Chapter 182: Thieves emerged from the sea, and the Song army appeared in Hebei. They were attacked.

Wang Lan smiled and patted her hands continuously. The yamen behind her was wearing a bell and laughed. A yamen official led a group of people, young, young, and children, with no less than twenty mouths. The one or two boys who took the lead, held puppets and toys and malt sugar in their hands, jumped all the way before entering the hall. His eyes shone and he shouted, "Grandpa! Why did Grandpa come?"

The women behind them had tears in their eyes and wiped them with their sleeves. Two strong men bowed and said, "Dad!"

Old Wu had hugged his grandson. After two lifetimes, he didn't know how to see Jia Xiao here! He couldn't stop crying in his eyes, stroked his grandson with his hands, and said, "Good grandson, grandpa misses him so much!"

When Wang Lan met the family, she was moved and said in a harmonious voice: "Mr. Wu has a different family business here, why not come back home and tell me more carefully? Why not send Mr. Wu back to his house?"

Old Wu has lived in the military camp for the past two months, and has been with a group of navy men. He almost regarded himself as an old soldier in the army. Although the food in the army is not bad, he is as good as his time in Penghu? It is just that he has been alive and has been lucky enough to be able to spare his life. He always has the idea of ​​returning to Penghu to reunite with his family in the future. Therefore, he has never fought with his life, but has endured himself and waited for the opportunity to escape. He did not know that Wang Lan had all the means of doing things, but actually took over his family, who was far away in Penghu. What was the purpose of this?

Old Wu was full of worries, but he forced his smile and took his family to Wenchang County. He saw that it was not far from the county government office. It was a big house, which was afraid that it would be five or six acres in size. There were more than ten houses, the front and back courtyards were neat, the house was clean, but the walls were still freshly painted. Wang Lan asked the people to prepare for it, and the whole family was very surprised. At this time, he had not explained it in detail to his family. The old and young people in the family thought that Old Wu was doing well in the Huainan Market and was still wondering why the years-long pirates became the official VIP, but Old Wu was worried and began to understand: Wang Lan was so dedicated and sent his family to this place as a quality. What he wanted must be a big deal, and he could do it. But he didn't know how to use his old thief in the face of such a powerful navy?

After settled down, he used the silver given by Wang Lan to buy some household items. Old Man Wu rushed to Wang Lan with suspicion and asked whisperedly: "General Wang - this - the old man is an enemy of the Jincheng Navy - this - it would be fine if General Wang spared his life, but now he has given such kindness. It is really hard to repay him. I don't know what the general has to do, but when the young man can do it, it is a big thing that is so big that he can't say. I'm afraid that he will be old and weak, and he will not be able to bear the burden and miss the general's big thing!"

Wang Lan laughed and said, "Mr. Wu is worried too much. My elder brother does have something to do. Mr. Wu doesn't have to do it, but it's not the time. The gentleman only asks for reunion with his family. After a while, a family will come to ask for advice. Then he will talk about details with his husband!"

Old Wu was nervous. How could he enjoy reunion? But Wang Lan said this, but she was not good at competing for each other and had to force her to smile in front of her family. She had lived a comfortable life in Wenchang County these days, and her family business was three points larger than when she was in Penghu. She was just less money inside, so she didn't dare to say it out, because she was afraid that her family would only worry.

Sure enough, at the end of October, Wang Lan discussed everything in the yamen with Li Guang, and then he hailed and took two servants to visit him quietly.

"General Wang! Isn't you still serving tea!" Old Wu was playing with his two grandchildren in the hall. Seeing that it was Wang Lan's mansion, he hurriedly asked his daughter-in-law to take his grandchildren to the backyard, but he was there to give tea to Wang Lan. Wang Lan also waved his hand and asked the servant to retreat, and then bowed and smiled: "Mr. Wu is still here? A family has always been troubled and has never taken care of his family carefully. I forgive my crime!"

Old Wu was frightened, and then he was deeply attracted by three of them. Knowing that Wang Lan would be unable to resist, he hurriedly stood up and said, "The little old man is alive and dies. It is just General Wang and Commander Ruan's mercy. No matter what orders he has, Wu will follow!"

Wang Lan smiled and said, "A certain family once said that if you ask for it, it must be something that the teacher can do. There is something right now. I don't know what the teacher thinks?" He then put his ears in Lao Wu's ears and said softly. Lao Wu was shocked and suspicious at first, but later he smiled and nodded frequently.

At the end of the year, a group of thieves suddenly appeared in Liuqiu. The troops and horses under his command were strong and robbed the passing merchants. The Fujian Navy was weak. Although he had barely launched a suppression twice, he lost his troops and returned. If the merchants who had not traveled together, they would often have to rely on large ships built by Huainan Maritime Bureau to maintain safety. However, Jiangnan merchants who traded to Goryeo, Japan and other places had no way to go, so they had to send representatives to Liuqiu to discuss with the pirates, pay the silver coins on a monthly basis, and the pirate leader would be awarded the title of "the leader".

