The Zeng Qu family, the most influential family in Wubao City, was decisively dealt with with thunderous means, which made Xia Zhiling feel excited and amazed.
He thought that even if he were sitting in Feng Ziying's position, he would not dare to use such a decisive means to resolve the Zeng Qu family.
You must know that there are quite a lot of connections behind these two families. The Zhou Dynasty is a society that pays attention to connections. It affects the whole body, and these connections are all over the world. Sometimes you may not expect it.
For example, the Zeng family had in-laws in the province, and they were related to the Chief Envoy and Counselor, and the other Qu family had a son who was a military general in the town of Shanxi, but they were all taken down by Feng Ziying lightly.
Wubao City was not big, but Zeng Qu's family was imprisoned and searched, and even Long Jinwei directly intervened in the name of colluding with the rebels and plotting rebellion. The news spread throughout the city within two hours.
Before the end of the day, almost all the wealthy gentry in the city rushed to the county government office to ask for an audience with Xia Zhiling. They eagerly expressed their willingness to support Xia Zhiling in defending the city, whether it was the capture of Ding's family, soldiers, or supplies and food.
All this was expected by Feng Ziying.
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"As of now, all the servants and soldiers of all the gentry and gentry in the city have arrived, a total of 896 people. They have been integrated and handed over to the unified command of the county in accordance with the county's requirements. The lower officials have arranged for people to be regrouped and incorporated into the civilian army. Zhuangzhong is responsible for guarding the city."
Xia Zhiling couldn't suppress his excitement. Although he hadn't slept all night and his eyes were bloodshot, his mental state was as good as ever. It was much better than when Feng Ziying first met him.
If we really face an offensive similar to that of the Xuanfu Army or the Datong Army, the effect of this kind of mixed fighting between civilians and soldiers may be even worse.
Without adequate training and coordination, the slightest confusion caused by the match will lead to collapse.
But there are rebel forces outside the city now, and they are defending against the city, so this method of relying more on head count to boost fighting spirit is barely acceptable. It can be regarded as a weak chicken pecking each other.
Feng Ziying arranged for the thirty or forty people recruited by Li Guibao who had some experience in group battles to join this chaotic team to serve as point assault sharpeners in order to play some motivating role in the offensive and defensive battles.
There is a lack of enough officers to lead the team, and the melee combat ability is weak, and there is not enough time for training and integration. Such a city defense force composed of civilians and servants cannot expect too much, and can only grow on its own through baptism on the battlefield. , Feng Ziying can only comfort herself in this way.
"Master Xia, this is not enough." Seeing Xia Zhiling's energetic appearance, Feng Ziying originally did not want to dissuade him, but she had to pour cold water on him, "Although there are also mobs outside the city, our people are also good Not much, the only advantage may be to rely on the city to defend, but the advantage of the rebel army is enough to offset it. If the intelligence we have is correct, once the rebel troops from Boyan Village and Baitang Village arrive, we will not be spared."
Feng Ziying's words gave Xia Zhiling a blow. After a while of silence, Xia Zhiling said with some regrets: "Coming from the north of Suide, hundreds of miles away, they are really coming to our Wubao. Suide officer Why didn't the army stop them? Why didn't they attack Suide City?"
"Brother Shaowu, this is a lice on the monk's head - it's obvious that the rebel army is huge. How can the weak people in Suizhou dare to go out of the city to fight with these rebel troops?" Feng Ziying said calmly: "Not to mention Boyan Village It is different from the rebel army in Baitangzhai and the general rebel army. Many of them are deserters from Yulin, and their combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of the general rebel army."
"Then the Yulin Army should be responsible for this!" Xia Zhiling said angrily: "Why didn't they send troops to pursue us?"
"This is the result of the imperial court's financial constraints for decades, and the subsequent arrears of food and wages to the three sides and four towns. Of course, this also includes the fact that the generals in the border towns eat empty pay and drink the soldiers' blood, which makes it difficult for soldiers and low-level military attachés to make ends meet and simply flee to these places. The people in Baozhai were stranded and cultivated for a living. The Yulin Army could only turn a blind eye to these people, and it has become a routine after so many years."
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Feng Zi's English was dull, even with a bit of a smile, and there wasn't much emotion in it.
"It's just that the drought in the past two years has been so severe that these villages that were still able to live no longer can survive. Naturally, they don't dare to attack Yulin Town. They may think that the cost of attacking Suidezhou City is too high, but you Wu Bao It's not necessarily the county seat. Who told you to be right on the other side of Qikou Ferry, a transit and distribution center for food supplies? Moreover, the city walls are low and the people are weak. If it were me, I would come to you just the same."
Feng Ziying's smiling words extinguished Xia Zhiling's last glimmer of hope. She looked at Feng Ziying and said bitterly: "My lord, you are still in the city now, but you speak so lightly, but you already have a plan to defeat the enemy?"
"No, at least not yet." Feng Ziying spread her hands, "It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. You have to count on these untrained civilians and soldiers to defend the city, let alone the people from Boyan Village and Baitang Village. , I think it would be very embarrassing even if the Wai Tian Banner group united the Leaping Stream Tiger and the Earth-Drilling Tiger to attack the city with all their strength."
