Since he had made the decision to capture Liyang and form an alliance with the Song clan due to the current situation, and having already explored the situation in the city, it only took a short time for Zhao Qing to restrain the upper echelons of the Sui army defending the city and suppress them. There was a voice of opposition.
Realizing that it was Zhao Qing who had rescued many people during the recent siege and caused shocking phenomena, these people really had no desire to resist, so Du Fuwei ordered Du Fuwei to attack the fortified city along the river that had not been defeated for more than a month. It was thus out of Sui Ting's control.
After narrowly escaping from Zhao Qing's "Everything Returns to Ruins", Song Que seemed to have some understanding and took Song Lu, Song Shidao, and Li Jing to the top of the city to communicate with her for a while.
Therefore, Zhao Qing also knew that Song Que was moved by some inexplicable reason and left Lingnan, and got the news that Ren Shaoming was killed by him when he passed by. As a result, the Poyang Society, which was impacted by the collapse of the Iron Cavalry Society, has undoubtedly become the most suitable force to be defeated in the south.
Du Fuwei could most likely guess from "Yanni" Chang Zhen that the Iron Cavalry was supported by the Yin Gui faction, but he watched helplessly as she was killed on the spot, which can be said to have destroyed the establishment of the Jianghuai Army and the Yin Gui faction. The possibility of cooperation further intensified the conflict between him and Fu Gonger.
By restoring only part of Du Fuwei's martial arts, the balance between Du Fu and Du Fu should be maintained. The two parties should achieve the effect of mutual supervision and follow Zhao Qing's instructions more, not daring to disobey to avoid being sued by the other party.
The pioneer sent Du Fuwei to fight with the forces supported by the Yingui faction and the Tiele people, and then to deal with the Baling gang, which was also affected by Liyang's interception of Yangtze River shipping, and to defeat these forces that blocked the Song Dynasty's eastward exit from Lingnan. The gang can change the situation in the south.
As an important town along the river and related to the Song clan's trade and shipping, Liyang City already had people secretly arranged by them. After taking the time to mobilize these people to supervise the Sui army that had just returned, Song Que and his party had time to walk to the east of the city near the river and met Wang Shichong, who had been fished out by Zhao Qing.
The wealth of the Song clan was famous all over the world, especially in the south. With their endorsement, Wang Shichong recruited nearby naval forces and asked them to abandon Yang Guang and rebel against the Sui Dynasty. There would no longer be any problems in terms of financial resources and food.
Speaking of which, although the Song family has strong financial resources, it has been resisted by the northern clans and it is difficult to expand to Guanzhong and Luoyang. However, since Zhao Qing took over the business network controlled by Rong Fengxiang and the Luoyang Gang, this problem was basically solved, achieving the effect of joining forces to form two powerful forces.
When "Silver Beard" Song Lu proposed that the Song clan should fund the recruitment of the Sui army, Wang Shichong couldn't help but feel shocked. He knew that he was not facing Zhao Qing alone, but an extremely powerful alliance group that could take over his hard work. The ability of power.
At the same time, when he met the Song clan, who was rumored to be always hostile to people of foreign origin, he was originally a barbarian and suddenly felt fear in his heart. He was worried that he would be killed by Song Que's heavenly sword if he disagreed with him, so he quickly responded and expressed further He expressed his willingness to surrender.
Glancing at Wang Shichong, who tried his best to express his innocence, Zhao Qing spoke leisurely and revealed the secret hidden in his heart:
"Secretly contacted Rong Fengxiang of Momen Laojun Temple, gradually transferred the property to the Luoyang area, bribed a large number of local officials, and wanted to use it as a retreat at the critical moment."
"These little actions of yours, I have already obtained conclusive evidence when I took down Rongfu a month ago to check their recent property purchases and communications. With Yang Guang's suspicion, as long as these evidences spread, you guess what will happen What are the consequences?"
Having said this, she reached out and flicked her hand, and a bright light immediately shot out, projecting a model of Luoyang Rongfu in an area in front of her, as well as letters communicating with Bichen and Wang Shichong.
What? Has Laojun Guan, who cooperated with Daming Zunjiao, been punished long ago? Why does this model of light and shadow have a similar feeling to the vision we saw before? Could it be that?
Wang Shichong's expression suddenly changed, and he was shocked to the extreme. He guessed that Zhao Qing was the origin of the previous vision, and realized that even if the other party was deceiving him at this time, he still had the ability to destroy Rong Fengxiang when he turned around, so that he would never return. Sui Ting's retreat.
