Chapter 215: Cholera Changzhou
Shangfeng County, located on the north side of Baofeng Mountain, is the southern border county of Changzhou.
Shangfeng City, the seat of Shangfeng County, is less than 80 kilometers away from Dong'an City, and the army can reach it in two days.
At this time, Wang Yuanzheng, the county guard of Shangfeng County, was sitting on the main seat of the hall with a sad face, and below him, Shangfeng County and the county lieutenant were sitting on both sides.
In the country of Chengjia, Gongsun Shu still followed the county system of the Western Han Dynasty, and the three people in the hall were the highest consuls in the entire Shangfeng County.
"My lord, right now, the southern king's army is entrenched in Dong'an City, and the Nanyi people are staying outside the city, often harassing the surrounding people, and the county is already panicked and the people's grievances are boiling, and if it goes on like this, there will be chaos!"
Below, Juncheng Zheng He said worriedly.
These two months were not easy for Wang Yuan, Zheng He and others.
Two months ago, Emperor Gongsun Shu personally commanded an army of 250,000 troops to Yongzhou, and Shangfeng County, as the southern border county, was the closest to Yongzhou, so it naturally assumed the heavy responsibility of ensuring the supply of grain and grass for the army.
Although the grain and grass are mainly allocated by the counties in the country, the consumption of grain and grass for the 250,000 army is so huge that tens of thousands of people have been requisitioned just to ensure the transportation of grain and grass, and county soldiers have to be dispatched to protect the safety of the grain transportation team.
This heavy responsibility was on their shoulders, and the three of them were busy for a long time.
But that's not all.
If it was just to transport grain, Wang Yuan and the others would not have been worried like this, and the situation had changed abruptly just 10 days ago.
First of all, Wang Dongjun in the south crossed Baofeng Mountain and took the border town of Dong'an City in one fell swoop, cutting off the passage between Shangfeng County and Yongzhou in one fell swoop, which frightened Wang Yuan and them.
This is tantamount to a catastrophe for the hundreds of thousands of Chengjia troops who are on an expedition, without enough food and grass supply, no matter who leads it, the destruction of hundreds of thousands of troops will also be overnight.
Then the 100,000 embarrassed Nanyi army appeared in Shangfeng County again, and as soon as these Nanyi people appeared, Wang Yuan sent people to send grain and grass to drag, otherwise it would have been chaotic a long time ago.
But these Nanyi people have been entrenched outside Shangfeng City, threatening not to leave without sending 50,000 stone grain and grass, and the rations of 100,000 people are not a small burden on Shangfeng County.
The only good thing is that they got the news from the people of Nanyi, and the hundreds of thousands of troops have harvested a lot in Chenshi County, and there is no need to worry about grain and grass in a short time.
And the fact that more than 100,000 Nanyi troops passed through Dong'an City smoothly also made them misunderstand that the Eastern Army was insufficient and did not dare to fight with the Nanyi people, which made people breathe a sigh of relief.
However, how to take back Dong'an City and disperse the Nanyi army outside the city is also an urgent problem.
"Message from Kyoto?"
Wang Yuan didn't answer when he heard this, and turned his head to look at the county lieutenant Du Weidao.
"My lord, Your Majesty has recruited almost all the adjustable troops in the country this time, and I am afraid that there are no more troops to be deployed in Kyoto!"
County Lieutenant Dewey shook his head when he heard this, and said in a low voice.
"We're really running out of options?"
Dewey's words made Wang Yuan's face even more ugly, and he patted the seat and said irritably.
"My lord, at present, the contradictions between the surrounding people and the Nanyi people have become more and more intensified, and the top priority is to send these Nanyi people away first."
Zheng He and Dewey glanced at each other, and Zheng He spoke.
The county guard is in charge of the military and political affairs in the county, and Wang Yuan has to make an idea about this matter. Of course, if something goes wrong, Wang Yuanding must be in front.
"Send it away, how to send it away? Where can I find 50,000 stone grain and grass? ”
Wang Yuan glanced at Zheng He and said angrily.
If there were really 50,000 stones of grain and grass, where would he still discuss with them here, he would have sent the Nanyi people away a long time ago.
"My lord, isn't there still food storage in the city?"
Zheng He looked at Wang Yuan and said in a low voice.
"You're crazy, that's a grain reserve for His Majesty's army, who would dare to move it without His Majesty's permission"
Hearing this, Wang Yuan swept Du Wei and found that his face also had a look of approval, so he was startled, stood up and looked at the two of them in shock.
