A lowly soldier becomes king, I slaughter my way through the late Tang Dynasty!

"Are you the Prefect of Weizhou?"

Li Rui glanced at Yuan Jia for a few moments, then took the official seal that Yuan Jia handed him with both hands.

It is indeed the official seal of the Prefect of Weizhou.

Yuan Jia, his face full of bitterness, knelt down and kowtowed.

"Yes, Wei County is willing to surrender to the general. We hope the general will not make things difficult for the people."

Li Rui nodded slowly.

After several days of long-distance march, the soldiers were exhausted.

Taking Yu County without bloodshed would naturally be the best outcome.

"Chen Xiaoniu".

"exist."

"You take him with you to subdue the five hundred garrison troops of Wei County."

"Here you go!"

"Wei Ping."

"exist."

"You will take a thousand men and take over the city's defenses."

"Here you go!"

"Wang Qicai, take five hundred men and go into the city to appease the people and restore order."

"Here you go!"

"Remember, you must not humiliate the people, nor commit adultery or robbery. Anyone who dares to disobey military orders will be beheaded and their head displayed to the public!"

Everyone tensed and loudly sang their vows.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Jia's wildly beating heart finally calmed down a little.

Judging from Li Rui's orders...

This famous General Yulong of Hebei was not a cruel and bloodthirsty person.

After the city gate was cleared.

Yuan Jia was escorted by Chen Xiaoniu to the county town, where he ordered five hundred soldiers to lay down their weapons and surrender.

After doing all this, he was taken to the prefectural government office.

Along the way.

Yuan Jia saw Li Rui's soldiers, all of whom looked exhausted.

Yet they remained vigilant, patrolling back and forth to maintain order.

And more importantly...

Surprisingly, no one robbed the people of their property!

This is truly an amazing thing!

To know.

Even Guo Feng's Weizhou army occasionally engaged in acts of bullying men and women.

This applies to local armies as well.

The troops from other regions that Li Rui brought were surprisingly disciplined!

It's ironic, to say the least.

Yuan Jia shook his head silently and went to the prefectural government office.

Li Rui had been checking the household registration information here for quite some time.

As a prisoner, Yuan Jia could only wait on the sidelines.

at last.

While Li Rui was drinking water, Yuan Jia couldn't help but ask.

"General Li, may I ask... where exactly did you come from?"

This is something he's never been able to understand!

Guo Feng led 6,000 men and blocked the area between Feihu Pass and Wei County.

Did Li Rui's two thousand men fly over here?!

Yuan Jia pondered deeply and vaguely guessed an answer.

But I'm not sure.

Li Rui glanced at him and said indifferently.

"It's just that I walked a little further."

Yuan Jia closed his eyes.

He thought to himself: Just as I thought!

The fastest route from Feihukou to Weixian is, of course, the one Guo Feng is currently taking.

Passing through Laiyuan County and Songjiazhuang, heading north, you will reach Yu County.

The journey is only a few dozen miles.

But if you're in Laiyuan County, don't go north, turn around and head west!

Taking a huge detour!

First, we arrived at Lingqiu County in the west, then went north to Guangling County, and finally went east to Wei County!

Draw a semicircle like this.

Although the journey has increased dramatically to two hundred miles!

But the effect was extremely unexpected!

Yuan Jia sketched out the route in his mind and couldn't help but ask again.

"Taking such a long detour would take at least four or five days. Did the general set off immediately after capturing Feihu Pass?"

Li Rui didn't say anything.

Chen Xiaoniu laughed from the side.

"You're quite clever; you were able to guess where we came from and when we set off."

Yuan Jia was filled with helplessness.

People have already rushed to their own government offices and are sitting there; how could they not guess?

He just hadn't expected it.

Li Rui was so decisive.

After taking Feihu Pass, they didn't even have any contact with Guo Feng.

He then led his men on a roundabout route and directly attacked Yu County!

What kind of strategic vision does that require?

No wonder Li Rui is so famous in Hebei despite his young age!

It truly lives up to its reputation!

Yuan Jia sighed.

Seeing Li Rui flipping through the household registration records, he was completely baffled.

