Northern Zhao Leping Wang Bao refused sharply and was defeated in a battle. The calf then went east out of Tongguan and entered Luoyang. Zhao Zhuhu took Li Nong as the governor of the capital and the general of the military, and Zhang Hedu, the general of the Guard, rode 100,000 to fight for it, fought in Xin'an, and the peasants were defeated; Fought in Luoyang, lost again, and retreated into Gao. The calf then plundered Xingyang and Chenliu counties in the east, and the tiger was afraid, with Yan Wangbin as the governor of the capital, supervising the Chinese and foreign military, and the champion general Yao Yizhong, the general of the chariot and cavalry, Pu Hong, etc. Break it, behead the calf and return it, ask for the rest of the party, and destroy it.

------------ Introduction

"Liangcai, you read the military situation to everyone, so that everyone has a bottom in their hearts!" Zeng Hua said first.

This is the military machine hall of the Liangzhou Thorn History Mansion, and the people sitting around are Mao Muzhi, Gan Rui, Zhang Shou, Che Yin, Liu Jin, Xu Dang, Feng Yue, Duan Huan, Zhao Fu and Zhen Pu who have not returned to their respective posts in order to participate in Zeng Hua's wedding. All of them were summoned together by Zeng Hua to discuss the situation in Guanzhong in order to make appropriate countermeasures.

Tian Feng, who was in charge of the Intelligence Agency, cleared his throat and began to talk with a few rolls of cloth.

It is said that last year, Shi Xuan, the crown prince of Shihu in Northern Zhao, was jealous of his father's pampering of Shi Tao, the king of Qin, and sent someone to assassinate Shi Tao, but Shi Hu found out. So Shi Xuan was tortured and finally burned alive, and the officials of the East Palace were almost killed by Shi Hu, and more than 10,000 wrestlers in the East Palace were assigned to Liangzhou (Liangzhou set up by Northern Zhao is not the Liangzhou of the Zhang family). When Shi Hu was on the throne this year, he deliberately ordered that he was not among the ****.

When this group of resentful people passed through Yongcheng (now Fengxiang, Shaanxi), Zhao Yongzhou, who was ordered to escort Zhang Mao, stabbed Shi Shi and beat the water dogs. He ordered all the mounts and pack horses of the Donggong wrestlers to be taken away and confiscated, and then ordered them to use people as animal power and push carts to transport grain and grass to Liangzhou.

So, the resentment of the Donggong wrestlers broke out at that moment, and your father, son and brother fought among themselves, and they used us as others to be angry, not only sending us to the border of Liangzhou, but also abusing us so much along the way, fighting with your mother.

The Force Overseer Liang Qian took advantage of everyone's grievances and his eagerness to return to the East, and privately conspired to expose the rod and form an army to return to the East. These wrestlers all cheered and responded with open arms. So Liang Qian claimed to be the general of the Great Jin Dynasty to conquer the east, first took the Yongzhou assassin Zhang Mao sacrifice flag, and then captured Yongcheng and Fufeng.

Liu Ning, the general of Anxi in Northern Zhao, heard the news and sent troops from Anding County (now Pingliang and Zhenyuan areas of Gansu) to suppress it, but was defeated in a big way. Originally, these wrestlers were selected by Shi Xuan from the army, not only tall and big, but also powerful and good at shooting, and they can fight with one as ten, so they are called "Gao Li". These Gao Li grabbed some weapons and defeated the Zhao army in a row, and later even the soldiers of Liang and Yongzhou also rose up to respond. So these people under the leadership of Liang Li, the general of the "Great Jin Expedition to the East", seized the pass all the way, killed the officials and opened the warehouse, and went straight to Chang'an, and tens of thousands of horses have gathered near Chang'an.

The Northern Zhao Leping King Shibao, who guarded Chang'an, exhausted the elite of Guanzhong, plus tens of thousands of troops who originally attacked Xiliang, fought a big battle in Huaili, Shiping County, and finally defeated the Gaoli army. Liang Qian saw that Chang'an was no longer possible, and he and his subordinates were eager to return to the east, so he swept over Chang'an from the hegemony and went to Tongguan.

Speaking of this, Tian Feng put away the cloth silk, bowed his hand to Zeng Hua and the others, and then sat down.

"Okay, after listening to the military situation, let's talk about our opinions!" Zeng Hua clapped his hands and said.

"Commander Tian, what were the losses of the Northern Zhao Shibao Army and the Gaoli Army in the first battle of Huaili?" Mao Muzhi asked.

