(5) Sihai Living

The fierce battle in Jiangzhou was in full swing, but Jiezhou ushered in a rare period of peace. The Hun cavalry who had been harassing the border for a long time seemed to be invisible overnight. Even the tens of thousands of troops, which were originally fierce on the border, became peaceful overnight in Duliang. As for the matter of the seventeenth princess of the Huns, no one seemed to mention it again.

Since coming to Jiezhou, Bai Qi has rarely had time to relax alone. The piles of official duties are simply torture for Bai Qi. Fortunately, when he came to Jie Dongshan, Bai Qi threw all the government affairs over, and this was the relief.

The weather is good today. Bai Qi took advantage of the fact that no one noticed it and quietly flew onto the street. To be honest, the streets of Jiezhou City were very unfamiliar to Bai Qi. After coming to Jiezhou, Bai Qi didn't have much time to go out alone. Although he had been here by himself before, it was too long. Bai Qi seemed to have forgotten the feeling of wandering alone on the street.

The June sun is already a little stunning. It is the season when peaches are on the market. You can see farmers in groups of three or five carrying baskets of peaches everywhere on the streets.

Although Bai Qi is very famous in Jiezhou, there are very few people who really know Bai Qi. When Bai Qi walked on the street, people just regarded him as an ordinary passerby.

However, Bai Qi's handsome appearance still caused him trouble. Before he could walk a few hundred steps out of the back door, a group of girls selling peaches boldly blocked Bai Qi. The women of this era were quite a bit like the Jin Dynasty, and it seemed even more so in the remote Jiezhou. The girls on the street were also brave and did not have the artificiality of a rich girl from the capital.

"This brother can buy some peaches. They are just picked in the morning and are crispy. Take them back to give them to the little lady at home to try them so that she can be happy."

"Our Aping fell in love with this young man, so she simply stopped asking for the peach money and even paid for a living girl."

"Forget it, this young man is so handsome. Maybe he has a wife at home, so Xiaoping has no hope."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Several girls were very beautiful, and Bai Qi was not good at stern faces, so he had to take out ten taels of silver amid the unscrupulous laughter of the girls, and stuffed the silver into one of the girls' hands: "I bought all your peaches, just send them to X Lane x." After that, Bai Qi turned around and ran away, not paying attention to the unbelievable expressions on the girls' faces after taking the silver.

Bai Qi, who was fleeing in a panic, hid in a corner, watching the girls finally leave and walked towards his door, and then she showed a bad smile on her face. She dared to block the army on the street. When you arrive at my house, you will know how powerful the tigresses are.

Bai Qi could imagine now that the scene of the family and his subordinates chaotic when they found that they were missing, and the group of girls came to deliver peaches to their doors, which made it even more lively. It was rare to have time to come out and stroll around by themselves, so Bai Qi decided to continue to stroll for a day and have a leisurely day.

Bai Qi's smile did not last long. When he turned around and continued to wander, he was stunned by everything in front of him. Just now, only five girls blocked Bai Qi, but now there are more than a dozen people, but not only girls, but also some elderly people and children, all holding a basket of peaches and looking at Bai Qi with their eyes. Needless to ask, they also hope that Bai Qi could buy their peaches.

Bai Qi found an old man standing in front and asked as politely as possible: "Old man, what are you doing?"

The old man seemed a little timid in front of Bai Qi. If he hadn't seen Bai Qihua buy the girls' peaches with a lot of money just now, he wouldn't have dared to come up.

"Young master, the old man's peaches are also newly picked today. A basket costs only one cent. You can do some good things and buy them." The old man mustered up the courage to say this.

After the old man spoke, the others looked at Bai Qi with a gaze. It seemed that they did not hope that Bai Qi could offer a good price like he had just now, but they just hoped that Bai Qi could buy his own peaches.

