Chapter 53 Guan Xiangyuan
The Protectors stopped in Huazhou for a total of three days. After the siege of Huazhou was lifted, Yue Fei's next target was not Kaide Mansion, which was besieged by Saili, nor was he going to continue to return to Mengzhou and confront Zong Han again. He turned his gaze to Weizhou, which was guarded by Pucha Shijianu.
As the bridgehead for the Jin people to attack the Central Plains, Weizhou Junzhou has a large amount of grain and grass reserves. Half of the grain and grass consumed by Zonghan's army came from Weizhou and half from Junzhou. As long as these two state capitals are taken, Zong Han will retreat without a fight. After all, the food and grass he had with the army was enough to eat for more than ten days at most.
This time, he killed the Jin soldiers besieging Huazhou, but they were not completely annihilated, allowing the Pucha Shijia slaves to escape with their lives. This person fled back to Weizhou and will definitely strengthen the defense. What's more, he will definitely inform Zong Han of the attack. When Zong Han learned that he was not there, he would definitely launch another onslaught on Niu Gao and Zhang Xian.
Although it will certainly be safe in the short term, it is difficult to say after a long time. After all, the number of golden soldiers has an overwhelming advantage. Even if you fight for consumption, you can also fight the Protector Army clean. If you follow Yue Fei's own thoughts, of course, he will not stop, and the roll armor will rush to Weizhou City.
But even the most elite soldiers will get tired. Eight days in a row in the snow, followed by another dangerous battle, almost drained every bit of energy in the body of the Guardian Spirit.
The carnival of victory could not erase the tired look on the face of the Protector Knight. Therefore, even if Yue Fei was anxious, he could only let the Protector Spirit Ride rest in Huazhou for three days to recover his energy.
Yue Fei himself was not idle. Over the course of several days, he issued several military orders. One was sent to Caozhou, ordering Wang Gui to lead the second division of 10,000 elites to quickly cross the river, converge with Master Zhihun and defeat the Saili Division.
Yue Fei was very dissatisfied with Wang Gui's performance during this time. Zhihun told Yue Fei more than once in intelligence that Wang Gui seemed to be avoiding war. Now, the defenders of Ka Duc Province have slowly gained the upper hand in the stalemate with Sairi. However, because the defenders were too few, they were unable to defeat Seri. Zhihun and Kou Cheng repeatedly asked Wang Gui to cross the river to help, but Wang Gui repeatedly refused.
Wang Gui's reason was that "Yue Shuai ordered me to guard Caozhou and prevent the Jurchen East Route Army, and you didn't dare to leave without permission." ”
Meng An, deputy commander of the Second Division, had already extended his troops to Dongping Mansion. Hearing that Zhihun asked for help, he immediately asked Wang Gui to cross the river. was also rejected by Wang Gui on the same grounds. was so angry that Lao Meng An almost turned his face with Wang Gui on the spot, and finally returned to Dongping Mansion angrily.
As a young man who grew up together, Yue Fei knew that Wang Gui was not the kind of person who didn't know how to be flexible. On the contrary, Wang Gui has been known for his intelligence since he was a child, and it can be said that he is both wise and brave. In the face of the Saili Division, which can be defeated in a short period of time, Wang Gui did not move, which is really puzzling.
Yue Fei directly ordered Wang Gui this time, if Wang Gui still refused to cross the river, it would undoubtedly be a big problem. Since getting Wang Gui's memory, although Yue Fei still believes in Wang Gui, in addition to believing, he has also been a little more vigilant.
Wang Gui is good at everything, but he is not broad-minded and has too much fame and fortune. In addition, Wang Gui's father, Wang Yuanwai, moved his family to live in Xiangyang, not in Yingtianfu. Although Wang Yuanwai moved to Xiangyang long before the Jingkang Rebellion. However, after the rise of the Protector Army, it still could not attract him to move back to Tianfu. This made Yue Fei have to beware of Wang Gui being bought by Zhao Gou.
Wang Gui knows the inside affairs of the Protector Army well, and he is in control of the second division, once there is a change, it is completely unimaginable.
