Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 847: Sweeping Shandong Road and capturing Yang Ziyue alive

In terms of naval battles, the Song Dynasty always had an absolute advantage over the Jin Dynasty.

Equipped with artillery, "Fire Dragon Out of Water" and improved version of "Fierce Oil Tank", the Song Dynasty warships were able to completely crush the Jin Dynasty navy in long-range attacks and boarding battles.

The Jin Dynasty began to vigorously develop its navy since Wanyan Luti crossed the Liaodong Strait to the north.

Among them, the Jiaozhou Navy is the second most powerful of the three major naval fleets of the Jin Dynasty.

However, even such a powerful fleet suffered heavy losses in the battle with the Yang family's private fleet.

In a large naval battle, the Jiaozhou Navy lost more than ten large and small warships, and the remaining ships had to retreat hastily to Jiaozhou Bay, no longer having the courage to fight.

However, although Jimo Port was the sea crossing point agreed upon by Yang Yuan and Luxi, it was uncertain whether Yang Yuan could successfully overcome the numerous obstacles and the specific time of his arrival at Jimo Port.

Therefore, the Yang family's private fleet blocked the outlet of Jiaozhou Bay and sailed across the sea with large ships. None of the Jin ships in the port dared to fight.

In fact, the Yang family’s fleet also suffered losses and attrition in the battle.

Especially the gunpowder reserves, the stock was only enough to support Yang Yuan's sudden outburst, so they did not dare to use it at will.

But the Jin navy had already been frightened. They did not know the details of the Song fleet and dared not fight rashly again.

However, in this battle, the Song Dynasty ships' skillful use of firearms in long-range and short-range attacks made the Jin Dynasty navy realize the sharp effect of thermal weapons in naval battles.

They recorded in detail what they saw and heard and their feelings about the battle, and sent it to the "Wanji Bureau" in Zhongdu.

After obtaining a large number of firearms craftsmen and some actual firearms from the Song State, the Jin State was conducting research day and night.

Wanyan Liang issued an imperial decree that those who achieved success in research, regardless of their background, would be immediately given high positions, generous salaries, and beautiful wives.

The lazy and incompetent people were chopped into minced meat and fed to his "Saker Falcon".

Wanyan Liang was also a genius. He actually brought the "last-in-first-out system" forward by a thousand years and brought it into being.

Therefore, every ten days, the last-ranked craftsmen eliminated from the "Wanji Bureau" would be chopped up and fed to eagles.

Therefore, the research efficiency of the Jin Dynasty's "Wanji Bureau" was unprecedentedly high, even more efficient than Yang Yuan's research and development base in Santaishan.

Yang Yuan's army was blocked in Gaomi, but after a bloody battle, the rebel army successfully broke through.

But in this fierce battle, of the 6,000 elite rebels, less than 4,500 were left.

For a time, the morale of the rebel army was greatly low, and various different voices emerged in the team.

Zhang Anguo, Shao Jin and others suggested moving the battle to Yanggu area and waiting for an opportunity to enter Liangshanmarsh.

However, Yang Yuan believed that although traveling south by land was not absolutely impossible, now was definitely not a good time to travel by land.

In order to divert the main force of the Jin troops, Yang Yuan, as a secret spy of the Jin Kingdom, had revealed to the Jin people three land routes to the south.

The Jin people must have deployed heavy troops on their route south at this time.

If the rebel army marched south at this time, they would fall into the Jin army's trap.

After Xin Qiji led his men to break out, he immediately began to spy on the movements of the Jin army through the "Six Thousand Society"'s information channels among the people.

In Shandong, the "Six Thousand Society" established a huge underground information network by relying on the underground network of smuggling salt.

This network was not lost because of their uprising.

After all, what they originally did was to go against the imperial court, and every node in this information network was a "traitor."

Soon, news came:

A large number of Jin troops were stationed in Yanggu County, Dong'a County, Dongping County and Feicheng area.

