I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 11 Three-Year Plan
Now that he has his own team, Li Shimin formulated a "three-year development plan" for the Eastern Han Dynasty after careful consideration, and set a short-term goal.

The first step is to train troops and set up your own team.

He had already thought of a name, and it was called Shuozhou Army.In the fourth year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, Mayi was renamed Shuozhou. The famous Shuozhou Army was once stationed here.

Li Shimin took out 1000 taels of gold, selected some clever soldiers from the army who had done business with the Hu people, dressed up as businessmen, went to the grassland to buy war horses and high-quality horse breeds, and established his own cavalry team.In the long run, he wants to learn from Meng Tian and build a horse farm in Mayi.

In terms of farming, he knew that Mao Jie's strategy of farming for Cao Cao made great contributions to Cao Cao's hegemony, so he also started farming in advance.The terrain around Mayi is relatively flat to the east, and the Sanggan River flows through. The water source is abundant and the land is fertile, suitable for land reclamation.

The Tang army in the previous life had a large amount of farmland near Mayi to reserve military resources, which reduced the economic pressure of the central dynasty.So he also gradually absorbed some refugees, established small villages around Mayi, and began to reclaim land to increase the potential for war.

The second step is to gain a firm foothold and seek Mayi.

How can we not have our own "base" in this troubled world? To put it bluntly, we must have our own territory, but all tyrants who dominate the world have their own territory, which is the foundation of their foothold.

When the time is right, he will seek Yanmen County, seize the pass, go north to Pingcheng, which is today's Datong, and go south to occupy Loufan Pass and Yanmen Pass, and bring the Sangqian River Basin into his own hands.

Standing in the north of Bingzhou, peeking at Bingnan and Guanzhong to the south, and looking at Youzhou and Jizhou to the east, you can achieve your own foundation and the foundation of your hegemony.

The third step is to wait for the chaos of the Yellow Turbans and take advantage of the situation to rise.

After the Yellow Turban Uprising, it quickly swept through Youzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou and other places.At that time, the general He Jin would definitely let the states and counties recruit their own troops to resist the Yellow Turban Army. The final result was that although the Yellow Turban Army was wiped out, the powerful forces in various places also took the opportunity to rise up and support their own self-respect, which accelerated the troubled times of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Li Shimin's focus is to take advantage of the chaos to rise, quickly recruit troops, expand territory, and strengthen strength.When the various princes fight to grab the territory, they will be able to fish in troubled waters, successfully realize their own strategy of merging states, and then dominate the world.

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Right now, the military training is going on step by step. Under the careful training of Li Shimin and Zhang Liao, the more than 800 county soldiers have gradually become a bit of a battlefield, and initially look like a regular army.However, there is still a long way to go to become a real elite soldier. What is missing is the baptism of real swords and guns on the battlefield. Li Shimin believes that this day will not be too far away.

Li Shimin is quite satisfied with the county soldiers recruited this time. All of them are tall and powerful, and they are generally between 15 and 30 years old. They are all young and middle-aged, and the quality of the soldiers is still very good.

These 800 people are 800 seeds. He wants to build his own iron army on the basis of these 800 people, and then expand into a large army. In today's words, Li Shimin wants to build his own "Central Teaching Corps". Potential officers he groomed.

When the time is right and he has enough soldiers and horses, these middle and low-level officers can be used. He knows that the leading generals of an army are equally important as the middle and low-level officers, which is also the cornerstone of the army.

The next step is to gain a firm foothold and seek Mayi.Now the Hu people are about to invade the frontier, and soon Yanmen County will become the main battlefield, and Mayi is the front line against the Hu people, there must be some battles to be fought, and it happens that my recruits can use these Hu people to train their hands and train new soldiers. army.

As for seeking Mayi, that is, to replace Li County Magistrate as Mayi's new county magistrate, Li Shimin has already made up his mind, and he just waits for the opportunity to make a decision. At this stage, he will try not to conflict with Li County Magistrate to avoid side effects and disrupt own plan.

Plotting Yanmen County is not an easy task. Although the court is incompetent, Zhang Yi, governor of Bingzhou, is not an ordinary person. He will never easily hand over this important northern land to others. There is also a certain amount of capital, such as political capital, relational capital, etc., both of which are indispensable.

In this way, during Li Shimin's crazy military training, the pace of the Hu people's southward movement gradually accelerated.The small villages around Mayi were also looted by the Hu people one after another, and many refugees flooded into Mayi.Li Shimin himself once again sent scout troops to the border to investigate the enemy's situation.

The scouting army soon reported the situation of the investigation. This time, the Xianbei leader and the company led the troops to go south. Judging from the assembly of the army, there are at least 10 horses. It is estimated that they will be able to march to Mayi in two or three days.

"It seems that the enemy's advance is very fast." Li Shimin looked thoughtful.

