"Just appeared in front of the battle, and the thief army was dispersed in public, and the right-wing general of the thief army was forced to surrender. There is no one more husband in the world than this. ”

Yang Xinghan, who had just been named the assassin of Luzhou (Hefei, Anhui) by the imperial court, and was eager to perform and make meritorious aliases, also looked at it with some envy and sigh, groups of grass thieves who were disarmed under the city of Shuzhou, and the Huainan battalion soldiers who were surrendering.

The guards, regimental training, and soil regimental soldiers who originally gathered them together in these places were in danger and even grass thieves and soldiers who asked for help; In front of these Huainan marching troops led by Zhang Da's attack, they were as vulnerable as local chickens and dogs, or they were defeated when they heard the wind.

"It's all cheap."

Zhu Yanshou, his big-eyed brother-in-law beside him, was secretly a little indignant.

"If it weren't for the grass thief, the old man would have been exhausted from fighting us...

"You can't say that,"

Yang Xinghan waved his hand cautiously and looked forward to it,

"What kind of character is that, what kind of person are we, there is nothing to compare in the sky and on the ground. Speaking of grass thieves, it's our hometown in Luzhou.,It's got to be the light of our old man.。。 ”

Yang Xinghan has his own reasons for being cautious in his words and deeds. He was the son of a poor farmer who lost his father at a young age; Because he was tall and powerful since he was a child, he could lift a hundred catties and travel a hundred miles a day, so he had the nicknames of "Yang Hanzi" and "Yang Long Feet"; When he grew up, he participated in the popular uprising in Jianghuai in the first year of Qianfu because he was hungry and had no food, but he was arrested after failure.

At that time, the history of the Luzhou Assassin is now serving as the right scattered cavalry attendant and the East Palace attendant, and he is relieved because of his strange appearance; He was recruited as a state soldier and sent to defend Shuofang (now Lingwu, Ningxia) as a ransom, and was soon promoted to the head of the team and got acquainted with and gathered a cadre of the township party and subordinates.

When he returned at the end of the border guarding period, Zheng Di, the assassin who carried him, had already been transferred; The local military officials in charge hated him, and secretly obstructed him in the paperwork to get him out again. Then he took the opportunity to make a fuss and cut off the heads of the officers, and took advantage of this to make the first rank agitate for chaos in the battalion.

Lang Youfu, who was the assassin of Luzhou at the time, couldn't stop it and abandoned the city and fled alone, so he was able to occupy the city of Luzhou Prefecture and claimed to be the commander of the eight battalions of Lujiang; Then, when the grass thieves were wreaking havoc in the southeast, most of the officers and soldiers had no time to take care of it, and the local regiments and town soldiers who took advantage of the situation nearby for several years were able to eradicate dissidents and gradually control most of the situation in Luzhou.

Next, Gao Biao specialized in Huainan, and appeased a large number of grass thieves and local forces; He was also given the identity of Luzhou Tooth General, temporarily presiding over the state city of Lujiang; Until recently, the grass thieves outside the ridge went north again, ravaging Jianghan and entering Jiangxi and Jiangdong; And the soldiers were forced to the city of Luzhou, which was subordinate to Huainan Province, so that he was able to make an exception and appoint him as the assassin of Luzhou as the responsibility of defending the land.

Then, in order to protect the territory and the township party members, he naturally fought several battles with the vanguard of the grass thieves; Let's say that each has its own wins and losses, and has won a lot. But then under the attack of more grass thieves who followed, they soon lost their troops and could not afford to lose, but could only retreat into the Lujiang River while holding on to Yuncheng, while desperately asking for help from Zhoubian.

But what he didn't expect was that this time he came to help, and it was actually the number one general under the command of Gao Linggong, the lord of Huainan, and the famous Zhang Jizheng personally led the army; He couldn't help but be a little frightened, and tremble again. After all, this is a legendary figure who has almost never tasted defeat since his debut, and he has followed Gao Linggong to fight for most of the world.

Moreover, he has always been known for his strict management of the army, since he took office in Huainan with Linggong, there have been more than 20 generals and officials of different backgrounds and origins, and he has lost his head or ministry in his hands; And in the meantime, it is even more difficult to be disposed of by various kinds of hair.

Among them, there are even some high-ranking officials such as the history of a state assassin and defense, or the local real power generals who are regimental training envoys and soldiers and horses; Just because of the lack of discipline in the army, the due date and so on, he was recruited and said that he would kill him in vain, and no one dared to say more.

