"Didn't the Ejun family be driven to Yuzhang by us and die in Fanyang? How did another descendant emerge? ”

After learning that Ge Ying's descendants were the "King of Chu", An Pu was quite stunned, which he had never thought of before.

Wei Jing had been an official in Hengshan County, and he knew some local history, but he didn't think it was surprising: "The Ejun family has been in the local area for hundreds of years, and their descendants are not only hundreds or thousands?" Just a sheep herding baby, maybe it is also a descendant of Ejun. ”

It is said that the first generation of Ejun is named Zi Hui, who is the younger brother of the Queen of Chu, the official is Ling Yin, and the Jue is Zhiqi, who is sealed in E, and the family is endless, and he was once the richest feudal monarch in Chu.

A hundred years ago, in the era of King Huai of Chu, the ninth-generation descendant of Zixi, E Junqi, also had a huge fleet of chariots and boats, monopolizing the trade of goods and colonies in the south of the Yangtze River, and the footprints of his merchants even arrived in Lingnan.

But with the fall of the Chu State, the centuries-old rule of the Ejun family also came to ashes.

More than ten years ago, the general Tu of the Lou boat defeated the fleet of the last Ejun, and Li Youbu took the opportunity to cross the river to attack Hubei, leading the chief Heifu to board first.

Heifu took Anpu, Jing and other township party brothers to rob the treasury of Ejun and seized a lot of bronze ritual vessels, which became the starting capital for them to make a fortune in Yuzhang.

The last Ejun himself went out to Yuzhang, was chased by Heifu, and finally died in Fanyang, his descendants are also scattered all over the world, and there are many remnants in Edi, so it is not surprising that a "descendant" has emerged.

"It's that Ge Ying, who was only a hundred generals of the Southern Expeditionary Army before, and he also knew that he couldn't raise an unknown division, so he found the grandson of the Hubei gentleman, and even supported him as the 'King of Chu', and this son's ambition is not small."

While speaking, Wei turned his head in surprise and glanced at the long line worriedly, most of these soldiers of the Southern Expedition were also from Chu......

They still remember the saying that was widely spread in Chu: "Although Chu has three households, the death of Qin will be Chu!"

The people who disagree with the rule of the Qin Dynasty the most are the Chu people, after all, it is very easy for Qin to destroy the five kingdoms, but the destruction of Chu is almost overturned. Although Chu Sheji was destroyed, the nobles, light heroes, and remnants remembered the glory of the past, and the people were also easily incited because they suffered from excessive labor in Qintian.

Now that Ge Ying is calling for the "King of Chu", is there anyone in the army who is shaken?

But when Anpu learned of Wei Jing's concern, he laughed out loud and asked a few centurions to ask them this question.

Several military officials were not at all dismissive of the so-called "King of Chu":

"Don't say it's a fake King of Chu, even if it's true? Regardless of Chu and Qin, the days are not the same! After Marquis Wu Zhong became the commander, he was slightly better to the soldiers, and now he is more willing to take us north to return home. ”

"Therefore, we don't care what Emperor Qin and Chu kings are, we only recognize the Southern Expeditionary Army, and only recognize the Marquis of Wu Zhong!"

……

Seeing that the army's heart was not shaken in the slightest by the banner of "King of Chu" raised by the rebels, Wei was shocked and felt a little relieved, and at this time, the group also arrived at the Iron Mountain after the rebellion of the subordinates......

The workshop had been destroyed in the battle between the officers and the subordinates, the tall stoves had been knocked down, the piles of charcoal had been set on fire, and thick smoke could be seen for dozens of miles.

"What a sin."

Wei was shocked and distressed for a while, such a destruction, I am afraid that it will take several months for Tieshan to resume forging soldiers.

The arsenal where the iron soldiers were stored was indeed moved to the emptiness, and the rebels and subordinates took most of the weapons.

The lieutenant was shocked and worried: "If they are equipped with iron soldiers and attack Echeng, I am afraid it will be a vicious battle." ”

An Pu was full of confidence: "It's just a rabble, and if you meet the soldiers of the three levels who have been reorganized and trained for a long time, they will definitely fall apart!" ”

Further north, they arrived at the village of Tieshan, but they saw that it was empty, and the inhabitants had fled to the pheasants, and those who did not have time to escape were either forced to rebel, and those who did not obey were often killed.

It is common to see corpses lying on the courtyard walls and sides of the roadside, many of them are women who are not clothed, and even girls in their teens, all of whom have been insulted by the rebels and have died miserably......

