This young guard is actually an orphan adopted by Zhao Xun in recent years, there are 3,000 people in Yanzhou Mansion in Youbei alone, you can imagine how many there are in the entire Youzhou? In addition, because of the Youzhou policy and the inflow of population, there are countless orphans.

In the four or five hidden places in Youzhou, Zhao Xun adopted more than tens of thousands of orphans, of which half came from Jizhou in the south, and many came from the three eastern provinces. Don't underestimate the fertility rate of this era, it's just that most of them can't be fed, especially in this era of heavy taxation and turmoil.

In fact, don't look at the Young Guards from one to nine, in fact, how can there be so many suitable people, in fact, there are only four of them, and the rest are just empty shelves, using names to deter the enemy. In the territory of Youzhou Mansion, except for the two thousand county soldiers, there were no other soldiers and horses at all, so these little guys were sent to spare, and they used up all the crossbows in the craftsman battalion. This kind of hand crossbow is still designed and restructured by Zhao Xun, which is easy to carry and has great strength. This is also a hobby of his previous life, which comes in handy here.

Where did the three military advisers go? Where did the army of the two prefectures in the south of Youzhou go? Where are the cavalry of the other four capitals? The government army of Jizhou entered Youzhou in the name of commerce and trade, didn't they find it? Other state capitals are just fine, but since nearly 10,000 rebel troops have emerged in this Youzhou City, no less than 6,000 of them are from Jizhou's government army, and even some are guards. Could it be that the secret investigation system of the Xiaoguo Army is blind?

No, of course not, three military divisions, two army armies and four cavalry battalions all appeared in the south of Youzhou, Yuyang Mansion and Hengzhou Mansion. In fact, it should be said that it is latent.

Xindu Prefecture, Xindu City, an important town in the north.

It is the rear of Hejian Mansion, Bohai Mansion, Cangzhou Mansion and Zhaozhou Mansion, and it is the place where the military money and food materials of the four prefectures are stored.

"Governor, the Xiaoguo army of Yuyang Mansion and Hengzhou Mansion had already begun to retreat on June 12, and they already knew about the civil strife. Isn't it time for us to act? It's June 18, and the entire southern part of Youzhou is in chaos. Xindu Governor's Mansion, Xindu Lieutenant Wang Fang said respectfully to the middle-aged man on the main seat.

Feng Meng, the governor of Jizhou, was born in the guards, recruited the guards at a young age, participated in many battles between the north and the tribes, and served as the governor.

Feng Meng frowned, and said in a deep voice: "The land of the two provinces intersects with my Jizhou, although it is the land of the Yan Kingdom, but the Xiaoguo army will definitely not be defenseless, but this time, in order to quell the civil strife, they actually left thousands of men and horses in each of the two provinces. There are several cities in the two provinces that need to be defended, and there seems to be something wrong here......"

"Wang Fang, is there any information from Youzhou?"

"Back to the governor, there are a few things, all of which are blunt to say that although there are obstacles, they are all straightforward."

"No details of what happened and what happened?" Feng Meng frowned and said in a muffled voice.

"No, but there is news that Zhao Xun wants to withdraw his troops from the Eastern Three Mansions and invites ...... Invite the Khitan tribes to go south......" Wang Fang said cautiously. He knew that his superiors seemed to be very dissatisfied with this action and tried their best to oppose it. However, the imperial court has already issued a secret edict, and at the same time, the guards who put down the rebellion in Xuzhou will also have some assistance from the north. Only then did Feng Meng's dissatisfaction in his heart put away and complete the order of the imperial court.

Sure enough, Feng Meng heard the anger and said: "I know that this bastard mission will make the Xiaoguo Army's operation to regain the lost territory fail, is it more important to cut off a general who keeps giving orders and has not yet rebelled to be regained by the country?" A bunch of bastards! ”

"The governor is cautious!" Wang Fang hurriedly said.

