After Zhang Fei, Lu Bu, Zhang He and others arrived in Hanyang County, they immediately occupied Ji County and set up various military fortresses around Ji County.

According to Liu Jian, the Battle of Liangzhou was a war that could not be rushed, and it was almost impossible to quickly pacify Liangzhou and cut off the local scourge.

It is necessary to treat Liangzhou as a fertile, new land to be reclaimed, and cultivate it carefully, do not think that Liangzhou is the original territory of the Han Dynasty, and be impatient to control the local situation, but to establish a novice village in Liangzhou first, develop with peace of mind in the novice village, and make progress.

And to build a novice village, you need to face unknown threats, so military reserves are still necessary.

Therefore, Liu Jian asked Zhang Fei, Lu Bu, Zhang He and others to lead 25,000 people to Liangzhou.

However, there was one thing that he only mentioned to Zhang Fei in private.

That is the military force in Liangzhou this time, only 25,000 people.

Yes, only 25,000 people.

If Lu Bu, Zhang Ji and others knew, they would definitely be surprised.

At the beginning, Dong Zhuo led more than 100,000 people to pacify Liangzhou, but in the end, he failed, and now Liu Jian only uses more than 20,000 people to pacify Liangzhou? Isn't that a joke?

Lu Bu's idea was right, but Liu Jian's way of thinking about pacifying Liangzhou was different from his.

I'm not here to pacify Liangzhou, I'm here to build a novice village, what do you want so many soldiers to do?

More than 100,000 people beat Liangzhou...... Does the court still want to do it? I can't afford it!

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After Zhang Fei arrived in Ji County, he built a camp and placed a group of soldiers, and then summoned Lu Bu, Zhang He, Zhang Ji, and Dong Huang to himself.

"Before I left, the prime minister gave me a secret order, so that I will inform you after I arrive in Ji County, now that I have arrived in Ji County, then I will not hide it from you, this is the Prime Minister's handwritten letter, with the seal of the Prime Minister's Mansion on it, please see!"

Everyone looked at Liu Jian's secret order one by one, and then they were all surprised.

The content above is very simple, that is, after Zhang Fei and others were stationed in Ji County, Liu Jian would send people to Hanyang County to serve as county guards and set up local officials in Hanyang County, but the government affairs of Hanyang County had nothing to do with Zhang Fei and others.

The army led by Zhang Fei, Zhang He, Lu Bu and others will be independent of the official system of Hanyang County or Liangzhou, and will become soldiers and horses under the direct jurisdiction and order of the imperial court, and will be named "Liangzhou Production and Construction Corps".

When Zhang He heard this, he suddenly thought of something.

He looked at Zhang Fei suspiciously, and said strangely: "Most of the guards, the soldiers and horses we are not in the same division as the local county in Liangzhou, and they perform their own duties, then I want to ask, what ......is the grain and grass and supplies?"

Zhang Fei said: "If you don't say it, you have to see it clearly and thoroughly!" ”

"When I heard this, I guessed the key to the matter!"

"Yes, since we are not from the local Liangzhou, that is to say, the local taxes, grain and grass in Liangzhou have nothing to do with us, and the county army organized by the local county guard in the future has nothing to do with us, except for the direct supply of the imperial court, we can only be self-sufficient."

"What?!"

As soon as he heard Zhang Fei say this, Zhang Ji was the first to be anxious: "What kind of truth is this?!" ”

Zhang Fei glanced at Zhang Ji dissatisfied, and said coldly: "Are you questioning the prime minister?" ”

Zhang Ji was shocked when he heard this, and he hurriedly said, "Don't dare, don't dare!" It's just that there are some things that the last general can't figure out......"

"What's there to think about?"

Zhang Jiqi said: "Doesn't the prime minister want to pacify Liangzhou quickly?" ”

Zhang Fei said: "Prime Minister, I really don't want to pacify Liangzhou so quickly!" ”

With these words, the people present were stunned.

What's this called?

Shouldn't this pacify Liangzhou be a quick fix?

Zhang Fei looked at everyone and said: "From now on, the main task of our Liangzhou Production and Construction Corps, you must be clear, we are not here to quell the rebellion and suppress the thieves, but to reclaim the border!" ”

"We must slowly expand the internal system of our regiment, including the establishment of military organs and armed institutions, in addition, the war is a soldier in wartime, and a service for the people in leisure time, and we must integrate agriculture, industry, construction, commerce and many other affairs! After all, the supplies provided to us by the imperial court may not last long, they will be sufficient, and we must be able to be self-sufficient. ”

Lu Budao: "It's just, what about the land? The Liangzhou government office is different from us, even if most of the guards want to let the soldiers farm the land, we must have land to plant! ”

"The wasteland of Jizhou, after the local Taishou comes, it is inevitable to respect the will of the imperial court and organize Tuntian, so our soldiers will go to Tuntian?"

Zhang Fei said very naturally: "Rob it." ”

After saying a word, everyone present was stunned.

