"You, you, come out!"

Huo Bao ordered two fronts with a panicked look.

The two trembled, and came out with small steps.

Even if these two people look normal, they don't look right.

The face is immature, and the body is insufficient.

One had a black and red face, and his face was all spots; One person was in tattered clothes and barefoot.

It's a child who looks like a miserable child.

"Who did you top?"

Huo Bao asked the one with a black face.

"My Daddy......"

The man was scared and trembled, and was questioned again by Huo Bao before he whispered.

Huo Bao looked at the barefoot man again: "Who are you topping?" ”

"My cousin ......"

The latter didn't know if it was a broken jar and a broken one, and said happily.

Huo Bao asked someone to take the Ding book to investigate again, and there were more than 90 young people impersonating him.

These teenagers were not very old, and some of them were frightened, and some of them began to cry.

For a while, there were a lot of sobs on the school ground.

Huo Bao frowned.

Whatever the reason, these teenagers are abandoned by their families.

Once there is, there is a second.

Originally, he didn't plan to expand the child soldiers, but at the moment, he couldn't bear it, so he ordered Huo Bao: "Take it first, you can't ignore it." ”

As for the 500 or so people such as Shan Ding and Lao Ding who were listed before, Huo Bao did not ask people to be released immediately, but temporarily incorporated into a battalion.

Even if it is to be released, it will be after Luyang is laid.

For the remaining 2,500 new dings, Deng Jian was in charge, directly distributed 1,000 water in, and kept 1,500 for himself, and everyone was very happy.

Shenxian Xinding was confused, knowing the change in the camp, but he didn't know that Shenxian had changed its owner.

……

The magistrate of Shen County, when he was "invited" to the camp, he wanted to cry without tears.

I didn't even hear a movement, and Shen County was lost?

He is in his forties, elegant and elegant, not like an official, but like a scholar.

Thinking about the movements of these days, the magistrate of Shenxian County forced his composure: "I don't know which general is under the name of the sailor?" ”

Deng Jian was unruly and did not impostor: "I am Chuzhou Deng Jian!" ”

When the magistrate of Shen County heard this, he only felt that his eyes were black.

Deng Jian's name is not known to the world, but the Chuzhou Army is famous in the state capitals of Huainan Province.

The white dog, the white-clothed thief, and the white-shirted army are all talking about the Chuzhou army.

Chuzhou is already self-reliant and self-reliant, not under the rule of the imperial court.

The Chaohu sailor went ashore, which was completely different from the Chuzhou white shirt entering Luzhou, which was completely different in nature.

This is really the sin of "losing the land", and the crime cannot be punished.

Chuzhou white shirt, also known for "killing officials".

The magistrate of Shenxian County looked ashen and looked around in panic, there was no way out, he only felt that he didn't even have the strength to speak.

Huo Bao said on the side: "Why does the prefect of Luzhou want to poison the old capital? Recruit Ding to besiege the Chaohu Water Army? ”

The magistrate was shocked when he heard this: "The prefect poisoned the old capital? Where does this come from? Didn't Yu Yu conspire against the vice-capital, poison the old capital? The prefect had no choice but to besiege the Shui Shi and make them hand over the murderer. ”

This old capital is a famous general in the world, the Pao Ze brothers are all over the government and the opposition, and there is a sworn brother who is none other than the father of the queen and the head of the country.

Now that he has died tragically, the prefect is afraid of being implicated, so he will go all out to arrest the murderer.

Huo Bao said: "This is the explanation of the Luzhou prefect to the outside world? The old capital has already been on the fold, and Yu Yu is the deputy capital to take over, what is the need for the deputy capital to do this? The old capital was poisoned to death after the prefect's yamen went to the banquet, and the prefect's remarks are inevitably suspected of 'thieves shouting to catch thieves'......"

When the magistrate of Shen County heard this, he was suspicious.

The prefect tried too hard to "catch the murderer" this time.

