On the evening of the second day of the September 2nd, Huo Bao, Shui Jin, and General Yin and his party arrived in Hezhou.

After a hundred or so journeys from Binjiang, I happened to meet the people who returned to Binjiang to report their victory.

The attack last night, and the Hezhou magistrate led the public to surrender, and Hezhou got it.

Huo Bao's heart suddenly felt relieved.

He had already regretted yesterday and neglected the two cannons.

As early as when I returned to Chuzhou from Bozhou, I should have ordered people to send artillery to Hezhou first.

Use this to attack the city and have enough shock.

If you are lucky, you can aim at a place to set off firecrackers, and you may even collapse a piece of the city wall.

...

All the Chuzhou Army has taken over the city.

In order to stabilize and prevent people from escaping and causing trouble, the city gates are still closed.

I saw a large group of people coming from afar.

They were all wearing white shirts.

The sentry on the city wall brought alert.

The Chuzhou army from all directions who came to Hezhou gathered in Hezhou. Who are the people here?

After vaguely seeing the flag in front, the word "water" on it, the sentry cheered: "It looks like the flag of General Water!"

A Qu Chang next to him frowned: "Impossible! General Shui went to Bozhou with Master Xiaobao!"

Everyone on the city wall was nervous when they heard this.

So is someone pretending to be a Chuzhou Army?

Who is it?

At this moment, Huo Bao and the water went along and had already arrived under the Hezhou city wall.

The long eyes of the song lit up, not only recognized Huo Bao, but also recognized Huo Bao's mount.

Deng Jian gave a white horse.

"What a little Master Xiao Bao and General Shui!"

He is an old man from Qu Yang, who was born under Deng Jian. He helped him pick this horse in May, so he would not admit his mistake.

...

Under the city gate, Huo Bao, Shuizhi, and General Yin stood together.

"The fifth master has two states!"

Shui Jin looked at the city gate and felt deeply moved.

Marshal Liu's side shared Bozhou with others. If Lingshui is not counted, the only one area in Anding County is occupied. Now even Anding County has been abandoned, leaving only Lingshui.

Tu San was only dependent on Marshal Liu, with only 8,000 soldiers from Qu Yangji and Yongyangji, and he did not even have his own territory.

On Huo Wu's side, he first won the three counties of Chuzhou, and now he won the four counties of Hezhou in another half a month.

Luck is amazing...

It seems to be smooth...

Tu San first entered Black Python Mountain, and then changed his fortune...

"Didn't catch up with Dahezhou, will Brother Shui regret it?"

"What do you regret? We will go to Bozhou and there will be no short battle. We will fight side by side with General Yin, it's refreshing!"

General Yin smiled at Shui Jin and was not humble.

When talking, the city gates are wide open.

The gatekeeper Qu led a few leaders and came out.

"Mr. Xiao Bao, General Shui..."

Huo Bao turned over and dismounted, greeted him with a smile.

This person is a rising star under Deng Jian. He is not a constable, but a hundred county soldiers from Quyang County.

Under Deng Jian's command, he is second only to Zhang, Li and Wang.

"Fifth Master, Eighth Master is in the Prefecture, and Deng is in the Daxing Camp."

Huo Bao could not help but be curious and asked, "What was the way to fight last night? The city wall and gate were newly repaired at first glance, and there were no signs of attacking the city. Obviously, it was not a strong attack, so why did he surrender with the prefect of the state?"

The soldiers who reported the victory said it briefly, and Huo Bao was very worried about whether any of his father and the others were injured.

Isn’t siege so easy to fight?

This song is exactly one of the executors of "Borrowing Arrows with Grass Cart".

When talking about what happened last night, he was also sighing.

"That night attack last night, it didn't start to fight at all. Just Mr. Deng was trying to bluff and use a ox cart to waste crossbows on the wall with a ox cart... Mr. Deng meant that he could not fight with the lives of soldiers, but he could not wait like this. With the cloudy days of the state and the fog was heavy, they would consume more of their crossbows... He didn't want to fight with several officials in the state. First, the commander joined forces with the prefecture general to join the prefecture of Chuzhou, and then the prefecture escaped and led people to force the prefecture commander to death..."

Hundreds of people were damaged in front of him, and the soldiers under Deng Jian were ready to take revenge.

Now, where is this going to hate?

If this dead Hezhou Commander is really not a bloodthirsty person.

Martial law was imposed in the city, and people from other places were strictly investigated, and hundreds of Chuzhou areas were found.

The commander of the state and the state commander didn't ask anyone to kill him, and they were all locked up in prison.

If it weren't for this, Deng Jian wouldn't have given up hundreds of casualties and injuries before him.

...

The state capital was in a mess for a day.

The magistrate and Mr. Song made a government transfer.

Even if the prefecture was surrendered, Hezhou would be the rear camp to attack Luzhou, and its location was more important than Chuzhou, so it would be worry-free if you don’t have to guard it by your own people.

Master Lin and Old Song are all following Huo Wu's side.

Master Lin recommended Mr. Song.

This is also in line with the previous suggestions of "hands-in-place affairs".

Since then, Huo Wu has also expressed kindness to this magistrate.

"The elder can bring his family back to Binjiang to recuperate... and then discuss other things in the future..."

Once Luzhou is taken, you can make room for resettlement.

The magistrate shook his head and said, "If I were ten years younger, I would be willing to serve Huo Shuai... But I am already sixty-five years old this year... I am shining with my teeth. Now I only hope that the leaves will fall back to my roots. Don't be a lonely ghost outside... I also ask Huo Shuai to fulfill his wish, and I will return home with my children and grandchildren tomorrow..."

"What is the origin of the elder?"

This old man must have been away from home for many years and was speaking official language, but he couldn't tell where he was from.

However, according to the rules of the court's southerners serving the north and the northerners serving the south, this old man should be from the northerners.

But now that I go to the north, the road is not peaceful.

The bandits are rampant, and it is not easy for the old man to go home.

I can't just make great contributions to Chuzhou, but I just watched the old man go to death.

"I used to borrow a copy of Xingzhou, West Road, Shannan to take the exam, and my ancestral home was in Quanzhou."

Huo Wudao: "Quanzhou is not close to you!"

The old magistrate looked gray and said, "This is because he is not close, so I dare not delay."

Huo Wu nodded and was embarrassed: "Since the old man has decided to leave, Huo will not be vain and will practice it for the old man tomorrow..."

The old magistrate looked at Luo Qianhu standing next to him and said, "What did you ask Huo Shuai before?"

"Don't worry, I, Huo Wu, will not make things difficult for a woman... I will send her to Jinling tomorrow, and then return to Beijing or what, let the woman stay or leave!"

The commander gave birth to his wife before he died, and he did not want to affect his first wife.

But the two have children, both of them are in the middle of Beijing.

Huo Wu hesitated and said, "In a few days, the city gate will be opened, and the news of Hezhou will spread. Will it be hindered by the boss?"

The old magistrate led the people to surrender. According to the rules of the court, it was not only "losing the land" but also "retracing the enemy".

If someone pursues it, it will be difficult to pass.

The old magistrate was stunned when he heard this, and then understood Huo Wu's concerns, with a slightly warm expression: "The road in Quanzhou is far away, and the tribe members have not had any contact for many years..."

So if you don’t know his resume, you will naturally feel at ease.

Huo Wu bowed solemnly and said, "My elder is kind and can't stand the war... Huo represented the Chuzhou army and the people of Hezhou, Xie Gao Yi!"
To be continued...