Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 292 Fish Catch Operation
Wanling, in a dense forest on the west bank of Lengshui.

"Head, people are coming!"

Some Xiliang soldiers rushed into the dense forest and said to Zhao Da who was sitting on the grass roasting rabbits.

"Oh, Wang Heixiong and Li Heizi are here?"

Zhao Da was immediately refreshed when he heard the words. After waiting for more than half a month, he was really bored.

Although I know that the two teams of Wang Heixiong and Li Heizi are in the Jingzhou area, but I don't know where they are. I sent people to look for them for half a month, and now I finally have news. Damn, it's not easy.

"Exactly!"

Just as the Xiliang soldiers responded, a group of people had already entered outside.

"Zhao Da, you son of a bitch is having a hard time!"

Wang Heixiong strode over and saw Zhao Da who was sitting by the fire roasting rabbits at a glance, grinned and said: "I have already found a big fish in Xiangyang, your son insists on getting me Pull it to Jiangdong, what a fool, if you get Zhou Yu out of Liangzhou this time, you son of a bitch will have to pay me a big fish!"

Li Heizi also said: "That's right, I also found a big fish, if you can't catch Zhou Yu, you have to pay me one!"

"My ancestors!"

Zhao angryly scolded: "You two sons can find the big fish? Damn, if you really find the big fish, you two idiots will rush to Jiangdong eagerly? If you don't do it, get out, I will find Chen Mazi and Li Daniu come!"

"hey-hey!"

Wang Heixiong and Li Heizi laughed dryly, walked to the fire and sat down.

"You son of a bitch is so rare!"

Wang Heixiong said: "Don't think that if you get Gan Ning to Liangzhou, you will go to heaven. Sima Hui is no worse than Gan Ning. I'm a little bit more credited than you. It's no surprise that you found the big fish."

Zhao Da squinted his eyes and said, "Tell me, what big fish have you found, you son of a bitch, can it compare with Zhou Yu?"

Wang Heixiong proudly said: "Zhou Yu is the biggest fish that the lord has chosen. Of course he can't compare with Zhou Yu, but he is also one of the few big fish that the lord said. Do brothers Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang from Jingzhou know? I have already found out clearly! "

"just you?"

Zhao Da poohed and said: "Damn it, you still want to catch those two big fish, and you don't piss to take care of yourself. At the beginning, the first stop I went to was Xiangyang, and I stared at the two big fish. Yu stared at him for three months, but he didn't find a chance, as long as he leaves Xiangyang City, he will be surrounded by hundreds of thousands of people, even Gan Ning has nothing to do with him, just your grandson wants to arrest him?"

"hey-hey!"

Wang Heixiong was really embarrassed this time, a little bit annoyed.

Brothers Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue are indeed not easy to tie up. He has been watching Xiangyang for almost half a year, but he has not found a chance.

Even if he wanted to assassinate, he had no chance at all.

Otherwise, they would not have brought people to Wanling after receiving the news.

Li Heizi picked his teeth and said, "Okay, don't worry about it, Mr. Zhao, you bastard, let's talk about how to bring back Zhou Yu, a big fish. That guy is the biggest fish appointed by the lord himself." , if this is brought back, motherfucking, even if the six of us, no.

Zhao Da snorted a few times, and said: "Let's talk about it first, the biggest credit is mine, Zhou Yu was found by me, as long as I get the first credit, if the lord becomes emperor in the future, I will definitely be able to give you the credit of a Marquis." gone."

"You bastard is really shit luck!"

Wang Heixiong and Li Heizi scolded their mother angrily in unison, but they didn't do anything.

Zhou Yu's fish is really too big, no matter how many people there are, the head skills are definitely enough to be named Marquis.

Big fish was discovered by Zhao Da, so he naturally has nothing to say about it.

"Hey, be envious, be jealous, I don't care!"

Zhao Da smiled proudly, "Okay, let's call all of your clever men over, and quickly discuss how to get the big fish back. Although this big fish deserves a lot of credit, it's not easy to catch at all! "

Wang Heixiong and Li Heizi didn't talk nonsense, and immediately called several of their more clever boys over.

A dozen or so people gathered around the fire, discussing strategies in a hurry.

