Chapter 370 Liu Liujun comes

Yangjia Temple outside Wuqiao County, called Yangjia Temple, is a small village. This is the temporary garrison of Liu Liu's army. Liu Liu attacked the city but never lived in the city. He moved all the food, grass and supplies out of the city without bothering and stationed in nearby villages. This is a problem he developed by the horse thieves. Whenever there is any movement, he can get out of it quickly.

Liu Liu's army has always picked up small and medium-sized counties and towns with few troops and horses stationed and not very difficult to attack, so they are unstoppable and never stop. Such counties and towns can easily obtain the supplies they need, and will not cause major casualties.

Liu Liu has been a bandit for many years and is not an outsider in controlling people. His army has been self-effected, some are impoverished and forced to participate, and some are covered in brigades. The morale is the most important. Before training these soldiers to become subordinates who are as brave as the horse thieves in Bazhou, they must suffer less failures.

Now he chose to attack Dezhou because his subordinates already had certain combat power. There were few people in the north who could not ride horses in the south. Moreover, this area was an area where the imperial horse government had been in operation for more than a hundred years, and the people's horse skills were quite good. In addition, the area in Hebei and Shandong has been advancing and fighting since ancient times, and these basic conditions were specified, and they were eliminated several times in the pursuit of officers and soldiers.

Nowadays, whether it is horsemanship, martial arts, or combat experience, is the best choice, at least one level higher than those guards without fighting spirit. At the same time, with the increase in the number of people and the purposeful clearing of the countryside of the court, the food and grass plundered by small counties and towns can no longer meet the needs of his troops, and they urgently need to have their own territory.

Zhao Sui proposed to divide his troops to go south because Xu Tai and Jiang Bin pursued him relentlessly in Hebei. They were crowded and had some difficulties in dispatching and supplying. First, it was easy to replenish the troops, and the other was easy to expand new territory.

At this moment, the entire Shandong was bound to force the Shandong commander, Yang Hu, to hide in the city of Jinan and dare not come out, and sent someone to send him a secret, proposing to cooperate inside and outside to seize all the land in Shandong, and use this as a base. He blocked the capital in the north, controlled the Central Plains in the south, cut off the lifeline of the canal, and used the strategy of striving for the country and the country.

Zhao Sui was so proud that this strategy was so brilliant and extremely courageous. Zhao Sui proposed to divide the troops, originally for supply, but at the same time, because Liu Liu used troops to rape him, he did not cultivate his moral character. Zhao Sui gradually became unfaithful and wanted to build a world by himself.

Now that he saw this secret letter, Zhao Sui was very excited, so he added the strategy and suggested that Liu Liu and Liu Qi take the main force to Shandong, seize Dezhou, control the canal, cooperate with Yang Hu to capture Jinan, take advantage of the court's attention to Shandong, and lead his troops to Shanxi. Once he gained power, he would be able to respond to the east and west, and Henan would be completely cut off by them at the right time, and it would be easy to seize the country.

Liu Liu deeply agreed with this. It was because of this that he decided to seek Bazhou, the first military fortress they attacked. Although he was becoming more and more contemptuous of the combat power of the official army during this period, he was still a little nervous.

He was wearing a short white cloth jacket with his arms exposed, green silk kung fu pants, and leggings. He sat under the jujube tree. There was a short table in front of him, with several large tea bowls on it. He was discussing the attack on Bazhou City with his brother Liu Qi. Qi was riding a yellow horse from the entrance of the village. He jumped out of the fence and threw the reins to a subordinate. He walked in with his arms open.

Liu Liu smiled and said, "Old Qi, how about it? How many reinforcements have arrived in the imperial court?"

Qi Yanming sat on the stone pier beside him, picked up a large bowl of tea and drank it all, snatched the palm fan from Liu Liu's hand, and slapped it and said, "The court came to Yang Ling, a Duke of Wei, who only brought three thousand cavalrymen, and there was no one else."

Liu Qi laughed in surprise and said, "Only three thousand people? The court sent a prince to the army, with red mouths and white teeth, and guarding Dezhou with empty hands."

