Luzhou, Huiting, Longqi Army led by Liu Chengyou has been stationed here for several days. On that day, soldiers came south and set up camp, which caused shock in Luzhou. After that, there was no peace anymore. It seemed that they were holding back. Liu Chengyou's plan seemed to have some unclear meaning.
Huiting is close to Lu and Ze in the south, to Bing and Fen in the north, and strangles the throat of the northern part of Lucheng. The town is a thousand-year-old ancient town, reflecting the civilization of the Three Jin Dynasties. It has fertile land, sufficient resources, and has always been prosperous.
The Longqi Army camped outside the town, occupying the surrounding key passes and assuming a defensive posture. Under Liu Chengyou's strict order, not a single soldier dared to enter the town without permission, but it was rare to do so without committing any crimes.
After a few days, the army stationed outside the town never acted out of line, which made the people in the town gradually relax their vigilance. Of course, even if you are wary, it is useless...
It is rare to see an army with such strict military discipline. The people in Huiting Town, led by several elders and Zhenwang, actually came to eat pots of pulp to reward the king's division. Although there were not many things, it was still the wish of the people in the town. Liu Chengyou personally accepted it on behalf of his soldiers and distributed it among the camps.
Nowadays, the people in the town are no longer frightened and uneasy when they hear the murderous drill sounds coming out of the town on time every day. At the same time, they also knew that the troops outside were soldiers of justice under the orders of the emperor, and they were going south to defeat the Khitan Hu bandits who were bullying and ravaging the Chinese people.
The original general of Huiting Town borrowed Yelu Deguang's "Qian Kuo Order" to carry out money extortion in Huiting Town, plundering the townspeople's property to enrich himself.
In fact, under the Khitan's "Kuo Qian Order", it was not just Khitan troops and officials who plundered people's property. At the same time, the Khitan army is better at harvesting grass and valleys, which is easier and faster than "kuo borrowing". In various states and counties, many local officials, generals, and even bandits took the opportunity to embezzle people's wealth. Anyway, the blame will be placed entirely on the Khitans.
The money envoys sent by Yelu Deguang were able to gather money in the prefecture and city, but they rarely affected the local area. From this perspective, in addition to their own crimes, the Khitans also took the blame for those who took the opportunity to make money...
Liu Chengyou couldn't take care of things that were far away, but the evil beetles that were right in front of him punished them directly. The town general was arrested, his crimes were listed, the whole town was informed, and he was executed according to the crime. Then his mansion was ransacked and his family property was used as military expenses.
Liu Chengyou's move not only gained attention, but also won a wave of people's hearts, and also made a profit. Of course, the fate of General Huiting seemed a bit aggrieved. After all, it was not just one person who did what he did. There were many who were more outrageous than him.
However, unfortunately for him, he happened to bump into Liu Chengyou's hand.
In front of a rather dilapidated ancient pavilion, several figures stood beside it, standing silently. Liu Chengyou was among them, looking calmly at the corner of the ruined pavilion in front of him.
The origin of Huiting can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, the place was named Huting. The official Yang Tochi came here to serve as an official. Because of the taboo of "sheep entering the tiger's mouth", he found a suitable place to build a pavilion to restrain the tiger, and changed its name to "Huiting". .
According to people in this town, the ruined pavilion in front of us is the pavilion built by Yang Yanchi. Liu Chengyou didn't believe this statement. In the past few days, he had walked around the town several times to survey the terrain. He didn't even see the ruins of a large building like Huiqi Palace. He didn't think a small ancient pavilion could survive. Come down.
"The tigers in Guting Town, but today's Huiting, can't suppress our Hedong Tiger Division!" After a while, Liu Chengyou said, with a hint of confidence in his faint tone.
"Your Highness is right, our soldiers are like tigers out of the cage, howling and eager to establish achievements..." Zhang Yanwei, who was standing by, immediately agreed.
Liu Chengyou glanced at Zhang Yanwei beside him. He seemed to have gained weight. He pondered for a while and asked leisurely: "But why do I feel that the soldiers are a little impetuous?"
