In Lotte's eyes, Fang Lali has two strokes of pulling people and horses on the top of the mountain, and this is completely a layman who leads troops to fight.

Huang Kanzhen continued: "Master Hou, according to the report of our brothers who were planted in the rebellious army, after Fang La occupied Hangzhou, Lu Jiang, a former Tai student who caused trouble with the rebels in Fuyang, once offered advice to Fang La's 'direct Jinling, first establish the foundation', and after guarding the Yangtze River, he took advantage of the situation to seize the southeastern prefectures and counties, so as to achieve the rule of the river with the imperial court. ”

"As far as the rebels are concerned, the strategy discussed by General Lu is very reasonable, there are no heavy troops stationed in Jinling, and if the rebel army all attacks north, the situation in the southeast will be even more dangerous." Lotte nodded, and when he heard that a student had joined the rebel army, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "This Lu will be a student of Tai?" Is the message accurate? ”

In later generations, there was a saying that hooligans were not terrible, and they were afraid that hooligans would be transformed, and it was okay for the rebels to be a group of illiterate peasants and reckless men, but the rebel army was much more difficult to deal with with with scholars.

Huang Kan said: "This Lu General who threw himself into the bandits, Hou Ye may still know it, this Lu General is a native of Shezhou, and was abandoned by the imperial court a few years ago for criticizing Hua Shigang and was not allowed to be an official, because he was too angry, and his talent was very ugly, and even Fang La didn't like to see him, but he was still very strategic. ”

Lotte nodded and said, "Fortunately, that Fang La was short-sighted and didn't use it, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable." ”

"What Hou Ye said is very true, although there is General Lu's suggestion, Fang La thinks that the troops of our dynasty are all in the northwest, the domestic garrison is empty, and the chaotic army can calmly seize the south of the Yangtze River, so most of the main force waved south, only caring about capturing the two Zhejiang counties, and in the north of the single block, only sent a partial division of Fang Qifo." Huang Kan said, but the look in his eyes changed, and his face showed a slight smile: "But this is only one of them, and there is another one." ”

"Two?" Lotte was puzzled.

Huang Kanzhen smiled: "After the rebel army occupied Hangzhou, the Manichaeans in the southeast immediately made a rebellion, Yu Daoren from Yongjia, Chen Shishi from Fangyan Mountain, Qiu Rixin from Shengxian County, Huo Chengfu from Jinyun, Zhu Yan and Wu Gang from Lanxi, responded one after another, and each supported the army, and these people didn't know that the north of Hangzhou was a place where the imperial court officials and troops must attack......

Surprise, surprise, and a smile crossed Lotte eyes, and then Lotte's expression became richer: "Do you mean that these bandits have the intention of supporting the army and standing on their own, and although Fang La is the leader of the Manichaean Sect and is known as the Holy Father, he may not be able to mobilize these people?" ”

Huang Kanzhen said with a smile: "At the end of the Sui Dynasty, there were thirty-six smoke and dust, seventy-two grass and grass, and after the death of the Tang Dynasty, there were five dynasties and ten kingdoms. ”

Lotte couldn't help but nodded: "If you develop to the north, sooner or later you will have a hard fight with the imperial court, so there is Fang La, the holy prince in the north, who gives them the knife to block the imperial court, and these people can rest assured that they will develop their territory in the south." ”

Lotte said in his heart, if it is really as Huang Kanjian said, Fang La's control over the righteous army is not enough, and the soldiers in his hands are naturally not many, so he not only loses the opportunity to seize Jinling in order to achieve greater development, but also disperses the troops, so that the righteous army is in a passive situation at the beginning of the strategy in the face of the imperial court's large-scale counterattack.

Thinking carefully about Huang Kanjian's words, Lotte quickly thought that what Heng Kanjian said was true.

Since the uprising of Fang La, he claimed to have a million troops, but he only sent Fang Qifo to lead 70,000 people to the Northern Expedition, intending to capture Xiuzhou, Huzhou, Suzhou, and then take Runzhou to enter Jinling, but in Hangzhou, there were 60,000 elite men and horses stationed there, and they did not fully support Fang Qifo's Northern Expedition, what does this mean? It means that the rebel army is not really monolithic, Fang La does not believe in these nominal subordinates, and is always on guard against these rebel generals who support the army.

