Updated: 2013-10-07

Luoyang, although Zhao Xun and others live in Luoyang, they have always been concerned about the situation in this land of Hanzhong and the eastern part of Yangzhou. The latest free chapters of the book can be found here. Whether it is Hanzhong or the eastern part of Yangzhou, it is related to the overall situation of the military arrangements of the Zhao army and the overall planning of the Zhao army. Therefore, for the situation in the two places, Zhao Xun and others are waiting for the intelligence of the secret guard system every day, so that they can make corresponding arrangements.

"The situation in Xuzhou has been stabilized, and in more than two months, the legacy caused by natural disasters has been completely resolved, and there are no problems in Xuzhou. In addition, after Xuzhou made a move to move south, the Qi army in the north of Yangzhou did not continue to move south to participate in the siege of the Jieyi army, and the greatest pressure on the Jieyi army has been eliminated. As for the rest, it is up to the Jieyi Army to solve it themselves, and we cannot directly contact the Jieyi Army until we have eliminated the threat of the Qi Army's navy. Liu Wenqi reported to Zhao Xun in a deep voice the information on Xuzhou after he sorted it out.

Zhao Xun nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "As long as the main force of the Qi army can be contained, especially the border army of the Qi army in the north of Yangzhou, the Jieyi army will not be in much danger in the short term." As for contacting it, then it is necessary to solve the Qi Navy first. Come to think of it, it won't be long before this Qi Navy will become a bright spot in the embellishment of our Zhao Army's navy. ”

For the Jieyi Army, now they can no longer provide greater help, in addition to opening up the connection between the two sides, they can only rely on the Jieyi Army's own ability. However, judging from the current development trend and strength of the Jieyi Army, it is by no means easy for the Qi Army to completely solve them.

After thinking about it, Zhao Xun asked in a deep voice: "Then what is the King of Luoyang doing now?" Didn't he 'press' to the southeast, this Jiangxia Mansion is under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou, occupied by the Qi army, the time is not short, and now is the time for his Luo army to expand its strength and influence. ”

Situ Liang on the side said with a smile: "The King of Luoyang wants to act, but it seems that he is still skeptical about his strength, so he doesn't dare to make a move easily." ”

Zhao Xun shook his head and said: "Could it be that this King of Luoyang was defeated in the past, and he didn't even have the 'spirit' of hard work in his heart?" ”

Situ Liang said with a smile: "The strength of the Qi army is strong, although many of the Qi army are now 'pumped' and transferred to Jiangzhou to encircle and suppress the 'chaotic' army, but in the west of Jiangzhou and the west of Yangzhou, there are large armies. The overall strength of the King of Luoyang is far worse than that of the Qi army, and it is inevitable that he has scruples in his heart. At the end of the day, he doesn't believe in us. He was worried that the Jieyi army and our army in Jiaozhou would stop expanding when he attacked Jiangxia Mansion and let the Qi army 'engage' fight with him. At the same time, he is also worried that we will attack Jingzhou. ”

Zhao Xun sneered: "What time is it now, he still has a lot of scruples." The more this is the case, the easier it is to lose opportunities. Many times, it is because there are too many scruples and too many thoughts that countless opportunities pass by. However, the more he thinks about it, although he can't get out, but it's good to have a stable place, but unfortunately, his position is not just stable. Forget it, since he has too many scruples, he doesn't need to pay attention to it. By the way, is there any news from Hanzhong? ”

Liu Wenqi said in a deep voice: "There is news, the latest news from the Shadow Guard, our army has occupied the northern, central, and central and western regions of Hanzhong. Xicheng County has been occupied and stabilized by our army, and the king of Hanzhong once sent an envoy to get Yang Shumi's deputy envoy to 'hand' back Xicheng County, but Yang refused. In addition, according to Yizhou intelligence, Situ Che, the king of Shu, sent another 30,000 reinforcements north to support the Hanzhong battlefield. ”

Zhao Xun said coldly: "This king of Hanzhong is really a thief, and he still wants to take things from us. He didn't want to think about what the Han army had become now, he still had the 'fine' strength to mix with the affairs of Hanzhong, didn't he worry that his strength would lose too much and make Jingzhou become Situ Hao's world? ”

