Chapter 711 Departure
After the Spring Festival in February, supplies began to be transferred from various places and gathered at various docks.
As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first. As the name suggests, because food and supplies are transported slowly, they must be dispatched before the army, otherwise it may be too late.
So, Shao Xun has not moved yet. He is still handling official duties in Bianliang and meeting various people to prepare for the war.
Liaoxi County Duke Duan Ji Lujuan died last winter.
His eldest son was named Duan Yongzhong by Shao Xun and successfully succeeded to the throne, but many people internally were dissatisfied. Murong Xianbei in western Liaoning heard about it and sent troops to plunder and obtain a large number of people, cattle, sheep, and goods.
Youzhou urgently sent troops to Tuyin County, where they were defeated by Murong Xianbei.
Murong released the Youzhou prisoners and returned to western Liaoning. He was obviously worried, but he also declared his strength and his prestige in Youzhou was unparalleled.
Shao Xun carefully looked through the Murong family's background and judged that the regime had not yet undergone complete changes and had a strong tribal style, so he was relieved.
The basis for judgment?
It's actually very simple. A few years ago, Murong Xian had a brother named Tuyuhun. Because the horses were grazing too close to each other, the horses got into a fight. Murongxuan was very angry and scolded Tuyuhun.
Tuyu was so angry that he directly asked his tribe, who was willing to move westward with him and leave Liaodong? Eventually, 1,700 households were willing to follow him.
When Murong Xin saw that his brother was leaving, he regretted it and wanted to save it.
Tuyuhun directly said that he would never see him again in this life, and ran away in anger, heading west along the grassland outside the Great Wall, crossing the grasslands of Yuwenshi and Tuobashi, to Yinshan Mountain, and then went south to Helong and settled in Qinghai area.
Tuyuhun had mediocre talents, and his greatest contribution to the tribe in his life was probably that he had more than sixty sons. It is hard to imagine how many children he had given birth to. I am afraid that he would not have been there for Cao Pi whenever he had time...
"Murong has a thief's heart, but no thief's courage, that's all." Shao Xun patted the official letter and said: "I will protect the Liaoxi County Duke in Youzhou. If you are on a business trip, You Tong will not have to do it. . ”
Yang Yu, the governor of the office, immediately drafted the official document himself.
"As for Yuwen Xianbei's looting of Shanggu, don't act rashly for the time being, just take strict precautions." Shao Xun said again: "I'd like to ask Tuoba Xianbei again if he would like to borrow a way."
< br>Jingchan, the governor of the Record Office, also began to write official documents.
But he was not very optimistic. Last year, the Tiefu family, which was attached to the Xiongnu, attacked Bayulu in Hexi and suffered a disastrous defeat.
With this battle, Tuoba Yulu had accumulated a lot of prestige and gained a firm foothold.
The Tuoba clan is currently in an overall neutral position. There are some frictions with the Xiongnu in the west, and they are raiding Changshan, Zhongshan and even parts of Youzhou in the direction of Daijun in the east. It may not be Tuoba Yulu's order, it may be the local guard general or Fang Bo who made his own decision. After all, the Tuoba clan is also relatively loose.
The reason why the Tuoba clan is neutral is not that they have no ambition, but that the internal political situation does not allow it. To be honest, if Tiefu Xiongnu had not taken the initiative to provoke last year, the war might not have started.
For the Tuoba clan, calming down, slowly rectifying the internal situation, and uniting people's hearts are more important than anything else. They need time now.
"Issue an order to the generals of the towns in Jizhou to meet at Yecheng." Shao Xun issued another order.
"Ming Gong, when will you come?" Yang Yu asked.
"I will go north to Yecheng at the end of February or early March -" Shao Xun said: "Let them arrive before March 15th. Those who fail to arrive will be dismissed from their posts. No mercy."
"Follow your orders." Yang Yu started drafting orders with his pen flying.
"Lu Zidao leads Liang Guotai." Shao Xun finally gave the order: "Lu, Wang, and Yu will be in charge of the rear affairs together, with Chen Yougen, Yang Chen, and Pei Miao assisting."
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Liang Gong gradually became busy.
Cao Cao in the palace had the most things to do. He had to prepare the carriages, horses, ceremonial guards and other materials for the trip, and then handed them over to Yang Qin, the military governor, and took them to Yecheng together.
The men under him were busy, but Shao Xun was happy to be at ease.
