Chapter 323 It’s better to seek help from others than from yourself
Yang Chang drew his sword and threw it forward, then fell to the ground, leaning against the corner of the table, with his eyes wide open and dying with his eyes open.

The remaining armored guards were all frozen in place as if they were under a spell, and it was the later arrivals who kept shouting.

"marshal!"

"The Marshal is dead?"

"The assassin is here, kill him!"

Yang Chang raised his sword and walked forward to chop, and with the triggered [Lone Brave] special effect, he knocked down everyone with a few swipes. Then he calmly returned to Xie Ye, squatted down, reached out to pick up the corpse and touch the prize.

【Gain 20000 murderous points.】

[Obtain the corpse's obsession. After using it, you can learn the biggest secret of this corpse before its death. Please choose to use it or discard it. ]

[Nianhan placed his hopes on Yang Chang, so we will take advantage of the situation and cut off your connection with Yunzhong. After this battle, I will slowly liquidate the forces on your side. You settled the Liao Emperor's first concubine, whom you married, in Yunzhong. Are you trying to win over the surrendered generals of the Liao Kingdom and claim your own kingdom as a king?
Don't forget that Yelu Yudu has a grudge against her, and this fellow has been afraid of fighting several times and I'm afraid he has secretly linked it to Yang Chang. I will use some means to make him kill Princess Yuan, and then push her out to take the blame, so that you can completely lose your minions in Yunzhong and have a son with Zhao Gou's wife.]

[Mountain peeling, triggering the hidden corpse to drop, do you want to peel it? ]

[Peel off to obtain the attribute control symbol]

[Strip to obtain Hunter Skill Talisman]

[Strip to obtain the riding skill symbol]

[Peel off to obtain the Gun and Stick Skill Talisman]

The murderous aura value of 20,000 is the highest so far. It is normal to peel off four talismans, but the amount of obsession information is huge.

Yelu Yudu was exposed?
If Xie doesn't die this time, you will be used as a gun by him and will be pushed out to take the blame. In addition, what happened to Zhao Gou's wife? Did she become a reproductive tool for Nianhan?
I remember that in history, Zhao Gou lost his fertility and was forced to pass the throne back to Zhao Kuangyin's lineage. I don't know how the world will develop in the future.

Tsk tsk, suppose Concubine Xing brought Nianhan’s son back to Song Dynasty and said that she was pregnant before going north, would Zhao Gou make this son the crown prince?

Don't say it, really don't say it.
Yang Chang shuddered, stretched out his hand to take off the talismans on Xie Ye's forehead one by one and put them in his arms, then walked towards the next corpse.

He believed that the harvest tonight would be considerable, and he would arm more people.

The bigger the territory, the fewer people can be used. It’s not that there are no people, but that there are too few people who can be trusted.

Finding one from the army like Li Yanxian did is like looking for a needle in a haystack. It is better to use the ready-made Liangshan brothers directly.

Apart from professionals like An Daoquan and Huangfu Duan, sending them to the battlefield would be a waste of talent. People like the executioner brothers Cai Fu and Cai Qing, 'clothing factory director' Hou Jian, 'agricultural specialist' Tao Zongwang, etc. are all people that Yang Chang can train.

There is no shortage of people to carry out executions and beheadings, and it is easy to find tailors who can make clothes and flags. As for advising on farming, it is not uncommon. Yang Chang's fifth uncle Yang De can do it. As for the brothers who have been in the dyeing vat of Liangshan, if they cannot become generals, they can serve as deputy generals. The key is to be trustworthy among your own people.

When Yang Chang was picking up the corpse, the news that Xie was assassinated spread like a virus in the Jin camp.

He left the central army tent and wandered around the camp setting fires everywhere, completely igniting the panic of the Jin army and also sending a signal to Yang Zhi and Lu Junyi.

Upon hearing the news, Yang Zhi lit a fire on the east side of the Jin camp, and more than 10,000 soldiers followed him into the camp. Lu Junyi was a little slow, but at the same time he discovered the signal to set fire, he took Xiurong and 5,000 defenders out of the city.

