Chapter 619: Accumulate grain and build a wall
Wu Gen stationed in the wilderness, looking at the Liangsha Mountain in the distance. Mt. Liangsha is not a mountain, but a rolling group of mountains, known as the "Nine Thousand Mountains". Because it occupies an extremely wide area and is sparsely populated, it has become the boundary of the three provinces of Tieshou, Shule and Bailing.
The mountains here nominally belong to the families, but in fact, the families do not want to go deeper, the property is barren, and the roads are difficult to travel, which is why such a large land of no owners and lawlessness has been created.
In the northwest direction, there was a lot of smoke and dust, and a group of men and horses were rushing to this side, and there was a big Lu character on the flag. Wu Gen knew that this was the closest family in Tieshou Province close to Liangsha Mountain, and he thought that when he led the people from Yishan to the north, he also borrowed the name of the family.
Soon the people came to a stop more than 500 steps away from the Dreadnought, but they did not come forward, obviously afraid of a misunderstanding. There were two horsemen who stepped forward, but Wu Gan, who was in the lead, knew that it was Ji Ye's subordinate Ji Nan.
Seeing Wu Gan, Ji Nan hurriedly saluted on his horse, "I've seen Wu Dudu."
Governor? Wu Yan was stunned for a moment, when was he promoted. These days, after Yang Zheng escorted Cang Yi, who was no longer able to speak or see, to Hanlu City, he had been circling in the city, because Wu Gan had been marching, so he didn't get much news.
It's just that I heard that after Ji Xin defeated Ji Xian's men, he immediately began to renovate Hanlu City, and at the same time cleaned up the city, and the defenders of Qianhu were replaced by others except for Lu Qian, who was in charge of the south of the city. Those who might have been associated with the rebels were arrested and imprisoned, and their heads were often hung at the gates.
At the same time, Ji Xin also sent the northern and southern soldiers who stayed near Hanlu City to enter the territory of the Lu and Gu families, and set up new county guards and captains in various places, and took down all the remaining direct clansmen of these families.
As for Ning Nanlian, Cang Yi, Ji Xian and others, they were all put in prison. The reason why he was not immediately beheaded was that I heard that the young lord Ji Chen strongly admonished him, and bluntly said that the war was decided, and it was not advisable to see too much blood, so as not to cause turmoil in the province.
At the same time, with the end of the rebellion, those family heads who were imprisoned in Zhaoqin City were also released one after another and returned to their own families.
This Ji Nan opened his mouth to be the governor, and Yang Zheng did not send back this news, which made Wu Yan a little puzzled.
Ji Nan stretched out and took out a yellow edict, and said with a smile: "Governor, the eldest young lord and the second young lord have all given the main force Chen the credit for quelling your rebellion this time, so the lord issued an edict and appointed you as the governor of the southern province to inspect the defense of the three counties in the southern part of the province. Congratulations, Governor Wu, now the Lunan County I am in charge of is also under the jurisdiction of the Governor."
Wu Gen blinked, according to the rules of the human race, this is the holy decree, and he must kneel down to take it. Although the Ji family has not yet established a country, Ji Xinshi at this time is no different from the lord of the country. can kneel down for Ji Nan, and there is really some resentment in his heart.
"Congratulations to Ji Junshou, I didn't expect you to come quickly, where is the second young master now." Wu Gen did not accept the edict and let Ji Nan take it, but changed the topic.
"The young lord himself led the northern and southern armies into the counties, and is cleaning up the remnants of the rebels such as Lu and Gu, and it is also thanks to the hard work of the governor all the way that the young master is progressing smoothly. I was able to come so quickly because I was a bird.
By the way, this time the Righteous Eagle Army has shined in the counterinsurgency, and the Governor has collected it all the way, and it is difficult to find a bird in the province now." Ji Nan held the edict in his hand, and his face was a little embarrassed.
While he was talking, more than a dozen danghu birds flew in the sky, and after they landed, it was Zhuo Ke and Meng Shun who brought people to welcome Wu Gan.
Looking at these murderous birds, Ji Nan's eyes moved slightly. The Yihu army broke through the city of Wuling with its own strength, and it has become the talk of the entire province, and everyone can see that the winner or loser of the future war is not on the ground, but more in the air.
"Ning Nanlian, Cang Yi, what happened to them." Wu Yan ignored the other party's compliment and asked.
