After Chen Jiao and others voluntarily surrendered, the four forces that had been fighting fiercely in Linzi for the past few months were finally left with only the Heavenly Army.
The majestic and majestic city of Linzi is truly surnamed Wang.
But Wang Zheng didn't have time to be complacent at this time.
There was a series of fierce battles, first taking the city head, then taking the inner city, and then breaking the siege. In the past few days, all the former enemies and friendly forces were either dead or surrendered.
This has brought countless seizures, a gathering of followers, and a massive amount of experience gained...
But most of the heavenly army was exhausted and could not hold on any longer.
In fact, if it were any other team, I'm afraid they wouldn't have persisted until now.
Only cheaters like Wang Zheng, with the help of the system, and the peak of military morale brought about by Lien Zhan's victory, have allowed this team to persist until now.
But it can only go so far.
Therefore, even though there were still a few remaining officers and soldiers in the city, Wang Zheng still ordered the entire army to rest and reorganize.
During this period, when the various departments of the Heavenly Army were taking turns to rest, Wang Zheng himself was still very energetic. In addition to reorganizing the Heavenly Army, which had been continuously expanding in a short period of time, he also arranged for a few of the Heavenly Army who had the ability to do civilian work to work overtime with him.
For example, Yu Jin and Zhao Hong were sorting out Linzi's population, taxation, transportation and other information.
Xu Fang, for example, took some literate and numerate people from the Heavenly Army to count the treasuries that had been rescued from the fire.
After all, it is the capital of Zhouzhou. Unlike Zhaoxian, Guangrao, Linzi is too big and too rich.
So Wang Zheng was surprised to discover a fact.
The time and energy spent after victory seems to be more time-consuming and energy-consuming than winning!
By the time Xu Fang, Yu Jin and others had finished counting, the team had just rested for two days.
At this time, the merged Nanhua Army, the surrendered officers and soldiers, and the Taiping Army, except for nearly 5,000 young and strong men who were incorporated into the Tianxiong Camp, the rest were still put into the Tianfu Army.
After the internal stability was restored, and with Wang Zheng's order, the Heavenly Army finally began to attack the last few key points in Linzi that had not yet been controlled.
The overall situation was decided, and Wang Zheng became stingy again, asking the Heavenly Army to fight steadily and to minimize casualties.
But even so, it only took a day for the heavenly army to occupy the last remaining city walls, as well as all the weapons depots, grain depots, and military camps one by one.
Until this time, the inner city, outer city, siege city, and almost all areas of Linzi fell into the hands of Wang Zheng.
Except for one urban area.
That is the southwest city area close to Miyagi.
It is also the place where all the major aristocratic families in Linzi gather.
It means that most of the city's private wealth is hidden here.
...
That night, Wang Zheng summoned the generals again and started a discussion.
The focus of the discussion will naturally not be on how to break through this urban area.
Even though his own patrolling cavalry had already detected a lot of information, the place was now heavily guarded, with thousands of soldiers and horses stationed there.
Wang Zheng knew the identity of this team.
He had already learned from Jiang Bing that the Heavenly Army was able to capture the city in one day, and it was also because several forces in Linzi fled before the battle.
Those are the militia, salt caravans, family corps, etc. controlled by wealthy families.
Their selfishness disregarded the overall situation, and while helping Wang Zheng, they also preserved their complete strength.
It is also the only remaining armed force in the city besides the Heavenly Army.
But what's the use of just a few thousand people, even if they are said to be better equipped than the official army?
No matter the royal government or his generals.
Everyone has absolute confidence, even if there are the same number of people, they can easily crush them?
What's more, the number of combatable troops in the heavenly army is now close to 20,000!
In fact, Wang Zheng had been thinking about this matter since the afternoon of that day.
How to deal with these aristocratic families in Linzi?
Traveling through time and becoming a Yellow Turban thief, from the moment he decided to start a rebellion, Wang Zheng knew very well that aristocratic families, noble families, landlords...
These people are his real life and death enemies.
The contradiction between the two sides is almost irreconcilable.
You must know that the Tianjun's petition against the Han Dynasty in which he started the uprising had the slogan "Equal distribution of land".
It's just that it has not been announced to the public for the time being.
It's a matter of time.
He hasn't shouted out yet, but Wang Zheng feels that his strength is not strong enough and he doesn't want to cause the world to attack.
Since the uprising, Wang Zheng's butcher knife has actually killed many nobles.
When he was in Zhao County, it was...Wu Sheng cooked it all in one pot, leaving no chicken or dog behind.