Zhao Da was the first to say: "I'll say first, it's definitely not good to be tough. This is Sun Jian's territory. That boy Zhou Yu is Sun Jian's captain. We only have about sixty people, so even if we can kill Zhou Yu's soldiers , If you take that guy away, you will definitely not be able to escape Yangzhou, so your hands and feet must be clean, and no one can find us!"

Li Heizi said: "Then what should we do, the big fish is hiding in Wanling City and can't come out, how can we catch it?"

Zhao Dao: "Nonsense, do you need to talk about it, we can only wait for the big fish to leave the city before doing it."

Wang Heixiong said: "That boy Zhou Yu must be guarded by his own soldiers when he goes out of the city. It's not so easy to do it, right?"

Zhao Da chuckled and said: "Don't worry about this, I've already let people inquire clearly, that boy Zhou Yu has taken a fancy to the little girl outside Qiao's village, and will go to Qiao's village every month to have a tryst with the little lady, we have plenty of opportunities! "

Li Heizi asked, "How far is Qiao's Village from Wanling City?"

Zhao Dao: "It's more than 30 miles!"

Wang Heixiong said: "More than 30 miles is enough, as long as we can catch Zhou Yu, it is enough for us to escape."

"Run ass!"

Zhao Da sneered and said: "It is more than 50 miles from Qiaojiazhuang to the riverside. If someone escapes, Sun Jian's army will definitely catch up before we escape to the riverside, and there are still Sun Jian's navy on the river. Blocked, how to run?"

Wang Heixiong said angrily, "Then what are you going to do?"

Zhao Da said slowly: "You are so anxious every day, just listen to me slowly say no."

Wang Heixiong scolded: "If you fart, let it go quickly, and you will die!"

Zhao Da snorted twice, and said, "I've already made up my mind, that Qiao's village has only about twenty people, we just need to control Qiao's village and catch that Qiao before Dayu goes to Qiao's village." The two daughters of Yuanwai forced Qiao Yuanwai to put some medicine in Zhou Yu's drink, and then quietly kidnapped Zhou Yu, wouldn't it be ignorant or invisible?"

"Good plan!"

Wang Heixiong and Li Heizi's eyes lit up at the same time, and they were very excited.

A soldier from Xiliang asked, "However, if Zhou Yu and Sun Jian are captured, they will definitely send troops to chase after him. How can we escape to Jiangbei?"

Zhao Dao: "This is not a problem. I have already built ten boats by the river near Spring Valley, and a few fishermen nearby are waiting. As long as we can escape to Spring Valley before Sun Jian's army catches up, we can escape." to Jiangbei."

"Done!"

All the Xiliang soldiers shouted at the same time, all of them excited.

Zhao Da said with some distress: "The key issue now is that I don't know when Zhou Yu will go to Qiaojiazhuang. If we start early, we will definitely leak the news; if we start late, we will definitely not have time, damn it."

Li Heizi said: "How about tying up that little lady and threatening Zhou Yu?"

Zhao Da said angrily: "If it were you, would you fucking lose your life for a woman?"

"Uh, this..."

Li Heizi scratched his head, then pushed back, "Damn, what are you bastards saying?"

Zhao Dao: "I have thought of a way, but I don't know if it will work."

"Say it!"

Wang Heixiong and Li Heizi said in unison.

Zhao Da scratched his head and said, "If the lord and the military advisor are responsible for this kind of thing, there will definitely be a solution. Damn, it's all because I didn't study and don't know how to learn. I think that if we can control Qiaojiazhuang, we can do it." Let Qiao Yuanwai or the little lady write a letter to Zhou Yu to trick Zhou Yu over, what do you think?"

"Certainly not!"

The black pockmark under Wang Heixiong was the first to jump up, and retorted: "We don't even have anyone who can read and write, if Qiao Yuanwai writes something in the letter and sells us, then he will die. "

Zhao Da's heart shuddered, and only then did he think of this.

Wang Heixiong nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right, this method won't work, it's still Hei Mazi who is smart!"

Hei Mazi chuckled a few times and said, "I have an idea."

Zhao Datou stared and cursed: "If you fart, let it go!"

Hei Mazi said: "It's thirty miles from Qiaojiazhuang to Wanling. Zhou Yu didn't march in a hurry. It would take more than half an hour to go from Wanling to Qiaojiazhuang. Such a long time is enough for us to control Qiaojiazhuang. .”

