Jinghong Tower

At this time, the troops sent by the Cai brothers to Lan County were ambushed!

From the moment they entered the territory of Lan County, they had already fallen into a trap.

In recent years, all the officials sent by the imperial court to Jin could not stay long. They either died in office or were driven out of Jin in despair. Those who were able to stay had all submitted certificates of submission to the King of Jin.

As a result, Cai Jie was dissatisfied. In his territory, he could not even have people from the King of Jin.

Civil officials such as magistrates of counties and prefectures, military attachés and hundreds of thousands of households, one guard and one commander, are either his people, or people he has caught.

He can't control the prefect, so he can stand aside. In short, he can only have the final say in his territory.

His territory could not be invaded by water. The King of Jin tried every possible means, but he only managed to squeeze in a few old eunuchs.

As a result, Cai Jie and the entire Cai family became more and more arrogant and overjoyed.

In the eyes of the local people, the Cai Jiajun was more terrifying than the bandits. The bandits ran away after robbing, while the Cai Jiajun continued to rob after robbing.

It is conceivable that Cai Jie's army has neglected training over the years and has never fought a tough battle. As soon as he found out that he was ambushed today, Cai Hongzhang, the general leading the army, panicked. When he saw that the opponent's flag read "武" With the flag and Zhaozi flag, Cai Hongzhang knew that he was in trouble. He encountered the Wu family army.

What Cai Hongzhang didn't expect was that it was Wu Dongming himself who led the troops to encircle and suppress him.

Wu Dongming has been learning the art of war since he was still in his mother's womb. He followed his father on the battlefield to fight the Tatars at the age of thirteen. He has rich combat experience. Not to mention that he personally leads the army, even any of his subordinates can fight better than Cai Hongzhang.

Otherwise, why would He Ran choose him as a partner?

The whole battle ended in only an hour. Cai Hongzhang and his lieutenants were all beheaded. The remaining prisoners, the older ones were sent back to their places of origin, and the younger ones were scattered and organized into the army.

The deputy general smiled and said: "General, this battle was really enjoyable. I wonder how the eldest son is doing."

Wu Dongming scolded: "That elm bump, just don't embarrass me."

He looked at the resting soldiers and said loudly: "Let's all have a full meal tonight and capture Jing County early tomorrow morning."

At this time, He Ran had also joined Wu Ji's army.

Seeing Wu Ji standing in front of him, He Ran smiled and said, "Since I sent you here, it means that General Wu has agreed to my proposal."

Wu Ji nodded: "My father's intention is that the iron mines in Pingyang and Fenzhou will be owned by the owner, and the coal mines will be shared equally between the two families. As for the iron mines in Xinzhou."

Before Wu Ji could finish what he said, He Ran said with a smile: "If I guess correctly, after your father takes Lan County, he will go straight to Jing County. After taking Jing County, the gate of Xinzhou will be opened. It seems that You want to get ahead of me and win the iron mines in Xinzhou."

Wu Ji's face turned red. The young man was thin-skinned, not as good as his father's old-skinned face.

Obviously it was He Ran who kindly informed them to go to Lan County to bury the Cai family's army, and it was He Ran who took the initiative to give them a share of the mines in Pingyang and Fenzhou, but now his father went directly to attack Xinzhou, which sounded a bit unfair.

He Ran didn't seem to care at all: "It doesn't matter, we are cooperating. Whether it is the one who was defeated by your father or the one who was defeated by me, it is all about slicing the flesh of King Jin. King Jin is our common enemy. This is enough." .”

The more high-sounding He Ran spoke, the more embarrassed Wu Ji became.

So three days later, when his 10,000 troops and He Ran's 1,000 men worked together to completely capture Fenzhou, he offered to let He Ran's men advance to Caijia Fort to grab things. After He Dali and his men grabbed a round, Wu Ji asked someone to go in and grab it together.

There were still more than 5,000 Cai Jiajun soldiers left in Fenzhou, half of whom survived the battle. He Ran said she wanted them all, and Wu Ji had no nerve to object.

It took no effort to defeat Pingyang City. The prefect of Pingyang heard that the troops of King Zhao were coming and took the initiative to open the city gate.

There are less than a thousand troops garrisoned in Pingyang City, but Pingyang Prefecture has 35 prefectures and counties under its jurisdiction. Except for a few counties that were owned by Wu Dongming earlier, there are garrisons in other counties, such as Cai Qian in Fan County. The household is the backer of those people in Zhoujiabao.

Wu Ji also wanted to regain a few more counties with He Ran, but He Ran waved his hand: "Don't rush to fight yet, let's divide the mines."

There are also mines in Pingyang, the mines of King Jin and the mines of the Cai family. It doesn’t matter when the time comes.

He Ran sighed, Jin Land is really a good place, as long as there is a mine, Master He likes it.

Three days later, He Ran and Wu Ji divided everything that was due. After Wu Ji arranged the manpower, he took his troops and left. He was quite embarrassed when he left, for fear that He Ran would ask him if he wanted to. Go to Xinzhou.

He Ran pretended not to notice anything. If she were Wu Dongming, she would also beat Xinzhou first.

Yes, she also wants to fight, but she is not strong enough now. She has no soldiers and no weapons.

When fighting Pingyang, they would at most encounter the Cai family's army. Cai Jie is dead, Cai Fansheng is dead, and even the disabled Cai Fanmao was chopped down by her. Now Pingyang and Fenzhou are just a ball of sand. She Not afraid.

But Xinzhou is different. It is the army of King Jin. King Jin has left at least 40% of his troops in Xinzhou.

Wu Dongming was rougher and thicker than her, so let Wu Dongming handle pulling out the tiger's whiskers.

He Ran reorganized all of He Xiulong's 1,000 men and more than 4,000 prisoners in Fenzhou and Pingyang. Two days later, He Xiulong led the troops and launched an attack on the counties under Pingyang.

The weather has turned cold now. Although the Cai brothers have been dead for many days, their heads have not rotted after being salted with lime. Therefore, when He Xiulong attacked these counties, he always had the heads of the Cai brothers raised high. .

When the county magistrates learned that the Cai brothers were dead, they knew that the situation was over. They were not stupid, so how could they still expect the King of Jin to save them?

By the time King Jin came back from the killing, their corpses were already cold.

What's more, He Xiulong followed He Ran's instructions and sent people to shout loudly in front of the city gate. As long as the magistrate took the initiative to dedicate the city, he promised not to burn, kill and loot after entering the city. But if he didn't dedicate the city and waited until they entered, it would be terrible. It’s hard to say.

Moreover, He Xiulong also conveyed He Ran's intention that after the county seat was taken over, the original magistrate could still stay here and continue to serve as an official.

There are still many people who are aware of current affairs. He Xiulong's five thousand troops recovered seven counties in only ten days.

At this time, He Dali had already gone to recruit soldiers. Now that He Ran had money, after she captured Fenzhou, she sent people to Jinyang to dig boxes.

Now the money for her military recruitment was given to her by the King of Jin.

It's a pleasure to use other people's money to do your own thing.