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Chapter 177 A murder caused by a hairtail fish

"My lord, Xing Gao has been defeated again and has already retreated into Bohai County. It is not far from the position where they defeated the imperial army."

In the study of the county government office in Dong'a Xiaocheng, Yuan Shikang said to Liu Yishou in a deep voice.

County soldiers cannot leave the county, otherwise they will be punished as rebellion.But it is obvious that the state of Wei is in chaos now, and those with a little strength will jump out to make troubles. Prefect Lin is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Of course, this was also because the imperial court did not send regular troops to suppress the rebellion. The other party thought that Liu Yishou was just a salty fish, so there was nothing to worry about.

"Are the so-called rebels in Jinan County heading east along the Ji River?"

Liu Yishou looked at the area map and asked.

With a clear expression on Yuan Shikang's face, he cupped his hands and said, "Master, it's true."

Walking along the Ji River, the ice and snow on the river have now melted enough to take a boat.Even if he was caught in an ambush by Xing Gao, Prefect Lin would be able to retreat back to Licheng with his people calmly by water.

As long as he is not greedy for taking up too much land, there is no risk of a fiasco.

"Go, your elite are on standby, ready to attack at any time."

Liu Yishou told Yuan Shikang: "The 2000 people here, don't lose your sense of proportion. If I say I want to leave, then I can leave at any time, understand?"

"Here!"

Yuan Shikang nodded excitedly, and retreated.

Looking at the scribbled map hanging on the wall, Liu Yishou felt as if something was blindfolded, and the last and most crucial piece of the puzzle was still missing.

Xing Gao made it clear that he was luring the enemy to go deep, but the "rebel army" in Jinan County was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and used the land to the extreme.The goal of Lin Taishou is to defend Jinan County, not to eliminate Xing Gao.

So now Xing Gao seems to be luring the opponent into the ambush circle step by step, but in fact, Prefect Lin can leave whenever he wants.If you look at it this way, there are still key points in the battle situation that have not been revealed.

"Ah Lang, eat some fish."

Feng Xiaoniang pushed open the study door, and brought up a plate of strange fish.The fish on the plate was deep-fried and cut into cubes that looked tempting.

Liu Yishou asked curiously: "Ms. Jia does this kind of thing on weekdays, why are you here today?"

"I heard that Alang hasn't been eating well or sleeping well recently, so I'll come to see you. In case you want someone to sleep with you... If it were me, wouldn't it be a little fresh?"

Feng Xiaoniang said carelessly, the two had already shown their cards and made their relationship clear, and she didn't shy away from anything, only the last step was left.

"You think too much. Military matters are not related to children's personal affairs, alas."

Liu Yishou waved his hand, picked up the chopsticks, suddenly looked at the fish on the plate, and then froze.

Isn't this fried hairtail?In the hinterland of Shandong, where do hairtail fish come from? This is ancient times!

"This fish..."

"Some people from Dongping County sent it over. It is said that it is seafood. After being caught by the sea, it is frozen in the cellar in winter and sent over. It cannot be stored for a long time.

Everyone eats this fish today. "

Feng Xiaoniang knew that Liu Yishou didn't like specialization, so she emphasized that this fish was not cooked for him alone.

"seaside?"

Liu Yishou froze in place as if struck by lightning.

The Jishui River and the Yellow River, these two rivers are basically running in parallel, flowing into the sea.Later, the ecology of the Yellow River was destroyed, mainly after the Song Dynasty, the river course changed greatly, and the Yellow River seized the Jishui channel.Therefore, Jinan in later generations is next to the Yellow River.

But in this time and space, the Yellow River is still quite far from Licheng.

Take the land route, catch hairtail from the sea, and then send it to Dong'a City. The ice has long since melted.But what if you go by water?Walking along the Yellow River, to Fufu City, and then sent from Fufujin Ferry outside Fufu City, it does not require much manpower and material resources!
This kind of ingredients can even be obtained by aristocratic families in Dongping County. People with a little bit of status can eat seafood.Of course, hairtail is not easy to catch, but it is definitely not impossible!
The distance from the line of the Yellow River to Licheng is closer and faster than imagined!Since the Yellow River in this era has not been diverted, the downstream is very wide, and large ships can be used.

And the river is wide, unlike walking on Jishui, it is easy to be noticed by people!
"Go and call Yuan Shikang here... No, you go and inform Yuan Shikang, let him call all the generals in the army here, as many as there are, go!"

Liu Yishou yelled at Feng Xiaoniang, but he had no time to explain!

This dish of hairtail explained all the previous doubts!
Why didn't Taishou Lin seize the city even though he knew that the imperial guards of the Wei State in Fufen City were trash?Did he not dare?Actually not.

There are thieves everywhere in Qingzhou, as long as the fist is big enough, nothing is illegal, or the fist here is the law!

