Xiao Yuexian did not follow Yang Yuanqing to Jiangxia, and entering Jiangxia County was the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and it was not safe to go north from Jingxiang.

Early in the morning, Xiao Yuexian and her maid got on another big ship, escorted by dozens of personal soldiers, turned around and walked eastward, first going to Jiangdu to see her father, and then going north to Taiyuan.

The two big boats have been slowly buckled up, put on the board, fifty personal soldiers got on the big ship first, and Feng Niang, who took care of Xiao Yuexian, also followed on the boat.

Xiao Yuexian changed into a red long dress, like flowers blooming on the river, she put on a hat, behind a thin light veil, a pair of beautiful eyes looked at Yang Yuanqing deeply.

"Don't delay too long after arriving in Jiangdu, go to Taiyuan as soon as possible, I have already written a letter to the princess, she will treat you well, and you tell the princess for me, one month soon, two months later, I will be back."

Xiao Yuexian nodded silently, her eyes were a little gloomy, and she said in a low voice: "Your Highness, please take care!" ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, "You also take care, go ahead!" ”

Xiao Yuexian glanced at Yang Yuanqing again, helped the maid to get on the board, and soon got on another big boat, the two big boats slowly separated, the river pushed the waves, the two boats got farther and farther away, Xiao Yuexian stood at the bow of the boat and waved goodbye, gradually, she turned into a small red dot......

The flotilla continued on its way, and after another day, the flotilla finally arrived at Jiangxia City.

Jiangxia County is also the easternmost county of the nine counties of Jingxiang, that is, the area of Wuhan today, where the lakes are dense, there are more than 100 large and small rivers, the transportation is convenient, the waterways extend in all directions, the strategic position is very important, the Tang army deployed 15,000 troops in Jiangxia County.

Because Xie Yingdeng led an army of 50,000 to Jiangxia County, the Tang army was outnumbered and was forced to retreat to Chuyang County, where 20,000 troops were gathered in the area of Yongshan County, about 100 miles away from Jiangxia City, to confront the Sui army.

Follow the prior deployment. Xie Yingdeng led 40,000 troops and mobilized tens of thousands of people, widened the wharf, built warehouses, and built Jiangxia City as a logistics center for the Sui army to carry out the Jingxiang Campaign.

> Sui army's fleet arrived at Jiangxia City, and the new pier that was two miles long had not yet been fully built, but it was barely usable.

The dock was heavily guarded at this time, and thousands of soldiers were five steps and one sentry, and no one was allowed to approach the dock, on the dock. Dozens of Sui generals have been waiting for a long time, and the leaders are Wei Yunqi and Xie Yingdeng.

Wei Yunqi is currently serving as the Taishou of Jiangxia County, and he is busy with a lot of chores on his shoulders, and he is so busy that he is anxious, and now he is looking forward to the arrival of the King of Chu and can decide some adjutants for him, and he is really unable to carry the entire Jiangxia County alone.

"It's coming!"

An officer pointed to Jiang Xin in the night and shouted, "The fleet is coming!" ”

Night sè. I saw a black shadow like a mountain appear in the distance, followed by countless black shadows, gradually. The black shadow approached, and sure enough, it was a huge ship, and everyone was excited and greeted it together.

Jiangxia City is the end point of Yang Yuanqing's voyage, the huge fleet of the Sui army will be anchored at the riverside, Yang Yuanqing stood at the bow of the ship, staring at Jiangxia City in the distance, Jiangxia City is only two miles away from the Yangtze River, and the outline of the city can be clearly seen.

At this time, his heart fluctuated, and he had traveled through thousands of years of time and space in his dreams countless times. The soul of Jiangxia City after a thousand years, the river is lapping on the riverside, the cháo rises and falls, and Yang Yuanqing is completely immersed in the cycle of time.

"See Your Highness!" 、

Xie Yingdeng's greeting interrupted Yang Yuanqing's thoughts, pulled his mind out of the thousand-year reincarnation, and suddenly woke up. The ship has docked.

"General Xie has worked hard!"

Yang Yuanqing stepped forward to help Xie Yingdeng up, and asked with a smile: "How is it, Xiao Liang's army has almost been transformed." ”

Xie Yingdeng nodded, and said in a low voice: "The twenty or so generals are not there, I really realized the benefits, the implementation of the military order is smooth, and there is no difference between it and the Sui army. ”

The speed of implementing military orders is related to the combat capability of the entire army, for example, when a military order is issued, the general ignores it, the lieutenant slowly swallows it, and finally the order is transmitted to the soldiers, either by mistake or by changing the original intention.

As far as the Sui army is concerned, whether or not the speed of implementing military orders can meet the requirements is the primary condition for judging whether a military order is qualified.

Yang Yuanqing nodded approvingly, Xie Yingdeng did a good job, and he was able to convey the order to the low-level soldiers in a single stick of incense, although the Sui army is also this standard, but after all, this is Xiao Liang, and it is not easy to transform it in a short period of time.

"But ......"

Xie Yingdeng smiled bitterly again, "Compared with the Sui army, it is still a little inferior in terms of personal force, its combat ability is slightly weaker, and half of the people are not very good at riding horses." ”

"It's normal for southerners to be good at boating and northerners to be good at riding horses, and Li Xiaogong's army is also dominated by Jingxiang and Bashu people, so don't worry too much."

Speaking of Bashu, Yang Yuanqing suddenly remembered something and hurriedly asked, "How is Wang Junkuo's situation now?" ”

"Your Highness, Wang Junkuo has already captured Yiling County and Yichang County."

