After entering Puyang, Shao Xun walked along the post road along the Yellow River as much as possible. It was not that he wanted to see the scenery, but that he wanted to understand the ferry.
He even took a small boat to cross the river and go north once, to conduct a field survey of the terrain on the north bank to see if there was any possibility of building a city.
It builds a city but does not house the people, only garrison troops. It is a pure military fortress.
Logistics materials needed for the fortress are transported by Du Branch School Captain, and they are delivered for half a year at a time.
If the warehouse is large enough, it is not impossible to store a year's worth of war supplies.
This kind of military fortress is much better than serious cities like Jijun and Dunqiu.
My father-in-law sent news from Jixian County: the Xiongnu sent out horsemen to wander in the wilderness, trampling crops and destroying everywhere.
This is a dangerous sign.
When Liu Yuan was alive, even though the generals in the country committed a lot of killings, he always tried hard to restrain military discipline. But after his death, Liu Cong had little interest in restraining military discipline. The Huns became more and more disgusting when fighting, and the more they became more and more disgusting.
There are no more taboos.
Are things like trampling on seedlings, blocking ditches, and burning down houses done by humans?
If this continues, Ji County will not be able to defend it.
Yu Chen asked for some cavalry to be sent across the river, otherwise he would not be able to expel the Xiongnu cavalry. Shao Xun wanted to help, but he had limited cavalry. If he sent less, he would be giving away heads, and if he sent more, he would not be able to provide them. The Silver Spear Army also needed a certain number.
The cavalry is attached to fight.
I wonder if I can contact Liu Kun.
He is now completely surrounded.
As the remaining three counties in Hanoi were captured by the Huns, Yang Zong, the governor of Shangdang, fled south, and Wen Qiao, the magistrate of Lu County, withdrew to Jinyang and was recruited by his uncle Liu Kun to join the army.
Because of Yu Zhi's incident, Yu Liang and Wen Qiao got to know each other and had a good relationship. He once sighed in front of Shao Xun, saying that if he had known earlier, he would have let Taizhen continue to serve as a priest in Wang Yan's shogunate.
As a result, I can't come back.
Today's Jinyang is completely an isolated island. In addition to being able to contact Tuoba Xianbei, any messenger who comes to Luoyang will run the risk of being captured.
It is a little difficult to contact this person.
In the final analysis, people still have to rely on themselves, and it is unreliable to rely on others.
After returning from the investigation on the north bank of the river, Shao Xun received an unexpected surprise: Concubine Pei would not let him cross the river again, and for this reason, he was allowed to get on the carriage to "report secrets."
"After passing Juancheng, we will go one hundred and twenty to thirty miles to Fan County." Shao Xun pointed at the map and said: "It's very chaotic there now. Everyone has their own thoughts. He Lun, Wang Bing, Liu Qia and others,
They must be loyal, but they have many selfish thoughts. It is better to fight for them."
"Loyalty also depends on the person." Concubine Pei said: "When Situ is here, the three of them are naturally loyal. When Situ is gone, the loyalty will be much less."
"After Situ was gone, I became much more loyal." Shao Xun said.
Concubine Pei directly filtered out Shao Xun's ambiguous words.
After a period of adjustment, he became less reserved and began to become more aggressive.
Concubine Pei knew that he was becoming increasingly impatient.
In fact, she could hardly bear it anymore, but now was not the time.
"The key to Yanzhou is the noble families in the counties. Whoever they support will be able to gain a firm foothold." Concubine Pei said: "You haven't even conquered Yuzhou, so why are you focusing on Yanzhou? Lu, Liang, Pei, Qiao, etc.
Earth, you can't do anything about it. Even Nanyang, if Leshi rebels, all south of Luyang Pass will be enemy territory. Such a big appetite is not a good thing."
"The flower slave is right. I won't play with women anymore. It would be nice to have a smaller appetite." Shao Xun said seriously.
Concubine Pei rolled her eyes at him, knocked off his hairy hands, and said: "As long as you know the number. The big families have their own considerations. Once the power is handed over to them, they will develop faster. In the past, Wei Wu killed Bian.
Let, the rear rebels as soon as they say, and the great cause is almost ruined. Your background is worse than Wei Wu, and others are more likely to rebel. You must be cautious when killing nobles, and never do it unless it is absolutely necessary. Some people, the king of the clan,
There will be no consequences if you kill Wang Yan and Xun Fan, there will be no consequences if you kill them, even if they don't have a single soldier. You have tens of thousands of soldiers, but there will be serious consequences if you kill them, remember this."
"I have killed Xun Fan's son and the He family brothers." Shao Xun said.
"Be more careful in the future." Concubine Pei sighed, took the initiative to hug Shao Xun, and said softly: "We are all relying on you."
"Then you should always be by my side and help me check."
"Um."
It’s done! Shao Xun was beaming with joy. The old debt was wiped out. With Concubine Pei’s magnanimity, she would never use this as an excuse in the future. You’ve made a profit, haha, you’ve made a profit.
