Chapter 83: The Situation
According to the information recovered from the rudders, garrisons, and secret bases of the six gates in various parts of the Yangtze River, the Lotus Sect bandits, no, should be called the White Turban Army at this moment, and their momentum was like a fire burning the plain, and they raised things from Anhui and went all the way to the south, successively breaking through 28 counties and nine prefectures such as Changxian, Huxian, Jiaxing, Yongchang, Hangzhou, and Meizhou.
Wherever the soldiers passed, there was almost no restraint, attacking a city in three days, conquering a mansion in seven days, killing inferior gentry, punishing the strong, shoveling bullies, distributing money and grain, propagating doctrines, and the believers increased at a snowballing rate, from less than 5,000 people to nearly 100,000 now, and were divided into 16 commanders and good generals from five parties, each leading thousands to more than 10,000 people.
For a time, the slogan of the old mother of the lotus flower in the vacuum hometown sounded throughout the south of the Yangtze River, and the provinces of Hui, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu all fell, and the people did not dare to leave home, and the officers and soldiers did not dare to leave the city.
This is also thanks to the fact that the land annexation of this dynasty has not reached a serious point, otherwise these numbers will have to be repeated several times, but Rao is so, except for the six prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River, there are few that have not been affected by the military disaster; the so-called religious uprising broke out in the peaceful world, which is not unrecorded in history, such as Tang Sai'er in the Ming Dynasty, Liu Zhixie and Wang Cong'er in the Qing Dynasty, but it is the first time in this world.
Less than a month and a half before the time of the uprising, all parts of the south of the Yangtze River fell one after another, and the four guards in Jiangnan, Xuzhou Wei, Hefei Wei, and Ning Guowei were actually captured by the chaotic army during the uprising, and the ordnance, rations, bows, crossbows, guns and knives all fell into the hands of the enemy, which also greatly boosted the arrogance of the White Turban Army.
Almost everyone was shocked, and the officers and soldiers were not better than the people? Because in a very small number of county towns, the common people cooperated with the catchers and officials to block the siege of the White Turban Army (at that time, the weapons obtained from the three major battalions in Jiangnan had not yet been distributed).
Jiangnan shook! The court shook! The world shook!!
Even the emperor Lao'er, who has been taking drugs every day and has not taken care of the government for nearly three years, has been getting up earlier than a chicken and sleeping later than a dog, and his greatest hobbies have been put down for the time being, and the officers and men of various provinces have been mobilized one after another, and the Hunan General Soldier Zong Zhiwang, the Jiangzhou commander Dai Ke, and the Dingbo Hou Liucheng have all led thousands or tens of thousands of officers and men to the south, and the Beijing Battalion, the Hunan Army, and the Northern Army are all dispatching troops; it is said that the border army is also showing signs of changing its guards, and the specific situation depends on the results of these troops' next battles.
"It's fucking unscientific, it's not scientific at all!!"
On the way, Daoist Li complained more than 10 times, shouldn't the normal process of the rebel army be like this? Natural and man-made disasters, officials forced the people to rebel -- killing officials and rebelling -- gathering accomplices and criminals, robbing several small towns, and recruiting several groups of refugees -- local officers and soldiers came to suppress them, but it was ineffective -- the imperial court appeased them, but they continued to be ineffective -- the rebel army was so powerful that all localities responded one after another. The imperial army encircled and suppressed, defeated, and the momentum of rebellion disappeared, and then it was eliminated in batches, undefeated (or preserved most of its strength), and it was stalemate for a few years or more than ten years, that is, the situation of a group of heroes cutting deer, and it is difficult to say next.
But the question is, why did the White Turban Army hang so much? They actually skipped the process directly, and at the beginning of the game, they fought the big dragon and wiped out the three major battalions in Jiangnan; the Taoist priests still can't figure out how these guys won by relying on those hundreds or thousands of believers, and those hoes and dung forks? Although there are no soldiers in Jiangnan, no matter how scummy this combat effectiveness is, it can't be scum to this point.
