The three major established gangs in the south, the Haisha Gang, the Shuilong Gang and the Jukun Gang, took the initiative to join forces, which basically meant the unification of the southern world and all came under the control of Wu Guogong Lei Hu.
According to Song Que, the leaders of these three gangs had long wanted to surrender, but they had never had a suitable opportunity before. This time, Song Que, the Heavenly Sword, directly blocked the door, and all of them surrendered, without even bothering to show any toughness.
The three gangs have tens of thousands of members in total, and they have extremely complete organizational warehousing and sales systems. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are three political, military and economic groups with extremely high integrity.
What's more important is that behind the three families are the three most powerful clans in the world. They can be regarded as the money bags of the three powerful clans in the south. All of them are now under the command of Wu Guogong. The losses to the other two of the three families, except the Song clan, are not ordinary.
It is of great significance for Lei Hu to gather the three old gangs. Looking at the whole south, no force dares to disobey.
Furthermore, the members of the three gangs, plus their families and relatives, have a population of at least hundreds of thousands, including tens of thousands of young men alone, which is a small supplement to the extremely hungry territory of Wu Guogong.
Lei Hu is not worried about their disobedience. When the time comes, he will arbitrarily insert people from Tiemen into the group, or let them directly reduce the number of gang members.
The key is that the alliance between the three families gave Lei Hu complete control over the martial arts in the south of the Yangtze River. He was able to do many things that he did not do on the surface, and could also spread his power to the southern coast. The money and food alone were a huge benefit.
This was also the reason why he asked his father-in-law Song Que to take action. In addition to wanting to completely cut off contact between the Lingnan Song clan and the Beidi clan, he also wanted to unify the martial arts in the south of the Yangtze River.
The world's rivers and lakes and courts here are closely connected. The local gangs are not only well-organized, but also have a large amount of fighting power and abundant financial and food support. Even the local government does not dare to offend easily. It is basically a local politics.
The military group is stronger than ordinary powerful families.
For example, in Yuzhang County where Leihu had just stabilized, the Poyang Gang was extremely powerful in the local area, and its voice was much stronger than that of the government. This situation was not uncommon throughout the Sui Dynasty. The more remote areas were underdeveloped,
The situation is getting worse.
At this time, Jiangnan was underdeveloped. The territory under Leihu's jurisdiction was in good condition, but the rest of the country was still a remote place that the northerners disdained. In the process of thoroughly digesting and absorbing the new land, the economy and people's livelihood of these places were developed.
Previously, auxiliary support from local gangs was indispensable.
This is also one of the reasons why Lei Hu couldn't wait to ask his father-in-law Song Que to take action as soon as he took over the governance of the six counties in Jiangdong. The current results are very good.
Of course, not every southern gang is willing to surrender to Lei Hu. The Nanhai faction is very ignorant. Song Que, the Heavenly Sword, comes to the door and still wants to resist.
Speaking of which, in the original work of Shuanglong of the Tang Dynasty, the power of the Lingnan Song Dynasty has never expanded significantly, and the Nanhai Sect, which dominates the South China Sea, is definitely indispensable.
I don’t know why, but the Nanhai Sect seems to be on a par with the Lingnan Song Clan. Not only is it very close to Lingnan, but it is also quite powerful. Even if the Song Clan wants to solve it with the strength of the Song Clan, it will have to pay a huge price.
Anyway, I don’t know what the inside story is, but Song Que has never taken action against the Nanhai Faction, but now the situation is different.
The general trend of Wu Guogong Leihu's unification of the south has been completed, and there is no room for any dissidents.
Since Tian Dao Song Que agreed to help solve the gangs in the south, he would naturally not be polite.
Hearing that Song Que was causing trouble in the Nanhai Sect, he was fighting alone against top masters such as Nanhai Sect leader Mei Xun and Taishang Elder Huang Gongcuo. Although he failed to kill them all in one go, he severely damaged them all and had to flee with his core disciples.
The South doesn't know where to go.
By this time, the Southern Jianghu was completely unified, and even if Buddhism wanted to intervene and cause trouble, it could not shake Lei Hu's supremacy.
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east capital, imperial palace
"Your Majesty, the patron king wants to see you!"
Yang Guang, who had just gone to Wushan to have sex with his concubine, waved his hand impatiently and said: "Ask him to come in!"
Yang Lin, the king of patrons with white hair and white hair and a strong body, walked into the magnificent hall with dragon and tiger steps, and respectfully saluted: "Old minister Yang Lin, pay homage to your majesty!"
"Uncle Wang, no gift!"
Yang Guang's face turned pale, and he looked like he was drunk too much. He narrowed his eyes and asked: "Uncle Wang is not on the front line to suppress the rebels, so why did he suddenly return to the Eastern Capital?"
Since his three expeditions to Goguryeo failed, and he was besieged by hundreds of thousands of Turkic horsemen in Yanmen County for a month, he was temporarily disheartened and had no fighting spirit. After arriving in the Eastern Capital, he spent every day indulging in wine and was too lazy to pay attention to the government affairs.
Fortunately, Yang Guang's mind was not confused, and there were still some loyal ministers in the Sui Dynasty who were loyal to the king. Yang Lin, the patron king, came forward to rectify the army and suppress the rebellion.
The backer king Yang Lin was quite powerful. Under his leadership, hundreds of thousands of elite Sui troops marched across Heluo, suppressing the rebel forces in this area to the point where it was almost impossible to raise their heads.
