Updated: 2012-12-11

The heavy snow in Yanzhou was falling and stopped at times, and it was already intermittently until late November. The weather became colder, so Ge ​​Xin finally agreed to stay in the Shanyang Army to do things. In addition to being moved by Zhao Xun's sincerity, he was also because of his family. After all, he also had a family that needed him to take care of.

Also due to the war, temporary peace was maintained in Yanzhou. Fengwei County did not attack the Wuwei Army, and in Luzhou Prefecture, the Wuwei Army also stopped attacking the three northernmost counties in Luzhou Prefecture.

Compared with Yanzhou, the snowfall in the north is the most serious. Even if Zhao Xun learned about the information from the north, even if he was prepared, the situation was still not good.

The whole north is filled with heavy snow. In the Turkic territory, the snow tide is overwhelming, and the famine is faintly expanding. In Youzhou alone, many farmers' houses are crushed by heavy snow, and thousands of people are frozen to death. Often the houses are still there that night, and tomorrow morning, the houses are destroyed by heavy snow and north wind.

In the land of Youzhou, the Xiaoguo Army had been in operation for seven or eight years. Even so, you can imagine what the situation was in Bingzhou, Liangzhou, Liaodong, the Turkic Grassland and the Mushi tribes. Of course, Zhao Xun would not care about the situation in the Mushi tribes and the Turkic people at that time. But he had to worry about the territory of Dayan.

Because, even in the three counties, more than 30 people still died of heavy snow, of which 18 days were frozen to death, and the other dozen people were caused by various other reasons, and the inducement was caused by snowfall. Think about it, it was just that the three counties were like this, so what about the entire Yanzhou? What will happen to Yongzhou, Liangzhou and other prefectures? Zhao Xun cannot help but worry.

"Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest! Haha... this is ironic!" Zhao Xun looked at the snowflakes that began to float again and couldn't help but sneer. He couldn't help but sneer. After all, the sphere of influence of the Xiaoguo Army was in the north.

Just as Zhao Xun was about to patrol the city again, Ge Xin hurriedly walked in. When he saw Zhao Xun, he said in a deep voice: "General, the statistics of this snow disaster have come out, and the situation in Yanzhou has come out."

Zhao Xun's face turned right and said, "Oh? It's out? The land of Yanzhou has been divided into scattered parts. How could there be such statistical results?"

Ge Xin said in a deep voice: "In order to put pressure on the court, the Wuwei Army in the south used moral commanding heights to report the local disaster situation to the court, and asked Situ Lei and Youzhou Governor Xu Jie for disaster relief funds. The same was true for the Tang army. As for Xu Governor Xu, they naturally would not let them attack and reported the situation in their own territory."

Zhao Xun frowned slightly and said, "In this way, they are for the sake of acting for the people under their respective rule!"

Ge Xin said in a deep voice: "That's right, that's it. In order to let the people under their own rule know that it's not that they don't help, but that the superiors don't work hard. A group of bastards are only concerned about their own bastards." As he said that, Ge Xin's face turned extremely bad.

Looking at Ge Xin's face, Zhao Xun asked in a low voice: "So, what is the situation in Yanzhou? It will make Lord Ge so annoyed that even Xu Jie scolded him."

Ge Xin said coldly: "Xu Jie? I originally thought he was a character, but unfortunately, he is getting worse and worse now. Forget it, let's not talk about him anymore. After all, he is also my old boss. As a former subordinate, there is a moral loss in his evaluation." As he said that, Ge Xin couldn't help but smile bitterly.

After pausing and calming his spirits, Ge Xin continued: "The current result is that the number of deaths in the jurisdiction of the three prefectures of the Wuwei Army is more than 3,500. The number of victims has not been counted yet, so it is estimated that there are many. The Tang army has more than 1,500 people, and the Yanzhou army has more than 3,000 people. This number was counted two days ago, and now it is afraid of more. In addition, if the number of victims becomes several times the number of deaths, dozens of times."

