Anti Qing

Chapter 81
Walking into the lobby of the state government office, Li Zijing turned around and ordered.

"Take control of the whole city as soon as possible, why Hao Yaoqi hasn't arrived yet, send someone to see what's going on!"

A fine rider got the order, and walked away with fists clasped, and galloped towards the north of the city after leaving the lobby of the state government office.

Wu Zhaosheng followed behind Li Zijing and said in a deep voice.

"General Zhi, Captain Hao hasn't come yet, I'm afraid he's in trouble."

Wu Zhaosheng still felt that things were going too smoothly. How could such a big state city look like an undefended empty city.

Hao Yaoqi hasn't come until now, he must have encountered resistance.

The former battalion soldiers dressed in black came in and out of the state government hall, and soon controlled the entire state government hall.

After Li Zijing entered the city, he immediately ordered the entire army to use the original Dengzhou Yamen Hall as the command post.

"General Zhi, the south of the city camp has been inspected, and there is no sign of soldiers and horses staying within a month!"

"The Jieshen treasury of the Ministry of Industry in the west of the city was also taken, but there is no gold, silver and supplies in the treasury. It should have been kidnapped by Wang Guangen last year!"

"There is still some fodder in the forage field in the north of the city, which has been handed over to the transportation team!"

"The posthouses and mansions in the south of the city were all destroyed by the fire!"

Soldiers of the Shun Army came and went in the hall, Li Zijing heard the news without any surprise on his face.

The number of times Dengzhou City has been recorded and exposed is that of Wang Guangen, but in this troubled world, it will only be more than this.

Bandits are like combing, soldiers are like shavings, and officials are like shaving!

In the last years of Chongzhen, the social order had already collapsed, and it was simply unrealistic to find enough supplies to support the army from such a remote town.

The reason why Dengzhou was taken was because of setting up a northern line of defense to monitor the movements of the Huaiqing Qing army, not to build anything here.

"Take Xu Hongli to the outside of the hall and behead him, so as to boost the morale of the army!"

"and many more!"

As soon as Li Zijing finished speaking, Gu Junen walked in quickly from outside the hall.

"Little King Chuang, this Xu Hongli killed here, but it was a waste."

"If you want to kill, you have to stay in Xiangyang to kill again. Xu's reputation in Nanyang Mansion is one of the best, even if he gets Huguang, his influence is not small."

Li Zijing was slightly taken aback, then smiled.

"The military division means to use Xu Hongli to sacrifice the flag after arriving in Xiangjing?"

Gu Junen also nodded with a smile, and looked outside the hall.

"Now the exile is scattered all over the place, and there are many people in Jingxiang who used to be in Nanyang. I have just arrived in the front camp, and I need to establish prestige in people's hearts."

"Especially you, King Chuang, you need to use the shortest time to stand out among the people of Xiangjing. It is the best strategy to use the head of the head of the Xu family as a meeting gift!"

Li Zijing thought for a moment, then laughed out loud, and slapped the table with his palm.

"it is good!"

"According to the military adviser's blunt words, take Xu Hongli to Xiangjing and kill him again at another day, and hold a grand beheading ceremony for him!"

Wu Zhaosheng listened to the conversation between the two without saying a word.

Gu Junen found a chair and sat down by himself, tapping his fingers on the armrest.

"As for Xu Zhenshi, we can make a game."

Li Zijing leaned forward slightly, showing doubts.

"I would like to hear the advice of the military division."

Gu Junen looked at Wu Zhaosheng and nodded.

"Speaking of which, thanks to General Wu's ingenuity, the news of my victory at Dashun Tongguan has spread among the people in Dengzhou City."

"This is more effective than my admonition!"

As Gu Junen said, he took out a note from his sleeve, and everyone's expressions lifted.

This was originally a secret letter, but it was burned when the former battalion entered the city. The first time Gu Junen entered the lobby, he searched for all kinds of traces.

In one corner, he found this unburned secret letter.

"Please take a look, General Zhi."

After receiving the secret letter in his hand, Li Zijing's eyes gradually darkened.

Most of the content of the secret letter can no longer be seen clearly, and it is incompletely burnt, but the words "Yu" and "Jiang" can still be clearly seen.

Based on these words, it is not difficult to guess the contents of the secret letter.

"According to my guess, Xu Zhenshi and Xu Hongli originally wanted to surrender to the puppet King Duoduo in Huaiqing."

"But by mistake, he caught up with my front battalion and came to Dengzhou."

"If such a person stays in Dengzhou, it will only cause trouble for the local defense deployment, but if they are brought to Xiangjing, it will not be safe."

Gu Junen paced back and forth in the hall, then smiled slightly.

"I also ask the general to hand him over to my subordinates. I will set up a bureau and tell him that the purpose of my former battalion's coming here is to cooperate with the North Road to capture Henan."

