The horses of the more than 300 cavalrymen who were rushing in the front were frightened by the loud noise and ran around in panic, completely ignoring the cavalrymen's control. After a while, most of them fell off their horses and were trampled to death.

The rest were also in a state of distress and quickly rushed towards the direction where Wang Yue was, because they found that the location where Wang Yue and his group were was relatively safe.

However, they had no way to control their horses, and before they could run far, several trip ropes were set up across the valley, causing them to fall to the ground one by one, unable to stand up.

At this moment, Wang Yue waved his hand and said to the hundreds of guards holding spears, "Go! Those who surrender will not be killed!"

The more than 300 cavalrymen who charged forward were already knocked unconscious and had no time to shout for surrender. They were stabbed to death one by one by the orderly spears.

The battle was over in just a quarter of an hour, but it was a pity that Zhou Jian was originally a martial arts champion. When he saw that the situation was hopeless, he took advantage of the time when Wang Yue's men were besieging the soldiers and quietly climbed over a gravel area, trying to meet up with the other pursuers.

It’s a pity that Ning Yuanzhou had already wanted to kill the chicken to scare the monkey. After the incident happened, he calmly observed the situation. When he saw Zhou Jian wanted to run, he hurriedly chased after him.

Wang Yue was speechless when he saw this scene, so he rushed forward, raised his shield, and chased after him from behind.

Although Zhou Jian was a martial arts champion, he was hit by the splashing stones and probably had two broken ribs.

In addition, he was originally planning on opening up the river, and in such a dangerous environment he was no match for Ning Yuanzhou.

Wang Yue thought that when Ning Yuanzhou killed Zhou Jian, he would say a few words like in other TV dramas, but what was unexpected was that Ning Yuanzhou said nothing and just killed Zhou Jian.

But there was a disadvantage to this. The soldiers who were blocked by the rubble in the distance and unable to climb over, seeing that General Zhou was already dead, began to shoot arrows without restraint.

Ning Yuanzhou obviously didn't expect this. He hurriedly lay on the ground, using the protruding rocks to dodge the first wave of arrows, and then escaped in a panic.

But before he could run a few steps, the second wave of sword rain came over, and he had nowhere to hide.

Wang Yue happened to arrive at this time, curled up his body and held the shield tightly, blocking the wave of arrows. Then he dropped the shield and retreated with Ning Yuanzhou.

After Ning Yuanzhou escaped the disaster, he immediately bowed to Wang Yue and said, "Thank you, Brother Wang!"

Wang Yue nodded and said helplessly, "He can run away, but why did you have to chase him and kill him? You almost died."

Ning Yuanzhou sighed and said helplessly, "We must kill the chicken to scare the monkey, otherwise, there may be other assassinations before we leave the border."

Wang Yue nodded and said simply, "The battle here is over. Let's go quickly."

Ning Yuanzhou glanced at the guard who was changing his armor and asked suspiciously, "You said someone would deliver armor. Are you talking about Zhou Jian?"

Wang Yue nodded and said confidently, "Peizhou originally belonged to my uncle, the King of Danyang. Even without the King of Danyang's order, my uncle would have found a way to destroy the delegation.

As long as the delegation cannot reach Anguo, the emperor there will surely die, and the King of Danyang will completely control the government in a few years and can ascend the throne as emperor."

Ning Yuan couldn't help but say after seeing Wang Yue say this, "So you think that the uncle of King Danyang will definitely hunt us down, so there's no need to bring armor with you.

But how can you be so sure that we can easily pursue them?

I looked behind the rubble and I'm afraid there are more than 500 pursuers. If you add the ones you killed, there are probably more than 1,000 cavalrymen."

Wang Yue pointed at the tripwires below and said indifferently, "I have had dozens of tripwires set up in the canyon directly in front of us. After the explosion, it would be harder than climbing to the sky for the cavalry rushing over to cross these tripwires.

Therefore, there is no doubt that no matter how many pursuers they come, we will only face more than 500 people at most, and they will not be able to rush in front of us. "

When he said this, he pointed to the canyon. There was a sharp turn ahead of them. The position they were standing in could not only avoid the exploding rocks, but also force the other side to slow down in advance.

If a general happens to see a person wearing royal clothing at the corner, he will normally keep a distance from them so that the people below cannot see them clearly.

Ning Yuanzhou didn't expect Wang Yue to have such a deep plan, so he bowed to Wang Yue and said, "Brother Wang, you are very far-sighted. I admire you!"

