"We've stabbed a hornet's nest!"

Liu Shimin said cautiously.

He really didn't think that it would develop to this point at first, he just felt that it was not a big deal, it was nothing more than Yang Xin who had turned those families into local militias in the past, so what could the gentry be dissatisfied? Especially when they have just been defeated by the loyal warriors, can they really fight for these few families? Since Yang Xin said that he wanted to do this, of course he could not object, and it would be good for him to say that this would also be good.

But now it's really a big game.

"What are you afraid of!"

Yang Xin sneered.

He looked at the battlefield in the distance, at this time the cavalry of the Tianxiong Army had retreated, their purpose was to attack and disturb and it was not a decisive battle, it was tentative, and when he saw that the cavalry of the Dangkou Army was really not easy to fight, of course he would not continue to fight hard.

"Reply to my uncle, this time I'm a nephew!"

He went on to say.

Liu Shimin didn't dare to say anything more.

He can't do anything more than pass on words.

That's fine.

Yang Xin just didn't listen to anything.

Anyway, others can't help him, all the orders of the military department are thrown aside, and the holy decree is accepted but not listened, as long as the emperor does not issue an order to remove Yang Xin's governor's military affairs, then here he has the final say, as for the emperor's dismissal of his governor's military affairs......

The emperor is not stupid.

Yang Xinzhen wanted to turn all the five prefectures of Susongjiahu and Hangzhou into militias, and the emperor had to increase his income by more than 10 million a year, and he also had a militia area with a population of more than 10 million, millions of reservists, and hundreds of thousands of elites who could be recruited at any time. After all, all this that Yang Xin did was the benefit of the emperor in the end, and now he was just a little unable to withstand the pressure of the civil officials and gentry, but the emperor has stopped Yang Xin now, not that the emperor did not stop Yang Xin, but that he stopped but Yang Xin didn't listen at all!

Then keep stopping!

According to the current speed of the Dangkou army, it is estimated that the news between the capital and this side will go back and forth three or five times, and Yang Xin will also enter Suzhou City.

Then......

What's the use of blocking at that time?

Could it be that the emperor still returned the land that Yang Xin had divided to those gentry?

Don't be funny.

"I'm afraid that they will partner with Xu Du!"

Yang Huan said cautiously.

Indeed, the gentry also had a choice, that is, to completely give up the illusion of the emperor, turn their heads and embrace the Datong State of Xudu, and then use the strength of the Datong State to fight against the traitorous ministers of the faint king......

It's true.

They don't need to buy arms anymore.

They could make everything from cannons to muskets and gunpowder, and the gentry in the Datong controlled areas were spurred on by free mining and free industry and commerce. Although Zhejiang has few resources, it is not nothing, and it must be understood that mining was restricted in the past, and there were a lot of restrictions on industry and commerce in the Ming Dynasty. But now that the gentry are in charge, there are naturally no restrictions, and completely free industry and commerce will definitely bring about rapid development in the end.

In just over half a year, all kinds of factories and mines have sprouted like weeds in the Datong Army's controlled areas after the rainy season has begun.

Now the Datong Army has really become a climate.

And the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang originally yearned for them, and then they were forced to be cornered, and they didn't serve these faint kings and traitors, which is not a strange thing.

"It's good to be in partnership!"

Yang Xin said.

However......

They are already in partnership.

"Your defeat is decided!"

On a small boat on the Liangxi River, Zheng Zunqian held a telescope and looked at Hengshan Fort and said.

"I really didn't expect that this traitor really has some ability, why didn't we expect that the fortress could still attack like this, the zigzag trench is forward, people avoid the shells underground, and the cannons are arranged in parallel to the trench so close that they can collapse the fortress, and even dig all the way to the front of the fortress, and the soldiers are waiting dozens of feet away, when to collapse the fortress and when to force it in.

That's a wonderful trick!

All of a sudden, this kind of headache bastion is no longer impossible to break. ”

He went on to say.

He Gang beside him had a solemn face.

The Hengshan Fort in the distance is constantly collapsing under the bombardment of eighteen pounds of artillery, although the walls of this fortress are so thick that they can be said to be terrifying, but as long as these cannons keep bombarding like this, they will eventually blast it out of the gap.

All that's left is the assault.

The zigzag forward trench was allowing the soldiers to safely pass through the fire-covered area of the Hengshan Fort until they reached the front of the fortress, where they could see the earthen embankments piled up on the hillside. Below it must be the Dangkou army that is struggling to dig forward, at this time the front is less than eighty zhang away from Hengshan Fort, and it is estimated that it will be able to dig all the way to the bottom of the fortress until dark. At that time, Yokoyama Fort almost collapsed under the artillery bombardment to create a sufficient gap, and then those waiting in the trench would drill out of the trench and rush into the gap in the shortest possible time, and all that was left was the melee in the fortress.

But there may not be a scuffle.

