Updated: 2013-09-28

Because the Jieyi army entered the city very suddenly and quickly, and the defenders of Wu County, Shen Tu Lie, fled quickly, so the remnants of the Qi army in Wu County were also quickly wiped out by the Jieyi army. The latest free chapters of the book can be found here. Among them, most of them are young and strong people. In the face of the rout of the soldiers, they also surrendered one after another.

In the early morning of the second day, the Jieyi army basically cleared the enemy in the city, and Wu County gradually quieted down. Generally speaking, because of the rapid destruction of the city, Wu County did not receive much loss, and the people in the city also suffered too much disaster.

Although the propaganda of the Imperial Commander's Mansion made the people in the city very afraid of the Jieyi Army, with the style of the Jieyi Army, the notices posted, and the policy system of propaganda, the hundreds of thousands of people in the city gradually began to accept the fact that these Jieyi occupied the place. For these people, whoever occupies this place is the same, as long as they can continue to live well.

While offering a reward for the young men in the city to clean up the ruins and debris after the war in the city, they quickly began to check the treasury and recruit people. At the same time, he also immediately 'drawn' new soldiers from Songjiang Prefecture and came to Wu County to assist in garrisoning. Wu County is a large county, and it is difficult for Gu Shan's seven or eight thousand soldiers to garrison this place to resist the counterattack of the Qi army in the northwest. And Gu Shan also needs to send people to win over the water in Taihu Lake, so that the Jieyi Army can fight with the waters of Taihu Lake.

In order to prevent Shen Tuxiong from the north from returning to the division, Gu Shan also hurriedly arranged for his soldiers to devote themselves to intense defensive preparations. The catapults and 'bed' crossbows brought by the original Jieyi army were also arranged in the north and west cities at this moment. In addition, several trenches were dug outside the city, and several repulsion horses were arranged to block the Qi army.

Gu Shan'an took Wu County and appeased the people on the second day, more than 20,000 people from Songjiang Mansion appeared in Wu County, and at this time, Gu Shan was completely relieved. Whether it was Shen Tuxiong's revenge or the counterattack of the Qi army in the northwest, Gu Shan was no longer afraid. Of course, what reassures him at the moment is that he is no longer worried about another accident in Wu County, and after losing 20,000 people, the Jieyi Army is not worried that the people in the city will 'make' something happen.

When these people and new soldiers arrived, and the accompanying officials also arrived, the Jieyi Army also began to exercise jurisdiction over Wu County. Of course, those big clans in the city, especially those with a very bad reputation, were immediately used by the Jieyi Army as a tool to buy the hearts of the people.

The armor and equipment hoarded in the city immediately became the standard equipment of the 10,000 new soldiers of the Jieyi Army, and with a little modification, they wore the same armor as the Jieyi soldiers.

Shen Tu Lie, who escaped from Wu County, finally arrived in Shen Tuxiong's camp, and when Shen Tuxiong learned of this situation, he was also stunned and a little dumbfounded. He never thought that in just a few days, he had not yet had a full-scale war with the Jieyi army on the opposite side, and his nest would be lost. Moreover, this is still lost by his own brother.

After inquiring about the situation, Shen Tuxiong suddenly understood that the Jieyi Army on the opposite side was just to transfer the tiger away from the mountain and transfer himself from Wu County, and the real purpose was to garrison Wu County. Wu County is a large county, with more than 100,000 people in the city, and at its peak, there were 200,000 or 300,000 people living in it and its surrounding areas. Wu County is backed by the waters of Taihu Lake, and the north and west are respectively the border army garrison and the rear important place of the Qi army, for the Qi army, the loss of this place is not only related to the northern border defense line, but also gradually 'approaching' the hinterland of the Qi country, and the impact on the Qi country is extremely bad.

Therefore, after hearing the news, Shen Tuxiong immediately made a decision to prepare to return to Wu County and counterattack here. He knew that if the King of Qi learned of this news, it would be difficult for him to 'hand' over to him. This Wu County was the first line of defense to block the westward and northward advance of the Jieyi army, and now it was in his hands, and it was difficult for the King of Qi to forgive him.

As a result, Shen Tuxiong immediately contacted the defenders of Taicang and Jiading counties, told them the situation, and asked them to ask for help from the border army of Liyang Mansion in the north, while he would return to Wu County.

