In Baicheng, Li Xiushan, who was covered in smoke and dust, was covered in broken military uniforms, held the dragon flag in his hand and looked into the distance. When he saw Zhao Guanhou, he staggered over, and then he was a bear hug. "The fourth brother... you finally came. If you come a few hours later, you should collect the body of my third brother."

"I'm done with my third brother, I don't know your ability yet? Even if I come three days late, you will still be able to hold on. How about it? There is no injury? I have a good doctor and good medicine. Let's cure the injury first."

"It's okay, a few minor injuries are not a big deal. Is there any food? The city has already stopped, so it's best to have food."

Baicheng is not as good as Taonan. The city has few grain reserves, and it mainly relies on outsourcing. When the Rouran bandits arrived, the city lost its source of food and consumed all the food. The troops had to kill horses to maintain it. Fortunately, Zhao Guanhou's troops always focused on supply and had no shortage of food and grass. Li Xiushan and Feng Linge's remaining troops finally had a full meal.

After receiving the order to retreat, the Rouran bandits in the city were completely in chaos. They were in the city at that time, and they were not retreating as soon as they wanted to. Some of them rushed out and fled in scattered, and some of them were caught in battle and could not leave. After the front army entered the city, most of these bandit troops surrendered, and a small number of stubborn resisters were quickly eliminated with the cooperation of cannons and rifles. In this service, more than 2,000 prisoners were captured. These prisoners had tried to launch an attack, but were quickly shot and killed indiscriminately. Since then, they have become honest and dared not speak or move.

The city suffered this disaster, and many wealthy families were plundered by the officers and soldiers, and their real estate was burned down, and they almost went bankrupt. Zhao Guanhou seized many Rouran chariots and horses and animals that were pulled in baggage on the battlefield, and used some of the livestock, gold, silver and even rubles on the chariot as a means of repayment to the disaster victims.

In history, governments have always relied on harming the people regardless of victory or defeat. If the war is ruthless, the people will suffer. This time, the government army not only did not catch women and conquer Latin, but instead issued subsidies, which is unprecedented. The survivors of Baicheng were holding food and silver, and all praised the grace of the government army. Young and strong people also took the initiative to clean the battlefield, bury corpses, and earn some wages.

During these two battles, hundreds of casualties were also suffered. Fortunately, young and strong people could be recruited from outside the pass, especially when Xinmin had a supplementary battalion. As long as they returned to Xinmin Mansion, soldiers would not be a problem. Sun Meiyao took her cavalry and chased the remnants outside the city for a day, captured more than 300 prisoners, and pulled back hundreds of feet.

This time, the former army made money mainly on these horses. Rouran is a horse-backed nation. The people are good at riding and shooting, and are also good at raising horses. The Rouran bandits rode all the best horses. In the past, they relied on the advantage of one man and two horses to fight at will and move flexibly.

This time, since the officers and soldiers also had a large number of horses and had a better hippo, the Rouran bandits no longer had the maneuver advantage. Not only did they not win the battle, but they could not escape at will as they had lost. Several miserable defeats resulted in serious losses in horses and livestock, and the former army had seized nearly ten thousand horses and tens of thousands of horses.

With such a huge herd of horses, Sun Meiyao smiled in her eyes. Her cavalry standard will no longer be empty this time. In addition to cavalry, there will be horse-riding infantry and even flying cavalry artillery teams, and it will not be difficult for her to have horse-riding infantry and even flying cavalry artillery teams.

Zhang Yuting's troops also came to Baicheng to meet in a few days later. During the exchange of hostages, Zhang Yuting's troops faced only a partial division of Baiyin Daben. His troops were far more powerful than Baiyin Daben, and they were the most cunning. The ambush set up by Rouran was discovered by Huzi in advance and fired in two seconds. Baiyin Daben suffered a great loss. After more than 600 people in his troops escaped, Baiyin Daben himself was also captured alive. The meat tickets he brought were also successfully rescued, which made Zhang Yuting famous among the gentry in Taonan.

Feng Linge followed Li Xiushan to guard Baicheng, in order to embrace the government's thighs and want to get a helping hand in exchange for his background. His reputation in the Green Forest was greater than that of Zhang Yuting, and his seniority was older and more people. Compared with the two, Zhang Yuting almost had no chance to win. However, after Zhang left his fortune, when Baicheng fought, Feng's troops were seriously injured, and his subordinates were not yet alive, and his strength was almost lost. Zhang Yuting not only did not suffer any losses, but instead acquired many gangs, with more people than before. The position of commander of these three battalions was almost certain. What they lacked was a strong military merit.

Their achievements in harassing Tiel's rear, destroying warehouses and destroying railways cannot be considered as credit. The credit that can be described on the surface is the Rouran bandit. Therefore, he was more enthusiastic about the extermination of Tao Ke and Tao Hai's remnants than Zhao Guanhou. As soon as he came back, he immediately asked for battle.

