When the conference at Fenyang Pavilion dispersed, the soldiers happily drove back to the camp.
It was already the end of the first year of Guangxi. Although the wars and life was so hard that people were still very enthusiastic and expectant when the traditional festival was approaching. The powerful surnames were also very sensible and provided a lot of wine, meat, and the soldiers ate and drank along the way, and were not busy rushing. They walked slowly for four days until December 19th that they could see the gray walls of Jinyang City.
Due to the many supplies, the people needed to count them one by one. Yue Shi Gong appointed several assistants to handle the relevant matters, and Lu Yao and others were all accompanying him.
When I was in a state of chaos, I suddenly heard the sound of the foot of the city gate coming from the ground. Dozens of riders ran out like a whirlwind, and I don’t know how many pedestrians were knocked over along the way. The whole street was suddenly full of chaos and a turmoil.
Who dares to be so arrogant in Jinyang City? Lu Yao turned his head to look and suddenly said in surprise: "Hmm?"
Xue Tong was beside Lu Yao, so he asked, "Daoming, why are you surprised?"
Lu Yao looked strange and said to the team of knights who were leaving in the dust: "Old Xue, let's see who is the leader?"
Xue Tong put on a pergola in his hand and looked carefully. But he saw that the team of knights had a distinct armor and was very majestic. The leader was the only one with his whole body seemed to be a thick cylinder. Looking at his huge head and a slim face. Although this person tried his best to be rough and wild, Xue Tong felt a little sinister.
The cavalry team ran very fast and disappeared at the end of the road in a blink of an eye. Xue Tong's eyes twitched slightly and cursed in a low voice: "Fuck, it's Long Jimeng... Is this guy still alive?" This fat man was the former general of the Bingzhou Army, Long Jimeng, the Hengye General.
Long Jimeng was a high-ranking military officer under Ma Teng, an Japanese company in the past. His status was only two or three people, far from reaching ordinary military leaders such as Lu Yao and Xue Tong. This king was extremely brave and was one of the few powerful generals in Bingzhou. But what Lu Yao and Xue Tong remembered was not his bravery, but his greedy nature of trying every means to accumulate wealth.
When he was ordered to leave the town, he instigated his subordinates to loot wantonly. On the one hand, the plundering proceeds were used to bribe Shangguan, and on the other hand, he also sat on the ground to share the spoils with his subordinates. The people all believed that his subordinates were nominally soldiers of the court, but in fact they were even more vicious than the most vicious bandits.
The soldiers who knew about this were very despised by Long Jimeng and the soldiers and bandits he led. Many people successively submitted to the Japanese company Ma Teng for his evil deeds. However, Sima Teng himself and Long Jimeng had similar stinky tastes. Not only did they not punish him, they became more and more trustworthy. Later, the two even sold Hu slaves together for profit. Long Jimeng was responsible for sending troops to arrest Hu people everywhere, while Sima Teng was responsible for arranging the caravans to sell the captured Hu people to various parts of Shandong. Local officials appointed by the court and generals were colluding to such an extent, which was really nothing to say.
The so-called Taoism is different and they are not plotting together. Lu Yao and Xue Tong both stayed away from Long Jimeng when they were in the Bingzhou Army. After experiencing the disastrous defeat of Daling, they thought that this man had died in the chaos, but they could see him here after the earth was overturned. Both of them couldn't help but feel like they were hitting ghosts in the sun.
Lu Yao turned around and went to Shu Zuo who was counting supplies to ask. It turned out that after Long Jimeng was defeated last year, he fled north and hid among the thousands of mountains and valleys near Yanmen. After hearing about the news that Yue Shigong had captured Jinyang, he re-engaged General Hengye to recruit and exile. Within several months, he actually organized a large team and came to Jinyang two days ago to join Yue Shigong's command.
After all, this person is a general in the Bingzhou army. He has a commendable place in his words and deeds, and his spirit and martial arts are also extraordinary. Yue Shigong and his words are very happy. In addition, because his status and reputation are far superior to the Bingzhou army soldiers who joined before, and he is well aware of the military and civilian situation of Bingzhou. Therefore, Yue Shigong specially comforted him and was still appointed as the original position. More than a thousand people recruited by Long Jimeng were stationed in Yangyi, and Yue Shigong ordered the Sihou to provide supplements.
Lu Yao had no good feelings for this person, so he had to shake his head and sigh.
In the next few days, Lu Yao gave the soldiers a big holiday to let everyone relax. Except for the two times in the morning and evening, they were allowed to stroll around Jinyang City during the rest of the time.
Although the bulk materials seized from Guojiawu Fort have been handed over to the jurisdiction of the Bingzhou Governor's Office, the soldiers snatched the city after breaking the city, and the gains were quite good. During the holidays these days, they had a lot of extravagance in both food and clothing, which made the subordinates of other generals so envious.
Fortunately, Yue Shigong soon sent the New Year's reward to the various armies. The originally embarrassed Duke of Yue Shigong had newly obtained the support of the powerful Bingzhou and the rich savings of Guojiawu Fort for decades. It was like a poor man who was so poor that he had picked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in vain. Therefore, he was extremely generous to the soldiers, so that every soldier who received the reward was so happy that he could not stop talking.
In the troubled times, the soldiers were doing blood licking from the knife, and had long hung their heads on their belts, so they usually did not deliberately save money. Except for a small number of families, the rest of the soldiers were rewarded and used their money, just like eating, drinking, gamble. The few wine shops in Jinyang City made a small fortune.
Unlike the cheerfulness of the soldiers, in the last half month of the year, many powerful tribes in Taiyuan were not very down-to-earth. Many people were considering how to follow the road.
