Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

"Grandfather, the Yang family also has ambitions to fight for the world!" Guo Ziqiao looked up at Guo Ying after reading the two letters.

Guo Ying looked solemn, "Yes, the Yang family's intention to send troops at this time is already very obvious!"

"What do you think?"

Guo Ying didn't know much about the Yang family. When Yang Zhengshan was in Kyoto, he was in Yunling Town, so he had never met Yang Zhengshan.

Most of his knowledge of the Yang family was hearsay.

Guo Ziqiao paced back and forth in the study with the letter in his hand for a while, and then looked at Qu Shaogong's letter.

"Master Yang is not an easy person to deal with!"

The Master Yang he was talking about was Yang Zhengshan. Yang Zhengshan was in charge of the Martial Arts Pavilion back then, and many disciples of the Martial Arts Pavilion liked to call him Master Yang.

They, the disciples of the Martial Arts Pavilion, were not disciples of Yang Zhengshan, but they also had a master-disciple relationship with Yang Zhengshan.

Guo Ziqiao was also instructed by Yang Zhengshan many times back then, so he still respected Yang Zhengshan very much.

But now the world situation involves the future of the Guo family. Even if he has some master-disciple relationship with Yang Zhengshan, he will not let this friendship affect his decision.

Therefore, what he is considering at this time is not the friendship with Yang Zhengshan, but the strength of Yang Zhengshan and the Yang family.

"Grandfather should also know that my grandson learned all these skills from Master Yang. To be honest, facing Master Yang, my grandson has no confidence at all!"

Guo Ziqiao shook his head a little dully.

His ability is not just this cultivation, but also includes his ability to train soldiers, as well as his understanding and handling of military and political affairs.

He has learned the "Thirty-Six Strategies" and "Records of Training Soldiers" written by Yang Zhengshan very thoroughly.

At the beginning, Yang Zhengshan not only instructed his disciples in their cultivation in the Martial Arts Pavilion, but also instructed them in training soldiers and military tactics.

And now Guo Ziqiao's methods and methods of training soldiers in Yunling Town are in line with Yang Zhengshan's training methods.

Guo Ying tapped the table and said lightly: "It's too early to say this now. We won't run into the Yang family in a short time!"

"But the Qu family should not be underestimated. We won't run into the Yang family now, but we will run into the Qu family!" Guo Ziqiao said.

The Yang family is still far away in Kyoto, but the Qu family is right in front of them.

They have begun to capture Nanyun Province, and once they occupy the entire Nanyun Province, they will inevitably run into the Qu family.

At that time, whether to fight or make peace, a decision must be made.

Guo Ying frowned and fell into deep thought.

Guo Ziqiao said again: "Grandfather, we definitely cannot agree to Chen Hengchang's solicitation. Chen Hengchang relies on the Shenyang Sect, and those evil believers are not trustworthy at all."

Guo Ying nodded.

Guo Ziqiao continued, "The King of Daliang is not worthy of our allegiance. Although the King of Daliang is now powerful, bandits are bandits. They are not worthy of our surrender at all!"

"There are only two ways before us now. One is to establish ourselves as kings and fight for the world, and the other is to join the Yang family with the Qu family!"

"Our shortcomings are obvious if we establish ourselves as kings. Yunling Town is already in a remote corner, and it is difficult to dominate the world, not to mention that we have to guard against many foreign forces in the south!"

"Unless we can occupy the land of Bashu, we have no chance to dominate the world at all!"

Their goal of sending troops to Nanyun now is not to occupy Nanyun, but to capture Bashu.

Whether in terms of population or resources, Yunling Town and Nanyun Province are not enough to support a force to fight for the world. Only by occupying Bashu can the Guo family have the qualifications to compete for the world.

But it is not easy for them to capture Bashu. Not to mention that the Qu family is eyeing them covetously, Bashu is now occupied by three rebel forces, and they have to defeat these three rebel forces one by one.

"As for joining the Yang family!" Guo Ziqiao paused, "The Yang family will not be as generous as Chen Hengchang, giving us the title of Duke and the fiefdom."

"The Yang family will at most give us a marquisate, which is almost the same as before."

