Chapter 871: An County is uneasy

Fang Xie made tea by himself, and then poured a cup for Dugu Wenxiu and Cui Zhongzhen, and the two of them hurriedly got up and took the teacup with a bow. Seeing the two of them so humble, Fang Xie opened his mouth and wanted to say that he should not be so restrained and feel as comfortable as a friend, but he didn't say it, because he suddenly realized that he and Dugu Wenxiu and Cui Zhongzhen could no longer get along like friends.

Not to mention Dugu Wenxiu, Cui Zhongzhen is the second friend Fang Xie met after leaving Fan Gu, and the first one is Xiang Qingniu. Because of their identity, Xiang Qingniu, who is still in the rivers and lakes, and Fang Xie still get along very casually, but after changing his name from Cui Luoshang to Cui Zhongzhen, Cui Zhongzhen can no longer return to the original relationship with Fang Jie.

Fang Xie will not be sad about anything because of such a discovery, that is hypocrisy.

It's just a little emotional.

"Looking for the two of you, there are some things that we still need to discuss in private, let's discuss a charter and then tell the people below."

Fang Xie sat down, thought about it and said, "The first thing is Jiangnan. Xiahou led his troops to the front line of Xinyang to set up defenses, I can trust it. But it's still not safe enough, and in this position, I have to think about more things. Even if it's a very small thing, I have to take it into account. ”

"Suppose, if the two brothers of the Jin family are defeated, where will they flee?"

Fang asked.

Cui Zhongzhen thought for a while and replied: "If the two brothers of the Jin family are defeated, the first choice should be to flee to the north of the Yangtze River." After all, Jin Shixiong and Gao Kaitai Wang Yiqu are still allies, and the men and horses in the hands of Gao Kaitai Wang Yiqu may not be able to break through Chang'an, and they are also willing to take over the defeated army of the Jin brothers. The second option, the Jin family brotherhood will return to the northwest, avoid the battlefield and go to the northwest to recuperate, although the northwest is tired, but Jin Shixiong has been operating for several years, which is his territory. ”

And then ...... It will not be an attack on the southwest, and the Jin brothers are not sure that they can win the Black Flag Army. The third option is to continue to flee eastward, and there are big cities such as Xiangzhou, Fanzhou, and Guzhou in the west that can be used as a foundation for the time being. The Jin family can still find some helpers in Jiangnan, and they may also go to Jiangdu, but the Zhao family, who guards Jiangdu, may not open the door and let them in. If the Jin brothers are more courageous, they can travel a long distance to Qingzhou. ”

Cui Zhongzhen said: "The lord said before that the emperor of the Oplu Empire, Lyman, tried to move troops against the eastern frontier, and if the Mu Mansion and the army of the Oplu Empire were at war, the Mu Mansion would have no time to take care of Qingzhou. Qingzhou is the southeasternmost part of Eastern Xinjiang, and Mufu's troops cannot cover it. The Jin brothers can run over there and then occupy Qingzhou to recuperate. ”

Dugu Wenxiu nodded: "My subordinates don't know much about military matters, but General Cui's analysis is very reasonable, and it is expected that there will be no mistakes." ”

"Good"

Fang Xie wrote the names of Jin Shiduo and Jin Shixiong on the paper, and then wrote the possible escape route of the two brothers: "Now it can basically be ruled out that these two brothers dare to move against the southwest, and then talk about others. ”

"Shengtu?"

Dugu Wenxiu said: "From now on, this person is probably crazy. When he followed Luo Yao, his name was Luo Xiaotu, and he knew by looking at the name that he wanted to be Luo Yao's second, and Luo Yao was his target. Later, Luo Yao died, and the Yongjun army was all in his hands, and he changed his name to Luo Tu. The meaning is obvious, he feels that he is already a character who can be compared with Luo Yao. After that, he practiced in Tonggu Academy, and he didn't know how to cultivate to increase greatly, and then he removed the Luo character from his name. ”

Dugu Wenxiu glanced at Fang Jie: "There is such a move, in fact, it is not difficult to analyze, Luo Tu's character is the kind of person who is extreme and arrogant, he thinks that he has surpassed Luo Yao, so he no longer has anything to do with Luo Yao in his life, so he removed the word Luo, and only one Tu remained." ”

"A while ago, he was called the emperor in Liuzhou, and the founding of the country won a great victory, and then the country name was linked with his name, renamed Shengtu, and what did he say since then, future generations have taken Shengtu as their surname. This arrogance is gone, and by this point, his paranoia has driven him crazy. He should have no sanity to speak of by now...... So ......"

