Although there was no snow in the sky, the climate became even colder after the snow stopped, and the north wind was blowing, cutting people's faces like knives......

In the county government of Changli County, Zhao Xun was also anxious at the moment. Today is the day of the operation of the Shanyang Army in the Yanzhou Mansion in the north. Or rather, the wee hours of this morning are more appropriate. Although he was full of confidence in this action, Zhao Xun was still a little relieved. After today, the Shanyang Army officially engaged the Yanzhou Mansion Army. If the Jiyin Mansion and the Songzhou Mansion can be taken in the shortest possible time and held on, then the goal will be achieved.

If it doesn't work out quickly, then the rest of the matter will be in trouble. In Luzhou Mansion, Xu Jie's and Li Yu's headquarters are not far apart. At that time, Xu Jie's threat to abandon Luzhou Mansion and let the Wuwei Army capture Luzhou Mansion and threaten the flank of the Xuzhou Army forced the Xuzhou Army to send troops to help, which was not impossible. After all, in the winter, the fighting in various parts of Xuzhou also stopped.

"What, the general is worried about the war in Jiyin Mansion?" Walking to Zhao Xun's side, wrapped in a robe, Ge Xin, who was reappointed as the incoming Yin of the Song Prefecture Mansion, asked slowly.

Zhao asked: "There are some! Winter warfare is not a good time in the first place. Moreover, according to the intelligence, Xu Jie has sent the new chief Shi Jiyun to take charge of this matter. After Ji Yun arrived in Qi County, Jiyin Prefecture, he repeatedly sent orders to the counties to take strict precautions, it goes without saying that it is we who are on guard, and I don't know what the situation ......is."

Ge Xin said in a deep voice: "Why should the general worry, since he handed over the matter to his subordinates, he should believe in their ability. Moreover, as the general said, no one is born to lead the army, and no general is born to win all battles. It doesn't matter if you fail, I'm afraid that I won't be able to get up if I fail. General, when you first recruited the army and persuaded you to surrender, you said the same thing. They should be believed, not to mention, even if they fail in one place, our Songzhou Mansion will be fine. After all, the closest to Changli County, among the cities with the most defenders in Songzhou Mansion, the captains of the garrisons were all surrendered by the generals. Then, there will be no problem in Songzhou Mansion. Songzhou Mansion, Jiyin Mansion is located between Songzhou Mansion and Yanzhou Mansion, what are you afraid of. ”

Zhao Xun smiled faintly and said, "What you said is reasonable, I still can't see it as clearly as you!" ”

Ge Xin said with a smile: "The authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear!" In fact, Ji Yun, who took over Feng Ziming as the chief historian, does have two hands. Among them, he betrayed Shanyang Mansion and Liangzhou Mansion and regarded tens of thousands of Liangfu government troops as outcasts. However, although he is thoughtful and planned, he is not a leading general after all. There is a difference between giving advice to a large army and leading a battle yourself. Even if he Ji Yun returns to Qi County, he will definitely not cause any trouble to the army. ”

Zhao Xun smiled and said, "This is very good, with your auspicious words, my army will definitely be able to break through." ”

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As if to blow away the bloody air over the entire city, the north wind over Qi County was howling. Although it didn't snow now, it still rained for a long time after the midnight battle. The streets that were originally filthy and burned were also covered in white snow.

The white snow seemed to cover up the evil that happened last night, and no one asked what happened last night. In the face of the white snow, it can make people forget about last night's killing, and feel that maybe this is a good start. However, until dawn, there was still no trace of Qixian County, there were no people coming and going, and everywhere seemed deserted. No one even dared to go out into the streets, and the vast majority of people obediently continued to stay in the house. Because when the battle started last night, the Shanyang Army had strictly ordered the people to live at home and not to go out without permission. But after the war, although no one continued to carry out the military order, no one deliberately said that the military order had been cancelled.

Gradually, there were bold people who quietly looked out through the window, and there was already a thick layer of snow outside. But it was trampled on in a mess, and there were footprints everywhere. The children are still planning to build a snowman, but it seems that they can't continue.

