"Your Highness, the entire Gaoyou army is under control, and a large amount of supplies and ordnance have all been transported into the city! The Gaoyou army has been reorganized and incorporated into the Qilin army, and many soldiers have been recruited among the displaced people.

The coal in Shou County has been successfully mined and sold, but the guards of the two caravans in the north and south have been withdrawn, and Lombard hopes that the guards can be re-recruited from the homeless, otherwise the caravan will stop!"

In the lobby of the Gaoyou Prefect's Mansion, Zhao Shu met with a group of generals, and Jiang Kui reported the situation of the past few days one by one.

This made Zhao Shu a little headache, this time in order to rush to Gaoyou, defeat the thief soldiers, it can be said that all the essence of these years has been mobilized, if Jiuding Commercial Bank has earned a lot of money, Shouchun's coal mining, he will be stretched, but he also has to thank those van troops, who have provided themselves with a lot of manpower.

"Let Lombard make up his own mind, no need to report!"

For Long Bo, Zhao Shu was still very relieved, and said immediately.

"Your Highness, many officials in Lianghuai don't seem to be willing to cooperate with us, except for the delivery of the corresponding money and food, everything else is in vain!"

Wang Gui stepped forward to report, and after occupying Gaoyou City, Wang Gui had already reported the news to the four cities and asked these cities to deliver money, food and materials, but the surrounding officials always made false accusations, which made Wang Gui quite helpless.

"It's okay! For the time being, these officials will not be allowed to have conflicts, but they must be delivered as soon as they are needed, and if they are not delivered, they will be handed over to the imperial court on the one hand, and they will act in military law on the other!"

Zhao Shu said with a cold face, the officials of the two Huai are either the prince's people, or the three kings' people, and some are upright, but they are very few.

If it weren't for the fact that they had some money and food, and they had already prepared soldiers and horses, they were afraid that it would be really difficult to move an inch in the land of Lianghuai and Jiangnan.

"Your Highness, in addition to the non-cooperation of the officials of the two Huai, some Confucians do not seem to be optimistic about us, and we have also found out that this Gaoyou City has been guarded so far because there is a great Confucian in the city who has restrained Mani's evil arts, but before we entered the city, this Confucian had already left. ”

Jiang Kui said with a somewhat solemn gaze, obviously a little worried about the current situation of the army.

"Can the Great Confucian restrain the Divine Soul Technique?"

Jiang Kui's words made Zhao Shu slightly stunned, he had the impression that this Confucian was a kind of person who could only do it, but he didn't expect that the Confucian had any other magical powers.

"Your Highness, don't look down on Confucianism? This great Confucianism and literati should be separated, the great Confucianism cultivates the Tao but does not cultivate the arts, but the power of their divine souls is extremely powerful, and they can control the majestic qi of Confucianism, which can be used to deter ghosts and gods. It's just that there are very few achievements in Confucianism, but the influence of every Confucian is also very great, if you can get the support of a great Confucian, Your Highness's great cause can be expected. ”

Jiang Baishi said solemnly.

"Let's see!"

Zhao Shu sighed, his military affairs have improved, but the real foundation is insufficient, at least the influence on the literati is almost weak, but although the Confucian is strong, in fact, he also cultivates immortal arts, but he only cultivates the power of the divine soul, and does not practice the spells that use the power of the divine soul.

"With Gaoyou as a stronghold and Shouchun echoing each other, you can completely stand firm in the land of Lianghuai, and you can overlook the land south of the Yangtze River. Reorganize here, and then go south to Jiangdu and get Jiangdu City!"

Zhao Shu changed the topic, and the matter in the entire army was settled, Zhang Junbao saw that everyone was silent, so he stepped forward and said: "According to His Highness's orders, the proverb that the Great Song Yande is immortal and the divine fire descends from the sky has been propagated in the city, and all the Taoist children collected by the poor Dao are walking in the city every day, and the people in the city are already in awe of His Highness and the Qilin Army led by His Highness. ”

"This Manichaean traitor is demagoguery, as long as the people know that the Manichaeans are a cult, it will also be a great help to the war!"

Zhao Shu said with a smile that this propaganda offensive was learned by himself from later generations, and it may be able to play a big role here.

"Junbao, the matter of the dragon beast entering the city must be kept secret for a period of time, at least before we occupy Yangzhou City, the matter of the dragon beast cannot be known to the people of the Great Song Dynasty, otherwise it will cause unnecessary trouble!"

Once the dragon beast is exposed, it will cause the jealousy of his two elder brothers, who are afraid that they will add some blockage to themselves and pull some back.

"Your Highness, rest assured, except for the Qilin Army, no one knows about the dragon beast!"

Zhang Junbao immediately responded, he was also very concerned about this matter, after all, the matter of the dragon beast was too big, once it was exposed, presumably the saint sitting in the depths of the Bianliang Palace would also be shaken.

