Chapter 238: Rat Mouse
In Juanxian, Zhang Chong stayed for only four days before leaving. He took Dong Wan and Dong Zhao away, and promoted Xi Shen to be the representative envoy of the Heji Army, presiding over the local work.
For Xi Shen, Zhang Chong was not very satisfied. He is a bit gloomy in the end, but among the many high-ranking officers of the Heji Legion, he is the most suitable. So Zhang Chong could only put aside his personal perception and chose Xi Shen.
The time left for Zhang Chong was very limited, and when he rushed to Juanxian, most of the Yellow Turbans in Runan had already retreated, because Han Youzhonglang brought Zhu Jun with more than 10,000 Han soldiers to the south of Runan. The Taiping army left behind in Runan was powerless, and Huang Shao, the newly promoted commander of Runan, could only return with a large army.
But not all Xiaoshuai left with Huang Shao, and He Yi didn't leave. He chose to stay and fight Ao Cang with Zhang Chong, the reason was simple, he couldn't stay with Huang Shao anymore.
Before, the old Qu Shuai Peng Tuo had just died in battle, and He Yi was the first to come to the scene, and it was also the scene where he privately engaged in tandem to inherit the position of Runan Qu Shuai, but unfortunately, after all, Huang Shao was a little worse.
When the seizure of the throne failed, He Yi knew that he had to arrange a way back for himself. Now that many Qu Shuai are there, Huang Shao is hindered by his own inheritance, and his prestige is not enough, so he did not attack He Yi. But if they wait for their whole army to go down to Runan, then the life and death of He Yi will be in the hands of Huang Shao.
[Stable operation for many years, comparable to the old version of the book-chasing artifact, old bookworms are using.]
, that is, being attacked on all sides. There are eight passages on all sides of Luoyang, and in order to guard these eight roads, Hanting needs to be fortified everywhere. In the pre-Han Dynasty, the capital was Chang'an, which was guarded on three sides and controlled Shandong on one side. And this side is Xingyang, so the former Han Dynasty has a lot more troops in the Xingyang area.
Having said this, in order to improve the victory rate of conquering Aocang, the first thing Zhang Chong had to do was to find a guide.
Zhang Chong was completely unfamiliar with the Xingyang area, and he didn't know where Aocang was built. And almost all of the people in the army are Qingyan, and they are all the same as Zhang Chong, glaring at the Xingyang area. There is also a funny one, that is, the wise and resourceful people in the army, He Kui, Zhao Da, Fan Chang, Yan Zhuang, Tao Dark, everyone knows how important Ao Cang is, but there is one of them, and they have never been to Ao Cang.
But Zhang Chong was lucky, and in the end he still found the leader. They were a group of prisoners of the Battle of Yingyang.
At this time, because of the trade with the Ruying Yellow Turban, the number of prisoners under the command of the Taishan army has exceeded 20,000, and this number has consumed most of the corn captured by the Taishan army from the Han army camp.
But the costs are worth it, and meticulous manpower statistics show what it does. The chief bookkeeper Yan Zhuang found out that more than 1,000 people in this group of prisoners were from the Xingyang area. They were all attached to the army of Huangfu Song before the transfer of Ao Cangsu.
When Zhang Chong returned to Yingyang, he talked to these people to understand the situation in Xingyang, so as to open a breakthrough.
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"So, you're all Ao Cang's apprentices?"
At this time, in front of a bonfire, Zhang Chong was in front of a cauldron where horse meat was boiling, distributing food to a dozen or so people present.
And on the periphery of their circle, there were hundreds of squatting people, black and pressing. They all looked at the flesh-sharing man in front of them, curious, fearful, ambitious, all kinds of thoughts.
After giving each of them a fist-sized piece of horse meat, Zhang Chong sat back between them, and he took a handful of green onions, a mouthful of meat, a mouthful of green onions, and the juice flowed sideways.
Seeing that these people were staring at him, Zhang Chong muttered:
"Eat them all, look at what. Eat well first, nothing is important than being full."
Then he began to eat again.
Seeing this, others also began to bury their heads in the work. Honestly, with their status, how can they have dinner? It's still meat! ….
There were a few thoughtful people present, who guessed something, and wept, but they still ate a lot.
No matter how they die, they want to eat a meal of meat before they die.
For a while, around the bonfire, there was a pop and a bang.
Eat! That's the biggest thing. When people live, no matter what they do, they just want to eat in one bite!
After eating the meat and drinking the soup, Zhang Chong touched the oil on the side of his mouth, which was lard, specially added. Not to mention, no matter how bad this horse meat is, adding this lard is also delicious.
I saw that everyone had almost eaten. Zhang Chongcai continued to ask:
"Are you all in vain?"
