Looking at the Iron Warrior in front of me, although the various protective gears are very crude, they are more than enough to charge into battle and break through the dead soldiers of Shanyue people and major families.
Although the power of crossbows is huge, they pose little threat to heavy cavalry armed to the teeth.
Even major aristocratic families also have heavy cavalry, but unfortunately due to the terrain, they cannot exert their combat effectiveness.
However, our side is condescending, and once it charges, even if the opponent has some heavy cavalry, it will not be able to withstand the charge of the armored cavalry.
Once the opponent's heavy cavalry is crossed, and with Su Dingfang's cooperation, we will definitely be able to keep all the Jiangnan family's dead men behind.
Now what Yang Fan needs to wait is to see if the Shanyue Scout can persuade Shanyue Zong Commander Lei Kunming to surrender.
The three-day appointment is now close at hand. If there is no news in another day, Yang Fan will send out a signal, asking Su Ding to attack from both inside and outside, and kill everyone from Shanyue and Jiangnan families.
Coupled with Su Dingfang's thunderous firepower and more than 100 heavily armored cavalry, it was enough to crush the enemies at the foot of the mountain!
In fact, every time Yang Fan fought, he relied on his equipment superiority to crush the enemy and win.
The battle against the Tubo wolf cavalry relied on the powerful power of firearms and surprise to make them disorganize themselves and ultimately win.
Now facing the rebels composed of dead soldiers sent by the Shanyue people and major families, his heavily armored cavalry will once again become an unexpected presence.
As for whether the Shanyue people would surrender, Yang Fan also hoped that the Shanyue scout could successfully instigate rebellion.
After all, this is related to whether one can quickly establish a foothold in Jiangnan.
In feudal society, there are talents and capital!
While Yang Fan was quietly waiting for the news, Qin Qiong and Xiao Yu had obtained the emperor's will and naturally did not dare to neglect it.
After returning to the mansion, I hurriedly packed up and immediately headed south at full speed.
As for Li Ji, the general manager of the Jiangnan Road march, he naturally had to raise supplies of food and troops to prevent other accidents from happening.
Qin Qiong and Xiao Yu worked non-stop all the way, and finally entered the Jiangnan boundary in the early morning of the third day. They crossed Jiangdu without entering, and arrived in Suzhou in the evening of the third day.
After entering Suzhou, Qin Qiong and Xiao Yu divided their troops into two groups.
Qin Qiong carried the imperial edict to various palace guards to dispatch troops and generals, while Xiao Yu secretly investigated the navy case and performed supervisory duties at the same time.
After arriving in Suzhou, of course Xiao Yu immediately thought of returning to his hometown in Suzhou to find out the situation.
But the closer he got to his hometown, the more worried Xiao Yu became. Although he was exhausted, he didn't feel sleepy at all.
At this time, he was very scared in his heart, fearing that his Xiao family would be too deeply involved.
As soon as he entered the Xiao family's old house, Xiao Yu asked the tribesmen who came to greet him: "What is the current situation of the prince-in-law? Have you participated in it?"
What he fears most now is that Yang Fan has been killed and the Xiao family is involved.
If that's the case, then Xiao Yu is really helpless!
I heard from the tribesmen that Yang Fan was still holding on, and tens of thousands of Jiangnan dead soldiers charged several times but were unable to do anything.
This made Xiao Yu smile.
Of course, what pleased Xiao Yu the most was that the Xiao family just watched with cold eyes and did not participate in this fight between dragons and tigers.
This time Xiao Yu finally put his heart back in his stomach.
I remember that I secretly trusted the Xiao family and maintained a neutral attitude when Yang Fan went to Jiangnan.
Fortunately, the tribesmen listened to themselves, otherwise they would have been fooled.
At the same time, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. Faced with the siege of so many Shanyue and Jiangnan gentry dead soldiers, Yang Fan was able to withstand it for so many days. He really has two brushes.
