang Jiashi knows very well that a major obstacle to the popularization of this primitive track design is not the cost of this design, nor the limitation of the scope of use, but the power factor.
In the absence of a built-in power, such as the most primitive and basic steam engine, the likelihood of this design becoming mass-adopted is quite low. After all, such a design is actually used for emergency response or to play a better role in special areas.
The biggest load-bearing advantage of the crawler design itself is, in fact, completely unreflectable. Therefore, Zhang Jiashi can only be silent about Xiao He's thoughts.
And Xiao He also knew that Zhang Jiashi did not accept his suggestion, and he must have his own considerations, which Xiao He knew very well, and also understood Zhang Jiashi's dilemma.
Xiao He didn't dwell on this, but asked Zhang Jiashi:
"Your Majesty, I don't know what you have summoned Xiao He here, what is the matter?"
Xiao He had a feeling that at such a time, summoning him from Dingxiang City was not just for the purpose of managing logistics. Xiao He understood that if it was just to manage logistics materials, Zhang Jiashi would not transfer him to Jixian County in a more important area.
Zhang Jiashi nodded, he looked at Xiao He in front of him, and said slowly: "If Mr. Xiao starts now and concentrates on building a Great Wall from the harbor to Jixian, I don't know when it will be completed?"
Zhang Jiashi's words shocked Xiao He. Because he didn't expect it to be like this.
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Zhang Jiashi's plan to build this Great Wall can be said to divide Guangyang County into the north and south, and it is not a whimsical idea.
The Great Wall of Qi, the Great Wall of Yan corresponding to Zhao in the Dukang region, and the Great Wall of Hexi built by Qin in the early Warring States period to resist the invasion of Wei are of great significance.
Especially in the case that Zhang Jiashi will gradually put his focus on the Guanzhong area after this, Zhang Jiashi cannot be completely assured by sticking to such an arrangement as Jixian County.
This is not to say that Zhang Jiashi can't trust Huan Su and Uncle Sun Zhong, on the contrary, he knows very well that in the case that Zhang Jiashi does not have enough strength to support the two, the other party is also a good woman who has no rice.
In this case, building a Great Wall may be a good problem.
Xiao He quickly thought of what kind of consideration Zhang Jiashi raised this question. That is, Zhang Jiashi will not go south from this area for a long time and intervene in the chaotic situation in the south.
For Zhang Jiashi, Xiao He does not think this is a mistake. After all, Xiao He himself knows very well that Zhang Jiashi's arrangement is more beyond his strength.
It is true that Xiao He, as one of the most relied on personnel of Zhang Jiashi, is very aware of the earth-shaking changes in Liaodong County and North Korea in the past two years. However, that's all, using Liaodong County, which in fact has no more potential, and the two places in the Korean region to carry out tactics that bloom on all sides, although Xiao He is not good at military affairs, he himself knows how wrong this idea is.
Zhang Jiashi can't do this, and Xiao He is also very clear. So he quickly fell into thinking about the work of building the Great Wall.
Xiao He knew that Zhang Jiashi asked him to come to this place, not to let him personally supervise the construction of the Great Wall, but as a logistics supervisor, if Xiao He thought that this thing was not feasible, Zhang Jiashi would also give up such an idea.
Xiao He paced back and forth, thinking for a long time, and finally said a sentence to Zhang Jiashi: "Your Majesty, this matter is feasible, Xiao should do his best for this matter." ”
Zhang Jiashi breathed a sigh of relief, that is, with Xiao He's promise, then this one thing can be said to be half successful.
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Before July 28, 208 BC, Zhang Jiashi had to let his troops gather near Jixian County for rest due to weather factors.
In contrast, Huan Suo, who was responsible for directing the relocation of personnel, had moved more than 50,000 people north to the area between the north of Jixian County and the Shanhaiguan in later generations.
Temporary villages were built one by one, and Zhang Jiashi planned to use the existing infrastructure to restore as much of the damaged area as possible. Then, in the following year, the agricultural system of the region itself was relatively mature, so that he could achieve at least self-sufficiency in the area under his control.
At the same time, Zhang Jiashi ordered an elder of the Mo family, whose name was Tian Tang, who was quite good at building fortresses, to build small dock forts or small cities at a distance behind the section of the Great Wall that needed to be built.
According to Tian Tang's explanation to Zhang Jiashi, the construction of this section of the Great Wall, which is not too long, will require too short and too little manpower and material resources. In such a situation, the use of dock forts or small towns to play the role of a part of the Great Wall is a means of emergency.
In addition, this area is likely to become a border area with enemy forces, and the construction of such cities and dock forts can also play a role in protecting the construction of the Great Wall in the corresponding area.
