Dai Ming City.
Liu Taozi led more than a hundred cavalry and slowly appeared in front of the city.
The city showed a dilapidated scene, corpses everywhere were being cleaned, the city gates were wide open, and a masked general led many soldiers out of the city to greet them.
"Meet the General!!"
Everyone bowed and bowed.
Liu Taozi asked them to stand up, and then looked at Yan Heijin who was taking the lead. He frowned and said nothing.
Surrounded by everyone, Liu Taozi walked into the city. Yan Heijing hurriedly informed the situation of the battle, "I have sent people to get in touch with Podoluo, the general of Jinhe. He sent people to escort a group of casual officials.
The officials will be deployed soon, and the army will no longer be under direct jurisdiction."
"Well, what's the news about Yang Zhong and others?"
"Padoro said that Yang Zhuan's troops have appeared outside the city and fought several times. The enemy's morale is strong and their fighting spirit is high. Podoro cannot defeat them and they are still in a stalemate. Yang Zhong's army should
We will join Yang Zhuan soon. The puppet Zhou armies in other places have learned that Yongfeng has fallen and have begun to rout. Tu Xiyue and others are still leading the pursuit."
Everyone walked into the official office. The official office had been cleaned, and no bodies were seen. However, the many blood stains on the ground had not been wiped off, and the entire official office was filled with a stench.
Liu Taozi sat in the upper position, and the generals sat around him.
Liu Taozi first rewarded the soldiers who had made meritorious service this time, and finally left Yan Heijing and Chu Jiande behind, letting the others go back to rest. Tomorrow, they will send out troops again to kill Yang Zhong, an old man.
These three people were the only ones left in the house.
Liu Taozi just said slowly: "Mr. Chu, help him check his injuries."
Yan Heijing was stunned. Chu Jiande stepped forward, took a closer look, and tore off his sleeves. Sure enough, he saw traces of bandaging.
Chu Jiande was also surprised, "My lord, his eyes are really nice. I didn't even notice that he was injured."
"He usually wears heavy armor when he sees me on weekdays. Today he greets me with light armor. He must be injured."
Yan Heijing hurriedly said: "General, this is nothing."
"If the wound is not treated in time, you will be blamed in this battle."
"Tomorrow, you will continue to sit here and there is no need to follow."
Yan Heizhen was shocked and said, "General, I can still fight!"
Liu Taozi slowly looked at him, and he lowered his head helplessly.
"only!"
Liu Taozi nodded and ordered: "If you encounter an enemy passing by, don't rush to attack, just defend the city. Yang Zhong cannot be judged by common sense. He may appear anywhere, so don't be careless."
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Liu Taozi explained a few words and went to inspect the city defenses.
Chu Jiande treated Yan Heijin's wounds again, and he also took off his mask. There was actually a scratch on his neck. Chu Jiande treated the wounds calmly.
"Your grandpa also gained military exploits because of you, and even became the famous General Yan. When are you going to leave?"
Yan Niang frowned slightly, "Why do you want to leave?"
"You are a female after all. When you replaced your grandpa and allowed him to keep his household registration, you were already showing mercy to the general. Why, you still want to use your daughter's body to gain a good background as a general?"
She glanced at Chu Jiande and said, "The general didn't care about me, so why are you talking so much?"
Chu Jiande laughed and said, "The general is not a Xianbei. It won't work for women to go into battle. It won't work."
"In ancient times, there were good wives. Xun Guan, even the former Qin Dynasty, also had Empress Mao. Why do you just say it can't work?"
"Hey, is it a good thing to kill people in war? You have achieved military success. It would be great to go back and take care of your grandpa. All the generals under the lord's command will not lack a baby of yours."
"Then you are so old, why don't you go back to take care of yourself? I heard that Xu Zhicai came to the frontier, and there is no shortage of you as an old man."
Chu Jiande laughed, "I save lives and heal the wounded, which is different from you."
Yan Niang raised her head, "Anyway, I want to follow the general. I am not greedy for fame or status. Every time the general conquers a place, the people there can live a good life. Back then, when the general did not come to the frontier fortress,
, my whole family was almost forced to death, but now, everywhere in the frontier fortress, there is laughter and laughter everywhere? The general wins more and more battles, and everyone’s life is getting better and better.”
