Zhu Long finally arrived in Lishui with hundreds of baggage and the firehead army, and the war had already been settled. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Zhu Long came, it was drudgery again, burying the pot to make rice is only secondary, cleaning up the battlefield is the main thing.

Outside the southern city, there were thousands of corpses, and there were wounded thieves lying on the ground wailing, Zheng Zhi didn't care about them, and they were all allowed to stay outside the city. There were no casualties under Zheng Zhi's command, more than a dozen were seriously injured, and one person fell off his horse and was trampled to death.

Zheng Zhi took Wu Yong and a few soldiers to slowly climb the not tall city wall of Lishui County. Although Lishui is not far from Jiangning, it does not belong to the plain terrain, but is a small hilly area, and there are actually many small hills and low hills in the field of vision.

But Lishui is generally a relatively flat place, the road is also extremely smooth, there is a lot of arable land, the rain is abundant, nature is also rich in products, next to the Yangtze River system, there is also Shijiu Lake not far away, the grain is never in arrears, it is really a place to live and work in peace and contentment.

Since the Han Dynasty, the population in the south has become more and more, since the Tang Dynasty and below, has formed a situation of more than 1,000 years of rich in the south and poor in the north, the traditional Central Plains slowly withered, and more in the northwest, the Han people have cultivated on the side of the Yellow River since ancient times, and slowly formed the Loess Plateau, the loess high was originally also lush, in fact, the main reason is that the Han people have cultivated for thousands of years.

However, China's wars since ancient times have basically been fought or won in the Central Plains, whether it is the late Han Dynasty, Wei and Jin, or the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Great Song Dynasty, the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The real major major wars are to solve problems in the Central Plains, and after the Central Plains are settled, China will tend to be unified. The south is often recuperating and recuperating, and even if there is a war, it is the final battle of the unification of China. is as strong as Eastern Wu, and it is 108,000 miles worse than Cao Wei.

"Brother, the Sprinkle family brought this guy." Ruda went up to the wall to give his report,

Zheng Zhi no longer looked at the large and small mountain bags outside the city wall, and turned his head to see the high and low eaves of the city, there were countless houses higher than the city wall, and the eaves were raised to the sky, which was extremely beautiful.

"Pull that guy up." Zheng Zhi waved his hand and ordered.

Several soldiers carried a man up the city wall, and then knelt in front of Zheng Zhi. This man was dressed in tattered iron armor and had not taken off his armor.

Zheng Zhi opened his mouth and asked, "But you ordered Kaesong to surrender?" ”

The man wanted to give up his hand, but his arm was grabbed by the military man, so he had to hurriedly say: "Back to Shangguan, the humble position is completely involuntary, the reason why the humble position opened the city is also because of the safety of the people in the city, when negotiating with the thief, the thief promised not to set up the army to loot after the opening of the city, and the humble duty opened the city gate, Shangguan Mingjian." ”

Zheng Zhi listened to this clumsy lie and asked, "But the thieves promised you to loot your house, so you opened the city and surrendered?" ”

"Shangguan Mingjian, the enemy is outnumbered, and the lowly position is helpless, the county has abandoned the city and fled, leaving the lowly post alone in the city to resist the enemy, there are only more than 100 people, and the thief army is tens of thousands, so what can I do?"

This seems to make sense, that is, the magistrate has fled, and what is it for him to open the city and surrender. There are many such seemingly plausible reasons in the world. After eating a lifetime of military salary, when it was time to defend his family and country, he surrendered without even resisting. Raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use soldiers for a while. The head is no better than the ordinary soldiers, and the ordinary soldiers may have a hard life, even if they are not taken seriously, they can still earn a lot of money. The imperial court raised it for ten thousand days, but it was useless for a while.

Don't say that you are loyal to the monarch and love the people, but only say that this lifelong soldier can't be used as a soldier in the end, what is the use? If this person is not killed, how can Zheng Zhi still serve the public, and how can the soldiers under his command see it.

Zheng Zhi didn't bother to ask again, and asking again was also an excuse for these reasons, so he only said: "Surrender to the enemy before the battle, behead!" The head was hung at the gate of the city. ”

The people on the left and right seem to have known that this will be the result, because this kind of thing has not happened in the northwest, and the head of such a person has not been hung on the city gate in the northwest.

Several soldiers dragged the head and pressed the head against the battlement, and a large knife was raised.

Zheng Zhi didn't look at it either, turned around and went down the city wall.

"Shangguan, what's the matter with killing me, do you dare to kill Zhixian? He abandoned the city first and fled, why didn't he kill it, but my small soldier died in vain! What is the principle of heaven? "This is also a little smart, he just wants to live, and he naturally wants to make people feel that he is excusable.

Zheng Zhi had already descended a few steps, but he only shook his head and did not stop. Zheng Zhi's cognition and values of the identity of a soldier are far from this person, so naturally there will be no inner wavering.

Zheng Zhi went down the city wall, and the big sword of the military man was raised for a moment, and it should have fallen. But it was another soldier beside him who gestured with his hand, and the big knife hanging in the air also stopped temporarily.

This soldier leaned into the ear of the head and said: "My family has always been like this in governing the army, you are a capital crime, tell you something before you die, let you have a peace of mind, Lishui Zhixian was also killed by my family on the side of the road, go on the road with peace of mind." ”

After the soldier finished speaking, he stood up straight, and his hand gestured lightly in the air.

The head looked at the military man in horror, and seemed to have something to say, but the big knife fell quickly, and the head rolled down the city in an instant.

A few soldiers quickly went down to the city to pick up the head.

