I have to leave Jizhou as soon as possible. Seeing the disgraced and embarrassed subordinates nestled in the mountains, Shi Le secretly made up his mind.
When he left Qinghe Kingdom, he had only 5,000 cavalry left, and he didn't even gather the broken remnants, so he attacked other counties all the way north. Although the county magistrates were prepared, it was much more difficult to break the city than before, but the rest were elites who took advantage of the swiftness of the cavalry, so he still allowed him to lay down several cities, and the team was re-expanded to one At least seventy-eight, they will almost enter Youzhou. It's just that within a few days of the good days, he met the Youzhou Iron Cavalry.
Wang Jun even sent 50,000 cavalry to surround them. Shi Le had heard how powerful the Xianbei people were, but it was unexpectedly more terrifying than he imagined. The group of horse thieves under him were already weak, and in addition to the large number of opponents, they fought several battles in a row. He had exhausted his mind and could only be defeated. The infantry became abandoned as usual, but this time, the remaining men and horses around him probably added up to less than 3,000. If you drag it on, maybe you won't even be able to keep this family property.
Before there were wolves and tigers, Shi Le was not a stubborn person and knew how to advance and retreat. The most important thing now is to leave the fierce land of Jizhou as soon as possible. As for the next plan, if he voted for the Xiongnu, his strength is really not enough, and I don't know if it can be reused. But if I go to Yanzhou or Yuzhou again, I am afraid of meeting the imperial court.
After thinking about it, Shi Le finally sighed. I am afraid it is the most realistic to vote for the Huns. As for the men and horses, let's talk as we walk, maybe we can fight them all the way, and we can gather 6,000 or 7,000 people. That Liu Yuan is said to be a very polite corporal, and he should not be turned away.
With Daze, his movements are extremely fast. The three thousand horsemen set off again, ready to go to Leling, ready to cross the river and then go to Pingyang. This is also a no-brainer. After all, Bingzhou is like an iron barrel, and there is no way around it. There is also Yiyan guarding the vicinity of Qinghe Kingdom, and if they break in hard, they may lose their strength. The only way to get around is to avoid it.
The route chosen by Shi Le was extremely appropriate, and he even let go of the siege, and in just two or three days, he arrived at Leling. Along the way, the food and grass are almost exhausted. The news came from Tanma over and over again, and the ferry was right in front of him, but it came down in one fell swoop. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment of escape, a team of soldiers and horses was in front of them.
It's the Bingzhou soldiers! Riding on the horse, Shi Le only felt his anger approaching Tianling! Why did they stop again? Why choose now! Even if it is only one day in the morning, the morale of the subordinates will not fluctuate so much. Seeing the escape, the road ahead was blocked tightly. These chaotic soldiers who are used to horse thieves will not have the determination to break the net, but will only be disheartened and flee in all directions.
If the last troops are scattered, what will he use to vote for Liu Yuan? Or fight with each other? There are only more than 2,000 soldiers on the opposite side, and it seems that they can fight...
I don't know how many thoughts lingered in his mind, but the brightly armored cavalry on the opposite side did not give him time to make a decision. The horn sounded and the hoofs sounded like thunder. Facing the menacing enemy, Shi Le resentfully pulled the reins and shouted: "Withdraw!"
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The road is messy all the way. The flag was abandoned, the corpses were everywhere, and the occasional horse neighing made the road paved with blood even more desolate.
Yi Yan rode on his horse, frowning at the soldiers who were rummaging through the corpses. This time, he was fully prepared for the siege. Not only have several sentries been set up to monitor them from time to time, but they have also spent a lot of scheming on the interception location and formation. It was originally planned to wipe out the enemy army, but the opponent turned around and fled before they could take over the battle.
The battlefield he chose was actually not conducive to escape. If he fought recklessly, he might still have a chance of survival. Any general who is reckless and conceited will choose to break out of the encirclement. But the leader of the chaotic army chose to retreat. Chasing down the chaotic army that fled for his life is naturally much easier than facing the enemy, but in this way, there is no way to close the net and fight a complete annihilation battle.
