Chapter 67: Return to Tao County
When he woke up the next morning, Zheng Anping felt hot and weak, and the pain in the wound was severe. He thought it might be suppuration. The martial father also found out that Zheng Anping's situation was wrong, so he asked his grandson to go out and pick some white grass roots to pound the juice, and take it internally on one side and wash it externally on the other.
After several days of transportation, Wu Yang relied on a group of old people and women who still had some labor, and finally transported all the corpses to the wilderness miles away, and handed them over to the vultures and beasts to deal with. - They don't have the ability to dig a pit and bury it. For many days, Wuyang was deeply saddened and feared.
During this eclipse, Wu's father's grandson went from house to house and invited dozens of family elders to Wu's father's house, declaring that it was Wuyangjun who invited him. Both Father Wu and Wu Yangjun are very famous, and no one can refuse their invitation. Not long after, these hundred people gathered in the courtyard of the martial father.
Father Wu and Wu Yangjun stood on the steps of the main hall that had been burned to the ground, and the blackened pillars and pillars recorded the tragedy that happened in every family.
Zheng An's face was slightly red, and his spirit was a little sluggish, but he still stood there with a strong spirit. After the elders arrived, the martial father spoke: "On the occasion of this tragic event, everyone mourns. However, the jackal is on the side, and we elders should seek for our children and grandchildren, and we cannot mourn. The officials of Wuyang are all dead, but fortunately there is Wuyang Jun, although he was slaughtered, and the sky is endless. Our things are still up to us. Now the men are all mourned, and the women are guarding and plowing, and they have not resigned. Every family sends a strong woman to fill his army. Those who are good at fighting think they will be. Cultivate each other's land on weekdays and protect each other's homes in wartime. ”
The elders all said, "Sincerely! ”
An elder said, "With women as soldiers, power is also unusual." May it be heard of by the permanent! ”
Martial Father said: "The long-term plan is still to be helped by all the elders!" Calling his sons, relatives and friends to the exiles. Wuyang Jun is blessed with the virtue of good life, but he will forgive his sins and return to Nanmu! ”
Zheng Anping said: "The matter is urgent. Those who return will be guilty of repeating their crimes, and they will not be blamed for the past! Therefore I tell the Father. ”
Many of the elders were overjoyed and thanked them. It seems that there are quite a few fugitives in each family.
Father Wu said again: "In the four towns of Wuyang, there are thieves infested. Each family has those who can understand it, and they can tell it all, but if they are in the township, their crimes can be avoided! ”
This time, the reaction on the surface was not so enthusiastic, but you could still feel a burst of excitement circulating in the venue.
Zheng Anping said: "Each family restricts its son-in-law, don't break the law. Wherever there is a call-up, it must be answered, and nothing should be missing! ”
The elders also said, "Be careful! ”
After having breakfast at the house of the martial father, the elders came home and immediately summoned the heads of their families and asked them to gather the women together and form a procession; In addition, the gathering of outsiders, relatives and friends, homeless people, thieves and other things are also arranged one by one. These parents then went back to convey it to the parents of their own family. By the afternoon, men and women, old and young, had left home and gone in different directions.
The next day, the young women of Wuyang gathered in the square in the city. Unlike the regular army, which was rigidly organized, women's ranks were mainly divided into families, some with more and some with fewer families, which caused a lot of trouble for the command: the commander had to remember which family had how many people in order to ensure which family was sent to duty when needed.
Surrounded by a group of elders, Zheng Anping watched the drill of the female soldiers. Wuyang is located on the border, the townships are still martial, it seems that the name is well deserved, these women walked into battle, not chaotic at all, compared to most of the people's army. It's just that due to the strength, the rods are a lot shorter than the male ones.
After a show of force, the women began to take their children to the fields again. It is indeed beyond the power of a woman to turn over the earth. Fortunately, the land had been turned over before, and now the women only had to re-maintain the land that the men had turned over before, and when it rained, they would sow the seeds. - It's not easy, but it's still within the reach of women.
Within a few days, men began to enter the various eupons one after another. Zheng Anping delegated the authority of registration to the elders of each family, who registered the men recruited through various channels under the household registration of each city, or recruited, remarried, or married, and so on. With a man's home, the progress of farm work has increased rapidly, prompting neighboring families to try to attract men to come over. By the end of spring, it would be possible for Zheng Anping to form a 100-man guard, to renovate the city gates, and to have post guards to establish contact with the surrounding bureaucracy. Zheng Anping's wound began to close after treatment; You can drink some relatively thin porridge; You can't speak too loudly, but you can last for a long time.
He first sent post officials to Shanhe Tobu Castle to report the situation in Wuyang to Xinlingjun and Pingyuanjun; And asked them to report to Handan and send officials to rebuild Wuyang.
After capturing Wuyang, Zhang Tang immediately crossed the Yellow River and turned in the direction of Julu. Attacking the city all the way to Handan. King Zhao was shocked when he heard the news, and urgently ordered Lian Po to lead the army back to Handan and strengthen the defense. On the way back, Lian Po led his army to cross Zhangshui when he encountered a backlash from Wang Di. Lian Po personally led the rear army of the Zhao army to resist desperately and cover the main force to cross the river. Wang Yu did not want to increase the casualties, did not press too much, but only looked for favorable opportunities, eliminated some stragglers, increased the gains, and did not attack a strong position. Although the Zhao army suffered some losses, it still crossed the Zhangshui smoothly. Seeing that the goal of forcing Lian Po to withdraw his troops had been achieved, Wang Yi immediately turned around and attacked Ning Xinzhong again, and ordered Zhang Tang to end his harassment of Zhao Di and return to Jianpu.
