Sun Ru said: "Qin Zongheng's troops have been recruited by me. The troops of Qin Yan and Bi Shiduo will be handled by brothers Liu Jianfeng and Ma Yin. I am the commander-in-chief of the army, brother Liu Jianfeng is the deputy commander, and brother Xu Dexun is the military advisor.

He is also the commander of Tabai, brother Chai Zaiyong is the commander of Zhongwu, Zhang Ji is the deputy military advisor and marching commander, and brother Ma Yin is the decisive commander. The rest of the generals have been promoted to one level!" Everyone thanked Sun Ru in unison.

Sun Ru glanced at the generals and then said: "Then what should we do next? Do you have any good suggestions?" Chai Zaiyong took the lead and said: "Commander, in my opinion, it is better to attack the big army directly.

Yangzhou, capture Yang Xingmi's hometown, and we can spread the word to other places." Zhang Ji said, "This is inappropriate, because Yangzhou is Yang Xingmi's hometown, he will not give up easily. If he concentrates his troops to hold on, we will

It may not be possible to win at once. Once the war reaches a stalemate, it will be extremely disadvantageous for us. After all, we have come from afar, are new here, are not familiar with the place, and food is also a problem."

After hearing this, Sun Ru thought for a while and said: "Brother Zhang is right. You don't have to worry about food. Huainan has a large population, so we can just capture it. Yangzhou is a big city and a fortified city. With our current only 50,000 troops, we don't want to trap them."

Death is indeed difficult to achieve. Now that we are alone and have no allies or reinforcements, it is really inappropriate to be stationed under a fortified city. So what should we do?"

Ma Yin said: "In this case, we might as well raid the towns around Yangzhou first. On the one hand, we can recruit soldiers and expand our strength. On the other hand, we can collect food and grass and gain strongholds. At the same time, we can put pressure on Yang Xingmi without knowing our purpose." Xu Dexun.

Then he said: "General Ma is absolutely right. The general thinks that our army passed by the city of Yangzhou in a show of force, turned to capture Gaoyou, and then divided the army into four quarters. When the army is strong, we will return to capture Yangzhou. Yang Xingmi will definitely not be able to resist it.

"

Sun Ru was overjoyed and said: "Okay, let's do it like this. Brother Ma will lead his troops as the vanguard and go south tomorrow. My army will follow. We are now an independent army and we want to change it to a resounding name. I decided to take the name of our army.

It's called: Tu Tuan Bai Tiao Army." When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be a little confused. Could it be that the commander-in-chief wanted to tell the soldiers and civilians in Huainan that we are the team that specializes in fighting Bai Tiao? But he is the boss, and if he says yes, no one else dares to do anything.

objection.

So early the next morning, Ma Yin led his troops to march towards Yangzhou, followed by Sun Ru with the main force of the "Tu Tuan Bai Tiao Army", and the army roared in. In view of Sun Ru's atrocities in Chuzhou, the soldiers and civilians along the way were frightened and fled. The army

He conquered Tianchang and approached Yangzhou City. At this time, An Renyi had been accepted by Yang Xingmi, and he told Yang Xingmi everything about what happened to Caizhou soldiers and the truth about Caizhou soldiers.

After consideration, Yang Xingmi decided to use the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the field to deal with Sun Ru. However, he did not expect that when Sun Ru's Tutuan Baitiao Army passed by Yangzhou City, they shouted several times and did not come to gnaw the bricks on the Yangzhou City Wall.

They passed quickly and headed north. Yang Xingmi couldn't help but wonder, did they know that the bricks in Yangzhou City were not delicious? Yang Xingmi finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was always a good thing not to have to practice offensive and defensive battles with Sun Ru on the city wall for the time being.

The Baitiao Army, a local group outside the city, quickly bypassed Yangzhou and approached Gaoyou City. The guard of Gaoyou City at this time was Zhang Shenjian. Looking at this man's name, you knew that this person was not easy to mess with, so he named him Shenjian, his real name.

Zhang Xiong changed his name to Shenjian because he was very conceited about his swordsmanship. He and Bi Shiduo were old friends. They once formed a blood alliance and together they raised troops to rebel against Gao Pian. Later, when Zhang Shenjian saw Bi Shiduo capture Yangzhou, he asked Bi Shiduo for help.

Bi Shiduo excused himself from the military pay, and Zhang Da Shenjian became angry and turned to Yang Xingmi.

When Ma Yin led his troops to Gaoyou City, Zhang Shenjian was not nervous. Out of confidence in his swordsmanship, he immediately led his troops out of the city to fight Ma Yin alone. Naturally, Ma Yin could not show weakness in front of his subordinates, so he rushed

The horse came out. The two men immediately exchanged swords and guns, and fought for more than ten rounds. However, Zhang Shenjian was no match for Ma Yin, and was stabbed in the arm by Ma Yin. Zhang Shenjian fell to the ground and fled with his horse. Ma Yin took advantage of the situation to cover up and chased into Gaoyou.

