I'm playing tricks in Daqin

Lei Bao was so angry that he screamed and screamed, but he had no choice but to do anything. They didn't fight him at all, so he had nowhere to use his strength, and he had to be beaten, so he had to order the army to continue the pursuit.

The two sides fled and chased, Zhuo Fengxing's three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry divided into two teams, one left and one right rushed back into the square formation, and the five thousand cavalry who became Leibao directly faced the three thousand trapped soldiers.

"Come on for me!"

Desperate for meritorious service, Lei Bao ordered the cavalry to attack from the front, and the infantry faced the cavalry in the field. Without a large array of spears on the front, it was tantamount to courting death.

"Eighty steps...sixty steps...fifty steps, launch!"

The officers in the chariot formation on the two wings were counting, then suddenly roared, the iron sword swung down, and ordered the thunder chariot that had been waiting in full force to launch.

The sixty thunder chariots erected on the left and right wings launched at the same time, and the giant arrows with thick arms whizzed out, staggered and penetrated into the dense cavalry formation, bringing out a rain of blood and stumps and broken arms. The Red Maple cavalry turned their backs on their backs, screaming in pain.

The terrifying lethality of the thunder chariot made the soldiers of the Red Maple Mansion tremble with fear. Fortunately, the launch speed of this terrible thing was slow. After paying more than 200 cavalry casualties, the cavalry quickly rushed forward.

"Bow and arrow launch!"

Following the officer's order, 2000 archers shot in five sections. The first team of [-] people shot the arrows in their hands and immediately retreated. The second team took two steps forward and shot the arrows held between their fingers. Immediately retreating, the third team took over, and this repeated rotation ensured that the arrows were fired continuously. This is what Li Wei called the arrow array coverage.

Under the continuous rain of arrows, countless blood sprayed out, and the cavalrymen in the charge kept screaming and falling off their horses, and the horses hissed to the ground. Only a small number of knights rushed to the soldiers of the trapped camp.

However, the terrible impact force of the horses did not disrupt the defensive phalanx of the soldiers trapped in the camp. The entire body of the soldiers trapped in the camp was wrapped in thick and solid armor, and the soldiers were close to each other, back to chest, chest to back, completely safe. Resist the full impact of the horse.

"kill!"

The soldiers in the first row roared and took a step forward, holding the heavy and sharp Mo Dao in both hands, and slashed fiercely, or cut off the horse's feet, or cut off the huge neck of the horse. Several Mo knives were chopped into sections.

Chapter 1 Ten reinforcements?

Li Wei and others stood on a hillside to watch the battle under the arch guard of the personal guards. Wen Zishan was also among them. He witnessed the terrifying lethality of the giant arrows fired by the Thunder Chariot, and his face was pale. Under the long-range coverage of the arrow rain and the ruthless strangling of the trapped soldiers, the cavalry suffered heavy losses, and couldn't help letting out a long sigh.

A blind person can see that in this battle, Lan Yun is bound to lose, and the Jiayue army has come up with a lot of tricks, one after another, one after another, and one after another, Lan Yun has no chance of making a comeback.

The so-called one who knows the current affairs is a hero. At this time, if he doesn't show any more, the ladder to step down is probably gone.

"Master."

Wen Zishan cupped his fists respectfully at Li Wei, "I'm not talented, I would like to return to Hongfeng and say surrender."

"what……"

Li Wei was stunned for a long time before he realized that he was overjoyed and quickly stretched out his hands to help him, shaking his head and said, "It's Baoyu's luck to have Mr. help, but it's too risky for Mr. to go back."

Wen Zishan hurriedly explained the reason. He did not want the people of Hongfeng City to be ravaged by the flames of war. Moreover, he had a good relationship with several major families in Hongfeng City, and these families were quite dissatisfied with the tyranny of the Lan family. Faith persuaded these powerful families to unite and seize the city.

Seeing that he insisted on going back, Li Wei had no choice but to pick out 20 people from his personal guards, ask them to put on the armor of Hongfeng soldiers, escort Wen Zishan to Fengming Canyon first, and wait once Pang Hua's vanguard The army was defeated, and immediately took advantage of the chaos to escort Wen Zishan back to Hongfengfu City.

