Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1291
Although he had already made plans for the defense of Hedong in the future, Li Bing did not mobilize immediately after entering the country.Today's Hedong, as a hub to connect and revitalize the entire western front strategy, the situation will become complicated, and the influence of various aspects must be considered, especially in the details.

In the next few days, Li Bing also did not stay in the Puban camp, but left the camp and went straight to the Xiangbei area further inside the river for inspection.

Because Xue Tao was busy with the reorganization of the Hedong Army Mansion, he couldn't spare to accompany him in person, so he arranged for Xue Liang, the general of the Army Mansion and his younger brother, to accompany him.

As for the Hedong Taishou Mansion, Liu Shi, the prefect, did not dare to neglect Li Bing's arrival. Although civil and military are not in control, Li Bing's subsequent military operations still have a great impact on the overall atmosphere of Hedong, and they also need to be coordinated with each other. After sufficient communication, Ma Xingzhi, the head of the county government, was sent to accompany Li Bing, and at the same time, he confided in detail some demands of the prefect's residence.

Between Hedong and Pingyang, the west is bounded by Fenshui River, the south is Fenyin, where Xue's hometown in Hedong is located, and the north is Pishi County, Pingyang County.The two places are connected by Taiwan and plateau, and Fenyin can also be said to be the northern gate of Hedong.

It can also be seen from this point that the Xue family in Fenyin was quite excluded in the rural order of Hedong in the old years.Although Fenyin is located at the confluence of the Fenhe River and the Fenhe River, when it comes to Tianjin, it is far behind the large ferry crossings such as Fenglingdu in the lower reaches.The upper reaches of the Yellow River cut directly across the Hukou of Longmen, and besides mountains and plateaus, there are also large tidal flats on both sides, which restricts the development of Jindu.

From Fenyin to the south, there are mountains and hills, and to the east there are also Jishan Mountains. Over these two mountains, it is the heart of the real essence of Hedong. Anyi is in the east, and Xie County, where the Hedong Liu family is located, is in the south. Fenyin is the only corner in the northwest.

If it weren't for the natural boundary of Fenshui, it would be more appropriate for Fenyin to be included in Pingyang County, which is similar to the embarrassing situation of the Xue family in Hedong in the old years.

As for the east of the river east, there is Wangwu Mountain as a barrier.The so-called mountains and rivers, inside and outside, from a large perspective to make an analogy, the terrain of Hedong is similar to that of the whole Bingzhou, surrounded by mountains and rivers, according to the situation and dangerous.

As a guide, Xue Liang was also very enthusiastic, leading Li Bing and the others to go to the Fenyin Wubi where his family was located.Xueshiwu is built on a high plateau. Looking down from it, you can see the rolling waves of the Longmen River in the west, and the rolling Jishan Mountains in the east. The danger of mountains and rivers is vividly expressed.

"In the old years, there were many wars and disasters, and there were often horses passing by here. My family lived in this area, and I should have the heavy responsibility of protecting the village. The horses' hooves are brutal, and the villagers are in trouble. If you want to be in this dock, the living people will have nothing to do... "

Standing on the head of his own Wubi city, Xue Liang couldn't hide his pride when he said this, and he felt a little bit reluctant when he thought about leaving behind his roots in the countryside.

Li Bing stood facing the wind, and nodded slightly after hearing the words.Whether he agrees with Xue Tao or not is a secondary matter, but it is indeed admirable that the Xue family can still be righteous in spite of hardships and isolation in the countryside.

Moreover, the so-called righteousness of his family does not refer to a remote place far away from disasters and chaos. Across the river to the north of the village is the royal court of Tuge Han and Zhao. It is really not easy for thorns to survive.

Today's Xueshiwu is still where the Xue clan lives together. After knowing Li Bing's identity, they looked at them and their group with somewhat unfriendly eyes.This is also human nature. It is difficult for anyone to have any open-minded thoughts when they see that the rural family business that grew up in Si and painstakingly managed will be taken over by others.

Li Bing didn't care too much about this. The main members of the Xue family will definitely follow Xue Tao to leave their hometown in the future. , and he is only responsible for receiving the dock wall of Fenyin and a series of precautions.

Fenshui is an important tributary of the middle reaches of the Yellow River, but the water conditions, especially the navigation conditions, in this section of the river between Pingyang and Hedong are not really good.Right now it is still the flood season of the big river. Looking down from a high place, the river is silted everywhere, and it is difficult to find a level road for passing.

"In the old years, the Liu thief was based in Pingyang, and he frequently used things from all sides. He should be in Fenshui, because he also made a lot of camps, but he couldn't be legal..."

