"Captain Li?" Various memories flashed through Li Yue's mind.
Everyone was talking to each other, talking about old things from twenty years ago.
The legend of Governor Li has been circulating in Yuzhou, and Xingyang is his base camp.
Governor Li's name was Li Ju. He was from Pingyang in Dai County. He was a small official in the county at first. During the Yuankang period of the Western Jin Dynasty, he made great achievements in conquering the Qi Dynasty for ten thousand years and was granted the title of Tinghou of the Eastern Ming Dynasty. He also serves as the guardian of this county.
Song Zhou, the prefect of Pingyang, wanted to replace him with his relative Wu Ji, but Li Ju took the initiative to claim illness and retire into seclusion.
But Wu Ji was afraid that he would come back and sent someone to assassinate him, but it failed.
During the Yongjia Rebellion, Bingzhou was the source of the disaster. Liu Yuan attacked Pingyang. Li Juping was loved by the people for his wisdom and courage. He was elected as the leader of the dock. He went east to station troops in Xingyang. He then recruited the refugees and pacified the rogue bandits in Yuzhou.
In the first battle, Shi Le personally led 40,000 cavalry to the south. Li Ju ordered the old and weak, women and children to go into the mountains to avoid the chaos, blocked the road with cattle and horses, and ambushed the troops in the valley, destroying Shi Le and causing heavy casualties.
Fighting again, he defeated the former Zhao clan general Liu Chang with 30,000 infantry and cavalry with a thousand men, but Liu Chang only escaped with his life.
In the third battle, he commanded the tribes of refugees in Siyu and fought with Liu Cong and Liu Can with 100,000 cavalry in Luo and Rui. After more than 20 days of hard fighting, Liu Can, the former Prince of Zhao, was defeated. He used thousands of cavalry to attack the Han and Zhao camp at night and burned it. After setting fire to the camp, the entire army returned, but Liu Cong was unable to pursue and kill him. He was so angry that he became ill and died.
As a result, Li Ju was promoted by Emperor Jin Yuan to General Anxi, Grand Administrator of Xingyang, Governor of Sizhou, and Commander-in-Chief of all military affairs in Sizhou.
Allied with Liu Kun in the north and Zu Ti in the east, they withstood the attacks of the former Zhao and later Zhao several times, protecting the south of the Yellow River from being trampled by barbarian cavalry, and protecting the people of Yong and Jisi heading south. .
However, the good times did not last long.
As soon as the Sima family established a foothold in Jiangzuo, they began to be suspicious and suspicious of the generals in the north.
Emperor Sima Rui of the Jin and Yuan Dynasties appointed his close confidant Dai Yuan as the general for the expedition to the west. He was also the governor of the military affairs of the six states of Si, Yan, Henan, Bing, Yong, and Hebei, and the governor of Sizhou.
Li Ju was deprived of his position as Sizhou governor.
But he has a broad mind and doesn't care, working hard without complaining.
However, Zu Ti was worried and angry because of this incident. In addition, he had a premonition that the court was about to be in civil strife and the Northern Expedition failed. He died of worry and anger.
The refugee army is complex, and it is all maintained by Li Ju's personality charm. The reason why he resists the Hu people is partly due to hatred of the country and family, and partly to get promoted and make a fortune.
Now even Li Ju's official position is not guaranteed, and others have no hope.
Coupled with the rise of Shi Le in Hebei at this time, he was light on corvee and low on taxes, and the taxes he set were lower than those in the Western Jin Dynasty.
He also set up a gentleman's camp to attract scholars, treat scholars and people well, and promote Confucianism. In just a few years, Hebei was full of vitality, and all the people of Hu and Han returned.
Shi Le sent three generals, Shi Sheng, Shi Chong and Shi Liang, to station troops in Luoyang. Instead of engaging in direct combat with Li Ju, they implemented scorched-earth tactics and looted the two prefectures of Siyu, killing the people and cutting off Li Ju's foundation.
At this time, Liu Kun had long been destroyed, Zu Ti was angered to death, and his younger brother Zu Yue was very selfish.
The small court of Sima in the south fell into the Wang Dun Rebellion. Although Dai Yuan was a famous scholar, he had no expertise in military strategy...
Li Ju was isolated and helpless, with little food and grass, and gradually ran out of money. His subordinates were heartbroken by the Sima family's series of dirty tricks.
But a good man is always a good man, so he launched a conspiracy, surrendered to the former Zhao, and attacked Shi Le from a flank.
