Chapter 913: The Magnificent Power of Han (Thirty-Seven)

If there is no money, there is always someone. To ordinary people, these words that came out of He Lanxiong's mouth meant that the family was broken up and people left their homes, and it meant countless blood and corpses. But there was no one present. What's the difference? Population is the cornerstone of a country. Zhengdong Mansion now controls a vast area, but the biggest headache for the top management is that most of the areas, such as Jishi County, Dayan County, Hetao County and just now on the prairie. The conquered Donghu area was all vast and sparsely populated. Among these counties, except Jishi County, which is now the political and economic center of Zhengdong Prefecture, and the situation was relatively good, other places were extremely lacking in population.

Although plundering the enemy's men is violent, it is the simplest and most direct method. While strengthening one's own strength, it also indirectly deprives the enemy of their potential. The impact is extremely far-reaching.

What's more, from the perspective of the generals of the Zhengdong Mansion in this big tent, for plundering these Qin people, in a short period of time, they may hate the Zhengdong Army, but as time goes by, I'm afraid they will be inexplicably grateful. , Although the Qin State is strong, but it is strong in the country, the life of the ordinary people is really not easy. Heavy taxes and strict laws make ordinary people unable to stand upright. If they want to get ahead, the only way out is It is to join the army and go to the battlefield with swords and guns to fight for a chance to stand out, but this also represents the risk of exhaustion. One general's achievements will lead to thousands of bones. A general who successfully fights from the bottom has ten people under his feet. A hundred times or even a thousand times the blood and corpses of colleagues. The Qin court magnified the deeds of these successful people, but consciously ignored those stepping stones.

Don’t you see, in Shannan County, those Qin people who were in panic all day long no longer recognize themselves as Qin people, but only call themselves people from Shannan County, and are they subjects of Zhengdong Mansion?

Three days later, Gongsun Yi's independent cavalry division arrived. The more than 15,000 cavalrymen were immediately divided into several teams and attacked in all directions, deep into the countryside. Their only mission was to rob, rob wealth, and rob people, and then a rope He was tied up and led back to the barracks. In just a few days, nearly 30,000 Qin people were captured in the camp of the Eastern Army.

Zhao Yong's Daijun soldiers became a transport team to escort these Qin people. There were no conditions to negotiate. These Qin people were driven deep into the grassland by Daijun soldiers. They would be sent to the Liaodong Peninsula for resettlement. Liaodong The peninsula has been under the rule of Donghu for many years, and its ethnic composition is complex. Previously, the Han people had a low status, and almost most of them were slaves. This situation is naturally not conducive to the rule of Zhengdong Mansion, but almost all the counties under Zhengdong Mansion are There was a shortage of men. Although Gao Yuan ordered all counties to immigrate there according to a certain proportion, this order was quietly resisted by his subordinates, making this order almost in name only. It also forced Gao Yuan to secretly order He Lanxiong to plunder the population to enrich Liaodong. peninsula.

Tens of thousands of cavalrymen of the Eastern Expeditionary Army were raging in Jiuyuan County. Although Wang Jian in Jiuyuan County had broken his steel teeth, he was unable to do anything. With the troops he had at hand now, let alone go out of the city to fight the Eastern Expeditionary Army, he could only defend the city. , it was also too weak. I don’t know why the Eastern Army did not attack the city, but Wang Jian naturally would not go out of the city to die. He stood at the top of the city every day and watched more and more Qin people being herded like sheep. Marching into the Eastern Army's military camp, and then setting off further afield, there was almost nothing that could be done except curses.

The disastrous defeat of Jiuyuan County and the plundering behavior of the Eastern Expeditionary Army in Jiuyuan County finally alerted Qin Ting. Qin Ting began to intensify its efforts to mobilize reinforcements. Several counties around Jiuyuan County gathered forces to approach Jiuyuan County. After detecting this information, the Zhengdong Army also stopped its looting operations and began to prepare for war.

At this time, the Eastern Expedition Army had gathered nearly 100,000 troops in the direction of Jiuyuan County. Feng Fayong had 20,000 Shannan County troops, Zhao Yong had 30,000 Daijun troops, He Lanxiong had more than 30,000 troops, and Gongsun Yi's independent cavalry of the Northern Group Army The division has more than 15,000 cavalry. From all aspects, the Eastern Expeditionary Army seems to be launching an all-out war against the Qin people in Jiuyuan County.

The Qin court was completely unprepared for this. Lu Chao's sudden advance in Fengcheng, invading Yan's territory, ambushing and annihilating more than 5,000 people from the Naha Division of the Eastern Expedition Army was under the secret order of King Wulie of Qin. , in order to test whether the Eastern Expedition Army still has the strength to fight, not many people in the entire court knew about it, and even the emperor's master Li Ru was kept in the dark. The consequences of this risky and radical strategy were greatly unexpected. King Qin Wulie's accident, Gao Yuan's strong reaction, and tough response immediately put Qin into trouble.

