In the spring of the ninth year of Daye, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty once again personally conquered Goguryeo.
This time, the attention within the Sui Dynasty was no longer focused on the expeditionary Sui army.
Everyone who knows knows that if Yang Guang responds improperly this time, he may directly ruin the Sui Dynasty.
The eyes of some big forces are on the Longyou military aristocracy.
I really want to know how they will hold Yang Guang back and fish in troubled waters.
This is also the reason why Wu Dong has not stopped since the eighth winter of Daye until now. At this time, Sui Dynasty did not have the energy to care about him.
Of course, it was also the target of Wu Dong's efforts, and it was not an area that the Sui Dynasty valued.
From north to south, the county towns are not moved and the prosperous towns are not moved, and only the manor fields that are a certain distance away from the city are taken.
The robbed manor fields were valued but not particularly important to their owners and were not the family's core industry.
As a result, Wu Dong's men and horses continued to fight from winter to spring.
There are more than a dozen or nearly twenty manors, and there are even one or two small temples among them.
Wu Dong was not polite at all and robbed the fields. The monks who dared to resist were also arrested and sent to the distant Xinna village for resettlement.
He did not kill innocent people indiscriminately, but in one winter, at the hands of incited tenant farmers and hermits, no less than a thousand of his powerful minions, as well as servants of aristocratic families, died.
There is no way, these guys have too deep grievances and are covered in all kinds of vile crimes. They always want to give the tenant farmers a vent, and by the way, it is necessary for them to hand over the certificate of surrender.
In this way, the population in the territory easily increased by tens of thousands in one winter.
Not only were there powerful locals who had not been robbed, but even aristocratic families reacted violently. They immediately sent out their elite men to check the situation and kill all the 'young people' who dared to rob the fields.
The result was naturally similar to the situation of the Rongyang Zheng family's foreign affairs ministers. Either they were all killed or they were all taken prisoner and no one escaped the trap.
Ahem, before the situation is clear, local powerful people and aristocratic families will not easily use precious first-class experts.
How could a second-rate martial artist be able to withstand the third-rate body-training warriors who were like wolves and tigers under his command?
These powerful guards from aristocratic families have collected several internal skills and mental techniques, and the highest level is no more than second-rate.
In the process, the brothers will inevitably suffer casualties.
Fortunately, the core jurisdiction of Wudong has formed a relatively complete system, and there will definitely be no problems in the aftermath.
The pension that should be provided will not be small, and the arrangements that should be made will be properly put in place.
If it weren't for the fact that the number of reliable manpower trained by his subordinates was still too small, Wu Dong's troops would have started to snowball if they were worried about an uncontrollable situation.
His strength is still too weak and his foundation is seriously lacking, so Wu Dong is unwilling to take too many risks.
If one person is not good enough, the powerful family may directly have fierce conflicts with gangs and sects and fight.
The power of gangs and sects in the Double Dragon World of the Tang Dynasty is a bit too strong.
They often help tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people, and they are basically closely connected with the lives of the people at the bottom.
The rural strategy adopted by Wu Dong can easily arouse the vigilance of nearby gangs and sects, thus triggering a big fight.
By then, Wu Dong would have to be busy putting out fires everywhere and would have no free time at all.
How could he stand this? It's not like he had to expand his territory to an astonishing level in a short period of time. It would take a long time.
Only if a large number of body-refining warriors who are comparable to second-rate masters appear among his trustworthy brothers, he will let go of his hands and feet.
At that time, basically ordinary Jianghu first-class people do not need him to personally deal with it, and his subordinates can solve it.
However, during the actual combat process, the strength of the body-refining warriors increases quite rapidly.
When the number of warriors under your command is large enough, it is certain that a group of geniuses will emerge, and then it will be fun.
Wu Dong was looking forward to it. How would he feel when the mainstream Qi warriors encountered a group of elite body-training warriors?
Wu Dong guessed that he would most likely use swear words to express his disbelief.
He was so active in toiling, even during the Chinese New Year, which naturally attracted the attention and attention of his colleagues in the Wagang Army.
When the big leader Zhai Rang specially invited him to have a drink, he asked him what was going on.
Wu Dong was also blunt, saying that he had received definite information that Sui Emperor Yang Guang's expedition to Goguryeo would definitely not go smoothly.
Without waiting for Zhai Rang to ask, he pointed out the doorway inside.
During the first expedition to Goguryeo, the Longyou military aristocratic group following Yang Guang suffered heavy losses, and Yang Guang intended to use Goguryeo's hand to suppress and weaken them.
However, just like building the Grand Canal, Yang Guang did it too hastily and exposed his thoughts early. How could it not trigger a strong backlash?
You must know that Yang Guang was able to secure the throne of emperor because of the strong support of the Longyou military aristocratic group.
Now that the two families are falling out, with the behavior of the Longyou military aristocratic group, will Yang Guang be allowed to destroy Goguryeo and regain its momentum and stabilize its position?
