But under the night, the Pingyi Army City in southern Weizhou was brightly lit. Liu Hou, the Tianju Jiedushi Liu Hou, stood on the low city gate tower, looking at the military horses busy carrying supplies with a solemn face. Someone was running back and forth and shouting:

"Don't be too slow, give priority to craftsmen, scholars and officials, and take them away..."

"The others are just to drive away, not to kill indiscriminately, not to be hard, not to be stranded, only to take advantage of the precious wealth and livestock;"

"The things you cannot take away are burned on the spot. You must not be greedy or nostalgic, do not act privately, and do not carry them secretly, and be killed if you violate it!"

"Which workshops and warehouses must be burned first, and all the excess mechanical materials are chiseled and iced into the well, protected the river, and ponds..."

"There are three hours and five more minutes left. After the fifth golden board sounds, the last batch of carriages and horses and carriage teams must be on the road, and the deadline will not be waiting..."

"Tell the left and right wings to first carry some food and grass along the way... and set up the flagpole to mark it..."

"Keep the commander, these Wei Bo's strong soldiers are just like this..."

A general whose hair and beard are covered with snow particles sighed loudly

"Don't take it lightly. The people here have always been strong and have been resisting Wang Hua for a long time. If it weren't for being prepared and caught off guard, I'm afraid it would take a lot of trouble."

Cao Xiang shook his head and said:

"Now, Wei Bo should have received news and reacted. It is only thirty-four lills away from Dingcheng here; if you don't see it, stop. When Wei Bo's formation arrives in an instant, I'm afraid that the whole thing will be lost!!"

The place where Weibo Town is located has been recorded as "people are frightened" since the Han Dynasty, and there is also a proverb that says: "Wei County, Qinghe, and God of Heaven have no choice but to describe the arbitrary ruling of local wealthy families and families. Therefore, after the Han and Three Kingdoms, Emperor Wu of Jin abolished all the troops of the county and state, and gradually became the hands of local wealthy families. Officials of all dynasties have regarded it as a daunting opportunity to be officials in these places.

Since the mid-Tang Dynasty, the three towns of Heshuo have been divided and supported each other, relying on the local Tu family, they have formed local warriors of all sizes, and the world army group has broken away from the royal transformation of the court and formed itself. Relying on abundant production, they do not have to bear the taxes and labor service of the court, but have repeatedly needed the court's rewards and preferential treatment; therefore, people's hearts have long been different from other places.

"What a pity, what cities and towns are rich in Wei Bo, and the three towns of Heshuo!"

Another general came over and sighed:

"If enough military power is not allowed to be occupied for a long time, what's the use of more cities and populations? It's just a drag?"

Cao Xiang shook his head even more and said:

"What is our purpose of this battle? It is not to try our best to reduce and weaken the power of Weibo Town; it is to make him tired and unable to survive the winter, so that he will not be in trouble with spring famine in the coming year. Instead of being eager to stop looking for Sichuan, it is to allow him to give up his past grudges and work together to work together to face the outside world!!"

"Stay in the coach..."

"Stay in the coach with a long-term plan..."

The left and right said with sincerity:

However, Cao Xiang was not very happy or complimented by the compliments from his subordinates. Because these basic analysis and judgments on the three towns of Heshuo and even the vassal states in the north were only part of the many insights and knowledge he had gained in the south; he was able to rebuild the pattern of the Tianping Army in a ruined area.

But the more he does here, the more confused and lost he becomes. Because the problems he encountered in the North have hardly transcended the scope of what he saw and knew at the beginning; or in other words, if he wants to stick to his original ideas and goals and be determined to change the balance army, he has to learn more and follow the practices of the Taiping Army, and constantly face those people and things that have become hindered.

This feeling that everything is in the control and calculation of others is not very pleasant. But he has to bite the bullet and walk on, otherwise even if he has the reputation of Cao's governance and the hope of saving people in distress, he will not be able to escape the result of death on the spot or death on the spot.