Zhang Shenjian had no choice but to flee to Yangzhou with his remaining troops.

Gaoyou was occupied by Ma Yin, who sent people to report the victory to Sun Ru. Sun Ru was so happy that he rushed to Gaoyou and used Gaoyou as his temporary base camp. Sun Ru also sent Chai Zaiyong to attack Hailing. The guard of Hailing was originally

It was Gao Pian's subordinate who had taken refuge with Yang Xingmi at this time. Under Yang Xingmi's strict order, Gao Ba issued a relocation order: all the soldiers and civilians in Hailing must move immediately and all move into Yangzhou City, leaving no chance for Sun Ru to expand his strength!

Otherwise, everyone will be executed.

When the firewood came to Hailing again, it was already an empty city. Sun Ru got the reward and became furious and said: "You Yang Xingmi wants to use the method of strengthening the wall and clearing the field to deal with us. That's okay, you can take the people and wealth together."

Taking it into Yangzhou City has saved me a lot of trouble. Now I have more than 100,000 soldiers, and I will never let you go this time!" After Sun Ru scolded him, he immediately ordered his troops to be divided into three groups and rush towards Yangzhou.

Zhang Shenjian and Gao Ba happened to meet outside the city of Yangzhou, so they left the remnants of their respective troops outside the city. They took a small number of followers and went into the city to pay homage to Yang Xingmi. Of course, the defenders would not let them enter the city with all their troops. Yang Xingmi

At this time, we were discussing matters with the generals. The sergeant came to report: "General Zhang Shenjian of Gaoyou and General Gaoba of Hailing want to see you." Yang Xing

Mi immediately ordered: "Tell them to come and see us!"

Zhang Shenjian, Gao Ba entered the house, bowed his hands to pay homage to Yang Xingmi, and said: "I will wait for you to see the commander-in-chief and ask the commander-in-chief to punish us for losing the city." Yang Xingmi said: "The rebel army is too powerful and it is not your fault. You go first.

Go down and rest, I have my own strategy to retreat from the enemy. Later, I will host a banquet to calm the two generals." Zhang Shenjian, Gao Ba had always been worried that Yang Xingmi would take the opportunity to deal with them and the surrendered generals. At this moment, he saw that Yang Xingmi was very polite.

I didn't blame him and left happily.

Yang Xingmi was waiting for them to withdraw, and was about to discuss with his cronies. The spies came to report: General Qi, Sun Ru occupied Gaoyou, and after Hailing, he recruited troops aggressively. He divided his troops to raid various states, and most of the towns fell into his hands." After hearing this, Yang Xingmi said,

Signaling the spies to retreat, he said to the crowd: "Sun Ru's troops are extremely fierce and difficult to deal with. Last year, our army had just entered the city with its front foot, and he came to Yangzhou with its rear foot. I thought he would retreat in the face of difficulties, but I didn't expect him.

He actually defeated several cities. Now his troops have increased sharply, and he will invade Yangzhou soon. What should we do?"

The generals had no idea for a moment, so they had to remain silent. The number one military advisor Yuan Xijin said: "Most of our troops are high-ranking surrender troops, and their morale is unstable. The city of Yangzhou is in ruins and it is difficult to hold on! For this plan, we will take action.

Best idea! We might as well return to Luzhou and try to make a comeback!"

Yang Xingmi said: "That's the only way! But Sun Ru's army is watching eagerly outside the city. We have a lot of food and grass in the city and cannot take it away. How can we leave it to the enemy?" Yuan Xi said: "Commander, make a decisive decision in an emergency! Send Gao Pian down.

We will kill them all. As for the soldiers and horses from Yangzhou who are willing to go with our army to Luzhou, we will take them away and kill them all if they are unwilling to go. Then, we will bury the food secretly and wait for it to be retrieved someday!"

Yang Xingmi said: "Now is the time to employ people. Will this disappoint people? Is the killing too heavy?" Yuan Xi said: "These surrendered generals have no loyalty at all. Yesterday, when they saw that we had the upper hand, they came to defect to us.

.Tomorrow when we see Sun Ru gaining the upper hand, we will surrender to Sun Ru and become our enemy. Only in this way can we prevent them from being used by the enemy and keep the secret of our army's buried food. Those who achieve great things will not stick to trivial matters and will not be poisonous.

Husband! This is just a temporary expedient, the commander-in-chief does not need to hesitate!" Yang Xingmi sighed and said, "Then just follow the military advisor's words!"

