Chapter 160: The Skill of Greed for Heaven
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This is half a month after Cheng Yu, Yu Ban, and Le Jin jointly attacked Ma Han and forced him out of Pengchengguo, two small boats appeared in Juyeze, Shanyang County, Yanzhou, five hundred miles away. Under the skillful control of the duke, the boat shuttled lightly through the reeds.
After a while, the reeds in front of him shook sharply, and there was the sound of paddling. The movements of the two boats froze, and the arrows of the forest poked out of the canopy silently.
At this time, there was a "cooing" birdsong in front of him, and Gong Yi breathed a sigh of relief: "It's your brother." β
The reeds parted, and a small boat of the same shape appeared, and several white wolf warriors with bows and arrows stood in the bow of the boat, and whispered to the two boats: "City guard, there is a situation. β
The canopy was hidden, and a person suddenly appeared, and in front of Zhuo Li's boat, it was Ma Han.
Ma Han did what he said, and after only two days in Xiapi, he set off for Yanzhou. One of the goals of this trip was that Lejin's father lived in Xinting, north of Yangping (now Shen County, Shandong), East County, Yanzhou. At this time, there were two Taishou of Dongjun, one was Xiahoudun appointed by Cao Cao, who ruled Puyang in the south of the county; One is Zang Hong, who was appointed by Yuan Shao. It is located in Dongbuyang, in the north of the county. The two places are only 200 miles apart, both on the edge of the Yellow River, and this Yangping belongs to Dongwuyang. Looking at it this way, when Lejin returned to his hometown to recruit soldiers, it really meant that he crossed the line.
At that time, Zang Hong's fame was far greater than that of Xiahoudun, who was one of the initiators of the Dong Alliance, and personally drafted and recited the scriptures, and was known for his courage and bravery. Among the princes of the world, he is a well-known figure. But in the eyes of Ma Han. Ten celebrities like Zang Hong. None of them are as dangerous as a Xiahoudun. If this trip is to go deep into Xiahoudun's territory to fish for people, it may be a bit dangerous, but when it comes to Zang Hong's territory, it is not a matter.
Ma Han only led twenty white wolves to ride on this trip. Ten of them were heavy cavalry. Ten archers. Bring enough food and equipment, abandon the horse and take a boat, and travel west along Surabaya. Even if there is no rain for a long time. But an important river like Surabaya will not stop flowing for a while. Although you can't get through a big boat, you can't drive a small fishing boat.
Starting from Xiapi, it travels west along Surabaya, passes through Pengchengguo, Peiguo, and Jiyin County, enters Jishui, and then turns north to enter Onozawa, which takes a total of half a month. Of course, at this time thousands of years ago, it was not the 800 miles of Liangshan Shan in the sky, but a huge lake that was 300 miles long from north to south and about 100 miles wide from east to west. The entrance to Onozawa is the entrance to Εnozawa, and because of its wide and huge entrance, it is called "Ju (Ju) Noguchi".
Enter Onozawa from Juno Pass, cross 100 miles, turn into the Gouzi River, drive more than 100 miles north to Dong'e, and then cross the Yellow River to Yangping.
The whole trip is expected to take a month, and if you return, because you are familiar with the road and it is downstream, it will only take about half a month.
With the dignity of 2,000 stone official ranks, he traveled thousands of miles, going back and forth for a month and a half, just to collect a middle-level officer of the Cao army and pick up his family - when Ma Han asked Chen Deng for help, asking the other party to provide him with ships, dukes, and guides, Chen Deng did not believe that Ma Han's trip was so simple in any case.
You really can't tell a lie in front of a real person, so Ma Han said very "honestly": "Actually, I'm going to find Lu Wenhou, this person has been hot in Yanzhou for a long time......"
Logically speaking, Chen Deng didn't want to believe such a ridiculous thing at all, but looking at Ma Han's eyes, with Chen Deng's ability to see people's hearts, he was shocked to find that the other party was telling the truth this time. At this time, he only had one feeling, it was crazy!
Ma Han did not lie that his trip was indeed related to Lu Bu, although he did not intend to meet Lu Bu.
Ma Han has three purposes for this trip, the most important of which is "greedy for heaven".
The battle of Xuzhou has reached the most critical moment, Lu Bu will appear at any time, as soon as this person appears, the entire situation of Yan and Xu has changed greatly, and the siege of Xuzhou will be solved without help. Historically, after Tao Qian's death, Liu Bei entered Xuzhou and received strong support from the Xuzhou Haoqiang Mi brothers and the Chen father and son. But then another local tycoon in Xuzhou, led by Cao Bao, secretly united with LΓΌ Bu, who had retreated from Yanzhou to Xu, and was mainly anti-guest, expelling Liu Bei. The reason for this, in addition to the open and secret struggle between the local forces in Xuzhou, Lu Bu stabbed Cao Cao in the back in the early years of Xingping, indirectly relieved the siege of Xuzhou, so that Xuzhou once again escaped from Cao Cao's butcher's knife, and it was also an important reason why he was able to get support and replace Liu Bei and enter Xuzhou.
