In May of the third year of Jianxing, Li Hui, the governor of Nanzhong, took advantage of Meng Huo's troops to go north to aid Gaoding. He took advantage of the local people and took the mountain path to bypass the eyes and ears of the Yizhou rebels and raided the gate of Yizhou. Wei County.
The rebels were caught off guard and Wei County fell.
At this time, Meng Huo had just walked halfway when he received the news. In great confusion, he hurriedly summoned Yong Kai and others, who were also the leaders of the rebels, to come to the tent for discussion.
Not far to the north of Wei County is Yong Kai's hometown, Tangyi County. As soon as Yong Kai heard that his hometown was in danger, he immediately suggested returning to the army immediately.
However, Qu Eshun, a member of the Gaoding tribe who came to meet the Yizhou rebels, disagreed, and the two quarreled directly in the tent.
"Weixian County is the gateway to Yizhou County. Now that the door is wide open, the Han army may directly enter Yizhou County at any time, and it can also cut off our retreat. If we don't deal with the Han army in Wei County first, we will only be attacked from both sides. , even if you want to retreat, it’s too late!”
Yong Kai blushed and said to Eshun, "No matter what, it is only right to ensure the safety of the way back."
"Can't retreat!"
Eshun was nine feet long and had a ferocious face. He was originally a subordinate of Gaoding, the Yi king of Yueqi, and he was a Yi. Because of his extraordinary bravery, he was highly regarded by Gaoding.
He didn't understand what the truth was. He only knew that King Yi was being attacked by the Han people and the situation was very critical. If the person in front of him returned to Yizhou County, what would King Yi do?
It's a pity that although he is very powerful, when it comes to words, as a Yi, how can he compare to Yong Kai, who came from a wealthy family in Yizhou?
He saw Yong Kai's reasons for retreating and his reasons for retreating, but he couldn't refute a single word, and he immediately became anxious.
In addition, the weather was hot and people were very angry. So when he saw that Yong Kai was determined to take the men and horses back, E Shun immediately took out his saber, slashed it on the desk, and shouted, "No one is allowed to retreat! You guys are not allowed to retreat!" What will happen to my king if he retreats?"
Yong Kai was originally the initiator of Nanzhong's rebellion against the Han, but now he only has the smallest territory of influence. In any case, he can be regarded as one of the leaders.
I didn't expect that even a piece of haute couture would dare to yell at him like this. I was really shocked and angry.
But Yongkai knew that Eshun was very brave and a reckless man.
Seeing that he dared to draw the knife at this time, I was really afraid that he would chop me down. I was so timid that I had to hide this resentment in my heart for the time being.
Meng Huoben, who was sitting on top, was hesitating whether to return or move forward. Hearing Eshun say such words, he was very unhappy at the moment.
So he snorted and shouted, "Your king is the king, am I not the king? Who do you think you are, you want to give me orders?"
Eshun was a reckless man with an upright mind. When he heard Meng Huo say these words, he realized that he had said the wrong thing and said quickly, "I'm sorry, King Meng, I didn't mean that. I just..."
"That's not what you mean, so what do you mean? You even drew the knife. Judging from what you mean, if we want to retreat, are you going to use swords against us?"
Seeing that Meng Huo finally spoke, Yong Kai quickly answered, "It's not that we won't rescue him, we just want to take back Wei County first and secure our way out later."
But he was thinking bitterly in his heart, after I brought the troops back to Yizhou, do you still want me to send out troops again? Get lost!
One of them was determined to retreat, while the other insisted on pulling people to rescue, but Meng Huo, who could make a decision, was hesitant, so this argument was destined to end badly.
Watching Yong Kai and E Shun glare at each other before leaving the tent, Meng Huo couldn't help but feel a headache. At the same time, his eyes looking at Yong Kai's back became a little gloomy.
One of the very important reasons why I was willing to respond to Yong Kai and launch an army against the Han was because Yong Kai was the successor of Yong Chi, the former Shifang Marquis of the Han Dynasty.
Think of Shifang Hou Yongchi, who first followed Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang to rebel against the Qin Dynasty. As a minister of Liu Bang, he looked down on his master Liu Bang. Later, after he rebelled against Liu Bang, he framed Liu Bang many times, causing Liu Bang to almost lose his life.
It was such a person who was most hated by Liu Bang. Not only was he able to become a prince after the founding of the Han Dynasty, he was also able to die a good death. He was truly an extraordinary person.
I thought that the descendants of such people should be somewhat capable no matter what.
That's why I listened to his orders, but persuaded the various cave masters and barbarians to rebel against the big man.
I thought that under this person's call, everyone would work together, not only to attack Jincheng, but also to defend Nanzhong. It would be good to learn from Zhao Tuo of South Vietnam and become a local emperor behind closed doors. .