Qi Yanming was a native of the country and was cautious in his character. He would not be as careless as him. He shook his head and said, "I heard that Boyan is coming to attack the border again. This tiger should not be underestimated. The border army cannot draw out people. The four armies of the Beijing army and foreign countries have already sent out all the way to let Xu Tai and Jiang Bin take them to chase the madman. Do they dare to send people out? Are you not afraid that we will raid the capital like Lao Zhao?

Besides, defending is easy and difficult to attack. Dezhou City now has 60,000 troops stationed, and we only have 30,000. Under normal circumstances, we have to be twice their number to attack the city to win. The current force should be more than enough. Are you not at ease to send Yang Ling, the ever-winning general, to come?"

Liu Liu frowned and said, "So, fighting Dezhou is not like we usually attacking the county castle village. If we really want to fight, there will be heavy casualties and injuries. I am afraid that we can't defend it!"

Qi Yanming said "um" and someone brought him a plate of baked oil cakes, a handful of green onions, a bowl of soy sauce and half a braised dog leg. Qi Yanming rolled the oil cakes and green onions and said while eating them: "No matter what, this is an important step to whether we continue to be bandits or have the opportunity to win the power of the country. We must try it. We seek wealth and honor in danger, and we want to seize the power of the country, and there are many winds and waves. How can we retreat when we see the difficulties?"

Liu Liu raised his thick eyebrows and said, "Well, Lao Qi is right, so I will do it. You eat first, and after dinner, we will start to go to Dezhou City to try his skills. This kid is not bad, and it would be a pity to protect the foolish monarch. If he can capture him alive, I will accept him. In the future, I will become the emperor and give him a duke. It depends on whether he knows the truth. Hahahaha..."

Shuiximen is a dock area, which is the most prosperous in normal times. There are endless ships and civilians. Sometimes they load and unload at night, and the lights are bright as daytime. Now it is much deserted. The ships from the south of the capital have disappeared, and there are very few ships heading north, and most of them are ships of the boat. They are protected by navy, or they are temporarily used as cargo ships. Despite this, the ships can only stop here. Going northwards not only bandits are rampant, but also many wooden stakes locks are placed in the canal, making it difficult to pass.

There are now three major warships, docking and mooring. The ship is the naval land in Jiangnan, and the ship has a black hole on the side. This is a new warship built by Yangling when he suppressed bandits in Jiangnan, and the artillery is also a new artillery with very fast speed.

Seeing this, Yang Ling felt very kind: I don’t know if the generals in charge of the team are familiar with the people. It seems that this warship transports military equipment. Several naval generals brought out from Jiangnan are now standing alone. They are important naval officers from Jiangnan and Southeast, and should not be able to undertake such a simple task.

Yang Ling thought for a while and called a personal soldier and ordered: "Go to the dock to see which general led the Jiangnan Navy. After the goods are unloaded, don't be too busy to leave, ask their general to come and see me."

After giving the order, Yang Ling and Commander Luo walked along the city wall toward the north gate. Wu Hanchao and Song Xiaoai took Yang Ling's personal army to protect the guards.

Luo Guangquan's injury was not very serious. However, in full view of everyone, the law enforcement team did not make a falsification. It was just that one stick was to hurt the skin and not to move the bones. It was skillful. For example, Luo Guangquan's twenty military sticks, applying the above good golden sore medicine is not a problem, but after all, the wound was new, so it was supported by two confidant guards.

Walking slowly among the blue brick walls and arrows, the soldiers patrol the city stopped and flashed aside when they saw it, looking at Commander Luo in awe. They watched Duke Wei leave leisurely, and then took up his gun, spear, arrow, shield, and speeded up to continue patrolling the city.

Now, no one has been dealing with the mission after listening to the orders of his superiors. No matter how strong the sun is, they dare not wear their armor and helmets neatly, and pick up all the equipment to patrol the city carefully. No matter how deep the night is, no one dares to slither out and sway around. Then they find a place to get trapped. And only hand the responsibility for alert to the soldiers who are fixed on the post.

