Huazhou is too big. Qian Xianmin in the northeast of Huazhou is basking in the sun, while Suhe County in the southwest is covered in snow.
Suhe County is rich in white porcelain. When Huazhou was in chaos, all the official and private kilns in Suhe County were controlled by Qian Xianmin's rebels.
Now the white frost and snow are covering the kilns of all sizes, and the two brothers and sisters of the Su family are taking paper, pen and ruler to measure the dimensions.
Several kiln owners accompanied them, and because Su Heng was handicapped, they helped from time to time.
Xia Xingming and Gao Zhou led a group of soldiers and horses by.
There were uprisings everywhere in the streets, and many rebels hiding in other people's houses were driven out one by one.
Those who resisted to death were beheaded on the spot.
Troops who surrender voluntarily will be collected.
All the military and political leaders in Suhe County were rushed to the Suhe County Court Hall, and some of them are still confused.
This battle was an outrageous defeat.
Suhe County has not had tall city walls since ancient times. Due to the terrain, it was extremely difficult to build them.
Therefore, Qian Xianmin set up two passes here and deployed more than 30,000 defenders.
The military strategists are both true and false, and the soldiers are not tired of deceit, but the opponent has too many tricks, attacking in the east and west, substituting advantages and disadvantages, wandering quickly and suddenly attacking suddenly.
None of the scouts they sent out came back alive. Tens of thousands of troops wanted to fight, but they didn't know who to fight.
From noon to evening, the officials of Suhe County stood all day without anyone paying attention.
It was not until evening that someone seemed to remember them, and several Xia soldiers arrested them all and took them to prison.
After spending the night in a cold and cramped prison, at noon the next day, someone came in from outside and took them all away.
Xia Zhaoyi gave full authority to deal with these people to Zhang Ji, the soldier who was specially selected by Song Qingtang to behead all the gangsters outside Wanshan Pass.
Zhang Ji ordered all the officials to be escorted outside the city.
The officers executed them, and the magistrate watched them being executed.
After reading it, go back and continue to be an official.
Hot blood flowed all over the countryside on the outskirts of the city, and several county officials' legs were so weak that they could not stand straight.
Xia Xingming stood aside with a broadsword in hand and said with a cold face: "If you don't treat the people well after you go back, you will end up in the same fate!"
Xia Junnan also said from the side: "When we come again next time, don't let us hear about your evil deeds!"
"Bangta", a county official fainted on the spot.
The army has been assembled and is waiting one mile away.
After Xia Xingming and others returned to the team, the army set off. Instead of taking the official road of Huazhou, they headed towards Lifeng County, the densest mountain forest in Huazhou.
Qian Xianmin confiscated all the horses in Huazhou and had a light cavalry force.
Xia Zhaoyi calculated that this light cavalry should have arrived, and the real army might not arrive until this evening.
The battle in Suhe County was easier than Peifeng.
From the beginning, Xia Zhaoyi focused on scattered and sneak attacks.
Twenty consecutive sneak attacks were carried out in one day, and the defenders of Suhe County were completely caught off guard.
Attacks from behind became more frequent, and war was declared directly, attacking eight times a day.
The other side said there were tens of thousands of defenders, but when they were actually broken up and attacked, the number was not enough to be feared.
Xia Zhaoyi maximized the advantage of his elite cavalry, gathered the remaining soldiers while fighting, and attacked quickly. The first messenger soldier sent by Suhe County arrived at Juxing City, and Suhe County had already been captured.
"Report!!"
The messenger soldiers who rushed back from Suhe County rushed directly into Qian Xianmin's luxurious meeting hall.
Qian Xianmin and a group of lieutenants rushed forward.
"What's wrong?" Qian Xianmin asked anxiously.
"Your Majesty, they are gone!"
Everyone was dumbfounded: "Go? Where did you go?"
"General Liu's light cavalry has just arrived. I heard that they retreated and left in the northwest direction."
"What about Suhe County?"
