Chinese New Year

Chapter 575 Help you
The news of victory quickly spread throughout Kaocheng.

The local nobles who came to discuss the matter had different opinions, but overall they were still excited.

When Shao Xun was discussing matters with others, he also praised Liu Hezhu for his victory in the first battle.

But in private, he had a different attitude: "The time for the battle is not well chosen. There is a lot of rain in summer, and the water level is high, which is not good for the cavalry to drive, but is good for the navy. If we continue to fight like this, it will seem like we are training Sima Rui's troops."

He never despised the Jiangdong regime.

The combat effectiveness of an army is determined by many factors, including supplies, training, equipment, tactics, morale, and culture, all of which may have an impact.

When Cao Cao first started his army, the word "rotten" could no longer be used to describe it. It was very rotten, extremely rotten.

When it comes to things like blowing up the camp every other day, he is considered to be a relatively inexperienced person even among a mob.

When fighting the Yellow Turban refugees, Boss Cao's soldiers didn't dare to go, forcing him to lead the way.

To put it bluntly, even with an army like this, Wang Mi, who had just started the rebellion, could have defeated Cao Cao. At least his troops did not fail.

This is due to poor training level.

In the early days of the Eight Princes Rebellion, many armies were pretty bad after years of peace. At that time, Shao Xun even used the Wushuang skill more than once. It's not impossible for him to use the Wushuang skill again now, but the risk has increased dramatically.

To put it bluntly, the North had been fighting for more than ten years, and as a result, they had trained themselves up, and their combat effectiveness had generally improved - not only Shao Xun's troops had improved, but also Shi Le, Wang Mi, Zhao Gu, Cao Yi, the Xiongnu, etc., all had their "passive" abilities improved, commonly known as "rolls".

Even the tactics have been innovated to a certain extent!

Are Southern soldiers competitive? Not very competitive.

Are the southern soldiers good? Actually, they are not bad. Some powerful private soldiers of powerful families have quite good combat effectiveness. For example, during the Wannian Rebellion of Guanzhong Qi, Zhou Chu led 5,000 soldiers to kill more than 10,000 Guanzhong rebels.

The rebellions of Zhang Chang, Shi Bing, and Feng Yun, as well as the rebellions of Chen Min and Du Tao, were all suppressed with the help of the private soldiers of the Jiangnan wealthy families.

They had combat experience, at least they had fought well in battles involving less than 10,000 people. After all, this was an era when barbarians existed extensively. Historically, until the end of the Tang Dynasty, there were barbarian chieftains in Jiangxi who were recruited and appointed to official positions.

Southern soldiers often need to fight with barbarians and have certain military qualities, but the scale of battles is generally not large.

In general, the southern soldiers were not as strong as the Huns, especially in terms of their lack of experience in large-scale battles.

At present, the soldiers of Jingzhou who have been trained by Liu Hong and Tao Kan are undoubtedly the ones with the most combat experience among the more than 10,000 people in the whole south. The long-term wars to suppress rebellions have also given them considerable combat experience. After a proper reorganization, the combat effectiveness of the Jingzhou army will be second to none in the south.

This is Shao Xun's judgment based on the current situation in the south.

As for Zu Ti's troops, he thought they were not as capable as the Jingzhou troops. To fight them, he would have to fight a large-scale battle with more than 10,000 people. The larger the scale, the more difficult it would be for the southern soldiers to adapt and the easier it would be to be defeated.

But the current situation in Xuzhou...

"If we don't send troops now, Mi Zihui may not be able to keep the two counties of Donghai and Lanling. The later we send troops, the more dangerous it will be." Pei Lingyan stepped forward, straightened Shao Xun's robe, and said softly: "If we go south after the autumn harvest, Pengcheng may not be saved. When Xun Zu sees that the situation is not right, he may surrender to Zu Ti reluctantly."

"Whatever." Shao Xun said, "At least I didn't lose face in the first battle. The next step will depend on Xi Daohui's ability. I want to see how he takes Xia Pi."

