The rebellion in Jingzhou spread like a prairie fire in a short period of time.
Perhaps it was because the Jin Dynasty's control had seriously declined, perhaps because enough conflicts had accumulated, or perhaps it was for other reasons. In short, the rebels were so powerful that they attacked cities and territories and were out of control.
Du Rui, the governor of Wancheng, gathered a large army and marched south from Wancheng to suppress Wang Ru.
The two sides met at Nie Yang between Wancheng and Rang County on September 20th.
Wang Ru was an officer in Jingzhao County and knew how to fight. He first sent the old, weak, sick and disabled to fight, showing off his ambitions to the enemy. Du Rui looked down on the refugee army at first, but after fighting, he gained the upper hand, and felt even more proud, secretly thinking that this was the
He recognized the refugee troops, so the whole army covered them up and killed them.
Wang Ru sent troops to ambush on both sides of the road. When the officers and soldiers came after him, they set up an ambush and defeated Du Rui.
After hearing that Du Rui was defeated, Hou Tuo, a native of Jingzhao, led a refugee army to attack and occupy the empty Wancheng.
Yan Yi, a member of Feng Yi, was active at the junction of Xiangyang and Yiyang, burning, killing and looting wantonly, which the officers and soldiers could not control.
The situation has completely collapsed.
On September 22nd, Wang Ru proclaimed himself General General, took charge of the department, and was appointed pastor of Yong Er Prefecture.
Hou Tuo, Yan Yi and others took him as their leader from afar and jointly resisted the Jin Dynasty, claiming vassal status under Liu Han.
"In other words, Nanyang and Jingxiang counties have completely fallen, and Shunyang has only secured the city." On the bank of Suiyang Canal, Shao Xun put down a handful of beans, clapped his hands, and said.
Mi Zhi, who had just been appointed as General Secretary and was about to take office in the near future, nodded and said, "Do you have any strategies?"
"It's all a fool's errand done by the imperial court!" Shao Xun snorted angrily.
The Silver Spear Army and the Yamen Army fought hard for two months before they wiped out the refugee armies from all over Yuzhou and prevented them from converging into a large force. Even so, the local area still suffered great damage, with a sharp decline in population and a large consumption of wealth.
It is difficult to recover in a short period of time.
Now that the Yamen Army has returned to Liang County, the Silver Spear Army is stationed in Yangxia and Chen County. They have rested for less than half a month and are going out again? You might as well exhaust me to death!
"My father also thinks the same way." Mi Zhi sighed.
"Did Duke Mi send you here, or did Lieutenant Wang send you here?" Shao Xun asked.
"Before leaving, my father warned me repeatedly, and the Taiwei also said a lot of things."
"A general manager bribed you?" Shao Xun was angry.
"The kings always say, 'Tolerance serves the country'..." Mi Zhi mustered up the courage to say.
The two are about the same age, but one is in a high position and is not angry and powerful, while the other is just under the influence of his father. He has served as the king of the East China Sea and has been responsible for others. It is normal for Mi Zhi to be unable to hold his head up in front of Shao Xun.
It's not enough to give yourself psychological hints. He doesn't have the confidence.
"What does the imperial court plan to do? Du Rui was defeated and Wancheng fell. Aren't there still mountain slips?" Shao Xun said: "Don't tell me that Jingzhou soldiers can't fight. When Liu Hong was here, he reorganized his troops and marched eastward and westward.
He put down the chaos in Jingzhou and captured and killed Zhang Chang. Later, many Jingzhou soldiers were withdrawn from Yizhou. They have experienced war. I don't believe they can't fight."
When Zhang Chang rebelled, there was a very good vacuum period. That is, a large number of soldiers from the towns of Xiangyang and Wancheng were transferred to Yizhou to suppress the rebellion. Therefore, the momentum was overwhelming, and it suddenly swept across the country. The governor of Jingzhou and the new king Sima Xin
, Yangyi, the governor of Wancheng, was defeated one after another.
At the critical moment, Liu Hong picked up the defeated troops, trained them painstakingly, and slowly trained them into a fighting army, finally annihilating Zhang Chang.
