On the first day of November in the third year of Shengui (319), nearly 30,000 troops had gathered under the city of Shaanxi County. Grain carts were as far as the eye could see, light cavalry could be seen everywhere, drums could be heard everywhere, and flags covered the sky...
No matter how stupid you are, you know that the Jin people are afraid that they will start a war and take Shaanxi County no matter what.
Liu Han led Yihou Pu Hong to hear the report of Wang Mi's defeat at Qili Stream, and immediately retreated to Hongnong County, the capital of Hongnong County, to wait and see. Before, Wang Mi was worried that others would occupy Shaanxian County, but now it seems that his worries were in vain.
People are not stupid.
The Qiang people who were originally farming and herding in Hongnong counties began to slowly gather together, as if they wanted to give it a try, but also seemed to have other agendas.
In short, after several years of persistent westward expansion, the situation in Hongnong ushered in earth-shaking changes.
Hedong County, across the river, naturally also received the news.
On this day, Pei Dehou left Dayang and went to Wenxi.
He had to go.
There are thousands of troops stationed in Dayang, and the guard general is named Shi Hu. If there was still some military discipline in the past, as the situation changed, the military discipline in this department became worse and worse, and more and more things disturbed the people.
A few days ago, Pei Dehou, who came here to inquire about information under the pretext of escorting grain and fodder, was robbed - I heard that he was a member of the Pei family, so as a courtesy, his clothes were stripped off, but no one was hurt.
As a last resort, Pei Dehou went to borrow clothes and trousers from his acquaintance Wubao Shuai, collected some information, and returned in a hurry.
In the evening, he arrived near the líng bridge.
A large number of soldiers gathered here, numbering no less than three thousand.
Pei Dehou subconsciously felt something was wrong.
He remembered that the soldiers guarding this place were supposed to be soldiers from the fifth tribe of the Huns. Why have they been replaced now?
The new defenders were all wearing clothes from when they were working at home, which were miscellaneous and tattered. They were also very thin, and they shivered when the cold wind blew.
"Mr. Wei?" Suddenly, Pei Dehou looked at someone, who vaguely looked like Wei Zhan of the Wei family in Anyi.
"Who are you?" Wei Zhan was whispering to someone. He turned his head and said hesitantly.
"I'm glad that Pei Dehou has met Duke Wei." Pei Dehou took a few steps forward and bowed in salute.
Wei Zhan nodded.
He had never heard of this person, so he must have a low status among the Wenxi Pei family. This could be seen from his double-character name.
In addition, he is also a little worried that the person who claims to be a descendant of the Pei family is fake. What if it is the secret room of the imperial court? At this critical moment, there is no harm in being cautious.
When Pei Dehou saw that Wei Zhan ignored him, he was not annoyed and continued northward past Dianji Ban - this is the tunnel that connects the north and south of Zhongtiao Mountain. There are gorges and ravines on the east and west sides, and a road is built in the middle, like a bridge, so it is also called
"Shiqiao".
At nightfall, he came to Yuyuan in Zhongtiao Mountain and stayed overnight at Wubao Shuaijia, who was a descendant of another branch of the Jia family in Pingyang. He was not doing well in life and had gathered hundreds of farming families in Zhongtiao Mountain.
Mu, attached to the Wei family in Anyi.
When Pei Dehou arrived, Jia Gui had gathered five hundred people and were waiting to go down the mountain.
Seeing them fighting with open fire, Pei Dehou was a little surprised and asked: "Where do you want to go?"
"Pei Jun doesn't know yet?" Jia Gui was a little surprised and said, "The imperial court has an order to go south to help Shaanxi County."
Pei Dehou was stunned, pointed to the east, and said, "Then why go east?"
The terrain of Yuyuan is relatively high, and there is Yucheng nearby. It was sealed by Yu Zhong. It is called Beiyu, which is Yu where the Jin State used the road to attack Guo - Hongnong of the Guo State on the south bank of the Yellow River.
