In fact, Liu Yu's remarks were half true and half false. Although the treasury did not have much savings, it was still barely enough to support a campaign, and it was not really empty.
But for Sizhou, which is in chaos, just sending troops once is not enough. The escape rate of Sizhou's households has reached 90%, and almost all power is in the hands of Hu Han and Wubao. , in order to subdue these people, it cannot be accomplished by simply occupying a few important cities. It can be said to be a protracted battle.
Since the defeat of Shi Le, the powerful people in Sizhou, who were caught between the two Han kingdoms in the east and west, were keenly aware of the changes in the general trend of the world.
Although Jinshi Fangzhen now controls many states and counties, the core areas of the Central Plains have all fallen into the hands of the two Han states, and the hope of returning to Luojing seems to be slim and untouchable.
This time, Guo Mo, the powerful dock master of more than ten Sizhou families, was contacted. He was originally the general under the command of Pei Zheng, the prefect of Hanoi County in the Jin Dynasty. After Pei Zheng, the prefect of Hanoi County, was captured by the Huns, Guo Mo led his troops. The soldiers gathered in Wu Duc County, Hanoi County and became bandits, specializing in plundering pedestrians who were fleeing.
However, Guo Mo, who specializes in "making the country difficult to make money", although he has a dark heart, is unwilling to sacrifice his life for the Huns.
After learning that Jiehu Shile of Hebei was defeated by Liu Yu of the 'Eastern Han Dynasty', Guo Mo already had the idea of giving up allegiance to the Jin Dynasty.
After Zhao Gu occupied Luoyang City and rebelled against Hu and defected to Jin, the Jin troops in Guanzhong and Sizhou were unable to rescue Luoyang, so the fall of Luoyang City again became inevitable.
In this case, Guo Mo decisively sent his brother Guo Zhi as an envoy to surrender to Liu Yu.
Although Liu Yu had no way to directly send troops to control Sizhou, since there was a commander like Guo Mo who was willing to surrender and had already roped in more than a dozen Wubao to surrender, he naturally had no way to refuse and could not refuse!
Therefore, it is a good deal to grant official positions to powerful dock owners like Guo Mo who are willing to surrender, and provide some support to gain several strongholds in Sizhou.
When Guo Mo's younger brother Guo Zhi returned to Wubao, Wude County, Sizhou with the seal and ribbon awarded by the Han Emperor Liu Yu, Guo Mo couldn't wait to ask about the result of the surrender.
"Azhi, what's the result?"
As soon as Guo Mo saw his brother coming back, he immediately asked.
"Brother, it's done!" Guo Zhi's face was filled with joy, and he could not tell the hard work of traveling day and night.
"Hahaha, okay!" Guo Mo laughed and asked again.
"What's the law?"
Guo Zhi smiled and took out a silk book from his arms, along with a copper seal no bigger than a palm.
"Brother, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty appoints you as the governor of Hanoi. This is the imperial edict and seal."
After Guo Mo received a few things, he weighed them and showed a dissatisfied look.
"Is that all? Nothing else?" Guo Mo asked a little disappointed.
Guo Zhi showed some confusion, "Brother, why are you not happy? Isn't this what we have been looking forward to for a long time?"
Before going to the Han Kingdom in the east, Guo Mo's plan was to obtain the official position of the prefect of Hanoi County, and then use the increasingly prosperous martial arts of the Han Dynasty to control the powerful people in the county.
"Oh, you don't know something!" Guo Mo sighed helplessly, and then continued.
"Zhao Gu of Luoyang was very brave. The Xiongnu leader Liu Cong personally led tens of thousands of troops to besiege him. After losing nearly ten thousand soldiers and horses, he became so angry that he captured all the people near Luoyang and killed them in front of the battle. In ten days, there were almost no survivors in Henan County!"
Hearing what Guo Mo said, Guo Zhi's face suddenly turned pale.
"These Huns slaughtered their sons. They used to pretend to be saints and wise kings and take care of the people, but now they have exposed their beasts!"
"So, our place is just across the river from Luoyang. If these barbarians become murderous, they will definitely continue to attack after they break through Luoyang. By then, our place will definitely bear the brunt!" Guo Mo said.
Wude County where they are located belongs to Hanoi County of Sizhou. Hanoi County is only separated from Henan County where Luoyang is located by the Yellow River. Wude County is close to the river. It only takes a day to reach Wude County from Luoyang by boat.
Therefore, once Luoyang City is broken, if the Huns continue to attack in all directions, Hanoi County will definitely not be able to escape.
Guo Mo frowned and continued.
