During the night, groups of Xiao Liang soldiers walked out of the barracks under the supervision of the Sui cavalry. They were bare-handed and were not allowed to carry their armor or weapons. Everyone was uneasy and didn't know what fate would be waiting for them?
In the wilderness where the cold wind whistled, there were already dark Xiaoliang soldiers standing. They gathered together in groups of three or three to chat, talking about their own destiny. Thousands of Sui cavalry were spread around them, monitoring them not far away, and teams of Sui army gangs were
The head army carried the load and delivered the still-heated Hu cake to the hands of the Xiaoliang soldiers, comforting the nervous hearts of the Xiaoliang soldiers...
In the central army camp, there were hundreds of intermediate officers above the lieutenant. They were the first time they saw the famous King of Chu. Everyone listened to the King of Chu's speech to them with a solemn expression.
"From now on, the Xiaoliang army will no longer exist. You are all Sui army, the southern army of the Great Sui army, including Du Fuwei's army, and everyone here is all backbone officers and will also become the Great
I will never treat the pillars of the Southern Sui army, and I, Yang Yuanqing, who conquers the world. I will never treat you unfairly, including you. You will receive the glory and wealth that you would never dream of."
Yang Yuanqing tempted these middle-level officers with simple and straightforward language and visible benefits. Each officer's eyes shone with light, which was his longing for future life.
"After the world is pacified, I can guarantee you that each of you will become a noble person in your hometown. Not only will you have generous rewards, but you will also have good land and beautiful houses, and you will also have a superior status. Only Yang Yuanqing can
Give it to you. And I only want you something."
Yang Yuanqing's sharp eyes swept to everyone's face and said slowly: "That's loyalty!"
There was silence in the tent, and the blood in everyone's heart was ignited. I don't know who took the lead in kneeling down on one knee. More than a hundred officers in the tent knelt down together and said in unison: "I wish to serve Your Highness!"
This is what Yang Yuanqing wanted. He smiled and waved his hand, "Please get up, generals! Please get up!"
The generals stood up one after another, and Yang Yuanqing said to everyone: "Duke Liang has been promoted to the Prince's Young Guardian, and I am in charge of Jiangdu for me. Other senior generals have other places to go. But the soldiers have no generals, just like dragons have no heads, so I announced
Everyone here is promoted to one level, and the general is promoted to general, and the captain is promoted to general, and each person is rewarded with hundreds of pieces of silk."
If it was just aspiration for the future, then the current promotion rewards were visible benefits, and the big tent was boiling, so people were talking excitedly. Under Yang Yuanqing's temptation to value profit, these middle-level generals were all over the place.
He gradually put Liang Gong Xiao Xian, who had not had much contact with them, and he left behind him.
Yang Yuanqing waved his hand again, and the big tent became quiet again. The time was ripe, and Yang Yuanqing smiled at everyone again and said, "As the King of Chu, I naturally cannot directly command you, so I want to appoint two generals, and they will be yours in the future.
Chief and Deputy Commander.”
Yang Yuanqing waved his hand, Xie Yingdeng quickly walked forward and bowed to everyone. Yang Yuanqing smiled and introduced to everyone, "This is General Xie Yingdeng, who is from a famous family in the Xie family in Jiangnan, and is now the General of the Right Wu Guard of the Great Sui Dynasty. I have appointed
He is the head of Jiangnan West Road, and he will be the leader of everyone in the future."
Then another person walked up behind, which caused everyone to exclaim. The second person was Lai Huer's second son Lai Hong. The officers present knew him. The father and son of Lai clan had controlled the Jingxiang Army. Later, they were Xiao Xian.
Forced to leave the Sui Dynasty in the south and Beitou. Despite this, the father and son of the Lai clan still had high prestige in the Xiaoliang army.
"I won't introduce this general. Everyone should know him. He will serve as the deputy general manager of Jiangnan West Road and the navy in charge to assist General Xie."
After introducing the two, Yang Yuanqing left the tent and asked Xie Yingdeng and the other generals to communicate with the generals. After walking out of the tent, he faintly heard the voices of everyone coming from the tent, "I wish to listen to General Xie's order!"
Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but smile. He believed that Xie Yingdeng's ability was enough to command the army. At this time, Cen Wenben walked forward and bowed: "Your Highness, the soldiers have gathered outside."
"Shi Cen, thank you."
"It is my honor to serve Your Highness."
Cen Wenben's lips moved. He wanted to ask about his arrangements, but he couldn't ask. Yang Yuanqing seemed to understand his thoughts and smiled and said, "The generals are just fighting, but governing the local area and appeaseing the people, civil officials are still needed.
,Cen Changshi is a prime minister, how could I not know? If Cen Changshi does not dislike it, he will temporarily serve as the pacification envoy of Jiangnan West Road and also serve as the prefect of Yuzhang County, stabilize the people's conditions and appease officials, and unify the world in the future. I will
There is another reuse.”
Cen Wenben understood Yang Yuanqing's meaning and let himself stabilize Jingxiang for him. In the future, he would definitely enter the court. He was a representative of the Jingxiang faction and could become a prime minister. He was very happy and bowed deeply, "I wish to do it."
Your Highness serves!"
Yang Yuanqing nodded, "The Chief Secretary first assisted General Xie in controlling the army, and then became a local official."
"I understand!"
Cen Wenben gave a gift and entered the tent. Yang Yuanqing turned over his horse and left three thousand cavalrymen to help Xie Yingdeng temporarily. He led 17,000 cavalry to run towards the Sui army camp.