Since the beginning of the Qin State, there has been a word for the title of human head: head. The word head comes from war, why is the head called the head? Because the army of the Qin Dynasty fought, handing over an enemy's head could be promoted to a level, and after upgrading, there would be military merits, land could be divided, and tax exemption could be given.

All the soldiers of the Qin State fought bravely, and the Great Qin Qiang Army swept the universe and unified Liuhe. After each battle, all the soldiers of the Qin State wore their heads around their waists to register for rewards. In the mouth, it is said: another level.

Shou means head, and the word "head" has been passed down for more than 2,000 years.

Zheng Zhi got off the city wall and said: "Go and find the head of Nazhi County, and hang it with this head." ”

His own soldiers listened to the order and went down to do things.

Zhu Long arranged for people to start burying the pot to make rice, and Zheng Zhi also entered the Lishui County Ya.

When it was dark and the city was closed, Yan Qing finally rushed back, called to open the city gate, and went straight to the county office.

"Xianggong, there are not many thieves in Gaochun, the city head is low, and there are only one hundred and ten people on the left and right above the city head. I just heard that there are soldiers and horses in Xuanzhou who are coming to Gaochun, and I don't know how many. "Yan Qing's errand is really hard, but all the military intelligence reports are done by him, and it is extremely dangerous to run back and forth every day. This young man is also happy and never bitter.

Wu Yong listened to the words, glanced at Zheng Zhi, and said: "Xianggong, this Gaochun soldier should come out to fight Lishui, Gaochun is empty at this time." But if you want to keep Gaochun worry-free, you must fight again and defeat the troops coming from Xuanzhou to ensure that the entire Jiangning Mansion is worry-free. ”

"The pedant has a point, we have few people, 3,000 soldiers and horses, it is impossible to divide the troops to guard, only to fight again. After defeating the Xuanzhou army, Fang Qifo will settle down, and if he does not have the confidence of victory, he will not send troops to attack Jiangning again. Zheng Zhi nodded and said.

Gaochun is the city at the junction of Jiangning Mansion and Xuanzhou, and the whole territory of Xuanzhou falls into the hands of Fang La's right-hand man Fang Qifo, if Fang Qifo loses troops in Lishui and Gaochun continuously, it will also be divided.

Yan Qing reported the military situation, and when he saw that Zheng Zhi had also made a plan, he said, "Xianggong, do you still have food?" ”

When Zheng Zhi heard this, he hurriedly ordered left and right: "Go and tell the fire head to prepare wine and meat and General Yan." Prepare some more good wine, and I will have a few drinks with General Yan. ”

The soldiers went down to give orders. Yan Qing also sat down. Wu Yong said again: "It is not appropriate to divide the troops under the command of Xiang Gong, but this Gao Chun still needs to be guarded, so let the Wang Governor gather all the forbidden troops in Jiangning and garrison Gao Chun. As long as Gao Chun is not lost, Jiangning Mansion will be worry-free. ”

Zheng Zhi nodded when he heard this, and said, "The pedant will write a letter to Jiangning City now." Thinking that Han Qian, the commander of the Bozhou soldiers and horses, was also on the way, and was sent to Gaochun to garrison. Then hang the two heads on the gate of Lishui City on the head of Gaochun City to warn everyone not to slack off. ”

Although Zheng Zhi has led the troops for several years, it is also the first time to command this kind of regional offensive and defensive warfare, and he is still inexperienced in such a densely populated and crowded place. You can only learn while commanding.

This kind of learning experience is really important for Zheng Zhi in the future. Zheng Zhi fought several battles, in the northwest, he was just a general who led the army, and he could fight according to the predetermined plan, and he couldn't control the affairs of the rest of the fronts. In Cangzhou, it is just an attack on Liangshan, and there is no need to consider the overall situation.

At this time, Zheng Zhicai really commanded a grand strategic war from the height of a commander, which was completely different from the previous generals of the first army. It is also very beneficial for commanding the big war in the future.

Wu Yong is naturally the first time, the two are so discussed, and they are also making progress with each other.

"Xianggong, do you want to send a letter to Tokyo and transfer the troops from Haozhou? If you can get the soldiers of Bozhou Haozhou, you can always send some uses, plus the soldiers of Jiangning, although you can't fight and kill, but it is always good to defend the city. Wu Yong followed the train of thought and made suggestions.

Zheng Zhi also nodded again and again when he heard this, and he also knew that if he went straight to Hangzhou, he would definitely not be able to go deep alone, and what he was most afraid of was that the back road would be copied, and then there would be problems with the supply of military rations. Transferring all the troops from the nearby state capitals, every time Zheng Zhi conquers a place, there will be people to guard it, so it will be much safer.

"I will write a letter and send it out tonight. and the matter of cutting Lishui Zhixian was also sent to Tokyo, so as not to let people take the handle. ”

In a high position, the authority is increasing. Many things have to be done, but there are also many things that are also constrained by the court and system of the Great Song Dynasty, and they can't let go. In the peaceful years, committing suicide against a civil official was really against the values of the entire Great Song Dynasty court and the royal family. It is impossible not to explain, and even if it is explained, it is first to write a letter to ask for guilt, and then then to be forced to be helpless, in order to ask the emperor for forgiveness and the like.

When Zheng Zhi said this, he felt uncomfortable, and he had to go to ask for guilt after killing a magistrate who abandoned the city and fled. In this prosperous Song Dynasty, Zheng Zhi became more and more aggrieved. It turned out that under the protection of the cultivator Dao and Tong Guan, Zheng Zhi felt that his hands and feet were flexible. At this time, it is my turn to do things, which is so unpleasant.