Afterwards, Ran Long told Chen Wu and other members of the beggar army what happened after he left Guangping. Finally, he mentioned that Qingzhou Army Liu Yu wanted the beggar army to unite together to wipe out those powerful people who surrendered to the Hulu. thing. c八 c八 cRead c book, ■o↑
Although he didn't understand what Liu Yu, the governor of Qingzhou, meant by "hanging a street lamp", Chen Wu knew that it was not a nice thing to say, and it was probably a punishment in Qingzhou.
Regarding those powerful dock owners who had surrendered to Hulu Shile, Chen Wu certainly wished he could kill them all alive.
However, the most important reason why these powerful men joined the Hu people Shi Le was that they could not defeat the Hu people. And the beggar army under Chen Wu was not only far inferior in number to the Hulu bandit army, but their ability to attack fortresses was probably no better than that of the Hulu troops. Therefore, there has been no way to deal with these powerful people who have surrendered to the enemy.
Moreover, there is another important reason.
That is, although these powerful dock owners rebelled and defected to the Hu, as long as the Hu barbarians were defeated, they would transform and become subjects of the Jin Dynasty again. These powerful powerful people, large and small, are best at this kind of dynasty between Qin and Muchu. In this way, Even the imperial court basically tolerated him. How could Chen Wu, a little general named Xuanwei, have any reason to attack the rebels?
What's more, if you want to have the power to conquer the rebellious and rebellious, you must be granted the official position of "special expedition" by the emperor.
If Chen Wu dared to lead an army of beggars and arbitrarily conquered the powerful dock owners who had surrendered to the Hu people, then he would have committed a serious crime first, and that would be overstepping his authority. This crime was no less serious than surrendering to the Hu people.
Chen Wu was born as a subordinate of Ma Teng in Dongying Company, and Sima Teng was the younger brother of Taifu Sima Yue, so Chen Wu had always regarded himself as an orderly and good minister.
"Such things like begging for thieves have always been carried out by state and county officials. I am just a low-ranking General Xuanwei. I lead an army of beggars to live in Guangping City. I am already a favor of the court. How can I go beyond my authority to do this? What's going on?"
Chen Wu sighed, shook his head and said to Ran Long.
Ran Long was very disappointed after hearing Chen Wu's words. He was about to speak and persuade Chen Wu to agree, but he never thought that someone had already spoken before him.
"Mr. Chen, what you said is wrong. It is our duty to protect the land and the people. If we don't take this opportunity to get rid of these rebellious and powerful dock owners, why should we imprison them!?"
The person who spoke was Wei Song, a powerful commander of the Beggar Army. He had six to seven hundred people from the clan under his command. He was considered a relatively large force in the Guangping Beggar Army.
Wei Song's words quickly received approval and response from other beggar army commanders and military leaders.
"That's right, that's right, these powerful men who defected to Hu are all worthy of death. Even if we slaughter them all, can the court really blame us for a few traitors?"
"This time when the Hulu besieged the city, the imperial court sent every soldier. In the end, the one who saved us from begging all over the city was actually a Qingzhou soldier who started out as a traitor."
"Our beggar army has to obey the imperial court's dispatch orders when we go out, and we have to be ostracized by aristocratic families when we come back. Now we can't even touch these powerful people who have surrendered to Hu. What's the point of this?"
"Hmph! If the court really punishes us because of this incident, then we might as well go to Guang'ze. It's better to be water bandits there than to be punished here!"
Guang'ze is a lake and swamp in the north of Guangping. It is the confluence of Zhangbei and Zhangnan waters. It has a vast water surface and is densely covered with islands and sandbars. It has always been a place where bandits have haunted. The army and the Hulu have always been interested in this swampy area. Uncontrollable.
Suddenly, the beggar army lords and military leaders in the whole room were in a state of excitement.
Chen Wu also knew when he heard the complaints and grumbles of these beggar army chiefs, but he always thought in his heart that although the Huns, Di Qiang and other barbarians who were causing trouble everywhere were violent, as long as the imperial court calmed down the civil strife, It will be easy to clean up these barbarians and clowns. At that time, the court will still have the final say in this world. Wouldn't it be a pity if the beggar army offended the powerful court officials now. ¤八¤八¤Read¤Books,☆←o
However, due to the protracted siege by Shilehulu, the beggar army, which was tired of fighting, had exhausted all its food.
After all, if there is no war in peacetime, everyone can eat less to stay hungry, but when there is a war, you must have a full stomach, otherwise you will not be able to hold a knife or a gun for long.
Therefore, what Ran Long brought back said that Chen Wu was greatly moved by the proposal to loot and surrender Hu Haoqiang together with the Qingzhou Army, and then share the captured items equally.
"Okay, I know everything you said, but Qingzhou governor Liu Yu is a high official in the imperial court, but he has attacked each other several times with the high officials in the imperial court, which is a fact of separatist rule."
As soon as Chen Wu spoke, the original noise of everyone fell silent. After all, Chen Wu was brave in battle and fair. He had a very high prestige among the beggar army and was admired by almost everyone.
