Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 262 Occupying Linzhou

August 5th.

When Chen Mo was in Longmen County, he was announcing to the world a message against thieves.

"When the Song Dynasty is in decline, all the heroes in the world are eager to be thieves. The thieves of the Song Dynasty are not at odds with each other, and the royal family is not in peace. We will help the Song Dynasty and punish all the evil thieves.

Thieves, profit seekers, have been around since ancient times and everyone will punish them. However, it will never be extinguished. It begins with greed, which is hard to eradicate. Big thieves and small thieves, small thieves and small thieves, big thieves steal the country, and small thieves steal things. They all act outside the law, harming others and enriching themselves, which is not tolerated by the world.

The Lord of Longyou was favored by the emperor and protected by the Song Dynasty for generations, but he did not want to repay the favor. When Huai, Chong and other thieves threatened the court, he not only stood by and watched, but also plotted to usurp the Song Dynasty... I decided to lead the three armies. , starting from today, the three armies went out from Yuzhou to attack the Longyou bandits. They crossed the Longyou side, stationed at Qinguan, attacked the west of Hexi, and fought to the east of Hehe. They ran for thousands of miles and terrorized the world. With only the power of a small area, they gathered the power of Jianjie. We can be proud of our achievements. "

Naturally, this kind of appeal against thieves was not written by Chen Mo, but by Huang Xiu, the magistrate of Longmen County.

Huang Xiu, the eldest son of the Huang family, a noble family in Longmen County, took the initiative to join Chen Mo after he was granted the title of Marquis. After Chen Mo tested his talent and there was really no talent available in Yuzhou, he let him take the post. The position of county magistrate.

Chen Mo originally didn't want to use people from the gentry, as this would only deepen the other party's influence in the local area, but anyone with some talent in the world has a good background. After all, the poor are not even qualified to receive education, and there is simply no one with management ability. Talents.

Ordinary people can at most work as subordinate officials in the yamen.

Once the memorandum against thieves was published, it quickly spread around Yuzhou. The content of the memorandum was directly touching people's hearts. The guilt was clear and it could make people have a clear understanding. From high-ranking officials and nobles to ordinary people, they all discussed and talked about it.

Chen Mo sent people to Longyou in advance to spread the news, in order to let everyone in Longyou know about the petition against thieves.

Let everyone in the world know who is the thief.

The great justice of the court sometimes seems useless, just a piece of waste paper. But with this piece of paper, it can really reduce a lot of troubles and suppress many careerists. The human heart is really a wonderful thing.

When all the forces took a look, they saw that Chen Mo not only stationed troops in Shuofei County, but also issued a memorandum to punish the thieves. The memorandum even specified the time for dispatching troops. With such a formality, it seemed that the attack on Longyou was a certainty.

When Yuezhi saw this, she immediately became anxious. The newly recruited soldiers were not well trained. After distributing weapons, they were sent to Longshan to resist Chen Mo's army.

And asked King Chong of Hexi for help.

His daughter-in-law was robbed by Chen Mo, and King Chong was already holding back a fire in his heart. Now Yuezhi asked him for help. Whether it was for strategic purposes or private revenge, King Chong planned to send troops.

After discussing with his staff, King Chong decided to send eight thousand troops.

The staff gave advice and asked the Yuezhi to provide all the food and grass needed during the deployment of eight thousand troops.

Prince Chong took the initiative to ask for orders and wanted to lead troops to Longyou. He wanted to wash away the shame with his own hands, but he was rejected by King Chong.

The Crown Prince is his future successor. King Chong is already old and has already begun to pave the way for the Crown Prince. At this time, King Chong cannot tolerate any risk.

You know, it takes a lot of effort to train a successor. If the prince has bad intentions, or puts it in a bad way, Prince Chong's palace will fall apart.

King Chong has more than one son.

As King Chong sent troops to reinforce the Longyou area, for a time, almost everyone in the world focused their attention on Longyou, where a big battle would take place.

Spies from various forces were sent from various places, intending to learn the details.

Large households in the city close to Longshan began to move to avoid being affected by the war.

From the perspective of insiders, this war will break out in early September at the latest.

Because their spies discovered that a large amount of grain and grass were transported from Longmen County to Shuofei County, truck by truck, as well as catapults and siege engines.

Before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first. Even the novices in the army who have just joined the army understand this.

……

And when everyone thinks so.

At the end of August, a piece of news spread from Linzhou.

On August 15, Chen Mo led an army of 10,000 people and raided Nanzhao County, a border town in Linzhou, killing hundreds of enemies.

On August 20, the prefect of Linzhou contacted the county magistrates in many places and urgently mobilized troops. However, because the prefect of Linzhou did not have military power and Chen's army was too powerful to resist, many counties responded in kind and secretly until Chen's army reached the prefect of Linzhou. In Xiangfen City where he was located, only a few local soldiers came to support him, and the garrison in the city was less than 5,000.

Chen Jun surrounded but refused to attack.

As a result, just two days later, the prefect of Linzhou surrendered to Kaicheng.

In fact, the prefect of Linzhou could not be considered a surrender. The words he used at the time were "Welcome General Pingxi to take over Linzhou."

When many forces learned the news, most of Linzhou's territory fell into Chen Jun's hands.

When these spies from various forces heard the news, they immediately went crazy.

It was so unexpected.

After all, before this, everyone thought that Chen Mo would lead his troops to Longyou, and the troops, grain and grass were all transferred to Shuofei County, but now you tell me that you are attacking Linzhou.

Moreover, they captured most of Linzhou's territory with lightning speed, and even the prefect of Linzhou surrendered.

