Chapter 522: Arrival at Hejian

A few days after leaving Shannan County, Gao Yuan led his troops to appear in Changshou County, Hejian County.

After being forced to retreat from Tan Feng, Ye Zhen led the three thousand troops guarding Jishi City and Zheng Xiaoyang's troops who had returned from the Donghu battlefield, a total of more than five thousand people, and rushed directly into Hejian County. Phi Mo, basically without any effective resistance, brought most of the territory of Hejian County into the control of the Eastern Expeditionary Army. Changshou County was less than fifty miles away from Hejian County. This was the last time Yan Shenghao could control it. 's territory.

Hejian County is a place that Gao Yuan must win. In the past two years, Gao Yuan has been trying to weaken the power of Hejian County. After several battles, Hejian County's effective force has basically been wiped out. There isn't much resistance the other side can bring to bear.

Of course, no matter what, Hejian County is also the capital of a county. The city is tall and solid. Although Yan Shenghao lost most of his elite troops, the remaining ones, plus the temporarily mobilized young men, are still not to be tolerated. The strength is underestimated and the field battle is insufficient, but the defense of the city is still no problem.

This is also the reason why after Ye Zhen arrived in Changshou County, he divided his troops and cut off all external access to Hejian County, but did not launch an attack for a long time. A strong attack might be able to win, but it would inevitably cause greater casualties, and a large number of The casualties were unacceptable to Gao Yuan. The next battle against Donghu was when Gao Yuan needed to fight hard.

Gao Yuan led more than 3,000 cavalry to Changshou, which suddenly increased the military strength of the Eastern Conquest Army in Hejian County, and the morale of the Eastern Conquest Army immediately jumped to a new level. One day later, Gao Yuan took Ye Zhen and appeared under Hejian County for the first time.

The tall flag fluttered in the wind, and the sturdy cavalry galloped unscrupulously along the city wall, making dismissive gestures at the guards on the city. However, Yan Shenghao, who came after hearing the news, showed no intention of fighting at all and had a sad face. He looked at the conquest armies gathering in the distance, his body trembling slightly.

This was a force he could hardly resist. Several battles with the Zhengdong Army ended in his disastrous defeat. The Zhengdong Army really frightened him.

There are also 20,000 temporarily recruited troops in the city. When Zhou Yu passed through Hejian County, he left him a battalion of 500 veterans and asked him to use this as a skeleton to build a new army. , but the Eastern Expeditionary Army arrived too quickly. Although the skeleton of the army was set up, there was no time for training. The combat effectiveness can be imagined.

What's even more serious is that most of these temporarily recruited troops come from surrounding counties and villages, and these places have now become the territories of the Eastern Conquest Army. In other words, the families of these soldiers are now in Under the control of the Zhengtong Army. Under such circumstances, one can imagine the morale.

The morale of the army is fluctuating and the soldiers have no fighting spirit. During this period, it has become the most important topic in the city. Every day, there will always be several incidents of desertion in the city. Even if the officers suppress it vigorously, they have not suppressed this trend.

"Gao Yuan actually came in person,

How can we fight this battle? Yan Shenghao said with a trembling voice. Looking back at the surroundings, all the experienced generals had been defeated by their opponents in the previous battles. Among the generals around him who could still support the overall situation, only his son Yan Peng was left. . And the official's face was even more expressionless.

To describe the current Hejian County in four words, people are in panic. Even Tan Feng and Zhou Yu suffered heavy defeats at the hands of Gao Yuan, and had to sign an alliance under the city before retreating from Liaoxi in embarrassment. What could Hejian County do to resist its opponents?

After the Eastern Expeditionary Army showed off its power below the city, they slowly retreated. Under the city, people were still in fear. The camp set up by the Eastern Expeditionary Army was only a few miles away from the county town. The camp built against the mountains didn't even have fences. There was no establishment. Obviously, they did not pay attention to the Hejian County soldiers at all, and they calculated that the other party had no courage to leave the city to attack the camp.

"Ye Zhen, if we want to attack by force, how much loss will I suffer?" Gao Yuan looked at the model of Hejian County made of yellow clay in front of him, and turned to ask Ye Zhen beside him.

"The city of Hejian County is three feet high and one foot wide. There is a Tibetan Army Building and Wengcheng every fifty meters. The city defense facilities are extremely complete. This is mainly because we have attacked Hejian County very hard in the past two years. This is also This prompted Yan Shenghao to strengthen the construction of the city's defense. Judging from the information sent by spies in the city, there are now more than 20,000 soldiers in the city, including about 4,000 elites. This is also Yan Shenghao's last force. There are about 15,000 new soldiers. There are more than a thousand people, and the officers leading these new soldiers are actually from the Yan Kingdom's standing army. These people were left to Yan Shenghao by Zhou Yu. They are about 500 people and control half of the new army. But now I heard that these new soldiers are extremely emotionally unstable. , you also know that only the county town is left in Hejian County."

Gao Yuan couldn't help laughing when he heard Ye Zhen's introduction, "Zhou Yu knew that he couldn't stop me from taking Hejian, but he still wanted to make me sick. Could it be that he expected five hundred people to turn decay into magic and stop me in the river? Under Jianjuncheng?”

"General Gao, if we fight hard, even if our combat effectiveness is far better than our opponent, we will probably pay the price of more than 3,000 people." Ye Zhen reminded Gao Yuan: "This is not something we can bear. Siege warfare has always been Made with human lives.”

