The wind and thunder flag crossed by silver lightning in the purple flames, fluttering high in the humid air full of water vapor, and the cat's claw flag composed of one large and three small pink dumplings on the other side were reflected in the sparkling water light of autumn.

Countless hasty, exhausted and desperate figures fell to their knees on the shore in patches, throwing their arms over their heads at the two flags, and the few companions and superiors who still wanted to resist were surrounded by these currents, stabbing and slashing one after another, and then rolling down the rocks and throwing them into the river.

Obviously, the allusions and hopes of the ruined boat failed to make the final miracle happen as scheduled. The array of guns encircled on several sides turned any resistance and outstanding efforts into a desperate bubble.

Under the guidance of the locals, the right wing of the new army under my command, no, it should be a guerrilla army, after sweeping away the ten counties of Yunzhou one by one, pursued the last stubborn enemy soldiers, and finally arrived at the bank of the Yellow River.

Of course, although these new annexes are quite hard-working, I didn't expect specific combat effectiveness, they are just some kind of storage zài sequence, in order to reassure the locals and a certain sense of disguised hostage.

Except for an exemplary Yunzhou regiment of stragglers, everyone else was scattered and assigned to the stragglers' various teams, which naturally constituted a daily means of restraint for several old men to supervise and keep an eye on a newcomer, preventing them from colluding with each other and making abnormal contacts, even if some of them had any different intentions, it would be difficult to make any waves.

As a successful leader, you must not only rely on terror and violence, as well as strict surveillance methods to control your subordinates, but also be good at building a reasonable internal system and operational system to achieve internal balance and restraint, and not give room for the sprouts and ambitions of rebellion to ferment.

The best way is to eliminate the possibility of any unstable factors and dissident elements, human nature is to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and when the gain and loss are disproportionate, many people will naturally choose the direction that is most beneficial to themselves.

This is also the basic means for the superior to successfully grasp the hearts of the people and the general trend, and there is still a long way to go for me.

Along the way, however, the five battalions of the main force of the guerrilla army, together with the six brigades of auxiliaries and the fifteenth regiment of stragglers, broke at least seven remnants of the enemy, about 22 troops and horses.

Although the loss of materials is not calculated, using these northern soldiers who fight separately as whetstones and experience, whether it is the newly formed fourth and fifth battalions, or the reorganized auxiliary army brigade, they are also continuing to grow rapidly in the daily life of large and small battles, and the combat power has begun to see the scale.

However, the elimination of the northern troops in the territory is still secondary, and the real highlight is to occupy and consolidate the battle line in the future, and wait for the opportunity to block the southward movement of the Hebei army, and reinforce Dugi Province and even Luodu.

It is believed that as the front advances towards Luodu, the pressure and offensive from Hebei will also increase day by day. In this way, the assistance of local people will no longer be optional, at least for a short time. This is also one of the reasons that Zhao Ding used to persuade me to compromise.

As the Yellow Flood of Yunzhou, there has been a tradition of rebellion since ancient times, especially in the year of famine, it is also one of the birthplaces of the mob, the butcher's knife of the Northern Dynasty counterinsurgency army, has been dyed red here more than once, but in the world of chaos, except for a few areas in a corner of peace, there is always a variety of desperate outlaws,

Therefore, the local garrison in Yunzhou is more used to suppress the local "need to prevent thieves", and on the other hand, it uses the preserved fruit of the army as an excuse to recruit soldiers from the local area and send them to other places for defense and offensive warfare, so as to reduce the proportion of young and strong people and reduce the risk of local rebellion.

But on the other hand, as long as there is enough food, it is easy to get the locals to work hard. When they are hungry, they don't care about the food, whether it is surnamed Liang or Li.

I happened to be in the land of Hao, Song, and Chen some time ago, and I harvested and scraped the ground three feet to make a profit, and in the name of the Shuai Si's crying and poor promotion, I wanted to come to supplement a large amount of military resources, so I had a lot of money at hand for the time being.

When it was transferred to Yunzhou, it was a load of baggage on the road without seeing the beginning and the end. Take out a little that is not suitable for long-term storage, and a little kindness is enough to win people's hearts. Like the newly recruited Yunzhou stragglers, the basic value of each person is only one stone of chestnut rice, those with their own weapons are added one bucket, those with armor are added half a stone, and those with mounts are given an extra stone.

As for the miscellaneous servants, they were paid according to the number of days of servitude, and the rations and remuneration were paid in units of liters and combinations.

Walking on the rocky and strange banks of the Yellow River,

In the Yellow River Basin of this era, soil erosion is not as strict as that of later generations, so the turbidity waves up and down the big river, thousands of people from the rolling, rushing and no return of the turbulent magnificent scene, compared with most of the time the surface is not prosperous, and the Yangtze River, which is surging in the dark tide, is another flavor.

