The battle went on without any suspense.

The cover of the snowy night, the orderly long-range raid of the large organized troops, the eager generals, the support of absolute combat power, and the unresponsive nearby county town throughout the whole process, made the removal of Huangshiwu Fort like a red-hot knife cutting through ice.

Just as neat.

Su Jingfang, who had stayed up all night, yawned while watching this battle.

How should I put it? He doesn't have any superfluous views on the military's combat effectiveness.

First of all, it is definitely not as good as the Wu'an County soldiers trained by my master, but it cannot be said to be too different, especially since the drills used by both sides are actually roughly the same, and the war itself is about the right time, the right place and the right people... For example, a little

Anyone with common sense knows that under normal circumstances in a field battle, the combat power of Wubao's defenders is not worth mentioning at all, but when they are defending their hometown, they will often unleash great potential. However, today they were breached and their direction was basically broken.

There was no time to organize a defense, but it was a complete mess.

Besides, the army is backed by eight counties and has six counties in Huaixi. There are twenty-five battalions in Hebei alone, and Wu'an County is only one county, and it is not a big county.

But with tens of thousands of people, there is no need to compare the size of the two sides.

But soon, after the battle, Su Jingfang, who followed Shan Tonghai into Wubao, saw a scene that surprised him.

"Uncle Shan, what are you going to do?" Su Jingfang pointed to a high platform in front of him and couldn't help but speak.

"The case will be judged and the crime will be judged." Shan Tonghai turned back indifferently, with a matter-of-fact look. "You, County Sheriff Li, don't need to try the murderer?"

After saying that, he walked away with his head held high and got off the horse directly to go on stage.

In the snow in front of the stage, Su Jingfang was speechless for a moment, but he immediately realized the absurdity of it. This was a war, and the two sides of the war were the so-called rebels and the powerful... the two most unruly groups in the world.

people.

In other words, as a powerful son who returned to Hebei with his father and family, Team Xiao Su will know the conflicts between the two groups of people better than anyone else, and he has also heard some in-depth analysis of unknown origin from his master.

Hebei is surrounded by mountains on both sides, with the sea on one side and the river on the other. In the open space like a chessboard, there are Hejian Camp, Youzhou Camp, Yecheng, one of the companion capitals, and Jijun, which stores a large amount of supplies.

As well as the four counties along the mountain that received military assistance and control from Taiyuan, this made the court and government forces here too strong on paper.

Therefore, during the Three Expeditions, although the Eastern Territory and Hebei that suffered the most were both filled with rebels, two years later, the rebels had the upper hand in the Eastern Territory and the gangs swept the Eastern Territory, while in Hebei it was the official army who had the upper hand.

The rebels were wiped out.

But the so-called overall situation came into play at this time. What is meant by collapse is that the government and the army clearly won a complete victory, but this process did not delay the court's step-by-step loss of grassroots control, and then had to accept it and even actively support it.

Mobilize local powerful people in exchange for necessary tax revenue, population replenishment and maintenance of local security.

However, another interesting question is, did these powerful people appear out of thin air? What was their political stance when the rebel army was strong?

The answer seems self-evident.

The fact that these powerful people in Hebei can build forts shows that they are from the official and military camp, and quite a few of them can be regarded as traitors to the rebels.

In this case, the gang came across the river under the banner of the leader of the world's rebels and accepted the local rebels who Su Jingfang had seen with his own eyes and knew how miserable they were. Naturally, they were enemies rather than friends with these powerful men who had established Wubao, and even

There is a grudge.

But since they are enemies rather than friends, since there is enmity, since it is a war, then just kill, rob, or even the Yi people, but the result is a pretentious trial?

Isn't it ridiculous?

In this way, Su Jingfang looked at the famous Xiongtian King with complicated expressions, as well as Shan Tonghai, the big leader who always put on a show last night, and Dou Xiaoniang's father, the direct descendant of the Zhou family, the former Jiangdongshi general.

