Three Kingdoms Eschatology

Zhang Zi couldn't help but believe him when he saw the presence of such an old god.Hearing that he was going to give me five carts of salt for free, I was overjoyed, but said politely:

"Junhou can provide salt, Zizi is very grateful. How can you take Junhou's salt in vain, and you still have to pay for the brocade."

Feng Yu smiled and said, "We don't lack Gu Jin here. It's just that a certain person has heard that since Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, more refugees have crossed Funiu Mountain from the Heluo Sili area and entered the Nanyang Realm. Come to our Zhuyanghou country for resettlement."

When Zhang Zi heard what the other party meant, it turned out that he wanted him to exchange his population.At present, because Dong Zhuo's Xiliang army often plunders people in the Sili area, a large number of people are forced to flee.

Many of them directly crossed the not-so-precipitous Funiu Mountains, which were hundreds of miles wide, and entered Nanyang.But the absolute number of these people is not many, and after entering Nanyang, most of them voted in Wancheng.Only a very small number of people came to Feng Yu's Zhuyanghou Kingdom.

Zhang Zi thought about it, anyway, the supply of supplies in Wancheng is insufficient now, and it cannot accommodate too many people.As far as this table salt is concerned, it is a problem.It's better to be a favor and give the surplus population to Feng Yu for resettlement.So he agreed with all his heart:

"Then according to what Junhou said, five hundred families of refugees will be sent here after returning to Wancheng. In autumn, before the salt problem is solved, if there are still refugees coming, I will also send them to Junhou."

In this way, a transaction that both parties are happy with was reached.

Feng Yu sent Zhang Zi all the way through Mianshui.When passing through a checkpoint of the Great Wall.Zhang Zi said inadvertently: "Your Majesty, I see that your Zhuyanghou Kingdom is actually not short of population. Because how can the Xiongguan Great Wall be built without a lot of manpower?" Feng Yu smiled noncommittally and did not answer.

Looking at Zhang Zi and the motorcade going away.Feng Yu thought about the amount of salt remaining in Zhuyang City.

Prior to this, since the Feiyan Army annexed Miaohua, Zhuyang City had been storing more than five tons of salt all year round.A few days ago, three or four tons of salt from the Kuaijia caravan were looted.Now give Zhang Zi five tons, and the rest can just be used in the fall.

So no matter from which point of view, before the autumn harvest, Feng Yu must obtain a source of salt.Feng Yu now has an idea in his mind, he intends to take it in one step and occupy a salt-producing land, so as not to be controlled by others in the future.

However, the nearest salt-producing area to Zhuyang is also in Wu County, which is [-] miles away, and [-] miles is only a straight-line distance. In reality, the two places are separated by mountain roads, so the actual distance is far greater than [-] miles.

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In the Zhuyang mansion, after listening to Feng Yu's strategic decision.Miao Hua scratched his head and asked with some doubts:

"My lord, there is one thing that Miao Hua doesn't understand. At the beginning you opposed the occupation of the iron mine in Wuyang Mountain Wufeng because of the long distance. You couldn't divide your troops to garrison the isolated city, so you gave up. How could you occupy the same four hundred miles for a salt well today? What about Wu County outside?"

Feng Yu sighed in his heart and said [The IQ value evaluated by the system for Miao Hua is really accurate! 】.He saw the same doubt in Wei Feng's eyes again, so he had no choice but to explain to them in a persuasive way.

He first asked: "Look, in terms of terrain, what is the difference between Wu County and Wuyang?"

This question is very simple, Miao Hua immediately answered:

"Wuyang only has Wufeng Mountain, which is a few isolated mountains that are not connected to the big mountains. The surrounding area is basically a plain area. Wu County is on the verge of Wuxi and the Wu Gorge of the Yangtze River. The entire city is in the midst of thousands of mountains. Even if it comes from the Yangtze River waterway , You have to climb the Wanren cliff to enter the city."

Feng Yu said: "That's right, let's take a look again, what are the surrounding forces in Wu County? How far is their core area from Wu County? What are the surrounding forces in Wuyang? How far is the core area from it."

