Jizhou Prefecture was governed by Xindu, the governor of Jizhou, and the king of Rencheng, Gao Feng, and summoned civil and military officials to discuss matters at the prefecture party.

Not long ago, Yecheng was attacked and the emperor retreated to Jinyang, and then Yecheng fell.

When the news came, Jizhou was shocked.

But there was more than one bad news: the northern invaders who had retreated south had made a comeback.

There was an emergency in Liyang. It is said that the Chu army once again crossed the river from Baimajin on the south bank and attacked Liyang City.

In the lower reaches, the Chu army crossed the river from the clean cloth, arrived at the north bank, and came straight towards Jizhou.

The vanguard cavalry had reached Qinghe and was not far from Xin.

In fact, after the Chu army crossed the river in the Cangshu, the shortest distance from Xindu was only more than 200 miles, and the cavalry arrived in two days, so the situation in Xindu took a sharp turn.

So, should we obey the emperor's will and send troops to rescue Yecheng?

Gao Feng wanted to go, but the civil and military officials disagree, which gave him a headache.

Those who advocated saving Yecheng believed that the Chu army had just occupied the capital and its foundation was unstable, and hundreds of thousands of residents in Yecheng would definitely accumulate strength to fight back.

As long as the king-supported troops arrived and the inside and outside cooperated, the Chu army would have to abandon the city.

Therefore, Jizhou must send troops quickly. If time goes on and the Chu army's support arrives, it will only become more and more difficult to recover Yecheng.

As for Xindu, as long as the soldiers and civilians stayed behind closed doors and stood firm in the city, and when the troops from other places arrived, the Chu army would inevitably retreat.

Those who opposed sending troops to Yecheng believed that Jizhou's troops who had gone to Yecheng to serve the king were attacked on their way back, with heavy casualties. Now, Chu army is coming straight to Xindu. If Jizhou divides troops to rescue Yecheng, Xindu will be in danger.

Because the previous group of soldiers sent out suffered heavy casualties, most of the soldiers in Jizhou are in prefectures and counties. They are asked to leave their relatives behind and go to more enemy troops to fight in Yecheng, and they may mutiny on the way.

Moreover, Fuyang, north of Yecheng, has been lost. If the official army wants to recover Yecheng, they have to recover Fuyang first. This is not something that can be done by the Jizhou army alone. They have to wait for the troops of other states to gather together to fight together.

Therefore, the so-called "recovering Yecheng must send troops as soon as possible" is actually useless. Even if Jizhou is in a hurry to send troops to Yecheng, it would be useless if other prefectures and counties cannot get up.

Moreover, the fall of Liyang is a foregone conclusion. At that time, a large number of Chu troops heading north, and Jizhou's troops may be intercepted halfway. How can they fight in a dilemma?

At present, we can only stick to our trust and wait for reinforcements from all over the country to make plans.

When Gao Feng saw two groups of people quarreling, he felt a headache. He personally thought that he should save Yecheng first.

As for Xindu, even if it is occupied by the Chu army, as long as the court recovers Yecheng, the Chu army will inevitably be unable to gain a foothold in Hebei for a long time and will withdraw sooner or later, and Xindu will be recovered by then.

But once the Chu army gained a foothold in Yecheng, it could calmly attack the entire Hebei area and monitor the eastern exits of each path of the Taihang Mountains.

If so, it will become difficult for the troops west of Taihang Mountain and Jinyang to reinforce the Hebei region. The troops advancing east along the paths will easily be blocked.

However, he wanted to give priority to regain Yecheng, but many people in Jizhou hoped that the Jizhou army would give priority to the guaranteed capital.

Most of the troops he could mobilize were currently locals in Jizhou.

Therefore, if you really have to force the troops, something may happen halfway.

After more than half an hour of discussion, he couldn't figure it out. Gao Feng was having a headache and there was news: there were few enemy cavalry outside the city, and they should be scouts.

"It's coming so fast!" Gao Feng stopped hesitating and immediately ordered: "Close the city gates and prepare for war in the whole city!"