As Yang Yuan said, the land route to the south is now heavily trooped.

However, the rebel army's plan to make a feint to the east and attack in the west in order to go south by sea has already been discovered by the Jin people.

The land route is not feasible, and with winter approaching, where else should this rebel army go if they don't find a place to stay?
"Great leader, why don't we go back to Qingzhou?"

Zhang Anguo secretly asked Shao Jin and Jia Rui to meet Xin Qiji.

"The Kingdom of Song sent a prince to welcome us south. I thought it was a sign of respect for us, but now it seems that may not be the case."

Zhang Anguo sneered: "Sending a prince here without a large army, without launching a war along the border to contain the Jin soldiers, and watching the Jin soldiers concentrate all their efforts to encircle and suppress us.

In my opinion, this Prince of Yan is also an abandoned pawn of the Song Dynasty!
A king with a different surname, hey! Even the kings with the same surname are suspected, let alone a king with a different surname. "

It has to be said that Zhang Anguo has always had a dark mind.

But precisely because he had a dark mind, he saw through the filthiness of it all.

Xin Qiji frowned and said, "Why are we starting a rebellion?
Is it to occupy the mountain and become the king?
If that's the case, wouldn't it be nice for you and I to become free and easy local tycoons?
Why would you tie your head to your trouser pocket and do this business that could get you killed?

Besides, it was for our sake that the King of Yan risked his life to go deep into the territory of the Jin Kingdom.

If we choose to occupy the mountain and become king, what will King Yan do?
Join us as bandits?"

Shao Jin said: "Captain, this is just a temporary measure. When we have the chance, we will..."

Xin Qiji shook his head: "There is no chance. If we retreat to Qingzhou Jiji Village, our thousands of troops can only rely on going down the mountain from time to time to plunder villages.

Firstly, the Jin bandits have fortified their cities and cleared the countryside, and the gentry have all fled. We can only bully the poor people. In that case, what's the point of talking about a righteous army? We'd be nothing but bandits anyway.

Secondly, the food snatched from the people living around Jiji Village is not enough to feed thousands of people. By that time, it would be easier if the number was reduced to a few hundred.

But by then, we will really be nothing but thieves. There will be no more talk of recovering the Han homeland or having a future. "

Zhang Anguo slapped his thigh angrily after hearing this and said angrily, "We were tricked by the Zhao family. We knew they were not human beings, so why did we trust them?

If the future is like this, we can still be private salt dealers, measure gold and silver with big scales, eat meat and wine with big bowls, how happy it is. "

Xin Qiji's expression straightened up and he said sternly: "If I wanted this kind of life, I would have done it long ago.

We brothers didn't say this when we swore an oath of blood.

Brother Zhang, please don't say such things again."

Zhang Anguo was somewhat embarrassed by what Xin Qiji said, so he laughed dryly and said, "Isn't it because I am so angry?"

Xin Qiji waved his hands, thought for a moment, and said, "Throughout history, those who want to achieve great things have never had smooth sailing and never encountered any setbacks.

Now I'm just suffering some hardships, it's nothing big.

Wait until I invite the King of Yan to come and discuss the next move."

Seeing that he could not persuade Xin Qiji, Zhang Anguo had to leave in disappointment.

After leaving the shack where Xin Qiji was, Zhang Anguo shivered as a wind blew in the valley, and he wrapped his clothes tighter.

Shao Jin sighed and said, "Today's Great Jin is divided in the north by the New Jin, and in the south the Great Song is flourishing.
You and I took advantage of the situation and rose up in rebellion, hoping to seek a prosperous and glorious future that would bring honor to our family.

Who knew it would end up like this now? "

Zhang Anguo also said sadly: "Yes, when we first started the uprising, we shouted from a high place and people from all directions responded.

When it was at its most powerful, it had over a hundred thousand followers, and its momentum was so great, but now..."

Zhang Anguo shook his head slightly, he regretted it.

