At midnight, the dark clouds are getting thicker and the stars and moon are pale.
However, the lights in Qingzhou City were brightly lit, and the city was under martial law. The troops who received the order to dispatch were patrolling the streets in full force. Anyone who took to the streets without the order of the King of Dharma would be shot without mercy!
Troops who have not received orders are not allowed to step out of the barracks, otherwise they will be shot to death!
The leaders of the Qingzhou Army, including the centurion and above, were all gathered on the large ping in the front yard of Fa Wang's Mansion. Surrounding the large ping were hundreds of tough sergeants holding torches and carrying long knives at their waists, guarding the inside and outside of the large ping with murderous intent!
Everyone was so angry that they didn't dare to breathe. They had already discovered that Dong Yangao and Bai Baier were not present, and Zhu Zhantan, who had come for peace talks, was still in the mansion. However, Tang Tiande was imposing martial law throughout the city. It was obvious that he was trying to defeat them all!
Everyone waited quietly for the arrival of His Holiness. They waited until the east turned pale and then heard the sound of footsteps. Everyone followed the sound and saw Tang Tiande, dressed in military uniform, with a golden sword on his waist, appearing on the high platform in front of Daping with a solemn look on his face.
On top, behind him stood Tang Feng, Wang Xian, Liu Xin, and Ding Gugang, all of them wearing armor and holding swords and guns in their hands!
No one dared to speak, they all looked at Tang Tiande with fear. Tang Tiande's cold eyes swept over everyone, and in the dim light of the sky, he could clearly see the fear on their faces. Then he said in a deep voice: "Last night, Dong Yangao
, Hao Yunzhong, and Bai Baier, three traitors, actually colluded with Zhu Zhantan and his fellow servants in an attempt to assassinate this king and subvert our Song Dynasty regime!"
'Wow...' As soon as Tang Tiande said these words, everyone could no longer hold back and couldn't help but burst into screams.
"Quiet!" Ding Gugang shouted violently. Although he had reacted in the same way when he heard the news before, it did not prevent him from scolding everyone at the moment and acting in front of Tang Tiande to make up for his absence last night.
Only then did everyone calm down, and Tang Tiande then said in a deep voice: "Fortunately, Prime Minister Hei was very knowledgeable and knew the plot of the thieves in advance, and General Liu loyally protected the master, so he thwarted the plot of the thieves and killed them.
Downstairs!"
Before he finished speaking, Tang Feng threw the four bloody heads in front of everyone and said in a strange voice: "Their corpses have been fed to the dogs! This is the fate of thieves!"
'Wow...' The noise became louder now, and no one could keep calm. Dong Yangao and his three former subordinates all looked frightened, worried that they would be implicated. Even those who were loyal to Tang Tiande could not
Stay calm, because this is likely to be the beginning of civil strife in Qingzhou and an all-out war with the King of Han!
"Silence, silence!" Ding Gugang shouted loudly: "Whoever makes any noise again will be dragged out...and given forty punishments with the cane!"
Everyone then reluctantly became quiet again, looking at Elder Tang with fear, resentment, or worry.
Tang Tiande took out the letter from his arms and said slowly: "I know that some people have doubts. I don't know if I am fabricating the facts or if this is true. This is the letter found from Zhu Zhantan. Feng Shuan'er
, please read it to everyone!"
Feng Shuan'er was Dong Yangao's deputy general. After hearing this, he stepped forward bravely, took the letter, opened it and read it, his face changed, and he read it to everyone in a trembling voice for a while!
When the generals heard this, many of them were immediately filled with righteous indignation. They raised their arms and shouted: "Swear to kill the King of Han! Defend the King of France!" The shouts became louder and louder, and the generals of Dong Yangao and the other three had to shout along...
"I know that many of you here have a close relationship with the three of them, so it is inevitable that you will be worried about whether you will be implicated." Elder Tang raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said sincerely: "But I tell you,
I have been friends with the three of them for decades, and my relationship is deeper than any of yours. If I were to pursue them, I would be the first!"
"Haha..." The crowd chuckled, and many people's tense heartstrings relaxed a little.
"Moreover, our Great Song Army has been reorganized. There is no longer anyone's private army, it is all the army of the Great Song Dynasty!" Elder Tang said loudly: "So I can swear to God that absolutely no officers and soldiers will be raped because of their past relationships."
After all, as long as you kill the enemy with loyalty and bravery, I will treat everyone equally and will never treat you differently! Otherwise, my soul will be shattered and I will never enter reincarnation!" Elder Tang learned quickly, and he swore two oaths in a row.
"Thank you for your magnanimity. We will swear allegiance to your Majesty to the death!" How can those old subordinates of Dong Yangao and others not show their loyalty at this time?!
"Go!" Elder Tang nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand and said: "Calm down your soldiers and don't cause any trouble!"
"Yes," all the generals responded. After bowing, they filed away.
Looking at the retreating figures of the generals, Elder Tang still looked tense. An old man like him knew very well that no matter how loudly he spoke, it was useless. The key was to see what they did!
"Don't worry, His Holiness," Wang Xian comforted him softly: "Students can issue military orders, and there will be no trouble."
"Then I'll feel relieved." After receiving Wang Xian's assurance again, Elder Tang finally put his heart back in his stomach...
Facts have proved that Wang Xian was not lying. The next day should be regarded as the most dangerous day. If someone is dissatisfied and wants to cause chaos, it will basically break out on this day. But from morning to night on this day, Qingzhou City is quiet.
Quietly, nothing happened...
