The Taihang Mountains, which stretch for 800 miles, divide the land of Hebei from east to west into Hebei and two states. Finally, they turned a corner near the Yellow River and divided the land on the north bank of the Yellow River into Shangdang and Hanoi.
From Hedong to the Qingzhou jurisdiction, the most convenient route is not to go through Huguan and onto Dang or Taiyuan, but to detour through Hanoi and directly enter Wei County.
There is another advantage to choosing this route. Zhang Yang in Hanoi is caught between the two major forces. Although he certainly has no future in the big chess game of competing for the world, he is currently receiving courtesy from both sides. He goes to Qingzhou via Hanoi.
It should be safer than going from Luoyang.
As far as Ma Dai knows, the armies of Lu Bu and Cao Cao are currently confronting each other in the Fengqiu and Yuanwu areas. Their swords are at war with each other and there is a possibility of a fight at any time. Even if they take a detour, Nanyang will not be much better. Although Dong Zhuo has been defeated,
But Li Ru was very courageous and insisted on not surrendering.
Li Ru himself is not difficult to deal with. No matter how resourceful he is, he can't defeat the general trend. As far as the terrain of Wuguan is concerned, as long as Cao Cao divides his troops into two groups and blocks them at Xixian and Shangluo, he can defeat Li Ru's remaining soldiers alive.
Sleepy to death.
The problem lies in the south. Although Liu Biao did not know the truth about the separation of the three families, he also saw some signs through the surrounding situation. If there were only Sun Ce and Yuan Shu, how could the latter acquire such a virtue?
What's more, although Cao Cao did not officially send troops, he still had tens of thousands of troops in Wancheng, watching with eager eyes, which caused a great constraint on Jingzhou. What's more serious than this is that Cao Cao did not take action on the surface, but privately he kept fighting with the Jingxiang wealthy family.
They made contact and connected with each other. It was obvious that they were trying to get Jingzhou's ideas without losing any blood.
Liu Biao did not dare to be careless, and he was not a fuel-efficient lamp. Although he did not dare to take the initiative to provoke, he did make a fuss about Li Ru's remnant army.
He has a good deck of cards in his hand, that is Zhang Xiu stationed in Xinye!
At present, three armies of Zhang Xiu, Li Ru, and Xia Houyuan are fighting endlessly in Nanyang. They will have a small battle every three days and a big battle every ten days. If they are unlucky, even if Ma Dai is very skilled in martial arts, there is no guarantee that he will be able to do so.
He escaped with his whole body, not to mention that he also brought Ma Yunluo with him who could not afford to lose anything.
The truth is true, but things in the world are unpredictable, and truth is not the only criterion for making judgments.
Only two days after entering Hanoi, Ma Dai regretted it. This Hanoi was really not an ordinary mess!
We are currently in troubled times, but Xiliang has been in chaos for decades. Ma Dai has been used to seeing swords and swords, wars and chaos since he was a child. He always feels that no matter how chaotic the Central Plains is, it will never be as chaotic as Xiliang. And in the past few years,
At least no one has ever fought in Hanoi, so it should be more peaceful here than outside.
The result? There are indeed fewer bandits and bandits than in places like Hedong and Sanfu, but the public security environment in Hanoi is worse than those places, because those bandits have transformed into officers and soldiers in Hanoi!
There is a saying: banditry is like a comb, soldiers are like a grate, and officials are like a haircut. When these three are combined into one, the destructive power is so destructive that even Ma Dai, who grew up in troubled times, cannot adapt to it.
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Hanoi has been a prosperous place since ancient times. Guangwu of Han Dynasty founded his army here, and then countless Xuanhe families were born here. It goes without saying that they are rich.
After Zhang Yang came to power, things were fine at first, because with the support of Wang Yu and his son, Zhang Yang's political principles were based on Xiao's rules and Cao followed, and the principle of governing by doing nothing, Hanoi gradually returned to its old appearance.
