After leaving Cui Jin and Xu Cheng to guard Xuanyuan Mountain, Li Yue led the army back to Black Cloud Mountain.
Cui Jin walked down the mountain to see each other for more than ten miles, and said without much regret, "I never thought that you and I would be able to make it this far. It's a pity that my brother is missing. Otherwise, the three brothers and I will be able to create a great career together."
There is still no news about the eldest brother Meng Kai, he seems to have disappeared.
There was such a big commotion in Heiyun Mountain, and the news should have been received, unless he was not in the Central Plains.
Based on Meng Kai's hatred for the Jie people, he probably wouldn't go to Hebei and Guanzhong, so he could only go south to Jiangdong.
"We will meet again someday, brother, there is no need to worry."
"I hope so. I'm here in Xuanyuan Mountain, so you don't need to worry too much. After returning to Black Cloud Mountain, you must pay attention to safety. The refugees are mixed together, so don't be careless." Cui Jin said caringly.
The betrayal of his own soldiers also made him resentful.
In this world, this kind of thing is too common.
"I have appointed Zhang Zhu'er, Yang Lue, and Hu Yanhei as the chief guards of the bodyguard. They will take turns guarding you day and night. Brother, you can rest assured."
"Well, the three of them are all loyal and righteous people, so there is nothing to worry about. Now that Black Cloud Mountain has become a climate, there is one thing that cannot be delayed." Cui Jin seemed to be unable to finish his words.
However, Li Yue enjoyed this kind of conversation and could feel a touch of family affection from it.
He who gazes into the abyss is also gazed into the abyss.
Cruel killing will distort people's nature. Li Yue has long felt that he is much cold-blooded than before. He is used to life and death, and he doesn't care about life and death anymore. Therefore, only family love can dilute the darkness in his heart.
Cui Jin said sternly: "Don't slack off on official matters, and don't slack off on private matters either. If there is a woman you like, you might as well accept her and add some flesh and blood to her as soon as possible."
Li Yue had neglected this aspect. For more than half a year, he had been facing a huge survival crisis every day. In addition, the women on the mountain were all rough-handed and unkempt, so he really had no interest in it.
Brothers fight, father and son fight, blood is the closest alliance.
Pu Hong and Yao Yizhong both had dozens of sons, and each later became the backbone of the former Qin and later Qin...
Without descendants, he is like a lonely ghost, and other people on the mountain will inevitably have their thoughts.
"Thank you for the reminder, brother." Li Yue handed over his hand.
Cui Jin returned the gift, "I won't send you any more. There are many affairs on the mountain and people's hearts are uncertain. Don't hang around for a long time. Take care of yourself."
"Brother, please take care of yourself."
The two parted ways...
Bo Wu and Zhou Qian came down thirty miles from the mountain to greet him. From a distance, they could hear their laughter.
Zhang Yu spread rumors about conquering Black Cloud Mountain, but in fact he didn't even touch the edge of Black Cloud Mountain, only a few scout teams came to spy.
"After defeating Zhang Yu this time, no one in Siyu and Henan can defeat me in Heiyun Mountain!" Bo Wu got off his donkey and walked to Li Yue.
"My nephew is able to defeat the enemy at the front because his uncle makes the rear worry-free."
"Hahaha, why bother flattering me." On the surface, he was careless, but there was something more than before.
After the greetings were almost finished, Zhou Qian cupped his hands and said: "Some time ago, the Zheng family, Wang family, Han County Magistrate of Jing County, and Xun County Magistrate of Feng County all sent people to deliver a lot of grain, grass, ordnance, as well as Fang. Boss, I also sent a lot of things."
When you are poor in the busy city, no one cares about you; when you are rich in the mountains, you have distant relatives.
In the past, when I was poor and drank the northwest wind, I was surrounded by bad neighbors. Now I have defeated Zhang Yu and I am surrounded by friends.
"Zheng family?" Li Yue came back to his senses.
Does the Zheng family still have the nerve to come?
"The Zheng family sent five thousand stones of food! Two hundred knives, one thousand spearheads, and fifty pairs of armor! They also said it was a misunderstanding..."
Li Yue was speechless for a while. Such a heavy gift almost knocked him out.
The largest forging workshop south of the Yellow River is in Xingyang. It has continued since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to this day. The Zheng family is very wealthy, so they can still afford this.
And this operation is in the interests of both parties.