Zhang Fei said slowly: "We are soldiers of the imperial court, so naturally we can't rob the imperial court, but don't forget, we have the autonomy given by the prime minister!" ”

"In Hanyang County, there must be a lot of heroes and strong people who are in collusion with the rebels, they are ostensibly citizens of the imperial court, but in fact, they collude with Han Sui, Ma Teng and other bandits all the year round, and they will not be destroyed, and they will take their family property and fields, which is not tolerated!"

After saying this, everyone present was amazed.

Dong Huang blinked and said in surprise: "Take down those people's Wu Fort and Tian property...... Isn't it under the management of the county and the production corps? ”

Zhang Fei raised his head and said: "I said, the prime minister has an order, we are different from the county, the county directly governs the fields and industries, we can't move, but if we find the evidence of the local power, the confiscated goods and fields must also be registered and requisitioned by our corps, and the county can't interfere!" ”

At this moment, everyone present listened to it but was really excited.

Unexpectedly, this time in the conquest of Liangzhou, more than 25,000 of them were able to get such treatment.

Shicai listened coldly, but found that this permission was too much!

Lu Bu, Zhang Ji and the others showed excitement in their eyes, but Zhang He was obviously a little worried, but he didn't say it directly.

After a few more people talked for a while, although Zhang Fei asked Lu Bu, Zhang Ji, Dong Huang and others to go to the battalions to prepare, Zhang He was left alone.

Seeing that those people were gone, Zhang He immediately bowed his hand to Zhang Fei and said, "General Zhang, did Cheng really give us such a large authority?" ”

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "This is the different method of the prime minister and others to pacify Liangzhou, if you want to determine Liangzhou, you have to use extraordinary methods, and you can't use too many generals, and if you use too many generals, it will inevitably drag down the imperial court, and if you want to completely conquer Liangzhou, it is not an overnight effort, it takes time!" ”

"Therefore, only this design can be in Liangzhou for a long time without affecting the situation in the imperial court."

Zhang He said: "It's just, isn't the prime minister worried that such a big authority can't be recovered in the future?" ”

Zhang Fei said with a smile: "That's why the prime minister used me!" ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Fei glanced outside and said: "Those three people are not credible, but their families and clansmen are all in Chang'an right now, and they are not afraid that they will have different intentions, but the main thing is still on you and me!" ”

"Because the prime minister wants me to be the protector of the capital, and you are the deputy protector, all the power in Liangzhou will fall on you and me!"

"The prime minister believes in your and my loyalty, and this power is given to you and me!"

"It's like Yun Chang in Hanzhou!"

"As long as we make a good living, as time goes by, slowly, you and I will become the existence of the county office and the Liangzhou thieves, and become the overlord of Liangzhou!"

"At that time, if you and I have the heart, we can even separate Liangzhou and stand on our own, and at that time, maybe we will become a threat to the imperial court beyond Ma Teng and Han Sui...... If it is someone else, the prime minister will never let go of power. ”

Zhang He couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "I will definitely not do this, I will receive the favor of the prime minister in the end, how can I do such an unrighteous thing!" ”

Zhang Fei nodded with a smile and said: "The prime minister believes in you and me, and knows that you and I will not do this, so I can overcome public opinion and boldly give you and me so much power. ”

Zhang He nodded heavily: "Don't worry, the prime minister trusts me so much, Zhang He will not let the prime minister down!" In the matter of Liangzhou, he must follow the orders of Dadu Hu! ”

Zhang Fei said: "Okay, if what I expected is good, although Ma Teng and Han Sui withdrew their troops to the west, but I heard that I waited until I arrived in Ji County, I will inevitably send troops to attack and disturb first, and I can give us a dismount, it is estimated that I will send troops over recently, Jun Yi is the deputy governor, this arrangement of ambushes to attack the enemy, I will give you full authority, I need to think about how to plan Liangzhou next, and you are fully responsible for the war, how?" ”

Zhang He arched his hand and said: "Don't worry, Zhang He will live up to the trust of Daduhu!" ”

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Subsequently, Zhang Fei was responsible for studying how to make the Liangzhou Production and Construction Corps gain a foothold in Liangzhou, and Zhang He was responsible for the external war.

Zhang Fei has rich combat experience, he has fought battles all over Bingzhou and Youzhou for more than ten years, and every battle is tough, plus the current Zhang Fei is very wise, how can Han Sui's routine be hidden from him?

Soon, the movements of Ma Chao and the sneak attack army were detected by the legion.

Zhang He is also a "veteran" who has been fighting for many years, Zhang Fei handed over all the authority to Zhang He, Zhang He immediately made proper arrangements, he did not rush to fight with Ma Chao, but was still as usual, let Ma Chao's army attack them.

However, Zhang He did not have any layout, he asked Dong Huang to lead people and quietly detour from the path to the rear to cut off the retreat of Ma Chao and other soldiers and horses.

Subsequently, Ma Chao launched an attack on the Liangzhou Production and Construction Corps!

It's a pity that Zhang He was prepared at this time.

He personally sat in the town, commanded and dispatched, arranged for Lu Bu, Zhang Ji, Cao Xing, Lu Weihuang, Lu Kuang and other generals to fight against Ma Chao, and used the strong crossbow array that the Hebei Army was best used to hit Ma Chao hard.

