Chapter 820 Welcome to the Great Drive

"It's almost August fifteenth, and life is passing so quickly."

Fang Jie looked at Mingyue hanging outside the window, smiled and turned around, pouring wine for the two people sitting next to the table: "Day, day, year by year, it's gone. Thinking about it now, when we first met General Xu in Chang'an City, it seemed that Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, right?"

The old man sitting next to the table quickly smiled: "The Duke of China has such a good memory, it's time to approach Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Don't call me that. When I was in Chang'an, I was taken care of by the old general. I had not had time to repay this kindness."

Fang Jie smiled and sat down again to fill a glass of wine for the people around him: "Although I didn't have the chance to see General Liu when I was in Chang'an, I always admire General Liu's reputation very much. But at that time, I was surrounded by trivial matters and could not visit him, which was also a regret in my heart. Being able to meet General Liu today has made up a wish."

Sitting next to him was General Liu Enjing of the Great Sui Dynasty, and General Xu Xiaogong was sitting opposite him.

Yang Jian withdrew their military posts and took them back to Chang'an in a prison van. He was rescued by Yan Kuang on the way, but Fang Jie didn't meet them until today. The two men had been in the Black Flag Army for more than a month, and they were served delicious food and drink all day long, but they couldn't see Fang Jie's face. They had already been like a mouse crawling into their stomachs, scratching their hearts.

"Oh, the military affairs are busy, and it's only today that I have the opportunity to greet the two veteran generals. It's my fault. I'll make a drink and apologize first."

Fang Jie drank the wine in the cup in one go, and Liu Enjing and Xu Xiaogong quickly drank it with him.

If someone saw this scene, he would be moved. When he was in Chang'an City, Fang Jie was very famous, but his status was too far from them. If he was sitting at the same table and drinking, how could it be that the two of them were so careful?

Things in the world change so quickly.

When he was in Chang'an City, Xu Xiaogong's impression of Fang Jie was just a rising star from a poor family. He felt that this person was really lucky and could not be said to be promoted by Emperor Tianyou Yang Yi. If nothing unexpected happened, he would not be eliminated by the pickled methods of the aristocratic family. More than ten years later, he would have been a powerful minister in the court. However, the world was in chaos, Fang Jie had not used more than ten years, and he became a prince in just a few years.

And these two once extremely prominent generals became prisoners. If Fang had not rescued them, even if Yang Jian did not kill them, he would have had to spend his entire life in prison.

"We should thank Duke Guo for helping him!"

Xu Xiaogong stood up and held the cup and said, "If the Duke of the State had not taken action with righteousness, we two would have probably already had two dead bones on the roadside at this time. This is kindness. As for the trivial matters in Chang'an City, it is not worth mentioning at all."

"Where do you mean?"

Fang Jie waved his hand and said, "It is a coincidence that we saved the two old generals, but we are destined to be together."

“Yes, Yes, Yes”

Liu Enjing hurriedly said: "Fate!"

Fang Jie picked up the cup and drank it with the two of them at the same time, then sighed and said, "It's a pity that when I was in Chang'an City, the Sui Dynasty was prosperous, the world was peaceful, the country was surrendered, the people were peaceful. Look at it now, how many years have passed? The great rivers and mountains have become like this. Although I am determined to kill thieves for the country, I am alone and lonely."

He looked at the two of them and said, "The traitors are in power, and loyal ministers are slaughtered, which is heartbreaking. My greatest wish now is to summon knowledgeable people from all over the world to assist the eldest princess in revitalizing the Sui Dynasty. Kill all the thieves one by one and restore the people to pacify the world! However, this is too difficult. Although the Black Flag Army has expanded some people, there are only a handful of generals under its command. Alas..."

Fang Jie sighed and said nothing.

Liu Enjing and Xu Xiaogong looked at each other and immediately understood what Fang Zhi meant. For both of them, isn’t this the best choice?

"if……"

Xu Xiaogong stood up and said, "If the Duke of the Kingdom will not abandon him, I am willing to support the Duke of the Kingdom and do my part to the Black Flag Army."

"I do, too!"

Liu Enjing said: "As a minister of the Great Sui Dynasty, I feel unhappy that I cannot kill the thieves for the country!"

“So great!”

Fang Jie quickly said, "It happened that the new recruits trained by my Zhuqueshan camp have not been tempered by the battle formation and cannot be of great use. If the two old generals are willing to condescend, I still have 10,000 troops under my command. When I came back from Nanyan this time, most of the new recruits were handed over to Chen Duanshan and Zhuge Wuyin, and I only left this ten thousand people at my hand. I will transfer 10,000 of the surrendered soldiers from Nanyan to build two new armies. If the two old generals are willing, how about the one army they will take charge of?"

Fang Jie said: "I know that with the prestige and qualifications of the two veteran generals, it is indeed a bit aggrieved to lead the troops like this. But now the Black Flag Army has limited military strength, so please don't blame them."

Xu Xiaogong sighed: "It is our luck to be able to lead the troops again. In the future, the Duke of the Kingdom... If the lord has any instructions, just say it. Although we are old, we can still drive our bows and horses, and we have not forgotten the things in the army in our minds. I hope we can share our worries for the lord."

Fang Jie couldn't help laughing, and took their hands to the map and said, "There is a problem right now, and the two old generals need to share my worries."

