Updated: 2012-09-04

Looking at the corpses all over the ground and the dazzling red blood stains on the snow, the group of more than a hundred people carefully followed Zhao Xun into Changguang County.

Fortunately, Zhao Xun personally ordered and the soldiers of the guard camp were appointed as military judges. The soldiers who remembered the military discipline did not do anything wrong. However, even if a few of them were killed wrongly, those were ignored.

The whole city was quiet, and every household sealed the doors tightly. Obviously, today's killing made them feel fearful of the arrival of the Xiaoguo Army. In addition, three thousand Xiaoguo Army soldiers were killed in this city, who knows whether the Xiaoguo Army soldiers will do anything? You must know that the army breaks the city and massacres is normal.

Zhao Xun didn't say much about this, which was a normal reaction, and then the new officials would be comforted. Besides, Zhao Xun really couldn't be interested in such a small town to show himself. The current Xiaoguo Army is no longer a period of struggle to survive in the past. Of course, this does not mean that Zhao Xun can indulge his subordinates in a mess.

Zhao Xun did not harass Liang Xingrong and Zhang Lin's family too much. When Zhao Xun entered the city, the war had stopped. The soldiers of the fifth capital had already sealed their swords and evacuated them from the city. The soldiers of the sixth capital began to patrol and clean up the entire city.

"You can go back. The day after tomorrow, I hope to see the people in your family in Huang County who can make decisions. Don't forget to let them bring letters of help and documents requesting the station of the Xiaoguo Army."

More than a hundred talents breathed a sigh of relief, and repeatedly claimed that they were, and turned away from the city.

"The order was sent, except for the first camp of the Sixth Capital, the other soldiers rushed to Yecheng, Dangli, and Luxiangcheng immediately. Be careful not to have such a situation again."

"Li Lingfeng, you go there to command in person. We will not take the initiative to attack, but if the Qingzhou Prefecture Army dares to attack us, you don't need to keep your back."

"Li Donglai asked the Shadow Department to investigate the situation of the surrounding governments, especially the Wuwei Army stationed in the southern Qingzhou, and the Shence Army mobilized. If there is any abnormal movement, immediately repay it."

"Abide by the order!" The two of them answered in unison.

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Cao Bin led an army of ten thousand people to Donglai Mansion in a fierce manner. However, soon he realized that his subordinates were not as brave as expected.

There are 10,000 troops, including 5,000 logistics personnel. Fortunately, they are all along the way, so there is no need to worry too much. However, this is the early stage of heavy snow, the fourth and fifth day of the first lunar month. Which soldiers are willing to send troops when they should be staying at home and accompanying their family?

What's more, the weather was so cold that the soldiers were even more reluctant. Some of the soldiers in the palace were not equipped with cold clothes, which caused frostbite and finally stayed in the city along the way. But no matter what, the government troops marched much slower. Cao Bin also saw deep complaints from the soldiers' faces.

This is not the most important issue, there are many other issues. Because the prefectures and counties come out, they are not subordinate to each other, and have they been trained by the joint army on weekdays. Now, when they are gentle together, they find that they are messy and incompetent. If a military order is carried out, the battalions will be completed differently. It almost made Cao Bin enter in a rage!

In addition, the armies have great conflicts. A small conflict will lead to a huge military fight. Although no one has ever suffered deaths, hundreds of people have been injured, and four or five hundred people have been punished for this.

What's more serious is that many government troops had extremely poor military disciplines, plundering food, property and other things, craftsmen treached/lewd/women, making the reputation of Qingzhou government troops extremely corrupt wherever they went. Cao Bin severely punished these soldiers, and those soldiers who treached/lewd/women were beheaded and displayed in public. This made these government troops restrain themselves.

"Just like this, I still fight with the Xiaoguo army? The difference between heaven and earth, the difference between clouds and mud! No wonder those guards look down on the government army, and even the governor of our government army look down on the people under his command." In the end, Cao Bin said with a wry smile.

With Cao Bin, the Qingzhou Xuanfu envoy Wang Yanqing, who wanted to see him for a while, responded without frowning, "Yes, I didn't expect that your government army would be so unbearable! It is conceivable how powerful the famous Xiaoguo Army is. No wonder it can tear off the territory of the five prefectures in Jizhou and drive Feng Meng back to Jizhou City."

Hearing Wang Yanqing's words, Cao Bin's face looked awkward. On weekdays, he often boasted about how powerful the mansion troops under his command were. The current situation really made him slapped hard.

Wang Yanqing ignored Cao Bin's face and said slowly: "Cao Bin, to be honest, in our case, the Xiaoguo Army only needs five thousand people to defeat us, or even wipe out all of us. This time, it is best to stand in the name of righteousness and oppress him. Unless he wants to rebel, he will not act rashly."

After Cao Bin heard that Wang Yanqing said that five thousand Fruit Army could defeat or wipe out more than 10,000 people under his command, he looked unwilling, and then sighed helplessly.

"The Wuwei Army and Shence Army should have some reaction. Their target is the Qingzhou Navy. Now that they are in the hands of the Xiaoguo Army, have you never thought that there is anything new?" Cao Bin said annoyedly. Since then, he has received the news and sent the information to the two guards, but the two guards still have no movement.

