Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 650
In the wilderness, the sound of horseshoes is hurried and noisy.

In the weeds that almost covered the top of the head, there were more than a dozen knights galloping desperately, panicking. Occasionally, the horses fell into the gullies covered by the grass, or the horseshoes were firmly entwined by the tough thorns. Inertia plunged several feet away.

At this time, there will be a sharp arrow from the rear, nailing those knights who are rolling all over the ground to death on the spot.There were more than [-] chasing soldiers in the rear, and the distance between the two sides was only a few dozen steps. However, because they chased and fled, the posture of the knights in the rear was much calmer than that in the front.

"Han Hou will hit every arrow, and he really lives up to his reputation as the champion of the army!"

Tian Jing lightly armored the hood, and his upper body was slightly bent on the horse's back. While chasing the horse, he looked at Han Huang, who was one horse ahead, and whispered in half admiration and half envy.

His family was originally Wuzong, a wealthy family in Han Dynasty, and he was well trained in riding and shooting since he was a child, which can be described as superb.So when a new cavalry battalion was formed, he was naturally selected and served as the cavalry commander.

But Tian Jing also has to admit that in everything, true talent is more important than hard work.His ability to ride and shoot is also among the best among ordinary military generals, but it is still far behind those who are truly talented, such as Han Huang who is in the same army at this time.

Of course, he is not so conceited that he wants to compete with Han Huang. In the early years, he was just an ordinary soldier in the Liyang army, but Han Huang's bravery is the leader in the army, and he is already a general in the field of independent defense.

A truly outstanding person is an existence that violates common sense.It is common sense that riding a bow is soft and light.However, Han Huang was able to draw a hard bow repeatedly, and he was sure to hit every arrow.Chasing those scout rangers in Huainan with such characters is simply a kind of enjoyment. After chasing for tens of miles, if the opponent lags behind and slacks off, there will be no survivors.

If the road ahead is still long enough, maybe this team of rangers will be killed.However, while running, a small camp gradually appeared between the ravines and ridges ahead, which was a gathering place for Huainan slave soldiers.

"what a pity."

In front of a dry channel, Han Huang paused, hung his bow on the saddle, and closed his left and right sides, wandering around to take a rest.The remaining seven or eight cavalry of the opponent rushed into the camp, and then dozens of cavalry rushed out of the camp, riding horses and cruising around the border of the camp.

"Go back to camp."

Han Huang shook the whip, reined in the horse and turned around. It was getting late at this time, and the other party did not dare to chase again, so they returned easily all the way.I met several teams along the way, and after returning to the camp, it was already dark.

Similar scenarios are happening almost every day these days.

Hefei changed hands, Huang Quan was defeated, and all the armies of Yuzhou gathered water to build a city here.With such a big turmoil, it is impossible for the direction of Huainan to be unresponsive.However, it seems that there is a lot of fear in his heart. The other party only maintains frequent harassment by small groups of rangers, and has not moved to gather troops southward on a large scale.

Of course, this also benefited from Shen Zhezi's relentless pursuit and wiped out Huang Quan's troops near Tushui, although it was difficult to prevent a small number of routs from fleeing to Huainan.But even if Huang Quan hadn't figured out the deployment and overall situation of the Yuzhou Army until his death, what information could those scattered soldiers bring?Even if they dare to say it, Peng Biao must dare to believe it.

Due to Huang Quan's disagreement with Peng Biao, the general of Huainan Town, the two sides had little communication with each other, so the Yuzhou side also doesn't know much about the current situation in Huainan.Therefore, the two sides sent scouts to each other and waited and looked at each other, which became the main content of the recent confrontation.

After the team to report victory to Gyeonggi left, Yu Yi also left Tushui and transferred to Hefei, where he had no time to stay before.As the governor of Yuzhou, he must come forward to appease the public.Although the future strategic focus will be around the newly built Liangjun City, the newly built city still cannot completely replace the functions of Hefei.

As for Liang County, they did not take all the army away.Relying on the newly built city, the Yuzhou Army carried out a preliminary reorganization. The vacancies of the Shengwu Army, which had suffered a lot of battle damage, were fully replenished. A large number of veterans were filled in, and the combat effectiveness did not decline but rose.

Lu Yong's department also formed an independent army and increased the number of troops.In addition, Cao Na's troops formed an army, Du He, who arrived later, led an army alone, and formed another army from the main force of the Yuzhou Army.In addition, the newly captured war horses were incorporated into the cavalry, and two groups of thousands of horses each were made up.

Therefore, Liang County, which has not yet been recognized by Taichung, has a garrison of nearly 2 troops.Even if the Huainan enemy army came to attack aggressively and defended according to the river valley city, it might not be impossible to win a victory.

The most basic security issues have been resolved, but it doesn't mean that Shen Zhezi can sit back and relax.In the barren land of long wars, a thousand wastes are waiting to be built, and many affairs are coming one after another. Recently, Shen Zhezi has been so busy that he never touches the ground, it can be described as sleepless nights.

In military terms, it doesn't mean that when the soldiers get together, they can stably display their combat effectiveness.The drill of the army, the coordination of the army formation, and the stationing at the key points all need a long time to adapt.

Where Liang Commandery is located is the real front line. Huainan is close at hand, and Jiehu's large garrison in Huaisi may gather south at any time.

Although there is huge military pressure, it does not mean that the more troops stationed, the safer.This village is located in a stretch of barren land, with little supply, and the logistical pressure is also unprecedented.

How to maintain the largest combat effectiveness in terms of fragile logistics supplies, Shen Zhezi has been feeling like walking a tightrope recently. If there is a slight deviation in logistics, it is very likely that he will collapse without a fight.

