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Chapter 400 A Nest of Snakes and Rats, the Rebel Army Completely Abuses the Song Army (Subscribe)
Before dawn, Zhao Ji, who was sleeping soundly, was suddenly awakened by Dong Guan's sharp voice.

"Master, son!"

Zhao Ji pushed away the greasy powder pile, dissatisfied: "What's going on?"

"My lord, something serious happened!" Dong Guan's sharp voice was full of tension, as if something happened like the sky fell.

Dong Guan is so nervous, something important must happen!

Let the woman serve him to put on his clothes, drive everyone away, and call Dong Guan: "When did you become so frizzy?"

Seeing Zhao Ji's angry face, Dong Guan bit the bullet and said: "Guanjia, there are bandits on Jiangnan East Road who captured Qingxi County in Muzhou. The local county magistrate was killed!"

Zhao Ji, who was full of anger, heard this and stood up suddenly: "What? The bandits conquered Qingxi County and killed the county magistrate?"

Zhao Ji came to Dong Guan and stared at him intently.

His tone was full of unbelievable anger.

All his life, he only thought about art life, he only thought about eating and waiting to die, he never thought about troubles in the Song Dynasty!
slap~
Dong Guan was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, tremblingly said: "Officials, the gangsters on Jiangnan East Road suddenly broke out, and the noise was very loud. In just half a month, more than [-] gangsters have gathered. Cai Xianggong and others are in the palace Waiting for you, the officials please drive back to the palace quickly."

Zhao Ji, who was originally furious, gasped when he heard that more than 5000 gangsters had gathered.

Then, he ordered people to return to the palace quickly.

Along the way, Zhao Ji also learned the polished information from Dong Guan.

According to the previous communication with Cai Jing, Dong Guan told what happened on Jiangnan East Road.

Qingxi County in Muzhou was captured by bandits, and thousands of bandits gathered to rebel. This matter can no longer be covered.

The emperor needs to know the details of the matter, and they need to deal with it carefully.

Dong Guan used his lips to detail the rebellion in Qingxi County in Muzhou.

"Jiangnan East Road has suffered serious production cuts in the past two years. The government has listened to Cai Xianggong's advice to reduce agricultural taxes and increase business taxes! Although the farmers' harvests are not good, they can live a healthy life thanks to the blessings of the government! But these few months have been bold. The gangsters saw the high profits of the merchants, so they took risks and started to rob..."

Hearing that the daring bandits were blocking the road and robbing, Zhao Ji frowned slightly: "It's fine for the daring bandits to rob, why would they attack the county town so boldly?"

It's normal for bandits to loot on the road, and this can't be stopped repeatedly.

But no matter at any time, attacking the county seat means fighting against the imperial court.

As long as there are gangsters with a little brain, they will not attack the county seat casually and kill the county magistrate rashly!
Dong Guan quickly said: "This group of gangsters includes members of the Manichae sect! The Manichae sect are good at bewitching human figures. They lure horse breeders to join their sect, and they recruited more than 100 mules and horses to act as scouts. At first, these gangsters only plundered Everywhere, the county guards from all walks of life can't deal with it. The gangsters only attacked the county after they became bolder."

Zhao Ji was so angry that he slapped the carriage: "It's the Manichae again? Why do they keep killing each other?"

Dong Guan lowered his head, not daring to answer.

Dong Guan could guess why the Manichaeites were making trouble in the countryside.

During the prosperous period of the dynasty, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, so naturally they would not be bewitched by sectarians.

But the emperor Zhao Ji was greedy for pleasure, and the subjects headed by Cai Jing and Dong Guan below were also wantonly making money.

In addition, the annexation of land in the Song Dynasty was very serious, and the foundation of the Song Dynasty in the century-old world was in trouble.

Of course... Chen Mu's quiet promotion of industrialization has also produced a huge chain reaction, which has increased the burden on many people's lives.

People with increasing living costs will definitely seek spiritual comfort.

In ancient times, there was a lack of entertainment in life, and the people were ignorant. At this time, the Manichaeites gathered people in the name of religion, and they naturally tried repeatedly!

During the conversation, Zhao Ji and Dong Guan had already entered the palace.

When I got here, I saw the two prime ministers of the Privy Council and people from two departments and three offices waiting for Zhao Ji.

Because of the improper position in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyi's yellow robe added a glass of wine behind him to release his military power!

This led the Song Dynasty to implement the strategy of maintaining strong stems and weak branches, and maintaining internal and external relations. Since then, the civil servants of the imperial court have followed the correct system of "using literature to control military affairs" wherever they were established.

Due to institutional reasons, generals were not taken seriously, which was also a major cause of the decline of the Song Dynasty.

The most famous ones are leading troops to attack Kunlun Pass at night and put down the chaos of Nongzhigao.Di Qing, the famous general who served as the deputy privy envoy, Jiedu envoy of the National Defense Army, He Zhongyin, and was promoted to the privy envoy, died of depression because of the system.

The Song Dynasty obviously had half the world's GDP output value and the strongest ability to mobilize troops, but it just couldn't beat the northern army.