"If the barbarians spare their lives and attack Luoyang day and night, then Zhao Gu will soon be exhausted. I originally guessed that Zhao Gu could hold Luoyang fortified city for a year, but now it seems to be in danger. "
"I understand. What brother means is to send troops directly to Sizhou with the Han Kingdom in the east?" Guo Zhi said.
"Yes, it is best to send troops directly to occupy Xingyang County. In this way, the 'Eastern Han' and the 'Hu Han' will definitely confront each other on the south bank of the river, and the Huns will have no time to take care of our Hanoi County." Guo Mo looked forward to it. said.
"Brother, I'm afraid this won't work. When I went to Luzicheng to see the Emperor of the Han Dynasty this time, I was told that the Han Dynasty's treasury is now empty and it is difficult to send out a large army to attack the Hulu in the west. We Sizhou Wubao still need to defend each other. "When Guo Zhi said this, he thought for a moment and continued.
"Well, if the Han Dynasty sends troops to Sizhou, it will be after this autumn at the soonest."
After hearing this, Guo Mo said with some disappointment.
"Of course I know the reasons, but things have changed too fast. Now with the reputation of a Hanoi County governor, I am afraid it will be too late to integrate the forces of various Wubao."
Guo Mo's original plan was to use the name of the Han Dynasty in Qingzhou to control the surrounding powerful Wubao, gather and integrate the forces of various families, repair the damaged Wude County, and then rely on the strong city to defend it to stop the future Huns and barbarians. .
However, the atrocities of the Huns in driving people to fill trenches outside Luoyang City quickly frightened many powerful dock owners in Hanoi County, and these people began to want to return to their previous state of submission.
"What's more, the official position of the governor of Hanoi County cannot only be given to me by the Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Liu Kun, the governor of Bingzhou, has also sent someone to agree to this official position."
After hearing this, Guo Zhi shook his head.
"Although Liu Kun is famous, he may not be able to reverse the trend with just half of the state. The Jin Dynasty has lost its moral integrity and lost its land. Now Zhao Gu is relying on Luoyang, but no one among the Jin Dynasty ministers can save him. In the Central Plains It’s beyond the scope of the Jin Dynasty!”
"Brother, we have now obtained the seal and ribbon of the Emperor of Han, but we must not accept any more official posts in the Jin Dynasty!"
After hearing this, Guo Mo nodded helplessly and said.
"Of course I know what you said, but now that there is only one official position as the prefect of Hanoi County, I always feel uneasy."
When Guo Zhi heard this, he suddenly remembered something and said immediately.
"By the way, brother, I'm in Luzi this time. Before I left, I learned that the Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty had appointed Liu Tun as the Sili Colonel, and it seemed that he had established a residence in Xingyang!"
After Guo Mo heard this, his eyes widened immediately, and he said in surprise.
"Liu Tun? Set up a mansion in Xingyang?"
"Could it be Liu Tun, the fifth-term Sili school captain?"
"Yes, brother, it is that Liu Tun!" Guo Zhi said.
"Okay, okay! Liu Tun has a very high prestige in Sizhou. If he establishes his government in Xingyang County, he will definitely be able to recruit many powerful dock owners around to defect to the Eastern Han Dynasty. In this way, even if the Huns and barbarians attack Luoyang, they will definitely He is heading towards Xingyang County!"
When Guo Mo said this, he clapped his hands happily and laughed.
"Haha, in this way, the Xiongnu Hulu troops will be tied up in Xingyang County, and we in Hanoi County can be very relaxed!"
Guo Mo laughed twice, but then he thought of something and said with some regret.
"What a pity. Although this Liu Shijun has a high prestige, is fair in dealing with affairs, and can attract favors, he is not good at using troops. I wonder if Xingyang County can block the Huns' offensive?"
Hearing this, Guo Zhi chuckled.
"Brother, don't worry. I heard that the emperor of the Han Dynasty has moved his ancestor Ti to be the general of the Western Conquest, and is recruiting refugees as soldiers in Yangping and Dunqiu areas. I guess it is for this reason!"
"In that case, why didn't you say it earlier! It made me worried for a while!" Guo Mo was a little unhappy when he heard this.
"If this is the case, even though the Qingzhou soldiers who are famous all over the world have not come, if Liu Tun can be appointed as the captain of Si Li to recruit them, and Zu Ti can be appointed as the general to lead the refugees into the army, it can be considered that Sizhou can block the Xiongnu offensive. ”
As Guo Mo said this, he touched his beard again.
"It's just that Zu Ti fought with Hulu Shile and Hu Yanyan, and won and lost. There is nothing outstanding about him. I don't know if he can stop the army led by Liu Cong, the leader of the Huns."
"Brother, although Zu Ti's military strategy is mediocre, the Huns must have been very tired after they conquered Luoyang. They may not be able to mount a strong offensive, but they can probably withstand it!" Guo Zhi hurriedly advised.
