Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 496: One Rise and One Chaos (Additional chapter for JJM leader)

Eunuch Sun was overjoyed when he heard this. He thought he had reached a dead end, but he didn't expect General Zhao still had so many countermeasures.

Eunuch Sun hurriedly asked, "What three strategies do you have, General?"

Zhao Yijia said: "Now the situation has changed, we can only repeat Wanyan Darui's previous path and guerrilla warfare in all directions.

However, most of the places that can be plundered have been destroyed by him. We have so many soldiers and horses that we need a lot of supplies. It will be difficult to maintain them just by plundering like bandits."

Eunuch Sun frowned. He had lived a life of luxury for decades, so how could he endure such hardships? He asked, "What about the second plan?"

Zhao Yijia said: "The second strategy is to return to Liaoyang, but we will not attack Liaoyang, but bypass Liaoyang and escape back to Yanjing."

Eunuch Sun said happily, "We think this plan is feasible."

Zhao Yijia said: "But Wanyan Darui will definitely follow us.

Since Wanyan Yong has already raised the banner of rebellion, he will inevitably send troops to intercept him.

Further ahead, there is Wanyan Luti, who has his troops stationed in Dading Prefecture.

If we fail to break through successfully, we will be completely annihilated by the blockade from the front and the interception from the back."

Eunuch Sun changed color and asked, "What about the third strategy?"

Zhao Yijia said: "It is said that Shangjing is still in the hands of Wanyan Yan, who is loyal to Your Majesty. We can march north to Shangjing City and join Wanyan Yan."

After the first two strategies, Eunuch Sun was no longer blindly optimistic and asked, "Are there any problems on the trip to the capital?"

Zhao Yijia said: "Earlier, the northern tribes were publicly electing 'Du Bo Ji Lie', and now they must have chosen their leader.

Once they have a leader, the scattered sand will be able to unite. If we want to travel all the way to Shangjing, we will also face numerous obstacles.

What's worse is that there is a serious shortage of food in Shangjing City. Even the defenders in Shangjing City may not be able to hold out until the end of the year.

It is hard to say whether we can break through the numerous obstacles. Even if we do break through the blockade and join forces with him, we will still have to abandon the city to grab food and fight the enemy in the field, which will give us no advantage. "

Eunuch Sun took a deep breath, thought hard, and asked humbly, "Which of these three strategies is the best?"

Zhao Yijia said with a sad face: "Eunuch Sun, we are in this situation now, what better plan do we have?"

After hearing this, Eunuch Sun's face became uncertain for a while.

Of course he wanted to return to Yanjing, but this road was the most dangerous.

If you go to Shangjing, not to mention that you will encounter numerous obstacles along the way, if you really get to the city of Shangjing, you have to rescue Shangjing first, and in the end you will still have no place to live and end up "begging for food" everywhere.

In this case, it would be better to fight guerrilla warfare in Liaodong. Maybe there will be a chance to find a gap and escape back to Yanjing.

It is impossible for a large force to penetrate directly.

But it should still be easy to defeat a team of more than a hundred people. After all, the rebels cannot defend such a vast land.

Thinking of this, Eunuch Sun said solemnly: "Once we leave Liaodong, this place will become the world of the rebels.

By then, wouldn't it be even more difficult for Your Majesty's army to march north to suppress the rebellion?
If all of Liaodong fell to the rebels, Wanyan Yan would be alone and powerless, and Shangjing Huining Prefecture would probably fall quickly.

Therefore, we thought that even if we lost Jiuliancheng, we could not leave Liaodong.

Wanyan Darui can survive here and become stronger and stronger.

We are holding the flag of the imperial court, but aren't we as popular as they are?

I believe the people of Liaodong will also support our royal army."

Zhao Yijia said happily: "Eunuch Sun is loyal and courageous, which is admirable.

In Zhao's opinion, if we flee like a stray dog, it would be better for us to fight guerrilla warfare in Liaodong and contain the rebels.

