Chapter 191 Arrangements
The fifth reunion is telling the truth. He likes Geng Chun to return without any harm, but he is mixed with joy and sorrow for the three thousand defeated soldiers he brought back.
Wei Cheng County is actually not short of manpower. The entire county has a population of 900,000. If it is included in the hidden and refugees, they are afraid that they will go straight to one million, which is similar to the hometown of Liewei County, Liewei County, the fifth hometown. The powerful and powerful county will pull out all the disciples, but they are afraid that they can gather 10,000 or 20,000 soldiers.
Therefore, what the fifth relationship lacks is not manpower, but the ability to be loyal to him and successfully transform into a new force for his own people.
The three thousand defeated soldiers on the other side were obviously not the good source of soldiers in the fifth relationship. First, there were evil soldiers who had slaughtered the city, and second, they were mostly from Guanzhong and Yuzhou, and they would not be determined to stay in Wei Cheng.
Feng Qin, who has always been hostile and cautious about soldiers from other places, also thought that he was even brave and militia looking at each other, not to mention the corrupt "King Army".
Feng Qin always told the truth, so he spoke to the fifth reunion in front of Geng Chun: "The county lord, the subordinate officials think that they cannot cross the river!"
"I heard that the soldiers under the command of the Grand Tutor were insulting, and the people of Yanzhou would rather meet the Red Eyebrow than meet the official army. And I also heard that the so-called Wuyan Victory was the one who slaughtered the people of the city, from Haoyou to the peddler, and they all regarded it as rebellious and murderous."
"Now that the army is defeated and surrenders, Wei Cheng should close the door and prevent them from entering. It is better to let them cross the river and disperse by themselves."
Most local officials also hold this attitude. Wei County is the hometown of the Wei people. Let’s see what it is now? Since the fifth relationship came, all kinds of crooked melons and dates were put in. The 3,000 people ate, drink and chewed, and in the end it was not the wool that came from the sheep. Maybe they would have to divide the land in the future to harm their interests.
During his tenure as the county magistrate, Geng Chun admired Feng Qin more, and Feng Qin opposed the fifth reunion to give Zhu Tufeng a brave division. Geng Chun also retained his own opinions, thinking that the fifth reunion was no problem to be famous for the Qin and Han dynasties, but he was a little too hasty.
But now Feng Qin's stupidity was actually opposed to him. Geng Chun immediately scolded him and said, "I thought Feng Weibo was a wise man in the county, but unexpectedly he only stared at one corner with a short gaze!"
Geng Chun began to tell what he saw and heard in Chengchang, and even exaggerated the fighting power of the Red Eyebrows a little, urging the fifth reunion: "The county lord, now Gengshi is defeated and the Taishi escapes, and no one in the Guandong official army is the Red Eyebrows rival. I heard that Chi Zhaoping, who had offended Yuancheng, also participated in the war. If she led the Red Eyebrows army to attack Hebei, could she be more than 100,000 Red Eyebrows with thousands of soldiers from Wei County?"
"Wei Cheng may have to face the rift of life and death. At this time, he did not want to store the remaining troops to increase his military strength to defend the enemy, and he also thought about the distinction between the local guest troops. It was really stupid!"
The implication is that you, the group of "Wei people", despised and opposed outsiders every day. Without them, can you defend your own county by yourself?
Feng Qin did not give in: "Geng Junzheng, it is true that the inside and outside should work together to fight against the thieves at this time, but he had just been defeated by the Red Eyebrow in Chengchang and had become a frightened bird. How to fight again? Don't make trouble."
Geng Chundao: "The reason why he was defeated was that one general was incompetent and the three armies were affected."
He looked at the fifth reunion and asked for his order: "Mr., just hand them over to me to clean up. In less than two months, I will give you an elite army!"
Wu Lun only listened to the two of them having a dispute, but he felt that Geng Chun had always been smiling, and today he was indeed a little too active about bringing the defeated troops into Wei.
"It is probably because of the Dingtao where his father is. If the red eyebrows move westward, they will be the first to be affected. If you care about it, you will be confused. Perhaps, you also want to increase the weight of Geng's family in Wei..."
Wu Lun said that he knew Feng Qin's opinion and would consider it carefully, but he asked Geng Chun and he to go to the riverside to ask him to fight with the Red Eyebrow. Now the situation in Yanzhou will be discussed in detail.
Although the Fifth Reun also sent a detailed scout to Yanzhou, they all watched from afar, so there was no direct experience of Geng Chun.
