Zhu Long finally arrived in Lishui with hundreds of baggage and the Huotou Army, and the war had already been settled. When Zhu Long arrived, he was in a difficult task again. Burying a pot and making rice was the second priority, and cleaning the battlefield was the main priority.

Outside the southern city, there were thousands of corpses and wounded thieves lying on the ground wailing. Zheng Zhi ignored all of them and left them outside the city. There were no casualties under Zheng Zhi's command, with more than a dozen minor and serious injuries. One of them fell off the horse and was trampled to death.

Zheng Zhi led Wu Yong and a few soldiers to slowly get to the not-tall city wall of Lishui County. Although Lishui is not far from Jiangning, it does not belong to the plain terrain, but is a small hilly area. There are actually many small hills and low mountain bags in the field of view.

However, Lishui is generally a relatively flat place, with extremely smooth roads, a lot of arable land and abundant rainfall, so it is naturally rich in resources. Next to the Yangtze River system, there is Shijiu Lake not far away, and the grain is never in short supply, and it is really a place to live and work in peace and contentment.

Since the Han Dynasty, the population in the south has increased. Since the Tang Dynasty, it has formed a situation of wealth and poverty in the south for more than a thousand years in later generations. The traditional Central Plains have gradually withered, and there are also lands in the northwest. Since ancient times, the Han people have cultivated on the edge of the Yellow River and gradually formed the Loess Plateau. The Loess Plateau was also lush. In fact, the main reason is that the Han people have cultivated for thousands of years.

However, China's wars since ancient times have basically been decided in the Central Plains, whether it is the late Han Dynasty, Wei and Jin Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, Song Dynasty, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The real major wars were to solve problems in the Central Plains. After the Central Plains Cauldron was established, China would tend to be unified. The south often rested and recuperated. Even if a war broke out, it would be the final battle for the unification of China. As powerful as the Eastern Wu, it was a hundred and eight thousand miles away from Cao Wei.

"Brother, the Sa family brought this guy." Lu Da came up to the city wall to report,

Zheng Zhi no longer looked at the big and small mountains outside the city wall. When he turned his head, he saw the eaves of the city. There were countless houses higher than the city wall. The eaves raised towards the sky, which were extremely beautiful.

"Pull that guy up." Zheng Zhi waved his hand and ordered.

Several military men carried one person and went up to the city wall, and then knelt in front of Zheng Zhi. The man was wearing ragged iron armor.

Zheng Zhi asked, "But you ordered Kaicheng to surrender?"

The man wanted to bow, but his arm was caught by the military man. He had to hurriedly say: "Go back to Shangguan, it is completely uncontrollable. The reason why Beizheng opened the city was because he was concerned about the safety of the people in the city. When negotiating with the thieves, the thieves promised not to rob the soldiers after opening the city. Only then did Beizheng open the city gate, Shangguan Mingjian."

Zheng Zhi heard this clumsy lie and shouted, "But the thief promised you to rob your house, so you only opened the city to surrender?"

"Shangguan Mingjian, the enemy is too many and we are few, and the humble officials are helpless. The magistrate abandoned the city and fled. He left the humble officials alone to defend the enemy in the city. He had only more than one hundred people under his command and tens of thousands of thieves. What if he did it?"

This seems to be quite reasonable. Even if the magistrate escaped, what is the point of surrendering when he opened the city. There are many reasons in the world that seem reasonable. After a lifetime of military pay, when he defended his country, he surrendered without even resisting. He raised his troops for a thousand days and used troops for a while. He was no more than ordinary soldiers. Ordinary soldiers may have a hard life, but even if this magistrate is not valued, he can still make a fortune. The imperial court has been supporting him for tens of days, but it is not useful for a while.

Not to mention loyalty to the emperor and the people, but to say that this soldier who has been in his life is not useful in the end, so what is the use of it? If this person is not killed, how can Zheng Zhi still convince the public? How can the military under his command be seen?

Zheng Zhi was too lazy to ask again, and it was just these excuses for asking again, and he only said, "Submit the enemy in front of the formation and kill him! The head was hung at the city gate to show the public."

Everyone on the left seemed to have known that this would be the result, because this kind of thing has happened in the northwest, and the heads of such people have been hung above the city gates in the northwest.

Several military men dragged their heads up and pressed their heads on the mercedes. A big knife was raised.

Zheng Zhi didn't look at it, turned around and walked down the city wall.

"Shangguan, why not kill me? Do you dare to kill the magistrate? He abandoned the city first and fled, why didn't he kill me? I, a soldier, died in vain! Where is the law of heaven?" This is also a bit smart. He only wants to survive, but his words are agitated to make people feel that they are understandable.

Zheng Zhi's footsteps had already gone down several steps, but he just shook his head and did not stop. Zheng Zhi's perception and values ​​of the identity of a soldier were far from this person, so naturally he would not have any inner sway.

Zheng Zhi got off the city wall, and Junhan's big sword raised for a moment, and it was time to fall. However, another Junhan beside him signaled with his hand, and the big sword hanging in the air temporarily stopped.

The military man leaned over to the head and ears and said, "My husband has always been like this. You are in a death sentence. I will tell you something before you die, so that you can rest assured. The magistrate of Lishui was also killed by my husband on the side of the road. Let's go on the road with peace of mind."

After saying this, Jun Han stood up straight and gently signaled his hand in the air.

This was all the head and eyes were shocked and looked at Jun Han. He seemed to have something to say, but the big sword quickly fell down, and his head rolled down to the city in a moment.

