roccoschili Chapter 1394 Take action
Chapter 1394 Take action
Chapter 1394 Take action
As Feng Da Sima's bedfellow, General Guan knew how much Feng Da Sima valued Sima Yi.
After hearing the news that Lu Xun was forced to death, General Feng could not even hide his joy and could not help but say to General Guan:
"The only person in the world who can be called an opponent is Sima Yi."
It can be said that this person is regarded by his own Alang as the strongest opponent in the world today.
In other words, as long as Sima Yi can be completely defeated in this battle, the rest of the people will be mediocre in Alang's eyes.
So no matter how big the risk is, she is willing to take it.
Of course, in addition to this, she was also doing it for the Han Dynasty.
Both her father and brother died for the restoration of the Han Dynasty. As the daughter of the Guan family, she would naturally not fall behind her father and brother.
Finally, if there is still a little selfishness, it is that 50,000 elite troops = 50,000 young and strong laborers.
What does it mean to have 50,000 young and strong laborers?
The entire Muluhui tribe, including the sheep slaves, had a total of more than 200,000 people.
But there were only about 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers who could be mobilized, and among them, there were only about 50,000 young and strong men.
Father Guan, who has the capital and power, would be lying if he said he didn't feel sorry for the 50,000 young and strong Tuoba Xianbei people stranded outside.
Faced with Mrs. Zuo's sincere love and care for him, Feng Dasima was moved, but he became much more cautious in his considerations.
If General Guan were to take the risk of following south, it would be necessary to send more troops to the desert.
And it was a large cavalry army.
We have to seize the last bit of time before the snow in the desert melts completely to send them out.
In other words, almost all of the Han cavalry were sent out to the outside of the Great Wall.
This is a question that requires extreme caution.
Standing in front of the map and thinking for a long time, almost like a statue, Feng Dasima suddenly asked:
"What does your staff think of General Zhendong's suggestion? I'm sure you've discussed it privately, right?"
The young staff officer who had been waiting in the room for the headmaster's instructions was immediately refreshed upon hearing this, and quickly replied:
"Principal, when the students came over, there was indeed a quarrel going on over there."
If they start arguing, it means they haven't reached an agreement yet.
"What do you think?"
"I think that since the Tuoba Xianbei have been annihilated, the tens of thousands of cavalry have become useless. If we allow them to enter Hebei, they will probably be taken in by Sima Yi."
It was not uncommon for Hu tribes to roam around the Central Plains.
The most typical example is Yu Fuluo, the Left Wise King of the Southern Xiongnu who abducted Cai Wenji.
When the princes of Guandong were fighting against Dong Zhuo, they attached themselves to Yuan Shao. Later, they betrayed Yuan Shao and attached themselves to Dong Zhuo, but were defeated by Yuan Shao again.
Later, he joined forces with the Black Mountain bandits, supported Yuan Shu, and fought against Cao Cao, but was defeated by Cao Cao and finally surrendered to Cao Cao.
He roamed around Taiyuan, Hedong, Hanoi and other places all year round.
It is worth mentioning that Yu Furuo has no home to return to, and Tuoba Chuo, the third son of Tuoba Liwei who is now leading tens of thousands of elite troops south, is homeless.
"Now that the Tuoba Xianbei have just been defeated by General Zhendong, when the remnants learn of this, their soldiers and generals will lose their will to fight, and it is time for them to be defeated."
"If he is captured by Sima Yi and given time to rest, he will surely become a great help to the Hebei rebels."
"Hebei is a good place for cavalry to roam freely. Our Han cavalry is unrivaled in the world. Although we are not afraid of them, the 50,000 elite cavalry of the Hu people cannot be underestimated."
"Even if we can defeat the rebels and retake Hebei by then, I'm afraid the war will be full of twists and turns and will drag on for a long time."
"So in my humble opinion, it is better to clean it up now than to waste time and effort to clean it up later."
After listening to his student's long speech, Feng Dasima finally looked at the student:
"After all that, do you think we should send General Zhendong to pursue the enemy southward?"
"of course."
The staff officer looked at the headmaster expectantly, wanting to get some comments from him.
"Get out!"
"what?"
"roll!"
"Here..."
The staff officer saw that the mountain commander had turned around again and was staring at the map, so he had to leave in disappointment.
His unhappiness was not because the headmaster told him to get out.
After all, this is the military, full of fighters. Even the most gentle and polite person, after staying here for a year or two, will start to ask for the women in his comrades' homes.
