There were defenders in front of him, and then some officials appeared to testify, and they also brought the password of the left-behind adults: In order to prevent a chaotic army from sneaking into the city, no one is allowed to make an exception, after dawn, the west gate enters the city,!

In the evening, the 3,000 reinforcements who returned to Yidu City cursed and even verbally threatened the defenders, but in the end they failed to enter the city.

It was night, the four gates in the city were under martial law, and the city was constantly patrolling up and down the city, and those who dared to have unidentified people approached the city wall and city gates were taken directly, but there was resistance, and they were killed.

At dawn, 5,000 soldiers of the rebel army lay in ambush near the west gate of the city and were deployed.

Outside the city, 3,000 reinforcements did not camp, just outside the west city gate, in the wasteland, sitting or lying, in the early autumn of September, it was the time when mosquitoes were scurrying, but the wilderness was open, and it was not good to sleep at all.

At dawn, a ray of light rose from the east, illuminating the entire sky, and at a shout, everyone opened their tired and hazy eyes one after another.

I saw that the city gate had been opened, and the drawbridge was slowly lowered.

"Back to the city!"

As soon as the commander gave the order, everyone dragged their tired bodies and half-opened their eyes towards the city gate.

At the same time, there were thousands of volunteers outside the north gate and the south gate, rushing from the north and south to the west of the city.

Outside the west gate, hundreds of reinforcements had just entered the city, and most of them were still slowly gathering towards the city gate.

At this moment, two rebel armies suddenly appeared behind the reinforcements, and the sound of killing was everywhere, rushing towards the reinforcements.

The exhausted and discouraged reinforcement soldiers, when they heard the shouts of killing, and saw the righteous army rushing straight from both directions, they suddenly woke up, hurriedly took steps and rushed to the city, the city gate was in front of them, and there was no intention of turning back and resisting.

I don't know how many rebels there are behind me, and the reinforcement soldiers in the panic are shouting, pushing, scrambling, and grabbing the door!

They have only one thought in their hearts, they will be safe when they enter the city!

The gates of the city were opened, and more than 2,000 panicked reinforcements swarmed in, and in an instant they entered the city from outside the city through a drawbridge.

When the last soldier entered the city, before the rebels approached the moat, the drawbridge was pulled up and the gates were closed.

The reinforcements who returned to the city and gasped for breath and shouted for joy had just relaxed, when suddenly they heard the sound of killing again.

The sound of killing comes from within the city!

More than 3,000 reinforcements were shocked, and they were at a loss when they saw countless rebels rushing not far away, blocking their way and surrounding them.

When they looked back, the defenders of the city gate also faced them with swords, and the swords, guns, bows and crossbows in their hands were all aimed at them.

The reinforcements who don't know what happened are stunned in the local area!

There are rebels outside the city, there are rebels in ambush inside the city, and even the defending army has aimed their blades at them, where is there room for resistance if the reinforcements who are panicked and do not form any formation?

Without waiting for the commander to give the order, the tired, nervous and frightened soldiers threw away their weapons one after another.

They are all people who know the times and spare their lives, and when one drops his weapon, someone immediately follows suit, ten, hundred, thousand......

In an instant, nearly 3,000 people threw their weapons to the ground.

And after he found that the whole army was surrounded, the commander immediately judged that something had happened in Yidu City, or that it was still a combination of inside and outside, so he did not resist in the slightest, let alone order a counterattack, but just stood in place with his weapons.

Without spending a single soldier, 3,000 reinforcements were taken, which was much more than Luo Cong and Yao Chang expected.

Originally, they still wanted to fight a battle, let the righteous army see blood, and experience the real battlefield, but they didn't want to be this kind of ending, Luo Cong couldn't help but sigh.

"Second brother, if you go on like this, if you don't fight, your brothers won't be able to become warriors, and you won't be able to fight a tough battle in the future, but you will suffer."

"So what's the solution, they've all laid down their arms and are willing to be prisoners, what else can they do? Let's look for a chance later. Yao Chang was also a little helpless.

"What now?"

"Pick and choose, half of the left and right mansions, and you will take the rest to repair the city."

Yao Chang and Luo Cong decided the fate of 3,000 people in just a few words.

Two hours later, more than 2,500 people joined the rebels, and the remaining hundreds chose to take off their military armor and become ordinary people.

After absorbing two groups of Yidu troops, the size of the 8,000 Shandong Righteous Army reached more than 12,000 people, and after the army was rectified in the city, it immediately began training to prepare for the next military action.

Dozens of days after the Shandong Righteous Army took Yidu City, the spies sent to Jinan sent back the news that Jinan still did not know about the matter of Yidu, and nearly 100,000 troops gathered in Jinan Prefecture from all over the country, after a little rectification, had successively pulled out their camps and marched to the north.

Upon learning of this situation, the Yamen of Jiedu immediately convened the left and right governments to discuss the next move.

"Jinan and Yidu belong to Shanxi Road and Shandong East Road respectively, and now the rebels from all walks of life on Shanxi Road are also making a lot of trouble, even if they know that Yidu is lost, they will not have the energy to take the initiative to help pacify the rebels on Shandong East Road. According to my judgment, as long as we don't provoke Jinan Mansion now, they will not meddle in their affairs, waste money and food, and send troops to attack Yidu. The army of Jinan Prefecture is heading north, and I think now is the best time to seize Linyi! Shen Jin said.