When Wen Zishan arrived at Fengming Canyon under the escort of twenty guards, he happened to catch up with the five thousand light cavalry ambushing in the canyon to attack. The torrent of iron and steel suddenly rushed out of the valley, crushing the attacking Red Maple soldiers all the way, and drove the defeated soldiers towards Pang Hua's central army.

The Jiayue Army counterattacked across the board. Pang Hua desperately shouted at the soldiers to maintain their formation, but he couldn't suppress the trembling and low morale soldiers.

Unwilling to fail, Pang Hua was still desperately urging the soldiers to hold on. A stray arrow flew in and hit his throat. He let out a miserable howl and cut off his horse. soldier.

Taking advantage of the chaos, twenty guards covered Wen Zishan and took the opportunity to rush out of the canyon and rush towards Hongfeng Mansion City among the broken soldiers.

When Pang Hua's forward army was defeated, the decisive battle outside Baiye City also came to the decisive moment.

Lan Yun was so desperate that he ordered the cavalry to attack at any cost. He didn't believe that a mere [-] armored soldiers could withstand the onslaught of [-] cavalry in turn?

The battle was extremely tragic, nearly a thousand of the [-] soldiers trapped in the camp had fallen, but the formation of the former army was still impenetrable, and the front of the formation was filled with corpses of people and horses, all of which were basically dismembered. When the heavy and sharp Mo Dao slashed with all its strength, it would be a tragic scene of separation of flesh and blood.

Not far away, there were densely packed corpses lying there, and the arrows were as dense as overgrown grass, and the lethality of the long-range coverage of the arrow array was terrifying.

"My lord, I can't fight anymore..."

The generals and counselors under him were already trembling with fear, their morale was low, and nearly half of their horses were lost. It is a miracle that the army did not collapse.

"Pass my order, counterattack across the board!"

On the hillside, Li Wei gave the order to counterattack. The [-] camp suffered a lot of losses, and their physical strength was severely depleted.

The earth-shattering rumble of war drums sounded suddenly, echoing in the empty mountains for a long time, as if to shatter people's hearts.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The soldiers trapped in the camp let out roars that shook the sky, and marched forward step by step with uniform rumbling steps. Every time they took a step, an incomparably fierce and murderous aura burst forth, making one's heart tremble.

Followed by 5000 archers from the central army, and pikemen on the left and right flanks, and dozens of thunder chariots, [-] recharged tiger and leopard cavalry soldiers also slowly pressed on, looking for opportunities to give the surviving More than [-] Red Maple Mansion soldiers dealt a fatal blow.

"My lord, the reinforcements have arrived, the reinforcements have arrived."

A Yebushou came galloping from behind, and Lan Yun, who was about to give the order to retreat, couldn't help but feel refreshed. Could it be that the eldest son Lanlong, who was guarding the city of Hongfengfu, sent troops to reinforce him?

The official road in the distance behind was billowing with dust and smoke, and an iron cavalry was galloping towards it. From a distance, one could see the wolf's head battle flag fluttering high, which was the standard battle flag of the Red Maple Mansion Army.

Lan Yun wondered if it was the reinforcements sent by his son?I don't know how many reinforcements there are?

But these are not important. The important thing is that the support army appeared at a critical time, which greatly revived the sluggish morale of the already depressed side.

"My lord, it seems wrong..."

Suddenly, a sharp-eyed officer hissed strangely, "Why did the battle flag change?"

Lan Yun regained his composure, and his old face suddenly turned pale and bloodless. The cavalry that came from behind originally carried the standard battle flag of Hongfeng Province, but suddenly lowered it after getting closer, and unleashed another battle flag. Embroidered on the flag is a realgar eagle fluttering its wings under a full moon.

That was the unique battle flag of the Jiayue Mansion Army.

"what happened?"

All the generals turned pale in horror, and all of them changed from surprise to fear. The transition from heaven to hell was so fast that many soldiers hadn't realized it yet.

"Lan Yun, take your life!"

