In terms of personal bravery, the young marshal Luo Cheng has rarely met an opponent since he was fourteen years old. But there are many things in this world that cannot be solved by force alone. Just as he was angry at the uncooperative attitude of the people of Hejian County, another shocking news came from the south. Dou Jiande, the leader of the Hebei Green Forest, who once had a common enmity with the Boling Army, swung his army north, and the front of the army did not point to the six counties to which Li Xu belonged, but went straight to the south side of Hejian County to Wuwu and Raoyang!

If Luo Cheng led the Youzhou army across the Hutuo River to attack Boling as originally planned, even if the heroes of Hejian County did not stab him in the back, his grain route would be cut off by Dou Jiande's department. And once he takes the initiative to go south to meet Dou Jiande, Zhao Ziming, who has advanced to the west bank of the Hutuo River, will unceremoniously come up at the waist of the Youzhou army.

This was a situation that the Youzhou army did not expect before the expedition, and Luo Cheng could not concentrate on himself, so he had to ask the commander for countermeasures. When the messenger arrived at the main force of the Youzhou army, Luo Yi, the general of Huben, had just returned from outside the city of Yixian. "Dou Jiande stands out for the Boling Army, this is simply impossible!" Without caring about scrubbing the sweat on his face, he snatched the military newspaper from the messenger's hand and roared loudly.

But the reality is so absurd, his son Luo Cheng not only described the details of the thieves under Dou Jiande and Zhao Ziming of the Boling Army in the military newspaper, but also attached a pseudo Heshuo governor Dou Jiande sent to various places to 'seek rebellion'. In the article, Dou Jiande, the leader of the rogue who had killed countless people, high-profile condemned Luo Yi for starting a war at the moment when Li Xu's body was still cold, and showing off his military might by bullying orphans and widows. And he, Dou Jiande, wants to preside over justice, drive the Youzhou army back to his hometown, and 'protect' the hard-won stability in all parts of Hebei!

"When did the surnamed Dou become the chief manager of Heshuo? Who gave him the seal? How many thieves in Hebei died at the hands of the surnamed Li back then, and he was really embarrassed to fight for the surnamed Li? ! Luo Yi clenched the military report, and there was a gurgling sound at the knuckles of his five fingers. A letter made of paper is no match for the handle of an iron knife, and it will be shattered in an instant. "Fallacious seed!" He struggled to push the military out of the window, and the summer wind blew the shredded pieces of paper into pale yellow butterflies, which fluttered away.

No one could answer Luo Yi's question. Dou Jiande's move to proclaim himself the head of Heshuo is absurd. But Luo Yi, the governor of Youzhou, was also won by force, and it was not more legitimate than Dou Jiande's official position. As for Li Xu's former feud with the Hebei Qunkou, it was not enough to be an obstacle to the alliance between the two of them. At that time, Li Xu was an official, Gao Kaidao and others were thieves, and it was natural for the officials and soldiers to beg for thieves. And now that Dou Jiande has proclaimed himself an official, to a certain extent, he has become Li Xu's colleague. Luo Yi led the troops to bully the surviving people of his colleagues, and Dou Jiande jumped out to be his enemy, and he was morally impeccable!

"What about Wang Cong, what did Wang Cong say?" Full of anger and nowhere to go, Luo Yi turned back from the window, grabbed the messenger by the collar and asked.

"Yu Dashuai, Wang Cong of Hejian County said that Dou Jiande has a good heart, and the court should be appeased! As for the fact that Biao Dashuai is the general manager of Hebei and Youzhou, he is still thinking about it! The messenger hesitated, then decided to tell the truth.

"Old immortal, I should really ask Cheng'er to uproot their Wang family directly!" Luo Yi threw away the messenger and roared angrily, "Lao Tzu has been fighting for the country for decades, and in his eyes, he is not as good as a thief!" His grandmother's, someone came, and replied to Cheng'er for me. He was ordered to carry out the second set of schemes. Those who refuse to cooperate, kill! Yang Feng Yin violators, kill! The one who reported to Boling, the one who spoke for Dou Jiande, killed. Kill them all! ”

A series of killing words roared out, shocking the faces of the generals in the tent. After following the coach for so many years, everyone has never seen him so angry. I wanted to persuade him, but I couldn't find the right words for a while. Haoqiang in Hebei refused to serve Luo Yi as the mainstay, in the final analysis, because he looked down on him from a poor family. Luo Yi has been fighting for this for nearly 30 years, but the result has been unsatisfactory.