"This..." A flash of embarrassment flashed across Zhang Yanwei's face.
At this time, Guo Rong took the initiative to speak: "Your Highness has been stationed at Huiting for six days. He has not advanced or retreated. He has severely restrained the troops and is focused on training the new soldiers. The soldiers below do not understand His Highness's intentions, so they are naturally intolerable. "
Liu Chengyou took a few steps forward, sat between the remaining pavilions, and looked at Guo Rong. After a few days, instead of gradually getting to know each other, Guo Rong talked more than at first. Liu Chengyou came to him more often to talk about politics and the military.
At the same time, Liu Chengyou discovered that although Guo Rong was calm and serious, he was actually a bit sultry, and he was very lively when it came to topics he was interested in.
"It's only been a few days? I'm already tired of it. How can I talk about a hundred-refined army?" Liu Chengyou said calmly: "The Longqi Army still needs to be tempered!"
"Your Highness, Shi Hongzhao has conquered Daizhou, killed Wang Hui, and captured the city in triumph. The officials have also led their troops back to Jinyang. Only our army is going south, and the progress is slow. I am afraid that others will underestimate me!" Looking at Liu Chengyou's calm expression as usual Face, Zhang Yanwei couldn't help but remind him.
After a pause, he continued with annoyance in his tone: "Then Shi Hongzhao asked the officials for orders to take your place and lead the advance south as a pioneer!"
The scene of Liu Zhiyuan's "going east to rescue him" was finally over. Jin Emperor Shi Chonggui was of course unable to be rescued. The army led by Liu Zhiyuan did not even leave Taihang. When he was in Shouyang, Liu Zhiyuan was very "disappointed" to receive the news that Shi Chonggui's family had long been sent north by the Khitans...
And Shouyang is only a hundred kilometers east of Jinyang. However, Liu Zhi's advance into the Far East was not just an armed patrol. He easily destroyed the Khitan army operating on the edge of Taiyuan Prefecture, and retook Tumen (Jingxing) by the way.
As for Shi Hongzhao, he led his troops to the north, defeated Daizhou in one battle, and killed Wang Hui, who rebelled and surrendered. This is not a difficult task. Using yi as a baht, any general under Liu Zhiyuan with a little bit of courage can do it.
But Shi Hongzhao didn't have this consciousness. As if he had accomplished some extraordinary feat, he raised his tail and started to criticize Liu Chengyou's "Southern March". He actually asked Liu Zhiyuan to go south and issued a military order to go to Luzhou in five days.
This news reached the front line, which naturally aroused dissatisfaction among Zhang Yanwei and others, who seemed a little impatient recently.
When he heard this matter mentioned, Liu Chengyou looked as normal and didn't even blink. Then under Zhang Yanwei's unexpected gaze, he looked at Guo Rong: "I am stationing troops here, but the soldiers below do not understand what I mean. Do you understand my plan?"
Upon hearing the question, Guo Rong took two steps forward gently and replied calmly: "The way to use troops is to attack the heart first and attack the city second. Fighting with the heart is the highest priority and fighting with soldiers is the lowest priority. With the current situation in Luzhou, it is not necessarily We need to seize it by force. When Xiang Xun returns from the previous time, Your Highness will send him out of the camp... I'm afraid he's already ready to join the party with his armor rolled on!"
Looking at Guo Rong, Liu Chengyou felt very calm. After all, it was not surprising that "Zhou Shizong" could see his plan, even though Liu Chengyou had never told him about the Luzhou incident.
The fact is as Guo Rong said, from the beginning, Liu Chengyou had no intention of attacking with force. Although he was confident that he could capture Luzhou even in a single battle, but if he could conquer the whole state, there would be no need to use force and lose troops and horses.
In the past few days, Liu Chengyou had not done anything in Mahuiting. In addition to the actions in Zhoucheng, the three nearby counties of Xiangyuan, Licheng and Lucheng had quietly expressed their sincerity.
"Let's go to the Fourth Army..." Giving Guo Rong an approving look, Liu Chengyou stood up, patted the ashes on his butt, and walked towards the north first.
