"In the past, people rode the Yellow Crane, and the Yellow Crane Tower was left empty here. The Yellow Crane will never come back, and the white clouds will remain empty for thousands of years."
In Ezhou, Zhe Yanzhi stood on the Yellow Crane Tower, looking at the large river in front of him, and softly recited the poems of his predecessors.
A red sun hangs in the western sky, casting thousands of golden lights. The white sails on the Yangtze River, accompanied by the birds flying in the sky, look like a painting.
At this moment, Ezhou Zhizhou Han Yu walked quickly upstairs. Xiang Zheyanzhi cupped his hands and said, "Du Cheng, the road ahead should be safe!"
"Oh——" Orihiko turned around. "Why did Zhizhou say that?"
Han Yu said: "These days, there are unidentified people appearing in Tuanfeng Town. They are extremely arrogant and do not look like good people. The subordinate is worried that these people are here for the artillery that Du Cheng is escorting, so Du Cheng Wait for two days in Ezhou. Yesterday, a group of strongmen robbed Jiang Yuanwai outside Yangluo Town. I think it was these people who did it."
Zheyan asked: "Who is Jiang Yuanwai?"
Han Xuan said: "He is a member of the Yangluo Town who raises and kills pigs. He has been doing this business for many years and has accumulated a lot of money. He has six sons, who are brave and good at fighting. He also has five hundred villagers who give strict orders. There is no one in the surrounding counties. I am willing to mess with him. Even if he is as scoundrel as Kong Yanzhou, I just give him an official position and seek peace. Last night, a group of strongmen, about hundreds of people, broke into Jiang Yuanwai's village. They killed his family, young and old, and robbed the village. All naked!"
Orihiko lowered his head and thought for a while. Said: "Zhizhou thinks it was the people from Tuanfeng Town who did it?"
Han Yuan: "Nine times out of ten, this is the case. As soon as the official got the news, he sent people across the river to Tuanfeng Town to check. Tomorrow afternoon, there must be news. If the people in Tuanfeng Town are missing, everyone will Cheng can move forward with peace of mind.”
Zhe Yanzhi nodded: "Zhizhou is right. If the people in Tuanfeng Town are missing, they must have robbed Jiang Yuanwai and left."
After saying that, he and Han Yu went down to the Yellow Crane Tower and went to the state government office to discuss.
At the beginning of the year, Han Yu was still in Xiaoxian County. When Zhang Jun suppressed Kong Yanzhou, he was recruited into the army to transport grain and grass, and made many contributions. Zhang Jun left and made him the magistrate of Ezhou.
At this time, although Kong Yanzhou went north to join the puppet Qi, the surrounding Fuzhou, Hanyang Army, Huangzhou and other places were still in chaos. Many counties even had no officials, and local tyrants and defeated troops occupied one area. Because Wan Yanchang suddenly moved south, the Song Dynasty's army withdrew, and Ezhou had no choice.
Zheyan led hundreds of soldiers, but he did not dare to take risks and settled in Ezhou. Traveling thousands of miles along the way, it only takes a few days.
On a sandbank in the Yangtze River next to Tuanfeng Town, He Ning inspected the treasures stolen from Jiang Yuanwai's house and said to Xu Wen: "This Jiang Yuanwai is truly a wealthy person. There are so many gold and silver, I'm afraid I haven't saved hundreds of them." Year?"
Xu Wen didn't even look at it. He said: "The soldiers who followed us have worked hard, so you can reward them with all the gold and silver."
He Ning was stunned: "Reward them all? Controller, this is all your credit, you can't take any of it!"
Xu Wendao: "What are we coming here for? Is it for these gold and silver? Control, it is for the artillery of the Song army! With the artillery, Wang Xiaolie won several battles in a row and killed King Balisu! No! Artillery, we can't deal with Wang Xiaolie, we can only let him conquer the east and west! If we also had artillery, what would we be afraid of Wang Xiaolie at that time! Compared with the artillery, these gold and silver are nothing! The generals will use their lives to use the artillery If you steal it, the marshal will reward you heavily!"
