Chapter 1209: Be lenient if you anticipate the enemy
Expanding the seats in the Joint Reserve Board can better bind upstarts or aristocratic families who want to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side on the chariot of the Han Dynasty.
For big families, suppressing one and winning over others is the way to disintegrate them.
At the same time, this move can also allocate materials from various places faster and more efficiently.
Stabilize the prices of bulk materials in various places.
Just like this time, if the number of seats in Guanzhong, Bingzhou, Hedong and other places is increased.
Just notify the elected representatives from various places, ask them to prepare money and food, go to reinforce the party's army, and eat all the way.
The imperial court did not need to spend additional time raising money and food, and even had to collect and transport the food and grass to Chang'an first.
The most the court had to do was to make preliminary preparations and send out supervisors.
As for the Reserve Bureau, from the earliest days, wasn’t it just to reserve materials and ensure the supply of materials for the Han Dynasty?
To be honest, in Jiang Wan's view, all kinds of bulk materials special to the Han Dynasty are being dumped all over the world, and the reserve bureau is at its peak.
It's time to take advantage of this trend and sell your seats at a big price.
Not to mention the expansion of seats, it will also be beneficial to Ji Han to speed up his unification of the world.
If you don’t sell it now, do you still want to wait until the world is unified before selling it?
When that time comes, I'm afraid it will be Xinghanhui's turn and he won't want to sell it.
After all, with the strength of the Xinghan Hui, where will the world be able to go?
As a royal, she still considers the little benefits in the palace. It is simply a short-sighted act of a woman!
It’s just that for Adou, who is used to living a hard life, saying that a woman is not a woman, and that she is short-sighted or not, that is a slander!
Do you know how I got here these years?
Needless to say, in the few years after the death of the late emperor, the palace was almost in ruins.
Finally, my brother-in-law managed to find a way to send a lot of income to the palace, and life became easier.
It had only been two years since the good days. I don’t know what I was thinking at that time, but I suddenly wanted to rebuild the Northern and Southern armies.
Who would have expected that before the Northern and Southern armies were built, the palace would have been emptied out, returning to the time of the late emperor's death.
It was not until the Han Dynasty reformed its military system in the past few years that most of the burden was thrown away.
I never thought that the palace would only be rich for two more years. No, someone wanted to withhold the income again!
This life is impossible to live through!
If you can’t see the emperor living a good life, then what do I, the lord of the world, mean?
Adou trembled his lips and asked with great pain:
“Well, apart from this method, does Mr. Jiang have any other methods?”
“For example, transporting grain from Shu to Beijing…”
Chiang Shangshu Ling, who had always been magnanimous and magnanimous, suddenly felt heartbroken when he saw Adou's appearance, and almost became stern:
“The military situation is like a fire, Your Majesty!”
When the food from Shu arrives, I am afraid that even Taiyuan Hedong will be in a hurry.
When Adou saw Jiang Gong's appearance, he looked at the people present and all looked down in silence.
Even Dong Yun, who had just left the palace, did not speak.
Such a situation made Adou suddenly feel guilty.
After all, Xiangfu’s words warning him not to be too extravagant are still in his ears.
Besides, military and national affairs cannot be delayed.
None of these important ministers support me. Could it be that this is really something I did wrong?
“Well, okay, okay, then according to Jiang Gong’s words, I will agree to the expansion of seats.”
"Then please give an order immediately, and I can ask them to prepare money and food immediately. In this way, the army's logistics will be worry-free."
"this…"
Adou originally wanted to go back to the palace to discuss it with the queen, but he saw that Jiang Wan would not give up unless he agreed on the spot.
He could only make a grimace and said, "Okay, Shizhong Dong, please write for me."
After solving the problem of food and grass, Adou couldn't wait to look at General Zhendong, as if he was afraid that Jiang Wan would make other demands:
“General Zhendong, in your opinion, how should we deal with this large army that is rescuing the Shangdang?”
Since the emperor moved the capital to Chang'an, military restructuring has been going on.