"Dashuai, it's better to write this letter later!" Zhuangwu General Liu Yifang stepped forward and whispered comfort. He could understand his manager's frustration at the moment, but killing wouldn't solve the whole problem. Juncheng Wang Cong's family has deep roots in the river, and if he hastily pulls up this family, the whole place will be greatly damaged. The Youzhou army is not a rogue, after they have conquered a piece of land, they need to establish effective management, and they need to be able to provide supplies for the army and tax revenue for the government treasury. And all those who refuse to cooperate will be killed, and there will be no available talents in the local area. The soldiers' salaries, rations, and even armor were nowhere to be found.

"You think I'm not being reasonable, do you? If it weren't for our Youzhou army working hard on the plug over the years, what bullshit families and wealthy families would have been served by the Turks a long time ago. We've done so much for them, and when we need them to say a few words of justice, we have to step back one by one? Dou Jiande followed Gao Kaidao to slaughter dozens of cities, and the severed heads could be piled up into mountains, but now he has become the chief manager of Heshuo! They applauded it and mediated it! In this case, let's just fight a bloody way first, and then put down the butcher knife, anyway, in their eyes, we are the same as thieves! ”

"Yes, we should have given them a good time. If it is not broken, it will not stand. Three-legged toads are hard to find, two-legged people are! I don't believe it, if you leave these big garlic houses, no one wants to be an official! Without waiting for the others to speak, Cao Yuanrang couldn't wait to jump out and show his loyalty to the coach. For more than half a month, he has made no achievements on the battlefield, and his position is already in jeopardy. So you can only rely on some extraordinary means to please the manager, although this practice is very despicable.

"Being able to be an official and being an official will govern the place well and let our army have no worries about the future are two completely different things! The newcomer is sent up, his eyes are dark, and it is impossible to control the place in half a year! Liu Yifang ignored Cao Yuanrang's clamor and analyzed Luo Yi directly. Now the influence of the imperial court can no longer cross the Yellow River. In the troubled times, those families that have lasted for hundreds of years will definitely find a strong man to take refuge in. As for what this strong man did before, whether it was a general or a rogue, they didn't necessarily care. At present, the imperial court is in decline, and in order to plan for the long term, the rogues must settle down and exterminate those who are fighting against themselves in the territory! In a way, they became officers and soldiers. Like the current Dou Jiande, his administration in Qinghe and Pingyuan is basically the same as Boling! ”

"We don't have the conditions to raise troops in Tuntian!" Luo Yi sighed, barely suppressing the anger in his heart. Killing all those who don't cooperate is just a momentary word for him. After killing all those who refused to cooperate with him, Hema became a real white land. In a short period of time, he may be able to grab a lot of money and military rations. But in the long run, it's the same as treating yourself as a rogue. The injured people and heroes will definitely flock to Dou Jiande and Li Xu's widows, just like Liu Yifang faintly pointed out in his words, the original rogues have become officials and soldiers, and they have become justice in the eyes of the world!

"So the six counties of Hejian and Boling are very important to us. Being able to maintain the integrity of the people of these counties is equivalent to us gaining the foundation of becoming a hegemon. These counties have been smashed, even if we can include Hebei, the strength is still the current point. At that time, it may be necessary to scatter the troops and horses to clear the rebellion. If someone takes advantage of this opportunity to invade, it will be very difficult for us to deal with it! Liu Yifang thought about it and continued to advise.

"How many counties are kept intact? The handsome treat each other kindly, are they willing to understand the hardships of the handsome? Cao Yuanrang's anger weakened when he saw Luo Yi, and his voice had to slow down. He knew that he didn't have the capital to fight Liu Yifang. Whether it is in terms of military ability or the weight in Luo Yi's heart, it is not the same as the other party. Therefore, in the recent period, try not to offend the other party verbally, so as not to be suppressed by the generals of the old area.

