Lingzhou Mansion, east of the county.

With the assistance of the Xiaoguo Army, the Wei Army Gui Delang accepted Zhu Changxun Shun Lì into the 3,000 Guards, who would be included in the Xiaoguo Army system after strict training by the Xiaoguo Army.

Zhu Changxun's action also made him have no way to retreat, so he had to follow the Xiaoguo Army all the way to the dark. It may be unreasonable to say this, but it should be said that it is abandoned and the light is abandoned. After an introduction by Han Lin, the commander of the Xiaoguo Army, he now understands that the Xiaoguo Army has extended its tentacles to Qingzhou, and Qingzhou has also been moaning under the iron hooves of the Xiaoguo Army. The so-called strength of the guards is nothing more than the ignorance of the guards.

Zhu Changxun understands that now is the time to really save his life. Some unhappiness and distractions in my heart have completely disappeared cleanly.

"General Zhu, according to my lord's meaning, you are now the captain of the light car, although it is only the smallest level of the four levels of the captain, but as long as the Lingzhou Mansion makes great contributions this time, it is no problem to even upgrade a few levels." Han Lin said with a smile.

Zhu Changxun said: "General Han, don't worry, I will definitely fully cooperate with you in doing things." If there is any demand below, just command, I, Zhu Changxun, will definitely not refuse. "Zhu Changxun understands that it is already very good to be able to get the position of lieutenant of the light car by virtue of his general. The most important thing is that he has been positively recognized by the Xiaoguo Army and has become a member of the Xiaoguo Army.

"General Zhu, we can't trap this city for too long, so we need to use your name to lead the army to break the city. In the eight counties of Lingzhou Prefecture, there are not many guards, except for the 3,000 soldiers here to guard the water army, there are 4,000 guards in Muping City, the seat of Lingzhou Prefecture, and the rest of the counties are only hundreds to more than 1,000 guards. Shock the Lingzhou Mansion. As for the government troops and young people in various places, to us, there is not much of a threat. However, in order not to startle the snake and achieve a surprise blitzkrieg operation, General Zhu was needed to lead the army to break the city as the vanguard. Han Lin said in a deep voice.

Zhu Changxun understood what the other party meant, and hesitated: "I have no problem, but our nearly 3,000 soldiers, I'm afraid they can't be used." ”

"It's okay, you just need to let your personal guards and some trusted cronies participate in the battle, and the rest of the manpower will naturally be supplemented by my Xiaoguo army." Han Lin said with a smile.

Zhu Changxun was also unambiguous, and said: "Since this is the case, I should go down, when will I act?" ”

"Starting tomorrow, we can't lock down the city for too long. As soon as the gates were unlocked, the news would be delivered immediately, which would be extremely detrimental to our operations. In addition, we also seized more than 1,000 guards and armor from the naval camp and from the soldiers who died in the battle of those who stayed behind in the naval camp. Coupled with the inventory of Donglin County, there are more than 8,000. Even if there is no need to worry about identity. Han Lin said.

Early in the morning of the second day, 8,000 impostor guards headed north. Among them, there are less than 1,000 people who are the real guards and soldiers.

Luping County, the closest county town to Donglin County, there are not many defenders in the city, 500 guards, 1,000 original government troops, in addition, because of the defeat of the navy, another 1,000 people have been added. At least until the fall of Donglin County, it was still safe here.

When Zhu Changxun's department appeared in Luping County, the defenders in the city thought that the Xiaoguo Army was coming, and closed the city gate in a panic. In the end, I saw that it was the banner of the guard army and the chief general of the Donglin County Guard, so I was a little relieved.

Zhu Changxun immediately assumed his identity as a general, and shouted to the defenders at the head of the city with great authority: "Open the door quickly, I am Zhu Changxun, the general of Delang, and I will lead the army north to Donglai Mansion to participate in the battle on the order of the general." ”

"General Zhu, isn't there only 3,000 brothers in Donglin County, what's the matter now?" The defenders didn't open the gates in time, after all, there were 8,000 troops outside the city, a defender officer asked respectfully. Although it was an inquiry, he didn't dare to offend this Zhu Changxun too much. This is much higher than the position of the guard in his own city.

