Chapter 455: People coming
There have never been many people on the road from south to north of Luoyang, but this time there were many people.
The governor of the Wancheng shogunate, Yangdan, led a total of five thousand soldiers northward.
This number is the result of negotiation.
Theoretically, these soldiers are the Zhuangke tribe of the wealthy families in the three counties of Nanyang, Shunyang and Xinye. At this time, they are farming in the fields and busy with their own household affairs. But after the master gave the order, they were still recruited.
This family sent out five hundred men, and that family sent out three hundred men. Finally, they gathered about five thousand soldiers and horses, packed their equipment, pulled the cart, and headed north.
It can be seen that these soldiers are a bit wild.
When passing by, disturbing people is very common.
This was not intentional by Yang Dan. In fact, he strictly enforced military discipline and killed some people, but it did not have a very effective deterrent effect, because people are all lucky, and Yang Dan also It's impossible to behead everyone, why not select a few unlucky ones to show their heads to the public in the end?
Of course, there is a big difference between subjective restraint and no restraint.
However, under the threat of beheading, this force arrived in Guangchengze in a generally honest manner. After pulling in a batch of supplies, they escorted Empress Hui Yang's family north to Luoyang.
This is not what Shao Xun meant, it was obviously Yang Xianrong who made his own decision.
In mid-June, the army arrived outside Jingu Garden, adjacent to the completed Zhongwu Army, and practiced together.
The Zhongwu Army has recovered to more than three thousand people.
Like Yang Dan's troops, they are both farmers and soldiers, that is, they farm in peacetime, train in their spare time, and go out in war.
The cost of such soldiers is very low. The only expense is the food expenditure during off-farm training, and there is also the one-time expenditure of weapons.
Correspondingly, you can’t expect much combat effectiveness from this kind of troops.
In the Shaw military and political group, most of them are such troops. The only advantage is that they do not need to be raised.
Compared with the troops under Yang Dan who had experienced more than ten battles, the newly formed Zhongwu Army was an honest child.
They are mainly composed of Siwu Baoding in Gancheng. Although they have been requisitioned several times, they really have no war experience. Most of the time they are just farmers who farm the land honestly.
They were actually not happy to be recruited into the Zhongwu Army as soldiers. After all, this army had no money or food.
After getting along for several days, fights continued between the two sides. Most of them were Nanyang soldiers bullying Yiyang soldiers of Zhongwu Army. It was not until Yang Dan sent people to arrest more than ten "fighting activists" that it came to an end. .
What really brought the situation under control was the arrival of Shao Xun on the fifth day of June.
He arrived outside Jingu Garden with six thousand soldiers from the Right Battalion of Silver Spears.
More than 2,000 soldiers from Buildings 11 to 14 have been on the battlefield more than once, and have also fought in the very intense Battle of Jamati. When they stood in front of the Nanyang soldiers, fully armed, the atmosphere was filled with excitement. There was harmony all of a sudden.
"Thank you Peng Zu for your hard work." Shao Xun looked away from the carriage driving into Jingu Garden and said, "How is the situation in the south?"
"Du Tao actually can't make it happen." Yang Dan Said: "The soldiers and horses of Jing, Wan and Xiang will be suppressed. The thieves are weak on the left and right, and they are bound to be defeated."
Shao Xun smiled and was too lazy to correct his exaggeration.
Liang Fen is the governor of Wancheng. He will not work too hard to quell the Jingxiang rebellion. They are just partial troops.
In the final analysis, this battle has to be fought by the local soldiers and horses of Jingxiang.
However, their strength was greatly lost in the Wang Ru Rebellion. There were not many Jingzhi troops left, and they now relied entirely on the private soldiers of wealthy families and barbarian troops.
The wealthy private soldiers are okay, but the barbarians are a bit perfunctory. Just like the beads on an abacus, they move when you pluck them.
Just like this, the chaos in Jingzhou does not know when it will be settled.
Shao Xun was worried that if things continued like this, the emperor would mobilize Xuchang and Jianye soldiers and horses to suppress them again.
You must know that Wang Dun was stationed in Jiangzhou, watching with eager eyes, and had a strong subjective will to conquer the west.
As for Shao Xun, he was actually unwilling to send troops to fight in the Yangtze River Basin, because he did not want to be like Shi Le in history, who led 90,000 cavalry and half of them died of illness in Jiangxia and Shouchun.
It is true that Shi Le was unlucky that time. The epidemic spread quite badly. Normally, there would not be so many deaths from the disease. But how can I put it, the environment in the Jianghan area today is not as good as that of later generations. It was not until the Southern Song Dynasty that this place was truly developed.
There are countless swamps, rivers, and lakes. Winter may be better, but heavy rains in summer cause disasters. It is really difficult for northern soldiers to adapt, and non-combat attrition is very serious.
It was still winter in Shile, and half of the people died of illness, but they didn’t know what the disease was. Could it be that they drank raw water? Overall schistosomiasis? This is difficult to know.
Even if he was ordered to go south to quell the rebellion, he would not do it himself, let alone send elite troops there. It would be a big deal to send out 10,000 to 20,000 field troops.
He didn't want to be distracted by things in the south.
We have tried our best to deal with the Xiongnu, but the Xiongnu did not use all our strength to deal with him. Don't think about what is there and what is not. It is a fluke that we can find a way to recapture Wancheng.
