Governor please stay

At the turn of the spring and summer of this year, Xiao Yi, the king of eastern Hunan in Linxiang, brazenly rebelled, playing the name of "the side of the Qing emperor", and erected a rebellious flag in Xiangzhou.

However, except for Xiao Gang and Chen Baxian in Guangzhou, no one seemed to respond to him, not even Xiao Ji in Sichuan.

Logically speaking, since Xiao Gang knows everything, it is impossible for Xiao Ji not to receive any news.But no one knows what Xiao Yan's youngest son, the vassal king who sits in Shu, thinks in his heart.It just doesn't move like the turtle next door.

Facing Xiao Yi's "dying struggle", the Jiankang Center's response was also very simple and clear. It can be summed up in two words: strangle!

Military aspect:

Liu Yishou personally led Jiangzhou soldiers and horses, led by Yang Zhong, to attack Liling in the west, and went straight to Linxiang City (Changsha City), Xiao Yi's lair.

Duguxin led Jingxiang's local soldiers and horses, sent troops south from Jiangling, and attacked Baling County (Yueyang City) by land
Wei An led an elite navy to blockade the Yangtze River north of Baling County, and did not allow boats from Dongting Lake to travel to the Yangtze River.

Hu Sengyou brought the newly formed navy to Yingzhou to station troops for training. By the way, he built a water village and a general granary, and took over the grain and grass from the upstream Yangtze River.

In addition to these military measures, the imperial court also ordered to cut off the land and water routes leading to Xiangzhou from various states and counties, and not a single grain was sent to Xiao Yi, so that the Xiangdong palace could not buy things even if it had money, and could not recruit soldiers and horses. .

In response, Xiao Yi went to Baling County, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and asked Wang Sengbian to return to Xiangzhou to guard his old nest, let Wang Lin, who is good at water warfare, guard Baling County, and asked the Fan brothers to guard Wuling County (Changde), so that Dongting Lake could be used. The waterway and Baling County are horns of each other.

Of course, it is not a good idea to disperse troops under the current situation of the enemy, but it is also a helpless move.If the troops are concentrated to defend a city, after being besieged by the enemy, it will be difficult to fly.

Not to mention that Wang Sengbian and Wang Lin and others have been fighting for a long time and have rich experience.Even a person with a little knowledge of the art of war cannot get confused on this kind of issue.

In short, no matter whether it is the central court of Jiankang or the king of Xiangdong, no one has any illusions.

Outside the gate of Yiyang City (Yichun City), Du Ling, the prefect of Yuning County, waited for a long time under the city with local officials, and finally heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the soldiers and horses of the imperial court appearing on the official road.

Being an official is sometimes like risking one's life. When Xiao Yi came last time, he almost couldn't defend the city.

If the city is broken, he will die immediately, and if he surrenders, he will now be classified as Xiao Yi's party, or he will die.Now he can rely on his previous achievements to skyrocket. The ups and downs of life are really exciting.

"Your Highness, luckily I didn't disgrace my life and didn't let the bandits succeed. Now that Master Wang has come to Yiyang, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

Seeing that Liu Yishou personally led the troops to support, Du Len stepped forward to salute in fear and humility.It's gold that shines everywhere, when he took refuge in Liu Yishou, the other side just threw him to Yuning County to practice.

I thought that I would stay in Yuning County until the end of my life in this life, but I didn't expect the opportunity to come across so unexpectedly.It was Du Leng who turned the tide at the critical moment, which prevented Xiao Yi's army from passing through this "Xiangjiang Corridor".

Otherwise, although Liu Yishou would be fine, he would be disgraced by Xiao Yi's sudden attack in Yuzhang County, and it would be impossible to mobilize his troops and horses to chase and intercept the King of Xiangdong on his territory like now.

"Last time you were able to defeat the King of Xiangdong's elite soldiers. This king was very surprised. This king knows the strength of the elite soldiers under the King of Xiangdong. You don't have many soldiers in your hands. How did you make Xiao Yi fall into the sand?" ?”

Liu Yishou looked at Du Len and asked in doubt.

