Xiao Cheng must win Bangzhou.

As a node in the southern Guizhou region, how could Xiao Cheng tolerate his isolation? By winning Bangzhou, he could effectively integrate southern Guizhou and complete the first phase of the tasks he set for himself.

The nearly 300,000 square kilometers of Jisi Prefecture that Qianzhou controls is a desolate, savage, and poor place with no good features in the eyes of others. But in Xiao Cheng's eyes, it is a supreme treasure land.

In the eyes of others, those Yi tribes who have not been educated and do not know what Wanghua is, in Xiao Cheng's view, they are just pairs of fine rice paper that have not been stained by ink, and he just happens to splash ink to make a fine one.

Mountain and river picture scroll.

Those regions and people who were truly under the rule of the Song Dynasty would become obstacles to Xiao Cheng's future plans.

A person has been kneeling for a long time, and if you want him to stand up, it takes a lot of effort.

A person only kneels down occasionally, but his body is still filled with an unyielding spirit of resistance.

These Jisuzhous, where Xiao Cheng can show off his talents every now and then, want to jump out of the cage and make a scene.

And now, it is in the first stage.

The stage of forceful suppression.

People in such areas admire the aesthetics of violence even more.

This is true not only for the chiefs and tribal leaders who dominate one area, but also for ordinary people.

Whoever has a bigger fist will speak more rationally.

The strong folk customs are reflected in these fights, big or small.

It was also during their repeated battles with the court that the court came to understand.

Although they suffered losses in the end of every battle, they also used their own blood to let the court understand that if they were too harsh on the people in these places, these people would really rebel.

So, as long as you don't cause trouble, that's it.

So if Xiao Cheng wants to integrate these places, the first step is naturally to let the people here know how hard his fist is.

And the first group of people he wanted to deal with were naturally the local tribal leaders and chiefs.

Those who know the truth will leave a place for you in the newly integrated ruling class. Those who don't know the truth will have their chains ready and are ready to take someone away at any time.

Dushan, Sanshui, Nanping Prefecture, and Xunzhou have been integrated into one. Xiao Cheng combined them into a military prefecture called Tianwu Army. The military commander was Huang Rui, a native of Dushan County. Huang Rui was

Local people will feel more at ease if he is appointed as Zhijun, and most of the official positions under Zhijun are actually held by locals. For example, Bai Xing is still in charge of Sanshui County, and Wei is still in charge of Xunzhou.

Rich, but Nanpingzhou was replaced by Sun Jing from Dushan.

Sun Jing used to be a well-known doctor. He traveled all over southern Guizhou to practice medicine and save people. He was a very prestigious figure in the local area. He was selected to go to Nanping Prefecture, which also greatly appeased the emotions of the local people.

Of course, these places have also been downgraded to counties.

Of course, the person who really holds the real power in the entire Tianwu Army is Yang Wanfu, the commander of the Tianwu Army. This man holds 3,000 troops and is the most powerful person in the Tianwu Army.

The second one is Jia Gui, the chief treasurer of the Qianzhou Business Federation stationed in the Tianwu Army. This person controls the financial power of the Tianwu Army.

These two people, together with Huang Rui, formed the iron triangle of the Tianwu Army.

There was only one person they needed to take responsibility for, and that was Xiao Cheng, who was then the judge of Qianzhou.

After half a year of running-in and trimming, the Tianwu Army has basically taken shape.

Tiangong Iron Art has completely controlled the Dushan Iron Mine. A group of Tiangong Iron Art masters headed by Han Zhong arrived in Dushan, and iron smelting blast furnaces have also been built. Mines, smelting, and iron workshops have been formed.

A one-stop industrial chain.

The Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce basically controls the commercial activities in these four counties. It can be said that as long as the people here live, they cannot do without the supplies of the Chamber of Commerce.

Only businessmen within the Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce can walk and do business on this land. For others, no matter you are a dignitary or an ordinary person, as long as you dare to do it, the only fate waiting for you is to be arrested.

Bangzhou Wang Li was unconvinced and wanted to challenge Xiao Cheng's authority.

Because of the important geographical location of Bangzhou, as the cut-off point in southern Guizhou, the strength of the Wang family who controls Bangzhou is naturally not comparable to that of the Bai family who controls Sanshui, the Huang family of Dushan and others. At the very least, they can do it all at once.

