Everyone here is serious, but never arrogant. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThe house is very tidy, but it has nothing to do with arrogance. Even the policeman who led the way in front, and the so-called police chief Yang Gongwang, who saw him standing at the door from a distance, was dressed simply. It's just a black uniform with meticulous workmanship...... In this case, what is Yang Tianhong's purpose in achieving such a big situation? Isn't life just for money!

Seeing this, Tian Yu not only became more relaxed, but his heart became even heavier.

Yang Gongwang has been observing the emotional changes on Tian Yu's face.

The information coming from the "cell" is very detailed. Regarding the Tian family, the influence in eastern Shaanxi, and the relevant files of Tian Yu himself, Yang Gongwang took a closer look. Speaking of which, a scholar like Tian Yu is not pedantic, at most he has thoughts about the imperial court. If you can move it and win it over, then it is also a good thing.

As for bringing people back, it's actually just business. Tian Yu did not commit any crime in Anzhou, so they cannot be regarded as prisoners. Therefore, Yang Gongwang is treated as a guest.

He kept smiling, full of confidence in the conversation.

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The northern part of the Chu State, Lizhou.

The new season, the different atmosphere, and the growing smell of war have produced a cascading effect on all aspects of society, first of all, commercial trade has become more frequent, and then the number of civilians participating in the army has skyrocketed, and all aspects of the change seem to be great in an instant.

Since Lizhou had long anticipated the coming of war, he was always preparing for war. In the past war, Youzhou suffered less impact than expected. The rational allocation of resources has made it possible to ensure that there is no shortage of resources urgently needed in the early stage of the construction of the internal affairs, and the pace of the development of the internal affairs has not slowed down significantly, although it has not been as rapid as at the beginning.

Of course, all this is because of Yang Tianhong's intervention.

At present, the living forces of Lizhou are all army reserves, and the losses of the front-line corps can be quickly replenished, and the three new infantry corps have already been sent to the front-line battlefield after the end of the recruit training period, where they will conduct low-intensity actual combat and mature step by step. Those infantry legions will be tempered in iron and fire, either becoming stronger or being devoured by the beast of war, and they are now in dire need of run-in to take on the responsibility of going south for a unified war in the future, so the price they must pay cannot be stingy.

No one knows when the war will come, but one thing is certain, that is, the contradictions between the Chu State and Rong Di cannot be reconciled at all, and war may break out at any time. As the pace of war approached, in order to reduce the pressure on Youzhou, Yang Han's troops were all transferred to the front line, where he would coordinate the battle nearby, and fully assume the command of all the cavalry armies in Lizhou on the entire battlefield. In this way, Yang Tianhong will also be able to concentrate on dealing with the threat from the Vietnamese in the south on the Anzhou side, and no longer be distracted to pay attention to the relatively stable situation, which is also a relatively minor grassland battlefield in the north at present.

In this past winter, the new regiment of Lizhou was divided into two parts. They are the cavalry directly commanded by Yang Han, and the recruits under the command of Yang Xuan. Speaking of which, both legions were mainly cavalry, and the total number of soldiers, including the servants accompanying the battle, reached more than 300,000. These two Lizhou legions, which are mainly used to fight against Rongdi, have basically completed their combat preparations in the winter. The munitions previously consumed by the regular army were rapidly replenished, new types of weapons were distributed, and the stockpiles of munitions that were extremely expensive such as the main arrows were much more unprecedented.

Yang Han has already proved with his strength that he is the kind of genius cavalry general. After a great battle and a months-long rest, the Lizhou cavalry under his leadership received an order from Anju to be sent to the grasslands of the north within five days of the arrival of spring when the snow melted. Since the war had not yet broken out, the march of the Lizhou cavalry was not very fast, and it took five days to reach the military area at the front of the steppe at the designated position.

In the previous harassment war, Yang Tianhong had completely disabled the Aries tribe. If Lizhou wants to achieve a period of stable development, it needs to no longer suffer from the threat of war. Therefore, there must be a sufficiently spacious buffer area between Lizhou and the grassland. Yang Tianhong's method is very simple, that is, to imitate the practice in Anzhou, deploy control layer by layer, and comprehensively press the grassland with absolute military force.

Because the vast prairie is too close to Rongdi's sphere of influence, it has always been armed, and various military garrisons are scattered there. The purpose of these garrisons was to supply the army as necessary, leaving a small number of defenders, while the garrisons did not accept the presence of large troops, and the purpose of the garrison required a trip to a relatively large military installation, a fort or fortress.

A large number of engineering troops have already been sent from Anju. With the addition of the local requisitioned people in Lizhou, the number has reached 120,000. For this purpose, Yang Tianhong specially issued as much as 20 million taels of silver for the project. He needed to erect an incomparably large and strong fortress in the shortest possible time, on the outskirts of Lizhou, that is, within the grassland.

To the south, there is already a season flat.

To the north, here, the name of the fortress is Shuofang. It is said that this is the name of a fortified city in ancient times.