After all, in the process of rebuilding the power structure of the Balance Army to be rebuilt, since he has gradually abandoned and eliminated the foundations of the old reliance, he cannot give up the current followers and new foundations that have been rebuilt and cultivated. Therefore, as he becomes more and more arbitrary, his dependence and reliance on the South has not decreased, but has been further increased.

After all, it is too easy to be a vassal commander who is arrogant and extravagant. Even if the Tianping Army is destroyed and the power of the upper and lower levels is enough to support one person, even to benefit relatives; this is also the main norm of the world's vassal states. However, it is not so easy to defend the land and protect the people.

Not only should we be able to get along with each other or get along with each other from a distance and attack nearby, we should also be able to appease many internal soldiers, generals, soldiers, and attack and kill those uneasy signs to shock. As the lord of the commander of justice, we should never show too much decline and weakness, otherwise we would lose our position overnight and be expelled, and even die and die in a moment.

However, if the people in the town want to treat the people well and improve their livelihood, it will be an extremely difficult and rugged road. There are many forces in this world that are known as strong vassals and wealthy towns, but they can be settled in a corner, and there are almost not many people who truly achieve people's livelihood and rest, or they do not exist for a long time.

Because there were many vassal states in history and the court and the rebels invaded each other, almost no one could survive alone; there was no more spirit or strength to seek people's livelihood. Instead, we had to do our best to exploit and encircle the people, thinking that only by supporting military officials and treasury can we have the opportunity to deter and resist the covetousness of others, or to plan and maintain regional balance in a row, and even be rich and powerful in our own family.

As a result, with the increasing rewards and treatments, a large number of local generals and unruly soldiers were supported, and the world's military group came. If the new general wanted to change the power structure or treat the people well, it would inevitably violate the interests of these people and would be subject to various backlash. This is also the cause of the majority of the vassal states in the world that have been descended from all ages.

Only those with excellent means can weigh the internal and external relations and balance, and establish the long-term wealth and stable authority of countless people on the blood, tears and corpses of countless people. For example, Lu Long, Cheng De, and Wei Bo representing the Heshuo vassal states are the best examples. But the people under their rule are also suffering.

If it is a military town that is loyal to or inclined to the court, it will be more than the independent and semi-independent vassal states that will be paid more taxes to the state, as well as (regular) prosecutors and (regular) tributes to the emperor who serves the emperor; it will also be necessary to manage internal and external factions of the court, and connect with prime ministers or powerful officials to transfer money. Otherwise, a decree may come, giving others the opportunity to replace them.

These all kinds of supply and operation fees also have to be handled by local officials and increased their investments on the general public. Why did Huang Chao rise first under the rule of the Tianping Army during the severe drought in the Central Plains? It is not that the four states of Tianping have been attacked by the vassal commanders of all dynasties, and the exploitation of people's livelihood and exhaustion of manpower.

Therefore, Xue Neng, the commander of Tianpingjie who was born in a high school but was extremely incompetent, was destroyed by the thief who came into the city. Therefore, Cao Quanshi, the governor of Zibo, was appointed to the Tianping Army to rectify the chaos.

When Cao Xiang was able to return to Yunzhou alone among the thieves, he was determined to make a different situation. Although this was to repay and mercy on the other hand, he also had the meaning of secretly separating the thieves from peace?

Although the Tianping Army, which he was finally able to take over, was once beaten by the Wei soldiers, only the lonely city of Yusui City; most of the troops in this town, including most of the fang soldiers, were defeated on the banks of the Onozawa when they took the initiative to fight. However, it also gave him more room to overthrow and start over again in a mess.

At least, he no longer had to send the imperial court and worship the people, nor did he have to maintain the high military supplies and reward expenses of the former Tianping Army. He could only rely on the people to settle the army for a while. Then he led the remaining troops and took advantage of the situation to recover the old prefectures and counties, and gradually obtained military supplies supplements by clearing the so-called "cooperating with the enemy" and "accompanying the thief" homes.

After meeting with Zhu Laosan in Huazhou and dividing up the baggage and plundering gains abandoned by the Wei army in Henan, he also had the first batch of startup capital for circulation and operation. The more than 20,000 Wei Bo soldiers captured in Henan also became free labor for him to rebuild the place.

