Having more soldiers and horses under his command is naturally a good thing. After all, this does not touch Li Hao's upper limit.
After Li Hao briefly summoned a group of generals, he initially took control of the troops, and even the military commanders sent by Chu Fan to help were not used.
Then he took part of the baggage from Chu Fan and set off towards Bizhou.
There were not many soldiers and horses stationed in Bizhou originally. When Emperor An rushed to Hezhou, he took some people away from here, so the entire city defense was not tight.
As for the location of the tunnels in Bizhou City, Li Hao has also learned from the marquis.
So after arriving at Bizhou City, Li Hao pretended to attack the city wall and attracted An Jun's attention to the south wall.
As a result, elite soldiers were sent into the city through the tunnel at night and opened the east gate.
After the army entered the city, they immediately opened the other three city gates in cooperation.
The few people in the city were all wiped out before dawn the next day.
Bizhou returned to the hands of Su State after more than ten years.
For the people at the bottom of the ancient world, these ten years were almost a generational change. Furthermore, as long as they could survive, it was fine. After all, they didn't have much to lose.
Therefore, most of the people closed their doors and quietly observed the changes in the city, waiting for the call from those in power.
Only the local wealthy families are more anxious. After all, they used to occupy most of Bizhou's resources. Now that the situation has changed, they can't help but worry about their own situation.
Li Hao's identity was no secret. These people spent a little money to learn about it from the officers and soldiers entering the city, and they also knew the news of Anguo's defeat.
Then they quickly prepared gifts and came to the government office in droves, wanting to express their loyalty to Li Hao as soon as possible.
However, Li Hao didn't want to see them at this time, so he asked Chen Xi to go outside to block them.
Chen Xi obeyed the order and went to the gate of the government office and said to everyone: "His Royal Highness has been leading troops on expeditions in recent days. Now he needs a good rest. You can leave the name card and go back.
His Highness will take the initiative to summon you if necessary. "
After saying that, he was about to leave, but at this moment, an old man standing at the front of the crowd said, "I have something to say, please stay here, chamberlain."
Seeing that Chen Xi had stopped, the old man hurriedly said: "I'm in Hechuan. Thank you so much, servant. This time His Highness the Crown Prince has regained his homeland and rescued us from the tyranny of Anguo. We are all happy to welcome Master Wang." .
Therefore, we have prepared a small gift and would like to ask the chamberlain to help deliver it to express our gratitude. "
When everyone heard this, they all agreed in unison and asked Chen Xi for help.
Of course, they all know the rules of giving gifts. If Li Hao wants to give gifts, Chen Xi, a close servant, must also give them.
He Chuan directly took a small box from the servant next to him, which contained a mutton-fat jade Guanyin jade carving, saying that he wanted Chen Xi to play with it.
Chen Xi opened the box and saw that the mutton-fat jade was of excellent quality. There were not many such good things in the East Palace.
Then he smiled and said: "Since it is your heartfelt wish, His Highness cannot refuse it. Please give me the gift list later, and I will help you report it to Your Highness."
"Then thank you, chamberlain."
After He Chuan thanked him, he was the first to hand over the gift list.
The remaining people also stepped forward to deliver the items in turn, and all of them unanimously gave one to Chen Xi.
After making sure that nothing was missing, Chen Xi called the guards from the East Palace and moved all the things in. He himself was sent directly to give Li Hao a reply, and even told these people about giving him gifts.
Li Hao briefly looked at the gift list and couldn't help but laugh: "It is said that Anguo's taxes are extremely high and harsh on the people, but now it seems that this statement is somewhat untrue. They are still quite wealthy!"
Chen Xi replied: "This is normal. It is ordinary people who suffer in every dynasty and generation, and His Highness is a prince. These people probably spent a lot of money thinking about being related to you."
In the feudal era, when the people were not enlightened, this group of people was still needed to rule at the bottom.
Therefore Li
Hao originally had no intention of doing anything to them, but considering the several mobilizations of the army this time, Su's treasury was probably going to spend money like water.
There are also rewards for the army and pensions for the wounded and wounded soldiers to come later.
Now that he has the opportunity, Li Hao plans to give them a hard time. This is better than hurting ordinary people directly.
So he said: "Since they are determined to contribute to the country, then give them another chance. You can decide the specific scale yourself. This Bizhou has just been taken back, so don't make any big noise.
As for the things they give you, keep a few that you like and put the rest in the warehouse. "
With Li Hao's words, Chen Xi turned around to see how he could make these local wealthy people willingly take out money from their pockets.
However, he did not come to the things that Li Hao asked him to keep, and they were all put into the treasury.
