In the dark night, a large group of people were passing through a mud.

"In the future, we must fill this place." Shao Yu rode his horse and strolled to the other side of the river with difficulty, saying.

There is a lot of rainfall in summer, there is no river embankment, the riverbed is not fixed, and it is often diverted, resulting in a large mud area.

As they observed, it took a lot of effort to rectify this flooded swamp area. First, we need to deepen and widen the rivers that had long been silted, bind together the rivers that were forked into multiple strands, then build dams, build gates, dig irrigation canals, and then use river water to irrigate relatively safely.

But this area is fighting and fighting all year round, who can do these things? Only the Murong Xianbei is more powerful and the enemy dare not invade the territory.

So you can do agricultural planting with peace of mind, but the flowers will not grow red for a hundred days. The Murong Xianbei will always decline one day. At that time, all these farmlands and cities will have to be destroyed. They either are destroyed by the enemy or give up on their own initiative.

It is not that easy to farm in the frontier. Even though the agricultural conditions here are not bad, safety is a big problem.

After more than two thousand people crossed the mud area in sequence, they rested in a wooded forest on the bank of the river.

Shao Yu glanced at Tuoba Sigong who was arranging alert not far away and smiled slightly.

Yes, the number of people following him for reconnaissance was more than 2,100. In addition to nearly 1,000 cavalrymen of the Yanwang Mansion, there were also 600 left cavalry guards and troops, nearly 1,200.

His proposal to go forward for reconnaissance was strongly opposed by Tuoba Sigong, but Shao Yu was the vanguard general, and his opposition was invalid. There was no way, so he could only click half of his troops and go forward with the army. He was ready to steal the King of Yan back whenever something was wrong, and he must not be lost to the hands of the thief.

In addition, he also sent people to return to Peiping to report to recruit Li Chong.

When I was uneasy, the sound of horse hooves sounded in the depths of the darkness ahead, and everyone leaning against the tree to eat water looked shaking.

Shao Yu held down Zhihua, who had stood up suddenly, and whispered: "There is a lot of forest here, and the thief cannot rush in, don't worry."

After saying that, he motioned to the servant Guo Shi.

Guo Shi nodded and stood up to go to a valley not far away to spread. There were hundreds of cavalry houses, located directly behind the forest. Once someone attacked, they could attack forward and backward.

Shao Yu continued to eat dry and hard jerky, drinking two sips of water from time to time, with a calm expression.

Tuoba Sigong nodded secretly. It was not the first time that he was so calm that he had entered the enemy territory.

The sound of hooves stopped quickly.

Everyone waited with peace of mind. After a long time, Guo Shi brought one person over and reported, "Your Highness, capture a Xianbei messenger."

"I'm not a Xianbei person." The man said immediately.

Guo Shi glared at him, approached Shao Yu and whispered: "This person's name is Cui Zan, and he is the younger brother of Cui Tao, a St. Zhou.

Brother Cui, the former governor of Pingzhou."

Shao Yu suddenly realized, and a smile appeared on his face.

At the end of the Jin Dynasty, Cui from the Qinghe Cui clan was appointed as the governor of Pingzhou. He made a appointment with Goguryeo and Yuwen Xianbei to siege the Murong Xianbei. The Murong clan eventually defeated the strong with weak and defeated the more with few, laying the foundation for dominating Pingzhou.

After the war, Cui Ben Goguryeo, but now I don’t know if he is still alive.

Cui Tao was in Murong Camp as an envoy of Cui at that time, "congratulations" on his victory and negotiated peace by the way.

Murong did not make things difficult for Cui Tao, but instead gave it to the officials. At this moment, Murong even regarded Cui Tao as the Chengzhou inner history, managing some refugees from Henan and opening up wasteland in the boundary of Liucheng County.

There is no doubt that this is Qiaojun. I have seen it many times since the end of the Jin Dynasty and it is everywhere.

