"Don't say that, think about it, the generals of various countries, who has not made a mistake? But after making a mistake, he can be the head of the family, but there is no one who cuts off his own hair! General Lin may be brutal, but at least he still has a conscience and bearing, and I think General Lin is much stronger than those princes and generals who are full of benevolence and righteousness. ”

"Yes, kill a person to apologize for the crime, if our king did the same, he would have become bald by now!"

"Haha!" the words drew laughter from the surroundings.

In normal times, these people would not dare to comment on the monarch, but now that the Red Army has been beaten away, Wanfang City has been under the jurisdiction of the Jin Army, and the people in the city do not have so many concerns, and the grievances on weekdays are vented.

"As the saying goes, the people don't fight with the officials, and the lives of our ordinary people are cheap, and if we provoke the government, if we don't die, we will lose our skin, and there are still fewer people who are killed in vain? Let alone provoke adults. It is indeed quite rare that General Lin can be willing to be punished this time!"

"That's right! If our adults can be like General Lin, I'm afraid that even I am willing to join the army, how can our Chiguo be beaten so badly by the Jin Kingdom?"

"If the Jin army occupies Wanfang and does not withdraw, Wanfang City may become the city of Jin, and at that time, our lord will become General Lin. ”

"It's not bad to be replaced by General Lin!"

"Hey, hey, how can you say that, don't forget, you're all red......"

The people talked a lot, and there were all those who said anything, that is, some disliked Lin Haotian, some praised Lin Haotian, and some were inclined to Jin Guo. There are also those who insist on being loyal to the Red Country. Although these people are not representative of the naked people, they do reflect the voices of a considerable number of red people.

Lin Haotian pondered while listening, and finally understood the purpose of Chu Lianyu's pull himself here.

Chu Lianyu wanted to make himself understand. There is nothing wrong with what you are doing. It is said that when a country invades the territory of another country, the voice with hostility should be one-sided, but now among the red people, there are voices praising Lin Haotian and leaning towards the Jin country, which is extremely commendable, and it also makes Lin Haotian's confidence swell several times in an instant. The feeling of shame was suddenly lost, replaced by a strong sense of excitement.

He turned his head to look at Chu Lianyu, who nodded slightly at him with a smile on his face.

Lin Haotian will also smile. Without saying anything more, he pulled Chu Lianyu and withdrew from the crowd.

On the way back to the City Lord's Mansion, Chu Lianyu said, "The Red Country is different from the Wood Country. The grudge between our country and the wood country is too deep. It has reached the point where you can't resolve it, so when our country was at war with the Mu Kingdom, even if it slaughtered the city and killed innocents indiscriminately, it didn't matter, and one more or less crime would have little impact. However, the relationship between the Red Kingdom and our country has always been confusing, and although they are wary of each other, there has never been a large-scale war, and there is no hatred among the people. It's also a lot easier to win the hearts and minds of the people, and that's why it's that way. It is only in the Red Country that our army's actions must be cautious and try not to hurt the innocent as much as possible, so as to prevent the truth from being committed. ”

Lin Haotian nodded and said, "That's right!

Chu Lianyu said with a smile: "If the adults can understand this, the last general will be relieved." After a pause, he suddenly remembered something, and said: "My lord, it is said that the bandits in Anqiu County are rampant and have become a big disaster.

Lin Haotian said: "Well, I have long had this intention. After all, bandits are bandits, not worth mentioning, and when our army goes south to attack Shangwan, they can sweep away the bandits' nests along the road one by one.

Chu Lianyu arched his hand and said, "My lord, I see it!"

With the incident of Laifu Teahouse coming to an end, the Jin army's rest in Wanfang City also ended, Lin Haotian left 2,000 soldiers to guard Wanfang, and he led the main force of the Fourth Army to continue southward, pointing directly at Shangwan, the county town of Anqiu County, preparing to start a decisive battle with the local army of Anqiu.

Although Lin Haotian had already asked his subordinates to prepare the carriage, after Chu Lianyu took him to observe the people's situation, Lin Haotian immediately changed his mind and decided to ride out of the city.

