Chapter 106 Yiyang
Before the first month of the second year of Yongning (305), Shao Xun gathered his troops and headed west.
Mi Huang couldn't bear the urging, and finally took his eldest son Mi Zhi and two hundred members of the Mi clan to the west.
With Luoyang as the center, the east-west roads are roughly divided into "Chenggao Road" (east) and "Xiaohan Road" (west).
The former is a riverside avenue located at the northern foot of Mang Mountain (Mang Mountain) and the south bank of the Yellow River. It is characterized by flat terrain, fast and convenient, and it is very easy to travel to Xingyang and other places.
Chenggao is the most dangerous place on this road. All dynasties have built passes nearby, such as Chenggao Pass, Hulao Pass, Sishui Pass, etc. The locations of the passes may be different, but the core is the same. Relying on the remaining veins of Songshan Mountain and the Yellow River, it is built along the mountains and rivers.
The Xiaohan Road is much more difficult and dangerous. After all, it is located in the mountainous area of western Henan and is not very easy to walk.
To be precise, Xiaohan Road is a general term, and it can be subdivided into the eastern half of Xiaoshan Road and the western half of Hangu Road, with Shaanxi County as the dividing point.
Koshan Road can also be divided into north and south roads.
The South Road has the best access conditions. It goes along the Luoshui River Valley and reaches Yiyang, so it is also called "Yiyang Road".
"Since the Zhou Dynasty, the post road between Chang'an and Luoyang has not changed much." Mi Huang said to Shao Xun as he walked. From time to time, he turned to look at the eldest son Mi Zhi behind him to see if he was listening.
Mi Zhi came to the mountainous area of western Henan from the coastal plain. It was a bit novel for a while. He stared at the mountains and rivers more often and was taught a lesson by Mi Huang several times.
Shao Xun was actually equally interested.
Leaving Luoyang City to the west for the first time, he felt the pleasure of opening a new map.
"Mountains and rivers are like this. Even if you want to change their course, you can't do it." Shao Xun said: "I heard that in the 16th year of Jian'an (211), Cao Mengde opened the North Mountain Road in order to conquer Guanzhong. Now this is There are two roads: south and north, right?"
"Yes." Mi Huang nodded.
Shao Xun thought about it for a while, and he always felt that there was a third way. I have seen it in some book in later generations. It seemed that it was along the south bank of the Yellow River, making a big circle, and passing by the "mainstay" place. , directly to Shaanxi County, but it should be difficult to walk. There is no hope for vehicles, and it is probably very dangerous for people and horses.
"Yiyang has actually been under the control of Luoyang." In the quiet valley, apart from the sound of troops marching, there was only Mi Huang's iconic drake voice: "Every time the Western troops attack Luoyang , Yiyang will have a battle. When Sima Yi was in charge, Huangfu Shang fought several battles with Zhang Fang here. "
Yiyang is the easternmost county of Hongnong County, because of Wei. Shannan Road is all within its territory, so it is very important, and the battles are one after another, very tragic.
So much so that officials are reluctant to serve here. If they can push them, they will push them; if they cannot push them, they will abandon their positions and leave. Their lives are at stake.
"How many people are there in Yiyang?" Shao Xun looked at the clear and wide Luoshui River and the river valleys and plains on both sides of the river, and said, "It was deserted along the way. Occasionally, some common people ran away like hiding from the plague when they saw us. "Quickly."
"I don't know either." Mi Huang sighed: "Let's go, Yiyang City is ahead."
Shao Xun nodded and filled his head. The silk with small characters was put away and put into his arms.
This is the "cheat sheet" prepared by Concubine Pei for him. It records in detail everything about Yiyang extracted from "Warring States Policy", "Historical Records" and other classics - starting from Hanyi in the Warring States Period, to Qin Dynasty King Wu sent Gan Mao to attack Korea, and even the Nanshan Mountain in Yiyang where Sun Deng, a hermit of this dynasty, lived.