How many years did Liu Hong die? Did the Jingzhou army become useless?
These were not temporary recruits, but veterans who had a lot of war experience and had been in the army for many years. Shao Xun estimated that even if they were not as capable as his Silver Spear Army, they were still a strong second-echelon army. As a result, they were
Is this a waste of time?
No, they are still there, it’s just that the commander-in-chief Shan Jian is not a human being.
"The Governor of Shan originally planned to send troops to conquer in person. Later, when he heard about Du Rui's defeat, he hurriedly withdrew his troops and did not dare to go out." Mi Zhi said: "He will still be in Xiangyang and fly to the court to ask for help."
"Absurd!" Shao Xun laughed angrily: "After we had already sent out the army, when we suddenly heard of the defeat, we were so frightened that we retreated hastily. By avoiding the battle in this way, our morale was also destroyed. Shan Jilun is really good at leading troops."
Mi Zhi also sighed, having nothing to say.
He had only led a family branch and never commanded an army, but even so, he knew that Shan Jian's behavior was extremely harmful to morale. As the commander-in-chief, he gave the soldiers a hint: the enemy is very strong and we cannot defeat it.
"Your Majesty, the Taiwei asked me to inquire. How long will it take to lead the Silver Spear Army south to quell the rebellion? How much food will it cost?" Mi Zhi asked again.
"Does the imperial court have money and food?" Shao Xun sneered, squatting down and continuing to look at the beans.
The first batch of grains sown has already begun to be harvested.
The joy of harvest enveloped everyone, and everyone truly felt hope.
In a few days, the second batch of beans will be harvested. There are soybeans, adzuki beans, mung beans, black beans, and various other miscellaneous grains. Basically, you can plant whatever seeds are available. As long as there is time to harvest, don't care.
You can sow it.
The refugees in each battalion and team no longer even live in their own crudely built adobe houses, but live in the fields with their bedding, guarding the food that is about to be harvested with a pious look.
People who have never experienced famine cannot understand their feelings.
Shao Xun often visited the fields and talked with these refugees, and he was deeply moved by this.
It is said that he often kills his enemies, but he prefers to see the joy of harvest, just like he was carefully checking whether the beans were full.
"Your Majesty, the disaster in Jingzhou has been light this year, and there is still some food left." Mi Zhi said, "After the army goes south, the Governor of Shan, the king, will make every effort to ensure the army's supplies."
"That's just nice to say." Shao Xun shook his head and said: "There are Wang Ru, Hou Tuo and Yan Yi between me and the mountain king. Who will send me food?"
"Your Majesty, are you unwilling?" Mi Zhi was a little anxious.
"Let me ask you, if the Huns go south to Luoyang, who will resist them?" Shao Xun asked.
"Will the Huns definitely come?"
"Originally, I wasn't sure. After hearing about Wang Ru's rebellion, I will definitely come. Even if I can't win in the end, it's still good to try my luck. What if I win?"
"This..." Mi Zhi didn't know what to say.
Indeed, after Wang Ru's rebellion, Jingzhou's corruption will definitely divert a lot of energy from the imperial court, which is perfect for them to go south.
Even if Luoyang cannot be captured, it is still good to plunder the surrounding areas.
Looting again and again weakened Luoyang's war potential. As long as you persist, you will see results one day.
"You!" Seeing Mi Zhi's dejected look, Shao Xun sighed, stood up, patted his shoulder, and said, "Come on, come with me for a walk."
Mi Zhi followed behind in a daze, silently thinking about his thoughts.
"Junhou." Seeing Shao Xun approaching, the refugees from all camps fell to the ground one after another.
"If you have the energy to flatter me, you might as well take good care of the crops." Shao Xun scolded with a smile.
Everyone stood up one after another, and a few boldly answered: "Your Majesty is the spirit of the Taibai Star that has descended to earth. If we pay our respects, we can also imbibe the immortal energy."
Shao Xun shook his head and laughed.
Sometimes he felt that this was a world of gods and ghosts. Why were people so enthusiastic about these things?
