Waves at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 104

Go back to Bingzhou.

For more than half a month, neither Xun Tao nor Zang Hong had a good night's sleep, and they were too busy all day long.

As the prefects appointed by the imperial court, they had just been able to take charge of various government affairs in the county. They obviously did not realize that the situation in Taiyuan County and Shangdang County would suddenly become so complicated.

Not only these two counties, but now the whole Bingzhou is in chaos. The battle reports passed to them from Shangjun, Yanmen County and other places have piled up like hills in the court of the county guard's mansion.

It is often the case that the previous problem has not been resolved, and there is another report immediately, and a new crisis has already emerged.

What Xun Tao and Zang Hong really find troublesome is that they lack a strong enough army to face the current situation!
Now the county soldiers under the two men have not participated in decent battles all year round, coupled with lack of training and slack armor, resulting in weak combat capabilities. In addition, the previous suppression of the gentry also involved many people in the army. The integrated organization did not form combat effectiveness at all...

Not to mention sending out such a military force to quell the rebellion, even defense and self-protection are problematic.

"Hey, it's really a mistake this time!"

Xun Tao looked at the piles of urgent military newspapers but was helpless, he could only sigh silently.

Now the arrogance of the rebel army is getting more and more arrogant day by day. Maybe new forces will join them tomorrow morning. After all, the blind obedience of the ignorant people at the bottom is very strong. As long as someone with a heart stirs up the flames a little, big things will easily happen...

Now some people in various places in Bingzhou spare no effort to promote the incompetence of the imperial court, saying that today's people are self-willed and cronyistic, and officials from top to bottom form cliques for personal gain, eliminate dissidents, harm the same race, and provoke anger and resentment.

Judging from the collected statements, it was the remnants of the previously suppressed gentry.

Both Xun Tao and Zang Hong had anticipated this, and even Liu Hong and Xun Shuang were prepared for it. They even deliberately transferred back to the Northern Army in order to condone these remaining forces and let them be fully exposed before killing them all. ...

But all their predictions were only at the level of public opinion, and they never expected that these remnants would launch a large-scale rebellion so quickly, and they would also unite the Hu people who had been silent for many years!
Because of the "obedience" of the Southern Huns and Qiang people for many years, the court has long forgotten that there are actually aliens living in Bingzhou.

Therefore, in order to make up for the previous mistakes, Xun Tao wrote a memorial overnight and reported it to the court:
Chen Tao said: Since he was appointed as the governor of Taiyuan, he has been vigilant day and night and dare not slack off.However, last month, a war broke out suddenly in the border town, and it has spread to the whole Bingzhou.The minister has checked several times in the area under his jurisdiction, and found that this is not a foreign enemy, but an internal thief.The bandits rode their horses and swung their knives, hacked up the good people repeatedly, counted burnt houses, came roaring, and left in the dust, swift as lightning, fighting like the wind, the frontier soldiers fought to the death but could not keep the bandits, almost died inside the walls of the buildings.The ministers and others could not bear the suffering of the common people, Kuang Tian's kindness is in the body, and death cannot be repaid, so they fought fiercely day and night, captured the enemy soldiers alive for interrogation, and all went against the party.Or it is said that the remnants of the Wang family's crimes have not been exhausted, and now they are making a comeback, so we must investigate.In time, the war will continue, the border towns will be in a hurry, and foreign enemies will be around. If Xianbei takes advantage of the danger and runs away, and then plunders the border people, the people's reputation will be in jeopardy!I hope that your Majesty's heavenly soldiers will arrive quickly, and the emperor's majesty will come quickly, so that all the rebels will flee when they hear the wind, and the people will be relieved, and it will become a martial art...

After finishing this memorial, he wrote another secret report, and then called his closest personal guards to send him to the capital on a fast horse.

Then, he ordered his deputy to rush to Zanghong and other counties day and night to coordinate and discuss the disposal of the remaining people in prison from various gentry clans in Bingzhou.

After these days of interrogation, the crimes of these people have basically been verified, and under the supervision of Yushitai, those who were not involved have also been released.

Xun Tao thought that it was time to deal with these people. If other situations were dragged out, wouldn't His Majesty's plan to merge the state this time be in vain?

This group of prisoners includes not only the Wang family, but also too many children of the gentry from various counties. According to the Han law, most of them will be sentenced to death or exile. If this is really the case, the centuries-old foundation of the gentry in Bingzhou It is not surprising that he was devastated and never recovered from a setback.

