As soon as Zhang Yongxue's words came out, everyone was stunned, and then Guan Lin laughed and said: "Old Zhang, what you said is reasonable!" General, it should indeed be like this, this Xu Jie's governance of the place is not good, and the burden of the local people is very heavy. According to Qin Xiao of Changli County, many people from Songzhou Prefecture have flowed into the territory of Changli County in order to reduce taxes and divide the land. ”

When it comes to the distribution of land in Changli County, it is not that the policy here is the same as that of the Xiaoguo Army and the Shanyang Army, but because Zhao Xun moved most of the people here away, and almost solved the problem of the big clans and gentry in the city. Therefore, there was a lot of ownerless land, so under the auspices of the Shanyang army, Ge Xin was forced to agree to cooperate in this matter and divide the land equally among the people in the city and the displaced people who entered the country. For this reason, Qin Xiao said many times in front of Ge Xin that the government of Changli County should be grateful to the Shanyang Army, otherwise, it would not be so popular with the people. In this regard, Ge Xindao didn't care, but the officials below were not lightly angry.

Lu Yu also said: "General, I think what Zhang Duwei said is very true, this place under the jurisdiction of Xu Jie, if you don't take it for nothing, they can't control it, and we should accept it." ”

Zhao Xun smiled faintly and said: "This matter, let's talk about it later, now, we need to tell Sù Ge Xin, from now on, the land of these three counties will belong to us temporarily." ”

Zhao Xun was not unmoved to take the orthodoxy of the land of Yanzhou and the land under his control from Xu Jie, but it was not ready yet, and the Xuzhou army was also an uncertain factor.

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"What? General Lee, I heard you right, right? Are you going to receive all the taxes of the land of the three counties? After listening to what Zhao Xun said, Ge Xin frowned and said.

Zhao Xun smiled: "Taxes? Lord Ge, in these three counties, there is no tax in Changli County, and some are only two places in Fan County and Fengwei County. The grain trade object within the three counties I want can only be my Shanyang army, and in addition, I must levy the same commercial tax as my Shanyang army. Fan County and Fengwei County should be like Changli County, check the hidden households, measure the fields, and distribute land to the landless people. Of course, we are not in possession of these three counties for long, but we will withdraw from them before the spring of next year, or when our troops withdraw. ”

Zhao Xun said lightly, but Ge Xin frowned when he heard it. Not to mention anything else, the last sentence is a threat to him, either agree to the conditions of the Shanyang Army, or our Shanyang Army will withdraw. Looking at the joke, if the Shanyang Army withdraws now, the Yanzhou Mansion Army will be completely finished.

Ge Xin frowned, and said with a gloomy face: "General Li, the Shanyang Army moved the people in my territory, killed the gentry of the big clans, confiscated the family wealth, and privately recruited soldiers in the military jurisdiction of our Yanzhou Prefecture, all of which we all thought were the general's actions to defeat the Wuwei Army and complete the agreement between our two sides. However, the general's current demands are beyond the boundaries of your and mine's hearts. General, it's hard for me to accept your request. As the general said, the soldiers were not strong enough and had not been dispatched, and our Yanzhou government army did not force it. But now, with the general's move, where will I be in the Yanzhou Army? ”

Zhao Xun didn't expect that this Ge Xin's reaction would be so big. He knew that by putting forward such conditions, he was already persecuting the Yanzhou government army, but Zhao Xun thought that there was nothing he should do. Thinking about Xu Jie's and Situ Wen's repeated temptations and small actions at the beginning, it is understandable to do so.

"Master Ge, what is the purpose of the expansion of my Shanyang Army, and what is the reason? Isn't it to prevent the Wuwei army in Chenliufu in the south from going north? Isn't it because our army suffered heavy losses in a battle with the Wuwei army in Fengwei County? Compared to your Yanzhou Mansion Army, my Shanyang Army's current cousin, who are I sorry for? Zhang Yongxue said in a cold voice.

