Xiao Yue's life during this period was also very legendary. With 30,000 soldiers under her command, she crossed the Taibai Mountain and made a surprise attack on Pingyang.

Pingyang's guard was completely unwary, and everyone was killed at the base of the city. He was still in a state of ecstasy, and was easily killed.

Xiao Yue easily captured Pingyang County with overwhelming force.

At this time, she only had a few military supplies that Ji Yi gave her, but she saw a message that Lin Yi left for her in the bag.

"The human heart is the heart of heaven, benevolence and righteousness are the destiny of heaven."

Just ten simple words made Xiao Yue suddenly enlightened.

Therefore, after capturing Pingyang County, she immediately ordered the soldiers to start plundering the wealth in the city, but strictly prohibited the soldiers from robbing the Han people's wealth.

Not only that, she also ordered that part of the looted grain be distributed to the Han people in the city, without doing any harm to the Han people.

As for the loot taken, according to past practice, the soldiers got 10% and handed over 90%.

Xiao Yue made military regulations on the spot. From now on, soldiers will get 30% of all spoils. The remaining 30% will be given to the public to be used for daily maintenance expenses. The remaining 30% will be used to pay for the brothers who died in the battle. The last 10% will be used as a reward for the bravest and best warriors.

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All harvests, except 30% for public use, are handed over to the captains of various ministries for joint management.

With this provision in mind, Xiao Yue immediately received the most sincere support from the soldiers.

Xiao Yue knew this very well. She was able to get these 30,000 people to follow her. She relied on deception at the beginning to get 30,000 people to surrender.

Next comes the threat. These 30,000 people have followed the rebels. If they don't follow her, they will die.

But such threats can make soldiers listen to her for a while, but over time, they will rebel.

When the time comes, her status as a princess will not save her.

Only immediate interests can make these soldiers truly support her, and everything else is illusory.

Distributing food to the Han people in the Northern Wei Dynasty was naturally to make them return home.

Why did she go deep into the Northern Wei Dynasty?

Isn’t it just to expand the team?

However, she was only a lone soldier and could not stay in one place for too long, so Xiao Yue decisively turned west and captured Xiwu, and then captured Guo County with overwhelming force, marching westward, burning, killing and looting all the way.

They were soldiers in the Southern Dynasties, and bandits in the Northern Dynasties.

Xiao Yue never thought of taking over these territories.

The few people she has in her hands are not enough.

But she plundered everywhere, but only killed the Hu people, not the Han people, and gave the Han people food. This was a life-saving grace, and naturally attracted the good Han people to join her.

In addition, her slogan was to "recover the homeland and expel the Tartars". For a time, countless people rushed to surrender.

The composition of these people is very complex, including gangsters, heroes, and ordinary civilians. Xiao Yue accepts all of them without rejecting them.

She did not want any of the territory she had conquered. Her army was like locusts crossing the border, leaving a mess behind. However, her power grew stronger and stronger. From the initial 30,000 to Wanchuan, there were already 100,000.

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But reaching 100,000 troops does not mean that Xiao Yue's strength has become stronger. On the contrary, her situation has become more dangerous.

There are only 30,000 confidants, and there are still some losses. Of the 60,000 who joined later, there are probably more than 10,000 who are truly loyal. There are still some whose identities are unknown, but there are at least 30,000 to 40,000 who have the idea of ​​​​fighting the autumn wind with her.

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The more mixed the composition of the army and the discord among the people, the harder it will be to manage, but it will not be exposed for a while with a great victory.

So, after arriving in Wancuan, Xiao Yue made a decision.

Divide the troops!

The gangsters who joined along the way were fierce and capable gangsters. Xiao Yue tricked them into going to Qinzhou.

While cheating, he also told the story of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, gave them a can of chicken blood, and Xiao Yue named one of the bravest bandit leaders as General of the West.

The general's surname happened to be Wei, and he was called Wei Da. He didn't have any serious name.

Xiao Yue gave him the name Wei Xuezu in the name of the princess, and also deceived him by saying that he was Han Chinese, brave and good at fighting, and might be a descendant of General Wei.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, General Wei is an ancestor, and there is nothing wrong with calling him an ancestor. It is of great significance for Xiao Yue to name him an ancestor.

Just this name and the story made Wei Xuezu kneel down on the spot, and he was about to lead the army to kill the princess.

