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Chapter 881 Fang La is in a hurry, let him go!

"Sheng Gong, is this Yan army allied with us to defeat the thief court together?"

"..."

In the yamen of Jiangling Mansion, Fang La sat in the main seat, facing the inquiries of his subordinates, he continued to express his emotions and anger.

But this time his right-hand men, Wang Yin and Wang Qing also lowered their heads slightly.

Although "Wu Shangshu" Wang Yin is capable of both civil and military affairs and quite strategic, he is not good at such things.

The military advisor Wang Qing was the most quick-witted. Before the king of Yan expelled Fang La's envoys, he was obviously humiliated, but he caught the details of the two sides' never meeting, and bluntly said that this was a plan to alienate the court. Not so.

Later, the envoy also "suddenly" recalled that there was indeed something wrong with the official who received him at that time, and he looked fierce and guilty.

When Fang La's generals heard this, they were completely convinced, and at the same time secretly sneered.

It seems that the country of Yan can't do it either. The Song court has penetrated too much inside, and even made such a big mistake in the reception of envoys. In the future, it will be our Shenggong who will rule the Central Plains.

As a result, the Yan army entered Xiangyang.

I used to slap my hands in the air, but now I personally slap...

Wang Qing really couldn't make it up, and he couldn't make it up, because the two sides were very likely to break out in a frontal conflict, and if he said that the two sides had a good relationship, the generals would transfer their anger to him.

Fang La also knew very well that she couldn't cover it up this time, and sighed, with deep regret in her tone: "I didn't expect King Yan to be such a person who takes advantage of the fire, I really misjudged him!"

There was a silence in the hall at first, and the expectations of the generals disappeared, and they turned into a rage: "Yan Jun is here to pick up a bargain?"

"I just don't think it's right. Didn't you intend to embarrass me when you entered Xianghan at this time?"

"Damn it, if we hadn't worked so hard to resist the bandit court, how could the Yan army have won Xiangyang for nothing?"

Not just cursing, but a majestic and majestic man stepped forward, it was Shi Bao, the great general under his command, knelt on one knee, and clasped his fists heavily: "Shenggong, I am willing to lead the army to the north and conquer Xiangyang!"

Fang La sighed again, and after feeling sorry for each other but finding out that the other party is a despicable person, he said in a deep voice: "This is the end, even for the sake of the people, I can't retreat again and again, the land of Xiangyang , I want to conscript myself!"

All the generals turned pale with shock: "The body of Sheng Gong's daughter must not be in danger!"

Fang La raised his hand to press down, and the hall quickly became silent, and he heard the holy man say: "Xiangyang's terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Guo Kang before was relying on this, and he ran rampant in the city." Bogey, cholera common people, and eventually they were recruited by the murderer..."

"The army of Yan took advantage of the chaos to invade Jingxiang today, and behaved just like Guo Kang in the past. However, the king of Yan is hypocritical and used to buy people's hearts. Even I was deceived by his hypocrisy, let alone the people of Xiangyang? , can't hold on to it, and it's common to occupy it for several years..."

"By that time, our land of Jingxiang will be bound to continue the flames of war, and there will be no more peace to speak of. Our Fang Laben is suffering from the exploitation of the imperial court, so we raised up the rebel army. Now the rebel court has no power to continue, so we must retreat, and be oppressed by Beiyan again. I am unwilling !"

"Everyone! If I want to conquer myself, I will put myself in danger. I will also lure the enemy out of the city, lure and annihilate them, and let the Beiyan thieves know that the people in the south of me are also bloody people, and we will never let them bully us!"

After the words fell, Wang Yin took the lead to bow down, his face was full of admiration, and he said in a loud voice: "The holy man descended from the sky is the blessing of all people, and it is even more of the blessing of us southerners!"

Wang Qing followed closely behind, and said loudly: "With Sheng Gong as the leader, why worry about the great cause not being successful?"

All the ministers knelt down with a cry: "I will follow Shenggong to the death!!"

Fang La just started ordering generals, and said to Shi Bao who had just pleaded for orders: "Shi Bao is the Marshal of the Great General of Nanli, leading the elite navy, and going to Ezhou to fight. You should be careful about military affairs, choose good strategies, don't disturb the people, don't fight Even if you capture and plunder, you have the right to do everything, and you don't need to report!"

