After Zhao Xun gathered the five captains, he explained in detail the matter of taking Siyang City again, and the four of them were all stunned and speechless. None of them thought that when their general was leaving, he was still unwilling to be lonely, and he had to play another big show in Liangzhou Mansion.

But everyone is still very excited about this, and they are of course excited to be able to go to Siyang City next time. Think about it, half a month ago, Siyang City was breached by them, and half a month later, it was broken again. If nothing else, it is enough to make Wumeng and the others, who are chasing after him, vomit blood angrily.

Subsequently, Zhao Xun secretly sent someone to discuss with Zhang Yongxue, the current left-behind school captain in Siyang County, and said again that this operation, speaking of which, is not very difficult, as long as Zhang Yongxue, the left-behind lieutenant of Siyang County, cooperates, it can be described as easy.

"General, this Zhang Yongxue can't ......"

Zhao Xun smiled: "There shouldn't be a problem." Besides, the 4,000 men and horses in the city, whether they will leave the city at that time will be known at a glance. If there is a problem, we will go straight south. It's just that, in that case, we won't be able to take care of the bandits in the west. Leaving them can also contain the energy of the Tang Army. ”

"In this way, it will be difficult for these new annexed troops to gain the trust of the Tang Army in the future." Li Guochang said in a deep voice.

"Wouldn't it be nice to have a rift between them, and that's good for us." Guan Lin said disappreliantly, his mind was focused on breaking through Siyang City.

Zhao Xun knew what Li Guochang wanted to say, if Siyang City was broken, it would be difficult for those new annexed troops to gain the trust of the Tang Army, at least, in the short term. Even, it is very likely that the officers of the new annexed army will be purged.

"None of this is something we should worry about, and since they have surrendered, they should be prepared for this. Besides, what is more important than our getting out of it. Lu Yu said in a deep voice.

"In that case, let's get moving!" Zhao Xun made a military order.

Siyang City, county government.

Because it didn't take long for Siyang City to be broken, the county order and Siyang County stayed behind to work together. If there is any problem, the civil and military sides can also consult with each other so that they can be resolved more quickly.

Early this morning, the civil and military officials urgently gathered together to discuss the immediate problems that need to be solved urgently.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you have also seen the current situation, Yongli Town, Siyang County, has been attacked by nearly 1,000 bandits! The town of Yongli is waiting for our rescue. The county commander Chen Yu said urgently. Yongli Town, Siyang County, is also a clan power, and it is the clan land of the Zuo family of the big clan. Chen Yu is also a child of the Chen family, so he naturally wants to stand with these clan children. He knew that these mountain bandits who were wandering around the country were specifically destroying the township forts and looting the big clans.

"This ...... It shouldn't be, the mountain bandits are all in the western region, how can there be a group of nearly 1,000 mountain bandits flowing through Siyang County? Chen County Order, you can't be mistaken, right? Zhang Yongxue, who was left behind in Siyang County, said unhurriedly, and didn't seem to be anxious about the bandits at all.

When Chen Yu saw Zhang Yongxue like this, his teeth itched. Since Zhang Yongxue became a left-behind guard in Siyang County, he has become a mortal enemy with the rich families and prominent families in Siyang County. Many wealthy families and people of big clans are quick to get along with the place. But the other party was left behind in Siyang County, and they did not go out of the city lightly on weekdays, and there were heavy guards around them, so they did not dare to act rashly.

Chen Yu said coldly: "According to the meaning of the captain, we don't care about the mountain bandits in the places outside the west?" My Siyang County or not under the Tang Army? Who does the captain mean by abandoning the people of Siyang County like this? ”

Zhang Yongxue snorted coldly and did not speak, the other party's intention had already involved the intention of the Tang Army to use the hands of the mountain bandits to eliminate the rich clans, how could he make excuses casually. However, he believed that the four Zhiguo lieutenants who were doing it on both sides would definitely speak. Although he is a left-behind lieutenant in Siyang County, he controls the military affairs of the whole city. But the four people below do hold a thousand Zhiguo captains, which of them is lower than themselves in name, in fact, they are self-contained.

"It seems that I was used as a scapegoat by Tang Jun." Looking at the four Zhiguo lieutenants below who ignored him and did not have the slightest respect, Zhang Yongxue said secretly, "You are not benevolent, and don't blame this captain for being ruthless." ”

"Don't worry, the county order, Captain Zhang didn't say that he wouldn't go to the rescue, but he was a little unsure of the identity and number of the other party." A captain said lightly.

