Fan Lixiang took over the original Guiyang troops and horses, plus the troops and horses left in Changsha after Zhang Yi's defeat. In the past, her father Fan Chang had a high prestige in Zhang Yi's army. Now Fan Lixiang took over Liu Qi's order, assisted by Chen Ying.
Can barely control it.
Fan Lixiang killed several generals who were dissatisfied with the leadership of women. After stabilizing military discipline, she began to implement her own plan to scrape grain. She completely withdrew from south to north as she had told Liu Qi. She almost turned over cities one after another to loot grain. The tragedy in Ancheng was
This situation is no longer unique to Ancheng.
"In my heart, you will not be defeated. If you want these people to suffer less, the only choice is to let Liu Qi be destroyed as soon as possible. The long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain."
Fan Lixiang stood on the tower and spoke word by word. Chen Ying, who was standing behind him, looked at Fan Lixiang's cold back in military uniform and finally fell silent.
Suddenly, Fan Lixiang saw a sergeant taking away a peasant woman's rooster. After taking two steps, he turned back, threw away the rooster, and dragged the woman into the shabby house. Fan Lixiang's eyes flashed a cold light, and she moved with her jade hands.
, Chen Ying followed with his own soldiers.
The sergeant pushed open the wooden door, and Fan Lixiang walked in fiercely from outside the house. The soldiers inside had torn half of the woman's clothes, half of her breasts were exposed, and her hair was messy and fell beside the stove. The sergeant felt someone pushing the door open.
When he entered, he was angry at first, and when he saw it was Fan Lixiang, he was so frightened that he froze in place. But he remembered that this beautiful and charming woman killed several generals without blinking an eye.
Fan Lixiang looked coldly at the soldier who had half taken off his clothes and pulled back his belt, and said in a deep voice: "Kill on the spot."
"yes."
Two sergeants came forward. Before the soldier could pull up his pants, he screamed and was slashed to the ground with a knife. Blood flew everywhere, and the frightened woman screamed.
Fan Lixiang slowly walked up to the peasant woman and squatted down. She stretched out her white jade hand and patted the peasant woman's frightened face. She asked with a little evil smile on her lips: "Which one is better, the Jingzhou army or the Sichuan army?"
The peasant woman's expression was dull, and she stiffly felt the softness that was patted on her face with a little warmth.
"explain."
Fan Lixiang pushed the hilt of the sword with her thumb of her left hand, and her tone of voice was not high, but there was a hint of chill. The peasant woman was horrified and hurriedly shouted: "Jingzhou soldiers are good, Jingzhou soldiers are good." Then she cried loudly.
Fan Lixiang stood up with satisfaction, shook her sword lightly, and left the shabby house. Fan Lixiang had ordered all the soldiers who were searching to ask this question. I am afraid that the people in all the cities and villages now think that the Jingzhou soldiers are "good"
Alright.
As for not raping women, that is just Fan Lixiang's personal principle. There is no other reason except that she doesn't like it.
"Sir, the young master sent someone to urge for food and grass. The public security's food and grass are no longer enough." A Jingzhou soldier reported to Fan Lixiang.
Fan Lixiang said casually: "I know, go back and tell the young master that I am trying to persuade the people to voluntarily pay for food. There are some difficulties. Let the young master insist on it for five more days. The food and grass will arrive at the police station after five days."
"Yes." The soldier bowed and retreated.
"Report to your lord, there is a civil uprising in Lingling, preventing the grain collection team from collecting grain." Another soldier came to report.
Fan Lixiang said bitterly: "A group of unruly people told Bao Long that if they encounter a small group of resistance, they will kill them all. If the thieves are too powerful, let them retreat to Changsha and let the unruly people make a fuss."
"yes."
Chen Ying followed Fan Lixiang and watched Fan Lixiang issue orders one by one. Ever since Fan Lixiang returned to Guiyang, he felt as if he didn't recognize this young lady.
