With Meng Zhao's inaction, he sat back and watched the bandits in the western mountains mess around. The courage of those mountain bandits also fought. After all, the Tang soldiers never launched a large army to encircle and suppress them.

Of course, these mountain bandits didn't think that Tang Jun was afraid of themselves. However, since the other party didn't arrive in time, what are we afraid of? Of course, it is to continue to break the city and expand the strength.

I don't know when, the southern counties of Liangzhou Prefecture began to spread the right general of the Tang Army, Meng Zhao, who was ready to borrow the hands of mountain bandits to cut off the township forts and clan forces in the west. Borrowed the hands of mountain bandits to loot the finances of various places. After the mountain bandits cleared these township forts and clan forces, the army encircled and suppressed, and after eliminating the trouble of the mountain bandits, they could obtain countless finances and take the wealth of the big clans as their own.

"Bang ......"

One hundred and twenty miles northwest of Siyang City, in the tent of the Tang army commander, Meng Zhao slammed his fist on the table.

"Check ...... Where did this news come from? Meng Zhao gritted his teeth and said hatefully.

"General Hui, Gucheng, Linyi, Leping, and Siyang counties are all circulating, and we have no way to investigate such news!" Yuan Lili, who was in charge of intelligence, reported with a solemn face.

"Damn! Who exactly is sabotaging our plans! Meng Zhao said hatefully, his face was particularly ugly.

"General, no matter what, the clan forces of the Western Township Fort have already suffered heavy losses, at least a third weaker than before. The four southern counties, the western half, are already very good. Even if it is destroyed now, although it does not achieve the expected goal, it is very satisfying. Chen Chang also spoke.

Meng Zhao said hatefully: "Having said that, it has only completed a third of the way, and it is far from the result we wanted. In addition, it also makes the remaining big families and clan forces dissatisfied with us. If most of them are cleared, even if they end up dissatisfied with us, what do we care? But now it is different, this has caused a very bad effect, and if it is not handled well, it will cause even more severe consequences than before. These local clans are definitely not as simple as you imagined. Come to think of it, even the implementation of the new law by the Xiaoguo Army in the place occupied by the Tatar people in the northern part of the country that day was not solved by killing. ”

"The southern part of Youzhou is controlled by the Xiaoguo army, and in the end, it didn't cause a rebellion? If it weren't for the fact that the Xiaoguo army is now suppressing Zhuhu in the north, shaking the north, and making the Youbei Zhuhu bow their heads, I am afraid that the implementation of the new law in Qingzhou and southern Hebei will still cause local chaos. Even so, they are now dredging the river while calming local conflicts in various departments. Do you think these people are so willing to let us swallow it up? We now have the forces of the Xiaoguo Army to shake the north? Meng Zhao said coldly.

"What should I do?" Yuan Li and the others were also secretly surprised. Thinking of the hidden dangers of these big clans, several people couldn't help but be surprised.

"At the beginning, the two route armies should have been directly discharged, all the way south, all the way to pacify the place, why is it like today, the rear is pinned down by the Xiaoguo army, and the front line is difficult to go south because of the lack of troops." Xu Feng muttered to himself.

Meng Zhao's eyes widened, and he said in a deep voice: "Xu Feng, don't say this outside, no matter what decision the general makes, we just need to implement it." Our army is weak, and it is being suppressed by the Xiaoguo army, which is also a matter of no choice. Otherwise, the general would not have been in a hurry to expand his territory to the south and expand our army's room for maneuver. ”

"General, it is said that the base camp of our army is going to move south from Dongping Mansion, is it true?" Chen Chang asked in a low voice.

Meng Zhao's face froze, and he said: "It should be true, the base camp of our army is too close to the Xiaoguo Army, and if there is a slight mistake, it will encounter a thunderous blow from the Xiaoguo Army." It is also because of this that on the north side of Dongping Mansion, too many troops are held back and cannot move. The original plan was to take Liangzhou Mansion and Shanyang Mansion, and possibly move the base camp to Liangzhou Mansion. After all, whether it is the Yanzhou Mansion Army or the Xuzhou Army, the pressure on us is far less than that of the Northern Overlord Xiaoguo Army. It's just that now ......"

Several people were speechless at the city gate, and now that Shanyang Mansion has not yet been lowered, they still don't know the decision-making in the rear.

"Yuan Li, immediately send an order to the big clans in the west, and ask them to send Xiangyong to encircle and suppress the mountain bandits with us. In addition, let them provide some food and grass for our army. Meng Zhao said in a deep voice, his face full of unwillingness.

"The general wants to share the interests with them?" Yuan Li's face was also unwilling, and he now understood what Meng Zhao meant.

"That's right, since things have gone wrong, we have to find a way to fix it. Since they are dissatisfied with us, we will use their interests to dispel them and let them share with us what the bandits have gained! As for how much they get, it depends on how much they contribute. ”

"In this way, it can also weaken the strength of these big clans, but after all, it is not as fast as being directly exterminated by the mountain bandits. However, they were able to recover the goods they received from the mountain bandits. Yuan Li muttered in a muffled voice.