A basket of peaches costs only one cent, and it seems that they are very difficult to sell. This is Bai Qi's first feeling. If it were an ordinary person, maybe it would be fine if you leave. What can you do with me? But Bai Qi is the real owner of Jiezhou now. The income of the people is directly related to local stability. Of course, Bai Qi has to ask what the hell is.

"Old man, Jiezhou's peaches are famous all over the world. How can they be sold so cheaply this year?" Bai Qi asked naturally for a reason. In the past, you could see that the peaches shipped from Jiezhou were all priced at about ten cents per kilogram. No matter how bad the place of production is, it would not be sold in a basket.

When the old man saw Bai Qi ask this, he also showed a little embarrassed expression on his face: "Young master, don't know that the world is not peaceful this year. In previous years, only 10% of the merchants who have collected peaches this year have come. They all say that the road is not peaceful, and the transaction is difficult, and the price is always low. Everyone has no choice but to bite the bullet and sell it. It can't be all ruined at home. In the end, the people are the ones who suffer. But that's true, our peaches are still too late, so we have to go out to sell them."

Bai Qi was shocked when he heard this. It seemed that he was still careless and did not care enough about the people. Jiezhou has many hills and few land. The people mainly rely on some local products in the mountains. If peaches are so cheap, the people will go hungry in the second half of the year.

Bai Qi now feels that he is coming out is too right. He always stays at home on weekdays and does not know the sufferings of the people. This is actually not a good thing for a superior. It seems that he must go out and walk around frequently in the future.

I borrowed paper and pen from a nearby teahouse. Bai Qi wrote down Qingqing's address and asked the fellow villagers who bought peaches to pick all the peaches. Now the world is chaotic and it is difficult to do business. However, it is possible that it is a good thing to benefit the people and self-interest? Of course, Bai Qi did not forget to attach a letter to Qingqing, and explained his thoughts.

After dealing with these things, Bai Qi finally became idle again. This time, Bai Qi learned his lesson and rushed over when he saw the peach seller. Finally, he was not harassed again along the way.

It was noon, and Bai Qi was exhausted and his mouth was dry. Seeing a teahouse on the roadside, he didn't think much about it and walked in. The name of this teahouse was "Beihaiju". When Bai Qi was at the door, he paid a little attention. The words on the signboard of this teahouse were good, and the writer was really a bit grand.

This teahouse is different from the teahouse in the past. It seems much quieter inside. The guests are sitting in groups of three or three and talking, and all the guests are dressed as scholars. There is such a place in Jiezhou. Bai Qi didn't expect that he also became interested.

The waiter in the teahouse was stunned when he saw Bai Qi, but he still smiled and said, "This man, this is your first time, right? Look at him."

There was no waiter in the teahouse greeting the guests like this. Bai Qi heard it strangely and asked back: "What? Can't I come?"

The waiter smiled and said, "You are misunderstood. Our boss said that all scholars in the world are all family. As long as you are scholars, you can live in all directions. The young man said just now that because everyone here is a regular customer. You look at him, so you have a more word. Don't look at him in your heart."

"Oh?" Bai Qi became more interested when he heard this and asked the waiter to send a pot of good tea. Bai Qi wanted to see what the difference is in this teahouse. After a moment, the waiter brought the tea. Bai Qi called the waiter and asked, "Waiter, who is the owner here? Why have I never heard of it?"

When the waiter heard Bai Qi's question, he smiled proudly and said, "You must have come from another place. When it comes to Sihaiju, you must not know. You are a scholar, so you must know Mr. Kong Sihai's name, right? This is a teahouse opened by Mr. Kong, which specializes in business as scholars. In fact, it is not a business. If there is a person who does not bring money, it will be difficult for us."

Kong Sihai, Bai Qi felt that the name Bai Qi sounded a little familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while. He was about to ask the waiter in detail, but at this time, the guest at the table next to him asked the waiter to add water, so Bai Qi had to give up.

