Chapter 18, the water thief
You Yao said that he wanted to lobby for Pei to eliminate the department, so Pei should ask him: "What are the chances of winning?" You Yao replied honestly: "It's only thirty percent." β’ With * Dream * Small β’.1a" Pei Gai smiled: "Copper, iron and salt have their own, but in Xufang, thousands of miles of transportation, not January or February can go to Shuozhou, if you first promise it with empty words, what are the odds?" "You know that false power channel, does he speculate in futures?
When You Ya heard this, he couldn't help but be depressed: "In this way, there is no chance of winning." β
Pei Gai clapped his hands and laughed: "Fang Xiyan, how can I make my son fall far away?" "Give you 5,000 soldiers and you can calm half of the pass, how can you be willing to let you be an envoy and negotiate with others alone? Then Zhengse said: "I will immediately order Xu Fang to transport copper, iron, and ...... "Forget about the salt, and travel thousands of miles to Guanzhong to transport sea salt from the East China Sea?" If you are full, you can only use it if you are greedy, and I can use it."
"Today's conversation shows that Ziyuan is an ordinary person, and what the former Zhuangwu County Duke (Zhang Hua) called is not false. Will you come into my background and plan for me? β
You Yao hurriedly surrendered his hand: "I am willing to be driven by Ming Gong." "Of course, even if you don't want to be an official, people are currently surrounded by strong troops and are in charge of a state, do you dare to agree to the request? I don't want to live.
Pei Gai is currently in the shogunate of the Wei general, the right hand is Sima Taokan, Changshi Pei Wei, and he is engaged in two Zhonglang, one is Yin Qiao, the other is Lu Zhifu, and then Wang Gong is the main book, and there is still a lack of governors. So Pei Gai appointed You Yao as the governor of the chronicle, wearing a silk uniform, with a rank of 600 stones-which is equivalent to the order of the big county, and it can be regarded as a step to the sky.
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As the saying goes, "Blessings are incomparable, and disasters are not singular", bad news always comes one after another, making it difficult for people to parry. Pei Gai had just heard that Liu Yao was disturbing Yongzhou again, and then Guo Mo's letter was also deliveredβhe failed to catch Sima Yi.
On that day, Guo Mo selected cavalry and soldiers who could walk, a total of 1,000, and hurriedly left Henan and went to Suiyang, wanting to kidnap Sima Li, but on the way directly surpassed the team sent by Zu Li to sacrifice prisoners. But even so, when he rushed to Suiyang out of breath, all he saw was an empty city.
Jiankang's order to withdraw from the army was first sent to Suiyang, where Zu Ti and Pei Gai still didn't know anything, and Sima Yi had already packed up and was ready to go on the road. In fact, with Sima Bao's original intention, he didn't want to retreat, but unfortunately the young man had limited knowledge, and he was really frightened by the news that Shi Le and Cao Wei had a joint army to commit crimes in the official document - Xuzhou is the foundation of Pei Gong, and once Xuzhou passes, the thief can reach the riverbank...... Retreat, this battle can't go on, it's better to quickly withdraw and return to defense!
Dai Yuan was not greedy enough, and planned to pack and bring back to Jiangdong some of the grain and straw of the Yuzhou army that was still being seized. Taiwei Xun was in Suiyang at the time, and ran to warn Lu Ye, saying: "I heard that Zu and Pei have arrived in Henan, and the decisive battle with the thief is imminent, or if I refuse to be ordered to retreat, how to deal with it?" "Lu Ye said that then I can't take care of it, but I have to bring back the king of the East China Sea to Quansu and Quanwei. Xun Group reminded: "If Peter refuses to retreat when he orders him, he may send troops to rob him...... Guarding the king of the East China Sea is a long history that must be worried. β
Lu Ye felt that what Xun Group said was reasonable, and hurriedly ran to discuss with Dai Yuan, but Dai Yuan scoffed at this: "How dare they do this? "He said that you should be afraid, you should go first, I am reluctant to give up this food, I will come and join it-" If Zu Ti and others dare to rob the king of the East China Sea, please lead the army to resist it! β
After all, he is different from Lu Ye, who is a pure scribe, and he was a thief when he was young, so he is always bolder.
However, there were only 3,000 people who Sima Pi led across the river, and finally left 1,000, and at the same time forced the people in Suiyang City to be forced labor, so that Dai Yuan carried grain and grass and walked slowly, while Lu Ye and Xun Group kept Sima Pi and hurriedly went south from Suiyang and returned to Jiangdong.
Overall, they took the lead and moved quickly, so Guo Mo hurried to catch up, but he was still a step late, and he was able to capture an empty city in Suiyang. Guo Mo was so angry, so he discussed with Sima Pei Du and said, "I didn't expect them to be so vigilant...... If I turn back, not only will I not be able to pay the order, but I will also be indignant. If you want to chase ...... The Governor will order the suspension of clouds to Suiyang - what should I do? β
He had just violated the general order once, and finally had the merit of bringing back Beigong Chun, and he was able to redeem the merit without being punished, just like that, Pei Gai also transferred his henchman Yin Qiao away, so in a short period of time, he really didn't dare to act recklessly.