The Yang family has its own foundation, many affiliated families, and complicated connections. If the Yang family gets the world, it is natural that the Yang family's former affiliated families will rise to the top.

And their Guo family can only keep their original position at most, and even keep a low profile in the future, so as not to be excluded by the new nobles in the court.

Guo Ying nodded and agreed with Guo Ziqiao's idea.

"So how do we choose?"

Guo Ziqiao sighed quietly. He actually wanted to fight for the world, but the shortcomings of the Guo family were too obvious.

Located in a remote corner, with insufficient foundation, shortage of resources, and far less population and military strength than other forces.

The Yang family is also in a remote corner in Chongshan Town, but the Yang family has a very deep foundation.

In addition to Chongshan Town, the Yang family also has Liaodong, with strong soldiers and sufficient food and grass.

More importantly, the connections of the Yang family.

Let’s not talk about the relatives of the Yang family, let’s talk about the disciples of the Martial Arts Pavilion that Yang Zhengshan had taught.

“We actually have no choice! There is only one way to go, the Yang family!” Guo Ziqiao said helplessly.

Guo Ying stared at Guo Ziqiao, “Do you have so little confidence?”

Guo Ziqiao said: “Grandfather, you overlooked one point. Master Yang’s disciples are now all over the world!”

“Let’s not talk about other places. Let’s talk about our Yunling Town. Many generals and military officers have received the guidance of Master Yang!”

“It’s okay if we don’t confront the Yang family. Once we confront the Yang family, there is no guarantee that they will not surrender to the Yang family!”

Yang Zhengshan has been in charge of the Martial Arts Pavilion for only a few years, and he rarely went to the Martial Arts Pavilion in the next two years.

However, the years when the Wu Pavilion was most prosperous were Yang Zhengshan's years when he was in Wu Pavilion.

Twenty years have passed, and those disciples of the Martial Arts Pavilion are now around forty years old, which is the time when they are young and strong.

Those were not a few, dozens of disciples, but nearly three thousand disciples.

So many disciples may not be willing to work hard for the Yang family, but they can go to the Yang family at any time and even turn against each other.

With the former master-disciple friendship, these former disciples of the Yanwu Pavilion can join the Yang family without any psychological burden.

In addition to the disciples of the Martial Arts that Yang Zhengshan taught, those disciples of the Martial Arts later could also be respectfully called Yang Zhengshan a master Yang.

This is the connections and prestige that Yang Zhengshan has accumulated, and it is also the foundation of the Yang family.

Guo Ying was silent for a little while and said, "Forget it, I'll wait before talking about it!"

Now he is unwilling to join the Yang family, so he plans to observe the changes in the situation again. If the Yang family really has the ability to dominate the world, it will not be too late for him to join the Yang family after the Yang family takes over Kyoto.

"Then do we still need to continue to march towards Nagyun Province?"

Guo Ziqiao and Guo Ying have similar thoughts, and they also feel that they should wait and make a choice, but the war in Nanyun Province cannot be delayed all the time, and they must make a decision as soon as possible.

Guo Ying thought about it and was about to continue marching, when a report suddenly came from outside the door.

"Grandfather, news came from Bashu that the Taiping Army broke through Yuzhou Prefecture five days ago, and the Black Tiger King was killed in front of the formation!"

Guo Ying's expression changed slightly and she said, "Come in!"

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The study rooms were pushed away, and a middle-aged man who looked very similar to Guo Ziqiao walked in.

This person is Guo Ying's eldest grandson Guo Ziheng, also known as Guo Ziqiao's eldest brother.

"Brother!" Guo Ziqiao shouted.

Guo Ziheng nodded slightly to him, and then continued to say to Guo Ying: "Grandfather, now the Taiping Army has gone south, and its intention is very obvious. They want to continue to destroy the Nine Heavenly Kings and unify Bashu!"

"Didn't the Taiping King, the Black Tiger King, and the Nine Heavens King have all surrendered to Daliang? Why do they still attack each other?" Guo Ying frowned and asked.

Guo Ziheng shook his head slightly, "The specific situation is not clear, but what is certain is that the Taiping Army suddenly launched an attack on the Black Tiger King. When the Black Tiger King was unprepared, Yuzhou City was broken!"

