After hearing Zhao Xun's decision, Situ Liang smiled at the other people and said, "Let me just say, the decision must be made by the north and the south at the same time. How about it? I win!"
Secretary for Finance Hu Yi, Chief Secretary for Administration Pei Yi, Secretary for Commerce Shen Meng and others shook their heads and sighed: "If I had known better, I wouldn't have bet with you. Well, I'll treat you to a drink at the Hero Building! It's still General Xue Lei. Be smart and follow Brother Situ for an answer."
Xue Lei said with a smile: "I know your determination and courage very well. I know that you will attack from both sides at the same time, and will not shrink the south road and support the north road."
Hu Yi smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that we still don't understand the military."
"What are you doing?" Zhao Xun asked a little strangely.
Situ Liang smiled and said, "Don't blame me, sir! That's right. Regarding your decision, we made two judgments. The three generals and I thought that you must advance in two directions. However, several division chiefs believed that your Excellency would withdraw from the south. Support the North Road. So, we decided whoever loses will invite everyone to drink at the Hero Building."
Zhao Xun smiled and said: "Then there are two more commanders?"
Situ Liang said: "Both commanders are participating."
The two commanders were naturally the ones in charge of the Blood Shadow Guard and the Shadow Guard. Zhao Xun was slightly satisfied when he learned that the two of them were not involved. The two had different responsibilities, and they could not rely on subjective guesses when doing things.
"Don't talk too much about this matter. Don't let any military matters go into your own ears. Don't leak them out." Zhao Xun said seriously.
Several people responded seriously: "I'll understand later!"
"This Bei Haijun is simply not a human being. He dares to kill ten thousand of our people! Huh, if he goes north one day, his tribe will be destroyed!" Zhao Xun said coldly. Zhao Xun deeply hated Bei Haijun for what he did. If he killed It was the army, and Zhao Xun was not like this. After all, the two sides were at war. Killing prisoners was nothing, but killing unarmed people was unforgivable.
"Okay, you all prepare your own affairs, be prepared for a long-term struggle with the North Navy, and let the logistics department make all preparations."
Situ Liang said: "Sir, should we establish a special logistics department to prepare logistics affairs for the army and cooperate with other departments?"
Zhao Xun thought for a while and said: "Okay, set up a Logistics Department to specialize in hoarding armaments. This is a very critical department, so it will be strictly investigated by the Supervision Department and the Shadow Guard. At the same time, strict warrants are required for every entry and exit. The director is Zhang Jun, who is known as the cold-faced man. The personnel include the Guards Battalion, the Shadow Guard and the Supervision Department, as well as some soldiers who have retired due to serious injuries. Zhao Hai, Situ Liang, Gao Tu, Wei Dong , you immediately arrange people to establish a new department."
"Yes!" Several people responded.
After saying that, Zhao Xun hurried back to Zhao Mansion. After all, he was going on an expedition again, and it might be long-term.
Su Ziyan also rushed to her contact point and told the intelligence personnel some of the information she had collected about the Huolin Army, and asked it to be sent back to Shunzhou Mansion to report to the Shunzhou Army.
The place of contact with Su Ziyan was in a very ordinary courtyard, where there were a very ordinary family, with only a pair of young siblings, and these two were the new contacts sent by the Shunzhou Army.
"Miss, it seems that the assistance of the Fire Lin Army is really unlikely now. Does the eldest lady want to go back to Shunzhou Mansion? If you want to go back to Shunzhou Mansion, there is no need for us to deliver the news. The eldest lady can take it back directly. That’s it.” The young woman whispered.
"Me? I don't know yet... Forget it, let's stay here for a while and see the situation of Yanzhou Prefecture and Huolin Army. Have you noticed that the people of Yanzhou Prefecture have their own fields, and
The Huolin Army receives strong support here, and as for the original court officials, it seems that they have been forgotten by the people of Yanzhou Prefecture." Su Ziyan said a little strangely.
The young woman sighed: "This is also the strength of the Huolin Army. They forcibly took back all the privately owned land in Yanzhou Prefecture. Those who disobeyed were conquered by the Huolin Army with knives. In addition, some
Large landowners with more heaven and earth also have their fields
The Huolin Army took back the items at the market price, and those that were not sold disappeared secretly. Although this move offended the landlords, it received support from all the people. In other words, they would gain the support of hundreds of thousands of people.
, there will be a continuous reserve of troops."
