North Gate of Yongzhou City
Fang Jie, dressed in black, stood at the gate of the city with his hands behind his back, behind him were more than a dozen major generals of the Black Banner Army. The tiger-pushing team had already appeared in sight, Fang Jie refused to welcome him all the way, and there was no need to deliberately put on a gesture of not welcoming him when he reached the gate of the city. Besides, what he welcomed was the red sleeve move.
Since leaving Chang'an City, I haven't seen Aunt Xi and the others for several years. To be honest, although Aunt Xi is a bit mean, she helped the other party a lot. The girls in the building also like Fang Jie to chat from time to time. Fang Jie left Fan Gu, if he hadn't been with Hong Xiuzhao, he would have been trampled into a pulp by Li Yuanshan's five hundred Jingbu battalion.
The old cripple Lord Luo shocked the Jingbu camp, it was a life-saving grace.
At that time, Fang Jie was just a young eagle, and he still needed Hong Xiu to move the big tree to shelter him from the wind and rain. But now, it's his turn to be a big tree to shelter Hongxiu Zhao from wind and rain.
When those burly armored soldiers appeared in Fang Jie's eyes, his expression gradually became serious. After leading the army for many years, Fang Xie could tell at a glance how terrifying this team was. Perhaps in a sense, the armored army has gone beyond the scope of human beings, and is more like a group of war machines.
Fang Xie was sure at first glance that even if his Black Banner Army light cavalry had twice as many troops against the thousand Iron Armored Army soldiers, they would have no chance of winning. The black flag army Qingqi relies on speed, and a horizontal knife sweep can easily cut a person's neck with speed. But it is impossible to cut through the thick iron plates on the soldiers of the Iron Armored Army. As for the Feather Arrow and Crossbow, it has no effect on them.
The reason why Fang Jie is so sure is because Fang Jie has ten elites under his command. Fang Xie had learned about Chun Gu's combat strength a long time ago. On the north bank of the Yellow Niu River, he and Chun Gu and the others were still able to hold out among the thousands of rebels until reinforcements arrived.
The scary thing about the soldiers of the Iron Armored Army is that each of them is equivalent to a soldier of the Giving Battalion.
Fang Jie felt chills in his heart, he had ten elite soldiers, while the Iron Armored General had 20,000 elite soldiers.
No wonder Luo Yao's million-strong army couldn't hold back the Iron Armored Army's charge. In a head-on confrontation, the Iron Armored Army had almost no opponent... not almost, but absolutely no opponent.
Then he saw the tiger
Riding an old ox, carrying a bamboo pole.
A huge hammer is hung on one side of the old scalper, and a huge cattail fan is carried on the back of the tiger.
Very weird.
When seeing Fang Jie, Pu Hu's first reaction was to glance at Tan Qingge, then shook his head with a smile. And Tan Qingge snorted when he saw Fang Jie for the first time, then looked up at the sky.
Tan Qingge is very handsome.
Although he doesn't know many words, he has a faint bookish air about him. Women are always easy to be addicted to this kind of temperament, besides, his appearance is quite handsome. This is his conceited capital, but these capitals seem to have no advantage in front of Fang Xie.
Fang Jie, who was dressed in a black robe, stood with his hands behind his back. What kind of aura was on his body, especially Tan Qingge
A general who came out of thousands of troops, passed through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, with heavy soldiers in his hands, and was sitting in charge of one side, that kind of atmosphere would be revealed inadvertently.
Puhu jumped off the back of the old scalper, and cupped his fists at Fang Jie: "General Fang!"
"General Tiger Attack!"
Fang Jie also cupped his fists in return.
The people from Hongxiu Zhao knew whether they would meet Fang Xie this time, so they simply stayed in the carriage and did not come out. The meeting at this time is actually a kind of pressure for Fang Jie. Anyway, we have already arrived in Yongzhou, as long as the tiger is not determined to kill Fang Jie, there is no reason not to let the red-sleeve tricker go. Aunt Xi had already ordered that no one should get out of the car at the gate of the city. Because Aunt Xi understands that if they get out of the car to meet Fang Xie at this time, Fang Xie will lose his momentum in front of the tiger.
