In Luoning County, one hundred thousand Western Qin soldiers entered the city in batches, changed the royal flag, and officially announced that the city had changed ownership.
Lin Ze climbed up the city wall and looked east toward the Han Dynasty. His expression was calm, and he didn't know what he was thinking in secret.
A team of royal guards escorted five people dressed in fine clothes, who looked like local gentry, and came to Lin Ze. They bowed and saluted:
"Your Majesty, I have ordered you to search the entire city. Except for the five major families in the city, no one suspected of being a spy of the Han Dynasty was found."
"I have detained all the members of the five great families and brought the five family heads to await your Majesty's disposal."
The five heads of the aristocratic families who were in panic when the sword was about to see Lin Ze, who was wearing a dragon robe, suddenly collapsed emotionally, fell to the ground, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, Xiaomin and others are just ordinary people, not spies of the Han Dynasty.
, Your Majesty has learned clearly."
One of the older heads of the aristocratic families had an idea and said: "Your Majesty, the villain's family has been the descendants of the Qin State for generations. Now that the Qin State has been banned by the Western Qin, all the people of the land belong to the Western Qin. The villain's family should be the descendants of the Western Qin."
People."
"I am willing to donate half of my family wealth to support the army. I hope your majesty will accept it."
Lin Ze glanced at the five people kneeling on the ground indifferently, and said in a calm tone: "Take them down and examine them carefully. If they are spies of the Han Dynasty, they will confiscate their homes and exterminate their clans. If not, as he said, half of the family property will be confiscated and used as military expenses."
"Cities that return to the rule of the Western Qin in the future should follow this example. In addition, they are not allowed to kill people at will or rob other people's property. Violators will be severely punished."
"The official government should be rebuilt in the place where we return. Officials should be selected from aristocratic families to serve as temporary officials. If they perform well, they can become official officials of the Western Qin Dynasty. Those who perform poorly will be removed from official positions."
Lin Ze decided in a few words what to do with the wealthy families in the Han Kingdom.
A group of royal guards bowed and responded: "I obey your order."
Lin Ze continued: "You guys who are in charge of this matter will go to your commander and get fifty military sticks afterwards. If you still need me to teach you about such a trivial matter as how to examine spies, then take off this flying fish suit and go back.
Go home and farm."
"Your superiors are guilty of the same crime as you, and you will be given ten military sticks for each rank higher, up to the commander. If you cannot make corrections, you should resign as soon as possible to avoid death at the hands of you and the Commander-in-Chief Wu Fan."
The team of royal guards looked frightened when they heard this, and they knelt down and kowtowed: "I have been waiting for ten thousand deaths, your majesty will forgive me."
Lin Ze waved his hand and said: "I have always made clear rewards and punishments. If you have made mistakes, fifty military sticks are enough to offset them. I will not impose any more punishments. Please step back."
"Your Majesty, please retire." The royal guards bowed again, quickly got up from the ground, and escorted the five family heads away quickly.
After all the Jin Yiwei left, Lin Ze couldn't help but rub his forehead. For him, it was just a small thing to hit the Jin Yiwei who was slacking off, but there were too many such small things and it was annoying.
At this time, a figure rushed over, stopped a few meters away from Lin Ze, bowed and said: "The humble minister Wu Fan pays his respects to Your Majesty."
Lin Ze swept away his previous irritability and asked in a deep voice: "What are the trends in the Han Kingdom? Can you find out more about it?"
Wu Fan cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I have found out clearly that the Han army in Luoning County received the military order to withdraw two days ago. I infer that when your Majesty led the army out of Chang'an, the Han army lurking in Chang'an spread the news.
Already."
"Not only Luoning County, but also the entire Han army from Wei and Han gathered in Yangzhai. There were as many as 120,000 in total. The leader of this army was named Jiang Shang. He once led an army to stop the Chu army and was extremely good at military tactics."
"In addition, the Han State also sent a large army of about 50,000 people, Xingchi, to reinforce Yangzhai, hoping to block the Western Qin army from Wei and Han."
Lin Ze thought for a moment and chuckled: "The Confucian response was quite timely. It seems that there will be a tough battle to be fought in Yangzhai City."
"Here we go, the army will rest for a day in Luoning County, set off early tomorrow morning, and set up camp outside Yangzhai City in the evening."
Wu Fan bowed and responded: "No."
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Yangzhai and Luoning are only more than 200 miles apart. At Shenshi time on the second day, the menacing Western Qin army had already arrived at the city.
The Han army stationed in Yangdi was not slow to respond. When they saw the figure of the Western Qin army in the distance, they beat the warning drum.
