Jiangxia County is also the future Wuhan. It has four counties: Jiangxia, Wuchang, Yongxing, and Puqi. It is located in the easternmost part of Jingxiang. It has water networks all over the place and water transportation extends in all directions. There are more than a hundred rivers, large and small, and lakes.

There are countless more. Their strategic position is extremely important.

The amazing thing is that Jiangxia City is not in Jiangxia County, but in Wuchang County. It is the third largest city in Jingxiang, second only to Xiangyang and Jiangling. The city has a circumference of thirty miles. Outside the city, there is the famous Yellow Crane Tower built on Guishan Mountain, which is controlled by the army.

A military fortress on the river. Since the southeast of Jiangxia City is Jiujiang County controlled by Lin Shihong, Xiao Mian deployed 25,000 naval troops here. According to prior arrangements, this army was taken over by Qin Qiong, and the Sui army totaled 40,000.

After taking office, Qin Qiong led 40,000 troops and mobilized tens of thousands of civilians, actively widened docks, built warehouses, and built Jiangxia City as a forward position for the Sui Dynasty to attack Lin Shihong.

The pier was heavily guarded at this time. Sui soldiers had one sentry every five steps and one post every ten steps. No idlers were allowed to approach the pier. On the pier, dozens of Sui civil and military officials had been waiting for a long time. The leaders were none other than Du Ruhui and Qin Qiong.

Although Du Ruhui was the right servant of Xingtai, he was also the prefect of Jiangxia. He did not work with Li Jing in Nanjun, but split the Xingtai Shangshu Province into two. He would communicate with flying eagles when big things happened. This is the flying eagle.

Due to the convenience brought by sending messages, he is now looking forward to Yang Tong arriving early and bringing him some assistant officers. Jiangxia officials are already in place, so there are very few things for him to worry about. The key is how many people he is in charge of.

The right servant of the government affairs department of ten counties is the commander of the cursor. Now all the myriad chores are placed on his shoulders. Even if he is extremely busy every day, there are countless things that cannot be handled. This is not a matter of ability, but a matter of ability.

The huge number of official tasks exceeds the limits of human beings.

"Coming!" an officer shouted pointing into the distance.

When everyone looked up, they saw a mountain-like black line in the distance getting closer and closer, and a huge battle flag with the word "Sui" became increasingly clear and dazzling, like an emperor looming over the world. Countless cavalry swept in like an overwhelming force, rumbling.

The sound of horse hooves shook the ground, countless swords, guns, swords and halberds flashed with a demonic cold light, and frightened birds and animals gathered through the end of the mountain road and leaked into the wilderness.

Everyone was in high spirits and rushed forward together.

Xiao Mian stared at the sullen army, but his mood fluctuated. He originally wanted to go north to Luoyang, but he received new instructions to come to Jiangxia to face the Holy Spirit. Although he had surrendered to the Sui Dynasty and was comforted by Du Ruhui,

But when things came to an end, he became a little timid. He was confused and didn't know what way or attitude to use to face the turning point of fate. However, not only did he have no choice now, he even had no time to think. He hesitated.

After a while, he took a group of confidants and bravely faced him.

Jiangxia City is Yang Tong's destination this time. As for Jiangling, he doesn't want to go. Firstly, with Li Jing, the Minister of War who designed the military reform, Yang Tong is not worried that Li Jing cannot recruit Xiao Mian's army; secondly, Li Yuan is shrinking

Silently licking the wounds of the Eastern Expedition in Xiangyang, a rash invasion of Nanjun at this time would not do him any good. Even if Li Yuan had the courage, Li Jing was not someone to be trifled with.

Jiangxia is the frontier for the expedition against Lin Shihong, and the navy will play a leading role. Qin Qiong has no experience in naval warfare. Yang Tong is worried that he will not be able to lead the navy, and he is also worried that Xiao Mian's navy will not be useful. If it is really

No, they could only let Feng Ang go first and let Zhang Zhenzhou, who was ready to go, march his army into the Yangtze River to fight. However, before Yang Tong could think about it, Qin Qiong, whom he hadn't seen for more than half a year, had already arrived on horseback.

"The last general Qin Qiong is here to see your Majesty!" Qin Qiong jumped off his horse vigorously and gave a military salute very excitedly.

"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Bao!"

Yang Tong got off the horse, stepped forward quickly, helped Qin Qiong up, and said with a smile: "How is Xiao Mian's army reformed?"

