Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1318
The attack on Xianghao in southern Hebei started with the destruction of the Jiang family, a noble family in the plains, and soon spread to the entire southern Hebei occupied by Wang Shimu.

In this process, Master Wang can be said to have no reservations, and the donation of money and food is only a basis for the preservation of the wealthy families of the towns.

Since Shen Mu did not stipulate how much each family should pay in order to avoid disaster, but because the family books in their hands are used as a means of threat, basically all the wealthy families in the township also know in their hearts that they have donated to the army of the Jie Kingdom before. How much is a standard, if it is too far away, it will not be justified anyway.

But in fact, the worries of these rural households in southern Hebei are real.

They were under the rule of the Jie Kingdom before, and this place must not be called a peaceful and peaceful land. Life is already hard, and they have to pay all kinds of harsh donations from the Jie Kingdom. The Xingguo Canal, which took several years to build, can be said to be a waterway that condenses the blood and tears of the villagers in southern Hebei.

These local tyrants, no matter before or now, are only barely able to maintain it.Except for the Jiang family in Rupingyuan who were able to gain a little bit of power, the family has accumulated some savings, most of the other wealthy families, the Jie State's military use alone has squeezed out their family savings, and they have to wait for the autumn grain to be stored in order to continue their livelihood. .

Therefore, there are very few people who want them to provide supplies to Master Wang like they used to supply the Jie army.This is not crying poor or procrastinating, but it is true.

But after Wang Shi recruited them, he didn't explain these principles to them.Except for the Jiang family in Pingyuan, which was wiped out, Master Wang did not commit any more massacres, but because of poor donations, many families were knocked off the wall of the dock and the whole family was imprisoned.

Even if many people are weeping and begging, just asking for a few days' delay until the autumn grain enters the warehouse, they must make up the shortfall, but it is still unavoidable that the family will be ruined.Because it is in the entire territory of southern Hebei, it can be said that mourning is everywhere, and the people are in dire straits.And for a while, Wang Shi was also known as a tyrannical man in southern Hebei, and his reputation was almost the same as that of Jie Jun.

Shen Mu was indifferent to this, but arranged various military affairs step by step, turning a deaf ear to the so-called boiling of public grievances.He didn't bother to find any excuses for his behavior that was accused of being tyrannical, but what he was doing now was indeed the most beneficial choice for the current situation.

On the one hand, the Jin army in Hebei is not as good as it was in Henan. It has a solid foundation for rural construction and the home field advantage of military governments and village braves from all over the country.When the guest army is fighting, it is natural to minimize all potential threats and unfavorable factors in order to ensure the chance of victory.

As for these tycoons in the southern Hebei countryside, they are uncontrollable hidden dangers. It is a dream to expect them to follow the master of the king wholeheartedly, fight together, and fight against the army of the Jie country.They will only wait and see for self-preservation, looking for opportunities to place bets, in order to survive regardless of the outcome.

Even leaving aside Wang Shi's military needs, and just for the sake of the local people in southern Hebei, Wang Shi's current actions are actually mixed.For those powerful families on the surface, Master Wang is indeed aggressive, and his aggressive posture is disgusting.But in southern Hebei, in addition to their families of the rich and powerful, there are also many poor wanderers in the countryside who can't protect themselves.

The country of Jie was not useful at all, and the Tunan incident had to end prematurely because of Shi Xuan's arbitrarily dispatched troops and lack of cooperation. It is conceivable that the situation will be even more difficult in the future.Now that the autumn harvest is approaching, even if it is not a matter of victory or defeat, Shi Hu must lead his army to the south in order to fight for the autumn grain that will be put into storage in southern Hebei.

At that time, the whole of southern Hebei will be in chaos.Master Wang can guarantee a solid front, and those local tyrants may also be able to negotiate with the Jie army in their strongholds during this turbulent time, but those wandering people scattered in the countryside will not be spared in this chaotic battle reason!

Although Master Wang is currently extorting money, but the main target is the powerful sects in those places. For those wandering people who live in the countryside and have no fixed place, they mainly focus on appeasement.

And the intensity of consolation is not small, because it is conceivable that the next winter in Jinan will be difficult. If they are allowed to scatter in the countryside, they will starve to death and freeze to death. It can be said that there are very few people who can survive the harsh winter. .

As for those local tyrants who suffer because of this, this is the price they have to pay.And they are not desperate, in fact, while Master Wang continues to intensify the intimidation, some members of the village clan have already seen the opportunity early and chose a way of life left for them by Shen Mu, that is, no longer dwelling in the countryside to protect themselves, but It is to take the initiative to open the door, spread out the trilogy, and rely on the influence of his own hometown to help Master Wang recruit and settle all kinds of wandering food.

Not only will Shen Mu not continue to embarrass and suppress such knowledgeable people, but he also gave them a lot of treatment, conferring titles such as temporary colonel captain and refugee guard, and repeatedly stated that as long as they do their duty , I will go to the stage to report on the merits later, and I will never hide their due contribution.

As for those families whose hearts of self-defense and conflict are still hot, Shen Mu will naturally not be polite. The basic operation is to knock down the wall of the dock, and all the clansmen will be taken as prisoners and hard labor, so that they will pay the due price for their choices.Southern Hebei no longer needs these chaotic Wubi tycoons at present, and it will not need them in the future.

