In the third year of Yongjia, winter. +∧八＋∧八＋∧Read +∧book, ※→o
A light snow fell on the ground in Guangping County.
Liu Yuzheng led the Qingzhou Army, braved the wind and snow, and worked tirelessly on the road to "eat the rich".
By his side, in addition to Li Feng, Zhao Kun, Wu Xin and other Qingzhou military generals, there was also Guangzong's beggar army commander Hao Ting and his generals.
At this time, Hao Ting was talking and laughing with Wu Xin and other Qingzhou military generals with a bright face. Just half a month ago, Hao Ting, who was trapped in Guangzong, was ready to die rather than surrender to Hu. Did you ever think that you could defeat the Hulu and defeat the Hulu lackeys like you did now? The most important thing is to seize a large amount of food, cloth and other materials, enough to last for a year. In this way, the beggars waiting for you will After the living army arrives in Jibei County, it will be fully prepared to reclaim wasteland and farmland.
After nearly ten days of raids and revolts, the ten powerful families in Guangping County who had surrendered to the Hulu and served as lackeys had basically suffered devastating retaliation. Half of them were jointly defeated by the Qingzhou Army and the Beggar Army, and all the culprits among them were They were hanged to the roadside for public display, and the rest of the women and tribes all returned to the Qingzhou Army. However, a few of them quickly packed up their belongings and fled north after getting wind of the news.
What Liu Yu was doing at this time was to lead the cavalry of the Qingzhou Army and the Beggar Army to pursue the running away tycoons. After all, these tycoons had families and families and carried a large amount of money and food, so it was impossible for them to escape too fast.
A scout from the Qingzhou Army, holding an order flag, quickly rushed in front of Liu Yu and others.
"General, I found a large group of people resting in a sheltered place three miles ahead. There are over a thousand people. They should be Zheng Wen and his party."
After Liu Yu heard this, he was overjoyed and ordered the whole army to take a short rest, preparing to make a big effort to capture these "traitors" later.
Ran Long on the side also cheered loudly.
"Okay, this Zheng Wen is the greatest evil among the ten evils. If we don't kill this thief, our hatred will be hard to quell."
At this time, Hao Ting, the beggar army who followed closely behind, came up and asked.
"Brother Ran, who is this Zheng Wen? Is he richer than the family he killed two days ago?"
Ran Long has been in Guangping for two years with the Begging Army, and he knows all the powerful people in these counties well.
"This Zheng family of Zheng Wen was not only born in the Zheng clan's branch in Xingyang, but also served as an official for several generations. He is also the best at managing industries. No one knows how much land and assets the family has. However, when he joined the Hulu army before, he sent his subordinates Qian We have more people and thousands of dan of food.”
After hearing this, Hao Ting spat.
"Bah, this kind of scum, a good rich man won't do anything, but he is willing to be a lackey of the barbarians."
At this time, Wei Song, another leader of the Guangping begging army who was following him, also came over and continued.
"Moreover, when Zheng Wen was working as a servant in Luoyang, he loved singing and dancing with beauties. I heard that now there are many beauties at home."
As soon as they heard that there were many beautiful women, this group of warriors, who already had no shortage of wealth, all became interested and expressed their intention to immediately catch up and defeat these "scum" and "traitors".
After all, today is almost the last battle against the "traitor lackeys". When we return today, we can enjoy the fruits of victory.
Half an hour later.
When Liu Yu led a thousand cavalry from the Qingzhou Army and the Beggar Army to catch up with the fleeing team of Zheng Wen's family, they encountered almost no effective resistance.
After just two rounds of attacks, several people who looked like members of the Zheng family were killed. Several other members of the Zheng family who were covered in furs and brocades also mounted their horses and fled within a few dozen steps before they were all killed by Liu Yu and the others. Shot down from the horse. 5v eight 5v eight 5v read 5v books, ●●o
Later, after killing all the resisters, the cavalry of the Qingzhou Army and the Beggar Army began to chase the fleeing Zheng tribe and slaves.
Soon after, in the wind and snow, the Zheng family members and tribe who had not escaped far were driven back by the fierce cavalry.
Liu Yu took a look and found that, as Wei Song, the leader of the beggar army, said, there were many beautiful singers and dancers in Zheng Wen's family. Although they were all wearing thick clothes, just hearing the sobbing sounds was enough. Listen out.
The cries of a large group of women were very annoying. Qingzhou Army General Zhao Kun stood in front of the prisoners kneeling on the ground and shouted loudly.
"Stop calling out for your mother's funeral and identify them all for me. Which one of these dead people is Zheng Wen and Zheng Shida?!"
