Governor please stay

Chapter 93 Captain, don't shoot yourself
Crossing the Yellow River can be said to be without any danger, because after all the troops crossed the river, a few rangers came from a distance, scouted around and then slipped away.

Peng Le made meritorious deeds and wanted to pursue him, but was stopped by Liu Yishou.The living environment in Hebei is extremely complicated. There are troops from Ge Rong, troops from the Northern Wei court, county soldiers from Hebei aristocratic families, and deserters who have been dispersed.

Every team may hold its own position, and you will never be able to tell the enemy from the flag.

After marching for half a day, Liu Yishou and others came to the edge of a "city" with a network of water and a strange layout, and everyone gasped.

Three big rivers criss-cross each other, and four or five small rivers intersperse among them.A small city is located in the middle, and those rivers seem to form a natural moat.

But there are three corners around it, there are three strongholds that echo each other, and an arc-shaped "dam" cuts off a certain small river.

Behind the dam, a number of ditches were divided to irrigate the land in the south. These tributaries converged and finally flowed into the Yellow River.

Although the city in the middle is small, it is extremely tall, much higher than Xingyang City, obviously it is difficult to deal with.What's more interesting is that golden wheat still grows in the farmland irrigated by the river.

"That small town is Fangtou City. The largest river running north-south is Qishui, the slightly narrower one is Wanshui, and the one running east-west is Baigou.

That towering small town is Fangtou City, and those around it are Fangtou's former military station. After all, it is the place where Fu Jian's family started. "

Yu Jin explained the terrain in front of Liu Yishou, and both of them had a bad feeling in their hearts.

I thought that Liyang County should be deserted, and Fangtou City should only have some beggars and refugees living here.Everyone was skeptical about the sight in front of them.

Does it really look like there's no one here?If there is no one, where does the golden wheat come from?Could it be that Ge Ronglai sent the human species?Liu Yishou felt that there was something famous here.

"The imperial court's control is probably only in the south of the Yellow River. In the land of Hebei, even if there is no Ge Rong, I am afraid that he would have listened to the tune and not listened to the announcement."

Yu Jin said in a low voice.

The situation seems to be a bit complicated. The surrounding area of ​​Fangtou City seems to be doing well, and there is no war for the time being, nor does it seem to have been looted.

"One thing is certain, the person occupying Fangtou will definitely not be Yuan Ziyou's cronies, let alone Er Zhurong's men and women. Both of them have a dark eye on the affairs of Liyang County.

I think, could it be the forces of Beihai Wang Yuanhao? "

While Liu Yishou was still talking, he saw the beacon smoke being lit in Fangtou City. The people still working in the fields saw the beacon smoke and ran faster than rabbits. In an instant, there was not even a ghost in the field.Obviously, these people are by no means the first time to do this kind of thing.

"You're right, we're in trouble."

Yu Jin saw the gate of Fangtou City wide open in the distance, and it was slowly closing, without giving them any chance to make a surprise attack.

There is water all around, forming a natural moat, and there is only one way to enter the city.It is true that Fu Jian and his family were able to make a fortune back then, not just by accident.

Liu Yishou led dozens of people across the only "road" to the foot of Fangtou City.He raised his head, and the city tower was full of county soldiers in various costumes, aiming at them with crossbows, as if they were facing an enemy!
"My subordinate Liu Yishou is the General Zhengdong appointed by the imperial court. He came from Luoyang. I heard that the Gerong rebels in Hebei are raging, so I came to support you. Please put down the hanging basket and let me enter the city alone first."

Liu Yishou shouted loudly towards the tower.

There was silence on the tower, and no one spoke.

However, Liu Yishou vaguely heard hurried footsteps, as if someone was hurrying over.

"Liu Yishou of the dog, I will help you and run errands for you. You will avenge and kill my father for your kindness! Come on, shoot him to death! Shoot him to death!"

A familiar voice came from the city tower, exhaling fragrance directly.

The arrows shot down like locusts. Fortunately, Peng Le was prepared. Several soldiers stepped forward and closed the tower shield to form a large shield umbrella, protecting Liu Yishou from the range of the arrows.

"Cui Jiong! You are a wolf-hearted dog when you are on a horse! I went to find your father on purpose, and I got a bad nose, but I didn't go in the door. When your father was killed, I set off to go to the tiger prison and locked up. Pull me on the head!"

Angrily, Liu Yishou pointed at Cui Jiong on the tower and cursed, and Cui Jiong cursed back. It was very lively for a while.

Next to Cui Jiong was a middle-aged man wearing Zhajia, who whispered something in his ear, and finally Cui Jiong shouted at Liu Yishou: "You have the guts! If you didn't kill my father, I Keep you safe!"