He has always been curious about this question. It is really rare for the county soldiers to defend the city and defeat the main elite soldiers these days.Liu Yishou knew all too well what the Nanliang soldiers were.

If I really want to sum it up, it is that farmers who have undergone simple training, or even no training at all, put on military uniforms and take up weapons, and they are considered county soldiers.

Using such soldiers to defeat those desperadoes under Wang Lin's command was not because Liu Yishou was not optimistic about Du Len, but because the matter was so magical that he couldn't believe it.

"Your Highness is really a noble person who forgets things. Back then, the King of Wu recruited talents from all over the country to take part in the examinations. There were two subjects in civil and martial arts. The champion of Wu happened to be appointed as Yiyang County Captain. It was he who led the children from his hometown to turn the tide, so that Xiao Yi did not succeed."

Du Ling said with emotion on his face.

"Wu Zhuangyuan?"

Liu Yishou muttered to himself and recalled.

He really forgot!After all, this was just a gimmick he made, not to mention that basically all the people who took the exam were crooked.The liberal arts has selected a lot of small officials with swords and pens, and now they are considered to be surveyed.

But in the field of martial arts, they are all vulgar and reckless. After being selected, they quickly disappeared. Liu Yishou didn't even remember who was named and whether he was still alive.

Especially the champion of martial arts, after he was appointed as an official, he rushed to take office impatiently. Liu Yishou was preparing for the Northern Expedition, and he had never even met him once.

Moreover, although there are many martial arts champions in history, Guo Ziyi is the only one who is really promising.So Liu Yishou left it behind afterwards, who knows who the champion of Wu is!

However, what Liu Yishou didn't know was that his not-so-successful "talent competition" showed people struggling in the middle and lower classes of society a way to advance.It wasn't that there was no promotion of talents in that talent competition.

Obviously, this "martial arts champion" is not an ordinary person.

People who can defeat Wang Lin with the county soldiers, can they be ordinary people?The answer is very clear.

"Come on, come on, quickly introduce this champion of martial arts to the king. The king must apologize to him and punish him with three glasses of wine. The same is true of Du Taishou. Such a hero, why don't I let the king meet? "

Liu Yishou pretended to blame, and said with a smile.He even forgot the name of that martial arts champion, it wasn't Su Qier anyway.

"Please, King Wu, my subordinates have already set up a reception banquet in the lobby of the government office. The strong man is still patrolling the city defense and is not here."

Du Ling's face tightened slightly, Liu Yishou calmly pointed out his small thoughts, he secretly became nervous, and hurriedly led the court's soldiers into the city, not daring to greet Liu Yishou any more.

No one likes to be robbed of the limelight. Du Len knew that he was about to get rich this time, but he didn't want his former subordinates to get on top of him.

A group of people came to the lobby, and after they were seated, the food and drinks were served one after another. Liu Yishou glanced at the vacant seat next to Du Ling, knowing that the "Wu Zhuang Scholar" was intentionally shunned by Du Ling, and he didn't want him to sit at the table. .

Now, who is the boss in Liang Guo, I guess the children in the country can tell, not to mention these young talents who hope to climb up.What these people think about is not whether to rely on him or not, but how to climb faster.

Liu Yishou didn't just see who would flatter and promote him.

Yang Xiuzhi will flatter, but he also has a lot of credits that can be recorded in the book, so he has the current position.

Since Liu Yishou was determined to see whoever made the most meritorious deeds would be able to take the position, it was naturally impossible for his colleagues to stop the petty actions of competing for credit.Du Len obviously had such careful thoughts.

But Liu Yishou didn't think there was anything wrong. Du Ling just dismissed the champion of martial arts, and didn't say that it was all his own credit for resisting Xiao Yi's army. .

"Let's start the table when everyone is here."

Seeing that Du Len wanted to speak, Liu Yishou said something in advance.

After a while, there was the sound of armor rubbing in the distance. A burly general in iron armor just wanted to come in, but was stopped by Yuan Shikang, who was on duty at the entrance of the lobby.

"Wu Wang is hosting a banquet in the hall, who are you, how can you enter in armor?"

Yuan Shikang reprimanded with an uneasy expression, but he didn't draw his sword to threaten.

