The Dinghai navy in the three states of Denglai was mobilized on a large scale, and envoys were running around with messages.
At the same time, in Changyi County, which is separated from Laizhou by a glue, there are also fast horses and fine riders, constantly running out at night.
Changyi County was called Duchang in ancient times. "Yanzi Chunqiu" says that Qi Jinggong granted Yanzi the capital of Chang, but refused to accept the offer, which refers to this place. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Kong Rong, the Prime Minister of Beihai, was besieged by the Yellow Turban bandit Guan Hai in Duchang, but Liu Bei, the First Lord, rescued him. Today, there is Daying City five miles south of Changyi County and Xiaoying City five miles north. It is said that this is the place where Kong Rong and the Yellow Turbans rejected each other.
Previously, Shandong was divided into two parts, and Changyi County was controlled by the Red Coat Army. However, from the west of Changyi to Weizhou, Yidu Prefecture, and Binzhou, it was Li Quan's territory, and Li Quan was really afraid of Guo Ning. Extremely, so he had already reduced his troops and used the military fort built by Wanyan Sala on the Danshui line as the eastern front.
As a result, Changyi County became a no-nonsense area. Tokyo Port and Qingshi Port in the east of the city, Huohou Mountain and Xiashan in the south of the city, etc., have become the places where some people with unknown origins are entrenched due to the rugged and dangerous terrain.
Guo Zhongyuan, who was in charge of the defense in the west of Laizhou, sent troops to conquer several times, but these people were like flies, driving them away again and again. After repeated several times, they had to give up temporarily.
And on this day, when the Ding navy gathered and dispatched a large number of troops and marched westward with a large-scale army, this mysterious man in the mountains finally abandoned his hiding stronghold and fled under the starry night.
This group of people only numbered more than ten, but they were all equipped with good horses that were good at running long distances, and all of them were one man and two horses.
When they galloped forward, the Ding navy that entered Changyi territory behind them could not match their speed even if they sent light cavalry to chase them.
Horse hooves galloping and trampling across the fields that are beginning to turn yellow, and across the fields that are about to be harvested. The knights were all selected to be good at horseback riding. It only took one day to swim through the Bailangshui, Danshui and Ershui that lead to the sea.
By dusk, they appeared at Jianmi Village east of Yidu. The mounts were already swinging on their legs and sweating profusely.
The area around Yidu was already the core area under Li Quan's control, and in Jimi Village, someone actually came out of the village to check the identity of a group of people, and then brought in replacement horses.
The knights did not rest here. During the interval of changing horses, they ate some dry food and drank enough water. Then they changed to the newly brought horses and continued to gallop.
They went all the way west, crossed Jinling Town, turned to Zouping and turned north. When they arrived at the former site of Jiahe Patrol Division west of Qidong Town, they still passed the ferry controlled by Li Quan and crossed the Beiqing River by boat.
The knights continued to run, crossing the depressions and lakes formed by the overflowing rivers, and the white fields left after being burned and killed by the Mongolian army. The whole journey lasted for several days and nights, almost non-stop.
When they arrived at the border of Jingzhou, they ran along the steep abandoned embankment of the ancient Yellow River for a while and entered the military fortress set up along the river in Ningjin County.
Here they changed horses for the second time, leaving behind a few companions who were physically unable to persist. That day they arrived at Dongguang County, Jingzhou, an important town on the bank of the Yu River.
This place is not only the administrative seat of Jingzhou, but also the residence of the Jingzhou Water Transport Department. It is in charge of the water transport of Hecang in the Jingzhou area, has jurisdiction over Liuhecang, and is responsible for sending tax grains from Henan to Zhongdu.
And Hebei Xuanfu envoy San Anzhen is currently stationed here with his troops.
The political and military center of Hebei East Road was originally Hejian Prefecture across Xianzhou to the north. Hebei East Road's military and horse capital general manager's office, the transfer department, the Hebei Daming Road inspection department, and the Ying Navy Jiedu Envoy were stacked on top of each other. All the high-ranking officials and generals of the house are stationed there.
But when the Mongolian army moved south last year, Hejian Prefecture bore the brunt and was violently attacked by the Mongolian army. Gao Xi, the inspector-general in charge of defense at that time, did not know how to fight, so Hejian Prefecture fell immediately, and all cities, villages, fertile fields and even water conservancy facilities were destroyed.
For this reason, Pusan Anzhen moved around several times after becoming the envoy to Xuanfu in Hebei.
An incident occurred in Zhongdu that day. Pusan Anzhen, as the commander of the Zhidu capital, watched the whole process without any help, as if he had no outstanding talents. This is because he and his father Pu Sankui were from the same lineage as King Zheng Yongcui, who had failed in the political struggle with Emperor Zhangzong in his early years and even died. They really hated this kind of internal strife in the Wanyan royal family and deliberately avoided it.