When the Song Dynasty regime was established, the spine was diseased.

Sitting at the top, Cai Jing and others reported the news that Dong Guan had said before.

Hearing these news, Zhao Ji frowned, and he yawned all over his face, "Don't worry about these lunatics. When the heavenly soldiers set them down, they will surely be wiped out like a thunderbolt."

"Officials, the grain production on East Jiangnan Road has been greatly affected by floods in the past two years, and the Manichaeism has tricks to confuse people. We need to dispatch personnel in advance to wipe out these gangsters!"

"This is the case in the region, Dong Aiqing, do you have the confidence to wipe out the rebels?"

"Officials, my ministers are naturally confident in suppressing the rebels, but the situation on Jiangnan East Road has changed. If you don't act quickly, you will be corrupted. I implore the officials to give the local government the right to mobilize elite troops to encircle and suppress them."

"The messenger said that there were no more than two thousand bandits, no more than a hundred mules and horses. They just relied on the county spies to conquer the county. It is enough for the Muzhouxiang army to dispatch, and there is no need to use the imperial army!"

"Officials, although the Muzhouxiang Army is large in number, it only has more than 4000 people. They still have to guard the area. The maximum number of troops sent is 4000. [-] is not safe enough for [-]!"

"Even 4000 elites can't deal with those mobs? Could it be that the Muzhouxiang army is a waste?"

Dong Guan shrank his neck, he didn't know how to answer Zhao Ji's question.

He dare not say that 4000 people are really not enough to deal with the rebels.

Because the rebel army that conquered Qingxi County not only had a hundred mules and horses, but also an insurgent army composed of tens of thousands of farmers under their command.

These insurgents were well-armed and fought fiercely, and the local Xiang army and Xiangyong were unable to deal with them.

They killed county magistrates, local tyrants, distributed food, and did everything they could.

In addition to this, the rebel army headed by Fang La did not only conquer one Qingxi County.

Fang La directly conquered three county towns within a month.

Fang La's troops who conquered Qingxi County were not bandits, but soldiers who were proficient in battle formations and had high martial arts skills.

These people were severely brainwashed by the Manichaeites, they fought bravely, and they were not afraid of death.

"Your Majesty, there is a saying in the art of war, if ten are to encircle them, these lunatics and rebels have violated the laws of the Song Dynasty by occupying the county. If they cannot be wiped out quickly with the power of thunder, countless waves will surely arise. The road is bound to be corrupted."

Hearing what Cai Jing said, Zhao Ji hesitated: "Then let Jiangnan Economic Strategy dispatch [-] troops to quickly wipe out the rebels."

"No!" Many subjects responded in unison.

Later, Zhao Ji became a mascot, and has been silently watching Cai Jing, Dong Guan and others deduce the changes and formulate strategies to deal with the changes in the south of the Yangtze River.

After a lot of nonsense, Dong Guan managed to settle Zhao Ji smoothly.

The imperial meeting ended after half a day.

The ministries issued orders.

Several imperial decrees ordering Jiangnan East Road to deploy troops to suppress it were quickly issued.

The spies and supervisors under the Song Dynasty also left the capital quickly and rushed towards Jiangning Mansion.

After the meeting, Dong Guan secretly came to Cai Jing's mansion with some gifts, and the two explained in more detail about the rebellion on Jiangnan East Road.

The two of them don't want to conspire at the moment, but there is no way!

There was a compelling reason for them to hide the truth from the emperor together.

The two are grasshoppers on a rope.

Both of them are greedy for power.

In order to please the emperor, he did everything he could.

Because the emperor Zhao Ji spent extravagantly and spent a lot, in order to fill the consumption hole of his master, the two changed their ways and Zheng Qian
The business tax is one of them.

They have always believed that the rebellion of the people below may be caused by certain interest groups.

But they have no evidence and dare not verify it.

Dong Guan and Cai Jing fought to make the Jiangnan East Road Rebellion a major event, and a trivial matter.

For the official title, they fought.

When Fang La broke into Qingxi County to kill officials, Cai Jing knew the news.

After Cai Jing got the news, he didn't inform Zhao Ji, but instead suppressed the unfavorable news.

And he gave Dong Guan a generous fee for artwork processing, so that his party members could stand by him!

Dong Guan is a real villain who loves money as much as his life. Although he is proficient in the art of war and strategy, he is a bastard who has nothing to gain.

Having received a heavy fee from Cai Jing, he took over the other party's handle, so Dong Guan was naturally happy.

In the past month, he has turned a blind eye to the rebellion on Jiangnan East Road.

I thought that Cai Jing could easily kill the rebels, but who knew that the rebellion on Jiangnan East Road became a prairie fire.

In just three months, more than 4 people on Jiangnan East Road participated in the uprising and conquered several counties.

Knowing that he couldn't hold back, Dong Guan became anxious immediately!

It's a pity that Cai Jing has pulled him down.

No one knew what the two secretly talked about in Cai Jing's mansion, only that Dong Guan's face was very ugly after leaving Cai's mansion.

In the next few days, Dong Guan has been showing off his military talents intentionally or unintentionally.

