The boat sailed on the stormy Onozawa, and the yellowing and whitening reeds and dead branches and leaves floating in the dark river were everywhere, creating a scene of withering and withering in early winter. Cao Ling also looked into the distance with a lot of concern, which was the location of Yuncheng, the state and the place of reason on the other side.

Because he had the initiative to assist and provide resources from those who were familiar with the past, he easily replenished the local water supply in the waterside town this time, and also obtained the boats and manpower to cross Onozawa; There were even more than a dozen soldiers under his leadership who voluntarily renounced their ministries to accompany him.

"Xiao Yanai, it's great that you're back. Don't you know, since the old marshal was martyred for the country, everyone's minds are in chaos. ”

It's just that the recruiter Yu Hou Li Sanguan, who was on the same boat, kept muttering in his ear.

"It's easy to nominate the one who stays behind.,As a result, those dogs in Weibo Town turned their heads and called.。。 I thought, if you are still there, how can you lose more than a dozen cities in Sanzhou so easily, and be beaten to Yunzhou. ”

Although I know that the other party has given up my duty to follow me, it is not just a simple motive to repay the favor if I have something else in my heart. But Cao Ling still agreed with a good voice. After all, they still have to rely on each other's relationship to cover their own camera actions in Yuncheng.

Cao Xiang also learned from the mouth of this Yu Hou named Li Sanguan that after his father and brother were killed in battle with Surabaya, the main force of the Tianping Army, a series of incidents and changes in the old town of Tianping.

For example, Cao Shicun, the cousin who was ordered to be promoted to the Tianping Army Festival to stay behind, is actually only eleven years old this year; Therefore, all the power of the Jieya is in the hands of Du Yuhou, Lu Guangqi and Zhao Hong, the envoy of Du Tuan.

Therefore, the old people and subordinates related to Cao's father and son were gradually reprimanded, discarded, and sent to those irrelevant ministries, such as personal servants like Li Sanguan, who were assigned to the countryside to recruit soldiers and sentry food.

You must know that originally as a generation loyal to the imperial court and concurrently served as a civil official or even a prime minister, and Zhongwu, Taining and other strong towns in the north, it was called the imperial court in the cornerstone of the Kanto region and the key defense area, at its peak there were 33,500 soldiers, and not counting the united children or guards of the various states to prepare thieves and patrol.

And because it is the hub of transportation where all the rivers meet, the Tianping Army not only provides for and maintains these armies; Every year, you can also enter the two taxes of the imperial court and 170,000 yuan of wine money, and often dedicate it to the Qionglin and Daying treasury of the Son of Heaven, and the silk and soil tribute are often tens of thousands. It can be said that it is both to support the strong soldiers and to have enough food.

However, since the great drought in the Kanto region for many years, there have also been bandits under the rule of the Tianping Army; And when Caozhou's injustice came out of a yellow nest, the Tianping Army, as one of the strong towns in Kanto, inevitably began to decline.

First, the thief army led by Huang Chao broke Yuncheng and executed Xue Chong, the envoy of Jiedu, in public; Then Yun General Cui Junyu established himself in the local area as the governor of the state of Liuhouquan; staged a mutiny to drive away Zhang Xi, the envoy of Jiedu sent by the imperial court, and frightened his successor Yang Zhen did not dare to come to perform his duties.

Until Cao Quanyang, who was still the deputy of Song Wei, the envoy of Pinglu Jiedu, passed by when he led his troops to pursue Wang Xianzhi's thief army; took advantage of his unpreparedness to turn around and attack Cui Junyu, which made Yunzhou and the Tianping Army return to the imperial court.

Then Cao Quanhui worked hard in office and gathered the people to guard for several years, so that the first chaotic place where thieves in the Central Plains swarmed, the "thief township" in the eyes of the imperial court, returned to the temporary peace and peace. Therefore, Cao's tenure is short but already quite popular.

In his hands, although he has not yet been able to return to the 33,500 troops in his heyday, he claims to have a strong army of 25,000 men, and has also rebuilt the regiments and horses under the prefectures and counties. Later, in order to support the thieves in other places in Henan and the neighboring thieves in the eastern capital, seven or eight thousand troops were successively transferred for the will of the imperial court.

Before he recovered, Cao Quanxi was able to be ordered to recruit envoys from Jiangxi in danger, and led more than 10,000 elite men and horses of the Tianping Army to Jingxiang to intercept and block the bandit army outside the mountains that were fleeing northward; Although he has made great achievements all the way to the war, the children of the balance are gradually damaged and withered.

Although the imperial court has also been replenished and transported one after another, after the desperate and tragic battle of Xu Si, the elite and essence of this Tianping army are still inevitably wiped out and exhausted; So much so that the town of Yunzhou is located, and there are only eight or nine thousand troops available.

