Overlord!

Chapter 350: Putting an end to chaos in Nanzhong

Lu Meng received the important task and immediately took a warship from Jiankang to Yizhou.

He did not actually need to lead his army from Jiankang. There were elite troops from the Song Dynasty in Yizhou.

He Qi led an army of 5,000 to invade Badong from Yidao, and then the army stationed in Langzhong.

Langzhong is a battleground for military strategists in Yizhou. After Liu Bei captured Yizhou, Huanhou Zhang Fei personally stayed here for seven years.

It borders Hanzhong to the north, Badong to the south, Bajun to the south, and Shu to the west.

Langzhong has a high gate, and its mountains are connected to the county on four sides, so it is called Langzhong.

Langzhong is surrounded by high mountains, but in the middle is a vast and flat plain, with the Han River passing through it. It can be said that it is a land of vast fertile fields and abundant water. It is an absolute land of abundance.

Therefore, after He Qi entered Yizhou, he immediately led his troops to station here to seize this fertile land and ensure logistical supplies.

Facts have proved that it was extremely wise for him not to choose to enter Chengdu. As a Jinguan city, Chengdu has a large number of Han people in the city. Moreover, the local area is governed by a county or a state, and there are many troops stationed there. It is difficult for the rebels to launch a rebellion in this city.

Sun Ce did not disband all the nearly 100,000 troops in Yizhou. Instead, he sent generals to select the best troops here, eliminate the old and weak, and then reorganized 20,000 elite troops.

Therefore, after Lu Meng arrived in Jiangzhou, he immediately met with the greatest contributor to the defense of the city.

Compared with Lu Meng's thorny beard and tiger-general demeanor, Zhang Ni's appearance is very ordinary. His appearance, appearance, and speech cannot be shocking. But his strategy is calculated and his determination is strong enough to establish his power. As a minister, you must be loyal and honest, and you must be upright and upright when doing anything. Although the heroes of the ancient times are not far behind.

If you can win without fighting, it will be a great good!

Two thousand years later, the administrative seat of Jiangzhou was located here, and even the urban area of ​​Chongqing was located here.

More than 100,000 Han troops searched the mountains and seas, plowed the courtyards and swept caves, and killed all the barbarian tribes on the mountains.

So he immediately said: "The general's power and reputation spread far and wide. Wang Shi's hawks raised their eagles to fight against rebellion, and everyone was frightened. Therefore, as soon as the general's army arrived, the enemy prisoners broke the siege of Jiangzhou and fled to the mountains. I thought it was a good opportunity to make a speech. Send envoys to terrify the barbarians and force several of them to surrender, then the remaining ones will flee into the valley, and then a large army will pursue them, and they will surely be victorious in a single battle."

Lu Meng talked with him and was pleased with his strategy. He had insights into the situation in Yizhou and the barbarian customs.

The nearby barbarian tribes, united, were no match for these thousands of Han soldiers.

He was born in Nanchongguo County, Baishi County. His family was poor and he was open-minded and heroic. When he is weak, he is the county's meritorious officer. When Yizhou surrendered, the county was in chaos, and mountain bandits attacked the county. The county magistrate donated his family and fled. Zhang Yi risked his life and took his wife with him, but she was spared. As a result, he became famous and was promoted to the army.

The geographical location of Jiangzhou has remained unchanged for almost two thousand years.

In terms of being brave and good at fighting, and having abundant martial virtues, no one in the world can compare with the Han people.

Waiting until the reinforcements of the Song Army arrived from Langzhong, the rebels withdrew and left.

Fighting without heads, a brave man can hang more than a dozen bloody heads on his waist, which alien race will not collapse after seeing this?

It was also a battle involving a majestic formation of more than 10,000 people. The barbarians were naked and short in stature, while the Central Plains people were not only tall and muscular, but also well-equipped and skilled in assassination. Once they engage in battle, they are crushed. There is nothing weak about these tall, terrifying giants. They were killing people like bloodthirsty demons. The battle formation was full of Central Plains soldiers with their heads pinned to their necks and laughing ferociously.