Qin Qiong lowered her voice and said quickly: "Xiao Mian pays great attention to family members when employing people. Under his command, even a senior official is closely related to the local nobles and powerful people. These people are incompetent, talented and moral, and they are also arrogant.

They squeezed the ordinary soldiers to their heart's content. In Xiao Xian's army, ordinary soldiers had no chance to succeed at all. After the last general took over the army, he singled out all the military attaches above the age of seniority and held a public trial."

"Then what?"

"All the military attaches above the brigade commander level have been cut off. The unpopular captain, deputy captain, and commander have also had their military status revoked by the general. They are all working on the riverside and undergoing labor reform."

"Well done!" Yang Tong praised. Although there must be unjust, false and wrong cases, most people think he deserves to die, so he must die. There is no mercy in the army, and these people are used to doing evil in the army.

If they are released, it is likely to cause chaos in local public security. The Sui Dynasty does not have so much time and energy to take care of these people now. Killing the black sheep will have the effect of killing chickens and warning monkeys.

Qin Qiong continued: "The current commanders, deputy captains, captains, and brigade commanders are all recommended by the soldiers themselves. The above military attaches are all served by our army's soldiers."

Yang Tong nodded approvingly. Because there was a mix of officials, Xiao Xian had to compromise with the local wealthy families, and he was also biased in hiring people. The military is where bravery is most important, so the low-level military attache selected this time must be someone with prestige in the military.

People who are popular but of humble origins, these people don't have much sense of belonging to Xiao Xian who pays attention to family status. On the contrary, the Sui Dynasty gave them the opportunity, so they will naturally turn to the Sui Dynasty. In other words, after Qin Qiong's purge, they will

It was Xiao Mianqi who caused the trouble, and he could no longer command the army.

"After cleaning up these black sheep, the general finally realized the benefits. The smoothness of military orders now is not much different from before. A military order can be implemented throughout the entire army in less than a stick of incense."

The speed of implementation of military orders is related to the army's combat effectiveness and life and death. If a military order is ignored by General Huben, General Ying Yanglang will slowly swallow it, and the Colonel will not take it seriously. By the time it is finally passed to the soldiers, the enemy has already been killed.

It's here.

In the Sui army, the speed of implementation of military orders is also the primary condition to measure whether an army is qualified. Qin Qiong was able to transform Xiao Xian's army into this in a short period of time, which is indeed impressive. For this army

, Yang Tong was finally relieved.

"But..." Qin Qiong said with some dissatisfaction: "The personal strength and fighting will of these soldiers are really poor. Not to mention compared with the ten major legions, they are even worse than retired and eliminated county soldiers. The key is that about 80%

The generals' riding skills are not good, and they are only at the stage of being able to ride."

"Since ancient times, people from the south and the north have horses. Southerners can't ride horses, just like northern soldiers can't ride in boats. This is normal. Moreover, Lin Shihong's army is also from the south, and everyone's combat effectiveness is almost the same. Moreover, the terrain in the south is complex, and in the future

Water warfare and infantry warfare will be the main ones. There is not much room for cavalry to play here. When a surprise attack is needed, our original soldiers are enough to do the job. So you should focus on training the soldiers in infantry warfare and water warfare.

Ability."

"Here!" Qin Qiong stepped aside.

Du Ruhui saw the two of them whispering to each other and deliberately stopped in his tracks. Xiao Mian and others were not as high in official positions as him and were like lambs to be slaughtered, so they naturally did not dare to pass him. When he saw Qin Qiong retreating, Du Ruhui stepped up and stepped forward.

He bowed forward and saluted: "I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"

Yang Tong helped him up and joked: "Keming, why have you lost weight again? Is it because the beautiful and fair-skinned Jiangnan beauties make you feel so happy that you don't want to be in Shu?"

"Your Majesty!" Du Ruhui was startled and said quickly: "Don't say this nonsense, otherwise I will have to walk around without finishing my meal."

This guy is Fang Xuanling's good friend, even he is afraid of his wife.

Yang Tong laughed, "How is the situation here?"

Qin Qiong glanced at Du Ruhui pityingly, and said with a smile: "The person who hopes the Holy One will come the most is Ke Ming. If the Holy One doesn't come again, I'm afraid he is going crazy."

"Why is this?" Yang Tong asked with a smile.

Du Ruhui smiled bitterly and said: "The Holy One asked Wei Chen to be the right servant of the Xingtai, but he didn't give him a single assistant. The affairs of several ten counties were all carried out by Wei Chen. If the Holy One didn't give him the job, Wei Chen could only do it.