Wei was shocked and softened, and suggested: "They are all raised by their mothers and fathers, separated from Nanjun by a river, with a strip of water, and they all communicate with each other, so they are all considered township parties." It's better to leave some people behind and bury them, otherwise it won't be long before there will be an epidemic in Hubei. ”

Anpu agreed, and sighed again: "This scene seems familiar." ”

He remembered that more than ten years ago, in the battle to destroy Chu, the court of Chu had been destroyed, the officials of Qin had not yet settled in, and the vast land of Chu had also fallen into anarchy, and bandits and villains were rampant.

The next few townships passed by, also empty, basically no one in and out, accidentally met one or two people, and when they saw the army crossing, they were also like ghosts, and they fled into the mountains and forests in a hurry.

I don't know if they are civilians who escaped, or if they are chaotic soldiers who have broken away from the large army.

The closer to the county seat of Exian County, the more serious the destruction of the place, when Wei Jing was an official in Hengshan County, he often went back and forth on this road, when Ejun was operated by Ejun for hundreds of years, it was a rare rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, densely populated, and the road was full of pedestrians.

The local people are rich and well-off, often singing the ancient ballad of "tonight and night in the middle of the island, today and the prince in the same boat", living in peace, I didn't expect the chaos to pass, it became like this!

He couldn't help sighing, it was also the Southern Expeditionary Army, and it was quite orderly with military law, but after losing control, the evil in human nature was magnified countless times.

"Ge Ying and other rebels and bandits, all deserve to die! We must get rid of this group of scum in the Southern Expeditionary Army! ”

Thinking like this, An Pu and Wei ordered the army to speed up, and the vanguard continuously annihilated several groups of chaotic soldiers who were looting and searching for grain in the field, but just as they were rushing towards the county seat, a scout of dozens of people stopped in front!

Both sides looked at each other vigilantly, and after a while, several horses came over to identify themselves, and shouted:

"But the southern expeditionary army from the north of Yuzhang?"

Anpu's scout also stepped forward to contact: "It is the commander of Sanguan Andu, who has returned to Nanchang, and is here on the order of the prince!" ”

After the rider was led near, after verifying the talisman, he dismounted and said:

"Captain Andu, the commander of the East Gate was ordered by the prince to march eastward, and a few days ago he heard that the rebels were in Kou'e County, so he waved his division to attack it, and now he is attacking the county, please help Captain Andu!"

……

Echeng stands by the river, this city is slightly larger than the county seat of Anlu, there are five gates, each in the name of the direction, more than 10 years ago, Anpu, Jing had conquered this city with Heifu.

When An Pu and Wei Wei approached the Iron Mountain Gate to the east with their army, they found that they were still one step late.

Blood flowers bloomed on the city walls, which were the traces left by the two sieges.

The city was littered with corpses, the five gates had been opened, the banner with "Wu Zhong" written on it was on the tower, and an army was cleaning up the battlefield, mending the swords of the rebels who were not yet dead, and collecting the swords they had stolen from the Iron Mountain.

Dongmen Leopard was sitting cross-legged on the side of the road, holding a bowl of wine, and when he saw Anpu and Wei coming over, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Anpu, surprised, did you crawl here, why did you come so slowly?" Naigong has already finished half of the fight and drank a bucket of wine! ”

An Pu and Wei looked at each other in shock, a little embarrassed for a while.

They heard that Dongmen Leopard brought 5,000 people, and after the rebels coerced some of the people of Exian County, they were about the same number, and they even captured many iron soldiers and occupied the cities to wait for work.

It should have been a situation of equal strength, but who would have expected that the Dongmen Violent Tiger was unreasonable, and it only took one hour to break the army and trap the city and annihilate the rebels!

Is it that the rebels are too incompetent, or are the Dongmen leopards too brave?

They can only salute the leopard at the east gate, but they only promise, this guy is worthy of being the chief general under the command of Wuzhong Hou, and he can't accept it.

Wei Jing was also a brother to Dongmen Leopard, and after chatting for a few words, he asked: "Dongmen Duwei, what about Ge Ying and the 'King of Chu'?" ”

"The thief Ge Ying was too slippery, and before Naigong attacked, he took a thousand people to cross the river on a bamboo raft and ran away."

Dongmen Leopard took another sip of wine, but he was not depressed because Ge Ying escaped, but proudly pointed to the city tower and said: "As for 'Chu Wang Xiangqiang'? There's that! ”

An Pu and Wei were shocked to take a look, and then they knew that Xiangqiang, the "King of Chu", who had only been on the throne for three days, was beheaded by the leopard owl at the East Gate after surrendering......

Like a dead dog.

In this troubled world, the first grass king, pawn!

