Zhao Hanzhang reached out and pointed at Hedong County and Henan County, and said: "Aren't parts of Hedong County and Henan County still in the hands of the Huns? Let Beigong Chun and Erlang order troops to take back these places and transfer some more from Yuzhou
Soldiers and horses are coming, and when these lost lands are recovered, we will send troops outside Pingyang County."
Fu Tinghan also finished reading the letter, walked to the map, looked at it for a while and then asked: "What about Hongnong County and Feng Yi County?"
Zhao Hanzhang's eyes flashed, he turned to look at him and said: "Fight together, if you want to contain the Huns' troops and make them have some scruples, naturally the more places you attack, the better, but you have to be careful and grasp the speed.
As for asking Shi Le to send troops to serve the king."
Ji Yuan frowned, "Are there enough troops?"
Zhao Hanzhang's eyes fell on Chang'an, "It's been a year since I wrote to Chang'an. The soldiers and horses recruited by Grandpa Fu should also be used. Hasn't Chang'an always been famine? Expand outwards and capture the occupied areas of Feng Yi County.
Maybe it can solve an urgent need."
There are not many places occupied by the Huns in Fengyi County and Hongnong County, especially in Hongnong County. The existing plots of land marked in red were not conquered by the Huns, but when the Huns attacked Luoyang, local officials and nobles immediately attacked the Huns.
Surrendered and therefore fell within the Xiongnu's sphere of influence.
Fengyi County also has several counties in this situation.
Zhao Hanzhang was too lazy to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. Now that the situation in Luoyang had stabilized, she could move to other places to operate.
So she wants to take over these pieces of land, continue to gather refugees, open up wasteland, cultivate, and accumulate food and grass.
Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan wrote a letter to Fu Zhi together. When sending the letter, they ordered troops.
Bei Gongchun and Zhao Erlang took the order to march to Hedong County and some counties in Henan County. Chen Shi was jealous and came to Zhao Hanzhang, saying that he was also willing to do the work of dogs and horses.
Zhao Hanzhang immediately asked him to go to Hongnong County and collect the two counties that surrendered. If those who did not surrender were passing by, stop by and ask them if they were willing to obey her orders. If they were willing, everyone would be happy. If not, everyone would be happy.
If you are willing, write back and tell her, and she will send someone to check whether the other party is employed and whether he has committed any crime, and then find an excuse to change the county magistrate later.
Chen Shi did not expect Zhao Hanzhang to speak so straightforwardly, both rogue and upright. He was stunned for a while before nodding, patting his chest and saying: "Don't worry, the general will take over all these places for you."
Zhao Hanzhang nodded, "Restrain the officers and soldiers, strictly observe military discipline, and do not violate the common people along the way. For the rest, you can do whatever you want."
Whatever is convenient for you.
Chen Shi accepted the order and ran away happily.
No one expected that Zhao Hanzhang would send troops when the New Year was approaching. As soon as Liu Cong's army surrounded Jinyang, news from the south came one after another.
"Zhao Hanzhang sent 80,000 troops, including the Yi family, Xie County, Jiyang, Xiayang counties, and Chang'an Fu Zhi sent 20,000 troops. They are also attacking Feng Yijun and attacking Pingyang. Your Majesty has ordered the general to return to the court with his troops.
To prevent Zhao Hanzhang."
Liu Cong's expression changed drastically and he asked, "Where are the others? Are they Bang Chui?"
"Both General Liu Qin and General Liu Yao sent troops to resist, but the opponent's general was Bei Gongchun. There was a new young general in the Zhao army. I heard that he was Zhao Hanzhang's brother. He was also very brave. They fought three times and failed to defeat the opponent.
In addition, there are more Han people in Hedong County and Fengyi County. In some cities, before the enemy troops arrived, the people in the city were already making noise, and the county officials opened their doors and surrendered."
Liu Cong gritted his teeth with hatred, "The grasshoppers are naturally swaying. When they surrendered to me, I said to kill them, but my father said that it would chill people's hearts and not allow them to surrender. Now it's better. If they can surrender to us, they can naturally do the same."
Surrender Zhao Hanzhang and lose the city in vain!"
At this time, someone and Zhao Hanzhang were also proposing to kill these officials and generals who had surrendered, for the same reason as Liu Cong.
"Yesterday they surrendered to the Huns because they were powerful. Today, they surrendered to us because of our strong military strength. Who knows that they won't bring their cities to surrender to others in the future?"
Zhao Hanzhang said: "They surrendered to the Huns before to protect the people in the city from being slaughtered. They are loyal people. How can they make such malicious speculations?"
With a righteous look on her face, she said solemnly: "They have done a great job in presenting the city this time. Please ask them to return to Luoyang. I will reward them heavily!"
The generals and officials who suggested cutting off their heads exploded instantly, "You want a heavy reward?"
Ming Yu, who also suggested cutting off their heads, swallowed his words and asked instead: "How will you reward me?"
"Luoyang is short of officials. They are talented and knowledgeable. In addition to rewarding them with fields and houses, it is natural to choose suitable officials for them."
Ming Yu nodded in agreement and asked, "Where do you select the new county magistrate?"
Zhao Hanzhang smiled at him and said: "You can make recommendations to me. I will choose those with outstanding talents and virtues to serve."
Only then did the others realize that they wanted to transfer people back and replace them with their own people, so that they would not be afraid of them surrendering to others again.
Can……
"Can they obey orders? The Xiongnu and Han Dynasties did not replace them before."
Zhao Hanzhang said: "Since you suspect them of betraying their master again and again, aren't they afraid of your suspicion?"
So they will definitely obey orders.
Zhao Hanzhang's guess was good. She asked the magistrates and generals of these counties to return to Luoyang. Although they were hesitant and frightened, they still came back.
Zhao Hanzhang treated them courteously, met with them in person, rewarded them with land and houses, and allowed them to serve as officials in the governor's mansion.
When the news came out, some officials and generals who had delayed going to Luoyang quickly packed their bags, took their families to Luoyang, and accepted Zhao Hanzhang's appointment;
Some of the former Jin officials who were hesitant and did not dare to surrender found that the Huns and Han officials immediately opened the city gates and surrendered as well;
Zhao Jiajun swept over with a devastating move and recovered most of Sizhou. Henan County, Hedong County, most of Fengyi County and part of Hongnong County were held in Zhao Hanzhang's hands.
When the news reached Yuncheng, the imperial court was still going back and forth over the issue of the governor of Jizhou. When he heard that Zhao Hanzhang controlled most of Sizhou, the emperor couldn't sit still, and the two sides started fighting.
He no longer wanted to worry about the dispute between Wang Jun and Liu Kun, so he left Zhao Zhongyu in private to ask him, "Zhao Shangshu, does Zhao Qing want to follow Uncle Liu's example and cede territory to me?"
Zhao Zhongyu quickly explained for Zhao Hanzhang: "Your Majesty, Zhao Hanzhang has no disloyal heart. She is here to help Liu Kun contain the Huns and force Liu Cong to retreat. If you don't believe me, just wait for a while to see if Liu Cong will retreat?"
The emperor was still uneasy and said: "Zhao Qing is already the governor of Yuzhou, and Sizhou and Yuzhou are among the world. If she still takes Sizhou and takes it, all the nine states in the world will be owned by her, and she will be the best in the world.
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The so-called Zhulu Central Plains, the Central Plains refers to the area between Yuzhou and Sizhou. The most important area was occupied by Zhao Hanzhang, but he, the emperor, was hiding in a corner. What does this sound like?