With the strength of thousands of warriors, these companies will be dwarfed by comparison.

Xiao Cheng's domineering behavior in Qianzhou made Wang Li very angry, because it was tantamount to cutting off the foundation of the Wang family at once. While Wang Li was preparing for war, he was contacting the leaders of various Jizhou states.

Wang Li plans to become the leader of the alliance and then launch a large-scale rebellion in Guizhou. It doesn't matter whether he wins or not. What is important is to get rid of Xiao Cheng, the troublemaker in Guizhou.

Wang Li believed that as long as the momentum of this rebellion increased, and as long as they made demands to Li Fang, the transfer envoy on Kuizhou Road, Xiao Cheng would of course have to get out.

In the end, it will still be the natives who rule the place.

They are the owners of this land.

His abacus was very good and his actions were well planned. Unfortunately, his opponent's reaction and strength were far beyond his imagination.

While Wang Li was still gathering his troops and preparing for war, while his envoys were still running on the road, trying to persuade the major tribes, Xiao Cheng's army was already approaching the city.

Five thousand people entered Bangzhou from three directions.

Yang Wanfu led 3,000 troops from south to north, Xiao Cheng led 1,000 troops from north to south, and Tian Shi led 1,000 troops from east to west. The three groups of troops marched out together. In less than ten days, Wang Litong led the army.

The main force of the state was defeated, and the last remaining soldiers were defeated and retreated to Jiulong Cave to survive.

The Wang family, which had ruled the state for nearly a hundred years, was about to be destroyed.

When Xiao Cheng walked into the Wang family's mansion, he happened to see groups of soldiers escorting a large number of old, weak, women and children from the mansion.

Only women.

Even the children are only female.

"Everyone who can wield swords and guns has followed Wang Li and fled to Jiulong Cave. The remaining men of the Wang family, regardless of age, should be killed by now!" Huang An saw Xiao Cheng's doubts and gathered

He walked up and said in a low voice, "This is the rule here. Cut the grass and roots without leaving any future troubles."

Xiao Cheng nodded. Although he couldn't bear it, this was the cleanest way to deal with it. For a family that has been entrenched in the place for hundreds of years, it would be difficult to scare the place without resorting to thunderous means.

Even these women who left their lives would not end well. The young ones would be sold to brothels by people from the Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce. With the reputation of the Wang family, there are probably not a few people who are willing to patronize them. And

Most of those older women will be sold to work in some workshops, and eventually die in obscurity.

Is it pitiful?

It's a bit pitiful!

But Xiao Cheng is not soft-hearted. The winner is the king and the loser is the loser. Moreover, they have enjoyed all the blessings in the first half of their lives. Those who were exploited by them have never been pitied!

"The Wang family's mansion has been continuously expanded and built for hundreds of years. It is a first-class house in the local area. More importantly, this house is solid and safe enough. Look at the walls. They are made of

Made of fine stones, the watchtowers look out in all directions without any blind spots..."

"No matter how solid it is, it will be knocked down by us!" Xiao Cheng said calmly: "It shows that the important thing is people, not these dead things."

Huang An chuckled: "It is only the troops led by brave generals like General Han who have this ability. If it had been anyone else, how could they have captured the Wang family's house so easily?"

General Han is naturally Hammer Han, and now he is the commander of the Qianzhou regiment training, with a thousand men at his disposal. Although it is said to be a Xiang army, in fact, whether it is salary or equipment, it has long been comparable to the Forbidden Army.

And because of Xiao Cheng's personal planning, and the tireless training day and night by Han Xun and Li Xin, the combat effectiveness of this thousand-man army has already surpassed the average army by an unknown distance.

Both Li Xin and Han Zuo had seen the combat effectiveness of the Guangrui Army led by Xiao Dingtong, and had seen how the Iron Kites destroyed the enemy with overwhelming force. They trained their troops according to this standard.

, in the past six months, I have been constantly selecting and eliminating people, and those who have been able to stay until now are all extremely fierce people.

The Tiannan Army is now almost like a lamb in the eyes of Han Zuo and Li Xin.

And this so-called Xiang Army received two salaries. One was the salary of the Xiang Army, which was paid by the Qianzhou Prefecture. As the actual controller of Qianzhou, Xiao Cheng was of course extremely generous to them. The other was,

It's from the Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce, and this one is the big one.

