lazy tang

Chapter 574
"Master, what shall we do now?"

"It's okay, I haven't fallen down yet. Let's go, follow me to Zhangjia Village on the north bank. We'll be dormant for a while, and the officers and soldiers are all from the north. They will leave sooner or later. I don't believe that the Guanzhong people can stay here for a long time in Dongting Lake." Inside." Zhang Shisan said confidently.The reason why he escaped the encirclement and suppression by the army many times in the Sui Dynasty was because most of the soldiers of the imperial court were from the north, and it was difficult for them to adapt to the environment in Dongting Lake.

Epidemics and soil acclimatization are common occurrences.Under normal circumstances, the imperial court had to transfer them away after they could not live for a year or a half.When they left, it was time for Zhang Shisan to make a comeback.The three caves of the cunning rabbit, Zhangjia Village is Zhang Shisan's hometown.But Zhang Shisan never mentioned it to anyone else, he had already left a way out here for himself.

Just when Zhang Shisan was rushing to Zhangjia Village, his younger brother Zhang Shiqi was sitting on Yunhao's boat tied up.He was captured together with more than [-] water bandits.

These water bandits are the confidantes of the Zhang family brothers, and when they become chaotic.They all followed the Zhang family brothers, but they didn't expect that a battle would turn into chaos.But chaos is chaos, Zhang Shisan has been in Dongting Lake for many years, and there are not many water bandits who don't know him.At the critical moment, Mr. Zhang Shisan's inspiration exploded.He covered his face and changed into the burning clothes, and sneaked away in the crowd of guards.

Zhang Shiqi found that his eldest brother was missing, and led the water bandits to rush to find him.After searching for a long time, no one was found, but more than 2000 people died.In desperation, he could only lead the remnant soldiers to retreat.

As soon as he returned to his water village, he was blocked by Li Wenzhong.Zhang Shiqi had experienced the power of gunpowder weapons, but Li Wenzhong only shot a few gunpowder crossbows.Zhang Shiqi immediately surrendered knowing the current affairs!

"How can you treat a hero of the imperial court like this, Zhaizhu Zhang, you have been wronged." Zhang Shiqi was brought in front of Yun Hao. Zhang Shi Qi, who was about to be stabbed, suddenly heard Yun Hao's words and couldn't help being stunned.When he looked at Yunhao, Yunhao had already come to him and helped him untie the rope.

Zhang Shiqi was speechless in a daze. At this moment, he was very glad that he didn't scold him just now.If he opened his mouth and cursed just now, he would have been thrown into the lake to feed the fish by now.

"Mr. Zhang contributed a lot to this battle, which hurt the vitality of the water bandits. I will definitely invite the court to reward you two brothers. I haven't found your eldest brother yet. After you find it, you will all live in Yueyang City. Don't live in this water village and suffer anymore!" Yun Hao signaled his soldiers to help Zhang Shiqi up, and politely let him sit opposite him.This made Zhang Shiqi very flattered, and jumped up like a frightened donkey.

"Thank you, Commander, for remembering our brothers. My brothers suffered heavy casualties in this battle. The eldest brother is also alive or dead...!" Thinking of the tragedy of this battle, Zhang Shiqi couldn't help crying.

"Mr. Zhang, don't get excited. Zhang Zhai's auspicious people have their own auspiciousness, and nothing will happen. Your brothers will also go to Yueyang, and the wounded ones will be treated by the guild." Yun Hao enthusiastically pulled Zhang Shi Qi sat down, his good attitude was in a mess.Ling Jing, Wang Zhe and others next to him didn't believe that this was the lonely Duke from last night.

"Thank you, Lord Ding! From now on, our brother's life will belong to the Lord, and what will happen on the mountain of swords will be on the bottom of the sea of ​​fire. In this life, there will be no difference with Lord Ding!" Zhang Shiqi never imagined that he would be the chopping block today. A piece of meat on the table, Yunhao can still treat him like this.

You know, now they are not big bosses with tens of thousands of troops.More than 2000 remnants of his subordinates were defeated, and the water village was also taken away by others.If Yunhao didn't take them in, these 2000 people would not even be able to eat.

Now Zhang Shiqi regretted it, why did he doubt the authenticity of Yunhao's surrender.The loss in this battle was too heavy!Looking at the water village that is being demolished, think about the scenery of the past.Zhang Shiqi burst into tears!

The water village was dismantled in an orderly manner by the soldiers, just like Boss Ma.This water village was also built on a small island, and the dismantled wood was piled up on the small island.The water bandits who were armed were on board watching the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty demolish their homes, but fortunately their parents, wives and children were all placed in the open space to sit.Since people have nothing to do, there is no noise.The scene was eerily quiet!

