Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1313
Although Hebei also has a few waterways that pass through states, counties, and Goulian places, they are still much inferior to those in Henan.Especially after Liyang, Fangtou and other key cities were lost one after another, the inherently inferior waterways could not be connected into a network, and both the people's livelihood and the military were greatly troubled.

It is precisely because of this that, in the midst of the declining national situation and many difficulties, Shihu, the host of the Capricornus, still has to invest a lot of money and dig ditches to connect the secondary water flows such as Qingshui and Weishui, in order to regain the convenience of water transportation. .

But now, this waterway, which consumes little of the Jie country's remaining heritage and entrusts the hope of the Jie master Shihu to continue to attack the south, has fallen into the control of the Jin army.

Since the Xingguo Canal itself was excavated manually, the port itself has been carefully repaired, with huge cofferdams piled up with huge rocks, and a deep-water port dug deep at the bottom of the river. The Jin army no longer needs to do anything about the port itself. After the port was seized, the construction of the camp began immediately.

A lot of manpower and materials were invested, and the construction speed of this camp was also very fast. Many buildings with distinctive Henan characteristics rose from the ground.

The construction of the camp was undertaken by the troops from Henan, and the various troops of Wang Shi, following the follow-up war horses, were transported northward one after another. Under the leadership of their own generals, relying on the Xingguo Canal, they began to clean up the countryside in southern Hebei. .

Although the war in Henan was successful, the soldiers of the Wang Shi did not indulge in the joy of the victory for too long. They continued to expand the results more diligently. The wish finally came true, and it was really fulfilling.

After Jie Guo Shixuan continued to flee north, there was no longer any established armed forces in the realm that could fight the Jin army.The only variable is that the troops led by Liu Gao, the prefect of Leling in Jieguo, who had left Qinghe for Leling County on the eve of the Battle of Fufen, had already crossed the plains to Leling. Therefore, the two counties of Qinghe and Pingyuan have no organized and large-scale armed forces for the time being.

Under such circumstances, Master Wang attacked from all directions, and he was naturally invincible.Wherever they went, the magistrates and magistrates appointed by the Jie Kingdom seldom had the consciousness of being loyal to the country. Wherever the king's master passed, there were few recalcitrants, and most of them opened their doors and surrendered.The ruling structure of the Jie Kingdom in several counties in southern Hebei was quickly swept away and collapsed.

Master Wang doesn't need those county magistrates to stay in the town temporarily to maintain people's hearts. Once they surrender or are captured, they will all be transported to Xingguojin to wait for judgment.

In Xingguojin, there are not many idlers, but it is not without them. The surrendered general Zhang Tan is one of the few idlers.Originally, he was following Xie Yao, who joined the army, but with more and more military affairs, Xie Yao, who joined the army, became more and more busy, so he had no time to take care of him.

Zhang Tan's status was really embarrassing at the moment. Although he took the lead to surrender, neither the governor Shen Mu nor the other officials and generals made a statement on how to deal with him, so he was simply arranged into a prisoner-of-war camp again.

For Zhang Tan, the only thing that can be called lucky is that the prisoner-of-war camp in Xingguojin is already very lively, and it is no longer as lonely as Licheng in the past.And Zhang Tan, as a Hebei native who surrendered to Xingtai Wangshi first, had a qualification to fight with the army earlier, regardless of his contribution, these are enough to make him the big brother in the prisoner-of-war camp.

More and more Hebei Shiliu were escorted to the prisoner-of-war camp in Xingguojin, and there were many old acquaintances of Zhang Tan among them.After all, his family is Qinghe Wangzong, and he himself is a high-ranking veteran of the Jie Kingdom, so there are not a few people who know him.It is inevitable that we will meet each other under such circumstances.

And when those people learned that Zhang Tan had surrendered to the Jin army in the south, they couldn't help but ask him how to make a living for themselves.But Zhang Tan's fortune and misfortune are unpredictable at present, and there is no magic way to teach others, so he can only smile wryly.

The battle of Fufen ended in a surprising way, and Zhang Tan's mood was also ups and downs. After being taught roughly and directly by the facts, he no longer dared to speculate on how the future would develop.

After all, no matter how wise a person is, even if he has any judgment, it is based on his rich experience and past events. However, it is obvious that Wang Shizhi in Henan is far beyond his cognition and common sense. It must be full of mistakes. At this time, it is better to stay here and wait for the punishment.

But there are only a few people who think like Zhang Tan, and most people instinctively want to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and improve the dangerous situation.But right now, the Wang Shi's various people are still mopping up and clearing them out, and they don't have much energy to monitor them, so in this prisoner-of-war camp, there are many people gathering together to discuss countermeasures every day.

Hebei Shiliu, who was able to be imprisoned in the camp here, was mainly due to local tyrants. As for some officials of the Jie Kingdom who were born as Hulu, they were killed with swords by the king's master as early as the way of the raid.

