One mile north of Zhemati, countless servants and servants were pouring sweat and pounding the foundation back and forth.

Wei Fu made a rough count and found that there were always tens of thousands of people.

Such a large quantity probably came from the pontoon downstream.

This should be Heyang Beicheng.

Outside the North City, the camps are connected one after another. Individually they are not large, with at most two or three thousand troops stationed there, but when combined together they are very large, with at least 20,000 troops.

The flags in the camp were flying high, and the sergeants sat on the ground, silently waiting for orders.

Outside the camp, an infantry phalanx numbering no less than three thousand was slowly crawling forward.

More than a thousand cavalry were lined up on both sides, cruising uncertainly.

Opposite them, the Huns cavalry were circling in the field.

Looking at them, they were worried about being caught by the Jin cavalry, charging and beating them, so they kept their distance. They were also worried about entering the range of the infantry's crossbows, so they kept wandering around, trying to find the weaknesses of the infantry phalanx and attack them.

Destroyed with one blow.

Wei Fu looked tired for them.

If you can't fight, retreat as soon as possible. It's in everyone's best interest.

Mr. Chen is training his troops. If he refuses to pay attention to you and sticks to the camp, is it possible to retake the north bank with cavalry alone?

I just don't know what it means.

A cavalry patrol appeared in front, and after some negotiation, Wei Fu was introduced into the Chinese army camp.

"See Mr. Chen." Wei Fu actually saw Cheng Yuantan here. Could it be that he and he set out on both sides and then walked over the North Bridge?

Cheng Yuantan nodded to him, and then continued to talk to Duke Chen: "The princess has sent people to check the land that Duke Chen mentioned. It is in the east of Shenyang County and west of Ru River. This is the fiefdom of King Runan."

1. The princess has written a letter asking for this place."

"Oh? King Runan is so easy to talk to?" Shao Xun asked curiously.

"Ming Gong was joking. The princess is the sister of the king of Runan. It is not difficult to talk about the advantages and disadvantages. Besides, the king of Runan lives in Jiangxia and has not paid attention to Runan for a long time. It is useless to hold these lands." Cheng Yuantan said.

Sima You, the king of Runan, took refuge with Sima Yue in his early years and gained great trust.

Chang'an Nahui once served as supervisor of the army. After Shao Xun massacred Xianbei, he immediately rushed back to report.

He was one of the few sect kings who was not deprived of freedom by Sima Yue and was detained by his side. He had been living in Runan before. Later, he went to the Jiangxia fiefdom first on the grounds that it was "full of bandits" and then took refuge with Sima Rui - Runan.

Wang Simayou not only had fiefdoms in Runan, but also in Jiangxia. He had fiefdoms for 25,000 households before and after, which was very astonishing.

"How is Shenyang County?" Shao Xun asked again.

"The west part of the county is still good. There is a stone pond slope opened by Bao Yu, the prefect of Runan during the Yongping period of the Later Han Dynasty. It could irrigate hundreds of hectares of farmland at first, but now it is more than a thousand hectares, and the people depend on it. The east part of the county is somewhat deserted, and there are only a few smoked villages.

, the people are few and far between. After Li Hong's thieves passed by, there are no people left to farm alone, only the walls of the fortress are left." Cheng Yuantan said.

"Since the princess has taken that piece of land, let it belong to her." Shao Xun said: "I mentioned it casually at the beginning, and the princess took note of it. Haha, I heard that the land was rich in water and grass. The princess can clean it up as long as she sees fit. No need.

Let me know again."

"Yes." Cheng Yuantan responded in a low voice, and then said: "Runan has many vast fields and swamps, where we can get horses and livestock. However, in recent years, the country has been in decline. There are few horses in the land, especially stallions. The princess sent her retainers to collect them.

We obtained hundreds of horses and thousands of donkeys and mules. We also selected those brave and good at fighting among our own soldiers, and went to Runan to recruit troops. We obtained 500 men and rode on mules to teach us how to fight in case of emergencies."

Shao Xun was shocked when he heard this.

Princess Xiangcheng donated 5,000 households to him at once two years ago, thinking that her family fortune had been emptied, but she didn't expect it.

He hesitated and pondered for a long time, but in the end he couldn't wipe his face away.

There is no serious tax system in this world today.

The emperor relied on Jiangdong, Xuzhou, and Jingzhou to support him, while Shao Xun reached out to the aristocratic family for money.

But when he asked for money too many times, he always felt embarrassed. If only...

That's all, men can't lose face in front of women.

He has solemnly declared: The era of eating soft food is gone forever!

I am very hard-core now and continue to pluck the wool of Emperor and Saga.

Runan is Caizhou, and Shao Xun didn't know how this place had such a long history of raising donkeys, but rarely raised horses. Even if it did, the male horses were taken to the battlefield to fight, and only the female horses were left.