Even the famous Wagang Village was suppressed so hard that if it hadn't been for Li Mi's help in making plans, it would have been unable to hold on and collapsed at this time.
Not only that, many fierce generals emerged in the Sui army, and they were among the best in the world. In terms of martial arts, they were even better than the famous generals who founded the Sui Dynasty.
Coupled with the existence of Xingluo Cang and Luokou Cang, the Sui army had no worries about money and food, and the situation in Heluo stabilized for a while.
It just so happened that Yang Guang let go again, and the patron king Yang Lin almost took control of the military and political power. Even Yu Wenhuaji, the commander of the imperial guards, was suppressed and did not dare to act recklessly. The situation in Heluo and surrounding areas was greatly eased.
Seeing that his patron king was so capable, Yang Guang simply threw away the power of the government. He devoted himself to spending time and drinking, and no longer had the ambitions of the past.
The patron king was angry that he didn't fight, but he had no choice but to keep running on the front line, simply out of sight and out of mind.
Yang Guang hadn't seen the patron king for a long time, and now he suddenly saw him coming back, so he asked out of curiosity.
"Your Majesty, the situation in Heluo has basically stabilized. The frontline wars are under the command of generals, so there is no need for veterans to personally take charge!"
Yang Lin replied respectfully: "I heard that Duke Wu has completely controlled the six counties in Jiangdong, and even the southern rivers and lakes have been unified by him. I am afraid that something will go wrong and I want to discuss countermeasures with your majesty!"
"Wu Guogong Thunder Tiger?"
Yang Guang tried his best to open Shui Bo's groggy eyes, thought for a moment before reacting, and said with a smile: "Uncle Wang, are you too careful? That guy from Lei Hu has always been very respectful to me, and I also know that this guy is not safe."
He has good intentions, but even for his modesty and respect, I would not target him first!"
When Yang Lin heard this, he was dissatisfied and said angrily: "Your Majesty, the current Duke Wu is simply the King of Jiangnan. If we don't take action to curb its development momentum, I'm afraid it will end badly!"
"so what?"
Yang Guang opened his eyes and suddenly laughed wildly: "Uncle Wang, at least that guy Lei Hu didn't stab me in the back. It's not like some people and forces who are so unscrupulous and crazy that they didn't put me as an emperor at all."
In my eyes, what’s the use of them?”
Speaking of this, Yang Guang was very excited and said angrily: "Uncle Wang, needless to say, so what if I let Lei Hu get an advantage, so what if our Yang family fell into his hands, I just gave it to this guy
Nor will it be easier for those ambitious nobles in Guanzhong!"
Why……
Yang Guang had already said this, but Yang Lin could not say anything except a long sigh, and his mood was extremely complicated.
Those families in Guanlong are making too much noise. Do they really think others are fools?
Your Majesty’s current situation is all thanks to them!
Even Yang Lin himself was very angry in his heart. If the family of Guanlong Military Group hadn't caused trouble, the second expedition to Goguryeo would have received full credit. How could it be as miserable as it is now?
"But Your Majesty, the situation in the south..."
After calming down, Yang Lin still wanted to talk about the threat from the south. After all, Wu Guogong's power had become the most powerful in the world, and the Central Committee of the Sui Dynasty had to guard against it.
"No need to say more!"
Yang Guang stopped and said with a sneer: "Uncle Wang, even if you set your sights on Guanzhong, I believe it won't be long before there will be unusual behavior in those three families. Uncle Wang won't be stingy about taking action when the time comes!"
Yang Lincheng said solemnly: "But the most threatening person is still Wu Guogong!"
"so what?"
Yang Guang asked back in a cold voice: "At least Wu Guogong has always been respectful. I just want to give him a chance to develop and grow, so that the gang of guys nestled in Guanzhong will know about it. If you want to take advantage, go ahead and dream!"
Hearing the determination in the words, Yang Lin did not continue to ask, and hurriedly left the palace and returned to his residence.
"How is the patron king doing?"
As soon as I returned home, several military generals gathered around me and said curiously, "Your Majesty has ordered that our future defense focus will be on the Guanzhong area!"
Yang Lin sat down on the main seat and said in a deep voice without being angry: "You all should cooperate."
how so?
The generals who gathered around looked at each other, and some of them even changed their expressions.
"King of patrons, the threat from the south is obviously huge, why do you still target Guanzhong?"
One of the generals, relying on his good relationship with Yang Lin, had the courage to ask curiously: "Didn't the patron king make it clear to His Majesty?"
"I have made it clear to His Majesty!"
Yang Lin said coldly: "Didn't you hear clearly? This is His Majesty's order!"
"But……"
"There's nothing wrong with it. Your Majesty has already made a decision. Just do your part and don't overthink it!"
Yang Lin's eyes turned cold and he said in a bad tone: "Some things are not issues you should think about!"
The faces of the generals who came around changed slightly, and they nodded hurriedly, probably not daring to make a mistake.
But after they dispersed, the news immediately spread to Guanzhong at an extremely fast speed.
Soon, the top leaders of the Li Clan, the Dugu Clan and the Yuwen Clan all learned about Yang Guang's choice, and they all became so angry that they cursed: "What is Yang Guang doing? He accidentally prepared for the threat from the south and turned the main defense center to Guanzhong."