Chapter 880: Exists in name only
And under the leadership of this young man, they actually succeeded in getting it, which can make everyone relaxed. This is unexpected, because where along the way?
Now it is just right for everyone to move forward, happy in their hearts, and it feels more and more pleasing to the eye when they look at it. The emperor sent him to his side, which also meant a little appreciation and emphasis on cultivation.
Although it was arranged according to the emperor's wishes, he never deliberately took care of someone, but first of all, it was customary to serve as his own personal guard.
In a short period of time, he stood out and became the leader of his team in the previous battle.
This time I rushed to Jinling City to help, and the road was not far. But because of the hilly terrain, the march was really difficult. still has a few cadets from the military academy, and the purpose is naturally to sharpen these people.
Originally, I had the attitude of trying, because people always grow up in grinding, and I know that I have grown up like this. Now giving these people a chance is the best promotion for them, but I didn't expect it to be really successful.
Because of the matter of collecting ships, even if someone was sent out to contact in advance, the team was still delayed for nearly an hour nearby. But now that there are boats going down the water, the way is naturally much faster than the land route.
It really takes no effort to sharpen knives.
In fact, of course, there is another way to rush to Jinling City, but now it is naturally a little unrealistic. That is, if everyone has a fast horse, they can naturally reach it quickly.
Since the fifth dynasty of Zhu Wen and the Tang Dynasty, it has not been able to unify the whole country. The princes of the various feudal towns were divided and independent, and everyone was extremely concerned about this strategic material and horses, and the circulation was prohibited.
The Tang Kingdom is located outside the border, and it is difficult to get good horses outside the country, so it is tantamount to making it even more difficult to find horses in the Yangwu and Tang Kingdoms.
Of course, since the development of the Tang Dynasty, including in the west and even in the surrounding areas, the Tang army has been constantly attacking cities and conquering cities, forcibly seizing, and less than 100 horses have been looted in the Tang Dynasty. This is even more stressful for people who are already short of horses.
Horses are a rarity in inland feudal towns, and the best places in the country to produce good horses naturally come from outside the country. Now the establishment of the Liao State by the Khitan in the north not only exerted great pressure on the Central Plains, but also severely controlled the outflow of horses.
And the Tang State was able to rank first in the southern towns in terms of military strength because it was an ally with the Liao State. Most of the horses in Chu today come from the descendants of Ma Chu's horses, as well as some horses left behind after the Tang army invaded Chu.
Horses are extremely difficult to domesticate, especially in the interior and in the hills. The pasture in Chudi originally had one near Shaozhou and one near Yongzhou. The pastures near Yongzhou have been occupied by He Xiaoyao He Guo, and Guo Jing is planning to seize the horse farm in Shaozhou.
The Shaozhou ranch was heavily guarded, and the Shaozhou Thorn Shi Pansong was defeated this time, and he led his people to flee to the vicinity of the ranch. Guo Jing rushed to the aid of Hengzhou City, although he sent people to harass him, but he did not go to attack it in person, because Guo Jing felt that the time had not come.
Therefore, horses, especially as strategic materials, are forbidden meat in Chudi, where can they openly appear in the hands of the public. Although Guo Jing has this idea, he can only think about it.
Although Guo Jing is a little arrogant and domineering in Chudi, he just takes a fancy to Zhou Xingfeng being attacked from all sides, and he can't calm down to encircle and suppress himself, so the biggest task at present is to continue to grow himself.
At the beginning, he bought off the barbarians and appointed himself as the king of Xiangxi, after all, Zhou Xingfeng, the actual ruler of Chudi, had no choice but to admit it. Although Guo Jing gathered some forces around him, he still mainly fought guerrilla warfare in the territory of Chu, and even if he had horses, he did not dare to take them out and wander around.
Nowadays, although there are leading warlords in the feudal towns of the Central Plains, there must be various large and small forces. There was also a delicate balance between the feudal towns and these forces. Because occupying territory in private, and being opposed to the public and the feudal town, are completely two different concepts.
Today's Chu is relatively special, not only with the rise of the major barbarian tribes in western Chu, but also because after the decline of the Ma family, there is no warlord in Chu who can truly lead the group again. In the opinion of Emperor Liu Jixing, in the near future, Chu will be reduced to the annexation of other feudal towns.
Guo Jing has been in Chu for a long time, and he is even more convinced and recognized by Emperor Liu Jixing's vision. Now that the emperor's layout is not complete, and the pressure given by Zhou Xingfeng of Chu Di has not reached the maximum, Guo Jing will not push himself to the front of the stage too early.
When Chu was in the hands of Ma Yin, it seemed to be a complete feudal town, but after it was in the hands of Ma Yin's disciples, the Chu Western barbarians were first separated, and then completely disrupted by a side pickaxe of the Tang State.
Now in the hands of Zhou Xingfeng, it sounds good that he is a feudal town recognized by the Central Plains, and what he says is unpleasant is just a joint feudal town.
Also occupying self-reliance in Chu, several huge Tusi regimes were formed in western Chu, and even the Central Plains regime was a little helpless. As the de facto ruler of Chu, Zhou Xingfeng's nominal management existed in name only.
Because several barbarian families led by the Peng family and the Tian family have all received support from the Central Plains or the Tang Kingdom, it can be said that they have nothing to do with Zhou Xingfeng. Although these barbarians seem simple, any of them are existences that can turn the clouds and rain.
is Hengzhou City, Zhang Wenbiao, although he is Zhou Xingfeng's brother, he is actually in charge of the vast area of southern Chu. On the surface, he is attached to Zhou Xingfeng's flag, firstly, Zhang Wenbiao is not bold, and secondly, he is in the cracks, and one day when Zhou Xingfeng is there, he does not dare to take the initiative to separate.
Guo Jing understands that in fact, Zhou Xingfeng himself is also a little helpless, and the actual situation in Chu Di is here. If you want to unify the entire territory of Chudi, or develop outward, Chudi is really attacked on all sides.
Whether it is for the sake of the superficial face of the feudal town, or for the sake of generosity and full belief in Zhang Wenbiao, Zhou Xingfeng has to admit to the outside world, saying that Zhang Wenbiao is a warlord under his command.
And Guo Jing is just a character who has taken advantage of loopholes, and Guo Jing himself understands this deeply. Because he knew that Zhou Xingfeng was waiting, waiting for someone who could unify the Central Plains, and then stick to Chu Land himself, and sell the family at a good price when the time came.
This is the reason why Guo Jing is unscrupulous, he remembers what Emperor Liu Jixing said to him. Zhou Xingfeng is not afraid, but learns to protect himself in Chudi, that is the greatest success. Now Guo Jing obviously understands this meaning more and more, and naturally throws himself to the five bodies that the emperor admires.
And even with today's achievements, Guo Jing still has no smugness. Not to mention what the current situation is, if there is no support and decision-making of Emperor Liu Jixing, not to mention being exterminated by Zhou Xingfeng, it is the barbarian clan of Chuxi, which is enough for Guo Jing to drink a pot.