Several bullock carts stopped by the river.
More than a dozen sergeants got out of the car, took knives and axes, and began to chop down dead trees and pick up branches.
The leader came to the riverside, wiped his face with the river water, and suddenly felt refreshed.
In the past few days, Wang Mi was invited to fight, and from time to time the whole army would be in formation, even the auxiliary soldiers like them, which were really tiring.
"Shi Chang, when will you return to Nanyang?" A sergeant picked up a bundle of firewood and quickly tied it up with vines. When he passed by Shi Chang, he asked casually.
"I asked yesterday, I'll ask again today, and I'll ask again tomorrow. Just ask, you just ask every day, can you go home?" Shi Chang scolded irritably.
The sergeant walked away in despair.
Another sergeant was cutting down bamboo trees by the river. Hearing this, he sighed: "I have been in Luoyang for a long time, but I haven't caught any hair. Seeing that it is the end of August, I don't know what to do with the autumn harvest at home."
"The Fan family in Shunyang is considered a wealthy family. There are thousands of dealers. They can just pick some people and collect the grain from your field." The chief said: "But you are right, Luoyang is really deserted.
I don’t even know where to grab it.”
"There is no one in Luoyang, or they are all hiding in Luoyang City." The sergeant swung his ax with all his strength, then stepped on it hard, knocking down the dead wood as thick as a bowl, and said: "If we can enter the city and plunder it,
, I am willing to live ten years shorter."
The chief laughed and said, "For a little money, you have to lose ten years of your life?"
"Money is a trivial matter." The sergeant waved to someone and asked him to pick up the dead wood back to the bullock cart. Then he sat down next to Shi Chang and said with a smile: "You can play with women when you go to the city to plunder. They are white and tender.
Luoyang ladies, aren’t they much better than black and stupid women from farmers’ families?”
The chief minister was also a little moved, and then he shook his head and sighed: "I'm afraid it will be difficult this time. Mr. Chen is a ruthless man. Even General Sheep doesn't dare to confront him. Be honest and hold it in."
The sergeant was silent.
Xu was angry, and turned to look at the sergeant who was carrying the firewood, and cursed: "You are clumsy, are all Luoyang people so stupid?"
The man obeyed, moved quickly, and moved the dead wood back to the oxcart.
He was enlisted by Latin near Luoyang.
The head of the family, the Duke of Luoyang, due to frequent wars, took his clan and hundreds of tribesmen to cross south and went to Jiangzhou to join his in-laws. Before leaving, he dismissed the servants and maids in the family, distributed some money and left them alone.
It's a pity that he has been a servant for half his life. He has never farmed and doesn't know how to live. When he was at a loss and didn't know what to do, he met this army from Nanyang again. They robbed all the severance pay and drafted people into the army.
Some rough work.
He didn't resent these Nanyang soldiers very much, because in the military camp, he could eat and survive, which was not much different from being a servant before.
It may be a little more tiring and painful, but in troubled times, people just have to live one day at a time.
He is forty years old, has no wife, no children, and no money. If he dies, he will die.
His only wish was not to expose his body to the wilderness after his death. Even if there was only a straw mat that could wrap his body and bury it in the ground, he would be satisfied.
It's quite sad when I think about it. When I tossed and turned in the night, I felt sad. But in this world, who is not miserable?
The military commander Pao Ze saw him as an honest man and once joked with him that he would take him to taste the taste of women during the next big raid.
This idea has been deeply rooted in his mind and has become his only hope in life recently. When will he be happy——
"Whoosh!" With a sharp sound of breaking through the air, an arrow pierced directly into his chest.
Severe pain struck, as if a huge hole had opened in his body, and the strength from his limbs flowed out rapidly.
He fell to the ground unconsciously, and his last thought was: I have never tasted a woman until my death.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" Arrows flew one after another, and the sergeants who were gathering wood suffered heavy casualties and were in chaos.
Several enemy soldiers came out of the forest, holding horned bows and leading their horses.
Several others got on their horses and rushed towards them with sharp sabers.
Without any hesitation, Shi Chang jumped into the river and disappeared without a trace.
The killings on the shore continued, but not for long.
Although the more than ten sergeants who were engaged in woodcutting were logistics auxiliaries, they were also quite fierce. They were holding swords, axes and even wooden sticks, and they were shouting loudly.
However, the enemy cavalry did not engage in close combat with them at all. After putting away their sabers and drawing their bows, they only made a circle and nailed them to the ground.
Shi Chang had already swam to the other side, submerged quietly into the grass, and looked across.
On the post road not far away, the sky was filled with smoke and dust, and a large group of cavalry rushed towards them.
One hundred, two hundred, five hundred...
I lost count. There were probably thousands of riders passing by one after another, heading towards Luoyang.
Hun cavalry! He already had a clear understanding in his heart.
I just don’t know where it came from. Judging from his high nose and deep eyes, could he be the legendary Jie people?
Who will lead the Jie people? It seems that I have heard someone say it, but I can’t remember it for a while.
We cannot return to the camp. If we are surrounded by the Huns cavalry, we will have nowhere to run.
He reached into his arms and touched half of the dry biscuit that had been soaked in water until it was almost mushy. He immediately made up his mind to hide outside for two days and wait and see.
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The turbulent wave of cavalry passed by outside the Yangdan camp, and headed towards Luoyang under the shocked eyes of the Nanyang soldiers.
On the last day of August, three thousand Jieqi arrived outside Ximing Gate.
Since the siege of the city by the Huns cavalry last year, some imperial troops have been stationed in the west of the city. However, as the three cities of Heyang were completed, they were gradually withdrawn. Today, there are only 300 troops in the Queen's Terrace.
