Yu has a lot of origins, Yu Ling, this branch, claiming to be from the Spring and Autumn Period of Wu Guo doctor Yu Bo, living in Wu County, since the Han Dynasty has been selling sea salt privately, his family Suifeng but the status is very low, the merchant has always been looked down upon by scholars, and the Yu family has not produced any scholars for hundreds of years, and the number of officials is directly zero.

Yu Ling was originally a junior in the family, but full of adventurous spirit, Pei Gai had just crossed the north not long ago, he had the courage to cross the river to barter, and gradually went north, and finally did the business all the way to the territory of Hu Hanguo, and even got involved with the Bu family. However, in the past few years, overall, Yu Ling has lost nothing for Xuzhou, with the largest number of times and the largest amount.

This is because Pei Gai is heavy on business, and Shi Xiongyuan in Pengcheng under his command wants to enrich the country with industry and commerce, and under the guidance of Pei Gai, he will change the traditional customs clearance tax to trade tax, that is to say, if you can't sell something, then you will not collect anything, and there will be no interception in the domestic customs office. Although on the whole, the commercial tax is not reduced, but increased, but this is an expense that can be accounted for, so it is generally supported by businessmen.

You must know that in the past, taxes were often collected in various places, and they were arbitrarily and repeatedly, and before the merchant traveled, he couldn't calculate how much he would lose on this trip, and he often lost the goods halfway, and when he arrived at the place of the transaction, the rest was even less than half, so how much profit could he have? The worst thing is that once the goods are unsalable and forced to return the same way, the other half may also fold in...... Doing business on land is often riskier than sailing through the raging waves of the sea.

Therefore, businessmen like Yu Ling, who have not been able to control a specific source of goods, have increased their control over salt goods since Wang introduced Zhu Jiankang, and it is gradually difficult to sell private salt. This is also an important reason why Yu Ling ignored the opposition of her family and insisted on going north to hit the city.

Although Xuzhou is not yet a commercial paradise, Yu Ling and others have sincerely longed for it, and Pengcheng also produces copper, which Pei should use to mint money, which is even more attractive to businessmen. Therefore, Yu Ling came to Xuzhou not only once, it was really not like what he reported to Liu Fu, "I have also been there once or twice".

As long as they help to spy on the situation of all parties, provide timely information, and help Pei Gai spread some rumors, they will be rewarded after returning to Xuzhou. Therefore, although there was no supervisor beside him, Yu Ling still instinctively told a lie in front of Liu Fu, related to Wuzhong's internal situation, saying that the group was ten points, Yan and Yu said seven points, and Xuzhou only said three points.

Of course, he won't keep it secret for Pei Cai, but there are certain things, Liu Fu doesn't ask, so I can keep silent.

For Xuzhou, Yu Ling mainly mentioned the strategy of Tipei Gai's Tuntian, saying that the production in the south of Xuzhou has recovered to a certain extent, and Pengcheng has made a lot of profits by mining copper and minting money. As for the armament, Yu Ling said: "The grass people do not understand the military, only know the soldiers of Xuzhou, most of them are the initial recruits of the Jiangbei homeless people, and they open up the wasteland near the ditch......

This is also out of Pei Gai's care, asking him to try his best to make my Xuzhou's military strength weak and weak if he encounters a thief, saying that this is called "Taoguang Yanghui".

In Pei Gai's view, if there is a strong enemy around, then it is necessary to show strength, so that the other party will not dare to covet it; If there is no strong enemy around, then you have to show weakness, so that the enemy will not be afraid of you, and will not put Xuzhou into the target queue that must be eradicated in the short term. At that time, in Xuzhou, there was Cao Wei in the north, and the people who kept it were powerless to seek Xuzhou, especially Xunan; There is Zu Li in the west, who is originally an ally; There is a Jiankang regime in the south, and it is not enough to meet each other for the time being, so I naturally want to show weakness.

This caliber has been completely changed in the past half a year, first Pei Gai couldn't bear the constraints of Jiankang, so he went to attack Wancheng, and then paraded on the river, showing his fierce side to Wang and Wang Dun; Then he was ordered to go on the Northern Expedition, and after the Battle of Gutter Water, he was to record his merits and spread the words "There is a bear in Xuzhou", which was to intimidate Hu Kou's courage. It is said that if Pei should be able to pull out an army of 100,000, he will definitely continue to show weakness in order to paralyze the enemy; But there are less than 20,000 people, although they are fine and few, so it is somewhat intriguing.

It's just that Yu Ling has been trading in the West for half a year, trying to find an opportunity to open up the trade route into Shu, and has not returned to Xuzhou, so it is not clear whether Pei Gai's caliber has changed, or according to the old orders, it is extremely said that the Xuzhou army is weak, and they are all peasant soldiers who are not able to fight, and they have very little training, and they can only use bamboo guns and wooden knives in ordinary training, how can they have too high combat effectiveness?

