When Yunzheng's army arrived in front of Tianjing Pass and was about to attack, Lin Xi in the south also encountered trouble.
At this time, Lin Xi had already announced to the world the imperial edict issued before Wanchang's death, and appointed Duke Yun Lan as the General of Hussars, the military and political governor of the three provinces in northern Xinjiang, the Grand Marshal of the Northern Route Army against the Rebellion, and Prince Yun of Yun State.
Zheng is the general of the guard, the marshal of the march against the rebel army in the North Road, Yun Daijin is the Marquis of Miyun County, and the governor of Guanbei is allowed to make his own seal, and then report it.
The so-called governors of the three provinces, the third province is the Zhongjing Road and Xijing Road that Yunzheng conquered this time. These two roads were just designated as Guanbei Province by the Wei Dynasty. Before they were established, Wanchang died. Lin Xi was the last edict of Wanchang.
The official king who passed the throne will naturally follow the wishes of the late emperor. Guanbei was originally conquered by Yun Zheng. If it is not given to the Yun family, no one else can get it. Besides, now is the time when the Yun family is needed. Naturally, Lin Xi
He directly rewarded Guanbei to the Yun family. Yun Dai fled from Luoyang. When he arrived in Yanjing, he had already obtained the title of county marquis and the post of governor of a province.
Of course, Lin Xi would not forget to win over other forces, and even sent "angels" to the Zhou family and the Bashu Leng family in Guanzhong, but there was no response. Lin Xu's country name was Anping, while Lin Xi's country name was Zheng Zheng.
Relatively speaking, it is called: Jing'an takes Jingnan to bring peace to the world.
But Lin Xi's Northern Expedition has just started, and he has already encountered big trouble. Ever since the Pakistani rebels broke through the siege, they are like a trapped dragon out of the sea. It feels like the sea is vast and the fish can leap, and the sky is high and the birds can fly, even though they are following behind.
Lin Xi's army, however, still captured the three towns of Wuhan with extremely empty defenses at an extremely fast speed.
Wuhan was originally a stronghold for military formations. However, after rebellions broke out in the east and south, Wuhan's soldiers moved left and right. After several repeated attacks, there were not many left. They were all old, weak, sick and disabled.
The capable generals had already led troops to fight. The generals who were guarding Wuhan were afraid to go out to fight. Let such a group of people lead less than 20,000 people to guard Wuhan, facing the army led by the Pakistani bandit Zhang Jianyuan.
With more than 200,000 people, how can there be any chance of one ten thousandth being spared?
What is power? It’s here now
Zhang Jianyuan sat on his horse and looked at the mighty army with contentment. There were nearly 200,000 troops. When they came down from Junshan, there were still thousands of bandits. Now he has 200,000 warriors in his hands, attacking cities and plundering lands, killing and killing them.
Who dares to say that I, Zhang Jianyuan, am not capable of sitting still in this world?
The nearly 10,000 gangsters who seek a living in the rivers and lakes are brave, good at fighting, and bloodthirsty. They are taught by this group of ruthless and highly skilled murder experts. The cruel battlefield of blood and fire uses death to teach fighting experience. The originally simple, kind, and even cowardly sheep
Ordinary farm men soon became equally ferocious.
The combat effectiveness of Zhang Jianyuan's army increased rapidly. The soldiers were all like wolves and tigers. After losing the encirclement and suppression of Lin Xi's elite army, it was difficult for the local officers and soldiers who came all the way to fight with this group of crazy desperate people who came all the way to attack the city. Except for
The limited number of high cities and Dafu were heavily guarded, and the walls were high and difficult to break through. Zhang Jianyuan was unwilling to waste a large number of troops to capture the outside world. In the field battle, there was no imperial army that could compete with them on the road ahead.
Zhang Jianyuan's army received a large number of weapons seized from the officers and soldiers. Not only was it well-equipped, his guards were even equipped with the latest hand crossbows made by the imperial court. Although this hand crossbow was not as good as the Yun family's new continuous crossbow, it was still quite powerful.
In order to maintain strong fighting power and force his soldiers to work for him, Zhang Jianyuan abandoned the principle that Guxinge had insisted on not robbing the young and old, and not raping women. The military discipline was extremely corrupt, and everything he passed was in ruins.
Countless women have been raped to death
The people in troubled times are worse than dogs. How can these people be just ordinary people?
The strong in troubled times are probably the humble people in the peaceful and prosperous times. They picked up swords and guns, so they can decide the life and death of others, but at the same time, this also accelerates their own death.
