Liu Zheng washed his face with ice water and said excitedly: "Are the government soldiers also involved? If my guess is correct, there must be a conflict between the government soldiers and the scattered soldiers!"
Shen Xing and Zheng Yueru looked at each other with shock in their eyes.
Is Mr. Liu really a god of knowledge?
Shen Xing clasped his fists and said, "Young master, you know what's going on in the world without going out! The stragglers oppressed the people, and several relatives of the soldiers were involved. The soldiers rose up to fight, and fought in a chaotic group with the stragglers. If Lu Zhengyi hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid that The situation is out of control!”
"Our scouts have also contacted several prominent families. They are very interested in the young master's proposal and are still negotiating!"
Liu Zheng's eyes flashed: "Is there any news from Liangzhou?"
This is actually what worries him the most.
The biggest prerequisite for all this plan is that Liangzhou Prefecture will let it go! Liu Zheng had known that Chen Ping had a grudge against his father Liu Dahao. When Liu Dahao was in Liangzhou, as a wealthy businessman, he could put Chen Ping on pins and needles. If his father was in trouble, Chen Ping would naturally add insult to injury.
Therefore, Liu Zheng felt that Liangzhou would definitely not care about this mountain bandit incident. Even if it did, it would just be a show-off and take its time.
But this actually plays into Liu Zheng’s heart!
If Liangzhou really took charge, Liu Zheng would be disappointed.
really.
Shen Xing sneered and said, "Sir, Liangzhou's five thousand elite soldiers are still preparing for war. I'm afraid it won't be half a month before reinforcements arrive!"
Others also sneered.
Who knows what Liangzhou is thinking?
"That's best!"
Liu Zheng was a little geared up for a while. He led a group of people to the canyon of the God's Workshop.
"kill!"
"Change!"
"Sector shape changes into diamond shape!"
"rush!"
After these few days of training, the soldiers have become very familiar with the spear and crossbow formation. Under Qin Changfeng's training, his combat power increased greatly.
The craftsmen in the fine iron workshop and weapons workshop also worked overtime and have made a thousand Rodok spears. Liu Zheng called them "Yinzhou Spears" in this world. He knew that this kind of weapon, at least in Liangzhou, , will definitely frighten the enemy, and he will use all available traffic... to advertise Yinzhou.
One thousand five hundred spearmen, one thousand five hundred crossbowmen.
The current configuration of three thousand soldiers.
It can barely supplement a thousand cavalry.
Although the garrison system has been implemented, after all, those farmers still cannot form combat effectiveness in a short period of time.
This time, Liu Zheng only plans to use these four thousand soldiers!
At this time, he was very satisfied.
But suddenly he thought of something that gave him a headache. This is also the reason why the size of his army has always remained at three to four thousand. That is, he lacks a handsome man who can truly lead the troops!
Although Qin Changfeng was brave, in Liu Zheng's eyes, he still lacked the ability to truly strategize.
He can be a general, but he cannot be a commander.
Brave and impulsive, he can charge into battle, but he cannot always understand the situation on the battlefield. In other words, he cannot command a team of more than 10,000 people by himself.
Talent.
There is still a lack of talent!
Therefore, Liu Zheng felt that the number of four thousand was already the limit for Qin Changfeng. Any more will cause chaos.
And he himself naturally doesn't know how to lead troops.
"Sir, there are only two days until the agreed time."
Shen Xing reminded.
Liu Zheng chuckled and said: "Then let's add fuel to their fire and send the letter again. The money is still being prepared. If you want it, wait another seven days!"
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Our young master is really full of bad ideas.
…
Yangzhou County Houfu.
Lu Zhengyi was so angry that he was shaking all over, and several maids were waiting beside him.
"My lord, my lord, Lieutenant Yuan has already gone to deal with it. You must not fall down!"
"That's unreasonable. Those stragglers are going too far!"
"How dare you massacre my people in Yangzhou, drive them out, tell them to drive them out!"
Although Lu Zhengyi is indecisive and soft-hearted, he is still a person who cares about the people.
"Absolutely not, sir!"
