Chapter 1029.
After Jiangzuo League Wang Yue and his party settled down in Taihu Lake, they visited the beautiful scenery near Taihu Lake, the interesting places in Suzhou, Huzhou, Changzhou and other places. They didn’t miss any of them. If Su Taner hadn’t been pregnant, they really couldn’t. If they are overworked, they will probably run further.
I stayed in Taihu for nearly half a year and got carried away playing. When it was time to leave, Su Taner was already a little older and it was inconvenient to rush.
So, after Su Tan'er sent a letter to Jiang Ning's family, she decided to raise the baby on the spot.
In the nearly one year since Wang Yue went south, a lot of things happened. In the first month of the ninth year of Jinghan, Jin and Liao made peace, and the war between the two countries stopped.
This peace negotiation also allowed the Jin Kingdom to see the weakness of the Liao Kingdom. Therefore, at the end of February, after the Jin Kingdom completed its preparations, it could not wait to launch another war against the Liao Kingdom. In less than a month, it reached the Liao Kingdom near Shangjing.
By the beginning of April, the Jin State had already conquered Shangjing of the Liao State, and then continued to attack Zhongjing. The Liao State was forced to move westward, and it was only then that it survived.
And Wang Yue didn't just focus on traveling around the mountains and rivers. During this period, he had completely controlled dozens of water bandits in the Taihu Lake waterway.
At the same time, the secret guards were also allowed to secretly control the large and small cottages in the surrounding counties and counties. Their strength developed rapidly, which can be said to be a strong army.
Although most of the bandits were resettled on the spot, there were still a lot of people gathered in Taihu Lake, including 70,000 to 80,000 people with their families.
He felt that Taihu Lake was too conspicuous in the entire series. A number of sea ships had recently been built, so he was going to ask Yang Xiao to take the family members of the water bandits and the newly trained 5,000 bodyguards to Hangzhou Bay. of the island.
However, when Wang Yue raised this matter, Yang Xiao raised objections, not because of anything else, but simply because he felt that it would take at least several months to go there this time. He saw that Su Tan'er was about to give birth, so he wanted to wait. Drink the little master's full moon wine before leaving.
Wang Yue didn't have any objections to this. His subordinates showed their loyalty to him in disguise. He just took advantage of this time to train his soldiers and horses.
What he didn't expect was that after Su Tan'er gave birth to a boy, Nie Yunzhu became pregnant not long after.
Wang Yue was very surprised by this. He didn't know how Nie Yunzhu used contraception. He would not stupidly think that Nie Yunzhu happened to be pregnant with the baby.
Thinking of Nie Yunzhu's experience, he didn't find it strange. After all, Nie Yunzhu and Yang's mother had such a good relationship, and Yang's mother would definitely tell Nie Yunzhu if she had any secret recipes.
Therefore, Wang Yue immediately understood why Yuan Jin'er was not pregnant either. This made him very curious as to what could be hidden from him.
After all, it was impossible for him not to notice any medicine that hurt the body after taking it.
No matter what, it was a happy thing for Nie Yunzhu to be pregnant with the baby, but before he had time to be happy, let alone send Yang Xiao to take people out to sea, Manichaean Fang La suddenly rebelled.
Moreover, the bandit army developed very quickly. Wang Yue had just summoned the nearby guards back to Taihu Lake, and the rebel army easily captured Hangzhou and other places. Even Huzhou near Taihu Lake was occupied.
At this time, it was impossible for Wang Yue to send his guards out to sea. After all, there were rebels everywhere. With this navy, it was possible for him to escape and ascend to heaven.
When Yang Xiao received the news, he quickly rushed back to the main island from the camp.
After he saw Wang Yue, he immediately asked, "Sir, what should we do? The imperial army is too useless. Those gangs of homeless bandits easily took over so much land in the south of the Yangtze River. Should we take the opportunity to rise up?" , we are much stronger than them, it is easy to capture several states and counties."
Wang Yue shook his head and rejected the suggestion directly, "Forget it, although the Wu Dynasty's army was somewhat weakened, the response It is still possible to come over and deal with the rebels, but now is not the time."
Yang Xiao saw what Wang Yue said and already knew it in his heart. He was just making suggestions, and the decision-maker still had to look to Wang Yue.
But he hesitated again, and then reminded him, "In order to deceive others, we only established a Jiangzuo Alliance after taking down the water bandits near Taihu Lake.
This could have made the court lose its fear of us. After all, no one can believe that the alliance of water bandits can become a reality, but we seem to have self-defeated. If the Wu Dynasty doesn't look for us, Fang La and the others will definitely look for us. Wang
Yue raised his eyebrows. He knew Yang Xiao was right to remind him. He thought about it and said seriously, "So, aren't you the leader of the Jiang League?" If Fang La contacts you, take some people with you to participate in the uprising. "
Yang Xiao was a little confused, and he asked doubtfully, "Sir, you just said that the rebel army is useless, why do we need to wade into this muddy water?
