After the great battle, Wu Yunzhao naturally accepted the surrender because of Chilling Li Zitong's words.
After all, some of Cao Yun's words still made him feel quite emotional.
After the battle in Wu County, Cao Yun had occupied the most fertile area in Yangzhou.
After the war, only 20,000 of Li Zitong's remaining troops met the standards of the Jiangdong Army.
After training, these 20,000 people were incorporated into the Jiangdong Army to supplement the Jiangdong Army's post-war strength.
Moreover, because he had occupied many rich areas in Yangzhou, Cao Yun's financial income had increased greatly.
He expanded the ten thousand cavalrymen trained by Song Hao to twenty thousand.
At this moment, Cao Yun's military strength had increased further.
From the current situation, there were about 20,000 cavalry, 110,000 infantrymen, and 30,000 navy soldiers.
They gathered a total of 160,000 soldiers.
Moreover, after the basic reward system for farming was issued, they also recruited many soldiers from Wu County and the surrounding counties of other counties.
After the recruitment, they had obtained an army of 50,000.
Of course, these 50,000 troops had not been officially incorporated into the Jiangdong Army, so they were not counted as the main force.
Cao Yun's main goal now was to recuperate for a period of time.
It was to greatly restore the productivity and economic power of the relevant areas with Jiankang as the center through the system of rewarding farmland.
Not only that, but they also had to improve the quality of life of the people and increase the population.
In other words, they were thinking of ways to develop the various counties.
The people of Wu County were the same as the people of Kuaiji County.
When they heard about the relevant policies, they were all in disbelief. Cao Yun's reputation also spread among the people.
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Yongjia County, Yangzhou.
There was also a faction here that was also part of the Revolutionary Army.
The leader of the faction was Shen Fa Xing.
Shen Fa Xing had occupied three counties in Yangzhou, namely Sui 'an County, Dongyang County, and Yongjia County.
They had around 60,000 troops, 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 navy, and the rest were infantry.
Other than that, Shen Faxing also had a valiant general named Liang Sitai, who was also one of the heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Originally, Cao Yun was only active in the Huai River area. At that time, Shen Faxing was not worried.
But now, Cao Yun had not only defeated the famous general of Great Sui to protect his son, but he had also taken down Gao Tansheng, Li Zitong, and the others in one go.
The power of the Jiangdong Army suddenly grew a lot in Yangzhou.
Looking at the growing power of the Jiangdong Army, Shen Faxing felt increasingly uneasy and immediately summoned Liang Sitai.
"My lord."
Liang Sitai came to Shen Faxing's bedroom. After bowing, he knelt on the futon.
"The Jiangdong Army has grown quite a bit and has almost become the overlord of Yangzhou. I'm worried that the Jiangdong Army will attack at any time.”
Shen Faxing sighed.
The Jiangdong Army had several times more soldiers than him. If they attacked, Shen Fa Xing would only be swallowed up.
Liang Sitai did not speak for a long time. He knew that his lord's worries were correct.
"Go to Yuzhang County to find Lin Shihong. If you can form an alliance with him, you don't have to worry about being annexed by the Jiangdong Army.”
Shen Faxing took a deep breath and said.
Lin Shihong occupied six prefectures in Yangzhou, and he had not only the brave general Wu Tianxi under him.
There was also Liu Yuanjing, who was good at making plans and had an endless stream of wonderful ideas.
Because of this, Lin Shihong's forces were huge, with more than 100,000 troops under his command.
If the two forces joined forces, they could indeed fight against the Jiangdong Army.
"I accept your orders."
Liang Sitai said in a deep voice. After receiving the order, he rode from Yongjia County to Yuzhang County that night.
After a few days of traveling, Liang Sitai arrived at Yuzhang County.
After he explained his intentions to the guards at the city gate, he was brought into the city by the guards.
Lin Shihong's army was stronger than Li Zitong's, with a total of 140,000 soldiers.
Moreover, his subordinates, one civil and one military, had helped him occupy six counties with Yuzhang County as the center. The remaining counties were Luling County, Jiujiang County, and so on.
Among the 140,000 soldiers, there were 20,000 navy soldiers that were carefully built, 10,000 cavalry soldiers that were relatively large, and the rest were infantry soldiers.
Even in Yangzhou, this lineup was second to none.
"General Liang, you must be tired from the long journey.”
After Lin Shihong met Liang Sitai and learned of his intentions, he didn't agree immediately. Instead, he turned and left.
He changed to another hall and gathered his capable civil and military men.
"Now that the Jiangdong Army's power is growing, even forcing Shen Fa Xing to send a general to the alliance, what do the two of you think?”
Lin Shihong asked in a deep voice.
Whether or not he would agree to the alliance, he still had to see the intentions of the two civil and military officials in his hands.
"My lord, the Jiangdong Army is not a threat. The reason why we were able to take down Wu County was entirely because of Li Zitong himself.”
After hearing Lin Shihong's words, Wu Tianxi quickly waved his hand.
This guy was not ranked low among the heroes of the Great Sui Dynasty. This kind of fierce general had a characteristic, and that was arrogance.
Otherwise, Wu Tianxi wouldn't have said such things.
On the contrary, Liu Yuanjing frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something.
Lin Shihong didn't rush him and let Liu Yuanjing think about it.
"My lord, the Jiangdong Army's power is only second to Xiao Xi of Jing State in the entire south. If the Jiangdong Army takes over Shen Faxing, then we won't be far off.”
Liu Yuanjing took a deep breath and said slowly.
Lin Shihong nodded in agreement.
"If our army allied with Shen Fa Xing, the total strength of the two forces would be about 200,000. Even if the Jiangdong Army had enough troops, our army would have a 70% chance of winning.”
Liu Yuanjing narrowed his eyes slightly and directly asserted.
After all, the Jiangdong Army was the one attacking the city, so their advantage in numbers was naturally not great.
Otherwise, Liu Yuan Jing, as a strategist, would not have made such a claim.
"Yuanjing is right."
Lin Shihong nodded, completely agreeing with Liu Yuanjing's analysis.
Wu Tianxi listened from the side and did not speak rashly. Moreover, he somewhat agreed with what the military counselor said.
"So, you mean to ally with Shen Faxing?”
Lin Shihong asked.
Liu Yuanjing did not speak this time. Instead, he nodded heavily.
By now, it had probably taken him about the time it took to brew a cup of tea.
Lin Shihong made up his mind and returned to the meeting hall.
"Since Chief Shen has the intention to join forces and even sent General Liang here, how can we not be magnanimous? Let the two armies join forces to resist the strong enemy.”
Lin Shihong said bluntly as he looked at Liang Sitai, who looked a little nervous.
Liang Sitai was overjoyed.
After that, they decided on an alliance. No matter which side the Jiangdong Army attacked, they would send troops to support them.
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