Wei and Jin cooks

There was a loud knock on the door of the Wei family. The Wei family members who were huddled in the lobby shrank instantly. Mrs. Wei shrank nervously and looked around in panic, trying to find a place to hide herself.

Wei Chao hugged his mother hard, turned to his hesitant father and said, "Father, please leave the house and surrender. Governor Zhao is a generous person, and she will tolerate me."

Mr. Wei clenched his fists nervously, "But if she knew that our family is Shi Le's in-law family, how would she let me go?"

Wei Chao stamped his feet and said, "What kind of family are we? Sister is a concubine who was forcibly taken away. With Zhao's eyes and mind, he will not blame us for this. Father, if we wait any longer, if the Zhao family army thinks that we are stubborn, they will attack us." When you enter the mansion, can you defend it with just these servants?"

The young man on the side repeatedly agreed, "Brother, it only took her half a day to defeat such a big Zhencheng. Could it be that she can't defeat our small Wei residence?"

Mr. Wei stood up tremblingly and went to open the door with the housekeeper.

Wei Chao left his mother with his aunt and grandmother and followed him.

The door was wide open. Although Zhao Jiajun outside the door was quite resentful that they had taken so long to open the door and looked ugly, he did not particularly embarrass them. He only said with a sullen face: "Where is your family master? Zhao has summoned him and is ready to leave with us." Bar."

Mr. Wei's knees softened and he almost fell to his knees.

Wei Chao hurriedly stepped forward, saluted and asked, "I wonder why the governor is summoning you?"

"How do we know this? Just go as you are told. There is so much nonsense. Hurry up, we have to call the next one."

They want to call the three families. They have been delayed for too long here at the Wei family.

Wei Chao saw that his father was really scared, so he asked, "I am the son of the master of the family. I wonder if I can go with him?"

Zhao Jiajun waved his hand casually: "Let's go."

They didn't think much of the pale Mr. Wei. If the governor wanted to discuss matters with them, he would naturally have to find someone who was effective and courageous.

Their team led the father and son to knock on the next door.

The knocking was very rough and made a loud bang, as if the door was being knocked down.

But the people inside didn't open the door for a long time, and they didn't insult him or attack him.

When they arrived at the third Yan family, the two sides almost came to blows, but the Zhao family army did not kill anyone. They just beat their servants to the ground and then dragged their head Yan Qing away.

The reason why it was so difficult to recruit the gentry and village elders in Zhencheng was because Shi Le had been stationed here for a period of time.

At that time, it was either to survive or to be optimistic about Shi Le. Anyway, many people took refuge in Shi Le. This kind of refuge did not mean just giving money (looting) and things like Dunqiu, but they also gave birth to people.

At this time, many families had children serving in Shile's army, so they were afraid of Zhao Hanzhang's liquidation.

However, Zhao Hanzhang just listened and then asked them if they would firmly follow Shi Le?

Naturally, everyone shook their heads. If Shi Le didn't come in, how could they, who were relatively wealthy compared to ordinary people, think of taking refuge in him?

It's just to save your life and live a less difficult life.

Zhao Hanzhang smiled at them and said: "That's good. If you wholeheartedly want to follow Shi Le, I can only ask you to leave Zhen City. After all, a city can only accommodate one master."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief quietly, but their backs were still tense, waiting for Zhao Hanzhang's next words.

Zhao Hanzhang picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and said to them: "As for the children in the family who serve in Shile, I don't care about that. Not to mention father and son, there are many couples who have different political views. Everyone just follows their inner choice. .”

"However, since you have chosen Zhao, you must be loyal to Zhao and the Jin State," Zhao Hanzhang said with a serious face: "I can allow you to compromise with the enemy in order to save your lives, but you must not lose your principles and bottom line."

Everyone bowed their heads and agreed. Seeing that Zhao Hanzhang really had no intention of pursuing the matter, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Hanzhang met these gentry and villagers alone, and also met all the nephews and nephews who came with them. No one knew what she talked to them alone.

Anyway, one night passed, and Zhao Hanzhang elected a new county magistrate for Zhencheng the next morning.

The son of the Wei family, Wei Chao, is only seventeen years old, and is particularly young among the gentry and village elders, so no one can understand why she chose Wei Chao, not even Mr. Wei.

To be honest, Mr. Wei is a little jealous.

Zhao Hanzhang left Wei Chao alone to talk, and the two of them walked up to the tower of Zhencheng in the morning light.

The city towers were mottled, the walls and the ground were stained with blood, and there were knife marks everywhere.

Zhao Hanzhang reached out and patted the city wall, "This city is heavy. You have to think clearly. Once you pick it up, you can't put it down easily."

Wei Chao's eyes were firm and full of seriousness. He bowed deeply to Zhao Hanzhang and said, "I know, I am willing to protect this city and the people in this city with my life."

Thinking of his eldest sister who was snatched away, Wei Chao's eyes flashed with pain and he said: "Don't let them be massacred or robbed again!"

Zhao Hanzhang couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth and looked at him with appreciation, "Okay! I just hope you will do what you say. Remember, you are standing here, and behind you are the people of a city."

Wei Chao lifted up his robe and knelt down, kowtowed deeply and said, "No!"

Zhao Hanzhang helped him up, turned around and went downstairs.

The gentry and village elders in Zhencheng prepared gifts for Zhao Hanzhang and sent them to the army with anxious expressions.

Zhao Hanzhang took one look and divided half of it to Wei Chao in front of everyone, saying: "Enter the warehouse, the people need to be comforted. After we leave, you can guard Zhen City. If there is an accident, you can ask Dunqiu for help. I hope you can Let’s help each other and move forward together.”

