Chapter 60 The Path
Wang Xiaoli ordered his men to pack up the seized supplies overnight and send people to watch over the prisoners, and stay busy until dawn.
After the victory, Zhai Cong crossed Yihe and reported to Zhai Xing that he had defeated Yang Jin. Although Yang Jin was not dead, he was killed and dispersed, he could barely report to Wei Zhai Jin's heroic spirit.
At dawn, Zhai Cong and Zhai Xing brought more than fifty people across the Yihe River to meet Wang Xiaoli.
After the two sides met, Wang Xiaoli invited Zhai Xing and his son to take their seats.
Zhai Xing said: "The magistrate worked hard and attacked Yang Jin overnight last night. Finally, he killed him. It was a brave man!"
Wang Xiaohunting said: "The Grand Marshal is too kind. But Yang Jin was not ready for a moment and was killed and dispersed. Unfortunately, this guy is extremely powerful and is really extremely brave. It was at night again and could not deal with the bow and arrow, so he ran away."
Zhai Xing said: "I heard that Yang Jin went south and entered the mountains. I don't know what to do with Zhizhou? Should I pursue him?"
"Of course I have to chase him. This guy made such a big noise, how could he allow him to escape?" Wang Xiaoli paused at this point. "I think the Taiwei will definitely not let him go. Let's do this. In order to avoid trouble, if Yang Jin fled into Henan Prefecture, what if the Taiwei chased him?"
Zhai Xing nodded quickly: "This is the best! What if Yang Jin fled into Ruzhou?"
Wang Xiaoliu said: "Yang Jin fled south, but there were only two roads. One was to go to Yiyang, follow the mountain road and go to Neixiang through Luanchuan. The other was to go to Lushan County and go to Nanyang through Lushan Pass. If you walked to Yiyang, you would be chased by the Taiwei. If you walked to Lushan County, you would be chased by me. There were originally garrison troops in Lushan, so it would be difficult for Yang Jin to go there. Now he is a dog of a family, and he is likely to go to Yiyang."
Zhai Xing was a little embarrassed. His brother Zhai Jin was killed by Yang Jin, and he was very close to him, and he must be willing to kill him. But judging from Wang Xiaoli's attitude, he did not enter his Henan Prefecture, and he would not allow himself to enter his Ruzhou. After thinking about it, he nodded and said, "As the magistrate said!"
"It should have been like this!" Wang Xiaolie was also a little happy. "I stayed here for another two or three days. After asking about Yang Jin's whereabouts, I immediately took my troops back to Ruzhou. Now the state is not peaceful and I cannot stay here for a long time."
Zhai Xing knew that Wang Xiaolie stayed here for another two days, in addition to inquiring about Yang Jin's whereabouts, more importantly, he wanted to transport the materials seized from Yang Jin back to Ruzhou. This victory was fought by Wang Xiaolie, so he naturally would not share the spoils with the Zhai family army.
However, the Zhai family is a large family and is not as dependent on seizures in war like other armies, so there is no objection.
After receiving the affirmative reply, Wang Xiaolie was very happy and ordered his subordinates to kill pigs and sheep, and to entertain Zhai Xing and others who came here.
Wang Xiaolei is not a greedy person, but at this time, spoils are very important to him. Yang Jin's manpower and material resources swept across a state not only had a large amount of supplies, but also a large population. At this time, what Wang Xiaolei lacked was the population.
At this time, Ruzhou, including around Ruzhou, was vast and sparsely populated. It also had a superior geographical location and fertile land. As long as there was a sufficient population, it could develop. Tens of thousands of people were a great power for Ruzhou.
In a small village in Jiugao Mountain to the south, Yang Jin sat by the fire, looking at the surrounding mountains, and drinking non-stop. There are two roads in front of him now. One is to go upstream along the Yi River to attack Yiyang County. Then along the mountain road, to attack Neixiang County in Dengzhou. Then, whether you go west to Shangzhou or east to Dengzhou, there is a way out. The second road is to go east to Lushan County. From there, go south to Lushan Pass and attack Nanyang.
In later generations, most of the Nanyang area was under the jurisdiction of Dengzhou. Dengzhou was Wangzhou, the Jiedushi of Wusheng Army, and Nanyang County. At this time, there was the habit of calling the local area with the name of the county. For example, Henan Prefecture was often called Luoyang, and Dengzhou was sometimes called Nanyang. Below Dengzhou, there was Nanyang County, which was later generations, Nanyang, not far from the exit of Lushan Pass.