Shi Bao said loudly: "Here!"

Fang La said again: "Li Tianrun is the general of Zhenguo, Si Xingfang is the general of protecting the country, and Pang Wanchun is the general of Weiguo. Follow me to the north and recover Xiangyang. Wang Yin, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Wang Qing, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, sit in Jiangling to determine the rear. , rewards and punishments must be done, food and wages must be continued!"

The courtiers came out: "Follow the order of the Holy Duke!"

Fang La's face was serious, and he ordered sixteen generals to come out and divide the soldiers and horses of each department. The morale of the people was like a rainbow, and there was no chaos.

Shi Bao was originally the Marshal of the Nanli General. Even if he was called the Four Marshals together with the other three, his prestige and ability were far superior. The strategy of counterattack that is brewing is also Shi Bao as the commander, and now it is going step by step and will not change.

And Fang La led the three generals to Xiangyang, all of whom were excellent in martial arts, and all of them had defeated the court generals. Even if the Yan army went south brazenly, there would be a fight between dragons and tigers.

Faced with a powerful enemy like this, it is still an orderly and undisturbed position, which is what the Ming Lord did.

Seeing the four generals heading out with a few generals, Fang La gestured to the left and right, and walked into the inner hall, Wang Yin and Wang Qing immediately followed.

After there were only three people left, the majesty on Fang La's face disappeared, and he replaced it with earnest words: "Jinghu is my foundation, thanks to the two ministers, I am sitting in Jiangling!"

The two immediately bowed down: "Please don't worry, Shenggong, I will protect Jinghu to the death!"

Fang La nodded: "With the two great talents, I am really relieved, but reinforcements and food are also indispensable. This is a moment of life and death, so there must be no hesitation!"

Wang Yin immediately understood the implication of his words, if he really wanted to run out of food and grass, he would not hesitate to search the people, his expression changed slightly, and he said in a low voice: "Sheng Gong, if we win, we can also turn to negotiations and alliances to stabilize the Yan army and strive for development. Great opportunity!"

Since ancient times, the North has been strong and the South has been weak. Although the Yan Kingdom has not completely conquered the North, it is only a matter of time. Fang La only occupies one road in the South. The strength gap between the two sides is too great, and the outcome of a war cannot be reversed.

Among other things, even if Fang La wiped out the Guangxin and Zhenrong armies outside Xiangyang, Henan will soon be able to mobilize reserve troops and form two large armies. Name, that is to shake the foundation of one's own side, that's why Wang Yin said this.

Fang La is also very aware of this, but thinking of what Ming Zun said, he is certain in his heart: "After Lin Chong won King Jian and Yidai Zhao, he already considered himself orthodox and regarded me as the key threat to his unification of the world... This person has foresight, but he was one step too late after all, we, Fang La, have already won the hearts of the people in the south, and we are no longer in the pool!"

"Of course, he was also a step ahead. Dominating the land of the Central Plains, living in the Yanyun Palace, a royal order was issued, and the army marched. What a majesty!"

"But this person may have forgotten that he also moved to the north back then and took the lead to achieve his current glory. The world is in chaos, heroes will emerge in large numbers, and it is still unknown who will die. Now it is my turn to rise up in the south!"

If you have no ambition, how can you come out to fight for the dragon? Fang La's words are sonorous, full of confidence, and really inspiring. Wang Yin can't help but be infected by it. Wang Qing is full of admiration and learns from this kind of adversity. .

And Fang La thought of his own kingship, and his five fingers slowly tightened, as if he had a grand plan and hegemony, all in one hand: "The battle of Xiangyang, I want to end the myth that the Yan army is invincible, and let the Southern Chu's kingship ceremony, the Quartet Congratulations, shake the world!"

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"At first I thought that Fang Thief would travel all day and night, but I didn't expect to take it easy and come here now. This Fang La has a level!"

After receiving the notification from the scouts, Xu Ning and Zhang Qing came to the city of Xiangyang and began to observe the incoming enemy.

After a long while, Xu Ning, who was originally the forbidden army in the capital, said: "Many of the Fangla army should be the imperial army, and the militiamen have been trained in a short period of time, so there will be no such formation..."

Zhang Qing nodded slightly and said: "Then the Jingmen, Hanyang, and Wugang armies stationed in Jinghu were incorporated by Fang La?"