"I have no opinion on fighting Linyi, but the current situation is different from what I expected, and there are no other rebel troops to join us, so there are less than 10,000 troops that can be dispatched, and 10,000 people will go to Linyi, which has thick walls and 30,000 troops to garrison, to tell the truth, I don't have any confidence." Yao Chang was a little worried.

"The second brother is right, now our troops are indeed weak, and attacking Linyi with a new army of 10,000 people, I think it is enough to choke. Since Jinan Mansion will not send troops to attack Yidu, we still have time to prepare, in my opinion, it is better to open the city as soon as possible to recruit troops, at least wait for the troops to reach 30,000, so that we can attack Linyi. Luo Cong also did not agree to attack at this time.

"The strength of the army is indeed a problem, but the timing is rare, if it drags on, once the Jin people end the struggle in the north and the army goes south, it will be difficult for us to take Linyi and Jinan. If we miss the opportunity and destroy the whole restoration plan, there is no point in us coming to Shandong. Linyi must be taken within a month, Jinan must be taken before the year, and then assist Suzhou, Bozhou, and Xuzhou to seize Jeju, and cooperate with the recovery strategy. Shen Jin was a little anxious.

"We naturally know the strategy, but now that we don't have soldiers in hand, what can we do? Take 10,000 people to fight 30,000 people? People are done, don't talk about strategy, we are finished in Shandong! Luo Cong retorted.

"If the troops are insufficient, I will give you money and food, and you will recruit yourself, you can recruit as many as you want, 30,000, 50,000, 100,000, as long as you can control it, I will be responsible for supplying the money and food. Also, attacking Linyi, I can leave Yidu Fuyuan to defend Wanyan Huhe to you, his power of life and death is up to you, the commander of the Linyi garrison is his own nephew, and taking him to attack Linyi will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. Shen Jin finally said what he didn't want to say, and handed over some of the power by the way.

When Luo Cong and Yao Chang heard this, their hearts were suddenly relieved.

"Okay, since the eldest brother has given the promise of money and food, then let's let go of our hands and feet, recruit troops, and do a big job! In any case, it must be within a month, take Linyi! Yao Chang immediately changed his attitude.

"I'm responsible for defending the city, I can't go to the city to conquer the city, but with Yidu City as the foundation, recruiting troops and horses can still be done, both money and food promises, Jinan Mansion is not a threat, recruiting tens of thousands of soldiers and horses should not be a problem, and so on to take Linyi, integrate the righteous army of Shandong states, and then we will work together to take Jinan!" Luo Cong's attitude also changed quickly.

"Okay, since there are no objections, it's so decided, take Linyi within a month, I will supply the money and food, and raise the soldiers and horses by themselves." Shen Jin's expression was calm.

"Third brother, there is no threat to Yidu City for the time being, I will go to take Linyi, you should support thousands of troops, right? Otherwise, with my 5,000 troops, I will recruit too many righteous soldiers, and I am afraid that I will be eaten by others. ”

"How can it be so easy, how much food does the righteous army have, a plate of loose sand, and they can still eat you?"

"You can't say that, you don't have enough troops, how can you suppress them. Not to mention 3,000, you have to lend me at least 2,000 troops, otherwise the trip to Linyi will probably be in vain, affecting the overall situation of the entire recovery, and I am afraid that no one can afford it. ”

"Okay, since the second brother has said it to this point, it can't be justified if he doesn't borrow it, so I'll lend you 2,500 troops, the basic defense of Yidu City is still needed, and it's not good to be attacked by the enemy."

"Thank you, I'll pay you back when I take Linyi."

"Second brother, when do you plan to leave?"

"Three days, prepare for three days to leave the city and go south."

"Okay, how much money do you need to make the yamen provide it to you, and I will send someone to accompany the army to solve part of the grain and grass problem."

After the discussion, the three of them left separately and immediately threw themselves into the preparations for going south to seize Linyi.

On the second day of October in the 32nd year of Shaoxing, Yao Chang led 8,000 Shandong rebels to set off from Yidu City, went east through Changle to Weizhou, and then turned south to enter Anqiu in Mizhou, and then turned southwest and entered Juxian.

Due to the 8,000 Shandong Righteous Army, the momentum was huge, and they claimed that Linyi had accumulated a lot of grain along the way, dozens of Volunteer Army squads joined the Shandong Righteous Army one after another, ranging from dozens to hundreds.

When the rebel army arrived in Mizhou, the size of the Shandong rebel army had reached 10,000 people, and by the time Anqiu arrived, another four or five thousand people had joined. On the way south to Juxian, Yao Chang deliberately slowed down the march, and the rebels from all walks of life in Mizhou heard the news, and in just a few dozen days, there were more than ten rebels and tens of thousands of people rushed to express their willingness to join the Shandong Rebels and conspire together.

On October 18, the Shandong Righteous Army arrived in Ju County, with a scale of more than 30,000 people, and the army drove to the city of Ju County, and the county ordered the city to be sealed!

The rebels rested inside and outside the city for three days, Yao Chang returned the county seal to the county order, and Ju County was attached to the Shandong Rebels.

On October 21, the army set off to the west and rushed to Yinan, at this time the size of the rebel army reached 40,000, and I heard that there were many rebels from all over Mizhou.