That night, Yang Xingmi hosted a banquet for Zhang Shenjian and Gao Ba to calm their shock. The two of them went to the banquet happily without doubting his presence. Yang Xingmi raised his glasses frequently and everyone drank happily. After three rounds of drinking, Yang Xingmi stood up and said,

He said: "You guys, please wait, I will come as soon as I go. Come and have a drink!" Zhang Shenjian, Gao Ba thought it was convenient for Yang Xingmi to go, so he didn't care. The two stood up, gave each other hands, and then continued to sit down and chat over the wine.

No one noticed that at this time, dozens of warriors quietly came behind them with sharp blades. Suddenly, a cold light flashed, and the heads of Zhang Shenjian and Gao Ba fell to the ground.

At the same time, the remnants of Zhang Shenjian and Gao Ba outside the city were all killed by the soldiers sent by Yang Xingmi. After finishing these things, Yang Xingmi's army quietly left the south gate of Yangzhou City and returned to his base of Luzhou. Waiting until daylight

, Sun Ru came to the formation outside Yangzhou City, but found that there were only flags flying in the air at the top of Yangzhou City, but no one was seen.

Sun Ru was puzzled, and Chai Zaiyong said, "Isn't this Yang Xingmi planning another empty city plan?" Sun Ru said, "Whatever his plan, let's send a small team to have a look first." Chai Zaiyong accepted the order.

A team of fifty people was sent straight to the city gate. But when they successfully crossed the moat and entered the city gate, they found that there was really no defender. So they climbed up the tower, lowered the drawbridge, and greeted Sun Ru to enter the city.

Sun Ru was overjoyed and said to the generals on the left and right: "This Yang Xingmi abandoned the city and fled. He is really a weakling. All the troops will follow me into the city." The generals agreed in unison. Sun Ru entered the city first, and the streets were quiet.

Jing, the residents had already known about the arrival of the Baitiao Army, and they didn't dare to come out. They could only hide in their houses and wait for their fate.

Sun Ru led the generals straight to the Jiedushi Yamen, but it was also empty. At this time, Ma Yin from the east of the city and Liu Jianfeng from the west also rushed into the city and came to the government office to meet Sun Ru. Sun Ru then went to the government office.

An impromptu meeting was held in the lobby, and Sun Ru said excitedly: "We finally captured Yangzhou, and from now on I will be the military governor of Huainan. The generals will rest for a few days. Then we will chase Yang Xingmi to get the gold and silver he brought."

All the treasures were captured, and his home base of Luzhou was captured at the same time." When the generals heard that they could repair in Yangzhou for a few days, they were overjoyed and thanked Sun Ru.

Sun Ru added: "This Yang Xingmi is really hateful. He actually transported all the food. It seems that we have to find another way to raise food and grass. We now have an army of more than 100,000, and this food and grass is the first priority. I don't know.

Do you have any good ideas?" Xu Dexun said: "The general thinks that Yang Xingmi may not have taken the food away. It is important for him to escape, so he will not take the food and grass with him on the road, which will inevitably affect his schedule. The general estimates that he must have hidden the food and grass.

Get up, as long as we search carefully throughout the city, we will definitely find it."

Sun Ru nodded and said: "Brother Xu is right. Let's use the four of you, Deputy Marshal Liu, Xu Dexun, Ma Yin and Chai to search the West City, North City, East City and South City respectively, and station them on the spot. Once found, immediately

Inform this commander. The remaining armies are temporarily stationed outside the city to prevent Yang Xingmi from suddenly returning for a surprise attack. All armies outside the city are under the unified command of Zhang Ji Sima." Everyone bowed and obeyed the order and retreated.

Ma Yin left the government office and came to Dongcheng with his men. Yao Yanzhang had already found a wealthy family as Ma Yin's residence. This wealthy family's surname was Liu, and he was a wealthy family nearby, known as Liu Yuanwai. Liu Yuanwai was originally worried

Being forcibly requisitioned made him feel uneasy. But Yao Yanzhang's attitude was kind and not evil. Liu Yuanwai finally breathed a sigh of relief. Every time Yangzhou changed its owner, he was bound to be blackmailed. This time the other party did not come directly to blackmail him, so he was naturally thankful.

. So he quickly gathered his family into a small courtyard on the side, and gave up the main courtyard and several other courtyards.

After Ma Yin entered Liu's house, he immediately arranged for Tuoba Heng, Li Qiong, Wang Huan and others to search for food, and the three of them followed the order. Ma Yin and Xinglan then went to meet Liu Yuanwai. Liu Yuanwai was naturally flattered.

He hurriedly invited Ma Yin and Xinglan into the living room. After the guests and hosts sat down, Ma Yin first thanked the member for giving up the room, and asked what famous places and famous people there were in Yangzhou.

