Listening to the rumbling sound, I felt that the ground under my feet was trembling slightly, and looking at the snowflakes sprinkled from the female wall above my head in front of me, Xu Le and the others knew that the second wave of support was coming.

"Get out of the way and give way to the cavalry!"

Xu Le gave an order, and the remaining 200 or so soldiers suddenly flashed to the city gate, making way of the passage that had just been stubbornly guarded, and when the defenders were stunned for a moment, 500 cavalry rushed to kill and crushed over like a wave. And the snow in the city has been cleared, and for the cavalry, it is far more open than outside the city.

"Kill!"

The horizontal knife in his hand swept and killed the two defenders in front of him who were still in a daze, and then collided head-on with one of the guards, knocking him several meters away. Five hundred cavalry roared and rushed forward, invincible......

A quarter of an hour later, Tang Bin personally commanded 4,000 foot soldiers into the city, and by this time, the defenders of the city had been scattered by the cavalry. Although there were not many casualties, there was no strong resistance organized.

Half an hour later, except for more than 600 of the 2,000 soldiers in the city who were killed and more than 300 escaped from the city, the rest all abandoned their weapons and surrendered. Although it is not a logistical point now, the city is strong and thick, and the former military city is indeed determined to be strong and thick, easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as the Shanyang army holds this city, the Yanzhou army that Luzhou Mansion has returned to help needs to pull out of this city first, so that Qi County in the rear will be safe and sound.

"Xu Qing!"

"The subordinates are here!"

"Immediately lead the troops to take over the four gates, and prohibit a single person from entering and leaving, but if there is a trespasser on the city gate, it will be killed!" Then he sent people to patrol the streets and told the whole city that this city would be taken over by our Shanyang army. ”

"Obey!"

"Come on, immediately report the situation here to Lord Feng, and let Lord Feng send someone to assist in the jurisdiction of local government affairs and people's livelihood."

Nowadays, although this place is not satisfied with the former military city, it is not easy to capture this city. The road in the form of Tian characters in the city is not far behind Qi County. What made Tang Bin even happier when he arrived was that there were more than 20 trebuchets and more than 50 crossbows left in the treasury, and there were not a few weapons of all kinds.

After inquiry, I learned that most of the armor and equipment manufactured in Jiyin Mansion were hoarded here, and then sent to Luzhou Mansion. Therefore, Tang Bin captured armor and equipment that could equip 15,000 people here. Because of the military order given by Zhao Xun to expand the army, Tang Bin immediately began to ask his subordinates to transport these weapons to Qi County for expansion. Subsequently, the third battalion, the baggage brigade, and the young and strong were expanded into the third capital to stay in this city and garrison here.

After getting the news that Lincheng was taken by Tang Bin, Feng Ziming was also secretly relieved. Especially after listening to the battle report of the soldier who was summoned, it made him break out in a cold sweat. This time to take Lincheng, it can be said that Ji Yun's corpse played a very key role. In addition, Zhang Yao's carelessness was also the main reason for his defeat.

If he was the one who stayed behind, Feng Ziming believed that he would let Tang Bin and the others stay in the city and become ghosts under the sword, let alone take Lincheng, a military city. In fact, if Qiu Lin and others compile it, there are many loopholes at all. And Lin Daoran and Zhang Yao did not inquire in detail, and directly took Ji Yun's corpse first, and died on the spot.

Of course, Feng Ziming also knew that it was because this city was not very important to the Yanzhou government army now, so the generals and colonels who stayed in this city were not thoughtful or able to take charge of themselves. Otherwise, Lincheng would not have been so easily attacked by more than a thousand people.

After relieving the possible danger of the eastern front of Qi County, Feng Ziming immediately began to implement the new policy in the city, and the most basic thing was three things. The first is disaster relief, relief for victims, and distribution of food. You know, this time I came with the army, and it was really food. The original plan was to use it for military purposes, but there was a lot of grain and grass in the Guanfu treasury, so he immediately released these seeping grains, which won the hearts of the people and the recognition and support of the people in the city. Even those soldiers who surrendered most of them asked to join the Shanyang Army.

The second is to reduce or reduce taxes, erase all kinds of miscellaneous taxes collected by the imperial court, and also begin to reduce and reduce part of the field tax, especially those from poor families, who are directly exempted from field tax for one or several years. Of course, these tax reduction and exemption policies have made the people cheer. In addition, the unification of commercial taxes has also made large households and businessmen excited. Of course, all caravans, merchants, and shops must go through the corresponding procedures and passes at the government, otherwise, I am afraid that they will not be recognized. This point, in Xiaoguojun, is the business of the Commercial Division. Here, there are also officials in the government who are specifically responsible for this matter.

