Chapter 275
On the third day after the Yangzhou army entered Shouchun City, the giant city of Yangzhou, which was originally dying, apparently began to show some signs of change.Some careful people will find that the originally chaotic and smoky streets in the city have gradually become orderly after the Shouchun City Barracks sent many Yangzhou Army soldiers to patrol the streets.And the scene of bullies on the street making troubles has become rarely seen after several large-scale arrests by Yangzhou soldiers.The common people are observing the development of the Yangzhou Army and the Governor's Mansion, and everyone is looking forward to seeing whether Zhao Lei will make this Shouchun City really revive.

In the next three days, two more explosive news came.First of all, the promulgation of the laws of Yangzhou prefecture and county established in the name of Zhao Lei, the governor of Yangzhou, caused a sensation in the whole city.The second is that the governor's office and the Shouchun military camp jointly announced that they would buy the surplus food in the hands of the people at [-]% of the market price, which made all the people in Shouchun city eager to move.

Regarding these two pieces of news, the business of Shouchun Tea House has also exploded. Many people whispered to each other, inquired about each other's news, and expressed their opinions to each other.At the same time, they also hold different views on the two new policies introduced by Zhao Lei.

The laws of Yangzhou prefecture and county established in Shouchun City are now implemented in Shouchun City at the stage of Huairou Law proposed by Guo Jia.Except for those heinous crimes, generally speaking, ordinary crimes will not be sentenced to death.However, the scale of this gentle policy is not as loose as imagined.Because there are several clauses in it that are aimed at the current status of Shouchun City.Anyone who gathers crowds to make trouble, affects the order of the streets, steals, robs and other things, there will be torture waiting in the eyes of the very eyes.The people of Shouchun are not fools either. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Governor Zhao Lei made it clear that this is a war against some forces and gangsters in Shouchun City.Seeing that the city lord of Shouchun now seems to be speaking from the standpoint of the people, the people are naturally happy, and their attitude towards Yangzhou has also changed.A few days ago, the people in Shouchun saw the fearful expressions of the Yangzhou Army, and the expressions of fear were gone. Especially after several teams of Yangzhou soldiers captured several local tyrants who oppressed the people, the people's favorability for this army Instantly raised to the extreme.

And after the governor's office announced that it would buy grain from the people at [-]% of the market price, the people in Shouchun City became even more emotional.I saw that near the two granaries in Shouchun City, there was a long queue of people carrying large and small bags full of rice, waiting to exchange the rice for real money.Faced with so many people coming to trade, the Yangzhou army was well prepared. Zhao Lei sent four generals, Zhang He, Gao Shun, Zhou Cang, and Le Jin, to maintain order near the granary.Seeing the bags of grain transported into Shouchun's granary, Zhao Lei also smiled slightly.

Within ten days, Yangzhou City seemed to have a completely new look.On the street, you can no longer see some shirtless men collecting protection fees with sticks everywhere, and you can't see some vendors fighting over the sky in order to fight for a piece of land. On the street, in the market, in restaurants, in teahouses An orderly look slowly formed.For the Yangzhou soldiers who patrol the streets all the time, the people have long regarded them as a unique landscape on the street, and at the same time regarded them as the hope of the entire Shouchun City. During these ten days, Zhao Lei gave Shou The life brought by Spring City is unprecedented for the common people, and now most of the common people are thinking that it would be great if the Yangzhou Army could garrison Shouchun forever.

These overwhelming praises for the Yangzhou army naturally spread to the governor's mansion, Zhao Lei's ears.Hearing these news, Zhao Lei was only slightly happy in his heart.Because he knew that, compared to these, Shouchun had bigger matters to be resolved by the Yangzhou Army.That is the mysterious army of fake officers and soldiers who robbed Shouchun.Although there are more than [-] troops in Shouchun City, the Yangzhou army is in the open and the enemy is in the dark. If it fails, a sneak attack may lead to a reversal of the situation.Moreover, Zhao Lei knew that in order for the people in the city to truly attach themselves wholeheartedly to him, he had to help them get rid of that army.Only by pulling out the thorn in the hearts of the people can the people be truly freed from the pain.

