Chapter 222: The Strength of the Thieves (1)
Finally, Yue Fei still got on Zong Ze's thief ship.
Pack up the softness, and together with the brothers, bid farewell to the family, take the 1,500 elite cavalry in the village, and go straight to Kaifeng Mansion with Zong Ze.
On the way, after Zong Ze's introduction, Yue Fei learned that with the 1,500 cavalry in his hands, Zong Ze's control of the army did not exceed 3,000 people.
Is there anything worse than this?
Yes, it wasn't until the group entered Bianliang City that Yue Fei completely understood how bad the situation was.
First of all, although the large army of the Jin soldiers has been withdrawn, there are often small groups of Jin cavalry patrolling and demonstrating, threatening the officials and people in Bianliang City; It is as if to remind the people of the city that your emperor is still in our hands, and we are your masters.
Secondly, the city defense of Bianliang City has been completely abolished, not only the outer wall has been demolished to a short cut, but all kinds of fortifications on the city tower have been smashed to pieces; There are many buildings, including bell towers, drum towers, watchtowers (watchtowers), crossbow towers, enemy towers, etc., and you can only vaguely see the outlines of the past.
The most regrettable thing is that the large and small defensive equipment densely packed on the original city tower, such as all kinds of stone throwers, giant ballistas, divine artillery, etc., were all carried away by the Jin people, and there was no one left.
It's no wonder that when the Jin soldiers attacked the city at the beginning, they suffered a big loss from these fortifications and equipment, and if they didn't dismantle them, would they keep them for the Song people to deal with themselves next time?
Also, in the city of Bianliang in Kaifeng Prefecture, there is chaos, people are noisy and fighting with each other, and swords and swords can be seen everywhere; The screams and fighting sounds can be faintly heard from far to near.
Although halfway through. The old marshal Zong Ze has already given a general explanation of the chaos in Bianliang City. But Yue Fei and his brothers still couldn't imagine it. Bianliang City, Kaifeng Prefecture, which was once full of flowers and flourishing, has now fallen into this kind of field.
History of the Song Dynasty. It is recorded in the "Biography of Zong Ze": When the enemy rode on the Liutun River, the sound of the golden drum, heard each other day and night, and the capital tower was completely abandoned, the soldiers and civilians lived together, the thieves were vertical and horizontal, and the people were angry
Now in Bianliang City. There were many vacant barracks. Zong Ze personally helped Yue Fei pick a good barracks, and when everyone settled down, he was about to leave
Yue Fei stopped Zong Ze and said directly: "The current situation in Bianliang City can be described as internal and external troubles, and it is extremely dangerous. The worst thing is that there is a lack of money and food; Money is the courage and food to make the force, and there is no courage and strength, I don't know how the sect master can support it? ”
The situation was too critical, and Yue Fei couldn't care about being polite.
Zong Ze did not answer positively. Instead, he said to Yue Fei with a smile: "You are right, Bianliang City is indeed dangerous. But this danger is simply divided into two kinds: internal worries and external troubles, you and me, each of whom is responsible for solving a crisis, what do you think? ”
When Yue Fei heard this, he felt reasonable, so he nodded and agreed: "That's fine." ”
Zong Ze's smile became even brighter, and he said: "My old man is old and his movements are not very convenient, so I will deal with the internal worries, and you will be responsible for the external troubles of Bianliang City." ”
Yue Fei did not object at the time, but three days later, the security in Bianliang City was greatly improved, and Yue Fei realized that none of these old people were good at stubble.
Zong Ze only used one trick to calm down all the hundreds of thousands of people in Bianliang City in Kaifeng Mansion.
This trick is "killing"; That is, the so-called "rule the troubled times with heavy codes" also.
Cui Wei of the Eastern Han Dynasty wrote in his book "Political Commentary": "Those who are originally the world are not virtuous, strict will govern, and lenient will be chaotic...... The husband punishes the medicine stone for troubled times; Moral teaching, Xingping's sorghum meat also".
History of the Song Dynasty. The Biography of Zong Ze records: Ze and prestige are known, and when they arrived, they were the first to arrest and punish several thieves. The order said: "For thieves, the stolen goods are not serious, and they will be subject to military law." "The thieves hold their breath, and the people depend on it.
The internal worries of Bianliang City in Kaifeng Mansion have been settled, and then Zong Ze is looking forward to watching how Yue Fei, the close disciple of Zhou Tong, the "first hand of the Son of Heaven", will solve the most headache external trouble
After another three days, Yue Fei came to Zong Ze's left-behind mansion alone and handed Zong Ze a note, on which only one big word was written - "rob".
That's right, this is the method that Yue Fei spent three whole days to come up with, and only this method can completely solve the external troubles in Bianliang City.
Zong Ze asked, "What to rob?" ”
Yue Fei replied: "Grab money and food, grab weapons, grab soldiers, etc., grab everything." ”
Zong Ze asked again: "Who is robbing?" ”
Yue Fei replied again: "The one who robbed the group of thieves around Bianliang City." ”
After the Jingkang Change, Bianliang City was surrounded by thieves. However, most of these robbers were spontaneously organized by the people, mainly to resist the looting of the Jin soldiers and the oppression of the government.
However, with the retreat of the Jin soldiers and the decline of the Zhao Song family's official government, these robbers became more and more powerful. Just around Bianliang City, there are already five families with strong strength.
These five strongmen are Wang Shan in Hedong, Yang Jin in Jingxi, Li Gui in Huainan, and Li Dalang in Huaibei
Zong Ze continued to ask: "The thief is powerful, why should he rob it?" ”
Yue Fei replied solemnly: "Just rely on the national righteousness, your old reputation, and the last general's Liquan magic spear." ”
"My reputation." The old handsome Zong Ze was a little confused.
"Yes, your undefeated record and reputation for the Jin soldiers are very important in the plan of the last general." After Yue Fei finished speaking, he grinned widely, and the house was full of sunshine
Wang Shan, who is eight feet tall, has wide shoulders and a round waist, makes a steel spear eight feet long, and has the courage of ten thousand people.
Although he has the same name and surname as the golden knife Wang Shan of Peach Blossom Valley in Taihang Mountain before, this Wang Shan, who makes big guns, is much stronger than Wang Shan of Peach Blossom Valley in terms of force and resourcefulness.
In just two or three years, Wang Shan, who had 700,000 soldiers and horses and more than 10,000 chariots, had become the number one force in the Hedong region.
But in terms of the number of soldiers and horses, the strength of the big gun Wang Shan is much stronger than that of Gaozong Zhao Gou.
These achievements were all scored by Wang Shan and his brothers
As soon as noon arrived, Wang Shan, Zhang Yong, Cao Cheng and other sworn brothers were having dinner, and a herald came to report: "The deputy marshal of the Generalissimo of the Generalissimo Mansion of the World Soldiers and Horses, and the Lord Zongze of the Kaifeng Mansion who stayed behind came to worship the mountain. ”
Zhang Yong and Cao Cheng were startled, pulled out the saber at their waists, stood up and asked, "What, the officers and soldiers are here?" ”
"Panic, this is our territory." Wang Shan drank Zhang Yong and the others, turned around and asked the herald: "How many people are coming?" ”
The herald bowed down and replied: "There are four people in the group, the old man Zongze wears an official uniform, and the other three entourages are dressed up, and they don't carry weapons. ”
"It's interesting, I actually went to the meeting with my bare hands and single-handed!" Wang Shan sighed, and then ordered: "Remove the dinner table, call all the leaders, and gather in the Juyi Hall, so that I can see what this long-known Zong Ze is all about." ”。 (To be continued......)
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