A lot of mules were produced.

Of course, those are all old almanacs.

The Eight Kings Rebellion carried out looting over and over again. Sima You also collected horses, donkeys and mules to give to Ayue. The refugee commander Li Hong looted again, and the Guanxi refugees from Nanyang came to rob him more than once. Now there are even less donkeys and mules.

.

Everything will recover slowly.

"The soldiers of Princess Mansion have never seen blood in battle." Shao Xun said: "Next month I will select a group of disciples to go to Shenyang to train the new soldiers."

"No." Cheng Yuantan agreed.

It is said that it is training new soldiers, but in fact it controls the military. However, this is not a bad thing. Without Chen Gong's protection, the princess may not even be able to control her generals and soldiers.

The new recruits in Runan who rode on mules to teach fighting were nominally the princess's troops, but in fact they were soldiers of Duke Chen. They themselves should also know who they were loyal to.

The world is so chaotic. Are you kidding me about being loyal to a woman?

"What else do you need? Tell me as soon as possible, money, silk, food, equipment?" Shao Xun asked.

"Just give some equipment and food and grass." Cheng Yuantan replied.

"No money?" Shao Xun asked again.

"The Duke opened a donkey business and sent people to traffic people to Chenliu and Nanyang, and he made a lot of money..."

Damn, I’m good at doing business, Shao Xun said with emotion.

He vaguely guessed that Princess Xiangcheng must be doing business under his banner, otherwise it would not have been so smooth - the business environment in today's world is not very good.

He felt like a whale swimming in the sea, with more and more barnacles attached to its body, all trying to hitch a ride on him.

But this was also expected. He quickly adjusted his mentality, glanced at Cheng Yuantan, and asked vaguely: "How is the princess' health?"

"Okay, everything is fine." Cheng Yuantan also replied vaguely.

Shao Xun nodded.

Seeing that Shao Xun had nothing to say, Cheng Yuantan saluted and left.

Starting today, he will take office as the magistrate of Heyang County.

After Cheng Yuantan left, Wei Fu came forward to report the work: "The departure date is scheduled for next month, and I will return with Beigong Chun's soldiers. I don't know..."

"Yes." Shao Xun agreed, then asked again: "Is the King of Nanyang confident?"

"It shouldn't be a serious problem." Wei Fu said, "The Prince of Nanyang has a kind heart. He has always been obedient and has no bad intentions."

Shao Xun nodded.

He recently learned that this Nanyang King is a fat man!

My biggest hobby is sleeping. When I wake up, I read a book. I call myself "eight hundred pounds"!

This number is of course an exaggeration, but people who have seen Sima Bao say he is really fat...

He is indecisive in character and has little strategy. When two subordinates quarrel, he can't even persuade them, let alone deal with them ruthlessly. He doesn't have the heart and courage.

Lack of control ability is really fatal.

With a fat house, no plans, indecisiveness, and being in a complex area like Qinzhou, Shao Xun seemed to have seen Sima Bao's end.

Moreover, he is impotent and cannot control women, so he will not be able to give birth to offspring. How can you ask his retainers and generals to be loyal? He has no ambition!

"How is the situation in Guanzhong?" Shao Xun asked.

"It's very chaotic." Wei Fu replied: "Jia Zong was the governor and was at odds with the governor Liang Zong. The Qu brothers also fought with Jia Zong. After losing, they led their troops back to Xinping. Peng Tianhu, the son of Peng Dangzhong, vowed to avenge his father.

, want to kill Zhu, and create chaos."

Shao Xun nodded slightly.

In fact, this is the consequence of the lack of prestige of the imperial court.

When Liu Yao was besieged at the beginning, there were at least four "Jin armies" in Guanzhong that did not belong to each other. After the Huns were driven away, no one surrendered to the other.

The imperial court appointed governors and governors, but did not reconcile the conflicts between them.

Peng Dangzhong was the leader of Lu Shuihu in Anding County, and he once became sworn brothers with Jia Biao. Jia Biao borrowed troops from Peng Dangzhong many times, but refused to comply.

After Liu Yao and Liu Can captured Chang'an, Peng Dangzhong accepted Liu Han's appointment as the governor of Liangzhou.

Jia Tong was very dissatisfied with this, so he ignored his brotherhood and attacked and killed Peng Dangzhong. Now his son is coming to take revenge.

The most deceptive thing is that Peng Tianhu secretly sent people to Chang'an for activities, and the Qiang, Di and Hu soldiers under Jia Tuan dispersed one after another - more than 90% of the army that Jia Tuan recovered from Chang'an were composed of Hu soldiers from various tribes.

The situation in Guanzhong is so delicate that Shao Xun is worried about whether his people can return smoothly and avoid being hacked. This possibility is quite high.

"Does Duke Ming intend to seize the country?" Wei Fu asked quietly.
To be continued...