Fufujin, where Fufu City is located, is a strategic ferry on the Yellow River.During the Northern Expedition in the Southern Dynasties, both Qing and Xu were under control, and Fufujin was the starting point for the Northern Expedition!

Prefect Lin needs a watchdog to help him guard his west gate, that is, Fufen City, so that Xing Gao can't steal the way out!

And the reason why Xing Gao didn't clean up the waste-like Dongping County family is also because the Fufen City is still there, and he can't bypass the boundaries of Jinan County.That's why today's situation is created.

While thinking about it, Yu Jin, Duguxin, Wang Wei and others all arrived. Only Zhao Gui and Yu Wentai took a small group of people in Jinan County to promote the land rent policy of the "imperial court" (actually Liu Yishou) in various townships. Led by Lu Kutao's younger brother Lu Yongji, the villagers were encouraged to resist the tax!
"My dear brother, you asked us to come here so late, but there is an urgent military matter?"

Yu Jin asked in a low voice.

Not only Liu Yishou, but all the generals in the army recently, except Peng Le, no matter who they are, and others with a little brain, are worried.

"That's right, there is a big event, everyone, please take a look."

Liu Yishou pointed to Bohai County and Leling County at the corner of the map, which are now Xing Gao's occupied areas, and even the officers and soldiers have never attacked those places.

"If Xing Gao wanted to bypass Taishou Lin's soldiers and appear directly around Licheng, which way would he go?"

This map is very useless, only marking the cities that the imperial court still controls.However, in the border of Shandong, I don't know how many times there were fierce battles during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and many important places were destroyed by the flames of war.The fact that the map is not marked does not mean that it is not important.

"Prefect Lin of Jinan County also guarded against Xing Gao's waterway to surprise Licheng. After all, Licheng is next to the Ji River. So they have been attacking along the Ji River. First, to ensure drinking water, and second, to have a fleet to transport food. Soldiers."

Yu Jin looked at the map and thoughtfully said, "Actually, they can also take the Yellow River. The Yellow River is very wide and the water is deep. It's easy to take a big boat. It's just..."

Looking at the Fufen City marked on the map, he sighed and said: "If Xing Gao wanted to attack the Fufen City, he would have done it long ago. Why wait until today? So now he sends a fleet to smash the deep city of Fufen Why bother to come here?"

There is a lot of food in the city of Fufen, and the thousands of forbidden troops have eaten it for more than half a year, so they are not afraid of being besieged, at least it will not be a big problem to keep it for a few months.

"This is where?"

Liu Yishou pointed out that there is no mark on the map, but the Yellow River and the Ji River are the closest points adjacent to each other!Intuitively, he thinks this place is very important, but now the Northern Wei Dynasty has not built a city there, so there is no information on the map.

There is no scale on the map, and the distance cannot be seen, but this point is between Dong'e and Zhongchuanshui, and it is only one or two hundred miles away from Dingtian.

"Oh, I said, this is Yuanmiao City!"

Wang Wei suddenly realized that many of the people present were from the six towns, and they were completely unfamiliar with the terrain here, so they all looked at Wang Wei with puzzled faces.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Wang Wei said triumphantly:
"Jishui and Qinghe (Yellow River) confluence to Luodang, and there is Yuanmiao Town in Luodang. Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty, Liu Yu, conquered Chang'an and ordered his trilogy to build a city in Yuanmiao, so it is also called Yuanmiao City.

Later Wei general Murong Baiyao captured Yuanmiao City, and the city was abolished. "

Now everyone understands, it's not that this place is not important, but because it's so important that the imperial court is a little afraid of this key point guarding the two waterways of the Yellow River and Jishui, and directly demolished the city!

Of course, this area used to be the junction of the conflicts between the Southern Dynasties and the Northern Dynasties, but now it is completely controlled by the Northern Wei Dynasty. It is understandable that the Northern Wei court did not make themselves uncomfortable.

It's like saying, such a life-threatening city, it's useless to keep it for yourself, but if you throw it to the enemy or rebels, it will get stuck in your neck, and if you don't demolish it, it's called a cheap.

"Yuan Miaocheng..."

Liu Yishou touched the stubble on his chin.

"So, if I were Xing Gao, the big boat would go along the Yellow River to kill the abandoned city of Benyuan Miaocheng. After a short rest here, I would go to Jishui from here and go to the city of Licheng. The prefect Lin led his troops back How many days?"

As soon as Liu Yishou said this, everyone's faces became tense with fright!Now that the crisis is in front of us, although Prefect Lin is at odds with his side, what is even more abominable and terrifying is Xing Gao's army!

It's nothing more than not being able to see through the opponent's cover-up before, but now that the pot is untied, it's really hard to clean up the mess!
"It has only been 60 years since Yuanmiao City was conquered. It is not enough to say that there are no roads. There are many people in Xing Gao's army who are suffering from cold, so it is not impossible to say that they can't understand the environment of Yuanmiao City."

