Sailing on the turbulent Oyozawa, there are yellow and white reeds, dead branches and fallen leaves floating in the dark river water, forming a scene of withering and withering in early winter. Cao Ling also looked into the distance full of thoughts, that was the location where Yuncheng, the governing and rationale of the other side state, was located.
Because he was familiar with the old and actively assisted and provided resources, it was easy for him to make up for the water cost in the waterside town this time, and he also got the boats and manpower to cross the Onozawa; there were even more than a dozen led by him. The celebrities voluntarily gave up their ministry to follow.
"In Xiaoya, it's great that you can come back... You don't know that since Lao Jieshuai was martyred for the country, everyone's minds have been confused..."
It's just that Li Sanguan, who was recruited on the same boat, kept chanting in his ears.
"It was so easy to recommend the one to stay in the post, but the dogs in Weibo Town turned their heads and hit them... I thought, if you were still in the office, how could you lose the three states so easily? Several cities were beaten into Yunzhou territory..."
Although knowing that the other party has given up his duty to follow oneself, it is not just a simple motive for repaying gratitude. But Cao Ling accepted it with a good voice. After all, they have to rely on each other's relationship to cover themselves to go to Yuncheng to act in camera.
From this, Cao Xiang also learned a series of incidents and accidents that occurred in the ancient town of Tianping after his father and brother died in the battle with the main force of the Tianping Army in Surabaya from the mouth of this man named Li Sanguan.
For example, the cousin Cao Shicun, who was ordered to be promoted to the Tianping Army’s Jiedu, was actually only eleven years old this year; therefore, all matters of the Jiedya were in the hands of the capital Yuhou Lu Guangqi and the training ambassador Zhao Hong. Hands.
Therefore, the old people and old men related to Cao’s father and son were gradually reprimanded, abandoned and released, and sent to those insignificant ministries. For example, pro-servants like Li Sanguan were assigned to Go to the countryside to recruit soldiers and sentry food.
You should know that originally, as a generational loyal to the imperial court, civilian officials and even prime ministers also served as section commanders. Together with Zhongwu, Taining and other strong towns in the north, they also said that the imperial court was the cornerstone of the Kanto and the most important place for defense. At its peak, it had 33,500 troops. It does not count the united children of the states for theft, patrol, or guards and soldiers.
And because of the water transportation hub where all waters meet, the Tianping Army, in addition to supporting and maintaining these troops, can also receive the imperial two taxes and 170,000 zhujiu coins every year, and often donate it to Qionglin and Datong of the emperor. There are tens of thousands of surplus treasury, silk and silk soil tribute. It can be described as both supporting the strong soldiers and getting enough food.
However, since the Kanto drought year after year, the Tianping Army has also been swarms of thieves; and when Caozhou Yuju made a yellow nest, the Tianping Army, one of the strong towns in Weilin Kanto, inevitably began to go downhill.
First, the thieves led by Huang Chao broke Yuncheng from the east, and executed the Jiedu envoy Xue Chong in public; then Yun made Cui Junyu himself in the local area as the right to stay and know the state affairs; he launched a mutiny and drove away the Jiedu envoy Zhang sent by the court. Xi, and the frightened successor Yang Xiao dared not come to perform his duties.
It was not until Cao Quanluo, who was still Song Wei's deputy to Pinglu Jiedu, passed through it when he led his troops to pursue Wang Xianzhi's thief army; he took advantage of his unpreparedness and turned to attack Cui Junyu, and thus ordered Yunzhou and the Tianping army to return to the court.
After that, Cao Quanzhu worked hard to rule and gather the people for several years in his tenure, and only then did this place where thieves swarmed in the Central Plains, the "town of thieves" in the eyes of the court, returned to a temporary peace and Xiaoan. Therefore, Cao's short-term fashion is already quite popular.
In his hands, although he has not yet been able to return to the 33,500 troops in its heyday, he claims to have 25,000 strong soldiers, and he has also rebuilt the regiment trainers in various states and counties. Later, in order to support the thieves in other places in Henan and the neighbors in the eastern capital, seven or eight thousand troops were transferred for the imperial order.
Before he recovered, Cao Quanzhu was once again instructed by Jiangxi to recruit envoys from Jiangxi. He led more than 10,000 elites of the Tianping Army to Jingxiang south to intercept and block the pirate army from outside the ridge that was marching northward; although he turned to fight all the way and made great achievements, But the children of Tianping are also gradually losing and dying.
Although the imperial court has continued to add and send, but after the desperate and tragic battle of Xu Si, the elite and essence of this Tianping Army inevitably annihilated the entire army and ran out of it; so much so that the town of Yunzhou Where, there are only eight or nine thousand troops available.
