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Chapter 1309 The water bandits come to surrender

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    On January 5, Ou Yan led his troops across the Yangtze River from Yangzijin to Yanling City.

    Ou Yan's troops moved as fast as the wind, moving south along the Jiangnan River, and successively joined the three tribes of Chen Jingzong, Qu Wei, and Wenren Sui'an.  Ou Yanai ordered Qu Wei to continue to guard Piling County and the three counties of Yanling, Qu'a and Jurong, and to restore local order together with the officials appointed by Huang Mingxiang. He himself led 35,000 troops from his headquarters and 30,000 Jianghuai soldiers.  The army continued to fight the rebellion southward.

    At this time, the counter-rebellion army went south, and Huang Mingxiang, who had been complaining about the lack of food, was no longer short of military rations. Along the way, 300,000 stones of grain and grass were delivered to Ou Yan's army along the Jiangnan River, which was enough for Ou Yan's troops to eat for more than half a year.

    At this time, Ou Yan's troops were well-fed and their morale was high, so Ou Yan prepared to go all out to defeat the enemy.

    Ou Yan's troops went all the way south, not far from Wucheng County, with Taihu Lake on its north side.

    At this time, above Taihu Lake, the water and sky are vast, and the vast expanse is green.  At that moment, the vanguard of the Sui army saw a group of fishing boats in the depths of Taihu Lake. There were about hundreds of boats, coming all the way towards them.

    The forward generals thought it was bandits coming from the lake and were busy on the shore preparing to fight.

    At this time, this group of fishing boats was parked not far from the shore. One fishing boat in the group came forward and traveled all the way to the shore.  On the fishing boat, someone landed on the shore and came towards the direction of the army.

    This man claimed to be a commoner in the lake and wanted to see the commander-in-chief.

    The forward troops led this man to the central army. When he saw Ou Yan, he bowed his head and bowed.  This person claimed to be a group of desperate people. They were originally good people, but there was chaos in the south of the Yangtze River. They were invaded by bandits. To avoid the bandits, they temporarily settled in Taihu Lake.  When they heard that the army was suppressing bandits, they thought of joining the army and making a living.

    Ou Yan immediately understood that the other party should be a water bandit in Taihu Lake. The words of refugees and common people were just excuses. Who could seek refuge with such a fleet?

    But Ou Yan didn¡¯t give a damn.

    He was happy to see this group of water bandits defecting.  Taihu Lake is vast, covered with reeds and has many branches.  This time there is chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are countless water bandits roaming the lake.  These people live in the lake, where the water is a living thing. Taking advantage of the favorable geographical location, they come and go so quickly that it is difficult to find their traces.  Instead of trying to eliminate them one by one, it is better to set an example, recruit surrenders and rebels, and use bandits to control bandits, so as to save this group of people from surrendering to Liu Yuanjin or other rebels.

    As for whether this group of water bandits will still be fierce and will continue to cause chaos after they return to the army, Ou Yan is not worried.  They are in the midst of a large army, and if they make any move, they will be wiped out immediately.

    Ou Yan agreed to the other party's request to surrender, and asked the other party to immediately disarm and surrender.

    Soon a group of water bandits drove the boat to the shore, then disembarked and landed.  Under the guidance of a leader, they formed a formation in an open space and waited.

    The water bandit leader Ye Xiaobian came with a group of leaders to pay homage to Ou Yan.

    Ye Xiaobian was from Wucheng. After Liu Yuanjin raised his army, he followed the chaos in Jiangnan and gathered together.  However, Ye Xiaobian also read some books and knew some things about modern and ancient times.  He knew very well that although Liu Yuanjin seemed to be powerful, it would be impossible to start a rebellion relying on some bandits.  At that time, Gao Zhizhi, Shen Xuanyi, Shen Xiaoche, Wang Wenjin, and Xie Yi were all powerful and powerful people, and they were much more powerful than Liu Yuanjin. However, they were all killed as soon as the Sui army arrived.