The color runes of the banner are different from each month. They can be hung on the top of the main mast and can be passed without any obstacles. There are not many refugees from Hebei on the road of Fujian. I heard that Liukei recruits refugees on the island. Those who go there will always be houses, oxen, silver, and seeds. People often go with them together. For a time, Liukei's population on the island has increased significantly. Pirates from all walks of life all went to the pier to pay homage. I heard that the old thief head, who was in Penghu in the past, had no idea how he was actually seeking great success, but he was outstanding in strength and could not stop the thief.

As the year was about to pass, apart from the thieves on the sea, half of the Yangtze River in the Song Dynasty was still safe. After several years of war, people's livelihood gradually became safe. Under the huge wasteland, the life of this year was quite abundant. However, the refugees in Hebei often rented out farmland from the homes of gentry and officials in Jiangnan. It was a little difficult, but they depended on the large-scale workshops and recruited personnel in various prefectures and counties. They also had some extra money during the Chinese New Year. On December 17, there was heavy snow in the Jianghuai area, and the riverside area was mostly over the south, and Ezhou was among them. Tian Shizhong was very happy and reported the joy of auspicious snow to Lin'an, and to celebrate the prosperity of the coming year. Zhao Gou's income was naturally not just Tian Shizhong's report. Even Wang De and others knew that people were doing such articles, and even sent He Yi to Lin'an.

However, during the Taiping period, there were also uneasy people. Outside the Yellow Crane Tower in Ezhou, there was a rash man who was drunk and ignored the family's obstruction and pointed and cursed: "The dog-like governor only knows how to deduct food and salary. The Ezhou army is like a city, how can it look like a war? If Brother Yue is in Japan-"

Before he was comfortable, he was in the wind and was filled with wine. He spitted on the road with a "wow" mouthful. The servants rushed forward to support him and sent Niu Gao, who was already drunk, back home. On the Huanghe Tower, on the high ground of the attic, Tian Shizhong, who was enjoying the family, did not hear the yelling downstairs, but the guards guarding outside the pavilion could hear it clearly. One of them came to the pavilion to report quietly. After hearing this, Tian Shizhong threw the wine glass in his hand out the window angrily. Unfortunately, Niu Gao had gone far away and could not hear Tian Shizhong murmuring: "This old beast doesn't know whether to live or die, it will bear him sooner or later!"

But what Niu Gao said was not a false statement. Tian Shizhong took the lead in occupying more than a thousand hectares of good land. In name, it was to resettle Hebei refugees, but only gave 300% of the grain to the tenants, and paid rent. In addition, it occupied several tea farms and silk shops in Ezhou, and did a lot of business with Wang Hanyu. The so-called upper beams are not straight and lower beams are crooked, so there are naturally generals who have worked as a result of the upward and downward effect. Every time the army gets one level, it often costs hundreds to thousands of dollars. The buying and selling official titles is like selling goods, the market price is public, and the price is clearly marked, and the old and the old are not deceived. The lowest-class soldiers are like prisoners, working for officials and helping in tea farms, porcelain kilns, etc., so where can they practice fighting?

Niu Gaoyuan is Yue Fei's caring brother. Since Yue Fei was killed, he was in a daze all day long. He was drunk and still couldn't understand himself. He was even more reluctant to see the bullying of Tian Shizhong. However, he was in a suspicious place and was powerless to do anything about it. Therefore, after drinking, he wanted to visit Huanghe Tower, but was followed by Tian Shizhong and was blocked under Huanghe Tower. How could he stop? He just cursed for a while, relieved his anger, but made Tian Shizhong even more hateful, and there was nothing to do about it.

At night, Niu Gao was still not awake, and the door reported: "Mr. Wang, the head of the Jincheng business company, asked to see the deputy commander. I wonder if the master woke up?" Everyone in the family had no choice but to welcome Wang Hanyu. The housekeeper said in detail to Wang Hanyu with a bitter face. Wang Hanyu was shocked after hearing this: "Mr. Tian is a villain, and he will definitely revenge him. Mr. Niu has always been inconsistent with him. If he humiliated like this, he is afraid that Master Tian will not let Master Niu go, but what should he do? Mr. Yang is in Zezhou Prefecture and always asks him to look at Mr. Niu's mansion. Now his plan is to be heard by Mr. Yang!"

At this time, Yang Zaixing and Hong Hao were worried about sitting in Jincheng: It is common for Jiangnan to be mature, but it is not the case on the ground in Hebei. It is fine. With Hong Hao and Lu Xiulin's advice on agriculture and sericulture, and Yang Zaixing's emphasis on warehousing, not only did this year be long the bumper harvest in the past two years, but the storage has been overwhelmed and began to vigorously build new granaries. But this was not the case on Hedong Road. Where did the commander of the Jin army, Sa Liyu, know what farming matters? In addition, the time is not right, from Yan'an Prefecture

When he arrived at the ground of Taiyuan Prefecture, the harvest was not bad this year. For a time, the refugees fled south again, trying to go straight to Sichuan and Shu to relieve the difficulties of the uproar. Qin Hui ordered to go to Shu in time: "Don't recruit exiles, for fear of causing trouble." Local officials naturally obeyed the imperial edict, and kept a large number of refugees out of the Fengxiang Prefecture, Jingzhao Prefecture, Henan Prefecture and other lands. There were some powerful people who plundered from all over the hills to make a living, but they all raised the banner of anti-Jin and even grabbed the grounds of Jiezhou and Zezhou.