"Even if we can't take Xia Pi for the time being." Pei Lingyan hugged Shao Xun's waist, looked into his eyes, and said, "With this preemptive battle, Zu Ti will be frightened and use his troops prudently, and the battle line will be maintained. What you should be concerned about now is Hebei."

"The people of Wu are contented by nature. What good will it bring them to the north? If they need land and wealth, they can just open up wasteland in the south of the Yangtze River. If they need to rule the world, do they have to move the capital to Luoyang? They won't agree to that."

"My dear, if you push them too hard, they will unite and provide Sima Rui with money, food, and troops to support him in his march north. If you relax your grip, they will quarrel among themselves. They can only live in a corner and rule a small area at best, but they will never achieve great things."

"Hua Nu, you have seen through the people in Jiangdong." Shao Xun said with a smile.

"I'm just thinking about you." Pei Lingyan looked at him and said.

Shao Xun hugged her and whispered, "Our child must be as smart as you."

After that, he stroked her belly and said, "You've been trying for a month, maybe you're pregnant already."

Pei Lingyan blushed and said, "You just know how to torment me."

Shao Xun leaned close to her ear and whispered something.

Pei Lingyan rolled her eyes at him.

Shao Xun chuckled and left the bedroom.

"Don't be careless when you return to Luoyang," Pei Lingyan reminded.

Shao Xun stopped and turned around and said, "Even if it's ugly, I won't give anyone a chance, don't worry."

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Shao Xun quickly left Kaocheng and drove to the manor where the shogunate was located.

He was the military commander of the Yanzhou Shogunate, and of course he had his own office.

As soon as they arrived, the two military advisors, Luqiu Chong and Bian Dun, immediately stepped forward to pay their respects.

After returning the greeting, Shao Xun entered the room and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Yu Wenjun first looked at him with some worry in her eyes, but when she saw that her husband did not blame her, she immediately pounced on him.

Lu Qiu Chong and Bian Dun had already left and went outside to chat with Yu Chen.

Inside the room, Shao Xun felt Yu Wenjun hugging him tightly, and her delicate body was trembling slightly.

The scumbag couldn't hold it in any longer, so he gently hugged his beloved wife and sat down, saying, "We're in Fangding, Hebei. The situation is complicated, and we can't leave for a moment. You don't know how shameless those fickle people are. If you show any signs of weakness, they'll show you what they can do."

"Xuzhou is also a difficult situation. The Dowager Concubine of Donghai has a history with Sima Jingwen. I've been thinking about it and want to see if I can stabilize the south first and concentrate on dealing with the Xiongnu."

"Yanzhou has collected 800,000 hu of grain and grass. I sorted out the list of people who have paid the grain, met with them one by one, and encouraged them many times. Alas, there are so many things to deal with, it's very annoying." "There are still many people in Henan who are indecisive..."

"I didn't ask you." Yu Wenjun said softly in his arms.

Shao Xun choked and looked carefully at his beloved wife whom he had not seen for a long time.

Yu Wenjun, how come you have become more powerful?
"I just miss you a little. Your daughter misses you too." Yu Wenjun raised her head and looked at Shao Xun.

Shao Xun was a little overwhelmed and even began to reflect for a moment.

Playing tricks on him usually doesn't have any good effect, but Yu Wenjun's straightforward style of play and the arms that are still tightly around him have made the scumbag defeated.

"I..." Shao Xun gently stroked her face.

Yu Wenjun raised her face and looked at him with wide eyes.

When she first got married, her eyes were full of joy, admiration and sweetness, but now there is a hint of resentment and even sadness.

Shao Xun turned his head and subconsciously hugged his wife.