Wang Heixiong scolded: "Bullshit, we don't have war horses, even if we send people to watch the whistle, when the news comes, Zhou Yu will soon arrive at Qiao's Village, how can we do it, what kind of fucking idea are you coming up with?"

Hei Mazi chuckled and said, "It's fine to use beacon fire to send a message!"

Zhao Da's eyes lit up immediately, and he said: "This method is not bad!"

Li Heizi also applauded, and couldn't help but look at Hei Mazi with admiration.

Although this kid is not tall, his brain is really easy to use.

Wang Heixiong turned black, and gave Hei Mazi a potsticker with his backhand, cursing: "Damn, you bastard son, why didn't you tell me what you did earlier, it made me look ugly, and I will deal with you later!"

Hei Ma called Qu and said, "I just thought of it too."

"Damn it, just do it!"

Zhao Datou finally made a decision, and a group of big-headed soldiers with better brains began to discuss how to use the beacon to send messages. Although these big-headed soldiers were not very good at calculating, they also knew that beacon messages should not be used indiscriminately, otherwise they would definitely arouse suspicion.

However, as the saying goes, three stinky farts can still stand up to one Zhuge Liang.

Under the temptation of great achievements, these Xiliang soldiers exploded with wisdom, and their heads that they don't like to use at ordinary times became alert. They planned how to tie Zhou Yu to Liangzhou.

Even if one person has more than enough consideration and omissions, there will be other Xiliang soldiers to fill in the gaps.

The third son said: "The beacon fire is a method used by the army. If we set a fire casually, there will be no smoke. If there is smoke, if the soldiers and horses in Wanling think that there is an enemy sneak attack, Zhou Yu will be in trouble if he doesn't come. "

Zhao Da asked: "What good idea do you guys have?"

The third son laughed and said: "The last time Zhou Yu went to Qiaojiazhuang, he walked through the south gate of Wanling, and this time is definitely no exception. The river in Wancheng passes by the south of Wanling. We sent two people to pretend to be fishermen, Go to the river to catch two fish and grill them on the riverside near the city gate, as long as you see Zhou Yu going out of the city to get some half-dry firewood, even if there is a little smoke, no one will be suspicious!"

"That's a good idea!"

Zhao Datou slapped the third son, and said with a smile: "You still have a good face!"

Wang Heixiong gave Hei Mazi a hard look, "Damn, I don't give me any face at all!"

The black pockmark rolled his eyes angrily.

The discussion was finalized, and a group of Xiliang soldiers with red eyes immediately took action.

Watch the sentry watch the sentry, inquire about the news and inquire about the news.

In order to ensure a smooth operation, Zhao Da personally took people to find out the terrain of Qiaojiazhuang. The people under Wang Heixiong and Li Heizi were not familiar with the terrain here, so they had to continue hiding in the dense forest to avoid being targeted.

These Xiliang soldiers have been hiding in the Kanto. Since several groups of troops have happened to them, these guys are all very vigilant. They have formed a habit of changing places every other day.

……

Hanzhong changed hands, and the most nervous one was Liu Zhang, the Yizhou herdsman.

From August to October, soldiers and horses were mobilized frequently in various passes in northern Yizhou. A large number of soldiers and horses were sent to dangerous passes such as Langzhong, Baishuiguan, Jiange, and Jiameng. Zheng took the opportunity to go south to Xichuan.

How could Luo Zheng have the time to pay attention to Liu Zhang, while guarding the gate of Guanzhong, he seized the time to manage the government and stabilize the people, and reorganized the army.

Liangzhou had only [-] standing troops, plus Gaoshun's [-] garrison soldiers, and the CCP mobilized [-] troops to attack Guan.After defeating Guanzhong, there were no less than [-] captive soldiers alone.

Among them, Guo Si and Zhang Ji were defeated, and about [-] soldiers were recruited.

In addition to Yang Feng's [-] Hedong soldiers, Hanzhong's more than [-] surrendered troops, at least no less than [-] surrendered soldiers.

Among the more than [-] surrendered soldiers, excluding those who were slightly older or disabled, there were more than [-] young and strong men who could continue to fight on the battlefield.

