Wangwushan.
"We came here specifically to seek refuge with Taifu Guo!! General Wang!!"
In the simple house, Guo Zi was sitting in the upper position, looking at the strong man kneeling in front of him, he hesitated to speak, and he looked blankly at Wang Yuan beside him.
The same is true for Wang Yuan, who is very confused at the moment.
Looking at the strong men kneeling in obeisance, Wang Yuan hurriedly stepped forward to help them up.
"Hahaha, okay, okay, many strong men are coming to join us!"
"We are very pleased!"
"In the future, after the Qing Dynasty takes over and saves the country, you will all be important ministers of the country!"
The strong men were helped up, their faces full of anger.
"That Master Sima was not a son of man. He levied taxes according to the standard of five people, but kept the grain according to the portion of three people. This time he did not send seeds and did not allow us to cultivate. In anger, we rebelled against him. , being chased by officers and soldiers, knowing that you are here to help the country, I came here specifically to seek refuge!"
This person's Hebei accent sounded very familiar to Guo Zi.
Wang Yuan looked at Guo Zi and asked him to comfort him.
Guo Ji said: "Okay, I heard that there are many loyal and righteous people in Yan and Zhao, and it is true!"
"That Master Sima deceived the king and ignored the superiors. Sooner or later, he will lead people to kill him to save his majesty and the fire and water!"
"How many troops did you bring this time?!"
"Not many! Only more than two thousand people!"
"two"
Guo Zui's smile paused for a moment, then quickly calmed down, and he said seriously: "I will now go to your Majesty to confer upon you the title of General Polu!"
The man was stunned and hurriedly asked: "Master Taifu, what rank is this general? How does he compare to the county magistrate?"
"Well, this is a fifth-grade military position, but there will be more opportunities to perform meritorious service in the future! The county magistrate is far from such an official!"
"Thank you so much, Master!!"
The man was overjoyed and hurriedly saluted again.
Guo Zu asked some more questions before letting the great Wei general Polu leave the inner room.
"Your Majesty! What is going on?!"
As soon as those people left, Guo Zui couldn't sit still. He said sternly: "This is the eighth person to come here this month! You can't recruit people so unscrupulously!"
"Our food can't feed so many people at all. How long does it take? The number of people under our command has already exceeded 10,000!!"
"Do you dare to let them starve?!"
"Why are you so greedy?!"
Wang Yuan was helpless after hearing Guo Zui's question.
He also did not expect that a large-scale rebellion would suddenly occur in Hebei. At the beginning, Wang Yuan was still thinking about bringing people there to rob, but he soon gave up this idea.
Because a large number of refugees and traitors began to run towards him, all coming to seek refuge with him.
From the mouths of these people, I learned that the army in the temple had begun to suppress the rebellion, and Wang Yuan did not feel that these people under his command could defeat the Wei army.
He chose to use this opportunity to accept those traitors and strengthen his own power.
But Wang Yuan did not expect that there would be so many people coming to seek refuge with him, and these people looked like they had fought in battles and shed blood. Some of them were holding crossbows, and some even had stolen armors. They were completely powerful. out of control.
Just like that, the number of rebels under Wang Yuan's command directly exceeded the 10,000 mark, not counting the old, weak, women and children!
The entire Wangwu Mountain has become lively. The original small village seems to be unable to accommodate these people. They have begun to build cities and fortresses and start to reclaim farmland.
Wang Yuan was in pain and happy.
"Mr. Guo, why didn't I know these things you said?"
"It's not just about food and grass. When there are more people, all kinds of conflicts will ensue. Moreover, our scale will definitely arouse the vigilance of the temple. Once they put down the rebellion outside, it will be time to deal with us."
"At our scale, it's not easy to evade, and these are all vicious people, and they all want to be on top!"
"I'm suffering more than you right now, and I have more things to consider than you!"
After hearing Wang Yuan's complaint, Guo Zi couldn't help but ask: "Since you know everything, why do you still recruit these people?"
"Are we required to shut them out?"
"What advantage do we have when facing those traitors now? What advantage do we have when facing those thieves? Aren't we the first to raise the flag of resistance?"
"Now these people have come all the way to defect. If we don't accept them, then we won't even have this last advantage!"
"If there is no food, we can rob or plant it. If the enemy comes to attack us, we can rely on the favorable terrain to fight back. But if we lose this reputation, we will really die in these deep mountains and old forests, with no bones left. !”
Wang Yuan said seriously.
Guo Ji found that he seemed unable to refute Wang Yuan's words.
He sighed and his eyes became more complicated.
He also didn't expect that one day, he would actually become the real rebel leader.
It has been a long time since we were separated from Your Majesty.
I wonder how he has honed his martial arts skills, and whether he has new ideas about classics?
Did Master Sima humiliate him, and was he lonely?