Lu Yao's team successfully completed the plan to kill chickens and scare the monkeys, not only brought sufficient food and fodder to Jinyang, but also enriched Jinyang City. This sudden and rapid blow further shocked the Bingzhou tyrants who were watching. In some days since then, it was Wen Qiao's turn to stop placing the ground. He traveled back and forth with all parts of Taiyuan Kingdom, meeting the clan leader and the fort owner one by one, to understand them with emotion, move them with reason, and lure them with fame and fortune. He was originally from a wealthy family in Taiyuan and had excellent eloquence and demeanor. He also took advantage of the counterexample of the Guo family fort in Qi County, and he went anywhere he went.
Of course, there is not a person who is ignorant of the situation. There is a fort in Yangqu. Perhaps he did not see the hard work of the government army with his own eyes, and he actually spoke rudely and refused to accept it.
This time, Liu Kun did not let Lu Yao go, but sent Ding Miao to deal with it. Ding Miao was a famous powerful general. Although he was kind, he was simply not a human temper. He rushed to attack the fort and went down in one go. Then he beheaded all the male men in the fort and the woman was in the prostitute camp. Just two days later, he came back proudly and surrendered the order.
While the Hu people were eyeing each other, the Han people used cruel means to kill each other, which really made Lu Yao feel heartbroken; but he had to admit that this extremely cruel behavior was very deterrent to the wealthy families with two hearts. If it weren't for this, it would probably be difficult to unify the entire Taiyuan Kingdom in the shortest time limit.
After such an implementation, the situation between the Taiyuan Kingdom was renewed. Liu Kun's government orders were implemented, and all the thirteen counties obeyed. In just half a month, almost all the representatives of the Bingzhou nobles came to Jinyang to pay homage to the new governor. In addition to offering supplies and household registration books, they also delivered several Dingkous to enrich Jinyang, and even dispatched the protons according to the order.
In addition, Liu Kun also recruited many Bingzhou figures to enrich the shogunate. Among them, Xu Xian, Mo Han, Wang Ju, Wang Dan and others were all celebrities in Bingzhou. Liu Kun appointed them as engaging in the work. Xu Xian’s name is Xiaozong and a Shangdang native. He was a disciple of Du Yu, the general who led the army to destroy Wu in the past. He was good at "Spring and Autumn" and Yixue, and was well-versed in the law of punishment and law. He served as the prefect of Dong'an. Mo Han was from Fanqi, Yanmen. His family had been doing business for generations and relied on trade with the Xianbei people to gain a wealth of wealth, and was quite famous in the local area. Wang Ju and Wang Dan were children of the big brothers, not to mention the crowns of generations.
The Jinyang Army's military strength has also expanded in the past half month, and hundreds of people come to join the army every day. The total force has quickly increased from more than 5,000 to nearly 10,000.
A considerable number of new troops came from the rest of the Bingzhou army. After all, the original Bingzhou army was a famous powerful vassal in the world, with a total of 50,000 troops. In addition to being killed and captured by the Huns, a considerable number of scattered soldiers were distributed in various places. The new Bingzhou governor Yue Shigong came to their reputation. On the other hand, the official position of the General of the Huns, Liu Kun also had some effect, and many tribes of the Mishu took the initiative to surrender to their command. Liu Kun placed them one by one in Xinxing, Yanmen and other places, and gave them official positions and treasures to their tribes, and selected thousands of them to join the army.
Anyone with a little vision in the world can clearly see that a brand new and powerful regime is reborn from the ruins of Jinyang City. The foothold and growth of this regime undoubtedly means that the power of the Han people in Bingzhou is still enough to fight against the Huns, and also means that the power of the Great Jin court was not eliminated because of a defeat. The court is still determined to maintain local stability!
What made Lu Yao very happy was that among the newly entered the army, his old subordinate Guo Huan. Guo Huan was from Xinxing County and was also a distant relative of the Guo family in Taiyuan. This man was tall, strict, upright, and taciturn. He was good at using spears and was quite famous in the Bingzhou army. When Lu Yao first entered Bingzhou, Guo Huan followed Lu Yao, and was a capable subordinate who was highly respected by Lu Yao. After the defeat of Daling several months ago, Lu Yao led his army to fight and retreat. Guo Huan was ordered to cut off the rear in a fierce battle, and he disappeared from now on. Lu Yao thought he had died in battle, but he knew that he would have a day of reunion, so he was so happy. There were more than ten other tough men who came to join Guo Huan, most of whom were officers with the command of Lu Yao, including Fei Cen, Xu Mu, Yang Ruo and others, all of whom were Lu Yao's capable subordinates.
Lu Yao's subordinates had expanded to more than 800 at this time. He divided into three infantry teams, each with 200 people, led by Xue Tong, Gao Xiang and Guo Huan. The cavalry team was still led by Shen Jin. There were also more than 80 people and several vehicles of Deng Gang's baggage team; Lu Yao led 100 personal soldiers and also the marching method. These hundred personal soldiers were all warriors who rode fierce horses and drove hard bows, and were also the elites of the entire army. Two other scholars were recruited from among the refugees as Shujia.
It is worth mentioning that He Yun was removed from his position as the captain of his personal soldiers and took office as the commander of Guo Huan's subordinates. This was undoubtedly a major blow to He Yun, but he also knew very well that this was a punishment for his collusion with Gao Xiang and Chen Jin in the Guo Fort, and there was nothing to justify. The new personal soldiers commander was Chu Kun. Lu Yao was quite optimistic about this simple young officer and intended to use it with him.
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