Today's Yecheng can be described as devastated.

Originally, this city was the capital of Jie Kingdom. It was built since the Shile period and has been built on many major projects based on the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Although Shile died and the chaos in Jie in the Jie country forced the construction of various palaces and halls to be terminated, in the years when Shikan was separatist, it also built this place, especially Santai, as the center, into a solid military fortress.

Although there was a large-scale riot in the city due to the unfavorable battle of Shikan, it was only a civil collapse. At least the foundation of the city defense system with Santai as the core was still preserved.

The army of the Southern Thieves Xie Ai was the one who really brought devastating blow to the city. Last year, Ma Qiu retreated due to unsuccessful defeat in Yecheng, and the Southern Thieves destroyed the city a lot, burning all the things that could be burned and all the things that could be demolished were removed.

Because some bulky stones are difficult to destroy, they are directly piled up in the surrounding water sources, rivers and other places, and on the other hand, they are allowed to transport, pick and build dock walls by powerful people.

Even the majestic and majestic Santai were severely damaged. Later, when Shi Hu personally led a large army to Yecheng, the army could only sleep in the countryside. This made Shi Hu, who had a deep affection for Yecheng, so angry that his orifices were smoked, and he almost killed Ma Qiu, who was unfavorable to the battle!

But the damage to the city itself is not the most serious. The most hateful thing about the Southern Thief lies in the destruction of the water sources around Yecheng. Almost all open-air wells are buried by earth and rocks, and under the ruins of the earth and rocks, a large amount of human and animal manure, corpses and other filth.

This poisonous plan is nothing in autumn and winter, but after the floor heating in spring, the surrounding water quality became bitter and unpalatable, and even a large-scale plague broke out in the army, which destroyed thousands of soldiers of the Jie army and more cattle, horses and animals.

The city can be rebuilt if it is destroyed, but it is nothing more than investing more manpower and material use. Yecheng was regarded as a base of achievements by Shi Hu. When he was withdrawn from Xiangguo last year, he ordered that the city must be built intact and many confidants were stationed here.

However, the water source was destroyed, which made people helpless. Shi Hu refused to choose a place to rebuild Yecheng because he was worried about the destruction. Therefore, before building a large-scale city, he had to dig several open channels to attract the Zhang River, and then cut down huge trees from Zhongshan, Julu and other places to transport them here.

So although several months have passed since the last battle, Yecheng is still in a messy and ruins. There are tens of thousands of troops in this place, but in fact, the real combat power is only the thousands of cavalry commanded by Ma Qiu, and the rest are just laborers.

In addition, there are also large and small dock walls in the countryside. Most of these dock walls were thieves who took advantage of the situation to make trouble earlier. The reason why they were not wiped out was that they were actually planning to be cultivated first. Originally, Ma Qiu was planning to harvest a crop after autumn and gather the population and supplies to spend the winter.

However, at the moment, an even more imminent problem is right in front of you, that is, the various strange signs that happened in the south. Ma Qiu was not a brave and unscrupulous man. Especially when Shi Hu retreated to his country in his early years, he made great contributions in the process of sweeping all forces in Hebei. Otherwise, Shi Hu would not have arranged him to stand alone in Yecheng and defend the enemy in the south.

Although the scouts suffered a large number of casualties and injuries, Ma Qiu could more or less guess the intentions of the southern thieves, and it was nothing more than taking advantage of the convenience of summer climate to hunt for another military merit. After all, Ma Qiu had this idea himself, but his launch time was scheduled to be winter.

Therefore, after realizing the strangeness in the south, Ma Qiu summoned the wandering forces around to explore the details, and on the other hand, he sent someone to report to Xiangguo, asking Shi Hu to give instructions, and dared not be arbitrary.

Although the Southern Thief invited people to buy people with huge goods, if we talk about true prestige, the Jie Kingdom is actually better. In particular, although Paul was the Three Color Flag Order of the Southern Thief, it was difficult to distinguish between loyalty and treacherous, so there were also a large number of double-faced factions between the two places.

There are even many positions that prefer the Jie Kingdom. The king's order has been extinct in Hebei for more than ten years. In the eyes of many Hebei people, the so-called royal army is nothing more than a powerful dragon crossing the border. They may also accept the banner order of Fangtou to encircle, but they are more greedy for affordable profits and are unwilling to be the forehand suicide squad for fighting between the two countries.

Therefore, shortly after Ma Qiu's convening order was issued, many leaders of the forces who scattered outside arrived at the slave army camp located in the outskirts of Yecheng. Some of these people were lucky soldiers, some of them were remnants of Shi Kan, and of course, they were also indispensable to the surrounding rural tyrants.

Faced with Ma Qiu's inquiry, these people did not look too nervous, and even expressed their contempt for the southern people: "The Southern Captains were not good at bows and swords. In the past, they followed the bullying attitude, but the one who took advantage of was Shi Kan too weak and incompetent. Now that the land of Hebei is ruled by the Heavenly King, how dare they make a crazy statement?"

"Yes, as soon as the army of the Heavenly Kings moved, the southern barbarians retreated to cross the river one after another. Even Fangtou, Liyang and others only had water conservancy, and the rear was not worrying about staying behind. Since they were in charge of the town, they did not even dare to send scouts outside, because they were worried that they would be surrounded and killed by the heroes of Hebei. The envoy Wanqi set up here, and the people of our country were wandering around in the wild to help. The southern barbarians dared to have any major plans!"

