Suixiang, Sheqiu, Lu County, Yanggu, and the Great Honglu Chenliu Jiangquan regards being able to eat as Gu Bo, Yuzhang Prefect Shichou regards being too fat as stupid, Sanqilang Gaoping Zhang Yi regards being cunning as cunning, and Yang Dan regards being fierce as Zuo Bo, which are the four evil spirits that imitate ancient times.

Chapter 19

The Guangzong Qihua Army, with Hao Ting as the army commander, had a total of 3,000 households. They were placed in Sui Township, Sheqiu and Lu County in the eastern part of Jibei County, all of which were close to Taishan County.

The reason for the dispersed resettlement was, on the one hand, to disperse these beggars and let them live in mixed places with the Qingzhou military troops, so that they can be completely subdued in the future. On the other hand, the strength of Taishan County was no longer as good as before. After the King of Donghai Sima Yue deployed Jiangdong and let Langya King Sima Rui guard Jianye, most of the gentry and powerful Yang family in Taishan County had already gone south. The strength of the county soldiers was very weak and was not enough to threaten Jibei County.

However, the letter from Jibei County that Liu Yu received clearly stated that just because of the issue of fighting for farming water, the Qihuo Army, who were farming in Schicuki, had a conflict with the people of the adjacent Taishan County, and then a fight broke out. The Taishan County soldiers then crossed the Wenshui River, killed several Qihuo Army and left.

There is no other way to deal with this kind of problem, it is only blood debt and blood compensation, and you must retaliate again.

However, Liu Yu did not intend to simply send Qingzhou soldiers to kill them and kill a few soldiers from Taishan County to relieve their anger.

He planned to take this as an opportunity to directly annex Taishan County.

In this way, there will be no more threats to the hinterland of Qingzhou.

The next morning, Liu Yu sent someone to summon Hua Xiu and others to discuss the matter.

Liu Yu was waiting in the hall, but suddenly heard a noise outside, and then a person followed him trotted in.

"General, Hao Sima is here, and he is so loud that he wants to see you!"

After Guangzong's Qihuo Army was placed in Jibei County, the original Qihuo Commander Hao Ting was appointed as the Sima of the camp by Liu Yu and transferred to Linzi.

When Liu Yu heard this, he found out that it was Hao Ting, and he knew what he had come.

"Let him come in." Liu Yu said.

Soon, Hao Ting, whose face was black and red, rushed in with anger on his face.

"General, you have to avenge your dead brothers!"

After saying that, Hao Ting fell to Liu Yu and burst into tears.

Liu Yu quickly stepped forward and helped Hao Ting up.

"Hao Sima, I already know this. I am waiting for Hua Changshi and others now. Let's discuss a countermeasure so that those people in Taishan County can repay their blood debts."

Hao Ting's sadness was not a false alarm. Among the few dead and injured beggars, two were members of their Hao family. These people traveled from Bingzhou to Qingzhou, Jizhou, and were not killed by the swords of the Hu people, but were killed by a group of miscellaneous county soldiers from Taishan County. How could Hao Ting be angry and angry?

"General, there is no need to discuss this matter, nor do you need to send other troops. If you ask me to go to Jibei County, I will gather all the children of the beggar army and immediately kill Taishan County, kill all the messes one by one." Hao Ting said angrily.

After hearing Hao Ting's words, Liu Yu felt a little unhappy.

The Qihuo Army placed in Jibei County had long been dispersed and lived in scattered areas of three or four hundred people, just like the Qingzhou Army there, and it can be said that it is already a sequence of Qingzhou Army.

Hao Ting said that he wanted to re-summon the Qihuo Army himself, and he could not help but be suspicious of seeking control again.

However, Liu Yu looked at Hao Ting. This man was an open-minded man. Since he had already contributed to him, he usually would not have these thoughts. Now that he said this, he was probably a little anxious and angry.

Thinking of this, Liu Yu felt relieved and no longer thought about it.

"Hao Sima, this is a bad word. The Qihuo Army is already a member of the Qingzhou Army, and is exactly the same as other Qingzhou Army brothers. Now that such a tragic disaster has occurred, I, as the general, must avenge the dead and injured brothers."

Hearing Liu Yu say this, Hao Ting also noticed that what he said just now seemed to be inappropriate, and he quickly said.

"General, we are very concerned about the Qihuo Army. We also regard the general as our benefactor of rebirth. The general must have made plans for this matter. Hao Ting just said something wrong, and I hope the general will forgive him."

Liu Yu waved his hand and said.

