Shizhou.

It was dawn, and the sound of a stomach collision and the neat steps were already heard above the official road.

The fully armed Han army was moving towards the city so quickly, and the city was already ruined.

The city gates are wide open, and many houses can be seen on the ground, as well as some burnt carriages.

Shi Wansui led the horse and looked around coldly. When he arrived at the gate of the city, he immediately ordered the demons to occupy the gates of the city.

There are no defenders in the city.

Not only did there be no defenders, but even the official office was empty.

After a few strict searches and arresting some thieves who were committing crimes, Shi Wansui began to wait for the Heavenly King to lead the army.

Two hours passed like this.

The dust rolled in the distance, indicating that the army was rushing towards this direction.

Liu Taozi rode a war horse and walked in the position of the central army, looking at the city in the distance, while Zu Ban followed him.

The situation on both sides of the official road is really not very good. The land is deserted and you can see many paths leading to the village. They are now artificially destroyed. Perhaps it was done by the people living there, or it may be the act of thieves.

In short, the destructive power brought by this war that lasted for a long time was also amazing enough.

The Han Dynasty suffered a significant blow because of this expedition. A large number of civilians were responsible for transportation, which seriously affected farming and harvesting, and even interrupted the rising development trend. Due to the discontinuation of alliances and wars, the momentum of recovery that had just emerged was really stopped.

The most severely damaged areas are Guanzhong, Bashu and other areas.

There is no need to say much about Guanzhong. All cities of all sizes were beaten like ruins, with serious damage to the official roads and various buildings. The people fled everywhere, the arable land was vacant, and thieves were everywhere, and defeated soldiers could be seen everywhere.

It has been a long time since Guanzhong has been so chaotic. Now Cui Gang and Tian Zili are responsible for logistics and governance in Guanzhong.

Cui Gang is responsible for transportation work, while Zi Li is responsible for governance work.

Tian Zili wrote a letter to inform the poor situation of many prefectures and counties in Guanzhong. Originally, Liang and Ganzhou were the most dilapidated. However, after the war in Guanzhong, Liang and Ganzhou became a very wealthy place because of peaceful surrender.

It's really unbelievable.

If Guanzhong was destroyed by the Han Dynasty, then Bashu was in chaos because of civil strife.

At that time, the local celebrities talked freely, as if they could surrender quickly as soon as they took action, and the Han army could directly kill Tongba Shu.

But they obviously overestimated their abilities. The court had lost control over Bashu. The local tribes directly tore up the order of Bashu in one fell swoop, causing great harm to the local area.

Liu Taozi had sharp eyes and saw the body half of her body covered in the distance by the soil.

"Is this what those famous scholars said to seek peace for Bashu?"

Zu Ban looked at the corpse, and there was no sign of much pity in his eyes, but more of it was cold.

"Your Majesty, these are all done by those local celebrities."

"Do it intentionally?"

"They destroy their own cities and their own farmland?"

"destroy?"

Zu Ban smiled, and shook his head, "If it were not surprising, the grain warehouse along the way would probably be empty. What should be robbed has been robbed, and what should be hidden has been hiding."

"This is not the first time they have done this."

"When Yuchi Jiong entered Bashu, these people surrendered. But they had obviously surrendered, but Yuchi Jiong still had to work hard to transport food and supplies from Guanzhong and could not supply logistics from the local area. Can you tell me why?"

"Why is it like this now?"

"Yes, some celebrities are full, while others are still hungry. It is rare to encounter an opportunity that can raise troops to plunder. How could they miss it?"

"In the name of "recruiting a military force to help the Han Dynasty and seek peace for the hometown. In fact, it is to take people and kill officials to rob, hide good things, wait for us to come, and then ask us for a group of people... Hahaha, when Yuchi Jiong entered Bashu, he had to spend money to support the local area. This is their strength.

"

"It's just that we can't deal with them directly. If Your Majesty takes action now, then all our efforts will be wasted. They will expect that they will be useful to Your Majesty and will not be afraid of being discovered...

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Liu Taozi suddenly stopped the horse and looked at Zu Ban seriously.

"Grandpa."

"I have tolerated too much for the demise of Zhou this time...

Zu Ban hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, please rest assured! If you let these people live this year, the envoy will die without a place to bury him!"

"Your Majesty has been patient for today, so why not bear it for a few more days!"

"Yuwen must have wanted to surrender, but the few around him all have deep hatred for us. Besides, they are all ambitious people, and they are afraid they are unwilling to surrender easily..... They still want to exhaust our food and grass."

"I've made the deployment...I'm just waiting for them to die."

"Your Majesty, within a month, I will kill all these people...

Zu Ban vowed with confidence and made repeated swearing.