Being told to get lost when being scolded is already very polite.
He was unhappy because the headmaster seemed to disagree with his opinion.
"Damn it, how long has it been since Youzhou was annihilated by five thousand elite cavalrymen?"
Sima Feng made a "tsk" sound.
The Third Resurgence of the Han Dynasty was in sight, and both the government and the people were full of enthusiasm and confidence.
I believe that the bandits will be destroyed.
Of course, Feng Dasima also agreed with this view.
But this is a big war, and the opponent is Sima Yi.
Having confidence is a good thing, but being overconfident is arrogance.
adventure?
Take a risk!
Sima Feng bent his fingers and tapped on the position of Juyongguan, as if he had finally made up his mind.
"Somebody come!"
"Headmaster?"
"why is it you again?"
"Headmaster, it's my turn today..."
"..."
"Draft me a memorial, an official document, and a secret letter."
Of course, the memorial was sent to Chang'an.
Grand Marshal Feng was preparing to petition His Majesty to dispatch the northern and southern armies to cross the border to support General Zhendong.
The Central Protectorate was in charge of military affairs both inside and outside the country. In addition, before going on the expedition, Grand Marshal Feng received an imperial edict to control the various armies and mobilize troops.
Of course he has the power to mobilize the armies of the North and the South.
The so-called petition to the emperor is just a formality.
Hearing the headmaster's words, the young staff officer who was writing for him was startled: "Ah?"
Isn’t this the suggestion I just gave to the headmaster?
"What? Why are you standing there? Hurry up, I'll read and you write!"
The young staff officer had a resentful look in his eyes and wrote silently.
As for official documents, they were addressed to the Secretariat.
The war in Hebei is likely to last longer than expected, and the Secretariat must be prepared to continue collecting food and fodder.
This surprised the young staff officer a little.
How did Shanzhang judge that the war in Hebei would be prolonged?
But when the young staff officer heard the secret letter sent outside the Great Wall, instructing General Zhendong to pursue but not attack, to follow the remnants of Tuoba and keep pressure on them, to force them all into Hebei and never let them disperse halfway, he could not help but be stunned.
He looked up at Feng Dasima, as if he wanted to confirm whether the headmaster was wrong.
"What are you waiting for? Write it down!"
Sima Feng shouted and cursed.
What is the significance of the staff committee?
In addition to the fact that Sima Feng did not want to work himself to death like the prime minister, it was also to allow these young people who were selected through various channels to better connect theory with practice.
Even though Sima Feng always scolds people when he opens his mouth, the fact is that these young staff officers can work with him to handle various military affairs. The growth rate of these young staff officers is amazing compared to those who don't have this opportunity.
How can we be pragmatic if we don’t know the practical aspects?
Not to mention the knowledge and perspective that ordinary people rarely have the opportunity to develop.
There are some things that you have never come into contact with or seen, and no matter how hard you try to imagine them, they just won’t work.
It is just like a farmer discussing with his cousin whether the emperor and empress use golden or silver hoes to plow the fields, and whether he will get tired of eating white flour cakes wrapped with fatty meat every day.
This is not something to laugh at.
Even in the information age, there are still people who believe that there is always famine on the other side of the Taiwan Strait, which is only separated by a strait, and they even have to catch mice in the wild to satisfy their hunger.
Information gap is very important.
After making sure that he had heard correctly, the young staff officer fell into deep thought after finishing his work as a tool.
Except for the memorials which were similar to what he expected, the official documents and secret letters were far beyond his expectations.
So why did the headmaster do something that seemed contradictory?
Isn't this just taking off your pants and farting? It's unnecessary?
Obviously not.
That means I haven't realized the foresight of the headmaster yet.
So, what exactly is the headmaster's plan?
Just as the young staff officer walked out with what he had written, puzzled, Feng Dasima in the room bent his fingers and tapped lightly on Yecheng on the map with his knuckles.
The expression on his face was a little hard to understand, and he was still whispering:
"Sima Yi, I've already made my move, let me see how you respond."
Then he raised his head again, the look in his eyes became more complicated, as if he was reminiscing, but also mocking:
"Even the Prime Minister couldn't break this deadlock. Let me see how far you can go."
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The news of General Zhendong’s great victory outside the Great Wall was like a thunderbolt that struck the sky above Jinyang City.
The noise almost deafened everyone.
Five hundred thousand surrender?
Fifty thousand prisoners of war?