When Lin Haotian entered the city, the scene could be described as a depression, and there were no people in the streets and alleys, and now he led the Jin army out of the city, the situation was very different, both sides of the main street were full of people, and people were waiting to see what the golden king Lin Haotian looked like. This contrast between the former and the latter shows that the fear of the people of the Red Kingdom for the Jin Army has been greatly reduced. Of course, the farewell was not heard among the people of the Red Country, but again, there was no scolding either.

For the aggressor, this is a huge change.

Shangwan is the county seat of Anqiu County, and it is also the concentration of the local army in Anqiu, so for the Jin army, the victory or defeat of the battle of Shangwan is the key to determining whether the Jin army can fully occupy Anqiu.

On the way to Shangwan, Lin Haotian ordered Chu Lianyu to send envoys to Shangwan first, send a letter of persuasion to surrender, and persuade the county leader to surrender the city.

Of course, Lin Haotian didn't have much hope for Gao Guan's surrender, and a high-ranking official like the county head could not be persuaded by one or two letters of persuasion, and even the envoys sent by Chu Lianyu were determined to die.

The result was really what they expected, the envoy sent by Chu Lianyu went and never returned, and he never came out of Shangwan City again.

Even though he had expected it, Lin Haotian was still angry in his heart, and ordered the whole army to actively prepare for war, and as soon as he arrived in Shangwan, he would immediately launch an attack.

When the Jin army marched to the junction of the two counties of Anqiu County, the spies of the Jin Kingdom reported that near this was the location of the bandit den nicknamed the Tianhe Army.

Along the way, the Fourth Army has wiped out three bandit dens in a row. Although the bandits of Anqiu County are fierce and good at fighting, compared with the Fourth Legion, their strength is still very different, and the strength of the two sides alone is not proportional, although the Fourth Legion will not raze it to the ground in one go, but it does not take much effort.

Lin Haotian didn't pay attention to this bandit nest of the Tianhe Army, and during the march, he just casually asked the generals around him who would lead the army to exterminate the bandits.

After Lin Haotian finished asking, he didn't even talk to anyone left and right.

All the gold generals are reporting the psychology of making great contributions, and no one is willing to do the work of wasting time and thankless and having no merit to do the work of suppressing bandits.

Seeing this, Lin Haotian was no longer polite, and directly named him: "Yang Xiu and Dong Sheng listen to the order!"

Alas, seeing that the adults called their names, Yang Xiu and Dong Sheng sighed lightly, glanced at each other, and secretly said that they were unlucky, but they still urged the horses out of the column in an orderly manner, and arched their hands: "The last general!"

"The two of you will lead 10,000 soldiers to sweep away the Tianhe army bandits' nest, and before dark, return to the camp to resume your life!" Lin Haotian raised his head and explained.

"The last will obey. "Yang Xiu and Dong Sheng deserve to be weak, but fortunately, there is still a distance from Shang Wan here, so there is no need to worry that they will not be able to catch up with the battle of Shang Wan after suppressing the bandits, which is finally a blessing in misfortune.

Let's say that Yang Xiu and Dong Sheng led 10,000 Jin troops, under the guidance of the Sky Eye and Earth Net spies, to the Tianhe Army's nest.

The stronghold of the Tianhe Army is located in the col between the two intersecting mountains, the terrain is not dangerous, of course, then again, there is no too dangerous place to be found in the entire Anqiu County, after all, it is mainly a plain, and it is difficult to find a hill, due to the dry weather and lack of water, there is no jungle. As far as the eye can see, it is all bare and cracked land, and even if it is a mountain, it is mostly a rocky and earthy mountain with no grass.

Yang Xiu and Dong Sheng were in a hurry to rush back to the barracks, and when they went to the Tianhe Army stronghold, the two of them urged the soldiers below to march at full speed and not to delay time.

When they were about to approach the Tianhe Army's stronghold, they saw a large group of dishevelled people standing on the hillside in front of them.

The other party looked like about three or four thousand people, their clothes were tattered and disorganized, some were cloth clothes and trousers, some were wearing shabby armor, but one thing was surprisingly consistent, that is, there were white handkerchiefs wrapped around their heads, and from a distance, they were all white flowers, and what was even more commendable was that they even had flags.

The flags were not much more complete than their clothes, and they were covered with holes of various sizes, but a large 'river' could be embroidered in the center.

You don't need to ask to see that this must be the Tianhe Army detected by your own spies. (To be continued......)