But within these ten days, this army suddenly disappeared without a trace, as if it had evaporated from the world.The group of bandits who would come to loot every now and then have been able to be quiet for so many days now.Not only Zhao Lei didn't understand, even the people in Shouchun didn't understand.Are these bandits really scared by the Yangzhou army?
In the hall of the governor's mansion, Zhao Lei also looked puzzled, and discussed this matter with everyone.

"Zilong, hasn't there been any movement in Shouchun City recently?" Zhao Lei tapped his fingers on the table, frowning and said to Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun shook his head and replied, "Under the rigorous search by the Yangzhou Army, nothing suspicious was found."

Zhang Liao also said at this time: "My lord, the spies from the Shi Junying scattered in every corner of Shouchun City have not obtained any information."

"Mr. Jia, have you contacted Wang Yue? Does Wang Yue have any good clues to give us?" Zhao Lei turned to Jia Xu after hearing that both Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao's inquiries failed.

Jia Xu cupped his hands and replied to Zhao Lei: "My lord, I sent someone to contact Wang Yue three days ago, but Wang Yue said that he didn't know there was such an army in Shouchun when he was investigating Shouchun."

"Is there no result? Could it be that this army didn't belong to Yangzhou?" Zhao Lei frowned even more, and muttered to himself.

"It seems that the commander-in-chief of that army is not stupid. After seeing more than ten thousand of us capture Shouchun, he started to retreat." Zhang Han said: "I think the other party may think that he is not capable of fighting with our Yangzhou army. That's why I didn't dare to appear in Shouchun City again. Since the other party backed down, this matter might just be nothing."

"No, I have learned from the people these days that this army has at least a thousand people. Although it is a little bit worse than the Yangzhou Army, it is still a big force for us. So , this force must be completely wiped out, so that Shouchun City can be safely occupied." Zhao Lei clenched his hands and said angrily.

"But looking at the current state of alert in Shouchun City, I don't think the enemy will come to Shouchun rashly? Isn't this courting death?" Zhang Han said.

"Since they can't come during the day, it is very likely that they resorted to night raids at night. According to what the people have learned, the troops who came to Shouchun a few times ago just robbed things and did not occupy the city. So I believe it will not survive. It won't take long for them to come, but this night attack is more likely." Zhao Lei analyzed.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lei said to Zhao Yun: "Zilong has dispatched some troops to hide in the dark for the past few nights. If any enemy troops enter the city, they will be surrounded."

"Why is it so troublesome, why wait until night if you want to let this army get into the trap by itself, isn't it superfluous?" Zhang Han said.

"Then what better way do you have?" Zhao Lei asked.

Speaking of this, Zhang Han showed a sly smile again at this time. Every time he showed this smile, most of them were some very powerful strategies.He smiled and said: "The method has not changed, but the time and characters have to change..."

Zhang Han whispered a few words in Zhao Lei's ear, only to see Zhao Lei was overjoyed after hearing this, and quickly ordered the generals to carry out their respective tasks.

On the Yangtze River, the waves are turbulent, and the turbulent waves beat the shore.In this sea breeze, there are several warships standing erect. Although these warships are not very large in size, they still stop very stably in such a violent sea wind.

"Brother, we are almost running out of food and silver, do you want to grab some more?" A man with a yellow scarf and a rough face said to a young man in a coarse sackcloth.

Seeing that the young man is only in his 20s, but he can make the man behind him who is obviously older than him call himself "big brother", which shows that this young man is not simple.

At this moment, the young man fiddled with the precious knife in his hand. The precious knife was blue and purple. This should not be an ordinary knife.The young man said: "Wait a few more days. Now Zhao Lei's Yangzhou army is taking precautions in Shouchun. Now that they pass, they will only lose their lives for nothing. Wait a few more days, and the garrison in Shouchun City will relax a bit." After that, go into the city to plunder."

"Brother, Yangzhou is so big, why do we only grab this city?" the middle-aged man said.

"Idiot, the other cities are also guarded by Yangzhou warlords, only this city was occupied by Zhao Lei just now, and the foundation is not stable, otherwise I wouldn't have the guts to think about the food and money in Shouchun City. "The young man frowned and scolded the former.

The middle-aged man who had been scolded was also silent, standing obediently behind the young man, looking at the Yangtze River from a distance.

"When I have saved enough food, I can recruit more soldiers and horses, and I will naturally settle accounts with you. Liu Biao, Liu Bei, you wait for me." The man murmured.

(End of this chapter)

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