While Chen Xi was busy making money, Li Hao didn't really have any free time, but was thinking about what to do next.
Now outside Ziyang Pass, Anguo's remaining troops are Cui Guogong from Jizhou City and the troops from Lianyang Mountain. There are not many defenders left in Lingzhou and Yeyang counties.
The theoretical best choice is to get rid of the soldiers and horses in Lianyang Mountain. After all, there are more than 10,000 soldiers and horses of Su State led by Zheng Zhuo in the mountain.
It's just that Li Hao was not given the right to lead troops except for the position of prince.
Chu Fan was able to provide troops because he was willing, but if Zheng Zhuo was unwilling, Li Hao really couldn't go and seize his military power.
After all, with Li Hao's current status, it's really hard for him to do things that are inconsistent with his reputation. More importantly, his strength is not enough.
Therefore, Li Hao could only give up here, and Zheng Zhuo was also in a stalemate. Although the soldiers had to work harder, their lives were not in danger for a short time.
It is better to wait until Gong Ye is solidified. He has the imperial edict from Cui Ming and can grant Zheng Zhuo's military power.
So I finally turned my thoughts back to Jizhou City. With the secret hand of the tunnel, in fact, this place is not completely invincible.
So Li Hao sent someone back to Qizhou to contact Chu Fan, and they would send troops together to attack Jizhou.
After confirming his idea, Li Hao stopped worrying about this matter and began to care about the political affairs in the city.
But in his spare time, Li Hao thought of Emperor An Li Xuan. Naturally, there has been no news about this guy since the camp was dispersed.
Li Hao thought he would go to Jizhou and Bizhou before, but it seems that is not the case now. Could it be that he went to Lianyang Mountain.
But that's not right. If he really arrived at Lianyang Mountain, the An army there would not be still guarding there, and they would definitely find a way to withdraw. It's really strange.
When Chu Fan received the news, he was deeply surprised that Li Hao could conquer Bizhou so quickly.
He couldn't help but think of what Li Hao had told him about the special move before, and then he also thought about whether Jizhou City also had a special move.
So they readily agreed to the matter, and the two agreed on a time to send out troops at the same time.
However, before setting off, Li Hao suddenly received traces of Emperor An Li Falcon from the Jinyi Guards. It turned out that this guy was seriously frightened by the bombing of the camp.
After running all the way, I didn't dare to go anywhere and ran directly back to Ziyang Pass.
It seems that the more arrogant a person is, the stronger his rebound will be when his bottom line is touched.
If it weren't for the last bit of face and the large army outside Ziyang Pass, I'm afraid he would have run back to the capital long ago.
When Cui Guogong's army was defeated and only more than 5,000 people were defeated, he knew that it was useless to defend Jizhou any longer.
Immediately, he ordered Cui Guogong to abandon the city and return to Lingzhou to station, and sent an order to the Lianyang Mountain troops to return to Yeyang City.
As a result, Jizhou was successfully recovered, but how could Li Hao be willing to do this.
After receiving the news of Cui Guogong's departure, Li Hao decisively led his troops to the direction of Yeyang City, preparing to beat them again on the way.
Chen Xi had no objection to this decision and just asked: "Should we contact Zheng Zhuo and launch an attack on Anjun before and after that time to leave this whole thing behind.
After all, Zheng Zhuo now also wants to
If you want to get rid of your crime and make meritorious service, you should have no reason to refuse. "
Li Hao was not very optimistic about this and said with a smile: "Normally, that's the case, but I guess Zheng Zhuo was scared out of his wits at this time, so he probably wouldn't dare.
But if you want to try it, just try it, there is nothing to lose anyway. "
Facts have proved that Li Hao's judgment was correct. Zheng Zhuo had been deceived by An Jun's show of weakness before.
Now they are skeptical about all favorable information, and they don't believe that Li Hao, a fledgling guy, can have such ability.
It was only when I returned to Hezhou later that I confirmed the situation, and I couldn't help but regret that it was too late.
When he wanted to take action again, Gong Yegu had already arrived, directly seized his military power, and detained him on the spot in the city, waiting for the end of the war.
Wang Kun didn't have a good impression of him to begin with, and since he almost killed him this time, he didn't bother much and sent him directly to the courtyard where Chu Guogong was imprisoned, so that the two of them could be companions.
Duke Chu was quite happy to see a newcomer coming, thinking that he finally had someone to talk to.
As a result, Zheng Zhuo hated the Anguo people for causing him misfortune, so he naturally had a bad look at Chu Guogong, the leading general of Anguo, and was ready to beat Chu Guogong.