Liu Wenqi said with a smile: "This point, when the King of Hanzhong sent an envoy, Lord Yang had already pointed it out. Come to think of it, it is also because of this that Situ Fei, the king of Hanzhong, did not continue to entangle the problem of Xicheng County. At this moment, the king of Hanzhong should have made preparations to return to Jingzhou. The loss of Hanzhong has become a foregone conclusion, as long as Situ Fei is not stupid, he should understand that his current foundation is Jingzhou, not Hanzhong, which has been lost. ”

"Also, if we are not bad, it will not be long before the king of Hanzhong will send someone to negotiate with us about continuing to trade in armor and equipment. Especially after noticing the current situation of Luo Jun, the king of Hanzhong will definitely not be reconciled. ”

"Trade armor?" Zhao Xun smiled faintly and said, "Trade is okay, we are constantly fighting, but we have captured a lot of materials." It's a good idea to sell these things that we don't need, as long as they don't pose a powerful threat to us, and then make them hostile to themselves. It even gives them the courage to take action against other princes. However, in re-trade, there must be money to buy and sell, not to give away for nothing. ”

Situ nodded and said: "Indeed, in the past, the armor and equipment were given to the Han army for free, because we needed them to fight to the death with the Shu army and consume each other's strength." But now, we don't need to. We need them to buy with money, and in order to expand their power, the kings of Hanzhong and Luoyang will increase the exploitation of the people of Jingzhou. In this way, it will also be conducive to our attack and takeover of Jingzhou in the future. ”

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Since then, after Tian 'Yu' sent an envoy to Xicheng County to return and informed Situ Fei, the king of Hanzhong, of what Yang Wangqing said casually, Situ Fei did not rush to seize Xicheng County, nor did he seek Hanzhong again, but immediately sent people to investigate the situation in Jingzhou.

Originally, Jingzhou had Situ Fei's general, even if he did not dominate the sovereignty of Jingzhou, but he still had half of Jingzhou's territory and power. In Jingzhou, Situ Fei left 30,000 soldiers, in addition to assisting the King of Luoyang in defending Jingzhou, but also to prevent the complete loss of his rights in Jingzhou. He knew very well that although the civil officials in the western prefectures and counties of Jingzhou were all his people, it was almost impossible to keep these powers if they did not have military power. In the 'chaotic' world, if there are soldiers, there are grass kings, without soldiers and horses, no matter how great the power is, what is the use?

When Situ Fei led the army to the land of Hanzhong to resist the Shu army, the connection between Situ Fei and Jingzhou was still very close. In addition, the government under the rule of the Han army in all parts of Jingzhou would report the situation in Jingzhou to him every few days. It's just that as the battle between the Han army and the Shu army became more and more 'intense', and as the Han army retreated, where could Situ Fei still care about the situation in Jingzhou. is his secret guard system in Jingzhou, and he will not pay attention to the intelligence in many cases. After all, most of the information reported by these secret guard systems is some uncertain information.

However, when Tian 'Yu' returned from Xicheng County and brought back the news that the Luo army had already supported more than 100,000 troops and more than 80,000 'elite' soldiers, Situ Fei was immediately shocked. With 80,000 soldiers, plus local garrisons and other soldiers and horses, the Luo army now has nearly 150,000 troops. At this moment, the total number of troops in his Situ Fei's hands is less than 80,000, and the 'elite' elite soldiers are less than 50,000. In the battle with the Shu army, the Han army lost more than 50,000 soldiers.

Situ Fei, who was taken aback, couldn't believe it, and immediately summoned the officials in charge of intelligence affairs, and after questioning, he confirmed the true 'nature' of what Tian 'Yu' said. In addition, the situation was even more serious, because among the soldiers of Luo, the 80,000 soldiers were equipped with armor and equipment purchased from the Zhao army.