The third is to allocate ownerless land, without him, in addition to returning the land that the big clan has embezzled, it also uses a butcher's knife to solve a group of big clan gentry who refuse to cooperate, making a lot of vacant world. All these will be distributed to the people. In addition, the government will organize the people to reclaim the land, and encourage the people to cultivate their own fields by means of owing seeds, farm tools, and tax exemptions for three years. As with the Xiaoguo Army, the fields here are not allowed to be bought and sold privately, otherwise the ownership will be confiscated and heavy fines will be imposed.

In addition, a patrol inspection department was set up between townships and towns to be responsible for public security, anti-theft and civil disputes between townships and towns. The old-fashioned families of the local township were dismissed from the management, and they were all brought under the jurisdiction of the government.

Because the policy was implemented very well and the people were happy, the expansion of the army and the conscription of local county soldiers were also carried out smoothly. For those who have a private clan, either hand over the private clan or be exterminated. Under the threat of the horizontal knife, these big clans were all handed over to the private clans that they had worked hard and spent a lot of money to raise. In the Shanyang Army's exempt status as these private family slaves, these big family gentry knew that these private men were raised for nothing. Of course, the Shanyang Army also gave them benefits and handed over some official procurement to them. After all, the big clans are still better at purchasing materials than the small merchants. For these procurers, the Shanyang Army also has an explanation, and it is not allowed to defraud the businessmen, and it is not allowed to use shoddy products.

Subsequently, on the second day, Tang Bin, who would arrive in Qi County, began to march west with an overstaffed Shanyang army. The army split into two routes and conquered at the same time. The reason why the amount is excessive is not only to eliminate the unqualified, but also to cut off the hidden dangers in Qi County. After all, thousands of soldiers gathered in the city were also a very dangerous thing.

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When the army of Jiyin Mansion conquered the five counties in the west, the Shanyang army of Changli County also began to move northward towards Rencheng. Rencheng is located in the northeast of Changli County and is the first checkpoint in Changli County to the north. After the Shanyang Army recaptured the three southern provinces of Songzhou Prefecture, and looted the local treasury, let the people move to Jizhou, and privately recruited local young men as soldiers, they had been in the rear of the Shanyang Army, waiting for the battle between the Shanyang Army and the Wuwei Army, and the 10,000 Yanzhou Mansion troops who took advantage of it stayed in the two counties north of Changli County. Among them, there were more than 6,000 soldiers in Rencheng, firmly guarding the road of the Shanyang army to the north. In other words, Xu Jie had no intention of letting this Shanyang army withdraw to Yanzhou Mansion at all. The 10,000 Yanzhou government army changed from regular soldiers to garrison troops, that is, the county soldiers of the Shanyang Army and the Xiaoguo Army, mainly to maintain local law and order.

Under normal circumstances, most of the county soldiers in various places are hundreds of thousands or so, after all, to maintain local security, these soldiers are enough. If it is really on the battlefield, there will be regular soldiers stationed to guard, and the county soldiers will become a supplement to the regular soldiers. This is not only the case with the Xiaoguo Army and the Shanyang Army, but also most of the places in the world now. The original local government army has now been turned into regular soldiers by the princes of all directions. The person who was responsible for the security of the rear naturally had to be reorganized, and there was no need for too many high-demand soldiers, so county soldiers and government soldiers from all over the country appeared. It's just that, like Xu Jie, leaving six or seven thousand county soldiers in a county is unheard of.

In order to make a quick move on Shunzhou Mansion, he naturally made a lot of preparations in advance. This city is only more than 100 miles away from Changli County, and it is natural to know a lot about the changes in Changli County. To be honest, the people in Rencheng, including the guards and soldiers, are very envious of the people under the rule of Changli County. As for the high-ranking officers and the gentry of the big clans in the city, they naturally didn't have a good impression of this Shanyang army. Some big families with flexible brains but unwilling to succumb to the Shanyang Army sold the fields that were not in the right way early on, and also moved those private people to other places. Because they know very well that the place of this city is too close to Changli County, and if the two armies fight, it is very likely that this place will be occupied by the Shanyang army.

