Chuzhou, the head of the city of Shanyang.

Gao Yue, who is known as "Gao Huoya" and "Gao Jiuzhi" as the envoy of Chuzhou's soldiers and horses; He also looked haggard as if he was in another world, and the besieging grass thieves were like the mess left behind after the tide receded. It was almost like he thought he was going to die here with the city.

The endless grass thieves outside the city, in the tragic and abnormal and deadly attack, did not seem to have diminished at all; However, there are fewer and fewer officers and soldiers and people who can go to the top of the city and defend it.

Even later, even if the big gentry in the city spared no effort to come up with money and food, they couldn't recruit many new Ding Zhuang. Just because he was afraid of the fierce liquidation and accountability of the grass thieves after the city was broken.

And there are only a few hundred soldiers around him who can follow the battle, and even the walls are sparsely populated; He could only rely on various family members and Ding Zhuang to bluff, so the previous time to take advantage of the situation to burn the camp was regarded as the final return and had a chance to survive.

Therefore, in the face of the report of the messenger who came back from outside the city again, he still had an unbelievable sense of dislocation, and he was able to hold on. And the camp that came down together in a hurry and the objects that could not be taken away also confirmed that this was not a trick that those grass thieves wanted to get away with.

According to the system of the imperial court, after the original Chu Prefecture Assassin Wu Gongfu absconded against the enemy, he was the only defender of Shanyang City and even the boundary of Chuzhou, and he monopolized the authority of the military power. Therefore, last year, he cried bitterly in front of that high-ranking and powerful uncle, and was finally able to be released as a plan to suppress the envoys and lead the troops, and finally got the corresponding reward.

But he was still the first to follow the Huaishui to Sizhou in the north and Yangzhou in the south, and each sent the generals Bi Zaiyu and Zhang Keqiu as messengers to inquire and liaise.

At least even if the siege of Chuzhou is temporarily lifted, the grass thieves are still raging in Huainan, and the corresponding crisis has not been lifted. He urgently needs support and recognition from Yangzhou to try to recover the entire territory of Chuzhou.

on the other hand, it is to contact the territory of Sizhou on the other side of the Huaishui, and now the Taining army is now deploying troops to make Qi Kerang; Reporting the thief's situation and trying to attract foreign aid and help because of the death of the lips and the cold teeth. After such a two-pronged approach, he was able to do a more secure job in the position of the Chuzhou soldiers and horses who presided over the Shanyang situation.

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And two days later, he was still unaware of the song every night, and was completely isolated from the outside world in Yangzhou City, which became two worlds.

On a Zhan Zi in front and back, Liang Zaimou, who was the official of the salt and iron transfer yamen, also took a handwritten letter from his friend Gao Yue and hurried towards the Linyou Guanyan and Pavilion where Gao Yu lived;

It's just that he and his entourage passed through the streets between the heavy buildings and the Zhumen leaning houses, and saw that the Ziyun Tower towering into the sky in the distance was already in sight, but they were hit by a group of indescribable and indignant generals who came on, as well as the noisy movement and shouts of the country.

"Ling Gong didn't see anyone this time. Liang (Zhan) set up another food to be safe. ”

"How should my generation be good? Do you sit back and watch the thieves continue to be infected? ”

"This thief has made a big mess, and it is a good opportunity to take advantage of the victory; As long as there are 10,000, no, 5,000 soldiers and horses are enough to make a difference. ”

"When will Ling Gong be raised until this illness is not known, will he let these Fangshi villains be allowed to isolate the inside and outside at will?"

"Shen Yan, don't you still want to learn from that Harrier, and don't look at what happened to him now."

"Don't say more, let's go drink, and then take a good look at one or two, and see if we can get through the door of the surnamed Lu."

Obviously, it was the enthusiasm of these generals of the Huainan camp to ask for battle again and again, and they were poured cold water on the reply from Ziyun Tower. Seeing this scene, Liang Zaimou was thoughtful but deeply sighed, and looked at the things that he let people lift behind him.

However, when he walked outside the door and reported that the famous assassin had begun to wait for half an hour, he saw another group of people coming out of the inner courtyard, the leader of whom was white and beardless and dressed in purple flowers, and it was Yang Daozhong, the envoy (supervising the army) of the Guanjun Academy, to which Huainan belonged.

I saw that his face was covered with frost and his face was tense, and the servants and envoys who followed behind him were silent. In one of the envoys who followed him closely, he also held a wooden silk book in his hand.

Liang Zaimou suddenly knew in his heart that this was obviously the third wave of imperial court notices that came to urge the use of troops and suppression, and he met unexpectedly in the courtyard. According to the expression of Yang Nei, who is usually pressed by Gao Linggong's strengths and has almost no sense of existence; Obviously, this time again, there was no result.

It's just that when Liang Zaimou asked people to carry the two "handifolds", they were sent in along with the famous thorns in the report; Finally, a Fang Pavilion came out and led him in, and then took him to a side courtyard on the side of Yanhe Pavilion.

It's just that the person who came to receive it was not the now hot Inner Government Organizer Lu Yongzhi, but another Fang Shi who was introduced by him to see Gao Piao, who was covered with scabies and described as withered.

"The servant still knows the intention of the Liang Tuiguan."

