Five days later, in the middle of Shu, at Shuikou of Wucheng.
The Chengdu Plain is a plain formed by the alluvial accumulation of several rivers. From this plain to the Bajun land in the east, there are three so-called waterways, known as internal water, middle water and external water. The route of the Fujiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, also known as the Fuling River, runs from Fuling to Badong and is called Neishui. The current Tuojiang River is called Zhongshui. It goes from Neijiang to Ziyang and goes straight out of Guanghan to the north of Chengdu. As for the external water, it is today's Minjiang River, which can flow through Leshan and Meishan to the southwest of Chengdu. Since ancient times, these three waterways have been the regular way to enter Sichuan from Fengjie and Baidi.
Wucheng Shuikou is located in the south of Pengmo. The Fushui River flows south through Nan'an County. Its tributaries pass through Wucheng County in Guanghan County and become Wucheng Water. It reaches Chengdu in the west and joins the Yangtze River. Finally, it flows eastward and goes straight down to Baidi. It can be said that this is the only way for soldiers and horses from all over central Sichuan to enter the inner water and then go eastward along the river. And now around the water mouth of the five cities, the military tents stretching for more than 20 miles prove this point. A high-flying flag with the word "Qiao" proves that the commander and identity of this army are not legitimate. It was the Qiao Zong Corps that received the order from Mao Chu a few days ago to lead the rich local surnames in Shu and Ding Zhuang from Di to prepare for the front line.
In a low military tent, two generals in their forties faced each other cross-legged. They were wearing Sichuan armor. From the various patterns unique to Sichuan tattooed on the armor, especially the clear black and white The giant pandas can be seen at a glance, and the unique helmets they wear indicate their identities. They are by no means ordinary soldiers, but two wealthy people from Shu, Hou Hui from Guanghan and Yang from Brazil. Ambiguous.
Hou Hui was a dark-skinned man with a thin face. He looked at Yang Mei with a yellow face and a long beard, and said in a deep voice: "General Yang, have you heard the crying and cursing outside? These belong to us Shu people." The voice of my heart is, we refuse to live a good life, we have to go on an expedition, and we have to travel thousands of miles east to fight against the ferocious and warlike Huan Zhen, what are we trying to do?"
Yang Mei frowned: "Old man, don't say such things again. It's their business for the soldiers to cry, but we are the generals leading the army. If you think so, is it possible that the whole camp will mutiny at night? ? This time Mao Cishi gave a death order. You have to go even if you don't go. Even Qiao Gong can't do anything about it, so what can we do?!"
A cold light flashed in Hou Hui's eyes: "Maybe this time, it is our opportunity. Since the Li Te uprising in the last years of the previous dynasty, we Shu people, the Han Dynasty (the Chenghan regime of the Di people) is our own Regime, unfortunately, God did not bless Shu, and was finally destroyed by Huan Wen, and we have since become slaves of the Jin Dynasty, driven by them at will. In these years, we Shu people have endured hardships and shed a lot of blood, haven't we?"
Yang Mei's face changed, and he waved his hands quickly and said: "Old man, be careful, if you tell others what you say, it is a serious crime to confiscate your family and exterminate your clan. You also know that our local big families have not given up to various foreign powers over the years." How come you still say such things after killing so many people?"
Hou Hui smiled slightly: "Because our savior is coming, General Yang, who do you think this is?"
Hou Hui said, clapped his hands, and Yang Mei felt his eyes blurred. A man wrapped in a black robe walked in outside the tent, with white beard and hair, wearing a lifeless bronze mask, facing Yang Mei smiled slightly: "General Yang, I haven't seen you for twenty years. How are you doing?"
Yang Mei immediately bowed his head and bowed, his voice full of surprise: "My benefactor, how could it be you?!"
Hou Hui looked surprised: "Do you know each other?"
Yang Mo nodded excitedly and said: "Yes, twenty years ago, the former Qin attacked Jin and captured Shuzhong. At that time, Yao Chang was still the former Qin's General Long Xiang, and I was not the clan leader. At that time, I led the men in my family to accompany the Qin army. We went out to attack Baidi, but were blocked by Huan Chong. Our troops fought with Huan Shiqian, who was under Huan Chong, and were severely defeated. Almost the entire army was wiped out. It was my benefactor who appeared at that time and saved me. Thanks to your teachings, I I still remember today that it was almost exactly the same as what Hou Shenjun said just now, saying that we Shu people suffered hardships and shed blood, but what can we get in exchange for it?!"
Hou Hui laughed and said, "It turns out that General Yang still has such a past. I met my benefactor a little later than you did. Later, when the Jin army regained the Central Plains, I was supposed to lead the army on the order of the governor of Yizhou, the former Qin Dynasty. When I went to rescue Luoyang, my benefactor showed up and showed great righteousness to me. He said that the former Qin Dynasty would be defeated and that he would only die if he went there. This saved my life and the lives of 757 male members of our clan. Almost all those who went to help were killed by the Jin army, and they even set up a watchtower to intimidate us Shu people."
The black robe nodded with satisfaction: "You all have some connection with me, but when I rescued you last time, I told you that you are all Di people who followed Marshal Li Te's refugees to Sichuan. The descendants of the chiefs, although they later took root in the land and organized households into the common people, in the eyes of the Han people, you are still foreign Di people. This time Mao Can conscripted troops. He did not recruit a large number of ordinary local Shu people, but he wanted to recruit Di people from various counties. All the men join the army, do you know why?"
Hou Hui said bitterly: "Don't they regard us Di people as restless outsiders, and are afraid that if their troops are sent out, we will rebel and cause trouble behind them? We have had enough of this kind of discrimination."
Yang Mei sighed: "But there is no way. Since the Han Dynasty destroyed the country, we Di people have dispersed our tribes, established households in various counties, and lived in scattered places. We, the leaders of the Di people tribe, have been given Han official positions. The leaders of the tribe, including our own family members, wives and children, must be held hostage by Han officials in various places. The Shu people have always been weak and not accustomed to fighting, but we Di people are brave and good at fighting. We have served as governors of Yizhou, whether in the Jin Dynasty or The Qin State will conscript our people to go on an expedition, and it will be the same this time. No one wants to live such a life, but we don’t have the ability to resist."
A cold light flashed in the black robe's eyes: "Why don't they have the ability to resist? Back then, under the leadership of Li Te, the Di people were able to capture the entire Yizhou and establish the Han Kingdom. How glorious and powerful it was, my My father-in-law had also been favored by Li Te and was able to survive. Later, he lived in peace in the Chenghan Kingdom for many years. Although the Li family later had civil strife and fratricide, which attracted foreign enemies to invade, even Huan Wen was almost defeated by the Chenghan Dynasty at the end of the period. This shows the strong fighting power of your Di people. Shu is naturally isolated and external forces cannot be permanently stationed. As long as you can serve as an influential and appealing British master, you can take advantage of this Mao family's military aggression and take advantage of the public outrage to fight back. , then how difficult is it to make Shu land glorious and great again?"