It can be seen from the collapse of the Xishan Fort that the will of the defenders is limited after all, and if it was really bombarded, the defenders would have run away.

"If you knew today, why bother in the first place? If you weren't afraid at the beginning, and simply worked with us to build Datong and join our Jiangsu and Zhejiang forces, what are you afraid of Yang Xin? We have an army of 100,000, and we will send 50,000 to the north, which is enough to help you hold on, and now you have a rifle, you don't have to be afraid of Yang Xin anymore, he is just an ordinary commander now, relying on commanding the army to fight, as long as he can defeat his army, he will also flee in the wilderness.

But you have to deal with him yourself?

The result? ”

Zheng Zunqian said.

What's the use of saying that at this point? Even if we join Datong? It is impossible for you to rush to reinforce us, and besides, there are still activities in the capital, if the emperor can issue an order to recall Yang Xin, we still have a chance here! ”

Xu Fuyuan said.

"Emperor?"

Zheng Zunqian couldn't help but laugh.

"You still don't understand who wants to militia your land the most? Yang Xin? What benefits does he get? What's in it for him to do this? Don't you know who really benefits? You count on the emperor, the emperor is the one who wants your land the most, indeed, the emperor will help you, he will send a holy decree to Yang Xin over and over again to ask him to turn back, but Yang Xin only needs to continue to play with Shang Fang's sword to play with the foreign monarch's order, and he can continue to deal with you here.

And then what?

The emperor issued another decree, and he resisted it again.

The emperor didn't care about you, he sent a holy decree to Yang Xin, Yang Xin didn't listen, could the emperor arrest Yang Xin because of this? But as long as he doesn't arrest Yang Xin, Yang Xin will continue until he finishes what he wants to do.

What about you?

Who will care about you anymore?

The land has become a militia area, do you want to take it back? Have you ever taken back an acre of land from the militia over the years?

As for Yang Xin.

He brought at least more than 10 million stone per year to the emperor, and the emperor would punish him? The victor will not be punished, he is a hungry wolf who makes money for the emperor, he has done a good job, maybe he will be promoted to the rank of knight with this credit, and a prince is already waiting for him. ”

Zheng Zunqian said.

At this time, the defeated cavalry of the Tianxiong Army had also withdrawn.

The Changsheng army set up another camp under Huishan, and sent troops to deploy between Xishan and Huishan to block the Dangkou army from seizing Xishan, although the Xishan fort has been blown up, but if the Dangkou army transfers the mortar position to Xishan, it can still bombard Huishan Fort. Now the Changsheng army, the remnants of the Chang'an army, the cavalry of the Tianxiong army that reinforced them, and even some of the Changjie army transferred from other places, a total of 10,000 troops were concentrated on the banks of the Liangxi River to hold the flank of Wuxi City. They also knew that they couldn't let Yang Xinbing come to Wuxi, now Wuxi City already needed to suppress it, once Yang Xinbing came to Wuxi, it would really be powerless to return to the sky, and those poor people who had been waiting for a long time would open the city gate for Yang Xin.

Their reliance on this fort was the Hengshan Fort, and once the fortress was breached, they would have to fight the Dangkou army in this place.

But.

The decisive battle will definitely fail.

Chang'an's army didn't win, and they can't win now.

It can be said that the battle situation is really dangerous.

"Two, don't hesitate, join us, let's build Datong together, this is your only choice at present."

Zheng Zunqian said.

"But what about joining you?"

He Gang said.

"Join us, we will immediately go east out of the Qiantang River, and then Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo and other prefectures will all join, Shaoxing and Ningbo gentry are already waiting for us, as long as we go out of the mountain, they will join. Then we will go north together with the Ningbo regimental training committee to reinforce you, and the Taizhou gentry will also join, as for the Jiangxi side, they don't need to pay attention to it, and the Fujian side is the same, they are happy to see us succeed, and even the Guangdong gentry are the same. Zhang Keda of Huizhou is also not worried, any army can target him to death, we can dispatch at least 80,000 troops, even if Yang Xin mobilizes the Red Turban Army to participate in the war in Zhaoyi City, we still have an absolute advantage.

As long as we can defeat Yang Xin, then we can force the emperor to accept our terms and execute Yang Xin to thank the world.

We are not rebels either.

We are not against the emperor, we are just cornered under the persecution of traitors, and since the emperor cannot stop traitors from taking away our ancestral land, then we will unite to protect ourselves.

But we still respect the emperor as the king, but we don't accept the rule of traitors, this kind of rule is unreasonable, not in line with the way of the sages, we are all disciples of the sages, and we will not accept the rule that does not conform to the way of the sages. If the emperor can execute Yang Xin to thank the world and rule the world with the way of sages, then we will still accept the emperor's rule, but if the emperor cannot rule the world with the way of sages, we still have the right to reject the rule of the sage. ”

Zheng Zunqian said.

Well, his thinking is very advanced, and he has already played Southeast Mutual Insurance.

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