The Banchen barbarians had been fighting the Han army for too long. From Liu Bang in the early Han Dynasty, these common people knew very well that they could not defeat the Han people.

The people of Yizhou were calm and with the cooperation of the local wealthy families, there were not many disturbances in the disarmament.

Just ask which barbarian is not afraid of the Han people?

The Han people dare to evaluate the four countries in terms of their weak military image, and they really have their own confidence.

In terms of quantity, the Central Plains has an absolute advantage!

You never know how many troops these Central Plains people will send.

Lü Meng led several hundred of his bodyguards to march from Yidao to Bajun. He Qi had already led an army of five thousand to meet him in Jiangzhou. At the same time, Shu generals Zhang Ren, Huang Quan, Wu Yi and others also led their armies and marched from all directions. And arrived.

Famous local generals such as Zhang Ren, Yan Yan, Huang Quan, Fazheng, Wu Yi, Gao Pei, Ma Zhong, Zhang Yi and others have all been incorporated into the Song Army.

It is located at the intersection of three rivers, the intersection of the Han River and the Yangtze River, and controls the entire Yangtze River waterway.

Lü Meng Nai bowed his head to treat the soldiers and asked him: "How do you think the rebellion in Badi should be put down quickly?"

Of course, even an individual may have headaches, fevers, and illness and weakness within a year. At this time, my vitality is weak, let alone fighting, I may not have much energy even lying in bed.

Within a few months, the other side would send thousands more people to wipe out the entire barbarian tribe.

Therefore, when the Banchen barbarians rebelled, Captain Zhang Ni led his troops to defend this place. The rebels attacked fiercely for more than a hundred days but were unable to defeat them.

The once prosperous and lively barbarian mountainous area was suddenly reduced to ruins, countless burned cities, and bloody capitals, telling the terrible results of their fight against the Han soldiers!

And all of this didn't even happen in a few generations. It's probably just a matter of a year or two.

Regardless of their vulgar nature, they are brave, energetic and happy to dance. It seems that he is brave and good at fighting.

He knew very well that in this time of countering the rebellion, the Song army's generals did not understand the situation in central Shu, and they had to rely on the generals in central Shu.

Individually, the barbarians were so frightened that their legs trembled and their hearts trembled when they saw these heroes from the Central Plains.

Whoever can analyze the situation clearly and lay out the plot properly will be tasked with guarding the frontier.

The main reason is that although the Song Army eliminated soldiers, it did not eliminate many generals.

The barbarians went through great hardships, and at the tragic cost of numerous casualties, were able to kill hundreds of Han soldiers.

That was from the perspective of the Central Plains compared to the barbarians.

He is also very clear about his mission, which must quickly quell the rebellion and reduce consumption, and there must be no room for failure.

At the time of great chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, it was undoubtedly the time when the Xia's vitality was severely damaged and their suppression power against all parties was at its weakest.

Even if by luck, a warrior appears among the barbarians who only meet once in thousands of years. His wisdom and bravery are like gifts from the gods, and he is the envoy sent by the gods to save the barbarians. He led all the barbarians and killed thousands of Han soldiers with heavy casualties and blood.

This place is really important, as it controls the throat of the entire Badi.

It would definitely not take a year before the Han army would send an army that was more numerous than snakes and worms on the mountains and bigger than camphor trees in the forest, covering the whole county overwhelmingly.

Zhang Yi was obviously prepared for this. Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.

When Lu Meng left Jiankang, the emperor personally saw him off.

If you look at China from their perspective, they are simply burly and powerful, with a bold personality and a fondness for drinking strong liquor. He has the courage of gods and ghosts. He likes to cut his head off at the waist when fighting. He often leads more than ten levels of his head. He fights with bloodthirsty and is not afraid of death. He will defeat every battle. And there are huge numbers, like evil ghosts!