In this case, we will retreat to Kaizhou (Fengcheng) first, where we can reorganize and find food and grass before making further plans. "

The plan was decided, and Zhao Yijia decisively ordered the troops to withdraw and rushed to Kaizhou.

At this time, Wanyan Darui had already led a large group of people from Xiuyan to Jiucheng Prefecture.

He ordered two powerful generals, Kong Yanzhou and Lu Tianfei, to chase and kill Zhao Yijia. Although they achieved certain results, Zhao Yijia retreated in an orderly manner and did not flee in defeat, so he did not gain much advantage.

As the enemy retreated further and further, Wanyan Darui was worried that if they were ambushed, there would be no time for support from the rear, so he withdrew his troops and retreated back to Jiuliancheng.

At this point, Jiuliancheng, Liaoyang City, and Dading Prefecture, the three important places in Liaodong, all fell into the hands of the rebels.

However, these rebels have different leaders and are not a monolithic entity.

Zhao Yijia, who was originally guarding Jiuliancheng, now replaced Wanyan Darui and began guerrilla warfare everywhere. His supplies were all dependent on looting.

After Wanyan Darui's plundering, many people in Liaodong could no longer survive and had no choice but to join the rebellion and become part of the rebel army.

Now Zhao Yijia had plundered the people of Liaodong again, who had already been plundered to the point of having nothing left, forcing more people into desperation.

They either left their homes and fled to the north to find a way to survive, or they could only join the rebels, or form large and small bandit gangs.

The whole of Liaodong was in a state of decay.

……

Compared with Liaodong, Shangjing Huining Prefecture is like heaven.

At least, although the entire Huining Prefecture area is filled with a war atmosphere, no war has occurred.

When Yang Yuan saw that the siege works of the capital city had been built to a certain scale and were able to effectively block the defenders in the city, he returned to Huanxi Ridge.

A road is being built from Huanxi Ridge to Dun'en City. Although it is simple, it at least looks like a road and is taking shape.

This is a road that was built by each tribe along the route.

They also understand the benefits of building roads.

It's just that there was no common interest before that could motivate so many tribes to work together to do this. Now it's different. The road passes through their territory, not to mention the various expenses of caravans' food, horses, lodging and rest, many of their tribes' products can also be sold.

When the caravan returns, you can buy the wild fruits they picked and the furs of the animals they hunted...

This is a very important income for them.

For the merchants, accumulating small amounts along the way adds up to a large amount, and shipping the profits out means multiplying them several times, which means everyone is happy.

“Once we occupy Shangjing City, we will make Shangjing City the center.

At that time, the leader of the alliance can also withdraw from Dading Prefecture and appoint someone else to guard Dading Prefecture, while the leader of the alliance will move to Shangjing to coordinate and command all parties. "

Yang Yuan stood on the hillside with one hand on his waist.

In front of him was a group of little girls, staring at Yang Yuan on the hillside.

Yang Yuan told Li Taigong that he needed to send him some people who could read and write.

He wanted to give these people some simple training, and in the future they would be responsible for connecting with Korean merchants, the warehousing and management of goods, as well as the supervision and statistics of imports and exports.

Mr. Li agreed immediately and sent someone to him that afternoon.

Li Taigong sent a total of twenty-six people to Yang Yuan, ranging from eleven to sixteen years old, all of whom were unmarried women of marriageable age who usually lived in the rear room of the Prince of Yue's Mansion.

Their surnames were either Wanyan or Li, and they were all from the lineage of King Yue and the family of Li Taigong.

The marriage age for women in the Jin Dynasty was generally between thirteen and twenty-three years old, with the main age group concentrated at fourteen or fifteen. The children of the powerful would get married later, but generally would not be later than sixteen years old.

Therefore, the people that Li Taigong sent to Yang Yuan were probably all the girls of marriageable age from the Li and Wanyan families, and his intentions were obvious.