Speaking of which, Sihaiju really doesn't look like a place that makes money by doing business. Not to mention that the storefront is remote and the building is simple, it is just a two-story building made of bamboo. Although the place is simple, the environment is quiet. There is a courtyard behind the building, a pond in the yard, a bamboo forest beside the pond, and there seems to be someone else in the depths of the bamboo forest.

"This year's scientific examination is hopeless. With such a fuss in the capital, the hard work of us scholars for a year has been wasted." Perhaps speaking of excitement, a guest sitting next to him could not control himself and his voice became louder. Only then did Bai Qi notice that the issue they had been talking about was about the Duliang Incident.

"You have a lower voice. I wonder if Jiezhou is now in the hands of the Bai family? Be careful that this is what Bai Qi hears and kills you in the head." The companion quickly spread the excited people.

"This is a bit too much. I have heard of Bai Qi a little bit. Judging from his literary talent, he is also a scholar who has studied hard for many years, so he will not be embarrassed by us."

"This is hard to say. I don't know how Bai Qi was before. In the future, it will depend on how he manages Jiezhou. He has not been open for a long time, so everyone is a little patient and just wait."

"Tell me, I read Bai Qi's words and think that he is a weak scholar like us, but he has the courage to lead troops to fight and fight to the Xiongnu Sect. He can win every time. This person's heroic spirit is worth learning from."

The scholars talked about Bai Qi in every word, but they didn't notice that the audience next to him was Bai Qi. Bai Qi was very interesting and suddenly heard someone laughing at the door: "Are you nerds talking about Bai Qi again, talking about the scientific examination this year? How many times have I told you? Scholars can't keep staring at the scientific examination. Look at Bai Qi, and join the army, aren't you going to fight for the world?"

Bai Qi looked at him and saw a man with a clear and slender face standing at the door, and his dress as a scholar added a bit of elegance to him. When the guests in the teahouse met the guests, they stood up respectfully and said, "I have met Mr. Kong." So everyone stood up, only Bai Qi did not move, so Bai Qi looked very eye-catching, and someone even began to look at Bai Qi with surprise, and Bai Qi once again became the object of attention of others.

Bai Yunfan had no appetite at all at this time, and the sun on his head was a little dizzy when he shone on his head. The rare bloody scene on the battlefield made Bai Yunfan feel disgusted. The navy came to report again, and the Jiangzhou navy showed no sign of being dispatched. This was definitely not good news for Bai Yunfan. It was daytime and I won’t talk about him. At night, the Jiangzhou navy would be able to go around the side and go ashore and do not fear some sneak attacks. If he really came to greet him every day, the soldiers would not feel like they would sleep peacefully, let alone attacking their flanks at any time.

After a brief rest, the war drums of the Bai family army rumbled again. This time, Bai Yunfan was determined to force the Jiangzhou naval army out, so he also invested a lot of money. He dispatched 20,000 people in the first wave of attacks alone.

Xue Yixin looked at the Bai family army lined up under the city, and looked at the dense heads that were not clear, and his heart suddenly rose. It seemed that Bai Yunfan was going to fight to the death. Xue Yixin had no idea how long Jiangzhou could last, but now he knew. According to the current offensive of the Bai family army, it would be at most three days. Xue Yixin was certainly unwilling to fail, so he finally decided to let the navy prepare. When the Bai family army attacked the most fiercely, he suddenly rushed out and gave the opponent a very good side.

The Bai family army's catapult car began to scream wildly again. This time, the soldiers of Jiangzhou who had endured the whole morning were no longer afraid. Although this thing was amazing, as long as you judge the landing point from afar, you could almost only hurt the city wall. However, the strength of the ancient city of Jiangzhou is famous in the entire Daqi. The catapult car seemed to be unable to do anything. It just smashed pits on the city wall, far from reaching the level of being able to fall.

This time, the Bai family's attack did not encounter too fierce crossbow attacks. The reason is very simple. Half of the 200,000 arrows stored in Jiangzhou were shot out in the morning. Now it is not the most dangerous moment, and Xue Yixin cannot finish all the assets at once.