Afterwards, these prisoners were brought to the front and identified from a pile of dead Zheng clan members.
Soon, Zheng Wen was recognized. Although half of his face was chopped off with a knife, he was still recognized by the singer who was familiar with him.
A Qingzhou Army soldier took his sword and dismounted, strode forward, chopped off the "traitor's" head with one blow, threw it into a cloth bag, and hung it on the horse's butt.
At this time, in Guangping County, because too many "traitors" were killed, it was too troublesome to set up poles to show the public. For these last people, it has been changed to the traditional owl's head display. After all, this can save a lot of trouble. .
Although there are still a few scattered people who have escaped the pursuit of the cavalry, Liu Yu is no longer too lazy to waste time on these very few fish that have slipped through the net.
Under the supervision of the Qingzhou cavalry, the captured Zheng tribe began to transport supplies and returned to Guangping City.
By the time Liu Yu led the cavalry to escort the laden troops back home, everyone in Guangping City had already begun a belated feast.
However, Liu Yu, who had long been accustomed to being wary of anyone, did not enter Guangping City to attend the banquet invited by beggar commander Chen Wu. Instead, he continued to stay in the Qingzhou Army's military camp outside the city.
Although Chen Wu, a beggar soldier, can be regarded as a loyal and upright person, it would be terrible if someone had illusions and wanted to eliminate thieves for the Jin Dynasty and harm himself. After all, not long ago, the Shangyuan Garden in Juancheng was left to Liu Remember in advance.
Although none of the generals of the Qingzhou Army entered the city, the members of Guangzong's Beggar Army received Liu Yu's permission to enter the city for a banquet.
After all, things in Guangping County are over. The Qingzhou Army will return to Qingzhou soon. By then, Haoting and the Guangzong begging army will return with the Qingzhou Army. Today can be regarded as two groups of beggars. The army had a farewell banquet.
Of course, in order to express his apology for not being able to go to the city in person for the banquet, Liu Yu sent all the dozens of singers and dancers from Zheng Shida's family who were finally captured to Guangping, and they were presented to Chen Wu, the beggar handsome man.
In fact, as long as it is difficult for these delicate women to follow the Qingzhou Army across hundreds of miles and return to Qingzhou on foot in the winter, it is better to give it to Chen Wu and others as a favor.
By the time it was dark, the Qingzhou Army's camp had already imposed a strict curfew.
Suddenly, guards from the Yamen Army came in and reported to Liu Yu that a beggar army from Guangping City had come to meet Liu Yu.
"What's the name of the person coming?" Liu Yu asked.
"General Qi, this person calls himself Wei Song."
As soon as Liu Yu heard this name, he remembered that this man was a powerful military leader under beggar commander Chen Wu, and he could be considered a well-known man.
Under the leadership of the guards, the beggar army Wei Song quickly entered Liu Yu's camp.
Wei Song, who had a dark face when he saw Liu Jue, said with a smile on his face.
"Today at the banquet, I heard Chen Shuai say that the general will return to Qingzhou in a few days."
Liu Yu smiled and nodded. He had already told Chen Wu, the beggar commander, about this matter in advance. After all, before Liu Yu led the Qingzhou army back to Qingzhou, there was still a large amount of captured loot that needed to be distributed, so it was better to tell Chen Wu in advance. good.
Wei Song saw this and continued to speak with a smile.
"Today, Chen Shuai gave us the singer that the general rewarded, and also rewarded us with a lot of goods. If the general hadn't sent troops from hundreds of miles away to help, let alone these things, even the villain's life would have been lost. , even if you tie grass to repay your kindness, you can't repay the general."
Hearing the ignorant Wei Song say such unclear words, Liu Yu was confused for a moment and didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.
"Brother Wei is here, there must be something important. I am the most happy person in my life. If anything happens, Brother Wei just says it's okay."
Liu Yu asked directly.
Hearing Liu Yu speak so directly made Wei Song feel a little at a loss.
Finally, Wei Song finally plucked up the courage and spoke.
"I came here tonight, firstly, because the singer assigned to me by Marshal Chen has a girl who is so beautiful that a despicable person like me doesn't dare to touch her, so I came here to present it to the general."
With that said, Wei Song walked outside the tent door and brought in a girl dressed as a singer and dancer.
"Zheng Yingying, please kowtow to the general quickly!"
Wei Song quickly ordered in a low voice. After hearing this, the girl quickly kowtowed to the ground with a look of horror on her face.
Through the light just now, Liu Yu saw that this girl named Zheng Yingtao, although she was in her early adulthood, was indeed beautiful and delicate, and she was definitely a beauty with a charming personality.
