The weather was hot, and the trees along the way were shady. The sick Zhao Guan's family and Mrs. Wu slowly returned eastward from Dengfeng. However, Yang Yizhong, with military orders in hand, set off early, returned to Tokyo first, and then led the two men.
Qian Yuqian went straight to Jingdong to help.
Since the main attack direction of the Puppet Qi was Dongping Prefecture, the two thousand Banzhi did not go to Nanjing and then turn to the front line. Instead, they went directly along the Yellow River, crossed Huazhou, and went to Dongping Prefecture via Puzhou.
Of course, in addition to the convenience of marching, Yang Yizhong's move also had two military benefits, one public and one private... From a public perspective, the troops passed by Puyang City under Daming Mansion on the other side, and they could further test and determine the movements of the Jin army.
; From a selfish point of view, facing the puppet Qi troops, the generals of the Song Army generally had no psychological pressure, but he was worried that he would not be able to drink soup if he rushed from Nanjing. It would be better to insert himself directly into the gap between Jinan and Dongping from here.
See if you can't help but achieve miraculous results.
However, on this day, two thousand squads marched urgently into Dongping Prefecture. When they arrived in front of Yanggu County in the northwest corner of Dongping in the evening, they suddenly encountered an unexpected incident.
"Why are we not allowed to enter the city to prepare?"
Yang Yizhong frowned slightly. "Don't the guards in the city know that we are the imperial masters from Tokyo? Or is it that Yanggu is located on the front line and has encountered large armies several times but does not know the dangers of military affairs. The big households in the city are afraid of harassment by us when the battle is about to begin?"
"Reporting to the Taiwei, the guards in the city definitely know the Taiwei's origin." Among the wealthy businessmen who were ordered to go out of the city to negotiate, a middle-aged man who was obviously the leader crossed the rest of the crowd and faced each other carefully with a grimace. "And we people have gone through this.
The Jin army went south several times, how could they not know that the military situation was dangerous? Naturally, in such a war, it would be a good thing to have the king's division in the city..."
"Then why did we end up in this situation?"
Yang Yizhong kept asking questions, but his tone suddenly dropped. It was obvious that with his shrewdness, he had immediately guessed a possibility.
"Report to Captain." The wealthy businessman raised his hand and said bluntly, but it was as Yang Yizhong expected. "The man guarding the city was appointed by Zhang Rong of Liangshan Bo. He has always been wary of the officers and soldiers."
Behind Yang Yizhong, all the Banzhi officers were angry, and some even drew their swords and shouted curses.
By the way, arrogant soldiers and powerful generals have been dissatisfied with each other since ancient times. What's more, the Imperial Banzhi is the highest-level organization in the world and the so-called confidant of the emperor? In fact, even Zhao Jiu is not exempt from certain issues. Not only does he
Ban Zhi was given the highest treatment, and he also took advantage of this reorganization to stuff some officers who were familiar with the imperial front, and also transferred some elites from various ministries to enrich the Ban Zhi... This made the imperial army
Banzhi is still an unquestionable channel for rapid and priority promotion.
Besides, from Xiacai to Nanyang and then to Changshe, the imperial squad never stretched their hips even in life-and-death battles, but they made this army arrogant to a certain extent from the inside out.
To put it bluntly, they were supposed to bully and exclude other troops, but they didn't want to be bullied by a group of bandits in Yanggu County.
No wonder Zhai Biao wielded his knife and attacked the city directly.
"Be quiet!"
Amidst the noise, several wealthy businessmen from Yanggu were already shaking like chaff, but unexpectedly, Yang Yizhong suddenly spoke softly, causing a sudden silence behind him.
The wealthy businessmen were so shocked that they looked at each other in fear... The meaning was obvious. Although this officer was young, he was so powerful and he was actually a person who could really make decisions!
However, this is the limitation of people in small places.
How did they know that this 'young captain' was not only a useful person, but even a key figure in the Song Dynasty court... In front of Zhao Guan's family, he, Yang Yizhong, became more and more cautious.
Lu Haowen, Han Shizhong and others also had a respectful attitude on their faces, and never made any mistakes.
Of course, even so, he would still be beaten and killed at every turn.
But after all, how many Zhao officials are there in the world, and how many Lu Xianggong and Han Taiwei are there?
Besides, Yang Yizhong himself is the oldest leader of the imperial squad. He was the founder of this imperial army from the beginning. It wasn't until Kang Lu was hacked to death by someone and Liu Yan introduced the Red Heart Squadron to join that there was a certain contract.
