After Wang Yue and his party settled down in Taihu Lake, they visited the beautiful scenery near Taihu Lake and the interesting places in Suzhou, Huzhou, Changzhou and other places. They did not miss any of them. If Su Taner was not pregnant and could not be overworked, probably they
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I stayed in Taihu for nearly half a year, and I got carried away playing. When it was time to leave, Su Taner was a little older and it was not convenient to rush.
So, after Su Tan'er sent a letter to Jiang Ning's family, she decided to raise the baby on the spot.
In the nearly one year since Wang Yue went south, a lot of things happened. In the first month of the ninth year of Jinghan's reign, Jin and Liao made peace, and the war between the two countries stopped.
This peace negotiation also allowed the Jin Kingdom to see the weakness of the Liao Kingdom. Therefore, at the end of February, after the Jin Kingdom completed its preparations, it could not wait to launch another war against the Liao Kingdom. It took less than a month to defeat the Liao Kingdom.
Near Shangjing in the Liao Kingdom.
By the beginning of April, the Jin State had already conquered Shangjing of the Liao State, and then continued to attack Zhongjing. The Liao State was forced to move westward, and only then could it survive.
And Wang Yue didn't just focus on traveling around the mountains and rivers. During this period, he had completely controlled dozens of water bandits in the Taihu Lake waterway.
At the same time, the secret guards were also allowed to secretly control the large and small cottages in surrounding counties and counties. Their strength developed rapidly, which can be said to be a strong force.
Although most of the bandits were resettled on the spot, there were still a large number of people gathered in Taihu Lake, including 70,000 to 80,000 people with their families.
He felt that Taihu Lake was too conspicuous in the entire series. A number of sea ships had recently been built, so he was going to ask Yang Xiao to take the family members of the water bandits and the newly trained 5,000 bodyguards to Hangzhou Bay overseas.
of the island.
However, when Wang Yue raised this matter, Yang Xiao raised objections, not because of anything else, but simply because he felt that it would take at least a few months to go there this time. He saw that Su Tan'er was about to give birth, so he wanted to wait.
Drink the little master's full moon wine before leaving.
Wang Yue didn't have any objections to this. His subordinates showed their loyalty to him in disguise. He just took advantage of this time to train his troops.
What he didn't expect was that after Su Tan'er gave birth to a boy, Nie Yunzhu became pregnant not long after.
Wang Yue was very surprised by this. He didn't know how Nie Yunzhu used contraception. He would not foolishly think that Nie Yunzhu was pregnant by chance.
Thinking of Nie Yunzhu's experience, he didn't find it strange. After all, Nie Yunzhu and Yang's mother had such a good relationship, and Yang's mother would definitely tell Nie Yunzhu if she had any secret recipes.
Therefore, Wang Yue immediately understood why Yuan Jin'er was not pregnant either. This made him very curious about what could be hidden from him.
After all, it is impossible for him not to notice any medicine that hurts the body after taking it.
No matter what, it was a happy thing for Nie Yunzhu to be pregnant with the baby, but before he had time to be happy, let alone send Yang Xiao to take people out to sea, Manichaean Fang La suddenly turned against him.
Moreover, the bandit army developed very quickly. Wang Yue had just summoned the nearby guards back to Taihu Lake, and the rebel army easily captured Hangzhou and other places. Even Huzhou near Taihu Lake was occupied.
At this time, it was impossible for Wang Yue to send his guards out to sea. After all, there were rebels everywhere. With this navy, it was possible for him to escape and ascend to heaven.
When Yang Xiao received the news, he quickly rushed back to the main island from the camp.
After he saw Wang Yue, he immediately asked, "Sir, what should we do? The imperial army is too useless. Those gangs of homeless bandits easily took over so much land in Jiangnan. Should we take the opportunity to rise up?"
, we are much stronger than them, it is easy to capture several states and counties."
Wang Yue shook his head and rejected the suggestion directly, "Forget it. Although the Wu Dynasty's army has been somewhat depleted, it is still possible to react and deal with the rebels. Now is not the time."
Yang Xiao saw what Wang Yue said and already knew it in his heart. He was just making suggestions and it was Wang Yue who made the decision.
But he hesitated again, and then reminded him, "In order to deceive others, we only established a Jiangzuo Alliance after taking down the water bandits near Taihu Lake.
This could have made the court lose its fear of us. After all, no one can believe that the alliance of water bandits can become a reality, but we seem to have backfired. If the Wu Dynasty doesn't look for us, Fang La and the others will definitely look for us."
Wang Yue raised his eyebrows. He knew that Yang Xiao's warning was right. He thought about it and said seriously, "So, aren't you the leader of the Jiang League? If Fang La contacts you, you will take some people to participate in the uprising."
Yang Xiao was a little confused. He asked doubtfully, "Sir, you just said that the rebel army is useless, so why should we wade into this muddy water?"