"Moreover, the Qingzhou soldiers have been attacking for hundreds of miles. Are they ready to rescue our Guangping beggar army? We have nothing to do with the Qingzhou soldiers."
Chen Wu's words made all the beggars present secretly feel that they were justified. Thousands of Qingzhou troops came all the way, certainly not to rob a few powerful people in Guangping. If they really wanted to rob some powerful people, they should go to Qinghe County and Pingyuan County. , which is much richer than the dilapidated Guangping.
"So, don't worry about it in advance. Why don't you wait until I go to see the governor of Qingzhou and talk about it when I come back."
Chen Wu turned to look at Ran Long and asked.
"Yuan Chang, is Liu Yu, the governor of Qingzhou, outside Guangping City now?"
"Yes, Chen Shuai, we should be looking for a place to camp near Nanyi now."
Chen Wu listened to Ran Long's words and nodded. Nanyi was still several miles away from Guangping. If the Qingzhou Army camped there, it would be considered as keeping a distance from the beggar army and showing no hostility.
"Okay, Yuan Chang, let's go together and meet the Qingzhou governor for a while. In any case, he has finally solved our siege in Guangping."
"Yes, I will obey your orders." Ran Long quickly agreed.
When Chen Wu led Ran Long and several other close guards to Nanyi, they soon encountered the Qingzhou Army's rangers.
These rangers all knew Ran Long, and when they learned that the beggar army commander Chen Wu had come to see Liu Yu, they quickly reported it to Liu Yu.
Later, Chen Wu, the handsome beggar, met Liu Yu, the governor of Qingzhou, in a dilapidated post house in Nanyi.
"Your Majesty, General Xuanwei, Chen Wu, pays homage to the envoy!"
As soon as Chen Wu saw Liu Yu, he had to make a big salute.
However, this was not beyond Liu Yu's expectation, because through previous conversations with Ran Long, he had already learned that Chen Wu valued the court's attitude very much. Although the beggar army came to Hebei, tens of thousands of people You have to find your own way to eat and drink, but whenever they meet the court's Qin Wang or dispatch, Chen Wu and Li Yun always respond positively. As a result, even those beggars who are full of complaints about the Jin court also Had to obey orders.
Although in Chen Wu's heart, he knew that Liu Yu was a traitor and an opportunist seeking peace, he was still a feudal envoy on the surface after all, ranking at the top level, far more than he, the lower-middle-level General Xuanwei, so Chen Wu would not skip these etiquettes.
Liu Yu quickly stepped forward and helped Chen Wu up.
"General Chen is the hero who killed Hu, why should he be like this!"
Chen Wu wanted to continue saluting, but he didn't know that Liu Yu's strength was far beyond that of ordinary people, so he pulled him up forcefully. Although Chen Wu was a little embarrassed, he felt a little more favorable towards Liu Yu.
"In front of the general, Chen Wu didn't dare to mention this matter. If it weren't for the general who marched hundreds of miles away to defeat Hulu Shile, our Guangping begging army would have been in trouble. The tens of thousands of begging soldiers are grateful for the general's great kindness. Within five years, even death will not be enough to repay the general's misfortune."
Although Chen Wu's words were very polite, Liu Yu always felt a little awkward when he heard them.
Liu Yu said straightforwardly.
"Ran Yuanchang, have you told General Chen my proposal?"
Chen Wu was a little surprised that Liu Yu was so direct, but he still answered quickly.
"Yes, Ran Long has told me everything the general said."
"General Chen, are you willing to lead the beggar army to join me in killing these scum who have surrendered to Hu?" Liu You asked.
"Of course the begging army wants to kill these scoundrels who betrayed their ancestors and surrendered to Hu. However, there are too many of these powerful men. Does the general want to kill them all?"
In fact, Chen Wu had already thought about it on the way here. Now the Guangping begging army is seriously short of food. If there is no new supply and the food is distributed according to the desperate level, it can last for another two months at most. So he had secretly made up his mind to form a partnership with the Qingzhou Army. However, he wanted to listen carefully to the Qingzhou Army's plan after seeing Liu. As long as it was not too outrageous, he decided to lead the begging army to do this. A deal was made.
As for worrying about the court's investigation, Chen Wu no longer thought about it. What Guangping's tens of thousands of beggars needed was to fill their stomachs, not the court's attitude.
Although he, Chen Wu, has always been grateful for the kindness of King Wu Ai {Sima Teng} and has always been concerned about the laws and orders of the court, the current situation of the beggar army no longer allows him to insist on this.
"Of course it's impossible to kill them all. Then Guangping County will really have ten houses and nine empty houses, and many of them have no choice. After all, when the barbarians come, there will be no official army to support them, so they have to survive. .”
From the interrogation of the prisoners, we learned that there were many strong men who had surrendered to Shi Le, Liu Ling and other barbarians in Guangping County. If they came to attack them one by one, it would take until next year to clean them up. Liu Yu did not have that much time to stay in Guangping County.
You know, the Xuzhou and Yangzhou armies mobilized by Sima Yue are gathering northward at this time, preparing to attack their base in Qingzhou.
Liu Yu continued.