It was for this reason that Yue Fei wrote another letter to Meng An, telling him some things that he had to pay attention to. He also reminded Wang Tianbao, the commander of the militia division responsible for the security of Tianfu, that he could not receive Yue Fei's military order, and Wang Gui would never be allowed to lead the army to return to Tianfu.
In addition to writing a letter to Wang Gui and Meng'an, Yue Fei also gave an order to Mr. Zhang Gongchuang and Bi Jin, who were sticking to the calf village, to let them form an alliance with Liu Li and Liu Yiyun as soon as possible, and take advantage of the elite of the Jin soldiers in the Central Plains, striving to stir up a storm in the land of Yanyun.
Since Mr. Chuang and Zhang Gong joined forces, there are now more than 20,000 elite militiamen in Baoqian Village, and there are at least more than 8,000 brave and brave fighters. Under the leadership of Bi Jin, now Baoqian Village successfully repelled Guo Yaoshi's victorious army and controlled half of Zhending Mansion.
Because Liu Lixian and Liu Yiyun are too close to Yanyun, their power has not developed greatly. Don't forget, there is also a Jurchen god of war who is sick in bed in Yanjing City, Wanyan Zongwang.
After Zong Wang destroyed the Song Dynasty, his health deteriorated. Now his condition is getting worse and worse, and he can only lie in bed all day long. If it weren't for his physical requirement, how could Zong Wang give up the position of Marshal of the Song Dynasty to Wanyan Zonghan?
However, Zong Wang's body is sick, but his brain is not sick. Although there were only more than 30,000 Jin soldiers left behind in Yanjing. However, under the command of Zong Wang, only 10,000 gold soldiers were dispatched, and Liu Yiyun and Liu Li were defeated and retreated, and they had to retreat into the mountains again and again, holding on to the danger of danger.
At this time, they formed an alliance with them, and they had absolutely no reason to refuse.
Today's Taihang Righteous Army, Wang Yan, Ma Kuo, and Baoqi Zhai are the three major forces. In addition to them, the most active is the Zhongyi Society led by Liang Xingliang's brother. After Yue Fei's ear and face, Liang Xing has now developed the militia of the Zhongyi Society to more than 8,000 people. Although the number of people is small, the combat power is extremely impressive. Because Liang Xing trained the Zhongyi Society militia as the future Fifth Division of the People's Protector Army.
Although Liang Xing and Zhao Yun have not made any movement in the past two months, Yue Fei knows that they have been training day and night in the depths of Taihang Mountain. Liang Xing hit the idea of a blockbuster if he didn't make a sound.
It was precisely because of this that Yue Fei also issued a military order to Liang Xing, ordering him to go to the Daimyo's Mansion and act at the opportunity. If you can attack, you will attack, and if you can't, you will go.
The reason why Yue Fei mobilized the rebel army that was inclined to the Protector Army was because the strength of the Protector Army was far inferior to the Jin Soldiers. If they can't mobilize all the forces they can, the Protectors will face a bitter battle.
Yue Fei was busy giving orders to the generals of the Quartet, while Ji Qian, Wang Gangluo, Yanqing, Jiao Wentong, and Xiaoshan were wandering the streets of Huazhou. These guys are no more energetic than ordinary soldiers, and they have completely recovered after just one sleep.
However, there was one person behind them, and that was Yue Yun. Yue Yun just slept for a while, and he actually recovered completely. He didn't want to stay in the barracks, so he also slipped out with a few uncles. The two backscarves followed behind Yue Yun as bodyguards.
Although Huazhou is not as prosperous as Yingtianfu, as an important town on Hexi West Road that has never been captured by the Jin soldiers, the city naturally retains the characteristic industries of the Imperial Song Dynasty, restaurants, teahouses, and brothels that many men are interested in.
The most famous brothel in Huazhou is called Guan Xiangyuan. Since the Jin soldiers entered the army, not only hundreds of people's families have been ruined, but even some gentry families are still in danger, displaced, and have not eaten the last meal. In such a situation, it is natural that some people will sell their sons and daughters, and sell their wives and concubines. Therefore, the ranks of prostitutes in Guan Xiangyuan are much larger.
