The rebellion in Jingzhou was on fire in a short period of time.

Maybe it's because the control of the Great Jin Dynasty has seriously declined, maybe it's because the contradictions have accumulated enough, or maybe it's because of some other reason, in short, the rebels are huge, attacking the city, and they can't be controlled.

Du Rui, the governor of Wancheng, gathered a large army and went south from Wancheng to suppress Wang Ru.

The two sides met on September 20 in Nieyang, between Wancheng and Suixian.

Wang Ru was born in the official army of Jingzhao County and knew how to fight. He first sent the old, weak, sick and disabled to meet the enemy's ambition. Du Rui already looked down on the homeless army, and when he fought, he had the upper hand, and he was even more proud in his heart, and secretly said that this was the homeless army in his cognition, so the whole army covered up and killed.

Wang Ru sent troops to ambush on both sides of the road, and the officers and soldiers chased after him, ambushed, and broke Du Rui.

Hearing that Du Rui's army was defeated, Hou Tu, a Jingzhao person, led the exile army to attack and occupy the empty Wancheng.

Feng Yiren Yan Wei was active at the junction of Xiangyang and Yiyang, wantonly burning, killing and looting, and the officials and troops could not control it.

The situation has completely collapsed.

On September 22, Wang Ru called himself a general, a leader, and a pastor of Yongerzhou.

Hou Tuo, Yan Wei and others worshiped him from afar, resisted the Jin Dynasty together, and called Liu Han.

"That is to say, Jingxiang Prefecture, Nanyang has completely fallen, and Shunyang only protects the city." On the bank of Suiyang Canal, Shao Xun put down a handful of beans, clapped his hands, and said.

Mi Zhi, who had just been recruited as a general secretary and was about to take office soon, nodded and said, "Does the prince have a strategy?" ”

"It's completely a fool's errand of the imperial court!" Shao Xun snorted angrily.

The Silver Spear Army and the Yamen Army fought hard for two months before they extinguished the displaced people in various parts of Yuzhou and did not let them converge into a large share. Even so, the local area is still greatly damaged, with a sharp decline in population and a large consumption of wealth, and it is difficult to recover in a short period of time.

Now that the Yamen Army has returned to Liang County, the Silver Spear Army is stationed in Yangxia and Chen County, and after less than half a month's rest, it is about to go on the expedition again? I'm going to be tired of you!

"My father thinks the same way." Mi Zhi sighed.

"Did Mi Gong send you, or did Wang Taiwei send you?" Shao Xun asked.

"Before leaving, my father told me again and again, and the captain also said a lot of things."

"A messenger bought you?" Shao Xun was happy.

"The prince always said, 'forbearance is for the country'......," Mi Zhi plucked up his courage and said.

The two are about the same age, but one is in a high position, not angry and arrogant, and the other is just under the shadow of his father, and has served as the king of the East China Sea and the general secretary. Mi Zhi couldn't raise his head in front of Shao Xun, it was really normal, this was not just a psychological hint to himself, he didn't have this confidence.

"What is the court going to do? Du Rui was defeated, Wancheng fell, isn't there still Shanjian? Shao Xun said: "Don't tell me that Jingzhou soldiers can't fight. When Liu Hong was there, he reorganized his troops and horses, fought in the east and west, pacified the chaos in Jingzhou, and captured and killed Zhang Chang. Later, many Jingzhou soldiers were withdrawn from Yizhou, and they have also experienced war, so I don't believe they can't fight. ”

In that year, Zhang Chang made a rebellion and caught up with a very good vacuum period, that is, the soldiers of Xiangyang and Wancheng were transferred to Yizhou to quell the rebellion in large numbers, so the momentum was like a bamboo, and it suddenly swept away, and the governor of Jingzhou, Sima Xin, the king of Xinye, and Yang Yi, the governor of Wancheng, were defeated successively.

At the critical moment, Liu Hong cleaned up the defeated army, practiced painstakingly, and slowly trained it into a capable army, and finally exterminated Zhang Chang.

