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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break through the Void Chapter 445: Thousands of sails racing, no more thieves

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    Seeing this situation, Yuan Ying knew that she could not convince Ye Chang, and sneered: "Since Mr. Ye is stubborn, let's see the truth on the battlefield." After he finished speaking, he quickly retreated, for fear that Ye Chang would send troops to raid again. Ye Chang smiled and turned around.  Look left and right: "Get ready for battle." Following his order, the five thousand soldiers began to move forward without even taking a break.  Yuan Ying was furious: "You little villager, how dare you deceive me?" Even so, Yuan Ying did not dare to really move forward. She just retreated behind the fence and ditch and ordered her bows and arrows to be ready.  They seized the arsenals of several counties, and the equipment was not bad. They could collect at least several thousand bows and arrows. These bow and arrow wielders rushed to the fences and trenches, getting as close as possible to the officers and soldiers.  However, when the officers and soldiers approached the bow and arrow shooting range, they stopped.  "Brother Yuan Wu, what are the officers and soldiers doing?" Seeing this, a thief leader approached Yuan Ying and asked, "No matter what Ye Chang's plot is, as long as we stick to it, we don't have to worry about falling into the trap. He doesn't have enough troops. This time  He can't change things no matter what." Yuan Ying snorted: "Go and urge them to attack Luokou Cangcheng with all your strength. Don't delay any more." Yuan Ying himself did not want to fight on both sides, but his subordinates fought with him.  He had a different idea. After his defeat, his prestige was reduced. In name, he was the co-leader of this rebel army. In fact, the big and small thieves below had their own subordinates. There was not much he could do.  Hearing his urging, the thief leader chuckled but did not say a word.  "These thieves are all country heroes, and they value the strength of their own troops. They have suffered a lot of damage in the past few days in the attack on Luokou Cangcheng. Now they are hesitating whether to attack with all their strength regardless of casualties, or to think of other strategies.  ¡°There are not enough troops¡± Yuan Ying murmured again, as if to give herself some kind of comfort.  But at this moment, he suddenly heard an uproar in the distance, and then, his right-wing team fell into chaos.  Yuan Ying was startled, straightened up on her horse, and looked over there.  But in the north, in the Yellow River, there were countless sails floating down the river! "What's going on?" Yuan Ying was shocked, and she broke out in cold sweat.  He did not insist on his opinion, but stayed outside Luokou Cang City to fight on two sides, resisting Ye Chang while attacking Luokou Cang City. One reason was that Luokou Cang City was in a special location.  This place is bordered by Luoshui in the south and the Yellow River in the north. It is the triangle area where Luoshui and the Yellow River meet.  In his opinion, the number of officers and soldiers was insufficient, and the attack could only be done from the west. Therefore, when he laid out the trench fences, he also paid special attention to the west. As for the north and south, he believed that there were natural dangers on the water, and the insufficient number of officers and soldiers would lead to death.  But now, looking at those boats, the number of officers and soldiers is probably no less than tens of thousands. Ye Chang transformed two thousand elite veterans in Luoyang City, and tens of thousands of officers and soldiers here?  When he thought of this, Yuan Ying's face turned pale. How could he dare to be lucky again? He immediately looked around.  "What's going on? Why is this happening?" The thief leader next to him also panicked.  "There is nothing we can do, we have to break out," Yuan Ying thought in her mind and whispered to the people around her.  "Fifth brother, it's not like this, is it?" a close confidant asked anxiously.  "Don't be lucky anymore. Ye Chang is so unpredictable when it comes to using troops. He really has the ability to spread the beans and make an army. My defeat is not due to the fault of war." Yuan Ying felt extremely regretful at this time. He lowered his voice even lower:  "There is still a chance to escape at this time. If we wait until the war is unfavorable and all the generals leave, how can we escape? You have also seen in the past few days that those people from Henan Road are arrogant and frivolous. How can we take us in their eyes and fight with them?  What kind of loyalty are you talking about?" The leaders of the various families looked at each other. When they thought that loyalty means that other people's lives are their own, they immediately responded: "I will follow the fifth brother's instructions." "Let's go" Yuan Ying just gave the order, and the ships over there had already begun to dock and land.  Troops of sergeants landed on the shore, and their ranks were strict. The thieves saw each other coming ashore, and some tried to intercept them. They were immediately shot down by crossbows and bows and arrows set up on the ship. A few of them were able to hurt these officers and soldiers. When more officers and soldiers  After landing, they were quickly surrounded and killed.  The thieves' right wing was almost on the verge of collapse. While the thieves were panicking, they heard the sound of trumpets from the west again, and Ye Chang's headquarters finally began to move. As soon as he heard the sound of the trumpets, Yuan Ying felt frightened. The charge of the officers and soldiers in front of Luoyang City that day seemed like  Still in front of you.  