As far as he knew, there were naturally people who lost their positions and took their lives to go to Yangzhou to camp and cry in front of Gao Ling's public account. However, Gao Linggong, who is known as a generous elder, also said that the other party has always acted so dedicatedly, and he really can't help it; And the future person who can only be relieved and appeased can stay under the account, and receive a generous temporary post, and then make dispatches and plans in the future.

Such a powerful and dignified figure suddenly led a large army to appear under his rule, and Yang Xinghan was cautious because of all kinds of doubts and speculations. I am afraid that I will not be angry or offended by this person, and at least I will be removed from my official position and subordinates, and at worst, I will end up with my family ruined and dead.

That is, Zhu Yanshou, who is as honest as his wife and brother on the outside and as honest as he is on the inside, and who was born in the township party and his comrades, will put his grievances into his mouth so heartlessly. Thinking of this, Yang Xinghan couldn't help but smile bitterly, he was really unfavorable for his own years.

But thinking about it the other way around, at least this time is also an opportunity for him to make progress, such as an opportunity to show his face and make a name for himself in front of Gao Linggong. This is how many money and goods he slipped before, and he couldn't get out of the way to Shangting

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but show a flattering but bright smile, and walked towards Zhang Luan, who was surrounded by a group of generals with various expressions.

。。。。。。

Yuezhou, in Yueyang City on the east side of Dongting Lake, Zhou Yanling, the loyal military commander from Xuzhou, also performed the vassal and elegant banquet on Yueyang Tower, which is known as one of the four famous buildings in the world, so all the people present are all kinds of literati and scholars with a little fame, background and qualifications in the city.

It's just that most of them's expressions are somewhat insincere or forced to laugh, unpleasant, and uncomfortable; Because in stark contrast to the "laughter" on this upper floor, there are shouts, shouts and cries from time to time in the city; It was the soldiers of the loyal army who had recovered the lost territory, and they were routinely liquidating those who had been "thieves" during the fall of Yuezhou.

Moreover, this act of rewarding the sergeant in disguise has been carried out until the eleventh day; The scope has also gradually evolved from the outer Guo Taicheng, where the common people of Pingming are the majority, to the sub-city (inner city) where the rich and noble families such as the official eunuchs and gentry gather; Even if these leaders elected in the city gave waves of generous gifts, they could not make him order to stop the act of "clearing the thieves".

He is the adopted son of Zhou Qi, the current Loyal Army Temperance Envoy, and Zhou Qi, who was also the former Soldier and Horse Envoy of the Shenwei Ya, who was able to drive and kill the former Loyal Army Temperance Envoy Xue Neng and replace him with one of the important contributors and heroes; Therefore, in the imperial court, on the condition of accepting the fait accompli, that is, Zhou Yanling, the commander of 3,000 loyal military troops, led the south to rush south to aid the war presided over by Liu Hanhong, the envoy of Shannan Jiedu.

In fact, the loyal army guarding Xuzhou can also be regarded as the grass thieves led by Wang and Huang, long-standing old opponents and old enemies; It can be said that among the many defeats suffered by the grass thieves in the Northland, there is no lack of active figures of the loyal army; At the same time, the Zhongwu Army is also an important hub and strong town for the imperial court to protect the eastern capital, and it is also one of the famous powerhouses in the north.

Of course, the price of being one of the few powerful forces in the world at the control of the imperial court, in addition to the various potential benefits of the Near Eastern Capital, which was exceptionally generous in terms of clothing and food than in other towns, was also the military discipline that was trained under the command of the previous vassal commanders and became more and more arrogant and arrogant, and was criticized by the world. Therefore, every time the loyal army fights or wins, the after-show is a routine indulgence of the soldiers to go around and search the city and scrape the streets.

Even when the prime minister's dignity is in charge, it cannot be changed and can only be slightly restrained; Even the envoy Cui An, who was known as the "Iron-Faced Bodhisattva", could only kill the loyal army that plundered Li Kefeng on the way back to Xuzhou from the border land, and could not touch their deep-rooted tradition.

This time, Shannan Dongdao, which was sent by the tribe to foreign aid, was even more indulgent, and only Shannan Dongdao, who was the landlord, was able to order and restrain Liu Jurong for a while; This time, he was sent south to recover Yuezhou, and it was not a potential plan to make the unbearable Shandong place and take advantage of the disaster to move eastward.

