Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1316
In the past few years of the confrontation between the North and the South, there are actually many Hebei Xianghao and Qingyan Wangshi secretly contacting each other and maintaining deep or shallow contacts. It can even be said that all the rural sects present here are included. After all, the state of Jie As the days go by, these families of the Jin people will not stick to the Jie country blindly and loyally. It is human nature to premeditate the future.

Of course, under the high pressure and strict control of the Jie Kingdom, these people really can't provide much help to Master Wang, but it is only some superficial information, but it can also allow Master Wang to grasp part of the military and political layout of the Jie Kingdom in southern Hebei.In order to exchange these information, Master Wang will also provide them with some help, mainly some goods that are in short supply in Hebei.

In fact, before Shi Xuan's sneak attack on Fufen, the relationship between the two parties was relatively harmonious, and each could be regarded as getting what they needed.And the reason why Shen Mu was angry was because Shi Xuan's sneak attack on Feng Fen was such a big military operation, these township clans unexpectedly kept silent!
Although the situation has developed to the present, Master Wang already has the advantage, and the victory can be called brilliant.But in the process, Shen Mu was very dissatisfied with the two heads of the township sects in southern Ji, and decided to beat them up.

Regarding this war, clues have been revealed earlier.The country of Jie started to clean up the scouts and espionage personnel sent by Master Wang to southern Hebei a long time ago, and the defense of some important military locations was extremely strict, making it even more difficult for Master Wang to see the truth.

With such unusual things, Shen Mu naturally knew that Jie Kingdom was going to make a big move, but the line of defense he needed to defend was also very long, from the east of the chasm all the way to Le'an Binhai, all of which were his. The area that the Dudu Mansion needs to defend.Shen Mu is not sure which line the Jie Congress will choose to focus on.

So before there are conclusive signs, he can only strictly order all walks of life to be cautious and on standby, but the dispatch of the navy still caused a loophole in the defense line, and it happened to be caught by Jie Guo.

Shen Mu didn't believe that Shi Xuan's choice to attack Fufen was due to his luck, and the time left for the transfer of the Fengfen army was actually very short. If there was no accident of being attacked, Xu Mao's navy would enter within half a month at most. With the addition of Xin Bin's reinforcements from Taishan County, they will never be attacked so easily!
Therefore, there is a high possibility of information leakage.At present, Wang Shi is marching northward, even if Shen Mu has any doubts, it is absolutely impossible to conduct an internal screening at this moment, otherwise it will destroy the morale of the army too much.And any hidden dangers inside, with the glorious end of the First World War, have been eliminated to the greatest extent.

Another suspicious object is the Hebei Xiangzong who has many connections with Master Wang.Master Wang's large-scale transfer of defenses, even if it is deliberately concealed, someone with a heart will deduce a general outline through clues.And it is these township tyrants in southern Hebei that are most likely to leak the secrets and prompt Shi Xuan to choose to attack Fufen.

Even if these people leak the secrets, they may not necessarily be devoted to the country of Jie and plan the country's destiny.From Shen Mu's point of view, it is probably due to too many distracting thoughts. These Hebei townspeople are in an embarrassing situation. They are not trusted in Jie country, and they are reluctant to abandon the various villages in Hebei. Nantou can only be caught between the two major forces. Seek to live.

Even if these township clans are not suspected of leaking secrets for the time being, they just concealed the military action of Shi Xuan's [-]-strong army to attack Fufen. Xiangzong didn't dare to gamble, or wanted to use this to increase their status in Wang Shi's mind.

If Wang Shi did not have such a thunderous means to counterattack and defeat the Jie army sweeping south, the front lines of both sides would be pushed to the south of the Yellow River.In order to reverse the situation, Master Wang must seek more help, and these Hebei townspeople can use the power of the Jie army to have more bargaining chips to negotiate with Master Wang.

Although these are only Shen Mu's own guesses, once the facts develop to this point, this situation will inevitably form.Therefore, Shen Mu didn't need to have any conclusive evidence at all. Taking advantage of Wang Shi's lack of strong opponents in southern Hebei, it was appropriate to suppress these township clans.

