Chaos in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 144
The architecture is even more different. Zitong County is considered a relatively backward city, but at least the houses are still mainly made of bricks, tiles and wood.

And the Dragon Bian in front of him is actually an adobe house.

Even the city wall, except for the bottom two meters of bricks, the upper part is actually made of adobe.

Guan Ziyang led his men into the governor's platform.

Taiwei Xia Houcheng came to report immediately.

"Master Inspector has finally arrived, please tell Inspector, barbarian Fan Wen led his troops to capture Nichinan the day before yesterday, my father Rinan prefect Xia Houlan went out to fight against the commander-in-chief, and killed more than [-] people.

The thief, Fan Wen, hung my father's head at the gate of Rinan City to sacrifice to heaven, monopolized the two counties of Xijuan and Xianglin, and claimed to be the king of Linyi.

The final general asked the governor to give me 3000 troops.I beat Fan Wen, the thief, to avenge my father and recover the lost land. "

Seeing Xia Houcheng weeping, Guan Ziyang was determined.

Asked: "You want 3000 troops? How many troops does the barbarian have?"

Xia Houcheng replied: "At the end of the day, it will be estimated that there are more than ten thousand people."

Guan Ziyang sized up Xia Houcheng, and 3000 people would dare to go up, fierce general?

But judging by his aura, he should be a first-rank low-level person, where does he have the courage?

Said: "Your father's revenge, I have my own arrangements, you tell me about the current situation first. Also, why do you only want 3000 when the opponent has [-] troops?"

"Returning to the governor, although the barbarians have tens of thousands of people, their soldiers have neither armor nor long soldiers. Our Dajin warriors are one against three, it's no problem!"

"Oh?"

Guan Ziyang became more energetic now, he turned out to be a mob, but after thinking about it, he was wrong.

"Since the opponent's combat power is so unbearable, how did your father's 3000 troops be killed, and why did Rinan County lose?"

Two drops of cold sweat dripped from Xia Houcheng's forehead, with an unnatural expression on his face, he said in a trembling voice, "Because my father entrusted me with the task of going out of the city to meet the enemy, the thief Fan Wen pretended to be defeated and retreated into the rainforest.
This model article has been harassing the people on our border for a long time, making the area of ​​Nichinan and Jiuzhen unbearable.Seeing this good opportunity, my father thought of annihilating the thieves in one fell swoop, and he dedicated himself to serving the country.
It's just, just..."

At the end he hesitated.

Guan Ziyang continued: "This is Fan Wen's soldiers and horses are all veterans of rainforest warfare. My Jin generals, soldiers, bows and arrows can't show their power in the rainforest, but were killed by Fan Wenshuai's army instead?"

Xia Houcheng didn't reply, but lowered his head fiercely.

"I will truthfully report this matter to the imperial court. However, if you can obey my order and make amends, your father will use his own way and lose the responsibility of Ninan, and I will help you to explain it."

Xia Houcheng bowed down excitedly: "Thank you, the governor!"

Guan Ziyang had already heard on the way here that Xiahou's family was domineering in Jiaozhou, and they didn't pay much attention to the former governor, and they had to look at Xiahou's family's face in everything they did.

Now that I have arrived in Jiaozhou, if I want to fully control Jiaozhou and form the Nanfu Army, the Xiahou family is the first family that needs to be beaten.

Today's Longbian only has a thousand troops, Xia Houcheng asked for 3000 troops.

He thought that Guan Ziyang was here with troops this time, and after discussing with Guan Ziyang for a while about the battle between the two countries, he found out.

Seeing that Guan Ziyang's team consisted of thirty bullock carts, he thought it was a large army behind them.

result.

Guan Ziyang actually came alone, and he brought three captains and fifty soldiers with him, and the rest were hired coachmen and coolies, all of whom were old and weak.

However, he brought a lot of money and silver, and he actually planned to recruit soldiers from Jiaozhou.

Xia Houcheng's expression changed instantly.

"Lord Inspector, I'm afraid you don't know much about the situation in Jiaozhou. Most of the local people in Jiaozhou are ethnic minorities. They are mainly Dong villages and form their own system. They neither pay taxes nor obey military service. In fact, they are not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court at all. within.

As for the registered citizens in counties and counties, my father has recruited almost all the young and strong people in Jiaozhou for Fan Wen's attack this time, and only 3000 people were recruited.

Now there is no one to recruit!
You came all the way from Jiankang, you didn't bring soldiers, but you brought a group of beauties, do you think this is because Jiankang let you enjoy the blessings?
Hmph, you have dozens of carts of silver, just wait for Fan Wen to pick it up! "

The more Fan Wen talked, the more energetic he became, and the more he spoke, the more angry he became. Looking at Qing Chan, Xie Daoyun, Shi Qi, and Wei Yiqing who were beside Guan Ziyang, they all looked like gods.

At this time when the two armies were fighting, they came with concubine Ji, and the fact that there were no reinforcements that they were looking forward to, made me even more annoyed.

Guan Ziyang naturally couldn't be used to it, and scolded: "Bold, I want you to teach me!"

