Chapter 797 Farming War
The river is surging and powerful.
From the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain to the point where the Wei River enters the river, it stretches for more than a thousand miles. There are many beautiful places. But today, in the sixth year of Shengui (322), there is another scenery on both sides of the river.
“Thief Shao is about to die!”
“Thief Shao is resorting to military violence, and everyone resents him.”
“Thief Shao is a slave to his master, and is despised by the world.”
On the west bank of the Yellow River, loud shouts and curses came down the wind and spread far and near.
In the wheat field at the foot of the hillside, a strong man in red robe laughed loudly after hearing this: "Like a three-year-old child, he is so stupid that people look down upon him."
It has become a common practice for the two armies to quarrel across the river. It became a local scene that lasted for a long time.
In Shao Xun's opinion, this is boring. You might as well let me cross the river. The two armies open up their positions and have a field battle to show their style and level. It's a pity that the Huns didn't have any problem with their brains and refused to let him cross the river no matter what.
There is a ferry here, named Caisangjin, located downstream of Mengmen Shitou and upstream of Hukou.
When the Yellow River reaches this point, the river bank suddenly narrows, and a stone trough appears, which looks like a stone trough split by a god with a giant axe, which is the Mengmen Stone trough.
The stone trough is only thirty steps wide. Standing on the river bank, a bow and arrow can reach the opposite side.
But boats are not allowed here because the river has a huge drop. It is said that the suspended water flows like a waterfall and fish and turtles cannot swim.
There is a section downstream of the stone trough where the water is slightly slower, and Caisangjin is located here.
But this ferry is also very dangerous, and the current is relatively fast. Once it is washed further downstream, it will be Hukou Falls.
In fact, Shao Xun was very curious as to why there was a ferry in Caisangjin. After thinking about it, he probably thought that people on both sides of the strait were unwilling to take a detour and would rather take the risk than cross the river by ferry. Anyway, the boat may not capsize every time. , right?
One word: brave!
The most famous brave man is Yao Xiang, because he built Yao Xiang City near the ferry to control the dangers of Mengmen and Longmen. To put it simply, he was afraid of people sneaking across.
At this time, there was also a Huns city on the other side of the river. It was not big, just a few miles around. The Huns soldiers who were swearing must be people from that city.
Huang Zheng, the pro-military governor, found a dozen people with loud voices, held up shields and came to the river bank, shouting at the other side: "Is Liu Yang not dead yet?"
"Liu Yang, be careful Shi Le chops off your head." "
"Where is Liu Can? Your mother is still in the hands of the King of Liang, why don't you come to show your filial piety?"
The sergeants who were working burst into laughter.
Shao Xun smiled and asked Huang Zheng to remove the person, stop scolding, it is vulgar!
Of course, Huang Zheng is right.
Liu Cong's three empresses, Fan, Xuan and Wang, are all Liu Can's legal legitimate mothers, and there is nothing wrong with their filial piety.
"Zi Hui, is this your first time seeing Pingyang scenery? How do you like it?" Shao Xun threw the rake to the soldiers and asked with a smile.
"The scenery is magnificent and really shocking." Mi Huang's beard and hair are a little gray, and his eyes are not as bright as they were twenty years ago, making him look a little old.
Unconsciously, the two have known each other for twenty years.
In the past twenty years, the sea has gone through a lot of changes, and many winds and waves have been blown away by the rain and the wind.
The arrogant King Sima Ying of Chengdu is gone.
Liu Yuan, who was born at the wrong time, is gone.
The extremely cruel Zhang Fang is gone.
The late emperor who liked to eat cakes is gone.
Sima Yue, who had won in a daze, was gone.
Gou Xi, known as "Han Bai of the World", is gone - to be precise, he is missing. He may have died in an unknown corner, and no one knows his identity.
Wang Jun, who fought against the enemy and built his power, is gone.
Liu Cong, who lost contact with whoring, is gone.
All gone...
On the big stage in the north, you come when you are destined. Once you come, you have to keep singing, and you are not allowed to stop until you die.
