Chapter 473: Joining the Lord and the Alliance (1)

This year's Guanzhong will be destined to usher in a bloody harsh winter. (--net.)

After Bai Mo removed Lu Tai's military power with a thunderous force and killed Lu Wan with Zhou Guanfu, he joined forces with Chen Ping to launch a large-scale power reshuffle. The old ministers who were loyal to Liu Bang but were purged were purged. At the same time, young men led by Zhou Guanfu and Shusun Ying brothers all entered the power center one after another.

Through large-scale power reshuffle, Bai Mo's general rights were unprecedentedly consolidated.

Winter goes and spring comes, everything revives, and it’s time to set the tone for the whole year’s plan.

At this Tianchao meeting, Bai Mo gave a troupe and said: "King, although Chu was severely injured in the war last year, it did not move its foundation. However, our Han Kingdom has already damaged its foundation. Once Chu launches a large army to attack again, it is really difficult to resist. I believe that the most important thing should be to conquer Han, Zhao, Qi and other countries to jointly fight against the powerful Chu."

During the Mianshui War last year, although the Chu army suffered heavy casualties, the Han army was almost wiped out!

Except for Lu Tai, Zhou Guanfu led 50,000 cavalry to fight back to Guanzhong thousands of miles. The remaining army of more than 500,000 fled back less than 50,000 people. The rest were either killed in battle, captured, or escaped into the mountains and disappeared.

Before the war, there were about 4 million people in Guanzhong and Sanchuan County and more than one million strong men. Now, the army of 500,000 has been lost. More than half of the strong men in the country have lost their troops, and the source of troops has almost been exhausted. It has really damaged the country's foundation, and the lost military equipment cannot be compensated in a short period of time. Therefore, Bai Mo has the saying of resisting Chu.

The so-called Lianheng resisting Chu means that the four kingdoms of Han, Han, Zhao and Qi are united from west to east to fight against the powerful Chu state in the south. It is similar to the situation in the pre-Qin Warring States Period when Yan, Zhao, Wei, Han, Qi and Chu were united to fight against the powerful Qin state in the west. However, one is Lianheng and the other is Hezong.

As soon as Bai Mo finished speaking, Lu Tai retorted: "King Han Xin, Han Xin, was capricious, and King Zhang Ao of Zhao was cowardly and incompetent. It was like dreaming for them to fight against the strong Chu together. (--net.)" After saying this, Lu Tai said to Liu Heng again, "I think we should abandon Jiuyuan and shrink our troops to guard the Great Wall. If this is the case, it is not enough to protect ourselves."

Although Lu Tai has been undermined, many people agree with his views.

Given the current situation of the Han Dynasty, it is indeed a bit useless to defend Jiuyuan County. Instead of stationing a hundred thousand troops in Jiuyuan to resist the threat of the Huns, it is better to shrink the troops along the inner Great Wall. In this way, only a small amount of troops can resist the attacks of the Huns, and the additional troops can be used to strengthen the defenses of Hanzhong, Sanchuan and Tongguan.

Bai Mo ignored Lu Tai anymore and asked Liu Heng directly: "Please ask the Holy Lord."

Liu Heng said without hesitation: "I believe in Xiangfu, and I will do whatever my father says."

Bai Mo smiled bitterly, and then said earnestly: "King, Jiuyuan cannot be lost. Once Jiuyuan is lost, our army will lose the biggest source of the army and horses. What's more serious is that the Xiongnu crosses the river from Hetao West to directly threaten Hexi. At that time, Hunxi, and the Yuezhi tribes may turn to the Xiongnu one after another, and our Han Kingdom will be attacked from all sides!"

When Lu Tai heard this, he changed his color. He had never thought that the chain reaction would trigger for the abandonment of Jiuyuan.

However, Lu Tai knew better that Bai Mo was not an exaggeration. If Hetao was lost, the Han army lost its greatest source of military and horses. In the future, the Han cavalry would become weaker and weaker, while the Huns could unscrupulously oppress the Xiutu, Hunxi and Yuezhi tribes in Hexi. Under the continuous oppression of the Huns, the Hexi tribes would one day rebel and surrender to the Huns.

When that day comes, Guanzhong will be attacked from all sides, and the situation will be difficult.

Liu Heng hurriedly said, "What Xiangfu said is so true, but he doesn't know who to send to Han, Zhao, and Qi?"

Bai Mo nodded slightly and said, "King, this time the alliance is of great importance. It is no exaggeration to say that it is only allowed to succeed but not fail. Therefore, I decided to leave it myself."

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Half a month later, Anyi Han Palace. (--net.)

King Han Xin looked gloomy and asked Zhao Ji: "Military advisor, what do you think?"

Just half an hour ago, King Han Xin of Han had just met with the Han Prime Minister Bai Mo. King Han Xin of Han did not immediately agree to Bai Mo's proposal to resist Chu.

Because according to Bai Mo's proposal, countries are not just about alliances.

Once they join the alliance, South Korea has to accept the leadership of the leader of the alliance. When Chu launches an attack on a certain country in the alliance, the entire South Korean army has to accept the dispatch of the Han Dynasty. Moreover, this is not as simple as saying something or drawing a plagiarism on paper. King Han Xin of the Han Dynasty has to hand over half of the military talismans, which is not a joke.

Zhao Ji said: "King, do we have any other choices at this point?"

