After Transmigration: Building a Kingdom in Turbulent Times-Chapter 835 - 825: Conquering Cities and Seizing Lands

Upon arriving at Shangdang Lv County, Zhao Hanzhang met Wu Erlang and handed Ming Yu over to him, instructing him, "You must protect Mr. Ming well. On the surface, you are in charge, while Mr. Ming is the advisor. However, the actions of the group will be entirely directed by Mr. Ming."

Wu Erlang agreed.

After discussing official matters, Zhao Hanzhang mentioned his personal affairs, "Your nephew and niece are currently in Chen County. As I’m returning to support Yu State, if you have anything to tell them, you can write a letter and give it to Ting He to pass onto them once back in Chen County."

Wu Erlang was overjoyed, agreed repeatedly, and hurried to write the letter.

Wu Erlang originally did not know how to read, but was clever, and over these years of traveling extensively, he had to read account books, so he learned to recognize many characters.

He couldn’t match his younger niece and nephew, but he recognized quite a few characters, though he wasn’t very good at writing and what he did write was poor. Nevertheless, he still enjoyed writing letters to his niece and nephew.

The core idea was: You must study hard to repay Hanzhang in the future, practice martial arts well, go to the battlefield in the future to earn achievements and bring glory to the family;

Don’t spend the money given to you recklessly, save it for when I return to marry. If I can’t find a wife, then it’ll be my retirement money. I still need to buy a house...

At the end, he would briefly mention that he was very safe outside, and that they should take care of themselves too.

This caravan of Wu Erlang only roamed in the north, leaving outsiders the impression that his master had some face with Zhao Hu, hence he could obtain quite a few rare items from Yu State.

Outsiders didn’t know he was Zhao Hanzhang’s man.

Wu Erlang and Ming Yu headed to West River Country with several carts of jewels. The matter was significant, so Zhao Hanzhang dispatched a unit of the Zhao Family Army to them, along with over ten carts of goods, making the caravan grand and seemingly quite prosperous.

Ordinary bandits and horse thieves dared not provoke them.

Once they left, Zhao Hanzhang separated from Ji Yuan, she urgently advanced with the army back to Yu State, with Fu Tinghan accompanying.

People’s thoughts will change, we must view this world dynamically; stubbornly persisting only results in mental rigidity.

Thus, after using gunpowder once, Zhao Hanzhang thoroughly opened Pandora’s box. Whether what came out was a demon or an immortal, it was currently up to her to decide.

Fu Tinghan said little, if she wanted it, he would make it for her.

Wei County and Ji County had been taken by Beigong Chun and Zu Ti, as Zhao Hanzhang passed by, the officials left behind by Beigong Chun came to pay their respects to her, Zhao Hanzhang quickly met them and ordered them to clear the way for the army to pass.

Arriving at the territory captured by Zu Ti, he had already instructed people to clear the way, Zhao Hanzhang sped through with the army, next was Dunqiu County occupied by Shi Le.

Shi Le needed a large army to attack, leaving not many to guard the place.

He also knew, if one captures a place, it’s necessary to leave enough people for governance and defense. His manpower was far from sufficient, so local people had to be employed for governance.

Therefore, for surrendering officials, he employed the officials, or selected a gentry from the locality to manage affairs on his behalf.

Shi Le, with tens of thousands of people in total, couldn’t slaughter all the officials, gentry, and civilians after capturing a city, could he?

Thus he killed some as a warning, used local people to continue governance. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

This resulted in most people in the city being locals, even many officials were Jin ministers and Jin people.

When Zhao Hanzhang’s army arrived, the resistance will of the city people from top to bottom was not very strong, only the remaining troops of Shi Le fought fiercely.

But when a cannonball hit the city tower, flipping the people on it, the waiting scale ladder team quickly rushed up, set up the ladders, climbed swiftly, and leapt onto the city tower...

Dunqiu County instantly fell, the suicide assault ladder team opened the city gates, the vanguard army entered the city, and after they thoroughly controlled the city gates, Zhao Hanzhang then led people into the city.

The city streets were in ruins, except for the wounded soldiers and the crouching prisoners, the city was eerily silent, seemingly devoid of others.

The County Magistrate of Dunqiu County, Cui Shi, led the county government’s officials and the county’s village elders kneeling not far away, he peeked at Zhao Hanzhang approaching on horseback, immediately lowering his body, almost prostrate.

Everyone kept their heads down, not daring to speak, the village elders kneeling at the front next to Cui Shi trembled slightly, their hands on the ground barely supporting their bodies.

They dropped their gaze, not daring to lift it an inch further, only seeing a little near their thumbs. Their hearing was sharp at this moment, hearing the heavy and orderly footsteps approaching them, they knew this was the Zhao Family Army!