A forest appeared outside the city. In order to prevent the thieves from using the cover of the woods to approach the city quietly. On the side of the wall, all the trees within a range of nearly a hundred feet were cut down, and the distance could not be cut down, becoming sparse. In the distance, the canal winds along the embankment and extends to the distance.

There are some houses on the inside of the river bank, which have now become dilapidated ruins. Some have fallen and some have collapsed. I don’t know whether it is caused by wind and rain, or the masterpieces of the white-clothed army during the previous siege of the city.

Below that ruin is an empty field that the people have built. There are forests and trees around to hide the wind. You can use windmills to draw water on the embankment. There should have been a good field, but now it should be full of crops, but now there is only a barren area with wild grasses.

Yang Ling sighed deeply, pointed to the desolate land and said to Commander Luo: "People follow thieves, mostly due to hunger and cold; soldiers follow thieves, mostly due to shortage of wages. Nowadays, people follow thieves, but in turn, they destroy farming even more, which will only make the world more chaotic and more people have no way to survive.

To suppress bandits, using troops is just an appearance, and the fundamental way is to give the people a way out. In fact, there is no magic medicine. It is nothing more than reducing the harsh taxes and making the people less burdened. Officials do more practical things, so that the people can eat and wear warmly.

However, these things are not difficult to achieve under his rule by relying solely on a few honest officials. Looking at the entire country, we must first ensure the clarity of the administration and the fairness of the law, and we cannot rely solely on the self-discipline of the officials. This is the most difficult thing. It is not a matter of time and day to rectify the administration of the government. It is easy to say, but it is very difficult to do."

Commander Luo said: "Don't worry, the emperor is now wise and wise. There are loyal ministers and generals like the Duke of the Kingdom. The Censorate, Hanlin Academy, and the Censorate have been rectified. The administration is clear and clear, and it will definitely be possible to achieve the goal."

Yang Ling smiled bitterly and said to Commander Luo: "Our army lacks training, has poor individual combat power, and is particularly poor in field combat capabilities. When fighting, it mostly uses weapon advantages to make up for the gap between people, so it is good at defending but not good at attacking. But the most serious thing is that morale is too low and morale is low. Even if the weapons are advanced, once the war is fought, it will still be defeated."

Commander Luo agreed and nodded, "Yes, the situation in Dezhou is even more complicated, especially the army sources are different, and they compare with each other, which makes it very troublesome to dispatch. Sangyuankou is a major transportation route between Dezhou and Cangzhou. Twelve cities and Dezhou form horns and help each other, which are extremely important places. Is it appropriate for the Duke of the State to send Baoding and Tianjin reinforcements to hold on their own? The officials are presumptuous, the officials... are really uneasy."

Yang Ling laughed and said, "You can't worry, do you think it's better to keep them under your nose? Haha, the main forces of Dezhou City come from three places. That's really impossible to play. I transferred them away, and the reinforcements from both sides guarded one place. There was no comparison and each took their own responsibilities, and it would be easier to play their role.

Today, I establish my authority with military laws, so that the soldiers will be afraid of the law and know the law. Military discipline will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in a short period of time and will not be followed by the soldiers. How to maintain it for a long time is that you, the general who leads troops, has strict military discipline, clear rewards and punishments, and does not ignore human feelings, can do well."

Commander Luo said cautiously: "The Duke said that it is!"

Yang Ling said again: "The morale of the army must be mobilized. Whether it is easy to say it is easy or not, it is a question of why we fight. Why do we fight? Do you think these soldiers fight? Or to serve the court or to protect the land and the people? If you have this intention, they will not be tired of war and fear of war. I issued a general order to kill the horses, and all the property they obtained belongs to the individual, and the effect will not be immediately visible. When a few battles are fought, the whole army will be like a greedy tiger."