Although the defenders and officials of Taicang and Jiading counties were reluctant to leave Shen Tuxiong, Shen Tuxiong was the general of Wu County and was responsible for intercepting the advance of the Jieyi army into the hinterland of Qi State. Now because Shen Tuxiong assisted the defenders of Taicang and Jiading counties to intercept the attack of the Jieyi army, Wu County was lost, and his guilt could not escape. Therefore, Taicang and Jiading counties could only ask for help from Liyang Mansion and guarantee Shen Tuxiong's loss of Wu County.

Within the county government of Wu County, Gu Shan, Ji Tong and the four captains of the Jieyi Army gathered together to discuss the affairs of Wu County. In addition, there are Xu Jianyou, the new county commander of Wu County, and Lin Zhan, the captain of the Qi military academy of the Righteous Army. In addition to these people, there is also a special person, that is, Yang San, the person in charge of Zhao Junfei Yingwei in Wu County.

Although Yang San's name is simple, none of them dare to underestimate him. The righteous army was able to break through the city overnight, and Yang San made great contributions. Lin Zhan was able to return to the righteous army, and Lin San was also responsible for persuasion. Of course, the means are not clear. And Lin Zhan, naturally, will not casually describe the reason for his defection and surrender. In addition, everyone knows that they are only afraid that this Yang San is his name in the Flying Eagle Guard, not his original real name.

"Now there are more than 18,000 soldiers and soldiers in the city, and more than 13,000 young and strong people. If you hold on to this place, it will only be enough in the short term. After all, opposite Taicang and Jiading, there is also our army of more than 20,000 people, and they can contain the northern Qi army and dare not easily go south. Ji Tong recounted the situation facing the righteous army in front of him.

"However, we still have to worry about the situation in the city. Although we have taken this place, the people of the city and the powerful people of the city are not very kind to us. Especially those big clans and heroes, after we got rid of several families, the rest of the big clans and heroes seem to be obedient to us, but, according to what we have checked, they are still secretly connected with each other. ”

"As for the people in the city, it was mostly because of the propaganda of the Qi Military Mansion in the past. However, judging from our performance after entering the city and the notices posted by the government, the influence of the people on us is getting better step by step. So, even if these people are hostile to us now, they are still a minority, and they are still suspicious of us. ”

Therefore, we must be cautious in dealing with the people, and no problems must arise. For these, it is necessary to rely on the Xu County Order, and in addition, to deal with those notorious clans and heroes, continue to deal with them aggravatedly, and their crimes are best related to the people. Ji Tong said in a deep voice.

"This ...... Xia Guan understands! Ji Tong's words made Xu Jianyou a little stunned. According to what the other party said, this Xu Jianyou meant that they would add some charges of harming the people to those big clans who did not obey the military orders of the Jieyi Army and did not cooperate with the Jieyi Army. In this way, the people's dissatisfaction with the Jieyi Army was shifted to the great clan Haoqiang. In this way, not only can we justifiably use the power of the people to get rid of these big clans, but also win the hearts of the people. Although these methods made Xu Jianyou a little difficult to accept, he still agreed. After all, the Jieyi Army is now an enemy with the Qi Army, and it is not the case with these big clans? To each other, they are also enemies.

Gu Shan continued: "General Ji has already said about the internal situation in Wu County before, and now, in addition to these circumstances, General Ben also needs to immediately prepare to recruit fishermen who know the water and collect boats, and we need the ability to be able to the waters of Taihu Lake behind Wu County. Captain Lin, as far as I know, this land of Wu County should have a water division, I don't know if it can be used by us now? ”

Gu Shan asked, and it was naturally Lin Zhan, the captain of the Qi military academy who took refuge in him. Lin Zhan said in a deep voice: "Originally, there were sailors here, of course, they were only responsible for the safety inspection of lakes and rivers, and they could not be regarded as a naval army in the true sense of combat. In the counties around Taihu Lake, there are several sailors to inspect the ya'men', but they have disappeared a few years ago. ”

"And now the waters of Taihu Lake are the first-class water thieves and water thieves in Taihu Lake. Of course, the rest are fishermen. The government's jurisdiction over the waters is basically zero. And the fishermen and water thieves living on many water islands in the water never dared to provoke the Qi army and the local government. All along, the two sides have been the river water not the river water. So ......"

