Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 326 Infighting
In the Qu'e County Office, Ji You was wearing a white cloak and sitting in the courtyard, and sitting opposite him was Ma Mingma Xingzhi, the magistrate of the county.

There are many books and account books on the bamboo desk, and Ma Ming is fiddling with the abacus to calculate quickly. After half an hour, this young man who was born in the Shen family's youth camp, raised his head, and said with a gloomy expression: " The Ming government, if all the money is allocated in accordance with the request from the other side, the county may run out of grain..."

When Ji You heard this, his expression was a bit ugly, and after thinking for a long time, he said in a deep voice, "Give it to them."

After Ma Ming heard the words, he got up and led the county officials who had been waiting outside the court for a long time to leave in a hurry, and went to contact the Liyang Army Bingwei who came to ask for food.

"Wei Zhou, oh Wei Zhou, how long do you want me to wait!"

Ji You went to the gazebo, sat on the bed, looked at the sky outside the wall, with a rather melancholy expression on his face.

Earlier, when Shen Zhezi left, he told Ji You to endure humiliation in order to preserve his strength. Not long after Shen's family left, the Liyang Army came in under cover, defeated Wang Shu in the battle in Langya County, and then rushed into Qu'a by land and water.Although there is still a lot of unwillingness in his heart, even Wang Shujun, who is the only one in the suburbs of Beijing, has been defeated. With the remnants of the guards in his hands, he really has no confidence to resist, and can only express his obedience.

Perhaps because of his commendable attitude, and the fact that his family is a family with the old surname deeply rooted in the Dan family, after surrendering, Ji You's official position remained unchanged, and Su Jun even added another five hundred to the title he originally inherited from his eldest father. By the way, he was given the rank of fifth-class light chariot general, and he was allowed to appease the refugees in the territory and stay in the remnants of the guard.

Based on the deep-rooted sense of loyalty in his heart, Ji You dismissed Su Jun's courtesy.But from this, he also became more aware of what Shen Zhezi said, that Su Jun's army was really fighting against Zhongshu, and the northerners were fighting among themselves, not against the people of the world.Now that Yu Liang is dead, it is not yet known who will receive the righteousness of the imperial court. They Wu people really don't need to be too enthusiastic to throw their heads, shed their blood, and make unnecessary sacrifices.

After the fall of Qu'a, Su Jun's general Zhang Jianbian led his troops to raid the county.In order to preserve the vitality of the villagers here, Ji You had no choice but to travel with the army, going from house to house to persuade those who were passionate about defending the land based on loyalty to give up unnecessary resistance.

This process naturally received many criticisms, ridicules and even scolding, but with Ji You's efforts, after all, there were not too many fights in Qu'a territory, and there were almost no strongmen who took advantage of the chaos to wreak havoc in the village, and a stable situation was finally maintained. .

Because of Ji's family's prestige and Ji You's cooperative attitude, Liyang warriors like Zhang Jian didn't give him too much trouble.The Liyang army did not ravage too much in Qu'a, Zhang Jian only asked Ji You to enlist a group of civilians to build some military facilities such as camps in the county, and of course he also asked for some money and food.

Ji You also cooperated with these matters, and even took the initiative to hand over a batch of ordnance carried by the old guards earlier. The fortresses originally built for resistance were also vacated, and Zhang Jian also helped Zhang Jian to carry out the remnants of the old guards. reorganization.

Such a cooperative attitude made Zhang Jian suspicious, and instead of accepting the remnants of the guards, he let his subordinates lead them and place them in Jurong.

Then Zhang Jian led his troops eastward, and thus completely cut off the news exchange between Qu'a and Jingkou.It was the Liyang Military Management and Commercial Department who succeeded Zhang Jian in guarding Qu'e. Compared with Zhang Jian, the Guan Shang was much more greedy.Qu'a's rich reputation has already spread across both sides of the river. After Guan Shang moved his town here, even the lions demanded goods, and even allowed the soldiers to plunder the village.

Faced with this situation, Ji You's earlier compromises had an effect.The big clans in the county didn't lose much in their own strength. Faced with the Liyang army's small group of invasion and looting, each family didn't lose much. On the contrary, the originally stable atmosphere in Qu'a suddenly became tense.

