Part 4 (5) Four Seas Dwelling
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The fierce battle in Jiangzhou was raging, but Jiezhou ushered in a rare period of calm, the Hun cavalry that had harassed the border for a long time seemed to be invisible overnight, and even the tens of thousands of troops that were originally fierce on the border became peaceful after a night in Duliang. As for the matter of the seventeenth princess of the Huns, no one seems to mention it anymore.
Since coming to Jiezhou, Bai Qi has rarely had time to relax alone, and the piles of official business are simply a kind of torture for Bai Qi, but fortunately, there is a Xie Dongshan, Bai Qi has thrown all government affairs in one go, which is considered relief.
The weather is good today, Bai Qi took advantage of the time when no one was paying attention, changed into civilian clothes and quietly slipped onto the street, to be honest, the streets of Jiezhou City are very strange to Bai Qi, after coming to Jiezhou, Bai Qi has not had much time to go out alone, although he has been here by himself before, but the time is too long, Bai Qi seems to have forgotten the feeling of wandering the streets alone.
The June sun is already a bit piercing, it is the season when the peaches are on the market, and the streets are full of peasant girls in groups of three or five, carrying baskets of peaches and selling.
Although Bai Qi is very famous in Jiezhou, there are very few people who really know Bai Qi, and when Bai Qi walks on the street, people just regard him as an ordinary passerby.
However, Bai Qi's handsome appearance still caused him trouble, and before he could get out of the back door for a few hundred steps, a group of girls selling peaches boldly blocked Bai Qi. The women of this era are still quite a bit of a two-jin style, and it seems to be even more so in the remote Xiezhou. The girls on the street are also bold. There is no pretentiousness of a rich girl in the capital.
"This big brother buy some peaches, they were just picked in the morning, they are crispy, take them back and give them to the little lady at home to taste, to make sure she is happy."
"Our Ah Ping has taken a fancy to this son, so don't ask for the peach money. also hitched a ride with a living big girl. β
"Forget it, this little brother is so handsome, there may already be a lady in the family. Xiaoping is hopeless. β
"Hahahaha!"
The girls are very beautiful. Bai Qi is also not good at raising his face. In the unbridled laughter of this group of girls, he took out ten taels of silver in embarrassment, stuffed the silver into the hand of one of the girls and said, "I bought all your peaches, and send them to No. X in Lane X." After saying that, Bai Qi turned around and fled, not paying attention to the disbelieving expressions on the faces of the girls after taking the silver.
Embarrassed, Bai Qi hid in a corner, watching the group of girls finally leave. When he walked towards his door, he had a wicked smile on his face, and dared to block the army on the street, and when you came to my house, you would know how powerful the tigresses were.
Bai Qi can now fully imagine the scene of chickens and dogs jumping when his family and subordinates find themselves missing, plus this group of female babies coming to deliver peaches, it will be even more lively. It was rare to have time to come out and hang out by himself, so Bai Qi decided to continue shopping for a day and take a leisurely day.
Bai Qi's smile didn't last long, and when he turned around to interrupt and continue to wander, he was stunned by everything in front of him. Just now, it was just five female babies who blocked Bai Qi, but now there are more than a dozen people, but there are not only female babies among them, but also some old people and children, all carrying a basket of peaches and looking at Bai Qi with blank eyes, no need to ask, they also hope that Bai Qi can buy their peaches.
Bai Qi found an old man standing in front of him, and asked as politely as possible, "Old man, what are you doing here?" β
The old man obviously looked a little timid in front of Bai Qi, if he hadn't just seen Bai Qihua buy those girls' peaches with a lot of silver, he wouldn't have dared to come up.
"Childe, the old man's peaches are also newly picked today, as long as a basket is a penny, you can do something good and buy it." The old man mustered up the courage to say this.
After the old man spoke, everyone else also looked at Bai Qi with blank eyes, it seemed that they didn't hope that Bai Qi could make a good price like just now, they just hoped that Bai Qi could buy their own peaches.
