Zhang Mingwei believes that facts are better than words.

Before, there was a disturbance from the chieftain, which made the people here think that the imperial army was coming to be unfavorable to them.

However, after this earthquake, the two sides had a foundation for communication. In this way, let them go out to other chieftain territories to see the situation. Seeing that it is true, they naturally know which one is better if they live under the rule of chieftains or under the jurisdiction of the court?

The so-called inner demons in front of us are not the core of the destruction this time. They are also seriously affected by the disaster. They have their own wives, children, and have been favored by the court. It is obvious that they are shaken in their hearts.

If they can change their minds and actively help the court, it will have a great impact on ordinary people.

Rather than killing dozens of them, the effect is really better than not releasing them.

After dealing with this matter, Zhang Mingwei was more concerned about the reconstruction of Jianchang City.

The army is the most efficient organization, with the help of the army, and the houses of this era are not like steel and concrete. They just dig up mud walls with yellow mud and solid solids. Therefore, it should not take too long to rebuild Jianchang City.

Of course, during the process of organizing post-disaster reconstruction, Zhang Mingwei did not forget that there were rebels around him. There were nearly 30,000 troops, and 20,000 were not allowed to move.

Then, news from all over the world came one after another.

The earthquake was relatively not large in relative range. There was a tremor in Chengdu, but it was fine. The main earthquake areas were Xingdusi, Sichuan, and the next door to Mahu Mansion, Wumeng Mansion and Dongchuan Mansion.

After Zhang Mingwei's military order was passed down, troops from all over the country also participated in the rescue.

As for the chieftain territory that has not been cleared, some people do not check and reply at night. Those affected by the earthquake are the same as before. What happened during the earthquake, and what is still the same now, even worse.

Because the chieftains mobilized war, the serfs' materials were plundered and manpower were withdrawn. Therefore, the harm of the earthquake was greater than before.

Zhang Mingwei knew this. It seemed that there would be a turning point in the fight against thieves here.

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He thought so, and the rebels actually thought so.

However, what is a little different from Zhang Mingwei's opinion is that the turning point that Zuo Liangyu and others think is the benefit of them, not the benefit of the imperial army.

At the meeting of the chieftains who gathered again to discuss matters after the earthquake, Hou Xun was talking again: "This time the earth dragon turned over, it is really God to destroy the Duke Xingguo!"

Every time I listen to a military advisor, I always boost my morale.

Zuo Liangyu and these chieftains like to listen to Hou Xun’s analysis of the situation the most.

When he heard this, a toast hurriedly asked, "Sir, how do you say this?"

Because of Hou Xun's previous identity, these chieftains still maintained their previous habit of addressing them.

Compared to the title of military advisor, to be honest, Hou Xun really liked this title more, so he replied with a smile: "I sent someone to investigate. This time, the land dragon turned over, not only will the road from Chengdu collapse, but it is even more difficult to walk. The reinforcements of the court will be able to be found in the near future. In addition, there are greater benefits!"

As soon as they heard this, the toast-headed men opened their eyes wider, and they listened with their ears pricked up and wanted to know what the greater benefits were?

Hou Xun continued, "I believe you have heard some of it. Duke Xingguo had a problem with his mind and actually sent troops to rescue disasters. Not only did he lose military strength, the money and food in the army were even more consumed. Think about it, the army has no desire to fight, and the money and food consumed a lot, and there was no timely reinforcement outside. Isn't Duke Xingguo seeking death if he does this?"

Hearing this, the atmosphere in the lobby became lively.

"Sir, you are right. Duke Xingguo is seeking death!"

"I really don't know what he thought. Could it be that he thought we were going to be the one who could eat us?"

"Even so, I can't figure it out. What's the point of saving those people? I have to be grateful to give food to them to survive. This Duke Xingguo actually vacated the military camp and helped them build a house. He was so full!"

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Zuo Liangyu was also happy to hear it because like others, he has never been within their attention to the people's hearts. Otherwise, he would not have indulged the army to plunder the people.

After listening to Zuo Liangyu for a while, he suddenly spoke loudly and said, "Everyone, we must eat Duke Xingguo before the arrival of external reinforcements!"

"Yes, we can't wait for Jianchang's imperial army to consume all the money and food!" Hou Xun nodded and agreed, "Chengdu will definitely be in a hurry. If something happens to Duke Xingguo, they will all be finished. Therefore, it is estimated that it will not take long before they will open the passage to reinforce. We must launch an attack on Jianchang before this!"

This pros and cons analysis is indeed reasonable. So, after the meeting, the chieftains rushed back to their territory and prepared to lead the troops to encircle the imperial army in Jianchang.

