Dizhou, Hebei Province, was once the bridgehead for Guo Song to support Li Na. A large number of temporary tent warehouses were built on the north bank of the Yellow River in the Luhe County area to store money, food and materials. At this time, the Yellow River had thawed, and all the water on the river was floating from the middle and upper reaches.
The ice floes are called the Yellow River. Ships cannot cross the river at this time. Only after half a month, the ice floods completely disappear, can the river be normally navigable.
Zhu Si also seized this period of time to attack Li Na on a large scale. The Jin army in Hebei was unable to cross the river and go south to support. This was their opportunity, but Zhu Si or Liu Sigu's thinking was still a little narrow, and they ignored the most critical point.
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On the sea north of Penglai County, Dengzhou, two hundred large ships were sailing from the distant sea, gradually approaching the port of Penglai County.
On the bow deck of the leading ship stood Yang Meng, the deputy general of the Hebei Jin Army. This time he led an army of 30,000 to Dengzhou to join Li Bing who was heading north. Although the Yellow River was impassable for navigation, the sea was. They set out from Hekou Port and headed directly
Crossed the Bohai Sea and arrived at Dengzhou Port a few days later.
Dengzhou Port was the starting point of the Sui Dynasty navy when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty attacked Goguryeo. A large number of naval docks were built here with bluestone. After continuous repairs by the Tang Dynasty, it became the largest military port in the Tang Dynasty during the Tianbao period. Unfortunately, Anlu Mountain
After the rebellion, the imperial court was unable to maintain a naval force, and many warships were bought by merchants and converted into merchant ships. By the late Emperor Daizong, there was no longer a single warship in Dengzhou.
Li Zhengji, Li Na and his son were not interested in expanding the naval army. On the one hand, their own demand was not large, and on the other hand, building a naval army required a lot of money and food. It was difficult for Li Zhengji to maintain the army, so how could he have any spare money to build warships?
It is for this reason that most of the ships docked at Dengzhou Wharf are merchant ships. However, in recent years, the taxes imposed by Li Na have become higher and higher, especially on marine goods. The tax reaches 30% of the value of the goods. Maritime merchants have to bear it no matter what.
Can't afford it? They turned to Hekou Port one after another. The tax at Hekou Port was only half, so of course it was very popular among merchants.
At this time, the Dengzhou port was deserted. There was no ship in sight. An old man who managed the port slowly came out of a room. He was carrying an iron teapot in his hand. He was going to pour some water to make tea. He looked up.
Suddenly he saw huge ships on the sea. The old man was stunned. After a while, he rubbed his eyes. Wasn't it a phantom on the sea? It was a real big ship, there were hundreds of them.
"This is terrible!" The old man threw away the teapot and ran towards a clock tower.
Not long after, a heavy bell rang on the harbor, 'Dang! Dang! Dang!'
The bell sounded very quickly. Was it an alarm bell? It reminded Penglai County, several miles away, that danger was coming.
In fact, this reminder is meaningless. There is no regular army in Dengzhou. There are only 500 local militia soldiers who are responsible for closing and opening the city gates of each county in Dengzhou and maintaining order in the city.
There are four counties in Dengzhou. As the state government, there are two hundred militia soldiers in Penglai County. The bell at the port rang, and soldiers immediately ran to inform the governor and the county magistrate.
Not long after, the governor Han Baoyi and the county magistrate Zhou Quan rushed to Beichengtou. They could clearly see the situation of the harbor from a distance. They saw that the port was full of large ships, and there were many ships waiting to dock in the bay. A group of
The ant-like soldiers disembarked from the ship, causing the governor Han Baoyi to take a breath of air.
"Your Majesty, where is this army?"
The county magistrate Zhou Quan asked nervously: "Could it be Zhu Tao or Silla's army?"
Han Baoyi shook his head, "They don't have so many ships. These troops can only be Jin troops coming from Hekou Port."
When he heard that it was the Jin army, the county magistrate Zhou Quan was relieved. He was afraid that it was the Liaodong or Silla army. Those armies would definitely burn, kill and loot when they came. The Jin army had strict military discipline, so there was no need to worry too much.
"I think they may be here to support the lord!" Han Baoyi said slowly.
Zhou Quan had no interface. He had an intuition that the Jin army was not necessarily here to support Li Na.
Although Han Baoyi said he was here to support the lord, there was also some worry in his eyes. If he was to support the lord, it would be great, but what if he wasn't?
But at this time they had no choice. Han Baoyi immediately ordered the city gate to be opened. He took the county magistrate Zhou Quan to the dock to visit the Jin army commander.
The 30,000-strong army quickly disembarked and quickly assembled on the shore. Yang Meng's mission this time was not urgent. He wanted to join Li Bing's army and form a new army, with Li Bing as the main general and Yang Meng as the deputy general, leading 70,000 troops.
The army destroyed Qi.
This is Guo Song's plan to kill three birds with one stone, taking advantage of Zhu Si's attack on Li Na to destroy Yao Shun of Quanzhou, Gaoyou of Huaixi and Li Na of Qi in one fell swoop.
At this time, a soldier came to report: "General, the local magistrate of Dengzhou wants to see you!"
Yang Meng looked around and saw two civil servants standing a dozen steps away. The leading official was in his forties or fifties, with a medium build, a goatee, and a pair of triangular eyes that looked a bit cunning. The one behind him was slightly younger and had a thick skin.
