world festival

Outside the city of Danyang County, inside the city of Liu Yao, Lu Fangzheng was wearing a pair of cow-nose trousers and bare-chested. He was mixing mud with a group of soldiers to repair the city wall. He used the old rural method of combining clay, using laterite, slaked lime, and crushed stone. Then use bamboo strips instead of modern steel bars to enhance the tensile strength of the walls, and pour concrete into a copycat version, which is very strong after solidification.After he came to Danyang from Shouzhou City, he knew that the battle against Hangzhou Qianmiao would be sooner or later.Although Lu Fang did not know the exact outcome of this war in history, but the Yue Kingdom of Yang Wu and Qian Miao had existed for quite a long time in history, so this battle must have lasted for a long time, and no one destroyed the other.The only way for me, a small fish, to gain benefits in the muddy water is to follow the famous saying of Zhu Baba who started here 500 years later, "Build high walls, accumulate food widely, and become king slowly." According to the fundamentals Although the city wall of Liu Yao was damaged and there were only a few low walls left, Liu Yao was considered an ambitious man back then. Although he was beaten into a mess by Sun Ce at the beginning, Liu Yao City was the basis for him to separate the southeast. It took a lot of effort and tens of thousands of people to build a high platform five feet above the ground and then build the city on it. The high platform is still there, and the rammed foundation is still very solid after hundreds of years. The manpower of the city wall will be saved by more than half.

Originally like Lu Fang's identity, building such a precipitous stronghold on his own territory was almost like shouting loudly in the downtown: "Someone is going to rebel!" He was full of ghosts, but he admired Lu Fang's approach. In addition, there was a big enemy Qian Miao in front of him, so no one took care of Lu Fang's presumptuous behavior. Although Lu Fang had limited manpower, he had to let his soldiers practice one day and do it one day. Work, take turns to build, at any rate, the southern city wall was roughly repaired within a few months.

While everyone was working, they saw Chen Wu who was training the newly recruited Danyang soldiers in the inner square of the city and ran over with two people, with a very hurried look on their faces, but the two behind them were also acquaintances, and one was in charge of the autumn harvest in the county seat, busy Fan Niseng, who can't be handed over, is Li Rui, the cavalry general under An Renyi's command.He bowed his hands in salute and handed over a letter to Lu Fang.Lu Fang checked that the seal was correct, and when he opened the letter, his face changed, and he shouted: "Send the order, call the soldiers, and send troops to Runzhou tomorrow." After saying that, he turned and left. Chen Wu and Fan Niseng looked at each other and asked Li Rui in unison. Said: "Want to attack Qian Miao?"

Li Rui nodded solemnly, but his eyes showed excitement.

In the hall of the Danyang County Government Office, Lu Fang took the high seat, and Wang Fo'er stood behind him holding a knife.Dozens of generals and generals from Mo Xiedu crowded the lobby to the brim. Everyone knew that they would send troops to attack Su and Hu prefectures. The lands of Danyang, Wu Jun, and Wu Xing are known as the half of the country in terms of taxation. Suzhou, Suzhou, and Huzhou. These three states are located around Taihu Lake, with convenient transportation and fertile land. At the end of Tang Dynasty, they were already a land of fish and rice.These few months in Danyang are either training troops or repairing walls. I have already had enough of these arrogant soldiers, especially those "Cai thieves", who see the southern soldiers as nothing and see the old and weak men selected from the army. All of them have at least joined the three elders in the village, and their lives are very nourishing, so they hope to build more territory, and they can also be a county captain or something, and they all look at Lu Fang with piercing eyes.

Lu Fang looked at the high morale of his subordinates and nodded in satisfaction. He also understood the thoughts of these bastards. All the generals under his command are locals in Danyang, so it is not enough to guard his hometown; Yinzi, it is not true that he was ordered by the emperor to conquer Buchen. If you say that Dong Chang, who Buchen himself wanted to rescue, was a veritable traitor. Grain, land grabbing.” What he said to them was false. Thinking of this, Lu Fang coughed twice: “The people in this room are all brothers who have lived and died together. The earlier Lu Xiong and a certain longtou planer After passing, Long Shier and Luo Anqiong who will be late are also brothers who drank vegetable soup together under the city of Shouzhou, so let's not talk about the nonsense of obeying the emperor's edict to beg disobedience. For the credit, King Yang rewarded the meritorious service with the county of Danyang. Everyone is a discerning person. In the past few months, the land, money and food in the county have not been taken extra. They are either used to make weapons or build city walls. The old and the weak The disabled brothers are also assigned to each village to serve as the three elders, and there are fields and houses to live in peace, but the land in Danyang County is too small, this time to send troops to attack Qian Miao, what do you think, let me know."

When everyone in the room heard this, they were all elated, and one of them couldn't help shouting: "What the general said is that the imperial court only judges the strength and weakness, regardless of right and wrong. What to do, the most important thing is to send troops to grab more land, Qian Miao sent troops to attack Dong Chang, Su and Hu prefectures will be empty, this battle is sure to win, but it is more important to grab more land, money and food."

Lu Fang heard the voice sound familiar, thought for a while and asked: "You are the one who said in the Huaihe boat earlier that he would join forces with Qian Miao to share the wealth of Dong Chang's family. You saw the opportunity quickly, but you just can't remember your name."

