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Fang La knew very well that his strategic mistakes made him invincible. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Even if he eats Yue Fei's 30,000 horses, what can he do, if he loses Jiangnan, his 600,000 horses are rootless trees and sourceless water, and it is difficult to even solve the problem of eating.
What's more, what is faster than food consumption is the morale of the army. He can kill his own generals, but he can't kill all the 600,000 subordinates who want to return to their hometowns and reunite with their relatives.
At this time, Fang La's heart was full of remorse, originally he just wanted to be a rich man, but after Manichaeism accumulated a huge amount of wealth, his power ambition arose again, and he wanted to be a king of Jiangnan.
Of course, the ideal state is to fight with the Jin people in the south and north, defeat Zhou Quan, and drive him out of the mainland -- Fang La did not dare to hope that he could eliminate Zhou Quan, he only thought about driving him out of the mainland, and then with the help of the huge market on the mainland, he forced Zhou Quan to negotiate peace.
But now, all will come to naught.
If you lose Jiangnan, you will lose your foundation, and if you lose your foundation, these 600,000 horses will immediately collapse, and even without Zhou Quan's hands, they will take the initiative to tie Fang La and give it to Zhou Quan, just asking for a way back to their hometown.
Then, Fang La thought of Shi Sheng's report, the proclamation.
In the past, the proclamation was just a trick, but now, the proclamation is a reminder.
"I hope the news hasn't leaked yet...... Fang La thought to himself, his only hope is to be able to quickly defeat Yue Fei in front of him, and then seize Haizhou, as long as he occupies Haizhou, he can win a respite for himself, coerce the people there, strengthen his team, and at the same time rely on the wealth gathered in Haizhou to strengthen the hearts of the team.
Fang La still has a fluke heart.
However, he soon realized that something was wrong.
The Manichaeans who were supposed to go out of the camp with him were only half of them, and this half was brought by him, as for Shi Sheng, Zheng Demon King, etc., although they themselves were by Fang La's side, their subordinates did not come out!
"What's going on?" Fang La looked at these subordinates solemnly.
The faces of his subordinates were all panicked, Shi Sheng gritted his teeth, as a Yangzhou guard, he could only speak at this time, otherwise, Fang La was only afraid of taking him under the knife!
"Holy Emperor, all the ministries have news to communicate with Jiangnan, but I'm afraid of ...... I'm afraid of the changes in Jiangnan, all the ministries are known, but it is the Holy Emperor's headquarters, because the news has not come out, so it ......"
Fang La was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized in his heart.
The generals in front of them are all from Jiangnan, how can they not have their own news channels?
And since Zhou Quan has seized Hangzhou and wants to blockade the Yangtze River, of course he will publicize it with great fanfare!
He detained the generals, although he was afraid that the generals would lead the army to escape, but it also caused a consequence, his control over the troops weakened.
Except for his own descendants, the rest of the army is composed of local congregations, because the leaders of Manichaeism in various places recognize him as the leader of the Holy Father, so these congregations obey his orders, but if the leader is not there, will these congregations still listen to him?
"Go and urge them, tell them - after this battle, in the city of Yangzhou, allow them to plunder for three days." Fang La said cruelly.
Yangzhou City is already a city under his rule, Shi Sheng is the Taishou of Yangzhou, and the people of Yangzhou are his people, but now, he is allowed to ask His Majesty to loot Yangzhou.
It's all or nothing, and it's crazy.
It's just that after this order was passed out, the next scene disappointed Fang La.
Three thousand horsemen rushed out of the camp, each carrying not only a camel, but also a large package.
Zheng Demon King's flying feather ride, the previous defeat has made them frightened, and now they get the news that Dajiang is isolated, they are even more frightened, Zheng Demon King himself has not returned, Fang La's order made them realize that the news that Dajiang was isolated and Hangzhou was lost was true.
In that case, what are they still staying for?
Fang La and others brought their families to a big city like Hangzhou, but the families of these ordinary soldiers are still in their hometowns, as long as they take the wealth looted for most of the past half a year and go back to be a rich man, isn't it far better than waiting for death here?
And they are cavalrymen, they have always been arrogant, they are jealous...... In short, everything is a reason for them to leave first.
Feiyu rode westward, they knew that Zhou Quan's fleet was coming from the mouth of the Yangtze River, and perhaps to the west, they could find a ferry and run back to Jiangnan.
This is just the beginning.
No one wants to be considered a fool, especially when such a fool could lose his life. Someone took the lead, and then the second, third, and fourth also appeared, and later, it was impossible to distinguish which ones were the first, and everyone was huddled together in a chaotic manner, and even trampled on each other in order to seize the way to the west, and then drew their swords against each other.
Some people may want to prevent all this from happening, but in the face of the collapse of 100,000 people, the prevention of a few people is like a small maggot in front of the wheel of history, which can only be crushed into a mess.
At this time, Fang La understood that he had to make a decision.
He can't stop the collapse, so he can only join the collapse, and even expect himself to escape faster than others.