Zhai Rang also knew that there was a magistrate in the county. He understood what was going on as soon as he heard it. He just asked Wu Dong if the news was reliable?
Wu Dong didn't hide it, he directly mentioned a name and asked Zhai Rang, the big leader, to send someone to investigate carefully to find out whether something was going to happen.
Zhai Rang was silent for a long time, and finally sighed and said: "The world of the Sui Dynasty is going to be in chaos!"
From then on, he strongly supported Wu Dong's expansion measures, and whenever any veteran of the Wagang Army raised questions, he helped resolve them.
Since he knew that the world might be in chaos, and since Zhai Rang did not have much ambition, he naturally would not hinder Wu Dong's secret expansion of territory.
As long as Wu Dong did not take the initiative to break away from the Wagang Army, his expansion of territory to boost his momentum would be similar to the Wagang Army's boost of momentum, but he was much richer.
On the other hand, Xu Shiji and Shan Xiongxin, after learning about Wu Dong's thoughts and plans, encouraged the leader Zhai Rang to take action.
No matter what, the name Wagangjun should be called, it will be loud for a while.
With the existence of Shan Xiongxin, a military general whose strength is comparable to that of a first-rate late or even peak warrior, it will not be a problem for the Wagang Army to directly attack county-level cities.
Shan Xiongxin, whose strength had greatly improved, now had a huge strength in one hand. With the combined strength of his two arms, and with the charge of his horse, it was really possible to blast through the county gate with a shot.
However, this reliable idea was suppressed by Zhai Rang. Now is not a good time to start a war. We have to wait for the Sui Dynasty to become chaotic.
Of course, Zhai Rang also opened his mouth at this time and let the veterans of the Wagang Army increase their efforts to loot the canal supplies.
Ever since he knew that the man had the intention of treason, and given his position at that time, Zhai Rang, who had served as a county magistrate, naturally understood what he would do.
In this case, Zhai Rang didn't mind fishing in troubled waters at all, and let the Wagang Army follow suit to gain a vote and build momentum at the same time.
On the other hand, Xu Shiji, who was trained as a confidant by the great leader Zhai Rang, also knew about this secret matter.
When I first heard about it, you can imagine how shocked I was.
Immediately, he was full of excitement...
Why did he join Wagang Institute?
Aren't you dissatisfied with the behavior of the Sui Dynasty officials and want to overthrow them and establish a new dynasty?
I didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon, it's incredible.
The Kaihuang rule initiated by Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was no joke.
The population of the Sui Dynasty was almost restored to the peak period of the Han Dynasty. The family wealth was extremely strong, and the Sui army's combat power was also quite strong.
Not to mention anything else, the Turkic Empire was in a state of disarray, and its repeated defeats were no joke. They were all fought with swords and guns by the Sui army.
But who would have expected that just a short time after the end of the Kaihuang rule, the Sui Dynasty would already be in a state of turmoil.
Such a great opportunity cannot be easily missed.
Xu Shiji made a rather bold suggestion. Should he simply follow the person who was about to rebel and make a fortune?
However, such a risky suggestion was directly rejected by Zhai Rang.
Are you kidding? Do you really think Sui Emperor Yang Guang was a soft persimmon?
He didn't even look at how many troops he had in his hands at this time. If he randomly divided one of them, it would be enough for the Wagang Army to have a good drink.
The reason why he didn't think that the Wagang Army would be destroyed was because Wu Dong and Shan Xiongxin gave him the confidence and confidence.
Unless Yang Guang sends out the powerful experts around him, the Wagang Army will be seriously injured at most and will not be able to get up for a while, but it will not be completely destroyed.
Although it is unclear how powerful Wu Dong is and how powerful he is.
But compared to Shan Xiongxin, Zhai Rang felt extremely confident.
Shan Xiongxin once said privately that with his current strength, if he had a head-on fight with leader Wu Dong, he might not be able to get away with even ten moves.
It may be an exaggeration and modesty, but it also shows that Wu Dong's military strength is definitely not a joke.
Wu Dong had no idea that Xu Shiji would make such a bold suggestion.
It can only be said that when the God of War was young, his brain sometimes had feverish impulses.
Not to mention that Wu Dong was busy expanding his rural territory throughout the winter and the beginning of spring. The Wagang Army quietly increased its looting of the Grand Canal.
All the big forces were waiting for Yang Guang's joke, and then they were ready to start poaching the Sui Dynasty.
On the other side, the Jianghu during this period was surprisingly peaceful.
Without Wu Dong secretly fanning the flames and manipulating the air in a blasphemous manner, it seems that the world has returned to its usual state.
This kind of situation makes a lot of people who are used to eating melons, as well as the common people at the bottom a little uncomfortable.
Damn it, you don’t have any fun during the Chinese New Year, life is really boring these days.
Who has the patience to listen all day long to rumors about a certain righteous hero who has 'removed harm for the people' again, or about a demonic heretic who was beaten to a pulp?
Even, there is a guy who doesn't think it's a big deal to watch the fun, but he dares to shout in public...