"Report, we have arrived in Liyang and have been in contact with Sima Degan's cavalry army. Our army's cavalrymen suffered heavy casualties."
A detective dismounted and knelt down. His whole body was covered with mud and blood, and he urgently reported.
"Do you know who the leader is?"
Yang Lin asked in a deep voice.
"This is Sima Dekan, general of Wu Benlang, leading an army of 10,000 Xiaoguo troops."
"It turned out to be him."
Yang Lin understood.
When he conquered Goryeo, he had already been awarded the title of General Ying Yanglang and fought several fierce battles with Yang Guang. He is a veteran general. He started out as a butcher, went to Beijing as an official, and was later promoted to the governor. It can be said that he has a prosperous official career.
Later, Yang Lin vaguely remembered that it was this man who conspired with the Xiaoguo Army to hang Yang Guang to death in the Jiangdu Palace. He also served as Prime Minister Feng Yu Wenji and was responsible for all affairs in Jiangdu.
Later, Yu Wenhuaji directly proclaimed himself emperor and played the final act of madness.
Of course, some things are not happening now.
It's just that there are some impressions in Yang Lin's mind.
He can also initially judge what kind of person the leader on the opposite side is.
The Xiaoguo Army may still be elite and extremely powerful.
However, the leading generals are really not that good.
Whether it was Sima Dekan, Pei Qantong, Yuan Li, as well as generals such as Meng Zhen and Linghu Xingda.
From top to bottom, there is no one who is loyal.
All reversed.
In this situation, it is actually understandable. They should still think that the Sui Dynasty is about to collapse, and there is no future, so they will do it as soon as they are encouraged.
But no matter how you put it, these people, who were high-ranking and well-paid people, turned back and personally sent Yang Guang to a dead end. Their methods were still a bit shameful.
Also, they are always right to lean toward the Yuwen family.
As the commander of the imperial guards, he actually bit the master and killed the emperor.
A thousand and ten thousand reasons are not reasons.
Therefore, although Yang Lin's men are short of cavalry generals, they still don't care much about such experienced veterans.
He was not prepared to surrender either.
At that moment, Yang Lin ordered the entire army to take a break, set up camp, and bury pots to make rice.
Scouts went out in all directions to detect the movement of the dragon boat and the movements of the imperial troops and horses.
Yang Guang went down the canal and had a strong force. If he wanted to attack from the waterway, some of the ships he captured were not enough.
Yang Lin had never thought that it would be very unrealistic to attack and stop Yang Guang's thousands of dragon ships by relying on water warfare.
Since ancient times, writing skills have been beyond poetry.
He wanted to attack Yang Guang's fleet and put tremendous pressure on him. Of course, he had to kill the dragon boat escorting cavalry.
This is also the reason why he spread the nursery rhyme widely before and aroused the hatred of the surrounding people against the king.
"Sima Dekan's cavalry is here, but where is Du Fuwei's Jianghuai army? He is stationed in Liyang, and this is his territory. Why haven't they sent troops?"
"I haven't seen most of the Jianghuai Army. They probably want to hide in the major cities and hold on. It seems that they are frightened by the imperial soldiers and horses."
Wanwan's figure floated over like a cloud, with a look of indignation on her face.
He felt that Du Fuwei, who had the reputation of "having everything in his sleeves", was actually as timid as a mouse. In real war, he would retreat when strong and bully when weak. He could not be called a hero.
"Moreover, the Jianghuai Army also sent a small group of troops to clean up and relocate the surrounding villages, and drove all the food and personnel into the city. Some villages that dared to resist have been massacred."
"That's all. Since he didn't send troops, he instead gathered manpower and food. He just wants to see our jokes."
Yang Lin raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Liyang, with a cold light in his eyes.
At this time, by playing the trick of strengthening the wall and clearing the field, this is a clear attitude that the fishermen will benefit.
In fact, it was in Yang Lin's imagination.
Yangzhou soldiers and horses have been dispatched.
Then, whether it is Du Fuwei, Li Zitong and others, they will definitely send out troops at this time, in a pattern of wolves devouring tigers.
Only in this way can the entire army of the imperial court be eaten.
In the land south of the Yangtze River, rebellion is everywhere. Just because no one stood up and shouted, the imperial army was stationed in Jiangdu, which caused a big mistake for the Yuwen family.
