After last year's floods and plague, this year's weather has been rare.
After a few days of confrontation, it was time to enter the autumn harvest.
The heavy corns dress both sides of the Sishui River in a golden color. To a certain extent, food is the gold of this world.
Zhou Qian led the old and weak women and children on the mountain to start harvesting.
At the same time, Zhang Yu tried to cross the river again, but still failed.
After that, it became quiet on both sides of the Jishui River.
Everything is developing according to Li Yue's idea.
After the harvested grain was sent up the mountain, people in the army felt at ease.
It was not only Heiyun Mountain that had a good harvest, but also the surrounding counties and counties. The Zheng family sent more than 3,000 stones of grain, more than 100 pigs, dozens of wild deer, and more than 300 sheep.
Fengshi and Jingxian rewarded more than 200 livestock.
Li Yue ordered them all to be slaughtered. There were nearly 6,000 people in the Jianshui defense line, and each person could get seven or eight kilograms of meat.
That night, the soldiers were divided into three groups: one to rest, one to be on guard, and one to light a bonfire on the shore, grilling meat and stewing meat, while eating and cursing at the other side.
Three nights in a row.
No matter how unpleasant the scolding was, there was no movement from the other side.
The grain harvest is completed, and for Heiyun Mountain, half of the war has been won.
There is little point in continuing the fight. Li Yue cannot annex Xuchang, and Zhang Yu cannot attack Black Cloud Mountain.
Just as I was thinking about how to end it, someone lost his temper.
Xi Yizhi came from Jingxiang and brought with him the imperial edict for the appointment of the general who defeated the bandits in Jiangdong. "Gong Huan worked hard to get a reward for the general. The leader of the village must not let down Duke Huan's wishes."
He held the edict in his hand, but had no intention of announcing it. His condescending eyes flickered on Li Yue's face.
Li Yue said: "I wonder what Duke Huan wants to do?"
Xi Yi said: "Zhang Yu was defeated by the leader of the village. Now he has no morale. Why not work hard to defeat him?"
"Although Zhang Yu suffered a few minor defeats, his main force was not lost and his strength advantage is still there. The deep trenches and high bases make it difficult to break through." Li Yue told the truth.
Unexpectedly, Xi Yizhi's face darkened, "Is the leader of the village trying to prevaricate Duke Huan?"
Li Yue naturally didn't pay attention to Xi Yi, but Huan Wen behind him had to weigh it.
"It's not that I'm prevaricating, but the situation is like this. Zhang Yu used his troops cautiously. Although he lost more than a thousand men and horses, he still had 30,000 men in hand. Our army only has more than 5,000 men. It is not easy to hold Wei River. How can we talk about attacking? Defeat by leaping troops is a small matter, but delaying Duke Huan’s affairs is a serious crime. If Jing Xiang is willing to support thousands of troops, he is determined to go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Li Yue politely kicked the ball back.
Five thousand people took the initiative to attack the 30,000 troops in deep ditches and high fortresses. Wherever they put this matter, it was up to them.
But Xi Yizhi is not a considerate person and presses forward step by step, "Heiyun Mountain plus Xuanyuan Mountain have 40,000 people, enough to fight Zhang Yu!"
As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the tent looked at him angrily.
Being able to say this kind of thing has revealed how the Jiangdong court views Beiren. It is clear that Heiyun Mountain is not regarded as a human being.
It is true that there are 40,000 people in Heiyun Mountain, but most of them are old, weak, women and children. All of these people were pushed to the battlefield just because of Xi Yizhi's words?
This is asking them to die!
It seems that he also felt that he had said something wrong, so he changed his words and said: "Choose young men and old soldiers from the mountain, and gather together 20,000 troops, enough for a battle."
Li Yue's heart moved. Huan Wen's previous letter was not so aggressive.
At least Huan Wen had led troops on the battlefield before, so he would not be so stupid. The value of Heiyun Mountain was to echo his future Northern Expedition, rather than to fall into the internal strife in Jiangdong and make a desperate move.
So what if we win?
Apart from making Heiyun Mountain the target of public criticism, Li Yue saw no benefit.
