After Zhao Xun arrived in Fengwei County, he learned that it turned out that the garrison of Chen Liufu of the Wuwei Army had already discharged reinforcements, first 10,000, then 5,000, a total of 15,000 troops, and had already attacked Fengwei County twice.

Although the Wuwei Army reacted quickly and had a large number of people, the Shanyang Army was also prepared. Guan Lin and Lu Yu's team also has a total of 8,000 soldiers, plus Li Guochang's support, that is more than 10,000. It was on the defensive, so there was no extreme danger. However, half of the Sanyo Army is a new recruit, which is also a shortcoming.

"How many of the people of Fengwei County have migrated out?" As soon as he sat down, Zhao Xun asked in a deep voice. Maybe it was because of the seventy or eighty thousand people swept from Changli County, which suddenly made him a little excited, and he also wanted to see the results of Fengwei County.

Lu Yu's face was embarrassed, and he said for a while: "If you go back to the general, there are only more than 8,000 people and more than 3,000 households. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Xun was stunned and couldn't help but say, "So little? How could no one want to go? Do they have food and clothing? ”

Lu Yu said in a deep voice: "This Fengwei County is the rear of the enemy, unlike Changli County and Fan County. After Changli County and Fan County were taken by the Wuwei Army, they learned the news that the Yanzhou Prefecture Army and the Shanyang Army had joined forces. Therefore, as the forefront, these two counties have not been well managed by the Wuwei Army, so they are very exploited. But this Fengwei County is different, as the rear, it naturally regards this place as its own territory, so it is properly managed, and the people's lives are not as bad as imagined! At least, with the exception of a very small minority, the vast majority of the population will not starve to death, and of course, it will not be much better. Coupled with the tax-free policy we announced when we entered the city, the people here did not want to leave their hometown for three or four hundred miles and move to another country. ”

Zhao Xun nodded slightly, there was nothing he could do about such a situation, unless he sent someone to deliberately drive them away, otherwise, if something didn't happen, these people would not leave. Of course, Zhao Xun didn't deliberately plan to make things happen here.

"Didn't you tell the people that this place will eventually return to the jurisdiction of the Yanzhou Governor's Office, and the tax exemption we are talking about can only be implemented in the short term, and cannot be retained for a long time?" Zhang Yongxue couldn't help but ask. The short-term tax exemption mentioned here is generally the tax to be paid in and out of the city gates, and the tax to be paid for hunting, fishing, and selling these goods. In this category, you can enjoy short-term reductions. You know, at this time, the taxes that the people here need to pay are innumerable. It is precisely this heavy taxation that has caused people everywhere to flee one after another, and the Xiaoguo military area has accepted the most, which is also the basis of Zhao Xun's uninterrupted policy of migrating to the north. If you lay down a piece of land, it will be distributed to the Han people, so that the Han people can develop and grow here. and build cities, dock forts, build official roads, and develop places.

Zhao Xun smiled bitterly to himself, I am afraid that his wishful dissolution is wrong, it seems that it is not easy to want the people to move. So he said lightly: "Forget it, it's still too high I expected." The homeland is inseparable, and it is human nature. Unless they can't survive, how can they leave their homeland lightly? By the way, what happened to the army? And how are the heroes of the past two days? ”

Lu Yu said in a deep voice: "The first and second battalions are all full of 5,000 people, but in the siege battle, 2,000 people have already withdrawn, or they have been killed, or they are injured and can no longer continue to participate in the battle, but they have also trained these young men who trembled as soon as they entered the battlefield to look like soldiers, at least, they dare to fight and kill." ”

"The general of the Wuwei Army who became Wei Qingyun, the orthodox general Wu Benlang, is much higher than the nominal Wu Benlang general in Changli County. He has 15,000 soldiers in his hands, and he is now encamped twenty miles south of the city. These armed guards deserve to be called guards, and they are really powerful. Between the marches, there is an orderly and measured. ”

"Knock knock knock ......" At this moment, the earth-shattering drums and shouts of killing sounded in the south of the city.

"This is a sign that the Armed Guards are about to attack the city again!" Lu Yu said with a solemn face.

"Let's go, let's take a look, how is the military appearance of this Wuwei Army?" Zhao Xun said lightly.

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"Knock Knock Knock ......"

"Woohoo......"

