More than 300 businessmen finally had a good conversation with Ye Shaolong outside the imperial city, and both sides found their own interests, which can be described as an instant hit.

After more than 300 merchants negotiated with Ye Shaolong, they immediately took action, took out all the fields they originally occupied, and returned them to Ye Shaolong's hands.

It was then distributed by Ye Shaolong to those people who did not have fields to cultivate, and as for the merchants, they all began to move their families, and they would set off with the army.

Ye Shaolong promised that for every city he captured, one-third of the land would be taken out, and the merchants would use it themselves. And the merchant only needs to hand over half of what he gets.

In this way, Ye Shaolong can quickly attack the city without worrying about logistics or resettlement of the people. He only had to hold on to the merchants and he could control the entire city.

Li Chengke, Lin, and Biao have already assembled the army and gathered at the school outside the capital. More than 300 merchants also joined the army with the army, and they would be protected by the Yejiabao army when they fought with the army, so the security problem was worry-free.

Escorted by dozens of personal guards, Ye Shaolong slowly arrived on horseback and inspected the 30,000 horses of the entire army, without any omissions. After that, the flag was sacrificed, and the soldiers were sent to Zhangjiakou!

Since Zhangjiakou was sacked by the Seven Nations Alliance, this will already be like a deserted city. According to the spies, a gang of more than 3,000 bandits is now stationed in the city.

30,000 horses attacked Zhangjiakou, which was defended by 3,000 horse thieves, and Ye Shaolong felt that he used a knife to kill chickens. Fortunately, Zhangjiakou is just the first stop, and the next step will continue to attack and develop the scale of the Yejiabao army.

After the flag sacrifice ceremony, the whole army began to march under Ye Shaolong's order! A strong army of 30,000 soldiers, consisting of 20,000 musket battalion soldiers, 5,000 cavalry, and 5,000 infantry, rushed to Zhangjiakou.

Li Chengke, Lin, and Biao didn't take this battle seriously, and marched very calmly. With only three thousand thieves, they really don't need to look at it.

The Yejiabao army rushed to Zhangjiakou, and the bandits stationed in Zhangjiakou also learned of the Yejiabao army's attack early in the morning. After a hasty discussion, several leaders decided to withdraw from Zhangjiakou and give up the place to the Yejiabao army.

After all, the Yejiabao army was defeated even by the Seven Nations Alliance, and with more than 3,000 bandits, even if there was a city to defend, it would definitely not be the opponent of the Yejiabao army.

Rather than working desperately and finally letting others pick up the cheap, it is better to simply withdraw and find another place to live.

The bandits were very fast, and after making a decision that day, they immediately moved their things and left. Those who could be taken away would never be left behind, and more than 3,000 people escorted hundreds of carriages away from the city.

When Li Chengke arrived with the army, the gate of Zhangjiakou was wide open, and there were no other people in the whole city except for the scattered people left.

The 30,000 army quickly entered the city, and then quickly occupied the four city gates, and after the city was closed, they searched the city, and they were busy all day, and the 30,000 army searched the entire city.

Fortunately, no one found anything wrong, and it is conceivable that the bandits did walk cleanly.

After making sure that there was no threat in the city, Li Chengke let the whole army disperse, and then settled the merchants who came with the army first.

These businessmen were all very excited on their faces, they didn't expect the Yejiabao army to be so majestic at all.

When the bandits heard that the Yejiabao army was coming, they immediately retreated, not even daring to take a picture. With such an army to make a living, these businessmen were very confident for a while.

To have such a backer in troubled times, businessmen are not only relieved, but also full of hope for the future.

Although there are not many arable fields in Zhangjiakou, it was originally only a small county town and could not play much of a role. Obviously, the Yejiabao army has the intention of stationing here for a long time.

After all, it is too close to the capital, so it can be used as a frontline to avoid the capital from directly facing the attacking enemy.

Li Chengke, Lin and Biao personally measured the land, and finally gave one-third to those merchants. They didn't bother with it after that!

Ye Shaolong believes that these businessmen will definitely do better than anyone else, as long as there are benefits, there is nothing that businessmen cannot create.

After capturing the city of Zhangjiakou, the Yejiabao army then strengthened its defenses and demolished some unnecessary houses in the city to make room for a large area of open space for the army.

After three days of hard work, Zhangjiakou City was stabilized, and Li Chengke sent spies to spy around. While sending someone to report the situation to Ye Shaolong, everything was going smoothly.

After the Yejiapu army occupied Zhangjiakou, it meant that the entire surrounding area of the Beijing division had been completely included in Yejiabao's sphere of influence.

And if we want to continue to expand, we must reach other spheres of influence, and the first goal is Datong. This is the territory of the warlord Duan Rui, who used to belong to Li Hongzhang's subordinate generals.

Last time, the Seven Nations Alliance borrowed from him, and this guy actually agreed without hesitation. Ye Shaolong has always been a person who holds grudges, and the first person to open the knife chose him.

After Li Chengke and Lin Biao integrated Zhangjiakou City, they were discussing how to attack Datong in the conference hall at this time. But suddenly heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside, and a soldier hurriedly came and said, "Lord Dutong, there is a messenger claiming to be Duan Rui outside, asking to see you." ”

Hearing this, Li Chengke and Lin Biao both frowned at the same time, and after some hesitation, Li Chengke took the lead in speaking: "Bring it in." ”

The messenger clasped his fists and saluted, and quickly retreated.

Lin Biao asked Li Chengke suspiciously: "This Rui won't send someone to make peace, right?" ”

Li Chengke laughed and said, "It's impossible to guess now, but if this Duan Rui is a smart person, he should choose this way." ”

The two had just spoken a few words, when the soldier who had left before came back again, and with him came an old man.

"Who are you?" Li Chengke's eyes wandered over the old man's body, and the coldness in his eyes was undisguised.

The old man's expression was slightly panicked, and he didn't dare to make eye contact with Li Chengke's sharp eyes, so he lowered his head and clenched his fists in response: "The old man is a staff member of Duan Dashuai's subordinates, and this visit is entrusted by Duan Dashuai, and he wants to discuss with the two generals." ”

The old man is one of the important people under Duan Rui, although he has no position, but he is quite respected by Duan Rui. The old man is a native of Datong, a descendant of the Wu family, named Wu Shan, and Duan Rui's brother-in-law.

Lin Biao was so polite, he immediately drank coldly: "If you have a fart, let it go, if you have something to say, don't chirp crookedly in front of Lao Tzu." ”

Obviously, Lin Biao and Li Cheng have already ventilated in advance, one sings white-faced, and the other sings black-faced.

Wu Shan obviously didn't expect Lin Biao to speak in such a tone, he was already a little afraid, but now he was even more frightened. It took a while to ease up, but he didn't dare to slack off anymore, and immediately said: "Duan Dashuai means that you want to return to the capital." ”