Wangwushan.
The mountain road is already steep due to the white snow, and it is even more difficult to walk now.
In this kind of weather, even soldiers, let alone knights, cannot enter the mountain.
Wang Yuan was wrapped in a thick winter coat, and he was almost wrapped up like a bear. It was very difficult to walk in the snow, and every step was directly plunged into the snow. The snow almost reached his knees. Faced with this Wang Yuan was not angry at all, but laughed.
"Even if the rebels have millions of soldiers and horses, they will not be able to reach Wangwu Mountain in this weather!"
There were more than a dozen people following him at the moment, all of them were wearing thick clothes and fully armed.
Next to him, there was a man dressed strangely. His felt hat was not in Han Chinese style. He also had an animal tail hanging around his waist. His lower clothes were mainly made of fur, and he looked like a barbarian. But his appearance is the same as that of a Han Chinese.
He said: "Over the years, the snow has become heavier and heavier. This year's snow is so heavy that I have never seen it in the past. The mountains are covered with snow, making it difficult for humans and animals to walk."
This person spoke a Hexi dialect.
Wang Yuan said seriously: "This is all because destiny is ours!"
"Taifu Guo is following His Majesty's order to lead us to defeat the rebels, so God is blessing him."
The people who were following Wang Yuan had different expressions when they heard the name. Those who had been following Wang Yuan had a somewhat helpless look in their eyes, while the eyes of the rest were full of longing.
When the man in weird clothes heard this, he was silent for a long time and did not refute.
Wang Yuan led everyone to a camp.
People outside the camp saw the crowd and hurriedly bowed to see them. The two people bowed differently, one bowed greatly and the other bowed flatly.
Of course, it's already pretty good for a thief to be able to do this.
There are many huts in the camp, and many people are coming in and out. Several people are gathering in the open space, holding sharp knives and cutting the meat of the prey. Everyone is very busy.
Looking around, there were hundreds of people in the entire camp.
Wang Yuan led them to the main tent.
When they walked in, Guo Ze was sitting in the tent. He was also wearing thick clothes and kneeling in front of a dilapidated table. His appearance and temperament were completely different from the others.
Wang Yuan hurriedly bowed and said, "Teacher Guo!"
Several people who followed him in also went to worship together.
Hearing this title, Guo Zi's face twitched.
Wang Yuan claimed to be a general and sealed all the people under his command in four conquests and four towns. In Guo Zi's view, this was simply child's play!
After he expressed his strong protest, Wang Yuan suddenly understood and hurriedly gave him the title of Taifu and stated that he would be the leader.
After escaping into Wangwu Mountain, Wang Yuan gathered seven or eight groups of thieves.
There is also a gap between thieves and thieves. Those who only dare to kill people and steal goods see these rebels and rebels. Of course they will bow to them and not dare to say anything. After all, people like Wang Yuan are holding powerful crossbows and they are all fierce. How dare these thieves armed with sticks disobey?
What's more, Wang Yuan still has the trump card of Guo Zi.
The thing is, there are countless refugees and thieves in the entire Taihang Mountains, and the vast majority of thieves are from Yongliang.
Liangzhou has never been peaceful since the Qiang Rebellion at the end of the Han Dynasty. After the Qiang Rebellion, there was a melee between warlords, and after the warlords' melee, there was a war between Wei and Shu. To this day, this place is still the most chaotic place in the world. Countless people died and were displaced. It was miserable.
In this case, the common people who lost their land and wealth had two options. The first was to join the powerful or wealthy families and become "tenants". In fact, the common people in this period were not even tenants, they were complete serfs. The second is to hide in the mountains to escape the war and the persecution in the temple.
Confucius' harsh rule is the best evaluation of the people's life in Liangzhou.
Whenever there are times of trouble, the population drops sharply, but after reunification, it can recover to a very ridiculous level in just a few years. This is not because the people are too fertile, but because those who hid in came out.
There are too many people hiding like this in the Taihang Mountains. Although they live a very hard life and are in the company of wild beasts, at least they do not bully their officials, which is enough.
As for Guo Zi, in addition to being the emperor's defensive assistant, he also had another identity.
Xiping Guo family.
Liangzhou people have a very special hometown atmosphere, which is even stronger than that of Guandong people.
In the Western Han Dynasty, the Kansai people looked down upon the Kanto people, but in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Kanto people discriminated against the Kansi people. Liangzhou people were the most discriminated against. The Central Plains people felt that these people lived together with the Hu people and their living customs were similar to the Hu people. There was no difference between the people, they were vulgar and rude. In the late Han Dynasty, some ministers even threatened to abandon Liangzhou and kick it out of the territory of the Han Dynasty.
In this case, Liangzhou people can only stick to themselves.
During the melee between the Central Plains and the Liangzhou warlords, the Liangzhou people basically stood on their own side.
The Guo family, a big family, is an inconspicuous existence among many aristocratic families in the Central Plains. Not many people look up to them at all. However, in Liangzhou, they can be regarded as a big family. Guo Xian also served as the prefect of Wuwei.
