Yu Zhilong had to comfort him with a few words, saying that since the army had arrived, everyone should be able to rest easy, and when the enemy inside and outside the city was found out, he could mobilize troops to calm the people.

The righteous words of these words seem to have become the orthodoxy of the imperial court to protect the territory and the people.

Yu Shichang listened impatiently, and talked for a long time, but he still didn't talk about what happened that day. Urged: "What happened?" ”

Wu Side paused, was speechless for a while, and said: "I know that Shi Zebo doesn't want to share his worries, so I have to order to be careful day and night. His subordinates once sent a messenger to report to the general, but there has been no reply, presumably robbed! Qingfeng Village is extremely proud after entering the city, eating, drinking and having fun in all directions, sometimes there are robberies and tricks, the people dare not speak, after the soldiers who patrol the city find out, it is not good to catch the offender, so they have to tell me. I pondered that everything was safe, and I would stabilize that guy first, so I found Shi Zebo a few times and asked him to restrain his subordinates. Although his face was ugly, it was still a promise. On weekdays, I caught a current Qingfeng Village soldier, tied them up, and handed them over to Shi Zebo. Who knew that he had already secretly colluded with Yangshuo, and conspired with some big families in the city, and instigated many captured Han troops, taking advantage of my unpreparedness, to kill them directly in the middle of the night. If I hadn't ordered the sons and daughters to be more vigilant, I was afraid that I wouldn't even have time to rush out of the city gate, and I would have been poisoned by these villains! ”

After rushing out, I felt that I should hurry up and report to the general, so as to prepare early, so as not to be caught by Xiaoxiao again. I don't want the general to come so fast! It's just that the letter to General Zhao Shi has not yet been answered. ”

Yu Zhilong only received this letter, reporting that Yishui City had been taken, and there was no news since. It appears that eighty percent of the remaining Messengers were taken hostage or poisoned. In this way, this Shi Zebo is only afraid that he has bad intentions.

Counting the days, it has been five days since the setback of Yishui, Zhao Shi went south to Ju County, if it goes well, there should be a military report to return at this time. Juxian is a heavy town, Zhao Shi does not have many soldiers and horses, if the surrounding Yuan army comes to encircle and suppress the counterattack, the defense alone will make him stretched, even if he knows that Yishui has changed, Zhao Shi is difficult to draw troops back to help.

"I rushed all the way over, fortunately, there is Baijiazhai to rely on to defend, and there are more than 100 people under him, plus the young and strong people in the village are barely enough. No, the day before yesterday, Shi Zebo and Yangshuo were unwilling, and gathered two or three thousand people again to attack for most of the day, killing and wounding hundreds. We have been worried that there will be another enemy, and when we heard that the general had arrived, we thought it was a thief pretending! ”

"What is the current situation of the enemy in the city?" Yu Zhilong asked in a deep voice.

"Shi Zebo originally had six or seven hundred people, and this time there were no less than a thousand people in the city, and there were also four or five thousand sect members under Yangshuo, but most of them were village farmers and traders, and they couldn't withstand a big battle. Most of the Han prisoners of the day were attached to Shi Zebo. As for the local indigenous strong men who attached the thieves, there were also hundreds. ”

"I heard that there are a lot of people in Yangshuo, and with the fragrant bait of Yishui City, many people have joined the church with their families, and there are thousands of people in just a few days. If General Fei comes a few days late, it will be okay for the ants to attach tens of thousands of people. "There is a squire road under the seat.

attacked and captured Yishui City, captured no less than 500 Yuan Ting Han troops, and Lin Lin finally came down, Shi Zebo and Yangshuo had nearly 10,000 horses.

This Shi Zebo is also very good, and the opportunity is very good, if it weren't for Yu Zhilong's return to Linqu, the big defeat would be the first, I'm afraid that this Shi Zebo will be in Yishui City.

In order to take advantage of the situation, even the part of his own family that fought back with the Jing'an Army was abandoned!

However, Wu Sheng and other soldiers were defeated in Qingfeng Village, and many of them fled to Yishui City, and the two joined forces, and their strength increased greatly, so it was a little difficult to chase and suppress.