This army made its official appearance this time, and of course it made extraordinary moves. Not only did Yang Wanfu drool with envy, it also startled the Tian family soldiers and horses from Sizhou.

This time, Tian Guo, the uncle of the family leader Tian Chou, led the troops. When he first started his career, Tian Guo was arrogant and thought that he was the main force who was responsible for his duties and was qualified to command all the armies.

But when Yang Wanfu led his troops to join him, Tian Guo's self-esteem was dealt a blow. This ragtag group he thought he had put together dwarfed the Tian family's army in terms of military appearance, discipline, and combat effectiveness.

And when Tian Guo saw the thousand people led by Han Yu, he was completely silent.

As a veteran, he knows very well that when it comes to who is stronger and who is weaker among these three thousand troops, the Tian family army he brought will undoubtedly be at the bottom. Compared with these two troops, they are not on the same level.

Among the three armies, in terms of combat effectiveness, Han Kuo's unit ranks first, Yang Wanfu ranks second, and his Tian family ranks third.

This made Tian Guo shocked, but also secretly warned him. After returning home, he must talk to Tian Chou about this matter. When cooperating with a big tiger like Xiao Cheng, he must be careful and cautious, because one bad move will lead to the end of the world.

At some point, the Tian family might be included.

While talking, the group of people walked into the main house.

This is a three-story house built entirely of stone. There should be another wooden building on top of the building, but it has been burned down.

There are traces of the battle left all over the house.

Climbing up to the third floor and standing in front of the window, the field of vision suddenly broadened. From a distance, you can see the blue sky and blue clouds, the green mountains and the winding rivers. It is really a picture of a great country.

"It is indeed a good place. The Wang family knows how to choose a place!" Xiao Cheng praised.

Huang An said with a smile: "Shuo Feng, I will leave this house to you. Clean it carefully and start a different career. It would be very good. In the future, when Suo Feng comes to Bangzhou, there will be a place to stay."

"What do I want in such a big place?" Xiao Cheng smiled and shook his head: "Bangzhou is a great place, and Duyun here is even better. In the future, the headquarters of the Qianzhou Business Federation will move here.

The Tianwu Army will also be stationed here. Divide this mansion into two and give it to the two families!"

"Yes!" Huang An nodded repeatedly.

While they were talking, the group of people saw a horse galloping on the road outside the mansion. Although the road was rugged, the knight's riding skills were excellent and he ran extremely fast.

When Huang An saw the knight's attire, he said happily: "It seems that the war in Jiulong Cave is over. This person must be here to announce the good news."

Indeed, he came to announce the good news.

After Wang Li resisted for several days in Jiulong Cave, he was finally completely wiped out by the coalition forces of Yang Wanfu and Tian Guo. Wang Li died in the battle. Most of the thousands of people who fled into Jiulong Cave with Wang Li were captured.

"Execute the Wang clan members to death, and send the rest to the Dushan Iron Mine!" Xiao Cheng gave such an order without blinking.

He needed to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, and use the heads of everyone in the Wang Li family to tell the Jizhou under the jurisdiction of Qianzhou to either cooperate together or die.

After taking Bangzhou, Xiao Cheng felt more confident. The Jisuzhou under the jurisdiction of Qianzhou had been cut in half by him, and they were located between Tianwu Army, Bozhou Yangjia, Sizhou Tianjia and Pengshui

Surrounded by four places, it was impossible for them to unite even if they wanted to.

First control them economically, then control them politically, and finally knead these dozens of Jizhou prefectures into a whole.

After being out for nearly two months, it's time to go back. The next step is to find a way to capture Wang Wenzheng's Tiannan Army. In this way, we will have two formal Forbidden Forces, the Tianwu Army and the Tiannan Army, at the north and south ends.

, coupled with the number of Xiang troops that can be controlled by oneself, this area of ​​hundreds of thousands of square kilometers can be truly controlled by oneself.

I wonder if that supreme existence in Bianliang will regret putting himself here at that time?

Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng wanted to laugh.

If you really want to clean yourself up, put yourself in a place like Bianliang. That would be the biggest punishment for you. For you, Bianliang makes you unable to breathe.
Chapter completed!