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Chapter 144 Relax Your Guard
If it weren't for Yang Feng being here, Li Le, Hu Cai, and Han Xian wouldn't dare to be so arrogant, let alone make fun of Xu Huang.

Although Xu Huang's status under Yang Feng's subordinates was mediocre, after all, he was also the general Yang Feng personally sent to the front to supervise the battle, at least superficially as Yang Feng's representative.

"Brother Xu, tell Yang Feng what happened on the front line. I don't think Zhu Jun is as scary as Yang Feng said." Li Le turned his head to look at Xu Huang and said in a deep voice.

"That's right, it's not appropriate for Yang Feng's thousands of elite troops to stay in the city barracks. It's better to let him send these elite troops to the front line."

"Ordinary soldiers like us can hold the city wall, and his elites are even more powerful." Hu Cai also echoed.

The troops of the three of them almost all pressed against the front-line city wall, but Yang Feng left some soldiers and horses in the battalion. According to Yang Feng, this was for use in case of past incidents.

However, Yang Feng did this, on the one hand, to protect himself. In case the city is broken, he can still seek a little life under the protection of these soldiers and horses; strength.

Under the persuasion of the three, Xu Huang rushed back to Yang Feng's mansion helplessly.

After seeing Yang Feng, Xu Huang told Yang Feng all the things that happened at the west gate these days. Although he did not participate in the command of the battle, the imperial army was unable to attack for a long time, but it was a real thing.

"Xu Huang, you mean that in the past ten days, the other party has not attacked the city wall once?" Yang Feng asked in surprise.

Yang Feng naturally knew that the other party hadn't attacked the city, but he hadn't even attacked the city wall once, which is really a bit too ordinary.

"Yes, general, the subordinates are also very puzzled, so I asked the general to make a decision." Xu Huang raised his head and said.

"In that case, I'll go to the west city gate to check the situation myself." Yang Feng stood up, and he finally gave up.

"Xu Huang, go to the barracks and bring in all four thousand elite troops." Yang Feng began to command.

"Yes, General." Xu Huang took the military order from Yang Feng and started to go to the barracks.

After Xu Huang transferred the four thousand elites, Yang Feng, together with Xu Huang and the four thousand elites, marched towards the west gate.

In Zhu Jun's camp outside Anyi City
"Zhang Liao, you lead the vanguard to garrison the east of Anyi City. If the enemy attacks, retreat and set up camp. If the enemy continues to attack, retreat and set up camp again." Zhu Jun handed the military order to Zhang Liao.

"Cheng Lian, you lead the left-wing troops to garrison the north of Anyi City, attack once every five days, feint attack is fine, if the opponent dares to leave the city, they will fight back." Cheng Lian took over the military order from Zhu Jun.

"Liang Yan, you lead the right-wing troops to garrison in the south of Anyi City, attack once every five days, just feign an attack, if the opponent dares to leave the city, they will fight back." Liang Yan also took over the military order.

"Generals, do you have any objections?" Zhu Jun asked loudly while sitting on the main seat.

"General, we have no objection." Zhang Liao, Cheng Lian, and Liang Yan said in unison.

Zhang Liao, Cheng Lian, and Liang Yan took the military order and went down to command. As for Zhu Jun's meaning, they would not ask, anyway, they had long been accustomed to Zhu Jun's commanding style.

Zhu Jun's subordinates have experienced many wars, plus the captives and surrendered soldiers collected along the way, the number is about 3. Most of these surrendered soldiers and captives were organized in the forward troops, so Zhang Liao attacked Anyi City several times , Although more than [-] people died, many of them were surrendered soldiers and prisoners, and the real elite troops have not yet been used.

Li Le, Hu Cai, and Han Xian thought they had achieved so much, but unfortunately they never got in touch with Zhu Jun's elite troops from the beginning to the end.

Zhu Jun never cared about the surrendered soldiers and captives of the Baibo thieves. These surrendered soldiers and prisoners were incorporated into the official army, which only reduced the strength of the imperial army. Not as good as some recruits.

From the very beginning, Zhu Jun had no intention of mobilizing elite troops to storm Anyi city. According to the news he got from Baibo bandits in various counties, Anyi city had four forces in total, namely Yang Feng, Li Le, Hu Cai, and Han Xian. There is no dispute that Yang Feng is the strongest. The combination of Li Le, Hu Cai, and Han Xian is barely as strong as Yang Feng.

