Chapter 10: The End of the Dynasty
Jiang Luqing seems to have planned it, and after subordinating to Wei Zeng, he took a hundred people as the vanguard and captured several Dazhai one after another. Jiang Luqing was well aware of the distribution of the bandit forces in Yushan and the strengths and weaknesses of each camp, and under his guidance, the speed of the Yanbei rebels' attack was much faster.
Wei Zeng asked Jiang Luqing, according to his ability, it seems that he should not be just the leader of more than a hundred people, and he can have greater power.
Jiang Luqing said with a difficult face: he doesn't want to be just a robber, he hopes to have a broader space for development, if he accepts some rabble, I'm afraid his reputation will be ruined, and it will be really difficult to take off the name of a robber at that time. His 100 or so people were all fellow villagers who fled with him at the beginning, and they had to occupy the mountains as kings in order to survive.
Wei Zeng nodded, his opinion of this lively person has changed a little, maybe according to his ability, if he is trained, he will definitely have a lot to do in the future.
Yu Chaogui was angry about being defeated by Jiang Luqing at first, but seeing that Jiang Luqing easily conquered several large villages, under Jiang Luqing's guidance, the righteous army also avoided many unnecessary losses. In the end, Yu Chaogui also accepted this person.
Huang Yufei also had some feelings, he took refuge in Wei Zeng, he had always been suspected before, and he was reused after conquering Yanlong Village. Now Huang Yufei has always been very cautious, for fear of making a mistake and being suspected again. And Jiang Luqing planned for a while, and he won Wei Zeng's trust, and now he is not even breaking the camp. This is a bitter place that cannot be entered, this Yanbei man has to taste it himself.
"It has been more than 20 days since we came out, and we have advanced more than 100 miles to the north, conquering 16 large villages with more than 100 people and 58 small villages with less than 100 people, and a total of 3,000 robbers have been collected. General, this is the result of our battle in the past 20 days. Huang Yufei said to Wei Zeng.
"Very good, Big Brother and Miss Sa have been forming troops in Stone Wind City, although these bandits are undisciplined, they are more effective than recruits. If properly organized, enemy forces can also be a big help. Yu Chaogui, what is the movement of the enemy army? Wei Zeng turned his head to Yu Chaogui and asked.
"General Qiyu, according to the Malay report, the troops in Guanbei are all assembled in Lu Yecheng and will soon go south. Due to our rapid attack, the latest movements of the Iron Blood Army did not come, and according to past intelligence, the Iron Blood Army is now almost on the edge of the Guanluo River. Yu Chaogui quickly replied.
"Earlier, I discussed with my eldest brother that the enemy army would be able to attack in a month at the earliest. Therefore, no matter what the situation of the battle in Yushan is, I will rush back to Shifeng City within a month. It's been more than 20 days now, everyone pack up, and we'll go back immediately. Wei Zeng commanded.
"General, I am also familiar with a few camps further north, as long as I am given another day, I will definitely be able to capture them." Jiang Luqing saw that Wei Zeng was about to retreat, so he asked for orders.
"Don't be greedy, and Yanbei is the foundation of our army, if we lose Yanbei, do we all have to go to Yushan to be robbers? And it's winter now, and if it snows and the mountains are covered by heavy snow, it will be difficult for us to rush back in time. Wei Zeng looked at the gloomy clouds in the sky and said worriedly.
"It's still the general who thinks about it for a long time, if it snows, I'm afraid I really can't get out. I'll go and command. Jiang Luqing said immediately.
Several officers took their own orders and escorted a group of bandits to Stone Wind City.
When the robbers of Yushan heard the news of the retreat of the Yanbei rebels, they all celebrated, but when they saw the destruction of the camp by the rebels, no one dared to approach the south of Yushan again.
Just when Wei Zeng led his troops to attack the Yushan bandits, a major event occurred in Jiangnan, and Ke Zhengwei, the governor of Jiangnan, was assassinated.
The Jiangnan region was ruled by several large families, who earned a lot of wealth from business and used it to buy a lot of land; On the other hand, there are those who do not hesitate to spend a lot of money to invite famous teachers from all over the country to their children, most of these children are in high schools, and seven or eight out of ten of the officialdom in Jiangnan are monopolized by these big families. Even those who did not have a high school gathered in a college to discuss state affairs, which was called a "village school".
Several major families in Jiangnan are rich and powerful, and they influence public opinion, and they have great influence in Jiangnan and even in Beijing. But these families are nominally patriotic and love the people, but in fact they are only for their own selfishness.
In the officialdom of Jiangnan, the children of the poor families who are not from several major families have been suppressed; Whenever the imperial court wanted to levy commercial taxes, the people of these big families used their influence to encourage officials in various localities to write to say that "the imperial court should not compete with the people for profit", and also used the "township schools" to hijack public opinion, causing a miasma of smoke and smoke in the court. In the end, these big households still reaped the consequences and were all eradicated by Ke Zhengwei.
The situation of the dynasty was erosive, the hungry people rose up in various places, and the dynasty needed to maintain a large number of troops in order to quell the rebellion, and the army asked for money and food, which made the court anxious.
Since taxes cannot come from large households, they naturally have to be passed on to the powerless and powerless commoners, and the taxes are uneven, and the people have no way to make a living.
The people lived in hardship and needed to seek spiritual comfort, so the cult expanded in various places, among which the Death Sect preached extreme doctrines because of its jealousy and hatred, and transferred the hatred of the people living in hardship to the body of the dynasty, and gained a large number of followers in Kansai. Three years ago, the Kansai rebellion was out of control.