He drew a circle on the map and circled all three roads of Yongbei Road, Nanhui Road and Beihui Road: "Although these places are openly declared loyalty to the eldest princess, they are all villains who are quarrels. If they don't fight, they will be ill-behaved. The two old generals thought, where should they start to shock first?"

Liu Enjing and Xu Xiaogong looked at each other and understood in their hearts that Fang Jie was going to completely stabilize the southwest. If they did not do anything in the Black Flag Army, they would be afraid that the position they had just obtained would not be guaranteed. Now they have no other choice, and the court will not be able to use them anymore unless Yang Jian dies. As for other forces, those people in Jiangnan are fighting hard with Yang Jian, and it is still unknown who will die. In the chaos in the Great Sui Dynasty, there are really not many candidates who can surrender. And the eldest princess is holding the greatest initiative in her hand in the Black Flag Army!

They both saw this clearly than anyone else.

"I wish to share my worries for the Lord!"

The two of them hugged each other and spoke in unison.

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Yongbei Road

Daozhi Crescent City

It was already late, but the Governor's Mansion was still brightly lit. Almost all the people in the city who could get on the table were in the Governor's Mansion, and there were many. When the news of the Black Flag Army returning from Nanyan came back, the big men in Yongbeidao could no longer sit still.

Yongbei Road is adjacent to Pingshang Road. Originally, the governor of Yongbei Road Chi Haonian, Governor of Nanhui Road Du Jianzhou, Governor of Beihui Road Zhong Xin, and Governor of Pingshang Road Luo Qiu, who had been killed by Fang, had planned to... the Black Flag Army that led Fang Jie to fight the Heren to the south. Even if Fang Jie wins his troops, there are probably not much left. Then Luo Qiu takes the opportunity to remove Fang. In this way, the southwest will still have the world of the four of them.

But who would have thought that the Black Flag Army would win every battle when it went south, and its momentum was unstoppable. The Nanyan army was defeated at once, and millions of He people were buried outside Yongzhou City. As for Luo Qiu, one of his allies, he was even wiped out by Fang Jie.

Now all their plans have failed. After Fang Jie went south, the Black Flag Army not only did not suffer heavy losses, but instead grew stronger. Luo Qiu died, Ping Shang Road and half of Nanyan were now held tightly in the hands of the Black Flag Army, so no one could think of getting involved. Next, it was Yongbei Road.

Chi Haonian hoped that Fang Jie would be defeated in the south every day, and it would be better to die in the south. But things went against my wishes. Fang Jie lived well, but his strength became stronger and stronger. If Fang Jie was saying that although Fang Jie was intimidating Chi Haonian and the others with his military power, these people actually looked down on Fang Jie. No one thought Fang Jie would rise to become a prince, but now, the people they looked down on him have returned with elite troops.

"Let you come, not to quarrel!"

Chi Haonian slapped the table with a gloomy face and glanced at everyone: "Fang Jie returned north, and his men had already entered Yongbei Road, not far from Crescent City. If all the things in front of him were pickled, Fang Jie would open the door when he came. It would take no ten days for the Black Flag Army to arrive in Crescent City!"

These words calmed everyone down.

Everyone here knows the current situation. Fang Jie and his team returned north, but they finally entered Yongbei Road. No one dared to resist wherever they passed. They opened the city gate and let them go, and they wanted to kneel down and lick Fang Jie's shoes! This made Chi Haonian's anger nowhere to vent. If this continues, the Black Flag Army will be at the city in a few days.

"Tear the face?"

Someone smiled self-deprecatingly: "What qualifications do we have to tear our faces with Fang Jie now? In the past, we used to be tolerant of being low-key, but until now, we don't even have a person who can fight! Even if we have one, can these troops in our hands block the Black Flag Army? I heard that Beihui Road is over! The person named Cui Zhongzhen led his troops south personally, and Zhong Xin handed over the entire Beihui Road without even resisting..."

"You want to hand it over, too?"

Chi Haonian asked coldly.

"Not handing over?"

The man also sneered: "What is the Governor planning to use to fight Fang?"

He stood up and looked at everyone: "We all know how Fang Jie does things in the south. Anyone who listens to him can at least save his family property, and all those who resist have their clans been destroyed! Sorry, my Chen family is not considered a famous family in the Crescent City. I have no soldiers and no generals in my hands. I still want to live to be eighty years old. I won't accompany you here to discuss how to resist the Black Flag Army. Don't worry, I won't cooperate with the Black Flag Army inside and outside, so I'll just wait."

He glanced at Chi Haonian and hugged his fists: "Goodbye!"

When he was together, everyone looked at each other. Not long after, more than half of the people also said goodbye. These people were the same as the man just thought. They were unable to stop Fang Jie's Black Flag Army. If they obeyed, they could still ensure that their family property would be guaranteed. Now, self-protection has been their greatest luxury.

"A bunch of…waste!"

Chi Haonian stood up and cursed, his heart was filled with fire, his throat was sweet, and he spit out a mouthful of blood with a whistle. His body shook a few times, and it fell softly. The remaining people who had not left looked at each other, stood up one after another, no one cared about him, and all left.

The servants quickly helped Chi Haonian up and went to invite a doctor. It was not until the second half of the night that Chi Haonian woke up. He glanced around and looked at the family members who were surrounded by him with concern. He suddenly realized that at this time, only the family members were on his side. And his decision was the most direct decision of the life and death of those who cared about him.

"well!"
Chapter completed!