"Huo Liangsi is no more than a rural assistant, but he can still be an effective military envoy. What a thief!"
"I heard that Huo Liangsi is good at martial arts. Maybe this is what King Shao Xia took a fancy to."
"His martial arts skills are good, but his human skills are not good. It's only been a few days? He just surrendered. I heard that he would kill the prisoners and get the upper hand."
"Now many people want his life."
"Okay, stop talking." The leading man with a beard glanced at everyone and said slowly: "I heard that Chen Yuanyu ran away. Did you hear the news?"
"Really." Someone said: "He was transferred back by Luo Shaowei, saying that he was fighting against the rebel Li Gongquan. Maybe he himself wanted to run away. The Xia soldiers crossed the river at Lingjin Pass and were inserted between Ji County and Liyang. He defended it heavily
Li Yangjin, what a fool! When Luo Shaowei called, he came up a step and ran away."
The big man with the beard nodded slowly, indicating that he understood.
"After running away, can I come back again?"
"The five counties in Weizhou were lost like this? You know that Chen Yuanyu is unreliable."
"Luo Shaowei, Li Gongquan, no matter who wins, will you have the guts to take back Weizhou?"
Everyone started talking again.
"That's all!" The bearded man sighed and said: "A Jie sheep cost more than 500 yuan, and a wine fight costs 400 yuan. How can we afford wine and meat all year round if we work like this all day long? If the war breaks out again, I'm afraid I won't even have the money.
It’s useless. It’s okay if you don’t cultivate this land.”
Everyone stopped talking for a moment and became silent.
To be able to follow him here, I have already made up my mind. Although I am still very resistant to the Xia people's invasion of Weizhou, a penny is difficult for the heroes. There is no money to use. For people like them who are not willing to spend their lives farming,
It's so sad.
The Xia people posted notices to recruit state soldiers, which was well known both inside and outside the city of Weizhou. There were 1,500 places on a first-come, first-served basis. One bushel of food was given per month. Each spring and autumn each received a certain amount of clothing and materials, not counting additional rewards. One year
You can also receive five pieces of money and five bolts of silk. To be honest, the money is a bit short. It is slightly worse than the original Weizhou state army, much worse than the town army, and it is even worse than the Yamen soldiers.
But - it’s still more money than farming, much more!
"I heard that the King of Xia paid for the reconstruction of the Dou Jiande Temple. I guess he is not a fool like Li Keyong who would just grab a handful and leave." The bearded man said, "I have made up my mind to enlist in the state army. You will come with me when you can."
I have this intention. When things come to pass, or if someone regrets it, I won’t force it.”
The big man with the beard raised his head and drank a bowl of wine, saying: "I'm going to go now, you can decide on your own."
After that, he put down the wine bowl and strode away.
"I'm going too! Farming all year round, what the hell!"
"Being a state soldier doesn't mean you have to go on an expedition, so it's not that big of a deal. Let's go!"
"If Thief Shao goes against the grain, he is going against his mother's will. Go and see first before talking."
"Gone, gone!"
The group of people put down their wine bowls, left the wine shop one after another, and went straight to the recruiting point.
On the road, I saw many people traveling with their families. Pots and pans were placed on the carriage, and the elderly, weak, women and children were also sitting in the carriage. Their faces showed some uneasiness, worry and longing - very complicated emotions.
"Where are you going after this?" The bearded man was shocked. The thing he was most afraid of came and he couldn't help but ask.
If it is true that the people of Weizhou are forcibly relocated, then they are going against their motherfuckers.
Next to the carriage was a sergeant escorting the carriage, wearing a brown military uniform. Hearing this, he glanced at him but did not stop him.
"I heard that I am going to Tangzhou." An old man replied.
"Tangzhou is so far away, what are you going to do?" the big man asked with a frown.
"We are originally from Henan. We fled to Weizhou to escape the rebellion of the Qin clan in the past. Although we can't go back to our hometown, it is not bad to go to Tangzhou." The old man replied: "The son of the family has joined the Xiejie Army. King Xia has issued an order.
