Chapter 546: Both Emperors Can't Sleep
Fu Zhaoxin took Xuancheng, this guy was a little flustered, he didn't know that he ate half a catty and eight taels, and he thought that he could directly attack Jinling, and when he caught Li Hongji, maybe his brother-in-law's champion Hou would fall on his head.
Let others call themselves Hou Ye, how cool it would be!
Of course, Fu Zhaoxin was just a dream, and after he sent the good news, Ye Hua's instructions were quickly passed down. Let him be stationed in Xuancheng, not allowed to move forward, dare to move, even if he wins, he must be dealt with according to military law.
Ye Hua knew Fu Zhaoxin's virtue, and he dared to open a dyeing workshop if he gave him three colors, so Ye Hua made it very clear that it would be a great achievement to be able to win Xuancheng.
His top priority was to implement the Juntian as soon as possible, and the rewards that should be given to the soldiers should not be less, and at the same time confiscate the family's land and distribute it to the landless and landless people, so as to win the support of the locals of Xuancheng, gain a firm foothold, and spread his influence.
The soldiers and horses should not move, but they must mobilize all forces, spread the news, and tell the people that the strategy of the Great Zhou Dynasty, clearing the acres of land and dividing the land equally, is for the good of everyone.
If you want to get rid of your fate and live a good life, you must welcome the arrival of the Great Zhou Wangshi.
Fu Zhaoxin is not really stupid, he is just too lazy to use his brain.
But now it's not enough to be on your own, and you can't use your brain.
The meaning of the brother-in-law is very clear, fighting, going deep alone, may not be able to win, as long as it occupies Xuancheng, and can influence the surroundings and create chaos, it is enough.
After Fu Zhaoxin thought about it, he felt that Ye Hua's method was reliable.
He immediately picked out some captives and promised to let them go home, but to bring the news back.
Also, find merchants, local artists, storytellers, and ask them to go to the fields and spread the news.
Fu Zhaoxin tried his best, but I have to say that the countryside of the Southern Tang Dynasty is still like a strong fortress, which is difficult to overcome.
The Great Zhou destroyed the gentry and made it possible for the imperial decrees to be issued. And the Southern Tang Dynasty is just the opposite, the family is getting stronger and stronger. The people who sent out and the news sent out were all blocked by the local gentry.
You said that the Great Zhou gave the people land, and they said that they wanted to take away everyone's land.
You said that Da Zhou was for the good of the people, and they said that Da Zhou was cruel and unkind, and specialized in killing people.
There are also people who got a lot of old newspapers from Jinling, and they told the people how hateful the Great Zhou was. Most of the people have never left their hometown in their lives, let alone know how to read, and their knowledge is limited, and they are so bluffed that they think that the people of the Great Zhou are red-haired, green-eyed, and ghost-like.
Fu Zhaoxin's actions cannot be said to be useless, but they are not as miraculous as imagined.
But if you want to talk about good fortune, people are blessed.
Although the common people did not move, another group of people did.
They are the miners of Nantang!
As mentioned earlier, in order to enrich the country and strengthen the army, Li Hongji encouraged industry and commerce, and traded frequently, so he needed more coins.
Not to mention, the land of the Southern Tang Dynasty is in the south of the Yangtze River, roughly located between Jiangxi and Jiangsu in the later generations, and the gold and silver minerals in this area are quite rich, taking Guixi as an example, there are very rich silver mines.
Li Hongji banished a large number of prisoners to Guixi, many of whom were ministers who opposed him, and all of them were reduced to slaves and exiled their entire families to mine.
To put it mildly, Li Hongji is really a good student of Ye Hua, Ye Hua used the Khitan people as slaves, excavated coal and iron deposits, and squeezed desperately, and Li Hongji's squeezing was even better.
He decreed that in order to prevent the miners from hiding the silver, everyone was stripped naked, and only two pieces of cloth, like a curtain on the door, were given to cover the key. Then he worked day and night in the mountains, mined silver ore, and then sent it out, refined into silver ingots, and sent to Jinling.
These miners work for more than eight hours a day, only get one or two moldy cakes, drink dirty water from the river, and live even more miserably, that is, ventilated sheds on all sides, and every time it rains and cloudy, the temperature drops, and the big guys can only huddle together and use each other's bodies to keep warm.
The deaths and injuries of silver mines are almost commonplace, and every day people fall down mountain streams, or starve to death, die of disease, and the corpses of dead miners have been piled up in antiquity, and even the wild wolves around them have attracted them, and they are gnawing on corpses, like ghosts!
Eventually, the miners couldn't stand the squeeze, and they decided to give it a go!
The capture of Xuancheng by the Great Zhou men and horses inspired the miners, who mustered up the courage to pick up shovels, pickaxes and iron drills, and launched an attack...... The miners are far more violent than the salt workers, after all, these miners are more organized and braver.
They quickly gathered tens of thousands of men and launched attacks in the direction of Hongzhou and Raozhou, both of which were on the edge of Poyang Lake.
