There is only one Peng Tuo left in the Shang Luo bandits, but Peng Tuo has a righteous name in the local area, and has been supported by many people, and its nest is located at the junction of Lu's, Shang and Xi counties, and it is urgent to be difficult to conquer and suppress, once the border is crossed, it will also be given to him by the Son of Heaven only in Shang Luo and Lantian. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

If you don't expropriate and suppress, this Peng Tuo is always a thief in Wuguan, which inevitably gives people the feeling that the thief has not been eliminated.

Liu Shizhi thought about it again and again, and decided to repair a book and give it to Peng Tuo, and then this is waiting. But it's not like Liu Shi is fine.

Building roads is the idea that Liu Shi had when he came to Shangluo County, Wuguan Road is too difficult to walk, Lantian to Shangluo is just more than 300 miles, it takes nearly ten days. The road is not only steep, but also narrow, in some places only enough for a horse-drawn carriage to pass, and even more difficult to walk in the rain. How to complete the task of protecting and transporting grain for the court?

Liu Shi found Liu Zhen, Gao Shun, Dian Wei, Cao Xing, Xu Yin, and Li Si to discuss. However, this Liu Shi, Liu Zhen, Gao Shun and others are at a loss to repair the road, but Li Si said: "This Danshui is full of water when the boat can reach above Luoyuan, but the mountain road opposite Luoyuan is difficult to walk, a little careless, or the horse is frightened, it will fall down the cliff, when the water is less, you can also go down the cliff, when the water is abundant, it will not work."

In addition, there are many dangerous places along the way from Shangluo County to Danshui County, which are very easy to touch the stone and sink the ship, and it is necessary to send people to clear the sand and chisel the stone. ”

Liu Shi looked at Xu Yin.

Xu Yin hesitantly looked at Liu Shi and said: "Some of the water thieves on the Danshui have been conquered or subdued by me, and when the water is small, a grain boat of one hundred stones can be used, and when the water is abundant, it will be larger." It's just that the rocks are sharp and shruggy along the way, and the slightest carelessness will capsize and kill people. It would be great if it could be cleaned up, and it would be a blessing for the boat people, but it would only be easier to clean up the river when there was little water. ”

Liu Shi said: "Okay! Now that it is in the season of abundant water, Li County Cheng will lead people to repair the mountain road opposite Luoyuan, and try to repair it neatly, and need to find gold and silver to collect it. Send you 2,000 men first, and then increase if it is not enough. Look for more water workers, and don't just fix it and get washed away by the water. The waterway is repaired when there is little water, and this waterway is in charge of Xu Yin, remember to find more stonemasons or people who have access to water. ”

It's October in the blink of an eye, and it's been two months since the letter was brought to Peng. A few days ago, a letter came from the court, saying that starting in November, Jingzhou and Huaiyang must supply 100,000 stone of grain to Chang'an every month for military needs, and asked Liu Shi to make arrangements for grain protection to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

But this November is only ten days away, and Peng Tuo has not yet replied.

Unable to wait any longer, Liu Shi decided to let Gao Shun lead 500 battalions of soldiers to escort the grain team. He personally led 3,000 recruited Xiangyong and some battalion soldiers to directly stationed near Peng Tuo's cottage, and forced Peng Tuo to accept Zhao'an in a way of overwhelming the territory, otherwise he would be destroyed directly.

Peng Tuo Yingchuan people, since the family is poor, smart and clever, at the age of five in the clan middle school study, at the age of eight has been able to recite the university, the Analects, etc., but the old mother is sick, plus the clan has no close relatives to support, had to go home with the old father to hunt in the mountains to supplement the family.

When he was twelve, his father was injured by a beast during a hunting trip to save Pengtuo, and his injuries were too serious to pay for medical treatment. As a result, his mother's illness worsened, and when he was in poverty, Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Taiping Sect, traveled to Peng Tuo's hometown to treat Peng Tuo's mother. I found that Peng Tuo had an excellent physique, which was very suitable for martial arts, and he was smart and capable.

So he recruited Peng Tuo as an apprentice and taught Peng Tuo military books and war strategies, swords, guns and archery skills, etc.

At the time of Zhang Jiao's uprising, Peng Tuo had just turned eighteen years old, and Peng Tuo was appointed as the leader of one party.

Then the Yellow Turban Army failed in its rebellion, his senior brother Bocai was beheaded, He Yi was nowhere to be found, and Peng Tuo saw that the situation was not good, so he returned to his hometown and hid in Funiu Mountain with his mother. Due to the court's brutal attack on the Yellow Turban Army, some powerful and gentry even took advantage of this to kill some yeoman farmers and small rich people and occupy their fields for themselves. Many peasants and small merchants hid in the mountains, Peng Tuo was originally the leader of a party, very famous in Runan and Nanyang, these people entered the mountains and threw themselves into Peng Tuo Village, more and more gathered, and now there are nearly 7,000 people.