"You can't generalize, differentiation, disintegration, and slowly drawing it is the right way!" Liu Yifang shook his head and added in a low voice. "According to the general's opinion, the talents of the counties are not used by the commander for the time being, because the commander has not shown the power to impress them. If they defected to the marshal, but brought disaster to the family, of course they had to hesitate! ”

"Hmph, looking at the world, which is the opponent of our Tiger Ben Iron Cavalry!" Several young people were very unhappy with Liu Yifang's last sentence and refuted loudly.

Liu Yifang didn't argue with them, just smiled and swept his gaze over the faces of Cao Yuanrang and the others. Whenever he looked at a man, the young general lowered his head very unnaturally, refusing to meet his gaze. It is true that the Tiger Horse Iron Horse was once invincible in the world, but since the Tiger Horse crossed the Sanggan River, it has never fought a happy victory. Whether in the upper valley or between the rivers, the enemy army was inferior to the iron cavalry. The enemy army forced the tiger and the iron cavalry to be powerful and had nowhere to go, forcing the soldiers of Youzhou to move hard!

In the opinion of the old minister, the marshal still made some more concessions and increased the benefits promised to each family. If we can get local support, it will be of great help to us to stabilize the river and capture Boling! Seeing that Luo Yi's anger had been extinguished by Liu Yifang, Shi Qinyong, the marching commander, stepped forward and suggested in a low voice.

Before moving south, in addition to attacking by force, the soldiers of Youzhou also formulated another plan to manage Hebei. That is to contact the powerful people in various places, and they will take the initiative to drive the remnants of Li Xu's forces away from the six counties of Boling. If this plan can be implemented smoothly, the Youzhou army can almost surrender without a fight. After all, the surname Li has only been in operation in Boling for less than two years, and it is impossible for the foundation to be very stable.

This plan was initially vetoed by Luo Yi, but after repeated persuasion by Qin Yong, the Xue family brothers, Liu Yifang and others, it was reluctantly passed. However, the conditions provided by Youzhou to the dragon followers were reduced from being ruled by county, to ensuring the current power of their families, and rewarding them according to the size of their merits. Luo Yi, the general of Huben, looked down on the famous breeds and blood of those who did it, and his own experience told him that from the Wuhu onwards, the clans north of the Yangtze River had long been bulldozed by the Hu people. Now the so-called famous nobles are all imposters like the Li family, the Yang family and the Liu family. If you go back three generations, you can find the species of the Ohno clan, the Puliuru clan, and the Huhan evil clan. Liukou Dou Jiande also claimed to be a descendant of Dou Gu, a famous minister of the Han Dynasty? Can you really dig out more than ten generations of ancestors of the Dou family from the coffin and confront him?

Luo Yi believes that this world should be set up for capable people, not for blood. Regardless of their origins, the strong will always stand at the top. The heroes build their deeds, and the mediocre are absolutely obedient. But the reality is that he made concessions and sent lobbyists to the six counties of Boling against his principles to contact the Haoqiang, but the other party turned a cold eye to him. Cui Qian, the commander of Shanggu County, directly cut off the head of the envoy, wrapped his head in lime and sent it to Boling. Wang Renjing, the former warden of Shanggu County, and Zhang Junming, the former Taishou of Boling, threw the letter and gifts out of the door, and cut off five fingers of the messenger as punishment. Zhang Jiuyi, the current county guard of Boling, was the most polite, accepted the gift, met the messenger, and then wrote a letter with a very soft tone, which was stamped with the county guard's seal and sent back. I don't know who leaked the news, but the content of the reply spread all over the streets and alleys of Boling on the same day.

"Zhang is the county guard of the Great Sui, not the county guard of General Li. Zhang is a national material, not a general manager of Li. General Li drove the crane to the west, but Zhang's responsibilities were still there. Therefore, he did not dare to accept the official appointed by Youzhou, nor did he dare to respond to the appointment of Luo Gong. If the Son of Heaven confers the title of Duke Luo with six counties, Zhang should respond to the order of the Son of Heaven. If Duke Luo threatens the Son of Heaven with his troops, Zhang has no choice but to fulfill the responsibility of a loyal minister! ”

"This is simply a disguised show of loyalty to the widow of the Li family!" Receiving Zhang Jiuyi's reply, Youzhou was trembling with anger. But thinking about the fact that the Zhang family is known as the heirloom of Bairen, the anger in my heart is flattened. They said well in the letter that the official position was granted by the imperial court, not by Li Xu. So it was not for Li Xu, but for the imperial court. If Luo Yi had the ability to get the imperial court to recognize his domination over the six counties, the Zhang family would never rebel against Luo Yi's rule. But if you want the Zhang family to do internal response for the Youzhou Army, it is impossible no matter what!