Soon the Bai family army rushed under the city wall. Xue Yixin showed a vicious smile on her face and ordered coldly: "Pour oil pan!"

The oil pan had been prepared on the top of the city, and the tung oil inside was boiling. Thousands of cloud ladders were laid on the city wall, and the Bai family army began to climb up one after another, pouring down the boiling oil from the pot. Suddenly, the soldiers who were crawling in front screamed and fell down one after another. A burnt smell of burnt after the oil burned the skin quickly spread. The soldiers following behind were not much better, and they were burned to cry and shouting to their parents.

The Bai family army's offensive was a slam under the counterattack of the oil pan, and its morale was also extinguished. Bai Yunfan, who was standing behind to watch the battle, saw this scene and knew that this scene would inevitably occur. If he was defending the city, he would prepare this move for his opponent.

Bai Yunfan seemed very calm and ordered quietly: "Whoever retreats, kill!" After this order, the supervisor immediately showed the ghost-headed sword, and the war drums were beaten again in a dense manner.

The soldiers who were interested in retreating saw the supervision team being dispatched. They knew the military law and naturally understood that if they didn't die under the opponent's sword, they could only die under the supervision team's sword. They would die on both sides and on both sides, and they would fight hard.

Under the threat of death, the morale that was originally slightly discouraged was once again aroused. The ferocity that the soldiers burst into when facing death aroused a new round of fighting spirit.

Of course, Xue Yixin would not think that a round of oil pan can destroy the opponent's fighting spirit. Moreover, the oil pan needs to be boiled for a while before it is poured, so it is impossible to use it continuously.

In a moment, the attack of the Bai family army reached a climax. Although the defenders fought hard, the Bai family army was too many. Both sides were bleeding. The soldiers refused to retreat. Many Bai family army rushed up in the city wall section. Xue Yixin had to transfer his reserve team. Finally, he could retreat Bai Yunfan's attack and wait for a breath. The war drums on the opposite side sounded again, and a new wave of attacks began again. This is the advantage of many soldiers. Bai Yunfan can launch an attack continuously.

Bai Yunfan invested more troops in the new round of attacks, with a total of 30,000 people. Xue Yixin was helpless and ordered: "The navy attacked."

He was forced to use the navy on the first day of the war. This was something Xue Yixin didn't want to see and the most helpless thing.

The Jiangzhou naval army was the best in the world. If it weren't for the outstanding performance of the navy in the war between Zhang Chu and the Later Wei coalition of the Great Qi and the Later Wei coalition, if it weren't for the outstanding performance of the navy, the Zhang Chu naval army would have defeated Zhang Chu's naval army in one battle and went up the river, completely blocking the transportation supplies from the water and land of Zhang Chu's army, Zhang Chu's army would not have been forced to retreat because of insufficient food and grass.

The Daqi Navy came from Jiangzhou, and although Bai Yunfan brought a navy army of 30,000, it cannot be called a real navy.

As soon as the Jiangzhou navy attacked, it immediately showed extraordinary momentum. Although there were few people and few ships, hundreds of building ships were much smaller than the nearly 1,000 wooden ships of the Bai family navy, just like wolves entering a flock of sheep.

The Bai family naval army has been monitoring the movements of the Jiangzhou naval army. Bai Yunfan did not expect the naval army to defeat the opponent, but he just hoped to hold the opponent down. However, even such a requirement seemed too harsh.

As soon as the navy warships were met, the Bai family navy was immediately knocked over several warships. On the wide river, the Jiangzhou navy seemed even more powerful, and the Bai family navy retreated step by step. Fortunately, the Bai family navy was not willing to fight. After a few rounds, they began to retreat into Lianghe. How could the Jiangzhou navy, who was determined to fight, was willing to let go of the mighty Jiangzhou navy. Relying on the ship's quick pursuit, more than a dozen Bai family navy warships were sunk during the pursuit.