Zhao Xun reached an agreement with several middle-level officers in Rencheng for more than ten days, and the other party would surrender the city. Therefore, it should not be difficult to attack this city. As long as this city is broken, most of the affairs of Songzhou Mansion will be completed.

The army of this operation was the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 3rd soldiers and the guards battalion, in addition to 5,000 young men and women, who transported supplies for the army. After all, in this snowy weather, fighting a war is not a good thing. Just preparing thick winter clothes for these young men made the quartermaster complain.

The north wind is howling, and the flag is waving with the wind. Fifteen thousand troops and five thousand young men slaughtered to Rencheng, knowing that when they were close to Rencheng, the defenders of the city realized that suddenly, the sound of the horn resounded in the sky again. The snow began to slide down in many places, revealing his true appearance.

"Guan Lin, take your cavalry to the east gate, according to the agreement, they will open the city gate at the east gate. Don't be, be careful, only after determining the situation and taking over the east gate, can you let the army enter the city along the way. Before arriving at the south gate, Zhao Xun ordered in a deep voice.

Immediately, after 5,000 cavalry drew an arc from the rear, they went around the east gate through the snow.

Above Ren City, Su Wei, the defender of Ren City, looked intently at the army several miles away, at the Shanyang Army that was coming on the snow-white earth, and at the same time he also saw the cavalry army that was going around the east gate.

"General, there are about five or six thousand cavalry of the Shanyang Army heading towards the east gate!"

"Give an order to the generals and colonels at the east gate, their task is to defend the east gate, and there is no need to face it. Therefore, no one is allowed to fight, and those who violate the order will be killed! For these five thousand cavalry, Su Wei did not take it to heart. If it was five thousand foot soldiers, he would still be nervous, but the cavalry, he didn't care much. Cavalry siege, that is naturally impossible. Siege the city with cavalry, unless Li Feng, the commander of the Shanyang Army, has a problem with his brain. But obviously, there are no such stupid people in the Shanyang army, so the other party is just to divide his soldiers and horses to defend the city.

"Who's out of the city? Why did you come to the land where I am a city? Su Wei stood on the city tower and asked sharply. On the city wall, thousands of soldiers with long knives in their hands, a posture ready to fight.

Zhao Xun rode forward and said loudly: "Siege!" General Su, what is the purpose of your seven or eight thousand people stationed in this city? Isn't it to cut off the back road of my Shanyang army? Since yesterday, our Yanzhou Mansion has dispatched 50,000 troops to sweep through Jiyin Mansion. Today, General Ben will also lead his army north to clean up the Songzhou Mansion. If you know each other, open the gates of the city, and surrender your weapons. Otherwise, there will be no forgiveness! ”

Zhao Xun's words immediately caused the defenders in the city to riot. Although many soldiers knew what the mission of their army was, it did not mean that they were really willing to fight to the death against the Shanyang army. Especially in the case that the rear Jiyin Mansion was attacked by 50,000 troops, the total strength of the Yanzhou Mansion Army is only about 50,000 soldiers. If the Shanyang Army attacks from the north and south, then Jiyin Mansion and Songzhou Mansion should change hands.

"Haha! Absurd! Lord Governor has already taken precautions, and with your Shanyang army, you can also gather 50,000 troops? General Ben advises you to retreat as soon as possible, and then explain to the Governor that it is better, otherwise it will ......" After listening to Zhao Xun's words, Su Wei was also shocked in his heart. He no longer had any doubts about the current ability of the Shanyang Army. Fifty thousand troops are naturally impossible, but twenty or thirty thousand are still available. Especially after several months of new policy management in Yanzhou Mansion, I am afraid that it will be easy for the Shanyang Army to recruit soldiers. Now that the Shanyang army in the south is still torn its face, it means that the other party's actions have been fully certain. Of course, even so, he Su Wei would not fail to react.

Zhao Xun sneered: "Yes, then you just wait and see!" Since he refused to surrender, the general smashed open the gates and entered the city. When the time comes, with the deaths and injuries of your brothers, it is no wonder that this general is ruthless. Come on, siege! ”

Suddenly, the war drums sounded majestically, and the horn of the bull horn was also blown one after another, and as soon as the horn sounded, the elite soldiers and horses in the army immediately surged with enthusiasm, and the fighting spirit rose. The army outside the city immediately began to prepare for battle, and all kinds of siege equipment began to be formed, making final siege preparations.