Liu Fu listened, but just twisted his beard and groaned, but did not interrupt Yu Ling's narration. Yu Ling talked about a meal for more than a long time, and it seemed that he was indeed very sincere, so after he finished speaking, Liu Fu waved his hand and let him go. Release is release, but you have to leave all the goods on the car "I wanted to return to my hometown to sell, but now I am forced to turn to the distance, then the profit will be low, it is better to sell it alone." ”

The specific value of these Shu brocade and Shu salt, and what to pay for, are naturally up to Liu Fu, and Liu Fu has nothing else on hand except ordnance and military rations, so he only signed a "white note" and asked Yu Ling to come to Pingyang to withdraw it.

Yu Ling was depressed in his heart, but he didn't dare to argue that if he was a petty officer, he could use Bu Tai to deter him, but on the other side, the son of the Han Emperor, the king of Bohai, worship the general, stretch out a finger and easily pinch Bu Tai to death, where do I dare to refute his meaning? If people don't just confiscate the goods and execute the caravan, I'll be lucky......

It is inevitable that the more I think about it, the more depressed I become, I don't know how long it will take to finish this battle, I don't know if you still have the life to return to Pingyang, and even if you go back, I will come to ask for payment, can it really be so easy to get it? If you don't bribe the princes and attendants of the palace with 100 gold, you may not even be able to see your face! So he crossed the Yellow River, and he wrote a secret letter to a clever retinue, ordering him: "Wen Ru is good at swimming, but you can rush to Xiaopingjin, go to Chenggao, and dedicate this letter to Pei Zhijun must be rewarded with a hundred times, if there is less than a penny, there is no need to be with it!" ”

What Jin, what Rong, I don't care, whoever is willing to let me do business with peace of mind and make a fortune, I will help whom!

After Yu Ling left, Liu Fuli summoned his generals to discuss, and said, "Brother is afraid that he has fallen for Jin Kou's tricks!" ”

In Liu Cang's view, the Jin people's grain and straw are insufficient, and the army's heart will be shaken, and his army will take this opportunity to break it, or at least hit it hard, so that it will not dare to peep north in three or five years, then Hu Hanguo will have the opportunity to level Guanlong in the west, and merge the state in the north, and then go all out to seek the Central Plains. And in this case, Cheng Gao suddenly sent thousands of troops to attack Mengjin, which shows that they are trying their best, but they are trying to get lucky, not to take this opportunity to go down to Cheng Gao first, and then break the ancestors, when will they wait?

However, through Yu Ling's narration, Liu Fu decided that the Xuzhou soldiers were weaker than they had imagined, and the reason why they were able to defeat Liu by the ditch was that the emperor's brother was too useless, not that the enemy army was very strong. Recently, the grain road in the rear of Xuzhou was cut off, and Pei should have thousands of troops return to the east, so how much can he have left in Chenggao City? Maybe these thousands of people sent out will be the main force, right?

Since the Xuzhou army is weak, and there are only a few thousand people, they have no chance to take Mengjin at all, so this move must be a feint. Why feint? It is to let us decide that they have no strategy and courage to fight head-on, so as to lure Liu Cang to continue to advance to the south. The Xuzhou side may really have no power to resist, but Zu Li's Yuzhou army may not be...... Zu Ti lured Liu Cang to the south, there must be a treacherous conspiracy!

Indeed, as Liu Ya, the general of Anxi, said, it is the safest means for our army to set up a formation behind the mountains, confront the enemy, and wait for its food to retreat. Of course, that would not be able to hit Jin Kou hard, and Liu Xun's suggestion to take the opportunity to fight a decisive battle also made some sense...... But if Liu Cang rushes south, he will inevitably be controlled by the enemy and step into the trap set by Zu Li.

Liu Fu felt that he should still remind his brother, so after discussing with his subordinates, he immediately wrote to Liu Cang, and put his thoughts together, and finally suggested that Liu Cang be cautious, and not to be conspired by the enemy As for Meng Jin, even if I am not here, the Jin people can't take it down, so don't care at all.

Besides, the servant sent out by Yu Ling was originally a native of Jingzhou, and he was extremely good at swimming, even if the Yangtze River was wide, he could easily swim back and forth, not to mention the narrow waterway of the Yellow River in the eastern section of Henan? Of course, the Yellow River is a big river after all, even if the flow is slow, if you don't know hydrology, it is easy to be stirred into the whirlpool, and there are no bones, so under the care of Yu Ling, he deliberately waded through Xiaopingjin, where the water flow is slower.

But as soon as he landed on the shore, he was caught by the Jin army.