"Lord Hui Mao, according to the intelligence, Shi Bao has exhausted 20,000 elites in Guanzhong, plus more than 30,000 of the original Zhengliang army Ma Qiu and Yao Guobu who have been transferred, and the Zhao army suffered more than 10,000 casualties in the first battle with the Gaoli army in Huaili, and the casualties of Gaoli are also more than 10,000." Tian Feng replied loudly.

"In this case, although the 50,000 troops of the Zhao army in Guanzhong have suffered more than 10,000 casualties, they have not yet been injured." Mao Muzhi groaned.

"Yes, in this way, Chang'an Shibao still has 40,000 troops in his hands that can be mobilized, not including the border garrisons of Longxi, Nan'an, Tianshui, and Luoyang counties and the Kwantung army that will be reinforced at any time." Che Yin echoed.

"The border garrisons of the Longxi counties don't need to pay too much attention to it, they can be contained with two chess moves." Mao Muzhi said with his eyes closed.

"What Lord Mao means is to join forces with the Zhang clan in Liangzhou, let them garrison Hebei (north of the Yellow River in Gansu), and then let the army master order Hetao Qiang to ride out of Longxi?" Zhang Shou said.

"What Baishan said is exactly what I want." Mao Muzhi nodded approvingly.

"The border garrison in Longxi can not be worried, but the reinforcements in Kwantung are the biggest problem. Northern Zhao was the time when it was strong, and Zhao Lord Shihu was the most murderous. He has just stopped troops from Liangzhou Henan, if we are not careful, I am afraid that we will be burned! Gan Rui said with an frown.

As soon as Gan Rui's worries were spoken, everyone was there to secretly agree. Indeed, this Shi Hu doesn't know if he has lost his mind or not, and he has been fighting in Liangzhou for several years, if it weren't for the hard enough life of the old Zhang family, he would have been almost wiped out. If Liangzhou sent troops to Guanzhong and picked the wrong tendon of Shi Hu, and he launched a mad attack to pour the power of Northern Zhao to retaliate, then Liangzhou would be ready to be beaten to pieces.

Seeing the silence in the military machine hall, Zeng Hua spoke: "Since we have calculated the family background of other people's Guanzhong, now let's calculate our family background." In the third year of Yonghe in Liangzhou, there were 360,000 people, plus the two counties of Zitong and Guanghan, an increase of 17,000 households and 94,000 people (Zitong County includes the former Jinshou County of Liangzhou, which is not included this time, so most of the increased population is Guanghan County). In addition, the rest of the counties will not be much more energetic in the past two years, and there will be big plans this year, and there should not be much increase. Wu Sheng said about the situation in the two counties of Qinzhou. ”

Mao Muzhi nodded and said: "There are 13,000 households in Wudu County of Qinzhou and the Qiang tribes, with a population of 84,900; There are 9,300 households in Yinping County and the Qiangqi tribes, with a population of 53,000 people, a total of 137,900 people. ”

"Baishan, tell me about the situation in Yizhou." After listening to this, Zeng Hua turned to Zhang Shou and said.

The new Yizhou Zhang Shou immediately said: "The preliminary plan is that the seven counties of Yizhou have a total of 83,141 households and 528,293 populations, mostly concentrated in Shu County and Qianwei County. ”

Yizhou originally had a population of more than 700,000, but tens of thousands of people were swept away by Zeng Hua to go to Liangzhou, and then the two counties of Guanghan and Zitong were rowed away, so there were only more than 500,000 left.

"Have you figured it out? The two counties of Liangzhou, Yizhou, and Qinzhou, plus my newly recovered Xiqiang, are only 1.5 million in total. And how many people are there in Guanzhong? In addition, the counties of Longxi should have three or four hundred. And Chen Liujiang Tongjiang Yingyuan once said in "On Migration": There are more than 8 million mouths in Guanzhong, and the rate is much less, and Rong Di is half. That is to say, half of the three or four million are people of Di and Qiang. Speaking of this, Zeng Hua sighed.

"If the land in this pass can be recovered, we can become a strong Qin, and the recovery of the twelve states can be regarded as some hope, but once we don't handle it well in this pass, it may be our burial place."

Hearing this, everyone fell silent, nodding their heads and thinking about it, and discussing it in whispers to each other. In the end, Mao Muzhi opened his mouth and said: "Although Guanzhong is rich and vast, but if we intervene now, I am afraid that the gains outweigh the losses!" ”

It seems that this is the conclusion that everyone has discussed and summed up together.

