In the camp of the Huayin general, in addition to a group of civil and military subordinates, there is also a group of special attendants.

It's not just the head of the township sect headed by the Xue clan from Hedong, after all, the current downfall is to control the behemoth east of Tongguan and south of the Yellow River, and it is now where the orthodoxy of Jinzuo is.

Because of the proximity of Hedong to Tongguan, Wang Shi's military expedition to the west is closely related to their local interests, so the scale of villagers accompanying the army this time is the largest.

The tent where Xue Tao was located in the camp was often overcrowded, and naturally they were all villagers who were panicked.

Xue Tao also really had a hard time saying about this, if he had been so trusted and respected by the villagers in previous years, Xue Tao would probably have to be happy about it, but now what happened to Hongnong Yang's family is in front of him, and the villagers are doing this, it is really baking him on the stove, and I don't know when he will cross the bottom line in General Shen's heart.

Xue Tao would not be arrogant enough to think that with their Hedong Xue clan could be compared with the Hongnong Yang clan, which has been inherited for hundreds of years and is famous all over the world, their Xue family is just a little more powerful in Hedong.

Perhaps in terms of actual township capital, the Xue family is better than the current Hongnong Yang family, but after seeing with his own eyes how the Yang family's dock wall was destroyed, he also knows that his family's Fenyin dock wall is really not beautiful.

"Brother Xue, you are now a staff officer who has been praised by the general, and you know a lot about the military, and the stone cannons used in the Wang Division's army ......"

One of the people in the banquet couldn't help but ask, Xue Tao was already awe-inspiring when he heard this, and he waved his hand and said: "Military affairs are heavy, and you dare to talk about it lightly!" ”

Even though the rest of the villagers were full of curiosity, they did not dare to ask any more questions after hearing this, and there were many people who were a little timid to look outside the tent, lest such a taboo topic be heard.

Wang Shi is powerful, everyone has seen it with their own eyes, aside from the elite armor, the most shocking thing for these villagers is naturally the big general cannon that collapsed a solid dock wall within a few breaths.

Hedong Township has been in turmoil for a long time, and these villagers here have been able to maintain it to this day, and naturally they all rely on the high dock wall and resist foreign invasion to survive, which is also their biggest reliance. Even the Han Zhao Xiongnu and the Xiongnu and the Xionghu Shizhao, who were ravaging the north in the early years, made a choice when they chose to attack the dock wall, and once they realized that the gains outweighed the losses, they gave up not attacking.

But now that Wang Shi has such a heavy weapon, their proud dock walls are all useless under such an offensive, in other words, once Wang Shi chooses to attack them, their personal safety will no longer be guaranteed!

This is the reason why these township heroes really respect Xingtai, because no matter how powerful the Wang Division's army is, if they want to uproot the dock walls that spread across the countryside one by one, they must also make trade-offs, and they will often give up because the gains outweigh the losses, so they choose to compromise and bondage.

But now that there is no room for this layer of struggle, they are naturally even more unconfident when facing the platform, and they will either obey or die.

Especially during this period of time, they have witnessed how the Hongnong Yang clan has quickly degenerated from a famous family in the world to a township evil and traitor who is crusaded against by everyone, and the huge Hongnong County has initially established a certain order in such a short period of time.

And in this whole process, the army of Wang Shi never stopped the expedition, and directly uprooted the troops of Guo Jing of the State of Qian, which was entrenched outside Sanfu!

They have both a strong military force and such an efficient ability to build chaos and rule the land, and if they don't see it with their own eyes, they really can't believe it.

Therefore, what kind of attitude Xingtai will take to deal with the Hedong issue in the future has naturally become the focus of attention of these villagers. At present, they no longer dare to have the slightest idea of resisting, but they also earnestly hope that General Shen can take care of their hometown and not suppress them too much.

Xue Tao naturally understands this kind of psychology of the villagers, because he himself inevitably thinks about it. However, during this time, General Shen had been busy with many military and political affairs, and he really didn't dare to take the liberty of asking to see and disturb.

This kind of waiting is the most torturous, and the villagers are becoming more and more frightened, so they come to harass Xue Tao more and more frequently.

Seeing that this situation was becoming more and more excessive, Xue Tao couldn't sit still even more, and decided to ask General Shen no matter what, even if he couldn't inquire about the attitude of the travel station towards Hedong, he had to explain himself to General Shen a little, and he had no idea of colluding with the countryside and consolidating the countryside, so as not to follow in the footsteps of Hongnong Yang.

Therefore, after sitting in the camp tent for a while, Xue Tao arranged for his family to receive these villagers on his behalf, and he himself went to the outside of General Shen's camp tent and asked the sergeant to announce and request to be seen.

After a while, the sergeant marched out to introduce Xue Tao. After entering the account, Xue Tao saw that the stacks of documents on the bookcase in front of General Shen were several feet high, and he felt a little abrupt in his heart, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "It's really ashamed to take the liberty of entering the meeting and disturbing the general's busyness." ”

Shen Zhezi laughed when he heard this, leaned over slightly in the middle of the banquet and motioned for Xue Tao to enter the table, and said with a smile: "It is inappropriate for Xue Jun to say this, the king's order is used, and the work should be done." I am not in this realm full-time, many affairs of the northern county have to be put in mind, Hongnong is like this, Hedong is the same, the nostalgia and hometown are in trouble, it is within my responsibility. Xue Jun, you are a virtuous and strong man in the county, and your hometown is close to you, since you are here to see you at this moment, you must have to say goodbye? ”

When Xue Tao heard this, there was no lack of awe-inspiring in his heart, and General Shen said this, which shows that the villagers have been thinking about their words and deeds in the recent period of time. At the moment, everyone is in the camp, which is naturally normal.

