The main Jun wants to run the North Mansion and Jin, and in December of the second year of Shengping, he will make the county school a real Ding, and the rest will be sent as a soldier, and he wants to make the foot soldiers full of one million, and he will gather in Luoyang in the spring. Wuyi Liu Gui wrote, extremely Chen "The people withered, and the army was illegal, which would lead to a landslide." "Handsome and good, it is more ordered to send troops to three or five, and to widen the period of time, and to gather in the city in winter. In June of the third year, Yan Zhujun was rated as the governor of the capital by the king of Shangyong, and led the army to resist Wang Meng. and urgently signed the states to be young and strong, and suddenly got more than 200,000.

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In August of the third year of Shengping, Yuancheng of Wei County, this small city east of Montenegro (now east of Hebi City, Henan), south of Dangyin, and north of Qishui has become a place of attention in the world. More than 400,000 troops camped here to confront each other.

Comparatively speaking, the large camp to the south was much smaller, and it was unusually tight, revealing a terrifying aura in the silence.

The barracks in the north are not only endless, but also seem to be much more vibrant, only the voices of people and horses can be heard, and the smoke of cooking is slow, which makes people have no battlefield atmosphere, but it is like going to a certain town and village market.

In one of the camps on the left, there was a quarrel, and the louder it became, the louder it was, and the more it spread, causing a buzzing echo.

"What's the noise?" The person who came out to speak was the commander of the Yan army in this battalion, the partial general Murong Zhou, a famous fierce general in the Yan army, with a gloomy face, and his eyes staring at the few "troublemaker" officers who were surrounded in the middle.

"Back to the general, when his subordinates went to the rear camp to receive grain and grass supplies, the grain and grass officer said that from today onwards, the grain will rise by five cents per stone, and he also said it. Since then, the supplies of each battalion, such as water and firewood, have been uniformly distributed by the rear battalion, and the price is set separately. ”

Seeing that the main general was angry, several officers who were drooling immediately knelt down, and then pushed each other with their eyes, allowing the older officer to speak.

"What? Is that really what the grain officer said? Murong Zhou felt depressed for a while, the soldiers in the army still need to pay for it to buy it when they receive the ration of grain and grass, which is already unthinkable, and now even water and firewood and other things need money. It is no wonder that when the Metropolitan Governor Murong Ping held a meeting yesterday, he strictly ordered all armies and battalions not to go out of the camp without authorization to fetch water and collect firewood. It was said that the sergeant who avoided being left alone was captured alive by the elusive scouts of Beifu. Now I think about it is one of the steps to make money.

"General. How can there be such a truth in the world. We went to the battlefield to fight to the death, and we had to pay for food to eat. Otherwise, you will starve to death. Seeing Murong Zhou standing there dizzy and silent, everyone knew that the chief official was also angry, so they had the courage to start pouring bitter water.

"Money is needed to buy wheat, vegetables to be bought, grass to eat for horses, and money to replenish some arrows. We're almost clear before the battle is over. ”

"Now I even need money to drink water and burn firewood. I don't know if I will have money to buy this breath and bask in the sun in the future? ”

"We don't dare to light the lamps at night, because the lamp oil and torches cost money, and we don't dare to go to the doctor when we are injured, because it also costs money, and we don't even dare to eat enough, because it requires even more money! I'm afraid I won't even dare to drink more water in the future. ”

"Before the Beifu soldiers called, we were already squeezed dry!"

Everyone was grumbling. Murong Zhou's head couldn't help but rise. I heard the last thing that was a little taboo. Murong Zhou knew that if he continued to talk about it, the consequences would be unimaginable. hurriedly shouted: "What do you want to do?" Rebellion? We are sergeants, we are here to fight, how can there be so much nonsense! ”

Hearing that the Lord General was furious again. Everyone suddenly did not dare to speak again. But how can the resentment in everyone's hearts be so easily dispeld? So although everyone knelt there with their heads bowed, everyone was buzzing and whispering.

At this time, the deputy general who had been silent next to him walked over and whispered in Murong Zhou's ear: "General, now that the morale of the army is weak, if you don't want to restore your morale, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble." We are the former army, and we are the first to bear the brunt of the Beifu, and we cannot dissipate our morale. ”

Murong Zhou was also secretly bitter in his heart. His army is the main cavalry of Yan Kingdom, there are more than 5,000 sergeants, more than 6,000 horses, and people eat horses and chew all the money in a day! It has been more than 20 days of confrontation with Beifu, and there are tens of thousands of dollars left day after day, and even a mountain of gold will not be enough to eat for a few more months.

"Fortunately", the coach Murong Pingnian is in the Murong lineage, and his subordinates are also the main force of the Yan army, not comparable to those young and strong people, he is very generous to let himself buy the account, and said that he will let him use rewards and captures to offset the account after winning the battle. But what is it?