Wang Yanqing sneered: "Gui Army? You should stop thinking about it. Their target is directed at the navy. Apart from the problem, the navy army will definitely get news before us. The target is gone, and the Xiaoguo Army also sent a large army to appear in Donglai Prefecture. Do you think the guards will be willing to fight the Xiaoguo Army? Don't forget that there are Xuzhou rebels behind him. If you are not good, you will fall into a dangerous place where the north and south attacks. So, this time, you can only rely on yourself."

Seeing Cao Bin's look of worry, Wang Yanqing said disapprovingly: "No need to worry. As long as we don't directly attack Donglai Prefecture, we will not have a full-scale war with the Xiaoguo Army. We must force him with carelessness, so that he has a bad reputation. By the way, let the government troops in various places make preparations and be prepared for a big battle. At that time, the guards will have to go out if they don't go out."

Under Zhao Xun's coercion, the prominent families and even some surrendered officials of the counties wrote letters of help and documents asking the Xiaoguo Army to station in Donglai Prefecture. The heads of the wealthy families in each county were also forced to come to Huang County to meet the real master of Donglai Prefecture.

More than a hundred people gathered together, which was a very lively scene. But now, it is indeed silent. When the Xiaoguo Army came, they did not disturb the people, which made them only remember the kindness of the Xiaoguo Army, but they forgot that the Xiaoguo Army was famous for stepping on the enemy's head.

Zhao Xun sat on the main seat, glanced at the hundreds of people in the hall, and felt a sigh in his heart. At that time, he could say a word, and the heroes from all over the world bowed their heads and came to respond.

"Everyone, the Donglai Mansion has been on the table, and all the names I have named have come. This is very good and has also eliminated a killing." He pointed out that if these people don't come, then it will be over.

Ignoring the public's reaction, Zhao Xun continued, "Do you know what is on my table?"

"These are all letters sent by some of you after my Xiaoguo army entered Donglai Prefecture and took over the counties. Some of them insulted me, some asked for help, and some reported to the outside world about our army's situation." Zhao Xun pointed to a corner of the table, and said slowly.

Suddenly, most of the more than a hundred people had their faces and their bodies were shaking slightly.

"I can't care about what you have done before. You just need to perform well in the future. These things are not big things. If you do it for me, you should think about whether your home is stronger than Changguang County? Do you have more private soldiers and slaves in your hands than Changguang County's prefectures and young men? Is your reputation better than Changguang County magistrate Liang Xingrong?" Zhao Xun said coldly, his eyes scanning the people like a knife.

Seeing Zhao Xun say this, these talents breathed a sigh of relief.

Subsequently, the new policies of the Xiaoguo Army, such as slaves, tenants, etc., were accepted by these people, and it was not too difficult. Compared with their lives, this mere fertile land is nothing, not to mention that they can do business. You know, the merchants in Youzhou are the most enviable for merchants in the world.

The reason why Zhao Xun scared them from the beginning was to better promote the new policy, at least it made them feel that compared to saving their lives, the new policy is not so unacceptable, so as not to have any troubles in the time.

Afterwards, Zhao Xun handed them over to officials sent by various departments for processing. The land inspection and redistribution could not be completed in a short while.

But Zhao Xun believes that the people here will be ecstatic. Humph! As long as you take the land allocated by my Xiaoguo Army, will you still be willing to hand over it? If the foreign enemy is approaching, you will not fight to protect your own land?

Zhao Xun originally expected that the Qingzhou Prefecture Army would appear the next day, but the people from the Shadow Department sent information that the Qingzhou Prefecture Army was training the army while walking. It would take 14 or 5 days to reach the border of Donglai Prefecture. After hearing this, Zhao Xun was also amused and crying. The military's combat power was low, and it was not trained for a long time, and he was given empty salary and withheld military salary. Zhao Xun knew very well. Unexpectedly, the Qingzhou governor was actually conducting reorganization training on the way to the new army. If it were not for the intention of capturing Qingzhou, Zhao Xun really fought back to lead the army.

In addition to busy checking the movements of the Qingzhou governor, Zhao Xun was more important to check the two guards and guards in southern Qingzhou, with a total of 100,000 troops, which made Zhao Xun dare not stimulate the Qingzhou divisions too much.

Fortunately, the two guards were in charge of the Xuzhou rebels in Nanzhen and had no time to attack the Xiaoguo army, which also made Zhao Xun secretly relieved. He actually knew something, and learned from the navy captives that the purpose of these two guards was to conquer the Xuzhou rebels, in addition to conquering the Qingzhou rebels, the other was to seize the Qingzhou navy.

To fight against the rebels of Xuzhou? These two guards were Murong Cheng's people. Murong Cheng naturally did not want his subordinates to fight to the death here, but he was stationed in southern Qingzhou and stalemate with the Xuzhou army.

The Xuzhou army also received news that Zhao Xun had captured the Qingzhou naval army and sent troops to Donglai Prefecture. They sent people to contact Li Lingfeng many times, hoping that it could report to Zhao Xun. The two armies attacked together and eliminated the two guards in the south. After the defense was solved, Qingzhou belonged to Zhao Xun, but the exchange of merchants was not prohibited, including the transaction of military supplies such as war horses.
Chapter completed!