Chapter 72 (1/2)
The quiet period of several months passed quietly, and the time entered the late autumn season.
With Ling Cangshan's rapid change of camp, Wu zhence's good fortune has basically come to an end. Many families who had been inclined to support him in the south of the Yangtze River were shaken, and even began to communicate with the land of Jingchu.
However, Luo Yanxiong, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Army, after recovering from the injury, ordered the army to launch a series of attacks. Wu zhence's headquarters lost the lien battle and lost four counties in succession for more than two months, damaging tens of thousands of troops and directly reducing the territory by about half.
Although the loss of the imperial army was not small, all the discerning people could see that Wu zhence's future would not be optimistic unless there was strong foreign aid.
By this time, the 300000 troops under Zhao Yuanjin had basically taken shape, with more than 70000 Navy divisions, 200000 regular troops and 30000 Pro guards. With excellent armour, sufficient supplies and supplies, and strong morale, the overall strength is stronger than that of the Imperial Army and the headquarters of Wu zhence in the south.
Without a strong economic foundation, such a huge military construction plan is impossible to carry out. The strength shown by Zhao Yuanjin is enough to frighten the forces of all parties who do not know the inside information.
At the same time, Zhao Yuanjin also used preferential policies to attract refugees from other places to move to Jingchu area, and ordered the Secretary to register and grant land to increase grain production and enrich the foundation of the regime.
If there are young and middle-aged people who are willing to join the army, they are welcome to join the army. Moreover, the recruits can eat rice, white flour and plenty of meat during the training stage, so that candidates can gather in a short time.
In the back garden of the mansion.
In the pavilion, there are five or six dishes on the stone table. Qin Feng and Zhu Yuntai are drinking and chatting.
“…… Judging from the current situation, at most, before the new year's pass, the imperial army will approach Yangzhou, and the fall of Wu zhence is inevitable. ”
Zhu Yuntai said: ”at that time, the Duke of Chu will be able to direct his troops and launch an offensive when Yangzhou city is just broken down and the imperial army is exhausted. If he is lucky, he can defeat the Imperial Army, take over all the territory of Wu zhence at one stroke, and even go straight to Jinling City.”
Qin Feng nodded and said that it was cold and cold in winter, which was not suitable for large-scale military use. Of course, it was not absolute. If there was sufficient logistics support, war could still be launched in the case of a large victory.
At that time, Wu zhence was doomed, more than 100000 Imperial troops were defeated and scattered, the central Sichuan was not unified, and there was no force that could pose a substantial threat to Zhao Yuanjin in the whole southern region.
”Maybe we have a chance to spend the new year in Jinling City.” Qin Feng said with a smile.
”Well, it's possible.”
Zhu Yuntai agreed: ”I heard that more than a dozen leaders of the Jiangnan aristocratic clan headed by the Hong family arrived in Xiangyang yesterday. The Duke of Chu summoned them today. It seems that they intend to join in.”
Qin Feng said with a smile: ”it seems that it's a little late, isn't it? But it's also wise. Otherwise, if we delay it for a while, we'll get less benefits. ”
To be honest, Qin Feng doesn't attach much importance to their affiliation now. The total amount of resources possessed by more than a dozen aristocratic families may not be comparable to that of himself. For the Duke of Chu, at best, it is the category of icing on the cake.
Qin Feng was able to help Zhao Yuanjin build up 300000 soldiers and support the consumption of 300000 troops in a long campaign. However, it is impossible for these ten families to do the same thing, even if they can.
”However, once Zhao Yuanjin has taken over Jinling, he can consider the issue of becoming king. The South will be flat, and we can start our maritime trade.” Qin Feng and Dao.
”This is natural. The ministers have been planning for a long time. When the south is pacified, everything will come naturally.” Zhu Yuntai road.
In fact, it is not only the river and sea trade, but also some common industrial consumer goods in the modern world, which are rare and rare for the world. The huge profits of cross space trade, even if limited to the people, are much larger than arms smuggling.
Qin Feng had long been willing to carry out such an attempt, only because the world was in turmoil and there was no stable and peaceful environment, the business was not easy to do, so it was not put into practice.
When Zhu Yuntai leaves, Qin Feng thinks about it and plans to go back to his room to read the meeting.
He is very interested in the historical development of the world, so when he is free, he will read some of the world's ancient books and historical books.
From what he learned these days, at least the legend of the three emperors and five emperors in ancient times, as well as the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, there was no difference between the two worlds. Only in the late Warring States period, Qin Shihuang wiped out the six kingdoms and unified the whole country, and the historical trend since then has been different.
After Ying Zheng, the world's emperor of Qin, died of illness, his eldest son Fu Su didn't listen to the puppet edict. Instead, he led the army back to Xianyang and ascended the throne with Meng Tian. He also killed Li Si, Zhao Gao and Hu Hai, and other disorderly officials and thieves. Then he began to reform and gradually implement a series of steady reform measures. He stopped many major projects that cost people and money, and paid little taxes and paid less taxes and recuperated people's livelihood.
Without Hu Hai and Zhao Gao, the treacherous monarch, the imperial power of the Qin Dynasty could continue smoothly and was replaced by the new dynasty more than 400 years later.Most of the time, the trend of the general trend of history completely depends on the thought of a key figure. Even in the main world, historians have demonstrated that if the eldest son Fu Su changed his mind and turned the situation around, it was only a matter of one sentence. After all, with 300000 elite soldiers and the assistance of famous generals like Meng Tian, how could the likes of Li Si Zhao Gao defeat him?
It's a pity that the Fu Su of the main world was a bit pedantic. After seeing the puppet imperial edict, he didn't ask any questions. Regardless of Meng Tian's dissuasion, he committed suicide, allowing Hu hai to succeed with the support of Li Si zhaogao. Within a few years, he destroyed the foundation of the Empire and led the world to war again.
I don't know how long, a maid at the door announced: ”childe, the princess arrived.”
Qin Feng looked up and saw Zhao Xinyue rushing in like a gust of wind. His bright big eyes were a little worried and angry.