The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 240 Strong walls and clear fields, the Northern Expedition begins

Two days later, Southern King Feng Yunshan really kept his promise.

All the ministries were ordered to open the line of defense and let Yue Fei lead his troops out of the city.

And Yue Fei also received Gao Qi's strict order to make him withdraw without any mistake!

Although Yue Fei was full of suspicion, he did not dare to disobey the military order.

That night, he led his army to withdraw from the defense line opened by the Taiping Army and formally joined the main force of the Jingzhou Army.

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After Yue Fei's troops were assembled, Gao Qi issued an order for the whole army to retreat and return north.

At this time, Yue Fei interjected and said: "General, Fei does not agree to retreat."

"Give over Guiyang County to the Taiping Army."

"Although this is just an expedient measure, Feijiu is in Guiyang and knows very well that the Taiping Army is extremely demagogic."

"If our army abandons Guiyang and returns north at this time, it will be considered that the Taiping Army will be completely wiped out by then."

"However, it may not be easy to win the hearts of the local people!"

It's just that Yue Fei thought that the words analyzed by painstaking efforts would make Gao Qi change his mind.

After finishing speaking, before Gao Qi could speak, Guo Jia beside him burst out laughing.

For a moment, Yue Fei couldn't help being even more puzzled!

After a long time, Gao Qi smiled slightly at Guo Jia and said, "Feng Xiao, tell Pengju the truth!"

"promise!"

Hearing this, Guo Jia cheered up and said seriously.

"General Yue, your worries are not unreasonable. It's just that you just withdrew from the besieged city of Chenxian just now, so you don't know the reality of the outside world."

"Actually, the general has long known that the Taiping Army is extremely demagogic."

"Therefore, as early as the implementation of this plan, the general ordered Zhao Yun and General Gao Xiang to lead an army to various places to recruit people to go north, so as to implement the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness."

"Also, the general is unwilling to relocate his family in order to prevent the common people from missing their ancestral land."

"It was also specially ordered that as long as the people who moved their families this time, after the end of this war, they will be exempted from taxes for one year."

"Therefore, the benefit of tax reduction and exemption tempts the people, and most of the people agree to move their families north."

"Therefore, the fortification of the wall and the clearing of the field implemented by our army has basically been successful."

In the end, after Guo Jia explained to Yue Fei, Yue Fei was relieved.

At this time, Yue Fei had a doubt in his heart, and said secretly: "The reason why I know that the Taiping Army is extremely deceptive."

"The reason is that after guarding Guiyang for several months, I learned how popular the Taiping Army's "Heavenly Land Mu System" was implemented by the people."

However, Yue Fei was puzzled because Gao Qi had just finished attending Siming Mountain Escort.

I have never been to Guiyang at all, so how did I know that the Taiping Army was demagogic?

However, doubts are doubts, Yue Fei did not choose to continue asking.

After all, Yue Fei has lived in officialdom for a long time and knows the darkness in it.

For the monarch, he almost has a steelyard in his heart about what to ask and what not to ask.

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Taiping Army Camp

"Nanwang, the villain can find out that the Jingzhou army camp is empty now."

In the military tent, a Taiping soldier was reporting the latest battle report to Feng Yunshan.

In an instant, the tent boiled up!

All of a sudden, all the generals in Taiping whispered to each other, telling this strange scene inconceivably.

It's just that the Taiping generals all expressed doubts after hearing that the Jingzhou Army would really take the initiative to "retreat and return to the north".

After all, the land of three houses is not too small. According to "Zuo Zhuan", one house is thirty miles, and three houses is ninety miles.

A split-second decision will easily give up nearly a hundred miles of territory.

How many coaches can have such determination?
Therefore, all the generals in Taiping now have a faint admiration for Gao Qi's reputation.

Immediately, Feng Yunshan on the side said: "Since the Jingzhou army has returned north now."

"Then don't let our army live up to its good intentions, tidy up and prepare to enter Chen County!"

Immediately afterwards, the Taiping Army also marched towards Chen County.

Finally, Chen County, the prefecture of Guiyang County, which has been fighting bloody battles for days and has not been broken.

Now it is easily occupied by the Taiping Army.

However, as soon as the Taiping Army entered the city, Feng Yunshan established strict military discipline.

All armies and departments are not allowed to disturb the people, and those who violate it will be executed without mercy.

The news of this move immediately stabilized the minds of the people in Chen County.

Chen County, county government

Feng Yunshan was in the first place, while he was handling government affairs, he asked his personal guards: "Now the Western King, Xiao Chaogui, can you bring the army supplies from the north?"

"Reporting to King Nan, King Xi only sent the latest news yesterday."

"Due to a slight problem in the process of escorting the military rations, it will take two days for the military rations to arrive here."

Hearing this, the guards did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly reported the latest news.

Two days later, the Western King Xiao Chaogui finally came belatedly and transported the military rations to the city.

In the process of unloading food, two of Feng Yunshan's personal guards came here, bowed to Xiao Chaogui and said: "Xi Wang, the villain obeys the order of the Southern King!"

"Come here to tell King Xi that King Nan has something important to discuss!"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, a trace of surprise flashed in Xiao Chaogui's eyes, unbelievable!

However, the surprise was fleeting.

Immediately, Xiao Chaogui continued to order the soldiers under his command to move the food and grass.

Afterwards, he went straight to the county government office in the city!

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County Office
"Western King Xiao Chaogui pays homage to Southern King!"

It only said that after entering the county government office, Xiao Chaogui bowed to the Southern King Feng Yunshan who was sitting in the hall.

Although Xiao Chaogui and Feng Yunshan are both kings, it depends on the level or degree of prominence.

Southern King Feng Yunshan is obviously the biggest!
The reason is that Feng Yunshan and Hong Xiuquan are from the same hometown.

When Hong Xiuquan launched an uprising in the name of Taoism, Feng Yunshan wholeheartedly supported it!
Therefore, Feng Yunshan belongs to one of the elders.

Today, although Feng Yunshan is the same as other generals of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he is enshrined as king.

However, due to seniority issues, Southern King Feng Yunshan's status is only below that of Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan.

Therefore, this has led to the fact that even such prominent figures as the Western King Xiao Chaogui and the Taiping Army have to bow down when they meet Feng Yunshan.

After bowing to pay respects, Xiao Chaogui got up slowly and asked, "I wonder what the King of Nan called you for?"

Hearing this, Feng Yunshan stood up and said slowly: "Now that our army has captured Chen County, the next step is to continue going north."

"I have summoned you this time to transfer you to serve as the vanguard general of the army, to open the way for the army to meet mountains, build bridges when encountering water, and kill generals to capture the flag!"

After hearing the military order, Xiao Chaogui was overjoyed and accepted the military order happily.

At the beginning, it was only because Guiyang had not yet been captured that Xiao Chaogui was needed to support the food and grass in the rear to ensure the safety of the food road.

In fact, Xiao Chaogui has long been determined to kill the enemy and make meritorious service in the army.

Therefore, now that Feng Yunshan transferred him to be a vanguard general, the reaction was so excited.

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It is only said that after the Taiping Army rested and reorganized, everything was ready to go.

The whole army continued to be under the overall command of the commander-in-chief Southern King Feng Yunshan and the guidance of the vanguard General Western King Xiao Chaogui.

The Northern Expedition continued in a mighty way!
(End of this chapter)