Zhang Jiashi has no opinion on this, after all, Zhang Jiashi himself knows very well that there is no problem with such an arrangement, of course, the construction of such an unplanned building does consume more resources, but Zhang Jiashi thinks that Tian Tang is very reasonable, that is, the construction of such a Great Wall is not a day's work.
Therefore, after observing a small city located in the east-southeast of Jixian County, which had begun to build its walls in the past two days, he focused his attention on the preparations for the next battle of the giant deer.
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Most of the troops that could be mobilized under Zhang Jiashi's command were basically concentrated in the north of Guangyang County. Even Li Cangbu, who was in charge of the recovery of the northern area, was also entering the northern part of the Gwangyang County area.
It can be said that if it weren't for the worry of the Battle of Julu, Zhang Jiashi could have relied on the 70,000 or 80,000 troops under his command to directly attack the Qin army in the west.
It's a pity that before completing the battle plan for the Julu area, Zhang Jiashi did not plan to make such a reversal of the cart before the horse.
After several days of deliberation, Zhang Jiashi decided to hit the 60,000 troops in Guangyang County and intervene in the Battle of Julu at the right time.
Among them, as the vanguard troops, Li Cang and Ruan Weng Shao were under the command of Li Cang, and the Chinese army was Jian, Han Xin, He Huai and his troops.
So far, six of the troops that have been reorganized over such a period of time have basically been mobilized to the south.
As for the rest of the troops, they remained in Guangyang County, with Huan Su and his uncle and grandson brothers in charge.
The current situation in Liaoxi County is handled by Chen Heng and Xiao He, and most of the people who assist the two are the county magistrates under He Huai, or the corresponding officials under the county guard.
In a certain sense, Zhang Jiashi was not too worried about the administrative arrangements of Liaoxi County, he was more worried that with Chen Heng's situation, he would face the Donghu people in the northwest of Liaoxi alone, and if there was a real problem, Shusun Ji, who was arranged to be stationed in the southern area of Youbeiping County, would go north to reinforce at any time.
As for the situation in the control area north of Gwangyang County, the local government affairs have basically been transferred to the land of the two big clans of the Zijia and the Wen family, who were transferred from the Korean region.
Of course, Zhang Jiashi didn't want to arrange it like this, but in the absence of basic management personnel, especially the local officials of Guangyang County, who either threw themselves under Han Guang or were killed by Han Guang, Zhang Jiashi couldn't do it if he didn't want to. After all, if there is a problem in the situation in Guangyang County, it will not have much impact for a while. However, Liaoxi County and North Korea are different, if there is a problem in the two places, it will be difficult for Su Teng, Su Jiao, and Chen Heng to deal with such a problem for a while and a half.
Moreover, once there was chaos in Liaoxi County and the Donghu people knew about such a situation, Zhang Jiashi had 10,000 reasons to believe that although Donghu Shan Yu Suger did not completely suppress Zabehe in the east, it was quite easy for them to make the possibility that Liaoxi County could not take care of the whole thing.
Under such circumstances, it was impossible for Zhang Jiashi to let these North Koreans, whom he did not trust very much, serve as officials in key areas.
After the date of sending troops to the south was officially determined, and for a period of time before the date of the official dispatch of troops to the south, Zhang Jiashi initially replaced the equipment of the troops in the area of Guangyang County in Liaoxi County or arranged corresponding cooperative training as much as possible.
After all, from the battle in Jixian County, the troops of Liaoxi County, under the leadership of He Huai, can also be regarded as elite troops. However, Zhang Jiashi thought that He Huai and Ruan Weng Shao's worries were very reasonable, after all, the troops of Liaoxi County were not familiar with Zhang Jiashi's current army style.
Under such a premise, although the time was not much, Zhang Jiashi still ordered He Huai to send corresponding officers to other units to observe the corresponding army transfer arrangements.
Zhang Jiashi didn't know how much effect this could have, and he didn't think that in such a short period of time, these middle and senior generals of the Qin army in Liaoxi County under He Huai could do the same thing as the troops under his command.
Because such a situation is impossible in many senses.
After all, although the corresponding troops were indeed integrated, in order to avoid the emergence of some situations, the officers and soldiers of Liaoxi County under the command of Ruan Weng Shao and other officers were integrated into the army, and Zhang Jiashi did not completely break up their establishment, but maintained the standard of two or three thousand people and one lieutenant to make arrangements.
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On July 28, 208 B.C., on the morning of this day, 60,000 troops under the command of Zhang Jiashi successively moved south from Jixian County or the newly built port area.
No one knows what awaits them.
And Zhang Jiashi put on his own set of armor, rode on the red cloud, followed by He Huai, Han Xin and others, looked at the officers and soldiers in front of him, and there was a trace of doubt in his eyes.
Because he didn't know what was going to happen next.
But soon, there was a hint of perseverance in his eyes.
He knew that no matter what kind of road lay ahead, he had to go on......
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