The bad thing is that in order to support his boss Yuan Shao, Zhang Yang led Hanoi soldiers and horses into the Hebei War. As a result, he escaped with a huge defeat. Later, Bai Bo moved eastward and passed through Hanoi, and he was disturbed to death.
Can't resist.
From this, Hanoi's wealthy families finally understood that Zhang Yang was not only not a promising hero, but also a competent protector, so they gave up their last chance and fled south across the river.
Without the support of these wealthy families, Zhang Yang's situation naturally worsened, but life had to go on after all. He had no choice but to recruit traitors, take in Sui Gu and other Black Mountain bandits who were not tolerated by Zhang Yan, and ensure that Sui Gu was the leader.
To beg a general is to buy a horse's bones for a thousand gold.
The effect of Sui Gu's bone was good. Zhang Yang gathered a large number of bandits as he wished, including the Black Mountain bandits, the remnants of Bai Bo Guotai, and the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans who were chased and beaten all the way from Jibei Kingdom by Xu Huang and had no place to stay.
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These people are habitual bandits with deep-rooted banditry, who cannot stand the constraints of military discipline and just want to live freely, so they are not allowed in Qingzhou. Zhang Yang has recruited this group of people, and the momentum is much greater than before, but the order in the county is completely destroyed.
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Nowadays, businessmen who travel between things would rather go to Luoyang than pass through Hanoi. Although Ma Dai had inquired about the news in advance, he was in a hurry and did not think carefully enough. As a result, he ran into a den of thieves.
At first, he thought about keeping a low profile as much as possible and spending money to eliminate disasters. He never thought that the bandit army in Hanoi was so cruel. He wanted money, and he wanted all of it! Anyway, as long as he bumped into their hands, he could save his life.
, you have to burn high incense.
There is no need to endure it anymore. Compared to several cousins, Ma Dai is good-tempered, but in fact, there are some who are easy to get along with in the bloody place of Xiliang.
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After a free fight, Ma Dai, a dozen of his soldiers, and Ma Yunluo, a little killer with similar martial arts skills and ability to cause trouble, killed hundreds of thieves and fled, and finally got out of trouble.
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Of course, no matter how skilled you are in martial arts, you are still afraid of random swords. Hanoi is the base camp of thieves. If you fight the small ones, you will definitely attract the bigger ones. Ma Dai is not confident enough to face tens of thousands of thieves with just his hands and two fists. Get rid of the obstacles.
After the rebel army, he could not escape all the way. He fled from Zhi County to Heyang County on the edge of the Yellow River in one breath, and then stopped to take a breath.
A little head popped out of the carriage, looking around and asking: "Why don't you leave? Have you arrived at Wei County?"
"It's still far away." Ma Dai scolded angrily: "Xiao Wu, what are you talking about before we set off? At least on the way, you pretend to be a young lady for me? What do you look like when you are always poking your head when you have nothing to do?
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"The eldest lady is not a dead person, and the carriage is not a coffin. Why are you not allowed to breathe?" Ma Yunluo pouted and refused.
"It's not impossible to breathe. At least you don't cause trouble when there are many people!" Ma Dai was thumping his chest. When they passed the checkpoint, they had almost bargained with the bandit leader, even though they had to pay half of the goods and
Money, but there was still hope for a peaceful passage, but Xiaowu was ruined by looking in like this.
"It's only lively when there are a lot of people. If there were no people, the road would just be mountains and rivers, shabby and shabby. What's there to see?"
The person has come out, and Ma Yunluo is naturally more confident. How can Ma Dai train her? When he was depressed, someone next to him smiled and said: "Brother Ma, your sister is innocent and straightforward, and she has your true temperament. You
Don't be so blaming. Although my sister is young, her artistic career is very impressive. If she were in our Qingzhou, she would be another female general who is not worthy of her husband!"