He also knew that this year the Hu people suffered from natural disasters, and the land was devastated.They don't know anything else. Robbery is their strong point. If they can't live on, they just pick up the butcher's knife and go to the neighbors' houses to grab something for the winter. They have a lot of experience in this area.

Li Shimin told the magistrate Li about the information, and asked him to report it to the prefect's mansion and the governor's mansion in time, hoping that the court could lead a large army to defend against the enemy together, so that he would have more hope of defending Mayi and defeating the Hu people. .

At the same time, he also invited Zhang Liao over, and several lieutenants in the army to discuss the military situation together.Zhang Liao has experienced a lot of frontier wars since he was a child, and he has also fought against the Hu people. It can be said that he has a very good understanding of the situation of the Hu people, and in the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Liao also shined because of fighting against the Hu people.

After Zhang Liao and the others arrived, he explained to Li Shimin: "When I was born, the Hu people had already become very powerful under the rule of Tan Shihuai. Yanmen County was often killed, looted and looted by the Hu people. In 177, the army and civilians of Yanmen County joined forces with some Huns to counterattack Tanshihuai, but they were defeated and returned with heavy casualties."

After all, Zhang Liao revealed a look of resentment, remembering the numerous blood debts committed by the barbarians.

After thinking for a while, he continued: "This new leader, He Lian, is the son of Tan Shihuai. As far as I know, this person is not only inferior to his father in talent and ability, but also greedy and lustful. Compared with his father, he is far from him. "

At this time, Li Shimin had a better understanding of the situation of the Hu people. He learned from Zhang Liao that He Lian was obviously a second-generation ancestor. point.

However, the Hu people are powerful, and it is definitely unwise to confront them head-on. For the current plan, they can only stick to it and wait for help.He didn't naively think that with less than 1000 troops, he could defeat the 1000 Hu army.The Hu people are not vegetarians either, no matter how stupid this company is, the strength advantage is huge.What's more, I only have less than [-] family property now, so I can't spend it all, and I have to take a wise strategy.

After discussing with everyone, he decided to let Zhang Liao continue to lead 500 cavalry, stay at the barracks in the valley outside Mayi, and temporarily hide in the valley, as a surprise soldier, who can deal a fatal blow to the enemy at a critical moment. The remaining 300 people Drive into the city, ready to defend the city.

After discussing with Li County Magistrate, in order to be able to defend Mayi, the county also issued a notice to ask the big households in the city to recruit the guards, and at the same time, make preparations to recruit the strong people to supplement the strength of the city.

While Li Shimin was busy appeasing the people, he had to prepare the city defense again and be ready to welcome the arrival of the enemy at any time.Fortunately, the big households in the city also knew the truth of the cold lips and teeth, and sent servants to support them one after another.

So far, including 300 people in his own hands, plus recruited servants and strong men who voluntarily defended the city, they barely made up a team of 1000 people. Li Shimin broke them up and let four captains lead them, each responsible for his own. guarded city gate.There are also patrolling yamen servants in the city, and the inspections have been strengthened to prevent people from taking advantage of the fire to rob and disturb the people.

All kinds of defense equipment were sent to the city, and all kinds of rolling wood and thunder stones were also prepared. Li Shimin also prepared a "big gift" for the Hu people, just waiting for the Hu people to come and feel his "enthusiasm".As Li Shimin arranged the defense of the city in an orderly manner, the people in the city gradually became less panicked.

The barbarian army suppressed the border, and the number of refugees who escaped from other surrounding counties gradually increased. In order to prevent spies from mixing in, Li Shimin put them together in some vacant houses in the inner city. The inn placed in the city also sent people to watch it.

One day, Li Shimin was patrolling the streets. He was very worried that the Hu people would cause chaos before they attacked the city, so he often personally patrolled the city.

Walking to the entrance of Dongjie, I heard the sound of fighting, which was also mixed with some swearing.

Li Shimin frowned, who dared to make trouble, Li Shimin hurried over on horseback.When they arrived at the entrance of Fulin Inn, they saw several government servants lying on the ground in disorder, howling and mourning.

A big man grabbed the shop owner's clothes, lifted him over his head, and cursed fiercely: "Don't dare to talk nonsense and tear your mouth apart." He was about to throw him down.

Seeing this, Li Shimin yelled: "Stop, who dares to commit murder on my territory." Li Shimin took a good look at this arrogant young man, only to see that he was young, about seventeen or eighteen years old.

He is seven feet tall, with a slender waist tied into his back, his shoulders folded together, his face is like a powdered powder, his sword eyebrows meet the sky, his forehead is inserted into a girl's maid, a pair of handsome eyes are clear and white, his nose is like a jade pillar, his mouth is like red vermilion, and his big ears are facing his arms. , a look of majesty without anger, looking down on the world.

Li Shimin was secretly surprised, who is this person?
(End of this chapter)