However, when it was, Lu Bu attacked Yanzhou, but he didn't have the slightest intention of saving Xuzhou, which everyone knows. Therefore, after Cao Cao was forced to retreat, Tao Qian and Xuzhou were just thankful to God, this is the will of God!
However, Ma Han wants to sue Xuzhou this time, this is not providence, but my "hard work"!
First of all, he used a letter to apologize to the Mi brothers, indicating that he was deeply ashamed that he failed to protect the Mi granary. For this reason, he decided to go to Yanzhou Chenliu, and told Chen Miao, Zhang Chao's brothers, Chen Gong, and Lu Wenhou, who lived in Chenliu, to persuade him to take action and expel Cao Cao. In this way, the siege of Xuzhou can be solved, and it can be regarded as a reward for the two gentlemen.
It is estimated that the Mi brothers will be stunned when they see such a letter, and they deeply doubt whether the head of this horse warrior was kicked by a donkey. This is not feasible at all, it is purely imaginative, daydreaming - oh, isn't he called "Liaodong Tianju", he is really imaginative.
What was the mood of the Mi brothers when they saw this letter, Ma Han didn't need to pay attention to it, what he wanted was to have a physical evidence to prove that he set off for Yanzhou, and in order to relieve the siege of Xuzhou, he went "born and died".
If there is physical evidence, there must be witnesses. This person. Must have a strong voice, must be a celebrity and a celebrity. Only the testimony of such a person can have weight, and only then can the world hear it and the world be willing to believe it.
Chen Deng, it's you!
Okay, the human and physical evidence is complete, and Ma Han can set off. Before leaving, those insiders may look at him like a madman, but when he returns. He believes. Not only a city, but the entire Xuzhou military and civilians will welcome him with gongs and drums. As for Tao Qian, as long as he is not dead, he has to get up to meet him.
It was he who saved Xuzhou. Second, it is also him who saves Xuzhou. In the future, once he needs Xuzhou. Even Liu Bei, who is "unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness", and Lu Bu, who is brave and brave, I am afraid that they will have to retreat and give up the position of state pastor - of course. You can also choose not to let it, as long as you are not afraid of being secretly knocked on the city gate in the middle of the night.
But what Ma Han did was just go to Yanzhou to take a turn, pick up someone, and wait for the show to start, and then he could leave. And all the credit and providence for instigating the civil strife in Yanzhou and relieving the siege of Xuzhou will be automatically counted on his head because of his ingenious layout in advance, and the people in Xuzhou, who are hundreds of miles away, have no idea of the cause of the civil strife, and they can't push it away. Later, when Lu Bu entered Xuzhou and the Xuzhou officials understood the truth, everything had become a fait accompli, and the people's hearts were returned, and it was difficult to recover.
Such a low-cost or even zero-cost investment, but a good thing with huge returns on political benefits, you have to do it when you get up in the middle of the night!
Usurping the fruits of providence, giving an account to the Mi brothers, and receiving the father of Lejin - these are the three goals of Ma Han's trip to Yanzhou, compared to the first one, the latter two are just piggybacking. But then again, the first goal is only a long-term political investment, while the last two secondary goals are real immediate benefits. Therefore, it must also be done in a solid manner.
However, so far, even the white wolf warriors who entered Yanzhou with the horses did not know the real plan of their city guards, only that they were going to Yangping to pick up people - no way, this kind of prediction of the future, except for their own silent suffering, who can you say to comment?
The white wolf warriors have an instinctive habit, they are the arrows of the city guard, pointing and shooting, regardless of the reason, and this time, it is no exception. Once in Junozawa, follow your guide and then cross Onozawa and make a stop at the west coast before dark. In this way, tomorrow you can enter the last leg of the trip, that is, into the Guzi River.
But the forward Xiaozhou, who sent out to explore the road, brought unexpected news. Two miles away from them, the entrance to Junozawa was occupied by more than 20 small and medium-sized boats, all of which had to be inspected before they could enter or leave Osawa.
Ma Han and his party, except for not riding horses, all weapons and equipment were brought, how could they be checked casually.
Ma Han frowned and asked the sentry, "Who are they?" Under what banner? Why do you inspect passing ships? β
At this time, the guide bowed down at the bow of the ship and said, "The little one knows a little more about what the lieutenant asked. β
"You say."
"They are all members of the Li clan of the Cheng clan."