This time it was Wei Feng who rushed to answer and said:

"Wu County was placed under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou Nanjun by the imperial court, but it is actually on the edge of the Bashu Basin, and it is farther away from the current Yicheng City of Nanjun than we are. The core area of ​​Bashu Yizhou is in Chengdu, thousands of miles away. away."

"As for Wuyang, it is under the direct control of the Xun family in Yingchuan. It is less than a hundred miles away from the core area of ​​the Xun family's influence. In addition, Dong Zhuo in Sili, Han Fu in Jizhou, Kong Ni in Yuzhou, Liu Dai in Yanzhou, and Wang Kuang in Hanoi , Chenliu, Zhang Miao, Guangling Zhangchao, Dongjun Qiaomao, Shanyang Yuanyi, Jibei Baoxin and other princes are only a hundred miles away, and the distance is no more than five hundred miles away, and the journey is flat." Wei Feng replied. After finishing, I already roughly understood Feng Yu's intention in my heart.

Feng Yu replied: "That's right. Even if we take down Wuyang, we won't be able to defend it. That place is close to the Central Plains where all the lords are fighting for the throne, and it is the place where the Four World Wars were fought. There is no danger to defend. But Wu County is different. Once we win You only need to garrison a small force in a key place, and you can firmly control it. Whether it is Liu Biao in Jingzhou or Liu Yan in Yizhou, they still have a lot of internal problems that have not been resolved. It is impossible to A salt well spared no expense, mobilized a large number of soldiers to carry out an expedition."

Miao Hua nodded thoughtfully and said, "My lord's words have made Miao Hua understand a lot. But... But there is still one thing that Hua doesn't understand. This Wu County is far away from others, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is difficult for me to build Yang. Why not? In addition, although the transportation of salt is much more convenient than that of iron, it is a mountain road of hundreds of miles. Even if we successfully occupy Wu County, the transportation and safety of luggage between the two cities will be a big problem in the future. .”

After hearing this, Feng Yu said approvingly: "Miao Hua, you have improved a lot. This question is a good one. Therefore, what we want to capture is not only Wu County, but Fangling, Shangyong, etc. , Take all the three cities in the west city!"

Hearing these words, not only Miao Hua and Wei Feng, but also Dian Qing, who had been silent all this time, was shocked.

You must know that Feng Yu's long-term strategy was to base himself on Zhuyang and concentrate on the management.Wretched development, accumulation of population and strength.

Therefore, Feng Yu has always turned a deaf ear to the Nanyang Plain around him, and has not expanded a stronghold or city on it.Only recently have tigers and leopards been dispatched to patrol the Nanyang Plain irregularly to intercept the Kuaijia caravan and at the same time demonstrate their presence in this area.

But now, their lord is going to attack cities and land, and he will take down several cities in one go.

Chapter 023 Go West, Go West

In fact, when Feng Yu first came to Zhuyang, he made sure that Nanyang would not be the primary strategy direction.The reason is the same as the reason why Liu Biao's staff formulated the strategy of defending from the north and attacking from the south.

He originally planned to attack Hanzhong County, one of the great mountains in the west, after he had accumulated a certain amount of strength in Zhuyang.It's just that now, in order to obtain its own salt source and salt road, it is forced to implement it a lot of time in advance.

The Hanzhong Plain, the Xicheng Basin, the Shangyong Valley, and the Fangling Valley, although they are all hidden among the ten thousand mountains formed by the Daba Mountain and the Qinling Mountains, are classified as Hanzhong County.But in fact, it is separated by mountains, and there are four independent areas that are far apart.

Among them, Xicheng, Shangyong, and Fangling are relatively more closely connected. In addition to the Mianshui tributary water system connecting the three places, there are also several convenient land routes in the mountains to connect them.

In the history of the original world, these three places were separately divided into three counties during the Jian'an period, known as the East Three Counties in history.Except for wise men like Zhuge Liang, it was not until the formation of the Three Kingdoms that the world understood the strategic value of the three eastern counties.