However, Pei Du replied: "If the general pursues himself in order to calm his own indignation, it is against the order; If you want to relieve the troubles of the future for the governor, even if you violate the order, the governor will not punish you...... "If you are only thinking about Pei Gai and Xuzhou Jun, then what are you afraid of violating the order?" As long as you don't make a basket that is too big, as long as your heart is good, you will be forgiven.
"Then, what is it to chase after you?"
Pei Du said you chase it, I'll help you take care of it.
With Pei Du's help in endorsing the book, Guo Mo couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said in his heart that this new Sima looks rigid, but he is actually quite easy to speak...... Immediately led the troops out of Suiyang and continued to chase south. ran out of more than 50 miles in one breath and arrived at Gushu, just in time to bump into Dai Yuan - Gushu County is on the verge of Suishui, Dai Yuan is mobilizing a lot of ships, planning to load grain on the boats and go directly south to Zhuyi. After that, it is to take the waterway, it is to take the land route, and then consider it, although the waterway will pass through Xuzhou, but this grain bag is not marked with your Xuzhou stamp, the magistrate will not dare to intercept it.
Guo Mo had a lot of eyes, and he led the soldiers not to show up for the time being, and only sent Pei Du to lead a few horses, saying that Pei should have sent a letter - there is indeed a letter, if there is no Pei Gai's personal handwriting to Sima Li, how can Sima Li be willing to go with Guo Mo - to inquire about the whereabouts of the King of the East China Sea. The news I got was: "The king has returned south in advance, and it is expected that he has arrived in Peiguo at this time." β
Pei Du came back to report, Guo Mo was so depressed - it was estimated that he couldn't catch up. So he vented all his anger on Dai Yuan: "The material in the ship is my Xuzhou grain and straw, and I wanted to supply the Yuzhou army, but I was robbed by them." I will not be able to win souls now, and I will not return to the governor, so it is better to take back the grain for the army!" He immediately ordered the flag to be hidden, led a thousand soldiers and went straight to the ferry, and shouted: "I wait for the perennial water to come and go, how can I allow guests to pass by and not stay?!" β
This is a pretending to be a bandit, but how can there be a bandit in the world who is so neatly dressed and so well-armed?
Dai Yuan was shocked when he heard the report, and hurriedly commanded his soldiers to form a formation to resist. But how can those weak chickens in Jiangdong compare to the Zhongzhou brave soldiers under Guo Mo who fought with Hu Kou for the rest of their lives? Dai Yuan fled to Suishui and ordered the boat to sail, but as soon as he sailed out of the land of half an arrow, he was shot by Guo Mo with a bow on the shore, and a shot hit the back of the neck, and he immediately fell to the back of the neck.
Immediately, Guo Mo robbed all the boats, grain and grass, and ordered the captured Jiangdong soldiers and people to support the boats, go down the water, and go straight to the dredging instrument. A soldier searched Dai Yuan's body, and wanted to behead him to repay his merits, but Guo Mo stopped him in time, and flew up and kicked a somersault - "If you are a thief, where will you go to repay your merits?" "Kill it, but don't cut off your head, just throw all the corpses into the water.
Passing through Suiyang, I heard that the people and horses sent by Zu Ti to sacrifice the prisoners had also arrived, and I couldn't find Sima Li, so I was at a loss. Guo Mo took the opportunity to go ashore and enter the city, and went to discuss with the generals of Yuzhou, saying that the king of the East China Sea has left, and you will either find a way to catch up - but it is estimated that you will have to chase after the river - or ...... Why don't you give me all these captives, and then send them back? I wrote a letter to Zu Yuzhou, which is considered a commercial loan, and it will definitely be repaid in the future.
Guo Mo was in Yanshi before, and he heard Pei Gai sigh, saying that it was too wasteful for Zu Ti to give so many Hu prisoners to Sima Qi for nothing. Whether recruited as a soldier or sent into hard labor, this is a resourceβwhat is the most expensive thing to do today? O man! Hu Kou robbed the people of my Jin family everywhere, and transported thousands of them to Pingyang, resulting in the abandonment of a large area of land in the Central Plains. Yes, Jiangdong is also short of people, but we have to stick to Jiangbei first.
In addition, Pei Du followed Pei Gai to cross the river, and he had been cultivating in Xu Fang for many years, and he knew very well about Pei Cai's greedy demand for manpower, so as soon as he discussed with Guo Mo, Guo Mo immediately landed on the shore to ask for someone.
After all, Guo Sidao hung the title of Hanoi Taishou (although it was only signed by Liu Kun), but the leader of the troops in Yuzhou was just an unknown general, and he was also timid - because Zu Ti did not plan to send this subordinate over to commit a mutiny, rob Sima Qi, and take grain and grass according to what Pei Gai said, and listened to Pei Gai's mention, he was afraid that he would send someone carelessly and really make some trouble, so he simply picked a cowardly one - he didn't dare to disobey at the moment, accepted Guo Mo's handwritten letter, and gave the prisoner away.