The Chinese army stationed in Guanzhong has a nominal total of eight armies.
Among them, the Northern and Southern armies were lightly armored cavalry. The horses should wear leather armor depending on the situation, and the men should wear iron armor depending on the situation.
It is responsible for tasks such as mounted archery, guerrilla warfare, pursuit, intercepting enemy food routes, covering the armored cavalry charging into formation, etc. It is a multi-role cavalry.
The Tiger Cavalry Army is the heavy armored cavalry that rushes into battle.
This is called the three cavalry of the Chinese army.
The remaining five armies are all infantry: tiger-stepping, military-defensive, unpositioned, unprepared, and unexpected.
The Tiger Infantry Army is stationed at Tongguan, and the Wudang Army is stationed at Wuguan. These two armies have old foundations and can be formed into armies directly.
As for the Wuwei Army, the Wuqian Army, and the Tuchen Army, they dispersed the remaining units of the Hanzhong Army and the Liangzhou Army, eliminated the old and weak, and mobilized the best soldiers as the basis, and then recruited county soldiers and Yi Congjun to form the army.
Because the formation time was too short, only most of the personnel were assigned, not full strength, and the combat effectiveness was doubtful.
As for the Imperial Army guarding the imperial palace, there are the Huben Army and the Yulin Army, which are directly dispatched by the Emperor. The Central Protectorate has no right to mobilize them and is not in the order of the Central Army.
This is one of the reasons why Feng Duhu has been strongly opposed to the use of foreign troops in recent years.
The people's livelihood and production in the merging of Guanzhong and Hedong have not yet been restored, and new policies such as the extension of land use to rural areas have not yet been fully implemented.
The local aristocratic families have not yet completely returned home.
The restructuring of the Chinese military has not been completely completed.
These things all take time.
However, Feng Duhu finally sent an engineering battalion to help Wei Yan.
All because he believed that Wei Yan could capture Gaodu by relying solely on the Hedong Governor's Mansion.
He was also willing to give Wei Yan such an opportunity in exchange for the smooth progress of the Han Dynasty's restructuring.
But who could have expected that Wei Yan would screw up.
Not only did it mess up, but now it has begun to backfire on the Han Dynasty's restructuring process.
General Zhendong, as Feng Duhu's sidekick, naturally knew about his Alang's ambitions.
The current situation made her extremely angry with Wei Yan—and at the same time, she was also very angry with someone in the palace.
Hearing Adou’s question at this time, General Guan’s face was expressionless:
“Your Majesty, the Central Protector once told me that among the generals of the Wei thieves, the most feared one is Sima Yi.”
“It happens that he also controls 100,000 elite Wei thieves and horses, and combined with the Hanoi thieves, the number is no less than 150,000.”
“If Sima Yi has really been planning to join the party for a long time, then we must be prepared to face an army of 150,000 thieves.”
Sima Yi will definitely have troops left in Luoyang, maybe even heavy troops.
But you should be lenient to your enemies, right?
When Adou heard this, his lips finished trembling, and his face twitched again:
“Sima Yi can only occupy the land in Henan, Henan, how can he raise so many people and horses?”
Jiang Wan coughed:
"Your Majesty, that's not how the account is calculated. Not to mention that Henan and Hanoi are the heart of the Central Plains. Take Sima Yi as an example. He is now the hope of the Guandong family. How can we just talk about Henan and Hanoi?"
“Furthermore, when Sima Yi was in Guanzhong, he stored a lot of grain. When he left Guanzhong, he also transported a lot of grain and grass away.”
“In addition, Luoyang is the capital of the Wei thief state. Before Cao Rui fled, most of the Wei state’s taxes had to be transferred to Luoyang.”
"In this way, Luoyang will definitely have a lot of food reserves. Considering the breadth, Sima Yi will be able to support it for three to five years. I'm afraid it won't be a problem."
Another example of showing leniency to enemies?
Think about it, it only took three years to move the capital to Chang'an...
