Wang Shen's strategic purpose in sending troops to attack Anzhou this time was threefold: first, to cut off the military threat of Zhang Yong, Cao Cheng and other thief armies; the second is to expand the living space and turn Anlu into its own base; The third is to use Anlu's money and food to survive the imminent famine. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the second day of the decisive battle with Zhang Yong, Wang Shen couldn't even wait to listen to the report, so he led the front army into Anlu City, the seat of the state capital.

As far as the cities that have been seen after crossing to the Song Dynasty are concerned, Jinling is not to mention, the political, economic and cultural center of the south of the Yangtze River, the dragon and the tiger are dominant, and the southeast is victorious. However, because of the deliberate weakening of the Northern Song Dynasty, the population of Jinling was greatly lost, and there was no Dajian City, and there were only five or six hundred thousand permanent residents in the Jianyan period.

However, what happened to Jinling had nothing to do with him Wang Shen. At this moment, An Lu is really in his hands and has become the most high-quality asset in his pocket.

The Anlu city in front of me is overpopulated, with strange traffic, and the sound of chickens and dogs is quiet and rich. The Anlu people, who had not experienced war since the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, were neatly dressed, and their faces had a well-nourished spirit and luster.

Entering the city, the city is also very large, there are six galloping roads in the city, and the streets and alleys of all sizes are dazzling. As far as its urban construction is concerned, it has at least reached the scale of a county-level city in central China in later generations. When Wang Shen's army first entered the city, the people in the city closed their doors and did not dare to show their heads because of fear. Later, when he saw Wang Shen's notice to calm the people, and saw that the former soldiers and Minqiu had committed no crimes, he gradually became bolder.

For ordinary people, they can't eat if they don't do it for a day. One after another, hawkers went out to sell goods, woodcutters pulled cartloads of charcoal into the city, people opened shops to sell cloth, grain, rouge, and gouache, and bold children warmly greeted the soldiers standing on the side of the street to maintain order to come into the store to eat. There are also old women and little girls who put jasmine, magnolia, and gardenia strung on garlands and put them on the heads of the soldiers, so that they can beg for some spare flowers, and those simple soldiers are ashamed to wave their hands again and again. Even Wang Shen was forced into a small red flower that he couldn't name, he smiled and handed over two copper coins, and then inserted the flowers on his head.

The Song people have the habit of hairpins, Wang Shen is tall and has long arms, although his face has been tanned black by the sun in the south, but his eyebrows are flashing with a unique heroic spirit of the superior, a smile, and the white and neat teeth attract a burst of applause from the people, and also make the little girls blush.

Seeing the flower girls and hearing their soft shouting, Wang Shen suddenly remembered the sentence in the lyrics of his old friend Li Qingzhao, a monk of Yi'an: "Sell flowers." Buy a sprig of spring ready to release. Tears are lightly stained. It is still with the dew marks of the dawn. ”

Although it is the height of summer, the cool breeze is blowing, and the green shadows of the trees on the roadside are swaying, but it is indescribably refreshing.

There is a perfect drainage system in Anlu City, and the water flow in the canals on the side of the street is clear, and there are schools of small fish playing in it, as if there is nothing hanging in the air.

What a beautiful city! In comparison, the war-torn Qi, Huang and Huaixi were too tattered.

After entering the mansion and settling down, Wang Shen paid out of his own pocket to order someone to buy wine and food, set up a table and ate beautifully with Hu Yantong and Feng Changqing. He also sent someone to invite Li Heng, and replied that Li Zhizhi was sick, and he had slept after asking Lang Zhong to prescribe a dose of medicine. I don't know if it's true or not.

Wang Shen was very interested and couldn't stop eating and drinking. After a hearty victory, he also completely relaxed, not feeling slightly drunk: "Changqing, I'm afraid that you will have to go back to Huangzhou tomorrow." ”

Feng Changqing: "Please also ask the military envoy for orders." ”

Wang Shen looked at the neat, spacious and clean state government, and sighed: "Tomorrow, you will take a hundred light horses back to Huangzhou to pick up An Niang and her family." Also, my journey will be set up here in Anlu from now on. In addition, the officials of the state government were also ordered to prepare and pack up their belongings and come over together. An Niang has been with me for more than a year and has suffered so much, so it's time to come here for a few days to live a good life. Speaking of which, during the year, a certain was busy with military affairs and had few days by her side. An Niang may not have no complaints in her heart, but she never said a word of complaint. If a wife is like this, what more can a husband ask for? ”

A while ago, because of the great famine since the beginning of summer this year, An Niang set an example for everyone and only ate two meals a day. Just a small bowl of rice and a few pickles per meal. The cheekbones on the round face of the past are protruding, and the face is a little pale.

Thinking of the hardships she endured, Wang Shen was unconsciously emotional, and her eyes became moist.

