Chapter 223 Hedong Hearing the News
“The Master’s teachings are extremely true. Chou will definitely use the Master’s words to encourage himself in the future.”
This is something that Liu Feng, Zhang Yang, and even Dong Zhao did not expect. However, Yang Chou actually turned his back on him. Not only did he not fall out, he even stated that he would follow Liu Feng's teachings.
This made Zhang Yang, Liu Feng, and Dong Zhao stunned, wondering what kind of medicine Yang Chou was selling.
In fact, Liu Feng did not expect how powerful the 40,000-strong army would be. More importantly, he could mobilize his 40,000-strong army across the three prefectures of Henan, Yanzhou and Sili to reach Hanoi. The strength of the county.
Yang Chou was not a fool. He dared to challenge Zhang Yang because the direct troops under Zhang Yang were only about 3,000 people. His Yang family alone had 2,000 people. Moreover, he was a native of Hanoi, so the small army leaders in Hanoi naturally followed him. He is closer.
Besides, although Zhang Yang is powerful in martial arts, he is brave and foolhardy, and he has no reputation or achievements. How can he deter these natives?
Originally, the relationship between the two parties was relatively harmonious, but since Zhang Yang took in Sui Gu and the Black Mountain bandits, Yang Chou and other local factions and the Black Mountain bandits were naturally at odds with each other.
Zhang Yang's Duan Shui skills are not good enough. The addition of the Black Mountain Bandit Sui Gu not only failed to make Zhang Yang stronger, but also naturally made the rift between the three parties bigger and bigger.
Historically, Yang Chou actively approached Cao Cao and wanted to offer the entire Hanoi County to Cao Cao, but he was killed by Sui Gu. In the end, this credit fell into the hands of Dong Zhao.
Sui Gu hated Cao Cao deeply because he had been defeated by Cao Cao, so he actively moved closer to Yuan Shao.
The small Hanoi is torn into three factions, how can it not defeat itself?
Now that Liu Bei is powerful and Cao Cao is weak, it is not difficult to understand that Yang Chou would abandon Cao Cao and choose Liu Bei.
Therefore, even after being treated coldly by Liu Feng, Yang Chou couldn't help but not take it seriously. On the contrary, he took the initiative to bring a good horse and said diligently: "The scandalous young master came from the waterway. I didn't expect that he might be able to get there. He was accompanied by horses, so he selected this good horse and wanted to donate it to the young master for transportation. "
Liu Feng couldn't figure out why Yang Chou was like this for a while, but instinctively. I feel that I can't shame Yang Chou anymore, otherwise Zhang Yang might feel something is wrong.
Therefore, Liu Feng's face turned warm, he patted the war horse's neck and praised: "What a horse."
Yang Chou's dry face immediately bloomed, like a withered chrysanthemum: "Young Master, you can do it if you like it." Okay."
Liu Feng nodded to Yang Chou, which made the latter feel happy. Then he turned around and looked at Zhang Yang and said, "My nephew is borrowing the help of his uncle. In this way, my nephew is here. It's so disrespectful."
Zhang Yang laughed loudly: "It's a coincidence, I also prepared a good horse for my nephew, but it's not as good as the one Wenmei found."
This. At this time, another burly man behind Zhang Yang also smiled and said: "It is indeed a coincidence. Gu Ye has prepared a good horse for the young master. The young master cannot favor one thing over another and only accepts General Yang's good horse."
When the big man spoke, a flash of hatred flashed across Yang Chou's face, and then disappeared.
It happened that Zhang Yang introduced: "This is my Hanoi general Sui Gu, whose name is White Rabbit."
It turned out that this person was Sui Gu. In the future, he avenged Zhang Yang and killed Yang Chou. The Black Mountain bandits wanted to bring the entire Hanoi to surrender to Yuan Shao.
Really, people should not be judged by their appearance. Yang Chou has the word "ugly" in his name. He is really ugly.
But this Sui Gu is named White Rabbit, but he is as burly as a bear, which is a bit too much.
Liu Feng also nodded towards Sui Gu: "General Sui is too polite. Since that's the case, I'll accept it all. Later, Feng will give me some gifts to express his feelings. I also ask my uncle and the two generals not to refuse."
Zhang Yang laughed loudly and agreed, while Yang Chou and Sui Gu also thanked him a few times.
For a time, the atmosphere became harmonious.
Subsequently, under the guidance of Zhang Yang, Liu Feng and others followed him into Yewang County and lived in a mansion specially prepared for Liu Feng.
That night, Zhang Yang hosted a banquet for Liu Feng. Also present at the banquet were Zhang Yang's chief historian Xue Hong and his general Miao Su.