It is not easy to build a water village, but it is easy to dismantle it.As long as the iron wood used as a support is cut off, a large area of ​​the city can be demolished.Then pull it to the shore, even if it's all alive.

Although he did it quickly, Li Wenzhong was still not satisfied.He came up with a simpler and more violent method, tying gunpowder to those iron logs.After a shocking bang, the iron wood, which the sharp ax had been chopping for a long time, immediately broke into two pieces.Even a large piece of the wall on the side was blown up.

When Zhang Shiqi was about to surrender, many of the tough types still had slanders in their hearts.But it was because of the prestige of the second leader in the past that he put down his weapon.Now seeing the power of the bomb, I am deeply convinced by the wise actions of the second leader.If he hadn't surrendered at that time, he would have already entered the water to feed the fish by now.

Although what Yun Hao said was beautiful, the supervision of these water bandits has not been relaxed.Weapons were of course confiscated, and even the masts of warships were cut off.Their boat is not big, and it is no problem to be towed by Li Wenzhong's sea boat.

Small boats swam around them like sharks.Those guys who wanted to take the opportunity to get into the water were also intimidated by those powerful crossbows and dared not go into the water.Although Erzhai advocated that Shi Qi said that the officers and soldiers had accepted their surrender, the situation before them made them uneasy.

The water village was quickly demolished, and all the wood was piled up in the cottage.Those old and weak also boarded the conscripted fishing boats, and it was confirmed that there was no one on the island.Li Wenzhong gave an order, and a dozen incendiary bombs were thrown in with green smoke.

"Coax!" After the incendiary bomb exploded, orange flames rose into the sky along with black smoke.The messy pile of wood suddenly became a sea of ​​flames.The wood was very wet, so there was a lot of smoke coming out.Li Wenzhong was afraid that he would not be able to light it, so he threw in more than a dozen giant incendiary bombs with an order.

This time it was considered to be on fire, and the whole island burned like a torch.The thick smoke seemed to penetrate into the sky, and the suffocating heat wave could be felt a thousand steps away.

Zhang Shiqi closed his eyes in pain, and a fire burned their brother's hard work for 20 years.It took 20 years to build this water village, but it only takes half a day to destroy it.

The sun had already set to the west, and Yunhao's fleet dragged the warship back to Yuezhou City.This small island that used to be the first water village in Dongting Lake is still burning, and the fire will turn this place into ruins.Perhaps, this place will become an eternal legend.But his story is over!

The water bandits were placed in the military camp outside the city, Yun Hao did not break his promise.There are medical officers stationed inside, and the injured water bandits will be treated.Clean drinking water, warm adobe houses, and delicious meals.Finally let the water bandits calm down, it seems that the officers and soldiers don't intend to kill themselves.Otherwise, who would eat white rice for themselves.

In addition to not being allowed to enter and exit the camp at will, their actions are not much restricted.Zhang Baoxiang hadn't come back yet, and it was up to the magistrates to arrange them, and Yun Hao didn't want to interfere too much.However, it is inevitable to separate these people and send them to various places.They must not be allowed to live together in a group, that will become the biggest instability factor in Yueyang City.

Zhang Shiqi did not live in the barracks, he followed Yun Hao back to the Xingyuan of the Zhongjun.He is very familiar with this place, and he even has a house here.

When I came to this house, I thought of living here a month ago.In a short period of time, the changes are simply vicissitudes.Xiong Kuohai is a good enough friend, he brought brand new quilts with him, and left behind two maids before he left.Said that he was afraid that his brother would be bored, so he sent it here to help relieve the boredom!
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"Ninth Uncle! Duke Chu, what does this mean? Father wants to fight alone. But Gu has just arrived outside Yueyang City, and the battle has already been fought. Could it be that he doesn't want to give Gu a chance to fight the enemy?" Li Chengqian depressed Looking at Li Daoyan, the hand holding the newspaper in his hand was trembling.

"Prince, don't worry. Once you enter Yueyang City, you can see how much was seized in the Yunhao newspaper. This is a money consumptive, and he still cares about it when he sees the money. But you said that all the water bandits have been wiped out. It is possible to fight, but how could one hundred thousand water bandits depend on one battle. The majority of those who fled must be the majority, and there is still a chance for the prince to spread his martial arts." Li Er sent Li Daoyan and Li Chengqian together, it was a wise decision.

