Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1033 After the Loyalty
Compared with the mess and gloom in Yecheng, Fangtou can be said to be exciting and morale is like a rainbow.

The war that just passed, if you really talk about the actual gains, it is actually not too brilliant, especially compared to last year's consecutive victories, which pushed the king's rule of the land from the Huai River to the north of the Yellow River, it can be said that is trivial.

However, if the confrontation escalates to the level of a national destiny dispute, it is difficult to measure the gains and losses with actual things.

At the very least, after the war last year, although Master Wang's victory was brilliant, there are still many voices, especially in Hebei, who feel that Master Wang's victory was a fluke. Xiangguo, the core of Chinese rule, is still in the midst of a serious civil war.

Therefore, many people felt that the reason why Huainan Wangshi was able to win the battle last year was that on the one hand, he did not encounter a real strong enemy, and on the other hand, he took advantage of the danger.If we really want to talk about the actual combat effectiveness, especially in cavalry field combat, Wang Shi really may not be very strong.

However, this time Master Wang came to Yecheng again and set fire to the camp of the Jie army.Just because you can rely on luck once, doesn't mean that the country of Jie is really weak.But to achieve such a result for the second time, it means that Master Wang has enough strength to replicate the previous achievements, which means that Yecheng, the so-called important place in Hebei, is an undefended existence in front of Master Wang in the south!

Of course, this conclusion is still biased, after all, there are many fluke factors in this success.However, how many of those who make false statements and talk about the power of the country are the real talents of prime ministers?

The information that the public can accept and understand is always the most superficial expression.The fact before our eyes is that no matter whether the current Jie Kingdom is strong or not, Yecheng, the original important town, has been repeatedly attacked and trampled!As for the secrets and reasons, who cares?Who can know everything?
If a chaste woman loses her virginity once, she can't bear it once, but it happens a second time. How is that different from a prostitute?
Therefore, as Yecheng fell one after another, although the Jie army still maintained a very strong combat effectiveness, in the eyes of many Hebei people, it was no different from a capable bitch. It suffered a great setback.

This is reflected in behavior, that is, as the results of this battle spread outward, a large number of Hebei villagers either directly or indirectly expressed their surrender to the various kings.

In fact, when it comes to the real battle gains, Master Fangtou didn't get much. Even the various materials hoarded in Hewu as bait before, a considerable part was lost because of the fall of Hewu and the subsequent strife.

Moreover, there was nothing to report on the feats of beheading. The villagers scattered and fled in all directions, and Ma Qiu's Jie cavalry quickly moved out of the battle.If Xiang Jian's troops who died in the battle in Hewu were counted as part of the king's division, the gains and losses would be equal.

The most dazzling achievement this time is undoubtedly the successful attack on Yecheng again. This is the military exploit of the Hanoi cavalry.Even the Liyang navy, which was a deception on the other side, did not engage in direct combat, but after the subsequent collapse of the soldiers in Yecheng, they recruited more than 3000 living people along the way.

The only achievement that Master Fangtou Wang can boast about is that he took over several dock walls around Fangtou, including Hewu.But these dock walls are not considered to be any war gains, they were originally part of Fangtou in name.

But Fangtou, from Xie Ai to ordinary soldiers, did not feel that the battle was futile.Although Ma Qiu's cavalry left the battle early when they saw the situation was not good, the battle around Fangtou was not over yet.

Fangtou itself has more than [-] cavalry troops. Although it is a bit weak to face Jieqi head-on, it is more than enough to clean up the forces in the countryside.

After there was no military threat from Yecheng, Fangtou's cavalry carried out a thorough sweep of the surrounding countryside, coupled with the Hanoi cavalry who succeeded in attacking Yecheng galloped to help, within a few days, Fangtou Including the entire Ji County and less than half of Wei County, most of the township and clan forces have been wiped out.

When the situation is so good, Xie Ai has also shown his fierce and fierce side. All the forces in the countryside, whether they have seduced Jiehu or participated in the siege of Hewu, regardless of whether they are loyal or treacherous, first drive people out of the countryside Come out and expel to the vicinity of Fangtou.