Cui Zhongzhen continued: "So, if Shengtu is defeated, then it is possible for him to attack the southwest?" ”

"Not necessarily ......"

Dugu Wenxiu shook his head: "If he loses, no one knows what he will do next, because he is already a madman." ”

Fang Xie nodded, wrote the word Shengtu on the paper, and then put a question mark.

"Let's not talk about Shengtu first, let's talk about the people of the court."

Dugu Wenxiu said: "The people of the court depend on the person who leads the troops." To be honest, the subordinates still can't think of how the Jin brothers and Shengtu can defeat Yang Jian's ironclad army? It is an army that cannot find a flaw at all, and in the face of such an army, it can be avoided, but it will never win. ”

"However, the world is impermanent, in case the people of the imperial court are really defeated, and his subordinates do not think that Yang Jian will bring troops to fight in the southwest. He was the great general of the Ironclad Army, but don't forget that he was first and foremost the founding emperor of the Great Sui......"

Dugu Wenxiu breathed a sigh of relief: "So, judging from the identity of a founding emperor, if he is really defeated, then he can only return to Chang'an." It was he who made Chang'an the national capital, and if he loses this time, I think even if he dies, he wants to die in the capital of the Great Sui, right? Moreover, he still left a part of the ironclad army in Chang'an City to defend the city, and after he went back, he had capital again, and he may not be able to make a comeback. ”

Fang Xie hummed, wrote the words Yang Jian on the paper, and then wrote the words back to Chang'an.

"Now for ......"

Fang Xie sorted out his thoughts and said: "The brothers of the Jin family will not come to our southwest, Shengtu may not be, and Yang Jian should not come to the southwest." Therefore, the first choice to beware of is Shengtu. ”

"My subordinates thought."

Dugu Wenxiu said: "If Shengtu is defeated, it is very likely that he will come to the southwest. After all, he was born in Yongzhou, and if he was defeated, he probably wanted to return to Yongzhou. ”

Fang Xie nodded: "I have already asked Nalan Dingdong to go to the firearms camp, Nie Xiaoju took the pro-soldier camp, Yan Mad and I transferred to the Jingbu camp, and transferred Qilin and Nalan Dingdong to the firearms camp as commanders." Now that the firearms battalion has been secretly training for several years, it is time for them to go out and test their combat power. Shengtu wanted to defeat Yang Jian's ironclad army, so he purchased a large number of muskets and artillery from foreigners, but Zuo Mingchan destroyed a lot in Muping, and with what he had in his hands, he might not be able to pose a fatal threat to the ironclad army. But if Shengtu was defeated to the west, the firearms in his hands had to be guarded against. ”

Fang explained: "So, I plan to let Nalan Dingdong and Qilin take the firearms out of the Suzaku Mountain camp and go to Xinyang City to cooperate with Xiahou to fortify. ”

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"There is basically nothing to worry about in Tuntian's affairs."

Fang Xie took a sip of tea and said slowly: "My greatest luck is that Wen has Dugu Wenxiu, and Wu has Cui Zhongzhen. Dugu is in charge of the people's governance, I can rest assured. Although Zhongzhen's strength is not in cultivation, it lies in the control of the overall situation. With you dispatching people, nothing will go wrong. ”

Dugu Wenxiu and Cui Zhongzhen hurriedly stood up and said: "It is the trust of the lord, and the subordinates dare not do their best." ”

Fang Xie smiled: "Sit down, once you stand up, I feel uncomfortable once." When it comes to the rule of the people, Dugu ...... Before I went to Dongjiang, I talked to you. Needless to say, Beihui Road is close to Huangyang Road, and those people dare not make any waves. Nanhui Road and Yongbei Road, these two should be extra ideas. Although the method of peeling off the cocoon can make those people in the family defenseless, after the number of people killed gradually increases, they will still resist. ”

"That's why I asked you to urge the localities and send people to migrate to Pingshangdao. This is something that touches the bottom line of those families, and the people under their rule are gone, which is equivalent to being stripped of all rights. Once this matter is implemented, they will inevitably fight back. ”

"What do you mean?"