Mr. Zhou, plus another leader who only knew the surname Xiahou... A group of leading generals gathered together, not to mention famous teachers and generals, they could also be regarded as a group of heroes, but they only gestured to a piece of paper.

Then he ordered the captured Huang family members to have their limbs tied and carry them to a high platform one by one for trial.

Moreover, when the crime was being discussed, Huang's past assistance to Hejian Camp and the local government in participating in several sieges and sweeps, as well as some scattered resistance last night, were actually only counted on the seven or eight people who were in charge of leading the army.

It was not imposed on the rest of the Huang clan.

Therefore, after beheading these seven or eight people, the so-called trial at the scene fell into embarrassment, because no local residents dared to identify themselves according to the charges announced by the gang. For these residents, Huang

It seems that they represent order, rule, and law. On the contrary, these rebels with many Eastern accents are the thieves who destroyed their protective shell in troubled times.

However, even Su Jingfang knew that nine out of ten of these other disciples named Huang still did not comply with the gang's "laws". It's just that the people now dare not say that they don't want to say it, so it is impossible to really let them go.

As a result, he watched helplessly as these thieves, who had been relatively agile when the war started, almost clumsily ended the so-called trial, driving away some old and weak women and children of the Huang family, but then gave away many "innocent" young Huang family members.

He was imprisoned without any embarrassment.

Obviously, the trial turned into a farce, which made Shan Dalang, who was originally so arrogant, obviously embarrassed.

But soon, the subsequent distribution of the spoils made the gang earn back everything.

Although it is still clumsy, and there are many necessary concealments, denials, and omissions in the judgment and division of the spoils during distribution, this kind of dependence on the current spoils must be maintained even if executions are required to enforce military law.

The distribution still shocked everyone... On the high platform, the blood of the Huang clan was mixed with the blood of the army sergeants, and huge red flowers bloomed in the winter snow, and countless copper coins, grains

, daily groceries, gold, silver, cloth, and silk are once again pressed on this red and white color, piled up like a mountain.

People in Wubao are not born in Wubao.

If you think about it, you will know that when the Wei Dynasty was here, with the temper of the late emperor and the current saint, how could it be possible to allow all the people under the rule to be Wubao? And it should really learn from the lessons of the former Tang Dynasty's southern crossing. The equal land system created by several consecutive dynasties is a sham.

Yes?

Most of the polders have just been erected... In other words, the people inside are still "somewhat knowledgeable".

And this time I gained more knowledge.

Clear rewards and punishments, fair rewards and punishments, have been the foundation for success since ancient times... No matter how unsatisfactory this matter is, isn't it better than the officers and soldiers who just robbed the Changhe River next door?

It seems that the wave of official troops was defeated by this wave of rebels from the east.

On the other side, even Su Jingfang remained serious because he also realized that perhaps doing this was just to continue to win over their so-called hearts and minds, but this move would definitely greatly strengthen the discipline of the troops and then enhance their combat effectiveness.

.

The so-called rebels who can achieve this point definitely have their own tricks.

The gang's reputation is not an empty shell full of rules and words.

The handling of Huang's Wubao was not perfect, and even a little awkward, and its subsequent handling was destined to be a bad debt. Dare not, the leader named Xiahou led an entire battalion to stay here, and seemed to be ready to stay there permanently. These seemed to be

It was a headache for him. Shantong Haibu seemed to be preparing to handle the follow-up auxiliary troops, transport food and goods, and monitor the movements of the officers and soldiers in Pingyuan County. At this time, Su Jingfang, who had no one to control him, became interested in some people and some things.

, so he and Dou Xiaoniang’s father simply took a batch of grain and headed to Ban County with their heads held high.

At this time, Wang Xiongdan had already left early with his people. Su Jingfang felt a little more comfortable without this brotherly leader of the rebels fighting along the way.

However, it has not been a smooth journey.

