Today's Jiangxian County is calm on the surface, but several officials are full of apprehension in their hearts, especially Huangfu Ke. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Although he reached an agreement with Qin Jin, there will inevitably be victory and defeat in all battle formations, and in the current form, if everything is defeated, it is needless to say, but if the battle is lost, the reality of the Tang army will be exposed in advance, and the rebels of Cai Xide's department and even Sun Xiaozhe's army will be besieged together.

"There is nothing wrong with a battle that is fought in advance and then won in the first place. ”

The two war horses climbed the hillside three miles east of the city one after the other, Qin Jin walked a little out of breath, and couldn't help but gasp a lot when he was halfway through his words.

"But if you are afraid of this and lose your record, not fighting is almost the same as defeat. ”

He looked back at Huang Fu Ke, who was three or two steps behind him, and saw that he was bored and didn't speak, obviously preoccupied, so he said again: "Why is the general so forward-looking?"

Only then did Huangfu Ke raise his head and smile bitterly:

"I'm getting older, and I'm exhausted...... The old man is only worried about the soldiers who went behind enemy lines......"

"Is there 5,000 people in the front army of the Shenwu Army, it's just a partial division of your and my two armies, we just need to open our pockets west of the high mountain, if the rebels don't come, it's enough, as long as they come, they will have to go and have no return." ”

Qin Jin sent Lu Qi to lead 5,000 troops to attack and disturb Tianjing Pass, so he immediately made corresponding arrangements in Jiangzhou to prevent the rebels of Cai Xide's army from taking advantage of the weakness.

"This operation, if you want to be effective, it will take at least ten days or even more than half a month, it is speculated that Cai Xide's department does not have much grain in stock, and it is quite dependent on the grain transshipment from Dugi Province, as long as the attack is successful, the grain route will be cut off, and the major event will be half of the first. When the time comes, whether it is offensive or defensive, the initiative is all in the hands of you and me!"

Although his method is good, as long as the attack is successful, it will make the situation in Jiangzhou attack and defend freely. On the other hand, the rebels of Cai Xide's department can only support themselves in the case of the lack of military rations, and where can they have the spare energy to attack the counties occupied by **?

Qin Jin looked at Huangfu Ke, who was still worried, he didn't know what it was that this old general, who had always been tough, was so timid, but since he didn't say it, he didn't want to ask too much. However, this operation must continue no matter what, at least there is a glimmer of hope, and if you sit still, there is only one way to die.

This is by no means Qin Jin's pessimistic statement, but a reasonable speculation based on his knowledge of the rebels, after all, in the Battle of Jiangzhou, they only expelled the rebels, but did not completely wipe out the main force of Cai Xide's army. Therefore, when Cai Xide still has strength, he will never sit back and watch the Tang army gain a firm foothold in Jiangzhou, and a counteroffensive during this period is almost inevitable.

Therefore, Qin Jin often said that on the surface, the results achieved by the Shenwu Army in Hedong Province are gratifying, but everything is like a mirror, as long as the rebels of Cai Xide's department are not completely annihilated, they will not have a moment of peace in Hedong Road. What's more, there is also Sun Xiaozhe's department in the south. Although Sun Xiaozhe's main target was Tongguan, once the Shenwu Army made a major mistake in Hedong Road, how could they sit back and watch Cai Xide's troops go through the storm?

Based on Qin Jin's previous inference, the reason why Sun Xiaozhe's troops have been standing still is to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, on the one hand, he is unwilling to lose his own manpower, and on the other hand, he is happy to see the Shenwu army cause losses to Cai Xide's troops.

When the two tigers compete and both lose, it will be easy to continue to sit and watch, or pick the fruit.

A gust of west wind suddenly rolled up, and the chill penetrated through his robe, Qin Jin subconsciously shivered, and tightened the big air behind him.

"I just received the news that Lu Zhishan was sent back from Zhengping, and Zhang Jia, a giant thief in Fenbei, has surrendered, and a large number of bandits will go down the mountain and be incorporated into the army......"

In this regard, Huangfu Kecai showed a rather happy expression, but then said:

"The bandits in Fenbei are mixed, there are both good citizens who have taken refuge, and bandits who are already in the mountains for disaster, but I am afraid that there will be hidden dangers in the army. ”

"There will inevitably be hidden dangers, but as long as the prevention is done properly, the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Huangfu Ke was more interested in the recruitment of the Fenbei bandits, and then asked, "Where does Qin Envoy Jun plan to use these people?"

It's just that Qin Jin didn't answer and asked: "Where does the old general think it should be placed?"

Huangfu Ke replied without hesitation: "In the old man's opinion, it should be cut down by the Cai thief rebels!"

After all, he has been a Tang army all his life, and he has an instinctive dislike and distrust of those good people who rebel, so in his opinion, Zhao'an is just an expedient measure, and it is the safest way to deal with these people who are on the tail side by borrowing a knife to kill them, or digesting them in another way.

Qin Jin waved his hand.

"No, it is really a good idea to consume these people in the hands of the Cai thief rebels, the vast majority of them are only forced by the war to rob, otherwise who is willing to let the good people do not do it, and abandon their families and businesses to enter the mountains as thieves?"