Of course, Jianchang City is a plain, and it is the place where the imperial army can best play its advantages. Zuo Liangyu was not stupid enough to attack Jianchang City directly. After all, it had been a battle for so many years.

Therefore, after the chieftain led the army to gather, Zuo Liangyu said to them: "This battle is not suitable for fighting hard, it can only be taken by wisdom! As long as you follow the plan, great things can be expected!"

"How do you say it?" As soon as the chieftain of Weilong Si heard this, he quickly asked.

After hearing this, Zuo Liangyu looked at them and said, "Each family sent people to contact the people in Jianchang City to create chaos. It is best to set fire to the barracks of the imperial government army. If it is not enough to burn Jianchang City, it is best to burn both. In this way, the imperial army will be in chaos. At that time, if we kill again, the imperial government army will be defeated!"

When Hou Xun heard it from the side, he added: "It is best to burn the supplies camp of the imperial government army and ignite gunpowder and other things. The imperial government army's firearms are the most powerful. Once there is no gunpowder, the combat power will definitely be greatly reduced!"

After hearing this, the chieftain of Changzhou Si said with a little concern: "I'm afraid there is not enough manpower to create such a big mess?"

When Zuo Liangyu heard this, he looked at him and said, "If you don't have enough staff, you can choose reliable staff! Anyway, Duke Xingguo wants to invite famous people, but he can't tell the difference even if he doesn't understand the language!"

"Yes, this is OK!" The chieftain of Changzhou said excitedly, "Didn't the dilong turn over? The countryside has suffered a disaster, so it's normal to go to the city to visit relatives and friends!"

The chieftain of Weilong also laughed: "Let him invite fame, this is called self-binding. It can not only consume the money and food of the imperial army, but also have enough manpower when the rebellion is infringed!"

"Yes, that's it!" The chieftain of Puji immediately applauded.

Zuo Liangyu was also happy when she saw it.

He originally discussed with Hou Xun that there was another plan. It was to ambush the chieftains of various corpses in the mountains, and then Zuo Liangyu went to attack Jianchang to attract the imperial army to pursue him, the leader of the rebels, to achieve the purpose of ambushing the imperial official army and destroying the imperial official army.

However, Zuo Liangyu was a little worried about the cavalry under Duke Xingguo, and was afraid that if the feint attack failed and he would not have time to escape back to the mountainous area, he would be in trouble.

Even if he can escape back, he will lose some of his troops if he is defeated well, which will hurt Zuo Liangyu, who is now not very strong in troops.

Therefore, this strategy was ultimately not mentioned in this military discussion.

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Under natural disasters, in order to survive, there is indeed population movement.

What is different from before is that this time the Earth Dragon turned over, most of the victims who lost their homes did not go to visit relatives and friends because the imperial army rebuilt their homes.

In other places where the imperial courts have changed their territory and returned to the land, there are basically similar situations, so there are few cases of going out to seek refuge in relatives and friends.

The only thing that is more common is that there are more victims in the territory controlled by the remnants of the rebel chieftains, and they come to Jianchang City to visit relatives and friends.

One of the duties of the Jinyiwei is to supervise the local area, and of course they will also ask about these people who come to Jianchang to visit relatives and friends one after another.

However, when they learned about the situation in the Tushi Territory, they could understand this move of seeking relatives and relying on friends. They could even predict that as the news came out, more disaster victims in the Tushi Territory would flee here.

As time passed, they did not make mistakes. There were indeed more and more disaster victims coming to Jianchang to surrender. Later, there were even some people without relatives or friends, but they heard that there was a bite of food here, so they all came.

The rebels who had been observing the movements in Jianchang were all happy after seeing this situation.

As the agreed time for action approached, Zuo Liangyu and others began to mobilize. They even issued a reward order to capture Duke Xingguo alive and reward 100,000 taels of silver; capture Princess Kunxing alive and reward 10,000 taels of silver; get the head of Duke Xingguo alive and reward 50,000 taels of silver; get the head of Princess Kunxing alive and reward 100 taels of silver.

The reason for this is that they want a Princess Kunxing to live.

On this day, Zuo Liangyu and others led their troops to the edge of the mountain, waiting for the signal to take action tonight.

Everything went smoothly. By midnight, even if Zuo Liangyu and the others were seven or eight miles away from Jianchang City, they could see the firelight there.

The firelight was the signal. Without saying anything, Zuo Liangyu and other heads of the chieftain led their subordinates to rush up to the plains from various mountain passes and rushed to Jianchang City in the dark.

It’s also a good thing that it’s the plain, so there is no obstacle. This is their original territory, which is very familiar. Under the night sky, as long as you rush towards the harsh fire, you must be right.

Zuo Liangyu and others have all calculated that when they led the army to Jianchang City, it was almost dawn and they could fight.
Chapter completed!