A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 903 Are you afraid?

Ludao,

Yuandang Bay, Huwei Mountain, Red Fort.

"Afraid?"

Wu Huaiyu patted his seven-year-old son Chengsi on the shoulder. There was no panic or fear on the little guy's face, but his eyes were full of excitement and even a little expectation.

"Aye, are there many rebels in Shanyue? Are they coming by boat?" the little guy asked excitedly. He has often heard about his father's heroic past achievements since he was sensible.

In his heart, his father has long been an invincible God of War. He is the disciple of the gods in the sky, the disciple of the land gods, the adopted son of the door god Qin Qiong, and the student of the military god Li Jing.

"Are you really not afraid at all?" Huaiyu asked with a smile.

"Why should we be afraid?" Chengsi asked back, "Aye has never been defeated and won every battle. A mere Shanyue County magistrate rebelled. Why should we be afraid? Aye can defeat a hundred thousand soldiers with one man."

Huaiyu laughed endlessly,

This boy, the old father was very happy when he said this.

"Dalang, remember, no matter how we deal with any enemy, we cannot take it lightly. Strategically, we must ignore the enemy, but tactically, we must pay attention to the enemy."

"Although Huang Du is only a county magistrate, he is a local leader here. Zhangting and Ting prefectures were both separated from his Longxi County. They have a high reputation in the Liuyingjiang area."

"Now that he is rebelling under the guise of opposing the new two-tax law, many short-sighted people will follow him."

This is a very rich war.

People over fifteen and under sixty also came.

Here comes Xiao Wuqian.

Another point is that Ludao Island has just been developed, and the first few batches of people who came there were mainly young and strong people, and there were not many family members, women, old and young.

Not only that,

Most of the young men returned home after saying goodbye to their families.

Their morale is very high,

Because the bravery exceeded expectations, Huaiyu made some deployment adjustments. Gulangyu Island, Pier Town, and Red Fort were each assigned a hundred tooth soldiers and a thousand Xiangyong to guard them.

Another thousand were divided into three mobile patrol battalions to patrol the coast and contact the villages to prevent thieves from sneaking onto the island. They were responsible for protecting the people and crops of the villages and serving as a reserve force.

The only drawback is the lack of weapons and equipment.

Now he is cutting wood into knives, bamboo into spears, and wrapping quilts into armor, all in preparation for war.

Plus the sailors on the merchant ships and the thousands of fishermen on the docks,

There are less than 20,000 people on Xiaoxiaolu Island.

But Wu Huaiyu now has as many as 6,000 local warriors available, plus his own 300 elite tooth soldiers.

After deployment,

Well, there is nothing more to say to this boy. This boy has been exposed to it since he was a child, and his father has long been deified in his heart.

Everyone hopes that the rebels can come slowly. It is best to wait for the ships sent to Zhangquan Port to bring back weapons, equipment and reinforcements before coming.

The waiting time before the battle is always so long, as if it has stood still.

But the result was surprising,

The number of young men recruited on the island this time exceeded expectations. I thought it would be good to recruit 2,000 young men. After all, there are only more than 10,000 young men on the island.

Shitou came over and reported, "The young men who went back to say goodbye to their families are all back."

In addition, the slaves in the Wu family manor are mainly young and strong, and most of the hired workers are also young and strong.

"So what? Killing them is as easy as killing a cockroach."

Just wait.

"Military Prime Minister."

The remaining three thousand Xiangyong were deployed on each side of the bay port, occupying two hill camps.

From morning to afternoon, then to evening,

The sun has set, and the rebels have not yet appeared.

It has been very quiet on the Jiulong River.

Because of the dark clouds of war, no ships or rafts were allowed to flow down the river in the upper reaches of the Jiulong River today. However, several ships traveling from south to north passed by, but they were all intercepted by Wu Huaiyu, who temporarily requisitioned the ships, sailors, and Guards.

The captains knew that this was an order from Mr. Wu, and that Mr. Wu was in Lugang, so they cooperated very well.

"I suspect that the yellow thieves may be attacking in the middle of the night and want to catch us off guard."

"Probably."

No matter what the enemy planned, Wu Huaiyu had already prepared a response plan. Before reinforcements arrived, he would fight an anti-landing defensive battle.

Don't fight them on the sea or water, let them land on the beach, and fight them on the island or the pier.

The further time goes by, the greater the advantage Wu Huaiyu will have.