How many years has Liu Hong been dead? Jingzhou soldiers will be abolished?

This is not a temporary recruit, but a veteran who has a lot of experience in the war and has been in the army for many years. Shao Xun estimated that even if he was not as good as the silver spear army under his command, it was also a strong army in the second echelon, and it was played out by someone?

No, they still have the foundation, it's just that the commander Shan Jian is not a man.

"The governor of Shandu originally planned to personally send troops to recruit, but later heard that Du Rui's army was defeated, and he hurriedly withdrew his troops and did not dare to go to the army." Mi Zhi said: "He will still be in Xiangyang, and he will report to the imperial court for help." ”

"Ridiculous!" Shao Xun smiled angrily: "Since he has already left the division, he suddenly heard that the army was defeated, so he was frightened and retreated. In this way, the morale is also avoided. Shan Jilun is really good at leading troops. ”

Mi Zhi also sighed, having nothing to say.

He had only led a family tribe and had never led a large army, but even so, he knew that Shan Jian's behavior was extremely demoralizing. As commander-in-chief, he gave the soldiers a hint: the enemy is strong, and we can't beat it.

"Prince, the Captain asked me to ask, if you lead the Silver Spear Army south to quell the rebellion, how long will it take? How much more food do you need? Mi Zhi said again.

"Does the court have money and grain?" Shao Xun sneered, squatted down and continued to look at the beans.

The first batches of coarse grains have already begun to be harvested.

The joy of the harvest hung over everyone, and everyone really felt hope.

In a few days, the second batch of beans will be harvested, including soybeans, red beans, mung beans, black beans, and all kinds of other grains - basically you can plant whatever seeds you have, as long as you have time to harvest them, no matter what, you can plant them all at once.

The homeless people of the battalions and brigades have even stopped living in their own rough adobe houses, and live in the fields with their blankets, guarding the grain that is about to be harvested with a reverent gaze.

People who have not experienced famine cannot understand their feelings.

Shao Xun often patrols the fields and talks to these displaced people, and he has a lot of emotion about this.

It is said that he often kills his enemies to the ground, but he prefers to see the joy of the harvest, just as he was carefully checking whether the beans are full.

"Junhou, Jingzhou has suffered a light disaster this year, and there is still surplus grain." Mi Zhi said: "After the army goes south, the governor of Shandu and the king will make every effort to ensure the military feed. ”

"That's a nice thing to say." Shao Xun shook his head and said: "Between me and the mountain and the king, there are Wang Ru, Hou Tuo, and Yan Wei, who will send me food?" ”

"Is this unwilling?" Mi Zhi was a little anxious.

"Let me ask you, if the Xiongnu go south to Luoyang, who will resist?" Shao Xun asked rhetorically.

"Will the Huns come?"

"Originally, it wasn't necessarily, but after hearing about Wang Ru's rebellion, he would definitely come. Even if you can't get it in the end, it's good to try your luck, but what if you do? ”

"This ......" Mi Zhi didn't know what to say.

Indeed, after Wang Ru's rebellion, Jingzhou will be eroded, which will definitely contain a lot of energy in the imperial court, which is just right for them to go south.

Even if you can't take Luoyang, it's good to loot the surrounding area.

Plundering again and again, weakening Luoyang's war potential again and again, as long as it persists, it will one day see results.

"You!" Seeing Mi Zhi's dejected look, Shao Xun sighed, got up and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Go, go around with me." ”

Mi Zhi followed behind in a daze, silently thinking about his thoughts.

"Prince." Seeing Shao Xun approaching, the displaced people of the various camps fell to the ground one after another.

"With the strength of this sycophant, it is better to take good care of the crops." Shao Xun scolded with a smile.

Everyone got up one after another, and a few dared to answer: "The prince is too white star to go down to earth, I will wait to worship, and I can also get into the immortal qi." ”

Shao Xun shook his head and smiled.

Sometimes he thinks that this is a world of gods and ghosts, why are people so keen on these things?

