In the early morning, the sun rises slowly. Although Jiujiang is in the south of the Yangtze River, the weather is still extremely cold. After all, it is the Little Ice Age. The environment is so cold everywhere, and the humidity and cold in the south are even more deadly. It is a kind of bone-piercing of cold.
How cold is it today? For example, in later generations, apart from the Tuotuo River, Dangqu River, Tongtian River and other very few river sections on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, most of the river sections were located in subtropical areas. If the temperature is above zero, the water flow is large, the water level changes little, and the sediment content is small, there is no freezing period.
However, the Yangtze River is frozen these days. Even the Jiujiang section south of the Yangtze River is not thick or thin, but it is really frozen!
Chang Yu left the capital this time and led three battalions and one guard. There were only a few dozen personal guards left, Tu Yuan had three hundred, Hao Yaoqi and Ji Jike had five hundred each, a total of fifteen hundred riders, and they rushed all the way to Xuzhou and Anqing, respectively. We got our horses and replenished our food rations. Apart from the biting cold wind and the grinding of our crotches, we didn’t suffer much. However, we were really exhausted after traveling for more than ten days in a row. I really fell asleep and wished I could sleep for three days and three nights. , but was called up early in the morning to wash up, eat, change horses and break camp.
Wang Tizhong and Jin Shenghuan were both poor people. They were not as rich as Gao Jie and Huang Degong. They had nothing to offer. They just provided some dry food for the horses. Of course, Chang Yu didn't expect to get anything out of them, so he didn't ask him if he wanted anything. It’s time to burn high incense.
Half noon, by the Yangtze River.
Yuan Jixian, Wang Tizhong, and Jin Shengheng bid farewell to Chang Yu. The four of them talked until late yesterday and said everything they needed to say. They also explained what needed to be explained. There were not many pretentious words and not many polite words. They said goodbye with just one sentence. Qian Yu rode along the side. The official road goes straight to Wuchang. There are still more than 500 miles to Wuchang, all along the Jiangshan Road. The hard work is self-evident.
After a night of training, the soldiers regained their physical strength, and the horses were newly picked and strong. They gave the order to let the horses run for twenty miles, then slow down for ten miles and then run again. This was repeated until the men were tired and the horses were exhausted. They arrived at Huarong Town two days later.
This Huarong is not the Huarong Road where Cao Cao was defeated. It is Huarong County in Jingzhou. This is Huarong Town under the jurisdiction of ancient Wuchang (today's Ezhou). It is taken from the "flowery face and moon appearance" that Li Shimin passed here during his southern expedition. It is east of Wuchang About a hundred miles.
Chang Yu and his party arrived here in the evening, and then set up camp near the river for repairs. Everyone sat around to discuss whether to continue moving forward or to bypass Wuchang and cross the river. This was Zuo Liangyu's territory. If he knew that the little eunuch was passing by here, The reaction was anyone's guess.
Perhaps they turned a deaf ear, perhaps they entertained them warmly, or perhaps they robbed and killed them!
Although Chang Yu is not afraid, it is impossible that he is not worried at all. His own life and death are small matters, and the chaos caused is too big. Although he is confident that if Zuo Liangyu has a different intention and wants to intercept him, he can break out of the siege with more than a thousand cavalry. , but also know that you will suffer a lot of losses!
Li Muchian suggested a detour.
In fact, we can take a detour from Huarong Town because the Yangtze River makes a big bend at Wuchang. Wuchang is actually in that bay and is located northwest of Huarong. Chang Yu and others can go directly to the west without passing through Wuchang. Pass through the south of Wuchang and then cross Jiangxi to enter the Jingzhou area. Yes, you must enter Sichuan from Jingzhou to cross the river. This is really unavoidable. The rest of the plain is covered with deep mountains and old forests.
"It's impossible for Zuo Liangyu to deploy troops everywhere in the country. Even if his informants happen to see him, it's impossible to judge our identities. After a lot of trouble after his report, we will have already crossed the river." Li Muchian suggested, and everyone agreed that this was the best option. Safe way.
