Chapter 1023: No chaos, no peace
Gong Jingxiao and the other two blocked Xia Fan just a small episode, and did not have any impact on him, nor did they even delay his time.
Then Xia Fan headed to Yong'an County again, but stopped halfway, because he saw a large number of soldiers and horses siege outside the city below in the sky. Judging from the flags, it was the army led by Lu Chuan.
Xia Fan was in the air and could clearly see that although the battle was fierce, the outcome was very obvious. It was a foregone conclusion that his army had broken through the city.
"It's done well." Xia Fan glanced at him and saw Lu Chuan located behind him, so he flew over.
"See the Grand Marshal." When Lu Chuan saw Xia Fan, he quickly saluted. Since he was wearing armor, he could not give a great salutation, but his attitude was quite respectful.
"What's the current situation?" Xia Fan waved his hand at him, signaling him to avoid tribute, looked at the battle on the city front, and asked casually.
"Report to the Grand Marshal, our army has captured 70% of the territory of Baocang Province, and I believe the remaining 30% can be taken within ten days." Lu Chuan said, signaling to take the map left and right, and then spread it out, pointing at the counties of Baocang Province and tell Xia Fan in detail. Those who have been captured will be the next target.
"It's a bit slow." Xia Fan frowned, then looked at Lu Chuan and said, "Is the resistance I encountered strong?"
"That's true." Lu Chuan nodded and said, "Cao Shiping had previously led his troops to attack Yong'an County and was defeated, but he did not give up. So he kept mobilizing the troops from each county to fight us. Almost one city and one city to compete with us, so the attack speed was a little slower."
"What about the inside players that Zhao Wei and Liu Yulinglong had bought before? Didn't it work?" Xia Fan asked.
"It was indeed very useful at first. The inside and outside can be used to cooperate quickly." Lu Chuan smiled bitterly: "But later Cao Shiping was prepared and kept changing the original guards and defenders, so it was not easy to cooperate inside and outside like before."
Lu Chuan glanced at Xia Fan and said, "I even once again turned against the inside, helping Cao Shiping retaliate and plot against us. If they hadn't revealed some flaws and were discovered by us, I'm afraid the casualties would be very serious."
"How did you deal with it later?" Xia Fan asked with a chilling look.
"Forcibly attack the city, and after breaking the city, kill all the inside players who are in the back to warn and deter other inside players at both ends of the rat." Lu Chuan said.
"Good job." Xia Fan nodded and said, "That's how it should be. Always let everyone know one thing, that is, those who follow me will prosper and those who go against me will perish. You have done a good job, and then do it according to your plan."
Speaking of this, Xia Fan thought for a while and said, "I believe you will definitely be able to take over Baocang Province, but I want you to let Cao Shiping go all the way and let him go back alone."
"Why is this?" Lu Chuan said in confusion.
"Cao Shiping is not simple." Xia Fan said: "I always feel that there is something unknown behind him. I believe Liu Xingchen has noticed it, so he found an excuse to send him over to fight us."
Xia Fan sneered: "Liu Xingchen wants to kill someone with a knife and then push the disaster to us. It's not that easy, so we have to throw this hot potato back as it is, so let's give Liu Xingchen a headache."
"The Grand Marshal is wise." Lu Chuan praised.
"You know this matter well." Xia Fan then asked a few more questions, gave Lu Chuan a few words and left quietly again.
Of course, Xia Fan knew that if he appeared in front of the army and said a few words, he would definitely boost morale even more, but he did not do so. Because since he chose to hand over the army to Lu Chuan, he should trust his abilities and maintain his authority in this army.
If Xia Fan appears too frequently, it will only weaken the prestige that belonged to Lu Chuan, which is not conducive to his command of the army.
However, Xia Fan was not worried that Lu Chuan's prestige would eventually make this army his private army. As long as Xia Fan was there, Lu Chuan would definitely be honest, and Xia Fan was very sure of this.
Then Xia Fan went to Yong'an County again, but saw Zhao Wei and Liu Yulinglong frowning and didn't know what to discuss. They even argued a few times from time to time. The sound was too loud, which scared the servants around them to fear.
"What are you two talking about? So excited?" Xia Fan pushed the door and asked casually.
"Oh, boss, you miss me so much." As soon as he saw Xia Fan appear, Liu Yulinglong was immediately overjoyed. He quickly shook his round body and came up to meet him, reaching out to give Xia Fan a hug.
"That's what you think of me, why do I think you have become fat again recently?" Xia Fan glanced at Liu Yulinglong and said with a smile.
"You are not here recently. I miss you every day, and I am so worried. When others encounter this, they must be ignorant of tea and food, but I am more worried about eating, and the more I eat, the more I end up getting a little more rounded." Liu Yulinglong touched his stomach and said, "Boss, you understand me, right?"
