You know, compared to the land in Guannei, which is a mess of porridge. A lot of things happened in Kanto this winter. For example, Taining Army/Yanhai Jiedu, one of the three most qualified towns in Huai, was attacked by the trilogy brought by his son-in-law Zhu Jin at the wedding of his daughter-in-law, and has since fled outside. Zhu Jin claimed to be the Queen of Jiedu, so he justified the internal killings and cut off the dissidents and had no time for him to take care of them.
Then, the neighboring Wuning Army/Xu Si Jiedu Shipu did not hesitate to reach an agreement with the Qin Zongquan headquarters who invaded the territory; then they turned to send troops to attack Yizhou in the Taining Army territory and force several cities in succession. The civil and military officials in Haizhou were surrendered; Bing Feng directly drove down the Yanzhou city of Taining Military Institute.
And Wang Jingwu of the Pinglu Army/Qingzi Jiedu Envoy publicly took in Qi Kerang himself who had been exiled in Zizhou; then, when he was about to send troops to attack the Taining Army in the name of the three jieshuais of the Huaishang Alliance advancing and retreating together. ; As a result, I don’t know why Zhu Jin’s messenger from Taining stayed in Taining instead led troops from Mizhou to the south to fight several consecutive battles with the Wuning Army in Yizhou.
On the other hand, the Caizhou army headed by the Qin clan was able to retreat from the raging Sizhou and Suzhou areas, carrying a full body of trophies and captures. Then he turned his head, Xingbing and Zhu Laosan's army occupied the old nest of Caizhou and Yinzhou's Duji (remaining) army in a dozen battles.
Although the Caizhou thief always used a large number of horses and horses to travel to war and place well in front of the Duji army, which was well prepared and ready for battle, the tactics that most of the officers and soldiers could not pursue were never able to gain enough advantage; even Under the sudden appearance of firearms and the outflanking of the mule and horse team, he suffered several defeats. Several leading generals of Caizhou disappeared on the spot; a large number of horses were lost.
However, because of the cold weather and the snow blocking the road, the Caizhou army first occupied Bozhou, Songzhou, Yingzhou and other places in Guxuanwu Town, and then stopped and formed a line in Huaiyang. Some kind of confrontation. Now, after the beginning of the spring, the Caizhou thief, who has been short-lived and gathered (wrapped), is about to make a comeback.
As a natural ally of Zhu Laosan in Henan Province, Cao Xiang, who has regained the entire territory of the Tianping Army in the four states of Yun, Caopu and Qi, has not been idle this winter; he unexpectedly crossed the ice of the Yellow River and raided Heshuo. Within the Weibo Township, one of the three towns, the Tan, Wei, Bo, and Dezhou states along the river were almost raged and swept over by the method of quick battle with light soldiers.
Finally, under the heavy pursuit of Wei Bojun, he calmly retreated from the ice of the Yellow River back to Henan. Then, the tired teacher who was cut off in the future, chose to pick up the spirit and thunder to cover the city of Yunzhou; with the cooperation of the loyal subordinates, the inside and the outside, the quick knife smashed the chaos and put out the Zhu Xuan from the old ministry in the city. The unrest initiated.
After such a series of treatments, it was originally just as little-known Cao Xiang, but it can be said to be very popular for a while and the limelight is instant; it is regarded as "blue is better than blue" is the father of Cao Quanzhu, a new generation. A leader in the feudal commander of the Fan Town.
And Zhu Xuan who was riding Cao Xiang to lead troops outside was also empty, and Zhu Xuan, who initiated the chaos in Yuncheng, was also Zhu Jin's own brother who had just taken the position of Taining's military commander. Therefore, Cao Xiang soon launched troops to suppress Yanzhou, which is close to Chenzhou, and claimed to ask for an explanation.
As a result, in the present Taining Army/Yanhai Township, there is a quartet of forces on the west, south, and north, and the Taining Army as the master itself can only sit in a corner of Yanzhou. The subtle and complex The situation is over.
However, for Zhu Laosan, in this chaotic situation of mutual attacks and invasions by various forces, he was able to smoothly push the boat or just accept and integrate the inside and outside of Dugui Dao, who originally belonged to the new dynasty of Qi. The remnants of the rebel forces left behind, large and small, are under the canonization.
In addition, under the assaults and rages of people from all sides, as well as the impact of waves of refugees and escapes caused by the waves; the local groups, village soldiers, and soldiers who had tried to stay out of the country and stubbornly wanted to maintain limited self-reliance. The children of Zhenshu; it is inevitable that they suffered heavy casualties, and had to seek refuge and stay in groups nearby for warmth. This allowed the control and influence of Zhu Laosan to be further expanded and improved.
As a result, the current situation is based on the eighteen counties in the capital city, with Chenzhou and Xuzhou in the original Zhongwu Army, Zhengzhou in the original Zhenghua Town, and Bianzhou in Xuanwu Town as the peripheral power structure. Now he took the opportunity to seize the land of Caizhou and Yinzhou in the south, and was able to face Shenzhou and Gwangzhou in Huainan across the river. Now it is just sitting five and looking two, it can be said that the situation is very good.
However, in this case, he is not without problems and annoyances. At least when there are no large enough external worries and threats, while naturally turning to focus on governance in the interior, it also gradually reveals some of the contradictions and abuses that have been suppressed and hidden for a long time.
