Chen State, Daizhou,

the self-proclaimed new emperor Dai Wang is discussing things with his ministers. The life of the Dai Wang in the 3866th year of the Xia calendar is not easy. The lunatic Mr. Wolong is nowhere to be found, and the other princes who proclaimed themselves emperors are still talking nonsense with him. There are also various troubles in their internal affairs. There are refugees who rebelled, broke through the county, and proclaimed themselves kings. There are also aristocratic families who obey orders but not declarations and attack each other. There are also warlords who have been asking for official positions. One thing after another makes him feel overwhelmed.

"Your Majesty, the current plan is to sort out the internal affairs. Although our Chen State now occupies five states, except Daizhou, we cannot command the other four states..."

An old man in front of the Dai Wang was explaining the current situation. After the death of the King of Chu in Zhongzhou, there were four princes in the Southern Chen who proclaimed themselves emperors. They were one of them. Their territory occupied five states, which was really not small.

But among the five states, only officials in Daizhou were still loyal to King Dai. In the other four states, they had no control over them. They were either guarded by civil officials or occupied by military generals. King Dai was a half-puppet emperor. This might be better than the previous King of Chu, but as a superior, how could he tolerate the power being occupied by others?

"Prime Minister Li, I want to sort out the internal affairs, but those ministers are not as loyal as Prime Minister Li. They are ambitious. What can I do?"

"Your Majesty, please consider what I said, the method of using the north to defend the south, and the method of military first and politics later..." Prime Minister

Li said immediately. He had already written to King Dai about many methods, such as using the north to defend the south. If the noble officials in the south do not want to fight and unify, then support the officials in the north more to check and balance each other. We should also put the military first and politics later, develop military strength more, such as re-establishing the martial arts academy in Daizhou to train warriors, etc.

However, the King of Dai adopted these suggestions, but none of them could be implemented. There were practical difficulties and the King of Dai was indecisive.

Li Xiang saw the King of Dai hesitating, and he knew that today's words were in vain. This King of Dai really didn't look like a monarch, but the problem was that other princes were even worse. Even if they had some ability, they were controlled by other warlords or ministers, and he couldn't go to seek refuge. Just

when everyone was about to disperse, suddenly a guard came in hurriedly and handed a letter to Li Xiang. Li Xiang opened it and his face changed.

"Li Xiang, what's the matter?"

"Mr. Wolong appeared"

"Ah, where is he?"

"Qishanfu, Fengzhou, he colluded with the rebels in Qiyunshan and took those rebels to occupy Qishanfu"

"What, how dare you, thieves?"

When the King of Dai heard this, he was immediately furious, but even more terrified. The dignified Martial Saint joined the rebels, wouldn't it let the rebels become more powerful?

The other high officials were also discussing. The Martial Saint was of a very high status, a bit like a strategic weapon, and was very important at a critical moment. With the blessing of the Martial Saint, the rebels were no longer ordinary rebels.

"Your Majesty, this matter cannot be underestimated, and must be guarded against. Wolong is a man of extraordinary martial arts, and He Taishou of Fengzhou will definitely not be able to stop him."

"Fengzhou only has one Martial Saint, how can he beat the thieves, Zhongzhou..."

"Li Xiang, what should we do?"

"I mean to mobilize the army to encircle and suppress Wolong. No matter how powerful the Martial Saint is, he is still an ordinary person,"

Li Xiang said. There are Martial Saints who died on the battlefield. It depends on how to deal with it. If tens of thousands of elite soldiers are deployed, and they are surrounded and killed layer by layer, at the cost of hundreds or thousands of people, they can still be killed.

"This..."

But after these words came out, the King of Dai hesitated again, because although He Taishou of Fengzhou regarded him as the emperor, he had summoned him several times over the years, but He Taishou did not come to see him. It was clear that he was breaking away and establishing his own country. For a disloyal minister, is it worth doing this?

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Qishanfu, in the blink of an eye, Qishanfu had been conquered for half a month, and several other counties were also taken over. The process was similar to what Lin Jiang expected. It was easy to take it over, but it was not so easy to make Qishanfu loyal.

For example, they had too few troops to sweep every town and village. The resistance of the aristocratic families and big families was unexpectedly strong. They did not dare to fight the army openly, but they relied on the geographical advantage to fight guerrilla warfare with the rebels, causing the rebels to suffer heavy losses.

In addition, Lin Jiang underestimated the ordinary people's awe of the imperial power. He thought that he could raise his arms and thousands of people would follow him, but it did not happen. Those small families still regarded them as rebels and could not make up their minds to follow the rebels. Even the northerners who went south did not come to seek refuge.

On the contrary, the conscription went smoothly. There were too many poor people and too many refugees. As long as there was a chance to have enough food, they would agree. It was the only smooth thing.

"It is harder to rule the world than to conquer the world. The ancients were not deceiving me."

Lin Jiang sighed. He had expected these difficulties. The current difficulties did not make him feel uncomfortable.

Lin Jiang called the senior officials to discuss matters. The senior officials quickly gathered and reported to Lin Jiang.

