Compared with Luoyang, the style of Yuzhou is really different.

If the Luoyang imperial power suppressed the influence of many families and made them converge at the feet of the Son of Heaven, Yuzhou is different, where the families are gathered, farms, courtyards, and fort walls can be seen everywhere, forming a divided military and political entity, sharing power with the third-level officials of the county and county of Dajinzhou.

Shao Xun took more than 1,000 generals, 500 cavalry troops, a total of more than 4,000 horses, mules and donkeys, and carried seven days of food and water and horse feed.

The Great Jin Dynasty once made a population count, and after the destruction of Wu, it was around 22 million. But fools know that the big families hide a lot of people, so how much do they really master?

Later scholars generally believe that at the time of the outbreak of the Eight Kings Rebellion, the actual population of the Western Jin Dynasty should be about 35 million. In other words, a large number of people in the country have been hidden by the big families and are not reported at all.

In the imperial registers, there is no other 13 million people. But these populations will not be managed by no one, the imperial court will not be managed, and the big families and local tycoons will be managed.

Of course, there are more than just these 13 million people. The 22 million people who exist in the household register are also sheltered and driven by them, and the population that can be used by the imperial court is getting smaller and smaller year by year, and the tax base is getting smaller and smaller year by year, so that now when transporting money and grain into Beijing, they have to bargain with the big families - this is the meaning of Wang Yan's existence.

The form of this country, as the Rebellion of the Eight Kings deepened, accelerated, accelerated, accelerated......

On the night ......of September 18, Shao Xun, who had been searching all the way east, sat on a ridge on a ridge on the outskirts of Kuxian County, and drew a map according to his impressions by the dim candle flame.

Gao Yi, Zhang Jin, and Duan Liang were not interested after watching it for a while, and they each sat and wiped their weapons.

Gao Yi can barely be regarded as Shao Xun's old man, and the kingdom will be there when the army is down.

Zhang Jin is the person assigned to him after the reorganization of the forbidden army, and he can be said to be the master of the building, or he can be said to be a general, because he has an official status.

Duan Liang is a Xianbei person.

This was normal within the Luoyang Chinese Army, and a large number of Hu cavalry were recruited during the Cao Wei period. At least half of the Youzhou Turquoise Governors of the Great Jin Dynasty were Xianbei and Wuhuan, and the cavalry soldiers of the rest of the guards were also Xianbei, Wuhuan and Huns.

They are all soldiers who eat food and fight, who are they not for? If you are a soldier for the Son of Heaven, you may have more money, and your family can move over and become a native of Luoyang.

"The name Kuxian is a little familiar." Shao Xun muttered.

He felt that this place seemed to be related to Wang Yifu, but he couldn't remember it, so he could only give up.

"General, I can't find the enemy anymore, but I have to go back to replenish it." Gao Yi lowered his head and wiped his saber and said.

"Don't rush back yet, it's really not possible, borrow food from the people." Shao Xun waved his hand and said.

It is said that it is borrowed grain, but most of them cannot be repaid, and it may be more appropriate to use requisitioned grain.

In all the counties of the world, there are not many "free" people who are not attached to the manor. He apportioned to the people, in fact, he was also speeding up the process of manorization, so that more people could offer their fields and become bankers out of safety considerations.

They are indeed searching for enemy forces these days.

The battlefield is foggy.

After inquiring about the news and analyzing the intelligence, he could only know the general location of the enemy, and the specific location was not clear, so he could only search by himself.

Similarly, the enemy army does not know where they are, and they do not even know if they are coming.

At present, Shao Xun can only grasp two points: first, Liu Qiao is in Peiguo; 2. A few days ago, he sent people to the surrounding area to collect grain and grass.

That's all.

"General." A messenger hurriedly walked over and reported: "There is news from the country of Qian, two days ago, Liu Qiao's troops and horses were collecting grain and grass there, and yesterday they went east, and I don't know where to go. ”

Shao Xun and Gao Yi and the others glanced at each other, and they were all overjoyed.

Just catch the tracks, and then you can follow the vine and find Liu Qiao's location.

"One more thing." The messenger stopped talking.

Gao Yi and Duan Liang left with interest.

The messenger waited for a while, and then said: "General, there is news from Yushanwu that there is a convoy that has not returned, and they sent people to search along the road, and found bloodstains, broken spears, and nothing else, even the corpse is gone." ”

"Bang!" Shao Xun punched the ridge.

After a little thought, I understand that this is being hacked and eaten by others. And there are only a few in Yingchuan with this ability, Xun's, Chen's, Yu's, and so on.

A transport team consisted of about two hundred dock men, plus thirty or fifty sword soldiers. Although this strength is not strong, it is not something that bandits and others can handle.

At least those dozens of warriors of the Long Sword Army can only be dealt with by the elite troops cultivated by the great clans. As for the burgers, their combat effectiveness is average, and a thousand parts of the family manor, with one hundred and eighty cavalry, can indeed encircle and annihilate them.

In this world, the biggest enemy is really not the wandering army, the official army, and the Hu people, but these local snakes who control hundreds or tens of thousands of private soldiers.

"What about the people in the clouds?" Shao Xun asked.