Zhao Xun shook his head and sighed, and said with a wry smile: "It's useless to get angry anymore, and we can't care about anything. As for the victims, we will naturally accept and properly place them. If we can't get in, we will also be powerless."

Ge Xin's eyes flashed slightly and said, "As long as the general defeats them, the general can control these. Instead of being occupied by these people who only care about their own interests, the land of Yanzhou is better than being dominated by generals."

Zhao Xun laughed and said, "Mr. Ge is too proud to see me. Which of the three major forces around me, the Tang army, the Wuwei army and the Yanzhou prefecture army, is smaller than me? No, it should be said that they are all stronger than my Shanyang army. It is already difficult to eat one, let alone three. Master Ge, what you said is probably difficult to achieve!"

Ge Xin said slowly: "No, in my eyes, General and your command Shanyang Army are the most powerful among the four forces. Tang Army, Wuwei Army, and Yanzhou Prefecture Army, which one of them rose no earlier than the general, but now, except for the Tang Army, the other two have suffered heavy losses. The generals are step by step in their eyes, little by little, and they are walking towards them step by step. They watched the general grow stronger, but they could not stop them, and even inadvertently promoted the general to be strong. Generals, as long as they act before foreign aid arrives, the majority of Yanzhou land can be taken away by the general. With the current policies under the rule of the general, the general will eventually win."

Zhao Xun suddenly became interested and smiled and said, "Oh? Lord Ge is so optimistic about me? Although I have won the hearts of the people, the hearts of the people are not the key to determining the outcome on the battlefield."

Ge Xin said confidently: "General, they all fight to dominate Yanzhou, but General, you fight for the people. Or, while the general fights for themselves, they also take into account the people. Then, the one who can win in the end is the general. Even if their reinforcements arrive now, so what? Do they dare to fight with the general? How strong is the Shanyang Army under the general? They may not know, but after a battle, they will never fight with the general. In fact, the more chaotic the place is, the more beneficial it is to the general. Of course, there must be enough expenditure. However, the lower officials do not want the people in Yanzhou to suffer the pain of war in this way, so the sooner the general, the better."

Zhao Xun looked at Ge Xin deeply and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Ge is also a member of my Shanyang Army, so it's okay to tell you. In fact, we have already started to take action, but there are still some problems that have not been properly resolved."

Hearing this, Ge Xin opened his eyes wide, and for a while, he hesitated: "General is ready to take action? The Wuwei Army is still... Needless to say, it should be the Yanzhou Prefecture Army in the north. But so... how should the Wuwei Army deal with it? Luzhou Prefecture is about to be broken. If both sides are busy with civil war, their side will be unfavorable..." Ge Xin could not sit still about Zhao Xun's reply.

Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "Mr. Ge is right. Our first goal is the Yanzhou Prefecture Army. If we don't take him, we will not be able to deal with the Wuwei Army in full. If we don't take him, we will not be able to properly settle the people in various places. As for the Wuwei Army in Luzhou Prefecture... this is also the problem I am waiting for. Lord Ge, this matter is very critical, so don't disclose it!"

Ge Xin calmed down, and after a while, he respectfully bowed to Zhao Xun and said, "Don't worry, General, your subordinates will never disclose any of them. Your subordinates have become members of the Shanyang Army, so naturally the Shanyang Army is the priority!" Ge Xin is not a fool. Since the general said something that should not be heard by others, how could he stay out of the matter? Besides, he is also very satisfied with the Shanyang Army now, but he is full of indignation towards Xu Jie, so he bows his head and surrenders in a neat manner.

Zhao Xun laughed, helped Ge Xin up and said, "Okay, with Lord Ge's help, I will feel at ease with the government affairs in the south."

At this time, Sun Zhuang, who was in charge of intelligence, was rushing to come with a secret letter in his hand, "General, this is the information that just came from the Eastern Front!" When he saw Zhao Xun, Sun Zhuang said respectfully.