Although he is a county guard, Zheng He and Dewey also have deep roots in the county, and if he really has the heart to do this, he may not be able to move the two of them.
"My lord, if the Nanyi people are really in chaos, can we stop it?"
Zheng He stared at Wang Yuan and asked rhetorically, if he had a choice, he was naturally not willing to take this risk.
"Is it really that serious?"
Wang Yuan was stunned for a moment, and after hesitating for a while, he was not sure.
He understood what Zheng He meant, if the Nanyi people were really in chaos, the troops of Shangfeng County would not be able to stop it, and at that time, the 200,000 stone grain reserves would probably not be able to keep a single grain.
But do the Nanyi people really dare to make trouble? Wang Yuan is not sure.
"My lord, the situation is urgent!"
Zheng He and Dewey bowed together.
The existence of the Nanyi people has seriously endangered the interests of several major families in the county, and it cannot be delayed any longer.
"Okay, since that's the case, tomorrow the two of you will escort the grain and grass out of the city on behalf of my Shangfeng County and hand it over to Ren Gui, the king of Yueshan."
After pondering for a long time, Wang Yuan finally made a decision.
However, what he said made the faces of the two of them change suddenly, and at the same time, he secretly cursed the old fox in his heart.
The plan was decided, and the county Cheng Zhenghe quickly mobilized laborers to prepare 50,000 stone of grain and grass.
On the second day, hundreds of grain trucks formed a long queue on the road and were escorted by two people to the camp of the Nanyi army.
"The concubine misled the country and died in a family!"
Outside the gate of Shangfeng City, a middle-aged man about 40 years old dressed in a Confucian shirt sighed softly as he looked at the grain transportation team heading to the Nanyi army camp on the official road.
I finally settled down in this family country for a while, and it seems that it is going to be chaotic again.
"Yiguang, go back and pack up, we'll leave right away!"
After sighing, the middle-aged man turned to the woman standing beside him.
This woman also looks about 30 years old, although her appearance is ordinary, but her temperament is not bad, and her delicate body under the cover of a pleated skirt is concave and convex, which makes people linger.
"Where?"
The woman was astonished.
"Dong'an Castle"
The middle-aged man looked up in the direction of Dong'an City in the south, and a trace of inexplicable brilliance flashed in his eyes.
"Concubine, let's clean it up!"
When the woman heard this, she didn't ask any more questions, nodded and immediately turned around and walked towards the house in the city.
"Just bring valuables, it's too late!" Seeing the woman leaving, the middle-aged man said another word.
"Pass the order, eat enough tonight, rest for one night, and attack the city tomorrow!"
Outside Shangfeng City, in the camp of the 100,000 Nanyi army, looking at the truckloads of grain pulled to the camp, a bloodthirsty cold glint flashed in the eyes of Ren Gui, the king of Yuewang, and he ordered.
"Siege? Does the king want to return to attack Dong'an City? ”
Ren Gui's words made the surrounding generals suddenly startled, and they were puzzled.
There are tens of thousands of well-equipped southern kings in Dong'an City, and they have already suffered enough at the hands of the southern kings, but they don't want to fight these killing gods again.
"Who said that he wanted to fight Dong'an City, I said Shangfeng City!"
Hearing the generals under his command talk about Dong'an City, the corners of Ren Gui's mouth couldn't help twitching, and he glanced at everyone viciously.
As soon as Ren Gui's words fell, most of the Nanyi generals around him lit up their eyes, they had been greedy for a long time, but they didn't dare to mention it because of the relationship between the two allies, but they didn't expect Ren Gui to take the initiative to mention it now.
"My lord, are they still behind us?"
However, there are still people who have doubts, and one person speaks up.
"Gongsun Shu? Let's wait until he can escape! ”
Ren Gui was disdainful when he heard this, and said loudly.
When he met Li Dingguo and them outside Dong'an City, Ren Gui knew that Gongsun Shu was done with them, and even if they could escape back in the end, they would be greatly injured, and they would no longer pose a threat to him in a short time.
That being the case, isn't the empty family country in the country right now just a piece of fat in front of you? How can you let it go!
The huge Changzhou can just make up for the unfavorable losses of his division in this battle.
At this time, Wang Yuan, Zheng He, and Dewey did not know that it was the decision of the three of them to completely release the cage that bound the Nanyi army, and the Nanyi army, which had sufficient food and grass, had no worries at all.
Cholera in Changzhou begins here!