After Mi went straight, Shao Xun went to Xiang County again and met with Lu Zhi.

On the way, Cui Kuangfei, the Taishou of Xiangcheng, reported that the thief Li Hongyao respected Wang Ru as the master, and fled from Runan into the border of Wuyang County, Xiangcheng, and plundered them on a large scale. There is also a thief marshal Hou De, who went north from Ye County to watch Kunyang, and seemed to have an attempt to enter Xiangcheng.

Cui Kuang successively served as Wang Ying of Chengdu and Wang Luo of Gaomi, and was later called by Lu Zhi and became the Taishou of Xiangcheng.

Xiangcheng theoretically has county soldiers, but in fact, it is a part of the Silver Spear Army.

When Cui Kuang heard that the enemy was coming, he urgently requisitioned Ding Zhuang thousands to guard the county seat.

Li Chong led the Yamen army, which had just returned, to Wuyang to quell the rebellion.

As for the road in Yexian, there are no soldiers to stop it now, maybe they can only recruit government soldiers again, there is no way.

In addition, the troops on Luyang's side are also very weak.

There were originally 7,000 people, but 2,000 were transferred to Xiangcheng, another 1,000 were transferred to Yingyang, and 2,000 followed Shao Xun to the expedition and did not return, and there were very few people left behind.

If the Nanyang thieves move north, they will definitely not be able to hold it, and Luyang will inevitably fall.

At present, Lou Quan has been ordered by Li Chong to leave 500 people to guard the camp, and personally led 1,500 Tuntian soldiers to the south of Luyang Pass, using the terrain to slightly block the enemy.

The four Silver Lance Corps, which are being trained in Liang County—most of them are recruits who have never been on the battlefield—serve as a reserve force to check and fill in the gaps at any time.

On the 24th, Shao Xun Lingyi returned to Xiangcheng with thousands of soldiers day and night, under the command of Li Chong, to strengthen the defense of the old nest - although the Chenjun sub-base was opened, the areas around Guangchengze, Luonan, and Xiangcheng were more important in the short term, and they could not be negligent.

"The prince has experienced the hardships of the land of the four wars, right?" Outside Xiangxian County, Lu Zhixiao, who had just returned from Ku County, asked.

"Why do you want to say cool things?" Shao Xun said with a smile: "Today, only there is a war in the south, and it is difficult to say in the north." ”

"This is the reason why the old man let the prince and the prince have his back to the court." Lu Zhi said: "There is a king in the south, if the Xiongnu go south from Hanoi, and there are enemy troops in Xuzhou in the east, the prince is afraid that he will be in a hurry and can't resist it, right?" ”

"Pei Dun and Wang Long won't stop here." Shao Xun said.

Lu Zhi nodded and said, "These are all the benefits of being a loyal minister." This time, the prince has to be a loyal minister, but not a loyal minister of the Son of Heaven, but a person who is loyal to the world. In this way, people of insight will also abandon their preconceptions and come to them because they have no choice. ”

"Can't you go to Wu Land?" Shao Xun asked.

"There may be people from Nandu, but there are also people who stay in Zhongzhou." Lu Zhi said: "However, where did the prince hear the news? The Xie family is indeed leaving. ”

"I heard it when I visited Yuan Jingxuan." Shao Xun said: "Let's go, don't have to stay difficult." At this time, Chen County and even Yuzhou are mainly stable, don't force them to rebel, lest I be anxious and take care of one or the other. ”

"If the prince can think like this, the old man will be relieved." Lu Zhi said with a smile.

If the Xie family opposes Shao Xun and makes a move, it is true that they will eventually be defeated, but at this juncture, no energy can be wasted, and there is no need to do too much.

"Give Yuan Jingxuan a position in the state." Shao Xun said again: "Just bargain with the imperial court and hand over the list together." After I left, I still had to rely on them to help me stabilize the boundaries of Chen County. ”

The private soldier of the family, Shao Xun loves and hates.

When they come to you, they can be your help, help you stabilize the local order, and even provide reservists.

But once they have a different heart, they can easily disturb your rear, and even make your rear discolored.