After the livestock, seeds, farm tools, and timely relief rations that he had bought from Shannan, he passed through the city one after another. After the arrival of the Xu land, the situation in the four prefectures of Tianping Town began to improve step by step. Then, he began to clean up the remnants of the old genus who were unwilling to accept the change.

Although he used all the means of coercion and inducement, to win over and compensate, to unite and to separate and disintegrate, he was still repeatedly and dangerously encountered by strong counterattacks and assassinations. Because those who were used to being arrogant or seeking the common people, after all the external threats that needed to be dealt with, he was very dissatisfied with his ceremonial coach who did not add more treatment and rewards as usual, but instead had to give up the result of his interests.

He thought he was an ungrateful and despicable villain. In the end, Cao Xiang even had to raise his butcher knife to the old soldiers of the Houzai who had firmly supported him. Because they were unwilling to accept Cao Xiang's offer to redeem or replace other places, they gave up the large area of ​​land they occupied near Yuncheng, even if all these lands were abandoned.

Even for this, he secretly clamored and connected, and wanted to join forces with the private soldiers of the city, and cooperated with the inside and outside to change the commander. Taking advantage of his exception to patrol the military farm, he pushed another Cao clan member to the position of the Tianping to the rear. That was also the most dangerous and difficult time Cao Xiang encountered.

Because the betrayal of the gang officer he appointed, Cao Xiang and his entourage guards were trapped in the wall city at the east gate. After resisting on the spot for a day and a night, they waited for the support of the soldiers from the camp outside the city, opened the city gate again and entered the occupied inner city and Yacheng in one go, and uprooted these old soldiers and the families of generals who were fighting each other.

However, after this, his reputation among his old subordinates was completely ruined, and he had a faint name of "Great Supervisor". Therefore, he was able to firmly grasp the foundation of the situation in the Tianping Army, namely those camp soldiers who relied on the cultivation and granting land and were grateful to him, as well as the business groups within the Tianping Army who benefited from trade with the South.

The former provided him with troops and food, while the latter provided additional financial resources and supplementary officials; then, Cao Xiang secretly invited a permanent caravan to the south, thinking that it was a disguised competition and checks and balances, and set up the most basic enlightenment schools among the camps. It can be said that many of the measures in the Pingjun today are similar to those in the south.

This time when he was in winter, Cao Xiang heard that the Taiping Army was about to take all the territory of Huainan, and the Henan area where he was located was separated by the Wuning Army (Xu Si) Jiedushi north of the Huai River, and decided to let go and make a difference. Before he went to war, the daughter of the merchant he recently married was pregnant.

Thinking of this, even Cao Xiang, who always had a serious expression, could not help but smile inadvertently. In this repetitive memory, Cao Xiang personally led the Wudu of the Aiya (cavalry) who stayed behind the tail of the army, also gave up and ignited one military city and fortress along the way in the intermittent wind and snow.

Until he retreated into Linhuang City and met with the formation again, the front brigade of supplies had already begun to cross the frozen ice surface of the Yellow River. However, at this time, a messenger who rushed over from the other side brought him a bad news:

"Zhu Xuan, the former procurator-in-chief of Puzhou, who once rebeled into the Wei army, and Zhu Xuan, the general of the Cavalry and Infantry Army of Yunzhou, suddenly appeared in Yuncheng City a few days ago; Zhang Xiao, the general of the guard guard, Du Biao, the deputy envoy of the gate defense, and Xiahou Yan, the general of the patrol commander, rose up to rebel!!!"

"There are also large households in the city who responded to it, and they have already lost the inner city and surrounded Yacheng..."

At this time, it was like a blessing that never came alone, and misfortune was a disaster. Another horse came from behind and shouted:

"The traces of Wei Bo's pursuit soldiers have been discovered, and there is a flag of the character "Le" hidden..."

Cao Xiang's thoughts suddenly sank. This time he went out to the battlefield, he brought out all the only 20,000 mobile troops in the entire Tianping Army, and mobilized more than 10,000 civilians to transport them to the rear of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Chapter completed!