Guan Shang was very annoyed by this, and forced Ji You to mediate, otherwise he would have to mobilize troops to plunder the land of Qu'a.Up to now, Ji You also has an understanding of the logic of Liyang Army's actions, so he simply mobilized the county officials to guard the county office and stay behind closed doors.Guan Shang led the crowd to yell and curse outside the county office for several days, but in the end he still didn't dare to commit crimes recklessly.

The confrontation between each other continued until Zhang Kai left Jiankang and was appointed as the governor of the Danyang East Army. He came forward to mediate, and the atmosphere between them eased slightly, and no military incidents occurred.

Guan Shang led the crowd to live in the Yunyang Manor left by the Shen family honestly and unceremoniously, and wreak havoc on many workshops and properties of the Shen family in Yunyang Township.Ji You knew what kind of temperament Shen Zhezi had. As long as the Liyang army could not root out the Shen family, no matter what they did or failed, what Guan Shang did would be remembered by Shen Zhezi, and sooner or later he would hate him for it.

Because of the bad relationship with each other, although the Guanshang garrisoned troops in the county, Ji You refused to cooperate in asking for goods and so on.By now he knew the details of the Liyang army. Although the soldiers were brave, they did not dare to plunder the village too much to cause a civil uprising.The chaos in other places is mainly due to the wealthy families in their respective townships taking advantage of the chaos to stir up trouble and play for the tiger.

The tranquility of Qu'a in the early days gave Ji You the confidence to link up with the village and fight against the Ministry of Management and Commerce.Moreover, there are many remnants of the guards who have been incorporated in Guan Shang's army, and many of them are old members of Ji's family. This also makes Guan Shang dare not force Ji You too much, but leads his own people to plunder in the countryside and search for wealth.

Even if Ji You wanted to protect him, he was powerless to do anything. Fortunately, he had tried his best to evacuate or resettle the villagers earlier, and the damage was not too serious.

I got news from Jingkou again, it was already a few days after the heavy rain.A few rangers from Dayeguan sneaked into Qu'e County quietly, bringing the latest information about Jingkou and the victory of the day before yesterday.This naturally made Ji You very excited. During the past period of time, it can be said that he has never been depressed in his life. Although he is calm on the surface, he is sharpening his sword in private, and the blade has worn down a few points!
He originally thought that Shen Zhezi came here to cover up the big victory in one fell swoop, but he didn't expect that after the big victory, the Dongyang Army would return to Daye Pass, making Ji Youkong happy.He and Shen Zhezi are also very good friends, and they have a good relationship with the family, and they know a lot about his temperament.Even without a face-to-face interview, he could still guess what Shen Zhezi was thinking.

Although Zhang Jian's Department is the main force of the Liyang Army in the east of Jiankang, the other departments are not too weak. Guanshang has nearly [-] Liyang Army here, plus a similar number of Suwei stragglers.And there are more than [-] elite and scattered soldiers in Honghui to the north of Qu'a, and thousands of soldiers in Langya County to the west, not to mention the thousands of Yuzhou troops in the Jiangling camp on the outskirts of Gyeonggi.

Since Shen Zhezi's troops were able to defeat Zhang Jian, they must be a strong army. If they came all the way with the momentum of a big victory, they might not be able to reach directly under the capital.After winning, he retreated, seemingly cautious and almost rigid.But for Ji You, who is familiar with Shen Zhezi, he soon realized the deep meaning of Shen Zhezi's actions, that is, the loss outweighs the gain.

Now that the Jingkou side has been established, Shen Zhezi has no reason to pay a huge price to go directly to Gyeonggi.The long-distance attack and capture of Jiankang by the Liyang army is a miracle, and if you want to repeat this miracle in such a short period of time, you will have to pay a huge price if you succeed or fail.And even if Gyeonggi is captured at this time, there is not enough strength to defend it, and Su Jun may turn his head and kill him in the city.

According to Ji You's understanding of Shen Zhezi, he must still be waiting for an opportunity, such as the Jingzhou army coming east to attract the main force of the Liyang army.Ji You also admired Shen Zhezi's calm and unusual decision after weighing the pros and cons.If it was him who took charge of the army and won such a big victory, even if he could not counterattack Gyeonggi, he would always chase after the defeated army and clamor.