"So I'm not going to fight hard!" Gao Yuan said with a smile: "In the future, we may experience cruel siege battles, but now, I don't want to, our Eastern Expedition Army only has this few troops, and we can't afford to lose it, let alone It’s for a city like this.”

"Then how do you plan to capture Hejian County?" Ye Zhen asked puzzledly.

Gao Yuan did not answer his question, but turned to look at Wu Cian on the other side, "Master Wu, I traveled all the way from Baokang and saw that the places newly occupied by our army were in good order, and the government offices in the newly occupied areas were in good order. The common people have calmly accepted this fact, and you deserve the greatest credit!"

Wu Ci'an bowed and said, "The general is so complimentary. This is mainly because Zhengdong Mansion's strategy is appropriate. There are policies from above, so I can operate them freely below."

"There is no need to be so self-effacing." Gao Yuan shook his head and said: "When you were still protecting health, your policies were very targeted and had a strong effect on appeasing the people. What do the people need most and what can make them happy?" They feel most at ease, of course, with land. With land in their hands, they don’t feel panic. Mr. Wu, I’m curious, how did you distribute the land smoothly without causing a backlash from the local gentry? "

"The news that the Eastern Expeditionary Army is coming has actually been spread for a long time. Those rich and powerful powerful people have basically swept away Xinruan and fled. Now I am afraid that they are in the county in front of us, and those who stayed behind , not the big head." Wu Ci settled for a moment, "It will be much easier to deal with the biggest thorn in the side now that the head is gone. Those who remain will be promised to join the Four Seas Trade, and the extra land in their hands will be given to us appropriately. Of course, we don’t have the money, but Boss Cao Tiancheng allowed them to use the money as their equity in Sihai Trading, and the matter was solved. The land annexation situation in Hejian County was particularly serious. Those. The common people who didn't even own a ridge of land suddenly had land of their own. The government issued a land deed in black and white to them. How could they not be happy? Naturally, they had their first sense of belonging to Zhengdong Mansion. Now, they had their own land. What they fear most is that we cannot win. If we lose, the land deeds in their hands will become a piece of waste paper. "

Gao Yuan burst out laughing. The land policy in China is really unfavorable. Wu Cian's words reminded him of what happened in another world when he attacked local tyrants and divided their fields. What he is doing now is what happened in that era. It's almost the same. In this agricultural-based world, this policy is even more lethal.

"Ye Zhen, send someone down immediately to check to see which homes in the surrounding areas have soldiers who have been drafted. Invite these people here. Note that it is an invitation. The food must be well fed and no one can be left cold. In short, let these people appear at the city in high spirits and let the soldiers see their families. The second point is to let Mr. Wu take charge of writing some leaflets describing the current situation around Hejian County and shoot them into the city. , let those soldiers understand what has changed in their hometown."

"General, I'm afraid these people are illiterate!" Wu Ci'an said in embarrassment.

"It doesn't matter. Not everyone is illiterate. These leaflets are shot in every day. As long as you have a few literate people, the news will spread from ten to ten. It's a godsend. Don't you have some subordinates? Are you in the city? Find a way to contact them and let them promote the progress of this matter." Gao Yuan smiled and said: "There are 20,000 people. If there is a commotion among the 15,000 people, I would like to see if Yan Shenghao still has it. There is no confidence to defend Hejian County."

"Are you going to make an emergency landing on Yan Shenghao?" Ye Zhen asked.

"If Yan Shenghao is willing to surrender." Gao Yuan said: "I will give him a good treatment, and even give him a distinguished position in the Eastern Expedition Army. We will win many places in the future. It is impossible to win every place. It is also a good choice to lead the troops to fight, or to make people sincerely join us."

Ye Zhen and Wu Cian are both thoughtful.

"Master Wu, after taking over Hejian County, are you interested in becoming the governor of Hejian County?" Gao Yuan suddenly changed the topic and asked a question that made Wu Cian dumbfounded. Wu Cian almost thought that He heard wrongly. Although Gao Yuan and his Eastern Expedition Army are in full swing now, when it comes to territory, there are only two counties in Liaoxi and Hejian. And according to the internal reports he saw from the Zhengdong Mansion, Liaoxi's The county guard is led by Gao Yuan, Ye Zhong is in charge of the armed forces, Zheng Jun is in charge of people's livelihood and civil affairs, and now the political center of Zhengdong Mansion is headed by Chief Shi Jiang Jiaquan, and the city guard is served by Wu Kai. These are all Gao Yuan He was a confidant, and he was a guy who surrendered halfway, and he was not willing to cooperate at the beginning. He never thought that Gao Yuan would intend to take up the post of Hejian County Sheriff. This was a direct entry into Zhengdong. The core management of the government.

Seeing Wu Cian's stunned look, Gao Yuan smiled and said: "You are from Hejian County and have always been prestigious. I think there are many people in Hejian County who know your reputation. If you take up this position, the opposition will be reduced to a minimum. At the very least, of course, what I value more is your ability. Yan Shenghao has really wronged you by only using you as a county magistrate."

Wu Cian was stunned for a long time, and finally reacted. He was also extremely bachelor, and he bowed his head directly to Gao Yuan, "If Cian can take up this position, he will definitely live up to the general's expectations. Within three years, I will make Hejian County the most stable territory for the Eastern Army." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to (.) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m.. to read).

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