All the families of the officers and soldiers of the Xiaojie Army were sent to Tangzhou. There was a disturbance there by Huang Chao and Qin Zongquan, and it was sparsely populated."
"Aren't you afraid that I'm lying to you?" the big man asked.
The old man shook his head and did not want to answer any more. The sergeant escorting the car glared at him and said: "The King of Xia never deceived us warriors. He said that if he goes to Tangzhou, he will go to Tangzhou. You are a rough man, you want to confuse the morale of the army."
Do you believe it or not that I caught you?"
The big man turned around and left without saying a word.
"Brother Cui, are you still going to apply?" Someone caught up and asked.
"Go! Why don't you go?" said the big man with beard: "Shao Shude is quite sensible. He did not force the people to be relocated. He is a wise man."
"Does he dare to forcibly move people's households?" Someone laughed and said: "The Xiaojie Army and a bunch of lackeys will naturally convince their families to move to Tangzhou. Others are not willing, and they might cause trouble."
When the others heard this, they were slightly embarrassed. The Xiaojie Army is a lackey, what do I think of me waiting to apply for the state army?
"Stop talking nonsense and leave quickly. If you go late, you may have already filled up your army quota." The big man urged: "I have been practicing martial arts for more than ten years. The governor of Weizhou looks down on me. I didn't expect to arrive.
Things are done in the hands of Xia people, alas."
Others also had complicated moods, but they all involuntarily quickened their pace.
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"Someone spread rumors in Wei County, saying that Your Highness is going to move all the people of Weibo to Helong to open up wasteland. Some warriors broke up the army, kidnapped Ding Zhuang, killed the county magistrate, the county magistrate and more than ten officials, and took the city to rebel. General Xie has already
Lead the troops to defeat them and behead more than 400 people." In the Weizhou government office, the staff were reporting the latest news.
Wei County is dozens of miles to the east. Shao Shude did not move, which does not mean that the army will not move. In fact, Tianxiong's right wing has already set off and entered Wei County.
There were no soldiers in Wei County, and they originally planned to surrender, but after a group of defeated soldiers ran over, things changed. They spread rumors that Shao Shude had killed people in a trap, and the killings were so intense that they even forcibly moved the people of Wei County to Helong.
Opening up wasteland, smoke of bad ethics, suddenly stirred up emotions.
Not everyone in Wei County was willing to surrender. After this, many people spontaneously joined the rout, beheaded the county magistrate, county magistrate and other officials, and refused to surrender. Thousands of Tianxiong Army vanguards arrived
Later, he broke it and killed hundreds of people, thus quelling the turmoil.
But the county seat is just the county seat. As for Wei County, no one knows what the situation is like in the countryside now. No one can guarantee whether they will be ambushed when they disperse to collect grain in the countryside. We can only leave it like this for now. After the new official takes office
, take some time and the situation should slowly improve.
"If there are those who spread rumors, don't hesitate to hunt them down." Shao Shude said: "Thank you for your plans and free up a few positions. Hurry up and arrange people."
This was the first time that Shao Shude did not arrange students from Guanxi Prefecture School in the newly occupied areas, and tried to use local scholars as officials. To be honest, it was quite interesting. Wei Bo lived up to the value of united front, and the local people got considerable benefits.
"Wei general Chen Yuanyu abandoned the city and left. The Tiande army has taken Liyang. General Cai sent three letters in succession, asking for an attack on Chanzhou."
Chanzhou is located in the east and north of Weizhou, opposite Puzhou. There is Yongji Canal in the territory, which leads to Weizhou in the north.
"Let Cai Songyang not be anxious." Shao Shude said: "This time I sent troops at the invitation of Luo Shuai to help me, how could I do this nonsense? Right, Inspector Sikong?"
Sikong Ting forced a smile. He actually regretted it a little, because now Luo Shaowei has a high possibility of becoming a military governor.
