Chapter 553: Preventing Peaches from Picking
Donghai, Danyang County, Jurong County
There is a White Tiger Village on Siping Mountain in Jurong County, which is famous for being easy to defend and difficult to attack.
After the King of Jin rebelled, he cleared out the bandits in the territory, just like he did in Pingzhou. However, some of them were stubborn and difficult to clean up. The King of Jin had more important things to do, so he was too lazy to make any effort.
This is a good thing for Qin Sheng and others.
Zhou Da, Zhu Dazhuang, Chen Jinlong and others still remember that when they landed in the East China Sea with limited supplies, Liu Ye wanted to take them directly to the food supply point, and the route was already planned.
But when they passed Siping Mountain, they accidentally came into contact with people from Baihu Village.
After thinking about it, Liu Ye simply picked a small group of people and disguised them as a small group of bandits who escaped from Pingzhou.
They got in touch with the deputy leader of Baihu Village.
There was still some banditry in these people, and the deputy village chief had no doubt about their identity as bandits and said that he felt like he had known them for a long time from the first sight.
Chen Jinlong and others: It’s so funny. They were originally bandits. It’s normal for bandits to hit it off the first time they meet.
Then their Sixth Master provided a piece of information and asked Chen Jinlong to tell the deputy chief of Baihu Village that they knew the current Jurong County Magistrate - Zheng Qiao. They used to be bandits in Liaodong County. Zheng Qiao was an old acquaintance and the two sides often dealt with each other.
Upon hearing this, the deputy leader of Baihu Village's eyes lit up. He understood what Chen Jinlong and others meant.
After some probing between the two sides, Chen Jinlong expressed their willingness to join the White Tiger Village and act as a matchmaker for the White Tiger Village, but they had a condition: one of their group must become one of the leaders of the White Tiger Village.
The deputy village chief was tempted and went back to persuade the boss.
Finally, the boss agreed to their conditions, and then Qin Sheng and his group naturally broke into the White Tiger Village.
When they entered, Zhu Dazhuang, Chen Jinlong and others exchanged a knowing look with each other. Since the White Tiger Village had let a wolf into the house, they would not be polite.
Finally, Qin Sheng and his group cooperated with the outside troops, and took over the nest with peace of mind, temporarily lying dormant on Siping Mountain.
Zheng Qiao was the previous magistrate of Houcheng County. When Lu Desheng was transferred to become the magistrate of Houcheng County, he took over the position from him.
After Qin Sheng and others occupied Baihu Village, they sent people to test the other side, and the other side was very tactful.
Zheng Qiao: ...A man who knows the times is a hero. How could he not know what is good for him?
He thought he was lucky to have escaped from the dangerous place of Houcheng.
After he successfully came to Donghai to serve as an official, he had been paying attention to the news about the successor to Houcheng County Magistrate Lu Desheng.
It only took Lu Desheng two or three years to be promoted from a small county magistrate to the governor of Liaodong County and then to the governor of Pingzhou, which amazed him.
His former neighbors, Liu Heshan and Chen Ping, were also promoted by Lu Desheng, the governor of Pingzhou, and became county magistrates.
Before, Zheng Qiao felt that he was lucky to escape from a dangerous place like Houcheng. However, when he learned that Liu Heshan and Chen Ping were both promoted, he suddenly felt bad.
Later, Pingzhou rebelled. He was stunned and before he could react, Prince Jin also rebelled.
The situation is developing so fast that it is dizzying.
Prince Jin rebelled, but Zheng Qiao was not happy. In his opinion, Prince Jin's side was not as good as Pingzhou.
He lamented his fate, having abandoned Pingzhou for Donghai. While both were hotbeds of activity, Pingzhou was clearly more powerful than Donghai. And fate had played a trick on him, forcing him to make the wrong bet twice in a row.
When Qin Sheng contacted him, he was overjoyed. What was the difference between this and reversing to pick someone up in Pingzhou? He swore that this time, he must board the big ship of Pingzhou!
At the same time, the large army led by Qin Zhao was stationed in Dongtai and Jiangdu in Guangling. Every one or two days, they would attack Qutao for the sake of courtesy.
As for Qu Tao, he was on high alert at the beginning, but later he responded perfunctorily and lazily when the Pingzhou soldiers attacked the city.
Both sides are extremely careless.
Such a frivolous war, if you don't know, you would think they are just playing house.
Jiang Boya sighed secretly. The Pingzhou army led by Qin Zhao clearly had the ability to capture Qutao, but they just refused to move.
"Aren't they said that the Pingzhou soldiers are as fierce as tigers and wolves? Now that you're here, why don't you take over some territory? You've been suffering a lot every day, haven't you?" Jiang Boya pointed to the city ahead. "Take Qutao, and you'll have all your supplies."
Qin Zhao raised his eyelids and said, "Attack the city? Are you guys in the South paying extra?"
