Early the next morning, before dawn, the 150,000 Jingyuan army had already risen and headed for the east.

The speed of their formation is extremely fast, and the formation is still very neat. During the whole team, only the sound of counting could be heard, and the slightest noise could not be heard at all.

Almost all the men in the village hid and watched them leave.

In fact, last night, not a single villager could fall asleep at all! Even those little ones who are three or four years old, they can't sleep! In troubled times, the army is a very terrifying existence, not only the enemy's army will rob ordinary people, even the army of their own country will rob the people! In ancient times, rebels were much more terrifying than bandits!

"It's strange that this army didn't break into the village and rob us of our things? When they set up camp, they also avoided our farmland and did not destroy our farmland! A villager in his teens said.

"They are kings, different from the Jurchen Tartars, and different from the rebels and bandits!" An old man next to him scolded.

The so-called "Wang Shi" is the army of the imperial court! When Lu You, a famous poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, was dying, he said, "The king set the Central Plains Day in the north, and the family sacrifice was not forgotten to tell Nai Weng", he hoped that the imperial army could recover the Central Plains, but unfortunately it was just an extravagant hope. However, in this era, recovering the Central Plains is no longer a luxury.

"Even if it's a royal master, it won't be like this." The teenage villager next to him was not convinced.

The old man snorted coldly and ignored him.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the army has already set off! However, not all the troops went to the east, and dozens remained.

The dozens of men were all elite soldiers, and after a few moments, these soldiers actually walked towards the villagers.

The villagers were taken aback, and most of them had "fled" back to their homes, but more than a dozen remained.

The villagers who stayed behind were also trembling.

"Master Bing, what's the matter?" The old man who had seen Zhao Zhe last night spoke.

"Our general sees that you live in poverty, so let's leave some food! You go and hand over all the people in the village, and each of them has two hundred pounds of grain! A soldier said.

"Ahh The old man stayed there in disbelief.

"Master Bing, are you joking?" A villager next to him sneered.

"How can it be a joke? This is the general's order! Military orders are like mountains, I will never dare to disobey them! A few of you are here, you can bring the food back now! The soldier said.

"This ......" The villagers are all staying there at the moment.

After a few moments, several soldiers came in the distance pushing a cart loaded with bags of grain.

"This food is a bit heavy, we will help you carry it back." A soldier said.

At the moment, these soldiers carried food on their backs and went to the surrounding villagers' homes, and when the food was placed in the villagers' homes, the villagers were also in disbelief.

By the time the sun rose in the morning, all the villagers had received their food.

All the villagers were excited, and by this time, they no longer had the slightest fear of the soldiers who had left, and they came out one after another to inquire about the situation.

The soldiers were already standing in the middle of the village, and there were a few old locust trees, and they were standing under them.

"Master Bing, why did you give us food?" The old man from last night, who seemed to be the most prestigious man in the village, asked at this moment.

"We are soldiers, and what we do is to defend our families and serve the people! Before we set out from Guanshan, His Majesty's holy decree had been passed down from above, and His Majesty asked us to help the poor people all the way! You have suffered so much over the years, and it is right to help you. One soldier laughed.

"This, this, this...... How can there be such an army in the world? ”

"This is the true teacher of righteousness!"

"It's worthy of being a king!"

For a time, the village was full of voices of praise.

"In fact, when Your Majesty first came to Hanzhong, Zhe Ke begged for regents, bullied the people, and coerced Your Majesty, and the Zhejia army at that time was not like this." A soldier said.

"Oh? What was it like back then? By the way, soldiers, we have been here for many years, isolated from the world, and we don't know what the situation is out there now, can you tell us about it? The old man said.

"Good! I was about to tell you! The soldier laughed.

At the moment, the soldiers sat down under the big locust tree, and dozens of villagers also sat down nearby, all very interested in what had happened outside over the years.

These soldiers began to speak, from the destruction of Kaifeng City to the usurpation of Zhao Gou, the Confession of Seeking Unauthorized Power, the Battle of Guanshan, the Battle of Western Xia, and so on! During this period, it was inevitable to publicize some ideas of loyalty to the Great Song Dynasty and loyalty to Zhao Chen.

This time the army entered the Central Plains, and they were not only shouldering the task of fighting, but at the same time, the army was also a propaganda team, responsible for propaganda tasks. Propaganda personnel in the army will go to various parts of the Central Plains to publicize policies and win the hearts and minds of the people in the shortest possible time.

The Guanshan Society successively transported grain and grass to various parts of the Central Plains, not only to support the army, but also to help the people.

By the time the soldiers had finished speaking, it was already noon.

The people were talking again.

