Cao Kan led more than a thousand soldiers into Gong County, but there was no response from Luoyang.

If Heiyun Mountain can defeat Zhang Yu, the governor of Yuzhou, then Liu Guo, the governor of Luozhou, will have to weigh it.

Yiluo was the hardest-hit area by this plague. Luoyang was densely populated and the casualties were not small. It has not recovered yet.

Gongxian County is connected to the mountains of Heiyun Mountain, which are high in the east and low in the west. It can also be regarded as the outpost of Heiyun Mountain extending to the Luoyang Basin.

In addition to several plains in Gongxian, Sishui, Suoshui, and Meishui river basins, they have basically become the jurisdiction of Heiyun Mountain. The Wubao and fortresses of Heiyun Mountain reach directly to the foot of Mi County.

The land west of Jingxian County was directly abandoned by the county magistrate Han Xu. With their current population, they do not need so much land.

On the last day of the new year, a heavy snow finally fell.

Heavy snow has fallen for several days, covering the devastated Central Plains in silver.

The rivers began to freeze, and the snow on the mountain roads touched my knees.

The temperature dropped sharply. It was colder in the mountains than on the plains. The cold wind seemed to blow away human bones. Nearly a hundred livestock, including three cows, more than 20 wild donkeys, more than 50 pigs and sheep, froze to death.

Thirteen war horses.

More than fifty old and weak people could not carry it.

There were also a few young men who were frozen into ice sculptures when they got up at night, standing directly outside the house.

With a population of tens of thousands, it is naturally impossible to take care of everything. Many people don’t even have straw clothes.

Those who freeze to death are either accidental or simply weak.

Fortunately, there are a lot of coal cakes and dry firewood stored in the mountain, so there won't be a large number of people freezing to death.

Although the Central Plains lacks salt, coal mines are inexhaustible.

Heavy snow is not all bad. With such a cold weather, you don’t have to worry about enemy revenge, and there won’t be a large-scale locust plague next year.

It was rare for the soldiers to rest for a few days and get together with their families.

Everyone can rest, but the scouts are still busy, patrolling up and down the mountains and delivering messages to various forts.

Eleven small and medium-sized forts were built near Heiyun Mountain, all of which were stuck in choke points, either at mountain passes, river mouths, or ferries, together with forts, to protect the fields behind them.

Snowy weather is also a good time for hunting. Once the heavy snow stops, you can find the prey’s nest based on the footprints on the snow.

The number of prey sent to the mountain in the past few days has doubled than usual.

There are more than a dozen tigers, as well as countless leopards, wild wolves, lynxes, and wild foxes.

When there are fewer people, these things are everywhere. They become anxious and attack the villages directly.

"Report to the general, we found a group of horses in the northwest!" The scout came to report happily.

Li Yue was stunned. This really is what he lacks. The cavalry has always been the weak link on the mountain. During the battle at Xuanyuan Mountain that day, if there had been a real cavalry force of two to three hundred, Zhang Yu would not have been able to escape.

"What are you waiting for? Get them all! As many as you want!"

The scout looked troubled and said, "Reporting to the general, the forest land to the northwest is a pasture designated by stone tigers and is guarded by Jie slaves."

Xin Can cupped his hands and said: "General, you don't know. The tyrant Shi Hu is very fond of hunting and often makes his disciples compete. His hunting grounds are from Lingchangjin southward to Yangdu in the east of Xingyang. He has a censor to guard him, and he also ordered

If you dare to reward his livestock, you will be punished with the death penalty!"

If a person hurts a wild beast, he will have to endure tortures such as being cut in half, splitting his carriage into pieces, etc.

"Since you belong to the Shi family, you don't have to be polite. Get as many as you want and do it more secretly. From now on, the scouts will set up a special hunting team to hunt animals if there are animals. If there are no animals, they will hunt Jie Nu!"

There is no need to be polite to the Jie people. There are so many prey in such a large hunting ground.