After Yang Han's troops reach the grassland, they will not take action immediately. In fact, each army cannot fight immediately after arriving at a new location, they need a short buffer period, and there is also this buffer period in their own territory, after all, the army does not act individually but in groups, and every unit composed of many individuals needs time to arrange.

The prairie in spring is a cloudy and rainy season. The clouds and rain may come and sprinkle a few drops of rain at any time, and then it will be sunny again, and the water accumulated under the cycle is easy to turn some areas into water depressions, and some areas are shallow swamps because of long-term accumulation, and the swamp area is basically a zone that is not close to people.

The current garrison of the Lizhou cavalry is the frontier area adjacent to the northern grassland and the Chu State. Strictly calculated, this place is only a few hundred miles away from Rong Di's other base camp, that is, the residence of the Right Xian King. At the same time, Yang Han's command was not the only army in this forward position. It is precisely because it is too close to the wolf of the Youxian King tribe that Youzhou has also sent troops to stay here for a long time. It's just that the strength of Youzhou is limited, and the number of troops stationed at the border is only 10,000. This border army was reorganized from the basis of the servants who accompanied the battle, and these soldiers who followed the guards of Youzhou Town were brave soldiers. In this way, it can be regarded as a disguised promotion of meritorious war servants and let them become members of the regular army, but it is more difficult and dangerous to defend the border.

The soldiers on the side of Youzhou, Yang Han never counted on it. Yang Tianhong made it very clear in the order: For Youzhou, you can only help as much as possible. The military system there is completely different from that of Lizhou. Now, Yang Tianhong's remit has not been extended to Youzhou. Although the town guard officer Yong and Li Guangfeng were grateful to Yang Tianhong for leading the army to rescue Youzhou, they were still officials of Chu after all, and they still had to be loyal to the Chu court in terms of righteousness.

Because he is the commander of a main army, Yang Han also enjoys some privileges. After he arrived at the fortress that was being built in a hurry at the edge of the steppe, the colonel of the border army, who had already arrived there, gave up his residence. At the same time, some of the military buildings that have been built have also been basically given up for the use of Yang Han's department. Speaking of which, this is the treatment that the main army cannot compare with the ordinary engineering corps.

Yang Han is a man who likes to ride horses. If this kind of words are placed in another world, it will also have an alternative meaning. But here, the meaning is completely different. Yang Han doesn't have the habit of staying in the house for a long time as long as he is awake, he can't move well, but he can't stand that kind of narrow space. At this time, he was standing on the wall of the humble fortress and looking out, while the Captain Bian stood quietly beside him.

The current fort wall is no more than three feet high, and it is made of a mixture of stone and earth. Such a wall was built quickly, but basically did not play a defensive role, but there were few stones or stones on the grassland, so there was no way to do it. The wall did not bear a real defensive role, in fact, it was just a comfort to the soldiers.

Yang Tianhong uses a lot of cement in Anzhou and has also established two cement factories in Lizhou. It's just that some of the walls of the fortress were not strong enough because of the speed of production. This won't continue forever, though. As long as Yang Han's troops firmly hold this place and continue to send troops to harass the surrounding Rong Di, then as long as time passes, a Shuofang city made of cement and bricks will firmly stand on the grassland.

Facts have proved that the psychological quality of soldiers in positions with tight defensive measures is definitely higher than that in field positions, and this is also a common self-protection reaction of people.

Yang Han looked at the vast grassland in the distance and asked, "Have you found any Rong Di detectives coming to investigate in the near future?"

The military captain over there replied: "Commander Hui: I haven't found Rong Di's detective cavalry for more than a month." ”

"What about the herders?"

"Yes, but not in large numbers. The last general sent cavalry to capture him, but he was not resisted. ”

Yang Han's eyes were habitually confused, and the tribes on the grassland people had been lurking for a winter, and they had basically exhausted their storage. At the beginning of spring, they migrate in search of new water meadows. This has been a practice formed by the grassland Rongdi for thousands of years, and it will never change.

Speaking of which, the Lizhou Xuanhuo Army occupied the grassland here, and it was not more than a year before and after. Therefore, the message is limited to a very small area. So there will still be some tribal herdsmen who don't know the situation and break in. Usually in this case, those tribes don't want to go anymore, and the Lizhou cavalry will send cavalry to capture them depending on the number of invaders, and these captured Rongdi herdsmen have become slaves on the Lizhou side.

Grandpa said: We need slaves, but definitely not from Chu. There are many sources of slaves, the Yue people in the south and the Rong Di in the north, and their number is as high as 10 million, as many as 100 million. Just move your hands and wield knives and guns to catch them. There was no need for mercy for these slaves, who could be used until they died.

Also, in the case of slaves, one can never use "he" or "she" for them, only "it". Because, these guys can't be counted as members of the civilized world at all.

Speaking of which, why Lizhou has been increasing the number of slaves is because of this. War is partial, but it is more often obtained on the grassland, which is also an unconventional way to weaken the strength of Rong Di.

Last year, my grandfather harvested millions of cattle, sheep and horses from the grassland, which indeed made Lizhou enter a period of rapid development ahead of schedule. With a large number of livestock, farming and engineering can also save a lot of manpower.