Jiangzhou is at the mouth of Poyang Lake, next to the Yangtze River.
Now it was lively, and the Yangtze River waterway was threatened. Jinling, located downstream, is already embattled and in danger!
"Hahaha!"
Ye Hua judged from the news sent one after another, this fire is burning more and more, from south to north, there are fires everywhere, just with Li Hongji, does he have the ability to break the situation?
Regardless of whether he had a way or not, Ye Hua felt that it was time to make a move.
"It's really strange, I've been tossing in Jiangnan for almost two months, why is there no movement at all in Yangzhou, and Your Majesty is too slow."
Ye Hua couldn't help but shake his head, regardless of Chai Rong, he personally led 50,000 horses to bid farewell to the people of Suzhou, and took Yang Ye as the vanguard to take Changzhou.
This is called flowering everywhere, so that Li Hongji can't cope with it.
"In this battle, the day is not far off to break through Jinling, destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty, and dominate the world! Take Jinling and share the peace! ”
After an impassioned oath, Ye Hua resolutely sent troops.
According to the rules, before sending out the troops, Ye Hua wrote a detailed note, introducing what happened after he crossed the river, and also wrote his plans for the next step, and asked how to cooperate with the movements of the imperial army.
This letter was sent up, and Yangzhou's civil and military forces were fried, which made a dumbfounded.
The generals led by Zhao Kuangyin stared at the copy of the song, staring at the small eyes!
Obediently, what are you kidding?
Ye Hua only took 5,000 people across the river, and in a blink of an eye, there were 100,000 troops, and he was originally to protect the crumbling Suzhou, but in a blink of an eye, he not only took Wu Yue's Xiuzhou and Huating, but also occupied Xuancheng in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and now he is attacking Changzhou, a large piece of land, all of which are Ye Hua's territory!
My lord, you are really fast enough.
"Hey!"
Zhao Kuangyin slapped the table hard, he originally thought that Ye Hua had gone to Suzhou, and it was finally their turn to show their strength. After all, the main battlefield is in Yangzhou, and the 100,000 army is also in Yangzhou, even if Ye Hua has the ability, he can only be willing to play a supporting role.
But where did I think that some people can just toss.
Five thousand people also let him play with flowers!
This Wu Yue and Nantang are too vegetable, you can't give a little effort, it's just a waste of dim sum, and there is no help.
"What do you say?" Zhao Wei snorted and said: "We are outside Yangzhou City, and we are not moving, so we are deadlocked, and we have not achieved an inch." If it goes on like this, in a few days, maybe the champion Hou will take down Jinling! ”
Zhang Yongde gritted his teeth, "I'm not jealous of the champion Hou, I just want to say, we shouldn't be so cowardly, we want to ask for an order!" ”
"Please?" Han Tong asked hesitantly.
"Please, siege!" Zhang Yongde said: "I am willing to be a pioneer and go to Yangzhou!" ”
"Count me in!" Shi Shouxin followed and said, Pan Mei, Murong Yanzhao, and the big guys all shouted and attacked.
Zhao Kuangyin and Han Tong looked at each other, as the commanders of the forbidden army, they should convey the meaning of the big guy.
"Let's go, go and meet Your Majesty!"
The two of them came to see Chai Rong with the determination not to break Loulan and never return it, and all along, His Majesty the Emperor has adopted a strategy of besieging but not attacking, and the two sides are in such a stalemate.
"I know what you're here for."
Chai Rong spoke first, "Champion Hou has won an excellent fighter. ”
Hearing the emperor say this, Zhao Kuangyin's eyes lit up, "Your Majesty! Is it to wait for the ministers to go to battle and siege the city? Han Tong also stared at His Majesty the Emperor's face with eager eyes, as long as he nodded, these two people could rush out desperately.
These days, it's really suffocating.
Chai Rong smiled, "Since it's a God-given opportunity, it can't be wasted." Immediately go and fortify the barracks, dig trenches, and prepare to meet the enemy! ”
"What?" Zhao Kuangyin was stunned, "Your Majesty, are you waiting for the southern army to attack?" ”
Chai Rong smiled indifferently, "Waiting for work with ease is just to break the enemy!" ”
Han Tong hesitated: "Your Majesty, Li Hongji knows that he is not as strong as our army, does he dare to come?" ”
"Hahaha, the champion Hou has put so much effort into it, the decisive battle situation has been formed, if he doesn't gamble, how can he be willing!"
Chai Rong said: "Don't worry, Li Hongji is already ready to fly, and he has to send it!" I guess he won't be able to sleep today. ”
Zhao Kuangyin and Han Tong were suspicious and retreated...... In the imperial tent, only Chai Rong remained, His Majesty the Emperor, his face was so red that he couldn't sit still, walked around the ground twice, and kept waving his arms.
"Okay, well done!" Chai Rong also had insomnia, and he secretly said in his heart: "I have to work harder, these 300,000 people, if they can't eat one bite, they will make the world look down on them, saying that I am not as good as the champion Hou." ”