After all, Henan is a densely populated and rich place in the traditional Central Plains. It was only because of continuous wars and natural and man-made disasters that the place was broken and the population withered. However, after several years of inviting military and civilians to farm together, they were able to obtain improved varieties, new agricultural tools, and farming techniques in the process of changing hands, and it was easy to achieve obvious results.
However, as he established a foothold in Henan and formed a pattern of his own, the subordinates and soldiers gathered under his command have naturally gathered and divided into several mountains and factions with different backgrounds.
For example, the most influential one in the army was actually headed by Li Tangbin. As he went to war in the world, he was successively attached to his subordinates, and how many old rebels have a sense of belonging to the Daqi new dynasty; and then there are those The other rebels who were annexed by him, and the leaders they retained.
However, under Zhu Laosan's consistent overt and secret methods of suppression, wooing, and differentiation, it has now declined. The stubborn ones are either already marginalized or sent to Chang'an under another name and never have the chance to come back. Especially after he secretly ordered Yan Shi to drown on the way back to the division.
And now, as the backbone, backbone, and core team of the army, it is the former hometown party branch represented by Zhu Zhen and Hu Zhen; then, it can be extended to the children of their hometowns and unwilling villages who have come all the way. Heroes and scholars, as outsiders with no foundation, they are undoubtedly a group that is easier to unite with Zhu Lao San than others.
After arriving at Duguidao to gain a firm foothold, Duguidao and Chen Xu, Zheng Hua, and Bian Song, who were gathered next to him, formed a small and medium-sized faction composed of the new Jin army in these places. Although they seem to have the most heads, their respective interests are also different, so their influence is much looser.
However, in their attitudes towards the Daqi New Dynasty and the Taiping Army, due to their differences in their backgrounds in the past, they were divided into a variety of attitudes with obvious tendencies: trust, closeness, holding, alienation, and even disgust. Therefore, he must make effective trade-offs and adjustments to ensure that he always firmly holds the greatest prestige and authority.
At least, the name and righteousness of Daqi from the new dynasty cannot be lost. This side faintly orders the flags of all parts of the Kanto region. And the deep ties and bonds of interest that have had close contacts with the Taiping Army cannot be easily shaken and destroyed. It can be said that this is also one of the foundation, financial resources, and large-scale income for him to gain a firm foothold in Henan.
Then it is the many township groups that encircle and win over the local people in the Central Plains. While making them check and balance and compete with each other, they will successively obtain the formation of troops and the talents needed for various governance. Treat and comfort those old brothers who followed their own birth and death, and let them continue to support and support themselves. . . .
However, the new dynasty of Daqi within the Guan is now in danger and unable to rescue, and these subordinates under his command inevitably have obvious differences and contradictions. In particular, relative to the Taiping Army regime, which has already claimed the king in the south and pushed its forces to the south bank of Huaishui, which is only separated by water, their different attitudes and disputes have become more acute.
The reasons for those who tend to be closer to the Taiping Army are also very simple. For example, today the lower half of the wall is owned by them, and they occupy the most prosperous Badao in the Southeast. It can be said that the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong and hard to be strong. There are countless imperial officials and ministers who have risen all the way from Lingnei; even the Yellow King’s Daqi New Dynasty has to rely on three points at its peak; let alone the origins there, which has been repeated for many years. Be favored.
However, some people think that the Taiping Army’s proposition sounds very good, but it is too harsh for the local gentry. The various methods of bullying and liquidation are inevitably respectable and far away, and they are not conducive to win over and attract people. Therefore, there are no shortage of people who advocate maintaining the status quo regardless of future development.
There are even a lot of calls from his subordinates to stand on their own feet in secret, but they are mainly those from the rural areas of Henan. They urgently need a strong and powerful asylum as a guarantee for the safety of their wealth, rather than another complete stranger who may also be taken prisoner. An outsider who seizes the rights and interests of his family's land and household registration.
In fact, Zhu Lao San himself is also unavoidably at a loss as to the future of these men and horses under his command. Especially when I have seen the power of the firearms battlefield with my own eyes, I have also personally felt the wealth from the Taiping Army, but also benefited from its abundant human and material resources. Therefore, he can only maintain the situation in front of him and delay the conclusion.
It's just that this emotion hasn't lasted long before he was attracted by something Li Tangbin held in. It was a tightly-fitted bamboo and wood cover, and when it was opened, a large piece of dry soil was exposed, and on the cracked dry soil were densely packed tiny jumping bugs (locust larvae).
"The children discovered when they were patrolling the river. This year, all the dry river ditches and shallows are all this stuff..."
Li Tangbin said with a heavy face.
"Locust Plague"
This is an extremely heavy, and it seems to be a very distant thing. In the early years, the sights and memories of those who were gnawed bald and bitterly bald, filled with displaced people and hungry everywhere, seemed to reappear in front of Zhu Lao San again.
Although he had some fluke thoughts a year ago, the cruel reality still lay before him. He and his men had just stabilized and were able to live well for a few years, but they encountered this kind of misfortune again.
If it is not possible to respond properly in time, the hundreds of thousands of mu of young crops, mulberry forests and orchards that have only grown out of dozens of farming prescriptions will be destroyed. After facing the coveted silence for a while, he still spoke heavily:
"Xiaoyu's army, civilians, and people, offered a reward for catching worms on the spot, and they would exchange a bucket for fifty, or a catty of miscellaneous grains..."
"Check the stock in the warehouse again, and go to Luyang Customs to purchase grain..."
The so-called calculations, the so-called tactics, the so-called unwillingness and selfishness make no sense at this moment. Because, it's more fortunate than there is still a home to go to. (End of this chapter)