In addition to most of the defenders of the state capital, troops were transferred from the other five counties.

More than 10,000 horses, especially insufficient, and a large amount of fanfare.

If it weren't for this, Shenxian would not have been under-defended and would have been easily occupied by the Chuzhou army.

This prefect hated the prefect.

"Intercepting sailors with foot soldiers, and not recruiting ships, looks like a bluff, using the name to recruit soldiers." The magistrate of Shen County said bluntly: "I'm afraid that the prefect has a second heart and has another plan!" ”

Huo Bao said: "How many defenders are there in Luyang?" ”

The magistrate's expression was entangled, and he finally replied: "The prefect is in the camp in Beiguan, and he has brought 5,000 Luzhou soldiers and Luyang guards, about 1,000 ...... But Luyang is also recruiting soldiers, and I don't know the geometry of the new Ding in the city......"

This is exactly what Huo Bao expected.

Deng Jian glared at Nazhi County and said, "In the next three days, Shen County will be under martial law...... If you want to live, it is important to keep the people safe; If you want to die, you can recommend someone else! ”

The magistrate of Shen County choked when he heard this.

It's better to die than to live.

If they live, who wants to die?

"Obey the general's orders!"

This magistrate knows very well.

……

Luyang, the seat of Luzhou Prefecture, is a big city.

The walls are tall.

Even if you know that the defenders are empty, the "deception of the city" is too variable.

Shui Jin brought a thousand elite soldiers, disguised themselves as ordinary people, dispersed, and sneaked into Luyang one after another in the afternoon of the same day.

As for Huo Bao, it was Deng Jian who deducted it.

"If you want to fight desperately in every county and place, then what use does your father want us to do? If you follow me, you will be honest, and if you want to do the things of Shen County, you will go back to Chuzhou directly! ”

Deng Jian's attitude was very resolute.

Huo Bao also knew that he was capricious in the past, so he changed his mistakes: "Uncle cousin, don't worry, my nephew will listen to the elders' arrangements in the future." ”

Swords and guns have no eyes, the battlefield is unpredictable, and any accident can happen.

Huo Bao is Huo Wu's only son, if he makes a mistake, there is no successor to the Chuzhou army, and he will fall apart.

Huo Bao did what he said, handed over the child soldiers to Huo Bao to lead, and followed the magistrate of Shen County to check the field and mu booklets and field tax books.

The land in Shen County is fertile, but most of the fertile land is concentrated in the hands of the gentry.

Many of these people's land is exempt from land tax.

Therefore, Shen County's taxes are not rich.

"Three years of tax exemption for land reclamation, the same as the silt fields by rivers and lakes, why are these fields still tax-free after three years?"

Huo Bao took the booklet, pointed out the puzzled points and asked the magistrate of Shen County.

"These fields, next to Chaohu Lake, are assigned to various counties, but they actually belong to the Chaohu Water Division, and they are the tuntian of the water division's family." Shen County knows the county road.

Huo Bao listened, and pointed to another place: "It is said that Luzhou has three mountains, three rivers and three fields, I look at Shen County, and there are no mountains in the territory, but why are there so many mountains and woodlands in this booklet?" ”

Mountains and forests are not exempt from taxes, but the taxes are very small, which is very different from the land tax.

The magistrate of Shen County blushed: "Xia Guan has been in Shen County for three years...... These mountains and woodlands are previously registered ......"

Huo Bao knew in his heart that this was the official before the local gentry colluded to register the fertile land as mountain land and forest land in order to exempt or reduce taxes.

Even if the white-shirted army operated the Luzhou Tuntian, it was not good to justifiably take away the good land of the gentry and the common people.

The magistrate of Shen County was also curious in his heart, and peeked at Huo Bao from time to time.

The Chuzhou army entered the city quietly.

On this day, there was no other action except martial law in the city and the city gates were closed.

It did not disturb the gentry and the people of the city.

What does Chuzhou Army mean by this?