There are also two million livestock as a guarantee?
"real or fake?"
"The news came from the Marshal's Mansion, so it must be true. I heard that the imperial court sent out all the Tiger Cavalry this time. Think about it, who in this world can stop such an iron hoof?"
"That's too much. Didn't Guan Zhendong capture all the Hu people in the desert?"
"Most likely. I heard that even the Great Chanyu of the Xianbei Hu was trampled into a pulp."
"Tsk, you ignorant fool. Where did the Chanyu of the Xianbei Hu come from? Do you think he is a Xiongnu? His name is Ke Han."
"They're still calling you adults, why don't you call me grandpa? I don't care what he calls me, we're all dead anyway!"
"I'm older than your mother! How dare you take advantage of me, you old bastard!"
"I'll take you..."
Before he could finish his words, he heard a loud "bang" and a punch hit him in the face.
"Let you take advantage of me!"
"you wanna die!"
"boom!"
The Han people are tough and a fistfight is inevitable if they disagree with each other.
Tuoba Liwei never thought that his death would actually trigger a fight far away in Jinyang City.
Some old people also lamented:
"This Ji Han is really powerful! Back then, when Emperor Ling was in power, he also wanted to wipe out the Xianbei Hu, but he didn't expect that he would be beaten and had to send his princess to marry. Now the world is not unified yet, but he can wipe out the Hu people."
Someone nearby murmured:
"Emperor Lingdi didn't expect that the Hu people could be sold for money..."
Everyone was speechless upon hearing this.
During the reign of Emperor Ling, selling official positions and titles was a well-known practice.
Even to be an official normally, one had to pay an "official fee", which resulted in many officials being unable to afford the fee and being scared into abandoning their posts and fleeing.
However, for ordinary people, the topic of "the Hu people can make money" is just a topic of conversation before and after meals.
But for some people, it is as anxious as a burning fire.
It is basically impossible to visit Sima Feng.
Even if General Feng is in the city now, he is still planning and ready to suppress the rebels at any time.
Whoever dares to disturb Feng Dasima at this time, if something really goes wrong at the front, no one will be able to bear the consequences.
And it was impossible to meet Wang Zijun, the governor of Bingzhou.
Now Wang Ping is leading his troops stationed at the mountain pass of Jingxing.
If you dare to ask for a meeting, you might be accused of spying on military secrets.
The village elders and gentry of Jinyang, led by the Guo and Wang families, hosted a banquet for the Chief Secretary Zhuge Qiao and...the Chief Secretary's colleagues on the pretext of discussing spring ploughing matters.
"Master, I'll toast you again!"
"You're welcome, you're welcome."
Although a large army gathered in Taiyuan, the largest restaurant in Jinyang City was a place of great joy.
Most of the prominent village elders and gentry attended the banquet.
During the dinner, Zhuge Qiao took the initiative to bring up the issue of spring ploughing:
"This time the army is fighting against the rebels. Taiyuan is where the army is gathering, which has a great impact on the people."
"The spring ploughing still requires your help. I hope you will consider the people and help us to encourage farming so that we don't miss the farming season."
The army marched eastward to Hebei, although not all food, fodder and civilians were drawn from Taiyuan.
But as the front line of the conquest, it definitely has an impact on the local area, and the impact is not small.
Just like the self-defense counterattack war in later generations, other places were carrying out economic construction, but the fellow villagers in Guangxi were still supporting the front line, completely missing the golden period of economic development.
Afterwards, people laughed at our poor place and our cousin became a nobody. It's such a sad story.
When the Bingzhou governor led the army to war, Zhuge Changshi was the person in charge of Bingzhou's political affairs, and he must have paid attention to the upcoming spring ploughing.
Otherwise, even if the expedition to the east was a great victory, Bingzhou, especially Taiyuan, was in a mess. Others were making contributions and receiving rewards, but Bingzhou was poorly governed. What future could it have?
No matter how much Zhuge Changshi does not value his official position, he still has to consider the people under him.
Not to mention that he is the prime minister's son, how could he discredit the prime minister?
"How could we not know? And since the Chief Secretary has entrusted me with this, I will do my best and try not to delay the farming season."
Everyone forced themselves to smile and agreed.
The words "try your best" and "try your best" coming out of these people's mouths made Zhuge Changshi a little worried:
"Are you in trouble? During the farming season, it's not about trying not to miss any time, but about not missing any time at all."
It is obvious that the Taiyuan folks do not have the dedication of their cousins, and do not want to become like them, so they plan to make trouble.
