Xu Huai talked a lot, but in Gu Ji'an's opinion, there is no difference between what Xu Huai said and Shi Zhen tried every means to swear in the past two days-

Tens of thousands of enemy troops were like crazy, attacking Ziwuyu, Lantian and Dongchuan crazy two most important support points on the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, and they could be lost at any time, but he could not invite reinforcements from Jingxiang, and Gu Ji'an was also anxious.

During the banquet, Gu Ji'an was depressed and drank heavily and soon got drunk.

Gu Ji'an has the kind of depressed and depressed temperament. Even if he gets drunk, he will not lose his demeanor. He staggers away and returns to the inn with the support he is waiting.

"Dongchuan has difficulties with Dongchuan, but Jingxiang's life will be easier, so there will be no worries?"

Gu Ji'an is the Dongchuan Road Registration Department and the No. 23rd person of Gu's family. In addition to Shi Zhen, Xu Huai also specially called Wang Ju, Xu Wuli, Guo Junzong, Fan Yong and others in Miyang to accompany him for a banquet. However, when he saw Gu Ji'an leaving drunk, Guo Junzong still complained unhappily,

"In the past two years, Gu family is dedicated to being loyal ministers of the court. We have invited each other to discuss Wuguan many times. Gu family did not respond to the defenses of Shangluo and other places. Some matters that had to be contacted with us were not divided into different sizes and had to ask the court before they could let go. In this case, they should go to the capital to ask the court for reinforcements. What should they do when they run to Biyang?"

No matter what the friendship is in the past, once the vital interests are involved, there is no gap.

Not only Guo Junjue, Xu Wukun, Fan Yong and others were also quite dissatisfied with Gu Ji'an thinking about the difficulties of Dongchuan Road and repeatedly requesting Jingxiang to send troops to help defend Lantian and other places.

After hearing Guo Jun's verdict, Fan Yong and others complained about their dissatisfaction with Gu's family, Xu Huai couldn't help but think that he refused to send troops to help Lantian this time. When Gu Ji'an returns with such news, Gu's family and Dongchuan Road officials will inevitably develop dissatisfaction with Jingxiang and him, right?

Thinking of this, Xu Huai was somewhat distracted.

Since the establishment of the General Administration, Liu Qiong'er, Wang Xuan and the families of the generals and officials have moved to Biyang, but Xu Huai stayed in Biyang for a very short time and has been traveling around to inspect military preparations, defense and other matters.

Xu Huai returned to Biyang this time, and I don’t know how long he could stay. Wang Ju picked up the wine glass and drank it all, asking everyone to be aware of it. It would not be too late to leave if there was anything to discuss tomorrow. He shouted that everyone stood up and said goodbye.

After Xu Huai saw everyone away, he left the banquet hall and walked towards the back garden.

There are verandas in the mansion and courtyard. Xu Huai walked into the back garden and saw Liu Qiong'er. Wang Xuan and his two girls stood in the garden and asked with a smile: "Why are they standing outside in such a cold day?"

"It's snowing again!" Wang Xuan said, holding her white and tender little hands.

Xu Huai stepped down the steps and walked to the rockery. Only then did he feel a little cold on his face. He looked up and saw the snowflakes falling sparsely from the depths of the night sky.

"The snow had not subsided last night, and it fell again tonight. If it didn't stop, it would be like to see it tomorrow morning," said Liu Qiong'er. "It is said that auspicious snow indicates a good harvest. The harvest of the prefectures and counties next year can catch up with this year. Even so many hungry people have been successfully settled. However, I see Shi Zhen and the fifth uncle and the others are still frowning, and they are worried that there will be greater difficulties waiting for us..."

"The difficulties will be discussed later. If there is a great harvest next year, the burden on my shoulders will be much easier." Xu Huai said with a smile.

Flood control and flood prevention in the four counties in Jingbei is a systematic project, not a cofferdam construction of Wazi Lake, Bailu Lake and Sangchi Lake once and for all, but also involves a series of supporting cofferdams and horizontal canal construction.

The ultimate goal is to use a complete set of water conservancy projects to regulate the flow direction of the two major water systems of Jingjiang and Han River in different seasons in the eastern foothills of Wushan, and fundamentally improve the ability of the entire Jingbei region to resist flood disasters.

The entire project will not be completed until next year as planned, but this year the eastern foot of Wushan Mountain is relatively less rainy in summer and relatively more autumn and winter, which makes the floods and droughts in the entire Jingxiang area much lower than in previous years.

Jingxiang Road ushered in a great harvest in the first year of its formal establishment.

At present, the field clearing work in Xiangyang and Nanyang is in progress. Even if the harvest increases significantly, it will be subsidized to farm tenants to reduce the survival pressure among the people and will not directly increase the annual income of the China Department. However, the China Department has harvested a total of more than 1.8 million stones of autumn grain in the four counties of Nancai and Jingbei this time.

This number not only exceeds the forecast, but also basically ensures that the subsequent settlement work of Nancai and Jingbei counties can be self-sufficient until the summer grain harvest next year.

If we really want to usher in another great harvest next year, it means that by the time the autumn grain harvest is harvested next year, the four counties in Nancai and Jingbei will have the ability to feed back the Department; the resettlement work of 500,000 and 600,000 hungry people in Xiangyang and Nanyang will be successfully completed.

Resetting millions of hungry people and achieving initial self-sufficiency is their most core and important goal at this stage.

This goal is about to be completed, but Shi Zhen, Xu Wuli and others are still frowning all day long. That is indeed the follow-up. The military pressure that Jingxiang has to bear in the future will be beyond imagination.

