Chapter 154 Attack and Save

The news that Xing Tianjun had invaded Yuanqu County quickly spread to Pingyang Prefecture. Pingyang Prefecture was also surprised to hear the news. They also did not expect that Xing Tianjun would cross Wangwu Mountain and directly enter Yuanqu County. This matter is not a big deal for them, because after all, Yuanqu County is directly subordinate to Pingyang Prefecture, once there is a loss. If so, they inevitably got involved, so they quickly reported the matter to Wu Wei, the governor of Shanxi.

And Wu Wei was also having a headache about Xing Tianjun. After hearing the news, he had a headache, so he urgently called his officials to discuss how to deal with the matter.

Shanxi officials also had a headache for this. Some people stood on the dry ground and shouted that they would immediately mobilise troops to send troops to Yuanqu County again and destroy Xing Tianjun in one fell swoop. However, this kind of person's words were completely painless. Because of the destruction of Fengyang by the rebels in Shanxi, basically all the soldiers and horses that could be transferred were transferred to Shaanxi, Henan by Hong Chengchou. The bandits have been eliminated, and the soldiers who stay in Shanxi are basically the left-behind garrison of all states and counties. Not to mention the question of the number of troops, the key is that the combat effectiveness of these soldiers is really worrying. It is reasonable to let them defend a city, but if you want them to suppress the bandits, it is impossible to estimate that these soldiers and horses.

What's more, once the surrounding garrison is transferred to Yuanqu County, there will be an empty force in all places. Once something happens again, there will be no soldiers available in all prefectures and counties. If you have to transfer troops, you can't transfer a large number of troops. You can only draw fewer troops from each place and then enter Yuanqu County. It was led by a general to suppress the Xing Tianjun.

But there is also a problem in doing this. These soldiers and horses do not come from one place. There will definitely be a lot of problems when they are all brought together. It is difficult for ordinary people to control them. I'm afraid that they will be in chaos without waiting for them to fight with Xing Tianjun. If this soldier can win the war, it will be a fool's dream, let alone this Even if it is possible, it is not allowed in time. When the soldiers and horses of these states and counties are mobilized to Yuanqu County, it is estimated that with the quality of these garrison and the speed of their march, I'm afraid it will not work at all in ten days and half a month.

These soldiers and horses gathered in Yuanqu County. It is estimated that the cucumbers and vegetables are cold. With the fierceness of Xing Tianjun, it is estimated that the whole territory of Yuanqu County will fall into the hands of Xing Tianjun.

Wu Jing thought that this plan would not work, so he continued to ask his subordinates to see if there was any better way to solve the problem as soon as possible.

At this time, a small official sitting in the position of the hand finally stood up and said, "Lord Futai, the subordinate has a plan to retreat from the enemy!"

Wu Jing took a look at the little official and quickly asked, "What kind of plan do you have? Say it quickly!"

The little official then said, "I want to show you, Lord Futai. In the view of the following officials, although Xing Tianjun is very fierce, their military strength is limited. This time, it is expected that when they enter Kouqu County, they will definitely mobilized the main troops to go to Yuanqu County. In this way, their original territory of Yangcheng County will be empty. We don't have to gather heavy soldiers to go to Yuanqu County to encircle and suppress them. We can send troops to attack Yangcheng County at the same time. This is the only way to save them! It is expected that these thieves who have been operating in Yangcheng for so long will certainly not sit back and watch their original territory be recovered by the officers and army, and will definitely return to the division for rescue. In this way, the danger can be solved!

And now it is the time of summer harvest. The reason why the thief army controls a large area of Yangcheng County is that they actually want to raise soldiers and horses and obtain grain for winter needs. If we attack the boundary of Yangcheng at this time, the thief army will not be able to carry out the summer harvest and only need to destroy the grain fields in Yangcheng. Even if the thief army is immortal, after the winter this year, his life will be very sad. At that time, he will have to leave the boundary of Yangcheng and become a bandit. As long as he reaches that time, the Hong Dushi pulls out his hand and sends troops back to completely destroy it.

If the thief army refuses to withdraw from Yuanqu, its troops will be dispersed. In this way, Futai can take this opportunity to recover the area of Yangcheng in one fell swoop, and then wipe it out in Yuanqu County! Even the worst can force it out of our Shanxi territory!"

After listening to this, Wu Jing suddenly became overjoyed, because the method said by the petty official was much simpler than what the officials said just now, and there was no need to mobilize a large number of soldiers and horses to Yuanqu County to solve the danger of Yuanqu County, so he immediately nodded and said, "That's right! This plan seems to be really feasible! Let's do it!"

The reason why Wu Xiong agrees with this small official's opinion is mainly because he does not have the confidence to destroy Xing Tianjun in one fell swoop, but even if he can't completely destroy Xing Tianjun, at least he can't let Xing Tianjun expand his territory. Otherwise, even if he is the governor, is at the beginning, there are many people still staring at him. The position is waiting for him to make a mistake and lift him down! If Xing Tianjun is only compressed in the boundary of Yangcheng County, then this matter is not bad. Even if it can't be destroyed, at least it can't threaten the position of his governor.

So after agreeing on this matter, Wu Jing once again transferred a limited 1,500 officers and soldiers from Taiyuan, so that they could travel day and night and immediately rushed to Zezhou. In addition, he strictly ordered Pingyang Prefecture to mobilize the soldiers and horses from the counties around Yangcheng, from Jiang County and Qinshui, and also attacked Yangcheng at the same time, and against Xing Tian who was left in the territory of Yangcheng. The army encircled and suppressed, vowed to force the Xingtian Army to withdraw its troops from Yuanqu County and return to Yangcheng. If the Xingtian Army refused to withdraw its troops, these officers and soldiers would advance side by side, attack Yangcheng, and copy the nest of the Xingtian Army.

