At the end of August, Tiqi received a secret letter from Jincheng, and after receiving the secret letter, Tiqi mobilized the entire division.

Jincheng is a larger city at the junction of Shanxi Road and Henan Road, according to the scale of upper, middle and lower state governance, it is considered Zhongzhou, and the commercial traffic is also quite developed.

Jincheng is surrounded by mountains and rivers, except for a horse flat river in the north, the east is the tall Taihang Mountain, is located in the center of the horseshoe-shaped mountain, is a pattern that sits in the south and looks at the north.

This secret letter was obtained by Tiqi according to the clues left by Xu Lu at that time. After paying the price of more than 20 people, Tiqi received reliable news that the bandits in the southern part of Taihang Mountain had been integrated by Baiyanzhai and were preparing to attack Jincheng in late September.

It is expected that 13,000 troops will be raised.

Thirteen thousand.

All bandits. The rebels at that time have long since changed their identities and joined the bandits.

Xie Shence was sure that these thirteen thousand bandits must be as elite as the group of bandits he had encountered in Mengjindu before, and their combat power was extremely strong.

By the way, the county officials of Mengjin have been exiled to the northwest. After being verified, he was charged with fornication with a thief. At this point, Xie Shence did not wronged him at all. Tiqi is highly efficient, and the error rate is negligible.

The elite strength of the bandits is 13,000 people, plus other inferior soldiers and auxiliaries, Xie Shence and Zhou Jinmian estimate that the overall strength of the bandits can reach 50,000, which is more than enough. ♂，www.

This is a very accurate number, unlike when the Duan Division started a war with the northwest, 100,000 people were claimed to be 300,000 iron cavalry.

The numbers in war are worth scrutinizing, and when taking the oath and launching an attack, they will always exaggerate their numbers to confuse the enemy. For example, when Cao Cao attacked Eastern Wu, he claimed to be 800,000, but in fact, the real strength was only about 300,000. The reason why I say this is that logistics is also included, and you can't say that logistics and military supplies did not participate in the war, right? Since ancient times, the soldiers, auxiliary soldiers, and civilians have been one. Second, if there are many people, it sounds imposing, and if you can't scare the general, scare the soldiers and the people, it's also very useful to cause panic, isn't it?

Xie Shence and Zhou Jinmian once again secretly planned for several days in the dark small room of the Tiqi Division.

On the third day of the ninth month, Xie Shence, who had only been married for a month, bid farewell to Wang Jiehua, and led four hundred black armor guards, as well as Wushan Yang's general Si Miyu and others, to Jincheng.

This time, Xie Shence is ready to completely eliminate the bandits in Taihang Mountain.

Not only because of Emperor Jin's anger in the imperial study, but also because he received a secret letter from the housekeeper of Yangzhou City, and the old lady Fu was sick, and he was assassinated four times in a period of time after Xie Shence left.

Although the four assassinations failed in the end, the chief butler bluntly stated in the letter that in one of the assassinations, the assassin could already see the old lady.

The manpower of the Investigation Division in the southern part of Shanxi Province and the northern part of Henan Province can be said to be fully mobilized this time, and in just a few days, the secret letters sent by the Jindu to various places were sprinkled like snowflakes.

To this end, Xie Shence and Zhou Jinmian planned to mobilize about 800 horsemen. Not including the four hundred Black Armor Guards.

At that time, there were only 200 people in Daba City. Of course, this is also related to the environment, after all, Daba City is in the hinterland of Xianbei.

Xie Shence arrived in Jincheng on September 7, and shouted on the same day: The Tiqi Division is here, and the bandits dare to attack, and there is no forgiveness for killing.

This can be regarded as a method of agitation, and it can also be regarded as a preventive injection for the people of Jincheng.

The timing was well chosen, just when the bandits were almost ready to go.

Tiqi's powerful propaganda offensive was launched.

In the county towns and villages around Jincheng, there were many storytellers, singers, and merchants for a while.

"It is said that the bandits of Taihang Mountain are coming!"

"Really? Those guys don't blink an eye! ”

"If you call, you must not have any grass, right?"

"I have to go to Nantou."

"What are you afraid of? Do it with them! ”

"I heard that Tiqi is prepared"

"I heard that the Admiral has laid a net, so I'm waiting for them to kill themselves."

"Well, I'm relieved."

Within a few days, almost all the villages knew about the side of the Taihang Mountain bandits, and the Taihang Mountain bandits were going to fight.

After a brief period of panic, people began to pack their belongings and move to the nearest town for refuge.

