Chapter 142: Occupy Caozhou
Since Qin Qiong broke through the strength, his martial arts have advanced by leaps and bounds, and there is a bit of femininity and ruthlessness in the fierceness, which is more in line with the routine of the Luo family gun, and Jiang Song's teaching on weekdays has made him feel like a tiger. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Meng Rang and Hao Xiaode, two generals, couldn't support him without ten faces, thanks to this Ma Saifei arrived in time and saved the lives of the two of them with a flying knife, he temporarily saved his life.
Besides, Fang Kui led his Danyang elite soldiers and Jiang Song's team to kill in one place, killing and killing, Fang Kui felt that his side was empty, and the Danyang elite soldiers who fought with him fell to the ground one by one holding their throats and puffing; Then he saw a big man in green clothes appear in front of him with a dragon scale bright silver gun.
It turned out that Jiang Song was leading the team as if he was in a no-man's land, and suddenly found that the enemy's general had killed more than a dozen of his subordinates with a spear in his hand, and he rushed to Fang Kui's side when he stepped up.
Fang Kui also seemed to feel the horror of the enemy, he roared, slammed forward, used all the strength of his life, and stabbed out the spear in his hand.
"Ahh Fang Kui felt that as soon as his spear was shot, he felt a pain in his wrist, and he could no longer hold the blade, and threw it on the ground.
Jiang Song suddenly stepped forward, the dragon scales in his hand flashed with silver light, Fang Kui's choked throat was hit, blood spurted out far away, and the look in his eyes gradually dissipated.
"Commander Fang has been killed!" The Danyang elite soldiers under his command shouted, and then rushed up in a swarm, wanting to avenge Fang Kui. They stood with Jiang Song and the others without fear of death.
Fang Kui's death frightened Meng Rang and Hao Xiaode's faces pale, but they knew Fang Kui's martial arts, and they were much stronger than the two of them combined, why was it gone just now? The two guys had a little wandering eyes, thinking about retreating.
Meng Haigong saw that the two of them couldn't resist it, so he hurriedly greeted him, and his generals rushed up together, and Meng Rang and Hao Xiaode took the opportunity to withdraw and take a breath.
They blocked Qin Qiong and Jiang Song for a while, but what about the fierce generals in Liangshan, such as Xiong Kuohai, Sheng Yanshi, Sheng Yanping and Dong Yihu? For a while, the shouts of killing in Cao County shook the sky, and the coalition forces of Ermeng could no longer support it, and retreated like a tide.
As soon as Meng Haigong and the others saw that the general trend was gone, they lost their lives in vain by staying, secretly turned the horse's head, went out of the south gate and fled. They ran for more than a dozen miles in one go; Looking at the burning county seat of Cao County, Meng Haigong cried bitterly that his life's hard work was gone.
Meng Rang and Hao Xiaode hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded him: "Lord Wang, don't be sad, as the saying goes, if you stay in the green mountains, you are not afraid of no firewood, let's leave quickly!" We still have these thousands of brothers in our hands, and when we get to the south, we are trying to find a way to make a comeback. ”
Meng Haigong had no choice but to follow them and continue south; They had barely taken two steps when they heard a drum beat, and then a sentry rushed out; The first general, with a silver helmet and silver armor, carried a bright silver spear in his hand.
"Meng Haigong, Meng Rang, don't go; Mihara Li Jing has been waiting for a long time again! ”
Meng Haigong and Meng Rang were so frightened that they almost didn't fall off their horses, looking at the lives of other people's armies, and then looking at their own men who were wilting and drooping as if they were dead; Especially Meng Rang's team, which came overnight, fought two more battles, and ran all the way here, it was already sleepy and tired, and it was almost impossible to move.
"Let's fight!" There was nothing more to say when the matter came, Meng Haigong and Meng Rang shouted, promised heavy profits to improve their morale a little, and then led their generals to rush forward.
The battle was almost one-sided, and the coalition forces of Ermeng had no will to resist at all, and no matter how much money was given, they had to spend their lives! They collapsed almost at the touch of a button, and after a short time they scattered and fled.
Meng Rang hurriedly greeted Meng Haigong and the others, and ran away; Li Jing and others chased and killed for a while, and then collected their troops and returned to the camp.
Meng Haigong and the others ran out for more than ten miles, and there were only two or three hundred cavalry left around them, and the others had already run away.
A few people looked at the two or three big cats behind them, and they didn't even have the idea of making a comeback. Meng Haigong sighed and said: "Everyone, I usually have some friendship with Zhai Rang, the owner of the village in Wagang Mountain, and I heard that they killed officials and soldiers in Henan, robbed merchants, and attacked cities and plundered villages; made a big name; I want to go to Wagang Mountain to settle down, what do you think? ”
Meng Rang and Hao Xiaode said: "We have also heard Zhai Rang's name a lot, and I heard that this person is a bold person, and he is righteous and squandering money; It is an object that can be defected, and we are willing to follow the prince to Wagang Mountain. ”
When Meng Haigong saw that everyone agreed, he ordered the army to go straight to Wagang Mountain; These remnants of the defeated generals were also relaxed for a while, urging the horses to keep up with Meng Haigong.
Besides, Li Jing killed and dispersed the enemy and returned to Cao County with the captured baggage supplies; At this time, the main battle in Cao County had ended, and only sporadic fighting was still going on.