Liu Yuanwai told Ma Yin: "Yangzhou has always been very prosperous because of the many tours of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. Many historical sites have been left behind, including the Grand Canal, Daming Temple, Slender West Lake, and Twenty-Four Bridges, all of which are famous attractions.

"It's a pity that Yangzhou has been in ruins due to wars in recent years." Xinglan has followed Liu Jianfeng since she was a child, but they have always been in small places in the Central Plains. Now that she has arrived in a famous city like Yangzhou with a strong Jiangnan atmosphere, she is naturally very excited. She

Upon hearing this, she quickly asked how to get to Daming Temple and whether it was effective. She wanted to go there and make a wish. Liu Yuanwai patiently told her.

After chatting for a while, Ma Yin and Xinglan said goodbye and went back. Xinglan pestered Ma Yin and asked him to accompany her to Daming Temple tomorrow. Ma Yin also knew that she had been following the army recently, running around, so her life was naturally boring. She

After all, this is a girl's family, so it's understandable that she wants to go out to see the flowers and plants and burn incense and worship Buddha in the temple. Ma Yin couldn't bear to spoil her interest, and since she just had some free time, she agreed to Xinglan's offer.

At dawn the next day, Xinglan got up early, tidied up, and came to call Ma Yin. Ma Yin handed over all military affairs to Yao Yanzhang and Tuoba Heng, and told them to go to Daming Temple. If there is any emergency, they can go there to find him.

Yao Yanzhang nodded in agreement, knowing that Xinglan was pestering Ma Yin, so he couldn't stop him. Ma Yin and Xinglan immediately brought some soldiers, left the Liu Mansion, got on their horses and headed towards Daming Temple.

Passing by Slender West Lake, Xinglan saw that the scenery was beautiful and there were not many tourists. Of course, among the residents, no one dared to come out and wander around at this time. The Caizhou soldiers who were now occupying Yangzhou were known as the Warcraft Legion. Xinglan suddenly became excited and immediately stood up and dismounted.

, she had to ask Ma Yin to dismount and accompany her to enjoy the scenery of Jiangnan. Ma Yin had no choice but to obey her, and the two of them played by the lake for a while before getting back on the horse.

When they arrived at Daming Temple, it was almost noon. When the group came to the temple gate, they saw many soldiers guarding it, and loud shouting came from inside. Ma Yin frowned, knowing that someone must want to come here to fish.

Light some oil and water. Ma Yin walked up, and the soldiers guarding the door saw him and saluted hurriedly. Ma Yin waved his hands and asked, "Whose subordinates are you, and what are you doing in this temple?" There was a man who looked like a little boss.

The soldier replied: "Tell General Ma, we are under the command of General Chai and have been ordered to search here to see if there is any food and grass hidden there."

Ma Yin shouted: "Nonsense, how can this temple hide any food and grass? How can you come here to harass the quiet place of Buddhism? Aren't you afraid that the Buddha will punish you? Why don't you quit?" The little leader said: "This is what the general taught you.

General, please go in and ask our captain to take us back!" He was smart and did not dare to explicitly violate Ma Yin, but put the responsibility on the captain.

Ma Yin didn't care, so he, Xinglan and their entourage went straight into the temple gate. Inside was a large courtyard with many soldiers standing on all sides, all holding swords and guns in their hands, staring at the middle with ferocious expressions. Ma Yin

Yin sighed in his heart and looked towards the courtyard. He saw a captain who looked like a captain shouting at a monk: "Monk, you'd better give the money yourself, so as not to let me do it myself."

The monk said: "Amitabha, the poor monks and others are monks, and everything is empty. Where is the gold and silver? Didn't the donor just search it? The only incense money has been in your hands, and there is nothing valuable anymore.

It’s your stuff!” The captain shouted sternly: “How can a temple as big as yours only have these few dollars? If you don’t hand over the treasure, I, the captain, will burn your temple down!”

Ma Yin couldn't listen anymore, and immediately shouted loudly: "Shut up! You have such a loud tone!" Ma Yin used all his strength to shout, so it sounded like a thunder. Everyone was startled and hurriedly raised their eyes towards the door.

It seemed that the captain was also startled. He turned around and was about to curse when he saw it was Ma Yin, the decisive commander. The captain quickly walked up to Ma Yin, bowed and saluted, and said: "I'm sorry, Chai Jin."

Cross the horse general."

Ma Yin snorted and asked: "Are you a subordinate of Commander Chai? Did he ask you to come to the elder of this temple to ask for the treasure?" Chai Jin replied: "My humble position is the captain of General Chai's personal guard. General Feng

We were ordered to search for food and fodder. But these monks refused to let us search!" Ma Yin shouted angrily: "You actually deceived me. Do you think I am deaf? I heard your conversation just now clearly. This general
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