The order was issued, which made Xie Cang, Tong Zhan and others quite happy. After waiting for so long, the strictness was finally compromised.
Su Qi'an looked calm. He could guess Xiang Yan's compromise, and His Highness Su Kang should have contributed a lot.
Obtaining the highest command authority during the Yuezhou War means that the Yuezhou War may come to an emergency, otherwise Xiang Yan will definitely spend some time with Su Qi'an as he insists on not delegating power.
Fortunately, after Su Qi'an returned to Shuixiang City, he had been paying close attention to the war in Yuezhou, and Xie Cang's Split Mountain Army had no intention of relaxing.
Waiting for Su Qi'an's call at any time, he can go out on the expedition, but before setting off, Su Qi'an plans to invite people from the Yuezhou headquarters to come to Shuixiang City to discuss the follow-up plan for the Yuezhou war.
Su Qi'an had some considerations in choosing Shuixiang City. Yuezhou City was impregnable and looked very suitable for the headquarters.
But they ignored one thing: it was just too safe. The officials at the headquarters were not nervous about the war. Anyway, they just stayed at the rear and mobilized the troops with their words.
With such a command, how many frontline soldiers would contribute? Once an attack occurs, it would take too much time to send messages back and forth.
By the time the rear base camp responded, the frontline war had long been over. Therefore, when Su Qi'an took over as the supreme commander of Yuezhou, his first thing was to move the headquarters forward and establish it in Shuixiang City, a small county town.
The defense of Shuixiang County is definitely not comparable to Yuezhou City. The city is not prosperous. After the young men were captured, there are basically not many people left in the county.
It can be said that there is nothing to ask for. All they have is the Mountain Splitting Army stationed in the county, and they must be prepared for sneak attacks at any time.
This is the effect Su Qi'an wants to see. The headquarters was established for war, and the participants naturally have to be tense. If they are like Yuezhou, where they can eat and drink easily, how can they fight this war.
Su Qi'an had made sufficient preparations to invite people from the Yuezhou Command to Shuixiang City. It was true that there would be a sense of tension in the event of a war, but it was not as if Su Qi'an wanted to see the officials of the command and were killed in the attack.
Three days before the news came from Yuezhou City, Su Qi'an launched a major purge of Shuixiang City.
The 10,000 Split Mountain Army stationed outside the city all entered the city and occupied the county government office from the beginning.
Then he took over all public security in the city, issued an announcement in the city, and arrested all the government officials who participated in the arrest of young men.
The scale of the arrests this time was very large, not just the government officials, but anyone who was found guilty or complicit, even if they were county officials, Su Qi'an would arrest them all.
Among these people, the first one is Zheng Er, who has dealt with Su Qi'an.
Zheng Er is smarter than other government officials. After hearing that something happened at the private shipyard and Liang Kun was arrested, he immediately packed up his belongings and ran away.
His reaction was quick, but surrounded by the Mountain Splitting Army, not even a fly could fly out of the county, let alone him.
As soon as the front foot left the county, the back foot was arrested.
Zheng Er, who was arrested, was very unconvinced at first, arguing that the Split Mountain Army had no right to arrest his local government officials.
Until he saw Su Qian coming back, and later even his boss, the county magistrate, were captured together.
Zheng Er's arrogance suddenly became much less arrogant, but this did not mean that they compromised and confessed.
Not only him, but also the arrested county magistrates and officials all had a tough attitude, saying that they wanted to see the county magistrate and the state captain to sue Su Qi'an for abusing their power.
These people were chattering endlessly and were unconvinced. Su Qi'an ignored them and put them in jail first, then sent people to search for evidence of the crimes they had committed.
I heard that a Su Houye had arrived in Shuixiang City. He even issued a notice, arrested a large number of county officials, and asked the people in the city to actively expose what they had committed.
As they promised, once verified, they will never tolerate it.
At first, some brave people in the city went to the county government office to get their hair received, with the attitude of giving it a try.
Not long after the materials were compiled, an order came from Yuezhou City. Su Hou was appointed as the supreme commander-in-chief of the Yuezhou war and was in charge of all matters of Yuezhou.
With this transfer order, some people who dared not report it all knew that a great master Qingtian had come to Shuixiang City.
A large group of people rushed into the county government office. After several days of reception and preparation, as the materials were collected and confirmed, Su Qi'an became the commander-in-chief of Yuezhou.
In the prison, he yelled at Zheng Er, the county magistrate and other officials, but all of them suddenly stopped. Instead of being as arrogant as before, he repeatedly admitted his mistakes and begged for mercy.
They even wanted to report and expose these people, but Su Qi'an had no time to deal with them and asked Tong Zhan to send people to interrogate them.
What he has to do now is to build a waterproof township so that he can receive officials from the Yuezhou City headquarters in the future.
After several days of Su Qi'an's purge, all the officials in Shuixiang City were basically wiped out. Even the wealthy families in the county, without waiting for Su Qi'an to take action, took the initiative to go to the county government office and surrender some of the family's criminal children.
He also said that as long as Su Qi'an needed them and could use them, as long as he asked, the local wealthy families would give their full support.
The knowledge and interests of these wealthy families made Su Qi'an feel a little high. They were indeed wealthy families that had existed for decades, compared with the officials of Shuixiang City.
