Chapter 356: Early winter is coming

Yang Feng urgently ordered his subordinates to summon the officials from Luoyang to come. After a while, the soldiers came to report that the officials who had previously welcomed the throne in front of the city gate all fled. Liu Xie was so angry that he ordered Yang Feng to lead his troops to chase him.

Generals such as Hu Cai and others confiscated all the belongings of Luoyang officials under the banner of the emperor, occupied their mansions, and began to have a happy and joyful life.

On the second day, the prefect of Hedong, Wang Yi, led his troops to leave on the grounds of a rebellion in Hedong. In any case, Liu Xie finally had his own place to settle down. A hint of ambition hidden in his heart was aroused. He then announced that he had officially returned to Luoyang and used his merits to protect the emperor to issue an order to give Zhang Yang the title of Grand Sima, Yang Feng the title of General of the Chariot and Cavalry, Han Xian as General, and the fake Sili Captain, all of which were false.

Zhou Yu received the information that the emperor had returned to Luoyang, and couldn't help but sigh slightly. Now Cao Cao is leading his troops to eliminate the Yellow Turban Army He Yi, Liu Pi, Huang Shao, He Man and other troops in Yuzhou. There are still some counties loyal to Sun Jian who are unwilling to surrender to Cao Cao. When Yuzhou is settled, it is time for Cao Cao to lead the army into Luoyang. Then it is time for him to use the emperor to make the princes and his strength is greatly expanded. History has changed a little bit here. Liu Xie returned to Luoyang and returned to Luoyang by half a year earlier than in history, but wasn't Cao Cao also a few months earlier than that in history?

Wei Jing, who was sent to Anyi, also followed the emperor's car to Luoyang. According to his letter, Yang Feng's troops had the strongest troops and secretly joined forces with Han Xian and Hu Cai, who were also the commander of the Bai Bo army. Therefore, he relied on his own force and began to be domineering, with a vague intention of controlling the government. The Grand Marshal Yang Biao, the Grand Marshal Zhu Jun, and the Consort Dong Zhaoyuan had a good relationship with Cao Cao's father Cao Song. Recently, Cao Cao sent capable people to the event and gave a lot of money and property. Several of them seemed to support Cao Cao and recruit Cao Cao into Luoyang.

Wei Jingze and General An Ji Dong Cheng got along very well. The two had similar temperaments. Whenever Wei Jing talked about the scenery in Jiangnan, Dong Cheng was envious. Wei Jing further explained whether he could persuade the emperor to move the capital to Jiangnan. Dong Cheng just shook his head slightly when he heard this. He knew Liu Xie's intentions best. If there was no external force intervention, what Liu Xie was most willing to do was stay in Luoyang and defend his ancestors' foundation.

Zhou Yu was helpless when he received Wei Jing's letter. Although he was determined to welcome the emperor, the journey from Moling to Luoyang was too far. If he wanted to lead his troops to Luoyang, he would not only have to pass through the territory of Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, and Cao Cao, but also face the rugged mountain roads, thieves, and famine caused by drought. This is an almost impossible task.

Cao Cao had already had a plan to hold the emperor hostage, so he would not watch it, and would definitely take the lead. He had gained the advantage of the territory. If Yuan Shao suddenly woke up and sent troops to fight for the emperor, he would be afraid that Cao Cao would be unable to resist, let alone the Yangzhou army that was struggling to expedition.

Assessing the situation, Zhou Yu knew that it was impossible to welcome the emperor to Jiangnan, so he wrote a secret letter to Wei Jing, so he asked him to stay in Luoyang with peace of mind. He would send Jingwu Wei and Ye Yu's men to secretly help. Zhou Yu gave Wei Jing's characters more friends with the officials in the court, so that they had a good impression of Yangzhou and Zhou Yu. If they encountered difficulties, they would win over all civil and military officials. If conditions permit, they would encourage some talented people to settle down in Yangzhou. Zhou Yu called this action "poaching". Then, Zhou Yu sent someone to send a batch of gold, silver and wealth to Wei Jing as funds for activities.