The two complained for a while and then left unhappily.

After the two left, a figure suddenly appeared in the open space, like a ghost.

The female ninja Xiaonai rubbed her nose with the back of her palm and muttered softly:
"You insist on standing in the wind to talk. People are almost catching a cold because of the wind."

Xiaonai shook his shoulders and disappeared from the spot like a ghost.

……

"Clap clap clap..."

The barrels of the two spears collided with each other, making a sound like frying beans, which showed how frequently the two sides clashed with their spears.

There was a fire in the valley, and the rebels, wearing only thin clothes, gathered around the fire to keep warm.

Yang Yuan and Yang Ze each used a spear, and they were competing with each other on a piece of open space that everyone had given up. Suddenly, Yang Yuan used the move "Red Dragon Shaking Scales" and Yang Ze used the move "Iron Chain Across the River", which deflected Yang Yuan's spear.

Yang Ze did not take advantage of the situation to advance again, and Yang Yuan did not fire another shot. The two men stared at each other with their guns, and Yang Yuan's heartbeat gradually quickened.

"Brother Yang Ze, who did you learn this spear technique from?"

"This is Yang's family-inherited gun technique."

"I was just about to say that some of your gun skills often have flaws. Why is that?
Or is this the gun technique that was passed down in my family?"

Yang Ze's expression darkened: "When my family was separated, I was still young.

The spearmanship I learned when I was young was not very proficient.

After being displaced, he practiced hard with the family-inherited spear based on his previous memories.

There are some parts that I don’t remember very well, so I can only figure them out on my own, so there are inevitably some flaws and loopholes.”

Yang Yuan's voice trembled slightly: "How many brothers do you have? Do you have an older brother?"

Yang Ze looked at Yang Yuan, and his expression gradually became strange.

He had also noticed something was wrong.

However, there was no one with the name Yang Yuan in his family, and the other person was a distinguished prince of the Song Dynasty, so he dared not even have such wild thoughts.

Yang Ze said: "My family is a big local clan, and I have more than one brother of the same generation.

However, I have a brother in this family."

"What's his name?"

"Yang Che."

Yang Yuan closed his eyes and suddenly asked, "Can you tell me your father's name?"

Yang Yuan worships the ancestors of the Yang family every year, and the names on the tablets have long been memorized in his heart.

Yang Ze told Yang Yuan the names of his ancestors and smiled awkwardly, "When my family was separated, I was still young and I only remember the names of my ancestors. As for those before that... I can't remember them clearly."

Yang Yuan stared at Yang Ze intently, and suddenly tears of joy flowed down his face.

He raised his head slightly, looked up at the gray sky, and choked up and said:

"Brother, this trip to Shandong was not in vain.

I found your brother, I found our brother!"

……

The news that the leader of the rebel army, Yang Ze, was actually the brother of the King of Yan of the Song Dynasty spread quickly.

Yang Yuan did not explain to Yang Ze the true circumstances of his acquaintance and recognition of Yang Che.

Of course, he could find other reasons to cover up his identity as a time traveler, but there was no need to let Yang Ze know that he was impersonating Yang Ze at this time.

This confession was meaningless, and Yang Yuan didn't want to have any grudge against him.

Yang Che is like a father and a brother to Yang Yuan, and is the best person to him in this strange world.

Yang Yuan also regarded Yang Che as his own brother. Because of Yang Che's death, he was prepared to die. He thought hard and took down the entire Guoxin Institute.

He used more than 200 lives to pave the way for his eldest brother Yang Che's reincarnation.

Now, he was lucky enough to find his eldest brother's younger brother, and he just wanted the two of them to be good brothers.

At the same time, he repaid his elder brother's kindness to him through Yang Ze.

He told Yang Ze that he was a brother taken in by Yang Che, and that he was taught the Yang family spear by Yang Che himself.