"Information on the Eastern Front? Could it be that the Yanzhou Prefecture Army was defeated again? It shouldn't be that in such cold weather, the Martial Guards would not take action." Zhao Xun smiled, seemingly not caring at all, but his eyes became sharp. Because he saw a special mark on the intelligence, it means that this is military intelligence or military intelligence of a high level.

"Three-star mark!" Zhao Xun's face was slightly moved. This mark means that this content has an impact on the situation in front of him. Level 3 is already quite high. Although Zhao Xun hopes that there will be changes in the eastern line, it does not mean that there will be any war on the eastern line when the snow is falling. Zhao Xun quickly spread the letter in his hand. He looked at ten lines at a glance, and gradually a curved corner appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Xu Jie, Li Chi, and this Li Yu are all personalities! The Wu Weijun fell into trouble this time, but Li Chi will be sad in the future. Whose idea is this? Situ Wen, Ji Yun, or Li Chi?" Zhao Xun murmured to himself.

"General? Why did it happen?" Ge Xin asked in confusion when he saw Zhao Xun like this.

Zhao Xun smiled faintly and said, "What I wanted to wait for before has come. The information said that Li Chi sent his son Li Yu to command 30,000 troops, and attacked from the flanks on the snowy night, breaking the three cities with one blow, causing the Wuwei Army to lose Xiao Huang and Junyi, and even Xiangyi and Donghun. However, even so, this time, the 30,000 Wuwei Army also fought a few times with the Xuzhou Army and the Yanzhou Army, and there were almost 20,000 people. It can be said that the Wuwei Army now has only more than 30,000 troops. There are also a large amount of food and supplies obtained by the Yanzhou Army and the Xuzhou Army. This time, the Wuwei Army suffered heavy losses."

"Ah! No, the situation changes so quickly? The Wuwei Army was defeated from the Eastern Front as soon as it entered?" Ge Xin said in surprise. He was surprised by the rapid change in the battle situation.

Zhao Xun smiled and said, "This is the case on the battlefield. If you are not careful, you will lose tens of thousands of lives. However, although the Xuzhou army and the Yanzhou prefecture army defeated, the two armies also suffered a considerable loss. The Xuzhou army lost more than 8,000 people, and many of them were injured and frozen to death. The Wuwei Army also lost more than 10,000 people, and in terms of the number of people, the two sides were almost equal, but the coalition forces recovered the lost territory and harvested a large number of weapons, armor, equipment, food and supplies. It can be said that it is not too much of a loss. However, one side attacked on both sides and the other side defended, and the same loss. This can also show the strength of the Wuwei Army... and the Wuwei Army's vulnerability."

"Sun Zhuang, immediately send an order to the garrison commanders of Changli County and Fan County, and ask them to come and discuss matters immediately." Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.

Sun Zhuang said with a happier look in his eyes: "I will receive the order!" As a member of Zhao Xun's personal guard camp, he was naturally very clear about Zhao Xun's plan. He knew very well what it means to gather the generals at this moment.

"General, do we want to act? Or the Yanzhou Prefecture Army?" After Sun Zhuang left, Ge Xin, who came to his senses, asked in a deep voice.

Zhao Xun nodded and said, "Yes, it's up to him to settle him earlier and connect with Yanzhou Prefecture and Shanyang Prefecture in the north earlier, so that the people of Jiyin Prefecture and Songzhou Prefecture can be properly resettled as soon as possible. By the way, Lord Ge and I need to write a letter of request to inform Xu Jie, saying that there are too many disaster victims in the three counties, and there is no enough food and grass. Some of them need to be drawn from Yanzhou Prefecture. At that time, local government troops need to cooperate with the protection and release."

Ge Xin narrowed his eyes and said, "Does the general want to go out in the north and south?"

Zhao Xun laughed and said, "Mr. Ge, I guessed it well. Xu Jie must have paid great attention to my Yanzhou Prefecture. If you want to quietly, it would be impossible at that time. In this way, you can only act openly and go south and break the city."

