Chapter 1998 The development of white robes in Youzhou
"Youzhou Baipao has now established three villages along the lower reaches of the river. They are all nominally under the command of Youzhou Dugu Yongye, but Dugu Yongye does not know that our three villages in the remote downstream are actually under the command of Youzhou Dugu Yongye.
There are hidden secrets buried in the white robe." Liu Shu stood in the cabin and pointed at the blank space on the map.
Wang Chang and Luo Yi both had happy faces.
There are villages, which means there are supplies.
Sure enough, Liu Shu's next words confirmed their guess: "The purpose of the existence of these villages is to provide food for the army. We concealed the number of people in the villages and opened up the upper and lower joints, so Dugu Yongye still doesn't know.
There are actually three to four hundred people in these villages, not the total of 200 people on the books. And relying on these people for farming, we have stockpiled enough food to feed 5,000 people for half a month."
After a pause, Liu Shu moved his hand upwards: "When we chose the village, we chose a place far enough away from Yuyang County. Firstly, it was convenient to gather the surrounding refugees. Secondly, it was far enough away from Yuyang County.
It is beyond human reach, and even the officials who collect taxes and collect grain will not come here once every six months. Especially when our people are concentrated, in order to prevent flaws from being exposed, they often take the initiative to send grain to the town.
Won’t come.”
Wang Chang and Luo Yi looked at each other, and their original joy turned into surprise.
They didn't expect that Baipao would already have such a foothold in Youzhou.
Luo Yi noticed something keenly and asked curiously: "It seems that the Zhou people's rule in Youzhou is not as strict as imagined?"
Liu Shu nodded: "Yes, Youzhou is vast and sparsely populated, not to mention that it is connected to the wider Liaodong. Years of war have long lost the prosperity of the Han Dynasty. Dugu Yongye has not been guarding Youzhou for a long time.
It is considered a long time, and his strategy for governing Youzhou is also very clear. He focuses on sticking to important towns such as Yuyang County, and he still has jurisdiction over the surrounding villages and towns. Beyond that, even along the Qishui River, all villages and towns are actually
It is self-contained and just listens to the tune but not the propaganda. Those like us who can pay taxes and food on time are already in the minority."
"You are on time, but not on quantity." Luo Yi laughed.
There are three to four hundred people, and only two hundred people pay taxes and food. Of course, it is easy.
Liu Shu couldn't help but laugh: "General Luo sees things through but doesn't tell them. In fact, this is true in every village along the way. Everyone knows it well. However, Dugu Yongye doesn't have that many soldiers and horses in his hands at the moment. Just the ones from the military camp."
There are enough things for him to keep busy. In addition, our army is still watching outside Juyongguan, and without the support of the local aristocratic families, Dugu Yongye has no intention and is unable to deal with remote villages like us. If you can give it to him, it will be considered as giving him face."
Luo Yi and Wang Chang also laughed.
What Liu Shu said was indeed a boast, but it was enough to show that the current situation in Youzhou was at least better than they imagined.
Dugu Yongye defends the line from Yuyang County to Juyongguan, so naturally he won't have so much energy to focus on the east side of the river. Downstream, the Han army's advance will be much easier.
"Without further delay, let's get ashore as soon as possible." Wang Chang said directly.
"To the north of the fleet is the entrance to the sea. However, there are more tidal flats and we need to cross the water. There are only a few good harbors to the north after the water. Please follow my command." Liu Shu said hurriedly, "We in white robes are here before
We have found several seaports, but unfortunately your navy's warships are too big, so only the ones in the north may be more suitable. I send people to watch along the coastline every day, just in case you can't find them.
This place, I didn’t expect that someone came in person today and bumped into me!”
Wang Chang and Luo Yi had both made the worst preparation for heading north along the river, and the entire journey would be deserted. The appearance of the white robe was simply a timely help.
In particular, the stronghold established by Baipao in the lower reaches of the river not only gave the Han army a foothold, but also took into account all the surrounding disturbances. At least the Marines now did not have to worry about possible exposure when they went ashore.
"This is the credit of Po Tian's work that must fall on your head." Wang Chang smiled and pointed at Luo Yi, "You boy is really a blessing in white robes. You have achieved Annan's Commander Pei before, you might as well do it again now."
Meet brother Liu from Youzhou."
Luo Yi and Liu Shu were both startled, and then laughed.
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The development of Baipao in Youzhou has not spread into every corner of society like Annan did, but it is not as expected, and even the transmission of news is not smooth.
The main problem with the difficulty in transmitting messages between the east and west is not actually due to Liu Shu's incompetence, but because the passage between Pingcheng and Qishui lower reaches is actually Juyongguan. Otherwise, it would have to cross Taihang from the southwest and then turn back.
Needless to say, it is difficult to reach Pingcheng from the north, and the obstacles encountered along the way are not much less than directly passing through Juyong Pass.
The Zhou people may not have known that the Han army was planning to land on the east coast. They blocked Juyongguan just because the Han army's vanguard had arrived at Zhuolu. Naturally, they could not let the Han army in Yanjun, Yuyang and other places go inside to inform the Han army in Pingcheng.
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Therefore, the news between Pingcheng and this place has been blocked, and Liu Shu has no choice. He only has a few people in total. If he breaks through Juyong Pass, I am afraid that all of Youzhou Baipao will have to answer, so now
We can only rely on the two young men from Ba in white robes to cross the mountains and ridges to meet up at Heping City.
It would take at least a month to go back and forth, so now Liu Shu didn't know what Pingcheng's plan was.
But no matter what Pingcheng does, since the Marine Corps has landed ashore, it means "there is no turning back".
At this time, Luo Yi was already standing in a village on the shore of the river. The Marine Corps had a total of 5,000 soldiers and horses deep inland. There were also 3,000 people temporarily stationed at the mouth of the river downstream. Their
The purpose was to cover the retreat of the main force when the Han army was likely to retreat. Half of the navy's warships were left waiting, while the rest sailed north along the coastline to explore Liaodong.
The five thousand Marine Corps are equipped with two thousand muskets and thirty artillery pieces. The Marine Corps is not luxurious enough to have thirty artillery pieces, but Luo Yi just left
All the artillery pieces of the three warships were directly carried away.
Wang Chang had no choice but to let him go, otherwise as Luo Yi said, if the Marine Corps is defeated, no matter how many artillery the Navy holds, it will be useless.
We are all on the same chariot. We are all prosperous and suffer losses. If we feel bad now, we will regret it in the future.
The navy's artillery is all light artillery, and its range may not be as far as that of the land division, but it is easier to carry.