They raised their bows and nocked arrows, nervously watching the enemy cavalry herding horses in the distance, and immediately sent people into the city to report.
Wang Yan, the commander-in-chief of Luoyang City Defense, was notified immediately.
"The Huns were stationed outside Ximing Gate and killed Liang Wangxi and his family who were out of the city for fun." In the study, Wang Yan, who had just straightened up, sighed and was worried.
Those who were killed were not only Prince Liang and his son, but also Prince Liang's biological father, King Wuling Sima Dan.
Although it was not uncommon for a prince to be killed, the emperor knew that he would inevitably be furious.
"The Prince of Liang is a man who has nothing to do with the world." Wang Yan's wife, Mrs. Guo, also sighed and recalled the old events with the Prince of Liang's family.
As we get older, it’s easier to miss our old friends.
Princess Guo of Wuling was of the same clan as her and had many contacts. Although she despised Prince Dan of Wuling, she had a good impression of Sima Xi, who was adopted by Prince Liang, but she could do nothing.
"Master, will this matter involve Mr. Chen?" Wang Huifeng, who was making tea at the side, asked.
The tea has reached a second boil and is almost ready.
She took a spoon, scooped out the tea foam, and poured tea for her parents and sister.
Wang Yan and Guo glanced at their daughter together, then quickly looked at each other.
Wang Huifeng seemed unaware. After pouring tea for his parents, he poured another bowl for his sister Wang Jingfeng.
"Thank you, sister." Wang Jingfeng happily took it and did not participate in the conversation of the other three people at all.
"Chen Gong was in charge of the military affairs of the two states of Henan, and he also held the post of general of Heyang. Logically speaking, he has the responsibility." Wang Yan said: "But in these years, who can really prevent the Xiongnu from invading Luoyang? Qingqi comes and goes.
Like the wind, it is difficult."
"I'm worried that the emperor will use this topic to his advantage," Wang Huifeng reminded.
"Mei, what does it have to do with you? Mr. Chen is not your husband." Wang Jingfeng asked curiously.
Faced with such a direct question, Wang Huifeng couldn't resist it, turned away, and didn't want to say any more.
Wang Yan sipped the tea, thought for a while, and said: "This year, the grain from Jiangdong is much less, less than half of previous years. The number of abandoned farmlands around Luoyang is increasing year by year, and Luoyang is afraid of a severe famine."
When Mrs. Guo heard this, she stamped her feet and said, "Yifu, you are still to blame for this!"
Wang Yan was confused and said: "Why is it my fault?"
"Did you say that after the construction of the three cities of Heyang is completed, Luoyang will be worry-free?" Guo asked.
"So what?" Wang Yan was puzzled: "I don't know much about the battle formation, so I just said it casually."
"What you said is a huge loss!" Mrs. Guo lamented: "I originally wanted the gardeners to switch to wheat cultivation, but when I heard that nothing happened in Luoyang, I let them continue to grow vegetables."
Wang Yan was speechless. Like Wang Huifeng, he turned away and didn't want to deal with the old wife who got into Qian's eyes.
"Master, recently the king of the clan criticized Duke Chen for occupying land and expelling government officials. There are also foreign ministers who have impeached Duke Chen for his improper deployment of soldiers, which led to the failure of the encirclement and suppression of Du Tao." Wang Huifeng said again: "Now the family of the king of Liang
Being killed, the emperor’s side..."
Wang Yan stood up and paced gently in the study.
The Huns should not have been allowed to come to Luoyang so easily.
First of all, the corn and wheat in the wild had not been completely harvested, so the corn and wheat left in the fields became supplies for the Huns.
Secondly, many nobles' villas and properties will be destroyed, and their servants and maids may be robbed.
Finally, water transportation may be blocked again.
These three items will make the courtiers change their attitudes and become dissatisfied with Chen Gong, which will give the emperor an opportunity to divide and win over.
In addition, Chen Gong did occupy a lot of land owned by the Sima clan kings. It is normal for them to be dissatisfied, and their influence is not small.
As for the foreign ministers who impeached Duke Chen...
Wang Yan was a little embarrassed, that was his clan brother Chu Zhong.
After all these years, Wang Yan increasingly felt that Chu Zhong and Mao Hong had separated from him.
This is normal, everyone is his own master and everyone is responsible for his own family business. But he is still a little sad. Before this, he had treated these clan brothers wholeheartedly and had not treated them badly at all.
There were also people from Wancheng, Xiangyang, Jiangxia and other places who came forward to accuse Chen Gong, but they did not know who was instigating them.
Wang Yan guessed it was Liang Fen or Xun Song, but it was wrong to think about it.
Liang Fen is a person who is just chasing ducks to get on the shelves.
Because of the war in Guanzhong, refugees from Hu and Jin continued to enter Nanyang via Wuguan Road. It was too late for him to gather and resettle these people, so how could he be in the mood to cause trouble?
"Actually, this is all a trivial matter." Wang Yan suddenly turned around and said: "The Huns must have more than one cavalry. Those who entered Boluoyang only had 3,000 cavalry. The Huns must also have a large cavalry going to Henan. Yu Yan There is no peace."
Wang Huifeng nodded slightly and said: "Henan has Mr. Chen to worry about. It would be better for me to help stabilize the court. The war is at a critical juncture, and there must be no chaos in the court."
When Wang Yan heard this, he sighed: "It's ridiculous that the ministers are so rich. They all have such short eyelids that they can only see the things in front of them. They are not as far-sighted as my daughter."
Chapter completed!