Wei Chao agreed.

After leaving Zhencheng, Zhao Hanzhang divided his troops into two groups. One was led by general Song Xin to attack from the east road to the south, while she led an army to advance from the west road.

Fu Tinghan followed Zhao Hanzhang, while Fan Ying worked as Song Xin's logistics.

Zhao Hanzhang still ordered Qiu Wu to have the weapons workshop prepare more gunpowder, but it would take a long way to transport it from Chen County, so she might as well send someone to collect the materials and hand them over to Fu Tinghan and the others for production.

So Fu Tinghan was also very busy. He not only had to manage her logistics, but also led the craftsmen to make gunpowder and distribute some to Song Xin.

But they were very lucky. They didn't use gunpowder in the next three cities. As soon as they arrived, the people in the city rebelled. When the army came to the border, the magistrate of Dingtao County took the city's government officials, gangsters and various people with him. The gentry and village elders killed the generals and captains stationed in Dingtao County together, and then opened the city gate to welcome Zhao Hanzhang into the city.

As soon as Zhao Hanzhang entered the city, he greatly praised Yin Hua, the magistrate of Dingtao County. Not only did he absolve Shi Le of the crime of surrendering to the city before, he also promoted him to Sima of Jiyin County, which was a meteoric rise.

At the same time, in Linqiu County, the righteous men led by Shi Wen rushed into the county government office, killed the new county magistrate, and led the people in the city to occupy the city tower. When Song Xin led the army, Shi Wen took the lead in opening the gate. He opened the city gate to welcome Zhao's army into the city.

Song Xin reported the matter to Zhao Hanzhang.

Zhao Hanzhang replied with a letter of commendation and a document appointing Shi Wen as the magistrate of Linqiu County, which contained Zhao Hanzhang's private seal and the official seal of the Yuzhou governor.

Shi Wen did not question her identity as the governor of Yuzhou but came to appoint the local magistrate of Yanzhou. As everyone knows, Gou Xi surrendered to Shi Le and died in battle, and the emperor was snatched away by Liu Cong. Now the world is divided into two, half of which obeys Zhao Hanzhang's orders. One side is from King Langya of Jiangdong.

Yanzhou was in the midst of a war and was close to Yuzhou. The northern region basically obeyed Zhao Hanzhang, but in the Jiangnan and Huainan areas, many places recognized King Langya as the leader of the alliance.

When the news about Dunqiu and Zhencheng spread, Zhao Hanzhang's reputation among the Han people in the north rose and reached a new height. Dingtao County and Linqiu were able to win without a fight precisely because her words in Dunqiu spread.

Before Shi Le could react, Zhao Hanzhang was unstoppable. In just eight days, he attacked five cities and approached Meng County.

Shi Le learned that the Han people in various cities had floating thoughts, and he felt that he could not do better than Zhao Hanzhang. Moreover, he was from the Jie tribe and Zhao Hanzhang was from the Huaxia tribe, so they were naturally allies.

Therefore, it was impossible to conquer people with kindness, so he killed people on a large scale, forcing them to fear and dare not rebel again.

Shi Le was killing people outside Xiayi County. His generals followed suit and also killed people in Meng County and Ningling. Everyone in the city was in danger. Although they saw the Zhao army approaching, they did not dare to take any action.

This resulted in the fact that there were counties in Yanzhou that killed the enemy and surrendered to Zhao Hanzhang, but Mengxian and Ningling, which she supported with one hand, closed their gates to her and were waiting for her.

Zhao Hanzhang was not angry, only worried, "Instruct all the ministries to send people to see me. This time we will fight together and strive to win with one blow."

Otherwise, Shile's counterattack will inevitably cause serious losses to Mengxian and Ningling.

Xun Xiu was in Sui County and Mi Ce was in Yangxia. Zhao Ming ordered Wang Zhen to guard Wuping and barely resisted Shi Le's two armies. Zhao Ju led the Zhao army to guard Xiayi County, and Wang Xuan who came from Jingzhou to assist him , but Shile's offensive was too fierce, and Xiayi County fell several times, but they regained it with difficulty.

Shi Le became ruthless and wiped out all the Wubao and villages outside Xiayi County. He captured the Han people and drove them as front shields to attack the city.

Behind Xiayi County are not only the people of the city, but also Chen County. Once Shi Le captures Xiayi, Chen County will be in danger. Zhao Hanzhang and others have worked hard there for three years, so Zhao Ju vowed to defend it to the death and had no choice but to order his release. Arrows, shot without distinction.

In just half a month, Zhao Ju's hair turned gray on his temples, and he was extremely stressed. As soon as he received Zhao Hanzhang's letter, he immediately called Wang Xuan and asked him to find a way to meet Zhao Hanzhang outside Meng County via Sui County.

The world is vast and Yuzhou is huge. Even if Shi Le captured Ningling and Meng County, it would be impossible for him to completely block the road traffic, so even Zhao Ming sent people to the camp to meet Zhao Hanzhang.

While besieging the city, Zhao Hanzhang forced Shi Le to send reinforcements, while waiting for people from various ministries to arrive. Everyone discussed a set of battle plans, which were written in secret words. She also sent post soldiers one after another to deliver those who had not yet arrived to various ministries.

A set of three secret letters, as long as one can be delivered to the place, they can launch a counterattack on time.

Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan sighed, "Communications all rely on people. It would be great if there was wireless telegraphy at this time."

Three thousand words... It took a long time. I was forced to be self-disciplined and happy.