These people also said that this group of soldiers arrested all the people and forced them to go into the wheat fields with farm tools to cut wheat. They found a chance to escape when they were forced to go to the fields to cut wheat. They did not dare to flee westward.
So I chose to run to Nianzi Mountain. At least there were woods and valleys where I could take shelter.
Hearing the news, Zhou Che was shocked. In order to verify the authenticity, after dawn, Zhou Che and others surveyed the hillside on the west side of Nianzi Mountain. They saw a large area of wheat fields being harvested, and a large number of people and vehicles were harvesting the harvested wheat.
The ears of wheat are loaded into trucks and transported to the north. On the trail heading north in the distance, there is a long queue of carts filled with ears of wheat, stretching for several miles.
Zhou Che believed that this was not a simple attack, but a large-scale organized operation. In order to get a clearer picture, Zhou Che took some time to venture closer for reconnaissance, and the results of the reconnaissance surprised him.
It was indeed a force of one or two thousand soldiers and horses, and they were fully armed regular soldiers and horses. They brought a large number of vehicles with them southward, and at this moment they were forcing the people to harvest the wheat fields that were not yet fully mature. Various signs showed that their goal seemed to be
They came just to rob food.
Zhou Che realized the seriousness of the problem, so he quickly arranged for his subordinates and local people to be vigilant, and rushed back to report the matter to Li Hui.
After Zhou Che narrated the incident in a deep voice, there was a dead silence in the back hall of the Yamen. Song Yande and Hu Wenli looked frightened, and others also looked shocked.
Li Hui slowly said: "Lieutenant Zhou, please sit down and take a sip of tea to take a breath. It's really hard to come back from such a long way."
Zhou Che was indeed very tired. He had traveled nearly a hundred miles all the way back, and he had not touched any water or rice from noon to dusk. He was indeed extremely exhausted. But at this moment, he could not relax. He only sat and drank water, but his eyes were still looking at
Li Hui.
Li Hui turned to the crowd and said: "Did you all hear clearly? The news sent back by Zhou County Lieutenant is extremely urgent and important. Where do you think these soldiers and horses come from? What is their purpose?"
Song Yande frowned and said thoughtfully: "County Magistrate Li, could it be that you made a mistake? I don't care about the identity of these people, but why did they come to cut the wheat? The wheat is not mature, so what's the point of doing this? It's really strange.
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Hu Wenli also said: "Yes, if they are grain thieves, wouldn't it be better to wait until the wheat is ripe? If they come from the north, are they enemies of the Yan State or soldiers of the Qin State coming to rob them? That's not right either.
When the barbarians go south to harass, aren't they killing people and robbing women? What are they doing robbing wheat?"
Li Hui frowned and looked at the two people. He didn't know if these two people did it on purpose or if they were all confused. They actually questioned Zhou Che's intelligence, and they didn't understand the key points that they needed to pay attention to now.
"You two, this is what our county thinks. According to Zhou Xianwei's information, this army went south specifically to snatch food. This county believes that they are neither enemies of the Qin State nor soldiers of the Yan State. Just like the two
As you said, the Qin and Yan people went south to harass, and they were just killing and robbing, so they would not force the people to harvest wheat, and they also brought a large number of carts to transport it north. Therefore, the county thinks that they are another army.
You all must not forget that the traitor Yuan Zhen was stationed in Shouchun, separatist and rebellious. This county has judged that these should be Yuan Zhen's rebels." Li Hui said solemnly.
"How can you see it?" Hu Wenli asked.
Li Huidao: "Yuan Zhen rebelled years ago. How can the imperial court sit back and watch? They will definitely send troops to quell the rebellion. The governor of Wang County said last time that Sima Huan is reorganizing his troops and will send troops to Shouchun soon. Besides, the county has escaped from Shouchun.
The common people learned that Yuan Zhen wanted to seize Ding and expand his army, intending to resist stubbornly. But how big is Shouchun? How many soldiers and horses can it support? If you want to fight against Huan Da Sima's army, you must have enough food and grass and a large number of soldiers and horses to hold it.
City. This county believes that Yuan Zhen must have known that Da Sima was about to send troops, so he sent troops to plunder grain and supplies to prepare for war. These soldiers and horses are most likely Yuan Zhen's rebels, taking advantage of the ripeness of summer grain to go south.
Stealing food and grass.”
After hearing Li Huizhi's words, everyone suddenly realized. After such analysis, it became clear.
"But the wheat is not ripe yet." Song Yande smacked his lips.
Li Hui sneered and said: "I'm afraid the Prime Minister of Song County doesn't like the fireworks of the world. The wheat is indeed not fully mature now, but it is ready to be harvested. The green wheat will be full after a few days in the sun. The wheat straw is now green, which can be used as green for horses and livestock.
