Although the heavy rain only lasted for an hour and then stopped, it was of great significance to Yanzhou.
The crops are in the process of slurrying, and with this heavy rain, this year's harvest is guaranteed.
A big stone fell in Li Yue's heart. This year is likely to be the most important year for Yanzhou. Jiangdong was intimidated by Ran Min's power and did not dare to go north. The Central Plains found peace and had a chance for development.
"Captain?" Dong Run called softly.
Li Yue came to his senses and said, "General Dong's arrival is a double blessing!"
Dong Run was a little confused and gave a perfunctory laugh, "Congratulations, it's a troubled time in the country. Your Majesty has collected Hu captives and activated Hu generals. Lu, Liu and Wei have tried their best to remonstrate with them, but your Majesty has gone his own way..."
This is very important news.
Ran Min's use of Hu people can reveal the changes in his mentality. In just three or four months, Ran Wei's national policy changed again and again, from killing Hu people to winning over Hu people. Just like Ran Min himself, it was full of various contradictions.
After all, he is a person raised by Shihu. He has grown up in the environment of Jie people since childhood, and his concepts have already been formed.
"This is the way to bring disaster!" Chang Wei sighed at the side.
Kill Hu to the end, and then turn around and win over them when you are halfway through the killing. It is like stabbing someone a few times and then going up to comfort them, asking them to be obedient in the future...
Do you really think the barbarians are fools?
As national policies change like this, people's hearts will also change.
"I will write another memorial to advise Your Majesty." In name, Li Yue is considered a minister of Ran Wei. As a minister, he must fulfill his duty as a minister. No matter what the relationship between the two parties is, his goal is to deal with the Hu people. are consistent.
It's not a good sign that Shi Min treats the barbarians kindly.
At that time, Fu Hong and Shi Hu were suspicious of each other, and they repeatedly advised Shi Hu to be kind to the people and not to kill easily.
The letter was written quickly. Li Yue didn't say much about literary talent. He tried to keep his words simple and unpretentious, hoping that he could understand it.
However, when he handed the memorial to Dong Run, Li Yue knew that there would be no results.
A person's character determines his destiny. How could Ran Min listen to other people's advice when he was at his most proud?
Dong Run gave up and left.
This heavy rain pushed Li Yue's reputation to a peak.
Chen Liu began to spread the theory of destiny, and the way he looked at Li Yue was a little different. If Li Yue was just a leader and commander before, now he is the one destined by destiny...
Behind the scenes, Xin Can and Chang Wei were secretly promoting it.
Li Yue just let it go. He didn't believe it, but he couldn't stop the people, soldiers, and slaves from believing...
The happiest person was Zhou Qian, "Thanks to Governor Hongfu, with this heavy rain, this year's harvest is guaranteed. If there is another rain, Yanzhou can still have a good harvest!"
This meant asking Li Yue to pray for rain again. Li Yue said with a smile: "This matter cannot be divided into two parts. If we ask for too much, God will bother us..."
Zhou Qian laughed twice and went to work on his own.
July passed by without any danger.
In August, the autumn wind suddenly rises, the heat subsides, and preparations for the autumn harvest have begun in various places.
In Zhou Qian's words, this year was a small bumper harvest. The wheat ears in the fields were golden and connected with the blue sky and white clouds.
No matter the people, common people, children or slaves, they are all happy. With food, their hearts will be stable.
Good news also came from Hebei. The plague in Guangzong and Yecheng was under control, and progress was good. Fewer and fewer people died from the disease. The reputation of Li Yue and the Heiyun Army became more and more popular in Yecheng.
Yecheng was stable, and more and more counties in the north and south of the river were surrendered to Ran Wei.
Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Luozhou all surrendered to Ran Wei, and even Zhang Yu of Yuzhou came forward and was named the shepherd of Yuzhou by Ran Min.
In addition, Bohai, Zhongshan, Changshan, Hejian, Zhangwu and other places in Hebei Province expressed their surrender.
Even some barbarians began to submit to Ran Wei, and the situation gradually became favorable to Ran Wei.
In contrast, Xiangguo suffered heavy casualties.
