"We've got it, we've got it!" Thousands of Liangzhou officers and soldiers surrounded the farmyard where Yin Hu and others were hiding.
After signing the death sentence, another person went to die, attracting nearby officers and soldiers, allowing Yin Hu and the others to escape.
Fleeing into the backyard of a Qing Palace, Yin Hu's hand holding the sword couldn't stop trembling.
"Brother Six, what should I do?"
Under the general situation, the four city gates of Liangzhou were closed tightly. Coupled with the constant reinforcements of Liangzhou officers and soldiers, it was impossible to escape from the city for a while.
The original plan was to wait for the encirclement and suppression to weaken and then find a way to leave. But the current situation is that it will be basically impossible within these two months.
"Old Liu, if not I and three others will sneak into the palace and kill the traitor Dong Wen with all our lives!"
"You can't kill him." Yin Hu gritted his teeth. Not to mention Dong Wen's skill, after what happened last time, the guards in the palace would only become tighter.
Unable to leave Liangzhou City and unable to return to Shuzhou, there were only three of them left, as if they were desperate.
"Everyone, please take off your white clothes."
"Brother Six, there are arrest portraits everywhere in the city."
"Change your face. Although we are not afraid of death, the information in the palace must be passed back to Shuzhou. Even if only one person is alive, it is worth it."
"Draw a death lottery first. Who will die in the next round?"
The other two nodded.
The three bamboo sticks were of the same length, but when Yin Hu held them, he quietly broke them off.
"Just like this, in the next round, I, Yin Hu, will take the lead."
The other two people all had eyes filled with tears.
"I recently found out that in Liangzhou City, merchants purchasing Shu Brocade will leave the city every two or three days. We will find a way to get in among these merchants."
The young Yin Liuxia's face was filled with determination for a moment.
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In Shuzhou, after sealing off the eleven counties in the state, as Xu Mu expected, many weaving merchants and sericulture merchants ran to the south of Shu due to low prices.
Not only was the annuity low, but in order to stabilize people's hearts, Xu Mu even made a considerable subsidy on top of sericulture.
Weaving merchants with a monthly output of 500 pieces will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver. Those with a monthly output of 1,000 pieces will be exempted from taxes for that month. There are also corresponding incentives for mulberry households and silkworm households, and even hired workers.
At this time, more and more people were running to southern Sichuan. Dou Tong was so anxious that he quickly dispatched 3,000 people to southern Sichuan to maintain order.
"My lord, please be careful, Sima Xiu will kill him later."
Killing a son is like taking money from the bottom of the cauldron. After learning that prices have dropped sharply, the people in Shuzhou who are engaged in the sericulture business will definitely be hit hard.
But Xu Mu already has a countermeasure. When it comes to that point, he will come forward as the King of Shu to comfort and subsidize him, even if it costs tens of thousands of taels.
To be honest, if this disaster in Shu Brocade can promote the development of southern Shu, it will be worth the price of admission.
"Tell Dou Tong that a thousand more people will be sent to the Shuren Bridge. If anyone sneaks out of the state, he will be severely punished."
Even if Liangzhou loses money, it will destroy the people's livelihood in Shuzhou. The left and right now have countermeasures, and Xu Mu is even more eager for Sima Xiu to continue to raise the price and make another round of profits.
"Wenlong, how is the military situation?"
"Back to my lord, training has been stepped up. Both the forward battalion and the reserve battalion, and even the mobilized civilians, have entered a wartime state."
"In addition, Xi Niang and Sister Lian also mobilized many women to start making rice cakes to prepare military rations for the expedition."
Jiang Caiwei was originally in charge of these things, but now that she was pregnant with Liujia, she asked Xi Niang and others to help with it.
"Sun Xun, you will go to the kitchen later and tell Xi Niang and the others to make more fried cakes. In addition, Ma Zhengsi also informed the chief, Lu Feng, to start feeding them beans."
Although bean feed is not expensive, there are so many war horses that it is impossible to keep feeding them. Usually, only grass feed is fed, and bean feed is only added when preparing for war.
