The mountains are like the sea and the remnant sun is like blood, which is the true portrayal of the post-war scenery.

After the war, Changping Mountain, the corpses were piled up like a mountain, the blood flowed and the pestle flowed, and the heart of hope was shocked. War, with the most realistic brushwork, depicts the connotation of the word cruelty.

Under the interrogation of the bear child Shi Yunxiao, the two spies sent by Yang Bingyin confessed everything they knew without reservation.

Because the matter is very important, Chen Youfu and Luo Jingyun personally reviewed it again and confirmed that it was correct. After the victory, the soldiers of the caravan were all overjoyed, their casualties were not large, and they were eager to fight another battle to establish the image of the caravan as invincible in northern Sichuan.

In the evening of the same day, Yang Bingyin's stupid son learned from a returning spy that the caravan had fought Yao Yuchuan for 300 rounds in Changping Mountain, and in the end, more than half of the caravan was killed and wounded, and Yao Yuchuan was in a different place. Now the remnants of Yao Yuchuan were fleeing towards the old nest east of the Golden Walled City, and the victorious caravan was in hot pursuit, and both armies had already headed north. Yang Bingyin's son was overjoyed, forgetting his father's order for him to spend the night in the water viewing field, lit up all the soldiers and horses, took advantage of the full moon in mid-autumn, bypassed Yuji Mountain along the path, and went straight to the Beiyuan Temple.

Beiyuan Temple is a market town, surrounded by mountains, and salt wells are scattered along the nearby mountain sides. Most of the houses in the town are the shops and warehouses of various salt merchants, and the largest of them is the Ren family.

It is said that the Ren family was just an ordinary stove household in the early years, and somehow befriended Yan Song's godson Yan Maoqing, the salt patrol imperial history, during the Jiajing period, and soon became a serious salt merchant. Through salt trading and the resale of surplus salt, the Ren family quickly became the largest owner of salt wells and sellers of well salt in Beiyuan Temple. In recent years, the Ren family has used their wealth to make friends with the local government and the garrison, and have received their protection and support. But the fall of Fu Chongqi made the Ren family fall one of the most important pillars. In addition, they often bullied the market and attacked their peers, offending local tyrants such as the Li family of the New Deal, so this time his family colluded with local tyrants to rob the Beiyuan Temple, which was immediately used by the Li family and became the fuse for the downfall of the Ren family.

At dawn the next day, the local thugs who had already surrounded the Beiyuan Temple were killed, and they quickly rushed into the Beiyuan Temple. Beiyuan Temple is an important source of money for the Chu army, there is a garrison with 300 people to defend, plus the local guild of salt and various salt merchants, no less than 500 people can fight. Originally, most of the officers and troops had been evacuated in order to leave the crime scene for the annual robbery of the local rioters, and what should have been transferred had also been moved. Who knew that the local thugs did not want to enter peacefully, so they had to come and slaughter.

The officers and gentry who stayed behind hurriedly responded to the battle, and quickly fell into an unfavorable situation, so they had to abandon the town, open a bloody road, and move to the Big Buddha Temple at the foot of Yuji Mountain a few miles away. There is not only a standing Buddha more than five zhang high, but also the salt and silver warehouses of the various merchants of Beiyuan Temple, as well as the main force of the official army and the salt ding.

The local tyrant who tracked down to the Big Buddha Temple immediately fell into a bloody battle. The desperate officers and gentry relied on the high walls and courtyards of the monastery to resist desperately, so that the local rioters had to kill and wound two or three people every step forward.

The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind.

In the evening, just as the local tyrants hacked to death the last of the resisting family members and were about to celebrate the victory, they were suddenly besieged by 270 He family Zhuang Ding led by He Yongnian and three battalions and one company of the caravan. In the face of the combined attack of artillery, firecrackers and swords and spears, the local rioters who had been fighting for a long time were powerless to resist at all, and surrendered one after another. Yang Bingyin's stupid son tried to lead his cronies to break through, but he was first bombarded, and then intercepted by He Yongnian. He Yongnian waved his big blade and personally cut off the head of Yang Bingyin's son.

Yang Bingyin lost his life earlier than his stupid son.

On the morning of September 16, at about the same time that his son launched an attack on Beiyuan Temple, the bandits at the foot of Dayi Mountain were attacked by a caravan. Chen Youfu personally led a platoon of the 4th Company of the 1st Battalion, a platoon of the 4th Company of the 3rd Battalion, and the Tusi Infantry Platoon, led by another captured spy, to run 60 miles overnight. The Tusi infantry platoon first touched the cottage before dawn, and when the sound of killing was heard, they immediately rushed into Yang Bingyin's bedroom and controlled Yang Bingyin, who was still dreaming in bed.