In an instant, people neighed and horses neighed, and flames shot up into the sky.

At that time, the Jin army lost its general and the camp was in chaos. Although they had a huge advantage in military strength, there was no one to unify the command.

Some people rushed to fight, while others urged their troops to retreat.

In the panic, people and horses collided with each other and many people were trampled to death.

The commander-in-chief behind the scenes, seeing that the balance of victory had tipped towards him, calmly picked up corpses and seized treasures in the camp.

More than 10,000 people fought against 60,000 elite soldiers. Even if Yang Chang led his troops with the blessing of [Po Jun], he could only ensure his own survival, but not the survival rate of his soldiers. The best way to eliminate the opponent was to panic in the dark and then trample on each other to stay alive.

The battle lasted from the late night until the early morning of the next day.

Yang Chang was very happy to pick up the enemy, and his soldiers also killed very efficiently. However, only more than 10,000 of the Jin army's cavalry were killed directly in the camp, and more than 10,000 died on the way to escape, while most of the Jin soldiers managed to escape.

Although not as many were killed as expected, only dozens of casualties were suffered, which was enough to make Yang Chang feel relieved.

After the smoke cleared, Yang Chang sat on a hill to rest, and the commanders of each camp came to report their victory and take credit for the victory.

Liu Tang was talking excitedly, but he noticed that Yang Chang's attention was on the hill, so he turned his head and asked curiously, "Brother, what are you looking at?"

"General Lu is here, and he seems to have captured an enemy general alive."

"Ah? I only killed a few captains, and Mr. Lu left the city later. How could he be so lucky?"

"It's dark, who knows."

Yang Chang shook his head and smiled. He found that the enemy general in his sight seemed familiar, but his hair was messy at this time and his true appearance could not be seen clearly.

"Brother, wait a minute. I'll go pick up the official."

"Ah"

Watching Liu Tang trotting along, he thought, Yu Qilin wants you to pick him up? Is he going to behead him again?

As Lu Junyi got closer, Yang Zhi, who was resting nearby, suddenly stood up and reminded Yang Chang with wide eyes: "Captain, that man seems to be Zhe Keqiu. His armor style is very unique. I have seen it in Dingxiang."

"Zhe Keqiu?"

Yang Chang also stood up and thought to himself, no wonder he looked so familiar, it turned out they had met once before.

Before the Jingkang Incident, several armies came to rescue Taiyuan. Zhe Keqiu was the commander of one of the armies. He once borrowed the passage from the Pingbei Army to Fenzhou. Yang Chang had just been promoted to the governor of two towns at that time, and he personally rushed over to greet him.

Zhe Keqiu had no choice but to surrender to the Jin army. He should be very familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of the Jin army in the west. Perhaps the recovery of Daizhou depends on this person?
Thinking of this, Yang Chang left Yang Zhi and strode down the hill, and met a few people at the foot of the hill.

Liu Tang was just about to introduce himself with a smile, but he didn't expect Yang Chang to speak first: "General Zhe, how are you?"

"General Yang, I am ashamed."

Zhe Keqiu clasped his fists and lowered his head, too embarrassed to look up.

Seeing this, Yang Chang stretched out his hands and grasped his fists, and said sternly: "I know that you surrendered to the Jin Dynasty, but it was an act that you had no choice. Can you help me defeat the Jin Dynasty?"

"The Grand Commandant is going to go north again?" Zhe Keqiu was surprised.

Yang Chang smiled and nodded, and said calmly: "Why not go north? I am the ambassador of Hedong and Hebei. It is my duty to recover Daizhou. Yunzhong is also the former land of the Han people. How can the Jin people occupy it?"

"You still want to take Yunzhong?"

Zhe Keqiu swallowed his saliva and tried to withdraw his hands but couldn't move, so he shook his head with a bitter face, "The general is a master of military tactics and has many brave generals under his command. Keqiu is a defeated soldier who betrayed his country. How can he be worthy of being a general under your command? If..."

