Xu Yuan ordered people to close the city gates, and no soldiers could leave the city without his orders. Today, after Meng Tian died, his unwillingness to look up to the sky and ask questions always lingered in his ears. A generation of famous generals died in his hands.

How will people view him?

Will he be famous for eternity or be infamous for eternity? Fortunately, Meng Yi escaped, which gave him some self-deception comfort in his self-blaming heart. When he learned that Zhao Gao ordered people to go out of the city to hunt down the latter, he immediately ordered the city to be closed. Meng Yi, Wan Wan

Can't die!

Knowing this situation, Zhao Gao's face became extremely gloomy, but he also knew that this matter might be impossible, so he ordered Yan Le to look for opportunities to hunt down Meng Yi in the future, and then he hurried to Xianyang City with Meng Tian's body.

Qiao County, Sishui County.

Two days passed by in a flash, and Xiao He and others finally escorted the grain and grass to Qiao County in time, and then Xia Houying personally opened the city gate and led the troops to greet him.

Entering the county town, the streets have been cleaned up and the burned thatched huts are being repaired by the people. Thousands of people, men, women, old and young, are busy in the city. The arrival of Pei Jun and the distribution of food gave them hope of rebuilding their homes. If possible

, who is willing to leave his hometown and go begging in other places?

At this time, Xiao He ordered Xia Houying to place the food and grass, and then asked: "How many people are there in the city now? How many strong men are there? Have they been counted?"

Xia Houying smiled and replied: "Chief Xiao County, there are more than 3,200 people in the city. In the past two days, a group of hungry people have gathered one after another. The number of strong men is about 2,000."

Hearing this, Xiao He had an idea in his mind, and he nodded with satisfaction. He said, "My lord gave instructions before coming here, and ordered you and Li Ba to be responsible for recruiting and training new soldiers. As for the reconstruction of the city, I will be fully responsible for it.

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"No! Everything will be done according to the instructions of the lord and the Prime Minister of Xiao County." Xia Houying admired and convinced Xiao He very much. The latter's talent, knowledge and insight were indeed very prestigious among the generals.

Then everyone returned to the military camp. Now that the food and grass had arrived, the soldiers and people who were waiting anxiously heard the news and shouted with joy. With this, Qiao County would be saved. When Xiao He sat down, Xia Houying ordered people to go and take care of him.

Mr. Zhang and Mr. Wang are invited.

Seeing the two of them, after Xia Houying gave a brief introduction, Xiao He stood up, cupped his hands, and said gently: "Two elders, please sit down. Xiao He will have a lot to nag you two in the future."

Not willing to be neglected, the two elders bowed respectfully and replied: "Xiao County Prime Minister made a serious statement. These are matters between the two of us. In the future, whenever Xiao County Prime Minister has something to do, he only needs to give orders."

"Yes." Xiao He stroked his beard with satisfaction. Then he said: "Sit down first. I invite you to come today. One is because the food and grass have arrived, and the people need to take care of them every day. There is also another thing.

, when the Lord comes, he ordered us to recruit soldiers and repair the city walls and gates. According to Xiao He's wishes, this matter cannot be delayed. If the county lieutenant escapes and sends troops to suppress it, Qiao County will be in danger."

When the two elders heard the words, they immediately understood the meaning. They immediately said: "The two of me will immediately organize the people to repair the city walls and gates. As for the recruitment of soldiers, I am afraid that General Xiahou and General Li Ba will need to supervise." They also

Understand that they cannot get involved in military affairs, otherwise they would have exceeded their authority. After all, the two of them have just joined Yang Lin's camp, so it is better to be cautious in many matters.

At this time, Li Ba's voice like thunder sounded in the tent. "Leave the recruitment matter to Brother Xiahou. After all, he is also from Qiao County. Many things are easier to handle than me."

Xiao He also nodded and said: "Then this is the arrangement. Everyone, please hurry up and do it. Time waits for no one."

After receiving the order, everyone left the camp and arranged their own tasks. With the help of the two elders, the distribution of food and grass went smoothly, and there was no fighting. Unlike the previous few days, the hungry people now have

Once you get out of hunger and helplessness, things like fighting will naturally be eliminated.

After the food was distributed, they heard that Xia Houying posted an announcement to recruit soldiers. After the Qin army burned it, all the people knew that their home was not easy to come by, so many strong men responded to the recruitment and joined the army one after another. On the first day alone, thousands of soldiers

Many people joined Pei's army. As a result, Qiao County's defense force also had nearly 2,000 people.

However, the next day, Xiao He still ordered Zhou Bo to lead 500 veterans back to Peixian County. After all, Yang Lin was stationed there, and there was no room for compromise. After Zhou Bo returned, Peixian County would also have a defense force of 1,500 people.

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In this case, Peixian and Qiaoxian each have a population of 1,500. The two cities correspond to each other and are horns. If one side is in trouble, the other side can take advantage of the situation and support it.

Recruitment and food distribution went smoothly. After Xiao He came to Qiao County, with the support of his two elders, he also gained a firm foothold among the people. Now he is leading hundreds of people to burn down the four walls of Qiao County.

The whole group of people worked enthusiastically to carry the big rocks for repair. The repair of the city meant that they could be protected by the Pei army without having to worry about the Qin army's intrusion.

After several days, the city walls and gates were repaired and reinforced, and the entire Qiao County city finally had a city to defend.

