Chapter 120 Investigation
The dark clouds of war suddenly descended, causing the people of Luoyang, who had just lived a good life for less than a year, to panic.
But now that the matter has come to this, what can they do?
In this troubled year, people from the Pei family in Hedong quietly arrived in Yiyang.
"This millet is growing well." Pei Kang got off the carriage, stepped across a shallow ditch, stood on the field ridge, looked at the dock workers who were working hard to harvest grain, and said.
"The land in Yiyang is naturally excellent." Shao Xun stood behind the old man and explained softly: "These acres were not wasteland before sowing, but no one cultivated it. They were left fallow for two days. In three years, it has become more fertile. After clearing the weeds, the farmers will plant a crop of millet. After the autumn harvest, they will plant wheat again. "
"You are a warrior, talking about farming. Let's talk about it clearly." Pei Kang's face showed no sign of good or bad, and he asked in a very calm tone: "We can just go and plunder when the war is over, why bother taking care of the manor?"
"Pei Kang? "The public is joking." Shao Xun said: "Zhang Fang is cruel and cruel to the people, and will be despised by the world. How can I do this?"
"Zhang Fang is cruel, but he can fight well. What a victory. Did you know that the King of Hejian was reorganizing his troops and Zhang Fang led a vanguard of 5,000 horses to Tongguan? "Pei Kang said, "If he attacks Hongnong directly, he can wipe out all your property. And Kong, can you still laugh?"
"Five thousand riders?" Shao Xun frowned.
"Is it strange to have five thousand cavalry? In the battle of Sui Dangyin last year, Zhang Fang had more than ten thousand cavalry." Pei Kang said: "Qinzhou Huangfu was defeated and died, and Guanzhong no longer has any worries. Sima Yong may have been hesitant before, but now we meet Are you still afraid of you when there is smoke everywhere?"
"Come on," Shao Xun said, "I killed six hundred of his horses inside the city gate. If he comes again, I will kill him again. So what? "
Liu Anzhi, who was following Pei Kang, couldn't help but glance at Shao Xun, as if to confirm whether he was really confident or just talking big.
Sima Yong was in Guanzhong, so it was easy to recruit cavalry. Fighting was very troublesome, and it was not as simple as just talking.
However, Liu Anzhi discussed with Pei Kang on the road and did not think that Sima Yong had the courage to go eastward.
He increased his troops to Tongguan, but in the end he still had a wait-and-see idea.
Only if Sima Yue is in dire straits and unable to calm the situation, will he send troops eastward.
After all, just a few months ago, he repeatedly asked the court to give Sima Yue an official position, which shows how panicked he was.
The power of Sima Yue's family still has an overwhelming advantage so far.
"Relying on those soldiers?" Pei Kang pointed to the sergeant who was practicing on the south bank of Luoshui not far away and asked.
"Mr. Pei, please look at this -" Shao Xun clapped his hands, and soon a messenger came to deliver the order.
After a while, the six hundred silver gun soldiers who had assembled temporarily put their spears at their feet and quickly cocked their rifles.
"Woo——" the horn sounded, and six hundred people drew their bows in unison, raising them diagonally upwards. As soon as their hands were loosened, hundreds of arrows shot through the air and were scattered on the large grass grass seventy or eighty paces away. On people.
"Dong, dong, dong—" the drums sounded, and the sergeants quickly hung up their bows, picked up their spears, and marched into the wall.
Before Pei Kang saw the trick, Liu Anzhi's expression had changed.
All members are wearing armor and shooting!
Looking at that bow, the draw strength should be pretty good. It can shoot from eighty steps away. Even if it is ejected or scattered, it is enough to cause some trouble. When encountering unsteady enemy troops, there will probably be noise, even if they didn't kill or injure a few people in this round of projectiles.
Looking at their queue while marching, it is even more surprising.
The corps commander and chief commander constantly used gestures to remind the soldiers to maintain their formation, and they were very active and proactive.
The team leader has a small flag on his back with animals painted on it, which is very conspicuous. When they saw this flag, everyone knew that they were aligned with him as the center. If he ordered to advance, everyone would move forward. If he ordered to stop, everyone would stop. If he ordered to advance quickly, everyone would rush in line.
