"What! Akuo is dead? Was he killed by the Tiger Crouching Cannon?"
"Then...that thing is called the Crouching Tiger Cannon?"
When King Hongzhou and uncle and nephew Song Yu met, they were astonished.
King Hongzhou knew that the Raozhou brothers had used weapons, but he did not expect that the Raozhou brothers could be defeated so thoroughly.
It is no exaggeration to say that it will collapse at the first touch.
Even the general died in his presence.
"It's the Tiger Crouching Cannon that caught us off guard! Uncle Wang! Lend me another 10,000 troops from my nephew, and I'll find a place!" Song Yu was indignant.
He didn't feel much grief over his brother's death.
I even feel a little more happy in my heart.
No one will compete with him for Raozhou’s territory...
"Borrow...borrow troops? Do you still want to borrow troops?" King Hongzhou asked, staring at Song Yu.
"Yes, Uncle Wang. The Jiangzhou soldiers are actually more powerful than the Crouching Tiger Cannon. As long as we don't fight head-on with the Crouching Tiger Cannon, we will definitely win!" Song Yu said confidently.
"Then... okay, here comes someone." King Hongzhou said calmly.
Song Yu rubbed his hands and said, "At least ten thousand, the more, the better!"
Li Yujiang came in after listening to King Hongzhou's order.
"Your Majesty, your orders." Li Yujiang said, clasping his fists.
"Capture this traitor!" King Hongzhou's expression changed, and he pointed at Song Yu and said sternly.
"Rebel... traitor? Where is the traitor?" Song Yu was stunned, still looking around.
"Hey? Why are you arresting me?" Song Yu was already confused, and he was captured by Li Yujiang.
"You dare to rebel against the traitors and raise an army to cause chaos. I will not kill you for the sake of your uncle and nephew. Li Yujiang, take him to Jiangzhou and hand him over to the king of Jiangzhou!" King Hongzhou said with a straight face.
"Uncle Wang!"
"Uncle Five!"
"We are uncles and nephews!"
"You can't do this to me! Uncle Wang!"
Song Yu struggled and shouted, but he was no match for Li Yujiang.
"Drag him out! Drag him out!" King Hongzhou said angrily.
Song Yu was dragged out directly with her hands cut behind her back, and this is what she said.
Only King Hongzhou himself was left in the room.
King Hongzhou wanted to drink a glass of water, but his hands were shaking so much that he couldn't pick up the teapot.
He is panicking now. He knows about the two guys from Raozhou launching troops.
I knew it but didn't tell Song Yang.
If you know something but don't report it, that's a big problem.
If Song Yu is killed, he can die without any evidence.
But he couldn't take action. Song Yu and several hundred people fled to Hongzhou and Song Yang couldn't possibly not know about it.
As an uncle, it would be even more suspicious if he killed Song Yu.
That's why the king of Hongzhou was afraid, afraid of being known by Song Yang, and also afraid of being suspected by Song Yang.
Jiangzhou soldiers are too strong and cannot be provoked.
He was scared to death now, and he just hoped that Song Yu would not say anything, or pretend that he didn't know anything and refuse to admit it.
"Your Majesty, you are not wrong in doing this. Taking him to Jiangzhou will, firstly, calm Ayang's anger; secondly, it will be an act of righteousness to kill relatives. As for whether you knew before... did they tell you that they were going to use troops?"
When King Hongzhou was trembling, Princess Shen Linglong walked in. He poured a glass of water for King Hongzhou, handed it to King Hongzhou and said.
"They...that's right! Although they mentioned raising troops, I immediately dissuaded them!"
King Hongzhou remembered that at that time he told Brother Raozhou that Jiangzhou soldiers were fierce and could not fight the enemy.
But if these two guys don't listen, who will they rely on?
"Yes, yes. I have persuaded them! I have advised them! I didn't tell A Yang because I forgot!" King Hongzhou showed a smile again.
…
When the King of Hongzhou was startled, Song Yu was escorted onto the boat to Jiangzhou.
But he was destined to not find Song Yang.
Because Song Yang went to Poyang and asked Ma Cheng and Song Chengwang to go to Xinchang and Yiyang.
He is going to start taking over Raozhou.
The Raozhou brothers have already made Raozhou miserable.
Now that they have been dealt with, Raozhou can be brought under control.
It only takes one day to take a boat directly from Duchang to Poyang.
Poyang's remaining troops surrendered without resistance.
All the "elites" were taken away by Song Kuo and Song Yu, and those left behind were the old, weak, sick and disabled.
Those captured Raozhou soldiers were left in Duchang by Song Yang, and Liu Huairen was sorting them out.
Ordinary people will still have to be resettled back to Raozhou in the future, and Raozhou cannot be allowed to become a death place like Yuezhou.
"Your Majesty, this is Raozhou garrison Xue Ming." Not long after arriving in Poyang, Wang Dabiao found Poyang's largest cadre.
Speaking of which, this garrison master was the military attache with the highest official position that Song Yang found after the natural disaster.
Yu Ming was all sealed by himself, but this one was originally a defender.
"Xue Ming, humble duty, pays homage to the prince." Xue Ming already knew where Song Yang was coming from, he was the serious king and prince of Jiangzhou.
"Master Xue? Why didn't you follow them to Duchang?" Song Yang asked curiously.
"Reporting to the prince, I have no involvement in the affairs of the two princes. I was injured after the natural disaster and only recovered some time ago."
"After I recovered from my injury, I managed the civil affairs in Poyang. Since I had no soldiers, neither prince found a humble position."
Xue Ming said, lifting up his clothes, he could see a large circular scar on his abdomen, which must have been pierced by something.
He didn't even die from such a big wound, so his life was serious enough.
Xue Ming was on guard and didn't have a single guard in his hands, which was really tragic.