"Well, I always feel that this ancestor Ti has mediocre qualifications. Although he has the qualifications of a high-ranking family, he can suddenly rise to the high position of a general in all directions. It really baffles me!" Guo Mo said in the end with some reluctance.
"This is probably because there are no famous generals in the Eastern Han Dynasty from Liu Yu on down. I think my brother is ten times more talented in generals than his ancestor Ti. When the emperor of the 'Han family' goes west to conquer the Huns and Barbarians, I will definitely be able to promote my brother and be among the top officials in the world!" Guo Zhi said very confidently.
Guo Mo also looked confident and nodded.
"Well, I think the reason why Zu Ti can be ranked as the General of the Conquest of the West is probably because of Liu Yu's intention of being 'a rich man with a lot of gold'!"
"If a horse's bones are worth a thousand gold, talents will come naturally!"
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Sizhou, Dunqiu County, Fanyang County.
This Fanyang County was originally located at the gathering place of Sizhou, Jizhou, and Yanzhou. Not only was the land fertile, but also merchants from the north and south gathered together. Especially in the county town, the prosperity of the past was described as a huge crowd. It couldn't be more appropriate.
However, that prosperous and prosperous scene no longer exists.
Since the death of Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu in the Jin Dynasty, the remaining parties such as Gongshifan, Jisang, and Shile have attacked and plundered Fanyang several times.
Later, the refugees gathered in Dunqiu rioted again, causing disaster to Dunqiu County again. Then Gou Xi, Shi Le, Liu Ling and other Jin troops and Hulu completely destroyed all Dunqiu counties.
In Fanyang County today, the larger cities are almost inhabited. Instead, there are many refugees gathered in the swamps near Huangchi and Baigou in the north, because there are swamps blocking them, and the Hulu cavalry are afraid of them. Being stuck in the mire, they rarely come here, and if there is any disturbance, these refugees can hide on the sandbar inside the mire.
However, since last month, many refugees who originally gathered here have begun to move south.
Because, after the news of Jiehu Shile's defeat and death in Qinghe came, Huyanyan's Huns troops retreated immediately, and the Qingzhou Han army that followed them began to appease the refugees and people, using food, salt, and cloth. and other financial rewards to the refugees who were assigned to households for farming.
At the beginning, the refugees in Fanyang County were also very afraid of these so-called Han troops holding high the red Chinese character Xuanlong flag, and they did not trust them in re-registering their households as good citizens.
After all, most of these people were good citizens of the Jin Dynasty before, but after registration, these households not only have to bear corvee labor, but may also be drafted according to the rolls, and the government's taxes and even blood extraction.
As a member of the Baihuangze refugees in Fanyang County, Zhang Chu was very distrustful of the Han soldiers and officials from Qingzhou at the very beginning.
Zhang Chu was originally from Ji County, Sizhou, and his family was a farming and weaving family with some land. Although it was only a few hundred miles away from Dunqiu County, Zhang Chu had never been to Dunqiu County before, and had even heard of Dunqiu County many times. There are only a handful of them.
However, before this year, after suffering several wars between barbarians and government troops, Zhang Chu and his clan neighbors fled Ji County, the "place of four battles", and followed the river eastward to Dunqiu County.
However, by the time tens of thousands of refugees from Ji County fled to Dunqiu County, less than a thousand people were still alive. They were either killed by barbarians or attacked by bandits along the way. The powerful dock owners were robbed, and many more people froze to death on the windy, snowy and cold escape route.
Today, Zhang Chu lives with his two brothers. All his parents and children have died on the way to escape, just like most old and weak people.
Today, Zhang Chu lives with his two brothers. All his parents and children have died on the way to escape, just like most old and weak people.
The scenery of spring is very intoxicating to the literati. The picture of the grass growing and the orioles flying is simply not too beautiful.
However, for people like the Zhang Chu brothers who are hungry every day, spring is the most difficult to endure. The phrase "the green and the yellow are not available" is the best summary.
Zhang Chu, who had just gone outside to search for a pack of reed buds to use to satisfy his hunger, heard his brother Zhang Qi talking to him as soon as he entered the door.
"Brother, there are a lot of people missing from this village!"
Zhang Chu said without even raising his eyelids.
"No matter how much you lose, you will not be allowed to leave!"
"Don't have that stupid dream of joining the army!"
PS: Guo Mo, courtesy name Xuan Xiong (?~330 AD), was a native of Huai County, Hanoi County. General of the Jin Dynasty. Not as powerful as Zu Ti, but he can still be regarded as a righteous soldier against Hu, but his actions are quite cunning.
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