……

"According to the rules set by the prince in Shaxian, Exian County has been damaged too badly, not only must the rent be reduced, but also the rent must be directly waived for three years, and the bonds owed to the government will be burned, so that the people who have fled can come back to farm, and do not let the more and more homeless people and thieves here."

The military judge who traveled with Dongmen Leopard was called "Nu", he was Heifu's old acquaintance in Anlu County, and he also served as a military officer in the Southern Expeditionary Army for two years, and his status was equivalent to that of Quji.

As his name suggests, with two thick eyebrows on his forehead, he is a serious person, and he is one of the few people who can restrain the wild horse of Dongmen Leopard, and he is making a recovery plan for Exian County at this moment.

"As for choosing one evil official to punish him? It seems that it is not necessary......"

Because the order, lieutenant, and Cheng of Exian County have been divided into corpses by Ge Ying's five horses, and the three of them fought to the last moment to protect the people when the rebels approached the city.

Severely punish the rebels, govern the people and restore order to Nu Lai, and Dongmen Leopard only cares about the military affairs assigned to him by Heifu:

"The prince borrowed grain from the rich families and the middle family in Shaxian and Zhouling, and could only let seventy or eighty thousand soldiers and civilians suffer for half a month, and it is not a long law to always gather in one place, so we were ordered by the prince and the marquis to lead the army to 5,000 east, and I wanted to divide the troops to eat, but this Exian County was troubled by the rebels, and I am afraid that there is no food to be desired......"

He had already drunk two buckets, but he was not drunk yet, and asked An Pu and Wei in surprise: "Can the grain from Yuzhang be transported over there to eat?" ”

Wei shook his head and said: "From Nanchang to Echeng, if you take the land route, it is not easy to feed grain for 600 miles. ”

"The grain stocks in Xia Pheasant and Xunyang are relatively close, but the quantity is not much, and then borrow some from the rich families and transport them over, so that we can wait for 15,000 people for a month."

"One month is enough, one month is enough for me to fight on the other side!"

Dongmen Leopard stood up, crossed his waist, and looked at the turbulent river north of Echeng, and there was a city opposite, looming in the river mist.

Back then, they followed Heifu from Yi to Hubei.

Now, he is standing in Hubei and peeping into the city in the north.

Dongmen Leopard licked his lips: "The other side is the capital of Hengshan County, and there must be a lot of grain." The order of the prince was to let me join forces with you and others, and then under the banner of Wuzhong, with great fanfare, to make a cross-river attack on Yicheng! ”

Yicheng is not empty, there are at least 5,000 guards, and I heard that they were transferred from Jiujiang County and Donghai County.

But when Exian County was robbed by the rebels, the Hengshan County Guard and Wei watched the people cry across the river, and countless people died under the butcher's knife, but they were indifferent and did not send a soldier to quell the chaos, and finally Dongmen Leopard cleaned up the situation.

An Pu pondered: "Feng Wuxue, who is stationed in Xiakou and Xiling, has more than 30,000 troops, and he will not sit idly by. ”

"Where did he go when the rebels ravaged Exian County and slaughtered the Qin officials? Don't you just ignore it! ”

Dongmen Leopard looked down on Feng Wuxue, who had been led by his own nose, and the old guy probably thought that this was Heifu's plan to transfer troops, so he didn't move.

Ah Bao patted the case and said: "If he ignores it, we will directly take the city and occupy it!" If he is reasonable, he will move eastward, and we will drag Feng Wuxuan in Hengshan County and confront each other across the river. In that case, the west side will be vacant! ”

Wei was shocked: "Where is my brother?" ”

Dongmen Leopard laughed: "The prince said, this is a plan to attack the east and the west, we are in the east, where do you say he will be?" ”

……

At this moment, Heifu had crossed the river by boat with 25,000 people to Zhouling County (opposite Chibi City, Hubei).

Zhouling County, located between Yun, Mengliangze and Dajiang, had been controlled by the Southern Expeditionary Army more than ten days ago.

Looking at the waves of the river going east, and the rock wall on the opposite bank reflected in the sunset, Heifu couldn't help but sigh, and there was a sentence in his heart that was about to blurt out:

"The great river goes east, the waves are exhausted, and the eternal romantic characters. ...... west of the base"

But he immediately covered his mouth, looked left and right at the reeds on both sides of the strait, a hundred miles of barrenness, and suddenly became happy.

"Speaking of which, I'm the first person to come here to make history, a merry person!"

"This word should not be spoken by me, but should be used to praise me by people thousands of years later, when they are nostalgic for the past!"

……

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