He looked at the ground again and said, "Zhang Heipi has a big appetite. What else are you going to plant?"
"Plant some turnips, I heard they can still grow in winter." Zhang Heipi replied: "I have never planted them before. If they can grow, the king will send out troops in winter and his horses will have fodder."
Turnip is a very good feed, which can be eaten by humans, cattle and sheep, and horses also like to eat it.
When there is a shortage of fodder in winter, it would be really good to have turnips to supplement.
"Keep it for yourself. It's enough if you have this heart." Shao Xun praised: "Don't plant too much. Planting beans as well as turnips will waste the soil and delay next spring's plowing, but it can't be said to be a loss.
You still made money, you have to know it."
"I can spare it," Zhang Heipi replied.
Shao Xun waved his hand and said: "It's time to go and get back to work."
After saying that, he led Mi straight forward.
There was a locust plague this year, and even the winter wheat could not be fully harvested, resulting in considerable losses. Therefore, basically all areas under his jurisdiction replanted miscellaneous grains in June, and harvests can begin one after another in September.
There will be no winter wheat planting this year, mainly to conserve soil fertility. After spring next year, millet will be planted.
The collection and resettlement of refugees is also in progress.
Up to now, more than 280 camps (more than 28,000 households) have been resettled, widely distributed in Chen, Yangxia and Wuping counties.
During the Yuzhou refugee rebellion, some fortresses were destroyed, powerful and even low-level nobles were moved south, and a lot of land was vacated.
The next work should be to replace the land in depth and resettle as many people as possible so that they can settle down and live and work in peace and contentment.
Lu Zhi's current main job is this.
The credit is not only for the passionate and generous work that broke through on the battlefield, but also for the tedious and meticulous work behind the scenes.
Only by doing this well can the front line continue to win, and only then can Shao have the opportunity to show off in front of the minister.
"I heard that the Guangling Du branch gathered a batch of grain to be shipped north this year?" Shao Xun suddenly asked.
"I don't know this." Mi Zhi said in astonishment.
He really doesn't know.
"Guangling was only burned with grain and fodder, and all the ships were destroyed. It was not destroyed by Qian Pu." Shao Xun said: "The shipment will only start in mid-September. This batch of grain may not be delivered to Luoyang in time. How about -"
"The Lord wants to..." Mi Zhi seemed to understand, but was very shocked.
The batch of grain shipped from Guangling Duzhi came from Jiangdong counties, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou counties (transported from the south of Yishui River). After being collected in Xiapi and Pengcheng, it either passed through Honggou and poured into the Yellow River, or
Directly into Bian Canal. Considering the time required to collect money and grain, this batch of grain can probably be transported into the capital before the Yellow River freezes.
But what if a war breaks out? This would be difficult.
"Why don't we just stop when it reaches Junyi, and I'll take care of it for the court?" Shao Xun said, "Most of what Guangling Duzhi Yamen transports is old grain. If I return the new grain next year, it will be treated as if it was borrowed from me."
"Borrow?" Mi Zhi thought about the word carefully, but felt something was wrong.
"Stop thinking about it and go back to Wang Yifu to discuss it." Shao Xun said: "I have always been trustworthy. I will pay back whatever I borrow and I will never break my promise."
"The imperial court has borrowed grain, and the prince is willing to send troops?" Mi Zhi asked.
"Of course." Shao Xun smiled.
This was the condition he offered.
If the court agrees, he will help quell the chaos.
If the court does not agree, he will actually send troops to quell the chaos.
Now he is just deceiving the court to see if they are willing to part with real money.
Of course, there are many smart people in the court. Maybe they are not human beings, but they are not stupid. They can probably see what Shao Xun is planning.
But in worldly affairs, seeing things through without telling them is nothing more than bargaining.
Anyway, this batch of grain may not be transported to the capital in time. Instead of being plundered by the Huns along the way, it is better to leave it to me for safekeeping first.
The pressure on the imperial court is unprecedentedly huge, and there is room for negotiation. It just depends on whether they are willing to cut the flesh.
Chapter completed!