Saliyu received a report from Yan'an Prefecture and led more than 10,000 troops out of the prefectures and counties on the west road of Jingxi Road. When the Chinese New Year was about to celebrate the New Year, the army encountered a caravan coming from Xixia. Ren Zhicai personally led a thousand camels and horses, each with goods. He was preparing to trade in Jincheng, and then he spent the New Year here before returning. However, he was unlucky and ran into Saliyu's army.

"You don't know that the road is unstable recently? You dare to bring so many wealth on the road. You are so brave!" Saliyu was not interested in making things difficult for this team of merchants. When he heard the school under his command talk about "many wealth", he couldn't help but see his eyes lit up. When he looked closely, he was secretly happy: this batch of camel horses did not have any broken goods, and they were even more neat than those used in the army. How could he let go of it? He laughed loudly and said, "This batch of horses is good! It's a pity to transport goods. There are some horses in my general's army, so it's better to change them. The horses in the general took them to transport goods, but how about the horses in Xia Kingdom?"

Ren Zhicai was timid, how could he dare to quit? At that moment, he had to let the Jin army replace the good horse from Luo Yan, but he took the middle-aged Jin army's weak and weak horse to Jincheng. During this period, 20 or 30% of the goods were missing. Yang Zaixing originally vigorously recruited refugees and enriched the county seats of the two prefectures. With a large amount of food, he could hold up even more people. He had to select strong people from them to fill the Jin army in order to prepare for the need to resist the Jin army. How could Ren Zhi bring this bad news? For a moment, the Zezhou army was very angry and wanted to find the bad luck of Sali Drum. Gao Lin was the first to leave Taihang Pass and head straight to the Sali Drum Camp in Jiezhou. Hong Hao stood up and stopped him and said, "This is not allowed!"

Everyone knows this truth. Jincheng is not the time to go to full war with the Great Jin Kingdom. If it starts, I am afraid that it may not win for a while, and it will take several years of hard work. But if I don’t fight, I can’t stand it. However, at this time, Wang Hanyu reported to Ezhou that it was harmful to Niu Gao, and there were already rumors in the Ezhou army that Yang would like to take action.

A few days before the New Year, under the rule of Hezhong Prefecture, a group of strong thieves suddenly appeared. They snatched the mountains and forests, killing Jin officials, and traitors who attached to the thieves and harmed the people. For a moment, the refugees followed and shook hundreds of miles of ground. Jingzhao Prefecture and Qingyang Prefecture both urgently reported to Sali's house and asked the troops to go out to wipe out. Sali's house was staying in Jiezhou for some time, but when he heard the news, he was very angry and immediately sent a letter to Li Qiong's house, asking the army in Kaifeng City to send troops to suppress the bandits in Hezhong Prefecture. How dare Li Qiong not obey? He immediately ordered three thousand cavalry and Sali's army to join forces and headed towards Hezhong Prefecture.

Unexpectedly, this group of thieves had a large number of horses. When they saw the army coming to suppress the enemy, they turned south. They robbed the ground of Henan Prefecture for several days and went straight to Dengzhou. The Dengzhou defenders naturally had high suspension bridges, closed the city gates, and did not dare to go out of the city to fight. The army led by Saliyu was also divided into four teams after several days of raiding. They could not meet each other. On the day of the Chinese New Year, the vanguard bypassed Dengzhou and pursued Xiangyang. However, they were 50 miles away from Dengzhou. They were shocked to find that the army in front was purged, and there were more than 3,000 cavalry waiting for their work. They were waiting here!

Meng'an Bojin, who was in charge, was shocked and saw that the fatigued soldiers he led were less than 2,000, he came forward in surprise and asked, "Where are you? You are definitely not a bandit in Hebei, but the cavalry of the State of Song? There is a peace agreement between the north and the south, how to invade the territory of the Jin Dynasty in the north?"

The Han people in the leadership said, "Bah! What kind of territory is the Great Jin Dynasty? How many Song people have you killed, how can you still dare to discuss peace! Boys, it's time to take revenge, kill!"——"

At that moment, more than 3,000 cavalry and tigers rushed forward, killing the Jin army, which was already at the end of their power, was completely defeated. Within half an hour, hundreds of them had been lost. The commander Bo Jin was also agile. Seeing that he was defeated, he was busy calling out gold, but he led the team to escape first. The Han army behind him chased for dozens of miles.
Chapter completed!