Chapter 646 Yang, Liu
Yang Kai did not stay in Guanggu for long.
Since we can't reach an agreement, let's not talk about it. Although it is a bit regretful that Yang will not get this great contribution.
After leaving Guanggu, surrounded by dozens of followers, he ran all the way back to Mount Tai. He immediately wrote down in detail what had happened in the recent period and sent it to Bianliang.
After doing all this, he had the time to visit relatives and friends and take a good rest.
The Taiyang family is a large family, with its main line in Nancheng County at the junction of Lu State, and branches in Juping and Liangfu counties. As for its influence, it is spread across several surrounding counties.
Perhaps the situation is tense, it is already the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the bankers are still conducting their last practice.
The stage was set up.
The elders of the clan sit in the middle, and the young and strong descendants are arranged under twelve banners on the left and right.
Every time the drum sounds, there are disciples wearing armor and weapons, galloping out on horseback, and then directing the bankers to form various formations.
For ten years, the Taiyang family has always been dragged into the whirlpool of troubled times and forced to engage in various killings.
Wang Mi, Jin Zhun, Shi Le, Zhao Gu, Cao Yi...
One enemy after another, the battle never ends.
At the beginning, even the refugee army facing Wang Mi was in a panic. Several fortresses were breached in a row, and their performance could be described as vulnerable.
After learning from the painful experience, he raised a large amount of money to recruit the Forbidden Army generals who were rich in battle formation knowledge, and invested a large amount of money to reorganize and train the troops and Zhuangke to improve their combat effectiveness.
By the time the Battle of Gaoping broke out, the Yang Family Army had greatly improved. Even though it could not win the field battle, it could already rely on small fortresses such as cities, docks, manors and even beacons everywhere to hold on and wait. Helped. During this period, there were even bold descendants of the Yang family who led troops to attack on their own initiative and fought several small counterattacks, although the results were not very good.
By the time Shile's army raided Henan, the Yang family was already very stable. They already knew how to use their familiarity with the geography to mobilize various Wubao manors to limit the scope of activities of Shile's cavalry, and then seize their weak combat capabilities. A hot pursuit.
In recent years, he has led troops from three to four counties to fight at the legion level with Cao Yi, and has accumulated valuable experience in large legion operations.
Many things have been explored and perfected step by step, not to mention that the Yang family has a basic foundation. It’s not that they don’t know anything about fighting in battle formations, but they have been ruined after many years of peace.
But after learning a painful lesson at the beginning, over ten years, they slowly adjusted, and with the great power entrusted to them by Duke Liang, who trusted him very much, and with many conveniences, the family turned around and can now be compared. Face this troubled world calmly.
"Wei Lang, come here." Sima Yangchen, the right-hand man of the General's Mansion, stood on the edge of the high platform, waved and said.
"Father." Yang Kai walked over and saluted.
"Why are you still at home? Can't bear to leave your wife and children?" Yang Chen asked with a look on his face.
Yang Kai smiled bitterly: "Master, the Chinese New Year is just over ten days away. Do you still have to run around?"
"My father is the governor of the military and civilian affairs of the six counties. If you can't escape, you should go too." "No?" Yang Chen waved his hand, not wanting to hear his son's explanation, and just said: "Liang Zhengyi will definitely accept the congratulations from the ministers. You are a sacrificer after all, so you shouldn't stay in Bianliang?"
"Master, Mr. Liang was considerate of me and asked me to go back after the first lunar month. How could you..." Yang Kai cried bitterly.
"Go back quickly." Yang Chen said firmly: "In February, I will send people to send your family members to Bianliang. From the second half of the first lunar month to the middle of February, there will be many gatherings and banquets in Bianliang , there is no harm in participating more.”
“Okay.” Yang Kai reluctantly agreed.
He knew his father was doing it for his own good.
Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, officials in Bianliang usually celebrate the New Year with their families.
After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, there will be more opportunities for colleagues and friends, and it is a good time to make friends.
If you want to develop in the officialdom, it is impossible not to seize these opportunities. Yang Kai can understand this.