Gu Shan frowned and said, "In this way, isn't it a trouble for us?" If the Qi army doesn't provoke them, then if we want to win over and use them, it will be quite difficult. ”

Yang San suddenly said in a deep voice: "There are dozens of Taihu Lake water thieves and water thieves near Wu County. However, among them, Songling, Yuexi, and Linhu are the main water banks. These three places are all waterfront towns in the southwest of Wu County, near Taihu Lake. However, most of the fishermen in it were already water thieves in Taihu Lake a few years ago. After all, when you enter Taihu Lake, you no longer need to be exploited by the government. In the past, many fishermen were exploited by the local government because of the waters of Taihu Lake. It wasn't until Murong Cheng came to Yangzhou that these conditions were better. However, these fishermen, who have become water bandits and bandits, have become accustomed to being within hundreds of miles of water. ”

"These three roads are the water bandits in the southeast area of Taihu Lake, among which the water bandits near the lake are led by our people, and the other two roads, we can't do anything. In addition, in the southern area of the Taihu Lake waters, there are thirty or forty large and small water gangs. In the entire waters of Taihu Lake, I am afraid of the existence of more than 100 teams of water bandits. If we want them to be used by us, we must first get rid of some of them, let these bandits see the strength of the Jieyi army, and then 'force' them to surrender. ”

Hearing what Yang San said, there was a larger water bandit among the water bandits, which was actually arranged by Zhao Jun Feiyingwei earlier, and even Gu Shan and other people from Zhao Jun couldn't help but feel a little shocked. Zhao Jun's secret guards and arrangements in various places have far exceeded their expectations. It can be said that many of King Zhao's arrangements have been ahead of them. Even if they were thousands of miles away, their every move was actually under King Zhao's eyelids. Thinking of this, Gu Shan and Ji Tong couldn't help but glance at each other secretly, feeling that they still had to pay more attention to their future actions, otherwise......

No matter what Gu Shan and the others thought, Xu Jianyou and the other captains were also shocked at the moment. They also found out at this moment that their target, in fact, Zhao Jun's secret guard system had made a series of arrangements and preparations for them.

Gu Shan said in a deep voice: "This is very good, that is, then we will first connect with the lakeside water and let them be used by us." Then, in the design to annihilate one or more bandits, the rest, 'force' them to surrender. ”

"Of course, now we need to pay more attention to Shin Tuxiong's counterattack. We occupy its lair, and Shen Tuxiong will not give up. Moreover, the northwest of Wu County is Suzhou Mansion, an important place in Yangzhou, and the Qi army will inevitably sit idly by and ignore our appearance in the vicinity of Suzhou Mansion. Moreover, Liyang Mansion is also close to us, and we will also be hit by the border army of Liyang Province on the northern border of the Qi army, so we cannot ignore it. ”

Gu Shan naturally would not forget the 15,000 Qi army under Shen Tuxiong's command that was still in the north, although there were still 20,000 righteous troops corresponding to it in the south. However, Gu Shan did not dare to be careless. Although the 20,000 festival rebels were to contain the Qi army under Shen Tuxiong, it was also to contain the Qi army of Liyang Mansion and prevent the Qi army of Liyang Mansion from leaving the Yangtze River in the north and heading south to Wu County. Wu County is the southernmost city of Liyang Prefecture and also a city adjacent to the eastern part of Suzhou Prefecture. For Qi Jun, this is very important.

Therefore, Shen Tuxiong will not sit back and watch this Wu County be captured by the Jieyi army. And the Taishou of Liyang Mansion naturally will not sit back and watch this place be occupied by the Jieyi army. Even though the garrison of Liyang Mansion was mostly soldiers, the purpose was to prevent the Zhao army in Xuzhou on the northern front from not obeying the dispatch of the local Taishou. However, there are also many garrisons in Liyang Prefecture, as well as many young and strong men and baggage soldiers. These miscellaneous soldiers are all in charge of one place. Therefore, it is not too difficult to 'draw' people from the north of Liyang Mansion to the south. Therefore, the purpose of the 20,000 troops under Jiang Ming and Xiao Zhongqing was to contain the defenders of Liyang Mansion, so that they would not dare to easily transfer the army directly to Wu County because they were afraid of going to Taicang and Jiading counties.