"Hao Sima, I'm worried too much, but this revenge must be planned properly, otherwise I would simply kill Taishan County and slaughter it, which would inevitably lead to the innocent Taishan County people's disaster."

Hao Ting nodded and said yes.

The army of this era, whether it is an official army or a rebel barbarian, often plunders along the way after entering the enemy territory. After all, under the current situation of ruins, the army of any other route is not easy, and there must be a lot of supplements if there is a chance of plunder.

If a war arose for revenge, invaders often plunder the people, they will also be accompanied by an indiscriminate s. As for the scale of s, it depends on the mood of the generals and soldiers. If s is of s, it is not impossible to slaughter a certain county.

Cao Cao, who avenged his father in history, almost slaughtered several counties in northern Xuzhou.

If Qihuo army was allowed to invade Taishan County this time, most of the situation would be a tragedy.

Liu Yu patted Hao Ting on the shoulder and said.

"Hao Sima, wait here. After a while, Hua Changshi and the others will come. Let's discuss together the traitors in Taishan County and avenge the brothers who died."

As a Sima of the camp, Hao Ting is lower than that of the Changshi in terms of level, and he is also a little flattered to participate in such a discussion.

After a while, the two assistant officials from the governor of Qingzhou and the General of the East arrived together under the leadership of Hua Xiu.

After Liu Yu explained the purpose of summoning everyone, he first asked Hua Xiu for his opinion.

After hearing Liu Yu say that he wants to attack Taishan County and occupy Taishan County, Hua Xiu frowned slightly and said.

"I have heard about Jibei County. The current prefect of Taishan County is Zhang Yu, who is just a flattering villain. He was promoted to the position of Taishan County by betting on the King of Donghai. Zhang Yu has no prestige in the county, and many major events in this county are not the final say."

After hearing what Hua Xiu said, Liu Yu was a little surprised. Since Zhang Yu, the governor of Taishan County, had no power in major affairs, who had the final say in Taishan County?

"Who in Taishan County has the final say."

Hua Xiu said slowly, "This prefect has no authority, all because there is a high-ranking Chinese clan in Taishan County, Taishan Goat."

"Taishan goat family? Is it the Yang family of Empress Hui Yang Xianrong?" Liu Yu knew about the Taishan goat family.

During the entire Western Jin Dynasty, the Yang family of Taishan County was a first-class gentry family. Among them, the most famous Taishan Goat family, was Yang, the wife of Emperor Jing of Jin, Sima Shi, and the great commander Yang Hu who planned the conquest of Wu. Another one was the empress of Emperor Hui of Jin, and Yang Xianrong, the queen of Liu Yao of the former Zhao Dynasty.

Hua Xiu nodded and said.

"It's this Taishan Goat."

"Didn't it mean that most of the Taishan Goat family has moved south to Yangzhou? Is there so many remaining powers?" Liu Yu was a little puzzled.

"The Yang clan has a huge influence in Mount Tai. Although most of it has moved south to Yangzhou to follow the Langya King, there are still many tribes left here in Mount Tai."

It turned out that although the northern gentry who were inclined toward the Sima Yue faction had planned to move south, these northern gentry still had a faint hope for the situation before the "Yongjia disaster" occurred, that is, the emperor and the imperial center were taken down by the Huns.

These gentry and powerful men also retained a considerable number of tribe members and troops in their own families to take care of the fields they could not take away, and to watch the situation. As long as the situation in the Central Plains in the north improves, they can strengthen their manpower and material resources at any time. This means of sharing risks, these powerful men who have lasted for hundreds of years have already been perfect.

After listening to Hua Xiu's explanation, Liu Yu also understood roughly that the Yang family of Taishan County still retained considerable strength in the family, and could even directly undermine the poor prefect and become the shadow prefect.

"The Taishan Goat family has tens of thousands of land in the county, especially the areas where they are farming with the Qihuo Army. This time, most of the matter is what the Taishan Goat family calls it. The Yang clan member who is now in charge of our family is called Yang Dan." Hua Xiu told everyone what he knew.

"Yang Dan?" Liu Yu thought about it. In his own impression, he didn't remember that there was such a person in history. It seemed that he was not a very powerful person.

"This Yang Dan, whose name is Peng Zu, has been ignorant since he was a child. He is accustomed to being rogue and invisible. He is also cruel and often beats his subordinates. This matter must be inseparable from him."

"Yang Dan, an unknown person, and a serious prefect, don't take it seriously. Are you afraid that he is a vicious person?"