After the natural disaster, this guy almost died, and the guards around him were divided among the Raozhou brothers.
As of now, he is left as a polished commander, but he is still injured, so no one is willing to take him.
"What's going on in the city?"
Song Yang looked at Poyang City. It was dilapidated and depressing, and a few ordinary people looked sallow and thin.
"Your Majesty, all the young men and women in the city have been forcibly taken away by the two princes. Now the only ones left are the old, weak, women and children, a total of 3,306 people." Xue Ming said honestly.
"You remember clearly." Song Yang smiled.
"When I led troops in the past, I remembered my soldiers most clearly." Xue Ming explained.
He knew that the Raozhou brothers had gone to fight against Jiangzhou.
Now the Raozhou brothers have not come back, but the King of Jiangzhou has come. The result can be imagined.
So when Xue Ming learned that Song Yang was coming, he asked questions very honestly and said nothing.
In addition to the small population, there is actually not much food in Poyang City.
Most of the food was taken by the Raozhou brothers to be used as military rations, and the rest was barely enough to survive for a month or two.
In a month or two, Xue Ming plans to take the people to flee to Hongzhou...
Moreover, Xue Ming said that the situation in all counties in Raozhou is similar.
Half of the remaining grain in the fields was eaten by the people, and the other half was robbed by the Raozhou brothers.
"Where is Brother Raozhou's grain depot?" Song Yang asked.
"Xinchang and Yiyang." Xue Ming said immediately.
Song Yang nodded. In fact, he had already guessed it.
He arranged for Ma Cheng and Song Chengwang to go to these two places, and they should be able to find some food.
Song Yang looked at Xue Ming, then at Poyang City, and said slowly:
"In the future, Raozhou will be under the direct control of the Jiangnan Alliance, and there will be no need for the Raozhou royal family to exist."
"Those prisoners will be returned after screening."
"Abolish Yugan, Shangrao, Guixi, and Yinshan, and retain only the five counties of Poyang, Xinchang, Yiyang, Leping, and Yongfeng."
"Master Xue, you will be the prefect of Raozhou from now on!"
From guard to prefect, it is actually a horizontal transfer.
But in terms of power, the prefect is greater than the defender.
The garrison was only responsible for the military affairs, and even the food and grass were under the control of the prefect.
"Zhi... prefect..."
"Humble... I accept my order! Thank you, Your Majesty, for the promotion!"
Xue Ming was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing and thanked Song Yang immediately.
He knew that Raozhou would be Song Yang's place from now on.
As for what kind of alliance it is, it’s not about who has the big fist and who can talk the talk.
Xue Ming was able to carry Qing, and of course he only paid tribute to Song Yang at the dock.
"Shen Dan." Song Yang looked back at Shen Dan and shouted.
Shen Dan also went on the expedition this time, but did not participate in actual combat or command.
Although Song Yang believed in him, he and the Raozhou brothers must be involved with the Hongzhou King.
So I just took him out with me.
"Your Majesty, your name is Ji Zhi." Shen Dan trotted over.
"Shen Dan. If you are in charge of people's livelihood in Hongzhou from now on, you should train in Raozhou first." Song Yang said with a smile.
"Yes, just follow the prince's orders." Shen Dan clasped his fists.
"Okay. Then you can transfer him to the general magistrate of Raozhou. From now on, you will work with Mr. Xue to build Raozhou well."
"This place is in desperate need of development. It's up to you whether it can be developed."
"You have been studying in Jiangzhou for several months. Now it is time to test your learning results."
Song Yang looked at Shen Dan and said.
Originally, I wanted Shen Dan to go to Hongzhou to serve as a garrison, but now because I am in a hurry to hire people, I will keep him in Raozhou temporarily.
Shen Dan said seriously: "My lord, don't worry, I will definitely assist Mr. Xue in rebuilding Raozhou!"
Song Yang nodded and looked at Wang Dabiao. Wang Dabiao shrank his neck and said, "Your Majesty, I don't want to stay in Raozhou, but I still want to make gunpowder!"
"I didn't let you stay!" Song Yang curled his lips and said.
"When I go back, tell Wei Nan to come to Raozhou and take office, and let him be the leader of one thousand households in Raozhou!"
"Don't this kid want to go back to the army every day? Now let him go back, and give him a thousand households to work on. If the Raozhou Renaissance Army can't train well, I will punish him!"
Wei Nan has been engaged in internal affairs with Fang Zhe for more than half a year. Although he is doing well, he still wants to return to the army.
He has mentioned this matter to Song Yang several times.
But firstly, Fang Zhe really needed help, and secondly, there was no good place to arrange him.
So I left this matter alone.
This time, there happened to be a vacancy in Raozhou, so Wei Nan could be transferred here to help Song Yang see a scene.
Compared to Xue Ming and Shen Dan, Wei Nan is the closest confidant.
Moreover, Wei Nan had also managed internal affairs, so it was just right for him to come to Raozhou to take charge of the army and help him manage internal affairs.
As for Fang Zhe, in the past six months, he has trained many new people, enough to take over Wei Nan's work.
After Wang Dabiao heard Song Yang's words, he immediately promised to remember this and tell Wei Nan the good news when he went back.
Although he was not promoted, being in the explosives factory meant that he was still Song Yang's most trusted person.
This is the most important.
After arranging the three civil and military officials in Raozhou, Song Yang looked at Xue Ming and Shen Dan and said seriously:
"Master Xue, Master Shen. From now on, the appointment and dismissal of personnel in the counties in Raozhou will be left to you to discuss."
"I don't care who you use, I only look at the results. Remember, in half a year I will send people to various places to check the results of people's livelihood."
"I will reward those who pass the exam, and those who fail will get packed up and get out of here!"