The arrival of Dayeguan Ranger not only conveyed the latest news, but also conveyed Shen Zhezi's meaning.He hoped that Ji You could move and plant a seed of discord among the various units of the Liyang Army.

Received this order, but Ji You felt a little embarrassed. On the one hand, he was not good at agitating his tongue to make a difference, and on the other hand, he really didn't know how to get close to those Liyang warriors.

However, just when he was at a loss, the opportunity came to him by himself. Zhang Jian, who returned in a big defeat, did not return to Qu'a directly, but stayed in Jurong, and sent someone to see Ji You in private, hoping that he could help mobilize Part of the military supplies.

Faced with this situation, no matter how stupid Ji You was, he understood that Zhang Jian was jealous and even resentful of Qu'a's manager, so he contacted him in private.

After pondering for a long time, Ji You still decided to help Zhang Jian. Shen Zhezi ordered him to alienate the Liyang generals, naturally hoping that these people could attack each other.Now that Zhang Jian has been defeated and his supplies have been lost, he may be swallowed up by others at any time, so he naturally has to help.Besides, Ji You's inner sense of Zhang Jian is better than Guan Shang's. At least Zhang Jian has a sense of propriety in doing things, but Guan Shang is simply an insatiable glutton.It would not be a good thing for Ji You to sit back and watch the manager swallow Zhang Jian and become big.

Now Qu'a's food reserves are not sufficient, and the [-] Dendrobium grain Zhang Jian asked for almost exhausted Ji You's family fortune.Originally, he scattered and hid them in various parts of the county for counterattack, but now in order to complete Shen Zhezi's confession, he had to take them out, only hoping to achieve the desired effect.

Ma Ming and other county subordinates led Zhang Jian's subordinates and traveled around the county for a long time, bypassing many eyes and ears, before gathering all the rice and grain.Thanks to the convenience of the Qu'a waterway and the rising water level after the heavy rain, after the delivery was completed, hundreds of Zhang Jian and his followers escorted the tightly covered grain ship, avoiding the main waterway, traveling day and night, until Go away.

At dawn the next day, the grain ship had already reached the border of Qu'a County, and it only needed to turn around a bend in front of it to reach its destination.After worrying for a long time, seeing that the task was about to be completed, Zhang Jian's men raised a fire in the bow of the ship as a sign.

But at this time, there was a loud noise in the field on both sides of the river, many torches were shining, and it seemed that hundreds of people were hiding on the shore, and only the people on the boat realized that they had been followed.

"Zhang Zigao, I know you are nearby, obediently go out and tie your hands, I may spare your life!"

Surrounded by a string of flames, a man covered in heavy armor walked out slowly. It was Qu'a Guard General Guan Shang.At this time, Guan Shang was full of smug smiles, looked at the shimmering river bend and laughed loudly: "The dog thief ignored me bravely and humiliated me several times, and now you have returned in a big defeat, and you have become a lost dog. Under the command of the lord, take down you, the defeated general! Haha, Zhang Jian's bastard, I didn't expect you to have today!"

Guan Shang hadn't finished speaking, but an extremely ear-piercing sneer sounded from the high post behind him: "Guan thief dares to speak wildly in front of me, just to humiliate himself! Coincidentally, I was also ordered by my lord to suppress Kill you, you cowardly thief!"

Zhang Jian stood on Gaogang Mountain, fixed his eyes on the manager who was already stunned on the spot below.The reason why he didn't return to Qu'a to show others that he was weak, was on the one hand to reorganize the remnant army of Jurong, and on the other hand, it was also to make Guan Shang underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.If it wasn't for the thief's intentional failure to frame him, how could he have suffered such a disastrous defeat!
"kill!"

Following Zhang Jian's roar, the hundreds of songs behind him roared and rushed down, heading straight for Guan Shang!As for the more than 2000 old guards, they quickly dispersed to guard every exit on the battlefield and completely surrounded the place.

　Finally, before 12 o'clock, I kept my chastity full attendance. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)