Shenji Camp and Huben Camp also rushed over quickly.
They chased a group of private soldiers along the mountain road, and soon joined the Imperial Forest Army led by Zhao Xiaole.
After the troops reunited, Zhao Xiaole led his men into the town at the foot of the mountain.
No resistance was encountered.
Zhao Xiaole quickly captured the town.
The private soldiers who fled to the town saw Zhao Xiaole's men coming to kill them, but there was no one in Wanjiaji to rescue them.
How dare they stay here?
He took his relatives and friends, packed up all the gold and silver, and fled to Wanjiaji.
The Shenji Battalion had no chance to take action.
Zhoushan Town was captured.
The city is not big, and the city wall is not as good as Hongzhou or Jiayuguan.
It's just an ordinary small town.
Zhoushan Town is a peripheral town of Wanjiaji.
It is a resting place on the way from Wanjiaji to the interior.
If Zhao Xiaole wants to conquer Wanjiaji, he must first capture Zhoushan.
There is only one main road leading to Wanjiaji. If Zhoushan cannot be taken, the back road will be cut off at any time.
Another road leading to Zhoushan needs to go from the west, bypassing many mountains, and passing through the northern grasslands to reach Wanjiaji.
It's impossible for Zhao Xiaole to do that.
Zhoushan is their best choice.
In Zhoushan Town, everyone who could escape did so.
The remaining people are just old, weak, women and children.
They looked at Zhao Xiaole and others with deep hatred in their eyes.
There were frequent conflicts with Jingyang soldiers.
Under the protection of Wanjiaji, Zhoushan has lived a stable life for hundreds of years.
All the peace was broken by Zhao Xiaole and others.
Of course they don't look good to others.
Zhao Xiaole told the soldiers below not to disturb the people.
It is Zhao Xiaole's iron rule to never offend in autumn.
The question is, what about the common people harassing his soldiers?
Within half a day of entering the city, many fights broke out between the common people and the soldiers. The imperial guards fought back in anger.
The matter reached Zhao Xiaole.
Zhao Xiaole just snorted, "Just because I don't cause trouble doesn't mean I can let them bully me."
"Tell the people below not to provoke the people. If anyone dares to attack the soldiers' station, they will be killed without mercy!"
The adjutant of the Royal Forest Army was named Meng He. He hesitated and said, "My lord, are you too harsh on the people?"
Meng He didn't say something directly.
Once the control of the people below is relaxed, there will be soldiers with selfish motives who will deliberately kill and loot.
He also claimed that the common people had hit him first.
Zhao Xiaole thought for a while and then said: "Call Li Zheng to me."
Zhoushan’s establishment is too small.
The officials who were sent to Zhoushan did not even have the seventh or eighth grade.
They are called Li Zheng.
He is considered a member of the imperial court and has no official status.
Zhoushan has the final say with a trillion yuan.
It's just a decoration.
He is just an idler raised by the imperial court.
The current Li was assigned to Zhoushan after being sent to Zhoushan by the Yue people before going south.
His purpose was to lean against the big tree to enjoy the shade.
After the Yue people came, Zhoushan did not suffer any impact.
Li Zheng let out a sigh of relief.
No matter what, he managed to save his life.
Although he was not popular in Zhoushan, he didn't care much.
After the chaos in the north.
He also has no income.
He just worked part-time in a business to make a living.
If Zhao Xiaole hadn't suddenly come looking for him, no one would have thought that the young man moving goods in the trading house was Li Zheng, who was sent to Zhoushan by the imperial court.
When Zhao Xiaole saw Li Zheng for the first time, he thought Meng He was fooling him.
Not long after, the cunning expression on Na Zheng's face made him very sure that the person in front of him was indeed Zhoushan's top administrative official.
Li Zheng was glib and saluted respectfully to Zhao Xiaole.
"Your Majesty is here, and I and the town are honored to do so. If you miss me from afar, please atone for your sins!"
Zhao Xiaole didn't talk nonsense to him and asked: "Since you are a subordinate official of the imperial court, do you know about the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce's collusion with pirates?"
Li Zheng was a shrewd man. He had naturally heard about the rumor a long time ago, and he didn't know Zhao Xiaole's personality. After careful consideration, he said:
"The villain has never heard of it."
"snort."
Zhao Xiaole snorted heavily, and his tone became much colder, "Then you don't know about the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce selling illegal salt all year round?"
Hearing this, Li Zheng hurriedly said: "Little...little man does know a little bit, but because there is no evidence, it is difficult to report it to the court and deal with these profiteers!"
"Then did you find any clues?" Zhao Xiaole asked quietly, his voice becoming much colder.
Around him, the imperial guards also looked at Li Zheng.
Their blades were still stained with the blood of Li San and others, and their eyes naturally had some murderous intent.
They knew very well that Zhao Xiaole had murderous intentions.
Although they don't know why.
Li Zheng was so frightened that his legs were shaking, and he forced himself to calm down.
Either betray Wan Yihe or take refuge with Zhao Xiaole.
For hundreds of years, the Wan family has been a stable one. Zhao Xiaole is a new comer. Logically speaking, he cannot betray Wan Yihe.
Reason kept telling him, never say it, never say it!
He was sweating profusely, hesitated for a long time, and said: "I...I know a little bit."
"However, it may not be certain."
The murderous atmosphere in the house has softened a lot.
Zhao Xiaole nodded and said: "Okay, you first draft a book of peace for the people, and then take me to check it out."
"If we can find something, I will not forget your contribution, and you don't have to stay in a small place like Zhoushan."
Li Zheng nodded, but smiled bitterly in his heart.
No matter how great the glory and wealth are, what's the use of enjoying them if you lose your life?
Wanjiaji has been standing for hundreds of years.
Who has ever defeated it?
Emperors of all ages could not do it.
can you?
I could escape the first grade of junior high school, but I could not escape the fifteenth grade.
Li Zheng sighed, not feeling very regretful.
He was very sure that if he didn't know the answer, his life would be lost.
If you can live a few more days, why not?
After making up his mind, he walked to the desk and wrote a notice to calm the people.
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Wufeng Island.
When Wang Zhi learned that Zhoushan had been occupied, he had nowhere to vent his anger.
His small treasury is hidden in Zhoushan.
Unexpectedly, it was occupied by Zhao Xiaole.
Mudd!
I can only hope he can't find it.
He also secretly hated Wan Yihe for being an old fox.
He actually didn't take the initiative to rescue Zhoushan.
The purpose of Trillion He is to force him to send troops to gather Wanjia.
There are eighty or ninety thousand private troops raised by Wanjia.
In addition, after the Vietnamese went south, the number of fleeing people was gathered by trillions, and the number exceeded 100,000.
Most of them are people who have never experienced war.
If Wang Zhi does not send troops to support, it will be very difficult for Trillions to resist Zhao Xiaole, who has no defeat.
Wang Zhi had to go.
His little treasury must be recovered.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became and he slapped the armrest hard.
Click!
The handrail was broken by him.
The people below don't know why.
Why did Wang Zhi lose his temper?
No one dared to ask.
The second master asked tentatively: "The eldest master..."
Before he finished speaking, Wang Zhi interrupted: "Let the people below prepare, there is a big battle at the Wanjia gathering!"