The Xiongnu had already moved south, and the hardest hit area was Luoyang.
The reason is simple. They successfully built a pontoon bridge in the Mengjin area and the large group of people passed through smoothly.
However, in the Puyang and Xingyang areas, the bridge-building operation ended in failure.
On the seventh day of August, Shao Xun was cutting millet in the fields while listening to a report from his younger brother Shao Fan.
As the saying goes, one should not avoid relatives when promoting talents. After all, the third brother Shao Fan also had a degree from Taixue (in name only).
After several years of study, he was able to write articles with "very simple writing style" and "basically smooth semantics". He understood common official document formats, was very meticulous in his work, sensitive in mind, and very patient, so he was given the title of "Assassination Governor".
office.
The main job of assassinating the governor is not to spy and catch spies in the literal sense.
This is indeed part of the job, but only part of it.
The governor who assassinated and raped was also responsible for judicial work, similar to the position of "fazhiguan" in the Jiedushi shogunate in the Tang Dynasty - sergeants who were dissatisfied with the general directly reported to the shogunate's fazhiguan and asked for justice.
However, what Shao Fan reported today was serious about spies.
Cousin Liu Fang stood respectfully aside.
He was the commander of the Zuo Law Enforcement Order under the Viceroy of Assassination, and he had about a hundred people under his command, most of whom were selected from Yushanwu.
As the saying goes, when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven, the soldiers in Yushanwu did not expect that one day they would also serve as soldiers to feed themselves.
Liu Fang led his people north to Puyang, and with great efforts, captured two Xiongnu scouts. After interrogation, they compiled them into documents and reported them to the police. In the past, these tasks were done by military scouts and rangers, but now
After the government was opened, everything was formalized, and the assassination governor began to take over this part of the work.
Assassinating a governor is roughly equivalent to a seventh-grade official.
Theoretically speaking, all shogunate positions are not formal official positions and have no rank, just like the shogunate positions in the Jiedushi shogunate in the Tang Dynasty were all regarded as temporary assignments - purely theoretically, the Jiedushi shogunate were all temporary assignments.
But after the government has been established for a long time, each official position has an agreed-upon grade. After all, there must be a standard for salary distribution.
The governor of Assassination and Rape has an annual harvest of 360 hu of grain, 50 bolts of silk, 30 kilograms of cotton, 4 hectares of farmland, and several people in labor. This is the standard for a seventh-grade official.
There is one member each from the left and right law enforcement officials, the ninth rank.
There are also a number of non-ranked soldiers and more than 200 sergeants.
"After the torture, the bandit cavalry told Shi Chao to lead his army north to Changshan to resist Wang Jun. Shi Le raised his troops on the river with the intention of advancing south. They all followed Shi Le's order to cross the river south to spy on the military situation and see where there was no defense and a pontoon bridge could be built.
"Shao Fan said.
Shao Xun gathered up the cut millet, piled it on the ground, and said, "Is Wang Junnan going down?"
"Jizhou lost three counties last year. Wang Jun was angry and anxious and sent his troops south. Shi Chao was the pseudo-provincial governor of Jizhou and went north from Yecheng to defend against the enemy. He only tried so many."
Shao Xun nodded, then looked at his younger brother and said with a smile: "How do you feel after saying so many words in one breath?"
Shao Fan looked stunned and lowered his head.
Yesterday Chen Yougen complained to Shao Xun, saying that Shao Fan always likes to sit in the corner and doesn't talk. In the evening, when the golden crow hangs in the west, he seems to be hiding in the shadows, but he still peeks at them from time to time, which is creepy.
After hearing this, Shao Xun laughed so hard that he was out of breath.
This younger brother would rather talk to the animals in the stable than rarely chat with outsiders.
Things got better after getting married, but only with people he knew relatively well, and he didn't pay much attention to people with whom he had a normal relationship - his younger brother-in-law, Mrs. Cao, was introduced by Cao Fu and was considered his great-granddaughter, from Luoyang.
"Now that the Yellow River is overflowing, several ferries that are convenient for crossing the river in Xingyang and Puyang sections have been occupied. If Shi Le wants to cross the river, he must change places and cross the river from Gaoping or Jibei, or simply go to Henan. Otherwise, he will have to wait slowly.
Right." Shao Xun said.
"Li Canjun took all the horses he could take with him." Shao Fan reminded again.
"I know about this." Shao Xun waved his hand and said: "Actually, there are not many horses left, alas."
Running thousands of miles is great, but the losses are not small.
On the way, Shao Xun once saw the old horse that had stumbled and was lying on the ground, with tears in his eyes.
The horses, donkeys, and mules that he had collected have been returned. Currently, he only has a total of more than 6,000 horses on hand, of which only more than 2,000 are truly "young".
Li Chong was appointed by Shao Xun to be the governor of Puyang Duanhefang.
He did not ask for anything else. He only asked that more than 4,000 infantry and cavalrymen of the Yicong army be handed over to him, and that all Guangchengze old horses fostered in Xingyang and Chenliu should be transferred there.
Shao Xun agreed and gave him more than 2,000 old horses for the infantry of the Yijun Army to ride on to enhance their mobility.
There were 20,000 squatting troops stationed at the four major ferries, and Li Chong led more than 4,000 highly mobile troops to reinforce, causing Shi Le to collapse.
Send a small group of troops across the river. The fortress occupying the ferry cannot be breached.