Feed. Kill two birds with one stone. Moreover, if you don’t grab it now, when the wheat matures, the people will hide it or transport it away after harvesting. What else will they grab? As far as this county knows, Lujiang County, Hefei County and I Juchao County
Likewise, orders have been issued to store the wheat in a safe place after harvesting and to send troops to protect it. They will get nothing by then."
Song Yande smacked his lips and said, "So it turns out that he is an old man who is ignorant and ignorant."
Li Hui said in a deep voice: "Besides, if Sima Huan is about to send troops soon, there will be no time to give the rebels more time to wait for the wheat to mature. They have no time, do you understand?"
Song Yande nodded and said nothing.
Li Huidao: "The problem now is that according to Zhou Xianwei's reconnaissance report, this army is now in Hefei County to the west of Nianzi Mountain. They are very likely to cross Nianzi Mountain, attack our Lanlan market town, and rob me of wheat in Juchao County."
.If they do this, what should we do? Have you ever thought about it?"
Hu Wenli said: "County Magistrate Li, they don't dare to be so bold. Since they have succeeded in stealing food, how can they dare to go deep? Aren't they afraid of alarming the troops of the two counties?"
Li Hui said in a deep voice: "The two counties are adjacent to each other. To the southwest is Hefei County, and to the southeast is my Juchao County. It's not that deep. They only need to cross Nianzi Mountain, and there will be a large number of wheat fields on my railing. If they
If the purpose is to snatch grain and grass, how can we let go of the ten thousand acres of wheat fields so close by? That is tens of thousands of stones of wheat and a large amount of green fodder. If it were me, I would definitely take it."
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Li Hui said in a deep voice: "It is precisely because we are facing this situation that I invite you all to discuss countermeasures. There are two options at the moment, either let them rob food and let the people evacuate south to avoid casualties. After they rob the food, they will evacuate naturally.
.Or...we have to take the initiative to prevent them from robbing our summer grain."
Song Yande smacked his lips and said: "It seems that this can only be the first way. We can only avoid it to prevent the people from being killed by them. But we can't take care of the crops in the fields. We can't let them kill our people for the sake of some crops. Then.
Otherwise, they may not necessarily cross Nianzi Mountain to snatch our wheat."
Hu Wenli nodded and said: "What Song County Cheng said is absolutely true. It is best to endure the calm for a while and take a step back to protect the lives of the people."
"Fart!" Zhou Che suddenly stood up and shouted loudly.
Song Yande and Hu Wenli looked at Zhou Che in astonishment.
Zhou Che pointed at the two men and shouted: "Do you know the current situation in Juchao County? The people in the whole county are waiting for the summer grain harvest to help, and many families are about to run out of food. The wheat fields in the railings are over 10,000 acres, which is the largest in Juchao County.
What will the people of Juchao County do if there is no harvest in the summer grain land? There will be another famine. People will starve to death by then, and the finally stable situation will become chaotic again. How about a lunch? You two don’t understand,
But you come here to point fingers, and you are really confused."
Song Yande blushed and said angrily: "Lieutenant Zhou County, don't be so presumptuous. Even if you disagree, you can't say dirty words. What's the decency? I have always put patience first, for the sake of our Yamen in Juchao County."
The unity of colleagues. Don’t push yourself too far because of this. What I said is the truth. Under the current situation, what can be done to stop it? Could it be that you, Lieutenant Zhou, are going to try to stop the enemy?"
Hu Wenli sneered at the side and said: "Song County Cheng, maybe Zhou County Lieutenant can really guard the border with one man, and the enemies he kills single-handedly will not dare to enter our Juchao County to grab grain. Just like Zhang Yide of the Shu Kingdom, he immediately fired a shot.
If you stop drinking, you can scare away tens of thousands of Cao soldiers."
Zhou Che scolded: "You two losers, they are very good at yin and yang. Do you think I dare not go to fight? The consequences of sitting back and watching the enemy snatch food are extremely serious, and we must stop them. You are afraid of death, but I, Zhou Che, am not afraid.
Magistrate Li, I request you to allow me to lead the volunteer regiment and county soldiers to resist the enemy. We must not let the enemy steal our food. That is the life of the people of Juchao County."
Song Yande and Hu Wenli sneered again and again, thinking: You really think of yourself as a hero. Will Magistrate Li make you crazy? All the manpower added up is only more than 200 people. With such a small number of people, are you going to touch an egg with a stone? Li
The county magistrate will never take this risk. The brainless people who came from the military are just stupid. When they didn't get it, they gave up everyone's lives in vain.
Li Hui slowly said: "Liu Zhou, you are right. Summer grain is the life of the people of Juchao County. Once it is taken away by them, the people of Juchao County will be hungry, and the good situation of Juchao County will be lost."
Everything will be lost, and all our efforts will be in vain. Therefore, we must not sit idly by."
"Ah!" Song Yande and Hu Wenli looked at Li Hui in shock with their mouths wide open. They didn't expect that Li Hui had the same attitude. Isn't this crazy?