Unexpectedly, the subsequent development of events showed that this was just a useless person who could only rely on the family reputation accumulated by the Yong family for hundreds of years.
With their own support, the Yong family has such a great reputation, has obtained the status given by Soochow, led troops to attack Yongchang, who had cut off foreign aid, and yet retreated in defeat. What are these useless people?
The Wang and his wife of Yongchang County defeated Yong Kai, and the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the county was greatly boosted. It would not be that easy to defeat him again.
Li Hui in the north of Yizhou is another great figure. He guards Pingyi County. He is really like a stone, stuck between the three counties, and the three counties are involved and do not dare to act rashly.
The south cannot go to Yongchang, and the north cannot defeat Pingyi. In addition, the reputation of "Queen Yongchi" has been shattered, and the appeal has been lost. All the people in the south and central have become independent.
Alas, if I had known that Yong Kai was such an empty name, why would I have followed the big man and rebelled against him?
It's just that this kind of thing has begun, but it can only go all the way, and there is no way back.
After all, not everyone is like Emperor Gaozu, and not everyone is as lucky as Shifang Hou Yongchi.
At the same time, he couldn't help but regret the arrangements he made before setting off.
I originally thought that the Dianchi Lake was the top priority, so I asked my clan brother Meng Yan to move to the Dianchi Lake, and then sent another confidant to Showei County. However, I forgot that the Han people are extremely cunning and cunning, and my own people are all straight-headed people. , how can you compete with high-ranking Han officials like Li Hui?
It would be great if the clan brothers had been allowed to guard Wei County. With his strategy, he would definitely be able to keep Wei County safe and sound.
The more Jun, the lower the water.
Guan Xing took several steps and climbed up to stand on a hill. He used his eyesight to look at Beishui City carefully.
Bu Qu carefully held up his shield and protected it on both sides to prevent someone from shooting cold arrows from the opposite city.
I saw that the city gate on the opposite side was closed tightly, and there were still faint human heads shaking on the city wall, and white light shone from time to time. It seemed that the other side's guards were stepping up patrols.
"Have you seen any enemy reinforcements entering the city these days?"
Guan Xing asked.
"Back to General, I haven't seen him for several days."
Someone replied.
After hearing this, Guan Xing had a smile on his face, "It seems that Haute Couture has gathered the people."
The Prime Minister marched slowly along the way. Many people in the army did not know what he meant. They only knew that the troops must be quick and fast. They all wanted to defeat the couture before it was ready, so they all advised the Prime Minister to march quickly. .
Little did he know that the prime minister was using it against the art of war.
Gaoding was the Yi king of Yuejun, and the Yi people were different from the Han people.
Normally, the Yi people have their own hilltop villages of different sizes. Each mountain and village has its own cave master like the Yi Shuai, scattered among the mountains and deep forests.
Because Gaoding has the greatest power and prestige, all Yishuai cave masters obey his orders.
If you break Gaoding in a hurry, the remaining cave masters, big and small, will inevitably rely on dangers and obstacles. How difficult is it to conquer them one by one?
If we leave it alone, chaos may happen again after the army withdraws.
Now the Prime Minister deliberately marched slowly to give Gaoding time to gather the Yishuai Cave Masters together and destroy them in one fell swoop, which would save a lot of trouble for the future Yuejun Prefects.
This hilltop is not too far from Beishui City. Guan Xing and his group stood there so boldly, which naturally attracted the attention of the people on the top of the city.
I saw someone sticking his head out from the crenel, and then retracting. After a while, someone was setting up a bow and arrow, pointing directly here.
"General, be careful."
Buqu shouted quickly and was about to use his shield to block Guan Xing's front.
"Don't worry, it will take at least ten steps before he can shoot."
After a while, a sound was heard piercing the air, and a bow and arrow flew straight towards him, landing almost ten steps in front of Guan Xing.
Guan Xing snorted. There was naturally a reason why he chose this place to observe.
In the past month, he had already figured out how many masters of archery there were in the city, and how far they could shoot. Standing on this hillock, it is exactly the limit distance for archers in the city.
Gao Ding is now huddled in the city and does not dare to come out. He can only watch him observe the city so openly, not to mention that the morale in the city will be hit.
When marching and fighting, as long as it is a method that can attack the enemy, no matter how big or small, everything that can be done must be done well.
After walking all over Beishui City and carefully observing the opponent's situation, Guan Xing returned to the camp and went straight to the commander's tent to report the situation.
Unexpectedly, when they entered the tent, they saw all the generals gathered inside, with joy on their faces.
Seeing Guan Xing come in, the Prime Minister, who was sitting in the middle tent, smiled and said, "I was just thinking about sending people to find An Guo and come back, but I didn't expect that you came by chance."
"The general returned from spying on the enemy and met the prime minister."
Guan Xing quickly clasped his fists and saluted.
