Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 223 New situation

Cui Qing stood up, went to Xiao San, and took out a piece of paper from his arms.Said: "This is our meal money. You can return it to the higher-ups after using the seal of defense. When you arrive in Dengzhou, it will naturally be used as money."

Xiao San caught it carefully.He kept saying: "It's just a meal, how dare you let the defense take money?"

Cui Qing said: "If you say that, could it be that some of the soldiers who passed by didn't pay for their meals? No matter where you go, the defense is never sloppy where you ask for money. If someone doesn't pay, just tell us. "

"No, no—" Xiao San waved his hands repeatedly. "This is the rule in the army, who dares to break it!"

Cui Qing looked at Xiao San and smiled when he saw his frightened expression.The rule in the military is that you have to pay for these meals.Moreover, when the army went south, those who did not go with the army paid the money in advance.But rules are rules, and not everyone follows them.There are always some people who pretend to forget after eating and leave without paying.How dare people like Xiao San go up and pursue it?Fortunately, there are not many people, and the food is still enough.

Everyone below knows this kind of thing.Even Cui Qing, who was by Wang Xiaolie's side, knew it.But they kept it from Wang Xiaolie.If Wang Xiaolie found out, it would be too much trouble to thoroughly investigate these matters.

Of course, it is impossible to use copper coins for the army to march.They are all paper tickets signed and pledged by the military.When you arrive in Dengzhou, you can take these paper notes and exchange them for cash in the army.Some people are greedy because it is easier to exchange money.

Watching Cui Qing leave, Ge Erlang asked: "Father San, what is that piece of paper?"

Xiao Sandao: "This is money! Back in Dengzhou, with this paper note, you can go to the army to cash out the money. Our places are dedicated to cooking for the people who migrated south. There are people in the army To eat, you have to buy it with money.”

"Ah, we don't need money to eat, but people in the army need money to eat!" Ge Erlang couldn't help opening his mouth when he heard this.

Seeing Wang Xiaolie and others packing their luggage there, Xiao San whispered to Ge Erlang: "What do you know, the people eating over there are very big officials! Things in this world are so strange. The bigger the official The more people abide by the rules, some petty officials will not take the rules seriously."

"Strange, strange!" Ge Erlang nodded along, looking curiously at Wang Xiaolie and his party.

In fact, it is not surprising that the rules are set by these high officials, and of course they abide by them.And there are people under him to do it, and they don't bother themselves.Small officials can only abide by the rules, and the benefits of not obeying the rules are also in their own pockets, of course it is different.

Wang Xiaolie got on his horse and looked back at the people moving south who were about to leave.He said: "I'm afraid it will take a year to arrange them for the population of the two prefectures. If they move over, many idle lands in Dengzhou will be planted."

Niu Gao said: "Whatever you do, you must have talents. If you move these people there, Dengzhou doesn't seem crowded."

Wang Xiaolie nodded.To Niu Gao: "You took away the cooker's wine gourd, did you settle the money with him? Cook here to earn some hard money, don't trick them."

Niu Gao said: "Don't worry about defending. I paid for the wine when I bought it. Seeing that this old man is quite addicted to alcohol, there is nothing he can do about it."

Wang Xiaolie smiled.Without further ado, he led everyone on the road.

It wasn't until Wang Xiaolie and others couldn't see the shadow that Xiao San patted his chest and said it was a fluke.Unexpectedly, I would be able to meet Wang Xiaolie here and entertain them for dinner.When I return to Dengzhou, I will brag about it for a few years.

After passing through Lushi County, it enters the Xishui River Valley.After walking for a few more days, we arrived at Neixiang County.Rest in Neixiang County for a day, then gallop to Dengzhou.

Wang Ruohai led the city officials to welcome them out of the city.Seeing Wang Xiaolie coming, he stepped forward to salute, with a respectful attitude, not like before.

Wang Xiao returned the gift.Said: "These days, trouble to raise punishment."

Wang Ruohai said: "It's all my own business, why mention it! The defense led an army to rescue Shanzhou, defeated Lousu, and the world was invigorated. This is an incomparable feat! Who refuses to obey the defense!"

Wang Xiaolie didn't expect this battle to have such a great reputation, so he couldn't help being stunned.It is normal for one to win battles, to be valued by others on one's own side, and to have a reputation with the enemy.But his reputation among the common people unexpectedly improved.

Entering Zhizhou Yamen, Wang Ruohai asked Wang Xiaolie to take the seat.After exchanging pleasantries, I introduced the recent situation in Dengzhou.

Not long after Wang Xiaohun's army set off, Sang Zhong led the army to Tangzhou, intending to take advantage of the momentum to attack the city.Not long after the news of Wang Xiaohun's victory came, Sang Zhong was frightened and led his troops to withdraw to Guangzhou overnight.Entering Lianghuai from Guangzhou is the way out for many bandits in Kaifeng Prefecture.

Wang Xiao said: "Sang Zhong runs fast. If we don't leave in Tangzhou, our army will come back and wipe him out there!"