Wang Wei muttered to himself.

In the past 60 years, the water level environment of the Yellow River has not undergone earth-shaking changes. At least, the channels of the Yellow River and Jishui are very stable.So what is certain is that the ruins of Yuanmiao City are at least not a swamp, and even the city walls are still unknown!
"I think the so-called rebel army in Jinan County should have been caught by Xing Gao's trick. As long as Licheng is lost, the news will spread to the army, and then they will be attacked by Xing Gao's army... probably there is no suspense?"

"Everyone, Yuan Shikang and I will take two thousand elite soldiers as the vanguard. When you are ready, we will set off tomorrow. We will not hesitate to do great things, and we will wait in Yuanmiao City for Xing Gao's men to come!"

Liu Yishou hastily rolled up the map drawn on the silk cloth on the wall into a roll, took it and walked out, Yuan Shikang followed closely behind him, never missing a step.

Wang Wei, Yu Jin and the others did not persuade Liu Yishou either, because everyone believed in their own intuition. The analysis just now was almost the optimal solution for the opponent, and it could also explain everything that Xing Gao's army has done since entering Qingxu. trend!

What the other party did and didn't do, the analysis just now can all be explained!

In winter, Xing Gao must be short of food, but he can only stand still, because the Yellow River and Jishui are partially frozen, and he cannot take the boat!

Liu Yishou wrote a very flattering letter to please Xing Gao, but the other party dismissed it, and didn't even reply to the letter in a perfunctory manner.Because the other party already had a comprehensive plan.

Xing Gao didn't bother talking to Liu Yishou at all, no matter what his team did, the other party didn't care!

During this period of time, the disastrous defeat of Xing Gao's army, and even the defeat in the first trial, were all deliberately given up by the opponent, in order to transfer the main force of Jinan County away from its old nest, Licheng.

What we are waiting for is the blow from Yuanmiaocheng!
A real man should be decisive. After trying to understand the truth, Liu Yishou didn't hesitate, and left now, with all his troops on top!Bet on it!
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In spring, when the climate warms up, the seasonal snow on the river basin melts, the river ice thaws or spring rain causes the river to rise, which is called spring flood.Generally speaking, the spring flood is only a rise in the water level of the river, and will not cause other "disruptive" phenomena.

However, general is only general, not absolute.

The reason why Liu Yishou realized it later was because in his previous life, Jishui had disappeared and turned into the Yellow River.As for the old channel of the Yellow River, who knows where it is, it doesn't know how many times it has changed!

This year's spring flood has come, and the water levels of the Jishui River and the Yellow River have risen visible to the naked eye.What Liu Yishou didn't know was that somewhere in the Yellow River downstream of Fufen City, after the water level rose, a "tributary" quietly branched out.

The water in this tributary flows towards the south where the terrain is lower, and connects with a lower-lying place on the bank of Jishui, magically connecting the two big rivers!

Moreover, although this ditch is not very wide, it is still a bit deep, and boats can actually walk on it!
One night, one after another two-story boats appeared in this ditch.Liu Yishou guessed the beginning, but not the ending.He thought that someone wanted to disembark from somewhere on the Yellow River, and then go overland to the former site of Yuanmiao City (located on the south bank of Jishui).

However, some people think more thoughtfully, taking advantage of the rising water level in the spring flood, and taking a boat in one step!They are going to get on and off the boat right next to Licheng!
On the first-floor ship in the fleet, in front of the fence on the second floor, there was a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe leaning on him, looking at the light of lanterns reflected in the distance, as if he was thinking about something.

"Heaven did not give birth to me, Xing Zhongming, and the way of warfare through the ages is like a long night."

This person is Xing Gao, whose name is Zhongming, who Liu Yishou talks about every day.At this moment, he feels very good about himself knowing astronomy and geography and using soldiers like a god.

He even feels a little melancholy because no one can be his opponent.After all, his previous opponents were too stupid.

Who would have thought of such a genius idea to win over the refugees from Hebei and deal with the natives of Qingxu?

Pretend to be defeated, lure the enemy deep, then feign surrender to the court, and strike back, who can do this kind of thing?

Taking advantage of the opportunity of spring floods and the connection of two big rivers to surprise Licheng and copy the back road of Jinan County soldiers, who could have foreseen it?
Demolition of Yuanmiao City was the biggest mistake made by the court of the Northern Wei Dynasty!It's also they who cocooned themselves!

Xing Gao curled his lips in disdain.

"There are always some stupid pigs in high positions in the world, and they should be beheaded. Do you think it should be like this?"

Xing Gao turned around with a smile and asked the lieutenant general.

(End of this chapter)