"What do you think I will add to make Cui, Zhang, Wang, and Liu join forces!" The military defeat forced Luo Yi to give in to reality, put down his body, and he sighed and asked his staff for advice.

"Today's plan, division and disintegration is the right way!" Liu Yifang thought for a moment and replied in a low voice. "If Luo Gong had promised higher conditions at the beginning, the battle would not have been fought so hard" He regretted the lost opportunity in his heart, but he had to plan a remedy for the boss, "What those families did before, it cannot be ruled out that there is an element of doing it for Mrs. Li." But if we don't give them enough benefits, they won't risk it for our family. First of all, Mrs. Li is the daughter of the Duke of Tang, and they are too disrespectful to Mrs. Li, which may lead to the revenge of the Li family in Hedong. Secondly, Boling's military power was in the hands of Zhao Ziming and Lü Qin, who were raised by General Li and were loyal to him. If others rashly start an incident, they are likely to be hunted down by Lu and Zhao. Third, some of the wealthy families in the six counties have already fallen to General Li, and they have benefited from the cultivation of wasteland and other things in the past two years......."

"Okay, Ziyi, I know what you said!" The chief manager of Youzhou was depressed when he heard this, and waved his hand, interrupting Liu Ziyi's verbosity. "Let's just tell me, what can we do to take down the six counties as soon as possible. How much does it cost, how much official position does it cost to the other party, or do you directly cede several counties to him? Like the Xue family brothers, let them dictate one side and manage both the military and the people! ”

"It's not just a question of how many benefits. Probably to serve the general, there are also several conditions that must be met! Liu Yifang thought for a moment and continued, "First, his family is not within the deterrent range of Zhao Ziming and Lu Qin. Second, his family was damaged by General Lee's new policy. Third, his family has the ability not to be extinguished in a short period of time after the army is raised, which will affect the entire strategic subordinates of the Boling Army. Fourth, this person must be ambitious, courageous, and cool enough! ”

The generals of Youzhou looked at each other, although they knew something about the enemy, but they did not reach the point where they knew the temper and temperament of each of the military generals. Liu Yifang said so many conditions, and according to his criteria, several major families that everyone knew could already be excluded. And how could some families with a little less influence withstand the counterattack of the Boling army?

"Well, cough, cough, cough!" Just as everyone was searching for a suitable candidate for rebellion, the elder Shi Qinyong let out a violent cough. The years are not forgiving, he has followed Luo Yi for nearly thirty years, and now he is in his twilight years, his body is not as good as the young men, and he will be crumbling after a little fatigue.

"Lao Qin, go down and rest, you don't need to worry too much about these little things!" Looking at the old man's face like a familiar crab, the tiger general Luo Yi told with concern.

"Old, the old minister thinks, cough, if yes, cough, if you can't find a suitable candidate for a while, it's better to cough cough, it's better to think in the long run. Cut, cough, don't act rashly, cough, let Boling take precautions! Qin Yong coughed and suggested.

"Well, let's get out of here. Yuan Rang, you go and pass the medical officer. Zixiong, your troops will continue to attack the city in the afternoon, don't be desperate, but don't give the defenders of Yi County a chance to breathe! Luo Yi heard some hints of conspiracy from Lao Changshi's words, hesitated, and ordered.

The generals were relieved and got up to leave. They are all good material for war, and conspiracy is not what they are good at. He even resisted such strange tactics as bribery and sedition. This is all influenced by Luo Yi. For most of his life, Luo Yi, the general of Huben, was a very pure soldier. If it weren't for the fact that the situation was too mysterious, if it weren't for the temptation of power being too great and the strength of the Tiger Horse being too strong, maybe he wouldn't have the idea of winning the championship at all.