Later, he cooperated with Tu Danyi with the power of guarding the Weijie Army under his direct subordinates, and protected Tu Danyi when he was running around in embarrassment. From this, he became one of the beneficiaries of the Zhongdu Incident, who invested very little but gained a lot.
Guo Ning pulled Gao Qi, the martial artist who led the army into Zhongdu, and introduced Li Wenwu to Zhongdu. Pu San Anzhen was also ranked very high.
Pusan Anzhen was the queen of the general family. Both her father and ancestors had achieved great success in military affairs, so they controlled considerable political power in Zhongdu. When he was appointed as the envoy of Xuanfu, wherever he went, he was able to gather the people and encourage them to farm and mulberry. In just a few months, he also used various means to subdue local thieves, select the weak and release them into the fields, and make the strong and kind Fighters replenish their troops.
After this summer, Pusan Anzhen has been stationed in Jingzhou.
All because Hebei was dilapidated and it was difficult to restore the old outlook for a while, let alone become the rear area of Zhongdu. The huge amount of supplies needed by Zhongdu either came from the sea in Shandong, or from the warehouses in the Central Plains and Hedong that were transferred by river boats. Jingzhou is the center of river transport, and its status has naturally risen sharply. It is also the first line of defense against the red coat thieves in the south on the Hebei Road.
Therefore, in the past few months, Pusan Anzhen has regarded Jingzhou as the most important place in Hebei. He put a lot of effort into running this place, not only repairing the original city, but also setting up a series of strong military camps based on the abandoned embankments of the Yellow River. The troops mobilized here are all neat and orderly elite.
When the team of knights arrived at Jingzhou, it was just after dusk and the city gate was already closed. They showed their talisman letters and identity documents outside the city, and the military academy on duty reported that the important generals guarding the city had left their homes.
Pu Sanliu went to the city in person to recognize his acquaintances, then put down the hanging basket and pulled the leader up to the top of the city.
After entering the city, someone led him to the Xuanfu ambassador's mansion.
As soon as the person entered the door, he was greeted by the burly servant Anzhen. He was wearing casual clothes, his hands were tied with a belt, and his feet were wearing leather boots. He took a quick look at the knight and said, "It's been a hard journey!"
Before the knight could answer, he asked again: "Have all the companions who came with us been settled?"
He was stunned for a moment, but before he could answer, he immediately frowned: "Send someone to take good care of you. Get all the food and supplies from me. You must have wine and meat!"
After leaving, Anzhen turned back and asked the knight in a deep voice: "Is there any news?"
The knight knelt down and reported: "Everything is as expected by the envoy, then Guo Ning has sent troops."
Pusan Anzhen couldn't help but clapped her hands and laughed.
After laughing for a while, he helped the knight up and pulled him across the thick-backed guards: "I asked people to prepare food and drinks in the study. Now that you are comfortable eating and drinking, let's talk in detail slowly."
The knight was flattered and responded repeatedly.
Pusan Anzhen drank two drinks with the knight, questioned him carefully, and then left the study. He was obviously in a very happy mood. Looking up at the sky, the moonlight was like water, reflecting the red light on his face.
"In the past two years, Changzhou Guoning has risen out of the grass, winning every battle, and has been able to control Denglai and Liaohai, which is like a separatist regime. However, this time he was too arrogant! He did not understand the thoughts of those bandits. I don’t even understand the reason why they are thieves! Haha, he will suffer a big loss!"
After muttering a few words, Pusan Anzhen waved to the leader of the attendants: "The family members of the deceased soldier are all being raised in the house, right?"
"Yes. Not only those who go to Laizhou, but also those who go to Dongping, Yidu and other places for business have their families raised in the mansion. We follow the envoy's instructions and treat them with courtesy and kindness, and do not dare to neglect them."
"That's good. You go to the warehouse, and according to the money and cloth that I promised before, I will double the amount, no, double the amount, and send it to them now!"
"double?"
Pusan Anzhen was from a noble family, and she was always very generous to her subordinates. These dead men who went to Shandong to do business were special talents that he had been recruiting in the past six months, and their treatment was extremely generous. At this moment, Pusan Anzhen opened his mouth and tripled the reward. The attendants and leaders were shocked.
"Well, that's twice as much! These are people who have made great contributions, and their families deserve to be treated favorably!" Pusan Anzhen nodded heavily: "You can present the reward on my behalf, and tell them that I will visit them again tomorrow, thank you! "
The chief attendant hurried away.
Pusan Anzhen tugged at his beard and couldn't help but smile again. He looked around and raised his voice and said, "Guo Liulang of Changzhou fell into my trap. Everyone, just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, gather your energy, and wait for a while. In the end, we all have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds and be rewarded!”
All the soldiers around him bowed down.
Some staff members asked in confusion: "Propaganda envoy, why did Guo Ning fall into the trap? What will happen after he falls into the trap?"
Pusan Anzhen waved to him: "Come on, I'll tell you in detail."
(End of chapter)