The situation of the handsome being captured alive, and the reputation of the barbarians who are murderous and murderous, made the remaining hundreds of local thugs and thousands of dependents in the cottage choose to surrender.

When Yang Bingyin was escorted to the court and the public in disheveled clothes, Chen Youfu, who had a blood feud, picked Yang Bingyin to death on the tip of his spear in front of everyone.

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The county governance of Yilong County is Jincheng Walled City, which is high on Jincheng Mountain. Jincheng Mountain is not steep, and Jincheng Walled is not big, but Jincheng Walled is very dangerous. Because a huge rock rises from the top of Jincheng Mountain, the entire village of Jincheng Walled City is built on top of the huge rock.

The walled wall is close to the cliff, and the cliff is climbed in and out.

Jincheng Walled Southeast, Northwest and Four Walled Gates, control and choke four to rush up the mountain. But only the Nanzhai Gate, which can go straight to the top of the rock. Under the Nanzhai Gate, there is the only way to Bazhou from Xinzheng Dam, Pengzhou, Yingshan County and the southern county of Baoning Province. Through this road to the left bypass Jincheng Mountain, continue to go north for one hundred and fifty miles, you will arrive at the city of Bazhou that has been occupied by the local tyrants for half a year, so the Jincheng Walled City is also called "Yingba to rush".

On the morning of the third day after the Battle of Changping Mountain, Luo Jingyun, the supervisor of the 3rd Battalion of the Caravan, led a platoon of the 3rd Company and the 4th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the Caravan to the foot of the Jincheng Walled Mountain.

The Jincheng Walled City is a dead city that is dispensable to the local tyrants, to the Baoning government, to the Chu army, and even to the local gentry. But for the caravan that aspires to appease Shu, the Golden City Walled City is the key and springboard for attacking Bazhou. Taking control of the Golden Walled City, he let the caravan drive a sharp wedge into the Daba Mountain. In peacetime, troops are stationed here to suppress bandits and protect the people, and once the time is ripe, they can use this as a base to launch an attack on Bazhou City.

Outside the south gate of Jincheng Walled.

Luo Jingyun stood on the stone steps and looked up at the county seat on the cliff. The walls of the city are shaded by green vines and trees, and it is not really visible.

Wang Xingwu was running down the stone steps on the mountain and ran into Luo Jingyun head-on.

"Prison army, the city doesn't open the city gate, just put down a hanging basket!"

Half of Wang Xingwu's face is still a little bruised, but fortunately, he has been compressed with cold water, and it has disappeared a lot. The three companies suffered more than 100 casualties this time, and they have basically lost their combat effectiveness. But Wang Xingwu did not agree with this. He reorganized the rest of the people into two platoons and insisted on following the prison army to the Golden Walled City. The bodies of the fallen soldiers, the wounded, and the heads of the local tyrants were transported back to Xinzheng Dam by the villagers of Changping Mountain and the people who went with the army to fight, and the bodies of the local tyrants who had lost their heads were burned and buried by the Li and Zhou clans of Xinzheng Dam and the Zhu clan of Changping Mountain.

Chen Youfu spoke highly of the stubborn fighting of the 3rd Company in the left flank position. He believed that the Third Company had firmly attracted the main force of the Tyrants, and that the enemy was forced to rush up to his death like moths to a fire, creating excellent conditions for the central position to kill and wound the enemy in large numbers with firearms. If the position of the third company is abandoned too early, the enemy may take advantage of the absolute superiority in strength to monitor or block the caravan with partial divisions, and the main force will go straight to the Beiyuan Temple along the main road, so the caravan will be passive, so the third company should be the first merit in the battle of Changping Mountain. Luo Jingyun basically agrees with this point of view. However, Luo Jingyun believes that we should wait for the end of the current combat state, return to the new political dam, and conscientiously conduct an operational review before forming a final conclusion, so that the participating units will be convinced.

"Oh? Why can't it be opened? Did they shut up the gates? Luo Jingyun asked.

"The city said that it used a stone and a mound of earth, and it could not be opened for a while." Wang Xingwu said with a smile.

"The infant city is stubborn, and the way to sit and wait to die!" Luo Jingyun shook his head, "In this way, stubbornly guarding will eventually become stubbornness!" ”

"The art of war is exquisite! It's hard to reach the lowly job! Wang Xingwu complimented him in time.