Xu Ning said: "Ninety-nine is not far from ten. This leader of the rebel army who calls himself Shenggong is really not to be underestimated. I finally understand His Highness's intention for the two armies to go south at this time. It will take a long time. I'm afraid this person will really know." It has become a big trend!"

The Song Dynasty had a recruiting system, not the military system of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Although it recruited millions of soldiers, even if the elite could barely make up for one-twelfth of them, and they had to get rid of those who were empty-paid, there were still hundreds of thousands of soldiers. These people were at least He is also a full-time soldier who has been trained all year round, so he is naturally much stronger than ordinary people.

Therefore, taking advantage of the chaos in the Song Dynasty, Fang La, who has recruited a regular army, has a stable people's heart, good ministers and strong generals under his command, and everyone works hard. His comprehensive strength not only far exceeds history, but also surpasses the one in the original Water Margin.

"How many servants did the Yan army bring? How could Xiangyang be reinforced so quickly and the moat widened?"

The two commanders on the city wall were condescending, watching Fang La's army slowly advancing. Fang La also looked far away, looking at the majestic city wall in the distance, and listening to the situation reported by the scouts after their return, his expression became more and more serious.

He knew that after the Yan army settled in Xiangyang, they would definitely repair the city and strengthen the fortifications.

But the problem is that these jobs are not rushed and require a lot of hands.

After Liu Fa's [-] Western Army settled in, the progress was very slow, because the people fled for fear of being caught as free servants by the court, and the logistics supplies were barely supported. Under such circumstances, if the Western Army went into battle in person, repair The city wall and the widening of the river are exhausted. How can we resist the enemy when they come?

Therefore, in the case of insufficient auxiliary soldiers, the Western Army could only proceed slowly. As a result, as soon as the Yan Army received it, the progress bar instantly soared.

Not only full-time craftsmen led the militia to renovate, but also ordinary people participated, and [-] elite soldiers recharged their batteries and waited for the big battle.

Fang La didn't know the specific division of labor, but seeing the orderliness of the city wall, his heart sank, and when he heard that the moat was nearly doubled, with a distance of about thirty feet, he was even more frightened.

The three great generals Li Tianrun, Si Xingfang, and Pang Wanchun also came on horseback and said in a concentrated voice: "Sheng Gong, the bandit army's city is high and deep, and its defenses are strong. Our army's siege equipment is far from enough. Do you want to send orders?" Send craftsmen from the rear to quickly build siege equipment?"

Fang La hesitated for a moment, and gritted his teeth: "Send craftsmen and put up big banners!"

The three generals stunned: "Yes!"

Deploying craftsmen is what should be done, and when a big banner is erected high, it represents the core of the battle, and it is directly displayed from the first day.

Fang La's original plan was to attack the city for a few days first, pretending to be incapable, you come and go, and after the preparations are completed, finally erect a big banner to lure the opponent out of the city.

But looking at such a city defense reinforcement, it is really hard to calm down, let alone delay, and directly reveal his identity!
"what?"

Zhang Qing's eyesight was better, and he immediately saw the Chinese army raised the high-toothed banner, and wrote a big letter: "Fang!"

"Is this Fang La personally conscripted?"

The two looked at each other.

Needless to say, I was used to Zhao Ji and Yelu Yanxi's operations, and seeing such a daring person, I felt a little uncomfortable for a while.

Of course, scouts must be sent out to determine whether the other party has really come here personally, or just set up a handsome flag to deceive.

The possibility of the latter is actually very small, because it will often shake the morale of one's own army first, and the enemy will fall down before the enemy makes a move.

I have to say that Xu Ning and Zhang Qing were moved when they saw this flag.

Such as Fang La, a grass-roots team that has not officially become king, once its master is captured, even if he has heirs, his subordinates will look like birds and beasts, and their power may collapse overnight.

So the temptation is not insignificant.

But the next moment, Zhang Qing said: "It's just that the temptation is so great, and the crisis hidden behind it is also great!"

Xu Ning also nodded: "Your Highness said, keep your heart and don't fall into the opponent's rhythm, and you will be invincible!"

The two looked at each other and laughed in unison: "Fang La is in a hurry, let him hurry, let's go, let's go back to practice martial arts!"

(End of this chapter)