    Ye Xiaobian is thirty years old this year. When he was sensible, it was when the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen Dynasty. Affected by this, he was full of fear of the Sui army.  He didn't want to be just a bandit, nor did he want to join Liu Yuanjin's group in rebellion, so he thought of recruiting people ashore.  But he also knows that if you want to recruit someone, your identity is very important.  Based on his identity alone, not many officers and soldiers would like him. Maybe the other party would take advantage of them to recruit troops and directly wipe them out.

    Therefore, Ye Xiaobian did not dare to take sides easily.  He had been observing the situation in the south of the Yangtze River and saw the Sui army sweeping Liu Yuanjin all the way as he expected. He was also glad that he did not defect to Liu Yuanjin, otherwise he would have ended up dead or running away.  Liu Yuanjin's encounter with the bandit army deepened his idea of ??defecting to the official army.

    Soon Ye Xiaobian set his sights on Jiangdong's arrest envoy Ou Yan.

    Ou Yan had a very good reputation in Wu County. Although he had suppressed bandits, he had never massacred them.  Therefore, after repeated deliberation, Ye Xiaobian finally decided to lead his troops to defect to Ou Yan.

    This time he ordered hundreds of ships to come together, not only to express his sincerity to Ou Yan, but also to show Ou Yan his power.  Ye Xiaobian hoped that Ou Yan would not despise him as an ordinary little thief, and then send him away to an insignificant official.

    Facing Ou Yan, Ye Xiaobian was very polite and behaved like a cultural person.

    Ou Yan?Even though he knew that Ye Xiaobian was a water bandit, he still couldn't help but feel fond of him.  After all, if you are polite and know the rules, no matter how bad you are, you can't be a robber.  Of course, this was the preference for educated people in ancient times, but Ye Xiaobian succeeded in using his performance to make Ou Yangao take a look at him.

    Ou Yan then asked Ye Xiaobian: "How many people like you in Taihu Lake are devoted to the army?"

    Ye Xiaobian hurriedly said: "General Mingjian, in Taihu Lake, except for some fierce bandits such as Zhang Wu, Cai Fengze, Xu Que, etc., most of them are poor people who are making a living on the water and do not dare to go against the officers and soldiers."

    Ou Yan then asked: "Then if I send you to recruit these people, will you be able to recruit them?"

    Ye Xiaobian was overjoyed when he saw Ou Yan working for him. The leader only thinks highly of you if he uses you.  Ye Xiaobian knew that he had caught Ou Yan's eyes this time, and hurriedly responded: "General, don't worry, although I don't have much ability, I still know a few people in Taihu. In Taihu, many people yearn for the Heavenly Army, but they just suffer from  There is no way, no way, so this villain will recruit these people back for the general this time."

    Ou Yan nodded, very satisfied with Ye Xiaobian.  As long as Ye Xiaobian can complete the task of recruiting him, Ou Yan will not hesitate to protect his future.  After all, even a dog is a good dog as long as it can bite people.

    Ou Yan added: "I will ask General Wen Renlang to go into Taihu Lake to suppress the bandits. All the bandits who disobey the king will be wiped out. You are familiar with the water conditions of Taihu Lake, so you will follow General Wen Renlang and serve as their guide."  "

    "The villain obeys your orders."

    Ye Xiaobian was even more happy. His understanding of this water area was almost catching up with his understanding of himself. Isn't this guide easy to come by?  If he can take the opportunity to earn some military merits with the army, he will become a figure in the future.

    Ye Xiaobian happily followed Wenren Sui'an to Taihu Lake to suppress the bandits.  As the largest lake in the south of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is connected to many water systems. Ou Yan had long wanted to clean it up, but he didn't want to go into a big fight.  This time, taking advantage of Ye Xiaobian's surrender, it was also time to put Taihu Lake under the control of the arresting department.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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