Feng Meng took a breath and said, "How many of our troops are there in Hejian Mansion and Bohai Mansion now?" ”

"The land of the two provinces secretly transferred the army of the five northern provinces, with a total of only more than 30,000 people, plus the guards, but only 50,000 people. However, in order to cooperate with the turmoil in the seven prefectures of Youzhou, we sent out more than 30,000 people, and now there are only 20,000 people. This is already the entire strength of the five northern provinces. If all of them enter Youzhou, then there will be no soldiers in the five northern provinces. We're not pulling some of it from the south. It is said that in some counties, some bandits have appeared. ”

"It's all made by adding taxes, and after moving the capital, the taxes are getting heavier and heavier. No wonder the people have moved to Youzhou to live at home. Feng Meng said faintly.

"Forget it, it's none of my duty to be governor. The herald ordered the garrisons of Hejian Province and Bohai Province to go north at the same time to take over the city where we had started an incident. Remember, you shall not kill the people, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not plunder. Cannot...... Surrendered soldiers must not be killed. ”

"Lin Changshi, send an order to the four central provinces, and ask them to send 2,000 people to the north to guard the place."

"Governor, Hejian Mansion is a soldier of my Jizhou Mansion Army, but Bohai Mansion is the guard of the Wuwei Army, and they will not listen to our military orders." Wang Fang whispered.

Feng Meng sneered: "Wuwei Army, Shence Army, 100,000 troops to quell the chaos in Xuzhou, two years, almost the entire territory of Xuzhou has been occupied by rebels, and the 100,000 people of the two guards have lost more than 20,000, which is really a big increase in the face of the guards." What qualifications do they have to show before us...... "The more they talk, the angrier they become."

Shi Linnan, the governor of the Governor's Mansion, said with a wry smile: "The guards are like this, besides, they are much better than the Shenwu Army and the Changwu Army, which are all dead." Besides, these two guards have the support of King Qi behind them. Governor, if you can, it's better not to mess with it. ”

"King Qi? Now he has joined forces with Zuo Xiang again...... It's really ......," Feng Meng smiled bitterly.

Yuyang Mansion, Yuyang City.

"Yang Junshi, according to the report of the spies planted in Bohai Mansion, the 10,000 Zuowu Guards originally stationed in Bohai Mansion are heading towards Yuyang Mansion, are we sending troops to block it?" Xue Qinglan, the former general of the government army, said in a deep voice.

Yang Wangqing, the counselor and military advisor sitting opposite Xue Qinglan, said with a smile: "Block? Why block it? Wouldn't it be better to let them in? ”

"Military division, it's not that I have to stop them, the soldiers of the Left Armed Guard Army have extremely poor military discipline, and their influence in Bohai Mansion is very poor, I am afraid that after they enter Yuyang Mansion, they will harm the people in the counties and towns." Xue Qinglan smiled bitterly.

Yang Wangqing pondered for a moment and said, "What you said is reasonable, this kind of army with corrupt military discipline cannot be allowed to enter at will. In this way, let all the people in and around Sin'an Castle evacuate and leave for a few days. After the 10,000-strong army entered Xin'an City, they were trapped and died in Xin'an City. ”

"10,000 enemy troops, our Xiaoguo army only needs 10,000 people to block them in the four gates. We also need cavalry to help, so doesn't that affect our operations? Xue Qinglan smiled bitterly.

"No, mobilize the people around me to dig a trench around Xin'an City overnight to trap the water of the river. Only three or five thousand people were left behind, and the people were young and strong, enough to make these 10,000 people dare not leave the city. ”

"Well, that's good, I'll ask the Yuyang Mansion Yin to help you later, so as not to bring disaster to the people."

"Strategist, you say, why would the general ...... Will it be like this...... Arrangement? Xue Qinglan hesitated a few times and said slowly.

Yang Wangqing said with a smile: "You want to ask why the general deliberately let the Jizhou army enter the southern part of Youzhou to make trouble, why did he attack Jizhou?" ”

Xue Qinglan smiled awkwardly and said, "Please ask the military advisor to solve your doubts." ”

"General Xue must have secretly thought in his heart, is the adult plotting against Jizhou?" Ignoring Xue Qinglan's attempt to argue, he continued: "I took refuge from the Beihai Tribes, and I don't know about the dispute between the DPRK and China. But I know that the life of the people in Youzhou is indeed much better than before, and the people of Youbei are no longer worried about the invasion of the northern barbarians. What does General Xue think? ”