"The 30,000 defenders in Suhe County suffered over 10,000 casualties. The remaining 20,000 soldiers and horses were left intact in Suhe County. However, the defenders... were all beheaded."
"General Xintong is also dead?"
"died……"
Qian Xianmin was heartbroken: "My general Xin Tong died like this!!"
Feng Keqing hurriedly asked: "Do you know who the other party's troops are? Have you sent someone to Wuhe Slope to ask?"
"They're not from the Jiangnan Barracks, and they don't look like Jiao Jinhu soldiers and horses..."
"Trash!" Qian Xianmin denounced, "I don't know where the soldiers are, so just come back and repay me!"
"Report!!" Another voice came from outside.
Qian Xianmin's heart trembled violently when he said that he had withdrawn his troops and came to retaliate again.
"Your Majesty!" The messenger fell to his knees, "Lifeng County has been attacked!"
"Damn it!" Qian Xianmin yelled.
Lifeng County and Suhe County were exhausted, and it only took half a day to ride a fast horse from the official road. Qian Xianmin dispatched manpower to rescue Suhe County, resulting in Lifeng County's few troops and horses being emptied by half.
Xia Zhaoyi led his army through the mountains and forests. He entered the village without disturbing people and passed through the countryside without leaving the fields. In the eyes of the frightened villagers, he ran all the way to Lifeng County and captured the city in one go.
The officials were also imprisoned. People from Lifeng County broke into the magistrate's home and kidnapped all their family members. Nearly a hundred people were detained at the gate of the government office.
After hearing the news, Xia Zhaoyi almost choked after taking Su Yumei's hot tea. She put the tea cup on the table and stood up: "I'll go take a look."
"The common people are being exploited, their homes are confiscated and their families are exterminated!"
"General, we surrender, you take these people and kill them!"
"Kill them and knock down the corrupt officials!"
"Master Qingtian, you make the decision for us!"
Xia Zhaoyi was about to go out, and Zhang Ji walked towards him and shouted, "Second Miss, I have something to say."
"What's the matter?"
"Second Miss will definitely be as soft-hearted as in Suhe County," Zhang Ji frowned, "But Second Miss, I suggest that these family members be killed."
"..."
Zhang Ji lowered his head and clasped his fists: "The people in the city escorted them here. After we leave, those officials will be released from prison. They will not easily bypass these people who are escorting their families to prevent future troubles. We can only..."
Xia Zhaoyi said seriously: "Zhang Ji, you shouldn't sit down together."
"But the officials in Yurou Township took it from the people and used it for their families. They are not innocent."
"It makes some sense, but the crime does not lead to death. I will go out and take a look first."
"Second Miss," Zhang Ji stopped her, "What about these prisoners of war in Lifeng County?"
Xia Zhaoyi had a headache: "You want to kill me?"
She suddenly regretted it and wondered if she had rejected Xin Shun's offer to be friends too early, otherwise she would have asked Xin Shun to exchange letters with Zhang Ji to enlighten her.
Zhang Ji nodded: "We cannot keep them. In fact, those captured soldiers in Suhe County should not be kept. Keeping them is tantamount to continuing to increase the strength of Qian Xianmin."
"They are different from Peifeng's soldiers and horses. They shouldn't be killed easily, let alone more than 20,000 people. It is no different from massacre." Xia Zhaoyi said seriously.
"I know that the second young lady is kind-hearted and soft-hearted, but the second young lady is in troubled times and a time of great strife. She shouldn't look at the present situation with a normal eye."
Xia Zhaoyi sighed softly, raised her hand and patted him on the shoulder: "Zhang Ji, if you should kill, kill him. If you shouldn't kill, listen to me and don't kill him."
"...Yes," Zhang Ji said softly, "Ji only listens to the general's words. If the second lady doesn't want to kill him, he won't kill him."
Even so, there was a sense of unwillingness in the words.
"Let's go, follow me out." Xia Zhaoyi said.
After walking a few steps and seeing that he didn't follow, Xia Zhaoyi frowned: "Zhang Ji."