"Qi County! General, you are preparing to take down Qi County, the eastmost part of Jiyin Prefecture, which is where the general met with Situ Wen and Xu Jie last time. Taking down there, the Yanzhou Prefecture army of Luzhou Prefecture could not be withdrawn. Now Jiyin Prefecture is in an empty moment. Under the command of Xu Jie, the prefecture army should be busy regaining lost territory, laying out defense lines and responding to the counterattack of the Wuwei Army. Taking this place at this moment can be said to be Yanzhou Prefecture, Jiyin Prefecture and Songzhou Prefecture are under the control of the general. Even if there are still garrison troops in the place, it is not harmful." Ge Xin said in surprise, as if he guessed Zhao Xun's preparation this time.

Zhao Xun said indifferently: "It's just that simple and clear that we don't do it. In fact, as long as we know that our army is preparing to take action, we should see our purpose."

Ge Xin smiled bitterly and said, "But the problem is that neither Xu Jie nor Situ Wen would believe that the general would turn against each other at this time. After all, it is still very shocking to defeat the Wuwei Army in Yanzhou Prefecture and Xuzhou Army coalition."

Although it was heavy snow, the information from the Shanyang Army spread quickly. On the afternoon of the next day, Qin Xiao, Li Guochang and four masters rushed to Fengwei County.

"This time, the fourth and fifth capitals are stationed in the three counties, mainly Fengwei County, and be careful in everything. Of course, the current Wuwei Army is not able to attack us easily, but we cannot be in absentia. The spies and military scouts of various units have doubled their patrols, and they must also set up their way outside the city. One, two, and three capitals will follow me, and the army will go north and take down the entire territory of Songzhou Prefecture. The action will be seven days later, because we need the brothers from the right capital to take the lead in action. In addition, we also need to send certain civil servants to take over the place. After all, after we conquer, we need to govern and appease the people." Zhao Xun explained in a deep voice.

"From tomorrow, each department will mobilize the three counties according to the usual training model, and the flag remains unchanged. The soldiers of the first, second and third capitals will begin to move to Changli County. Be prepared in Changli County and set off at any time. Now the soldiers of the personal guard camp have arrived in Changli County. From now on, they will block the road to the north under the military order of our general to prevent the spread of news."

At Zhao Xun's order, the army of various troops began to move one after another, but because the Shanyang Army regularly trained outside the city and trained for a long distance, it did not cause much noise. Although it was still light snowing in the sky, training scenes were very common in the Shanyang Army when it rained and snowed.

Before we knew it, in just three days, the army of the three counties changed its place, and because it snowed, the people in the city hid at home, no one noticed it.

Yanzhou City, the capital of Yanzhou Prefecture, and the former garrison of the Yanzhou governor. But now it has become the jurisdiction of the Shanyang Army. As for the Governor's Office, it has now become the General's Office. Although no one has moved in, the situation of changing the world here is naturally clear at a glance. After several months of rectification, many of the great gentry in Yanzhou Prefecture were also dealt with, and most of the remaining ones obediently cooperated with the Shanyang Army and acted according to the rules of the Shanyang Army.

The governor's mansion, next door to the general's mansion.

In Yanzhou Prefecture, there were 10,000 soldiers from Shanyang Army, that is, soldiers from the Right Capital. But now, after Zhao Xun's military order, there were 5,000 county soldiers, more than 1,000 local inspections, and 15,000 soldiers from the Yanzhou Prefecture. In addition, there were 5,000 baggage soldiers, and more than 30,000 young and strong men who had been trained.