"Send people to the surrounding counties and counties to inquire immediately, and send people to Youzhou to inquire!"

The enemy is coming, this is great. Don’t think so much, just keep the letter first.

The whole city of soldiers and civilians stood behind closed doors and did not fight decisively with the enemy until reinforcements from all over the country arrived.

......

At night, in the southeast suburbs of Xindu, in the temporary camp of the Chu army, the marching governor Liang Miao looked at a map on the case and pondered the situation of the battle.

He led his army across the river, entered Hebei area again, and headed straight for Xindu, the governor of Jizhou Prefecture. As expected, the Xindu defenders did not go out to avoid going out to fight, thereby delaying time.

To be honest, he and his subordinates are really unable to get the capital. After all, they can't carry too many powerful siege equipment when raiding from a long distance.

Therefore, since the other party wanted to be a turtle, he took the opportunity to act as planned.

As the marching governor, Liang Miao had several marching governors under his command. He personally led his troops to write to the suburbs of the capital. First, he looked for an opportunity to fight to annihilate the enemy's field forces. If the Jizhou army could not stand, he would "nail" the other party in the city.

Second, create conditions so that all marching governors can calmly carry out "fixed removal" of southern Hebei.

Most of the forts and villages were removed, and the local snakes on these territories were skinned, and the food was obtained to provide military supplies.

Thinking of this, Liang Miao's eyes flashed with cold light.

Your Majesty is right. When the official army fights the northern expedition, the reason for removing those high-sounding reasons is actually to grab money, food, land, and women.

If we don’t kill a large number of local snakes in Hebei, where can we get the money, food, land and women to the soldiers of the Northern Expedition?

If the local snakes in Hebei are not killed, how can the imperial court firmly control this vast and prosperous plain area?

If the official army invaded the Northern Expedition and included Hebei under the rule of the court, but the soldiers who made meritorious services did not get benefits, the court could not effectively control Hebei, and could not control Hebei's abundant resources and dense population...

So what is our Northern Expedition aiming for? Because it is boring?

Liang Miao looked at the map again and looked at the area south of Jizhou. This place would be destroyed by war due to war, resulting in a large number of fields becoming "borderless land".

Therefore, it was natural that the imperial court redistributed the land and allowed the meritorious soldiers to divide the land and settle down in these places.

But the premise is that the court can really control Hebei and clean up the local snake.

Otherwise, the "outsiders" who settled in Hebei will easily be excluded and swallowed by local powerful people.

Liang Miao took out a small notebook and looked it out.

The small book is a memorandum, recording the area where his march was to be "cleared at a designated location" during this Northern Expedition.

These include...

The Qinghe County area in the south of Jizhou and the Boling County area in the north of Jizhou.

and the Zhaojun area west of Jizhou.

These three areas must be thoroughly "cleaned up" and move quickly. We must take advantage of the "frequent confrontation" between the Chu and Qi armies to get things done.

Of course, this move will inevitably lead to a huge amount of anger and an unexpected counterattack, but they will bear the blame for this infamy.

Liang Miao looked through the memo, turned to the next few pages, and looked at the sketch he drew on it, feeling a little excited.

After the "cleaning" Jizhou and the areas south of (north of the Yellow River and south of Jizhou) will become a large-scale military farming area.

A large number of troops were transformed into garrison troops, taking root and settled in this area through military farming in the garrison.

The settlements of military farms, as grassroots administrative "units", replaced the original local tyrants and organized local people.

By then, everyone who made contributions to the Northern Expedition will be able to share the land, everyone will have a wife to warm the bed, and then bring relatives and friends to live a good life together in the new world.

This is Your Majesty's Northern Expedition, not an empty slogan or an obscure "righteousness".

Everyone participated in the Northern Expedition, won the battle, made great contributions, and won Hebei. If they had land and had a good life!

Suddenly someone came to report that the secret whistle on the outside was alert to find a black shadow touching the camp.

"Sure enough, I want to take advantage of our army's arrival to launch a night attack?" Liang Miao smiled, put away the notebook, and then picked up the bag.
Chapter completed!