Chapter 11 The Past of Xiangzhou

Xu Ruyu returned to the camp with Shao Haitang, Xu Boying, and Ji Ziheng, but Shao Ruyan walked away first. The bright girl in the clothes on the side of the mountain stream came over, and Shao Haitang introduced: "This is Jingcheng's sister Zhaorong, and she is the female general of my Xiangfan Society." ”

Xu Ruyu couldn't imagine what kind of terrible scene it would be for the charming and moving girl in front of her to go into battle, and tried to restrain the smile in the corner of her eyes, and said respectfully: "I heard that Miss Xu has the true biography of Mr. Shao, and it is true that I want to let women not let her eyebrows go. ”

Xu Zhaorong's scorching eyes took in the smile in the corner of Xu Ruyu's eyes, and secretly hated that he was weak and made him look down on him, but he couldn't use the pungent energy of Pingshu, and avoided Shao Haitang's side with a blushing face, and replied in an inaudible voice: "General Qingfeng is afraid that he is laughing at Zhaorong in his heart?" ”

Shao Haitang was stunned for a moment, looked at Xu Zhaorong with an incredible gaze, and said with a smile: "You foolish, everyone who has heard of your name has a calm demeanor. According to Rong Ping, this is not such a scene, you may not believe it, the Xu family's Chi You battle trick, Zhao Rong has three or four points of fire. ”

Xu Ruyu only now knows that Xu Jingcheng's Xuan Gong was originally the ninth on the list of miraculous skills.

Although Xu Naiji was defeated and died in Xiangzhou, his son Xu Jingcheng quickly rose in the land of Fenjun with the Chiyou Battle Technique, and the Chiyou Battle Technique did not drop much in the ranking of the Miracle Skill List, and is still in front of Biluo Jue.

Xu Ruyu's last move to assassinate Yi Zhouwu forcibly fused the trick of the Amazing Divine Trick and Biluo Jue, and the Yaoguang Palace took into account all factors, and ranked Biluo Jue in the twenty-seventh place in the new issue of the Miracle Skill List, and Chi You Zhan Jue ranked nineteenth. Of course, Xu Ruyu didn't know about this.

Xu Ruyu has seen the situation when Xu Jingcheng used the Chiyou Battle Technique, of course she knows that it is not easy for the girl in front of her to practice Xuangong to this realm, and Xu Boying behind her may not be her opponent. He smiled and said, "Ruyan told me that Miss Zhaorong is a disciple of Mr. Shao, and I still think that Miss Zhaorong is practicing the West Wind Technique." ”

Shao Haitang said: "Zhaorong is learning from me in military strategy. Xiangfan will be able to be a good martial artist, and he will be counted as one. Bo Ying's strategy is acceptable, but his kung fu is not as good as Zhaorong. ”

Xu Boying stood aside and didn't expect Shao Haitang to talk about himself, but when he saw Xu Zhaorong grimacing at him, his neck turned red all of a sudden, and he hurriedly said: "How can I compare to Sister Zhaorong." ”

Shao Haitang said: "Ru Yu knows that the Mabang and the Xiangfan Association are one family, but do you know what is the relationship between the Mabang and the Xiangfan Society?" ”

Xu Ruyu knew that Shao Haitang was going to tell him the most confidential things about the Xiangfan Society, so he was busy with his ears.

Shao Haitang said: "Xu Ji, the big boss of the Ma Gang, Xu Tingyi, the second boss, and Xu Naiji, the big boss of the Xiangfan Club, are cousins. Twenty-eight years ago, when I founded the Xiang Gang in Xiangzhou, the three Xu brothers led a group of poor men to sell smuggled horses and salt in southern Henan and Fanchuan. ”

Xu Ruyu remembered that when he was in Yuanju Tower, Liu Tingshan called Xu Tingyi as a Xu Ma bandit, which turned out to be true.