Chengshi is a county seat, belongs to Jiyin County, when Ma Han took a boat from Surabaya into Jishui, he also passed through this county, but there is an impression. As for the Li family, they don't know, they must be local heroes.
Sure enough, the guide's following words confirmed Ma Han's guess: "The Li clan is the largest clan in Juye and Cheng, and at the moment, Li Gan, the head of the Li family, is heroic and brave, with more than 2,000 guests, and his own armor is prepared. At the beginning of the peace, he once entered Qingzhou with Cao Gong to fight the rebellion, and the Yellow Turban Thief had quite a lot of military exploits and served as the commander of the Chengshi clan. β
Ma Han flipped through his mind for a long time, but he didn't find the slightest impression of this Li Gan, probably an unknown person, so he skipped it directly, and only asked what he was concerned about: "Chengshi Li Clan, why did it appear in Juyekou, which is a hundred miles away?" Also forcibly inspect passing ships? β
This time, it was the White Wolf Cavalry Sentinel who replied, "Castle Guard, we asked some of the shipowners who passed by, and they also asked this question. The other party said that the head of the Li family was invited by Juye Lingxu Mingting and Li to bring his son and nephew to visit, and for safety reasons, passing ships had to be inspected. β
It turned out to be a security measure when the local bigwigs traveled, which is no wonder. Ma Han has not been in this era for a short time, and he knows that this "Ming Ting" is not a person's name, but the honorific title of the county order, so he casually asked: "What is this Xue County Order and Li Zhi's name?" β
"One is Juye Ling Xulan, and the other is Li Feng, who is engaged in Yanzhou Zhizhong."
Ma Han sighed slightly, he had heard of these two names, there is indeed such a number one person in the Three Kingdoms, but they are just public faces, and their names have an impression, but it is unknown what they have done. I asked the guide about Juno Castle and the two of them.
Juye City is located five miles southeast of Juye Port. At present, stationed in this city are the Juye family, one of the "Eight Horses", Xue Lan, and the Juye Haoqiang Li Feng. Both of them are local powerhouses.
It seems that there are many local forces in this Yanzhou, basically one or two in each county. And Cao Cao has only been in charge of Yanzhou for two years, and he is far from being able to integrate the various mountain forces in the state and county, no wonder the head snake Zhang Miao and Chen Gong united to cross the river and Lu Bu ascended to the heights, and the whole state rebelled.
It was impossible to inspect, and Ma Han must not reveal his identity when he entered Yanzhou this time, so he could only wait for the Li ship to leave before entering Dayozawa. Based on the experience of the underworld in Ma Han's previous life, it is impossible for this kind of local strong and powerful meeting to stay on a certain side of the territory for too long, and something will happen if you stay for a long time.
At this moment, without warning, there was a sharp sound of horses' hooves, neighing, screams, and occasionally the clashing of weapons and the sound of arrows breaking through the air could be heard on the riverbank.
The white wolf warriors jumped up and stretched their bows one after another.
Ma was surprised, it wouldn't be so coincidental, just thought of an accident, and really had an accident?
When Ma Han and his entourage rowed three small boats through the heavy reeds and approached the shore, through the gradually thinning reeds, they vaguely saw more than ten people on the shore guarding three horses, desperately escaping along the river bank. And dozens of paces behind them, a group of more than 100 foot cavalry soldiers chased wildly.
The group of escaped people wanted to run to the river to board the boat, but before the more than 20 boats of the Li family boat had rowed to the shore, a group of more than 200 soldiers, nearly half of whom were archers, rushed to the shore and fired arrows indiscriminately, causing the princes on the Li boats to scream and fall into the water. As a result, the boats spun out of control, spun in circles in the rapids, colliding with each other, and became a mess, unable to meet the fugitives on the shore.
The dozen or so fugitives on the shore were so anxious that they jumped to their feet, constantly shouting to the passing ships, asking for a carry, and promising them a lot of money. But the passing ships are all far away like a plague, and although the money is good, it must be spent on life.
Seeing that the pursuers were getting closer and closer, one of the white-clothed young men on horseback shouted, turned around and met nearly a hundred pursuers.
For this kind of place, it is common for the powerful to kill each other, and they don't want to pay attention to it, and it is important to do the right thing. He was about to give the order to take advantage of the chaos to break into Onozawa, but the shouting of the young man in white made him pause the command that came to his lips.
The young man in white shouted: "Brother protects the middle father and boards the boat in the water, all the strong men, after following a certain decision, to repay the Lord's kindness!" β
The more than ten guests said in unison: "I wish to repay the favor of the lord after the death of the prince of the Dian!" Qi Qi turned around and met the enemy side by side with the young man in white.
Ma Han was stunned - pawn boy? Lee's? Li Dian! (To be continued......)