Liu Taozi didn't say anything else and looked straight ahead again.

When they arrived at the gate of the city, Shi Wansui and a stranger were standing here, waiting for Liu Taozi.

The two of them went to see each other, but Shi Fangsui had not spoken yet, and the man hurriedly shouted, "The King of Shizhou, King Qiu, paid homage to the Heavenly King!!"

He bowed respectfully to Liu Taozi again and again.

Shi Wansui warned him, and then said, "I heard that it was a famous land in the city. He led his army to kill local officials and was repelled by the thieves."

Liu Taozi frowned, but Zu Ban walked forward with a smile, "So it's a prince!"

"Read the name for a long time!"

He helped the other party up, "If it were not for the help of all the benevolent and righteous people, this battle would have been delayed for a long time. This is your credit."

The man felt fear when he saw Liu Taozi's serious appearance. At this moment, he felt relieved when he saw the kind Zu Ban again, but his expression was not as proud as he had just now.

Liu Taozi ignored him and took Shi Wansui into the city, but Zu Ban held the hand of Wang Qiu monk and exchanged warm greetings.

"Don't be afraid, the king's divine power, don't say anything, it's always like this...

Wang Qiuseng looks about the same age as Zu Ban, but the difference between the two is too big in terms of temperament and clothing.

Zu Ban wore a simple outfit, his clothes fit very well, and he did not feel the hunched feeling of the old man at all. His body was straight and his face was thin, which made him look more capable. However, this prince was dressed gorgeously and had countless things on his body, and he always had a strange smell. When he smiled, his face looked vulgar.

Wang Qiuseng didn't dare to say anything to Liu Taozi, but just lowered his head, "I was defeated by the Zhou army and fled in a hurry. Your Majesty is already grateful that he can forgive me...\n."

"Hahaha, don't worry, this reward will not be missing, but what happened here? I see that the city is broken and there are very few pedestrians."

Wang Qiuseng began to wipe away tears that did not exist and told Zu Ban about his heroic battle.

"I learned that the Heavenly King was leading troops to fight against the rebels, so I summoned the children in my family to help me!"

"I never thought that after occupying the city, I encountered a large army of thieves and could not fight, so I fled. We fought with the Zhou people everywhere, causing Yuwen Xian to cut off food and supplies, which was also considered to have made some contributions....\n"

Zu Ban met these noble people along the way, basically all said that he had cut off Yuwen Xian's grain.

I wish I could only put all the credit for killing Yuwen Xian on my head.

Zu Ban didn't care, and recognized the other party's contribution with a smile.

Wang Qiuseng continued to complain: "In order to raise an army, the family property was exhausted, and most of the tribe members in the family were killed and injured. There are still more than 6,000 people under the devil, who are not covered in clothes and cannot fill their stomachs...\n...\n. Thanks to your Majesty who came here in time, otherwise, it would be difficult for us to survive!!"

Zu Ban narrowed his eyes and asked without hesitation: "No food?"

"No, right? Before I arrived, I heard that there was a Changping Warehouse here, and I had stockpiled food that could allow 30,000 soldiers to eat for a year. There were three arsenals, with more than 200 powerful crossbows...::. Besides, along the way, all the thieves I captured said that someone robbed the city..."

"Oh, my grandfather didn't know anything. The situation in this place was completely different from what the imperial court recorded. There was a warehouse, but how much food could there be in the warehouse?"

"It's empty!"

"Besides, after we fought with the Zhou people, the Zhou people occupied the city. They robbed the city, and even if they had food, they had been taken away by them."

"By the way, you don't know yet. The thief said that he could not leave the supplies to the Han army, and he took the lead in burning the things that he could not take away!"

"This is the case in Shu County...

Zu Ban said oh, nodded, "So that's it."

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. How can the prince and the prince suffer so much for great cause?"

"You should be patient for a while. Our army came from afar and the food and supplies they brought were not sufficient. When the Zhou Kingdom was destroyed,

The roads are smooth, and logistics food and grass will continue to enter Bashu."

Wang Qiu Monk looked worried, "It's not that I don't want to, but I don't have any food here, so I'm afraid of chaos.

The cultivated land in all places is also abandoned. If my grandfather allowed me, I would like to lead people to work hard and get out food and grass earlier to supply the army!"

"Hahaha, okay, okay, the prince is really a wise man!"

Zu Ban laughed and took the prince into the city.

The city became even more dilapidated, and every household seemed to be deserted. Looking at the city like a ghost city, Zu Ban's eyes suddenly became cold, "It's really not easy."

"What did you say?"

"Hahaha, it's really not easy to get into the city. I'm thinking about how to reward you!"
To be continued...