Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 621

Chapter 622: Southern Captain's Mansion

In Xiabian City, in the prefect's mansion, Li Jing explained to everyone the four major captain's mansions established by Qin State in Xiliang. Everyone knew that Qin State still had such an existence in Xiliang, and it also had 2 soldiers and horses. I don’t know how, but the number is actually placed here. You must know that Qin has only 2 soldiers and horses in the entire eight counties of Xiliang, but there are 7 people in the southern capital’s mansion, and These [-] people are not counted among the [-] elites. That is to say, Qin actually has about [-] soldiers and horses in the eight counties of Xiliang. After the two battles at Baoxiedao and Mei County, there were only more than [-] soldiers and horses left.

"Who is the name of the Southern Captain now?" Li Siye asked, after talking for so long, they still don't know the name of the Southern Captain in Lintao City.

"Back to General, since Lintao City established the Southern Captain's Mansion, the Southern Captain has been in charge of the descendants of Sima Cuo, a famous pre-Qin general. It has been seven generations. The Southern Captain of this generation is named Sima Shang." Li Jing said. .

"The descendants of Sima Cuo? I just don't know that his descendants still have some abilities of Sima Cuo!" Li Siye smiled when he heard this, and said, Sima Cuo was a famous general in the pre-Qin period. In the three dynasties of King Zhaoxiang in the pre-Qin period, it can be said that Sima Cuo almost experienced the whole process from the rise of the Qin State to its prosperity, and left a deep imprint on it. , It can be said that Sima Cuo is absolutely indispensable for the reason why Qin State was able to unify the six countries.

"It's hard to say how much Sima Merchant is capable of being Sima Cuo, but he still has the ability. After all, Qin State has been working hard to weaken the strength of the Southern Captain's Mansion in recent years. It is really not easy for him to support until now." Li Jing smiled. Smiled and said.

Although the Southern Captain’s Mansion existed like a feudal lord in the Qin State, a mere Captain’s Mansion was far behind compared to the princes. At the very least, the Southern Captain’s Mansion did not have any land. At the beginning, the Qin State set up four major Captain’s Mansions. , although the Southern Duwei Mansion is located in Lintao, the officials in Lintao are appointed by the Qin court, and have nothing to do with the Duwei Mansion, and the land in Lintao does not have a share of the Duwei Mansion. , An important reason for the successive decline of the northern capital's mansion, and the reason why the southern capital's mansion can survive until now is all due to blood transfusions from the Sima family.

"Forget it, we'll go to Lintao City in a few days to measure the strength of Sima Cuo's descendants!" Li Siye said.

"Here!" Everyone responded.

At the same time, in the Southern Captain's Mansion in Lintao City, Sima Shang, the Southern Captain of the Qin State, was discussing Deng Jun's movements with his generals. They said they were generals, but they were actually members of his clan. In addition to the strong support of the Duwei Mansion, after the country has stabilized, it began to weaken the strength of the Duwei Mansion, so that there is not much ability to be willing to serve the Duwei Mansion, so until now, all operations of the Duwei Mansion are dependent on the people of the Sima family .

"Captain, Deng Jun has already captured the entire Wudu County. I believe that it will not take long to attack Longxi County, and I, Lintao, will bear the brunt of it. My Captain's Mansion now has only 1 people, and all kinds of food, grass, and supplies are not enough. Complete, it can't stop Deng Jun at all, do you think we sent someone to Guzang for help?" General Sima Jun said.

Sima Shang, who was sitting on the main seat, was full of sadness. Although the Southern Captain's Mansion claimed to have 2 soldiers, in fact, after the reduction of aid from the Qin State, the operation of the Captain's Mansion depended entirely on Sima. However, the Sima family has limited financial resources after all, and there is no way to maintain an army of 1 people. In the end, after repeated reductions, only [-] people were left, but they still could not get out of the predicament, but they dared not continue to reduce it, because Sima The people in the family know very well that the Qin court has long regarded the Southern Captain's Mansion as a thorn in its side and a thorn in its flesh. If it hadn't been for the Southern Captain's Mansion to keep its own place and maintain considerable strength, it would have been liquidated by Chang'an long ago.

"Can Guzang support us? Ma Zhi may have been looking forward to the death of the captain?" Sima Shang said bitterly. After the country moved its capital to Chang'an, the mountains were high and the emperor was far away, so he couldn't manage Lintao. So after that, the Sima family kept fighting with Ma Zhi, who controlled the Xiliang armies, and they had already formed an indissoluble enmity with each other. The heart of setting up the southern captain's mansion can now use Deng Jun's hand to remove the southern captain's mansion without being charged with killing innocent heroes, why not do it?At this time, Sima Shang felt that Ma Zhi would not care about him at all.