The cavalry that came from the rear had already charged close, and the leading female general was wearing a red armor, flying towards them like a ball of dazzling fireworks.

"Quick... Breakthrough..."

Lan Yun shivered and hissed.

"Whoever blocks me, die!"

The heroic female general is Zhong Lisheng who has been stationed secretly in Shuanghugang of Qiyunmai for military training. After receiving Li Wei's secret order, she immediately acted according to the plan. At this time, he played the banner of the Hongfeng provincial soldiers, swaggered through several small county towns, bypassed the Hongfeng Prefecture, and rushed out from behind Lan Yun at the critical moment, defeating the last remaining morale of Lan Yun's troops in one fell swoop .

Zhongli Shengnan rode in the lead, with a cherry-free iron spear in his hand, like a dragon coming out of a hole, flying up and down, picking up several enemy knights in the blink of an eye.

"Quick... stop her..."

Lan Yun hissed and roared, turned his horse's head and fled. Zhongli Shengnan's killing speed was jaw-droppingly fast, and his force value was extremely high. The soldiers of the Haifeng Battalion, they have endured hard work in the mountains for nearly a year, and they have long been exhausted. They will all be like tigers out of the gate.

Following closely behind Zhongli Shengnan was He Jin, the commander of the Blizzard Battalion. Seeing Lan Yun turning around to flee, he took off the iron tire bow and aimed an arrow at him.

Unable to dodge, Lan Yun was hit by an arrow in his shoulder, and with a miserable howl, he fell off his horse, and Zhong Li Shengnan, who had killed him, flew up with his iron spear, and knocked off several enemy generals who dared to stop him.

Lan Yun struggled to get up from the ground, and a dazzling cold light quickly enlarged in front of his eyes with the fierce wind. Then, he felt that his eyes suddenly went dark, and the remaining sense of fear dissipated.

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As soon as Lan Yun died, the remaining [-] Hongfeng Mansion soldiers scattered like birds and beasts, and were intercepted by the Jiayue Mansion army. Most of them threw down their weapons and surrendered with their hands up. After a few paragraphs, only a few clever ghosts jumped off their horses and ran into the nearby dense forest to escape.

This battle was a complete victory, more than 5000 Hongfeng Mansion soldiers were captured, and more than [-] war horses, but half of them were old and weak war horses or mules that had been eliminated.

To Li Wei, none of this mattered. The important thing was that Lan Yun, the prefect of Hongfeng, was dead. Even if there were still Lan's loyalists trying to resist in Hongfeng Province, it would not be a big deal.

In addition to leaving some soldiers to clean the battlefield and burn the corpses, the army triumphantly returned to the camp to rest. In the evening, when the defenders of Baiye City heard the news that the old guard Lan Yun had completely annihilated, they were all terrified, and their morale dropped to freezing point. Many middle and low-level officers in the army had long been dissatisfied with Lan Pi. Under the instigation of someone with a heart, they suddenly launched an attack, killed Lan Pi and his loyalists, and opened the city gate to surrender.

That night, Li Wei and others lived comfortably in the General's Mansion in the city. The young couple reunited after a long absence, so naturally they had many things to share.

While Li Wei was busy paying the public rations, he did not forget to order Wu You, the right military officer, to search the house and check the warehouse. More than 400 taels, and another sum was sent.

Early the next morning, Li Wei left 3000 people to guard Baiye City, and the army moved out to press on to Hongfengfu City.

Along the way, good news kept coming. Among the 15 troops recruited by Lan Yun, [-] infantrymen were still stranded near Jiang County. Scatter, run away in the blink of an eye.

After defeating Pang Hua's vanguard army at the entrance of Fengming Canyon, the tens of thousands of troops under the temporary command of Sikong Jian, the commander of the trapped camp, took advantage of the victory and pursued them to the city of Hongfeng Mansion, besieging the city on all sides.

Before the army led by Li Wei arrived at Hongfeng City, under the lobbying of Wen Zishan, the several big families in the city used their private soldiers, and with the help of a thousand special forces who had already been lurking in the city, they quickly controlled the city. Lan Yun's eldest son, Lan Long, was shot and killed by Liu Ya in the melee.

