Han You officially lived in the Marshal's Mansion.
How the miscellaneous soldiers worked conscientiously to open up wasteland and clean it up, cleaning it up from the inside out.
Weeding, cleaning, cleaning doors, digging wells, plugging holes, draining water, everything is very busy.
With Han You's identity, he could just find hundreds of big soldiers to do it, but he didn't want to disturb the sad people.
At noon, Lu Baichuan took people to cook.
It should also be mentioned here that as a former military general, Okawa'er is generally not very proficient in matters related to generals. Generally, he is more or less involved in matters that have nothing to do with the profession of general, such as being a cook. .
The captains and generals of the major battalions who returned to the city heard that Han You would stay for a while and live in the Marshal's Mansion, so they asked their subordinates to bring a lot of food, mostly game, white rabbits, foxes, A big stallion, and a white tiger, especially out of the mountains on the southeast side of the city, there is a place called Yixiantian, where there is the most game, and there is also a small stream with endless gurgling water, so you can catch a few fish. tasty.
The mountains outside the pass are good for this, there are many wild animals.
Seeing that it was almost time to eat, Zhao Xiong from the Zhao family came.
Zhao Laoer walked around with his hands behind his back as if he were entering his own house, smiling.
Han You was looking at a map next to the stone table, a map of the three roads in the South. A few soldiers were explaining who the talkers in each state capital were, including some powerful families.
Han You was very unhappy when he saw Zhao Xiong coming.
Now he gets upset with anyone who laughs, and wants to knock out his teeth.
"Why haven't you left yet?"
Han You put away the marked map. The nose was not a nose, and the eyes were not eyes.
When he saw that Han You had trouble written on the left side of his face and provocation on the right, Zhao Xiong put away his smile and shook his head: "Young man."
"What kind of boy are you?"
Zhao Xiong didn't explain, he knew why Han You was upset.
He was also at the north side of the city in the morning, and saw the deep sadness on Han You's face.
The so-called young man is also a sentiment.
On the battlefield, there are no immortals.
In everything, there are gains and losses. The advantage of the Confederate army lies in defending the city and fighting.
This time, the foreign tribesmen gathered a total of 50,000 troops, and there were almost no old, weak, sick or disabled among them, which was different from the past.
The opportunity is fleeting. If you don't leave the city to chase the enemy, you can work hard to expand the results. Once these barbarian aliens from different tribes are gathered together to attack the key points, they will inevitably engage in a protracted city defense battle. By then, the battle losses will be higher.
Yes, it is to expand the results of the battle and cause Fanman to suffer a great loss of vitality.
To lose is to give up the advantage of defending the city, and the casualties will naturally be more tragic.
Zhao Xiong, who was born and raised in the Southland, has long since looked away. Not to mention what he knows, he has seen dozens of battles at close range. The Southern Army fought against the Fanman, the Fanman fought among themselves, and the Southland fought among themselves. , the government troops suppressed the rebels, he had long been numb and had become accustomed to it.
So what if he wasn't numb and didn't take things for granted? How could he, Zhao Xiong, still be able to change the world and change human nature?
Zhao Xiong sat down opposite Han You and lowered his voice: "His Royal Highness the eldest prince has not returned yet."
The title changed from rebel to your highness. It is conceivable that this old guy already knew that Zhou Xiao was not a true traitor.
Han You had mixed feelings. Now that the truth was revealed, he had to admire Zhou Xiao's courage and resourcefulness.
If it weren't for Duan Qianfeng's many ingenious plans, it might have been up to the eldest prince to turn the tide this time.
According to Yi Junyi, Zhou Xiao's purpose at that time was not just to burn grain and grass. He also wanted to lead his fine cavalry towards the Chinese army, hoping to kill Zhou Tianfeng and several leaders of large barbarian tribes.
The food and grass were burned, the leaders were beheaded, and it was difficult for the barbarian alien army to grow again.
Many things have been explained. Everyone knows that Zhou Xiao is causing trouble in the south. In fact, it is to create an illusion, an illusion of chaos within the customs. The purpose is to let Zhou Tianfeng outside the customs send troops in advance.
When an army goes on an expedition, the most fearful thing is to lose food and fodder.
Zhou Tianfeng thought that Zhou Xiao would cut off the Confederate army's food and grass. Once it was cut off, the Confederate army's combat strength would drop sharply.
Little did he know that what Zhou Xiao wanted to cut off was the food and fodder of the foreign tribes.
"Didn't come back."
Han You rubbed his eyebrows and said, "I heard that he was going to the mountains. I don't know what that means."
"How brave!"
Zhao Xiong praised: "His Royal Highness, the eldest prince, is the best in the world in military training, and his sharp cavalry is unparalleled in the world. His elite cavalry are the best at attacking in the forest. But now that the barbarian alien tribe has returned in defeat, as long as the eldest prince dares to attack before the defeated army returns, Deep in the mountains, how can those old and weak people left in the tribe resist."
