In such a simple way, he became the military leader of the remaining Nanchen regime?
This is seriously inconsistent with his previous plan.
His previous plan was to follow the style of local vassal towns and directly occupy the Taihu Lake and Qiantang areas, win a few battles and destroy one or more of the Sui army's prestige, and then bargain with the Sui court and the Lingnan Song clan.
He also became the local bully in the south.
If he becomes General Nanchen Zhennan, he will definitely become the target of the Sui army's attack and care in the future!
In this regard, Lei Hu did not refuse. General Zhennan was General Zhennan. Was he still afraid of the Sui army?
As for the overall situation, the situation, etc., Lei Hu knew it in his heart but didn't care.
This world is a world of high martial arts. If a person's personal strength is high enough, he can completely ignore the number of troops. He happens to be one of the top strong men in the world.
Otherwise, on the way to Taihu Lake smoothly, he could clearly sense the auras of nearly ten innate masters wandering around, but he didn't care at all. Aren't he confident that he could solve all the troubles?
Those innate masters wandering around didn't dare to show up, weren't they also afraid of his tyrannical strength?
So, if there is enough strength to deteriorate, so what if it goes against the general trend?
Could it be that Sui Emperor Yang Jian was willing to strand 500,000 Sui troops in the land of Nanchen for many years just for his own sake?
Are you kidding me, the Turks outside the Great Wall are keeping an eye on them, and the powerful families in the north are also dishonest. If there is not enough military power to deter them, the country may change color at some point, and another powerful family will replace the Yang family.
Of course Yang Jian would not be so stupid!
The northern land is the foundation of the Sui Dynasty. As long as the south is generally stable and willing to abide by the rules of the Sui Dynasty, it will be fine.
What Lei Hu had to do was to show off his muscles and let Yang Jian know that his strength should not be underestimated. It would be impossible to completely defeat him in a short period of time by relying on Chen Chen's army, so that was it.
But obviously, he can see clearly the essence, while Master Qingxu obviously does not have such ability.
After the group arrived at Taihu Lake, they directly used Gusu as their base and arranged the garrison troops from Nanchen and Chen who were approaching continuously in nearby towns. In half a month, they gathered nearly 200,000 soldiers and civilians!
Apparently, the news that the Sui army suddenly crossed the river to attack and captured Jiankang in one fell swoop had spread.
The North and the South have been divided for hundreds of years, and the estrangement between the two places is no joke. No matter which side, the soldiers and civilians on the other side of the Yangtze River are treated as enemies.
If the Sui army followed normal history and directly captured Chen Shubao, the leader of Chen, and relied on Chen Shubao to directly persuade the troops stationed in various places in Nanchen to surrender, they would just have Nanchen destroyed.
At that time, there were half a million Sui troops in power, and the local forces and garrison troops in Nanchen did not dare to disobey orders, otherwise they would end up dead.
But now the situation is different. The appearance of Thunder Tiger not only saves the demon concubine Zhang Lihua, but also her two princes, one of whom is Prince Nanchen.
After Uncle Chen and Chen Shubao died in a very disgraceful way, the name of Prince Nanchen was still quite useful, and his weight was such that the local forces in Nanchen did not dare to neglect him.
This time, not only the two sons of the demon concubine Zhang Lihua escaped from the Jiankang Palace, but also several other concubines, and their sons also escaped.
Therefore, the Taihu area suddenly became the temporary political center of Nanchen. If the local forces and garrisons were unwilling to surrender to the Sui army, they would naturally move closer to Taihu and nominally respect the prince.
In addition to the nominal respect, there are naturally also local generals who take the initiative to lead their troops to defect, as well as local people who are panic-stricken.
Although the Nanchen court did not treat the people well, they still had a way to survive after all. Once the Sui army was asked to take over local rule, no one knew what the Sui army would do.
The common people couldn't stand the trouble and did not dare to leave their fate to the hands of the Sui army. When they heard that Prince Nan Chen had troops stationed in many places in the Taihu area and defected, they naturally ran over.
Seeing the increasing number of people gathered around Taihu Lake and the garrison in Nanchen, as Yao Fei's most trusted collaborator at this time, Old Dao Qingxu was so busy that he was also worried.
"Ahu, the number of people in the Taihu area is almost over 300,000!"
On this day, after finishing the resettlement work for the newly arrived people, Qingxu Lao Dao found Lei Hu who was in the military camp and worried: "With so many people gathered together, food is a big problem, and it may also lead to an attack by the main force of the Sui army!"
Lei Hu closed the document in his hand and said with a smile: "Master, why worry? It's just that the soldiers came to cover up the water and the soil. Are we still afraid of the Sui army?"
"Your kid is swollen!"
Old Taoist Qingxu said angrily: "The increase in the number of people will have little impact on the combat effectiveness of the army. Don't you know what the garrison troops from various places who have defected to them are?"
"Then let's straighten things up!"