Some people praise the army and the new court, and some people have doubts in their hearts.

"It seems that the Central Plains is really going to be recovered! But after the Central Plains are recovered, can we still return to the previous prosperous times? After the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty was completely destroyed, and it never returned to its former prosperity! Will our Great Song Dynasty be the same as the former Great Tang Dynasty? The old man said.

"We are completely different from the original Datang! Your Majesty's implementation of the new policies in Guanshan, Hanzhong, and Sichuan and Shu will certainly be able to bring about a resplendor in all parts of the Central Plains, even more than in the past. The soldier said.

At that moment, the soldiers once again talked about the new policies of Guanshan, Hanzhong, Sichuan and Shu, the changes in people's livelihood, etc., to appease the hearts of the people, not to mention it.

Zhao Zhe's army went all the way forward, but it never came across a complete village again. It turned out that the further north they went, the more Jurchen robberies they encountered, and the people in these places were either killed by the Jurchens or had all fled to the south, and there was no one to survive in such a place at all.

It took five days for Zhao Zhe's army to come to a place more than two hundred miles west of Liyang City.

Here, the ground is full of stagnant water, almost up to a person's knees, because of the flooding of the Yellow River!

In ancient times, the Yellow River often overflowed, almost every year, and there was a major disaster every three years, and this was still under the condition of being governed. Since the Jurchen invasion, no one has governed the Yellow River, so the two banks of the Yellow River have suffered devastating damage for more than 100 miles. Historically, it was not until the modern era that the ecological environment was completely destroyed, and the Yellow River was cut off all year round, and the floods of the Yellow River disappeared.

The 150,000 army marched forward like this, and when it was still more than 100 miles away from Liyang, 20,000 cavalry had already taken the lead towards Liyang! There are still 5,000 Jurchen troops in Liyang, and these 20,000 cavalry are not to attack Liyang City, but to block the way out of Liyang City and prevent the 5,000 Jurchen troops from escaping! After all the 150,000 troops arrived, it was time to really attack Liyang City.

Liyang City has a large amount of grain and grass in stock, which the Jurchens obtained from Kaifeng at the beginning.

After obtaining these grains and grass, the Huanqing Army would cross the Yellow River and go to Hebei to complete the battle plan of the Third Route Army of the General Staff Headquarters to advance into the Central Plains.

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At this moment in Lin'an, south of the Yangtze River, Miao Liu's mutiny, the killing of Zhao Gou, Yang Shi's rebellion and other things have been completely quelled, and the place has restored its former prosperity.

Zhao Chen is now at the foot of Lingyin Mountain west of Lin'an, and he is heading towards Lingyin Temple, a famous temple in the south of the Yangtze River.

There is not a single tourist here at all, because the emperor is coming, and this place has long been closed.

Countless guards were densely scattered all over the foothills of Lingyin Mountain, and Zhao Chen was followed by more than a dozen ministers.

One of the ministers, who was in his forties, had a ruddy complexion, had three long wisps of beard, and looked elegant and extraordinary, and he was Zhang Jun (not Zhang Jun), who had just served as the squire of the Jiangnan Minister's Department. This Zhang Jun is also a famous figure in history, in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, he served as the envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi, commanded several major battles, but lost more than victory. Historically, he served as a privy envoy and prime minister, and supervised all the soldiers. He originally served in the Ministry of Rites, when Yang Shi rebelled, he did not rebel with him, Zhao Chen talked to this person a few times, sent someone to assess this person, determined that this person was quite talented, and finally appointed this person as the servant of the ministry.

There is another person who is more than fifty years old, looks a little old, but his eyes give people a sense of unruliness, this person is also a famous figure in history, Yuhang County Ling Chen Dong. This person was originally a student of Taixue, at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others caused disaster to the world, Song Huizong abdicated, Song Qinzong succeeded to the throne, Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others are still powerful, Chen Dong was the first to stand up, wrote to Song Qinzong, and suggested that Song Qinzong kill the "six thieves" including Cai Jing and Tong Guan, and he is famous for his integrity and outspokenness. Zhao Gou succeeded to the throne in Jiangnan, Chen Dong was already the Yuhang County Commander at that time, and wrote to Zhao Gou several times, saying that Zhao Gou violated the ethics and should abdicate, Zhao Gou was just concerned about Chen Dong's reputation, so he did not kill Chen Dong, but Chen Dong has not been able to be promoted, and served as the Yuhang County Commander for six years.

One of these ministers turned out to be Huang Qianshan! Huang Qianshan was originally the prefect of Jiangling, and when Zhao Chen went south, Huang Qianshan took refuge in Zhao Chen, and now Huang Qianshan was also recruited to Lin'an.

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