This is largely due to the military reforms that Wang Xian has been implementing in recent times. In short, he broke up and reorganized the army that was originally divided into townships, restrained it with strict military laws, and used rich
Collect the huge reward! Wang Xian tried this method with Liu Jun, and it can be said to have immediate results. Now that he has summed up the original experience and lessons, the effect is naturally more outstanding.
Of course, the original chronic problem has still not been solved - that is, this method is simply a waste of money! The method Wang Xian used to eliminate the side effects of harsh punishments was to use heavy rewards to silence everyone! The so-called
Money can make all the difference. Wang Xian spends so much money, of course others are willing to hang out with him!
But in just one month, he had burned out more than one million taels of silver, accounting for 70% of the Qingzhou Army's silver reserves!
This is the reason why Wang Xian must kill Bin Hong. If Bin Hong is still there and still in charge of military supplies, it is absolutely impossible to allow Wang Xian to squander like this. Now that Bin Hong is dead, Wang Xian alone has the final say on military supplies.
, no one cares about him no matter how hard he tries! Even if he keeps going on, the White Lotus Sect’s little savings will be completely wiped out in less than a month, but Wang Xian doesn’t care at all!
What he wants is not eternity, what he wants is just that in the next month, this army can completely obey him, that's enough...
Another day passed, Qingzhou City was still safe, and Elder Tang was completely relieved. Seeing that the problem that he had always thought was unsolvable was not a problem for Wang Xian at all, Elder Tang admired Wang Xian even more! Little did he know that this guy was just
I don’t feel bad for selling my land, I’m just betting on today with the future of the Qingzhou Army!
Seeing that the army was under control, Elder Tang summoned a group of senior generals to discuss a decisive battle with the King of Han!
Although they all knew that they had killed Zhu Zhantan, and the King of Han had no choice but to fight to the death, a group of generals still feared Zhu Gaoxu when they mentioned him, and they all advocated shrinking the defense line and holding on to the city to prevent the King of Han from retaliating!
Elder Tang actually thought so in his heart, but when he saw Wang Xian sneering silently from the side, Elder Tang hurriedly asked: "The military advisor has a different opinion?"
"His Holiness, the students disagree with the suggestions of the generals." Wang Xian said calmly: "Since we know clearly that the King of Han will not send troops within a month, we should seize the opportunity and attack with all our strength to gain the greatest initiative! How can we be afraid of the enemy?
Why are you hiding in your turtle shell and waiting for someone to fight? This is playing into the King of Han's hands!"
"That's the truth," Ding Gugang said with a bitter face: "But the Han army is too powerful, we can't defeat it!"
"Yes, Prime Minister, let's just talk about last time. We all knew that the King of Han was going to attack. More than 10,000 people guarded Linzi City tightly, but what was the result? Why not just let them break into the city overnight and kill everyone?
Falling flowers and flowing water?" Another general, Song Huo'er, said with fear on his face: "The king of Han is under the command of tigers and wolves. We can only defend with the city wall. If we want to attack them, I'm afraid we will hit the stone with an egg!"
"His grandma's fault!" Liu Xin didn't like hearing it anymore and scolded: "Song Huo'er, you coward! You were scared to death even before you were beaten! If you dare to say anything discouraging again, I will kill you!"
"Old Liu, this battle is no joke!" Song Huoer said with a bitter face: "If we lose, there will be no place for us people to die."
"How dare you say that!" Liu Xin drew his fist to hit Song Huo'er, but Wang Xian stopped him, and Liu Xin backed away angrily.
"Brother Song is right when he says something. If we lose this battle, we people will have no place to die!" Wang Xian looked at the crowd and said seriously: "Everyone, now we in Shandong are in a three-legged situation.
The Song Dynasty is one leg, the King of Han is another leg, and Liu Sheng of Jinan Prefecture is another leg. It is precisely because these three legs restrain each other that Shandong will be temporarily peaceful."
"That day you also heard the letter from the King of Han. The letter said that in one month, he will become the Governor-General of Shandong to suppress the bandits. In other words, Anyuan Hou Liu Sheng's army will also belong to him, and the King of Han's army and the official army will soon be united.
Two become one! Tell me, do you want to fight the King of Han who is restrained now, or do you want to fight the King of Han whose strength has doubled and who has monopolized power in a month?"
"This..." When the generals heard this, they thought the same thing and couldn't help but look hesitant on their faces.
"What's more, the King of Han has nothing to fear, we will win this battle!" Wang Xian raised his hand and said, "Because in this battle, the King of Han will lose in five cases, and we will win in five cases!"
"What do you mean, Prime Minister?" Elder Tang asked quickly.
"The king of Han was cruel and cruel, and the people in the territory were complaining. Everyone wanted to eat his flesh and gnaw on his bones. This was a loss of people's hearts, and he was bound to lose! Le'an Prefecture was only a small area, and the terrain was flat. Once the army arrived, there was no danger at all.
The only way to defend is to fight in the field. This means that there are no geographical advantages, and the two will be defeated!" Wang Xian shook his feather fan lightly and talked eloquently: "The king of Han claimed to have a hundred thousand soldiers, but the actual number was less than 50,000, and most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled.
, this man is in decline, and must be defeated! The King of Han was demoted after a failed attempt at rebellion. Seeing that he was suspicious of the court and abandoned by hundreds of officials, he became even more ambitious and attempted to annex Anyuanhou's troops. Once a war broke out, Anyuanhou would not
Rescue, this is unjust and there will be no help, and you will be defeated in four ways! The King of Han has not obtained the imperial decree and goes to war without permission, which will definitely attract criticism from the government and the public. He will definitely be tied up and lose control of his advance and retreat, and he will be defeated in five ways!" For mobile phone users, please visit http://m.piaotian