Seems like it's always been that way.
When an ordinary person dies, most neighborhoods are affected. When a great person dies, it will affect many people and even the world. However, Yang Jian died so quietly that for a long time, when people mentioned him, they would say in a very strange tone: The liar who pretended to be the Emperor Taizu of the Sui Dynasty? Just die, what does it matter to me
As for the troops under Yang Jian's command, they collapsed almost overnight.
Fang Xie was not in the camp, but if his subordinates would only wait nervously, they would not be reused by Fang Xie. After the news of Fang Jie and Xiang Qingniu's pursuit of Yang Jian came back to the camp, Dugu Wenxiu immediately contacted Wu Yidao, who was sent by Fang Jie to Subei Road to investigate and kill Buddhist disciples, and then discussed with Cui Zhongzhen, and then sent an envoy Sui army camp, contact with some generals in the Sui army.
Yang Jian disappeared, and the camp was divided into three factions almost instantly.
First, some people think that it is better for everyone to break up, and either go home to farm or occupy the mountain as king. Second, some people think that we should wait, after all, Yang Jian may not necessarily be defeated. Third, quickly and secretly contact other forces to see if they can hold a thick leg.
Of course, there is another faction, but they will not be exposed so soon, because they need time to sort everything out and see how they can get the most benefit. These people want to swallow this team. Even if you don't have the ability to swallow it all in one gulp, you still have to tear off a large piece of meat.
Those who lead the army know very well in their hearts that having soldiers in their hands is a guarantee in troubled times.
However, when the Sui army generals from the Black Banner Army came into contact, these people who tried to swallow the Sui army gradually became irritable. More and more people began to communicate with the Black Banner Army members openly and secretly. Later, the envoys of the Black Banner Army were even able to enter the Sui Army camp in a fair manner and became the guests of the generals.
In fact, the biggest difference between the Black Banner Army and the Sui Army is that when Yang Jian disappeared, their hearts were in a mess. After Fang Jie disappeared, there were still a group of loyal generals in the Black Banner Army to maintain the order of the team.
When the news of Fang Jie's return reached Daying, Dugu Wenxiu and the others couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
"It's finally back."
Cui Zhongzhen rubbed his chest subconsciously, obviously feeling very uncomfortable these days.
"Chen Xiaoru has brought the Xiaoqi school of the brigade to meet the lord, let's all feel at ease..."
Dugu Wenxiu has more and more the demeanor of a person who is in the middle of scheduling, and her gestures are becoming more and more confident. Speaking of which, when he joined the Black Banner Army, he was still a timid and cautious young man. Over the past few years, although there were many wrinkles on his brows and his age was obviously a little different, his mature feeling was convincing.
"When the lord comes back, we can't give the lord an explanation for not doing anything."
Dugu Wenxiu smiled, and the faint worry between her brows disappeared: "The Sui army camp is in chaos right now, but this is the best opportunity for us to defeat a formidable enemy without bloodshed, all thanks to the lord himself If the people below don’t do something, how can we be worthy of the Lord’s trust?”
"Dugu, just say it directly."
Wu Yidao, who had just rushed back, said: "My lord has already entrusted you with everything in the army, and no one will object to your decision now."
Wu Yidao took the lead in changing his attitude, naturally for others to see.
"In my opinion, there are hundreds of thousands of Sui troops, good and bad. Not only the soldiers, but also the generals have their own ideas. This is indeed a big piece of fat, and it will fill your stomach if you swallow it. However, there are some meat in this meat. The rotten ones need to be removed if you want to eat them deliciously and satisfy your hunger without spoiling your stomach.”
Dugu Wenxiu said: "Among the Sui army, the one who is loyal to Yang Jian is naturally the Iron Armored Army with more than ten thousand people, but the so-called loyalty of this Iron Armored Army to Yang Jian is only those who control the Iron Armored Army. It was Yang Jian who used the secret method to prolong his life so far, so it is difficult to win them over... However, if the Sui army is a big piece of fat, then the Iron Armored Army is a piece of lean meat. It’s not a bad idea to eat the whole big piece of fat.”
"We know it, and others naturally know it too."
Wu Yiyi glanced at Dugu Wenxiu: "Those generals in the Sui Army, many of them must have been trying to win over the manipulators of the Iron Armored Army. There are only two attitudes towards Yang Jian's subordinates. Either win over or kill them. Many people now know the secret of the Iron Armored Army, and if those who know this secret cannot win over those people, they will naturally kill them."
"However, these people live in the Iron Armored Army camp and are protected by many experts around them. It is not easy to kill them."
Dugu Wenxiu said: "It's not easy to say, because although there are many practitioners around the generals in the Sui Army, there are no great practitioners. It is easy to kill people, but difficult to win people's hearts... If you want to make those manipulators really surrender, you have to think about it." Some methods... Master Hou, all the people from the Xiaoqi School have gone north to meet the Lord, do you know if the firm can recruit experts?"
"able."
Wu Yiyi nodded.
"Well."
Dugu Wenxiu smiled and said: "If you want to swallow the Sui army, you must first goug out the rotten flesh. They are all cautiously guarding against each other now, and no one dares to do it first. The so-called pulling the whole body is nothing more than that." .If we can hold that hair for a while, things will be easier to deal with."
"Wonderful" Wu Yidao couldn't help but praise: "I'll arrange people to pull out a few hairs later."
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Jiangbei
The troops from Xiaoqi School met Fang Jie and his party in Qingfeng Town, and both Fang Jie and Xiang Qingniu had recovered a lot. Resting along the way is equivalent to returning from a trip to the mountains and rivers, and it is a rare leisure.
