Chapter 438 Plus One Me

None of the mountain bandits on the cliff on the front line thought that Fang Jie's heart would be so cold and hard, and the infantry of the Yangzi battalion went up the mountain to start the slaughter, and then after disposing of the corpses, they began to count the heavy money and food on the mountain. There are not many things that can be used in Liu Lezi's hands, there are no weapons that can be seen by Fang Jie, and there are not many of those bandits who have knives in their hands, basically they are wooden sticks and spears, these things are burned, and all the grain, grass, money and grain are transported down the mountain.

Fang Xie led the people into the county seat of Wanxian County, and the people spontaneously flocked to the streets on both sides of the street to welcome the officers and soldiers when they saw the officers and troops stationed. Fang Xie could see that the joy in the eyes of those people was from the heart. The northwest has been in turmoil for two years, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as the people are not making a living.

Li Yuanshan did not have time to rectify the local government at all, so he was busy expanding his armaments and preparing for the imperial court's conquest and suppression. Second, in order to consolidate his position, he was busy intriguing and intriguing, and successively killed the two governors of Shanbei Province and Hedong Province. The governor of the three provinces in the northwest, only one Yuan Chongwu remained.

Li Yuanshan didn't know how chaotic the place was, nor did he not know that he lost the hearts of the people if the road went on like this. But his goal was not to cut off the land and rule, and the Northwest Three Roads were too small and small compared to his ambitions, and they couldn't fit it at all. If it is necessary, he would rather dedicate these three ways to Meng Yuan for a million male masters as a backing.

As long as you can lay down Chang'an City, what if you don't want the three northwest roads?

So he didn't bother to care, just concentrated on sitting in his position, and then fought the upcoming decisive battle, as long as this battle was won again, the foundation of the Great Sui would really shake.

The people of Wanxian County are looking forward to the arrival of the imperial counterinsurgency army, so everyone is happy to see the official army entering the city. They are all small people, and they will not and have never thought about any major affairs in the court, and there are disputes between monarchs and ministers. They didn't think about whether Luo Yao, the general of the left avant-garde, wanted to quell the rebellion or stand on his own, they just looked forward to the arrival of the official army and pulled him out of the dire situation.

It's a pity that Fang Xie didn't come to garrison, just passed by.

When Sun Kaidao dug up the money buried in his yard, the anger in his wife's eyes, if released, could burn him to ashes. She pulled Sun Kaidao aside for a long time and reprimanded and complained, and the swear words in her mouth jumped out like beans. Sun Kaidao hung his head, but yes, yes, yes, and didn't say a word of rebuttal.

His wife is also surnamed Sun and is named Sun Xiu'e. She knew that her husband was not without ideas, and since he was willing to give the family's money and food, it must make sense. After scolding enough, she lost a lot of anger, and she pulled Sun Kaidao to ask what it was for. Yin Poshan has an army of more than 200,000 troops, as one of the seven tiger generals under Li Yuanshan, you haven't sacrificed your family property to such a person, why do you want to dedicate it to a small ranger general from the fifth grade?

Sun Kaidao smiled and said with a smile, I have a contemplative eye and can see things that others can't see. You woman has long hair and short knowledge, where does she have any foresight, I don't give Yin Poshan because I know that he can't last long, I give Fang Jie, because I know that Lu Dao Fang Xie is different from Yin Poshan. Make a bet today, if this ranger general from the fifth rank fails to become a master in the future, you will bury me alive.

When Sun Xiu'e saw what he said solemnly, she no longer got angry. It's just that I can't be happy when I see half of the money and food that my family has worked so hard to save being taken away. Sun Kaidao said that you can rest assured, and businessmen and sellers also pay attention to a long-term line in doing business. Today, we have lost half of our family property, and he will definitely earn back ten times and a hundred times a day.

Only care about what is in front of you, and always only make those small profits.