At the mention of this, Ji Nan's face suddenly turned happy, "On the day I left, these thieves had been ambushed, and their bodies were pickled in lime, and they were ready to be sent to the counties to deter Xiaoxiao. And I heard that the grave of Gu Yangsi was also dug up, and the remains of the Qiu Lin Crane were displayed to the public."
Wu Yan's expression darkened, and the calm woman appeared in front of him, sighed, and said unhappily: "Ji Junshou, this way to inspect the various families, his subordinates have not been able to rest. I'll take them into camp first, and we'll talk about it another day."
"Governor, this
Edict ......" Ji Nan looked embarrassed and raised the edict in his hand.
"Oh, I almost forgot." Wu Jian casually grabbed the prospectus and stuffed it into his arms, and prepared to take people to Liangsha Mountain.
"Governor, and the Great Seal." Ji Nan's face trembled slightly, and he ordered his subordinates to serve a big seal with a lacquer plate, and he was quite unhappy when he saw Wu Gan's appearance that he didn't care at all.
Wu Gen also grabbed it and handed it over to Zhuo Ke who rushed over.
"Dudu, Lu Qing, the head of the Xia Lu family, I don't know where the army will be stationed." Suddenly, the old man who accompanied Ji Nan here asked.
Looking at the other party's vigilant eyes, Wu Yan understood Lu Qing's thoughts. The Dreadnought army of 200,000 people has come here, although there are not many soldiers, but they really want to fight to the death, plus most of these people have just finished fighting, the Lu family really can't hold on.
"Please rest assured that since my army has the responsibility of defending, it will not stay in the territory of each family, and the Liangsha Mountain on the opposite side is close to other provinces, and my dreadnought army is willing to enter this barren land to guard the border of the province." Wu Gen turned his head back, arched his hand at the old man, and raised his whip to the south as he spoke.
Looking at the rumbling forward, the people and horses at the end of the team could hardly be seen, Ji Nan and Lu Qing stood on the side of the road, their faces were pale.
Now, Wu Gan's reputation for being good at fighting is known throughout the province, and he has brought so many people here, how can he not be anxious.
"County guard, this person is not easy to deal with, looking at his appearance, he will not be loyal to the Ji family, we must take more precautions, and at the same time, I might as well inform the lord and ask him to make plans early." Lu Qing looked at the billowing dust and smoke running by, and leaned closer to Ji Nan's side. net
"The head of the Lu family, although it has not yet been restructured, your position as a lieutenant is already a certainty, and it is said that you are still under the command of Wu Gan. He is now coming with a victory, and there are so many proud soldiers and fierce generals who have just fought a battle, on the other hand, does the Lu family have a chance of winning?" Ji Nan glanced at Lu Qing with a strange expression, and pointed at these people and horses galloping towards the green mountains in the distance.
Lu Qing sighed, secretly estimated for a moment, and then said dejectedly, "There is no chance of victory, these Yihu armies alone are difficult to deal with, not to mention that there are so many men and horses."
He has his own vision, although Wu Gan and these horses don't seem to have many soldiers, and the team is a little unorganized, but the murderous spirit of the soldiers can't be hidden. His own soldiers and horses have been in the south of the province for a long time, and there is a natural barrier of good shelter mountain, and he is negligent in the battle formation, and there are many people, but if he really wants to fight, he really has no confidence to confront Wu Gan's men and horses.
"Since there is no chance of winning, with this hungry tiger by his side, if the head of the Lu family doesn't hurry up and make friends, it will be difficult to wait for the tiger to eat people." Although Ji Nan has been in Hanlu City and has no experience of being in charge of one side, he has been in the lord's house for a long time, and since he has judged the situation, his vision is much higher than that of Lu Qing.
Saying that, Ji Nan ignored Lu Qing, who was stunned, and chased after Wu Gan.
In the Liangsha Mountain, Wu Gen looked at the continuous mountains, and couldn't help but be a little speechless. I picked this place, no wonder it is sparsely populated. As far as the eye can see, the verdant mountains are stacked on top of each other, and thousands of peaks and peaks are like undulating waves on the sea.
Everywhere there are towering peaks and steep cliffs. The mountains are full of trees one after another, covering the ground and covering the sky, from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. The hazy distant mountains, shrouded in a layer of green smoke, are full of shadows in the ethereal clouds, if they are about to leave, like a sleepy woman, clothed in a thin veil like cicada wings, with affection in the veins, and silent eyes.
With such a large mountain range, these 200,000 people can't even make a splash when they throw it in.
Drok stepped forward and pointed to a cluster of houses looming in the mountains, "Lord, the beasts here have been expelled, and the centaurs can settle here, but there are fewer people who have just arrived, and they can't open up too many places."