This question made Huangfu Ke stunned for a moment, but immediately retorted without hesitation:

"Qin Envoy Jun cares so much, is it a woman's kindness?"

Faced with the woman's accusation, Qin Jin laughed loudly.

"Since Qin Mou led the troops to kill the thief in Xin'an, he has never broken up with half of the softening, and the kindness of a woman is nonsense. Has the old general forgotten what is the rarest wealth in the world?"

Since entering Jiangzhou, Qin Jin has mentioned to the people around him more than once that he attaches importance to the population. He had talked to Huang Fu Ke about this topic at least three times. I thought that Huang Fu Ke would think deeply, but it was still difficult to change his inherent thoughts.

Those who have been thieves for a day, even if they are reconverted, will never be able to become good citizens again, and the best way is to completely destroy these people physically.

Without waiting for Huangfu Ke to answer, Qin Jin had already taken the lead in replying: "Did the old general forget that when he was alive, only population was precious. The gold, silver, copper, and iron have been used up, and it is a big deal to open up the mountains for mining again, but once the population is exhausted, it will take thirty or fifty years to recover! Half of the households in Jiangzhou have gone to the mountains to avoid trouble, so should they all be killed as bandits?"

Huang Fu Ke raised his head and sighed.

The old man also admitted that what the envoy said was very reasonable, but after these people went down the mountain, they must not form an army alone, or they can only be dismissed and return to their hometowns. Otherwise, once the roar gathers, but there is a little wind and grass, it is the biggest destabilizing factor. ”

Qin Jin smiled, after all, Huang Fu Ke was still worried that these people would continue to cause trouble after they went down the mountain. He didn't dare to guarantee anything else, only in the section of brainwashing, he dared to pat his chest and pack the ticket. Since the establishment of 100,000 river workers as experimental fields, a complete set of methods for ideological work has been sorted out.

Moreover, in the process of dredging the Zhengbai Canal, from the tens of thousands of refugees who filled the river engineering camp, a group of people who could be used were also cultivated, as long as those people who hid in the mountains were willing to go down the mountain, Qin Jin was sure to transform them all into staunch anti-thief fighters.

In the Shenwu Army, Qin Jin made a promise, and the things he decided would not change because of the doubts of any of his subordinates. But after all, Huangfu Ke is the supreme general of this Shuofang army, and it is very important to obtain the support of this person.

After almost all the words, Qin Jin finally persuaded him.

"Okay, the old man will wait and see. However, there is a word in advance, if there is a little bit of wind in the wrong direction, the killer must be killed immediately, and there must be no softness, otherwise the consequences will be endless!"

Just after Zhengping decided on the strategy of recruiting the bandits in Anfenbei, Qin Jin sent people back to Fengyi County and transferred a large number of elite river workers.

Counting the time, when it will also arrive in Jiangzhou in these days. According to Du Fu's official letter sent back, a total of 2,000 river workers with the most active ideas were selected and a batch of arrows were brought to replenish the army.

Feng Yi did not produce arrows, and those arrows that were transported with the river workers were allocated from the Chang'an arsenal. It's just that the speed at which the arrows are allocated from the Chang'an arsenal can't be matched by the speed of consumption, so the most fundamental solution is to set up a workshop in Jiangzhou to produce it locally, and the nearest supply is the best policy.

Three days later, there was no news of Lu Qi, who was sent to Wangwu Mountain, but Lu Zhishan personally escorted 30,000 good people down the mountain to Jiangxian County. Qin Jin was quite surprised by this, he had always thought that Lu Zhishan was just a sycophant, but now it seems that he still has some ability.

Don't look at the 30,000 good people who came down the mountain in person, it is possible to do this, and the people under Qin Jin can count them with one hand.

Therefore, Qin Jin couldn't help but have a great change in his impression of Lu Zhishan. He personally went to the outside of the city to greet him, only to see a dense crowd of people, during which the voices of people were boiling, which was the same as the scene when Feng Yi gathered refugees. What kind of bandits are here, they are clearly tens of thousands of hungry people waiting to be fed!

Seeing this situation, Qin Jin even thought that Huangfu Ke's methods of dealing with these hungry people were too drastic, and deliberately consumed them in the war with Cai Xide's rebels, and he couldn't help but lose many people in vain, and he would lose the hearts of those people who lost their property because of this.

And the losses of these two, in Qin Jin's view, are far greater than the risks in Huangfu Ke's mouth. After the baptism of previous bloody incidents, the trace of compassion that still exists in Qin Jin's heart has long been gone, and what drives him to make decisions is always the gains and losses. As long as the gains outweigh the losses, he will not hesitate to make a decision and firmly carry it out.

"Envoy, humble down to meet the envoy ......"

Qin Jin hurriedly stepped forward to support Lu Zhishan, who was bowing down, and praised him unabashedly.

Being able to get Qin Jin's appreciation, Lu Zhishan seemed quite excited, he didn't seem to expect that he would be so courteous.

"Make Jun Rongyu, these 30,000 people are only the first batch, and when I go back, I will personally send the second batch and the third batch......"

"Okay, you're doing a good job, how many people are still recruited to go down the mountain?"

"About 100,000!"

This figure is comparable to Qin Jin's speculation.

"Where is Zhang Jia, the leader of the giant thieves?"