After sending Zhang Qin away, Xiao Yuan and others returned to the meeting hall.
With this trivial matter, Shangguan Wenruo offered advice and successfully made King Liang lose the hearts of the people of Jinling.
This is of great benefit to the governance and complete stability of this county.
As a result, other counties and towns that had not yet been recovered began to surrender one after another.
At this time, Xiao Yuan would of course send troops to suppress the Liang cavalry in order to win the hearts and minds of the entire Jinling County.
In this regard, he also asked Zhao Mu for his opinion.
The latter said: "Liang Kingdom's harassment tactics have not stopped. We only need to set up an ambush in advance and wait for them to take the bait."
"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded and said, "The blow should be more severe."
"The general will understand, don't worry, Your Majesty." Zhao Mu cupped his fists.
Then, Shangguan Wenruo stood up and said, "What are your plans for the refugees in each village?"
"You mean some relief?" Xiao Yuan said.
"Yes." Shangguan Wenruo said bluntly: "Your Majesty went out to conquer China in the name of the Emperor. On the surface, it was because he had a good reputation. Scholars in the world can't say anything, but he still needs the support of the people."
Hearing this, Xu Hu sneered and said, before Xiao Yuan could answer, "Huh! Those Liang people, don't care what he does!"
"Isn't it worth it to exchange the hearts and minds of the entire Jinling at a very small price?" Shangguan Wenruo asked back, and then said to Xiao Yuan: "Your Majesty, although the matter is small, the effect is undoubted. This will only make people Jinling is more stable and fully integrated into our country.”
"Okay, let's do as you say." Xiao Yuan accepted his opinion.
"I am Wang Yingming." Shangguan Wenruo first saluted and then said: "However, according to military reports, although the recovery of Jinling counties is nearing completion, the Black Mountain Army is always a hidden danger."
"This group of armed forces has a large number of people, more than 20,000. Most of them are old troops from the Wu Yuan rebellion. They have been entrenched on the border of Qin and Liang for a long time and often cause chaos. If they cannot be wiped out, during the decisive battle between our army and the Liang army, If there is chaos in the rear, the consequences will be disastrous."
"Old rebels, how many years have it been..." Xiao Yuan murmured, frowning.
This was something he never expected.
At the same time, the Black Mountain area.
The Qin general responsible for the conquest here was Zhang Dashan.
Just like recovering the counties, he did not bring many soldiers and horses, only 3,000 people.
I thought that the bandits here were just small bandits and could be easily wiped out as soon as they passed by. However, I didn't expect that they were hit head-on as soon as they arrived.
On the Black Mountain Army side, the leader was named Xu Rong, who was a general under Wu Yuan. After the rebellion was wiped out in various places, he saw that the situation was not good, so he gathered the remaining troops and took up residence in this area.
Black Mountain is similar to a "Three No Ones" zone, so there has never been an encirclement and suppression by regular troops, and Xu Rong was able to survive.
This armed force can no longer simply be called bandits. It is not only large in number, but also equipped with bows, crossbows and swords, making it more like an army.
At this moment, several core figures of the Montenegrin Army were also discussing matters together.
Xu Rong is in his forties, with a rough appearance and a thick short beard on his chin.
After defeating Zhang Dashan for a while, several other leaders seemed more excited, saying that the Qin army was nothing more than this.
But Xu Rong always looked worried.
He sat on the big tiger-skin chair directly above him. He did not stop everyone's excited discussion, but looked at a scribe.
The scribe is in his early thirties and his name is Jia You. Although he is currently in the Black Mountain Army, he is actually a well-known celebrity in Huizhou.
Why is such a person here? It can also be said that Xu Rong robbed him when he heard his name when he caused trouble in Huizhou.
Xu Rong is a martial artist, but he deeply understands that if he wants to survive in troubled times, he must have the help of counselors.
From his reaction, it is not difficult to see how much he values Jia You.
After the latter arrived in Montenegro, he had an attitude of taking things as they came. In addition, Xu Rong was indeed very polite to him, and he was not stingy when he had to offer advice.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but ponder for a moment and said: "The general's concern, I understand, although Zhang Dashan has been defeated now, what will follow will inevitably be the thunderous wrath of King Qin, which may lead to more Qin troops."
"Yes, sir." Xu Rong grinned and said: "You said, in this battle between Qin and Liang, what does it have to do with me that they fought against them? Really! I just want to be my local emperor in this area of Montenegro. ."
Jia You shook his head: "The reason why the Black Mountain Army has not been surrounded and suppressed yet is related to the situation in the world. If the general wants to survive and is entrenched here, sooner or later there will be a military disaster."
"Furthermore, the Qin army's attack this time has nothing to do with anything else. It is because the King of Qin is afraid of any hidden dangers in the rear during the decisive battle. Before that, it is just a matter of calming down everything."
Although he didn't know much about the situation on Qin Liang's front line, he hit the nail on the head with just one sentence.
When Xu Rong heard this, he said: "This, this, how could I possibly provoke King Qin!"
"That is the general's problem, not the King of Qin's. From a military point of view, there is no doubt that he pacified the rear." Jia You said.
"Then, what should we do now, sir?" Xu Rong was a little panicked. Although there were 20,000 people, if he really wanted to compete with the Qin army, even if you gave him ten courages, he wouldn't dare!
He understood that Zhang Dashan was just a test by the Qin army.
Jia You was silent for a moment.
Flustered, Xu Rong couldn't wait to say: "Sir, how about we surrender?"
Jia You glanced at him: "It's okay to surrender, but from now on, it may be difficult for the general to make a move."
"Then..." Xu Rong didn't know what to say.
Jia You thought for a while and said: "If you want to surrender, you must surrender at the most appropriate time, when the King of Qin needs the general to surrender the most. Only in this way will the King of Qin value the general."
"Oh?" Xu Rong couldn't help but be shocked and urged quickly.
Jia You said: "Defeat Zhang Dashan first, and then the Qin army will definitely come back with the general. At that time, the general will defeat him again. In this way, the King of Qin will have to re-examine the general's ability, and then express his opinion at the appropriate time." Submission, by then, the King of Qin will know the general’s abilities, how can he not entrust him with important tasks?”
oops! After hearing this, Xu Rong's eyes shone brightly and he couldn't help but said: "Mr., you are a great talent, you are a great talent, sir..."
For Jia You, he can be said to obey his words.
The next day, Zhang Dashan led his army to attack again.
Under Jia You's design, Xu Rong won again.
Zhang Dashan had no choice but to return to Jinling in despair. When he saw Xiao Yuan a few days later, he looked even more dejected. He knelt on one knee, lowered his head tightly, clasped his fists and said:
"Your Majesty, the general is incompetent and failed to destroy the Black Mountain Army."
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