"The lord of the golden building has brought more than 200 soldiers and 400 Ding Zhuang, and there are still two days to go from Yushanwu. The carriages and horses are further afield, and it will take three or four days to arrive. ”

"All the way through the light troops, all the equipment is not complete, right?" Shao Xun said: "Let them complete the equipment in Yushan Dock and escort the iron armor back to Yunzhong Dock, so that no mistakes can be made." Let Chen Yougen personally be responsible for the handling of the Xuchang arsenal. ”

"No." The messenger waited for a while, and after seeing that Shao Xun had no other instructions, he saluted and left in a hurry.

Shao Xun sorted out his thoughts and decided to suppress this matter for the time being, the war was important.

"Pass the order down and march east overnight." He called Duan Liang and Gao Yi and commanded.

"No."

******

The countryside at night is quiet and charming.

When the breeze is light, mixed with the fragrance of the earth, it makes the hearts of the long-time warriors feel a different kind of bonding.

How's it going at home?

The thatch on the roof should be reinforced, otherwise it will be blown away by strong winds in winter.

The rope on the well wheel was broken, and the second brother said to find someone to rub it again, but I don't know if it was done.

The children have been clamoring for mochi and bean rice on the first day of October, they should eat it, right?

The few fat sheep raised, the mother-in-law won't sell them in advance, right? I'll have to wait until midwinter to sell it.

It's just that, it shouldn't be long before you fight, and you can go home in more than a month at most. If the loser really sold the sheep in advance, she must be cleaned up.

The sound of horses' hooves sounded ...... a hurry, shattering many people's dreams.

Liu You lifted the tent and looked around with a look of surprise.

The night is vast, and you can't really see it.

The sound of horses' hooves is getting closer.

Moments later, hundreds of horsemen rushed forward and circled around them, throwing arrows from time to time, causing a great deal of chaos.

The baggage grain carts were in a circle, and the cavalry could not rush in directly, but it was still possible to drop arrows from a distance. These grain transporters did not have the slightest preparation, and immediately suffered a great loss.

"Where's the thief?" Liu You was a little surprised.

The Xuzhou army has been completely defeated, and there can be no enemy within a radius of hundreds of miles.

No, strictly speaking, there are.

Liu You's mind instantly popped up the names of several families, in the manor, it is not difficult to raise more than 100 or even hundreds of horses, after all, their own children and nephews also have to practice cavalry and gallop shooting, and some of the guests are serious cavalrymen, but they have always been good friends with their fathers, and it is difficult for people to believe that they will send troops to attack.

So where did this come from? Could it be King Fan Yang's soldiers?

My father had an old friend in the Yu Mansion, and news came from the secret that King Fan Yang immediately led his division back to help after learning that his father had defeated Sikong. But they are mostly infantry, how can they be so fast?

"Whoosh! Sou! No one answered him, but the arrows kept coming through the air.

The night shooting was not accurate, but the camp was too densely populated, and it still caused considerable damage.

In the distance, there was a dense sound of footsteps in the night.

Footsteps are getting closer.

Soon, a faint figure appeared in front of him.

"Kill!" The evening breeze sent a murderous shout, which made Liu You's heart tremble.

The pace points suddenly accelerated, and the sound of the collision of the nail leaves seemed to be close to the ears.

"Ahh The first spear stabbed the guards on the baggage cart.

The armor soldier sent by the night wind jumped up, boarded the carriage, and slashed with stabs, killing non-stop.

The defenders were scattered in a rush.

The soldiers jumped out of their vehicles and rushed into the camp to slash and kill.

Although the defenders were numerous, they were attacked in a hurry, and they couldn't react at all.

Without the slightest hesitation, Liu You immediately asked people to open the gap in the baggage cart formation, and rushed towards the enemy troops who were climbing the cart formation with dozens of hurriedly assembled horses, trying to cut them off and give the defenders a chance to breathe.

But someone had already noticed his whereabouts in the night.

Shao Xun took fifty horsemen, rode his horse straight forward, and met him.

The cavalry hedged and was very cruel.

Brave and fearless, cowardly, highly skilled, and inferior, no matter which one you are, when you charge head-on, there is not much room to toss and turn, and you must face the spear, horse, and halberd of the enemy.

If you are not careful, you will fall off your horse and die on the spot.

The two sides added up to more than 100 horses and quickly staggered past, instantly producing a large number of ownerless war horses running empty.

Shao Xunle turned the horse's head, carried the horse lance that was still dripping blood, and shouted: "Liu You! ”

Liu You also turned his horse around, looked at Shao Xun a hundred steps away, and said, "Who are you?" ”

"Ha, I cheated, and sure enough, it's you!" Shao Xun laughed, rode his horse straight up, Tang Jian hurriedly patted the horse, took several horses, and guarded the left and right.

Shao Xun kept urging the horse, and the speed was extremely fast.

Looking at the other party's indomitable momentum, Liu You was a little suspicious in his heart, wondering if he should temporarily avoid the edge, avoid his round of charge, and then ride his horse to the distance and shoot him with arrows.

"Die!" Unable to allow Liu You to think more, Shao Xun instantly rushed to the front, and the thick horse lance went straight to his chest.

Liu You subconsciously lay down on the saddle, dodging this ferocious blow, and when he was about to get up, he saw a sharp ring-headed knife falling from the sky.

There was a "click", and blood gushed out.

Liu You's body shook on the horse's back, and it fell to the ground with a bang, splashing a cloud of dust.