Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4159
The people in the hall who had previously crusaded and scolded were stunned, and had to admit that Zhang Wangzhi's words made sense. The reason why everyone gathered family soldiers to form a private army to go north to Guanzhong to support the King of Jin to attack Chang'an was because they valued the huge gains that could be obtained after victory. The benefits, although the risks are great, but the benefits are also great, and it is worth fighting hard.

But if he knew he was going to lose, who would go bankrupt and form a private army to go north?

Wu County is adjacent to Huating Town, separated only by two low peaks and a few low-lying lakes. The naval forces stationed on the Wusong River, whether by water or land, arrive at dawn and at night. How can the Zhang family stop it? ?
Some people disagreed: "His navy is also the army of the Tang Dynasty. We are not rebelling against us. Why should he send troops to attack us? Even if he really sends troops, it is just a threat, and he may not dare to come with real swords and guns."

The current situation is unpredictable. Tongguan has been occupied by the king of Jin and the east and west are isolated. If the news in Guanzhong wants to spread, there are only a few roads such as Shangyu Ancient Road, and the exits of these roads leading to Shangzhou and Luoyang are also blocked, so It is difficult for the outside world to know the situation in Guanzhong in a short time.

The situation in Guanzhong is unclear. Even if the navy has a special channel to get the news, it will take a lot of time to get the information back and forth, and the delay will be greatly increased. How dare you rashly attack the Jiangnan clan?
Even if you do it, can you still destroy the family?
As long as you persevere, no matter how much loss you suffer, after the victory of this battle, King Jin will make up for it, and even become more prosperous than before...

Zhang Wang smiled bitterly and reminded: "The navy was created by Fang Jun, everyone from top to bottom obeyed him, everyone is a proud soldier, even if you don't remember how the navy has been overseas all these years The massacre of the city and the country caused the heads of the barbarians to flow into rivers, don't you remember the tragedy of the Gu family?"

As soon as he said a word, everyone in the room was shocked.

That's right, in the past two years, following Fang Jun's navy, they have trafficked Datang goods all over the world, and transported the rare things from various foreign countries back to Datang, and made huge profits during the process. "Escort fees", "protection fees" and other "excessive collections", dreaming of how to get rid of the "blood-sucking bug" of the navy and take the routes over the vast ocean as their own, but they completely forgot how Fang Jun was there in the first place. Jiangnan killed mountains of corpses and seas of blood and heads.

During the battle of Niuzhuji, various families in the south of the Yangtze River instigated mobs from the mountains to besiege Fang Jun on the Nanshan Mountain on the bank of the Yangtze River. In private, they even sent dead soldiers from various families to join the mob in an attempt to kill Fang Jun there.

As a result, Fang Jun led hundreds of armored cavalry, swooped down and killed tens of thousands of mobs. It is said that the blood flowed down the mountain into the river, and half of the Yangtze River was dyed red...

In the First World War, every family in the south of the Yangtze River was terrified, and no one dared to confront it head-on.

However, the Jiangdong Lu Clan sent a dead man to assassinate Fang Jun, and was dodged by him. Afterwards, he sent his troops to attack the Lu Clan's Wubao on a rainy night, killing all the Jiangdong prominent families that have been passed down for hundreds of years, and the Jiangnan Clan was filled with anger. , but no one dared to stand up and seek justice for the Lu family.

Today, everyone knows that Fang Jun is the most staunch supporter of the Crown Prince of the East Palace. It is not an exaggeration to say "Pillar of the East Palace" and "Prince Humerus". Who knows if Fang Jun will issue a "shoot to kill" order to the navy?

The Jiangnan area is vast, and the clans in various places have a large population. Naturally, it is impossible for the navy to kill all of them, but if they choose one or two of them to try to achieve the effect of killing chickens and monkeys, what should we do?
No one wants to be the chicken used to scare monkeys, but any family can become that chicken...

A young man got up from the floor mat, bowed to Xiao Xun, and said: "I came here this time, I caught wind and cold on the way, and my body is very unwell...Since the family promised that the people, horses, and fodder of Nan Haigong have been delivered, At this moment, I will go home and return to my life, and I will just find a doctor to recuperate, so I will leave first."

Then, without waiting for Xiao Xun to speak, he turned around and left in a hurry.

As soon as he left, the atmosphere in the hall became more and more strange. Many people looked at each other in blank dismay, thinking of leaving this place quickly.Anyway, there is no shortage of soldiers, horses, food and fodder we promised, so why bother to participate in it personally?

The big deal is that after the victory in the future, you Xiao family will take the lead...

Xiao Guan glared angrily, and suppressed these people who were about to make a move. After all, the Xiao family in Lanling is now the dominant and powerful family, and there is no one in the Jiangnan region that can compete with it. If they are annoyed, the consequences will be disastrous.

What's more, the dispatch of troops to the north this time was discussed in advance by everyone. The words of blood alliance are still in my ears, and it is really not good to retreat before leaving the army.

The old god Xiao Xun was sitting there, turning a blind eye to the chaos in the hall and turning a deaf ear to it, and said to another old man beside him: "The morals are depraved, and the people's hearts are not old. Yesterday, I made an alliance with blood and vowed to live and die. Today, I was killed by a group of people." The child's reputation is so frightening that his soul is out of his wits. Even if we win this battle, how long will our Jiangnan clan be able to prosper? Compared with the background of the Shandong family, we are far inferior. If things go on like this, the Shandong family will last for hundreds of generations, and the Jiangnan clan will not be able to continue. A hundred years from now, today's lintels will all be gone."