This result, doesn't it mean that the entire Linzhou fell into Chen Jun's hands?

……

September st.

In the morning, the scorching sun was high, and the entire land was enveloped in a layer of golden light. Chen Mo was wearing purple sun armor and a red cloak. Behind him were more than a thousand cavalry commanded by Xu Mu and Shao Jinneng, and nearly a thousand soldiers commanded by Sun Meng.

The soldiers all wore Mingguang armor, so what they wore needed to be clearly distinguished, so they added a purple sun to the Mingguang armor. At that time, Sun Meng also casually mentioned that it would be much more handsome if a dragon pattern was added. , but Chen Mo refused.

If he added a dragon pattern, it would be an overstep. Although Chen Mo didn't care in his heart, given the current situation, he still didn't want to show off, so he changed it to a purple sun.

In order to be more obvious, Chen Mo also put on a red cloak.

The Cavalry Guards and the soldiers are all top-notch elites with ferocious temperaments that give people a strong sense of oppression.

The east gate of Xiangfen was wide open, and two rows of brave guards lined up on both sides of the gate, full of energy.

"Master Hou!"

"Master Hou!"

"Master Hou!"

Chen Mo rode a war horse and led the Cavalry Guards and the Guards directly through the two rows of brave guards into the city. The brave guards on both sides immediately called him respectfully.

Chen Mo nodded slightly and rode into the city gate.

As the capital of Linzhou, the streets of Xiangfen are now extremely deserted. Although after taking over Xiangfen City, Linzhou Magistrate Zuo Lianglun took his subordinates to comfort them door to door, but there is a natural fear in the hearts of the people against the rebels. .

There is no way, the reputation of the Tianshi Army has become notorious. Although Xu Guozhong coerced the emperor to "rectify the name" of the Tianshi Army, the people of Linzhou still did not recognize it in their hearts.

Linzhou is neither far nor close to Qingzhou. At the beginning, people from Qingzhou crossed Yuzhou and came to Linzhou to escape. Naturally, rumors about the evil deeds of the Tianshi Army spread.

They only dared to hide at home, quietly looking at Chen Mo's army through the cracks in the door and windows.

Chen Mo frowned slightly when he saw this scene, but he didn't say anything.

As the saying goes, you have to admit your mistakes and stand upright when you are beaten.

For the sake of development, I have attached myself to the Tianshi Army, so I will naturally be affected at this moment.

There is no vested benefit without bearing the consequences.

However, from the moment he ordered the surprise attack on Linzhou, he was officially separated from the Tianshi Army. From now on, he can fly his own banner in the three states.

With an idea in mind, Chen Mo became more energetic.

On the street outside the Yamen, Zuo Lianglun stayed up almost all night. He planned a series of matters for tomorrow overnight, and started making arrangements in the morning.

Zuo Lianglun and more than a thousand subordinate officials waited nervously and uneasily under the scorching sun.

Da da da…

The crisp sound of horse hooves sounded.

"Coming." someone said.

Everyone's hearts trembled, and they cheered up and looked in the direction of the sound of horse hooves.

At the end of the street, a majestic and domineering Iron Cavalry came towards them.

The leader was tall, riding a white horse and wearing golden armor. His eyes were as sharp as swords. Zuo Lianglun and others couldn't help but look away, not daring to look at him.

Especially Zuo Lianglun, his heart was filled with turmoil.

When the city was besieged, this cavalry did not appear. This made him think that the people besieging the city were already elite enough. At least the local soldiers in Linzhou were definitely not comparable. He never expected that the cavalry in front of him was even more elite. Extraordinary.

The strength of an army can be seen not only through war performance, but also through the superficial military appearance for experts. After all, that kind of spirit cannot be reflected without strict training.

He mounted his horse and came in front of everyone, looking around, Chen Mo said condescendingly: "Where is Zuo Lianglun?"

Seeing that Sun Meng, who had been in contact with him, was behind Chen Mo, Zuo Lianglun knew who this person was: "My lower official, Zuo Lianglun, has met the Marquis."

Although Zuo Lianglun was the prefect of Linzhou, he was only a fifth-grade warrior and not as strong as Liang Song. Through the system, Chen Mo saw that the number on his forehead was 557, which was stronger than Song Niu at that time.

Chen Mo looked at him and said loudly: "You are the first to be able to enter the city without bloodshed. I will definitely ask your Majesty for the credit."

"The lower official has always been a minister of the Song Dynasty, and the Marquis is the general of Anxi, personally designated by His Majesty. Cooperating with the Marquis and doing things for the Marquis are all what a lower official should do. How dare you ask for credit?" Zuo Lianglun said hurriedly.

Chen Mo did not reveal the truth. He glanced at the person behind Zuo Lianglun, pressed his hands, and said in a deep voice: "Zuo Lianglun, don't talk nonsense, we are all working for His Majesty."

Saying that, Chen Mo continued: "However, Your Majesty allows me to act expediently. Since Mr. Zuo is the prefect of Linzhou, until the court has no other arrangements for Mr. Zuo, let me continue to do so."

Zuo Lianglun originally thought that after Chen Mo entered Linzhou, he would fuck him up, but he didn't expect that he would be asked to take over. He suddenly felt ecstatic and thanked him loudly: "Thank you so much, Lord Marquis. I will serve you even if I die." .”

As for the imperial court and His Majesty, they were all forgotten by him.

He also understands what Luonan is doing now.

ps: There are no strong enemies in Linzhou. If you crush the game, there will be no war plot.

(End of this chapter)