From Dongsan County, you can take the Valley Road in the north to Chang’an, enter Sanfu and walk south to Wuxi to reach Wuxian County, reach Bashu, and walk a hundred miles east to Zhushui to reach Zhuyang and enter the Nanyang Plain. If you go down the Mianshui River system, you can go straight to the Yangtze River Jing Xiang.

If the Shu State in the original world history hadn't defected to Wei State because of Meng Da who was stationed in the three eastern counties, why would Zhuge Liang start the Northern Expedition from such a remote place as Qishan.

A land extending in all directions like this is often a place where there is no danger to defend.However, due to the special geographical environment of the East Three Counties, the roads are steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack.It can be described as one man guarding the gate and ten thousand men not opening.

Feng Yu plans to renovate and build water conservancy and transportation facilities after capturing this place.Let it become a strategically important place with both "transportation hub" and "military fortress" characteristics.

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In the early summer, news from Luoyang, the capital city, continued to spread that Dong Zhuo still abolished Liu Bian and established a new emperor, Liu Xie, who was renamed Yonghan.This confirmed Dong Zhuo's pretext for authoritarian and chaotic politics.All of a sudden, the ruling and opposition parties were shaken.

However, this did not affect Feng Yu. At this time, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the upcoming military operation of the Western Expedition.In Zhuyang City, various preparations are being carried out in an orderly and intensive manner.

Small warships dedicated to the Western Expedition were built one after another in the dock and sailed into the water.By the beginning of May in the first year of Yonghan, fifteen such ships had moored in Zhushui.Each ship can carry 60 soldiers.

Zhang Zi sent 2000 families of refugees as promised, totaling about [-] people.Feng Yu consumed two thousand-person shelter cards to accommodate them all as the system population.Using the additional manpower, two teams of spear and shield soldiers and one team of inland sailors were newly formed.The remaining manpower is still allocated to agricultural production.

On this day, Feng Yu called Dian Qing to him, saying that he was going to give him a crucial task.Dianqing was full of joy, thinking that the lord would let him be the vanguard of the Western Expedition.

Unexpectedly, Feng Yu said: "I need you to guard Xiangyang Wubao in person." At this time, Feng Yu noticed the disappointed expression on Dian Qing's face, and continued: "This task is much more important than going west with the army. The army will attack Xiangyang Wubao when our army marches westward. So as long as you can defend Xiangyang and repel the Jingzhou army, your contribution will be far greater than that of the vanguard of the western expedition."

Only then did Dian Qing show an excited expression on his face.Feng Yu poured cold water on him again and said:

"However, this task is quite difficult. Because Xiangyang Wubao can accommodate up to [-] people, and Zhuyang itself needs to garrison a certain amount of troops. Therefore, only [-] infantry scouts can be garrisoned in Wubao.

When necessary, Zhuyang's reinforcements can come by boat to change defenses, replace the wounded and other small-scale support.But it is very likely that Jingzhou will also dispatch navy.After our army's westward expedition, there were only a few large ships that could not sail in the water of Zhuyang left in Zhuyang, and there were no dedicated warship sailors, but ordinary boatmen at the ferry wharf to operate the ships.Therefore, it is impossible to defeat the Jingzhou Navy.

If this is the case, there will be no such small-scale support.In this case, you have to lead seventy warriors to defend the lonely castle for a long time until a certain army returns. "

After listening to Feng Yu's words, Dian Qing straightened his back and said confidently: "But please rest assured, my lord. As long as my lord prepares enough arrows and necessary supplies in Wubao, I will definitely keep Xiangyang Wubao. Otherwise, bring your head up to see the lord."

Feng Yu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Don't worry about this, the Wubao will be full of arrows, food and all kinds of necessary materials for defending the city. Moreover, a certain person is still inside and outside the Wubao, and has prepared a lot of land and water for the Jingzhou Army. It depends on how you use it flexibly..."

Then, Feng Yu summoned Wei Feng, and his task was to guard Zhuyang City.

This task should be relatively easy.Feng Yu left him five hundred soldiers, including two teams of tiger and leopard cavalry.And when necessary, Zhuyang can urgently mobilize more than [-] militiamen to assist in defending the city.The most important thing is that it is very unlikely that Jingzhou soldiers will cross Xiangyang to attack and build the city without pulling out Xiangyang Wubao.