These are no exaggerations at all. Since ancient times, the Central Plains people have liked to chop off the opponent's head during war and hang it around their waists.

As a civilization that has dominated the East for five thousand years, Zhuxia must have had its downturns and times of weakness.

That's why the barbarians in Sichuan dared to try and stretch out their claws against the reign of terror that was pressing down on them.

But the problem is, they haven't had time to grow yet. The Central Plains had been unified, and the new dynasty Song Dynasty was established.

They would not tolerate the rebellion, and tens of thousands of troops surrounded them.

The people were not crazy enough to think that they could fight tens of thousands of Han troops under Jiangzhou City.

Therefore, before Lü Meng's army arrived, they fled to the valley decisively and stayed in danger. His tribe even set up boulders on the dangerous obstacles in the mountains, so that the Song army could not pass after them.

Lu Meng heard that Zhang Ni thought for a moment and then said: "The Banzhen barbarians are scattered in the mountains and fields, and it is difficult to gather together. If they attack one by one, the war will indeed prolong. So he followed your advice, win first and then fight. After defeating the enemy, then plow the court. Sweep the hole.”

Victory first and then fighting is the state pursued by the generals of the Song Dynasty.

This time it is particularly important to counter the rebellion. The Song army must not allow the war to be delayed or bumpy.

So Lü Meng followed Zhang Yi's plan and sent a letter to the barbarians who were rebelling.

"The various rebellions in Ruba land have harmed the good, and the emperor has ordered that the evil ones be destroyed. If you obey the army and provide food and money, and you will be blessed and prosperous, you will be repaid a hundred times. If you don't obey in the end, the soldiers will kill you. Even if you regret your actions when struck by lightning, it will be of no use."

All kinds of miscreants are very clear about the style of the Han army.

Don't talk about fighting to the end, even if you can't win, surrender.

The Han army will definitely kill them all and build a Jingguan to serve as a police force. Power the other bastards so that they dare not rebel.

And there is no doubt that their judgment was correct.

If their rebellion was not large-scale, the Shu rulers would have put them down, and perhaps released them in order to win over people.

But the one who came was a heavy general of the Song army. From the moment he came out to build Kangcheng, Lu Meng was destined that if he won the battle, he would definitely kill all the tens of thousands of miscreants and build a capital.

This is the mission he carries, even a bunch of idiots can see it.

Now Lü Meng's letter shows his noble hand, allowing some people to surrender and live and work in peace and contentment.

Immediately some leaders led their troops to Zhang Yi's military camp. Give him food and grass, and allow his army to pass by.

The Song army went forward to attack the remaining species. When the remaining species heard that he had descended, they were terrified and lost their homes. They either surrendered to meet the army, or ran into the valley.

The Song army sent troops to pursue them, but they all succeeded in defeating them.

In ten months, the rebellion in Bajun was put down.

It only took more than seventy days for General Lu Meng of the Song Army to arrive in Jiangzhou and kill all the traitors.

However, after defeating the Czech Republic in the first battle, the Song army did not stay there.

Instead, he immediately led his army southward to recover the counties.

Since the end of the Han Dynasty, the Soyi tribes have rebelled frequently. The governor of Yuexun did not dare to take office in the county. He only dared to live in Anshang County, which is 800 miles away from Yuexun County. Yuexun County has its own name.

The loss of eight hundred miles of land is something Song Ting absolutely cannot bear!

You must know that it is only 2,600 kilometers from Yuyang to Jiankang, which is 6,000 miles in Song Dynasty.

This 800-mile territory is already more than one-tenth of the Song Dynasty's territory!

In particular, this area is not poor. The three counties of Dinglu, Taideng and Beishui are more than 300 miles away from the county. They are rich in salt, iron and lacquer. They used to be an important source of wealth for the Han Dynasty.