In the past few days alone, more than [-] villagers were mopped up and driven out of Fangcheng by Wang Shi's cavalry, and there are no villages with more than a hundred people around Fangtou that are not under the direct control of Wang Shi. Organizations!

The reason why the operation went so smoothly this time was naturally because the military threat from Yecheng was completely vacuumed up, and Fangtou Wangshi was the largest and most powerful armed forces in this territory.Under such circumstances, no matter who dares to take a violent military action against Wang Shi, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with a pebble and killing himself!
This is in the case of confrontation between giants, once the forces of the two sides reach a balance, they will not dare to act rashly, and a large number of buffering forces will be born.But when one of the parties suddenly collapses and the balance is broken, the remaining party will naturally win all!

This is only a part of Fangtou Wangshi's acquisition this time, and within Wangshi, Fangtou Wangshi, as a central coordination hub this time, has officially established its position as the core of the military towns in Hebei.

And Xie Ai also used this to completely consolidate his position in the Dudu's Mansion. As a king's general who came from behind, at least on the Hebei front, his status and role were faintly higher than those of the veterans.

It was not until more than ten days later that the situation around Fangtou returned to stability.It's just that this level of stability doesn't mean any serenity, but rather a sense of desolation and silence.Because the village forces that wandered in the countryside in previous years were almost completely wiped out during this period of time.

Outside Dongxifang City, a large number of temporary shacks appeared, filled with wailing and crying from day to night.These are all Hebei villagers who have been cleared out in the recent period, and most of them are young and strong, and most of them are the people involved in the previous tricolor flag order.

There is no need for interrogation of so many people, and most of them are innocent disasters and have been implicated. As for those villagers who really colluded with Jiehu and besieged Hewu, quite a few of them fled their hometowns in advance because they were guilty of thieves and saw the opportunity early, and wandered around in the village. outside.

But under such circumstances, who will give these people a chance to seek justice.Previously, they were separated from the legal system by virtue of the delicate balance of the confrontation between the two armies, which was not a normal existence in itself.Now that Master Wang is calm, how can he allow them to maintain their status quo!

When many affairs came to an end, Xie Aicai finally appeared in front of these people.Although he was born as a Confucian scholar, but at this moment, he has a white horse and silver armor, surrounded by strong soldiers and powerful generals, especially in this vast camp, the life and death of the people are at the discretion of him, walking through this camp, there is a kind of frightening invisible The evil spirit lingered and got up.

"Your Majesty, I have learned that we, the villagers, have not followed the rebellion of the thief..."

"The treacherous and evil people in the countryside are making troubles. I dare to be the king and make the king be virtuous, but I really don't dare..."

When Xie Ai appeared on the outskirts of the camp, a large number of village leaders who were imprisoned here rushed to the edge of the camp fence, knelt down in the dust one by one, wailing and complaining.

To these wailing sounds, Xie Ai did not respond one by one, but went straight to the high platform in the center of the camp and climbed up the steps, and took their seats with the Fangtou generals, and then took out a list for the soldiers to enter In the camp, lead the township leaders on the list to the high platform.

Those people probably also realized that now is the critical moment to determine their fate. Regardless of whether they were powerful or popular before, they are all prisoners now, and there is no room for bargaining at all, even if they turn against Xie Ai in their hearts. Ruthless has a lot of resentment, but for the sake of the lives of his clan members, he didn't dare to force any disputes, and they walked forward one by one, with respectful and sad expressions.

After all the township leaders were gathered together, Xie Ai stood up from his seat and walked to the front of the high platform, looking down at the township leaders who were prostrate in the dust. : "Why is the nostalgia here? Why is the human relationship here? Is the kingly way and human relations really extinct in the Hebei countryside? The tyranny of Jie Kingdom has ruled the world for several years, and it can wipe out the benevolence, loyalty, and loyalty accumulated by the three generations of my Xia Dynasty?"