Therefore, the situation is embarrassing now, the source of troops in the south of the Yangtze River is directly exhausted, the officers and soldiers in various places only have the ability to defend (and put a big question mark), and there is absolutely no power to attack, and the imperial army is not able to arrive in a day or two.
"Daoist, are we just separated from the group of officials from the six gates?" Zhou Laoshi couldn't help but ask, these news were all told to them by Feng Erlang and the others, and he also wanted them (mainly Taoist priests) to go back with himself and others to discuss the plan.
"Nonsense, Taoist priests, I'm busy moving, how can I bother with them, ride quickly!gag~~"
Fortunately, the Taohua River belongs to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, on the side by the sea, in the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River, there is no trace of the White Turban Army for the time being, but a large number of refugees can be seen on the road, dragging their families with their mouths, and looking panicked;
There is a way that thieves are like combs, soldiers are like grates, and there are tens of thousands of heads inserted in the wooden stakes of the camp in the south of the Yangtze River, and there is at least one advantage, that is, these soldiers and masters have no time to harm the fleeing people for the time being; while the Lotus Sect has grain, slaughtering large households, robbing local tyrants, and the teachings of Pudu sentient beings, except for the compulsory entry into the religion and conscription, there are really not many people who kill the people.
It's just that although there are many sects in this sect, the teachings are biased towards Buddhism, and for a while, the skinhead party in all parts of the south of the Yangtze River is prosperous.
When the Taoist priest vomited more than a dozen times, the two of them finally saw the city wall of Luodu, and the black pressure at the door, all of them were fleeing victims, dozens of officers and soldiers with guns and knives were blocking the door, and it took a long time to let one go, and the two were dumbfounded!
"Dao Chief, what should I do?"
"How does Dao Ye know what to do! No, we are also on business, you are also the head catcher of the Yamen, do you have to queue up?"
Zhou Laoshi suddenly realized, the two of them worked hard for a long time, during which the Taoist priest was hit many times, and both arms were almost swollen, so he squeezed to the door, "Let go! We are on a mission under the orders of Fu Yin!"
"Is there a Yamen document?"
"This, this is a secret mission," Zhou Laoshi hurriedly explained: "You can just find a catcher and ask, everyone knows me!"
Fortunately, although honest people are often bullied, often used to top the pot, but the popularity is good, before the soldiers can speak, there is a humane on the city wall: "This is not Lao Zhou, let it go!"
"They are not the defenders of the city," Zhou Laoshi whispered as soon as he entered the door.
"Dao Ye doesn't look like it," Daoist Li replied, he hadn't seen the bird-like appearance of the city guards, and the lean man just now, his hands and shoulders were full of calluses, and at first glance he was a real trick.
"Dao Chief, are you really ready to leave?" On the way, Zhou Laoshi finally couldn't help but ask.
"Nonsense, this group of religious believers behaves like hanging, who knows how long Luo can hold out, and if he can withdraw, he won't withdraw quickly!"
When the Taoist priest rushed back to his Li Mansion, he saw more than a dozen unfamiliar faces in the mansion, some dressed as Taoists, some dressed as chivalrous, some handsome men and beautiful women, and finally there were two monks, one big and one small!?
The appearance of the Taoist priest immediately attracted the ideas of these people, and his current appearance is not very good, his clothes are dirty and messy, his hair is like oil, his face is like ashes at the bottom of the pot, don't laugh, if you just finished fighting, and then run wildly for a day and a night, vomit a dozen back and forth, you are also this virtue.
It seemed that someone was greeting, but the Taoist priest didn't pay attention, just shouted at the top of his voice: "Where is the ugly girl?!"
Then a small figure came out of the backyard, with a smile on its face, and was about to hug it.
"Okay, okay, next time I will hug it, there is a burden under the bed of the Taoist master, take it, and then call my sister and the ugly girl, there is no donkey to pull into the secret room, there is wild grass to raise, and I can't die for a few months, do you remember the horse shop in the west of the city? It is the one at the east corner of Xinghualou, where the Taoist has already booked two carriages, waiting for me there!"
