Here in Liujia Village, after ambushing Tujia Fort and killing nearly 6,000 enemies, the Nanyi Army once again won a complete victory. This was good news that inspired people and boosted morale.
But in fact, Ling Yun was not happy. The reason was that the Lingnan Army led by Li Siyuan suffered a disastrous defeat. There were not many Lingnan soldiers left. Even if they were all merged into the Nanyi Army, except for the casualties due to the defeat and the surrender of troops, now Liu
In our village, there are only nearly 8,000 soldiers capable of charging into battle.
The most important thing is that the Nanyi Army has very few weapons and equipment, crossbows and other new sharp weapons left, and it is simply not enough to support the next large-scale battle. If Tujiabao attacks again at this time, just relying on these 8,000 soldiers,
I am afraid that if it is difficult to stop, the originally good situation will be reversed.
This is why Ling Yun frowned and looked worried.
At this moment, Guo Yixiu suddenly came to him and brought him a shocking secret.
"Master Yun, something happened."
The glimmer in Guo Yixiu's eyes was shining, and the corners of his mouth were rising.
"What's up?"
As soon as these words came out, Ling Yun was suddenly startled. He stood up quickly and blurted out, "Is the enemy coming?"
Ling Yun was originally worried about an attack from Tujia Fort, but now that he heard the word "something happened", his nerves were tense and his whole body was uneasy, for fear of being accidentally attacked by Tujia Fort.
Guo Yixiu didn't expect his reaction to be so big. He shook his head in denial and said, "Master Yun, no...that's not what I meant."
"call!"
Ling Yun breathed a sigh of relief and sat down slowly.
Guo Yixiu squinted his eyes, "Master Yun, this is good news!"
"Then tell me what good news it is!"
Ling Yun didn't seem to be very interested in the good news that Guo Yixiu said, so the expression on his face remained the same, melancholy and his eyes were wrinkled. Perhaps in his opinion, if the threat from Tujiabao was not lifted, all the good news would be in vain.
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Guo Yixiu smiled mischievously and said mysteriously, "Master Yun, something happened in Tujia Fort."
"What?"
Ling Yun stood up again and said excitedly, "You just said...you mean something happened in Tujia Fort?"
"Exactly, Master Yun."
Guo Yixiu nodded and said straightforwardly, "Our army's spies hidden in Tujia Fort came to report that the master of Tujia Fort died suddenly three days ago. It is said that he died of poisoning. In fact, no one knows whether it is true because he did not do it in public.
Instead of conducting an autopsy, he was hurriedly placed in the coffin under the secret operation of Yang Qinhai and others."
Ling Yun half-opened his mouth and said in disbelief, "You...you mean, the master of Tujia Fort died three days ago?"
"Yes, Master Yun."
Guo Yixiu solemnly said, "According to the spies, after the death of Yang Siye, the master of Tujia Fort, Tujia Fort immediately fell into chaos. The most important thing is that in order to take the position of the fort master and control the Tujia army, Yang Qinhai, within the Tujia people,
The mass killings started, causing rivers of blood to flow among the Tujia people."
"After a bloodbath, Yang Qinhai finally took control of the Tujia army, but who knew that he had other thoughts about the position of the fort master? As soon as he took control of the Tujia army, he couldn't wait to ascend to the position of the fort master. This move was directly attacked by countless people in the fort.
The opposition of ethnic groups, especially the ethnic groups led by the Zhuang and Maonan ethnic groups, are firmly opposed to Yang Qinhai taking over the position of the fort master."
"Not only that, the ethnic group headed by the Zhuang began to secretly investigate the cause of death of the fortress master Yang Siye. After searching and searching, they found that the real cause of death was inseparable from Yang Qinhai. When they learned the news, Pan Changhe, He Xinghuai and various
When the clan leader went to question Yang Qinhai, he was suddenly detained by the latter..."
"Now the Tujia Fort is tense and unrest is about to break out. Pan Chengwen leads 20,000 men from the Zhuang family and tens of thousands of men from other ethnic groups, and they are facing off against 30,000 men from the Tujia family led by Yang Qinhai. However, Yang Qinhai has hostages in his hands, forcing Pan Chengwen and others
No one dares to act rashly!"
After hearing this, Ling Yun was shocked. He never expected that Tujiapu did not send troops to retaliate against them at the critical moment. Instead, at this critical moment, civil strife broke out and they killed each other. This was a golden opportunity.
If the response is good, while the various ethnic groups in Tujia Fort are in civil strife and fighting each other, the enemy will definitely get into chaos. Wait until all the elite casualties are exhausted, and then lead troops to attack Tujia Fort. They will be able to capture Tujia Fort in one fell swoop and achieve great success.
The merits of this world.
At this moment, Ling Yun was extremely excited inside. No matter how much he suppressed it or how deeply he took a deep breath, he still couldn't calm it down. His heart kept jumping and trembling, and he was so excited that he couldn't control himself.
With a twinkle in his eye, he confirmed, "Yixiu, is what you just said true?"
In order to dispel Ling Yun's suspicion, Guo Yixiu added, "What's more, when I got the news, I immediately sent military scouts to Tujia Fort to investigate secretly. At this time, the total will be back. When Master Yun asks, he will know the truth."
Fake!"
If Ling Yun still has doubts about Guo Yixiu's shocking secret, then he absolutely agrees with his subsequent actions.
In this way, you only need to wait for the military scouts to return, and you will be able to know the current situation in Tujia Fort.
While waiting for the return of the scouts, it can be said that the day is like a year... The hard work pays off. After being restless and looking forward to the return, the scouts sent to Tujia Fort finally came back.
Fortunately, the news brought back by the scouts was almost the same as what Guo Yixiu said, and some were more detailed. After the scouts explained one by one, Ling Yun and others had a clearer understanding of the current situation in Tujia Fort.
Know and take control.
After some deliberation, and in order to ensure that Tujia Fort could be captured in one fell swoop, Ling Yun ordered all the government officials in Shangsi County to be removed. Worried about the lack of military strength, he also ordered the recruitment of strong civilians in Shangsi County to act as a reserve army.
Although they are nominally recruiting civilians, there is a difference between this and that. In order not to cause complaints from the people of Shangsi County, Ling Yun recruits civilians on a voluntary basis. If they do not join the army voluntarily, even if they arrive in Liu
Jia Cun will also be sent home.
In restaurants and teahouses in Shangsi County... countless people are discussing Lingyun's conscription.
"Everyone, I don't know if you have heard that the military recruitment by Lord Zhizhou is based on the principle of voluntariness, and it is not just about arresting people on sight."
In the teahouse, a man named Han suddenly spoke, attracting everyone in the teahouse to look at him.
This person's surname is Han, and his last name is a D.
Han Ding is thin and has no flesh on his body, but when he opens his mouth, he can attract everyone's attention. This is because he has an extraordinary status and is a rare boy in Shangsi County.
"Principle of voluntariness? Brother Han, how do you say this?"
The person who asked the question was named Liu Bowen, and he was a good friend of Han Ding.
Hinton paused and explained with a smile, "Brother Bowen, the principle of voluntariness means that those who are willing to join the army can join the army. Those who do not want to join the army and are forced to join the army will also be deported when they arrive at Liujia Village.