"The promulgation of the new commercial law has won the support of businessmen. As a result, although we have lost the support of the landlords, what we have lost is nothing compared to what we have gained. After all, money and food for soldiers and horses are the key to war.
The key is, and the landlords are not a part of it, but are the destroyers."
Su Ziyan was stunned, and said after a while: "This Zhao Xun is really brave. If he does this, then..."
The woman smiled and said, "Isn't that right? This is what I admire about him. Zhao Xun is such a hero, and he will definitely be a hero in the future."
Su Ziyan smiled and said: "What? Sister Wei is tempted?"
The young woman said: "I can't reach that high. The eldest lady can do it when the time comes. My younger brother has the idea of joining the Fire Lin Army. You said this..." She shook her head as she spoke.
Su Ziyan was shocked when she heard what the young woman said. All the intelligence agents sent by her side wanted to join the Fire Lin Army. What does this mean?
After returning home, Zhao Xun was naturally warmly welcomed. In addition to Xu Qinlian, Li Ruolan and Li Xinyan who had been living in the house, Su Ran was also there.
Seeing Su Ran, Zhao Xun couldn't help but think of her father Su Yunlai. If he hadn't met Su Yun, Zhao Xun would not be what he is now. Although he saved Su Yun, Su Yun brought him a rise.
opportunity. But since he became the head of Yanzhou Mansion, he has had less contact with Su Yun, and he suddenly felt guilty.
"Miss Su, what does Master Su do on weekdays? I haven't seen him for a long time."
Su Ran was a little disappointed when he heard what Zhao Xun called him, but he still replied softly: "My dad? He spends his days at home basking in the sun, and occasionally drinking with friends. There is nothing to do now, unlike before.
So busy, my mother is very happy about this."
Thinking of this, Zhao Xun decided to give Su Yun a position in the Duwei Mansion. After all, he was a "noble man" who had risen by himself, and he could not use up his past kindness and ignore his past kindness.
Su Ran saw that Zhao Xun stopped talking and asked, "Did the battle go well? Is this battle over? Are you going to stay at home?"
Zhao Xun shook his head and said: "The war went smoothly, but staying at home is unlikely."
Li Ruolan on the side asked anxiously: "What? What else happened?"
Zhao Xun smiled bitterly and said: "The Mohe army that we drove out of Yanzhou Prefecture invaded south again and has already reached the county seat of Bai County. Here, we have to drive them back again."
Looking at the worried expressions of several people, Zhao Xun comforted him: "What are you afraid of? I can defeat him once, I can defeat him twice. I am just a defeated general. There is nothing to be afraid of."
After having a meal with his family, Zhao Xun hurried towards Bai County again. At the same time, the heavy armored infantry of Gushanbao's heavy armor battalion will also rush to Baixian, while Gushanbao will station two new battalions.
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Zhao Xun led the guard battalion to rush to Bai County first, while the heavy armor battalion and the logistics team rushed to Bai County. When they arrived at Bai County, the sky was already dark, and the sky above Bai County was still vaguely visible.
I saw the floating black smoke, hovering and flying in the sky of Bai County, and I didn't want to leave for a long time.
It seemed that there was another bloody battle during the day! Zhao Xun couldn't help but frown.
After notifying his name and checking the defense, Zhao Xun quickly entered the city with his guard battalion. After hearing the news, Lin Luo, the captain of the Zhongzi Camp, and Zhong Wen, the magistrate of Bai County, both with disheveled hair, hurried to greet them.
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"Go to the captain's house to talk!" Zhao Xun said anxiously, looking at the crowded street.
As soon as he entered the captain's house, Lin Luo knelt down in the middle of the hall and said bitterly: "Sir, all my subordinates are stupid. They went out of the city to fight with the Northern Navy and lost more than a thousand people. Even Zhao Fei and Qin You, who were supporting us, were killed.
The two captains were seriously injured."
Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "Get up first and tell me everything clearly. What is going on?"
Lin Luo did not stand up and said: "Six days ago, the Northern Navy killed tens of thousands of people in Bai County. Magistrate Zhong and I hurriedly asked the Bai County towns in the north of the city to retreat and began to clear the country. Who knew that some Bai County people were unwilling to evacuate?
Finally, he fell into the hands of Bei Haijun. Maybe he saw the view of the capital in the north of the city, so he killed the people to vent his anger. More than ten thousand people, more than ten thousand people, were killed one by one in front of all the soldiers in Bai County.