"Is Nanyang still stable?" Shao Xun asked again. A trace of cruelty appeared on Yang Dan's face, and he whispered: "Ming Gong, Liang Fen has recruited reduced soldiers and expanded his troops. The number has reached 20,000, and the situation is difficult to control."
"Twenty thousand soldiers?" Shao Xun asked calmly.
"Shi Bing." Yang Dan said: "He divided the land for the Guanxi refugees, and he also divided the land for the garrison army that Duke Ming was interested in, right under Wancheng City. Nanyang Kingdom Some land was also taken away and given to the refugees from Guanzhong. There were also the Di and Qiang Hu people who were very brave and did not care about farming, but they only followed Liang Fen's orders." >
"Tianshui Yan Ding and others were Liang Fen's minions, who led the army and became arrogant for a while."
"Hearing that the war in Guanzhong was going on, many scholars, powerful people and even Hu leaders gathered in public Liang Fen is determined to become the leader of Wancheng, and he will not hesitate to offend the local wealthy families." "Even Nanyang Kingdom has been disturbed?" Shao Xun was a little dissatisfied.
Yang Dan looked around, struggled for a while, took out a letter from his arms, and reluctantly handed it to Shao Xun.
Shao Xun took it, looked at the seal first, and then opened it. He found that it was actually written by Princess Liu of Nanyang, and immediately glared at Yang Dan.
Yang Dan is really incredible. He stared at Shao Xun with wide eyes to express his dissatisfaction.
Shao Xun smiled and didn't care about him.
Some gentry children have not yet turned around and think they are very powerful. In the eyes of people like Yang Dan, Shao Xun probably made his fortune by clinging to their family, and he didn't know what to say.
After Shao Xun read it, he put the letter away and asked: "How do you think the situation in Nanyang should be handled?"
"Ming Gong may go to the imperial court, please take the lead. The army went south to wipe out Du Tao's thieves. When they passed by, they captured Liang Fen and killed the Guanxi thieves. I think the nobles in the counties are quite willing to send troops to respond to Ming Gong. Yang Dan licked his lips and suggested.
Shao Xun sneered and said: "Peng Zu, fighting and killing won't accomplish anything. You have been leading troops for many years. If you can't learn this, just go home as soon as possible."
Yang Dan had a fierce look in his eyes. After a moment, he slowly lowered his head and said, "Ming Gong said it is right."
Liu Ling looked at him with a smile and removed his hand from the handle of the knife. .
To deal with this kind of self-esteemed, cruel and cruel family member, don't play any conspiracy with him, and just talk to him directly in a way that he can understand, the effect will be better.
Yang Dan is a ferocious beast, and currently only Shao Xun can subdue him.
After these few years of fighting and fighting, Shunyang Prefect Yang Man may not be able to completely control this person.
"When entering Luo this time, you camp outside Xin'an City. There are deep ditches and high fortresses. Don't fight in vain." Shao Xun said: "Just keep an eye on Wang Mi. Don't let him rush out and disturb my way back. "
"No." Yang Dan, who lowered his head once, lost his temper and replied in a low voice.
Shao Xun was too lazy to say anything more, and after a few words of military discipline, he left.
He originally wanted Yang Dan to lead his army to the north city of Heyang to have a chance encounter with the Huns. Now it seems that this force needs to be reorganized. Let him play with Wang Mi first and see the high-intensity war in the North. Stop thinking that winning the battle in Jingxiang Nanyang will mean he can continue to win the battle in Henan and Hebei.
To put it bluntly, Wang Miluo led his army out of the city to fight Yang Dan in the field, and the outcome was still uncertain.
They fought a lot of battles!
After the meeting, Shao Xun hesitated for a moment and then returned to Jinguyuan.
Nearly a hundred families from Guangchengze were settled in the garden. They were controlled by Yang Xianrong. They selected some houses in Jingu Garden that were not completely ruined and settled down temporarily.
These people were specially requested by Shao Xun. They have rich experience in growing pasture and raising livestock, and can teach others in Luoyang and promote technology.
Yes, Shao Xun plans to speed up the pace of horse breeding.
But he didn’t want to graze, that would be too inefficient. He planned to adopt an intensive agricultural production method, that is, by planting pasture on the best farmland to harvest more fodder for the horses.
The people in the Central Plains do not have the habit of treating grass as a serious crop. He is now going to break their inherent knowledge and let them know that grass can be grown like grain and managed in the field like corn. , production can be increased through various means, which is more efficient than simple grazing and takes up less land.
These people who have rich experience in growing pasture are a very valuable resource.
They know how to match the types of grass to plant, know how to manage the fields, know how to select and retain seeds, know how to feed livestock for the best effect, and know how to maintain the soil fertility after harvesting the grass...
< br>This is the result of long-term accumulation.
Without the persistence of the past few years, these professional talents would not exist.
The woman who brought all this was standing in the pavilion at the moment, looking at him with a sneer, with an expression as if her lungs were exploding.
Shao Xun lowered his head slightly.
He forced himself to recall every moment he had spent with Yang Xianrong in the past few years, thinking about her as much as possible, then raised his head, showing an expression that was mixed with guilt, love and longing, and walked over with a smile.
(End of this chapter)