"My Shanyang Army went out of the army, although you paid the price in exchange, but whether to fight hard or not, whether to fight hard or not, this is our own business. Master Ge, to put it mildly, even if our army is the same as your Yanzhou army, you can't say anything if you fight and retreat. After all, the Yanzhou Mansion army, which has a large number of soldiers, has been defeated, so what else can we say? ”

"However, we not only took back the land of the three counties that were lost to the Wuwei army in Songzhou Mansion, but also defeated the attack of the Wuwei army. As Lord Ge said, we trade with the Xiaoguo Army for the sake of war. But now we want to temporarily occupy this place and take over the finances, taxes and material trade here, why not fight against the Armed Guards? ”

"At the beginning, there were 10,000 soldiers, and the necessary logistics supplies such as money, food, armor and equipment were transported from Shanyang Mansion, passing through Yanzhou Mansion and Jiyin Mansion to Songzhou Mansion. Not to mention the inconvenience of coming and going, the north side of the land of Yifu must supply the army stationed at the junction of Shanyang Mansion and the Tang Army, and on the other hand, it must also provide logistical supplies for the army going out. Finally, it is necessary to provide the foundation for Yanzhou to stabilize the people. Lord Ge, you are a civil official, so you should understand the difficulties. ”

"Now, although Yanzhou Mansion is in our hands, it is not yet able to provide us with effective help. It is already late autumn, or it will be winter soon, and the winter clothes, grain and grass needed by the army are all great troubles. Once the road is blocked by heavy snow, has Lord Ge thought about the problem? Today, what we are doing is just to ensure the logistics of the army guarding the Songzhou Mansion. How? Could it be that Lord Ge wants my Shanyang Army to withdraw to Yanzhou Mansion? ”

Zhang Yongxue said, and continued with a little contempt: "Master Ge, the current merits of my Shanyang Army are already very good, and it is much better than you have been funded by King Yong Situ Lei and have lost consecutive battles. If you suspect that we have other ideas, you can report it, our army is worried that the winter grain route will be blocked, causing other unpredictable changes, and we request that we temporarily return to Yanzhou Mansion and bring the beginning of spring before the expedition. ”

Ge Xin listened, and his face changed constantly. "I will report this matter, as for how the above will respond, I don't know yet, and now, I can't give an answer." ”

Zhao Xun smiled: "It's okay! This year's winter is a little bit, and now it's almost a month before winter arrives. When the time comes, if you don't agree, please send a garrison to take over this place, hold this city, and wait for the Shanyang army to fight again in the next year. ”

Ge Xin left with complicated thoughts, how could he not know what Shanyang Army's idea was to fight? It's hard to swallow it and spit it out, and the other party is slowly weakening himself. But now, the Yanzhou government army has not much room to choose, if the Shanyang army is evacuated, the Yanzhou government army will not be said at all, and the land under the jurisdiction of the Yanzhou government army will almost be over.

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Yangzhou Mansion.

"The Xiaoguo Army wants to buy a piece of Qiongzhou Island from us as a maritime supply point?" Murong Cheng said with a slight frown. Because of the situation in Jiaozhou, Murong Cheng began to be at a disadvantage again, and now he can't help but be in a hurry.

"Qiongzhou? Do we have a station in Qiongzhou? ”

"General Hui, there was no before, here are all fishermen who migrated from Jiaozhou before, and the island is far less barren than Jiaozhou. However, in order to deal with Jiaozhou, there is now a temporary military port in the west as a naval station. Zhang Tu said in a deep voice.

"What does he Zhao Xun want to do? It is absolutely impossible to ask for some place of rest at sea without purpose. Murong Cheng said in a deep voice. Now he has begun to be more and more cautious about Zhao Xun.

Zhang Tu pondered: "There are other purposes that are certain, and it makes sense to say that it is for maritime business. Because of the actions of our army and navy, the maritime trade of the countries around Jiaozhou was destroyed at once, so that the sea ships coming from the south to the north could not be replenished in the land of Jiaozhou, which was originally a place to rest and replenish food and water. It makes sense that the Xiaoguo army wanted to meet the harbor here for the merchants to stop. ”

Murong Cheng said in a sullen voice: "Zhao Xun is this person, insidious and cunning, with diverse thoughts. He built a harbor to the south of us, and it was a bit bad for me to get there. ”

Zhang Tu said: "Lord Wang, we will establish a military port on Qiongzhou Island to supervise the land of Jiaozhou, in case the Situ Lei army in Jiaozhou builds a naval army, and on the other hand, we can also monitor the actions of the Xiaoguo army." They said that they would use it with the merchants. As long as it's not a warship, what are we afraid of? Lord Wang, this time the bid of the Xiaoguo army was not low, and 15,000 war horses were transported by guò sea ship. Of course, we have to pay for freight, and they want the western half of Qiongzhou. ”

"Ten thousand?" Murong Cheng's heart moved.

