Zu Mao's head flew into the air and before it landed on the ground, Gao Lin, who was holding Fang Tian's painted halberd, thrust forward. The end of the halberd directly hit Zu Mao's head, and the Dragon Scale Army cavalry behind him also
He galloped over quickly and chased Wu Jun's soldiers directly in the city.
"Zu Mao is dead, surrender immediately, or else he will be killed without mercy!" Gao Lin held up Zu Mao's head and rode his horse through the streets and alleys of the city, shouting loudly. If he encountered resistance, he would hit him with a killing move, which made people helpless.
If they are blocked, corpses will be everywhere in their path.
The people in the city had long been hiding in their homes and did not dare to come out. Although there were many soldiers of the Wu Army on the streets, they could not stop the advance of the Dragon Scale Army. The soldiers of the Dragon Scale Army, led by Gao Lin and others, were in the city.
They ran rampant in the streets and alleys, fighting one against a hundred. After fighting for about half an hour, the Wu army finally couldn't resist. Some withdrew from Shouchun City through the west gate, while others abandoned their weapons and surrendered under pressure.
In less than an hour, the Dragon Scale Army occupied the entire Shouchun City and controlled both the east and west gates.
In the prefect's house, Guo Jia and Gao Lin walked in side by side. Zhang Xiong pushed the prefect of Jiujiang over and said to Gao Lin: "Generalissimo, he is the prefect of Jiujiang."
Gao Lin said: "Your Excellency, I have offended you so much. Now this Shouchun City belongs to our Huaxia Kingdom. Now it is the time for our army to hire people. I wonder if your Lord, the Grand Administrator, is willing to serve as an official in our Huaxia Kingdom?"
The prefect of Jiujiang said hurriedly: "I am willing to do so. I would be honored to do so."
"In this case, then you will continue to be your governor, help me handle some government affairs, and write a message and send it to each county, asking them all to surrender to me, Huaxia Kingdom. Otherwise, I will personally lead my Huaxia Kingdom.
The iron cavalry flattened every city."
"Yes, yes, I'm going to write a message right now."
Gao Lin waited until the prefect of Jiujiang left and then whispered to Zhang Xiong: "This prefect has flashing eyes and a rat-like eyes. He is not a good person. Go to the city and ask the people who are the most respected people in the city."
"yes."
"In addition, I posted a notice and made a three-part agreement with the people in the city. Our troops are not allowed to harass the people privately, and the treasury and arsenal are sealed. No one is allowed to move without my order. Then open the city gate. If the residents in the city want to stay, they can stay.
In no mood
Let all the remaining ones go and let them move elsewhere. Our army has occupied Shouchun. After Wu's defeated army returns, more reinforcements will inevitably arrive. This city will soon become a place of war. The people of the country will leave as soon as possible.
." Guo Jia added.
Zhang Xiong nodded, turned around and left.
Gao Lin said to Guo Jiaqi: "Teacher, what should we do next?"
Guo Jia smiled and said: "The rest is to wait and see."
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Hefei City.
Sun Ce led 50,000 elites to cross the Yangtze River. The forced march was extremely exhausting, so he had to rest temporarily in Hefei. However, he was worried that the Chinese army would attack Shouchun, so he specially ordered Zu Mao to lead 20,000 reserve troops to Shouchun to defend
City, while he, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Han Dang led the 50,000 elite regular troops to rest in Hefei.
After three days, Sun Ce's troops had been completely rested. The soldiers and horses had received sufficient rest. They had replenished food, weapons and equipment in Hefei. When they were preparing to set off, a scout suddenly came to report that Shouchun City had been captured.
The Huaxia Kingdom occupied it, and Zu Mao, Zu Hu, Zu Bao and his son were all killed in battle. Thousands of Wu's defeated troops were evacuating toward Hefei.
After Sun Ce heard the news, he couldn't help but be startled. When he found out that the person leading the army was the second prince of Huaxia, the Great General Wang, and the Grand Marshal Gao Lin, he ordered the 50,000-strong army to go towards Shouchun without hesitation.
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In Shouchun City, Gao Lin and Guo Jia came to the door of the Chen Mansion together. During the day of questioning, the people said that Chen Yuanlong in the north of the city was a great sage. Gao Lin sent people to invite Chen Yuanlong, but Chen Yuanlong declined.
No.
So Gao Lin and Guo Jia, together with Corporal Xian, came to visit Chen Yuanlong in person.
Chen Yuanlong, Mingdeng, was born in Huaipu, Xiapi. At the age of twenty-five, he was promoted as Xiaolian by the state and county and was awarded the magistrate of Dongyang County. Although he was young, he was able to understand the sentiments of the people, care for the weak and raise orphans, and was highly respected by the people.
Later, Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian promoted Chen Deng to the rank of Dian Nong Xiaowei, in charge of agricultural production in the state. He personally inspected Xuzhou's soil conditions, developed water conservancy, and developed farmland irrigation, which restored Xuzhou's agriculture, which had been repeatedly destroyed in the late Han Dynasty, to a certain extent.
The people live and work in peace and contentment, and there is "an abundance of rice."
A few years later, Cao Cao launched an army to attack Xuzhou to avenge his father. Chen Deng followed Tao Qian and led the people to resist. However, due to the small number of soldiers, they were unable to defeat him. Tao Qian even died of a sudden illness. After that, Chen Deng resigned from his post and stopped working.
, and his father Chen Si moved their family to Shouchun, started doing business, no longer involved in officialdom, and gradually became a wealthy family in Shouchun.
The Chen family was indeed highly virtuous and highly respected in the hearts of the people in Shouchun. The Chen family was not unkind for the sake of wealth, but instead often spent all her wealth to help the poor. Therefore, the Chen family often experienced ups and downs in the more than ten years of Shouchun.