He said to Sun Xiu'e: "You should know what kind of person I am, there are thousands of ravines in my chest and abdomen, this is a big place in Wanxian County, if I don't go out, I will end my life as a county order from Qipin, and I will not be affected by the rebels and lose my head." Today I promise you a great promise, and one day you will become a lady of the order. I thought that Fang Xie would be eager to seek talents, but who would have thought that I would follow ...... in this way"

Sun Xiu'e glanced at him and said, "I don't ask for any fate, I just want to be safe." ”

Sun Kaidao took her hand and explained: "After I leave, you and your father-in-law will leave Wanxian County immediately, and now Yin Po Mountain in the south of Mangdang Mountain has been defeated, and I will let people escort you to the south." Don't you have relatives in Huiyang, you go to the house, don't worry about money, just buy peace. If you have the opportunity to leave Huiyang and go to the south of the Yangtze River, no matter how chaotic the world is, you can't reach the Jiangdu City. You will settle in Jiangdu, and I will definitely look for you one day. ”

Sun Xiu'e was reluctant, and the two of them said something more, and then they said goodbye.

Fang Xie stayed in Wan County for only one day before immediately opening up, and only the city of Dayang in Chu County was garrisoned by tens of thousands of rebels, and the other counties were almost defenseless. And the rebels' grain and grass are all hoarded in Dayang City. The walls of Dayang City are strong and tall, and there are bed crossbows, so there is no need to gnaw on such a big stone with Fang Jie's current strength, not only can he not swallow it, but he will also collapse with a mouth full of blood.

Sun Kaidao had in his hand a map that he had sent people to survey and map over a period of two years, and the terrain from Chu County to the northwest to Xiangcheng was very detailed. Xiangcheng is the foundation of Li Yuanshan, Li Yuanshan made Xiangcheng the capital after becoming king, and it was the most heavily defended place for the rebels.

Bypass Xiangcheng and walk another 600 miles, you can reach Fangu.

Along the way, the team tried their best to hide their tracks, and chose the trail to hurry up. Dayang City couldn't fight, but I finally grabbed a Liu Lezi to supplement some grain and grass, and found some horse-drawn carts in Wanxian County, and it was not a big problem to hold on to the grain and grass for a month.

Fang Xie hurried to join Yang Kai, the king of Xujun, not only because he felt that he could show his strength on Fan Gu's side, but also because he was away from Luo Yao.

Luo Yao returned to Yongzhou, and if he was fast, he would be able to return in a month. He didn't go back with Fang Xie because he was worried that Shi Yuan had some tricks.

The farther away from Huangyang Road, Fang Jie's heart gradually quieted down.

But the name Luo Yao has always been like a thorn in his heart, and it seems to be a knife that will appear on the back of his neck anytime and anywhere, and he can't be sure when this knife will stab, but Fang Xie knows that there is a knife in the Dao, but he can't stop it.

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"General"

Sun Kaidao unfolded the map: "Although we have bypassed Dayang City, we are in front of the hinterland of Shandong Province. The further forward you go, the larger the rebels' forces become. It is obviously impossible for us to go through it directly, and if we go around, there will be no food and grass. ”

Fang Xie hummed and asked, "You are more familiar with this place than anyone else, tell me your plans." ”

Sun Kaidao followed Fang Xie for more than ten days, although the days were short, Fang Xie felt more and more that this person was a qualified strategist. He is not only familiar with the terrain and the people of the northwest, but also has great attainments in the art of war. Although he was a man of letters, he was not narrow-minded and had a calm temperament.

"If you want to replenish food and grass, you can only grab it."

Sun Kaidao glanced at Fang Xie and said tentatively: "To go to Wolf Milk Mountain, we have to cross the entire Shandong Road, the distance is too far, and we can't go in a straight line." The further you go inside, the more places the rebels gather. In general, there are many rebels stationed in county seats, let alone large counties. With our current strength, it is impossible to attack the city, so we can only think of other ways. ”

"It's better to ...... The idea of beating up the rich people? ”

He didn't say any more after he finished asking, he had already learned a little about Fang Xie these days. Zhilu Dao Fang Xie didn't like his men beating around the bush, so he tried his best to keep his words concise and convincing. A good counselor is not for the Lord to follow his advice at all times. It is to make the situation in front of the master more clear at all times, and the strategist is always just a strategist, and he cannot take the lead.

