Chapter 350: Atrocities

Zhao Shujiao is not stupid, although he is temporarily on Sun Chuanting's side, but in fact, he is a grasshopper on a rope with Tiemo, if Tiemo is unlucky, he Zhao Shujiao's life will be better.

Seeing that Qin Liangyu was still hesitating, Zhao Shujiao sighed: "General Qin, if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the millions of people in Bashu." As far as Zhao knows, in the past two years, there has been a catastrophe in Shuzhong, and the grain harvest has failed, and life is not easy. General Qin has asked the imperial court for money and food several times, but there is any news? Isn't General Qin worried? This is an opportunity, as long as we cooperate well with the Inspector to fight the battle of Nanzhili, we will have all the money and food, and the Inspector will find a way to get a lot of life-saving medicinal materials for the general. ”

Seeing Qin Liangyu's solemn expression and no reply, Zhao Shujiao frowned, and said very seriously: "Zhao knows what General Qin is worried about, but if the general thinks about it, is it important to get through the difficulties in front of him?" Or is it important to make things difficult in the court in the future? ”

Qin Liangyu trembled, and his originally hesitant and restless head became a little clearer. yes, why did you get confused at this time? Even if the imperial court is dissatisfied, that's a later story, the most important thing is that it can get enough money and food at the moment, so that millions of people and clansmen in Shu can survive the difficulties.

After a while, Qin Liangyu got up and saluted Zhao Shujiao, "General Zhao, it's Qin who is confused, fortunately you wake up, otherwise I'm afraid you will miss a big deal." Qin agreed to the previous matter, but it was just ...... The things promised by the Overseer ......."

"Haha" Seeing that Qin Liangyu agreed, Zhao Shujiao was overjoyed, got up and said, "At this point, General Qin can rest assured." Zhao has dealt with the supervisor several times, and the supervisor's words are still credible. In any case, since the overseer promised to give you a batch of grain, it must be said and done. General Qin is worried about this, I'm afraid he still doesn't know the details of the superintendent. ”

Standing behind the Iron Inspector were Jin merchants and the Wuxun magnates of the Northern Zhili, and just one Duofu number was countless wealth. I don't dare to say anything else, if I want to give Qin Liangyu some money and food, it's definitely not a problem.

After Zhao Shujiao and Qin Liangyu completed the detailed discussion, they immediately repaired a letter and sent someone to Luzhou Mansion, and at the same time, they began to call Wu Sangui and Zuo Liangyu to order them to leave. The army is open, and trivial matters are indispensable, so naturally Sun Chuanting can't hide it. After learning that Qin Liangyu and Zhao Shujiao were going to leave Nanyang Mansion, Sun Chuanting suddenly became a little anxious. At noon the next day, Sun Chuanting hurriedly came to Zhao Shujiao's residence with a few personal soldiers, and saw that Zhao Shujiao's personal guards were loading supplies, he pushed the door and walked in, regardless of whether there were others around, and asked angrily: "General Zhao, the army packed up and intended to travel far away, what do you want?" Do you know that it is a capital crime to transfer troops without an order? ”

Zhao Shujiao was very unhappy in his heart, strictly speaking, he was not Sun Chuanting's subordinate, in front of everyone, he questioned like this, but he didn't leave any affection. frowned, gestured to Wu Sangui and the others, and after everyone walked out of the room, he invited Sun Chuanting to sit down and said slowly: "Lord Sun, this time I sent troops, but I was ordered by the Iron Governor, why didn't I say that there was no order?" ”

Sun Chuanting opened his mouth to refute, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed back. Strictly speaking, the two sides are two systems, and they do not belong to each other. Tie Mo was appointed by His Majesty, and the six cabinet ministries did not approve of it, but this kind of thing can be understood in private, but it cannot be said in the open. These are all secondary, and the most important thing is that Sun Chuanting has always thought that Tiemo is too selfish, and he is very unhappy in his heart. Now that Tiemo doesn't say hello, and he transfers people here, the opinion is even greater.

"This official will definitely go to the imperial court, General Qin, do you also have the same idea as General Zhao?" Sun Chuanting looked at Qin Liangyu with a complicated expression, in his heart, he always felt that Qin Liangyu should not be in the same league as Zhao Shujiao.

Qin Liangyu herself still admires Sun Chuanting very much, and is even more loyal to the imperial court, but the situation in front of her makes her have to make a choice temporarily. After hesitating, she took a step forward, and met Sun Chuanting's sharp gaze, she arched her hand and said, "Lord Sun, Qin can't help it." ”

"You ....." Sun Chuanting didn't expect Qin Liangyu to say this, and for a while, anger crept up his brows, but Zhao Shujiao took the lead and said: "Lord Sun, if you have any dissatisfaction with us, you can go to the court, and we will admit the punishment and accept the punishment." It's just that now, Master Sun doesn't need to persuade me anymore, I have made up my mind, and I will definitely go to Nanzhili. ”

Sun Chuanting snorted coldly, his expression was a little uncertain, but in the end, he left the camp in a huff. He knew very well in his heart that with the departure of Zhao Shujiao and Qin Liangyu, it was almost impossible to make any progress in Funiu Mountain and Baofeng City.