As for whether these people will have grievances, it is not something Shen Mu needs to consider.This is the fate and sorrow of the Fencers. If they want to survive between the two major forces and maintain a relatively independent attitude, they need to bear this kind of price.Regardless of Jie Guo or Wang Shi, once they gain the upper hand in this situation, they will definitely choose to suppress them.

After some courteous responses, Shen Mu also gradually lost his patience, and said directly to them: "Although Master Wang is still strong at the moment, and most of them are approaching the enemy's territory, but the thief Shi Xuan went south this time and stole the vase. It has suffered a lot. Linhe has resisted the bandits for several years, and I think you all know how heavy the soil is. Because of this gain and loss, even though the tens of thousands of bandits in the South have been wiped out, it is really difficult to make up for the king. Master’s loss! Afterwards, Shi Jilong, the Capricorn master, will lead the south to fight again. If Master Wang wants to win, he must rely on the help of all the sages on the surface of the earth!"

When everyone heard this, their expressions became more and more complicated. Afterwards, they all stated that this was their duty, and they vowed to help Master Wang win this.Although the words are beautiful, they are just empty words. As for how to actually support them, there are very few words. It seems that as long as they stand outside the battlefield and applaud, Master Wang will definitely win.

Seeing that these people are still so ignorant, Shen Mu's face became even more difficult to look at, and he said again: "The loss of the scorpion, most of the military equipment accumulated by the king's division has been lost, and now all the roads are going north to southern Hebei, and the military resources are spent. There is a lot of urgency. Since you are so kind, then I will no longer hide my deficit. Money and food and the like, of course, the more the better. If we can succeed in this battle, the surface will be peaceful, and we will share peace and happiness. There will also be grand compliments.”

As he spoke, his eyes flicked across the faces of all the people present one by one. Seeing that the expressions of those people gradually became playful, the sneer in his heart became even worse.Wang Shi entered the country and asked for money and food, which is all due justice.If you have to shirk even this basic need, then there is no need to talk about many things after that.

The atmosphere in the room became much more depressing, and after a long silence, another old man from southern Hebei said, "Master Wang generously killed the thief, and I dare not refuse to wait for the brave and righteous men in the village to donate their lives, not to mention the mere donation of money and food. But If I can make my homeland return to righteousness forever and never be intruded by barbarian thieves again, we will naturally help and don’t dare to hide it!”

After making a generous statement first, the old man sighed again: "However, the country has been a disaster for a long time, and the tyrannical and benevolent king of Capricornus has always been sympathetic, because it is inevitable for a villager to be in hardship. But now that the righteous teacher is here, Not to mention being self-sufficient and prevaricating, even though the poor house is flawed, I am willing to destroy the house to relieve the hardship, and donate five hundred hu of food and grain!"

The old man looked generous and decisive, but combined with his words, not only Shen Mu was angry, but even the rest of the audience were slanderous.The old man's name is Jiang Lu, and he is the Dazong of Pingyuan. One daughter was accepted by Shi Xuan as a concubine, and the other son served as Shi Xuan's military attache. Therefore, his family status went up against the current, even surpassing Pingyuan's almost old reputation, but This does not prevent his family from changing their family.

When Shen Mu heard this, he lowered his head and clapped his hands and laughed.In the past few years, because this Jiang family can provide some more confidential information, the amount of remuneration he gets from Henan every year is already a lot, not to mention that under the care of Shi Xuan, his own family business growth.

Seeing Shen Mu's clearly unkind attitude, the old man Jiang Lu also complained in his heart.He is not stingy, this time he dared to come to Xingguojin to meet each other, so he made up his mind to spend money to avoid disaster, and he didn't even care about his son who has been following Shi Xuan until now.Proposing such a number is also to gradually increase the size, allowing advances and retreats.

So he quickly opened his mouth and said: "I dare not hide the captaincy and hide my sins. In the past years, my family has been under the tyranny of the thief Shi Xuan, endured humiliation and hated, and also secretly saved some armor and staff. Naturally, we must donate as much as possible to strengthen the army..."