Around the Thorn Mansion, all the soldiers of the Shanyang Army were stationed. The howling wind whistled their corners, but the soldiers stood as straight as javelins. The Thorn Mansion was also the key place of last night's battlefield, and the bloodstains of last night's battle were all covered by heavy snow, and there was no trace in sight.

From time to time, patrols appear from around, leaving long footprints on the snow, adding some footprints to the messy snow that they have already stepped on.

"I've seen Lord Wind!" After arranging the affairs in the city, Tang Bin came to the Assassin's Mansion to meet these civil officials, and Feng Ziming also came here in person.

Feng Ziming said with a smile: "Tang Bin, you have done a good job, the general will definitely be impressed by the opposite." In addition, I would like to tell you good news that Chengyang and Juxian in the north have been taken by our army. Next, on the one hand, we will sweep to the west, and on the other hand, we will take the Lincheng in the east. ”

Tang Bin said in a deep voice: "There shouldn't be any problem in the west of Qi County, after being transferred by Ji Yun like this, the land of the five counties in the west is no longer a big problem." It can be said that as long as we spread the word here, it can be decided in one fell swoop. As for Lincheng to the east, it is our first line to resist Xu Jie's counterattack. The city is strong and thick, and after taking it, basically the entire territory of Jiyin Mansion is in the hands of our army. ”

Feng Ziming paused and said, "First settle down the people in the city, and say that all the poor people in the city can go to the Assassin's Mansion to receive relief food." The soldiers who descended in the city were exempt from punishment. The people affected by the disaster in the city were all arranged by the Assassin Shi Mansion to deal with them. In addition, new policy notices began to be posted to announce the tax exemption and reduction policy and the policy of unifying commercial taxation to the people. As for the big gentry, as long as they hand over the private army and the embezzled land in accordance with the regulations, they will be exempted from criminal responsibility. ”

Tang Bin said worriedly: "In this way, will it provoke a riot among the big clans in the city?" ”

Feng Ziming said in a deep voice: "If it were really other seasons, I wouldn't dare to do it so eagerly." But in this winter, we are not afraid of him, especially when the snow is falling, if they are looking for death, then send them to die. ”

"This time, all the baggage soldiers and young men are organized into regular soldiers, according to the general's words, your right has been changed to the right guard, and there are 25,000 people in one guard. In addition to the expansion of the remaining first capital in Yanzhou Mansion, all of them began to expand on the spot, selecting them from among the soldiers and letting them participate in the war with the army to soften them. In addition, all the wounded soldiers will be left, and I will mix them with the local youth to form a county soldier to guard the place. ”

Tang Bin suddenly said: "Lord Feng, for taking Lincheng, his subordinates can act now." However, Ji Yun's corpse is used. ”

"Corpses?" Feng Ziming was stunned, in the past, he and Ji Yun were both Xu Jie's staff, but he was appointed by the imperial court for a long time, and Ji Yun was Xu Jie's cronies. Therefore, Xu Jie trusted Ji Yun more than him, and because of this, Xu Jie abandoned him without hesitation. The reason why he was not in a hurry to attack Lincheng was because of the strong pond of Lincheng City, or the rear heavy city when the Wuwei Army almost broke the Luzhou Mansion, and there were large army needs in the city, but also because there were many things to defend the city such as crossbow machines and catapults on the city wall, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Naturally, the daytime operation can no longer be the same as the night, and the city can no longer be raided. But if you wait until night, then the news that this Qi County is occupied by your own side will also spread to Lincheng.

"The news that we have taken this place has not yet spread out of the city, as long as we lead a large army to Lincheng with the people and the spies in the city, we will definitely be able to take this city." Then, Tang Bin told Feng Ziming of his plan to raid Lincheng with the help of Ji Yun's corpse and the army pretending to be the Yanzhou Mansion Army.

"This plan is not bad, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to win the trust of Ji Yun's corpse alone." Feng Ziming frowned slightly.