"I know that although Guanzhong is very attractive, there is also a lot of risk involved, and now is not the best time to meddle in Guanzhong, and I know the severity of this." Zeng Hua said slowly.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, this lord of their own family is a bold lord, if they heard that Guanzhong was in chaos and was preparing to make another attack, everyone would go crazy. This level is no better than Qiu Chi Xiqiang, and Beizhao's foundation there is firm! It seems that Lord Zeng has not yet regarded the raid as a "panacea" to defeat the world.

Zeng Hua sat there and began to think about it again, and after a while, he suddenly asked Tian Feng: "Liangcai, what has happened to Yecheng Shihu recently?" ”

Tian Feng immediately replied: "I heard that I am already sick!" ”

Zeng Hua immediately became energetic when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Sick?" How sick is it? ”

Tian Feng replied a little embarrassed: "Lord Hui, the intelligence only knows that Shi Hu was sick because of the matter of the two sons when he was on the throne in the first month, and set up the young son Shi Shi as the crown prince. ”

Hearing this, not only Mao Muzhi frowned, but also Che Yin, Di Pu and other strategists frowned, Tian Feng saw this, and the shame on his face was even stronger.

Zeng Hua hurriedly comforted: "Liangcai, it's none of your business. It's already very good that you can grasp the military situation in Guanzhong in time, after all, your attention is more on military intelligence, and if you want to pay attention to more things in Beizhao, you can't worry about it. ”

Tian Feng is a good hand at collecting and sorting out military information, and has a very keen sense of the mobilization of troops and horses and the deployment of generals in Northern Zhao, but he pays less attention to political intelligence, and his sensitivity is far less than that of military intelligence. But fighting a war is not only about knowing the military situation, but also about Beizhao's every move.

After a pause, Zeng Hua spoke: "In this way, Liangcai, your Military Intelligence Department has been changed to the Tanma Division, which is specifically responsible for the military intelligence of the enemy such as Northern Zhao." I have set up another official office, the Reconnaissance and Cavalry Division, which is specifically responsible for the personnel and political affairs of the Northern Zhao and other enemies. ”

Speaking of this, Zeng Hua turned to Zhen Pu and said: "Liangcai is the supervisor of the Tanma Division and continues to lead the Tanma Division; The supervisor of this reconnaissance department is concurrently served by Su Chang. "Di Pu is not only ruthless, but also very meticulous, and Zeng Hua is very relieved that he is in charge of the reconnaissance department.

"The Horse Scouting Division and the Reconnaissance Cavalry Division are responsible for intelligence and spying on foreign enemies; In addition to being responsible for the teaching of folk customs, the Guanfeng Interview Department is also responsible for investigating and interviewing the official customs and public affairs of our Liang, Qin, and Yi prefectures, and is also responsible for investigating Jiangling and Jiankang. ”

Hearing this, everyone's hearts couldn't help but freak in their hearts.

Zeng Hua continued: "The post of supervisor of the Guanfeng Interview Department is concurrently held by Che Yin. Wuzi, you have to keep it in mind! I don't want to be stabbed in the back silently. ”

"Okay, after the meeting of the three divisions, Wuzi, Su Chang, and Liangcai will discuss it in detail, and mobilize manpower to step up the operation. Now let's move on to Guanzhong. ”

"I understand what the adults mean, do you want to worry about Shi Hu's death?" After a pause, Che Yin asked.

"Yes! As soon as Shi Hu dies, I'm afraid the Central Plains will be chaotic again. Zeng Hua sighed.

"Your Excellency is very worried. Shi Hu was originally a brutal man, this time the two sons fought, Shi Hu actually avenged one son but killed the other, it is really the nature of a jackal. In the end, Shi Shi, the youngest son of his mother Guili, was the crown prince, and the rest of the sons Pengcheng Wang Zun, Yan Wangbin, Pei Wang Chong, etc. were all in the prime of life, and they all had fiefdom soldiers and horses. Such a strong general is outside, including the ministers, once Shi Hu dies of illness, I am afraid that chaos will arise. Mao Muzhi sighed.

"In this way, when Shi Hu died of illness, it was the day we sent our troops." Gan Rui hurriedly continued.

"To be more precise, Shi Hu is dead, and the time when the sons are fighting for power is the best time for us to send troops. What we have to do now is to gather our strength and wait for the time. Che Yin added.

"You're right. But I think that's why we're going to send troops to Guanzhong! As soon as Zeng Hua said this, everyone was stunned.

"Gathering strength, gathering grain and grass, and recruiting troops and horses is gathering strength, but is it enough to just recruit troops and buy horses? Fighting a war is not just based on a large number of people, and 100,000 weak soldiers are not as good as 30,000 elites. But the elite is not trained by drills, drills, etc., it must be tempered with blood and fire. Zeng Hua looked at everyone and said word by word.

