Chapter 199: Central Plains Legion
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The deployment of the Qin State has been going on for four months, and it is estimated that 300,000 soldiers will be gathered in Sanchuan County, and 100,000 elites of the Northern Xinjiang Army will be transferred to the junction of Shangjun and Taiyuan County.
Deployment is not something that can be done in a moment, it takes a long time to prepare. According to the information revealed by Zhao Gao, Lu Zhe learned that the troops gathered by the First Emperor in Sanchuan County and the elite allocated from the Northern Xinjiang Army had a name, called the "Central Plains Army".
The process of gathering troops in Sanchuan County is a bit complicated, first the county soldiers of each county in Sanchuan County were reorganized, and then the Liangjiazi were recruited from Guanzhong and Longxi, which was the process of slowly forming an army.
Lu Zhe is most familiar with the formation of this kind of army, he himself was recruited in this way, and he also has a certain understanding of the combat effectiveness of such an army.
When the number of troops was almost 100,000, the Xianyang Center seemed to feel a little insufficient? The First Emperor issued an order again, and the number of Qin troops in Sanchuan County was only 270,000 until half a month ago, and there were 30,000 short of 300,000.
Lu Zhe, who had been paying attention to the movements of the Qin State, was shocked when he learned that Xu Yan led an army of 30,000 Lantian to supplement the shortage of Sanchuan County. The Lantian army is almost the elite of the first sequence in the Qin army, not much worse than the Northern Frontier Army, those chaotic troops can't even beat the Nanjun troops who have just been in the army for less than half a year, how can they be the opponents of the Lantian army?
Xu Yan became the commander of the Central Plains Army and the general of Zhengdong.
This is Xu Yan in the central government with many colleagues for a long time, with the help of Zhao Gao and Wang, he won the position, when he arrived in Sanchuan County, Lu Zhe immediately prepared the taxes that Nanjun should pay to Xianyang, and sure enough, it didn't take long for Sanchuan County to send people to escort him.
Wang Ben became the deputy commander of the Central Plains Army, called the general of Zhengdong Zhonglang, and ordered the 100,000 troops at the junction of Shangjun and Taiyuan County.
The Wang clan snatched 100,000 elites from the Montessori family. So far, it has been a bond with Montessori. The two families above the court seemed to have to compete for anything, and the first emperor, who couldn't stand it, drew fifty boards each to restrain a little.
Knowing that Xu Yan led an army of 30,000 Lantian to Luoyang, the capital of Sanchuan County, Lu Zhe prepared another 200,000 stone grain and grass, but it didn't come in handy after waiting for a long time.
As far as Lu Zhe knew, the Central Plains Army was in short supply due to the hasty construction of the army. He originally thought that Xu Yan would ask for food as an elder to meet his urgent needs, but he didn't expect that after Xu Yan arrived in Sanchuan County, let alone ask for supplies, and he didn't even have a letter, let alone send someone to contact his feelings.
This is a bad sign, and Lu Zhe can't help but feel nervous. He saw danger in it, so the action became more and more intense, and the taboo that he should not have made rebellious contact with the southern counties was put aside.
The supplies for the 300,000-strong army to go out are not a few, and the Qin State has not yet prepared them for four months. When Xu Yan first arrived in Sanchuan County, he also had time to understand many affairs, and it also took time to reorganize the Central Plains Army, including drills. This process will not be short, it will probably take at least half a year.
Under the operation of Zhao Gao, Hu Hai, the eighteenth son of the First Emperor, became the supervisor of the Central Plains Army, and the corresponding Meng Yi was not to be outdone to serve as the supervisor of a Northern Xinjiang Army for Fusu.
The current duty of the Northern Frontier Army is to defend the Northern Hu people in the Yinshan area. The other is to prevent the migration of many grasslands along the Yellow River to the south. An army of less than 200,000 had to defend a frontier that was nearly a thousand miles long, and if Meng Yi didn't get the method to build the city, it would be a joke at all.
Relying on the numerous fortresses, Meng Yi relied on 200,000 troops not only to prevent the grassland Hu people from moving south, but also to slowly advance the defensive line. From last year to the present, the Northern Frontier Army has advanced to the edge of the Southern Plains (the modern Kubuqi Desert), but unfortunately, the logistics line has been frequently attacked by the Hu people in the grassland, and the difficulty in replenishing materials has forced it to retreat some distance.
It doesn't matter to Lu Zhe which son becomes the supervisor of which legion, but one of the reasons why the Central Plains Legion has not acted this year is that the superintendent has not arrived. So it doesn't matter, it also becomes a relationship.
Zhao Gao wrote a letter to scold Lu Zhe, saying that as a junior, he didn't know the etiquette, and the elders didn't understand the filial piety if they didn't speak. Let Lu Zhe send someone to contact the head of the Xu family, and the gifts that should be available are also prepared quickly. This is a reminder, you can't tear your face now, even if it's hypocritical, what you should do is still to be done.
At the same time, Hu Hai's teacher is Zhao Gao, and Lu Zhe is Zhao Gao's future son-in-law, which is a relationship related to Lu Zhe's future fate. Zhao Gao hinted that Lu Zhe should know how to judge the situation and make Hu Hai happy, and if Hu Hai is happy, then what Lu Zhe did in Nanjun will have a turnaround.
It's a bit complicated! The Central Plains Corps will not send troops until next autumn, which is a very clear signal. As for who to send troops to attack, it is not yet decided, it may be to the east to rebel, or it may be to the south to sweep away the ministers.
Zhao Gao hinted more than once that if Lu Zhe didn't have the heart to rebel, as a courtier, he should go to Xianyang quickly. However, did Lu Zhe dare to go? Don't dare!