These people got together to discuss day and night, but it wasn't that there was any big conspiracy against Master Wang. They were a group of people who were guarded against and suppressed in Jie country, and naturally they didn't have the courage to sacrifice their lives for the country.But to be able to survive under the rule of such a tyrannical master like Shi Hu, it is inevitable that he has more thoughts and is sensitive to assess the situation.

They also invited Zhang Tan a few times, but after Zhang Tan received education, he felt that this kind of self-conspiracy was a waste of time and energy.After a few times, these people also felt that Zhang Tan cherished himself and felt displeased, so they began to exclude him faintly.

Zhang Tan was happy to be at leisure, watching these people sighing and thinking long and short every day, and thinking of their futility, he couldn't help feeling a bit of evil pleasure in his heart.

Before that, he was even willing to bet his family's life and offered a surprise attack on Linqing, and his sincerity far surpassed these people.But the facts have proved that these Hebei people no longer have the qualifications to count chips and raise conditions with Xingtai.Such intentions may not lead to death, but they are also doomed to be useless.

Of course, Zhang Tan did not blindly give up on himself, because the experience of surrendering first gave him something to learn, and he understood that when facing Master Wang, the only way to go wrong is to be respectful and respectful.

So he tried hard and soft a few times, and finally begged Xie Yao to help him communicate with the outside world.And the only content of Zhang Tan's external communication is to contact the family members in Tobu City, don't think about those Zhang's who are still staying in the Jie Kingdom as officials, and don't worry about whether Wang Shibing's arrival in southern Hebei is Changzhi or a short attack. Before Wang Shi's soldiers crossed Linqing City, he should reorganize the family business as quickly as possible, and it would be best to dedicate Dongwu City to Wang Shi.

In this letter, Zhang Tan used a resolute and unquestionable tone, but did not explain too much about the reasons.After all, as a prisoner of war, even if he was lucky enough to communicate with the outside world, otherwise the supervisor Wang Shi would not tolerate him revealing too much information to the outside world.

As for whether he can persuade his family, Zhang Tan actually has little confidence, because several members of his family hold high positions in Xiangguo, and they are too deeply entangled with Jieguo.But in the current clan, there are not many people with such courage. Even Zhang Tan himself finally felt the irresistible strength of Wang Shi after personal experience.

But in any case, after sending out this letter from home, he finally felt at ease.Even if the whole family will suffer in the future, it's not because he was implicated by his surrender to the enemy.Good and bad are up to each person, and if the family insists on clinging to the collapsing building, then it is their own fault.

Although Zhang Tan wanted to do his best to obey the destiny, this letter still brought a small turning point to his own situation, that is, Shen Mu, the governor of the Jin army who went north to Xingguojin, took time out and met again. him once.

This time when they met, Shen Mu was dressed in regular attire. Although he was a little less mighty than the military uniform he was wearing earlier, when he was sitting in the banquet, he also had an air of majesty without anger.

"Zhang Tan? You are still a good person, at least you are not stupid."

Seeing Zhang Tan walking into the tent, Shen Mu waved his hand to signal him to sit in the seat, then picked up the original copy of Zhang Tan's family letter, and gave him a nod.

Hearing this evaluation of himself, Zhang Tan laughed at himself, and immediately cupped his hands and said: "The governor's words really make Tan feel unbearably guilty. Before that, he thought he was doing well, and he contributed his clumsy strategy. Si, is it stupid and capable?"

Shen Mu laughed after hearing the words: "It's not enough to say that you are a fool, it's just that you still underestimated Master Wang's ability to kill and attack. If you don't know how powerful you are, your aggressive strategy will not be enough for me. It may not be possible to listen and accept it."

After Zhang Tan heard the words, he blushed again, and then heard Shen Mu say: "I say you are not stupid, because you have learned to hide your clumsiness. Master Wang went against the trend, from the small to the big, so there is no one or two lessons." Ability? You Hebei Shiliu are too thoughtful, eager to reveal, underestimating the morals of the world, overestimating yourself, a bunch of idle talk, and how many of you are truly contingency management talents?"

Hearing this, Zhang Tan was drenched in sweat. He knew that the governor could not hide the things in the prisoner-of-war camp, and he secretly rejoiced that he did not get mixed up with those rural people, otherwise he might not have this meeting again. .

"You are a talented person, and you are also aware of current affairs. I have a task to entrust to you. I wonder if you are willing to undertake it?"

Shen Mu looked at him again and asked with a smile.

How could Zhang Tan hesitate, he immediately stood up and kowtowed his head to the ground: "If you can be tolerated and selected by the governor, Tan will serve you with all your heart and death!"

"It doesn't need to be so miserable. Later, my young lion will lead the army and continue to march northward. You will follow his army and be your guide temporarily."

Shen Mu also said that although he always underestimated Shen Yun, he did not hesitate to praise him in front of outsiders: "My lion cub is a rare heroic choice in the north and south. , as long as you can keep your duties and fulfill your duties, it is no problem to enter Luo Kuagong."

(End of this chapter)