Several military men quickly went down to the city to pick up the head.

Since the Qin State, a word has appeared on the title of human head: head level. The word head comes from war. Why is human head called head level? Because the Qin army fought, if you hand over an enemy head, you can upgrade to one level. After upgrading, you will have military achievements, you can divide the land and get tax exemptions.

All the Qin soldiers were brave enough to fight, and the Qin army swept the world and unify them. After each battle, all the Qin soldiers had their heads hanging around their waists to register and ask for rewards. They all said: I got another level.

The first is the meaning of the first, and the word "first" has been passed down for more than two thousand years.

Zheng Zhi got down the city wall and said, "Go and find the head of the magistrate, and hang it with this."

After hearing the orders, my own soldiers went on to do their business.

Zhu Long arranged for people to start cooking rice, and Zheng Zhi also entered the Lishui County Government.

When it was a city gate, Yan Qing finally rushed back and asked to open the city gate and go straight to the county government.

"My husband, there are not many thieves in Gaochun. The city is low and there are only a hundred people counting on the left and right. I just heard that there are soldiers and horses coming to Gaochun in Xuanzhou, and I don't know how many." Yan Qing's job is really hard. Even if the military information is reported, he will take action. It is extremely dangerous to run back and forth every day. However, this young man is happy and never talks about hardship.

Wu Yong heard the words, glanced at Zheng Zhi, and said, "My husband, these Gaochun soldiers should come out to attack Lishui. Gaochun is empty at this time. But if you want to protect Gaochun Wuyou, you must fight another battle to defeat the Xuanzhou reinforcements, so that the entire Jiangning Prefecture can be guaranteed to worry-free."

"The scholars make sense. We have few people, three thousand soldiers and horses, and it is impossible to divide the troops to guard them. We can only fight another battle. After defeating the soldiers of Xuanzhou, Fang Qifo will be settled down. Without the confidence to win, he will not send troops to invade Jiangning again." Zheng Zhi nodded and said.

Gaochun is the city at the junction of Jiangning Prefecture and Xuanzhou. The entire territory of Xuanzhou falls into the hands of Fang La's right-handed Fang Qi Buddha. If Fang Qi Buddha is in Lishui, Gaochun will be in peace.

Yan Qing reported the military information. Seeing that Zheng Zhi had also made a plan, he spoke, "My husband, do you still have food?"

Zheng Zhi heard the words and quickly ordered his left and right, "Go and ask Huo Tou to prepare wine and meat and General Yan. Prepare some good wine, and I will drink a few glasses with General Yan."

The personal soldiers went down to pass the order. Yan Qing also sat down. Wu Yong said again: "It is not advisable to divide the troops under the command of the grandfather, but there is still someone to guard Gaochun. It is necessary for the prefect Wang to gather all the imperial guards in Jiangning to station Gaochun. If the bandit army comes again, it can resist for a while and buy some time for the grandfather to send troops to rescue him. As long as Gaochun is not lost, Jiangning Mansion will be worry-free."

Zheng Zhi nodded and said, "Scholars will write letters to Jiangning City now. I think that Han Qian, the commander of the Bozhou military and horses, was also on the way, and sent them to Gaochun to guard the defense. Then hang the two heads on the Lishui city gate on the head of Gaochun City to warn everyone not to slacken in the battle."

Although Zheng Zhi has been leading troops for several years, it is the first time that he has commanded such regional offensive and defensive wars. He is still in such a densely populated and crowded place, and he has no experience. He can only command and learn.

This kind of learning experience is really important for Zheng Zhi in the future. Zheng Zhi fought several times, in the northwest, and was just a leader. He could only fight according to the planned plan, but could not take care of the other fronts. In Cangzhou, it was just an attack on a Liangshan, and there was no need to consider the overall situation.

At this time, Zheng Zhi was truly commanding a major strategic war from the height of a leader, which was completely different from the previous generals of the army. It also had many benefits for commanding the war later.

It was naturally the first time Wu Yong. The two of them were so polite and progressed to each other.

"Dude, should you send me to Tokyo and transfer the soldiers from Haozhou? If you can get the soldiers from Haozhou in Bozhou, you will always be useful. In addition, the soldiers from Jiangning will not be able to fight, but guarding the city will always be beneficial." Wu Yong followed the idea and made suggestions.

Zheng Zhi nodded repeatedly when he heard this, and knew that if he took Hangzhou directly, he would definitely not be able to go deep into the army alone. What he feared most was that he was raided in the back road, and then there would be problems with the supply of military rations. He transferred all the soldiers from nearby prefectures. Every time Zheng Zhi conquered one place, there would be someone guarding one place, which would be much safer.

"I will write a letter together and I will send it tonight. The matter of killing the magistrate of Lishui will also be sent to Tokyo, so as not to let someone take a handle."

He has a high position and his authority is getting heavier. Many things have to be done, but many things are also constrained by the Song Dynasty court and the system, and cannot let go. In a peaceful era, killing a civil servant privately violated the values ​​of the Song Dynasty court and the royal family. It is impossible not to explain. Even if it is explained, he would first write a letter to apologize, and then talk about the reasons for being forced to forgive him, so as to ask the emperor to forgive him.

When Zheng Zhi said this, he felt uncomfortable all over. He killed a magistrate who had left the city and fled, and even wanted to apologize. Zheng Zhi was even more frustrated in this prosperous Song Dynasty. It turned out that under the protection of Master Zhong and Tong Guan, Zheng Zhi felt flexible. It was so unhappy that it was his turn to come forward to do things.
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