Chapter 92 Lu Bu was careless and lost his immortality
After Lu Bu was defeated, he had no choice but to flee eastward.
Because there is no city for hundreds of miles to the north and there is no way to supply food and grass, we can only go east to the Yanggu Road to reach Zishi.
Zishi County is the middle area between Fenyang City and Xiaoyi City in later generations. Some time ago, Zhang Fei went north to station in Xihe, and had a small collision with Lu Bu in Pingzhou south of Lishi.
At that time, Lu Bu sent his men to attack Pingzhou from the Xiangyang Ancient Road. After being repulsed by Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei threatened the Zi family from the Xiangyang Ancient Road.
The two started fighting over this ancient road that spanned the Luliang Mountains and was the only link between Fenyang and Lishi.
Later, both sides took a step back and did not continue to expand the war.
Now that Lu Bu was defeated, he almost instinctively walked in the direction of the Xiangyang Ancient Road without thinking.
Because this ancient road is very close, it is less than 200 miles from Lishi to Zishi. The road is a little bumpy, but if everything goes well, it can be reached in two or three days.
Moreover, he didn't have much food and grass in the first place. Now after the defeat, he lost almost all the food, grass and baggage, so he could only choose the shortest way.
However, Lu Bu had no idea at this time that Xu Rong had already conquered Huguan a few days ago and headed north to take Nie County.
Nie County was Nanguan in the Song Dynasty, and later became Wuxiang County, a city governed by senior officials in Shanxi.
This place is located between the Shangdang Basin and the Taiyuan Basin, and is an important transportation route. It was after Lu Bu conquered Nie County that he went north to drive away Gao Gan and capture Taiyuan.
When Li Su, the general of Taiyuan, learned that the imperial troops were invading Bingzhou, he was immediately horrified. He sent people to contact Lu Bu and led his troops to stop them.
Originally, with Nie County's geographical advantage, although Li Su only had 3,000 troops, it was not impossible to delay the attack.
However, Zhang Yang was defeated too quickly. Subsequently, Zhang Liao's troops arrived and joined Xu Rong's troops. With nearly 30,000 troops, they surrounded Nie County. The troops in the city were demoralized, and Li Su had no choice but to open the city and surrender.
By the time Lu Bu fled into Zishi County, Chen Mu had already entered Taiyuan County.
The imperial army successfully controlled Qixian, Jingling, Zhongdu, Wuxian, Jiexiu and other counties on the east bank of Zhaoyuze in the south of Taiyuan, which were less than a hundred miles away from the Zi family.
It is the early autumn, and the mountains are full of red leaves. The main gathering area of the Taiyuan Basin is around Zhaoyu Ze, which has been exhausted in later generations. It is the middle zone between Pingyao County and Wenshui County, and Qi County is on the northeast coast.
During the Han Dynasty, this large lake was still there, and most of the people in Taiyuan County lived in several counties around it. They cultivated fields around the lake, and there were continuous wilderness, all covered with endless lakes and fields.
Chen Mu is riding on horseback, with an army stretching for miles behind him. The sun is rising in the distance. It is the season of wheat farming in early autumn. In the farmland, scattered farmers are busy.
When the army passed by, they would occasionally raise their heads to look. There was no trace of joy or vitality on their faces, only lifeless numbness and indifference.
There have been dozens of large and small wars in Bingzhou over the years, most of which revolved around Xiu's massacre of various tribes heading south to invade the country. Originally, the population of Bingzhou was not large, and most of it was concentrated in the Taiyuan Basin and Shangdang Basin. After many wars, the population of Bingzhou was less than one in ten.
After the melee in the Central Plains, Shangdang and Taiyuan were also repeatedly attacked. Bandits, broken soldiers and ethnic minorities from all over the country took turns to invade. The people here have long been accustomed to war and are no longer surprised.
If they encounter soldiers and bandits, they may only lose one life. If they don't farm, then the whole village, the whole township and even the whole city will starve to death, so even if they see the army, they will not run away.
"Has the Anmin list been posted?"
Chen Mu turned around and asked the attendant Ada beside him.
Ah Da replied: "It's posted."
"Then how come the common people are so numb when they see the imperial army?"
"When the announcement was posted at the city gate, not many people saw it. Maybe the people didn't know how to read."
"It's one thing if the people don't know how to read, but it's also because they're hungry and they don't have the heart to think about anything else."
Chen Mu shook his head.
During the founding of our country, more than 80% of the people were illiterate, and even more so during the Han Dynasty. Even if Qingzhou Taishan Academy was in full swing, they could only be considered a minority in the entire Han Dynasty.
However, no matter how illiterate they are, the people will still care about the current situation, because every time the imperial court publishes a list, it is related to their lives.
Now they don't even want to look at the posting list anymore, which proves that they no longer care about it.
