"Sir Lin, the rebels in Huanglong County were frightened by the power of our army and took the initiative to open the city and surrender!"

A side general came to the central army excitedly and reported loudly to the commander Lin Ruhai who was standing on the high horse.

The soldiers and generals around him showed an excited expression on their faces when they heard this, and some even cheered in a low voice.

Lin Ruhai led an army of 50,000 from Chang'an City half a month ago and arrived in Sanshui County five days ago.

The journey from Chang'an City to Sanshui County was considered calm, except for the conflict with Li Xu on the way that almost caused a fire.

The conflict caused a significant impact on Lin Ruhai's prestige accumulated in the army for many years. Although no one dared to say anything, Lin Ruhai could easily detect a subtle change in his subordinates' attitude towards him.

In the past, Lin Ruhai was called the God of the Great Qin Army, and he was a god-like existence in the hearts of generals and ordinary soldiers at all levels.

What is God like?

Mysterious, noble, unrefusing, and unquestionable. If it causes God to be angry, it will be a thunderous and extremely terrible consequence!

However, Li Xu's arrow made Lin Ruhai's body standing firmly on the altar shaking. Although it had not reached the point of falling, it had already made many people think a lot.

The direct line of Nanshanying is not bad. After all, Lin Ruhai trained him, so his respect for him will not be so easily shaken.

However, those soldiers transferred from other places naturally did not have this emotional bonus, and their impression of Lin Ruhai was obtained from others.

Everyone was quite excited at first. After following the Great Qin Army, who had not been defeated for decades, wouldn’t that be a sure thing be won?

However, after seeing Lin Ruhai taking the initiative to bully a young general who went to Beijing to take office without regard for his face, and finally being shot down by an arrow but did not dare to attack, many people's idols began to appear in their hearts.

Although afterwards, generals at all levels were asked to strictly prohibit the soldiers below from talking about this matter privately, and claimed that Duke Ning Guo was broad-minded and put the overall situation first, and did not experience the same knowledge as those who were crazy and rude, so as not to delay military and national affairs.

But once the seeds of doubt begin to germinate, they are not so easy to eliminate.

The more confident the admiration of faith was, the stronger the doubts came.

The person who loves you the most is the one who hurts you the most.

Although Lin Ruhai keenly sensed this change, he could do nothing.

Once any action is taken, it will be interpreted as if it is intended to cover up, and instead it will become darker and darker.

The only thing he could do was to make this expedition win, so that his name as "Military God" could continue to be maintained, and the original doubts and ridicule would gradually disappear.

However, Lin Ruhai's resentment and hatred became even stronger, which made him, who was already strict in the military management, become even more harsh.

Along the way alone, there were more than a dozen soldiers and generals who were killed by sticks because of violating military laws, not to mention other people who suffered light punishment.

Therefore, the atmosphere in the army of quelling rebellions became more serious and tense. Everyone was trembling, fearing that they would lose their lives because of violating military laws.

After arriving in Sanshui County, Lin Ruhai let the army stay for two days.

One reason is that Sanshui County is the only county in North Guanzhong that has not been captured by the bandit army. Once it passes Sanshui County, it will be considered an enemy-occupied area.

So Lin Ruhai wants to let the army rest here and investigate the enemy situation ahead.

Secondly, it is because Sanshui County is where Li Xu became famous and Li Xu's hometown. Lin Ruhai wondered if he could find out some evidence of Li Xu's resignation or disobedience and disloyalty.

If you can really get it, it would be a surprise. When you win, you can take the opportunity to attack after you return to the court.

Lin Ruhai has never been a generous person. Although he cannot be said to be revengeful, he will definitely be revenged with all his grudges.

Especially for him, the powerful and powerful who have enjoyed the flattery and flattery for decades, he cannot tolerate others provoking him.

So, in his heart, Li Xu was already an enemy he had to get rid of.

Moreover, although there is no evidence, Lin Ruhai has become paranoid and believes that his son Lin Yi's defeat and disappearance are definitely inseparable from Li Xu.

However, Lin Ruhai's abacus was lost.

The current Sanshui County Magistrate is Tan Shu, who is from the Song family. Not to mention that Li Xu does not have any illegal black materials, even if there is one, he will help Li Xu to cover it up.

The new county magistrate in Sanshui County is Geng Liang promoted by Li Xu, and most of the people in the county government were promoted by Li Xu or favored by Li Xu, so they naturally looked up to Li Xu.

Even ordinary people, who would not know that County Magistrate Li resisted the two attacks of the bandit army that year, which saved the people of the whole county from being harmed by the bandit army.

For the common people, Li Xu is the glory of Sanshui County and cannot be slandered at all.

Several personal soldiers sent by Lin Ruhai deliberately guided the topic and wanted to collect Li Xu's black materials, and were almost surrounded by farm tools by a group of ordinary people.

Although Lin Ruhai knew that Sanshui County was Li Xu's territory, he obviously did not expect that a boy who was not dry in his eyes could have so many people to support him, which made him helpless and angry.

After hearing that Li Xu's hometown is in Lijiazhuang, Lin Ruhai also sent a team of people to Lijiazhuang to inquire.

As a result, the pair were attacked by a group of horse thieves who suddenly appeared before they even entered the Lijiazhuang area.

Although this group of horse thieves had messy clothes, they had excellent equestrian skills, sharp shooting skills, and had quite some rules between advancing and retreating. They quickly killed Lin Ruhai's men and fled in panic.

All this made Lin Ruhai both startled and angry. He gradually realized that Li Xu was not as difficult as he imagined.

He is definitely not an ignorant boy who is arrogant and arrogant just by relying on the Song family. He seems to have an unknown mysterious background.

But although he guessed so, there was no evidence. Moreover, in Sanshui County, there was always a depression that tigers had nowhere to catch them.

Even if he wanted to take the opportunity to find fault in order to take out some useful information from the mouth of Sanshui County Magistrate Tan Shu, Tan Shu was a steady person and did not give Lin Ruhai the opportunity to find fault.

I will try my best to give you food and grass if you want. I will prepare all other materials you want for you as long as I can.

Lin Ruhai knew that Tan Shu was Song Mu's trusted confidant, so he didn't want to find fault with him deliberately. He could only stay in Sanshui County for two days and then lead his army to continue northward.

After leaving Sanshui County, Lin Ruhai ordered the army to be vigilant.

The distance between the forward, the central army and the defender is no more than two miles, and they can rescue each other immediately if there is something wrong.

Lin Ruhai has led the army for many years, so he naturally understands that dividing troops is the most unwise choice when the enemy is unknown.

That's why he chose the most reliable step-by-step march strategy.

After leaving Sanshui County, the slow army arrived at the foot of Yijun County three days later.

The city gates of Yijun County were already wide open, and the soldiers guarding the gate were kneeling at the gate, throwing weapons aside to wait for surrender.

Victory without fighting, and regain a city without bloodshed.

The soldiers and generals under his command all showed excitement on their faces, but Lin Ruhai didn't feel much happy.

Because these defenders who surrendered to the city were the original county soldiers, they would surrender first when they came.

They were confused about the rebel information that Lin Ruhai said, and they didn't know anything about it.

After resting in Yijun County for a night, the army continued to head north, and one day later, he received information about the surrender of Huanglong County.

The soldiers and generals under his command were even more excited, but Lin Ruhai's face turned dark.
Chapter completed!