"In the past, we fought as a Han and fought against the enemy, and we were invincible, so we thought that we were invincible in the world. But we have not fought with the real defenders at all, only in Guanzhong and the elite real swords and guns of Northern Zhao, can we know how much gap we have with the Northern Zhao army, and when we enter Guanzhong with all our strength in the future, we don't have to look at the dark, and then we will be beaten all over the ground and look for teeth. ”

Zeng Hua continued to say to everyone: "In this entry into the customs, we first trained our troops, then planted nails in the Guanzhong area, and the third was to play our banner!" Once these three tasks are completed, we will be half the time we enter the level. ”

Hearing this, Mao Muzhi, who had been listening silently, said: "What the adults said is very reasonable. In this entry, we can pretend to take advantage of the chaos to enter the customs to get oil and water. As long as we grasp it well and do not expand the war and are a certain distance away from Chang'an, we don't have to worry about Shibao Shangbiao Yecheng asking for reinforcements. ”

When everyone heard this, they all nodded yes, so everyone began to discuss the details. After a day of discussions, the entire action plan and detailed steps were finalized, and the candidate was chosen.

Gan Rui, the general of the former army, was the main general, Xu Dang, the general of Wulie, was the deputy general, and Che Yin, the general of the middle base, joined the army, mobilized the three-compartment infantry army of Weiyang, Nanzheng, and Chenggu, and then mobilized the cavalry of the Xicheng Dynasty, a total of 12,000 people, and the troops went out of the valley to take the wind in Guanzhong. Mao Muzhi led Le Changshan and Wei Xingguo to continue to lead the four-box infantry army to guard the two counties of Qinzhou, Zhang Shou and Zhang Qu continued to lead the four-box infantry army to guard Yizhou, Liu Jin led Hanzhong, Shangyong, Brazil County and other Zhichong Prefecture soldiers to represent Shangyong in the town, while Zeng Hua led the three-box Qiang cavalry and the left and right guard battalions to sit in Nanzheng, and the rest of the Zhichong soldiers were on guard.

After the meeting ended, Zeng Hua still could not return home, and he met with the long-awaited Holy Church Archbishop Fan Zhe.

"Changwen, is there anything wrong with the mission?" Zeng Hua asked a little tiredly.

"My lord, the mission went very smoothly, and after ten days, we already have thousands of believers. In addition, in accordance with your instructions, we have begun to open church schools in the townships of Hanzhong County to teach poor children free of charge, but with the holy scriptures as the main teaching materials. ”

Zeng Hua felt that the integration of religion into education was a very good means of mission, so he reminded Fan Zhe that he could quickly preach and start from the basics; They can also use the church to improve the basic education that has no real name in their own territory.

"That's good, if you are short of money, tell me, anyway, this money has to be spent, and it is best to use it with one stone. In addition, you should take the land of Xiqiang and the Qiang people as the focus of your mission, and you can slow down the rest. They don't have their own written language, let alone their own civilization or culture, so the Holy Religion is more tempting for them, and it spreads quickly. You see, these people will be the most devout believers. ”

Zeng Hua said while secretly thinking about the things in the future generations, the most pious of those Ji and Yi religions are those who were the most primitive and backward people in the past, these are all examples, of course I am sure.

"Yes, my lord, I remember. There is one more thing that needs your instructions. My father said that if the identity of the prophet of the Lord was revealed according to the holy scriptures, it would be unfavorable to the Lord if it reached the ears of others, so he has been careful not to tell the identity of the Lord for the past ten days. Fan Zhe said peacefully.

"It's still my father-in-law who is careful. I didn't think about it originally, I looked at Liangzhou to death, you are preaching among the people, you won't spread to Jiankang in a few years, and I'm not afraid of breaking out after a few years. Since my father-in-law said so, he was also thoughtful. So, for the common people, let me replace my prophet's name with a title. Which is it called? Zeng Hua paused and thought for a while, and finally said: "Pangu God guides the people of Li to the light, I am not only a prophet, but also a messenger of God's order to convey holy righteousness and educate the people, I don't know how to be called the king!" And the bishop and other core members can tell me who I really am! ”

"Yes, follow the king's orders." It seems that Fan Zhe has agreed to this method.

"Why didn't my father-in-law tell me personally?" Zeng Hua asked strangely.