Brothels were a legal business in the Imperial Song Dynasty. There are not only private brothels, but also government-run workshops. Although the law strictly prohibits the abduction and trafficking of women, the owner of a brothel is not black and white. Poor families, even if they know that their daughters have been abducted and sold into brothels, are often powerless to save them. Going to the government to file a complaint will only make the brothel get the word and transfer people to other brothels.
Just like Niu Fu, the owner of Guan Xiangyuan, is the head of Huazhou. The man was a strong man, with a large black mole on his face and a tuft of hair growing on it. People give nicknames a handful of hair. There are many prostitutes in this person's Guanxiang Garden who are forced to become prostitutes.
But he is good at drilling, and the prefect of Huazhou is very close, often ask the prefect to go to Guan Xiangyuan to care for the lost girl, and when the prefect escapes, Liu Yan and Zhang Xie took over the city, and a pinch of hair quickly got together with Liu Yan and Zhang Xie and some low-level generals. It wasn't until Yang Zaixing came to Huazhou that a handful of hair hit a wall.
Yang Zaixing has been with Cao Cheng for several years, and of course he has also been to Fengyue places. However, Yang Zaixing has a bottom line, that is, he will never force good people to become prostitutes, nor will he help them abuse. When he came to Huazhou, he heard about Niu Fu's bad deeds. But when he first arrived, Liu Yan and Zhang Xie protected Niu Fu again, and Jin Bing pressed the realm, so Yang Zaixing didn't have time to take care of Niu Fu for the time being.
As Luo Yanqing, who often lingers in Fengyue places, he is naturally clear about these things. He walked around the street a few times, and without being led by anyone, he found Guan Xiangyuan.
Guan Xiangyuan is a large four-story wooden building. In front of the tall gatehouse, in addition to a few large teapots to welcome guests, there are also four beautiful women standing to welcome guests. The four beauties were all very young, the oldest was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and two looked to be only eleven or twelve. Guan Xiangyuan business is very good. No matter what the era, the business of brothels is not bad. Rich people with money in their hands, or nouveau riche who suddenly became rich, in the troubled times, most of them will only use their lower body to think about problems.
The big teapots saw that although Luo Yanqing and the others were wearing civilian clothes, they were all strong and murderous, and they immediately understood that these people must be the generals of the Protector Army. Because ordinary soldiers don't have the money to visit Guan Xiangyuan, the generals in the city are their regular customers.
Several large pots glanced at each other, and there was an indescribable look in their eyes. A large teapot walked up very respectfully, bent down at Luo Yanqing, and said with a smile, "A few masters, please come inside." The good goods are all in it. They are all new arrivals, and there are more than a dozen unbudding stunning. ”
Luo Yanqing smiled and said to Ji Qian and the others, "Brothers, let's go, go in and relax." I'm in for a treat. ”
"Thank you, Brother Luo. Next time we'll invite you. ”
Xiao Shan and Jiao Wentong walked in with a smile. They are also all familiar customers. Since Luo Yanqing was going to have a treat, the two decided to find two red people to vent their anger. It's been a bit of a pressure lately.
Ji Qian and Wang Gang rejected Luo Yanqing's kindness. Wang Gang was only sixteen years old because he was still a child, and he was embarrassed to enter such a Fengyue place. Ji Qian wanted to go, but thinking of Hua Ruyu's big fists with garlic bowls, he thought it would be better not to go. After all, life matters.
At this moment, the little tail Yue Yun strode over and ran directly to the little beauty standing at the door. Wang Gang laughed, "Ying Xiang turned out to be a womanizer. Ji Qian's head was in a cold sweat. I thought that this child was only ten years old, so I couldn't be moved. It's worth it! Let my eldest brother know that I brought Yue Yun to this kind of place, and I will die!
Hurriedly grabbed Yue Yun and said in a low voice, "Ying Xiang, don't do this kind of crooked thought. Be careful I tell your dad to beat you up. ”
Yue Yun struggled vigorously, shouting loudly, "Is it Sister Gong?" Do you remember me? I'm Yue Yun. ”