Three Kingdoms

Li Dian has been in Hanzhong for a while. Although he is still following his steps in the general direction, and has arranged for the construction of related experimental fields, it seems that everything is proceeding in an orderly manner, but he always feels that There seems to be something wrong somewhere.

   Until news came that Zhang Zhang was attacked by villagers who were grabbing water.

   Li Dian was furious, and just before he was about to send his troops, he paused for a moment and fell silent for a while, then sat down again and re-examined the whole process.

  Zhang Zhang is undoubtedly a good county magistrate, which was basically confirmed after Li Dian met Zhang Zhang. Because he was born with a bachelor's degree in agriculture, many of Zhang Zhang's propositions are relatively close to agricultural development. Although this may be slightly insufficient, it is not a bad thing for Hanzhong at present.

There is still a lot of land in Hanzhong, and many areas are waiting for development. The county magistrate who attaches great importance to agricultural development is obviously a good county magistrate, and because he has the experience of a bachelor's degree in agriculture, Zhang Zhang will not forcefully launch some so-called political achievements. , but start with the most basic small-scale water conservancy construction, which consumes little, but can see the effect.

  So, from an overall point of view, although Zhang Zhang may not have thought through in some aspects, but in the water grabbing incident, there should be nothing wrong, at least not a big one. So since Zhang Zhang didn't make any big mistakes, the people in the two villages were the ones who were wrong in this incident?

   This was also Li Dian's initial thought. It is wrong to hurt someone. But when Li Dian was about to send troops to arrest those villagers who were fighting and grabbing water, his rationality sounded the alarm.

  『Come on! ’ Li Dian sat behind the table, his face sinking like water, ‘Send a few people to the surrounding areas of Xi County and the two villages that grab water to investigate and see if there is any abnormality, report back quickly! 』

  Li Dian decided not to send troops immediately.

The habit of sending troops was developed in Yinshan. After all, in Yinshan, if the Southern Huns made troubles, they would naturally need to send troops to suppress them. But now in Hanzhong, the surrounding Hu people are not Southern Huns, but Di people. There is a small portion of mediocrity.

Mediocrity, although the spread is very ancient, but it has basically been Sinicized, only retaining some customary customs, the rest are basically similar to the Han people, the land is relatively small, and the population is thin, so overall It's basically nothing, even if there is a real difference, it can't make much trouble.

  Di people, in comparison, are much more than mediocre people, and their minds are relatively impure. It’s just that the Di people had just been cleaned up in the last stage, and Li Diancai met several Di people kings in Nanzheng, and opened a test field. Logically speaking, the Di people were not so eager. It wasn’t long before Zhang Liao left. , when Li Dian also put on a friendly face, he arbitrarily sabotaged...

   Unless it is an internal conflict among the Di Renwangs, for killing people with a knife or something.

   Li Dian re-examined the entire process of the incident.

  Xi County is near Xicheng.

  Shangyong three places, from west to east, Xicheng, Shangyong, Fangling.

I won’t mention Fangling, because that place is regarded as the junction with Cao Jun, and basically all the people who can run away have run away, and the remaining population is small, even in Fangling. Therefore, whether it was during Liu Yan's period, or when Zhang Lu was in power, or at present, the investment in the Fangling area is not large. In addition to agriculture, there are also some post stations that are basically used for transshipment. , there are no other key industries.

  Xicheng and Shangyong will be better, the total population and prosperity are much higher than Fangling.

   Li Dian was also wary of Shen Shi. Because he had heard Zhang Liao say before that there were many contacts between Zhang Ze of Nanzheng and the Shen family of Shangyong, but at that time it was Zhang Ze who was picking the lead, and Shen family was vague and then Zhang Ze saw that it was impossible. Sometimes it jumps back immediately...

However, since the Shen family has reversed, of course it is impossible for Li Dian to say that he will turn his face immediately, so he sent Zhang Zhang to Xi County to prepare for Zhang Zhang to accumulate some popularity, which will affect Xicheng, and then slowly invade To the Shangyong area.