The living conditions in the mountains are poor, and it is easy to be requisitioned by the government when they go down the mountain to rob. Peng Tuo divided the 7,000 people into five villages, ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 in each village. In addition to cultivating some fields near their own villages, they are self-sufficient, and when the government comes to levy, they support each other. Occasionally, he also went down the mountain to rob some rich and powerful people, forced the county government to pay protection fees, and even took advantage of the characteristics of high mountains, deep forests, and large ditches on Wuguan Road to rob the grain and grass transported to Chang'an.

received Liu Shi's letter of persuasion, so he naturally ignored it. As for Liu Shi's letter that he had traveled to Yan, Xu, Yu, and Yang, sympathized with the plight of the peasants, and hoped to do something for the people and try to improve the living conditions of the people. However, he was suspicious of the letter and sent someone to Yingchuan to find out, confirming that Liu Shi had indeed written several poems that spoke for the people. When traveling to the doctor, he is also kind to the people, especially the Huashen doctor, and he is even more respected.

But it is impossible to get him to surrender at this point. He was once the leader of the Yellow Turban Army and was the target of the court. Let him believe in Liu Shi and give him his life, Peng Tuo thought that he was not so stupid.

After more than ten days like this, Liu Shi decided not to wait any longer, and first exterminated a few bandits.

Immediately dispatched Dian Wei and Shi Lian, still using the last means to exterminate the bandits in Phoenix Mountain, under the leadership of local guides, quickly wiped out a cottage, and the second also fled to the adjacent cottage because he couldn't resist.

Peng Tuo originally wanted to let the villages defend themselves and fight each other, but he didn't expect Liu Shi to first block the cottages, and then break them one by one.

After receiving the news, Peng Tuo rushed to support with more than 2,000 people.

Liu Shi immediately adjusted his tactics, except for leaving a small number of people to monitor the cottage, most of the rest met Peng Tuo, the two armies faced each other, and the two sides set up formations. Liu Shi immediately stepped forward to call Peng Tuo to answer, and a person flashed out of the opposite array, this person was wearing a pair of cold iron armor, a linen robe, about twenty-two or three years old, with a yellow face, big eyes, and thick eyebrows.

"I don't know what Lord Liu is looking for, the brothers of this village don't know what reason offended Lord Liu, so that Lord Liu is not in Shangluo City to be his own county commander, but he came here to show his authority." Peng Tuo said.

Liu Shi was not angry, and replied: "Peng Tuo, I have been appointed by His Majesty as the commander of Wuguan Dao, and I naturally have the responsibility to exterminate all the thieves who are active on Wuguan Road and ensure the safety of one party. I have written to you in the hope that you will recognize the situation and make a decision as soon as possible, but I have not received a reply.

I thought you were hiding, but now that you are willing to stand up for them, I don't want to do more killing. I know that most of you are forced to become thieves for the sake of your livelihood, but this is not a reason for you to continue to be thieves. I promise that as long as you lay down your arms, I agree that you can go back to your hometown, or you can come to live in my Shangluo County. The government divides the land and pays taxes according to the law. It can also be cultivated by itself, and those who cultivate it by themselves will not be taxed within one year, and it will be halved in the second year. What do you think? ”

Peng Tuo smiled coldly and said: "What your government said is unbelievable, I think that in Guangzong, Xiaqu, how many brothers did the Huangfu dog thieves kill, and the Guangzong River was stuffed." In the next song, the Beijing view made with the heads of our Yellow Turban brothers is placed near the square garden. The thought of it makes me gnash my teeth and keep me awake. ”

Dian Wei yelled: "Peng Tuo, don't be embarrassed, we adults are so benevolent and righteous that we are not afraid of you." ”

Liu Shi turned around and said, "Evil comes to rest and talk more!" ”

Liu Shi looked at Peng Tuo and said, "Then what do you say?" Is it only me who will continue to fight and kill until you surrender? Don't you feel sorry for those unjust souls who have died unjustly? The marquis of the army is dry, as for what the emperor did, you also know that in troubled times, use strict codes, otherwise everyone can rebel and kill. Therefore, sometimes it is necessary to kill to deter Xiaoxiao.

As for whether you believe what I said, I think you have heard of Lantian and Shangluo, and the bandits who have been requisitioned and surrendered, except for the stubborn thief leaders, the rest are all farming and building roads in Shangluo, and even there are a small number of people in the county soldiers in this county. Those thieves who surrendered were divided by the government, paid according to the law, cultivated by themselves, exempted from payment in the first year, and paid half in the second year. ”

Peng Tuo pondered for a long time and said: "I know a little about your personality, but the government can't believe it, and it's not impossible for you to recruit us." I'll make a bet with you, I'll fight against you, and if I win, you must return to Shang and no longer conquer and kill us. I will persuade them to lay down their arms and do whatever you want, and I ask you to swear not to torture them, but to give them a bite to eat. Otherwise, I will fight with you to the end. ”

Liu Shi smiled and said, "Okay! See the real chapter. I can also swear to God that under my control, I will try my best to improve the living conditions of the people, but I will also severely punish the people. ”