This kind of very detailed thing needs to be paid attention to at some point.
"General Fang."
Tan Qingge took a few steps forward, took out the imperial decree from his cuff: "Your Majesty has a decree."
Fang Xie looked at it, and then made a gesture of invitation: "Please enter the city."
Tan Qingge was slightly annoyed, and took another step forward: "General Fang, Your Majesty has a will!"
Fang Jie frowned slightly, the puzzled look in Tan Qingge's eyes was contempt.
"Why, as an official of the Sui Dynasty, don't you know that you have to kneel down? Or, General Fang no longer regards himself as an official of the Sui Dynasty? If you still admit that you are an official of the Sui Dynasty, why don't you respect the emperor's order?"
Tan Qingge asked in a cold voice.
"This... is the imperial envoy?"
Fang asked.
Tan Qingge nodded.
Fang Jie hummed: "Excuse me, my lord, do you know how to announce the decree?"
Tan Qingge was taken aback, and the arrogance he had shown earlier faded away.
"I have already set up the incense table in the Yongzhou General's Mansion, opened the main door, and the army lined up. After I changed into the formal clothes, I performed three prostrations and nine kowtows. If the imperial decree is not for me personally, then the imperial envoy should not rush to announce the decree , the generals of my Black Banner Army are all waiting in line in the general's mansion."
After saying this, Fang Jie turned around and left.
Pu Hu took a look at Tan Qingge and shook his head slightly.
In the carriage, watching this scene, the young master gave Tan Qingge a hard look, and a girl next to him sighed, "What a stick..."
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General's Mansion
Pu Hu snatched the imperial decree from Tan Qing Singer, smiled and handed it to Fang Xie: "The general guards the border for the country, expels the barbarians, and restores the rivers and mountains. There is no need to talk about so many red tapes. Even if His Majesty comes personally, it will not be necessary." There are so many rules. Tan Qingge has never traveled far in the Martial Arts Academy for a long time, and he is quite dull. But speaking of it, he and General Fang are considered half-classmates."
Fang Jie clasped his fists and said with a smile: "The rules of the court should not be neglected, so what should be done."
Puhu pulled Fang Jie's arm, turned around and gave Tan Qingge a wink, Tan Qingge sighed helplessly: "General Fang, I'm sorry, I was disrespectful at the gate of the city before, I just wanted to test it out. Before leaving, His Majesty specifically explained that the general has worked hard and made great achievements, so there is no need to pay homage."
Fang Jie smiled and asked, "Then what did Mr. Tan find out?"
Tan Qingge's face was ugly, and he avoided the seriousness and said lightly: "I don't have any fame, the general doesn't need to call me an adult."
Fang Jie ignored him and walked into the living room with Pu Hu. Tan Qingge didn't speak, and followed behind into the house. The long sword that looked like shining autumn water was swinging back and forth by his waist as he walked. This sword has no scabbard, and he is not afraid of stabbing himself. Pu Hu deliberately lagged a few steps behind, Tan Qingge lowered his voice and said, "Why are you helping him?"
Pu Hu smiled and whispered: "You made him kneel by the emperor's order. After he accepted the order, you have no fame, and His Majesty has no decree to appoint you as an imperial envoy. If he asks you to kneel back again, will you kneel?"
Tan Qingge was stunned for a moment, with an annoyed look on his face.
After Puhu entered the door and sat down on the guest seat, the other party clasped his fists and said: "This time, I came here to reward the three armies according to His Majesty's order."
Puhu smiled and said: "But the general also knows that the treasury is now empty and the court is unable to make ends meet. There is no need to hide these things from others, and you can't hide them from others. But His Majesty feels that the Black Banner Army has made outstanding military achievements. They were born and died for the Great Sui Dynasty. To defeat the enemy in the sea, to protect the people of one side, and to keep the frontier of the Sui Dynasty stable and intact, there must be generous rewards."
