In October of the third year of Dashun, Pengcheng County, Xuzhou.
The sky was already dark, and there was a cold wind and rain in the dilapidated county city.
There are not many pedestrians on the street anymore. In today’s world, people don’t have enough to eat. It’s such a cold day and it’s freezing rain. Who can go out and wander around?
There are mostly residential houses on both sides of the street, but there are only a few shops. They also look dusty and must have been closed for a long time.
The interior of the house was pitch black, with the occasional light like a bean, and it looked lifeless.
A gust of cold wind blew from the gap in the city wall, and the bare old trees at the street swayed like candles in the wind.
There are still some sergeants guarding the gap. But they are shrinking, their expressions are numb, and they don't even want to show off.
Fortunately, the Bian army had retreated, otherwise a night attack on the city would have been lost.
An unshaven middle-aged officer was leaning on the pillar of a hastily built shack, his cotton clothes were in tatters and exposed, and his eyes were fixed on the end of the street.
It was a brightly lit mansion compound.
There is a lantern hanging above the stone lion at the door, which is extremely bright and colorful. I don’t know how many candles were used.
Inside the mansion, the sound soared into the sky, and the hall was filled with guests.
Pu's favorite concubine Liu personally poured wine for Feng Wei, Han Quanhui and others at the main table.
This girl was so beautiful that Feng Wei didn't dare to look at her. He only chatted with Shi Pu about romantic matters.
"My son has sent someone back with a message." Shi Pu raised his head and took a sip of wine. He was obviously in a good mood: "Lieutenant Luo Quan of the Right Army granted him the post of the capital of Yushan, with a monthly salary of 80,000 yuan, and also gave him
The residence in the capital depends on the face of Prince Lingwu."
There were also some warriors at the main table, all of whom were close associates of Shi Pu. Some of their disciples followed Shi Zan to the capital, and they all stood up to toast Feng Wei.
Feng Wei didn't refuse. After some exchanges of wine, his face turned red.
Shi Pu held Mrs. Liu on his lap, and his hands had naturally reached into her skirt.
Mrs. Liu seems to have been used to this kind of scene for a long time.
As for warriors, they often play with their men. Concubines are just playthings to them. They can give them away at any time, and use them to entertain others at any time. If things don't go their way, many of them will be sent to the army to serve as camp prostitutes.
yes.
"The thief Ding Hui is still stationed in Suzhou, but this piece of shit Zhang Zhan actually surrendered the red thief." After chatting for a while, the topic inevitably turned to the current situation. This is something that no one can avoid.
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Not long ago, Pu led his army back from Yunzhou. On the way, he had a battle with Ding who came to intercept, and was defeated and returned to Xuzhou.
Zhang Zhen, the governor of Haozhou, surrendered to Ding Hui in despair. Zhang Jian, the governor of Sizhou, was a little shaken after hearing this, but he did not surrender in the end.
However, Shi Pu did not trust him very much because someone reported that Zhang Jian had a good relationship with Yang Xingmi in private. In addition, he had tried his best to dissuade him from going south to plunder Huainan. Shi Pu even wanted to trick Zhang Jian into coming to Xuzhou.
Behead him and replace him with someone else as the governor of Sizhou.
After Haozhou surrendered, Zhu Quanzhong already occupied three states in Huainan, namely Shouzhou, Haozhou, and Chuzhou. If he captured Sizhou again, he would have all the Huai River in his hands, and there would be no danger to defend the secret line.
The conflict between Zhu Quanzhong and Yang Xingmi may be inevitable unless he is willing to give up the Huainan states of Shou, Hao, Chu, and Si.
"Sikong, I feel that in the future, we must be cautious in dealing with Xu Zhen. Connect Xingmi to the south and Erzhu to the north. My lord will launch another attack from Shaanxi, Guo, Tang and Deng. Zhu Quanzhong will be too busy." Feng Wei
Putting down the wine bottle, he said sincerely: "Quan Zhong is too greedy and doesn't give people a way to survive, making them enemies on all sides. As long as I work together, why worry about Quan Zhong being able to defeat him?"
Shi Pu stopped groping, pushed Ms. Liu to the ground, and muttered: "I have become evil in keeping secrets..."
