In October of the 11th year of the Great Cause (615), on the bank of the Huai River, Li Zitong rode on a horse, his eyes swept over the team not far away, and threw himself into the distant sky. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

As a person with lofty ideals, Li Zitong naturally shared weal and woe and won the hearts of the people and the army. These are the capitals he has gained a foothold in troubled times.

It's a pity that in this Jianghuai area, what is left now are some hard bones that are not easy to gnaw. The Yangzhou Association, which was formed by Shi Long, the first master in Yangzhou, has played a role of "protecting the territory and the people, and protecting Sangzi." The banner is obviously aimed at itself.

Li Zitong retracted his gaze and said to his side: "Go and urge, speed up and cross the river." ”

"Yes. Someone on his side immediately took the order.

Turning the horse's head, Li Zitong walked forward, and after a few steps, he saw a man galloping from the south on a horse. Immediately beside him, two of his own soldiers greeted him.

After verifying, the messenger was brought over. "Poof" knelt down and said, "Boss Qiyu, Yangzhou will fight with the Haisha Gang." ”

"That's true. Li Zitong was shocked and hurriedly asked.

"The subordinates don't dare to talk nonsense. The messenger said.

"Good, good. Li Zitong said excitedly, "Take him down and reward him heavily." ”

The messenger was taken down, and Li Zitong's heart that had been hanging finally fell to the ground.

These days, the movements of Yangzhou will be unknown, and there is no news from the inside line he entered. There are a lot of true and false gossip in Yangzhou City, but they are not believable.

Before deciding to cross the river again, he didn't close his eyes for a day and a night. If the people of Yangzhou will give him a half-crossing attack, not to mention the rabble under him, even if it is the elite soldiers of the imperial court, then he will not be able to eat and walk around.

This time, Li Zitong won the bet.

Yangzhou will go to war with the Haisha Gang. The news came as a surprise to everyone, but when you think about it in retrospect, it makes sense.

If Yangzhou wants to develop further, it needs territory and financial resources, and these things will be available as long as the Haisha Gang is destroyed.

The Haisha Gang, one of the three major gangs on the southeast coast, was killed by Cao Xu in the first battle of the nine rudders north of the Yangtze River.

The salt business run by the Haisha Gang is supported by Yuwen Valve, one of the four major valves, and the wealth accumulated can be imagined.

After the end of this war, Yangzhou's financial situation, which was on the verge of collapse, was immediately alleviated. The nine rudders of the Haisha Gang represent the nine salt-producing areas, which is simply nine cornucopias.

Victory is always the only way to unite people's hearts. How can you eat this piece of fat thoroughly, and how much can you eat in your mouth, the elders of the Qinglong Hall of the Yangzhou Association have begun to take action.

The White Tiger Hall tried a small knife, and the results were remarkable, and Cao Xu's hard work was not in vain.

The Haisha Gang, who has been disabled, and Cao Xu, who doesn't want it at all, took advantage of the victory to pursue it. Other gangs that have been ready to move for a long time will completely knock the Haisha Gang into the abyss, and there will be no place to turn over.

The other two major gangs on the southeast coast, the Water Dragon Gang and the Giant Kun Gang, have already taken active action.

Half a month later, the Haisha Gang, which was once famous in the southeast, has been completely wiped out. The life and death of the leader of the Haisha Gang, "Dragon King" Han Gaitian, is uncertain, and his whereabouts are unknown.

Cao Xu ordered Xuanwu Hall to search for Han Gaitian's traces, and he must cut down the grass and eradicate the roots. Under the control of the "Mei Niangzi" Jin Huanzhen and Zhou Laosi, Xuanwutang has now expanded to several counties in Jiangdong, and the focus is on Shen Faxing, the Taishou of Wu County.

In the fourteenth year of the Great Cause, Yu Culture and the Jiangdu Rebellion, Yang Guang died. Shen Faxing raised troops in the name of seeking Yu culture and for the sake of culture, commanded 60,000 troops, and quickly attacked Yuhang County, Piling County, and Danyang County, and proclaimed himself the governor of Jiangnan Province. In the following year, he was called "Tianmen Gong", and he was called "King Liang", and the year name was "Yankang". Later, he was defeated by Li Zitong and threw himself into the river and died.

Before Du Fuwei and Li Zitong were cleaned up, Cao Xu couldn't take care of the area south of the Yangtze River, and now he can only keep an eye on it first.

With the deliberate connivance of Cao Xu, Li Zitong and Du Fuwei's two "righteous army" smoothly joined forces, and their momentum was greatly boosted, and it seemed that they intended to invade Liuhe County, the west gate of Jiangdu County.

Since this situation, the Yangzhou Society acted quickly, and Cao Xu led the six hundred people of the White Tiger Hall to immediately rush to Liuhe County to support.

Half a day later, Cao Xu appeared under Liuhe County. The arrival of reinforcements made the county commander of Liuhe County overjoyed.

Yang Guangsan's expedition to Goryeo and the transfer of a large number of soldiers from the south resulted in a county without a few thousand troops, and there were only about 300 poor people in Liuhe County. This is a figure that was made up after counting all the officials of the yamen, the fast catcher, etc.

Against the tens of thousands of troops of Du Fuwei and Li Zitong, it really chills people's hearts.

At the head of Liuhe County, Cao Xu looked at the wave after wave of "righteous army" gathered below, most of them were peasants in ragged clothes, with yellow faces and thin muscles, and sticks in their hands.

The dust in the distance was raised, and from a distance, only black pressure could be seen.

The horn sounded, and several groups of cavalry galloped in all directions, passing orders, and the originally scattered rebels outside the city gradually took on a look.

"Vice leader, do you want your subordinates to take people to get rid of the rush and kill for a while, and beat the morale of the other party. "Iron Fist", one of the six brigade commanders of the White Tiger Hall, Yan Hu said.

Cao Xu shook his head and said, "Shoot people first and shoot horses, and capture thieves and capture kings first." Killing these homeless people under the city makes no sense, it's just a waste of effort. There are many more displaced people coming from all over the world than you think. ”

The next day, a brutal siege began.

Benevolence, righteousness and morality have all become/, and all that remains is naked/naked/naked killing.

Soon the city was dyed with blood, rivers of blood, and corpses were strewn all over the ground.

Cao Xu mechanically waved the steel knife in his hand, so cruel to the world, cruel people.

These are troubled times.

The sound of "bells and ......" was heard, and the rebels besieging the city retreated.

The light of the setting sun and the blood of the city were connected, and it was impossible to tell who was more red.

Cao Xu casually threw away the steel knife that had been curled in his hand, and walked down the city step by step, and the lives that ended in his hands in one day today were more than the previous three lives combined.

Killing people is not an easy thing to do.

The wails before death, the helpless expressions, the desperate eyes...... , faces appeared in front of him, and Cao Xu suddenly hated his ability to never forget.

Walking in Liuhe County, several children ran past him, and the cheerful laughter came into his ears, Cao Xu came back to his senses and breathed a sigh of relief.

Sweeping away all the thoughts in his mind, Cao Xu strode out of the city. Some things should perhaps be handled in a different way.