Ma Chao had fought with Dong Zhuojun before, and Dong Zhuojun had extremely strong combat effectiveness at that time, but most of them used horse formations and chariot formations, and foot soldiers fought with their own side, and Dong Zhuo did not do in-depth research on the strong crossbow formation.

Therefore, Ma Chao's experience in this area is relatively weak.

Because of this, the Xiliang Army suddenly encountered the Hebei Army's five-shot strong crossbow array, and then suffered huge damage.

Zhang He is not in a hurry to take the life of the opponent's main general, but uses a crossbow to damage the opponent's horses and soldiers in a large area, so that the opponent feels cold and cannot fight for a long time.

Ma Chao led his troops back and forth, shouting loudly for Lu Bu and Zhang Fei to come out to fight him, but the question is, what kind of identity is Zhang Fei now, people have things to do, how can they have the kung fu to deal with Ma Chao such a yellow-haired cub?

As for Lu Bu, he now has a certain identity, and Zhang He gave him a specific task, so Lu Bu will not easily go into battle to pick up Ma Chao's stubble.

Ma Chao lost his troops and lost his generals, and he didn't see Zhang Fei and the others, so he had no choice but to retreat in a hurry.

Who would have thought that the retreat in the rear was also cut off by Dong Huang.

However, after all, the Liangzhou rebels have been entrenched here for many years, and they are very good at fighting, and they desperately broke through the front and rear encirclement of Dong Huang and Zhang He's subordinates, but the result was also a heavy price.

Ma Chao lost his troops, and there were pursuing troops behind him, plus Dong Huang strangled Hanyang County to the three armies, and he lost supplies for a while, and he was in danger.

In desperation, he could only use the old connections of the Xiliang rebels to contact the local families in Hanyang County who secretly supported the rebels, hoping that those families could supply him with food.

In order to be able to cover the sky in Liangzhou over the years, these powerful families in Hanyang County who colluded with the Western Liang Army secretly colluded with Han Sui, Ma Teng and other rebels to borrow the rebels to expel or kill local officials in Liangzhou, so that they could dominate one side.

But the debt owed will need to be paid one day.

Ma Chao is now cut off from the supply of grain and grass, and it is very difficult to escape to the west, so he sent people to ask these families for food and grass, which is used to support his remnants of the defeated army to flee west.

Ma Chao, who represented the rebels, stretched out his hand to these heroes to ask for food, and they naturally didn't dare not give it.

As a result, these heroes began to secretly send grain and grass to the place designated by Ma Chao.

And after Ma Chao received these grains and grasses, he also had the ability to stabilize the remnants of his defeated generals and come down, which would also help him escape westward.

However, the key situation is that when these heroes provided Ma Chao with food and grass, Zhang Fei's spies listened to their movements clearly.

I didn't know who was colluding with Ma Teng Han Sui on the Hanyang County side, but this time, the heroes who were connected with the rebels were exposed.

After Zhang Fei learned the news, he did not rush to send troops to pursue Ma Chao.

He suddenly laid siege to these families with ties to the rebels.

If you need to gain a foothold in Liangzhou, you have to fight mobs to upgrade, and who are these mobs? It is not the Xiliang rebels led by Ma Teng and Han Sui, the rebels are the boss for Zhang Fei, and they need to be picked up slowly in the later stage.

In the early stage of development, it is necessary to fight, these are not the same heart as them, and the Haoqiang who wants to cover the sky in Liangzhou is the experience package.

These powerful people in Hanyang County have their own private soldiers, grain and grass, and fields, and there are many hidden households, but there is no reason to suddenly attack them, which is a little unconvincing.

But now Zhang Fei has passed through Ma Chao's rebel army and tried them all.

Oh, it's all based on real evidence, and I didn't wronged them.

Of course, if they don't admit it to death, Zhang Fei also has the prisoners of the Liangzhou rebels in his hands, and let the prisoners of the Liangzhou rebels testify against them when the time comes.

What if these rebel captives really don't know if they have a connection with their own side? It doesn't matter what to do, Zhang Fei personally taught them how to testify.

Although the local Haoqiang in Hanyang County are not small, they are relatively scattered, and not all the Haoqiang in Hanyang County are committed to the rebels, after all, some of them are still law-abiding citizens.

Therefore, these scattered forces are completely vulnerable in the face of the construction corps led by Zhang Fei.

In particular, Zhang Fei is still a preemptive man.

He is aiming at the main dock fort of these powerful families, as long as he can lay down the main dock fort of their family, the rest of the small dock forts and manors belonging to their family can be subdued naturally, and it does not take too much effort.

After all, when Hebei cleaned up those rebellious local manor owners, their power was much stronger than these local heroes in Liangzhou.

Therefore, Zhang Fei's experience in fighting landlords is still relatively sufficient.

And after taking the dock forts, materials and fields of these heroes, the production and construction corps headed by Zhang Fei has a basic plate to gain a foothold.

(End of chapter)