A basket of peaches only costs a penny, and it looks like it is still very difficult to sell, this is Bai Qi's first feeling. If it were an ordinary person, maybe forget about it, and walk away with a straight face, how can you bear with me? However, Bai Qi is the real master of this state now, and the income of the people is directly related to local stability, so Bai Qi must of course ask about it.
"Old man, the peaches in Jiezhou are famous all over the world, how can they be sold so cheaply this year?" Bai Qiwen naturally has a reason, in the past, you could also see the peaches shipped from Jianzhou in the capital, and the price was about ten yuan per catty, no matter how bad this origin is, it will not sell a basket for a penny.
When the old man saw Bai Qi asking, he also showed a little embarrassed expression on his face and said: "Son, you don't know, the world is not peaceful this year, the merchants who have collected peaches in previous years have only come to Yicheng this year, and they all say that this road is not very peaceful, it is difficult to buy and sell, and the price has been pressed into the cheap. But that's it, our peaches still can't be sold, so we have to sell them on the street. β
Bai Qi was shocked when he heard this, and it seemed that he was still careless, and he didn't care enough about folk affairs. Jiezhou is hilly, the fields are few, and the people mainly rely on some local products in the mountains to live, if the peaches are really cheap, the people will be hungry in the second half of the year.
Bai Qi now feels that he is too right, he always stays at home on weekdays, and he doesn't know the sufferings of the people, which is actually not a good thing for a high-ranking person, it seems that he will have to come out and walk around often in the future.
Borrowing a pen and paper in a nearby teahouse, Bai Qi wrote down Qingqing's address, and asked this group of villagers who bought peaches to pick peaches there. Of course, Bai Qi didn't forget to attach a letter to Qingqing, in which he said what he thought.
After dealing with these things, Bai Qi was finally idle again. This time, Bai Qixue was obedient. When he saw the peach field, he sped up. Finally, I was not harassed along the way.
It was noon, Bai Qi was tired of walking, his mouth was dry, and when he saw a teahouse on the side of the road, he didn't think much about it, and walked in. The name of this teahouse is "Beihaiju", and when Bai Qi was at the door, he paid a little attention to it, and the words on the signboard of this teahouse were good. The writer is really a bit atmospheric.
This teahouse is different from the teahouse in the past. It's a lot quieter inside. The guests sat and talked in twos and threes, and all the guests were dressed as readers. There was such a place in Jiezhou, Bai Qi didn't expect it, and he was also a little interested.
The second junior in the teahouse was also stunned when he saw Bai Qi, but he still greeted him with a smile and said, "This master, you are the first time to come back, right?" Look at the eyes. β
How can there be a teahouse, and the second is to greet guests like this. Bai Qi heard strange and asked rhetorically, "What?" Can't I come? β
Xiao Er smiled and said: "Master, you misunderstood, our owner said, all the world's scholars are a family, as long as they are scholars, they will live all over the world, the little one just said that because they are all frequent visitors here, you look at the eyes, so there is one more mouth, you don't look at the heart." β
"Oh?" Bai Qi became even more interested when he heard this, and told Xiao Er to send a pot of tea, Bai Qi wanted to see what was different about this teahouse. After a while, Xiao Er brought the tea up, and Bai Qi stopped Xiao Er and asked, "Xiao Er, may I ask who the owner here is?" How I've never heard of it. β
As soon as Xiao Er heard Bai Qi's question, he smiled proudly and said: "Master, you must be from out of town, you must not know when it comes to Sihaiju, you are a scholar, you must know Mr. Kong Sihai's name, right?" This is the teahouse opened by Mr. Kong, which is dedicated to the trading of scholars, but it is not actually a business, if there is a master who does not bring money, we will not be embarrassed. β
Kong Sihai, this name Bai Qi felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while, and was about to ask Xiao Er, at this time, the guests on the table on the side asked Xiao Er to add water, and Bai Qi could only give up.
