Ye Hongyan reacted first and went out to pay his respects: "The following is the bidding and will lead the army to defend the enemy, fight bravely, and live up to the expectations of the general!"

The other officers also woke up and bowed: "I wish to defend the enemy for the general!"

"I am very relieved when you can do this!" Song Yu said.

Then he turned around: "The enemy also has a mansion, so don't be careless."

"Ye Hongyan!"

"The mark is here!" Ye Hongyan is now the commander of the Dongshan Metropolitan Commander, and the highest military general under Song Yu, and is highly valued. During these days, his red energy gathered on his head, condensed into shape, mixed with military energy, and was filled with brilliance, which was very attractive.

"How many people can I join the army at most in Xin'an Mansion?"

"Reporting to the commander, the ancient system, only if five households are given a rank can we not harm the people's strength! There are one prefecture and five counties in our town, 25,000 households and 5,000 prefecture troops, which have reached the limit and cannot be summoned again. However, there are still refugees..." After Ye Hongyan became an official, she hired a staff member, worked hard every night, and her knowledge increased greatly.

Song Yu nodded. Most of the soldiers were young and strong, and the important labor force in the family was recruited. What should I do if there were too many crops in the fields? Many farm work would be wasted, and the harvest would be greatly reduced. In the end, Song Yu himself suffered a loss.

So, now, it is basically unlikely to recruit soldiers from the government.

There is another option, which is refugees!

Since the first year of Yong'an, natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued. Wuzhou is a good place to be safe, but there are also many refugees who abandoned their land and formed a wave, circulating in various prefectures, which put a lot of pressure on public security.

The wild environment is dangerous and difficult, and most of the people who survive are young and strong, and these are the best soldiers!

As long as there is enough food and fodder, you can bring up tens of thousands of troops!

But how much food does he have in his hands? Song Yu smiled bitterly.

Then he said in a deep voice: "Yes, these refugees are the source of soldiers."

"This town has an order to set up a list of soldiers outside the military camp. This time, we will recruit 1,000 soldiers first!"

Song Yu gritted his teeth and could still support him. If necessary, Anchang's original helper. After all, the four great masters of Anchang have accumulated a lot over the past decade.

But Song Yu really didn't want to use this trick unless it was absolutely necessary.

"Abide by the order!" Ye Hongyan responded.

"When you wait for the rectification of your military preparations, practice every day, and don't neglect it!" Song Yuhuan glanced at him. At this critical moment, he naturally could not lose the chain. He decided in his heart that whoever dared to slack off at this time would definitely punish him severely!

There is nothing to say about the past merits and affection.

When Song Yu thought about this, his eyes were filled with chills. When the generals below saw him, they all stood upright. No matter how they looked at Song Yu, they all lowered their heads and said:

"promise!"

...

Yuxi County is affiliated to Wenchang Prefecture. It has no abundant resources and has no famous specialties. After Wenchang Prefecture, it has no reputation.

There are no dangerous obstacles here, not a military strategist, and the traffic is a bit blocked and less coveted. The people here receive this blessing, although they cannot be said to be rich, they can still make a living by being half full.

Even in troubled times, this place is less affected and can be regarded as a paradise.

But today, this paradise has ushered in a disaster.

The original county town had already been filled with war, and fire could be seen faintly, sometimes mixed with screams and cries.

Round of militia holding various farm tools and waving sickles and hoes were rampant in the county town. When they saw more gorgeous houses, they rushed in with red eyes, and occasionally screamed and heard screams of exclamations and fights, and even cried from women. Finally, a group of disheveled soldiers came out, with blood on their weapons.

Most of these rioters had a vegetable face, were black and thin, and had calluses on their hands. They seemed that they were first-class farmers in the past.

The rebel soldiers did not have any unified military uniforms, but only wrapped a piece of red cloth on their heads, which was considered a logo.

At this time, an army walked along the main road. Although it was not as elite as the palace soldiers, it had military uniforms and standard weapons, which were much more formal.

The soldiers hid away aside in fear, but there were still crying out for help in the street from time to time.

"Oh..." Xu Chun looked at the hell-like scene on earth and sighed.

Since Zhu Shiliu occupied the three counties, he has gathered refugees and his popularity has become increasingly popular. Recently, he has finally left the county to conquer cities and plunder land.

Zhu Shiliu occupied three counties, and there were thousands of people, plus the number of refugees exceeded 10,000.

In the remaining county towns, there are only 500 county soldiers. How can we resist?

Wenchang Mansion is another mess. Although the He family is determined to stand up and organize a counterattack, they are also injured after being defeated by Zhu Shiliu. The rest of the families in the mansion swept the snow in front of the door and advocated hiding in Wenchang Mansion. The He family was alone and could not support them.

Zhu Shiliu was unstoppable all the way, and today he finally captured Yuxi County.

In this way, most of the four counties were occupied, and Wenchang bought it.

But is it really good for the elder brother to do this? Xu Chun felt a little upset when he looked at the rioters.

Zhu Shiliu's true elite was only a thousand people, so he naturally could not attack the city, otherwise, he would be exhausted after a few times.

His approach is to promote faith, collect refugees, give food weapons, and siege the city with them.