I am only two women, but I have several places.
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The journey of more than a hundred miles will take a few days.
On the third day of March, in the western suburbs of Fan County, traveling people hurriedly fled to both sides of the road.
After the last drum sounded, the 1,200 silver spear soldiers who served as the vanguard took off their armor, spears, bow tips, and bow strings from the carriages, and armed themselves one by one.
Then, they quickened their pace and rushed directly to the west gate.
The gatekeeper actually already knew who the visitor was. His mind was very confused because the orders he received were contradictory.
Someone asked him to guard the city gate and not let anyone in.
Someone asked him to welcome the princess and the heir, and not to stop him.
Others asked him to figure it out...
I discussed it with my confidants for a long time, but in the end there was no conclusion.
Today is March 3rd, and the people are going out of the city for an outing, so it is impossible to keep the city gate closed in broad daylight.
So, he thought of a compromise: the city gate was open, the gatekeepers were arrayed outside the city, and he stepped forward to negotiate.
The person coming from the other side is already very close.
The guarding military academy strode forward, cleared his throat, and said: "Everyone——"
Before he could finish his words, Silver Spear Army leader Ji Shouzhang rushed over first.
When charging, the recognition flag on his back clattered, which showed how fast he was going.
"You——" The military academy felt something was wrong.
"Take it!" Ji Shou shouted, raised his spear high above his head, and stabbed straight away.
The military academy was a little surprised and even a little angry. Why did they take action without saying anything?
Until this moment, he was still hesitant, not knowing whether to take action or not, and it was this hesitation that caused him to suffer a big loss.
The spear that originally stabbed his throat from top to bottom suddenly stabbed his leg at a faster speed after he dodged.
The military academy reluctantly withdrew.
The spear stabbing at his feet suddenly stopped. Ji Shuo held the gun with both hands and struck forward with the barrel of the gun raised. The opponent stumbled back a few steps - from the beginning to the end, Ji Shuo did not want to kill him.
And just as the military academy staggered back, a spear had already shot through the air, pointing at him from a distance, making him not dare to do it again.
Several people who came with the military academy were holding long guns and were ready to fight.
In an instant, the spears in the two men's hands were shot to the ground.
Before the other two people could react, they had spears pressed against their throats again. It wasn't until the howling wind stopped that the two men realized that the glistening spear heads were close in front of them.
The five people were subdued as soon as they met each other, and they were immediately distinguished.
Ji Shou glanced at them calmly.
With the spear in hand, I have the world.
In the past few years of fighting in the north and south, he had seen a lot of life and death, and was used to seeing enemies fleeing in confusion in front of them.
No one will be an exception.
Perhaps the only thing that bothered him was the cavalry.
He was capable of fighting. If the Hun cavalry dared to dismount and fight with him, even if they didn't wear armor and only used a spear, he was confident that he could easily kill several of the enemy's men, but unfortunately they wouldn't play with him.
"Watch them." Ji Shou stood on the ground with a gun and ordered.
The military academy looked at him silently.
This person with the flag of recognition on his back may not even be called a real officer, but just a small person.
He was not good-looking either, with a broken finger on his left hand and a shallow scar on his face.
The nail leaves on the body are old and new, and there are obvious signs of repair.
One shoe was cracked and the toes seemed to be exposed.
The whole body was dirty, as if it had crawled out of a pile of dust, and it also exuded a strange smell.
But he stood there, his eyes indifferent, with a sense of contempt for human life. The gun was not pointed at him, but it made him dare not move lightly.
"Huh!" The military academy breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly relieved.
If you are like this, why should you fight with others?
This kind of veteran who would not panic even if he was surrounded by thousands of Huns cavalry was not someone they could easily deal with.
Several people were standing here, while on the other side, the silver spear soldiers dispersed the gatekeepers and swarmed into the city.
There was even a group of people, led by a guide, running towards a camp in the north of the city.
They first fired a shot of arrows to push back the garrison who was clamoring to leave the camp, and then formed a formation outside the camp, waiting for the next order.
The troops stationed in the camp were also confused, so they simply stopped leaving the camp and faced off from a distance.
In this way, six thousand silver spear troops and seven thousand auxiliary soldiers (Xuchang Shibing) quickly surrounded Fan County inside and outside.
Everyone was shocked.
They were thinking about how to greet the princess and the heir, but they didn't expect the other party to be so decisive and take action as soon as they came up.
Xiangyang King Sima Fan, Situ Zuo Changshi Liu Chou, and Donghai King Registrar He Sui were caught off guard and were directly forced into the palace.
He Lun, Liu Qia and other generals looked calm and gave orders to the military academies under their control: return to camp and make no noise.
Wang Bing, who was stationed in the east of the city, immediately led his troops to run away.
But the incident happened in a hurry, many troops did not receive the order in time, and the whole camp was in chaos.
Like pebbles thrown into a calm lake, Fan County was suddenly in chaos.
Chapter completed!