On the plains of Hebei Province, it began to rain continuously, and the ground was covered with white. The spring rain was so thin that one could not tell whether it was fog or rain.
However, there was a heavy rain before, so that the soldiers' clothes were soaked.
The battalions under Qin Liang's command stopped and set up camp. The Chinese army requisitioned a village, so Qin Liang and others had houses to live in. The ordinary villagers were very poor, and the houses were dark and short. But no matter how bad the houses were,
It is also more comfortable than the small tents coated with tung oil carried by the military.
Many people lit fires under trees and under the eaves, took off their clothes and roasted themselves on the fire.
Some people were shirtless, and some wore various linings. The soldiers who lacked uniform uniforms looked a bit messy, as if they were refugees migrating from a drought-stricken place. But most of them were young and strong men.
There are very few senior soldiers, and there are no women in the army. Perhaps there are women among the civilian men doing odd jobs in the supply camp.
Qin Liang inspected from the village to the entrance of the village. He turned back and said to the generals around him: "Set up camp and take precautions. We will go to Yuancheng early tomorrow morning to see when the rain will stop."
The generals cupped their fists and said, "Here."
As long as Qin Liang's army goes due north, they can reach the boundary of Anping County. They are not the last troops. The route of Xiong Shou's tribe on the east road is a bit detoured, so they should be the slowest one. So Qin Liang's troops don't need to go too far.
On the road in a hurry.
The infantry and cavalry under his command are organized as the Left School Army of the Zhongba Battalion. Half of the soldiers are the original garrison soldiers of Lujiang County, and the rest are recruited from Chinese and foreign militaries, which make up for the weakness of the garrison troops' lack of close combat experience. Most of the generals are generals of the Lujiang Army.
Origin. Everyone knows that Qin Liang's military law has always strictly prohibited disturbing civilians to avoid causing unnecessary resistance.
This time, people did not cause any trouble along the road. At most, they destroyed some wheat fields and crops near the main road, which was difficult to avoid. However, most of the people along the road ran away or hid.
Qin Liang stood at the entrance of the dilapidated village, looking at the empty dirt road. In the white rain and fog, there were only the tents of the Wei army soldiers and the figures of the soldiers.
The situation in front of you will give people the illusion that there are no bystanders, as if this army just came to Hebei quietly. But in fact, everyone in the world is paying attention to this battle! However, due to limited conditions, most people did not
I just went to the battlefield to see it with my own eyes.
The fate of the entire Jizhou Plain, and even the entire Wei Dynasty, depends on the outcome of this battle. Whoever's army is driven out of Jizhou will be able to dominate the entire Hebei Plain with a population of millions.
The prospects of the Wei Dynasty, and even the situation of Wu and Shu, will be different depending on the outcome of this war. Qin Liang even feels that the impact will be more far-reaching, and may be related to the long-term pattern of the world, because there are still some things he has not had the opportunity to do.
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Civil wars are like this. One battle can often decide the outcome, because as long as the situation is slightly clearer and people from both sides surrender, the obstacles are not that big.
Qin Liang took a deep breath and looked north intently, making his eyes firm. However, perhaps due to the cloudy and drizzly weather and poor lighting, his eyes still looked vaguely gloomy.
He stood for a while, then turned and walked towards the village. At least for the next few days, the army would not encounter much trouble here. Guangqiu Jian's men and horses would at best be active at the junction of Youji and Hebei.
As soon as Qin Liang returned to the hut where he lived, soldiers came with an envoy from Changshan County.
The messenger brought a wooden box and presented it with both hands. Qin Liang was sitting on a rope bed, and Chang Shi Fu Gu was standing, so he went over and took the wooden box. Fu Gu looked slightly sideways behind him, stretched out his hand and opened the wooden box. His eyes suddenly changed!
Fu Gu lowered the wooden box and showed it to Qin Liang. There was a head inside, with pale powder sprinkled on the face, as if the dead person had been powdered and painted, but it was probably just lime powder.
"Whose head?" Qin Liang asked.
The envoy said: "Report to General Wei that this person is Guan Qiucheng and the nephew of Guan Qiujian."
When Qin Liang heard this, he immediately understood what was going on. He felt a hint of joy subconsciously, and a smile appeared on his face. He laughed. Everyone in the crowded shabby room also laughed, and We started talking and soon the atmosphere became lively.
Fu Gu took out a silk book from the wooden box, put down the wooden box, and handed the silk book to Qin Liang.
Sure enough, it was Guan Qiu Jian's letter of persuasion to surrender, and it was also sealed. Guan Qiu Jian, a big man with a beard and beard, had been leading troops for a long time, but his handwriting was quite good, and his sentences and sentences were also good, so he could read it very smoothly.
Qin Liang said: "General Zhen is very polite. When you go back, thank the general for me. The general is decisive and upright, which is deeply admired."
The messenger left, and Qin Liang personally asked people to arrange food and lodging for him and provide him with the things he needed on the way.
After a while, Cheng Xi and Du Yu also came to the hut. Cheng Xi stepped forward to check and confirmed: "It's really Guan Qiucheng!"
Cheng Xi has been in Jixian for a long time and lives in the same city as Guanqiu Jian. He should have contacts with the Guanqiu family. After his confirmation, it must be correct. Cheng Xi sighed: "I saw him last month. Unexpectedly, when we met again, he would already be in the box."
Fu Gu's voice said: "Conspiracy is a major crime, and you will die unjustly."
Cheng Xi said: "Guan Qiu Jian sent his nephew to Changshan County with a sincere attitude. But Governor Zhen killed him directly and had his head removed and placed in a box. Guan Qiu Jian would probably become angry from shame! The Youzhou army will go first. Are you going to attack Changshan County?"
Du Yu said: "It's really possible! Not only can he vent his anger, but Guan Qiujian did this, he might also want to defeat our army one by one. General Tian (Tian Yu) went to Jingxing, and General Wen (Wen Qin) went to the east foot of Taihang. They left Changshan County is the closest. If Guanqiu Jianruo leads his army to the west, he can try to defeat Tian Yu's army and Wen Qin's army first."
Qin Liang glanced at the map in front of him. To the north of Changshan County, towards Youzhou, there were several east-west rivers blocking it. The rivers in the north were not difficult to cross, not to mention it was spring, but they would still restrict the movement direction of the army, which would also have consequences for logistics. Influence.
With Tian Yu's rich experience, he found that if he couldn't win, he would definitely not kill someone easily. Wen Qin was to the west of Qin Liang's army and could temporarily send fast horses to alert the military of the situation.
If the rebel army attacks Changshan County and the two sides continue to gather in that direction and develop into a decisive battle, the situation will be very unfavorable to Guanqiu Jian!
Guanqiu Jian is also a general who is good at fighting. He can probably see the bad side of things. But no one is completely rational. Lie Lie's emotions may indeed affect people's judgment, and even Qin Liang himself is no exception. And no one is completely rational. Qiu Jian also had the chance to capture Changshan County and kill Tian Yu Wenqin's tribe first.
Is the time for the decisive battle about to appear like this?