In August of the thirteenth year of Daye, the Khitan people at Juyong Pass quietly retreated. It snowed on the northeastern grasslands. They had to go back as soon as possible to prepare for the winter.
Their fellow tribesmen in the east who enjoyed looting also returned north one after another. Their gains were not too much, but compared to the other two groups that attacked Youzhou, they were in the sky and the earth.
This winter, the Xi tribes who sent troops away from Feihukou never waited for their warriors to return to the grassland.
They will face an extremely harsh winter, and then they will also have to face the accusations of the Turkic Eastern Khan. The Turks are not that easy to do.
A few Turks died, but a bunch of Xi tribesmen died. In the face of a powerful empire, tribes like Xi tribes could only be cannon fodder and pawns.
In fact, when they realized that the warriors in the tribe would never come back, they moved closer to their tribesmen in the east. They had to work together to continue to fight against the annexation of the Khitans.
The war in northern Hebei subsided.
Luo Shixin and Liu Jingsheng led their troops back to Zhuoxian to spend the winter in addition to leaving five hundred soldiers stationed at the foot of Feihu Ridge to guard against the tribes heading south.
Yuchi Gong's troops did not move, they stayed in Juyong Pass.
At this time, the county town of Zhuojun was actually very empty, and people were not living happily. Before events like immigration, no one could live comfortably.
The people of Youzhou looked to the west and sighed. Next year they will leave their hometown to live in Jin, thousands of miles away. It is difficult to leave their homeland, and with the fear of difficulty, who can be happy?
The troops in Heng'an Town were not very happy because they had been away from their hometown for too long. Many soldiers were homesick, and next spring would bring flowers. There were still a lot of things to do, and the return date was far away. Even the cold wind in Hebei in winter seemed to them.
Come on, it's not as loving as the cold wind in Jin.
In August, after the first heavy snowfall, Hebei was as quiet as a pool of stagnant water. Daizhou troops entered Hebei, stirring up the storm and making everyone feel at a loss.
During this winter, they all need to think carefully about what will happen to Hebei after those tigers and wolves in Daizhou leave.
The people of Anle and Yuyang counties who were attacked were shivering in the cold wind.
At this time in previous years, they could always more or less get some food and grass back from Zhuo County, but there was no need to count on it this year.
And they were also heavily attacked by the Khitans and Mohe people. The situation they would face in the future would be extremely difficult.
As a result, many people remembered the benefits of Luo Yi and gnashed their teeth in hatred towards the people of Daizhou. In fact, since ancient times, Jin and Youzhou people have often been enemies.
Wei Daoer huddled in the river, staring closely at the territory of Youzhou. He was waiting for the Daizhou troops to withdraw their troops and wanted to take over Youzhou.
Needless to say, there is no need to mention this vulture-like scavenger. Giving him as much territory as possible is in vain.
Moreover, Wei Daoer also ignored Dou Jiande.
He thought there were people from Daizhou in Youzhou. Dou Jiande did not dare to do anything to him.
But he completely made a mistake and lost Song Jinjiang as his secret aid. The gangsters he led were placed in front of Dou Jiande like a dish.
So, Hebei, which was like a stagnant water, finally had an episode.
In the winter, Dou Jiande pretended to send a generous gift to Wei Dao'er, which was some food and grass. At the same time, he secretly ordered his inner circle general to lead more than 100,000 troops to raid Wei Dao'er's camp in the river and defeated Wei Dao'er in one fell swoop.
, eradicated the last rebel army that could still compete with him in Hebei, and prepared to dominate Hebei.
Of course, he also saw very clearly that the Daizhou troops would not stay in Youzhou for a long time, so Wei Daoer had lost its use value.
A great victory, but it did not make Dou Jiande happy. His pain was that the place he occupied was sparsely populated and the fields were barren. It had been ravaged by war over and over again, and he could not get the mountains of food from Zhuojun.
His situation is not pretty.
Especially if Youzhou is empty, he may soon face the Turks in the north directly.
Although he sent envoys to contact the Turks very happily, and he was never behind others in asking for titles or titles, but as a low-level officer in the government army, he did not know much about the Turks. How should he interact with the Turks in the future?
What about face-to-face dealings? He had no idea at all.
Therefore, Dou Jiande also looked at Zhuojun with red eyes, and also gnashed his teeth in hatred at the people of Daizhou.
At this time, a major event happened in Henan, which made Dou Jiande finally look to the south of the Yellow River.
Zhai Rang, the bandit leader who was once a jailer, had been humiliating himself for a long time after being turned over by Li Mi, and was finally encouraged by his subordinates to become restless.
The gap between Zhai Rang's subordinates and Li Mi's subordinates was getting deeper and deeper day by day. Moreover, Zhai Rang's subordinates were drooling at the big warehouse near Luoyang, and their resentment against Li Mi for occupying the big warehouse but not giving them much food became deeper and deeper.