Wei Yunqi walked up with a smile, bowed and saluted, and saw His Highness! ”

Yang Yuanqing was overjoyed, he had been worrying about this matter on the ship, and this news finally put him at ease, and he hurriedly asked, "Is there a specific report?" ”

Wei Yunqi took out a report from his arms and presented it to Yang Yuanqing, "This is a report written by Wang Junkuo to His Royal Highness, and it was sent to Jiangxia County just before yesterday. ”

Yang Yuanqing took the report and read it, and the report not only captured Yiling County and Yichang County, but also occupied Zigui County and Badong County, and at the same time, Wang Junkuo's army had expanded to 17,000 people and was actively training.

At the end of the report, Wang Junkuo asked for instructions, do you want to take advantage of the situation to kill Bashu?

Yang Yuanqing fell into deep thought, whether to take advantage of the situation to attack Bashu, he really didn't think about it, it should be said that the time is not ripe now, after all, Wang Junkuo's army is still too small.

After pondering for a moment, Yang Yuanqing asked again: "Can I take a boat to Yichang County from here?" ”

Wei Yun nodded, "The fleet can go over, and the lowly position has already sent a fleet to send food and grass supplies." ”

Yang Yuanqing put aside the matter of Yiling County for the time being, and asked, "How is the situation in Jiangxia County?" ”

Xie Yingdeng glanced at Wei Yunqi sympathetically, and said with a smile: "Wei Changshi is looking forward to the stars and the moon, so he hopes that His Highness will come over quickly, and if His Highness doesn't come again, he will fall." ”

"Why is that?"

Wei Yunqi smiled bitterly, "There are really a few important things that need to be decided by His Highness, the former Jiangxia County Taishou and Changshi abandoned their officials and fled at the same time, and the Jiangxia County Order is gone, but I have a few capable people, all of whom are from local famous families, but I am worried that His Royal Highness will not accept the children of the family as officials, so I dare not let them do things, and I have to resist the affairs alone." ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, "The key to stabilizing the south is to encircle the local famous families, I do the same in Jiangnan, and I should do the same in Jingxiang, so let's do it!" You book a few banquets for me in the best restaurant in Jiangxia City, and tomorrow at noon, I will personally entertain Jiangxia celebrities. ”……

Jiangxia City is also called Xiakou, that is, the later Wuchang City, is the third largest city in Jingxiang area after Xiangyang and Jiangling, the circumference of the city is thirty miles, there is the famous Yellow Crane Tower built on the Turtle Mountain in the west of the city, it is the military fortress of the garrison to control the river.

There are tens of thousands of households in the city, the business is prosperous, the products are rich, there are hundreds of large and small wine shops, among which the Jiangmanlou in the west of the city is the most famous.

At noon, in front of Jiang Man Tower, dozens of carriages were parked in the open space next to the restaurant, and hundreds of gentry from Jiangxia City gathered together to participate in the banquet specially held for them by Yang Yuanqing, the king of Chu.

Jiangxia outstanding people, since ancient times the place where talents gather, famous families are also endless, the local famous family is mainly based on three families, the first is the Xin family, the second is the Cui family, the third is the Xie family, these three families have prospered for hundreds of years, the children of the family are many officials, usually help the poor and help the weak, enjoy a good reputation in Jiangxia City.

In addition to the three heads of the Xin, Cui, and Xie families attending the banquet, they also specially invited more than 100 other slightly famous people, and the entire Jiangman Building was chartered by Yang Yuanqing.

The positions have been arranged, and there are five or six people sitting in the main seat, in addition to Yang Yuanqing, Wei Yunqi and Xie Yingdeng, there are also Xin, Cui, and Xie The three heads of the family.

The Xin family is a famous family in Jiangxia since the Eastern Han Dynasty, this Jiangmanlou is also his family's private property, the head of the family Xin Sheng is about fifty years old, slightly chubby, with a kind smile, Wei Yunqi wants to appoint Taishi Xinji is his brother, who served as the magistrate of Chuyang County during the Daye period, and is now idle at home.

Next to it is Cui Xun, the head of the Cui family, Jiangxia Cui family is a branch of the Qinghe Cui family, in the last years of the Western Jin Dynasty with the northern Shi clan to cross the river and flee, this branch of the Qinghe Cui family fled to Jiangxia, took root, and gradually formed the Jiangxia Cui family.

Sitting down again is Xie Wenyun, the head of the Xie family, who is still a distant relative of Xie Yingdeng, and he wants his brother-in-law to serve as the commander of Jiangxia County.

Yang Yuanqing sat on the main seat, generally speaking, he didn't need to come forward to appease the scholars, if he had to entertain celebrities everywhere, he couldn't take care of it, this time because Jiangxia County was the first county of Jingxiang, and it was the logistics center of the Sui army, so he put down his body and took the initiative to encircle the local nobles.

Yang Yuanqing saw that the time had come and the atmosphere was warm enough, so he picked up his wine glass and got up and said with a smile: "Everyone, please listen to me." ”

The lobby suddenly quieted down, and everyone's eyes looked at Yang Yuanqing, Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, "Actually, I invite everyone to drink today, and it is also a township party narrative, many people here may not know, in fact, I am also from Jingxiang, born in Jingshan County, Anlu County, there is a queen mother mausoleum in Jingshan County, which is my mother's mausoleum, I was named the king of Chu, and this is the reason, so today we are both Jingxiang people, come!" For the township party gathering, drank this cup. ”

The atmosphere in the lobby was suddenly very warm, and everyone couldn't imagine that His Royal Highness the King of Chu was actually from Jingxiang, making them seem to see the bright future of Jingxiang, and everyone raised their glasses together excitedly. "Gathered for the township party and drank a glass of wine!"

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