Royal road

Today, the wind is getting stronger again, and hoarfrost is hanging on the ground outside.However, sitting in the room, Guo Jiao felt warm all over his body.He was wearing a brocade robe with silk floss on his body, and his legs were covered with thick wool felt. In the charcoal basin at his feet, the charcoal was still burning fine, with little smoke and very durable.Under such heavy protection, how can you still feel cold?In previous years, it was his turn to enjoy this kind of days that he didn't even dare to think about.This is all earned by myself!

After taking a sip of the steaming buttermilk, he turned over another page of the account book, looking at the numbers on the line, he just felt refreshed.These days, he got a lot of cheap scriptures from the Liang Mansion, and let his servants sell them to Sizhou through Taixing.He was not like Liang Zixi, who only knew what to ask for food, but sold all the books for [-] yuan a copy.

This time, almost [-] yuan came into the account.So there are winter clothes, fine charcoal, and even two more maidservants, how can it not be comforting?

This Liang Zixi is really a good friend.

After slowly going through the account book, Guo Jiao closed his eyes and thought about next year's business.As long as the Liang Mansion starts to print books after the beginning of spring, he will get more, and this time he will take the white path to Yecheng.Business over there should not be too bad.After going back and forth a few times, I'm afraid there will be hundreds of thousands of money, right?

Thinking beautifully in my heart, the closed door was suddenly knocked open with a bang, and a small official rushed in in a panic: "Xianzun! Make a fuss, make a fuss, make a fuss!"

The pottery bowl in his hand almost fell to the ground in fright, Guo Jiao said angrily: "Presumptuous! Are there any rules?! What's going on?"

"Rebellious soldiers!" The little official knelt down with a thud, "There are rebellious soldiers on the side of the Xiongnu!"

"Ah!" The pottery bowl fell on the table, and the white soup spilled all over the table, but Guo Jiao couldn't care less, and suddenly stood up, "Where did the chaos start? How many people are there? Where did the fight go? "

"Xixian County! It should be Xixian County! There are as many as four to five hundred people, and they have swept up several villages along the way. It seems that they are coming to the county government!" The little official was so scared that he was about to cry, trembling road.

"Damn it! Hurry up and ask Captain Wu to come over!" Guo Jiao shouted.

Next to Gaodu City is the Taihang Pass, so there are naturally garrisons guarding it, and the leader of the troops is Wu Ling, the captain of the thousand-man school.But the weather was cold, Captain Wu spent most of his time in the city, it was a coincidence.The little official knew that the matter was of great importance, so he didn't dare to delay, so he ran out immediately.

Guo Jiao walked around the room anxiously.The Huns rebelled!You must know that a few years ago, Shangdang was in chaos once.The Xiongnu Hao San led his army to attack the county, not only broke the city of Luzhou, but also killed the chief officials, and wiped out most of the county!Tens of thousands of Malan Qiang and Lu Shuihu were coerced among them, and they fought in the three prefectures of Yong and Qin, causing unrest in the world.The chaos lasted for six years before it was suppressed.

If it happens again like this, can this small capital of my own be able to hold it?

Shivering, Guo Jiao suddenly remembered another thing, and shouted loudly: "Come on!"

The relatives waiting at the side hurried forward.Guo Jiao said solemnly, "Take the letter to the Liang Mansion quickly, saying that the rebels are coming and want to attack the city, so let him be careful!"

Although the fortifications of the Liang Mansion are well built, they are not as good as Fucheng after all.It would be bad if this gang of rebels like tigers and wolves went around and attacked the Liang Mansion.No matter what Guo Jiao said, he also received great benefits from others. Naturally, Liang Feng cannot be forgotten at this time.

He rushed out quickly.After a while, a bearded man walked in with big strides, and immediately said, "Has the rebels attacked?!"

"Lieutenant Wu, you are here! There is a wave of rebellious soldiers attacking Gaodu. It is said that they are from Xixian County, but somehow they turned around! There are four to five hundred people!" Guo Jiao rushed to meet him, and quickly Said.

"Xixian County? Isn't that under the rule of the left Huns?! This group of damn miscellaneous beards!" Wu Ling said angrily, "It's okay, I will send troops here immediately and stick to the county. As long as I can guard it for a few days, the Huns will They should send troops to fight against this chaotic army!"

"But what if the Xiongnu on the left also rebelled?" Guo Jiao's voice trembled a little.

"Isn't Liu Yuan still in Yecheng? How dare the Huns on the left rebel!" Wu Ling said aggressively.

"Ah!" Guo Jiao finally realized, yes, Liu Yuan, the captain of the Xiongnu on the left, is still beside the King of Chengdu, forgive those Huns and dare not act rashly.Feeling slightly relieved, Guo Jiao hurriedly said, "Then the city will be entrusted to Captain Wu!"

Wu Ling nodded and strode out.

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In the distance, a woman's mournful cry came.The smell of blood filled his nostrils. Lu Ge swung his machete and chopped off another head.Standing in the pool of blood, he casually wiped the sticky liquid dripping from his face, and walked towards the warehouse.

