In just one day, a total of twenty-eight officials from the city guard of Changlu Mansion, Hong Bowen, were taken!

All the officials who had previously openly advocated resistance to the Songjiang reforms, or who were inextricably linked to the Hong Bowen family, were swept away by the Songjiang army. The co-captain of the XsHuoTXt Changlufu City Defense Battalion still wanted to resist stubbornly and make a final struggle, but the city defense was taken over by the Songjiang Army, and any resistance was in vain.

Surrounded by an elite brigade and killing and injuring more than a dozen people, Hong Bowen's in-laws were killed on the spot.

As the influence spread, for a while, the middle and low-level officials and soldiers of the city defense battalion in the entire Changlu Mansion became panicked, for fear that the Songjiang army, which had mastered the situation, would completely tear their faces and carry out a comprehensive sweep. Some wealthy families and aristocrats have made up their minds to abandon their property and flee with their families if something goes wrong!

Fortunately for them, the operation of the Matsue Army ended here.

The expansion of liquidation, which Changlu Province feared most, did not appear. On the contrary, after taking down officials hostile to the Songjiang army, the Songjiang army quickly took measures to stabilize the political situation in Changlu Province. Thanks to the preliminary operations of MIU, these targeted measures have been quite effective. These included the dismissal of some officials with major popular grievances, the sudden promotion of some officials, and the imposition of a week-long curfew. The 28 arrested were also promptly convicted, beheaded, or imprisoned.

On the other hand, the soldiers of the city defense battalion were also resettled in anxiety.

The Matsue Army promised that all those who wanted to continue to serve in the army must be investigated. Those who pass the test can continue to serve in the military, but may have to be transferred to other places. Those who fail have two options: re-enroll in the new training of the Songjiang Military Readiness Administration; Or receive a settlement payment equivalent to the original three months' salary, and then discharge from the army.

This seems to be a little different from what was originally promised.

It's not that no one is dissatisfied with this, but when the general trend has gone, no one dares to make trouble. What's more, even if you are cleared out, you can still receive a sum of money, which is better than nothing. After some discussion, the soldiers of the Changlu Mansion City Defense Battalion were also relieved. The men who had allowed the Tianlong garrison to take over their positions, confiscated their weapons and armor, and began to wonder where they were going in the barracks.

After controlling the officialdom and army of Changlu Mansion at the same time, Mo Guohao gave a few days to buffer. When the people and officials here initially adapted to the shock, they pushed for the full start of administrative reform.

It was not implemented before, because there was resistance from officials led by Hong Bowen. Now that there is no resistance and Songjiang's experience is there, the speed of reform is naturally very fast.

With the pro-Songjiang faction's Lou Liuju sitting in the position of castle guard, Changlu Mansion was completely brought under Songjiang's rule.

Knowing of the drastic changes in Fucheng, the four counties of Zhangchun, Languan, Baotai and Dingshuang all followed the wind and started the change, and rushed to send people to Fucheng to express their loyalty to the Songjiang Army and the six towers of the new city. In less than half a month, the entire Changlu Mansion has changed!

When the news spread, Nanfeng Mansion and Shizhou Mansion were in an uproar.

Previously, the Songjiang army had gone south to help them drive away the Omanis, and the people of Nanfeng Mansion were naturally very grateful for this. However, the purge of the Songjiang army in Changlu Province frightened the people of the two provinces. Many officials feared that they would be subjected to similar purges, or they resigned in advance, ran away before the arrival of the Songjiang army, or were forced to disagree.

However, the conditions of the two provinces are different.

Nanfeng Province is bordered to the north by the Changlu, to the south by the Omanis, and on the border are the three integrated divisions of the Tien Nam Army. Although Leji does not mean to have a c-hand, he will never allow chaos in the territory. In case there is really an abnormality in Nanfeng Mansion, it is very likely that the Songjiang Army of Changlu Mansion will not wait for the Songjiang Army of Changlu Mansion to go south, and it will be directly attacked by the Tiannan Army.

After discussing behind closed doors for half a day, Nanfeng Mansion decided to take the initiative to show goodwill to the Songjiang army.

In addition to the thirteen officials who voluntarily resigned, including the former city guard, the remaining officials of Nanfeng Prefecture immediately sent a request to the Songjiang Army to settle in, hoping to help maintain order.

Since Nanfeng Mansion is interested, the Songjiang Army naturally has no reason to embarrass them. After stabilizing on the side of Changlu Mansion, the army continued to move south, and it only took a week to complete the control of Nanfeng Mansion, and all the rules and regulations were on par with Songjiang.

In this way, more than half of the land of the four prefectures of Tiannan has been brought under the control of Songjiang.

Tianlongfu City was the last target of the Songjiang Army's trip. Because there was already a direct wing of the 1st Division of the Songjiang Army stationed there, even if it was later, it would not make any waves. Shizhou Mansion, located in the southeasternmost corner of Tiannan County, is different, there are reports from the military intelligence department that abnormal movements have been found here, and there are even black-clothed guards!

Shizhou Mansion may have a big change!

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Shizhou Mansion City, Qingshi Street.

