Chapter 825 Conquering the City

When he arrived in Lu County, Shangdang, Zhao Hanzhang met Wu Erlang, handed him the Ming Dynasty, and told him: "We must protect Mr. Ming. On the surface, you are the superior, and Mr. Ming is the staff, but it is up to Ming to decide how the team behaves." Sir dispatch."

Wu Erlang agreed.

After talking about the business, Zhao Hanzhang mentioned his personal matters, "Your nephew and niece are now in Chen County. This time I am returning to Yuzhou to help. If you have anything to say to them, you can write a letter and give it to them later." Ting He, I will hand it over to them when I return to Chen County."

Wu Erlang was so happy that he agreed repeatedly and hurriedly went down to write a letter.

Wu Erlang was originally illiterate and was just clever, but in the past few years, he had traveled around a lot and had to read the account books, so he learned to recognize many words.

He is not as good as his younger nephews and nieces, but he can recognize a lot of words, but he is not very good at writing, and the ones he can write are very bad, but he still likes to write letters to his nephews and nieces.

The central idea is that you should study hard, repay the girl in the future, practice martial arts well, go to the battlefield to make achievements, and honor your ancestors;

Don’t spend the money I gave you randomly, save it for when I go back to get a wife. If I can’t get a wife, it will also be my pension money, and I still have to buy a house...

Finally, he would simply mention that he was safe outside and ask them to take care of themselves too.

Wu Erlang's caravan only traveled in the north, and the impression given to outsiders was that his master had some respect in front of Zhao Hu, so he was able to get a lot of rare things from Yuzhou.

People outside did not know that he was from Zhao Hanzhang.

Wu Erlang and Ming Yu took several carts of jewelry to the Xihe Kingdom. The matter was important this time, so Zhao Hanzhang dispatched another Zhao family army to them, plus more than a dozen carts of goods, the caravan was vast and looked very fat.

However, ordinary bandits and horse thieves would not dare to provoke them.

As soon as they left, Zhao Hanzhang separated from Ji Yuan. She led the army back to Yuzhou in a hurry, accompanied by Fu Tinghan.

People's thoughts will change. We must look at the world from a dynamic perspective. Stubborn persistence will only cause rigidity in thinking.

So after using gunpowder once, Zhao Hanzhang completely opened the Pandora's box. Whether the devil or the fairy comes out is up to her.

Fu Tinghan didn't say much. If she wanted it, he would make it for her.

Wei Jun and Ji Jun had been captured by Bei Gongchun and Zu Ti. When Zhao Hanzhang passed by, the officials who stayed in the territory occupied by Bei Gongchun came to see her. Zhao Hanzhang only saw them in a hurry and asked them to get out of the way and let them go. The army passed by.

When he arrived at the place captured by Zu Ti, he also ordered people to get out of the way early. Zhao Hanzhang led the army to rush past. Further down was Dunqiu County, which Shi Le had already occupied.

Shile needed a large army to attack, and there were not many people left to guard the place.

He also knew that if he conquered a place, he would have to leave enough people to govern and guard the place. His people were far from enough, so he still had to use local people to govern.

Therefore, if an official surrendered, he would use that official or select a local gentry to take charge on his behalf.

Shi Le was full of hundreds of thousands of people. He couldn't capture a city and massacre all the officials, gentry and people inside, right?

So he killed chickens to scare monkeys, killed some people to frighten them, and then used local people to continue to govern.

This resulted in that most of the people in the city were locals, and even the officials were ministers and people of Jin.

As soon as Zhao Hanzhang's army arrived, the people in the city were not very strong in resisting from top to bottom, so only the garrison left by Shi Le resisted desperately.

But when a cannonball landed on the tower, blowing up the people on it, the ladder team who had been waiting quickly ran forward. With one ladder, they quickly climbed up and jumped onto the tower...

Dunqiu County fell instantly. The Yunti Death Squadron opened the city gate, and the vanguard army rushed into the city. After the city gate was completely controlled, Zhao Hanzhang led his people into the city.

The streets in the city were in a mess. Except for the wounded and wounded soldiers and the prisoners squatting on the ground, the city was silent. There seemed to be no one else.

Cui Shi, the magistrate of Dunqiu County, led the county officials and the county squires to kneel not far away. He secretly watched Zhao Hanzhang approaching on horseback, and immediately lowered his body, almost falling to the ground.

Everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to speak. The bodies of the several village elders kneeling at the front with Cui Shi were trembling slightly, and their hands on the ground could hardly support their bodies.

They lowered their eyes and did not dare to raise them an inch higher. Their eyes could only see a little bit on the edge of their thumbs. Their hearing was very sensitive at this time. They heard heavy and orderly footsteps coming toward them. They knew that this was It's Zhao Jiajun!

I don’t know how Zhao Hanzhang will deal with them. Although it is said that she has always been kind to the prisoners, they are different from ordinary prisoners. They are Jin people and first surrendered to Shi Le. In just one month, they switched to Zhao Hanzhang when the Zhao army entered the city. She Is that acceptable?

While he was thinking wildly, Cui Shi's arm that was lying on the ground was grabbed by someone and he was lifted up with force.

Cui Shi raised his head blankly and saw Zhao Hanzhang squatting and helping him up.

Cui Shi didn't dare to stand up. He only straightened his waist slightly and even said he didn't dare.

Zhao Hanzhang asked: "How many casualties did you suffer when Shile attacked Dunqiu? Will there be any difficulties for you after entering the city?"

Tears burst out of Cui Shi's eyes. He grabbed Zhao Hanzhang's hand and cried bitterly. For a moment, he was out of breath from crying, with tears and runny nose running down his face.