Due to the frequent fighting between the Qin and Zhao armies around Ningxinzhong, the official government of Ning Qinzhong did not dare to stay in Ningxinzhong and moved to Anyang, another city more than ten miles away. Without the official mansion, Ning Xinzhong was naturally vulnerable and was easily occupied by Wang Di. The nearby Fen (Huang) city has been captured by Lian Po, and only a small part of the defenders rushed out and camped in the field outside the city, most of them were killed. When the army was withdrawn, Lian Po did not leave more troops in Huangcheng, and Wang Yi reoccupied Huangcheng after attacking for a few days.
After nearly a month of tortuous battles, Wang repelled Lian Po's attack on him and almost completely restored his pre-war posture. Wang Yi once again built a pontoon bridge over the Yellow River to connect Huangcheng with Fanyang. Soon, Zhang Tang and others led the army back, and they loaded the looted property and grain on the ship and went upstream; The troops marched across the water on both sides of the river. Along the way, there were many Zhao cities, but Zhao Cheng was generally closed, and the Qin army did not attack, and the two sides were at peace.
Zi Chu, Zhang Tang, Chen Si, Jun Cao and Wang Yi finally met again in Huangcheng. Seeing that Zhang Tang and the whole boat's belongings were snatched by them, filling the entire river, Wang Yi was surprised. He ordered the whole army to have a feast, and the knight gave a bucket of wine and a pound of meat. That night, there was a rare bonfire in the Qin camp, and the fiery scene lasted until midnight.
The whole army was immersed in the excitement of victory, but Wang Yi, Zi Chu, Zhang Tang, Chen Si, Jun Cao, and several five doctors gathered together to discuss future actions. According to the fatwa given by Xianyang to Wang Yi, he should go to Tao County to act as the county guard, and Handan's troops were also given land and residences on the spot. Due to the unfamiliarity of the geography, Zhang Tang, who came to meet him, was delayed, and Wang Di had to take food near Huangcheng and Fanyang. Now that Zhang Tang has also found it, and Wang Di has also found it, Chen Si did not bring new instructions, and it stands to reason that Wang Di and Zhang Tang should join forces and go to Taojun according to the previous order. However, Zhang Tang believed that Taojun had fallen into the hands of the Chu army, and this Chu army was intact, and Wang Di's troops might be difficult to match, so it was better to go south from Anyang and return to Guanzhong via Hanoi.
Wang Yi once followed Hu Yang from this road once, and he proposed that if you go to Hanoi, there are cities of the Three Jin Dynasty along the way, and Wei and Han have recovered their strength after more than ten years of recuperation, and if they fight one city after another, it will be even more difficult to compete. It is better to still follow the previous agreement and enter Tao County.
Chen Si agreed with Wang Di, and he proposed that although there was a Chu army in Taojun, the Chu army only occupied Taoyi and did not control the surrounding cities; Moreover, the Chu army was also a guest army in Taoyi, and there was a difference between it and the Hanoi Jin army whether it was a local battle; What's more, the Chu army may not necessarily occupy Taoyi, and it may be less difficult to capture Taoyi than opening a passage from Hanoi.
Jun Cao believes that since there is Xianyang's order, there is no choice and it must be completed. However, there are also five doctors who believe that the order to return to Tao County was issued a few months ago, when the Chu army had not yet occupied Tao County. Now that the hostile situation has changed, it is not appropriate to stick to the original proposal, and it is necessary to consult Xianyang and obtain new instructions.
Seeing that the generals were not in agreement, Zichu knelt down and said: "Zuo Shu is the tallest and the longest, and the king thinks that he will be the general." I intend to pay the military to the left chief! Listen to it from below. ”
The identity of Zichu will be known to everyone, it is the crown prince of the crown prince, the future king of Qin. Zi Chu spoke, and all the generals no longer hesitated, and they all knelt down and said, "We are all from the left!" ”
When Wang Di saw Zichu say this, he didn't shirk it, and asked Zhang Tangdao: "From Anyang to Tao, what way should I take?" ”
Zhang Tang said: "Cross the river to Puyang, follow the Pushui to Daye, turn into Jishui, that is, to Taoye." ”
Wang Ji asked, "Pu Qi enters the river?" ”
Zhang Tang said: "Although Pu is close to the river, it is not connected to the river. It must travel from the land to Puyang and turn into Pushui. ”
Wang Yi said: "Puyang, the giant capital, businessmen gather, everyone knows it. The generals consulted with the businessman and asked for the way to Puyang. Pottery, also the place of convergence, or also those who know. ”
In the days that followed, Wang began to prepare for his trip to Taojun. Ningxinzhong and Anyang are also commercial cities, and Wang Yi did not cut off the trade routes, and the secret agents of various countries did not have much effort, so they heard the news that the Qin army would go to Puyang and Taojun, and each passed through its own route and transmitted it back to China.
After 10 days, all preparations were in place. Wang Yu commanded the troops, divided into three routes, all the way south along the west branch of the Yellow River, and crossed the river at Suxukou; One group went south from Fanyang and crossed the river in Licheng; The other group marched eastward from Fanyang and crossed the eastern branch of the Yellow River from Gangping to the south. The three troops will gather in Puyang five days later.