"And tell Lu Feng that when the horse has four teeth, it can be used as a gelding. This batch of war horses will be our main force in defeating the enemy in Shuzhou."
"Lord, are there any more?" Sun Xun didn't care whether he left or stayed.
"Also...tell the boss of the old knife over there at the iron workshop, and tell him that I have prepared a banquet and respectfully invite him to come over."
"What if he doesn't come?"
"Sun Xun, is your head hard?" Xu Mu raised his hand, ready to reward the chestnut.
"My lord, you are the one who knocked Brother Tiger stupid! He is drooling when he talks!"
After shouting, Sun Xun ran out quickly.
Si Hu, who was squatting next to him and picking his feet, realized it later. After scolding him, he also yelled and chased outside.
"I guess it won't be long before there is going to be a war between Shu and Liang." Jia Zhou withdrew his gaze and spoke solemnly.
"Sima Xiu is laying out the plans, and the Shu brocade is just preparation before the war. In the end, Liangzhou has only one goal, which is to occupy Shuzhou."
Xu Mu nodded silently.
Jia Zhou frowned again, "Sima Xiu and I have been close friends for a long time. He knows that I'm good at using tricks to his advantage. I think... he may have been setting up a poisonous plan."
"It's not some Shu brocade plan. He shouldn't let me notice it. It's a pity that the spies who sneaked into Liangzhou couldn't bring back any news."
To be honest, Xu Mu deeply admired the various vicious schemes of the ancients. For example, Lu Jin and Guan Zhong's plan directly brought down a country and allowed Qi to successfully dominate.
"For example, if a hunter sees the footprints of a wolf in the mountains, he will definitely respond. But now, Sima Xiu, the wolf, is trying to find a way to cover up all the footprints. The Shu brocade plan is more likely to allow
My lord is too tired to deal with it, and his eyes are only on the Shu brocade. If things go on like this, once the poisonous plan to cover up is completed, my lord and I will have no time to deal with it, and a big disaster will happen."
"Of course, this is understandable. If it were me, it would be the same."
"Wen Long, does he have a plan?"
Jia Zhou nodded, "My lord can send ten thousand people, disguised as refugees, to pass through the inner city and sneak to Dingzhou secretly. The general of these ten thousand people must be Chai Zong."
Xu Mu's eyes lit up. Chai Zong was given to him by the old Marquis Li Rucheng. He was the general of the town in Dingzhou before, and there was no problem with his loyalty.
"If my lord ambushes a strange army in advance, it will have unexpected effects when the time comes."
The three prefectures of Liangdi are close to Dingzhou. Of course, the poor in Dingzhou are no different than beggars. Back then, Li Rucheng tried all kinds of tricks to defraud a bunch of military pay from Changyang to support the suppression of bandits.
matters.
Under normal circumstances, Dingzhou was not a strategic location, and it was very poor. If it was defeated, it would have to defend the bandits. Dong Wen certainly did not want to take over.
Since Li Rucheng's death and Chai Zong followed him into Shu, there are only ten thousand troops left in Dingzhou, relying on the gains from suppressing bandits to support them. If it were not for the long-cherished wish of guarding the country, they would have been unable to hold on.
Previously, Xu Mu asked Chai Zong. Chai Zong said that over in Dingzhou, the Dingbian general who was now elected, named Lu Xiu, led the others and refused to retreat. Many soldiers and people were unwilling to retreat.
Leaving home, people came out, food came out, and the mountains and rivers of the Central Plains were guarded against horse bandits.
Not only Xu Mu, but also Chang Shilang from the inner city would often send some food, fodder, and military pay. It seemed that they were the only two people in the world who could do such thankless and stupid things.
"After going to Dingzhou, how to hide this strange army from Liangzhou? Considering Chai Zong's ability, it shouldn't be a big problem."
"If this strange army can successfully invade the two states of An and Liang during the decisive battle between Shu and Liang, the diversionary effect it will have will be enough to scare Dong Wen!"
In front of Xu Mu, Jia Zhou's aura suddenly became fierce.
You come and go, Lianghu and Poisonous Eagle seem to be about to have a decisive battle.