Wang Yue smiled and pretended to be compassionate and said, "Yang Xiao, think about it, all the unlucky people in this war are the common people. Only by joining Fang La's team can you have a chance to rescue those suffering common people. " sea of bitterness. "
Yang Xiao still didn't understand, so he simply said directly, "My lord, since the rebel army is in vain, once the rebel army is defeated, the Wu Dynasty will definitely send people to provide disaster relief. "
Wang Yue shook his head. He knew that Yang Xiao didn't understand the concept of soldiers and bandits at all, so he reminded helplessly, "Don't underestimate those soldiers of the Wu Dynasty. They may not be good at fighting, but they may be worse than the bandits in bullying the people. cruel. After all, the bandits want to gain a foothold, and for the sake of their own reputation, they will at least consider the emotions of their subordinates. After all, the bandits are all locals. But those soldiers and bandits must be soldiers transferred from the north. They don't care about the life and death of the people in Jiangnan. "
When Yang Xiao heard what Wang Yue said, he felt it made sense. He hesitated and said, "But if we respond to the call to join the rebel army, we have no chance to do anything? Can they listen to us? Of course Wang
Yue knew that there was nothing he could do, so he said confidently, "In this case, we will take the opportunity to capture Suzhou and surrender to Fang La's army, so that we can have the right to speak." "
Yang Xiao listened to Wang Yue's suggestion, clapped his hands and said with a sigh, "Young master, this is a wonderful move. Suzhou is already on their marching route. We occupy Suzhou. If he doesn't want to fight with us, he can They can only accept us, but they will also find ways to transfer us from Suzhou, and they will also comfort us. "
Wang Yue nodded, pointed to an island on the Kanyu map in the hall, and said to Yang Xiao with a smile, "If they mobilize us, we will leave. We just give them conditions and bring the people here."
Yang Xiao fell into deep thought when he looked at Ryukyu Island. After a while, he frowned and said, "Sir, Ryukyu, isn't it too remote?" Wang Yue had long known that Yang Xiao would question it. After all, when
he decided to use the excess population Yang Xiao raised a question when he went to Yangzhou to visit overseas islands.
So, he explained patiently, "Our Wu Dynasty's soldiers and horses can't even defeat the Liao Kingdom. Do you think they can defeat the Jin Kingdom?" Yang Xiao heard Wang Yue's words and said anxiously, "Sir
, I also know that I can't defeat him, but the purpose of the young master is not to save the people from suffering. If the Jin people go south, the people will have no way to survive." Wang Yue twitched the corner of his mouth, although he also had the idea of resisting the Jin people
. , but he is not that tall and powerful, so he must be strong.
He quickly bought a sip of tea to hide his embarrassment, and then said in a deep voice, "Our current strength is still too weak to turn things around, so we need to find a foundation to develop well. Taihu Lake is too small, and Ryukyu is more suitable. More refugees can be settled."
Listening to Wang Yue's careful explanation, Yang Guo frowned in displeasure and said unhappily, "Yang Xiao, just obey the order. The master naturally has his own plans, don't always Questioning the master's order, do you think you are smarter than the master?"
Yang Xiao also knew that he was Meng Lang, so he quickly changed his words and said, "Sir, I will go out and prepare, but what if the rebels fight against us?"
Wang Yue didn't care. He waved his hand and said very coldly, "Kill! We are mainly naval forces, and the rebel army is not as sharp as our warships." After
Yang Xiao went down to prepare, Yang Guo said dissatisfiedly, "This Yang Xiao's tail is a little cocky. Do you want to teach him a lesson?"
Wang Yue waved his hand nonchalantly and said calmly, "As long as he remains loyal, it will be fine. However, this time around Suzhou, you still need to do your best to seize it quickly. City gate to avoid excessive casualties.”
Yang Guo nodded and said in agreement, "It's just enough to scare Yang Xiao. Don't think that just having a few guards is a big deal."
Wang Yue was a bit dumbfounded. He didn't mean that at all, okay?
You must know that he has experienced so many worlds, and he still has the ability to judge people. There is no need to question the loyalty of the people he chooses to him.
However, if the people under his command want to compete with each other, he will let them compare. Only in this way can he feel at ease.
Of course, he also knew that Yang Guo not only wanted to compete with Yang Xiao, but also wanted to show him off to a certain extent.
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Things turned out just like Wang Yuexiang's. After the rebels occupied Huzhou, they continued to advance towards Suzhou to support the rebels in Suzhou. At the same time, they sent people to the Taihu Water Village to invite the Jiangzuo Alliance to participate in the great event.
Yang Xiao did not hesitate, and immediately followed the decision discussed with Wang Yue, agreed to the other party's request with a smile, and said that he would give the other party a big gift.