He raised a sleeve to wipe his face, trying to stop crying, but he couldn't help it. Even he didn't know that he had so many grievances in his heart.

When the officials and squires behind him heard this, they couldn't help sobbing and bursting into tears.

Zhao Hanzhang couldn't help but wet his eyes. He helped Cui Shi up with all his strength, and then went to help the village elder behind him. He choked and comforted: "I know it is very difficult for you to defend the city. There are your parents, wives and children in this city." , there are so many people who rely on you, the burden on you is very heavy, it’s difficult for you, it’s difficult for you!”

As soon as she said these words, the old man who was supported by her couldn't bear it any longer. He sank and sat on the ground and started crying. Others also started crying, and the whole place was full of crying.

Cui Shi wiped away his tears and nose, and knelt on the ground again with red eyes. He bowed deeply and said, "The general's words shame us. As ministers of Jin, we failed to defend the country. As Jin people, we cannot defend the country with our lives. I am truly ashamed of the world. If I were not worried about the people in this city, I would really like to die for my country."

Zhao Hanzhang wanted to help him up, but when he saw that he refused to get up, he took his hand and said, "What Magistrate Cui said is wrong. The meaning of a city that must be defended is that its existence can protect more people. For example, as above The Party, Luoyang and other places had no choice but to stick together to the death because a single move could affect the whole body."

"As for other cities, the life and death of the city is more related to the life and death of the people in the city," Zhao Hanzhang said: "I am very happy that County Magistrate Cui can protect the people of Dunqiu."

She smiled and said: "What I want is for the people of the world to live and work in peace and contentment. I don't care whether you are in Jin State, under Liu Cong, or under Shi Le, as long as you can live well and live your life well." , I am satisfied."

"If you can't do it, then you have to live first. When I am able to protect you in the future, I will naturally protect you again," Zhao Hanzhang said: "You did a good job this time. You saved the vast majority of people first. I am very grateful to you, and His Majesty will also be very grateful to you."

When Cui Shi heard this, tears came to his eyes again. He took Zhao Hanzhang's hand and cried bitterly: "General, envoy, in the battle of Shile, we in Dunqiu County suffered more than 36,000 casualties. I have been waiting for reinforcements for a long time and they have not arrived. I am really desperate." Now I have to surrender to the enemy, otherwise, he will slaughter me all over the city."

Zhao Hanzhang helped the man up with tears in his eyes, and nodded with tears, "I know, I know, the incident happened suddenly and no one from anywhere could help. This is the fault of me, the general, and your majesty. We did not arrange for you well."

The group of people cried to each other and had almost vented their emotions. Then Zhao Hanzhang helped the leaders up and everyone went to the county government together.

Cui Shi glanced at the prisoners being escorted out and quickly said that some of them were theirs.

Zhao Hanzhang said: "Don't worry, someone will check their identities, and our Zhao family army always treats the prisoners well, they will be fine."

Only then did Cui Shi feel relieved. He turned back and glanced outside the city. From here, he could still see the neatly arranged army outside the city. He swallowed his saliva and hurriedly said to Zhao Hanzhang: "General, please invite the army to enter the city." ?”

Zhao Hanzhang shook his head, "They are stationed just outside the city. These people in the city are enough. It is inconvenient for us to stay for a long time. The future governance of Dunqiu will depend on you."

Cui Shi breathed a sigh of relief quietly. He was actually afraid that the army would enter the city, and Dunqiu County would be looted again. The disastrous scene of Shile's army entering the city is still vivid in his mind.

The squires listening on the side also breathed a sigh of relief, and then quickly winked at Cui Shi. Cui Shi quickly said: "Then I will ask people to prepare the food, grass, vegetables and meat to reward the army..."

Zhao Hanzhang glanced at their faces, shook his head and said: "No need, you have just experienced disasters, and your life is also very difficult."

She looked at the village elders behind Cui Shi and said solemnly: "But if you have some extra money, please help the people in the city. I know that Shi Le's army will definitely plunder the city when it enters. This year will be a bad year." Well, everyone's life is already difficult, and if we encounter this again, for ordinary people, it is tantamount to a disaster."

"The vitality and prosperity of a place cannot be separated from the local people. I would like to ask all the villagers to help them so that they can tide over this difficulty."

The villagers' eyes turned red, and they nodded quickly in agreement, saying that they would have people come out with food for disaster relief when they returned.

Zhao Hanzhang nodded, and then he and Cui Shi returned to the county office.

She declined their invitation to hold a dinner, and then discussed with them in detail the future reconstruction work of Dunqiu County.

In just over an hour, Fu Tinghan and Fan Ying had sorted out the situation in Dunqiu County and counted the people left behind by Shi Le. The dead and injured were handed over to Cui Shi for treatment. Those who were still alive and intact were all taken as prisoners. take away.

The rest of the captured local garrison and government officials were released. At the same time, they also counted the spoils of war and checked the financial situation of Dunqiu County.

Fu Tinghan and Fan Ying simply took notes. The notes were very scrawled, but Zhao Hanzhang read them very carefully. After looking through them carefully, she pondered for a moment and said to Cui Shidao: "I'll leave you some weapons and armor for your convenience." We will defend the city in the future.”

Cui Shi's eyes widened and he quickly agreed.

I've had a cold these past few days and my tonsillitis is a bit serious, so the update is a bit of a stretch.

PS: I found tonight that 3,000 words seems to be easier to write. Next, I want to change the writing method of 3,000 words for a chapter. I hope you don’t dislike it. It’s not that the unit price has become higher, but that the number of words has increased.