Shao Haitang continued: "Naiji led people to sell smuggled salt, Ziji and Tingyi sold smuggled horses and ironware, and the two secretly exchanged songs, but there was no contact in the open. If it weren't for the two gangs at the top, no one would know this secret. ”

Ji Ziheng said: "At that time, Fenjun cracked down on smugglers, and always used this to suppress another family, so the uncle came up with this plan to prevent being wiped out by the Xun family. ”

Xu Ruyu thought to himself: If it weren't for the support of the Ma Gang forces behind him, Xiang Fan would be even more miserable after the failure of the Xiangzhou uprising, nodded and said: "This strategy is really clever, if it weren't for this, the Ma Gang and the Fan Gang would not have risen in Fen County so quickly." ”

Shao Haitang said: "Naiji and Ziji's forces in southern Henan and Fanchuan gradually expanded, and they formed the Ma Gang and the Fan Gang respectively. Twenty-three years ago, there was a great drought in Fen County, and the long river was cut off in Fen County for 61 days, and many towns in Xiangzhou and Fanchuan Prefecture had no harvest, but the summer tax collected by various families did not decrease, and I led the Xiang Gang to organize civilians to resist taxes in Xiangzhou Mansion, and Naiji led Fan Gang to resist taxes in Fanchuan Mansion. Your father Xu Xing was in Xiangzhou City at the time, and when he learned that the Xun family secretly gathered an army to suppress the millions of people in the two prefectures who resisted taxes, he was anxious, and galloped more than 1,000 miles to Wangyi in Youji County in two days and one night, and asked to see Cai Linya, the king of Beijing County at that time. Your father has just helped the Southern Fujian Zongzheng family to quell the Ryukyu bandits, his name is important in the world, and his clever words are well-founded, so Cai Linya doesn't believe it. Cai Linya appointed your father to be the governor of Youji County and Prefecture, and the commander-in-chief of the military affairs of Youji Army against Fen County. The Xun family was forced to give up the suppression of the people who resisted the tax, negotiated peace with our Xiang Gang and the Fan Gang, reduced or exempted the Xia tax and Ding tax of the people of the two prefectures and Bayi, and made every effort to resist the invasion of the Jing Army of Youji Beijing. ”

Xu Ruyu had never heard his father say this matter, and suddenly understood that this matter must be related to his mother, so his father avoided saying nothing. As if his heart had been hit by a heavy object, he muttered, "Uncle Shao, did my father and mother meet at that time?" ”

Shao Haitang nodded and continued: "Cai Linya learned that your father's attachment to the Cai family was just to use the Youji military power to rescue the tax-resisting people in Xiangzhou and Fanchuan, and in a fit of rage, he personally went to the state army and tied your father back to Wangyi. Your mother spread the news of your father's imprisonment in Wangyi through the power of Yaoguang Palace, and at that time, the famous people who heard about your father's righteousness flocked to Wangyi to plead with Cai Linya, and even Jinghu, who never interfered with the power of the world, also sent people to the palace of Beijing County in Wangyi. It is rumored that Fu Weichen has the grace of Cai Linya, so your father is safe and sound. Whether this is the case or not, outsiders do not know. ”

Shao Haitang said: "Later, at your father's suggestion, the Xiang Gang and the Fan Gang merged to form the Xiang Fan Association to jointly fight against the Xun family, and it was also your father's proposal to keep the Ma Gang in secret. This is the origin of the Xiangfan Club and the Ma Gang, and Bo Ying and Zhaorong don't know the past twenty-three years ago. ”

Xu Ruyu has a holy place in his heart, and that is the place where his father exists in his heart. Xu Ruyu turned her head away, tears sliding down her cheeks. 's father made such a huge contribution to the Xiangfan Society, but Xu Zhaorong and Xu Boying, who were the successors of the Xiangfan Society, didn't know about it, which made Xu Ruyu feel a little chilled.

Shao Haitang said: "Your father does not advocate raising troops in the county government where the Jiangbei family is strong, and he has a big difference with Naiji. In order to reduce your father's influence in the Xiangfan Society, Naiji does not advocate that we mention his name. Now prove that your father is right, and in order to prove this, Xiangfan will pay nearly 200,000 lives. And countless civilians were killed in the Xiangfan Uprising. We have paid so much, but we have never shaken the foundation of the Xun family in Fen County. ”

Xu Ruyu shook his head, he could already think through the details.