At the dinner that day, Liu Feng took the opportunity to present gifts, and also gave thank-you gifts to Yang Chou and Sui Gu.
This precious gift is naturally easy to use and delicious. It is as good as gold and is loved by everyone.
When they tasted frosted sugar for the first time, Zhang Yang, Yang Chou and Sui Gu had the same reaction for the first time in their lives, and all three of them showed expressions of disbelief.
There is such a delicious food in this world, sweeter than honey, but pure and flawless.
When Liu Feng said he wanted to give a gift of thanks before, the three of them didn't take it seriously. Only now did they realize how important Liu Feng's gift of thanks was.
Yang Chou and Sui Gu sighed secretly in their hearts. They were worthy of being a powerful vassal in the Central Plains, and they were so generous with their actions.
Liu Feng saw the opportunity, struck while the iron was hot, and made a request to trade horses with Zhang Yang.
Zhang Yang pondered for a while, and Xue Hong, the chief official, quietly gave him a wink, which made him realize that Yang Chou and Sui Gu had frequently visited Liu Feng.
Zhang Yang was shocked, knowing that these two guys were also tempted.
So, Zhang Yang became fierce and rushed to say: "My dear nephew, Hanoi is located in a strategic pass, and it is not easy to get horses. I will raise three hundred war horses within the month to support my dear nephew."
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Liu Feng was overjoyed immediately, and the old uncle's shout was well worth it.
Zhang Yang promised 300 horses in one breath. At worst, these horses must be second-class, capable of charging into battle.
Are you embarrassed to call a third-class horse a war horse?
However, this number is not a big number for Zhang Yang. After all, Hanoi is the main road leading to Bingzhou and Hedong, and there is really no shortage of horses.
Not to mention being far away, there is a small horse market in Yewang City, with no less than a hundred horses in it.
Moreover, the grain harvest in Hanoi in the past two years has not been good, and Zhang Yang also feels that the thousands of war horses he raises are a bit difficult. It would be great if he could get rid of a batch at a good price.
Yang Chou actually ignored Zhang Yang's words and continued: "Young master, even if you are ugly but not talented, you are willing to follow the prince of the mansion to attach yourself to the tail. Chou can also raise hundreds of war horses."
Yang As soon as Chou finished speaking, Sui Gu burst out laughing: "Sir, I'm not as good at talking as General Yang, but I, the White Rabbit, can also raise a hundred horses for you!"
A meal is here. With five hundred war horses, Liu Feng was naturally overjoyed.
But when I think about the price, I feel a bit toothache.
It would be fine if these people were willing to collect frosting candies, but if they wanted food, it would be a bit of a pain.
Then everyone discussed the price enthusiastically, and finally agreed that the first-class horse would cost 50,000 yuan, the second-class horse would cost 20,000 yuan, and three-thirds of the frost, sugar, grain, and silk would be paid.
However, the price of grain in Hanoi is much more expensive than in Xuzhou. For the same corn, the price in Xuzhou has now risen to 250 yuan per stone, but the price in Hanoi last year was already as high as 350 yuan per stone. This year It has already broken five hundred.
Zhang Yang and others actually do not want money and silk. The value of frosted sugar has remained strong, and food has been rising steadily. Only money and silk have depreciated day by day.
But Liu Feng didn't want to suffer a loss, so he insisted on a three-point negotiation, and Zhang Yang and the others had no choice but to agree.
In the end, everyone agreed on the transaction price at five hundred yuan per stone of corn.
Although food prices will be more expensive next year, we should not just look at the present, let alone take all the benefits.
Besides, the war horses purchased now can be used to train cavalry back home.
But the war horses bought next year will most likely be fat. People will not have enough to eat, and there will be no fine grains to feed the war horses.
These horses were brought back to Xuzhou. If they were not properly maintained, they would not be of use at all. Some of them could not recover and could only be used as third-class pack horses.
That night, there was another feast, and everyone returned having fun.
On the way back, Liu Feng recruited Jia Kui into the car.
At this time, there were only three people around him: Jia Kui, Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai.
Dong Fan followed Dong Zhao away. These days, a farewell may be a permanent farewell. If the two brothers can meet again, they will naturally have endless things to say.
How could Liu Feng be a bad person? He simply asked Dong Fang to go back with Dong Zhao and have a good reunion.
"Liang Dao, what do you think of today?"
Although Liu Feng was a little tired, he was still sitting in the car to show respect for Jia Kui.
Jia Kui is a man with an upright temperament. Even though he is a hardcore Cao Wei man, he feels that he is slippery.
He, his senior Dong Zhao, and his son Jia Chong are really not the same people.