With such a large population and tens of thousands of peasants pouring into the cities and towns, it is a great test of the level of officials. Ti Cai just explained a series of processes, all the documents were stamped with the seal of the government hall, and the officials could not refuse, so they had to work overtime. If it weren't for the fact that the household department allocated a part of the money to reward it in advance, it is estimated that it would encounter great resistance.

Xie Shence doesn't care, for the Jincheng Assassin History's complaints, Xie Shence has always been Xiao Yiyi's righteousness, and after finishing speaking, he smiled and threw the problem back as it was, if it was a few times, the Jincheng Assassin History also understood, and never bothered Xie Shence again.

Mi Yu was very puzzled by Xie Shence's fanfare when he came up, and after watching it for a few days, he couldn't help but ask: "Lord Admiral, if you do this, wouldn't it be in vain if the bandits don't come?" ”

Xie Shence smiled freely, as if Zhizhu was in his hand, and said: "I have released the news before you raise an objection, and I am not afraid that they will not come." They are the ones who want to come to fight Jincheng, since they are ready to fight, they will definitely come, the defenders of Jincheng are only 1,000, plus those who were urgently transferred, the total is only 4,000 people, only three-quarters of the government soldiers, what are they afraid of? Do you think that just a few words from the merchants can scare them away? Impossible. ”

Mi Yu thought for a while and hesitated: "Could it be that Jincheng, they have to fight?" ”

Xie Shence clapped his hands and said confidently: "That's natural." Around Baiyan Village in Taihang Mountain, now they can only fight Jincheng. In the past, they could have chosen not to fight. But nowadays, they are having to fight. What's more, they are so well prepared internally, forty or fifty thousand people, if they are scared away by four thousand people, how can they be bosses, bastard. ”

Miyu went down with a lot of worries.

Xie Shence then said to Ti Qi behind him: "Look at her, don't let her do stupid things." ”

The rider behind him nodded and strode down.

According to the information Xie Shence received before, the bandits in Taihang Mountain were in trouble again.

Although the bandits transported grain before, Xie Shence's side did not achieve obvious results, and it is estimated that only one-fifth of them were intercepted at most, and the bandits in Taihang Mountain still survived for a while with the remaining grain, and the famine was obviously improved.

So for a period of time after getting the grain, Baiyanzhai took the opportunity to expand its power again. It is obvious to all that Baiyanzhai has survived difficulties before, so this expansion, Baiyanzhai has not experienced many twists and turns.

And after that, new problems came out.

In fact, it is still the same old way, the newcomers do not obey the discipline, and the elders want to stand up, so there is a contradiction. Everyone is an outlaw with their head pinned to the waistband of their pants, who wants to bow their heads? Coupled with the uneven division of interests such as land and grain in the mountains, the situation once reached the point that Yan Jiegang himself could not be suppressed.

Therefore, in order to integrate the cottage forces, strengthen the concentration of power, and establish his own authority, Yan Jiegang had to make a decision, that is, to expand outward and attack neighboring states and counties.

According to Xie Shence's words, this is a very common method to divert internal contradictions by waging war, which was used by both Hitler and the dwarves, and it is not new. But Yan Jiegang can think of it, a person in the sixth century can think of it, Xie Shence still admires him very much. At least it can also show that this person's IQ may have caught up with Emperor Yan. They all use foreign wars to resolve their own internal contradictions. In addition to the difference in the overall situation, the little cleverness is already half a catty.

Yes, Xie Shence called it cleverness. Because of all the ways in which internal problems are solved, few have succeeded. The time and space in which Xie Shence lived, whether it was the Alliance or the Axis, was finally recorded on the most shameful page in the history books. Roosevelt, who healed from his own point of view, was one of the most brilliant people in the history of the United States and even in the history of the world.

If you can't do it yourself, you have to face it. What is the use of treating the symptoms but not the root cause of the problem?

I won't talk about the big picture here.

Besides, it was really tiresome to rebel at this time.

If you want to be an official, kill people and set fires to be recruited, it depends on the time. Emperor Jin is already anxious, and you are still here to add to the chaos.

Xie Shence actually understands Yan Jiegang's heart a little. But there is nothing to say, these bandits must die.

Xie Shence's hands were intertwined, looking at the clouds in the sky at the end of the day, thinking of Wang Jiehua, who had just been forced to cry separately in the first month of marriage, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and his heart was very peaceful, and he wanted to kill people peacefully.

"Rousi Sang's Auf Bichi," Xie Shence said softly.