Although Murong Zhou was extremely dissatisfied and resentful in his heart, he didn't dare to show it, who was Murong Ping? He is the first "famous general" of Yan Kingdom, the first letter minister, the great Sima Murong Ke is about to die, everyone knows that he must be the successor to become the pillar of Yan Kingdom. Under such power, Murong Zhou did not dare to speak out against Murong Ping's way of making money, no matter how bold he was. Although Murong Zhou has the blood of the Yan royal family and is still a well-known fierce general of the Yan army, he knows very well in his heart that if Murong Zhou wants to kill himself, it is no more troublesome than stretching out a finger to twist an ant to death.

But it's not a way to go on like this, Murong Zhou thought about it and decided to go to his boss, the former army general Mu Yuqian. If you have any questions, it is better to consult the leader.

Mu Yuqian is also worried in the tent! Originally, the army was dissatisfied with Murong Ping's disregard for the important affairs of the military and the state, and only blackmailed and bullied, but now they heard that Murong Ping wanted to include Qingshui, firewood and other materials in the scope of "monopoly", and the crowd was even more turbulent, and they couldn't help but find the former military commander Mu Yuqian and ask for an explanation.

But what can Mu Yuqian say? He didn't dare to criticize Murong Ping, who was just popular at the moment.

Looking at the commanders of the battalions and armies full of tents, Mu Yuqian could only persuade bitterly, although he was a military general, he still knew a few more tricks, knowing that although this matter was wrong, he couldn't make trouble here, if something happened, Murong Ping would die quickly if he counted the account on his head.

Seeing that Murong Zhou also walked in, he opened his mouth to complain, and Mu Yuqian knew that the matter had to be explained. Even people like Murong Zhou, who only knew how to fight and kill the enemy, came to complain, and this matter must have seriously shaken the whole army.

Smell it. smiled and said: "Murong commented on the real minions, although the hundreds of millions of trillions of people are not afraid, there are hundreds of thousands!" I will break it now. ”

Lan Yirang, who was sent to the service, commented: "The king, the son of Gaozu, should be worried about the Zongmiao Society, why not care for the soldiers and sell the woodwoods and water, and focus on the goods!" The accumulation of the treasury is shared by me and the king. Why worry about poverty! If the thieves advance. The family and country are lost. The king holds the money and wants to put it in peace! "He commanded the soldiers who were scattered with their money, and they were inclined to fight. Comment on the great fear, send the envoy to fight fiercely.

Mu Yuqian thought about it, it was best to decide, let's go to the leader. The leader he was looking for was the deputy governor Mu Yugen.

took Murong Zhou and several other generals to rush to the big tent of the Chinese army's Muyu Gendi, and found that there was already someone inside, it was Fu Yan, the general of the protector army. Li Hong, the general of Long Xiang, and Meng Gao, the general of the Left Guard, also complained there.

Especially Li Hong, Meng Gao and others, their subordinates are all sergeants composed of young and strong people, and they are Han generals, their status is embarrassing, so they are naturally bullied, and even Murong Zhou dare not imagine the suffering. These non-main forces are all asking for real money, but what money can these newly converted sergeants have? As a result, many of the sergeants in the battalion were a little better and barely full. Almost hungry all the time. I was so hungry that I couldn't even hold my weapons steadily, let alone go to war.

I heard everyone complain like this. Mu Yugen knew that this matter was a big deal, and if he continued to toss like this, I am afraid that this battle would not have to be fought.

"What do you think?" Mu Yugen asked. Although he is a famous general of the Yan Kingdom, his real prestige in the army is second only to Murong Ke, not comparable to Murong Ke. But if he wants to shake Murong Commentary, it is estimated that Mu Yugen has not been arrogant to this point.

Fu Yan first rushed to say: "Lord Situ's move is a chaotic army, and now is a critical juncture in the confrontation with the Beifu army. ”

Li Hong coughed and continued: "Deputy Governor, it is better to report this situation to the city quickly." My lord is wise, and he will definitely know what is at stake, and as long as there is an edict, Situ will definitely obey it, so as not to cause discord among the boss because of this matter. ”

Li Hong's words made Mu Yugen breathe a sigh of relief, although he was very dissatisfied with Murong Ping, but he knew that there would be no good end to confronting Murong Ping at this time, after all, now in the mind of Murong Jun, the Yan Lord, the heavier the weight of Murong Ping is greater than Mu Yugen. If he didn't have the slightest eyesight, he wouldn't have been able to reach such a high position.

"This is very good, I will repair the book and go to the city, and ask Your Majesty to make a holy decision." Mu Yugen is not much, and immediately made a decision, and immediately ordered the room to revise a book: "Situ does not focus on the military, solidifies mountain springs, woods and water, and accumulates money like hills; The soldiers were resentful, they had no fighting spirit, and the ministers were afraid that they would change over time, so they went to the saint to seek a clear decision. Then he immediately sent fast horses to the city.