Now, the local barbarians have taken it all for themselves.

With the power of victory, the Song army continued to raise troops and march south.

Lu Meng personally garrisoned troops in Bodao, and with Zhang Yi as the vanguard, he led an army of three thousand to recapture Yuexun County.

At that time, the horses in the north of the county were the most powerful and could not be judged, so Zhang Ni personally led his army to conquer them, tied up their commander Wei Lang, and then told Yu to recruit others. I worshiped Wei Lang as the Marquis of Yi, and settled down more than 3,000 households to serve in peace. After hearing this, many people gradually surrendered.

But the problem in Nanzhong is that there are not only alien rebellions, but also powerful Han people who are used to the days when the sky is high and the emperor is far away.

While Lu Meng and Zhang Yi were pacifying all kinds of miscreants, a letter from Shi Xie was sent to Jiankang, which made the situation in Nanzhong become even more critical.

It was already July of the second year of Kaiyuan when Sun Ce received the letter, and it was now time for a good harvest in Pingning, Jiangdong.

The three counties in the east of the Yangtze River have water conservancy irrigation, which can be said to be full of fertile fields and abundant rice.

If there is no major war this year, the imperial court will allocate a sum of money to repair the roads destroyed by floods, floods, sandstorms, dust storms, earthquakes, etc. all over the world.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were more than twenty years of war. The prefectures and counties became kings, and the counties became emperors. This caused the princes and heroes to support their own interests, and the government basically focused on repairing roads and constructing water conservancy projects. The local separatist regimes spent their money on raising troops and fighting for hegemony. The roads in counties and counties were in disrepair, business travel was cut off, and many villages and towns even lost contact with the outside world.

It has been two years since the Song Dynasty changed to the Yuan Dynasty, and some villages still don't know that the Han Dynasty has died.

Sun Ce naturally wanted to improve all this, at least repair the infrastructure, build bridges and roads, and improve people's travel.

At the same time, new stagecoaches and boats were added to strengthen connections with all parts of the world.

At the worst possible situation, this situation should not arise. The urgent letter sent by Shi Xie in April was not received by Sun Ce until July.

So Sun Ce put down the letter and said to Zhou Cheng beside him: "Send a female official to the Shangshutai and ask the prime minister to come over."

Zhou Cheng now has a formal official position, that is, Shanggong Ling.

After two years of revision, the "Song Official Rituals" has been released, and the Song Dynasty officially abolished the system of three officials and nine ministers.

The country is governed by the Shangshutai. Of course, this Shangshutai is completely different from the Shangshutai of the Han Dynasty. It can be regarded as the political affairs hall or the cabinet.

The prime ministers work at the Shangshu Desk, but they do not direct the various ministers.

This is undoubtedly very similar to the cabinet. These prime ministers have the same status as the cabinet ministers. Although they have the title of prime minister, they do not have the power of the prime minister.

The Shanggong Ling is a typical ceremonial supervisor. However, in the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs held the pen and palm seals, while Sun Ce used female officials to control the Shanggong Bureau.

The appointment of female officials probably started in the Han Dynasty, reached a peak in the Song Dynasty, and then declined in the Ming Dynasty.

Since Sun Ce took the title Song, it naturally improved the status of women.

Women can also hold up half the sky.

Therefore, the minister, Zhou Cheng, actually had the power to hold the seal, and the prime ministers attached a note to each memorial to write down their opinions on how to deal with it.

After Sun Ce read it, he thought it was okay. The female officials of the Shanggong Bureau would copy the memorial with a cinnabar pen, and then Zhou Cheng would stamp it. This was regarded as Sun Ce's reply.

Of course, sometimes Sun Ce didn't care about politics and would not read the contents of the memorial. Just let Shang Gong Bureau copy and seal it.

Therefore, the Song Dynasty actually governed the country through a system, rather than relying on the emperor to rule the country like the Qing Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)