Thinking of this, Lotte breathed a sigh of relief, although there were few soldiers and horses under his command, Fang La may not be unbreakable, and then asked: "Who are the main characters of the army below?" ”

Huang Kanzhen replied: "When Fang La called himself the Holy Father, Fang Fei was the prime minister, and the Wang monk, who was respected as the old Buddha of Wang Gong, was worshiped as a military advisor, worshiped Yang Eight Barrel Maker, Fang Qi Buddha, Zheng Demon King, etc., as generals, divided into six classes, with different colors of yellow, purple, blue, indigo, orange, and green to distinguish between the superior and the inferior, and ordinary soldiers were all marked by red scarves on their heads. ”

As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing that the other is invincible, Lotte commanded: "And say it one by one!" ”

Huang Kanzhen replied: "The pseudo-phase Fang Fei is the same sect as Fang La, this person is literate and hyphenated, and is usually in charge of Manichaean money and food miscellaneous affairs, so Fang La ordered him to be the phase, and Monk Wang said that he had the ability to cut paper into soldiers and sprinkle beans as soldiers, and he was Fang La's master, so he was worshiped as a military advisor......"

Hearing this, Lotte snorted lightly: "If this Fang Fei had the talent of the prime minister, he would have stopped Fang La from burning Hangzhou; As for this monk Wang is just a charlatan, what paper-cutting into soldiers, sprinkling beans into soldiers are all charlatans, if this monk Wang has the talent of military advisors, he will not ignore the strategic value of Jinling. ”

"What Master Hou said is that Fang La and his subordinates are a group of rabble!" Huang Kanzhen hurriedly said, and said: "However, the Yang Eight Cooper under Fang La's command has some knowledge. ”

Although there is contempt in his mouth, Lotte does not dare to underestimate the heroes of the world: "Hearing this person's name, he thinks he is a cooper? ”

Huang Kan said: "Hou Ye is right, this Yang Eight Cooper is also called Chen Hoop Barrel itself is a hoop cooper, originally a native of Jinyun County, once imprisoned for stealing dogs, and later met Fang La under the recommendation of the Manichaean Huo Chengfu.

Yu Fang La has the merit of persuasion, so the status of the bandits is only lower than that of Fang Fei and Monk Wang, and higher than that of Fang Gongfo, and the first big victory of the bandits is also the battle of the pit of the total annihilation of the official army, which is the plan of this Yang Badao to 'lure the enemy deeper'! ”

"In this way, this person is quite intelligent, and that Fang Fei and Monk Wang can have a lot of ability!" Lotte nodded slightly.

Huang Kan said: "It is said that the Yang Eight Cooper has a 'hoop barrel theory', saying that 'the world is like a barrel board, if you can hoop it, you will close, and if you can't hoop it, you will leave.' ’”

Tasting his words lightly, Lotte also approving: "Although he is a cooper, he is quite insightful!" ”

Huang Kanzhen continued: "Master Hou, according to the investigation of the brothers under the humble post in the bandit army, after Fang La took Hangzhou, General Yang Batong once proposed that it was unwise to guard the south of the Yangtze River, and it was necessary to implement a pro-people move after occupying Huizhou and Muzhou, win the hearts of the people, establish military prestige, and then take the capital directly. If you can't dominate the world, then you will list the territory and seal the territory, but Fang La didn't adopt it. ”

"All the soldiers and horses of the imperial court are displayed in the northwest, the forbidden army of Hebei is already decaying, there is no heavy army to guard south of Kaifeng, and the available soldiers in Biandu are only 100,000, if Fang La adopts this proposal, the Great Song Dynasty is in danger!" Hearing this, Lotte couldn't help but squint his eyes, although this Yang Ba Barrel Maker was from a humble background, he was quite insightful, and he and Na Lu Jiang were both rare talents.

