Chapter Ninety-Three: Flattery
Outside the Hunjin ferry, boats kept coming and going, crossing the river with horses and sergeants.
Shao Xun only saw a few rains in Luoyang and Yiyang, but at this time, Guanzhong had already rained heavily.
The waterlogged, almost smoky, channel gradually became waterlogged, and then resumed flowing within a few days.
On both sides of the two major ferries in the Hongnong section of the Yellow River, the untied ferries even drifted into the middle of the river, making the boatmen stomp their feet and sigh.
Construction of temporary pontoon bridges has already begun, and there are more than one.
The masters who were requisitioned from Hedong and Hongnong counties were busy transporting grain and grass, building bridges and paving roads, but they still couldn't eat enough, and they wanted to cry without tears.
Outside Hongnong County, the barracks have been built.
Tai Shouyuan Yan endured the white eyes of the local people, scholars, and heroes, and forcibly requisitioned a lot of grain, wine and meat through the tiger skin of the Huns, and sent them to the Hun army, which made Liu Cong very satisfied.
Liu Cong, the word Xuanming, Liu Yuan's fourth son.
When he was young, he traveled to Luoyang, was diligent and studious, familiar with classics and military books, exported chapters, was good at cursive and official script, and had profound literary attainments.
Moreover, his arm strength is amazing, he can hold a strong bow, and his archery skills are excellent, and he has made a great reputation in Luoyang, which can be described as a man of Yunwen and Yunwu.
After becoming famous, he was taken as the main book by the county Taishou, and gradually entered the officialdom and became familiar with the set of the Great Jin Dynasty.
When Wang Zhenye was in Chengdu, Liu Cong was named the general of the crossbow, participated in the Eight Kings Rebellion, and had military experience.
This year's Battle of Changping is Liu Cong's famous work.
The famous family Tu in the "captive surname" defeated the famous Langya Wang clan of the "Han surname" in one fell swoop, beheaded more than 19,000 people, and forced the landing of the party Taishou Pang Chun. Then he waved his army north, forcing Liu Kun to retreat into the city, not daring to fight, and then swaggeringly forced several tribes attached to Liu Kun to surrender and move away, and became famous for a while.
The Xiongnu's southern attack on Luoyang was a definite thing, but the requisition and mobilization of the army could not be completed in a short period of time.
The soldiers and horses who went south this time were just more than 10,000 horsemen, and the sources were still very chaotic, including the Xiongnu headquarters, the surrendered Tiefu clan, the Xianbei tribes, the Diqiang and the like, and even the Han cavalry.
In a hurry, Liu Cong could only recruit so many people.
But just like these people, they still broke the general Cao Wu of Jin Pingbei, beheaded thousands of people, and captured 10,000 people.
Subsequently, the army crossed the river from Maojin, attacked and occupied the empty Shaanxi County in one fell swoop, and then rushed to the county town of Hongnong (now Lingbaobei), hoping to take it by surprise.
However, Tai Shouyuan Yan had actually detected that the city gate was closed, which made Liu Cong very disappointed, after all, the cavalry was not good at attacking the city.
But who would have thought that Yuan Yan actually surrendered! It was really joy from the sky, and accidents were frequent.
At this point, Liu Cong couldn't help laughing even if he was calm.
Since last year's defeat to the returning Liangzhou soldiers, there have been more than ten battles, without a single defeat, and more than 100,000 people have been captured and beheaded, and hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep and miscellaneous animals have been killed.
What a great thing is this?
Not to mention Liu Cong, even Liu Yuan was very surprised, and issued an edict three times.
If you continue to win, the position of the prince of the Han Dynasty is not something you can't hope for.
Wonderful!
"Yuanfujun, I didn't have time to ask in detail yesterday, but I want to ask a ...... today" Liu Cong pushed away a beauty beside him and said with a smile.
Although this woman is graceful, she is always a little less flavorful than her mother.
