The blue smoke curled up, and the corpses were everywhere. The dense shooting and gun strikes, like the frequent rains in summer, soon returned to the silence of the wilderness.

The battle that came head-on and encountered came quickly and ended very quickly. The other party didn't know what kind of opponent he was facing, so he hurried to rescue him.

The vanguard's troops had not yet set up a car array and wire blocking. They could use the usual digging and fortifications to dig and build fortifications, and they had already used the neat multiple oblique lines to defeat the opponent's hastily attacking momentum;

Then the cavalry teams on the flank standby were also encircled one after another, immediately lined up and alternately rushed forward; these local armed forces that fought in a hurry easily threw their weapons and knelt on the ground, and most of them became captives who were captured. The conflict in front of the formation killed no more than hundreds of people, but in the end they captured several times the number of people.

Then, using these prisoners as the forefront and lead the way, they easily divided their troops to take down Xiheyi, Liaoyuanyi, Yuanningzhen, Baidingcheng, etc. within the last twenty or thirty miles, and belonged to several small and medium-sized cities in Xinzhou (now Tongliao City, Jilin Province).

However, among these cities and their surrounding settlements, there are sparsely populated people and the people are fond of their faces. They seem to live a bad life. Most of the foreign Huai Army are only numb and indifferent, and there is almost no decent reflection or emotion. Even the other party in the suburbs has only some sparse acres of land that have been cultivated and reclaimed.

The so-called "the people are strong in legends, but in history, the Northern Alliance, which can easily pull out 100,000 people, is so empty and weak in front of us, which is a bit surprising and reasonable.

With the introduction of these captures and strongholds, the puzzle pieces about the Northland Alliance have become more intuitively improved step by step. For example, this Northland Alliance is now somewhat in name only, or on the verge of collapse;

It is different from the unity or the unity we imagined and expected, in fact, the predecessor of this Northern Alliance was a rather loose organization, without any stable core and dominant pillars; it was not like the Luofan in the south, which was restricted and maintained by a relatively strict vassal system, and the corresponding orthodox status and righteousness.

Instead, he took advantage of the opportunity of Xue's rebellion and invading the Northern Dynasties and invading each other with the Luo family. Under the leadership of several powerful vassal lords, he seized the geographical danger and took the initiative to break away from the system of the Andong princes and formed his own position. Therefore, the leader of the Northern Alliance was more like the general convener and coordinator of the regular alliance, and these powerful Northern Alliance's powerful vassals took turns to take responsibility and take responsibility.

Therefore, the specific terms and covenants are quite simple and rough. Each family usually does whatever it should do, and there is no shortage of boycotts between them. Only when an external invasion will the beacon tower be ignited and work together to fight against foreign enemies.

However, the large team of troops formed by various vassals were lured by Su Yuanjing and attacked to sweep the grasslands outside the border for a long time. As a result, a large number of young and strong people were drawn away, causing a considerable degree of hollowing out and weakness to the local area. However, because everyone is like this, they maintain a relative balance of power and balance;

However, as time went by, the local government had lost its power of restraint and suppression for a long time, and under the accumulation of various factors, the Tu tribes in various places suddenly broke out. It was almost called the Seven Wings of the Northern League. Among them, the six more powerful princes of the six families were wrapped in, and they were all worried and had no time to worry about themselves;

The only one of the remaining families in Suizhou, southwest, was survived by the fact that when they wanted to invade western Liaoning several years ago, they were defeated by the Huai army and counterattacked their territory, losing a lot of population and wealth, so they were resting and unable to recover completely.

Although he relied on the war of attrition and tug-of-war of the city and the strongholds to suppress these turbulent Tu tribe forces before the New Year, and then hoped to divert the conflicts and the conflicts by intervening in the civil strife of Luofan in the south, he was defeated and defeated at the city of Liaodong, and even the news could not be delivered.

Immediately after the plunder and sweeping of Yelu Dashi's troops, they actually suffered heavy losses and were quite exhausted. Many of the alliance princes, known as the forty-four families, also had their families or were extinct and were divided and annexed by nearby vassal families.

Therefore, the situation in the Northland Alliance is very chaotic, and the more you go north, the more you go north, the more stable it is. However, you can't help but suffer from the troubles of bandits and bandits.

Therefore, I decided to adopt a reserve plan and advance more deeply to gain more comprehensive information and results.