He Ning suddenly woke up. Said: "I thought wrong! Just wait a moment, Commander, and I will reward you with the stolen goods!"
Xu Wendao: "After the reward is given, I will tell everyone that they will stay on the sandbank these days and are not allowed to show up in Tuanfeng Town again! Anyone who dares to offend will be killed without mercy!"
He Ning obeyed the order and hurried away.
Watching He Ning leave, Xu Wen stood up, walked to the river, and looked at the river with his hands behind his hands.
Selling illegal salt in the Michigan area naturally involves dealing with the sea. After surrendering to the army, Xu Wen was appointed as the tenth general on the left in Banqiao, Mizhou. Banqiao was promoted to Jiaoxi County in the third year of Yuanyou, and also served as a naval envoy. It was the largest maritime trade center north of the Yangtze River. Later it was changed to Jiaozhou, which was equivalent to the status of Qingdao Port later. Xu Wen joined the army in this place, so naturally he had to deal with ships.
After going south, Xu Wen was promoted to the commander of the naval capital along the coasts of Huaixi and eastern Zhejiang due to his achievements in capturing Miao Fu and Han Shiji. He was good at naval warfare. It can be said that Xu Wen is one of the best navy generals of this era. Although the river is different from the sea, the difference is not big, and Xu Wen can show his full potential.
After the Jin army crossed south, Nianhan regarded Hedong Road as his own sphere of influence and did not allow others to interfere. Wan Yanchang regards Jingdong Road as his foundation. Even if Puppet Qi is established, Wan Yanchang still has the final say in matters in this area.
After Xu Wen defected to the Puppet Qi, he was appreciated by Wan Yanchang and sent to Huangzhou specially. There was only one mission for him, which was to seize the artillery.
Are gold and silver treasures good? Of course. Does Xu Wen want it? Of course I want it. But Xu Wen knew that he could not delay his most important mission because of these external things. As long as you take the artillery back, you will have made a great contribution. At that time, what kind of gold and silver treasures were there?
The people who came to Tuanfeng Town this time were not just a mob, but they came from multiple armies and were not affiliated with each other. There is no way to maintain discipline without thunderbolts. Only the thunderbolt method can drive these people into panic, and I can't control it. This army can only be led by demonstrations with one hand and favors with the other.
Because we were going deep into the Song Dynasty, most of the people who came this time were Yan and Bohai people, and very few were girls. The people of Yan and Bohai are not loyal to Liao, and they are certainly not loyal to Jin. There is no benefit, why do they work so hard?
If Xu Wen's prediction is correct and he gets the news that Jiang Yuanwai has been robbed, Zhe Yanzhi should go down the river and arrive at Tuanfeng Town soon. At that time, whether it was a sneak attack or a frontal battle, Xu Wen was absolutely sure that he could snatch the artillery.
After taking a breath, Xu Wen turned around and walked towards the ruined temple.
Suddenly, a continuous "Long Live" sound like a mountain call came from the island.
Xu Wen was startled and couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. No need to ask, this was the cheers of the soldiers as He Ning distributed the looted treasure.
Long live is a word commonly used by Chinese people when cheering and celebrating. This has been the case since ancient times. It was only in the Han Dynasty and after that this word became more and more the name used by courtiers to address the emperor, and it was used less and less among the people. It was relatively common in the early Tang Dynasty, but by the end of the Tang Dynasty, it was rarely used among the people. However, outside the Central Plains, many places still retain the ancient custom of shouting "Long Live" when they are happy. When the ministers of the Song Dynasty heard this, they were sometimes frightened.
The soldiers here have not been ruled by the Central Plains Dynasty for hundreds of years. It is normal for them to shout "Long Live" when they are happy.