Others also thought: It’s none of your business whether we consume more or less, our governor can afford it.
Hearing this, Jiang Boya's breath was choked. Money, money, money again! Are all these high-ranking officials in Pingzhou obsessed with money?
Prince Jin's Mansion
The King of Jin has always been paying close attention to the battle situation in Qutao.
The Pingzhou army led by Qin Zhao was blocked outside Qutao and failed to capture Qutao. Even the general in charge of defending the city kept reporting news about the Pingzhou soldiers at the city gate back to the Prince of Jin's Mansion.
Looking at this news, King Jin laughed contemptuously, "Is this the ally Xie Zhan invited?"
His subordinates echoed, "It seems that these Pingzhou soldiers are just a name for nothing."
The Prince of Jin's advisor said, "Your Highness, this could be Pingzhou's ploy to lure the enemy. We must not be fooled. Our forces in the East China Sea are currently depleted, so it's not advisable to initiate an attack. We should wait for General Zhao to return to support us before making any further plans."
King Jin nodded, "Is the Southland about to be conquered?"
"The news sent back by General Zhao is coming soon. I believe that the South Land has been conquered by now." The news was delayed.
Southland
Zhao Biao surrendered, but he refused to cooperate with Xie Zhan's plan.
"I surrendered because I didn't want to make a meaningless sacrifice. But I can't lead my troops back to Donghai to stab the King of Jin."
Xie Zhan's subordinates advised him.
"General Zhao, you are now guilty of a crime. Lord Xie is giving you the opportunity to atone for your crimes. Please don't be ungrateful."
"unnecessary!"
"Bold, aren't you afraid of death?"
"You can kill me or chop me up, it's all up to you." The King of Jin had done him a favor, and he couldn't repay his kindness with hatred.
"Okay." Having said that, Xie Zhan did not force it. If Zhao Biao was unwilling to cooperate, there would naturally be other people who were willing.
In fact, Xie Zhan admired Zhao Biao who rejected Fang Xinkai more than Fang Xinkai who obeyed his orders. At least he would make use of Zhao Biao in the future.
After dealing with the two kings, the next step was to support Bingzhou, which would require some good generals. He was already looking for and observing them.
Xianbei Royal Court
Tuoba Khan was leading his generals to determine the next siege plan.
Tuoba Lian and Fuyu tribe chief Akesi breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the plan had been decided.
During this period, Tuoba Lian and the chief of the Fuyu tribe, Akesi, were the most anxious.
The Fuyu tribe was captured by Pingzhou and all their members were captured.
They wanted to rescue their people all the time, but the Khan said that only by conquering Yanmen and Daijun could they rescue them.
So he sent the warriors of their tribe to the vanguard, hoping to capture Yanmen and Daijun as soon as possible. But Axe had never expected that the Sun family army would be able to fight. Fortunately, they now saw the dawn of victory.
During this period, they sent people to inquire about the situation of their tribesmen.
It is difficult to get other news from Pingzhou, but it is easy to get news about the captured members of the Buyeo tribe.
But when Axe heard the news, his heart was broken.
Damn Pingzhou people!
Pingzhou did not kill the captives, but their tribesmen did not have a good life in Pingzhou's hands.
All the captured tribesmen, except children under the age of five, had to work. If they didn't work, they would starve. It was really cruel.
The Xianbei generals present did not care about Tuoba Lian and Akesi's feelings, but discussed other things.
"Have you heard? Pingzhou and Nandi have formed an alliance and have already sent troops to the East China Sea."
"How many troops did Pingzhou send to attack Donghai?"
Upon hearing this news, the generals present were eager to attack Pingzhou. If Pingzhou sent a large number of soldiers, would it be an opportunity for them, the Xianbei?
"I'm not sure. Pingzhou boarded the ship from a different port, and I heard there were lumberjacks on board."
People present: ...
"By the way, how many soldiers and horses does Pingzhou have?"
This question made everyone present look at each other in confusion. They didn't know either, because Pingzhou had never announced how many troops it had.
Some people then murmured, "Do they even know how to fight for supremacy? They should announce the number of troops they have to attract talent from all over the world."
If you don't show your fists, who will know how strong you are?
"Okay, let's put the attack on Pingzhou aside for now. Yanmen and Daijun are almost unable to hold on. We must take these two places as soon as possible." Tuoba Khan made the final decision.
At this time, someone said hesitantly, "Khan, there are unusual movements in Shanggu County, Youzhou."
"What's happening?"
"It seems that more troops have been added."
"The Qin family of Pingzhou are knowledgeable about military affairs. They probably realized that Yanmen and Daijun in Bingzhou could no longer be defended, so they are taking precautions against us."
"We also have to be careful that the other party might take advantage of us." Now the members of the Xianbei royal court and others are very wary of Pingzhou.
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