Eight hundred and sixtieth chapters Lu family votes
Guo Song was looking at the map of Hebei in the tent. He believed that Zhu Tao had received the news and was rushing back. Yao Jin led his army to pursue him.
At this time, Xindu County should be captured. It is not difficult to capture Xindu County and even Jizhou. What is difficult is whether the people will return. After all, the people of Jizhou have been living under the rule of feudal towns for several generations and are very indifferent to the monarch and the court. This
Under such circumstances, the noble families of various states became the key to whether the Chang'an court could rule the Hebei region.
At this time, the soldiers reported at the tent door: "Your Highness, there is an old man coming outside, claiming to be the head of the Lu family, his name is Lu Jingliang, asking to see Your Highness!"
Guo Song was startled, then overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Please invite him in quickly!"
Guo Song really didn't expect Lu Jingliang to come. He came just after he entered Youzhou, which shows the Lu family's eagerness.
Guo Song personally walked out of the tent to greet him. At this time, Lu Jingliang came up under the guidance of the soldiers. Guo Song greeted him with a smile, "Welcome Master Lu to the camp!"
Lu Jingliang quickly bowed and saluted, "Jing Liang has always wanted to come to Chang'an to meet His Highness, but he didn't expect that our first meeting would be in Youzhou. Jing Liang is extremely ashamed!"
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "Although this is the first time to meet the head of the family, the Lu family has already shown its presence in Chang'an. Wasn't it the head of the Lu family who sent Lu Lun to join the army in my office?"
"His Highness is right, fame is not as good as meeting, and meeting is not as good as heart-to-heart communication. Your Highness's trust in the Lu family will always be remembered by the Lu family."
"Let's go into the big tent and say, Master, please come!"
"Your Highness, please come first!"
The two humbly walked into the big tent and sat down at the small table. A soldier came in and served them tea.
Lu Jingliang served as a member of Zhongshushe during the Dali period, and once served as the minister of the Ministry of War. Later, he was implicated by his brother Lu Qi and served as the governor of Langzhou, which is today's Changde area in Hunan. He offended Song Chaofeng again, who was under Li Shi's leadership.
Li Shi heard the slanderous words in front of him, saying that the Lu family supported Zhu Tao, and planned to demote him to Lingnan again. Lu Jingliang resigned and returned to his hometown in anger.
"His Highness's strategy this time is wonderful!"
Lu Jingliang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "We successfully transferred Zhu Si's main force to the south and used Yao Jin to hold him down. Your Highness will then attack from the side and go straight to his base. If nothing happens, Zhu Tao's Youzhou City will not be able to be saved."
Guo Song smiled lightly and said: "The city wall of Youzhou is tall and thick, and the moat is very wide. It will not be easy to capture it!"
"It is indeed difficult to attack. There were originally only 10,000 troops in the city. Lu Jinsuo led 10,000 troops back to Youzhou, and several thousand people from Yizhou fled back. Now there are about 23,000 to 23,000 people in Youzhou City, and the food supply is 50
It has more than 10,000 stones and a population of more than 200,000. The city wall has a circumference of more than 40 miles. The city wall is four feet high and the city head is two feet and five feet wide. It was just renovated ten years ago. More importantly, the people in the city are relatively supportive of Zhu Tao.
, morale is high.”
"Who is the general?"
"It should be Lu Jinsuo, but this person has nothing to do with the Lu family. He is actually a descendant of Goguryeo. He wanted to have a relationship with the Lu family, but he had bad character and I rejected him."
Guo Song took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Master Lu has traveled a hundred and fifty miles to come to me, right? It's not just to introduce the defense situation of Youzhou City!"
"Of course not. Capturing Youzhou City requires cooperation from both inside and outside."
"Is there any chance?" Guo Songxiao asked.
"Of course there is a chance!"
Lu Jingliang smiled slightly and said: "More than 20,000 people alone cannot defend Youzhou City. Lu Jinsuo has begun to recruit a large number of civilians. He asked someone to bring a message to me, hoping that the children of the Lu family and the villagers of the Lu family will also enter the city.
Participate in the defense.”
Guo Song understood immediately, and he quickly asked: "How many people are there in Lujiazhuang?"
"There are eight hundred people!"
Guo Song took a few steps with his hands behind his back and immediately ordered: "Let Zhang Yun come see me immediately!"
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Youzhou City also received a flying pigeon message from the Yizhou defenders. It was learned that tens of thousands of Jin troops were heading towards Youzhou. This caused a panic in Youzhou City. The main generals of Youzhou were originally Zhonglang Generals Liu Changgan and Lu Jinsuo.
After withdrawing to Youzhou, Zhu Tao sent a special letter to appoint Lu Jinsuo to stay in Youzhou, and also appointed counselor Jia Shu as military advisor to assist Lu Jinsuo.
Jia Shu still had some talent. He knew very well that 20,000 people needed logistical support and had to go to the city to fight, and the number of troops was simply not enough. He suggested that Lu Jinsuo recruit tens of thousands of civilians to help defend the city, and at the same time asked the major wealthy families to distribute their troops in the manors outside the city.
