The news from Xuanyuan Mountain finally came.
It only took a month for Cui Jin to gain the attention of the mountain owner Guo Shi.
Cui Jin is not only strong in ability, both civil and military, but also has outstanding appearance. As soon as she goes up the mountain, she is noticed by Guo Furong, the daughter of Guo Shi.
In the letter, Guo Shi intended to call Cui Jin as his son-in-law.
The custom since the Wei and Jin Dynasties attaches great importance to style, that is, appearance and bearing. After Wei Guan's grandson Wei Jie went south, he entered Jiankang and attracted the whole city to admire his style. They looked at him to death and left him. The allusion of "Look at the killing of Wei Jie".
Good-looking people can eat well in any era and anywhere.
As long as Guo Shi is not blind, Cui Jin will definitely be reused.
If Cui Jin becomes Xuanyuan Shan's son-in-law, then the alliance between the two parties will not be a big problem.
"Cui Sima also said that Xuanyuan Mountain is very powerful and has several strong generals. It cannot be taken by force. Let the general wait for a while." The confidant said.
"It doesn't matter whether you take it or not. Report it back to my brother. His safety comes first. If something cannot be done, return immediately."
"The villain will convey the general's wishes."
Heiyun Mountain is currently undergoing training and it is not suitable for a head-on confrontation with a strong enemy.
Back then, Li Ju was able to fight with Liu Cong and Shi Le, and his descendants must have some abilities.
Everything must be done calmly.
As long as Heiyun Mountain loses once, the newly accumulated hearts will disappear.
Since he could not expand to Xuanyuan Mountain in the south, Li Yue could only advance westward into Funiu Mountain.
While plundering people and food, they were training troops in actual combat.
Training is only the foundation, and actual combat is required to truly form combat effectiveness.
Although the military strength of Heiyun Mountain has been reduced, its combat effectiveness has been greatly improved. In the past, a stronghold with a thousand people required 1,500 people to attack, but now 500 people can take it.
The scouts were becoming more and more experienced. The soldiers attacked from the front. They raided from the trails and attacked from both sides. They also left more than a hundred people lying in ambush at the mountain pass, setting up traps and waiting for those who escaped.
So in addition to the scouts and agents in the scout camp, there was also an army of catching soldiers.
Specializes in catching fleeing people.
In the past, when a stronghold with a thousand people was dispatched, they could only capture two to three hundred people, who were still too old and weak to escape.
Humans are not animals. They have legs, feet and brains. If you dig into the mountains, you won't find them at all.
With the birth-capturing army, the efficiency has been greatly improved. Five to six hundred people can be captured at a time, and the proportion of young and strong people is also increasing.
The population of Black Cloud Mountain grew to 8,000 people.
But a serious problem is also facing us. There is not enough food. Even the crops replanted in the fields cannot support so many people.
Under the raids of the scouts, the wild beasts in the mountains also became smarter and more alert. They stayed away from the Black Cloud Mountain area and ran deeper into the mountains.
The scouts brought back less and less prey, and it was difficult for the training soldiers to get a bite of meat.
Li Yue could only go to Bo Wu.
"Why hasn't Guangzong's food arrived yet?"
It's been two months, and it's still crawling.
Guangzong is not far from Xingyang, only three hundred miles across the Yellow River.
As usual, Bo Wu was drunk and dizzy, "I am also very confused about this matter. I have sent people to Guangzong to inquire a few days ago. There should be a reply today."
Li Yue wanted food, not echo. Without food, the training of soldiers and patrols of scouts would have to stop.
"Could someone get robbed on the way?"
There was no peace on both sides of the Yellow River. The Jie people took the lead in robbing, and the Di and Qiang people followed. South of the river, thieves also swarmed. Tian Baozi blocked the road and killed people, and the Wubao also did the same.
It is self-evident what a thousand stones of grain means in this world.
However, Bo Wu's reply did not come, and Li Yue's scouts got the news first.
They found clues along the Yellow River in Liyang County.
More than thirty corpses were found, and each beggar soldier carried a secret mark indicating his identity, either a wooden sign or a uniform scar.