After Gu Shan occupied Wu County for four days, the Jieyi Army in Wu County finally received the news of Shen Tuxiong's return. However, Gu Shan breathed a sigh of relief. After all, having a message is much stronger than not having one. In addition, in the past four days, the Jieyi Army has also strengthened the city, and in addition, the people in the city have begun to accept the Jieyi Army, and they are not hostile to the Jieyi Army. In addition, the big clans in the city were almost cleaned up by the Jieyi Military Mansion. Even if there are left, most of the family's 'private' soldiers and family members are recruited by the Jieyi Army, and even if there are left, there are restrictions on the number and physical fitness.

In short, these powerful families can keep their families for their own use. However, they could not have armor and equipment, let alone strong bows and crossbows. In addition, they cannot be strong and strong. At the very least, they can't be young people who have seen blood, been on the battlefield, killed people, or undergone rigorous training.

It can be said that Gu Shan has completely eliminated the possible accidents in Wu County. Even the soldiers patrolling the city and the guards of the city 'gate' are mostly soldiers from the Zhao army and 'elite' soldiers who have been trained by their own side. It is impossible to get in and out of the city through the gates.

"Da Da Da ......"

In the early morning of the fifth day, outside the northern city, a rapid sound of horses' hooves gradually approached, and went straight to the city gate. The soldiers and soldiers of the city 'gate' who attracted couldn't help but look out. After all, it's not time to open the gates yet. The 'gate' of the city looked up and saw his own scouts galloping in the morning 'color' that was gradually becoming clearer.

Before they arrived at the city gate, one of their two scouts hurriedly waved the small red 'color' flag in their hands, spreading a clear message to the people on the city tower: the Qi army they were waiting for had finally appeared!

In an instant, the Beicheng City Tower immediately sounded the alarm bell in a hurry. In addition, the archers on the tower immediately bent their bows and arrows, aiming at the dozen or so Qi army scouts who were closely following behind the scouts.

Squeak Quack...... The heavy city 'gates' were opened, and the scouts of the Jieyi army galloped in, rolling up gusts of wind in the position. The Qi army scouts behind didn't know if they really wanted to chase and kill this section of the rebel scouts, or they didn't have time to pause, and chased directly under the city 'gate'.

"Fool! Isn't this looking for death? Entering the city and still chasing? Above the castle tower, the old archer of the Jieyi Army muttered disdainfully while releasing arrows.

"It's not that they're stupid, I'm afraid they suffered the loss of our scouts, otherwise, how could they be so crazy? Look at the expressions on their faces, and you will be annoyed......"

Although the righteous soldiers said so, they did not give the other side any face in their hands. More than 100 arrows flew out, and more than dozens of Qi army scouts outside the city were finally left with less than a dozen people. The rest were 'shot' into a hornet's nest.

"Come on, seal the 'gate' of the city, and from now on, this north side will not be allowed to pass." The city 'gate' ordered coldly. Of course, this is also what Gu Shan and others meant. The four 'gates' of Wu County, the north and west are the territory of the Qi army, and the Jieyi army blocked these city 'gates', and there was not much loss to their own side. The only thing is to temporarily cut off the connection between the people outside Beicheng and Wu County. Of course, this is also a choice that is helpless in wartime.

And these two city 'gates' are also the closest places for the Qi army to counterattack. After all, behind them is the territory of the Qi army. In contrast, after the east 'gate' and the south 'gate', it was the territory of the Jieyi Army. If the Qi army attacked from here, then they would have to worry that the Jieyi army would surprise them from their rear. Therefore, the north city and the west city are the best places for Shen Tuxiong to fight back. Therefore, these two places naturally have to be sealed non-temporarily.

Thundered......

The heavy gates of the city were shut, and all the gates were stuck. Then a large number of sandbags were placed behind the city gate. Prevent enemies from hitting the gates.

The soldiers and soldiers in the city also followed the previous drill mode, and when they heard the sound of the alarm, they also came out of the barracks one after another, ran up to the city tower, and waited for the battle. The shield is in the front, the sword and shield bearer is in the middle, and the archer is in the back. In a short period of time, on the city wall, the army of Jieyi gathered and prepared for defense.

P.S. It's National Day, and I can't even log in to the webpage...... Landing day, just opened......