In autumn, it rained from morning to sunset. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Wuhu Huaizhong Dun Ma Mishui east bank, looking west, just one day of kung fu water level has grown a few feet, the river surface is also a few zhang wide. He secretly sighed that if this rain had been a day or two earlier, he might not have crossed the water so smoothly and recovered Duanshi City. Those local wealthy families are all grass on the wall, and whoever is strong will be attached to whom.

Duanshi County Ling Liu Yuanshan is the leader of the younger generation of the Liu's middle family in Hedong. However, Wuhu Huaizhong hated these exchanges and entertainments the most, so he left the reception banquet set up by Liu Yuanlian for the generals of the Shenwu Army and came to the shore of the water to explore the terrain.

As early as the beginning of crossing the high mountains and entering the area of Zezhou, Qin envoy Jun sent a letter solemnly to explain his entrustment, whether the Shenwu army can gain a firm foothold in Hedong is inseparable from the local families in Hedong, and must be handled cautiously and encircled. However, Wuhu Huaizhong is a person who only knows how to fight, but it is difficult to entrap people.

"General Wuhu didn't enjoy the wine and meat, but came to the shore of the water to explore the terrain, which really made Liu admire. ”

The voice from behind him Wu Hu Huaizhong didn't look back and knew that it was Duanshi County Commander Liu Yuan, this son was in his early twenties and was an official of either parent, with the help of his own family, after thirty years of work, it was not impossible to go to the church to worship the prime minister. He turned his horse's head and threw his hand at Liu Yuanshan on the horse.

"It's really that the errand that Jun explained has not been achieved, and I can't rest assured, Brother Liu is kind and I have received it, and tomorrow the army will set off to continue eastward, and if Cai Xide is not driven to the east of Taihang Mountain, it will not be considered a complete achievement!"

Hearing that Wu Hu Huaizhong would leave tomorrow, Liu Yuanxi was slightly surprised, he knew that the other party was a Hu man, he didn't like the red tape of the Han people, and he didn't think about his move to leave the table, he only felt that this kind of general who was dedicated to military affairs was a model for the generals, if he used his mind on the relationship, would he still be able to win the battle?

"If the general needs food and grass, even if he speaks, Liu will do his best to raise it. ”

Wuhu Huaizhong smiled, this Liu Yuanlian is also cool, there is no nonsense, every sentence is at the key point, and the impression of this person can't help but change a little.

"Brother Liu is kind-hearted, but the Shenwu Army has rules, and it is not allowed to take a single grass or tree from the local government treasury, and there is a special supply guarantee for the military rations of tens of thousands of people. ”

Speaking of this, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, there is still Gaoping County to the east of the Duan family, if Liu Yuanshan threads the needle, wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort?

"There's still something to trouble Brother Liu. ”

Originally, Liu Yuanshan was a little disappointed because he couldn't do anything, but this was the critical moment to show favor to the Shenwu Army, if there was no recognition from Qin Jin, when the chaos was pacified in the future and repeated responsibilities were investigated, the variables would inevitably increase. Now when he heard that Wu Hu Huaizhong had something to ask for, he happily said:

"General Wuhu's order is that Liu will do his best. ”

"If there are magistrates in the counties of Zezhou who are attached to the Tang Dynasty, please also ask Brother Liu to deal with them. ”

Liu Yuanxi was so smart, Wu Hu Huaizhong already understood the meaning of his words as soon as he opened his mouth.

"It's handed over to Liu!"

This matter was accomplished, but the credit was much greater than the raising of military rations, and he naturally did his best.

Don't look at Liu Yuanlian is just a county commander in Zezhou but has a wide range of contacts, after his communication, Wuhu Huaizhong passed through all the places to greet each other, so in less than three or five days, most of Zezhou has been recovered without a fight.

In front of Wuhu Huaizhong, only the county rule Jincheng remained, which was also Cai Xide's last lair entrenched in Hedong.

In addition to the 5,000 cavalry of his headquarters, there were also 30,000 Zezhou soldiers who had recently joined the Tang Dynasty, who knew that they had been used and abandoned by Cai Xide, and they came back with a sense of revenge, so they naturally wanted to conquer Jincheng, skin it, and eat its flesh.

Cai Xide vomited blood and fainted after learning that the general situation had gone, and when he woke up again, he knew that he was powerless to return to the sky, so he had to order to gather the remnants and leave Jincheng and retreat to Laokou at the junction of Zezhou and Luzhou.

The big clans of Zezhou County have all attached to the Tang Dynasty, and all counties have changed their flags, Jincheng has really become a lonely city, and there is no value in defending it anymore, so it is probably not a good choice for him not to leave at this time.

It's just that while Cai Xide hated Qin Jin, he also scolded Sun Xiaozhe for being shameless, he obviously had tens of thousands of troops between Xia County and Yuan County in the south of Zezhou, but he didn't stretch out one hand, and he didn't save him when he died. Sooner or later, this account will be settled with him.

The retreat of the Yan army was very resolute, Cai Xide changed the previous Huairou policy, regardless of the civilians of the world, killed almost all the people, and then burned the entire Jincheng with a fire, and the fire burned for seven days. When Wuhu Huaizhong arrived, all he was left with was a ruin that had not burned out.

After Wuhu Huaizhong learned the news that Cai Xide had fled to the Lingchuan Laokou area, he chased after him non-stop, and he was bound to kill Cai Xide.