Wu Yan glanced around, and slashed a miscellaneous tree beside him with a knife, "Let's do it, open up wasteland, build houses, and build villages, there are these 200,000 people, what else can't be done." From now on, this is our home."
A month later, Wu Gen was shirtless and led Lingyun Baqi to cut down trees in the mountains to clear the wasteland, preparing to clear the terraced fields for Tuntian. The roots of the trees in these mountains are knotted, and there are countless gravels, and it is not easy for ordinary mortals to reclaim them, so Wu Gan ordered all the soldiers, whether they are human races or herdsmen, to participate in the reclamation of wasteland, and hurry up to grab seeds, otherwise the food of these 200,000 people will be troublesome in the future.
Although many families were robbed, they could not bring too much grain and grass on the march, so they could only rely on these thin fields in the mountains, plus hunting, to ensure that the first year was spent safely.
Gao Jing, Ji Chenming, Lu Hui, Cang Wei and others also followed Wu Jian to the ground, and even Xiao Gao Han was among them. Time is the best medicine, and as they get along with each other for a long time, although these people still have some small grievances, they finally accept Wu Gan, accept the dreadnought, and slowly settle down.
Now the dreadnought army, starting from Wu Gan, everyone has to work, and they receive the next day's rations according to the amount of work. The biggest rebound here is Niu Chao, let him work, it is almost his life.
So, Wu Gen asked Ji Chenming to accompany Niu Chao.
When he opened his eyes in the morning, Ji Chenming's gloomy face appeared in front of him. While eating, Ji Chenming also squatted aside and stared at himself. Even bowed under the tree, and as soon as he looked up, Ji Chenming grabbed a few leaves with barbs in his hand, and waved his hand to signal if Niu Chao needed it.
At the end of the day, Niu Chao is going crazy. Try sneaking into the mountains to avoid the ubiquitous maggot-like chirping of maggots. But no matter where you flee, you will always see that face with a sly smile.
As a result, it is common to see a scene in the mountains, Niu Chao roaring and howling in the mountains, followed closely by a black and thin figure. In less than three days, Niu Chao was finally willing to pick up the hoe and become a member of this thousands of wasteland reclamation army.
Today's dreadnought army, each army is placed in Dengyun, Yingzhu, Shakong, Chiyan and other peaks, as a village, like a few pillars, firmly stuck the main intersection of outsiders into the mountain. As for Wu Gan's Chinese army tent, it was placed in Xianwanling.
In the mountains surrounded by these five armies, those people and servant armies were placed to prevent them from being attacked by enemies or beasts in the mountains. In addition, at the Tibetan Sword Peak near the Xianwan Ridge, Wu Jian specially built a huge workshop for Qiaoban, which was used to fight weapons such as the morning shuttle, and the Yihu army was also stationed here.
While he was busy, Wan Yi hurriedly landed in front of Wu Gan on a danghu bird, "Village master, Ji Nan is here."
"What is he doing here?" Wu Yan threw the roots of the tree in his hand far away and wiped the mud on his hands.
"I see that he brought a lot of convoys, and the cars were full of grain, grass and wine." Wan Yi was in charge of air patrol today, so naturally he found someone from afar.
Wu Yan couldn't help but be stunned, what did Ji Nan mean by this, "Let's go, let's go to the garrison of the right army of Chiyan Peak, don't let them come." Chiyan Peak is the closest peak close to the Lu family, and it is guarded by Baoxiang and people. Because the Liangsha Mountain is very large, the peaks where the various armies are located are now far away from each other, and it is enough to travel by foot strength, which is a day's journey, so it is more useful to be a bird in case of emergency.
When they arrived at the camp of the right army, Baoxiang was leading people to unload the grain and grass, and I have to say that Ji Nan's move can be said to have solved the urgent need of the dreadnought army.
"Ji Junshou, it's hard to thank you for such a generous gift. The mountains are bitter, and there are two catties of wild tea here, please take it and taste it." Wu Jian asked Gao Han to take out two paper bags and handed them to Ji Nan. These days, Ji Nan has been to the mountains many times, and once he heard Wu Yan complain about the lack of food and grass, but he didn't expect to send it over so quickly.
"I naturally accepted the tea, and there is one more thing I want to ask the governor for help." Ji Nan got up and took it, put the tea on the side, and gave a salute to Wu Gan.
"What's the matter?"
"Help me destroy the Lu family."