Especially the sound of cannons in his ears made him no longer hesitate.
The sound of the artillery of his troops was not so urgent, and he did not give an order, whoever dared to fire the artillery, this cannon sound could only be from Yue Fei's department.
Yue Fei had already discovered the problem of his troops, and he wanted to start attacking the camp.
"Let's go!" Fang La ordered.
He did not inform the whole army, but took his guards and headed east.
Neither to the west to look for a possible ferry, nor to the south back to Yangzhou to hold on, but to the east. At this moment, Fang La still maintained a certain degree of sobriety, and he believed that if he could still have a way to live, then the way to live must be in the east.
Before he fled, the so-called elite he led also began to waver. When the Manichaean diehards in the chaos looked for a handsome banner that could stabilize the morale of the army in a panic, they suddenly found that Fang La's Mingzun banner was gone.
"Run, run, run!"
Everyone is shouting, although they have not yet seen the enemy, everyone knows the news of the defeat in Jiangnan, and the speed at which bad news spreads is always faster than imagined.
But where to flee?
It is indeed a flat wilderness all around, with plains and rivers crisscrossing it, and it seems that there are roads everywhere, but for the Manichaean army from the south of the Yangtze River, this is a foreign land, and among so many roads, none of them can bring them back to their hometown safely.
So they thought of the notice that Yue Fei had sent people to post everywhere.
This is also a way for them to live, at least so that they don't have to fight to the death to survive.
When Yue Fei led the guards out of the camp, he saw people kneeling around in the field.
A few hours ago, these people were still in front of the formation, trying to fight them to the death, but now, these people are all kneeling in the mud and dust, throwing their weapons and unarmouring, and they dare not even raise their heads.
The Guards, the young men who had only been laying down their tools for only a few months, felt an unparalleled sense of pride in their hearts.
They won.
A small battle was fought and a big victory was achieved.
They turned their heads and looked at their boss, at the flag above him.
They knew very well that these honors were brought by the young manager and the banner above him.
"You don't have to chase them, just collect the captives. Notify the rear and let Xuzhou and Haizhou send people to receive prisoners, hundreds of thousands of people, just to build the Xuyang Railway. Yue Fei said calmly.
Although only the 200,000 Manichaeans who participated in the rout today, and there were still 400,000 Manichaeans around his troops, Yue Fei knew very well that the outcome of this battle had been decided, and the next one would be a farmer, who could also tie a string of prisoners with a rope.
As he expected, the news that the guards had cut off the Yangtze River and captured Hangzhou spread quickly.
In Jiangnan, the places that had been struggling to support under the Manichaean offensive suddenly came to life, while the territory controlled by Manichaeism changed dramatically. The magistrates and taishou appointed by Fang La hung their crowns one after another, and those who enshrined the statues of Mingzun at home hid them one after another, or chopped them up as firewood. The local branches of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce, which had been closed down by the Manichaeism, reopened overnight, not only recovering their own property, but even organizing people to capture the Manichaean high-ranking people who had escaped.
In Huaibei, people who were originally panicked because of the pressure of Manichaean soldiers calmed down overnight. People no longer talk about Manichaeism, but about the upcoming Huaibei province - they will live in the newly established Huaibei province as Zhou Quan's vassals, as promised by the Great Song court.
"I said that this turmoil will subside a few years ago!"
Ying Tianfu, Li Gang looked at the person in front of him calmly, and there was no longer the anger in his eyes when he saw him here for the first time.
Yao Pingzhong, who had strongly requested a night attack on the Jin army, which led to the defeat of the Song army, and there were no more available soldiers in Bianjing City, and now he is sitting in front of him.
Yao Pingzhong's expression was still a little unconvinced.
"It's just that Zhou Gong's layout is exquisite, and if I am replaced, I can do it...... Yue Fei is the one who voted for the master, and I regret that there is no master! ”
Li Gang shook his head, after the court reached an agreement with Zhou Quan, his previous hatred of Yao Pingzhong was meaningless.
"I'm leaving tomorrow, are you still going to stay here and want to take refuge in the new master?" Li Gang asked.
"What, where are you going?" Yao Pingzhong jumped up in surprise.
"I'm going to Jeju, I'm going to see the emperor, I'm ...... After all, he is the courtier of the Great Song Dynasty. After Li Gang said this, he got up and walked away, never looking behind him again.
"What nonsense are you talking about, Li Boji, the emperor is now a prisoner of the lower ranks, where are you going...... What can it be used for? ”
Li Gang ignored Yao Pingzhong's questioning, they were not all the way in the first place, and this time they were able to meet in Yingtianfu without quarreling, just because the situation changed too quickly.
He didn't know what kind of storm he would set off after he went to Jeju. But he always felt in his heart that he couldn't serve a new master, and he couldn't follow in Zhou Quan's footsteps like Yao Pingzhong, handing over the book of worship every day, just to have a chance.
He was appointed by Zhao Ji, although he missed the state affairs, but after all, he had to return to Zhao Ji's side. (To be continued.) )