"So, what we are going to clear out this time are mainly those powerful people who actively provide tribes and clan members to be driven by Shi Le. The rest who provide a small amount of food and supplies will only be punished a little."
What Liu Yu said about the sure-fire surrender of Hu tycoons was actually because he felt that the Hu people like Shi Le were becoming more powerful and would be the targets of political speculation in the future. In history, it was these speculators and tycoons who gave Shi Le a stable rear. Have the opportunity to occupy most of the north.
"Whose family is there?"
Chen Wu agreed very much with Liu Yu's strategy. In this way, when those powerful people who were determined to surrender to Hu were killed, the other powerful people would not react too violently. After all, not everyone is so unwilling. Face, he brought his own dry food and rushed to work as a lackey for the barbarians.
"It's all here."
As Liu Yu spoke, he took out a piece of paper and wrote on it which die-hard capitulationists who must destroy their families.
Chen Wu took it and took a look, and immediately found the names of several wealthy Guangping families. Although they were not high-ranking families, they were all wealthy and powerful. If he could defeat one or two of them, even if The beggar army could only capture 30%, which could last until early summer next year.
"As long as you take three or five of them and eat the big ones once, it will be enough to save food for half a year."
Chen Wu couldn't help but said.
"There are ten families in total, and they must all seek peace. I want to let the other Guangping powerful people know that I don't care whether they are willing to compromise with the Hu people due to the situation, but if anyone is determined to surrender to the Hu people and tries to commit himself to the Huns, he must pay the price with blood."
Liu Yu said through gritted teeth.
He has no choice. In the next few years, the land of Hebei will continue to be plagued by famines. Coupled with military disasters and banditry, there will always be frequent attacks by the Xiongnu and Jiehu forces. It is not just a mere 20,000 soldiers or 30,000 soldiers. Qingzhou, the auxiliary army, can take care of both.
Therefore, we can only use killing to scare those die-hard traitors, so that those who are ready to move will not dare to surrender too openly, in order to delay the growth of the Hu people's power.
After hearing this, Chen Wu was slightly surprised.
"General, if these ten powerful families unite, they will have tens of thousands of soldiers. I heard that the general has more than 10,000 elite soldiers, and the total number of beggars in Guangping is only 15,000. Minus the soldiers and horses who need to guard the city, guard the prisoners, and stay in the military camp, it would be good to get seven or eight thousand, but if you want to use all these powerful resources and food, it may not be enough."
Liu Yu knew what Chen Wu meant. If he wanted to kill these powerful men, he had to cut through the mess quickly. Otherwise, these powerful men would probably run away after hearing the news. By then, the Qingzhou Army and the Beggar Army would only have an empty house. The fort is useless.
"It doesn't matter. I have given orders to select available people among the prisoners and form another army to serve as the vanguard of filling the trenches and climbing the city."
Liu Yu paused, looked at Chen Wu, and then continued.
"Moreover, General Hao Ting, the beggar of Guangzong, has just replied to me today, saying that Liu Ling, the barbarian who was besieging Guangzong, has fled after hearing the news, and the siege of Guangzong has been relieved. The five thousand beggars of Guangzong have finally As soon as tomorrow, you can come to Guangping and join us in the crusade against these scum who surrendered to Hu."
When Chen Wu heard this, he was shocked again. He knew that Guangzong's city defense relied on Haoting's beggar army. How could he easily leave Guangzong and come to Guangping?
"Ah? Haoting of Guangzong? What about Guangzong City? Could it be... could it be..."
Chen Wu couldn't help but guess.
Liu Yu laughed and said.
"Haha, yes, Guangzong's beggar army has already moved east to Jibei County. Haoting is the governor and military residence of Jibei County."
"I have a better position in Qingzhou. I wonder if General Chen is willing to give in to General Chen's empty position?"
After hearing this, Chen Wu was stunned for a moment. If Guangzong's begging army moved eastward, then Guangping's begging army would be alone. It turns out that the two armies are each other's horns, and they were captured by barbarians. After the siege, if only a begging army in Guangping is left, it will be completely helpless.
What should I do?
Chen Wu had been thinking hard about this problem until the next day when Hao Ting, the beggar commander of Guangzong, led 5,000 "begging troops" wearing rags to the outside of Guangping City. He had not thought about what he was going to do. manage.
However, the plan arranged by Liu Chu did not allow Chen Wu to hesitate.
With the assembly of more than 20,000 Qingzhou, beggar troops, and captive servants, a long-planned "big house eating" officially began.
In just one day, the two tycoons closest to Guangping City were defeated in Wubao, because these two tycoons were actively vassaling Shilehulu, and they fought fiercely and killed many beggars and servants. .
Therefore, according to the agreement between Liu Yu, Chen Wu, and Hao Ting, all the stubborn powerful clansmen among them were killed, the women and tribes were all owned by the Qingzhou Army, and the food and property were equally divided among the three families.
Coupled with the heads of Hulu captured previously, for a while, there were wooden stakes with heads and corpses stuck in them along the journey for several miles from Guangping City.
On the first day alone, the wooden poles prepared by the Quang Binh begging army for exposing corpses to the public were not enough.
In Guangping City, a strong wooden pole has even become a hot commodity. 11