Luo Jingyun smiled and did not speak. After a while, Luo Jingyun ordered Wang Xingwu and asked him to tell the head of the city that the person who came was the King of Shu's own soldiers! If you want to enter the city, you must enter in a procession through the gate of the city!

After waiting for a long time, the city gate finally opened slowly. At the sound of an order, the soldiers assembled neatly on the stone steps.

Luo Jingyun ordered: "The Daming Dragon Flag is fluttering in the wind!" Sing ready!

The soldiers sang in unison, stepping on the rhythm of singing, and climbed the golden walled city.

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Jincheng Walled is a cottage, and even the city gate cave is also a stone step road. Only when you go out of the city gate cave can you go up to the flat land at the top of the mountain. When the officials and soldiers entered the city, the county officials and gentry lined up on the flat ground behind the city gate to greet them, while the ragged people looked timidly from afar.

Luo Jingyun strode onto the top of the mountain, and an unpleasant smell suddenly hit his face. Luo Jingyun smelled it, and his henchman Tan Jin also smelled it. Tan Jin hurriedly took off his backpack and took out two masks from it. But before he could hand it out, a cyan animal swooped at Luo Jingyun's feet.

Tan Jin has been on the battlefield and experienced the baptism of blood and fire. He pulled out his short knife like lightning and protected it in front of the leader, but the cyan animal had already made a movement that was almost human: "Bi Jiucheng of Longzhi County, Xiaguanyi, kowtow to the son!" Gongzi Xie saved the life of Xia Guan! ”

"I love to protect the caravan in a bloody battle, just to save your bad life!" Luo Jingyun sneered in his heart.

He stood still, just smiled and said in a deep voice: "Yilong County, please get up!" ”

When Bi Jiucheng, the magistrate of the county, staggered to his feet, Luo Jingyun saw for the first time the court official with such a sad image.

The XICI complement collapsed in half and hung on its chest; The green robe is torn everywhere, filthy and shiny; The black yarn was nowhere to be seen, and the hair was scattered in a bun; The soap boots were replaced by straw sandals, revealing their feet. As for Bi Jiu himself, his face was haggard, his face was sallow, his beard covered his chin, and his tears were stained; The body is like catkins in the wind, and the feet are like duckweed in the water.

"Oh, Yilong County has suffered in order to protect the people of this county!" Luo Jingyun said affectionately in his mouth, but his feet were like taking root, and he didn't move at all, "Yilong County's eyes are red, but he has a disease?" ”

Listening to Luo Jingyun's words, Nabi Zhixian's face suddenly turned pale. He slurred his speech, and he said a few words, which probably meant that he was hungry and ate the flesh of the dead.

"Yilong County defends the city and protects the people, and has made such miraculous achievements, the court should be rewarded heavily! It's just a pity that Lord Bi ate the rotting flesh of the corpse and contracted such a vicious disease and plague! ”

Before Luo Jingyun's words fell, Bi Zhixian was already unstable on his feet, and fell at Luo Jingyun's feet with a pop. The white eyes turned outward, and it seemed that there was more luck than luck. Luo Jingyun jumped to the side, covered his mouth and nose with his hands, and shouted to the crowd who greeted him: "The county magistrate is infected with a serious disease and must be sent to the hospital immediately!" Who else are there in the county? ”

The greeting team was stunned for a while, and finally a tall middle-aged man stood out. He wore a flat-topped scarf, a green cloth coat, trousers on his legs, tied and wrapped, his feet were naked, and his black, thin, sunken face flashed with a pair of large capable eyes.

The middle-aged man stepped forward and knelt down and said, he is Zhou Changzhong, the head of the county, and the county lord went out to ask for help three months ago, but there has been no news so far, and he does not know whether he is alive or dead; Four months ago, Lord Bookkeeper led the people up to the city to throw stones, but was wounded by the fire of the thugs, and died three days later. Wardens and other officials fled or died or fell ill. At present, there are only a group of officials led by him.

Since there are no officials and no officials in Yilong County, Luo Jingyun announced to the welcoming team that the supervising army had no choice but to take the county seal and temporarily sign the county affairs! From today onwards, the caravan will impose military control on Yilong County!

The crowd chattered.

Luo Jingyun saw that the overall situation had been decided, so he instructed Zhou Changzhong, the head of the yamen: "The first military order given to you by this prison army is to bury the corpses in the whole city!" Wash your hands and wash before eating! ”

Luo Jingyun stopped for a while, and added: "Don't be full when you eat!" ”