The fall of six prefectures and forty-eight counties seems to be extremely serious at first glance.
But in fact, the Ming Cult's uprising only spread to Liangzhe Road.
Jiangnan East Road, Jiangnan West Road and Xinghua Army all made countermeasures ten days after the uprising and began to block Liangzhe Road, strictly prohibiting any material from flowing into Liangzhe Road. To a certain extent, it also limited the influence of the Ming Cult.
The Song Dynasty had a huge army of millions, and most of its elite troops were concentrated in the frontiers.
The southeast, as the economic hub of the Song Dynasty, did not have strong folk customs, but its combat effectiveness was very ordinary.
It’s not that the Southerners are not good at fighting, but because of the trend, which makes most people unwilling to join the army.
After Fang La's uprising, although he was arrogant and unstoppable, in fact, most of the people they faced were mobs.
只要朝廷重视,方腊就难有作为.
这一点,包括宋徽宗赵佶也非常清楚.
童贯愿意出战,也令他松了一口气.
Next, what he has to do is to appease the people and stabilize the situation.
Before, he was at a loss because he didn't know where to start. But now, Gao Qiu gave him an excellent entry point.
他喜好风雅,爱奇石异物,确劳民伤财.
But Zhao Ji is actually not an exaggeration to say that he is plundering people's wealth and ointment.
It was just that his subordinates used the excuse of preparing Hua Shigang for him and levying heavy taxes... To put it bluntly, Zhao Ji also took the blame.
For example, Zhu Xie scraped three feet of the ground in the southeast and plundered countless people's wealth and cream.
But in fact, he detained at least half of it. The remaining half was exploited after being sent to Bianliang.
而落入宋徽宗之手的,不过十之三四.
Now, if the government wants to escape, it can only make a fuss about Zhu Xie. Zhao Ji has no burden on this. As long as he can stabilize the situation as soon as possible, as for other matters, Cai You and others, they will handle it for him properly.
当然了,要想平叛,也非易事.
大军未动,粮草先行.
It is by no means a trivial matter to mobilize the imperial guards and order the Western army to go south. Even Song Huizong knew that it would take some time.
The army cannot go out for the time being, so the situation on the Liangzhe Road depends on the troops in Jiangnan.
王禀,高杰……
While Song Huizong remembered Gao Yu, he also remembered the names of these two people. I hope they could hold on!
已入秋,秋老虎肆虐.
However, compared to the scorching summer heat, the weather is much cooler.
沙场秋点兵,也正是征伐的季节!
“薛斗南,在崇德县受阻?”
In Hangzhou city, Fang Qifo was furious and said sternly: "There are only a thousand soldiers in Chongde County, but it is just a small city, but it blocked Xue Dounan's nearly ten thousand soldiers? Could he be a fool? Is it difficult for him to move forward in Chongde County?"
大堂上,众人噤若寒蝉.
Before, they were full of confidence and believed that Jiaxing was within reach.
Unexpectedly, nearly 10,000 troops were blocked in Chongde County, and even the shadow of Jiaxing was not seen.
This unexpectedly made many people feel a little worried.
明教兵马,看似强大,声势惊人.
But that is for ordinary people... In fact, most of the Ming Cult's army are motivated. When the weather is smooth, they are arrogant and domineering, but once they encounter setbacks, their morale will drop sharply. More importantly, the Ming Cult's various troops are frequently reported, and in Hangzhou, even a mere Jiaxing County cannot do anything. It is definitely a shame for the seven Buddhas on the other side.
"The Lord, it's not because Xue Zun Envoy is incompetent, but because Chongde County..."
Xu Bai was ordered to come back to report the news. Seeing Fang Qifo's angry, he felt fear.
However, he still said boldly: "The person guarding Chongde County is not the magistrate of Chongde, but Gao Jie, the magistrate of Jiaxing."
"oh?"
"This guy suddenly arrived in Chongde a few days ago, detained the magistrate of Chongde, and took over Chongde County.
There are several ruthless characters under this guy, who are extremely brave. One of them is nearly seven feet tall and covered with a bronze mask, using two swords, and is brave enough to be unstoppable by thousands of men. Zhang Jinren and Zhang brothers were killed by that guy in the battle... In addition, Gao Jie's subordinates also had Hu Cheng and Lu Qi, both of them were not casual. Xue Zun sent several powerful attacks, but they all ended in failure."