But things are different now. He has already set up a big flag and directly carried the imperial army head-on. Those people are still waiting and watching, even taking aim and precaution, which is a bit excessive.
"Garrison the mountain pass, block the land route to Yangzhou, and get in position.
By the way, when you see the Jianghuai army relocating the people, you don't have to hold back...send men to stare at the major city gates in Liyang. "
Yang Lin ordered.
Kou Zhong took the order and went out with 5,000 people to major villages.
The Jianghuai Army there deliberately caused trouble and relocated all the personnel. Maybe they even planned to steal their homes.
Under Yang Lin's special sensing ability of seeing things with his celestial eye and warning with his heart's eye, he is aware of all movements in all directions.
Of course he would not give Du Fuwei and Fu Gongyou any chance.
Since the other party wants to shrink, then keep shrinking.
The Yangzhou army took the initiative to clean up the surrounding Jianghuai troops and blocked the Yangzhou roads in advance.
Not only did they block Sima Dekan's ten thousand cavalry, but they also eliminated the Jianghuai Army's idea of detouring.
The rest of the troops formed a formation, dug trenches, and set up camps, without any thought of confronting the imperial cavalry head-on.
"As long as I can stop him, that's fine."
Yang Lin ordered Xu Ziling to take charge of the central army, leaving Fu Junchuo to respond here and guard against a surprise attack by a master.
He took Wei Zhenzhen and Wanwan through the woods and mountains, heading straight to the riverside.
This is his goal.
Everyone thought that he was preparing to face the imperial troops head-on.
In fact, he never thought of it that way from the beginning.
One hundred thousand Xiaoguo army.
Not to mention the auxiliary troops, this most elite force alone cannot be resisted by the ragtag Yangzhou army.
It really boosts the opponent's morale.
It is very likely that the Yangzhou Army will be sent away in one wave.
One side is the elite, the other is the peasant army, and there is a gap in hard power.
The new recruits who had been training for a month or two were unable to stop Xiaoguo's surprise attack.
If he didn't believe in evil and fight hard, Yang Lin suspected that he would probably emerge as a polished commander.
Even if you go into battle in person and attack from east to west, you can slightly reverse the situation.
The loss of one's own family in battle will definitely make people unable to cry.
Only then would Du Fuwei, Li Zitong and others really get a huge advantage.
Shi Zhixuan's assassination operation reminded him.
In fact, the current imperial army is already very fragile.
Can't withstand any storm.
As long as their backbone is broken up, it is very likely that they will collapse without even having to do anything themselves.
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With the Yangzhou Army grabbing everyone's attention, Yang Lin quietly headed towards the river with the two women.
There is a vast expanse in front of you, and you can see a fleet of ships stretching for an unknown distance like a long dragon.
The three of them stood on the mountain ridge, watching the five hundred dragon boats in front of them pass by, but there was no movement.
After a while, there was a buzz of people, and countless small boats were approaching the fleet, carrying all kinds of food, fruits, and belongings from both sides of the bank.
An extremely huge dragon ship appeared in front of us.
The sound of silk and bamboo orchestral music came faintly from the middle of the river.
When they reached shallow water, the boat slowed down, and Yang Lin saw a strange scene.
I saw a large ship that was forty to fifty feet high, forty to fifty feet wide, and more than two hundred feet long, with blue silk ribbons and red satin...
More than two thousand girls dressed in brocade, barefoot and with slim waists shouted slogans. Under the guidance of Changqiu's internal servant, they picked up the ropes and dragged them on both sides of the bank to guide the way.
Tens of thousands of people followed behind, with fanatical faces and shouts of long live.
Looking around, there are endless crowds of people along both sides of the river.
A large amount of food and fruits were transported on board, and endless food was transported down and buried on the spot.
"Why didn't the food be distributed to the people, but pits were dug and buried?"
This time, Wanwan, a little witch who didn't care about the world, couldn't stand it.
She had no idea what the purpose of such ostentation and luxury was.
"Yang Guang has always been like this, maybe because he wants to show the wealth and face of the royal family of a great country.
In his eyes, the people are like pigs and dogs. No one cares whether the pigs or dogs are hungry. "Wei Zhenzhen said angrily.
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