Chapter 342: Attack the City First (Additional Update for Alliance Leader Blind Sniper)
Spring Society Festival has passed for several days, but the impact still has not dissipated.
Due to the difficult conditions, the social sacrifices were only some simple grains and a pitiful amount of dried fruits. After it was distributed to the people in the society, each person only received a small amount.
But it was enough to make them happy.
She Day is a traditional festival, divided into Spring Society and Autumn Society. In terms of importance, it can definitely be ranked in the top few. It may be worse than Winter Solstice and New Year's Day, and it is the same as Cold Food, Double Ninth Festival and other festivals. The difference is almost the same.
This festival reached its peak in the Tang and Song Dynasties, but declined in the Yuan Dynasty. In the early Ming Dynasty, due to policy suppression, folk associations were no longer allowed. It declined even more than in the Yuan Dynasty, and was gradually removed from major festivals.
According to tradition, hundreds of families form one community to worship the land god together, sharing wine and meat as sacrifices.
Chen County gathered and resettled the refugees into one camp with one hundred households, which happened to be one commune. The camp is presiding over the sacrifices, and the team leaders are responsible for organizing the households and maintaining order. Once everything is done, order will be in order.
What does this mean? It means organization.
The social households came from Hebei, Bing, Yu, Yan, and Yong prefectures, and were originally relatively loose. However, every year there are two communities offering sacrifices in spring and autumn, as well as collective activities such as the winter solstice, the twelfth lunar month, and New Year's Day. Each camp or each community is slowly increasing its cohesion, so that it will not be scattered.
After a long time, the grassroots order that had collapsed due to wars and natural disasters was restored bit by bit.
After the Spring Society Sacrifice is over, it is time for intense spring plowing.
When Shao Xun arrived in Chen County, he caught up with the end.
Without saying anything, he changed into linen clothes and went to work in the fields. He even helped a family whose man had just died to farm.
There is only one woman left in this family, with three children, and she is lonely and helpless.
Shao Xun plowed the land from beginning to end. He even brought his own soldiers to sow all thirty acres of her family's land.
Before leaving, he asked the team leader and the camp commander to take more care of them, and left a few bags of food.
On the seventh day of February, I went north to Yangxia and stayed in Yuan's manor.
Yuan's spring sowing ended early. At this time, some of the villagers were tending the vegetable patch, repairing farm tools and houses at home, and some of the villagers were organized to practice in the wilderness.
The armed forces of the gentry can be roughly divided into two parts.
The largest number of people are naturally ordinary bankers, who practice during the slack time.
Don't practice martial arts or anything like that, just practice military formation, that is, line up your formation, go up with a spear and stab the blind chicken, don't worry too much.
The Silver Spear soldiers also conducted some drills.
They have practiced the art of assassination for many years and have formed muscle memory. Even if the opponent does not wear armor, they still subconsciously stab at places that cannot be protected by armor. Their movements are precise and fast, and they cooperate with each other.
Compared with them, the assassination techniques of the noble villagers were simply terrible. Not only were their movements slow, they were also very chaotic, with no sense of rhythm, let alone any technical movements.
Compared one by one, the gap between professional warriors and farmers is very obvious.
The second part of the gentry’s armed forces is the bureaucracy.
This group of people is relatively small and relatively elite. Sometimes, bankers are also called Bu Qu, but there is a huge gap in combat effectiveness between the two.
These people have more or less basic martial arts skills, eat relatively better, and train more frequently, so they are considered qualified soldiers.
Take the Yuan family of Yangxia as an example. There were two consecutive years of severe disasters, and many bankers starved to death, but none of the eight hundred bankers in total survived, which shows the difference in treatment.
Of course, the combat effectiveness of the troops is still inferior to that of the Silver Spear Army.
Yuan Chong watched the drill for a while and became a little jealous. But this is not the time to talk about these things, because there is another guest today: Sima Que, the new king of Cai.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Marquis Chen has no intention of taking your fiefdom." After the two got off the platform, Yuan Chong said slowly: "It's just that the internal history of Xincai died suddenly, and someone has to take over. ?”
“Kill! Kill! Kill!” The roar of the Silver Spear soldiers came from not far away, and Sima Zhen was startled, and his momentum became less strong.
He knew that Yuan Chong was right.
More than ten counties in Yuzhou all have ministers, and Xincai Neishi died of a sudden illness and just vacated his position. In this way, the resistance to placing a new person will be much smaller.
But he is a little angry. He doesn’t regard me as resistance, right?
"Furthermore, Marquis Chen did not want to touch the king's food." Yuan Chong quietly observed Sima Que's face, not missing the slightest change, and said: "If the king wants to recommend the internal history , just recommend yourself. Marquis Chen said that it is not uncommon for the governor and the internal history to coexist. He recommends the governor, and the king recommends the internal history. The two have nothing to do with each other. "
Sima did not know what he should do. You shouldn't be angry.
Xincai is a small country with jurisdiction over four counties: Xincai, Baoxin, Linyang and Gushi. The title he inherited included 5,000 households, which were managed by the internal history of the kingdom and spread across four counties.
If there is no prefect, the internal history of the kingdom can completely control the entire Xincai territory and turn it into his own private domain.
Marquis Chen wanted to recommend an internal history officer, but after that failed, he appointed a prefect. This was to settle accounts with himself clearly, that is, to clearly distinguish what was under the control of the prince and what was under the control of the prefect.
This made Sima Que very unhappy.
But what to say, so what if you are unhappy? Shao Xun, this thief, just wants you to endure it.
