The sky gradually became clear, and the sound of killing and drums that made the people in the city unable to sleep all night finally subsided. On the streets in the city, only the sound of the large group of people walking back and forth were heard. The sound of armor on the soldiers colliding and clattering while walking was clearly transmitted.

The Shanyang Army began to collect surrendered soldiers on a large scale, collect the bodies and unify them, take them away, and bury them in the local area. In addition, the departments were also counting the city's treasury and battlefield losses. Although it was very busy, all the soldiers were excited, without a trace of fatigue or complaint.

After the bold people quietly opened the door of the house, they found that the soldiers in the city had changed their appearance. The patrol and the soldiers who were busy back and forth were no longer the Wuwei Army of yesterday. These people knew very well that the city had changed the sky. But no matter whether it was changed the sky or not, these people still dared not leave the city easily. In their opinion, no matter who is in charge, as long as they have food to eat.

"How is it? Is the statistics come out?" Zhao Xun looked at the excited people and asked with a smile. He was also very satisfied with the situation of this battle. Last night, there were very few casualties, and it could even be said that the soldiers were not bloody.

"The five thousand martial guards in the city killed more than 1,300 people and 3,500 surrendered soldiers. The rest did not know where to hide. Perhaps, they were the young and strong people in the city. Our army had only more than 200 soldiers killed and only more than 500 injured. It must be a great victory with the enemy."

"There are trophys, two thousand long bows, one thousand yellow crossbows, three thousand spears, five thousand long swords, three hundred chain mails, more than two thousand three hundred pairs of leather armor, and two thousand laughing shields. In addition, there are 8,000 dans of food and grass, and 300,000 silver coins for money." Zhang Yongxue said excitedly.

"So much money? Even a county treasury doesn't have that much." Zhao Xun said in surprise. Three hundred thousand silver coins are 300,000 taels of silver. This is not a small amount. As for Changli County, there is absolutely no such much money in Changli County now.

Zhang Yongxue explained: "Most of this should be obtained from the original wealthy families in the city. According to the investigation by subordinates, five wealthy families in the city have not been exterminated. In addition, the treasury in the county town is clean. I don't know if it was taken away by the county magistrate who had escaped, or was looted by the Wuwei Army."

"Tang Li immediately arranged for soldiers to post notices to exempt Changli County from all harsh taxes. In addition, a conscription order was issued. I think that many young and strong people in the city could not survive. If one person was summoned, they would be given ten silver coins to settle down and a hundred kilograms of grain. At the same time, it was written that in order to prevent the place from being regained by the Yanzhou Prefecture Army in the future and the old tax system was restored, we would place the families of the newly enlisted soldiers in a unified manner." Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

"Unified resettlement? General, moved them to Yanzhou Prefecture, which is too far away. Moreover, they have to pass through the territory of the Yanzhou Prefecture Army. If they know that we are trafficking people in their jurisdiction, there will be endless troubles." Li Guochang said anxiously when he heard this. The migration of the people is not a new army, so the speed is rarely guaranteed.

Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "I have moved them to Yanzhou Prefecture for a lot of people. We let them go west with the refugees."

"To the west... Xiaoguo Army..." Qin Xiao opened his mouth without saying anything, but his face suddenly showed disbelief and surprise. Not only Qin Xiao, but also the other people, was the same. Although several of them guessed that the Shanyang Army had a relationship with the Xiaoguo Army, it had not been confirmed yet, but now, Zhao Xun's potential significance shows that the Shanyang Army is indeed related to the Xiaoguo Army and has a deep relationship.

Zhao Xun glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "There is no need to discuss this matter, and I don't want anyone to discuss it. I will trick the poor people in this city into the west through our people. It is not difficult to organize it for only a hundred miles away."

Qin Xiao and others repeatedly said yes. Zhao Xun said this, which means that he did not want the news that he had a relationship with the Shanyang Army and the Xiaoguo Army to spread. Qin Xiao and others naturally would not spread it at will. It is not impossible for the Shanyang Army and the Xiaoguo Army to have an ordinary relationship. If they have a relationship with the overlord in the north, it means that they are not lazy now. It is not impossible to shine the ancestors in the future.

The reason why Zhao Xun made it clear was to start laying the foundation for the leaders of the army, so as not to be difficult to accept in the future. These people are all military commanders of the Shanyang Army, and they have some foundation in their hearts, which is also good.

