Qixingmen really lost badly this time.

When Lu Yuan led the main army and arrived at Luyang Mansion, he received two more pieces of good news.

One is Qiao Xiuyuan, the leader of the thieves of the Seven Star Gate, after escaping back to Luyang Mansion City, he immediately began to gather soldiers and horses from all over the country, preparing to gather troops and defend the Mansion City.

Therefore, in addition to the capital city, the defenses of the other counties of Luyang Mansion have become very empty and can be easily collected.

The other is some local people in Luyang Mansion who are interested in the imperial court, and after seeing the imperial army come back, they have raised troops to respond, and now many of them have come to meet with the righteous army.

Even some of the thieves and generals arranged by the Seven Star Gate to guard in various counties, after seeing that the Seven Star Gate was about to end, began to take the initiative to take refuge in the imperial court.

Therefore, three days later, Lu Yuan led the army to Pingyang County and gathered with his disciple Zhou Qing. Under this disciple, there are already two thousand more righteous troops.

In addition, there are five counties, where there are strong uprisings or thieves.

Counting the three counties that were previously recovered, eight of the ten counties of Luyang Prefecture have re-hung the imperial court flag.

However, except for the first three counties, which were directly controlled by Lu Yuan, the remaining five counties were all controlled by those local snakes.

At present, the imperial court is in full swing, and those land snakes choose to submit.

But if the fight on his side is a little worse and the wind is not in the right direction, maybe the rebel flag will be hung on the opposite side.

Therefore, after understanding the situation, Lu Yuan immediately began to divide his troops and arranged for his named disciples to lead the army and go to the counties to receive the city defense.

As for those surrendered troops and local snakes, they were all required to assemble in Pingyang County and accept the direct jurisdiction of him, the general of Fenwu.

I'm about to participate in the Tianluo Festival.

Lu Yuan wanted to destroy the Seven Star Gate in the remaining six months, and at the same time practice the Divine Blood Spirit Pill, so as to break through to the first-class peak, and the time could be described as very rushed.

Therefore, in this limited time, he did not allow any changes in the situation in Luyang Mansion to affect his participation in the grand event.

Those surrendered troops and local snakes were all unstable factors, and Lu Yuan naturally would not tolerate them staying in the place and making trouble for themselves.

Zhou Qing has been in Pingyang County for a few days, and those county towns that revolted anyway are still nominally taken over by him.

So he couldn't be clearer about the situation in Luyang Mansion.

At this time, after listening to his master's arrangement, he couldn't help but worry: "Master, those local heroes and generals have all regarded the county they occupy as their own territory, and I'm afraid it won't be so easy to comply." ”

In troubled times, for those military leaders, the army and territory are undoubtedly the most important things.

At this time, Lu Yuan had to take over the other party's territory and take over other people's armies. But any military leader who is a little bloody may not be able to accept it.

I'm afraid the process won't go smoothly this time.

"The county towns around the country, those are the territory of the imperial court, when did it become theirs? As a general of Fenwu, he has the responsibility of commanding the local soldiers and horses of the county.

Now it makes sense to crusade against the rebels and let them come and obey their orders.

If you don't accept this order, you must be a rebel with different ambitions. I was able to detect it in advance and just cut it.

Save the Japanese army from fighting with the Seven Star Traitors, and make me stumble in the rear. Lu Yuan's tone was cold.

He had already given an order to his disciples, if those land snakes and soldiers did not obey the order, they would directly lead the troops to exterminate them.

All he had to do was complete obedience, nominal submission, and for him, it was tantamount to rebellion.

What can't be used by me has no value left behind.

Now Lu Yuan's momentum is flourishing, and his soldiers are sharp, and it is the time when his strength is at its strongest.

The more than 20,000 seven-star traitors were all defeated by him in one battle. The other five counties add up, and there are thousands of rabble, so what is the reason?

These guys still want to bargain with Lu Yuan with this bit of strength, that's really thinking too much.

"If this is really the case, I'm afraid that for a while, there will be no way to attack Luyang Mansion City immediately."

Zhou Qing sighed and said helplessly: "I'm afraid that if it drags on for a long time, it will make those Seven Star Gate traitors breathe. When the time comes, it will be even more difficult to exterminate.

And now that Qixingmen is cornered, maybe they will jump over the wall in a hurry to unite those Miao rebels.

If the Miao people are brought over, the variables of this battle will be greater. ”

Lu Yuan's tone was still indifferent: "That's exactly why, that's why we have to clean up those unstable ground snakes." If the Miao people really attacked, they saw that the wind was not in the right direction and turned to the Miao people, and when we lost the peripheral shield, we would be even more vulnerable to the enemy and be at a loss. ”

Of course, he knew what his disciple was worried about.

To the south of Luyang Mansion is Yangshan Mansion. To the west, there are the Nine Doubts Mansion and the Lingling Mansion, which are basically mountainous areas and have always been the strongest place for the Miao people.

