Feng Duhu touched his chin and said thoughtfully:

"That is to say, it is impossible not to take this trip..."

The right lady chuckled:

"Jingzhou is a place with three pillars. If the Wu people want to capture Xiangyang, the Han Dynasty cannot just watch. If they can really capture Caoqiao Pass, it will be good."

Well, the Han Dynasty took Caoqiao Pass, and the Wu State took Xiangyang, so the world where only the Wei thieves were injured was achieved?

Feng Duhu nodded:

"After hearing the words of the two gentlemen, something suddenly dawned on me. In that case, I will lead the troops to Wuguan."

"The key problem is that with just the few defenders at Wuguan, we may not be able to capture Caoqiao Pass. If we want to capture Caoqiao Pass, we will have to mobilize additional troops."

Although the Han Dynasty now has a vast territory, its military strength is still the same as during the Battle of Guanzhong. At most, it has added some Hu cavalry Yi Cong from Bingzhou.

This is one of the reasons why Feng Duhu has been opposed to using troops in Hedong now.

Even though it had been so long since the Han Dynasty had regained Guanzhong, Feng Duhu knew that the time to use troops again was still far from coming.

After the death of the prime minister, people in the army were already unstable.

In addition, Feng Duhu took over the frontline army, and Wei Yan, the number one general of the Hanzhong Army, was at odds with him, and his accompanying army commander Shi Yangyi even fled to Wei.

The impact on the military was really great.

This forced Feng Duhu to focus on appeasing the hearts of the troops.

When the Wei army withdrew from Guanzhong, they destroyed Tongguan and Wuguan.

Feng Duhu had to mobilize manpower to repair it.

We also need to send manpower to clean up Weiyang Palace.

At the same time, we must also start repairing the Zhengguo Canal to prepare for the resumption of production in the future.

Immediately afterwards, the emperor moved the capital, and hundreds of officials and various government offices also moved there, which was even more complicated.

After the emperor moved the capital, he had to deal with post-war governance issues, pacify, rectify, and conquer many aristocratic families in Bingzhou and Hedong in Guanzhong.

No matter what method is used, whether it is to make the aristocratic family bow down, to make them cooperate, to induce or even to intimidate and dismember them, etc.

With the remaining power of the victory, only by allowing them to cooperate and re-measure the land and the household registration population can we get twice the result with half the effort and better implement the policy of dividing the land into acres.

Therefore, it was not until last year that the measures to redistribute land to the people in the three new areas (Guanzhong and Hedong, Bingzhou) could be fully launched.

Even some of the people who were in charge of surveying the land were children of aristocratic families who were college students or preparatory students.

Even if the people are driven like cattle, horses and donkeys, it still takes time for crops to grow in the fields.

Not only growing crops, but also allowing people to have enough food surplus at home - at least two or three years of farming can save enough food for a year.

Only by making the people truly feel the favor of the imperial court can we further recruit young men into the army.

Otherwise, the family's strong labor force will be gone, and if another disaster or accident occurs, refugees will appear...

Even if such soldiers are forcibly recruited into the army, how much will they have to fight?

How different is this from the oppression of farmers by Wei thieves?

Therefore, what Ji Han now implements is a military system that combines the conscription system and the recruitment system.

If you have a household registration, you will be divided into fields. If you meet the conditions, you must be selected for military service.

The military service lasts for four years, and one year is spent in garrison in the county. This is the county soldier, and at the same time he receives formal military training.

In the remaining three years, he will be transferred to the Central Army to participate in foreign operations.

These four years of military service are compulsory, and there is no pension unless you are killed in battle or disabled.

However, in the Central Army, they can receive cultural education. If they enter the engineering camp, they can even learn certain skills, which is a rare benefit.

If you serve for more than four years, you can receive a military salary from the court to support your family.

If you are lucky and can achieve enough military exploits, you will be allocated "military land".

Military fields are not distributed to individuals in real terms, but are converted into money and grain based on the average price of grain in various places on the exchange and distributed to individuals.

Similarly, these money and food can also be delivered to your home as required - Dongfeng Express, the mission will be fulfilled.

The system of generous rewards for those who have made outstanding military achievements is the guarantee for maintaining the strong combat effectiveness of the Han army.

To maintain these systems, there must be two most important foundations:

One is to have enough troops, and the other is to have enough financial resources.

Fortunately, in recent years, with the rapid development of emerging industries, coupled with the improvement of production tools and so on.