Although the ingredients are a bit more complicated, this is not a problem.

If it is a group of civilians, it is very difficult to train into an army in a short period of time.

But these soldiers are all soldiers, and they have been on the battlefield several times, and many of them are even veterans who have experienced many battles.

As for the complex composition of soldiers, this is not a problem at all.

Luo Zheng doesn't have the patience of Gao Shun, and he trains a group of civilians who have never been on the battlefield, but he likes to train this kind of thorn.

For him, these tens of thousands of pawns are definitely a fortune.

You must know that there are not many soldiers and horses under Luo Zheng's command. It is one aspect to recuperate under the rule, but the main reason is that it is restricted by the population. Because the population under the rule is too small, there is no way to recruit a large number of young and strong, otherwise it will affect agricultural production.

After finally getting a group of strong and strong men, there is no reason to let them go.

After discussing with Jia Xu, Xun Yu and other confidantes, Luo Zheng immediately ordered the construction of a camp in Chang'an. Except for the 5 soldiers from the east of the river, who were led by Yan Xing to guard the pass, the rest of the soldiers were all reorganized into a garrison of [-] people. soldier.

In addition to plowing and farming, this field soldier was also responsible for the defense of Guanzhong.

As for the mobile force, Jia Xu and Xun Yu's opinion was adopted, and only [-] mobile forces were retained.

Under Luo Zheng's rule, there are quite a few camps in the field, and there are no less than ten large and small military camps. However, most of the field soldiers do not go to the battlefield. Even if there is a war, they will only be responsible for transporting food, grass, and luggage, or doing something. Other work.

Only Gaoshun's [-] garrison troops and Chang'an's garrison battalion had duties of warfare in addition to farming.

Once there is a war, the [-] field soldiers will go to the battlefield at any time.

Guanzhong was completely smashed by Guo Si, Xu Rong and others. In just two or three years, Guanzhong was covered with scorched earth.

Originally, there were more than ten thousand people in Guanzhong, but in the past two or three years, there were hundreds of thousands of people who fled to Liangzhou alone.

Coupled with those who fled to other places, died of starvation, and died of military disasters, the number of people has dropped by at least half.When Luo Zheng pacified Guanzhong, Xun Yu made a general investigation, and the current population of Guanzhong is estimated to be less than 70.

You know, during the heyday of the Western Han Dynasty, the population of the Sanfu area alone was no less than 500 million.

During the Western Han Dynasty, the population distribution was extremely uneven. The north was densely populated, but the south was almost barren. Eighty percent of the population of the Great Han Dynasty was distributed in the north. As the capital city of Chang'an, the population of Guanzhong reached an astonishing number during the heyday of the Western Han Dynasty.

If you add Hedong, Hongnong and other places, there are at least 800 million people, and Chang'an County alone has 50.

This number is quite astonishing. With a population of more than [-], it is already a super-large county among large counties.

The population of one county reached 50, which also shows the dense population of Guanzhong in the Western Han Dynasty.

Now, the population of Guanzhong is less than 70, which shows how wasteful Guanzhong is.

In recent years, there have been constant wars in Guanzhong, and the people who could not survive either died of famine or military disasters, or fled with their families to Liangzhou and Hanzhong. Even the remaining hundreds of thousands of people are still suffering.

According to the feedback from various places, there are almost no people in Guanzhong who can eat enough.

If the people are not allowed to recuperate, the population of Guanzhong will drop sharply after this winter.

Luo Zheng had to temporarily slow down his plan to attack the surrounding areas and manage Guanzhong with his heart.

Although Liangzhou has had a great harvest in recent years, the management of Guanzhong also has to bear enormous pressure. At most, the money and food accumulated in Guanzhong can only barely feed the hundreds of thousands of people in Guanzhong, and it will take at least two years to improve.

After the corn went to the ground in October, Luo Zheng held a large-scale military meeting.

General Pingdi's mansion, more than [-] people gathered together, it was quite impressive.

The prefects of all counties, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Yan Xing and other generals all rushed back.