The quality of the lower-level officers is very high!
"Woo——" the horn sounded for the second time.
The soldiers all stopped and placed their spears at their feet.
"Woo——" the horn sounded for the third time.
"Buzz..." An overwhelming amount of arrows shot forward, scattered on and around the straw man.
"Dong dong dong——" The drum sounded, and everyone hung up their bows skillfully, picked up their spears, lined up in an orderly array, and strode forward.
At thirty steps, the last salvo was fired.
It shot almost directly, and the powerful arrows knocked down all the straw men, leaving people stunned.
"Dong dong dong..." The rhythm of the drum suddenly became intense.
“Kill!” Everyone hit the ground with their spear shafts and roared. Then they lined up, ran quickly, jumped up, and used all their strength to thrust out the spears.
The last straw man was stabbed to the ground.
When the dust settled, everyone was stunned.
Not only Pei Kang and Liu Anzhi, but also the refugees from Bingzhou who were harvesting food.
"This..." Liu Anzhi swallowed dryly.
"How is it?" Pei Kang looked at him and asked in a low voice.
"I'm afraid my family's Buqu cannot defeat them." Liu Anzhi replied in a low voice. After saying that, he seemed to feel that such a tone was too weak, and added: "They have too many iron armors. It seems very advantageous. "
Although Pei Kang doesn't know much about military affairs, he understands people's hearts and automatically filters out Liu Anzhi's emotional additions and only looks at the facts.
He knew that Shao Xun, who had seduced his daughter, was indeed somewhat capable and had trained a good soldier.
I heard that the earliest batch of these six hundred people had only been in the army for a year and a half, and they were already at such a level, which shows that Shao Xun has put in a lot of effort.
Pei Kang even suspected that he did not work so hard when training the soldiers and horses of the imperial army led by the general in the palace.
Moreover, this style of play is very weird.
Pei Kang has watched his own game and bankers practice. Although he can't remember the details clearly, it is definitely not what he sees now.
He turned his head to look at Shao Xun and said, "Where did Lang Jun's fighting method come from?"
"Made by myself." Shao Xun replied.
Of course I didn’t create it myself, but I can’t say that this was the style used by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty when he performed martial arts, right?
The era of cold weapons also pays attention to firepower projection.
When all your members can shoot arrows, the shooting density is unmatched by armies since the Qin and Han Dynasties.
If coupled with mounted infantry equipped with war horses, Modao (or heavy swords), and individual crossbows, they can quickly maneuver on the battlefield. After arriving, they will dismount and assemble, shoot with crossbows, and chop with Modao/Epees. People are even more irresistible.
Tactical play is constantly developing with the times. I "initiated" this style of play. Roll up all of you, I will roll you up to death. "You are only eighteen years old, how could you do this?" Liu Anzhi lost his guard and couldn't help but ask.
Shao Xun smiled and said nothing.
Jin San couldn't help but said: "Master Shao once met a golden-armored god in a dream and taught him all kinds of knowledge, military skills, and martial arts. This is a gift from heaven."
"Zi Buyu Weird power and chaos, Jin San, what are you talking about?" Shao Xun said seductively.
Pei Kang's expression changed.
It’s not his fault, it’s just that the theory of ghosts and gods is so popular these days.
Even Emperor Wen of the Wei Dynasty Cao Pi and the Prime Minister Zhang Hua of the Jin Dynasty liked to write about ghosts, gods, and strange things. When scholars talked about mysteries, they often mentioned this aspect, and many people believed it.
Liu Anzhi's face was also a little pale.
Yesterday, he personally handed over 500 pieces of Shu brocade to Shao Xun. At that time, looking at Yunzhongwu, which was messy and piled with a large number of wooden boards and rammed earth, he once wondered: Did Mr. Pei see the wrong person?
Now he didn't dare to have such thoughts. He glanced at Pei Kang secretly and felt that he was mature and unpredictable.
Pei Kang calmed down, stroking his beard with an expressionless face.
I gave him five hundred pieces of Shu brocade and told him to get out of Hua Nu. Sima Yueyuan is in Xuzhou. If his daughter's belly is enlarged, he cannot afford to lose face.
