The Movement of the Outside World
The grand public hearing lasted for an entire day. In the end, most of the prisoners had been interrogated, leaving only a few crimes that had not been fully accounted for.
However, there was one thing that Zhang Yu did not expect. Due to the recent movements of some peddlers who had gone to various villages to sell goods. The people's army, which had just begun to expand on a large scale, could no longer hide.
As for what exactly had happened, Zhang Yu himself was not too sure. After all, in these people's mouths, things would always be very different after word of mouth.
However, Zhang Yu was not too anxious about this. In his current position, no one would come to find trouble with him in a short period of time.
Moreover, it would take at least half a month for this news to spread from such a remote area. By the time the big shots from all over the world reacted, at least a month would have passed.
Therefore, Zhang Yu was not in a hurry. He just needed to develop well. An existence like him was like an ant in the eyes of those true big shots.
This was not a simple difference in strength, but a difference in their understanding. Regarding the warlords of the Republic of China, Zhang Yu had a general understanding of them.
But these people could basically be said to know nothing about Zhang Yu. In this case, it was like you were already a business tycoon. Would you put a newly established company in your eyes?
That was impossible, because in the eyes of those warlords, the two sides were not on the same level at all. How could they compare them?
Therefore, even if they knew about the existence of such a new force, they would not have much of a reaction in the short term. Because most of them had grown up step by step, they naturally knew how difficult it was to develop their forces.
Under such circumstances, even if you were given a year's time, what could you do?
However, these people had never expected that Zhang Yu was an existence that was cheating. It was completely impossible to predict using conventional methods.
Unless Zhang Yu's expansion could already attract their attention, they would definitely not put too much thought on this side.
However, Zhang Yu himself knew that this time would soon arrive. Once he took down Jiyuan, Zhang Yu would only have two directions for expansion. One was to attack Jiaozuo in the east, and the other was to attack Luoyang in the south.
These two cities were considered big cities in China, and their importance was self-evident. Once that time came, Zhang Yu would definitely enter the sights of the higher-ups of the cannon gang.
As for the expansion to the north and west, Zhang Yu did not have that plan yet. After all, the north was Yan Laoxi's territory. That old man treated his small piece of land like an iron bucket.
As long as Zhang Yu started moving, Yan Laoxi would not stop. If they attacked the southeast, there would not be such a problem.
Although this place was under the jurisdiction of the national server, this Henan person was not considered to be Old Jiang's core base!
If there was a war here, and it was a war with about ten thousand people, Old Jiang would be very happy to watch the fun.
After all, for the national team, the more the warlords were consumed, the more stable their rule would be.
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On January 6th, Zhang Yu's army once again began to expand. This time, they slowly moved north, which was the direction of Jiyuan City.
The expansion of the 2nd Regiment could be said to be quite smooth. There were no regular troops along the way. Most of them were guards organized by some local rich people.
Moreover, these ordinary people were also very vigilant against the people's army. In this era, when the army crossed the border, it was really not a good thing for the ordinary people.
An army needed money and food to cross the border. If some army had poor discipline, they were basically no different from bandits!
Some farmers who wanted to buy some New Year goods around the Spring Festival slowly spread the news.
At the same time, in the Jiyuan County Magistrate's Office in the north, County Magistrate Luo Hong was preparing for the New Year.
No matter which era it was, the lives of ordinary people might be very difficult, but for these officials, it was rarely difficult.
Three years to clear the magistrate of 100,000 snowflake silver, this sentence was not said for nothing. At this moment, Luo Hong, the county head of Jiyuan, was not a bad corrupt official.
However, some things in the officialdom were just like that, so as an ordinary person, Luo Hong naturally went with the flow.
Just as Luo Hong was writing calligraphy in the office, the Jiyuan Police Station Chief rushed in.
"County Head Luo, something bad has happened. I heard from some people outside that something big has happened in the south. Thousands of bandits have appeared out of nowhere and occupied many villages and towns. There are already quite a number of big families that have suffered. I heard from the people who escaped that they are still planning to attack the county!”Police Chief Zhou Zheng said anxiously.
When Luo Hong, who was writing calligraphy and painting inside, heard this news, he also paused abruptly and threw his pen to the other side. He asked very seriously,"Bureau Chief Zhou, where did you get this information? Is it reliable?”
Zhou Zheng took a deep breath and said,"The news came from some merchants who entered the city from the south, so it's quite reliable." What he could confirm was that there were indeed thousands of armed men in the south, but he could not confirm their true identities and weapons. Those people had limited professional knowledge, so he could only confirm the approximate number of people. We can only find a way to investigate the specific information later!”
Zhou Zheng said very seriously. After hearing this, Luo Hong was instantly shocked. He was just an ordinary scholar. Under such circumstances, he really did not know what to do.
After Luo Hong heard this, he asked anxiously,""Then Bureau Chief Zhou, are you confident that you can defend the county?”
"It's difficult. The police station only has about 100 people with guns. There are also about 800 people in the security team, but I really don't dare to count on them. No matter what, let's inform the provincial government first! If these people really break into the county city, it won't just be you and me who will suffer, but also the people in the city.”Zhou Zheng said very seriously.
After Luo Hong heard it, he said helplessly,""Think of a way to get some information first. I'll immediately inform the provincial government and ask the Shang family to send reinforcements. However, since those merchants and farmers could move freely, it meant that these people might not be ordinary bandits!”
After Zhou Zheng heard this, he gritted his teeth and said,"In that case, I'll do my best. I'll leave the rest to you, County Head Luo.”
After saying that, Zhou Zheng went out without looking back. He had the aura of a warrior who would never return.
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