Chapter 771: Establishment of Xiangyang County
Chapter 769: Establishment of Xiangyang County
Xiangyang is not only the northern gate of Nanjun, but also the base camp of Dingyuan.
In recent years, Xiangyang has been affected by commercial radiation from Nanyang, and Ding Yuan has implemented the new policy in Nanjun, and the entire northern part of Nanjun is in a period of rapid development.
Over the past three years, Ding Yuan has also accumulated a lot of money and almost all of them have been hoarded in Xiangyang.
Qin Hao led his troops south this time using a sneak attack. He captured Xiangyang in just half a day, and the materials in the city were not too late to transfer. Ding Yuan had accumulated all his wealth for three years, and this time he was all cheaper for Qin Hao.
After occupying Xiangyang, the first thing Qin Hao did was to open the Ku Mansion to conduct an inventory.
The full granary, excellent military equipment, and various materials, the income from Xiangyang City was beyond Qin Hao''s imagination.
Ding Yuan was indeed not very good at fighting. He basically relied on Lu Bu alone, but he still had a good job in governance. Otherwise, he would not have saved up a wealth of wealth that he had been the governor of Jingzhou for only three years.
According to Qin Hao''s rough estimate, the money, grain and materials hoarded in Jingzhou was enough to support 100,000 Qin troops for a year.
Note that this is the Qin army, not the other princely army.
You should know that the daily expenses of the Qin army were much greater than those of other princes.
The expense of raising an ordinary soldier in the Qin army was enough for other princes to raise two to three, while the expense of the elite battalion was even greater.
The money and grain hoarded in Xiangyang can support 100,000 Qin troops for a year. If this is exchanged for Jingzhou troops, it would be 200,000 Jingzhou troops.
Ding Yuan had such a huge amount of money and food, but he was reluctant to strengthen the military construction, and he was also concerned about the remaining power of the Han Dynasty and did not dare to expand the military at will.
Just imagine, if Ding Yuan had 200,000 Jingzhou troops, even if he still lost in the Chang''an chaos, he would definitely consume Dong Zhuo''s great strength.
Ding Yuan owns Baoshan but dares not squander it. Now he is all cheaper than Qin Hao, and Qin Hao does not have as much concern as Ding Yuan.
In Qin Hao''s opinion, no matter how much money and food is, it is just a number. Only when converted into strength can it belong to him forever. Therefore, Qin Hao chose to expand Yue Fei''s army without hesitation.
Nanyang originally supported 130,000 troops, but this time when attacking Xiangyang, Qin Hao took away 60,000 and brought back 50,000, so there is still 120,000 troops in Nanyang.
Qin Hao left Yue Fei with 10,000 troops, 5,000 wounded soldiers, and 30,000 prisoners of war in Xiangyang, and also gave Yue Fei the right to expand his army of 60,000.
If Yue Fei can quickly complete the training of the 60,000 army, Qin Hao will support 180,000 troops.
At this stage, except for Dong Zhuo and Qin Wen, no prince has so many troops, and Qin Hao will also become the third largest prince after Dong Zhuo and Qin Wen.
"Pengju, although you are mainly defensive when you go to Xiangyang, don''t forget to open up the territory. The north of the Yangtze River is the goal of our army."
Qin Hao showed a serious expression on his face and in a deep voice: "But remember not to cross the Yangtze River, otherwise it will cause the union of other princes and the gain will not be worth the loss."
Yue Fei frowned. He came and wanted to take advantage of the sharp reduction in Jingzhou''s strength to conquer the remaining six counties for Qin Hao and directly unify Jingzhou, but Qin Hao told him that he could only take Jiangbei but not Jiangnan.
This is like a piece of meat in front of him, but he can only see but not eat it, which makes Yue Fei feel a little uncomfortable.
Of course, Qin Hao also knew this. He also wanted to occupy Jingzhou, but in order to unify the great cause, he had to give up. As the Qing Dynasty in the Yuanmeng in the north grew stronger and stronger, and another base of the Qin family was in Bingzhou in the north, the Qin army would definitely be dominated by the north in the future.
Qin Hao is planning the biggest goal of the alliance to challenge Dong, and to conquer Sizhou and border Bingzhou, thus getting rid of the embarrassing situation where one family is divided.
If Yue Fei fought across the Yangtze River, the Qin army''s front line would be too long, which would cause joint targeting by the southern princes, thereby affecting the Qin army''s future deployment.
Yue Fei is not a stupid person. He quickly figured out the key point and took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Lord, I understand."
Qin Hao nodded and said, "The family of Nanjun is quite boycotted our military''s new policy. If you are attacking Nanjun, remember to make steady progress and never be greedy for merit."
Qin Hao said this completely nonsense. Yue Fei is the top commander in history, so how could he make a small mistake of greed for merit and making a rash mistake?
"Liu Xiu still has 10,000 or 20,000 troops in Nanjun, and with the support of aristocratic families, he can gather 30,000 to 40,000 defenders, and the attack on Nanjun will definitely last for a long time.
So this marquis is planning to set Xiangyang as a separate county, and divide the eight counties including Xinye in the southern part of Nanyang to Xiangyang County. As for the candidate for Xiangyang Prefect, Peng Ju will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who will be the one who ”
Yue Fei immediately grew up when he heard this, and he was both excited and moved.
The position of prefect manages both military and political affairs. Whether it is the Qin army or the Jin army, all the military and political separations are implemented. The army does not control government and government, but the army does not control military affairs. Therefore, few military generals in the Qin and Jin armies can hold the position of prefect.
Currently among the Jin army and Qin army, the only people who can serve as prefects as military generals are Qin Jian, the prefect of Yanmen, and Yang Ye, the prefect of Yinshan, who are Qin Hao''s third uncle, and Yang Ye is the Qin family''s in-laws.
Apart from them, even Bai Qi, who made shocking contributions, could only be the Grand Governor.
If Yue Fei was the prefect of Xiangyang, 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. This shows how much Qin Hao trusted him.
Yue Fei''s eyes gradually became wet, and he choked and said, "My lord, I''m just a poor family. I can''t take such a great responsibility. As the prefect, please ask the lord to choose another talent."
Don’t Yue Fei want to be the prefect? Of course he thought, but he was more aware of his strengths and weaknesses.
Yue Fei and Qin Prosecutor Yang Ye have different identities. Even if they serve as prefects as military generals, they will not cause criticism, because they are both relatives and aristocratic families, but he is from a poor family. Being prefects will inevitably cause criticism for Qin Hao.
Qin Hao couldn''t help laughing when he saw this. Yue Fei refused to serve as the 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 aroused the future, and this move was also very effective. Yue Fei thought Qin Hao thought he had no confidence, so he immediately said excitedly: "Of course not, it''s not the case in Xiangyang, how can it be."
Qin Hao put his hand on Yue Fei''s shoulder and looked at his eyes without any doubt and said, "That''s it. You Yue Fei is the prefect of Xiangyang chosen by me, Qin Hao."
“Master…”
Yue Fei could no longer control himself. He was like a child, and he started crying in front of Qin Hao.
A scholar died for his confidant, and Yue Fei felt that his life was worth it.
(This chapter ends)