Li Xin gathered hundreds of thousands of troops at Hangu Pass, but opposite him were most of the Zhao army led by Zhao Guo Jing Rufeng. Meng Tian also gathered a large army at the border of Qin and Chu. Although the Chu people had always been quiet, but Where is the war potential of this country? If it mobilizes all its strength, it is not impossible for this country to pull out an army of millions of people. Naturally, Meng Tian does not dare to move. Lu Chao's army and the Qin army are not large in number. , there are only tens of thousands of people, but these tens of thousands are also extremely elite troops of the Qin Army, supplemented by troops recruited from Han. They were involved by the Wei and Zhao coalition forces, and now they are also facing attacks from the Eastern Expeditionary Army. Suddenly, Qin The country unexpectedly had no strong troops that could be dispatched. Faced with this situation, the Qin people issued an emergency mobilization order to recruit soldiers, and at the same time began to discuss how to deal with the current crisis.

Unknowingly, Zhengdong Prefecture, Zhao State, and Wei State formed an alliance to fight against the Qin army. When these three countries concentrated all their forces to fight against the Qin people, the Qin people immediately felt that it was difficult. .If the Chu people saw the flaw and stepped in, the question for the Qin people would not be whether they could unify the Central Plains, but whether the country would be destroyed.

There was a huge quarrel in the court, and finally one opinion took over. They negotiated peace with the Eastern Marching Army, recalled Lu Chao, and punished him for his provocative behavior in exchange for reconciliation with the Eastern Marching Army. Looking at the relatively restrained military operations of the Zhengdong Army in Jiuyuan County, it can be seen that the Zhengdong Army did not want to antagonize the Qin army at this time and break out a war to take advantage of Wei and Zhao.

But this is only one of the possibilities. In the view of the Qin court, Gao Yuan is young and has good face. Gao Yuan, who was invincible in the past, suffered a big loss this time. He is young and energetic and will be eager to retaliate. If not handled properly, it is very likely to cause A battle between the two sides, otherwise Zhengdong Mansion would not have deployed a hundred thousand troops in the direction of Jiuyuan County.

As for how much it will cost to quell the turmoil this time, it depends on the two parties to bargain at the negotiation table. The final result of the discussion is that the country must actively prepare for war to meet unexpected needs. The negotiating team headed by Gao Yuan went to Fengcheng to start negotiations with Gao Yuan to end this sudden disturbance as soon as possible.

In Fengcheng, Lu Chao stood at the top of the city, looking at the flag of the Eastern Conquest Army fluttering in the distance. The high-character flag flying at the highest point, fluttering in the wind with great power, looked particularly dazzling.

Gao Yuan went on a personal expedition, and accompanying him were three other divisions of his direct lineage of the Young Guards. Although their strength was less than 20,000, the combat effectiveness of these 20,000 was far beyond what his current subordinates could match. With the changes in the battle situation coming from the direction of Jiuyuan County, Lu Chao had realized that King Qin Wulie's gamble had completely failed.

But it is impossible for the king to stand up and take responsibility. He must bear the blame for this. Lu Chao does not have much dissatisfaction. He strongly supports this plan. Apart from King Qin Wulie's original dream, Lu Chao's own selfishness , also played a lot of role in it. It could make Gao Yuan unhappy and uncomfortable, which made Lu Chao very energetic.

The news from Xianyang had confirmed his suspicions. Lu Chao felt extremely regretful at the thought of leaving the front line soon and missing a head-on confrontation with Gao Yuan.

"I will come back!" He suddenly stretched out his arm, pointed flatly at the tall flag flying in the distance, and said sternly.

Gongsun Ying, who was beside Lu Chao, looked extremely nervous. Of course he knew that the Qin court had already wanted to punish Lu Chao for provoking Lu Chao without authorization. The Gongsun family was a Korean noble who relied on Lu Chao to survive. If Lu Chao So unlucky, how can the Gongsun family be any better? In the eyes of other people, the Gongsun family is a big piece of fat. In the past, Lu Chao was protecting them, so naturally no one would dare to attack them, but now that Lu Chao has fallen, they can only I'm afraid that if the tree falls and the hozens scatter, Gongsun's family will also suffer the same misfortune.

"General, is there no room for change in this matter? We can spend a large sum of money to bribe the civil and military officials in Xianyang. Don't ignore it, as long as the general can stay here!" Gongsun Yingxiao vocal tract.

Lu Chao glanced at Gongsun Ying, with a touch of ridicule in his eyes. This matter is not a problem that money can solve. If money can solve the problem, can it be called a problem here?

"What are you afraid of?" Lu Chao asked. "Afraid that if I fall, someone will do harm to your Gongsun family?"

Gongsun Ying lowered his head and said nothing.

"Don't worry, I just had a near miss this time. Even if something happens to me, the teacher will not see my relatives in trouble. Don't think so much. Do your things well with your heart, that's the best." Amulet, don't give people a reason to hold on to it," Lu Chao said.

"The general is right."

"This time when I return to Xianyang, I will take my mother and Yan'er with me." Lu Chao said, "The house I bought in Xianyang has been empty for several years, and it's time to welcome back their owners."

Gou Yi trotted all the way to Lu Chao from below and whispered: "General, Fan Shoufu and the others have arrived outside Fengcheng."

Lu Chao nodded: "Let's go and greet Mr. Chief Assistant!"

"But, there are people from Heibingtai accompanying them, and the leader is Tan Feng." Gou Yi's eyes flashed with anger.

"Tan Feng! Is he leading the team?" Lu Chao's eyes showed a look of surprise for the first time, and then he laughed, "It turns out that it was him who escorted me back to Xianyang this time. This is really interesting. Interesting!" "(To be continued)