Chapter 912: The Old and the New
In the early years of the Han Dynasty, at the turn of the winter and spring of 201 AD, the whole Han Dynasty was destined to be difficult to be calm, the two most powerful princes in the world, Liu Yi and Cao Cao, were fighting in the land of Yanzhou in Hanzhong, the two sides invested more than one million troops, it was the largest battle since the Han Dynasty, but on the occasion of the New Year, the whole battlefield still appeared a moment of calm, and the status of the Spring Festival at the end of the Han Dynasty was not as good as the Mid-Autumn Festival, but it was also an extremely important festival in the year.
In this short period of calm, the movement of Yandi attracted the attention of the whole world, on Chinese New Year's Eve, Liu Huan, the son of King Yan, hosted a banquet for the meritorious ministers of the Western Regions Mission and envoys from foreign countries in the largest hall of the Beiping Prefecture Capital, and the whole banquet was carefully planned to be a beautiful and extremely lively and wonderful event, and the artists from all over the world with unique skills had extremely outstanding performances in it, which amazed the foreign envoys, and the grace and calm demeanor of the prince of the world were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. There was no sign of a big battle on Liu Huan's face all night, and the confidence expressed in his words for King Yan was as solid as a rock, as if the battle had been won!
Wait until dawn, a group of people under the leadership of the prince into the palace to see Queen Fu, Liu Huan's performance is more humble and courteous, the envoys of the countries are more respectful, Fu Hou to everyone to comfort a little, but also to the hard work of the king of Yan greatly appreciated, said that the emperor's uncle is loyal to the country, for the prosperity of the Han Dynasty to fight in all directions, and face the south of the wish, this battle of the king of Yan out of the division of the great victory can be a chance of victory!
On the one hand, there is a sea of blood in the mountains of corpses, on the other hand, there is a song and dance to promote peace and prosperity, although there are also officials in the court who do not think about the prince's move, but more are quite excited about this grand event, the Han has not had such a lively scene for many years, although when the king of Yan set out on the expedition, it was the prince Liu Huan who was in charge of the overall situation, but such a major event must have come from his instructions, and the fashion of the war can be distracted by this, and it seems that this battle will be as invincible as the previous past!
In the past two years, Lang Sheng has spared no effort in the cultivation of his eldest son Liu Huan, and this time he will go out to Qingyan to pay all the things of Yandi, Xi Zhicai, Chen Qun, Zhong Xuan and others are dedicated to assisting, it can be said that at this time in Yandi Prefectures, Liu Huan is the actual supreme ruler, Lang Sheng gave the prince great power, it can also be said to be a test for him, Liu Yi is not afraid of making mistakes in employing people, sometimes the experience of mistakes is more impressive, and the same is true for the eldest son, of course, Liu Huan's actions will also be passed on to Liu Yi's hands in time, Taking the opportunity of the New Year to publicize the prestige of the Han Dynasty and the prosperity of Yandi, and to increase the belief that the people will win and the subordination of the people of the rest of the states to the Han is Liu Yi's greatest purpose.
However, Liu Yi only gave the general direction, and Liu Huan had to organize and decide how to do it himself, judging from the reaction of Beiping alone, this event was still extremely successful, including Cai Yong, Yang Biao, Liu Yu, and a cadre of old ministers including Liu Yu, as well as Xi Zhicai Chen Qun and other henchmen of the King of Yan showed a lot of appreciation for the prince, the same banquet form was not only staged in Beiping, but also the prince of the counties and counties also made the local officials and the people happy, and said that it would be like this for a long time.
Now Yandi has six states, with a population of 10 million, and local political affairs can be described as extremely complicated. But Liu Huan is very happy about this, who doesn't like to drink and have fun with beautiful people when he is young? But the prince of the world is in the same vein as the king of Yan when he goes out on the expedition, almost every day is the first to arrive in the state capital, and the last one to leave here, those long and tired local political affairs he can sit in the hall and look at it is not only a day not the slightest tiredness but energetic, this move has undoubtedly won the unanimous favor of most officials, for many years to do so, without a certain perseverance and perseverance is absolutely unable to persevere, that is, the king of Yan is so diligent every few days to rest.
I have to say that the growth of age in the past two years and the words and deeds of his father, the son of the world is really mature, he has a lot of his own opinions on the political and military affairs and personnel arrangements in various parts of Yandi, among which there are many innovations, of course, acting cautiously has become Liu Huan's style, and the strictness of the law and kindness have also become the biggest impression of many officials on the son, just as the second son is highly respected by the soldiers in the army, Liu Huan has established his own image in the officialdom. And after getting married and having children, he is more relaxed and stable in his life!
The way to rejuvenate the country lies in the Ming government to strengthen the army, and these two are employing people, Liu Huan always remembers his father's words, at this time there is already a group of young Junyan beside him to give advice, like Yang Xiu, Liu Ming, Huang Shen is one of the best, and the descendants of those important ministers under the command of King Yan have faintly taken the son as the core, it can be said that Liu Huan has initially established his own team, and the power he can control is still expanding over time.