Jia Gui blinked his eyes, then smiled helplessly after a moment and said, "How long have you been out?"
"More than half a month." Pei Dehou replied.
"No wonder." Jia Gui suddenly realized, and then said: "I won't tell you much, I will know when I get back. Tonight, there are three thousand soldiers from several Wubao, planning to take Yucheng in one fell swoop."
To the south of Yucheng is Dianshi Ban, which is the road up the mountain. It is the road Pei Dehou took when he came, and it is more than ten miles long.
To the north of Yucheng is Yuban, which is the way down the mountain. "The land is extremely steep" and is twenty miles long.
After descending the mountain, walk more than thirty miles north-west to Anyi, the county town of Hedong.
The Xiongnu rebuilt the ancient city of Yu many years ago, storing grain, equipment and other military supplies, and at the same time controlling this key mountain tunnel.
Jia Gui and others said that they wanted to capture Yucheng. There was no doubt that this was a direct rebellion. Pei Dehou was frightened when he heard this and asked hurriedly: "Has the situation changed?"
"The barbarians are all gone..." Jia Gui said mysteriously.
Pei Dehou seems to have some realization.
When Jia Gui saw that he understood, he stopped talking nonsense and said, "I'll go east first. After everything is done, I'll have a drink with you."
"Are you sure?" Pei Dehou couldn't help but ask.
Jia Gui laughed and said, "Someone opens the door."
After saying that, he got on his horse and left directly. Hundreds of people followed him, with solemn expressions.
Pei Dehou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
There were about two thousand miscellaneous barbarians garrisoning Yucheng. Although these people fought, their daily expenses depended entirely on the surrounding forts and manors. Over time, even chores such as collecting firewood, cooking, washing horses, and mowing grass for drying were all done by various people.
Jiawu Fort took turns sending people to take care of it.
It can be said that if the local snakes have bad intentions, these Huns soldiers may die without knowing how. It would be too easy to trick them.
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At midnight, Anyi is as quiet as water.
In the city gate cave, more than a hundred soldiers gathered.
The leading military academy gritted his teeth and waved his hand: "Open the door!"
The sergeants looked pale, but they did not dare to disobey the military order, so they had no choice but to open the south gate.
The soldiers who had been waiting outside poured in like a tide.
The military academy stepped aside and quietly wiped away his sweat.
The soldiers who defended the city were all locals.
How many people living in Anyi are immune to the influence of the Wei family?
Not to mention ordinary households, even powerful people will inevitably succumb.
A powerful man has soldiers and food, but lacks political foundation. When something happens, he has to help the gentry to sort it out. Over time, it basically becomes a state of dependence.
The Wei family is the heaven of Anyi, it's that simple.
If you offend the county magistrate, you may not be in trouble if you flee to the Zhongtiao Mountains. But if you offend the Wei family and run to hide in the mountains, you may be captured by Wubao commanders such as Jia Hou and dedicated to the Wei family.
The reach of the aristocratic family is so deep that outsiders can hardly imagine it.
Unless the local soldiers are favored by the county magistrate or prefect and their families and relatives are brought into the city for protection, otherwise they really cannot withstand the persecution of the local top families.
In the past, there were many Xiongnu and miscellaneous soldiers stationed in Anyi, and the local nobles were still afraid of them. Now that all the soldiers have been transferred, and the front line has been defeated in consecutive battles, the situation is quite unfavorable, and the situation is completely different.
To put it bluntly, the Wei family could rebel before, but they didn't dare and couldn't bear the consequences, but now they have no scruples.
After a large group of troops poured into the city, they directly surrounded the prefect's mansion.
The sound of killing became louder and louder, and soon, the soldiers of the Taishou Mansion were killed and dispersed, and the Wei clan's tribe rushed into the mansion.
The prefect Yin Ping, his hair disheveled, was pulled from the bed.
"Wei Daoshu rebelled?" Yin Ping pretended to be calm and looked at the soldiers who rushed into the bedroom.
