The Sixteen Kingdoms of the Eastern Jin Dynasty: The Competition in the Central Plains

"Immediately lead your 1,000 cavalrymen and rush to the south bank of the Yellow River. There are 120 large and small boats on the south bank, guarded by 300 soldiers. When you reach the south bank, you will arrest some civilian boats. The number of boats should be enough for 6,000 people to cross the Yellow River to the north!" Shi Sheng said. Jiang Ying stood up and said, "Okay, sir, I will prepare to go to the south bank of the Yellow River immediately!"

Shi Sheng and Jiang Ying and other generals came out of the general's tent, and Song Shi followed behind. Shi Sheng and Song Shi came to Guo Quan, and Jiang Ying came to the soldiers and said, "Brothers, please take your bows and arrows, swords and water bags, and follow me to the north to carry out the mission!"

"Yes!" The 1,000 cavalrymen said in unison. A personal soldier led Jiang Ying's horse, Jiang Ying took the reins and jumped on the horse. Jiang Ying shouted, "Brothers, follow me!"

Jiang Ying raised his sword high and ran to the north gate of Jinyong City, with the cavalry behind him chasing closely. Shi Sheng said to Guo Quan and other generals: "It is not advisable to stay in Jinyong City for a long time. All those who can be taken on the boat should be pulled to the south bank of the Yellow River. Those who cannot be taken away should be destroyed and burned!"

Shi Sheng said to Song Shi again: "General Song, we will cross the Yellow River to Xiangguo immediately. Will you stay? Or will we go to Xiangguo to meet King Zhao together?"

"This? This? I thought you would stay in Luoyang!" Song Shi said hesitantly. Shi Sheng saw that Song Shi was unwilling to cross the north, and said: "Generals, disperse General Song's 800 people into your ranks. General Song and I will go north together!"

One of Shi Sheng's personal soldiers brought a horse to Song Shi, and Song Shi got on the horse. Shi Sheng then got on the horse, and five cavalrymen holding swords followed behind Song Shi. Each of Song Shi's soldiers was surrounded by three or four soldiers. Guo Quan led his cavalry in front, and Shi Sheng and Song Shi followed. In the middle of the large group of people and horses were dozens of carriages, followed by other generals and cavalry, and they went out of the Daxia Gate in the north of Jinyong City and rushed to the south bank of the Yellow River...

Shi Sheng led nearly 6,000 troops and horses and just left Jinyong City. Li Ju, Guo Mo, Guo Song, Yin An, Song Shu, Zhao Shen and others led 6,000 troops and horses to surround Jinyong City from the east, west and south. Entering Jinyong City, looking at the still smoking baggage, the smashed vehicles, and some broken swords, Li Ju said to others: "It seems that Shi Sheng is cunning and afraid of fighting with us here, so he forced Song Shi to cross the river to the north!"

"Uncle, you and Shi Sheng are both governors of Sizhou. But you were appointed as the governor of Sizhou by His Majesty, in the vicinity of Luoyang. And Shi Sheng was appointed as the governor of Sizhou by Shi Le, in the area of ​​Xiangguo and Chaoge." Guo Song said with a smile. Li Ju also laughed and said, "It's just as you said!"

"Sir, Shi Sheng has escaped. There is no point for us to stay in Jinyong City. Let's go into Luoyang City and make plans after entering the city." Guo Mo said. Li Ju said, "Okay."

Guo Mo's troops were in the front, Yin An and the other three were in the middle, and Li Ju was the rear guard. They marched towards the north gate of Luoyang. As soon as they arrived at the north gate of Luoyang and had not entered the city, they saw many people kneeling in front of Li Ju and others. A leader said, "Sir Li, we are a group of people from Luoyang.The people on the south bank of the Yellow River are all those who survived the wars in the past few years. Some hid in the mountains, and some fled to other places. Hearing that the people in Xingyang governed by you have food and clothing, and that Yingchuan governed by Lord Guo is also good, they rushed here from all over the place. The two adults are stationed in Luoyang, and we live in Luoyang. Wherever the two adults go, we go there! "

Li Ju and others hurriedly dismounted, and Li Ju said: "Fellow villagers, please get up quickly!"

"Due to the wars in the past few years, Luoyang has long become a dead city and a ghost city. There are almost no intact houses in Luoyang that can be lived in. Another thing is that Shi Le's troops may come again at any time, and the villagers will have to worry." Li Ju said.

Looking at the people in front of him still kneeling on the ground, Li Ju said again: "I think it’s better to split the villagers into two parts. Lord Guo and I will each send some soldiers to send everyone to Xingyang and Yingchuan. After arriving, we will arrange accommodation for everyone, and they can also farm. "

"Thank you, Lord Li! Thank you, Lord Guo!" The people cheered. Li Ju said to Guo Mo: "Lord Guo and I will each send 200 cavalrymen to escort them to Xingyang and Yingchuan."

The people thanked them profusely. Some followed Li Ju's soldiers to Xingyang, and some followed Guo Mo's soldiers to Yingchuan. Looking at such good people, Li Ju said: "If we can be like these people, kind, united, and help each other, how great it would be!"

"Now Luoyang has become an empty city. Even the people who have lived and multiplied here for generations are unwilling to stay in Luoyang. Perhaps Luoyang is their sad place." Guo Mo said. Li Ju said: "In order to survive, the villagers can leave Luoyang, a sad place. We are different. Although Shi Sheng crossed the Yellow River to the north, he may lead more troops to come back at any time. In order to prevent the enemy's attack, we should build a camp on the south bank of the Yellow River, just like the fortresses built by the fortresses. In addition, the soldiers can cultivate some farmland on the south bank of the Yellow River and grow some grains and vegetables in their spare time. If there are villagers coming back, they should also be given houses to live in and fields to cultivate. "

"Your Excellency is far-sighted, and I admire you!" said Yang Zhang, the governor. Li Ju said to Guo Song again: "Guo Song, you lead two thousand soldiers to supervise the construction of the camp on the south bank here, and Yang Zhang will assist you. In addition to farming and training soldiers, you must always guard against possible invasions by Shi Sheng and others north of the Yellow River. I will lead the remaining brothers to garrison in Luoyang, and General Yin An will assist me. General Guo Mo, please garrison in Jinyong City with his soldiers, and Generals Song Shu and Zhao Shen will assist. "

"Yes! "Guo Song, Guo Mo, Yin An and others replied.

Shi Sheng returned to Xiangguo and was scolded by Shi Le in the court. Shi Le said: "Shi Sheng, Shi Sheng, you are a veteran general, the governor of Sizhou, and my nephew. You led 5,000 cavalrymen to cross the Yellow River to Luoyang, but because you were afraid of the alliance between Li Ju, Guo Mo and Yin An, you hurriedly withdrew your troops. You also brought back the useless Song Shi!"

"What the King of Zhao said is that I overestimated the enemy, and it is also because of the protection"I thought that I had to save my strength, but I missed the opportunity to eliminate Li Ju and others. "Shi Sheng said with some self-blame. Shi Le said: "At that time, General Ji Long had taken many places in Yuzhou and was arranging his generals to garrison. Only by capturing Luoyang can we connect with the neighboring Yuzhou. After General Ji Long came back, he was ready to completely eliminate Xu Kan, the fence-sitter, and then Cao Yi in Qingzhou. "

"The King of Zhao is far-sighted and far-sighted, and I admire him. As long as we capture these places, everything south of the Yellow River will belong to our great Zhao. If we continue to advance, we will reach the north bank of the Huai River. Thinking about this is really exciting!" Shi Sheng said.

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