Now it has long been captured by the rebellious Miao people, and the land of Sanfu is no longer owned by the imperial court.

The Miao people of Sanfu are connected together, claiming to have 100,000 soldiers, and the momentum is huge, and it is still the largest Miao rebel army in Dongting County.

In addition to the Miao people of these three prefectures, the Wuling Mansion, where the main altar of the Five Poisons Sect is located in the north, has now also been captured by the Miao people, and the whole mansion is trapped by thieves.

There is also Changsha Mansion next to Wuling Mansion, and now there are tens of thousands of Miao people in rebellion. However, it did not capture Fucheng, but only occupied the four counties in the west of Changsha, and it had merged with the Miao rebels in Wuling Mansion.

The Miao rebels in the north are also known as 100,000, but this should be an imaginary number, according to Lu Yuan's investigation over the years, the other party should only have 60,000 or 70,000.

But even so, it's a very strong force.

Then the problem arises.

Between Wuling Mansion and Lingling Mansion, there is a Shaoyang Mansion. Between Changsha Mansion and Luyang Mansion, there is only one Hengyang Mansion.

That is to say, the two prefectures of Shaoyang and Hengyang have become the biggest obstacle to the confluence of the Miao rebels in the north and south.

In fact, at the original time, the Five Poisons Sect planned to capture Shaoyang Mansion and connect its own territory.

But who would have thought that he would run into Lu Yuan.

The 30,000 Miao people who were in rebellion in Shaoyang Mansion were directly pacified by Lu Yuan with soldiers and horses before they could set off a storm.

Not only did he pacify the Miao people who were in rebellion, but he also simply slaughtered the Miao villages in Shaoyang Prefecture, killed a large number of young and strong Miao men, and completely cut off the possibility of local Miao people making rebellion.

As a result, the original plan of the Five Poisons Sect to merge its territory into one piece was completely nullified.

Coupled with the fact that Lu Yuan had killed so many Miao people, it could be said that he had already become a thorn in the side of the Five Poisons Sect, and he wanted to kill him as soon as possible.

But originally Lu Yuan was in Shaoyang Mansion and had 15,000 elite soldiers.

If you count the local re-established soldiers and township soldiers, then the number of men and horses he can use is close to 30,000.

With such a large number of troops, as long as they are dedicated to defense, then even if the Miao people kill more than 100,000 horses, don't think about defeating Shaoyang Mansion.

Therefore, after trying to attack a few times and finding that there was no way to take Shaoyang Mansion, the Five Poisons Sect had no choice but to retreat, and watched as Shaoyang Mansion divided its territory and broke it into two.

But even if you withdraw from the army, if you want to say that the Five Poisons Sect has accepted the reality and no longer plots against Shaoyang Mansion, it is simply impossible.

Lu Yuan believes that as long as the other party has the opportunity to open up the north-south passage and make the two sides converge, he will definitely not let it go.

And this time the rebellion of the Seven Star Gate of Luyang Mansion is the best opportunity for the Five Poisons Sect.

The fifteen,000 most elite soldiers in Shaoyang Mansion have been taken away by Lu Yuan to quell the chaos. At this time, there were only 2,000 county soldiers left in the prefecture, as well as more than 10,000 township warrior militia groups, and the strength could be said to be the weakest time.

And Luyang Mansion, which originally blocked the Miao people in the south from going north, also opened the door because of the rebellion of the Seven Star Gate.

The Miao people in the three prefectures in the south can follow Luyang Mansion and drive directly to Hengyang Mansion to merge with the Miao rebels in Changsha Mansion.

Therefore, for the Five Poisons Sect, whether it is to jointly attack Shaoyang Mansion and open up this shortest, but most heavily defended passage.

Or respond to the Seven Star Gate, and start with Luyang Mansion and Hengyang Mansion, which are the most empty in defense although they are far away, which are all good choices.

Lu Yuan understood this, so he asked so firmly to take over the city defense of all parts of Luyang Mansion, and at the same time collect the local soldiers and horses.

In addition to his desire to centralize power, it is more about eradicating hidden dangers in advance and establishing a solid line of defense to prevent those local snakes and Miao people from colluding inside and outside, so that there will be flaws in their north-south isolation zone.

Isolating the two rebel forces of the Five Poison Sect and blocking them in the north and south is the counterinsurgency strategy set by Lu Yuan after communicating with the county government.

Otherwise, if you sit back and watch the Miao rebels converge in the north and south, then the other party will be able to gather an army of 200,000 in an instant. Even if these armies are only a rabble, the number of people alone is enough to crush most of the government forces in the county.

Anyway, Lu Yuan knew very well that if he really let the Five Poisons Sect gather an army of 200,000, then with the hatred of the other party and himself, the first one would not let him go.

And when the 200,000 army is killed, no matter how many 15,000 soldiers in his hands can fight, they are not more than ten times the enemy's opponent.

Therefore, blocking the Miao people and separating them is not only for the strategy of the imperial court, but also for his own interests and safety.