"Lord Wang, whether it is Yanzhou or Yuzhou, or even Jingzhou and Jiangzhou, cavalry is extremely scarce, and our foot soldiers still suffer a lot from the cavalry of our boss Tu Lei. After all, the maritime trade in the coastal areas of Jiaozhou is still very prosperous, and life in the land of Jiaozhou is not very bitter. But those who flee to other places and are caught will be put to death. I think it's worth exchanging half of a barren island for a good war horse. ”

"Now Stuart began to draw troops in the states. Prepare for the coming year. Fight to the death with our army again. Now is also the time for us to start strengthening our army, and horses are one of our most scarce supplies. ”

After a pause, Zhang Tu said again: "Although we were able to buy horses from the north before, the amount was not much, and we were all restricted by the Xiaoguo Army. But this time, in addition to exchanging war horses, they also relaxed the amount of war horses we bought. Of course, the premise is that we agree to their conditions, and we also have to promise that we will not intercept the ships of the maritime merchants going south. ”

"Lord Wang, this is the heart information from Jiaozhou!" While he was talking, another soldier hurriedly walked over.

"Sure enough, this Situ Lei will not give up." After reading the information, Murong Cheng said hatefully.

"General, what about the deal between us and the Xiaoguo Army?" Zhang Tu asked urgently, seriously, he had taken a fancy to the war horse resources in the north. In the stalemate between Yuzhou and Jingzhou, the Qi Wang army, which lacked cavalry, was naturally at a disadvantage in all aspects. More importantly, among the troops recruited by Situ Lei now, the Liangzhou army is a good horseman. At that time, if you have no cavalry on your side, you will have to fight with them in Yuzhou and Yanzhou, and you will suffer a big loss.

"Lord Wang, what is Situ Lei going to do?" After Murong Cheng agreed to the deal between the two parties, Zhang Tu focused his attention on the information in Murong Cheng's hands.

Murong Cheng said coldly: "As we expected, Situ Lei saw the benefits of the water army. Now, this old guy has asked the whole of Jiaozhou to start recruiting new soldiers in the navy, ready to build his own navy. ”

Zhang Tu said with a smile: "It's not because several trading seaports along the coast of Jiaozhou were burned by our army, which made all of Situ Lei's bothered plans come to naught. If he still can't see the role of the water army, he really won't be so difficult to deal with. However, although the navy will not be able to be trained in a short time, it also shows that this may be a great potential threat. Lord Wang, you should let the navy people patrol a lot, and if you find it, take action immediately. ”

Murong Cheng nodded and said, "Not only that, but also increase the surprise attack on the enemy army in Jiaozhou." In addition, it is also necessary to increase support for those former Jiaozhou government troops and Situ Lei's Yong army who refused to accept the defection and defected to the enemy. Don't be afraid to spend more money, as long as they can contain the Yongjun, it will be worth it, and even, we can let them fight with us to achieve greater results. "For Murong Cheng, now, Situ Lei is the biggest enemy. Think about it, I am a member of the royal family, and the title of prince is now being played by a prime minister. Not to mention the big rewards, but also united the princes to do it to themselves, and almost declared himself a traitor to the royal family.

"In addition, we have to marry the new recruits, so that we don't directly make them our soldiers, but also make them reserve soldiers. The big war can also be replenished in time to the place where it is needed. Nowadays, we are in a state of war with the enemy from the south to the north, and the casualties of the soldiers are extremely serious, and if we cannot replenish them in time, it will lead to a vacancy somewhere. In Jingzhou, Jiangzhou, Yangzhou, and Yuzhou, soldiers began to be recruited, and when the peasants were not working, they were trained so that they could prepare for the expedition at any time. Murong Cheng said in a deep voice.

"Our people went to Youzhou to negotiate with the Xiaoguo Army, how happened to letting them send troops? How can I say that Xiaoguojun is also the object of Situ Lei's design, so it won't be without a reaction, is this loss a certainty? ”

Zhang Tu replied in a deep voice: "Lord Wang, the Xiaoguo army replied that they are busy managing the river while they are also busy with the conquest of the Yan Ya tribes. It is impossible to fight on two fronts at the same time, so we cannot send troops head-on except for occasional assistance. ”