Before we knew it, winter quietly came. When snowflakes were flying all over the sky, the farmers stopped farming and prepared to hide in their houses to spend the most leisurely time of the year. The soldiers participating in the military camp had more training time and looked forward to the fact that when the troops of each battalion were replenishing their troops in the spring of the next year, they could pick themselves up and get twice the military pay.

Xu Shao, who was in charge of water conservancy, became even more busy. In winter, the river water volume was greatly reduced and some river channels were drying up, which was a great time to dredge river channels and build water conservancy facilities. With Zhou Yu's strong support, Xu Shao directly drew personnel from the army, recruited some refugees who had just moved from other places, discharged the construction plan, and began to work hard. People from all over the country spontaneously organized themselves to participate in water conservancy construction together.

Xu Shao was quite moved. Every time he went to a construction site, he expressed his gratitude to the people. The people replied: "The development of water conservancy will benefit the present and the future. The biggest benefit is that we ordinary people, who will do our best if we don't contribute at this time?"

Zhou Yu was also very moved when he heard this message and said to the people around him: "Everyone knows that the basis for establishing a country and establishing a career lies in the people, but how many princes are there in various places who really think about the people? In fact, the people's requirements are very simple. As long as you respect them, love them, and serve them, they will thank you from the bottom of their hearts and love you, and will devote their efforts to help you. Such a country is a truly combat-capable country."

Although it did not snow in the winter in Lingnan, the temperature in the mountains dropped sharply, which was not conducive to the war. The most difficult thing was the supply of food. Lu Su, who led his army to Bushan, the capital of Yulin County, ordered Zulang's troops to go out of Hepu to garrison on the spot, strengthen training, and wait until spring to attack. On the one hand, Lu Su wrote to Zhou Yu to increase grain transportation to reserve military rations for the next year. On the other hand, the plains in Lingnan can still be planted in winter, so Lu Su took people to visit the local people in person to learn how they plant crops in winter, and then promoted it in the army, requiring all battalions and divisions to reclaim wasteland and plant suitable crops in case of emergency needs.

Lu Su's actions soon achieved results. A month later, the soldiers who farmed the farm planted unique local vegetables, alleviated the vegetable shortage in the army, stabilized the morale of the army, and reduced their dependence on the local area, which was unanimously welcomed by the people.

Hepu County is located in the south of Yulin County and Cangwu County, north of Zhuyazhou, west and southwest of it are Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen, Rinan and other counties. Hepu County is vast and sparsely populated, with 23,120 households and 86,617 entrances. Its jurisdiction is under the jurisdiction of Hepu, Gaoliang, Linyun and Xuwen counties, and each county has a larger county.

The Hepu County County is surrounded by hilly and mountainous areas in the north and the sea to the south. It can directly interact with overseas countries by sea. It has a Nanliu River into the sea channel connecting the Li River, Xiangjiang River and Pearl River water systems into the Central Plains water transport network. The Nanliu River water system flows through the Hepu County and enters the sea, forming a very convenient sea port. The main ports in the county are Shangyang River, Zongjiang, Qianjiang Port, Sanfan Port, Yong'an Port, Yingluo Port, Bailong Port, etc., which are among the eighteen counties along the coast of the Western Han Dynasty and have the most sea ports.

Hearing that the Yangzhou army had stopped advancing on the Hepu border, Shi Yi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Shi Yi was summoned to the court for sending the governor Ding Gong to court. Due to the Dong Zhuo rebellion, Shi Yi fled back to his hometown and led the Hepu prefect. The people in Hepu were too small and the land was very deserted, so all the defenders in Hepu together would not exceed 5,000, which made Shi Yi always frown when facing the attack of tens of thousands of Yangzhou troops.

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