After dealing with these, Xun Tao sighed secretly again:

"Hope it's not too late..."

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However, Zang Hong’s life in Shangdang was even more difficult. It was due to the former county magistrate Zhao Hong’s "coquettish operation". , and did not leave manpower to fill the holes of the county soldiers...

If Taiyuan County can only protect itself, then Shangdang County is precarious and can be overthrown at any time!

Zang Hong had no choice but to send people around the county to recruit new troops. Fortunately, Shangdang County has been searching the gentry for money and food.

However, soldiers don't spend money to recruit some civilians to fight immediately, even if there are still some soldiers in the treasury, but these are recruits!
If there is a real war, I am afraid that if these new troops go up, they will become a transport brigade to send heads...

Although Xihe County and Taiyuan County are in the front, and Shangdang is far away from the rebellious barbarians and gentry, will these people give him enough time to train these recruits into an army...?
Zang Hong was completely unsure about this.

But as the county guard, he can only go to the county barracks to supervise the training of recruits every day. Even if it is to spur the growth of the young and sharpen the gun, he has to give it a try...

Seeing that the ignorant recruits are often scolded or even whipped by the instructor for making mistakes, Zang Hong can only shake his head helplessly...

But even under such a difficult situation, God came to make his misfortune worse. Zang Hong stood stiffly at the top of the city wall, and after watching three solar eclipses, he sighed and said:

"Forget it, just do your best and obey the destiny...!"

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In the vast desert, it is already deep winter, the most difficult time of the year for herdsmen.

The previous sunny weather had long since ceased to exist, and the heavy snow in the past few days had covered many places, and even half of the houses were submerged.When the herdsmen walked in the snow, they would plunge half of their legs into the deep snow.

This kind of severe cold weather is common to Xianbei people, and every winter in their lives is like this.

It's just that this year is a little different from the past.

The news of the Han rebellion in the south has already spread, and some people are ready to move. After all, they went south a few months ago and got huge benefits.

Facts have proved that Han people can still be looted, as long as there are no more demons like General Ouyang...

It's just that under such weather conditions, even if the Xianbei army can move forward with difficulty and reach Bingzhou, it will be useless due to the serious depletion of combat power, or even fall into crisis if it is not done well.

This kind of judgment is the mainstream opinion among Xianbei people, but it is obviously not in line with Wang Shu's idea. He sent several batches of envoys in succession, looking for various reasons, hoping to persuade Tan Shihuai to send troops, but unfortunately, no matter these No matter how eloquent the messenger was, Tan Shihuai couldn't be convinced.

How did they know that Tan Shihuai had already reached a consensus with Wei Guang, that is, they should continue to dormant and integrate internally at this time, and wait for the time to take down the Yellow River South Plain in one fell swoop.

Therefore, even if there is no heavy snow, Tan Shihuai will not send troops at this time.

However, he is still more interested in the recent news of the Han Dynasty.

Recently, under Wei Guang's explanation, Tan Shihuai has a general understanding of the internal ruling structure of the Han Dynasty and the factional disputes in the court.

Both he and Wei Guang saw that the eunuch's action this time was indeed beyond the scope of previous court battles, and they were naturally very concerned about its subsequent development.

"Zixing, the southern Xiongnu and Qiang people are deeply involved in the chaos in Bingzhou. If we use his name, may we gain something?"

Tan Shihuai dismissed Wang's lobbyists again, and when he saw Wei Guang walking into the big tent, he gathered the charcoal in the brazier and said flatly.

"Why, my lord can't bear it anymore?"

Wei Guang asked back with a smile, he knew why Tan Shihuai would consider changing his strategy.

It seems that the power of this celestial phenomenon is still great, even a strong-willed person like my lord will be shaken by it!
"Hey, it's not the right time to send troops. I know it. It's just that my Xianbei and the Han Dynasty are far apart in strength, but there are some opportunities that Ben Shanyu doesn't want to let go..."

"My lord's worries are already clear, and this strategy is feasible if you think about it carefully, but it's too early... Don't look at the sudden changes in the current situation, and the people who participated in the chaos of Guangmai Bingzhou have not yet been fully revealed. My lord, at least wait for what the light said. We will make a decision after dispatching detailed work and paying off..."

(End of this chapter)