In fact, Liu Yu's statement was half true and half false. Although the treasury was not much savings, it was barely enough to support a battle, and it was not really empty.

But for Sizhou in chaos, sending troops alone is far from enough. The escape rate of the civilian households in Sizhou reached 90%, and almost all the power is in the hands of Hu Han and Wubao tyrants. If you want to subdue these people, it is not possible to simply occupy a few important cities. It can be said to be a protracted war.

Since Shi Le's defeat, the powerful people in Sizhou, who were between the cracks between the East and West Han countries, have keenly discovered the changes in the world's general trend.

Although Jinshifang Town today controls many prefectures and counties, the core areas of the Central Plains have all fallen into the hands of two Han countries, and the hope of returning to Luojing seems to be slim and untouchable.

This time, Guo Mo, the dock owner of more than ten powerful Sizhou, was originally the general under the tent of Pei Zheng, the prefect of the Jinting Henei County. After Pei Zheng was captured by the Huns, Guo Mo led his soldiers to gather in Wude County, Hanoi County to become bandits, and specifically rob pedestrians who fled.

However, Guo Mo, who specializes in "making money from the national crisis", was unwilling to do his best, but he was unwilling to work hard for the Huns and Captains.

After learning that Jie Hu Shile from Hebei was defeated by Liu Yu in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guo Mo had the idea of ​​giving up his allegiance to the Jin Dynasty.

After Zhao Gu occupied Luoyang City and rebelled against Hu and Jin, the Jin army in Guanzhong and Sizhou were unable to rescue Luoyang, so the resurgence of Luoyang City became inevitable.

Under such circumstances, Guo Mo decisively sent his younger brother Guo Zhi as an envoy to come and submit a letter of surrender to Liu Yu.

Although Liu Yu could not directly send troops to control Sizhou, since there were a hero like Guo Mo who was willing to submit and had attracted more than a dozen forts to submit, there was naturally no way to refuse, and he could not refuse!

Therefore, it is really worthwhile to provide some support to Guo Mo, the rich and powerful dock owners who are willing to submit, to appoint them as officials, and provide some support to obtain several strongholds in Sizhou.

When Guo Mo's younger brother Guo Zhi returned to Wude County, Sizhou with the seal granted by Emperor Liu Yu, the Han Dynasty, Guo Mo couldn't wait to ask about the result of his surrender.

"Azhi, what's the result?"

As soon as Guo Mo saw his younger brother come back, he immediately asked.

"Brother, it's done!" Guo Zhi looked joyful, and he couldn't tell the hard work of rushing day and night.

"Hahaha, OK!" Guo Mo laughed and asked again.

"How to make it happen?"

Guo Zhi smiled and took out a roll of silk book from his arms, and a copper seal that was less than the size of a palm.

"Brother, the Emperor of Han appointed you as the prefect of Hanoi. This is an imperial edict and seal."

After Guo Mo took a few things, he weighed the weight and showed an unsatisfied expression.

"Is that all? Nothing else?" Guo Mo asked with some disappointment.

Guo Zhi showed some confusion, "Brother, why don't you like it? Aren't these things we have long been looking forward to?"

Before heading to the Han Kingdom to the east, Guo Mo's plan was to obtain the official position of the prefect of Hanoi County, and then use the increasingly prosperous martial ethics of the Han Dynasty to rule over the powerful people in the county.

"Oh, you don't know anything!" Guo Mo sighed helplessly, and then continued.

"Zhao Gu of Luoyang is very brave. Liu Cong, the Huns Hu master, personally led tens of thousands of troops to siege. After losing nearly 10,000 troops, he was already angry and captured the people near Luoyang as dead soldiers. In less than ten days, Henan County had almost no living survivors!"

When Guo Zhi heard Guo Mo say this, his face suddenly turned pale.

"These Xiongnu slaughtered their sons, and they pretended to be holy kings and wise kings, and they used to foster the people, but now they have exposed the beast's faces!"

"So, our place is just across the river from Luoyang. If these barbarians become seldom killed and attacked Luoyang, they will definitely continue to attack. At that time, we will definitely be the first to be affected!" Guo Mo said.

Their Wude County belongs to Henei County, Sizhou. Henei County is only separated from Henan County, where Luoyang is located, by the Yellow River. Wude County is close to the river. It will only take a day to arrive from Luoyang to Wude County by boat.

Therefore, once Luoyang City is broken, if the Huns continue to attack everywhere, Hanoi County will definitely not be able to escape.

Guo Mo frowned and continued.