"Duoduo is newly defeated. He must be full of doubts in preparing his troops for battle in Huaiqing. He will focus on stability. He will not act rashly before finding out the reality of our army."

"Even if Duo Duo wants to come, I'm afraid Dorgon will not let him send troops easily again. This time, he sent out suspicious soldiers just to give Jingxiang more time to maneuver."

Li Zijing pondered for a while, raised his eyes and asked.

"How sure is the military division?"

Gu Junen stared at the outside of the hall, with a hint of sarcasm on his face.

"To deal with this kind of person, not to mention being completely sure, there is also [-]%."

Hearing this, Li Zijing no longer hesitated.

"In this case, this Xu Zhenshi will be handed over to the military advisor. Wu Zhaosheng, you cooperate. Whether you let him go or keep him or kill him depends entirely on the military advisor's arrangement!"

Gu Junen bowed to salute, and Wu Zhaosheng also quickly obeyed the order.

"Thank you, Little Chuang Wang, for your trust."

Li Zijing nodded, after arranging the affairs of Xu Zhenshi and Xu Hongli, the sky outside the hall had gradually darkened, and even the movement in the city had calmed down.

It was then that he suddenly remembered that someone hadn't come back yet, Li Zijing frowned slightly, and shouted loudly outside the hall.

"Where is Hao Yaoqi?"

"Why haven't you arrived yet, what happened?"

As soon as the words fell, a fine rider walked in quickly.

"General Zhi, Captain Hao is back!"

The three of them all looked at the past, only to see Hao Yaoqi wearing a black arrow jacket and holding a helmet in his hand, before he came in, laughter was heard.

"Hahaha, this time the mountains are so heavy, and the willows are another village!"

What the hell?
The three of them frowned at the same time, but Gu Junen leaned forward and back together with a smile, reminding him with a smile.

"Hao Duwei, there is no way out after the mountains are heavy and the river is full of doubts, the willows are dark and the flowers are bright, and there is another village. This is a poem written by Lu You in the Song Dynasty!"

Standing in the hall, Hao Yaoqi waved his hands without blushing or panting.

"I don't care about poetry or not, I just say it casually."

"General Zhi, the last general entered through the north gate according to your order. Who would have thought that the north gate is an urn city, and the gate is closed."

"Our army did not carry heavy weapons, and there was no way to attack the city. The last general had no choice but to lead people out of the city again, to the east gate."

"Who would have thought that the distance from the north gate to the east gate would be to bypass a moat!"

"The last general gathered his soldiers, and it took a while before they all bypassed the moat and entered the city from the west gate. This journey is called that tossing!"

Li Zijing was slightly taken aback, and asked hastily.

"Are there any casualties among the soldiers?"

Hao Yaoqi shook his head again and again, watching a soldier holding water, he immediately stepped forward to grab it, and drank it clean.

With a bang, the water bowl fell to the ground.

"Fortunately, Wang Guangen is a Muggle. He doesn't have the knowledge to be a general. He can't see the vital points of Dengzhou, so he didn't stay in Dengzhou."

"These local people don't have the will to fight. When they saw my army coming, they all ran away and didn't resist at all."

"Otherwise, if you are trapped in the Wengcheng, and the brothers want to fight out, the casualties will be serious!"

Li Zijing turned back and leaned on the seat, and then nodded in relief, then his eyes moved slightly, and he was afraid for a while.

Indeed, if Wang Guangen had the ability to occupy Dengzhou in advance, he might suffer heavy losses here today.

Every place has its own rules. Although Dengzhou is a small place, it is a place with important canals and rivers, and the defense of the city is not low at all.

In addition, there are inner towns and cities that serve as horns for each other, which can restrain the Central Plains to the north, pinch Yunyang to the south, and connect to Xiangyang along the river.

This Dengzhou has been repaired several times, the city wall is of masonry structure, and there is another urn city outside the north gate facing the Central Plains, which is not small in scale.

As for the north gate that Hao Yaoqi went to, it was never opened unless there were special circumstances.

The Wengcheng outside the north gate also has no north gate, only a west gate. These conditions cannot be seen with the naked eye, so it is necessary to find out the locals before the war.

"It was my negligence this time. I didn't send someone to inquire about the situation in the local Dengzhou city in advance. It seems that this problem needs to be avoided in future sieges."

However, Hao Yaoqi didn't care about these things. In his opinion, as long as there were no casualties, it would be fine if he was negligent or not, it would have passed.

"General Zhi, guess what I found in the moat all the way from the north gate?"

Hao Yaoqi's patience was not deep, and he laughed and told the whole story shortly after he finished asking.

"There is a class boat in this moat. I picked a few brothers who can swim to swim up. There are several big boxes inside, which are full of gold and silver treasures."

"There is also a large box of title deeds, all stamped with Xu's seal!"

(End of this chapter)