As soon as these words came out, everyone in the court was shocked, and Liu Yi frowned: "Why didn't I hear anything about such a big thing as Nan Yan going south?"
Liu Yu said seriously: "Because this time Nan Yan sent troops, it was different from the past. It was not the kind of large army going south to fight a protracted war, but the cavalry rushed forward, fighting quickly and retreating quickly. They bypassed Beiqingzhou at once and rushed into Suzhou in the Pengcheng area." The two counties of Yu and Jinan rushed directly to the prefecture and county offices, and then robbed thousands of people. The two prefects did not even have time to close the city gates. It can be said that they were caught off guard!"
Liu Yi sneered and said: "So, what does Zhuge Changmin, the governor of Beiqingzhou, do for a living! Thousands of barbarians crossed his defense line and went south, but he couldn't make any preparations or warnings?"
Liu Yu sighed: "The strangest thing this time is here. In order to prevent this kind of surprise attack from Nan Yan, successive governors of Beiqing Prefecture have set up more than 30 beacon towers along the border. But for some reason, this time the beacon towers Taiwan has no effect!"
Liu Muzhi said in a deep voice: "The military report sent by Governor Zhuge just two hours ago stated that the Nanyan army had driven the people back to the country of Nanyan. However, a preliminary inspection of these beacon towers revealed that most of the sergeants guarding the towers were The few surviving soldiers said that three days ago, some unidentified thieves raided these beacon towers at night, killed the scattered sergeants, and served as a vanguard for the Nanyan cavalry to move south."
He Wuji frowned: "I remember that many of these beacon towers were built on top of mountain tops, or some were simply hidden in border villages. They were not very conspicuous, and even where they were located were military secrets. How could they be given to the South?" Yan cracked it so easily?"
Liu Yi said coldly: "I'm afraid I have to ask the general of the Zhenjun what's going on."
Liu Yu frowned: "It has nothing to do with Murong Lan. She was imprisoned for offending Murong Chao a while ago. According to the intelligence from the front, Nan Yan's intelligence organization was not involved in this raid."
Liu Yi curled his lips: "I didn't say it was Murong Lan. What I meant was that Liu Gai, the governor of Beiqing Province, was executed for treason. Some of his men later defected to Nan Yan, including Sima Guofan and Sima Shun. The other thieves are also relatively familiar with the situation in the Beiqingzhou area. These thieves are now treason and fleeing between the Huaihe River and Huaihe River. I am afraid they have enough motives to do these things."
He Wuji nodded: "In the past, Wugang Man (Liu Jingxuan's current title is Wugang Baron. After the failure of the last expedition, he was deprived of all official and military positions, leaving only the title). There were some in the mountain stronghold between the Huaihe River and Huaihe River. Many brothers were also the first line of defense to monitor Nanyan. Many of those beacon towers were in these cottages. Later, all the Wugang men withdrew these cottage rebels and joined the official army. There was a lack of enough informants on the border. What a pity. .”
Liu Yu glanced at Liu Jingxuan, who was standing far behind in the crowd with an angry expression, and nodded: "The last time we completely evacuated the Huaibei rebels, it was an agreement with Murong Beide. This time Nanyan took the initiative to attack and kill my soldiers. They have robbed our people and have already taken the initiative to break the agreement. There is no point in pursuing the responsibility any further. I have summoned you all here today just to have a grand discussion on how to deal with this incident. I also ask for your Majesty, the Queen and the King to be clear-minded."
Wang Shen'ai nodded: "Your majesty already knows what you have said. This matter is indeed urgent. Liu Zhenjun, may I ask what is the situation in Huaibei now? Have all the Yan troops returned to Nan Yan?"
Liu Yu said seriously: "Yes, the Yan army has all withdrawn. Zhuge Changmin, the governor of Beiqingzhou, Yang Muzhi, the general of Ningshan who guarded Pengcheng, and Wang Zhongde, Tan Daoji, and Zhu Lingshi, who were previously divided into six counties in the north of the Yangtze River, have all withdrawn." The troops were assembled and prepared to prevent the Yan army from going south, while also pacifying the people. However, this time there seemed to be many spies spreading all kinds of rumors. Some even said that the Yan army had captured Pengcheng and was targeting Guangling. It is also true that a small group of thieves dressed as Yan troops appeared on the official road from Pengcheng to Guangling, but when our local guards sent troops to pursue them, they disappeared again."
Liu Yi sneered and said: "I'm afraid there are thieves causing trouble again. It is impossible for the Yan army to go deep into Guangling. Either a small group of scouts or our internal thieves are taking the opportunity to pretend to be the Yan army and disrupt the morale of the people and the army. Contact the beacon tower above. I'm afraid that there are many moles lurking in our six Jiangbei counties."
Liu Muzhi nodded: "What Liu Yuzhou said is absolutely true. When the plan to immigrate to Jiangbei just started, some people spread rumors in Jiangbei to shake people's hearts. Later, it took a lot of energy to stabilize it. This time Nanyan raided , various rumors have reappeared, which shows that the thief from last time is still waiting for an opportunity."
Sima Dewen said in a deep voice: "Liu Zhenjun, can you find out which thieves spread these rumors?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "Many of them are outsiders who dress up as fleeing people. When they pass by these villages in Jiangbei, they spread exaggerated rumors. Then these villages often flee with their entire village, and the local officials can't stop them. Now I want to come back to investigate. , I’m afraid it will be difficult.”
Wang Shen'ai sighed: "I'm afraid it was the enemy's spies. However, this move also reflects that the people in Jiangbei are unstable, especially the new immigrants who lack confidence in the imperial court's ability to protect them, so that As soon as there is any trouble, we will abandon our homes and flee south. It seems that we still have to restore the beacon towers and cottages in the Huaibei area, and transfer Wugang Nan's old troops back to garrison, so as to protect the country and the people."
He Wuji frowned and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness the Queen may not know something. Most of the rebels in the Huaibei village have now been incorporated into my subordinates to guard Xiangzhou and Jiangzhou. Their guards The task is also very heavy. Even now, the remnants of the Huan clan often cause chaos in Jiangzhou, and attacks on prefectures and counties also happen from time to time, so we can't withdraw our troops."
Wang Shenai frowned: "Then what is the best plan for Governor He?"
He Wuji gritted his teeth and said, "In my humble opinion, it is better to send the three armies defending in the rear of Jiangbei to the front line of Beiqingzhou and station them in various military strongholds. In this way, the enemy can be kept outside the country's gates and the six counties can be protected. Worry, as for the defense of the rear, we can recruit a new batch of troops from Wudi to take over. Or, in other words, recruit troops from the new immigrants in the six counties in Jiangbei to maintain local defense, which is what we are doing in Jiangzhou now."
Liu Yi shook his head: "He Jiangzhou's method can be used to deal with ordinary thieves, but I'm afraid it won't work against Nanyan, because most of the Nanyan thieves are Xianbei cavalry, and they come and go like the wind. This time, they can fight from Beiqingzhou in one day." When we reach the counties of Suyu and Jinan in the middle of Jiangbei, we can take the plundered people back before we can assemble the troops. This way, dividing the troops among the villages will not be able to gather the main force and invite the enemy to attack. It may even be defeated by the thieves one by one. The danger is absolutely unavoidable!"