Xue Qinglan nodded and said, "I'm convinced of this!" ”

"But the south and north of Youzhou are different, the north suffered from the invasion of the three tribes of the predecessor of the Liaodong Kingdom, the big clans and the wang clan fled, and the robbed robbers, there was not much left, the new policy of the Xiaoguo Army was implemented very comprehensively, and the people also got a lot of benefits, and the Xiaoguo Army did not need to garrison too many troops to guard the place. But the southern part of Youzhou is different, although there is the cooperation of Li Huaiyuan, there are many big clans and wang clans, and we can't condemn them for no reason. ”

"These big clans and prominent clans who surrendered in time obeyed the new policy on the surface, and fought against the government everywhere behind their backs, and even assassinated the adjutants of the counties. As a result, not only could the new policy not be implemented, but a large number of troops would have to be left to guard the localities, wasting manpower and material resources, and it was extremely inconvenient. Therefore, this time, these people will continue to do their work and wipe them out. This is also the reason why we know what they do, but let them do what they do. ”

"As for Jizhou! Hehe, it was a complete accident, who let them provoke us first, send the government army, instigate our turmoil, and don't give us a lesson, how can it be justified, this is only one of the reasons. Another point is that after the imperial court moved eastward, taxes were increased, and the people were not able to make a living, but our Youzhou was reducing taxes, and yes, the people in the south entered Youzhou one after another. When the adults pacified the three eastern prefectures, they needed to move in more Han people, so that the proportion of Han people was greater than that of other ethnic groups, so as to stabilize the area and govern the place. But now Jizhou prohibits the people from the south from going north, which disrupts our plans, which is related to the country's centennial plan and the stability of the frontier, and we cannot but respond. ”

"I see!" Xue Qinglan said with an inexplicable meaning.

Yang Wangqing smiled and didn't say much, he knew that Xue Qinglan didn't actually think that this was the most important purpose. But it's also a self-confession, isn't it?

"Strategist, what is the purpose of us and the Houfu Army?"

"Xindu Mansion, take here, and the five northern provinces of Jizhou will be out of the jurisdiction of Jizhou. I'd like to see how the court will react? How will Jizhou react? I really thought that the adults were crusading to the east, and my Youzhou was a dough that could be kneaded by others, and I could knead it as much as I wanted! Yang Wangqing sneered.

"I don't know what happened to the other prefectures and counties, can they calm the turmoil, real, don't live a good life, you have to come nonsense!" Xue Qinglan shook his head and sighed.

"You can rest assured of this, the adults have already prepared. In the seven southern prefectures of Youzhou, I am afraid that the turmoil has long subsided. Don't you see? Those caravans that have a relationship with our Xiaoguo Army are already in action, and if something happens, at this moment, they will naturally not be able to do business. ”

"Uh...... I was careless, for the general, I didn't even have the idea of this. Xue Qinglan said with some shame.

Yang Wangqing looked out the window and couldn't help but say secretly: "My lord and we have planned a lot, this time it's time to let the court vomit some blood, and also give some people a warning, my Xiaoguo army is not just a casual move." ”

Yes, the turmoil in Youzhou was indeed planned by Zhao Xun and several military advisors, and even the cause of the turmoil was also planned by them, so that several big clans who secretly took refuge in themselves joined forces and secretly communicated to the imperial court, saying that they would expel the Xiaoguo army and restore the imperial court's rule over this place.

As a result, it was obvious that someone in the imperial court had moved, even the Jizhou Mansion Army and the Xuzhou Guard Army had moved. But the Youzhou Turmoil House and the soldiers sent by the imperial court and Jizhou have long been under the surveillance of the Xiaoguo army, how can they have any chance of success?

Even in order to reduce the difficulty of quelling the rebellion, some of the big clans mentioned yì, in order to reduce the possibility of being discovered and the full-scale outbreak of the incident, a total of 30,000 soldiers and soldiers of the province were scattered among the seven provinces and more than 100 counties.

It's a pity that it took Jizhou a few months, quietly, and the soldiers who worked hard to get in little by little, were scattered in this way, distributed to various places, and were easily broken. Of course, among them, the Youzhou government also cooperated a little. Compelling the designated person to arrive at the designated place.