After only three days of training, the generals could no longer hold back and became excited again.
Wu Sheng was the first to take the lead, clamoring for Wang Zheng to send troops to make further achievements.
Yu Jin, who was on the side and was still wearing a bandage, kept echoing the words. He seemed to be afraid that Wang Zheng would advise him to recuperate, so he kept actively patting his chest.
Seeing this scene, Wang Zheng couldn't laugh or cry, and he couldn't help them.
Asking for war is a good thing for an army, as it obviously shows high morale and high morale.
After some discussion, Yu Jin, Wu Sheng, Fu Bo, and Wu Niu were ordered to each lead a thousand troops to capture the remaining four cities.
Especially Wu Sheng's journey.
Wang Zheng specifically ordered that when attacking Langya County, the Langya wealthy family must not be disturbed unless it was absolutely necessary, and even asked them to bring Yan Chu with them to make peace.
These small cities have only a few soldiers and a group of city defense soldiers with mediocre combat power. Even if the system soldiers do not take action, relying solely on the veteran soldiers of the ground army and the abilities of the generals, Wang Zheng also has the soldiers to control them, and can easily capture them quickly. win.
He even felt that if the news spread to all directions that the Heavenly Army had conquered even powerful passes such as Pengcheng, there would even be a possibility of surrender without a fight.
But even so, Wang Zheng still gave supplementary instructions to the others:
"It's calm over Pan Zhang's side, but there are continuous battles in Kaiyang and Pengcheng, and there is a lot of commotion. Tao Qian still turns a blind eye and can't get out. It seems that there is nothing to worry about over the East China Sea."
"It's just that Mr. Ni once mentioned that Beihai Kong Rong and Tao Qian had a close personal relationship. They might send troops to help, so we must be on guard against it."
"Among the four counties, Xihai County along the Major's route can be left alone for the time being. The other three counties are the only way for Beihai to advance to Xuzhou. You must pay attention. You must not just focus on progress, but also guard against hidden dangers."
The generals immediately accepted their orders.
The next day, the city gate opened wide.
Thousands of soldiers streamed out in an endless stream. By the time all four groups of soldiers and horses left Kaiyang, it was already three poles high in the sun.
...
Although the heavenly army is strong, its numbers are not large.
Since the troops are divided to attack, it is the same as in the Pengcheng Kingdom. The troops are valuable and quick, and they strive for a quick victory.
The West Sea is the closest, and the good news is also the first to come.
Perhaps the idea of a waterway surprise attack in Kaiyang was not realized due to Wen Chou's precautions. Yu Jin was unwilling to accept it and used this strategy again when attacking Xihai City.
He divided five hundred troops and horses, assigned Gu Jian to lead them, and ordered him to inspect fishing boats, build rafts, sail across the sea, and quietly insert himself behind the West Sea. In the early morning, both sides launched a fierce attack at the same time, attacking from both sides.
Now, in less than two hours, Xihai was captured with almost no loss, wiping out more than 600 enemies and taking over 500 prisoners.
The next place that fell into the control of Wang Zheng was Langya County.
Wu Sheng became more and more enlightened. When attacking the city this time, he no longer pressed hard, but instead used a strategy of attacking the heart.
After he suddenly appeared at the gate of Langya City with his army, he did not move his troops. Instead, he ordered people to shout and threaten him at the gate of Langya City, threatening to massacre the city.
While causing serious psychological pressure to the Langya defenders, he forced Yan Chu to send a secret message to the city. After some clever words and persuasion, he actually reached an agreement with the prominent families in the city.
So on the second day and night, the city gate was opened wide, and Wu Sheng took Langya easily without using any soldiers.
Seeing that the situation was over, the resistance of the city defenders was also weak. In the end, they killed two hundred enemies and captured nearly a thousand prisoners.
Soon after, the remaining two cities also fell one after another.
Wu Niu was rough and reckless, while Fu Bo was cautious. One marched quickly while the other advanced steadily.
It's just that the garrison strength of these two cities is weak, but with only a few hundred garrison troops, and Langya and Beihai are not far apart, there has been a disturbance, and they have long been panicked.
As soon as the two groups of troops arrived at the city and made preparations to attack the city, the defenders opened the rear gate and abandoned the city, fleeing to Beihai.
After searching the prisoners, only about a hundred were found each.
...
Good news came frequently, and the Langya Kingdom was under control. While Wang Zheng was overjoyed, he couldn't help but sigh.