Guo Mo escorted the captives onto the boat, and the general also asked: "What is on the general's boat?" β
Guo Moxin said that it is all grain and grass, and he has already promised you Yuzhou...... I can't tell you! replied casually: "This Pei Gong's follow-up baggage that was originally left in Pengcheng now makes me chase the king of the East China Sea, and I can't reach it, but I will carry it back." In fact, no matter how the time is calculated, he doesn't have time to rush to Pengcheng again, but the general of Yuzhou is a dirt bun and is not familiar with the geography of the East, although he has some doubts, but he is not good to ask more.
In order to settle these Hulu, Guo Mo delayed a lot of time - he wanted to wait until everything was arranged before he reported to Pei Gai, otherwise Pei Gai would hear some bad news, and what should he do if he lowered the punishment before the good news was reported? So where do you transport the Hulu to? In the end, he followed Pei Du's suggestion and was escorted to Gong County, Henan.
The only mineral resource in Henan is iron, among which there is "Tieshenggou" in the suburbs of Gongxian County, which has been mined and smelted in the Western Han Dynasty. After Pei should occupy the iron mine there, due to the lack of manpower, he could not resume production for the time being, but since he got it, he didn't want to give it away. Therefore, it stands to reason that he should only leave Chenggao, and give up all the cities in Henan to Zu Ti, but he refuses to let go of a Gong County.
Pei Du stayed in Gongxian for the time being, driving Hulu to dig iron, cast and smelt - don't say it, those miscellaneous Hu are just that, the Jin people who are serious about Tuge, Xiongnu, and Si, and Huhua in Erzhou are not only herding and hunting, many of them have mastered a skill, including farming and iron. "Henan Tieshenggou Guanying Iron Yard under Xuzhou" officially started.
Guo Mo wrote a letter at this time, sent someone to send a report to Pei Gai, and said that he had already met Liu Yetang, and heard that he was the governor of Shuozhou, and planned to go over together. Pei Gai received the letter, calculating the time, the second battalion of "Fierce Wind" and "Thunder" and the grain and grass they carried, and in five or six days, they could also rush to Dali.
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Before Pei Gai himself returned to Dali, Gao Le, who was guarding Xiayang County and the nearby ferry, had already been attacked by the vanguard of the Hu army.
Opposite Xiayang is Fenyin, an important town in the east of the river, and it is very convenient for Hu and Han to mobilize materials and ships, and Liu Yao's pioneer Liu Yueqin led 500 warriors to cross by boat. Gao Le was still drinking with the big families in the county town to contact the feelings, and when he heard the news, he hurriedly dispersed the banquet and led the army to the bank of the river.
A few days ago, he had arranged for the soldiers to build a camp here and block the ferry, but unfortunately the time was too short, the fortifications had just started, and they could not withstand the first round of attacks, and the Hu army successfully landed on the west bank of the Yellow River - after all, the Xuzhou army had never received special training in this kind of riverbank defense warfare, and there was no main general to sit in the town......
It is estimated that if Gao Le is one step late, the "Wulin Middle Battalion" defending the ferry will be completely defeated - a battalion was originally only more than 800 people, and after Pei should have taken prisoners and recruited troops in Xingyang, Henan and other places, it is only more than 1,000 now, and less than half of the people guarding the river bank - fortunately, Gao Le led the rest to arrive in time, and finally stabilized his position.
However, the position on the river bank has been completely lost, and seeing that the enemy army is letting go of the boats, the east side of the river is full of Hu and Han flags, just waiting for the boats to ferry. Gao Le couldn't help but feel timid, and said to himself, "Why am I so unlucky?" Hu Jun didn't wade across from Pujin and Caisang, so why did he have to come from my defense area?..
Today's battle is lost, and I don't know if I have the life to flee back......
When he was at a loss, a fast horse suddenly arrived and conveyed Pei Gai's official document ordering all troops to abandon their garrisons and withdraw Dali. Gao Le was so angry that he whipped the herald in the face: "If you come half a day early, why am I here?!" β
However, since the governor has an order, it is not to flee, but to withdraw, and he should not be punished. Gao Le hurriedly recruited 100 warriors, bluffed the flag, in order to confuse and block the Hu army, and led his troops to run westward.
It's just that he came in a hurry, there was no strong camp, and his actions lacked terrain cover, how could Liu Yue be fooled? Immediately chased from behind, and the hundred warriors were instantly swallowed up by more than ten times the Hu army, and no one was spared......
Gao Le was as panicked as a lost dog, only knowing that he fled with his head stuffy, and was chased and killed by Liu Yue for a full thirty miles. Fortunately, Lu He also got the order to retreat, and led the "Wulin Left Battalion" from the direction of Liangshan, and planned to go to Xiayang to meet with the old boss Gao Du, and return to Dali together, so he had to come to the rescue in a hurry. After all, there were only 500 people led by Liu Yue across the river, and half of them had to be stationed on the riverbank to meet the main force to wade across the river, and when he saw that the enemy had reinforcements, he took the initiative to collect his troops and go back, and Gao Le escaped with his life.
When he returned to Dali and went to see Pei Gai, he listened to the guards shouting: "The lord has an order, and he orders Gao Le to report the door and enter!" β