Liu Yao sent his cousin Liu Yue, King of Zhongshan, to garrison troops in Heyin and prepare to besiege Luoyang.
Shi Le sent out heavy troops to support.
When the war was about to break out, at a critical moment, Li Ju's subordinate Guo Mo lost to Shi Chong and led his troops to flee south, causing Li Ju to fall short.
His subordinates conspired to surrender to Shile, but Li Ju was unable to suppress it and led his troops south to Jiankang. His subordinates dispersed in a rush, leaving only General Guo Song, Guo Fang who joined the army, meritorious Cao Zhang Jing, Chief Secretary Gou Yuan, General Qian Tao, Jiang Ba, Liang Zhi, More than a hundred people, including Sima Shang, Ji Hong, Li Gui and Duan Xiu, abandoned their homes and followed him.
However, fate played tricks on Li Ju again. When he reached Luyang (today's Pingdingshan), he fell off a cliff and died...
A famous general passed away sadly...
The group that stayed in Xuanyuan Mountain were the family members of Li Ju's men back then.
Li Yue's heart surged when he heard this.
These are the real national heroes. It is a pity that later generations only remember Liu Kun, Zu Ti, Huan Wen, etc., but forget those who really stood up.
Compared with Liu Kun, he has more military strategy.
Compared to Zu Ti, he is more ambitious.
Compared to Huan Wen, he has no selfish motives...
However, the Sima family's court was not worthy of these heroes, from Deng Ai at the founding of the Kingdom to Wei Guan and Wen Yang later, as well as Zu Ti and Li Ju twenty years ago, etc.
This court has original deformities, with powerful officials and civil strife from generation to generation...
"If it's Captain Li's old department, we'd better not make any move." Wei Shan looked sad.
Cui Jin said: "Xuanyuan Mountain is heavily guarded, and since we are loyal to the emperor, we should not provoke him unless necessary."
Xuanyuan Mountain is not as powerful as Black Cloud Mountain, and the mountain is dangerous and difficult to break.
The last time Gaoli Imperial Guards attacked Heiyun Mountain was a lesson learned from the past.
"Since we are not going to annex them, why not become allies?" Zhou Qian handed over to everyone.
Li Yue's heart moved, "No, let's send some scouts to pretend to defect first and see what's true on the mountain."
Li Ju is Li Ju, and Xuanyuan Mountain is Xuanyuan Mountain.
Twenty years later, who knows who they are now?
Just like Zu Ti, he attacked Ji in the middle of the stream and vowed to drive out the barbarians and regain the mountains and rivers. However, his younger brother led his troops to defect to Shi Le.
People have no intention of hurting tigers, but tigers can hurt people's hearts.
Li Yue doesn't miss them. It would be bad if they miss Black Cloud Mountain...
These days, the main focus of all forces is to fight against the evil, and no one who can survive will be a White Lotus.
"The leader of the village has far-reaching thoughts and can't reach far!" Zhou Qian is good at everything and has outstanding governance skills, but he can't help but send two flatterers to him.
Tian Baozi glanced at him sideways.
"I will take twenty elite scouts to Xuanyuan Mountain tomorrow!" Cui Jin asked directly.
Brothers fight, father and son go into battle.
If something goes wrong, brothers are still reliable.
And Cui Jin is indeed the most suitable candidate. Wei Shan is careless and not suitable for lurking, while Zhou Qian is submissive and the city is deep, so he may not be willing to take this risk.
Tian Baozi is a grass bandit. If he is sent there, Heiyun Mountain might be sold.
Li Yue was really worried about his safety.
Although he became the leader of the village, the factions on the mountain were complicated. Without Cui Jin's support and secret cooperation, many things would be difficult to implement.
Cui Jin solemnly said: "There is no time to think about it. Jie Nu suffered a disastrous defeat and must take revenge. Black Cloud Mountain should seize every opportunity to grow stronger! It would be best if Xuanyuan Mountain can be an ally. If not, the leader of the village will lead troops to attack. I It can be an internal response!”
Seeing that he was determined to leave, Li Yue could only nod, "Brother, you must pay attention to your safety. It doesn't matter if you don't want Xuanyuan Mountain, but brother, you must not make any mistakes!"
Cui Jin's eyes flashed with warmth, "Don't worry, Village Master."
Wei Shandao: "If something really happens, tell us the name of our begging army, I'm sorry he won't dare to do anything wrong in Xuanyuan Mountain!"