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"The soldiers guarding the city were filled with righteous indignation, and they all said they would go out of the city to kill the enemy. The subordinates led the Zhongzi Battalion to fight out of the city. As a result, they were outnumbered and trapped outside the city. In the end, the two captains led people to fight out and rescued the subordinates.
However, both Qin Xiaowei and Zhao Xiaowei were seriously injured, more than half of the Zhongzi Battalion was destroyed, and five hundred people in the infantry battalion were killed. It was all because of their subordinates who were involved."
Zhong Wen on the side also said: "Actually, the soldiers guarding the city were filled with indignation and the officers could not suppress it, so they sent the army out of the city to fight the Beihai Navy. It was not Captain Lin who deliberately sent the army to fight. Your Excellency is aware of it!"
As for this situation, Shadow Guard has informed Zhao Xun of the details. The actual situation is the same as what the two said, and it is indeed not Lin Luo's fault.
Zhao Xun said: "Lin Luo, get up! This is not your fault, and you don't need to be like this. The people of Bai County can return to the city smoothly, thanks to your caution and sending out long-distance exploration horses, otherwise, they would be killed.
There are more than ten thousand people.”
Sighing, Zhao Xun said: "If I'm wrong, it's my fault. I thought the Mohe army wouldn't come, but they did. I thought Jingguan could intimidate the enemy, but I didn't expect that tens of thousands of people would die tragically."
"Bei Haijun! You will look good in the future!"
"By the way, Zhao Fei, how is Qin You's injury? Where is he now?"
Lin Luo replied hurriedly: "The two of them are not in fear of their lives. They just suffered abdominal injuries and were unable to get up for a while. They are currently recuperating in the back office of the Duwei Mansion."
"How is the recent offensive of the Northern Navy?" After learning that the two men were not in danger, Zhao Xun felt relieved. He did not want to lose one of his brothers.
Lin Luo replied: "The offensive is extremely fierce, but it seems that the siege team is not the main force of the Northern Navy, some are like slaves or prisoners, with poor equipment, but they attack the city with no life at all. It can be said that the Northern Navy is using human lives to consume us.
weapons and troops.”
Zhao Xun nodded and said: "These people should be the hostile forces of the North Sea King, and now they are forced to attack Bai County. This Beihai King is really a ruthless person. What siege equipment does the Beihai Navy have?"
Zhong Wendao: "In the beginning, there were only ladders, but now there have been car crashes and siege towers have begun to appear. Fortunately, our supplies can still be transported in from the south gate, otherwise, Bai County would have been..."
"It seems that the situation is really not good! How many defenders are there in Bai County now?"
Lin Luo smiled bitterly and said: "Originally, the defenders of Bai County were two infantry battalions from the Zhongzi Camp and the Youfu Army, with a total of 3,000 soldiers. But now, in addition to the 500 cavalry, these 3,000 soldiers only have less than 800 infantry.
The people who defend the city are all young and strong common people who voluntarily joined. After several days of bloody battles, there are now thousands of people who can be considered soldiers, but after all, they cannot be compared with regular soldiers."
After asking about the situation in Bai County, Zhao Xunze came to the place where Zhao Fei and Qin You were recovering from their injuries.
"Sir!" Seeing Zhao Xun, the two of them prepared to stand up to greet him, but apparently they forgot that they were seriously injured at this moment.
"Don't move! Recuperate well. I'm still counting on you two to get better and help me defend the city." Seeing that the condition of the two of them was indeed not bad, Zhao Xun really felt relieved. One of them had his left chest bent.
The knife was pierced, and one of them was stabbed in the abdomen. Fortunately, both of them have been treated and are not seriously injured.
"Sir, have the Mohe army in Yanshan Fort been defeated?" Qin You asked.
Zhao Xun smiled and said: "We have completely wiped out the Mohe army in Yanshan Fort. Now, our army has fully entered Yingzhou Prefecture and started to recover Yingzhou Prefecture. I believe that it won't be long before Yingzhou Prefecture is conquered."
The state capital will also be ours."
"That's great! It's a pity that I didn't catch the opportunity to attack the Mohe army." Both of them said with regret.
Zhao Xun said: "Who said that this battle in Bai County will take a while. As long as you heal your injuries quickly, you can have a big fight with the Bei Navy. You can't let the Bei Navy get injured."
, let’s not repay it.”
Zhao Lin said bitterly: "We must deal with them very hard and avenge the tens of thousands of people!"
"They won't have an easy time! Definitely!" Zhao Xun said in a deep voice.