Chapter 408: Confrontation at the City Gate

The order was issued, which made Xie Cang, Tong Zhan and others quite happy, after waiting for so long, this Yan finally compromised.

Su Qi'an's expression was calm, he could guess Xiang Yan's compromise, and His Highness Su Kang should have made a lot of efforts.

Obtaining the supreme command of Yuezhou during the war means that the war in Yuezhou is afraid that it will reach a critical juncture, otherwise with Xiang Yan sticking to his power, he will definitely spend a period of time with Su Qi'an.

Fortunately, after Su Qi'an returned to Shuixiang City, he had been very concerned about the war in Yuezhou, and the Split Mountain Army under Xie Cang did not relax at all.

Waiting for Su Qi'an's summons at any time, he can go out to fight, but before the start, Su Qi'an plans to invite people from the Yuezhou Headquarters to come to Shuixiang City to discuss the follow-up Yuezhou war plan.

The reason why it was chosen in Shuixiang City was that Su Qi'an was considerate, Yuezhou City was solid, and it seemed very suitable to be a headquarters.

But they ignored one point, it was precisely too safe, and the officers of the command headquarters were not a little nervous about the war, anyway, they just stayed in the rear with peace of mind, moved their mouths, and mobilized the army.

With such a command, how many front-line soldiers will contribute, once they encounter an attack, it will take too much time to pass the news back and forth.

By the time the rear base camp responded, the front-line war would have been over long ago, so when Su Qi'an took over the supreme commander of Yuezhou, the first thing he did was to move the headquarters forward and establish it in Shuixiang City, such a small county town.

Shuixiang County in defense, certainly can not be compared with Yuezhou City, the city is not prosperous, after being caught Zhuangding, there are basically not many people left in the county.

It can be said that there is nothing to want, some are just the Split Mountain Army stationed in the county, and they have to guard against sneak attacks at any time.

This is the effect that Su Qi'an wants to see, the command is established for the war, and the participants naturally have to be nervous, if they are like Yuezhou, they should eat and drink, it is very easy, how can this battle be fought.

Inviting people from the Yuezhou Headquarters to come to Shuixiang City, Su Qi'an was fully prepared, and it was true that there was a sense of tension in the event of a war, but it was not so that Su Qi'an wanted to see the officials of the headquarters and was killed in an attack.

Three days before the news came from Yuezhou City, Su Qi'an had a great purge of Water Township City.

The 10,000 Split Mountain troops stationed outside the city all entered the city and occupied the county government from the beginning.

Then he took over all the security in the city, issued a public announcement in the city, and arrested all the officials who participated in the arrest of strong men.

The scale of this arrest is very large, not only the officials, as long as the crime is found and the same is involved, even if it is up to the county officials, Su Qi'an will take it together.

Among these people, the first one to bear the brunt is Zheng Er, who has dealt with Su Qi'an.

Zheng Er was more shrewd than other officials, and after hearing that something had happened in a private shipyard and Liang Kun was arrested, he packed up and fled as soon as possible.

His reaction was fast, but under the layers of the Split Mountain Army, let alone him, not even a fly could fly out of the county seat.

As soon as the front foot left the county, the back foot was caught.

Zheng Er, who was arrested, was very unconvinced at first, arguing that the Split Mountain Army had no right to arrest his local officials.

It wasn't until he saw Su Qi'an after he came back, and later even his boss county commander was arrested together.

Zheng Er's arrogance instantly became much less, but this did not mean that they compromised and pleaded guilty.

Not only him, but even the arrested county officials, all had a tough attitude, saying that they wanted to see the county guard and the state lieutenant to sue Su Qi'an for abusing their power.

These people chattered endlessly and were not convinced, Su Qi'an ignored them, first put them in prison, and sent people to search for evidence of their crimes.

I heard that there was a Marquis Su in Shuixiang City, and he even issued an announcement, arrested a large number of county officials, and asked the people in the city to actively expose what they had committed.

Like they promised, once verified, they will not be tolerated.

At first, some bold people in the city, with the attitude of trying it out, went to the county government to receive hair.

Soon after sorting out the materials, an order came from Yuezhou City, and this Suhou served as the supreme commander of the Yuezhou war, in charge of all matters in Yuezhou.

With this order, some people who dare not expose it know that there is a blue sky lord in Shuixiang City.

A large group of people flocked to the county office, and after several days of reception and sorting, with the confirmation of the materials, and Su Qi'an became the commander-in-chief of Yuezhou.

In the prison, Zheng Er, the county magistrates, and officials all died down all of a sudden, and instead of the previous arrogance, they repeatedly admitted their mistakes and begged for mercy.

Even they wanted to report and expose them, but for these people, Su Qi'an didn't have the time to deal with them and let Tong Zhan send people to interrogate them.

What he has to do now is to cover the waterproof township so that he can receive the officials of the Yuezhou City Headquarters in the future.

After Su Qi'an's purge for a few days, the officials of Shuixiang City were basically cleaned up, and even the wealthy families in the county town took the initiative to go to the county government without waiting for Su Qi'an to make a move, and surrendered some of the family's lawbreakers.

and said that as long as Su Qi'an needs it, he can use them, as long as he speaks, the local wealthy family will definitely support him.

The interest of these wealthy families makes Su Qi'an look up to him, and he is worthy of being a wealthy family that has existed for decades, compared with the officials of Water Township City.

