The Villain's Counterattack

Chapter 277 I'm waiting for your eight strategies

"If you were in Brother Jing's position, what would you do?" Huang Rong suddenly asked. As a smart girl, Huang Rong knew that she was not as good as Yang Kang in seeing the overall situation. Although she could teach Guo Jing the art of war, she was still just a person in the world of martial arts, the daughter of Huang Yaoshi, the East Evil, and the leader of the Beggars' Sect.

But she wasn't a dullard like Guo Jing. As clever as she was, she knew that professional matters required consultation with professionals. Who in the world could compare to the King of Qi of the Jin Dynasty in fighting the Mongols? Don't you see, this boy has fought many battles with the Mongol army and never suffered a real loss? He even killed the Khan, and the other side still wanted to flatter him. The Grassland Eagle God is very popular in Mongolia.

Yang Kang glanced at her sideways, curled his lips and chuckled softly: "I'm not that stupid. You don't want to be the prince consort of the royal family, but run back to die. Oh, you are really lawless, girl. You even dare to hit me on the head. If it weren't for the sake of my daughter-in-law, hehe!" Just wait and see how I will deal with you later.

"If I were Guo Jing, I would marry Hua Zheng, and then fight for the position of Khan after Genghis Khan's death. Once I ascend to this position, I can do whatever I want. I can beat you if I want to, and not beat you if I want to. Then I can let Song pay tribute every year in exchange for Song's safety. Isn't that the best of both worlds? Well, the first tribute needs to include a maid named Huang Rong. What do you think?" Yang Kang jumped behind Huang Yaoshi with Guo Fu in his arms. Guo Jing, Huang Rong, and Hong Qigong were all frowning. But if they thought about it carefully, if Yang Kang was in Guo Jing's position, this bastard might really dare to do this.

"I'm talking about now. Time can't be reversed, and Brother Jing isn't as shameless as you." Huang Rong gritted her teeth. Yang Kang shook his head and said, "You'd better not ask. Even if I tell you, you can't do it."

"How do you know we can't do it if you don't tell me?" Huang Rong knew that although she was smart, her overall view was not as good as Yang Kang's. She wanted to get a way out of the situation from him, so that her whole family would not die in battle in Xiangyang.

"Change your appearance, use a hidden identity to start a rebellion, capture Lin'an as quickly as possible, and kill all the royal family members of the Song Dynasty and the civil and military officials who value personal interests over public interests. Then, raise an army in your own name to recover Lin'an, choose a puppet emperor as a facade, appease the world, and after two or three years, force him to abdicate and take power yourself. By then, there will be some hope of mobilizing the whole country to resist the Mongols. But you can't do it!" Yang Kang's words were firm and decisive. Guo Jing, Huang Rong, and Hong Qigong were all silent. They really couldn't do such a thing.

"Tell me a feasible one. This kind of joke is not allowed." Huang Rong hurriedly changed the subject. Yang Kang shook his head and said, "There are many other tricks, but they may not be what you like or can do. It's better not to mention them."

"Are you going to tell me or not?" Huang Rong raised her eyebrows and glared at Yang Kang with her almond-shaped eyes.

"Let me start with the simplest method you won't reject: fortify the city walls and clear the countryside." Yang Kang raised a finger and said gravely, "Relocate all the people outside Xiangyang, and even within a hundred miles of Xiangyang and three hundred miles to the north. Implement military control, similar to Shandong. Modify the terrain to restrict cavalry, and establish layers of defense all the way to Xiangyang, focusing on both waterways and routes. This way, we can hold Xiangyang to a certain extent. But can you do it?"

Just as Guo Jing was about to speak, Hong Qigong interrupted him, saying, "This method is not feasible. Xiangyang is still a major city in the Song Dynasty. We don't have the right to do such a big thing, and the court won't allow us to do so."

"Brother Yang Kang did it." Guo Jing couldn't help but retort. Isn't this just a replica of Shandong? If Shandong can do it, why can't Xiangyang?

"He's the King of Qi, and the entire Shandong province is his fiefdom. He has the power and the ability, and we're nothing." Hong Qigong waved his hand and said, "Never mind. Although you have some bad ideas, they're all bad ideas that are difficult to implement. I'm afraid other methods will be even more difficult, right?"

Yang Kang shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. It depends on you."

"Then tell me more." Hong Qigong also wanted to know how many tricks this kid had.

"Assist the Jin Kingdom to complete its unification, cut off the passage from Mongolia to the Song Dynasty, make the Jin Kingdom a barrier for the Song Dynasty, instigate the Jin Kingdom to confront Mongolia, and support the Jin Kingdom so that it will not be easily defeated." Yang Kang's words were somewhat unacceptable to Hong Qigong and Guo Jing. They were full of rejection of the Jin Kingdom from the bottom of their hearts, but this was undoubtedly easier than turning Xiangyang into Shandong, but it was not what they were willing to do.

"Go on, I don't believe you only have these few methods. I'm waiting for your eighteen strategies." Huang Rong snatched her daughter away and stuffed her daughter's half-eaten fruit into her hands as a reward. Seeing that her daughter was about to cry, she hurriedly took a new one from the table and handed it to her. Guo Fu immediately wiped away her tears and ate the fruit happily.

Yang Kang looked at the half-eaten fruit, which was covered with saliva, and casually threw it to Guo Jing, "My daughter-in-law gave it to you as a reward."

Hong Qigong took the half fruit from Guo Jing's hand, took a bite and said, "It's a gift from the future Princess Song, so how can I not eat it? After all, she will have to follow Jing'er and Rong'er through thick and thin in the future."

"Hey, you old beggar are really wicked. My daughter-in-law is a princess and should guard the Luzon Palace to take care of her husband and children. Fighting and killing is out of place." Yang Kang glanced at him and said, "The third method is to corrupt Henan and Shanxi and turn these two places into war zones. What you need to support is not the Jin Kingdom, but the rebel army composed of disciples from the Beggars' Sect, Quanzhen Sect, etc., and let them act as a shield."

"But can you bear to watch them die? Rebellion is very damaging to your reputation and will also lead to suppression from the Song and Jin states. At the same time, rebellion is also a science. Whether they will rebel or whether they can achieve their goals is hard to say. In short, the risks are huge. If they succeed, Shanxi and Henan will become a scorched earth, where bandits are rampant. You can leave the people to me and send them overseas to enjoy a good life. Only the bandits will be left. This is a larger-scale scorching heat."

Huang Rong couldn't help but feel tempted after hearing this, but Hong Qigong and Guo Jing shook their heads and refused. They could not do anything that would harm the people. They would rather watch the people linger under the iron hoof of the Mongols than take the initiative to force the people to make changes. This is the traditional hero.

Hong Qigong and Guo Jing had both witnessed the sufferings of the common people, and they knew what Yang Kang's light-hearted words meant. Shanxi and Henan were completely reduced to war-torn areas, and how many people would be displaced? This was not something that could be explained in just a few words, so they did not dare to act rashly.