In the evening, the scouts reported that Zhang Yangbu entered Zhongdu County.

Zhang Yang must be driven out of Taiyuan immediately in order to deal with Yuan Shao with all his might.

ordered Li Hongzhang to stay in Qi County, and work with Qiao Zhiyong to appease the people of Qi County and deal with the aftermath.

Qi County suffered a catastrophe, and although the people did not know what to say, they were very resentful. Qi County is not only an important place for the Taiyuan strategy, but also an important base for stable development in the future, and we must make great efforts to regain the hearts of the people.

Now I don't have time to do much detailed work, so I can only use the simplest and most effective way - to give grace.

Liu Mang told Li Hongzhang to treat the enemy without compromise; But when dealing with the problems of the people, don't be careful.

Stabilizing the hearts of the people in Qi County is related to whether or not the eight counties of Zhaoyuze can be successfully recovered in the future. Now that time is pressing, what can be solved with money and food, as long as it is not too out of line, try to satisfy the people.

As for the money, when Taiyuan is settled, I will slowly figure out a way.

Except for Li Hongzhang and a small number of soldiers defending the city, Hu Luguang and the wounded also stayed in Qi County.

Can't delay any longer, most of the Yanmen army, after a little rest, rose up overnight, and went south to pursue Zhang Yang.

Although Zhang Yang's army suffered a crushing defeat in Qi County, the Shangdang army still had a numerical advantage.

In terms of morale, the enemy has been newly defeated, food and grass cannot be supplied, and morale has declined. And the morale of the Yanmen army is in full swing, and it is not a problem to conquer the central capital in one go. However, what Liu Mang is worried about is time!

Although the morale of the Shangdang army was low, it was still possible to hold on to the central capital for three or five days by virtue of its numerical superiority. We must find a way to force it to immediately give up its attempt to get involved in Taiyuan.

In this regard, Liu Bowen has already planned.

Those who were captured in Yuci were brought with them by the relatives of several county officials.

Jun Cheng was killed, and these people knew that they would have this day sooner or later. As soon as he saw Liu Mang, he was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.

Liu Mang didn't have time to talk to them, his eyes widened, and he shouted: "You want to die? Want to live? ”

"Ah......h

There is still a chance to live?!

"To live! To live! ”

Several people prostrated their heads again and again to survive.

"Good! If you want to live, send me a few letters! As long as the letter is delivered, you can live, and your family in Yuci can also have a way to live! ”

Several people continued to speak.

He handed over the prepared letters to several people and ordered them to send them to Chang'an Lu Bu and Zhang Miao of Hanoi County in the Sili Commandery's Department.

Several people regained their vitality and immediately rode south.

After several messengers set off, the Yanmen army followed closely and set off in echelons.

Mangui was ordered to lead 500 light cavalry first, and not to entangle with the Shangdang army, creating a situation of galloping to the southern Wuxian boundary and blocking the retreat of the Shangdang army to the south.

Liu Mang led the main force and killed the capital......

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Entering the middle capital, the city gate was closed, the city wall was densely covered with defenders, and the outside of the city was rejected, but Zhang Yang was still flustered.

The defeat of Qi County is too miserable!

If it weren't for saving face, if it wasn't for retaining the opportunity to get involved in Taiyuan, Zhang Yang really didn't want to stay here for a moment longer.

After arranging the defense, Zhang Yang sat in the room sullenly, frowning. Yuan Shao of Jizhou, when will the troops be sent?!

Zhang Yang wanted to write a letter to Yuan Shao, complain, and urge Yuan Shao to send troops quickly. But this place is too far away from Jizhou, and by the time the messenger arrives at Yecheng in Jizhou, either Yuan Shao has already sent troops, or it has been besieged by Liu Mang's Yanmen army.

Crash......

Zhang Yang pulled the bamboo slips aside. "Alas......" sighed heavily, holding his forehead with his hand, annoying!

"Get out of the way, I want to see Taishou!"

Someone outside the house roared impatiently, and there was a sound of heavy footsteps, and the general Xu Huang strode in.

"Uh...... Komeito......"

"Taishou!" Xu Huangcha bowed his hand, but his face was angry. "Someone connived at his subordinates to steal food!"

"Huh?!" Zhang Yang stood up abruptly and pressed his hand on the hilt of his sword. "Who is so bold?"

"Who else?!" Xu Huang snorted back.

Zhang Yang knew who Xu Huang was referring to, and asked, "But you robbed the grain of the Gongming Ministry?" ”

"Rob me? He doesn't have that guts yet! Xu Huang scolded angrily, sighed again, and shook his head helplessly. The surplus food of our department is only enough to last for three days. ”

"Whose food did you rob of?"

"Who else can you rob? The food of the people of Zhongdu! Kicked the door and broke the house, burglarized! ”

"Huh?!" Zhang Yang exclaimed.

Although the Shangdang Army is not a people's army bound by the "three disciplines and eight points of attention", it is also a regular army of the imperial court. It is too bad to rob the people.

"Don't be in a hurry, I'll punish you severely!" Turning around and shouting outside the door, "Someone! Summoning General Du. ”

Hearing Zhang Yang say this, Xu Huang's face softened slightly.

was already bored, and the chaos was adding to the chaos, Zhang Yang was going to die of worry. However, he had to squeeze his smiling face to appease Xu Huang. "Gongming, you have always been at odds with him, Gongming is still avoiding it for the time being, I must inquire carefully, if there is such a thing, I will be severely punished!"

"Taishou go out and see what they have made the city look like!"

"Yes, yes, the public will calm his anger. Gongming, you also know that he is used to staying in the mountains, and his bad habits are difficult to change, Gongming is not as knowledgeable as him, and the overall situation is important......"

It's easy to talk and coax, persuade Xu Huang to leave, and the sadness resurfaces on Zhang Yang's face.

Defeat, lack of food, and infighting......

A litany of worries......

"Alas......" Zhang Yang sighed and circled around the room.

"Taishou! Important military information! ”

A military general rushed in, it was the military general who fought with Xu Huang a few days ago and made a snake spear.

As soon as Zhang Yang saw this person, his face immediately sank. "Ah Shi, how can you connive at your subordinates and rob the people?"

"What?" The man pretended to be innocent, "Taishou, his subordinates are patrolling outside, and they don't condone robbery!" ”

"Wow!" Zhang Yang's eyes widened, "You dare to quibble!" ”

"It must be Xu Gongming who said something bad again!"

"Who the hell did you say that?"

"It's too guarded, it's wronged!" The man shouted aggrieved, "My subordinates really don't know, besides, our department is about to run out of food, why are you making such a fuss when you are looking for some food?" ”

"Nonsense!" Zhang Yang shouted.

Seeing that Zhang Yang was really angry, the man quickly changed it to a smiling face. "Taishou, isn't it okay if your subordinates are wrong? After a while, I went back and asked the gang of eight lambs, who robbed the grain and beat the military sticks, okay? ”

"Military discipline, military discipline......" Zhang Yang vigorously patted a few cases, "There is no military discipline, how to order and prohibit ......"

The man didn't want to listen to Zhang Yang's nagging anymore, so he came to the front and admitted his mistake repeatedly, seeing that Zhang Yang's attitude eased slightly, he hurriedly said: "The little of grabbing grain, don't worry about it!" There is an important military intelligence report under his subordinates! ”

"What military intelligence?"

The man took out a few letters and handed them to Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang glanced at the man suspiciously, lowered his head and opened the letter......

"Ahh Zhang Yang glanced at the first letter, and the color changed greatly......

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