Speaking of which, this Sihaiju really doesn't look like a place to make money by doing business, not to mention that this faΓ§ade is remote and the building is simple, just a two-story building casually built with bamboo. Although the place is simple, but the environment is quiet, there is a courtyard behind the building, there is a pond in the yard, there is a bamboo forest by the pond, and there seems to be a family in the depths of the bamboo forest.
"This year's scientific examination is hopeless, there is such a fuss in the capital, and the hard work of those of us who study for a year is in vain." Perhaps speaking of excitement, a guest sitting next to him was a little uncontrollable, and his voice became louder, and Bai Qi noticed that the issue they had been talking about was about the Duliang incident.
"Your voice is a little quieter, I don't know that Xie Zhou is in the hands of the Bai family now? Beware of these words reaching Bai Qi's ears and killing your head. The companion hastened to the one who spoke excitedly.
"This is a bit too much, I have heard a little about Bai Qi, judging from his literary style, he is also a scholar who has studied hard for many years, so he will not be embarrassed by us."
"It's not easy to say, Bai Qi didn't know how he did before, it will depend on how he manages Xie Zhou in the future, he hasn't been driving for a long time, everyone is a little patient and waiting."
"Tell me, when I read Bai Qi's writing, I think he is a weak scholar like us, but people have the courage to lead troops to fight, and he even went to the Huns, and he can win every time, this person's pride is worth learning from."
Scholars, you talked about Bai Qi every word, and you didn't notice that the audience on the side was Bai Qi. Bai Qi was listening interestingly, and suddenly heard someone laughing at the door: "You nerds, are you talking about Bai Qi again, talking about this year's scientific examination?" How many times have I told you, scholars can't keep staring at scientific examinations, you look at Bai Qi, throw pen from Rong, don't you also kill the world? β
Bai Qi followed the sound and saw only a slender man with a clear face standing at the door, dressed as a scholar, adding a bit of elegance to him. The guests in the teahouse stood up respectfully when they saw the visitors, and saluted, "I've seen Mr. Kong." So everyone stood up, only Bai Qi didn't move, so Bai Qi looked very eye-catching, and even some people began to look at Bai Qi with surprised eyes, and Bai Qi once again became the object of attention from others.
Bai Yunfan had no appetite at all at this time, the sun on his head was a little dizzy when he shone on people, and the rare bloody scenes on the battlefield made Bai Yunfan feel nauseous. The water army came to report again. There is still no sign of dispatch from the Jiangzhou naval army. This is definitely not good news for Bai Yunfan, it is daytime and don't talk about him, and when it is night, the Jiangzhou Navy may go around to the side and go ashore, and they are not afraid of a small sneak attack, if they really come to greet him every day. The soldiers didn't even want to sleep soundly, let alone attack their flanks at any moment.
After a short break, the war drums of the Bai family army rumbled again. This time, Bai Yunfan was determined to force the Jiangzhou Navy out. So I also invested a lot of money. The first wave of attacks alone involved 20,000 men.
Xue Yixin looked at the Bai Jiajun in the city, looked at the dense number of unclear heads, and raised her heart violently, it seems that Bai Yunfan is going to fight hard. How long can Jiangzhou stay, Xue Yixin originally had no bottom, but now she knows. Judging by the current offensive of the Bai Army, it will take three days at most. Of course, Xue Yixin was unwilling to fail, and finally decided to let the navy prepare, and when the Bai family's army attacked the most fiercely, she would suddenly kill it and give the opponent's side a very good blow.
The catapult of the Bai family army began to call frantically again, this time the soldiers of Jiangzhou who had endured it all morning were not afraid, although this thing was amazing, but as long as the distant judgment of the landing point, it could almost only damage the city wall, but the solidity of the ancient city of Jiangzhou was famous in the whole Daqi, and the catapult seemed to be helpless, just smashed a pit on the city wall, far from reaching the level of being able to smash it down.