Liu Tang was very angry when he heard this. Before Zhe Keqiu could finish, he grabbed him by the collar and threatened him, "You are such a fool! My brother is so kind to take you in, how dare you not appreciate it!"

"Don't be rude, you are not a bandit now!" Yang Changsong shouted angrily.

Liu Tang shrank back upon hearing this, and hurriedly clasped his fists and put on a smile, explaining: "Brother, no, don't be angry, General. I just can't hold back my anger."

Yang Chang glared at him, then looked at Zhe Keqiu and asked, "What did General Zhe want to say just now? Please continue." "I want to say."

Zhe Keqiu thought for a moment, then clasped his fists and pleaded: "A defeated general dares not talk about bravery. If the commander has mercy on me, please let me return home."

"Ok?"

Yang Chang's face changed, and he said in a deep voice, "General Zhe's hometown Fuzhou seems to have been occupied by the Jin people. Do you want to go back and continue to serve? And then lead the troops to invade the south? Are you kidding me?"

"No, no, no, you misunderstood."

Zhe Keqiu waved his hands repeatedly, with a look of being in trouble, and explained: "I was forced to surrender Lin, Fu, and Fengzhou to Jin, and used the remaining 10,000 troops to help. Unfortunately, the whole army was wiped out last night. The Jin people will not use a general without soldiers. Maybe they will let my family go."

"Where is your family?"

"Under house arrest in the cloud."

"It's better to rely on yourself than on others. Just follow me to conquer Yunzhong, isn't that enough?"

After Yang Chang finished speaking, he spread his hands, as if it was a matter of course.

Zhe Keqiu shook his head slightly and said awkwardly: "Although the general is good at fighting, your troops are too few. Maybe with the news of Xie Ye's death, you have a chance to recapture Daizhou, but it is too unrealistic to take Yunzhong in one go. In addition, if the Jin army knows that I have betrayed you, I am afraid that my family will not be able to be saved."

"hehe."

Yang Chang smiled confidently and replied calmly: "Although I have few soldiers, I have help from insiders in the clouds, so you don't have to worry. As for your concern about your family being implicated, the battlefield was in chaos last night, who knew you were still alive? You can secretly follow the army as a staff officer and don't show up on the battlefield."

"This"

"Help me destroy the Jin army in the west, and Lin, Fu, and Feng will naturally be out of my control. Then you can atone for your crime. Isn't that wonderful?"

Having said that, Zhe Keqiu had no reason to refuse, so he bowed his head and said, "Thank you, General, for not abandoning me. I am willing to be your vanguard."

"Please get up."

Yang Chang raised his hands and sighed with satisfaction: "General, you are familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of the Jin army. We will rely on your advice and suggestions to recover Daizhou and capture Yunzhong in the future."

"It is my honor. When will the general go north?"

"I just want to ask about the situation in Daizhou. In addition to the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of Xieye, does the Jin army have anything else?"

"some."

Zhe Keqiu replied: "Marshal Wushi is gathering at Yanmen. I heard that there are more than 30,000 troops following. If we count the troops of Yelu Yudu and Yelu Tushan who withdrew earlier, as well as the troops who fled last night, the total force should be close to 100,000."

"How come there are still 100,000? We have been fighting for so long, how can the golden dogs be so fertile?" Liu Tang came forward and shouted again, seemingly forgetting that he had just been scolded.

Yang Changben was not really angry. He murmured in response after hearing this: "Our troops are indeed too few. Each time we only defeated the enemy temporarily, but did not completely annihilate them. In addition, the Jin Kingdom continued to replenish them, so Yunzhong's military resources have always remained high."

"What the commander said is very true."

After hearing the two's question and answer, Liu Tang finally understood and said to himself, "So that's how it is. If we take Yunzhong, the main force of the Jin army will still escape. Wouldn't it be endless in the future?"

"I'll take care of this matter myself, you just need to do your best."

"Oh"

Liu Tang lowered his head and stepped back. Yang Chang nodded with satisfaction, thinking that without absolute strength, they would never expand into the grassland. Therefore, Yelu Yudu was crucial. With him as a target in the clouds, he could develop steadily.

