"It's really difficult to walk!" Yu Zigao touched the sweat on his head with emotion on his face.

"Yes, this road is so rough that the cannon will be destroyed as soon as it passes by." Qin Liangyu glanced at the wheel stuck in the mud, with a look of helplessness on his face.

It was now the end of May, the season with abundant rain, and their luck was obviously not good enough. It rained after they set off, and then it became like this. Every step made a hole, and the six-pound cannon was heavy.

It weighs tons and is almost impassable here.

"How about we throw away all the cannons." Qin Bangping said hesitantly. Although the cannons are powerful enough, they are too difficult to carry, especially in the south where the roads are muddy and it is almost difficult to move. It is precisely because of these

The delay of the artillery caused them to miss the opportunity to attack Songjiang Mansion and annihilate the rebel leader.

It had been ten days since they set out from Ningbo, but they still hadn't reached Hangzhou, all because of the cannons. If they had left behind these heavy weapons and traveled lightly, they would have arrived in Hangzhou long ago.

"No, without these cannons, how can we break through the city of Nanjing!" Yu Zigao flatly refused. He had seen the power of these weapons. Without these cannons, what would they do with these thousands of people coming over to deliver food?

What?

"If it weren't for these cannons, we would have reached Songjiang long ago..." Qin Bangping still wanted to argue.

"Bang Ping retreat, don't be rude." Qin Liangyu shouted loudly. Yu Zigao is the commander-in-chief of the army, and his decisions naturally have his own reasons, and his subordinates will never be allowed to question him.

"Yes." Qin Bang bowed in parallel and retreated unwillingly, but looking at his angry look, it was obvious that he was not convinced.

"Well, General Qin, I can't blame them. These cannons have indeed become a burden now, but it's impossible without them. You don't know much about Nanzhili yet." Yu Zigao said with a wry smile.

"Those guard posts are indeed in ruins, but there are still three pounds of nails in such a large guard post. These people are usually scattered in the guard posts and are inconspicuous, but once they are gathered, they are still quite terrifying. And in the city of Nanjing

There are a large number of nobles, and their Ding family generals are also numerous. When they are gathered together, they cannot be underestimated. Moreover, the opponent is rich and has many cavalry. Without cannons, these people alone cannot defeat them." Yu Zigao explained.

road.

"General Qin, don't blame me for being rude. Although the white-pole soldiers have a fierce temperament, they have not been trained enough to fight in a formation. I am afraid they are no match for Nanjing."

"It doesn't matter, what you said is true." Qin Liangyu smiled bitterly. Apparently she had suffered enough. The chieftain wolf soldiers were very effective in combat, but they were really difficult to control. It took a lot of effort for her to let them go.

They can form an army.

"Let's go, there's still a long way ahead." Yu Zigao looked up at the muddy road ahead, his face full of helplessness.

While Yu Zigao was still struggling in the fields and headed for Hangzhou, the rebel coalition with Wei Guogong Xu Hongji as the vanguard had already crossed the Yangtze River, gathered all the troops, and headed north in a mighty manner.

"Destroy this imperial edict today." Looking at the mighty army that stretched for several miles, all the participating aristocratic families breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, they also took a great risk by raising their troops. If they were not careful,

If everything is lost, the family will be completely ruined.

However, when they saw so many troops now, their confidence could not help but surge. They heard that the little emperor only sent 10,000 people. We have almost 100,000 people here, and one person can drown them with just a spit of spit.

At this moment, seeing such a military appearance, everyone involved felt relieved and had time to think about other things.

There are a total of more than a dozen state capitals in Southern Zhili, and those who can raise troops are the leading large families in the area. Their houses and fields are worth tens of thousands. It is easy to recruit many tenant farmers in the local area. When they are gathered together, it is easy to have 100,000 people.

By this time, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the garrison had been in decay. In the entire southern country, except for guarding Nanjing, there were almost no soldiers and horses in other states and counties, which made it easy for them to carry out the task.

The entire southern Zhili territory, except for the governor Fubiao guarding the imperial mausoleum in Fengyang Prefecture, Nanjing has some soldiers and horses. But now when Wei Guogong takes the lead in rebellion, Nanjing's soldiers and horses are not only not an obstacle, but also a help.

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The Duke of Wei, who has guarded the Southern Kingdom for generations and is regarded as the pinnacle of the sea, has rebelled. Or is it because of the late emperor's decree and edict that we haven't followed suit? This is the real reason why everyone in Southern Zhili is rebelling now.

The march of the army is very slow, especially in this era. There are endless roads, and they are all dirt roads. They are trampled by people and horses, which are very easy to break. What's more, Li Tao also brought a large number of artillery, which seriously slowed down the army.

Due to their marching speed, it would probably be half a month before they crossed Shandong and entered the territory of Huai'an Prefecture, and it was estimated that it would take a month to meet the enemy.