Xu Huai sat in front of the brazier and used tongs to pull the burning charcoal to make the fire stronger. The two women's faces became brighter under the charcoal fire. He told the two women about the details of meeting Gu Ji'an today:

"The Gu family is loyal to the court, and sometimes he is a little too cautious, but the Gu family's understanding of the overall situation of the world is still a little shallow - this is not something we can change by saying a few more words."

"This time, Gu Ji'an changed his previous caution and rushed to ask us to help. He also tried his best to defend Lantian and Ziwu Valley, and did not want to lose these two positions, so that the situation of Chihu people on both sides of the Wei River would be complete," Wang Xuan said with a frown, "But we refused to send troops, which made Gu Ji'an return disappointed, which might also deepen the Gu family's prejudice against us?"

"This is something that there is no way. We must be more prepared to welcome the more fierce offensive next year and next year. The Gu family is not aware of this now, so they will naturally develop some prejudice against us," said Xu Huai. "But we have already put ugly words in front of us. When the situation changes slightly tomorrow and next year, the Gu family will naturally think of what I said today..."

From the death of Emperor Jianji to the establishment of the Nancai Zhaodan Department to the participation of the suppression of the Hukou Cong, Xu Huai has been together with his two daughters for more than a year and rarely sits together to talk about military affairs with them.

At this time, the night was not deep, but the garden was so quiet that only the slight sound of snowflakes falling. Xu Huai sat in front of the brazier, drinking tea with the two girls while explaining the severe situation that Beijing Xiang would most likely face in the next year. This is also how to sort out his own ideas:

"... Before the Tianxuan year, the Chihu people had already unified the northern part of the Mobei region. In addition to the part that left the king's court, the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were divided into four routes, and the four legitimate sons of the Grand Concubine led the expedition to four directions: the second prince Wululie, the third prince Tuge led his troops to conquer the Khitan and then went south to Central Plains; the fourth prince Kusigu led his troops to sweep the Western countries, and the eldest prince Kusigu stationed his troops in Yinshan to peek into Hetao. The two years ago, Kusigu joined forces with Kusigu to attack Dangxiang and destroyed it. The sharpness of the Chihu people's soldiers can be said to be the ultimate. Since ancient times, there are few soldiers and horses that can be more powerful and indestructible than the Chihu people..."

"... The eldest prince of Chihu people may not be as good as the second prince Wululie and the fourth prince Kusigu, but he is good at managing government affairs and has a very high reputation within Chihu. This time he successfully ascended the throne and resolved internal conflicts quite smoothly, making the scale of the troops that Chihu people went south to launch an offensive in this winter far exceed the previous ones..."

"... Since Chihu invaded the south, the focus of the early attack was mainly concentrated along the Huaihe River east of Heluo. However, in the battle in Huainan, the Chihu people realized that their short handle in the navy could not be compensated in three to five years. At the same time, they had just conquered the Dangxiang people, and a large number of surrendered troops were concentrated in Liupan Mountain and west of Longshan, which were mainly under the jurisdiction of the newly established Hexi General Administration of Chihu people. These were destined that the focus of the Chihu people's attack at this stage was the entire Qinling line..."

"... Gao Junyang and Gu Jiqian's two troops were able to successfully defend the northern foothills of the Qinling Mountains. The generals and soldiers were not weak in fighting spirit and dared to fight against strong enemies. However, the focus of the enemy's attack was not on the Western Front, which is also an undeniable important reason. However, the troops that the Chihu people invested on the Western Front this year are expected to be three to four times that of the past. The military pressures that Dongchuan and Xiqian have to bear are completely different..."

"... Of course, the Western Qin and Dongchuan may fall in Qizhou, Qinzhou, Lantian, Ziwuyu and other places on the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, but the Qinling Mountains and Longshan are stretched for thousands of miles, with deep valleys and dangerous mountains and mountains. The fighting spirit of the two troops will not be so easily destroyed. In the end, relying on the dangerous ridges and valleys deep in the Qinling Mountains, I don't think there will be any problem. The Chihu people's naval army will improve, and will not easily enter the Jianghuai again in a short time, and the advancement of the western front is blocked by the deep valleys and mountains of the Qinling Mountains. The soldiers will inevitably gather in the front of Ru Cai again. This is also the key to our resolute refusal to take over Shangzhou's defense and reinforcing Lantian this time. We cannot waste precious combat power on the city blocks that are destined to be lost to the north of the Qinling Mountains. Shi Zhen and Wu Shu and others were worried, and they were worried that the enemy troops going from Heluo and the southwest of the Beijing next year will probably be far beyond their imagination..."

"If the Chihu people cannot break through the Qinling defense line, how many soldiers will gather in the north of Rucai next year and next?" Liu Qiong'er asked.

"Who knows? But if you make all your preparations, there is nothing to be afraid of..." Xu Huai said with a smile.

Before the Chihu people conquered the Khitan, the cavalry in their headquarters had about 120,000, and the siege infantry were about 30,000, and the main force of the cavalry was even broken into two parts. The second prince Wululie and the third prince Tu Ge led 60,000 cavalry and 30,000 siege infantry, and successfully conquered the Khitan.

If the Chihu people followed the established historical trajectory, in order to avoid being too big, it would not have been possible to retain too large-scale surrendered troops. However, in recent years, the two sides confronted each other around the Qinling and Huaihe River lines and fought fiercely. The established historical trajectory had long been changed beyond recognition by them.

The Chihu people now not only rely on the surrendered army as the main force for continuing the attack, but successively established Xusu, Jingxi, Heluo, Shaanxi and Hexi military and Madu General Administrations to implement the military household system to improve the combat effectiveness of the surrendered army, but can even further sign and conquer Jianrui from the conquest of Khitan, Dangxiang and other regions to move south on a large scale to strengthen the military strength of the military and Madu General Administration.
Chapter completed!