Ever since Dongzhou Yang Gan was killed by Zhang Bao, the entire Dongzhou has fallen into chaos.
at the very beginning.
Several generals headed by Zhang Renjie were waiting patiently.
After all, if such a big thing happens, the imperial court will definitely not ignore it.
But after waiting and waiting, there was no news from the court, as if what happened in Dongzhou did not exist.
Gradually, Zhang Renjie, Shi Xu and other generals could no longer sit still.
In terms of strength, Zhang Renjie is naturally the most powerful, and he was driven back because he defended the Prefectural Mufu before.
So Zhang Renjie did his duty and used his status as a state pastor to issue orders to several of their generals.
When Shi Xu and the other generals saw it, they immediately became unhappy.
Although you, Zhang Renjie, have more people, but they all have the same status, why should you be the state herdsman?
Don’t you just have a lot of people?
So several other generals also started recruiting troops.
For a time, the four generals in the entire Dongzhou each occupied a territory to expand their strength.
After the other three people made an agreement, they jointly launched an attack on Zhang Renjie.
Just when Zhang Renjie was about to be suppressed, Shi Xu and the other three generals started their own little calculations.
So after killing Zhang Renjie, who will be the boss?
So these three people started to have their own evil intentions, and they all realized that no matter who among the four of them wanted to be the state pastor of Dongzhou, they would be besieged by the troops led by the other three.
Even the strongest Zhang Renjie is no match, let alone the other three generals.
So the four people were in a stalemate.
They are fighting against each other, and they all want to weaken the other's strength as much as possible and expand their own territory. In this way, it is natural for the person with the largest territory and the most powerful power to become the state pastor.
But right now.
Suddenly, a large-scale bandit attack broke out at the border of Dongzhou and Hezhou.
It would just be an ordinary bandit.
But now these bandits suddenly appeared, not only robbing passing salt merchants and goods, but also daring to attack the county government!
At the beginning, several county offices were surrounded by these bandits.
It directly cut off the main road in and out of the county. People inside could not get out, and people outside could not get in.
When the county magistrate saw this, was he okay?
How could a dignified county government be bullied by a group of bandits?
Immediately mobilize all the people in the county government to prepare for a vigorous suppression of bandits.
But this bandit suppression directly led to the annihilation of the entire army in the county government.
The county magistrate was dumbfounded.
The warriors on my side who had experienced many battles were actually taken advantage of by the bandits?
According to several people who escaped, after the county government's army went out, they chased and killed them all the way at first, but for some reason, their number became less and less.
In the end, they were directly surrounded.
They escaped because they ran too slowly and failed to keep up.
When the county magistrate heard this, he was completely frightened.
The problem is that this is not one or two counties, but this situation starts to sweep from west to east.
Suddenly, no one went out in the entire Dongzhou.
Even the old salt roads have been discontinued.
before.
There are also bandits in Dongzhou, but these bandits only want to rob some silver coins and will not touch the salt goods. After all, the salt road is the foundation of everything in Dongzhou. If any bandits dare to attack the salt road, , for the people of Dongzhou, they will be wiped out no matter what.
But these bandits are so unreasonable.
Grab everything!
You don’t care about martial ethics!
The generals saw that they had no choice but to suppress the bandits first. After all, this group of bandits was on the border of Dongzhou at the beginning, but during this period, they were found all over Dongzhou.
But you don’t know if you don’t fight.
This group of bandits is simply elusive.
Not to mention that there is no fixed mountain top, the combat effectiveness is still quite strong.
There are few people, so they just go ahead and do it.
There were too many people, and they disappeared in an instant.
Finally, when news came that Cao Kang had proclaimed himself emperor, these bandits mysteriously disappeared.
Zhang Renjie and the others had no choice but to rest and prepare to continue fighting.
But not long after, I heard that Jeju Wen Fuli sent two teams of troops to attack Dongzhou.
Zhang Renjie and the others were instantly angry.
I haven't figured out our Dongzhou affairs yet, but you guys are coming to take advantage of our Dongzhou one by one. Do you really think that we are fools?
Zhang Renjie and others figured it out that this was not the time for civil war. The Jeju troops were coming fiercely and there were many of them. If they faced each other alone, they would not be able to defeat them. Moreover, during this period, they were fighting and suppressing bandits, and their troops were also They are all tired.
They decided to temporarily unite with the outside world and confront the people of Jeju.
But even if the bar is up and the bar is up, we still can't win.
They were defeated steadily by the two generals from the north and south of Jeju.
It was almost impossible to hold on any longer.
But I didn't expect that a turning point would come again.
Just when their generals were extremely worried, good news came from the front line, almost everywhere. Their troops seemed to have divine help, and they defeated the people of Jeju.
Several generals were stunned.
Although I was a little skeptical at first, I saw the news of victory from the front line.
This is what I have to believe.
He shouted and counterattacked.
In just a few days, the men and horses of Jeju were beaten back.
If they hadn't been in a hurry and couldn't keep up with the food and grass, looking at this overwhelming posture, they might have been able to take down the Jeju Prefectural Mufu directly.
during this time.
The moods of several Dongzhou generals were sometimes in the sky, sometimes underground, sometimes confused, and sometimes excited.
After defeating Jeju, several generals breathed a sigh of relief but were also tired.
The calls back and forth yielded no results. Instead, the situation was unstable and the relationship between them became complicated.
A few days ago, they were fighting to the death, and they were bound to crush the other party to ashes. A few days later, they would join forces to fight against the outside world.
tired.
If it's a mess, let them do whatever they like. This way, each has their own territory, and there's no shortage of food and clothing. That's fine. If there's chaos outside, just let them go.
After the four people discussed it, the various places were divided into territories, and everything became stable.
However, this stability did not last long.
Linyi County, which is on the border with Dongzhou, is Shi Xu's territory.
Bandits reappear.
This time it's more brutal.
Wherever there are roads, there are bandits.
Anyone who passes by on the road has to pay a lot of money as a toll.
This large amount of tolls is enough for business travelers like them to not make back their money on this wasted trip, and they have to pay a lot of money themselves.
The entire business in Linyi County of Dongzhou came to a standstill.
Shi Xu couldn't sit still.
"what's the situation?"
"Where are these bandits?"
"The bandit's lair hasn't been found yet?"
Shi Xu asked angrily.