On February 20th, he climbed to the Linjiang Tower, the highest point in the Huangnu Palace, overlooking the spectacular scenery.
The severe cold of winter has subsided, replaced by the breath of spring.
The wheat seedlings are starting to grow again, which is great! Shao Xun, who was holding the tea cup, was very happy and felt satisfied.
By May, these wheat will become nutrients for the war machine, which is very critical.
"Why don't you take me north?" Yang Xianrong walked to Shao Xun, his expression not very good.
"The child is still young, can you bear it?" Shao Xun pulled Yang Xianrong over, and the two of them sat in front of the window, looking at the sunset outside.
Yang Xianrong was unmoved and said: "The child will have its own wet nurse to take care of it."
"You-" Shao Xun glanced at her in surprise.
Yang Xianrong looked at him with an expression like "The child is an accident".
Shao Xun suddenly laughed.
Sometimes, he feels that among so many women, Yang Xianrong has the more modern girlfriend vibe.
It’s just that she was born in the Western Jin Dynasty and was PUA by the times. She did not have the requirement to only allow men to have her as a woman. Although she really wanted to do this, even if she was jealous or petty, she would not Dare to blatantly say such treacherous words as monogamy (including concubines).
Their child was an accident. Although Yang Xianrong cherished her, in her mind, the child seemed not as important as the man.
"What should I take you to do?" Shao Xun said helplessly.
"There is a lot of wasteland in Hebei. I have people open manors and pastures." Yang Xianrong said matter-of-factly: "Among all your women, which one can manage as well as I do? Not even Princess Xiangcheng can do it."
Shao Xun's heart moved and asked: "How many people do you have?"
"It's easy to send two thousand people. You don't need to take care of it, and I won't take care of it. Just stay with me," Yang Xianrong said.
"Nonsense!" Shao Xun said, "You can go if you want, I don't have time to accompany you."
Yang Xianrong looked at him for a long time, smiled, and said: "Okay."
Xuan added: "I will send people to drive thousands of mules and horses, 10,000 cattle, and 100,000 sheep over there. You can find a piece of idle land that no one is cultivating, and I will have people go there to graze and fatten. Maybe you won't be able to beat them in the middle." Food."
Shao Xun was a little surprised. This is the family fortune of a small tribe with a population of thousands.
Yang Xianrong has been operating intensive pastures in Guangchengze, Luoyang and Bianliang - growing grass and raising livestock - for so many years, his family has almost reached the level of a small handsome man from the tribe.
Of course, her assets can be compared to those of the chieftain, not to mention the handsome man of the tribe.
These livestock are not all hers. "You——actually bribed me." Shao Xun had already surrendered.
These livestock can produce milk when grazing, which can be made into cheese and sent to the front line. It is fully nutritious and very hungry, and it is also light and easy to transport. If this is not possible, just let the livestock follow the troops, halfway. Find a pasture to raise them and they will continue to produce milk products.
Not to mention the meat.
So many livestock, equivalent to the calories of hundreds of thousands of grains, can also grow their own legs and can travel through difficult mountain roads.
At the end of last year, he discussed with his staff to exchange grain, cloth, salt, tools, daily necessities, etc. from herdsmen for livestock to improve logistical supplies.
After all, the Bingzhou mountainous area is too painful. The Hu people’s logistics methods can be used as an effective supplement, and the loss on the road is small - it doesn’t matter even if the livestock loses weight. In sparsely populated places, grass is everywhere. Put these Grass is converted into energy, commonly known as "fattening".
The Tang army went on an expedition of thousands of miles and even crossed the Tianshan Mountains, and there were a large number of livestock accompanying the army.
The "three hundred thousand" Khitan soldiers fought from the northeast to Xinjiang, and it took more than half a year to graze and fight.
This approach has merit.
So far, the shogunate has collected a lot of livestock, but they are a little thin after a winter. They are already raising them and are preparing to drive them to various designated places in Hebei for grazing.
"Okay, since you have provided so many livestock, then come with me to Yecheng." Shao Xun took a long breath and said.
"If you attack Murong, Yuwen, Tuoba, or even attack the Xiongnu in a roundabout way in the future, relying on horse-drawn carriages to transport food is sheer wishful thinking." Yang Xianrong said happily: "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty transported food thousands of miles and made the household registration of the whole country Cut it in half and almost destroy the country. General, you don’t want to--"
"Stop!" Shao Xun always felt that this was a strong sense of deja vu, and it sounded strange, so he quickly interrupted her next words. .