In the future, we will have to hire a few people to study these historical materials.
Historical materials are not simply history, sometimes they are also related to military affairs, such as which route the ancients took and why. Is it easy for him to walk this way? What difficulties did you encounter? How is the weather? A bunch of other things, all have reference value.
There is no longer a county magistrate in Yiyang City...
"Welcome to the Lord." Qishun, the highest-ranking county magistrate in Yiyang County, bowed and bowed, and said loudly.
Under his leadership, the officials behind him also stepped forward to salute.
The voice was a bit sparse, because there were not even a few officials.
"Thank you for your hard work, gentlemen." Mi Huang got off his horse, looked at the tattered city wall, and said with emotion: "Isn't it easy to be an official here?"
Qi Shun and others looked at each other, How should they answer this?
Shao Xun chuckled and got off his horse.
The army kept moving forward, heading towards Yiyang County.
The Kingdom's central army originally numbered 3,300, but in the past few months it has been replenished to 3,600. There are also 3,000 auxiliary troops following behind with the baggage convoy.
Six hundred people from the Silver Spear Army and 200 cavalry from the teaching team also came.
In addition to the 3,000 soldiers from the upper and lower armies of the Royal Army assigned to them, the total number of troops dispatched this time is more than 10,000. This may be the last battle before the official reorganization of the Royal Army.
"Yiyang is not small. The county magistrate doesn't even want six hundred stones." Shao Xun looked at the small piece of land reclaimed by the city outside the county seat and said with a smile.
Guochao counties are divided into three levels: county magistrates, chiefs, and prime ministers. The eighth level is equivalent to Shao Xun's current lieutenant Sima.
The county magistrates rank six hundred stones, the seventh rank.
The county magistrates ordered Qianshi, the sixth rank, which was equivalent to the general in the palace that Shao Xun would soon serve as and the generals of the royal army.
It is unscientific to regard county magistrates as petty officials.
The famous Zhonglang General who protected the Huns, Chang Shi, was no more than the magistrate of Zhongxian County.
The powerful ministers in the shogunate and the consorts of the princesses are no more than magistrates of large counties.
Being able to abandon the county magistrate and run away is enough to illustrate the intensity of the war here.
According to Concubine Pei's cheat sheet, there are more than 3,000 households in Yiyang County's original household register, and they are the standard seventh-grade, 600-stone county magistrates - all households with more than 1,000 households in the county are called magistrates. If the county is less than a thousand households, if the county happens to be a prefecture or county government, then a county magistrate with more than 500 households can be called a county magistrate.
There are three thousand households in the household registration, and the actual number may have more than doubled. However, after experiencing the Zhang Fang disaster, it would be good for the actual population of Yiyang County to be one or two thousand households.
"A long-term official of a hundred miles is indispensable for being close to the people." Mi Huang shook his head and said: "I will report to the court and appoint a new order. You can wait for more than a month." The candidate is actually Already, Huangmen Shilang Pan Tao introduced his younger brother Pan Si as the county magistrate. Military Chief Cao Fu had no objection. Mi Huang also agreed and informed Sikong. The following is the process. Wang Yan is not stuck, and he can take office in a month at most.
Shao Xun calculated silently.
The county magistrate has it.
The "Shangzuo" in the county must have also been divided up, and it has nothing to do with him, such as the prime minister, Wei, and Fanglue officials - the county prime minister Qishun was already there.
Among them, the Cheng and Wei of small and medium-sized counties are both ninth-grade officials.
Fanglue officials are not officials and are ranked below the prime ministers and lieutenants. However, the county magistrate has no power to appoint his own officials and is also among the superiors.
In addition to the superior officers, there are also "subordinate officials".
Official officials are divided into three categories: "Gangji", "Menxia" and "Zhucao". There are still dozens of them.
These are not officials, but what people at the time commonly called "county officials". Most of them were reserved for local powerful people - in theory, all official positions in the county are a kind of corvee, without wages. , Work for nothing. As for whether it is really for nothing, it depends on your ability.
