Whenever a city was captured, Qin Feng ordered the four gates to be closed, only allowed to enter but not to leave, and strictly blocked the news.

Using this method of sneaking over the city wall in the middle of the night, coupled with the tight blockade of news, Qin Feng captured Qisi City, Fubo City, Ruyin, Yiyang, Xinxi, Anyang, Chengyang, Shenxian, Xincai, Shenyang, Ancheng and other cities within ten days, and captured almost two-fifths of the area of Runan.

This also allowed Qin Feng to completely open up the connection channel with Jingzhou.

Runan is a large county, and in addition to the cities and surrounding areas that Qin Feng has captured, there are still more than 20 counties that are not under his control.

On the eleventh day, Juniper took his men and horses to attack Yichun in the northwest of Ancheng County and failed, Yichun was only twenty or thirty miles away from Ancheng, Yichun found that he was hungry for the anomaly of Ancheng County, and strengthened the city gate guards, and Juniper arrived with three hundred men and horses that night, but found that the city wall was brightly lit, and the patrols and guards were continuous, obviously there was no possibility of a sneak attack, so he could only return to Ancheng with his troops.

Xin Cai, the county government hall.

After Qin Feng personally led people to capture Xincai, he stayed here, and Yang Hong, Yan Xiang and other strategists and scribes were also here, and even Xiao Qiao followed.

"Two gentlemen, although we have captured more than ten counties, but the control over these cities and jurisdictions is still very weak, the county soldiers in each county have been disarmed by our army, centralized care, but can not let them eat idle meals, I intend to disrupt these county soldiers and reorganize them, after some drills can come in handy, I don't know what the two gentlemen think?"

After hearing this, Yan Xiang thought for a while and said: "My lord, there are nearly 4,000 county soldiers in these more than ten counties, and it is true that they cannot be allowed to eat idle meals, and it is a good way to disrupt the establishment and reorganize, but how to operate it must be carefully considered!" I thought that they could be transferred to each other, such as transferring the county soldiers of the original Lucheng to Sicheng, and the county soldiers of Fubo City to the original Lucheng, and at the same time disrupting their original establishment, eliminating the old oil, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, especially the officers who were planted in it by the families and landlords, and then appointing another officer! ”

Yang Hong agreed, "Yes, I also think that it can be handled accordingly!" However, I thought there was a major hidden danger that threatened the security of the main public area! ”

Qin Feng immediately said: "Please also ask Yang Gong to speak clearly!" ”

"That's the powerful guards and private soldiers of the family and the landlord! According to the following estimates, there are not 10,000 guards and private soldiers in the hands of various families and landlords in Runan, but 8,000, and if they are allowed to unite to gather these guards and private soldiers together, it will be a powerful force! And this is also the reason why Cao Cao has not been able to control Runan yet! ”

Qin Feng touched his chin, he remembered that Xiao Qiao had analyzed the current situation for him, his biggest enemy at present was undoubtedly the imperial court and the government, after all, he was still a thief.

Once the Runan County government receives the news, it will definitely organize troops to attack, and the 5,000 regular troops of Li Tongbu stationed in Yang'an are the largest military force in Runan County, and Qin Feng only has 3,000 men and horses who have only undergone some training, so he is afraid that he will not be able to defeat the other party.

So you have to pull allies to fight against the government!

He thought about it for a moment and asked, "Yang Hong, are you an old acquaintance with that Yuan Li?" ”

Yang Hong was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's not an old acquaintance, I had a few dealings with Yuan Li when I was under Yuan Highway's account, why did the lord mention him?" ”

Qin Feng asked: "If I want to incorporate the guards and private armies in the hands of the families and landlords in Runan, as well as the rangers in the counties and cities, I wonder if Yuan Li can play a role?" ”

After hearing this, Yang Hong immediately understood Qin Feng's plan, he knew that it was impossible for Qin Feng to defect to the Yuan family, Qin Feng had already set the principle for this matter, if it was not to defect to the Yuan family, then Qin Feng's plan was definitely to form an alliance with the Yuan family.

He arched his hand and said: "Does the lord want to form an alliance with the Yuan family against Cao Cao, and use this as an excuse to co-opt the guards controlled by these families and landlords and make peace with the market rangers?" ”

"Yes, this is the only way to maximize your own strength at the moment!" Qin Feng said.

Yan Xiang was a little worried, "In this way, I'm afraid that the control of this group of people and horses will not fall into the hands of the lord, these families and landlords will definitely send henchmen and capable people to lead these people, and the lord wants to mobilize this team, I am afraid that the Yuan family must agree!" ”

Qin Feng smiled, "As long as this group of people can be gathered and in my hands, what I have is a way to seize the command, so that the Yuan family, the family family, and the landlord Haoqiang will no longer be able to intervene!" ”

Yang Hong pondered for a moment and saluted Qin Feng and said: "Lord, Yuan Li should be the biggest talker of the Yuan family in Runan, and I am confident that I will persuade him to form an alliance with the Lord on behalf of the Yuan family!" ”

"In that case, then there is Mr. Law!"

The county jail.

Yuan Li was neatly dressed and sat cross-legged on the stone bed of the cell, and the ten days of prison life also allowed him to adapt to the dark and damp environment inside, which exuded the smell of decay and stench.