When Murong Ping heard the news, he was even more dissatisfied with Mu Yugen, and ordered all kinds of supplies to be doubled, and the armies were even more embarrassed, and many sergeants were hungry and thirsty, so they ran out of the camp and went to Beifu.

When Wang Meng heard the news, he couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Murong Ping is greedy, a true servant, although hundreds of millions of people are not afraid, there are hundreds of thousands!" I will break it now. ”

Then he ordered all light cavalry to step up their activities and attack the Yan army's grain route. Since the beginning of the war, the Yan army and Beifu have sent light cavalry to each other to harass each other's grain routes. Originally, all the Yan army came out of Youyan Jing Cavalry, not under the Beifu cavalry, but after a few battles, the Beifu became more and more courageous, and the Yan army became more and more cowardly, the reason was that they couldn't even eat, so how could they have any mind to fight.

So the Beifu cavalry activities became more and more rampant, but the Yan cavalry was grinding foreign workers, not contributing to the work, every time they patrolled the ge, they just came out to pretend, to minimize the physical consumption of people and mounts, and they could only buy that little grain and grass every day, and if they ran a little happily, they would not be able to support the bottom. Therefore, not to mention that the original task of attacking the Beifu army's grain route was not completed at all, that even the normal scout detectives had completed it sparsely, and they were soon caught by the Beifu cavalry who roamed like wolves.

On August 25, Zhuge Cheng, the commander of the right guard horse battalion, led more than 1,000 cavalry to patrol the area north of Montenegro and annihilated a grain and grass supply team of the Yan army at once. It was learned that in order to prevent the battalions and troops from stealing grain and grass materials, causing him to lose his business, Murong Ping did not directly store the grain and grass transported from the city in the rear camp, but hoarded it in Gangya City, which was more than 100 miles to the north, and transported it to the south once every five days.

Zhuge Cheng heard that although there were more than 10,000 people on guard and defense, it was very loose, because it was the rear and had never been disturbed by the war, and everyone was very relieved; The second is that the generals and troops stationed there are all Murong Ping's henchmen, so they are both virtuous and arrogant with Murong Ping, and they all have made a fortune with such a fat difference, and they are busy eating, drinking, and having fun!

Zhuge Cheng came out to fight with a camera this time, and there was no predetermined goal, so when he heard that there was such an opportunity, he immediately gritted his teeth and ordered to get a ticket at night.

Heaven fulfilled the wishes of the people, this thousand Beifu cavalry actually sneaked close to the grain place in the city of Fangya, Zhuge Cheng divided his subordinates into two parts, and more than 600 cavalry stepped on the garrison camp at night to cover it. The remaining 400 or so horsemen carried flammable materials straight into the grain storage place and lit fires everywhere.

With a loud shout, more than 1,000 cavalry soldiers came out of the darkness and pounced on their respective targets. Hearing that there was an enemy attack at night, the Yan army was in chaos and ran in all directions. However, the granary soon burst into flames, and the flames went straight to the black curtain, and even the city hundreds of miles away could be seen clearly.

Murong Jun, who had just received Mu Yugen's table, received this defeat report again, and immediately vomited blood in anger, and became sick together with Murong. Murong Jun's health has not been very good since he was promoted to the third year, but fortunately, there are several happy events that make him happy, and his condition has improved a lot.

But no matter how anxious Murong Jun is, it should be like this now, and it may be more dangerous to change the commander in the battle, so he has to continue to count on Murong Ping.

On the third day of the first month of September, Li Feng, a loose cavalry servant, was ordered to come to the Yuancheng army to pass an edict to Murong Ping: "Aiqing, the pillar of the country, should be worried about the Zongmiao Society, but instead of caring for the soldiers, he sells woodwoods and water, and focuses on the cultivation of goods!" The accumulation of the treasury, I share it with the king, why worry about poverty! If the thieves and soldiers enter and the family and country are lost, the king will hold the money and silk and want to put it in peace! ”

After finishing finishing the matter, Li Feng also whispered a few words to Murong Ping: "Situ has been holding each other in Beifu for months, but he has no record. Da Sima Li asked King Wu to replace Situ, and now His Majesty is hesitant, if Situ is not victorious, he is afraid that there will be trouble. ”

Hearing what his friend said, Murong Ping immediately knew his situation, there were Mu Yugen and others in the army who said bad things about themselves, and Murong Ke in the city asked to replace him with Murong Chui, and no matter how insistent the Yan lord was, he would use his own achievements as a foundation. Once they continue to hold each other like this, plus suffer another defeat in Gunya City, if His Majesty has a different mind and uses his mortal enemy, Murong Chui, the king of Wu, to replace him, then he will really die without a place to be buried.

Murong Ping hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to fight in Beifu and prepare to fight in a battle!