Chen Yu's face turned cold, and he said coldly: "Not sure? Doubt me? Yongli Town is a large town, with 500 village warriors and town wall guards. If it weren't for the fact that there were too many bandits, how would they ask us for help? Good Captain Zhang, don't you also want to use the hands of mountain bandits to clear the big households in Siyang County? ”

Seeing this, Zhang Yongxue had long been disdainful of them in his heart, smiled coldly, and didn't say much.

"The four captains, the bandits of the thousands of mountains in Yongshui Town, must have received that the right general of our army has led the army to the west, so they took this opportunity to make a fortune in Siyang County. If you can exterminate them, it will also be a great achievement, who will send the troops? Rescue is like fighting a fire, don't hesitate. If Yongshu Town is broken, I am afraid that none of the people in my lobby will have a good result. ”

"The right general led the army west, but the back was destroyed by mountain bandits. Ladies and gentlemen, have you ever thought about the consequences? I'm a civil servant, and I'm still outside, but your lordships are not very good. Chen Yu said with a steady face.

After some deliberation, the four lieutenants finally decided to send two to attack. Originally, a thousand mountain bandits could be completed with one fruit team. But staying in Siyang City, there is no merit or benefit to take. Moreover, Yongli Town is only more than 50 miles away from Siyang City, and there are no accidents in Siyang City.

As for Zhang Yongxue, the left-behind lieutenant of Siyang County, he is not in the eyes of the four Zhiguo lieutenants at all. They only discussed this action on their own, leaving Zhang Yongxue aside.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since you have made a decision, it is inconvenient for the captain of this school to say more, take his leave! I wish you all a victorious start! Zhang Yongxue's face was gloomy and he bowed his hand and left directly.

"Hmph...... Left-behind lieutenant? I really think of myself as a character! So much so that Captain Guo sneered at Zhang Yongxue's departing back and muttered to himself.

"How?" Back at his house, the contact person of the government army was still the ordinary-looking, slightly thin young man, and at this moment, he was already waiting by his side.

"What else? They are ready to send 2,000 troops to Yongshui Town to encircle and suppress! By the way, how many people have you planted in Yongshang? Ready to swallow these two thousand Tang troops? Zhang Yongxue asked in a deep voice.

The young man smiled: "I don't know about this, we are only in charge of the affairs of the city, and we don't know much about the outside." By the way, our target this time is the East Gate! ”

"East Gate? Whether it's the east gate, there are not many guards, how many of you are in the city? ”

"Not much, more than three hundred! It's not a problem to take the east gate, as long as the captain cooperates, it will be easier. The young man said in a deep voice.

Zhang Yongxue had already made up his mind, so naturally he would not hesitate, and said, "When will you act?" ”

"Half an hour later, by that time, the two thousand troops of the Tang Army should also go away."

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"General Hui, two thousand Tang troops were killed from the north gate, and they went straight to the north, and our spies are following closely behind." Sun Zhuang hurriedly reported, but in his tone, there was a sense of excitement and excitement.

Zhao Xun nodded and said, "We must find out their whereabouts and make sure that they are going to leave twenty miles away." In addition, give an order to the brothers in Yongshui Town that they can make a detour to the east, leave a trail and hurry south to come to the round, so that the two thousand Tang troops can slowly chase eastward. ”

The south gate of Siyang County is the most heavily guarded, without him, who made him the opposite direction of the Yanzhou Mansion Army? The remaining three doors are slightly slack. But since learning that the Yanzhou army had not counterattacked, the guards have become even more lax. Of course, this is also related to the fact that these 4,000 left-behind soldiers are not the original defenders of Siyang City, and they have not yet adapted to the defense affairs of Siyang City.

"Captain! Why do you have time to visit the East Gate today? Dongmen Lingfu said with a smile, but his eyes wandered over the more than four hundred guards behind him.

Damn, the small school has a city gate order, and he is only in charge of 200 people temporarily, so arrogant. With the vigilant look in the other party's eyes and the posture of hundreds of soldiers slowly gathering behind him, Zhang Yongxue couldn't help but feel angry in his heart.

"Fuck, there's a mountain bandit infestation in Yongshui Town, and now there are thousands of them. Who knows if there are any other mountain bandits running around in my Siyang County? The captain of this school specially came to inspect the defense of the east gate, what? Do you have an opinion? Or is it that you have a connection with the bandits? Zhang Yongxue's tone became more and more cold, and then the four hundred soldiers also drew their knives on their sides. All of a sudden, some people who entered and exited the east gate suddenly dispersed.

"School ...... The captain has misunderstood! How dare subordinates have opinions? The adults have worked so hard, and their subordinates are naturally caught off guard...... Unprepared! The city gate commander said in a trembling voice, he saw the real killing intent in Zhang Yongxue's eyes.

"The first and second teams, go up to the city tower, and the rest of the people, help guard the city gates! We need to guard against accidents before we go out of the city and return home. Zhang Yongxue shouted.

