After the affairs in Yongnu City were settled, Zhao Yun refused Wang Song's kindness to invite him to stay in the county government overnight, and took the little official who dared to speak the truth out of the city overnight and lived in the marching camp.

Or worried about the safety of this little official, Zhao Yun temporarily changed his mind and did not let him go with Liu Fang, but took him directly with him.

This little official's name is Ma Tai, a native of Rongcheng in Zhuo County, who seeks an idle position under Wang Song, and his usual task is to discuss various matters. Because the county commander Wang Song is quite skillful and handles all the affairs in the county very properly, he rarely has his turn to speak on weekdays, so his discussion has become a decoration and an idle position.

Ma Tai was unsuccessful in Yongnu, and saw that Liu Fang was going to Jicheng, so he simply risked offending many people and suggested that Zhao Yun "kill the rich and raise food", which was equivalent to handing over a "letter of nomination" to Zhao Yun with his own hands. If Zhao Yun didn't accept him, Ma Tai would not be able to accommodate Yongnu in the future, and those wealthy families in the dock fort would not let him go!

After Zhao Yun left with Ma Tai, everyone said goodbye one after another, and only Wang Song and Liu Fang were left in the huge hall.

Wang Song continued to drink leisurely, while Liu Fang frowned thoughtfully.

"What does the county think of Zhao Yun?"

"Brave and strategic, calm and meticulous, it is a rare talent!"

"How is it compared to Tian Yu, who stayed in the county to supervise grain a few days ago?"

"The two have never fought each other, and the martial arts are not favorable. In terms of mental nature and resourcefulness alone, I see that this Zhao Yun is still above Tian Guorang! ”

Tian Yu, the word Guorang, is the local name of Yongnu.

"I thought that Zhao Yun would be moved by Ma Tai's proposal, and sent troops to coerce the big families outside the city to contribute food, but I didn't expect Zhao Yun to throw the problem to the county lord."

"Hehe, because of this, I said that he is better than Tian Yu. If he changes to another general, he can be trusted by the son of Taifu, and when he comes out to complete the task for the first time, he must be eager to make meritorious contributions, and he can't wait to perform well, but Zhao Yun has remained calm from beginning to end, not moved by the little petty profits he sees, and always focuses on the overall situation. ”

"Do you think that after receiving your letter, the county will take the initiative to support and cooperate?"

"It is estimated that most of them are still indifferent, and occasionally one or two households have expressed something."

"Then let them go?"

"Hehe, you still need to look behind you in everything. If my guess is correct, those big families outside the city who don't know how to advance or retreat, I'm afraid the good days won't last long. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Heaven is evil, it is still violated; Whoever has done iniquity shall not live! ”

"Could the Tian family be among them?"

"It depends on how they choose, anyway, I have already written it clear in the letter, if I don't even have this vision, even if Tian Yu is with Liu Bei now, the Tian family will inevitably be destroyed. Liu Xuande's strength is too big a gap compared to that Liu Gongzi in Jicheng! ”

"I will leave the county tomorrow and go to Jicheng, thank you for taking in and taking care of me in the past few years!"

"Hehe, why should you and I be so polite. Although I have never met Liu Gongzi, since this person can exchange a country for an unknown young general, he will definitely treat you well, and when Zi Qi has the opportunity to show his ambitions in the future, he may have to give orders to me when the time comes! ”

Wang Song's open-mindedness is rare, but he didn't expect that today's joke will really become a reality in the future.

Outside the city, a bonfire was lit in Zhao Yun's tent, and Zhao Yun and Ma Tai sat around the fire and whispered something.