  If Li Dian was more reckless and sent troops directly, it would be easy. However, it is not a good way to go directly to the door to arrest Shen, let alone the best solution to solve the existing conflicts in Hanzhong Shangyong. It's like some people in later generations objected to simplicity and rudeness, claiming that work should be meticulous and practical, and then when problems arise, they don't think about how to solve the problem, but only think about how to solve the person who caused the problem.

In the Shangyong area of ​​Hanzhong, there are people who are close to the hussars, and there are also many who are neutral on the sidelines. There are also some who are obedient on the surface like the Shen family, and they are obedient and disobedient. with hatred...

   Is it possible to arrest and kill everyone except the friendly people?

   What's more, Xi County is in Xicheng, not Shangyong.

  If we really want to investigate, we must first identify the people in Xicheng, and then we can say whether Shangyong's Shen family has contacted Xicheng. It's just that what Li Dian learned now is that two villages were fighting for water, and then Zhang Zhang was hit on the head by a villager during the mediation process, and fell into a coma.

  Li Dian stood up and walked slowly in the hall.

  The guards outside the hall wore shining armor, reflecting brilliance under the sunlight. Perhaps because they noticed Li Dian's behavior, the guard cast a little probing gaze, then quickly retracted it, and straightened his back a little more.

  The wooden boards under his feet made creaking sounds, somewhat disturbing Li Dian's thoughts, but after wandering around for two times, Li Dian suddenly thought of a problem, one that he hadn't considered before.

  He is not in Yinshan now.

   But in Hanzhong.

   This is not nonsense, but a whole role change.

  The **** determines the thinking and also determines the strategy.

   Li Dian was in charge of military training when he was in Yinshan. His subordinates were veterans training recruits and elites training rookies. Although people’s livelihood and government affairs were not completely absent, everything was for military needs. What about here in Hanzhong?

  The people of Hanzhong, including the villages under Xi County where the accident happened, are they considered veterans or recruits, elites or rookies?

In Yinshan, when Li Dian gave an order, the whole army marched in unison. If the order was not in place, it would be very obvious, as if a piece was suddenly missing in the neatly arranged queue. But in the land of Hanzhong, the order issued , Can it reach the common people? Even if the notice reaches the people, will those people obey it like a soldier obeying a military order?

   The answer, obviously.

  Li Dian stood in front of the hall. Although he looked at everything in front of him with a calm expression, his heart was constantly hovering. Every grain of sand in the pan of loose sand felt that his own opinion was the most important.

And the most critical point is that soldiers will adapt and adjust their behavior and habits according to the teachings, while the common people often hate teaching, or simple instructions similar to military orders, and choose to follow the way that the common people feel comfortable with. action…

  For example, the water grab this time.

   You can't do it according to Yinshan's habits. If you easily mobilize troops, you will lose.

   Pawns are a last resort and should not be used all the time...

  So, plan will come out?

  …\(^o^)/~…

  Wuling area.

  Huang Gai, together with Zhu Huan, slaughtered almost all the cottages about ten miles away on both sides of the river.

   Later, many Wuling barbarians abandoned the stronghold and retreated to the mountains without waiting for Huang Gai, Zhu Huan and others to come.

Perhaps this can be called a kind of victory, but in fact, both Huang Gai and Zhu Huan knew that this was just defeating some barbarians on the surface of Wuling Man, and it cannot be said that the battle situation has been stable, or I mean it's a big win.

Facing Huang Gai's dominance, Zhu Huan, as a junior, was unable to compete with Huang Gai no matter in terms of age, military experience, or position and power, and could only obey orders. After a long time of doubts and puzzles, he gradually guessed Huang Gai's intentions, so when implementing the plan, he gradually no longer felt any awkwardness, and it was relatively smooth.

  This feeling is like the combination of Huang Gai and Zhu Huan before... Uh, the cooperation still needs some adjustments to proceed smoothly, but now you don't need to hold your hands...