There were people from the begging army among the scouts, so they discovered the traces.
Wei Shan was furious, "You are so bold, you even dare to rob the begging army of food!"
Li Yue looked at the location marked by the scouts on the map where the body was found. Fangtou was opposite.
Fangtou is an important ferry crossing, guarding the north of the river and overlooking the south of the river.
In the ninth year of Jian'an of the Han Dynasty, King Wu of Wei built a huge weir with large fang trees at Shuikou, hence the name Fangtou.
The Yellow River, Qishui, Baigou and Qinghe meet here. From here to the north to Yecheng, the distance is not long and there are no waterways. To attack Yecheng, we must first capture Fangtou.
There are rumors from time to time that Fangtou has the aura of a king of Wei and Wu.
Now the person guarding Fangtou is Di King Pu Hong. The Di people have been entrenched here for fourteen years and are powerful. Regularly persuaded Shi Hu to stop atrocities and govern the country with gentle policies. Shi Hu was deeply afraid and only dared to harm him secretly. Brothers and heirs, but they dare not touch him.
The Pu family was originally just a small handsome man among the Di people. The Yongjia Rebellion gave the Di people an opportunity. In addition, Pu Hong had outstanding abilities, both wisdom and courage. He often spent his family wealth to help others, and his reputation was very good. Many tribes in Guanzhong returned to him, and soon He stood out and after moving to Fangtou, he was granted the title of Governor of the Refugees and Duke of Xiping County by Shi Hu.
The Di people who moved west to Fangtou were legitimately unified under the banner of Puhong.
If he had taken action, things would have been difficult.
Black Cloud Mountain will definitely not be able to move them, unless all the begging troops unite, they will be able to fight.
But this would lead to a war. The two groups were fighting right under Yecheng's nose. What would Shi Hu think?
"This matter may not be Pu Hong's doing. Lao Di is a good person, good at giving, and quite strategic. He will not fall out with the beggar army for a mere thousand stones of food. In addition, Pu Hong has a very good relationship with Mr. Li and will never intercept him. Kill our people.”
Jiang is still old and spicy, and although Bo Wu is dizzy, there is not much drunkenness in his eyes.
"Could it be that his men did it behind his back?" Li Yue raised another possibility.
Pu Hong looks down upon him, but his subordinates may not look down upon him.
Bo Wu thought for a while and then said: "I will send a few old brothers to inquire directly in the name of the begging army. Pu Hong will definitely give us an answer!"
Li Yue said respectfully: "Thank you, uncle."
Bo Wu waved his hand and said, "Now we are all one family on the mountain, so there is no need to see anyone outside."
This may sound fine on the surface, but when you think deeper, it seems to have some overtones.
Li Yue integrated Heiyun Mountain, but never communicated with Bo Wu. This is equivalent to taking advantage of others, wiping his mouth, patting his butt and leaving.
If others remain silent, it is because others have a big heart.
But if you don't say hello, you just don't know the etiquette.
Sometimes when words and deeds are not in place, estrangement arises.
The last time Ma Chun caused trouble, if Bo Wu had also gotten involved, things wouldn't have been so simple.
Without Bo Wu's secret support, how could Heiyun Mountain be integrated so easily?
"There have been a lot of things on the mountain recently, so I didn't ask my uncle for instructions. If there's anything I didn't do well, I hope my uncle will forgive me." Li Yue also said there was something in his words.
Of course Bo Wu could understand, his eyes and expressions became much gentler, "Haha, I'm serious. Since you took over as the leader of the village, the weather on the mountain has been completely new. I know it well. You don't have to be timid. I'm not a small-minded person." people!"
"Thank you, uncle!" Li Yue suddenly felt a kind of care from his elders.
Bo Wu can become the leader of the beggar army, and he is undoubtedly a very charming person.
Five days later, not only did the news come back, Pu Hong also delivered 700 shi of grain.
"A little food, just to show my general's feelings. Your subordinate and Fangtou were killed. Although it was not my family's fault, it was still a crime of negligence." A man dressed as a scholar said with his hands.