Obviously, he wants to take over the military power, and then go to Jiangnan East Road to suppress the rebellion.

……

The distant Jiangnan East Road.

click~
A big head flew into the air, and the land was sprinkled with hot blood.Some small officials who surrendered shivered and looked at the brutal man in front of them!
After slashing and killing the kowtowing civil servant in Dangtu County, Fang La cursed and said, "You son of a bitch, you are usually corrupt, so it's easy to surrender!"

He waved his hand to have the bloodstains of the Yamen cleaned, and then returned to the rear of the newly occupied Yamen to watch the seizure of money in Dangtu County.

This time the money harvest was good, and I actually got 30 taels of silver money once.

"Take out a reward of 10 taels to the officers and soldiers under your command, and let them purchase chicken, duck and fish."

"promise!"

After giving all kinds of military orders, Fang La held some meetings with his confidants.

Everyone has been very concerned about the capture of Jiangning Mansion recently.

Jiangning Mansion (Jinling) has a unique location, occupying it, not only can control a large population, but also have a certain chance to rule the river.

With the repeated battles and victories in the past few months, the ambition in Fang La's heart has skyrocketed!
Three months ago, Fang La, who had premeditated it, instigated family members and local people to murder Song officials.

Afterwards, he gave a generous speech and learned a few side-by-side skills, successfully wooing thousands of peasants and soldiers to kill officials.

With one, there will be a second time!

He relied on his own strategy to conquer his hometown Qingxi County, and conquered his own county seat in one fell swoop.

Beheaded the county magistrate on the spot, and then started the mighty road of uprising.

Based on his income in recent years, he has bought all kinds of ordnance.

Relying on armaments and strategies, Fang La pulled out an army of 1 people and 500 mules and horses in just one month.

In the following period of time, he even used the strategy of total annihilation to wipe out the Muzhou one-sided army.

Then, within two months, he conquered 7 counties in a row and expanded his troops to more than 6.

It stands to reason that such a big event would have been exposed long ago, but it is a pity that Dong Guan, Prime Minister Cai Jing, and his deputy Wang Fu concealed it and did not report it to Zhao Ji.

The soldiers are weak and the bandits are strong, so dramatically achieved.

The name of Fang La resounds throughout Jiangnan East Road!

These days, many heroes respond to Fang La.

Zhu Yan and Wu Bang of Lanxi Lingshan

The Taoist Enemy of Shan County.Master Lu of Xianju...

Chen Shishi of Fangyan Mountain.Shi Sheng from Suzhou...

Lu Xing'er, who returned to An, led the crowd to respond to the uprising, and the southeast was shaken.

After the prairie fire started, the local officials abandoned the city and fled when they heard that Fang La's army had arrived.

A gang of mobs actually occupied several states in three months.

Rebellion is sometimes more outrageous than reality!
After Fang La finished distributing the money and taking care of the capture, he wanted to find a place to discuss life with the newly captured beauty, when suddenly a servant's report came from outside.

"My lord, General Song Cai Zun is here."

"Jiang Zun? How many enemy troops? How far away?"

"More than eight thousand! It's two days away from us."

"Quickly dispatch troops and prepare for a big battle!"

After about a few hours, the generals on Fang La's side gathered, and everyone held a meeting freely. Fang La followed everyone's opinions and made tactical arrangements.

Now that they have a large number of people, they decided to take the initiative.

The location of the decisive battle is in the area of ​​​​Xikeng.

On the second day, Fang La took 2000 excellent sword and shield soldiers and more than 300 four-shaped cavalry composed of mules and horses, and fought against Song general Jiang Zun in the Xikeng area.

The soldiers along Jiangnan East Road in the Song Dynasty lived in peace for decades, and Jiang Zun was an officer and soldier who didn't know how to fight.

He thought it was an easy job, but he didn't even dispatch scouts after marching for a day.

When Fang Lajin's drum sounded, Jiang Zun's [-] soldiers only fought for half a day, and suffered heavy losses.

Accompanied by the order to surrender and not to kill, thousands of soldiers of the Song Army dropped their weapons and obeyed orders with their hands tied.

After a while, Jiang Zun, who was trying to escape after changing his soldier armor, was caught in front of Fang La.

"My lord, spare your life, spare your life! I am willing to serve you as master."

Looking at Jiang Zun, who was tied up in front of him, begging for mercy even though he peed his pants in fright, Fang La laughed loudly: "The incompetent, the leader, show it to the public!"

"promise!"

Looking at the dejected soldiers and captives, Fang La's heart was surging!

In the past few months, he has fought more than ten times.Repeated battles and victories gave him the idea that officers and soldiers are nothing more than that.

"The military strategy I have learned in the past few years is really useful." Fang La stroked his beard, smiling and thinking about what to do next.

Should I capture Quzhou, occupy Tonglu area, or capture Hangzhou, and then occupy Jiangning with its deep city?

Looking at the huge map, Fang La fell into deep thought.

Drop drop drop~
While Fang La was contemplating how to use his troops, radio waves quickly transmitted to the base camp...

(End of this chapter)