Hedong and Hanoi are the hometowns of Zhao and Wei during the Warring States Period, and their location is roughly equivalent to the south-north-north border between Henan and Shanxi in later generations. This place is mountainous, and the official roads are relatively flat, but compared with the roads near Luoyang, they are
There were many twists and turns.
In the distance are high mountains, undulating mountains, lush vegetation, and green mountains; nearby are mountains and deep streams, waterfalls and springs, and the scenery is so picturesque that it makes people feel dizzying.
However, among the three people traveling together, only Wang Yu felt this way. For the other two, the journey was long, arduous, and even scary.
Whether they are Yellow Turbans or White Waves, it doesn’t matter what they are called. The nature of thieves will not change. Disorder, chaos, and brutality are their unchangeable symbols.
Although the three of them held the tokens of Dafang Guo Tai and Qu Shuai Yang Feng, this was not enough to guarantee safety.
If you encounter Bai Bo other than these two people, the result will be questionable; if you are even more unlucky, and the bandit army you encounter happens to have a personal grudge against these two people, then you can only pray to the sky. Of course, there are more terrible things
Yes, that is, if you meet people from the Xiliang Army or the Wei family, it can no longer be described as unlucky. Closing your eyes and waiting for death is the only option.
Therefore, whether it was the mediocre Wang San or the eloquent Xu Meng, their expressions were very poor after entering the territory of Hedong. Their eyes were always looking around cautiously, and their hands were always on the handle of the knife. They looked trembling with fear.
, in sharp contrast to Wang Yu who was leisurely looking around and admiring the scenery.
"Young master Zhu is indeed brave, but when you are in a dangerous place, you'd better pay more attention. Be careful when sailing a thousand-year-old ship. This is always true." Until they turned out of the Wangwu Mountains and approached Jiangyi, Xu
The two men were relieved and had some time to chat with Wang Yu.
"Are we almost there?" Wang Yu heard the slight mockery in the other party's words, but he didn't care. In the mountains, there were not many people who could pose a threat to him, and the large army couldn't use it. Small groups
The men and horses couldn't keep him. As for the ambush and plot, if it existed, he would have been alert long before the ambusher discovered him, so why should he be afraid?
"Actually, the ground on the north bank of the river can be regarded as the sphere of influence of the Baibo Army. The two generals Li and Guo who fought against the Baibo Army mainly ensured that the Baibo Army would not threaten the Yellow River route. As well as the security of the south bank of the river, as for the security of the south bank of the river,
On the north bank, except for the county town of Anyi and some relatively southerly counties, only a few relatively strong county towns such as Wenxi are still in the hands of the government and the army.
It has long been dilapidated and cannot be said to belong to any party."
Wang Yu sighed. Although the scenery he saw along the way was beautiful, after leaving the mountainous area and walking for nearly a hundred miles, he could not see any human habitation. There were broken walls everywhere, and some even had green smoke rising from them. Obviously,
It didn't take long to be destroyed.
I originally thought that the military disaster near Luoyang was already quite severe. I didn't expect that the situation in Hedong would be even more serious.
Thinking about it, the battle lines around Luoyang are quite clear. The two opposing sides are plundering their own things, and for the time being they are still clearly divided; but what is going on here in Hedong is a tug-of-war, with thieves passing like a comb and officials passing like a grate. No matter how tenacious the people of Hedong are, they will
How many rounds can it last?
"When dynasties rise and fall, it is always the people who suffer."
Wang Yu sighed, which attracted both Xu Meng and Xu Meng's side glances, "It's really surprising that Mr. Zhu still has such feelings..."
Xu Meng didn't know what to say for a moment. In a sense, Wang Yu's words were a bit treasonous. Although the Han Dynasty was already sunset, it was still lingering on, so what should I say now?
It's a little early for the rise and fall.
Wang Yu also felt that he had made a mistake. He was not a compassionate person. His emotion just now was more from a strategic perspective.
A very important indicator of whether a country, or princes, is strong is its population. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and with a large population, there will be a wide source of troops, more money and grain will be collected, and the potential for war will naturally be strong.
During the Three Kingdoms era, this kind of tug-of-war was fought in many places. After each war, both sides were seriously injured. In the end, the population of the entire China dropped sharply, and this was how the later Five Husbands came to be.
If you want to unify the world and avoid the recurrence of tragedy, the most direct and important strategy is to avoid this kind of tug-of-war. If you face an enemy, you must completely cripple the opponent and make him unable to fight back. Otherwise,
, try to avoid war. Under this premise, you also need to find a stable base that cannot be attacked from all sides.
He was lost in thought, and after a while he realized that the two followers were staring at him with doubts on their faces. Wang Yu did not explain, but changed the subject: "Since all the land in Hebei has been lost, the Wei family in Hedong has fallen.
It’s not much affected, isn’t there any of their family property here?”
"That's not true." Xu Meng shook his head and said: "The Sushui River flows out of Qingxiang Mountain in the east, passes through Wenxi, flows into the Yongji Canal in the west from Jie County, and merges into the Yellow River. The Tao River meets the Sushui River in Zhouyang and flows through Xia.
The county, Yuncheng, flows westward into the Yellow River. Except for Anyi, the seat of government, most of the land between the two rivers belongs to the Wei family."
"So many?" Wang Yu was startled. Before setting off, he had seen the map of Hedong and roughly knew the directions Xu Meng mentioned.