Looking at Guo Ji who suddenly fell silent, Wang Yuan quickly put away his energy and whispered: "Mr. Guo, I still have to rely on you for these things. I only led a dozen people in the past, and I have never led so many people. , and don’t even know anything about food distribution.”
"We are here now, not far from Luoyang. If we manage it properly, we will definitely have the opportunity to save His Majesty from danger in the future."
Listening to Wang Yuan's words, the confusion in Guo Zui's eyes gradually dissipated.
"Okay, I will try my best, but you have to be careful. The army from the temple will definitely come to attack you. These people are definitely no match for them."
After appeasing Guo Cui, Wang Yuan just walked out of the inner room.
Several of his subordinates hurriedly came over. Each of these people were generals, each with a higher rank than the last.
The entire mountain contains almost all the generals in the world. Wang Yuan felt that if a few more groups of people came, the number of generals might not be enough, and they would have to be temporarily fabricated.
"General, what should we do now?"
"There's not enough food at all. We can't survive even this month with this little food."
Several people looked nervous, "Hunting is far from enough."
Wang Yuan listened to their words, looked around, motioned for them to follow him, took them back to his courtyard, closed the door, and then let them sit in front of him.
"In today's situation, we can only take the initiative to go down the mountain."
"There are too many people coming, but they don't bring much food. If you can't feed them, they will kill them."
"Now there is a rebellion in Hebei. All the troops are in Hebei. We have to go down the mountain."
"General, how about going to Yongliang?"
someone asked.
Wang Yuan glanced at him in shock, "No! Do you want to be chased by Yongliang's army? Those people fight with Shu every year. If you encounter them, you can't run away even if you want to!"
"Then go to Hebei?"
"Go to Hebei to fight against He Zeng's army? If we can really defeat them, will these people come to join us?"
"Then what should we do? We can't just go to Henan, right?"
Everyone was helpless.
Wang Yuan narrowed his eyes, "They said that after conquering the mansions of those wealthy families in Hebei, they obtained a large amount of food. Have the wealthy families in Hedong and Hanoi not been conquered yet?"
There was some greed in everyone's eyes.
"Is it too risky to do this? I heard that those people's Wu forts are extremely difficult to break. Each has tens of thousands of servants and strong crossbow armor. They are more like rebels than us. Tens of thousands of people in Hebei attack those Wu forts. We almost failed to capture the fort.”
"So, we have to plan carefully. If we attack by force, it will definitely not go well, but if it is a surprise attack,"
Wang Yuan immediately started discussing with everyone
Inside the Tai Chi Hall.
"Good news came from various places, and the rebellions in various places were quickly put down, especially in Yang, Qing and other places. The big families in Qingzhou were extremely damaged, and the ministers of the DPRK and China had great opinions on Hu Zun."
"There are still rebels in Hebei now, but under the double attack between He Zeng and Chen Ben, if they can't hold on for too long, they will be defeated everywhere. I heard that they are running into the mountains."
Cheng Ji informed Cao Mao of the news he had obtained.
After hearing these words, Cao Mao suddenly thought of Guo Kui who was hiding in the mountains.
Rebellions broke out in various places. After these rebels were defeated, they could only run into the mountains, and they would probably defect to Guo to blame them. After all, these people had the greatest reputation among all the rebels.
I heard that Guo Ji had even appointed himself a Taifu, which now became a powerful weapon used by the ministers to deal with the Queen Mother.
Master Sima suppressed the matter, not wanting to cause too much impact.
But the officials didn't care at all. After Sima Shi died, the officials directly defined Guo Ji as a rebel. He was no longer an innocent being held hostage, he was already the leader of the rebels recognized by the Wei Dynasty.
Wei's official recognition made their influence even greater.
This made Cao Mao a little worried. They had only been in the mountains for a long time. Do they have the ability to take over so many people?
Are you capable of facing Sima Zhao's crusade next?
If you can get in touch with these people, it can actually be a big help to you.
These thieves will become the most useful army in their hands. After all, there are no wealthy families among them. If they are asked to kill those wealthy families, they will not even blink an eye.
However, Cao Mao currently does not have any good candidates.
If Liu Lu can come back, he can be asked to report the news and establish contact with Guo Zhi, so that they can serve as his back-up. When necessary, he can also follow the example of a wave of Sima divisions.
After the counter-rebellion is over, I can also formally contact the foreign generals, especially my General Zhendong.
Cao Mao's eyes were very bright.
At this moment, Cheng Ji suddenly said: "There is another big thing."
"oh?"
"The chariot general Guo Huai died of illness."
"What?!"
Cao Mao looked at him in shock, "Why don't I know about this? How did you know about it?"
"My brother sent someone to tell me. It is said that General Wei is not allowed to spread the word. Didn't His Majesty say that he wants me to go to Yongliang?"
"Guo Huai is dead, should we send someone over?"
