Tang Feng saw everyone's depression and chuckled, "Although we were defeated, it is a good thing to think about it carefully." Seeing that everyone looked at him with strange eyes, Tang Feng explained, "Although I remind you to be cautious several times, in fact, even I myself have a contempt for these anti-army forces. If this plan was used by the rebels in the process of fighting with our main central army, what would happen to us? It was obviously much greater than this time! But now they have exposed their abilities in advance, which has made us all have a clear understanding of them. Isn't this a good thing for our entire army?"

"The General is right!" Some other generals nodded, but the heaviness in their hearts was not weakened at all. After all, they were defeated, and the morale damage could not be compensated in a short period of time. No one dared to fight easily anymore.

After a night of thinking, Tang Feng finally made a decision to not send troops to confront the anti-army for the time being, but instead brought his men to Xi'an, and after meeting with local officials there, he made new arrangements.

Just when the Ming army was in a low morale, the anti-army army was filled with joy. It was enough to win such a big victory a few days after Wang Zuogui's entire army was wiped out. This also made these anti-army soldiers who had only wanted to escape and developed a confidence that they could fight head-on with the official army. This was exactly what Wang Jiayin and Gao Yingxiang and others wanted to see the most. The armor and weapons obtained from the battlefield after defeating the Ming army also enhanced the strength of the anti-army.

At this time, Wang Jiayin and Gao Yingxiang were drinking wine in large gulps, celebrating this victory. The shouts, laughter and the sound of collide between the coarse pottery bowls drifted in this small earthen city. After drinking enough, Gao Yingxiang turned the topic: "This time we achieved such a great victory, Brother Wang thought what should we do next? I believe the official army would not give up!"

"That's certain, but in a short period of time, they will definitely not dare to use troops to us anymore. Now even the army sent by the court has been wiped out by us. Do others dare to be arrogant?" Wang Jiayin said as Li Yan told him before: "It just so happens that our morale is greatly improved. We just take down some cities for us when the government army dares not move. Brother Gao is willing to go together?"

After thinking for a while, Gao Yingxiang nodded and said, "Yes, this is indeed a good idea. Now our people are getting more and more. If there are not many places to arrange your city, it is not a solution. But I wonder where we should go?"

"Hancheng!" Wang Jiayin reported the name of a city that moved everyone without thinking. It was exactly where his brother Wang Zuogui hated him. "There are two reasons why I decided to take the place. First, the official army would not think that we would go the old path again. Both the defenders of Hancheng and the imperial court would be lazy about it. It would be much easier for us to take down this city. Second, only by taking down Hancheng can we truly get rid of the shadow of previous defeat."

"Yeah!" Gao Yingxiang nodded with conscientiousness, which was exactly what he was considering. Although he won a big victory this time, the previous defeat still made his subordinates feel uneasy. It is true that only by getting up when they fell can this very dissatisfied army grow and develop.

Next, we have to discuss how to divide the spoils. We must know that most of these anti-army soldiers are still wearing broken clothes and fighting with farm tools, and their willingness to rebel is just for the sake of having enough food. Therefore, the weapons, armor and armor of the Ming army became high, and the two men of the king had to be needed.

Wang Jiayin thought of what Li Yan said to him when he came to meet Gao Yingxiang: "General, temporary gains and losses are nothing. Even if someone takes advantage of it, as long as we get what we want, everything will only benefit us. What we have to do now is to hide ourselves. The court is far from the time of defeat, so whoever has more outstanding strength will be taboos by the court and will be even more dangerous..."

So after a smile, Wang Jiayin said, "Brother Gao, I have a suggestion. This time, my brothers under my command have lost a lot because they want to lure the enemy deeper, and I am afraid they will need to rest for a while. As long as Brother Gao is willing to let his troops take over the main force of attacking the Hancheng, I will only take 30% of the weapons and give them the rest to Brother Gao. What do you think?"

Gao Yingxiang was overjoyed when he heard this. He was very coveting the weapons, but this time Wang Jiayin's people made even more contributions. If he refused to give in, he would be really not strong. But now he took the initiative to retreat, which was just right for Gao Yingxiang. Although he felt that things must not be that simple, he thought that the defenders of Hancheng would not have thought that he would lead the army to appear, so he felt relieved and nodded, "Then just say a word, I will take people to take Hancheng, and you will leave 70% of the weapons and armor for us."

This time, the attack on Hancheng was indeed much easier than before, because the Hancheng defenders had consumed the arrow stones stored in the city in order to resist Wang Zuogui's attack, and even many of the houses were demolished, and many of the defenders were injured. This time, Gao Yingxiang's troops, which were more capable than Wang Zuogui's last time, appeared, greatly undermined their confidence. Moreover, there was the news that the imperial army had just been defeated by them, which made Hancheng defenders lose the courage to defend to the death.

In just one day, the morale anti-army easily took down this big city in eastern Shaanxi, thus truly gaining foothold in Shaanxi. At this time, Tang Feng also led people to Xi'an City, the capital of Shaanxi.

Although it was in chaos, the etiquette in the officialdom was still indispensable. Five miles away from Xi'an City, Tang Feng saw many officials waiting on both sides of the official road, each of whom was humble and flattering, and saluting him. Seeing this attitude, he couldn't put on any airs, so he immediately came down and greeted these officials, both big and small, and saw the ceremony.

