The area where Youzhou is located borders the six northwest states to the west, the middle section of Pingyang Road to the north, and goes up to the Yunshu Official Road in the northeast. It can pass through the three major state capitals and go straight to Gyeonggi.
If Song Zhiyi wants to march into the six northwest states, he must capture the downstream states.
Tian Dayao will not give up on Youzhou. The entire Youzhou occupies a vital position in Tian Dayao's strategic territory.
Compared with the devastation of life in the south of Congxin, the situation north of Congxin has always been relatively stable.
Tian Dayao's troops were not only in the military department in Youzhou. Since Liang Chongguang, the general of Zuo Yiwei of Daqian, was killed in battle, and Luo Zhicheng, the governor of Youzhou, was beheaded in the street, the entire official system of Youzhou was destroyed by Tian Dayao's tribe. Fully taken over.
Weiping Mansion was flooded by the Wenlang River tide, and tens of thousands of refugees once went north. In order to maintain the stability of Congxin hundreds of miles north, Tian Dayao ordered Lu Dun and Lin Ge, the current governor of Youzhou, to control the refugee flow. Lin Ge A direct order was given that if any refugees continued to go north, they would be killed without mercy.
Therefore, Youzhou just takes Congxin’s Yaochixiang as the dividing line.
Going south around Chixiang, it’s purgatory on earth.
Going north around Chixiang, especially Congxin Prefecture, not to mention the prosperity and splendor, at least the wealthy people can still leisurely go around looking for tea and picking up gold and porcelain.
A heavy rain after nightfall cooled down Congxin Prefecture, which had been hot for several days.
Most of the city was peaceful and quiet, but the high-pitched music and music could still be heard in the teahouses, restaurants and Fireworks Alley where the nobles loved to hang out.
In the backyard of Yuheng Building, the steward ran to open the door holding an umbrella. There were three people standing outside the door, all wearing bamboo hats and dusty.
"We're here now," the steward stepped aside, "Come in quickly."
Hot water, hot soup, and dry and soft clothes were brought one by one by the handymen.
The three of them had no intention of taking a bath. The wet bamboo hats were placed directly on the high-grade rosewood moire table. The swords and swords were not standing up, but were still close to the waist.
The servants left, but the steward stayed, telling them to obey the current situation.
The three of them listened coldly. After the bamboo hats were removed, they all looked very bad under the bamboo hats, especially Chu Zheng.
In the past few months, they had been chasing Yang Changjun all the way to Bajianghu, but instead wanted to assassinate Quan Jiuwei, Shen Lie, and that Ah Li.
But Quan Jiuwei is even more elusive than Yang Changjun, not to mention Shen Lie and Ah Li. They had already lost their target when they were in Bajianghu.
Nothing has been accomplished in more than a month, and Yu Yanchi is extremely dissatisfied. Just as Yan Qinglin received a letter, the military envoys from the Eight Capitals under Tian Dayao will hold a meeting in Congxin to discuss military matters and prepare for the Battle of the Beginning of Autumn.
Tired of chasing people all the way, Chu Zheng took the initiative to ask for help, and together with Cheng Miaode and Sima Wu, they traveled across mountains and rivers to come to Congxin.
The so-called Badu military envoys were Tian Dayao's new military system, which was independent from the original military system and arms.
Tian Dayao started his rebellion in a small village at the foot of Yexuling Mountain. There was no harvest due to natural disasters and the tax system was not adjusted. Tian Dayao, who was angry and angry, beat two tax collectors to death with his bare hands and fled to the mountains to hide for two days.
In the mountains, the more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became. When he came out, he gathered his relatives and friends in the village and followed him to fight.
No one dared to follow. Anyone who dared not follow would be killed on the spot.
Three days later, before the local government was even aware of it, Tian Dayao led his men directly to Rongjiang County, where they dragged the magistrate, county magistrate, boss and a group of minor officials who were investigating the case to the street, and chopped them up on the spot. .And use their blood as wine and their blood as an alliance.