Tang Bin said: "In addition, Qiu Lin, the captain of the Qi County Guard Military Academy, also surrendered to our army and asked him to cooperate. This person has really surrendered to our army, and there are also some officers who have been co-opted by us, and they are all orthodox officers in Qi County, so it should be fooled by the defenders of Lincheng. Moreover, it is normal for Ji Yun to command the army in the name of long history and take the initiative to defeat the battle, because Ji Yun's temperament is also very clear about the defender of the city, Zhang Yao. ”

"Well, in that case, I'll allow you to do this. There are not many defenders in the city, but because it is a logistics base, except for the army, the baggage team and the soldiers and civilians recruited by the army, ordinary people are not allowed to enter the city, and they generally go around the city. In short, be careful. Feng Ziming explained in a deep voice. He naturally knew the benefits of taking Lincheng for the whole situation, and he was gloomy, and he would not stop Tang Bin's attack this time.

The wind was like a knife, and a team of the whole army appeared outside the west gate of Lincheng.

A carriage drawn by four good horses slowly came towards the city, and the soldiers of the whole army were not in good clothes and armor, and moved towards the city gate in a scattered manner. Qiu Lin, the captain of the Qi County Guard Army, was located in the front army, and on both sides of his side, there were several Shanyang sergeants and soldiers. Behind it, several bolts are pointed directly at its back. Although Qiu Lin took the initiative to surrender and took his family as a proton, Tang Bin still did not dare to be careless. If something goes wrong, it's a failure.

"Woo woo woo ......" logistics is a logistics point, although it is not now, but it is still closely guarded. The soldiers in the city pointed their longbows at their own soldiers under the city, and did not relax because they were their own soldiers.

A low and loud warning/trumpet sounded on the tower of Lincheng, followed by the agitated drum of gathering troops, after the tea kung fu, the west gate of Lincheng was opened, and a team of heavily armed elite soldiers rushed out of the city, and then quickly spread out to the two wings, and the wings of the wild goose were outflanked, and they were on both sides of the army in plain clothes.

An officer stepped forward and shouted, "Who are you waiting for?" What's going on here? I am Lin Daoran, the captain of the Lincheng Garrison, and the person who came is a common name! ”

Qiu Lin suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart, raised his head, and said bitterly: "Captain Lin, do you still recognize this captain?" ”

Lin Daoran's eyes sharpened, wanting to see who it was, but when they claimed to be the captain of the school, when they saw that it was Qiu Lin, he suddenly said with a smile: "It turned out to be the captain of the military academy Qiu Linqiu, Captain Qiu and the sergeant are doing their best, but I don't know why?" Also, Captain Qiu should be stationed in Qi County, how could it be? ”

Qiu Lin's face was sad, and he said astringently: "Captain Lin doesn't know, Ji Changshi died yesterday afternoon. ”

"What?" Lin Daoran was taken aback, and said in a lost voice, "Captain Qiu, you can tell me clearly, what is going on?" Master Ji went back to raise grain and grass, how could it be? As he spoke, his face puzzled.

Qiu Lin looked miserable and said bitterly: "The Shanyang army pretended to be a baggage team and suddenly attacked the siege yesterday afternoon, and our army was tightly guarded and held the Shanyang army outside the city. However, Master Ji was provoked by the Shanyang Army, did not listen to the advice, and insisted on leading the army to the battle, but as ......a result, he couldn't help but feel sad as he spoke, and two lines of tears flowed from his eyes.

Lin Daoran saw Qiu Lin's sad expression and didn't seem to be fake, so he hurriedly rode his horse forward, looked forward to the coffin above the carriage, and saw a person lying in the coffin with a pale face, his life was dead, Lin Daoran saw it really, this is the long history of Ji Yunji. couldn't help but change his face drastically at that time, and the servant turned over and fell off the horse, wailing and crying bitterly.

"Lord Captain, let's inform the officers of the defenders in the city, come out and welcome Lord Changshi into the city!" Seeing that Lin Daoran was shocked by Ji Yun's corpse and did not inquire about other circumstances in detail, he suddenly felt relieved.