Zhao led the sect to Nanzhili, and Cao Wenzhao's department, which was stationed in the southwest of Luoyang, also left the Henan battlefield, and hurried all the way to Nanzhili. Compared with Zhao Shujiao, Cao Wenzhao is much smoother, Chen Qiyu knows the relationship between Cao Wenzhao and Tiemo, and he can't stop this matter, so he simply turns a blind eye. But Chen Qiyu is not stupid, Cao Wenzhao can go, but Liu Yingyu doesn't want to move. Liu Yingyu originally wanted to lead half of the soldiers and horses to go with him, but he was suppressed by Chen Qiyu's order.

In the face of Chen Qiyu's strict order, Liu Yingyu did not have any problems at all. In the final analysis, he and Cao Wenzhao are not in the same system. Cao Wenzhao is a border army, and he is under the direct jurisdiction of Chen Qiyu under the military garrison of Shaanxi. In short, Liu Yingyu was very unhappy. He remembered how cool it was to fight with the Iron Inspector before, not only to win the battle, but also to share the spoils from time to time, and get promoted and rich. It's like now, not to mention being deflated everywhere, and being beaten by the rogue so that he has no temper at all.

On November 28 of the third year of Chongzhen, Zhao Shujiao, Qin Liangyu and Cao Wenzhao converged in the area of Huguang Macheng. After the army converged, it did not stop at all, and followed the official road through Guifeng Mountain and arrived at Luotian County.

Luotian is located at the junction of Huguang and Nanzhili, and there is a big floating mountain between it and Anqing Mansion. On November 30, after a day's rest, Cao Wenzhao sent his nephew Cao Bianjiao across Dafu Mountain, and launched a fierce attack on Baisha Town in the northwest corner of Anqing Province while the fog had not yet dissipated. Baisha Town is just an inconspicuous town, and no one will pay attention to it on weekdays. After Gao Yingxiang led his troops to ransack Anqing Mansion, there was only a guard team of less than 100 people left on the side of Baisha Town. Gao Yingxiang didn't expect these more than 100 people to play a role in blocking the enemy, as long as they could send a signal in time.

It's a pity that on this day, the fog shrouded all around, Cao Bianjiao's attack was fast and sharp, and half of the more than 100 people in the town were slaughtered in their sleep, and the rest did not escape from the town. Cao Bianjiao's attack went very smoothly, and by noon, the main army crossed Dafu Mountain and completed the assembly at Baisha Town. There is a way that the soldiers are fast, and no one knows if there are any fish that have slipped through the net in Baisha Town, for fear that the Liukou will be prepared, Zhao Shujiao ordered Zuo Liangyu and Wu Sangui to be the vanguard and go straight to Qianshan County.

On the first day of the lunar month, Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses were the first to appear under Qianshan City. At this time, the rogues in Qianshan County did not know what was happening in Baisha Town, and they were not prepared for it at all. Liaodong soldiers and horses took advantage of the city gate not closed, sneak attacked the city gate guard, only half an hour, the south city gate announced that it changed hands. However, Wu Sangui also fell into a bitter battle.

Qianshan County guards the rear of Anqing City, and Anqing Mansion is the only way for the peasant army to return to the Central Plains from Nanzhili. From beginning to end, Gao Yingxiang and the others never thought of staying in Nanzhili and not leaving, they were bent on plundering in the rich Nanzhili and then returning to the Central Plains. Therefore, before leaving Anqing Mansion, Gao Yingxiang listened to Niu Jinxing's suggestion and sent his general Black King Kong He Yishan to garrison Anqing City. He Yishan knew that the burden on his body was very heavy, and he did not dare to relax in any way, so he not only sent the deputy general Feng Cen to Qianshan, but also stationed more than 8,000 people in Qianshan. This is almost half of the soldiers and horses under He Yishan's hands, and the reason why he did this is because Qianshan is very important, and on the other hand, because Qianshan is easier to defend and difficult to attack than Anqing City. If something goes wrong in the hidden mountain, Anqing City will probably not be able to defend it.

It can be said that He Yishan's previous arrangement played an important role at this time. After the South City Gate was lost, after the initial panic, Feng Cen relented and led more than 2,000 elite soldiers to start a counterattack. In order to recapture the South City Gate and keep the hidden mountain, Feng Cen was desperate.

Wu Sangui could only be supported, and after Zuo Liangyu's soldiers and horses arrived, the two of them were able to stabilize their position, but they could only hold a little near the south city gate. The territory that was seized by taking advantage of the chaos before has long been recaptured by the rogues. The two sides engaged in a bloody tug-of-war around the south gate, and the battle was quite tragic.