Xiao Yue then gave him 30,000 troops and horses, and asked him to go to Qinzhou to conquer the barbarians and save the Han people from fire and water.

Then, Wei Xuezu went there, with the ambition of becoming a lord and prime minister, and this ragtag group of bandits actually seemed to be forming a rope.

Xiao Yue didn't even think of it herself.

This further proves the correctness of her taking this step.

When everyone gets together, they will not necessarily be stronger, but when they are dispersed, they will have the opportunity to become famous.

Later, Xiao Yue used the same method to trick another person into dividing his troops, that is Sun Yu, who had been following her.

This is a friend in need who was auctioned together, and he is the descendant of an old official from the previous dynasty, not to mention loyal.

Previously in Hanzhong County, Sun Yu also carried out Xiao Yue's orders without hesitation.

This is a capable and loyal subordinate. Of course Xiao Yue must entrust him with important tasks.

Even though we are our own people, we still have to draw a pie, and we have to draw a bigger pie.

Xiao Yue not only promised him fame, but also hinted that Sun Yu was her most trusted right-hand man and the one she relied on, so she gave him the most difficult task, which was to go north to find a base.

Running around all the time is not an option.

But if we defend the city, it will only attract the Northern Wei army to encircle and suppress it.

So Xiao Yue chose to divide his troops into three groups and make different choices.

She also gave Sun Yu 30,000 soldiers and horses. These were also people who joined later. Their abilities had not been tested and their military morale had not been consolidated.

Cutting this part off, most of the 40,000 in Xiao Yue's hands are subordinates who are truly loyal to her.

With the morale of the army available, Xiao Yue continued to draw 40,000 soldiers and horses, and killed them all the way back from Wanchuan. No one in Wudu County expected that Xiao Yue would come back and kill everyone.

Xiao Yue was also extremely brave. He shot the Wudu County guard to death with one arrow in the midst of thousands of troops and won another great victory.

But it was also after the battle that Xiao Yue got an important piece of information.

Their activities in the Northern Wei Dynasty have attracted the attention of the imperial court.

Qinzhou and Jingzhou both sent large troops to strangle them.

Fighting with them could only lead to death, and Xiao Yue could not turn back. If he did, he would also die.

In the end, she had only one way left, marching eastward.

In fact, this road is no different from committing suicide. To the east is the hinterland of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which is heavily guarded. There is no fear of Xiao Yue being active in this direction.

It was precisely because of this that Xiao Yue made a bold decision.

She wants to attack Chang'an City!

There is no danger to defend Chang'an City and it is easy to capture. This is one of them.

The second reason is that Chang'an City has a very important position in the hearts of the Han people.

As long as she can capture Chang'an and defend it for a few more days, the Han people in the Northern Wei Dynasty will definitely take advantage of the situation and make a move, and her chess game will be completely revitalized.

In order to make a sneak attack on Chang'an, she led her men all the way over the mountains and ridges, not daring to take official roads, just to make a surprise attack on Chang'an. As a result, before the attack started, the gates of Chang'an city were closed.

If they fail to capture Chang'an, their lone army without supplies will probably end up here.

In this situation, even Xiao Yue, who often comes up with unexpected tricks, was a little at a loss.

But at this time, a Taoist priest suddenly flew over.

The people around Xiao Yue immediately went on alert and got into position.

When Wang Wei saw this, he quickly said: "Don't get me wrong, I am a Han, and you don't look like the army of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Could it be that you are the king's army?"

When he and Lin Yi were crossing the border earlier, he accidentally heard a troop with the title of Xiao Qi operating in the territory. Now it seemed that it was the troop in front of him.

When Xiao Yue heard that he called himself Han and respected them as his master, Xiao Yue still didn't understand that he was one of his own.

It's a pity that he is just a Taoist priest and not of much use.

However, Xiao Yue did not neglect it. Whether it was useful or not, he had to show kindness to his compatriots.

She said very gently: "We are indeed not soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty. This Taoist priest is looking for us, but there is something wrong?"

When Wang Wei was asked this question, he didn't know what to say.

He was indeed in trouble. The city gate was closed and he had to find a way to understand the situation inside.

But what does this have to do with the army of the Southern Dynasties?

How can they help themselves?

Wang Wei thought about it carefully and got some ideas. These people definitely did not come to Chang'an City for an outing. The most likely purpose was to attack Chang'an City.

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To be continued...