He didn't care to give any more instructions and headed south with his people.  At this moment, he was only happy. Just in case, he collected dozens of boats and hid them in the Luo River.  Although it was not enough for his entire army to escape, he and his cronies were able to escape.  As soon as he escaped, the bandits lost their command and became more chaotic. Under Ye Chang's attack from both sides, the thieves no longer dared to hold on to the fences and trenches, and fled backwards one after another.  "They are chickens and dogs. The officers and soldiers lack training. These rioters have never really seen a battle. They are still fighting at the level of villagers. How can they be invincible?" Ye Chang said contemptuously.  An Yuanguang next to him nodded: "What Ye Gong saidI only regret that Cheng Gong was not like Ye Gong, so that the Jiangnan bandit army became stronger." But there was a trace of surprise in his heart.: As Ye Chang said, it didn't take much effort for him to eliminate these rebels, but why did he not immediately put down the nascent civil unrest after he first stayed in Luoyang, but pretended to recruit soldiers?  ?  He clearly has troops available secretly, so there is no need to waste time recruiting soldiers Unless Ye Gong intends to condone civil unrest?  As soon as this thought came up, An Yuanguang strangled it again. This kind of thought cannot be allowed, and he dare not have it. Ye Chang smiled and looked at the two armies from the north and the west under his command, rushing into the thieves. They  Everyone was shouting "Kneel down and don't kill", and many of the panicked thieves did give up their weapons and kneel down.  "These are young laborers, and they are all guilty. In addition to those captured in the battle of Luoyang, one hundred thousand young men will not be a problem With the addition of these one hundred thousand young men in Liaodong, the overall situation is settled.  He turned his attention to the south, where, in the land of Huainan, there were hundreds of thousands of young people waiting for him to collect them.  Yuan Ying was mentally prepared for a disastrous defeat, but she was not mentally prepared for such a rapid and complete defeat.  When he fled for more than half an hour and finally reached the edge of the Luo River, he looked back behind him and realized that except for more than 300 cronies and horse-mounted thief leaders, his 100,000-strong army was gone.  "Village Ye Chang, one day I will kill you and punish your entire clan." Only when he got here did he have the courage to curse Ye Chang.  The screams of the defeated dog were useless. He did not notice that several of his close friends were already winking at each other.  "Boat, where is my boat?" After taking a breath, Yuan Ying asked along the river.  He left several people to guard the ship, but at this moment, there was no one on the side of Luoshui River.  This made him worried again, and he ordered everyone to find a boat quickly.  " Everyone found more than ten small boats in the withered grass by the water, but these boats were too small. Each boat could carry more than ten people, which was the limit.  Seeing this situation, Yuan Ying rushed up first and wanted to seize a boat to go first, but several people around him rushed up at the same time and stopped him: "Where are you, Brother Yuan Wu?" "Get on the boat and leave quickly, brothers, don't worry, Ye  Chang said, only the first culprit will be punished. As long as I get away, he will not have any difficulty in doing it for you." Yuan Ying's heart skipped a beat, and then she spoke.  "What Brother Yuan said is reasonable. If Ye Chang wants to kill Brother Yuan, he must kill him. Since Brother Five is so loyal, why not give the brothers a fortune?" Yuan Ying's eyes suddenly condensed.  The voice had already put a knife on his neck: "We have long been tired of running away. Brother Yuan Wu, I'm sorry. Our brothers were supposed to accompany you to conquer the world and enjoy wealth, but you have repeatedly abandoned us."  "Brother, you only care about your own life. You can't blame us for abandoning you." "The ship belongs to you." Yuan Ying said with a pale face: "Brothers, why should we do this?" "Brothers, Yuan Wu should act like a brother.  "That humanity said.  Yuan Ying looked around and found that although there were more than ten cronies with swords ready to come up to save him, the vast majority of them were blank-eyed and had lost their minds.  He smiled miserably: "Okay, our brothers have made friends with heroes, but we have made friends with scum like you From now on, you can take my first achievement and dedicate it to Ye Chang." "Fifth brother is joking, we are brothers after all.  If we really want to kill Fifth Brother, how can we do it? Come on, tie up Fifth Brother, and tie him up tightly. Everyone has seen that Fifth Brother is very brave. " "Bah, it's just a matter of living rather than dying.  You deserve more credit." Yuan Ying spat out a mouthful of saliva and spat it onto the man's face. The man wiped it with his hand, and then slapped Yuan Ying's face with the backhand of his knife, leaving his skin and flesh torn.  "Save some face for Fifth Brother." Another person said.  "He is about to be imprisoned and escorted hundreds of miles to the capital. Why does he need face?" The man scolded: "Aye, I used to be from a good family in the countryside, but I was beguiled and deceived by this guy. Now I am like a man."  