Even if the ax is coming, perhaps Sumai, who represents hope, is the only one.
Chen Mu thought for a while and said: "Go and send people to inform the village elders near and far that the imperial army has arrived. Seeing the suffering in Bingzhou, taxes will be exempted for three years, and each county will open granaries to provide food relief to the poor people."
"only."
Ada immediately went to do some work.
Chen Mu was riding on horseback, followed by student Lu Yi.
Compared to Zhuge Liang, Chen Qun and other students, Lu Yi was already a step behind.
Although he made great contributions to pacifying Jiangdong, his qualifications were slightly insufficient, so he was trained by his side.
The rest of Zhuge Liang and others have now gone to Henan, Jizhou and other places to become local county magistrates and county magistrates, and their road to promotion is smooth.
Bringing him here this time can be regarded as personally escorting him.
After Ada went to do things, Chen Mu said to Lu Yi: "Bo Yan, I want you to serve as the Pingcheng Commandery. What do you think?"
Lu Yi was behind him, cupping his hands towards Chen Mu's back and saying, "I will go wherever Master tells me to go."
"hehe."
Chen Mu smiled and said, "Don't you ask me why I want you to go to Pingcheng?"
"Master has a long-term vision, and naturally he has his reasons."
Lu Yi replied.
Chen Mu nodded slightly and said: "Pingcheng is the throat of Daijun and the only way from Yanmen to Gaoliu. This will be an important trade channel in the future. I let you go because I want you to build the road."
"Building roads?"
Lu Yi was very surprised. He thought he was going there to prepare for the northward attack on Xianbei.
Chen Mu said with a smile: "Yes, Qingzhou's textile industry is very prosperous now, but it is not suitable for weaving there. The sources of wool, silk and cotton are too far away, and the transportation costs are extremely high. The cost of weaving is also very high, which requires
The state provides a large amount of subsidies, which consumes a lot of money, so industrial transfers must be carried out.”
"Industrial Transfer?"
The look in his eyes confirmed that it was an economic term that Lu Yi couldn't understand.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! In these years, he did not stay in Taishan Academy every day like Zhuge Liang. Most of the books Chen Mu gave him were about governance or strategy, such as the economics masterpiece "Chen Zi Shang Shu"
"He has never read it, so he doesn't know much about economics.
On the other hand, those students in Taishan Academy who have carefully studied "Chen Zi Shang Shu" now have a good understanding of the so-called manufacturing industry, traditional agriculture, service industry and the like.
Seeing his doubts, Chen Mu explained: "The so-called industrial transfer refers to the transfer of industries from a certain place of origin to other places. For example, Hebei and Henan have many plains and a lot of farmland. They are the traditional agricultural production areas of the Han Dynasty and are rich in agricultural products.
Grain. If the agriculture in Hebei and Henan is transferred away, it will be an industrial transfer."
Lu Yi felt very surprised and said: "Although I know that Shijun is just comparing Hebei and Henan, but for some reason, Shijun seems to really want to transfer the agriculture from Hebei and Henan."
Chen Mu smiled and said: "You are still very sharp. Yes, I do want to transfer the agriculture in Hebei and Henan. Of course, it is not a complete transfer, but the focus of production will be placed in other places. I plan to place grain production in Jiangdong.
, Huaibei and Jingzhou Yunmengze, Dongting Lake Basin."
This is part of Chen Mu's plan long ago. Grain production will be transferred from north to south, and the textile industry will be placed in the west of Youzhou, that is, in the Beijing area. The steel industry will start from Qingzhou, and then drive Hebei and Henan and other places.
, start large-scale steelmaking.
The reason for this planning is because of regional advantages. Jiangdong, Huaibei and the two lakes basins belong to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. They have been the national granary since the Song Dynasty and have natural advantages in grain production areas.
There are many iron ore and coal mines in Hebei and Henan. Wu'an Iron and Steel, Handan Iron and Steel, Xingtai Iron and Steel, Shijiazhuang Iron and Steel, as well as Pingdingshan Coal Mine, Luoyang Coal Mine, Xuchang Coal Mine, Anyang Coal Mine, Hebi Coal Mine, etc. are all well-known at home and abroad.
Hebei's iron ore content and steel production capacity rank first in the country. Although Henan's coal mines and iron ores are not as good as Shanxi and Hebei, there are many open-pit mines and smooth roads, which also have its huge advantages.
As for locating the textile industry in Beijing, it is naturally because Beijing is close to the grasslands. Zhangjiakou and Datong are the only way from Beijing to the grasslands.
In the Han Dynasty, from Gaoliu, Daijun, to Pingcheng, there was Shanyuting in the southern Xiongnu and central Xianbei.
Therefore, combined with the excavation of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, when all the lines along the line are connected, the grain production areas, steel production areas, and textile industry production areas will all be connected together.