In the past few days, Xia Houying recruited hundreds of new soldiers one after another, and the number of garrison troops in Qiao County exceeded 2,000. Immediately afterwards, official appointments from Pei County were also issued, and Li Ba was promoted to military marquis and commander.

Of the two thousand garrison troops in Qiao County, Xia Houying was appointed commander of two to five hundred. The remaining five hundred commanders, commanders of one hundred, garrison commanders, and corps commanders were also appointed by the veterans of the Pei army who stayed in Qiao County based on their military merits.

As a result, the Qiao County garrison has a complete military system, and the orders of the entire army are accessible from top to bottom. In addition, appointments are based on military merit, so Yang Lin's actions this time are also convincing to the soldiers.

As for Xiao He, he was also promoted to the county magistrate of Qiao County in this appointment, and the two elders were assigned to Xiao He's subordinates to assist the latter in managing and rebuilding Qiao County.

After appointing one by one, Qiao County's military and political affairs finally got on track.

Xiao He also followed Yang Lin's arrangements in Pei County and established workers in Qiao County, recruiting various craftsmen for the army and reconstruction. Naturally, the most scarce thing in the army was weapons. There was no other way, so Li Ba had to send people to Pei County.

The county asked for a batch. Fortunately, in the past few days, Pei County workers have produced hundreds of bronze swords, shields, spears and other weapons.

With weapons, soldiers, and the repair of city walls and gates, Qiao County's defensive strength is now no less than that of Pei County. Yang Lin was very satisfied when he learned about this situation. He expressed his gratitude to Li Ba, Xiao He and others

Another letter of commendation was issued.

In the ANBU lobby, Wang Shan is processing intelligence from various places in Surabaya County in front of the desk. The ANBU at this time is different from the past. Now there are ANBU informants in the entire Surabaya County. It can be said that the layout of the intelligence network is completed. Feedback from each county every day

There were hundreds of pieces of information, and Wang Shan checked them one by one and classified the required information.

According to Yang Lin's instructions, the intelligence levels are divided into four levels: normal, key, urgent and zero. The normal level means that there is no need to pay too much attention; the key level requires further tracking and collection; and the urgent level needs to be reported to Yang Lin immediately.

Processing; as for zero, according to Yang Lin, this is the highest level intelligence of the ANBU. For any zero-level intelligence, the ANBU must use all their strength to investigate at all costs.

At this time, after Wang Shan checked the information from Xiangxian County, he suddenly stood up. After reading it carefully again, cold sweat broke out on his forehead in surprise, so he did not dare to delay any more and hurriedly went to report to Yang Lin.

, and at the same time, I am still worried about what the situation will be like in the future.

Seeing Wang Shan coming in hastily, Yang Lin frowned. The latter was currently in charge of the ANBU. If there was no important news, he wouldn't be like this. He waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Did there be news from the ANBU?"

"Lord, something big has happened." Wang Shan saluted hurriedly, and then opened his mouth to report: "At this time, news has just arrived from Xiang County. Please take a look, Lord." After saying that, Wang Shan respectfully presented the information in his hand.

"Oh?" Yang Lin was confused, then he took the information and looked at it carefully. Then he frowned more than before, "The commander-in-chief was defeated and returned to Xiangxian County. Did Zhou City run out of food and flee to Peixian County?

"Seeing this, he was slightly surprised, and groaned, "I didn't expect Zhou Shi to be so brave this time, he actually repelled the county lieutenant."

Wang Shan was in a hurry. He saluted again and said hastily: "My lord, the important thing is behind."

Hearing this, Yang Lin continued to look. Sure enough, he suddenly stood up and stared at the information with twinkling eyes. Then, he asked in a low voice: "Have you analyzed this information?"

Wang Shan nodded immediately and added: "Shan has already analyzed it. Although it is scary, it is indeed true."

Yang Lin was silent for a moment, feeling very emotional in his heart. He said quietly, "I didn't expect so many things to happen in these days. Meng Tian resisted the decree and died outside Hangu Pass, the First Emperor became an immortal and passed away, and the young master Hu Hai succeeded to the throne."

Each of these things shocked the world. Now, the news of Hu Hai's continuation has been notified to the entire Qin Dynasty. Xiang County is the county seat and has been the first to receive the announcement.

"Lord, what should we do next?" Obviously, the death of the First Emperor will further stimulate the anti-Qin forces in the six countries. In addition, Meng Tian also dies, who will Hu Hai send to suppress it next?

Yang Lin couldn't help but think of the history where Hu Hai was extravagant and dissolute, neglecting the affairs of the state and letting the eunuch Zhao Gao take charge. Many loyal and good people died miserably on the way to remonstrate. But now, facing the rebellion of the Six Kingdoms against Qin, will Hu Hai still become the same as history?

What about the same thing as above? Or is it better to work hard and send troops to fight?

Judging from the current situation, the situation is not clear yet, and everything is possible. However, the initiative now is not in the hands of Yang Lin, but in the hands of Hu Hai, who has just succeeded to the throne. Any decision of the latter will affect the entire Daqin and the

The fate of the Six Kingdoms. Yang Lin does not think that if one Meng Tian dies, there will be no second or even third Meng Tian in Da Qin.

He immediately ordered Wang Shan: "Raise this intelligence to zero, and order the ANBU to use all possible methods to break into Xianyang City, and spy on the situation in the city and the political trends of the Qin Dynasty. Wang Shan, please supervise this matter with all your strength,

Get started immediately."
Chapter completed!