Yang Yuan asked Li Taigong about this matter. Li Taigong said that the only people in the Prince of Yue's Palace who could read and write and were reliable and could be sent out now were these young ladies.

Yang Yuan is now basically leading a class of third-year junior high school girls.

So, Yang Yuan made them call him Teacher Yang out of a sense of humor, and appointed them as monitor, deputy monitor, study committee member, labor committee member, entertainment committee member...

They know what teacher means, but they don’t understand these “official positions”.

However, Mr. Yang must have his reasons for making such arrangements.

We don’t understand because we don’t have enough knowledge, so we just listen and do as we are told.

The little girl imagined it herself but didn't raise any objections.

Teacher Yang said: “The various materials currently transported here still need to be stored on Huanxi Ridge.

The weather in the north is dry and it is starting to get cold again, so these things are durable.

Therefore, a simple shed that is protected from rain and snow and well ventilated is enough. However, it is necessary to prevent rats, insects and fire.

Squad leader, you are responsible for the statistics and classified storage of various materials.

Deputy monitor, you are responsible for fire inspections and corresponding arrangements.

Cultural and Recreation Committee Member, you are responsible for pest control."

Holding a kitten in his arms, the twelve-year-old cultural and entertainment committee member agreed in a naive manner.

People of this generation are relatively more precocious. After all, many of their peers are already married, and some even have children. They have seen a lot and naturally understand more.

However, their nature is, of course, closer to children.

When they were first sent here, the fourth aunt and Mr. Li told them in person that whoever could please young scholar Yang and become his wife in the future could become a princess.

The little girls were aiming for this goal at first, but now...

They have an overflowing sense of responsibility and honor and are focused on doing their own job well, which has won them praise and recognition from Teacher Yang.

Teacher Yang has a complete set of reward and punishment measures, including little red flowers, three good students, and promotion for the capable and demotion for the mediocre.

What kind of man, what kind of princess, do they smell like little red flowers? Does being a three-good student bring face? How embarrassing it would be if my position as a study committee member was removed?

The "palace fight" among these little girls went astray from the very beginning.

The girls from the Wanyan family formed cliques and fought with the girls from the Li family. The girls from the Wanyan and Li families also fought among themselves. Twenty-six people could form 108 cliques.

However, what tricks can a bunch of little girls play? The result of their competition is that they work very seriously, and Yang Yuan is happy to let them roll up their sleeves.

Alihu and Ata were sent by Yang Yuan to supervise the road construction in the Huanxiling area.

Alihu and Atita are two maids sent by Li Taigong to serve him. They are usually diligent in their work.

Yang Yuan is considering "retiring after success" and finding something for them to do. In the future, they will be considered managers in the Prince of Yue's Palace, and their lives will be better.

The reason why Yang Yuan has not gone to Liaodong yet is that he wants to find out the situation in Liaodong first.

Yang Yuan wanted to use Wanyan Dari's power to get rid of Wanyan Yong, but of course he had to first find out what Wanyan Yong did after he spread the news that Wanyan Yong had long harbored rebellious intentions at the Holy Mountain Conference, and what the current situation in Liaodong was.

However, judging by the pace, the people Li Taigong sent to Liaodong to gather intelligence will be back soon.

At this time, Ling Ge, the leader of the Chanchun tribe in Dun'en City, and Fu Jinzhan, the leader of the Xianxing tribe, respectively sent out spies to moor at the confluence of the Tumen River and the sea, and finally they saw large ships on the horizon.

These ships were even bigger than the one Yang Yuan had been on before. Yang Yuan had not lied to them. The Goryeo ships were really coming!

The spies from the two tribes had been living in the open air on this seashore for many days. Suddenly, they saw masts and oars like a forest, and they were immediately excited.

They were dishevelled and their eyes were filled with tears.

On the boat, Wang Shuai was also disheveled and his eyes were filled with tears.

He held the porthole tightly with both hands and most of his body leaned out of the window.

He smelled the wind of freedom, which was a completely different smell from that of powder!

(End of this chapter)