After repenting, he naturally wanted to beat him up. ""Okay, okay." Yuan Ying laughed angrily, but before she could even say the curse, she was gagged. The crowd escorted him back to the north. Most of Yuan Ying's cronies were on the way.  They all fled, and in the end there were only about thirty people left. Halfway through, they saw a group of people approaching, led by a young man with extraordinary appearance.  Those who have been following Yuan Ying for a long time feel that this person looks familiar.  The person who came was none other than Zhuo Shunfu.  He broke through the siege and rushed to Xiuwu that day. In only fifteen days, he recruited more than 20,000 people - these were miners and workers from neighboring counties such as Xiuwu and Wuzhi. As Ye Chang's hometown, Xiuwu  The industrial workshops and mining industry near Wuhan are very developed, and the interests of local large households here are more closely tied to Ye Chang. Zhuo Shunfu used Ye Chang's name, and they immediately mobilized all their workers and families.  For these new landowners, mine owners and factory owners, the rebellion can be suppressed as soon as possible so that their trade routes can be unblocked again, and for workers, if trade can be unblocked again, everyone can continue to work and make money.  Therefore, these counties are highly motivated to join the army and support the army. ??Compared with the rogue rangers in the city, one of the biggest characteristics of workers is that they are more hard-working and disciplined.  The factories and mines near Xiuwu all operate in accordance with the standards set by Ye Chang. Therefore, these workers are usually restrained by a system that is close to military discipline. As long as they are recruited and trained a little, they can serve as sergeants. Naturally, at this time,  There is not much fighting power, but their opponents are the so-called rebels who are even more unbearable.  After Zhuo Shunfu recruited enough men, he originally wanted to return to Luoyang, but at this time Ye Chang had already defeated Yuan Ying outside Luoyang City and ordered them to transfer to Wuzhi. He recruited the ships originally at Wuzhi Shipyard to cross the river at the appointed time and came to  Luokou Cangcheng "Who is he?" Seeing these thirty people, Zhuo Shunfu shouted sharply.  "General, general, we are righteous soldiers anyway, we have tied up the leader of the thieves, Yuan Ying." Everyone was shouting, and they pushed out the tightly tied Yuan Ying.  Zhuo Shunfu was stunned for a moment, and then he recognized that this guy was the bandit leader who was almost shot to death by him in the north of Heyang Bridge. He was immediately overjoyed: "So it's you." He ordered the general to bring Yuan Ying over.  The thieves who surrendered Yuan Ying were still a little reluctant to give up, but facing the swords of more than two hundred people around Zhuo Shunfu, they had to hand over Yuan Ying.  Yuan Ying glared at Zhuo Shunfu angrily. Zhuo Shunfu asked someone to remove the rag that blocked his mouth, and said with a smile: "Thief, do you recognize Zhuo Shunfu?" At first, Yuan Ying did not recognize him.  But after hearing these words, he suddenly realized: "It turns out to be you Did you bring these soldiers who came suddenly?" "On that day, I was ordered by Ye Gong to recruit troops for reinforcements, just in time for today's battle." Zhuo Shunfu  He smiled and put the horse in his hand on Yuan Ying's head: "It has always been Zhuo's regret that I couldn't shoot you that day. Being able to capture you alive today makes up for this regret." "General, this thief is me."  When he was bound, he was very cunning and had already hidden the boat on the bank of Luoshui. If the villain hadn't waited, he would have escaped again. "The thieves who tied up Yuan Ying to present him finally couldn't help but said, all of them looked helpless.  It was as if they were afraid that Zhuo Shunfu would erase their achievements.  Zhuo Shunfu looked a little disdainful, but it was up to Ye Chang to decide how to deal with these people, and he would not do anything without authorization.  So he said: "I will report this matter to Ye Gong. You come with me." When he took Yuan Ying to look for Ye Chang, Ye Chang had already arrived in Luokou Cang City and met with Yan Zhenqing.  Yan Zhenqing looked at Ye Chang with an expression as if he didn't recognize me. Ye Chang smiled and said, "Mr. Yan, although we haven't seen each other for some time, don't you recognize me? Why do you look like this?" "Where did these officers and soldiers come from?  "Come here?" Yan Zhenqing has been friends with him for many years. Even though the relationship between the two became slightly weaker due to the deaths of He Zhizhang and Zhang Xu, they were still different from ordinary people, so he was not polite and directly expressed the questions in his heart:  "Could it be that you really have the ability to spread beans and make soldiers?" "What are you talking about?" Ye Chang smiled hoarsely: "They are just fellow villagers recruited from my hometown. My hometown is a place of loyalty. When I hear that the country is in trouble, I will be brave.  Join the army enthusiastically Yan Gong and I have known each other for many years. Don't you know that I am a layman who only likes gold and silver? How can I spread the beans and form an army?" Yan Zhenqing suddenly realized and laughed.  At this time, Zhuo Shunfu came to offer Yuan Ying. Ye Chang was also happy to hear this. He put his palms in his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, now that the Central Plains is settled, I can report to the Ming court and march to Huainan." "Yes  Ye Gong, the thieves can be defeated overnight," Yan Zhenqing said sincerely.
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