With the outstanding performance of the Jiangzhou naval army, the morale of the soldiers guarding the city was also encouraged. It was no exaggeration to say that they were brave. Bai Yunfan's painstaking attack was once again defeated, and the army retreated again like a tide.

Bai Yunfan did not show any frustration when the siege failed, but instead showed a smile on his face. Under the deliberate temptation of the Bai family naval army, the Jiangzhou naval army had already chased to the depths of the Liang River. In front of it was Jiashan, the water flow began to rush and the river channel became narrow.

The Jiangzhou navy, which was easy to fight, had never noticed these things. If you want to say that the experienced Jiangzhou navy should be careful, but the fight was too easy and the opponent never distanced himself, so the Jiangzhou navy kept chasing him.

Suddenly the river turned, and the Jiangzhou navy, which was originally in a good wind, suddenly turned to the wind. Before the Jiangzhou navy had been chasing, the Bai family navy had already opened the distance between the two sides. Another scene of the Jiangzhou navy surprised the Jiangzhou navy. Nearly a thousand warships of hundreds of navy soldiers suddenly pulled up the sails together, and the ship caught fire on the ship, and the warships were like wild horses that had run away from the reins and went downstream.

The Jiangzhou naval army, who knew that they had been trapped, was immediately furious and wanted to turn the bow of the ship, but the narrowness of the river was difficult to turn around. The Bai family warship, carrying the fire, showed small benefits at this time, and flexibly caught up with the Jiangzhou warship and hit it unceremoniously. A thick smoke suddenly rose on the Lianghe River. Bai Yunfan used the tactic of burning both jade and stones to finally drag the Jiangzhou naval army into the trap.

The warships of the Bai family naval army were temporarily modified from the people, so Bai Yunfan didn't feel distressed. So he dared to use all the warships as bait to burn them together with the Jiangzhou naval army in the fire. Nearly a thousand warships burned on the Lianghe River, burning the river surface into a sea of ​​fire. The Jiangzhou naval army jumped out of the river to escape. However, Bai Yunfan, who had already prepared, arranged manpower on both sides of the straits, and each came up to get one. Bai Yunfan was reluctant to kill them. They were all treasures to form their own naval army in the future.

Xue Yixin and the soldiers in the city witnessed the destruction of the navy. Before they could even feel sad about the death of the rabbit and the fox, Bai Yunfan, who had been prepared, transferred all his family's assets and the most violent attack began. Bai Yunfan didn't have much time to waste it. According to the information, reinforcements from two nearby states would be able to arrive in Jiangzhou one day, and it would be really troublesome at that time.

It was already dusk, and the war drums were still rumbled. The white cloud sail had already made people prepare enough torches and fight at night, and they would also take over Jiangzhou today.

The destruction of the navy army had a heavy blow to the morale of the Jiangzhou defenders. Although Xue Yixin resisted desperately, she still could not resist Bai Yunfan's crazy attack. The battle was ten minutes late at night, and the city gate was finally knocked open. The Bai family army flocked in. Xue Yixin took his wife and children to the boat that had been prepared long ago, and fled to Houwei to take refuge.

As soon as Jiangzhou was defeated, reinforcements from the other two states naturally retreated. Bai Yunfan rushed to pursue the enemy without waiting for his opponent to be prepared. Within just five days, the old ministers of the Three Prefectures, Daqi, who had a clear stand against the Bai family, were defeated by Bai Yunfan. Bai Yunfan became famous for a while and was known as a famous general for a while.

The most resolute resistance was defeated, and some states that kept waiting and watching suddenly turned to the Bai family. Everything seemed to be developing in a favorable direction to the Bai family. After Bai Yunfan pacified the place, he did not rush back to the capital, but instead led most of the troops to stay, while clarifying the remnants of the Xue family, he also stabilized the place.
Chapter completed!