Li Yue doesn't believe that Shi Hu still has the leisure and elegance to hunt.

"Follow the order!" The scout handed over his hand.

"General, someone is coming from Yecheng." Zhang Shengye came in to report.

Li Yue was stunned. Just when he was about to poach Jie Zhao, Jie Zhao sent someone?

However, with such heavy snow, there were still people coming, which meant that the matter was more urgent. Li Yue became curious and said, "See you."

After a while, the soldiers led one person inside, while the follower stayed outside.

Li Yue looked at the visitor. He was young, in his late forties, with a gentle appearance. He was wearing a black rattan hat, a sheepskin cloak with narrow sleeves and a right hem, a black cloth around his waist, and long boots. He looked a bit like a barbarian.

, and also has a bit of the unique temperament of northern scholars.

"I am Chang Wei, and I have met the leader of the village."

As soon as he spoke, he didn't mention his official position, leaving Li Yue a little confused about the details.

If you are from the Jie Zhao sect, you don’t need to be so cautious. If you are from the Li Nong sect, you should first explore Bo Wu’s connections.

"Are you from Jin? Are you from Jie?" Li Yue also started testing.

"Is the unknown village owner from Jin? Is he from Jie?" This man found it difficult to deal with at first sight, so he asked back without showing any signs of weakness.

But looking at his eyes, there didn't seem to be much hostility, nor was there any condescension.

"I am a son of the Han family." Li Yue said loudly.

Liu Yuan created a Han state in the north, so the northern people are rarely called Han people, but there will be no ambiguity for Han men.

Chang Wei's eyes moved, "Does the leader of the village think that he can compete with the Zhao State with only a hundred miles of Heiyun Mountain Area, 30,000 to 40,000 poor people, and 4,000 to 5,000 bloody and brave soldiers? In my opinion,

, it’s better to accept it as soon as it’s good, as long as the leader of the village nods, he can become General Zhaoyi, with glory and wealth, no matter what.”

He is indeed a lobbyist.

"Oh? Is there such a good thing? The Jie people won't make me a general in vain, right?" Li Yue said jokingly.

The banner of "Drive out the Jie slaves and restore our mountains and rivers" has been raised on the mountain. What will happen if we surrender to Jie Zhao now?

"The general entered the court and listened to his wishes, and his subordinates moved to Guangzong."

"Absolutely not! Jie Nu is so ambitious. If the general goes to Yecheng, he will die without a burial place!" Xin Can on the side was anxious.

Chang Wei smiled and said: "Your Excellency, you are too worried. Li Sikong personally guarantees that he will not hurt the leader of the village in the slightest."

Xin Can blushed, "General!"

Li Yue waved his hand and told him to calm down. At such a young age, he was still so restless. Negotiations were like doing business. He demanded high prices and paid back the money. No one revealed their true identity, but Xin Can first

He was in a hurry, no wonder he messed up several missions.

Although I don’t know what happened in Yecheng, at least for now, I have an advantage.

If it were ten years ago, Yecheng could have destroyed Heiyun Mountain with just a raise of his hands.

But today is different from the past. In the past ten years, Jie Zhao has suffered successive defeats, his morale is low, and he is surrounded by powerful enemies, eyeing him with eager eyes.

Of course Jie Zhao can destroy Heiyun Mountain, but the price will not be small. Zhang Yu's army of 10,000 was defeated, and Yecheng's army was at least 30,000. Among the high mountains, Li Yue was confident that he could defend it for a year and a half. If nothing else happened, he would directly

Go deep into the mountains and become a savage.

The Black Mountain bandits and Taishan bandits in the late Han Dynasty all used this method, and it was difficult to solve them by force alone.

"Hey, Sikong is too underestimated."

"Oh, could it be that the leader of the village has great ambitions?" Chang Wei looked serious.

At this moment, Zhang Shengye reported outside the house: "General, someone is coming to Yecheng again!"

Li Yue glanced at Chang Wei and suddenly realized that things had become interesting.
Chapter completed!