These are the appearance of Yandi Mingli, and there have been a lot of transfers in secret, the most important of which is the southern transportation of the Fangshan branch of the Flying Tiger Army, in the past two years under Liu Yi's will, the enthusiasm of the battle on the island country is not inferior to the dispute at the end of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Rong's support of the Baimu family has become the most powerful force, in order to express their loyalty, batches of strong slaves were continuously sent to the Han, in various fields to play their light and heat, to contribute to the construction of Yandi, Or rather, adding flesh and blood. But under the order of King Yan a year ago, the scale of slave transportation must be controlled for the time being, from thousands per year at the beginning to nearly 40,000 last year, Liu Yi also has to consider the importance of sustainable development, and he must not kill chickens and eggs, and the current battle situation He also needs the Flying Tiger Army to use it with all its strength on the battlefield.
Zhang Rong did not hesitate to express his obedience and immediately began to arrange for the fleet to sail to Xuzhou in batches to meet the branch of Ganning, at this time on the island, he can be said to be the role of the emperor, the slave trade has made many people more than red, you don't see the popularity of those female slaves of the Japanese country has not decreased, in the eyes of everyone, Zhang Rong's position is simply sitting on the top of the golden mountain! But obviously he himself never thinks so, he joined the Flying Tiger Army to fight, these good things in the eyes of others are in Zhang Rong's opinion, but who is willing to do it, but the military order of King Yan cannot be disobeyed, and getting the military order this time is undoubtedly a long drought for him!
The transformation of the Flying Tiger Army ships has never stopped, and more than 100 warships have been put into use in the past two years, although the soldiers of the Fangshan branch have not received much actual combat training, and there may be a gap in combat power compared with the Xuzhou Branch, but if it comes to the skill of maneuvering the ship, it will be victorious, and the route between the island and the Han Dynasty is already familiar with the Flying Tiger Army at this time, and Zhang Rong is also very careful to let the soldiers feel more experience of actually crossing the ocean. From time to time, he will let him land to help the Baimu family fight, and the soldiers will not see blood for many years, it is like a good knife will rust if they are not used for many days, and he always believes that King Yan will never let him engage in this business all the time.
In the battle of Jizhou, Liu Yi and Ganning's Flying Tiger Army as a surprise cross-sea landing attack on Jigu, played a vital role in the final victory, starting from Fangshan to landing on the coast of Jizhou, Xingba took a total of half a month, which was already unimaginable speed at that time, and now with the improvement of the quality of ships and the increasing sailing experience of the soldiers, the same route Zhang Rong led the army to arrive in only nine days, even if it goes to the coast of Xuzhou will not exceed 20 days, after the two armies meet, The strength in Gan Ning's hands will be even stronger, with 50,000 soldiers and more than 1,000 ships of all kinds, and his existence is the greatest guarantee for blocking the Yangtze River waterway.
The Xiongnu and Wuhuan on the border of the Han Dynasty will no longer pose a threat to the territory at this time, and Xianbei has become more cautious after seeing Liu Yi's strength and the strength of the Yan army.
Before making a decision, listen to the opinions of many parties, no matter how small, and once the plan is determined, it will be unswervingly implemented, this is the consistent way of Liu Yi in this world, Pang Tong proposed in the letter that the three armies of Flying Tiger, Long Xiang and Agni were needed to deal with Liu Bei's move in Yangzhou, since Liu Yi accepted Feng Xiao's proposal, he should try to enhance the strength in Gan Ning's hands to make it more comfortable to use the army, the old fourth battalion of the Yan army is still in front of the Dragon Xiang Tiger Guard, and the previous time it was not used out of prudence, At this time, the strategy was adjusted, and Liu Yi naturally wanted to use good steel on the blade!
The second battalion of the White Tiger Xuanwu does not have the huge structure of the eight main forces, and the soldiers of each battalion are between ten thousand and five, which is also within the tolerance range of the Flying Tiger Navy. Liu Bei's Yangzhou and Sun Ce's Jiaozhou are all within the range of the Flying Tiger Navy's voyage, and Liu Yi will let them know that it is not enough to pay attention to the gains and losses of the Yangtze River moat, and the Yan army has the ability to concentrate its forces on any point of the coastline for landing operations, so that it cannot be guarded.
And at the place of Zhao Yuntun on the border of Qingzhou, Li Tieniu's Vermilion Bird Battalion had arrived as early as the New Year, Yanzhou Chenliu Fengqiu was a fortified city, relying on the military equipment battalion alone in the siege force Shanghai is slightly weak, the Vermilion Bird Battalion, a siege force, is indispensable, and the improved giant sky-bombing cannon will also test its power in this battle! At the same time, Xu Huang's Longxiang Army, Ju Yi's Agni Army was also extremely concealed after a little rectification, passing through Donghai County to move closer to Xiapi, although the Qingzhou Battle was damaged, but after the rectification, the two armies combined also had nearly 100,000 troops, plus the White Tiger Xuanwu Second Battalion and the Flying Tiger Army, the strength in the hands of Ganning Pang Tong against Liu Bei Yangzhou Army at least did not fall behind!
In less than three days after the turn, Liu Yi, Zhao Yun, and Gan Ning had actions at the same time, and the attack of the Cao army on the city in Hanzhong was officially launched.