Dugu Wenxiu thought for a while and asked, "Start first?" ”

Fang Xie nodded: "You go back and think of a way, no matter what excuse you use, first recruit the private soldiers in the hands of these two families, if they don't resist, they won't be able to resist when it comes time to transfer the people." If they resist, then take care of them first. In the Southwest, there is no need to be afraid of anyone or any family. My Black Flag Army is the largest, and no one can resist. ”

"The subordinates will send someone to handle this matter when they turn around, although Zhang Chu has limited talent, but he is safe and principled, he is the most suitable person to do this."

Dugu Wenxiu said: "Now Zhang Chu is in charge of dividing the land in Yongzhou, let him go to Yongbei Road nearby." ”

"Hmm"

Fang Xie snorted: "Before the army is launched, it is best to eradicate all the hidden dangers in the southwest. Earlier, Cui Zhongzhen mentioned that there are now many people in Huangyang Road and Beihui Province who believe in cults, and it seems that the signs of this cult have become more prosperous in the past few months since I left, what is the origin of this cult? ”

"It seems to have something to do with Buddhism."

Cui Zhongzhen said: "On Meng Yuan's side, after Koktai Meng Ge broke through the Great Snow Mountain, the power of the Buddha Sect in the Western Regions Grassland is over, and the Dalun Temple is closed, no longer caring about the affairs on the grassland, and just wants to continue for a long time." Therefore, the monks in many temples in the grasslands of the Western Regions have become homeless people, and the Mengyuan royal court is too ruthless to kill, and the wolf rides on the grassland to kill the monks when they see them, so a large number of Buddhist disciples poured into the northwest for refuge, and perhaps some of them went to the southwest and began to preach. ”

Fang Xie frowned: "People from the Buddha Sect? If you are really a Buddhist person, you have to pay more attention to it. Meng Yuan destroyed the Buddha in the grasslands of the Western Regions, but it was impossible to destroy it completely. There are too many cultivators in the Buddhist sect, and it is not difficult for them to escape from the pursuit of the wolf rider. The northwest of the Great Sui is too desolate and tired, and the monks who have become accustomed to enjoying it on the grassland can't stand that suffering, so the southwest is different......"

He thought for a while and said, "When I go back, I will tell Chen Xiaoru to arrange for someone to investigate this matter carefully. ”

"In Huangyang Dao, this cult still doesn't dare to publicize it."

Cui Zhongzhen said: "But in Beihui Road, it is said that he has blatantly begun to speak in villages and towns to accept apprentices. The local government has limited power and is difficult to eradicate. ”

Fang Xie nodded, and was about to speak when he heard someone knocking on the door outside.

"Lord, something happened!"

Fang Xie heard that it was Chen Xiaoru's voice, and immediately let him in. When Chen Xiaoru entered the door, Fang Xie found that his face was a little solemn, and then asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Chen Xiaoru glanced at Dugu Wenxiu and Cui Zhongzhen, Fang Xie motioned for him to continue, and Chen Xiaoru immediately said, "General Xiahou is injured...... The army bound for Xinyang City ran into trouble, four generals died, and General Xiahou was seriously wounded......"

Fang Jie's eyes lit up: "Go on!" ”

Chen Xiaoru said: "When the army was marching, I deliberately chose the road in Anxian County. It was because he had previously found out that there were cult people preaching in Anxian County, so General Xiahou planned to help the local government eradicate the cult by the way when he passed through Anxian. But after arriving in Anxian County, I didn't expect that the cult people would dare to sneak attack the military camp and kill four generals...... Even so, General Xiahou was wounded by the assassins and has not yet woken up. ”

Fang Xie stood up, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes: "Chen Xiaoru, go and arrange manpower, I will personally go to Anxian County early tomorrow morning!" ”

Cui Zhongzhen and Dugu Wenxiu were both taken aback, they rarely saw Fang Xie get angry like this. It seems that those cult people really angered Fang Xie this time.

"Under the rule of my Black Flag Army, I will be injured by the general of the Black Flag Army."

Fang Xie said coldly: "If I continue to let them live, I won't have the face to take the brothers of the Black Flag Army with me anymore." Dare to blatantly hurt my generals, as long as the cult people are not idiots, they must have a plan, and nine times out of ten they just want to lead me there, since this is the case, then I will follow his idea! ”