He guessed that it would be smoother, but he didn't expect that it would be so smooth, even better than in Pengcheng.
Not to mention the rich resources of the Langya Kingdom, in terms of its location, several of its domestic cities happen to be located in Qijun, Qingzhou, the choke point of the Beihai Kingdom entering Xuzhou. If the Langya Kingdom is fully entered, it means that any force must enter from the Qi County.
The road into Xuzhou from the north was directly cut off by the Heavenly Army!
And if you want to enter Xuzhou from the west, Pengcheng is also a checkpoint that you absolutely cannot avoid.
While the whole city of Kaiyang was rejoicing, Wang Zheng was not happy for a while and fell into trouble again.
Shortly after the good news, the relevant tax and population information of each city was also sent one by one.
Langya has a larger population, with more than 3,000 households and a population of more than 10,000; the other three counties are smaller, with a total population of less than 20,000.
With the acquisition of four more cities, the population territory will further expand at the same time, which will bring not only good things but also pressure.
With the help of future generations, even if he was just a otaku and a small clerk in his previous life, with little management experience, he could barely handle the royal administration of a city, and he was also studying hard.
The leader of the three armies does not need to do everything personally or seek perfection, he only needs to be knowledgeable.
But the fact that it was almost the territory of two countries, with more than ten cities under its control, really made him feel a little hesitant.
This is like the difference between a general and a general.
And the most important thing is that, let alone generals, these management talents are currently in short supply.
Pengcheng is under the control of Xu Fang and managed by Zhang Zhao. It's fine so far, but what should we do with Kaiyang?
As heaven moves forward, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement. Many times, when faced with difficulties and obstacles, he can only rely on himself to strengthen himself and persevere.
But there are many difficulties and dangers that cannot be overcome by oneself alone, so there is a saying that when people work together, the flames will rise.
At this time, Wang Zheng encountered a dilemma that he, not even the system, could solve.
And Wang Zheng also knew the importance of internal affairs.
The army is like a knife, and the system can keep it sharp until it cuts through gold and jade, while internal affairs is like the handle of the knife.
No matter how sharp the blade is, if there is no handle, how can you hold it, let alone protect, intimidate, and kill the enemy?
In desperation, he could only immediately send an order. The generals did not need to turn back, and each led their own troops to stay in the four cities. Except for Xihai, Yu Jin's deputy general Zhong and Gujian stayed behind, he ordered Yu Jin to return to Kaiyang immediately while staring at
In the upper right corner of the Langya map, eyes are burning.
The black dot on the map represents Langya County.
He had thought about this issue for a long time, and this was also the reason why Yan Chu was left behind.
Let's wait until Yu Ban returns.
Wang Zheng thought about it, and then he was ready to leave in person to meet the two prominent families.
The Langyayan clan is now the top family clan.
Langya Wang family, the future world-famous family.
Have a good chat with them!
...
Next, Wang Zheng fell into busyness again.
He was very strict in controlling the army, and he was also very talented in domestic affairs. As time went by after he conquered the city, Kaiyang gradually returned to its old outlook, and at the same time the people were obedient.
The royal government had to continue to control this situation, urging the people to repair the city walls and schools, and at the same time ordering camps to be built outside the city.
Regulations were further set that all cities in the county, regardless of their population or city size, would be uniformly allocated for grain and grass storage. Now, except for the four garrison counties, the remaining cities were allowed to store grain for at most one month.
The excess will be transported back to Kaiyang, warehouses will be built, and baggage will be delivered and stored;
In addition, the captured ordnance, armor, and war horses were all sent to Kaiyang and then transferred back to Pengcheng, in addition to supplementing the headquarters' deficiencies.
The meritorious officers and soldiers of each department will be compiled by the non-commissioned officers of the unified army, and the names will be reported to the king, and rewards will be given based on their merits. The injured will be comforted and the dead will be mourned.
Thinking of what he had thought about last time in Pengcheng, there was a system to lock down the siege. It was just that he had not thought of it before. Now he did not want to continue to treat his soldiers harshly.
After all, food and sex are also important.
In addition to the constraints of military discipline, ideological work, and material satisfaction, Wang Zheng finally ordered that anyone who marries a local girl from a good family in Xuzhou will be rewarded by General Tiangong, and he strongly encourages this.