In this case, although he will not be betrayed by others, his strength will definitely be greatly reduced, his reputation will be lost, and Yang Guang will order his family to be confiscated and his family exterminated, and he will be squeezed and besieged by many forces.
Unless they seek to join the other party and gain protection from a power of the Song Clan's level, they will not let all the decades of struggle go to waste and end up with the death of their own people.
However, the attitude of the Song Dynasty towards the barbarians is well known. The original master who he thought was the "bringer of light" of Persian Orthodoxy was probably a misunderstanding. Will we fall into a deeper pit by taking refuge in this force that is closely related to the Song clan?
Wang Shichong's eyes flickered as he looked towards Zhao Qing and Song Que, who had the highest status on the field, hoping to get at least a verbal commitment from one of them to ensure that he would have certain guarantees after serving them.
Zhao Qing saw through his thoughts at a glance and did not have the slightest fondness for this person who had done so much for Yang Guang's entertainment. He said in a cold voice: "After this incident, how Wang Tongshou's situation will be depends on you. Sincerity and efficiency..."
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More than ten miles downstream from Liyang, most of the warships parked in this section of the river were dark, with only the wind lanterns hanging at the bow and stern shining on the dark river surface, like stars from the sky descending to the world.
The bright moon is shining slantingly in the sky, and the river is reflected in the sparkling light.
After "voluntary" was set up to control, Wang Shichong borrowed a small boat from the water gate near the river, paddled alone down the river, and got close to a five-tooth warship at the forefront of the Sui Navy. The distance between the two ships shrank. It was about three feet narrow, so it jumped up and landed on the bow deck of the ship.
As soon as he stepped onto the bow of the ship, a middle-aged general with a mixture of worry and joy on his face immediately came up to him. After saluting, he said: "When we received the news that the prince and General Zhang were missing, the army was in chaos for a while. Fortunately, the prince Return safely, and my subordinates will be at peace."
This man is quite tall, with a horse face, a goat's beard, and sparkling eyes. He is obviously a master of both internal and external skills. He is the master and general Lang Feng that Wang Shichong has recruited in Huainan in recent years. .
Beside Lang Feng, another middle-aged man named by the general was guarding the deck with fifty or sixty skilled soldiers, waiting in full array. When he saw Wang Shichong finally returned, he immediately rushed over, greeted him in the same way, and then got angry. Chongchong said:
"Who dares to offend the prince? Have you eaten the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard's courage? Should you immediately set off the warship and lead the army to capture the thief who caused trouble?"
This man had an ugly appearance, with an artificial and over-exaggerated expression of loyalty on his face, giving the impression that he was wearing a false mask. It was Song Mengqiu, another general under Wang Shichong, who angrily uncovered the trebuchets and trebuchets on the deck. Crossbow machine cowhide.
After taking a few breaths of fresh river breeze, Wang Shichong, who was temporarily out of danger, did not explain the reason why Zhang Zhenzhou was detained in Liyang. He looked at his two generals who were eager to show their loyalty, coughed dryly, and winked, telling others not to To act rashly.
With a long sigh, Wang Shichong raised his voice and said: "You have all misunderstood! What I met in Liyang was not a thief at all, but... the Immortal Family who can reveal shocking visions at will, and even gave me a new life Thank you for your kindness, the noble scholar, who inspired me to find the direction for the future!"
"Your Majesty abandoned the ancestral temple, patrolled endlessly, went on expeditions outside, and was extremely extravagant at home, so that all the strong men were wiped out by arrows, the old and the weak filled the ravines, the four people lost their jobs, thieves sprang up, and he returned to full-time treachery, pretending not to refuse admonishment, The massacre of loyal people will cause universal resentment."
"Now my heart is tired of the Sui Dynasty, and I am as dangerous as a candle in the wind. Although I, Wang Shichong, am a minister of the Sui Dynasty, I can't stand it anymore at this stage... I am willing to find a better future for everyone!"
Speaking of the next two paragraphs, Wang Shichong used his profound internal power to amplify the sound with all his strength. In the quiet night, the sound spread over a radius of nearly ten miles, allowing the entire Sui army of the entire navy to hear clearly.
Lang Feng and Song Mengqiu were shocked when they heard that Wang Shichong, who was favored by Yang Guang, publicly said such treacherous words after he went out. They couldn't help but take a few steps back, and then looked at the surrounding soldiers, fearing that someone would suddenly stab them in the back. .
"That's nonsense! Wang Shichong, are you crazy?"
In fact, just when Wang Shichong listed Yang Guang's crimes, dozens of loyal and Sui elites who came from wealthy officials and had never experienced the sufferings of the people began to curse, and two or three even tried to attack. It seemed that Yang Guang had arranged The subordinates who come in and supervise secretly.