Therefore, when Han Jian of Weibo Town led a large army to attack, there were only some warlords along the Yellow River who were preparing for the training of thieves and guarding the capture of soldiers, and they had almost no resistance and entered a no-man's land. In the end, it relied on the decisive counterattack of the same enemy in Yunzhou to fight for a chance in the one-sided Jedi.

However, according to Li Sanguan's statement, in order to meet the invasion and invasion methods of Wei Bo's army, the upper and lower levels of Yunzhou also exhausted all means, and even the water thieves and internal refugees on Onozawa were also pulled out to make up the numbers after being appeased.

And now, under the control of the Tianping Army, there is only one intact Qizhou and Xiaobanyunzhou land, but it is a little difficult to support the so-called "30,000 army" that has been hastily gathered. Therefore, they could only send people in all directions to collect money and grain and recruit (catch errands) Ding Zhuang in the locality.

Although Pinglu Town, which is adjacent to Qingzhou to the east, still has some spare strength and is also the camp of the pro-imperial court, because of the Jiedu who retreated without a fight, An Shiru was expelled by the rebellion initiated by the general Wang Jingwu after returning to Qingzhou, and he was still free to sort out and calm the internal dissent and had no time to care about anything else.

Therefore, after the initial counterattack against Wei Bo's army, the Jieya also made persistent efforts to pursue the victory and the call and tide to recover the whole territory of the four states. Of course, according to Cao Ling's judgment, there is another reason for this.

Because if you can't recapture more plates and goods as a reward and offering, I'm afraid that the city of Yunzhou, where it is easy to gather so many people and horses, will also have to change again under the lack of financial supply.

Thinking of this, Cao Ling's heart to return is even more urgent.

At the same time, in Yuncheng, where the army had just begun to fight. Cui Yong, the governor of Yun and the secretary in charge of the city, who was born in the Boling Cui clan and had a white face and few beards, and looked quite dignified in the city government, also privately received a group of envoys who suddenly visited.

"King Changli (Han Jian) has already said it. I, Wei Bojian'er, only seek wealth and children, and I don't take anything from the festival and the land. I also hope that Changshi will not make mistakes, so as not to delay the future of tens of thousands of people in this city. ”

As one of the branches of the Changli Han clan, Wei Bo Kongmu official and messenger Han Jianxian, who has a narrow face and long eyebrows and a somewhat elegant temperament, also said with righteous words:

"I should know that the long history and the small stay are the reality of teachers and students, but if Lu and Zhao Er will return this achievement, how much foothold will there be in this long history?"

"King Changli is willing to assist Xiaoliu Empress (Cao Shicun) to take power, and love his wife and daughter, and since then he has supported each other with the righteousness of Weng and son-in-law, so as to wait for the changes in the world. I don't know what else Cui Changshi is hesitating about? ”

"As everyone knows, the imperial court has always treated and rewarded meritorious ministers harshly, and only rewarded famous people if they were not in a hurry, and abandoned them if they were not used, and chased fame. Now it's even more weak and avoids in Shuzhong, but what hope is there for people to be disappointed? ”

"As for the traitor who stole the two capitals, he has a deep hatred of blood and hatred for his family and country in the Tianping Army; Could it be that the children of your town can be willing to condescend below the kingless and fatherless disciples of their generation。。 ”

"If you are on the plate today, Kanto will be full of thieves. It is also only my family Changli King Wei Bo Jian'er should rise from time to time, willing to connect all parties of insight and perform the responsibility of guarding the land and the people, thinking that the alliance of mutual protection is connected, and the outside is to clarify the trend of the Central Plains. ”

It's just that after this goodbye, Han Jianxian just got into the carriage out of the city.

"Does the king really want to make peace with this generation, and preserve his balances?"

Someone next to him couldn't help but ask.

"This is supposed to be a means of circumstance,"

Han Jianxian said without hesitation

"It will take time for the king to take time to manage and consolidate the land of Zheng Slip; The new former division defeated Juye County, not to mention some of the sharpness, at this moment, I am afraid that all the counties of Zheng Hua are a little uproar. ”

"Since there is no way to find it for a while, how about stabilizing the situation in front of us with a little profit? I have waited a long time for the king's kindness, and I will use it here. Besides, I've already seen that this guy is also selfish, and he will definitely not be indifferent. ”

"Don't say that you will take Tianping Town or make it surrender, if it is just some empty fame and fortune, it can make Tianping Town discord and even chaos without a fight, then I will not be entrusted and worthwhile."

However, Han Jianxian, who was talking to each other in the carriage, suddenly seemed to be aware of it and turned his head over, but saw a team of patrol soldiers who had returned routinely, just passing by Xu Ran, and couldn't help but sigh slightly.

