The sky gradually cleared, and the shouts and drums and trumpets that kept the people in the city awake all night finally fell silent. On the streets of the city, only the sound of large groups of people walking back and forth can be heard. The clatter of the armor on the soldiers' bodies as they walked was very clear.

The Shanyang army began to collect and surrender soldiers on a large scale, collect the corpses and unify the sparks, take them away, and bury them in a chosen place. In addition, the various ministries were also counting the city treasury, battlefield losses, etc., although it was very busy, all the soldiers were elated, and there was no trace of tiredness or complaining.

When the bold people quietly opened the door of the house, they found that the soldiers in the city had changed their appearance. The patrol posts and the soldiers who are busy going back and forth are no longer yesterday's armed guards. These people understood very well that the city had changed its day. But whether it was a change of day or not, these people still didn't dare to go out of the city lightly. In their view, whoever is in charge of the government only needs to have something to eat.

"How? Is the statistics out? Zhao Xun looked at the excited people and couldn't help but ask with a smile. He was also very satisfied with the situation in this battle. Last night's siege of the city suffered very few casualties, and it can even be said that the soldiers were bloodless.

"There were 5,000 armed guards in the city, and more than 1,300 people were killed, and 3,500 were killed. The rest don't know where to hide, maybe they are the young men of the city. Our army had no more than 200 dead and wounded, and only 500 were wounded. ”

"The trophies were, two thousand longbows, a thousand rhubarb crossbows, three thousand spears, five thousand long knives, three hundred pairs of chain mail, more than two thousand three thousand pairs of leather armor, and two thousand laughing shields. In addition, there were 8,000 quintals of grain and grass, and 300,000 silver coins. Zhang Yongxue said excitedly.

"So much money? Even a county treasury doesn't have so much. Zhao Xun said in surprise. 300,000 silver coins, that's 300,000 taels of silver. This is not a small amount, as far as Changli County is concerned, the current Changli County definitely does not have so much money.

Zhang Yongxue explained: "Most of this should be obtained from the original big families in the city, according to the investigation of subordinates, five of the big families in the city have not been wiped out. In addition, the treasury in the county can be said to be clean and slippery. I don't know if it was taken away by the county commander in the city who had fled, or it was looted by the Wuwei army. ”

"Tang Li, immediately arrange for the soldiers to post a notice to exempt Changli County from all harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes. In addition, a conscription order was issued. I think that there are many young and strong people in the city who cannot survive, and if one person is recruited, he will be given a settling-in allowance of ten silver coins and a hundred catties of grain. At the same time, it is written that in order to prevent this place from being recovered by the Yanzhou government army in the future, the old tax system will be restored, and the families of the newly enlisted soldiers will be resettled. Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

"Unified placement? General, move them to Yanzhou Mansion, this is really too far. What's more, we have to pass through the territory of the Yanzhou government army, and if they know that we are abducting and trafficking people in their jurisdiction, they will definitely be in trouble. When Li Guochang heard this, he said urgently. This migration of civilians is not a new army, so the speed is rarely guaranteed.

Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "I didn't move them to Yanzhou Mansion, we let them go west with the displaced people." ”

"To the west...... Xiaoguo Jun ......" Qin Xiao opened his mouth and didn't say much, but his face suddenly showed disbelief and surprise. Not only Qin Xiao, but also several other people. Although several of them speculated that the Shanyang Army was related to the Xiaoguo Army, but it had not yet been confirmed, but now, Zhao Xun's potential significance showed that the Shanyang Army did have a relationship with the Xiaoguo Army, and it was deeply related.

Zhao Xun glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "There is no need to discuss this matter, and I don't want anyone to discuss it, I will trick the poor people in this city to our people and deceive them to the west." It's just a hundred miles away, and with a little organization, it's not very difficult. ”

Qin Xiao and the others said yes again and again, and Zhao Xun said so, which means that he doesn't want the matter of his Shanyang Army and Xiaoguo Army to spread. Qin Xiao and the others naturally would not spread it at will, and they were very excited about the relationship between the Shanyang Army and the Xiaoguo Army, and it was not an ordinary relationship. can have a relationship with the northern overlord car, which means that he is not lazy now. It is not impossible to glorify the ancestors in the future.

And the reason why Zhao Xun said it clearly was also to start laying a foundation in the hearts of the leading officers, so as not to accept it in the future. These people are all military commanders and captains of the Shanyang Army, and they have some foundation in their hearts, which is also good.

