On the tenth day of February, the weather was fine. In Yuzhou in spring, the southeast wind blows most of the time, and these days are no exception. King Qin's army went north along the Ying River. Although it was against the current, it was a tailwind.
All the ships on the Yingshui River were seen raising their sails, and the fleet was more eye-catching after the sails were raised. From a distance, it looked like a big dragon moving slowly on the ground. With the help of wind, it was very convenient for the fleet to transport grain, grass and baggage.
In addition, the plague occurred in Wu Guojianye and other places this spring, which temporarily relieved Yangzhou from the worry of being attacked from both sides. At this point in time, various factors are superimposed, and it can indeed be called, God help me!
When Qin Liang was in the army, he lamented God's help in public in order to boost morale. It made the soldiers think that the victory rate was high, so they would be more motivated.
But after the army went out, until now, the two sides have not actually had a decent battle.
There were several county towns along the way, with basically no soldiers and horses. At most, there were some garrison troops and villagers from the county magistrates. In the hinterland of the Wei Dynasty, only the governors and governors had Chinese and foreign troops that could be mobilized at any time.
Han Guan, the governor of Yuzhou, is very old. There has been no movement at the prefectural security city. Obviously Han Guan does not intend to stop King Qin's army on his own. As long as Wang Lingjun does not attack him, he has no intention of moving.
At this time, Qin Liang's thousands of troops had passed through Xiang County.
The marching route of the army was along the Ying River, taking the main road and marching on both land and water. The march was very fast; Xiang County was more than 500 miles away from Shouchun. Here we continued along the Ying River to the northwest for less than a hundred miles to Lejia and Ruyang.
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Xiang County is at the intersection of Yingshui and Qushui, and is still located on the west side of Yingshui; while Nanton County is not close to Yingshui. It is said that one of the places where a large amount of grain is stored is Nanton County.
Qin Liang estimated the position and took Wang Kang, Rao Dashan, Yinci and others with a group of cavalry to leave the Yingshui River and ride northwest.
After walking in the direction for a while, they met a scout from Wang Fei's tribe and followed the scout to the outside of Nanton County.
Wang Feixiao's troops set off from Shouchun and were at the forefront. At this time, thousands of people had blocked several gates of Nandun. The other troops were not here. According to the advance deployment, they would go straight north and approach
Lejia, Ruyang, maybe they will be there soon.
Qin Liang saw Wen Qin first. Wen Qin dismounted and bowed to him, and Qin Liang also dismounted and returned the salute.
Wen Qin said: "Yesterday, I stopped a group of Sima rebels' cavalry, killed most of them, and let the remaining cavalry escape."
The enemy cavalry came to Nanton so quickly, and there were not many of them. What could they do? They probably wanted to burn grain and grass! From this point of view, there might be a lot of grain in Nanton City, and Qin Liang became even more excited.
Qin Liang nodded and said: "Very good, General Wen will make a contribution first."
At this time, another general came to see him and reported that he was trying to persuade the county magistrate to surrender.
They had prepared props to persuade them to surrender. In addition to the edict from Queen Mother Guo, there was also a wooden box. The general opened the wooden box to show it, and a head suddenly appeared inside, stained with lime. Next to the head was a piece of cloth with a letter.
: Helping Zhou to persecute the rebels.
Qin Liang asked: "Who is this?"
The military general said: "The magistrate of Shen County gathered a crowd to defend the city. General Wang destroyed the city and killed him to serve as a warning to others."
Qin Liang said nothing and let the general continue to persuade him to surrender.
The county towns along the way did not attack the Yangzhou Army. Most of them were just fulfilling their duties to defend their own territory. It was understandable that they did not recognize the edict of Queen Mother Guo. The death of this county magistrate was really unfair. However, the head was sent to Nanton City.
I guess it will have some effect.
Officials from various places just want to wait and see, but they don't have any soldiers. Let them see by example. If they don't surrender, they will die immediately. There is no need to wait and see.
They were all officials from Yuzhou, and when they would get together at the governor's office to make friends, Magistrate Nanton must know the heads of his colleagues.