Originally, Wen Zishan wanted to let him escape to Chang'an out of love for his old master, but Lanlong died unexpectedly, so he had to order someone to bury him generously, and then opened the city gate to welcome Jiayue's army into the city.

With the help of several big families in Hongfeng City, coupled with the strict military discipline of Jiayue Mansion's army, and the Announcement of Anmin's one-year tax reduction and exemption, the restless people gradually felt at ease.

At this time, in addition to the important towns of Juyunguan and Anping City in Hongfeng Province, there were only a dozen small counties left in Jiang County and Long County.

Early the next morning, Li Wei appointed He Jin as the commander-in-chief, and led an army of 6000 people, including the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry Gale Battalion, to Juyun Pass.

Lan Zheng, the guard of Juyun Pass, is Lan Yun's nephew. Before He Jin's army arrived, he ransacked the big households in the city, and then led the remaining navy with more than [-] warships to cross the river and surrender to the Jin Empire. Bladeblood occupied Juyun Pass.

Li Wei led an army of [-] troops to attack Anping City. The guard of Anping City, Lan Fei, was also Lan Yun's nephew.

That night, Lan Fei was assassinated to death at home by an assassin. Then, under the instigation of several major families in the city, a mutiny occurred in the barracks. The generals and civil officials loyal to the Lan family were either killed or fled to Chang'an. Li Wei entered the city.

Anping City is an important pass leading to Chang'an. Apart from Hongfeng Mansion City, Li Weitian Ce Wuyou and others paid the most attention to Anping City. During the preparation for the war, they sent a large number of secret spies to lurk in the city. Sending people to secretly contact the big families who have been suppressed by Lan Yun for many years, promising certain benefits, and finally successfully took down the city.

Within three days, according to Jiayue's soldiers, the county magistrates of more than ten counties including Long County in Jiang County surrendered, or fled to Chang'an with their family members and gold and silver. Jiayue's army occupied the entire territory of Hongfeng Province .

When Li Wei returned to Hongfeng Province, he appointed He Jin as the guard of Anping City, and left him [-] soldiers from the Jiayue Mansion to prevent Chang'an from being violent and attacking across the border.

And one night during Li Wei's expedition, there was a sudden mutiny in Hongfeng City, and several families were looted. Afterwards, the army arrived and fought fiercely with the rebels for several hours before annihilating the rebels. Several families were wiped out by the brutal rebels.

In fact, anyone who knows a little bit about the inside story knows that this is Li Wei cleaning up the so-called Lan family remnants. Those families are all famous Hongfeng families and have inextricable relationships with the Lan family. The party, Li Wei's iron blood measures to gain a firm foothold in Hongfeng Province as soon as possible.

Thunderbolt's iron-blooded methods really shocked some powerful families who were about to make a move, and also made some aristocratic families who supported Jiayue Li's family applaud secretly. When Lan Yun was alive, they were not less angry with those families, and they were very happy when they died. Moreover, the cake It's that big, if one less person shares, you can share a little more.

After returning to Hongfeng Province, Li Wei held a celebration banquet. The patriarchs of the aristocratic families who supported him in Hongfeng Province were all invited, which made these patriarchs smile. The young master treats them as his own. Fortunately, I chose to support it decisively at that time. Otherwise, like the other companies who hesitated and chose a wait-and-see attitude, they were not invited, and they were virtually excluded from the edge of interests.

There were also some old officials who were invited. Although Li Wei did not remove their official positions, they all seemed uneasy. They were worried that Li Weiqiu would settle accounts later. It doesn’t matter if their official positions are removed. .

"Congratulations, young master, congratulations, young master."

All civil servants, generals, and the heads of the major families raised their glasses and respected each other. Those who made military achievements will be rewarded soon, and those who make suggestions will also have merits. , who is not happy?

The patriarchs of the major families are even happier, climbing up the towering tree of the young master, the prospects of the family are looking farther, and the current big cake is about to be divided up, hehe.

"This is the result of the joint efforts of all the lords and the courageous fighting of the soldiers."