But even so, Feng Yu still urged in every possible way.After all, if Zhuyang is lost, everything will be reset to zero.

Wei Feng immediately knelt down on one knee in front of Feng Yu, and said with a resolute expression: "My lord, I will never forget the kindness of my family until I die. I will definitely go all out, dedicate myself to my duty, and work hard to protect Zhuyang City for my lord. As long as Wei Feng If you are still alive in this world, you will definitely keep Zhuyang City safe and sound!"

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On the tenth day of the fifth month of the first year of Yonghan, it was a clear early summer morning.Feng Yu assembled the army on the barracks, and vowed to march westward. There was only one general who accompanied the army---Miao Hua.The troops for the expedition consisted of six teams of spear and shield soldiers, four teams of archers, and a team of mountain scouts.If you count the sailors of the fleet, there are only 1200 people in total.

The soldiers boarded the ships one after another at the pier.Except for the scouts who participated in the pre-war reconnaissance operations a while ago, the rest of the people did not know where the destination of the expedition was.

Feng Yu took strict confidentiality measures for this expedition, just to catch people by surprise.Otherwise, it would be extremely difficult to carry out a fortified battle in these places that are easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Fifteen ships loaded with soldiers and supplies passed through the locks one after another and crossed the dam.Drive towards the depths of the mountain.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Feng Yu, who was wearing distinctive armor, looked at the scenery on both sides of the river, and recalled the scene when Li'er cried farewell to him just now.At this time, a prompt message on the system panel appeared in his field of vision along with the prompt sound:

[Task: Capture Fangling County.Task content: attack and occupy Fangling County, and bring it under the control of Zhuyang Houguo.Mission rewards: Thousands of Containment Card x10, Viking Shipbuilding Workshop Building Card x1, Viking Sailor Soldiers Training Unlock, Bulldog Training Ground Building Card x1]

Seeing this task reminder, Feng Yu thought [It turns out that some special items still need special facilities to create.For example, this Viking ship obviously has a shipyard, but because the Viking ship is a special ship, it also needs a separate Viking ship manufacturing workshop.By analogy, any special weapons and appliances in the future will naturally need special facilities to build them, and they cannot be produced by a weapon workshop as an infrastructure. 】

Chapter 024 The Cruel Idyll

Long green hills, gurgling clear water.The sheep are grazing greedily on the meadow on the bank of the river at the foot of the mountain.On the other side of the river, an old man in bamboo hat and sackcloth was fishing by the water.In the distance is a large irrigated field that has just been reclaimed this year, and there are still some scantily clad farmers busy in the field.Behind it is the wall of Fangling City.

Unlike the common rammed earth walls in the Central Plains, this city wall is built with irregular rocks.Because no adhesive was used, it was impossible for the walls to be stacked very tall, and the height was more than two battles.It is more appropriate to say that it is a wall than a city wall.

If you get closer, you will find a large number of strange reddish-brown marks on the wall.It is incompatible with the beautiful mountains and clear waters and pastoral songs.

The old fisherman's surname is Shen Bao, and he is the "City Lord" of Fangling City.Although the Shen family he belonged to was not as powerful as the wealthy Wang family in the plain area, it existed like a ruler in Dongsan County of Hanzhong County.The current helm of the Shen family is the two brothers Shen Dan and Shen Yi.Shen Bao is their cousin.

More than two years ago, that is, the fourth year of Zhongping, the great plague was also brought to Fangling by Nanyang refugees who fled into the mountains.Panicked, Shen Dan and Shen Yi acted decisively and ordered Fangling to be cut off from Shangyong and Xicheng in the name of the county magistrate.

Except for asymptomatic members of the Shen family, they can first evacuate to a camp outside Shangyong City.The rest of the people are not allowed to enter Shangyong and Xicheng from Fangling.No one is allowed to enter the house.So Fangling, like most cities on the Nanyang Plain, gradually became a deserted city.

But at the beginning of this year, Shen Dan, who proclaimed himself the captain of Shangyong, suddenly sent Shen Bao to Fangling with his family and three hundred tribes.Regain control of the abandoned city.