"General, how to deal with the surrendered soldiers in the city?"

"Those who are willing to join our army will naturally be incorporated. Those who are unwilling will be allowed to go home." Zhao Xun said lightly.

"Let him go home? General, so..." Zhang Yongxue and others were a little puzzled. Why did they want to let him go home after working hard to capture him? Even if it was cannon fodder, it would be good.

Zhao Xun glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Are you very puzzled? Why put them back? This is not our territory. If it is in Yanzhou Prefecture or Shanyang Prefecture, I will naturally not let them go easily. Instead, they will let them work in the two prefectures, or even make a final decision. However, this is Songzhou Prefecture, the Yanzhou Prefecture Army and Xu Jie's jurisdiction. Although we occupy this place now, sooner or later it will belong to Xu Jie. Maybe Xu Jie is ready to send officials to take over here."

"So, these surrendered soldiers cannot stay here. If Xu Jie takes them in, then Xu Jie's strength will be enhanced, especially behind our army. If Xu Jie is cruel and wants to retaliate against the Wu Wei Army and occupy his territory and kill these prisoners, it will eventually ruin the reputation not only the Yanzhou Prefecture Army, but also our Shanyang Army. It will be bad to arouse the Wu Wei Army's normal resistance at that time. Let them go back and let the Wu Wei Army soldiers know our strength and our kindness."

"I understand. I will choose my strongest ones and join our army. All the rest will be returned. General, will the officer of the Wuwei Army accept it?" Qin Xiao said in a deep voice.

After thinking about it, Zhao Xun pondered: "We accept officers with lower team leads, but we must separate them and their subordinates and companions. These officers must start from scratch, but if they perform well, they can be promoted. Those with higher team leads will not be allowed unless they surrender before the war. Of course, if they have to stay, let them take a small step."

"Li Guochang, you immediately lead two thousand troops to Fengwei County, assist Guan Lin and Lu Yu to guard Fengwei County. At the same time, you must induce the people in the city to drive westward. Tell them that a war is about to happen here, leaving a life-and-death life. These things will be assisted by Sun Zhuang, who is responsible for intelligence and secret operations." Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

Li Guochang took the order and left, then ordered two thousand troops and headed straight to the south.

After two exploitation by the Yanzhou Prefecture Army and the Wuwei Army, Changli County was poor and destitute. On the street, Zhao Xun could see people who were unclothed and hungry refugees everywhere. I think I don’t know where these people were hiding last night. The new loss is not winter, but just autumn has just begun. Otherwise, the consequences will be even more unimaginable.

"Tang Li, I sent someone to give porridge in the city to help the people here. It's strange that there are so many poor people in the city." Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

The conscription work began. In the city, all the conscription sites were recruiting soldiers and collecting family expenses and food. Then, it began to be circulated in the city that the Shanyang army was just a guest army and had to leave after the war. It was eventually handed over to the hands of Xu Jie, the Yanzhou army. The rumors said that after the Yanzhou army suffered consecutive defeats, there was a shortage of money and food. After taking it back, they still had to raise taxes.

Before they knew it, the people in the city began to panic. Even the place where the porridge was served was asked back and forth by the victims whether the Shanyang Army would leave here. Finally, they got a positive answer, which suddenly made the people at a loss.

Zhao Xun also knew where the victims here came from. It turned out that they were the people in and outside the city. Because the Yanzhou Prefecture Army exploited them once for the expansion of the army. After the Wuwei Army came here, many people were left alone and had no rice to cook. They had a family to settle down, no money to use, and no food to eat...

"Let our people start to organize their migration westwards. Remember, we must let the Shadow Department and the Hawkeye Department cooperate well. Humph, it is best to emptie the entire Changli County." Zhao Xun ordered with a sneer.

"By the way, let someone pass this back to the place where Situ Wen and Xu Jie of Jiyin Prefecture immediately, let them deal with it as soon as possible. And let Xu Jie move, we have taken down the two counties. They have not yet assembled the army and rested. This is a bit unreasonable." Zhao Xun handed a piece of the document to Tang Li and asked him to send someone to pass it back to the rear.

