Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1430
Xindu, the newest capital city of the Jie Kingdom, was the palace where the Jie Lord Shihu managed and managed Youyan, including Daibei affairs, a few years ago.With the growing prosperity of the Southern Kingdom, especially last year when they crossed the Yellow River and sent troops into the southern Hebei area, the ruling foundation of the Jie Kingdom in southern Hebei was greatly collapsed. Xindu became the new capital of the Jie Kingdom, which is just right. .

In fact, after witnessing this year's Nanwangshi's aggressive northward advance and pressing step by step, many of Jie's subjects who are pessimistic about the future of the country have already felt that even faith seems unsafe, and even more Boling and even Zhongshan in the rear should be better choices.

However, those who hold such views only dare to communicate in private, and dare not publicize them in public.Because sending letters is already the limit that Shihu, the Capricorn master, can endure. He has been tyrannical all his life, and he has never compromised, at least he has always shown it to others.

However, due to the big defeat in southern Hebei last year, especially the fall of Xiangguo, the country was in turmoil and its forces were lack of integration, so it had to take a small step back, but it does not mean that Shihu is willing to give up The hegemony of Hebei.The reason why Xindu, a city that cannot be called absolutely safe, was chosen as the location of the new capital was to accumulate strength and fight back!
Of course, it's hard to say what Shi Hu's true intentions are, at least the attitude shown is exactly that.After he arrived in Xindu, he assumed a decisive attitude of enduring humiliation and determined revenge. He sent all the soldiers from the surrounding counties and states to fight, and gathered all the people in the wild around the city. .

Over the past year or so, earth-shaking changes have taken place in Xindu, and the biggest change is the increase in the number of people.Since deciding to move the capital last year, Shihu has centered on Xiangguo and ordered the people in the surrounding cities and countryside to move to Xindu on a large scale.

As winter approaches this year, more than 20 households have gathered around Xindu, and the number of soldiers who have been reorganized into the army has also exceeded [-].

With so many soldiers and civilians gathered here, the original city of Xindu is not enough to accommodate it. However, the geographical situation of Xindu is quite similar to that of Xiangguo. They are all flat mountains, and the soldiers and civilians that cannot be accommodated by the city are placed in the vast wilderness. , so that many camps, garrisons, and shacks where the people gather outside the city are laid out like lotus leaves, and there is almost no free land within a radius of tens of miles!
The defeat in southern Hebei brought serious damage to the national power of Jie State, especially a large number of veterans who died in the old war.In particular, the several victories of the Jin army demonstrated the fighting power of Wang Shi, which is hard to match in this world. It also made Xindu generals dare not talk about military affairs lightly despite the large army gathered.

Aside from the armored soldiers that remained in Jie Kingdom, in the past year, Shihu Yuxin, the host of Jie, has reorganized tens of thousands of armored soldiers. Almost all the young and strong laborers in Youji have joined the army. The population of living people who are sheltered.

Although Shi Hu still maintains a strong stance, the current predicament forces him to make some concessions to those local tyrants.Nanguo is pressing harder and harder, and he is determined to counterattack, and he has no spare energy to attack those rural families who are self-protecting. If the persecution is too much and a large-scale civil uprising is triggered, it will be enough to disintegrate the already precarious national situation!

The tens of thousands of new armored soldiers were divided into six armies by Shi Hu, each of which was commanded by six generals.The so-called Six Armies of the Son of Heaven are the leaders, guards, left and right guards, cavalry, and guerrillas. Each of the six armies has 1 soldiers. These are the so-called Outer Six Armies.Corresponding to it are the Six Inner Armies, Chariots, Hussars, Zhongjun, Wuwei, Longxiang, and Longteng, each with [-] troops.

The six foreign armies were divided into various places outside the capital city of Xinxin, and they could not enter without edict.The inner six armies were led by the Jie Lord Shi Hu himself, and guarded the city.In addition to the 20 people of the Six Armies at home and abroad, there are still people from various walks of life such as Zhang Wu Wang Shi Bin, Youzhou Inspector Zhang Ju, Sikong Li Nong, etc. If you add Wu'an Wang Shikun from Xiangguo, this part of the force There are still tens of thousands of people.

If you put aside the quality and combat effectiveness of the army, there are still nearly 40 troops in the Jie Kingdom. In addition to the various powerful and loyal followers of the Jie Kingdom, this number will be even more exaggerated. Far more than 50 soldiers.It is precisely because of this that although the country of Jie is currently in decline, it still gives people a feeling that it is worthy of a fight.

Now the surrounding area of ​​Xindu is overcrowded, and in order to prepare the army for war, the city has not undergone large-scale expansion.In the limited space in the city, naturally only the real important ministers and dignitaries of the country can occupy a seat, as for the rest of the people, they can only camp in the countryside.

Located in the northeast area of ​​the city, there is a grand mansion. It was originally the residence of Shihu, the host of the Capricornus, in the past. However, after Shihu officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, this residence naturally could not match the majesty of the emperor, so he chose a place to build another palace.As for the vacated palace, it was not idle, but was divided into large and small areas, and rewarded to the civil and military ministers who are valued by the Capricorn Lord Shihu.