The more than 10,000 Chuzhou troops are still in the county barracks.

This young man looks like a student, but obviously his status is not low, I don't know who it is?

Huo Bao didn't mean to solve the confusion of this county.

He has already asked people to inquire about the reputation of this county.

In recent years, he has repaired houses for the official school of Shen County, and has personally invited several old Confucian officials to be professors.

In the past three years, the initial results have been achieved.

For the local people's livelihood economy, it is not long.

This person had a bit of the awkwardness of a literati, and did not directly defect to the Chuzhou Army, but everything he did and said showed that he had no intention of being an enemy of the White Shirt Army.

This person is available.

……

Before nightfall, the scouts had already sent back the news to Luyang.

Shui Jin and the others have successfully infiltrated and made an appointment to win the door on Friday morning.

At the beginning of the night, the Chuzhou army marched at night again, left Shen County, and headed for Luyang.

Deng Jian's two thousand households and 2,000 people stayed in Shen County, and he brought Huo Bao, Ma Juzi and others, and the remaining 5,000 people, 2,000 people from the Shuijin Department, and 2,000 Scouts to Luyang.

On this march, they did not bring baggage, but they brought gun wagons and ballista carts.

Just in case.

Shen County is only thirty miles away from Luyang, and more than half of the fourth watch, the Chuzhou army arrived outside Luyang City.

The sound of the fifth watch sounded, and there was movement in the city gate.

Weapons intersect.

Shouting and shouting and killing.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the gates opened.

Shui Jin brought a few hundred people and greeted him.

"One thousand guards, two hundred each of the two city gates, two hundred in the official warehouse, and four hundred in the big camp......" Shui Jin welcomed everyone in, while talking about the news he had inquired about before: "It's a pity that a batch of grain and grass went to Beiguan yesterday, and there were 5,000 new ...... with him."

Nine thousand Chuzhou troops entered Luyang.

……

Unlike Shen County, everyone brought caution.

Luyang is prosperous and densely populated, with a population of more than 20,000 households and 100,000 people, which is the sum of the population of Chuzhou City and Hezhou City.

The Chuzhou army only had 10,000 men.

It is easy to get Luyang, but it must be careful to be able to keep it.

Deng Jian held a small meeting and assigned tasks.

Ma Juzi and Huo Hu led 2,000 people to guard the official warehouse.

Two thousand households, each with a thousand men, guarded the two gates.

The remaining 1,000 men and 4,000 of Shui Jin's subordinates disarmed them in the city in four directions, south, south, north, west, and north.

There are many gentry in Luyang, and there are many private soldiers and people.

In order to prevent these people from connecting in tandem, it is natural to strike first.

As for Huo Bao's 2,000 child soldiers, it was Deng Jian who directly surrounded the prefect's yamen.

The prefect of Luzhou is not in the city, and he personally sits in the camp of Beiguan, but there are also Luzhou Tongzhi and Luzhou Tongzhi in the city.

Luzhou Tongzhi is a civil official, and when he saw the first soldier coming to the door, he told his family not to move lightly, and he followed him very honestly.

Luzhou Tongju was surrounded by many guards, desperately resisted, and was shot dead by the Chuzhou army.

Luzhou was sentenced, and he stared at the Chuzhou army even more with tears.

When he arrived at the court, the Luzhou general judgment scolded even more: "You are a water thief, for the sake of the troubled place, the court is tolerant and solicited, why do you have to repeat it?" The old general was loyal and brave all his life, but he died at the hands of you, and you will not die well! ”

This one obviously doesn't want to live, but only to die.

Deng Jian frowned and said: "An old man, what's the use of killing it?" But your prefect has a big excuse and sets up a big battle! ”

When the general judge of Luzhou heard this, he jumped to his feet angrily, and couldn't help but scold again.

Luzhou Tongzhi heard the meaning of the words, and hurriedly said: "What does the general mean by this?" Could it be that Lao Dutong didn't die of poisoning? ”

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