"Qin Yong, when will the troops of Fengzhou arrive at Qishan Prefecture?"

"Sir, although the governor of Fengzhou ordered the assembly of troops ten days ago, there are less than 20,000 soldiers now. I don't think they can send troops in two or three months."

"Oh, why is that?"

"Sir, Governor He is not from Fengzhou. After the King of Dai ascended the throne, although Governor He respected the King of Dai as the emperor, he had the idea of ​​independence. The King of Dai summoned him several times but did not go to Daizhou. He also cleaned up the officials in Fengzhou and mainly used officials from Fengzhou. They were willing to use their own soldiers to protect their hometown, but it was difficult to ask them to send troops, especially since you are famous. If they are defeated, their own soldiers will suffer too many casualties. "

The military advisor explained on the side. This is the complicated relationship within the Chen State. It is very chaotic, resulting in extremely low efficiency.

"Everyone, according to your opinion, how can we quickly stabilize the situation in Qishan Prefecture?"

"Mr. Wolong, I have a plan." "

Please speak, military advisor."

"Although the Chen court is unpopular, it has ruled for hundreds of years after all, and the inertia is huge. Those common people do not know the corruption and incompetence of the court, and are still loyal to Chen. So why don't we pretend to respect the King of Dai as the emperor and submit a petition for amnesty. In this way, we can act in the name of the court."

"The military advisor's words are words of statecraft, which I agree with. However, since we want to amnesty, one Qishan Prefecture is not enough. How about taking Fengzhou?"

Lin Jiang nodded. The military advisor and he thought the same thing. It would not be embarrassing to pretend to be a person of the court for the time being. As strong as Zhu Yuanzhang, he was also under the command of the Little Ming King. It doesn't matter if he unifies the Southern Chen in the name of the King of Dai. When the time comes, let the King of Dai fall into the water. However,

one Qishan Prefecture is not very convincing. It is better to take the whole Fengzhou.

"Sir, are you sure you can take over the whole Fengzhou? Fengzhou city is a well-known strong city. Last year, Governor He was also recruiting soldiers. Now, as long as there are 100,000 troops stationed near Fengzhou, and he also has the Martial Saint as a sacrifice..."

"100,000 troops, military advisor, you are joking. 50,000 to 60,000 people in Fengzhou is a lot, it's not a big deal."

Lin Jiang laughed. It was not uncommon for the court soldiers to eat empty salaries. 100,000 troops could be at least half of it. Even if it was 50,000 or 60,000, the elite soldiers were not many. After all, Governor He only occupied one state.

"I won't say much. It's decided. Qin Yong will lead 5,000 soldiers and follow me to attack Fengzhou City. We will fight all the way. Tian Xiong will lead the rest of the troops and the military advisor to stay in Qishan Prefecture. Bring out all the volunteers from Qiyun Mountain. This is our base. Conquer Qishan Prefecture within three months."

"Sir, we're afraid..."

"Don't worry. Since we didn't do it well before, we'll just correct it. The countryside is too big and we can't control it for the time being. Let's just ignore it. We'll focus on controlling the county towns or some important places first. The nobles are unusable, so we'll use the poor people and refugees. There's not much else in this world, but there are many poor people. Follow the model I used in Qiyun Mountain and concentrate on studying. It will take one or two months to learn quickly, and then arrange them to go out and do things. Don't be afraid of their youth. Young people are more motivated.

Tian Xiong will be responsible for training the troops, with the people from Qiyun Mountain as the foundation and backbone. The more soldiers the better. Don't worry about food and wages. The enemy will provide them for us. With soldiers in hand, there's nothing to be afraid of. After three months, the new recruits will go to the countryside with the literacy work team."

"Sir, many aristocratic families have a large number of people practicing martial arts. Although there are no martial saints, there are still many innate warriors and martial arts masters. What should we do?"

"Don't care about the rural ones for now. Force the urban ones to help maintain order. We can reduce their guilt in the future. If they refuse, we don't care. If anyone dares to resist, write it down and wipe it out together. Tell them that when I take action, it will be the day when their clan is exterminated."

Lin Jiang said coldly, giving them the opportunity to cooperate. Since they don't know the current situation, Lin Jiang will not be polite. As long as the vast rural areas are guaranteed to be safe, the city will be destroyed and then rebuilt.

After another ten days, Lin Jiang left Qishan Prefecture with 5,000 elite soldiers. These 5,000 people were elite soldiers who had trained in Qiyun Mountain for a winter. They were fully equipped and were no less than the imperial court's regular soldiers.

Between Qishan Prefecture and Fengzhou City, there is also a Dongping Prefecture. Dongping Prefecture is ordinary. As soon as Lin Jiang arrived outside Dongping Prefecture, he immediately attacked the city and took action himself. He won the battle.

Lin Jiang left five hundred men to wait for Tian Xiong and others to come and take over Dongping Prefecture, and then headed directly towards Fengzhou City. The first major battle after Lin Jiang came out of the mountain began.