"I will follow the general to defeat all enemies! To appease the people of the whole world!"
Chu Jiande chuckled, "Your ambition is much greater than that of Yao Xiong and others. Kou Liu's ambition is to leave a name in history, Tian Zili wants to rebuild the Han and Jin Dynasties, and Yao Xiong just wants to be a royal doctor."
“Doctor Yushi??”
"Why does Yao Xiong want to be a censor?"
"He is a fool who heard people say that the imperial censor supervises hundreds of officials, and thinks that the imperial censor is the head of the officials. Regardless of whether there is a censor or not, no one will explain his official position to him anyway."
Yan Niang laughed, "If the world is at peace, I'm sure the general will really satisfy him by granting him the title of imperial censor."
"alright."
Chu Jiande stood up and clapped his hands, "You have to be more careful now that the wounds have been taken care of. Are you no longer menstruating? You wear heavy armor all day long and go into battle to kill enemies. Hey, you have to rest from time to time, otherwise...
, I’m afraid I won’t be able to have children. I won’t be able to be a mother.”
Yan Niang frowned, "If no one fights hard, even a mother will not be able to protect her child."
Chu Jiande was in a daze for a moment, "It makes some sense."
Yan Niang sighed, "It's a pity that I can't go out to fight with the general this time. I also thought about cutting off Yang Zhong's head and presenting it to the general."
Chu Jiande stroked his beard and said earnestly: "It is also a very important job for you to garrison the city. How can you despise it? You don't have to be with the general to make achievements. Young people, please remember."
The next day.
"Lord? Why do I have to stay here?!"
"You are going on an expedition this time when there is a shortage of doctors. I can't stay here!!"
The knights were arrayed outside the city, ready to go to war, but Chu Jiande was holding the reins of the green lion and looking at Liu Taozi eagerly.
My lord has always been the first to fight. If he is not accompanied by him and is injured and not treated in time, something big will happen.
Chu Jiande hurriedly said: "Lord, although I am old, I can still ride a horse and run long distances. You need a doctor by your side. I can't stay, I can't stay."
Liu Taozi looked to the rear, where there were many young people.
"Mr. Chu, there are enough military doctors. If you are injured, they will treat it. If you are injured, even they can't do anything. I am afraid that it will not help if Mr. Chu follows you. Mr. Chu will stay in the city and complete the hospital here as soon as possible.
There will be many fierce battles here in the future.”
Chu Jiande had a worried look on his face, but he could only watch Liu Taozi leading the army away from here.
Yan Heijian did not know when he appeared beside Chu Jiande, "Mr. Chu, this is also a very important job to station in the rear."
Chu Jiande's face turned red with anger, "Can I be the same as you guys?! With me here, the general will have more lives!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Chu. The general must have his own ideas when he leaves you. Perhaps he wants to attack. Can Mr. Chu really gallop to attack now?"
Chu Jiande pursed his lips and sighed.
Shortly after Liu Taozi left, some casual officials from Jinhe appeared here.
There are dozens of knights protecting these casual officials. Under Liu Taozi's rule, the number of schools is extremely large. Unlike Cheng'an, the demand is huge, so the schools have not been overcrowded until now, not to mention Liu Taozi.
The number of officials under Taozi's rule continued to increase. This time Yao Xiong captured Yan, An and other places, the demand for officials will only be greater.
Most of these casual officials were selected from places such as Jinhe and Wanshou, and their dialects are not much different from those here, they are almost the same.
It can be seen that Beishuo is very attentive to this place and dispatched thirty-five people at one time to serve as officials here.
Yan Heijing appointed these people to various positions, and immediately the official office here began to operate normally.
Local government affairs are mostly run by these lower-level officials. They began to check the local situation, organize household registration and land, and began to restore the organizational strength after the war.
Daimying was a big city in the past, and even became a county at one time.
However, it was defeated during the Six Towns Uprising and failed to recover. The population in the city became smaller and smaller, and the defense center gradually moved from here to Yongfeng, and it declined ever since.