This time, the attack of the Bai family army did not encounter too fierce crossbow attacks, the reason is very simple, half of the 200,000 arrows hoarded in Jiangzhou were shot out in the morning, and it is not yet the most critical moment, Xue Yixin can't finish all the family resources at once.
Soon the Bai family army rushed to the city wall, Xue Yixin showed a vicious smile on her face, and coldly ordered: "Pour the oil pot!" β
The oil pot has already been prepared at the head of the city, and the tung oil in it is also boiling. Thousands of ladders were set up on the city wall, and the Bai family army began to scramble to climb up, pouring a pot of boiling oil head-on, and suddenly the soldiers who climbed in front of them screamed and fell down one after another, and a scorching smell after being burned to the skin by oil quickly spread, and the soldiers who followed behind were not much better, and they were burned one by one.
The offensive of the Bai family army was stunned by the counterattack of the oil pot, and the morale was also plummeted. Bai Yunfan, who was standing behind and watching the battle, of course saw this scene, and knew that this kind of scene would inevitably appear, and he would prepare this hand for the opponent if he defended the city by himself.
Bai Yunfan looked very calm, and quietly ordered: "Anyone who retreats, kill!" As soon as this order was given, the overseer team immediately showed the ghost-headed broadsword, and the war drums beat intensively again.
The soldiers who had the intention to retreat saw the Overseer team dispatched, and they who knew the military law naturally understood that if they did not die under the opponent's sword, they could only die under the knife of the Overseer.
Under the threat of death, the morale that was originally slightly discouraged was once again stimulated, and the ferocity of the soldiers in the face of death was aroused, arousing a new round of fighting spirit.
Of course, Xue Yixin would not think that a round of oil pot could crush the opponent's fighting spirit, and the oil pot would have to be burned for a while after being poured once, and it was impossible to use it continuously.
After a moment of effort, the attack of the Bai family army reached a climax, although the defenders resisted hard, but the Bai family army was too much, both sides would be bloody coming, the soldiers refused to retreat, there were already many sections of the city wall Bai family army rushed up, Xue Yixin had to transfer his reserve team up, and finally repelled Bai Yunfan's attack, and he could wait to take a breath, the war drums on the opposite side sounded again, and a new wave of attacks began again, this is the advantage of many soldiers, Bai Yunfan can keep attacking.
In the new round of attack, Bai Yunfan invested more troops, a full 30,000 people, and Xue Yixin had no choice but to order: "The navy attacks." β
On the first day of the war, he was forced to use the water army, which was the last thing Xue Yixin wanted to see, and it was also the most helpless thing.
Jiangzhou Navy is famous all over the world, in the war between Zhang Chu and the Wei coalition army of the Great Qi Dynasty, if it were not for the outstanding performance of the water army, the first battle will defeat Zhang Chu's water army, and go up the river, completely block the transportation and supply of Zhang Chu's army from land and water, and Zhang Chu's army will not be forced to retreat because of lack of food and grass.
The Great Qi Navy came from Jiangzhou, and the Navy brought by Bai Yunfan, although there were 30,000 people, could not be called a real water army.
The Jiangzhou Navy attacked. Immediately showed extraordinary momentum. Although the number of people is small and the number of ships is small, the hundreds of building ships are much smaller than the nearly 1,000 wooden boats of the Bai family's navy, just like a wolf entering a flock.
The Bai family navy has been monitoring the movements of the Jiangzhou navy, and Bai Yunfan didn't expect the navy to defeat the opponent, but just hoped to drag the opponent. But such a request seems too harsh.
As soon as the navy warships looked at each other, the Bai family's navy was immediately knocked over several warships, on the wide river. The Jiangzhou Navy is even more formidable. The Bai family's naval army was defeated and retreated. Fortunately, the Bai family's navy army is not in love with war. After a few rounds, they began to retreat into the Liang River, and the Jiangzhou navy, which was bent on playing a majestic role, was willing to let go, relying on the boat to chase closely, and more than a dozen ships of the Bai family navy were sunk in the chase.
