Zhao Xun stayed in Fu County for one night, and then went straight to Changling County with a cadre from Fu County. For Zhao Xun deceived them, the lie that Changling County has been broken, this is a few generals who dare not say more, at this moment, they know the strength of the Shunzhou army, and they also know that the north town of Beibao has fallen into the hands of the Shunzhou army, and they also know the news of the congratulations of the Khitan people.

"Subordinates Zhao Kang and Li Wanlie have seen Lord Dutong!" When he came to the coalition camp thirty miles outside Changling County, Zhao Xun saw the two of them.

"Alright, get up first. Tell me what's going on? Zhao Xun was anxious to know about the attack.

Zhao Kang said with a look of shame: "It's all the subordinates' carelessness, and they fell in love with the other party." Yesterday afternoon, when besieging the city, let the other party see the banner of the cavalry of the Black Snake Army that we captured, and then the Black Snake Army in the city said that it would reply tomorrow. The subordinates thought ...... I thought that the other party had yielded, but in the middle of the night, the Black Snake Army came out of Dongcheng and flanked our camp. As a result, our army was defeated. ”

When Zhao Xun heard this, he couldn't help but sigh secretly, they were all recent victories one after another, and everyone was proud in their hearts, and as a result, they fell in love with the other party's way.

"Okay, take a loss and get a Islam! You are all leading generals, and at all times, you should be the first to deal with your heart. Mount Tai collapsed in front and the color remained unchanged, and the elk was on the left and did not look instantly, and then it could control the interests and harms, and it could treat the enemy. Do not let external circumstances affect your hearts. Your every move is related to the lives of countless soldiers. Therefore, Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival, must not be ignored. ”

"How many Black Snake Soldiers are there in the city?"

"More than 6,000 people!"

Zhao Xun's face turned cold, and he said: "I was going to persuade him to surrender, but now it seems that it is not necessary." First set up a big banner outside the county seat of Changling, and hang the heads of Ma Kui and his subordinates for me. Have the soldiers prepare letterheads and attach them to the arrows. Give me continuous shooting into the city, I don't believe it, the black snake army in the city is not afraid of death. ”

"According to the letterhead, Ma Kui, the commander of the Black Snake Army, has died, and Fuxian has been occupied by the Shunzhou Army. The sergeant of the city will be forgiven! The chief of the killing army surrendered, and the reward was three times (relative to three taels of silver); Kill the ten long sacrifices, and reward five times; Those who kill the team and surrender will be rewarded with twenty dollars; Whoever kills a hundred will be sacrificed, and the reward will be fifty cents; Whoever kills 500 will be sacrificed, and the reward will be 200; Kill a thousand people and sacrifice those who surrender, and the reward is five hundred. Kill the Lord and sacrifice the surrenderer, and reward a thousand dollars! ”

"Hiss......" The lord in the tent will be cold for a while, this idea is poisonous. First, he used Ma Kui's head to hit the morale of the Black Snake Army, and then set up a letterhead into the city and let the soldiers kill Shangguan to surrender. Even if you don't kill, Shangguan will see that you are unsatisfactory. Besides, there are many people in the army who have grievances against each other. If this continues, whether you do it or not, the non-commissioned officer and the officer are on the right track. After all, there won't be many people who are willing to die with them.

Things were as expected, outside the army marching into Changling County, Zhao Xun could still see the arrogant and arrogant expressions of the black snake soldiers in the city.

sneered, and shouted: "Put up a big banner and give them some color!" ”

The thigh-thick three-zhang flagpole was erected, and then more than a dozen heads were also hung up. Only a few hundred meters away from the city, the soldiers in the city clearly saw the big banner specially erected by the Shunzhou army, and when Li Ze saw the dozen heads, his heart immediately felt like ashes. He knew that Changling County was finished.

As expected, after seeing the heads of Ma Kui and a dozen cavalry generals in the city, the morale plummeted. In addition, after more than a dozen generals from Fuxian County and generals He Xi and Yue Peng also appeared outside the city, the thousands of Black Snake troops defending the city were immediately in turmoil. Zhao Xun believed that if he attacked the city at this time, he would not need to make great efforts to enter the city. It's a pity that because of the night attack by the Black Snake Army, some of the equipment specially prepared by the Qingyang Army was also burned.

However, the matter is not over yet, and what makes Li Ze more worried finally appears. Thousands of armies took turns shooting arrows on letterheads, and countless simple letterheads flew into the city. When Li Ze opened one of them and looked at it, he almost didn't faint on the spot. An order was immediately given to confiscate the letterhead. However, I don't know how many people saw these letterheads, and when they saw the red eyes of many soldiers, Li Ze was stunned on the spot.

What should have happened finally happened, even if Li Ze was the chief general of the Black Snake Army in the city, he couldn't stop the crazy chaotic army.

