While Yu Chen and Shao Xun were discussing the enemy's situation in the camp, outside the Yellow River ferry in Yangping area, there were crowds of people and large armies gathered.
Suddenly, the crowd suddenly dispersed to both sides.
The cavalrymen who came first waved their whips and hit the sergeants who were trying to avoid him.
After the first group of more than a hundred riders passed by, hundreds more came galloping forward, escorting a majestic-looking man as he moved forward slowly.
This man had a high nose and deep eyes, was strong and strong, and had a gentle smile on his face. He even stopped his own soldiers from whipping the soldiers.
After hundreds of rides, large groups of soldiers escorting thousands of vehicles appeared on the distant horizon.
The car is fully loaded with grain. If one car carries 50-60 hu of grain, there are probably more than 200,000 hu of grain here.
It sounds like a lot, but to an army of fifty or sixty thousand people, it's nothing at all.
According to the system, it is best for the army to store enough food and grass for three months, and replenish it as needed in the future, and transport at least one month's needs at a time - which requires thousands of horse-drawn carriages, mule carts, donkey carts or ox carts.
If it is really insufficient, it is necessary to store food for at least a month. Otherwise, if the military rations are at the bottom, it will be too late to grab them, and the army will disperse in a hurry.
An army of more than 50,000 people, including war horses and draft animals, needed more than 100,000 husks of grain and grass in a month. The grain Shi Qianfeng snatched was really not enough to eat, and it was not even as much as a small aristocratic family's grain reserves.
"Shi Qianfeng won another battle."
"The stone front is magnificent."
"Is it time to open up and eat?"
When the grain transport convoy approached, everyone shouted and said pitifully.
Kui'an and Wang Yang, who were responsible for supervising the transportation of grain and grass, laughed.
After a while, Zhi Xiong caught up from behind and said angrily: "Are there any rules? What did General Shi say? You are not refugees, you are not bandits, you are rebels. Rebels should look like rebels, noisy and chaotic.
What's it like?"
After saying that, with a wave of his hand, hundreds of soldiers came from behind, beat the people with their swords and scabbards until they ran away, and then ordered the whole team to stand in silence.
After doing all this, Zhi Xiongfang nodded and ordered to continue moving forward.
On the other side, Shi Le entered the big tent, took off his armor, picked up the water bag, and drank happily.
"General." After a moment, Ji Bao, Wu Yu, Liu Ying, Taobao, Guo Ao, Liu Hui, Zhang Yue, Zhao Lu and others gathered together and saluted.
"Zhi Quliu, I heard that someone in your tribe robbed women during the food levy and hid them in the army. Is this possible?" When he saw Zhi Quliu, Shi Le threw down the water bag and asked.
"Yes." Zhi Quliu didn't dare to hide it.
"How brave!" Shi Le was furious: "What we are looking for is a righteous army, so we levy the righteous valley to support the army. Why do we want to harm people indiscriminately?"
Zhi Quliu cannot be right.
"The person who committed the crime was beheaded and his head hung at the gate of the camp. The woman was given a bag of grain and sent home to deal with it immediately."
"Nuo." Zhiquliu breathed a sigh of relief and left in a hurry.
The rest of the people looked stern.
Compared with the great general (Ji Sang), the Saolu general (Shi Le) was strict in managing the army, but he was also generous with his wealth and treated others with generosity, and everyone obeyed him.
You can plunder and massacre the city, but you must have an order. If you do it without orders, you will be killed immediately.
"General, after withdrawing our troops, will we cross the river again?" Seeing the dull atmosphere in the tent, Tao Bao, a native of Fan Yang, asked.
"I'm not going." Shi Le shook his head and said, "Gou Xi sent troops from Yanzhou and led his troops to the north. There is no chance."
When everyone heard Gou Xi's name, they all became frightened.
It was really a deep impression on me when I followed the Gongshi Fan uprising a year ago.