Under the city of Fengwei County, the continuous sound of war drums and the low sound of horns resounded in the sky, and on the endless green wilderness, the military guards in the earthy yellow military uniforms on their sides swept like a tide. A vigorous banner wind hunting and hunting, under it, Wu Benlang of the Armed Guards stood Wei Qingyun in a military uniform, and behind him, the iron armor of the Sen Sen gathered into a sea of steel, flashing with a terrifying coldness, and a spear pierced the sky!

"Elite! Not bad! Zhao Xun stood at the head of the city and said slowly. The fifteen thousand soldiers he became were far stronger than he expected. It seems that there are still many veterans of the Wuwei Army, not new pawns.

"It seems that we have taken action against the Wuwei Army, so that they will regard our Shanyang Army as the number one enemy." Zhao Xun thought secretly. It is no wonder that the defenders of the city, after only resisting two tentative attacks, left two thousand men. Although most of them were young and strong people who had been simply trained, the other party didn't use all their strength, just a tentative attack.

"Looks like we're going to have a tough battle here! The order is to go down, the third battalion, divide the troops to guard the remaining three gates, Zhang Yongxue, your department as a reserve, although ready to support. If we don't defeat this guard, they won't let us settle here with peace of mind. Zhao Xun ordered in a deep voice.

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Changli County.

The pacification envoy of the Songzhou Prefecture, who was also the new county magistrate of Changli County, Ge Xin, and dozens of adjutant officials, were sad and at a loss at the moment. And after inspection, all the great houses in the city were empty. Of course, it doesn't mean that they are all dead, but they are all poor families. Originally, Ge Xin was counting on these big families to help, but he didn't expect that now these big families have also become poor.

After asking, I found out what was going on with them. The big households in Changli County were first beheaded by the Wuwei Army and killed four or five times, and were exploited once. Now, he was killed by the Sanyang Army again, and he was exploited again. It's just that this time it's even more powerful, the Shanyang army directly looted all the big families' belongings, except for a little food and houses, the rest, nothing was left. Ge Xin saw with his own eyes these big families who were still high in the past, with fine clothes and fine food. Now, it's like making a mistake and having your house raided. The cellars dug by each family were turned over by the Shanyang army.

"My lord, this Shanyang Army has almost emptied Changli County, even the big families in the city. Now we want nothing, how can we get it? For now, don't say help the Governor govern the place and provide taxes. It's good that the Governor doesn't call for help. One said with a bitter face.

Ge Xin also knew the current situation, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's go, let's go to that Shanyang military captain and ask for an explanation." It is not proper to wantonly plunder the property of the people of my territory. ”

In the Dongcheng military camp, Ge Xin came to the barracks with dozens of people. Qin Xiao didn't make it difficult, and directly welcomed them in.

"Ladies and gentlemen, why don't you work in the county office, why do you come to me? My Shanyang Army is only in charge of military affairs, not political affairs, and this has been discussed with Xu Dudu. Of course, if it's to borrow some food or something, it's still okay. Qin Xiao said with a smile.

Ge Xin looked at the smile on Qin Xiao's face, and couldn't wait to go over and crack a few times. Of course, this was just what he thought in his heart, but he didn't dare, and he didn't have the courage to try.

"Lord Captain, this official went to the city today to inspect the situation, but found some problems, these problems are related to your Shanyang Army, so I have to come and ask." Ge Xin gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.

Qin Xiao said in surprise: "Oh? Something to do with us? No, in addition to guarding the city and inspecting the city walls, our sergeants are generally in the military camp in the city, and they should not be related to the political affairs in the city. ”

Ge Xin said coldly: "Lord Captain, do you know about the more than ten big families in the west of the city? ”

Qin Xiao smiled: "Why don't you remember, we raided your home, how can you be, they made a mistake." These bastards should have been killed in the first place. ”

Ge Xin frowned and said, "What this official wants to know is, why did you innocently kill these big families and confiscate all the big families?" They are the squires of Changli County, and if you do this, it is basically impossible for the city to restore its original appearance in the short term. ”

Qin Xiao said coldly: "In this way, the county commander is here to stand up for these big families? ”

Ge Xin said: "It's not about coming out, but you need to figure out what's going on?" Your army's defeat of the Wuwei army is naturally a result of hard work. However, it is not permissible to kill or loot property above the localities. ”

