"When I came here before, I seemed to see a very luxurious palace, with thousands of houses and winding paths leading to it, covering an extremely vast area. Isn't that a palace? What is it doing?"
Yang Lin pointed to the overlapping balconies to the south behind him and asked doubtfully.
"Returning to the prince, that is the Jiangdu Palace. The Holy One was very satisfied with it and called it the Lost Tower. He said that this building is full of twists and turns. Not only does the world come here, but Shen Ming doesn't know it. Even if the real immortal comes to visit, he should also be lost... …
However, later the Holy Emperor felt that as a companion capital, it was just a palace city, which was too monotonous, so it was necessary to surround Jiangdu Palace with forests and streams. Because it was high across Fu, ten more palaces were built according to the terrain, and they were named "Guizhou Palace". Yan Palace, Huiliu Palace, Jiuli Palace, Pine Forest Palace, Maple Forest Palace, Big Thunder Palace, Small Thunder Palace, Spring Grass Palace, Jiuhua Palace, Guangfen Palace...that's all in front of me."
Chen Zixing had an inexplicable look in his eyes and introduced them one by one without much fluctuation in his voice.
"Previously, Chief Yuchi was personally in charge here. General Yuwen came over to supervise and ensure that everything is completed before the Holy Shang comes to Jiangdu, so as not to make the Holy Shang unhappy."
Yang Lin was stunned when he heard this. This scene was completely beyond his imagination.
"Is Yang Guang always so generous in everything he does?"
There was no emotion or anger in his voice, it seemed like he was praising, or like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world and finally saw how the city people operated.
"what is this?"
A civil servant in dark green official uniform smiled and bowed and replied: "When the Holy One first went to Yangzhou, there were as many as ten thousand dragon boats with exquisite carvings. When they left Luoyang, there were two hundred dragon boats connected end to end. For the rest of the journey, people lined the river to see each other off, offering wine and food to each other. Everywhere they passed, hundreds of thousands of people knelt down to welcome him. That was the magnificence..."
"good."
Yang Lin took a deep look at the civil servant and said, "What is your name? What is your position?"
He found that the other party actually admired Yang Guang's actions very much, and felt that Yu Yourongyan was not trying to slander Yang Guang. "
"Xiaguan Tian Wenyuan, as the general manager of the palace, Shi."
Sixth grade official.
Yang Lin understood that this was the actual person in charge of the affairs of Yangzhou when Yuchi Sheng was the general manager. In other words, he was in charge of the transfer of these civilians and the construction of the palace.
"Since Shi, as the general manager of the palace, should have great talents, it would be a good idea to leave some things to you."
He pointed at Tian Wenyuan and said with a smile: "Now that Yangzhou has changed hands, Tian Changshi will no longer worry about being blamed by the court. Let's stop the construction of the ten palaces in the Sui Dynasty...
These civilians were all dismissed and returned home. When wages were due, they were paid, and when food was given, food was given. Some of them were sick from heat stroke, and they collected medicinal materials and asked doctors to go door to door to treat them.
And tell them, do you understand the newly issued recruitment order? "
"Yes, yes, disband on the spot, distribute money and food, treat the sick and injured..."
It seemed that he heard the murderous intention hidden in Yang Lin's plain voice.
Tian Wenyuan's previous pride disappeared in an instant, like cold water pouring on his head, and he immediately reacted.
It turns out that this person has mercy on the people.
Yang Lin thought for a while and then said: "Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty is coming to Jiangdu. Everyone knows this...
But don't think that after a while, you will rejoin the imperial court.
Even if Yangzhou is invaded by the imperial army, you people will not be able to escape the name of bandits sooner or later.
Yu Wenji, Yuwen Chengdu, and Wei Chisheng died miserably. Their lives are ten and a hundred times more valuable than yours. If you don't chop off thousands of heads, the anger of those people will definitely not be calmed, don't you think? "
Without waiting for anyone to answer, he smiled and added: "If you want to survive, it's easy, just give up the idea of Yang Guang going to the south of the Yangtze River.
Let him know that this is a land of tigers and wolves, not a comfortable home, and he will naturally go back to Luoyang. "
Yang Lin gave a few casual instructions and then inspected the army. There were still more than 4,000 Xiaoguo soldiers left.
They are all well-equipped, elite and strong men with complete bows and horses. Although they are not convinced, they naturally have to work hard if they want to survive. Yang Lin is not worried for the time being.
There are 30,000 county soldiers, which is a bit mixed. Not to mention horses and armor, 20,000 people even carry a rusty knife, wooden sticks and bamboo poles, and they don't even have weapons.
The combat effectiveness is terrible.
However, there is nothing we can do now except to prepare swords, horses, armor and other things for them later.