The city gate made her feel that something was wrong, but she still didn't have the courage to refuse. Although most of the officers in the left-behind army did not think much of Zhang Yongxue, the left-behind captain, the other party was a captain after all, and a county was left behind. His own superiors can face the offense, but it is obvious to him that he can't at that time. In case it is dealt with by the other party, presumably the other party will also exonerate himself on the pretext that the sergeant under his command will be beheaded for disrespecting the military order.

As soon as the city gate order finished sighing, he felt a flash of white light in front of him, and then a tingling pain in his chest.

"You...... You actually ......" The city gate order looked at the long sword pierced into his chest and the owner of the other end of the long sword, Zhang Yongxue, and he was very unclear about this, he had already softened, why did he still use such a vicious method.

But then, the eyes of the city gate commander who had not yet closed saw the plot that made him unbelievable, under the city gate hole, nearly 100 soldiers were suddenly attacked by Zhang Yongxue's soldiers and fell to the ground one by one. And the people who came in and out were also taken aside by Zhang Yongxue.

"What's going on? What does Zhang Yongxue want to do? "The gates of the city are blind to death.

"Captain, they're here!" Just after finishing the soldiers guarding the city, the subordinates of the Tang soldiers on the tower of the city gate also reported to themselves. Of the 400 people who came with him, 300 were government soldiers, and the rest were the only few cronies he had, and there were only more than 100 people, who were also his subordinates when he was an officer in Liangzhou Mansion in the past.

Zhang Yongxue looked at the city gate from afar, and a few miles away, a black shadow came straight towards the city gate.

"Cavalry? How could they have so many cavalry? I'm afraid that there are about 2,000 people, no wonder the Tang army can be transferred to run all over the ground, but it just can't be caught, so that's the case. Looking at the government army that was getting closer and closer, Zhang Yongxue couldn't help but be surprised. Of the four thousand people, half of them are cavalry, even if it is the Tang army, there is no such ratio. But when they were killed from here half a month ago, there were only more than 100 cavalrymen, but I didn't expect that after just half a month, the number of cavalry increased to 2,000. It seems that the losses of the big families and clans in the west are not small. Zhang Yongxue naturally understands that although these war horses are not the best horses, they can be regarded as high-class horses in the land of Yanzhou. And these horses, except for those rich families and clans, are afraid that no one can raise them.

The person who came was none other than Zhao Xun. Because there are their own people on the tower of the city gate, and they have already marked the safety, they naturally have no scruples, and what they need now is to occupy the city as soon as possible.

"Zhang Yongxue, a sinner in Siyang County, has seen the general!" Seeing Zhao Xun in the cavalry guard, Zhang Yongxue hurriedly surrendered and said respectfully. For the other party, he is not convinced, if he changes himself, I am afraid that he does not have the courage to appear behind enemy lines with thousands of people. Not to mention, instigating mountain bandits from all over the country to respond, attacking the city and breaking the fort, and the Tang army mobilized a large army.

"Zhang Yongxue, yes, this is the second time I've seen you. You can rest assured, General Ben is not a ruthless and unrighteous person, and following General Ben will not treat you badly. Now, the most important thing is to take Siyang City. Then, please also ask Captain Zhang to point out the location of the officers in the city. Zhao Xun rode on the horse, looked down at Zhang Yongxue, and said with a smile.

"Subordinates obey!" Zhang Yongxue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this General Li's eyes made him feel a little pressure, besides. However, since the other party accepted him, he also let go of the worries in his heart. After all, he first defected to the Tang Army, and now that he has turned back, he will definitely be looked down upon. If it is not approved by the Lord, it will be a bad end.

"Guan Lin, immediately lead the team, go straight to the north gate, and block the road to escape to the north for General Ben. Qin Xiao immediately led the team to capture the south gate, and there were people there to answer. Li Guochang, you are in charge of the West Gate. As soon as he entered the city gate, Zhao Xun waited for a while, and after the follow-up army entered the city, he immediately ordered.

"Obey!"

Lu Yu and Zhang Yongxue, together with General Ben, went to the county office. By the way, the city treasury can be stocked? Zhao Xun suddenly asked.

Lu Yu couldn't help but laugh secretly, it seemed that his own general had the intention of looting the Siyang County Treasury again.

Zhang Yongxue's face froze, and he said, "There are only more than 1,000 denier grains and a few weapons provided by the Siyang County clan." The rest were all ...... last time" Speaking of this, Zhang Yongxue closed his mouth. Needless to say, the following is naturally needless to say, that is, after being sacked by the government army last time, Siyang County is still empty, and in addition, I also helped you transport all the things you stored in Siyang City.