This is where the castle guard mansion is located, because it is late, and there is obviously a little more solemn atmosphere, there are almost no traces of people on the bluestone street. However, in the inner hall of the castle guard's mansion, there were more than a dozen maids and servants busily entering and leaving, preparing for a banquet.

Liu Quan, the city guard of Shizhou Mansion, was talking secretly with two people behind the screen, and he still had the latest information about Changlu Mansion and Nanfeng Mansion in his hand.

One of them was Connande, the famous timber king of Changlu Province. At the same time, there are several forestry forests in Nanfeng Mansion and Shizhou Prefecture, and there are as many as 800 lumberjacks under his hands. Under his name alone, the timber exported accounted for one-third of the entire Tiannan.

At the same time, he has another layer of relationships that ordinary people don't know.

That is the secret connection with the Omanis, and through this relationship, Connand is able to smuggle some precious luxuries, sea pearls and red coral from the Omanis every few months. These things are much more valuable than timber, and it is several times more profitable to sell them to Zhongzhou casually.

It was this relationship that brought the Omani black-clothed guards on the line with Connand.

As for the person next to him who came with him and participated in Liu Quan's banquet, he was naturally a member of the North Wind Group of the Black Guard. However, it was not the envoy who contacted Chen Wu, but a hybrid of a Southern Barbarian and an Imperial. Due to the fact that the characteristics of the Southern Barbarians are very light, and they are all the leaders of the empire, they look like locals.

I only heard him say: "Lord Liu, it's this time, haven't you made up your mind yet?" I think this information is clear enough. Twenty-eight officials of Changlu Mansion were taken down, and after the Songjiang Army occupied it, it was even more purged on a large scale, and everyone was in danger. Nanfeng Mansion took the initiative to surrender, and the end was not much better. If there is no accident, the next target is Lord Liu, your Shizhou Mansion! ”

"The official naturally knows, but ......"

If he could, of course Liu Quan didn't want to lose this city guard, and was more worried that he would be liquidated by the Songjiang Army because of too much greed. However, the governor of Songjiang and the envoy of Tiannan sent an army of nearly 10,000 people at once.

These forces are not at all something that Shizhou Mansion can resist!

"Lord Liu, but is it because he is afraid of those Songjiang soldiers?" The black-clothed guard with a felt hat on his head smiled and said secretly: "If this is the case, the city guards don't have to worry, because those Songjiang troops are not to be afraid. ”

"Why do you say that?"

Liu Quan's eyes lit up, and he stared at this "friend" brought by Connande.

Although the other party did not reveal his true identity, Liu Quan was not stupid, and the only person who could come up with so much latest information and be so hostile to the Songjiang Army could only be someone from the south. However, the empire had a hostile relationship with the Omanis, and Liu Quan was also wary of the Omanis. He didn't mean to pierce this layer of cover, pretending that he didn't find out.

"The Songjiang army that went south only had a total of tens of thousands of people. Among them, after replacing the city defense battalions of Changlu Mansion and Nanfeng Mansion with two wings of the Tianlong Garrison Division, the strength of the First Battle was actually only 8,000 people. Of the 8,000 men and two brigades, only the brigade of the 1st Songjiang Division had a certain combat capability. There are four thousand people left, recruits who have just been formed, and they don't even have armor! ”

The Blackcoat has released an exclusive top-secret piece of information.

"Really?"

Liu Quan originally thought that the 10,000 people of the Songjiang army going south were all elites. After being analyzed by the other party like this, he suddenly realized that these 10,000 people were more than half weaker than he thought. However, even if you discount it, it seems that there are still 5,000 people!

Realizing this, he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

"Lord Liu, don't worry, I haven't finished my words yet." The black-clothed guard said in a determined tone, "In addition to the problem of recruits, the Songjiang Army also has a big problem - they don't carry any siege weapons!" ”

Shizhou Mansion's city defense system is the worst among the four prefectures in Tianlong, but even so, it has a regular six-meter-high city wall and moat. Without decent siege weapons, it will be very difficult to take Shizhou Mansion. Even if the defenders only have 1,000 people, they can easily hold out for a long time.

What's more, Liu Quan can use more than 1,000 people.

"If you are willing to make up your mind, my men can help." With a warm smile on his face, Connand made a promise to Liu Quan: "At least five hundred people can be provided to the city guard, all of whom are strong carpenters!" ”

"I have some friends on the south side too!"

Seeing that Liu Quan had already wavered, the black-clothed guard added the last chip at the right time. Through the infiltration of a small group of men, coupled with the means of bribing thugs and selling death row prisoners from other parts of the empire, the black guards were able to provide five hundred men urgently. In this matter, long before the Songjiang Army entered the Changlu Mansion, the black-clothed guards were already making preliminary preparations.

"At least two thousand?"

In Liu Quan's heart, the two thoughts struggled fiercely, and after half a sound, he said slowly: "However, even if you can hold it for a while, after a long time, the Songjiang Army will send more people and bring siege equipment, and Shizhou Mansion will not be able to hold it sooner or later." ”

"Lord Liu's words are wrong."

The black-clothed guard knew that the heat was almost over, and delivered the final blow.