Gao Lin and Guo Jia asked their men to knock on the door of the Chen Mansion. An old housekeeper stood out from the door, looked at Gao Lin, Guo Jia and others, and then asked: "Your distinguished guest is the Great General of the Huaxia Kingdom.
Marshal, Duke of Zhenguo, Taiwei?"
Gao Lin and Guo Jia nodded at the same time, and the old housekeeper opened the door of the house completely, made an invitation gesture, and said to Gao Lin and Guo Jia: "My master said that there will be distinguished guests coming today, so let the old housekeeper
I'm waiting here. Distinguished guest, please come in quickly."
Gao Lin and Guo Jia looked at each other, and then entered the Chen Mansion one after another. As they walked, Guo Jia whispered to Gao Lin: "Your Highness, I have made it clear that Chen Yuanlong is knowledgeable and resourceful.
, but his character is unruly and rebellious, so he cannot use the ordinary courtesy of inviting people to ask for help. He needs to be stimulated with wisdom, and when necessary, he can use both grace and power."
After hearing this, Gao Lin nodded and already had an idea in his mind.
Under the leadership of the old housekeeper, Gao Lin and Guo Jia entered the living room of the Chen Mansion. The old housekeeper bowed his head and said, "Dear guest, please have a seat. I will invite my master to come out right now."
Therefore, Gao Lin and Guo Jia were not polite and sat down in the living room, asking their men to guard the door and wait quietly in the reception hall.
However, no one came out after waiting for a while, and no one even brought a cup of tea. Gan Xiaoning, the captain of the Zuowei Army who came with Gao Lin and Guo Jia, couldn't help laughing and walked in directly from outside the hall.
He said to Gao Lin and Guo Jia: "Your Majesty, Lord Zhenguo, this Chen Deng is too arrogant. It's been a quarter of an hour, why haven't he come out yet? Why don't you go in and catch him out?"
"How presumptuous! Get out of here and stand at the door. You are not allowed to come in again without my order. Otherwise, you will be punished by raising horses!" Gao Lin said sternly.
Gan Xiaoning retreated in frustration. He was well aware of Gao Lin's temper. Although he felt unhappy, it only lasted for a while. Within a quarter of an hour, the unhappy feeling would disappear on its own.
After waiting for nearly a quarter of an hour, Gao Lin couldn't sit still anymore. He turned to Guo Jia and said, "Teacher, is this Chen Yuanlong really worth our wait? After all, I am also the general king of the Huaxia Kingdom, and a soldier of the world who has been personally appointed by my father.
Marshal Ma, he is just a businessman. Even if he didn’t come out to see me, why didn’t he even bring me a cup of tea?”
"Your Highness, please be patient. Our army has just captured Shouchun and will inevitably attract a large number of reinforcements from the Wu Kingdom. Chen Yuanlong is the most respected and virtuous person in Shouchun City. If we can ask him to serve as the prefect, he will definitely get the city's reinforcements."
This will save the hearts of the people and even the entire Jiujiang County. A lot of trouble will be saved. Even if the Wu army comes to the city, Chen
When Yuanlong is here, as soon as he opens his mouth, the people will rush to die. In the morning, we opened the city gate, but no one in the city is willing to leave the city because Chen Yuanlong is in the city. This is what the people want.
As a result, Your Highness will wait patiently and be sincere in asking for help." Guo Jia consoled him.
Gao Lin obeyed Guo Jia's words and stopped complaining. He just sat there quietly. As a result, another half an hour passed. Except for the old housekeeper, there was no one else in the Chen family.
people.
Seeing that it was almost sunrise, Chen Yuanlong slowly walked out of the back hall. After seeing Gao Lin and Guo Jia, he bowed politely: "Chen Yuanlong, I have met two distinguished guests."
Gao Lin saw that Chen Yuanlong finally came out. He took a quick look and saw that Chen Yuanlong's body was weakened and his complexion was sallow, but his eyes were bright and clear. He also had a long green beard on his chin that hung down to his chest. He was wearing a gray coat.
The robe looked a bit elegant. However, he personally felt very puzzled. Since Chen Deng was a wealthy family, why was Chen Deng so flesh and bones, as if it was caused by severe malnutrition.
Seeing that Gao Lin was looking at Chen Yuanlong without saying anything, Guo Jia hurriedly stood up and said: "Mr. Chen, you're welcome. Your Highness and I came here today just to see Mr. Chen. There is one more thing I want to ask Mr. Chen, and I hope Mr. Chen can give me your advice."
.”
Chen Deng laughed and said: "How can I, a commoner, dare to point fingers at the current general, the king, and the Duke of Zhenguo?"
"Although Your Highness and I came together today, we were all wearing casual clothes. We came to see Mr. Chen as ordinary people, not as the general king or the king of the country. Therefore, Mr. Chen does not need to worry too much.
As long as we can understand the confusion in our hearts, that will be enough." Guo Jia said hurriedly.
Chen Deng said: "In that case, let's sit on equal terms."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Deng sat down and said to Gao Lin and Guo Jia: "I hope you two distinguished guests will forgive me for the poor hospitality in my humble residence. I usually study until noon before resting, so no matter who comes, they must treat each other well."
You can only come out to meet the guests after the book has been read for a certain period of time. Please forgive me for keeping the two distinguished guests waiting for a long time. However, I don’t know what the two distinguished guests are confused about. Can Chen explain it? "
Gao Lin said straight to the point: "It's very simple. I would like to ask you to serve as the prefect of Jiujiang. I wonder if you are willing?"