Hearing this, Feng Changqing was overjoyed: "The military envoy can rest assured, the villain will set off early tomorrow morning, and the general's wife will be properly picked up and gathered with the general." The villain has a reluctant feeling, and asks the general to agree. ”

Wang Shen: "You say." ”

Feng Changqing: "After bringing Mrs. over, the villain still returned to Mrs. to serve and no longer served in the army." ”

Wang Shen frowned: "Changqing, are you good in the army?" With your brother's martial arts, he plans to send you down to the army after a while. ”

Feng Changqing gave a salute and said: "The villain's brother has a life given by his wife, and I hope that he will be his wife's lackey in this life." Prosperity and wealth are like clouds to my brothers. ”

Hu Yantong applauded: "Good man, know how to repay your kindness, be loyal to the master's family, Feng Changqing, Lao Tzu obeys you." ”

Wang Shen saw that Feng Changqing had made up his mind, sighed slightly, helped him up, and said, "Okay, it's right." ”

After drinking a few more bowls of wine, Feng Changqing looked worried again: "Military envoy, the villain has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not." ”

Wang Shen: "Let's hear it." ”

Feng Changqing: "Military envoy, it is a great joy to defeat Zhang Yong and take Anlu." Moreover, it is extremely rich and prosperous, and everyone will have a much better life in the future. However, the terrain here is really peaceful, it is all a large plain, and there is no danger to defend. If I bring my wife in, and Cao Cheng and other thieves come to attack my Anlu, wouldn't I put my wife in danger? ”

"Haha, you, you, you're too worried...... However, you have this loyalty, and you are very happy. Wang Shen pointed at Feng Changqing and said with a smile: "Yes, there is no danger here." But if the thief comes, I can go, and what are you afraid of? ”

Hu Yantong also laughed: "Feng Changqing, military envoys Lian Ke Zhang Yong, Li Hong, Cao Cheng, and Wei Zhen Jianghan." Cao Cheng must have been frightened, if we don't beat him, he should burn high incense, and dare to come over to find it uncomfortable. Besides, the weather is as hot as a day, how can you use soldiers? Therefore, in the past three or two months, there has been no war in Jianghan. Everything has to wait until after the autumn is cool. ”

Yes, military action in the middle of summer is a taboo. First, the weather is hot, and if a soldier is injured, the wound can easily become inflamed and festering beyond control; Second, as soon as the weather is hot, the troops' medicinal materials, drinking water, and various logistical expenses are also extremely large; Third, the most important thing is that when a large army fights, tens of thousands of people get together, it is easy to cause a great plague. Maybe before the enemy comes to fight, everyone will be too sick to walk.

Therefore, it was agreed that as soon as the summer begins, all military operations on both sides will stop. Moreover, the troops were to be disbanded into small units of several hundred men and stationed in various parts of the district.

The Sizhou army is strictly disciplined and has sufficient logistical support, but after this battle, the soldiers are already exhausted, not to mention the bandit troops of Anlu.

Feng Changqing suddenly realized when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "General Huyan's words woke up the person in the dream, and Feng Changqing was taught. ”

Wang Shen was already drunk: "Hu Yantong's words are just one of them, the most important thing is that this Anlu has dragon energy, which is a rare feng shui treasure in Jianghan." It's not a superstition, but this place is really good, suitable for people, and I'll live here in the future. ”

However, in real history, there was really an emperor here - Zhu Houxi, Emperor Jiajing of Ming Shizong - at that time, Jiajing was just a vassal king, and his fief was Anlu.

In the sixteenth year of Zhengde, Ming Wuzong died, because Wuzong had no heirs, so Yang Tinghe, the first assistant of the cabinet, looked for the heir to the throne according to the "Emperor Ming Zuxun", and Wuzong's only younger brother Zhu Houwei died young, so he pushed up to Wuzong's father Ming Xiaozong's generation. Xiaozong's two brothers died early without heirs, although the fourth brother Xingwang Zhu Youqi has died, but there are two sons, Xingwang's eldest son Zhu Houxi has died, so the principle of "brother to brother and" set up the second son Zhu Houxi as the heir, that is, Ming Shizong.

It can be seen that the feng shui of this place is still very good. The so-called feng shui may be illusory. But as a traverser, after the atheistic belief was shattered, Wang Shen still believed in these things.

Hearing Wang Shen's words, the sweat on Feng Changqing's forehead was frightened: "The military envoy is drunk." Then he secretly glanced at Hu Yantong.

Hu Yantong was burying his head in a slice of donkey meat with sauce, as if he hadn't heard it.

Wang Shen sobered up a little and said with a smile: "So-and-so's head is really a little groggy, this victorious wine is really intoxicating!" ”

At this time, Lu Can ran over with Qin Sizhao holding a large stack of documents and files with an excited face.

Yesterday's battle was too tiring, and after chasing the rout, Wang Shen fell asleep as soon as he returned to the camp. I entered Anlu City early this morning, and as for cleaning the battlefield and containing prisoners, I threw it to Lu Can.

In order to train the backwards, Wang Shen asked Qin Sizhao, the rear army, to help Lu Can.

The two of them have been busy for a day and a night, and at the moment they are covered in dust and their eyes are full of red threads.

Judging by their appearance, they should have counted all their catches.

Just as Wang Shen thought, when Wang Shen asked, Deputy Military Envoy Lu nodded: "Yes, the military envoy, it has been calculated, and I have come to the city to tell you." ”

Wang Shen: "Don't worry, don't worry, those things you get can't fly anyway." You work hard, sit down and eat a bowl of wine and breathe. Si Zhao, you are still a child, you can't drink, just eat two chopsticks dishes! ”

"Yes, father."

Wang Shen: "Let's go one by one, let's talk about how many families I just won Anlu." ”

"Yes, envoy. After defeating the main force of Zhang Yong's thief army yesterday, the rear army of our army took over the cities in various places. Today, our Huangzhou Defense Envoy has jurisdiction over the entire territory of Qi and Huangzhou, and the four counties of Anlu, Xiaogan, Yunmeng and Hanchuan. In the future, it can also receive Hanyang and Ezhou, and it is reported that there are no thieves stationed in those two cities. At this moment, half of Jiang Han has been recovered as a military envoy. ”