Different from the panic of the Lin'an Imperial Court, the waters of Dongting Lake on Jinghu South Road at this time showed a scene of singing and laughter. The rebel army of Yang raised his eyebrows, and the Zhitanzhou of Jinghu South Road was abandoned because of its proximity to the inland, and the base camp of the rebel army was also transferred from various water villages to Yuezhou at the mouth of the Yangtze River.

Yuezhou, located at the confluence of the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake, is known as the "gateway to northern Hunan Province". The relocation of the rebel army here was also to cut off the top and bottom of the river, so that the Great Song Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River and the land of Bashu were separated from it, so as to avoid the other side from attacking from both sides.

Yueyang Tower, which is located on the city wall of the west gate of Yuezhou City, overlooks Dongting Lake downward, looks at Jun Mountain in front, has the reputation of "Dongting Tianxia Water, Yueyang Tianxia Tower" since ancient times, and the Yellow Crane Tower of Jinghu North Road, Tengwang Pavilion of Nanchang on Jiangnan West Road and is called "the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River".

It's a pity that since the spring of the fourth year of Qingli, Teng Zijing guarded Baling County for nearly 90 years, Yueyang Tower has been repeatedly warned, especially a fire in the fourth year of Jingkang, so that the Yueyang Tower that has been in disrepair for a long time has almost turned into ashes.

Although the building is unrecognizable, the four pillars are still there, and the staircase has been repaired. Moving people, officials, soldiers and civilians, you can still climb the building and look overlooking the scenery of Dongting Lake.

It's just that today, Yueyang Tower is heavily guarded, with three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, and the sturdy man with a knife and gun completely controls the surroundings of Yueyang Tower.

Some tourists wanted to come, but were chased away by the men. Seeing that the other party was fierce and vicious, with countless knives and guns, the tourists dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, and left one after another.

On the top floor of Yueyang Building, a table of eight immortals, covered with brocade, full of wine and food, five or six men sat around the table, staggered and feasted, and the heroic spirit of the reckless hero was fully revealed.

"Heavenly King, our brothers have attacked the official army several times, not to mention the territory is bigger, there are more brothers, and there are hundreds of warships. This is all commanded by the king of heaven, brother, I salute the king of heaven!"

Zhang Guo picked up the cup and stood up, smiling all over his face.

"Brother Zhang Guo, you can get firearms from Huaibei, and you have a lot of credit. Sit down and have a drink!"

Yang Qi laughed, his young face radiant. After several battles, the Dongting Lake Righteous Army defeated the official army, and he was in a good mood.

"Sycophants!"

Liu Qin, who was dark and majestic on the side, glanced at Zhang Guo and spit out softly.

Huang Zuo on the table frowned and wanted to refute, but Zhang Guo grabbed his arm and shook his head gently.

Huang Zuo snorted in his nose, stopped talking, and took a big bite of food.

"Heavenly King, you said that we had a good stay in Shuizhai, do you have to come to this Yuezhou? As soon as the officials and soldiers of the imperial court come, we have to carry it hard, otherwise we have to retreat. ”

The fierce general Xia Cheng muttered while eating with a mouth full of oil.

These leaders of the rebel army each have their own water villages and fleets. Although the leaders have formed a united front alliance in the waters of Dongting Lake, each water village has maintained considerable independence. Even if Yang Qi is the leader of the rebel army, it is impossible to control all the water villages.

"Heavenly King, what Xia Cheng said is right. We have repeatedly defeated the official army, and we have already been a thorn in their side and a thorn in the flesh, so it is probably not wise to openly argue with them. ”

After Xia Cheng finished speaking, the fierce general Liu Qin immediately picked up the conversation, and he also objected.

Zhang Guo gently put down his chopsticks. casually glanced at Liu Qin. Compared with Xia Cheng and the official army, although Liu Qin is equally brave in battle, he is indecisive and somewhat self-contained, and a little rich means peace.

