diskusbooks Chapter 181 5-Ditch Mine
Chapter 181 5-Ditch Mine
Guangchang County had not received any intelligence regarding the 50,000 troops of the Zhang family gathering at Zijing Pass. They only knew that the Lu family of Yizhou was gathering troops.
In addition, there are new Jin troops in Lingqiu, and it is not clear whether they are enemies or friends.
The day after Sun Jiping learned of this situation, 10,000 people allocated from Dingzhou camp arrived in Guangchang County.
"Brother Yongzhen, I am sent here as a guerrilla general to serve you."
The person who came was guerrilla general Xu Shaowu, whose identity was the same as Jiao Fafa, but the difference was that Jiao Fafa also had the identity of a lieutenant general in the army.
The lieutenant general of the Great Zhou Dynasty is equivalent to a deputy general, which is somewhat similar to the chief of staff.
Zhu Yongzhen was already somewhat dissatisfied with his official position and status, and after hearing Xu Shaowu's words, his emotions were somewhat balanced.
"Brother Shaowu, we have fought together for many years, and we should take care of each other on the battlefield."
The pleasantries were all just for show. Everyone knew what was going on, but they just didn't point it out.
Guangchang County has two city walls, old and new, that is, the inner and outer cities.
According to the old rules, the soldiers were all in the outer city, while the personal guards and the governors and generals rested in the inner city.
The newly arrived Xu Shaowu's troops were arranged in two camps in the northwest and southwest to prevent enemy attacks from that direction.
"County Magistrate Sun, the prince has asked us to bring ten large cannons and ten small cannons with us this time. How do you think we should distribute them?"
Sun Jiping knew Zhu Yongzhen's character very well. He liked to compete with others in such matters.
"General Zhu is now the garrison commander of Guangchang County. I'll have to trouble you to arrange this matter."
After saying this, he bowed to Zhu Yongzhen, hoping that he would take over the matter.
"I have no choice but to shoulder the responsibility of defending the county. County Magistrate Sun, there's no need to be so modest. Guangchang County is also your territory. We are merely following your orders."
There was another scene of mutual compliments, however, Sun Jiping was helpless because he really needed to rely on these soldiers to defend the city.
Xu Shaowu handed over the transfer documents and gave the tiger talisman to Sun Jiping for verification.
The tiger talisman is not only a certificate, but also a seal. Sun Jiping needs to stamp the acceptance document with his seal before it is valid.
Many matters in ancient times were rigorous and standardized, especially the handover of documents.
Unlike later generations, some documents related to a person's life were handed in casually, and there was no way to know if they were tampered with later. Even if they were handed over to investigators, it would be difficult to get started.
Especially when subordinates submit documents to their superiors, it all depends on the mood of their superiors.
This bad habit is said to have started after the Ming Dynasty, but it is difficult to verify whether it is true or not.
After a night of treatment, the injured patients of the Yang family were basically all better by the next day.
Zhu Yongzhen failed to get these people to join his army. On the contrary, Sun Jiping took the initiative to show goodwill and let them stay temporarily in the county government office.
"Brother, father told us not to embarrass Yan Yunchu."
Yang Chuanbao came to a tree outside the ward and found Yang Chuangang and said.
"I was the one who mentioned Yan Yunchu to my father. He's a real man. He's not on the same page with the Zhang family. But the Zhang family saved his life, so he wouldn't betray them easily."
"So, it was Big Brother's idea to keep Yan Yunchu here?"
"That's right. We have offended the Lu and Zhang families, so we can only seek refuge with the Prince of Yan or the Prince of Dingzhou."
"Guangchang County is the territory of the Prince of Yan, but it is guarded by the Dingzhou Army. What should we do?"
Yang Chuangang looked at his brother's stupidity and laughed inwardly at him, calling him a fool. He then said, "Just ask the county about this kind of thing."
"Oh? The county? Yes, why didn't I think of that?"
Yang Chuanbao suddenly realized and remembered that his elder brother went to see Sun Jiping today for this matter.
At this time, Yang Chuanfeng walked out of the wounded camp and said to Yang Chuangang, "Brother, father is looking for you, please go to the ward."
Yang Chuangang looked at his third brother, saw nothing unusual, and nodded, saying, "You stay here and talk to your fourth brother. I'll go in and see father."
Yang Chuanfeng watched the boss walk in, then asked Yang Chuanbao:
"Fourth brother, have you ever thought about what we should do in the future? Also, our relatives are in Yangjiawan. Shouldn't we go and bring them back?"
"Third brother, what you said, is it what father meant?"
"Fourth brother, you're not young anymore. You're in your twenties. Isn't it time to find a woman and start a family?"
Yang Chuanbao looked at his third brother. His thoughts were moving so fast that he didn't understand what was going on for a moment.
"You are still the best, alone and carefree..."
Yang Chuanfeng stood up, sighed, said something, and was about to leave.
"Third brother, I don't understand what you are saying. What does this have to do with me not being married?"
"It doesn't matter. You'll understand when you have a wife."
"What happened between you and sister-in-law? Oh, I understand. Are you brothers missing your sister-in-law?"
"Four! Be good, if you don't get married soon, the old man will ask your eldest brother to find you another sister-in-law."
"Ah..., I'm not getting married, why do I need you to help me find a sister-in-law?"
Yang Chuanbao chased after Yang Chuanfeng and asked, he felt that what his third brother said was confusing.
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The border troops originally stationed in Changshan County were transferred to Dai County.
"How come Changshan County suddenly has over 100,000 more people?"
"I heard they came from Dai County."
"Nonsense! I secretly took a look at the outer city yesterday, and the people outside were all Huns."
"Huh...? Huns? How could it be...?"
"Shh..."
In Changshan County, merchants and common people were all talking about it.
Merchants took the opportunity to raise prices by 30%, and the people suffered.
"Are we going to Guangling from here? Didn't we say we were going to attack Guangchang County?"
"Leader Tuoba, we are attacking Guangchang County, but we have discovered a place that holds a great secret."
In Tuoba Jing's tent, a man pointed at the map and said:
"There's an iron mine here, called Wugou. Exploration revealed there are 5,000 people here, 3,000 of whom are workers, about 2,000 of whom are from the Lu family. We'll occupy this mine, transport the minerals out, and then..."
"I understand, but we have 100,000 people, all just for this mine?" Tuoba Jing asked in confusion.
"From the perspective of getting rich, yes!"
Yelu Kang also came with them. After listening to the conversation between the two, he also felt that this was an opportunity.
"To accomplish this, first, Weizhou and Guangchang County must launch an attack simultaneously. We will go there now, capture Wugou, and then surround Weizhou to block Guangchang County's reinforcements."
What Yelu Kang said made sense, but if they wanted to launch an attack at the same time, they would have to contact the Xianbei.
"What does Tuoba Youyou plan to do now? Will the soldiers of Lingqiu listen to us?" Tuoba Jing asked the envoy.
"The troops transferred from Dai County are here to attack Guangchang County. They are waiting for a surprise force from Zijing Pass."
Several people were discussing, but they didn't know that the people from Zijing Pass who were attacking Guangchang County would be suppressed by landmines and unable to advance, and they almost couldn't get reinforcements.