Chapter 604 Take action

Chapter 604 Take action

Chapter 604 Take action
"What? The Cui family's caravan was robbed?" Wang Jun, who was sitting in the yard to rest, was surprised and asked.

"My husband, don't worry about this matter. The important things are more important." Cui brought a plate to Wang Jun and handed him a spoon, saying.

Wang Jun took the plate, took a bite of the milk puff, and his anger gradually subsided.

It was already September and the weather was not that hot, even a little cold, but Wang Jun still liked to eat chilled desserts.

What we are eating now is Su Shan. That is, after the butter and cheese are melted, they are poured on the plate and mixed with honey to make a mountain of milk crisps, which are then refrigerated in the ice cellar. In the hot summer, it is taken out and enjoyed to cool down and relieve the heat. It is the favorite of the rich and powerful, and Wang Jun especially loves it.

They were all made by my wife herself!
Wang Jun glanced at Cui and felt a little ashamed.

My wife has been taking good care of me since I returned home from my last tour.

As I get older, I have all kinds of health problems. I often feel dizzy and thirsty, and I sweat profusely after just a little riding.

It seems like I didn’t get enough sleep. I’m so sleepy that I feel confused and dizzy when the sun shines on me.

The lady served by his side almost every day, even more diligently than when she first got married, which touched Wang Jun deeply.

"Madam." Wang Jun held Cui's hand and sighed, "I don't want to get involved in this matter. He is just a merchant, Jia Shu. It doesn't matter if he dies. But since he is a merchant of Cui's family, I still have to ask about it."

Cui's eyes turned red, and she advised, "I will remember your love and care, but you still have to focus on the important things. The Hu people are always arrogant, and they have a large number of troops and horses, and they don't obey discipline. Just like the Duan clan Xianbei, your husband sent so many armors, horses and equipment. When they received them, they were grateful, but they turned around and betrayed your husband. It's really - ah, I can't curse. For today's matter, sending too few troops will be useless, and sending too many will affect your husband's important things. It's not worth it."

Wang Jun felt more guilty when Cui said this. When he saw his wife trying hard not to cry and looking so touching, his desire to protect her was aroused.

He was incapable of making Cui happy, and couldn't he make her happy? Let her hold her head up in front of her family?
Furthermore, if they bullied the Cui caravan, it would be a loss of face for Wang Jun. How could he tolerate this?
You know, the reason Youzhou has been able to hold on until now is because of its reputation - the reputation brought by the reputation of the Jin Dynasty court, and the reputation brought by Wang Jun's mobilization of the Hu people to fight in the south and the north more than ten years ago.

If you lose face, outsiders will really look down on you.

Once underestimated, even those without ambitions will develop ambitions. Can the Youzhou Shogunate control the situation?
Wang Jun thought about it and felt that he should be more decisive. He should mobilize elite troops and kill the robbers along the way in one fell swoop to deter the foreign troops who were becoming more and more lawless.

Otherwise, before sending troops to attack Jizhou, Youzhou would have been in chaos.

Thinking of this, he said to Cui: "Madam, don't worry. I will send someone to lead the troops to attack and take the goods back. Let's send - well, send Sun Wei. Yesterday, Sima You said that Sun Wei has trained the troops well, and the other Hu people dared not move. This time we must use all our strength to kill one to warn the rest. These bandit-like soldiers and generals should be more determined. Otherwise, they really think that I, Wang Pengzu, am easy to bully."

At the end of his speech, a somewhat ferocious look appeared on his face, vaguely reminiscent of the decisive and murderous spirit of Wang Youzhou back then.

Cui looked at Wang Jun blankly, gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and threw herself into his arms: "Husband."

A surge of lofty sentiment surged in Wang Jun's heart and he laughed heartily.

As a man, you have to make women moved and fascinated by you. That's the right thing to do.

Cui's performance gave Wang Jun great psychological satisfaction.