Zhang Guo understands that the Dongting Lake Righteous Army is not so much an army, but actually more like a straggler, a plate of scattered sand. Between the various water villages, there is a temporary aggregation between different neighbors. When external pressures dissipate and spheres of influence gradually expand farther afield, mutual loyalty is greatly weakened, and the estrangement rapidly widens.

Speaking of which, most of the rebels rose up against the Great Song Dynasty court just to have a more stable life, and they had no ambitions.

Just like this Heavenly King Yang Qi, he does not defect to the Loyal and Righteous Army, nor does he form an alliance with the Puppet Qi, doesn't he know that if he blindly pursues unilateralism, he will definitely be annihilated by the Song Dynasty step by step.

"Brothers, I think the King of Heaven is right. Prevention is better than prevention, you can't always be beaten, you still have to find a way to fight out. Otherwise, sooner or later you will be suffocated to death!"

Huang Zuo is with Zhang Guo every day, but he can see the situation clearly. In any case, the imperial court must open up and down the river and connect with Sichuan. Otherwise, just relying on the rampant gangsters in Jiangnan, Song Tingzhen will be finished.

Yang Mi's heart was half cold. He wanted to fight out, but a few of these leaders were willing to obey his orders.

"Brother Zhang Guo, what do you mean, are we going to fight out, or stick to the water village and wait for the official army to attack?"

Everyone's eyes were on Zhang Guo's body.

"Heavenly King, if you ask him what he does, he knows what a fart! It's a big idea, we have to take it from a few old brothers, we can't trust outsiders!"

"Yang Qin, you're a ball again! It's not Brother Zhang Guo, he can buy so many firearms from Hebei, without these firearms, the brothers don't know how many more deaths, how can he be an outsider!"

Before Yang Qin's words fell, Huang Zuo's eyes narrowed, and he poked his fingers and scolded angrily.

"Lao Tzu said that Zhang Guo, your dog's blind barking is very much! Don't think that my Lao Tzu doesn't know, it was you Huang Zuo and Zhang Guo who instigated the brothers to get out of Dongting Lake. Lao Tzu is unwilling, what can you do with Lao Tzu!"

Liu Qin was furious, and he also took the case, and glared angrily at Huang Zuo.

"Sit down, sit down, it's all your own brothers, don't hurt the harmony."

Xia Cheng quickly stood up and beckoned the two who were glaring angrily to sit down.

"Xia Cheng, don't worry about it, this guy and Zhang Guo are colluding, it's not a good thing. I want to see if I don't bring my brothers to Yuezhou, what can the two of them do to Lao Tzu?"

"Say it again, you shit!"

"Lao Tzu said, what can you do to Lao Tzu!"

The two of them were arguing and shouting, saliva splashed everywhere, Yang Mi's face was pale, and he immediately roared out.

"What is the noise, is it really that Lao Tzu does not exist?"

Yang Qi's annoyance made Liu Qin stunned for a moment, and then replied.

"Yang Mi, who are you, Lao Tzu, what do you like, Lao Tzu will not accompany you!"

Yang Liuqin turned his head and left, and the people at the table stayed on the spot.

Although Yang Qi is the nominal king of the army, he is only in his twenties. The people obeyed him because he was brave and resourceful, and he had many soldiers under him. But in fact, each water village is an independent individual, and no one is bird.

"Brother Liu, they are all brothers, I have a bad mouth, and my mouth is full of feces. Isn't this a hurry, you dissipate your anger, brother, I will make amends to you!"

Yang Mi rolled his eyes, stood up, stepped forward with an arrow, and grabbed Liu Qin, who was pale.

Xia Cheng also hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Liu Qin from the other side, with a smile on his face.

"Brother Liu, they are all his own brothers, if you say a foul word, you should be a fart. There are so many brothers out there, let them see it, and they think we are fighting among themselves. Sit down first, all of them are discouraged, and there is something to say on the table. ”

In addition to Yang Mi, Liu Qin's strength is the strongest, there are 20,000 of his subordinates, and there are many elite soldiers and strong generals.

Liu Qin saved face, borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and also said loudly: "Several, it's also my brother's dog temper, my brother can't compensate you!"