Whether in ancient times or modern times, people's livelihood is covered by four words - food, clothing, housing and transportation!
Clothing is the textile industry.
In later generations, the capital of Hebei and the northeastern region were heavy industrial areas, mainly developing steel.
However, due to local conditions, Beijing in the Han Dynasty was more suitable for the textile industry.
It is close to the grassland and has the advantage of producing area.
Food is naturally the grain producing area in Jiangnan. The emergence of double-cropping rice has greatly increased grain production. The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River will become the granary of the Han Dynasty.
In the north, Chen Mu plans to focus on growing wheat, soybeans, corn, potatoes and other crops, abandon millet with a smaller yield, and promote soy products to provide rich protein for the people.
Living is the construction industry.
The age of the steam engine started the first industrial revolution in steelmaking, and steel production capacity increased, continuing to promote new industries.
When the time comes to build roads and build houses, there will be enough steel support.
Next to it is the Grand Canal.
It connects to Youyan in the north, crosses Hebei to connect the Yellow River to Luoyang, and goes south to Yingshui to connect to the Han River and the Yangtze River.
The southeast is guided by the Grand Canal of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty in history, and the Yongji Canal, Tongji Canal, Hangou, Jiangnan River and other sections are dug.
This connection between the north and the south provides great convenience for trade.
Therefore, for this big plan, Chen Mu sent his favorite disciple Chen Qun to the Qiantang Order in the east of the Yangtze River to assist Cui Yan, the shepherd of Yangzhou, in completing his mission targets, developing grain production in the east of the Yangtze River and digging the canal section from the Qiantang River to the Yangtze River in the Jiangnan River section.
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He also sent his nephew Yang Xiu to Guangling to serve as the Guangling order, and appointed Chen Deng as the prefect of Guangling to assist Xuzhou Mu Maojie in completing the excavation of the Hangou section of the Huaihe River from Guangling in Xuzhou.
He also appointed Sima Lang as the prefect of Chenliu, and appointed Pang Tong Juyeling to assist Yanzhou Mu Wang Lang and Yuzhou Mu Dong Zhao in the work of digging the Tongji Canal.
Finally, Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Xu Shu and others served as local county magistrates in Hebei and Youzhou respectively, assisting Hua Xin, who succeeded Xun Yu as the new shepherd of Jizhou, to do the excavation work of Yongji Canal.
It can be said that Chen Mu wants to arrange the talents to be cultivated in the future in important areas along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. First, let them have political achievements to facilitate promotion. Second, arrange his own people to implement this work as soon as possible to prepare for the future layout.
Intend.
Now Lu Yi was arranged in Pingcheng, which later became Datong City.
In this way, he can completely open up the supply chain of upstream and downstream production areas. The north is the wool textile industry, the south is the grain production area, Luoyang is the transfer station, and Henan and Hebei are the steel and industrial production areas. The future of the entire Kanto will be bright.
Lu Yi didn't understand a lot of things, but Chen Mu patiently explained all the way, telling him his great layout and overall thinking. He was so persuasive that he was fascinated and full of fantasies about the future.
By evening, the army had marched all the way from Wu County to a place less than ten miles southeast of Zishi County. The city could already be seen in the distance.
After Lu Bu fled to Zishi, he had less than 4,000 soldiers and horses with him, his morale was low, and there was not much food left.
Zhang Fei's pursuers surrounded him, and Lu Bu was facing internal and external troubles. It was already extremely difficult for Lu Bu.
At this moment, at the top of Zi's city, looking at the dense crowd of Zhang Fei's men outside the city, Wei Jian sighed to Lu Bu and said: "General, we are at the end of our rope. There is not much food left in the city. We also heard that Shangdang and Taiyuan have been lost, and the general's family has been captured.
,I am afraid......."
Lu Bu's face was indifferent, he didn't know whether it was sadness or anger. After a moment, it turned into a deep sigh and said: "Bo Chu, I think that I, Lu Bu, was a hero for the first time, but half of my life was wasted in vain, and now I am at the end of my rope."
"Although this is hard to say, General, why not surrender?"
Wei Jian advised: "Even if it's not about taking care of your own life, you still have to think about your wife and children."
Lu Bu hesitated for a moment.
At this moment, a scout suddenly said: "General, a large army is coming from the southeast of the city!"
"this......"
Lu Bu was terrified. Even if he was besieged by Zhang Fei, the imperial army had just conquered Shangdang and Nie County. Did it come so fast?
He once considered retreating to Taiyuan County, how could he run away now?
During the hesitation, the army in the distance had arrived outside the city.
It was at sunset in the evening that Zhang Fei learned that his fourth brother was coming, so he quickly mounted his horse and came to greet him.
Tian Feng was supervising the transportation of grain and grass from the rear at this time, but he did not come over.