Prior to this, these fierce and loyal warriors had already defeated several times their own grass thieves in the field battle ambushed by the grass thieves; The defeated soldiers who pursued the grass thieves rushed to the city in one go, and continued to launch a bloody slaughter; Its lightning speed was so swift that even the united soldiers sent to help and help in the war could not catch up, and it basically did not come in handy.

In the end, the heads of countless grass thieves and related people who were cut off with the array were outside the west gate of Yueyang City, facing the direction of the famous Junshan Island, and a Beijing view dozens of feet high was built on the spot; Therefore, they can be regarded as relieved, and they dispersed the formation under the order of the general, divided into small groups of three or five, and began to "take the initiative to collect" the corresponding routine reward.

And under the personal demonstration of this generation's example, the subordinates of the state army who followed up also happily joined in the ranks of the loyal army.

But now no one dares to stop or dissuade them, because the people who wanted to persuade or negotiate with them by virtue of their status and qualifications have been ransacked by these fierce soldiers from the Taoist mansion on the charge of "thieves". Among them, there are even several feudal and former state officials, as well as an old imperial history of Zhishi.

It's just that on the top of this famous building, which was said to be the "Parade Building" of Lu Su, the general of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, although the atmosphere is quite warm, many poems have been made, praising the official army's reconquest of lost territory and the vast smoke and waves in Dongting Lake at the time of the situation, and the vast water and sky, but Zhou Yanling always feels that he is not very energetic and brilliant.

Either the meaning is general and popular, or the rhetoric is empty and empty; There was no poetry he wanted to make him famous, or words that were classics. He is also from the martial arts of the Eight Classics of the Imperial Court, and he also has a level and skill in diction.

Of course, according to his words, if these scribes can make a speech that satisfies him, then it is not impossible for the "thieves" in the city to end one or two early; Therefore, everyone in the city who can be called a name has been gathered here. But their performance was clearly a big disappointment.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic for Li Hanzhi, the Huaizhou assassin who went south together and had some like-minded spirits. At least the other party has always been very interested and agreeable, and he can match his appetite every time he acts. Therefore, after Zhou Yanling recovered Yuezhou, he directly transferred the troop transport fleet to him as a cooperative force to sneak through Tanzhou; I don't know what to do now.

As for the overall situation and strategic subordinates advocated by Liu Hanhong, the envoy of Shannan Jiedu, what is the significance and usefulness for him and the loyal army behind him. For these officials who went south to help and help, only the credit and benefits in their hands are the most real things.

"Send off guests to Dongting West, Longdui two green and green.

Chen Dian is empty, and Wu Cheng is reckless. ”

An old scribe who trembled and chanted with a wine cup in a heroic manner, but accidentally shook his head and shook his head, and splashed the wine on his face and clothes, and said emotionally without realizing it:

"Spring is deep with the lake, and the wind will be long."

Then, suddenly, I heard a commotion and shouting in the distance; So Zhou Yanling couldn't help frowning and said coldly to the audience:

"Wait here, and I'll come as I go. These sons are also making too much trouble. ”

However, when Zhou Yanling went downstairs and drove away for more than half an hour, everyone present waited and waited, and the wine and food were cold and hot, and there was still no sign of anyone turning back.

Then a scribe who was sitting at the edge of the crowd and snoozing, was suddenly trampled on by his companions who had come with him, and he grumbled and woke up in pain, and saw that his companion was already frightened and horrified, but he opened his mouth and made that ho-ho sound;

Then he casually followed his companion's finger and looked into the distance, and he couldn't help but be startled and sat down on the ground, and screamed in amazement:

"Okay. . . Good... Good... Many.. ”

Then someone laughed at him:

"Wen Ruogong's painstaking rhetoric is only a few good words for you to wake up from a dream. Why?"

Then the scribe was interrupted, and finally the rest of the conversation was uttered in a poignant tone.

"That's a lot of warships."

Most of these upstairs people noticed that on the shimmering Dongting Lake in the distance, a large black boat had sailed; With the bright sunlight of the golden rings that pierced through the clouds, the sparkling reflection of the swords and guns on the top of the ships pierced the tranquility and peace of the lake even from a long distance.

At this time, the rumbling war drums from outside Yueyang City also faintly echoed in the ears of everyone upstairs like a cloud and fog.

(End of chapter)