For Yangshuo's subordinates, Yu Zhilong didn't attach much importance to them. As long as they are not given a chance, the battlefield will face off head-on, and it will be easy to win!

The men and horses of Qingfeng Village have some combat effectiveness, and they used a plan to attack Wang De's camp that day, and they can see that they still have some combat power, but they can't be despised either.

"The day before yesterday, did you see Wu Sheng in Qingfeng Village?" Yu Zhilong asked after thinking for a while.

Wu Side patted his head and thought for a while, and said uncertainly: "When his subordinates went out of the city, they were already injured and confused. Have you ever seen it?" he asked the people in Baijiazhai.

"I haven't seen it!" Bai Shixuan hurriedly said: "On that day, in order to save our old and weak, General Wu personally risked the arrows and stones, and killed through the siege in the thief army several times, which caused General Wu to be injured, and he was very ashamed of the old man, so after leaving the city, he discussed with General Wu and temporarily retreated to this village, fortunately, most of the old tenants and relatives in this village are willing to fight to the death with the thief army. ”

The person surnamed Zheng followed: "The stone thief contacted the mob and the rebel army, looted everywhere, burned countless houses by fire prevention, and even the wives and daughters in the house of the local gentry did not let go. "He himself is not evil, and sometimes he does some good deeds, and he feels that he is a local role model.

"General Fei is here, like Ganlin all over the world, we will have a life!" The gentry choked in a low voice. The rest wiped their tears and sighed on their chests.

Yu Zhilong comforted a few words and asked Bai Shixuan: "Shicai saw Ling Qianjin outside the village who was willing to live and die with General Wu, for some reason?" ”

Bai Shixuan's face turned red and muttered: "This made General Fei laugh, in the chaotic army that day, everyone thought that they would die, and the little girl secretly prayed: If anyone can help the Bai family to get out of trouble, regardless of the old, weak, ugly, and handsome, regardless of their reputation, they are willing to serve them for the rest of their lives." Perhaps it was providence that my generals and horses arrived, killed all the thieves, and escorted us out of the city safely. ”

Yu Shichang couldn't help but sneer, Qian Zheng smiled and looked at Wu Side's big black face, Wu Side was already embarrassed and bit his mouth, and looked up only at the beam. Xie Lin stroked his beard and bowed slightly, not knowing whether to praise or sigh.

"It's a good marriage!" Yu Zhilong applauded and laughed, "Since ancient times, heroes have been matched with beauties, and both new Yans have flown to the spring shore." This winter is coming, will spring be far away! ”

"I wonder what General Wu thought that day?" Yu Zhilong quipped.

Wu Side finally reluctantly lowered his face, and said in a thin voice: "I was in a hurry to meet the battle that day, and I saw that Shi Zebo's minions were too many, and the governor couldn't do anything, so he had to take the road out of the city. ”

It was rare for everyone to see him ashamed, and they were amazed, secretly thinking that the weak body and white porcelain-like makeup of the young lady of the Bai family had been with this big black man for a lifetime, and it was really a flower inserted in cow dung!

Xie Lin listened to Yu Zhilong's laughter, the first two sentences are still poems, and the second half is obviously slang, but he doesn't know the source, although it is superficial, but it has some charm when he savors it.

Wu Side's heart was all about Zhilong before, and when he saw that Yu Zhilong seemed to be angry, he was a little relieved, he saw the faces of the generals around him, and knew that he was being made fun of, so he just ignored it.

Bai Shixuan was embarrassed for a while, speechless, and the rest of the gentry had all kinds of feelings in their hearts, and they could hear that Yu Zhilong had approved of this marriage, and those who were interested in the daughter of the Bai family had to sigh secretly.

Xie Lin has been in the officialdom for a long time, and came forward to say: "Since the thief army has captured the city and cannot attack the village, it is estimated that the people here have been poisoned, and I also ask the general to take a charter and reassure the people as soon as possible." ”

"Exactly! As soon as our army entered the new territory, it was better to issue a notice first to explain the reason for the matter, relieve the fear of the people, and wait to take the city, open the warehouse to release grain, and comfort the refugees. Brother Xie is willing to share my worries? Yu Zhilong punched and praised.