In order to control the guards and battalions, the military positions above the rank of soldier are all held by the sons of various clans of the family, and the civilians do not get any training in military literacy. To form an elite army, not only a clever commander is needed, but also a large number of middle and low-level military positions who know the army and know the formation, and the tacit cooperation between soldiers and soldiers needs to go through long-term and strict training. The most formidable thing about elite divisions is not the strength of individual combat, but the seamless coordination. My father-in-law once said that the Baisheng Heroes are out of battle, and only by killing on the battlefield can they train elite soldiers. A strong will and a common hatred are indispensable for an elite division. However, these are the things that the 200,000 members of the Xiangfan congregation lack most. The power of the Fenjun family is now at its peak, and in the land of Xiangzhou and Fanchuan, there is no danger to defend except for the strong city, and if the strong city is defended, it will be trapped in it, and there is no place for strategic transfer. It is really unwise to start an incident here and now, how could my father agree?

Xu Ruyu asked, "Did my father suggest that he be transferred to Hanzhong Mansion or other places to cause trouble?" ”

Ji Ziheng said gloomily beside him: "At the beginning, your father suggested that the forces of the Xiangfan Society be transferred to the Qinling Mountains, so that they could secretly train troops in the mountains, and according to the Qinling Mountains, the strategic space is vast. However, at that time, the Xiangfan Society was developing rapidly in Fen County, and except for a few people such as Shao Junshi who supported your father, no one else agreed. ”

Xu Ruyu looked at him and knew that he was also one of the opponents back then, and his military literacy in Xiangfan would be as good as his father's, and there was almost no one else except Shao Haitang.

Ji Ziheng said: "We thought that after more than ten years of training, the children of the Xiangfan Society were well prepared, at that time, the Xun family had 40,000 infantry soldiers and 10,000 elite cavalry in Datong Military Town, and there were only 100,000 guards in various parts of Fen County, and the trained congregation of Xiangfan Society was as high as 100,000 people, and there were a group of young generals like Jing Cheng. ”

Ji Ziheng said bitterly: "The big boss is not a clever military commander, and neither am I, no one can see what is lacking in the high-spirited congregation, and we are even considering the formation ......of a civilian regime in Xiangzhou Mansion, who knows."

Xu Ruyu secretly wondered: Xiangfan will be the largest local force in Fen County except for the Xun family, and Xiangfan will secretly train the congregation in Xiangzhou and Fan, how could Xun Qutai, the teacher of the Son of Heaven, not be aware of it? He just didn't eradicate the truth of the Xiangfan Society, and he was also waiting for the Xiangfan Society to start an incident so that he could strike a thunderous blow.

Xu Naiji's cause of establishing a civilian regime in Xiangzhou and massacring the children of the family has become famous all over the world. This move risked the taboo of the world, and the Jiangbei family cleared the forces of the Xiangfan Society in various places, and the Huo family of Jinyang County, the inner court of Qinzhou, the Cai family of Youji, the Nanyang Fu family of Yongning County, and the Li He of Qinghe all formed an alliance with Fen County, and made a great oath of heaven and demons to send troops to invade Fen County when the Xun family cleared the mob of Xiangfan. At this time, Xu Naiji knew that he had fallen for Xun Qutai's calculations, and the strength of the Xiangfan Society was all exposed except for the horse gang, and the Xun family had the guarantee that all the families would not interfere, so they could rest assured that they could mobilize all the elite combat power to clear the Xiangfan congregation. Two years ago, Xu Naiji led the troops out of the city to negotiate peace with Xun to Tai, and was raided by Xun to Tai, Xiangzhou City was broken, 60,000 civilians in Xiangzhou City were slaughtered, 70,000 Xiangfan Hui soldiers were killed, only Shao Haitang led a small number of people out of Xiangzhou City. In the past two years, the Xun family has wantonly arrested Xiangfan congregations in Fen County, and as many as 160,000 people have died because of Xiangfan's involvement. The Xiangfan congregation, whose surname Gou Quan, had to hide in the mountains of the surrounding county capital. Until Xu Ruyu and Shao Haitang met in the city of Yizhou, they agreed to borrow from Donghai County to borrow the mountainous area in the south of Yue County and Jing County, where the deceased family was weak. More than 30,000 congregations have now moved to Donghai County, and more than 12,000 congregations remain in Funiu Mountain.