It is not uncommon to establish counties in counties in the county, and even to divide part of the land from one or two townships to build an overseas Chinese county. Anyway, there is no need to place many people, some of them are just a few hundred households.

There are four counties in Liucheng County, namely Jiyang, Yingqiu, Chengzhou, and Tang dynasties. Each has a county, one to several. There are county towns in Qiao County, and Qiao County also has county towns, which are not big and are not much different from a fort.

Even Liucheng County was abolished during the Cao Wei period, and Sima Jin was not established, and it was still reestablished in the Murong era.

This person has settled refugees in the Central Plains here and reclaimed wasteland, which has been here for 30 years.

"Let him come here." Shao Yu got up and came to the depths of the woods.

Tuoba Sigong pointed out twenty soldiers from the palace and followed and scattered left and right.

Zhihua glanced at this person and clicked thirty guards of the royal palace to follow.

Fifty warriors held a knife and bow, but they scared Cui Zan. They were obviously hesitant, and finally gritted their teeth and followed.

After Shao Yu settled down, he turned to look at Cui Zan and asked, "It's the big black sky, why are you running around outside? It's not your turn to spy on military information, right?"

After saying that, he looked around Cui Zan. He was not a warrior. How could he approach and spy on the enemy?

"General's clarification." Cui Zan said, "A few days ago, I received a document of persuasion from the envoy. My brother had been thinking for a long time and decided to return to the great country, so he sent me here to find the king's army."

"What kind of messenger? Or is it from Huangsha Prison?" Shao Yu asked.

"I don't know this." Cui Zan said, "It's just that someone came up with a letter and left quickly."

"I'm afraid it's not the messenger of Li Zhaodan." Shao Yu said with a smile.

In order to persuade the surrender, Huangsha Prison, the envoys from the Beiping Camp came out everywhere and rushed to make promises.

In comparison, Shao Yu personally thinks that the envoys of Huangsha Prison are more reliable, after all, they specialize in this kind of work.

But it is hard to say that Huangsha Prison did not know the officials of Murong Xianbei, so he did not rely on recommendations or simply entrust the Hebei natives with relatives in Pingzhou to come to the door. In the end, it is possible to do whatever they want.

"Your Highness." When I heard this, I looked excited.

Shao Yu waved his hand and asked someone to take Cui Zan away first, then said, "In the past, he was talking with Yang Gong in Jicheng. He said that marching and fighting, "waiting for surrender is like waiting for the enemy." It must not be ignored. This is a sincere saying."

"Then-" When Dahua heard it, hesitated.

"What is fake, what is real?" Tuoba Sigong said, "The army drove over and ordered the guards to leave the city and line up, and then select the troops and horses to enter the city. The fake ones will become real."

Shao Yu thought for a while and said, "No. Now that the army has not arrived, the food and equipment are not complete, he suddenly takes over the city, and may harm others. If the wise ones do not do it."

After saying that, I made a few instructions.

The first is to report to Li Chong, asking him to send more reinforcements as appropriate, and even send troops now, and don’t wait until the resources are completely hoarded;

The second article is to send envoys to the west, contact the people of Yuwen Xianbei through personal relationships, and stop taking care of livestock. Spring is very important, but making meritorious service is more important:

The third article is to ask Lieutenant Sima Luhan to select another group of infantrymen and wait for orders.

After the three items were finished, he no longer hesitated and decided to inquire about the news from the east first.

*******

On the night of the 16th, Cui Zan hurried back to Chengzhou County City.

"How?" Cui Tao pulled his second brother over and asked in a low voice.

He was surrounded by several major tribes in the county, most of whom were the Central Plains natives living in Pingzhou, and they all looked over with bright eyes.

"I met King Yan of Daliang." Cui Zan said, "But he only brought a vanguard, and the army has not yet been dispatched. Therefore, King Yan is in great demand. Don't move lightly for the time being. When the king's army gathers together, the city will surrender. In this way, those who are half-hearted in the city will have nothing to say and will follow their brothers to return."

