Chapter 746: Wuhuan in three counties, exhausted soldiers and generals
Xu An changed his original idea, and now the dilemma of Ming Dynasty in the northern desert has been solved.
And everything is because of the arrival of this letter.
This letter was passed from the Wei State, or to be precise, from the Wuhuan tribes in the three counties of Youzhou.
The owner who passed this letter was not someone else, but the commander of the Wuhuan in the three counties, Tadun, the Wuhuan Guiyi Hou who was pardoned by Wei Ting.
There are eleven counties in Youzhou, including Dai County and Shanggu County, two counties in the hands of the Yellow Turban Army, while Lelang County, Liaodong County, Xuantu County, and Liaodong County, and the four counties and states in the hands of Gongsun Du, while the other five counties belong to Wei Ting.
Gongsun Du accepted the pardon and is now the governor of Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, the Ming Dynasty has already mastered the six counties of Youzhou.
However, the five counties belonging to the Wei Kingdom are all the best places. Zhuo County, Guangyang County and Yuyang County have dense populations and strong people. There are fewer Han people in the two places of Youbeiping and western Liaoning. After the Wuhuan of the three counties surrendered, Yuan Shao moved the Wuhuan of the three counties here, and the population of the Wuhuan of the three counties filled the vacancy here.
Yuan Shao assisted the battle between the Xianbei and the Xianbei in the eastern part of the desert. In addition to sending a small number of cavalry from his own side to participate in the war, he also recruited some cavalry from the Wuhuan county in the three counties to participate in the war, and at the same time supported some eliminated weapons to give the Xianbei in the eastern part, which gave the Xianbei in the eastern part a brief advantage in the battle against the throne.
This advantage was offset after Xu'an sent the Wuhuan tribe in Shanggu and the Duliao camp to participate in the war, which stabilized the situation in the northern part of the desert again.
Qian Man and Kuitou can be used as central and eastern Xianbei, and naturally they will not be mediocre people. They will lead the army, separatist and stand in confrontation, and naturally have the ability.
External intervention can only intervene for a while, and it is absolutely impossible to intervene for a lifetime. Now the situation in Mobei has shown signs of out of control.
However, this silk book secretly sent from the Wuhuan of the three counties of Youzhou gave Xu An a chance to regain control of Mobei, so Xu An changed the order he had issued before.
In the palace, except Xu An himself, there were only Xu You and Yan Zhong, so Xu An naturally had nothing to hide.
"This letter is covered with the seal of the thousand households of the Eagle Guard and the tutor's seal. The information is accurate. It is the seal of the Great Wei Wuhuan Guiyi Marquis, and the money is left to Tadun."
Xu You suddenly looked up and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Yan Zhong was sitting on the chair, drinking the tea in the cup slowly, but when he heard Xu An's words, he stopped slightly, turned his head to look at Xu An, his eyes slightly condensed.
Both of them knew exactly what this meant. Xu You was the magistrate of the Central Secretariat's Mansion after all, and had always been concerned about the situation in Mobei.
Although Yan Zhong has been recuperating in Taiyechi and has not been in charge of politics for a while, he occasionally heard a few words, and he always had a clear mind about the development of the world's general trend.
As early as the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he had already realized that the world would never be peaceful in the future, and he also knew that Huangfu Song might not have a good ending, so he advised Huangfu Song to take the opportunity to rebel, but Huangfu Song did not agree to him later.
The world was indeed going to turmoil as Yan Zhong expected, and did not get peace again due to the demise of the Yellow Turban Army.
Yan Zhong made great contributions to Taipingdao’s recent success. Without Yan Zhong’s advice and designation of strategies for Taipingdao, it would be difficult to win the battle of Kuicheng.
"Tadun said in the silk book that the Wuhuan of the three counties of the three counties were favored by Liu Yu and respected Liu Yu, so he chose to join the Han court. However, Gongsun Zan later killed Liu Yu. In order to avenge Liu Yu, they joined forces with Yuan Shao and agreed to defeat Gongsun Zan to unify Youzhou, and then let Liu Yu's son Liu He succeed to the position of Youzhou Mu. However, Yuan Shao was treacherous and eventually tore up the agreement. Instead, his son Yuan Xi was appointed as the position of Youzhou Mu."
"Yuan Xi treats them like a family slave. He comes when summons him, and goes when he wields him, beating and scolding him wantonly. The Wuhuan tribes of the three counties have long been dissatisfied with him. Wei Ting has recruited soldiers for many years, first rushing to the eastern Xianbei. This time, the Qingzhou battle recruited nearly 10,000 troops to move south."
"The Wuhuan of the three counties and the Wuhuan of Shanggu came out of the same lineage. Tadun requested to be incorporated into our Ming Dynasty as a vassal. He is willing to be the Marquis of Guiyi for our Ming Dynasty. When our army attacks Youzhou, we will act as an internal response, and join forces with the inside and outside to collect Youzhou."