Just yesterday, tens of thousands of people from Li Gongquan's tribe came to the outside of the city. Five thousand yamen soldiers who had received many rewards came out of the city and defeated Li's army, beheading more than two thousand people.
Your uncle is still your uncle! Now you know why the votes of the 8,000 yamen soldiers in the Weibo Republic are the most valuable? These 8,000 people were originally composed of elite soldiers from six states. Although there is a phenomenon of father and son succeeding each other, the votes of the 8,000 yamen soldiers are the most valuable.
In order to get rid of the control of the Yamen Army, they have been selecting elite soldiers from various states to join the Yamen Army, objectively maintaining a certain degree of mobility and maintaining considerable combat effectiveness.
Li Gongquan suffered this defeat, and the situation was a little bad. Even if he came back with 20,000 main troops, his head would be borrowed, and the 30,000 troops would surrender to Luo Shaowei.
"Luo Shaowei has not yet secured his position, so you are rushing to drive me away?" Shao Shude laughed and said: "When the situation is critical, he wants to rush me to fly to Weizhou. Once things get better, he wants to send me away. Cross the river and demolish the bridge, leaving no one behind.
In the future, Luo Shaowei is too young."
Sikong Ting could only apologize in embarrassment and said: "Your Highness, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses cannot defeat the six states of Wei and Bo. Rather than being in flames all over the country, being attacked in the rear, and unable to continue the food supply, it is better to accept it as soon as possible..."
"Money and food, haha!" Shao Shude laughed and said, "I can't get just this money and food. I have to wait until next year. Does Luo Shaowei think I am a three-year-old?"
Two hundred chariots of gold and silver, two hundred thousand coins, four hundred thousand bolts of silk, and six hundred thousand grains of wheat. This was Luo Shaowei's latest offer. He wanted Shao Shude to retreat because he felt he was capable of dealing with Li Gongquan.
But the problem is, he has no money now. These are all empty promises, and they won’t be paid until next year. Even next year, the payment may not be enough, and it will have to be postponed until the year after.
Luo Shaowei's financial knowledge has really improved by leaps and bounds recently. He found anti-aircraft artillery loans, issued forward acceptance bills, and paid installments. He was a bit like the "debt commander" of Emperor Dezong and Emperor Dezong - the general of the Shence Army borrowed loan sharks in Chang'an.
, Bribe the middle-ranking officials, ask for the release of military envoys, and find ways to repay the money after taking office.
In this world, there are many titles such as marshal, marshal, military marshal, etc., all of which are good names, but Luo Shaowei has the reputation of "debt commander", and I don't know if it is worth it.
"Inspector Sikong, your stance must be stable." Shao Shude said with a half-smile: "I have been in Weizhou for many days, and the five counties are rough. After spending so much effort, you didn't see anything, so you just sent me away?
"
"Your Highness has just rejected Cai Jun's request to attack Chanzhou. This..." Sikong Ting asked subconsciously with sweat on his back.
"The reason why this is so is because I received a military report that a section of the Jin army from Xingzhou went south to plunder Xiangzhou. I can't stand it and plan to send troops north to eliminate this group of bandits." Shao Shude said.
Xiangzhou was Yecheng during the Cao Wei Dynasty. There were six counties in the north of Weizhou, with a population of more than 500,000 people. However, they have experienced several wars in recent years and suffered considerable losses. Shao Shude suspected that the number was only more than 400,000. But
It is still a large county with a very large number of registered residents.
"Xiangzhou?" Sikong Ting was surprised.
Further north of Xiangzhou is the East Sanzhou of Zhaoyi (Xingming Ci). Sikong Ting felt that the situation was already very strange. Li Gongquan was playing with fire, Luo Shaowei was playing with fire, and King Xia was also playing with fire. This one is not good,
Weibo has become a battlefield!
"Inspector Sikong, your stance must be firm." Shao Shude repeated it again.