Geng Chun then said the key points again, focusing on exaggerating the courage of the Red Eyebrow, and finally persuaded the fifth ethics: "The King of the County..."
Wu Lun smiled and said, "When there is no one, I still call me."
"No, the prince."
Geng Chun knew that the defeated soldiers on the other side would become more and more uneasy, so he spoke quickly: "At the end of Qin, Xiang Yu fought with Qin soldiers south of the Zhang River and defeated them. Zhang Han and other Qin generals led 200,000 people to surrender. Then Xiang Yu killed all Qin prisoners in the south of Xin'an City, and since then he lost people's hearts. Therefore, Xiang Yu's defeat began with not accepting surrendered soldiers."
He whispered: "I know Boyu has great ambitions, and now it is a good opportunity to expand his strength. I won't hide it from you. If I stayed along the way for a few days, I could collect four or five thousand people, but in the end I only brought three thousand people. Because considering that this is the number of people Wei Cheng can digest now, there is no need to worry about the mixed feelings of those people, just give them to me..."
Indeed, except for Geng Chun, who was trusted by the disabled soldiers, there is no suitable candidate to lead them for the time being.
Geng Chun, who has avoided talking about the future with the fifth reunion in the past, has already said it very thoroughly today. It seems that he has the awareness of being a shareholder.
But the fifth reunion felt that there were actually a little more than three thousand people, which was inconvenient to adapt. Once it was not conquered and a rebellion began, there would be an additional bomb that would explode at any time.
On the other hand, if the adaptation is too successful, will the second-in-command of Wei Cheng County be Ma Yuan or Geng Chun, who is in Hebei and has the help of the clan? This balance must be grasped.
"Xiang Yu is not enough to learn, so of course these three thousand people have to be stored across the river."
The fifth reunion said: "But Boshan should know that I have always hated the murder of cities and abusers. I must not let wolves get in the dog group, otherwise there will be endless troubles and must be identified and the slaughtered!"
"This is natural." Geng Chun was overjoyed and expressed his willingness to do it for him. He spent a few days, except for two or three hundred people.
"Boshan has been running all the way and resting on the north shore." Di Wulun smiled and asked him to sit down, and ate the meal with him. He pointed to Nanban and said, "I already have a plan, and the speed is faster, so I will definitely be able to bring them..."
"The arrangement is clear!"
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Half an hour has passed since Geng Chun, and the three thousand remaining soldiers were trembling in the cold wind in early October, all of whom were a little worried. After all, Geng Chun was just a county magistrate. What would he do if the fifth man refused to let them cross the river?
Some people are trying to see the situation on the other side, while others are constantly looking back, as if they are worried that the Red Eyebrow will chase after this.
Unlike the abandoned armor when escaping, everyone was holding their weapons tightly and did not dare to leave for a moment.
After a while, more than ten ferries came from the north bank, and the leader was a little short, the servant Huang Chang.
He spoke well and bowed to the remaining soldiers: "The Great Yin happily agreed to Geng Jun's request and promised you to cross the river!"
As soon as this was said, everyone shouted straight up, rushing to squeeze to the river, but was stopped by the soldiers of Wei County. Those with bad tempers also showed their swords and weapons, only to have a bloody conflict.
Huang Chang raised his voice and made people repeat his words: "I know that you have worked hard and the wind is cold, but the Jinkou ferry is limited..."
To be nonsense, in the past year, Liyang Jinkou has built more than 30 additional ships. If all of them are dispatched, it will be absolutely fine to transport thousands of people in one trip, but now we are only willing to take out a few.
"So, the armored soldiers and the like will be left on the south bank for the time being. It is too heavy. Let's go there first. After removing the armored soldiers, one ship can carry ten more people! When you arrive at the north bank, you will have clean clothes and armored soldiers to distribute them to you. Isn't it stronger than the broken halberd and broken sword?"
"If you have to bring armored soldiers over, then wait until the end." Huang Chang described it vividly: "The north bank has already built a stove and a cauldron, and the warm soup is rolling in the cauldron. If you pass by first, you can eat hot millet rice!"
After this call, the remaining soldiers looked at each other. Most of them thought it was indeed reasonable, so they removed their armored soldiers and piled them in Baimajin. But the order of crossing the river? Everyone wanted to step onto Wei land as soon as possible. Those who crossed the river early would at least eat enough earlier than the last ones and could sleep more peacefully.
Huang Chang smiled and said, "Because you can only cross 300 people at a time, it is better to do this. Those who have outstanding meritorious people will cross first. Those who have participated in General Gengshi Wuyan's victory will stand up!"