Fang Xifo, the commander of the rebel army stationed in Huzhou, was a little confused when he received the news. He didn't know what the Jiangzuo League leader was trying to do.
But within two days, he received the shocking news that Suzhou City, which they had been unable to capture for a long time, was easily captured by the Jiang League overnight.
Considering Yang Xiao's bravery and lack of resourcefulness, Wang Yue asked Su Tan'er, Nie Yunzhu and Yun Jin'er to stay in Taihu Water Village. Together with Yang Xiao, he and Yang Xiao took their guards and water bandits to occupy Suzhou, which was opened by Yang Guo.
Because Wang Yue and his men were well-trained, and the water bandits had the power to guard them, they did not dare to cause trouble. Therefore, the entire city of Suzhou actually did not change much.
However, Wang Yue was worried that after he left, the people in the city would be tortured by the rebels. After thinking about it, he called Yang Xiao over.
Yang Xiao was inspecting Suzhou City. When he received Wang Yue's call, he hurried over. He and Wang Yue stood side by side on the Suzhou City Tower, looking at the scenery in the city, and asked with some confusion, "My lord, what do you want me to do?"
Wang Yue saw that Yang Xiao was much calmer than last time, nodded with satisfaction, and said with some seriousness, "Let your men screen them. If there are those who have done many evil things in the city, they will be snatched and transported back directly. If they are for the common people, To build bridges and pave roads, let them pay money to buy the road and send them out of the city to go north. As for ordinary people who are willing to join our team, we will send their families to Taihu Lake and find an opportunity to send them to Ryukyu together." Yang Xiao originally
also He was worried about this matter, but thinking of Yang Guo's warning last time, he kept silent and held it in until now.
After listening to Wang Yue's instructions, he said excitedly, "Master, I'm going to do it right away."
Wang Yue looked at Yang Xiao's happy face and waved his hand, telling him to go and do the work quickly.
But Wang Yue didn't know that his inadvertent move had a great impact.
Let's not talk about anything else. After receiving Wang Yue's instructions, Yang Xiao decisively became the county magistrate in the county government office in Suzhou City.
He first asked a local subordinate to find a bully who had committed many crimes. After confiscating the bully's property, he beheaded him in the street.
When the people of Suzhou saw this scene, they all became excited and immediately began to report the evildoers in Suzhou city.
Yang Xiao was also neat and tidy. In just one day, he got the name Yang Butcher. Of course, this name was given by the wealthy people in the city.
After shocking everyone in Suzhou, Yang Xiao immediately implemented the second order. For those wealthy households with good reputations, as long as they paid enough money to buy the road, they could be given a passage to the north. If you give them enough money, you can escort them to the big ship heading north.
At the beginning, these services were unwilling to leave at all, fearing that Yang Xiao was going to find a place to kill them.
Yang Xiao had long ago asked Wang Yue for advice on how to do it. He found the Su family, a well-known family in Suzhou, and forced them to pay enough to buy road property. He also forcibly suppressed all the family's property, including the old and young, After arriving on a boat and leaving Suzhou, they asked the Su family to send someone back to Suzhou to persuade other wealthy households.
Seeing that Yang Xiao kept his word, the people of the Su family were relieved, but no one wanted to follow Yang Xiao's men back. After all, not everyone had the courage to break into the dragon's pond and tiger's den.
In order to save time, Yang Xiao was not polite and picked one up at random and took it back to Suzhou.
With this example, Yang Xiao also explained that the number of large ships in the river was limited, and those who wanted to leave quickly signed up. Those wealthy households who got the news that the rebels had arrived quickly stole the money to buy the passage and left.
At the same time, Yang Xiao also seized the time to recruit people. In just one day, more than ten thousand young people signed up. He accepted them all without screening, and sent their families to Taihu Lake along the way.
Time passed very quickly. By the time Fang Xifu led his soldiers and horses to pacify Xiuzhou in the south of Suzhou and led the army to Suzhou City, Wang Yue's soldiers and horses in Suzhou City already numbered more than 40,000 people.
In addition to the family members who were transported to Taihu Lake, there were also wealthy households who were out of tune, and many people were deliberately let go. The entire city of Suzhou originally had a population of more than 300,000, but only a few hundred thousand were left.
It's not that Yang Xiao's men have much transportation capacity. In fact, some wealthy families knew that the rebels were coming and didn't need Yang Xiao to send them. After paying the money to buy the way, he dragged his family and their belongings and formed a group to go north.
In fact, at this time, the soldiers and horses in Wang Yue's hands were already strong enough to compete with Feng Xifo, but thinking of his original plan, he and Yang Xiao opened the city gate and prepared to welcome Fang Xifo.
Fang Xifo was a famous general in Fang La's army, and he was also knowledgeable. Seeing that Wang Yue's army was in order, he absorbed the idea of taking force and prepared to have a good talk with the Jiangzuo Alliance.
(End of chapter)