When I first followed Fan Chang, I only knew that the general's daughter was very smart, assisted Fan Chang in handling government affairs, and was always able to make a decision when faced with Fan Chang's constant problems. She was different from other boudoir ladies, but I never thought that she had such a side.
Chen Ying couldn't help but wonder if anyone who came into contact with Liu Zhang would become cruel and murderous.
When Liu Zhang appointed Fan Lixiang as the governor of Guiyang, Chen Ying thought it was an incredible thing. Although he followed Fan Lixiang, it was because of Liu Zhang's order and some gratitude for his old master Fan Chang.
I really obey Fan Lixiang.
But now, Chen Ying feels that he has completely become Fan Lixiang's subordinate. Chen Ying is sure that if he shows disloyalty, Fan Lixiang will kill him without hesitation.
Fan Lixiang is already a real general. He does not need Fan Chang's remaining power or Liu Zhang's intimidation. He can use his own means to consolidate his power.
After a month, he and the other soldiers almost forgot that Fan Lixiang was a woman.
Five days later, the grain and grass harvested from the four counties piled up in a mountain on the outskirts of You County. Carriages and some spare siege equipment formed a circle to surround the grain. Fan Lixiang gave an order, and the soldiers poured tung oil and other combustion-supporting materials.
Water is poured on the grain and grass, and rockets are fired from all directions.
The food and grass that were dug three feet in the ground for half a month were burned in the fire that shot up to the sky. The hard work of countless farmers and women who stayed awake for months and months, the savings of the elderly and children through frugality, and the cries and tears of countless people turned into a blazing fire.
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And this also announced that Liu Qi's 100,000-strong army was completely starved of food. What awaited them would be endless darkness and haze and angry civil uprisings among the people in the four counties.
Jiangling, the vanguard general of Liu Qi's Jingzhou Army, Wen Pin, came to the city and set up camp with his back to the water. He attacked the city hundreds of times in ten days, but was repelled by the Sichuan army. Wen Pin saw that Jiangling and Yang Huai's camp in the west were at each other's horns.
Since he didn't arrive, he could only temporarily camp and rest his troops.
The camps of 50,000 troops covered the entire river bank, with flags flying in the breeze.
A fast boat stopped by the river, and a soldier pulled out a war horse from the boat. The fast horse galloped on the river bank.
"General, please report urgently. There has been a drastic change in Jingnan. The female surrendered general Fan Lixiang burned all the food and grass collected in You County. Now the public security has run out of food. The situation is extremely urgent. Sir, please ask the general to withdraw the troops as soon as possible."
The generals in Jingzhou were in an uproar, and their expressions changed drastically. One general mentioned the soldier and said, "What did you say? The food and grass were burned. How is that possible?"
The general threw the speechless soldier away.
"Is Fan Lixiang crazy?"
"I have long said that women are unreliable."
The generals were talking incessantly, and the anger on their faces was almost boiling, but none of them said a single useful word.
"Okay." Wenpin, who was dressed in purple armor, shouted, and the generals immediately shut up, "Didn't you all agree with the young master's appointment of Fan Lixiang? Everything has happened, what's the use of talking about it now? Tell me.
,what should we do?"
General Wu Ju stepped forward and said: "Since the young master has said to retreat, what else can we do?"
"That is, the troops and horses move forward before the food and grass are used. If the food and grass are gone, why fight?"
"That's right, withdraw the troops."
"General, withdraw your troops."
The generals asked for orders one after another. Wenpin pondered and suddenly stood up and said: "Withdraw the troops? What if we withdraw to the police? Is there any food and grass? Once our 50,000 troops return, the food and grass crisis will be further aggravated, and they will only collapse.
We have to go faster, there is only one way for us to survive now, and that is to break through the Sichuan army's defense line at all costs."
[Thank you Guigui Daguaiguai, Jiang Yujiekm, Meng Hui Daughter Country, Son of the Yellow River 20 for the reward]