"Have you not received any news from the spies sent to Longxi?"

"not yet,"

Wu Huaiyu responded. This war was sudden and the intelligence information was very unclear. It was like walking in the dark, which was very unpleasant.

No matter what strategy or tactics, they must be formulated based on accurate intelligence information. Fortunately, although there is no timely information, the basic strength of the Longxi Huang family is still clear.

Deal with it accordingly and don’t be afraid.

As darkness fell, there was still no sign of the rebels.

Asang personally cooked dishes for Mr. and Mrs. Huaiyu, including seafood porridge and sea duck salted eggs. The sea duck eggs were well pickled and the yolks were red and yielded a lot of oil, making them perfect for porridge.

Finally, a bowl of fish ball soup.

Satisfy.

"Will the thieves attack tonight?" Asang put away the dishes and accompanied Huaiyu on the top floor of the Red Fort.

The evening breeze is gentle,

She was nestled in her husband's arms, very peaceful.

The warm and fragrant soft jade is in my arms,

Wu Huaiyu looked at the dark night, feeling very calm inside.

Just as his son Chengsi said, he has experienced many battles, and Shan Yue Qu Shuai like the Longxi Huang family is not ranked among his enemies at all.

In Lingnan, he was able to control even the powerful families like Feng Xianning and Chen. When the barbarians from the thirty-six states of left and right Xixi rebelled, he was able to defeat them obediently, not to mention the rebellion of the barbarians from the five states of Yunkai Mountain. It was decided by him in one battle.

If the barbarians had made a fuss in the last years of the dynasty, when the Central Plains was in turmoil and had too much time to take care of themselves, separatist rule or something, it might have been okay.

But in the autumn of the seventh year of Zhenguan, chaos broke out.

Then they are not even qualified to become a hot topic in Chang'an. At most, local officials say that such-and-such state rebels, and so-and-so barbarians rebel, and then a certain governor or a certain general pacifies them. I won't go into details about the specific process. I can only add a sentence about how many people were killed and how many prisoners were captured.

From the beginning of Wude to Zhenguan now, for more than ten years, there have been rebellions and barbarian rebellions almost every year in Southwest and Lingnan. The result is that they are all conquered and killed. Whole tribes are wiped out. Tens of thousands of people are wiped out. Sold into slavery.

These barbarian rebellions are purely to gain merit for the generals who have nothing to do.

Even many barbarian rebellions in the border areas were forced to rebel by these border generals. Not to mention the turmoil in the early days of the country, many historical issues were entangled. Even in the prosperous age of Kaiyuan, border commanders such as An Lushan , Don't you also treat Xi and Qi like pigs and dogs, mopping up people's houses at every turn, beheading people like mowing grass.

And like Gao Xianzhi and others in the Western Regions, they regard the monarchs of small countries in the Western Regions as their own sons. They even destroy the country if they say it will be destroyed. The Stone Kingdom, Cao Kingdom, Big and Small Bolu, must not offend these border commanders, otherwise thousands of people will die. I will destroy you even if I go on an expedition.

war,

The essence is the ultimate expression of conflict,

There isn't that much truth to say,

It depends on who has the stronger fist.

China's expansion is also very powerful, and this expansion is also done with swords and classics. The two Han Dynasties have fought a war to defeat the Qiang for hundreds of years. Even in the previous era, the Central Plains China has been at a deadlock with the Qiang people.

Later, he defeated the Eastern Yi, conquered the mountains and rivers, and attacked the Southern Barbarians.

Qin unified the six kingdoms, sent troops to march to Fujian, established Minzhong County in Minyue, abolished the throne of the Minyue King, and replaced him with the title of Lord Commander, allowing him to continue to rule the area. He did not send a captain to take office. .

But after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty defeated the Huns in the north, he could no longer tolerate the existence of the Minyue Kingdom. He sent a four-pronged army of more than 100,000 people to besiege the Minyue Kingdom. To eliminate hidden dangers, the Minyue nobles and a large number of residents were also moved out of Fujian and into the Jianghuai interior, and the palaces and cities of the Minyue king were burned down.

It can be said that the annihilation of the country by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had a profound impact on the Fujian region. For the next three hundred years, the Fujian region was languishing and never prospered again.

Later, the Jin Dynasty moved south, and the clothes and clothes moved south. A large number of people from the Central Plains moved south and began to enter Wuyue. During the Southern Dynasties, they continued to move south. It was at that time that Fujian began to become lively again.