"How come a mere magistrate has so many capable people under his command?"
Fang Qifo's face also changed, showing a look of horror.
Zhang Jinren's kung fu is not bad. He is a powerful general under Lu Xinger. When he conquered Huzhou, he could be said to have defeated everything.
Such a person was actually killed in the last battle?
Fang Qifo felt that he seemed to have ignored some problem, so he shouted: "Who knows, where did Gao Jie come from?"
A mere magistrate has such great courage?
He took the lead in occupying Chongde County and had the courage to detain the magistrate...
This is definitely not something that ordinary people can do.
When everyone heard this, you look at me, I look at you, and I can't help but look at each other.
Everyone is really not sure about Gao Jie's origin. It has only been more than a month since he arrived in Jiaxing, so who might pay attention to him?
"Ahem!"
Just when Fang Qi Buddha was about to attack, Gao Yu suddenly coughed twice and stood up.
Although he is in the Ming Cult now, although he has no position, he has a good reputation. He is generous and generous, which makes many people feel good about it. Therefore, although he does not have any real power, he is qualified to listen and rarely speaks.
"Brother Xu, what do you think of Gao Jie?"
Xu Bai was stunned and looked at Fang Qifo first.
Fang Qifo showed a look of confusion and frowned and said, "Brother Jiu is not an outsider. If you have something to say, it's okay."
Xu Baibian agreed, thought about it, and described Gao Jie's appearance.
Gao Yu said: "I know some of the Gao Jie that Brother Xu mentioned.
If I guess correctly, he should be the brother of Gao Qiu, the Grand Marshal of the Palace. He had served as the chief military officer of Dongping Prefecture. When I was in Bianliang, I heard of this person and had some skills. Last year, Song Jiang rebelled and attacked Xucheng, but he discovered it. He also designed to kill the Iron Heaven King Chao Gai and defeated the Liangshan people... This matter was in Bianliang, and someone made up a story, so I learned about this person. If it were really this person, it would be difficult for the Venerable to conquer Jiaxing County."
"Oh? How do you say this?"
"Gao Jie himself is from a military officer.
As for Hu Cheng, who was mentioned by Brother Xu, he was a patrolman for Zhukou Village, Dongping Prefecture, and he was very serious in his work; and Lu Qi, a man, had an even more amazing origin. He was Lu Bing, the commander of the Imperial Army infantry, and he was also a difficult character to deal with.
I think that since Gao Jie is Gao Qiu’s brother, Gao Qiu will definitely not treat him badly.
As for the masked man, I also have some ideas. He should be a master of the Imperial Army of Bianliang in Tokyo and sent to protect Gao Jie."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look dazed.
Gao Yu is from Bianliang and has a good family background.
The understanding of some personnel and affairs in Bianliang is definitely not comparable to those of Fang Qifo, who have lived in Hangzhou for a long time.
Fang Qifo also showed a sudden look and looked at Gao Yu with great appreciation.
I thought Gao Yu was useless, but now it seems... this guy has lived in Bianliang for a long time and his understanding of some secrets is far beyond their ability to compare with.
With Gao Yu here, Fang Qifo and others can feel much more at ease.
"Brother Ninth, what is the most powerful figure in Tokyo Bianliang? Do you think that masked man would be that?"
"I can't say this!"
Gao Yu thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "But if you want to talk about experts, I know some of the more famous ones.
For example, Chen Guang, the instructor of the 800,000 imperial guards, was known as the first shot in Bianliang. He had outstanding shooting skills and was unparalleled. In addition to him, I also heard of a man named Gao Chong. This man was not simple from a simple background, he was a descendant of the Gao family, had amazing power, was good at using a pair of big swords, and had the courage to be unstoppable to thousands of men... According to Brother Xu, I think that masked man might be Gao Chong."
In the lobby, a series of sounds of gasping in the air came.
After Gao Yu finished speaking, he retreated.
He deliberately proposed Gao Chong, and said that Gao Chong was good at using two swords to cover up his identity for Wu Song.
"There is a truth that only by knowing oneself and one’s enemy can one never lose a battle.
Before, we underestimated each other and thought that Gao Jie was also a useless scholar, but we didn't expect that this guy had a big background.
Chapter completed!