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When Qin Jin learned the news that Jincheng was burned by Cai Xide, he shook his head and sighed, this guy's previous Huairou policy was just a means to win people's hearts, and once he was frustrated and failed, he was completely exposed and extremely cruel.

By the time the battle of Hedong was fought so far, the Shenwu army had recovered the most important eight southern counties for the Tang Dynasty, and the threat from the Yan army in Hedong in Guanzhong no longer existed.

However, Qin Jin was not happy, and the dog and others he sent in the Wuhu Huaizhong army disappeared on the night of the battle at Qushankou, and there has been no news of them until now.

Those five teenagers were only seventeen or eighteen years old, and Qin Jin had never treated them as domestic slaves, and the reason why they came to the army was to find a good way out for them and make contributions in the future. However, the world is unpredictable, and the deeds have not been established, and the life of the five good years has withered away.

Qin Jin was saddened by the death of five domestic slaves, in Pei Jing's opinion, it was a little funny, it was a big deal to choose a few outstanding ones to be sent to the army for training, how could there be immortals in war.

"Envoy, the waves of people sent out rummaged through almost all the dead piles, but they didn't find them, maybe they didn't die in the melee. ”

Pei Jing had regained his previous self-confidence and calmness since the First Battle of Qushankou, and Qin Jin was very happy to see this change.

"There's an important task for you!"

After the war, the most important thing is to report to the imperial court for merit and reward, what could be more important than this? Pei Jing couldn't figure out Qin Jin's mind for a while, so he asked:

"Do you have to attack Fan Yang?"

Qin Jin shook his head.

"Now is not the time, Zhang Fuchen is in Taiyuan for the edict, and he must pass him first. I have brought you here today for another purpose. ”

Pei Jing felt strange in his heart, but he also said that he must do his best.

"If I'm not mistaken, your ancestral home is in Wenxi!"

The Pei clan of the Hedong clan is from Wenxi, and almost everyone in the world knows about it, Qin Jin mentioned this matter, which made Pei Jing realize that this matter must be related to his family.

"Exactly, the last general is from the middle family's room. ”

Now I want you to come forward to persuade the children of the clan to join the army to kill thieves and put down chaos, and set an example for the other great clans in Hedong. ”

Pei Jing was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood Qin Jin's intentions, this was really a clever plan, but it was not without risks.

"The last general understands that it is not difficult for the children of the clan to join our army, and it can be done in a few days. ”

He hesitated, then voiced his concerns.

"There will be a sentence in the end, I don't know whether to say it or not!"

"But it doesn't hurt to speak!"

"The last general was born in the county wang clan, and he knows the inside story of it, the big families are all pursuing profit, and it is easy to share wealth and prosperity, but it is extremely difficult to share hardships, so that you must not pin all your hopes on it!"

After hearing this, Qin Jin smiled.

"Do you think I haven't thought about this? As long as the Junwang clan has a stake in my Shenwu Army, I believe they will make the right choice. ”

In fact, there is another point that Qin Jin did not say explicitly, Pei Jing felt that the county wang clan would only look forward to the head of the imperial court, that is, the Tang Dynasty still had great centralized power and prestige. However, after the rebellion of An Lushan Shi Siming, the strength of the imperial court was greatly damaged and its prestige was lost. Second, the local people, especially the county wang clans in Hedong Province and Hebei Province, wavered between the Tang Dynasty and the Puppet Yan in the war in order to grab greater benefits, and continued to expand and expand. Under the circumstances of this and the other, even if the imperial court quelled the rebellion, how should it weaken the local tyrant without bloodshed?

Not to mention an old and faint son of heaven like Li Longji, even if the Qin Emperor and Han Wu were reborn, it would be an extremely difficult problem. Look at it again, Li Longji's sons, including Li Heng, who has a delicate position, are all Chinese people, and they are even less capable of settling this matter, and if they are forced, they will only provoke a greater rebellion.

Qin Jin certainly hoped that the Tang Dynasty would be strong, but if he could not even save his own life, what was the point of all this? Therefore, he could only win over the local counties to resist the threat from the imperial court on the one hand, and on the other hand try his best to eradicate the bane that threatened the Tang Dynasty, in order to lay the foundation for the Tang Dynasty to become strong again.

Although the reputation of the Pei family in Hedong is not as prominent as that of the five surnames and Qiwang, it is definitely a big family that should not be underestimated in the Tang Dynasty. Pei Jing's great-grandfather is Pei Xingjian, the general of the Right Guard, and his grandfather is Pei Guangting, the prime minister of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, so this branch is extremely prominent in the middle family room of the Pei family in Hedong. Now that Pei Jing has made military exploits again, leading the army to defeat Cai Xide, showing his prominence, and his right to speak in various rooms of his clan will inevitably rise.

In addition to the Taiyuan Wang family in Hedong, there are also two families of Xue Liu. The Taiyuan Wang clan is too far away, and it is too early to fight for it, and it is unknown what the attitude of the eunuch Zhang Fuchen who sits in Taiyuan is. The former of the Xue family and the Liu family is the Jishan County Wang, and the latter is the Xie County County Wang, both of which are within the sphere of influence of the Shenwu Army.

In fact, as Qin Jin expected, Pei Jing seemed to have become the leader of the new generation in the middle family room, and at the slightest initiative, hundreds of young children asked to join the army to make contributions.