After hearing Hua Xiu's words, someone immediately expressed contempt for Yang Dan. Such a tyrannical and impermanent family member was not even as good as an embroidered candid.

"Yang Dan is indeed not outstanding, but the Yang family is deeply rooted in Taishan County. If they want to seize Taishan County, they have to fight with them forever. Otherwise, even if they get Taishan County, the Yang family can continue to secretly control the affairs of the county."

Liu Yu thought Hua Xiu's words were very correct.

For large clans like the Yang family that dominate a county, the children of the family members often serve as officials at all levels in the county. In addition, the vast wealth and land are added together, which is enough to undermine the prefect of a county and completely control the affairs of a county. No matter whether you are the prefect of Jinting or the Qingzhou army, as long as the Yang family continues to act in high-profile manner in Taishan County, they will still be the real rulers of the county.

"Then you will completely defeat the Yang family, and they will be convinced." Liu Yu was not stingy with his tough methods for these gentry families who were hostile to him.

"The Yang family is not just a county in Mount Tai. In Langya, Donghai, Gaoping and other counties, they all help each other in-laws with the major Chinese, especially Langya County, which include several powerful families with in-laws." Hua Xiu said.

Seeing the expression on Hua Xiu's face, it seemed that he was not using these things to deter Liu Yu, but that there was another reason.

Liu Yu asked immediately.

"The Chief Secretary seems to have a different meaning, so let's say it out quickly."

"General, this Taishan County is adjacent to Langya County and is directly inserted into the key areas of Qingzhou's waist and belly. Moreover, the powerful and powerful counties of the two counties are in the same spirit. If you want to seize Taishan County, you must seize Langya County at the same time. Otherwise, if a light army from Langya County goes north and attacks Beihai County, you will not be able to take into account both the head and tail. Even if you finally repel the enemy of Langya County, you will consume a lot of money. Therefore, it is better to attack at the same time and attack Mount Tai and Langya County in one fell swoop, so as not to passively lose military resources."

Hua Xiu's words make sense. There are mountains in the north of Langya County. If troops are sent from here to harass Qingzhou Beihai County, the Langya soldiers will be able to advance and retreat freely, and the Qingzhou army that counterattacks will fall into a huge passive state.

Therefore, it is better to take this opportunity to launch a raid and go south to the mountain pass in the north of Langya County, and then control the two counties.

In this way, after obtaining Taishan County and Langya County, the land of Qilu, which was divided by the Taishan Mountains, will all fall into Liu Yu's control. From then on, the Qingzhou Qi County, where its foundation is located, and Beihai County, can be avoided from being exposed to the enemy's spying field.

"Okay, what Changshi Hua said is indeed more like my wish." Liu Yu couldn't help but be overjoyed.

However, in this way, the troops and supplies that Liu Yu had originally planned in his mind were not enough.

To capture the two counties, you must prepare at least twice the force and supplies.

For Qingzhou, where food and other materials are scarce everywhere, this needs to be planned well.

Afterwards, Liu Yu began to plan the selection and deployment of troops with everyone, whether to prepare for military staff, armor, and military funds, and even the two counties were powerful men who could be fought for themselves and which ones needed to be suppressed. Liu Yu discussed and planned with everyone one by one.

By the time of all agreements, in addition to the military capital changes, Hua Xiu needed to go back and re-calculate with his subordinate officials, the rest of the troops and the general's election were all planned.

Even after seizing the two counties and appointing and selecting those officials in the counties, Liu Yu already had a rough idea in his mind.

Finally, Liu Yu decided to divide his troops into three groups to attack and capture Mount Tai and Langya counties.

The West Road was dominated by Dong Ping, and led his army from Jibei County and entered Mount Tai along the Wenshui River. As long as he could capture Fenggao and the southern city area, the Taishan Goat clan would basically be over. As for the other small powerful men in the county, they could basically be decided by edicts.

On the east road, Wu Xin was the general, and troops were sent from Chengyang County to attack the southern part of Langya County to guard against the Xuzhou troops who might go north to support him.

The middle road, led by Liu Yu himself, went south from the plain area in the southern part of Beihai County and entered the mountainous area in the northern part of Langya County, and then attacked the entire Langya County. This road was the historical route of Emperor Wu of Song Liu Yu to defeat Nanyan, but this time the direction was reversed.

As long as these three attacks can be attacked steadily and steadily, there is no possibility of accidents in the weak county soldiers and powerful troops of the two counties.

At most, Liu Yu can complete the whale swallowing of Mount Tai and Langya counties in just one month.
Chapter completed!