When the army passed by Chilonggang, Yang Yuanqing slowed down his horse and ordered his left and right: "Let Wang Junkuo come to see me!"
After a moment, Wang Junguo urged him to step forward and bowed and said, "See Your Highness!"
Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Now that Li Mi has just been wiped out, there are many affairs in Jiangnan, and I have no time to take care of military affairs. However, soldiers are more important than speed, and opportunities cannot be missed. You can lead 10,000 cavalry to advance west quickly and bypass the Tang army in Jingxiang.
, if you occupy Yiling County, as long as you defend Yiling, you will be the first hero of the Jingxiang Battle."
Wang Junkuo understood Yang Yuanqing's strategy, and the next step would be to attack Jingxiang. Yiling County just blocked the passage between Jingxiang and Bashu. Taking Yiling off the way out of the Tang army in Jingxiang, which was of great strategic significance.
When he was important, he immediately bowed and said, "Your Highness will never disappoint you!"
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That night, Wang Junguo led 10,000 cavalry across the river and headed south, detouring from the south towards Yiling County. Two days later, Xie Yingdeng's army was completed, and Yang Yuanqing re-armed Du Fuwei's Jianghuai Army and Xie Yingdeng's army with Jiangyangcang's armor.
The Jingxiang Army, two armies, totaled 100,000 people.
Yang Yuanqing immediately ordered them to march west from both sides of the Yangtze River. Du Fuwei's army advanced to Yong'an County, Xie Yingdeng's army advanced to Jiangxia County, and at the same time appointed Wei Yunqi's Marshal General, to perform the marshal's order, and led 300 large ships to carry food and grass along the river.
Advance, coordinate and command the two armies, one in the south and one in the north, echoing each other and supporting each other.
Yang Yuanqing himself crossed the river to Danyang County. He needed to personally appease the counties in the south of the Yangtze River and make the people's hearts look to the Sui Dynasty.
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Danyang County is the former capital of Chen Dynasty and its area west of it. After the Sui army conquered the Southern Dynasty, Yang Jian ordered the healthy city to be leveled and the palaces were burned. The prosperous healthy city was destroyed, and less than half of the city was left, and the name was changed. It is Jiangning County.
Although only a part of the city is left, it is still a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, with a population of more than 300,000. A large part of it is the civilians from the north who fled south after the chaos in the north.
Although there are Shen Faxing in the south, Li Zitong and others have launched troops to cause trouble, it is much better than the people in the north who live in trouble. In addition, the land is fertile and the water source is sufficient. The harvest twice a year ensures the bottom layer. The minimum life of the people.
It was precisely because of the various superior conditions that constantly attracted the people of the north to flee south. After the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the south once again became a wealthy place with a large population. In history, it was precisely because of the economic support of the south and the convenient transportation of the Grand Canal that the Tang Dynasty was made. He quickly passed the dilemma of the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China and soon entered the prosperous era of the Zhenguan rule.
Long before the Battle of Chilonggang, Yang Yuanqing sent Pei Yun, Yu Shiji and Xiao Ju as Jiangnan pacifiers to surrender the counties in Jiangnan. Although for a period of time, Jiangnan counties nominally surrendered to Wei State, after all, Li Mi went south to the south. It did not last long, and the counties in the south did not really surrender. The counties and counties in the south of the Yangtze River were just afraid of the power of the Wei army and had to deal with it on the surface.
But the Sui army went south completely differently. The Sui Dynasty itself was orthodox. In addition, the light taxes and low taxes and good policies for rest and rest were fully in line with the interests of the counties in the south of the Yangtze River. In addition, Yang Yuanqing personally came to the south to appease the county officials, which made the Sui Dynasty feel that the Going south was warmly welcomed by the counties in Jiangnan.
When the big boat Yang Yuanqing was riding slowly approached the Jiangning County Wharf, the dock suddenly became jubilant, beating drums and drums, dancing lions and dragons. Tens of thousands of people in the distance burst into excited shouts and applauded enthusiastically.
On the dock, Pei Yun brought Zhang Jinnan, the prefect of Danyang County, Wang Shu, the prefect of Qua County, as well as a group of officials such as chiefs, Sima, county magistrates, and more than 300 famous gentry in Danyang County, and many others. I've been waiting for a long time.
Yang Yuanqing walked off the board under the escort of his personal soldiers. He immediately felt a warm welcome atmosphere. Pei Yun led everyone to welcome him. The two prefects bowed together, "See Your Highness, the King of Chu!"
Pei Yun introduced everyone to Yang Yuanqing, and Yang Yuanqing bowed and bowed to everyone. He waved to everyone, and the scene boiled again.
Yang Yuanqing walked onto a temporary high platform, and tens of thousands of people on the pier suddenly became quiet. He raised his voice and said to everyone: "Thank you for your warm welcome. Your enthusiasm makes me feel like I am in Taiyuan, and also makes me feel the officials in Jiangnan and The people’s expectations for returning to the Great Sui Dynasty. This time I came to Jiangnan in person to let everyone understand the court’s importance to Jiangnan. I hope that all officials can work with the court to govern Jiangnan well, so that Jiangnan can be harmonious in politics and prosperity. At the same time, I also assure you that the people in the south of the Yangtze River, like the people in the north, are also the people of the Great Sui Dynasty, and enjoy light taxes, reproduction and reproduction, and never increase taxes."
Yang Yuanqing's speech was filled with thunderous applause, and tens of thousands of people shouted loudly, "Long live the King of Chu! Long live!"