Jia Kui in history can be said to be extremely daring. In the 19th year of Jian'an (AD 214), Sun Quan attacked Wancheng and captured Zhu Guang, the prefect of Lujiang alive.
Can Cao Cao endure this?
Immediately decided to raise troops and go south to teach Sun Quan a lesson.
But the weather had entered the rainy season at that time. Marching in the ancient rainy season was a hardship that modern people could not imagine, and infectious diseases were extremely easy to occur.
The entire army was resistant.
Who is Cao Cao, who can spoil these soldiers?
In his entire life, he has never known what it means to care for soldiers well. To him, this is just a tool for consumption.
Cao Cao was sure that someone would come to dissuade him later, so he ordered that anyone who dissuaded him would be executed immediately. After the others saw this order, they all shrank back.
Only Jia Kui directly violated Yan Jin's advice and urged Cao Cao to suspend his troops and wait for the weather.
Cao Cao’s knife is even afraid of the Cao family.
Jia Kui's courage can be seen from this incident.
If it had been the old senior Dong Zhao or his son Jia Chong, let alone admonition, people would probably not be within a hundred meters of Cao Cao.
Jia Kui truly believed that Cao Cao was the hope of the world, so he supported the Cao family so much.
Unfortunately, he really misjudged the wrong person and paid the wrong lord.
Faced with Liu Feng's question, Jia Kui just said four words with some disdain: "Cling to the villain."
"Oh!?"
Liu Feng became interested and asked: "Why does Liang Dao think so."
Although Jia Kui was a little surprised why Liu Feng asked this, he remained honest He replied truthfully: "Young Master, Yang Chou and Sui Gu are simply intimidated by our strong soldiers and horses in Xuzhou and our huge momentum. They think that they can separate one side with thousands of people. It is really ridiculous."
“That’s it.”
Liu Feng was a little surprised. He and Dong Zhao might have complicated the problem. Perhaps Yang Chou and Sui Gu were really afraid, and were frightened by the power of King Qin's army in Guandong, so they knelt down to please him.
If you put it this way, this series of things makes sense.
“That’s it, hahahahahaha!”
Liu Feng laughed and then put the matter down.
In the following days, although Zhang Yang invited Liu Feng to banquets one after another, Liu Feng's focus was on arranging carriages and horses.
After arriving in Hanoi along the way, we no longer have the advantage of water routes throughout the entire journey.
According to Liu Feng's plan, the Ziji River entered the river and went upstream. After reaching the Yianshui River, he could finally unload the goods in Yuanxiang County and take the overland road out of Jiguan along the Wangwu Mountain to the northwest and finally reach Hedong.
This is also the route Zhang Yang took to transport grain to Hedong in history, and the route the emperor finally went to Hedong.
This road is the easiest to walk, it can pass cars and horses, and there are no detours, so it is naturally the best choice.
Liu Bei had previously sent a letter to Zhang Yang to request Zhang Yang to prepare more chariots and horses, and this man indeed took it seriously.
Liu Feng tried his best to raise more chariots and horses, and at the same time mobilized them to Yuanxiang County to prepare for the supply of food and grass.
Seven days later, King Kwantung Qin's army began to arrive in Hanoi.
According to the instructions in the letter sent back by Liu Feng, King Qin's army in Guandong stationed two thousand troops per school in Yuanxiang County, the food logistics center. This is the lifeblood of the army and cannot be lost.
In addition, the army will land in Heyang County, Hanoi, which is Yang Chou's hometown.
It is the closest to Jiguan. Historically, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty also crossed the river from here to Luoyang.
From then on, the Xuzhou Navy was divided into two parts. One part continued to transport grain and grass, and the other part was used to transport King Qin's army in Guandong on the Yellow River.
It will take about ten days in total, and all the troops will arrive at Jiguan, and food will begin to be transported normally.
At the beginning of January, King Qin of Guandong added three thousand people from Zhang Yang's army to his army.
At this time, King Qin's army in Guandong was under the jurisdiction of the Xuzhou army Guan Yu (who lacked a campus and was transferred to Yuanxiang County), Taishi Ci, Pan Zhang, Zhang Liao, and Gao Shun, with 16,000 people, and Yuzhou Guogong with 3,000 people. , Cao Cao in Yanzhou had 5,000 people, and Zhang Yang in Hanoi had 3,000 people, for a total of 27,000 people.
The navy has six thousand people to maintain a stable logistics supply line.
At this time, the momentum of King Qin's army in Guandong was greatly increased.
Guo Tu led five thousand soldiers and horses and hesitated thirty miles outside Yecheng.
In fact, he really wanted to welcome the emperor, but Yuan Shao was determined not to recognize the emperor, so Guo Tu could only give up in frustration and watched Liu Feng raise troops in Hanoi next door and swear an oath.
