Jizhou, Zhangwu.
The Zhangshui River originates from the Taihang Mountains, passes through Zhangwu from the south, and enters the Bohai Sea in the north. There are a lot of grassy plains near the Zhang River where it meets the sea.
This vast wilderness is now a horse-grazing ground for the Jin army in Youzhou. Thousands of horses grazed leisurely on the banks of the Zhangshui River with rich water and grass.
Duan Wenyuan, Duan Shujun, Duan Xiu, and Duan Mobo were gathering under a big tree to drink together.
As the four youngest and bravest members of the Xianbei Duan tribe, they led their respective tribes to leave their home base in western Liaoning and enter Jizhou in February.
In the past few years, the cavalry of the Xianbei Duan tribe, as an important reinforcement for Wang Jun, the governor of Youzhou, have entered the Central Plains several times as Wang Jun's mercenaries, and each time they looted very rich sums.
Especially when they invaded Yecheng, Hebei Province more than a year ago, they not only robbed countless silks, gold and silver, but also robbed eight thousand women returning to the north. Unfortunately, when they reached Yishui, Wang Jun, the governor of Youzhou, was afraid of Duan The tribe will multiply and grow rapidly after having these 8,000 women, so Wang Jun strictly ordered Duan's soldiers to let go of these 8,000 women. Duan Ji, the leader of the army, and his family members were so angry that they ordered the tribe to throw all the 8,000 innocent Han women into the army. In the rolling Yishui River, the Jin people who lived by the Yishui River in the next few years did not dare to fish for food.
The Duan cavalry entered Jizhou this time to help quell the rebellion of Gongshifan, an old subordinate of King Sima Ying of Chengdu. However, by the time they first entered Jizhou, Gongshifan had already been defeated and fled south.
For a time, these Duanbu Xianbei people were unable to grab anything. Jizhou had been dilapidated and desolate after several years of war, and Duanbu gained nothing this time.
For more than a month, these Duanbu Xianbei people have been stranded in Zhangwu, Jizhou.
"The summer in Jizhou is so damn hot, it makes me dizzy at night, but we in western Liaoning are cooler."
Duan Shujun was shirtless and complained, sweat breaking out on his young face.
"Yeah, I've been out for a few months and I haven't even grabbed a feather. It's better to go back to Liaoxi early."
Duan Xiu, the youngest, agreed, then picked up a glass of ice-cold plum wine and drank it down.
"Let's wait and see. Since Wang Jun didn't let us go back to western Liaoning, there must be something we can contribute to."
Duan Wenyuan, as the most experienced among the four, had previously joined forces with the Wuwan people to enter Luoyang and looted Yecheng, and Duan Wenyuan had participated in it.
"What if the Ministry of Yuwen takes advantage of our stay in the Central Plains and sends troops to attack us."
Duan Mobo said with some worry.
Although Yuwen, Duan and Murong are all Eastern Xianbei, Xianbei itself is just a general name.
The leader of the Duan tribe, Duan, was from Xianbei, but the tribes under his command were very diverse, including Xianbei people, Wuwan people, Huns, and even Jin people who fled to western Liaoning.
Although the Yuwen tribe is called Xianbei, they are actually descendants of the Xiongnu, and most of the tribes they lead are the previous Huns. They just changed their names after the decline of the Xiongnu Chanyuting and the rise of Xianbei. The head of the Yuwen tribe Customs such as hair shaving are very different from those of Duan Bu and Murong.
The Murong tribe now lives in Liaodong, and its current power is the weakest among the three tribes.
The Yuwen tribe lives in the grasslands of the upper reaches of the Liao River and often conflicts with the Duan tribe and the Murong tribe. However, in recent years, the Duan tribe has relied on Wang Jun and obtained a large number of sophisticated weapons and equipment, which has made the Yuwen tribe become more honest.
"Mo Bodi, don't worry. Now it's good if our Duanbu doesn't go to Yuwen Kuntouman to cause trouble. How many of them have the guts to come to Liaoxi?"