What really made Xue Tao feel uneasy was what General Shen said about the king's order, which limited the later conversation to be based on facts, and could no longer be judged on the basis of personal feelings.

After a little silence, Xue Tao didn't intend to say anything more, and said directly: "As the general has seen, the countryside has been a harassment for a long time, and the people are eager for the revival of Wang Zhi. Xue is just a vulgar man in the county, all living with some meager strength, and he has no reputation to boast of, just because he entered the industry earlier and was fortunate to be a general, because he was able to be widely loved by the villagers......"

Shen Zhezi couldn't help but smile when he heard that Xue Tao was eager to clear up the prestige and status of the leader of his hometown. Hongnong Yang's family is admittedly famous, and it is inevitable that there will be a sequelae after killing his family, but it is not all positive, at least in this area, if those villagers still want to collude with the township, then they must consider whether they will encounter the same fate as Hongnong Yang's.

Although he thought this in his heart, Shen Zhezi was still very gentle on the surface: "Xue Jun said this, I can't agree with it." Xingtai has been established in Heluo for several years, and I also know a lot about the situation of the northern counties. In my opinion, the Zunfu is still a little different from the old Yang clan in this realm. The so-called old reputation is just the ancestor Yu Ze, people can be beautiful, not ashamed, especially not evil. ”

"In the turbulent world, there are many talents, and Xue Jun is not the only one who can make a name for himself in the world, even I am in this category. Born in this life, he has his own deeds, and his talents are high, so he really doesn't have to rely on the dry bones in the grave. Xue Jun has already stuck to one side, and his chastity and righteousness have not been lost, so he is a first-class virtuous person in this world. If no one is affectionately respected, it will be a country thief who slips through morality......"

Although General Shen gave himself a high evaluation as early as the meeting on the stage, but when he heard such similar words at this moment, Xue Tao couldn't help but feel more profound. Delving into the fundamentals, no matter how much it was evaluated at the time, there was always a bit of a truth that was a bit of a lie, and it had nothing to do with the interests and harms.

But now that General Shen still treats himself like this, it can be regarded as a real guarantee. The kind of devastating power shown by Wang Shi is not daring to be underestimated. If General Shen really has a heart to make things difficult for his family, there is no need to say anything to him, this is exactly the case with Hongnong Yang's family, and if he doesn't agree, there will be a disaster of destruction immediately!

"At present, Hongnong's side has been preliminarily decided, and the Shangluo thief situation has also been leveled, even if Xue Jun does not come to see me, I plan to ask you to talk about how to deal with the situation in Hedong in the near future."

Hearing General Shen's words, Xue Tao suddenly perked up, and then said with a little curiosity: "Wang Shi's current winning streak is fierce, is it just stopping at the moment and no longer taking advantage of the victory?" ”

After hearing this, Shen Zhezi said with a smile: "The victory of the king is due to the royal dignity, the soldiers' lives, and the clear punishment and reward. Now that it has entered the depths of winter, if Wang Shi goes deep into Sanfu, all uses will inevitably be urgent, and if the army moves, the people will inevitably suffer, and they can no longer live in peace, wander the countryside, lack of appeasement, and I don't know how many people will not survive this winter. ”

"The general thinks and plans, and his benevolence is stubborn, he is really worthy of the high reputation of the world, and the king's life is reused!"

After Xue Tao heard this, he slapped a little sycophant, and at the same time sighed at the strong self-confidence revealed in these words, Wang Shi's strength lies in his own strength, so he doesn't have to be coerced by any situation.

And beyond this rhetoric, the meaning is naturally that the military operation has come to an end for the time being, and the next step is to digest the results of the battle, and at the same time further broaden and consolidate the back channel to support further conquest operations. And an important part of this is naturally the entry into the governance of Hedong.

Regarding Hedong, in fact, Shen Zhezi had already had a preliminary plan, unlike Hongnong's brutal way of completely breaking the order of the countryside and then creating a new order from the wreckage, he was ready to temporarily maintain the current state of Hedong and not make drastic changes.

The reason for this is also based on several considerations.

On the one hand, the current focus is on Guanzhong, although the war is over now, but after the spring ploughing in the coming year, it is inevitable to raise troops again and crusade against Guanzhong Sanfu. During this period of truce, various resources such as manpower and material use are not endless, and there must be some trade-offs.

Hongnong is already like this, plus a Shangluo, if you force the integration of Hedong into the scope of rectification, it is inevitable that there will be some too high burden, and it is difficult to achieve perfection in a short time. After all, the construction of order, the pacification of the people, and the relocation and cultivation of the people all require a large amount of manpower and material input.

On the other hand, the pressure on the border defense under Hedong is also very great, although Shi Sheng is defeated and flared, he still retains a certain strength, especially backed by Pingyang, Taiyuan and other places, and has obtained the most precious strategic depth for circulation, which is difficult to solve in the short term.

As for Guo Jing being exterminated so easily, it was because all parties were trapped in a limited area, and in the case of a hard encounter, Wang Shi came with a great momentum, and he was naturally able to quickly solve the battle and encircle and annihilate him.

Before Guanzhong was pacified, Shen Zhezi did not plan to open another front. In other words, his current requirements for Hedong are only to ensure that the side road of the western expedition is not disturbed.

Based on these considerations, he decided to leave a buffer transition period for Hedong, so that Hedong could be relatively smoothly integrated into the unified order of the Xingtai, and did not fight for a momentary success. Of course, if the people of Hedong want to keep the old state completely, it is impossible, and necessary adjustments and changes are inevitable.