When he was in Guangrao, because he did not want to provoke a desperate resistance from Linzi City's aristocratic families, he only killed a few of them to scare the monkeys, and let the rest plunder most of the family's wealth and food.
Now that Linzi has been destroyed, Wang Zhengyou has considered taking the same approach as Zhao County when facing these aristocratic families.
But he still had some concerns in the end.
Are the backgrounds of these aristocratic families in Linzi City big?
Even though Wang Zheng knew only a little about history, he also knew that throughout the dynasties of the Celestial Dynasty, aristocratic families were divided into many levels.
For example, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Runan family (representative Yuan Shao) and the Hongnong Yang family (representative Yang Xiu) were world-class families.
Don't say that you can't touch this kind of aristocratic family at all in the early stage, but also deliberately make friends with them.
Otherwise, you will directly stir up a hornet's nest.
Is there such a behemoth among the aristocratic families in Linzi City?
Wang Zheng didn’t know.
It was then that he began to regret it.
When the Japanese fire merged with Xu He's, one should still personally go into battle to capture Sima Ju alive.
After all, the other party has been lurking in Linzi for a long time, and he is an official. Logically speaking, he should know the Linzi family well.
Now... where can I go to find out?
Not long after, Yu Jin brought a surprise.
When he broke through the Linzi military camp, he surrendered a dubo, which made Wang Zheng immediately decide to hold a meeting to discuss.
...
After hearing the information from He Zhen.
Everyone present was either enlightened or dumbfounded.
Everyone's breathing became heavier.
A group of idiots were completely shocked by the image of the aristocratic family painted by He Zhen.
So rich?
Is this...the real big player?
The gentry and gentry in Guangrao, Zhao County, are all poor in comparison!
Seeing this, Wang Zheng smiled, coughed a few times, woke everyone up, and asked:
"Everyone, what do you think should be done with this group of aristocratic families?"
"General!"
The first one to speak was Pan Zhang. He looked excited and was gearing up: "Of course we will kill them all. With the wealth of these people, the equipment for our expanded Heavenly Army will be available."
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This is not a bad thing to say, but he used to be cautious, so how could he be the first to speak today?
Thinking of this, Wang Zheng glanced at the other party and was suddenly startled.
I saw that this future famous Soochow general looked a little strange at this time.
His eyes were completely red, and there was an inexplicable fanaticism in his eyes.
This look...
Wang Zheng suddenly realized something after thinking for a moment.
I remember hearing Wu Sheng say before that the other party went to Zhao County that day because he had a gambling debt and had nothing to do, so he stayed away from his hometown to avoid the creditor.
A person who is addicted to gambling and alcoholism...maybe he is also greedy for money, right?
Pan Zhang was dazzled by the huge wealth.
He sighed secretly.
This is not surprising.
The system only locks in loyalty, but does not change a person's nature and morality.
"What do other people think?" Wang Zheng asked again.
To his surprise, the second person to speak was Qu Shuai Zhang Rao.
"It's just the other ones." Zhang Rao raised his hands and said to Wang Zheng: "General, the Yan family must not be touched!"
"Oh?" Wang Zheng looked at him with interest and made a listening gesture.
It’s interesting, why did the next few people speak so proactively today?
Seeing Zhang Rao's rebuttal, Pan Zhang looked resentful, opened his mouth, hesitated to speak, and finally pulled his head and fell silent.
There is no way, the other party's official rank is higher than his.
He didn't say anything, but Wu Sheng choked and said, "Why can't you move?"
"joke!"
"My heavenly army is invincible, so who does the Yan family count?"
Wu Sheng snorted coldly: "You said you can't move, but I have to move him!"
This idiot...
Wang Zheng sensed that Wu Sheng was trying to help Pan Zhang, and was speechless.
"Absolutely not!" Zhang Rao also did not dare to argue directly with Wu Sheng.
Although they are both majors, he is not stupid and naturally knows the difference between closeness and distance.
So after shouting this sentence, he immediately turned to look at Wang Zheng and explained in a hurry:
"General, no matter the reputation or financial resources of the Yan family, it is true that they are the best among all the families in Linzi, but there is one thing that the officers and soldiers don't know."
"They are not like other aristocratic families who have taken root in Linzi for hundreds of years, but they have only been here for forty or fifty years."
This sentence is the key point.
Yu Jin and others all heard this and immediately looked serious. Even Pan Zhang looked surprised.
All eyes were focused on Zhang Rao.
Wang Zheng asked in a deep voice: "Major Zhang, what is so special about the Yan family."
"General." Zhang Rao said solemnly:
"As far as I know, the Yan family in Linzi may be a branch of the Langya Yan family!"