He told Yang Ze that Yang Che had never forgotten him as a brother and often regretted being separated from his younger brother. His greatest hope in life was to find him and bring him back one day.

As Yang Ze listened to Yang Yuan talking about his elder brother Yang Che, his childhood memories gradually became clearer and he couldn't help but burst into tears.

When Xin Qiji came to look for Yang Yuan, he learned that he and Yang Ze were actually brothers, and he was happy for Yang Ze.

However, the most important thing at the moment is where the rebels should go.

After congratulating the two brothers of the Yang family, Xin Qiji told Yang Yuan what he had learned.

Although Yang Yuan had some doubts in his heart at this time, he was not very sure that his identity had been exposed.

However, the Jin army did not fall for it, but instead made up for the flaws he had carefully designed to lure the Jin army into revealing.

At this time, Yang Yuan suspected that his identity as Kou Heiyi had been discovered by the Jin people.

Perhaps, the Jin Dynasty's "Blood Pagoda" had another set of methods to identify its members and the authenticity of news?
But, for now, it doesn't matter.

The most urgent task is where this rebel army should go and how many troops it should have.

Although the number of people is decreasing, those who remain are warriors who can fight ten people at once.

As the saying goes, “It is easy to get thousands of soldiers, but difficult to get a good general.” The same is true for elite veteran soldiers, isn’t it?
Most importantly, the significance of successfully rescuing them is extremely significant.

Fortunately, as their numbers decreased, their mobility actually increased.

It would be more flexible to slip through the gaps in the encirclement and blockade by the Jin troops dispatched from all over the place.

For a moment, Yang Yuan couldn't find a better opportunity to fight.

But he knew that the support fleet must still be at sea.

Luxi would never give up on him.

Therefore, Yang Yuan’s goal at this time was still Jimo.

However, straight line interlacing is definitely not feasible.

Therefore, they need to keep moving, guerrilla warfare, detours, and look for opportunities.

The "Six Thousand Society" had a very good mass base in Shandong, which enabled them to slip in and out of the gaps between the various armies of the Jin Dynasty like a loach.

They have always been trying to avoid tough battles like the last time they attacked Gaomi. The various Jin troops have their own plans, so there is no way to defeat them.

But everything began to change as Yang Tang led his troops from Nanjing Road into Shandong East Road.

Yang Yuan, the King of Yan of the Song Dynasty, sneaked into the territory of the Jin Dynasty and tried to support the Shandong rebels in their southward march.

This Yang Yuan was the one who split the Jin Kingdom, destroyed the Western Xia Kingdom, and took a bite of the fat from the mouth of the Dali Kingdom.

This news was announced directly from the Jin court.

Wanyan Liang was so excited that he was shaking all over, and immediately issued an edict: Whoever captures Yang Yuan alive will be made king!

Anyone who takes its head will be granted the title of Duke, but anyone who can offer one of its limbs will also be granted the title of Marquis.

Wanyan Liang was well versed in Han history, and his statement had its origins.

When Xiang Yu was defeated, he committed suicide at Gaixia, and Liu Bang's soldiers scrambled to grab his body.

Among them was a small soldier named Yang Xi, who got a close friend of Xiang Yu and was named Marquis of Chiquan.

Later, there came the Hongnong Yang family and Yang Jian, the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty.

The body of a dead person has enormous value, starting from Pangu creating the world, that is Pangu, Chiyou and Xiang Yu.

Now there is one more Yang Yuan.

Wen Gusun'e, the chief military officer of the Shandong East Route, and Yang Tang, the chief military officer of the Nanjing Route, jointly issued an order:

"Go to the heavens and the underworld, sweep across Shandong Prefecture, and capture Yang Sanyuan alive!"

For a moment, the Jin army, which had been somewhat passive and tired of fighting, became like a vicious dog seeing meat bones in the face of huge temptation, and their eyes turned red.

They were not the only ones who got angry, there were also people within the rebel army who got angry!

(End of this chapter)