"That doesn't care so much, it's better than uniting in their hearts now and colluding with the Yanzhou Mansion Army. Now that our army has been newly defeated, I am afraid that many people have begun to think about it in their hearts. If it weren't for Xu Jie's own plans, but instead sent the government army to counterattack on a large scale, half of the Liangzhou Mansion would probably change hands. Now, stabilize them first, and later, clean them up! Meng Zhao said coldly.

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After Meng Zhao's contact, the western clans finally suppressed the dissatisfaction in their hearts, and dispatched their family private clans to assist the Tang army in encircling and suppressing the mountain bandits.

But also because of the rumors and the participation of these big clans, the speed of the Tang army's army suddenly increased. At the same time, because of the private soldiers and village warriors sent by these big clans, this big net began to be completed.

Soon, some mountain bandit gangs who learned the news of the encirclement and suppression of the Tang Army and quickly retreated or fled were annihilated. The harvest is self-evident, and it is not cheap. For this, Meng Zhao also divided it according to the amount of processing.

All of a sudden, the mountain bandits, who were still wandering in the western regions, suddenly began to retreat in all directions. But at this moment, the Tang army is approaching on three sides, and the northwest is the dividing line between the Tang army and the Xiaoguo army, and there are naturally regular troops stationed there, which is also a dead end.

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"You again? How are you going to do this time? What do you need to do with the captain? Sue you, don't bother me repeatedly! Zhang Yongxue looked at the two people in front of him and frowned.

"Captain Zhang, this time, we are here to save you!" The young man sitting on the upper hand took a sip of tea unmoved and said lightly.

Zhang Yongxue paused, suddenly laughed, and said coldly: "Save me?" You guys? I heard you right! Now it's you, not me, who need help! I'm the left-behind lieutenant of Siyang County, help me? You're not sick! ”

The young man said lightly: "Really? Captain Zhang, you say, how did you sit on it? By what? It relied on forcibly taking the property of the large families in Siyang City and forcibly taking the armor and equipment of their families. You have destroyed four great households, and you say, yes or no? ”

Zhang Yongxue smiled faintly and said disappreciatively: "So what? This is the world of the Tang Army, can these big families turn the sky upside down? ”

"It's the Tang Army's world, yes, but can they get rid of all the big families? You've heard the rumors lately. Even Meng Zhao, the right general of your Tang Army, is helpless, and now he has succumbed to the big families in the west. The young man said slowly.

Zhang Yongxue's heart moved, and he said, "What do you want to say?" ”

The young man said with a smile: "Even your right general, you don't dare to offend these big families to death at this moment." It is better for you to rob them of their goods, food, armor and equipment, and destroy three families. Tell me, why is there a new person from the army in Siyang County to be the captain of the left-behind school? Could it be that there is no more suitable candidate among the Tang Army? ”

Zhang Yongxue's face stiffened, and he pretended to smile and said: "That's because the Tang Army's front line was defeated, and at this moment, they need to encircle and suppress you." For a while, it is normal to not be able to draw out the right person. ”

The young man looked at Zhang Yongxue, which made Zhang Yongxue's face change slightly. Said with a smile: "Really? It's funny that you can't even draw a lieutenant. There are 4,000 soldiers left behind in the city, but all of them that originally belonged to you have now been drawn out to the right army, and they are surrounded and suppressed by the mountain bandits. Most of the soldiers left behind were recruits left by Meng Zhao and reorganized from the surrounding places. In other words, now, they are just subordinates under your name, and they won't listen to you. ”

"If the big households in the city contact the big families in Siyang County and ask Meng Zhao to investigate the responsibility of destroying his family and robbing his property, what will be the result?" The young man said word by word.

Zhang Yongxue suppressed the apprehension in his heart and sneered: "This matter was done by Wumeng, the commander of the Right Army, what does it have to do with me?" ”

"Really? However, it was you who was in charge of this at the beginning, and you were the garrison of Siyang County. It's not you who is responsible, who else is responsible? I heard that after Umeng led the troops to leave, you also asked these big families for money and food many times. The relationship between this, Captain Zhang should be very clear. After all, you are the scapegoat left by Wumeng and Meng Zhao. Killing a left-behind lieutenant is enough to express the sincerity of the Tang Army, what do you say? The young man said coldly.

"What do you want?" Zhang Yongxue's heart was beating rapidly, but he still asked calmly.