Wearing a crown of beams, his back is straight, his hands are long and his feet are long, even if he is kneeling, he can be seen to be tall, with a frown on his square face, it is Yuan Chao, the head of the Yuan family in Chen County, stroking his beard with one hand, sighing Dao: "So it is said that a gentleman is magnanimous, and a villain is a long-term relative. He spends all day thinking about the gains and losses of petty gains, but he has no courage to forge ahead and forge ahead. After all, his achievements are limited."

Those who cross the river are "overseas Chinese surnames", Wang, Xie, Yuan, and Xiao are big, while Shandong is called "county surnames", Wang, Cui, Lu, Li, and Zheng are respected. In theory, even the Li family of Longxi, where the royal family originated, was ranked first in the "Clan Chronicles", but in terms of prestige, status, and background, it was suppressed by the Li family of Zhaojun.

However, although the Jiangnan clan is rich in wealth and talents, it lacks the inheritance of Confucian classics from the Shandong family, which makes the family lack of cohesion.

Xiao Xun sighed, invited Yuan Chao to drink tea, and laughed at himself: "Fortunately, Shi Wen worked so hard for the future of the Jiangnan clan, and he did not hesitate to gamble his whole life's political legacy to find a way out for the Jiangnan clan, but now look, among the Jiangnan clan, only You, the Yuan family of Chen Jun, came to see one patriarch, and none of the rest disappeared."

The children from various families on the side could only smile awkwardly, not knowing what to say.

Yuan Chao pondered for a while before changing the topic: "Although Yanziji has been a ferry crossing the Yangtze River since ancient times, it is a bit narrower than Xijin Ferry, which is not conducive to tens of thousands of people crossing the river at the same time. The river water can reach Guazhou Ferry, go straight to Yangzhou along Shanyangdu, arrive at Chuzhou and turn to Tongji Canal... Therefore, why not choose Xijin Ferry, but board the boat at Yanziji?"

Yanziji has been the most important ferry near Jinling since ancient times. When the first emperor visited the south of the Yangtze River, he landed here. The Northern Qi Dynasty crossed the south of the Yangtze River and wanted to unify the south of the Yangtze River. The Southern Chen Emperor Chen Baxian also led his army in Yanziji to defeat the Northern Qi Dynasty... But compared to Xijin Ferry, which has connected the north and the south from ancient times to the present, it is still slightly inferior.

What's more, boarding a ship from Yanziji requires going down the river for more than a hundred miles. Either enter from the Zhenzhou Ancient Canal on the west side of Jiangdu, bypass Jiangdu and enter Shanyangdu, or go down tens of miles to Guazhou Ferry, and go north into Shanyangdu. Yang Du.

Since the troops and supplies of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River came from all over the south of the Yangtze River, why not go straight to Xijin and cross the river, instead of going to Jinling and then going down the river?

It is obviously superfluous.

Xiao Xun took a sip of tea, looked up at the people in the hall, waved his hands, and said: "Everyone, go down, go to the guest room to rest for a while, and then properly arrange the soldiers and horses of each family, according to the order drawn up in advance. Gather by the river and cross the river tomorrow morning."

"Here."

A group of children from various families in the south of the Yangtze River got up quickly, and after saluting, they retreated one by one. Xiao Guan also nodded to Yuan Chao, then got up, went out to settle these children from the south of the Yangtze River, and arranged to cross the river tomorrow according to the number of soldiers, horses and luggage from each family. in the order of.

Only Xiao Xun and Yuan Chao were left in the hall.

The lobby here is five rooms wide, the floor is bright, the dome is supported by several beams and columns, and windows are opened on all sides, which is extremely spacious.At this time, the breeze is blowing, the fragrance of tea is wafting, and the two old people are sitting on their knees facing each other, which is quite comfortable.

Xiao Xun invited Yuan Chao to drink tea, and explained: "How can I not know that it is more convenient to cross the river from Xijin? But Xijin Ferry is too close to the naval station, and the navy attaches great importance to Xijin Ferry. In order to control the north-south traffic Hands, a well-equipped army of hundreds of people is stationed at the ferry all the year round, if we cross the river from Xijin, we will definitely clash with it."

Yuan Chao took a sip of tea, frowned and said, "This is the end of the matter, is it possible that Lord Nanhai still expects to live in peace with the navy? Fang Jun's loyalty to the East Palace is well known in the world. Back then, he even wanted to protect the crown prince even at the expense of angering His Majesty. Now We formed private soldiers to go north to support the King of Jin in seizing the heir apparent, and they will definitely refuse to sit idly by, and conflicts are bound to happen."

Everyone knows that now that His Majesty has passed away, the sixteen guards in Guanzhong may not be loyal to the Crown Prince due to their bad intentions. As a result, the Eastern Palace army has a slight advantage when facing the King Jin, but the advantage is not obvious. The army entered Tongguan, Jin King's strength skyrocketed, and the East Palace was in jeopardy. Under such circumstances, how could Fang Jun allow Jiangnan's private army to arrive at Tongguan smoothly?

A navy is bound to be dispatched to intercept, and a big battle is almost inevitable.

"Not necessarily."

Xiao Xun didn't see it that way: "Fang Junyuan is in Guanzhong, thousands of miles away from Jiangnan, and Tongguan is now under the control of the King of Jin. The news communication will inevitably be delayed. When we know that we are forming a private army to go north, we will send it to the navy. The news, how long will it take? Su Dingfang, the captain of the navy, is just a general guarding one side, and he absolutely dare not take the initiative to start a war with us without Fang Jun's order, otherwise it will cause turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River and the situation will be corrupted. How can he bear it? As long as we avoid the navy so that there is no chance of provocation, we can naturally go north calmly. By the time Fang Jun's order is delivered to Huating Town and the navy has all the elite to go north, we have already entered the Yellow River from the Tongji Canal. It’s one step away from Tongguan.”

(End of this chapter)