With this small number of soldiers and horses, it is obviously not enough to confront Yangguang's 100,000 Xiaoguo elites who have descended to Jiangdu.
So we have to recruit troops.
The composition of Xiaoguo Army is actually Xiaowei and Guoyi Army. In the Sui Dynasty, tall, brave and strong men were selected from the north to join the army.
These people eat well, sleep well, practice hard, and are extremely capable.
They are the most elite soldiers and horses in the world.
In a real head-to-head confrontation, it would be easy for one Xiaoguo guard to defeat five county soldiers.
What's more, Yang Guang went all the way down. In addition to the 100,000 Xiaoguo Imperial Guards, there were also auxiliary militia and other troops, known as 300,000 soldiers, going straight down the canal in a mighty manner, all the way unobstructed.
It is quite difficult to stop him.
Of course, it is not impossible to send experts to directly capture the enemy's leader, attack the enemy's center, and repeat the scene of Yanglin's capture of the city in Yangzhou City.
But that's not practical either.
Yang Guang is actually very afraid of death.
He would bring experts with him wherever he went. Among other things, Yu Wenshang from the Yuwen family and Dugu Feng from the Dugu family would definitely accompany him.
I wonder if You Chuhong, the old lady from the Dugu family, will be there too.
These people are all masters of late-stage innate skills.
Yuwen Shang is even as famous as Song Que, the Heavenly Sword, and is known as the strongest master among the three great masters...
With such a group of people surrounding Yang Guang, even if Yang Lin mastered the yin and yang in the longevity formula, he still had no confidence that he would be able to escape from their siege.
After all, the damage to his energy and blood has not yet recovered, and his combat power is not at its peak.
Although the quality of the Qi of the Immortality Art is amazing, he has only been promoted to the middle stage of Xiantian, and has not even reached the late stage. In terms of the level of Qi, he is still a small level behind Yu Wenshang and others.
You can't treat everyone like a loser.
The reputations of Yu Wenhuaji and Yuwen Chengdu are great, but after all, they are only in the early stage of innateness.
There are actually many people in the world who can easily defeat them.
Therefore, Yang Lin did not think of directly carrying out beheading tactics.
It will be funny if you put yourself in it.
He was thinking of another way.
…
Yang Lin was purging the army and arranging government affairs.
In the Tianxian Tower, Yin Kaishan was a little confused.
Listening to the report of the man in green in front of me, I couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
It took a while before he looked up.
"You said that the backer king Yang Lin killed Yuwen Wenji with two blows, and beat Yuwen Chengdu to a pulp with his men and horses with one stick? And he was still unscathed by Chief Yuchi's moon-shooting bow?"
Yin Kaishan still refused to believe it. He suspected that the spy in front of him was joking with him.
Sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, throw a chess piece to divert the attention of the Yangzhou Governor's Office, and prevent them from focusing on the Zhuhua Gang...
These plans, now it seems, are actually a joke.
How could that person be a chess piece? He was obviously a powerful dragon crossing the river. What he wanted was not to earn a small piece of land to settle down, but to swallow up Yangzhou in one go.
"My subordinates saw with their own eyes that at that time, Yang Lin beat Yu Wenhuaji and others to death, used his power to intimidate Chen Shoubei and other military attachés, and killed them if they refused. He directly subdued generals at all levels and took full military power. As a result, Yangzhou changed hands. "
"What a huge appetite, what a great ability..."
Yin Kaishan narrowed his eyes, knowing that this method of cutting through the mess quickly was actually feasible.
Because, he gathered the people and founded the Zhuhua Gang, relying on the dissatisfaction of the lower class people with the imperial court and their unwillingness to do so.
Those who serve as soldiers actually have resentment in their hearts.
They really don't care who the general is leading them.
As long as all the high-level officials are captured, the soldiers will not have much desire to resist.
In fact, even if they shouted slogans of rebellion, no one would think it was so rebellious.
Why?
All over the country are rebelling.
What does it matter if there is one more rebel and one less rebel?
The Eighteenth Route Rebel King and the Thirty-sixth Route Smoke and Dust are actually just famous and powerful characters. There are also countless small rebels who kill officials and seize banners at every turn and gather in the mountains and forests.
You beat me today, I will beat you tomorrow, and the earth in the north has been beaten into a pot of gruel.
No, Emperor Yang Guang felt that staying in Luoyang was meaningless.
There are rebels everywhere, and they can't be killed. As an emperor, he can only kill ministers and maids, but he can't control others if he wants to.
So, he wanted to come to Jiangnan, where he started.
Jiangdu Yangzhou was his place of Longxing. He had been operating here for ten years and still had some prestige.
In addition, the land south of the Yangtze River is rich, and you can continue to enjoy a wealthy and luxurious life.