Yan Zhong put down the teacup in his hand. The situation in Youzhou had been decided very early, and he was also very clear about the situation in Youzhou.
Now the three counties, Wuhuan, are scattered in Youbeiping County and Liaoxi County, just south of the Xianbei area in the eastern part.
If Tadun is really willing to lead the Wuhuan of the three counties to surrender, then it doesn't matter if the Xianbei in the eastern region defeats the Xianbei in the central region.
Xu An arranged for Lu Bu to go north. No matter how bad the situation worsened, the central Xianbei could retain about half of its combat power.
The upper hand of the Xianbei in the eastern region will be lost because of the Wuhuan in the three counties.
Tadun could lead the Wuhuan of the three counties to the hinterland of the eastern Xianbei, causing the eastern Xianbei to lose a large number of population and cattle and sheep, and it is difficult to take care of each other from the head to tail.
At this time, Lu Bu could lead the Ming army to attack the eastern Xianbei from west to east, and the Shanggu Wuhuan located in Dai County and Shanggu County could also launch an attack on the eastern Xianbei at the same time.
The three routes attacked together, and the eastern Xianbei could be divided into three scattered tribes, so victory or defeat on the battlefield in Mobei is no longer important.
Tadun's surrender gave Mingting more choices today.
Since we can get a weak Xianbei better controlled by the Xianbei, why risk being backfired and let the disobedient Qianman lead a powerful Xianbei?
“How credible is this matter?”
Yan Zhong was not impatient and surrendered, but it was not something that could be determined by a letter. He also had to consider all aspects to determine whether it was surrendered or Wei Ting's plan.
Xu You also raised his ears and looked at Xu An, waiting for Xu An's reply. The questions he wanted to ask were the same as Yan Zhong.
If Tadun really surrendered, then Mobei's dilemma would be solved and he would finally be able to have a good night's sleep.
The issue of Mobei is decided, and Mingting will now have no worries.
The desert was stable and all four prefectures could be defended. The three military regions were as solid as gold, with strong soldiers and strong horses, and the army was strong and brave. The power of a strong Qin Dynasty had already been achieved.
The probability of unifying the world will increase by another 20%.
Just keep a low profile for a few years, the north can gather tens of thousands of elite cavalry, and the number of righteousness swept across the entire Hebei secluded land.
Nanka goes down the river, and attacks Jingzhou in the two directions, and takes all the land of Jingchu.
The world can be determined!
"The Eagle Guard in Youzhou has found out that as the governor of Youzhou, Yuan Xi treated Wuhuan in the three counties like a family slave. Sometimes, there were even cases where Youzhou soldiers harassed the Wuhuan tribes in the three counties."
"Since the Battle of Dongjun in the second year of Chuping (191), in four years, Yuan Shao has recruited soldiers from the Wuhuan in the three counties several times and went south to fight. These are all facts. Especially this time, he recruited more than 8,000 cavalry to go south, and the Wuhuan tribes of the three counties also complained about it. Yuan Xi's approach was to punish all those who complained and were dissatisfied."
Xu An paused, glanced at the silk book on the desk, and added.
"Liu Yu's son Liu He is now in Bohai Kingdom and is named Lecheng Marquis with a fief of 800 households. He is just a free official and has no real power."
"Tatun also has another request, which is to hope to save Liu He's life as much as possible."
"The Wei army is at a disadvantage in the battle of Qingzhou, and Tadun is probably not optimistic about Yuan Shao. This silk book is the determination to make the tribe's growth."
"According to the evaluation of the Eagle and Wolf Guard, the credibility is more than 80%.
"After Yuan Xi became the governor of Youzhou, he always despised the policies of the Wuhuan in the three counties and was relatively despised. The lieutenant of the Eagle and Wolf Guard among the Wuhuan tribes of the three counties also confirmed this."
Xu An actually believed that Tadun really wanted to submit. Based on all the information considerations, it would be normal for Tadun to react like this.
The Wei army was defeated on the battlefield. In four years, it only expanded its territory and expanded its territory. In addition, it was a loss of troops and generals and no progress. In the past four years, the Wuhuan of the three counties lost a lot of soldiers on the battlefield.
Moreover, Yuan Shao did not pay any money, he was simply oppressing with power.
The three counties, Wuhuan, were sandwiched between the Xianbei and the Wei Kingdom in the eastern part, could only surrender to Yuan Shao.
If this was the plan of Wei State, after four years of planning, all kinds of details were considered, and the secret spies of the Eagle Wolf Guard were completely concealed. Xu An would never believe it.
"To be on the safe side, Lu Bu can delay time as much as possible, and at least keep the situation in Mobei stable until next year."
