The heavens are happy

Chapter 273

Cui Xin's confusion and worry did not affect the others in the slightest.

Even when the news of Zhao Lian's death came, Zhang Shicheng showed no other expression except for the surprise at the beginning.

Soon, military orders came out in an orderly manner during his handsome battle, and he began to deploy and dispatch his own army.

In fact, Zhang Shicheng already knew in his heart that sooner or later he would have a battle with the court of the Yuan people. The two seem to be in a sweet honeymoon period at this time, but in fact they are just a close relationship. He and Zhao Lian and Li Qi seem to be drinking and having fun all day long Wujian, in fact, is just a secret defense, hypocrisy and suspicion.

However, with the death of Zhao Lian, this kind of hypocritical mutual use has no soil for survival and the need for existence.

The two parties finally tore their skins apart completely and parted ways.

Zhang Shicheng, who had long been on guard against the imperial court, was never one to sit still. Therefore, every time Zhang Shicheng's army practiced in the past, they secretly deduced the imperial court as the target of attack. Assemble, how to pull out the camp, how to defend against the imperial court's attack, how to send out scouts and spies.

So for a while Zhang Shicheng's army dispersed quickly without causing too much commotion.

On the contrary, Li Qi in Taizhou City was very upset.

Zhao Lian's death greatly stimulated him. Li Qi, who had no sense of security, frequently ordered the surrounding troops to quickly move closer to Taizhou City and set up a line of defense.

At the same time, the city of Taizhou ordered the collection of strong men, raised supplies, and prepared for defensive warfare.

As Zhang Shichen's biggest think tank, He Shuoguo is the only candidate who can stand on his own.

Zhang Shixin not only took over Zhang Shiyi's original staff, but even distributed a large part of Zhang Shide's staff to him.

Zhang Shicheng seemed to be extremely dissatisfied with Zhang Shide. Not only did he lay off a large number of his personnel, but he also dismissed his original military affairs in charge of food and grass logistics in the army, and directly asked Zhang Shide to be the vanguard.

It is said that because of this matter, Zhang Shide even had a big quarrel with Zhang Shicheng in the big tent, and the two parties broke up unhappy.

However, Zhang Shicheng was not polite at all, and handed over Zhang Shide's original position to his confidant Zhang Wen.

Although shooting Zhao Lian brought some worries to Zhang Wen, it also made Zhang Shicheng trust him more.

Because Zhang Wen has no one else to protect him except relying on Zhang Shicheng, Zhang Wen is the person who is the least likely to have an affair with the court, and the rest is Zhang Shixin.

Although Zhang Shicheng was still somewhat wary of him, Zhang Shixin was his brother after all. There were four of them, and now one of them died and the other turned against him. Only Zhang Shixin could be trusted and used, and Zhang Shixin himself was also very talented.

However, Zhang Shixin's trust in Zhang Shicheng showed an extremely modest and cautious attitude.

He even went to see Zhang Shicheng in person, and modestly expressed that his own ability was not enough to command so many troops.

Moreover, this time Zhang Wen will shoot and kill Zhao Lian for such a great contribution, so these people should be assigned to Zhang Wen.

However, Zhang Shicheng refused to agree, and finally Zhang Shixin couldn't help him, so he could only nod his head and agree.

Although Zhang Shichen knew in his heart that Zhang Shixin's attitude was just to avoid his own suspicion, that's why he showed such an appearance of indifference to fame and fortune, and lack of enthusiasm for power.

But this is also the result Zhang Shicheng hopes to see.

He doesn't care whether Zhang Shixin is acting or if he really thinks so.

Anyway, the final result is to firmly control the rights in their own hands and maintain their supremacy.

As for the soldiers in Zhang Shicheng's army, even though they had committed a rebellion a few years ago, they still had some fear in their hearts. After all, fighting means that they may lose their heads at any time.

However, soon everyone put these fears behind them, and all of them burst out with extremely high enthusiasm and combat effectiveness.

Because the direction of Zhang Shichen's attack was not Taizhou City at all, but the small cities around Taizhou City.

There were not many defenders in these small places, and the surrounding garrisons were all called back to Taizhou City by Li Qi for defense.

Therefore, Zhang Shicheng's cavalry army was like entering the land of no one. Every time they easily broke through the city, looted, burned and killed it wantonly, and rushed to the next small city.

