As mentioned above, the waters in Zhangzhou are well developed, and water bandits are rampant.
These water bandits who have been in business for many years seem to be from a rough background, but in fact, they have inextricably linked interests with officials from various counties and counties.
If it weren't for this, it would not have been so difficult for Yang Jianqing to pay the water bandits back then.
Of course, these relationships are invisible and can only be kept secret.
In order to keep the family business from being affected, some nobles also have interests entangled with the water bandits, and these water villages even have their eyes and ears. Yang Si and others went fishing to enforce the law, destroyed many water villages, and recruited many young and strong water bandits, including eyeliner.
The nobility sent friendly messages to Fu Wang and others through these eyeliners, hoping to form a good relationship.
Fu Wang and the others knew it was unreliable as soon as they thought about it, and they didn't know if it was their own behavior or Yang Tao's instigation.
Fengzhen is a native of Anshan County, Zhangzhou, and since he is a nobleman himself, he still has a good understanding of the routines of this circle.
He said, "It's just a test. Whether the lord can conquer Zhangzhou or not, it will be good for them."
If Jiang Pengji conquers Zhangzhou, they will have a natural advantage if they stand in advance, even if they only have three points of affection.
If Jiang Pengji failed, and they didn't show any obvious standing in line, Yang Tao couldn't ask them to settle the matter.
One has two, and Yang Si couldn't help sneering after receiving envelopes from several companies for several days.
"Yang Tao hasn't fallen yet, but they can't sit still, and they don't have the slightest loyalty."
Feng Zhen shook his head and said, "This is just their instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages."
Fu Wang also said, "You can't believe such a villain."
Zhangzhou is Yang Tao's territory after all, who knew that these seemingly surrendered people didn't have any hidden stakes he planted
Doubt returns to doubt, the letter should still be accepted, otherwise, thanks to the fact that the person will be completely pushed into Yang Tao's arms, it is better to hang it with an ambiguous attitude.
Some nobles were a little flustered when they saw that the kindness they released did not get a positive response.
At this time, Fu Wang led the troops to attack Dangfang, south of Zhangzhou, while Qi Kuang was in charge of the navy.
Dangfang is a small place, because of its geographical advantages and convenient waterways to and from the south, the business is relatively prosperous, and the floating population is extremely large.
As one of the gateways of Zhangzhou, Dangfang has a certain military weight due to its advantages of smooth waterway and interconnection between north and south.
The county magistrate here is surnamed Xia, from a local noble family, and when Fu Wang's army was coming, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
Feng Zhen thought about it carefully, and said with a smile, "This person likes to see the wind the most, and has a timid temperament. The general might as well scare him."
Fu Wang looked at Feng Zhen, "How to scare?"
Feng Zhen said, "A secret letter, ordering them to surrender in three days, or they will slaughter the people of Guangdangfang."
Yang Sibai glanced at Fengzhen, is this kid serious
No matter what era the massacre is put on, it is criticized by others, and it is easy to dare not say it.
Fu Wang shook his head and said, "No, if this matter gets out, it will inevitably damage the reputation of the lord."
Feng Zhen said, "It's just to scare and scare people, it's not really to slaughter the city, the general should relax his mind."
Yang Si's eyes were about to roll to the top of his head, and he mocked, "Feng Langzi, can't you come up with some reliable ideas?"
Feng Zhen said, "You don't know, the demolition house is not the force of Yang Jian's old department. On the contrary, many local wealthy families have some minor conflicts with Yang Jian. Back then, Yang Jian led troops to clear the water bandits and found out a few wealthy families in the demolition house. They have business collusion with the water bandits. If someone hadn't blocked them, Yang Jian would have killed them all. Knowing that defending the city was hopeless, it was impossible for them to fill up their lives to defend Yang Tao's dungeon. It can have a deterrent effect. It is also a great encouragement to the morale of our army."
Yang Sidao, "There is always a contingency in everything."
Feng Zhen said, "If they refuse to surrender, then use soldiers to knock on the city gate of the dungeon, and then frame the rumors of the massacre to the county magistrate who is guarding the city. He said that he was afraid of the might of our army and worried about the people fleeing, so he deliberately released it. Rumors smear the lord, it's a matter of a few words."
History books are written by the victors, and the losers have no right to speak.
After Yang Si heard this, he showed an indescribable expression.
He bowed his hands to Yang Si, and said yin and yang strangely, "I'm convinced."
Feng Langzi was shameless, almost comparable to the lord, he lost.
Fu Wang adopted Fengzhen's opinion and issued a letter of war.
When Magistrate Xia saw Fu Wang's threat, his legs suddenly softened.
According to the war book, Fu Wang led the 80,000-strong army directly to the Dangfang. If they were ignorant, the 80,000-strong army could flatten the Dangfang with one foot. If he resists stubbornly, the result is that he will lose his life and the lives of the people in the city in vain.
"This, how should this be? There are only 8,000 troops in the city, how can you beat others' 80,000?"
The magistrate of Xia really is as Fengzhen said, he is a timid character, and he has no opinion at the critical moment.
The world does not know how Jiang Pengji's army, horses, and waters are capable of fighting, but the siege battle is so powerful.
The staff asked, "Is there no reinforcements sent by Duke Zhengze?"
Xia County magistrate was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and couldn't help complaining, "Yang Tao's tent is in short supply, and there are gaps everywhere. Where can we take care of the downtime? The letter has been sent out long ago, and reinforcements will take seven or eight days at the earliest. To get there. How can I survive the ravages of those animals?"
Yang Tao also had Yang Tao's difficulties, but the Xia County magistrate would not be considerate and instead complained.
"You said... Fu Wang and others can really slaughter the city?"
Muli said, "It's hard to say, Liu Xi was restrained by the Nie Clan, and most of his troops were trapped in the north. It has been a long time since Fu Wang led his troops to attack Zhangzhou, and no achievements have been made so far. Zhangzhou will encounter far fewer obstacles.”
Zhangzhou is not of the same mind. The gentry have their own plans, and it is easy to change jobs when they see that the limelight is not good.
If you use the massacre to show your strength, maybe you can really frighten the counties along the road to surrender.
The Xia county magistrate became even more flustered when he heard this.
The aide added, "It's generally obvious whether the situation is a tailwind or a headwind. The strength of the princes on the two sides is even more so. Liu Xi's troops are strong, and the naval forces are also good. On the other hand, Yang Tao spent too much troops in the south. In the Sheng alliance, how can there be any spare power to deal with Liu Xi now? In my opinion, even if the magistrate is for the comfort of the people in the city, you should carefully consider this letter of war."
No matter how strong the dungeon is, can it be compared to the gates and cities that Jiang Pengji smashed open before
In terms of strength, the strength was only 10% of the enemy's, and the reinforcements didn't even see a shadow.
Rather than stand guard and lose the lives of the entire city, it is better to take the initiative to surrender to the enemy.
Furthermore-
There is still friction between Yang Tao's father and several giants in Dangfang. Maybe they are deliberately dragging reinforcements.