Yang Qi nodded yes, and said again and again: "My brother, sit down and talk, sit down and talk!"

Everyone also persuaded each other enthusiastically, Zhang Guo made a look, Huang Zuo also stepped forward to apologize, and everyone sat down one after another.

"Zhang Guo, my brother will accompany you. Tell me why we're going to fight."

Liu Qin opened his mouth first, although his tone was gentle, the impatience and disdain in his expression were still sensitively noticed by Zhang Guo.

Yang Mi's face was calm, and he glanced at the palm on his knee, his fingers trembling slightly. Obviously, Yang Qi was suppressing his anger.

It's still not enough to nourish qi!

"Brothers, it's all the fault of the younger brother, which makes the brothers upset."

Zhang Guo clasped his fists and saluted, changed his words, and continued.

"Our army is in full swing, if the official army focuses on the outside of the lake, what are we going to do After all, compared with the imperial court, how big is our territory, and how much food can be mobilized?"

Yang Mi's face soothed, nodded and said:

"Brother Zhang Guo, you go on."

Everyone else also looked at Zhang Guo, wanting to know, and he said that he was ugly.

"Once the officers and troops surround the periphery, our brothers have no way out, sit and eat empty, and there will always be a day when there will be no food and no rice. If the officials and soldiers drained the water of the puddles near the lake by means of damming and diverting rivers, the topography of the coastal cities would change. This was followed by a siege with heavy troops. At that time, the brothers were demoralized and hungry, and I was afraid that they would have to wait to be captured. ”

Everyone's faces changed drastically, and they were all ugly. Liu Qin did not shy away from it and sneered.

"To drain the coastal lakes, the year of the monkey. Besides, even if the water on the shore is drained and the brothers move to the big water village, what can the officials and soldiers do with us?"

Zhang Guo shook his head secretly. This Liu Qin is a-stirring stick, he is pulling around, but he is unwilling to compete with the imperial army. The key is that he is unwilling to take the initiative to confront the official army, how can the imperial court be weakened

"The officers and soldiers also dug up the previously constructed dikes to refill a large amount of river water into the lake, and then washed the felled trees and aquatic plants into the lake along with the river, creating a navigable water area for vehicles and boats.

Yang Mi's face turned pale, in this way, wouldn't the righteous army become a turtle in an urn, doing whatever the other party wants

"Brother Zhang Guo, the officials and the army won't go to such a great length, right?"

This time, even Xia Cheng changed color. Obviously, Zhang's words reached his heart.

"If the imperial court does not have Sichuan, it can still jump for a few days and the imperial court can open up the east and west of the river, which is inevitable, otherwise it will be self-defeating. Brothers, think about it, will the imperial court do this"

The crowd dispersed, and Zhang Guo and Huang Zuo walked last. Huang Zuo pointed to Liu Qin's back and sneered: "Brother, have you seen it, these people are swaying and always lucky." The rebels are scattered, which is so disappointing! ”

Zhang Guo nodded and said, "Brother, let's get past the difficulties in front of you first." You and I, brothers, also have to think about our own future. ”

Huang Zuo looked at Zhang Guo and nodded slightly, thoughtfully.

Zhang Guo returned to his residence, picked up the newspaper he had delivered, and read it carefully. He looked for the missing person notice column, and when he saw a string of numbers on it, his pupils contracted sharply.

He came to the door, looked outside, saw that there was nothing unusual, closed the door gently, took out a historical book from the drawer, carefully flipped through it, copied and wrote, and soon, a line of words was revealed.

"Han Shizhong is the commander of the army, Wang Qi is the commander of the navy, a total of 500 sailor ships, baggage, grain and grass, 20,000 Jiangnan sailors, 30,000 foot cavalry, 50,000 troops, and ...... to the day."

He frowned. It seems that this time, it is time to really take the postgraduate examination of the rebels, and it is also the time to test yourself.

If we can't destroy this army of the imperial court, I am afraid that there will be many branches in the future, and the situation faced by the loyal and righteous army is much more difficult than it is now.