It's just that Zheng Zhuo obviously underestimated the strength of Chu Guogong. Not only did he not succeed in revenge, he was also taught a lesson by Chu Guogong.
Then he became even more angry, and wanted to call the Su Kingdom soldiers outside the house to come in and help, but how could these people listen to him at this time, especially when Duke Chu was the person Li Hao had told him to pay attention to.
After some incompetent rage, Zheng Zhuo could only spend some money and tell someone to come to Wang Kun for something.
After Wang Kun arrived, Zheng Zhuo began to complain: "I am still a marquis now. Your Majesty has not issued an order to remove me from the title. You let me live with a prisoner and watch him beat me."
Wang Kun sneered and replied: "This is not an ordinary prisoner. The Duke of the First Kingdom of Anguo, this title is one level higher than yours, so it is not a bad treatment for you.
Or if you really want to experience it in a prisoner of war camp, you will definitely feel that it is very good here. "
After hearing this, Zheng Zhuo said angrily: "How dare you."
Wang Kun replied: "What do I dare not do? Come here!"
As soon as he heard that Wang Kun was really calling someone, Zheng Zhuo immediately felt a little scared and said, "Forget it, I won't argue with you."
After saying that, he turned around and returned to the house.
Wang Kun looked at him like this, snorted twice, and left to find Gong Yegu to discuss the matter.
When Wang Kun arrived, Gong Yegu was looking at the map and asked, "What, have you thought about how to fight next?"
Gong Yegu replied: "Now Jizhou and Bizhou have been recovered, and the prince's troops have also defeated the retreating troops in Lianyang Mountain.
Nowadays, the An army in Yeyang City is short of troops and horses. I think His Highness the Prince will definitely find a way to attack, and I plan to go to support.
Taking advantage of the current stage where the An army was unable to deploy troops and horses as much as possible, it tried its best to expand the results of the battle. "
Wang Kun replied: "Okay, I will help you prepare the food and grass for the expedition today."
Gong Yegu smiled when he heard this: "It seems that you have planned this for a long time. I must have led the troops away."
Wang Kun smiled and explained: "Now that His Royal Highness the Prince's morale is at its peak, and he has defeated several armies of Anguo, it is a good time to make achievements. I don't believe you can sit and watch a show in Hezhou."
Gong Yegu replied: "That's true, I'm not like Zheng Zhuo, who dare not take the opportunity given to him.
However, His Highness the Crown Prince really opened my eyes this time. I am afraid that when this battle report is reported back to the capital, everyone in the government and the public will be dumbfounded. "
Wang Kun was also proud of Li Hao: "There's nothing you can do about it. Your Highness has great talent, but he just didn't have the chance to show it before."
After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled. As they are both princelings, it is always better to assist a capable person than a mediocre person.
With the help of more than 10,000 people from Gong Yegu, Li Hao quickly captured Yeyang City, which was guarded by only more than 1,000 people.
Then Li Hao ignored Lingzhou City on the side and led his troops directly towards Ziyang Pass.
Emperor An's Li Xun now has a psychological shadow on Li Hao, and now he also knows that it was Li Hao who broke into the camp.
Coupled with what he had heard these days about Li Hao's great defeat of the An army, he always felt that there were not enough troops around him and it was not safe.
So regardless of the dissuasion, Cui Guogong was ordered to abandon Lingzhou City and return to garrison at Ziyang Pass.
The reason is also very valid. It is said that Ziyang Pass involves the security of Anguo's hinterland. Once Ziyang Pass is lost, the two countries will change their offensive and defensive positions from then on.
At the same time, without Yeyang City, Lingzhou City became an isolated city. He did this for the safety of Cui Guogong.
But no matter what, after losing Lingzhou City, the last city outside Ziyang Pass, Anguo no longer had a nail to embed into Suguo.
Since then, it has become more difficult for Anguo to launch troops against Suguo.
And don't forget that Li Hao still has cement as a killer weapon. Without cement, it would take several months to build a strong city pass.
But with cement, Li Hao was able to build a city wall several feet high within a month.
Turn the original chasm into two, and everyone will have to have a bloody nose before attacking each other.
In fact, Li Hao did the same thing. After Cui Guogong entered Ziyang Pass, he immediately led his soldiers and horses to call for battle in front of the Pass. On the other side, he gathered a group of people to repair the city wall behind.
At first, the monarchs and ministers of Anguo didn't understand what Li Hao was doing. They just thought that Li Hao wanted to show off his power and show off his military power.
They didn't react until the city wall behind them took initial shape.
