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"Since Zhao Wei rebelled, at first we despised him too much, ignoring that the old thief has been operating in Yizhou for many years, and there are many henchmen and great power, so there is today's defeat. Now, the rebels are growing stronger and stronger, and their strength has swelled so dramatically that we are extremely passive, and we are helpless against them, and we are forced to sit back and wait for death. However, we are concerned about the chaos, ignoring that there is still an army of tens of thousands of people in the rear of Shu County, and it is an extremely rare elite soldier. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Song's pretentious tone was vague, and he took a moment to ease his breath, and then Liu Zhang couldn't help urging: "It's time to rush into Benzhou, come quickly in Yongnian, where is this army now?" ”

Seeing that Liu Zhang was so anxious, Zhang Song, who had done enough of the scene, did not hesitate anymore and reported respectfully: "The lord doesn't know anything. Since the chaos in the world, many people in Jingzhou and Sanfu have fled to Yizhou to avoid the scourge of war, and most of them are young and strong people. At the beginning, the old lord placed these displaced people in the counties such as Jianwei County west of Shu County, and issued some armor and weapons to defend them against the Southern Barbarians. Today, these fleeing people have already settled down, and they have repeatedly assisted the southwestern counties to resist the invasion and plundering of the Southern Barbarians, and have made great contributions to the stability of the southwestern counties and counties of Yizhou.

As far as his subordinates know, over the years, more than 200,000 people have fled into Yizhou, including tens of thousands of young and strong. The most rare thing is that these homeless people who have come from thousands of miles away are young and strong, and almost all of them have been tempered and baptized by fire after a long journey, so that they have a combat effectiveness that is no less than that of our army's officers and soldiers. So it goes. If they are gathered together and given armor and weapons, they will be able to form an army with a little training. And it is an elite division that has been through a hundred battles. ”

Through Guò Zhang Song's detailed statement, everyone in the hall understood it, and almost nodded frequently without thinking about it, expressing deep agreement.

It is true that what Zhang Song said is not only reasonable, but also invisibly caters to everyone's thoughts. In fact, the reason why Zhang Ren was angry in public just now was to force the major families to hand over their private armies. It is used to defend the state city of Chengdu. If Zhang Song hadn't answered the phone for the first time, I'm afraid that the representatives of the major families would have to think carefully and be forced to take the current shape. At least half of the family's private soldiers must be contributed, and this is tantamount to cutting meat on the tips of the major families, which greatly weakens their family strength.

I have to mention the family strength of the major families and scholars under Fang today. There are two main parts.

One. The major families and powerful gentry control about 30 to 50 percent of the land in each state and county, hold about 50 percent of the precious resources, and hold about 70 percent of the wealth. Because of this, at this time of great chaos in the world, when more than seventy percent of the common people in the world are unable to solve the problem of food and clothing, the major families, the powerful and the gentry can enjoy an extremely luxurious material life, rich clothes and food, and extravagance.

If it's a peaceful year. Even though they have the wealth of a country that rivals the rich, they do not dare to be too public, and they have to be more or less restrained. so as not to attract jealousy and unnecessary trouble. However, in troubled times, they do not need to hide, they can indulge in enjoyment, squander, and do whatever they want. This is because the more unscrupulous they are, the more fearful the majority of the common people become, forced by the pressure of livelihood, and have to rely on them to support their families, which prompts them to frantically accumulate wealth, wantonly annex land, and plunder scarce resources without scruples, so that wealth develops rapidly, and the power becomes bigger and more secure.

At the same time, with the rapid development and growth of the family, the princes who tried to dominate the world could not ignore them, and had to find ways to win them over and entrust them with important tasks, because they had in their hands the grain, grass, baggage, and war resources that the princes urgently needed. Moreover, these clans are an extremely large group, which invisibly forces the princes of one side to divide the country, even if they are jealous of the wealth in their hands, they do not dare to attack them lightly, and can only take the method of co-opting and using them for their own use, but cannot directly exterminate them.

It is the fundamental reason why the power of feudal families has been inherited for thousands of years. The families did not exist in isolation, but formed an extremely large and intertwined alliance of vested interests through marriage or mutually beneficial cooperation. Communicate with each other, help each other, advance and retreat together, and touch the whole body. When the emperors ruled the world, the first consideration was how to balance the family, so as to appease the people and consolidate the ruling position of the imperial power.

Second, the family not only has endless wealth and resources in their hands, but also has an extremely considerable guardian force that cannot be ignored, that is, the family's private soldiers. These private soldiers were left in the form of household servants, guards, slaves and miscellaneous servants, and even hidden among the tenants of the food estates, ranging from more than a hundred to hundreds or thousands. They are nominally slaves, usually inconspicuous, but they can play an unpredictable role at critical moments. This is the defense force that protects the core interests of the major families.

Compared to the army, the existence of these homes is completely negligible. However, although the number of these family defense forces is small, they are not many but fine, all of them are loyal, fierce and strong in combat, and their plans should not be underestimated.

Wealth is the root of the family's survival, and the family's private soldiers are a powerful guarantee for their wealth, and the two complement each other and are indispensable.