Su Wei couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't expect that the Shanyang army would fight when he said it, and directly cut off his preparations to continue to persuade him to surrender. For him, the Tao is nothing, but for the soldiers below, the decisive actions of the Shanyang army can better reflect the other party's preparation for battle. In particular, some middle- and low-level officers remembered in their hearts that someone had once co-opted them.

Or, it's time for us to change owners and at least make our families better. Many people secretly thought. Among the Yanzhou government army, many middle and low-level officers have been co-opted, but a large part of them have not responded directly.

The reason why Zhao Xun was in a hurry to attack the city was of course not because he had nothing to say to Su Wei, nor was he impatient. It's just to make his subordinates better blended and better form combat power. After all, they have only been forming a new army for two months. No matter how good an individual's combat power is, it doesn't mean that the whole is good. No matter how good the training is, it doesn't mean that you can become an elite on the battlefield. You must know that among the avant-garde, there are still a small number of young people. In addition, there are also descendants, in the hope that they can be fused into one in the battle, and truly become a whole.

Outside the city, on the snow-covered ground, amid the incessant sound of horns, a team of soldiers began to adjust their formation, and siege equipment also appeared outside the city one by one.

"General, all armies are ready!"

Hearing this, Zhao Xun slowly raised his right arm, waved it forward gently, and said in a condensed voice: "Trebuchet...... Attack! ”

The herald beside Zhao Xun waved the command flag in his hand fiercely. Suddenly, the low and distant sound of the horn became louder. The fierce sound of war drums resounded in the sky, almost shattering the eardrums of the officers and men of the three armies, and in the rhythmic sound of trumpets, more than a dozen trebuchets were pushed to the designated position to prepare.

"Put!"

As soon as the officer gave the order, more than a dozen trebuchets shook their long arms at the same time, throwing out the huge stones of the size of the disc fiercely, and more than a dozen huge stones swept through the sky with a sharp roar, and smashed down viciously towards the head of Rencheng City with the momentum of crushing a qiē. The sound alone caused snowflakes to fly on the women's walls above the city walls.

"Whew......"

A boulder flew directly over the city wall and smashed into the city, smashing a large crater in the flat ground, stirring up the snow on the ground high and scattering it all over the ground.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

Four or five boulders smashed into the tower, and in an instant, sawdust flew and snowflakes flew on the tower. One of the boulders also smashed a section of the battlements to pieces, and the rubble and mud splattered down from the top of the city. At the edge of the smashed battlements, one of the defenders turned pale and glazed over, and not far in front of him, several brothers who had been talking together were now pulp......

The next moment, a larger boulder roared at it, the edge of which grazed the defenders' heads.

"Poof......

Just when the defender's mind was lost and his mind was blank, a boulder grazed his head, and the defender's head shattered like a watermelon. The whole tower trembled, and several of the surrounding guards were caught off guard and fell to the ground.

"Boom ......"

When the last boulder of the first round fell viciously from the sky, the female wall above the gate of Ren City was collapsed with a bang, and the defenders who were hiding on it did not have time to escape, and fell from the tower with a wail, and fell into the city gate, and died instantly.

"Adjust the angle and continue firing!" The officer shouted coldly.

The trebuchet outside the city raged dozens of back and forth, Rencheng, which was not a strong city, finally suffered the blow of the war, and the walls of Rencheng were smashed to the ground, full of devastation, although the damage caused to the defenders was extremely limited, but the pressure on the hearts of the defenders was indeed extremely strong.

"Drop! Fall! Fall! Outside Rencheng City, the soldiers of the Shanyang Army shouted loudly, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

On the other hand, at the head of Rencheng City, not to mention ordinary soldiers, even the defending general Su Wei, his face was gloomy at the moment, and his face was solemn. As for the ordinary soldiers, they are even more frightened and demoralized, not that they are incompetent, these defenders are also from the Yanzhou Prefecture Army. However, since they were reorganized by Xu Jie's guards, they had never experienced such a tragic battle, let alone seen such a terrifying siege weapon, and their cowardice was reasonable. Don't forget, they're just government troops. Now in the Yanzhou government army, not all the teams are composed of the government army, and not all the soldiers have participated in the battle with the Wuwei army. Just like them, 10,000 people, when Xu Jie's reorganization, was composed of half of the government soldiers and half of the young and strong. And they have never had a strong head-on battle with the Wuwei Army. Speaking of which, they are not really regular soldiers, let alone elite. Of course, they are naturally much more powerful than the local county soldiers.