******
On the morning of September 25th, the south gate of Jicheng was opened, and a large group of soldiers filed out of the city in a majestic manner.

Inspector Sun Wei stood on a high platform made of earth beside the road, watching the soldiers silently.

The trusted officers stood behind him, whispering.

"What does it have to do with us if the refugees live or die?" Someone whispered, "They robbed them, so what? Who asked them to come to Youzhou?"

"It's not just refugees." Someone said, "The Zu family of Qiuren had a relative who was not taken seriously. When they were not paying attention, a passing soldier rushed into the farm and slaughtered him. Not only that, but all the women in the family, from fifty to seven or eight years old, were raped. When the news got out, the people were very excited and asked the governor to send troops. However, the governor suppressed the request and scolded those who complained for not considering the overall situation."

"This……"

"We can't stand it anymore. Madam Cui's caravan was robbed. The governor couldn't save face and had to send troops."

"Where was it robbed? Why haven't I heard about it?"

"I heard that it was robbed twice on the north bank of Yishui River, in the southern part of Rongcheng County. The refugee leader tried first but was repelled, and the Jie people came the second time and succeeded."

"My family is from Rongcheng. We need to send someone back to ask. I don't think the leader of the Jie tribe and the refugee leader are that stupid. It won't happen."

"It's just rumors, it's good to ask."

……

Sun Wei seemed not to hear the officers' voices and only watched the army leaving the city.

There were 8,000 infantry, most of whom were peasant soldiers recruited from Yan State, Fanyang, Beiping and other counties. He thought their fighting capacity was acceptable. Among them, there were 3,000 elite soldiers, who were selected from the strong refugees in Jizhou. They had been trained for three or four years and had strong fighting capacity. They were the pillar of Jicheng.

It’s strange that Governor Wang also handed over this army to him.

Shouldn't they stay to defend Jicheng? Did You Sima make a mistake?

Sun Wei had no way of knowing, but he was still very happy. As a soldier, who doesn't like to lead a fighting force? Moreover, Wang Du asked to quell the rebellion with lightning speed, so as not to let him be despised. Sun Wei agreed with this, and this required elite troops.

It took the eight thousand infantrymen a long time to reach the open space outside the city and line up. At this time, the cavalry also came with their horses, a total of four thousand cavalry.

Only 1,000 of them were soldiers under the Youzhou shogunate, and the remaining 3,000 were from the temporary conscripted Hu tribes. Youzhou was a place where the Hu and Han people lived together, and there were many tribes. As for the relationship with the shogunate, there were of course some close and some distant, and the ones conscripted this time were the closest.

At this time, Sun Wei had to regret his previous mistakes.

When the Duan tribe of the Xianbei people were close to the Youzhou shogunate, Governor Wang rewarded them with thousands of pieces of iron armor and horse armor at one time.

Youzhou is an important city in the north and one of the most important of the eight military governorates of the imperial dynasty. It has a huge arsenal and a large number of craftsmen, with only one purpose: to prepare for the Hu.

However, Wang Du relied on the barbarians to build up his power and used money, weapons and even women to lure the Hu people to fight for him.

Previously, Qingzhou put down the rebellion of Liu Borgen, and the armored cavalry of the Duan tribe of the Xianbei charged, and the Tianshi Taoist followers were directly defeated.

Later, there was the Battle of Yecheng, in which Shi Chao and others were defeated.

Then he put down the rebellions of Ji Sang, Gong Shifan, Shi Chao and others in Hebei. The Xianbei, Wuhuan, Xiongnu and Jie peoples fought repeatedly in the battle, all thanks to him.

After years of fighting, these soldiers from the mixed Hu tribes have become more and more experienced, their combat effectiveness has become stronger, their equipment has become better, and even their tactics have been updated through exploration and learning. Governor Wang has become more and more dependent on them.