Ruyi had remained silent all this time. When she heard Ning Yuanzhou praising Wang Yue, she looked at Wang Yue with some surprise. She didn't expect that Wang Yue would be even more strategic than the legendary leader of the Six Paths Hall!

Lord Zhou also came over trembling at this time. He happened to hear the conversation between Wang Yue and Ning Yuanzhou, and he also sighed and said, "I originally thought that after arriving in Anguo, it would be a sea of ​​fire and swords, but I didn't expect that it would be a bloody storm in Wuguo.

However, there are still several cities from here to Anguo. Wouldn’t your killing the chicken to scare the monkey be very effective? "

Wang Yue smiled and comforted Lord Zhou when he heard him say that, "People from other states and counties have nothing to do with King Danyang. Even if they want to place a bet, they are worried that Liudao Hall will kill them.

After all, although we didn't wipe out all the more than a thousand cavalrymen this time, we still killed most of them.

Since Liudaotang has such strength, those people are also worried that they will be assassinated.

Instead of risking your life by betting, it is better to be an official in peace and stability.

So, I think as long as we keep our troops in good order on the road ahead, we won’t have to worry about any danger.”

Ruyi saw that Wang Yue's analysis was very logical, and it seemed that everyone was conquered by him, even Ning Yuanzhou now listened to him.

Especially the little princess Yang Ying, who was originally terrified when the fight started, but unexpectedly, at this moment she suddenly looked at Wang Yue with stars in her eyes, and it was obvious that she had some admiration for him.

Ruyi found such looks annoying, so she suddenly said, "Although Wang Yue is here to help, the princess probably doesn't need to pretend, but she still has to learn how to ride a horse. There are a lot of war horses here, so who can teach the princess how to ride a horse?"

After hearing what Ruyi said, everyone looked at Ning Yuanzhou. After all, he was the one who needed to make the decision on this matter.

But Yu Shisan said excitedly, "I'm good at this, how about I teach you?"

When Yang Ying saw the pursuers, she knew that Wang Yue and Ning Yuanzhou had guessed right, and her brother, King Danyang, was really going to attack her.

This made her feel very aggrieved and at the same time very panicked, fearing that she would die here.

After all, Zhou Jian had more than a thousand cavalrymen, and it would be too easy to kill just a hundred of them.

Later, when she saw Wang Yue standing at the front of the team, calm and composed, she suddenly felt that his figure was very majestic.

Finally, with mixed emotions, she watched Wang Yue wipe out most of the pursuers while chatting and laughing, and easily rescued Ning Yuanzhou, which touched her heart, as if she had found a backer.

Yang Ying already had her heart set on someone, so it was impossible for her to change her target so quickly, so Ruyi actually misunderstood.

After hearing what Ruyi and Yu Shisan said, Yang Ying quickly waved her hands and said in a very resistant manner, "I don't! You are not as manly as Sister Ruyi. If I learn to ride a horse from you, won't it be the same for me as if I didn't learn it?"

After hearing what Yang Ying said, those who were cleaning up the battlefield couldn't help but burst into laughter, and the tense atmosphere after the war was swept away.

Wang Yue saw what Ren Ruyi was thinking, so he smiled and said, "We only have one woman here, Ruyi, you should take the princess to learn horse riding, Brother Ning, what do you think?"

Ning Yuanzhou originally thought that this job was going to be given to him, and he was just about to find a reason to refuse. After all, Yang Ying was no longer a child now, and it was not appropriate for men and women to be intimate with each other, so it would not be appropriate for him to be too intimate.

After hearing Wang Yue's suggestion, he quickly said, "If Miss Ruyi is willing to help, that would be great!"

When Yang Ying was fighting just now, she saw Ruyi holding a sword very coolly, and he took care of a few fish that had escaped the net and protected her and Lord Zhou.

At that time, she felt that Ruyi was heroic and valiant, which made people very envious. Although she felt that Wang Yue's demeanor was more impressive, she was a girl after all, so she admired Ruyi more.

So, she nodded and said quickly, "Then I'll trouble you, Sister Ruyi!"

Chapter 240: Professional Rebel

While Ruyi was slowly teaching Yang Ying, Wang Yue began to arrange people to clean up the battlefield. As for the remaining hundreds of soldiers brought by Zhou Jian, they had turned around and hastily retreated to Tushan Pass.

After the battlefield was cleaned up, there were more than 100 intact horses of the more than 300 cavalrymen brought by Zhou Jian. Wang Yue and his party picked the best horses and took them away, and left the rest where they were.