Zhuang Ding was summoned into the city to assist in the defense.
Lu Jinsuo accepted his suggestion, and he sent people to notify more than a dozen wealthy families in Youzhou to withdraw into the city, of course, along with their villagers.
These wealthy families are basically Zhu Tao's relatives, including his in-laws, wives' natal families, etc. They received a large amount of money and land from Zhu Tao, and gradually became the new wealthy families in Youzhou.
Among them, only the Lu family is special. It is a famous family in the world, and its children are all over Youyan, Hebei. The Lu family cooperated with Zhu Tao, allowing Zhu Tao to firmly rule Youzhou, so the Lu family's family property and manor have always been in the hands of Zhu.
Zhu Tao also specifically approved that he, like his relatives, could have his own Zhuang Ding.
Groups of wealthy villagers entered the city one after another, followed by their families and property;
That afternoon, more than twenty carriages from the Lu family also entered the city. They were all members of the Lu clan living outside the city, including the head of the family, Lu Jingliang. Behind the carriage team, there was an army of spearmen in blue,
These are the eight hundred villagers of the Lu family. They all wear blue warrior uniforms and everyone jokingly calls them the Blue Army.
This blue-clad spear army is led by General Lu Chang. Lu Chang is one of the few military generals among the children of the Lu family. He once served as Zhonglang General in Liu Qia's army. He is in his thirties and has a tall figure.
Tall and powerful in appearance, Zhu Tao tried to recruit him several times, but he declined.
On the top of the city, Lu Jinsuo looked at the majestic blue-clad spear army. He nodded and said to the city gatekeeper Zhang Yong: "No wonder the prince has always valued Lu Chang very much. You can tell by looking at this army. They are neat and murderous.
, it is so rare that a Zhuang Ding army can be trained as well as a regular army."
"Since the general is interested in them, why not let them join the Youzhou Army?"
"The Lu family may not be willing to agree, but it should be possible to use it as a militia. I will talk to Lu Jingliang later."
At this time, a soldier ran up and said: "General, the head of the Lu family has invited you!"
Lu Jinsuo's great-grandfather once worked as a steward in the Lu family manor, so he changed his surname to Lu. After Lu Jinsuo gradually became prosperous, he tried to join the Lu family tree several times, but failed. Although he was somewhat dissatisfied, he still did not dare to neglect the Lu family.
, and quickly ran down the corridor to the top of the city.
A gorgeous carriage stopped at the city gate, and the curtains of the carriage were opened. Lu Jingliang smiled and said to Lu Jinsuo: "Congratulations to General Lu on your promotion!"
"I am favored by the old prince, but I am ashamed of my humble position."
"Well, the Lu Family School is going to hold a celebration in May, and all the students of the Lu Family and the children of the Lu Family in Hebei will participate. Does the general have time?"
Lu Jinsuo was immediately overjoyed. This was a hint to himself! The Lu family was going to accept him. He knew in his heart that this was because of his promotion. The Lu family was still relatively snobbish, but then again, which family is not snobbish?
He quickly bowed and said, "If the master of the house invites you, how dare Jinsuo not come?"
Lu Jingdian nodded, "The general will be formally notified at that time."
At this time, Lu Chang stepped forward and saluted and asked: "Master, can the young man in blue go directly to the old house?"
Lu Jingliang asked Lu Jinsuo casually: "The general has called all the villagers into the city. How are you going to use it?"
Lu Jinsuo said quickly: "The army has a small number of troops. We will temporarily integrate them into the army. If the Lu family is unwilling, we can discuss it!"
Lu Jingliang pondered for a moment and said: "They are just villagers after all. It is not suitable for them to go to the city to fight. If they patrol the city, guard gates, maintain law and order, etc., I don't think it is a problem. What do you think, general?"
"no problem!"
Lu Jinsuo agreed, "I will use them as internal support troops."
Lu Jingliang continued: "However, I'm afraid that outsiders from the Lu family's village can't take command. It's still up to Lu Chang to take command. It's best not to break up."
Lu Jinsuo hesitated for a moment. The military advisor told him that the family army must be commanded by its own generals and cannot be commanded by themselves to prevent them from taking advantage of others.
But he couldn't help but give face to the head of the Lu family. He thought for a while and said: "Usually I send a general to lead the army, but since the head of the house has a request, I will arrange a deputy general. Does the head of the house think this is okay?"
Lu Jingliang glanced at Lu Chang, Lu Chang nodded, and Lu Jingliang smiled and said: "It's okay to be a deputy general. I won't make it difficult for the general."
Lu Jinsuo waved and called Zhang Yong up, "From now on, you will also serve as General Lu's deputy general."
Zhang Yong was really reluctant, but he had no choice but to hold his nose and agree, "I humbly obey the order!"
Lu Jinsuo asked Zhang Yong to take Lu Chang and 800 soldiers to the military camp to rest and change into the leather armor of the Youzhou Army.
Lu Jingliang and Lu Jinsuo exchanged pleasantries and then took their clansmen to the Lu Mansion.