vstars Chapter 386 Day 9 of the Dayu Chamber of Commerce
Chapter 386 Day 9 of the Dayu Chamber of Commerce
An hour later.
"Counsel Lin and General Jianfeng searched the city and couldn't find Yang Zhi. However, they found a secret passage. He should have escaped from the secret passage. Do you want to pursue him?"
One of the guards spoke up to report.
"Forget it, no need to chase, let the soldiers rest for a while."
Lin Xiaofan shook his head and said.
It's been so long, I guess Yang Zhi has already left. It is difficult for them to catch up at this time, and it is easy for them to fall into an ambush.
There are only a few dozen soldiers and horses, and there will be no trouble if they escape.
The next step was to clean up the battlefield. Perhaps Lin Xiaofan hadn't had a good rest for a long time, so he found a room and fell asleep.
It was sunset when he woke up again, and he was woken up by a knock on the door.
The soldier outside the door saluted, then took out a piece of jade and said:
"Counsel Lin, a businessman has come outside to ask for a meeting, and he wants you to see this jade pendant."
Lin Xiaofan took a closer look and saw that this jade pendant was the token of the Tianchao Chamber of Commerce.
"Go meet him."
The Tianchao Chamber of Commerce has a lot of people in Daliang, and they should come here this time because they have something important to say.
If you want to win Yueshan County in this battle, you will need the help of the Tianchao Chamber of Commerce.
The soldiers took him to a room, where a man in sackcloth was tied up in the corner.
Iwaki is a military fortress and there are no civilians in the city.
The origin of this man was unknown, so the men from the Qingzhou Army tied him up.
"Quickly untie me."
Lin Xiaofan said hurriedly, and then personally stepped forward to loosen the bonds.
With the help of several soldiers, the rope was untied. The man had a wry smile on his face, moved his body, and then saluted:
"Little Chaojiu, I met Counselor Lin."
Chaojiu... This name doesn't sound like his real name, but he must be from the Tianchao Chamber of Commerce.
"Chaojiu, there are rules in the army, and you have been wronged."
Lin Xiaofan said.
"It's okay. Counselor Lin, I'm sending you information this time."
Saying that, Chaojiu took one out of his arms and gave it to Lin Xiaofan with both hands.
Lin Xiaofan opened it, and it read about the city defense situation of each county.
Most of the county towns had only twenty or thirty garrison troops, and the rest were all transferred to Iwaki. As a result, there were still many siege troops left who could not fight back.
There are about 10,000 defenders in Yueshan City. With the current manpower of the Qingzhou Army, it is almost impossible to capture it.
"Counsel Lin, Yueshan City has tall walls and complete defenses, so it will be difficult to capture it. However, Chen Yong, the governor of Yueshan County, is incompetent and timid. You can consider attacking from within."
Chaojiu suggested.
"That's what I mean. How prepared are you for purchasing grain and grass?"
Lin Xiaofan asked.
"Counsel Lin, the merchants in Yueshan County are profit-loving. When they heard that there was such a rare thing as hemostatic medicine, they all came to exchange for grain and grass. Most of the grain and grass in the city have already been in our hands. And there are also our people in the government. If If you have the right opportunity, you can burn the government's warehouse directly."
Chaojiu said.
Most businessmen are profit-seeking, and they are willing to exchange valuable items such as hemostatic drugs as long as the price is reasonable.
Yueshan County Governor Chen Yong didn't care about this, so he made it so easy for the people of the Tianchao Chamber of Commerce.
"Okay! When we attack the city, we will burn the food and grass."
Lin Xiaofan nodded slightly, very satisfied with the efficiency of the Tianchao Chamber of Commerce.
"We also have some manpower in the capital of Daliang. According to their information, Daliang has no plans to send troops to Yueshan."
Chaojiu said again.
"So best."
Lin Xiaofan nodded.
Daliang Kingdom has no troops available at this time, so the small town in Yueshan County can only be abandoned first. As long as Yueshan City is still there, the Qingzhou Army will not dare to continue fighting.
After all, once the Qingzhou Army starts to attack the city and Yueshan City sends troops from behind, the Qingzhou Army will be attacked from both sides.
For this reason, Daliang had no intention of asking for peace.
The next siege battle was much simpler.
On the avenue, the Qingzhou army moved forward slowly, with many people from Daliang standing on both sides.
They didn't know the news about the defeat at the front line. When the army walked in, they found out that the opponent was the Qingzhou Army.
It was too late to run, so they could only lower their heads and wait for their fate.
The dark army passed by without paying any attention to them.
By the time they came to their senses, the Qingzhou Army had already gone away.
"The Qingzhou Army didn't attack us?"
a woman asked timidly.
In this era, once a city fell, it was common for people to be robbed by the army, etc.
But the Qingzhou Army didn't even look at them.
The Qingzhou army had been walking for an unknown amount of time, and Lin Xiaofan finally saw the outline of a city in front of his eyes.
"Magistrate Lin, Wucun City is ahead."
Duanmu Liangchuan said.
This five-cun city looks about the same size as Degao Town. According to the information from the Tianchao Chamber of Commerce, there are only twenty defenders in the city. Moreover, they should have just learned about the arrival of the Qingzhou Army.
"Pass it down, after entering the city, you are not allowed to oppress the people in the city, and you are not allowed to rob the people of their food. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed. All the food from the big families in the city and the food from the government are obtained, half is kept, and the other half is distributed to the people. In the process Anyone who resists will be killed."
Lin Xiaofan said.
In this era, it was not easy for ordinary people to obtain food, and they did not have much money or food in their hands, so there was no need to embarrass them.
The wealthy families of those big families took the food and money in their hands, which was enough for the Qingzhou army to eat and drink.
The extra food was distributed to the people to win over people's hearts and prevent unrest after their army left.
On the other hand, letting the people of Daliang see the good work of Daliang will reduce a lot of resistance in future fights.
Wucun City is getting clearer and clearer. The city walls are only about a foot high, and some broken city gates are wide open, as if they are waiting for the arrival of the Qingzhou Army.
At the door, the county magistrate, officials and city guards were waiting here. He held the official seal in both hands and looked at the huge Qingzhou army with a wry smile on his face.
There were only fifty defenders in the city. Facing this army of ten thousand people, he didn't even think about resisting.
I just hope that this Qingzhou army will not stay here for too long.
"Master Jian, Master Lin, I hope you can spare the lives of the people in the city."
The official seal was taken away, and he prostrated himself on the ground.
The army ignored him and entered the city directly.
The city was already in chaos. After hearing the news of the arrival of the Qingzhou Army, some in the city were ready to flee, some were anxious to pack their things, and some were kneeling on the ground with food and money, just begging the Qingzhou Army to leave them a way to survive.
In this regard, as long as it was not in the way, the Qingzhou army ignored it and just headed all the way to the center of the city.
Many wealthy people in the city had just received the news. They knew that resistance was useless and that it was too late to escape, so they had been waiting here for a long time.
Lin Xiaofan glanced at the leading clan leaders. He opened his mouth and said:
"Hand over your money and food to give you a way to survive. We also want this yard."