Their foresight is much better than that of local officials. Since they took the initiative to show their kindness, Su Qi'an would not beat him to death with a stick.
Take them all according to the order. These wealthy families will still be useful in the subsequent Yuezhou War.
After Su Qi'an's drastic rectification, Shuixiang City has not only undergone earth-shaking changes, but at least it is not as chaotic as before, and the previous cancers have been wiped away in an instant.
The changes in Shuixiang City have even spread, attracting many people who left to come back again.
The returning people had to go through a review, and only those who passed the review could enter the city. Those who failed would be assigned a piece of land outside the city to temporarily provide a place to live.
The war in Yuezhou is not over yet, and for the safety of the city, some reviews are still necessary.
Even if there is censorship, it still cannot stop the enthusiasm of a large number of people.
Not to mention anything else, this new commander-in-chief directly eliminated the cancer in a county during the war, without any estimate of whether there was greater collusion or support behind it.
This kind of courage is many times stronger than Xiang Yan. With such a commander-in-chief, many people have hope in their hearts.
Gradually, this water town, where almost all the people had fled, regained its vitality.
Xiang Yan and others who arrived at Shuixiang City after a long journey from Yuezhou City looked at the small county town that had regained its vitality with complicated expressions.
They never imagined that in just a few days, how could this Su Qian have such great power.
A small, inconspicuous county town was revitalized, and even those who could not enter the city began to set up stalls outside the city.
From a distance, it looked like it was very lively, just like going to a market. Near a fenced-in area, the Mountain Splitting Army patrolled back and forth.
They don't have the slightest airs of Yuezhou soldiers and ruffians, they are very approachable. Their existence is to protect the safety of the people outside the city.
This moved the people outside the city quite a lot, and many of them sent meals and water to these hard-working soldiers from time to time.
Xiang Yan and Su Kang saw this scene, and Su Kang said with a smile. "Haha, as expected of Suhou and Xiehou, they are really good at running the army. Look at these enthusiastic people, when did they treat Yuezhou soldiers like this?"
"If I remember correctly, when the local people saw the Yuezhou soldiers, they would hide as far away as they could. This comparison really makes me feel ashamed."
"Lord Xiang, it seems that handing over the post of commander-in-chief of Yuezhou is the right choice."
Xiang Yan on the side looked indifferent and said coldly, "Huh, soldiers exist to fight on the battlefield, not to build relationships with these civilians. Maybe they will be beaten to pieces by pirates on the battlefield."
"His Royal Highness the King of Yue said this too early. Everyone can put on a show. I would like to see what this Su Hou is doing when he asks me to come here."
After saying that, Xiang Yan clasped his horse between his legs and headed towards Shuixiang City with the army behind him.
Su Kang smiled and, with the help of Zhou Tai, pushed the wheelchair and slowly followed.
Xiang Yan's army had just walked halfway when it was stopped less than two feet away from the gate of Shuixiang City.
What stopped Xiang Yan was
A captain of the Split Mountain Army, he bowed his hands to Xiang Yan and Su Kang and said politely, "Your Excellency, Your Highness, according to Su Hou's regulations, the troops outside the city are not allowed to enter this time and will be stationed outside the city."
As soon as these words came out, Xiang Yan frowned and said coldly, "Humph, the army is stationed outside the city? Who can guarantee our safety? Even if Su Hou is the commander-in-chief, this is too much to ask for."
"My lords' personal safety in the city will be taken care of by the Mountain Splitting Army. Please rest assured, sir, that when we do this, we are acting in accordance with the instructions. Please cooperate with me and abide by it." The captain raised his hand again. .
"Then if I don't cooperate, what can you do to me!"
"Su Hou is doing this, isn't it too overbearing? We are all high-level officials in Yuezhou. Being able to come to a small county town already gives Su Hou a lot of face."
"It is our right to lead the army. Even if Suhou is the commander-in-chief of Yuezhou, he is not qualified to station my troops outside the city."
"Lord Xiang is right, hum. It will be a great honor for me and others that Dongshan Hou can serve as the commander-in-chief of Yuezhou. We have just assumed the position of commander-in-chief. Let us leave Yuezhou City first and come to the small county town to meet. Then he asked me to wait for the army to be stationed outside the city, where are there so many rules!"
"Make way for me, otherwise, don't blame us for being rude!"
"That's right, isn't it just that I took over as the commander-in-chief and is so arrogant? We came here in person without even showing our faces. What kind of commander-in-chief is this? Give way immediately, otherwise, you will look good!"
Xiang Yan's voice fell, and he was quickly supported by a group of officials behind him. Their voices were noisy, and they gathered together to have the potential to break through the city gate.
At this moment, a cold voice suddenly sounded, "Hmph, you are so loud. You want me to look good. Okay, I want to see how you can make me look good."
"The whole army obeyed the order and got into battle formation."
Everyone looked up, and an army of several hundred people rushed out in front of them. The leader was not Su Qi'an, but Xie Cang.
At this time, he had a cold face and was holding a spear. Behind him, although there were only a few hundred Split Mountain Army, under the leadership of Xie Cang, a strong fighting spirit broke out.
That kind of momentum shocked the officials who had just made the noise. Even though there were only a few hundred people, the momentum that just broke out was no less than a thousand people.
And judging from his appearance, he looked like he was ready for a big fight.
