Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 331
On the first day of the first month of June, Ji You, the magistrate of Qu'a County, led a group of villagers to revolt, expelled more than a thousand guards from the Liyang tribe, burned the pontoon bridge and boats, cut off the north and south roads, and returned to the king.

Zhang Jian was shocked when he heard the news, and sent Honghui and his teachers to Qu'a to calm down the chaos.However, Honghui failed in several battles in the north of Qu'e County, so he could only stay nearby and sweep the Quartet to avoid further corruption of the situation.

On June [-]th, Shen Zhezi led his troops across Shangrong Qu to invite Zhang Jian to fight, but Zhang Jian retreated without a fight.In desperation, the Dongyang Army could only station in the northeast of Lianhu Lake, collecting bamboo and wood to build rafts to cross the lake to destroy the thieves.

Because there is no danger in the north of Qu'a County, there is no danger to rely on. After temporarily forcing the Honghui tribe to retreat, Ji You led more than [-] volunteers from the village to retreat to the Yunyang Mountain camp to hold on. Reverse call to action, calling on the villagers to act righteously and kill thieves.

After a few days of busy work like this, on this day Ji Youjun was in his body, and just returned to his residence in the camp after touring around the camp, he was informed by his family that there were cavalry from the Dongyang Army outside the camp.

Ji You has been waiting for further news from Shen Zhezi for the past few days, and he didn't have time to disarm him after hearing the news, so he hurriedly let him go.

The Dongyang army came this time with a relatively large number of hundreds of people.Although their identities were verified correctly, just in case, the defenders led them to an open area outside the camp for a short stay.Not long after, Ji You came in a hurry and saw so many Dongyang soldiers sitting on the ground, just about to speak, one of them had already stood up, raised his hood, revealed a handsome face, looked at Ji You and said with a smile : "Ji Lang-jun, don't come here unharmed!"

"dimension……"

When Ji You saw this man's face clearly, his face was already full of astonishment, and then he couldn't help but smile.He hurried forward to hold the opponent's wrist, and walked side by side into the tent deep in the camp, then pointed at the opponent with a surprised face and said, "Why did you come here in person, Wei Zhou?"

Shen Zhezi took off his cloak and hood, and sat in front of Ji You with a soft armor on his body. After looking up and down, he said with a smile: "Sure enough, a man should be a murderer. You lost your elegance and weakness in literature earlier, but now you have experienced a lot. Teacher Ji's demeanor!"

"You kid, you're pretending to be an elder in front of me again! Some of my affairs here are not as good as Shen Shijun's command, defeating the leader of the bandits, and your reputation has already caused a sensation in Jiangdong!"

Ji You scolded with a smile, the reunion of best friends, and after going through hardships, neither of them died in military affairs, but each had their own achievements. One can imagine the joy in Ji You's heart.

He moved to the opposite side of Shen Zhezi, and carefully looked at this close friend whom he had known in the past. Although his appearance had not changed, but thinking of what Shen Zhezi had done in the past, under the gaze of that familiar face, it seemed There is an awe-inspiring aura quietly growing.

When the mood calmed down a bit, Ji Youcai said solemnly: "Now Yan Qing is not counted around Qu'e, Weizhou, you still have the task of commanding the army, why come here lightly? Could it be that your troops have defeated Honghui and are about to enter Qu'e Ah?"

Seeing that Ji You was fine, Shen Zhezi felt relieved.Now that his teacher has only a little flesh and blood left, Shen Zhezi has no shortage of worries about putting Ji You behind the enemy's rear.But he also knows that Ji You has a lot of heart to create achievements, and he is not willing to live under the shelter of others for a long time.Seeing Ji You's obvious maturity, Shen Zhezi was also very relieved.

"It's okay. The previous victory was just a matter of life. I'm just a spectator in the army. Even though I leave, there will be people in the army who know the soldiers and watch over the army, so there won't be any problems."

Shen Zhezi would not be so naive as to show off his merits in front of his friends. After hearing this, he smiled and waved his hands and said, "Our army is still practicing by the lake and looking across the lake from Zhang Jian's department. Although we haven't confronted each other, it's not easy to make moves. Here, we can only temporarily rely on the courage of the villagers to maintain the situation."

"There is not much danger here in Qu'a. Now all the families in the county are united and vow not to fight with the rebels. There are only a few thousand soldiers in Honghui, and their resources are scarce. They cannot be attacked by force or besieged. Not enough."

Ji You is not worried about the situation here in Qu'a.The lack of strength in Honghui is just one of them. Ji You's biggest reliance here is the long-term arrangement with Shen Zhezi earlier. There is no shortage of military resources. .

After several previous correspondences, Shen Zhezi was no stranger to the current situation here in Qu'a.Although there are still Honghui tribes cruising outside the county, all the tribes were annihilated earlier, and most of the Honghui tribe was taken away by Zhang Jian, and he himself was imprisoned in the army by Zhang Jian.

This time, he was released because of the Qu'e incident by chance, and after getting rid of Zhang Jian's control, Honghui didn't dare to act rashly just for his own safety, not to mention the old grudges between them earlier.Although he had fought against Qu A Yiyong in the past few days, he always retreated at the touch of a button, and he only wanted to preserve his own strength.

In the past few days, Honghui led his people to wander in the countryside, hoping to plunder some villagers as a supplement. However, after being ambushed several times by Shen Zhezi's troops, he settled down completely and was stationed in an abandoned manor. When you hear about foreign affairs, you only listen to the wind.

