At the end of the Battle of Weihu, among the 40,000 people from the eight tribes who accompanied Henadanghu to build the city at Weihu, a few died in the battle and half were captured by Dajiequ. The rest were mostly afraid of Fuluo's tyranny and either fled westward back to the great city of Shuofang. Or flee north from Huze.
When the remaining six tribesmen of Shuofang Dacheng saw that He Naping had fled back to Pinglin, and heard that He Nadang had died in battle, and that Dajiequ was about to lead his troops to encircle him, they were all devastated, and they all continued westward with their men. They decided to cross the desert. Go all the way to the uppermost reaches of the river and find a place in the war-torn Longdi.
However, Gao Zhun and Li Hou still stayed in Dacheng. They discussed privately: "When we first assisted He Nai in becoming a householder, we wanted to kill all the people's thieves. When we joined Bai Bo, it was just to find a way out on the edge of the knife. A thought , people have changed their appearance. Brother He Nai is dead, as well as his wife and children, and there are so many people counting on us to survive. How can we become less useful as we continue to live? "
So they appeased the remaining tribesmen and allowed those who wanted to leave to leave. In the blink of an eye, the crowds in the big city no longer existed, and there were only more than 10,000 people left, most of whom were unable and unwilling to stay away from home. There are lonely old people and children, but Gao Zhun and the others don't care. As long as they can still move, they don't mind. Repairing the fortifications is difficult, but it doesn't mean that no one can help. The big deal is that some people do more and some do less, some people build bricks and some people put up walls. As long as you try your best, that's all. There was no need for them to say much. Those who stayed behind knew the predicament at this time, and no one wanted to live. In addition, Micro Motion did not deduct food, so they had no reason not to do their best for the garrison.
But this is not enough. Gao Zhun and his team also understand that now they can only rely on them to survive the siege. If they want to break the situation, they must stand firm and wait for help. But the assistance will not come from the Xianbei people. What they need is actual strength that can go directly to the city to relieve the siege.
"Going to find Guo Shuai?" Wang Xiaoxian asked. After all, everyone was born in Bai Bo, and the first thing they thought of was Guo Da in Wanyang.
But Li Hou immediately denied it and said: "Guo Shuai is in an embarrassing situation now. We have been having trouble with the He Na brothers for a month. The Hun royal court knows our whereabouts to some extent, and must be wary of Guo Shuai. What's more, we left the house without talking to him. Commander Guo, tell me, how can we trouble him again?"
Gao Zhun agreed. Not only was Guo Da embarrassed, the most important thing was that Guo Da led his army to rescue him, but he might not be able to win. If reinforcements are required, it is best if the reinforcements are capable of winning. He had already prepared a plan for this, and he said: "In the current situation, I think we have to ask for help from Longshou. Although he has resigned from his official position, he and Liu Shijun are sworn brothers. Liu Shijun is a lieutenant general who protects the Huns. You and I have heard about the name of benevolence and righteousness, and he has the righteousness of the court. As long as he brings troops here, even if he cannot win, he can still protect these tens of thousands of people!"
Everyone said yes and asked Gao Zhun to go to Jinyang for help.
On the other hand, although Daqiequ won a great victory in the Battle of Weihu, he suffered heavy casualties and was unable to reorganize his troops to fight again. He originally wanted to rest at Weihu for ten months and wait for Shanyu to recruit more than 10,000 soldiers before he could advance. Suppress Shuofang and wipe out the remaining bandits. Unexpectedly, after the good news came, Shan Yu's order was to retreat to Shanan to reorganize his troops and be ready to assist Dingxiang at any time.
Just when Zhiya's order was difficult to understand, Humphrey ordered the fifty-two troops under his command to each have more than a thousand soldiers. Together with the soldiers of the royal court, there were about 60,000 infantry and 30,000 cavalry, a total of about 90,000 troops. , all the princes of the Huns accompanied them, and they drove all the way to the great city of Shuofang.
Dajiequ and Liu Xuan ran into Shanyu's army north of Guangyan. I saw the mighty army marching like a dragon with no head or tail. The flags of the various kings were fluttering like a forest in the spring breeze. Wolves, tigers, jackals, and sun in the clouds and mountains. These pictures that boosted morale were mixed among the ranks. However, the soldiers were in a sleepy mood and were in low spirits. , which made Da Qiequ feel deeply unlucky.
Da Qiequ then went to the Central Army with Liu Xuan to pay homage to Shan Yu. Chanyu was surrounded by princes and relatives. He wore a gold crown, a gold silk belt around his waist, and long riding boots inlaid with two pieces of ruby. He looked very noble. When he saw the two people who had returned from victory, he was very excited. He happily said to the princes: "This is the return of the loaded hunters."
After that, he ordered to reward each of them with a cup of jade. The jade cup was engraved with two lions chasing each other. The Xiongnu Chanyu said with a smile: "You two are like my lion control warriors in Meiji, and they should serve as examples for my entire army." !" All the princes also put on smiles and gave heavy gifts to the two of them, knowing that from now on the two of them would rise rapidly.
But Dajie's heart was not here. He finally exchanged pleasantries and found an opportunity to ask Shanyu: "Dare you ask Shanyu? When Shanyu asked about the plan in Meiji, he fully agreed to it and gave me full authority to deal with Shuofang." Matter, why now?”
Before he finished speaking, Shanyu could hear his confusion and dissatisfaction with his trip. Fortunately, he was about to win a big victory. Shanyu was in a good mood and knew that he was wrong first, so he explained to Daqiequ in a gentle voice. Said: "I originally wanted to lead the army to attack Dingxiang, but after gathering the soldiers, I heard that there was going to be a battle with Xianbei. The morale of the soldiers was low, and the army should be visible. It is better to lead the army to destroy the remaining thieves first, show my power as the king, and then lead the army When we have a great victory and go north to attack the invaders, then the morale of the troops will be available and the enemy invaders will naturally retreat."
