Chapter 4 Jiangning

The army of the dynasty was greatly welcomed by all the people of Xiuzhou except for the gentry, and it was not too much to eat pot pulp! But the army has its own discipline and does not take a stitch from the masses! Now the name of the rebel army is even louder.

The army of the dynasty here is still in Xiuzhou, and the people of Huzhou, Wuxian, and Pingjiang Mansion ran to the army and knelt down to beg the righteous army to liberate them! At this time, if you are here, you will inevitably say: The people's heart is in me!

In desperation, the dynasty could only go and explain in person. The actions of the army have their own rules and cannot be changed at will! Bear with them a few more days, and the army will come to their rescue!"

The people of Huzhou and Gui'an could not hide their loss, while the people of Wuxian and Pingjiang Prefecture went back happily.

As the news of the dynasty's rebel army reached Wu County, the big families in the city were gloomy, and the chickens and dogs were jumping. Overnight, all the big families in Wu County were mourned! One by one, they seized the time to clean up and left their hometown day and night full of grief and indignation...

In this turbulent season, these convoys full of gold and silver will inevitably be targeted by those who care about it!

Following the route that had been planned long ago, the armys of the dynasty continued north. The planned stubborn resistance did not appear at all, and the siege of the city by the army went surprisingly smoothly, and after careful inquiry, it turned out that the local people had spontaneously armed resistance.

In just over ten days since the army went north, it has successfully captured Changzhou, and the army has rapidly swelled to 50,000 like balloons! This is still under the condition that the dynasty increases screening, otherwise 100,000 people can be pulled up.

And in the ranks of 50,000 people, the fanatics have also expanded to 10,000! These people worship the dynasty madly, and they must be the first in every battle, and they are the most powerful team under him.

The dynasty attacked the city and pulled out the village, and the successive victories finally attracted the great attention of the Great Song Dynasty! The original thought that the scabies was suffering from the trend of intensifying, especially after the ancestral grave of the prime minister Cai Jing's family was dug up by the people who were deeply poisoned by the 'Huashigang', the enraged Cai Jing advocated sending troops to suppress the rebellion.

The civilian faction led by Li Gang believed that the rebellion of the dynasty was entirely due to excessive exploitation and should be appeased! Moreover, the rebels of the dynasty only killed corrupt officials and gentry who were unkind to the rich, and did nothing to the common people, not a simple rebellion.

Under such a dispute between the public and the mother, the army of the dynasty successfully broke through Runzhou (Zhenjiang)!

Breaking through Runzhou, the strategy formulated by Zhang Yang was completed.

At this juncture, in Qingtian and Songyang counties at the southern end of Liangzhejiang Road, the news of a group of 'Manichaean' rebels abusing and killing officials reached Tokyo!

Manichaeism was born in the Middle East, because of the rise of the Maritime Silk Road, it was introduced to China, and later developed into 'Mingjiao'!

Cai Jing in the court seized this point and tried to exaggerate the brutality of the rebels, and Zhao Ji, who was enraged, finally ordered Tong Guan, who was in charge of the Northern Expedition, to lead the army south to quell the rebellion as soon as possible!

The flamboyant and straightforward scolding mother who learned the news through the official mansion newspaper on the one hand asked the dynasty to seize the time to attack Jiangning, and on the other hand, let Zhao Hu also prepare and wait for Tong Guan's arrival.

Jiangning Mansion is the later Nanjing, which is mountainous and has a developed railway and highway network in modern society. But the Great Song Dynasty did not have so many conditions, the road was complicated and difficult to walk, and the 50,000 army was eating horses and chewing along the way, and the logistical pressure was very great! Fortunately, there were many people to help along the way, and the advance of the army was quite smooth.

Jiangning is built on the mountain, and it is definitely a strong city in this era! Although the big families in the city knew that the dynasty's army was invincible, they felt that it was because the dynasty had come along the way and hardly encountered any fortified cities! Jiangning Mansion is different, it has been used as the capital several times, and has built a very complete defense system, and the officials in the city believe that this place will definitely make the dynasty sink into the sand!

Zhang Yang naturally understood this, so he made preparations for the dynasty very early. And the dynasty directly prepared two thousand bombs for Jiang Ning, and one hundred stone throwers! Under such firepower, can the defenders who are still in the cold weapon combat thinking be able to stop it?

And the development of events did not go beyond the deduction of the dynasty, under the indiscriminate bombardment of the catapults, the defenders who had struggled to hold out only lasted a day.

However, after entering the city, the rebels were frequently attacked by the defenders who were familiar with the terrain, and thousands of casualties were caused to the rebels under the layers of resistance!

This is already the largest casualty suffered by the dynasty since the uprising.

These big families in the city know that they will not escape death, and they naturally resist more resolutely, and it may be difficult for one or two to make any big waves, but the resistance of the big families in the whole city is a big force.

And street fighting is the last thing Zhang Yang wants to see, not only with heavy casualties, but also time-consuming.

The so-called living people can still suffocate to death with urine? According to Zhang Yang's strategy, the dynasty directly ordered that all the city should be handed over to the ordinary people, and all the income in the city would go to individuals!

As soon as this order was given, countless destitute people rushed into the city like crazy, and swept through the whole city like a sweep! On the third day, when the rebels entered the inner city, not to mention the people, even the sturdy wood was emptied!

This can be regarded as an alternative robbery of the rich to help the poor.

After successfully occupying Jiangning, the dynasty selected five commanders from the Crazy Faith Regiment who fought bravely and commanded decisively, and these five people were appointed by him as the 'Five Elements Protector'!

At the same time, the army's army also expanded to 60,000 men! These 60,000 men were divided into six battle groups by him. Each Dharma Protector led 10,000 men and formed five battle groups, while the dynasty continued to lead the Cult.

Although the number is not large, the so-called soldiers are not many but fine, and they will not be brave but strategic! There are no particularly military-gifted generals here in the dynasty for the time being, and they can only work the soldiers.

Moreover, with weapon bonuses that are beyond this era, it is almost impossible for generals to be defeated as long as they do not make particularly stupid mistakes.

In a temporary headquarters, Wang Chao Yu was sitting in the first place, and the generals below looked at him with serious expressions.

"I command!"

"Yes, Lord." The crowd stood upright.

"Jin Protector led the First Combat Group up the river, captured the Wuhu area, blocked the Yangtze River, and prevented a piece of sail from entering the river."

"Subordinates receive orders."

"The Wood Protector and the Water Protector each led the second and third combat groups down the river, first captured Jiangyin, and then the Wood Protector held Jiangyin, and the Water Protector went south to capture the first line of Changshu and Tongzhou (Nantong), blockading the Yangtze River, and not allowing a piece of sail to enter the river."

"Subordinates receive orders."

"In the end, the Tu Protector led the Fifth Combat Group to sweep away the unliberated lands in the south of the Yangtze River, and finally went south to join Ambassador Yang and obey Ambassador Yang's dispatch."

"Subordinates receive orders."

"The Sixth Battle Group is led by the Lord of the Gods and sent troops to Yangzhou! The armies acted as ordered. ”

"Yes, Lord!"