"Lord Captain is also from the government army, speaking of which, you and we are born from the same roots. The new annexed army and baggage troops formed by the Liangzhou Mansion Army and the Liangzhou Mansion Qingzhuang were used by Meng Zhao as cannon fodder and front soldiers to attack Boping, and you are also clear. If you can't get real reuse, and you can't get their trust, why hang yourself on this tree? ”

Without waiting for Zhang Yongxue, whose face changed greatly, to speak, the young man said again: "The Tang army failed in Boping, and in the short term, there can be no more southward action. Then, Tang Jun's next move is naturally to calm the place. In other words, the captain may have been used as a bargaining chip by the Tang Army in exchange for the stability of the big families in Siyang County in the near future. How is my general? captured Siyang City, did not kill any ordinary soldiers, and what about the Tang army? How many of your surrendered soldiers survived? Captain, think carefully! Not for yourself, but also for your family! ”

"You want me to surrender to you?" Zhang Yongxue's face was shocked, and he said in disbelief.

"Nope! No! No! How can it be said to have surrendered? Captain-sama is anyway! Lord Lieutenant, on the surface, surrendered to the Tang Army, but in fact, his heart was towards the government army, and now he is taking advantage of the situation. Captain, this is a credit! The young man said with a smile.

"So...... So ......" Zhang Yongxue was a little dizzy by what the other party said, and he didn't know how to choose.

The young man continued: "Lord Captain, at this time, when it is a time for you and your family to live, you must wake up in time! If the captain didn't make a choice in time this time, then there would be no chance in the future. When the time comes, Lord Lieutenant will wait for Tang Jun's judgment for you. Whether or not, as I said, will make the captain a scapegoat, and then it will be clear at a glance. ”

"To be honest, the choice of the captain today did not have much effect on us. Even if Siyang City is taken by us, the final outcome will be abandoned by our army. We're here just to give the captain a chance. After all, the Captain also helped us to transport all the food, armor, and money hidden in the city, which is also kind to us. The general of my family can't bear to let the captain become the scapegoat of the Tang Army, so he specially came here to remind him. ”

Zhang Yongxue made up his mind, brushed the thoughts in his mind, and said in a deep voice: "Your general and his four or five thousand soldiers are now afraid that they are still more than 300 miles away in the west, besieged by the Tang army and in the big net. You want to break through Siyang City so much, I'm afraid that it is just to break the siege strategy of the Tang Army, so that the right general Meng Zhao is in a hurry to withdraw, is this so? ”

The young man smiled: "Lord Captain is also smart, but some of them are wrong. ”

"Oh? I want to hear about it! Zhang Yongxue said in a deep voice. Even if it is against the Shanyang Army, then it is necessary to find out the true situation of the matter. He didn't want to be taken advantage of, and then he didn't get anything.

"First, my general is now detached, no, it should be said that he is not in the big net woven by the Tang army at all. Now, it's only a hundred miles away. As long as you want to go, you can go when you want to go. If the captain is willing to do it anyway, it's just a one-day journey. ”

"Second, as the captain said, the attack on Siyang City is just to disrupt the big net compiled by the Tang army, so that those mountain bandits composed of the former Liangzhou Mansion Army and your former robe can escape, not my general!" The young man said lightly.

"Huh? Your general is in Siyang County now? Zhang Yongxue was taken aback. Thousands of people were wandering, and they didn't even notice it, how could he not be surprised.

"Before the Tang army is dispatched!" The young man explained softly.

Zhang Yongxue was horrified in his heart, this is very simple, it means that the other party has left before the Tang army dispatched, at that time, it was really a mess in various parts of the county, thousands of people scattered away, day and night, and they could also avoid sentinel inspection. But what surprised him when he arrived was that the other party could know about the transfer of the Tang army. This shows that there are many spies of the Shanyang Mansion Army in the places of Liangzhou Prefecture.

When did the spies of the Shanyang Mansion Army spread all over Liangzhou Mansion? Zhang Yongxue arrived incredible.

"How? The captain also thought about how to choose. Of course, the captain didn't want to do it anyway, and we had nothing to say, so we naturally left quietly. The surrounding areas of Siyang County are not very tight. Even if you detect it, you must not be able to stop us by relying on the 4,000 troops in the city that have not yet been combined. The young man said disappreciatively.

Zhang Yongxue groaned a little, gritted his teeth, and said in a loud voice: "Okay, I'll do it!" The big deal is death. But I want you to move my family out first. Even if I die, for the sake of me helping you, give them a way to live. ”

The young man was secretly happy in his heart, and said: "Captain don't worry, it is not so difficult to take this city. ”

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"General, the brothers have sent back the news that the mission has been completed." Zhao inquired about the house, and said in a deep voice as an ordinary soldier.

"Okay, pass the order, let the Hawkeye Divisions in various places lurk on the spot, and don't do anything else for the time being." Zhao Xun said in a deep voice. This time, I was able to learn about the transfer of the Tang Army very quickly, and the Hawkeye Division contributed a lot.

"In addition, you immediately let the Eagle Eye Division give an order to let those eight mountain bandits under our control lurk and gradually move south. And don't rush forward, just grow secretly. In addition, let the Hawkeye Division also follow the assistance, and if necessary, you can leave the team and get out. After thinking about it, Zhao Xun still decided to let the eight mountain bandit teams under his control stay here.

"Someone! The five lieutenants are here, and the general has something to discuss! ”