This is not timidity, but a very clever prediction, and can even use the life of one's own subordinates as a bait to delay the enemy. Yiyan's men were not strong enough, and once the prey got out of the net, he could not pursue it. And in this battle, there should be no less than eight hundred enemies who escaped.
Among them, I am afraid there is his cunning kin. Yi Yan's eyes narrowed, and the killing intent in his eyes was even stronger. He felt that this person was dangerous back then, but now it looks really good. Without the army to follow, it would be easier for this person to escape from Jizhou. How could he stop him
"General, I didn't find the bandit leader." After a while, the result came from below.
Yi Yan nodded slightly: "Retract the troops and return to Qinghe quickly."
Now that Wang Jun's men are also making waves in Jizhou, it is impossible for him to spend all his energy on the chaotic army. It's more important to stick to the site you've got.
Retreat quickly, unimpeded along the way. Most of the southern part of Jizhou is now under the control of Yiyan. It is not that his troops suddenly increased, or that the number of officials who control the county government soared, but it was the result of Inspector Ding's instructions.
In the past two months, Ding Shao's condition has become more and more serious, and it is obviously no longer possible to command the state soldiers. He entrusted the heavy responsibility of leading troops to Yi Yan. In fact, the Jizhou soldiers did not train new recruits by themselves, but Yiyan would not refuse the kindness of Ding Shishi. At least this person is much more pleasing to the eye than that villain Wang Ping.
After going back and forth, the speed of stability in the county and county is faster, and it is more convenient for Yi Yanan to intervene. And looking at the meaning of Ding Inspector and Wang Ping, the court is very likely to order him to take over the military affairs of Jizhou. If this is the case, the Lord's order will be completed for the most part.
The horses crossed the barren fields, and when the green finally appeared in front, Yiyan ordered the whole army to slow down the horses. It is now approaching May, which is the busy time of farming. Jizhou missed the spring ploughing due to the military chaos, and had to replant some bean millet. These grains are the lifeline for the people to survive in the second half of the year. How could he let the galloping horses disturb the farming.
Sure enough, seeing the soldiers from a distance, there was a commotion in the field, and it seemed that many people wanted to escape. But when they saw clearly what the people were wearing, they immediately calmed down. Some farmers even knelt down facing the avenue. Among these people, many were the people of Qinghe, and some were even dragged into the chaotic army and almost lost their lives. If there were no soldiers and horses in front of them, maybe they would have buried their bones in the loess, which would have become fertilizer for the wasteland.
Someone who can save them from this hell fire should be worshipped by them.
Yi Yan's eyes swept over the heads of the kneeling crowd. He has been leading the army for some years, and his subordinates are uncountable. But these are not soldiers, they are just fools and fools farming. If it was back then, even they would be contemptuous and fearful of their own face, and could not avoid it. But now, he was carrying a sword and a bow and a war horse, with murderous aura all over his body, and even the blood on his clothes had not been washed away, but the group of people were not afraid of him. Not only was he not afraid, but he also bowed down and worshipped him as a god and Buddha.
Why
The bean millet in the field has emerged, green and slightly sparse, intertwined with the yellow-brown soil, like a gorgeous woven carpet. Although it is weak, although it is small, the meaning contained in it is far beyond the blood-splattered battlefield.
Jizhou is not like Bingzhou. Here, he is not just a general, but also a herdsman. It is necessary to properly arrange the refugees who have been trapped in the chaotic army, and to do everything possible to obtain grain and seeds so that the people who have lost their land will not become bandits.
Many of these were things that Yi Yan had never encountered before. But these annoying things gradually took hold of his mind. Let him understand what the lord wants. It's not the worship of the people, or the power, that person just wants to see the peasants working and living in their homes in peace and stability, living a humble and ordinary life.
He should have understood the meaning of this longing better than the lord. What he wants to achieve is just the wish of the lord? Maybe not, it became his own wish a long time ago. A vision that might be tough, might be dangerous, but worth fighting for.