His sister Xiao Gou was really smart and put a lot of money on Yang Fan at all costs. It seemed that she made a lot of money!
At the same time, Xiao Yu also hated those Jiangnan nobles.
He clearly has an absolute advantage, but one person can drown Yang Fan and others with just a spit of spit, right?
But now the fight is going back and forth, which is really shocking!
However, Xiao Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Yang Fan was not dead yet.
Chang'an and Suzhou are thousands of miles apart, and the lightning-fast drive almost shook his old bones to pieces.
Now that the tense nerves are loosened and the whole person's energy is released, it becomes a little unbearable.
Seeing this, the tribesmen around him quickly escorted him back to his room to rest.
As the backbone of the Xiao family, Xiao Yu could not tolerate any groomsmen.
But not long after Xiao Yu fell asleep, a servant reported to Jiang Hongfei to see him.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yuqiang gathered his energy and came to the main hall: "Bring him in!"
Soon, Jiang Hongfei, led by the children of the Xiao family, arrived in front of Xiao Yu.
Just as he was about to salute, Jiang Hongfei was unexpectedly slapped by Xiao Yu, causing his face to be bruised and swollen.
Xiao Yu ignored Jiang Hongfei's surprised look, stood up and cursed with his halberd fingers: "What's going on? Do you idiots want your family to be confiscated and exterminated? If you really want to die, don't drag our Xiao family on your back.
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This commonplace remark not only stunned Jiang Hongfei, but also all the Xiao family's children in the main hall were dumbfounded.
Is this still the gentle and elegant head of the Xiao family?
You must know that Jiang Hongfei is the head of the Jiang family. Although he is more than weaker than the Xiao family, his status among the Jiangnan gentry is also ranked in the middle.
If the Jiang family continues its current development momentum, it won't take long for the Jiang family to become the top wealthy family in Jiangnan.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Hongfei was slapped in the face by Xiao Yu despite his status.
This is a real slap in the face.
Jiang Hongfei was as embarrassed as he wanted at this time.
Just when everyone thought Jiang Hongfei would completely break up with Xiao Yu, something surprising happened.
Not only was Jiang Hongfei not angry, but he quickly smiled and said: "Master, don't be angry. Being angry is not good for your health. As long as you want to be beaten, you can just do it. If I, Jiang Hongfei, scream out that it hurts, I will be a son of a bitch."
, However, I hope you can help our Jiang family out of consideration for being a member of the Jiangnan gentry, and we will surely be richly rewarded in the future."
He understood Xiao Yu's rage.
The navy attacked Yang Fan's fleet, and the Shanyue people besieged Yang Fan in Yuntai Mountain. It is not clear what role the Jiangnan nobles played in this.
The naval attack on Yang Fan's fleet alone was enough for the Jiang family to be confiscated and exterminated.
Now the Jiangnan gentry actually went to war and sent out family dead men to kill Yang Fan, which was equivalent to putting Xiao Yu, the leader of the Jiangnan gentry, on the fire.
In the eyes of the emperor, Xiao Yu was the spokesperson of the Jiangnan gentry.
In the eyes of the Jiangnan nobles, only Xiao Yu had the strength to mediate with the emperor on behalf of the Jiangnan nobles.
Nowadays, the actions of the Jiang family and the Jiangnan gentry have long been out of the scope of games, and it would be an understatement to say they are plotting evil intentions.
The failure of his son Jiang Chang's attack on Yang Fan's fleet has already doomed the Jiang family to be in danger.
If anyone can save them, the only possibility is Xiao Yu.
Of course, Jiang Hongfei had to lower his attitude when asking for help from others. This was also the last resort.
Who caused his son to get into big trouble!
Seeing Jiang Hongfei being so groveling, all the children of the Xiao family were frightened.
Only then did they realize the seriousness of the matter.
Hearing Jiang Hongfei's words, the beard under Xiao Yu's chin stood up and he shouted angrily: "Do you think I am the emperor? You must clean up the mess you made by yourself."
