Chapter 167 Rescue Wuji County
Jizhou, as the most populous state and the most prosperous state, is rich in grain. Jizhou has the largest grain output and planting area.
Secondly, the Jizhou area is connected in all directions. It faces the ethnic minorities in the north, faces overseas areas such as Goguryeo to the east, faces the Central Plains and Yangzhou areas to the south, and trades with Yongzhou and Luoyang areas to the west. It has a good transportation status. Convenience is self-evident.
The most important thing is that Jizhou has an extremely large population base and is a livable place. The foreign races in the north are basically blocked by Youzhou, the foreign races in the west are blocked by Bingzhou, and the Central Plains serves as a barrier in the south. The population development is also very rapid. quick.
Therefore, the base camp of Zhangjiao's uprising was also in Jizhou.
In March, Beizhonglang general Lu Zhi fought several battles with Zhang Jiao. Zhang Jiao did not take advantage in each battle, and even suffered huge losses.
But relying on the numerical advantage, Lu Zhi could not annihilate Zhang Jiao in one fell swoop, he could only cannibalize him.
April.
Zhang Jiao also saw that Lu Zhi was powerless, so he divided his troops and continued to harass the place. First, he could continue to absorb the refugees and become his own; second, as long as he broke the powerful fortress of the nobles, he could grab an objective amount of food and treasure.
There is no way, he already has 10,000+ people in his hands, and the number of people eating horses and chewing every day is an astronomical number. He does not have a stable territory yet, and can only rely on plundering to make a living.
Only when he truly reaches that height will Zhang Jiao admire King Hejian even more, "King Hejian, how do you maintain the logistics of a hundred thousand troops?"
"Father."
Zhang Jiao turned around and looked at his daughter, "Ning'er, why are you here?"
"Why doesn't father take a rest?"
"If you can't sleep, Ning'er should go and rest first."
Seeing the exhaustion on Zhang Jiao's face, Zhang Ning couldn't help but ask: "Is it because of the King of Hejian?"
"Ugh!"
Zhang Jiao nodded and said: "You must have heard that the emperor has sent that man to fight. I believe that we will see him again soon."
Zhang Ning felt the deep worry in Zhang Jiao's words, "Father, we also have 10 people in our hands, can't we give it a try?"
"10 people"
Speaking of this, Zhang Jue's mouth became even more bitter. He knew better than anyone else that the nobles had achieved their goals and would not help him anymore.
As an abandoned son, with a hundred thousand mobs, how could he be the opponent of the King of Hejian? "Ning'er, if something unexpected happens to me."
"No, father won't."
"Listen to what I have to say!" Zhang Jiao kept sighing in his heart. It would be great if Ning'er was not a daughter. "If that day comes and you find the King of Hejian, I believe he will protect you."
The Yellow Turban Army will definitely be wiped out, but Zhang Jiao has already ignited a spark in the Han Dynasty and cannot be wiped out so quickly. Therefore, Zhang Ning is valuable to Liu Han.
Moreover, Zhang Jiao seemed to feel that Liu Han had found a way to succeed more easily than him.
# Zhongshan country.
Wuji Zhen's family was so rich that she naturally became the fat one in the eyes of the Yellow Turban Army.
However, Wuji County could not be captured for a long time, and the Zhen family resisted desperately. The leader of the Yellow Turban who was attacking Wuji at this moment was Gao Sheng, so he could only ask for help from Zhang Bao, "Tell General Digong that Wuji cannot be captured for a long time, and more reinforcements are needed."
"Here."
However, Gao Sheng did not wait for Zhang Bao's reinforcements, but Zhu Ling and his [-] troops arrived.
How could Gao Sheng be Zhu Ling's opponent? Most of the people who attacked Wuji County were refugees. They actually didn't have much fighting power, but they were just in large numbers. Wuji County could not be attacked for a long time, and their patience had already been exhausted. Zhu Ling led his army to attack from the flank, catching them off guard. .
