The reborn Luotuo Xiangzi started his rise from marrying Huniu

Qin Xiang only stayed briefly in Zhaoyuan.

Zhaoyuan is the most famous place for its gold mines, but other than that there is nothing else to say about it.

Now that Zhang Zongchang's troops in the three places of Zhaoyuan, Qixia and Longkou have all surrendered and been disarmed, all the Zhaoyuan gold mines are in Qin Xiang's hands.

Qin Xiang then divided his troops into three, strengthened the regiment to garrison Zhaoyuan, and sent another company to garrison Qixia.

The new regiment was stationed at Longkou.

The reinforced regiment's cavalry battalion was turned into a mobile force and stationed between Zhaoyuan Longkou to prepare for enemy counterattacks at any time.

However, Qin Xiang knew that there were not many Zhang Zongchang's garrison troops in Penglai Yangang and other places, and the total number was only about three or four regiments.

He defeated the opponent's five regiments and two reinforced battalions in one battle. Zhang Zongchang's troops in these places did not have the courage to confront him head-on!

Next, it’s time to digest the fruits of victory!

Still the old way, three steps!

The first step is to open warehouses to stock up on food and lift all the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes set by the Dog Meat General.

General Dog Meat set up more than 60 kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the people of Dongshan were all oppressed and miserable. Many people at the bottom simply did not have enough to eat.

As soon as these two measures came out, the people in the three places immediately rejoiced.

Qin Jun's reputation quickly reached an extremely high point!

The second step is to recruit soldiers on the spot!

With the prestige of defeating Zhang Zongchang's five regiments and two reinforced battalions in one night, and with a full monthly salary of five oceans a month, many people were happy to join the army.

In less than three days, Qin Xiang recruited nearly 10,000 new soldiers in three places.

Qin Xiang also transferred Li Yaochen from Laizhou, and together with Li Weiguo, began to train new soldiers.

With the blessing of accelerated training of new recruits in the system, these recruits should be able to quickly develop combat effectiveness!

The third step is to take possession of all the gold mines, salt fields, ports and terminals, and then open a new school!

This step is a little more laborious.

Gold mines and salt fields are all places with huge profits, and they are basically controlled by local tyrants and evil gentry in conjunction with warlords.

Qin Xiang also encountered a lot of resistance when annexing gold mines and salt fields.

Although many local tyrants and evil gentry did not dare to oppose him openly, they secretly used their own power to carry out various sabotages.

Assassinate Qin soldiers, destroy mines and salt fields, etc.

Qin Xiang didn't tolerate them at all.

Xie Benhao, leader of the investigation operation team, also came to Zhaoyuan with Li Yaochen. When dealing with these local tyrants and evil gentry, he had only one word: kill!

Anyone who dares to secretly sabotage the gold mine will be killed on the spot, with their heads hanging above the entrance of the mine!

As for those who dared to assassinate Qin soldiers, Xie Benhao even directly used implicating methods!

The whole family of the murderer behind the scenes was killed!

Xie Benhao came from a reckless background and his methods were extremely cruel. If he said he wanted to kill these people and their whole family, he would kill their whole family!

And they are men, women, old and young, leaving no one behind!

Of course, this is just a secret method, and it has nothing to do with Marshal Qin on the surface.

The common people would only think it was a vendetta.

Gold mines and salt fields are inherently profitable, and the fight for them has been extremely bloody since ancient times. The common people have become accustomed to it, so Qin Xiang will basically not be linked to it.

Marshal Qin is still the good general in their hearts who abolished all exorbitant taxes and loved the people like his own son!

After a bloody campaign, all the resistance forces in the three places were wiped out, and Qin Xiang's control over the three places was already very firm.

The tens of thousands of new soldiers recruited were also divided into eight regiments and trained in an orderly manner.

But at this time, the whole country was in shock.

An unknown young general defeated Zhang Zongchang's five regiments and two reinforced battalions overnight!

Such a record is unprecedented both at home and abroad!

The next day, major newspapers reported the news with front-page headlines and almost the entire newspaper page.

Moreover, the headlines of the news are more eye-catching than the last:

【Extra! The young general defeated tens of thousands of Zhang Zongchang's troops and conquered three cities in one day!】

【Shocked: Two regiments devoured seven of each other's strong armies. Who is this young general?】

【Latest news: General Dog Meat suffered his first defeat, and the young general conquered three cities in a row!】

【Dongshan Province is about to change its banner, and General Dogrou is defeated like a mountain!】

……

In a small courtyard in the capital

, a middle-aged man with a thin face was sitting on a chair, reading a newspaper and deep in thought.

At this time, a man who looked like a secretary came over:

"Duan is in charge, this young general surnamed Qin is really talented. He defeated General Dogrou's five regiments and two reinforced battalions overnight!"

"Zhang Zhuolin is now too strong to lose. Zhang Zongchang, as his general, is in charge of Dongshan and has formed a pincer attack on the capital. If we can win this young general over, he will be a good helper to check and balance Zhang Zhuolin!"

This man with a thin face is Duan Qirui, who is currently serving as the interim ruler of Beiyang.

After the Zhili-Fengtian War, the power of Beiyang was almost controlled by Zhang Zhuolin. Out of balance, many warlords elected Duan Qirui as the interim ruler to counter Zhang Zhuolin.

He is now anxious. He needed a force that could help him check and balance Zhang Zhuolin.

After seeing the content in the newspaper, Duan Qirui thought about it again and said:

"You should send a telegram to General Qin right now. In the name of Beiyang's temporary administration, I will appoint him as governor of Dengzhou and commander-in-chief of Penglai, Longkou, Laizhou, Yanggang and other places!"

Dengzhou is the ancient name of Longkou. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it governed all areas east of Laiyang in Dongshan Province. At this time, Penglai Yangang and other places were not yet under Qin Xiang's control.

Duan Qirui appointed him as the governor of Dengzhou with a wave of his hand. Give him the management of everything east of the Laiyang and Laizhou lines.

This is going against the grain!

Since you can fight, I will hand over the entire area under the jurisdiction of Gudeng Prefecture to you.

Fight Zhang Zongchang quickly!

The secretary is listening Upon hearing his words, his eyes suddenly narrowed into a thin line:

"This is a good way to govern, and Zhang Zongchang will be able to drink a pot of it next!"

……

"Damn you, what kind of bad war is this dog-meat general fighting!"

In Shencheng, Zhang Zhuolin angrily threw the newspaper on the ground and stepped on it hard.

Next to him, the second aunt quickly comforted:

"Commander, don't be angry. It's just a gain or loss for Zhang Zongchang. Let's see what he will do next."

Zhang Zhuolin turned around and sat on the chair. After being silent for a while, he turned to look at a handsome young man next to him:

"Xiao Liuzi, what do you think of this guy named Qin?"

This young man is Zhang Zhuolin's son, Marshal Zhang Xueliang!

After Zhang Xueliang pondered for a while, he said:

"This young general named Qin is quite capable, and I would like to get to know him. Zhang

Zhuolin sneered:

"You know me, Zhang Zongchang is one of ours. Now that he has been beaten into such a bad behavior, it will do great damage to our strength! Zhang

Xueliang smiled and said:

"Since Zhang Zongchang took charge of Dongshan, he no longer listens to us. Father, do you still think he is one of ours?"

When Zhang Zhuolin heard this, he fell into deep thought again.

After a long time, he slowly said:

"You mean, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight first?"