In Jiaozhou Daluo City, Zeng Gon, who was the envoy of the Jing Navy, also looked into the distance with a faint feeling, and had the illusion that something bad had happened; In fact, during the siege, the atmosphere in the city was a little turbulent and worried him, but he couldn't say why. Therefore, he can only step up the patrol in the city, and ban and put an end to those gossipes that confuse the people.

However, all kinds of non-theories and rumors are still like weeds, and they are spreading rapidly in the city.

The grass thief camp outside the city is still attacking with various equipment every day, and the number of pontoon bridges built on the Zhuluan River is also increasing; Every day, you can see all kinds of flags coming in droves. made him feel as if he had been completely abandoned by these local wealthy families, big families and common people.

He could only prohibit the soldiers and people of the city from going to the city, but he could not put an end to the unity and native soldiers who assisted in defending the city, and privately spread what he had seen; Even if he cut off more than a dozen people's heads and beat dozens of people's military sticks, there was still no way to change this situation. On the contrary, it makes those situations of prevarication and procrastination and disobedience more and more obvious and common.

Therefore, during this period of time, he was really a little unpleasant and had trouble day and night, and even the gentleness and coquettishness of Xinna's concubine and the one-handed water dragon soup that he was good at making could not soothe the anxiety and doubts in his heart.

After all, he is just a military general who has the courage to do things and takes the lead in fighting, how to deploy troops on the battlefield to kill generals, capture the flag and defeat the enemy, or attack and defend against the enemy in the city is certainly his forte; But for this kind of how to govern a city and regulate people's hearts, and handle the relationship with the wealthy families in the city, it is his obvious shortcoming. So he's going to take advantage of the current stalemate.

For example, under the current threat of foreign enemies, he also needs time to slowly adapt and run in, and get along with those famous people and families. This is also the most basic homework as a protector of Annan and the envoy of the Jinghai Festival; In fact, in the successive protectors and envoys, no matter who is in charge and in power, the assistance and cooperation of these local clans and powerful and their native soldiers are completely indispensable; Only then can we open up the situation in this southern Xinjiang place, or make a difference and achievement. Especially now that the imperial court is in turmoil, there is no time to look south, and the grass thieves are stealing outside the mountains.

Thinking of this, he became a little annoyed, because those invisible restraints and pushes in the city made his original plan to reorganize the army and wait for an opportunity to carry out a large-scale counteroffensive was delayed again and again. After all, the close team he brought with him was only a few hundred people, and they couldn't compare to the grass thieves outside the city who had a whole army that could suppress the situation; And can only rely on and win over a large number of soldiers from those places to help.

Therefore, even if he wants to plan a counteroffensive in the short term to stabilize people's minds, he must compromise and tolerate those cities that have resources in exchange for their support and assistance; Of course, this is only temporary, and he can only say so relieved to himself.

Of course, once he succeeded in repelling the grass thieves outside the city and established his authority, most of the big families in the city would have no value in continuing to maintain; Just like the stories he had done to the stubborn or insatiable magnates in the Northlands, there were ways and means to concoct them.

But before that, they are the ones who can only see the changes in the situation in front of them, so they must be given appropriate encouragement and hope in the areas they are good at. After figuring out these joints again, he called his pro-army escort Zeng Quanxing on the spot and inquired on the spot:

"How are the preparations in the army, how many people can go with me to fight."

"In the marching battalion and the united children, there are probably three battalions of men and horses."

Zeng Quanxing replied meticulously.

"In addition, there are some gathered soldiers, if you embezzle the armor from other places, it can be said that you can barely get the whole four battalions of men and horses."

"Then don't wait any longer."

Zeng Gon made a decisive decision.

"Let's wait for the opportunity to gradually replace it from the city. Let him be fed and rest in rest outside the East Loromon Gate, and I shall be of other use. ”

"No..."

After Zeng Quanxing took the order and left, he called Li Haoran, the Confucian official of the Metropolitan Protectorate who was in charge of monitoring the movements in the city.

"Is there anything unusual in the city lately?"

"But there are a lot of banquets in the Gaoming Mansion, and they are often full of friends."

Li Haoran thought for a while before saying.

"In addition, it is the big Su family, who intends to conclude a marriage with children, and has exchanged letters of appointment."

“。。。。。。”

"Then Fan Changshi, can you do anything?"

After hearing him say some things again, Zeng Gon asked again with a little impatience.

"According to the reply of the person below, this person has been running books at home. Always stay at home. ”

Hearing this name, Kong Muguan Li Haoran's eyes couldn't help but flicker before continuing;

"That's good,"

Zeng Gon let out a sigh of relief.

"If not, don't blame me for not thinking about the old love."

To be honest, he was still a little jealous of this well-known figure in the local area, and even more so that he had been released from the thief army. If it weren't for the somewhat restrained or rat-throwing trap here, he would have sent someone to put an end to such unstable factors.

As for the old days, it's even more of a joke, many years ago he was just a small colonel in front of Gao Ling's public account, and the other party was already one of the important subordinates of the Zuomu, so he really didn't have any intersection and affection for his face. But for now, this one can be said to come in handy.

"These days are also thinking about it again and again. For the hundreds of thousands of Li Shu in this city. Or it can be said that the army is a soldier or two. ”

Then, he said to Fan Xuancheng, who was brought to the palace.

"I specially invited Fan Sheng to work tirelessly and go on a trip outside the city."

However, after Fan Xuan was taken out, his sincere and solemn expression suddenly disappeared, and his eyes became sharp and sharp again. The rest of this Fan is also in this situation, hoping to make those grass thieves relax their vigilance and vigilance, and achieve the expected effect.

As for his own fate, whether he was killed by the chaos or became the object of anger of those angry grass thieves, was it not the result of his unsuccessful retribution in the army of thieves?

At this time, on the clouds in the sky, there was a sudden roar of faint thunder, but there was a faint electric light in the middle of it, just like Zeng Gon's mood that was not triggered at the moment but was rolling like a tide; and made him feel as if God was helping at this moment; Because if nothing else happens, the rainy season in the land of Annam is coming.

This is a great deal of good news and timing for both the defending side and the things he is about to do.

(End of chapter)