Although Gao Sheng ran away, the crisis in Wuji County was finally resolved.
Seeing that the Yellow Turbans had retreated, Zhen Yi immediately ordered people to open the gate of Wubao and let in the imperial army.
"Zhen Yi, the head of the Zhen family, thanks General for your great kindness."
"No need to thank X, X is just following orders."
"I don't know what the general is called?"
"This is Zhu Ling, the captain of the Hejian Academy."
"King of Hejian!" Zhen Yi did not expect that in this critical moment, it would be King of Hejian who sent people to rescue him, "I would like to thank you, King of Hejian."
"Thank you? Thank you for what?"
Before Zhen Yi finished speaking, a scribe came up from behind Zhu Ling.
"Xi Zhong, meet the head of the Zhen family."
After four years of conditioning, today's drama lovers are no longer the pale, vain scribes they once were. Good health means they may not die young.
"It is. You are not."
Of course Zhen Yi knew about Xi Zhicai. This counselor who followed the King of Hejian a few years ago could be called the right-hand man of the King of , Zhen Yi understands why Zhu Ling can mobilize so many people. It turns out to be this person.
"Don't worry, my lord is not here. He just sent me here. I have something to discuss with the head of the Zhen family."
"I don't know. What are your orders, His Highness?"
Since resigning from Shang Cai Ling, Zhen Yi's health has become worse and worse day by day. Recently, she has resisted the Yellow Turbans' harassment, which has made her mentally and physically exhausted. Now that the Yellow Turbans have been repelled, what Zhen Yi needs to solve urgently is the issue of Zhen's successor.
Now that Xi Zhong has arrived, does it mean that Zhen can embrace the King of Hejian?
But the last conversation with the King of Hejian ended on bad terms.
"Master Zhen, my master wishes to lend you some money."
"Borrow money?"
"Master Zhen, now that the Yellow Turbans are raging, many fertile fields have lost their owners. My master cannot bear it and wants to take them all into his pocket, but he is too limited."
Xi Zhicai didn't say what happened next, but Zhen Yi also knew it.
However, Zhen Yi didn't feel that strange after hearing Xi Zhicai's words. This was indeed very similar to the way King Hejian did has an indescribable attachment to the land.
Zhen Yi secretly sighed in her heart: "You are fighting for life and death here, but in the end you have made a wedding dress for others. Although the yellow scarf is flat, when you return to your hometown and find that your family land is gone, how do you feel?"
If you are fleeing because of the Yellow Turbans, you actually want to escape in this critical moment. As a nobleman, you are unable to coexist and die with the Han Dynasty?This is disloyalty!
If a noble clan is labeled as disloyal, no matter how good the moral character of the disciples in the clan is, it will be difficult to promote filial piety and integrity.
If a noble clan or a powerful clan has no official, the family will not be able to go far.
Therefore, the nobles who had their land bought away could only eat Coptis chinensis and were unable to speak out their sufferings.
"That's what I said, Mi Shi of the East China Sea."
Zhen Yi immediately thought of Mi Zhu, "This one is the most sinister, and can directly cut off people's lives."
Naked conspiracy!
After thinking about this, Zhen Yi said: "Sir, don't worry, Yi knows what to do."
"Well, remember, it's in your name."
"clear."
"Don't worry about the money, I will pay you back in the future."
"No, no, no," Zhen Yi quickly refused, "This is a major matter for the country and the people, how can I be so ignorant? Besides, sir, you have traveled thousands of miles to bring people to save our Zhen family. Why do you care about the mere property?" "
Xi Zhicai looked at Zhen Yi and was very satisfied, "My lord is right, the icing on the cake is not as useful as providing help in times of need."
"Master Zhen, this is my lord's letter. Take it and read it yourself."
"what?"
Zhen Yi didn't expect Liu Han to write a letter to him.
"How to choose, Zhong is waiting here."
(End of this chapter)