At the beginning of January, the army took action again. With Pan Zhang's troops as the vanguard, the whole army began to leave Jiguan and march northwest along Wangwu Mountain, preparing to take a detour to hear the news and welcome the emperor.
Even the emperor and the Baibo thieves next door heard the news about King Qin's army in Guandong.
When Zhong Yao quietly separated Liu Bei thousands of miles away, Xingyi Division braved the severe cold and went north to escort him. He had arrived in Hanoi next door and informed the emperor that he would be coming to Hedong soon. .
The emperor was moved to tears, and repeatedly praised Liu Bei as worthy of being a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and his loyalty could be shown to the sun and the moon.
In fact, anyone who knows something about military affairs knows that marching in winter is very troublesome for soldiers and logistics.
Fortunately, Liu Bei's dispatch of troops this time was also a coincidence. Everything he passed along the way was the Central Plains.
Although the population dropped sharply after several wars, the houses in the county town still remained, which was very helpful for avoiding the cold during the march.
Secondly, because of the drought, although the weather is cold, there is no snow.
This is a sign of despair for farmers and the harvest of the coming year, but for the army trekking in winter, it is a good thing of great joy.
Therefore, although the King of Kwantung Qin's army trekked through the winter, there were not many injuries or casualties, and most of them returned to the army in time.
The Emperor and Zhong Yao did not know these things. They only saw that Liu Bei cared about the Emperor and responded to the Emperor's edict of King Qin as soon as possible even if he sent troops in winter.
How can this not make the emperor ecstatic and cry with joy?
After sobbing for a while, the emperor asked Zhong Yao: "Zhong Qing, Liu Qing is so self-denial and dedicated to the public, and he only obeys the orders of the court. I should reward him generously."
However, Zhong Yao advised: "Your Majesty, Liu Qing has not arrived in Anyi yet, please be patient for a while."
The emperor's stay in Hedong was like a chaotic dance of demons.
In addition to large-scale sales of generals, generals, generals, generals, and lieutenants, the Baibo thieves also expressed their "love and support" for the emperor in their own way, making the emperor Liu Xie I feel like I'm living in dire straits.
Coupled with the changes caused by Liu Feng, Zhang Yang did not send food to the emperor.
As a result, the food supply in Anyi became even more tense. Before, the emperor and the accompanying officials and palace people could still have enough to eat, but recently, the food supply has become even tighter. You can only live on thin porridge.
It is also for this reason that Emperor Liu Xie is now particularly looking forward to the appearance of King Qin's army in Xuzhou as soon as possible so that he can take him back east to Luoyang.
But the emperor also knew that Zhong Yao was right.
He wanted to return east, but the Baibo thief had turned into the former Xiliang warrior.
They just wanted to keep the emperor in their hands, and had no intention of escorting the emperor back east to Luoyang.
In December alone, Yang Feng and others rejected the emperor's repeated request to return to the east, making it clear that they wanted to detain the emperor in Hedong.
The Emperor's side has received the news, and the Baibo thieves will naturally know it.
The four generals of the Baibo thieves are Yang Feng, Hu Cai, Li Le, and Han Xian.
Among the four, Yang Feng has the highest status. He is the general of Xingyi. On holidays, he opens the government like the three ministers, records the affairs of the minister, and is in charge of the government. Han Xian was next, the general who conquered the east, and he was the general who conquered the north, and he led the governor of Bingzhou. Li Le was the general who conquered the west, and led the governor of Liangzhou. Holidays and open houses are like the three public affairs.
The three of them participated in court affairs and governed together with Yang Feng.
This is truly a MG sale.
The reason why Yang Feng, Han Xian, Li Le, and Hu Cai were not able to join the ranks of generals with heavy titles is because they are all full of generals with heavy titles, and they are all powerful factions, such as left general Yuan Shu, right general Yuan Shao, The former general Gongsun Zan and the latter general Guo Si.
At this time, the Baibo thieves only feel that they are very proud and have the world in their hands.
If Li Jue's Liangzhou Warrior Group did a little bit of personnel work before the internal strife, then the Baibo thieves now don't do any personnel work at all.
To put it simply, there are fewer big evils and constant small evils.
Although he did not kill hundreds of officials at will, he deliberately suppressed the emperor's actions.
But these Baibo thieves are from the bottom of the family, and their highest status is just local tyrants. In the past, they could never meet the emperor.
Therefore, while being "moved", they also wanted to serve the emperor.
For example, the generals and colonels under Yang Feng and Han Xian's way of repaying their service was to come to the emperor to drink with wine and meat. Everyone sat on the ground, drank from big bowls, and ate large pieces of meat. They were so happy.
(End of this chapter)