After receiving this instruction from Wu Gong from Pingyang Prefecture, the smarter people immediately understood Wu Jing's intention. They all shouted that this was a good plan. Next, they did not dare to neglect it. Immediately, in the states and counties under the jurisdiction of Pingyang Prefecture, they transferred a large number of troops and horses, rushed to Jiang County and Qinshui, and prepared to attack in two ways. Entering the boundary of Yangcheng, he forced Xing Tianjun back to the boundary of Yangcheng.

And Zezhou also received an order from Wu Yong to mobilize troops again to assist the 2,000 officers and soldiers who went to Zezhou this time, and once again entered Yangcheng to suppress the Xing Tianjun.

After hearing the news, the officials in Zezhou thought that this time, the officials and soldiers from all over the country were much more confident than the last time, so they began to prepare for it. When the official and military reinforcements arrived at any time, they entered Yangcheng again to suppress bandits.

Only the officials in Yuanqu County, after hearing the news, cried bitterly and secretly complained that Wu Yong could not save his life and asked them to resist the invasion of the thief army. Therefore, they had no choice but to ask for 500 defenders from Xiezhou to strengthen the defense of the county. At the same time, they summoned some local villagers and sent troops to Wangmao Town. In the first area, they made a posture of strict defense and defense to prevent the Western criminals of the heavenly army.

And the official actions of various places naturally can't escape the eyes of giants like Fan Yaoshan. In addition, officials in this era have no concept of secrecy at all. They like to talk on the outside. Inadvertently, they reveal the important decisions of many government to the people, and soon Fan Yaoshan in Taiyuan learned about the government's plan. This time, he did not dare to neglect it any more. After all, through this half-month deal with Xing Tianjun, he has seen that Xiao Tianjian is an ambitious person, and Xing Tianjun's strength should not be underestimated, and through the transaction with Xing Tianjun, he also has a lot of business. With a big rise, the transactions between the two sides have reached tens of thousands of taels of silver. Even for a giant businessman like him, this business is big enough, and the Fan family has also made a lot of money from the transaction with Xing Tianjun. Both sides have gained a lot of benefits, and his daughter Fan Yutong is still in the hands of Xiao Tianjian. If This time, like the last time, he interrupted his communication with Xing Tianjun just by reporting a letter to Xiao Tianjian. Otherwise, not to mention whether Xiao Tianjian will be unfavorable to Fan Yutong, but at least it will cast a shadow on the cooperation between the two sides.

At present, in order to pursue interests, businessmen are not loyal to the court at all. Seeing that Xing Tianjun is getting stronger and more powerful and famous, if his Fan family does not want to do business with Xing Tianjun, for many Jin merchants in Shanxi, there must be many people who are willing to secretly squeeze his Fan family aside. Those who secretly do these business with Xing Tianjun. In that case, it will undoubtedly be another blow to his business that has just improved, and the Fan family is likely to be depressed.

Therefore, this time Fan Yaoshan did not neglect as much as last time. He immediately sent his men to secretly pass the news to Feng Gouzi, who stayed in Yangcheng, as soon as possible. At the same time, he also found a way to secretly send a batch of saltpetre sulfur to Xing Tianjun in advance, as a support for Xing Tianjun, to show their state this time. It is very positive, so as not to cause a misunderstanding between Xiao Tianjian and their Fan family.

At the same time, Xiao Tianjian led his troops to the east of the ancient town of Yuanqu County was very smooth. After Xiejiazhuang, east of the ancient town, it was a great blow to the local large households, which also greatly reduced the number of Zhuangding Xiangyong in their Zhuangbao. In the face of the well-trained attack of Xing Tianjun, these rich people's Zhuang The castle can't resist at all. It is often defeated in the first battle. In just a few days, it attacked the Majuling east of the ancient town, and basically included the area east of the ancient town into the bag. Only a few smaller Zhuangbao are still under the control of the local rich. The rest of the important large Zhuangbao are basically conquered by the Xingtian Army. For those rich people who try to carry it to the end, the soldiers of the Xingtian Army will not be soft-hearted. They will conquer a village, slaughter a family, and kill the eastern part of Yuanqu County, which can be said to be full of people, which makes the local rich gentry afraid.

However, Zhang Dachuan's Zhuangzi, under the persuasion of Xing Tianjun, opened the Zhuangmen and came out to surrender. He did not end up with the whole family. However, because Zhang Dachuan led his troops to kill many generals of the Xing Tianjun, he and his captured men finally failed to escape death. He was ordered to be executed by Xiao Tianjian, and then the body was handed over. He buried it for his family.

The reason why Xiao Tianjian is open to Zhang Dachuan's family is to let the local rich and gentry know that there is a difference between surrender and non-surrender. Surrender can be saved from death. If they don't surrender, their whole family will be burned. In this way, after the example of Zhang Dachuan Zhuangzi When the Xingtian Army opened to some Zhuangbao again, many people chose to open the door to surrender in order to avoid death, which reduced the casualties of the Xingtian Army when attacking Zhuangzi, and also accelerated the speed of their sweeping the eastern part of Yuanqu County.

As a result, in early June, Xiao Tianjian basically leveled the area east of the ancient town and controlled the place in the hands of Xing Tianjun. Just as he planned to move west and sweep the west of the ancient town, Xiao Tianjian received an urgent report sent by Feng Gouzi.

After listening to the messenger's words, Xiao Tianjian was a little stunned on the spot. After a while, he scolded, "Dat! This government is really cunning! It seems that this matter is a little troublesome!"

(Okay, let's update 7,000 words today! But looking at the results, it's really terrible! The click is really bad!)