The sun was rising, and the corpses that had been left in place had long since cooled down, and many of them were charred and blackened by the fire. The smell of the burning attracted the salivation of some wild beasts.

The road was littered with corpses, mottled with mud and blood, like purgatory on earth.

Wang Bodang led some old and weak people, silently gathered the corpses and loaded them onto the cart.

More than 2,000 headless corpses, nearly 100 carts, Rao is those old and weak are used to seeing life and death, and when they see this picture, they still can't stop sighing.

Out of respect for the deceased, Zhang Xutuo did not send people to ambush him, and after paying some price, Wagangzhai also successfully redeemed the heads.

The weather in the north is a bit unusual.

The night is still cold and windy, but the sun is shining during the day, making Dongjun warm.

In Zhang Xutuo's camp, the soldiers were busy all morning, and finally built the camp tent and temporarily built some fortifications, and then they each entered the tent to rest.

The captives of Wagangzhai were escorted to Luoyang and waited for their fate, which naturally would not be too good, but the losers had no choice, they could only accept their fate. Wagangzhai also tried to redeem these people, but Zhang Xutuo directly refused.

Wagang Village, which lost 3,000 people, was stable for a period of time, and very few people left the village.

However, Zhang Xutuo did not relax his vigilance, and after the army rested for two days, he began to drill.

Training is a very boring thing, but in order to survive on the battlefield, the soldiers did not complain during the training process, and they were meticulous in stabbing, picking, and chopping.

Li Xuanba had nothing to do in the camp, and Zhang Xutuo gave another order not to go out of the camp at will, although he supervised the army on behalf of the emperor, he also had to obey the military order and wander around the camp every day. Occasionally go to the big tent to sit for a while, listen to Zhang Xutuo's teachings, and occasionally go to the school field to watch the army drills.

The imperial court and Wagangzhai spent March peacefully.

Although the Great Sui was in turmoil, the grain and grass of the imperial court were still sufficient, and supplies were sent to Zhang Xutuo's camp from time to time.

But Wagangzhai is different, in order to win people's hearts, they did not let the people of Dongjun pay taxes, all things are obtained by robbery, and now they don't even dare to go out of Dazhai, how to pay the soldiers?

"In the long run, it's not the way." Zhai Rang invited Wang Bodang and others to the mansion, and said worriedly: "The weather has warmed up, and now is the time when there are the most merchant ships, if we don't do something, I'm afraid that the brothers below will be distracted." ”

The court is rich because the counties and counties in order to curry favor with Yang Guang and oppress the people, and the people can't live, so they follow others to rebel.

The so-called righteousness is just an excuse for rebellion, and if you really want to rebel, you still have to rely on the soldiers, horses, and grass in your hands.

"Brother Zhai, although we have suffered some losses in the hands of Zhang Xutuo, after all, Zhang Xutuo only has more than 10,000 people, and it is impossible to prevent the entire Yongji Canal, not to the south, we can develop to the north." Wang Bodang said: "With the reputation of our Wagangzhai, there will be people to attach to. ”

"But the original intention of our rebellion was to overthrow Yang Guang's tyranny." Zhai Rang hesitated: "There are righteous armies everywhere in the north, if we go north, I'm afraid we will hurt the harmony." At that time, Yang Guang had not stepped down, but we ourselves were in a mess. ”

"If you want to overthrow the imperial court, how can you only rely on the 20,000 people in Wagangzhai now?" Wang Bodang shook his head and said: "Now that there is only one Zhang Xutuo, our army will not dare to go out of Wagangzhai, how can we talk about breaking through Luoyang and even Daxing?" ”

"Brother Zhai, Xiongxin thinks that what Bodang said is reasonable." Shan Xiongxin got up and said: "Although there are rebels everywhere, how many people are really like the eldest brother who want to overthrow the imperial court?" It's just a bunch of junkies. ”

Xu Shiji also got up and said: "Big brother, not to mention that with our current strength, can we subvert the imperial court, even if we can drive Yang Guang off the throne, is the eldest brother willing to watch the world fall into the hands of others?" ”

After the three of them finished speaking, the rest of the generals also stood up and echoed.

