Liu Yu wanted to take away all the nobles in Shangdang County, and the seven southern counties needed Liu Xiang to switch to release them, and demanded that their property not be withheld.
This is a lot of money. If you let it go in vain, you will feel like you are losing money.
"Is Liu Gong's request too much? Those scholars have no scruples when they take home their families. I am at a great disadvantage."
"I am willing to exchange thirty thousand young men for it."
There were not many young men left in the seven counties in the south. There were only one or two thousand people from a dozen gentry families, almost twenty for one. Liu Xiang was a little moved, but he still had concerns and tried to test it: "The army has food and grass."
Are you in need? It is convenient to abandon the burdens and fight. Liu Gong is indeed far-reaching and far-reaching, and I am not as good as him."
"This star really wants to retire"
"I have absolutely no intention of doing so. I just want to stop the war."
Liu Yu felt bitter in his heart. If the war could continue, who would be willing to negotiate for peace? The hot weather continued, and fever was prevalent in the army. There were many casualties, desertions were increasing day by day, morale was collapsing, the soldiers were in chaos, and it was difficult to continue.
Thinking of the miserable situation inside the camp, he became even more depressed.
But when Liu Xiang heard this, he immediately became energetic. He just wanted to call it quits? Was he completely unable to fight? Old man Liu was exposed, and the situation of the Bingzhou army was worse than he expected.
It's not his style not to take the opportunity to rip off: "It's okay to let those people leave the country, as long as all of them abandon their weapons. If you want to save people, you have to pay a price. Our army can still fight, but your army can't move. This is the reality."
.Liu Gong, the situation is like this, there is no way to rebel."
Seeing the frustration on Liu Yu's face, Liu Xiang smiled provocatively and said: "I will lead the troops to attack the camp tonight. Liu Gong must be careful."
Liu Yu shook his head and sighed. He couldn't hold back any more. He struggled to say: "Let him go first."
Unable to fight at night, fevers were prevalent, chaos reigned, and morale collapsed. He resigned to his fate.
"I want to get Liu Gong's seal and ribbon first."
Liu Xiang only occupied three of the seven counties in the south. He needed to use the seal of Bingzhou Mu to forge documents ordering surrender. After thinking about it, he felt it was not enough, so he said: "Let those scholars write letters home, and I will send someone to
Their families were sent to Huguan, and 80,000 young men were exchanged for these nobles. I hope that Liu Gong can keep his word, otherwise, I will use them to sacrifice flags and go to war."
Liu Yu took out his seal ribbon without hesitation, and said with a broken jar: "There are not 80,000 people, only 60,000. In a few days, it may be less. Don't say that I have broken my promise."
Liu Xiang asked in surprise: "How could so many people die from the disease?"
Perhaps because he had let go of the pressure in his heart, Liu Yu babbled a little: "Too many people were sick and many died of the disease. Rumors spread in the camp that there was a plague. No matter how I explained it, they just didn't believe that those people just passed away.
"Shu. Alas! I didn't listen to anything I said. Those who were sent to fetch water took the opportunity to escape, as did those who transported grain and felled wood. Even the scouts ran away. They ran during the day and at night. They couldn't stop them."
He sighed dejectedly: "I can't stop it, and I can't bear to cause more killings. The result is out of control."
Liu Xiang didn't know whether to gloat or be angry at his failure to fight. The military law was not strict, so it would be strange if he could lead the troops well. If deserters are not killed, there will be more and more deserters. Don't you know this truth? Liu Yu is too kind.
Compassion does not command troops!
A typical negative teaching material.
But what can he say? This is a good thing for him. He will have to send more scouts later to confirm whether the information is true or false. So, he changed the topic and said: "Liu Gong has taken over the family members of the Shangdang noble family. How are you going to arrange it?"
"I will go back to Luoyang to collect my guilt. Their family wealth will not be lost, and they will find a way out."
Liu Yu only saves people and ignores the follow-up, and has no counterattack plan. You can’t tell the truth from this statement. It doesn’t matter, the important thing is to seize people and land. If we fight again in the future, who is afraid of whom! If the weather hadn’t been abnormal, he would have been destroyed now.