"I'm not too worried about Shaoyang Mansion, there are Governor Cui and Brother Sun watching over there, there are 2,000 county soldiers in the mansion, and there is a perfect militia mechanism I have established.

When the Miao people are killed, they can immediately gather 20,000 soldiers and horses.

Although these people can't fight in the field, they still have no problem defending the city.

There are 20,000 people here, even if the Miao army of 100,000 comes to attack and hold out for a few months, it will be no problem when I lead the army back to help. ”

Lu Yuan told his disciples about his strategies and ideas, and then said, "On the contrary, it is the Luyang Mansion and Hengyang Mansion that I am most worried about.

After the previous battle of Changning County in Hengyang Mansion, more than 10,000 township brave militia groups and county soldiers in the prefecture died in that battle.

With the loss of these horses, even if the entire Hengyang Mansion counts the Township Brave People's Regiment, it will not be able to muster 5,000 soldiers at this time, and the defense can be said to be extremely empty.

And Luyang Mansion is not to mention.

In the whole province, after this war, only 2,000 righteous people came to vote. Counting the militias that I am preparing to take over, it is estimated that there are less than 5,000 soldiers and horses that can be integrated.

In terms of the situation of these two provinces, if the Miao people are allowed to kill them, even if there are only 10,000 people, I am afraid that they will be pierced through these two provinces in an instant.

At that time, the good situation will be dissipated in an instant.

Therefore, in any case, the division had to take over the defense of Luyang Mansion and establish a new line of defense to block the Miao people of Sanfu in the south.

I can't believe the locals here in Luyang Mansion, they are too deeply involved in the Seven Star Gate, and even collude with the Miao people, and handing over their abdomen and heart to them to guard is undoubtedly a joke about the safety of the army.

Only when my own people guard it, I can rest assured. ”

Lu Yuan expressed his concerns and plans.

After hearing this, Zhou Qing couldn't help but show admiration on his face, and hurriedly said ashamedly: "It's the disciple who is short-sighted and fails to comprehend the master's strategy." ”

Lu Yuan shook his head: "It's nothing, it's just that I think a little more." ”

He does think a lot.

After all, being stared at by such a great enemy as the Five Poison Sect, if you don't think about it, you will already be a corpse at this time.

Zhou Qing didn't have as many concerns as Lu Yuan, so it was understandable that he didn't think about things so comprehensively.

But the apprentice has a big heart, and he can't be a master, and that's the case at this time.

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In the army, Lu Yuan is not only the commander, but also the master of all the generals, he has a strategy, and naturally he will be firmly implemented as soon as possible.

Facts have proved that his strategy was very prescient.

At the peak of Lu Yuan's army now, those leaders of the army who rebelled anyway surrendered their troops, and after receiving the order to hand over the city defense and go to the front of the army to listen to it, there were even some people who chose to resist stubbornly and refused to accept the order.

In the five county seats, three army leaders gathered in the city to defend themselves, and refused to let the army sent by Lu Yuan enter the city.

Only two county towns chose to obey the order, handed over the city defense, and then rushed to Pingyang County with a large army.

In this regard, Lu Yuan could only sigh again, the majesty of the imperial court was dispersed, and these local military leaders were too short-sighted and couldn't distinguish the situation.

In the three recalcitrant county towns, none of the soldiers under the military leaders exceeded 1,000, and with this strength, they still dared to resist?

Needless to say.

For those recalcitrant elements, Lu Yuan directly mobilized a large army, and after spending a few days and losing hundreds of captives to form the Xiandeng army, they were all wiped out one by one.

In the end, more than 1,000 prisoners were captured, and the number of Xiandeng troops not only did not decrease, but rose to 9,000.

After pacifying the place, Lu Yuan left 5,000 soldiers and horses in each county to guard it, and then led tens of thousands of main forces, 3,000 volunteer militias, and 9,000 prisoners in the first camp, and 20,000 people slaughtered to Shaoyang Fucheng.

On the 23rd day of the first month, Lu Yuan led his army to arrive at Luyang Fucheng.

At this time, after these days of gathering in the city, the Seven Star Gate has regathered nearly 10,000 troops in the city.

At this time, seeing the arrival of the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, these traitors still couldn't hold out, and they looked like they were carrying to the end.

Under the scorching sun, the snow and ice melted.

Battle flags fluttered and drums rumbled on the field.

Lu Yuan stood on a high platform, looking at the majestic Luyang Mansion City in the distance, stared at it for a while, and finally gave an order.

"Siege."

Under the order, the first battalion of 1,000 people who had been organized in the distance, was immediately driven to the city.

A new round of flesh-and-blood fighting has officially begun.

Although this Luyang Mansion looked quite sturdy, Lu Yuan was not confused by the performance, and retreated.

The Qixingmen traitors in Changning County before, weren't the camps also very strong?

But in the end, it was not broken.

Whether this city is hard or not, let's talk about it after fighting.