"Captain, you have to give it a try. Lintao City is the gateway of Longxi County. Once Lintao City can no longer be defended, Longxi County will open its doors. He, Ma Zhi, wouldn't just sit and watch Deng Jun enter Xiliang, would he?" Sima Jun said.

Sima Shang thought for a while, and then said to the middle-aged man sitting aside: "Third Uncle, please go to Guzang yourself and tell Ma Zhi that it is not the grievances between me and him, but the state. I hope he can take care of the overall situation!"

The middle-aged man was Sima Shang's third uncle, Sima Lin, and Sima Lin clasped her hands and said, "Here!"

After arranging for Sima Lin to go to Guzang, Sima Shang said to another general, Sima Tai: "Sima Tai, I don't have much food and supplies in the Captain's Mansion. Let alone whether Ma Zhi will come to rescue us, even if he does come, It is not as fast as Deng Jun, so we must make all preparations, you immediately send people out of the city to buy food from the people outside the city."

"Here!" Sima Tai responded.

"Sima Jun!" Sima Shang said to Sima Jun again.

"The last general is here!" Sima Jun responded.

"Lintao County Magistrate Gu Zhou and we are not of the same mind. In order to avoid any accidents, you immediately send people to control him and all the officials in Lintao City. Remember, don't hurt people's lives!" Sima Shang asked Sima again Jun went to control the big and small officials in Lintao City.

The reason for doing this is that Sima Shang also has his own careful thinking. The reason why the southern capital's mansion will gradually decline is that there is no stable source of money and food. It is not enough to rely solely on the Sima family's blood transfusion. After all, the Sima family also He doesn't belong to a plutocratic family and has limited strength, so Sima Shang wanted to take advantage of Deng Jun's attack and take Lintao City under his control. With a city, the pressure on the Sima family would be much less. After all, Lintao City is located in the entire West Liang can be regarded as rich, so as long as Deng Jun can be blocked, Lintao City will belong to the Sima family after Deng Jun retreats.

Similarly, Deng's army is powerful and it is difficult to stop it. Sima Shang also has the intention of surrendering, but if he wants to surrender, he must have capital. Now, it would be different if Lintao City was added.

"Here!" Sima Jun responded.

"Okay, all of you go down and do your work. Deng Jun will be here soon, we can't fight an uncertain battle." Sima Shang saw that the tasks had been arranged, and let everyone go down.

"Here!"

After everyone left, Sima Shang looked at the blue sky and murmured, "The rain is coming!"

In the fourth year of Tiantong, on the ninth day of the eighth month, Li Siye led an army to Qiangdao City. Under the leadership of the Naiqin tribe, they crossed the Qiang River and went straight to Lintao City.

In the fourth year of Tiantong, on August 3000th, Deng Jun was already less than fifty miles away from Lintao City. At this time, Lintao City was already in full swing. Sima Shang had already controlled the entire Lintao City ten days ago. All outsiders and outsiders are from the Sima family, and after taking full control of Lintao City, the Sima merchants used the money and food they got to expand another [-] people, but these [-] soldiers and horses are all recruits. After simple training, they can barely Just guard the city.

"Sima Jun, where is Deng Jun?" Sima Shang asked Sima Jun on the side of Lintao City.

Sima Jun replied: "Back to Captain, Deng Jun has passed Wangqu Valley, less than fifty miles away from Lintao City!"

At this time, Sima Tai walked up to the top of the wall, came to Sima Shang, and said, "Captain, third uncle is back!" As soon as the words fell, Sima Lin walked up to the top of the wall quickly, smiling all over her face.

"How is third uncle?" Sima Shang asked.

Sima Lin smiled and said: "Captain, fortunately, Ma Zhi agreed to send troops to support him, and even dispatched the most elite Qiang rangers under his command, led by his eldest son Ma Zun, to reach Lintao City within two days !"

"Qiang Ranger? Great, Lintao is saved!" Sima Tai and Sima Jun were very excited. They had heard the title of Qiang Ranger too many times. This is the trump card of the Ma clan. Ren, Xianbei, and Wuhuan people have all suffered under his iron hoof, and their strength is quite strong.

Only Sima Shang was expressionless and thoughtful. After a long time, Sima Shang said to everyone: "Sima Tai, Sima Jun, you two stay at the top of the city. Third Uncle, you and I will go back to the residence. I have something important to discuss with you."