Seeing the ugly girl nodding obediently, the Taoist priest breathed a sigh of relief, he was still busy, and as soon as he ran to the door, he heard the monk say: "Donor, please slow down-"
"I'm slowing you big-headed ghost, can you bald donkeys save some snacks for the Taoist master? Rebel professionals, you!" "The Taoist priest now doesn't care about the other party's Mahayana or Hinayana, Tantra or Zen, in short, as long as it is a rebellion, eight times out of ten times can always have something to do with them, Mingjiao, White Lotus Sect, Jingkong, Boxing Sect, etc., no matter how many real monks and fake monks there are, but there are always some unclear and unclear relationships.
Taoists still have a sense of superiority in this regard, at least no one carries the signboard of the Sanqing Ancestor to pull the flag, well, Daoist Li intermittently ignores the three Zhang Jiao brothers, anyway, he is not very familiar with them.
"Amitabha, ahem, donorโ" The monk showed an embarrassed expression, and just as he wanted to explain, the other party had long since disappeared.
'Bang', the door of the Dong family's house was kicked open by the Taoist priest, and the bun-faced maid hurriedly took a stick and ran out, and when he saw the Taoist priest, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, crossed his waist and shouted: "I thought it was a ruffian, but I didn't expect it to be you, a big hooligan!"
"Okay, okay, I don't have time to argue with you, hurry up and pack your clothes, and the Taoist will take you away!"
"Runaway, what do you mean?"
"Dao Ye, I'll ask you! A little common sense is good, 100,000 chaotic soldiers are about to fight, and if you don't withdraw now, you won't be able to withdraw if you want to!"
"But the woman and I are a woman, and there are no relatives outside, where can we run?" Xiao Yu worried.
"So I'm not still here, I've bought all the boats!
"Okay, you go and call Madame, I'll prepare!" Xiao Yu, the housekeeper, had some knowledge, and hurriedly went back to the house to pack up the gold and silver title deeds and other valuables.
The Taoist priest ran to Dong's boudoir again, and this beautiful woman was unexpected, and she was kneeling down to worship Guanyin Niangniang, please! In this case, the above sister is fine!
"Dao Chief, why are you here?"
"Stop talking nonsense, come with me!"
Dong seemed to be mistaken, his face turned red, and he stammered: "The concubine and the concubine are not dead, and their reputation is not good, and this is not very good, and they haven't thought about it yet......"
"What else do you want to run for your life!" Daoist Li saw that the other party was still entangled, and directly resisted the other party on his shoulder, and the beautiful woman was caught off guard, and struggled, 'pop', 'pop', 'pop', '', '',
"Really, don't fight and don't obey," the Taoist priest thought angrily, and he didn't forget to take advantage of it when he ran for his life, it felt so good!
"Concubine, concubine body just go by yourself. โ
When I arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, I saw that the bun was carrying a package taller than a person, and it was moving with difficulty, and the Taoist priest almost collapsed, eldest sister, we are here to flee, not to travel.
Then she finally dragged her feet into the carriage, and the ugly lady looked at the big sister and the little sister in front of her in surprise, not understanding how they could be with her.
As a result, before he was halfway there, the carriage stopped again with a 'squeak', and saw Miao Sansi and her Hunjia Xiaofenghong blocking the side of the road, "Senior brother, I thought about it for a while, it's better to go with you, there is a way for brothers to work together, and its benefits are golden, as long as our senior brothers work together, we senior brothers just need to work together to ......"
"Don't talk nonsense, get in the car!"
When passing by the palace, the Taoist priest struggled for a long time, but decided not to inform Wei Ge'er, after all, Lao Wang is a big official, and it should be safer to follow him than his own side, and what does he have to do with others, at most he is a buddy, and people may not be able to believe in themselves.
In fact, it is said that there are a thousand things and ten thousand, or Wei Geer's status in his heart is not as important as the big beauty and the little Lori.
When the West City Gate was faintly visible, the Taoist priest ran into the person he least wanted to see, the Sima brother who always wanted to drag him into the water. (To be continued.) )