"Don't worry, Sikong. My lord will definitely clear things up for you two. It's all a trivial matter. He is not an unreasonable person who keeps secrets. He will definitely clear up all the previous suspicions." Feng Wei said.
"Then it's hard work." Shi Pu said, cupping his hands.
He is not a ungrateful person. The current situation in Xuzhou is indeed at the end of its rope, even worse than that of Zhu Xuan. Suzhou is occupied by Ding Hui, Haozhou has surrendered, and Zhang Jian's thoughts in Sizhou are unpredictable. Even if Quanzhong is not surrendered, he may not be able to surrender.
I will listen to him. But relying on Xuzhou alone, we may be defeated at any time.
"Sikong is so polite." Feng Wei smiled.
Xu Zhen is indeed the most dangerous of the three towns and the one that has been beaten the hardest. If Yang Xingmi is not connected to the south, Feng Wei doesn't think they can survive for a year.
Brothers Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin adopted a very pragmatic strategy this time. They did not seek a decisive battle with the Bian army and focused on defense. Although they were still beaten to a disgrace, they did not suffer any injuries.
Puzhou is still standing there. Zhu Quanzhong has besieged the city for a long time, but there is nothing he can do about it.
Within a few months, the only decent victory was the defeat of Zhu Jin's reinforcements on the bank of Jishui, causing him to retreat to Yanzhou in defeat.
As long as Zhu Xuan and Zhu Jin are not defeated, it will not be a big problem to contain Zhu Quanzhong's army of about 30,000. This is the meaning of their existence.
Wu Ning Shipu, alas! I'm afraid he doesn't have strong containment ability anymore.
The reason why Ding Hui's 20,000 Bian troops have not retreated is mainly because they have the intention of seizing Xuzhou. Now, the battle between the two sides outside Xuzhou is actually mainly between the Wuning army and the surrender troops of Shou, Hao and Suzhou.
The Bian army suppressed the battle and made the final decision at the critical moment to win.
Feng Wei looked on coldly, knowing that Xu Zhen had run out of gas, so the reason why he was still willing to come here was because he was trying his best to save people.
"Hearing that the Zhu thieves' attack on Yuncheng was not going well, he ordered the captured soldiers to plunder and move all the people in Puzhou before returning. If they fight like this, how long can the Tianping army last? The soldiers mutinied, and Zhu Xuan was afraid
I can't hold it back." A Xuzhou staff member suddenly said.
Shi Pu glared at him, wanting to show off.
The staff shrank their heads and did not dare to say anything more.
"It doesn't matter." Feng Wei said with a smile: "My lord has obtained the land of Tang and Deng. As long as the reorganization is completed, he can send troops to the north and east to attack Ru, Cai and other states. If Quan Zhong marches eastward, we will conquer Huaixi
Defeat them. If Quanzhong sends troops to Huaixi, Yan, Yun, and Xu towns, he can send troops to attack Cao, Song, Su and other states. If Yang Xingmi is brave enough, he can also go north to attack Shou, Chu and other states. Quanzhong is in great embarrassment, and time has passed.
If it lasts long, it will surely be defeated.”
Shi Pu laughed loudly after hearing this and praised: "The king of Lingwu County is really a hero of the world. I'm convinced. He's going to beat the Zhu thieves like this! If Bianzhou is broken, I want to capture Quan Zhong's wife and daughter and enjoy them three times."
For three days and three nights, I will see him even if he is ashamed."
When the generals heard this, they laughed loudly and raised their glasses to drink.
The staff member who just spoke is a little worried. It is a good thing to have someone on the Western Front to coordinate, but I am afraid that it will arouse the greed of these warriors. You could have defended well for a while, but you thought you could take advantage.
, took the initiative to invade Zhu Quanzhong's territory, suffered heavy losses, and died faster in the end.
In addition, these damned warriors are too vulgar and are prone to prostitutes.
He was a member of Wang Duo's tribe when he was fighting against the traitors. After regaining Chang'an, Wang Duo's official career did not go well and he was suppressed by Tian Lingzi. He left Huazhou and was appointed as Yicheng Jiedushi. With his prestige and connections, he helped
Zhu Quanzhong was very busy, allowing him to get through the most difficult period of time safely.