Zhao Yun asked Ma Tai: "Let you go out of the city with me, do you have any opinions?" ”

Ma Tai shook his head and said: "Zhao Duwei is also very well-intentioned, although Tai is mediocre, he can still see the height of his eyebrows. ”

Zhao Yun saw that Ma Tai was an understanding person, so he didn't explain too much, and comforted: "I have to lead the army to march in a hurry for the past few days, and the conditions in the army are limited, so you may have to suffer." ”

"Zhao Duwei is polite, Tai is just a down-and-out person, what qualifications do you have to covet pleasure? In the future, follow Zhao Duwei's side, please take care of it. ”

Zhao Yun waved his hand and said with a smile: "Sir, you don't have to follow me, a martial artist like me will often have to fight with the enemy on the battlefield in the future, and it will be inconvenient to take you with you." However, since Mr. is willing to go to Jicheng, Yun will definitely try his best to recommend him in front of Gongzi, and there will definitely be a suitable place for you to settle down at that time. ”

Ma Tai was not disappointed that Zhao Yun rejected him so directly, he understood that Zhao Yun said this completely for his own sake. Since Zhao Yun promised that he would try his best to recommend himself in front of Liu He, with his status in the eyes of the eldest prince, he would definitely not sit on the cold bench when he went to Jicheng.

"It's a pity that I'm just a weak person, and I can't gallop on the battlefield with Zhao Duwei, but there is a sworn brother below, named Sun Li, but he is resolute and brave, if he sees him in the future, he will definitely be persuaded to come and defect!"

Zhao Yun didn't know who Sun Li was, but since Ma Tai said so, he nodded and said politely: "Then there is Brother Lao Ma to persuade your brother surnamed Sun to Jicheng." ”

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Yun left Liu Fang with two hundred knights, and hurriedly led his army westward.

Although they are not directly under the command of Zhao Yun, they have seen Zhao Duwei's skills on the school field, so they admire and convince from the bottom of their hearts, and they do not have too many complaints about Zhao Yun's desperate hurry.

Sixty miles from Yongnu to Anci, Zhao Yun only took half a day to arrive, and when Anci County Commander heard the news and went out of the city to greet him, Zhao Yun's horse head was about to be next to Anci's city gate.

The situation of Anci and Yongnu is different, this place has always been under the control of Liu Yu, although Gongsun Chan covets it in his heart, he does not dare to send troops to occupy it.

Zhao Yun originally thought that after arriving in Anci, it would become easier to urge food, but he didn't expect that the situation would be more troublesome than that of Yongnu.

The county magistrate of Anci told Zhao Yun that seventy percent of the amount of grain requisitioned by Qi Zhou had been completed, but the remaining thirty percent could not be harvested, because several local wealthy families in Anci secretly colluded and delayed time with various reasons and excuses.

After Zhao Yun heard this, his originally fair face suddenly turned black, and he immediately asked the county commander to lead the way, and directly led the troops to kill the township where the largest wealthy family was located. It's also a coincidence that this wealthy family is actually from Zhao Yun's own family, and his surname is Zhao.

The Hao clan surnamed Zhao, who was hiding in the dock fort, suddenly saw a murderous white-robed general outside the fort, with a team of cavalry behind him, and immediately panicked in his heart, but with the resistance of the dock fort, he still had the intention of stubbornly resisting.

Zhao Yun immediately ordered the Anci County Order to write a letter, and then had people tie it to the shaft of an arrow and shoot it in.

A few simple sentences were written on the letter: It is everyone's responsibility to defend the land against the enemy; Although it is our own family, the law is unforgiving. If you don't pay the amount of grain and grass, you will be punished with rebellion, and don't blame the castle for being ruined and your wife separated!

The patriarch surnamed Zhao in the fort was covered with lard, and after receiving the ultimatum, he was still indifferent, and even sent additional soldiers to the fort wall, swearing to fight to the end with the officers and soldiers.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun sneered and said nothing, and turned around with the team and left.

When the people in the fort saw the officers and soldiers withdrawing, they thought that Zhao Yun would not dare to kill his family, so they beat drums and gongs to celebrate.