Shen Mu did not answer his words, but looked at the people present, sighed and said: "Southern Hebei has its own rural poverty, how could I not know this. After Yongjia, the country was robbed and the people suffered. Didn’t you have a hard time? In such a catastrophe, if someone can live comfortably and alone, he is not a person with high morals, and he can be said to be more than worthy of death!”

Hearing this, everyone felt a chill in their hearts, and there was already some sympathy in the eyes of the old man Jiang Lu.

Regardless of their emotions, Shen Mu continued: "Actually, Master Wang used things to do things, and it seemed that the road was successful. How much hard work was involved, the general suffered sleepless nights, how could the rest know all about it? Not to mention the decline of the country in previous years, Master Wang Weak and exhausted people are trapped on the Huaihe line, working hard to maintain it, even though the army is getting stronger now, and they have even crossed Hebei to defeat the bandits, there are still treacherous thoughts and evil intentions, wanting to use cunning to deceive!"

Speaking of this, Shen Mu's tone already revealed murderous intent: "Since you all came to see me, it can be seen that you are also thinking about righteousness, and I am not arrogant and arrogant. I still need to join forces and invite everyone to conspire for special achievements. But who If he thinks that the king's order is that he can hide filth and tolerate treachery, or think that I, Shen Muren, is cowardly and ignorant of current affairs, then he is wrong, and the only one who can show it is a sword!"

While speaking, he raised his hand to summon a soldier, took a booklet of money and food from the soldier, spread it out, and then showed it to everyone, his tone became more stern: "I don't blame you all for obeying the power, To obstruct Master Wang, righteousness needs to be awe-inspiring, but it does not blindly drive people to death. But do you all know that it is the group of thieves you donated to support, they crossed the river to the south, stole my 碻磝, 碻磝There are thousands of defenders, all of them are brave and brave, and they donate their lives to the country without fear of death!"

The booklet is exactly what Master Wang confiscated after conquering Linqing City. It recorded the donations and goods from various counties, counties, and townships. Now Shen Mu spread it out to show the public, and it also made those present look terrified. Pale.

"Life is alive, how can there be no hardship? Since Master Wang is an army of justice, he will not be as tyrannical and poor as Jiehu, so even if you have great wishes to help, please do what you can, as long as it is appropriate."

Shen Mu's statement made these people even more uneasy.What do you mean by doing what you can?What quantity is appropriate?The details of the money and food they donated to Jie Jun are all in the hands of Shen Mu!
"I'm busy with military affairs, so I won't stay any longer. Please return to your homes and raise funds by yourself. At that time, you don't need to be escorted into the army, and you will have Wang Shibei's troops to go to the countryside to start transportation."

Speaking of this, Shen Mu stood up, as if he had just remembered something, pointed to the old man Jiang Lu who was already ashen-faced and said: "Yes, this old man doesn't need to work any more, you just stay Come on, I can gather here with your son and son later."

The old man Jiang Lu's face became even paler after hearing the words, he seemed to be in despair, and there was no humility on his face, but he stood up and pointed at Shen Mu and said in a trembling voice: "Shen Dudu, you are majestic in your words, but in reality you are arrogant, especially in Jieguo. , Look at my countrymen as fish and meat, if the general Xingtai knows that you are doing this, how will he treat you?"

"The general taught me to sweep up the prison court and swear to kill the stone thieves. I also use this to motivate myself. I dare not neglect and have no time to care. As for being unkind to you, it is probably because I owe the thief a little bit of good fortune, and I have no chance to be with you." Let's make friends in this country."

After Shen Mu heard the words, he didn't take it seriously at all, and laughed loudly, and then said: "Speaking of arrogance, I am still inferior to Shi and his son after all. After all, Xingtai is a land of law. It is not enough to use a sword to ask for a lawsuit against the Criminal Code. But even so, you old thief still has no reason to live, so what do you all say, should he die or not?"

The audience was silent, no one dared to answer Shen Mu's question.

(End of this chapter)