Chapter 828: Partial Division
Jotan carefully tied a bell on the first sheep, and then opened the sheep house.
The sheep stepped out slowly, smelling the aroma of green grass, and walked toward the hillside where wormwood and shrubs grew.
The other thirty sheep, large and small, scrambled to catch up, bleating wildly, and started a new day.
The spring plowing at the foot of the mountain has ended, and there is not much to do. Now he spends most of the day grazing cattle and sheep.
This job is said to be easy and easy, but it is neither easy nor easy.
The sheep are naughty and greedy, and sometimes get separated and do not always follow the leader.
After arriving at the grazing place, some sheep will wander around and disappear in the blink of an eye. At this time, you have to look for them.
But apart from these, there is actually a lot of free time in a day.
At this time, he will do some things of his own, and occasionally sit on the mountain ridge in a daze, looking at the rivers, valleys, dense forests and post roads in the distance.
He likes to see the post roads the most. Sometimes a caravan that suddenly appeared would bring him many different scenery, making him think about it for a long time.
Today Qiao Tan sat down again, holding a blooming wild flower in his hand and quietly looking at the ancient post road at the foot of the mountain.
Suddenly, several riders appeared on the side of the post road, looking towards the mountain from a distance.
Jotan became nervous because those people did not look like travelers passing by because there were too few of them.
This is not the city of Luoyang, in the wilderness. So what if I capture you and make you a slave? The government couldn't find out at all.
Qiao Tan stood up subconsciously and took out a bone whistle.
In the valley behind him, there are several other families grazing with his family. If someone really comes to rob them, they will fight for it.
"Jotan." A horse rode up and shouted.
Qiao felt relieved, that was Li Zheng Qiao Ke’s voice.
Jotan put the half-drawn sword back into its sheath and responded from a distance.
"Take your horse, bow and sword, and we are going to fight." Li Zheng came to the foot of the mountain, handed the reins to his entourage, and said: "You are the one who falls a little behind. Come with me quickly."
"What?" Qiaotan couldn't calm down and asked, "Why me?"
"Didn't anyone tell you?"
"No."
Li Zheng cursed. He was too far away to hear clearly, but he quickly raised his voice and said: "The county's order is that if you don't go, you can't graze here, and the fields under the mountain will also be required." Take it away.”
Jotan was silent.
The faces of the riders at the foot of the mountain were relaxed just now, but now their faces turned gloomy.
They looked at Qiao Tan and then at Li Zheng, as if waiting for his order.
"Qiaotan, escaping from prison is not a trivial matter. If you had forgotten it before, you had a farm and a house at the foot of the mountain, and there was a pasture designated for you in the mountain. Where could you go? Go to other people's land to graze? Take other people's land for grazing? The grass is gone, can they spare you?" Li Zheng persuaded patiently: "Follow me, King Liang is here too, there may be rewards, and the fight will not be in vain."
Perhaps this sentence touched him, or perhaps it was for some other reason. Qiaotan slowly loosened his clenched fists and said in a hoarse voice: "Okay, I'll go with you."
Twenty miles away from Xiurong County, Qiao Yu, dressed in official uniform, inspected the camp with people cheering from behind.
Hundreds of soldiers have been arriving from the interior of the camp, all recruited in the past ten days.
Don’t tell me, it’s much easier to find people after the household registration is set, the fields are distributed, and the pastures are designated.
He issued an order, and the county soldier Cao Tie took charge of the actual operation, with the assistance of other county officials. Dozens of people came out in full force and rode to various townships. They used their old connections to pull people based on their household registrations.
Perhaps, this is the meaning of the system.
Once established, it seems that greater powers can be called upon - powers that existed before but really couldn't be harnessed effectively.
"The horses are thin in the spring, so take good care of them." Qiao Yu said while walking: "The military rations brought here cannot be used, and a batch of beans from the county treasury will be distributed. Watch it, don't let anyone eat it. Yes, this is for horse feeding.”
“Yes.”
“There’s not much left, right?”
“It looks like a hill. The hay was almost eaten.”
"Collect some straw and bring it back to people who can't go to Ding. Crush it and mix it with hay and beans to feed. Try to save as much as possible."
"Official, will you pay me for collecting the straw?"
“If you don’t have money, you won’t give it.” Qiao Yu said without hesitation: “If you don’t give out straw, you will give up people. If you don’t even want to give up people, just throw them into prison and let them redeem them. ”
“Yes.”
While talking, another group of people arrived.
The leader was the county recorder, followed by three young men, who bowed to Qiao Yu when they saw him.
"Why are fourteen-year-old and fifteen-year-old boys also joining the battle?" Qiao Yu stopped and looked at the people behind Recorder Shi and asked.
"Officials, these are soldiers who actively recruited." The record of events explained.
The implication is that they are not strong men, and their morale is relatively high.
"Then take it." Qiao Yu nodded, and just as he was about to leave, he asked, "What's going on over there in Hehe County?"
"They recruited more than 700 people." The recorder said: "I met the chief registrar of Hehe County and the son-in-law of the Zhou family. He recruited 200 people in three days, and they all brought bows, swords and horses. "
Qiao Yu cursed secretly, he was faster than their county!
"Scatter all the people out. There are still four hundred people left. We must recruit them within ten days without any mistakes." Qiao Yu said angrily. ******
The sound of "嘘嘚" hoofbeats sounded, and more than a hundred riders rushed toward Langu County in a menacing manner.
Who the hell is tired of living? The gatekeeper took out his bow and was about to yell, but was stopped by the person next to him, saying: "It seems to be Shangguan."