Wang Yue smiled and pretended to be compassionate and said, "Yang Xiao, think about it, all the unlucky people in this war are the common people. Only by joining Fang La's team can you have a chance to rescue the suffering common people."
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Yang Xiao still didn't understand, so he simply said directly, "My lord, since the rebel army is in vain, once the rebel army is defeated, the Wu Dynasty will definitely send people to provide disaster relief."
Wang Yue shook his head. He knew that Yang Xiao did not understand the concept of soldiers and bandits at all, so he reminded helplessly, "Don't underestimate those soldiers of the Wu Dynasty. They may not be good at fighting, but bullying the people may be more cruel than the bandits."
After all, if the bandits want to gain a foothold, for the sake of their own reputation, they will at least consider the emotions of their subordinates. After all, the bandits are all locals. But those bandits must be soldiers transferred from the north, and they will not care about the people in the south of the Yangtze River.
life and death."
When Yang Xiao heard what Wang Yue said, he thought it made sense. He hesitated and said, "But when we responded to the call to join the rebel army, we had no chance to do anything. Can they listen to our opinions?"
Of course Wang Yue knew that there was nothing much he could do, so he said confidently, "In this case, we will take the opportunity to capture Suzhou and surrender to Fang La's army, so that we can have a say."
After listening to Wang Yue's suggestion, Yang Xiao clapped his hands and said with a sigh, "Young master, this is a wonderful move. Suzhou is already on their marching route. We have occupied Suzhou. If he doesn't want to fight with us, he can just
If they can accept us, they will find ways to transfer us from Suzhou and comfort us."
Wang Yue nodded, pointed to an island on the Kanyu map in the hall, and said to Yang Xiao with a smile, "If they mobilize us, we will leave, but we will only give them conditions to bring the people here."
Yang Xiao looked at Ryukyu Island and fell into deep thought. After a while, he frowned and said, "Sir, Ryukyu, isn't it too remote?"
Wang Yue had long known that Yang Xiao would raise questions. After all, when he decided to send the excess population to Yangzhou to play on overseas islands, Yang Xiao had raised questions.
So, he explained patiently, "Our Wu Dynasty's soldiers and horses can't even defeat the Liao Kingdom. Do you think they can defeat the Jin Kingdom?"
Yang Xiao heard Wang Yue's words and said anxiously, "Young master, I know I can't beat you, but your purpose is not to save the people from suffering. If the moneylender goes south, the people will have no way to survive."
Wang Yue twitched the corner of his mouth. Although he also had the idea of resisting the Jin man, he was not that tall and had to be strong.
He quickly bought a sip of tea to cover up his embarrassment, and then said in a deep voice, "Our current strength is still too weak to turn things around, so we need to find a foundation to develop well. Taihu Lake is too small, and Ryukyu is more suitable.
More refugees can be accommodated."
Listening to Wang Yue's careful explanation, Yang Guo frowned in displeasure and said unhappily, "Yang Xiao, just obey the order. The master naturally has his own plans. Don't always question the master's orders. Do you think you
Smarter than the master?"
Yang Xiao also knew that he was Meng Lang. He quickly changed his words and said, "Sir, I will go out and prepare. But what if the rebels take action against us?"
Wang Yue waved his hand indifferently and said very coldly, "Kill! We are mainly naval forces, and the rebel army is not as sharp as our warships."
After Yang Xiao went down to prepare, Yang Guo said dissatisfiedly, "This Yang Xiao's tail is a little cocky, do you want to teach him a lesson?"
Wang Yue waved his hand nonchalantly and said calmly, "As long as he remains loyal, it will be fine. However, this time in Suzhou, we need you to do your best to seize the city gate quickly to avoid excessive casualties."
Yang Guo nodded and said with a look of approval, "It's just enough to scare Yang Xiao. Don't think that just having a few guards is a big deal."
Wang Yue was a little dumbfounded. He didn't mean it at all, okay?
You must know that he has experienced so many worlds, and he still has the ability to judge people. There is no need to question the loyalty of the people he chooses to him.
However, if the people under his command wanted to compete with each other, he would just let them compete. Only in this way would he feel at ease.
Of course, he also knew that Yang Guo not only wanted to compete with Yang Xiao, but also wanted to show him off to a certain extent.
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Things turned out just like Wang Yuexiang's. After the rebels occupied Huzhou, they continued to advance toward Suzhou to support the rebels in Suzhou. At the same time, they sent people to the Taihu Water Village to invite the Jiangzuo Alliance to participate in the great event.
Yang Xiao did not hesitate, and immediately followed the decision discussed with Wang Yue, agreed to the other party's request with a smile, and said that he would give the other party a big gift.
Fang Xifo, the commander of the rebel army stationed in Huzhou, was a little confused when he received the news. He didn't know what the Jiangzuo League leader was trying to do?