Under the indulgence of the Shanyang Army in the city and under the secret inducement, the people in the city began to slowly move. The first ones left were naturally the people with no food and no clothes. Seeing them being organized and leaving effectively, heading towards Jizhou, two hundred miles west, the rest of the people also had some abnormal movements.

It is well known that the people in the Xiaoguo Army live a good life. If it weren't for the Yanzhou government's forced order in the past, under Xu Jie's forced order, I'm afraid that many people in the prefectures and counties near Jizhou would have moved to Jizhou. Now there are constant wars here and life is difficult. In addition, there are brigades of caravans to ensure that they leave safely and enter Jizhou, how could they not be moved?

"General, will we leave a handle on what we do? Xu Jie and Situ Wen? If they turn against us, it will not be worth it. After all, it is not very good to take our retreat to a dangerous place for tens of thousands of people." After learning that Zhao Xun did not want to expose the relationship between the Shanyang Army and the Xiaoguo Army, then the only one they faced Yanzhou Prefecture Army and Situ Wen now was the Shanyang Army. If something really happened, they could not rely on the Xiaoguo Army. In addition, there was a Wuwei Army in the south and there was another problem with the rear. That would be really troublesome.

Zhao Xun smiled faintly, looked at the brigade of people leaving from afar, and said, "Do you think the Yanzhou Prefecture Army and Situ Wen are not against us now? Our rear is not very safe. There are more than 10,000 Yanzhou Prefecture Army behind. This is why I don't let the remaining 10,000 brothers come out. In addition to settling down and expanding the army, they also put pressure on Xu Jie and Situ Wen so that they dare not act rashly. Besides, these people have no support in their lives and they voluntarily leave. What does it have to do with us? I have sent someone back to send a message and let Xu Jie send officials to take over the place. I am a soldier, not a government official. Do you still have to stay here to appease the people for him? I don't have to pay attention. What's going on with recruiting new recruits?"

Zhang Yongxue said in a deep voice: "Our army has recruited more than 2,000 people, plus the original ones, there are more than 4,500 people in my fifth battalion."

Qin Xiao also said: "Two,300 new people were recruited, totaling more than 4,700 people."

"Fast front! How many surrendered soldiers join our army?" Zhao Xun asked in a deep voice.

"There are more than 3,500 surrendered soldiers, and more than 2,100 people surrendered. Now we have been disbanded and divided into new recruits in the two armies." Qin Xiao said in a deep voice.

"Intensify training, these new recruits must be trained strictly. When recruiting, you can use more. By training and selection, the best ones will be selected. Those who fail to be selected will be baggage soldiers. Those who are traitorous and do not do practical things will not be allowed." Zhao Xun explained in a deep voice.

"General, except for five of the twelve major households in the city, they are unwilling to sell the food to us." The third general Zhang Ting said in a deep voice.

Speaking of Zhang Ting, he is also a tragic figure. The original Boping guard general led the Boping army to fight hard for nearly two months, which made Boping not lose. He is a hero. However, he had the ambition to climb upward, and was jealous of Feng Ziming and Zhao Xun, so he wanted to seize power from Zhao Xun. In the end, Zhao Xun was the first to tell the facts of Shanyang Mansion and took it down. But Zhao Xun did not do anything to Zhang Ting. After all, Zhang Ting made great contributions. He was also a hero who guarded the land of Boping, and Zhao Xun could not easily erase it. Of course, the premise is that the other party has no other thoughts.

For Zhang Ting, now he has no other thoughts about Zhao Xun and Feng Ziming. He saw with his own eyes that Xu Jie, the most senior boss in the past, surrendered and ceded Yanzhou Prefecture, the capital of Yanzhou. He also saw with his own eyes how powerful the Shanyang Army was. In just five days, he took the two counties from the Wuwei Army, who defeated the Yanzhou Prefecture Army. Even he couldn't help but feel that he was doing things well under him and Feng Ziming.

"Don't want to sell it? Zhang Yongxue led people to snatch them and seize all their property. Leaving them, they were left to the Yanzhou Prefecture Army in the end. These people were not cleaned up when the Wuwei Army arrived, and they must have provided a lot of things for the Wuwei Army. Don't think that the Wuwei Army can do something, but my Shanyang Army dare not. By the way, don't kill people if you can do it. For their private soldiers, you will confiscate them and be incorporated into our army's baggage troops." Zhao Xun said coldly.
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