In addition to him, Wu Jingfu, who was in Cao Zhongkun in Taonan, was happy to learn the results of the battle and suggested to Cao Zhongkun that the horse bandits must be exterminated. His original purpose was to seize the important city and establish a country and capital. Now even if he was defeated, he would not care about the matter of founding the country and would inevitably put his main goal again on destruction.

Although the Rouran bandits were defeated continuously, their current troops could still gather thousands of people. If they continued to harass the rear of Fusang, the destructiveness would be no less than that of Zhang Yuting's troops. Before, the Rouran people had sneaked into several Fusang warehouses and seized a lot of supplies. If they continued to harass, the logistics of the Fusang people would also have problems.

At this time, the Shahe Battle had already decided to win. The Tiele army, who had no military pay and lacked supplies, was depressed and was defeated in the battle and retreated to the Fengtian front line. The Fusang army also suffered heavy casualties and suffered heavy casualties. They temporarily stopped advancing and were preparing to implement a winning blow to Fengtian after the supplementary troops arrived.

In Lushun, Nogi Hidun's third army almost carried out layer by layer by layer by layer by layer. In terms of casualties, the price paid by the Fusang army was much higher than that of the Tieler people, but Tieler's defense line was gradually compressed, and the defense circle was getting smaller and smaller. The fortress, which was claimed to never attack, showed a decline.

On the sea, the second and third Pacific squadrons of Tielle were united, with Lieutenant General Rozedstefansky as the commander-in-chief, intending to defeat the Fuso fleet that blocked Lushun and Vladivostok. On the other hand, because Togo Heihachiro was killed, he could only use the Higashitao as the commander-in-chief of the fleet, leading the remaining warships that were barely launched after emergency repairs, as well as a mixed fleet composed of special warships modified by merchant ships to face the Pacific squadron.

In Wu Jingfu's opinion, Tiele Fusang's battle is almost at a close call. At this time, a little change may lead to changes in the battle situation. Dajin has helped Fusang too much. If Tiele turns the tables, he will never give up with Dajin. It will definitely be another disaster. Therefore, it is necessary to wipe out the Rouran bandits as soon as possible and cut off Tiele's foreign aid.

His combat plan was written in detail, and Cao Zhongkun was confused by the silence of his own, so he had to let Wu Jingfu send him to Baicheng for an interview.

Wu Jingfu followed the caravan in Taonan to Baicheng. The business in Baicheng was not as developed as Taonan. This time, the former army opened a large price to purchase supplies, from pork and white rice to good wine and even women. Many Pingkang women packed themselves up very beautifully and took a big cart to Baicheng to earn military pay from soldiers. When they arrived at the temporary military camp in Baicheng, Wu Jingfu handed the book, and Gao Sheng, who was guarding the door, looked at him and said, "You are the one from the uncle, just the job. You can wait in the house for a while. There are still customers in our Grandmaster."

Gao Sheng was very polite to him, preparing tea and handing out snacks. Wu Jingfu looked at the snacks and asked, "Where did this pastry come from?"

"We Lord Sun like to eat sweets from Taonan. We specially asked Taonan's Bun Shop to prepare fruit boxes. Brother Wu tasted the taste. Although it cannot be compared with Guannei, it is already pretty good here."

Wu Jingfu did not take a snack, but asked Gao Sheng, "Is there any trace of Rouran people near Baicheng?"

"It's gone long ago. They suffered a great loss in this battle, and thousands of people fell into it. Lord Sun and his cavalry swept it again, killing and captives, and hundreds of them were killed. Rouran was injured and he didn't dare to come here easily. It was very peaceful here. Moreover, Xu Zhijun wanted to implement a new policy outside the pass, and Baicheng also wanted to set up a land reclamation bureau. Many merchants rushed here to buy land and build houses, so that they could make a fortune in the future. In order to protect these merchants, we also had to clear the remaining bandits nearby, otherwise the horse bandits would be rampant, so how could there be merchants who dare to come here to do business."

Wu Jingfu nodded, chatted with Gao Sheng for a few words, and then asked again: "Who is the guest now?"

"President Li and Mr. Wu from Taonan Chamber of Commerce should have come here by their car. There are so many supplies, no matter how to trade, whether to use cash or stuff, we have to discuss it carefully. This is the first major thing now, and it is not easy to bother the small ones."

Wu Jingfu stopped talking and just looked at the watch there. After more than an hour, he saw Zhao Guanhou sending President Li out in person. The two talked and laughed, and it seemed that the business was well negotiated. After he returned to his room, it was not long, so he invited Wu Jingfu.

Zhao Guanhou was very polite to the person who came around this brother. He gave him seats, tea and asked about the hard work along the way, the residence and the miscellaneous things. Until Wu Jingfu took out the battle plan, Zhao Guanhou only glanced a few times and put it aside.