"General, how to deal with the soldiers in the city?"

"Those who are willing to join our army will naturally be recruited, and those who are unwilling will be let go home." Zhao Xun said lightly.

"Let it go home? General, so ......" Zhang Yongxue and others were a little puzzled, they worked hard to capture, why did they want to let him go home, even if it was cannon fodder, it was good.

Zhao Xun glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Isn't it very confusing, why did you put them back?" This is not our territory, if it is in Yanzhou Mansion or Shanyang Mansion, I will naturally not let them go lightly. Instead, it will make them work in the land of the two provinces, and even a foregone conclusion. However, this is the Songzhou Mansion, which is the jurisdiction of the Yanzhou Mansion Army and Xu Jie, although we occupy this place now, it will be Xu Jie's sooner or later. Perhaps, Xu Jie is already preparing to send officials to take over here. ”

"So, these pawns can't stay here. If Xu Jie's acceptance of them would increase Xu Jie's strength, especially behind our army. If Xu Jie's heart is ruthless and wants to take revenge on the Wuwei army for forcibly occupying his territory and killing these prisoners, it will not only be the Yanzhou Mansion Army that will eventually ruin its reputation, but also our Shanyang Army. When the time comes, it will not be good to provoke the usual resistance of the armed guards, and letting them go back will also let the armed guards know our strength and know our benevolence. ”

"The subordinates understood, and the subordinates chose him to be strong and join our army, and the rest were all put back. General, did the officers of the Armed Guards accept it? Qin Xiao said in a deep voice.

After thinking about it, Zhao Xun pondered: "We accept the officers below the team leader, but we must break them up with their subordinates and companions, these officers, we have to start from scratch, but if the appearance is good, we can be promoted." Those who are above the team rate, unless they are surrendered before the war, are not allowed. Of course, if you have to stay, let them take a small step. ”

"Li Guochang, you immediately lead two thousand troops to Fengwei County, assist Guan Lin and Lu Yu, and garrison Fengwei County. At the same time, the people of the city should be induced to drive westward. Tell them that there is about to be a big war here, leaving nine deaths and one life. These things were assisted by Sun Zhuang, who was in charge of intelligence and covert operations. Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

Li Guochang took the order and left, and then ordered 2,000 troops and went straight to the south.

Changli County has been exploited twice by the Yanzhou government army and the Wuwei army, it can be said that it is poor, and Zhao Xun walks on the street, and everywhere you can see people who are not dressed and people who are waiting to be fed. Come to think of it, I don't know where these people were hiding last night. The new loss is not winter, but just autumn, otherwise, the consequences will be even more unimaginable.

"Tang Li, send someone to give porridge in the city to relieve the people here. It's strange where so many poor people come from in the city. Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

The conscription work began to move, and in the city, various conscription points were recruiting soldiers and receiving settling-in allowances and food. Subsequently, it began to be rumored in the city that the Shanyang Army was just a guest army, and it was going to leave after the war, and here, it was finally to be returned to the hands of Xu Jie, the Yanzhou Mansion Army. The rumors said that after the Yanzhou army was defeated in successive battles, there was a shortage of money and food, and after taking back here, it would still have to raise taxes aggressively.

Unconsciously, the people in the city began to panic, and even the soup kitchen was asked back and forth by the disaster victims whether the Shanyang army wanted to leave here. In the end, I got a positive answer, which overwhelmed the people all at once.

Zhao Xun also knew where the victims here came from, it turned out to be the people outside the city, because the Yanzhou government army in order to expand the army, exploited once, and the Wuwei army came here, and after coming again, many people were surrounded by walls and had no rice to cook. There is a family to settle in, there is no money to use, there is no food to eat......

"Let's start organizing their migration westward, and remember, make sure that the people of the Shadow Division and the Eagle Eye Division work together. Hmph, it's best to empty the entire Changli County. Zhao Xun sneered and ordered.

"By the way, let people immediately send this back to the place where Situ Wen and Xu Jie, Jiyin Mansion, and let them deal with it as much as possible. Let Xu Jiejie move, we have all taken the land of the two counties, and they have not yet finished assembling the army and resting and recuperating. It's a bit too much to say. Zhao Xun handed another piece of paper to Tang Li and asked him to send someone to pass it back to the rear.

With the connivance and secret inducement of the Yang Army in the city, the people in the city began to move slowly, and the first to leave were naturally the people who had no food and no clothes. Seeing that they were organized and effectively left, heading towards Jizhou, two hundred miles to the west, the rest of the people also moved a little.