However, no matter how loose the city's defenses were, and even some guys who were on the lookout, Zhang Shicheng had no intention of occupying any territory.

He usually plunders and withdraws immediately, and the target of his plunder has no fixed route at all. He often robs wherever he goes, and robs all the rich and powerful families wherever he goes.

Food and grass, ordnance, gold and silver treasures, strong labor and women are not left.

These trophies deeply stimulated all the soldiers under Zhang Shicheng's command. Everyone enjoyed it, screaming and rushing forward, and there was no need to do so-called pre-war mobilization, because everyone was jealous.

For these soldiers, they don't have to fight head-on with the imperial army, but they can also harvest all kinds of spoils every day, and the enemies they have to face are nothing more than some local defenders and the guards and guards of the landlord's home.

General Cui Xin followed Zhang Shixin worriedly.

He knew in his heart that Zhang Shixin was actually very opposed to plundering places, and Zhang Shixin had always had a big goal of conquering the world in his heart.

However, the so-called those who win the hearts of the people win the world, blindly looting will always be bandits, and will not become a big weapon.

So when he carefully raised this question to Zhang Shixin, Zhang Shixin's attitude puzzled him.

Zhang Shixin even said with a smile that it was all right, Zhang Shicheng looted big local households, local tyrants and landlords, and these people were bullies who were doing harm to one side, so it was not much of a burden to rob them.

As for the real poor people, they will not be robbed at all, because there is no value of robbing.

On the contrary, this kind of looting and destruction will make these places enter a state of chaos and paralysis in a short period of time, which is very conducive to the establishment of base areas, and it can be said that the mass base is excellent.

Words such as base area and mass base made Cui Xin even more confused.

However, when he asked, Zhang Shixin smiled and said that he himself did not know what the specific meaning was. He only learned this, and he could only barely understand it.

Look at what level is, and why someone is a leader. With such talent and strategy, you are still learning. Looking back at yourself, it seems that this life is just the life of a small boss.

No, the fate of the general.

Facing Zhang Shicheng's looting like a mad dog, Li Qi in Taizhou City jumped up and down anxiously, but there was nothing he could do.

Because Zhang Shicheng's looting had no target, even if he wanted to support the local area, he couldn't do it.

Usually, after his men arrived, Zhang Shicheng had already looted everything, leaving only a mess on the ground.

However, after Master Wang arrived, he could only do some work to wipe his ass and clean up the aftermath.

On the contrary, in the face of all kinds of crying and begging rich people and those tyrants who have ruined their families, they cried to the court one by one to recover their wealth.

All that was left was the screaming, skinny hungry people. After all, they were under the rule of the imperial court. As a local governor of Taizhou, Li Qi couldn't ignore it.

However, after trying several times, he found that he was really overwhelmed and unable to bear it, so he had no choice but to give up.

Still honestly huddling in his own Taizhou city, as long as he guards Taizhou city well, he will be reprimanded by the court at most.
But if Taizhou City is really lost, not only the black hat on the head will fall off, but also the head under the black yarn will not be able to be kept, so he can naturally figure out which is more important.

For Zhang Shicheng, this kind of looting mode is actually the way he got started.

It's just that his force was too small to fight against the imperial army, so he could only pick some weakly defended places to plunder.

Whenever he was chased by the court and fled in embarrassment, he was forced to do so at that time.

But now he, Zhang Shicheng, is not what he used to be, and the tens of thousands of troops under his command pass by like locusts crossing the border and sweeping everything.

On the contrary, the defense of the entire southeast is extremely empty, and there is no force that can limit his performance, unless the court is really desperate to conquer all the troops, but at that time he can just slap his ass and escape.

He estimated that the current court has only one way, and that is to continue recruiting.

Then at that time, the court wanted to give him more than just a titled general in Zhao'an, Zhang Shicheng's goal was the Southeast King!

Southeast King is still continuing his dream journey.

However, King Yin Ye is still a little irritable recently, because he is really busy
On the one hand, facing the devastated southeast after Zhang Shicheng's looting, he secretly cooperated with various churches of Mingjiao and Tianyingjiao to continuously expand their power and gather the remaining martial arts gangs.

However, on the surface, he still has to cooperate with the court to pay Zhang Shicheng.

That's right, it was ordered by the imperial court.