Compared to Xu An, he was a little radical, Yan Zhong still had to be much more conservative, and he should be more cautious in his response.
"The more stable the situation in Mobei is, the more beneficial it is to us. After all, our army now occupies the four states, and it is the time for its development and growth. It is the Han and Wei countries that are in war, not us."
"I agree with Yan Gong's opinion."
Xu You thought for a while and agreed.
"Even if the Wuhuan of the three counties really surrendered, the impact of this disaster and the previous use of troops in Yizhou, and the Ministry of Revenue still has some wealth, but the granary has almost reached the bottom. This time, General Lu Bu led the Cavalry Camp and conscripted Yi Cong in the former Southern Xiongnu, and had to consume a large amount of grain. Our army's grain reserves are no longer able to undertake large-scale military mobilization."
Yan Zhong considers the overall situation, while Xu You considers the logistics and internal affairs. After all, he is now the magistrate of the Central Secretariat.
Now Taiping Road is indeed at its poorest time. A group of powerful families in Yizhou killed, but another group was preserved by Xia'an for stability to stabilize the southern border.
Although Yizhou has obtained some grain storage, Yizhou has high mountains and far roads, and it is difficult to relieve near thirst. It is okay to mobilize Yizhou's grain to Chang'an, but it is definitely impossible to mobilize military rations from Yizhou's mountains to Bingzhou. In this way, the loss on the road is more than several times.
"The situation in northern Mo should be as stable as possible. For several years, Bingzhou has built water conservancy and reclaimed wasteland. It only takes one or two years to stockpile a large amount of food for military purposes."
"Some time ago, General Guo Tai has led his troops to pass Yumen Pass and has entered the territory of Shanshan."
"After the opening of the Western Regions trade routes and alleviating the financial situation of our army, it is the right time for our army to send troops. At that time, our army can exchange the greatest benefits at the lowest price."
As the official magistrate of the Secretary of the Central Committee, although he was not the Minister of Revenue, he was actually in charge of the finances. Xu You was born into a powerful man. When he was in Jizhou, he had always been generous and did not care about expenses.
However, since he became the official order of the Zhongshu Mansion, Xu An forced him to become extremely thrifty.
Because I really have to be thrifty, it is not an exaggeration to marching on the silver floor.
When Xu An saw that he wanted to fight again, Xu You couldn't sit still.
"Building high walls and storing grain is a policy that the Ming Dynasty decided shortly after the Ming Dynasty opened its territory. At this time, the situation should not be used to make a rash move, and the court orders will be changed in the evening. It is not done by the wise king. Please think twice."
If you don’t have the power to be a leader, you don’t know how expensive the firewood and rice are. Xu An has been fighting in the south and the north, building water conservancy, roads, building workshops and other places, all of which are the main things to spend money.
Although the property of the powerful families was confiscated, the massive amount of money left by Dong Zhuo during his lifetime, and a lot of gold, silver and copper mountains, Taiping Road's finances were still a little tight at some point.
If Taiping Road had not yet implemented a specialty for salt, iron and wine, and there were also cattle, sheep and other supplies from the southern tribes of the desert, the business would have flourished a lot because of the revitalization of industry and various measures.
The commercial tax levied in Ming Dynasty is now extremely considerable, and I am afraid that Taipingdao's expenses have long gone bankrupt.
From the founding of the country to the present, due to the impact of famine, most of the reserved grain has been consumed. Although money has also been consumed, the other three states still have a lot of commercial taxes. Now they have finally gained some wealth and must be preserved in case of emergency needs.
"It is indeed not appropriate to fight again now. We should cultivate our people. Years of war have mostly made the soldiers exhausted and the school tired. Now all places are still stable and the rain is good. Ming Gong may consider letting the soldiers of each army return to their hometown to visit relatives. They leave their hometown for a long time and fight everywhere. But now that they have settled down, I am afraid that the homesickness among the army will become increasingly deeper."
Yan Zhong did not agree that something happened again in Mobei at this time, so the current situation should be focused on maintaining stability.
Moreover, the Yellow Turban Army has not had a rest for too long. For ten years, it has been on the road to war. Although there is a system of holidays, once the war starts, the holidays are often cancelled. In this way, the soldiers' homesickness will inevitably slowly overlap.
Although Yan Zhong did not manage his government very much and he was not very clear about the specific situation of each army now, the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army were all physical and physical, all with their own emotions. They were also human beings, and they would feel tired and miss their hometown.
"What Mr. Yan said is reasonable, I have indeed forgotten..."
Xu An was slightly stunned. All kinds of heavy matters have been pressing on him, making him ignore many details.
"After so many years and after walking for so long, I should really have a good rest..."
You can jump, Chapter 618: Take the wrong path, and Chapter 619: Wuhuan, the foreshadowing of the three counties.
Chapter completed!