"What is this guard call in the city doing, and what is its origin?" After Yang Yizhong stopped, he asked several wealthy businessmen seriously.
Several wealthy businessmen were worried, but they became more and more cautious, and then the leader from before came forward to bow to him: "Haojiao Taiwei knows that the guard in the city is called Xiao En, and he is a local fisherman in Liangshanbo.
His confidant... After the battle in Jinan, Liang Shanbo ordered his subordinates to use local fishermen as guards in various places, so they randomly created a county with both governor and governor, and then they took control of our Guyang County!"
Yang Yizhong was thoughtful, but then asked again: "How many soldiers and horses does he have? How many armored men are among them?"
"Five to six hundred people, forty or fifty pairs of armor." The man opened his mouth and answered.
When Yang Yizhong heard this, he suddenly smiled: "What are you calling me for? What's the origin?"
"My name is Zhang Maode, and I am a native of Yanggu. I have always been a kind family." This man's heart tightened for no reason, but he also felt a little hopeful for no reason. "The Taiwei can just call me Second Officer Zhang.
"
Yang Yizhong didn't take it seriously and just asked again: "You said at the beginning that Xiao En was 'the guard', but you didn't use honorifics. You also knew how many soldiers and horses they had, and yet you came out to take the lead in this embarrassing liaison.
, and is bent on inciting...do you have a grudge against him?"
Zhang Erguan was startled when he heard this, but gritted his teeth and said: "It's not that I have any grudge, but I really can't stand it anymore... The lieutenant didn't know that since Xiao En took control of county affairs, whenever he encountered a lawsuit, no matter the district,
It is true that the rich will lose and the poor will win. However, in the past half year, all the so-called middle-class local families in Yanggu like us have gone bankrupt. Households like mine that have accumulated good fortune have also been squeezed out by those market scoundrels.
He has lost 80% of his family property, and he is about to lose his life."
Of course Yang Yizhong knew that the other party was exaggerating. If he really came to this point, he would just run away. Why would he still maintain here?
However, he was too lazy to care, and just continued to ask: "This Xiao En's refusal of the officers and soldiers to enter is a personal decision, or is it a special order from Liangshan Bo Zhang's governor?"
"Well……"
"to be honest!"
"Zhang Zhenfu should have specially ordered it." Zhang Erguan said carefully. "Because there were previous rumors that Yue Taiwei of Jeju in the south was said to have led 100,000 troops to Zhongdu County south of Wenshui River, but suddenly stopped.
, it was Zhang Zhenfu who spoke across the Wenshui River, saying that as long as Taiwei Yue crossed the river, he would lose his past loyalty... He also said that he would repay the old grudges from back then. "
Yang Yizhong was silent for a moment, knowing that things were difficult to handle.
It must be known that Zhang Rong was a man of great merit. No matter how you say it was the great victory at Liangshanbo that day, this man was a man of great merit. As a confidant of the official family, Yang Yizhong also knew very well that the Zhao family had the same attitude towards this man.
It’s clear – they are friends and not enemies, so I appreciate them very much.
However, at the same time, anyone with a little bit of care could notice that Zhang Rong was very wary of the imperial court. Although he had been granted the title of governor by the imperial court before, he did not do anything at all. He handed out official positions unscrupulously and regarded
The famous imperial utensils are just playthings... That's fine. The key is that when the officials returned to the old capital, they wrote a special letter to summon him, but he ignored it and even privately preached that he could live happily in Liangshan without being controlled by the officials.
To put it bluntly, it’s just four words - the traitor will never change!
Only, this thief is the thief that the officials keep in mind.
However, even so, Yang Yizhong only hesitated for a moment before making up his mind... After all, he knew on the way that there was a large-scale battle on the other side of the Jishui River, near Pingyin County, and during the war, both
It's close to the front line and it's a matter of military affairs. How can we hesitate?
"Second Officer Zhang," Yang Yizhong immediately asked softly after thinking this. "Since you are so bold and specifically come to tease me, let me ask you, can you open the city gate when you go back?"
"You don't have to go through the city gate." Zhang Maode hurriedly responded. "There is a city wall in the west of the city next to the warehouse where my medicinal materials are sold. The capital on that wall was originally a serious capital for catching thieves in the county in the past, and has always been on good terms with me.
...I will go back and provide support, and the Taiwei can send a steady stream of heavenly troops over the wall and assemble them in my warehouse. But..."
Yang Yizhong didn't wait for the other party to hint, and nodded directly: "I know that such a gesture in the city has angered me. I have detained these people and only asked you to return to the city alone to prepare cattle, wine, gold and silver to replace them.