The one on the side, who had just finished eating meat and was snorting his fingers to reminisce, listened to Zhang Chong's question, hesitated, and still confessed:
"General, I'm not."
In the end, there is a huge gap in identity, after this person said this, he still had a lot to say later, but when he saw Zhang Chong's eyes, he suddenly let go of the cannon.
What am I not? What's next?
Zhang Chong scooped another bowl of broth into his bowl and said soothingly:
"Here, take a sip of hot soup."
The thin dog hummed, and took another sip of hot soup, and the physical satisfaction soothed his nervous spirit, although he still stumbled, but in the end he said what he wanted to say.
"General, I am from Xingyang County, and I used to be a family of duty. But later, our pavilion chief, I didn't say that this year's distribution was still there, and I was sent here again, and then I came here. Many of them came with me."
Zhang Chong naturally understands this distribution, didn't he start by relying on this distribution of luck.
But listen to this man, he has already sent it once before?
"Where did you go before?"
"A few of us were transferred to Kyoto. Then a batch of Yue cloth will be transferred, and the pavilion chief will send us to Beijing."
Hearing that these people have also been to Kyoto, Zhang Chong joked:
"Okay, that's Shangluo, I've never been to Kyoto in such a big way, tell me what it's like to be in Kyoto?"
The thin dog who was ridiculed by Zhang Chong was embarrassed, touched the back of his head, and then said secretly:
"General, how do we know what Kyoto is like, it's just that there are a lot of people, especially a lot. But I always feel like rats."
This was a bit interesting, Zhang Chong scooped a bowl of broth for the thin dog, and motioned for him to continue:
"We were sleeping on the corner of the street at that time, and we saw a lot of well-dressed people, like people, who were all huddled with us under the wall in order to see the big guys. Seeing the big people on the sidewalk, they also lay on the ground with their faces against the dirt. Doesn't it mean that Luoyang is all people? But I think these people are similar to us, they are like rats, and they can't see real people."
"Well, that's right, these people are indeed the rats of the fly camp dogs."
Zhang Chong patted his thigh and said with a smile, he had to continue to ask. Someone in the crowd suddenly scolded:
"Damn Yudong nephew, you are the rats."
I didn't expect that someone in the crowd was from Kyoto. Zhang Chong hurriedly asked this person to come out and asked him to talk more. The man who scolded was much stronger than the thin dog, but he was only tall and thin. Before, he just didn't scold them for being from Luoyang, so he scolded back. Now that I was shouted out by this thief, I knew that I was in trouble, and my legs and stomach were pumping. ….
Seeing Zhang Chong's encouragement, the man trembled and said:
"That and that he is the mouse. They are the poorest bandits in the mountainous areas of eastern Henan, and one of my clan uncles went to the east to go to business, and then they killed him."
When this man talked about bandits, he suddenly sighed, and realized that he was dead, aren't these yellow turban thieves also bandits, this will no longer be a cramp in his legs, but sweat on his forehead.
But Zhang Chong didn't care, he grabbed the man to his side, handed him the bowl he had just drunk, and filled him with a bowl of soup, encouraging:
"Come, tell me too, you're from Kyoto?"
This tall and thin man has this bit of cleverness, knowing that this thief will not harm himself, so he will settle down. He took a sip of broth first, it was so fragrant, this thing should be drunk while it was hot, and it would be fishy when it was cold. Anyway, he hasn't drunk broth for years, no, if he recalls it, tears will fall. The thief must not be allowed to see his vulnerability.
After drinking the broth, the man sighed:
"General Hui, I used to be from Luoyang, and now I'm just a disciple attached to Ao Cang. My family used to run a liquor store in Kyoto, but then the backer collapsed, and the whole family was sent to be a disciple together, and three of my four men died of exhaustion, and I was the only one left."
The scolded little dog was going to scold this person back, but now when he heard that this person's family was dead and extinct, he was silent.
Zhang Chong patted the man on the shoulder.
What happened to this person reminded everyone of the situation in their respective homes, which was actually similar.
An old man in the crowd is also the most important one of Zhang Chong, this person's surname is Zhao, and it is said that he is very influential among these disciples, and they are all respected as "Master Zhao". He had been drinking the broth until now, silent.
At this time, Master Zhao listened to the words of the Luoyang man, and suddenly interjected:
"People are born in Luoyang and died in Pishan. But who can know, if you want to talk about suffering, will we Xingyang people suffer less? Our Yudong is indeed like this Kyoto man said, poor bandits. But why? Ten points of eastern Henan and six points of land are mountainous, and the limited land is also occupied by wealthy families like the Zheng family. So for the rest, the strong plundered in the mountains and wilderness for a living, and the weak could only be attached to the Han court, turning around all day long, and finally either dying in the ravine, or not knowing why they collided with the nobles and were whipped to death. From this point of view, what the people of Luoyang said is that we Xingyang people are indeed rats. In this darkness, live and live."