As expected, the people on the city saw something, and saw people and flags gathered outside the city. The soldiers were all wearing armor, signs of preparing to attack the city. Not long after, the officials happily opened the city gate!
The army immediately swarmed in.
When Qin Liang rode to the city gate, he saw several officials standing at the gate. One of the officials paid homage: "I am Chen Yan, the magistrate of Nanton County. I don't know that the general came to deliver His Highness's edict. He was not welcomed from afar. I still hope that the general will come."
Forgive me."
The general next to Qin Liang said: "This is General Qin, the new governor of Yuzhou. Even if there is no edict from His Highness, you should open the city to welcome Shangguan!"
But if others don’t recognize Queen Mother Guo’s edict, how can they recognize the officials conferred by Queen Mother Guo?
Qin Liang didn't say much, and immediately said: "The county magistrate is deeply righteous and knows right and wrong. For the time being, he is still in charge of the Nanton County Temple. I will ask for your promotion for you. Is there any food and grass in the city?"
Chen Yan hurriedly said: "General Qin, please come with your servant."
A group of people followed the county magistrate to the county temple.
There is a huge pavilion in the county temple, which is larger than the county pavilion in Lu'an City. It is built on a high platform. There is a row of large rooms with holes under the pavilion. The county magistrate took the key and opened a large room.
Everyone walked in and saw that it was filled with cylindrical granaries, surrounded by bamboo mats, and there seemed to be straw and other materials inside.
Qin Liang immediately pulled out the broken sword given by Deng Ai, found a random warehouse, and stabbed it in with his sword. Immediately, grains of wheat flowed out of it!
Qin Liang felt his face was a little hot, turned around and asked, "Is this all wheat?"
Chen Yandao: "Reporting to General Qin, there are also rice and millet. A wall has been built in the north of the city, and there is a granary outside the county temple. The field tax collected from the fields up and down Yingshui will bring a lot of grain every year, and it will be stored here. The servants will wait for it later."
Bring me the paperwork, every entry and exit is recorded in detail."
"Haha..." Qin Liang suddenly raised his head and laughed.
The generals and subordinates also laughed, and suddenly the hall was filled with laughter.
Qin Liang asked happily: "Is County Magistrate Chen the Yingchuan Chen family or the Guangling Chen family?"
Chen Yan's eyes were very complicated and he didn't smile at all. He blurted out: "My ancestral home is Guangling, and I later moved to Chenliu."
Qin Liang said: "I have a good friend who is also from the Chen family in Guangling. His name is Chen An and his courtesy name is Jile. Do you know him?"
Chen Yan glared and said, "Isn't that a brother of the Servant clan? But we don't have much contact with him. We met once many years ago."
Qin Liang stroked his palm and said, "Thanks to County Magistrate Chen for siding with us. Otherwise, if I had killed you, how could I explain to my friend?"
Chen Yan wiped his forehead and said: "I'm so lucky, so lucky."
In the great Wei State, no matter where you go, the officials are either relatives or friends. But when it comes to life and death, they don't show mercy.
As Qin Liang walked out of the mansion, he turned back and said, "Chen An is still in Huainan. When he goes north, he passes by Nanton County and asks him to come and see you."
Chen Yan nodded in shock and said: "Okay, okay, thank you General Qin for contacting me."
After Qin Liang went out, he immediately turned to Wang Kang and said: "Write a report. The food and grass are ready, the Yingshui River has been stabilized, and the intersection of the Qinlu Canal has been taken. Our army has the first opportunity to seize it. Please come quickly from the rear." He thought about it.
Thinking about it, he leaned close to Wang Kang and whispered in his ear, "Hurry up and call Chen An to Nanton, and hand over Tiecheng to his subordinate officials."
The garrison in Nanton County must be replaced by its own troops, but this Chen Yan is a local snake and is more familiar with local people and affairs. If he can join the army, Nanton's large amount of food will be more secure.
Wang Kang cupped his hands and said, "Here."
At this time, Qin Liang finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, the real showdown had not yet begun.
Cao Shuang left the endgame behind and could not give Sima Yi another chance to rearrange his plans. However, the situation would not be stable at all. It would be in turmoil from beginning to end, and every step of both sides would determine life and death.