Chapter 1191 The soldiers are divided into two groups
Qingma City is a small city on the western border of Chongxi County. The city size and population are less than two-thirds of Juyang City, and it is currently empty.
Outside the east gate, Long Shuang rode up to Han Ruren and said, "If something strange happens, Chongxi County is ready."
"You lead the team to guard the east city gate. The main force of the legion will arrive soon. Even if there is an ambush, they will not be able to defeat our 111th Division." Han was like a blade and his face was like frost. It was hard to tell whether he was nervous or calm.
People like her are most suitable for leading troops. Although they are difficult to approach on the surface, they can give people a sense of peace of mind and will not panic no matter what situation they encounter.
"Yes!" Long Shuang led his men and ran quickly into the city gate.
Han Ruren turned around and shouted: "Dai Le!"
"My subordinate is here!" Dai Le urged his horse to run forward.
"Your troops will bypass the city, spread out to investigate the nearby cities, and return quickly when encountering enemies." Han Ruren gave the order.
Dai Le is now the second captain, commanding a thousand troops, not much worse than Long Shuang.
After arranging scouts and rearguards, Han Ruren led the 111th Division into the empty city in front of him.
A letter eagle sent intelligence from the front, and Liang Chong looked solemn after reading it.
"What? A fight?" Xing Bao knew that this expedition would not go smoothly.
If the local officials of Chongxi County were afraid of his military strength, then someone should have secretly contacted him or Ding Kui to express his attitude of surrendering to the supervising country and ask him not to invade the city and threaten local security.
"No, on the contrary, Qingma City became an empty city. Except for some old and disabled people, they even took away the people." Liang Chong handed the information to Xing Bao.
"Empty city? Someone is commanding the battle. Is there such a person in Chongxi County?" Xing Bao looked unconcerned.
There is no regular army in Chongxi County to resist the attack of the New 12th Army. Even if all the local armies in the county are concentrated, they will not be his opponent.
"Get ready for battle. There is probably a tough battle waiting for us." Liang Chong has no habit of underestimating the enemy.
"That's right, we need to prepare siege equipment. They are not shrinking their troops to fight in the field, but to defend the city. If I guessed correctly, they are waiting for us in Cheng'an City."
Anyone who can be a commander has a lot of skills. Xing Bao guessed right. Dai Le's troops were attacked outside Cheng'an City. Fortunately, the response troops arrived in time and the scout team was able to escape.
Cheng'an City was built on the lake, almost surrounded by water on three sides, so the lake was called Cheng'an Lake.
"There is a flat land to the north of Cheng'an City, and the surveillance distance from the city tower is very far. The scout team can only approach by hiding in the reeds along the lakeshore, but the enemy seems to have expected it and ambush hundreds of people in the reeds."
After Dai Le learned about the situation, he ran back and reported Han Ruren.
"We have met an opponent. The commander of Cheng'an City is not just someone who knows how to bully the people. Hundreds of people are ambushing the scouts, huh, trying to lure me to take revenge. You take a few people to the legion headquarters and report in detail to the chief of staff." Han Ruren noticed something was wrong.
By the time Dai Le arrived at the army headquarters, the 112th and 113th Divisions had already arrived at Qingma City.
After listening to Dai Le's report, Liang Chong smiled slightly and said, "Well, Commander Han's choice is correct. He is indeed the general chosen by Lord Ding.
According to intelligence, Wei Shiwen, the military guard of Zhoumu Xingyuan, led his troops to Chongxi County, and tens of thousands of local troops were secretly coming."
"His." Dai Le took a deep breath, opened and closed his mouth slightly.
"Haha, Captain Dai, I heard that you are Lord Ding's friend?" Liang Chong gestured very politely for Dai Le to sit down.
"To tell you, Chief of Staff, it used to be." Dai Le has matured a lot after being tempered in the military.
Liang Chong encouraged: "It was the case before and it is still the case now. If you have anything to say, say it boldly. I'm not much older than you, so there's no need to be reserved."
"Thank you, Sir! I thought the commander in Cheng'an City should be Wei Shiwen." Dai Le's hands and feet were still a little restrained.
"why?"
"The withdrawal of the people from Qingma City shows that the enemy knows that our troops are coming. Generally, the local army does not dare to use hundreds of people to ambush our scouts. It is unreasonable for the enemy to do this. Those city defense troops who are afraid of death must be opposed to such an arrangement. The only option is to force them to do so." Only strong generals can command." Dai Le had a stiff expression but spoke fluently.
"Haha, he is indeed a veteran. He has spent time in the Yangyuanzhou War Zone in vain."
Dai Le's eyes lit up, the muscles on his face became a little loose, and he asked: "Chief of Staff, do you know that you are a humble person?"
Liang Chong pointed to his temple and said: "I have read the information of all officers above the captain of the regiment, including your resume. There is a military order here for you to take back. You must act according to the military order."
"yes!"
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Cui Dun has been very distressed recently. Shapu City's tax revenue has plummeted in recent months, market prices have soared, and wealthy businessmen continue to move elsewhere.
It has just passed the tenth anniversary of his taking office as city lord. Shapu City finally got rid of poverty and went from not having enough food and clothing to having spare money for every household. This is the result of his hard work day and night in the past five years.
Last year, when our country invaded Nanqiu County, a large number of refugees suddenly poured into Shapu City, many of whom were wealthy businessmen. Cui Dun took the opportunity to make a fortune. Although it doesn't sound good to make the country poor, it is indeed a real political achievement, and He has also benefited the local people and contributed a lot to resist our own army. His official position is expected to be improved, and he can at least be transferred to a high-class city.