Okay, then I will take it as what you said, Mr. Jiang, is true.
Adou looked at General Guan again:
“General Zhendong, if Sima Yi really goes all out to capture Shangdang’s territory, what good strategy should the Central Protectorate have to retreat?”
General Guan raised his head and said calmly:
"I don't have a good plan, but if a thief is coming, I will go there."
“General Zhendong wants to lead the army there in person?”
General Guan stood up and saluted:
“Your Majesty, I request you to lead the Northern Army, Tiger Cavalry Army, Wuqian Army, Wuqian Army, and Tuchen Army to cross the river eastward to rescue the Shangdang!”
Hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to General Guan.
General Zhendong, we are planning to mobilize all the Central Army in Guanzhong!
The Northern Army and the Tiger Cavalry Army can understand, but they did not expect that even the New Third Army, which has not yet fully formed an army, will have to be taken away.
Looking at General Guan standing tall and tall, and then at the generals below her, Adou swallowed a mouthful of saliva:
“Guan, General Zhendong, are you sure you can retreat from the enemy?”
Jiang Wan also took the opportunity to persuade:
"General Zhendong, the troops are more refined than numerous. The Wuwei Army, the Wuqian Army, and the Tuchen Army may not be able to fight at the moment. If we rush forward in a hurry, will it turn into a burden?"
If General Zhendong is defeated here, even if the Central Guards rushes over from behind, it may be difficult to clean up the ruins.
General Guan seemed to know what Jiang Wan was worried about, and she smiled calmly:
"Your Majesty, Mr. Jiang, all the soldiers in the world have become elite soldiers without seeing blood. An army that can fight is not produced by training, but by fighting."
She looked at Adou again:
"Your Majesty, there are elite southern troops in Hedong, plus the Northern Army and the Tiger Cavalry Army. With the three armies arriving together, even if we cannot save Shangdang, I can at least guarantee that there will be no losses in Hedong."
Even if Shangdang is lost, as long as the rescue is timely, Hedong can be saved, and then Taiyuan can be aided.
In this way, by advancing from both ends, the Wei thieves can be suppressed by Shangdang.
Given time, Shangdang will be recaptured sooner or later.
Hearing what General Guan said, everyone was moved.
In the Battle of Guanzhong, General Guan led his cavalry from Jiuyuan to rush all the way and swept across Bingzhou and Hedong.
At present, the Central Protector is away, so it is indeed most appropriate for her to lead the army to Hedong to rescue the Shangdang.
Adou stood up and bowed deeply to General Zhendong:
“The country is in many difficulties, but we are lucky to have loyal people like the general! Thank you very much, general!”
Everyone present saw this and quickly stood up.
General Guan paid his respects and Su Rong said:
"Your Majesty can return the old capital, and the Han Dynasty can prosper three times. It is not only the credit of my ministers, but also the sacrifice of my ancestors who forgot themselves and fought hard. I dare not forget the will of our ancestors!"
When A Dou heard this, he felt a little embarrassed: "I don't even dare to forget it!"
This time, Adou doesn’t dare to call himself me.
Because these "ancestors" include not only Guan Yu, but also Zhang Fei, the late emperor, the prime minister, and Zhao Yun...
There is no way. As "Loyalty and Righteousness" becomes more and more popular, who in the world doesn't know about the sworn friendship between the three people in Taoyuan?
As for the historical truth…
Loyalty, do you understand?
The most important thing is loyalty!
Anyway, we ordinary people think that the sworn relationship is real, do you care?
Guan Zhang is the late emperor’s sworn brother, with unparalleled loyalty and righteousness. Is there any problem?
So when General Zhendong shouted "ancestors", Adou had to show something even if he pinched his nose.
“Come here, take the emperor’s scepter. I will give it to General Zhendong and let him go out on my behalf to defeat the enemy!”
A Dou finally toughened up and shouted outside the hall.
The emperor's scepter was quickly delivered to the temple.