"Your Highness, you have found out some news about the Iron Hand Gang and the Daluo Sect in Gaoyou City. ”

Zhang Junbao thought of something, and immediately reported it, hearing Zhang Junbao's words, Zhao Shu frowned, his face was implied with anger, and after he entered Gaoyou City, he found that although the entire city was controlled by the government, it was secretly controlled by the Iron Hand Gang and the Daluo faction.

The reason why Gaoyou City was able to hold out for so long, unlike other cities that scattered as soon as they encountered the enemy, was because of the insistence of these two factions, and these two factions were afraid that the Manichaeans would damage their interests after entering the city.

And with his own stationing in Gaoyou City, the followers and a large number of officers and soldiers in the city have intentionally or unintentionally resisted the Qilin Army, and even a few officers and soldiers have written to ask themselves to worship the Daluo Shenjun of the Daluo faction.

This made Zhao Shu extremely angry, this Gaoyou City is the key to his own recovery of Yangzhou, and it is also the place where he controls the two Huai, looking down on the base of Jiangnan, and these two major factions are like two time bombs, they will destroy themselves and the Qilin Army at any time, and tear apart the strength they have accumulated and the advantages they have established.

Zhao Shu, who understood this, calmed down in anger, and did not immediately march into Yangzhou, but controlled all the key points in Gaoyou City with elite soldiers, controlled the treasury money and grain, and controlled the arsenal, and at the same time asked Zhang Junbao to secretly adjust the two factions.

"Tell the two factions one by one. ”

Zhao Shu put away his thoughts and said to Zhang Junbao.

"This Iron Hand Gang is a martial arts gang that relies on the Grand Canal to carry out Cao Yun, there are many masters in them, the gang leader is a martial artist of the innate realm, the deputy gang leader is also an innate martial artist, and there are three elders of the True Qi Realm, they control the peddlers and pawns and officials in Gaoyou City.

The Daluo faction is the sect of the Shura Divine Soul, dedicated to the Daluo Divine Monarch, and its suzerain is said to be powerful, but the specific is not known, many high-ranking officials and nobles in Gaoyou City believe in the Daluo faction. ”

After listening to Zhang Junbao's words, Jiang Kui's face sank suddenly, his hand stroked his black beard, and said solemnly: "Your Highness, these two sects are strong, and they each control the peddlers, pawns and dignitaries in Gaoyou City, which should not be underestimated. ”

"The imperial court has its own law, this city is the important weapon of the country, how can the young people be allowed to watch, Gaoyou City is the city of the Great Song Dynasty, it must not be controlled by these people, otherwise one is careless and the second Mani rebels. ”

Zhao Shu said in a very cold voice, now that he is the prince of the Great Song Dynasty, the city in this world is his own thing, how can he let others get involved, and it is difficult for others to snore on the side of the couch.

Moreover, this counterinsurgency has a great effect on his own training and accumulation of strength, which are the key to fighting against the Jurchen Iron Cavalry in the future, and there must be no mistakes.

"Your Highness, the poor Dao has been exploring these days, there are many sects in the land south of the Yangtze River, martial arts sects abound, and there are even more wild god shrines, which is also a reason why Manichaeism has taken the opportunity to grow and has not been discovered. If this Great Luo faction can develop in the land south of the Yangtze River, its strength must be extraordinary, if Your Highness wants to solve these two major factions, it is better to start with this iron hand first!"

After pondering slightly, Zhang Junbao said to Zhao Shu.

"Zhang Daochang's words are good, the Great Luo Sect cultivates the Divine Soul, and if one accidentally lets the leader escape, it will cause great trouble, especially many Divine Soul powerhouses can turn around and possess their bodies with their strength, which is extremely difficult to kill, so these Divine Soul Sects are the most troublesome, but they are not as easy to deal with as the Iron Hand Gang, no matter how powerful this Iron Hand Gang is, it cannot match the power of the Great Imperial Court. It's better to solve the Iron Hand Gang first, if you can recover the Iron Hand Gang, and then bring the strength of the army to crush the Daluo faction more smoothly. ”

Jiang Kui was deeply convinced of Zhang Junbao's words, no matter how powerful these Iron Hand Gang were, they couldn't escape the mundane, but the Da Luo Sect was that slim god, and it was much more difficult to deal with, if you want to break it, you must cultivate a thunder blow, and it will work completely.

"Yes, Ning Gang is in charge, Yuan Ranger and the others will go to the Iron Hand Gang Helmsman with me first, and we will go to find out the situation!"

Zhao Shu nodded and shouted at Bai Fengxian and Ning Gang.

Then his eyes swept over the people in the hall: "Wu Jue, bring three hundred heavy armor foot soldiers, Zhang Xian, more than a dozen of your foot soldiers obey the order, Tang Huai, bring three hundred crossbowmen! ”

"No!"

The generals agreed.

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