With most of these armor and equipment originally belonged to him and the king of Luoyang, but with the loss of the land of Yongzhou in the north and the wear and tear in the past few years, the soldiers have rarely replaced the armor equipment in time, and even some standard weapons cannot be matched. Of course, this is not to say that the Luo army and the Han army are poor and cannot be deployed, but that they do not have enough craftsmen in their hands to build the materials they need in time. You must know that in the past, Zhao Jun improved the status of craftsmen, and more than sixty percent of the craftsmen in the world made a living in Zhao State, and most of them were incorporated into the name of the government. It was when he Situ Fei and the King of Luoyang discovered that their armor and equipment were difficult to build in time and needed to be purchased from Zhao Jun, that they suddenly discovered that Zhao Jun's seemingly inconspicuous system had now brought such a big impact.

When he learned of this information, Situ Fei was naturally furious and almost didn't execute the cronies and officials under his command who were in charge of intelligence. But the defense of the cronies and officials left Situ Fei speechless. It's not that this cronie official didn't report to him, but he reported it many times, and Situ Fei didn't care, and during the death battle with the Shu army, he was directly asked not to report other news when there was no matter of life and death, so as not to affect the war between Shu and Han.

In order to 'figure out' the current situation in Jingzhou, after Tian 'Yu' returned, Situ Fei immediately ordered someone to return to Jingzhou to re-investigate the most detailed situation in Jingzhou in order to make a judgment.

Seven days passed, and the cronies sent to investigate handed over the information to Situ Fei. Situ Fei has his own men and horses in Jingzhou, and he has his own secret guard system, so it is naturally no problem to investigate intelligence. The reason why he sent someone to investigate in person was also to see the current situation in Jingzhou with his own eyes and contact the secret hand he arranged in Jingzhou.

Seeing the situation of the investigation, Situ Fei's face immediately turned blue. Soon after, Situ Fei summoned a few important ministers under his command to discuss important military matters.

"This king has summoned you today to discuss the next path for our Han army. You also know that we lost a battle with the Shu army! Of course, the Shu army can't be considered a winner, they will only lose worse than us. Situ Fei said in a gloomy voice, "Now that our passage to the west back to Hanzhong is occupied by the Zhao army, it is basically impossible to get it back from them." ”

"This king originally planned to continue to negotiate with Zhao Jun, no matter what, he also wanted to obtain certain benefits in the land of Hanzhong in the next time, after all, this land of Hanzhong is also the jurisdiction of my king of Hanzhong. But! Situ Fei's voice changed, and he said coldly, "This king has always paid attention to the land of Hanzhong, but he has neglected Jingzhou. Since we occupied Jingzhou, Jingzhou has always been our foundation, although Hanzhong is nominally important to us, but in terms of interests, Jingzhou is the most important. ”

"This is the information that has just been sent back, what do you think I should do now!" With a cold face, Situ Fei handed over the information in his hand to his important ministers and asked them to watch it separately.

Although Tian 'Yu' and the others didn't know the content of the information, they knew from the ugly face of the king that the situation in Jingzhou must be very bad.

Sure enough, the above content made Wang Hewen, Tian 'Yu', and Wei Ping frown involuntarily. In the land of Jingzhou, the Luo army, which used to have less than 50,000 soldiers, has now expanded by more than 100,000 troops, and there are more than 80,000 soldiers alone. More importantly, in the land of Jingzhou, almost all the people and local powerful clans are dominated by the king of Luoyang, believing that the king of Luoyang is the lord of Jingzhou. Although the king of Luoyang never took the initiative to admit it, nor did he veto the status of the king of Hanzhong in Jingzhou. However, he did not speak for the king of Hanzhong, and often inspected the prefectures and counties of Jingzhou, which originally belonged to the jurisdiction of the Han army, and was also the place of his inspection. As a result, the reputation of the king of Luoyang in Jingzhou increased greatly, and the king of Hanzhong fought in Hanzhong for a long time and was defeated by the Shu army, making Situ Fei's reputation far inferior to that of the king of Luoyang.

