But the news from Chang'an is embarrassing. On the way back from the Sui army of Goguryeo, the Maitreya Buddha Song Zixian, the head of the Maitreya Sect, prepared to raise troops to attack Yang Guang in Gaoyang, but was killed; Song Zixian is a native of Tang County, Boling, Yang Guangsheng was angry, regardless of the face of the Boling Cui family, and killed Boling and Hejian, with more than 1,000 people sitting in a row and 10,000 exiles.

Under the urging of the center, Yu Wenshu went out to fight with all his might, regardless of the fatigue of the army, and broke the rebel army in Liyang, and defeated hundreds of thousands of rogues and nearly 300,000 homeless people who rushed from all over the country to grab grain, such as Jibei Han Jinluo, Jiyin Menghaigong, Beihai Guo Fangpre, Wagang Zhai Rang, etc. And Yang Xuangan's 50,000 descendants had already run away with food, and they joined forces with Han Xiangguo, and 150,000 rebels defeated Nanyang.

In the following half a month, the south of the Yangtze River was in turmoil, Liu Yuanjin from Yuhang, Zhu Xie from Wu, and Guan Chong from Jinling raised troops one after another, each gathering tens of thousands of people to attack Wu County and other places, and one even crossed the river to the north to support Yang Xuangan. Under Yang Guangsheng's anger, Yuwenshu and Qu Tutong could only wave their troops south and mobilize 100,000 troops to kill Nanyang; The imperial court also ordered Tu Wanxu, the general of Zuotunwei, and Yu Juluo, the doctor of Guanglu, to lead troops to crusade against Liu Yuanjin and others.

Liang Shuo, Ling Jing, and Kou Jiuhui looked at Di Bao and admired Yang Chong, the whole situation was evolving according to the version that Yang Chong had said, and almost all the major events that Yang Chong guessed had happened. Kou Jiuhui quietly observed Yang Chong for a long time and asked, "Yang Chong, you gave Tian Qi three tips, the first one is to tell Yang Xuangan that Jiangnan and Guanzhong are going to be chaotic, and the second one is what?" ”

Yang Chong said embarrassedly: "Follow Yujuluo to Jiangnan, if Yujuluo stops attacking Liu Yuanjin, starts to resell grain, and takes his son to Jiangnan, he will find a way to tell Yujuluo that the Son of Heaven wants to kill him and let Yujuluo escape; It's really not good, you can notify Jiang Duo to take people halfway. This is a kind of speculation, trying on luck, not taking it seriously, and even if you guess correctly, there is nothing to be bored. ”

Historically, Yujuluo once believed that the rebels could not be pacified in a year and a half, worried that the world would be in chaos, the roads would be cut off, and it would be difficult for father and son to see each other again in the future, so he took advantage of the soaring grain prices in Luoyang, the eastern capital, to send domestic slaves to sell rice by boat and secretly pick up several sons. The general's family members staying in the capital are equivalent to hostages, not to mention that Yujuluo is different from ordinary people, with two pupils in his eyes, and the image of the emperor in superstition, so he was secretly suspected and killed by Emperor Yang of Sui.

Yang Chong was embarrassed and didn't dare to say that it was his own reason, so he could only speculate perfunctorily, but Liang Shuo and the others didn't think so, when Yang Chong gave the sky a tip, Liu Yuanjin had not rebelled, so why did Yang Chong conclude that Yujuluo would go to Jiangnan. The three of them are all quick-thinking people, so naturally they won't believe that Yang Chong's fingers are nothing, if so, Yang Chong doesn't need to recruit people, wouldn't it be better to calculate it every time; The biggest possibility is that Yang Chong has someone by Yang Guang's side, and there are big people in the center to help Yang Chong operate, which can influence Yang Guang to send Yujuluo to Jiangnan.

As for speculation about the resale of grain, it is not surprising that the people of Jiangnan are now in turmoil, and even though they are invincible, the rebel forces have spread and scattered and reunited, not overnight. This will definitely affect the luck of Cao, the grain in the south of the Yangtze River is cheap, and Yujuluo can fill his own pockets in the name of counterinsurgency, and it is completely a profitable business, and people will do it.