Cao Mengde suffered this loss back then.

The army was on the march, and all of a sudden, the nest was gone......

Among the three major scholar clans in Yangxia, the He clan has been wiped out, and the Xie clan is about to cross south, and there is only one Yuan clan left.

First win them over, use the Yuan clan's influence in the local area, and consolidate the Chenjun sub-base.

There is the Wang family in Chen County.

The Chenjun Wang clan was originally a poor family, but after these years of development, it has gradually improved, and there are some heroes who are attached to the past, and it is not a problem to pull out more than 1,000 soldiers.

In the past year, Lu Zhi has also successively recruited two or three thousand soldiers.

This is all the strength of Chen Jun.

To be honest, Shao Xun is still a little worried.

Yuzhou started too short a time, didn't have time to digest, in case someone was beaten in, they could only rely on the Shi clan and the local heroes to resist - no one had organized them before, but now they were barely organized, but I don't know what the effect is.

Chen relied on the county soldiers recruited by the Yuan, Wang, and Lu Zhis.

The country of Lu relies on the country's ministers.

Peiguo relies on the Liu family.

The prime minister of the state is Xiahou Heng - this person is the son of the former Yuzhou Dazhongzheng, General Anxi, and Xiahou Jun, and the great-grandson of Xiahou Yuan.

And so on.

After Chen Jun finished combing, the next step was Liang Guo, Xincai, Nanton and other places. Choose one of the three to focus on development, and the other two to take your time.

"The matter of Yuzhou, the old man tried his best to do it." Lu Zhi sighed: "The prince still has to fight quickly, and he can't be trapped in any place for a long time." The scholars of Yuzhou, listen to you now, but once you show fatigue, it is difficult to say what their attitude is. ”

"I understand." Shao Xun nodded, and said: "If the Guangling Cao grain is stopped when it is transported to Liang Guo and Chen Liu, you can organize people to carry it back, and then I am afraid that a large number of people will be settled." ”

"Where's the man?"

"Donqiu."

"Le Hongfan can't hold on?"

"I can't hold on anymore, I have allowed him to lead the army and civilians to retreat south." Shao Xun sighed: "The whip is beyond his reach, it's good that he can hold it for so long." ”

The two nails that were pierced in Hebei at the beginning, the old man was still holding on, and the slightly later Le Mo couldn't stand it.

One is because it went late and has a shallow foundation, and the other is because Dunqiu County is already small and weak.

At the time of the siege of Shile, Lemo desperately resisted.

After Shile broke the siege, he decided to retreat, and Shao Xun had agreed.

"A total of more than 10,000 military and civilian households, retreat south through Puyang and Chenliu, Zidao, you send someone to respond." Shao Xun said: "When you come back, you will be resettled in Nanton County." This place was plagued by Li Hong, and a lot of fields and houses were vacated, so I asked Zidao. ”

"It's just a matter of duty." Lu Zhi said.

His main job now is to negotiate with the families of the various counties.

Nanton is a small county, built relatively late, it is separated from Runanguo, and has jurisdiction over Nanton, Ruyang, Pingyu, Shangcai four counties, and governs Nanton, which is basically the part east of Rushui in the original Runan country - eleven counties west of Rushui are still under Runanguo.

There is only one nowhere in the county: the Nandon Ying clan.

Ying's family is tepid in this dynasty, and the current pillar name is Ying Zhan, the word Siyuan, and the grandson of Ying Xuan in Cao Wei's service. He served in the shogunate of Sima Lun and Sima Ying, and was later invited by the governor of Jingzhou and his uncle Liu Hong to serve as the general of Zhennan.

Ying Zhan has a cousin, Ying Shao, who used to be a waiter in the Yellow Gate, but he is now a simple man. When Sima Yue returned to Beijing last year, Ying Shao was among the people who were arrested in front of the Son of Heaven.

The Ying family already has a considerable number of clansmen, tribesmen, and Zhuang Ke who have crossed to the south. Ying Zhan is even working under Wang Cheng and Shan Jian, this family should be disappointed in the north, and it is easier to deal with.