Their foresight, I don't know how much stronger than the local officials, since they took the initiative to show goodwill, Su Qi'an naturally would not be killed with a stick.

Accept it all, in the later Yuezhou war, these wealthy families still have useful value.

After Su Qi'an's drastic rectification, not to mention that there have been earth-shaking changes in Shuixiang City, at least there is no previous chaos, and the previous cancer was swept away in an instant.

The changes in the water town even spread out, attracting many people who left and returned again.

Those who have returned will have to go through the examination, and those who pass the examination will enter the city, and those who do not pass will draw a piece of land outside the city to temporarily provide a place to live.

The war in Yuezhou is not over yet, and for the safety of the city, some censorship is still necessary.

Even if there is censorship, it still can't stop the enthusiasm of a large number of people.

If nothing else, the new commander-in-chief, who directly purged the cancer of a county town during the war, did not estimate whether there was greater collusion and support behind it.

This kind of courage, I don't know how many times stronger than Xiang Yan, with such a commander-in-chief, many people's hearts rise with the idea of hope.

Gradually, this water town, where the people were running out, was revitalized.

Xiang Yan and the others, who rushed all the way from Yuezhou City to Shuixiang City, looked at the small county town that had regained its vitality with complicated expressions.

They couldn't have imagined that it had only been a few days, how could this Su Qi'an have such great ability.

Let an inconspicuous small county town be revitalized, and those people who can't even enter the city have begun to set up stalls outside the city.

From a distance, I don't know how lively it is, just like rushing to a market, near a fenced field, the Split Mountain Army patrols back and forth.

There is no trace of Yuezhou soldiers, they are very approachable, and their existence is to protect the safety of the people outside the city.

This made the people outside the city quite moved, and many people sent food and water to these hard-working soldiers from time to time.

This scene was seen by Xiang Yan and Su Kang, and Su Kang said with a smile. "Hehe, it is worthy of Su Hou and Xie Hou, and they really manage the army well, look at these enthusiastic people, when did they do this to the soldiers of Yuezhou?"

"If this king is not mistaken, the local people can hide as far as they can when they see the Yuezhou soldiers, this comparison really makes this king feel ashamed."

"Lord Xiang, it seems that handing over the post of commander-in-chief of Yuezhou is the right choice."

Xiang Yan on the side had an indifferent face, and said coldly, "Hmph, the existence of soldiers is to fight on the battlefield, but it is not related to these civilians, maybe they will be beaten by pirates and lose their armor when they go to the battlefield."

"His Royal Highness King Yue said this too early, anyone can put on a show, this official wants to see, this Suhou asked me to wait to come, what kind of fame is it doing."

After speaking, Xiang Yan clamped his horse between his legs and led the army behind him towards Shuixiang City.

Su Kang smiled, and with the help of Zhou Tai, he pushed the wheelchair and slowly followed.

Xiang Yan's army had just walked halfway and was stopped less than two zhang away from the gate of Shuixiang City.

Stopping Xiang Yan is

A lieutenant of the Split Mountain Army, he arched his hand at Xiang Yan and Su Kang, and said politely, "Your Excellency, Your Highness, according to Su Hou's regulations, this time when you enter the city, the army outside the city is forbidden to enter and is stationed outside the city."

As soon as these words came out, Xiang Yan frowned, and he said coldly, "Hmph, the army is stationed outside the city? Who can keep us safe? Even if Su Hou is the commander-in-chief, this is too much to ask."

"Your Excellency's personal safety in the city is the responsibility of the Rift Mountain Army, please rest assured, we will do what we are told, and please cooperate and obey." The Lieutenant arched his hand again.

"If the official doesn't cooperate, what can you do with the official!"

"Su Hou is too domineering to do this, I am all high-level officials in Yuezhou, and if we can come to a small county town, we will already give Su Hou a lot of face."

"It is our right to lead the army, even if Su Hou is now the commander-in-chief of Yuezhou, he is not qualified to let the army under this official be stationed outside the city."

"Master Xiang is right, hum, Dongshan Hou can serve as the commander-in-chief of Yuezhou, I will be very face-saving, just took the position of commander-in-chief, first let us leave Yuezhou City and come to the small county town to meet, and then let me wait for the army to be stationed outside the city, where are there so many rules!"

"Get out of the way for this official, otherwise, don't blame us for being polite!"

"That's it, isn't it just that we took over as the commander-in-chief, it's such a big shelf, we came in person, and we didn't even show our faces, what kind of commander-in-chief is this, give way immediately, otherwise, you look good!"

Xiang Yan's voice fell, and he was quickly supported by a group of officials behind him, who were noisy, gathered together, and had the potential to break through the city gate.

At this moment, a cold voice sounded instantly, "Hmph, it's really a big breath, I want to make Ben Hou look good, okay, Ben Hou wants to see, how do you make Ben Hou look good."

"The whole army obeyed the order and formed a battle formation."

Everyone looked up, and in front of them, an army of several hundred people rushed out in an instant, led not by Su Qi'an, but by Xie Cang.

At this time, his face was cold, holding a spear, and behind him, although there were only a few hundred people in the Split Mountain Army, under the leadership of Xie Cang, a strong battle intent broke out.

That kind of momentum startled the officials who spoke out just now, don't look at the only a few hundred people, but the momentum that broke out just now is no less than a thousand.

And looking at his appearance, he has the posture of a big fight.