Liangzhou has always had the habit of recruiting a famous person to be its leader during rebellion, but this time, with a ready-made leader, they naturally came to join him one after another.
This made Wang Yuan very happy, so he gave him the title of Taifu, claiming that he was the leader and invited thieves in the mountains to come and join him.
Guo Zui felt indescribably helpless.
But of course he also knew that it was too late to regret.
He waved his hand and asked everyone to stand up.
Wang Yuan then pulled the people around him to Guo Ji and said, "Master, this person called Qi Lai is from Nan'an. Hearing that you are here, he came here specifically to seek refuge."
Guo Zui hesitated for a moment, then nodded towards the man, indicating that he had seen him before.
Qi Lai hurriedly said: "I have heard of your reputation a long time ago, and I came here specifically to join you. I just want to kill the national traitors with you and do great things!"
Wang Yuan immediately said: "Master, since this man has such ambitions, why not keep him by your side? He was also a fierce general in Liangzhou in the past, and he had many brave men under his command. If he gets their help, he will be even more powerful! "
Hearing this sentence, Qi Lai's face turned red. In fact, he was a pavilion chief in Nan'an at first. Later, because he had trouble catching the robbers and was about to be arrested and questioned, he took four pavilion soldiers and hid in the mountains. He killed some thieves and now has more than 60 people under his command, all of whom are old, weak, sick and disabled.
Guo Ji understood what Wang Yuan meant and asked helplessly: "Then what kind of official position does the king think should be given?"
"Since he is a fierce general in Liangzhou, he should naturally be a general in Pingxi!"
Guo Zi's face twitched again, General Pingxi? ?
The one in front of me? ?
However, thinking of his official position of Taifu, Guo Ji sighed again, "Forget it, let's take General Qi as the General of Pingxi, grant the title of Marquis of Anan, and command his own army. I hope that the general can kill the national traitors, help the country, and die for Your Majesty." !”
Qi Lai's face turned even redder, and his eyes were almost on fire.
General Pingxi? ? An Nanhou? ?
What you call yourself is different from what you call a celebrity.
What if something big comes true?
He hurriedly saluted Guo Zui, "The last general has taken the order! I will definitely kill the thief with all my strength!!"
"Okay, get up. Today, the general is given the power to open a palace. The general can arrange his own officials and appoint officers under his command."
"Thank you, Master!!"
General Wang Yuan personally sent General Pingxi out of the Taifu's residence, and ordered General Zhendong to follow him, and asked General Pingxi to integrate his army and come to join him.
General Zhendong had no choice but to hand over the butchering knife in his hand to General Zhengbei, told the two captains to watch the gate, and then left here with General Pingxi.
Wang Yuan returned to the camp and said with a smile: "Your reputation is the most useful. This has added General Qi's troops, and there will be more and more troops in the future. By next year, we will probably have thousands of troops under our command." !”
Guo Ji glanced at him and said, "County Lieutenant, please don't forget that the more people under your command, the more vigilant the temple will be aroused. If there are thousands of people, the temple will definitely send heavy troops to attack this deep mountain." Even though it’s big, you won’t feel too comfortable.”
"Besides, these people have no one to train them and no weapons in their hands. How can they fight with the temple army?"
"Even if you have tens of thousands of people, you are just hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, wasting your time. The original Black Mountain army was more than tens of thousands? But what kind of trouble can they cause?"
Wang Yuan was not angry at all after hearing Guo Zui's words.
"If it were a peaceful world, gathering people and horses in the mountains and forests would naturally have no chance of success. However, with the current situation, is it possible for the world to be peaceful?"
"Wangwushan can directly attack Heyin and force Luoyang!"
"I am gathering my men and horses here. If Sima Division comes to attack, I will break them up and let my subordinates lead their own troops to flee. When Sima Division returns, I will gather them again!"
"If there is a change in the world, then I will send troops to Heyin and attack Luoyang!"
Hearing Wang Yuan's words, Guo Ji sneered, "There are only a hundred people now, which is fine, but if there are really thousands or tens of thousands of people, just their food, clothing, housing, transportation, food supplies, and management arrangements, It’s not something you can do, so what will you do then?”
Wang Yuan looked at him, "Isn't there still you here? We are all headed by you. If it really comes to that point, you will naturally be the one to govern."
"Don't worry, if you think there are not enough talents, I will go down the mountain, rush into the county, grab a few people who can read and write for you, and let them help you manage it!"
On the bank of the river, Yin Damu rode a horse and looked at the mountains and ravines in the distance.
During these days, he has suppressed all the rebellions inside and outside Yin, Henan, and most of the officials who harmed the people have been arrested.
Because of the heavy snow that blocked the mountains, the crusade against Wang Yuan and Guo Zui was temporarily suspended.
I have to go back to Luoyang.
After returning to Luoyang, he still had to take the initiative to ask for orders and ask himself to eliminate the traitors.
Otherwise, if Master Sima sends others to attack, I'm afraid Guo Cui and the others will really be wiped out.
Yin Damu still admired Guo Zui for having such courage and determination.
He was looking forward to the day when he would be with his fellow minister.
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