Xie Lin hurriedly stood up and saluted: "For the adults, the subordinate positions are also stubborn, and I dare not resign!" ”

Yu Zhilong looked at Kong Ying, Meng Chang, and Jin Yan again, and said with a smile: "The thief army has poisoned the place, and the specific details still need to be visited by us on the spot and summarized one by one." When the three of them first came, they were in the military, and when they took this city, they urgently needed manpower for all kinds of matters, and they didn't know if they would like to help? ”

At this time, Kong Ying and the three of them stood up and bowed one after another: "Fortunately, the general took it in, and his subordinates are inscribed, and everything is according to the general's orders!" ”

Bow to Xie Lin again: "The last to learn is the last, and the only way to learn is shallow, please give me more advice!" ”

Xie Lin stroked his beard and said: "Do things for adults and relieve worries for the people, why be polite?" These three people and Xie Lin are from the same Confucian background, at this time Yu Zhilong has a lot of generals around him, but there is a shortage of scribes, and there is barely a Tian Lie, for various reasons, he has not really joined the gang for the time being, but for some of the soldiers selected by Yu Zhilong to do some literacy enlightenment.

Although Xie Lin completely took refuge in Yu Zhilong, he thought about it in the quiet night, and the only one who was born in the Jing'an army was a Confucian, so he couldn't help but sigh for a long time, and he was extremely lonely. Now seeing that Yu Zhilong's side is gradually prospering, and people of all colors have come to vote one after another, they have a sense of sympathy.

"Since I am staying for the time being today, my subordinates are willing to go and investigate, if Shi Zebo is not prepared, he will be captured in one fell swoop!" Yu Shichang saw that everyone was chatting happily and took the initiative to ask for help.

Yu Zhilong was overjoyed: "Shichang goes, it's best to be plain clothes, if you can blend into the city, it's best to find out the news!" ”

"Subordinate Order!" Yu Shichang was appointed. Yu Zhilong saw that Wu Side was carefree, and his heart relaxed, and he planned to investigate Yishui City before making plans.

Bai Shixuan said: "The little old man has lived here for a long time, the county seat is only twenty miles, there are some cottages all the way forward, there are Zhengjiazhuang, Hujiazhuang, Dongshan, Xiping, etc., there are some old friends and old acquaintances in the city, although we can't go to the battle, I am willing to find a few familiar little guys to guide the way." If you can enter the city, you can find a place to stay and contact. ”

Those surnamed Zheng, Yan, Fan, etc., are willing to send people to accompany each other or contact them by letter to contact the familiar relationship in the city, which is cited as an internal response.

These people were burdened by Shi Zebo, and were aspired by their own opponents in the locality, if there was no help from Wu Side, they would have already been on the ground, and at this moment they saw that the Jing'an army was fierce, their clothes and armor were clear, and their military appearance was clean, and they felt that there was a great opportunity to turn over, so they enthusiastically helped the army.

Yu Zhilong knew that they were all local squires, and when it came to local influence, they were far stronger than himself for a while. If you want to gain a firm foothold in this place in the future, you must be effective in your heart, and you must also be carefully enveloped, accommodated, and cared for. At this time, they are in trouble, and it is also the right time.

So he happily agreed, and promised that once the county seat was conquered, the thieves would be eliminated and justice would be sought for everyone.

After speaking, Yu Zhilong secretly thought about how to carry out various matters such as clearing acres, dividing land, collecting taxes, restoring farming and commerce.

Thinking about Linqu's approach, it can't be completely copied, and in the future, these local gentry, merchants, scribes, etc. will have to vigorously encompass them. Depriving them of their acres and assets without compensation can only be used for a while, but they cannot be used to rule the world.

Today's Shinong industry and commerce, in addition to agriculture is the cornerstone of society, the rest are the most important force in the operation of national governance, the former in Linqu, Yu Zhilong can be said to have adopted a rather violent strategy, won the hearts of the people, but there are not many measures for the support of industry and commerce. In the future, these issues must be considered in advance.

These gentry saw that Yu Zhilong's face was like spring and he was smiling, but they didn't know that he had already begun to think about how to rectify the place in the future.