In the city of Anyi, Yang Feng had more than 1000 soldiers and 1000 elite soldiers, Li Le had more than 1000 soldiers and [-] elite soldiers, Hu Cai had more than [-] soldiers and [-] elite soldiers, and Han Siam had three soldiers. There are more than a thousand soldiers, including [-] elite soldiers. These soldiers are the best among the white wave thieves.

If Zhu Jun chooses to attack Anyi City by force from the beginning, the four of them must work together to defend Anyi City. With Anyi City's rich food and material reserves, even if Zhu Jun can gain a little advantage, but if he wants to capture the city, But almost impossible.

Zhu Jun has [-] imperial troops and [-] captives. The total number is less than [-]. However, Anyi City has the best of the [-] Baibo thieves. Even with Zhu Jun's talent, there is no With more than twice as many soldiers, it would be a delusion to capture this fortified city of Anyi.

Considering this, Zhu Jun decisively used the surrendered soldiers captured in the counties before in the first wave of showing weakness. Anyway, these 5000 people died, and Zhu Jun would not feel bad.

Sure enough, after ten days of continuous showings of weakness, Li Le, Hu Cai, Han Xian in Anyi City, and even Yang Feng who was in the mansion and had never been to the front line all relaxed their vigilance.

Zhang Liao, who received the military order, led the vanguard troops to station two miles east of Anyi City. His arrival aroused the vigilance of the city guards. There was a roar of laughter.

The guards at the east gate of Anyi are also the elite troops of the Baibo bandits. Naturally, they look down on this team that has been defeated repeatedly. They are all soldiers who have climbed up from the bottom of the Baibo bandits. They have no fear of Zhu Jun. It feels like they only have achievements in their eyes.

Obviously, the record of the troops led by Zhang Liao was really ugly. It was no wonder that the defenders of Anyi City were indifferent and even wanted to laugh.

Yang Feng never expected that when he led the elite troops to the west gate, Zhu Jun would divide his troops instead, which meant that they could no longer concentrate on defending one place at the west gate.

Although Yang Feng couldn't understand Zhu Jun's behavior of dividing troops, logically speaking, Zhu Jun's troops were not strong enough to besiege the city. Can't guess.

"Tell me, what is the purpose of Zhu Jun's division of troops?" Yang Feng, who was sitting in the middle, looked at the other three and asked.

Since Yang Feng came here, the three of them have lost a lot of fun. Before, they could joke around in front of Xu Huang, but they didn't dare to joke around in front of Yang Feng.

"Does it need to be said? It must be that Zhu Jun felt that the west city wall was too difficult to break through, so he wanted to see if the other city walls were easier to attack. Unfortunately, he thought too much. We have already reinforced the gates and walls of the four cities. No matter where he attacks, he will not gain any advantage." Li Le said confidently.

"I also think Brother Li is right. Zhu Jun has suffered a lot here, and he definitely wants to look for our weaknesses in other places. This is not surprising. Even if I am in command of the troops, I will do the same." Hu Cai He said, and he shamelessly put him into Zhu Jun's perspective.

"I think, no matter what, we all need to be careful, who knows what Zhu Jun is up to." Han Xian looked at Yang Feng and said in a deep voice.

"Since Zhu Jun chose to divide his forces to attack the city, we must immediately strengthen the defensive strength of the other gates to prevent one gate from being breached and causing the city to fall." Yang Feng said, looking at everyone present.

Yang Feng, who came here, had a thorough understanding of the combat situation in the past ten days, which was no different from what Xu Huang said. For this reason, he finally let go of his fear and began to make serious arrangements.

"The troops facing Zhu Jun here should be guarded by me. Have you thought about the other three places?" Yang Feng said slowly.

Yang Feng has many soldiers and elites, so naturally no one will rob him of this place.

"Brother Yang, I'm here to guard the east gate." Li Le said first.

"Brother Li, you are a bit shameless. Zhang Liao has the fewest soldiers, and you have the most soldiers, but you grab such a good position. What should we do?" Hu Cai immediately retorted.

"The four of us are one body and one branch, one is damaged and the other is prosperous. You can borrow some soldiers from Brother Yang first. I think Brother Yang will not refuse." Li Le said looking at Yang Feng.

"Brother Yang, are you right?" Li Le asked again.

"Okay, then I will lend a thousand soldiers each to Brother Hu and Brother Han. One of you will be in charge of the north gate and the other will be in charge of the south gate." Yang Feng nodded and said.

"Thank you, brother Yang." Hu Cai and Han Xian clasped their hands together.

