Qingmacheng is a small city on the western border of Chongxi County, the size and population of the city are only less than two-thirds of that of Juyang City, and it is currently empty.

Outside the east gate, Long Shuang patted his horse to Han Rujian's side and said, "It's weird, Chongxi County is ready." ”

"You lead the team to guard the East City Gate, the main force of the legion will arrive soon, even if there is an ambush, they will not be able to eat my 111th Division. "Cold as a blade, like frost, I can't tell whether my heart is nervous or calm.

A person like her is best suited to lead troops, and although it is difficult to approach on the surface, it can give people a sense of peace of mind, and no matter what situation they encounter, they will not mess up.

"Yes!" Long Shuang led his subordinates to run into the city gate quickly.

Han Rujian turned around and shouted, "Dai Le!"

"My subordinates are here!" Dai Le urged the horse to run forward.

"Your troops bypass the city, scatter to scout the neighboring cities, and quickly return when they encounter the enemy. "Cold as a blade gives the order.

Dai Le is now the second captain, commanding a thousand men, no worse than Long Shuang.

Scouts and rearguards were arranged, and Han Rujian led the 111th Division into the empty city in front of him.

There is a letter eagle to deliver the information ahead, and Liang Chong's face is solemn after reading it.

"What's the matter?" Xing Bao knew that this expedition would not go well.

If the magistrate of Chongxi County was afraid of his troops, then someone should have secretly contacted him or Ding Kui to express his attitude to join the prison state, asking him not to come to the city and threaten the local security.

"No, on the contrary, Qingma City has become an empty city, except for some old and disabled people, they even took the people away. Liang Chong handed over the information to Xing Bao.

"Empty City, there are people commanding the battle, and there are still such characters in Chongxi County?" Xing Bao didn't care.

Chongxi County did not have a regular army to resist the attack of the New Twelfth Legion, and even if the local army of the whole county was concentrated, it would not be his opponent.

"Get ready for battle, there is probably a tough battle waiting for us. "Good rush does not have the habit of underestimating the enemy.

"That's right, to prepare siege equipment, they are not shrinking their forces for field battles, they should defend the city, if I guess correctly, they are waiting for us in Cheng'an City. ”

Anyone who can be a commander has a few brushes, Xing Bao guessed correctly, Dai Le's troops were attacked outside Cheng'an City, but fortunately, the receiving troops arrived in time, and the scout detachment was able to escape back.

Cheng'an City is built according to the lake, almost surrounded by water on three sides, and the lake is called Cheng'an Lake.

"The north side of Cheng'an City is flat, and the distance from the castle tower can be monitored is very long, and the scout detachment can only approach by hiding in the reeds along the shore of the lake, but the enemy seems to have expected it and ambushed hundreds of people in the reeds. ”

After learning about the situation, Dai Le ran back to report that the cold was like a blade.

"I met an opponent, the commander of Cheng'an City didn't just know how to oppress the people, hundreds of people ambushed scouts, hum, they wanted to lure me to take revenge. You take a couple of people to the corps headquarters and report in detail to the chief of staff. "Cold as a blade sensed that something was wrong.

By the time Dai Le arrived at the corps headquarters, the 112th and 113th divisions had already arrived at Qingmacheng.

Liang Chong smiled slightly after listening to Dai Le's report, and said, "Well, the choice of the head of the Han Division is correct, and he is worthy of being the general ordered by Lord Ding."

According to intelligence, Wei Shiwen, the captain of the Guardian Army of the State Pastoral Yuan, led his troops and horses to Chongxi County, and tens of thousands of local troops were secretly coming. ”

"Shhhhh Dale took a sharp breath, his mouth opening and closing slightly.

"Hehe, Captain Dai, I heard that you are a friend of Lord Ding?" Liang Chong politely motioned for Dai Le to sit down.

"Back to the words of the Chief of Staff, it used to be. "Dai Le has matured a lot after being trained in the army.

Liang Chong encouraged: "It was, and it still is." If you have anything to say, I am not much older than you, so there is no need to be restrained. ”

"Lord Xie! I thought that the commander in Cheng'an City should be Wei Shiwen. "Dai Le's hands and feet are still a little restrained.

"Why?"

"The evacuation of the people in Qingmacheng shows that the enemy knows that our army is coming, and the general local army does not dare to use a few hundred people to ambush our scouts, the enemy does not do it reasonably, and those city defense troops who are afraid of death will definitely oppose such an arrangement, and only strong generals can command it. Dai Le's expression was stiff but he spoke fluently.

"Hehe, he is indeed a veteran, and he has never been in the Yangyuanzhou War Zone in vain. ”

Dai Le's eyes lit up, the muscles of his face loosened a little, and he asked, "Chief of Staff knows about his humble duties?"

Liang Chong pointed to his temple and said, "I have read all the information of officers above the rank of captain of the regiment, including your resume. There is a military order here for you to take back, and your life is as cold as a blade and act according to the military order. ”

"Yes!"

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Choi Tun has been distressed lately, as tax revenues in the city have plummeted in recent months, prices in the market have skyrocketed, and wealthy businessmen have been moving elsewhere.

Just after the 10th anniversary of his appointment as the city lord, Shapu City finally got rid of poverty and hardship, from not having enough food and clothing to having spare money for every household, which is the result of his hard work day and night in the past five years.