In this way, every time the refugees came down, more than a thousand casualties were killed or killed, but they also consumed a lot of physical strength. After rushing several times, the defenders were exhausted. Then they sent out elite troops and the county town was down.

The land will naturally bring more refugees and supplement it. The more you fight, the more you fight, but the consumption is also high. Every time you pass by, it is like a locust passing through the border, and everything is swept away, almost like a white land.

Since he was driven to attack the city, he naturally had resentment. Zhu Shiliu did not have the ability to give enough rewards after the war and win over and comfort him, so he could only plunder the troops and divert the resentment.

Whenever the refugees arrived at a place, they would kill people and corpses everywhere, which implicated Xie Jin and Xu Yuan. In addition to gathering up the Yin soldiers, they also had to sweep away evil spirits from time to time, which was a lot of effort.

Before I knew it, I arrived at the county government office.

When Xu Chun went in, he saw someone wearing armor and his chin was slightly raised. It was Zhu Shiliu.

"General!" Xu Chun saluted respectfully.

"Xu Chun! Get up!" Zhu Shiliu still attaches great importance to this brother he has followed since childhood. He has always had a good face.

"I report to the general, it seems that the refugees are not in charge, they are plundering everywhere and killing too much. It seems that it is not a good thing..." Xu Chun advised him when he saw that Zhu Shiliu was in a good mood.

As soon as he mentioned this, Zhu Shiliu turned his face dark and then cursed fiercely: "Damn, I don't want to do this either, but everyone below insists. What can I do?"

"People below?" Xu Chun was shocked. What he said was that he was Zhu Zhu of Zhu. These people had some power in their hands. Later, they formed a group and advanced and retreated together. Even Zhu Shiliu was not easy to deal with.

"That's right! It turns out that when I was in Sanhe County, these guys were a little dissatisfied. Didn't they just like the good land of other big families and want to take it for themselves? Thanks to me, nothing happened."

"Now that we are in Yuxi, we naturally can't help but incite refugees behind us, breaking down the homes of wealthy families, destroying the whole family, hehe... The roots of the wealthy families are all in the fields, and the family is only rich, so we will give up. When the whole family dies, the land will belong to them. It's really a good plan!"

Zhu Shiliu said sneeringly.

Xu Chun covered his mouth and was shocked. The original temple blessings were all from ordinary people, but now that he has become a leader, he naturally pays more attention to his own interests and plans to seize them. Zhu Shiliu could not stop him.

Not only them, but also refugee soldiers, also need to reward Hetian. If Zhu Shiliu cannot give these, mutiny will be light!

As for the disaster that has caused civilians, who can control so many of them in the chaos?

Zhu Shiliu continued, "If you don't talk about these, it just so happens that I have a few regulations here, so you can do it for me!"

"Please give me the order!" Xu Chun came to his senses and said.

"First, the county gulf is of course ours, you must guard it!"

This is a normal thing, Xu Chun just nodded.

"Secondly, the major households in Yuxi must demolish the ancestral temple and rebuild the City God Temple, and donate half of their wealth and land as a fee for asking God to consecrate."

Many families in Yuxi County saw that something was wrong. Those who went to the countryside to avoid disaster were left behind in the city, and they were usually guarded by the guards. Ordinary refugees could not attack the enemy, and most of the victims were civil merchants and the like.

"This seems a bit harsh!" Xu Chun said with some concern. In Sanhe County, there seemed to be no such harsh conditions.

"Hehe... If not, why do you have money and food to reward the three armies? If you don't agree, you will directly confiscate your home, confiscate your property, and confiscate it all." Zhu Shiliu said sneeringly, this is to kill you.

"Also, ordinary people also need to invite statues of gods to go back and worship. Each family pays three taels of incense, otherwise it will be a serious crime... all the food and money will be confiscated and incorporated into the private camp!"

Zhu Shiliu continued.

Xu Chun instinctively wanted to say that this was too strict, but looking at Zhu Shiliu's face and the murderous aura emitted, his body suddenly became cold and he understood everything.

Zhu Shiliu is no longer the Zhu Temple Zhu that used to be.

Since the success of the rebellion, Zhu Shiliu's ambition has become increasingly greater. The fields that were vacant for confiscation of the big households were not other temples, but Zhu Shiliu himself occupied the big part.

As for the three-liang incense money, it is even more ridiculous! Xu Chun grew up in Anchang County, so he naturally knew that the city god was kind and the people voluntarily worshipped him and never forced him to do so. How could he force others to break his family's beliefs?

I am afraid that this is to force the people to destroy their families, become refugees, supplement their consumption, and continue to encircle cities and plunder.

Xu Chun only felt that his current elder brother was getting farther and farther away from him, so strange.

Although the face is still the same as before, I can no longer find the same feeling as before.

Thinking of this, my eyes felt hot and almost burst into tears.

He quickly lowered his head and said, "I will accept the order of the general and I will do this well!"

"Okay! Go down!" Zhu Shiliu was in a very good mood and said with a laugh.

Xu Chun walked out slowly, looking at the gray sky, the crying of innocent people seemed to be lingering in his ears, and he couldn't help but sigh again, and an endless feeling of fatigue surged in his heart.

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Anchang County, within the Chenghuang Law Region.
Chapter completed!