Nearly half a month later, Yang Zhen returned to Guilin City. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Seeing that only he and Cai Yingyang returned safely, the officials were both surprised and a little relieved. Because just a few days ago, they had learned that other people sent out to attack Miao Zhuang's various villages had been ambushed one after another, and they had encountered counter-attacks, and many teams had suffered a lot of losses as a result, and only a small number of people had withdrawn to the city.

Tang Guangchen looked at Yang Zhen and sighed sincerely: "To be honest, some of the officials still want to send someone out to find Lord Yang in the past few days, according to the current situation, there is no need for us to take such a risk again." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Yang Zhen looked at the other party with a little puzzlement and asked, at this time he had already returned to his residence to take care of himself, and he looked much more energetic than when he was outside.

"Now the situation in our Guilin is very good, not only have we gathered thousands of people from other states and counties who have been displaced during this period of time, but also the reinforcements who came from Huguang to quell the rebellion have also been stationed in the city, and now there are nearly 30,000 horses in my Guilin City. We're planning when we're going to take the surrounding states and counties that have been taken by the traitors, and we're going to wipe them out. Xiao Duo immediately said with some excitement: "Moreover, those Miao Zhuang tribes have also learned to be obedient, and they have transferred many people back to their respective clan villages, which is an extremely beneficial thing for us." However, it is not so good for the people who are raiding outside, and there are people from the White Lotus Sect who are hindering them, so it is the wisest decision to take these people back at this time. ”

"Oh?" Yang Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then nodded happily: "In fact, before this, I also had a similar opinion, after all, we can only kill them by surprise with this hand, once we call all departments to react, focus on protection, and go with a small team of one or twenty people will only increase casualties, but it may not cause them too much damage." ”

After a pause, he said with some regret: "It's a pity that I was not decisive enough to make this decision, and I was greedy to kill the enemy, but I called many brothers ......to die in vain," he said and sighed again.

"Yang Yan doesn't have to be like this, victory or defeat on the battlefield can only do his best and obey the destiny of heaven, those brothers can make contributions to my Guilin and my Guangxi counterinsurgency, even if they are sacrificed, it is also valuable. What's more, we are not without gains, at least for this period of time, the momentum of the rebels has been greatly weakened because of this, otherwise we would not have thought about counterattacking. An official was busy exhorting him.

Yang Zhen is not the one who can't get out because of some defeats, and when he heard this, he nodded lightly: "What you said is that casualties on the battlefield are inevitable after all, not to mention that this time our gains far exceed the sacrifices." By the way, has the imperial court sent a large army to help quell the rebellion this time? He was a little surprised by the imperial court's reaction this time, because with the communication and other constraints of this era, it was not so easy to raise troops into Guangxi, not to mention the transportation constraints here, and the transfer of troops from other provinces alone could not be completed in a few months.

It can take several months from the time the court receives the report of the rebellion, to the time when the court discusses a countermeasure, and finally arranges for men and other logistical support. Then people came, and according to common sense, I am afraid that half a year may not be enough.

In the past six months, if the local officials and officers and soldiers in Guangxi have failed to fight to quell the rebellion, it may have led to the result that the entire region has been captured by the rebels. This is also the reason why the peasant uprisings of all dynasties and dynasties have always been a headache for those in power, and the mobilization of troops and horses in this era is too difficult.

Tang Guangchen shook his head with a wry smile: "Lord Yang, you misunderstood, it was only the Huguang official army that came, not the army sent by the imperial court to quell the chaos." Moreover, the number of troops is only 5,000, and it is the people and horses seconded by the official to the governor of Huguang. ”

"Oh?" Yang Zhen was stunned again, then understood something, nodded and said: "No wonder I see that the defenders at the head of the city are very unfamiliar, it turns out that the people and horses from Huguang are here." Is the original governor of Guangxi intended to be used as a counteroffensive force? ”

"Lord Yang really has a unique vision. Yes, if you want to fight these Miao Zhuang tribes, you still have to rely on our local people in Guangxi, after all, they have lived here for generations, and they are not only familiar with the surrounding environment, but also adapt to the humid and multilateral climate here. Xiao Duo nodded.

After hearing his words, Yang Zhen's face also showed a happy smile. Before, he was still a little worried that these Guilin officials would be afraid of taking the initiative to attack and bring damage to themselves, but now it seems that he is indeed a little unfounded at this point, and these people are not weaker than themselves in wanting to fight back.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is easy to understand that the current chaos in Guangxi has long been known to the imperial court, and when the time comes, they will always have to bear a lot of responsibility. And if they can take the initiative to attack and make meritorious contributions before this, whether it is killing or injuring the rebels, or capturing the city, it will be a credit that can be used to atone for their crimes. As long as conditions permit, it is normal for them to launch a counterattack if Guilin City can be defended.