"With the Marquis leading his army, the lower officials will feel at ease!"

"Yes, yes. The Marquis was in Liaodong and Shandong, which was a famous general who scared the enemy. Those thieves like clowns are no problem at all."

"Marty, the city has already prepared a banquet to welcome you."... All the officials said compliments, and no one mentioned his previous defeat. Tang Feng just smiled in response. Before some things were found out, he had to rely on these people to control this messy Shaanxi province.

Xi'an, known as Chang'an in ancient times, was one of the most important birthplaces of the entire Chinese nation. The strong Han and the prosperous Tang dynasties all established their capitals here. There were thirteen dynasties here that had set their capitals, which were the capitals of the thirteen dynasties. On the way to come here, Tang Feng was full of longing for everything in Xi'an, but after entering the city with those adults, he found that the reality here was still very different from his imagination.

It’s not that the architecture and layout here are not as magnificent as Tang Feng thought. On the contrary, the Qin bricks and Han tiles and towering city walls here shocked him more than what Tang Feng thought, but he couldn’t feel the temperament of the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties, because the people here are dressed decently and smiles on their faces, but Tang Feng had an illusion of unreality and decay. Perhaps this is the portrayal of the entire Shaanxi now.

In contrast to the somewhat deserted situation in the city, the lively banquet was the banquet, and the tables were filled with delicious wine. Officials from all over Xi'an were present, and they were all filled with humble smiles and kept celebrating Tang Feng. Although Tang Feng also dealt with them politely, he felt very uncomfortable. This was not like a Shaanxi where many people could not live and chaotic people were everywhere. This was simply a Chang'an where singing and dancing became peaceful. It seemed that these officials still had not been inspired by the times. Unless they had to be like Shandong, when Xi'an City fell, they would truly understand the terror of the chaotic people, right?

As she sighed, Tang Feng's eyes were suddenly attracted by a different person. It was a person who was out of touch with the warm atmosphere here. A man in a sixth-grade official uniform was looking at every official on the court with his eyes full of disdain, and sighed helplessly from time to time, which left an impression on him.

After the banquet, Tang Feng ordered someone to come to find the official who seemed to be in a low position. He wanted to see what kind of person this person who was drunk and awake was.

Officials in Xi'an arranged Tang Feng and some of his personal soldiers to a mansion of a famous and wealthy businessman in the local area. Although the layout of this house is not as good as that of the Marquis' Mansion converted from the Xin Palace in the capital, it is still very grand, which also shows how strong the wealthy businessman's family is.

After talking to the local governor and other senior officials for a while, Tang Feng ordered people to send them out on the pretext that he was tired. At this time, Zhang Tai came over and reported: "Marty, the man has been brought here."

"Call him in." Tang Feng smiled slightly and ordered. After a while, the person who was out of place at the banquet came to Tang Feng. Because of the distance, Tang Feng did not see his appearance clearly, but he could look at him carefully. He was only in his thirties, with a slightly dark skin, and a low figure, but he seemed very calm, especially his eyes, which contained wit and steadyness. Even if he was alone in the same room as a big man like Tang Feng, he had no intention of being embarrassed, which made Tang Feng feel a little favor for him.

"I've seen the Governor!" He did not call Tang Feng the Marquis like other officials, but called his current official position. This made Tang Feng even more feel that this person was extraordinary, so he asked, "I haven't asked what your name is yet?"

"Secretary of the Xi'an Army Counselor, Hong Chengchou!"

"It's you." Tang Feng smiled and nodded as if complimenting, saying, "I wanted to find you a few days ago, and I finally got the true face today. You are the one who brought five hundred people to defeat the rebel king Zuo Gui and tens of thousands of troops, right?"

"It's the official!" Hong Chengchou nodded and responded without hesitation and no humility: "It's just a little contribution, and it's hard to catch the eyes of the adults."

"Is there a small contribution? I defeated tens of thousands of enemies with 500 people. Such a great victory has never been heard from ancient times to the present. Lord Hong, you are too humble."

"In fact, it was just the luck of the Xiaguan. If it weren't for the rebel army, the Xiaguan would never have won such a great victory." Hong Chengchou still said in a normal tone: "What's more, even though this battle was won, the imperial court and the adults in Shaanxi did not have been promoted to Xiaguan's position because of this."

"Oh? Why is this?" Tang Feng said in surprise.

"It might be because the lower officials executed all the surrendered soldiers afterwards." Hong Chengchou said helplessly: "But at that time, the lower officials had only five hundred people, but there were tens of thousands of enemies. If this method was not used, they would really not be able to control them."

Tang Feng also smiled helplessly. It was indeed something that he had to do if he had changed himself. But the adults in the court would not think so. They would definitely think that this was a manifestation of Hong Chengchou's cruelty. In addition, a small official made such a great contribution, they naturally would not speak for him while being jealous.

"God is merit. Even if some people with ulterior motives and short-sightedness do not understand, I know that it is a great merit. After the rebellion is successfully suppressed, I will tell the court everything." Tang Feng said immediately.

"Thank you for your support!" Hong Chengchou did not change because of Tang Feng's words, and he still looked calm.

Tang Feng knew that he could not go around any more at this time, so he asked directly: "I was depressed when I saw you at the banquet today, but was it because of the credit?"
Chapter completed!