Later, when they led the troops back to the city, Yang Chang saw that Zhe Keqiu was acting reserved and guessed that he was a little embarrassed when facing Yang Zhi. After all, both of them were descendants of generals. Zhe Keqiu felt inferior because of the stain of treason, and Liu Tang also disliked him, so he sent Lu Junyi to accompany him first.

Compared to the ugly Yang Zhi and Liu Tang, Lu Junyi was not only handsome, but also captured Zhe Keqiu alive with his superb martial arts.

Men actually admire the strong more than women, and they are often convinced when they see an absolutely strong person. So even though Zhe Keqiu was a prisoner of Lu Junyi, he had a very good impression of him.

Lu Junyi and Zhe Keqiu rode side by side. Liu Tang, who was behind them, frowned in confusion, so he approached Yang Chang and asked, "Brother, why did you bother to keep him here? How can a selfish person like him be of the same mind as us?"

"How many people in this world are not selfish? Even I can't do it. If I don't leave Zhe Keqiu, am I going to push it to the Jin people?"

"You can kill him now."

"Instead of seeking temporary pleasure, it is better to play a greater role. I can use him to defeat Jin. Besides, the three states of Lin, Fu, and Feng will also need the stability of the Zhe family in the future."

Yang Chang frowned, with a lot on his mind.

The three small states of Lin, Fu and Feng are located in the northeast and west corners of Hedong. They used to border the Liao Kingdom and Western Xia. The multi-ethnic population was extremely difficult to govern. The Zhe family moved to Fuzhou in the early Tang Dynasty and gradually formed a large military clan.

No matter how dynasties changed during this period, the Zhe family always had a great say in the region. When Yang Chang wanted to govern the region in the future, he could not avoid the Zhe family, so he took Zhe Keqiu under his command.

In governing a country, sometimes one has to use people with bad morals first, and then slowly replace and optimize them, otherwise sooner or later there will be no one available.

Just like Yang Chang is expanding rapidly now, the original talent pool is beginning to be stretched, and it has to use Cai Fu, Hou Jian and others.

As soon as the troops entered the city, Yang Chang ordered them to rest and recuperate, waiting for orders to march north to Daizhou at any time.

Shi Qian personally led the Night Owl Army and followed the Jin soldiers into Daizhou after the war, providing intelligence support for Yang Chang's march north.

That afternoon, Yang Chang held a banquet in the lobby of Xinzhou government office to reward those who had made contributions last night and to entertain Zhe Keqiu to calm his nerves.

Zhe Keqiu waited until the end of the banquet and saw the generals supporting each other as they left the palace, while Yang Chang sat there with a sober look on his face until they were the only two left in the hall.

"General, you deliberately stayed behind. Do you have something important to talk to me about?"

"Zhe has something I don't understand, please enlighten me, General."

"please say."

"Just now, the Grand Commandant mentioned that once the commander sends back favorable intelligence, you will immediately lead your troops north, but aren't you afraid of something happening in the rear?"

After hearing this, Yang sat up straight and asked meaningfully, "General, which rear area do you mean?"

"The Jin army in the east of Hebei should be attacking the Pingding army at this time, and Talan has more than 100,000 troops."

"It's okay. I've only been to Pingding since I came to Xinzhou. The frontline commander Guo Yaoshi doesn't want to fight at all, and Talan is also a cautious person."

"Guo Yaoshi may be passive and lazy in the war, but before he went south from Yunzhong to Daizhou, he sent people to Hebei to pass on orders. It is estimated that Talan has sent more troops to Pingding. If Pingding fails, the whole of Taiyuan will be in danger."

Zhe Keqiu spoke earnestly, but found that Yang Chang had no reaction after listening, so he curiously asked: "Are you really not worried?"

"Why should I worry? Even if Talai sent all the troops from Hebei, he wouldn't be able to defeat the Pingding Army."

"why?"

"General, have you ever heard of Little Dragon Girl?"

(End of this chapter)