The fire-fighting personnel quickly retreated. The fire was too big and could not be put out.
Li Zhiyun ordered the soldiers to push down the buildings around the county government office and clear out an isolation zone to prevent the fire from spreading.
After doing all this, Li Zhiyun turned to look at the leaders of the Revolutionary Army that he had brought into the county city.
The 70,000-strong army consisted of several thousand generals.
There were still some people who had quietly escaped.
After all, Li Zhiyun only had 1,000 troops. It was impossible to surround everyone without letting anyone escape.
When Li Zhiyun looked at these people, these former bandit leaders looked flustered.
Most of these people were colonel and lieutenant level.
After the leaders above the rank of general were identified, they were beheaded by Li Zhiyun in front of the fleeing soldiers without asking why.
First of all, the prestige of these generals was too high. Under such circumstances, if he used these people, it would be hard to say whether the soldiers would belong to him or these people.
Secondly, it was to establish his might and make the defeated soldiers not dare to act rashly.
This problem didn't exist for lieutenants and colonels.
As long as he reorganized all the scattered soldiers, coupled with the great killing weapon of the fields, the lieutenants and brigade commanders would not be able to shake his control of the army without the prestige of a general.
"General Li, the fire inside has nothing to do with us.”
"That's right, General. We've already been captured, and we don't know anything about it.”
……
Obviously, these people thought that Li Zhiyun was angry at them because of the fire in the county office. They opened their mouths in fear and explained in a mess.
"Silence!" Li Zhiyun shouted with all his might.
"Silence!"
"It's all f * cking quiet!"
……
The cavalrymen began to patrol and shout to control the situation.
Soon, it quieted down. Li Zhiyun said indifferently,"" Originally, according to the imperial court's intentions, you were all bandits and had to be beheaded, but…"
"General, please spare my life."
"We were all forced."
"Spare me…"
Without waiting for Li Zhiyun to finish his sentence, the scene became chaotic again when they heard that they were going to be beheaded. Everyone was so scared that they knelt on the ground and begged Li Zhiyun.
Li Zhiyun had originally wanted to scare these people so that they would hate the imperial court and could only be used by him. He did not expect them to be so easily frightened.
He had no choice but to send out the cavalry again to quell the chaos.
After a moment of silence, Li Zhiyun said coldly,""However, considering that the heavens are merciful and do not want to be stained with the blood of too many innocent people, and considering that you were also coerced, I have decided to spare your lives.”
"As you can see, the bandits have lost the county office and burned the land deeds. Now, the land in Heyang County is ownerless.”
The group of leaders of the Revolutionary Army, who were originally nervous, widened their eyes when they heard this. They looked at Li Zhiyun in disbelief.
Just now, they were worried that they would be killed. In the blink of an eye, Li Zhiyun was going to give them the land?
In this day and age, from the most powerful to the most powerful, from the most powerful to the most powerful.
These people were no exception.
Li Zhiyun looked at this reaction and was secretly pleased. He knew that he had succeeded.
He then frowned and said with a heavy expression," However, the army will not be disbanded just like that. Every family that has been allocated land must send someone to serve as a soldier. The reason is simple. Guanzhong is not peaceful now. Bandits are everywhere. I need an elite army that can be used by me to eliminate the bandits..."
"We are willing to serve the general!" There was no lack of smart people among them. They quickly understood Li Zhiyun's purpose and immediately spoke loudly.
"As long as the general really gives us the land, my life is yours!”
"We are loyal to the general. Whoever dares to harm the general, we will kill him!”
"To serve the general!"
……
Soon, the sound wave began to grow louder and gathered together, its momentum soaring into the sky.
Li Zhiyun's lips curled into a faint smile. After his voice subsided, he said,""Since all of you are willing to pledge your loyalty to me, I will send you back now and tell the scattered soldiers about the land. If you have relatives in Heyang, you can also inform them.”
"Yes, General."
"General, don't worry. We will definitely do this well.”
……
Those who could become leaders were smarter than ordinary soldiers. They knew that if they performed well at this time, it would be helpful to their future. Therefore, they scrambled to express their stance.
What happened next was simple.
Li Zhiyun used all sorts of methods, including threatening them with knives, to gather the literate people from Heyang County. Wan Xuandao was in charge of distributing the land.
Li Zhiyun was busy training the soldiers.
Sun Hua's 70,000 men, excluding those who had died in battle and those who had escaped, had captured more than 60,000 people.
After screening, Li Zhiyun selected 30,000 people.
He recruited another 20,000 soldiers from He Yang to form an army of 50,000 soldiers. He then began to train intensely.
He didn't have much time left. It wasn't that Li Zhiyun didn't want to train more troops.
It was just that a clever housewife could not cook without rice.
Not to mention the armor and weapons, just the issue of food, 50,000 people was the limit.
Of these 50,000 soldiers, he could only choose the strongest 12,000,000 soldiers and distribute them armor. The remaining 38,000 soldiers only had one weapon.
Time passed quickly in the midst of busyness.
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
Li Zhiyun had defeated Sun Hua and stayed in Heyang for three days, which made everyone nervous.
One of them was Li Yuan from Taiyuan.
Li Yuan had been gathering the troops of the various prefectures and counties in Taiyuan Prefecture, and at the same time, he was recruiting and training soldiers.
Three days later, the news of Sun Hua's defeat finally reached Taiyuan.
"What?! That unfilial son had defeated Sun Hua's 70,000 men with a thousand cavalry!”In the meeting hall, Li Yuan heard the secret message from the pass and stood up in shock.
Not only Li Yuan, but everyone present was stunned by this information.
Liu Wenjing was in charge of intelligence. She nodded with a solemn expression and replied," Yes, my lord. Not only that, but the Fifth Young Master is also reorganizing his army in Heyang. According to the news, he has trained at least 50,000 soldiers. He has also privately distributed the land of the Heyang family to the soldiers…"
"Right now, these soldiers are willing to do anything for Fifth Brother.”Li Shi Min, who was sitting at the side, interrupted with a serious expression.
Li Yuan felt a splitting headache.
This unfilial son had completely exceeded his expectations.
Li Yuan rubbed the space between his eyebrows, calmed himself down, and sat down. He looked around and asked,""What do you think we should do now?”
"Father, we should mobilize our troops as soon as possible!”Li Shi Min immediately stood up and said,"Once Fifth Brother's 50,000 men are trained into elites, it will be very difficult for us to break into Guanzhong!"”
Humph!
Li Yuanji snorted disdainfully and said unwillingly,""Can 50,000 farmers be trained into elites in a short period of time? We are not fully prepared in all aspects.”
In fact, Li Yuanji agreed with Li Shimin's opinion. However, Li Shimin's praise of Li Zhiyun made Li Yuanji very unhappy.
"Who would have thought that Fifth Brother could defeat an army of 70,000 with just a thousand cavalry?" Li Shi Min immediately retorted. Since he was able to defeat tens of thousands of soldiers with a thousand cavalry, it was possible that he did not have a way to train the soldiers into elites in a short period of time. He could not underestimate his fifth brother anymore!”
Everyone's expression turned serious as they suddenly realized that Li Shiming was right.
Li Zhiyun could not be underestimated!
Li Yuan's expression became determined, as if he had made up his mind. He asked,"How much longer do we need to prepare before we can mobilize?”
"15 days. The minimum is 15 days.”Pei Ji said.
Li Yuan immediately shook his head and said,""Seven days, I will only give you seven days!”
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