He was ruthless and collected more ferries to cross the river. However, the ferry defenders and reinforcements cooperated with each other inside and outside.
If the pontoon bridge is built directly from the north shore, it will be easily destroyed.
When fighting for the ferry, you can't invest too many troops and can't expand.
As of now, Dahu cannot cross the river directly from Wenshijin, Baimajin, Puyangjin, and Lingjin. He must take a detour upstream or downstream.
Of course, the four major ferries also have some small ferries. If you are not careful, someone may secretly build pontoons.
This can only be done by asking each county to send people to patrol along the river. If anything is discovered, report it immediately, and Li Chong will immediately lead the Yi soldiers to intercept it.
If the volunteer army was not enough, Chenliu's begging army and Jiyin's begging army (formerly Liang's begging army) sent people to reinforce them.
A total of nearly 40,000 people were mobilized just to prevent the Puyang section of the Yellow River. The cost was high, but the effect was really good.
The previous bullshit situation of being completely undefended and allowing the Hebei cavalry to march south in large numbers must never happen again.
In the Xingyang section next to Puyang, Shao Xun appointed him to Pei Chun, the prefect.
He had proven himself at Hulao Pass, and Shao Xun had no doubts about his employment, and the more than 10,000 Xuchang soldiers already under his name - stationed in Guancheng, Xinzheng and other places - were temporarily placed under Pei Chun's command.
Now that the territory has grown, it is no longer possible for him to fight every battle personally.
In the past, Jin Zheng was asked to lead the silver spear army to escort the canal to Beijing, just to exercise his ability.
There will be another ship escort mission this month, and he plans to hand it over to Wang Queer.
There may be one last escort before winter, and he will be handed over to Lu Heigou or Zhang Daniu of Luoyang Phase II.
If you do everything yourself, you will only be exhausted, and in the end you will be overwhelmed and unable to survive.
War is not a matter of one person, but a competition of collective strength.
"Continue to search for spies, not only from the Huns, but also from Luoyang." Shao Xun whispered: "We should also send people to keep an eye on the direction of Jingzhou."
"Then you need to add more manpower to me." Shao Fan said.
"Add them for you." Shao Xun looked at the golden corn everywhere and said, "This year we can finally take a break. Please report to Pei Changshi how many people you want to add."
"Okay." Shao Fan was relieved.
Seeing that his brother stopped asking questions, he took Liu Fang and left.
Shao Xun handed the sickle to Cai Cheng, then bent down and tied up the fallen millet with long grass.
His movements were very skillful, as if he had done farm work countless times, and the people admired him very much.
The bundled millet was piled onto the cart and pulled away one after another.
"Ming Gong." Yu Liang, who joined the army, was waiting by the roadside. When he saw Shao Xun coming, he saluted quickly.
Yu Liang joined the army, but was in charge of Cang Cao, Hu Cao, and Thief Cao, and did not participate in the specific campaign implementation or tactical planning.
Each Cao Cao has his or her own order and history. Cang Cao "is in charge of Canggu affairs" and is mainly in charge of grain storage.
Hu Cao is in charge of households, farming, and performing sacrifices.
Cao Cao, the thief, catches thieves.
To put it bluntly, Yu Liang joined the army and was responsible for military logistics.
Judging from the appointment of generals and assistants in the Kaifu, it is actually a large amount of usurpation of the power of the governor.
If the governor does not add the title of general, or if he does not maintain integrity, he can easily become a vassal of the governor.
After all, the governor is a man of integrity and can justifiably kill officials.
Shao Xun was the commander-in-chief and could kill officials worth less than 2,000 shi in wartime. Judging from the current situation, almost half of the year was wartime, or even most of the time, so it was reasonable and legal for him to kill officials.
Lu Zhi is a bicycle governor, so he can't fight against Shao Xun. What's more, he doesn't have the intention to do anything. He always does his best - he has a bunch of people from Hebei and Shu. Do you really want to go against the local military leader in Yuzhou?
"What's the matter?" Shao Xun asked.
"My servant checked the archives and found that the warehouses in Yuzhou were in disrepair for a long time and needed to allocate money and food for repairs," Yu Liang said.
"I don't have money." Shao Xun said, "Let's fix a few important ones first."
"Where should I build the palace?" Yu Liang asked.
"Restore the old warehouses along the river as much as possible." Shao Xun said: "Pack your luggage, take your people, and follow me south."
"Okay." Yu Liang responded immediately, and then asked: "Where are you going south?"
"Your home, Yanling!" Shao Xun looked at him with a half-smile and said.
"Ming Gong, it is not appropriate to meet your sister-in-law before you get married." Yu Liang mumbled.
"What are you thinking about, Yuan Gui?" Shao Xun laughed loudly and said, "Follow me for a walk along the Wei River and the Suiyang Canal. I may meet some people then."
"Which should we go to Yanling or Chen County first?"
"Forget it, let's go to Chen County first." Shao Xun said, "Everyone is almost here."
"Just ignore the Xiongnu going south to Luoyang?"
"What can we do if the Xiongnu goes south every year?" Shao Xun said dissatisfied: "Go and prepare quickly."
"Nuo." Yu Liang left in a hurry.
After Yu Liang left, Shao Xun called Cai Cheng again and said, "You take all the visitors to Fugou, and I will set off to meet them tomorrow."
Chapter completed!