"This balance is not to be underestimated, after most of the soldiers and horses are exhausted, there are still left-behind soldiers with this appearance and bearing."

And Cao Ling, who was mixed in this group of soldiers, also felt something, and glanced at the rolling carriage from the corner of his eye; But he didn't raise his head at all, but continued to hide his face under his double-eared flat hat, and walked towards the city step by step.

In the Yunzhou Zi (Nei) City Festival Office, Cui Yong, as a party concerned, also convened intensively, and his trusted subordinates came down to discuss the matter.

In fact, before that, he was just a mere official under the ya, and like Cui Junyu, who had previously established himself as the queen general, he was also from another branch of the Boling Cui clan, and he was just a different house.

This is also a natural home advantage for the children of the Boling Cui clan, which is almost all over the forces in Henan. Any minister or military commander who comes to Henan to serve or take up the town is always unavoidable to recruit or extend the children of the Cui family to serve under the account.

In this troubled world, as one of the five surnames and seven hopes, the Cui clan wants to protect themselves, and even survive for a long time, it is inevitable to obtain the force and reputation that can claim to be the basis of their own side.

Cui Junyu's previous failure was just Cui's multi-line bet's next failure; He thought that he would no longer think about it; But he never thought that after Cao Quanyang's father and son were killed in battle, Cao Shicun, who was still a childish child, would be put on the throne.

As a teacher-student friendship with Cao Shicun, Cui Yong, who has always been unknown, can see the side of this little queen, and faintly grasp the official information in the ya. is because of the current situation, he can't help but secretly give birth to some ambitions and self-desires that are faintly inflated.

Because, if he acts according to the other party's advice, even if he can't be a righteous marshal, he can be a "hidden marshal" who stands behind the scenes and manages everything. Therefore, he summoned these people only to provide more reasons and evidence for his own intentions, and more details in the evening.

What's more, he is not without credentials and heels in the army. At least under the bribery and solicitation methods supported by the Cui family, several military generals have already secretly lost their sincerity, including Zhu Xuan, the newly rising general in front of him with military exploits.

Dozens of miles away, Zhu Xuan, who was a general and vanguard envoy in front of the Tianping Army, was born with a leopard's head and ringed eyes, and was strong in Kong Wu, and roared and clamoured with a helmet and armor, and rushed into another city that had just been breached/recovered;

It's just that the resistance he faced to Wei Bojun was still weak and unrepresentable. As soon as the city was broken, the other party hurriedly threw down the flag and baggage, and fled from the city gate at the other end. Only some Tutuan soldiers who had no time to escape were left, and they were wantonly slashed and killed, but it was still unsatisfying.

"What do you say over there in this formation?,Just continue to advance like this?。。 Lao Tzu has broken through the seventh fortress, but the corresponding gains have not fallen much,"

Then Zhu Xuan, who left the blood-stained broadsword, also said to the messenger who came to give the order with some dissatisfaction.

"There is an order to stay, and I ask Zhu Xianfeng to make persistent efforts until the entire territory of my Tianping Town is recovered. The corresponding rewards and military funds will be delivered in a few days, but please ask the pioneer headquarters to eat first. ”

The sweaty messenger also responded meticulously.

"Is this the order to stay behind, or the meaning of Lu Du Yu Hou or Zhao Du's group training. Believe it or not, I cut you first, and then I took my brother to ask for it. ”

Zhu Xuan couldn't help but grab the messenger's chest on the spot, and sneered a little hideously.

At this time, in the distance, the newly occupied city was filled with the sound of trumpets of encountering enemies and warnings. Only then did Zhu Xuan let go of the colorless messenger and laughed and shouted:

"Finally, a thief has come to the door."

However, after a while, Zhu Xuan, who was standing at the head of the city, couldn't laugh at all; Because in the torrent composed of the mighty military forces in the wilderness, there are dozens of generals of different shapes, surrounded by a general flag with the word "Han".

- I'm the dividing line -

Thousands of miles away, in Shannan East Road, Guo's Dingpingzhuang near Nanyang City in Dengzhou has once again become a large construction site under new construction and renovation.

Following the Taiping Army's Policy on the Subsequent Disposal of Hostile Areas, most of the residents of Dingpingzhuang were voluntarily or forcibly relocated to other places. It will also become one of the so-called central tunzhuang for the resettlement of many new immigrants who have reached the age of inspection and screening in the administrative area.

As for the gardens and back houses left by the Guo family, they were not rudely destroyed or directly demolished, but were helped to transport and transplant some flashy flowers and trees that needed to be taken care of, and were converted into invalids hospitals and veterans' sanatoriums for soldiers and their families.

The little kitten's pneumonia has recurred after hanging for a week, which is really upsetting.

(End of chapter)