Zhai Rang's original intention of raising troops was indeed to be the master of the people, but now that he is in power, Zhai Rang's state of mind has gradually changed, why doesn't he want to be an emperor himself?

What kind of prince will Xiangning have? Emperor Wen was not a usurper of the Sui Dynasty that was established?

After Shan Xiongxin and others followed Zhai Rang, food and clothing were not a problem, and they were no longer satisfied with the status quo, they wanted to go further. If it is possible, put Zhai Rang on the throne, then they will naturally be able to get glory and wealth, and be crowned with a wife and a son.

"We live in a corner, and we don't know the general trend of the world, so please teach us." Zhai Rang invited everyone to sit down and said to Wang Bodang.

Wang Bodang was not polite, arched his hand, and said: "Yang Guang is not virtuous, the world is centrifugal, the imperial court relies on Yuwenshu, Laihu'er, Fan Zigai and other military generals are old, and Su Wei and other foolish and loyal ministers are not reused by Yang Guang. As for the rest of the civil and military officials, the good and the bad are uneven, each with his own selfish motives, and the local officials covet power and exploit the people. Yang Guang still thinks that the world is peaceful, how can the imperial court be undefeated? How could the Great Sui not die? ”

When Zhai Rang and others heard this, they were deeply impressed.

"There are many rebels in the world, why did Yang Guang send Zhang Xutuo to fight against my Wagangzhai, have you ever thought about it?" Uncle Wang smiled and asked Zhai Rang and the others.

"Naturally, because my Wagang Village is powerful, Yang Guang was frightened, so he sent the surname Zhang over!" Xu Shiji said hatefully. In the previous battle, he almost died under Zhang Xutuo's horse lance, and he was annoyed and hated by Zhang Xutuo in his heart.

"Not really." Wang Bodang shook his head and analyzed for everyone: "There are many righteous armies, and they have gathered more than 100,000 people, not to mention their combat strength, just the number of this army is enough for the imperial court to pay attention to, but why does Yang Guang ignore this?" ”

"Bodang, don't sell it." Shan Xiongxin hurriedly said: "Let's arrange our troops and fight on the battlefield, if we want to guess these things, it is better to ask us to kill directly into Luoyang!" When they heard this, they all laughed.

"First of all, our Wagang starts from Dongjun, as long as Xingyang is broken, it can threaten the safety of Luoyang, Yang Guang is indeed afraid." After laughing, Wang Bodang explained: "Secondly, the rebels in the world are divided into camps, in comparison, the imperial court is still powerful, except for some reckless men who are not in the climate, everyone is reluctant to attract the attention of the imperial court. Of course, the ministers of the DPRK and China did not dare to report the situation in the world, so we Wagangzhai would become a thorn in Yang Guang's side. ”

After listening to Wang Bodang's analysis, everyone understood, Zhai Rang thought about it and asked, "Bodang is very talented, let me admire it a lot." Please also tell me how to solve the dilemma of my Wagangzhai? Do you really want to abandon Wagangzhai and develop forces to the north? ”

"Of course, Wagangzhai can't be abandoned." Wang Bodang shook his head and said, "Why doesn't Zhang Xutuo dare to storm Wagangzhai these days? That's because Brother Zhai built Wagangzhai as impregnable, and if he didn't attack it with ten times the force, it would be impossible to take it. Bodang thought that we should take Wagang as the foundation, but we should show that we have no intention of facing south, and we should not rush to confront the imperial court. ”

Zhai Rang nodded, stood up, walked in front of Wang Bodang, and bowed his hand and said: "I used to be neglectful to the Bodang brothers, and I hope Bodang will not take it to heart, if there is turmoil today, I want to grow stronger, and it is not enough to rely on their bravery." I also asked Bo to be my Wagang military advisor and give us advice to save the people from fire and water. ”