At the same time, each military unit is allowed to set up its own prostitute camp. The ratio of military prostitutes to soldiers cannot exceed one to one hundred. If the battalion headquarters has a thousand people, it is allowed to bring ten military prostitutes.
It has been another four or five days since all the threads have been sorted out.
The four walls of the city have been repaired, the expanded military camp and school grounds have been completed, and most of the camps outside the city have been built.
After a series of fierce battles, they finally gained a foothold, which coincided with Yu Jin's return. After Wang Zheng handed over to him, he was preparing to lead some elites to Langya County, but his plan failed to keep up with the change.
...
On this day, when he was leaving the mansion and preparing to go to the military camp for inspection before departure, he saw the knights who had dispersed outside the city galloping back.
When Wang Zheng saw it, his heart trembled.
This is an uncle in the Tianzhu camp. He has made many meritorious deeds and has been promoted to the third level of horse archer by Wang Zheng. If there is no important information, he will not come to report it in person.
"What's the matter?" he asked directly.
But I was thinking in my heart, could it be that the East China Sea has finally moved?
Uncle Nadu gasped and saluted:
"General, a cavalry troop has appeared twenty miles outside the city. The word "Yuan" is flying on the flag. I wonder if it is Yuan Shaojun who has invaded again."
"Now we are less than twenty miles away from Kaiyang."
"Yuan Jun?" Wang Zheng was startled, this news was unexpected.
Logically speaking, Wen Chou had just passed away and Yuan Shaoyuan was in Jizhou, so it was impossible to get the news so quickly?
He raised his sword eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Can you find out the detailed number of these soldiers and horses?"
"The amount obtained from detecting horses is about five hundred," said Dubbo. "It may not be true if a sentry rider detects horses from a distance, but it is not a big deal if there are mistakes."
Then it’s not Yuan Shaojun!
If you want to avenge your own general, how can you send only this few people to Xuzhou? Is it revenge or a food delivery?
Wang Zheng felt relieved, and soon he came to his senses with a smile on his face.
If it’s not Yuan Shaojun, then it’s Yuan Shu, right?
The five hundred cavalry should be escorting the envoys sent by Mi Heng and Yuan Shu to show their goodwill.
"Don't be nervous." He smiled and reassured Uncle Du: "It must be Mi Heng who is back."
I was about to greet him in person, but I just took a step forward. After thinking about it, I first asked Uncle Du to inform Yu Jin to come to the house immediately. Then he turned around and returned to the house, put on his casual clothes, and gave orders one after another.
"Choose a thousand mighty and elite men and march out of the city to welcome them."
"Clean the streets, arrange banquets, and prepare plenty of gifts;"
"Ask Mi Ling to choose a place with a good view from Mi's house and clean it immediately. Ask the supply camp to prepare food and horse materials for thousands of people in advance, and everything will be arranged accordingly. Set up an accommodation camp."
After giving the instructions, he looked at Yu Jin:
"Wenze, please go out of the city to greet me on my behalf."
"Here!" Yu Jin did not dare to be careless when he learned that Yangzhou Mu's messenger was here.
After all, Yuan Shu was in the limelight at this time, not to mention that the Heavenly Army had already made enemies with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Tao Qian one after another, so he really couldn't make more enemies.
The Han people value etiquette, and this messenger represents Yuan Shu. If there is a slight oversight in etiquette, it will most likely cause another military disaster.
If it weren't for the fact that Yu Jin was enjoying the spring breeze now and didn't want to bring trouble to himself, he would have even wanted to persuade Wang Zheng to go out of the city with him to greet him.
"General." After thinking for a while, Yu Jin asked: "If we go out to greet you, how can we move forward?"
Since Yuan Shu sent a messenger, he wanted to form an alliance.
The status of each other's allies seems to be equal, but in terms of power alone, the current Yangzhou Mu is naturally far ahead of the masters of the two counties of Wang Zheng, so one must grasp the balance between them.
If you go too far to greet someone, it will appear to be weak and flattering, which will harm the dignity of the royal government.
If the greeting is done at a close distance, it will also be arrogant, rude, and contemptuous, which will offend potential allies.
Once the greeting distance is set, the subsequent corresponding specifications, gifts, and even all aspects are determined and must be consistent.
Yu Jin thought about it again and again, and took the initiative to propose a number: "Not as good as ten miles?"
After hearing this, Wang Zheng pondered for a while, then shook his head and waved his hands: "Welcoming him from ten miles away is too much of a compliment to Yuan Gongliu."