Yang Ling smiled and said, "I used military troops in the Ming Dynasty and always led the troops with civil servants. I went to the front line but sat behind the back to command. I was constrained by the general. Behind him, there were military supervisors, constrained by civil servants. This time my country's Duke came, without civil servants commanding and without supervisors interfering, and I would give you all the power to you. The power and orders are concentrated, so you can do things cheaply."

Yang Ling looked at him meaningfully and said, "People in the world joked that everyone said that I, Yang Ling, was the star of the sky, and Yang beheaded. But I have never used the matter of killing people to establish authority. It was useless when taking over the Shenji Camp, it was useless when Bai Dengshan resisted the Tartars, it was useless when pacifying the Japanese in the south of the Yangtze River, attacking the Folangji people in the southeast, and even when suppressing the Duzhangman in Sichuan.

Whether it is General Bao Shen of Shenji Camp or Governor Ruan Dawen of Fujian, they all have a way to die. If they do not follow the military law, they should be killed by national laws alone. Only today have killed more than 20 small soldiers in order to strictly enforce military discipline. This is really to establish military power and strictly enforce military law. If not, I am worried that you will not be able to control this miscellaneous army. My country’s Duke sings a black face. He has set the hope of the military spirit for you. The safety of Dezhou is in charge of all my dependence."

Commander Luo said solemnly: "Don't worry, Luo Shiquan's responsibilities are in vain. He will definitely live up to the Duke's responsibilities. He can only do his best to defend the city. If the people are in the city, the people will die, and the people will die."

"It's not enough. People are there, the city is there, and people die, and the city must be there!"

"Yes! People are in the city, and people are in the city!"

Seeing Yang Ling walking forward for a while, Luo Shiquan hurriedly signaled the two personal soldiers to help him approach him and said, "Duke, your plan is still a little worried. The son of a daughter cannot sit in the hall. The Duke of Guo is high and now in charge of the military and political affairs of a province in Shandong, and he has a great relationship. Do this..."

"Hey, why do you still say this at this time? Just do it as you please. If you are surprised, you will use the real to attack the virtual world. You will win with a close match."

"What's more, the thieves will definitely win the battle in the past few months. The court's army chased behind them without any threat. The thieves are becoming more and more arrogant. The arrogant soldiers will always take the initiative to give their opponents many flaws!" Yang Ling pounded the city wall lightly and said with his eyes flashing.

The two of them were discussing the city defense matters while walking to the north gate. When they arrived at the north gate, they suddenly saw a group of people gathered under the city, crying and shouting. The soldiers on the top of the city shouted sternly: "Get out! Get out of here! This is a military important place. Under the order of Luo's commander, no one should be allowed to enter the city. Follow the advice and flee to another place. If you make a noise here, my bow and arrow will not have eyes!"

The people below were men and women, old and young, carrying bags and baskets. At first glance, they were people who were hiding from the famine. An old man in his sixties cried and begged: "Official, please be kind. The bandits have occupied the nearby counties, and the wars are everywhere. We really have no place to go. Official, the little old man kowtowed you. You raise your hand and give us a way out."

As soon as the old man knelt down, the people suddenly fell to their knees. The guards on the city shouted: "Go and go, don't worship me, I'm not dead yet, it's so unlucky!"

Yang Ling was furious and frowned and said, "What's going on? Why don't you let refugees go to the city?"

Commander Luo hurriedly said, "You can't let it go! The Duke of the State, you can't let them in! Don't look at these people, old people, men and women, it's hard to say who is the robber. Sometimes their family is a robber, father and son, mother and daughter, and they are all the bandits. Sometimes they are mixed up with fishing.

These people entered the city, either collecting city defense information, or attacking the city gates inside and outside, otherwise they would set fires everywhere in the city when the robbers attacked, and shouting that the horses had entered the city, spreading false news to disturb our army's morale. Most counties such as Qihe, Huimin and others were involved in the horse thieves, and they easily attacked the city, plundered and raped, and poisoned the whole city."

Yang Ling couldn't help but feel silent when he heard this. He just felt pity and blurted out. Commander Luo didn't remind him, and he immediately reacted.