Unexpectedly, the man was stunned and said unhappily: "I don't know the name. , did not check the seal, and rushed forward, it would be normal for me to kill him."
The person who advised him was stunned, gritted his teeth and said: "That's right! My family and I are all in the city, we can't. Careless!"
After that, they called the other robes, struggled to move the antlers, and stacked them at the city gate. Then the sword and shield men lined up closely, and the spearmen followed, preparing to leave. Stab through the gap in the shield.
The archer quickly stringed the string, without even having time to adjust it, so he pulled out the long arrow from the quiver and shot it.
"This is the cavalry of the General's Mansion, General Yin, open the door quickly." A rider came forward and shouted.
The defenders remained motionless.
The knight was a little anxious and shouted again: "Can you afford to miss the military information?"
The guards looked at each other, secretly saying that the person who came here might really be a big shot, and they were suddenly a little panicked.
"Open the door!" The sound of rustling footsteps sounded on the street. After a moment, the county magistrate rushed over and shouted.
After receiving the order, the guard put away his equipment anxiously and moved away the antlers.
More than a hundred riders surged in, and the infantry on the street immediately gave way to both sides.
When one of the formations rode to the gate of the city, they reined up their horses and pointed their whips at the gatekeepers. Ask for it. If you don't give it, come and find me, and I will make the decision for you." Then he rode away.
His soldiers followed closely behind, one of them faced the guarding sergeant and said loudly: "This is General Yin Xiyin, the general's cavalry officer."
More than a hundred riders quickly disappeared at the city gate.
The gatekeeper was relieved, and then a little excited.
“The people in the General’s Mansion are easy to talk to.”
“Really, he is worthy of being a heavenly man, sensible and generous.”
“Damn it, Lan Where the grain is bigger, the dog officer is more powerful than the general, so he knows that the common people are fish and meat. ”
"A calf has just been born at home. There are so many things to do, but I have been recruited to work for my life."
"Can I really get this cloth?"
"It's hard to say, General Yin may turn his head. I just forgot. Go and ask after you get down."
"General Yin is a good man, he has no airs at all."
The man in charge of pulling the suspension bridge heard this and scoffed. , smiled and said: "What do you know? Yin Xi's sister is the favorite concubine of the Liang King. She has a bright future. Doesn't she deserve to be as knowledgeable as you? In his eyes, showing prestige with your county magistrate is too cheap. At least Liu Zhao must come here to let him He looked at it twice.”
The sergeants took a breath after hearing this. This guy has such a strong breath. Who is he?
“It’s okay, we are all poor people, and I shouldn’t show off in front of you.” Cai Tian waved his hand and said: “You are serving in the military and I am serving in the army. We are all working hard. We will take care of each other from now on. I went to Kaocheng and I bought you a drink.”
“That’s right. You’re from Kaocheng? I’m from Huguan. I fled to Luoyang before but I didn’t expect to be sent back. Bingzhou, he was sent to a place like Langu, and now he can’t leave.” There were not many pretentious words between the men, and the simple sympathy for each other quickly brought everyone closer.
Cai Tian was actually not willing to chat with these "vulgar people", but he was still idle, chatting with each other, and the conversation became interesting.
The gatekeeper patted Cai Tian on the shoulder with his big dirty hands and laughed.
Cai Tian also giggled.
This kind of life is quite novel.
On the other side, after Yin Xi entered the county government office, he took off his cloak and said: "The soldiers from the six counties of Hehe, Langu, Xiurong, Jingle, Ningwu, and Loufan have gathered in Langu. The six thousand cavalry have been collected and are heading here. Are the provisions ready? "
The county magistrate trotted away and almost couldn't keep up with the vigorous cavalry. He gasped: " Since the transportation began in early autumn last year, there have been more than 520,000 grains and beans and 170,000 bundles of hay."
"Not enough!" Yin Xi stopped and turned to look at the county magistrate. , said: "This is enough for the sergeant to need for three months."
"There will be another batch of grain shipped in April, no less than 200,000 dendrobium. This will provide food for April." The county magistrate replied: "Mr. Liu has prepared 5,000 cattle and 100,000 sheep."
"Is there a place for cattle and sheep to fatten?" Yin Xi asked.
"The grass is not long enough at this time."
"The cattle and sheep are slaughtered on the spot, made into preserved meat and sent over. If there is cheese, order it too." Yin Xiyong has no doubts. He said in a tone of voice: "I only have more than 6,000 cavalry on this road, but not many soldiers. I have to feed my sons before I have the strength to fight."
The county magistrate was shocked when he heard this, and subconsciously asked : "May I ask General Yin, is there really only 6,000 cavalry?"
"Can this be fake?" Yin Xi said impatiently: "If you can recruit more people, I will remember you and transfer you to Henan as a county magistrate in the future."
The county magistrate hesitated and said: "General, I am a Huns."
"What about the Huns?" Yin Xi looked him up and down and felt that this guy really might be able to attract Ding Zhuang, so he patiently Di explained: "You will be rewarded if you perform meritorious service. This is the foundation of the Liang Dynasty. Don't doubt it."
The county magistrate's eyes lit up and he secretly made a calculation in his heart.
Yin Xi stopped caring about him and asked the military officer to spread out the map and read it carefully.
Three routes set out to conquer Xianbei in the north. They were on the west route.
Obviously, this is biased.
After the personnel are almost assembled, they will take the next step. Instead of sending out troops, they were searching and killing messengers and scouts to prevent possible enemy rangers from heading south, and to keep them from knowing what was going on in the south.
(End of this chapter)