Li Yunwen smiled brightly, stood at the gate of the county governor's mansion, and personally announced that he had taken office as the first county commander of Mao County.

The gentry and the people were in an uproar, and at the same time, there were many discussions, the contrast between Li Yunwen's attitude before and after was a little outrageous, and no one knew what happened to Li Yunwen's short cup of tea in the inner hall. Listening to Li Yunwen's endless speech similar to his inaugural speech, most of the people focused their eyes on Liu Yu, who was standing behind Li Yunwen, and they were all speculating about what this young man, who could not guess with ordinary people's hearts, had done to Li Yunwen.

Later, a legend spread that the commander of the bandits was a great wizard of witchcraft, which explains why the bandits' combat power was terrifying.

Li Yunwen took office as the county commander of Mao County, and with the backing of these bandits, he would begin to exercise the authority of the county, and his family would temporarily move to the county governor's mansion. Li Yunwen went to his parents, brothers, wives and children, smiled and asked them to go back to pack up their things and move, his wife just held back her tears, stepped forward and seemed to ask a few words, and then heard Li Yunwen's reprimanding voice: "Women, why do you ask too much?" ”

The gentry and the common people were even more surprised, because this scholar was not only famous for being upright and brainless, but also famous for taking care of his family, especially his wife.

Li Yunwen's wife, He, was originally an official lady, and when Li Yunwen was a down-and-out scholar, she admired his talent and promised her life. However, He's mother's family was still open, and he didn't want to be embarrassed, so he sent his daughter to the Li family with a dowry, and Li Yunwen began to make a career since then. Obedient to Mrs. Today, Li Yunwen has successively undermined his principles. The gentry and the common people thought about it. Maybe this stupid man suddenly got his senses.

It's better to be open than not to be open, and the people all think like this, and there is no good fruit to eat if you do it against a strong mountain bandit. Principles, beliefs, and integrity are all manifestations of unenlightened behavior in the eyes of ordinary people, and they have been the case since ancient times.

Si County is in charge of a county, and the duties of the county lieutenant are roughly the same, and it is not enough to rely on Si County alone, so Li Yunwen began to form his Si County Government. It is up to him to choose the people himself. Anyone who is familiar with him will definitely hide far away, and the only people Li Yunwen can rely on are those old officials in the original county governor's mansion.

The people dispersed, and Liu Yu was finally able to take a temporary rest in Mao County for a day, and he was already very tired from sleeping in the open these days. At this time, Lan Jing, the deputy commander and the right commander of the Royal Forest Army, came to see Liu Yu with several army commanders, which was a rare meeting of this special force since its establishment.

"Commander, how did you get that surnamed Li to come into line?" This was the most concerned issue for Liu Yu's subordinates, and although there were no outsiders present, they still habitually called Liu Yu the commander. The name is novel. It's catchy again.

"There's nothing to say about it, it's just to tell him who we are."

The generals were amazed. I didn't expect Liu Yu to put his heart into a person he didn't know, and since going south for nearly two months, Liu Yu has always emphasized that confidentiality is the most important.

"Commander isn't afraid that person will leak secrets?" Lan Jing asked.

Liu Yu said: "If you want to plot the right place of the river, you must rely on it, although Mao County is not a big city, it is also a good place to settle down." From here to the south of three hundred miles is Jingdu, to the north dozens of miles to the river, can be attacked and retreated, we need a principled person to do a little bit for us to do a little bit of the relationship between the top and bottom of Mao County, otherwise as soon as we leave Mao County, the people will definitely close the city gate and not allow us to enter again. ”

Huo Yi clenched his fists and said, "They dare!" ”

"Convincing the people by force is only temporary, and we must convince people with virtue."

Because the cavalry of the Huai army temporarily withdrew to the city of Huizhou, and the Jingwang army mobilized by King Jing was basically wiped out, Mao County is currently very safe, and Liu Yu did not rush to order an attack or retreat, and before getting a new order to march, the special forces also ushered in a rare opportunity to rest. In the past few days, the soldiers of the special unit will be physically and mentally exhausted, and the wear and tear of weapons is extremely serious and need to be maintained and renewed, because this trip is lightweight, and there is no backup or logistical supply at all.

There are people who are easy to do, and Li Yunwen's dots are dotted, at least Liu Yu doesn't have to worry about it.

Li Yunwen was still very effective in governing the locality, and the gentry saw that Li Yunwen suddenly had a harmonious relationship with the bandits, and they also changed from the original attitude of resistance and rejection to compliment, and everyone was afraid that he would retaliate afterwards, if he said a few bad things to the commander of the bandits, then the person he said would be unlucky. Therefore, the question of gunpowder and rations raised by Liu Yu and Li Yunwen was also conveyed by Li Yunwen to the gentry in the city as soon as possible, and the gentry immediately said that the commander's request was their responsibility and immediately went back to prepare.

Huo Yi entered the city, according to Liu Yu's instructions to burn all the grain in the granary in the city, under the circumstances at that time, Liu Yu did not plan to let Huo Yi stay in Mao County for a long time, burning the grain is an expedient measure. Now there is a lack of rations, and he can only temporarily "borrow" from the gentry, Liu Yu also made an IOU, and after listing the "borrowed" things, Liu Yu also signed his name - "commander". The gentry holding the IOUs couldn't cry or laugh, and secretly scolded the ancestors of the "commander" hundreds of times, of course, these IOUs could be cashed later, and the gentry were reluctant to cash them, which were all valuable treasures left to their descendants.

That night was Laba Festival, and the gentry wanted to prepare porridge and rice for the bandits, but Liu Yu did not accept it. At night, it also fell the first snow after the beginning of winter in the Jiangyou area, and the heavy snow was falling, and the inside and outside of the city of Whistle Horse continued to enter and exit, and Liu Yu also summed up the situation in the entire Jiangyou area, and was ready to launch a counterattack against the Jingwang army at any time.

Liu Yu and Xu Xuanzhu were discussing the most advanced plan, and Xu Xuanzhu asked, "Husband, is this too risky?" We are now in the driver's seat, and we can take it one step at a time. ”

Liu Yu sighed: "The reason why the Luoyang defense line can still hold up now is mainly because the Huai Army's Northern Route Army was suppressed by Xuzhou Cheng, and Xuzhou City is now in danger, and there is no more time for us to fight steadily." ”

Xu Xuanzhu thought that the new emperor was still in Xuzhou City, and he couldn't help but worry in his heart, judging from the information recovered these days, the Huai army also temporarily stopped after a period of fierce siege, and there was no siege or evacuation, on the one hand, it may be that the Huai army was also short of food, as for why the Huai army did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, the specific reason Liu Yu and Xu Xuanzhu are not clear for the time being. They still don't know that King Huai and Meng Chuliang are afraid that as long as he doesn't show up, he will depose the emperor at any time and set up another one.

Judging from the news obtained on the other hand, King Ding has officially sent troops from Jiangbei to assist King Huai in his struggle for hegemony in the world. Because King Ding's fief is only three or four hundred miles away from Xuzhou City, the pressure on Xuzhou City will be greater. (To be continued......)