Because of this, the emperors of all dynasties had clear and strict requirements on the number of private soldiers or slaves owned by the official families and the powerful gentry, and strictly supervised them, and once discovered, they would never be tolerated and severely punished. The purpose of this is to weaken the development of the family and make it controllable, so that it can only survive by relying on the emperor; Otherwise, if it is allowed to develop and grow, sooner or later it will become a big tail and cause a catastrophe.

?????? On the side hall, just when everyone nodded in agreement with Zhang Song's strategy, Liu Zhang frowned and asked suspiciously: "What does Yongnian mean by recruiting homeless people to train into an army?" This??? Is it still too late? "Indeed, at present, the east and north sides of Chengdu City have been besieged by rebels, and the situation is critical and at stake.

After Zhang Song heard this, he nodded thoughtfully, and said, "What the lord said is extremely true. Now that the rebels are already in the city, it is indeed very dangerous and inappropriate to rely entirely on the formation of a new army to defend against the rebels at this critical moment. If there was a slight mistake, before the new army arrived, the state city had already been captured by the rebels, and by then everything was over, even if the new army was in hand, it would be in vain.

Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of the state city, for the sake of safety, his subordinate lord Jian yì sent a part of the Shu Dao defenders back to Chengdu to attack from behind the rebels, and strive to trap the rebels in Shu County. After the new army was formed and rushed to help, the soldiers and horses of the two roads launched an attack at the same time, attacking back and forth, and annihilated Zhao Wei's rebels under the city of Chengdu in one fell swoop! While speaking, Zhang Song's expression was firm, he seemed very confident, as if he was winning, which made people feel deeply encouraged and infectious.

"Ahh Draw the defenders of Shu Dao? Before Zhang Song's words fell, everyone couldn't help but exclaim, and their faces were shocked, and they were very panicked. However, everyone did not immediately object, and they were flustered and pondered, and remained silent for a long time.

At this time, Huang Quan, who had been silent, got up and went out, then bowed to Liu Zhang, and said with a worried face: "At present, there are more than 70,000 defenders stationed in Shu Dao, divided into two parts: east and west. There are about 20,000 defenders in the east, stationed in Micang Road in Ba County, which has been garrisoned by generals under Zhao Wei's tent before; Now that Zhao Wei's old thieves have gathered to rebel, presumably the defenders of Micang Road have been forcibly transferred by him and have come to attack Shu County. Therefore, Yonekura Road is now undefended and extremely dangerous, but fortunately, Yonekura Road is rugged and difficult to navigate, and it will not fall in the short term.

There are more than 50,000 defenders in the west, stationed in the only way from Hanzhong to our Yizhou - the Jinniu Road, which is also the throat road for our army to resist the southward movement of the Xiliang army, with a total length of more than 1,000 miles, and there are dozens of cities and passes along the way. Although the Golden Bull Road is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the defenders of the passes are not many, and the troops are scattered, so we must always be on guard and not relax at all. This time Zhao Wei's old thief rebellion, the defenders stationed in Shu Road had a great impact, most of the defenders of Micang Road followed the old thief to rebel, and the defenders of Jinniu Road also had thousands of soldiers attached to the rebellion, which greatly weakened the defense force of Shu Dao.

Therefore, the current strength of the defenders stationed in Shu Dao is already insufficient, and it is really not appropriate to send the defenders back to help. Otherwise, it would be equivalent to completely abandoning the defense of Shu Dao, which would leave an opportunity for the Xiliang army stationed in Hanzhong. If the Xiliang army takes advantage of the situation to attack Shu Dao, my Yizhou will be in danger! "Huang Quan, the word Gongheng, is now the main book under Liu Zhang's account. His remarks can be regarded as the words of the old man seeking the country, which shows that he is quite far-sighted and talented.

However, as soon as Huang Quan finished speaking, he saw Zhang Song retort unceremoniously: "Gongheng's statement is fallacious!" It is true that the master book is not wrong to worry about the loss of Shu Dao, but has the master book ever thought about what will happen to us once the state city is captured by the rebels? In other words, where does Gong Heng put the lord in this statement? If the state city is lost, how can Zhao Wei's old thief let go of the lord? If the lord's life is in danger, what is the point of being stationed in Shu Dao? These words were extremely sharp, directly hitting the point, causing Huang Quan's voice to change when he heard it, and his face immediately turned red, and he had the intention to defend but was speechless.

Sure enough, Zhang Song's words touched Liu Zhang's heart, prompting him to make up his mind and gladly accept Zhang Song's advice. Immediately, Liu Zhang ordered the transfer of 30,000 defenders of Jinniu Road back to Chengdu, ordered Lei Tong to pass the order, and took over the defense of Shu Road; Wu Yi and Zhang Song were sent to Jianwei County to recruit new soldiers, named "Dongzhou Bing"; Ordered Zhang Ren to be the defender of Chengdu, defend the city, and stand by for help.

After Liu Zhang gave the order, Huang Quan recommended Yan Yan to serve as the Taishou of Ba County, and collected the defeated troops along the way and stationed them on Micang Road. Liu Zhang agreed, but only ordered him to lead his own troops to Ba County, and there was not a single soldier in the other.

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