Strictly speaking, the land between the Su and Tao rivers is not too big, at least compared to the overall area of Hedong County, it is only a small area. However, those who have carefully studied the geography of Hedong will definitely not
I would think so.
Hedong is mountainous and there is less flat land. The land between the two rivers is a rare plain area. It is a plain and also borrows water conservancy from the two rivers. The produce here is far more abundant than the mountains in the northeast of Hedong County.
The area is comparable. From the fact that the governorate of Hedong, Anyi, was also located in this area, it fully shows the importance of this place.
"More than that?" Wang San continued: "From Fenyin to Puban, in the paddy fields along the river, where are the shadows of the Wei family missing? If there hadn't been chaos in the east of the river, the Wei would have called back people from all over the place and concentrated their efforts on guarding.
My hometown in Anyi will not let those fields go to waste."
As he spoke, there was a hint of anger in his tone: "Let me tell you, the Baibo thieves don't have to think so much at all. As long as they capture a few of the Wei family's Dawu Forts, the money and food they get will be enough for them to eat a tael.
Year."
"Haha, what Third Brother Wang said is inappropriate." Xu Meng said with a smile: "Not to mention that the Wei family is a minister of the court and has a prominent status. How can it be that the Wei family's Wubao is easy to defeat?
If it can be defeated, do you think those Qu commanders are stupid, blind, unable to figure out, and unable to see? Weijiawu Fort is more difficult to defeat than Anyi. Even if you concentrate all your strength, you can't defeat it.
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After hearing this, Wang Yu's heart moved. In troubled times, money and food are the foundation. The Baibo Army has not yet transformed into a warlord. The purpose of combat is still to survive. If we can use the situation to our advantage, maybe this will happen.
OK……
He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he no longer paid attention to the argument between Wang and Xu. It was not until the sound of footsteps coming from the front and Xu and Wang shouting loudly that he raised his head.
After traveling for so long, I finally saw the legendary Yellow Turban Army.
Except for the yellow cloth wrapped around their heads, the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army are not much different from ordinary farmers. In the patrol team, except for the leader who has a steel knife on his waist, the others are even holding wooden sticks and pitchforks.
, looks a bit nondescript.
"It's unfortunate that you all came here. Yang Shuai is not in the valley now. If you want to see him, I'm afraid you have to wait for a while." The three of them are lucky. The leader speaks very politely. It seems that even if he is not a direct subordinate of Yang Feng,
, not much different.
However, the good luck seemed to have run out here, as the real owner Yang Feng was not at home. Both Wang and Xu looked at Wang Yu and asked him to make the decision.
"Where did Yang Shuai go?" Wang Yu asked.
"This..." The little boss hesitated for a moment.
"Is it a military plane?" Wang Yu asked on the one hand, and on the other hand, he turned his hand and handed over a money bag.
"Young Master is right." The little boss had probably never enjoyed this kind of treatment. He was dumbfounded at first and didn't respond until his subordinates reminded him. Then he woke up like a dream. He took the money bag flattered and weighed it.
I was immediately overjoyed and could tell you everything I knew.
"I'm just a patrolman, but I don't know about the important military affairs. Otherwise, how about you go to the valley and meet Han Shuai." For fear that Wang Yu wouldn't understand, he added: "Han Shuai and Yang Shuai are from the same hometown.
, we are a life-and-death acquaintance, you can tell him anything you want."
When this person spoke, his eyes flickered, as if he was avoiding other people. When Wang Yu saw this, he didn't say much and said with a smile: "Then I'll help you lead the way."
"I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it." The little leader turned to give some instructions to his men. Not long after, someone led a horse. He got on the horse and led Wang Yu and others along the river.
The Baibo Army got its name from the place where it raised and garrisoned troops. Although they also occupied many counties such as Jiang County, their base camp was still located in Baibo Valley.
The Baibo Valley is on the bank of the Fen River. With the valley as the center, the Baibo Army built a series of forts along the coast. The fortresses were surrounded by fertile fields. Strictly speaking, the Baibo Army had broken away from the bandits because they had a
It is stable and can be regarded as a prosperous base.
From what Wang Yu saw along the way, the Baibo Army base area was doing quite well. In terms of popularity alone, it was several times better than places like Suanzao and Mengjin. Only Luoyang could surpass this place.
The closer you get to the center, the more people there are and the better the houses are built. It can be seen that there is a relatively clear hierarchy within the Baibo Army.
The so-called Baibo Valley is not a valley, but is backed by mountains on one side and faces the river on three sides. It can also be called a valley.
The highland is very large, probably nearly 200 miles long and horizontal, and the surrounding terrain is dangerous. In addition to mountains and rivers, there are also loess gullies crisscrossing the area, making it a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
At the entrance of the river valley, there stands a huge earthen castle, built according to the terrain, about three feet high, which is impressive.
"This is the Baibo Barrier of our Baibo Army. What do you think, distinguished guest?" Seeing Wang Yu and others' expressions of astonishment, the little leader felt quite proud.
"It's worthy of being a heroic pass." Wang Yu nodded. No wonder the Baibo Army has such a great reputation. Even Dong Zhuo can't do anything to them. You can know his ambition by watching his actions. Being able to stand tall among the heroes, the Baibo Army is far from ordinary.
Rogue bandits are comparable.
It's probably not that difficult to convince the commander of this army. What should I do?