Chapter 581 Present and Past
Yang Lixin stopped his horse and looked at a village on the left with billowing smoke, a look of hesitation on his face.
Dozens of guys rushed out of the village on horseback, laughing and joking. They were carrying large and small packages on their backs, and there were even some tied women lying on the saddles.
Seeing Yang Lixin standing by the road with a sullen face, these people were not afraid. Instead, they galloped to Yang Lixin and laughed: "Boss, this woman is pretty good. Do you want to keep her?" "
The man grabbed the woman's hair on the horse and pulled hard, raising the woman's face to face Yang Lixin.
Yang Lixin took a deep breath, suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, waved his hands and said: "No need."
"Then I'm welcome!" The man smiled and said: "I was in Nanyang earlier. , the boss didn’t allow everyone to act arrogantly, saying that was the place where we would settle down and live, but it frustrated everyone. , it’s better to come out! Boss, if nothing happens, I’ll leave first!”
“The war is coming. It’s been going on for several days. It’s time to stop. Now we have penetrated into Yong’an County. "The enemy will appear at any time. Can you fight like this?" Yang Lixin said sternly.
"I understand, boss! The order I gave to my subordinates is not to seal the sword for three days, and everyone can do whatever they want. By tomorrow, you will see an army with strict discipline and brave fighting!" The man smiled and said: "Boss, all the way from Hedong to here, When did we ever let you off the hook?"
Yang Lixin looked at this guy and shook his head helplessly, "Go ahead, go ahead, they are all good at Xuanyuan Rank 8, and they even personally snatched money and women. , you don’t mind being embarrassed!”
"Boss, isn't this the fun of being bandits? Although I am an official now, I still feel that this official is far less happy than before!"
"Were you very happy before? Forgot to be chased around like a rabbit?" Yang Lixin scolded.
"So when you pulled us out, boss, we didn't hesitate at all. Compared with now, we are happier half-officials and half-bandits, hahaha!" Amidst the long laughter, the guy exerted his strength He slapped the horse's butt and galloped away with his men.
Yang Lixin put his hand on his forehead, feeling helpless.
These are his men.
An army formed mainly from heroes from all walks of life.
Military discipline is very touching.
When they were in Nanyang, Yang Lixin used extremely strong methods to hold them down.
Nanyang was the territory assigned to Yang Lixin by He Zudao.
It is your own home. You have to get food, drinks, and supplies from home. If you mess up your home and have no money to collect, then your life will definitely be difficult.
Yang Lixin still understands this simple truth.
So when his gang of men were in Nanyang, they could only hold it in. Even if they did bad things, they could only hide it and be cautious.
So even though Yang Lixin didn't know anything about governing the place, the people of Nanyang actually lived more comfortably during the two years of his rule.
Because Yang Lixin, a former green forest hero, slaughtered most of the disobedient big households in Nanyang, and the remaining half remained silent and very honest.
In Nanyang, Yang Lixin rented the fields he paid from those big households to common people. Although the rent was expensive, he had to charge 60%, but other than this 60%, he did not charge any other fees. , this will allow the people who farm to earn higher incomes than before in one year.
This management model, in which you can do whatever you like as long as you pay the money and food, unexpectedly promoted Nanyang's economic development, but it was something no one could have imagined.
So regardless of Yang Lixin's background as a bandit, his reputation in Nanyang is excellent.
It’s just that when it comes to war, his men have exposed their true colors. At this time, he can no longer restrain them by force. He actually knows what many of his men are. of.
Now is the time to employ people. If you piss off those Qiu Ba, they really can do anything. Fortunately, although these guys' military discipline is not very good, they can fight well and dare to fight.
Yang Lixin has also been committed to military training in the past two years.
Of course, it's not the green forest men who trained him in the past, but new recruits.
Feng Congwen taught him these military training methods.
Thinking of Feng Congwen, Yang Lixin felt a little sad.
That kid from the aristocratic family was capable, but later he had a different philosophy from the general. Isn’t it good to follow the general? He wanted to surrender to Linghuye by chance, but then jumped on the battlefield, fell into the trap of the general, and finally died in his own hands.
From Hedong to Luoyang, the two of them really became friends.
At present, Yang Lixin's core three thousand soldiers were trained using Feng Congwenjiao's military training methods, and their combat effectiveness is indeed stronger.
In another three to five years, all these former bandit comrades who have no desire to make progress will be cleared out, and they can do whatever they like.
Yang Lixin rode his horse slowly.
This battle is not difficult.
Yong'an County and Ruyin County rebelled against the Chu State and became a lonely army. General He Zudao restrained Han Zheng's troops in Ruyin County. The morale of the Yong'an County army was unstable, and officers and soldiers fled in large numbers. , Feng Kuan's momentum in front was overwhelming, and he attacked several cities in a row. If the general hadn't wanted to take advantage of the situation to advance to Jinghu after taking Yong'an County, and wanted to take Jianghan Plain, there was really no need for him to go south in a big way.
Li Guohua from Luoyang has always been eyeing the land of Nanyang!
And Nanyang is a strategic location for protecting Xiangfan. If Nanyang is not lost, Xiangfan will be as stable as a rock.
Now that I have taken away the main force of Nanyang, is it strange that the cunning and cunning Li Guohua does not take advantage of the opportunity?
But the general obviously has other considerations. In his opinion, maybe the Jianghan Plain is more important!
Even if Nanyang is lost, as long as Xiangfan is still there, we can still hold on to the key point.
But Yang Lixin couldn't bear it.
But there is no way. Since the general has issued a military order, there is no room for bargaining.
I hope this battle will end soon and I can return to the army quickly.
Feng Kuan has 25,000 troops. He Yiming's subordinates heard that the number has increased to 15,000. He has 20,000 troops under his own command. These 60,000 troops stand out from Yong'an, and what Yong'an can really fight is not Just a few of Kang Zhen's Ten thousand tigers and soldiers were stationed in the army. Originally, when Lin Heng was there, Yong'an's county soldiers were also quite effective. However, some time ago, there was civil strife in Yong'an and Lin Heng fell. The army that he worked so hard to cultivate has long been wiped out by his own people. .
So when a country is about to end, chaos always starts from within.
The state of Qin is like this. The wealthy families are competing for power and profit, and they are out of line.
The same is true in Chu State. The Queen Mother fought with the elders.
Isn’t it the same in Beiyuan? If there were not three princes competing for the throne, would Li Dachui have found an opportunity to sow discord?
Thinking about this, Yang Lixin couldn't help but feel a little funny.
The chaos in the world should be considered a good thing for people like them. If there was no chaos, Yang Lixin would still be a bandit who was chased away by the officers and soldiers. But if there was chaos, he would become a bandit. General Yang.
If General He can gain power, he can even reach a higher level!
(End of this chapter)