After saying this, Cui Tao did not say anything, but the children of the big clan breathed a sigh of relief.

Someone wiped his tears, but didn't know whether the true feelings or false intentions were true, so he swallowed hard: "I have been living outside the border for thirty years, and my father and brother have all died. I only vaguely remember the old house where I played when I was young, but I don't know if the pear trees in the courtyard were blooming."

After the man finished speaking, someone looked at the south side blankly and said, "When I went north in the past, I was still naked. Before my father died,

He insisted that I help him up the mountain and said that he wanted to see every grass and tree in Dongping, but he could see nothing."

"Oh, it's good to be Murong, I have nothing to say to me. I feel guilty when I leave after I turn my back on Murong. If I have a chance in the future, I may be able to do it."

"What are you talking nonsense? Are these lands given for free?" Someone scolded: "When Murong was alive, at least half of the grain was sent to Jicheng every year. So what do you say? Well, this is still tolerant! But Murong has been in charge of the land for three years and has occupied a lot of land, thinking that it is the garden. Whenever we ask us to send troops to plunder the people of Hu Han in Youzhou, all the people they get are taken away, thinking that their own farmer was farming and farming in the garden. Compared to Murong, this son is cruel and tyrannical, what's wrong with abandoning him?"

Compared to Murong, Murong, the second generation, is indeed a bit too much. Not only is it cruel and bloodthirsty, but it is also greedy.

The people of Youzhou, Goguryeo and even other tribes obtained were all placed in the garden of King Yan. If there were oxen, they were divided into seven or three, and if there were no oxen, they would be eight or two, which was even more cruel than Cao Cao.

The exploitation of local tribes has also deepened, especially after Murong Ren's rebellion, which was overwhelming and unbearable. In addition, four consecutive years of cold winters have made it even worse. Many old men starved to death in various cities and tribes, and children were also very thin, which has led to the increasing number of Hu Han people who were dissatisfied with the rule of Murong.

From this perspective, it is not surprising that Murong has suffered a large-scale betrayal.

"Forget it, don't say anything." Cui Tao sighed and said, "Mr. Murong is indeed a gentleman, but he is not worthy of having a child.

So much so. At worst, I can find an opportunity to ask for help in the future, so as to protect Murong Gong’s blood and keep incense.”

"That's not easy? Murong Han and his two sons live in the Central Plains, and this lineage will definitely be passed down." Human beings said.

"Will Emperor Liang settle the matter afterwards and kill the Murong family?"

"It should not be. He is a very reputable person who has not broken his promise for thirty years."

"Then it's nothing. Actually, I'm also worried that Emperor Liang would punish me afterwards. Since he kept his word, he would surrender."

When Cui Tao saw that everyone had agreed to their opinions, he said, "You must be careful in your words and actions, and do not let the news leak out."

"As for the order." Everyone responded in unison.

Coincidentally, on the 17th, a group of people in Jiyang County hurriedly climbed to the top of the city and watched the cavalry of Liang State rushing towards him.

There were not many people, probably only a few hundred riders, and the leader was wearing golden armor and holding a thick and long horse, majestic.

A raft was driven by them and galloping wildly, trying to escape.

After chasing for a while, the general of Golden Armor stopped at the ground, then quickly picked up his bow and took an arrow. Two arrows broke through the air, shot one person, and hit another horse.

The knights behind him cheered and rushed forward, raised their swords and took back the heads of the two thieves.

Everyone on the city wall looked at me and I saw the endless meaning contained in their own eyes.

"Peng!" The prefect Song Zhu slapped the battlements hard and said, "How can we let the thieves be so arrogant and destroy our morale? Gao Chou, hurry back to your manor and attack the thief."

Upon hearing this, Gao Chou immediately refused, "Mr. The grass has just turned green and the horse is too thin. Let's raise it again."

"You!" Song Zhu turned around and looked at the man, his eyes were very dangerous, and his hand had even touched the hilt of the knife.
To be continued...