Nowadays, the number of people in the city exceeds 10,000. In the past, they all relied on Yongfeng to gain a foothold.
As soon as Yongfeng fell, the area was in chaos. The general did not choose to escape. As the person assigned by Yang Zhong to take over, he gathered up the defeated troops and waited for Yang Zhong's reinforcements. Then he encountered Yan Heitai's army, and the two sides fought bloody battles.
, the Qi people successfully occupied the city.
After the casual officials arrived, they quickly started using the same tactics.
The first thing is to appease the people after the war.
The casual officials took to the streets and shouted everywhere.
The war is over. For those people who were seriously damaged during the war and unable to make a living, the government will provide subsidies to allow them to come and receive food.
There is nothing better than coming to the government office to collect food.
When people arrive at the government office, they can re-register them. In these frontier towns, especially during wars, documents must be prepared to be burned at any time. The data in the city will never be left to the enemy. Once the enemy is found to be under siege,
Then prepare to burn it. If the enemy enters the city, the officials responsible for guarding it will burn it immediately.
If there is no time to burn it, or if you think there is still hope of counterattack, then find a dry well or something to bury it to prevent the enemy from discovering it.
When a new force moves in, the first thing to do is to collect statistics on the city's data.
The casual officials were very busy, some were putting out food, some were registering, and some were posting various new notices.
The young people in the city stood worriedly at the street entrance, hesitant. They wanted to get food but were afraid of being killed.
It wasn't until they saw someone successfully receiving food that they dared to step forward to receive it.
The casual officials did not miss the good opportunity to promote themselves and took the opportunity to talk about General Liu's many good policies.
We are the real land grant, the real settlement of the army, and the real opening of the school.
Well, although the past system was like this, we are serious about it.
As for their words, the common people only half-believed them. After all, everyone said so. They had been talking about granting land for decades, but the land granted to the common people was getting less and less. They had been saying that military households were good for many years, but military households went bankrupt.
It's everywhere.
However, at least they are actually giving out food.
Maybe it will actually be implemented?
Yang Zhong led the army and slowly appeared outside Jinhe.
He rode a war horse and rode at the forefront.
The knights behind them hurriedly followed. Although they failed to break through Jinyang this time, they broke through more than thirty passes and fortresses along the way, as well as several large cities, and even defeated the enemy's army several times.
Not a lot of gains were made.
The knights were carrying supplies in a mighty manner and with high morale.
Gao Anahu walked beside Yang Zhong, his head lowered and silent.
The other person followed Yang Zhong with a smile on his face and started talking in a low voice.
"General, today's hexagram is a bit dangerous. You have to worry that Dugu Cangtou will send troops to stop it."
Gao Anahu looked at the little man. He knew that man. His name was Zheng Daoqian.
He is a close confidant of He Shikai.
When Gao Zhan led He Shikai to escape from Yecheng, this guy followed He Shikai, and then he was defeated by Zhou soldiers, and he got separated.
Gao Anahu looked down on this guy very much. He was captured and had no choice but to surrender, but what about this guy? He came to surrender on his own initiative, a real villain!
Zheng Daoqian bowed his head and looked spineless at this moment.
Several generals around Yang Zhong looked in other directions with disdain and ignored this villain.
Yang Zhong was not like this. When he was preparing to withdraw his troops, this guy came to him, hoping to defect. It is said that he wanted to escape back to Yecheng. Halfway through, he heard that He Shikai had been killed. As a He Shi
Kai's cronies felt that there was no way to survive in Yecheng, so they came to seek refuge in the hope of joining the Zhou Dynasty.
Yang Zhong himself doesn't really believe in the theory of ghosts and gods, but this wizard is not an ordinary wizard. He has been with He Shikai for a long time and has been active in Yecheng for many years. He knows many dignitaries in Yecheng and has participated in many high-level affairs.
Zhan's many plans. If the Zhou people want to attack the Qi people, they must understand the Qi people. This person is still very useful.
As for his villainous demeanor, Yang Zhong wished that all the people in Qi were like this.
Yang Zhong kept a straight face and said calmly: "Your Excellency, there is no need to worry about Liu Taozi's matter."