Yang Han smiled faintly. He withdrew his gaze, and he turned to look at the fortress that was being busy with countless people. The fortress, which was built less than a year ago, looks new, and there is no sign of a battle, either from the symbolic mixed walls or the troop house.

"It seems that Rong Di hasn't come here to harass recently?"

Captain Bian was stunned, and then said with a wry smile: "The general is right, this place has not been harassed by Rong Di, but the farther forward fort is frequent. However, since a few years ago, several front-line forts were breached by the steppe Rongdi, and it was not until Duke Yiyong led his troops into the grassland last year that they were recaptured. ”

Captain Bian bitterly recalled the time before he arrived. The competition between the steppe tribes is full of blood, and it is usually necessary to go through hard battles for a piece of grassland and a water source to snatch it from each other. This is especially true for the conquest between the Chu states. Sometimes, if you don't have enough troops left, you will be retaliated against. This situation did not gradually improve until Yang Tianhong led the Xuanhuo Army into the grassland, which also completely changed the war situation in this area, and decided to establish a defense line with Shuofang City as the core here. Especially now that the situation in Lizhou has taken on a new look, with the help of large-scale cavalry, the border army has basically eliminated the threat from the grassland, so that a relatively stable military area has been formed.

Yang Han has always been a relatively silent person. Although he has not been in Lizhou for a long time, of course, the officers in the military system here also know about this situation. Therefore, Captain Bian did not intend to take the opportunity to complain.

It's common sense that silent people seem to have a hard time communicating. However, Yang Han is a person who is very easy to communicate with, and he has always been a good person and takes good care of his subordinates. He took the initiative to ask the lieutenant of the border military academy if he had any difficulties.

The lieutenant of the border military academy was very pleasantly surprised, the so-called official errand crushed people to death, and few superiors took the initiative to think about their subordinates. He thought about it carefully, and didn't dare to ask too much: "Can you give me some arrows?"

He saw Yang Han raise his eyebrows, and suddenly his heart was empty, and he explained in a low voice: "The consumption of arrows in the battle outside the fortress is very large, and the number of arrows replenished by Lizhou every month is very small, and it is really not enough. ”

Since Yang Tianhong entered Lizhou, weapons have become the focus of attention from all parties. Speaking of which, the weapons produced in Anzhou are of high quality, the armor is light but strong, and the arrows are even more sophisticated. In particular, the three-edged armor-piercing arrow, which is completely made of stainless steel, is not only sharp, but also has an amazing lethality for Rong Di, who is only wearing leather armor. Often, an arrow can either seriously injure or kill someone on the spot. As a result, these arrows are extremely expensive in battle.

Yang Han stared at the military captain over there with a cold face for nearly half a minute, until the captain over there showed a look of fear on his face, then he stopped joking, showed a smile, and nodded in response: "Is it enough to replenish 600,000 arrows for you at one time?"

Of course, Captain Bian thanked him with great joy. Now, the state can only replenish itself with 200,000 arrows per month. The average score goes below, which is not enough for each archer to shoot five rounds. If you encounter the large-scale harassment of Rong Di, you can't even afford a big battle.

The reason for this situation is not that the border army of Lizhou is not valued. It's that some time ago, the Xuanhuo Army's own consumption was also very large. Needless to say, the long-range attack on the interior of the grassland, on the battlefield of Youzhou, the arrows needed for large-scale cavalry impact basically consumed the number that Yang Tianhong had brought from Anzhou before. Moreover, the situation in Lizhou has just stabilized, and it will take time to produce weapons. With the production volume on the Anju side alone, it is really difficult to maintain the military supply for the two battlefields in the south and north. As a result, other theaters of war will naturally lack supplies.

Speaking of which, Yang Han played around a little. In fact, with the change of the war situation, the Shuofang Theater has become the focus of the Lizhou army's care in the future. In the future, the number of arrows shipped here from Lizhou will definitely increase gradually. Therefore, the border army here basically will not lack arrows, and Yang Han is just sending them out the arrows they deserve.

Yang Han walked down the beacon tower, walked along the Yongdao, and walked directly to the troop hoarding area. He needs to observe the morale of the sergeants here, and the other thing is to see how the living conditions are. Sometimes, just a simple look at the living environment of the army can show the will and combat effectiveness of an army. What Yang Han saw was that the daily necessities of the border soldiers were quite complete, and the troop house was also tidy. Waiting to see the drill of the sergeant on the side, he could judge that the combat effectiveness of this army was okay, and basically it would not drag the Lizhou cavalry back.

"Captain Lee. ”

"The end will be. ”

"Within three days, transfer your scout battalion to our cavalry. ”

"Huh......? The last will obey!"

It's a very simple answer, but Captain Bian didn't expect Yang Han to ask to call his scouts at such a time. The lieutenant of the border military academy would not resist the order, but he felt a little surprised.

Additional scout battalions need to be drawn to indicate that the exploration and search are about to begin in the early stages of the war

For Rong Di, Yang Han has never had a good impression. He felt that his grandfather was simply wise in Rong Di's strategy. Yes, these savages of the steppes can only be captured and used as slaves. (To be continued.) )