When Dajiequ heard the words "Promote my power as king", he understood everything. Even if he disagreed with the other reasons, he nodded for a long time and could only say: "It's just a waste of money, Shanyu should pay attention to it. " Shanyu knew that he had agreed, so he waved and said with a smile: "Da Qiequ will go to Shanan first. You still have to worry about the battle against Xianbei."
Da Qiequ retreated silently. He looked back at Shan Yu's goshawk flag, and found He Nadanghu's head hanging on the goshawk flag, floating back and forth in the wind. For a moment, he met his eyes. The corner of his mouth seemed to be mocking the person he had entrusted to him. Da Qiequ withdrew his eyes and walked among the crowd. All the soldiers had a frustrated expression, which made him laugh silently.
So the two armies separated again. Daqiequ had to follow the Hetao Desert in the north to Yunzhong County, rest at the corner of the river from east to south, and prepare for the next battle with Xianbei, while Yufuluo's Shanyu army regrouped. Crossing Wei Lake, we launched an encirclement and suppression campaign against the last rebels along the southern desert.
There had been chaos in Bingzhou for a month, and Chen Chong was not unaware of it. However, Liu Bei suffered such a defeat and spent the whole day recuperating in his mansion. Chen Chong was in charge of all affairs in the county, so he was really unable to pay attention. Although Xianbei said it would withdraw its troops, it had to recruit and train its troops again after this great defeat, while the south of the county needed to encourage education and agriculture, inventory the acres of land in the county, and distribute the wasteland to the victims.
After one spring, more than 20,000 households in the county were granted land. Many wealthy families who fled last year heard the news and sent Cangtou back to inquire about the situation. They often saw clear ridges in the old fields, green wheat seedlings in the soil, and green gauze everywhere between the streets. Men farmed, while children often collected mulberry bark in the mountains and fields. They returned home and handed it over to women to sort and dry it for the county government to go to the countryside to purchase.
With such a harmonious scene, all the prominent families in the county were overjoyed, so they packed up their property and returned home one after another. Before returning home, many of the sons of the Jun Wang clan came to Liu Bei to intercede, hoping that the county government would do justice and return the fields that had been before the Xiongnu rebellion to their original owners.
After Liu Bei first met with a few people, he immediately closed the door of his house on the pretext of recovering from illness. Unable to get what they asked for, they found another way, so this group of young talents turned to pay homage to Chen Chong. After all, it was well known to everyone that he was handling the affairs of the entire county. As a result, within ten days, the county government's threshold was crossed.
The children of the aristocratic families basically follow the same old routine: first they talk about mysteries, then they give gifts, and finally they make plaintive pleas. Chen Chong's expression did not change, and he kept silent when talking about mysteries, leaving it to his disciples to deal with. He accepted all the gifts, and then hung them on the door beam, writing each one on red paper: x, month, x, year Zhongping, xxx from x county gave a gift to Chen. Within a few days, the beams were covered with lacquered boxes, just like the persimmon trees had harvested, and the scenery was dazzling.
So far, those who gave gifts to Chen Chong Tanxuan have basically disappeared. Only those who begged to speak candidly would be asked by Chen Chong to inquire about their family's age and financial situation. If they were really in difficulty, he would privately use money to provide some support. If the family's property was substantial, he would take out the land register and sort out the amount, remove the hidden fields, and allow them to use 60% of the market value. Redeem the fields in the book.
In addition, there were some people who tried to bribe county officials. Chen Chong was well prepared for this, so he sent Zhang Fei as postal supervisor, accompanied by Xu Shu, to go to the county. He actually dug out nearly a hundred corrupt officials, and they were all killed by Zhang Fei. He was tied to a tree and whipped for punishment. After a month like this, Chen Chong's reputation as an iron-faced man became famous far and wide, and the powerful man who wanted to use favors to gain some benefits naturally disappeared without a trace.
During this period, Chen Chong was actually very concerned about He Nadang. Two days after the He Na Dang household incident, Guo Da got the news and learned that his subordinates were involved. Guo Da didn't know what to do for a while, but he remembered that Chen Chong predicted that the Huns would be in civil strife sooner or later, so he told Chen Chong about it.
Chen Chong immediately sent Wei Yan to Shangjun to inquire about the news. When Wei Yan arrived in Pingding, the three counties had been plundered by He Nadang. He only saw a piece of ruins and corpses and blood on the ground. Wei Yan was deeply shocked by this and returned. When he arrived in Jinyang, he felt both happy and frightened and said to Chen Chong: "The tyranny of the princes was killed by the people. There are really consequences in the world!" After staying with Chen Chong for a long time, he was able to talk a little about Buddhism.
Hearing that He Na Danghu was leading his army towards Shuofang, Chen Chong was extremely disappointed. He held his forehead and lamented, "I'm going to die! I'm going to die! Why don't I go east and come here?" So he discussed with Liu Bei and sent Jian Yong to the United States. Ji left, trying to persuade Yu Fulo to negotiate peace with him, but after Yu Fulo heard his intention, he didn't see him, and Jian Yong was rejected.
After receiving the news, Chen Chong was extremely upset. Thinking of how things had not gone well since the beginning of the year, and then remembering Jian Shuo's remarks before leaving, Chen Chong felt a strong wind howling in his heart: There was nothing he could do about family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs. ?
Fortunately, there is one thing that makes him happy. Of course, he is not the only one who is happy. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, Liu Deran, and even Jinyang City are all in high spirits and take the initiative to give Zhang Hong a blessing.
The reason is actually very simple. Liu Bei is already twenty-eight this year and he is finally getting married.