At least Shen Bao thinks so.Shen Bao also believed that [Shen Dan and Shen Yi must have been worried that they would affect their status in the clan, so they sent his family to Fangling.All other reasons are excuses! 】

At the moment, Shen Bao, who was indulging in the joy of fishing, didn't think about these troublesome things.Looking at a river of spring water, his thoughts suddenly moved slightly [Since the beginning of spring this year, the entire east of the Daba Mountains and Qinling Mountains, the rain seems not very abundant, but why does it feel that the water volume of this river has increased a lot? 】.

But this thought was fleeting, because the float in the water began to shake.He was busy picking up the fishing rod, and suddenly a fat grass carp appeared...

There were a few barks of dogs in the distance, followed by the noise and scolding of the crowd.Shen Bao was still there, lowering his eyes, squinting at the fish float on the water.It doesn't seem to care about the uproar.

After a while, a group of men with knives, sticks and hunting dogs escorted a few people who were tied up with ropes and dressed in rags and walked towards this side along the river.

When they approached Shen Bao, a strong man with a [Yuzi face] came out of the team.He was dressed out of the ordinary, even wearing armor and helmets.

The man cupped his fists and bowed to Shen Bao and said, "Father, my son has brought back all these fugitives. How should we deal with them?" This man was Shen Qiang, Shen Bao's eldest son.

Among the ragged people bound by ropes were men and women, old and young, and even a weeping baby on a woman's shoulder.

When they heard what Shen Qiang said, they all knelt down on the ground crying and crying, and kowtowed to Shen Bao non-stop to beg for forgiveness:

"Patriarch, please forgive us this time, we will never dare again. We swear that we will work for the Patriarch from generation to generation. Patriarch... please forgive us... please forgive us..."

Only then did Shen Bao fully open his eyes, which turned out to be a pair of triangular eyes shining fiercely like jackals.He said coldly: "I still need to ask the old man? Of course, follow the old rules."

Shen Qiang grinned and said, "Father, how many people here are still strong, and it is okay to put them on plows and serve as oxen for a few days. There are also these women, who can also be rewarded to our relatives." Wei Jiading played for a while. Wouldn't it be a waste to kill him now."

Shen Bao suddenly reprimanded: "Zhuzi is not teachable. He only stares at the little profit in front of him, but he doesn't know the essence of the art of governing people. Dealing with them is not for venting anger, but for the rest of the family slaves to see. It’s called killing chickens to scare monkeys.”

When Shen Qiang saw that Shen Bao was angry, he quickly said yes.Leading the crying crowd to the middle of Fangling City, Shen Bao threw him another sentence from a distance: "This time, it has been hanging on the wall to dry, don't take it down, the one that was hung last time There has never been a single escape.”

After more than half an hour, a group of people came out from the gate of Fangling. They were busy with their hands and feet, hanging the disemboweled and skinned bodies on the wall near the gate.The blood seeped onto the stones of the wall, along the stone surface, and trickled down the stone cracks.

Shen Bao sneaked a glance here, and was satisfied after seeing these, and continued to fish.When the sun was approaching the top of the head, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old servant girl in green clothes came out of the city gate with a food box in her hand.

She came to Shen Bao, put down the food box carefully, and said: "Patriarch, please have a meal." After saying that, she knelt down on the grass beside her, as if she wanted to wait for Shen Bao to finish eating before returning .

While Shen Bao was devouring the food, he looked at the servant girl.Said: "Why hasn't the old man seen your servant girl before?" The servant girl quickly replied: "Patriarch, this servant girl is newly assigned to serve you."

After Shen Bao finished his meal, he wiped his greasy mouth with his sleeve.He waved to the servant girl in green, and said carelessly, "Come here, take off your skirt. I want to pamper you."

There was a trace of panic in the eyes of the slave in Tsing Yi, and he responded: "It is better to wait for the master to return to the mansion, and the servant will serve the master again. This is in broad daylight, and I am afraid it will damage the reputation of the master..."

Shen Bao said impatiently: "Don't bother me, poor maidservant, you can come if you want, this whole mausoleum is the mansion of the old man. The old man is the emperor here, who dares to make irresponsible remarks. Peel his skin !"