He beckoned: "Come here, tie me up!"

Li Bin and Qin Kuan felt upset when they saw Xia Houcheng's words against Guan Ziyang.

After getting Guan Ziyang's order, without a word, he stepped forward and wanted to detain Xia Houcheng.

Long Bian's former soldiers were all from Xia Houcheng, but Guan Ziyang only brought dozens of personal soldiers with him, and this place was far away from the emperor.

He was not afraid, and shouted: "I see you dare!"

There was a wave of true energy all over the body, which made Li Bin and Qin Kuan retreat again and again.

Seeing Xia Houcheng make a move, all the generals behind him also drew their swords and drew their swords in their hands.

Xie Daoyun stretched out his hand and pointed, and the true energy that was swaying against Xiahou Cheng's buttocks seemed to disappear.

The movement was as fast as lightning, and it hit Xia Houcheng's chest. Xia Houcheng fell down like a deflated ball and fell to the ground.

This hand immediately calmed down the soldiers behind him.

Xia Houcheng is a first-rank realm, they all know it, this woman is like a baby playing with mountains and rivers, and easily subdues him.

All of them raised their swords in their hands, and looked left and right, showing a trace of fear.

Guan Ziyang put his hands behind his back and said calmly: "Yuanzi, he just said you are a vase, but you are not convinced?"

Xie Daoyun snorted: "It's not just unconvinced, a mere captain actually turned his back on him, even if he bumped into you, he dared to attack Li Xiaowei and Qin Xiaowei in front of you.

This kind of person has to be dealt with. "

Guan Ziyang smiled, looked at Xia Houcheng's generals, and said calmly: "You put away your weapons now, and I will pretend that what happened just now didn't happen."

As soon as these words came out, several generals quickly put away their weapons and drew their swords back to their sheaths.

Only then did Xia Houcheng realize that this governor is not an ordinary person, but the leader of Zhongshan Yaji last year!

I saw that he was only seventeen or eighteen years old, but I forgot that he was a master who killed Shi Kun!
And the wives and concubines I thought were far superior in martial arts.

Hey!
This is not asking for a dead end!
He immediately begged for mercy.

I have just arrived in Jiaozhou, and I am not familiar with the place, and there are still many places where Xia Houcheng needs to be used.

Knock knock.

Deterrence deterrence.

That's enough.

Seeing that Guan Ziyang really ignored the past and kept asking him about Lin Yiguo's situation, Xia Houcheng couldn't help sighing in his heart.

This young man is so deep in the city and has such a sophisticated temper.

This is not Jiang Kanglai's son, I can't underestimate this young governor.

At present, he honestly became Guan Ziyang's military adviser.

Xia Houcheng asked in embarrassment: "Lord Inspector, since the Empress Dowager ordered you to come to Jiaozhou to suppress the rebellion, why didn't she give you manpower?"

"A small barbarian gathers tens of thousands of people. If it is delayed for a long time, there is no guarantee that it will not cause serious trouble."

"Well, it is."

Guan Ziyang changed the subject, and said again: "However, Jiaozhou was originally a place where barbarians gathered, a place of smog, and a land of beasts. For hundreds of years, there have been constant rebellions. Throughout the dynasties, this Jiaozhou has been a country's disease."

"In a place far away from the Central Plains and full of chaos, how much do you think the Queen Mother is willing to pay to manage Jiaozhou?"

Xia Houcheng actually knew this, but the imperial court sent the famous man Guan Ziyang to Jiaozhou, thinking that the imperial court aimed to wipe out the southern barbarians this time.

Guan Ziyang said again: "Rinan County is thousands of miles away, and it is a barren land. Once a war starts, it will cost a lot of money. The sacrifices will be collected, and the ten-year tax will not be as high as half of the military salary. The gains outweigh the losses."

Guan Ziyang said it so blatantly, Xiahou Cheng said nonchalantly: "Then, what does the queen mother mean?"

Guan Ziyang smiled, what I said just now was meant by the Minister of the Court.

Since the queen mother sent me here, since she didn't intend to give up Rinan County.

"Ni Nan is too far away, if you abandon it, you will abandon it, but Longbian and Jiuzhen counties can't be lost, so just let me defend the city."

In fact, Guan Ziyang didn't finish what he said.

The court minister and patriarch gave up Jiaozhou.

But the Queen Mother certainly won't.

The foundation of the Jin Dynasty belongs to Chu Suanzi now, and in the future it will belong to the young emperor Sima Dan, but in the final analysis, it belongs to the Sima family.

From Qin and Han to Wei and Jin.

Today, Nanjun has been the land of the Central Plains in all dynasties, and it has been passed down from generation to generation.

If it is lost in Chu Suanzi's hands, it will be a disgraceful stroke in the history books.

Ruling a country is not about doing business. It is not about making money and losing money. It is not about money at all!

Jiaozhou is left by the ancestors and passed down from generation to generation.

How to give up so easily.

However, Rinan is too remote, equivalent to the southern region of Vietnam in later generations. The Jiuzhen County closest to Jiaozhou, which is the central region of Vietnam, is thousands of miles away.

