And it didn't hurt to let Wei Xiaokuan and Wei Chi Hui lose both. In particular, this could greatly weaken the number of Northern Zhou defenders in Lantian.

Judging from the current situation in Chang'an, Yu Wensheng's father and son or Liang Rui, who don't have many soldiers and horses left in the north, should not have the courage to go south to support Yang Jian, and for them, supporting Yang Jian is obviously not a suitable decision.

First, if Yang Jian can successfully escape from Chang'an and go north, then they are out-and-out heroes, and Yang Jian must rely on them whether he is willing or not; Second, if they are far away in the north, whether Li Xinchen or Yu Wenxian, they will not go on an expedition to find trouble with them at this time, so even if Yang Jian does not run out, as long as they can rein in the place, maintain order, and find a suitable side to take refuge in when the time comes, then they will naturally be able to save their lives.

Of course, if their hands are a little darker, it is not impossible to catch Yang Jian as their own vote, after all, Li Yan has done this to Yu Wenyun. These guys are not stupid, and once they realize that something is wrong, they naturally know what to do.

As far as the situation in Chang'an itself is concerned, the soldiers and horses that Yang Jian can mobilize are actually only Wei Xiaokuan and Li Yan's troops on both sides of Chang'an City. Therefore, once you sit back and watch Wei Xiaokuan and Wei Chi Er fight hotly, then you will naturally be able to wait until Li Yan's soldiers and horses are transferred to Lantian.

In other words, let the two Han armies in the northwest and southeast face Li Yan's division after the average score, which is definitely a happy ending.

Because for the Northwest Army, the grain and grass transfer route is long, the number of soldiers and horses is not large, and there is the threat of Tuyuhun behind it, so it is indeed good to be able to reduce the pressure of the enemy in the front. Especially in the previous battle of the Northwest, the Northwest Army had already earned a lot of credits and rewards, which made the generals of the Han Army in the Central Plains look blushing, so everyone can still control it.

Now is the war to destroy the country, and even His Majesty has taken the conquest himself, but it is not the time to grab credit and adventures with friendly forces. Once you succeed, it's okay to say, but once you fail, you won't be able to eat and walk away.

Therefore, Cao Zhong and Han Baohu and others were counting on the fact that the fewer Northern Zhou troops in front of them would be as small as possible, so that they could easily deal with the enemy.

Correspondingly, Xiao Shilian and they don't think so, including Chun Yucen, Lu Guangda and others, everyone is in a hurry to make contributions, if no one has to fight, then what kind of merit is this?

So they are counting on the fact that there will be more enemies in front of them, but it is best not to be an old fox like Liang Shiyan, who can't be killed or caught up, which makes people uncomfortable. The team that has just been redeployed is obviously a good choice.

Maybe it's because everyone knows what they want, so now Pei Zilie and Xiao Shilian have a tacit understanding to maintain the stability of the front and stop attacking.

Of course, they are actually waiting for Li Xinchen.

Li Xinchen didn't dare to attack, and they didn't dare to attack rashly.

"In the past half a month, we have been rectifying troops and horses and hoarding food, as long as Li Yan does not take the initiative to attack, then we will not move," Pei Zilie said in a deep voice, and at the same time said another purpose for them to do this now, "Xia Harvest is important." ”

Wheat is about to ripen, for the north, especially in the northwest Longshang area, wheat is the most important crop, only to ensure the summer harvest, in order to ensure the continuous military food, otherwise Bashu even if it is the country of abundance, it is difficult to supply the northwest army for the war.

This is why Li Xinchen has always emphasized that he must stop before June.

"Yes!" Cao Zhong and Han Baohu hurriedly agreed.

Since the spring ploughing, there has been no opportunity for the army to rest and recuperate, and with the help of the summer harvest, it is just right to reorganize the ranks, so they are happy to see such an order.

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"Stabilize the battle line and ensure the summer harvest." In the somewhat dim cabin, Li Xinchen said in a deep voice.

Dahan didn't come to gamble with Yang Jian on the fortunes of the country, and Li Xinchen didn't need to do that, it was the best policy to fight steadily step by step. Especially now that Yang Jian and Chang'an City are just turtles in the urn, Li Xinchen is not in a hurry.

Especially now that Dahan has to prepare for the battle between him and Yu Wenxian in the future, this shows that it is impossible for Dahan to put all his energy on conquest, at least to enrich his granary first, otherwise the large-scale battle after that will not be able to support it at all.

"Yes." Yang Su and others responded.

And Li Xinchen's gaze swept over: "This means that the army should give local help in a timely manner, at least when the local area lacks manpower, it must send soldiers to cooperate." ”

"No!" Yang Su hurriedly agreed.

"Are all the newly developed farming equipment from the Ministry of Industry ready?"

Wu Ping was confident about this: "It was issued three months ago, and even the farthest places in the northwest should have been transported, and there are accompanying apprentices responsible for teaching how to operate." In addition, the Yuanshuo plough improved for next year's spring ploughing has also been distributed. ”

With the continuation of the war, how to grow more food with fewer people and land has become a problem that many regimes have to consider, under the oppression of this external force, agricultural production technology has developed rapidly, and the population flow between the north and the south has also greatly facilitated the flow of agricultural technology.

It was also during the Northern and Southern Dynasties that important agricultural books such as "Qi Min Yaoshu" were born.

You must know that in ancient times, when travel basically relied on the No. 11 bus, the people between each region, especially the farmers, had almost no possibility of communication, because they were facing the loess all their lives and cultivating their own land, and the county seat was already a very distant place for them, even in modern times, it was a very common sight in some remote areas.

Therefore, the emergence of advanced agricultural production technology and equipment in one place is difficult to spread to other places unless it receives special care from the imperial court.

Li Xinchen still remembers that history textbooks once emphasized the technological flow brought about by population mobility, and he didn't pay much attention to this before, thinking that the compiler was making a big fuss, but he really came to this era, and he realized what it meant.

Therefore, while letting the Ministry of Industry pay close attention to military production, Li Xinchen also did not let go of agricultural production and research and development. Only by feeding the people can the world be stable.

Moreover, the imperial court set an example and promoted farming technology from top to bottom, which showed that the imperial court attached great importance to farming, and it was also able to accelerate the development of farming.

"It's June now, and after the summer harvest, it's the battle of Dingguan." Li Xinchen said with a smile.