"The lord begs forgive the old minister for speaking bluntly, and the son said: If the king is not secret, he will lose his minister, and if the minister is not secret, he will lose his body, and several things are not secret......." When everyone's footsteps were far away, Qin Yong stopped coughing and advised in a low voice.

"Alright, I'll pay attention next time! If you have anything to say, just say it! Luo Yi was not used to this way of making decisions behind the generals' backs, so he threw down his sleeves and ordered. In his eyes, the Youzhou soldiers he brought out were all bright and upright heroes, and there was really no need to be too precautionary. Qin Yong's approach will not only estranged the commanders and generals from each other, but also affect the overall combat effectiveness of the Youzhou Army.

Qin Yong arched his hand, which can be regarded as making amends to Luo Yi. "The minister has no intention of separating the generals, but the candidate that the minister thinks of is really a little embarrassing. Once the news leaks out, I am afraid that the general will not only not be able to get his help, but will take advantage of others for nothing! ”

"Which one?" Luo Yi frowned, counted the leading characters he could think of, and failed to find such a character in the six counties several times.

Over there, Liu Yifang couldn't see that the master general was in a hurry, so he pondered for a moment and said in a low voice, "What Old Qin said is not Hengshan......

"That's right, Hengsan County Shou Du Gui! Qin Yong stroked his beard lightly, smiling all over his face.

"Du Baoxiang is just a cadre, how can he be considered a hero?!" Luo Yi snorted coldly in his nostrils, and was very disdainful of the candidates offered by the two subordinates.

The county guard surnamed Du was born in the imperial examination, and when the first emperor was alive, the sea had been up and down for many years, and the largest was only a secretary and supervisor. Later, because he was on the Chu Gong Yang Su, he was released as a county order. When Yang Xuangan rebelled, he once wrote to him for help. He ripped the book on the spot and beheaded the envoy to show his loyalty to the imperial court. Afterwards, he helped the imperial court to privately search for the servants of the Yang family, and was awarded the county title for meritorious service.

Luo Yi, who was born in the army and whose fame was cut out with a knife, has always looked down on this kind of cold person. So I never had the idea of wooing him as a subordinate. Moreover, the importance of Hengshan County among the six counties of Boling is very small, and even if Dugui is brought over, it may not be able to play any role in the current situation.

Although Du Gui was not born in a wealthy family, he has been an official for many years, and his family business is not too small. Besides, Luo Gong wooed him, just to make Boling mess up, and he didn't need to exert more strength! Qin Yong shook his head and reminded gently.

After being an official for a long time, he will establish his own family. Luo Yi hates the dictatorship of wealthy families, but at this moment in Youzhou, isn't the Luo family a wealthy family? In addition, the Bu family represented by the infantry of the loyal general, the Zhuangwu general Liu Yifang represented the Liu family, and the Qin family represented by the long history Qin Yong, which power is smaller than those hereditary wang clans? Saying that they are not wealthy, I am afraid that the entire Youzhou will be regarded as a joke!

"Besides, if we have one more county on our side, there will be one less county on Boling's side. The balance of strength has changed, and those who did not have confidence in us before will make a new choice! Liu Yifang added with a smile next to him.

"But this person used to be the most optimistic about Li Zhongjian!" Luo Yi was a little worried, "Don't let us waste our efforts, but turn around and be used by him to delay time for Mrs. Li!" ”

"The old minister is not afraid that he will serve Mrs. Li, but he is afraid that he will see that the situation is not good, so he simply closes the county and votes for Hedong!" Qin Yong shook his white beard up and down, "I heard that a few days ago, Tang Gong Li Yuan heard that his son-in-law had died in battle, and he immediately wanted to rob his daughter's property. When the soldiers and horses arrived in front of the Jingcheng Pass, they suddenly turned around and retreated. Hengshan County Shou Du Baoxiang not only did not reorganize the army with the county Cheng, but instead sent someone to Boling and asked Mrs. Li to take the initiative to invite her mother's family to come over to help! ”

"This old lady Li is not authentic! If it weren't for his lack of secrecy, General Li would not have ended up like this. Du Baoxiang actually wanted to vote for him, he was really blind! Although he also had the idea of six counties, Luo Yi was very disgusted with Li Yuan's approach at that time.