Drop them.
The negotiation was finally over, and Bingzhou Mu's seal and ribbon were obtained. Before leaving, Liu Yu said meaningfully: "The clan's banner cannot be overthrown, and you will do what you want."
After saying that, he left feeling relaxed.
Liu Xiang frowned. Was his identity revealed? But he was told that he would not expose it?
Apart from being bad at leading troops, Liu Yu should never be underestimated.
In the afternoon, an envoy sent letters from thirteen noble families. Liu Xiang attached a forged document from Bingzhou Mu ordering Kaicheng to surrender and sent them to Gaodu County where Zhoucang garrisoned.
Of the seven counties in the southern part of Shangdang, he only occupied the three counties of Huguan, Tunliu, and Gaodu. In order to prepare for the war, the people in Huguan and Tunliu were released from the city, so he gave the task to Zhou Cang and ordered him to dispatch partial divisions.
Go to the four counties to deliver letters to persuade them to surrender. If they surrender, they will supervise the relocation of the nobles. Except for food, land deeds, and weapons, there is no need to stop anything else. If there are officials who want to leave, they will do the same.
If they don't surrender, there is no need to start a war, just find a place to escape the heat.
He led the Chinese army to defend the city and deal with possible changes.
He must be vigilant. Who knows if the other side has a conspiracy? He only needs to guard the Hu Pass, and the other side's strategy will not be implemented.
Be invincible first, then wait until the enemy becomes victorious.
For the past few days, the temperature has remained high, and my feet felt hot even when walking on the road.
There was no movement at the Bingzhou camp outside the city. In order to monitor them, more than 20 scouts fell ill.
Zhou Cang replied and sent 8,000 people to various counties. All four counties surrendered. The local big families and officials were cleaning up their belongings. He would send people to escort them to Huguan.
After a few more days, the rain still stopped, and Zhang He sent a battle report: Jinyang Baibo bandits broke out, and they attacked Han Xian in a battle under the city. They killed more than 2,000 enemies and captured 11,000 people. Our troops have already fallen ill and 20,000 people.
There were more than enough, but there was no way to pursue them, so more than 10,000 enemy troops fled along the Fen River.
There are countless patients in Jinyang City and over 10,000 dead. People are being organized to bury the bodies.
Liu Xiang replied and ordered the army to repair on the spot, and emphasized the precautions to prevent the outbreak of plague.
"Alas! You're sweating profusely even when you're hiding in the shade. On the battlefield, you'll probably suffer from heatstroke before you even get into the battle. Just wait and calm down." He whispered to himself.
The Baibo thief ran away. Although he was a little regretful, he was relieved. In this kind of weather, the outcome of any battle is unpredictable. It is better not to fight or not to fight. The enemy fled, and our army took advantage of the situation to occupy the city and captured prisoners.
After a lot of effort, this result is pretty good.
If nothing else goes wrong, Taiyuan County is about to be obtained.
On June 20th, the weather was sunny, the temperature hit a new high, the Zhuozhang River stopped flowing, the moat bottomed out, and the kitchen caught two thousand catties of fish.
Liu Xiang felt a little dizzy and drank two large bowls of ice water before she recovered.
"Lord, how about we sacrifice Furi? Maybe we can get blessings from the gods." Zhao Jing came up with an idea.
Fu Ri is the time to worship Emperor Yan and the Fire God Zhu Rong. The tradition handed down from the Spring and Autumn Period does not have a specific day, because after entering Fu, it can be called Fu Ri, and it lasts forty days.
Choose the hottest time to offer sacrifices, which is basically the dog days of summer.
Liu Xiang refused. He did not want to make any large-scale actions now. The soldiers in the army kept suffering from heatstroke, recovered, and suffered from heatstroke again, an infinite cycle. To maintain morale, he still relied on saltpeter to make ice, and he shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers.
If a large-scale heatstroke event occurs, it may be the last straw that breaks the camel's back. In Taiyuan and Shangdang counties, the Chinese Army has become the only force capable of fighting, and only 8,000 people can