Sima Que was really angry at first, but he was angry for a while, and then he inquired about Shao Xun's itinerary and came to Yangxia.
When they met, the scene was like this, which could be called a show of intimidation.
"Your Majesty, I heard that there are thieves riding south in the areas of Xingyang, Chenliu, and Puyang. The governor of Xuchang is responsible for defending Luoyang. If he wants to retreat from the enemy, he must rely on the help of Marquis Chen." Yuan Chong saw Sima After his expression softened, he continued to persuade.
"It's just a few wandering cavalry. It killed hundreds of cavalry and hundreds of cavalry. They mainly harassed and did not dare to go deep." Sima Que said. "Your Majesty is right." Yuan Chong said patiently: "It is true that they are just some wandering cavalry at the moment, but what about the future? Once the thieves move south in a large scale, can Xuchang's soldiers resist it?"
< br>Sima Que had nothing to say now, but he was angry in his heart and walked forward with his head sullenly.
"Si'an." A clear voice sounded from the front.
Sima Que looked up, immediately saluted, and said: "Auntie."
The person who came was the Princess Pei of the East China Sea. Chen Hou Shaoxun was one step behind, guarding him with a sword, loyal. dedicated.
The crown prince Sima Pi is also there, joking with Chen Hou.
After seeing Sima Que, he was reserved.
After being glanced at by Shao Xun, he had no choice but to step forward to greet him and said: "My cousin is depressed, why is it? There is really nothing interesting in Yangxia, it is very boring."
Fei Pei said sternly Glanced at him.
Sima Pi's heart suddenly suddenly fell, and his face fell.
Concubine Pei looked at Shao Xun again, her eyes full of anger.
Shao Xun couldn't resist, he cleared his throat and said: "The King of Xincai must be worried about state affairs and worried that the Huns will march southward."
"Ah?" Sima Pi was startled and asked: "Didn't Wang Yifu send news that the Huns were collecting grain, grass, cattle and sheep from various ministries under his rule, and planned to enter Guanzhong? How could they go south to Yuzhou?"
"The prince does not know. Even if they are about to attack the key points, the Xiongnu will definitely go south to Luoyang and Yuzhou." Shao Xun explained: "Maybe there will not be many soldiers, but they are worried about the imperial court's rescue, and there will be no shortage of necessary containment troops."
“That’s it.” Sima Pi looked at Shao Xun with admiration.
The expression on Sima Que's face was not so admiring, but a little pale.
The soldiers under his command can only fight with the likes of Li Hong, and it is really difficult to fight against the Xiongnu. Once the enemy troops move south in a large scale, he has no other choice but to retreat to Xuchang.
But it is safe for you to huddle up, but other places in Yingchuan are not safe. Once those wealthy families tell them, they will no longer be the governor.
This is not sensational.
You must know that his governor was obtained for him by the old King of East China Sea. Now that the King of Donghai has passed away, and the emperor hates him very much, is the position of governor of Xuchang really stable?
Steady!
Once the governor is gone, he will go to Luoyang, and all the officials of the feudal country will probably be transferred. At that time, I will give you fifty guards, which is equivalent to the kingdom of no longer. What power? All gone.
He had no ability to resist.
"Si'an." Concubine Pei looked at Sima Que and said, "This year the Huns will definitely go south. The people of Yuzhou have suffered for two full years. Their bones are exposed in the wild, there are no roosters crowing for hundreds of miles, and they died of hunger and turmoil. I don’t know. There has just been some improvement now, but if the Xiongnu invades, it will definitely not survive, and more people will die than in the previous two years. I am afraid that Si’an will not be able to take responsibility for this situation, and he may be held accountable. It’s not beautiful.”
Concubine Pei frowned and was worried when she said this.
Sima Que was terrified.
Concubine Pei said again: "There are not many people in our group. The emperor also dislikes us and wants to eradicate us all the time. Chen Hou is from Yue Prefecture and is brave enough to win the three armies. If you join forces, There may be a chance of survival. At this time, you must not make trouble. Otherwise, your father and uncle will be worried. "
Speaking of this, Concubine Pei. There were some tears in his eyes.
Sima Que’s eye circles were also red.
Some words may not be very effective when spoken by outsiders.
After Yuan Chong persuaded him for so long, Sima Que was only shaken, but his anger still existed.
When his aunt said this, the last obstacle in Sima Que's heart dissipated.
Both emotionally and rationally, he had no reason to confront Shao Xun.
For him, the biggest threat now is the Huns, followed by the emperor.
What a huge force were the four brothers Sima Yue, Sima Teng, Sima Lue, and Sima Mo back then? Today, only Sima Mo, the king of Nanyang, is still alive.
The Emperor may not be easy to touch the King of Nanyang, but it is not difficult to win over him, a governor of Xuchang with little prestige.
He now needs foreign aid and needs to stand in line.
"Auntie, stop talking." Sima Que sighed: "My nephew has realized it."
Concubine Pei glanced at Sima Que with relief and said: "The world is so chaotic, we all have to Live."
As soon as these words came out, Sima could no longer hold back, and tears flowed down.
The nightmare in Yecheng is still lingering at midnight.
My father, three brothers, and many staff were all killed by the Jisang thieves, and he was the only one who survived.
The three words "survive" hit his soft and frightened heart - a decisive blow.
Shao Xun looked dumbly on the sidelines.
These days, is there really anyone who can attract an army of 20,000 people just by talking?
Shao Xun felt that he had greatly underestimated Concubine Pei.
Suddenly, he felt that it might be difficult to mess around with women outside in the future.
(End of this chapter)