Qin Xiao said coldly: "We wantonly kill? Looting property? Lord Prefectural Order, please check it out before asking. These big households, after the Wuwei army entered the city, donated grain and grass for the use of the Wuwei army, and also donated their own private soldiers to defend the city for the Wuwei army. In addition, it also assisted the armed guards to exploit the local people. On the day of the breakdown, the officers of the Armed Guards were still hidden. Let's ask, according to the meaning of Ge County's order, these guys who collude with foreign enemies should be rewarded heavily? ”

"Come on, the whole city will post a notice, that is, the military governor of Yanzhou Prefecture will reward those who have contributed to the Wuwei Army, remember, you must explain things clearly. My Shanyang army wants to be punished, and Xu Dudu's request is to be rewarded and appeased. ”

"Obey!" The soldiers bowed in response.

"Wait......" Ge Xin's face changed dramatically and he said urgently. He knew that this city was full of people from the Shanyang Army, and if he let the notice be posted, he was afraid that it would spread throughout the city immediately. When the time comes, don't talk about him, even the Governor stinks.

waved his hand to stop the actions of the pro-soldiers, then looked back and said coldly: "I don't know what else Lord Ge has to say?" Officers and soldiers of our army, fighting on the front line, nine deaths and one life, what do you do? It's not about defeating the Wuwei Army and recovering lost territory. Remember, my lord, that the territory we have laid down with our lives is yours in the end. Now, you don't want us to punish the black sheep of this land. If Xu Dudu wants to do so at this time, the captain of this school can report to my general, and perhaps, my general will immediately go back to the north of the army. As for the matter of fighting the Wuwei Army, I will leave it to your Yanzhou Prefecture Army. ”

Ge Xin hated itchy, how could he not know what was going on. Didn't he know that these big clans had donated food and money to the Armed Guards, and they had worked for the Armed Guards? He knew, but he also knew that if these big clans didn't do this, they would definitely not end well. However, these big clans have also secretly contacted the Yanzhou government army, and are willing to donate a batch of food and money to the Yanzhou government army to atone for this behavior. However, who would have thought that now it was preempted by the Shanyang Army.

Although he knew that Shanyang Jun was deliberately making things bigger, so that he could shut up. But Ge Xin had to keep his mouth shut, because he knew that the Shanyang army could go, but the Yanzhou government army could not go, and the Yanzhou government army could not carry the banner of resisting the Wuwei army, let alone counterattack the Wuwei army.

"I see, it seems that the official has been deceived by the bastards of these big clans. I'll just say, the Shanyang army defeated the Wuwei army, how could it attack the people and big families in the city. In this case, the official will stay soon, this incident, the official's mistake, please forgive me. As he spoke, Ge Xin clasped his fists at Qin Xiao and saluted.

Qin Xiao secretly admired Ge Xin's endurance, but he smiled disappreliantly on his face: "Lord Ge doesn't need to be like this, it is inevitable that he has just arrived, and this city has recently recovered, and there will be some negligence." I'm sure there won't be a scene like this next time. ”

The corners of Ge Xin's mouth twitched, and he said with a wry smile: "Don't worry, Lord Captain, there will be no next time." If there is a similar situation, the official will definitely make inquiries after careful and detailed investigation. ”

Qin Xiao smiled: "That's it, it's very good." In this way, our Shanyang Army will be able to concentrate on fighting with the Wuwei Army without distraction. After all, no one wants to fight on the front line, and they are still wronged behind their backs. ”

Seeing dozens of people coming and leaving in a gloomy manner, Qin Xiao couldn't help but laugh secretly.

Forty or fifty people returned to the county office, and each wanted to eat the defeated army. Ge Xin looked at everyone and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Finally, after glancing at the three Situ Wen people, his heart moved, and he said with a smile: "Three adults, today's scene, you must also know it, this Shanyang Army, wherever it goes, it makes us barren here." ”

Among the three, the first one shook his head and said: "The changes in the city are mostly due to the so-called Wuwei Army, if it weren't for his exploitation too much, he wouldn't have been tempted to move out." As for those big clans, the grass on the wall should be punished. Lord Ge, don't worry, this is the forward position of the former Armed Guards, so this is the case, and when the south is recovered, you will find that the two places are different. Also, don't have any more problems with the Sanyang Army. After all, this western region still needs this Shanyang army to conquer. If they really pat their butts and leave, what can we do? ”

I want to borrow my hand to fight against this Shanyang army, and I think of beauty. Two parties, every good thing.