"So... Your Majesty means that this reward will come from the local government."
Pu Hu took a look at Fang Jie: "I have already informed the governors of Beihui Road, Nanhui Road, Yongbei Road, and the three provinces, and asked them to raise a batch of materials and food from each province and send them to Yongzhou as soon as possible. In addition, His Majesty allowed Southwest The generals can keep the money, food and taxes that should be sent to the imperial court for their own use. It should be regarded as a reward from His Majesty to the soldiers of the Black Banner Army."
Fang Jie sneered in his heart, this is the so-called reward.
It's just a white note.
Taxes from the various roads in the southwest were not sent to the imperial court. Since Luo Yao's rebellion, although the Southwest Taoists did not raise their flags to rebel at the same time as Luo Yao, this was something both sides knew well. The imperial court knew that without the support of the four governors, Luo Yao would not have crossed the Yangtze River so easily. Besides, if Luo Yao really cared about the imperial court, wouldn't there be a single soldier standing in front of Luo Yao when he rebelled against the Southwest
Fang Jie sneered, not because the little emperor hit the IOU, but because the IOU was really ungrateful.
The rewards given to the officers and men of the Black Banner Army, let the Southwest Four Ways come out. Not to mention Pingshang Road, Zhong Xin, Governor of North Huizhou, Chi Haonian, Governor of South Huizhou, and Du Jianzhou, Governor of Yongbei Province, would these three people willingly donate a large amount of food, grass and silver? Now that Fang Jie occupies the southwest, south and north, and the three Taoists are caught in the middle, the three Governors must suffer as much as they want. Provide Fang Xie with money and food, make Fang Xie strong and strong, and then swallow three rivers and mountains
Unless those three people are stupid, they will send money and food to Fang Jie.
The little emperor knew that those three people would not hand over money and food to Fang Jie easily, so he slapped the three people with IOUs. If Fang Jie wants money and food, he has to fall out with the three governors. The little emperor didn't want Fang Jie to become the second Luo Yao and join hands with the local officials of the frontier.
This seems to be because the court really can't produce anything, but in fact it is still a tactic of alienation.
"Your Majesty has a heart!"
Fang Jie said something lightly.
"The Black Banner Army is the army of the Great Sui Dynasty, and it is natural to serve the country. The sons and daughters under my command are also proud of being soldiers of the Great Sui Dynasty. With His Majesty's will of rewarding them, they will also be happy. These years have been extremely exploited and squeezed, and the common people are not rich. Especially in the flat commercial road, and just after the disaster of war, the common people are ten to seven... Even if I ask the common people for money and food, I can't do it."
Puhu smiled and said: "I have long heard that General Fang loves soldiers like sons, and people like sons. Today I saw that it is true. It is your majesty's good fortune to have a humerus minister like General Fang in the Sui Dynasty."
After pondering for a while, he said: "This time, I have something to discuss with General Fang."
Fang Jie said, "Please tell me."
Puhu stood up, walked to the huge map hanging in Fang Jie's study, and pointed: "The rebellious Luo Tu has now occupied Jiangbei Province, and the imperial army led by two generals Xu Xiaogong and Liu Enjing is currently clearing it out, but there are really not enough troops. The thieves in the south of the Yangtze River are also ready to move, and Gyeonggi Province really can't mobilize troops, is the general willing to serve the country again?"
Fang Jie sneered in his heart, and cupped his fists: "As a minister, it is natural to be loyal to the emperor. If His Majesty has an order, I will immediately lead the troops to the north."
"good."
Puhu nodded: "This is a model courtier!"
He paused, squinted his eyes and asked: "There is one more thing... I led troops south to escort Hongxiu to recruit Yongzhou, and encountered an ambush on the way... General Fang should know about this?"
Fang Jie nodded: "I just found out."
Pu Hu hummed: "Who does that general think is going to kill me?!"
This sentence is extremely cold to ask.
Tan Qingge stepped back a few steps to the side, and stepped back to Pu Hu's side. He looked at Fang Jie with a strange look in his eyes.