"Is this the intention of Your Excellency, or the intention of Duke Huan?" Li Yue stared into his eyes, no longer hiding his aura.
Everyone who comes out of the sea of blood from the Mountain of Swords will be stained with evil spirits.
As soon as their eyes met, Xi Yizhi took the initiative to avoid it, "Gong Huan has entrusted the affairs of the Central Plains to someone!"
Huan Wen held half of the country in the south of the Yangtze River in his hands. He had to keep an eye on the newly pacified Shuzhong and the Jiankang court.
"Your Excellency, please come back. Without Duke Huan's order, it would be difficult for me to obey!" Li Yue was too lazy to talk to him. Let alone Xi Yizhi today, even if Huan Wen came, Heiyun Mountain would not be able to suppress it entirely.
The beauty of a gentleman will be cut down in five lifetimes.
Xi Jian was a man of high integrity and had great achievements in supporting the country. Unexpectedly, his descendants would be reduced to this state, forgetting that they were originally from the north.
"You..." Xi Yizhi's face turned red.
"The soldiers in Jishui Fort are fierce and the battle is dangerous. Your Excellency is a nobleman from the south of the Yangtze River. It is not appropriate to stand under the dangerous wall and see off guests."
"Hmph!" Xi Yizhi walked away with a puff of his sleeves, taking the edict in his hand with him...
At the same time, Zhang Yu was also being questioned by the Xie family.
"In a mere Black Cloud Mountain, there are thousands of thieves, and Governor Zhang's 30,000-strong army is blocked south of the Jishui River, unable to advance even an inch. He loses his troops and generals, and loses all face."
Zhang Yu said in a deep voice: "Heiyun Mountain is an extraordinary bandit..."
Xie Su swept his tail and interrupted: "This defeat of Governor Zhang has caused my Xie family to lose all face in Jiankang, and my uncle is very dissatisfied."
Blue veins popped out on Zhang Yu's forehead. Several minor defeats had already made him furious. A junior from the Xie family dared to accuse him face to face.
After taking a long breath, he calmed down and said, "Don't forget that it was you Xie family members who fled the battle first, which damaged the morale of our army and made the subsequent war unfavorable. If I don't kill you Xie family members, I will be exempted from the law." show mercy!"
Xie Su was speechless. After all, it was his uncle Xie Wan's fault.
If Zhang Yu insists on killing Xie Wan, Jiang Dong will not be able to find fault.
"Also, I am only collaborating with your Xie family, and I am not a subordinate of your Xie family." Zhang Yu's tone was calm, but there was a sense of authority.
If Xie Wan hadn't escaped at the critical moment, his army would have reached the north bank in one go.
War is like this. If you lose your energy in the first battle, it will be harder to fight later.
Moreover, the other side defended the fortress, leaving Zhang Yu with nothing to do.
If he really bury his family's belongings here, he, as the governor of Yuzhou, will come to an end.
"You made a mistake, please forgive me." Xie Su lowered his head in time and covered his face with his tail.
Zhang Yu's expression softened a little, "To defeat the thieves in Black Cloud Mountain, you and I need to work together. We only need to defeat them once, and Black Cloud Mountain will fall apart!"
"What your envoy said is true. Now the thieves are guarding Mishui. What can I do?"
"Can you hold the south, can you hold the north? I have sent a letter to Liu Guo, the governor of Luozhou, and asked him to go south and annihilate the Black Cloud Mountain together." Zhang Yu has been around the Central Plains for decades and still has some connections.
And so far, he is the governor of Yuzhou in Jie Zhao, not Jiangdong.
The rise of Black Cloud Mountain poses a greater threat to Luoyang than Yuzhou. One step to the north is Chenggao, one step to the west is Luoyang. It is condescending and has a commanding position...
Now that the forces of Heiyun Mountain are concentrated in Jishui, the north must be empty.
Xie Su's jade-handled tail in his right hand swayed happily again. He stretched out the big sleeve of his left hand, gathered it behind his waist, and straightened his chest. He showed his noble demeanor and said, "Heiyun Mountain dared to reject my uncle that day. If we don't destroy this thief, it will be hard to get rid of him." Hatred in my heart.”