"What did you say, my lord?" A horseman behind him hurriedly took two steps forward and asked.

Xie Shence waved his hand: "It's nothing." Tonight, I invite you lieutenants to guard and go back. ”

The garrison of Jincheng was surnamed Li, and according to his own words, he was still cousins with Yin Li Huai Jingzu of Kaifeng Prefecture for three generations, so they were also cousins. Xie Shence is not interested in studying this statement, the three generations of his ancestors are cousins, and he is basically a family member whose blood relationship is weak.

However, this does not prevent the two from being commensurate with each other, and the younger generations often correspond. Of course, it did not prevent him from "recommending" his cousin Li Huaijing to Xie Shence at this time. Xie Shence did not shirk either, and bluntly said that Li Fuyin was a Qing official and capable minister, and it would not be a problem for the center to worship the prime minister in the future.

The other three captains, under their command, are the elite of the Western Front government soldiers, only 3,000 people, and their combat effectiveness is eye-catching, and they can be regarded as the generals who rely on Xie Shence as the main force this time. Xie Shence was also quite kind to the three of them, calling them Da Li, Xiao Li and Lao Wang. Of course, they all have the suffix of the general.

The three of them are all government soldiers on the Western Front, all of them belong to Luoyang Mansion, at this time Xie Yi is leading the main force of the government soldiers on the Western Front to fight with the Qin people, they were transferred to Jincheng as a reserve force to suppress bandits, and they were smashed by pies falling from the sky, so they were also respectful to Xie Dashuai's own nephew.

After all, no one wants to face the Qin people's hard crossbow spears, in case they encounter the big white fish cavalry, it will be considered a great luck, and they can pray for a good birth in the next life. How easy is it to go into the mountains with the Ti Cavalry to suppress the bandits now? Merit is secondary, and the key is not to die.

It's not that they're greedy. Everyone is afraid of death, no one wants to die, if they can not die, who is willing to take the initiative to find death?

Therefore, the atmosphere at the banquet was extremely warm.

Xie Shence naturally looked at their performance, how could his heart be so relaxed. But he didn't say anything.

Compared with the joy of Jincheng Xie Shence and others, at this time in Baiyan Village in Taihang Mountain, it is a different scene.

It's the third day, and the people in the hall have gone from hesitating to arguing, and now they're about to fight.

Yan Jiegang sat on the majestic seat covered with tiger skin, coldly watching the two groups of people below who were clearly arguing fiercely, and sometimes someone rolled up their sleeves and pushed and shoved.

Spit stars, big drops of sweat, roars, muscles, bells and whistles

Yan Jiegang suddenly felt that the Juyi Hall was much smaller than before, and the roof seemed to be about to be torn off.

After beating Jincheng, it is time to overhaul the cottage Yan Jiegang had a hollow look in his eyes and thought with his head down.

Suddenly, there was a scream in the hall.

The hot-tempered Heng Niu was unable to argue with a leader who had entered the village later, and his eloquence was not as good as that of a man, so he moved his hands and feet in a fit of rage, and punched the man in the chest, breaking the man's ribs in two.

The broken rib pierced the lobe of the lung, and the man lay on the ground coughing violently, spewing out a little pink foam.

Someone is beaten, naturally someone comes out, each cottage has a backbone, how can you sit idly by and ignore your own brother's injury? So someone picked up the chair next to him.

Then someone pulled out the dagger that he was carrying.

Someone then snatched the guard's knife and gun.

In the end, someone called out to friends, calling for a superior.

Yan Jiegang was furious.

I can't stop drinking.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control and turn into a bloody case after he unified Shannan, Yan Jiegang pulled out his saber, used force in his lower abdomen, gently lifted his chest, and then a tiger roared.

"Rebellion?!"

The hustle and bustle was frightened and stopped.

After a tiger roar, Yan Jiegang flicked his saber, and the saber slashed through, separating the crowd and nailing it to the pillar of the gate with a "duh".

The Hall of Justice fell silent in an instant.

Only a bunch of men were left with a heavy gasp.

Yan Jiegang shook his sleeves, slowly walked down the main seat, went down a few steps, and then put his hands behind his back, met everyone's eyes, and shouted: "Who wants to rebel!" ”

No one in the hall dared to respond.

"Who's going to be the best!"

It's still quiet.

After a few moments, a sword fell to the ground, and then the clanging sound continued.

Yan Jiegang's face softened slightly, but his tone was still the same.