When Ma Qiu heard these boring words, he did not take it to his heart. He just snorted coldly and said, "There are no need to hide any of the things. Recently, most of the scouts in my army have been hunted outside. I think you all know the reason. Although there are many powerful people in Hebei, the southern thieves have been tricked by the masses, which has greatly corrupted the world. Many traitors have been tempted by the guise and abandoned their loyalty and righteousness, and they even wanted to hold a blade for the robbers to kill my strong soldiers. Today, I am summoning you to ask you to tell the countryside. No matter who is involved in this, the army will destroy the door in the future, and there will be no chicken or dog in the courtyard!"

When everyone heard this, their faces changed slightly, and then they expressed that they had absolutely nothing to do with this, and there were many people who were indignant: "The southern enemy was just a group of brave bandits. In the early years, Liu thieves suddenly arose, and immediately abandoned their kingdom and fled to the Yi land. Fortunately, the heroes of the Heavenly King were released, so that we could rule the world again in Hebei. Now that the people came from the north, they still rely on the crowd and were rich in goods to try to suppress the hero's muscles and bones. We also deeply hated such thieves who were defeated and humiliated. If the power was slightly matched, they would definitely go out with the envoy to expel the thieves!"

"I am given the use of the Lord. All the heroes will be able to kill the enemy and eliminate evil. Why should we invite the people's strength?"

At the beginning, Ma Qiu thought about using the same method to cure the person, but the problem was that the Southern thief was relying on his wealth and employed murderers to surround and kill the scouts he sent.

Even if he wanted to fight back, he could only catch the murderers in the wilderness, without hurting the southerners. And if he really wanted to take such a big revenge, it would undoubtedly exacerbate the rift with these villagers.

In previous years, when Jie Kingdom unified the north, it was difficult to prevent the existence of these bandits and rioters. Now that the southerners directly provide them with goods and goods in Hebei, they will naturally become more unscrupulous.

"You can come to see me today, and it shows that you still have the idea of ​​loyalty and righteousness, which is definitely different from those traitors in the countryside. It is hard to reward for empty words. Those traitors who plot to murder the villagers can receive the support of the thieves in the South. You abide by benevolence and righteousness but have to live a life of hardship. The world is so unfair that even I, the bystander, cannot be resentful."

Ma Qiu continued to say in a deep voice: "Now that most of our scouts have been hunted. Even if the army is dispatched, they don't know where the traitors are hiding. If they mistakenly attack loyal and kindness, they will inevitably be even more corrupt. So I want you to temporarily examine the traitors in the countryside, get the goods and supplies, and share them with you. It is not that you are greedy for money, but that the world is unfair!"

When everyone heard Ma Qiu say this, they were stunned for a moment, and then they felt ecstasy in their hearts. Ma Qiu's words meant that they planned to clean up Hebei, especially the south of Yecheng, and give priority to the forces that were too involved with the southerners, and give the right to choose to them again.

This is equivalent to saying that they can use Ma Qiu's power to eliminate dissidents quickly!

In fact, there have been things similar to military-bandit cooperation before, especially in the early days of Shi Zhao's growth, Shi Le himself was able to get along with the bandits in the cracks and continued to grow and become the king of a country.

Of course, everyone present may not have such great ambitions, but even if they are more inclined to Jie Kingdom, they feel that this confrontation between the north and the south is the most beneficial to them.

Previously, Ma Qiu was angry that the scout was hunted, and everyone present said it was unrelated to this matter, but in fact most of them were involved. After all, the scouts wandered in the countryside and had no fixed route of haunting, and the forces that were closer to Jie State were more convenient for them to know the traces of Jie State scouts.

Therefore, most of the scouts lost by Jie Kingdom in recent times were contributed by them. It is rare that the southerners are generous and generous, spending huge sums of money to acquire the scouts of Jie Kingdom, and they can do it. If they don’t do it, it is really stupid. No matter which side they tend to, strengthening themselves first is the top priority.

Now that Ma Qiu wants to fight back, they can use this opportunity to eliminate potential opponents and gain a more favorable position.

And they were not worried that Ma Qiu would kill them, because it was obvious that the southerners' strongholds in Hebei could not be easily defeated. As long as this confrontation still exists, they would have the value of their existence. Even if the elite cavalry of Ma Qiu's troops are strong and do not have to rely on their strength, the southerners need it!

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, everyone made suggestions to provide Ma Qiu with the goal of suppression. The most frequently mentioned among them is Xiang Jian of Hewu. Xiang Jian himself is an old bandit with high qualifications and great power, and he is in the best state of business under the wings of the Southern People. He also has the tendency to become a spokesperson for the Southern People in this regard, and often suppress others.

Whether it is due to its own interests and development prospects, or new hatreds and old grievances, Xiang Jian is undoubtedly a very worthy goal to eradicate. In particular, there have been many signs of gathering goods in Fangtou recently, and once the Wu wall is conquered, the income will inevitably be rich.

When Ma Qiu heard the discussion of everyone, he just sneered. These bandits may have a lot of wisdom to make a profit, but in the end they are limited to their vision and vision, trying to make the big shots with the small ones and get along with the best.

But no matter whether he or the Southerners, how could he allow them to stay away for a long time? Now he is temporarily using his many people as his eyes and ears. When the initiative falls back to his hands, how could he let these thieves be merciless!
Chapter completed!