From the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and then to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, people from the Central Plains continued to move southward, squeezing the living environment of the Wuyue natives and forcing many Baiyue people to continue to move southward.

Squeeze step by step,

The Han people keep going south, and the Yue people keep going south.

If you can't win, you have no choice but to move south.

Of course, some indigenous people did not move away, but retreated deeper and deeper into the mountains.

In many places in Lingnan, Fujian and Yue, many of the hundreds of Vietnamese barbarians who were called barbarians in the Central Plains could only retreat to the mountains or high mountains. Plain areas, and even places near the foot of the plains and in the middle of the mountains were forced to give up.

This is a trend,

Although there will be some repetitions in the middle, the overall trend is like this.

The Huang family is not actually a Baiyue people, they are a large Han people from the Central Plains who migrated south, but they regard themselves as the masters of this land and refuse the rule of the Central Plains court.

There are many such people throughout the ages, as numerous as crucian carp crossing the river.

But so what if there were more.

boom!

There was an explosion in the night sky,

Fire shot into the sky.

First, flames rose into the sky on the island over Gulangyu Island, and then there were also flames at the bay port.

This is a battle signal.

The enemy is coming!

Asang's body suddenly tensed up. The girl was instinctively afraid of war. Huaiyu patted her back, "Don't worry, it's okay."

The yellow calf chooses to attack at night,

Wu Huaiyu didn't panic at all.

come on,

These guys are determined not to die until they hit the south wall. This time, let them hit their heads and bleed.

Although Ludao Island is not fully developed, there is a small red fort on Huwei Mountain and a highly defensive earth building manor on Gulangyu Island.

Even the town at the wharf is only surrounded by wooden fences and has no moats, trenches or walls, but it is not that easy to attack.

There are ships in Lujiang River and Yuandang Bay, a temporary fleet.

The Red Fort, Gulangyu Manor, and the port town form a line, plus two patrol battalions based on Gaoli Camp.

With three hundred elite tooth soldiers and six thousand local warriors, Wu Huaiyu was not afraid of Huangdu at all, not to mention that the two states of Quan and Zhang were only more than two hundred miles apart.

Reinforcements and weapons will arrive at any time.

It’s hard to say who the prey is.

The battle has begun, Ludao is not panicking,

"My husband is so calm." Asang marveled.

"Haha, I like hunting and fishing. Advanced hunters always appear as prey, and the most important thing when fishing is to be patient."

Huaiyu pointed to the upper reaches of the Jiulong River, which was in the direction of Longxi County.

"After tonight, there will be a lot more strong laborers on Ludao Island,"

"And that, Longxi City, will also become ours."

Huaiyu made no secret of his confidence, "When this battle is over, I will propose to the court to set up a unified military mansion in Longxi City, select a thousand soldiers from the central government and their families to move to the town, and set up another garrison." , dispatching government soldiers to take turns garrisoning. Liu Yingjiang is still very important, and the imperial court must send elite soldiers and strong generals to guard it."

At that time, Longxi County will be completely under the control of the imperial court. As for Ludao and the Wu family, there will be elite soldiers and strong generals from the imperial court to garrison one hundred and twenty miles upstream, and the Wu family's Ludao and Lugang will be safe.

This war was started by Huang Du,

But the result will not be up to him,

"Soon, within six hundred miles of the Jiulong River Basin, there will no longer be a Huang family,"

This time, the Huang family will be completely uprooted.

This is not because the imperial court is crossing the river and burning down bridges, but it is just that they do not understand current affairs and have no pattern. It’s been seven fucking years since Zhenguan, and you still want to rebel against the separatist regime?

If you are arrogant and ignorant, you will have to pay a painful lesson.

The rebels' cross-sea raid ran into an iron wall. The attack was extremely unsatisfactory, causing heavy casualties and making progress difficult.

On the top of the Red Fort on Foxtail Mountain, Wu Huaiyu held Asang in his arms and looked down from above. The rebels were blocked at the dock and could not get through at all.

"The cold wind was blowing, but it was boring to watch. The Huang family was shouting so fiercely. I didn't expect it to be so useless. I walked away and went back to sleep." Huaiyu picked up his beautiful concubine and left.

I looked down on them too much before, and my defensive deployment was a bit too strong.

They are all a bunch of little brats. They are far inferior to those Xidong barbarians in Lingnan. They thought they were so powerful.

(End of this chapter)