Xue Liang smiled wryly and explained to Li Bing why this situation was so. In the early years, the Han and Zhao entrenched in Pingyang. Whether it was going west to Guanzhong or south to Heluo, Fenshui was an important waterway.

These barbarians also have a bit of a heroic spirit of man's determination to conquer the sky, and they can be said to think about the use of the river.

For example, in the old year when Liu Yao attacked Guanzhong, he paid attention to building a large ferry at the junction of the Fen River and the Fen River. Because the river at the junction was flooded and it was not easy to transform, he suddenly wanted to divert the river from the plateau to bypass the river. Nearly [-] hard laborers were used to dig the tidal flats, but after two consecutive years of severe drought, all the excavated rivers and canals were filled with bones and were not used.

There are countless constructions that do not understand hydrology and geography at all. Not to mention that the strategic value of Fenshui has not been fully tapped, even the water transportation capacity that was originally linked to Jinzhong has been greatly weakened.Such a man-made destruction has erected an impassable separation belt between Hedong and Pingyang.Afterwards Jie thief Shi Sheng broke and fled to Pingyang, especially as Hedong entered the rule of Xingtai, his people were afraid to attack from the south, which further expanded this obstacle.

But this so-called isolation is only for the departure of the army.For local villagers who are familiar with the roads in the countryside, they can still find some passing trails.And the current banditry in Hedong mainly comes from this.

In the old years, the Han and Zhao relocated a large number of border guards and placed them around Pingyang as a barrier. Later, with the collapse of the Han Dynasty, although they were also captured and separated, the remaining Hu soldiers had no power and order. , then they scattered in the countryside and gathered together as bandits.

"There are dozens of bandits in this area, large and small, and each has thousands or dozens of people. They are running around like foxes and mice. It is really difficult to suppress them. At present, the villagers can only form villages to protect them. Supporting each other..."

Leaving Xueshiwu, everyone continued eastward along Fenshui.The terrain of this section is more complicated. The north side is a barren tidal flat with overgrown branches. Where it looks lush and green, there is a possibility that the bottom is a rotten swamp that can sink people and horses deep.On the south side is the undulating Jishan Mountain, with dense forests and thick pavement between the mountains and fields, and there are not even roads.

A similar journey stretches for tens of miles. From a macro point of view, it is not considered long, but if you want to completely defend it, investing tens of thousands of people may not be able to do it.Once there are some loopholes that the thieves take advantage of and flee into the east of the river, the turmoil caused can be large or small.

Li Bing traveled all the way, listening to Xue Liang's introduction, he was not keen on expressing his opinions.Along the way, I occasionally encountered some villages scattered in the wilderness. Those villages were not large in scale, with dozens of households and three to five households.

This place is different from the prosperity and prosperity along the river in the east of the river. Regardless, he picked up his children and ran straight to the dense forest. It can be seen that he is extremely resistant to any form of contact with the outside world.

Seeing this scene, Li Bingcai was slightly touched, and signaled to change his career and enter those villages to observe.The village is set up in this inaccessible place, and all applications are taken from nature, full of primitive atmosphere. Some harvests of woodcutters, fishing and hunting are scattered here and there, or a small piece of land is opened up around the house, growing some Scattered young seedlings of grain bean.

"There are still many wildernesses in this type of village?"

Li Bing turned to Xue Liang and asked.

Xue Liang nodded after hearing the words: "Mountain people are withdrawn and fearful. Although Hedong has been ruled for a long time, there is no sound communication in this area..."

"The legacy of the military disaster is still hard to get rid of. In recent years, the county government has also frequently issued orders to spread the countryside, but it is difficult to completely cover such a remote area, and it is hard to win the trust of wild indulgence for a long time..."

On the other side, Ma Xingzhi, the head of the county mansion, also spoke, and when he talked about it, he was quite helpless.The county government also has a lot of affairs, and it is impossible to invest a lot of manpower and energy to search and appease these scattered people who have escaped in the mountains and plains. The people in the mountains are kinder or self-sufficient, and more violent. Then it is a bandit.

"General, do you want to set fire to the mountain..."

Suddenly a soldier commander behind Li Bing spoke up, before his words fell, both Xue Liang and Ma Xingzhi's expressions changed, they couldn't even speak.

Although Li Bing also prefers a direct and rough solution, he shook his head and waved his hands: "It's too disastrous, and there are only a few bandits in the area. It's really not worth the self-mutilation."

Even so, the factual problem is clearly in front of us, that is, the crisis in Hedong Township is too scattered. If there are really organized and premeditated powerful bandits, they may gather heavy troops and defeat them in array.However, this area is like a sieve that leaks through the net. Even if there are any traces of bandits, they are all spontaneously fleeing in small groups, making it hard to guard against.