"Tang Duwei, the general's military order has arrived, and we are going to take action. This operation is enough for 10,000 people. We only need to take Qi County and defend it. Jiyin Prefecture and Songzhou Prefecture are not a problem. This time, there are 5,000 baggage troops and 10,000 young and strong men who are in charge of the army. This time, these 10,000 young and strong men are the civilians of the army and are also the reserve army of the army. In addition, many places in Jiyin Prefecture have our people, and 40% of the 10,000 left-behind troops have been secretly bribed by us. There is no need to cause too much killing to attack the city. After all, we must stabilize the place as soon as possible." Feng Ziming said happily.

Tang Bin said in a singular voice: "Don't worry, Lord Feng, I'm prepared for this action. Although I didn't expect it to be so fast, we also have a clear understanding of the surrounding terrain and there will be no problems. By the way, the general asked the Lord to draw civil servants. Should we act with us or?"

Feng Ziming smiled and said, "They have already taken action. Although the general's place will act later than us, it will not be too late. This snowy day is not a good time. If the war is added, if the place cannot be stabilized quickly, many people may be injured or even die."

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Junyi City.

This city that had just been recaptured from the Wuwei Army still carries a faint blood. Even the small snowflakes floating in the sky cannot cover up the damage on the ground.

This place is already the front line, and Xu Jie is in this city. In the previous battle, the Xuzhou army first attacked the Wuwei Army camp stationed from the flanks, Pingqiu and Changyuan, which had not yet retreated due to heavy snow. In addition, the sudden attack of the Yanzhou army in the city caused the Wuwei Army to be completely defeated in the three places. Just after retreating to the two counties of Xiao Huang and Junyi, they were defeated by the relentless coalition forces, and finally forced the Wuwei Army to retreat to the division point of the power before the Shanyang Army joined the war.

After paying more than 500,000 silver coins, Li Yu led his army away. It was not that they did not want to occupy the place, but that they could not. After the Wuwei Army captured this place, the Xuzhou Army was no longer safe. Therefore, they led their troops to raid the Wuwei Army in a rage. But they could not offend the Yanzhou Army, otherwise it would be no different from the result of letting the Wuwei Army occupy it. Of course, the Xuzhou Army could not divide the troops out at this moment.

"Sir Situ, the letter from the Shanyang Army!" Xu Jie said with a faint smile on his face. For him, the victory at this moment was already very satisfying. Of course, it was still somewhat inferior to the Shanyang Army, but it also reduced his anger. After all, there were not many Wuwei Army in the south. In addition, Xiangyi and Donghun counties were not unbearable. Just wait for the snow to stop, the army would come out together and take advantage of the situation.

Situ Wen said indifferently: "Oh? Congratulations to me?" Situ Wen now has nothing to say about Xu Jie. After this battle, Xu Jie has already taken him too seriously and even he doesn't take it seriously.

Xu Jie said indifferently: "Congratulations? That's not. He is not in the mood to congratulate me at this moment. Because we drove a large number of victims into his three counties, he has already made the food he had accumulated and collected. Now he is planning to transport it from Yanzhou Prefecture and ask the governor to send someone to guard him. The thought is very beautiful, and he will protect him. If he hadn't been guarding the Western Front, the governor would block his logistics route directly. I will pass on orders to each county, so that they will ignore the logistics team of the Shanyang Army and not lend a helping hand to them."

Situ Wen did not speak, and Ji Yun on the side said: "Governor, it happened that the Shanyang Army suddenly said that it was short of food and grass. Could it be that the Shanyang Army was playing any tricks? We should not be careless."

Xu Jie said a little distractedly: "I know these, but I have sent people to closely monitor the three counties in the southern Songzhou Prefecture. If there is any change, we will immediately cut off the connection between them and Yanzhou Prefecture. So, you don't have to worry. Now, our most important soldiers will rectify and see if we can take over the two counties in the south before the New Year."

Ji Yunben wanted to say something, but seeing Xu Jie was so enthusiastic about taking back Luzhou Prefecture, he had to suppress what he wanted to say. But his heart was secretly puzzled. Why did the Shanyang Army in the south not short of food early and late? It was just that my family had to lack food at a big victory? What tricks were Li Feng playing?
Chapter completed!