Han You was also impressed. There were more than 2,000 and less than 3,000 people, but they were doing work that only tens of thousands of people would dare to do.
In fact, even tens of thousands of people did not dare to go deep into the mountains and forests. During the previous dynasty, especially when the country was first founded, three generations of the Kang family tried to eradicate the Fanman alien tribe and gathered an army to go deep into the mountains. However, the Fanman alien tribe was not seen. A few, let Mother Nature cut them off, non-combat at least 30% of the troops will be reduced. The deeper into the mountains, the greater the losses. Poisonous insects, diseases, water sources, and food and grass supply lines are all blocking the army from going deeper. This has also caused Later, the Guan army in the south could only defend the city and rarely took the initiative to fight.
Han You admired him in his heart, but at the same time he felt very sorry for Zhou Xiao.
Because His Highness the First Prince cannot be "rehabilitated"!
In order to deceive Zhou Tianfeng, Zhou Xiao actually killed many people and caused a lot of troubles. The people in many cities were in danger, and the soldiers in the Chongfu were exhausted from the torture.
These are all small things, mainly the matter of killing people.
In just half a month, Zhou Xiao led people to commit crimes. Local officials who colluded with local powerful people alone hacked to death more than 20 officials, all of whom were imperial officials, and even more were killed by aristocratic families. In addition to Except for the children, no one else was spared. Even earthworms had to be tied into a bow tie and then trampled to death.
If Zhou Xiao were ordinary, it would have an impact on the legitimate rule of Lao Ba who had just ascended the throne.
Today, the eldest prince endured humiliation and slaughtered countless aristocratic families. Tomorrow, the second prince became unwell and went crazy and massacred several aristocratic families. The day after tomorrow, the third prince drank too much and slaughtered some. No matter what the reason was, killing the aristocratic family was the same as dad. The promises he made to aristocratic families everywhere when he ascended the throne were completely contrary to his promises.
To put it nicely, it’s called breaking a promise, but to put it bluntly, it’s breaking one’s promise. Therefore, it cannot be rehabilitated.
Han You was both impressed and sad.
Zhou Xiao was a madman, a loyal and patriotic madman. He led so many troops deep into the mountains. Perhaps he never thought about returning to the pass alive.
"You forced me."
Han You's tone suddenly turned gloomy: "If His Royal Highness the eldest prince is killed in battle, your Zhao family will also share in it!"
Zhao Xiong did not refute and was speechless.
The first several aristocratic families of Zhou Xiaotu were actually the younger brothers of the Zhao family, or the "suppliers" of Zhao Jiazhu.
At that time, Zhou Xiaogang "rebelled", and the first four families to be destroyed were the Sun, Chen, Zhu and Wu families.
The Sun family has a large number of blacksmith shops. The best ironworkers in the South are all in the Sun family. They specialize in making weapons for the private soldiers of some famous families. Among the Zhao family's soldiers, the Sun family forged them.
The Chen family has many horse farms, and even some of the horses for the border army were bought from the Chen family. Privately, the horses that Zhao Jiazu rides on are also provided by the Chen family.
The Zhu family has a large number of caravans transporting iron and ore.
The Wu family was not wiped out. Some of the stewards were let go. They had little relationship with the Zhao family and mainly went to the Sikong family.
The first thing Zhou Xiao did after his "rebellion" was to kill the Sun, Chen, and Zhu families. In fact, he was attacking the Zhao family, which was rich and powerful and had numerous private soldiers.
Zhao Xiong smiled magnanimously and said loudly: "I don't blame the eldest prince."
Han You almost wanted to curse.
It’s not your Zhao family who died, it’s all your Zhao family’s younger brothers. Who else do you want to blame?
"Forget it, if you didn't want to negotiate a deal with your Zhao family and other aristocratic families, I would give you a slap in the face."
Han You rolled his eyes: "Fifty thousand gu, how much can I buy for your family's food, meat, and wine."
"Five hundred thousand guan?"
Zhao Xiong picked up the pen and paper on the stone table, thought for a moment and then wrote down a number.
The more Han You looked at it, the more he frowned, and finally couldn't bear it anymore and slapped the table.
"Zhao Laoer, you are playing tricks on me. Five hundred thousand yuan can only buy so much?"
"This is Southland, not Beijing."
"You are the boss in Nandi. The sky is high and the emperor is far away?"
"Don't misunderstand me." Zhao Xiong shook his head: "The more the general buys, the higher the price will be. Silver notes are worthless in the south."
Han You was confused.
What does it mean that the banknote is worthless?
Zhao Xiong laughed dumbly, then remembered that this was Han You's first time in the Southland.