Now the Youzhou armory is almost empty. A large number of craftsmen have fled and taken refuge in the fortresses of the aristocratic families, the tribes of the Hu people, and even the Murong Xianbei in western and eastern Liaodong. It is wishful thinking to want to fill the armory.

numb!

Sun Wei was too lazy to think about the mistakes made by Governor Wang over the years. He couldn't count them all. They were all pure nonsense. But - Governor Wang had done me a favor, and he had to repay him.

He sighed and went to reorganize the troops with his officers.

******
A few days after Inspector General Sun Wei led his troops south, more and more powerful families and their troops gathered outside Ji County.

Inside Jicheng, Sima Youtong was signing an order to mobilize troops.

As he was writing, he stopped, stood up and went to the government office next door to look for his cousin, You Xi, a famous scholar from Guangping.

Seeing his cousin, You Xi understood what he meant, and stood up and went to the patio with him, away from everyone.

"You have been out of the city to distribute food and fodder in the past two days. Can you gauge the strength of the troops?" You Tong asked.

You Xi was a little surprised. At this time, he was still hesitating?

"The refugee leaders and the leaders of the various Hu tribes are still the same, and they are not the elite of the tribes. It seems that they are just going through the motions to get rewards." You Xi said, "The morale of the nobles' soldiers is still good. The Juyong Hou family, the Changping Kou family, the Yongnu Xianyu family, and the Wuzhong Tian family even temporarily distributed food, rice, and cloth to the families of their troops. Young men who are skilled in archery and horse riding personally led the team, and some even had their heads of families come, ready to risk their lives."

"Is the determination so strong?" You Tong was shocked.

These border nobles who have been in decline for many years really dare to fight to the death.

They usually work as conscripts and soldiers rather than noble officials. Their status is not very high and they have always been despised. They are in urgent need of a change of fate.

You Tong felt that if someone else sought to seize Youzhou, they might not respond so actively. However, the reputation of Lord Chen for being considerate of military strategists gradually spread, and these families might hope to gain Lord Chen's favor and soar to the sky.

For example, the Wuzhong Tian family is a descendant of the Tian Qi clan. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Tian Chou led 5,000 people to farm, live together to protect themselves, and make friends with the Wuhuan and Xianbei. Over the next hundred years, the Tian family took root in Beiping, studied and practiced martial arts, but their status gradually declined.

During the Ming Dynasty, the descendants of the Tian family even fell into the position of thugs to suppress the Hu people and became military strategists despised by the scholars.

They are in urgent need of change.

What a terrifying force! In a hurry to turn over, there are a large number of children in the tribe who are skilled in archery and horse riding. The soldiers and farmhands often have small frictions and conflicts with the Hu people. They are fierce and dare to fight. Once they are won over by Chen Gong and unite around him, who knows what will happen.

The world has really changed. The You family of Guangping is still trying to find a way to cultivate "famous scholars", but You Tong is not sure whether this path is right or not.

"Guangming, now that things have come to this, don't think about anything else." You Xi said, "I will be leaving the city in a while. Is there anything you want to bring with you?"

You Tong pondered for a while and said, "Tell them to get ready and start immediately after Sun Wei is far away. I will personally lead people to open the door."

"Okay." You Xi nodded.

You Tong was stunned when he saw him being so decisive. Wasn't his cousin a "famous scholar"? Why did he act like a decisive warrior?

"Let them select the best troops. Those who are clumsy, timid and cowardly should not go up, otherwise they will cause trouble." You Tong grabbed You Xi who was about to leave and added: "After entering the city, go to Peng Zu's mansion first. There will be people waiting at the door. Remember."

You Xi responded, bowed and left.

You Tong stood there for a while and felt his chest beating faster and faster.

This is the excitement of doing something big!

Late at night on the 29th, just as Sun Wei's troops were passing Zhuo County and heading towards Yishui, the gate of Jicheng was suddenly opened.

The soldiers who had been waiting for a long time rushed in and rushed towards the Wang residence.

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