However, did Wei Song come to this night just to give himself such a singer? Moreover, this is something that I have thrown away as a burden to the handsome beggar Chen Wu. I just borrow flowers to offer to the Buddha and give them back to myself. Wei Song, are you really okay with this?
Liu Yu did not refuse, and ordered a guard beside him to take the song and dance girl named Zheng Yingtao down, and then continued to look at Wei Song to see what other performances he had.
Sure enough, Wei Song then presented Liu Yu with a sword from outside the tent, saying it was the work of a famous craftsman in the late Han Dynasty.
Seeing Wei Song's clumsy bribery tactics, Liu Yu finally couldn't stand it anymore and said with some impatient anticipation.
"Brother Wei, I have always admired you as a strong man. I thought you were a happy and neat person. Who would have thought that you are like this? If you continue to behave like this, I will issue an order to expel you."
Seeing Liu Yu's expression turn cold, Wei Song finally stopped his unfamiliar performance and spoke sarcastically.
"General, calm down. I really have an unkind request. I hope the general won't blame you."
Liu Yu said, "Brother Wei, it doesn't matter if you say so."
"I have a young son who is just fourteen. I would like to ask the general not to give up. I can let him follow and serve me, and do some work like leading and feeding the general's horses." Wei Song said.
"That's all?" Liu Yu asked doubtfully without waiting for the rest of the story.
"Yes, that's all." Wei Song answered seriously.
"What does this mean?" Liu Yu couldn't help but guess Wei Song's intention.
After hearing Liu Yu's doubts, Wei Song forced out a wry smile, and then told Liu Yu everything about why he was like this.
It turned out that at tonight's banquet, beggar commander Hao Ting persuaded Chen Wu to abandon Guangping City and move eastward to Qingzhou together. After all, Qingzhou's territory is relatively safe and can allow his soldiers who have fought hard for several years to recuperate. , after all, the beggar army, which had been fighting with the Hulu rebels for several years, had already suffered heavy losses.
Hao Ting's proposal was supported by many of Chen Wu's subordinates. After all, military commanders like Wei Song had a good understanding of the strength of the Qingzhou Army through their recent marches, and they had heard that On the territory of Qingzhou, these beggars can have their own fields, and can also be allocated agricultural tools and seeds.
This kind of treatment is much better than the beggar army living in Hebei. Here in Guangping, if the beggar army wants to farm, they have to be squeezed out by wealthy families and compete for water sources, and they have to suffer endless harassment from barbarians. However, If you don't farm on your own and rely on the government's dispatch of food, you will almost have to sit back and wait for death.
Therefore, in fact, the current beggar army is already disappointed and pessimistic about the future of staying in Quang Binh.
What Hao Ting and the generals of the beggar army did not expect was that Chen Wu became furious after hearing everyone's opinions. In the end, he even said that if anyone wanted to follow the Qingzhou army, they could leave on their own. However, the friendship with Chen Wu was severed, and there was no relationship from then on.
You must know that people like Ran Long and Wei Song mostly came here for Chen Wu, and they were all deeply appreciated by the beggar handsome Chen Wu. How could they really abandon Chen Wu and lead his men to leave on their own?
However, whether we continue to be trapped in Guangping, or whether we go south to Zhongqiu and Pingchang in the future, we have been wandering around in dangerous places during the Fourth War, which is better than recuperating in the safe Qingzhou farmland.
In this way, Wei Song could not abandon his benefactor, but also felt that the future was dangerous and unpredictable. In order to take care of both worlds, Wei Song finally came up with this method.
Wei Song himself led his troops to continue to follow his benefactor Chen Wu, the beggar commander, and sent one of his youngest sons to follow Liu Yu, the governor of Qingzhou, so as to leave the Wei family intact.
After listening to Wei Song's words, Liu Yu thought for a moment and readily agreed.
Wei Song was overjoyed, but in the end, he still warned him again and again.
"General, I have one last thing to ask you. When the time comes, don't say that I came to ask the general to take in the dog. Please ask the general in person to ask me for someone, and just say, well, just say that my youngest son has some strength. Is it okay to be with Ran Liang, Ran Long’s son?”
Liu Yu had already recruited Ran Long and his son as generals from Chen Wu, the beggar commander. It was already known to everyone in the beggar army, and they also knew that Liu Yu particularly favored the twelve-year-old child soldier Ran Liang. , he looks like he will be adopted as his adopted son.
"Well, Brother Wei, don't worry about this. If Brother Wei doesn't mind, I will adopt your son as my adopted son and treat him as my nephew. What do you think?" Liu Xu understood that this was what Wei Song said. The beggar army is afraid that he will die and have no future. 11