By the third day of the first month, Feng Cen had already broken his head here and was bleeding, and he had paid nearly 2,000 casualties for this. The officers and soldiers on the opposite side were miserable, and the casualties were not small, but the south city gate was still in the hands of the officers and soldiers after all. On the third day of the junior high school, it was another day of fierce fighting, and it was not until noon that this tragic battle began to slowly come to an end. The main army finally arrived at Qianshan in time and launched a fierce attack on Qianshan City on the east and west sides, so that Feng Cen could only divide his troops to defend, and the pressure on the south city gate was sharply reduced.

In fact, at this time, Feng Cen also did his best to obey the fate of heaven. The attacks on the east and west sides were all false, and what really mattered was the continuous influx of officers and soldiers through the south city gate. Although it can still be blocked for the time being, it is like a river bursting its embankment at this time, and it will collapse sooner or later. After stubbornly resisting for a long time, in the evening of the same day, Feng Cen finally ordered to evacuate from the north and abandoned Qianshan City. At this point, the three-day battle of attacking and defending the hidden mountain finally ended.

Standing at the head of Qianshan City, Zhao Shujiao and Cao Wenzhao looked at each other and smiled bitterly, it was really dangerous. Fortunately, Zuo Liangyu and Wu Sangui can fight, and if they are replaced, they may not be able to hold out until the arrival of the main army. Touching the ancient city wall, Cao Wenzhao looked into the distance with a solemn expression, and said in a hoarse voice: "It's up to the superintendent next, I hope everything goes well." ”

"Well, but we can't be idle, we have to let the rogues of Anqing City know our intentions!" Zhao Shujiao touched his chin, his eyes rolled, and he didn't know what the hell he was thinking.

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Jiaxing Mansion, Zhejiang, at this time, the war was poisonous, and the people wailed. After Li Yan and Lu Weiliang's army entered Jiaxing Mansion, the attack went very smoothly. Jiaxing Mansion is already easy to attack and difficult to defend, and there are too many places to defend, so that the troops are too scattered. Because of the special Jiaxing Mansion, the attack of the peasant army was very smooth, and in just two days, even Tongxiang and Xiushui, and on the first day of the lunar month, even Yanguan Town in Haining fell into the hands of the peasant army. After coming to Jiaxing Mansion, many people were inspired by the prosperity here.

Salt works, silk, boundless wind and moon, rich mansions, countless gold, silver and jewelry. In the face of layers of temptation, military discipline, which had been barely maintained, finally collapsed.

On the first day of the lunar month, a peasant army poured into Changjie in Haining County and ransacked the mansions of wealthy families in the city, during which they not only killed people, but also committed atrocities against the maids and women. Soon, this kind of burning, killing and looting spread throughout the city, and the ancient and wealthy Haining County turned into a devil's hell in half a day, filled with women's wails.

The furious people of Haining finally couldn't bear it anymore and began to rebel spontaneously, but this rebellion ushered in more unscrupulous massacres. By the second day of the lunar month, half of the people in Haining County were killed, and the county was even more in shambles, with corpses scattered everywhere on the streets. After hearing the bad news, Li Yan hurried to Haining in an attempt to stop this crazy behavior, but his roar was drowned out in the crazy laughter of everyone.

Li Yan found that no one listened to him at this time, those people were like being possessed by evil ghosts, with red eyes, and they only knew how to kill people and rob things. Facing the hellish Haining County, Li Yan closed his eyes in pain, he repaired a book and sent someone to Lin'an, but Li Zicheng, who was in Lin'an, said nothing. Not only that, but the next looting was even more excessive, and this kind of robbery spread, from Haining County to Xiushui, to Yuhang, and even Lin'an.

The ancient city of Lin'an, the former Southern Song Dynasty palace still retains a trace of the strictest of the emperor. Gao Yingxiang, dressed in full costume, walked through the palace gate and walked towards the main hall, where the dragon chair representing the supreme authority had long since disappeared and was replaced by a wooden chair painted with gold. However, in Gao Yingxiang's eyes, it was the dragon chair, which was made of pure gold, symbolizing the supreme authority of the emperor's seat. Walking up the steps, I sat down slowly, looked up, and for some reason, it seemed that everything was different, and the person in front of me was different.

Li Zicheng and Niu Jinxing each took more than 20 people, divided into two columns, and said loudly: "Congratulations to King Chuang!" ”

The layers of voices made Gao Yingxiang have an inexplicable warm current, and his blood was boiling. At this moment, he felt that he was the real king. Wang, is that how it feels? It's no wonder that for thousands of years, so many people have shed their blood for that seat, and some people even broke their families and wiped out the nine clans in order to touch that seat.

It's really a different feeling, just for a moment, I want to sit here for the rest of my life. It's a really wonderful feeling.