"In fact, if it's just this kind of thieves and thieves who are constantly invading, it's not a big problem. There are more than enough thieves in the suburbs to protect each other. The real big problem is still in Pingyang. Although Jie thief Shisheng retreated to Taiyuan, In Pingyang, there are still troops staying in the garrison. Their troops are afraid of the power of the king and do not dare to invade the country on a large scale, but they secretly form bandits and bandits.

Xue Liang continued to preach without lack of breathlessness: "The supervisor was in the camp before, and he thought about gathering heavy troops to go up Hebei to attack the Jiehu bandit army. Divide up the troops, and you will inevitably be taken advantage of by thieves, or some divisions will suffer..."

Although Shi Sheng's main force has retreated to Taiyuan, there are still town generals in Pingyang.This Zhai Gui had thousands of people, and he was originally a bandit fleeing in the south of Shanxi. After taking refuge in Shi Sheng, he was awarded the title of General, and he also called on some bandits around the area to harass Hedong continuously.

Originally, with Shi Sheng's withdrawal, the military force of Hedong Township alone could not fear the Pingyang bandits, but it was difficult to attack from outside.The reason is just as Li Bing saw, the area bordering the two sides really does not allow large troops to pass through.

If one advances from the side, the defense of Hedong will inevitably be empty. Compared with Hedong, although Pingyang is the old capital of Han and Zhao, it has already been turned into a wasteland. It is really meaningless to defend. Rush directly into the heart of Hedong, grab a handful and leave to be full of ointment, they can't wait for this.

Those who are barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes. Those Pingyang thieves may not have heard this saying, but they have brought this flavor to the extreme.They are a group of poor, greedy people who are not engaged in production and management, so they circle around this piece of fat in the east of the river, and they even stalemate for a while.

After a round of inspections, seven or eight days passed quickly, and the elite Wang Shi who went north from Tongguan also settled in the northeastern border of the border with Pingyang, filling the vacant defense left after the withdrawal of the Hedong soldiers.

But after all, when Wang Shiqiang entered the country, it was difficult to cover all the details like the soldiers of the Hedong government who took root in the countryside. In the past few days, the number of thieves active in the area bordering the two sides has increased several times compared to before.If the state is allowed to continue to develop like this, these sporadic bandits may expand and become a disaster, and then affect the stable situation of the entire Hedong.

After Xue Tao learned about this in the camp, he couldn't help sighing in his heart. He would not look down on Li Bing's talent because of this. He could only say that those Pingyang thieves had become extremely cunning after confronting each other for a long time, and they were able to keenly catch the king. Take advantage of the confusion in the adjustment of division defense.

Even if Xue Tao's departure is imminent, it is no longer his responsibility to suffer from the countryside, but he has no reason to gloat.Therefore, in addition to reorganizing the team, I also plan to take time to meet and discuss with Li Bing again, hoping to get through this period of adjustment as soon as possible.

But before he had time to go here, an astonishing military order came out from the Wangshi camp in Fenyin: all the front lines of Fenshui were designated as military restricted areas, and all living people living there were evacuated within a time limit, and those who violated the order after the time limit were killed. Without amnesty, at the same time, all parties in the prefecture were ordered to mobilize manpower and material resources to gather in Fenyin. In a few days, Master Wang will cross Fenshui to the north to attack and kill the bandits in Pingyang!

After hearing the news, Xue Tao couldn't help being shocked, and hastily put down the business at hand and went straight to Fenyin.It wasn't that he doubted Master Wang's strength. In fact, the Pingyang thieves were nothing more than a mob. As long as the Hedong soldiers could cross the Fenshui River and enter Pingyang on a large scale, it would not be difficult to defeat them.

But the problem is the current situation, and it is difficult for most of Fenshui to pass.Xue Tao believes that Li Bing is also very clear about this, but the reason why he put on such a aggressive posture is probably because after entering the country, there were many bandits, so he lost his composure and wanted to take a risk.

No matter how Li Bing wins or loses, Xue Tao is worried that because of this move, the situation between the two places will intensify, and his Hedong army will not be able to calmly transfer out of the hometown, and may have to stay in the countryside to cooperate with the defense, so as to prevent the bandits from Pingyang from taking advantage of the emptiness of Hedong and fleeing in large numbers. entry.This opportunity was bestowed upon him by the General. If he was unable to lead the army to leave the country, even if there were twists and turns in the process, it would always be a fact that the military period would be delayed.

But when he arrived in Fenyin, he was told another shocking news: Li Bing had already gone north and entered Pingyang!
(End of this chapter)