"Absolutely not!"
"Who's making the noise?"
Lu Zhengyi drank.
A counselor ran in: "Sir, there is a young white man who calls himself Jiang Xuan, and he says he has a plan to offer!"
Lu Zhengyi looked impatient: "It's just a white body, what's your plan? Get out!"
"yes!"
Although Jiang Xuan was thin, he mustered up all his strength to rush in. He knelt down and kowtowed a few times: "Sir, you must not do this! Those skirmishers can only be outmaneuvered, not fought with force!"
Everyone scolded him for being bold, and several sticks were already attacking him.
Lu Zhengyi frowned, waved his hand to signal others to stop, looked at Jiang Xuan and asked, "How do you say this?"
Jiang Xuan was sweating profusely: "My lord, attack with your troops and attack your heart first!"
"The chaos in Yangzhou city must be caused by the Liu family master! Yangzhou must not be fooled!"
Lu Zhengyi was furious when he heard this: "No one knows about this, but now, if we don't drive out the remnant soldier, what else can we do?"
He gets angry when he talks about this!
The Liu family father and son were really hateful. They conspired together and made Yangzhou Prefecture unable to do anything. By the time they reacted, things had gotten out of hand.
Jiang Xuan mustered up his courage and said, "Sir, the common people believe that if you want to turn the tide of the current situation, just four steps are enough!"
The counselors' expressions changed slightly when they heard this, and they all cursed angrily.
"Just a guy in white clothes, talking so boldly!"
"You mean, the county magistrate is not as good as you?"
The think tanks of these county princes have been busy every day these days, offering various suggestions, but there is nothing they can do. If you come to offer suggestions in vain, wouldn't you be slapping us in the face?
Lu Zhengyi continued to wave his hands and said calmly: "You can tell me!"
Jiang Xuan cheered up and said: "Xuan has four strategies. One is to lure the scattered soldiers with heavy inducements and capture Yinzhou! The second is to suppress the common people violently to make them afraid! The third is to deal with the prominent families. , Collect his private soldiers for the use of our government. Fourthly, publicize Yinzhou’s bad name, discuss its iron ore matters, Yangzhou subsidizes it, and also induce Young Master Liu to attend the appointment!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole crowd changed color.
"Be bold!"
"Who are you? You are committing treachery!"
"Sir, you must not do it. If you follow this person's plan, Yangzhou's reputation will no longer be the same!"
In their opinion, Jiang Xuan's four strategies are more cruel than the last! The first one is to directly gather all the forces in hand, especially in the name of the government, to hire skirmishers to capture Yinzhou. This is not feasible at all from a legal and moral perspective! By then, Yangzhou will inevitably suffer damage to its reputation and be in a passive state.
The second and third ones are even more ridiculous.
Aren’t we afraid of violent suppression and causing chaos among the people? Nowadays, public sentiment is very high. If this method is used again, it may cause mutiny.
Under such circumstances, the weak county princes still dare to use the private soldiers of prominent families? It would be strange if they didn't take advantage of the chaos and rise up!
The fourth approach is to negotiate the iron ore matter, even at the expense of subsidizing money. How does this approach make Yangzhou lose face?
Doesn't this mean that Yangzhou has been colluding with these stragglers from the beginning?
"you you you……"
Lu Zhengyi was also very angry.
But Jiang Xuan just knelt like that, very stubborn.
For now, this is indeed a four-step self-help strategy.
Jiang Xuan is good at using the art of war.
Therefore, his view is different from the sour Confucian scholars in front of him. He pays more attention to timeliness and purpose! Now, the best outcome is to let the scattered soldiers leave the city. He doesn't care about any means. It is best to leave the city and attack Yinzhou, which is the most ideal situation.
And the current people have obviously been incited by someone with ulterior motives.
The people who are generally less educated themselves lack the ability to judge. They follow what others say, and three people can become a tiger. Now he is even more excited and lacks reason. If he wants to stabilize the situation, there is only one way, violence!