The mansion of the general of the town army, Zhang Ji, is located in the original main palace, and it occupies nearly a quarter of the palace, even far surpassing the mansions of the princes Shi Jian, Shi Bao and others. The glory received.In addition to serving as the general of the town army, Zhang Jack also served as a servant, going in and out of the palace and accompanying him.

It's just that even though he enjoyed such an honor, Zhang Jack himself couldn't say how excited he was.His so-called position as the general of the town army can neither command the six outer armies to defend the city, nor can it command the six inner armies to stay in the guard city. Apart from being in front of the squadron, it has no practical benefits at all.After serving as a servant, he is accompanied by his name, but in fact he is restrained and forbidden, making him even more uncomfortable.

In the middle of the twelfth lunar month, Zhang Jackal's young son died early, and was so sad that he was able to return home for the funeral, staying for a few days.

Although Zhang Jackal has been ostracized by vanity, on the surface he still appears to be a senior official who is trusted and valued by the Lord, so after learning that he has returned home, there is an endless stream of visitors.

Among the visitors who came and went, several of them did not go straight to the front hall to wait for an interview after entering the mansion, but were guided by Zhang's family to bypass the middle hall and go straight to the inner court.

In an inconspicuous warm pavilion in the inner court, Zhang Jack was living in it, and there was not much grief on his face for the loss of his son. He raised his eyes and saw a few people walking in, so he opened his mouth and asked, "Is the matter settled?"

Several people went forward to salute, bowed their heads and said: "The thief has been executed outside Fucheng, but there are many camps and garrisons on the way, and it will take some time to clear up. The city is very strict, and the leader of the thief dare not bring it into the city..."

While talking, one of them stepped forward on his knees, took out amulets representing Ma Qiu's official status from his arms, and opened them one by one.

Zhang Jackal raised his hand to take these talismans, observed carefully for a moment, then threw them on the case, and frowned, cursing in a low voice: "The dog thief has a reputation, and the war has been ruined to such an extent, how can he return to the country? Could it be that he Do you think it is possible for the lord to spare his dog's life for committing such a heinous crime?"

After a pause, he said again: "In addition to banning news from the West to the East, you should also carefully inquire about the news from Xiangguo, especially Zhang Hedu's life and death. Alas, this idiot promised me earlier that he would be able to lead the way." Going back to the Xiang Kingdom with tens of thousands of veteran soldiers, the result is that the Xiang Kingdom was captured so easily! If I had known that his talent was so weak, I would not have dared to force him to stay in the Xiang Kingdom in front of the Lord!"

These people are all loyal members of Zhang Jackal's family for a long time. After hearing the words, they respectfully responded, and one of them said: "Xiang Kingdom has tens of thousands of guards. It must be difficult for the Jin army to encircle and wipe out the city now. It has been lost, the Ma thief fled into the country, but there is no news of Zhang Hedu, I am afraid that he has already surrendered to the Jin Dynasty. It will implicate the Lord, do you want to wait for the opportunity to kill him?"

Zhang Jack shook his head after hearing the words, and then sneered: "At present, the people in the country are scattered, and it is a rare choice to vote for Jin. If he can really win the Jin Dynasty, if there is another accident in the next year, it might not be a help. "

Afterwards, Zhang Jack asked about the latest situation outside the city, and then said to several people: "The Lord may not allow me to stay outside the garden for a long time, and if you have any secrets to convey later, you can tell Wulang directly, and I will know soon. , if there are any orders, Goro will also convey them to you."

After the few people withdrew, Zhang Jackal ordered his family to close the door, so as not to be harassed by idlers, while he wrote at his desk and plotted gains and losses.

Over the past year or so, Jiezhu Shihu's defense against Zhang Jack has become more and more obvious, but it is not enough to completely suppress all of Zhang Jack's power.In other words, it was precisely because Zhang Jackal was too powerful that he was on guard from Lord Jie.

On the surface, although Zhang Hao no longer commanded the people in the country, his own private soldiers numbered in the tens of thousands.In particular, many of the powerful families who were originally moved to Xindu between Guangping and Julu were mostly attached to Zhang Jackal.

Although Zhang Jackal himself was suppressed in power, it was difficult for Shi Hu to completely ignore his appeal among the powerful Jin people and appoint his younger brother Zhang Li as the Right Guard General of the Sixth Outer Army.At the same time, Liu Zhu, General Longxiang, one of the six internal armies, was also related to Zhang Jack by marriage.

In addition, there are many middle-level generals and commanders in the Twelve Armies Inside and Outside, who are either disciples of the Zhang family or have received their favor, and they have already intertwined into a dense network.Although Zhang Jie himself was detained in the garden most of the time, it did not hinder the activities of his forces.

For example, Ma Qiu, who was intercepted and returned to the country this time, among the envoys sent to Xiangguo, Zhang Jackal himself was a confidant. When he learned of such a big change in Xiangguo, he hurriedly reported to Zhang Jackal.And Zhang Jackal reacted quickly, taking advantage of the convenience of accompanying Yujia, he blocked several channels leading to the garden, and secretly ordered his family to poison the youngest son, took this opportunity to leave the Forbidden Garden, and personally arranged a blockade against Ma Qiu kill.

Ma Qiu is just a single husband in the country, and he may be more trusted by Shi Hu than Zhang Jack, but when Zhang Jack is determined to kill him without the protection of his troops, even if it is Jie Lord Shi Hu can't even protect him!
(End of this chapter)