There is a custom of accepting step-marriages in the grassland, but Liu Cong has been studying and being an official in the Central Plains for many years, but he has not been impregnated by this style. He covets Shan, firstly because of his appearance, and secondly because of Shan's identity, which can always bring him different kinds of stimulation.
Playing with women, who doesn't play with identity! What's the point of just playing with that skin?
"Your Highness, please speak." Yuan Yan said with a flattering face.
"Why did you send me down?"
Yuan is a rare surname.
But in Luoyang, Hanzhong, the Huan Daoyuan clan is a serious scholar.
Yuan Yan's ancestor claimed to be the Qin general Huan (yi), and later changed Huan to Yuan - Yuan Yan does not know whether it is true or false, and cannot be verified, but he has always been proud of it, although some famous families in Luoyang ridiculed his family for being a Di person.
The development of the Yuan family has been struggling, and there was a Taishou in the Han Dynasty, and then he was unknown.
In the past 100 years, it has gradually improved, and has been rated as the seventh rank by the county Zhongzheng, and the family has slowly prospered.
The Yuan clan has always been martial, and the clansmen are generally skilled, which is related to the local situation.
Yuan Yan is also both civil and military, and after serving as the Taishou of Hongnong, he has never relaxed in training soldiers, repairing cities, and accumulating armor soldiers.
For this Hongnong Taishou, the Huns have also studied, and Liu Cong never thought that he would surrender, so he asked.
"It's true." Yuan Yan sighed and said, "My family is from the western region, and they are despised by the Central Plains scholars. Just this Taishou, it was still obtained by the East China Sea King's staff Yu Yu and Guo Xiangsai. However, the Jin lord is mediocre and weak, the powerful ministers cover the sky with one hand, the central authority is declining, and the local scholars are strong and unruly. ”
Liu Cong played with the wine glass and bowed his head slightly.
This is not a lie.
With his understanding of Jin Ting, this is indeed the case. If a person like Yuan Yan wants to be a Taishou, can he do it if he doesn't send money?
With a small surname like the Yang Yuan clan, the family is quite ordinary, and it is normal to be despised.
Yuan Yan said that Taishou was uncomfortable and couldn't even do it, and he believed it for six or seven points.
"Your Highness has won several battles in Bingzhou, captured countless people, and the world is shaken." Yuan Yan got up and poured Liu Cong a full wine, and continued: "As soon as the Han Heavenly Soldiers arrived, the servants went to the city to look, and they were intimidated by it, alas! ”
"How?" Liu Cong drank it all and asked with a smile.
"These are all tigers and wolves, and the Luoyang Chinese army is compared with one of them, and the local chickens and dogs have ears. Your Highness leads this soldier, who can stop it? Yuan Yan said, and poured Liu Cong full of wine.
Liu Cong laughed and said, "It's over, it's over!" ”
"Your Highness has humbled himself." Yuan Yan continued to pour wine for Liu Cong, and said with a straight face: "How famous is the Langya Wang family? The Battle of Changping was also broken by His Highness. After thinking about it, he really couldn't find a person who could compare with His Highness. ”
When Liu Cong heard this, his heart was refreshed.
The Battle of Changping was indeed his proud work. Moreover, Wang Kuang, who stood up for the Langya Wang family, trampled the face of the first-class wealthy family in the north under his feet, not to mention how cool it was.
This Yuan Yan can speak, and he can take it with him in the future, and it is also good to relieve boredom.
Thinking of this, I drank the wine in the cup again, and I was already slightly drunk.
Suddenly, he thought of someone and asked, "Shao Xun of the East China Sea, he is quite capable of being a soldier, how does Lone compare to it?" ”
Yuan Yan silently poured Liu Cong full of wine, and said: "Shao Xun is arrogant and arrogant in his use of soldiers, and he will have to learn a lesson sooner or later." And this person's character is unbearable, and he will definitely not go far. ”
"Oh? How unbearable? Liu Cong asked with interest.