"He has just captured Yongfeng and has not yet settled down. Yongfeng is extremely important to him. Our troops are around Yongfeng. He dare not leave Yongfeng to stop us."
He skipped the topic and asked: "You have been to this frontier fortress in the past, right? Why didn't you go to Liu Taozi?"
Zheng Daoqian was stunned and lowered his head, "How could I defect to him? Me."
Yang Zhong laughed and said, "Mr. Zheng, just tell the truth."
Zheng Daoqian said in a low voice: "I wanted to go to him, but this guy doesn't believe in ghosts and gods at all. He also said that I defrauded people of their money and wanted to imprison me."
Yang Zhong laughed loudly.
"This is something Liu Taozi can do."
After laughing for a moment, thinking of what the scout had reported about Yongfeng, the smile on his face gradually solidified again.
"We should have listened to Wei Xiaokuan before and tried our best to get rid of him."
"This time he has benefited again, and I'm afraid he will be even more difficult to deal with."
Li Mu said coldly: "General, don't worry. The Duke of Jin intends to attack Qi. Next year, we will divide our troops into two groups and attack each other with 100,000 people. I don't believe Liu Taozi can get any benefits. His defense line
It’s getting longer and longer, but now we just don’t have enough troops. With 100,000 troops, we will definitely bury him in the border fortress.”
Yang Zhong narrowed his eyes, "If there are really 100,000 troops, let me command them, and no one can stop them, I am confident that I can destroy Liu Taozi, but I am afraid."
He did not continue, but everyone knew what Yang Zhong was worried about.
Yuwenhu dared to safely leave 10,000 people to Yang Zhong and let him command freely, but if it reaches 100,000, Yuwenhu may not be relieved. Who knows whether you will attack Wuchuan or Chang'an with 100,000 people.
At that time, perhaps the cronies of the Duke of Jin will come to help from top to bottom, which will be a very disgusting situation. The loyalty of these confidants of the Duke of Jin need not be said, but they can only be said to be loyal.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The sound of war drums suddenly sounded from outside Jinhe Camp in the distance.
The Zhou people quickly formed their formations and entered a state of war preparation.
A big flag was suddenly raised on the hillside in the distance, and the enemy knights slowly appeared.
As soon as the big flag with Liu characters came out, the sound of the war drums became more intense.
Yang Zhong frowned and looked back at the soldiers on his left and right.
Some soldiers had panic in their eyes and took a few steps back. Others looked tired and almost dropped the weapons in their hands.
Yang Zhong stared into the distance until he saw a familiar general appearing in the middle of the knights, in exactly the same formation as the original Battle of Shiben.
Yang Zhong was speechless at this moment.
How much courage does it take to dare to abandon Yongfeng, whom you have worked so hard to win, just to rush here to stop you?
Should we say that Liu Taozi is too courageous? Or should we say that he takes himself too seriously?
Is he more important than Yongfeng Town in his eyes?
Isn't he afraid that he will entangle him here and take the opportunity to let the generals around Yongfeng recapture Yongfeng?
At this moment, Yang Zhong once again thought of Wei Xiaokuan's letters before the war.
Wei Xiaokuan told him in the letter that it was best not to divide the troops, but to concentrate the troops and attack Liu Taozi's location at any cost. He could ignore the rest of the area. As long as Liu Taozi was killed, the matter would be considered a success.
But Yang Zhong also had his own ideas and did not agree with Wei Xiaokuan's ideas.
But when he saw Liu Taozi appearing in front of him again, Yang Zhong was a little shaken. Maybe he should have listened to Wei Xiaokuan and get rid of this guy at all costs.
This guy's ability to lead troops in battle is actually just like that of an ordinary general, but his courage, execution, and decisiveness are really few that can match him.
Yang Zhong sighed and looked to the left and right.
"withdraw!!"
The next moment, Liu Taozi's cavalry rushed out. They charged from the hillside, and the ground shook.
Yang Zhong and others abandoned their carriages and horses and led their elite troops to flee quickly.
Arrows flew out, covering the sky and the sun.
Same place, same formation, but this time, it was Yang Zhong who led the cavalry to break out and escape.
Chapter completed!