"Over there in Jibei——" Yang Chen was about to introduce the situation, but the audience became lively.
The father and son looked at each other and saw several Yang children showing off their skills in infantry and cavalry warfare.
Yang Kai has a keen eye and discovers that one of them is his younger brother Yang Quan.
Yang Quan has practiced literature and martial arts since he was a child, but in terms of family development, he is preparing to take the civil service route, and has been making preparations for this for many years, including but not limited to attending banquets, and People debate scriptures, find people to praise and comment on, etc.
A few years ago, he entered the state of Lu twice in danger, took over local counties, sorted out government affairs, appeased people, and left after the incident - this was a way to accumulate fame, because His target was obviously Liang Gong's shogunate.
However, as the situation changed, Yang Quan began to change his tune and take the military route.
At this moment, he is riding on a horse, holding a very scary-looking horse spear, waving, stabbing, and prodding, corresponding to different tactical actions.
Swinging, usually when breaking into the infantry formation, the horse's huge weight is used to mow down the enemy soldiers.
Thrusting is generally used when cavalry is charging.
Challenge is when the horse cavalry passes by the outside of the infantry formation, they pull the gun rod and throw people off.
Not everyone can play with heavy cavalry weapons. Those who are not strong enough can only play with light lances and spears.
The horse in Yang Quan's hand is much thicker and longer than those used by ordinary people, but he has amazing strength and does not feel any slowness when playing with it. And if you can handle this type of super-heavy weapon during training, you can really play with it if you change it to a smaller one when fighting.
"Isn't Liang Gong afraid that he will not recruit Cao Yi again?" Yang Kai suddenly asked.
"It won't happen anymore." Yang Chen said softly: "It won't happen from the moment my father comes to Mount Tai. Your going to Guanggu is just to paralyze Cao Yi."< br>
Yang Kai smiled bitterly.
A child of the Hairao family like him can only be a chess piece on the world's big chessboard.
Actually, it doesn’t matter.
This mission experience will always be discussed in the future, and Liang Gong will also make up for it. From now on, among their descendants of the Yang family, he will take the civilian route, his younger brother Yang Quan will take the military general route, and the others are not yet young enough to choose their route.
Of course, if the world changes, he can also become a military commander. After all, his martial arts skills have not fallen behind.
If the world slowly becomes peaceful, there is no need to be a civil servant for the rest of your life.
My father started his career as a staff member, reaching the highest levels of governor and minister, and then he was dismissed from the official position at home. He seemed to be a civil servant, but when Zhao Wanglun forcibly conquered him, he snatched a war horse without a saddle or stirrups. He rode on it with his bare back, fired his bow left and right, shot back Zhao Wang's pursuers, and ran back to Mount Tai.
If this hand was not revealed, everyone would think that his father, who had been a civil servant for most of his life, was powerless.
Children of the Taiyang clan are not that weak.
"Go back." Yang Chen urged again: "Liu Ling has attracted many people in Jibei, and they all brought weapons to surrender. In March and April next year, there will be more soldiers. By then, there will be more soldiers. Under siege from three sides, Cao Yi will not be able to hold out for long. After defeating Cao Yi, Liang Gong will seize the troops and reduce his power. You will have to think carefully about how to maintain the family business. "
"Understood." Yang Kai suddenly understood the key.
After seizing Qingzhou, Liang Gong will definitely restrict the Taiyang clan to prevent the emergence of force that is not under his supervision in the heart of the country.
Because to be honest, once Liang Gong suffered a disastrous defeat on the front line, big families like them, the Yang family, could directly change the local government. Even more than just one county in Mount Tai can hold several counties hostage.
No one can ignore their threats.
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The north wind howled and heavy snow fell.
Liu Ling returned from hunting with more than 3,000 soldiers.
It was getting late and the gates of Jibei City were closed. Liu Ling stepped forward in person and shouted for a long time.
The guards poked their heads around the city for a long time, and after confirming that the foreign soldier belonged to Liu Ling, they let him in.
More than three thousand people entered the military camp noisily carrying pheasants, foxes and rabbits, and soon began to set up pots to boil water and prepare the prey.