Dark, short and fat, he looks like a shopkeeper.
"I am Yang Meng, the chariot and cavalry general of the Jin Army. What do you two do for me?"
The leading official quickly stepped forward and bowed, "I am Han Baoyi, who is currently serving as the governor of Dengzhou. Behind me is Zhou Quan, the magistrate of Penglai County, who is here to pay homage to the general!"
Yang Meng smiled and said: "Don't worry, the Jin army has always maintained strict military discipline and will not disturb the people. We will camp outside the city and will not enter the county."
Han Baoyi carefully probed: "I heard that King Qi and King Jin have reached an agreement. Is the general here to support King Qi?"
Yang Meng said calmly: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin will not allow Zhu Si to occupy Qi. Of course Zhu Si is our enemy!"
Han Baoyi breathed a sigh of relief, "I feel relieved now. I will report it to King Qi immediately!"
Yang Meng waved his hand, "Please keep it secret for now. According to our intelligence, King Qi has Zhu Si's spies around him. If Zhu Si finds out, it will seriously affect our plan to attack the enemy."
"Thank you, General, for reminding me that I almost made a mistake."
At this time, the county magistrate Zhou Quan said: "Does the general need food?"
"I appreciate Magistrate Zhou's kindness. We have food supplies and we don't need them for the time being."
Zhou Quan thought for a while and then said: "There are still hundreds of loads of dried fish in the warehouse. Even if it is Penglai County's wish, I can give the brothers a little extra food."
Yang Meng hesitated for a moment, then smiled happily and said: "Dried fish is fine, so thank you both!"
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When Zhou Quan returned to the county government, he immediately sent for his brother. His brother was called Zhou Xizhu. He was short, fat, and had dark skin. He looked very similar to his brother Zhou Quan.
The two brothers belong to a wealthy family in Huang County, Dengzhou. Currently, Zhou Xizhu opens a Penglai restaurant in Penglai County. He is also in charge of Zhou's trading company, which mainly trades with Silla. The Zhou family also has several sea ships, like other Dengzhou maritime merchants.
Several sea ships are moored in the estuary port.
"Brother, I heard that the Jin army entered Hong Kong?" Zhou Xizhu shouted when he saw Zhou Quan.
"You can't keep your voice down!" Zhou Quan glared at him like a brother.
Zhou Xizhu didn't dare to say anything anymore, and Zhou Quan said: "Just now, the governor of Han and I went to visit the general of the Jin army. The general of the Jin army said that the king of Jin would not allow Zhu Si to occupy Qi. It sounded like he was here to help the king of Qi, but I
It doesn’t feel that simple.”
Zhou Xizhu was shocked, "Brother, are you saying that King Jin has ambitions for Qi State?"
Zhou Quan nodded slowly, "There is a mystery in the words of the Jin army leader. He only said that Zhu Si was not allowed to occupy Qi State, but he did not say that he was here to assist the King of Qi. If the King of Jin wanted to occupy Qi State, he would not be allowed to do so either.
Zhu Siranzhi, is this the truth?"
"Brother makes sense, what does Governor Han think?"
"He seemed to believe it, and I felt like this was my chance!"
Zhou Quan whispered: "The general of the Jin army must not know that Han Baoyi's sister is Li Na's partial concubine, let alone Han Baoyi's nepotism with his sister to become the governor of Dengzhou. We need to tell the general of the Jin army this information."
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Zhou Xizhu understood, "Brother, you want me to deliver the letter?"
Zhou Quan shook his head, "We must find a way to destroy Han Baoyi's two trust eagles as soon as possible. I know Han Baoyi. He will definitely write to Li Na and tell Li Na that there is no time. You should take action immediately."
Zhou Quan gave some instructions to his brothers, and Zhou Xizhu nodded repeatedly, turned around and hurried away.
Zhou Quan went to the warehouse and began to organize civilians and carts to deliver 500 tons of dried fish to the Jin army.
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Han Baoyi also doubted the motives of the Jin army coming to Dengzhou. Although Qi and Jin had reached a cooperation agreement, if the Jin army was going to land in Dengzhou, the lord would definitely tell him in advance, but he knew nothing about it, so Han Baoyi
I suspected that the agreement between Qi and Jin did not include the clause that Jin troops would land in Dengzhou.
Although Han Baoyi promised to keep Yang Meng's secret secret, he wrote a letter from Ying after returning to the Yamen, and sent someone to find Ying Nu.
Not long after, Yingnu hurried to the state government office. He knelt down and saluted: "See you, envoy!"
Han Baoyi handed him the eagle letter and said, "Send this letter to Qizhou immediately. The letter is very important, so don't waste time."
"I obey, little man!" Eagle Slave took the mailbox, turned around and left.
Li Na usually trained messenger eagles to deliver letters. Basically, every state capital in Qi has an eagle tower. The eagle tower is usually on the city wall, and Penglai County is no exception. The eagle tower is located in the northeast corner of the city wall, where you can overlook
It is the tallest building in the county.
The Eagle slave returned to the Eagle Tower, only to find that the door was not closed. He was a little surprised that he had closed the door! As soon as he walked into the Eagle Tower, a man in black behind the door covered his mouth from behind and gave him a bright
The dagger was held at his neck.
"If you dare to scream, I will kill you with one knife!"