"pity. ’Huang Gai let out a low sigh.

   Zhu Huan knew what Huang Gai was sighing about.

  The Jiangdong water army is sharp.

  It is indeed very sharp, but as soon as it leaves the boat, the Jiangdong navy starts to change from sharp to big.

Because the cottages near the river have been cleared, and if you want to attack the barbarians, you must invade the deeper mountainous areas. In such mountainous areas, the combat power of Jiangdong soldiers is somewhat reduced, and this The discount is great.

  Zhu Huan was also a little embarrassed, and didn't know how to respond.

  Comfort Huang Gai? Governor Huang, can you do it? Don't be discouraged, don't give up, Mengmeng stands up?

this…

  Even if it doesn't matter what it sounds like, just because of Zhu Huan's position, he is not qualified to say comforting words to Huang Gai.

   So save those comforting words and just say we do it again?

that…

  It also takes physical strength to do this, ahem, is it good to consume troops?

Attacking along the river, the Jiangdong soldiers have a very big advantage. They are not afraid of the tyranny of the barbarians, and they don't have to worry about their retreat being copied. They can advance, attack, retreat or defend. The initiative is in their hands. Entering the mountain, that is, entering the barbarian's home field, the pawns damaged are often several times more than the consumption of attacking the cottage near the river!

And because of the Jiangdong military system, the real combat effectiveness is the private army headquarters, followed by the local county soldiers, and the general mercenaries below are simply not working hard, and they will follow when the wind is upwind. Barbarians are fast.

   Indeed, if the headwind is defeated, those who can't run against the barbarians will not have to run next time.

  Comfort is not enough, nor is taking the initiative to ask for a fight. Zhu Huan can only keep his mouth shut, and then stand aside with a little embarrassment.

  When Zhu Huan was slightly embarrassed, Huang Gai was worried about Zhou Yu.

  In fact, Zhu Huan only understood the superficial things, but did not consider the deep-seated problems.

   After all, Zhu Huan is only a middle-level general, even if he was promoted by Sun Quan, he has not yet reached the same height as Huang Gai.

  What Huang Gai considered was not only the battle in front of him, nor the safety of the river, but the future of Jiangdong. Huang Gai knew very well that there were actually many hidden dangers in his implementation of such a strategy, but the biggest hidden danger in Jiangdong was not these Wuling barbarians, but Zhou Yu.

  No matter how many Wuling barbarians gather, as long as they leave their homeland and want to enter the hinterland of Yangzhou, they will wait for death, depending on whether they die at the third watch or the fifth watch. Because Wuling barbarians do not have any military logistics, even if they are looting places, as long as they get stuck a little bit and fail to obtain enough supplies in a certain area, the defeat of these barbarians is inevitable.

   It was like the Yellow Turban Rebellion. It was turbulent at first, but it was over as time went on.

  So if the Wuling Man really broke out, Huang Gai didn't care at all, and even thought that if Jiangdong was still free, the sooner this hidden danger could be cut off, the better.

  But Zhou Yu's hidden danger is very troublesome...

  Life is impermanent, and the large intestine includes the small intestine. As for which one is the large intestine and which is the small intestine during birth, old age, sickness and death, it is only meaningful to the living. To the dead, it is actually the same.

  But Jiangdong is such a mess, only Zhou Yu’s stomach can cover it, and once Zhou Yu dies, it is very likely that it will not be able to cover it...

   Then there was a crash.

  Lu Su?

  Lu Su is very good in all aspects, the only shortcoming is that he has no military achievements.

  Why did Sun Ce go smoothly after Sun Jian died, but when Sun Quan succeeded Sun Ce, he was dissatisfied with this or that? It's not because Sun Ce has military merits, at least Sun Ce has the merits of leading the battle and achieving actual results, while Sun Quan has nothing.