Now, some soldiers in the team were so proud that they pushed everyone away and walked forward.
"Mr. Peng, we went to Wuyan to dig a hole and burned the dead. We were considered to have participated in the Wuyan Victory?" Several of Peng Chong's Ding Zhuang felt cold and wanted to cross the river earlier. They were eager to try, but Peng Chong stopped him.
Peng Chong looked at Huang Chang with a smile. He remembered that Geng Chun was accustomed to the disabled along the way. Why did he turn the matter back now? Could it be that the fifth man prefers the butcher?
"What's wrong, wait a little longer." Although Peng Chong took off his armor and threw away the sword, the knife in his arms was always in his arms.
As a result, there were thousands of people who claimed to have participated in the Wuyan Massacre, and they didn't know whether it was true or false.
He heard from Huang Chang that he would report the number of beheadings in Wushen, and the number of beheadings was preferred, so everyone started a bragging competition.
"I killed fifty people!"
"I killed thirty people!"
There is no guilt when boasting, nor physical discomfort. Even if it is exaggerated ten times, it is still full of blood debt.
"The fifth master's method is really good. He has helped me."
Huang Chang nodded and asked them to get on the boat first. After three round trips, they transported the group of "warriors" back first.
Next, Geng Chun also came across the river, which made Peng Chong, who was ready to run away at any time, feel a little relieved. Geng Chun's face was as usual, and he organized the remaining people to cross the north. After Peng Chong and the others finally set foot on the land of Weicheng, they looked back at the wide river and felt at ease.
But Peng Chong soon discovered something was wrong because he did not see the thousand people coming over early.
"Eat and drink enough, and go to Yecheng." Geng Chun's words were meaningful, and he secretly lamented the wisdom and ruthlessness of the fifth reunion.
Those 1,000 guys who claimed to have participated in the Wuyan Massacre City were divided into several batches, escorted by soldiers, and sent to Wu'an to mine. They are still kept in the dark and thought they were going there to live a good life without having to whip them, and they are very diligent in their legs and feet.
There is no way, life in the mine is too hard, miners suffer frequent losses and deaths, so they have to be replenished to ensure that the hot iron flow in Wu'an Iron Workshop continues to produce from the blast furnace.
Among them, veterans who are too rebellious and difficult to subdue, can also enjoy the treatment of cutting off their big toes to prevent them from running away.
After all, the Fifth Reunion did not promise to treat him well, and only promised to let them cross the river in advance.
In this way, in the words of the fifth reunion, only three types of people remain.
"Innocent, honest, and smart."
Wulun looked at the broken soldiers who were eating hot rice on the north bank and still swallowing their mouths so hot that they were still swallowing up. He smiled and said, "Boshan, in this way, these two thousand people will be good soldiers. You have to reorganize and subdue them."
These soldiers had to be eliminated for a round of soldiers, and they were selected as hundreds of soldiers and officials to "entrust them with important tasks", which was actually to let them go back to their hometown. Only the soldiers were left, completely dismantled the organization, and selected veterans of Zhu Tufeng as military officers and placed them in Neihuang training.
Geng Chunxin was convinced, and the arrangement of the fifth reunion was impeccable, but he only asked not to let Peng Chong leave: "Peng Botong repeatedly assisted me along the way, so it would be better to keep him and serve him."
The fifth reunion agreed. After Geng Chun left, he observed the maps on both sides of the river, and removed the flag bombs representing General Gengshi and Taishi, and increased the red flags representing the red eyebrows. Now they gathered in Dongping and Shouliang counties. As Geng Chun said, they could cross the river and invade Hebei at any time.
Even if it is just a coincidence, it can pose a huge threat to the local area.
"It seems that it's time to adopt Wen Yuan's strategy."
The fifth reunion raised the yellow flag representing Wei County, moved eastward, and placed it on Shouliang County, which was divided into two by the Yellow River.
"Offensive is the best defense!"
An order and talisman were sent to the east immediately.
Of course, he would not be stupid enough to take the initiative to provoke them at the Red Eyebrow Camp. The fifth reunion just asked Ma Yuan to take two thousand militiamen to leave Yin'an County, which had been stationed not long ago, and continue to go east, cross the county boundary, and enter the six counties including Shouliang County, including Liaocheng and Dongwuyang, west of Dahexin Road. Many of the militiamen fled from there.
What, blatantly invade the land of neighboring counties? No, in the fifth ethics, this is called...
"Assist your county and consolidate river defense!"
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ps: Updates tomorrow.
Chapter completed!