Standing on the city wall, looking from a distance, outside the northern city, there is a mess, large and small camps appear vaguely in the wilderness, and from time to time there are cavalry rushing back and forth inside and outside the camp.

"My lord, there are more and more of these Northern Navy." Lin Luo looked at the messy battlefield outside the city and the soldiers who were busy disposing of the corpses, and said with a smile.

Zhao Xun turned his head sideways and said; "There are more and more enemies, how do I feel that you must not be nervous?"

Qin You on the side said: "There are more and more enemy troops, but the attack power is getting weaker and weaker. Of course, Captain Lin was not nervous. Odd? It stands to reason that this so-called King of the North Sea is by no means such a stupid person, why would he let his camp be so complicated, and the siege soldiers are so incompetent? ”

Lin Luo also said with a surprised tone: "Yes, it's been half a month since the adults came here. The number of people in the Northern Navy is increasing, but it is getting easier and easier for us to defend it. Some of the Northern Navy are completely ......"

"Send to death!" Zhao Xun said. Looking at the chaotic North Navy camp, Zhao Xun was also a little puzzled. It has been half a month since I came to rescue Bai County, except for the hard fighting at the beginning and the next few days, the rest is very relaxed, there is a feeling of acting and training, but in the acting, it is a fake death. Now, it's really killing the enemy.

The North Navy camp is located more than ten miles north of Baixian County, at the beginning, the North Navy army camped meticulously, erected high camp fences around it, dug shallow ditches in front, buried antlers, and erected a high guard tower every fifty steps. But now, it's completely messy. If Zhao Xun's current strength was enough, he would have led the army to kill it a long time ago. But he couldn't figure out the intentions of this Beihai King, and Zhao Xun, who had few soldiers, didn't dare to make a rash move. Anyway, defending Baixian County has already reached its goal.

"Don't be careless, this King of the North Sea is not a good match, and the person who can take down the king of the tribe is definitely not a simple person. The city wall guards must be strengthened, and the reserves are always prepared, in case the northern navy launches a surprise attack, it is also a very quick response. ”

After observing the situation outside the city and pacifying the soldiers guarding the city, Zhao Xun replied inside the house, considering the situation in the south. A few days ago, he had received the good news of the recovery of the three counties of Yingzhou Prefecture, and the situation of the three counties was also attached. The Yingzhou Mansion was occupied by the Yan army for several months, and some people rejoiced and some suffered. But in any case, it is no obstacle to the Huolin Army, and even the Huolin Army has to thank the Indigo Army, because there is no excuse for purging. The people who were oppressed by the Yan army applauded and welcomed the Huolin army to those landlords and merchants who bullied the Han people through the Yan army.

The land of the three counties was soon brought under the jurisdiction of the Huolin Army, and the towns and villages under the three prefectures were also annexed. But there are also some things that need to be solved, there are too many townships under the county, how to manage them? There are a lot of thieves in the three counties, how to deal with them? How to arrange the garrisons in each county?

After receiving the good news, Zhao Xun replied to the order, and the Huolin army stationed in each county cracked down on the bandits in each county. At the same time, it was declared that those who were innocent and extremely evil were not to blame in the past. The rest, only the first evil, the rest are innocent, help the Huolin army capture the bandits, and reward them heavily. In just a few days, the bandits in the three counties were empty, surrendered or captured, and some were killed by their subordinates. Except for a few hiding in the mountains, most of them were swept away.

Subsequently, the townships and towns of Yanzhou Prefecture and Yingzhou Prefecture have established inspection departments, which are responsible for public security, arrest and inspection, and the number of patrol inspectors ranges from three to five to more than 10 people, and they are the most basic public security and inspection personnel in the townships. Most of these inspections are served by veterans of the Huolin Army, and they can be regarded as arranging a livelihood for the veterans of the Huolin Army, after all, the inspections are also for public meals. Most of the veterans of the Huolin Army have physical trauma and are not suitable to continue to stay in the army. But when a township inspection or tour leader, it is more than enough, and more importantly, these people are loyal to the Huolin Army and Zhao Xun.