You can even reorganize your army and suppress all the rebels.
This idea is a good one, but Yang Guang has never thought about it. At this moment, the south of the Yangtze River is also full of wars. Li Zitong, Du Fuwei, Shen Faxing, Ren Shaoming, Lin Shihong...
They all raised their troops to raise an army, and the officers and soldiers of the Sui Dynasty were defeated one after another. There was no trace of the majesty of the imperial court.
Those who serve as soldiers just want to survive and eat.
Therefore, it is not difficult to really convince the civil and military officers of Yangzhou to seize Yangzhou.
What Yin Kaishan didn't expect was that a lonely man like Yang Lin, with no capable manpower under his command, dared to seize the city directly. Has he thought about how to deal with Yang Guang's 300,000 troops?
"The gang leader and patron king also summoned the chief officials of Jiangdu's counties and the leaders of various gangs to come and pay homage, and also issued a recruitment list. I heard that the military advisor and Fengzhutang had already responded and brought some of the incense masters there. Do you see it?"
"Don't worry about it. Although Yang Lin is strong, he is still a weak general. When employing people, he doesn't dare to offend all parties too much. Let's see what kind of conditions he offers.
Otherwise, hey... I hope I can save my life under the impact of the emperor's army. "
Yang Lin has a lot of soldiers under his command, but because he relies on force to subdue them, there is no talk of returning home. As long as the enemy is strong, those people will turn back in droves.
The people who can really be relied upon and cultivated as confidants are actually the members of the Zhuhua Gang and the ordinary people in each county.
These people are all young and strong locals, born to be tied to this land. As long as they are given a mouthful of food, they can be driven to death.
In this way, as the leader of the gang, he cannot get around it no matter what.
What kind of backer king will come to beg him sooner or later?
However, Shao Lingzhou has become more and more troublesome in recent years. He even disturbed a court official and violated his own orders, which was not easy to deal with.
…
"Report..."
Ren Shaoming waited and waited, but he did not wait for the chaos in Yangzhou, nor did he wait for the signal to be released.
It wasn't until noon, when everyone was so hungry that their stomachs growled, that they saw a horse rushing towards them.
The visitor lay down on the ground and reported the scene in the city one by one.
Ren Shaoming was stunned when he heard this.
It took him a while to come back to his senses.
His eyes were filled with incredulity.
"You mean, the Yuwen Clan and the Yuchi family's years of management were completely destroyed in one fell swoop, and even Yangzhou was lost? Haha, haha..."
"What a bunch of trash... What a patron king, but a real person."
He looked back at the evil monk and Yanni, carefully estimated the strength of his side, and felt a little hesitant in his heart.
"Since Yang Lin can kill Yu Wenhuaji and Yuwen Chengdu by himself, his strength is probably unfathomable.
Unless the sect leader comes in person, he can be suppressed. If he attacks the city by force, he will probably lose everything. "
Yanni Changzhen no longer had the seductive behavior of the past, she frowned and thought.
The evil monk Fa Nan was also advising: "Although the warlord is strong, he is not afraid of Yang Lin, but if two tigers fight, one of them will be injured...
Now that Yang Guang is about to go south, the first one to bear the brunt is the king of backers. If he wants to annex the surrounding areas, there is no need to rush and wait until the situation becomes clear before taking action. "
This is putting money on Ren Shaoming's face.
In fact, some time ago, Ren Shaoming was killed in Lingnan by Song Que, the Heavenly Sword, who killed him to death with one blow. He could only run away and did not dare to take a step closer.
Fa Nan suspected that Ren Shaoming might already have a shadow in his heart. Whether he could still use the Nine Transformations of Condensation was a question.
At this time, facing a master who can easily kill Yu Wenhuaji and Yuwen Chengdu, if he wins, it will be easy, but if he loses, it will be a big problem.
Maybe it will also affect the southern layout of the Yingui Sect.
"Then, withdraw the troops."
Ren Shaoming is not a person who refuses to listen to advice.
He was born in the grasslands and was used to seeing wolves, and he respected the habits of wolves the most.
When you see the enemy's weakness, you will naturally bite him and won't let go.
However, if you are facing a powerful lion or tiger, it would be very unwise to rush forward.
The Heavenly Sword Song Que was very strong, so he just retreated. Since Yangzhou couldn't swallow it in a hurry, it just waited for the opportunity.
As he turned the horse's head.
Thousands of cavalry behind them rumbled to keep up.
No one raised any objection.
The evil monk Fanan and Yanni Changzhen looked at each other and thought that the matter in Yangzhou must be reported back to the sect and handled in a different way.
The current situation is actually not too bad.
At least, it is much better than the situation when Yang Guang occupied Jiangdu.
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Asking for a monthly ticket.
