The big explosion in Gaoyou County was arranged by Cao Xu. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Gunpowder, an invention that was not used in the military until the end of the Tang Dynasty, played a role in Cao Xu's hands in advance.

When night fell, Cao Xu came to the county seat of Gaoyou, where the original county government had now become a pile of ruins.

Many of the city's houses were affected by the explosion, cracked or collapsed.

Most of the Yu Wenhua and half of the troops brought into the city to rest have already been captured, and even if one or two fish slip through the net, it doesn't matter.

"Take out the gunpowder buried in several other places, and you must be placed in a good place, and you must not be careless. Cao Xu commanded.

The assistant on the side should claim "yes".

Several large mansions in Gaoyou County, including the county government, were buried with a large amount of gunpowder, and after Cao Xu inspected the city, he left the city and spent the night on the Wuya ship.

The next day, leaving Fu Gongyou to clean up the mess, Cao Xu led the crowd south along the canal and returned to Yangzhou City.

The arrival of the five-tooth ship made the head of Yangzhou City jump for a while, and after seeing the flag clearly, it suddenly settled down.

After a busy time, in the governor's mansion, Shi Long and Cao Xu sat opposite each other.

"Alas. Shi Long sighed lightly and said in a low voice: "In just a few months, the sect master has taken Liuhe in the west, Hailing in the east, and Gaoyou in the north, most of Jiangdu County has fallen into the palm of his hand, and now he has defeated the imperial army, and the news has spread, and he will definitely become the most dazzling new star in the world." Can you allow your subordinates to retreat bravely from the rapids, cultivate the Tao, and live this life. ”

Cao Xu smiled slightly and said, "Shi Gong is afraid that one day in the future, I will do something unbearable in order to be on the throne. ”

Shi Long was silent.

Cao Xu thought for a moment and said, "Since Shi Gong has made a decision, I will no longer stop it. However, I have two people here, and I ask Shi Gong to bring them with me, so that I can call them. ”

"It's fine. Shi Long nodded and said.

"Call Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling. Cao Xu commanded loudly outside the door.

After a while, there was a sound of footsteps, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling walked in, and the two of them bowed their hands and said, "I have seen the master, I have seen the deputy master." ”

Cao Xu said: "From today onwards, you two don't have to follow me anymore." Uncle Jia intends to enter the mountain to cultivate, and needs to be accompanied by two clever people, and the two of you are interested. ”

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling glanced at each other, and both saw the excitement in each other's eyes, and immediately said in unison: "Thank you for the cultivation of the master and the deputy master." ”

The next morning, a succession ceremony was held in a hurry, and Shi Long passed the position of the governor of Yangzhou to Cao Xu and retired to the Tao.

This was more than most people expected.

Although some people were dissatisfied, Cao Xu brought the prestige of the imperial court officials and soldiers, and no one dared to make a mistake for a while. This is also an important reason why Cao Xu will agree to Shilong's retreat. Now he no longer needs to use the signboard of Shilong's "No. 1 Master in Yangzhou" to gain a firm foothold in Yangzhou City.

Yu Wenhua and the death in the war, which made many people begin to look at the newly rising governor of Yangzhou again. With five five-tooth ships as the main body, the sailors who are qualified to cross the north and south of the river are rapidly taking shape.

Among the three major gangs in the southeast, whether it is the Water Dragon Gang backed by the Song Valve, or the Giant Kun Gang, which is openly independent but secretly takes refuge in the Dugu Valve of the Four Major Gates, they have all released their goodwill.

Yangzhou Governor's Mansion, set up a political hall, and returned from Gaoyou County to serve as the first assistant commander of the political hall. Qinglongtang was changed to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which has the responsibility of supervision. The White Tiger Hall was renamed the White Tiger Battalion, which was for the elite of the army.

More than a month passed quickly, and it was already April of the twelfth year of the Great Cause.

After more than a month of running-in, the Yangzhou Governor's Office has been on the right track.

Jiangdu fell into the hands of the rebels, and Yu Wenhua was killed in battle, which slowed down Yang Guangnan's determination. The deterioration of the situation in the south far exceeded his psychological expectations.

In May of the 11th year of the Great Cause, Yang Guang ordered Huyalang to send Gongsun Shangzhe south to quell the rebellion.

Once again, the clouds of war loomed over Gangdu.

At this time, Cao Xu was preparing to summon a person, a very beautiful woman.

In the past, the leader of the Giant Kun Gang, one of the three major gangs in the southeast, was known as the "Red Pink Gang Leader" and was known as Yun Yuzhen, the first heroic female of the Southeast Martial Arts.

Compared with the Yuwen Valve who holds great power and the Song Valve who dominates the south, the Dugu Valve who secretly took refuge in the Giant Kun Gang is weaker. With the rise of Cao Xu, the Giant Kun Gang had to plan for their future.

On top of a five-toothed ship, hundreds of armor soldiers are lined up, and the weather is solemn, which is extraordinary. It is not the same as the ordinary rogue rebel army.

Yun Yuzhen, Chen Laomou, and Bu Tianzhi waited in the corner of the cabin.

One of the guards came over and said, "The Chief, please meet the three of you." ”

Yun Yuzhen and the three of them glanced at each other a few times, took a few deep breaths, and followed the guards forward, all the way to the hall in the big ship.

When I entered the hall, I saw a young man in purple who was eighteen or nineteen years old, playing against a middle-aged man who was about thirty-five or six years old, quite handsome and good-looking, but with gray temples and stars.

Yun Yuzhen is good at intelligence work, and after seeing the middle-aged man's face clearly, he immediately remembered a person, Li Zitong from the East China Sea.

Unexpectedly, this person also joined the Yangzhou Army.

"The manager has a guest arrived, and Li said goodbye first. Li Zitong said.

Cao Xu smiled and said, "Li Gong is free to do so." ”

"The manager is gracious. Li Zitong said, got up and walked away.

"Yun Yuzhen (Chen Laomou, Bu Tianzhi) visited the manager. Yun Yuzhen and the three of them stepped forward to greet Dao.

Cao Xu turned his head and looked over, only to see Yunyu's true purple dress, her skin was deceiving frost and snow, her eyebrows were picturesque, and she had the heroic aura of presiding over tens of thousands of people, which was quite extraordinary.

"The Cloud Gang Master doesn't have to be polite, please sit down. Cao Xu said.

"Mr. Xie. Yun Yuzhen said. After she sat down, Chen Laomou and Bu Tianzhi stood behind her.

"The Cloud Gang Master has made a very wise choice. Otherwise, it will not be the Bamboo Flower Gang that will be exterminated today, but the Giant Kun Gang. Cao Xu said lightly.

Yun Yuzhen was shocked when she heard this, she didn't expect Cao Xu to dare to use troops to the south when the northern army was pressing.

The Bamboo Flower Gang is a well-organized gang, under the gang leader, there is a military division, followed by the "wind, sunshine, rain, dew" four halls, leading the helmsman, incense master and all the gangsters. Tens of thousands of people were helped, and the sphere of influence was on both sides of the Yangtze River, mainly concentrated in Danyang and Jiangyin.

In the original work, Yang Guang went south, killed Shilong first, and then exterminated the Bamboo Flower Gang, putting aside those miscellaneous reasons, lying next to the couch, how could he allow others to snore. That's the real roots.

Cao Xu is just repeating this step this time. By the way, it is also to let the recruits see blood and prepare for the upcoming big war. (To be continued.) )