This is a small Zhuangzi with only more than 100 private soldiers.It took less than half an hour before they conquered the gate of the village and rushed in.All the men had to be killed, and the women could enjoy them as they wished, and if there were servants who were willing to go with them, they could escape death.Just give them wine and meat, give them women, and those stupid and cowardly men will pick up swords and guns and follow his army.In this way, his team will only fight more and more until, like Hao San, he gathers tens of thousands of people and gallops across the three states!

With a bang, the door of the warehouse was kicked open.Looking at the food and brocades piled up inside, Lu Ge breathed a sigh of relief: "Come on, get all these onto the cart!"

This is what they rely on to move on.These grains, these silver coins.Several soldiers rushed in, picked up the rice bags, and happily loaded them into the cart.There are also hundreds of arrows and more than ten knives and guns piled up in the warehouse, all of which fell into their hands.

After finishing the most important thing, Lu Ge walked out of the warehouse and walked along the corridor to the main hall.Along the way, some people were picking off the thick brocade clothes from the corpses, some were disheveled and laughing with knives, and some were carefully inspecting the naked corpses on the ground, taking off the gold and silver jewelry from the wrists and necks, and stuffing them into small bags inside.

Lu Ge didn't look at them, and strode into the main hall.

"Aaron, when will the dry food be ready?" Lu Ge asked.

"One more hour." Lu Long replied loudly with a blushing face, "Boss, this time we robbed a lot of food!"

"Well, it's enough to eat for about ten days. You can't delay here, and continue on the road after eating." Lu Ge replied coldly without any joy on his face.

"Do you have to go to Gaodu? Why don't you go to a few more villages, I didn't expect these people to have so much rice in their hands!"

"We killed Qianqichang, Dazhang will not let us go."

The joy on Lu Long's face immediately receded: "Then what should we do?"

"Snatch Gaodu, hide in the mountains, spend the winter, and then detour to Yongzhou. The Han people are still fighting, and they don't care about us." Lu Ge could see clearly that Sima Teng is not in Bingzhou now, and it is winter again, and the deployment of troops will definitely cost a lot. less time.As long as they escaped from the big tent's pursuit, they would have a chance to survive.But in this way, the winter grain that was snatched was far from enough.Only by capturing Gaodu can we plunder enough food and grass.

"I listen to you!" Now Lu Long is also convinced.His cousin is no worse than that Hao San.Shangdang has already been in chaos once, how can we draw more troops?

"Send scouts to keep an eye on the guards who are too aggressive. If someone comes to rescue, kill the reinforcements first!"

"What about the grain and grass?"

"Send some reliable ones to guard the food and grass, and others to charge on light cavalry. Those Jin troops cannot be stopped." Lu Ge showed a fierce smile on his face, "As long as the reinforcements are killed, there will be no guards in the city, and breaking the city is easy! "

"Haha, that is! The Jin army is not as good as these private soldiers!" Lu Long also laughed, laughing heartily.

Two hours later, after eating and drinking enough, the blood-stained soldiers stepped on their horses again and galloped towards Gaodu.Another convoy carrying gold, silver, brocade and fodder followed far behind.

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"What did you say? There are rebels attacking Gaodu City! How many people are there?!" Liang Feng asked sharply with a serious expression.

"It is said that there are four to five hundred people, all of whom are Hun cavalry. The county lord told Lianghou to be careful." The messenger quickly replied.

"You go down first. Lu Zhu, ask Yi Yan to meet me in the study!"

Without hesitation, Liang Feng walked quickly to the study.The sand table in the war room has roughly taken shape. Liang Feng looked carefully at it. On the sand table, Gaodu is really close to the Liang Mansion, and it can be said that they are close to each other.Now that the Liang Mansion has built the gate of the village and built a high wall, if there is an enemy army, they should be able to defend it.But can he let the rebellious soldiers cross the border, Gaodu falls, and the people in the city are put under the vanguard of soldiers?Let Taixing pass an important pass and fall into the hands of the rebels?

"My lord!" Yi Yan strode into the room, "Are the rebels coming? The gate of Xinzhai is so strong that even if the Huns come, they will definitely not be able to attack the Liang Mansion!"

"They want to attack Gaodu." Liang Feng said in a deep voice, "If Gaodu falls, the Liang Mansion will be in danger."

"Gao has defenders! They should be able to defend!" Yi Yan heard the meaning of Liang Feng's words, and replied with a frown.

"Assemble the parts as soon as possible and start preparing for the battle. Send out scouts to investigate the enemy's situation!" Liang Feng shook his head and ordered decisively, "The battle situation is changing rapidly, we can't just wait for the enemy to attack, we must grasp the enemy's situation as much as possible!"

Yi Yan just frowned, then simply nodded: "My lord, I understand. I will send out sentries to investigate the enemy's situation."

"Very good." Liang Feng nodded and looked at the sand table again.This Gaodu, can it be saved, is it necessary?The four or five hundred Hun cavalry were not bandits like chickens and dogs. Could the hundred or so in his hands play any role in this small war?

In anxiety and restlessness, a day and night passed quickly.On the second day, the spies sent galloped back, and the spies rolled down at Liang Feng's feet, and said anxiously: "Master Lang, the rebellious soldiers quickly intercepted and killed the people who came to help, the reinforcements were defeated, Gaodu is in a hurry!"