The water vapor in the air, there is no obvious earthy smell, close to some places on the shore where the water is slow, and even the turbidity and clear junction line can be seen, so it is also one of the few important sources of food and clothing for the locals - river fishing.

Autumn is crisp, under the sun,

On the edge of the Yellow River, pile up the firewood stove, set up the cauldron, cook the fish up, just the Yellow River carp in the autumn fat season, only a few sections of green onions and no other flavor, after the soup boils, the so-called green onion and fish white, the soup is like milk, the chopsticks shake lightly and the bone spurs fall, it is served in the black pottery coarse bowl, the rich color and fragrance are complete, people can't help but move their appetites, and all kinds of feasting can not stop.

There is a foot-long fish white (glue), set on the yellow and white caviar cut from the same abdomen, slightly fried in the oil pan and then cut into thin slices of dry frying, the outside is crispy and strong and the inside is delicious and juicy, it is also a unique flavor,

Then there is the fish bones, fish scales, fish skin, and the thick soup is boiled out over high heat, supplemented by dogwood, wood ginger, and old tofu, and boiled until the soup is exhausted, which is the Henan bean fish soup with a unique taste.

There are also people who take the soup with heavy fish oil and eat it with diced cakes.

It made people sweat profusely with praise and praise, and suddenly the hard work and exhaustion of the previous fierce battle suddenly disappeared. In nearby Xuchang County, hundreds of big fish were sent to comfort the army, and the whole camp was swept away in an instant.

As a reward for being in a good mood, a thousand stone of variegated food was enough to make them happy for a long time.

At this time, the Yuhou group also came to report that the first draft of the newly drawn map had also been completed, fixed on a certain shelf, and brought it over to invite me to watch the auspicious.

The relatively clear basic outline of the 65 townships in 10 counties in Yunzhou on the map is of course a reference to what we have captured and obtained locally, and a number of pattern templates will be used as a reference and evidence for our defense in the future.

Among them, you can also see the northwest end of Yunzhou, where I am now,

The rushing course of the Yellow River turns a J-shaped bend to the north here, and enters the territory of Puzhou along the southern end of the bend, and turns to the north and enters the territory of Yanggu County of Jeju, sandwiched between the two, and the salient part of Yunzhou on the edge of the Yellow River is only 34 miles wide.

On the opposite side is the important town of Hebei - Chaocheng Town, where there is a water village and the Yellow River water division, and it is also a section that I need to focus on, I have ordered to survey the hydrogeography along the river one by one, looking for a suitable area for large-scale landing, mainly because the change of the shape of the Yellow River cannot be reflected in the local biography, and it is necessary to obtain first-hand information.

"Hostile?"

Across the river, the dust and smoke on the other bank were everywhere, and the marching Northern Korean army was full of foot and horse

On the north bank of the Yellow River, under the blue Xuanniao, Zhang Shuye, the envoy of Hebei Guanrong and the deputy envoy of the east, also stood on the high place of the river bank on horseback, squinting his eyes and looking at the opposite bank for a long time.

After a long march, the hair that had been somewhat stiff and unkempt was disheveled by the river wind.

Although his surname is Zhang, he is not the same clan as the Da Shui who is in charge of the country, but from the Guanzhou Zhang family of the Hebei Tu clan, belonging to the Jiangmen remnants of the old Qingzi army.

He could only faintly see that the dust and smoke after the battle there had completely dissipated, which also meant that another soldier and horse of the Northern Dynasty had been submerged on the south bank.

Not long after the fall of Qingxu Town, the core of the Huaibei defensive line, most of Henan Province had already fallen, and most of the other side of the lower reaches of the Yellow River had already belonged to the enemy country.

In connection with the great changes in Luodu in previous years, as well as the rapid progress of the current dynasty, it does not seem to be a good sign, is the world really going to change color. The war has reached this point, even if it succeeds in defeating and defeating the southern army in the end, the northern dynasty will suffer heavy losses.

I'm afraid that there will be another stormy situation. He faintly gave birth to the illusion that he was already at the forefront of the great changes in the world, but then he pressed this great rebellious thought into his heart.

His net worth and future are all in the north, and his grace and background are also from the big camera, in public and private, he can only stand under this banner and fight to the end.

Behind him, there was a dusty backdrop of countless marching queues. It's just that most people are tired and morale is still high.

In these queues, in addition to most of the Hebei soldiers with distinctive armor, there are also some soldiers whose appearance and clothing are very different from those of the Central Plains.

They were shirtless, half-naked, or only half-breast-covered leather robes, armed with scimitars and axes, and their hair was thick and unkempt. From time to time, he roared in a low voice, slowly surging forward.