At this moment, a soldier hurried over and crossed his hands to Yang Jin: "King, there are several households over there, saying that there is something important to tell me."
Yang Jin said: "What kind of people are you? Come and yell me! I chop it with one knife, cook it and eat meat!"
The soldier hurriedly said, "King, there is a familiar face inside who has been to the army."
After hearing this, Yang Jin said, "Then call them over!"
Soon, the soldiers brought a few people over. Yang Jin recognized that it was Fang Youming and Cheng Aisi who had found him a few days ago. They found him and said they wanted to go back to Ruzhou to rebel. As a result, they were defeated first without knowing the news.
When he arrived, Fang Youming bowed with Cheng Aisi.
Yang Jin said: "You two of you said they were going back to Ruzhou to rebel and seized Ruzhou City for me. There was no movement for a few days, why did you run away today? Could it be that you have no way to live and are going to join me?"
Fang Youming said: "The king is wronged us! After returning, we found a military academy named Yang Tiansong, seized military power, and took down Ruzhou City. Unfortunately, Yang Tiansong heard that the king's situation was not good, so he refused to come and defected, so he took his troops east. There was no way, so we fought hard to chase him and finally caught up with the king."
Yang Jin looked at the two of them with a slanted eye, smiling and saying nothing.
Fang Youming and Cheng Aishi both mentioned the hearts of the heart, for fear that Yang Jin would turn against him and kill his two families. This demon king of the world would never blink. And if he wanted to cook two people, he would really have to boil them in boiling water.
After a while, Yang Jin said, "Since you have taken the city of Ruzhou, you are loyal. Since you have no place to go, you will be with me in the future. If you have wealth in the future, you will be sure to wear gold and silver!"
After hearing this, Fang Youming and Director Cheng Ai let out a long sigh, and the lives of the two families were saved.
Fang Youming said: "King, there are pursuers from the magistrate Wang and the Zhai family behind him. I don't know where to go next?"
Yang Jin said, "I am also thinking. The Zhai family is in Fengyang Mountain Village, not far from Luoyang. If I go upstream along the Yi River and go to Yichuan, no one can stop me. However, if the Zhai family chases along the Yi River, they can only walk the mountain road to Neixiang. The distance is long and they are all mountain roads, so it will definitely not be easy on the way. But if I go to Lushan Pass, there will be Lushan County blocking it. It is not difficult to capture Lushan County. It is hateful that Wang Xiao hunts the army behind him!"
Fang Youming said: "Walking in Yihe to Neixiang is all mountain roads and it is difficult to walk. It is better to be at Lushan Pass."
Yang Jin said: "You guy is really nonsense! If Yihe is not difficult to walk, why should I hesitate!"
Fang Youmingdao hurriedly said, "Master, the little one doesn't mean that! The little one says that if you go to Lushan Pass, you don't have to hit Lushan County."
"Oh, if you don't attack Lushan County, how can you enter Lushan Pass?" Yang Jin looked at Fang Youming and immediately became interested.
Fang Youming said: "There is a soup valley in the west of Lushan County. The water gushing out from the ground there is boiling like soup. Since ancient times, countless celebrities and scholars have gone there to soak in the soup-"
Yang Jin said impatiently: "I am finding a way to escape now, where is the elegant atmosphere? Besides, grandpa doesn't like that tune!"
Fang Youming hurriedly said, "The small meaning is that there is a road to Tanggu here. When it comes to Tanggu, there is another road to Sanyakou. Although it is a mountain road, it is much easier to walk than Yihe. When it comes to Sanyakou, you bypass Lushan County and go straight to Lushan Pass."
Tang means hot springs in later generations. Near Mount Lu is a famous hot spring belt in China, with a large number of hot springs. Since ancient times, many celebrities have visited there to form towns. Moreover, it is close to Luoyang, which is considered a famous scenic spot. However, at this time, the population was sparse and the roads were abandoned, and they are unknown.
Lushan Pass is not a pass, but a valley road, which is nearly a hundred miles long. Entering from Sanyakou, there are cliffs on both sides, and there is no sunshine. Walking seventy miles out of the valley entrance, you will enter Nanyang County after exiting the pass.
Chapter completed!