"Mr. Wu, there is no hurry to do this. You probably haven't been to Baicheng yet. Don't rush back to Taonan in the next two days. You can have fun in Baicheng and go back with the caravan's carriage. Thank you for your brother for your good management. He manages Taonan well and the merchants say good things about him. The merchants have to do business, and our army's military supplies have a way to go. This is a great contribution to him. Our front army wants to thank him."

Looking at Zhao Guanhou, Wu Jingfu was secretly assessing him. He almost joined the army in the Wuwei Front Army and became the aide to this young hero of the dynasty.

But he was a scholar after all, and he had no good feelings for this general who was a gangster. Since ancient times, he has added icing on the cake. If he helps him in time, he will find it difficult to show his means and may not be able to make a comeback. In addition, the two of them are also Wu Da and Zhao Xiao. When they think of giving him a helping hand under someone younger than him, Wu felt unhappy. This matter was not successful after all. Today, seeing Zhao Guanhou holding his ivory cigarette mouth in his mouth and smoking leisurely, he seemed quite proud and did not intend to pursue the Rouran soldiers, and his evaluation of him was a little lower.

"Sir, soldiers are very fast. Although the Rouran Horse Thieves have damaged their vitality this time, if they flee back to the grassland, they will be able to recover their strength in a few years and then go to the enemy gates. It will be difficult to destroy them at that time."

"Mr. Wu, don't worry. They came from afar and went back without snatching the things. The troops couldn't hold on. So Tao Ke and Tao Hai would never withdraw their troops now. Both of his sons were in my hands as prisoners, and the sworn brothers were in my hands. The family's financial situation was almost the same. If you don't do a few big deals or a few big deals, how can you bear to leave?"

"That's why we can't be careless. We only have a thousand days of thieves, but we have never heard of defending against thieves for thousands of days. If we are not careful, we will break our plan to defeat Tielle for the Rouran people, and there will be endless troubles. Jingfu has traveled many places outside the pass, and the people are hurt by Tielle people. Jingfu witnessed it with his own eyes and felt burning in his heart. Tielle was defeated one day earlier, and the people will escape the sea of ​​suffering one day earlier. If Tielle people win, the land outside our pass will no longer be owned by the court. What's even more pitiful is the innocent people who will continue to be harmed by Tielle people. Please think about the people and the court, send troops as soon as possible to wipe out the remaining bandits and restore a peaceful world to the people."

Zhao Guanhou looked at the thin scholar in front of him and smiled slightly, "Mr. Wu, you are so serious. The situation is now. My troops are fighting continuously, the soldiers are exhausted and the losses are also great. The source of troops, weapons, and ammunition need to be supplemented, and military pay rewards must be distributed. If these things are not supplemented, blindly fighting is irresponsible to these soldiers. Your plan is well written, and I will ask the court for you. I will set up a banquet to entertain you tonight and invite you to the show. There are a few women who sing very well. The widow of horses opens a shop and sings with a unique flavor."

Wu Jingfu's face changed slightly and he was about to have an attack, but considering the relationship between the superiors and subordinates, he just said goodbye with a blue face, but his evaluation of Zhao Guanhou was extremely low. Sun Meiyao turned out from behind and sat next to Zhao Guanhou and asked, "Why don't you tell him the truth?"

"He has worked as an intelligence officer for the Fusang people, and has too deep contact with the intelligence agencies. He is also a big plan for saving the country and the people. He does not consider the gains and losses of the troops. How dare I tell the truth to him? I just hope that the Rouran people will grab a few more Fusang people's warehouses for me, and then kill them all, treating the spoils as thieves and eating them, no one can say anything. We can only say this kind of thing ourselves, but we can't say it to him."

Zhao Guanhou looked at Wu Jingfu's plan again, "This man is a good man to lead troops to fight. He can do many things for him by following his elder brother. Unfortunately, he can't get along with me. He is too straightforward and has no small plan of his own. When he comes to my hands, he will have a breakup sooner or later. Today he has an objection to me, which is better. In the future, we will have less interactions than anything else."

Sun Meiyao looked at him angrily, "It's just your ghost thoughts, no one outsider can guess it thoroughly. Tonight, Li Laosan wants to invite you to the show and tell you that you can only watch it, not be allowed to do anything."

The soldiers killed pigs and sheep, enjoyed rewards, and threw military pay and bounties on the women in Beili. Zhao Guanhou accompanied Sun Meiyao to hunt horses, or listen to music and watch operas. Ten days passed, and from the green forest, an unfavorable news came.

Bo Yisun, the leader of the Fusang robber nicknamed Bo Tiangui, fell into the ambush of Rouran people and wiped out the entire army. Bo Yisun himself was shot and killed, and his entire force was uprooted. Rouran people took this east wind and swept away more than a dozen Fusang people's troops stations and warehouses, and the bandits were revived.

On the twelfth day, Fusang's special envoy, Banishi Hachiro, led a special team to Shiraki City to visit Zhao Guanhou. (To be continued.)
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