He hung up his seal and ran away."

"I came in a hurry and really didn't consider this aspect!"

Du Ruhui's face turned ugly when he heard this. He heard Yang Tong say again: "Let's do this. I will leave the people from the military department for you. They have done a very good job in Runan."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Du Ruhui was overjoyed. Military personnel are both civilized and military, and are much better than candidate officials.

Yang Tong patted his shoulder, glanced at Du Ruhui, and looked at the more reserved middle-aged man behind him. This man was of medium build, with gray hair and handsome appearance. There was a faint trace of Xiao Yuexian on his face. His identity was obvious.

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"Xiao Mian, the sinner, please apologize to the Holy One." Seeing Yang Tong looking at him, Xiao Mian fell to the ground and knelt down with him and many of his confidants.

Yang Tong took a deep look at Xiao Xian and sighed: "You went against God's will and established a pseudo-state and ascended the throne as a pseudo-emperor. You should have killed the nine tribes. But under the influence of me, the Great Sui Dynasty, you were able to find your way back and give up on your own initiative.

The puppet country surrendered to the Sui Dynasty and saved the people of Jingxiang from the suffering of the war. From this aspect, you can be regarded as having made a contribution, and now the merits and demerits are equal..." Yang Tong stepped forward to help Xiao Mian up, and said

: "I have the blood of the Xiao family, and now that you and I are son-in-law, there is no need to blame yourself too much. Let the past go by."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace of not committing sin."

Yang Tong's comfort made Xiao Mian relax, and he sighed and said: "Wei Chen didn't understand the general situation, and tried to revive the ancestral business without knowing what he could do. It wasn't until the angel came and said how powerful he was that he finally realized that Wei Chen was willing to use this to ruin his body.

Be loyal to the Holy One and atone for past sins.”

Since ancient times, no one is not afraid of death, but there are benevolent and righteous people who would rather die than surrender for the sake of righteousness. This is why "No one has ever died since ancient times, leaving a loyal heart to illuminate history" and "I will go to Quantai to recruit old troops, and the flags will be cut down by a hundred thousand."

The birth of such magnificent and intense poems as "Yam Luo".

Xiao Mian in history also felt that Li Yuan could not tolerate him and knew that he would definitely die, so he generously said, "The Sui Dynasty lost its deer, and the heroes competed...". Although he can no longer be an emperor, he can continue to live a wealthy life.

In life, naturally we will not seek death by making foolish and impassioned speeches.

He knew that as long as he stayed in the capital and lived in seclusion, he would be able to spend the rest of his life peacefully. If he continued to join gangs everywhere as before, he would probably be dead.

Yang Tong smiled and said: "I gladly accept Duke Jiangling's sincerity. I will definitely give Duke Jiangling the opportunity to serve the country in the future! But right now, there is something more important that Duke Jiangling needs to do."

Xiao Mian bowed and said, "I am willing to serve your Majesty."

Yang Tong nodded: "The Empress Dowager does not have many close relatives alive, and she misses her nephew Jiangling Gong very much. I would like to invite Jiang Linggong to come to the capital first to reassure the Empress Dowager. What do you think?"

Xiao Mian understood it instantly.

After talking for a long time, he was not allowed to interfere in the military affairs and was not allowed to be in Jingxiang. In the end, he was still afraid that he would be capricious and cede territory again to stand on his own feet.

Can he say he doesn't want to?

Definitely not.

Xiao Mian saluted and said: "The Empress Dowager has taken great care of me, but I have never paid a visit to me. This is extremely unfilial! I feel guilty so much that I wish I could fly to the Empress Dowager to plead guilty. I beg you.

Your Majesty, let me leave immediately."

Yang Tong nodded secretly, Xiao Mian is still aware of current affairs, and can reassure Xiao Yuexian's current status: "It won't be too late to go tomorrow morning, I have another close relative of Duke Jiangling here."

"Who?" Xiao Mian couldn't react for a moment.

"My beloved concubine, your beloved daughter, Concubine Hui Xiao Yuexian! She has been separated from Duke Jiangling for more than half a year, and she misses her father very much, so I brought her with me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xiao Mian was overjoyed when he heard this. After he put down his power, he paid special attention to family ties. He was always worried that his daughter in the palace would be bullied. From Yang Tong's words, he felt his love for his daughter. In an instant,
Chapter completed!