After the army followed the upward terrain and passed the large dustpan entrance, which was generally low in the south and high in the north, narrow in the east and wide in the west, the streams and lakes connected suddenly changed into a rotation direction and became thick and strong; because from here, it has been transitioned from the upper reaches of the Liao River to the so-called Huntong River (lower reaches of the Songhua River) basin;

This water system is usually called the Duck River by the locals, and is named after the wild ducks, geese, swans and other water birds at the turn of winter and spring, which gather on the river surface.

Unlike the Liaohe River Basin, which is highly developed and difficult to see large forests on the plains, the atmosphere of people here is farther and more scattered.

Walking along the road far away from the river bank and walking in the boundary of Jilin Province or the Songnen Plain in later generations, the deepest impression is that it is a large area of ​​undeveloped dark green mottled forests, with various towering red pine trees, oak trees, aquatic willows, yellow pineapples that have grown for many years.

Then, as the shade of the forest is covered with rivers and water scattered, there are also a lot of water and meadows. Therefore, once you mistakenly enter a place far away from the main road, you will easily fall into various mud hidden under the grass and shrubs.

Only near the villages that are close to human settlements can there be traces of cut down and remaining tree stumps. Most of the houses in the local villages are made of whole logs, and soil fills the gaps and puts straw and wood-studded buildings. Outside the village, there are also piles of soil and cross-woods to prevent walls from wild animals and other creatures.

In the outside of the village, the hardy wheat, barley, oats, rye, soybeans and croaker beans, black beans, corn and potatoes are planted. However, because of lack of labor and time and neglect of care, these seedlings have not grown very well.

According to the past local anecdotes and information I have mastered, the output of these places may not be as good as that of the Liaohe River Basin in the south, but because of the relatively abundant grasslands in the Nenjiang River Basin and later called the Korqin Grassland, it is more prosperous and developed in animal husbandry.

But now, all these have become a passing cloud because of the war. The more you go north, the more desolate and withered it is, leaving only broken or damaged settlements, and traces of fields covered with yellow weeds.

at the same time,

News from behind is still being delivered continuously, including the ongoing work of state and county mergers;

It is mainly aimed at the Liao area that has been divided into too fine prefectures and counties due to wars and internal struggles all year round due to historical reasons and legacy problems. It is removed and merged into eleven larger prefectures and three town defense areas according to the terrain. Then some extra city and gates and checkpoints are demolished, and only the most basic places to maintain; some towns with too small populations are also merged into larger cities nearby to improve overall administrative efficiency and reduce the operating costs of the bureaucratic system.

If it were in the ordinary years, some chaos and resistance would have been caused, but now it would be a different situation. Therefore, while changing the administrative system and name, it is also one of the long-term layout methods to eliminate the traces and influence of the rulers of the previous generation in disguise.

In this way, with the five prefectures in western Liaoning and the three prefectures of the Peninsula, there are seventeen prefectures, which are almost similar to the Huaibei Road under my rule. I have already arranged the candidates for military leadership in the future, and Han Liangchen is on the way to come. Only his qualifications and prestige can replace me to take charge of this newly developed rear.

As for the candidates for civil affairs, I chose Yu Yunwen. During his time as the first ambassador of the Kaitian Ambassador in Huaizhen, he performed quite skillfully and capable. Therefore, this time he was responsible for the subsequent civilian camps in Liaodong, which was considered as the best use of the goods.

Because the wars in Liao areas have basically been put down, production and restoration have been cut off, and the local external threats and internal military pressure have been greatly reduced; therefore, the corresponding military deployment must also be adjusted and allocated more detailedly.

For example, in western Liaoning, as long as we maintain the southern front of the Xiaoqing River to Yingzhou; and on the eastern front and the front line are connected from land, the most basic garrisons that are mainly used to deterrently attack the southeastern vassals, so that they can continue to serve as cows who regularly provide financial resources and labor.

The center of gravity of the main military existence was shifted to the northern line, with the rebuilt Dingxiang Army as the support point, and the defense areas of Lianghe and Cangwu Towns were the buffer and source of troops on the second line. The Andong Guards and Chasing Army, which was in charge of Liaodong City, were the local garrison and maintenance forces, and then the five new battalions of the Huai Army stationed in the new city as support and mobile troops.

Therefore, in the final expectation, the Liao area only needs to maintain a standard Huai-style new army of 10,000, plus about 30,000 yuan, which consumes less daily, and only a small number of traditional troops with a strengthened firearm. In addition, the garrison regiment formed after the local resettlement is completed, as well as the semi-final Jiansheng Army and patrol team, are enough to maintain the subsequent situation, and further reduce and draw the actual garrison.
Chapter completed!