"In the age of Yongjia, Hu harmed China, the holy way was separated from the sky, and the people suffered. We, the king's teachers and righteous men, swear blood, never dare to forget the hatred of the country and the family, never dare to forget the blood relatives of Xia Sinking into cruelty! Because of this great hatred, I can't sleep all night, dare not sit idle, don't support my elders, don't kiss my wife, don't care about my life, stay in the snow and drink the wind, launch the Northern Expedition, and only ask the king's order to be used in Hebei again, and the king's way will prosper in the world. The blood relatives of Zhuxia in Hebei will be free from abuse, and we will be blessed by the king again!"

"Fortunately, the heavens are merciful. The king's ministers are brave, and the king's soldiers use their lives to kill the thieves. They have won many battles. The governor of Shenyang is the power of thunder and the blessing of rain and dew. Because he is afraid that the king's rituals will be lost in Hebei for a long time, and most of the people are not accustomed to rituals, so Order us to rule the people not to rush to the public, and to be slow in teaching and ordering, because it is cheap because of the local customs, and about the three flags, follow the customs to guide the good."

"In the end, how will the villagers repay me? Colluding with thieves and barbarians, attacking my border guards, harming my righteous men, disturbing my righteousness, laughing at my benevolence and cowardice! Is it in this situation? Why do you regard the thief Jiemu as a brother, and Wang Shi as a thief? In the past, when there were great disasters, our soldiers did not give a single iron to the villagers, but now the Northern Expedition, first invite the good villagers to look forward to with benevolence and righteousness. People repay me like this?"

Xie Ai stood on the high platform waving his arms and asked sharply over and over again, and the expressions of the village leaders under the high platform became even more bitter.It can be said that most of them present are innocent, and Xie Ai is indeed making use of the issue this time, but on the one hand, the situation is pressing, and on the other hand, there is indeed a matter, and no one dares to refute it now.

"In the court, there is still a difference between the virtuous and the foolish. What's more, the people in Hebei have been bullied by Jie slaves for a long time. It is inevitable to raise such treacherous people in the countryside, but many of my villagers are still full of loyalty, eager to be rescued by the king, and eager to be king. Rejuvenation. Let the king accept the benevolence and righteousness of the governor, and teach the people in my village to accept the decree. It is very kind and grateful. But I, the loyal people in Hebei, suffer from treachery and evil, and shame and treachery coexist. I wish to be unified by the king's teaching , dare not break away from the law..."

After a long time, the old voice of a village leader sounded from under the high platform.These township leaders can struggle to survive the troubled times, so how could they not have their own thoughts about this disaster.

Up to now, it is already a dream to think about freeing the law, unless Jiehu can directly counterattack and besiege Fangtou with great military power, and drive Wang Shi out of Hebei.But if the Jie Kingdom really had the power, even the city of Ye would not be trampled on again and again.

Up to now, at least they, the people around Fangtou, have no room to wait and see. Instead of being besieged and killed in the name of anti-evil, they should take the initiative to bow their heads and accept the king's order together with the people in Henan.

Of course, Xie Ai didn't just blindly stand up. After all the village leaders expressed their willingness to accept the king's order, they asked people to drag Xiang Jian's orphan, a half-year-old boy, up.

Xie Ai took a step forward and stroked the trembling young man's hair, and his tone was not lacking in sorrow: "Mother Meng, in the past, chose a good neighbor. Your father was born in chaos and was abused by cruelty, so he had to live by cruelty. Notoriety. But after Wang Hua, he will reflect on his old mistakes, change his past mistakes, protect the environment and the people, and become loyal. Although the boy loses his parents, he does not need to be lonely. After being loyal, the king will reward him, and benevolence will protect you Become a talent!"

Seeing that Xie Ai made such a statement in public, everyone present was deeply moved, and they all felt that Xiang Jian really deserved his death this time.Whether it is to maintain the so-called king's order or to stabilize the feelings of the people in Hebei Township, Xiang Jian's orphan will definitely have a comfortable prospect.

　Finally, I rushed out another chapter before the early morning. I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. . .

　　
　
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