Duan Wenyuan was not worried at all about Yu Wenbu.
Duan Bu received a large amount of food, weapons, armor and cloth from Youzhou. In recent years, the army has become stronger and the population has grown rapidly. Duan Bu now commands a population of more than 30,000 and has more than 40,000 people who control strings. It is far from the Yuwen Department. This kind of prairie barbarian who can't even get enough armor can't be compared.
The Yuwen tribe was nibbling grass roots on the grassland every day. Apart from joining forces with Goguryeo to rob the weaker Murong tribe, it was impossible to touch the tough opponent of the Duan tribe.
The four of them continued to drink and talk, listening to Duan Wenyuan boasting that Yecheng was prosperous and prosperous before, with mountains of treasures and silks, and even the women in the Jin city were fragrant. It was a pity that all the eight thousand women were drowned in Yishui. Of course. Duan Wenyuan didn't regret the death of eight thousand women, but it was a pity that he could not bring them back to Duan Bu's brothers to see them.
Just when the four of them were drinking to their heart's content, a cavalryman from the Duan tribe galloped towards them and jumped down when he got close.
"Master, an envoy from the King's Governor has arrived and is waiting for you at the camp."
This riding slave from Duan Department said to the general Duan Wenyuan.
As soon as they heard that an envoy from Wang Jun, the governor of Youzhou, was here, Duan Wenyuan and the others quickly returned to camp.
After arriving at the camp, the four of them saw that the envoy who came was the son-in-law of Wang Jun, the governor of Youzhou, who often served Zaosong as a casual rider.
Duan Wenyuan and the other two hurriedly and respectfully greeted Zao Song as juniors.
Zaosong responded with a hint of embarrassment.
Duan Wenyuan's father, Duan Wuwuchen, the leader of the Duan tribe, was not only the Duke of Western Liaoning and the Great Chanyu of Xianbei conferred by the Jin court, but also the son-in-law of Wang Jun, the governor of Youzhou, and a sister of Zaosong's wife, Wang Shao. A few years ago Married to Duan Wuwuchen, Zaosong is still Duan Wuwuchen's brother-in-law.
"Uncle" Zao Song then announced the order he had brought to Duan Wenyuan and his nephews. Wang Jun ordered Duan Wenyuan and others to prepare for the attack. Three days later, Wang Jun's general Ningbei General Wang Hu led 10,000 Youzhou The army arrived, and when the time came, they gathered together and were led by Ningbei General Wang Huan. They marched to Qingzhou to attack Liu Bogen, the Donglai bandit who occupied Linzi.
After listening to the order brought by Zao Song, Duan Wenyuan and the other two were all excited. They had long heard that Qingzhou was rich and prosperous, and Linzi was not inferior to Ye City. Now they finally had the opportunity to grab a goodhold of Qingzhou's colorful world. .
Duan Wenyuan and the other two hurriedly sent their respective cavalry to summon Duan's soldiers and horses who were scattered around.
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Dongguan County, Linqu City.
Liu Yu's Donglai Army began to leave Linqu City in a long queue. Everyone's luggage was full. There were many cattle, horses and vehicles in the queue, and they were also piled with food.
Different from the previous failure in Guang County, this time Liu Yu led the Donglai Army to gain a lot in Linqu.
Because the fleeing soldiers and civilians in Guangxian County all fled to Taishan County in the southwest, Linqu in the southeast of Guangxian County did not receive any early warning of enemy attacks ahead.
When Liu Yu led the forward 200 cavalry to arrive, the defenders in Linqu City even thought that these troops wearing Jin army armor and uniforms came from the Jin army, so that they did not even close the city gate.
After Liu Yuqi approached the city gate, he suddenly rose up and solved the defenders of the city gate, seized the city gate, and then repelled several counterattacks by the Jin soldiers in Linqu with only 200 men. He waited until the large troops behind arrived. At that time, the Jin troops in the city fled one after another and surrendered.
The Donglai Army captured Linqu with very few casualties and obtained a large amount of supplies in the city for transfer to Xuzhou and Yangzhou.