Everyone's hearts were heavy, Xu Ruyu looked at Shao Haitang, and didn't know why he brought up such a topic at this time.

Shao Haitang said: "I am not good at military affairs, we want Ru Yu to be in the military affairs of the Xiangfan Society, and preside over the military operations after the Xiangfan Society." ”

Looking at Shao Haitang's burning eyes, Xu Boying and Ji Ziheng also looked at them expectantly, but Xu Zhaorong and himself knew about it at this time.

Xu Ruyu turned around, couldn't bear to look at their eyes, sighed, and said leisurely: "Let's talk about it when I come back from southern Henan." ”

The eyes of Shao Haitang and the others suddenly dimmed, and Shao Haitang thought to himself: He is different from his father after all, he can even abandon the governor of Yongyang Mansion, is he really willing to be indifferent?

Xu Ruyu said lightly: "Mr. Shao, in fact, you and I both know that the Xiangfan Society is no longer suitable to exist, even in Yue County and Jing County, if you still hold the name of the Xiangfan Society, it will still be the target of the public." ”

Shao Haitang saw that he had regained his honorific title for himself, and his heart was sad. Ji Ziheng, Xu Boying, and Xu Zhaorong were shocked when they heard his suggestion to dissolve the Xiangfan Association.

Ji Ziheng saw Shao Haitang's pale face, and called: "The military advisor ......"

Shao Haitang said: "Ru Yu is right. ”

Xu Boying said: "Brother Jingcheng has gone to Yuejun......

"I know that I have not proposed to divide the Xiangfan Society into pieces, because I know that all the leaders in the meeting will oppose it, and now a dispute is even more detrimental to the transfer of ordinary congregations."

At the beginning, Shao Haitang suggested that the ordinary congregation should be separated from the Xiangfan Society to find a family to settle down, and only more than 5,000 elites of the Xiangfan Society were transferred to Yue County, but they were vetoed by the masters, and more than 100,000 congregations hid in the mountainous areas with little food and clothing, and two years later, only 30,000 or 40,000 old, weak, sick and disabled remained, and only more than 2,000 soldiers remained. Even if these old, weak, sick and disabled people are willing to join the family as slaves, no one is willing to secretly take them in, if they are abandoned, there is only two ways to starve to death in the wilderness or be slaughtered by the Xun family's army. However, at the meeting of suitable talents, someone put forward a proposal to abandon the more than 10,000 old, weak, sick and disabled, which made Shao Haitang heartbroken.

Xu Ruyu was somewhat able to understand Shao Haitang's situation, he stared at Shao Haitang and the other four with blazing eyes, knowing that although they were in an important position in Xiangfan, they could not completely control the Xiangfan Society.

Xu Ruyu finally made up his mind and said word by word: "Mr. Shao, let Xu Er spread the news of my appearance in Shangnan Town." ”

Xu Boying knew that Xu Ruyu wanted to attract the attention of a part of the Xun family with his identity, but the news of General Qingfeng's appearance in Shangnan spread, and the situation in Shangnan became more complicated and unpredictable for a while, which seemed to be not conducive to the transfer of the Xiangfan congregation. However, he hid this speculation in his heart, he knew that Xu Ruyu would also think of this, and he insisted on doing so, so he naturally had a deeper plan. Xu Boying even thought that Xu Ruyu had made arrangements when he left Yongyang.

Shao Haitang asked: "It is rumored all over the world that the snowflake six formation technique of the Qingfeng Jing Riding was born from the Qinghe Rushing Formation. Bo Ying went to Donghai County and saw the Qingfeng Spirit Riding Performance, and what he saw was the same as the rumored Qingzhou ghost ride. If Ru Yu is really passed down by Prince Wu, then the Zhang Dong family in Nanyang is afraid that it will be unfavorable to Ru Yu? ”

Xu Ruyu said: "Although there are nearly 30,000 elite soldiers of the Zhang Dong remnant clan entrenched in the two cities of Qianshan and Susong, they are notorious in Nanyang, and in Shangnan, it is not his family's world, so I should be careful." ”

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