"I'm going." Shao Xun stopped, looked at the gray field outside Xiangxian County, and said, "Yuzhou is our future, and we can't ignore it. ”

"Don't worry, the old man is risking his life, and he will also take care of Yuzhou." Lu Zhi said.

Shao Xun nodded.

He knew that Lu Zhi had many problems, the most prominent of which was the so-called "forming a party for personal gain".

It's like a company in later generations, after there is an Indian, there will soon be a large group of Indians. Lu Zhi successively served as the Taishou of Xiangcheng and the Assassin of Yuzhou, calling friends and friends, and pulling a large number of people over, which has caused some dissatisfaction among the local scholars in Henan.

This time, Shao Xun asked him to leave a position for Yuan Chong, which was a slight reminder that Lu Zhi should be able to understand the extraneous voice: everything must be moderate.

But Lu Zhi's ability is also unquestionable.

He provided Shao Xun with a clear strategic plan: to create a character who is both domineering and loyal, relying on the big tree of the imperial court, avoiding multi-front battles as much as possible, and silently laying a solid foundation.

He did two things in Yuzhou: first, to make friends with scholars, and occasionally to make friends with heroes with considerable strength; 2. Resettle displaced people, compile household registers, and develop production.

It should be said that so far, everything is on track, although Shao Xun is about to inevitably fall into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts.

Talents are rare, so make do with them.

On September 28, after a rapid march, Shao Xun arrived in Xiangcheng, and Ding Zhuang and the auxiliary soldiers were disbanded on the spot, and they went back to reunite with their families first, waiting for the next call-up.

The Silver Spear Army was stationed in Xiangcheng and Liangxian and was given leave in batches.

The situation has developed to this day, and it is obvious that it has begun to increase in intensity, and you can no longer be allowed to develop in a good way.

Shao Xun even doubted that in the next year or two, he would have a peaceful life. In addition to going on expeditions or expeditions, wars are far more frequent than ever.

On the same day, Li Chong returned from Ye County to report on his work: "Junhou, Li Hong suffered a defeat in Wuyang, and he was defeated in Ye County, and his servants led his troops to pursue and break it again. He has returned to Nanyang. ”

"Is there any seizure?"

"There was only a little grain and grass, broken weapons, and more than 2,000 displaced families were captured."

"Send someone to Nanton and hand it over to Lu Zidao." Shao Xun said: "Your ministry is in Ye County? ”

"Yes."

"Good. Occupy the county seat, don't withdraw, block this road. Shao Xun instructed: "If I enter the army in the future, I will go from this road." ”

Tang Jian had already spread out the map on the table.

Wanye Corridor is the best road between Nanyang and Xiangcheng.

Liu Xiu fought here, Cao Cao and Liu Bei also fought here, which can be described as a battleground for soldiers.

To the south of Yexian, there is a Fangcheng pass. After this pass, it can be regarded as entering the flat Nanyang Basin.

"Is there any movement in the king?" He asked again.

"Wang Ru has heard of the prestige of the prince, and seems to be a little afraid, and the servants are not sure whether he will go north." Li Zhong replied.

"How is Nanyang now?"

"Wang Ru captured a lot of cities, but he was at peace with the local scholars."

"The gentry hypochondria has been committed again." Shao Xun sneered: "I'm afraid it's time to spend money to eliminate the disaster." If Wang Ru wants to gain a firm foothold in Nanyang and Xiangyang, he doesn't want to turn his face with the scholars, these people! ”

The gentry can negotiate.

The common people and the less powerful are not qualified to negotiate.

Wang Ru's foundation is still the Guanxi exiles, and I heard that there are 50,000 families who regard him as the leader of the alliance, and his strength is not weak. And they are destined to be like locusts, sweeping away the grassroots order in Nanyang and Xiangyang.

"First hoard grain, grass, and equipment, and prepare at least enough for 20,000 people to fight for three months." Shao Xun ordered: "If the king is provocative, but the wall does not come out, in order to consume his sharpness." ”

"Yes." Li Chongying said.

That night he went south and returned to Ye County.

Shao Xun returned to Liang County and waited for his fate.