An officer named Duan Ya came to the city. I heard he was some kind of captain from Youzhou. He brought hundreds of horses and filled the city to the brim - there was not even enough space for them to live in. There were more than a thousand horses. He stayed in the low wall outside the city and sent servants to take care of him.
The more than three thousand soldiers recruited by Liu Ling were frightened when they saw them.
Tall horses, steel torrents, wearing masks and holding long spears, rushed into the infantry team like they were herding sheep, and drove them down the river like sheep.
The sound of crying and howling was endless, almost becoming the deepest nightmare in their memories as Celestial Master and Taoist disciples.
"Bah!" Liu Ling looked at the Xianbei armored cavalry stationed in the military camp next door and laughed and cursed: "They are coming to beg for food. Youzhou can no longer feed them, so they come to Jibei to beg for food."
< br>The soldiers smiled reluctantly.
Compared to eight or nine years ago, these Xianbei people have changed again.
The equipment is better and he is better at fighting. War is the most training for people, and everyone is making progress, but they still have a bone-deep fear of the Xianbei cavalry.
"General, this afternoon the commander of the Hou Mansion arrived. He said that in the next year, Cao Yi may come to loot, so we need to be prepared." The small school left behind in the military camp came to report.
“It’s a small matter, aren’t there those Xianbei people?” Liu Ling chuckled and said, “If Cao Yi comes, he will be tricked into going to Jibei, and he will charge with his iron cavalry to see how many people he can bring back.”< br>
Xiao Xiao was a soldier of Shao Xun and knew how to fight. Hearing this, he nodded and said: "There will be a group of Xianbei Qingqi coming in the first month, about two thousand riders. They have arrived in Anping."
< br>"There are so many cavalry?" Liu Ling said in shock: "We can just go and plunder Cao Yi."
"Liang Gong has not appointed a commander yet, so the general must not act rashly." The colonel advised.
Liu Ling glanced at him disdainfully and said nothing.
"Then let's celebrate the New Year first." He sighed and said: "After the New Year, I will go back to my hometown in Qingzhou and behead Cao Yi's dog! What the hell, when I was the Heavenly Master, he Cao Yi Who is he? I’ve never heard of him.”
In terms of qualifications, Liu Ling is really scary.
In the past, Liu Bogen was in trouble, and Wang Mi went to him. Later, when Liu Ling joined the group, he became a general under Wang Mi. Cao Yi had not yet taken the lead.
When the rebel army was at its peak, Wang Jun sent 5,000 Xianbei cavalry south, rushing them into chaos and fleeing in all directions. Liu Ling was with Wang Mi at that time, and Cao Yi even lost contact with him for a time.
What the hell!
If compared with his "qualifications" before the uprising, Lao Liu is even more extraordinary. After all, he was a person who lamented in peacetime why the world was not in chaos. He had already prepared for war in troubled times, and he was an old rebel.
"Has anyone come to vote in the past few days?" Liu Ling asked again.
"Yes." The principal replied: "There are about two to three hundred people. According to them, if they had to celebrate the New Year, more people would come to vote."
Liu Ling smiled to herself. , there are many people who recognize my reputation!
"After you win a few battles, people will flock to vote." Liu Ling felt a little excited.
He heard someone say yesterday that Cao Mengde conquered the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, and countless people surrendered. Finally, they were organized into an army and considered elite.
There was also a man named Zang Ba who took advantage of the situation and became more and more powerful, making people envious of him.
If Liu Ling could recruit Cao Yi's soldiers for Duke Liang, how could he know that he would not be able to rise step by step?
Cao Yi, that big fool, is said to have "more than 100,000 soldiers", but the ones who can fight are definitely not more than 20,000. Most of them are Gou Xi's troops who surrendered, so they can be collected by him.
Fight quickly, he can’t wait to let the world see how powerful he is!
My maid, how can Mr. Liang sit still? Is this a must-have year?
Liu Ling subconsciously looked to the west, as if his eyes could penetrate the fog and reach Bianliang.
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