Earlier when Shen Zhezi left the camp to come to Qu'a, and even swaggered past Honghui camp, he should have turned a blind eye to him, strictly restraining the soldiers from pursuing him, he was completely scared out of his wits.

Having said that, it is not an easy time right now, and Ji You also knows that Shen Zhezi has a clear purpose in everything he does, and it is absolutely impossible for him to come here in private just to see himself, so he asked again: "Weizhou, what are you doing?" Li Jun came here, but he already has a good plan to defeat the enemy?"

Shen Zhezi couldn't help sighing when he heard this, and said, "Zhang Jian is worthy of being a brave and skilled general. It was a fluke to defeat him earlier. The heavy rain blocked the way. I have been invited to fight several times in the past few days, but I was gently shaken off by this man. .Cunning as a wolf, if you can't catch up, if you are slack, you will bite back."

What Shen Zhezi said was not false.There are many generals in his army, and their strength is superior, chasing and intercepting, but Zhang Jian always stays out of the encirclement, and the cunning and cautiousness shown is really a headache.

This kind of distress is really determined by the unique terrain of Jiangdong. Shen Zhezi's troops do not have large-scale cavalry, only a few more than [-] cavalry are used as scouts.Although the navy has a lot of boats, but they are too dependent, Zhang Jian hardly gets close to the big water trunks.And if it is a small water flow, it will not be able to give full play to the advantages of the navy.

Of course, this is also because today's Zhang Jian does not have any clear strategic locations that must be defended, and his existence alone is enough to cause great trouble to the Dongyang Army.If you can't catch up with it, you can't encircle and wipe it out, but if you ignore it, at some point he will jump out and bite again.

Hearing Shen Zhezi's complaints, Ji You also nodded in agreement: "Zhang Jian is indeed an outstanding person. I have had a lot of contact with him in the past. This person is not only brave, but also sensitive. Different from those brave men with less talent, they have their own views on the current situation."

Shen Zhezi was not very interested in what kind of person Zhang Jian was. If it was just the hardships in front of him, he would not be helpless against Zhang Jian.There are more than [-] Zhang Jian's troops, and they are not rogue bandits without a large scale. On the one hand, they cut off their supplies with fortified walls and cleared the fields, and on the other hand, they made arrangements at key points.

But the purpose of Shen Zhezi's dispatch of troops this time is not to annihilate as many enemies as possible or to win as many victories as possible.It is true that Zhang Jian hopes to keep his main force in this area and not go to other places for reinforcements. This is not his idea.If you really make up your mind to encircle and wipe out Zhang Jian here, not to mention mobilizing more troops, just seeing that the opponent is so cunning and cautious, once he realizes something is wrong, and then flees to other places, it will also increase the battle situation. Many variables.

"Weizhou, can you try to persuade Zhang Jian?"

Since the enemy cannot be eliminated, it might be an option to turn them into friendly forces.After pondering for a moment, Ji You recounted the story of Zhang Jian's internal strife and annexation of the business department after his return from defeat, and then he came to thank him.

"At that time, Zhang Jian made a lot of weird remarks. You praised Wei Zhou a lot, and the implication was quite thought-provoking. But at that time, I was afraid that he would deceive me with his words, or punish me after he found out my intentions, so I didn't dare to follow through. He wants to talk."

After repeating Zhang Jian's conversation with him at that time, Ji You said again: "But it is also possible that this is his true confession. If he really intends to return to Wang Tong, it is not a bad idea to use it for his own use. Anyway, it is now It will be difficult to fight for a long time, although the hope is slim, but there will be no loss if you try."

After Shen Zhezi heard this, he was a little surprised.In Shen Zhezi's view, Ji You's judgment and choice at that time were correct.Zhang Jian came back in a big defeat. Although the Ministry of Mergers and Commerce added some strength, he must be very vigilant in his heart. It is normal to use words to deceive Ji You.But if it is said that Zhang Jian has lowered his heart because of this, it is unavoidably a bit too optimistic.

It is true that Zhang Jian's defeat to him was a serious injury, but if it was put in the whole battle situation, it was not that serious.After all, Liyang still controls Gyeonggi, and the situation is much better than when the army started at the beginning of the year.In such a bad situation at the beginning of the year, Zhang Jian did not betray Su Jun but followed him to raise troops. At present, it is naturally impossible to surrender so easily.

Seeing that Shen Zhezi was silent, Ji You volunteered and said: "If Weizhou thinks so, I would like to persuade Zhang Jian as an envoy. It's not just a meritorious service, but I can't bear to see blood spattered by soldiers and human lives wasted."

Ji You really admired Zhang Jian in his heart, and felt sorry for him.With this person's brave talent, if it is not limited by his birth, it will be a matter of time to make some achievements. It would be a pity if he really died in such a turmoil.

Although he had no hope of recruiting Zhang Jian, seeing Ji You's enthusiasm, Shen Zhezi couldn't refuse directly.After pondering for a while, he said with a smile: "I can trust Literary if you say so. But even if we want to persuade you, it is not now. Now we have a more important thing to do. When we are successful, Literary If you are willing to go, the odds of winning will increase a lot.”

"What big thing to do?"

"Go west to Gyeonggi and recover Jiankang!"

Shen Zhezi said in a deep voice, this is the main purpose of his Qingqi coming to Qu'e, and it is also a major event he has been planning before Su Jun raised his troops!

(End of this chapter)