He looked at the field again and said, "Zhang Heipi, you have a lot of appetite, what else are you going to plant?" ”

"Plant a little turnip, I heard that it can grow in winter." Zhang Heipi replied: "I haven't planted it before, if it can really grow, the prince will send troops in winter, and the war horses will have forage." ”

Turnip is a very good feed, which can be eaten by people, cattle and sheep, and horses.

In winter, there is a shortage of forage, and it is indeed very good to have turnips to replenish it.

"Keep it for yourself. With this heart, it is enough. Shao Xun praised: "Don't plant too much." Planting beans and turnips, the land is empty, and next year's spring plowing is delayed, but it is not easy to say whether it is a loss or a gain, and you must know it in your heart. ”

"I'll save it." Zhang Heipi replied.

Shao Xun waved his hand and said, "Scattered, let's all work." ”

After speaking, he led Mi Zhi forward.

This year, there was a locust plague, and even the winter wheat could not be harvested, and the losses were not small. As a result, most of the localities under his jurisdiction were replanted in June, and the harvest began in September.

Winter wheat will not be planted this year, and the main focus is on soil conservation. After the spring of next year, millet will be planted uniformly.

The integration of displaced people is also in progress.

Up to now, more than 280 battalions (more than 28,000 households) have been resettled, which are widely distributed in Chen, Yangxia and Wuping counties.

During the rebellion of the displaced people in Yuzhou, they defeated some fortresses, powerful and even low-level scholars, and some people moved south, vacating a lot of land.

The next task should be to go deep into the land replacement and resettle as many people as possible, so that they can settle down and live and work in peace and contentment.

Lu Zhi's current main work is this.

The credit is not only the passionate generosity of the battlefield that destroys the edge, but also the tedious and meticulous moisturizing of the rear.

Only by doing this well can there be continuous victories on the front line, and only then can Shao have the opportunity to pretend to be forced in front of the minister.

"I heard that Guangling Duzhi has gathered a batch of grain to transport it to the north this year?" Shao Xun asked suddenly.

"I don't know." Mi Zhi said in astonishment.

He really didn't know.

"Guangling was only burned with grain and grass, and the ships were all desecrated, and they were not destroyed by Qian Xuan." Shao Xun said: "It was only shipped in mid-September, and this batch of grain may not be able to be sent to Luoyang in time." It's better than-"

"The prince wants to ......" Mi Zhi seemed to understand, but he was very shocked in his heart.

The batch of grain transported by Guanglingdu branch came from Jiangdong counties, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou counties (from Yishui to the south), and after gathering in Xiapi and Pengcheng, they either entered the Yellow River through the chasm and Heshui, or went straight to the Bianqu. Considering the time taken to collect the money and grain, this batch of grain can be transported to Beijing before the Yellow River freezes.

But what if war breaks out? It's hard.

"It's better to stop when it arrives at Junyi, and I'll take care of it for the imperial court, how about it?" Shao Xun said: "Most of the Guangling Duzhi Yamen is old grain, and I will pay back the new grain next year, so I will borrow it." ”

"Borrow?" Mi Zhi pondered the word carefully, and always felt that something was wrong.

"Don't think about it, go back and discuss it with Wang Yifu." Shao Xun said: "I have always talked about credit, and I will definitely repay what I borrowed, and I will never break my word." ”

"The court borrowed grain, and the prince is willing to send troops?" Mi Zhi asked.

"Yes, yes." Shao Xun said with a smile.

That's what he prescribed.

If the court agrees, he will help quell the rebellion.

If the court did not agree, in fact, he would also send troops to quell the chaos.

He is just deceiving the court now, to see if they are willing to take out real money.

Of course, there are many people in the court, maybe they are not human, but they are not stupid, and most of them can see Shao Xun's calculations.

But things in the world, seeing through them or not saying them, are nothing more than bargaining.

Anyway, this batch of grain may not be able to be transported into Beijing in time, rather than being plundered by the Xiongnu halfway, it is better to hand it over to me for safekeeping.

The pressure on the imperial court is now unprecedentedly huge, and there is room for negotiation, depending on whether they are willing to cut the flesh.