Hugh said that the enemy situation in Mengjin was unknown, even if he knew the bottom of the line, with Guo Mo's "Thunder Battalion" of about 1,000 people, if there was no perfect strategy, he would not dare to attack, so he traveled to the vicinity of Xiaopingjin, less than 20 miles away from Mengjin, and then temporarily settled down. Immediately sent the cavalry to the direction of Mengjin to sentry, but nearly half of them were killed by Hu Cai, and the remaining half were all blocked, and even the shadow of the ferry could not be seen. Guo Mo was bored, and one of his subordinates was tied up with ropes, and it was Yu Ling's servant.

This guy saw that it was Jin Jun, but he was not afraid, but although he was good in water, his speech was weak, and he was purely Nanyin, Guo Mo and Yin Qiao came over to guess the riddle together, and it was not easy to figure out the origin of the other party. Guo Mo was overjoyed: "Since you said that you crossed from Mengjin to the north and returned to Henan from the south, how many thieves are there in Mengjin, and what is the military situation?" You can be prepared to say it to me. ”

However, the other party refused to say, but repeatedly begged and asked Guo Mo to send him to Chenggao, and he was ordered to face Pei Yuanjun. Guo Mo was annoyed, so he said: "How can such a clumsy person behave?" Presumably, there must be a secret letter in him. "Ordered a body search.

The man still wanted to struggle, but several "Thunder Battalion" soldiers pressed him to the ground together, and checked it three times inside and out, but unfortunately found nothing. Guo Mo simply ordered: "Stripped and searched." ”

So regardless of the cold weather, I stripped the person who came by dividing it by two, and even pinched every inch of skin and flesh, and even dug up the back, but still didn't see a single word of paper. Guo Mo couldn't help but sneer: "If you hide it tightly, you can break up his bun." ”

Sure enough, he found a note from the bun, and the sergeant presented it, Guo Mo took it and unfolded it, first overjoyed, and then deeply furrowed his brows.

The man lay on the ground naked and shouted: "This is to be offered to Pei Yuanjun, and it is to be exchanged for a hundred yuan!" ”

Guo Mo pouted: "How can I have money with you?!" Directly pulled out the knife, and there was a "white knife in, red knife out", and then ordered the body to be thrown into the turbid flow of the Yellow River.

Then Guo Mo forwarded the secret letter to Yin Qiao and discussed with him.

When he first saw this letter, Guo Mo was happy because the information was very detailed. Merchants like Yu Ling, who had been personally trained by Pei Gai, were not completely "ignorant of military affairs" as he said, so in just a few words, he described the defense situation of Mengjin clearly.

You must know that without military knowledge and experience, even if a squad is lined up in front of you, if you don't pinch your fingers, it will be difficult to get accurate numbers; And if you have a certain amount of common sense and experience, even if there are thousands of soldiers and horses, you can know the approximate number at a glance; Whether a pass is well defended, unless the opponent intends to hide the truth with falsehood, you only need to look at it from a distance to understand its general situation.

Therefore, Yu Ling's secret letter is very clear that the Hu army is in Mengjin, about 2,000 people are garrisoned, and the pass has been based, and the camp is still tightly defended, and the pseudo-general Liu Fu led about 3,000 people to help......

It adds up to 5,000 people, and the leader is not an unknown general, but Liu Fu, which is really completely seamless...... Guo Mo sank his face at this time, and in his depression, he couldn't hold the fire, so he simply slaughtered the person who delivered the letter.

When Yin Qiao saw the letter, he couldn't help but gasp, so he persuaded Guo Mo: "In this way, the thief has nothing to take advantage of, I might as well retreat...... "Liu Cang sent troops eastward, although the march was in the south of Yishui, but it was only more than ten miles away from Guo Mo's department, and the "Thunder Battalion" had already seen it from afar across Yishui, and reported to Guo Mo that the enemy was planning to attack Chenggao. Yin Qiao meant, we are only about 1,000 people, even if we bluff the banner and disguise it is only 5,000, even if we attack the pass with the same number, we will not be able to defeat it at all, then the enemy will not care, the enemy will not care, and there is no point in feintting. So let's withdraw and go back to assist Pei Envoyjun in guarding Chenggao.

Guo Mo asked him: "Do you think that the thief can trap Cheng Gao?" ”

Yin Qiao shook his head: "In Chenggao City, there are 4,000 elites in Xuzhou, and there are 4,000 in Chenggao Pass ten miles away. If you don't want to go, I am afraid that Pei will annihilate you under the city. Our army will quickly return to the reinforcements, or there may be a chance to make meritorious contributions. ”

Guo Mo replied: "What Qing expected, but I will stop thousands of people, even if I return to help, what can I do?" How to make meritorious service? ”

Yin Qiao said that since you don't plan to return to the army, then continue to camp here in Xiaopingjin, but don't take the risk ahead, really attack Mengjin, "It's beyond my reach." ”

Guo Mo pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "Liu Fu is a person, and I have also heard a little, he is young and vigorous, and he has always been frivolous...... I have a plan, or I can lure it away! ”