“In the past when I was fighting against Sima Yong, I was the general of Xizhong and the prefect of Hongnong. I once stood on the south bank of the river and looked east of the river. I never thought about regaining the lost territory. I was only worried about how to resist the Xiongnu.” Mi. Huang sighed: "In the Battle of Dayang, Cao Wu's tens of thousands of troops were defeated and suffered heavy losses. Since then, all the armies have lost their courage. It is really not easy to stand in Caisangjin today. This is all due to Quan Zhong."
Huang Zheng and other soldiers’ expressions changed after hearing this.
Shao Xun seemed unaware and just smiled and said: "In two years, Zihui will still be standing at the top of Shengle and Chang'an cities, laughing and talking about the past."
Mi Huang noticed Huang Looking at the expression on the other person's face, he said: "I will definitely have a drink with Taibai then."
"It's a deal." Shao Xun took Mi Huang's hand and climbed up the mountainside, overlooking the four directions.
Mi Huang was old and out of breath from the climb, but after climbing the high slope, he suddenly felt more open-minded and felt much better.
"In the past, during the reign of Piyong, I led the troops to fight, and Zihui took care of the food for me, so I have no worries." Shao Xun looked at the great rivers and mountains far and near, looked at Mi Huang with a burning gaze, and said : "Today, there are still Tuoba, Murong, Yuwen, Tuge and other thieves who have not been eliminated. Zihui is willing to continue to take care of the food for me without any worries?"
When he heard the word "Piyong", Mi Huang was slightly in a trance.
Things that were so long ago seem so close at the same time.
Looking at Shao Xun's sincere and sincere eyes, Mi Huang seemed to see the high-spirited young man again. His heart warmed and he said: "Don't worry." "Good!" Shao Xun was relieved and said with a smile: "After these things are done, , I can really feel at ease.”
Mi Huang originally thought it would be good to restore the territory before the war between the kings, but he did not expect Shao Xun to be so ambitious, and he was immediately encouraged. , a little refreshed.
"By the way, you wanted me to marry your daughter back then, what happened now?" Shao Xun suddenly asked.
Mi Huang glanced at him angrily and said, "How could I have waited for you for more than ten years and married so early."
Shao Xun laughed, unless the army was really defeated. Flee to the East China Sea, otherwise he would not have taken a liking to Mi Huang's tank.
"If you have a virtuous granddaughter, she can be my son-in-law in the future." Shao Xun said again.
Mi Huang's heart moved.
"Bring someone here when you have time and let the princess have a look." Shao Xun smiled and went down the mountain.
It was only then that Mi Huang realized that Shao Xun took him to the hillside. He seemed to be watching the scenery, but in fact there was no one within twenty steps. He didn't worry about others hearing what he said.
Therefore, he wisely kept his mouth shut and kept today's events in his heart.
As he walked down the mountain, he suddenly smiled. Quanzhong still had a lot of other things on his mind.
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The scolding war near Caisangjin is over, and spring plowing is almost completed.
Shao Xun picks a place to farm every year to set a political example. This year, he picked a place to collect mulberry. He also visited the river defense and killed two birds with one stone.
However, there are more than just these two things here this year.
On February 15th, Shao Xun arrived at a newly established city southeast of Caisangjin.
The name of this place is Changning, which is a newly established county under Pingyang County and located in the area of Xiangning County in later generations.
There are already a lot of people here, mainly Diqiang, with a total of more than a thousand families and a population of less than 6,000. They all fled from the mainland in the past year - not because they can't eat. The main reason for fleeing was that they refused to submit to the rule of the Huns.
In addition to them, there are also 6,000 soldiers from the Luonan Prefecture and their tribes who came here to garrison. They were led by Xu Meng, the governor of the Yingqiao tribe, who frightened these newcomers. At the same time, protect Shao Xun's family members.
"They are all the Diqiang chieftains who were implicated when Liu Yi was killed." In the bright spring light, Wang Huifeng spread out the yellow book and pointed to the newly compiled household registration.