After Li Jing's army entered the city, he ordered his soldiers to help extinguish the enemy's resistance, and at the same time led people to take over the county government and set the list for the people; Rescue household registration documents and materials in the county office.
When it was almost dawn, the battle was over, and Qin Qiong and the others also came to the county office; On the one hand, Li Jing arranged for people to report to Liangshan, and on the other hand, he asked people to count casualties and battle exploits, and arranged for the army to go to the streets to maintain law and order and extinguish the fire; Let Cao County return to normal as soon as possible.
When their battle report came, Cheng Yanjin had just returned to Liangshan, and as soon as he arrived on the mountain, he first threw Cui Yu's master and servant to Wang Erya to practice properly. Then he gathered the people together and began to discuss the work ahead.
On the same day, one order after another was conveyed by Kuaima, and Sheng Yanping assisted Cui Xin in governing Caozhou for Caozhou, and appointed Fan Hu as the county to manage public security. Sheng Yanshi was appointed as the county guard of Daizhou, and Zhang Lie, the other driver, and Lian Ming, the county guarded Daizhou.
Appointed Meng Xian, who had surrendered, as the commander of Dongping County, and Wang Hu as the lieutenant of Dongping Zhechong Prefecture to jointly manage Dongping County. Then one after another orders were passed out, and Cheng Yanjin used the methods of swapping and installing the descendants to firmly control the three counties in his hands.
After everyone finished discussing and retreated, Cheng Yanjin left Du Ruhui behind and said, "What's wrong with Lao Du?" How can you lose weight like this? Eating less and worrying is the way to death, you must be careful. ”
Du Ruhui sighed and said, "Isn't this also a way?" We Liangshan was a start-up, and manpower was tight; Coupled with the rapid expansion of territory, these states are fertile land; It's a crime to be so barren!
Although the time is a little late, the sorghum and barley can still be replanted, and we have recruited hundreds of thousands of displaced people and rebel captives, just in time for them to go to farming. ”
Cheng Yanjin nodded and said, "Yes!" Our Liangshan start-up is lacking in some talents; By the way, Lao Du, the child named Ma Zhou I brought back today is very talented; He is also very studious; If you have time to take him with you, maybe you can become a talent? ”
Du Ruhui admired Lao Cheng's kung fu and threw himself to the ground, and when he heard him say this, he became interested in Ma Zhou, and he wanted to train him well.
Cheng Yanjin then persuaded Du Ruhui and said: "Lao Du, you still have to pay attention to your body, after all, your body is the foundation of your work; We villagers have been with you for so long, and we all have some skills; There is no problem in letting them go down and instruct Nongsang. ”
Du Ruhui sighed and said: "I know this, but I haven't found out about the newcomers, and I don't know if I don't see it with my own eyes, so I'm really not at ease." And time is pressing, our seeds, farm tools, and livestock are not sufficient, I am in a hurry! ”
Cheng Yanjin frowned and said, "The seeds are insufficient, let Cheng Taigong's caravan find a way." As for ironware? Let Qi Wuxinggang's craftsman camp stop for a month and stop fighting knives and guns, let's cast swords into plowshares and engage in production. ”
Du Ruhui nodded and said, "Well, this is a good way, but what about the livestock?" Manpower alone is still too slow. Chief, can you contribute a part of the military horses, of course I don't want your war horses, you can contribute a batch of horses that usually train cavalry, how about solving the urgent need? ”
Lao Cheng said with a smile: "There is no problem, the military and civilian families should help each other." Du Ruhui hurriedly bowed down and thanked him.
Cheng Yanjin said to Du Ruhui: "Old Du, we still have too few people, you go and let people let the wind go, just say that we have a lot of land in the three counties waiting to be cultivated." If anyone wishes to come, we will provide seeds and livestock, and there will be no tax for three years on the newly divided land, and no tax on the land that has been cleared for five years; There is a certificate issued by the government to ensure that it is valid. ”
Du Ruhui said: "In this way, we can recruit a lot of displaced people, but we don't have so many livestock, even if we do, those displaced people can't afford to buy seeds and livestock!" ”
Cheng Biting Jin nodded his head and smiled: "If I don't talk about you, Lao Du should be more open-minded; They can't afford to buy livestock, but can we rent it to them? Tell them that we can rent seeds and cattle and pay them back at harvest time in the fall, one out of ten taxes. ”
Du Ruhui was stunned for a while, and then said: "The chief manager is right, why didn't I think of it?" Yes, yes, that's it? The taxes outside are all ten taxes and four or five, as well as all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes. ”
Cheng Biting Jin laughed and said: "Lao Du, this time I can catch a big fish, it is Cui Xin, the eldest son of the Cui family in Qinghe. I have arranged for him to be the county guard of Caozhou. The current scholars are all snare by these families, and we don't have the ability to break it yet, so you have to take care of him and dig out a few more talents for me from his hands. ”
Du Ruhui hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, I'll go to visit Cui Junshou." ”
Cheng Yanjin shook his head and said, "No, how can you visit him?" I am going to make the three counties into one state, which will be called West Yanzhou. You are the first assassin of Western Yanzhou, and you are the top boss of these county guards, and you should inspect their work. ”