"Have you found anything since Anguo has been here?"
Zhuge Liang asked.
"Returning to the Prime Minister, there is no difference from the previous days. The general even went around to the back of the city and found the woodcutter in the mountains. After asking, he learned that Beishui City has not had troops entering the city for several days."
"good."
When Zhuge Liang heard this, he nodded appreciatively and said, "If it is true as you said, then you have done something first."
At the same time, he was also very satisfied with Guan Xing in his heart. Not to mention anything else, just what he just said, it was obvious that he already knew his plan, which was rare among the generals in the army.
With this thought in his mind, he looked around at the generals in the tent and said slowly, "Everyone, I just came from Pingyi to report that General Ma has defeated Zhu Bao and defeated Zangke County."
When Guan Xing heard this, he felt happy, thinking that no wonder everyone was so happy.
But he didn't know that Zhuge Liang had even more exciting news to tell him.
"What! Governor Li has already conquered Wei County?"
Feng Yong was looking at the soap that had been dried for several days, wanting to test the decontamination effect of this suspected soap. Unexpectedly, Li Yi suddenly rushed to the yard with someone and told him the breaking news.
"Yes, your Excellency took advantage of Meng Huo's northward aid to Gaoding, so he led his troops around the mountain path and suddenly appeared at the foot of Wei County City. The barbarian soldiers in the city were caught off guard, and your Excellency captured Wei County in one fell swoop."
Li Yi looked happy, "I'm sending someone over now. I want to tell my brother that there are many barbarians surrendering prisoners in Wei County. I want my brother to send some people to take care of them."
With a "bang" sound, the soap in Feng Yong's hand fell to the ground.
"How come Governor Li is looking for me? Is there no one in charge in the Governor's Mansion in Pingyi County?"
"Brother, you are the captain of Diannong School in Yizhou! Who can be bigger than you in Pingyi County now?"
Li Yi said seriously, and then he came over and whispered, "Before the Prime Minister's expedition to the south, didn't he ask my brother to find a way to make the people of Nanzhong content with production? My brother thought of a way to colonize Nanzhong, so these Wouldn’t the labor just come in handy?”
"Brother, if we don't hurry up and find laborers now, when the Prime Minister pacifies Nanzhong, there will be no excuse to find laborers in Nanzhong."
Feng Yong's tiger... his little body shook, and he squatted straight down, without bending down, and picked up the soap.
"Does Governor Li know what we are going to do?"
"Oh, my good brother, even His Majesty is involved in such a big thing, how could the Prime Minister not know about it? If the Prime Minister knows about it, how can he not let the Governor Nanzhong know about it?"
"Oh, I was confused."
Feng Yong suppressed the shock in his heart, thinking that Li Huineng had become the commander-in-chief of Nanzhong, and he was really thick-faced and sinister!
Seeing that Nanzhong is about to be pacified, it will not be as convenient as before to find labor in Nanzhong. The most you can do is go to the barbarian villages hidden in the mountains and old forests.
But the cost is too high.
Because Nanzhong is still a wild place where wild beasts and humans coexist, and it has a world-famous miasma, so let alone whether it can be found, even if it can be found, the casualties will still be high.
So taking advantage of the current great cause of quelling the chaos, he directly transformed the prisoners of war into laborers - this was Nanzhong's last labor carnival, so he wanted to eat a lot at this last moment.
"Prime Minister..."
Feng Yonggang said two words, but paused again.
As a loyal supporter of Old Demon Zhuge, how could Li Hui not know about this?
Damn it, this must be the order of Old Demon Zhuge!
The more Feng Yong thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.
Thinking about the records in the history books, after pacifying Nanzhong, Zhuge Laoyao moved more than 10,000 Nanzhong soldiers and Qingqiang to Shu, formed a flying army without any authority, and even sold people to the big families in Shu. Made a serious profit.
Of course, what was written in the book may be more pleasant, saying that it persuaded the wealthy people in Shu to donate money and food and buy the Yi people as tribesmen.
What the hell...
They used the money and food from the rich families in Shu to appease the Yi people, but the Yi people were not grateful to them, but to the old demon Zhuge.
This old demon Zhuge was drawing blood from the big clans in Sichuan while winning the hearts and minds of the Yi people. He also mixed sand into the territory of the big clans in Sichuan and even made a fortune.
Anyway, if Feng Yong himself was played like this by the old demon Zhuge, he would definitely feel as sick as eating shit.
"Little brother, please make a decision quickly."
Li Yi added a little anxiously, "Your Excellency captured Wei County, took the troops and went straight to Dian Lake. Only a small number of people were left to look after Wei County. If time passes, I'm afraid something will change!"
With a "click" sound, the soap in Feng Yong's hand fell to the ground again.
"Brother, your soap fell off."
Yang Wanwan reminded him and bent down to pick up the soap.