The man was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, he patted his head and said, "I'm a fool! Offending the King of Wu, I'm going to die!"

He quickly took off his armor and threw it outside the door casually.

After entering the hall, this person knelt down and bowed his hands to Liu Yishou and said, "The last general, Cheng Lingxi, pays homage to the King of Wu. Please forgive me for being late due to official business."

He looked a bit fierce, but his attitude was extremely humble.It is conceivable that a person from a humble background encounters a rare opportunity to make progress, how much he hopes to seize it.

"General Cheng is a native of Shexian County (Huangshan, Anhui). He once organized the township to fight against robbers in his hometown, and he is quite famous in the local area. After he won the champion of martial arts, he was appointed as Yiyang County Captain by His Royal Highness, and he couldn't wait to go back to his hometown. Recruit more than a hundred townsmen to come to Yiyang to take up the post, and practice day and night without stopping."

Du Ling introduced Liu Yishou with a smile, but his expression was a little unnatural.

The reason why he didn't take Cheng Lingxi under his command is also very clear from these words.Cheng Lingxi is the leader of the gang in their hometown, while Du Leng is from Sanwu, and both of them are officials in different places.

They can hold together for official business to keep warm, but no one will become someone's confidant.After all, Du Len himself has a group of little brothers under his command.If he worships his eldest brother, what will his brothers do?
"I won the No. [-] martial arts examination, but I didn't even go to the banquet in the Wu Palace. Come and come, this time I will be punished with three glasses of wine! Hahahahahaha!"

Liu Yishou walked over and laughed and helped Cheng Lingxi up, and helped him pat the dust off his body.

"The last general will be Wu Wangxiao's death! This time to suppress the rebellion, please let the last general be the vanguard!"

Cheng Lingxi said excitedly.

Now that he wants to take the position, he needs Xiao Yi's head to step him up!
Why didn't he go to the banquet at the recruiting hall after he won the No. [-] martial arts examination last time?

Because Cheng Lingxi felt that this kind of entertainment was meaningless at all, and it was a waste of time!

It's useless to be familiar with Liu Yishou, and people don't care whether you are handsome or talkative.

Warriors rely on military exploits to climb up, this is the iron law!

The "Sand Sculpture King" next to Liu Yishou was able to rise suddenly, not because he helped King Wu hunt to make a fortune, but because of his solid military exploits.

Cheng Lingxi saw this very clearly. After knowing that he was admitted to the "Wu Zhuangyuan" and was appointed as Yiyang County Captain, he hurried back to his hometown and told his friends: I have become a high official. Get rich and follow me to Yiyang!There is no future in dawdling in my hometown!

After recruiting more than 100 people, he went to Yiyang City to take up his post, and trained more than 100 people to become elites.Only in this way can he gain a firm foothold locally and not become a puppet at the mercy of Du Len.The soldiers and horses who repelled Wang Lin before also owed to the concerted efforts of more than 100 elites as firefighters.

It was precisely because the other party left in such a hurry that Liu Yishou had never even met this person face to face.

After drinking for three rounds, Liu Yishou saw that the atmosphere at the banquet was getting better, he suddenly coughed a few times, and the hall immediately became quiet.

"Xiao Yi killed his father and king first, and raised his flag to rebel later. These national thieves are really punishable by everyone. It's just that the scenery of Xiangzhou is very different from Jiankang. It is quite inappropriate to rush into the army.

How to defeat the enemy according to local conditions takes a lot of thinking.

What opinions do you have, you can speak freely. "

coming!finally come!
Everyone's heart tightened, whether it was Yang Zhong and others under Liu Yishou's command, or Du Ling and Cheng Lingxi from Yiyang City, they had all waited for this sentence for a long time.

Without these words, today's dinner would be a waste of time!
These warriors, none of them believed that they could be promoted by being close to Liu Yishou, and what they were waiting for was to defeat the enemy and make meritorious deeds!

"Your Highness, the general thinks that Xiao Yi's key point this time is not Linxiang City, but... Baling County and Wuling County. The main thing is to focus on water warfare, with Dongting Lake as the battlefield. Xiao Yi operates in Dongting Lake. For many years, the king of Wu still wants to draw it slowly, and water warfare is the enemy's strength, so it needs to be treated with caution."