What Chu Suanzi meant was that Ri Nan can be discarded, but Jiu Zhen and Long Bian must never be lost again.

Now the barbarians in the north are still in great trouble, and the barbarians in the south must not cause a catastrophe again.

But this is also trusting Guan Ziyang's ability.

The imperial court will not send money, nor will it give people.

Apart from giving Guan Ziyang power, other courts could not support it.

However, all of this was within Guan Ziyang's plan.

"Fortunately, I already have 20 new troops in Jiangbei, and they have already begun to detour south in batches. By then, my Nanfu army will be a large army comparable to Xifu and Beifu."

"I have become a feudal town, and I have to stir up the situation in this world!"

……

One month later, on this day, Guan Zi was discussing the war with Xia Houcheng.

Soldiers come to report.

"Master Inspector, the spies ahead have reported that Fan Wen is overhauling the warship in Rinan County, and it has begun to take shape."

"hiss!"

Xia Houcheng gasped, is this Fan Wen really planning to continue going north?
Guan Ziyang immediately ordered: "Order Guan Sui, the governor of Jiuzhen County, and Teng Qian, the prefect of Jiaozhi County, to come and have an audience."

Xia Houcheng asked: "My lord, Fan Wen's overhaul of the warship must be to bypass our heavily defended town and go straight to the dragon's important place! Shall we also immediately repair the warship and prepare for the naval battle?"

Guan Ziyang's thoughts raced, recalling the battle of Linyi in the history books.

It seems that there are not many descriptions of these, only the result of the war, not the process.

Now is the time to truly test his deployment of troops.

In fact, he thought about sneaking into Nichinan secretly and assassinating Fan Wen.

According to Xia Houcheng's description, this fan essay is only in the middle and lower realm of the first rank, and he can easily kill it.

And there is Xie Daoyun, who is not far from his combat power. The two teamed up, and when they arrived in Nichinan, as long as they didn't disturb the guards, they could enter the land of no one.

But this is too risky, if one hit fails, let them be ready to deal with it.

Facing an army of tens of thousands of people, even a half-saint would have to die tragically on the spot.

Originally, if I couldn't hold on to it, I believed that Fan Wen was a kind of barbarian soldier, and it was difficult to win.

But now that he has the Three Corpse Brain Pill in his body, Fan Wen can delay it, but he can't delay it!
I have to find the way of martial arts in the killing process, face natural disasters and man-made disasters, and step into the realm of saints.

Seeing Guan Ziyang lost in thought, Xia Houcheng didn't disturb him either.

It took a long time for the four daughters of Guan Ziyang to make up their minds, fight!

Definitely hit!
Since you are going to fight a naval battle!
I will fight a naval battle with you.

It was Li Bin who was on the side but said: "Inspector, my subordinates have something to report."

"Oh, let's hear it."

Li Bin said: "This subordinate grew up in the middle of Sichuan, and has never seen the sea. In the past few days, I have been bored, so I often go to the beach with Captain Qin, and follow the fishermen to go fishing.

The subordinates heard from the fishermen that the coasts of Longbian and Jiuzhen are muddy foreshores, and it is difficult for large ships to dock, so they can only go out to sea in small boats when the wind is sunny and sunny. "

Guan Ziyang asked, "What do you mean?"

Li Bin said: "I think it is better to waste manpower and money to build warships than to strengthen the coastal defenses. No matter how many warships there are, they will always come to the shore. We will wait for work on the shore and fight land battles with him."

Guan Ziyang was right when he thought about it, but it was still too difficult to strengthen the coastal defense.

It's good to know where the enemy landed, and you can wait early. If you don't know, how to strengthen this coast of thousands of miles?
Is it impossible to build a Great Wall?

correct!

Didn't Li Bin say that the coast is full of mud foreshores?

Then there must not be many places where they can dock!
Now there is a way to deal with it.

In the afternoon, Guan Sui, governor of Jiuzhen County, and Teng Gan, governor of Jiaozhi County, arrived.

It was the first time that Guan Ziyang held a Jiaozhou plenary meeting.

Just name your plans and see what these seasoned locals have to say.

First of all, exclude the soldiers to find out how many places along the coast of Longbian Daojiuzhen are suitable for warships to land.

Then build fortifications in these places.

When the opponent's warship came to attack, we refused to accept the attack, and we still fought a land battle with him.

Avoid one's own section and rely on one's own strengths.

Although the soldiers of the Jin army were not well-equipped, they had no Mingguang armor or war horses, but compared with the commoner barbarians, they still had a great advantage.

When the time comes to fight on land, as long as it is not in the rainforest, the Jin army will definitely not be afraid of them.

But there is still a problem, that is, there is a shortage of people!
The Jin army now has only a thousand soldiers, but the opponent has tens of thousands of soldiers.

No matter how much Guan Ziyang's personal combat power is robbed, he will not be able to face such a huge gap in numbers.

As for this, Guan Ziyang focused his attention on the local Dong village.

Although they disobeyed the imperial order, if Fan Wen really occupied Jiaozhou.

Although their own stockade has combat effectiveness, they are no match for others.

(End of this chapter)