In front of the two armies, the women were not allowed to be kind. Although none of these people looked like the Xiangmao thief, the Xiangmao thief was a team of peasants that had just been pulled up, and they were thieves and dismounted as civilians. There was no need to disguise at all.

Perhaps these people are real refugees, or perhaps there are real refugees among them, but what can they do? They are not omniscient gods and have no omnipotent ability. How to distinguish and distinguish? Life is full of helplessness. On the head of the Jimingyi City, I also gritted my teeth and cruelty. Ignoring the obstruction of Huang County Magistrate and others, I have blown the innocent people who were enslaved by the Tartars into pieces?

In the chaotic times, human life is inferior to grass. The most pitiful thing is always these good people who work silently and contribute silently.

Yang Ling was crying and felt sad, but the order to open the city could never be expressed from his mouth. He could only grit his teeth and harden his heart, watch the people begging again and again, and finally left in despair. They helped the elderly and the young, and their steps were slow, and they walked back three steps, perhaps in their hearts that the defenders on the city would suddenly open the city gate with kindness.

If the country is rich and the people are strong and the people live and work in peace, why would they be displaced and their families are destroyed? If they rebel, even if they have such ambitious families, how can they have a mass base and someone will respond?

Yang Ling secretly swore in his heart: I must work hard to calm this turmoil as soon as possible. In my hands, try my best to change the root cause of this turmoil in my lifetime. Change our national destiny, and change the fate of the people who have suffered from the chaos again and again!

Since walking out of the poor mountain valley of Yangjiaping, there seems to be a force in the dark, pushing him step by step to the position of being below ten thousand people. It took him two years to start his career and one year to get close to the center. This speed is the pride of heaven.

And he did not disappoint God's high hopes. Since he set his own life goals, he has been working hard to break through many obstacles within his ability and tried to make some reforms in some areas for half a year.

Although Yang Ling was not radical in his work, he made reforms directly from the system itself, but in relation to its reputation, all he could do was this. It was impossible to directly perform major surgeries on the political, economic and cultural systems of this huge empire. Such earth-shaking reforms would not be possible even if they were not at the right time and in a state of power.

Anyone who can succeed in reform is paving a path according to his ideas, and then asks the people of the world to realize the things he wants to do according to his ideas. Such a person is a fantasy without power. If he has power, he will only harm others.

The reason why a great successful person succeeds is that the entire society has accumulated enough needs and conditions to make a certain reform. He is the first to clearly find that such reforms should be made and to take advantage of the situation.

There is another situation where such needs and conditions have already sprouted, so the person who is trying to change must focus on cultivating this sprout, create more conditions for it, and promote its maturity. Only when the torrent of history is surging and unstoppable will he take action to guide it, and the water will come naturally.

To achieve the goal of change without showing any lightness, this is a brilliant political strategy that can make a big move. It is to build momentum against the will of heaven, and to make a great leap forward when there is no social conditions, or to just show a little sign of reform conditions and still weak, it will not help but encourage growth when there is a little storm. It will only ruin your own reputation and even kill the small buds by the old forces that are still mainstream.

What Yang Ling is doing now is to care for and cultivate the small reform germination and create the soil for it to produce. When these conditions are ripe, it will give birth to the evolution of cultural and political conditions, and then reform can emerge.

This is a long process. Perhaps he cannot see it blossom and bear fruit in his lifetime, but using the power in his hands to consciously cultivate it can help history avoid detours and make it happen before the ignorance that has lasted for hundreds of years and lag behind.

Now, all this has just begun, and the dawn has gradually emerged. We must not let it be destroyed, and we must not destroy this hope with infinite destruction. This turmoil must be calmed as soon as possible!

As thunder came, he heard low. Yang Ling suddenly looked up and saw dust flying in the flat bend of the post road in the distance. Countless figures of people and horses appeared in the rolling yellow sand. Iron horses and golden swords were full of murderous aura. A large flag appeared in the dust, fluttering in the wind, and the letter was written to fight the word "Liu".
Chapter completed!