From beggar to emperor: I am not Zhu Yuanzhang

After Sun Ru swept through the states in the north of the Yangtze River, he mobilized heavy troops to besiege Yangzhou. Yang Xingmi's troops were all newly put together, and there was no comparison with Sun Ru's army of tigers and wolves who had fought many battles. In addition, Yangzhou had just been ravaged by war, and the devastation left by Qin Yan, Bi Shiduo and others was still there, and the city was still in ruins, so Sun Ru besieged the city again.

Yang Xingmi suffered from insomnia, so he had to find his adviser Yuan Xi to discuss countermeasures.

Yuan Xi analyzed: "The general trapped the tired and lonely city with newly recruited troops, and most of his generals were high-ranking old men. The general did not show any kindness to them. He only used his strong strength to make them surrender on the surface, but they I may not be convinced in my heart."

Yang Xingmi nodded: "What Mr. said is absolutely true, it is exactly like that."

Yuan Xi added: "Sun Ru's morale is now strong and he is invincible. All the generals must be watching to see who can win between the general and Sun Ru, so that they can immediately change their families and join the new master."

What the gentleman said is exactly what I am worried about.

Yang Xingmi said worriedly.

Yuan Xi pointed out: "Gao Ba, the commander of Hailing Town, was once Gao Pian's confidant. This person will never be used by the general. If Sun Ru pulls him over, we will be attacked from both sides."

Yang Xingmi: "In your opinion, sir, how should we deal with it?"

Yuan Xi thought deeply: "The general can send an envoy to summon Gao Ba to Yangzhou. If he comes, it will be easier to handle. If he doesn't come, he will definitely have rebellion."

Yang Xingmi thought about it and felt that this was a good idea, so he ordered Gao Ba to come to Yangzhou to see him immediately.

Besides, Gao Ba was indeed a little worried about Yang Xingmi. Now that he saw Yang Xingmi's edict, he was hesitant. To say from the bottom of his heart that he didn't want to go to Yangzhou would be tantamount to throwing himself into a trap, but if he didn't go, wouldn't it prove that there was something wrong in his heart.

Zhang Shenjian's fate is still fresh in his mind. Yang Xingmi's methods are too sophisticated. If he doesn't go, Gao Ba doesn't know how many days he can survive.

Forced by helplessness, Gao Ba had to lead his army to leave Hailing and go to Yangzhou.

Hearing that Gao Ba was coming, Yang Xingmi personally went out of the city to greet him. How to arrange Gao Ba became a problem. Yang Xingmi planned to station him in Tianchang (now Tianchang, Anhui Province) to resist Sun Ru. Changing his station would be more conducive to control.

But Yuan Xi put forward his own opinion. He pointed out:

"Gao Ba is a capricious villain. He will submit to the general when he wins, and he will rebel when he loses. The general sent him to Tianchang, which cut off his escape route. If the general can defeat Sun Ru, then Gao Ba will use It doesn’t matter if you don’t use it, but if by chance Sun Ru gets the upper hand, I’m afraid Tianchang will no longer belong to the general.”

Yang Xingmi frowned: "What do you mean, sir?"

Yuan Xi simply made it clear: "The general summoned Gao Ba to Yangzhou because he suspected him, but he also sent him to Tianchang. How can you reuse someone you don't trust? In my opinion, it's better to get rid of him."

With the experience of killing Zhang Shenjian, Yang Xingmi no longer has the psychological burden. This is also a good way to solve the problem once and for all. What's more, Yang Xingmi hates these capricious villains very much, and keeping them is a huge hidden danger. If I lose on the battlefield, these people will immediately look for Sun Ru to pay attention.

Since it can't be used by me, then get rid of it.

Therefore, Yang Xingmi arranged a Jiefeng Banquet (also Jiefeng Banquet) to entertain Gao Ba. The two became brothers, and Gao Ba's troops were placed in Fayun Temple to rest.