In this battle, Yuzhou's meager savings were exhausted, and many things had to be obtained from outside sources.Fortunately, after occupying Tushui, there was an additional supply line connecting the capital, which relieved the supply pressure to a certain extent.

In addition to the military, there is also an urgent need for specific local operations.In addition to the military soldiers in Liang County, Shen Zhezi led his troops to raid the surrounding areas and collected thousands of men. In addition to the thousands of men Du He conscripted in Tuzhong, there is currently a surplus of manpower.However, where these human resources are invested, the results are also very different.

At present, everything is centered on the military, and we must stand firm and take the lead.Therefore, these Dingkou were not allocated to reclamation, but were concentrated and invested in basic construction.

Liangjun City just built a framework, and the interior will continue to be repaired and built.Moreover, an isolated city cannot be defended. Outside of this city, many strategic locations must set up separate camps to protect each other.

Another most important point is the dredging of waterways.Although the water network in this township is staggered and dense, the specific navigation conditions are not ideal, including water spraying.The river section close to the big river can still be navigable by large ships, but the further north the river channel has been silted up for a long time, and the condition is extremely poor. It is difficult for large ships to carry a slightly heavier cargo, and it is extremely inconvenient to use small boats and rafts for transshipment.

This is still the midsummer flood season after the rainy season. It is conceivable that once autumn turns to winter and the river dries up, the logistical pressure will be disastrous!Moreover, Shen Zhezi also foresees that Huainan's refusal to attract troops is only temporary, and when autumn comes, it will definitely take action!

Therefore, right now we really have to race against time, and we cannot slack off for a moment.The most urgent task is to make the best use of these rare months to dredge the river, repair and store water, and keep the logistics waterway unobstructed.

Where Liang County is located, there are two supply waterways that can be relied upon.

One is Hengjiangpu, a tributary of the great river between Jiankang and Liyang. Between Hengjiangpu and Tushui, there are many canals and ditches dug and built during the early years of the Eastern Wu Dynasty.But as the decades passed, the canals became unmaintained and barely usable.Even in the rainy season when the water volume is the most abundant, when Shen Zhezi went north, there were many obstacles. Many river sections had already been silted up and turned into tidal flats, making it difficult for boats and rafts.

The other is Tushui. Except for the excessive diversion of the upper reaches of the Tushui, which causes too much water loss, the navigation of the entire river is still in good condition.But there is still a problem that the supply line connected to the capital with water is not under the restraint of Xuzhou.

Although the current atmosphere between Yuzhou and Xuzhou is pretty good, Shen Zhezi has never been used to putting his lifeline under the control of others.Therefore, we did not give up on the repair of the old Wu waterway in Hengjiang Pu, but took it as the focus.

In terms of repairing waterways, the information provided by Duch is crucial.Du He crossed the river more than a year in advance, not only nesting in the middle of the earth to farm, but also the geographical survey in the area is the top priority.With these materials, a lot of initial geographical surveys were saved, and the allocation of manpower was targeted.

In the Tushui River Basin, the situation is still relatively inhabited, but the situation is much better than that of the barren surrounding Hefei.Except for the surrounding areas of Tu County, which Du He managed earlier, there are still more than a dozen Wubi settlements scattered in the area, and there are also more than [-] people.

Now that time is running out, Shen Zhezi doesn't have the time and patience to make false claims with these dock masters and lead his troops down the smear. Once he finds that he has opened a private ditch for drainage, all of them will be blocked.Anyone who resists will break down the dock wall and be forcibly recruited into the army.

As a result, people around Tushui were full of complaints. These people originally imagined that Shen Zhezi would visit the house like years ago, and gather a meeting to come up with a mutual compromise plan to manage the place, but they didn't expect a little hesitation, and there were soldiers immediately. Breach the house!
Relatively speaking, several Wubi families around Tu County who had reached an agreement with Shen Zhezi could breathe a sigh of relief. They were glad that they did not slight the Jiangdong people in the early years, and had contact and contact with this son-in-law one step ahead of time, and now they have avoided the disaster of breaking the family. .

Although Shen Zhezi cared about his old love and saved those families from being ruined, he did not completely condone them to keep their doors behind closed doors.After all, what we need to do now is to mobilize as many forces as possible to fight for time.Therefore, they were also assigned tasks to mobilize the township Yongdingkou to build water storage and navigation along the river.

In this day and age, the dependence of the population is too strong, and the labor effect brought about by force and voluntary is also very poor.Although Shen Zhezi confiscated Tuzhong Dingkou with a tough attitude, he only pulled these people out of their inherent closed living environment, but when driving them away, he still had to give promises and incentives to those local tyrants.

After all, if it is just a strong and blind oppression, then when Dingkou is recruited, it is necessary to divide troops to supervise and deter them to prevent them from escaping or resisting.And if there is the support and mobilization of the local Haozong, then everyone will be happy.

In the final analysis, the bottom-level organization and mobilization power has been eroded for a long time. This is a disaster of hundreds of years, not a disease of a generation.If you want to rebuild it, it will definitely not take ten days and months.After all, no matter how humble the people are, they are living creatures with thoughts and desires. The system can be built quickly, but it takes time to gain sufficient recognition and execution.

Moreover, in the current Huai land, war could happen at any time, and there is no environment for rebuilding from scratch for the time being.

When Shen Zhezi returned to the town along the Tushui, the team that went to Tuzhong to report the victory also returned, bringing back Taichung's attitude towards the situation in Yuzhou.

(End of this chapter)