Later, he was appointed as the military governor of Yichang, Hebei. On his way to the official position, he was killed by Le Congxun when he passed through Weizhou. The reason was that Wang Duo had many concubines with him, who were very beautiful and gorgeously dressed. The number was uh,
There were quite a few of them, and they stood in a long row for Wang Duo to admire and play with. Later, they were all snatched away by Sergeant Wei Bo, and their whereabouts were unknown.
These warriors are either thinking about money or women. It is really difficult to expect them to have some vision and strategy.
The group ate and drank until midnight.
The servants brought plate after plate of meat, and jar after jar of wine. The soldiers on duty outside the door followed suit and ate with great joy.
After the excitement was over, Feng Wei went to the post station under the escort of Shi Pu's personal soldiers.
At some point, the freezing rain turned into snow, and the cold wind became more biting.
From time to time, hungry people lying on the ground appeared on both sides of the road. These were Xuzhou people who poured in from outside the city.
The winds and rains were erratic, and there were wars every day. Most of the farmland in Xu Town was abandoned. The people had no food and clothing, so they had no choice but to flock to the city to beg.
But how much surplus food is there in the city? Not to mention ordinary people, the wealthy households are so hungry that their eyes are green. Now even if they have money, they can't buy food. What can they do?
Only the sergeants' homes still had food to eat, but they could barely eat enough and were unable to help others.
Last month, a government general led his sergeants out of the city to plunder the people, and the proceeds were very limited.
The villages are deserted, the bones cover the fields, and the tombs are overgrown. How many people are there to plunder?
The common people either went south to Yang Xingmi's territory or fled to the prefectures and counties under Zhu Quanzhong's rule, because the Bian army opened warehouses to release grain, provided relief to the people, and organized hungry people to build water conservancy projects in Suzhou and resume production. At the same time, they also promoted a three-year tax exemption.
, very attractive.
Feng Wei looked worried.
To be fair, compared with Zhu Quanzhong who was kind to the people, Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Shi Pu were terrible. Before Zhu Quanzhong attacked, they were extravagant and lustful, plundering men and dominating women.
After getting up, the farming work was abandoned, and the burden became even heavier.
If Zhu Quanzhong could not be restrained, Feng Wei would not want to have any contact with them at all.
Thinking that the commander-in-chief will one day dominate the world, if Er Zhu and Shi Pu are lucky enough to survive and surrender, they might even be awarded a title. Most of the history books will beautify and whitewash these three people to help cover up their bad deeds.
Simply outrageous!
After returning to the inn, Feng Wei and Han Quanhui sat opposite each other, neither of them feeling sleepy for a while.
"When will Feng Shijun return to Chang'an?" It has been a long time since he came out. Although he received many benefits from Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Shi Pu, Han Quanjie did not lose his head and knew it was time to go back.
"Prince Han, let's go back first. It's better to go back the same way. Quanzhong has withdrawn his troops, so this road is relatively safe." Feng Wei said.
"Feng Shijun still wants to stay in Xuzhou?" Han Quanhui was a little surprised: "We have seen how Xu Zhen is like this. It can be destroyed overnight. If you stay in Xuzhou, you will die with Shi Pu. If there is a military rebellion, maybe you can still
He will be captured by the rebel army and dedicated to Quan Zhong. As a king, wouldn’t it be a rare thing for people from Xu Zhen to live in?”
"Prince Han is worried too much." Feng Wei smiled and said: "Before coming to Xu Zhen, I wanted to see if Shi Pu could cheer up like Er Zhu. Now it seems that his family background is better than that of Zhu Xuan
It's better, let alone Zhu Jin. If I were Zhu Quanzhong, I would attack Xuzhou first and cut off a town first."
"Then you're still here?" Han Quanjie was puzzled.
"Who said I want to stay in Xuzhou?" Feng Wei glanced at him and said, "I want to go to Qingzhou to meet Teacher Wang."
Han Quan was stunned. This hand stretched out really long! I don't know if Yang Xingmi in Xuanzhou sent someone. With the temperament of Prince Lingwu, there should be an envoy there.
Yang Xingmi has good luck!
After defeating Sun Ru, Xuan and She's lair was secured, and Run and Chang Erzhou in western Zhejiang were also under control. The next step should be to expand the territory in Jiangbei. This is not good news for Zhu Quanzhong!