!”
Zhang Maode couldn't help but be overjoyed and secretly praised the officer for being a capable man even though he was young. So he only said a few more words before leaving a group of dumbfounded wealthy people from the same county behind. Then he hurriedly put on a sad face and hurriedly said goodbye and went back.
However, Zhang Maode turned back to the city alone with a sad face. After a moment, he turned back with a sad face. He was accompanied by dozens of soldiers, and the leader was even more strangely dressed. When he got closer, it was hard to tell at a glance.
Make people forget.
It turned out that this man had a dark and red complexion and a short stature. He looked like a poor man living on the water, but he was wearing an ill-fitting green robe from the magistrate and a hard-winged futou. He only had a hemp rope tied around his waist.
Taking a step forward, a pair of open-toed hessian shoes were revealed... just like a duck on the beach, swinging in.
The generals behind Yang Yizhong couldn't help laughing when they saw him from a distance, but Yang Yizhong was the only one whose expression turned serious.
"How dare you officers and soldiers from Tokyo detain our envoys from Yanggu County?" This man came dozens of steps away, gesticulating and yelling loudly. "It has been many years, but we are still the Daojun Emperor.
How arrogant were you at that time? You are the cause of the harm to the people of our country and the people of Jin and Qi. Now that we are not allowed to enter the city, what will happen to you?"
Behind him, Zhai Biao and others heard the words, but Yang Yizhong's expression did not change, and he held his hands in the distance: "But Xiao Zhixian? We are the Imperial Banzhi, and we came to Dongping to fight against the puppet Qi under the imperial decree. I dare to ask Xiao Zhixian,
The military situation is serious. I heard on the road that the puppet Qi soldiers and horses seemed to be fighting Zhang Zhenfu near Pingyin County. That place was only a few dozen miles away. If the cavalry came, it would arrive overnight. How could we be exposed to the wild?
?”
The person who came was Xiao En, the leader of Liangshanbo. He hesitated when he heard the words, but gritted his teeth and said, "If you say so, you can just retreat. I will send someone to escort you back to Puzhou to settle down!"
"I'm here with the imperial decree!" Yang Yizhong put down his hand and said coldly. "The official personally ordered that two thousand squads go to the front line to help. How can we retreat without fighting?"
"You are a member of the official family. Do you know that since the Zhao Guan family made my brother the governor, they promised him the land of Dongping Mansion?" Upon hearing this, Xiao En also flipped off his hat and held it in his hand, and simply faced him.
"And today, my brother is trying his best to avenge his shame. Even Yue Zhenfu, who has such friendship, is not allowed to go to help. You are sent by the officials, how can I tolerate you? Today, I don't have enough troops and horses to stop you.
, otherwise you won’t even be allowed to cross the road, so how can you even talk about entering the city?!”
"Are you really not allowed to enter the city?" Yang Yizhong looked a little impatient.
"No!"
"What if the Jin army or the puppet Qi army really comes?" Yang Yizhong didn't have time to ask.
"If you insist on not retreating, I will go out of the city to help you!" Xiao En replied simply. "But first, we must return the envoys in our city... Although they are written as rich and heartless dogs, they should not be dismissed by you and others for nothing.
The birds from Tokyo are being detained!"
Yang Yizhong nodded, but calmly turned around and ordered: "Use the city wall as a support, set up camp under the city, and then release these people."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Imperial Guard was not angry, and Xiao En was also startled. As for the wealthy businessmen who were sold by Zhang Erguan, they were all ecstatic, but Zhang Maode, who was opposite, was dumbfounded - the officer was emotional
It's just a show, I still made the wrong bet.
But at this moment, Yang Yizhong, who knew what these people were thinking, turned around again, held the knife in one hand, pointed at Xiao En with the other, and responded sternly:
"Xiao Zhixian, Xiao Zong! Although I give you a step today, I still want you to know that it is not that I, Yang Yizhong, are afraid of you. Your three to five hundred soldiers are not in my eyes. I respect you today because of the clothes you are wearing.
I am here to seek justice for the people under my rule, and since I am an official for the imperial court, I look down on you as a traitor in the water, but I must also respect you as a dignified minister of Yanggu, that's all!"
ps: Recommend the book "Asking about the Red World"...for Ji Cha, everyone, come on!
Then I reported another letter, Xiaojiu ran away, this was ghostwritten by Grenade Afraid of Water... I searched all night, I don’t know if I can still find it... I was trying to record the Easter egg chapter with him a few days ago.