Sima Gui, King of Fanyang, led the Xuchang troops to the north. Gou Xi stepped forward to take command, dispatched troops and horses, and fought several times, defeating the main force of Gongshi Fan in one fell swoop.
Everyone fled in panic, and they still have doubts and fears about Gou Xi.
"What are you afraid of!" Lu Ming, a man from Guangping, said unconvinced: "Most of Xuchang's soldiers have returned to Yuzhou, and only ten thousand people stayed in Yanzhou. Most of Gou Xi's hands are Yanzhou soldiers, so what should he be afraid of?"
They are afraid of the Yuzhou soldiers but not the Yanzhou soldiers. This is because they have been taught a lesson by the Yuzhou soldiers and have not been beaten violently by the Yanzhou soldiers, so they have the confidence to fight against them.
Of course, Lu Ming's words also meant to boost morale.
When Shi Le heard this, he was silent at first, then turned to look at an old Confucian scholar, and asked respectfully: "Cui Gong has read the classics and history. In this situation, is there any good strategy?"
"Cui Gong" was silent for a moment and said: "I think Sima Yue is narrow-minded and not like a human master, so he will not be able to control Gou Xi and others. Now that the army's food is sufficient for several months, it is better to stop and avoid Qinghe. Gou Xiruo
If we pursue him with troops, we will hold him in a stalemate in Hebei. As time goes by, Sima will become more and more afraid of Gou Xi, and there will be a turning point."
"Wonderful." Shi Le smiled while stroking his palms and said: "The general also has this intention. It is a coincidence."
Mr. Cui nodded and stopped talking.
Shi Le pondered for a moment and said: "Send someone to report to the general that the food and grass have arrived. Where to go? Make a decision quickly."
"No." Guo Ao, a native of Jinyang, responded respectfully.
He was responsible for such trivial matters as welcoming guests, guiding guests, and distributing money and food. Naturally, he sent people to report to the general's camp.
The envoy soon arrived at the Jisang camp.
At that time, Ji Sang had just returned from a tour and was sitting cross-legged in the tent.
More than ten people stood around, fanning themselves vigorously with cattail fans.
It was already relatively hot at the end of May, but Ji Sang was covered in expensive fox fur and had a heavy blanket under his buttocks.
People who don't know think he has kidney deficiency.
Everyone who knows knows that the general is afraid of poverty. He robbed some good things in Yecheng and regarded them as treasures. He would wear them even on hot days and would not leave his body for a moment.
After the envoy entered the account, he reported Shi Le's thoughts.
After hearing this, Ji Sang wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "If Shi (bèi) wants to see good things, just take it away? That's fine, as he wished, the troops will be sent to Qinghe, and he will be the vanguard."
Shi Le's original name was Shi Le. Some people said that his ancestors were from the Xiongnu Qiangqu people, but he lived in Shangdang and was classified as a Jie people. To be honest, the composition of the Jie people was complex. As long as anyone lived in that area, no matter which tribe they were, they were all called by the Jin court.
For Jie people, because they are too lazy to distinguish.
After joining the army of Gongshi Fan, Ji Sangwei took the name "Shi Le".
Shi Le dared to fight, was brave and good at fighting, and often served as a vanguard. Ji Sang still trusted him very much.
This raid south was actually just a test to see if they could break into Yanzhou and occupy the territory.
Yes, Ji Sang didn't have any strategy. Perhaps because he was afraid of being surrounded and suppressed by the Jin court, his bandit mentality became more and more serious. He conquered a place, burned, killed, looted, and then retreated, without even thinking about staying and occupying the territory.
However, maybe this can't be blamed on him.
The world is like this, what else can we do?
Prefecture and county towns are easily destroyed because they have few troops.
However, the Wubao of a wealthy family has many soldiers, but it is difficult to fight.
It’s not that we can’t defeat it, but the question is, is it worth it? Even if you kill and injure thousands of people to capture a fort, the captured young men may not be able to make up for the losses.