The only thing that puzzled Lu Zhe was what? It was Zhao Gaoming who knew the attitude of the First Emperor and was willing to marry his daughter, and it was precisely because of this that Lu Zhe was undecided.
To tell the truth, Lu Zhe has always thought that the ship of the Qin State is about to sink, and he only thinks about the consequences when he starts things, but his recent observation is not the same thing. The First Emperor held back, no matter how arrogant the nobles and traitors of the Six Kingdoms were, they were deploying a rebellion for the camp step by step, which was far more clever than sending an army to quell the rebellion in a chaotic place.
Nanjun is not so important compared to the Central Plains, Qin Guocai felt that Lu Zhe couldn't jump too high in Nanjun and didn't rush to clean up, in fact, Lu Zhe didn't jump, but did what the Southern Army should do, and continued to fight with the Baiyue people, which is also like this, and some people want to say a few good words to have a reason.
The First Emperor was not an emperor who was what others said, and he would not change his will to act because of other people's opinions. Perhaps, he had already thought about what Nanjun should do, and inducing Zhao Gao to marry a daughter was just a small means of the whole deployment?
Lu Zhe, who vaguely felt that something was wrong, also started his own deployment, and the first thing he did was to control Hengshan County in his hands, forming a situation that could be attacked and defended.
Then, Lu Zhe moved the civilians near Ba County, Hanzhong County, and Nanyang County to the south in a planned way, and the number of forts in the above three areas was increased again and again. What I am afraid of doing this is that the Qin army will attack Nanjun under the guise of quelling the rebellion in the Central Plains, and if there is no preparation, the arrival of the Qin army will be the beginning of the festering of the north of Nanjun.
Under the fear in his heart, Changsha County, which originally took two or three years to harvest the fruits, relied on strong persecution to achieve his goal in advance, and Lu Zhe even paid a heavy price to win over Huan Chu of Lujiang County. The handling of Changsha County has left a future trouble, and Wu Rui is now forced to submit, and there will definitely be chaos in the future. The entry of some armed leaders who can't get along with the South County is also a hidden danger. If Lu Zhe eats these bitter fruits, he will suffer a heavy blow if he does not handle them properly.
Kuaitong came to look for him today, how much Lu Zhe hoped that Kuaitong would come to put forward some opinions on the grand strategy, but unfortunately he thought about it a lot, how long Kuaitong had only been in Nanjun and didn't understand the situation at all. Lu Zhe will not say this to Kuaitong now, not that he doesn't believe in Kuaitong, but that everything must have a process.
Nan County, Qianzhong County, Hengshan County, the three counties have about more than 2.4 million people, Hengshan County is a newly acquired land, the people's hearts have not yet been attached, and now the people who can be used can only be taken from Nanjun and Qianzhong County, and there are 260,000 soldiers really to the limit.
Of the 260,000 soldiers, 80,000 were soldiers, 120,000 auxiliaries, and 60,000 were new troops with little combat effectiveness. Among the 260,000 troops, there are 10,000 Qin troops supported by Guanzhong, God knows what they will do, so this 10,000 Qin army cannot be divided and dare not be used, and has been transferred to the front line of the Qianzhong County.
What kind of goods is Yi Jian Lu Zhe has already tried out the battle of Hengshan County, and the 10,000 Qin army let Yi Jian lead the battle with the Baiyue people, and the losses will definitely not be less. I have to do it as a last resort! It's better than surrounding these 10,000 Qin troops and disarming them and burying them alive, right?
As soon as the situation changed, the policy of Tuntian could no longer be carried out, and 30,000 auxiliary soldiers who were supposed to be stationed in various places to cultivate acres of land were transferred to Qianzhong County, and 40,000 were also divided into Hengshan County, and 50,000 auxiliary soldiers who were still in Nanjun were also transferred to various forts in batches.
The disruption of the development plan is not only a loss of time for South County, but also a doomed loss.
The goal of the Qin army in Sanchuan County was unknown, and the Xiang family and many old nobles also jumped out to join in the fun, Lu Zhe believed what Cao Ji said, the Xiang family and some nobles gathered an army of 200,000, maybe more than 200,000, after all, there are constant wars in various places, and only by serving the army can they survive for a bite of food. As for how much combat power there is? Only geniuses know this.
What about the Central Plains? The Central Plains is the area with the most old aristocracy, Xiaoxiaozhang County and Huiji County can make up 200,000, and the vast territory of the Central Plains is the most populous area since ancient times, so how many rebels will there be in the Central Plains?
There are many heroes in the Central Plains, many righteous soldiers in Yan Zhao, and the rebels who can still survive in the Central Plains are basically surviving in the chaotic war, they have their own set, and the combat effectiveness of the rebels who have come down from the big waves is estimated to be not so unbearable.
Lu Zhe found a clue from the attitude of the Xiang envoys, the nobles of the six countries have formed a whole, at least in the fight against the Qin State, it will be a collective with the same goal, which will be a huge force.
And it seems that Chen Yu's actions are forcing Lu Zhe to stand in line, but unfortunately he was cleverly avoided by Lu Zhe, and if it is soft, they will come hard.
Now Lu Zhe really wants to find out the movements of Ba County, Hanzhong County, and Nanyang County, once these three places find clues of the Qin army's assembly, Lu Zhe will transfer the population that can be moved in Nanjun to Yiling and Jiangling, and some of them will also emigrate to Qianzhong County.
Half a year, there is only half a year left, the worst situation may become a reality, Lu Zhe is nothing more than having to deal with the Qin army and fighting the rebels led by the Xiang clan, for which he has enough psychological preparation! (To be continued......)
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