"Stupid pig! The general has an order, and when the situation is critical, you can recruit local youth! Damn, the defeat of the naval army, can it be resisted by the 3,000 men under the command of this general? Hurry up and open the city gates, if you delay the general's major affairs, not only you, but also your lieutenant, will have to be unlucky. Zhu Changxun shouted.

"General, what more to tell him, let the guards in the city get out, fuck, a little guard captain, he didn't even come to meet the general in person, he just didn't know whether he was alive or dead. Don't open the city gate yet, be careful grandpa, I beheaded your dog when I entered the city. Beside Zhu Changxun, the captain of the Wei Army, who was dressed as a Xiaoguo army, said angrily.

When Qu Chang, the guard guarding the city, heard this, his face suddenly became a little ugly, but the shape is stronger than people, and compared with others, it is simply the difference between heaven and earth, and the difference between cloud and mud.

"Who am I? It turned out to be General Zhu, why bother to be so angry, come here, don't open the city gate for General Zhu, a bunch of stupid pigs, don't you believe General Zhu's words! At this time, the captain of the guard guarding the city, who was also the general left behind, appeared on the city wall and flattered Zhu Changxun.

He, a lieutenant, is completely a marginal figure, otherwise he wouldn't have brought five hundred people here to be a left-behind commander in the rear? Staying in the rear, there is no merit at all, not to mention the loot. There are only 500 lieutenants under 1,000 people, how can he not have the intention of stammering such a powerful general.

Since the chief general has spoken, the doubtful Qu Chang naturally won't say much, anyway, if there is anything, naturally the boss will stand up and take care of his own business.

As the guards ran and busily, the suspended bridge was finally lowered through the winch. And the closed gate also made a creaking sound, and it opened little by little.

Seeing that things were going smoothly, Zhu Changxun showed a relaxed but happy smile on his face, which also showed that the situation in Donglin County and the military orders to be passed by Tang Xian's envoy had not yet been known to outsiders. If it goes on like this, it should be able to take a lot of cities.

The blue feather behind Zhu Changxun coughed lightly at Zhu Changxun and warned Zhu Changxun not to show his feet. Only then did Zhu Changxun put away the smile on his face and put on an impatient look.

The city gate was opened, Zhu Changxun took the lead, and led his subordinates into the city gate hole, and in the process of the whole process, the whole army and soldiers had relaxed expressions, but they were all on guard, for fear that something would go wrong, and finally there would be any accidents.

Fortunately, the news was not leaked, and there was no strict investigation here, let alone a strict investigation, so that the 8,000 army entered the city without encountering any accidents.

"Humble Liu Jin, I've seen General Zhu!" The left-behind master greeted him with a flattering face.

Zhu Changxun laughed and said, "Okay, you are interested." By the way, how many soldiers are there in this city? ”

Liu Jin said respectfully: "There are five hundred guards, one thousand government troops, and one thousand young and strong." ”

After thinking about it, Zhu Changxun said in a deep voice: "In this way, gather all the guards and government army officers into the barracks, and this general has a military order to read." ”

"Military orders? The general's order has just crossed the border from me, and no military order has been delivered to me? Liu Jin wondered. Zhu Changxun saw a trace of doubt and nervousness in his eyes, and Zhu Changxun knew that this guy was afraid that he doubted himself.

Zhu Changxun's expression was cold, and he shouted: "What? You still think I'm deliberately cheating on you? To tell you the truth, it was all due to the defeat of the trolls. Because the water army dared to defeat the Xiaoguo army in a battle, it was useless for our troops to stay in Donglin County. Therefore, the general issued an order for me to lead the army north to Donglai Province to participate in the battle against the Xiaoguo army. As for the guard general of Donglin County, there is the envoy who has come to serve. This time we went north, and we should select suitable soldiers and soldiers to supplement our army in the county guards, government armies, and the lords of Qingzhou. If you don't want to, then forget it, I will let the government army and the young man participate in the selection. ”

When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately said in a loud voice: "How dare you doubt the general, this is all what the chief of the city gate said." Let's arrange it! As he spoke, he sent it to his subordinates and asked them to give orders to the whole army.