Xun Yu was talking about the harvest of autumn grain, "After the capture of Chang'an last year, due to sufficient time, Sanfu area planted 520 hectares of corn after the beginning of spring this year, but the two counties of Hedong and Hongnong missed the harvest time, so they still planted wheat. At present, almost all the autumn grain has been levied. Because of the massive tax reduction and exemption in Guanzhong, most of the money and grain collected by the ten counties of Liangzhou have been invested in the governance of Guanzhong. There are 23 million shi of grain in the treasury, and [-] guan of money! "

Luo Zheng frowned, "Why is there so little money?"

Xun Yu said helplessly: "My lord exempted almost all taxes from the common people, and the government can only collect land taxes, and the money my lord got has been almost spent in the past two years, so there is not much money in the treasury."

Luo Zhengdao: "What about the food, it can always be eaten for several years!"

Xun Yu smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, that's not how the accounts are calculated, because there is not much money in the treasury, and all expenditures have to be paid for by grain. Only the soldiers are paid for the army, and the grain is more than 160 million shi every year. Expenditures also require more than 100 shi of grain, and 100 million shi of grain is required for seeds, and at least [-] million shi of grain must be left to cope with various disasters that may occur, so don't look at the five hundred thousand shi in the treasury. There are more than ten thousand stones of grain, but it can barely maintain daily expenses, which is not enough to support large-scale military operations, at least until next year's autumn grains will be in the field to have a slight surplus!"

Luo Zheng listened more and more unhappy, and the rest of the people also looked at each other.

Jia Xu looked at Luo Zheng and said, "My lord, Guanzhong was beaten into scorched earth by Guo Bang, Xu Rong and others. It has only been a year since our army pacified Guanzhong, and it has exempted the people from all taxes. It is already very long to be able to maintain the daily operation of the government. Not bad."

"Wen He is right, this general is a bit aggressive!"

Luo Zheng rubbed his eyebrows and asked: "Do the people have surplus food?"

Xun Yu said: "The people in Liangzhou have surplus food and money in their hands. They can take care of their old age and get medical treatment for their illnesses. I heard that even ordinary people's daughters can afford dowry when they get married. My lord can rest assured. Many farmlands have been abandoned for a long time, and some rivers have been in disrepair for a long time. Although the spring plowing is not missed, the autumn grain is slightly worse than that of Liangzhou. It's okay to wear clothes and keep warm. When the abandoned farmland and rivers are rebuilt this year, there should be a good harvest of autumn grain next year. As for the two counties of Hedong and Hongnong, because they missed the spring plowing and did not plant golden rice, the people There is a slight lack of harvest. However, the total number of people in the two counties is only more than [-], so even if the autumn grain is not harvested, it is not a big problem, and the grain in the treasury can completely accommodate the people who are not harvested in the autumn grain!"

Luo Zheng nodded and said: "That's good!"

After a pause, he asked Chengying again, "What's happened to the Huns in Hetao recently?"

Cheng Ying replied: "There is no movement. Since Lord Zi entered Guanzhong, the Qiang, Clan, and Yue clan lord Xiongnu in Xihai and Shangjun have become more honest, and they dare not send troops to plunder the people in Guanzhong."

Jia Xu said: "After the autumn grain came to the ground, Guanzhong has basically stabilized. As long as the various passes are guarded, there is no need to divide troops to garrison the various cities. My lord can use troops after the spring to pacify the Hetao area as soon as possible!"

Luo Zheng made a 'hmm' sound, and said in an unquestionable tone: "The tribes of Qiang, Di and Xiongnu in Hetao have been ordered to gather the soldiers who can fight in the headquarters after the spring, and rush to Yong'an to gather and obey orders, but there are those who do not follow. Hebu was razed to the ground!"

"As ordered!"

Cheng Ying clapped his hands and complied with a calm expression, without any objection.

Others had no objection either. The massacre of foreign tribes by the Xiliang army had become commonplace, so there was nothing surprising about it.

If he is obedient and obedient, Luo Zheng may give these alien races a way out.

But if there is any resistance, it must be suppressed bloodily, until these alien races dare not resist anymore.

Originally, I was going to use troops against Hetao, so I sent someone to deliver a message. If I could scare a few Qianghu tribes, it would be best not to resist and lead the crowd to vote. If the Huns want to fight Luo Zheng to the end, there is nothing to say, just bloody suppression, killing and burning and looting.

(End of this chapter)