It was the fourth watch of the night, and suddenly a person with strong martial arts sneaked into Zhaojiawu Fort, and after killing dozens of people guarding the gate of Wuwu Fort in one go, he quietly opened the gate of Wuwu Fort. In the dark night, the officers and soldiers who had originally withdrawn suddenly returned, rushed into the dock fort and then slaughtered the withering and decaying, the adult males in the dock fort were all killed, and the patriarch surnamed Zhao who made a wrong judgment was also beheaded by the officers and soldiers and taken away directly.

On the morning of the second day, Zhao Yun asked the Anci County Commander to continue to lead the way, and went to several other dock forts that intended to resist.

When the people in the fort saw the head of the person held in the hands of the county commander, they could no longer resist and hurriedly opened the gate of the dock fort to "welcome" the county magistrate and Zhao Duwei from Jicheng to enter the fort as "guests".

Now they finally have a clear understanding of the situation and have a correct understanding of Zhao Duwei's patience and murderous intent. Even the dock fort of his own family can be slaughtered without hesitation, who else in Zhao Yun would not dare to kill?

When it was dark that day, the grain and grass in Anci County had been raised, and the amount was forty percent more than the task assigned by Qi Zhou at the beginning.

At night, Zhao Yun still did not stay in the city, but camped outside the city with his soldiers, so as not to disturb the peace of the people in the city.

Next to the fire, Ma Tai asked Zhao Yun with a puzzled expression: "Dare to ask Duwei, why didn't you attack the Hao family in Yongnu yesterday, but you came to Anci today but slaughtered a fort?" ”

Zhao Yun replied lightly: "Yongnu is not as good as Anci, if I kill people in Yongnu, it is equivalent to pushing Yongnu to Gongsun Zhan; Anci is the western gateway of Jixian County, which has always been under the jurisdiction of Lord Taifu, these wealthy families are not grateful, and they try to challenge the majesty of adults, and it is not a pity to die! ”

Ma Tai nodded, convinced of Zhao Yun's statement.

After Anci's deed, Zhao Yun left the horse platform that he "picked up" from Yongnu, sent him a tun of cavalry, and then went to Yangxiang non-stop.

One cavalry is a hundred people, which is enough to form a deterrent for the Anci clan, who has become a frightened bird.

The next day, the news of Zhao Yun's bloody sweep of the largest dock fort in Anci reached Yongnu, Wang Song was not surprised, but said to the officials around him: "Liu Fang has left Yongnu with the grain team this morning, and those big families outside the city regret it now, it's too late." ”

On the seventh day after Zhao Yun left Jicheng, that is, when Xiahoulan escorted the first batch of grain and grass to Macheng through Zhuolu, Liu He sent Xian Yuyin to Guangyang, Liangxiang, Zhuoxian, and Yanguo to the west of Jixian County to urge grain.

Xian Yuyin's method is somewhat similar to Zhao Yun's, and he also led the team to march towards the farthest country from Jixian County, intending to gather grain and grass all the way to Guangyang from far and near.

Because the amount of food that was fresh in silver was the largest, he took 500 cavalry and 1,500 foot soldiers with him when he left the city, so that the troops left in Jicheng were only 500 cavalry and 3,500 infantry.

On the eleventh day after Xiahoulan left Jicheng, the grain transport team arrived fifteen miles south of Guangning City, at this time Zhao Yun had already led the team back to Jicheng, and the grain collected from Anci escorted by Matai had also arrived in Guangyang, and Liu Fang, who was going upstream, actually arrived to the west of Jicheng.

Liu He, who received the news, heard that a family personally escorted grain and grass from Yongnu, and couldn't hide the joy in his heart, so he dragged Zhao Yun, who didn't have time to catch his breath, and happily went out of the city to meet Liu Fang.

Liu He and Zhao Yun just walked to the south gate of Jicheng, but they heard someone behind them shouting: "The eldest prince, please stay, it is Li Er, a personal soldier beside Xiahou Sima, and there is an urgent military report!" ”

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