Rebel

Gu Ao said: "The old man has this heart, his loyalty is commendable, and I am very grateful." As he spoke, Gu Ao lifted the old man up with one hand, and said to Chen Liang: "Sixth brother, arrange these strong men to join the army." Liang ranked sixth in the Chen family, and was in charge of managing military registration and military members in the Anti-Rong Rebel Army.

"Yes." Chen Liang took a step forward, and said to the young men kneeling on the ground, "...several strong men, please stand up and follow me."

Chen Liang led them away, and Gu Ao said in a loud voice to the people who were prostrate in front of him: "From now on, I will work together with you all to guard Yuyang, if the Rong people commit another crime, they will never come back! "

"The King of Han is wise! The King of Han is brave!"

Gu Ao said a few more words to encourage them, and ordered these people to be sent back.Gu Ao turned around and went back to the Yuyang County Mansion, and said to Qiu Mu, who was always by his side: "Since we have left the capital and the people are dependent, we should settle down properly."

Qiu Mu's eyes were still red, and he nodded repeatedly when he heard the words: "Exactly, they were forced to suffer by the Rong people. Many of the county towns are sword and iron craftsmen. The slaves, fortunately, we have returned... Now that the raid has succeeded, it is better to exempt them from taxes as before, let them trade freely, recuperate, and return the Northland to peace and tranquility."

Gu Ao said: "Brother Qiu, you don't understand. They were oppressed by the Rong people, and they want to take revenge. They are also worried that Yuyang will be taken away by the Rong people again, so they are also afraid. Let's attack the Rong people. Therefore, this time, since the rebels recaptured Yuyang from the Rong people, they should use Yuyang County as the rear to supply the rebels with swords."

Qiu Mu swallowed his saliva: "What does the King of Han want to increase taxes?"

Gu Ao nodded: "That's right. In my opinion, it's not just about raising taxes, it's better to set up a government office to allocate the production of swords and armor leather like managing the fields under the Dragon Mountain."

Qiu Mu asked with some doubts: "Then...then...the reason why the people welcome us is because we are not as cruel as the Rong people. If we increase taxes and mobilize civilians to produce leather armor...won't it lose the hearts of the people?"

Gu Ao smiled and said: "How can we lose the hearts of the people? As long as our taxes are lower than what the Rong people made them slaves for nothing, and we make the officials clear, let the virtuous occupy high positions, and let ordinary people have a way to advance, If we punish those in our neighbors and villages who used to be rich and benevolent, let the poor share their fields, use the righteous atmosphere, and at the same time resist the Rong people, then we will greatly win the hearts of the people."

Qiu Mu thought for a while, then lowered his head and said, "The King of Han knows more than I do, so I will do as you say."

"it is good."

After taking control of Yuyang County City, Gu Ao immediately organized his army overnight and divided it into two teams. The first team was led by Yu Junfan and marched towards the narrow mountain road from Tianshui to Yuyang, preparing to ambush the Rong cavalry who came to rescue from Tianshui .The other team, led by Dian Bushi and Huai Xin, all put on the military uniforms obtained from the victory, rode on military horses, armed with military knives, disguised themselves as soldiers, and rushed to Shangjun County overnight.

The second watch was cooking, and the Han army took a short rest, then left enough guards, and took advantage of the night to leave the city separately.

Gu Ao stayed in the city of Yuyang County, counted the population of the people, cleared the food in stock, collected the account books, and arrested the spies of the Rong people in the city, beheading more than a hundred people overnight.

While Gu Ao was dealing with everything in an orderly manner, Chen Jiang Fengchen came in through the curtain, and Gu Ao raised his head from the map in front of the case: "... are you here?"

Chen Jiang's face was flushed red from the cold night, he took a few deep breaths after entering the room, he calmed down, and said to Gu Ao: "Brother, here we come!"

"How is Hanzhong?" Gu Ao asked.

Chen Jiangdao: "The Rong cavalry who were dormant in Tianshui over there, when they heard the report that Yuyang was attacked, they lost their positions and turned to rescue them. Cavalry are not good at fighting in the mountains and forests. It is estimated that they will fall into the trap if they move. They are among the Yu Tai garrison ambushing on both sides of the narrow road."

Gu Ao said: "Well, we just waited for the report of the Tianshui battle; I'm asking Hanzhong Ye Juncheng, how are you doing?"

"Ye Juncheng has worked hard and never changed the rules set by the eldest brother."

"Okay." Gu Ao nodded, beckoning, "Come here, I'll show you something."

"Yes." Chen Jiang took a few steps forward, Gu Ao pushed the map in front of Chen Jiang, Chen Jiang looked at it for a while, and opened his eyes wide: "...is this?"

Gu Ao smiled and said: "That's right, this is the map of the Northern Army's grain storage when the Northern Army's government was fighting against the army. I finally found it from the county treasury. Master Qiu may not even know that there is such a map."

Chen Jiang asked cautiously: "How did the eldest brother know?"

Gu Ao said: "I traveled all over the world and lived in the barracks in Yuyang County for several months. I heard about this legend. But I was not sure at that time, but later, when the Rong people were preparing to besiege the city, Eunuch Qiu did not abandon it. I found it strange to flee from the city, but chose to defend to the death. Because even if Yuyang City was not breached, as long as it was besieged for a few days, the food in Yuyang City would be exhausted. There are many merchants in Yuyang County, and they always buy food for However, they did not prepare for war for as long as Shangjun, and had a lot of food in reserve. This is the first, and second, I also found out that the prefect Qiu killed three officials in charge of the treasury before Yuyang County was attacked. They fell into the hands of the Rong people..."

Chen Jiang observed the map carefully, and sighed: "...Fortunately, the Rong people didn't find this!"

Gu Ao smiled: "Chou Taishou beheaded the treasury official, but it was out of his own heart to save others. Rong people don't value grain and rice, why? Grain and rice are not easy to transport, they live with the sky as their roof, The land is a migration life of blankets, and the grain is too heavy to carry around for a few days. For them, the grain and grass are cattle and sheep, which can fight with them and live by water and grass. So they don’t care about this map when they come thing."

Chen Jiang raised his eyes: "What does elder brother want me to do?"

Gu Ao said: "I want you to lead a team, go to the mountain to find this granary, and guard it tenaciously. Count how much is left in it, make an account book, and report to me secretly."

"Yes!"

"Also... Tomorrow morning, I'm going to announce to the world, and I will write to the imperial court, asking for the position of the prefect of Yuyang County for revenge. However, Mr. Chou is open-minded, and I'm afraid he won't be able to understand military and government affairs..."

Chen Jiang nodded: "...then we have to help him."

Gu Ao said: "Exactly, the reform of Yuyang County's middle-level official system refers to the strategy we discussed in Hanzhong. The entire population and supplies of Yuyang County should be coordinated under the Anti-Rong Rebel Army. Therefore, all matters, big or small, are handled by the Anti-Rong Army." The rebels decide."

Chen Jiangdao: "I know. I will take people to open the treasury tonight, and we will work together on the restructuring tomorrow."

"These two matters are very urgent and very important. It will be difficult for you to handle them well."

Chen Jiangdao: "The King of Han treats me like a brother, and I will repay the King of Han with loyalty."

"then you go."

After Chen Jiang left, Gu Ao was alone in the house, and waited for the first dawn after Yuyang was recaptured. When he opened the window, he saw colorful clouds surrounding the sun in the sky.

But Gu Ao knew that it was not Hengqiang who succeeded in the sneak attack, the real battle had just begun!