Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 771 Establishment of Xiangyang County

Chapter 769: Establishment of Xiangyang County

Xiangyang is not only the north gate of Nanjun, but also the base of Dingyuan.

In recent years, Xiangyang has been radiated by Nanyang's business, coupled with Ding Yuan's implementation of the new policy in Nanjun, the entire northern part of Nanjun is in a period of rapid development.

After three years, Ding Yuan has also accumulated a lot of wealth, and almost all of them are stored in Xiangyang.

Qin Hao used a sneak attack to lead the south this time. It only took half a day to break through Xiangyang, and the materials in the city were too late to transfer. Ding Yuan had accumulated all his family for three years, and this time it was all cheaper for Qin Hao.

After occupying Xiangyang, the first thing Qin Hao did was to open the Kufu for an inventory.

The full granary, sophisticated ordnance, and all kinds of materials, the income of a city in Xiangyang is beyond Qin Hao's imagination.

Ding Yuan was really not very good at fighting, and he basically relied on Lu Bu alone, but he was good at governance.

According to Qin Hao's rough estimate, the money, grain and materials hoarded in Jingzhou are enough to feed [-] Qin troops for a year.

Note that this is the Qin army, not the army of other princes.

You must know that the daily expenses of the Qin army are much larger than those of other princes.

The cost of raising an ordinary soldier in the Qin army was enough for the other princes to support two or three, while the cost of the elite battalion was even greater.

The money and food hoarded in Xiangyang can support 20 Qin troops for a year. If this is converted into the Jingzhou army, it would be [-] Jingzhou troops.

Ding Yuan was sitting on such a large amount of money and food, but he was reluctant to strengthen the construction of the army, and secondly, he was afraid of the Han Dynasty Yu Wei and did not dare to expand the number of troops at will.

Just imagine, if Ding Yuan had 20 Jingzhou troops, even if he would still lose in the Chang'an chaos, it would definitely consume Dong Zhuo's enormous strength.

Ding Yuan was sitting on Baoshan but didn't dare to spend it. Now it's all cheaper for Qin Hao, but Qin Hao doesn't have as many scruples as Ding Yuan.

In Qin Hao's view, no matter how much money and food are, it is only a number. Only when it is converted into strength will it belong to him forever, so Qin Hao chose to let Yue Fei expand his army without hesitation.

Nanyang originally had an army of 13, but this time when he attacked Xiangyang, Qin Hao took away 12 and brought back [-], so there are still [-] troops in Nanyang today.

Qin Hao left Yue Fei with [-] troops, [-] wounded soldiers, and [-] prisoners of war in Xiangyang, and also gave Yue Fei the right to expand his army by [-].

If Yue Fei can quickly complete the training of 18 troops, then Qin Hao will have [-] troops.

At this stage, apart from Dong Zhuo and Qin Wen, no prince has such a large number of troops, and Qin Hao will also become the third most powerful prince after Dong Zhuo and Qin Wen.

"Pengju, although you are going to Xiangyang mainly for defense, don't forget to open up territory. The north of the Yangtze River is our army's goal."

Qin Hao had a serious look on his face, and said in a deep voice: "But remember not to cross the Yangtze River, otherwise it will cause other princes to join forces, and the gains will outweigh the losses."

Yue Fei frowned. He wanted to take advantage of Jingzhou's greatly reduced strength to capture the remaining six counties for Qin Hao and directly unify Jingzhou, but Qin Hao told him that he could only take Jiangbei and not Jiangnan.

It was like putting a piece of meat in front of him, but he could only see it and couldn't eat it, which made Yue Fei a little uncomfortable.

Qin Hao, of course, also knows this. He also wants to take full control of Jingzhou, but in order to unify the great cause, he must give up.

As the Manchus in Yuanmeng and Mongolia in the north grew stronger, and the Qin family had another stronghold in Bingzhou in the north, the Qin army would definitely focus on the north in the future.

Qin Hao's biggest purpose in planning the alliance to negotiate for Dong is to capture Sizhou and border Bingzhou, so as to get rid of the embarrassing situation of one family but two places.

If Yue Fei had fought the Yangtze River, then the Qin army's front would have been stretched too long, which would lead to the joint targeting of the southern princes, thus affecting the Qin army's future deployment of troops.

Yue Fei is not a stupid person. He quickly figured out the key and took a deep breath: "My lord, this subordinate understands."

Qin Hao nodded and said again: "The Nanjun family is quite resistant to our army's new policy. When you attack Nanjun, you must remember to fight steadily, and you must not be greedy for merit."

What Qin Hao said was complete nonsense. Yue Fei was the top commander in history, so how could he make such a small mistake of greed and rashness.

"Liu Xiu still has [-] or [-] troops in Nanjun, and with the support of his family, he can make up [-] to [-] defenders, and the attack on Nanjun will definitely take a long time.

Therefore, Ben Hou plans to set Xiangyang as a separate county, and assign eight counties such as Xinye in the south of Nanyang to Xiangyang County. As for the candidate of Xiangyang Governor, Pengju will be yours. You can take Xiangyang County as the foundation and gradually encroach on Nan County. "

Yue Fei's mouth suddenly widened when he heard the words, and he was excited and moved in his heart.

The post of the prefect manages both the army and the government, and whether it is the Qin army or the Jin army, all the implementations are the separation of the military and the government.

At present, among the Jin army and Qin army, the only people who can serve as military generals are Qin Jian, the prefect of Yanmen, and Yang Ye, the prefect of Yinshan. Qin Jian is the third uncle of Qin Hao, and Yang Ye is the in-law of the Qin family.

In addition to them, even Bai Qi, who has made a great contribution, can only be the Great Governor.

If Yue Fei served as the prefect of Xiangyang, then he would be the only outsider who had nothing to do with the Qin family, but could serve as the prefect in the Qin army, which shows how much Qin Hao trusted him.

Yue Fei's eyes gradually became wet, and he choked: "My lord, you are only a poor family, and you can't be so big. Please ask your lord to choose another talented person for the post of prefect."

Doesn't Yue Fei want to be the prefect?Of course he wanted to, but he was more aware of his strengths and weaknesses.

Yue Fei and Qin Jian Yang Ye have different identities. Even if they serve as military generals, they will not attract criticism, because they are both relatives and aristocratic families, but he is from a poor family. Being the prefect will definitely attract criticism for Qin Hao. .

Qin Hao couldn't help laughing dumbly when he saw this. Yue Fei refused the post of prefect because he didn't want to cause trouble for him, but he didn't know that this problem was not a problem in Qin Hao's eyes.

"Does Pengju have no confidence in himself?"

Qin Hao deliberately stirred up the future, and the effect of this move was also very good. Yue Fei thought that Qin Hao thought he had no confidence, and immediately said excitedly: "Of course not, what a shame for a county in Xiangyang."

Qin Hao put his hand on Yue Fei's shoulder, looked into his eyes and said unquestionably, "That's settled, you Yue Fei is the prefect of Xiangyang chosen by Qin Hao."

"My lord..."

Yue Fei couldn't control himself any longer. The dignified man of nine feet, like a child, cried bitterly in front of Qin Hao.

When a scholar died for his confidant, Yue Fei felt that his life was worth it.

(End of this chapter)