"The manor in Runan has been built and 6,500 households have been settled." Yu Wenjun said, "The Yu, Yin, and Guanqiu families have pooled their money. We were originally planning to use the income from the farms in Yingchuan, Runan, and Nandun, but you wanted to go to war, so forget it. I sent someone to count it, and together with Guangcheng Zecaiguan Erzhuang and Liangxian Lvliuyuan, we can allocate 500,000 hu of grain. It has already been shipped."

Shao Xun couldn't help but look at his wife again.

I haven’t seen you for a year. How come you have become so capable?
The newly built manor in Runan is located in Beiyichun County, and the 6,500 households resettled there are the Hu and Han people that Shao Xun redeemed from Anping.

As for the farms and fields in Yingchuan, Runan and Nandun mentioned by Yu Wenjun, they were her dowry and produced a large amount of output every year.

In fact, she was also a wealthy woman. Her uncle Yu Hua was very good at amassing wealth, but he was also very generous when preparing a dowry for his niece, which was eventually converted into farmland, which was currently being managed by people sent by Yu Wenjun.

Of course, he just listened to these and forgot about them.

However, in just one year, his wife became more and more mature and capable, which made him a little uncomfortable.

Where is the little fan girl from before?
Where is that naive and clingy girl who used to throw herself into his arms whenever she saw him?

Where is the girl who used to love to laugh and whose eyes were curved like crescent moons?

Shao Xun felt a little lost.

"I don't have to go to war this year, so I can spend more time at home." Shao Xun didn't know why he said this.

"Yeah." Yu Wenjun changed into a comfortable position in his arms.

"I'm going to Luoyang in a while. You can come with me. The house in the city has been uninhabited for a long time."

"Ah."

"I will be going to Hebei in the second half of the year. You are Mrs. Chen, so you should go with me."

Yu Wenjun finally sat up, hugged Shao Xun's neck, smiled, and said, "My husband, I really missed you during the year you were away on the battlefield."

Shao Xun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Is he afraid of Yu Wenjun? Of course not.

What could be scary for a man who has fought invincibly amidst an army of thousands?

Is he afraid of the Yu family? Of course not.

To put it bluntly, didn't his father-in-law know about his affair with the Wang sisters in Tongque Tower? But Yu Chen didn't dare to mention it, for fear that Shao Xun would be unhappy.

The only one who can deal with Shao the thief is this 19-year-old girl who loves him wholeheartedly.

Because what he owed her had nothing to do with interests, it was only about friendship.

"I heard that my husband won a great victory in Xuzhou?" Yu Wenjun's mood was obviously much better. After getting up from his arms, she looked at her husband's military office curiously.

Next door should be one of the residences of the East Sea Concubine, right? There is actually a small door, where does it lead to?
"Oh? What do people in Xuchang say?" Shao Xun walked over and hugged his wife, blocking her view.

Yu Wenjun lingered in his arms for a while, sniffed gently, and said, "The Xun family has sent people to the east to Xuzhou to persuade Xun Taizhang to offer Pengcheng."

"If the Xun family doesn't do this, I will have to 'remind' them." Shao Xun said, "Some people from Yanzhou have also returned to Xuzhou, Liu Chou and He Sui. This time I will let Sima Rui see whose words are more effective in Xuzhou. Well, I have been busy with this matter in Kaocheng these days, weighing the pros and cons repeatedly and giving many instructions."

Yu Wenjun pinched him lightly.

Shao Xun breathed a sigh of relief and was secretly happy.

"On May 5th, I gathered the families of scholars, generals and officers for an outing." Yu Wenjun added, "I let my husband know that he wanted to raise grain. My father told me yesterday that he had raised more than 600,000 hu and had started shipping. After the wheat harvest, he should be able to raise another 800,000 hu."

"You really helped me a lot." Shao Xun said happily.

"I am no worse than others." Yu Wenjun buried her head in his arms and said in a barely audible voice, "I want to help you."

Shao's "central army camp" was completely defeated.

There were heavy footsteps outside the door and a few coughs.

Yu Chen came, followed by Yu Min, Yu Gun and others.

(End of this chapter)