Rongjiang County is the hometown of Tian Dayao. With the exception of Rongjiang County, the mountains for more than a hundred miles along the Yexun Mountains all follow Tian Dayao. The main force of Tian Dayao's army came from here.
In the current Badu Army, Tian Dayao adopted Zhang Zhi's new military system and divided all the prefectures and provinces he occupied into eight major regions, except Rongjiang County and the villages and counties in Ye Xunling. The district specially selected a general and captain to recruit troops, including forcing men in their prime to join the army.
The Battle of Mouye is still in a stalemate, and we don't know how long it will last, but Youzhou, Tian Dayao and Song Zhiyi are bound to have a big battle.
The room was very quiet except for the sound of the steward.
After talking about the current situation, Sima Wu asked about the situation outside and what the people in charge had to say.
When the matter of Drunken Deer was mentioned, Chu Zheng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Shen Lie did it? Is it really him?"
"Yes, girl," the steward looked at her, "Shen Lie chopped it in the street, in full view of everyone, with hundreds of pairs of eyes watching, it can't be a lie."
"Weird," Chu Zheng sneered, "The Guo family must have never thought that the dog they had raised for so long would come back to bite them. So, where is Shen Lie now?"
The steward shook his head: "I don't know."
Chu Zheng withdrew her gaze and ignored him.
Sima Wu asked the steward to continue talking. After Zuilu finished speaking, he mentioned Tongdu, then Panzhou and Huzhou.
After having nothing more to say, Sima Wu waved him down.
"Wait a minute," Chu Zheng said, "Where's Ah Li? Is there any news about her?"
"The only thing about Hengxiang is that she made it known that she wanted to protect Dongping Academy."
"I know this, what about the others?"
The steward shook his head.
Chu Zheng waved her hand and asked him to leave.
The door was closed softly, and Sima Wu looked at his two companions.
"Get some rest first," Sima Wu said, "and have a good sleep. I will go to the post house to investigate first tomorrow."
"Tian Dayao's Eight Capital Military Envoys are gathering together, and we can't be the only ones here," Cheng Miaode said. "We may not have enough manpower here. Should we send someone to Wuchengjun to ask for more manpower?"
Sima Wu thought for a while: "We won't use it for the time being. If there are too many, it will be difficult to hide."
"Okay, let's go separate ways tomorrow," Cheng Miaode said, "I'll go and rest first."
"Um."
As soon as they finished speaking, Chu Zheng grabbed her bamboo hat and stood up, walking away.
Cheng Miaode, who was getting ready, frowned and looked at the door she had closed.
"She has been getting more and more angry recently. If she said she didn't want to come, it was her who took the initiative. Along the way, neither of us dared to offend her, but she always gave us a hard time."
"It's our fault for being incompetent, otherwise it would be nothing." Sima Wu said.
Cheng Miaode sighed, grabbed his bamboo hat, and left.
Yuheng Tower is a relatively inconspicuous spring tower in this Fireworks Alley. It cannot be compared with several well-known spring towers in Suixin, and due to the world's conditions, the business is even less comparable.
Chu Zheng opened the door and went out to the bedroom prepared for her. She heard the sound of a wine jar being smashed in the distance.
The rain was pouring, but the sound of the wine jar breaking was even louder.
Screams and curses gradually sounded in the distance.
Hearing a name, Chu Zheng stopped, supported the beauty and looked outside.
I don't know if I heard it wrong, but that person's name was not mentioned again, but instead a scream pierced the dark night.
"Killing people! Killing people!!"
"What happened over there?" Cheng Miaode came over and said.
"They said they were killing people," Chu Zheng stood with his sword in his arms. "It's normal for many people to die in troubled times. It's nothing to make a fuss about."
After saying that, she turned and left.
After Cheng Miaode listened, no one shouted "killer" anymore, but the scene was still chaotic.
Forget it, he would know what happened tomorrow, so he wouldn't care too much.