Guo Ziqiao pondered for a moment and said, "That Taiping King obviously did not really surrender to Daliang. Maybe he was just a slander with Daliang!"

Guo Ziheng said again: "The Nine Heavens King should not be the opponent of Taiping King. If nothing unexpected happens, it won't take long for Taiping King to unify Bashu!"

"Grandfather, should we join forces with the Nine Heavenly Kings to block the Taiping Army!"

Their target is Bashu, and now the Taiping Army has the attitude of unifying Bashu, so the Taiping Army is their enemy.

In order to prevent the Taiping Army from unifying Bashu, it became natural for them to win over the Nine Heavenly Kings.

Guo Ying and Guo Ziqiao looked at each other, and both of them showed a look of embarrassment.

The situation they were leading was full of difficulties, but now there is another Taiping Army that would unify Bashu, and the situation they face will be even more difficult.

This made them all feel extremely difficult.

"No need, send a message to your father and second uncle, asking him to stop marching and station on the spot." Guo Ying said.

The problem now is not whether their Guo family wants to attack Bashu, but whether they can.

The Taiping Army’s problems are not in a hurry, but the threat from the Qu family is right in front of us.

Once they transferred the army to Bashu, it would be troublesome for the Qu family to cut off their retreat.

Therefore, Guo Ying finally chose to wait and see.

As long as the Guo family can stabilize Yunling Town, the Guo family will not lose their wealth. As for the rest, it is better not to continue to think about it.

Under Guo Ying's decision, the army of Yunling Town had stopped attacking and began to shrink the defense line to stabilize the territory they occupied in Zangyuan and Nagamo.

On the Bashu side, Yang Mingzhao led the Taiping Army to attack from all sides, madly attacking his former allies.

The Black Tiger King and the Nine Heavenly King are all his goals.

There is a reason why he did this. First, he took advantage of the fact that Daliang was blocking the army in Chongshan Town to move south and had no time to pay attention to him. Second, he had to unify the first step before the Sun family in Anxi Town took over Wusi Town. Bashu.

Otherwise, once the Sun family in Anxi Town takes over Wusi Town, his Taiping Army will face the threat from Anxi Town.

From the overall perspective, now is the best time for Yang Mingzhao to unify Bashu. If he missed this opportunity, he probably wouldn't have another chance. He probably won't have the opportunity to unify Bashu again after Yang Chengye destroyed Daliang and Chen Hengchang.

But at that time, it would not make much sense whether he unified Bashu or not.

...

At the end of May, the sixth year of Jianxing.

The three armies of Chongshan Town crossed the Ruhe River, the middle army crossed the Ruhe River from Jizhou, and headed straight for Shuntian Prefecture. After occupying Yongding Prefecture, the Eastern Army continued to move south, and the Western Army entered the Baoan Prefecture of Shanhe Province from western Liaoning.

Three armies were heading towards Shuntian Prefecture from the east and west and north.

At the same time, the Beihai Navy has landed in the Jinhaiwei, and the Jinhaiwei is currently in control of the Xue family. Although Daliang has captured Kyoto, they have not launched an attack on the Jinhaiwei.

First, they need to face the army of Chongshan Town from the north, and there is no extra force to put it on Jinhaiwei.

The second reason is that they have no navy. Although Jinhaiwei is far inferior to Tenglongwei's Beihai Navy, compared with other navies of Dayong, Jinhaiwei's navy is also elite.

Without a navy, it is difficult for them to completely annihilate Jinhaiwei's navy. At most, they can drive Jinhaiwei into the sea, but even if Jinhaiwei's navy is driven into the sea, they can still kill back at any time.

And even if Daliang occupies Jinhaiwei, they can't stop Tenglongwei's Beihai Navy from landing.

From a strategic point of view, Daliang's attack on Jinhaiwei has no meaning, so Daliang has ignored the existence of Jinhaiwei from beginning to end.

However, Jinhaiwei has no strategic significance for Daliang, but it has great strategic significance for Chongshan Town.

Now that the Chongshan Town army has crossed the Ru River, the Beihai Navy can also land in Jinhaiwei.

After the Beihai Navy lands, the three armies in the north can form a four-sided encirclement layout against Shuntian Prefecture and Kyoto.