Do you still want to reason with them at this time? That is impossible and the least timely. In troubled times, important rules should be used. This Jiang Xuan was born in a peasant family, but he did not lose the overall situation due to hypocrisy because of his sympathy for the people. He can see through this, and his mind is really unusual.
As for famous families, let alone that. In this chaotic situation, people's minds are changing, and these noble families are the first to bear the brunt. If we don't take them down with thunder, they will definitely become a big disaster!
And finally, when it comes to dealing with Yinzhou, Jiang Xuan feels that since Yinzhou can cause so many troubles, why not treat others in their own way in Yangzhou?
You know, in the past few days, the people have been spreading the word about Mr. Liu's great power in defeating the bandits. In contrast, Lu Zhengyi colluded with the horse bandits to deal with Yangzhou's "benefactor"!
The good and bad character is clear at a glance.
The people's clamor to welcome the new master to Yangzhou became more and more intense.
In this case, what moral dignity do you care about?
Conspiracy, so what?
As long as the goal is achieved!
"presumptuous!"
"Beat him with a stick!"
“You’re just a white person, you’re making such a clumsy plan, you’re making a fool of yourself!”
A group of people ridiculed and cursed in all kinds of ways.
A burst of sadness flashed through Jiang Xuan's heart.
Is this such a big Yangzhou Prefecture filled with a bunch of sour Confucian people? How to survive in this troubled world?
Troubled times are cruel.
In troubled times, there is no place for hypocrisy and indecision.
"beat!"
"Hit me hard!"
Being hit with random sticks, Jiang Xuan was filled with sorrow and shouted: "Yangzhou is destroyed!"
"You are all sinners!"
"Yangzhou is over!"
Fortunately, the government soldiers were maintaining order in Yangzhou City at this time. Otherwise, Jiang Xuan would definitely be beaten to death with sticks today.
This matter immediately became a joke.
At this time, another letter arrived from Yinzhou.
The transaction was delayed for another seven days!
Lu Zhengyi heard that he vomited three pounds of blood that day.
"The Liu family's father and son are too humiliated!"
"Where is Jiang Xuan?"
However, at this time, Jiang Xuan had disappeared.
Yangzhou is even more chaotic.
…
Yinzhou at this time.
Three thousand soldiers are already fully prepared.
Liu Zheng rode to the military field and shouted: "Yinzhou soldiers, are you ready?"
"Here!"
Three thousand people shouted in unison.
Qin Changfeng was full of energy, clasped his fists and said: "Sir, brothers can go to war at any time!"
Shen Xing also said beside him: "The Yangzhou scouts have persuaded the prominent families in Yangzhou to cooperate with each other inside and outside to welcome the young master into the city!"
"good!"
Liu Zheng's confidence increased greatly.
It was said to be seven days, but he concluded that the chaos in Yangzhou would begin the day after the letter was delivered. Because at that time, Luo Xiongchao, the leader of the skirmishers, would definitely not be able to bear it!
"Set off!"
Three thousand soldiers marched through the night.
Liu Zheng holds the "bandit suppression order" in his hand and will forcefully break into Yangzhou in the name of "helping Yangzhou suppress bandits".
…
"Brother, we can't wait any longer!"
"Yes, that Yinzhou boy really bullied him too much!"
"As the saying goes, thieves never leave empty-handed, brother, we are an elite team, how can we stay here for nothing?"
Yangzhou, in the post house.
Luo Xiongchao was sitting among them, and his subordinates had begun to offer suggestions one by one.
Yangzhou was in chaos. At this time, they naturally became more ambitious.
Why not attack Yangzhou first, plunder, and then go to Yinzhou to avenge that villain's insult?
Luo Xiongchao also fell into deep thought.
In the past few days, under the lobbying of these people, he was indeed ready to make a move. It is obviously impossible to occupy Yangzhou Mansion. but……
Like they said, they have five thousand elite soldiers, who are they afraid of?
Eat Yangzhou first, then Yinzhou, and then continue wandering with your brothers, why not?
"good!"
"This Yangzhou soldier bullied me too much!"
"Gather your troops and take action tonight!"
"yes!"