"General Li, Guo Feng's Weizhou army still has six thousand strong soldiers."

Although you launched a surprise attack on Wei County, Guo Feng is not without the ability to fight back.

Instead of thinking about how to defeat the enemy, why are you looking through household registers in the government office? This…”

Li Rui closed the household registration information and said calmly.

"I have captured Wei County, and Guo Feng has already been defeated. Why bother thinking about any strategy to defeat the enemy?"

Yuan Jia didn't understand.

"Why did we lose? With six thousand fresh troops, we might have been able to hold out until the Khitans came to our aid."

Li Rui laughed.

"Then let me ask you, what does Wei County have?"

Yuan Jia was stunned.

"Grain supplies, armory, gold and silver, and people..."

The voice just fell.

Yuan Jia seemed to have suddenly realized something, and his expression changed drastically in an instant!

He cried out in horror.

"There's someone here! There's someone in Yu County!"

Li Rui was surprised.

"You, as governor, do know a bit about military affairs."

The reason is quite simple.

Yu County was the main base of the Yuzhou Army.

It is also the home of the soldiers of Weizhou.

Their wives, children, and elderly parents are all here!

Just imagine.

If the soldiers of the Weizhou army knew...

His wife, children, and elderly parents had all fallen into Li Rui's hands.

Do they still dare to fight?

Do they even have the mindset to fight?

They probably fell into panic and worry as soon as they received the news.

No matter how capable Guo Feng is, he could never make everyone disregard the lives of his family members!

That's why Li Rui said that.

Guo Feng has already lost.

There is absolutely no hope of turning things around!

Yuan Jia understood this principle, and the last glimmer of hope in his heart was completely extinguished.

At this time.

Li Rui handed over a notice that he had just finished writing.

"You organize people to copy this notice a hundred times and post it in all the villages in Yu County."

Yuan Jia took the notice, glanced at it, and his heart was immediately filled with shock!

This is actually a recruitment notice!

It's written clearly on it.

As long as you follow the Restoration Army, you can settle in Boling County, Dingzhou.

Each person will be rewarded with five mu of farmland, a house, and a settlement allowance of one thousand coins!

Moreover, after going to Boling County, the tax system was implemented, with the poll tax being converted into a land tax system.

Moreover, only land tax is collected, and no other miscellaneous taxes are collected!

As the prefect of Weizhou, Yuan Jia knew the local situation best.

He knew very well that once this notice was posted, it would attract countless people from Weizhou!

Weizhou was poor to begin with, with little arable land and many miscellaneous taxes.

After being ruled by the Khitans, the people suffered even more!

There are thousands of farmers who own no land!

just now.

Li Rui offered them extremely tempting terms!

If you go to Boling County, we'll give you land, a house, and money!

How eager they would be if they saw this notice?

Yuan Jia held the notice tightly, looking quite distressed.

"General, you're digging up the very foundation of Weizhou!"

Li Rui smiled faintly.

"The Yuan governor was also a Han Chinese. If he helped the Khitans enslave the people under their rule, wouldn't that be considered cutting off his ancestral roots?"

boom!

These words struck Yuan Jia like a thunderbolt.

His face turned pale instantly!

My hands and feet felt numb, and my whole body was trembling.

Li Rui patted him on the shoulder, offering a slight word of comfort.

"Prefect Yuan, if you cooperate fully today, you may one day be able to restore order and return to the Han court."

Yuan Jia remained silent for a long time, and he seemed to have aged considerably.

Finally, he cupped his hands in greeting.

"I dare not disobey."

Li Rui nodded in satisfaction.

At the same time, he signaled Chen Xiaoniu to follow Yuan Jia and keep an eye on him.

Until then.

Li Rui then turned his attention back to Guo Feng.

"Wei Ping, those laborers who were transporting the grain, you didn't let them go, did you?"

"Reporting to the general, they are all being held at the city gate; they haven't been released."

"Alright, take five hundred men and drive these laborers along the way to join up with the Weizhou army."

"Huh? Why is that?"

"These laborers witnessed me take Yu County with my own eyes. After they join forces with the Yu County army, they will naturally spread the news of the fall of Yu County."

"Oh, I understand! I'll do it right away!"