The white-browed eagle king Yin Tian was opening the way with a large amount of gold and silver treasures, coupled with the constant lobbying of the people behind him, the imperial court gave the white-browed eagle king a position as the governor of the southeast, without any actual rights and official qualities, it was just a temporary agency , is just a temporary position set up by the imperial court to suppress the rebellion, hoping that the Tianying Cult can confront Zhang Shicheng head-on.

It's funny to say that the former imperial court's thorn in the side of the rebel Tianying Sect has become the imperial court's subordinate supervisor, while the former imperial court's titled general has become a rogue.

But for the White-browed Eagle King, it was not about getting promoted and making a fortune in the court, what he wanted was just a nominal excuse and that was enough.

Skyhawk has a lot of wealth, and its hidden tentacles almost touch the entire southeast.

Facing the devastated southeast land after Zhang Shicheng's looting, in front of the white silver and white rice, a large number of refugees were all recruited, and no one thought of resisting such a temptation.

Even if there is, it will be really fragrant after tasting the sweetness.

However, Yin Tianzheng did not take over these refugees and the remnants of the army. On the contrary, he intentionally let various places form their own Anmindu recruiting army.

Incorporate refugees, practice village courage, resume farming, and defend the place.

Yin Tianzheng reported to the court that there were too many refugees, and he had no intention of accepting and absorbing them. Firstly, his financial resources simply couldn't bear it.Secondly, doing so also shows that he has no selfish intentions and avoids suspicion from the court.

However, he suggested that the imperial court could appoint local reputable tycoons to come forward to recruit refugees, resume farming, and form a defense force against Zhang Shicheng.

And the Tianying Cult can also donate property to the imperial court, and send people to contribute to this matter.

For the imperial court, it can solve the troubles of refugees without spending money, and can limit Zhang Shicheng's power, so why not do it?
What's more, with so many big and small forces intertwined, it is impossible for the Skyhawk Sect to deploy all of its own personnel. In many places, there are only some tyrants who have already been involved with the imperial court and have some collusion.

To put it bluntly, they are all slightly stronger local rich men, and it is not easy for the imperial court to deal with them.

As a result, large and small groups and organizations in these places were quickly established.

And these small Anmindu recruiting troops did bring some troubles to Zhang Shicheng. Although they may not be able to block Zhang Shicheng's attack, they can retreat in time and take away a large amount of property, making Zhang Shicheng's looting nothing.

After several times, Zhang Shicheng failed to plunder successfully, which also forced him to slow down his pace and start to adjust his strategy.

The imperial court and the local government also got a respite, and began to integrate their forces to find a way to solve Zhang Shicheng's scourge.

However, in this space, the recruiting army of these places did not stop their expansion.

These organizations were originally established by local tyrants. The so-called reputation means that they either have a plate in the road, have appeal, or are a martial arts master.

These people either secretly collude with the Skyhawk Sect and belong to the Skyhawk Sect, or they have been brainwashed by the Mingjiao and become a peripheral organization of the Mingjiao.

Of course, there are also many ambitious people among them, thinking of fishing in troubled waters to strengthen themselves.

The job of King Yinye is to travel around non-stop, using his advanced work experience in conquering the southeast underworld martial arts in the early years to communicate and exchange opinions with these forces, large and small, and cooperate with Monk Peng of Mingjiao and various altars. Lord, bring about apparent peace in the Southeast.

that's it.

After more than a month of raging wars, the entire southeast fell into a brief calm, and all parties were desperately panting, accumulating strength, and preparing for the next storm.

In Zhang Shicheng's barracks, the atmosphere was tense.

Zhang Shide and Zhang Wen were confronting each other amidst the siege of the crowd.

"Zhang Wen, what are you?"

"The fourth master who followed me one by one in the early years, now you are amazing, dare to play such a trick with your fourth master!"

Under the guard of the guards, Zhang Wen calmly listened to Zhang Shide's roar, and confronted Zhang Shide without giving in.

His eyes remained calm, and he said lightly, "Fourth Lord? I don't quite understand what you said. I also serve under General Lord. I, Zhang Wen, have always been fair in dealing with things. How did I offend you?"

"Where did you offend me?" Zhang Shide laughed angrily, "Why the food and salary you allocated to me did not match the figure I reported, and you didn't give me any supplements for the horses and armor I wanted! Tell me, are you I didn't intend to play tricks with Lao Tzu!"

(End of this chapter)