Therefore, when Han Jian from Weibo town led an army to attack, there were only a few states along the Yellow River that were trained and guarded by the burglary regiments, and they were almost incapable of resisting them. In the end, it was Yunzhou's decisive counterattack from the same enemy up and down, which made it possible for a turnaround in the one-sided Jedi.
However, according to Li Sanguan's words, in order to face the invasion and invasion methods of Wei Bojun, Yunzhou also exhausted the methods, and even the pirates and internal refugees on Ohyeze were pulled out to make up the number after the instigation.
But now that there is only one intact Qizhou and Xiaoban Yunzhou under the control of the Tianping Army, it is a bit difficult to support the so-called "Thirty Thousand Army" gathered in a hurry. Therefore, we can only assign people to Luosuo's money and food and recruit Ding Zhuang to the place.
Although the town of Pinglu (Qingzhou) adjacent to the east still has more power and is also a camp that is attached to the imperial court, An Shiru was driven out by the rebellion initiated by the general Wang Jingwu after returning to Qingzhou because of his retreat without a fight. , I feel comfortable sorting out and restoring internal dissent without any time for him to take care of.
Therefore, after the initial counterattack against Wei Bojun has been achieved, Jieya will continue to work hard and pursue victories to recover the voices and waves of the four states and the whole land. Of course, according to Cao Ling's judgment, there is another reason for this.
Because if you can't regain more land and property for reward and support, I'm afraid that Yunzhou City, where so many people have gathered, will have to regenerate and change under the financial supply.
Thinking of this, Cao Ling's heart to return is even more urgent.
At the same time, in Yuncheng, where the army had just begun its battle. Cui Yong, the governor of Yun, who was born in a different branch of the Cui clan in Boring, and his face was white and shabby, and who seemed to be a good man of the city government, was also receiving a group of envoys who came to visit privately.
"The king of Changli (Han Jian) has already said that... I, Wei Bojian, only ask for money and silk, and I won't take the Jingjie and Tiantu.. Also hope that the long history should not be mistaken, so as not to delay the tens of thousands of people in the city. The future of the people's wealth..."
As one of the branches of the Han family in Changli, Wei Bokong, who has a narrow face and long eyebrows and a somewhat refined temperament, also serves as an envoy, Han Jianxian, who also speaks righteously:
"A certain person knows that the long history and the small staying in the post are the truth of the teachers and students, but if it is the day when Lu and Zhao Er have made this contribution, will there be a lot of foothold in this section of the long history... "
"The king of Changli should be willing to assist Xiao Liuhou (Cao Shicun) in real power, and to support each other with the righteousness of his wife and his daughter since then, in order to wait for the changes in the world... I don't know what else Cui Changshi has to hesitate. ?"
"As everyone knows, the imperial court always treats meritorious officials harshly. You don’t have to use it in a hurry to reward the nobles. If you don’t use it, you can abandon the other and pursue fame. Now it is even weaker and avoids the west in the middle of Shu. What hope can't come..."
"As for the traitor who stole the possession of the two capitals, there is a sea of blood and hatred from the Tianping army, and the hatred of the family and the country; can it be that the children of your town can be willing to subdue to their peers who have no kings and no fathers..."
“As if today’s ban**, the Kanto region is full of thieves. It is only my family’s King Changli who leads Wei Bojian to rise from time to time, and is willing to connect the people of insight from all sides and fulfill the responsibility of the local people. The inside thinks that the alliance of mutual protection is connected, and the outside To clarify the power of the Central Plains..."
Just after this farewell, Han Jianxian just got on the carriage out of the city.
"Does the king really want to seek peace with this generation, and preserve its balance..."
Someone around him couldn't help but ask.
"This is a vain tactic,"
Han Jianxian did not hesitate
"Wang Shangxin still needs time to manage and consolidate the land of Zheng Hua. When the former division defeats Juye County, I am afraid that Zheng Hua's counties are a little bit angry at this moment. ."
"Since there is no way to get it right for a while, how about using a little bit of profit to stabilize the situation? I waited for a long time to be favored by the king, so I used it here... Besides, I can see it, and this servant is also If you are selfish, you will definitely not be indifferent..."
"Don't say that it is to take Tianping Town or make it go smoothly. If it is just some empty fame and fortune authority, it can make Tianping Town disagree and even not fight and chaos, then I am also worthy of the trust. This trip..."
However, while whispering to Han Jianxian on the carriage, he suddenly seemed to turn his head around, but saw a group of routinely returning patrol soldiers passing by, and he couldn't help but sigh.