At night, I don't know who took the lead in cutting down the captain who had a grudge against him, and then the entire Black Snake Army was in chaos. It can be said that a spark can start a prairie fire, and immediately spread to the entire camp, and then to the entire city. Even the coalition forces outside the city could clearly see the fires and the terrible sounds of fighting in the city.

In addition to the Black Snake Army being involved, the people in the city also suffered. Smashing, looting, burning, raping, adultery, kidnapping, and plundering are all done. Zhao Xun didn't care about this at all. It's not that Zhao Xun is ruthless, but most of the people in the city are the families of the Black Snake Army, and most of them are the families of the officers of the Black Snake Army. The rest of the people also supported the Black Snake Army very much, and for this reason, more than a dozen spies of the Shunzhou Army and the Huolin Army were folded here because of these people.

Zhao Xun's army entered the city on the second day, and there were less than 2,000 of the 6,000 Black Snake troops in the city. Overnight, eight streets were burned, more than 500 houses were reduced to ashes, and more than 20,000 people were affected by the war. Seeing this scene, although Zhao Xun couldn't bear it, thinking of the spies who folded here, Zhao Xun smiled coldly and left it behind. And He Xi, Yue Peng and others, who followed Zhao Xun into the city, were pale. Now, they have really seen Zhao Xun's methods, ruthless!

"Herald! Let these two thousand Black Snake captives atone for the sins of the people in the city, and build houses for the people who have lost their houses. Let the government envoy send someone to take over! ”

Seeing the fall of the last city of the Black Snake Army, Zhao Xun couldn't help but say: "From now on, I will be in charge here!" ”

The people who followed Zhao Xun had their own thoughts. As for what they were thinking, Zhao Xun was naturally in no mood to know. Besides, this is also my own feeling.

"Summons the Secretary of Administration, let them send men from all divisions to come and take over the counties at once! The Black Snake Army's soldiers were screened, and those selected were strictly trained. ”

"The Shunzhou Army has been expanded in four cities, each of which has 3,000 people, and the expanded personnel are selected from among the soldiers. In addition, 500 county soldiers were retained in each county, 5 to 10 people were retained in each township for inspection, and there were retired soldiers of the Shunzhou Army who were resettled. ”

"Implement the new policy for the counties under its jurisdiction and move steadily. Zhenbei Fort is in my hands, and the way of commerce must be accelerated. ”

In mid-June, the Shunzhou army completely defeated the Black Snake Army, taking control of the four counties in the north and northeast of Shunzhou Prefecture, and at the same time implementing the same new policy as the Huolin Army.

At the end of June, the first thing Zhao Xun did after returning to Gaoling County was not to accept the congratulations of the officials and elders as he had done in the past, but to set up a martyr's cemetery and a martyr's monument in the north of Gaoling County as a commander, on which every martyr who died on the battlefield was recorded and the story of every hero was narrated. This move was extremely popular with the officers and men of the whole army at once, and as for the people, they were even more relieved to send their sons to the barracks......

In addition, Zhao Xun also brought back more than 350 homeless children. In ancient times, people did not have family planning, and they couldn't afford to raise them, so Qian Bing, Ruyu and others who saw it burst into tears, and finally under the mushrooms of Ruyu, these children were gathered up and placed in the north of Gaoling County. It used to be a military camp, but now it is a playground for children.

Zhao Xun imitated the rules of Yanzhou Mansion. Children under the age of eight do not need to learn much, they learn literature at the age of eight, and after the age of twelve, they learn both literature and martial arts.

The Shunzhou army wiped out the Black Snake Army with a thunderous momentum, not only the Yan army was taken aback, but even the Qingyang army was frightened. Later, Bao Muyang also learned that the Qingyang Army in Wenkang County was also involved. But this Qingyang army did not listen to his orders, but nominally belonged to Bao Muyang.

Just when Bao Muyang was in a hurry, the Qingyang Military Academy Captain in the north of Wenkang County had an in-depth conversation with Bao Muyang, and finally Bao Muyang looked up to the sky and sighed, and surrendered the Qingyang Army into the Shunzhou Army, and the land of the two counties was also like the hands of the Shunzhou Army. Since then, the Qingyang Army, which had been in existence for a year, has disappeared. It took Zhao Xun three months to swallow the Qingyang Army, and it was located in the six counties in the north of Shunzhou Prefecture, looking down on the Yan Army. The changes in the Shunzhou army surprised the people around Youzhou who were concerned about the situation in these places......

Bao Muyang originally wanted to be a businessman, but Zhao Xun saw that his riding skills were extraordinary, and after many times, Bao Muyang stayed in the Shunzhou Army and became Zhao Xun's subordinate general of the Shunzhou Army.