Adou walked down, took the staff, walked to General Zhendong, and handed it over:
“As Mr. Jiang said, the military situation is like a fire, and urgent matters must be kept simple. I hope General Zhendong will not mind it.”
"If I can return victorious one day, I will definitely go out of the city thirty miles to meet the general."
General Guan kowtowed and bowed to the ground:
“My lord, please take the lead!”
Adou handed the scepter to General Guan and whispered at the same time:
"In the past, the late emperor entrusted all matters concerning Jingzhou to the old prince Guan. Today I also entrust all matters concerning Shangdang to the general. I only hope that the general will return victoriously as soon as possible."
Although it seems a bit unlucky to mention this matter at this time.
But Adou’s meaning was definitely not this. He paused and then continued:
"The late emperor and Guan Laojun can become a good story about unparalleled loyalty. I, uh, with... the Central Protector, and General Guan, can also become a good story."
General Guan stood up and took the staff. When he heard Adou's words again, General Guan, who always showed his coolness to others, couldn't help but smile.
But this smile disappeared in a flash:
"The late emperor was a benevolent and righteous king. I believe that as long as your majesty can not forget the aspirations of his ancestors and work hard to govern, he will definitely be as good as the late emperor in the future."
As soon as Adou heard this, Long Yan was immediately overjoyed and said humbly:
“How dare you compare with the late emperor? It’s passed, it’s passed.”
"Your Majesty, the military situation is urgent. Please allow me to retire and return to the government to reorganize the army and prepare for war."
“Okay, okay, General, move slowly!”
Adou personally escorted General Zhendong outside the palace, "Someone, please **** General Zhendong out of the palace for me."
“Here!”
With the departure of General Zhendong, the matter of sending troops is almost considered a matter of discussion.
The remaining people also began to leave.
Adou returned to the main seat alone and sat down. Then he took a long breath, and the fatigue on his face could no longer be hidden.
He closed his eyes and rested quietly for a while, when footsteps sounded from behind.
“Your Majesty?”
“Well, the queen is here?”
The queen’s expression showed guilt and shame:
"Your Majesty, I am busy with state affairs. I have boiled some ginseng soup. Drink it while it is hot."
Adou then opened his eyes, with a smile on his face:
“The queen is in trouble.”
The queen shook her head, smiled bitterly, and lowered her head:
“Compared to Your Majesty, I cannot bear the hardship of being a concubine.”
At this time, the queen looked panicked and uncomfortable, and even flinched in her words and actions, but she no longer had the confidence of the past.
Seeing her like this, Adou couldn't help but hold her hand:
"Don't worry, even if the sky falls, I will bear it with you."
Hearing what Adou said, the queen dared to raise her head, her eyes were red and she was a little choked with sobs:
“Your Majesty…”
Adou forced a smile and patted the back of her hand:
"When I first ascended the throne, there were powerful enemies outside and traitors inside. How could I have a good night's sleep?"
“Without the Queen’s support and gentle words of comfort, I don’t know how I would have spent those days.”
"And your original intention, queen, is actually for me." As he said that, Adou sighed, "It's just that it would turn out like this, who could have expected it?"
He gritted his teeth again and said, "The blame lies with Wei Yan!"
When the queen heard this, she couldn't help but shed tears: "Your Majesty, it was my concubine who did something wrong and didn't know people well, which caused your Majesty..."
"We were wrong. I nodded to everything you did. Up to now, there is absolutely no reason for you to bear it alone. Otherwise, wouldn't I, the emperor, be a laughing stock?"
Looking at other people’s brothers-in-law and couples, they are so enviable, why can’t I do the same?
“Didn’t we live quite well when my father-in-law was here?”
Adou stretched out his hand and wiped away the queen's tears, "Now that we have tried it, if it doesn't work, it won't work. Let's avoid getting involved in these things in the future."
"The prime minister has entrusted Feng Mingwen with all his affairs, so we should just trust Feng Mingwen."
The queen nodded, sobbing and fell into Adou's arms:
“Okay, just listen to your majesty.”
(End of this chapter)