Ma Dai pretended to be a traveling merchant, but he had never done this before and was afraid that he would not look like him, so he found a caravan on the road to join him. The leader of this temporary caravan was the one who spoke.
In Xiliang, although there were some people who praised Ma Yunluo's martial arts, most of them did so in a perfunctory tone and used the name of a female general to praise him. This businessman was the first of his kind. The little girl narrowed her eyes with joy, sweetly
Tian said: "Uncle, you are really good at talking. You are indeed a good person."
Ma Dai rolled his eyes. Xiao Wu's good person card standard has changed really fast. Whoever speaks according to her wishes is a good person. A few days ago, he was the most good person in the world.
"Brother Yang, thank you for your praise. My mother passed away early, and my father is away on business all year round. My sister has no one to look after me, and she has a wild temper. I just want to make fun of you." Ma Dai knows well that talking too much will lead to mistakes, and he also knows that these businessmen who have been traveling all year round have a lot of experience.
His vision was unusual, and he did not dare to let the topic go any further. Instead, he changed the subject and brought the topic to the other party.
"Brother Yang, are you from Qingzhou?"
"Yes, I am from Zaoqiang in Anping County. My mother died young and my father was away from home all the time. I share the same fate with Brother Ma."
After listening to the Qingzhou businessman's answer, Ma Dai felt a little trembled in his heart. The other party answered very frankly and could not see any flaws, but he didn't know whether he was too sensitive or whether the other party really had a problem. In short, his answer was very clever.
He turned the topic back to himself.
Ma Dai remained calm and continued to ask: "Anping County? That should be not far from Gaotang, right?"
"Huh? Brother Ma has also heard of our Qingzhou Gaotang in Guanzhong? I thought it was so far away, and at most some businessmen who often travel outside have heard of Gaotang." The businessman surnamed Yang seemed a little surprised, but proud.
He was also eloquent: "It's not too far away. In fact, even Youzhou, which General Hussar captured recently, is only a few days' journey from Gaotang..."
The merchant described incessantly. Not only did Ma Dai's suspicion disappear, but other people in the caravan also came over one after another. Whether they had been there or just heard about it, everyone was eager to see it.
Ma Yunluan's eyes even shone, just short of little stars appearing.
"Our Qingzhou fleet made great contributions during this Northern Expedition..."
The businessman gave a thumbs up and praised loudly: "A million grains of grain and grass were transported by only a few thousand civilians, most of whom were construction workers. The total number of laborers to transport was less than 3,000! This is the benefit of sea transportation.
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It’s not in vain for everyone, the spoils of the army are basically the responsibility of the merchant fleet participating in the war. Tsk tsk, the profit is really... In fact, it is not only the sea, but also the world of our Qingzhou fleet on this river..."
"Uncle Yang, why don't you do business at sea, or go on the river, and take the same risks as us?" Ma Yunluo interrupted the businessman, her big eyes blinked, but she asked in one sentence
Reaching the critical point.
"Well, as for the sea ship, it was your uncle. I was not brave enough and missed it. Although there is no opportunity to make up for it, if I missed it, I had a problem with my courage and vision. It is not a problem to forcefully ask for favors to make up for it. As for the ship Team..." The businessman laughed dryly: "Haha, there are some reasons for this... To tell you the truth, the goods I transported to Guanzhong this time are not easy to see the light of day..."
Everyone else said "Oh" and then showed a look of concern. Only the Ma Dai brothers and sisters looked at a loss and didn't know why. Especially Ma Dai, he had inquired before coming and heard that Qingzhou had a lot of control over businessmen. Very strict. In the eyes of the world, businessmen who are always slick and profit-seeking are the kind of people who pay taxes according to the rules in Qingzhou, exactly.
Ma Dai still didn't know the specific meaning of the businessman surnamed Yang, but he clearly heard that what the other party was buying and selling was clearly some kind of contraband!
If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and Qingzhou is no exception? (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)