Thinking about this, Yang Zhen became more and more sure in his heart: "Since you have the intention of fighting back, then I do have a credit here, whether it is for you or the situation in the entire southwest, I hope you can help me send troops." ”

"Lord Yang's words are serious, you are here completely to help my Guangxi officials quell the chaos, how dare you say a word of help?"

"Yang Yanshi, please tell me bluntly, what do you want us to do?"

After a series of previous changes, the relationship between these officials and Yang Zhen was already very close, so they agreed without hesitation.

Yang Zhen didn't sell anything anymore, so he told him what he had learned about the White Lotus Sect before, and added: "Although the White Lotus Sect only played an auxiliary role in this turmoil, its impact was not small. Especially for counties and towns in various states, their existence is always a hidden danger. If we can take this opportunity to get rid of their nests, then it will be difficult for them to pose too much threat to us in Guangxi or even in the southwest. What do you think? ”

When everyone heard this, they were all refreshed and looked very excited. People in the officialdom, who doesn't know how much the imperial court hates this White Lotus Sect that has been hovering in the Ming Dynasty like a ghost. For this reason, the imperial court and the local government have spent a lot of effort to fight against it, although there are also many achievements, but the price paid by the local government is not small. And what was even more discouraging was that even so, the imperial court had spent so much effort on targeting, but it still couldn't really deal a devastating blow to the White Lotus Sect, and even their main altar and sect leader couldn't be found.

And now, if what Yang Zhen said is true, it is really possible for them to eliminate the lair of the White Lotus Sect in one fell swoop, at least they can eradicate the White Lotus Sect leader Xu Jinghong, which is a great merit.

Thinking of this, many people's eyes lit up a little, but at the same time, some people had doubts: "Yang Yanshi, is your news reliable?" Do they really dare to hide in Baijia Village, which is so close to us? ”

"Yes, I've been to that village before, and I don't see anything wrong with it. And these days, it has been empty, how can it be their lair? ”

Because of the importance of the matter, everyone is extremely cautious about this, and there are more explanations.

In this regard, Yang Zhen just smiled indifferently: "Whether it's true or not, we just need to send someone over to see if it's okay?" However, the opportunity is fleeting, and you can't afford to give the White Lotus traitors a chance to escape, and you must send someone to fence that area as soon as possible. ”

All the officials nodded one after another, and then their eyes fell on Tang Guangchen. During this period of time, Governor Tang, who used to be low-key and introverted, did not make a lot of decisions, and gradually his status in the eyes of officials continued to improve, so that everyone could see what he meant as soon as they encountered problems.

Tang Guangchen only hesitated for a moment before nodding and said, "In any case, since it is possible to completely eradicate this scourge, we all have to try!" Even if there are no White Lotus Sect thieves there, it's just an empty trip, it's nothing. In addition, the official felt that Yang Yishi should be solely responsible for this matter, and what they were best at was taking people, and with him commanding, as long as the thieves were in Baijia Village, they would definitely not be able to escape. ”

Everyone echoed and agreed. This is not only an affirmation of Yang Zhen, as long as it is done, he will naturally be the first merit, and there is another layer of mind in it, if there is really a White Lotus Sect Master there, but he let him run away in this action, then the blame for this will not fall on them.

Although the officials here now have a very good relationship with Yang Zhen, in some things, the habit of self-preservation that they have cultivated over the years still overwhelms their feelings.

In this regard, although Yang Zhen vaguely guessed something, he did not break it. To be honest, he really doesn't worry about letting others do it, and this is not about merit, but about the importance of the enemy. Liu Sanyuan alone that day was enough to make people drink a pot, and now that Xu Jinghong is there, no one knows what the Baijia Village looks like, presumably there must be many masters gathered there, and if they want to catch these people, they must be targeted. If you talk about the understanding and targeting of the White Lotus Sect, I am afraid that there are few people in this world who can compare to him Yang Zhen.

So he immediately agreed to this arrangement, which made the other officials feel relieved. Tang Guangchen said again: "Since you want to deal with the White Lotus Sect, all the people in my Guilin City will be used by you, and Yang Yan can only open his mouth." ”

"Then you're welcome." Yang Zhen was waiting for this sentence, and after laughing, he stretched out a finger: "The first thing I want is to close the four gates of Guilin from now on, and not let anyone in or out!" ”