Shao Xun said "hmm", looked at the Di people who were plowing the fields next to the valley below the mountain, and said, "Who did your family introduce?"
"The Lu family of Changguang There are more than 300 people in total, and it may take six months to arrive," Wang Huifeng said.
Shao Xun picked a wild flower and placed it gently on Wang Huifeng’s temple.
Wang Huifeng sighed helplessly, and finally said softly: "It's all fate, I don't blame you."
Shao Xun was silent.
There have been too many things going on in the past few years, and I have been away from home for a long time. The Wang Jingfeng sisters were already quite old and in the twilight stage of beauty, and as a result, he wasted a lot of time.
When I woke up from my sleep holding Wang Huifeng in my arms in the morning, I couldn't help but push away the woman's layers of tolerance, and regretted it afterwards.
Although Wu Zetian’s mother, Mrs. Rong Guo, married the warrior Yi at the age of 44 and gave birth to three daughters in succession, it was too dangerous to become pregnant at this age.
Wang Huifeng is very willing to stay with a woman like Wang Huifeng, even if she just stays with her to live together.
"In addition to the Di Qiang, Changning County is home to the Huns. It may not be easy to recover." Wang Huifeng knew how to change the subject and talked about military affairs.
"Not only Changning, but also Beiqu are almost all Xiongnu." Shao Xun said: "This is Quyi of the Jin Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period. The place where the young master Yiwu lived has turned out to be like this. But At this point, we can only take our time. Feng Yi's Di Qiang is willing to escape, and I am open to receiving it. After the settlement is completed, it may be useful in the future counterattack against Feng Yi. "
This is what the situation brings. Transformed.
Even though Pingyang occupied by Shao Xun was not rich in food, Di Qiang still believed that the difficulty was only temporary and that the Huns would be wiped out sooner or later after the situation eased.
Perhaps this is a bit emotional. After all, Feng Yi's Di Qiang really didn't like the Xiongnu. Even if the large-scale rebellion had been put down long ago, there would still be many people with resentment. For them, joining the Jin Kingdom, which was just around the corner, was the best way out.
In addition to Feng Yi, some Di Qiang and even Xianbei people from Shangjun actually crossed the river and surrendered.
Considering that many Huns and other Zahu tribes crossed the river to the west last year and surrendered to the Huns, Shao Xun and Liu Can were just like exchanging people, which seemed very outrageous.
"Is there anyone from the Tuoba clan who has gone south to defect?" Wang Huifeng asked.
Shao Xun thought for a moment and said slowly: "Not yet, but I expect someone will come. If they dare to throw, I dare to take it. Tuoba Xianbei can indeed fight, but it is far from that internally. Stable. "
"However, it is useless to say anything now. Only by plowing can we fight." Shao Xun looked at the flocks of cattle and sheep in the mountains far and near, and the pears, peaches, dates, and elms everywhere. Waiting for the tree, he said: "A lot of people can be raised here."
How many people you can support actually depends on how much you value it, which is equivalent to political status here.
If the mountainous areas in the western half of Pingyang and Xihe counties are managed well, it will not be a problem to feed 200,000 people.
If the business is illegal, there may only be a few hundred thousand people.
Now that there are many wars and the tribes can run away, it is still impossible to count the accurate population. Zuo Mincao only gave an approximate figure: 50,000 people, half of the number during Liu Han's reign.
Fifty thousand people are only enough to support a small-scale sneak crossing raid, but it is also suitable for the hydrological conditions of the ferry.
“I wish we could have a good harvest this year, with abundant grains and wild cattle and sheep.” Shao Xun stood up, stretched out his hand again, pulled Wang Huifeng up, and said, “Then we will be able to conquer and refuse to obey.”
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and there is no need to rush for success.” Wang Huifeng advised.
"It's just talk." Shao Xun said with a smile: "Plant good land first, and by the way, seduce the 'rebellious parties' within the Xiongnu and Xianbei."
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