Lei Hu said nonchalantly: "We just took advantage of the fact that the foreign enemy was in the forefront and integrated the garrisons from various places who had defected. There are still 30,000 to 40,000 troops. Not to mention the ability to defend the city in the field, it should not be a problem!"
"What about the food?"
Old Taoist Qingxu changed the subject. He had seen Leihu's army reorganization method, and the effect was immediate. He didn't expect the newly defected garrisons to be so elite that they could at least maintain order in the Taihu area and the surrounding area.
That's it for city defense measures.
"Master, we rely on such a huge Taihu Lake!"
Lei Hu reminded with a smile: "There are many mountains and forests around, and there are almost inexhaustible wild products. As long as we organize people to mine and fish in time, it will not be difficult to overcome the early difficulties!"
Before Qingxu Lao Dao could speak, he continued to laugh and said, "Besides, when the garrisons and local forces from various places came to defect, they also brought a lot of food and materials with them, so the situation is not that bad!"
"What happens next?"
Old Taoist Qingxu rolled his eyes and said angrily: "You can't always eat pungent fish and shrimp and make a living by digging wild vegetables from the mountains, right?"
"How can we?"
Lei Hu shook his head and said with a smile, "As soon as spring arrives, we will mobilize our manpower to clear out the land suitable for farming around Taihu Lake and build canal irrigation facilities. From now on, we will have a steady stream of food production!"
"You have a beautiful thought!"
Although Old Taoist Qingxu felt that such an idea was a bit unreliable, he felt inexplicably relieved in his heart and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid that the main force of the Sui army will not give us such a chance to develop quietly!"
"Then let's have a good fight!"
Lei Hu said unconcernedly: "We've come to this point. There's no need to think too much. As long as we win a few games and let the Sui army know how powerful it is, there will naturally be a turning point!"
Having said this, he smiled: "Master, to be honest, we also need a few beautiful victories to completely control the Taihu area, otherwise those guys who defected to us will not listen to us at all!"
"What, are you angry?"
Old Taoist Qingxu was not polite at all, he joked with a smile.
He and Master Lei Hu were unknown in the Nanchen military circles, at least that was the state before.
Although their masters and apprentices had meritorious service in guarding the Demon Concubine, Prince Nanchen, and other princes, and their 30,000 troops had made numerous military exploits, the time was too short, and the Sui army could not make a name for them.
As a result, the local garrison in Nanchen who came from all over to defect thought that the master and apprentice were lucky to have arrived just in time to take such a big credit.
But junior qualifications mean junior qualifications, and Master Qingxu and Master Lei Hu did not show their tyrannical strength in front of them, so naturally they were inevitably criticized and excluded.
Especially when the demon concubine acted as if she regarded Qingxu Lao Dao and Lei Hu as her confidants, she suddenly attracted a lot of dissatisfied and even hostile looks.
Lei Hu didn't look down on the rubbish in Nanchen's military circles at all, but he had no intention of scheming with them.
"Master, look at this!"
Putting those messes behind him, Lei Hu handed the document in his hand to Old Taoist Qingxu and said with a smile: "If the Taihu Lake area develops according to the plan above, it will not take a few years to become a land of plenty!"
Old Taoist Qingxu took the document with some doubts. As he read through it carefully, his expression became more and more exciting. At the end of the page, he suddenly raised his head and asked, "Did you do this?"
The content of the document is the Taihu Regional Development Plan drafted by Lei Hu.
In his previous life, he had been the chief minister of the Central Plains Dynasty for nearly ten years, and he was very concerned about the economically developed Jiangnan region. As one of the economic centers of Jiangnan, the Taihu Lake region naturally knew how to develop such a development, and he could easily list them.
There are one, two or three development outlines, and all of them are to the point.
The above content is easy to understand, and even a layman like Qingxu Laodao, who is a layman in government affairs, can read it with gusto and have a vague idea of Lei Hu's plan, which is quite remarkable.
If it really develops as stated in the document, the Taihu Lake area will become the pearl of the south of the Yangtze River. It will not only be a land of plenty, but also an economic and trade center, easily accommodating tens of millions of people, and allowing millions of people to live above the standard.
A nourishing life.
This is what surprised him. Because of his age, Old Dao Qingxu had seen how miserable and difficult the lives of the people were during the period of confrontation between the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Even in Sichuan and Shu, which is known as the land of abundance, only the people in the plains lived a decent life.
, the lives of people in mountainous areas are basically in dire straits.
It was hard for him to imagine that if the measures in the document were fully promoted, would the Taihu Lake area really undergo earth-shaking changes?
"It's natural!"
Lei Hu spoke calmly and said confidently: "If I can't do it, why should I spend all my time writing this thing?"
"That's really good!"
Old Taoist Qingxu said with a smile: "I hope this day will come soon!"
"That's why I want to gain military power in the Taihu Lake area. Regardless of their abilities, the officials in Nanchen are totally different from my plan!"
Lei Hu said coldly: "If they are completely allowed to take charge, it is estimated that the fertile land we have spent all our effort and energy to create will be the private property of their family by then. I don't want this to happen!"