Wang Ruohai said: "It's just a rebel, don't worry too much about it. For defense, the officials of Yingchang Mansion, Chenzhou, Yingzhou and Caizhou have all fled, and the place is mostly bandits. Hearing that the defense was a big victory, everyone Send someone to inquire, and listen to the order of defense in the future."

This is something that Wang Xiaolie did not expect.After the Battle of Shanzhou, his reputation soared, and many forces wanted to join him.Li Xing defected before he came back, and there are more people here in Dengzhou.However, most of the powerful people in those states have gone south, and those who stay there are either ineffective country thieves or local tyrants.Gathering these people is of little use.

After thinking for a while, Wang Xiao said: "According to my plan, use Yingchang Mansion, Chenzhou, Yingzhou and the areas to the north and west to cover the safety of the states and counties behind, so that troops cannot be directly occupied. Otherwise, How can the Jin army send troops to fight us in these places? Caizhou can send troops to occupy it. Other states do not send heavy troops. Instead, they send people to win over the people and form a rebel army. When the enemy comes, deal with it. If there is a large army Come to attack, these rebels will cut off the enemy's food roads and help the rear to defend the city."

Wang Ruohai was stunned when he heard this: "What's the reason? There are no officials in these places now, so we should send people to occupy them. When the enemy comes to attack, we just need to defend it. If we still can't defend it if we send troops, we can't defend it even more if we don't send troops."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's not the reason to mention punishment. We sent people to the rebel army to guard the Tangzhou, Caizhou, and Dengzhou in the back. Those places can only be given up. Now the golden soldiers are still strong, and we can't face them head-on. .It's impossible."

Wang Ruohai nodded, although he was still unconvinced, he didn't say any more.Wang Xiaolie won the first battle in Shanzhou, and everything is different from before.Now that Wang Xiaolie occupies the area, it is true that his promise is guaranteed, and no one will refute it.

Seeing that Wang Ruohai didn't speak anymore, Wang Xiaolie said, "I heard that the Jin Army has occupied Kaifeng Mansion, so what's going on?"

Wang Ruohai said: "The deputy Shangguan who guarded the Kaifeng mansion stayed behind, and his ambition is very strong. Although the Jin army and Liu Yu of the Jinan mansion sent people to persuade them to surrender many times, Shangguan Wu was all beheaded and determined to serve the country. I don't want to have Nie, the leader of the signing army in Hebei Yuan, because of trade with the city, the defenders relaxed their guard, and he suddenly seized the north gate at night. The city could not be defended, and Shangguan's deputy stayed behind and had to flee south. A few days ago, he arrived near Wuyang and was captured by a local tyrant, Dong Ping. Dong Ping has been a disaster for the local area for many years, and he heard that he had won the defense of Shanzhou a few days ago, so he wanted to join him, and wanted to use Shangguan's deputy to stay behind as a meeting gift."

After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie shook his head with a sneer.

Dong Ping was originally a local tyrant in Tangzhou.After the Jin army withdrew from Jingxi Road, it ran rampant for a while, and several surrounding states suffered greatly from it.After Wang Xiaolie sent Xie Linong to occupy Tangzhou, Dong Ping fled to Wuyang with his men and became the local hegemon.Wang Xiaolie won the Battle of Shanzhou, and all the powerful factions in these places wanted to hug this thigh, and Dong Ping was one of them.

In Wang Xiaolie's impression, the name Dong Ping was very familiar.At first I thought that I had confused him with Dong Xian, but later I realized that this is a character in "Water Margin", the two-gun general Dong Ping.I just don't know what the relationship between these two characters is.

As for Dong Ping, Wang Xiaolie thought that he would slowly figure out what he was like before dealing with it, so he let it go for now.Ask Wang Ruohai: "Apart from this, is there anything important recently? Is there any major event on Jinghu North Road?"

Wang Ruohai said: "Two days ago, Chen Qiudao, the deputy transfer envoy of Jingxi South Road in Ezhou, sent a letter, wanting to take up the post in Xiangyang, I wonder if it is possible?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "I have served as the envoy of Southwest Beijing Road, and I have written many times to ask Chen Qiudao to come to Xiangyang, but he has not replied. It is a good thing that he is willing to take up the post in Xiangyang this time. Now there are no officials in the county. There are many, there is an urgent need for people everywhere."

Wang Ruohai said: "This is the best. You can write a letter for defense, and Chen Yunshi will come."

Wang Xiaolie agreed.

Wang Ruohai said again: "By the way, there is one more thing. Kong Yanzhou went to Lizhou a few days ago, and he harassed the local people quite a bit. Some people from Dingzhou Zhong Xiang took advantage of this to set up an army, claiming to be the King of Chu, causing disasters to many counties."

Wang Xiaolie nodded.I still find it strange that Zhong Xiang is so famous in history, why I have never heard of it, and it turned out that it was at this time that he raised the army.In addition to the army heads who entered the two routes of Jinghu, Zhong Xiang is the most powerful force in the two lakes, so he should pay more attention to it in the future.

It was late February at this time, and the Jin army that invaded the south began to withdraw northward.Zhao Gou, who fled to the sea ship, escaped unharmed, and the leaders of the various places who occupied the golden army left blanks are also ready to move, and the world has entered a new situation.

(End of this chapter)