"King Fanyang is a relative of Sima Yue, and after his violent death, he left behind his widow Lu." Yuan Yan said: "I heard that Shao Xun coveted the beauty of the Lu family, and he entered the palace many times to humiliate him. There is also the princess of Chengdu, Leshi, who is the daughter of Shangshu Ling Leguang, Shao Xun saw it, gave the soul and was included in the house, day and night, regardless of the military, and all the generals complained. ”
"Haha, there is such a thing!" Liu Cong poured the wine in the cup with his neck tilted and laughed loudly.
Yuan Yan also smiled, and poured the wine again.
"I didn't expect Shao Xun to be this kind of person." Liu Cong shook his head and sighed: "My father admires this person quite a lot, but I didn't expect it." ”
"Actually, Shao Xun is not so bad. has a bit of bravery, and will also lead troops. However, compared with His Highness, it is nothing. Yuan Yan said: "How many wise and martial artists in the world can there be like His Highness?" ”
"Yuan-kun's words are too much." Liu Cong said "too famous" in his mouth, but his face became more and more brilliant, and the wine in the cup was quickly drunk.
Yuan Yan's eyes were quick, and he stepped forward to pour wine like a dog's legs.
Liu Cong stopped him and said, "Today is all fun, enough, enough." ”
"It is a blessing for a servant to meet His Royal Highness." Yuan Yan said flatteringly: "Since I am a Hanchen today, I hope that His Royal Highness will help me speak more good words in the court in the future." ”
Liu Cong pointed at him and laughed.
Yuan Yan became more and more flattering, poured himself a cup, and poured another cup for Liu Cong, and said: "In the future, the servant is willing to respect His Highness's orders and do it first." ”
Anyway, drink it all.
Liu Cong was happy in his heart, picked up the wine glass, and drank it all.
At this time, he was really a little drunk.
After saying a few casual words, he sent Yuanyan away, returned to the tent, and fell asleep.
After Yuan Yan left Liu Cong's big tent, he left the barracks. Sweeping along the way, I swept without a trace, and found that the Hun army was drinking wine in a big bowl and eating meat in large pieces, and I was secretly happy.
The county town has been controlled by the Huns, and the Hongnong soldiers have all moved outside the city, camped and stationed, preparing to follow the Hun army south to Yiyang.
After returning to the camp, Yuan Yan immediately found two henchmen brought from his hometown and whispered to him.
The two understood, and at night, quietly left the camp, relying on their familiarity with the terrain, dodging left and right, and arrived at a small village. After fetching horses from the village, they galloped south to Yiyang and disappeared into the dark night.
Yuan Yan sat behind the desk, ate something calmly, and then slept with his clothes.
At the time of the third watch, the family general gently shook him awake.
Yuan Yan jumped up, his expression was a little excited, and he only heard him ask, "Are you ready?" ”
"It's all ready, just wait for the order of the king." Home will return.
"Good!" Yuan Yan patted the case and said, "You go to the order, follow the original strategy, and do it." ”
"No." The family will leave in response.
Yuan Yan summoned two more personal soldiers, and with their help, they were neatly draped, and then took off the bow and lance, and walked out of the camp with their heads held high.
The weather was bad tonight, and the moonlight was often obscured by dark clouds.
Yuan Yan looked up and praised: "God help me!" ”
Let's take the lead with my own soldiers.
Behind him, three thousand soldiers, fully armed, silently followed.
Yes, they are nervous and worried.
In the past year, Wang Shi has been defeated repeatedly, and he has achieved a great reputation for the Xiongnu, and it is false to say that he is not afraid.
But the princes of the government have taken the lead with their soldiers, what else is there to say? Just fight it!
After the 3,000 people left the camp gate, they reorganized the whole team a little, and then the sword was unsheathed, the bow was wound, and went straight to the Hun camp.