Fan Zhongyun said: "There is no time. Aleph's role is limited to Xiazhou and Shazhou. I hope his intervention and mediation can keep the situation in these two states stable."

You Chong and Gan Tuyuan understood the deep meaning of Fan Zhongyun's words. Wuzhou would eventually have to solve the problem through war.

You Chong asked in confusion: "Mr. Fan, you said it's too late. What do you mean?"

"The longer one hundred thousand Central Plains people stay in Shazhou, the more uneasy and fearful they will become. Once this sentiment spreads, the entire immigration plan will most likely be ruined. We must resolve it quickly.

It can’t be delayed any longer.”

Li Xun knew that Fan Zhongyun must have seen what he was thinking before he said these words.

Li Xun said in a deep voice: "This time is actually an opportunity. Most of the die-hard elements in Wuzhou are now gathered together. In the past, there were no excuses and it was difficult to start. Now it is just a matter of catching them all. Only by completely wiping out these evil-minded people

Only with these people can Wuzhou have long-term peace and stability."

Fan Zhongyun agreed: "Li Xun is right. Wuzhou in the past seemed calm on the surface, but in fact it was turbulent. It broke out in advance this time. It is indeed a good thing for us. If we really

These people migrated to Longyou prefectures and counties. Once an outbreak breaks out in the future, the chaos will not only be in Wuzhou, but will lead to great turmoil in the entire Longyou Road, which will be even more harmful. Now that they are concentrated in Wuzhou, they can do it in one fell swoop.

Elimination is a good thing for the country and the people."

After hearing this, You Chong and Gan Tuyuan nodded repeatedly. They had to say that what Fan Zhongyun and Li Xun said was indeed reasonable.

"Captain, what do you want to do?"

Li Xun pondered for a moment, and finally said: "You and Gan Tu stay far away. Command the 4,000 soldiers and horses of our headquarters to guard Wu'an City. I will lead the remaining 2,000 soldiers, escort the grain and grass, and rush to Wuzhuo County to wait for the reinforcements from Suzhou.

After joining us, I will immediately engage in a decisive battle with the mob."

After the discussion, everyone dispersed.

Two thousand troops were quickly assembled.

When Li Xun walked out of the Governor's Mansion, Jiang Daxiong was holding the horse and waiting there.

"Be careful with everything. Yuan He and Shan Qiu are both good generals. With them here, there shouldn't be much of a problem."

Fan Zhongyun gave his final instructions.

"Wait for my good news."

Li Xun smiled. With Fan Zhongyun here, he was not worried about the safety of Wu'an City.

"Commander, two thousand soldiers have gathered outside the city. All the grain and grass have been loaded into the truck, and they are ready to go at any time."

Hou Quan arrived on horseback and reported loudly.

"See you later."

Li Xun nodded to Fan Zhongyun, then turned around, mounted his horse, and rode away.

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At dusk, Li Xun arrived at Wuzhuo County, and no one went out to greet him. He entered the military camp until Yuan He, Shan Qiu and other generals came to pay their respects.

"In times of war, it is not appropriate for the general to go out and cannot greet the governor in person. Please forgive me."

Yuan He bowed his hands in greeting with an apologetic look on his face.

Li Xun waved his hand and said appreciatively: "I don't value these false etiquette, and what you did is right. You have both merit and demerit."

After saying that, Li Xun looked at Shan Qiu and asked: "Brother Shan, how is the defense of the camp?"

Shan Qiu said: "The defense is very complete. If nothing happens to you, I will show you around."

"Okay, let's go take a look."

Li Xun ordered Yuan He to arrange the soldiers and provisions he had brought, and then he and Shan Qiu went to the forefront of the camp.

The entire camp is several miles long and wide, and the city wall is several feet high. There are bright flags on the wall, swords and spears standing tall, and a chilling atmosphere. Looking at it from a distance can make people feel in awe.

"When was this camp built?"

Li Xun asked aloud, saying it was a camp, but it was actually a small siege. It was impossible for Yuan He and others to build such a scale in a short time.

Shan Qiu introduced: "This siege city was built by a big stone noble. It was once used to keep slaves, and now it is used by us."

Li Xun shook his head: "The senior officials among the mob don't seem to have any strategic vision. Such a good frontier area was given to us for nothing without sending anyone to garrison it."

"There were people stationed there, but the number was not large. There were only more than 2,000 people. It only took us half an hour to capture it."

Shan Qiu said: "The mob has a clear goal this time, which is to gather all the manpower to fight us in a decisive battle, so as to avoid being scattered and defeated by us one by one like last time."

Li Xun said quietly: "It seems that the defeat in Ta County has shocked them so much that they dare not make any further plans to divide their troops."

Shan Qiu nodded and said, "That's true. Yu Yanhui's contribution in this battle is not small."

Li Xun smiled. Yu Yanhui was a bit utilitarian, but his personal military ability was indeed good. If he could truly join him, he could be considered for reuse.

Yu Yanhui's Shazhou defense envoy was not given by Li Xun sincerely, but was forced by the situation and had to be done as a last resort. Therefore, Li Xun always had a back-up plan in mind. After things calmed down, he would use the soldiers to withdraw.

, the personnel were mobilized to gradually free up Yu Yanhui, and finally captured him. However, in this battle of Ta County, Yu Yanhui showed extraordinary military intelligence and was extremely brave in personal combat. In the end, he won with a small number of people.

Duo, won a great victory in Ta County, which made Li Xun look at him with admiration, and his original thoughts also changed somewhat.

"How is the situation in Wuzhuo County? Have you sent someone to investigate?"

Turning to the topic, Li Xun asked about the situation of the mob camp in Wuzhuo County.

"We sent a large number of scouts to investigate the news. Almost every hour, the latest news would come. Although the mob was large in number, weapons and horses were extremely scarce. They have now selected 10,000 young and strong men, including eight cavalry.

Hundred, send out weapons, we have been training these past few days."

Li Xun asked: "Do they have enough food?"

Shan Qiu pondered for a moment, and then said: "This cannot be counted, but after the riots, we did not have enough troops to pursue a large-scale suppression. This gave them time to gather and retreat calmly. The mobs were all ordinary people. In this way

Even if people leave, they will definitely be bringing their families with them, and they will definitely take some food rations with them, so I guess that this group of mobs should have no problem with their food reserves for ten days and a half."

Li Xun nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and looked into the distance.

After listening to Shan Qiu's introduction, Li Xun already had a rough blueprint in mind for the next step of the entire war situation. The mob was now concentrating weapons and manpower and training, obviously making final preparations. He wanted to

The plan of trapping them in Wuzhuo County and then attacking again when they are running out of food seems to be unworkable, because the opponent is not without the strength to fight. At that time, even if you don't move, the opponent will

Come proactively and seek a decisive battle.

Li Xun's current line of thinking is to hold still, gather all the troops, garrison here, and wait for the opponent to come, or take the initiative to attack, that is, to place the decisive battle here, or at Wuzhuo, a hundred and twenty miles away.
Chapter completed!