"If the barbarians spared no effort to attack Luoyang day and night, Zhao Gu would have lost all his strength. I originally guessed that Zhao Gu could have been able to defend the city of Luoyang for a year, but now it seems to be dangerous."

"I understand. What my brother meant is that when the Han Kingdom in the east was directly sent troops to Sizhou?" Guo Zhi said.

"Yes, it's best to send troops directly to Xingyang County. In this way, the 'Eastern Han' and 'Hu Han' will definitely confront each other on the south bank of the river, and the Huns have no time to take care of our Henei County." Guo Mo said with anticipation.

"Brother, this may not work. When I went to Luzicheng to meet the Han emperor this time, I was told that the Han Dynasty's treasury is now empty and it is difficult to dispatch large troops to attack the Hulu West. We, the Sizhou Fortress, still need to defend each other." Guo Zhi said this, pondered for a while, and continued.

"Well, if the Han Dynasty sends troops to Sizhou, it will be the fastest after this autumn."

After hearing this, Guo Mo said with some disappointment.

"I naturally know these reasons, but things have changed too quickly. Now, with the title of Hanoi County prefect, I am afraid that there will be no time to integrate the forces of various forts."

Guo Mo's original plan, with the help of the name of the Han Kingdom in Qingzhou, ruled the surrounding powerful forts, gathered and integrated the forces of various families to repair the damaged Wude County, and then relied on the strong city to defend it to block the future Huns and Huns.

However, the atrocities of the Huns driving people to fill trenches outside Luoyang City quickly scared many powerful dock owners in Hanoi County, and these people began to want to return to their previous state of obedience.

"What's more, the official position of the prefect of the Hanoi County is not only given to me by the Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Liu Kun, the chief governor of Bingzhou, has also sent someone to promise this official position."

After hearing this, Guo Zhi shook his head.

"Although Liu Kun is famous, it may be difficult to reverse the trend with just half of Bingzhou. The Jin family lost their virtues and land. Now Zhao Gu is in Luoyang, but no one of the Jin family's ministers can save him. The Central Plains is no longer available to the Jin family!"

"Brother, we have now obtained the seal of the Emperor of Han, so don't agree to the official position of the Jin Dynasty!"

After hearing this, Guo Mo nodded helplessly and said.

"I naturally know what you said, but now there is only one official position as the prefect of Hanoi County, and I always feel uneasy."

When Guo Zhi heard this, he suddenly remembered something and immediately said.

"By the way, brother, this time, when I was leaving, I learned that the emperor of the 'Eastern Han Dynasty' had already appointed Liu Xu as the lieutenant of the Si Li, and it seemed that he was establishing a palace in Xingyang!"

When Guo Mo heard this, he immediately widened his eyes and immediately said in surprise.

"Liu Xu? Establish a mansion in Xingyang?"

"Is it Liu Jun, who served as the five Sili Captains?"

"Yes, brother, it's that Liu Ting!" Guo Zhi said.

"Okay, okay! Liu Xu has a very high prestige in Sizhou. If he set up a prefecture in Xingyang County, he would definitely attract many powerful dock owners around him to join the "Eastern Han Dynasty". In this way, even if the Huns and Huns captured Luoyang, they would definitely go to Xingyang County!"

When Guo Mo said this, he clapped his hands happily and laughed.

"Haha, in this way, the troops of the Huns and Huns will be trapped by Xingyang County, and our Hanoi County can be very calm!"

Guo Mo laughed twice, but thought of something and said with some regret.

"It's a pity that although this envoy Liu is extremely prestigious, and can handle things in an upright manner, he is not good at using troops. I wonder if Xingyang County can block the attack of the Huns?"

Hearing this, Guo Zhi chuckled.

"Brother, don't worry. I heard that the Han emperor has moved Zuming to become the general of the Western Expedition and recruited refugees in Yangping and Dunqiu areas. I guess it should be for this matter!"

"Since that's the case, why not speak early! I'm so worried!" Guo Mo was a little unhappy when he heard this.

"If this is the case, although the famous Qingzhou soldiers in the world did not come, being able to use Liu Jun as the Sili lieutenant to recruit and recruit Zu Ming as the general, he can also block the attack of the Huns for Sizhou."

Guo Mo said this and touched his beard again.

"But, this Zuti fought with the Hulu Shile and Hu Yanyan, and there was no difference between winning and defeating. I don't know if he could stop the army led by Liu Cong, the Hu master of the Huns."

"Brother, although Zu Ti's army is average, the Huns must be very tired after the capture of Luoyang. They may not be able to have too strong offensives, and they can most likely resist it!" Guo Zhi quickly persuaded.