These are not the most serious, the most serious thing is that because of the defeat of the Han army in the battle with the Shu army, some Han soldiers in Jingzhou began to flee from the Han army, and instead joined the Luo army recruit, joined the Luo army from the new army, and became a member of the Luo army, and the king of Luoyang never made any instructions on this matter. However, not giving instructions is another kind of instructions. To say that the king of Luoyang does not know these things, it is naturally impossible. But the king of Luoyang ignored it, so naturally he allowed the Han army to be transferred to his command, that is, he already had the intention of absorbing and annexing the Han army.

The marching big Sima Tian 'Yu' didn't want to be hostile to the Zhao army, and when he saw this situation, he hurriedly said: "King, the situation in Jingzhou is very critical, and the king of Luoyang already has the heart to garrison us, so we can't help but take countermeasures immediately." ”

Situ Fei said coldly: "It is because of this that this king will convene you to discuss this matter, how to do it, in order to maximize our interests, so that we can make a better move." There is also this prefecture Taishou, seven county orders, and this king wants them to pay for their betrayal. What Situ Fei said was the seven or eight local civil officials of the Han army who secretly hooked up with the king of Luoyang.

Wang Hewen said in a deep voice: "Great King, we don't know because Xicheng County and Zhao Jun have not negotiated, since the situation in Jingzhou is not good, why don't we ask for Xicheng County anymore, but we need Zhao Jun to provide us with a batch of armor and equipment as compensation, after all, this was also our jurisdiction." In addition, we will continue to trade with them, and in addition to armor and equipment, we will also need war horses. ”

Tian 'Yu' nodded and said, "My lord, the minister thinks what Lord Wang said is very true. Now that most of this land in Hanzhong has been lost, and with the dispatch of the Zhao army, we can no longer gain any benefits, after all, we are on the weakest side. In this case, it is better to give up this place to the Zhao army and the Shu army to fight each other, and we will gain some real benefits, and then return to Jingzhou, recover the Wuling Mansion in the southeast, and restore the prestige of the king. This land of Jingzhou is not only the king of Luoyang, but you are also the lord of Jingzhou. ”

Right Cheng Weiping said in a condensed voice: "It's better to ask Zhao Jun for a batch of war horses and armor equipment this time, we can return to Jingzhou under the banner of a great victory and the banner of alliance with Zhao Jun, and under the surprise of the King of Luoyang, immediately return to the west of Jingzhou and reorganize the counties in the west of Jingzhou." Local officials need to be regrouped, and the remaining armies need to be regrouped. ”

"Yes, the minister suggested that we can completely list the counties in the western part of Jingzhou that belong to us separately and put them under the jurisdiction of the royal government. The prefectures and counties under our rule are subject to the king's military orders, and anyone who does not conform to the king's military orders does not need to be ignored. Of course, on the surface, the leader of Jingzhou is still the king of Luoyang. However, after this battle, we can completely play the reason that our army has suffered serious losses and needs to be reorganized, and reorganize the army and local officials under our army's rule. ”

However, when the king returned to Jingzhou, he still couldn't be hostile to the king of Luoyang, and he couldn't turn his face with the king of Luoyang because of these situations in Jingzhou. The king of Luoyang is now strong and strong, and he has already developed ambitions and has the heart to dominate Jingzhou. In other words, among the officials of the Luo Army, many people have the heart of monopolizing Jingzhou. Therefore, before our strength is insufficient, we cannot officially turn our faces with the Luo army. ”

"In addition, this time we fought with the Shu army and suffered heavy losses, so the responsibility for the defense of Jingzhou is borne by the Luo army, and the Luo army at this moment also has the intention of advancing east to the Qi army to occupy Jiangxia. Therefore, we need to make the Luo army hostile to the Qi army, and make it easier for us to restore our strength. ”

The corners of Situ Fei's mouth twitched, and he said lightly: "Don't worry, this king will not directly confront the Luo army, not now, and not in the future, unless he Luo Jun completely collapses." Otherwise, you can only cheap Zhao Xun in the north or two 'bastards' on both sides of the east and west. Tian 'Yu', you go to Xicheng City again and discuss with the other party about us giving up Xicheng County in exchange for supplies. Wang Hewen, you immediately send someone north to Luoyang to discuss trade with the officials of the Zhao army. ”