Jiang Hongfei said helplessly: "Although this junior knew about this, he never intervened in it. Although a certain unfilial son attacked the governor's fleet, he still obeyed orders. As a soldier, you can't disobey your superior's orders, right?"
Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, knowing that Jiang Hongfei would not lie about this matter.
But he still turned to look at his clansmen and said in a cold tone: "What Jiang Hongfei said is true. The Jiang family did not participate in Shanyue's rebellion? Are our Xiao family involved?"
A descendant of the Xiao family quickly replied: "As far as we know, the Jiang family was not involved. At that time, the Jiangnan gentry headed by the Lin family and the Fan family proposed that all the aristocratic families jointly send troops to attack the Yang Fan, Xiao family, Jiang family, and Huang family.
... did not agree to send troops, and the dead soldiers on Yuntai Mountain were also Lin, Fan... people from those aristocratic families..."
Hearing this, Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and the clinker clan member said again: "Although we did not send troops, this move is to prevent Yang Fan from going down to the south of the Yangtze River to shake the foundation of the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, as long as the Jiangnan nobles are raising money and food,
Support the Sangoe rebellion..."
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Yu shivered with anger, and a mouthful of old blood almost spurted out.
But he couldn't say anything to refute.
After all, Yang Fan's trip to the south of the Yangtze River was like trying to snatch food from a tiger's mouth. It would be strange if the nobles in the south of the Yangtze River didn't respond.
As one of the leaders of the Jiangnan gentry, Xiao enjoyed the benefits brought by this status.
Although no troops will be sent to participate, money and food are required.
In fact, the Jiangnan gentry uniting to boycott Yang Fan was nothing, it was nothing more than an arm-wrestling between the Jiangnan gentry and Chaoyang.
But this group of people were so crazy that they actually watched Shanyue rebel, and even sent troops to kill Yang Fan in Jiangnan. This made the matter big.
Xiao Yu didn't know what to do for a while, so he had no choice but to hold his forehead and think of a way.
After pondering for a moment, Xiao Yu said to Jiang Hongfei: "Hurry up and tell us your plans for this matter. Don't hide anything, otherwise the end of our Jiangnan noble clan is not far away!"
Jiang Hongfei was startled, swallowed his saliva, and asked: "Mr. Xiao, is it really so serious? There are so many noble families in Jiangnan, how dare the Emperor dare to catch them all?"
"Besides, we are just raising some money, we are not planning it. The court cannot kill innocent people without evidence, right?"
"Even if we are held accountable for sponsoring the Shangoe rebellion, wouldn't it be enough to introduce a few family members to bear the blame?"
Xiao Yu sighed speechlessly, does this idiot really think His Majesty Li Er is a little sheep?
This emperor is fine if he doesn't take action, but he won't be merciful once he takes action. The Xuanwu Sect is the precedent.
However, now is not the time to measure the depth of the matter. The only solution now is to ensure Yang Fan's safety.
As long as Yang Fan is not dead, there is still room for maneuver in this matter.
So Xiao Yuqiang cheered up and said: "Quickly unite the noble clans who are not deeply involved in the matter, and ask their family officials to cooperate with General Qin Qiong's orders. No matter whether you want people, money, food, or how much you want, you must rescue the consort.
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Jiang Hongfei looked like he was constipated and said hesitantly: "This is easy to handle. Our Jiang family will do our best to cooperate and persuade other aristocratic families. However, my son was ordered by his superior to lead the navy to treat Yang Fan's fleet as a navy.
The bandits are encircling and suppressing, and the navy has lost troops and generals, what should we do!"
Xiao Yu suddenly changed color!
Treating Yang Fan's fleet as water pirates to surround and suppress them, are you lying?
Every fleet was flying flags, and he couldn't believe that all the navy men were blind.
However, as long as it can be proven that Jiang Chang's attack on Yang Fan's fleet was ordered by Zhang Liang, it has little to do with the Jiangnan nobles.