Zhao Xun laughed and said: "It seems that the Tang Army's actions are still too slow, I thought I could get something this time." ”

When Lu Yu entered the county government, the county commander Chen Yu and the two lieutenants were sitting in the inner hall of the county government drinking tea and talking, and the conversation was not about anyone else, it was Zhang Yongxue. Because of Zhang Yongxue's actions in Siyang City half a month ago, several large households in Siyang City have shifted their focus to the surrounding townships, and in addition, it has also made the big households in Siyang County dissatisfied. And the current county magistrate Chen Yu is naturally one of them. When they were conspiring to bring down Zhang Yongxue, they were wiped out by Lu Yu's team.

"You ...... Are you the Yanzhou Army? After being escorted to the main hall of the county government, looking at the soldiers on both sides and Zhao Xun sitting in the main seat, the first lieutenant said in horror.

"That's right, General Ben is the person your right general wants to pursue, and of course, the person who broke through Siyang City half a month ago. General Ben didn't expect that half a month later, he would break through Siyang City here! Zhao Xun said calmly.

The faces of the three turned pale, and their brains went blank suddenly.

"You're not in the western ......," Chen Yu muttered to himself, the plot in front of him was very different from what he expected. If he knew that the army would come to Siyang County again, he would not have said anything and would not take over the temporary county order. I thought it was an opportunity for the family to rise, but I didn't expect it to be an opportunity to die.

"Do you think Meng Zhao can stop us? Your every move is expected by my general. Guan Lin said disdainfully.

"Zhang Yongxue! It's you! You gave the city away! Chen Yu looked at Zhang Yongxue, who was standing on the side, and immediately shouted with hatred.

"It's me, how's that! Damn, I'm the left-behind lieutenant of Siyang County, you say, you put me in your eyes? A small city gate order dares to fight against me, am I still the captain who stays behind? What were you talking about earlier? Don't you still want to bring me down and kill me! If you are unkind, then I am unjust. Besides, the captain of this school is a member of the Liangzhou Mansion Army, not a dog leg of the Tang Army. People like you who were willing to be used by the Tang Army were looted by the mountain bandits instead. Zhang Yongxue said hatefully.

Zhao Xun said: "Okay, there is no need to say more to them, Zhang Yongxue, Lu Yu, the two of you, clean up the big families in the city who are with Tie Lixin and Tang Jun, since you are here, you can't go back empty-handed." As for the three of them, the Owl Head! ”

The three people kneeling in the hall suddenly went limp, and they no longer had any strength. And Chen Yu is even more heartbroken at the moment. It is true that he is a county magistrate, but he is also a big family in the east of the city who has newly moved into the city. Now, I'm afraid that not only will I die, but I will also have to join my family.

Zhao Xun was not polite to them, and directly let the whole army break the mansions of those big clans in the whole city, and looted their family property.

"General, the four gates are all owned by our army, but there are also enemy troops in the city who have escaped, and I am afraid that the 2,000 people in the north of the city will ......," Lu Yu reported in a deep voice.

"Just 2,000 people? We're not afraid! Guan Lin said with a laugh. He was also very excited to win Siyang City again.

Lu Yu said: "They are indeed not afraid, but these two thousand people are on the side, which may affect the retreat of our army." After all, we also brought a lot of food and grass supplies with us this time. ”

"Guan Lin, Li Guochang, the two of you, immediately take the two thousand cavalry under your command to pursue the two thousand soldiers of the Tang army. They are foot soldiers, you are cavalry, they are naturally not your opponents, you only need to completely defeat them, you do not need to annihilate them all. ”

"Sun Zhuang, Qin Xiao, the two of you immediately organize people to transport the property we have obtained out, and leave immediately. I will give you a thousand men, and at the same time five thousand soldiers from the south will go north to meet you. So, it should be safe. As for those outcasts in the city who are willing to leave with us, they are also allowed to go south. Zhao Xun ordered in a deep voice.

"Why don't you evacuate with us? This city is meaningless. Sun Zhuang said in a deep voice.

"It doesn't matter, the cavalry won't be able to turn back in two hours, but it will take four days for Meng Zhao to get the news and return. We're staying here so that you can leave. The transportation of supplies is much more troublesome than the operation of the army, so let's act! ”

"General, if we stay, do we want to create some momentum and give the besieged mountain bandits a chance?" After everyone left, Lu Yu said in a deep voice.

"That's right, if we stay here, Meng Zhao will retreat, if he doesn't move, or continue to the west, then their southern front is in danger of falling. When the time comes, he will definitely retreat, and the besieged bandits will have a chance to scatter and leave. After all, keeping them is beneficial to us, but it is a trouble for the Tang Army. I don't want them to attack us here because of this incident. Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.