From a military point of view, he is very sympathetic to Li Xu's experience. thought that the other party was dragged down by the Li family in Hedong to be defeated. If Li Yuan stayed in Taiyuan and did not plot against him, Li Xu, as his nephew, would not be attacked by the Wagang Army and the Eastern Capital. will not jump off the Yellow River with hatred, which will make the world's heroes choke.

"Don't underestimate Li Shude. Although he didn't have many soldiers in his hands, Taiyuan Palace was the foothold of His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty, and there was a lot of armor in it. The Li family in Hedong has a wide range of contacts in the government and the opposition, and the role of the protégé is enough to reach an army of 100,000. The old minister thought that if the soldiers and horses in Hedong did not go south, once they went south, half of the Guanlong would be at their fingertips! ”

"It's not relying on Lao Tzu's aftermath!" Luo Yi pursed his lips and commented disdainfully. Thinking about it, it would take more than half a month to fight Yi County, and the other party could surrender without a fight just by relying on his blood, and he was very disappointed. "Then since Du Baoxiang has his heart set on Li Yuan, how can we get his support? Say, what will we do to impress him? Gold, horses, and high officials. He's already a county guard, how tall can he be? ”

"If the lord had corrected his name earlier, this matter would have become very simple!" The elder Shi Qin Yong touched the ground for a long time, and once again mentioned the words of wanting Luo Yi to establish himself as the king.

If he establishes himself as the king, Luo Yi will have a large number of empty positions. A person like Du Baoxiang, who dreams of making an official bigger, simply makes him a founding marquis, which must be more effective than any amount of gold and jewelry.

"Don't mention this, right now we control such a large area as Youzhou. Even half of Hebei was busy calling the king and the emperor before he got it, what is the difference between Gao Shida and Geqian? This kind of deed even Li Mi doesn't even bother to do, so why should we smoke our own mouths! Luo Yi, the general manager of Youzhou, shook his head and bluntly rejected the support of his subordinates.

According to the news from the south, after the 'great defeat' of Li Zhongjian, the Henan bandits became more and more convinced that Li Mi had the destiny of the Son of Heaven. Therefore, he took turns to persuade him to ascend to the throne as soon as possible. However, Li Mi only changed his title to Duke Wei and refused to fight with the Son of Heaven of the Great Sui. In his own words, it is "the eastern capital is not peaceful, and it cannot be discussed." In Zhai Rang's words, it became "I just received two more buckets of rice and dreamed of taking a concubine, so it is better to wash the mud on my feet first!" ”

"Then I have to allow him to cut the land and stand on his own feet after the thing is done, how to toss how to toss in love! Anyway, we have Youzhou to provide him with military support! Liu Yifang saw that the coach had made up his mind, so he had to change a condition to discuss with him.

"It's okay, but it's not too little. Du Baoxiang's family was poor when he was young, and he took money seriously! Elder Shi Qinyong nodded in agreement.

"Even if you satisfy him, he's just a passing god of wealth anyway!" Luo Yi shrugged his shoulders and agreed with a sneer. 'When the old man takes all the six counties, he will have to bring back the goods. This kind of shameless villain is not to be trusted! He was fierce in his heart, and his palm quietly clenched the sword at his waist.

"At the same time, we also have to be careful that others use the same means to create trouble from within!" Qin Yong ended a plan and remembered other important things.

"Our brothers?" Luo Yi's words vaguely revealed a little dissatisfaction, "Old Qin, don't you think you've been too careful lately?" The brethren have been with us for more than 10 years, so can we all use them as thieves? I dare to guarantee that there are only heroes in our Tiger Ben Iron Horse, and there will never be a philistine villain like Du Baoxiang! ”

"But you don't just have a tiger under your command now. The Xue brothers and Li Zhongjian had a very close relationship, and we were forced by the situation to surrender. If they make trouble behind our backs, we're afraid we won't even be able to go home! Qin Yong also raised his voice and solemnly reminded.

"Could it be that you've heard some gossip?" Luo Yileng paused for a moment and asked with a straight face.

"I'm afraid there is no wind and no waves!" Qin Yong's face twitched and replied with a sneer.

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