The most important thing is the increase in grain production, which is the lowest foundation to ensure that the Han Dynasty's finances are sound.

As for the source of troops, normally speaking, based on Ji Han's situation, it is indeed a big problem.

However, this problem was solved by the Han Yi Ruyi, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and the kindness and power of Feng Mou to the Hu Yi.

The Yi people in the south and the Hu people in the north, driven by huge profits, not only provided a steady stream of labor force to the Han Dynasty.

Moreover, he actively joined the Han army in the hope of leaping across social classes and finding a better way to survive for future generations.

Wudangjun, Yi Congqi is the most important representative.

Although Feng's methods were sometimes harsh, he did bring many changes to the Hu Yi in the border areas and gave them more ways to survive.

Some Hu Yi regard it as an evil ghost, but there are also many more Hu Yi who regard it as a god.

Ji Han's emphasis on military merit led to Han people who wanted to stand up, let alone Hu Yi, flocking to him.

The benefits of the unity of Han and Yi were reflected at this time.

Because rewards for military merit do not discriminate between Han and Hu.

However, no matter how good the policy is, it must have a prerequisite and foundation for implementation, and in the three places of Xinfu and Fuzhou, the conditions are not yet mature.

This requires the big man to wait a few more years.

With the current strength of the Han Dynasty, it is already difficult to disperse and defend various places.

Just like the Jiuyuan Governor's Mansion, which governs such a vast grassland, it only has 5,000 troops - including 2,000 Hu Qiyi followers.

If Feng had not slaughtered tens of thousands of Xianbei knights, completely broken the bones of the Xianbei people, and frightened Jiuyuan Hu'er's courage.

Whether Jiuyuan will be as stable and peaceful as it is now is still a question.

Therefore, it is indeed a bit reluctant for the Han Dynasty to concentrate its forces and launch a war.

"We can't wait to recruit troops from elsewhere, so we can only mobilize troops from Guanzhong."

As a strategic reserve force, part of Chang'an's imperial army has been transferred and was taken to Hedong by Uncle Zhang.

The rest cannot be moved lightly.

Besides, infantry is needed for siege, and cavalry is obviously not suitable.

Mrs. Zuo nodded at Tongguan, "How about deploying some of the guards at Tongguan?"

"Now that we have heavily deployed troops in Hedong, the Wei thieves will definitely not dare to take it lightly."

"Coupled with the dangerous location of Tongguan, even if part of the troops are temporarily transferred, as long as the defenders in the pass stick to the city, there shouldn't be much of a problem."

There was something else that General Zuo did not say completely.

That is the imperial army left in Chang'an, which is enough to deal with unexpected events - including Wei thieves unexpectedly breaking into Guanzhong.

As long as the Forbidden Army can hold Chang'an and drag the Hedong army and Feng Duhu back, there is no need to worry about anything.

Not to mention whether the Wei thieves dare to fight the imperial army in Guanzhong, that is still a question.

Feng Duhu pondered for a while and nodded:

"It seems like that's all."

Although Caoqiao Pass can be regarded as a pass, it mainly relies on Danshui and is far less dangerous than Wuguan Pass.

The terrain of Wuguandao is mostly a river valley, making it difficult to deploy military lines, but you don't need to lead too many troops there.

"The guards at Wuguan, Ju Xiaoxing (also known as Jufu) and Meng Angxiong (also known as Meng Yan), are loyal and brave people, and they are both good friends with Alang. There is no need to worry about having no one available for Alang's trip."

"But I don't know who Alang plans to transfer from Tongguan?"

Now that we have decided to send troops, the next step is to decide who to take.

Mrs. Zuo had no intention of following him this time.

First of all, she also has the identity of General Zhendong.

Feng Duhu personally took action, which already gave Lu Xun face. If there was another Guan Zhendong sweeping Bingzhou Hedong, Lu Xun's face would be too great.

Secondly, Mrs. Zuo will stay at the Central Protector's Mansion to handle the military affairs of the mansion.

"Let Xinhou (Li Qiu) lead the army over, and give him a place to join the army. Liu Xiuran (Liu Yin) will stay in Tongguan, and I will feel more at ease."

Feng Duhu is the commander-in-chief, Li Qiu joins the army, and Jufu and Meng Yan are the deputy generals. This lineup is luxurious enough to deal with a mere Caoqiao Pass.

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