"Here!" Everyone responded.

After returning to the Captain's Mansion, Sima Shang retreated everyone, and then asked Sima Lin with a serious face: "Third Uncle, do you think we can repel Deng Jun with the strength of our Captain's Mansion?"

Sima Lin paused first, then shook her head with a wry smile, and said, "How is it possible to repel Deng Jun? You must know that this time Deng Jun has an army of [-] to [-], and there are countless famous generals in the army. How can he be a mere southern captain?" Can the mansion resist it? Not to mention our Southern Captain's mansion alone, even with the upcoming Qiang Rangers, I'm afraid it won't be able to do it."

"Since that's the case, why did we die for Ying Qin?" Sima Shang said with cold eyes.

"What did you say!" Sima Lin was surprised when she heard Sima Shang's words. She pointed at Sima Shang and said, "Captain, are you planning to surrender?"

Sima Shang nodded and said, "That's right, that's exactly what I mean!"

"Captain, you must not do it. Our Sima family has been the general of the Qin Dynasty for generations and has been greatly favored by the country. We must not commit treason and surrender to the enemy, which will shame our ancestors!" Sima Lin hurriedly dissuaded. , has always been a general of the Qin State, and can be regarded as a veteran general of the Qin State. Although he can't be said to be loyal, he still has family and country feelings.

"Why not?" Sima Shang's expression instantly turned ferocious, and he said through gritted teeth, "Since our ancestors, our Sima family has never failed Ying Qin, but how did Ying Qin treat us? Thinking back when Ying Qin was kicked out by Chu Xiangyu After leaving the customs, he was forced to come to this bitter cold place. If it wasn't for our Sima family, how could Yingqin be able to secure the three counties of Wudu County, Longxi County, and Jincheng County? Therefore, it has fallen to such a point that Ying Qin cannot absolve himself of the blame. Now Guanzhong is besieged by Deng Jun, and Xiliang is also facing the invasion of Deng Jun. Lintao City cannot be defended at all, and if he refuses to surrender, do you want me to take the responsibility of all the members of the Sima family? Will you give your life to Ying Qin to die for the country?"

Sima Lin was a little moved. What Sima Shang said was right. The Sima family had never defeated the Qin State, but the Qin State suppressed the Sima family everywhere. The Sima family had occupied Lintao City for many years. But so many years have passed, the Sima family can still barely make ends meet, why, because most of the money and food have been invested in the army, it can be said that the current soldiers and horses in the southern capital's mansion are the private army of the Sima family , and Sima Shang's last sentence was what really shook Sima Lin, that is, if he didn't surrender, once the city was broken, the Sima family might really be ruined.

"But will Deng Jun accept us? After all, our Sima family has served Ying Qin for generations, and we have already been branded as Qin people. Will Deng Jun trust us?" Sima Lin asked.

"I don't know about this, but no matter how I say it, it's a glimmer of hope. It's better than staying in Lintao City and waiting to die." Sima Shang shook his head and said.

"Well, you are the captain of the South. No matter what decision you make, I will support it, but now there is a problem, that is, Ma Zunzheng, the eldest son of Ma Zhi, came to Lintao City with a ranger of the Qiang nationality. How should we deal with this?" Sima Lin said, and at the same time asked Sima Shang how to deal with the Qiang riders on the road.

"It's simple. I was worried that Lintao City and [-] soldiers and horses alone would not be enough for our Sima family to gain a firm foothold in Deng. Now it will be different. If we add a team of Qiang rangers and horses Zhi eldest son, that's different." Sima Shang said with a smile.

"Captain, what are you going to do?" Sima Lin asked.

"Third Uncle, stabilize the situation in the city for me. Tonight, I'm going out of the city to meet Commander Deng!" Sima Shang said.

"What captain? Do you want to meet Deng Jun in person? This is not possible. You are the commander of Lintao City. You must not move lightly. You only need to send someone to deliver the letter." Seeing that Sima Shang planned to meet Deng Jun in person The chief general, Sima Lin hurriedly dissuaded him.

But Sima Shang had clearly made up his mind, and said, "Uncle, there is no need to persuade me anymore. I have made up my mind. Besides, as you said just now, my Sima family has been the general of Qin for generations, so we can send anyone there. Jun will not believe it, this time is a major event that determines the life and death of our Sima family, I must go, and only if I go in person, Deng Jun will believe us."

"Okay, then I'll make arrangements!" Seeing that Sima's businessman had made up his mind, Sima Lin stopped persuading her and went down to make arrangements.

(End of this chapter)