Zhao Gou listened to the advice of the military advisor Wu Yong, and immediately issued a marshal order, personally revised a book, stamped it with the marshal's seal, sent it to the military camps in various places, and handed it over to the supreme commander, so that they must pay attention to the movements of the Fangla rebels, and when he joined the Tai'an army, he went south to Hangzhou, and then launched an attack together.

Zhao Gou led everyone to move forward quickly, not daring to delay a minute along the way, and hurried day and night. Originally, it would take half a month to arrive, but he was stunned to join the Tai'an army four days in advance, and Zeng Xiaoyun respectfully greeted Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou didn't say much, let alone stay, and still went south to Hangzhou non-stop.

Fang Layi's army occupied the regime of 52 counties in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, and Jiangxi, and it was impossible to eliminate him as soon as possible, and the only way to do it was to fight a protracted war. Zhao Gou led the Tai'an army to continue south to the south of the Yangtze River, and everywhere he went on the way, all of them were broken by the army without exception.

As Zhao Gou's journey to lead the army accelerated, and several cities were captured in succession, he also conveyed the commander's order, ordering others to lead the army to attack as well. Moreover, Zhao Gou ordered everyone to fight quickly and attack on the same day. Zhao Gou's surprise attack on the city occupied by Fang La caught him off guard.

"I didn't expect Song Ting's army to come so soon, it's really unexpected." Fang La sat precariously and said with a sneer: "According to the report of the spies, Song Jiang and the others actually took refuge in the imperial court, and they were still the main force in this crusade against me, and their troops attacked my territory in three ways. If it weren't for the dispersion of my forces, I wouldn't have let them succeed. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thought that Song Ting was eyeing the emperor, and it must be a bloody battle. The spy reported that the commander of the army was a teenager, and it was this teenager who defeated Song Jiang and others and made them submit to the imperial court. If the rumors are true, then this person should not be underestimated. ”

Fang La said: "Wang Shangshu, what should you do in your opinion? ”

Wang Shangshu was formerly known as Wang Yin, quite literate and ink, proficient in strategy, Fang Lajia was a civilian, and the official was the secretary of the military department, in charge of leading the military power. Wang Yin was originally born as a stonemason in the mountains of Shezhou, and he was used to using a steel gun, which was haunting and unstoppable. Sitting down, there is a BMW horse named Zhuan Shanfei, this BMW climbs the mountain and crosses the water, such as walking on the flat ground.

Wang Yin replied: "The emperor doesn't have to worry, the combat effectiveness of the Song army is far from our army, and our army has fierce generals like clouds, so how can we defeat the Song army." Besides, the rumors are just rumors. That kid is only a teenager, how can he compete with our army, it's just a trick played by Zhao Ji, the dog emperor, so don't worry. ”

"What really worries the minister is not the commander of the Song army, but the general under Song Jiang. As long as they are all there, it will not be easy for our army to defeat the Song army. The Song army deployed troops in the hands of that kid, which was really unguardable. If I guessed correctly, the Song army is already not far from Zhejiang. ”

What Wang Shangshu said was not unreasonable, and the minister thought that not only that, but also needed more strength to resist the Song army. Wang Shangshu didn't know how powerful the commander of the Song army was, but the minister knew that the man was not simple. At the beginning, the Song River occupied Qingzhou City, and our well water did not interfere with the river water, and there was nothing to do. ”

"Since the Song army broke through Qingzhou City, Song Jiang was defeated and returned to the imperial court, the soldiers under his command fled one after another, and some troops entered our army and became soldiers of our army. From their mouths, it was learned that the martial arts of the commander of the Song army were unfathomable, and even Lu Junyi, the first general of Liangshan, was not his opponent and was captured alive. ”

"He is only twelve or thirteen years old, and he has such a ability at a young age, so he really has to be careful and have to be guarded against. Moreover, he personally led the vanguard to attack Qingzhou City at night, leading the army to a successful raid. If we ignore his existence, I am afraid that it is also us who will suffer, and I think we still need to be on guard to avoid stumbling. ”

Fang La was surprised: "Prime Minister You, what you said is true?" ”

The right prime minister of Fang La's rebel army is named Zu Shiyuan, and the left prime minister is Lou Minzhong, and the two of them are also Fang La's left and right hands, and Wen Taowu is proficient in everything.