But now, his mood is very complicated, and he doesn't know what to say for a while.
"Pei Gong, if I have enough money and food, I can train tens of thousands of elite soldiers. Is there anything in the world that I can't do?" Shao Xun said softly.
His head was slightly lowered and his attitude was very respectful, which made Pei Kang feel much better.
Pei Kang waved his hand, Liu An was startled, and then stepped back.
"What exactly do you want to do? Do you want to learn from Liu Yuan?" Pei Kang took a few steps closer and asked in a low voice.
Shao Xun was not sure why he asked, so he tentatively replied: "I am a general of the Yue Mansion, so naturally I train troops for Sikong."
"This is a private soldier." Pei Kang Don't accept this.
"It is normal to fight for your lord with a private army." Shao Xun said.
"If you say that again, I will leave." Pei Kang said expressionlessly.
Killer!
Shao Xun did not dare to be cunning, and could only say: "The world is in chaos, so building docks and training troops is really to protect ourselves."
"This is somewhat sincere." Pei Kang nodded and said: "But it's not entirely true."
Shao Xun had no choice but to say: "Mr. Pei, do you think there is hope for salvation in this world? Liu Yuan and Li Xiong founded the country, and Luoyang Zhong After the army was destroyed, the imperial court was no longer able to protect itself. The ambitions of the governors in various states grew and they recruited talented people one after another to expand their troops. It is really hard to say what will happen in the future. At this time, if you don't train some troops, you will just use your wife, children, and children. It’s a joke about my life.”
Pei Kang nodded secretly at first, but when he heard the last sentence, he glared at Shao Xun.
Where does a man who is waiting for a price get his wife and children?
This person will do whatever it takes to climb up.
My daughter is stupid, one is willing to beat and the other is willing to suffer. They are a perfect match.
“You Wubao——it’s not good enough.” After a long time, Pei Kang finally spoke.
Shao Xun was overjoyed: “I was about to ask Mr. Pei for advice.”
"How much food is there now?" Pei Kang asked.
"More than 80,000 dendrobiums were raised in Hongnong." Shao Xun said: "We have raised many soldiers and more than a thousand households of refugees in Bingzhou, but we have consumed 77,888. Now we still owe one Quanwu’s 20,000 bushels of grain were originally planned to be repaid after the autumn harvest, but fortunately there were 500 pieces of Shu Brocade sent by Pei Gong, but it was more relaxed.”
“How much grain was harvested this year?”
"The three villages of Yunzhong, Kinmen and Tanshan have obtained a total of more than 60,000 dendrobium of millet."
"We cannot make ends meet." Pei Kang commented: "If this continues, you will have to borrow money next year. Can you afford the food? Have you ever thought of a way?"
"Please give me some advice," Shao Xun said honestly.
“Are you still collecting refugees?”
“Yes. There are 400 new Bingzhou households in Jinguyuan and they are about to move to Jinmenwu.”
“ "Ambitious." Pei Kang snorted and asked, "Does Hua Nu know what you are doing?"
"Yes."
"My daughter is so smart, but she is messing around with you. What are you going to do to her in the future?"
"I swear on Luo Shui..."
"That's enough! You are shameless, I want to be embarrassed." Pei Kang said angrily: "Come with me to Luoyang."
"Okay." Shao Xun said.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came.
The two went out looking for fame.
Shi Xulang, the gatekeeper of Sikong Mansion, hurriedly dismounted and ran over, saying: "Wang Ying of Chengdu is dead."
"Who killed him?" Before Shao Xun asked, someone on the side Pei Kang asked in surprise.
Xu Lang glanced at him and said vaguely: "The emperor issued an edict, and Huben Zhonglang captured Wang Bing with his troops and sentenced him to death together with his two sons."
Pei Kang sighed. tone.
It was impossible for the emperor to issue an edict. He didn't even want to kill Sima Jiong and Sima Yi, so how could he possibly harm Sima Ying?
Only one person can do this, his son-in-law who is very proud of himself in Xuzhou.
Will killing Sima Ying end the rebellion of the Hebei generals? I'm afraid it's not that easy.
This is not necessarily a good thing!
(End of this chapter)