King Han Xin of Han was silent when he heard this. Last year, Chu State fought on both sides, fought against Qi on the eastern front and Han on the western front, but eventually won both battles. Although the Chu army suffered heavy casualties due to the plague in the end, it did not hurt the foundation of the country. It is no exaggeration to say that Chu State's national strength is far superior to other countries. If you fight alone, no country is the opponent of Chu State.

Therefore, all countries must unite, and they cannot be the unrestrained union of the past. All countries must truly form alliances. Just as Bai Mo proposed, once a certain country is in danger, the ** teams must be under unified command. Only in this way can they block the military front of Chu.

Zhao Ji sighed and said, "If we do not unite, the countries will sooner or later be destroyed by Chu."

"Well." King Han Xin of Han finally made up his mind and said, "Then you will participate in the Alliance of Lianheng."

After thinking about it, Zhao suddenly said, "King, I have another proposal, why not appoint Bai Mo as Prime Minister of Dahan?"

"What did you say? Appoint Bai Mo as Prime Minister of Great Han?" King Han Xin of Han was stunned at first when he heard this, and then fell into deep thought. Thinking about it carefully, it was not unacceptable to appoint Bai Mo as Prime Minister. On the one hand, it could express his determination to join the alliance, and on the other hand, he could also use Bai Mo's talents to implement reforms in South Korea to make South Korea stronger.

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As a time traveler, Xiang Zhuang has never been a diligent person. He handed over his political affairs to the Lingyin Xiang, and asked General Bi Shu for military affairs. He could hide if he could. Not to mention that he was a workaholic like the Ming Taizu and Emperor Yang of Sui in history, even compared with the old man of the pseudo-Qing Dynasty, Yu Qinzheng might be quite inferior.

However, in the past few months, Xiang Zhuang has been getting up early and going to bed late every day, reviewing memorials until he is soft.

What are the agricultural reclamation affairs in Dang County, what are the Sishui County, the scholar disputes in Donghai County, what are the population migrations in Nanyang County, what are the grain purchases in Bashu, etc., etc., nothing is a trivial matter that makes Xiangzhuang dizzy, but he has to raise his mind to deal with it carefully. There is no way. The State of Chu is in a critical period and cannot be careless.

That night, Xiang Zhuang summoned the imperial court Xiang again, and General Bi Shu discussed military and political affairs.

Xiang said to Xiang Zhuang with a population Huangcai: "King, the latest population figures have been counted. The seventeen counties under the rule of Da Chu have more than 3.6 million households and more than 9.7 million households. However, there are less than 2 million adult males, especially Chen, Dang and other counties that were included in Da Chu last year. Many households have only orphans and widows, and their lives are very difficult."

Xiang Zhuang was silent when he heard this. The original population of Chu State was about 8 million. The population of nearly 2 million was naturally the population originally belonging to Liang State and Huainan. However, the counties in Liang were subjected to war for a long time, and the counties in Huainan were almost harmed by Ying Bu. Therefore, although the population of Chu State increased a lot, the number of strong men had almost not increased.

Xiang Zhuang asked: "How long will it take for this situation to change?"

The population structure of the counties in Liang and Huainan is severely unbalanced, which means that for a long time, these counties will become a burden to the State of Chu. Not only can the State of Chu not conquer one grain from these counties, but also have to transport grain to support it, and also draw troops from the counties of Jiangdong, Jingxiang, and Bashu to garrison.

Xiang said: "It is unlikely that there will be any improvement in three to five years, but there may be some improvement in ten years."

"Ten years?!" Xiang Zhuang frowned and said in a deep voice, "Ten years are too long, too long!"

Xiang He smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, if it is Liangdi, Huainan can improve within ten years, it will be good."

In Xiang's opinion, ten years have really been very optimistic. When the rich Bashu and Jingxiang were annexed, it took three years to successfully bring Bashu and the six counties of Jingxiang to be successfully incorporated into the Chu state. However, the counties in Liang and Huainan were much more devastated than Bashu and Jingxiang. It was a blessing to have some improvement in ten years.

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said, "At most three years, Liangdi, Huainan must get on the right track."

Xiang Zhuang is only in his early forties this year, and he will only be fifty years old in another ten years. It can be said that the Spring and Autumn Period is in its prime. The reason why he is unwilling to wait for another ten years is because the Huns took away a large number of craftsmen from Yan, Zhao and Han, especially those tens of thousands of blacksmiths. Xiang Zhuang is even more vigilant. In another ten years, how can he know how powerful the Huns will be?

Therefore, Xiangzhuang must get Liangdi and Huainan on the right track within three years, and then in two years, he will attack the northern expedition, destroy Qi, Zhao, and Yan, and then concentrate his efforts to go north to deal with the Huns. Although the Huns abducted a large number of craftsmen from the Central Plains, the situation should still be controllable within five years. Even if the Huns are powerful, they will not be much stronger.

Therefore, Xiangzhuang can only give up at most three years to digest and absorb the Liangdi, Huainan.

"What, three years?" Xiang he said in a lost voice, "How is this possible? This is completely impossible!"

"If we follow the conventional means, Huainan will get on the right track within three years, of course it is impossible, but what if we use extraordinary means?" Xiang Zhuang subconsciously tapped the table with his fingers, thinking, "For example..."

Before he finished speaking, Qu Bucai suddenly rushed in and bowed to report: "King, a flying pigeon has arrived in Anyi!"

After saying that, Qu Bucai handed a secret letter to Xiangzhuang. Xiangzhuang unfolded the small paper roll and hurriedly finished reading it. His face suddenly darkened. Xianghe next to him, Bi Shu's heart also sinks, and something happened again!
Chapter completed!