All subordinate officials are appointed by the county magistrate. This is the key.
Shao Xun is interested in two positions: the chief officer of the thief Cao, the chief officer of the thief Cao, and the chief officer of the soldier cao.
As the name suggests, thieves are captured.
Every one of the fort masters in this group can't get rid of the hat of "thief".
Because they will rob passing merchants, rob people who have not joined Wubao, and even other Wubao.
Bing Cao was in charge of "the soldiers conquered and lost".
In previous battles in Luoyang, who sent a large number of county soldiers? In fact, the small officials and soldiers in the county went to the countryside to collect the meat, and then sent it to the Luoyang meat grinder for consumption.
Bing Cao is a familiar person, has friendship with local powerful people, and is well-fed. He often lures bankers and tribes away in batches. Therefore, this position cannot be filled by ordinary people, and one must have a strong social network.
But the ecology of Yiyang County has completely changed.
Many of the owners of Wubao were even small officials in the county. When they saw how serious the war was, they gave up their jobs and returned to their hometowns to gather villagers to farm for self-protection.
Shao Xun does not need them to help recruit troops at all, because he has soldiers...
"Lieutenant..." Shao Xun came behind Mi Huang and reminded in a low voice.
"Don't worry, even if the county magistrate doesn't come, we will first arrange for you to catch thieves and soldiers." Mi Huang turned to look at Shao Xun, hesitated again and asked, "Silver Spear Army and Zhang Fang After fighting, many people in Luoyang know it. Wouldn’t it be bad if he suddenly disappeared?”
"If we can't afford it, we'll be disbanded." Shao Xun said carelessly: "It's common for troops to be disbanded these days."
Mi Huang was amused by his shamelessness and asked again: "What do you plan to do? Which Wubao should be attacked? "
"If you don't attack Wubao, attack the bandits' stronghold." Shao Xun said: "The bandits have few people and are not as strong as Wubao. Find a few bandits with water and fields. Pick it, occupy it yourself, and then recruit refugees to colonize it."
Mi Huang nodded.
Refugees are not a problem. There are now many refugees from Bingzhou around Luoyang, and the number continues to increase.
"But you have to help me convince those Wubao owners, otherwise I'm afraid it will be difficult to raise money and food." Mi Huang said seriously.
"Okay." Shao Xun agreed directly.
You help me and I will help you. This is normal.
Besides, it’s not that the owners of Wubao refused to pay for the money and food. In fact, they paid it and were even willing to send troops.
The problem is proportion. Mi Huang wants more, so this needs to be discussed.
As for the refugees Shao Xun himself recruited, they mainly raised the Silver Spear Army.
The Silver Spear soldiers are part-time workers and part-farmers.
In addition, each soldier has five households of refugees who provide financial and food support to minimize the time the Silver Spear Army soldiers spend doing farm work and increase the frequency of training.
Considering that the most expensive weapons and armor have been solved, this system can be maintained, provided there is an official protective umbrella.
To put it bluntly, this is his backup plan in extreme situations. Once the situation changes, he will instantly control the entire Yiyang County and recruit 600 well-trained silver gun soldiers, plus a large number of militia composed of refugees.
To a certain extent, this is an enhanced version of the beggar army, a force that belongs to him alone.
Before that, he could continue to poach the Jin Dynasty and use his status as a general in the palace to obtain high-quality weapons and armor that are difficult to obtain by the real refugee army.
In short, Mr. Sikong asked me to continue to be a thug and not let me go out. I accept it, but don't blame me for preparing a backup plan.
Furthermore, these days, there are more relatives of officials and generals building forts outside and entertaining guests. I am not the first, nor the last, so do whatever you like.
After Mi Huang and Shao Xun entered the county government, they immediately called the county magistrate Qishun to carefully inquire about the local situation.
There is not much time, and it will take a lot of effort to pull out the army, so we must fight quickly.
(End of this chapter)