Li Mi was also tired of the vicious glances from behind. At the same time, Zhai Rang's troops entrenched on the ground in Zhengzhou also made him feel like a ray of light on his back.
So, taking advantage of this winter, he returned to Zhengzhou.
After a deceitful plot, he and Zhai Rang staged a scaled-down version of the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
I can’t say who made the move first, nor how well the trap was laid.
Anyway, after a banquet, Zhai Rang died.
In August of the thirteenth year of Daye, Li Mi merged with Zhai Rang, killed more than ten of Zhai Rang's confidants, and annexed this old team that started from Wagang. Among Zhai Rang's subordinates, a group of people headed by Xu Shiji and Shan Xiongxin
He joined Li Mi's command, and Li Mi's reputation surged.
At this time, Li Mi's army was full of bright stars, with many talented people and brave generals.
At this time, Dou Jiande from Hebei looked at Li Mi with envy, feeling that this man was really a person, and Luoyang would become his foundation sooner or later, and Luoyang had a lot of grain and rice...
Therefore, Dou Jiande sent an envoy across the Yellow River this winter and had a friendly exchange with Li Mi.
Li Mi was overjoyed that Dou Jiande of Hebei Province actually wanted to surrender. This was really an opportunity given to him by God. Therefore, he ordered people to send some food to Dou Jiande and prepared to completely conquer the Changle King of Hebei Province after conquering Luoyang.
But at this moment, he became more and more conceited and did not realize that the sequelae of the conflict with Zhai Rang were taking place.
Zhai Rang is actually a flag of the Wagang Army. You can evade him, but you absolutely cannot kill him. This is the same as those late emperors who can still be emperors for a long time.
Even the generals under Li Mi felt a sense of sadness after Zhai Rang's death, let alone Zhai Rang's old subordinates.
This time, no matter how good Li Mi's tongue is and how strong his reasons are, he can't get rid of his reputation as ungrateful.
You must know that it was Zhai Rang who single-handedly built the Wagang Army. It was Zhai Rang who took Li Mi in when he was in trouble and gave him trust and space to display his talents.
Later, when Li Mi gradually became more powerful, Zhai Rang still gave up most of his military power and the throne even though he was unwilling to do so.
After all these things, Li Mi killed Zhai Rang. This version of the story is really disgusting.
After Zhai Rang died, Li Mi's character became extremely bad, and there was an undercurrent in the army.
The generals in Henan already lacked loyalty, and it was even more so at this time. Zhang Xutuo's old subordinates stood on their own and looked on with cold eyes. Cheng Zhijie and others laughed and laughed at each other, but in their hearts they despised the virtues of Li Mi, a descendant of a wealthy family.
Zhai Rang's old subordinates were dissatisfied and unwilling to serve Li Mi.
At this point, numerous cracks have appeared within the Wagang Army, which has transformed from a two-headed snake into one.
At first glance, they seemed to be growing in strength, but in fact they were already going downhill.
And the most important point is that Li Mi is a ungrateful person. When he fled, he caused many relatives and friends to suffer, but he did not show any regrets. He ran for his own life without any concern for others.
How how.
After taking over the power, many shortcomings are exposed. They are stubborn, suspicious, fickle, and capricious. In fact, once a powerful person has such shortcomings, it will be a disaster.
So, Li Mi of Henan finally started to leave for Maicheng after leaving a lot of corpses in the eastern part of Henan.
The world is changing, and Li Po, who has become one of them, has had a pretty good winter. He killed Luo Yi and dug a big hole for the future King of Hebei. He is staying in Zhuojun and dying.
He was looking at his food and fodder.
For him, the thirteen years of Daye were a bit difficult.
The Turks went south, came east to Youzhou, fought against the Youzhou army, killed Song Jingang, fought Wei Daoer, Dou Jiande, and fought with the heroes of Hebei one by one, and then attacked the Xi tribe and the Khitan, and in the middle they also killed Loufan and Yan.
Door, Youzhou immigration and other things.
One battle after another, Li Po was a little confused. He didn't know what happened to this great cause of thirteen years. Could it be because of the unlucky numbers?
But no matter what, he got through it, and the feeling of war weariness began to emerge in his heart. In other words, he also wanted to return to Yunnei as soon as possible.
Now he can see this place in Hebei clearly. The sky here is already full of hostility. Over the past few years, it has become red-eyed from top to bottom. If he stays here for a long time, he is afraid that he will also be with him.
Those people are the same.
It is better to go to Jin, where we only have to face one enemy: the Turks. Although the Turks have beaten them a bit hard and people are dying every year, the internal fighting is far less intense than in Hebei.
Therefore, when he stayed in the Zhuo County Sheriff's Mansion, he was not in high spirits. In addition to inspecting the military camp and making arrangements for transporting grain and grass and immigration in the coming year, he spent almost half of his time there.
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Of course, this is also because he has a good helper. Wen Yanbo is a bit sour, but he works very hard. After running back and forth, many officials in the county and city were turned around by him, and he became Li Pozhi by the way.