"You put the hanging basket, who is afraid of who is a dog!"

Liu Yishou waved to Yu Jin and the others beside him, walked up to the lowered hanging basket alone, and got on the hanging basket without any fear.

……

"Well, speaking of this matter, it is really a long story."

In a small courtyard in Fangtou City, Cui Jiong placed a jug of wine, and sat at a stone table with Liu Yishou and the general wearing Zhajia to drink. Apart from the wine, there were only a few plates of pickles on the table, which looked a bit shabby.

Liu Yishou nodded slightly, just now he heard that Cui Jiong was deliberately finding fault.As for shooting arrows towards the city, most of them didn't shoot at him, otherwise it would be hell if he could retreat, this is all acting.

"I have tried my best about your father, but he won't let me in, alas."

Liu Yishou let out a long sigh.

"Don't take us for fools, okay, if you really commit crimes in Luoyang, do you think you can sit here and drink with us now?"

Cui Jiong rolled his eyes and let out a long sigh.

Liu Yishou looked at the general wearing Zhajia next to Cui Jiong, and asked with some doubts: "General, have I met you somewhere? Why do you always give me a familiar feeling?"

Although he was dressed differently, he couldn't hide the strong ironic aura on this person.

"Liu Dudu is so forgetful, I was very arrogant in Mingyue Tower that day." The middle-aged general bowed his hands to Liu Yishou, with a smile on his face.

Oh, it turns out that you are the "shop waiter" that day, you really have plenty of free time.

Liu Yishou cursed secretly in his heart, with a smile on his face, as if facing an old friend for many years.

"I thought you were being coerced by them to lead the way. I was taken aback." Cui Jiong said worriedly.He began to explain to Liu Yishou why he appeared in Fangtou.

After leaving Luoyang that day, he arrived at Yecheng with Chen Yuankang. At that time, Beihai Wang Yuanhao's army was quite strong, and there were signs of cutting off Ge Rong and pacifying Hebei.

At that time, the people guarding Yecheng were not the close friends of Beihai Wang Yuanhao, but members of the Hebei family.

Branches of the Li family in Longxi, Li Shen (Li Chong's younger brother) from the Li family in Dunqiu, Zhen Mi from the Zhen family in Zhongshan, Feng Longzhi from the Feng family in Bohai, and others.

Although these people are not direct descendants of top families, they hold real power in Hebei and have always refused Beihai Wang Yuanhao's solicitation.As for the reason for the refusal, it is very simple, because it is not optimistic. Of course, such words cannot be said directly.

However, within the Hebei aristocratic family, there is now a big split. For example, the Bohai Gao family has already voted for Ge Rong under the leadership of the Gao Ang brothers.As for Gao Huan, he has not publicly stated that he is from the Bohai Gao family.

So after Chen Yuankang arrived in Yecheng, because of his master-student relationship with Li Chong, he directly followed Li Shen as the commander of the army.Li Chong's son Li Shengui is a waste, but his brother Li Shen is not.

Cui Jiong, who was born in the Cui family of Qinghe and had good medical skills, was sent by Feng Longzhi to Fangtou City to help him guard Fangtou City.It is worth mentioning that the hometown of Shen Li is Fangtou City, which is the "bridgehead" of Hebei aristocratic families.

Or in other words, they are here waiting for Er Zhurong to come!Once Er Zhurong leads troops northward from Xingyang, Fangtou City will be the first place to give an early warning.

From this point, it can be seen that because of the Luoyang incident, the Hebei family has completely turned against Er Zhurong.If Liu Yishou is not the one leading the troops now, maybe both sides have already started fighting.

The general in front of him is named Fa Qing. Of course, his real name is unknown, it's just a dharma name.He is Feng Longzhi's confidant and was sent to Fangtou City to rectify military affairs.

I didn't expect to meet Liu Yishou and his party within two days of my arrival.

"You guys are living a vigorous life. I heard that Ge Rong's [-] troops besieged Yecheng... thinking about it makes my scalp tingle."

Liu Yishou said with emotion.

The situation in Hebei has changed too quickly.

Yuan Hao left without saying goodbye, and tens of thousands of elites collapsed. Liu Yishou felt that this prince of the Yuan family would really be a prodigal.If there is no Er Zhurong, Ge Rong will be given a crown.

"Don't tell me, at the beginning I felt that Yecheng was very dangerous. Ge Rong Bingfeng must have been there first. Then I told Dudu Feng, and I found a reason to come here. Otherwise, I am still trapped in Yecheng Woolen cloth."

Cui Jiong also said with lingering fear.