Now, seeing that the Chief Secretary was so considerate of his subordinates, he was overjoyed and immediately complained:
My Lord Chief, the large army is stationed there and many local men have to be conscripted. This may not be a problem for the time being, but the war will continue without an end in sight.
If this continues, there will probably be many complaints among the people and the fields will become barren. We must take precautions!
Although this is a little bit exaggerated, it is not false.
Zhuge Qiao was also a little troubled by this.
Even though the army commander called him brother, he couldn't go and say to his younger brother:
Brother, please hurry up, otherwise it will be difficult for me to carry out my work here.
Now, facing the complaints from the locals, Zhuge Changshi could not pretend to be deaf.
Unlike the local tyrants in Hedong and Shangdang who were completely defeated, Taiyuan knelt very smoothly in front of the Han cavalry and even received a lot of military supplies.
Afterwards, it was impossible for the Han Dynasty to carry out a violent and precise transformation like it did to Hedong.
Although new policies have been implemented in recent years, as the saying goes, "It takes ten years to grow a tree, and a hundred years to cultivate a person."
Cultivating talents is not a matter of one or two days, one or two years, or even ten or twenty years.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Dongda University carried out large-scale literacy campaign and then expanded enrollment on a large scale. It took several decades before it reaped the benefits of the labor force.
Not to mention that it has only been several years since Feng went from secretly poaching from aristocratic families to having the right to speak in education?
Even if the Royal Academy gave lectures twelve hours a day, it would take at least ten or twenty years to alleviate the current talent shortage dilemma of the Han Dynasty.
Not to mention that among the Han people nowadays, it is popular to "gain fame and fortune immediately". Compared with working at the grassroots level to gain experience, many students would rather go to the army to try their luck.
And now they are preparing to restructure the Military Command.
There really is a rush for people everywhere.
The shortage of grassroots officials in the Han Dynasty is truly shocking.
In places like Taiyuan, new policies will definitely be implemented, but it is wishful thinking to want to eliminate the influence of the local powerful in one go.
Therefore, Zhuge Changshi must have taken the complaints of these village elders and gentry seriously.
The local elites contributed their manpower and efforts to effectively help the imperial court ensure the logistics of the army, which is worthy of recognition.
But if you want the horse to run, you have to give it some grass to eat.
Now the local elders come to complain about their grievances while the spring ploughing work is underway, simply hoping to gain some benefits.
Although Zhuge Changshi was an honest gentleman, he was not a fool. He could hear the hidden meaning of these people's words and expressed his understanding.
After all, even in later generations, local governments would often seek out celebrity companies to make connections and would more or less offer them some preferential policies.
"In the early years, the imperial court moved all the Hu people in Taiyuan to the outside of the Great Wall, so the population of Taiyuan was originally smaller than that of other places. In addition, many factories have been opened in Yanmen in recent years, and many men and women have gone there to work."
"On normal days, we have many iron plows and farm tools, and plenty of oxen, so we don't worry about lack of manpower. But now that the army has arrived, we are indeed short of manpower. I hope the Chief Secretary will understand!"
When Zhuge Changshi heard this, he realized that this was indeed the case, so he humbly asked:
"The army's expedition to the east is the most urgent matter, and we cannot be short of manpower. However, spring ploughing is also a national priority and cannot be abandoned. The two are in conflict. Do you have any good ideas?"
Everyone was waiting for Zhuge Changshi to say this, and they quickly replied, "Yes, yes, we are just short of manpower, right? Isn't it good enough if we can find someone to help with the work?"
Zhuge Changshi asked again, then where can we find so many people?
The local wise man quickly reminded Zhuge Changshi:
Doesn't the General of the East have more than 50,000 laborers? Changshi, you have such a good relationship with the Grand Marshal, go and talk to him and ask him to keep those 50,000 laborers in Taiyuan.
Upon hearing this, Zhuge Changshi hurriedly shook his head and said that labor was meant to be sold and had to pay taxes to the court, so how could he dare to accuse it of withholding?
The local people were very anxious: They didn’t say they didn’t want to pay, they did! It doesn’t matter where you sell it, everyone can chip in, we have money!
Chief Secretary, you are the official of Bingzhou and you should consider the people below you.
You have a relationship with Da Sima, so you should use it when necessary!
Looking at the earnest eyes of the Jinyang officials, Zhuge Changshi thought carefully for a moment and finally nodded.