His body, which had been tense, seemed to relax a little. Yiyan didn't stop, just led a large group of soldiers through the farmland full of greenery and expectations.
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Sitting in the big tent, Gou Xi's face was gloomy, staring at the young man with his head held high, clearly afraid of dying, but pretending to go to death calmly. This person came from a noble background, his net worth was not very outstanding, and his reputation was even more lackluster, but the place where he came was unexpected.
"Your Majesty really said that?" After a long silence, Gou Xi asked lightly when the young man opposite was about to sweat.
The man swallowed his saliva: "General Gou is the backbone of the country's dynasty. If there were no generals, there would be no such great victories. However, the King of the East Sea has no emperor's eyes, he is domineering, and he acts arbitrarily. , Since shepherds five states, the general can get one state and one county? How can you reward this kind of meritorious deeds?”
His words were very provocative, and as soon as he heard it, he knew that he was trying to alienate the relationship between him and Sima Yue. But Gou Xi didn't interrupt the other party and just listened without saying a word. Just because of this, there is no falsehood!
After finally conquering the rebel army of the puppet emperor, it took several months to defeat Wang Mi's camp. What was waiting for Gou Xi was not the kindness he had trusted before. Sima Yue did not assign any prefecture to him, but only promoted him to the three divisions of Zhengdong General, Kaifu Yitong, adding Shizhong, and entering the county. Like this, it's all an honor!
Is his credit not as good as Wang Yan, who is sitting in Luoyang? ! Without him, how could Sima Yue have the status below this person and above ten thousand people!
But how did Sima Yue treat him? !
Seeing that Gou Xi did not interrupt his words, the envoy summoned some courage again: "Now the King of the East Sea is conspiring in Xudu to eliminate his dissidents. Today is the king of Sima, so tomorrow it will not be the turn of a general with a different surname? As long as that person is suspicious For a day as a general, there is no peace for a general..."
With a wave of his hand, Gou Xi interrupted the man's presumptuous remarks: "The prime minister is worthy of my brother, how can you, the rat generation, be able to provoke him."
His volume was not too loud, but it made the sweat on the forehead of the young man on the opposite side roll down. Just because he knew that the Great General Gou in front of him was extremely ruthless and was known as "Uncle Tu". It took a lot of strength to stop his trembling and said softly, "The King of the East Sea is nothing but a chaotic thief, and there is only one person in the world. If the general knows the righteousness, he knows who he should be loyal to."
Did he just say loyalty? Is there another power that is comparable to Sima Yue
Gou Xi's breathing quickened slightly. But as the leader of the army, he has seen too many dangerous situations and faced too many cunning enemies. Can you believe this empty talk
"I have received this message. Someone, please go down and rest." In the end, Gou Xi didn't nod or shake his head, just dismissed the other party casually.
This attitude made the envoy nervous for a while, but already in Gou Xi's tent, how could he escape? Reluctantly straightened his back, the envoy followed behind the personal soldiers and retreated.
"General, this is not necessarily His Majesty's words. It's better to send someone to kill the thief who falsely spread the imperial edict..." On the side, the staff suggested softly.
A mere court officer brought a message from the emperor, can you believe it? Now Sima Yue is in power, and it would be very inappropriate if he turned his face. The best way is to kill the envoy and pretend that you didn't hear this rant.
Gou Xi had another thought in her heart: "Don't move that envoy first. Send someone to Xudu and ask Prime Minister Yanzhou how to arrange it!"
Sima Yue took over the five prefectures, but these prefectures still had provincial governors, and some even had governors. If he could hand over a place in the Central Plains like Yanzhou to himself, it would prove that Sima Yue was not wary of him. But if it's the other way around... that messenger, I'm afraid there will be other uses.
The staff on the side sighed inwardly when they heard this. It seems that the emperor's estrangement plan was not in vain, and doubts arose in his own mind. However, if the King of the East Sea really guarded the Lord, maybe Feng Tianzi would be the best way.
It's just that the situation that has just been settled, I'm afraid it will be messed up again...