"This song length is not simple!" Lan Yu behind Zhu Changxun said with a smile.

"Yes, it's not easy, if he is the defender of this city, we are afraid that we will be in trouble. However, most of the people who stayed behind in the counties were capable people, and those who were capable appeared on the front line. Even if he has the ability, he will wear down his fighting spirit in this situation. Zhu Changxun shook his head and said.

Lan Yu was puzzled: "What? Did these people go into the city to do some errands? ”

Zhu Changxun nodded and said, "These people are either some people who have intervened in the military merit." Either they are those who are full of enthusiasm and serve the country and the people, but they don't understand anything, and they work against the chief all day long. There are also some who have made mistakes, these people are no longer valued by Shangguan, and they are placed here, which can be regarded as waste. ”

The result was obvious, under the threat of the 8,000 army on the side, this point Wei army immediately surrendered under Liu Jin's first surrender. As for the government army, they were originally the governors of Qingzhou, but they were just coerced by the guards, and now, it is not unacceptable to change the boss. Besides, the shape is stronger than the person, so I don't have a choice. And the guard commander named Xu Gang, after some exchanges, found that his talent was not small, and he was also pulled into the command of Xiaoguo Army. It can also be seen from Xu Gang's mouth that if you want to pretend to be a guard soldier to break the city, the small city is fine, if the remaining master is more careful or a serious person, he will see the flaw.

The sergeant of Xiaoguo is very different from the guards, at least, it must be neat. Secondly, most of the fake guards were young guards, and there were too many young people in them. So, either the front army mixed more guards and soldiers, or they entered the city early in the morning when it was not easy to see the flaws, for example, at dusk and night.

Five hundred Xiaoguo soldiers were left here to rectify the government army and young people here. Because this place will not be a battlefield in the short term, these young men can return home. As for these government troops, after the Xiaoguo Army said the cooperative relationship between itself and the Wei Army, they naturally would not make trouble. And the original 500 people were naturally absorbed, and while they were being trained, they were brought under their own command.

In addition, Donglin County will continue to send a large army to advance northward, begin to take over the various cities in the rear, and finally reveal its identity. Now, it is still in the name of the Guards who take over the city. The later the identity is revealed, the better it will be for attacking Lingzhou Capital.

There was no problem in the next two counties, but when it came to the third county, it was almost found to be abnormal. Although he learned that the third guard was careful, he deliberately entered the city at dusk. But it was still strictly investigated by Ma Jin, the main general of the defenders.

If it weren't for Zhu Changxun's use of his identity and forged military orders, maybe this Ma Jin would have ordered the army to fight back. Speaking of military orders, they were deliberately written in accordance with Tang Xian's military orders, so non-calligraphers really can't see it. As a result, with this military order, coupled with Zhu Changxun's arrogance, the horse feed of the thirties was suppressed, and the result was naturally captured.

As for this Ma Jin, seeing that he was a talent, Han Lin specially invited him to join the Xiaoguo Army. After much deliberation, he decided to join the First House of the Young Guards as a clerk, coordinating the officers of the army and the records of entry and exit reports. Of course, his deputies are all old men of the Xiaoguo Army, and if they want to play some tricks, don't even think about it.

The strategy of the Xiaoguo army is to first take down the simple and then the difficult, and take down those who can take down the breath, and wait until the guards react, only to find that they are surrounded by enemies, and there is no room for escape, migration, or help. Broke the city all the way, absorbed all the way, and quietly replaced the guards in each county in the name of the general of the guards. In addition, those who surrendered were scattered and reorganized, and various units of the Dao Xiaoguo Army were scattered and disposed of. The tribes began to convert these guards into their own soldiers, and at the very least, let them not go against themselves.