Although Shen Bao was very unhappy when he first came to Fangling.But when he came to Fangling, the parts assigned to him actually became his private slaves.This kind of life where he can kill and seize others, and he can do whatever he wants, made him feel like an emperor.

In Shangyong and Xicheng, although Shen Bao himself and his two sons were domineering and domineering, they were still controlled by someone.

Seeing the maidservant still pinching the hem of her clothes and hesitating, Shen Bao glared and said: "Baby maid, don't be ignorant of flattery, you want to be stripped clean and hang on the wall too?" The maidservant in Tsing Yi trembled all over, Quickly undressed.According to what Shen Bao said, he turned around and stood in front of him.

When Shen Bao was about to untie his belt, his triangular eyes suddenly opened wide, because Zhang Zhangfan shadows appeared on the river in the distance.

Chapter 025

The reason why Fangling's city walls are so low is that the safety of this kind of mountain city does not depend on the city walls, but on the defense of dangerous places outside the city.

However, the dangerous places around Fangling are undefended.Because Shen and his son never thought that someone would come to invade Fangling.After all, in this kind of troubled times, who would have the idea of ​​this remote mountain county?On the plain outside the mountain, there are still so many abandoned cities that no one wants.

But now someone really invaded Fangling on a large scale, and they actually came from the water by boat.Shen Bao didn't want the fishing gear anymore, and the servant even ignored it, throwing off his old arms and legs and ran towards Fangling City in a hurry.

While running, he shouted in a hoarse voice: "Enemy attack! Someone is coming! Hurry up and enter the city!"

In the farmland, some people also shouted, and the sound of leather whips sounded intermittently. "Hurry up, put away your farm tools and go into the city!" These serfs in naked clothes were driven and reprimanded, carrying their farm tools with numb expressions, and walked towards the city.

The maidservant in Tsing Yi didn't forget to tidy up her clothes in a panic, just now she took small steps towards the city, but accidentally tripped over a branch on the ground.Just as she was about to fall to the ground, she was supported by a pair of big hands. The person who helped her was a mountain scout from the Zhuyang Army...

In the distance, the north gate of Fangling City, which was originally open, has been closed with a bang.More and more soldiers gathered on the top of the city wall, shouting and screaming.Pointing to the fleet on the river.

The west gate of Fangling City was quietly opened at this time.Nearly ten heavily armed soldiers rushed out of the city on mules that were a hybrid of donkeys and horses.On mountain roads, this kind of mule is much more convenient than a horse.

Obviously, they are going to Shangyong to inform.Not long after they left the city, they passed by on a narrow mountain road.Accompanied by the whizzing sound of piercing through the air, sharp arrows flew densely from the forests on both sides.

Dozens of mountain scouts had already ambushed here, some hid in the treetops, some in the wormwood, and some behind boulders.

Those Fangling soldiers who were going to report the news were shot down by random arrows.Only one leader managed to survive the ambush.

Just when the survivor was about to cross the mountain pass at the end of this section of the mountain road.He felt his mount tremble suddenly, and then he flew out of the air.It turned out to be a tripping rope.Even the man and the mule fell to the ground.

This person had some kung fu, so he rolled over to relieve the momentum, and the fall did not hurt him.He got up and was about to run away, but a figure had already rushed towards him, the steel knife pierced through his armor and went straight into his body.

One after another, the boats approached the river bank and lowered the springboard one after another. Soldiers rushed from the boat to the shore in an orderly manner, and quickly moved towards Fangling City, gathering in front of the city gate.

In front of the north gate of Fangling City facing the river, the Zhuyang Army has already lined up, and the ten banners represent the ten teams of phalanxes waving in the wind in the valley.

The remaining three gates also have mountain scouts to monitor them.Especially outside the west gate, at the key point of the mountain road leading to Shangyong, there are still fifty or sixty scouts lurking there.

Shen Bao and his two sons in armor had climbed onto the tower and looked down.As soon as he saw the opponent's military appearance, he knew that Fangling City was over.The only question is how to end it.