The same is true for the Rebel Alliance. They move very slowly, and sometimes they even stop to repair and go for several days. They have no shortage of food and grass, not to mention millions of loads of grain.

As a big family, a small amount of support is enough to consume the army. In order to succeed, they are not stingy at this time, and they have an open supply of food, grass and armaments.

The coalition forces walked slowly. They were not in a hurry. If they walked slowly, they could integrate their troops and train. Although the leaders were all scholars, they were not stupid. How could the tenant farmers they had just recruited fight? This was also the reason why they led them.

The reason why he went to the Duke of Wei was that his men were all elites in the army, and they could still get training.

Xu Hongji is also happy to do this. He has deployed his own people. Even if the people at the top are your people, the middle and lower levels are all my people. Who will control whom by then?

In this way, a huge group of rabble slowly trained, slowly integrated, and gradually moved north.

Shaanxi Rice Zhi.

"Uncle, uncle!" A shout resounded throughout the withered grassland.

"What's going on? Come on." A young man who was grabbing a spear and swinging it rapidly stood up and asked with a smile as he looked at his nephew who was running over with sweat on his face.

"Brother-in-law, there is a recruitment announcement... There is a recruitment notice in the county, saying that the emperor has sent people to recruit soldiers." Li Guo put his hands on his knees and gasped.

"Conscription? Or does the emperor send people to recruit troops?" Li Hongji's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked loudly.

"Yes, yes, I heard that as long as you go, you will be given two taels of silver as settlement allowance! Uncle, if you can apply, you will have money to treat my aunt." Li Guo also had bright eyes.

Said, obviously two taels of silver is also very attractive to him.

"Uncle, you have been wielding swords and guns since you were a child. You have strong martial arts skills. You will definitely be able to apply..." Before Li Guo could finish speaking, Li Hongji backed away and ran away.

"Uncle, wait for me, I'll go too. I'm literate. They said that as long as you can read, you can ask for it directly. Wait for me!" The young boy shouted, but his uncle didn't seem to hear it at all.

The meaning of stopping is that the better and faster, and soon the person will disappear.

Soon, Li Hongji ran all the way and arrived at the gate of Mizhi County. At this time, a large number of people had gathered here, forming three circles inside and three outside.

Li Hongji took a look and without saying a word, he squeezed in with all his strength. Suddenly, there was a burst of shouting.

"Who is stepping on me?"

"Don't crowd, don't crowd."

Li Hongji buried his head forward, regardless of it, and soon reached the innermost place, but when he got inside, there was nothing but a notice with a lot of things written on it, but Li Hongji could not understand any of these words.

"What's written on it?" The two taels of silver made Li Zicheng completely lose his mind. He had to apply. He had to rely on the two taels of silver to treat his mother's illness. Regardless of it, he grabbed a tall man next to him.

The man's arm asked roughly.

"Little brother, let go first. I don't know how to read, so I don't know what is written." The tall man turned around, looked at the excited Li Hongji, and broke off his hand with all his strength.

"I'm sorry, I lost my temper. I don't know my eldest brother's surname, my little brother Li Hongji." Li Hongji finally calmed down at this time. There was nothing he could do if he couldn't calm down. He couldn't read either.

"I can understand the little brother's mentality. When I heard about it, I was very excited. My name is Gao Yingxiang. I was passing by this time and saw this announcement, so I stopped here." Gao Yingxiang said with a smile.

"Oh, then Brother Gao, why are so many people gathered here?" Li Hongji asked curiously, no one was here to announce the New Year, why are there so many people gathered here.

"It's like this. There was a young man who seemed to be literate just now. After recognizing the content above, he shouted that after applying, he would get two taels of silver as settling-in allowance and ran away. These people were attracted by these two taels of silver.

"Gao Yingxiang smiled bitterly. He had never regretted that he was not literate before.

"Uncle, uncle!" Li Guo ran over in a hurry, and using his strength, he got in with all his strength.

"Ah Guo, aren't you literate? Read what is written on it!" Seeing Li Guo coming over, Li Hongji's eyes lit up and he pulled him to the notice.

However, Li Guo didn't bother to complain about his uncle's rudeness, because pairs of eyes were already looking at him, and their bright eyes were full of expectation.

"Um... the notice says that we will recruit soldiers here tomorrow, and they will pay a settlement fee of 2 taels. If there is no money in the first year after recruiting, the monthly salary will be 1 tael in the second year, 2 taels in the third year, and one tael will be added every year after that." Li Guo

Obviously he knew what they were paying attention to. He glanced at the notice and said it loudly.

"The settlement fee is only two taels!"

After hearing what was written clearly, the onlookers were immediately amazed. This condition is so generous.

"In the future, my salary will be increased by one tael a year. If I stay here for twenty or thirty years..." someone calculated with stars in his eyes, but before he could calculate it, someone inside scoffed.

"Ma Gan, if you're like you, you won't be able to apply. With such generous conditions, there will definitely be people who will be selected. How can you be selected if you're so skinny?"
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