Sun Kaidao understood this, and he knew that his duty was only to let Fang Xie understand the situation better. If you say it in a tone that you have to do it, I'm afraid that he won't be able to do it for long. There is no shortage of amazing advisors in history, and there are many examples of them finally giving their lives because of their pride in their talents.

Since the first-line cliff killed the bandits, Fang Jie's personality seems to have changed a little. Because of his thinking in his previous life, he used to act with too many constraints. The way of doing things in the past life was very different from this era. And as Fang Xie became more and more aware of this era and touched more and more things, those original deep-rooted ideas also changed.

"Pick a few with a bad reputation."

He didn't think about whether it was immoral or unrighteous to do so, he was first and foremost responsible for the five thousand men who were willing to follow him for thousands of miles.

"The northwest is tired, and there are too few homes of the super-rich compared to the hinterland of the Central Plains. But it is precisely because of fatigue that none of the super-rich people have a good reputation...... Poor and vicious, rich and virtuous, this is not suitable in the northwest. We are now in Luojun, there are no century-old families in Luojun, but there are a few famous families, and the richest one is the wife of Pei Guo, the county guard of Luojun...... Luojun Chen. When the rebels crossed the border, the Chen family spent 100,000 yuan to buy peace, and Yin Poshan didn't want to offend such a famous family too much, so he took the money and left. ”

"The old house of the Chen family is in Qiu'an County, and after Pei Guo surrendered the rebels, he planned to take the Chen family to Jinyuan, the city of Luojun, but the old lady of the Chen family insisted on refusing to leave. So Pei Guo allocated 2,000 rebels to guard Qiu'an County...... Qiu'an County is only 300 miles away from Jinyuan City, if you attack Qiu'an, you must fight quickly, if you can't take it in two days, Jinyuan's rebels can rush to the rescue when they get the news. ”

"Let's go to Qiu'an County first to see the terrain."

Fang Xie looked at the map, his brows slightly locked.

"Also...... Our whereabouts have not been exposed yet. Once Qiu'an County is hit, the rebels will inevitably send troops to surround it. ”

Sun Kaidao bowed his head.

"Quick Fix ......"

Fang Xie muttered, raised his head and looked into the distance.

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It took a day for the scouts to explore the terrain near Qiu'an County. The northwest is mountainous, but there are only a few mountains in Luo County, which is not huge. Qiu'an County is located in the plain, with a radius of hundreds of miles. With such terrain, the rebels' reinforcements will not be too slow.

"We lack siege equipment, although the city wall of Qiu'an County is less than two zhang, it is difficult to attack hard."

Chen Yishan said: "If you want to win Qiu'an, you have to outwit it." Our advantage now is that the rebels don't know that we're coming. So if you want to get in and ask for safety, it's best to send someone to get in first. ”

"But once there are too many people inside, it will immediately arouse the alarm of the rebels."

Zhuo Buyi frowned: "There are no people coming and going, and there are no more than 100 people who come to seek peace in a day." Even if we send a few hundred people in, the rebels will notice. But if there are too few people to go in, they can't grab and control the city gate, after all, there are two thousand rebels in the city, plus the Chen family's private soldiers, no less than two thousand five hundred. ”

Sun Kaidao nodded: "This is where the difficulty lies, Qiu'an County is not big, even if the city gate is snatched, the rebels guarding the city will not take too long to rush over, if the number is too small, if you can't hold on to the support of the army, the rebels will recapture the city gate." So...... The subordinates felt that the one who could do this must be a brave person. Not only must you have the courage of ten thousand people, but also have extraordinary courage. ”

Lu Fenghou said: "General, come down and do this errand!" ”

Fang Xie shook his head slightly, although Lu Fenghou had courage, his martial arts were not too outstanding. According to reason, the most suitable candidates are naturally the ten people in the ministry camp. But it was easy for the ten men to blend in, but they didn't have time to change into that heavy armor. Without the protection of Mingguang armor, the power of the camp will be reduced by more than half with just one Da Mo knife.

"I'm coming!"

Qilin glanced at Fang Jie, patted his chest and said, "Give me fifty people, and I'll rob the city gate!" ”

Nie Xiaoju, who had been standing silently behind Fang Jie, raised her head and said in a flat tone: "Just give him thirty people, plus one me." ”