Lin Daoran was naturally not really sad, but as Ji Yun was a long history, he couldn't be expressionless. What kind of identity Ji Yun is and what his status is in Xu Jie's heart, he knows very well. That's why I howled. Hearing Qiu Lin say this, he immediately stood up and said, "Captain Qiu, wait a while, I will go back to the city to gather civil and military officials." ”

After the words fell, he turned over his horse and galloped towards the city, and the hundreds of elite Nanyang soldiers who were eyeing him around him also retreated into the city like a tide.

Five miles west of Lincheng, Xu Qing's face was full of frost, holding a long knife and standing under a dead tree, his eagle-like eyes staring at Lincheng in front of him. They were waiting for the action of Xu Le and others, but after slaughtering all the civil and military officials in Lincheng and adding more city gates, the five hundred cavalry that had been temporarily gathered rushed out and leveled the defenders in the west of the city with a thunderous momentum, in order to welcome the arrival of the army behind. After all, the army is a foot soldier, but not as fast as a cavalry.

Less than a meal, there was a noisy noise in the city, under the leadership of Zhang Yao, the captain of the city, stationed in the city to guard the city, the civil and military officials, lined up in two neat rows, hurried out from the west gate, and came to welcome the coffin of Lord Changshi into the city.

"Captain Qiu!"

"Captain Zhang!" Qiu Lin and Zhang Yao greeted each other, and then saw that many of the officers around them knew each other, so they suppressed the doubts in their hearts. After all, this is Ji Yun's coffin, and it is not an idle place for no one. On this occasion, Zhang Yao didn't dare to come nonsense. In fact, Zhang Yao wanted to ask why Ji Yun died in battle and didn't say hello before the coffin came. As a defender of Qi County, why did he leave the city in the face of the attack of the Shanyang Army? But these, he could only ask Qiu Lin later.

"Ready, welcome the coffin of Lord Changshi into the city!" Qiu Lin shouted in a deep voice.

"Sting...... Poof......"

When the officer of the Shanyang Army who was on Zhang Yao's side received the order to strike, he did not hesitate to insert the sharp blade hidden in his sleeve into Zhang Yao's chest, and stabbed him several times.

"You...... You ......" Zhang Yao fell to the ground, and after just reading a few words, he immediately lost his voice.

"Xiuxiu......" The crossbow arrows in the hands of the soldiers in the rear tilted out in an instant. Although each person only has the power of one arrow, after looking at the target, he has already eliminated more than 20 officers and more than 10 civil officials at the city gate.

"Brothers, kill, take the gates!" Xu Le slashed with a horizontal knife in his hand, slashing an officer who was not yet dead to death, and then shouted loudly. At the same time, the cavalry from five miles away also began to move. Xu Le and more than 300 others killed the guards near the west gate before the guards of the city could react.

In just a few moments, except for a few soldiers who fled in the desert, all the unsuspecting civil and military officials were slaughtered, and it can be said that among the 2,000 defenders of Lincheng, the officers above the team were basically finished.

By the time the soldiers in the city rushed to the reinforcements, Xu Le's more than 300 people had already been firmly nailed to the west gate of the city like nails, the city gate was opened, and the chains of the drawbridge were also cut. The remaining officials were all killed, and the soldiers who had lost their effective control of the city were not left in battle, and although there were many people, it was difficult to pose a mortal threat to Xu Le's more than 300 people.

The defenders of the city launched several waves of chaotic counterattacks, but they were all defeated by the Shanyang army gathered under the city gate. And at this time, Xu Qing's department, which came five miles away, finally arrived. Although there were only more than 500 horsemen, at this moment, it was like a stream of rolling iron crushing towards the west gate, and the rumbling hooves suddenly resounded in the sky, and even the snow on the surrounding houses and the female walls of the city walls began to scatter. The guards looked at each other in horror, and they could clearly feel the ground trembling and shaking beneath their feet.