Du Leng said in a deep voice.

Obviously, he didn't think Xiao Yi was a scumbag who was completely powerless to fight back.This King of Eastern Hunan is indeed far behind Liu Yishou, but Wang Sengbian, Wang Lin, Fan brothers and others who lead the army under his command are all brave and good at fighting.

It's not the kind of cat or dog that can be kneaded at will.

"Prefect Du really spoils his own prestige by making other people's ambitions go away! Then let's take down Linxiang City first."

Yang Zhong mocked with disdain.

Hearing the other party's ridicule, Du Ling didn't answer. Yang Zhong is Liu Yishou's confidant and favorite general, not to mention his ability, just this close relationship is not easy to offend.

"Hey, don't be so absolute in your words. You've already said your words to death. What else can others say?"

Liu Yishou reprimanded Yang Zhong in displeasure, and the latter quickly pleaded guilty.

"Wu Zhuangyuan, what do you say?"

Liu Yishou looked at Cheng Lingxi and asked.

"Wang Lin is good at water warfare, and all of her subordinates are boatmen, trackers, etc., with excellent water skills, and there are many desperadoes.

Although the navy commanded by His Highness is brave, it may not be able to advance and retreat as freely as Wang Lin's troops.

The final general believed that this battle in Dongting Lake should still be based on a small group of soldiers and horses, and that a water battle is not suitable for a decisive battle.If the water battle is defeated, Xiao Yi will go north to Jiangling, or east to Yingzhou (Wuchang).The ease of offense and defense is quite unfavorable to the officers and soldiers. "

Cheng Lingxi was tall and big, but he didn't expect to say the same thing as Du Len.It seems that this person is rough and delicate, and his mind is not as rough as his appearance.

"My lord, it's too early to say these things now. No matter how you use your troops, you should destroy Linxiang City (Changsha City) first. There is no doubt about it. There is no danger for Linxiang City to defend here. Sooner or later, Xiao Yi's troops will be trapped in Dongting lake.

That being the case, we can discuss how to use troops in Dongting Lake after taking down Linxiang City first. "

Wang Wei stood up to smooth things over and said.Although he also looked down on what waves Xiao Yi could make, it was not easy to refute Du Ling and Cheng Lingxi face to face.He is different from Yang Zhong, Du Leng and Cheng Lingxi have no conflict of interest with him.

After all, these two people will be Liu Yishou's team in the future, there is no need to show each other's face now, that's too low EQ.

"It makes sense. Everything must be captured after Linxiang is captured. Don't you all have any objections to this point?"

Liu Yishou asked solemnly.

"We will all obey King Wu's orders!"

Everyone in the hall clasped their hands together and said.

"Very well, General Cheng is the vanguard, attacking Liling. After taking it, repair it on the spot. General Yang attacked Hengyang County in the south of Hunan, and Taishou Du joined forces with King Sand Sculpture to attack Xiangxiang in the south of Hunan.

After these three places are taken, they will besiege Linxiang together! "

After speaking, Liu Yishou slammed the table with his fist.

This is a typical way of chopping off the wings first and then the dog's head. All the generals have no opinion, and the conservative style of play is nothing more than the transfer of soldiers and horses who bullied Xiao Yi to Baling County.

After the crowd dispersed, Liu Yishou asked curiously when he saw that Wang Wei was frowning, "Is there anything wrong with this battle?"

"No, Linxiang's lord has already made arrangements, and Xiao Yi can't play any tricks. The subordinates are just worried that Wei An will be greedy for meritorious deeds."

Wang Wei said with a sigh.

Liu Yishou on Wei An's side couldn't say anything, because they were not his direct subordinates, and Webster's navy could only be regarded as Fang Zhen who obeyed the imperial court's orders.

"Wechsler's Navy has practiced for decades, will they not be able to defeat Xiao Yi, a waste?"

Liu Yishou asked in disbelief.

"Shouldn't be defeated."

Wang Wei reluctantly agrees, but he is very worried that Wei Anpiao will ruin Liu Yishou's major event.