Dodging two thrown spears, Wang Shichong's face turned black. He knew that it would be extremely difficult to make this army rebel against the Sui Dynasty in a short time without any preparation and without causing civil strife. He jumped and came to the command platform at the highest point of the Five-Tooth Battleship.
"Let me tell you first, those who are willing to save their country, country, and the world can each receive ten taels of gold as military pay, and they will always be Wang's brother. If they work for Yang Guang, who is despised by all the people, Wang will regard him as No matter what the original friendship is with the enemy, they will never hold back even an inch."
He stared coldly at the loyal Sui general who had just dared to take action against him, casually folded down the flag beside him, and threw a wooden pole towards one of them, trying to scare the monkeys and immediately quell the opposition below.
In Wang Shichong's view, although he was vulnerable to Zhao Qing's hands, when he returned to the army, even if he concealed the martial arts taught by Daming Zun, his own skills were enough to kill ordinary masters in one or two moves, such as the one below A boy from the Yuan family.
After the Yuan family was a clan of the Northern Wei Dynasty, it belonged to the same "Lu surname" clan as Changsun, Yuwen and other families, and had the Luliang faction as an affiliated force. Although its strength was not as strong as the four surnames, it should not be underestimated.
The general "Double Sword" Du Qianmu, who served under the current Taifu Qing Yuan Wendu, was the chief master of Luliang Sect. His strength was quite astonishing, which made Wang Shichong quite afraid.
The people with the surname Yuan, who believed that they were of noble birth, did not think highly of the rising barbarians like Wang Shichong. After seeing him go "crazy", they stepped forward to stir up trouble, hoping to take the opportunity to defeat the opponent and take away Wang Shichong's power. Therefore, he became Wang Shichong's first target of attack.
However, just when the wooden pole he threw at high speed was about to penetrate the two swords guarded by the general named Yuan, a dark red long sword was inserted diagonally in the middle, slashing him away and jumping out. A middle-aged swordsman in his thirties with a gloomy face.
This person is Xiang Siren, Wang Shichong's nominally most powerful subordinate in martial arts. He seems to strictly follow Wang Shichong's orders on weekdays and has no special requirements. He seems to be loyal to him;
Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, he actually stood up publicly to save the young man named Yuan who attacked the opponent, and showed that his strength was not much lower than that of Wang Shichong, which made people confused.
Only Wang Shichong himself knew that the reason for all this was that Xiang Siren was the "right man" sent to him by the Ming Dynasty Master, and he obeyed the orders of the Ming Dynasty Master Xu Kaishan more.
After realizing that he had defected to the "Xian Family" to fight against the Sui Dynasty, which was obviously against the plan of the sect, he decided to clean up the matter and at the same time win over the Yuan Family, a good force, to minimize losses.
Of course, "Infinite Sword" was not afraid of the risk of his identity being leaked. He came out to stop him when he first started to stir up the atmosphere, instead of reporting to other masters in advance. This was indeed a bit beyond Wang Shichong's expectations. Perhaps he also discovered that he had recently been with him. Clues for contacting the disciples.
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While Wang Shichong, Lang Feng, and Song Mengqiu were confronting Xiang Siren and a group of masters from the Luliang faction surnamed Yuan, in the dense forest on the bank of the Yangtze River, a petite and pretty young woman with a long sword on her back looked at the fleet from a distance. The light quickly became brighter due to this.
"Unexpectedly, the prince has such a broad mind for the sake of his family, country, and the world. He is willing to stand up and say such bold words. It is really admirable. And the 'immortal family' who instructs him is such an extraordinary person. Woolen cloth?"
After just listening to Wang Shichong's announcement, her expression was surprisingly serious, with a serious look and an aloofness that could not be offended. Her pair of bright blue eyes were shining. She was obviously not from China. She frowned slightly and whispered to herself. road:
"Although the prince promised to give me and my mother protection, he rushed to Liyang in a hurry and failed to handle the letter. He might have leaked the news to people in the demon sect, thus attracting the pursuit of the five types of demons."
"Alas, since our ancestor failed to hunt down Zheluo, without the 'Five Caishi', the treasure that suppresses the religion, the Persian Orthodox Church has fallen into a state of division and power struggle, and its strength has declined rapidly. Otherwise, it can completely lead the princes to abandon the dark side and return to the bright side. orthodox……"
Just as Linglongjiao was thinking secretly in her heart, a sound like thunder suddenly came, and she saw a bright electric flame piercing the sky and suddenly falling on one of the five-tooth battleships, making her widen her eyes in surprise. Eye.