Footsteps sounded outside the cell, a chain rattled sounded, the cell door was opened, and the cell head greeted with a smile: "Yuan Gong, you can go out!" ”

Yuan Li opened his eyes and found that there were still a few armor soldiers behind the cell leader, but there was an acquaintance standing outside the door, and the acquaintance walked in with a smile to greet him: "Yuan Gong, you are late, let you suffer!" ”

Yuan Li stood up and asked with a sneer: "Sir, your lord doesn't kill the old and decayed?" ”

Yang Hong smiled and said, "Why did Yuan Gong say such angry words? At that time, it was indeed Yuan Gong who instructed the guards to fight with our army, and caused casualties among our army. Let's go, I have prepared a thin wine, and when Yuan Gong goes out to wash up, you and I will drink it! ”

Yuan Li snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves and walked out.

Half an hour later, the two sat facing each other, with food and wine in front of them.

After a hearty drink, Yang Hong asked: "Gong Yuan, since Yuan Highway collapsed in Jiangting, the Yuan family's life in Runan has not been easy, right?" ”

Yuan Li was a little unhappy, "Since the highway is no longer there, how can Cao Apu let my Yuan family have a good time?" Didn't you ask knowingly? ”

Yang Hong said: "Now Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, the power is very difficult to control, and only Yuan Benchu can compete with it, if someone can start an incident in Runan, echo Yuan Benchu in Hebei, and attack from the north and south, he will definitely be able to eradicate Cao Apu, the traitor!" ”

"My father-in-law was originally a junior colonel under Yuan Highway's account, and he didn't want to be fiddled with by Cao Apu, if Yuan Gong can fully support my father-in-law, my father-in-law will have the strength to help Yuan Benchu drag Cao Apu's legs, as long as he can eradicate the forces that Cao Cao installed in Runan, the Yuan family's life in Runan will be better!"

"When Cao Cao's forces in Runan are cleared, my lord can wave his troops north to raid the Xu capital that is close at hand, and when Cao Cao and my lord confront each other, Yuan Benchu will mention that a million heroes will go south, and he will definitely be able to settle the situation in one fell swoop, I don't know what Yuan Gong thinks?"

After listening to Yang Hong's words, Yuan Li's heart fluctuated, but he expressed his doubts with a contemptuous expression: "Your lord has the courage to fight against Cao Thief? ”

"Hahaha······" Yang Hong laughed, smiled and said with a straight face: "Yuan Gong, the times create heroes!" I would like to ask below, if the Yuan family had supported you back then, instead of Yuan Benchu and Yuan Highway, would Yuan Gong have the ambition and confidence to level the world? ”

Yuan Li put away his contempt, but he didn't believe that an unknown person could shake the foundation of Cao Cao, a hero, and asked, "Dare to ask your lord what ability is worth the Yuan family's risk?" ”

Yang Hong said: "My lord with 3,000 men and horses, in less than ten days, took half of the city of Runan County, and they were beaten down one by one, like a divine soldier descending from the sky, Yuan Gong was afraid that night and didn't understand how our army entered the city, right?" ”

"Duke Yuan, there is not much time left for you to consider and weigh, if my lord takes the city of Runan, I am afraid that the Yuan family will not be needed at that time, if he directly surrenders to Cao Cao, Cao Cao can still treat him badly? At least a Taishou official rank, right? At that time, my lord took the throne to win the trust of Cao Cao, but I was afraid that I would attack the Yuan family, and I also took the initiative to ask Ying to match the bridge for the sake of serving the Yuan family, and Yuan Gong should understand my intentions! ”

Yuan Li was so confused by Yang Hong's words that he couldn't figure it out.

Under Yang Hong's gaze, he couldn't help asking, "How do you want my Yuan family to support you?" ”

"Food, ordnance, money! In addition, I heard that there were many guards and private soldiers in the Yuan family, the families of various families in Runan, and the landlord Haoqiang, and my lord hoped that Yuan Gong would make peace in the past, and gather them all these guards and private soldiers to be trained by my lord in a concentrated manner, so as to fight against Li Tong's 5,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Yang'an! ”

"This ······" Yuan Li hesitated, "Money, food and ordnance are not a problem, guarding private soldiers, I'm afraid it's a little difficult!" ”

Yang Hong got up and walked in front of Yuan Li, "Duke Yuan, if it is not difficult, my lord will not recruit the Yuan family to form an alliance!" I believe that Yuan Gong has a way to persuade those families and landlords to hand over the guards and private soldiers! Besides, my lord is not greedy for these horses, but he borrowed them to attack Li Tong, as long as Li Tong is defeated, is it not my lord and the Yuan family in Runan who have the final say? ”

Yuan Li thought about it for a while, "I want to write to Benchu about this matter and see how Benchu can do it!" ”

Yang Hong pressed step by step: "Yuan Li, it's a long way from Runan to Hebei, this doesn't count whether the messenger will have an accident halfway, even if the messenger can safely deliver the letter to Yuan Benchu, when you receive the reply, the daylily will be cold!" Now that you are the speaker of the Yuan family in Runan, why do you have to listen to Yuan Benchu in everything? ”

The last sentence woke up Yuan Li and inspired a little ambition in his heart.

"Okay, I'll contact the families and landlords in this matter, and persuade them to pay for the grain, and hand over the guards and private soldiers for the time being!"

Finally got Yuan Li, Yang Hong breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately came to report to Qin Feng after sending Yuan Li away.

Qin Feng was very happy about this, and said: "This matter will be handed over to Mr. Yu to contact Yuan Li, and he must be urged to promote this matter as soon as possible, they can wait, our army can't afford to wait!" ”