Heiyun Mountain has become a climate, and Zhang Yu has been defeated. Liu Guo, the governor of nearby Luozhou, will definitely not easily send troops unless the Jie people's army in Yecheng comes to an end in person.
But there is a Fangtou between Yecheng and Heiyun Mountain.
Behind Hebei were Tuoba Xianbei's Dai State and Murong Xianbei's Yan State.
When the Jie army moves south, will the Xianbei people remain indifferent?
"Then just think it's a misunderstanding." Li Yue said with a smile.
It is better for everyone in the Zheng family to know each other like this.
Walking into Heiyun Mountain, there were cheering crowds all over the mountains and plains. Old women, young and old looked up eagerly, and the soldiers' waists stood straight in the eyes of the old girls and young widows.
Under the cold wind, the ragged crowd shivered.
Heiyun Mountain has become a big fat man in one bite, with a population of thirty to forty thousand, but at the same time, the pressure to survive has also become greater.
Food, clothing, housing and transportation are all obstacles.
In addition, the New Year is coming soon, but the heavy snow has not yet arrived, and there will definitely be a locust plague next year.
When they arrived at the mountain, Zhou Qian led Li Yue directly to the warehouse.
The warehouse door opened, and the warehouse was full of white goods.
"This is...salt?" Li Yue was overjoyed. He didn't know this in other places, but in the Central Plains salt is money!
There are so many gray-haired old soldiers on the mountain because their bodies have collapsed because they have been unable to eat salt for a long time.
"The general went on an expedition, and his subordinate asked Cao Kan to go to Anyi again, and he got 17,300 catties of salt!"
"How many casualties?"
"Not only were there no casualties this time, the waterways along the Yellow River were also opened up. In the future, our salt can come by water. When the counties of Luochuan and Xingyang heard that it was the general's cargo, they did not dare to stop it."
"Now in Heiyun Mountain, I am no different than before. I first defeated the Gaoli Guards, and then defeated Zhang Yu. The general rescued the dead and wounded, and my reputation is far-reaching!" Bo Wu said with more respect.
All wars have dividends.
If you win, you have everything; if you don't, you have nothing.
Jie Zhao originally did not have strong control over the south of the Yellow River and neglected management. The local powerful and dock owners did not sincerely submit to them. The defeat of Jicheng and the three defeats of Liangzhou exposed the weakness of Jie Zhao.
It is reasonable for the local government to disobey Yecheng.
However, he is still weak. He holds Yong, Bing, Ji, Si, Yu, Yan, Qing, Xu, Qin Jiuzhou, as well as parts of Liang, You and Jing in his hands, and his strength is still the best in the world.
"In this case, we should increase our efforts to collect salt and sell it to Henan, Yanzhou and Jingzhou in exchange for various materials." After being poor for so long, I finally saw some hope of getting rich.
"I'll do it myself!" Zhou Qian said with cupped hands.
"Uncle, everyone from Fangtou is here, but Guangzong didn't send anyone?" Li Yue looked at Bo Wu.
Bo Wu was about to say something but stopped, hesitatingly said, "When the general went out to fight, Guangzong came here."
I am not in Heiyun Mountain, but Guangzong is here, and there are a lot of things here.
Coupled with Bo Wu's expression, no need to ask, it is definitely not a good thing. He is probably here to poach or stab him in the back.
He felt a little disappointed in his heart. Li Nong was a little too petty, or maybe he just had no ambition at all and just wanted to be an important minister of Jie Zhao.
Shihu's ability to reach this day is not just cruelty.
It started the historical precedent of Huhua in Han Dynasty.
From another perspective, Shi Hu's ambitions are as big as the sky. The Murong family, Tuoba family, Liu Yuan, and Shi Le all tried their best to move closer to China, using Chinese narrative methods to find legal authority and integrate Jin people for their own use. Dushihu did the opposite, migrating hundreds of thousands of white Huns from the Western Regions as "nationals", and then moved to Qiang and Di to enrich Hebei, and acted as minions to suppress the Han people in the Central Plains, realizing the "Huhua" of the entire Northern Kingdom.
Li Nong is not a stranger, does not enter the same family, Li Nong can serve as one of the three princes, Sikong. When he comes together with Shi Hu, he must have gained Shi Hu's trust. He himself is an interest class of Jie Zhao, and will naturally maintain Jie Zhao's rule. .