After Wang Shi crossed the river and entered the country, he has been vigorously clearing the place, and there have been few real large-scale battles.Even Liu Gao, the general of the Jie Kingdom who had originally returned to Leling, had to withdraw from Leling and move further back to the Bohai Sea because of the long-term attack and the lack of success, coupled with reinforcements from various quarters of the king's division.

However, the calmness of Master Wang in southern Hebei does not mean that the entire Hebei region is silent and peaceful. On the contrary, all parties are very lively, especially the journey of Shi Xuan's escape to the north, which can be described as splendid.

Shi Xuan was defeated at Fufen, and then collected thousands of remnants near Linqing, and then had to continue fleeing north because he was afraid of the king who crossed the river.The results of the first battle of Fufen had not yet fully spread in Hebei, so Shi Xuan, on the way to escape, would encounter armies from all sides of Hebei continuing to join forces in plains, Qinghe and other places from time to time.

The size of these armies also varies, ranging from hundreds to thousands.For those teams that are not weak and large in size, Shi Xuan naturally dare not offend them at the moment, but those small groups of troops will never let them go if they encounter them, and they will be recruited directly and merged into their remnant army.

Therefore, on the way to flee north, the size of Shi Xuan's team gradually expanded. After escaping Tobu City, the size of the army has exceeded [-].Although the number of troops has been increased, the combat effectiveness has not increased much. The troops annexed along the way have mixed banners, and they are not considered elite soldiers. Bravery and Righteousness are mainly responsible for military service and miscellaneous labor such as repairing the camp, transporting equipment and staff, cleaning the battlefield and so on.

If it was in the past, Shi Xuan, who mastered the elite soldiers in southern Hebei, would not have looked down on such miscellaneous pawns at all, but now he is just newly defeated and eager for help. The army can make his loss after losing this battle look smaller, so he doesn't care about the pros and cons, and all of them are requisitioned.

But as the size of the team grew, another problem that was not very important before became prominent, and that was the supplies needed by the army.Originally, when Shi Xuan fled Linqing, he took some of the goods stored in Linqing with him, but there was not much left during the consumption along the way. Now that so many soldiers are added, it is impossible to get to the letter where Shi Hu is now. They are all afraid that they will collapse due to lack of food.

This time, the Jie State mobilized the counties to save and the soldiers planned to plunder the south. The food and grass that could still be kept in the counties and counties along the way were also scarce, which could not support the tens of thousands of transiting troops.So Shi Xuan had to turn the road, turning from Dongwu City to Guangzong in the west.

It can be said that Guangzong is a relatively special existence in the country of Jie. This place was created independently in the early years and was used to house the remnants of the Hebei begging army.

The soldiers of the begging army are arrogant and fierce, and they are very grouped together. Even Shi Le, the predecessor of the Jie Kingdom when it was powerful, felt a headache for the remnants of the begging army. For example, Shi Kan and Shi Lang were all from the begging army. The generals were all regarded by Shi Le as fake sons to show his favor, but Shi Le did not dare to believe in the beggar army in his bones, because he set aside a place in Guangzong for the remnants of the beggars to recuperate.Around Guangzong, Lin Hu, Ding Ling and other followers of the Hu tribe were placed, encircling the remnants of the begging army.

Afterwards, there was an internal strife in the country of Jie, and the country became weaker, so that Shihu gradually had no soldiers to use, so he recruited and armed Guangzong's begging army, and handed it over to Li Nong and other rising stars of the begging army. At present, the Jie country is quite a powerful military force.

Although the begging army has been transferred from Guangzong, their family members are still here, running the farmland that the begging army has been operating in Guangzong in the past few years.

Previously, Jie State expropriated all parties to show preferential treatment to the begging army. Shi Hu specially ordered to bypass Guangzong and not to expropriate.Therefore, if there is any place in the surrounding counties that can collect enough for use, it is Guangzong.

Shi Xuan is now a mad dog in a poor alley, and he doesn't think much of those poor gangsters in the begging army, so he rushes to Guangzong aggressively, preparing to fight the autumn wind before leaving.

But it has to be said that the beggar army is a group of tough soldiers honed from the most difficult environment. Although most of the young and strong have been transferred away, the base camp of Guangzong itself is run like an iron bucket by them. .

Shi Xuan came with his troops, but he was directly rejected. When he revealed his intention to attack by force, even women, children, old and young in Guangzong City went up to resist. The mob was at a disadvantage.

Just as Shi Xuan was trapped in Guangzong City and could not enter, more than [-] light cavalry from the Fenwu Army of the Jin Army chased him from behind.

And when the Fenwu army and the Jie army were fighting fiercely under the city, the family members of the beggar army on the top of the city always watched coldly and did not intervene, as if neither of the two sides in the war outside the city had anything to do with them, let alone because of Wang Shi's defeat of the Jie army. What joy.

Being in a desperate situation, hence the name begging for life, for these survivors under the catastrophe, no family and country righteousness is worth mentioning, whether it is the Jie country or the Jin country, they will not fight for any side, Just to survive!
After Master Wang killed Shixuan's Jie army, and after listening to Zhang Tan, who was with the army, tell about the origin of Guangzong, Shen Yun also felt quite touched. He didn't try to contact the family members of the beggars in the city, but let people share some of them along the way and at present. The objects and equipment confiscated in this battle that were inconvenient to carry and chase the enemy were piled outside the city, counted as gifts, and then rested outside the city overnight. After dawn, they continued to lead the army to pursue Shixuan's remnant army.

(End of this chapter)