The three of them even thought that if someone like Yu Juluo defected to Yang Chong, then Yang Chong's reputation would rise to an unprecedented height, and Yang Chong's plan was too amazing. However, for the three of them, this is a good thing, the greater Yang Chong's chances of success, the closer they are to achieving fame.

Ling Jing picked up another official document and said: "Yuan Honghe, they have been fighting for almost two months, and they haven't even beaten Xiping County, it looks like they are violent, but in fact they have no results at all, which is too disappointing." My lord, I always feel that there is a problem with the locals like Li Liang and Guan Jin. ”

Li Liang established the Great Liang Kingdom in history, how could he contribute money and effort to Yuan Honghei, so it is not surprising that the battle was fought like this. Ling Jing is not a traverser, Yang Chong is pleased to have such a gaze, Yang Chong smiled and said: "Don't worry, the longer they fight, the better, Li Liang can't work hard for Yuan Honghe, he may have a connection with the Turks, but he can't mess around without evidence." All we can do is wait until Li Liang drives Yuan Hongji and Yang Xuanzong away. ”

As long as Li Liang is Wuwei's home, Yang Chong can quickly send troops to Wuwei, once Wuwei is occupied, it means that Hexi is in the bag, and Zhao Hongsi of Dunhuang can only surrender. Liang Shuo couldn't help but slap the table, occupying Hexi, you can point directly at Longyou, when Guanzhong is in chaos, Yang Chong can depend on the form, Chang'an, Taiyuan choose to attack, Jiang Duo and others in Longmen are real miracle soldiers, it is really a big pattern.

Among the three, Ling Jing was the best at using soldiers, and in the face of Yang Chong's confidence, he said with suspicion: "I understand what my lord means, but in the current situation, the Western Regions are not stable, so we entered the customs a little early, right?" ”

Yang Chong put away his smile and said: "Even if we take Hexi, now is not the time for us to enter Guanzhong, if the Turkic side does not deal with it well, Hexi will be under attack at any time, and the four counties of the Western Regions may still be in chaos." Therefore, after Wuwei was defeated, he had to build an iron factory in Wuwei, use the iron business, exchange Helan Mountain from the Turks, and solve the problem of Gaochang before he could start attacking Longyou. ”

Ling Jing's heart moved, and he asked tentatively, "My lord, could it be that you don't have confidence in the army?" ”

Yang Chong thought about it, but decided to tell the truth: "The Turks are not enough to say, but they have a large number. On the contrary, the famous generals in the Central Plains are like clouds, not to mention the old ones, the powerful characters in the back have not appeared yet, Xie Yingdeng and others meet them, even if they are equipped with weapons and have an advantage, the odds of winning are not great. ”

At this time, even Kou Jiuhui was interested, and said, "Let's hear it." ”

Yang Chong smiled and said: "The bearded guest Zhang Bojian and his second brother Li Jing, Xu Shiji, who I didn't recruit last time, Li Yuan's two sons Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, who will debut in a few years, Wang Shichong, Jiangdu Cheng, who is currently in Yangzhou, and Zhuge Quan, who is begging. ”

Most of these people are famous in the history books, a lifetime of horses, although not to say invincible, but there are very few defeats, like Wang Shichong, in all the official history and wild history, and even in the negative role, but throughout Wang Shichong's more than ten years of conquest, the real defeat is the last battle, saying that the emperor was defeated in the hands of Li Shimin. fought hard with Li Mi for two years, even though he lost more and won less, it was Wang Shichong who had the final laugh, forcing Li Mi to go to Chang'an to surrender Li Yuan.

The three of them were stunned for a moment, and they said to Yang Chong that there were a few unknown figures, Yang Chong should have the heart to rebel a long time ago, and the government and the opposition said that Yang Chong had another identity, and I am afraid that there is really such a thing. Although the five questions of the Zhiyuan Daoist are secret, they have been spread among the scholars, Liang Shuo and the others have long known from various channels, and there are all kinds of speculations in private, as Yang Chong's hardcore, they are actually happy with such a result,

(End of chapter)