Ge Xin sighed secretly, and didn't say anything more, he could only report back the information here, and ask for some money, food, and manpower.

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Outside the county seat of Fengwei, the Wuwei army was in the rear, Wei Qingyun looked at the city wall opposite, and said in a deep voice: "Have you found out the situation in the city?" ”

The colonel next to him said in a deep voice: "General Hui, I have made it clear that before this morning, it was the Shanyang Army that conquered our army in the city, with a total of 6,000 people, of which 4,000 were the first wave of enemy troops to break through the city by surprise, and then 2,000 were supported. All the rest were called up on an ad hoc basis. According to the spies, this morning, another 2,000 enemy troops were reinforced. Chenzhou has a total of more than 14,000 Shanyang troops. There are more than 6,000 regular soldiers, and the rest are new recruits. ”

Wei Qingyun said coldly: "Don't underestimate them, how can you be underestimated if you can go over the mountains and take the city of our army?" The herald was issued on three sides, leaving only the north gate. We have taken the south gate as our main place of attack, and today we will conquer this city. Even if the military capital of Yanzhou Prefecture is retreating, even if the Shanyang Army dares to attack our armed guards? Act recklessly! ”

After the commander of the Wuwei army was killed by Xu Jie, under the joint suppression of the Yanzhou Mansion Army and the Xuzhou Army, he only retreated slightly, and then with the support of the south, he prepared for battle, but the coalition army that was not in harmony with each other and wanted to kill all the other party's men and horses was defeated, and then retracted the place where he had given up. The Yanzhou army fought with it, and it was even more defeated. Now, another Shanyang army has come, and it has defeated its own side. The Wuwei Army is absolutely not allowed, and they must be quickly defeated and even eliminated by the Shanyang Army. In the eyes of Wu Weijun, he has not yet taken this Shanyang Army formed by the army of a place under the command of Xu Jie.

"General, all the departments are ready, even at the north gate, there are a thousand cavalry to ambush from afar." Ying Yanglang General Wu Hui reported in a deep voice, "Our army has formed a three-sided encirclement of Fengwei County in the south, east and west, can we order the siege of the city?" ”

"Hmm!" Wei Qingyun nodded, waved his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Order, siege!" ”

The herald behind Su Li Wei Qingyun waved down the pennant in his hand, and in an instant, the continuous sound of war drums suddenly became agitated, and the low sound of the horn suddenly became extremely loud. The soldiers of the Armed Guards, who were waiting for the battle, immediately began to move.

Is it finally about to start? This general has even defeated the orthodox Wuwei army in Qingzhou, don't say that you are a latecomer. On the city wall of Fengwei County, looking at the Wuwei Army in action, I couldn't help but take a breath. Having said that, Zhao Xun was also a little nervous at the moment. In the past, the Wuwei army of Tang Xian's subordinates was defeated in Qingzhou, because there was a Xiaoguo army in his hands at that time. But now, there are only six or seven old soldiers and six thousand recruits in the city, but they have to hold on to the four gates.

"Sword and shield soldiers, step forward, line up, arm! Archers, crossbowmen get ready! ”

Zhao Xun gave an order, and the five thousand Shanyang soldiers who were responsible for defending the south gate suddenly took action, and there was a loud sound of armor and leaves hitting each other on the city wall.

On the city gate, thousands of soldiers stood silently, silent, only the heavy gasping of the soldiers could be heard clearly, and the air was filled with suffocating solemnity and depression.

"Okay, the action is good, it seems that your training as a lieutenant in the past ten days is still effective. The soldiers also had an aura of slaughter, and they dared to fight the enemy. Zhao Xun looked at the actions of the three thousand new soldiers, and couldn't help but praise in a deep voice.

Lu Yu smiled bitterly: "Where is this trained, it was all forced out after two days of fighting." ”

Zhao Xun laughed and said, "No matter how he came, today, we will definitely be able to defeat the Wuwei Army." ”

Looking at the actions of the Shanyang Army on the city wall, Wei Qingyun smiled coldly, revealing two rows of cold and sensen's teeth, and said senran: "Use the mantis arm as a car, kill yourself!" ”