According to Jiang Shang's arrangement, 10,000 troops climbed onto the city wall, took stock of the city's defense equipment, and prepared for frontal defense. Another 20,000 troops were in support under the city wall.
Lin Ze did not choose to attack the city immediately, and ordered 30,000 cavalry to roam outside Yangdi City to prevent the Han army from leaving the city for a sneak attack. The remaining soldiers cut down trees and set up camp three miles outside the city.
The soldiers traveled a long distance and exerted a lot of physical energy. They had to rest for two days.
Jiang Shang, who was standing on the city wall and preparing to supervise the battle, saw that Western Qin had no intention of attacking the city and said loudly: "Where is King Lin Ze of Qin? Can you come out and talk to me?"
After Lin Ze heard this, he turned to look at Zhuang Zhou beside him and asked, "Senior brother, can you estimate whether there is an ambush in the city?"
Zhuang Zhou closed his eyes and sensed it for a moment, then shook his head and said: "The secret of heaven has been disrupted by someone else. The person who did it has a higher level of cultivation than me. He can't see through it, so we can't guess whether there is an ambush in the city."
"However, junior brother, you should be more worried. Buddha and Confucian saints would not be so cruel and act as assassins with the dignity of a saint."
Lin Ze nodded and said, "That makes sense. Can you please go with me, senior brother?"
Zhuang Zhou was stunned for a moment and said helplessly: "Let's go."
Lin Ze said with a serious face: "Senior brother, please invite me first."
Zhuang Zhou...
The two figures soared into the air almost at the same time and stayed in the air in front of Yangzhai City.
Lin Ze said loudly: "I have heard the name of the Soldier Saint for a long time, but I wonder why the Soldier Saint came to me?"
Jiang Shang's body floated, keeping the same height as Lin Ze Zhuang Zhou, and said with a smile: "I heard that the King of Qin is a great hero of the generation, a peerless hero. When I see him today, he is indeed worthy of his reputation."
Lin Ze frowned slightly when he heard this and said: "The Soldier Saint came to me seriously, not just to talk nonsense, right?"
Jiang Shang's expression froze, and the embarrassment on his face flashed away, and he laughed and said: "The King of Qin is forthright, and he is worthy of being the hero who established the Western Qin. In this case, I will say it bluntly, do you dare to ask the King of Qin whether he can trust the destiny?
"
Lin Ze frowned again, what the hell is this question? Everyone is here to fight. If you ask this, it always makes people think that you are here to tell fortunes.
Lin Ze replied angrily: "If Soldier Saint feels that the military is boring, how about I send Soldier Saint a hundred singers later?"
It means that if you have nothing to do, can I find something for you to do?
Jiang Shang's face darkened. The person in front of him was really a monarch, a person destined by destiny. Why didn't he answer the question? How could we fight this battle?
Jiang Shang was unwilling to give up and said: "King Qin, does he know that every move of yours is being calculated? Just like you sending out troops this time, I have already calculated how many troops you will lead on the expedition, when you will arrive in Luoning County, and when you will arrive at Yangzhai City.
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Lin Ze said in surprise: "Did you calculate it? Did the Soldier Saint calculate that the Han Kingdom was defeated, the entire army was wiped out, and he almost died in my hands?"
Jiang Shang's face turned completely dark and he said angrily: "Does King Qin only use his words?"
Lin Ze heard this and said angrily: "Jiang Shang, you are called the Soldier Saint in vain. You dare to say such dirty words in front of everyone. I am ashamed to be associated with you."
"It's not too much to say, Jiang Shang, just wait for the fight."
After saying this, Lin Ze turned around and left, leaving Jiang Shang messy in the wind and at a loss.
Zhuang Zhou followed Lin Ze and chuckled: "Junior brother is really good at it. He easily defeated Jiang Shangbu."
Lin Ze was stunned when he heard this and asked: "What game?"
Zhuang Zhou asked back: "Junior brother, don't you know that there is a mystery behind Jiang Shang's words just now? If his plan succeeds, junior brother will lose part of his luck, and the morale of the army accompanying him on this expedition will also be reduced?"
Lin Ze took a breath and said, "Jiang Shang is so vicious, why didn't senior brother remind me?"
Zhuang Zhou was surprised and said: "Junior brother, didn't you see it? I saw that junior brother was talking about him and refused to answer. I thought he had seen through it a long time ago."
A black line appeared on Lin Ze's face: "Senior brother, remember to remind me next time, if I accidentally fall into the trap, wouldn't it be terrible?"
"I didn't expect that some people who are called saints on the surface are actually so insidious."