This Zhao Fuzi and Zhang Chong said:
"The misfortune of our Xingyang people comes from those two rivers and one warehouse. Every year, the big rivers and rivers are full of boats coming and going, and at that time, we Xingyang laborers will be levied to pull fiber and transfer it
。 The Aocang corn is piled up, but we outside the warehouse are more or less starved to death and exhausted outside. In the end, our fatigue is only to give those nobles an extra meal on the table. It's really sad."
Zhang Chong understood why this Zhao Fuzi had such a strong influence in these disciple groups, and this person's ability to tap hatred was close to him Zhang Chong. It's a talent.
After Zhao Fuzi said this, he suddenly asked Zhang Chong:
"General, do you Taishan Army really divide land for the poor?"
Zhang Chong nodded, and casually ordered a soldier who was mixed in the crowd:
"He's always with me. He can tell you about it." ….
This soldier who was ordered was full of vigor, and when he saw Qu Shuai calling him by name, he told the truth:
"Well, if we come to Wuwu, we'll already divide the land. A household divides 40 acres of land, and if there are more than four members in the family, each additional household is divided into 10 acres. If you are selected as a field guard, your family's land can be ploughed for others. If you can join our Taishan Army again, you can still get money."
As soon as this condition was said, the audience was in an uproar, and they never imagined that the conditions would be so good. Something they can't touch in their lifetime, just give it to them?
Everyone was immersed in the digo of ecstasy and doubt.
But Zhang Chong said frankly to everyone:
"To tell you the truth, the land I gave to everyone must be with strong blood. If I dare to send it, you may not dare to take it."
Zhang Chong's words directly extinguished most people's illusions.
yes, can you take those lands? If you take it, you will die.
This was not enough, Zhang Chong continued:
"And even if you had the guts to take it, half of the people present would probably be dead. Because when the time comes, the Han soldiers will come to kill us, Haoqiang will come to kill us, and even your clan patriarch will use clan law to kill us because you have land. So don't think about it, this land."
"Why?"
Suddenly, a sentence came, it was the thin dog at the beginning, and he said again:
"Why?"
"Why?"
"Why do you look down on us Xingyang people? General, what you said, aren't these Taishan people? Could it be that the people of Taishan will get it, and we Xingyang people will not be able to share it? Are we Xingyang people afraid of death? General, you will give us points, I am not afraid of poverty, I am still afraid of death? If I am as tired as I am, I can work for a few more years if I am lucky, but what awaits me at that time is also a dead end. It is also death, and I will die for a piece of land that I can leave to my children, and it is worth it."
This thin dog looked skinny, but he really didn't expect such a strong spirit. Everyone present nodded, yes, what are they thinking, spare their lives? The last thing they can do is this rotten life. And now there is a chance to earn a family business, and the price is this insignificant rotten life, what a blessing.
So, first someone said:
"General, you just say what you want us to do."
"yes, just say it."
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There are begs everywhere, as long as they can get the land, no one cares what this thief wants to take them for?
Oh, Zhang Chong at this time is no longer a thief in their eyes, but their hero.
Seeing that the morale was already warm, Zhang Chong said:
"Okay, then you can follow me to fight Xingyang. I swear by Zhang Chong that all of you will be given a piece of land of your own."
"Good"
The disciples present surrounded Zhang Chong in several circles and volunteered to take the Taishan army back to Xingyang.
In the following days, the Taishan army has been stockpiling marching rations and catching up with the carts. Those disciples of Xingyang were specially organized into a battalion. These people don't look thin on their chests and backs, but they do things like pulling fibers and winning food, with strong muscles and bones, and a sense of collectivity. As long as the general is sufficient, he is a good soldier of the first class.
Moreover, the Taishan army has not been idle these days, taking advantage of the vacuum of the Han army's military strength in this area, and constantly cleaning up the countryside in several nearby counties. These rural docks already knew the results of the battle of Yingyang, and when they saw the Taishan army coming, they didn't dare to resist at all, so they took the old and the young and set up ox carts to avoid the city.
Therefore, in just four or five days, the reckless heroes of the surrounding Fenqiu and Bicheng counties have all taken advantage of the situation. Or occupy the dock wall, or lead people to defect, for a time Yingchuan anti-thieves are everywhere, and those who have a heart are even more into the rivers and seas, and into the Yellow Turban base camp in Yingyang.
The bell of fate was struck again, and the corona of the times was plucked again.
This time, Zhang Chong wants to charge the world!
This time, he wants to change his established fate!
This time, he wants the rooster to sing, and the world knows!.
Please call me Mr. Chen