The rebellion in Kansai triggered the **** of Zhantu and Jiangnan, and the imperial court was in turmoil for a while.
The iron-blooded army went south, Ke Zhengwei rose, and Jiangnan was pacified within three years.
Ke Zhengwei is not young, he is forty years old, and he is alone, and after gaining power, he forcibly implements his ambition of equalizing the world.
Ke Zhengwei's more than 20 years of officialdom career has not built any relationship network, but has only cultivated a group of poor children who are also interested in the world; In the process of pacifying Jiangnan, Ke Zhengwei took Jiangnan's army into his own hands. For a while, Ke Zhengwei's power leaned towards the opposition.
suppressed the hungry people and eradicated the big households, Ke Zhengwei had a lot of blood debts on his hands. But he firmly believes that when he is even, everyone will understand him, but he will not have this opportunity after all.
His most proud student, Fan Zhiyi, was sent by him to the south to pacify the people who suffered from military disasters; His most trusted general, Du Feng, also violated his last wishes, and with the support of a group of warriors, he ascended to the position of governor of Jiangnan; And he himself died at the hands of Liu Hexin, the hero he respected the most.
Jiangnan is newly determined, so it is not stable. The ruling art of all the warriors is also really worrying.
Lu Boding, a water thief in the southeast, took the opportunity to invade the prefecture and county, occupied the southeast, and divided one side. A large-scale uprising also broke out in the Jiliu Mountains in the middle of the river.
The Jiliushan rebels crossed the river, and the soldiers pointed directly at the capital division of the dynasty.
Anyun, where the capital division of the dynasty is located, is a plain, and it depends on 200,000 iron-blooded troops to be safe and sound. Now 100,000 iron-blooded troops are heading south to the south of the Yangtze River, 30,000 iron-blooded horsemen are guarding Mobei, and another 30,000 are heading towards Yanbei and have reached the edge of the Guanluo River.
In the face of the attack of the Jiliushan rebels, the dynasty was no longer able to do it.
100,000 iron-blooded soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River immediately crossed the river to defend Anyun after receiving the order; The 30,000 iron horsemen in Mobei also went south, intending to defend the Beijing Division. But the 30,000 horses on the side of the Guanluo River will indeed not come back after all.
In the camp of the Guanluo River Iron Army, the officers and men of the battalion monitored the troops of Gu Chayi on the west side of the Guanluo River on the one hand, and patrolled the side of the river on the other hand to prevent the rebels from crossing the river and sneaking attack.
In the camp, a one-armed general walked into a tent with a spear, and the one-armed general looked closely to see that it was the demon leader who had been cut off by Wendi four years earlier.
An old man in the tent, dressed in green clothes, sat on a seat, looking at the letters that came and thought thoughtfully. This person was the leader of the king who was chasing and killing Wei Zeng and his party in Anyun at the beginning.
Of course, with Shui Qingliu becoming the Demon Lord, these two have been promoted to Demon Guards.
"Lao Wang, what are you calling me to do so late, is there another order from Lord Demon Lord?" The one-armed general put down his spear, found a seat, and asked.
"Old Qian, didn't I tell you, don't talk about the Demon Lord here, if you want to talk about Lord Shui, why can't you remember. This is an urgent report from the imperial court, you can take a look. Wang Qinwei rebuked first, and then handed over the letter.
Qian Qinwei took the letter and read it, and then said: "The people from Jiliushan have hit Jingshi, and the imperial court has asked us to bring people back to rescue. But the devil ...... Lord Shui didn't tell us to use this army to capture Shifeng City, and then take the opportunity to take control of this army. What are you going to do, Wang? ”
"Because the officials in Kanbei don't know how to lift, they actually helped the wind group deal with us. Mizu-sama is very angry and plans to find an opportunity to kill those people and then take control of Kanbei in one fell swoop. At that time, Lord Shui will lead his troops to capture Guiwu City, and we will take the opportunity to occupy Shifeng City. Then open up the Yushan Mountain Road, advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended, and it is not difficult to dominate the world. Of course, it is impossible for this army to make it back to defense. Wang Qinwei said.
"Haha, this court is really mediocre. The two of us have blended into the upper echelons of the Predator in three years, and the generals of the Predator are very trustworthy to us. With the ability of Lord Shui, Guanbei must have been ours for a long time. Wang, what are you going to do? Do you want me to gather people and kill all the officers who don't obey? Qian Qinwei said with a smile.
"I haven't given this letter to the commanders of the Iron Blooded Army, and when they know the news, they will definitely get together to discuss it. Gather our men, control these 30,000 people, and then select some capable warriors, and when the time comes, you will wipe out these brainless officers. Wang Qinwei whispered.
"Lao Wang, leave these things to me. My revenge with a broken arm, do I still have to repay that kid from Yanbei? Qian Qinwei said angrily.
"Without these 30,000 horses and horses to come back to help, the Jingshi will definitely be broken by the people of Jiliu Mountain, and when the time comes, without this ******, the world will be in chaos, but this is our chance." Wang Qinwei smiled.
"Of course! 100,000 Guanbei soldiers, 30,000 iron-blooded army, which army can stop it? Qian Qinwei also smiled.
On that day, the iron-blooded army on the side of the Guanluo River had an incident, the main general and a general who assisted in the "rebellion" were killed, and 30,000 troops crossed the Guanluo River under the leadership of the new general and attacked Yanbei.
A few days later, due to the lack of troops, the Jingshi of the dynasty was conquered by the Jiliushan rebels, and all the members of the royal family were killed, and the dynasty perished.