Chen Mu was riding on horseback and saw a black whirlwind rushing towards him like lightning from a distance.
It's not that Zhang Fei is particularly dark, but that he is covered in black clouds and snow without a trace of dust, except for his four hooves, which are like snow.
So when he was running fast, it was like a black cloud coming in, and he was in front of Chen Mu in the blink of an eye.
"Hahahahaha."
Before the person arrives, the voice has arrived.
Zhang Fei laughed and said: "Fourth brother, my fourth brother!"
"Third brother!"
Chen Mu got up enthusiastically, and they both got off their horses and hugged each other tightly.
Both of them laughed and looked up and down.
"Fourth brother, you have lost weight."
"Third brother is actually a lot stronger."
"There's nothing else in Xihe, just enough beef and mutton."
Zhang Fei said happily: "The Huns were frightened by Lu Bu's attack, so they defected to me and sacrificed their tribe's cattle and sheep. I'm tired of eating them every day."
Chen Mu nodded and said: "The Huns who sing, dance, and raise cattle and sheep are the good Huns."
"Fourth brother, I surrounded Lu Bu in the city. You came just in time to attack the city together!"
Zhang Fei smiled.
Chen Mu thought for a while and said, "Don't go to so much trouble. Let Lu Bu surrender. If he doesn't surrender, I will tie him up and send him to my tent tonight."
Zhang Fei said in surprise: "It's not easy to get this guy to surrender. Does my fourth brother have another plan?"
Chen Mu smiled mysteriously: "Third brother is optimistic about it."
The two of them walked slowly and leisurely while talking and laughing, and arrived outside Zishi City.
Looking at the city from a distance, Zhang Fei shouted: "Lü Bu, come out!"
Lu Bu looked over, furious.
Outside the city, brothers Zhang Fei and Chen Mu were looking at him with smiles. When he was escaping east from Chang'an City, he passed by outside the city and Chen Mu's humiliation of him was vivid in his mind.
For a moment Lu Bu said angrily: "Zhang Fei, Chen Mu, don't bully others too much!"
Chen Mu was not in the mood to shout, so he asked Zhang Fei to pass the message.
The two brothers exchanged words for a while, Zhang Fei nodded frequently, and then summoned all his strength to shout: "Lu Bu, do you want to talk? Do you dare to leave the city?"
Out of town to negotiate?
If it had been before, Lu Bu would have definitely gone out.
But now he found that he could no longer defeat Zhang Fei. What if leaving the city was a trap?
So Lu Bu said without hesitation: "Just talk here!"
"Lu Bu, negotiations cost money. Now you are surrounded by us and you can't escape even if you have wings. Quickly put down your weapons and surrender in Kaicheng! I promise not to spare your life!"
Zhang Fei shouted again.
When Lu Bu heard this, his already unbearable anger became even more intense, and he shouted: "How dare you insult me so lightly!"
Zhang Fei was also annoyed and shouted: "Lü Bu, I'm going to kill you, immortal. Please give me a pleasant word: Surrender or not!"
"If you don't surrender, come and attack the city if you have the guts!"
Lu Bu responded angrily.
Seeing how determined he was, Zhang Fei turned to Chen Mu and said, "Fourth brother, I can't persuade you to surrender."
Chen Mu smiled: "No problem, let's surround the city first and talk about it in the evening."
The two turned and left.
The guard on the top of the city shook his head and said worriedly: "General, what should we do?"
Lu Bu calmed down and regretted his impulsiveness.
But now I have sternly refused, and it is too late to regret it. I can only force myself to say: "Huh, I'm afraid they won't succeed."
After that, he turned back to the mansion.
Time passed quickly and it was evening.
Several generals in Lu Bu's army, including Hou Cheng, Song Xian, Wei Xu and others, got together to discuss important matters.
The specific content is unknown, but they quickly reached an agreement and went back separately.
At midnight, there was silence inside and outside Zishi City.
Hundreds of soldiers slowly walked to the streets and slowly arrived outside the county government mansion where Lu Bu lived.
At this moment, Lu Bu was already drunk, and disaster was imminent. Li Su and Zhang Yang had both surrendered, and his wife and daughter were captured. He gradually gave up on himself.
After falling asleep, I felt thirsty in the middle of the night and got up to drink water.
But at this moment, faint shouts of killing could be heard outside.
The sound was getting closer and closer, and Lu Bu woke up quickly. He thought that Zhang Fei and Chen Mu had captured the city. He didn't even have time to put on his armor, so he rolled and crawled towards the backyard, preparing to escape on the red rabbit horse.
While running away at night, he had just taken Red Rabbit, opened the back door, and fled for his life in a panic. A big clinker net fell from the sky, and a group of people came and tied him up.
By the middle of the night, Lu Bu had been sent to Chen Mu's camp outside the city.