After a year of governance since Li Tai entered the country, Jingzhou has changed a lot compared to last year, and may not have reached the level of prosperity and prosperity of all industries, but it can also be said to be a peaceful and peaceful life.
But the governance of Jingzhou does not mean that the whole world is like this. The floods outside Yingchuan City, not far away, have just subsided due to the season, and were surrounded by the Eastern Wei army.
As for Huainan, it was even more lively. Hou Jing, who fled to Shouyang from Woyang, finally recovered some of his strength after more than half a year of rest, and colluded with some unstable forces in Huainan to officially raise troops in mid-August.
Shortly after this incident, Hou Zhi, who was stationed in Biyang, Dongjingzhou, reported the news and speculated that Hou Jing might attack Yiyang, upstream of the Huai River, and then build a forward base in Huainan and return to Huaibei and Henan.
Of course, this situation did not happen. The Eastern Wei army defeated the Southern Liang Northern Expedition Army and Hou Jing’s army in two consecutive victories at the beginning of the year, which was extremely majestic. Even if Hou Jing had such an idea, Huainan would never follow Hou Jing to Henan to die, just like Hou Jing’s soldiers abandoned him in Woyang.
However, nearly two months have passed since Hou Jing raised his troops in Shouyang, and no further news has been heard, although the transmission of the news has been lagging behind due to the distance between them.
But Hou Jing, in Huainan, did not make any further moves at least a month after the reprimand. It can be seen that he still did not have a complete strategic plan and goal in the early stages of the reprimand, and was confused about the future. After all, with only a few thousand scrambles, they rushed to the capital of a country, and there was a natural chasm of the Yangtze River on the way. As long as the enemy had a little normal mind, this matter would never be possible.
After learning that Hou Jing was raising his troops, Li Tai also made a series of military and political arrangements. Although the initial stage of this turmoil only occurred in the Jianghuai region and did not have a strong interaction with the Mianbei Jianghan where Jingzhou is located, it is not completely without the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Biyang, guarded by Hou Zhi in Dongjingzhou, goes east not far. You can reach the northern shore of the upper reaches of the Huai River after leaving the mountain pass north of Tongbai Mountain. Then turn south not far is Yiyang, a big town to the west of Shouyang.
Yang Yaren, who had retreated to the territory of Xuan Hu, was stationed in Yiyang. With Hou Jing’s uprising, Yang Yaren must have sent troops to quell the rebellion, and the power to stay in Yiyang would probably not be as sufficient as before.
However, Li Tai did not blindly and optimistically send troops to the east to advance. After all, the last person who did this was surrounded by the Eastern Wei army in Henan.
He knew very well that the strategic opportunities brought by the Hou Jing Rebellion were mainly in the Jianghan area. As for the Huai River Basin, it was too late to reach. It was okay to take advantage of the situation. If you want to expand and take over the long term, it was not only put the cart before the horse, but still had no strength.
So Li Tai sent Hou Zhi six hundred elite cavalry to allow him to flexibly detect changes in the situation nearby Biyang. If there is a sauna team that has moved here due to war, it must be accepted in time, but this situation is probably not too many.
At the same time, Zhao Gang, who was appeased by the barbarians in Jingzhou, was also recalled by Li Tai, and arranged for him to communicate mainly with the Yuzhou barbarians here in the Tongbai Mountain area in the southeast, striving to win over a group of powerful Yuzhou barbarian tribes.
Nowadays, the barbarians in various fields have become more mature. The barbarians are completely unresolved and have been living in seclusion in the mountains. They have very little communication with the outside world. As for the mature man, they mainly live in plains and hilly areas. Although there is still obvious barbarian style, they are already consciously moving closer to the customs of the Han people.
People like Zhao Gang who are very familiar with the customs of the barbarians, respect them, and are willing to guide them to move closer to the Han residential areas, are very easy to gain the favorable impression of these familiar barbarians and are also happy to communicate and interact with them.
On this day, Zhao Gang, who was ordered to go east, returned to Jingzhou City and brought back several members of the Yuzhou barbarian chiefs and his subordinates. Nearly a thousand people arrived outside Rangcheng in a mighty manner.
Li Tai was happy after hearing the news and quickly sent troops to welcome Zhao Gang and his fellow barbarians into the prefecture. He did not meet in the direct hall where the official business was handled, but held a banquet in the central hall where the state prefecture was hosting guests.
“I was fortunately for not being humiliated. I went to bring back several commanders of various territory that Wang Zhi and Shang Yi wanted to attach!”
After Zhao Gang joined the barbarian chiefs into the hall, he first responded to Li Tai. Then he introduced the barbarian chiefs one by one. These barbarian chiefs were all barbarian leaders active in the upper reaches of the Huai River and Tongbai Mountain area, and there were also many left officials who had received the title of left officials from all parties.
Although Li Tai is not proficient in dealing with these barbarian chiefs, he also understands that if they want to respect them, they must first be that their fists are hard enough, and secondly, they must have enough benefits.