Originally, in each township, there was its own team of village warriors, ranging from more than 100 to 200 people, or even more. These villagers are all young and strong in the township, and they organize themselves to protect the township. Zhao Xun naturally couldn't let these people go on like this. So a number of tun chiefs were placed in each township to be responsible for training these young people. When he is busy, he serves the people, and when he is free, he strengthens military training and trains them completely as soldiers. Zhao Xun's original intention was that these people were the reserve forces of the Huolin Army, and when needed, they could be renamed the army at any time.

The servant army of the three counties is also in an orderly manner, and those who are willing to serve in the army continue to serve the Huolin army. Those who do not want to join the army will be given a three-month salary and let them return home. Most of the minions continue to serve the Firelin, and they don't know what to do. Second, the treatment of the Huolin Army is really good, much higher than that of the previous government army. What's more, the Huolin Army never defaulted on the salaries of its soldiers.

The sergeants of the servant army have also cleared their former traitorous charges, and although some people still despise them, they are much better. These new recruits were trained much faster than they were from the ordinary young and able. These soldiers also secretly swore that they would kill a few soldiers of the Evil Army, so that those guys who still didn't give themselves a good look would know that we were now the Huolin Army, and we were the Huolin Army who dared to fight to the death with the Evil Army.

New officials also began to implement the new policies of the Huolin Army, and the territory of the Huolin Army also expanded suddenly. Although there was no movement in Anyuan County in the south, Zhao Xun was still very relieved that the Nufeng Battalion and the Red Wolf Battalion believed that they could take Anyuan County, which had no popular base.

Now what makes Zhao Xun think about it is not these battles, but other aspects. Someone suggested to Zhao Xun that the method of the Great Purge could not be carried out like this. It's okay once or twice, but if there are too many times, the reputation of the Huolin Army outside is really stinky, and it will definitely not be a benevolent and righteous teacher.

In order to strengthen the rule of the local area and gain the support of the people, the Huolin army purged the landlords on a large scale and distributed the land to the poor people. This move is a great good, and it has indeed won the support of the people, and now on the territory of the Huolin Army, the people are definitely the most loyal supporters of the Huolin Army and Zhao Xun. Even, many people prayed for Zhao Xun at home and worshiped day and night. The subsequent new commercial laws also allowed merchants to profit and gain their support. Zhao Xun did this because he knew that land was the foundation of a country, and merchants were one of the supporters of soldiers, horses, money and grain.

Since ancient feudal dynasties, the reasons for the decline are nothing more than two. The first is the invasion of foreign enemies, and the second is the rise of people who cannot live. Gaining the support of the common people is equivalent to having a stable rear base area and a sufficient source of troops. Maybe the people's knowledge is not so high, but they also know who is good for them, who is good for them, and who makes their lives worry-free. They naturally make a choice. As for the merchants, they are an important condition for the stability of the local area and an important source of tax revenue. Daily necessities seem simple, but they are indispensable, which requires the operation of these merchants in order to let the people get what they need.

But no matter what you say, the Huolin Army still offends the landlord class fiercely, and it can even be said that it is opposed to the landlord class. Although the current landlords are not as powerful as the family, they do control a large amount of land and goods. Many of the big merchants also owned large amounts of land. More importantly, there are countless children in these big families, and they are all elites from all walks of life. If it was really before the Yan Dynasty and the Chu State, Zhao Xun would never dare to do this, if he acted like this, I am afraid that he would have been cut off by someone a long time ago. After the suppression of Chu and Yan, the family gradually dimmed, especially the emergence of large-scale printing in Chu, which broke the limitation that everyone who read was a son of a family, and made the family completely decline. This is also the reason why Zhao Xun took action against those big households who privately occupied land. There is another reason that the large households in the north are far fewer than those in the Central Plains, and there are very few deep roots.