Lord Zhou thought that these horses might have to wait for the pursuers to bring people over and take them away, so he didn't care. But Ning Yuanzhou knew in his heart that these war horses might belong to Wang Yue's stronghold.

He thought of Wang Yue's general demeanor just now, which impressed him a little. He felt that a man like Wang Yue would not be inferior to others for long. This mountain stronghold would compete for the Central Plains sooner or later.

A feeling of worry slowly formed in his heart. He was also afraid of adding another enemy to Wu Kingdom, but he immediately shook his head.

He was planning to retire after completing his mission anyway, so why should he care about these messy things? What did it have to do with him no matter who became the emperor?

Yang Ying was very scared when she first rode a horse, but after Ren Ruyi took her riding for two days, she actually started to like it.

But she was only happy for two days, because Ren Ruyi suddenly started to let her ride the horse alone and no longer rode with her, which made her scared again.

Fortunately, although Ruyi intended to isolate Yang Ying from paying attention to Wang Yue, she actually taught Yang Ying how to ride a horse two days ago, so Yang Ying's riding movements were quite standard. She remembered Ruyi's request, and followed Ruyi's request and slowly started riding.

After the previous two days of traveling, the team was not in a hurry, so they allowed the princess to learn slowly.

Since Ruyi has started teaching, of course he will teach archery, horse riding and shooting, and he teaches very seriously.

After that chase, Yang Ying realized that this trip was extremely dangerous, so she studied very seriously and was not at all as delicate as the princess imagined.

Originally, Ruyi thought that the princess would not be able to hold on for a few days, but later she was moved by her resilience and began to teach her seriously.

However, after talking with each other, the two realized that Yang Ying just wanted to come back alive to see her lover, which made Ruyi speechless.

However, no matter what, it was good to have a motivation, so she didn't say much.

More than half a month passed before they arrived at Jiangcheng. Two hundred miles west of Jiangcheng, there were three cities that were originally part of the territory of Wu State.

It was a pity that the emperor of Wu State was defeated in this battle, and An State took advantage of the situation to occupy Xucheng, Caicheng and Jingcheng. An State's cavalry penetrated deep into the territory of Wu State, and from time to time they plundered the people near Jiangcheng.

Many local people had no choice but to flee to farther cities with their families, but after losing their land, they could only beg for a living like refugees.

The soldiers of Wu State were only able to defend the city and were completely unable to drive away the cavalry, so the cities near the three cities were almost lost.

When Wang Yue saw this scene, as a professional rebel, he felt that the mountain stronghold seemed to have a chance. Maybe he could annex at least three cities in one go and use them as the foundation for establishing a country.

In the great battle between Wu and An, 60,000 soldiers were lost, but most of them were young and strong men forcibly conscripted from a dozen nearby cities, and only 20,000 were the imperial guards.

The main losses were suffered by the imperial guards. Most of the young and strong men who were forcibly recruited were simply captured, and a small number escaped back home.

If Wang Yue could capture these three cities, he could at least rescue 20,000 to 30,000 surrendered soldiers. With these people, combined with his own financial resources, he would be able to stabilize the three cities.

Thinking of this, Wang Yue quietly began to make arrangements, preparing to take over the three cities while the chaos was going on.

If the 20,000 or so An Guo troops in these three cities can be wiped out, the situation will be stabilized.

……

Yang Ying saw countless refugees dragging their families in the city, and he said with some concern, "Brother Ning, they are too pitiful. Can we help them?"

Ning Yuanzhou was actually very angry in his heart, but he knew the mission he was carrying out, so he frowned and said, "You should study hard and don't worry about other things. If we can't complete the mission, more people will be displaced."

Wang Yue saw Ning Yuanzhou trying to suppress his displeasure and force Yang Ying, so he smiled and said, "I can help them, but I'm afraid you won't agree."

Ning Yuanzhou was stunned for a moment, and asked with some confusion, "Brother Wang, what do you think? Just tell us, and we will discuss it with you."

Wang Yue looked at Ning Yuanzhou and said solemnly, "Xucheng is very close to our stronghold, and it is also the gateway to Wu State. It was only taken away after the defeat in this battle.

If I let our people in the mountain stronghold take back Xucheng, Jingcheng, and Caicheng, then the Anguo cavalry east of Hexian will lose contact with Anguo, and it will be easy to wipe them out. "

Although Lord Du was a civil servant, he was familiar with military affairs. After hearing what Wang Yue said, he said uncertainly, "But this checkpoint is so important, how could Anguo be willing to give it to us? They will definitely take it back."