"My father said that he was old, and that he had been through a lot of things, so it was inconvenient for him to come forward, otherwise it would be inconvenient for adults. So I hope that I will come forward to assist King Ming, and he will help with the staff. Fan Zhe replied.

"It's hard for him!" Zeng Hua sighed, although Fan Ben tried to clear the felony of rebellion through his own appearance, but after all, he was a person who had called the puppet emperor, and the court's grace was already a big face for Zeng Huatian, so he had to be a man with his tail between his legs, so he only took the name of a bishop and hid behind to help his son-in-law and son preach.

Bidding farewell to Fan Zhe, Zeng Hua staggered towards the back house.

As soon as I walked into the hall of the back house, I saw Fan Min and Zhenxiu. One is brilliant and stunning, one is charming and infinite, one is as bright as a blooming rose, and one is as delicate as a hibiscus. Zeng Hua was enthusiastic for a while, and hurriedly walked in. The two girls who were talking turned their heads when they heard the sound, quickly stood up, and shouted at the same time: "Husband! ”

Zeng Hua saw the two beauties standing in front of him like this, and he didn't know whose little hand to pull for a while, but whose little hand wanted to pull, and he also wanted the three of them to "talk about their feelings" together, anyway, the big bed should be big enough. It's just that among the twelve commandments, you must not prescribe it*, but you are a prophet and a king, and you must set an example and sin and sin!

Zeng Hua affectionately helped the two of them up one by one while thinking, and then sat down in the middle. The two women also sat back in their seats.

"Zhenxiu lady, do you think this Liangzhou is still in the habit of living?" Zeng Hua asked with concern.

Zhenxiu was picked up by Zeng Hua from the Chishui camp, and he walked for about a month, and he only arrived yesterday.

"Habit, husband-sama. It's much warmer here than Qinghai Chishui, and I am very happy to have a big house to live in. Jinxiu replied slowly and softly.

"That's good, I've had a lot of things going on lately, and I can't always accompany you, so I'll find a lady if I need anything." According to Zeng Hua's idea, this ancient wife should be called a lady, so no matter what it is called now, just call his wife a lady.

"I have already worshiped Mrs. today, Mrs. is a good person, she will take good care of Zhenxiu, please rest assured, husband." Jinsu replied.

"That's it, thank you lady." Only Fan Min is a lady in Zeng Hua's mouth, and everyone else has to bring a name.

"This is what the concubine should do. The husband is busy with business, and he has his own concubine to help the adults take care of the affairs of the inner house, thinking that the adults share their worries. Fan Min's shy appearance has become a little woman, and she still looks like a "little woman".

Zeng Hua and Fan Min pulled a few homely words, glanced to the side, and found that Zhenxiu was sitting there with a tired face, his eyes slightly closed, and his sitting body swaying.

"Zhenxiu, you're too tired, go back and rest early." Zeng Hua said lovingly, after such a long journey, he was naturally a little tired and needed time to recover.

Zhenxiu woke up suddenly, quickly sat up straight, and lowered his head embarrassedly.

"Husband, Zhenxiu is not only tired from the journey, but also has been pregnant for more than three months." Fan Min said.

Zeng Hua was stunned for a moment, and when he counted the time, it was the seed sown by "working overtime" a few nights before the Chishui camp set out for Yizhou, and he actually wanted to be a father? His heart couldn't help but stir up all at once.

"This, Zhenxiu, you have to rest well. It's all my negligence, just looking at other places, forgetting that your lower abdomen is actually a little bulging. Zeng Hua jumped over and touched the "bulge" that was not obvious at all in Zhenxiu.

"Your Excellency!" Fan Min took out the posture of his wife, "Husband, don't be so flustered. I've already arranged for someone to take care of Zhenxiu, and you're going to get in the way if you're so careless. ”

Zeng Hua nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I am relieved to have a lady to take care of me." Tomorrow, I will send a message to Bai Lan's father-in-law, telling him the good news, and asking him to find a few careful and good cooking Tuyuhun women to send to Nanzheng to take care of you. ”

Watching the maidservant help Zhenxiu out of the hall, and then seeing that there was no one left and right, Zeng Hua hugged Fan Min and whispered affectionately: "Lady, you are a wife, you have to come on!" You can't lag behind the real show! ”

Fan Min couldn't help but show his face red, his pretty eyes turned, his starry eyes slanted back, his beautiful eyes were looking forward to it, like spring water, and he said coquettishly: "You idiot!" ”

Zeng Hua saw that Fan Min in his arms had a face full of reluctance, his eyes flowing, and he couldn't help but move in his heart, leaned down, and kissed the slightly trembling cherry lips.