Chapter 721 Being Smart

"Fight in!"

Seeing the Liangzhou soldiers coming to kill them, the Hanzhong soldiers immediately became confused and crowded towards the city gate. The Hanzhong soldiers on top of the city were now unable to close the city gate even if they wanted to.

As the Liangzhou soldiers in the lead rushed in, the Liangzhou soldiers in the back row also rushed forward. In an instant, countless Liangzhou soldiers charged in fiercely.

The gatekeeper above the city closed his eyes in pain and muttered to himself.

"It's over. It's over!"

There was a lot of excitement in Fangling City. After about half an hour, the hustle and bustle suddenly calmed down. A Liangzhou soldier grabbed a flag in his hand and rushed to the top of the city, planting the flag on the top of the city. He pulled out the flag with the word "Zhang", looked at it with disdain, threw it aside, and put the flag in his hand up.

Chinese!

"Send the order! Our army is not allowed to harass the residents of the city, and is only allowed to hunt down deserters!"

"Send the order! Close the gates on all sides and don't let anyone escape!"

"Send the order! Control the arsenal, treasury, and county government."

One order after another was passed on in an orderly manner. The gates on all sides of Fangling City were closed tightly. Several screams came from the city from time to time, probably because the fleeing Hanzhong soldiers were caught. There were only a thousand defenders in Fangling City, while the Zhangja Army had more than 20,000 people. It was easy to capture. This became the first city the Liangzhou Army gained since they attacked Shangyong, and it would become the city of Liangzhou in the future. The army's food and grass transfer point.

When the Liangzhou army entered the city, the residents of Fangling City couldn't help but panic. They were so frightened that they closed the doors of their houses and blocked them with heavy objects, for fear that the random soldiers would rush in.

The movement outside the window lasted for half an hour, then slowly stopped, and the residents in the city breathed a sigh of relief.

Some residents opened their doors and bravely walked out, only to see Liangzhou soldiers in black armor and serious faces every few steps on the street. Some were escorting the dejected Hanzhong soldiers, while others were cleaning up the bloodstains on the streets. They saw the heads protruding from the city wall and ignored them.

"This military master, who is your subordinate?"

A woman came out timidly and asked a Liangzhou soldier.

Liangzhou Bing's face was serious, but when he saw this woman asking questions, he forced a smile on his face.

"Auntie, we are the royal advisors of the imperial court, sent by General Liu. From now on, Shangyong and Hanzhong will be under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Your taxes will also be reduced to thirty to one."

"Thirty tax one?"

The middle-aged woman opened her mouth in disbelief. In fact, she was not a native of Fangling. Because Zhang Lu implemented a tax system of one out of ten, she moved here with her husband. Compared with the three taxes and one tax in other areas, the ten taxes and one tax are already very light. As a result, the imperial court's taxation only requires thirty taxes and one?

This woman was a big talker, so she naturally spread the news everywhere after she returned. In a short time, countless residents in the city learned about the thirty-one tax, and the original resistance to the Liangzhou Army disappeared without a trace in an instant.

The Liangzhou army has strict discipline and does not burn, kill or loot. There is also a new tax system of thirty to one tax. Apart from the Five Pecks of Rice cult members, who among the rest of the people can be dissatisfied?

After a few days, it was fine.

Zhang Wei was in a bad mood because he got bad news that Fangling City had been captured by the enemy.

"This jaw actually came so fast?"

Zhang Wei couldn't believe it. You must know that Shangyong City is only two days away from Fangling City, and even a large army only needs three or four days to travel. In other words, the Liangzhou Army is probably on its way here now.

Zhang Wei's face turned red with anger and he roared like thunder. He looked at the table and suddenly stretched out his arms to sweep away everything on the table and threw it to the ground. Although the maid outside the room heard the noise, she did not dare to go in without his order. What if he was so angry that he drew his sword and killed someone? Killing a few slaves these days is not considered a sin.

"What is the second general angry about?"

Just when Zhang Wei was angry, a Hanzhong Army general came in. He was relatively thin and wearing a war robe. He didn't look like the kind of warrior who could charge with a halberd on the battlefield. He rolled his eyes and fell over. Want to be a counselor.

"Hmph! Don't you know yet? Yang Ang."

Zhang Wei said angrily: "Fangling City is gone, Zhang Zha will soon attack Shangyong City, damn it."

Yang Ang smiled slightly: "Didn't the Master give you an order? As long as the second general leads his army to defend Shangyong and intercept Zhang Jaw's army here, wouldn't it be enough?"

"How about that?"

Zhang Wei said dissatisfied: "A certain leader went out to fight, either to defend the enemy from outside the country, or to decide the outcome. Now that Zhang Jia has defeated Fangling City, of course we have to find a way to drive him out."

Yang Ang's eyes lit up: "So, the second general wants to completely defeat Zhang Jaw?"

"This is natural!" Zhang Wei clenched his fists and said, "If our army cannot come out, wouldn't it mean that this man would think that there is no one among us?"

"In this case, there is a plan here, and Zhang Jia must be fooled."

Hearing what Yang Ang said, Zhang Wei was overjoyed: "Yang Ang, don't hide it, just say whatever you want."

Zhang Wei and Yang Ren are two generals of the Hanzhong Army, but Yang Ang is different. He is so scheming that even the chief secretary, Yang Song, is not as good as him. Seeing the glint in Yang Ang's eyes, Zhang Wei naturally asked hurriedly.

"Second General, please see, there is a river outside Shangyong City called Duhe River, which runs through Shangyong from north to south. Therefore, Zhang Jaw Army must pass through Duhe River no matter what."

Yang Ang put his finger on Duhe.

"Our army sent out many sentries to inquire about the movements of Zhang Jaw's army and judge at which mouth of the river Zhang Jaw's army would cross the river. Then our army set up an ambush on the west bank of the river. When Zhang Jiao's army crossed the bank, our army suddenly attacked and beat him. Caught off guard!" Yang Ang said coldly.

Zhang Wei's eyes lit up: "Hit him halfway across?"

"Yes, we are attacking him halfway across the river! Our Hanzhong army has a total of 20,000 people. If we attack him halfway across the river, the Liangzhou army will definitely be defeated. By then, our army will not only be able to defeat Zhang Jia, but also be able to Take advantage of the situation to regain Fangling City."

Yang Ang spoke eloquently: "When the time comes, I'm afraid Liu Ye will withdraw his troops and stop attacking Yangping Pass after learning that Zhang Jia's army has retreated. Hanzhong will be safe!"

"good!"

Zhang Wei stood up, clenched his fists, and said with a firm face: "Just do what you said, send more sentries to inspect the specific movements of Zhang Jaw Army, arrange the army to set up defenses on the west bank of the river, and wait until the Liangzhou Army crosses the river. Strike it halfway across."

"promise!"

Zhang Wei adopted Yang Ang's suggestion and sent dozens of sentries to the east bank of the Duhe River that day to investigate the movements of the Liangzhou Army. At the same time, he sent a large army to set up defenses on the west bank of the Duhe River, determined to cross the river and attack them. .