"This Tianping Town shouldn't be underestimated. After all the soldiers and horses are exhausted, there are still soldiers with such appearance and tolerance..."
Cao Ling, who was in the midst of this group of soldiers, also glanced at the rolling carriage carriage from the corner of her eyes, but she did not raise her head at all, and continued to hide her face under her double-eared flat-headed hat. Step by step and walk towards the city.
In the city festival of Yunzhouzi (inner) city, Cui Yong, as the party concerned, also intensively convened, and he could trust this matter for the time being.
In fact, before this, he was just a mere official clerk. Like Cui Junyu, who had been self-reliant before, he also came from a different branch of the Cui family of Boring, under a different house.
This is also the natural home court advantage as the son of the Cui family of Boling, almost all over the various forces in Henan. Any minister or military commander who comes to Henan to serve or is in the town will inevitably conquer or invite the Cui’s children to work under the account.
In this troubled world, as one of the five surnames and seven hopes of the Cui family, if they want to protect themselves, and even survive for a long time, they will inevitably obtain the force and name that can be their own side as a side body. basis.
The failure of Cui Junyu before was nothing more than Cui’s multi-line betting effort to succeed in the next failure; he had no longer thought about it for this matter; but he never thought that after Cao Quanzhu and his son died in battle, it would be the nephew of the child. The son Cao is in the top position.
As the name and qualifications of the teacher-student friendship with Cao Shicun, Cui Yong, who has always been little-known, can see the side of this little Liuhou, and faintly grasp the secrets of the office. Therefore, under the trend of Weijin, he could not help but secretly develop some ambitions and self-desires faintly swell.
Because, if he acts according to the other party's advice, even if he can't be a good commander, he can still be a "hidden commander" standing behind the scenes. Therefore, when he summoned these people, it was just to provide more reasons and evidence for his intentions, and more details at night.
What's more, he is not without credentials and heels in the army. At least under the means of acquisition and solicitation supported by the Cui family, several generals have already secretly lost their sincerity, including Zhu Xuan, the apostle general in front of him who has recently emerged with military merit.
And dozens of miles away, as a general and pioneer envoy before the Tianping Army, he gave birth to a leopard head and ring eye, Kong Wu's strong Zhu Xuan, and also roared and clamored with a helmet and armor, and rushed in again. In a city that has just been breached/recovered;
It's just that the resistance he faced Wei Bojun was still weak. As long as the city was broken, the other party hurriedly dropped the flag and luggage, fleeing from the city gate at the other end. Only some of the soldiers who had no time to escape were left behind, and they were slashed and killed indiscriminately, but it was unpleasant.
"What do you say from the other side of the formation, did you continue to advance like this... Lao Tzu has smashed the seventh fortress, and the corresponding gains have not fallen much,"
After that, Zhu Xuan, who was full of blood-stained swords, was thrown away, and she was also a little dissatisfied with the messenger who came forward.
"There are orders after staying, and I will ask Xianfeng Zhu to continue his efforts until the entire territory of Tianping Town is recovered. The corresponding rewards and military resources will still be sent to you in a few days, but Xianfeng's department is asked to eat first..."
The sweaty messenger also responded meticulously.
"Is this an order to stay, or is it Lu Duyuhou or Zhao Dutuan practice? Believe it or not, I cut you off first, and I will take my brother to urge me when I look back..."
Zhu Xuan couldn't help but grabbed the courier's chest on the spot, and sneered a little sneer.
At this time, the newly-occupied city head in the distance heard the sound of encounters and warning horns. Zhu Xuan let go of the demon-faced messenger and laughed and shouted:
"Finally, a thief came to the door..."
But after a while, Zhu Xuan, standing on the top of the city, couldn’t laugh at all; because in the wilderness, amidst the torrent of military forces, there were dozens of different generals and flags. Surrounded by a flag with the Chinese character "Han".
—I am the dividing line —
On the Shannan East Road thousands of miles away, Guo's Dingping Village near Nanyang City in Dengzhou has once again become a large construction site for new construction and renovation.
Following the Taiping Army's "Policy for Follow-up Disposal of Hostile Areas", most residents in Dingpingzhuang moved to other places voluntarily or forcibly. This place will also become one of the so-called central villages to house many new immigrants who have reached the time limit for inspection and screening in the management area.
As for the gardens and back homes left behind by the Guo family, they were not rudely destroyed or demolished directly. Instead, they helped transport and transplant some flashy flowers and trees that required time-consuming care. Invalides hospitals and veterans sanatoriums served by soldiers and their families. (End of this chapter)