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Chapter 185 Contrast
Zhang Bofen and Zhang Zhongxiong really made Uncle Zhang feel heartbroken last night.

For 3000 million taels of silver, Zhang Shuye was really "scared" by his "ferocious" look of fighting Chen Jiajun to the death, and not willing to give up even if he died.

This incident also made Zhang Shuye understand a truth. The more money, the better. If you can't control it, you will become its slave, which will only bring you disaster.

Think about his two sons who obeyed his words before, and then look at them now.

Before Chen Jiajun entered the city, Zhang Shuye did not dare to reveal any thoughts of surrender to the two of them, otherwise, he might be backlashed by his two sons.

Not only that, Zhang Shuye, who woke up, found that some of the generals under him were behaving a little wrong. They made little moves in private and looked at him with evasive eyes.

The combination of various factors finally made Zhang Shuye make this difficult decision.

"Inform Sun Zheng to stop attacking the city." After hearing Zhang Shuye's words, Chen Xun quickly turned around and ordered his subordinates.

While entering the gate just now, Chen Xun had already asked his men to send a message to Sun Zheng, asking him to choose an opportunity to attack the city directly. By then, he would control the Zhang family and his son, and Sun Zheng would control several gates in the inner city to ensure the safety of the city. money will not flow out.

"The Commander-in-Chief is so good!" Zhang Shuye couldn't help but feel scared.

I guess I made the right bet.

Standing behind him, Zhang Bofen, who was still a little upset, also came back to his senses at this time, realizing that they had just walked through the gate of hell.

In the end, with the cooperation of the Zhang family and his son, the handover of the entire inner city of Kaifeng went smoothly. After taking control of the entire city of Kaifeng, the people available to Chen Xun immediately became very nervous, and the soldiers of the cavalry battalion could no longer be spared to go out of the city to assist. The defense battle of Fengqiu.

Chen Xun was worried about him for a while, but finally Li Gang gave him an idea, which temporarily alleviated the embarrassment.

"There are still nearly a million people in Kaifeng City. As the capital of the Song Dynasty, there are too many capable people in it. You don't need to ask too much for your subordinates to be loyal to you. As long as they can do things, you can boldly hire them."

This sentence benefited Chen Xun a lot. Before that, he was really a bit of a dead end.

Just like a common saying in later generations: "You are not RMB, why should everyone like you."

As his sphere of influence grows wider, Chen Xun must realize that he cannot make everyone loyal to him.

"Employing people based on their talents" is the most suitable employment principle for Chen Xun at this stage. Only when there are abundant talents available can he be qualified to require his subordinates to have both ability and political integrity.

As for loyalty, it can only be applied on a small scale.

For example, in Kaifeng today, Chen Xun only needs to let the loyal Chen Jiajun help him grasp the financial and military rights, and he can completely let go of other aspects of civil affairs.

After adopting Li Gang's suggestion, within two days, Chen Xun recruited more than 3000 "talents" who could write. These people were mixed with a small number of Chen Jiajun's military officials and a large number of powerful men and were scattered in every corner of Kaifeng City, allowing Chen Xun's control over Kaifeng City skyrocketed.

At the same time, the positive impact of the ongoing "public trials" has also begun to appear.

The people in Kaifeng City are very supportive of Chen Jiajun's new policies. Even if they don't understand it, no one strongly opposes it.Moreover, Chen Xun and Chen Jiajun will be very active in applying for various recruitments.

Finally, on May 10st, the number of troops in Chen Xun's hands finally exceeded [-] ([-] dragon cavalry, [-] Zhang Jiajun, [-] Xuzhou soldiers, and [-] Kaifeng recruits).

Also on this day, the number of King Qin's troops gathered outside the city reached 30. Li Gang had been out of the city to contact all parties for three days, but no good news had been returned yet.

On this day, the Jin army invaded Fengqiu City for the first time. Lai Qingyun consumed all the accumulated gunpowder weapons. Ke Lei sent naval officers ashore to assist in the battle, and then he was able to repel the Jin army again.But after this battle, King Qin's army in Fengqiu City was completely discouraged and began to flee north across the river in large numbers. Most of Ke Lei's naval officers entered Fengqiu City. No one was available and they could only watch. These people run away.

The golden man seemed to be crazy. During this period of time, at least [-] golden soldiers were killed outside the Fengqiu city wall, but the offensive still did not slow down a bit.

Counting the losses before and after, the number of Jin troops outside Fengqiu City is now less than [-].

But even with such heavy losses, Wanyan Zonghan's goal was finally achieved.

Fengqiu City was already dying, and it only needed one more fierce attack. Wanyan Zonghan would capture this city that blocked the Jin army from returning north.

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Golden Army Camp.

"Marshal, there is no food in the army." A Jin general wearing tattered armor stood under the tent and reported to Wanyan Zonghanhui.

The right arm of Wanyan Zonghan, who was sitting upright in the tent, was wrapped in a white cloth strip, which was injured by a stray bullet when he was supervising the battle under the city the day before yesterday.Seeing that there was no blood on his face, there were faint blood oozing from the white cloth strip, which showed that the injury had not improved.

"How many more meals can I have?" Wanyan Zonghan asked.

The 10,000+ army consumes a huge amount of food every day. Since the last time they successfully transported food, the Jin Army has never received new supplies.

During this period, there were high-intensity siege battles every day, and food consumption further intensified. By now, we were at the end of our rope.

"It can only last for three or four meals if I eat a dry meal at most. If I change it to a thin meal, I can survive for three or four meals. But I have to attack the city tomorrow, and I will definitely not be able to eat a thin meal." This Jin general is responsible for the army's grain and grass supply part-time, and he has been worried for several days. It's time to sleep.

As long as you close your eyes, you will dream of the marshal holding his own head and explaining to the soldiers: "This man has enriched his own pockets and caused everyone to have no food. He has been decapitated by me..."

This routine is too common in history. The most famous one is Cao Cao, who often does this.

Sometimes, the tremendous pressure forced him to want to be a human * steamed bun.

"Let's have a light meal tonight, and let the soldiers be full tomorrow morning. We will capture Fengqiu City in one fell swoop, and there will be food when we enter the city." Wanyan Zonghan replied, waving the Jin army to go out, and he sat down Worrying in the dark tent.

No one can tell whether there will be anything to eat after entering the city, but now I can still look at the plum blossoms to quench my thirst.

Even if there was, he would have to cross the river later, and then cross the Yellow River again to continue north. Wanyan Zonghan had no hope for this long journey.

After this period of fighting, he finally understood the power of Chen Jiajun.

King Qin's army needed 500 men to defend a section of the city wall, but Chen's army only needed 100 men to hold it securely.

After the city wall defended by King Qin's army was climbed up by the Jin army, it would immediately have a tendency to collapse and spread. But as soon as the support of Chen Jiajun arrived, the Jin army who had climbed up the city wall could be driven down in a few strokes.

Wanyan Zonghan had carefully observed that the Chen family's soldiers did not look very strong on the outside, but they dared to fight and kill, and they could cooperate with each other tacitly. Three or five people could form a formation and fight like a dozen people.

The most important thing is that these Chen Jiajun are not timid at all towards Jin Bing. Instead, they have a vague sense of superiority. This feeling contrasts strongly with Wanyan Zonghan.It's like looking at the savages in the Far North. Although they are savage and tyrannical, I just look down on them and think they are stupid and weak!

(End of this chapter)