After everyone had had enough wine and food, Yang Xingmi repeated his old tricks and sent troops to wash away Fayun Temple under the cover of night, killing all Gao Ba's men.

It snowed heavily that night. Gao Ba's men and horses had just eaten and drank enough. They were all drunk and had no ability to resist. They were neatly dealt with by Yang Xingmi's army. The snow inside and outside Fayun Temple was stained with blood, and it was too tragic to look at.

Why did Yang Xingmi insist on putting Zhang Shenjian and Gao Ba to death and then hurry up?

There is no unreasonable hatred in this world. Zhang Shenjian and Gao Ba wavered not long after they defected to Yang Xingmi. When Qin Yan attacked the city, they sneaked away. Yang Xingmi held a grudge and refused to kill the two thieves. hate.

The deaths of Zhang Shenjian and Gao Ba made one person uneasy, that is the old magic stick Lu Yongzhi.

In order to deal with Yu Gongchu and Yao Guili, Lu Yongzhi often used borrowed swords to kill people, and almost caused Gao Pian and Yang Xingmi to fight each other. Yang Xingmi never forgot this incident. Now that Lu Yongzhi had lost everything, he had to take refuge in Yang Xingmi like a bereaved dog, so he repeated his trick and peddled his set of immortality cultivation spells in front of Yang Xingmi.

Unfortunately, Yang Xingmi had no interest in this trick. Lu Yongzhi was frustrated and tried to please Yang Xingmi by flattering him. However, Yang Xingmi was always lukewarm towards him, which made Lu Yongzhi uneasy and restless. rather.

Now that Zhang Shenjian and Gao Ba were killed because of their past festivals, Lu Yongzhi was panicking. Could I be next?

I can't sit still and wait for death, no, I have to save myself.

Lu Yongzhi concluded that Yang Xingmi's next prey would be him. He couldn't just sit back and wait to be invited to dinner. Yang Xingmi's meal was a farewell meal.

So, he made a bad move and sent someone to contact Sun Ru privately, intending to surrender to Sun Ru, and agreed to act as an internal correspondent, and work with Sun Ru to attack Yang Xingmi from both inside and outside.

Lu Yongzhi thought he died too slowly, and couldn't wait to hammer a nail into his coffin. Why did Yang Xingmi kill Zhang Shenjian and Gao Ba? Isn't it because these two people were capricious and chose to betray Yang Xingmi when he was in the most difficult time? This was the reason why Yang Xingmi wanted to kill them.

Yang Xingmi is a man who values ​​friendship and hates betrayal the most. He will never be merciful when dealing with traitors. You, Lu Yongzhi, are not going to hit the muzzle of the gun.

There is no airtight wall. The messenger sent by Lu Yongzhi to contact Sun Ru was discovered when he sneaked across the blockade. Wax pills were found on his body, which contained a secret letter written by Lu Yongzhi to Sun Ru.

Yang Xingmi was furious after reading the secret letter, and all the generals shouted to send people to arrest Lu Yongzhi immediately, fearing that he would escape if it was too late.

Yuan Xi suddenly stopped and said: "General, there is no need to be angry. I think we can use this secret letter to make a big fuss and make Sun Ru fall into the trap himself."

After Yuan Xi's prompting, everyone understood in an instant, wonderful, this is a great opportunity to annihilate Sun Ru.

So Yang Xingmi immediately called a meeting with the generals and changed all the army deployments in Lu Yongzhi's secret letter, changing them to the opposite meaning. You can understand this.

For example, if Lu Yongzhi says that Xicheng has the weakest troops, then fine, I will increase the number of troops in Xicheng and build Xicheng into an impregnable fortress. Lu Yongzhi suggested a night attack, so I would ambush heavy troops at night. In short, everything was done the opposite way.

After everything was ready, Yang Xingmi found another messenger to take the secret letter and went to Sun Ru's camp to deliver the letter.