On Henan Road, outside the Yidu City of Qingzhou, the frozen ice surface of Caohe began to dissipate day and night with the warmer weather.

He had entered and occupied the Pinglu Army/Ziqing Town. Zhu Laosan, who suppressed and cleared the last resistance, was inevitably a little sad when facing the messy and continued drinking alone after the banquet. Not only because he finally collected less than 10,000 soldiers, but also because he lost several more old brothers who thought they could enjoy wealth and prosperity in the new dynasty together.

Although the most important part of Pinglu Town has been defeated, the takeover, surrender and purge in Yidu City are also in an orderly manner; the cavalry of Wang Shifan and his ranks of chasing and fleeing were also sent out, and in a short time he has gained a foothold here. As long as he waits for more support, he can further clean up the situation of Pinglu Army/Qingzi Town Qizhou.

But he was still a little unsatisfied, or he was empty and had nowhere to fall in his heart, or he was missing something. After all, now, fewer and fewer people can enjoy such victory with him and drink and chat with him seem to be getting less and less; even Hu Zhen, the commander of the Tooth Guardian Army who had been following him for many years, had to bid farewell to the army because of a broken leg.

As for those newly added military generals after selection and promotion, they may be respectful and obedient, but in terms of familiarity with each other and the tacit understanding of each other, they are really far apart; let alone drinking and talking with each other openly. Therefore, after the banquet of turning defeat into victory, he still feels lonely and has nowhere to resolve.

At this time, another familiar voice sounded again, but Zhu Zhen, who was wearing a blood-seeking bandage on his arms, walked into the hall, and saw him with a happier look:

"Leave it behind, no... The general, a new batch of military supplies has been transferred; in addition, there is a letter of commission from Chang'an, which allows our troops to select elite soldiers from Pinglu who were surrendered locally, to supplement their subordinates, and to facilitate the subsequent rights and interests of the Pinglu army in the old place."

"That's great, I'll ask you to choose a good choice..."

When Zhu Laosan heard this, he sighed and smiled bitterly, but because after he turned to the Taiping Army, although the more continuous tug-of-wars and fierce battles followed, the more casualties the army accumulated, the more abundant the supply and replenishment of troops in the rear seemed.

However, the corresponding one is that the control and influence of the army under their command and influence of the army under them is actually slowly and subtly declining; it is not that these soldiers are not doing well enough in order to impose orders, or even better than before; but they are beginning to obey the entire army, or a long-term concept represented by the Taiping Army, and are no longer the generals themselves.

Perhaps, this is the basic courage and confidence that can let him act expediently under the new dynasty system now? But no matter what, Zhu Laosan has no other choice. After being killed by him or suppressed so many old subordinates who could not keep up with the times, he could only continue to continue to move forward with the rest of his people in order to achieve a more decent and favorable result.

However, when Zhu Zhen hesitated, he continued:

"Master, when I was detaining those old subordinates of the yamen, I also met several delusional people!"

"oh?"

Zhu Laosan couldn't help but be surprised and put down his wine glass.

"These dogs actually jumped into the trap. I advised the general, saying that they were willing to support our army and created a foundation."

Zhu Zhen scratched her head awkwardly and said:

"What do you think?"

Zhu Laosan was drunk when he heard this, but he asked without moving and laughed:

"Of course I was just thinking about it. I handed over the land of the seven prefectures that the master had worked hard to manage. How could he see this mere corner of the Pinglu Army?"

Zhu Zhen then spread her hands and said:

"You did a good job and later transfer the corresponding person to Chang'an with the return transport team..."

Zhu Laosan then breathed a sigh of relief. At least he would not have to lose another remaining old brother.

"Then, they were counted out by the clothes and situation in the city, and they were sent away in batches after the beginning of spring."

At this time, a notice came from the outside:

"There is a report that the head of the ship's ship from the outside seas, Suo Meng, sent an urgent news from Dengzhou..."

"That's good, that's fine..."

After a moment, Zhu Laosan looked at the presentation in front of him and felt much better. However, it was the latest news about Wang Shifan, the son of King Jingwu of Pinglu Jiedu, who fled a few days ago.

It is said that the Pinglu Army Chief Secretary fled to Laizhou without stopping to the east, hoping to follow the trend in Ye County, where Laizhou City is located, and order and summon the old subordinates of the local Donglai Shou who were captured. As a result, he ignored one thing, which was that he believed that the Pinglu Army Chief Secretary and the Prince of Wang were the ones who had left the Yidu City of Qingzhou, and no one was willing to recognize each other.

Therefore, not only did he not gather enough people and money in the local area, he was besieged by the local regiments, and had to take his last subordinates out of the city gate and escape. Then he led his men and robbed several villages and towns, and came to Penglai Port City outside Dengzhou Prefecture. This time, he wanted to hide his identity and bought a boat from here to go to sea, and then he went to Jilizhou, an enclave on the opposite sea peninsula.

However, this time his luck has basically been used up. Compared with the state city at both ends of the head rat, Penglai Port was under the threat of the Taiping Navy from the outer sea, and it had been penetrated into a sieve full of holes and a sieve. So this time, Wang Shifan had no chance to hide his identity, so he was deceived by someone on the ship and caught a turtle in the jar.

In this way, the last hidden danger of conquering Pinglu Army disappeared. At this time, a report came from outside again:

"Report to the general, Chang'an news, the Grand Governor has begun his Eastern Tour..."

Upon hearing this news, Zhu Laosan couldn't help but make a quick decision:

"The person who came to send all the Pinglu Army flags, drums, ceremonial guards and other items obtained by our army to the city of Pengcheng, Xuzhou..."
Chapter completed!