What's more, many of the soldiers who attacked the fort have been fighting in the north and south for several years, and there are also a large number of veterans from Hebei. It is not worth it to trade for the young men who farm the land.
Nowadays, they just pick up the earthen fence with few dwarves and break it in one go. This is the most profitable.
Tuweizi was easy to fight, but it didn't quench our thirst. As time went by, the supplies were exhausted, and we faced an attack by the army, so we had to move.
Now, it's time to transfer again.
Thinking of this festival, Ji Sang felt even more stuffy.
But instead, he subconsciously wrapped the fur around his body tightly, letting the sweat overflow.
The human fan next to him looked pale, and his hands increased the frequency of the fan as if it was cramping.
"Chi la" a cattail leaf fan broke off directly, and the front half fell on Ji Sang's face.
Ji Sang slammed the table and shouted: "Behead him!"
The soldiers swarmed up and dragged the man waving the fan out without paying attention to his pleas.
The remaining human flesh fan players were sweating profusely, shaking them carefully, bringing bursts of coolness to Ji Sang.
Ji Sang stood up suddenly, walked out of the tent, and looked at the soldiers coming and going in the camp, feeling suddenly panicked.
He has tens of thousands of powerful soldiers, but he can't even occupy a solid territory. He is being chased away when he sees the sky. Why is this?
The imperial court's campaign of suppression was only one aspect.
The bigger reason is that their background is too poor. They are looked down upon by the scholars and even do not cooperate.
Damn it, 50,000 soldiers can't deal with you, so what about 500,000?
I don't believe that a person's neck can be stronger than a knife.
Kill kill kill!
I will kill you until you are afraid, I will kill you until you kneel down and beg for mercy, I will kill you until you cry and howl, then do you still dare to look down on us?
Suddenly he didn't want to leave.
Why did Yangping let go so easily after finally winning it?
Gou Xi won once, but he may not be able to win again.
Just wait.
If that doesn't work, go to Pingyuan to meet up with Shile.
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On the fifth day of June, Sima Yue arrived in Xuchang.
People from the shogunate came one after another.
Those who arrived first were not in a hurry to do anything, but went sightseeing, or stayed up all night drinking and having fun.
Sima Yue looked at all this with tolerance and laughed it off.
Scholars should always be more tolerant - in other words, if a person with no background or family status is so unworthy, he is looking for death.
After gathering the manpower, the first thing everyone in the shogunate discussed was not to suppress the bandits, but how to control the Luoyang government from a distance.
This took another ten days.
It was not until late June that Gou Xi and Shao Xun couldn't wait any longer and sent people to press for questioning. Only then did Sima Yue seriously discuss the army advance plan with his staff.
On June 25, Sima Yue sent Liu Yu, the left chief of the shogunate, to Ji County to recruit soldiers from Ji, Wei, and Hanoi counties, as well as the Yamen Army Shao Xun's tribe, a total of more than 20,000 people, with Liu Yu as the commander-in-chief, and marched eastward. Ye.
Before leaving, Sima You, the king of Runan, grabbed Liu Yu and whispered.
Gou Xi led his troops across the river and went north to attack Wuyang in the east.
The two armies fired together, like two fists, striking Jisang fiercely.
As for himself, he led the Zuo Army, Zuo Wei and Xuchang soldiers each with more than 30,000 troops, and marched north to Guandu to support Gou Xi.
As the commander-in-chief of the two armies, he wisely did not take command personally this time, but acted as a backup and provided support from the center.
It has to be said that the more Sima took this step, the battle against bandits would be half successful.
Fighting should be left to professionals.
Sima Yue learned a lot of lessons and finally had some understanding of his abilities - or he was afraid. At this sensitive moment, he really couldn't afford to lose.
Anyway, no matter where Gou Xi or Liu Yu fought, the greatest credit was still due to him, Sima Yue, because he was the commander-in-chief of the army.
Chapter completed!