I saw him laughing miserably.

"Since Gao Langjun, who fought against thieves in Chuzhou, is a nephew valued by the public, my generation has to vigorously support him at that time. Although this matter is wrapped up in the servant.。。 There will be a reply in two days. ”

"The people of Zhuge Mountain really have a heart, my generation is really worried about the recent situation of Linggong, can you find a gap to hear the good news."

Then, Liang Zaimou endured his nausea and discomfort, and handed over a bag containing more than a dozen pieces of gold.

"So... I'm afraid it's a little hindering.,You need to know that the public body is good or bad.,My generation is also very rare.。。 ”

Zhuge Yin checked the weight of the bag and looked at the color again, and then elongated the tone of the voice like a duck chirping.

"Isn't this sincere request for forgiveness from the mountaineers?"

Liang Zaimou took off a warm and smooth jade plaque from the silver silk belt and stuffed it in his hand.

"That's it. The heart of the pusher is touching, and the servant does not hesitate to take on some of the involvement of leaking the inside information. ”

Zhuge Yin thought about it reluctantly.

"Tomorrow there will be a Jiao to pray for the recovery of the prince, and there may be a moment to pass by the court afterwards... The magistrate can wait for it. ”

"That's a lot of thanks to the mountain people."

Liang Zaimou couldn't help but deliberately make a big joy, but his heart became more and more contemptuous and sad. Now that the high-ranking envoy is in poor health and can't see things, surrounded by such despicable people, how can people not be locked up for the future.

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On the south bank of Huaishui, the estuary where it meets Surabaya is located. The Taining Army (Yanhai Yimi), who has a strange appearance and black hair and beautiful hair, and Qi Kerang, the deputy commander of the east to recruit the east, is also wearing a scarlet coat, standing on the walled tower of the estuary amnesty and watching the thieves on the other side.

However, the half-mile-wide Huai water is not breathing, and the water quality is very clear. Even if the officers and soldiers destroyed all the bridges and cables that could be passed, they took the lead in searching and covering all the "boat blades" that could be used for navigation along the coast; But there are still sporadic thieves, who swim over to investigate by relying on the good water.

On a fine day, you can see each other's activities on the other side; Therefore, the movement of the thieves on the south bank who came and went like ants in the past few days, cutting down trees nearby to build a bridge, was completely undisguised and clear.

But today there was a sudden silence, and the thieves who were busy going about it seemed to have disappeared overnight. This sudden sense of loss makes people a little uneasy.

In Zikjang's field of vision, a large riverboat from the upper reaches of Surabaya was slowly leaning towards the opposite bank, and some people in various costumes were waiting one after another.

"Jie Shuai, can't you really let them go like this? These Heshuo people are not easy to get along with. If you let it re-enter the thieves, I'm afraid it is. ”

A rough-looking general couldn't help but break the silence and spoke bitterly again.

"How could I not know how powerful it was. Ah Jin, do you know what this place is called?"

Qi Kerang, who has black hair and beautiful hair and strong spirits, is looking at the other side with his hands behind his back, and his eyes are drifting away.

"This is Fenglingkou, and it is also the last thief party in the Pang Xun Rebellion more than ten years ago, where the law was destroyed."

"That section is set up here, isn't it a great fortune and a victory."

The subordinate general named Ah Jin said in unison.

"Then do you know how the imperial court treated the loyal and meritorious people who were difficult to settle the chaos back then?"

Zikerang shook his head slightly in disapproval.

"Back then, the Pang thieves started in Guilin and were in chaos in Xusi, ravaging Lianghuai and dozens of counties in Henan; Cao lost congestion and half of the world shook. The imperial court was ordered by Kang Chengxun, the general of the right military guard, to recruit envoys, and the total number of soldiers and horses went to ask for it, and about Shatuo Zhu Xie clan as the vanguard; Dozens of battles have been fought, more than 100 thieves have been broken, and finally drowning with Suzhou. ”

"Ran Kang Chengxun first awarded the Hedong Festival and Tongping Chapter with the merit of fixing difficulties; He also served as Taiyuan Yin and the Northern Capital, and the founder of Shangzhu State and Huiji County, and 2,000 households in Shiyi; Outstanding and valuable. ”

"Then he immediately impeached Prime Minister Lu Yan and Wei Baoheng, who was born in the army and begged thieves to tease, greedy for capture, and from time to time on the grounds of merit, he was degraded and migrated to Enzhou, and finally died depressed. To this day, people still regret it. The teacher of the past and the lessons of the future, it has only been a few years. ”

"Now the imperial court intends to appease the thieves and Huaishang, and secretly sends an envoy to grant the prince a few towns and festivals; Since then, the ugly thief has been on a par with my generation, and has been revered even higher. But how should this loyal man who is dedicated to serving the country and begging for thieves in the world deal with himself? In contrast, what reason do we have to stop the actions of those Heshuo people? ”

Speaking of this, Zike couldn't help but think of a secret letter from the center of the imperial court; Presumably it has already been spread in Heshuofang Town by now.

"There is such a thing, the princes of the court are really too obscure, how can they be so close and indistinguishable... But I misunderstood the hard work of the marshal. ”

The subordinate general named Ah Jin couldn't help but be shocked when he heard it.

(End of chapter)