Chang Yu lowered his eyebrows and said nothing, Su Jing couldn't help it anymore: "The Zuo thief is so hateful, if Qing Yi and I are allowed to go into the city to kill him, we will definitely kill him if we work together!"
No! Chang Yu directly denied that Yi Sujing and Qing Yi had a great chance of joining forces, but after the assassination, it would be impossible for the two of them to escape unscathed, and they might just give up. But this is not the main thing. If Zuo Liangyu dies, it will cause chaos. This will disrupt all of Chang Yu's plans and arrangements. Zuo Liangyu is now a chess piece of Chang Yu. If he dies, it will not only disrupt the place where the chess piece is, but also the entire chess game. So now Zuo Liangyu Liangyu couldn't die. Liu Zeqing had been hateful enough before. Chang Yu wanted to kill him early on, but he needed him to chase the intruders and needed him to go north for reinforcements. He endured it until he had no use value before killing him. But Zuo Liangyu The usable value is still very high, so we can't kill him yet.
"In that case, let's take a detour. We are in a hurry to go to the south. There is no need to cause trouble with him here." Li Muxian persuaded again. Tu Yuan and others agreed. Chang Yu suddenly raised his head and looked at him. They laughed: "Why are we traveling all the way across mountains and rivers?"
"Go to Yunnan to suppress the rebellion!" Tu Yuan was startled.
"Is that all?" Chang Yu smiled again, and Tu Yuan scratched his head: "Otherwise, oh, by the way, brothers want to gain military exploits."
"Is there nothing else?" Chang Yu twitched the corner of his mouth, and Tu Yuan was confused. Li Muchian stroked his beard and nodded: "You can still make money, but Zuo is so fat. If you don't take a bite, you will be punished by God." Ah, it’s just... is it easy to get the old thief’s money? Let’s not steal the chicken but lose the rice.”
"Then don't steal. How about being honest?" Chang Yu chuckled. The others were still confused. Li Muxian slapped his head: "Wonderful. If you come to ask for it openly, he will have to give it to you if he can't shame it. What's more important is that he can't steal it." Contain him and protect us from crossing the border without anyone noticing."
Chang Yu looked at Tu Yuan and the others with a proud look on his face and said, "You guys understand."
"I don't understand." Tu Yuan, Hao Yaoqi and others shook their heads vigorously. Even Chen Wangting's personal attendants also looked confused. Chang Yu couldn't help but sigh that he had many martial arts masters under his command, but the only one who could think fast was Li Muxian. There is no one left.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Which of you is willing to go to Wuchang to ask Zuo Liangyu for money?" Chang Yu looked at Tu Yuan and the others.
"If you want it, he'll give it to you. What if he doesn't give it to you? What if he forces us to keep so many of us and we can't escape and fight him?" Hao Yaoqi muttered, and Chang Yu laughed: "Just come to the door. If you want it, he will definitely give it to you, and he will never make it difficult.”
"If that's the case, then I'll go." Hao Yaoqi started shouting when he heard about this good thing. Tu Yuan and Ji Jike were also vying to go. Chang Yu glanced at the three of them and thought for a moment: "The wine jar has no brain." Maybe things will go wrong, Tu Yuan is too victorious and might get into fights, General Ji is the most stable, so let General Ji go."
Ji Jike was very happy. Who wouldn't be happy asking for money? He has a group of brothers to support him. The more he asks, the more he can earn: "Does the Governor have an explanation?"
As soon as Chang Yu opened his mouth, Li Muchian flashed over and said, "There is nothing more to explain. The old Taoist will accompany the general on a trip. This is what the poor Taoist is best at."
Chang Yu couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Anything good for you is definitely indispensable, that's all. This happens to be what you are good at, so just go with General Ji."
"Duke" Li Muchian pulled Chang Yu aside and asked in a low voice: "Is there a cap?"
"That old thief is very fat. Once he opens his mouth, he will eat something big. The governor only wants this number, and any more will belong to you and General Ji." Chang Yu put his hand into Li Muchian's sleeve, and the two were bargaining there. Everyone was speechless. Zuo Liangyu in Wuchang City sneezed several times in a row.