It is well known that the people in the territory of the Xiaoguo Army live well. If it weren't for the fact that the Yanzhou government was not allowed to move at will under Xu Jie's forced order, I am afraid that many people in the prefectures and counties adjacent to Jizhou would have moved to Jizhou. Now that there are constant wars here, and life is difficult, coupled with the large caravan organization, to ensure that they leave safely and enter the territory of Jizhou, how can they not be moved.

"General, if we do this, will we leave the handle and Xu Jie and Situ Wen? If they turn against us, it's not worth it. After all, for the sake of tens of thousands of people, it is not good to put us in a dangerous place. "After learning that Zhao Xun didn't want to expose the relationship between the Shanyang Army and the Xiaoguo Army, then the only thing they were facing now was the Shanyang Army when they faced the Yanzhou Mansion Army and Situ Wen. If something really goes wrong, you can't rely on the Xiaoguo Army. In addition, there are armed guards in the south, and there are problems on the back road, which is really troublesome.

Zhao Xun smiled faintly, looked at the departing brigade of people in the distance, and said, "Do you think that the Yanzhou Mansion Army and Situ Wen are not opposed to us now?" Our rear is not very safe. There are more than 10,000 Yanzhou government troops in the back. This is why I didn't let the remaining 10,000 brothers come out, in addition to settling down and expanding the army, they also had to put pressure on Xu Jie and Situ Wen to make them dare not act rashly. Besides, these people have nowhere to live, and they leave voluntarily, what does it matter to us? I have already sent someone back to summon the news, and asked Xu Jie to send officials to take over the place. I'm a soldier, not a political official, so why should I stay here and pacify the people for him? Ignore it. How's the conscription going? ”

Zhang Yongxue said in a deep voice: "Our department has recruited more than 2,000 people, and with the original ones, there are more than 4,500 people in my fifth battalion. ”

Qin Xiao also said: "Two thousand three hundred people have been newly recruited, totaling more than four thousand seven hundred people. ”

"Frontal fast! How many of the soldiers joined our army? Zhao Xun asked in a deep voice.

"Of the more than 3,500 surrendered soldiers, more than 2,100 surrendered, and now they have been broken up by us and divided into recruits from the two armies." Qin Xiao said in a deep voice.

"Strengthen training, for these recruits, we must train strictly, when recruiting, you can have a little more, through the way of training and selection, then the best ones will be selected. Those who are not selected and those who are not in good shape are heavy soldiers. Whoever steals and cheats and does not do practical things, do not do anything. Zhao Xun explained in a deep voice.

"General, except for five of the twelve big families in the city who are willing to sell grain to us, the rest are unwilling to sell." The third Du Zuo general Zhang Ting said in a deep voice.

Speaking of Zhang Ting, he can be regarded as a tragic figure. The original Boping defender, who led the Boping army to fight hard for nearly two months, caused Boping to not lose, and he can be described as a hero. However, he had the ambition to climb up, and he was jealous of Feng Ziming and Zhao Xun, so that he finally wanted to seize power from Zhao Xun. In the end, Zhao Xun took the lead in telling the facts of Shanyang Mansion and took it down. But Zhao Xun didn't do anything to Zhang Ting, after all, Zhang Ting has a lot of credit, guarding the land of Boping, and he can be regarded as a hero, and Zhao Xun can't be erased lightly. Of course, the premise is that the other party has no other thoughts.

As far as Zhang Ting is concerned, now he has no other thoughts about Zhao Xun and Feng Ziming. He saw with his own eyes that Xu Jie, the former top boss, gave in like this and ceded Yanzhou Mansion, the capital of Yanzhou. He also saw with his own eyes how powerful the Shanyang army was, and in just five days after rushing to the battlefield, he took two counties from the Wuwei army, which had defeated the Yanzhou army. Even he couldn't help but feel that it was good to do things under him and Feng Ziming.

"Reluctant to sell? Zhang Yongxue led people to hang them and confiscated all the family property. Leaving them behind will eventually be left to the Yanzhou government army. These people were not swept away when the Armed Guards arrived, and they must have provided a lot of things for the Armed Guards. Don't think that the Wuwei Army can do it, my Shanyang Army will not dare. By the way, if you can, don't kill if you can. As for them, they are private soldiers, and they are all confiscated and incorporated into our army's baggage troops. Zhao Xun said coldly.

Zhang Yongxue replied in a deep voice: "My subordinates receive orders!" ”