However, within two days, he received the shocking news that Suzhou City, which they had been unable to capture for a long time, was easily captured by Jiang Meng overnight.
Considering Yang Xiao's bravery and lack of resourcefulness, Wang Yue asked Su Tan'er, Nie Yunzhu and Yun Jin'er to stay at the Taihu Water Village. Together with Yang Xiao, he and Yang Xiao took their guards and water bandits to occupy Suzhou, which Yang Guo opened the gate to.
Because Wang Yue and his men were well-trained, and the water bandits had the power to protect themselves, they did not dare to cause trouble. Therefore, the entire city of Suzhou actually did not change much.
However, Wang Yue was worried that after he left, the people in the city would be tortured by the rebels. After thinking about it, he called Yang Xiao over.
Yang Xiao was inspecting Suzhou City. When he received Wang Yue's call, he hurried over. He and Wang Yue stood side by side on the Suzhou City Tower, looking at the scenery in the city, and asked with some confusion, "My lord, what do you want me to do?"
Wang Yue saw that Yang Xiao was much calmer than last time, nodded with satisfaction, and said somewhat seriously, "Let your men screen them. If there are those who have done many evil things in the city, they will be snatched and transported back directly. If they are for the common people,
To build bridges and pave roads, let them pay money to buy the road and send them out of the city to go north. As for ordinary people who are willing to join our team, we will send their families to Taihu Lake and find an opportunity to send them to Ryukyu together."
Yang Xiao was originally worried about this matter, but thinking of Yang Guo's warning last time, he never said a word, so he has been holding it in until now.
After listening to Wang Yue's instructions, he said excitedly, "Lord, I'll do it right away."
Wang Yue looked at Yang Xiao's happy expression and waved his hand, telling him to go and do the work quickly.
But Wang Yue didn't know that his inadvertent move had a huge impact.
Let's not talk about anything else. After Yang Xiao got Wang Yue's orders, he decisively became the county magistrate in the county government office in Suzhou City.
He first asked a local subordinate to find a bully who had committed many crimes. After confiscating the bully's property, he beheaded him in the street.
When the people of Suzhou saw this scene, they all became excited and immediately began to report the evildoers in Suzhou city.
Yang Xiao was also neat and tidy. In just one day, he got the name Yang Butcher. Of course, this name was given by the wealthy people in the city.
After shocking everyone in Suzhou, Yang Xiao immediately implemented the second order. As long as those wealthy households with good reputations paid enough money to buy a road, they could be given a passage to the north. If the money was given enough, they could be escorted.
Board the ship heading north.
At the beginning, these services were unwilling to leave at all, fearing that Yang Xiao was planning to find a place to kill them.
Yang Xiao had long ago asked Wang Yue for advice on how to do it. He found the Su family, a well-known family in Suzhou, and forced them to pay enough to buy road property. He also forcibly suppressed all the family's property, including the old and young,
After getting on a boat and leaving Suzhou, the Su family sent someone back to Suzhou to persuade other wealthy households.
Seeing that Yang Xiao kept his word, the people of the Su family were relieved, but no one wanted to follow Yang Xiao's men back. After all, not everyone has the courage to break into the dragon's den and the tiger's den.
In order to save time, Yang Xiao was not polite and picked one up at random and took it back to Suzhou.
With this example, Yang Xiao also explained that the number of large ships in the river was limited, and those who wanted to leave quickly signed up. Those wealthy households who got the news that the rebels had rushed towards them quickly stole the money to buy the way and left.
At the same time, Yang Xiao also seized the time to recruit people. In just one day, more than ten thousand young people signed up. He accepted them all without screening, and sent their families to Taihu Lake along the way.
Time passed very quickly. By the time Fang Xifu led his soldiers and horses to pacify Xiuzhou in the south of Suzhou and led the army to Suzhou City, Wang Yue's soldiers and horses in Suzhou City already numbered more than 40,000.
In addition to the family members transported to Taihu Lake, there were also wealthy households who were out of tune, and many people were deliberately let go. The entire city of Suzhou originally had a population of more than 300,000, but only a few hundred thousand were left.
It's not that Yang Xiao's men have much transportation capacity. In fact, some wealthy households knew that the rebels were coming and didn't need Yang Xiao to send them. After paying the money to buy the way, they took their families and their belongings and organized a group to go north.
In fact, at this time, the soldiers and horses in Wang Yue's hands were already strong enough to compete with Feng Xifo, but thinking of his original plan, he and Yang Xiao opened the city gate and prepared to welcome Fang Xifo.
Fang Xifo was a well-known general in Fang La's army, and he was also knowledgeable. Seeing that Wang Yue's army was in order, he absorbed the idea of taking force and prepared to have a good talk with the Jiangzuo Alliance.