The young Li Chengqian was no match for Yunhao, a young fox.The child needs protection, so this uncle who has a good relationship with Yunhao makes his debut.

"If it is captured on the battlefield, it will be returned to the treasury!" Even as a prince, he received royal education since he was a child, but it can't change the fact that he is only 12 years old.In a child's world, right and wrong are always black and white.Since the national law stipulates, it must be done in this way.

"Prince! This is a battlefield. Do you think the soldiers are really fighting for the Tang Dynasty, for the country? Of course there are people with high morals, ideals and beliefs. But definitely not the majority, most of the soldiers are still for their own calculations. When The officials are in order to get promoted, while the soldiers below are naked in order to get rich.

Do you think that so many soldiers are willing to fight for Yunhao because of the rewards issued by the court?During the reign of Wude, the disabled received no more than twenty dans of millet and two horses of silk each year.The deceased will be rewarded with ten coins and twenty mu of land.The family members are exempted from tax and corvee labor for five years.

Look at Yun Hao again, not only will he be rewarded for winning battles.The disabled on the battlefield can receive [-] guan of rice and grain every year, and the dead can even get [-] guan of money.What's more, the family can also receive rice grains from Yun's house every month.Do you think that the Yun family's Jinshanyinhai transfers money to the family, where does the money go? "

"The kindness comes from above. Yunhao's kindness is an invitation to buy people's hearts." Li Chengqian immediately exploded when he heard it.This country belonged to his Li family, even if he wanted to buy people's hearts, the Li family had to come to invite him to buy them. Why should Yun Hao be a duke?
"My prince, your majesty has insight into thousands of miles. Do you think that the court will not know about Yun Hao doing this with such a loud voice? Would your majesty not know? Not to mention your majesty, even Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng and others would not know about it. They can be regarded as first-class people. Could it be that they are also confused?" Li Daoyan's series of questions made Li Chengqian dumbfounded and didn't know how to answer.

Dad is like a giant dragon, controlling everything in this world.Baiqisi penetrates everywhere, and it is indeed extremely difficult to hide the matter of Datang from him.Could it be that all of this is the father's acquiescence?

"Uncle Ninth...! Please explain to my nephew!" Li Chengqian is a good boy, and a good boy will ask things he doesn't understand.

"Hey...! It's not that the imperial court doesn't want to do this, but that the imperial court has no money. What do you think the water bandits in Dongting Lake are getting bigger? Although there were lake bandits in the Wude period, there are definitely not so many. It's not for the grassland This battle was caused by the increase in taxes. It is better to say that the officials forced the people to rebel than the rebellion of the mob.

no money!But the world is not peaceful, there are Turkic people making noise in the north.What about domestic?There are also Feng An in the southeast and Lao people in the southwest.What about the Northeast?Liaodong is still occupied by Koryo, and although the northwest is peaceful now, Li Jihou Junji and his ilk have to lead the army to clean it up.Powerful enemies surround the interior, and the Tang Dynasty does not have an army that can fight. "

"So father acquiesced to Yun Hao taking his own money to comfort those soldiers?" Li Chengqian suddenly realized.

"Yeah! How could the Tang Dynasty have no soldiers to fight! Think about it, from the time when the Supreme Emperor raised troops. Yun Hao led the soldiers, and these soldiers finally became the cornerstone of Zuo Wuwei. In the matter of Xuanwumen, Zuo Wuwei also Great contribution. Over the years, they have fought east and west, fought south and north, and have already become the strongest army in the Tang Dynasty.

It's not that His Majesty doesn't know what kind of disaster this powerful army will bring in the hands of one person.But there is no way, things can only come step by step.Fortunately, Yun Hao didn't intend to control Zuo Wuwei either.In these years, except for one Master Sheng Yan.The officers of Zuo Wuwei are at the mercy of the imperial court.

Every year, the imperial court will transfer some officers from Zuo Wuwei.Then I fell in from other guards. Although General Zuo Wuwei had always been Sheng Yan's division, the officers had changed a few times.This is also your royal father, just in case.And Yun Hao has never expressed any objection, that's why your father is relieved to let the Yun family control Zuo Wuwei. "After telling Li Chengqian so much, we also arrived at Yueyang Wharf.

Yun Hao stood on the pier with the officers of Zuo Wuwei, and Li Wenzhong escorted Li Chengqian with naval ships.The fleet sailed into the Yueyang City wharf in a mighty manner, and all of a sudden, the gongs, drums, and firecrackers were blaring, and colorful flags were waving, and there were crowds of people.

(End of this chapter)