Last year, his country invaded Nanqiu County, and a large number of refugees poured into Shapu City, many of whom were wealthy businessmen with a lot of money, and Cui Dun took the opportunity to make a fortune. Although it is not good to make a fortune in the country, it is indeed a real political achievement, and it has also benefited the local people, and has also contributed a lot to the resistance of his own army, and his official position is expected to be raised, at least to be transferred to a high-class city.

In May, the conflict between the eldest princess and the imperial court suddenly broke out, and the trade between Shapu City and Nanqiu County was forced to be interrupted.

"Sir, there is an old friend of yours out there asking to see you. ”

The next person came to report, interrupting Cui Dun's musings.

"Old friend, don't you have a name?" he said, a little displeased.

"The guest didn't say anything, but he said, 'We fought together six years ago.'" ”

Cui Dun immediately stood up and thought to himself: Six years ago, when the Three Kingdoms invaded, the 201st Division covered the evacuation of the people of Shapu City.

He didn't dare to think about it, if that person came, he didn't know how to deal with it.

"Go, just say I'm not there, no, say I'm not feeling well, rest. Beads of sweat broke out of the tip of his nose.

"Hahaha!" resounded with heroic laughter outside the courtyard.

"City Lord Cui, why did your old friend come out of his illness, where did you have the courage to resist the enemy back then?"

Two tall young men strode into the courtyard, and one of them walked towards Cui Dun with a smile on his face.

Cui Dun sighed secretly, and stepped forward with a wry smile: "Earl Ding, Master Horse, how dare you think that you are your friend? I really don't know that you are here, otherwise how dare I not see you." ”

These two are naturally Ding Kui and Ao Yu, people who once fought in Shapu City. Cui Dun welcomed them into the living room, and when he instructed his subordinates, he secretly confessed, "Go to the Magic Guild and ask Elder Yu to come over." ”

"I hope I didn't bother City Lord Cui this time. Ding Kui sat down and said polite words first.

"Where, where, you are a distinguished guest, please don't invite you, how can the little city lord be bothered by you in the next place. Cui Dun lowered his posture.

"Hehe, well, I'm a person who likes to go straight and don't go around in circles with you, I'm here to ask you what you think about the current situation. Ding Kui had already seen that Cui Dun was entangled in his heart.

From the perspective of the imperial court, the eldest princess is rebellious, and those who support the imperial court will not be polite to Ding Kui, and it can be seen that Cui Dun is not a person who is afraid of death in the battle six years ago.

"Hey, Master Horse, aren't you embarrassed for the lower officials? A small city lord can't affect the current situation at all, how can you have any opinions. Cui Dun's underwear was already wet with sweat.

"Okay, let's put it this way, I'm here to collect the taxes of Shapu City on behalf of the prison country, and I'm going to trouble City Lord Cui to make it convenient. ”

Cui Dun's face froze, and he didn't know how to answer.

"I think you should know about Tunchang County and Daling County, if you don't know, you can tell you now, the seven southern counties of Nanmara Prefecture have been loyal to the prison state, and all the financial revenues will be handed over to me. Ding Kui deliberately added Chongxi County.

"Alas!" Cui Dun sighed heavily, "I know this day will come sooner or later, Ding Kui, do you have to force me to betray the court?"

Ding Kui said: "I don't know which court you are talking about? The monarch was killed by traitorous ministers, what should I do when I am a courtier? I am the first half son of the king, the only bloodline of the protector of the country, and I fought bloodily for the kingdom to resist foreign enemies, and now I am ready to save the king of Qin to help the government, is it a rebellious act?"

"But the ministers of the court, the clan government, and the senate don't recognize you!" Cui Dun faced Ding Kui.

"That's not right, although the traitors are in power and control the important ministers in the court, but not everyone agrees with them, some time ago I married a concubine, don't you know who attended the wedding banquet? Are they not as good as you?" Ding Kui seized Cui Dun's loophole.

"This, in the next dare not compare with them. Cui Dun felt irritated in his heart.

He was very entangled, should he listen to the court or the eldest princess?

The rebels reported the scandal of Concubine Nangong, which made Shaodian lose face, Shaodian Feng and Shaodian Chung were controlled in his hands, it seems that it is really possible that he played with his authority, deliberately abdicated by natural disasters * Shaodian Feng, and then arranged for Shaodian Chung, who is suspected to be his grandson, to succeed him.

Many officials were suspicious and began to believe the eldest princess's statement, including Cui Dun.

"I don't want to see the kingdom in chaos, the Shaodian people fighting the Shaodian people, I hope that the kingdom will be unified again, the country and the people will become rich, and a strong Shaodian country will be rebuilt.

In fact, I don't like to fight and kill, I don't like to cheat in officialdom, you should know, I like to make money, I dare not say the whole country, there is no one in Nanmarsh Prefecture who can make money better than me?

If the kingdom is rebuilt according to my wishes, at least the people will be lifted out of poverty, and everyone will live a richer and richer life, and the country will be richer and stronger, and no country will dare to bully the Shaodian country again. "Ding Kui is kind and seductive.

He found that Cui Dun was a little like himself, enthusiastic about the local economy and focusing on business development.

"When it comes to making money, even the former king has to ask you, you can get the people of the whole country out of poverty, I believe it! But can you fight the imperial court?" Cui Dun's tone changed again.