Thinking of this, Lotte asked, "Huang Kanjian, is the information you got accurate?" ”

"Master Hou, in the affairs of the military and the country, I dare not be careless!" Huang Kanjian hurriedly said, "The bandits have repeatedly defeated the officials and the army since they got up, and they have taken the places south of the Yangtze River, and the bandit army has already bred arrogance, and the leaders of the rebel army who indulge in alcohol and pleasure every day are not lacking in Hangzhou City, and there are many vulgar and despicable people after getting drunk, and many things are often blurted out at the banquet, and they don't care about it at all, so they will know much about the situation of the chaotic army when they are lurking under the command of the chaotic army. ”

Listening to Huang Kan's words, Lotte smiled and said: "The bandits are like this, Fang La's defeat is just around the corner!" ”

Throughout the history of the peasant uprisings of the past dynasties, due to the limitations of knowledge, there is no small wealth that is the idea of peace and then fall, after the uprising, with the expansion of the fruits of victory, followed by internal power and profit, and even turned against each other, Liu Bang, Zhang Jiao, Huang Chao and so on.

So, sometimes failures tend to come from within.

"Report ......," said a soldier outside the door.

"Say!" Lotte commanded.

The soldier outside the door said: "According to the report of the horse scout, the rebel army of 30,000 horses besieged Huzhou for several days, and the governor of Huzhou and the defender led the army to defend the city, and the thieves repeatedly attacked and suffered many casualties. ”

Lotte then ordered: "Order Yu Xiuzhou to guard the general Wang Ziwu, and with the Huzhou guard, to confiscate all the big boats from Huzhou to the Hangzhou River, so that they will not be harvested by the rebels, and those who cannot be requisitioned and taken away will be burned together!" ”

"Order!" The soldier hurriedly said, and hurriedly conveyed it.

Jiangnan Jiangsu and Zhejiang are known as water towns, the rivers are densely packed, and boats are indispensable.

Lotte didn't want to lead his army to attack Chongde or Hangzhou, when a knife suddenly stuck in his back.

"Report ......"

Just after the soldier left, another soldier came panting.

At the same time, Wu Song said outside: "Master Hou, this is the scout you sent out to spy on Fang Qifo's movements in disguise!" ”

The matter was urgent, and Lotte hurriedly said, "Come in and talk!" ”

The soldier who came into the house was dressed as a civilian, and bowed his hand and said: "Lord Hou, Fang Qifo retreated to Chongde yesterday, and now he is rectifying the rout. ”

Chongde County is only more than 30 miles away from Xiuzhou, and Lotte couldn't help but squint his eyes, looking like Fang Qifo was about to clean up the rout and fight with himself again.

Thinking of this, Lotte asked, "Have you ever inquired clearly, how many soldiers are still in Fang Qi's Buddha's hand?" ”

The soldier replied: "The rebellious army that retreated to Chongde with the Seven Buddhas is only 10,000 people, and it is estimated that there are no more than 20,000 people in one day!" ”

"When Fang Qifo attacked Xiuzhou, there were only 50,000 people, after the two battles, 8,000 were killed, 10,000 were captured, and now there are 20,000 left, in addition to nearly forty percent of the escapees, there is no need to worry." After receiving the reward, Lotte smiled lightly, and then ordered: "Observe the movements of the Seven Buddhas from time to time!" ”

"Lord Lehou, our family is here to find you to judge......"

Before the soldier received the order, an angry voice that was neither yin nor yang came from the hall of the state government in front of him, and almost the entire Xiuzhou state government could hear it clearly.

A eunuch in the army, you don't have to think about Lotte to know that this is Shi Goudang.

Without waiting for Lotte to speak, Huang Kanjian hurriedly said: "Master Hou, the person who heard the voice is the official of the Imperial City Division?" ”

"Yes, it's your old boss." Lotte chuckled, "Yesterday I ordered someone to plug his mouth with stinky socks, and I thought I came here today to find a place!" ”

"Humble and retreat first, if you let him know, Lord Hou and his humble position will not be able to fall into his hands!" Although he was far away in Hangzhou, Huang Kanjian also knew that Lotte and Shi Goudang had a festival between them, and besides, the Imperial City Division was subject to the inner court, and making friends with officials, royal relatives and nobles was the most taboo thing for the Son of Heaven.

Lotte nodded, and when Huang Kanzhen was leaving, he suddenly asked, "When you were in Biandu, what was your relationship with Shi Goudang?" ”

"I've only met a few times, but I haven't had deep friendships!" Huang Kanzhen said busily.

Lotte nodded lightly, and didn't say anything, but his gaze was a little deep.

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