After all, the emperor appointed Zhang Liang as the general manager of Jiangnan, and he had the power to mobilize the Jiangnan navy.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yu blurted out and consoled him: "Your Majesty ordered a certain person to be the supervisory envoy to thoroughly investigate the navy case. As long as what you said is true, I guarantee that the matter will be notarized and the Jiang family will not be implicated."
As for the death words of Duke Yun Zhang Liang, it has nothing to do with Xiao Yu.
That guy actually dared to order the imperial navy to attack the imperial officials. This is not the way to die!
After making a series of arrangements, Xiao Yu continued to listen to Jiang Hongfei's story.
As the things done by the Jiangnan nobles were put on the table one by one, Xiao Yu felt dizzy.
He never dreamed that the Jiangnan gentry had become so corrupt!
Do you really think His Majesty Li Er is made of clay?
This emperor even killed his own brothers. Has he forgotten his cruel nature?
After calming down, Xiao Yu knew that the most important thing right now was to rescue Yang Fan.
If Yang Fan dies, Li Ji who will follow will definitely lead the Guanzhong army southward.
If things develop to that point, Jiangnan will definitely be in turmoil, and the centuries-old foundation of the Jiangnan gentry will be destroyed!
Thinking that there was nothing missing, Xiao Yu continued: "Hurry up and contact the person. Don't do it in secret. It's best not to be discovered by the aristocratic families who are planning this matter, otherwise we will be implicated."
"Those aristocratic families who initiated the action are so stupid. They really think that they can do whatever they want just because Jiangnan is far away from Guanzhong. Humph, I am not ashamed to associate with these people!"
Although Xiao Yu's words seemed to be shirking responsibility, they actually clearly conveyed a message.
The Xiao family must completely break away from those ungrateful Jiangnan aristocratic families.
It is true that the original intention of those Jiangnan aristocratic families was actually to protect the interests of the Jiangnan nobles, but who allowed them to openly attack and kill Yang Fan?
As the emperor's son-in-law, and as the governor-general appointed by the imperial court, such a blatant attack and killing was tantamount to openly breaking up with His Majesty Li Er.
If no one came out to take the blame afterwards, the emperor would definitely not bear this tone!
As soon as Xiao Yu said this, Jiang Hongfei knew that the fate of the Lin family, Fan family... these masterminds had been decided.
These people were obviously thrown out by Xiao Yu to calm His Majesty Li Er's anger.
However, as long as he can ensure that the Jiang family is not wiped out, Jiang Hongfei doesn't care who Xiao Yu uses to take the blame.
Seeing Jiang Hongfei and the children of the Xiao family leaving one after another, Xiao Yu rubbed his head.
I was tired from traveling and traveling for days, and because I was getting older, my energy was a little low.
Now that he had arranged so many things, Xiao Yu was already exhausted. He could only raise his hand and said to the clan elders who stayed behind: "Order the children of the Xiao family to gather capable soldiers and march all to General Qin Qiong's command. Everything will be done."
With the purpose of rescuing the prince-in-law, this move is related to the survival of the Xiao family, you must take it seriously!"
"In addition, use the secret order left by my sister, Empress Xiao, to contact the former Sui army hidden in Jiangnan, and ensure Yang Fan's safety at all costs..."
The elders of the Xiao family were extremely surprised when they heard Xiao Yu's arrangement.
For the sake of Yang Fan, I didn't expect to use the old troops left over from the former Sui Dynasty.
You know, when Empress Xiao was brought back to Chang'an by Li Jing, these powers were not used.
It seems that things are going to change in Jiangnan!
But with Xiao Yu's watertight arrangement, as long as Yang Fan can be saved, the Xiao family will definitely be intact.
Once Yang Fan takes control of Jiangnan, it is not impossible for the Xiao family to go further.
It is undeniable that Xiao Yu's ability to survive through several dynasties is absolutely unique.
At least, every choice he makes is the most reasonable one.