"Oh, I always feel that this Zushi is of mediocre qualifications. Although he has the qualifications of a high-ranking family, he can suddenly rise to the high position of generals in all directions. It really makes me puzzled!" Guo Mo said unwillingly at last.

"This is probably because of the current 'Eastern Han' dynasty. From Liu Yu, there are no famous generals. I think the talent of the elder brother is ten times that of the Zuti. When the Emperor of the Han family attacked the Huns and the barbarians in the west, he will definitely be able to promote his elder brother and be ranked among all directions!" Guo Zhi said confidently.

Guo Mo also looked confident and nodded.

"Well, I think, the Zuti can be ranked as the general of the Western Expedition, probably because of Liu Yu's intention of "Qianjin City Bone"!"

"A thousand gold horse bones, talents must come naturally!"

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Sizhou, Dunqiu County, Fanyang County.

This Fanyang County was originally located in the place where Sizhou, Jizhou and Yanzhou gathered. It not only had a fertile land, but also a gathering of merchants from north to south. Especially in the county town, it was most appropriate to describe the prosperity of the past by using crowds of people.

However, that kind of prosperous and prosperous scene no longer exists.

Since the death of Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu in the Jin court, Gong Shifan, Ji Sang, Shi Le and other remnants have conquered and slaughtered Fanyang several times.

Later, the refugees gathered in Dunqiu riots, which harmed Dunqiu County again. Then, Gou Xi, Shi Le, Liu Ling and other Jin troops, and the Hulu completely destroyed each Dunqiu County.

Today, in Fanyang County, there are almost few people in larger cities. Instead, they are close to the swamp areas of Huangchi and Baigou to the north. There are many refugees gathered because there is a mud here blocking it. The cavalry of the barbarians are afraid of falling into the mud and rarely come here. Moreover, once there is a turbulence, these refugees can hide on the sandbanks inside the mud.

However, since last month, many refugees who had gathered at this time have begun to move towards the south.

Because, since the news of Jiehu Shile's defeat in Qinghe came, Hu Yanyan's Xiongnu soldiers retreated, and the Han army in Qingzhou, which followed, began to recruit refugees and reap the refugees who were farming with food, salt, cloth and other property.

At the beginning, the refugees in Fanyang County were also very scared of the so-called Han army holding the red Chinese characters Xuanlong Banner, and they also distrustd them for re-entering household registration as good people.

After all, most of these people were good people from the Great Jin Dynasty before, but after registration, these registered households not only had to bear corvee labor, but also might be recruited on the order, and the government's rent and taxes were even blood-taking and marrow-sucking.

As one of these refugees from Baihuangze, Fanyang County, Zhang Chu had very distrustful of the soldiers and officials of the Han army from Qingzhou at the beginning.

Zhang Chu was originally from Ji County, Sizhou, and his family was also a farmer with a little land. Although it was only hundreds of miles away from Dunqiu, Zhang Chu had never been to Dunqiu County before, and even heard of Dunqiu County several times.

However, before this year, after several wars between the barbarians and the government army, Zhang Chu and his clan neighbors fled Ji County, which was the "Four Wars Place" and followed the river eastward to Dunqiu County.

However, by the time tens of thousands of refugees in Ji County fled to Dunqiu County, there were less than a thousand people who could still live. Along the way, they were either killed by the barbarians or sneak attacked by bandits along the way. If they were either robbed by the powerful dock owners they encountered, and more people would have frozen to death on the road full of wind, snow and cold.

Now Zhang Chu lives with his two brothers, and his parents, young and old, have died on the way to escape, just like most of the elderly and weak.

Now Zhang Chu lives with his two brothers, and his parents, young and old, have died on the way to escape, just like most of the elderly and weak.

The scenery of spring is intoxicating to literati and poets, and the painting of grass growing and flying birds flying is simply too beautiful.

However, for those who are hungry every day like Zhang Chu, the three brothers, spring is the most difficult thing to bear. The sentence "I don't meet the green and yellow" is the best summary.

Zhang Chu, who had just gone outside to search for a bag of reed buds and was about to satisfy his hunger, just as soon as he entered the door, he heard his younger brother Zhang Qi say to him.

"Brother, there are many fewer people in this village!"

Zhang Chu said without even raising his eyelids.

"No matter how much you are missing, you are not allowed to leave!"

"Don't have the stupid dream of joining the army!"

PS: Guo Mo's courtesy name is Xuanxiong (?~330 years old), a native of Huai County, Henei County. He was a general of the Jin Dynasty. He was not as powerful as Zu Ti, but he was also considered a righteous man in resistance to Hu, but he acted quite cunningly.
Chapter completed!