Everyone burst into laughter, the man squeezed out of the crowd, he was a burly man, his bare forearm was full of scars, one ear was missing, and his round face was full of smiles, it was a gratifying look, bye After bowing, he replied: "The general has a good memory. It was Liu Manfu who was here. At that time, I didn't see the general's ability. I just thought of getting more money. These days, the general wiped out the lewd temples, appointed officials, persuaded the farmers to cultivate mulberry trees, and built The city wall has a long-term plan."

Listening to what he said, Lu Fang seemed to be a thoughtful person. He wanted to test the school and asked, "Then, with our assistance, whoever Qian Miao and Dongchang will win and who will lose?"

Liu Manfu thought for a while, then replied: "It should be Dong Chang's defeat, not to mention the difference between obedience and rebellion. Dong Chang has paid tribute to the court as much as a mountain of goods over the years, which shows that he has exploited the people deeply, and he has always treated the soldiers very well." He is mean, how can he defeat Qian Miao. Dong Chang's territory is the east of Zhejiang Province, and his old nest is in Yuezhou. The west is surrounded by mountains, which is difficult to pass through. The east is the sea. Only the north and northwest are plains and rivers. From Xuanrun [-] Qian Miao sent troops to help, and Qian Miao's Zhejiang West Road happened to be in the middle. To send troops to meet Dong Chang, he had to cross Zhejiang. Strong and not side by side, Dong Chang will sooner or later be the food in Qian Miao's belly."

Everyone listened carefully and nodded one after another. Fan Niseng interrupted and said, "Is it possible that we will destroy Qian Miao and Dong Chang's family together and annex the land of Wu and Yue in one fell swoop." He was thinking of his great enemy, the presider of Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, such as the Huainan army annexing the land of Wuyue, his father's enmity was nothing more than turning back his hands.

Long Twelve shook his head repeatedly when he heard this, "How is this possible? The Xusu prefectures are already in the hands of Xuanwu and Zhu Wen. Although Huainan has already acquired the Si and Shou prefectures, they can only try their best to protect themselves. At this time, they can only withdraw Count the state soldiers. Besides, King Yang must sit in Guangling to wait for Xuanwu, so he must appoint a general to take charge of it. If he wins by chance, how will he be rewarded for such a great effort?

When these words were said, everyone was in an uproar, and Lu Fang nodded secretly: "This Dragon Twelve doesn't talk much on weekdays. I didn't expect to have such a vision. Several people under him are just unknown people in history, but for more than a year. Look, if you polish it in the right position, it will be no less than those famous heroes. It seems that there are often horses in the world, but Bole doesn't often have them." Lu Fang was thinking, and everyone in the hall nodded after hearing Long Twelve's words However, Fan Niseng was not convinced, and said: "Even if Qian Miao cannot be killed, it is always possible to capture Suzhou, Jiaxing, and take a peek at Hangzhou."

Long Twelve knew that Fan Niseng's whole mind was to enter Hangzhou City to avenge his father, and he won Lu Fang's trust. Caizhou Jiangbing had the most troops in Moyedu, and he was the one with the highest status among them. Their leader is the most likely to make people suspicious, so they are the most cautious on weekdays. At this moment, there is no need to offend him because of the verbal dispute. Upstream, Qian Miao is bound to fight, if Huainan does not go all out, even if the soldiers of Xuanrun and the two prefectures take it down for a while, it will be difficult to resist the people who live in the east and west of Zhejiang."

Lu Fang listened to Long Twelve's words, and nodded secretly in his heart. This person's thoughts on advancing Qian Miao's war coincided with his own.Then he raised his hands and pressed down, and quickly shut his mouth with sharp eyes. After everyone calmed down, Lu Fang said: "This time I dispatched troops, the idea of ​​a certain one is to take advantage, and not to do things that are disadvantaged. The three Wus will not do it." Like Hedong, Chencai, Weibo, and Tianping, as long as the flag is erected and there is food to eat, tens of thousands of soldiers can be recruited in ten and a half months, and the rest will be veterans after being dragged out to fight three or five battles. The south is considered a place to send troops. I am a parent official. It has been almost a month since the opening of the list, and the land was divided and the family was exempted from labor. Only 200 people were recruited. Dingkou in Danyang County has more than 200. Our men planed Those sent out to be village officials are only in their early 400s. These are the capital of our lives. The climate in the south is good and fertile, and it is easy to live. No one wants to be a soldier. There is a lot of food, but the soldiers have no. One dies and one less. This time I go out to ask for money, food, and land, and it would be best if I can recruit and surrender, but if I exchange the lives of my brothers, I won’t do it!” At the end, Lu Fang emphasized his tone. The last two words were almost roared out.Everyone in the house listened and nodded. Everyone understands the truth that in troubled times, soldiers are the king of grass. So the tone of sending troops to the two states of Suzhou and Lake was set, and the specific details were quickly finalized. A total of 500 longbowmen and Xuanrun crossbowmen; Long Twelve led Cai Bing with 200 soldiers in the left wing, and Chen Wu commanded the right wing soldiers and horse envoys and commanded the artillery team on behalf of Fan Niseng, including the newly recruited Danyang soldiers and the original soldiers. There are a total of [-] people in Qijiazhuang, and Lu Fang's personal army led by Wang Fo'er is composed of elites drawn from Moyedu. After finishing his work, he recruited civilians to speed up the construction of Liu Yao City, in case the military situation goes wrong, Qian Miao will bear the brunt of attacking Danyang, and there is also a basis.Chen Wu will take over his position as commander of the artillery team, and the remaining [-] soldiers, including [-] new recruits, will go out together tomorrow.

Everyone dispersed, only Fan Niseng was still staring at Lu Fang resentfully and refused to leave.