Xia Zhiling was furious, "Sir, what should we do now? We can't just sit back and wait for death."
"We have to eat food one bite at a time and do things one by one. Haven't we solved our internal worries now?" Feng Ziying said calmly, "We have integrated the forces in the city and controlled the rural gentry to avoid their constraints. This is The first thing to do is to do something against us. Next, we must try our best to eliminate the threat of Waving the Sky Flag before the troops from Boyan Village and Baitang Village arrive..."
Xia Zhiling was also very attentive. When he heard that Feng Ziying only mentioned Waving the Sky Flag, but did not talk about the Leaping Stream Tiger and the Digging Tiger, his heart moved slightly, "Sir, this side of the Digging Tiger and the Leaping Stream Tiger..."
Seeing the thoughtful expression on Xia Zhiling's face, Feng Ziying slightly nodded: "Well, Shaowu, you guessed it right, I am going to use the people of Jumping Stream Tiger and Digging Tiger to solve the problem of Waving the Sky Flag." ."
If you don't have enough strength in your hands, you can only use some cunning methods.
Although conspiracy is useless in the face of absolute strength, in this situation where the strength of the rebel army is far from absolute strength, especially when you have celebrities like Li Guibao and Liu Dingfeng in your hands as sharp knives for thunderous means, sometimes you still Can play an unexpected role.
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Li Guibao looked at Liu Dingfeng who was walking in quickly and asked in a deep voice: "What do you mean by Qian?"
"I've already told you that he is Tiaojianhu's spy, and he has been responsible for contacting the merchants in the city to buy money for traveling out of the city..."
Liu Dingfeng nodded: "Basically, the cost per person is fifty taels of silver. Gold, silver, pearls and jade can be deducted as a discount, but other belongings carried are extra and need to be paid according to a certain proportion..."
Li Guibao disagreed: "How dare these businessmen believe the promises of these rebels?"
"If you don't believe it, there's nothing you can do about it. The oil and salt on Waitianqi's side can't get in, and the Earth-Drilling Tiger has its own roads along the way, and the wells and rivers here don't interfere with each other. They've all tried their best to make money. In addition, they may have achieved some things. For example, the property they looted along the way can be sold by some of the merchants, which can be regarded as selling stolen goods."
Li Guibao has been living in the world for many years, has many contacts with refugees, and knows the virtues of merchants very well. As long as they can make a profit, they can sell everything at any time, so there is no problem with Liu Dingfeng's words.
"Can the man named Qian make the decision for Tiaojianhu?" Li Guibao said thoughtfully: "Dingfeng, you know what Mr. Feng means. He wants to pull Tiaojianhu over. The side of Wailing Tianqi is the most dangerous and the most powerful. We must solve the problem of Tiaojianhu. Tianqi can only start from within, and Jumping Stream Tiger has the most suitable conditions."
"Can't the underground tiger work?" Liu Dingfeng couldn't help but ask.
"The Earth-Drilling Tigers are a mud lake with no wall, so they can't play a big role. Your Excellency analyzed the situation you provided to him, and contacted the informant here from the Ministry of Justice for further understanding. He feels that Wang Er Mazi is still He has a bit of a desperate attitude and dares to put all his efforts into it. The underground tiger can't do it, and it might be bad, so we can only start with the jumping tiger." Li Guibao looked at Liu Dingfeng, "What do you think?"
Liu Dingfeng thought about it carefully and said hesitantly: "But Tiaojianhu came from Qingjian. It is difficult to convince the crowd, and his strength is far inferior to Wautingqi. It would be best if he could bribe Waotianqi to recruit people." ."
Feng Ziying did not hide her intention from Li Guibao and Liu Dingfeng, which was to facilitate the Tiaojian Tiger King Er Mazi to attack the Waotian Banner, and even annex the Wauting Banner troops, and then use this team to deal with Boyan Village and Baitang Village going south. The rebel army.
The rebel army in Baiyun Mountain is available, and Liu Dingfeng's cousin is also available as an internal agent, but there is still a lot of work to be done.
However, the rebellious army in Baiyun Mountain is still far behind the strength of Baitang Village in Boyan Village. In particular, Baitang Village in Boyan Village is still gathering people along the road, and many of its troops are originally from the Yulin Army. , can quickly form combat effectiveness, so Feng Ziying had to consider one more step and make two plans.
"My lord, Wao Tianqi, has also done some research. It's very difficult. Wao Tianqi has always been ambitious and wants to unify the rebel army. This kind of person, I feel, must be killed in the bud." We can't let it become a general trend, otherwise even if it is an invitation to peace, if there is any trouble in the future, we may surrender and rebel again. You don't want to leave greater disasters for the future." Li Guibao said Feng Ziying's intention calmly.
Liu Dingfeng was silent for a long time, and finally nodded: "Master Feng is very worried. Waotianqi is indeed a person, generous with his wealth, and very prestigious in the local area. Many gentry respect him and fear him very much. If he is... When a person gains power, it is indeed very troublesome.”