Li Wei said modestly, raising his wine glass to toast to everyone. The annexation of Hongfeng Province went so smoothly that even he, Tian Ce, Wu You and others couldn't believe it. If you don’t fail me, Mrs. Li, I will never fail you, everyone eats meat, drinks wine, and earns money!”

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"In terms of government affairs, I'll leave it to you gentlemen."

After the banquet was over, Li Wei left Tian Ce, Wu You, Wen Zishan and others for a while, and directly threw the problem to his think tank, and became the shopkeeper himself.

In the think tank, Wen Zishan and several former Hongfeng celebrities were newcomers, and they also showed the young master's trust and importance to them, which moved them deeply.

Wen Zishan looked at Tian Ce, Wu You and the others, and saw that they all had accustomed expressions, so he couldn't help shaking his head, but a happy smile appeared on his thin old face.

The so-called specialization in the art industry, the young master is indeed good at making money in the military and fooling people. However, he is an amateur in government affairs. Interference, which gives the subordinates the opportunity and motivation to show their talents.

In troubled times, the young master frightened Xiao Xiao with thunderous and iron-blooded methods, and Wen Zishan was extremely satisfied with his decisive killings. This is the decision a generation of heroes should make!Serving for such a wise and mighty hero is not a waste of what he has learned.

Seeing Tian Ce's gaze, Wen Zishan smiled gratefully, coughed lightly, and after attracting everyone's attention, he said slowly, "Master, where has the envoy from Chang'an arrived?"

"Yi Yun Pass."

Tian Ce stroked his long beard, nodded and smiled, his eyes flashed with admiration, and said: "It is said that the servant Zheng is an assassin who made troubles more than a dozen times along the way, that's why his footsteps are so slow."

As expected of one of Hongfeng's famous celebrities, he immediately pointed to the crux of the problem. The top priority is not only to recruit officials as soon as possible to ensure the normal operation of Hongfeng's government office, but the most important thing is how to face the accountability of Chang'an. If it is not done well, it will seriously affect Jiayue Li's reputation and must be properly resolved.

Everyone smiled knowingly. Those assassins were all sent by the young master to block the journey of Qin King's special envoy, Zheng Neishi, and buy as much time as possible. That Zheng nephew is obviously a person who is afraid of death. If they were to hurry up, it would take ten days at most, but this servant Zheng is still stranded in Yi Yunguan, which gave them ample time to prepare.

"The top priority is, apart from calming the hearts of the people and ensuring the normal operation of the government office, how should we face the accountability of Chang'an?"

Wen Zishan uttered a topic that was a headache but had to be faced. For a while, the entire hall was silent.

After a long time, someone said: "The young master's move to open warehouses and release grain to reduce taxes has won the hearts of the people. I think the people of Hongfeng support it."

Another person interjected: "That's right, as the saying goes, those who win the hearts of the people win the world, the big deal, I'll fight with Chang'an, and the army won't leave, what can he do to me?"

"That's right, just use the dragging tactic, everyone is talking about it, this matter has something to talk about, after a long time, it's still not the same!"

Li Wei sat on the soft chair and watched with a smile on the speeches of the group of counselors. They all said that the three cobblers were better than Zhuge Liang. These were all discussed by him, Tian Ce, Wu You and the others. There was really no other way but to use drag formulas and rely on Hongfeng Province, resulting in the fact that it had already been occupied.

However, this is too passive. This is not a murderous character. It's just that he hasn't figured out a good way until now, and he has been worrying about this matter.

Now, repeating the old story, he looked at Wen Zishan with great interest, waiting for his next words. He took the initiative to bring up this headache. There must be some good way, right?Wen Zishan coughed lightly, and said slowly: "The methods of all gentlemen are good, but, have you ever thought about whether we are too passive if this continues?"

Everyone nodded unanimously. It was indeed too passive to do so, but, annexing Hongfeng Province, Yu Gong couldn't take advantage of the righteousness.

"I know that Mr. must have a good strategy, so don't keep it up."

Li Wei smiled wryly, these literati are like this, they have to dawdle for a long time, and only speak slowly when you are so anxious to vomit blood, he can't bear this torture.