"When's that time! And so arguing! The enemy is ready, but we are fighting in the nest! ”

"Look at you! What do the Mountain Tigers, the Sea Crossing Jiao, Optimus Prime, and the Dark Lord look like now! Are you still heroes in the green forest? Are you still the chivalrous leaders and heroes who robbed the poor and helped the rich? ”

"Look at the people across from you, look, who are they? It's brothers who were born and died together! It is a brother who has drunk blood wine and kowtowed to heaven and earth in the Juyi Hall! Now it's the opposite! ”

Yan Jiegang scolded sharply, and on his neck and forehead, he burst into green muscles. The leaders below bowed their heads.

"At present, the great enemy does not allow half selfishness, not only that, but brothers must also rely on each other, how can this be so? Cannibalism? ”

"I know that some brothers think that the court is powerful, and the Tiqi Division is terrifying, especially the Tiqi Division Admiral went to Jincheng in person, which makes some people afraid! There are people below, and they are also cowardly, but, the brothers think about it carefully, now that the imperial court is fighting on all sides, the troops are tense, and he is isolated in Jincheng, how many people can there be? Ten thousand? Twenty thousand? It would be nice to have five thousand! We have an army of 60,000! I was scared by less than 5,000 people! Sixty thousand didn't dare to fight five thousand, could it be that my brothers in Baiyanzhai were all cowards and only dared to shoot at their own brothers? ”

"Could it be that everyone thinks that my Baiyan Village has decayed to such a state? Or is it that someone Yan has no way to lead? The brothers don't believe in Yan anymore? If you think that you can lead the cottage to go further and tide over the difficulties, Yan someone, willing to let Xian! From now on, he will be the leader, willing to be a pawn of the account, and let him be sent! ”

After speaking, Yan Jiegang untied the scabbard, threw it on the ground, untied the crown, held it in his hand, and went down to the justice hall.

Everyone panicked, and wherever Yan Jiegang went, they got out of the way.

"Yan has no leadership, causing the brothers to kill each other, and they are willing to let Xian!"

Yan Jiegang held the crown in his hand, and wherever his eyes swept, people everywhere avoided it, not daring to look directly at him.

"Yan has no leadership, causing the brothers to kill each other, and they are willing to let Xian!"

Yan Jiegang shouted again, but still no one answered. If so, three.

When Yan Jiegang finished shouting for the third time, Dahan Hengniu knelt down and cried: "Brother Gongming, why is this!" How did it come to this? ”

Heng Niu cried, and Huan Shi Wenshan and other Baiyanzhai elders knelt down and cried: "I implore Brother Gongming to retract this, we are willing to kill the thief bravely under the leadership of Brother Gongming!" ”

In this way, even the leaders who returned to Shun later were also moved by Yan Jiekun, and knelt down one after another, begging Yan Jiegang to retract his previous words, and from then on he would kill the enemy and contribute to the cottage together.

After this, Yan Jiegang was forced to have no choice but to bring back the crown.

Then he ordered that Heng Niu and Pan Shan Hu, Yue Haijiao and others, who had taken the lead just now, each recorded fifty military sticks, and were ordered to be the vanguard. In this way, everyone is happy and convinced.

The matter was brought away. In the face of Yan Jiekun, everyone was ashamed, not only because Yan Jiekun asked them before that it was not their self-proclaimed heroes, but also because Yan Jiekun's cowardly sentence and fratricidal sentence aroused the fighting spirit of most people, so there was a scene where everyone knelt and begged.

What should be fought still has to be fought, and the internal is finally unified again. At least for now

However, Yan Jiegang would not think so, the problem would not be so simple. He is not reckless, he is a family that has read books and been an official, and he knows that there are some methods, but he can only manage them for a while.

Although at present, those who oppose the attack on Jincheng have kept their mouths shut and expressed their resolute obedience to the leadership, Yan Jiegang knows that as long as the battle is slightly setback, these people will jump out again and shout for retreat, and it will be more fierce than this time. When the time comes, it will not be simply a matter of abdication.

So after the meeting, Yan Jiegang had another meeting with several henchmen such as the military god Huan Shi, the military marshal Yin Zhonghe, and Xiao Wu Qiwenshan.

This meeting is related to all kinds of things after the war.

After sending everyone away in the middle of the night, Yan Jiegang looked at the stars outside the window, and the corners of his mouth were bitter.

If there is a choice, who wants to be a bandit, who wants to rebel

(ps: A chapter ~~~ tonight, go to bed early, recharge your energy, and strive to get back on track as soon as possible.) ）