  This is also the reason why Sun Quan has been anxiously holding a hundred thousand chips, sitting on the poker table and begging for stud. After all, Sun Quan thought that if he won once, he would be able to double directly, but the reality was that either no one would bet against him, or he would be beaten black and blue.

  Everyone knows that the child of the Sun family wants to stud when he comes up, so who would easily bet against him? Either they are also fools, or they are sure that they have cards in their hands, and once the opponent really has cards, Sun Quan will definitely suffer.

   If you want to be in the top position, you have to work hard.

  If you want to fight, you must have soldiers.

  If you want soldiers, you must have something that soldiers are willing to follow, and military merit is undoubtedly the most shining evidence. Who would want to follow a general who is doomed to lose?

   Therefore, Lu Su can only become a temporary governor at most. Once this happens, it will inevitably lead to fights among the fake governors and deputy governors, and even Huang Gai may not be able to escape it! Just because Huang Gai doesn't want to fight, doesn't mean others don't want to fight. When Huang Gai doesn't want to fight, he will lie down and be stepped on by others!

   This is the biggest hidden danger in Jiangdong!

Once Zhou Yu dies, at least five years, maybe ten or eight years, Jiangdong will fall into a situation where civil and military affairs are scattered. A piece of shit?

   Time does not wait for me!

   This may be Zhou Yu's last strategic plan.

  Since it is a strategic plan, of course there are phased goals. It would be great if the final goal could be achieved.

  Jiangdong plus Sichuan and Shu, upstream plus downstream, like a long snake array! The Yangtze River is also a natural danger. As long as the Jiangdong navy is undefeated for a day, the world will be divided into two! At that time, you can advance, attack, retreat, and defend. There will be a granary, a population, and a favorable location. After a few years of operation, Jiangdong's natural strength will rise!

  The second-level goal is to compete with Cao Cao, and then Jiangdong will look for opportunities to gain. It's just that if you can't get Sichuan and Shu, even if you have Jingzhou Nanjun, it may not be able to guarantee the stability of Jiangdong...

   After all, only Jiangdong Yangzhou area is the support, which is too thin.

   And the short-term goal is to make a military achievement first...

   This military achievement naturally fell on Wuling Man.

Just clearing both sides of the river, it is basically the same as what Jiangdong generals did before. There must be more dazzling results, more heads, blood, and bones, in order to make Jiangdong implement the plan. It was Zhou Yu who couldn't hold on halfway, but he was still stable enough!

   Taking a step back, the more aggressive and suppressed the mountainous Vietnamese barbarians are now, if there is any change, the mountainous Vietnamese barbarians will be weaker, and Jiangdong will naturally be more secure.

  『Fight again. 』

  Huang Gai said slowly.

  Zhu Huan was taken aback for a moment. If you want to continue, it means going deep into the mountains, and once you go deep into the mountains, the casualties will be difficult to control. Zhu Huan's eyes flickered slightly, and he couldn't help feeling a little bit suspicious, wondering if Huang Gai had received some secret orders, or...

  According to Jiangdong's previous habits, the task can be regarded as completed. Because it is impossible for the Jiangdong army to go into the mountains and wipe out all the barbarian villages, generally when this level is reached, the Jiangdong army will retreat. So these savages would cry and cry, and with hatred for Jiangdong, they would come out of the mountain again, like leeks, and grow again.

This is because the productivity of the Vietnamese barbarians in the mountains is very low, and they do not have enough farming technology, so they need a larger area and more products of nature to survive, and those shelters in the mountains can provide temporary concealment, but they cannot last long. Time provided the food needed for the survival of the Vietnamese barbarians in the mountains, so they could only continue to return to the areas they were familiar with after the war, build dilapidated homes again, and then wait for the next war.

Just when Zhu Huan was still thinking about what words to use in response to Huang Gai, perhaps Zhu Huan's performance during this period of time was not bad, or maybe there was a tacit understanding after the initial friction. Once there was no cold order, but a slow explanation, "There is no need to enter the mountain to fight to the death, but to draw it out to fight..."