"Ge Rong's army should attack the city in winter. Now they are busy harvesting wheat everywhere. Otherwise, hundreds of thousands of soldiers will eat horse chews. If there is no food, they will disperse without being disturbed by others."

Faqing is obviously a veteran of war, and he hit the point in one sentence.

"General France seems to have a good military strategy."

Liu Yishou praised sincerely.

Unexpectedly, Fa Qing shook his head in embarrassment, waved his hands and said modestly: "I am not proficient in military strategy, it is just that I have rebelled against the imperial court before and commanded tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

But in the end, I sent troops to the court to destroy it, hahahahahaha. "Fa Qing rubbed his head and said embarrassedly.

I thought it was Zhang Han, but I didn't expect it to be Chen She, that's quite aggressive.But Feng Longzhi was even more fierce, who dared to take the rebels for his own use.

Liu Yishou thought about it, perhaps, because the Northern Wei Dynasty started very early, the foundation was already weak, and many people began to prepare for themselves.What a big deal it is to take in a few thugs!
"General Faqing is being modest." Cui Jiong pulled Liu Yishou's sleeve and asked, "What did you come to Hebei for? I heard that you voted for Er Zhurong and became his military counselor. I didn't know that before." Believe me, I have no choice but to believe in many things that corroborate each other later.

It's just that now that I see you coming to Fangtou, I don't believe it again. "

After finishing speaking, Cui Jiong and Fa Qing looked at Liu Yishou in unison.

"That day, I just wanted to persuade Er Zhurong to kill less people, and I almost succeeded. You guys understand what happened next."

Liu Yishou didn't say much about what he did in Luoyang back then, and indeed he had nothing to say.

"Mrs. Feng came to Fangtou City and talked about you, but we didn't expect you to go north."

Cui Jiong let out a long sigh, with a gloomy expression on his face.After all, his father died in Luoyang, so there was probably no suspense left.

If it wasn't because they knew that Liu Yishou was still the old-fashioned and warm-hearted man he knew back then, they wouldn't have taken a little risk to let Liu Yishou enter the city, let alone let Liu Yishou's army hang around without deploying an army to strangle them.

"The good news is that I didn't come to Hebei under the orders of Ge Rong. Of course, I'm not from Er Zhurong either."

"And the bad news?"

Cui Jiong knew Liu Yishou's habits, and the other party's "bad news" must be very bad.

"The bad news is that if we meet Er Zhurong one day, he may kill me."

With Er Zhurong's temper, Liu Yishou might not be the only one to be killed by then.

"You fell out with him?" Even knowing that Liu Yishou was very courageous, Cui Jiong couldn't believe it. Liu Yishou dared to fall out when he said it, even if that person was Er Zhurong.

"There's no turning around, but it's like coaxing. He will come back to it sooner or later. Then I will be miserable. Tell me, what should I do?"

Liu Yishou spread his hands and said.

Fa Qing waved his hand and said, "Liu Dudu probably won't wait for the day when Er Zhurong hangs you, because... not long after, Ge Rong will probably send someone to persuade you to surrender. How to say it at that time is the real thing." Think about it."

The implication: If Er Zhurong came quickly, he might still be able to visit your grave.Come slowly, grass grows on the grave, but you may not be able to find where you are lying.

At this moment, Liu Yishou felt that Ge Rong was the Lord of Destiny.It seems that he is the true master of Hebei.

Unexpectedly, Cui Jiong answered immediately: "Ge Rong can't do it, look at the things he did, only looting, no production. Don't look at the large number of people now, in fact, it can't last for a few years.

At most next year, if Ge Rong can't break through Luoyang, he will fall apart sooner or later. "

Cui Jiong shook his head, he didn't like Ge Rong at all.

"I started as a rebel back then. If I can succeed, do you think I will sit here and drink with you now?"

Faqing laughed at himself.He is a very straightforward person, he doesn't like that kind of roundabout guessing at all, he just says what he says.From the moment he mentioned Emperor Xiaowen's stool, he knew that this guy didn't take the Yuan family seriously at all.

"Look, you all think so. Er Zhurong is definitely not good, and Ge Rong is definitely not good. Let me rule out another option for you. Yuan Ziyou is also rotten. Maybe it's not as good as Ge Rong. You say we What should I do?"

After saying this, Liu Yishou felt that the two people sitting across from each other were obviously relieved.

"Don't talk so much, let your troops enter the city first, I'm not bragging, Ge Rong's troops can reach Liyang County at any time." Cui Jiong patted his head, remembering this important matter.As for why he has such a big voice here, Liu Yishou has already vaguely guessed.

(End of this chapter)