Subei Road
Weicheng
The helmsmen of several families gathered together, their faces were solemn. The few of them got together because the Black Banner Army suddenly broke into Subei Road. It has been half a day, but they haven't reached any conclusion yet. In terms of face, the Black Banner Army will naturally look ugly when they come here like this, and the soldiers below are also looking at it, so it's just a loss of prestige. However, if the guy who copied the weapon and made a real fight with real swords and guns, who knows if this is the strategy of the Black Banner Army
The members of the Liu family frowned and shook their heads: "I don't object when you say you want to fight. After all, it's about our face, and it will also affect the morale of the army if you bear it like this. I just want to say..."
He glanced at everyone and said, "Don't you guys think this is a plan Fang Jie came up with?"
He said in a worried tone: "If you pretend to send people across the river to hunt down some fugitives and force us to use knives to kill people, he will have an excuse to attack us in North Subei Road! Southwest Five Roads, North Hui Road, South Hui Road, Huangyang Road, Yongbei Road, Pingshang Road, and now Nanyan Road, which was pacified by Fang Jie, was renamed Yunnan Road. How many murder cases are there every day in such a large area? It is said that Xiaoqi School is like Fang Jie’s pro-barracks, with power Great, they would send such a large group of people across the river for a fugitive?"
After saying this, the scene suddenly fell silent.
The people from the Zhao family said angrily, "Then what do you think we should do? Is it possible that you are so patient? A group of soldiers with knives entered Subei Road so blatantly, treating us as blind?"
"No one thinks we are blind."
The members of the Liu family sighed and said, "If Fang Jie really plans to launch an attack on North Subei Road, he wishes we all had better eyes!"
The members of the Sun family hesitated for a while and said: "Actually, this is not unreasonable. Now the court troops are chasing Luo Tu to Liuzhou, and Jin Shixiong's troops have just crossed the river and chased behind the court troops to Liuzhou. How much is the total strength of the army? With the soldiers in your hands and mine, can the Black Banner Army be stopped? Now in this place of North Subei Road, there are no troops from the imperial court, no troops from the Jin family, and no troops from Luo Tu. It’s a good time for the Black Banner Army to mobilize troops.”
"Why didn't he come sooner or later after chasing the fugitives, and insisted on coming when the three parties gathered in Liuzhou and the Subei Road was empty? In my opinion... this is really ulterior motives. What we should think about now is , Why did Fang Jie launch troops against Subei Road... The three parties will decide the outcome sooner or later, no matter who wins, where will they fight next? Naturally, it will be the Southwest!"
He stood up and said, "The southwest is such a large territory, and it is also a land of fish and rice. When the Sui Dynasty was strong and prosperous, nearly 40% of the national treasury revenue came from the southwest! Fang Jie finally gained a firm foothold in the southwest. People get involved? I guess, he wants to launch troops against Subei Road, the purpose is to put the battlefield outside the southwest."
The members of the Zhao family were stunned: "You mean, Fang Jie didn't want to start a war in his own home, so he used our Subei Road as a battlefield? At that time, no matter who wins among the three parties, he will fight the victor in Subei Road. Human decisive battle. Even if he is defeated, it is not the foundation of his Southwest that will be destroyed!"
"Nine times out of ten, it should be so."
The members of the Liu family nodded: "So, what I mean is, don't give him this chance!"
The members of the Sun family hummed: "Isn't this just a shameful face? The news is tightly sealed, how many people below will know? As long as Fang Jie's Xiaoqi school doesn't make too much noise on our territory, Just let them mess around."
"correct."
The members of the Liu family suddenly thought of something: "I heard that Fang Jie's subordinates are going to the Mobi Pavilion. Could it be that they want to win over the masters of the rivers and lakes? Jiangshan's cultivation base is one of the best in our Subei Province, and he can Pulling it over, almost no one in the green forests of Subei Road is willing to fight against Fang Jie."
"Let's take precautions before they happen."
The members of the Sun family got up: "I will go to the Mobi Pavilion to meet Jiang Shan in person, after all we still need him."
"Also."
The other two people stood up and said: "In order to prevent any unexpected incidents, why don't you and I gather our troops together and deploy defenses along the Luoshui River on the west side of Subei Road. Although we don't have many troops, we have With Luoshui as a barrier, the guard should be somewhat sure."
"As soon as you turn back, mobilize the troops!"
The three discussed for a long time, but they didn't know that they were all wrong, and what they didn't know was that the result of their discussion caused a catastrophe.
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Xiaosheng Mountain is not a mountain, but a city.
Xiaosheng Mountain is one hundred and twenty miles away from Liuzhou, and now it is the residence of the imperial army. Yang Jian led the army to rest for a few months after destroying the Tonggu Academy. After Luo Tu proclaimed himself emperor in Liuzhou, the court troops marched again. In fact, this was not Yang Jian's original intention. If Luo Tu hadn't proclaimed himself emperor, his troops would return to the army and head north now.
Yang Jian's general, Mosa, came back from his tour and walked into Yang Jian's study: "Master, are you looking for me?"
Yang Jian waved his hand and signaled him to sit down. Another general, Yang Zhong, arrived one step earlier than him. He must have talked with Yang Jian about something, and his face was a bit solemn.
"According to my original plan..."
Yang Jian glanced at the map and said: "After destroying Tonggu Academy, I let the soldiers rest for a few months, and tidy up the recovered places. Then I returned to the army and headed north, and joined Puhu to take Jin Shixiong in one go. As long as Jin Shixiong is destroyed first, Luo Tu and Jin Shiduo will have no reinforcements, and then we will fight them steadily. However, Luo Tu has the courage to proclaim himself emperor in Liuzhou, which prompted me to change my original plan. I thought..."