Under the outstanding performance of the Jiangzhou naval army, the morale of the soldiers defending the city has also been boosted, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are all brave. Bai Yunfan's painstaking preparation for the attack died down again, and the army retreated again like a tide.
The siege failed, Bai Yunfan did not show frustration, but a smile appeared on his face, the Jiangzhou naval army was deliberately lured by the Bai family's naval army, and had pursued to the depths of the grain river, in front of Jiashan, the water flow began to be turbulent, and the river channel was narrow.
The Jiangzhou Navy Army, which was easy to fight, has not noticed this, and if you want to say that the experienced Jiangzhou Navy should also be careful, but it is too easy to fight, and the opponent has not distanced itself from him, so the Jiangzhou Navy has been chasing after him.
Suddenly, the river turned around, and the Jiangzhou Navy, which was originally downwind, suddenly became headwind, and the Jiangzhou Navy, which had been chasing, had not yet reacted, and the Bai family Navy's army had already widened the distance between the two sides. In addition, a surprising scene of the Jiangzhou Navy appeared, nearly 1,000 warships of hundreds of sails pulled up their sails together, the boats caught fire violently, and the warships rushed down the river like wild horses that had escaped from the reins.
The Jiangzhou navy, who understood the plan, immediately blew up, and wanted to turn the bow of the ship, but the narrowness of the river was difficult to turn around, and the Bai family warship with the fire showed a small advantage at this time, and flexibly caught up with the Jiangzhou warship and crashed into it unceremoniously. Smoke suddenly rose on the Liang River, and Bai Yunfan used the tactics of burning jade and stones to finally drag the Jiangzhou naval army into the trap.
The warships of the Bai family's navy were all temporarily remodeled from ships collected from the people, so Bai Yunfan was not distressed. That's why he dared to use all the warships as bait to burn in the fire with the Jiangzhou naval army. Nearly a thousand warships burned together on the Liang River, burning the river into a sea of fire, and the Jiangzhou naval army jumped into the river to escape, but at this time, Bai Yunfan, who had already prepared, arranged manpower on both sides of the river, and came up to take one by one, these people Bai Yunfan was reluctant to kill, and they were all treasures who would form their own naval army in the future.
Xue Yixin and the soldiers of the whole city witnessed the destruction of the navy, and before they had time to grieve the dead fox, Bai Yunfan, who had been prepared, transferred all the family resources, and the most violent attack began. Bai Yunfan doesn't have much time to waste, according to intelligence, the reinforcements from the two nearby states will be able to reach Jiangzhou one day, and it will be really troublesome at that time.
It was already dusk, the war drums were still rumbling, and Bai Yunfan had already asked people to prepare enough torches, and they would not hesitate to fight at night, but also take Jiangzhou today.
The destruction of the naval army was a heavy blow to the morale of the Jiangzhou defenders, although Xue Yixin desperately resisted, but still failed to resist Bai Yunfan's crazy attack, the battle went on until midnight, the city gate was finally knocked open, the Bai family army swarmed like this, Xue Yixin fled with his wife and children on the ship that had been prepared long ago, and fled to Houwei for refuge.
As soon as Jiangzhou was defeated, the reinforcements of the other two states naturally shrank back, Bai Yunfan did not wait for the opponent to have enough preparation, and immediately waved his division to pursue, in just five days, the old ministers of the three states of Daqi who resisted the Bai family with a clear banner were successively defeated by Bai Yunfan, and Bai Yunfan became famous for a while, and was known as a famous general for a while.
The most resolute resistance was defeated, and some states that kept on the sidelines suddenly fell to the Bai family, and everything seemed to be developing in a direction favorable to the Bai family.
Just when everyone thought that Daqi would completely become the world of the Bai family, and Bai Qiwei was also proudly preparing to rebuild the palace, a new chaos was quietly approaching.
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