"I understand, understand, I'm very touched." Xia Fan could say something else, nodded quickly, then changed the topic and said, "What were you talking about just now?"
"A good thing and a bad thing. Which one do you want to listen to first?" Zhao Weiwei said.
"Good thing." Xia Fan said casually.
"The good thing is that since my sister-in-law took charge of the troops, she rushed and attacked. She first defeated the Holy Dragon Kingdom army that had attacked the Shenmu Kingdom. Until she completely destroyed them, she counterattacked the Holy Dragon Kingdom with great power. She destroyed the likes of the destruction along the way, which was really respectable and awesome." Zhao Yiyi said seriously.
"What about the bad thing?" Xia Fan glanced at him and called him: "It won't have anything to do with this, right?"
"Boss is wise." Zhao Wei shook the fan in his hand and said, "Sister-in-law is not winning battles all the way. She is still conquering the defeated army. She has already incorporated the army of the Holy Dragon Kingdom alone for almost 500,000."
Speaking of this, Zhao Wei stretched out five fingers and shook in front of Xia Fan, "Boss, these are 500,000 people. Even if we don't have to worry about armor and weapons, we have to supply food, grass, elixirs, military pay, etc., but now we are so big, where can we get so much money and food! We are so worried about it."
"Hasn't the Kingdom of God's Eyes been taken down?" Xia Fan frowned.
"The territory has been captured, but it will take a process to make the people of the God-Emo Kingdom accept our rule with peace of mind. At this time, I will collect money and food. I am afraid it will cause them to rebel." Liu Yulinglong shook his head and said.
"Where are the military food and money that the Kingdom of Shenmu originally reserved?" Xia Fan asked.
"Some of them were snatched by the army of the Holy Dragon Kingdom, and some were snatched by the army of the Shenmu Kingdom." Liu Yulinglong said: "This is a confusing account and it is difficult to find out. If the investigation is too much, it may force the person who originally surrendered to us to rebel."
"No wonder you two are so worried. You think too complicatedly about this matter." Xia Fan smiled and shook his head, "You still need to investigate the things you need to check. You have to recover them for a lot of money. If you don't give them back, you even want to rebel because you don't want to be loyal to us. You should catch them and kill them. What's there to hesitate?"
"But we are afraid that this will cause chaos again?" Zhao Wei frowned.
"Just mess around, how can we be peaceful if we don't mess around for a while?" Xia Fan bounced his finger and said, "You must make it clear, that is, whether we are in the Kingdom of God's Eye or the Kingdom of Holy Dragon, we are both winners and conquerors. We will naturally enjoy the right to be superior. Before they truly become people who surrender to us, there is no need to be too polite to them."
Speaking of this, Xia Fan said with a little coldness on his face: "Those who dare to rob the military food and salary of the Shenmu Kingdom are definitely not just the chaos army, but more so are the local families. Only they have the courage and ability. If they let them go, they will only become more arrogant in the future."
"So this time you don't have to worry too much. Send people you trust to go down and transfer some troops to Yukongyue. However, those soldiers who originally surrendered from the Kingdom of Shenmu asked the troops who surrendered from the Kingdom of Holy Dragon, and then let them help you to investigate."
"If you investigate each city, if any family stole things and took advantage of us, then punish which one family should not be afraid of chaos. If they dare to rebel, Yu Kongyue has soldiers in his hands, and it will be overwhelmed directly."
Speaking of this, Xia Fan paused for a moment, let Zhao Wei and Liu Yulinglong figure out their words, and then continued: "We are not a successor, but a pioneer. The one we are most afraid of is chaos. If anyone dares to do something, then severely punish them. If you use heavy punishment in troubled times, it is nothing."
"Only by disrupting the original rules and regulations that are unfavorable to us, clearing out the family forces that may affect our rule, or making them completely surrender, we can rule this new dynasty according to our ideas." Xia Fan said this, patted Zhao Wei and Liu Yulinglong's shoulders and said, "Before this, there is nothing we dare not do."
"As soon as the boss said this, I felt confident." Zhao Wei smiled.
"Yeah." Liu Yulinglong said with a smile: "Actually, I have been disliked by some people for a long time. But for stability, I have been holding back. With the boss's words, I don't have to be polite."
"It's great." Xia Fan nodded and said, "Take out the lawless spirit we were in the capital, and have fun and make the big deal. As long as the army is firmly controlled by us, no one can make a comeback."
Xia Fan chatted with Zhao Wei and Liu Yulinglong for a while, then said goodbye and left after finalizing some specific things.
Zhao Wei and Liu Yulinglong did not get idle, but took action.
Chapter completed!