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Not long ago, on the city wall on the river side of Liyang, Song Lu stroked his silver beard and introduced to Zhao Qing on behalf of Song Que: "In our Song family, there are two views on the world's situation."
"One faction believes that this is the best opportunity to revitalize the Song family. This faction can be called the main war faction. Headed by Song Zhi, it advocates using Lingnan as a base and then expanding to the Yangtze River to establish a dynasty dominated by southerners. You can also be on par with the Northerners.”
"The other faction is the Zhuhe Sect. As long as the Song family can secure Lingnan, due to the danger of obstacles from the oceans and mountains, no matter who wins the world, they can only adopt the policy of restraining the emperor and have no ability to interfere with us. They have always used the way of teaching and jade. To the leader.”
"As for my own position, I completely follow the instructions of my elder brother. At the same time, I am preparing for the ideas of the two factions. I am doing business to collect money, recruiting soldiers for training, and staying put to wait for the opportunity."
"The girl can guide Shi Dao to join the road to conquer the world, and make a mutual aid agreement with the eldest brother, which can be regarded as determining the future direction of our Song family. As long as the news here is sent back to Lingnan, we can launch a closer military ,economic Cooperation."
Song Que stood at the head of the city and looked at the dim rolling river below, and said calmly: "After clearing the territory occupied by the Baling Gang and the Poyang Club, and controlling the waters in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, we will use Liyang as a springboard. Next we need to The strong cities captured were Danyang and Jiangdu."
"If we can make good use of the foundation laid by Wang Shichong in the Huainan area and capture Yang Guang's main force before it has settled in Jiangdu, we can unify the south while the heroes in the north are still fighting, and establish a stronghold from the south. The general trend of unifying the north."
Zhao Qing immediately heard the implication of his words, which was to emphasize the importance of Wang Shichong. He felt that Wang Shichong returned to the navy alone to recruit the Sui army. Although this man was famous for his eloquence, he did not know the detailed information of the Sui army. The possibility of failure when encountering danger cannot be ruled out.
Wang Shichong, who had been controlled by means of control, had no possibility of going back on his word midway, but any damage he suffered would indeed cause his side to lose a "helping hand" that was difficult to replace in a short period of time, affecting the development of the situation.
"There is no need to worry about Wang Shichong's safety, but the distance of only ten miles is still within my control." Zhao Qing smiled slightly and ordered someone to fetch a six-bow crossbow for city defense and moved it to the top of the city. The direction was aimed at the position of the fleet in the far distance.
This kind of crossbow is assembled from six refined strong bows. Although a single bow only has twenty stones, but together, even if there is some loss, it can reach the level of one hundred thirty or forty stones. It can shoot huge arrows up to seven or eight hundred paces, enough to pose a threat to master-level experts.
Under the gaze of Song Que and his party, Zhao Qing saw a bright light pouring out from his palms, integrating into the giant crossbow in front of her, causing it to undergo some kind of imperceptible change. On the whole, it was much more... There was a strange feeling of solidity and stability.
This is exactly how the powerful energy tempers the weapon. It adjusts and strengthens the structure of the crossbow body so that it can increase the upper limit of the force it can withstand by multiples.
After several breaths of polishing, Zhao Qing dismantled the crossbow mechanism structure and transformed it into a multi-armed bow. Then he injected more true energy into it, and with the blessing, it reached the strength of black iron. , and condensed an arrow that was half Gang Qi and half ice, and placed it on it.
Is she planning to use this newly made strong bow to fire arrows to intervene in a situation ten miles away? Except for Song Que, who had personally experienced Zhao Qing's strength, everyone else present could not help but be shocked, thinking that this was completely a fantasy.
In their opinion, the most powerful bow in the world, coupled with the use of a master at the master level, has absolutely no possibility of reaching a range of more than 2,000 steps, because this is limited by the material of the bow string and is insurmountable by human power. problem.
Generally speaking, even if a strong bow of more than a hundred stones can shoot a thousand steps away, it is a miracle that few people have seen, and it is difficult to have much lethality when it reaches the end point, not to mention the ten soldiers of the Sui Army Navy. Yu Li, which is about five thousand steps?
But no matter how difficult it was for Song Lu, Li Jing, Zhang Zhenzhou and others to understand, Zhao Qing simply glanced into the distance, then casually pulled up the six bow strings and fired the Bingang arrow without stopping. Di Xin condensed another arrow and fired continuously.
The bows of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling are 200 stones, the bow of Liu Yu in "Legend of the Frontier" is 300 stones, and the city defense crossbows are more than 100 stones, which is within the normal range.
(End of chapter)