The main reason is snow, because the previous snow has begun to freeze, and it is very difficult to transport supplies on the road. However, this kind of journey is only forty or fifty miles, and it only takes two days. On the third day, the road ahead suddenly becomes clear.

, and there are helpful people everywhere.

A magnificent winter organized operation was displayed in front of everyone.

Su Jingfang was completely shocked at this time, because he had never seen this kind of ability to mobilize hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people.

Li Ding has never shown it.

The weather was bitterly cold, but the sky above had already cleared up, and the sky was blue. The roads were dark, and the roadsides were covered with high layers of snow.

Dou Lide was very polite to this young man who had sent back his wife, daughter, and many brothers and family members. When he came to a military station where porridge was placed, before he had even dismounted from his horse, he kindly pointed forward.

"Look, that person is Mr. Zhang Sanye, the leader of our gang, and a close friend of your master, Mr. Li Siye, the governor of Wu'an County."

After saying that, Dou Lide dismounted first and went under the wooden shed there. Su Jingfang also saw a person sitting upright among the crowd.

This man is not old and has no beard, but he looks younger. Moreover, he is not wearing any decent clothes at this time, just a single coat, and then symbolically wearing a standard military winter coat, which is more casual.

He has been working hard for many years, and his facial expressions have already shown his attitude. Although he speaks and smiles calmly, no one around him dares to offend him in the slightest.

As for Xiong Bonan, Zhou Xingfan, Wang Xiongdan and others that I had seen before, they were all different in their own way when they saw them. They were all around this person now, but they were all hidden in the crowd, as if they were surrounded by dragons and mountains.

When the man saw Dou Lide approaching, he stood up and smiled, "Headmaster Dou went down to Huangzhuang on a snowy night, and Qian Tang didn't even have time to react. It's really outstanding."

"It made Longtou laugh." Dou Lide looked a little embarrassed. "Things were not handled well enough, and many places were unsatisfactory."

"It doesn't matter." That person, Zhang Xing, put on his clothes and tightened the buttons. He was honest. "Whoever sets the rules properly for the first time will have two. Things will come gradually, and the main task will be completed.

That’s good…”

Doulide was immediately relieved.

"Leader Dou, I know that your family is here, and they really want to see each other at this time. You should go back and see them as soon as possible." Zhang Xing continued. "So that's good, you can just leave the food here.

, and the brothers will go back to Ban County to meet their relatives first, but after the meeting, tomorrow I still hope that you will take all the important brothers in your camp to go with the two leaders Zhai Qian and Guo Jingke to help him in the Bohai Sea

Bring us a fort from the county...I want to use your experience, lead one by one, and let the brothers get used to it, so that the rules can become stronger each time."

What kind of person was Dou Lide? He had already guessed the many intentions behind Zhang Xing's move, so he naturally nodded and hurried to the Ban County camp.

At this moment, Zhang Xingfang looked at Su Jingfang.

The latter was so smart, and at such a young age, he didn't need to be ashamed. He immediately raised his hands forward and bowed to the bottom: "I'm sorry, uncle! I'm in the military and haven't paid him a visit, but my nephew has heard his teacher's praises long ago and knows that he knows his teacher well."

I have always admired my uncle for his abilities. I am honored to meet you today. I also ask my uncle to teach me more."

"It's rare for you to show filial piety. Even my masters and uncles called me. Teaching is inevitable." Hearing this man's clever words, Zhang Xing just laughed. Wang Xiongdan had been fighting with this man for several days. He arrived early yesterday and explained how he didn't know this.

His basic idea was to make up his mind early. "But now that you are here, just follow me to move the firewood... After moving the firewood, we will return to the Ban County camp in a few days before we talk."

Su Jingfang was not surprised at first, because he had some doubts and wanted to ask for advice, and this kind of activity was obviously a good time to talk nearby. As for saying that he would return to Banxian camp in a few days... that was unnecessary.
To be continued...