"No matter what, the lives of the four of us are tied together. If Zhu Jun is allowed to attack the city, the four of us may not be able to recover. So I hope that everyone can work together to defend this city of Anyi." Yang Feng encouraged again.

"Yes, I must fulfill Brother Yang's entrustment." The three of them also said in unison.

After the three of them left, Yang Feng called Xu Huang and asked him to lead a thousand soldiers. If there was any danger at the other city gates, they would immediately fill them up.

However, all of Yang Feng's [-] elite troops stayed at the west gate, so he was reluctant to hand over his elite troops to others for use. These elite soldiers were carefully selected by him from among the [-] white wave thieves, and they were very precious.

The expropriation of civilian husbands in Chang'an City and various counties is proceeding in an orderly manner. With subsidies for food and new farm tools, the recruited civilian husbands do not have much resentment.

The detailed rules for excavating canals submitted by Da Sinonong have also included all aspects. Da Sinonong is very cooperative in the matter of digging canals, because they can get some benefits from the construction of large-scale agricultural projects, and they can also save money. A false name can kill two birds with one stone.

Zhang Ming naturally knew what Da Sinong was thinking, but he would not point it out directly, because it would be difficult for him to complete this task without the cooperation of Da Sinong. What's more, when the water is clear, there will be no fish. In the officialdom environment, it is absolutely impossible to completely solve corruption.

Therefore, Zhang Ming has very simple requirements for the detailed rules of Dasinong's excavation of the canal. First, do not excessively destroy the farmland. Second, the labor force of the peasants should not be excessively squeezed, and the peasants should be ensured to have enough rest. Third, the scope of the canal to be dug this time It should be limited to the Jingzhao area. If the effect is good, it will be built in other areas later.

Regarding the above three points, Da Sinong has no objection. Even if His Majesty does not request these requirements, they will try their best to meet them.

In the subsequent execution process, Zhang Ming sent Jin Yiwei out to supervise the actions of the main officials of Dasinong and strictly examine the behavior of the main officials of Dasinong's annexation of the court's grain.

Fortunately, these main officials are also very sensible, and they didn't take away too much, but for the main officials of the Department of Agriculture, there are not many opportunities for them to be corrupt, and it doesn't matter if they are given some benefits, on the contrary, they can work harder.

As for the specific digging of canals in the Jingzhao area, Huangfusong was in charge, and the main officials of the military department were responsible for directing the civilians to implement them, while Huangfusong and others inspected the digging of various places to prevent the civilians from fishing in troubled waters.

But what awaits Zhang Ming is a more important thing, that is, the time to select accompanying students has come. In the past ten days, the children of high-ranking officials in Chang'an City have been recruited from all over Guanzhong, including Yang Xiu.

The place used for the exam this time was in the Chengming Hall of the Imperial Palace, and the time was January 28, the second year of Chuping.

Those who presided over the examination were the three princes and nine ministers, Taifu, Shangshu and others who were authorized to watch by today's emperor. The students who participated in the selection were high-ranking officials with more than [-] shi, who were over ten years old and under the age of ten.

Zhang Ming sat at the main seat of the Chengming Hall, with other senior officials sitting on both sides, and there were also palace guards and various eunuchs who maintained order in the hall.

It can be said that the specification of this exam is comparable to a large court meeting.

Zhang Ming didn't intend to let these candidates sit on their knees to answer the questions, which would affect their performance, so he ordered a hundred tables and chairs to be placed in the middle of Chengming Hall.

As the bell rang outside the hall, more than 90 candidates waiting outside the hall left the hall, and then bowed to salute.

There were far more than 90 children of high-ranking officials over [-] shi in Chang’an City, but some of them were too late to participate, some were girls and couldn’t participate, and some felt that they were not capable enough, so they voluntarily gave up.

These people found the corresponding position according to the signs in their hands, and then sat down in that position. After everyone sat down, Zhang Ming stood up from his seat.

"Candidates, the purpose of holding the exam here today is to select talented, moral, and concerned students as my accompanying students."

"I have set up two exams. The exam in the morning is about Confucian classics. It mainly depends on your talents and morals. The exam in the afternoon is about current affairs. It mainly depends on your understanding of current affairs."

"I will select the six most outstanding people in this exam, and these six people will accept the supervision of all the ministers present. Moreover, once they become my accompanying students, these six people will become models for future Tai students. To be a role model for Tai students."

All the students in the hall bowed their hands and said, "Understood."

"Let's start." Cui Ming shouted loudly.

(End of this chapter)