He paced and said, "Pu Hu led troops to guard the Jiangbei Camp, Jin Shixiong couldn't fight him. Although Pu Hu will be harder, he should be able to handle it. After I break through Liuzhou and capture Luo Tu Jin Shiduo alive, I will go back Destroy Jin Shixiong together with him. Who knows... Puhu left without saying goodbye."
Yang Zhong's face changed, and he said in a low tone: "Third Master's temperament, you must have been suppressing it... Although the subordinates have not worked under the Third Master, they have heard a lot about the third master's temper. Master You understand even more, not to mention now, even when you fought the world with your master, the third master actually didn't want to fight on the battlefield, and he always had some resistance. Later, he was not given the title of official title, so he simply farmed and raised birds at home... In fact, The subordinates have always been worried that one day the third master will come to the master and say that he doesn't want to do it anymore."
He breathed a long sigh of relief: "This subordinate just didn't expect that the third master would come and say goodbye to you without saying goodbye."
"Leave him alone."
Yang Jian waved his hand: "I know his temperament better than you. Although he listens to me on weekdays, once he has his own opinion, no one can change it. Just like when I planned to make him king , he refused to listen to anything. This time when he goes back to Chang'an, let him go... After all, I owe him more, and I can't always make him unhappy. But... "
Yang Jian's tone changed: "Putting the tiger back to Chang'an is also good for the overall situation. Wei Mu's leadership is too rigid. Gao Kaitai and Wang Yiqu have attacked Chang'an for half a year. It is not because Wei Mu will use troops, but because Chang'an City is too strong. After Puhu returns, Chang'an will not just sit idly by if something happens. What I am most worried about now is that after Puhu leaves, the Jiangbei camp will be destroyed, and now our retreat is blocked by Jin Shixiong."
He walked back to the map and pointed to several locations: "In Liuzhou, the lowest estimate is that Jin Shiduo and Luo Tu's rebels have nearly 500,000 people, although most of them are mobs. Jin Shixiong has at least 160,000 to 70,000 troops. The folk customs in the northwest are tough, and these soldiers are all raised by Jin Shixiong as bandits, and their combat power is not bad. Now I have 13,000 Iron Armored Army in my hand, and I have lost nearly 2,000 after repeated battles, although more than half of them It sank into the water while crossing the river, but I didn't expect such a heavy reduction in personnel at the beginning."
"This battle can only be fast or slow."
Yang Jian said: "You two, one is going to Liuzhou to challenge, and the other is going to lead troops to guard the rear, both are important, you can choose for yourself."
Yang Zhong thought for a while and said, "This subordinate is willing to lead the troops to guard the rear."
Mosa nodded: "It should be so. Brother Yang has considered what he said. He has always been cautious in leading troops and is more than enough to defend the city. I am more suitable for attacking the city."
"Well!"
Yang Jian waved his big hand: "Rise up early tomorrow morning, Mosa, I will give you 6,000 Iron Armored Army and 50,000 horses to lead the charge. Yang Zhong, I will give you 3,000 Iron Armored Army and 50,000 horses to guard the rear for me." I will take the rest of my troops with me as the central army, and conquer Liuzhou within ten days!"
"Here!"
The two stood up and clasped their fists in response. At this moment, Yang Jian's expression suddenly changed.
He turned around and looked outside the door. At some point, a young monk in white had already entered the courtyard. It seemed that none of the guards outside the door had seen him, so he walked in so blatantly. . The faces of Mosa and Yang Zhong changed, and anger flashed in their eyes, but Yang Jian waved his hand to stop the two of them before they could go out: "Let this person in, I want to see why the Buddhist sect is so big!" guts!"
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"See His Majesty the Great Sui Emperor!"
Da Zizai, who was wearing a white monk's robe, bowed deeply with a respectful attitude.
This move made Yang Jian a little surprised. He glanced at the young monk in front of him who seemed to be about twenty years old, but there was no slightest contempt in his eyes. He could see how powerful this young monk was, and he could also see that there was no hostility in this man's eyes.
Having experienced so many things, Yang Jian's vision has long been beyond the reach of ordinary people.
"Who are you?"
Yang Jian asked.
"The little monk traveled thousands of miles from the Dalun Temple in Daxue Mountain on the prairie of the Western Regions, just to see His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. The little monk is called Da Zizai. He is the current head teacher of the Dalun Temple and also the head teacher of the Buddhist sect."
"Freedom?"
Yang Jian's eyes changed: "Are you the first disciple of King Dalun Ming?"
Da Zizai nodded slightly: "It's the little monk. It's unexpected that the humble name of the little monk can be known by His Majesty."
Yang Jian snorted coldly: "Da Zizai, I don't care why you came here, there are two things you need to understand. First, Da Sui never welcomes people from the Buddhist sect, whether they are teachers or disciples. .Secondly, I am not the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty is now in Chang'an City."
"Your Majesty, why lie to me?"
Da Zizai smiled and said: "The little monk came out of the Dalun Temple, traveled thousands of miles, and still had several hardships to come here, just to see your majesty. Although the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty in Chang'an City is honorable, it is not enough. Let the little monk willingly perform a big gift. Only the founder of the country like Your Majesty can fill the little monk with awe."
Yang Jian's eyes froze: "Are you forcing me to kill you?"
"Your Majesty will not kill me."
Da Zizai raised his head, looked at Yang Jian and said word by word: "The little monk brought a very good suggestion to His Majesty. Even if His Majesty still wants to kill me, why don't you listen to me? Now that the world of Sui Dynasty has collapsed to such an extent, It must be the most distressing thing for you, Your Majesty. My monk’s suggestion is only good for you and Tai Sui, not bad."
Yang Jian was silent for a while and then said one word coldly: "Speak!"