"Lord Dugu is already making arrangements. Before this subordinate leaves, Lord Dugu said that before the lord returns, he will definitely bring a team for the lord."
Chen Xiaoru walked with Fang Jie and said.
"I sent a message back, is it possible to send people to hunt for the white lion?"
Fang asked.
"Liao Shengshang is still not healed. After receiving the military order from the lord, Chen Zhenyu and the two regiments of the Xiaoqi School have already set off. However, the speed of the white lion is too fast, and most of the places where there are no people, so it is very difficult to check. "
Chen Xiaoru replied.
"I know."
Fang Jie nodded, and subconsciously glanced to the west: "Also, send people to Langru Mountain to inquire about the news and see if there is any major event on the grassland to the west. Send someone to pass the news to Liao Sheng, and don't look for it along the way." Hun Chao should return to the prairie. Langru Mountain can stop people but not it. It doesn’t need to go to the northwest to walk the canyon. I don’t know how much faster than people. Let Liao Sheng go directly to the northwest through the canyon and enter the grassland. Then sneak into Mengyuan and run to the Great Snow Mountain."
"Big Snow Mountain?"
Chen Xiaoru was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Fang Jie was so sure that the white lion would go to Daxue Mountain.
"What about Dongjiang?"
Chen Xiaoru couldn't figure it out, but Fang Jie had already changed the subject.
"Returning to my lord, the war in the eastern border has advanced from the coastline to the inland... Although the troops of the Mu Mansion are brave and good at fighting, the power of the foreigners' firearms cannot be underestimated. The people on the side of Huo Tong Tian Xing have been in the middle of the battle in the eastern border. , the message will be sent back as quickly as possible."
After sorting it out in his mind, Chen Xiaoru said: "After the foreigners besieged Penglai Island for more than a month, and all the defenders on the island were killed, the foreigners immediately used Penglai Island as a place to rest and store grain off the coast, and continued to attack the east coast. Mufu But the gunboats of the foreign navy were too powerful, and the troops of the Mu Mansion were bombarded by artillery in the coastal formation, and they couldn't stand up. After more than ten days of bloody battles, they had to retreat in the end."
"It is said that this time the Emperor Lehman of the Opru Empire personally marched. The vanguard was an old man named Xiulunsi, who was the most vicious and cunning man. However, although the foreigners have powerful firearms, Mu Guangling has been operating in Eastern Xinjiang for many years and the people's hearts are solid. , not only the soldiers of the Mu family are fighting against the foreigners, but the people are also fighting against the foreigners. In addition, the Zhao family who guards Jiangdu has also sent troops, no less than 100,000 horses, which is great news for Mu Guangling."
"However, there is another big bad news."
Chen Xiaoru's tone sank: "Yang Shunhui, who was guarding Mouping City, stood still. Another team of foreigners landed in Mouping and had already circled behind the troops of the Mu Mansion. Mu Guangling had to divide his troops. If Zhao Tianzheng from Jiangdu hadn't happened to bring his troops to kill him, he said Maybe Mu Guangling's retreat will be copied by foreigners."
"When the country is in chaos, there will always be people like this who come out to disgust people."
Fang Jie sighed, thinking that he had been in contact with Yang Shunhui when he was in Chang'an City. At that time, Yang Shunhui's strong martial temperament made Fang Jie quite impressed. Only those who deal with life and death can have that kind of temperament. At that time, Fang Jie once said to others that the general's spirit is nothing like this.
However, just a few years passed.
The man he praised as a real general has become a dog of foreigners.
"Foreigners have already drawn Yang Shunhui over early, just like domesticating a wild wolf... Foreigners know that it is difficult to raise a wild wolf as a domestic dog, but they know how to eliminate the hostility of the wild wolf. They keep throwing it at this wolf. A wild wolf with flesh and bones, not impatient at all, day by day, year by year, the wild wolf finally gradually loses its guard in front of them. What foreigners want is not that Yang Shun will surrender and turn against him, they only need Yang Shun to stand still gone."
Chen Xiaoru made an analogy, although it is not appropriate, it seems to be very reasonable.
"A veteran general who has experienced hundreds of battles just lost his temper."
"After we go back, we can organize the Sui army and send one person to lead the troops to help the eastern border. We can't delay."
Fang Jie took a deep breath, and then asked, "Is there any news about the casualties in Eastern Xinjiang?"
"Rumors... Mu's soldiers suffered heavy losses, and what was even more serious was the few Jianghu sects in Dongjiang. At the beginning, because of the grievances in the Jianghu, the number of sects in Dongjiang dropped sharply. Although they have recuperated for two hundred years, they still cannot make peace Compared with the Central Plains. In this war, because the firearms of the foreigners are really powerful, it is precisely those sect children who affect the battle situation. They fought side by side with the soldiers of the Mu family but suffered more losses. Ordinary soldiers could not resist the firearms, so they rushed up... "
Chen Xiaoru sighed: "Mu Guangling organized a counterattack in Laolongkou and drove all the foreign troops that invaded the shore back to the sea in one fell swoop. More than 6,000 foreigners were killed in that battle, but Mu's soldiers lost more than 20,000. It wasn't that the practitioners from various sects rushed to help, that battle might not be victorious. However, the practitioners suffered too much losses in that battle. It was hundreds of practitioners who rushed into the foreign gun formation and destroyed It was the battle that finally drove the foreigners back."
"Win..."
The emotions in Fang Jie's eyes were so complicated, including sadness, anger, and distress.
"The victory was too miserable."