However, the governor did not get what he wanted. In May, a conflict suddenly broke out between the eldest princess and the imperial court. The trade between Shapu City and Nanqiu County was forced to be interrupted. The state pastor ordered each city to turn over their inventory and secretly raised the tax rate. The merchants in the city realized that something was wrong and moved away. Some people He spread rumors that Ding Kui was coming, causing people in the city to panic.
"Sir, there is an old friend of yours outside who wants to see you."
A servant came to report, interrupting Cui Dun's meditation.
"Old friend? Don't you have a name?" He was a little unhappy.
"The guest didn't say anything, but he mentioned 'we fought side by side six years ago'."
Cui Dun immediately stood up and thought to himself: Six years ago when the Three Kingdoms invaded, the 201st Division covered the evacuation of the people in Shapu City. Could it be that the person coming was from the 201st Division? Or maybe.
He didn't dare to think about it. He didn't know how to face that person if he came.
"Go, just say I'm not here, no, say I'm not feeling well and rest." Beads of sweat appeared on the tip of his nose.
"Hahaha!" A heroic laughter sounded outside the hospital.
"City Master Cui, why are you pretending to be sick when your old friend is here? Where has the courage to resist the enemy gone?"
Two tall young men strode into the courtyard, and one of them walked towards Cui Dun with a smile on his face.
Cui Dun sighed secretly and stepped forward with a wry smile: "Count Ding, my consort, how dare I consider myself to be your friend? I really didn't know it was you coming here, otherwise how could I dare not see you."
These two people were naturally Ding Kui and Ao Yu, people who had fought in Shapu City. Cui Dun welcomed them into the living room and secretly confessed when ordering his servants, "Go to the Magic Guild and ask Mr. Yu to come over."
"I hope I didn't disturb Lord Cui this time because I came uninvited." Ding Kui sat down and said polite words first.
"Where, where, you are a distinguished guest, and I can't even invite you. How can the little city lord be disturbed by you?" Cui Dun lowered his attitude.
"Haha, okay, I like to go straight to the point and don't go around in circles with you. I'm here to ask you what you think about the current situation." Ding Kui could already see that Cui Dun was struggling in his heart.
From the perspective of the imperial court, the eldest princess is rebellious. Those who support the imperial court will not be polite to Ding Kui. The battle six years ago showed that Cui Dun is not a person who is afraid of death.
"Hey, Prince Consort, aren't you making things difficult for me? A small city lord like me can't affect the current situation at all, so how can I have any opinion?" Cui Dun's underwear was already wet with sweat.
"Okay, let's put it this way, I'm here to collect the taxes from Shapu City on behalf of the Supervisory State. I'd like to ask Lord Cui to make it easier for me."
Cui Dun's face froze and he didn't know how to answer.
"I think you should know about Tunchang County and Daling County. If you don't know, I can tell you now. The seven southern counties of Nanzhao Prefecture have pledged their allegiance to the Supervisor State, and all fiscal revenue has been handed over to me." Ding Kui deliberately transferred Chongxi County to
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"Alas!" Cui Dun sighed heavily, "I knew this day would come sooner or later. Ding Kui, do you have to force me to betray the imperial court?"
Ding Kui said seriously: "I don't know which court you are talking about? The king was killed by a traitor, what should a minister do? I am the son-in-law of the late king, the only bloodline of the protector, and I fought bloody battles for the kingdom against foreign enemies.
Now I am preparing to save King Qin and support the government. Is this an act of rebellion?"
"But the ministers of the court, the royal family, and the Senate don't recognize you!" Cui Dun faced Ding Kui directly.
"That's not true. Although the traitors are in power and control the important ministers in the court, not everyone agrees with them. I married a concubine some time ago. Don't you know who attended the wedding banquet? Are they not as good as you?" Ding Kui said.
Live in Cui Dun's loophole.
"I don't dare to compare with them." Cui Dun felt agitated in his heart.
He was very confused, should he listen to the court or the eldest princess?
The scandal about Concubine Nangong spread from the rebels, which caused Shao Dianshi to lose face. Shao Dianfeng and Shao Diancong were both controlled by him. It seems possible that he was playing with power and deliberately used natural disasters to corrode Shao Dianfeng to abdicate.
Then he arranged for his grandson Shaodian Cong, who was suspected to be his, to succeed to the throne.
Many officials became suspicious and began to believe the eldest princess' statement, including Cui Dun.
"I don't want to see the kingdom in chaos, with Shaodian people fighting Shaodian people. I hope that the kingdom will be reunited, the country and the people will become rich, and a strong Shaodian country will be rebuilt.
In fact, I don’t like fighting and killing, and I don’t like the intrigues in official circles. You should know that I like making money. I dare not say that in the whole country, who in Nanzhou Prefecture is better at making money than me?
If the kingdom is rebuilt according to my wishes, it will at least ensure that the people get rid of poverty, and everyone will become richer and richer. The wealth of the country will make it stronger, and no country will dare to bully Shaodian Kingdom anymore." Ding Kui was seductive.
He found that Cui Dun was very similar to himself in that he was enthusiastic about local economy and focused on business development.
"When it comes to making money, even the late king wants to consult you. I believe you can lift the people of the country out of poverty! But, can you defeat the court?" Cui Dun's tone changed again.