No one talked nonsense with him, he was knocked to the ground, tied up, and escorted out of the prefect's mansion.
Yin Ping's wife, Mrs. Zhang, sat tremblingly on the bed, her eyes full of fear.
The remaining sergeants looked at each other and rushed forward, pressing Zhang under their bodies and ravaging her in turn, venting their joy.
There is a military camp in Anyi City. There are two thousand sergeants in it. They used to be Huns, but now they have been transferred and replaced by young men recruited locally. Just two days after arriving, I got up in a hurry and saw the street.
A large number of soldiers came.
"Zhao Hei, take your people with you and don't act rashly." A high-pitched shout rang out from outside.
A dark-faced man in the military camp was stunned and responded loudly: "No."
After saying that, he immediately turned around, hit the frightened banker with a riding whip, and shouted: "Go back to camp, go back to camp!"
"Zhang Liu, it's time for the master of the house to take care of your children and servants, and don't help the tyrants do evil." Someone shouted again on the street.
"As ordered." Zhang Liu led more than 300 of his soldiers to disperse, returned to the barracks, sat on the ground, unsheathed his sword, and strung his bow, in a state of alert.
"Wang Zhu'er..."
The shouts came one after another, and in an instant, the restless sergeants were calmed down and went back to their camps to wait for dawn.
If Liu Congruo sees this scene, he wonders if he will regret it.
These local snakes overturned the grassroots political power of the Liu Han court overnight, causing the county and city of Anyi to change in an instant.
Of course, he should have known about the power of the aristocratic families for a long time, but he did not dare to take action against them, because that would lead to endless internal friction and give others opportunities.
In today's world, everyone has to compromise. No one can have an absolute advantage, and no one can do whatever they want.
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Unlike the Anyi mutiny, Wenxi County was captured almost without bloodshed.
The county magistrate himself removed the Han flag and replaced it with the Jin flag.
On the afternoon of the second day of November, the Pei family's messenger arrived in Dongyuan County. The county magistrate summoned two thousand men without any nonsense, beheaded all the hundreds of drunk soldiers in the city, then closed the city gate and returned to Jin anyway.
Almost at the same time, Pei sent thousands of cavalry to intercept the messenger on the post road from Wenxi to Zhiguan, and persuaded the baggage convoy to return.
Most of the convoys transporting grain and grass to Zhiguan came from counties in Hedong.
As the number one wealthy family in Hedong, Pei's orders are no worse than those of the prefect. Seeing Pei's actions, he was surprised and realized something, so they went back home - it would be great if they could send less food out.
But no matter what, the Pei family will hold up the sky if it falls.
Of course, some people stayed, and this was a highly motivated family.
Pei sent people to gather them together, then dig trenches on the post road, cut down trees and set up fences, build forts, and make a long-term defense.
From a military perspective, this is the food route for the defenders at Duanzhi Pass.
On the evening of the second day of the lunar month, more than a thousand armored warriors from the Pei family's old house in Wenxi arrived at Hankou and set up a fortification camp here as the second line of defense.
As a result, the more than 10,000 Xiongnu troops who were desperately resisting the Jin army in Wangwu Mountain not only lacked food and equipment, but also seemed to be locked in a huge cage.
From a broader perspective——
The Pei family controlled Wenxi and Dongyuan counties, stationed troops at Hankou, and cut off the grain road of Liu Xian, king of Quyang;
The Wei family controlled Anyi, the county town, and captured Yucheng, the general grain platform in the tunnel of Zhongtiao Mountain. Wei Zhan, the head of the Wei family, personally went south and built forts on Zhongtiao Mountain to stop the enemy forces in the direction of Dayang and Hongnong.
Return aid to Hedong;
The Fenyin Xue family and the Xie County Liu family haven't launched yet, but they will soon, in the next few days...
Liu Han's Hedong and the Hongnong War were in a state of decay.
Chapter completed!