But Zhao Xun's purge policy also made the reputation of the Huolin Army unfavorable. After all, ordinary people don't move around, and they get information from businessmen and scholars. But now Zhao Xun's actions have made those big families and some businessmen who have a lot of land uneasy, for fear that the butcher's knife of the Huolin Army will fall on their heads, especially those prefectures and counties close to Yanzhou Mansion and Yingzhou Prefecture, after learning from others what the Huolin Army has done, they all regard the Huolin Army as the biggest enemy. and declared the "evil deeds" of the Huolin Army everywhere.

Zhao Xun also knew that cleaning the side was not a good way. Cutting through the mess quickly is also a temporary plan, not a long-term plan, and it is not a good strategy. But in order to quickly lay the foundation, Zhao Xun didn't have time to waste with these people. However, Zhao Xun still ordered that the purge should be carried out slowly, and it is better to have sufficient evidence, and it is better to borrow the hands of others.

Another news, their own logistics are also starting to strain. The Yanzhou Mansion is newly attached, the people's land is newly in hand, and a large number of tax cuts have made the Huolin Army only inaccessible now. If it weren't for the money and materials obtained from those big households and big landlords in the Great Purge, I am afraid that it would not be enough to support the southern war. Although the Yingzhou government gradually accepted it, they also needed money, providing material assistance for the people to survive the winter, and reorganizing the army, which also required money. This made Zhao Xun a little big, at this moment, he couldn't wait for the big silver mine around him, how much he wanted, how much he wanted. In addition, because of this news, Zhao Xun moved his mind to Haizhou Mansion. Not for anything else, but because he has money. However, Haizhou Mansion is different from the land of the four prefectures occupied by the Yan army, and it cannot be attacked at will, otherwise, those who are dissatisfied with themselves will be accused of rebellion and requisitioned.

The latest news was sent by Li Muzhi, and he asked Zhao Xun to speed up his actions, because he was a little unbearable. In fact, Zhao Xun also understands that Li Huaiyuan, the governor of Youzhou, has something to do with the southward movement of the Yan army, although he is not Li Huaiyuan's mastermind, but he is also the executor who gave away the land of the four prefectures. Zhao Xun was very dissatisfied with this, but Zhao Xun was still full of gratitude to Li Muzhi. The reason why Zhao Xun dared to attack more with less, and was not afraid of Weizhou's Yan army to support the Yingzhou capital, was because of Li Muzhi's nearly 30,000 iron cavalry. Why do you say 30,000? Because fifteen thousand of them are the Li family's private army.

Who has the most private army in Youzhou, this is still unclear, but if you want to say who is the most powerful, it must be the private army of Governor Li Huaiyuan, if nothing else, that is, on the surface, there are 15,000 black armor troops, all of which are cavalry, except for the Huolin army, and people dare to be? The other more than 10,000 were the cavalry of the Fire Lin Army. Speaking of which, even the current Zhao Xun does not dare to say that he dares to fight hard with Li Huaiyuan's private army. But Zhao Xun has an advantage, that is, he has his own territory, his own people and his own source of taxes. Since taking back the Yanzhou Mansion from the Yan Army, the officials in the Yanzhou Mansion have all been promoted, but they also know that their own Lu is from the Huolin Army.

The news from Li Muzhi said that his own private army could not stay for too long, and the same was true of the Huolin Army under his command. I hope that Zhao Xun will do his best to solve the matter of Yingzhou Mansion and not be counterattacked by the Yan army in Weizhou.

Zhao Xun was not too worried about this news, because the attack on Yingzhou Mansion was already in his plan, and Yingzhou Mansion would be his own soon. It's just that it can be seen from Li Muzhi's information that it seems that his actions have made Li Huaiyuan dissatisfied, or that the people behind Li Huaiyuan are dissatisfied. After all, Li Muzhi was the opposite of Weizhou, and Li Huaiyuan's initial countermeasures at that time were also a strategy to suppress the ambitions of the Ya people. But now, there is a meaning of reducing troops. Zhao Xun has an impact on this place, but Zhao Xun is not afraid, and now the Yan Yan army in the southern prefecture can be said to be alone. The northern tribes are now afraid that it is difficult to reach the south, especially in the cold winter season, and the road is blocked by the Yanzhou Mansion......