Wang Yue shook his head and said seriously, "Not to Wuguo, but to me!"

Lord Du looked a little embarrassed when he heard Wang Yue say this. Although Xucheng originally belonged to Wu State, it now belongs to An State. If Wang Yue could snatch it away, it would indeed have nothing to do with Wu State.

After he prepared himself mentally, he thought about it carefully and asked uncertainly, "Master Wang, the tens of thousands of troops of Anguo are in Guide. With so many people in your village, can you resist their army?"

Wang Yue smiled and reminded Lord Du when he heard him say that, "You may have forgotten that there are probably 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers who were captured with the Emperor of Wu. They were held in Xu, Cai and Jing to intimidate the local people.

As long as we ambush these three cities first, we can send out these 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and go back to defend Jingcheng. Even if Emperor Anguo uses these 50,000 to 60,000 soldiers to attack, it will probably be difficult for him to capture Jingcheng.

Anguo had just experienced a great war, and they probably didn't want to mobilize their troops again, so they could only swallow this loss for now, and they could only come back to settle the score when they had time."

After hearing this, Ruyi frowned and asked, "But if this happens, it will be very difficult for Ping'an Village to gain a foothold in Anguo."

Wang Yue remembered the plot. In less than a year, Anguo and Wuguo would face foreign invasion and would have no time to fight against the enemy in the mountain stronghold.

He smiled and said, "Our mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and Anguo will not spend too much energy to besiege us. If it really doesn't work, we can run to other countries, such as Zhuguo and Wuguo, or even other countries.

Brother Ning, what do you think? In order to protect the people of Wu, please tell me what you think. "

Ning Yuanzhou heard that Wang Yue was about to take action. He thought about it and felt that it was a good thing for these people to be rescued by Wang Yue.

He said seriously, "Since we are going to do it, why not do something bigger? If you have three thousand, not six thousand, men like our guards, I think you should just capture three cities.

After rescuing the captured soldiers, and then recruiting some young and strong people from the three continents who were bullied, it should be no problem to gather 50,000 to 60,000 people.

With these tens of thousands of troops, you can not only defend Xucheng, but also confront An Guo’s army across the river. I don’t ask you to win, as long as you can hold out for a month.

"In this month, we, the people of the Six Paths Hall, will move the people of Caizhou and Jingzhou to Xuzhou, and then you can retreat and defend Xucheng. Would that be better?"

Seeing Wang Yue say this, he did not comment on this suggestion, but looked at Lord Zhou and asked with a smile, "What do you say, Lord Zhou? In fact, because the bandits blocked the delegation, it could not be blamed on you, An Guo.

Moreover, the people of King Danyang of Wu State will probably cooperate with us to make us hold out longer, so that the two sides cannot negotiate and kill the emperor in anger."

Although Ruyi was not sensitive to politics, she felt that Wang Yue was at a disadvantage. She frowned and said, "Since that's the case, why don't you just pretend to be Prince Li and occupy these three cities. I think Prince Danyang will be happier and give you more support."

Wang Yue gave a thumbs up, then smiled and said, "This is a good idea. There is another advantage to this, that is, the emperor of Anguo will think that Wuguo is ready to change the emperor, and he may send the emperor back and even not ask for a ransom!

If that is the case, then these 10 taels of gold are ours.”

Ning Yuanzhou thought about it and realized that they would not suffer any loss. It would only delay them for a month at most. If Wang Yue failed, they only needed to say that Wang Yue was a fake!

Ning Yuanzhou didn't think that he had done anything wrong to Wang Yue by doing this. After all, Wang Yue was actually rebelling, so he had to bear the consequences of his actions.

So he nodded and said, "Master Zhou, what do you think?"

Lord Zhou looked at the miserable state of the people nearby and said, "Then why don't we just go to the mountain stronghold as guests? After the stronghold leader Wang takes over the three cities, we will secretly write two letters to the Anguo and Wuguo respectively, saying that our delegation was detained in the mountain stronghold."

At this point, he said a little embarrassedly, "Master Wang, how do you think about this?"

Seeing that both of them agreed, Wang Yue thought he could take the risk. After all, there were actually nine countries in the Central Plains of this world, and each country probably didn't have many troops.

He now has 20,000 elite troops. If he really follows what Ning Yuanzhou said and uses these places to implement a land tax equalization campaign, it is not impossible to mobilize 20,000 troops.

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