"Are you going to take the Liu family and the Cui family to Hebei?"
"Well, they are all useful." Shao Xun said.
Liu Yena, Liu Xiaohe and Cui will go to Hebei with him.
Yang Xianrong is your own money to buy tickets.
"On the first day of March, when you go north, take your servants with you. When you go to Yecheng, you will live in Tongque Santai. Be safe and don't hit Cui." Shao Xun said.
Yang Xianrong pinched him hard, and his face suddenly turned ugly again.
Shao Xun looked at her calmly and said, "I'm not interested in Ms. Cui, but she is useful."
Yang Xianrong was stunned for a moment, and finally acquiesced.
If she doesn’t fight, someone will.
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On the last day of February, the pro-army troops had loaded almost all the things that needed to be packed onto carriages, and even the first batch of bulky things had been sent to Wenshijin and shipped to Fangtou.
Shao Xun took Yu Wenjun to Yuri Pavilion to visit his parents.
"Have arrangements been made for those left behind?" After lunch, his father Shao Xiu asked.
Mother Liu was always worried about the inconvenience of his life on the road and gave her instructions. However, men have different ways of thinking. Shao Xiu’s first consideration was whether there would be chaos in the rear.
"Most of Chen Liu's soldiers were stationary, and Chen Yougen was in charge. Puyang's soldiers were close at hand, but not all of them were dispatched. Ding Zhuang of Chen and Liang counties had been trained for a long time, and they could recruit tens of thousands of people in times of crisis. The power of a battle." Shao Xun said: "With these people here, the monsters will not dare to move."
In fact, Luonan, Dongping, and Gaoping soldiers also stayed behind.
Heijin Youying, which has been newly organized and trained for several months, is also in Bianliang.
Luonan and Xiangcheng Dingzhuang also fought several battles, with tens of thousands of people at their fingertips.
There are also garrison troops in Kaocheng and other places, and there are world troops in Xuchang.
Overall, the number of troops left behind is still considerable.
Moreover, he will definitely be based in Yecheng in the early stage, which is only more than 200 miles away from Bianliang. If something happens, we can rush back in four or five days with no big problem.
“Where is the Silver Spear Army?” Shao Xiu asked.
Shao Xun thought for a moment and said, "That's all, I'll let Yinqian Zhongying stay."
Hearing what his son said, Shao Xiu nodded and said no more. This time it was really enough.
On the way back to Guanfeng Hall, Yu Wenjun held Shao Xun's hand, he was worried and hesitated to speak.
Shao Xun also felt a little guilty and said: "After Pingyang is conquered, I will take you to Liu Cong's palace to stay for a few days."
After hearing this, Yu Wenjun felt better, and then Bai He glanced at Shao Xun and said, "You are so complacent even before the war begins."
Shao Xun automatically ignored her words and was shocked by Yu Wenjun's flirtatious charm just now.
Once upon a time, Wenjun was still a young girl who was ignorant and loved to act coquettishly. But now she is twenty-three years old and has given birth to two children. She is becoming more and more mature as a woman.
She is getting more and more beautiful, Shao Xun admired in his heart.
"In the first month of the first month, Liu Cong was still moving tribes, fortress residents, food, livestock, and property to the pass. This is called the way to death." Shao Xun said with a smile: "It would be great if we could capture him alive."
"Well, my husband will definitely win." Yu Wenjun tightened his hold on Shao Xun's arm and said, "I know, I am the mistress and I have to stay in the rear. Ye Na told me some tricks and even killed her at the beginning. The sword of the unruly disciple was given to me..."
"Oh? When did you become so good?"
"She is actually straightforward and easy to get along with."
< br>"Have you learned it?"
The two of them were talking and walking, laughing non-stop.
On the first day of March in the third year of Shengui (319), Shao Xun led his own army, the second left and right battalions of Yinqiang, the Luoyan Army, the Xianbei Duanmobo Department of 4,000 cavalry, and 20,000 men and strong men recruited in Henan People, totaling nearly 40,000 cavalry, headed north to Yecheng.
This is the general reserve team, which will be deployed in Yecheng, Anyang, and Dangyin in the future. This shows that Shao Xun is more optimistic about making breakthroughs in the direction of Hebei, and is least optimistic about making breakthroughs in the direction of Wuguan and Hongnong.
But the battlefield situation is changing rapidly, who can say for sure?
(End of this chapter)