Zu Shiyuan nodded firmly and said, "Back to the emperor, what the minister said is true, and he doesn't dare to have the slightest intention of deceiving." ”

Fang La said: "In this way, the commander of the Song army should not be underestimated. In this way, we must step up our defenses, several of the cities occupied by our army have fallen into the hands of the Song army, and other Song troops are also eyeing us, and we are unable to defend ourselves from successive attacks, which is no longer simply to break through our army's defenses, but to encircle and suppress me. ”

"Spread my will: the army is scattered to resist the attack of the Song army, and I wonder how powerful the Song army is."

Everyone bowed down and said, "The ministers obey the order!" ”

Therefore, Fang La scattered the army, and did not want to recapture the lost city, but wanted to garrison the border to ensure the safety of Hangzhou City. In addition, Fang La appointed ministers to various cities to be sure to hold the offensive of the Song army. Fang La focused his army on Runzhou, Shezhou, Qingxi, Yizhou, Huzhou, Changzhou and other places, and sent all the scattered troops to this place, forming a heavy encirclement and completely protecting the Hangzhou base camp.

It was not that Fang La only valued this place, but that Zhao Gou led the army to break through the city one after another, making Fang La's power map continue to shrink. At its peak, Fang La controlled fifty-two prefectures and counties, and was powerful. However, the attack of the Song army made the rebels too busy to take care of themselves, and they had no time to rescue, so they could only watch the city be captured.

Zhao Gou broke through a city without any lingering, and still led the army to continue the attack. Zhao Gou conveyed the order to the soldiers who had fought before to rest, and the soldiers who had rested had eaten and drunk enough to continue the attack. In order to compress the time, Zhao Gou adopted a wheel war, did not pay attention to any fighting position, could attack all the battles and never one-on-one, and could quickly occupy the city without delay.

At the beginning, Zhao Gou took such an offensive method, and everyone was surprised. Unexpectedly, this would stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers, and they attacked the rebels with high morale. It was very easy to distinguish between the enemy and our army, and the soldiers of the Fangla rebel army each wore yellow scarves on their heads, and some were red. Although the colors are different, they are still soldiers of the rebel army.

Zhao Gou led the army like a bamboo, the momentum was huge, and they fought desperately all the way, and the successive victories greatly boosted the morale of the Song army, and even the soldiers of the other armies were high-spirited. Before, they were all defeated and retreated in the face of the rebel army, and even the momentum was not as strong as the rebel army.

Now, Zhao Gou led the Tai'an army to win again and again, giving them the best reward, making them respond one after another. Every time he captured a city, Zhao Gou would post an order to inform the people in the city that the rebel army had nothing to do with them, and he would not arrest them, so that the panicked people would feel at ease. Moreover, Zhao Gou also abolished the heavy taxes and miscellaneous taxes of Song Huizong's holy decree, which made them even more happy.

Most of the soldiers in the city are poor people, they have been exploited by the officials of the court and the central government all the year round, the people are not able to make a living, and their own lives have become problems. Therefore, most of them joined the army just to get three meals a day and food and clothing.

Zhao Gou also knew what the people in the city were worried about, and looking at the loneliness in the city, all of them were wearing patched clothes, and their pale faces, he knew that the purpose of these people's uprising was just to survive. Therefore, Zhao Gou did not hold these people accountable, and for those who would rather die than give in and fight to the death, Zhao Gou did not have a soft hand and killed them.

Under his grace, the people in the city did not want to see the Song army, and there would be no rebellion against them. After all, they all wanted to survive, and when they were tested by life and death, everyone chose to surrender and live, and no one had the courage to continue the battle of the trapped beasts. Those who would rather die than give in, Zhao Gou was all executed without exception, he didn't want to leave these people, when he really attacked Fang La, he changed his hexagram in battle, it would be very dangerous.