Chapter Eighty-Three: The Enemy Crowds Around
Although life is not comfortable, if Niu Hong is fair, being the commander in Pusaka is indeed an idle errand, only need to gather people every month to collect some money, and the friction between the big and small forces below can be settled with only a little admonition on weekdays. However, for the entire Hedong County, such a situation in Pusaka is a minority after all, and for other places, such as Hebei City, the leaders there live a different life.
Although a few years ago, Zhang Yan swept across the entire Hedong County with a sweeping and invincible situation like a raptor crossing the river, and scattered many commanders who managed various places for him, but for many places with deep roots in the family, it is just that the managers on the surface have been replaced from the government to bandits, and the process that should be followed is still correct - first surrender on the surface, give small favors and small favors, and then use this as a coercion, and finally completely turn the sent managers into puppets.
And in a sense, the bandits seem to be easier to deal with than the people in the government, and some people from the government still have to hold a shelf, but these bandits are more active than the other.
Therefore, when the Hedong Wang family decided to take advantage of the chaos, whether it was a response or a success, the branch located in Hebei was the fastest batch. Their method of accomplishing things is also very simple, they don't have to do it themselves at all, just reveal a little bit of the news the night before, and the next morning the puppet commander's subordinates will present their heads.
"So, this is the whole process of your occupation of Hebei City?"
Zhou Ping looked at the listless old man in front of him, although the other party depicted the technique clearly, Zhou Ping still couldn't correspond to the person in front of him with the one hand he described.
According to his thoughts, a person who can do such an unscrupulous thing must be ambitious and calculating, and even if he surrenders himself after a relentless expedition, he will not be so happy to tell these things to himself. When he said this, he would definitely be on guard, and once he was on guard, he would not be able to turn over so easily.
Now there are only two explanations that Zhou Ping can come up with, either this person really surrenders to himself, or this person has self-confidence, confident that even if he tells Zhou Ping about the situation, with his control over Hebei County, Zhou Ping will not do anything about him. As for the former, Zhou Ping thinks that he is not so charismatic, so he will not let the other party bow down; As for the latter, it is even more nonsense, now that others dare to be so provocative in the hands of Zhou Ping, don't you want to die?
"Yes, yes, that's it."
The old man nodded busily, rubbing his hands and looking at Zhou Ping.
"That's it......"
I can't ask one, two, three, I have to see it on the spot, Zhou Ping didn't plan to continue to dwell on this matter, he waved his hand and continued to ask.
"Then let's talk about your Wang family's plan, how is it specific, and how is it being implemented?"
Even if there is no hostility on the surface now, he has already had friction with this branch of the Hedong royal family, and the allies still need to have information among themselves, let alone this potential enemy.
"Yes!"
This old man can be said to know everything, and he answered everything, and after pouring the beans, Zhou Ping understood the plan of the Hedong Wang family clearly. And in addition to the Wang family's plan to occupy Hedong County, Zhou Ping also unexpectedly learned a terrible news.
"Zhang Yan is dead."
In the conference hall, hearing the news coming out of Zhou Ping's mouth, everyone present showed shocked expressions.
"How so!? Isn't it just a rumor? ”
"It's not a rumor."
Zhou Ping shook his head slowly, and seeing Zhou Ping so solemn, everyone was silent. In fact, the clues can be seen from the actions of the Hedong Wang family, if there is no definite news, they will not cause such an incident.
"If that's the case, Niu Hong will have to make some adjustments......
The first to break the silence was Liu Scareye, she rubbed her chin and said, hearing Liu Scaryan's words, a flash of joy flashed in the eyes of many people present. They all knew very well the meaning of Liu Scar's words, without Zhang Yan, Niu Hong would become irrelevant, and they could go beyond Niu Hong and directly control Pu Ban.
A few months ago, they had to huddle together with three other bandits in this small mountainous area, but after a battle in the distance, they were ready to take over the whole of Kabasaka. This is a good thing that most of the former thieves present could not have imagined.
"Having said that, don't be in a hurry to rejoice, at this moment, the Wang family has already occupied most of this Hedong County, and it seems that they will not let go of Pusaka."
Zhou Ping poured a basin of cold water for everyone, his gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one, and he said with some seriousness.
"The group of people in Hebei County is the first batch, but it is definitely not the last batch, as long as the ambition of the Wang family is still there, this battle is far from the end."
As he spoke, Zhou Ping gestured to the guards beside him, and the guards immediately took a map and came over. This map is not the Kasaka map they used, but a large map of the entire Hedong County. On the long north-south map, Kabasaka is huddled in the southwesternmost corner, and its surroundings have been painted red.
"Hebei County, Xie (Hai) County, and Dayang, which is backed by Sanmenxia in the distance, and Anyi, where the county guard is located, are already the territory of the Wang family."
As Zhou Ping pointed on the map, the expressions on everyone's faces instantly changed from relaxed at the beginning to serious, and then solemnized a little bit.
"But, haven't we already defeated Hebei's attack?"
Glancing at Liu Scar, who was asking, Zhou Ping shook his head.
"Puban is poor, and it can still pull out so many people, so there are families in Hebei who are deeply cultivated, and there are no bandits, and these thousand people will not make them hurt their vitality."
"But didn't we arrest the master of their family, could it be that they didn't even care about their parents' lives?"
Not only Liu Scaryan, but everyone else also nodded, according to reason, it is true, the parents are captured, and the other party should have no reason to continue to fight against him.
"Actually, this is what I'm going to say next, I always feel that this so-called master is not the real principal of Hebei County......"
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Whether it's the green buckwheat or the loess clouds, the empty wilderness always makes people feel refreshed. Standing at the head of the city and taking a deep breath, and then exhaling the exhaustion in the chest and abdomen with the exhaust breath, from childhood to adulthood, whether it is a happy or unpleasant thing, Wang Shi likes to stand on the head of Hebei City.
"Young Master, this is this year's harvest in Nanzhuang......"
A housekeeper handed over a tube of books, and Wang Shi, who was called the eldest young master, opened the books and didn't glance at them, and his face was gloomy.
"Young master, it's getting cold, it's better to wear more clothes in the city."
As he spoke, the butler was about to put the prepared cloak on Wang Shi's body.
"No hurry...... The harvest time has long passed, so why is this statistics only being delivered now? ”
Although his face was gloomy, Wang Shi's tone was not in a hurry.
"This ...... Some time ago, we had an incident and delayed ......"
"You shouldn't have to worry about the incident......
A piercing gaze pierced the butler's face, and beads of sweat seeped from his forehead.
"You'd better make it clear, and if you can't take care of me in the harvest, I don't mind sending you into battle."