The plague treats everyone equally, and the news sent back is carefully analyzed. Shi Zhi uses ruthless methods to deal with those infected. Anyone who shows signs of the plague will be beheaded. Every day, hundreds of corpses are piled up and burned outside the city.
However, this method was rough and effective, and it was barely under control.
According to the current development of the situation, as long as Ran Min does not go against the grain and does not make too many mistakes, Ran Wei will definitely become the winner in Hebei...
At the same time, a battle began immediately to the west and north of Tongguan.
Fu Xiong attacked Tongguan with 5,000 cavalry. Du Hong appointed Zhang Xian, Zhang Ju's younger brother, as the general to conquer the captives. Seeing that Fu Xiong's army was outnumbered, he led 3,000 soldiers out of the pass and fought against the enemy in the north of Tongguan...
The autumn wind is bleak and the Yellow River meanders.
The more than 5,000 Di troops showed no fear in the face of several times the enemy.
Opportunities are given by the enemy. The forces coming out of Guandong, the land of hundreds of battles, are obviously stronger than those from other regions.
The Di army formed a fish-scale formation, divided into several small fish-scale phalanxes, with steps on foot and cavalry moving forward, with the front end slightly convex, and the general in the middle, focusing only on offense and not on defense.
The Guanzhong Army on the opposite side is in the Crane Wing Formation, which is both offensive and defensive. The formation is beautifully arranged, and the equipment is much better than that of the Di Army. They have iron armor, large shields, spears and crossbows, but their momentum is obviously lacking.
There is no look of death on the enemy's face.
"God bless my Fu clan. If Mr. Zhang huddles in Tongguan, our army will suffer heavy casualties. However, if we go out of the city and fight against him, we will be ruined." Two balls of flames appeared in Fu Xiong's eyes. Looking at the front line, Fu Sheng, Fu Fa, Fu Luo and others were all murderous.
Even his son Fu Jian was riding on a horse and holding a spear, standing together with Lu Polou's son Lu Guang in front of the formation.
"Fu's life and death depend on this battle. You, An Neng, will die if you don't respond!" Fu Xiong raised his arms and shouted.
"Kill!" Fu Sheng took the lead and shot out of the fish scales.
Then Lu Guang and Fu Jian also rushed out.
The rain of arrows from the sky still couldn't extinguish the burning flame in the Di people's hearts.
Five thousand people attacked the Guanzhong Army on the opposite side, and their momentum was like the heaven and earth falling apart.
Although the Guanzhong army fought hard to resist, the Di army was as powerful as a crazy tiger. Fu Sheng was invincible with a big spear, cutting through thorns and thorns. Blood was raining down wherever he passed, and there was no one who could join him.
Fu Fa and Fu Luo commanded their soldiers to follow closely.
What made Fu Xiong's eyes shine was Lu Polou's son Lu Guang. He was only fourteen years old. He had a long spear with a cold light. It was as if he was in an uninhabited land. He was not able to kill or hurt Fu Sheng at all. He also protected Fu Jian. Watertight.
Fu Sheng and Lu Guang were like two spears, piercing into the Guanzhong army.
After resisting for half an hour, the Guanzhong army was finally defeated. Fu Sheng penetrated the Chinese army's formation. The entire army collapsed, and Zhang Xian took the lead in fleeing.
The natural barrier Tongguan was also opened. Fu Jian drove the crowd in and sent Fu Xiong to patrol the north of the Wei River. As a result, there was a great earthquake in Guanzhong, and even Du Hong's younger brother Du Yu led the crowd to surrender to the Fu family.
Du Hong gathered the troops in Guanzhong to defend Chang'an, and summoned the Qiang and Di tribes to jointly defend the Fu clan.
The Di chieftains Mao Shou, Xu Shuo and Qiang chieftain Baidu were powerful, each with tens of thousands of troops. They all killed Du Hong's envoys and responded to the Fu clan, and sent their sons to Fu Jian's army as hostages.
Fu Xiong, Fu Jing, and Yu Zun all surrendered to the cities they passed through.
Fu Jian gained great momentum and was ready to sweep through Guanzhong.
(End of chapter)
