After Yang Su integrated the army, he once again gathered more than 10,000 new soldiers and horses in the Fenzhou area, and a lot of grain and grass were temporarily collected from various counties and towns to support the army. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

This is because the rebels' atrocities in Jinju were rebellious, ignoring the lives and deaths of the people in the city, touching the bottom line of the local secular people, and at the same time, the image of Yang Su loving the people like a son was also spread, and the use of the army of grain and grass to rescue the people in Jinju City was alive, so that many local people praised the landlords Haoqiang, the gate lords, and the squire Fujia all stood up and took the lead in donating grain, and they wanted to support the imperial army to assess the rebels as soon as possible.

"Thank you to the fathers and elders of Fenzhou for their help! The imperial army will quell the rebellion as soon as possible and return everyone to a peaceful and prosperous world! Yang Su made a statement on the spot, once again raising his prestige.

Zhou Luohu, Yu Juluo, Mai Tiezhu and others all admired Yang Su's skill, strict management of the army, and often killed soldiers to the prestige of the army, but at the same time he was sympathetic to the wounded and had a merciful heart for the people.

Luo Zhaoyun also realized the importance of the image of justice, and shaped his team into a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and used practical actions to influence the people, he would be supported, and often get twice the result with half the effort.

A few days later, the 100,000-strong army marched north again and entered the territory of Jiezhou.

Liang Shura, the assassin of Jiezhou appointed by Yang Liang, was stationed in Jiexiu, and when Liang Shura heard that Yang Su was coming, he was very frightened and abandoned the city and fled, and there were not many rebels to resist along the way.

The surrounding counties of Lingshi, Yong'an, Pingyao and other counties, each city was only garrisoned by more than 1,000 rebels, and the private soldiers of the family lords in the city were combined to kill the enemy and surrender to Cheng, and the county was dedicated to the imperial army.

This is like the imperial army, without moving a single soldier, and the soldiers have taken back some local cities without blood.

Almost all the local wealthy families and common people supported the righteous division of the imperial court, and they were disgusted by the actions and actions of the rebels, causing trouble to the country and the people.

Of course, there are also scouts and intelligence agents sent by Yang Su, who hyped up the relevant information, and publicized the means of the rebels starving to death regardless of the lives of the people of Jinju City, so that the army of the Han King suddenly lost the support of the soil, like rootless duckweed.

Along the way, Luo Zhaoyun saw the influence of the family gate valve in the local area again, and the patriarchs of many big clans shouted with real arms, which was almost comparable to the prestige of the county order and the county cheng, and they had money and people, and it was not a problem for a big family to organize an armed force of hundreds of people.

"The family of the gate valve in various places is deep-rooted, regardless of talent, prestige, wealth, etc., are concentrated in a small number of powerful hands, the accumulation of successive ministers, it is difficult for people from poor families to get ahead, and if you want to act in the local area in the future, you must win over the local nobles, and you can't offend rashly!" Luo Zhaoyun thought to himself in his heart.

Yang Su rested in place for a few days, and after the grain and grass were sufficient, he continued to lead the army to advance and arrived at Qingyuan, which was still dozens of miles away from Jinyang.

Here, Xiao Maha was the commander, Wang Shizong and Zhao Zikai were the deputy commanders of the left and right, and nearly 100,000 troops and horses came to meet the battle.

The fortifications have been built a long time ago, and this is a battle of life and death!

If the imperial army fails, the rebels can resurrect and continue to rebel south.

If Xiao Maha's army is defeated, then Jinyang City in the rear will already have a shortage of troops, and it will be difficult to stop Yang Su's encirclement and suppression.

Both sides are well aware that this battle is too important.

Therefore, the two armies confronted each other, the swords were tense, the atmosphere was tense, and they were about to face each other to the death at any time.

Zhou Luohu rode out of the phalanx and shouted: "Brother Xiao, come out and talk!" ”

He and Xiao Maha are old friends, and they were called the two heroes of the Nanchen military at the beginning, both of them are victorious generals, and they are brave and brave, but now they are gray-haired, and the heroes are in the twilight.

Xiao Maha sat in the middle of the army, looking at the figure of the other party, a little distracted, he recognized Zhou Luohu, he had carried him at the beginning, and he had saved Xiao Maha's life in the chaotic army, it was considered to cancel each other, no one owed anyone, and they intersected equally.

"Forty years of friendship, isn't it worth seeing before the battle?" Zhou Luohu shouted loudly.

After a few moments, the rebel phalanx began to move, flashing a sidewalk, and Xiao Maha rode out, with a thick white beard, old and strong, and his eyes were still shining.

"You and I are our own masters, is there anything else to reminisce about?" Xiao Mahalma stopped in front of the formation and said coldly.

Zhou Luohu looked at his figure and sighed: "Brother Xiao, turn back to the shore, please think twice, don't resist, let these soldiers have a way to live and reduce their sins!" ”

Xiao Mahasan smiled and said: "Hehe, you and I are both war generals, one horse, killing countless enemies, horse leather shroud, one order, thousands of people died, already sinful, what else to fear?" Life is rare for seventy years, and if you can live to be seventy years old, this general is enough, this battle may be the last war in my life, how can I give up lightly? ”

"You're obsessed!"

Xiao Maha snorted coldly: "I am very aware of what I am doing, it is you who are confused and have lost your original heart!" ”

Zhou Luohu stiffened, and faintly guessed the deep meaning of his words in his heart, until this moment, he suddenly understood a little, Xiao Maha is old and vicissitudes, and he still has to insist on assisting Yang Liang, which is not in line with common sense, because even if he can succeed, he will not have much fame and fortune to gain at the age of more than seventy.

Then, there is only one explanation, that is, Xiao Maha is unwilling to let the Great Sui be stable, and wants to let him mess up, the royal family, and kill each other, so as to avenge the Sui Dynasty's national hatred and family hatred for destroying Chen. (To be continued.) )