However, the suffering of the people is not limited to this. There are also soldiers with corrupt military discipline in the army, especially small groups that have been dispersed and lost the control and supervision of the court's laws. They have become the same as Zhang Jianyuan's Pakistani bandit army.
cruelty, greed
'Bandits are like combs and soldiers are like grizzlies'. In order to avoid the pursuit of the officers and soldiers under Lin Xi's command, the Pakistani bandit army hurriedly looted and hurried away after satisfying their desires. Some other officers and soldiers who followed behind were
Unscrupulously, using the same methods to humiliate the people
Their actions forced more desperate people to join the Pakistani bandit army. They transformed from a kind-hearted people who had been bullied into beasts, and began to kill other kind-hearted people. They became cruel in order to survive, and because they had no idea about their future, they became cruel.
How long can I live without becoming shameless, a vicious cycle, and a mess of corruption?
The governor of Hubei, who was originally appointed during the Wanchang period, was not ignorant of these circumstances. However, at this chaotic moment, he was already very busy mobilizing troops and generals to fight against the Pakistani bandit army. He was already very busy with the remnants of the army who had separated from the officers and soldiers during the battle, and their military discipline had been ruined and they had committed crimes.
Defeated, he could only pretend to be deaf and mute to avoid provoking a mutiny and exacerbating the situation.
As a result, the situation in Hubei worsened. No one still had hope of quickly quelling the rebellion. The rich began to move north early and fled to the capital, because at this time, both Sichuan in the west and Jiangnan and Jiangdong in the east were no longer peaceful.
The only thing that can give them comfort is the Central Plains where chaos has not yet broken out. But they don't know that Luoyang in Kyoto has already been under the sword of the Yun family army.
Zhang Jianyuan's army moved very quickly and was ahead of them. Along the way, they encountered wealthy gentry and landlords who fled to the north with their families carrying gold, silver, and valuables. As a result, the men of these wealthy families lost their lives and the women were reduced to playthings.
Baodu was packed and handed over to Zhang Jianyuan as military supplies.
But these were not enough. On the one hand, the gold and silver treasures aroused the strong fighting spirit of the rebels, and on the other hand, they provided Zhang Jianyuan's army with the financial basis for rebellion. However, due to the mixture of soldiers and bandits throughout Hubei, wars everywhere, the normal economy was completely disrupted.
, the money cannot be converted into their necessary war materials for the time being.
The Pakistani bandit army does not engage in production, but blindly destroys production. With an army of 200,000 and tens of thousands of mules and horses for transporting things, such a large supply of food and fodder depends entirely on robbery and plunder. The producers either die, escape, or join the army.
The ranks of saboteurs, how much food and fodder are there for them to consume in Hubei?
There may still be abundant supplies in the city, but now all the cities are being strengthened and guarded by troops. In the wilderness, the world is dominated by the predators of the Pakistani bandit army. Once they attack the city, especially Dafu.
If they want to defeat Gaocheng, they have to pay the lives of a large number of newly trained soldiers. Zhang Jianyuan cannot afford such a high price.
In this golden autumn of October, the fields should be the season of hope for harvesting. There is desolation and death everywhere. The soldiers of the Pakistani bandit army have not felt it yet, but as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Zhang Jianyuan has already felt the pressure brought by food.
Where there is food, there are soldiers. Once the soldiers cannot be fed, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, it is imperative to continue northward, enter Henan, and enter the richer Central Plains region.
The shadow of the county town can be seen in the distance. The soldiers are like dogs seeing bones, and they start to get excited from the bottom of their bones.
There is a city ahead, which means they can rob another sum of money, play with beautiful women, and enjoy free delicious food. As for whether they have to exchange his life for it, who cares, there is no war.
Is it possible to survive without being a soldier or a bad person? In that case, then live a happy life
Life is full of grass and trees. Since you don’t know when you will die, why not enjoy it as much as possible? The mentality of carpe diem revived the morale of the tired marching army. They quickened their pace, and a few cavalrymen even shouted excitedly.
screamed
Zhang Jianyuan couldn't help but smile with satisfaction when he saw the high morale of the soldiers, and continued to discuss the next plan with several close generals.
Zhang Jianyuan's Ba bandit army was divided into the front, rear, left, and right of the Central Army of the Five Tigers. Mei Er and He Muqing led the Central Army, the first among the Five Tigers. He tilted his head and said: "Capture Chen County, and then capture Sui County. This way, the food and grass should be able to support the army."
It will take more than half a month. Using this time, the main force of the army will march north to surround Wuchang City. If Wuchang is captured, it will surely shock the world."
The head coach of the Left Route Army, Mei Sanxunxun, was the veteran general Zhang Jianyuan who had been following him. Hearing this, he said in confusion: "Second General, I'm afraid there may be some difficulties in this matter. There may be some hope in Suixian County. Wuchang... I'm afraid that heavy troops will be gathered, and Wuchang is easy to defend."
It is difficult to attack, and there are no worries. The imperial court can also increase troops and food from the waterway at any time. If we attack Wuchang, we will not be able to capture it in a short time. If the time goes by, the pursuers behind us can surround us on three sides. It is too dangerous."
The former coach of the Route Army was Mei Si Han Tianguang. He immediately agreed after hearing this: "Yes, Generalissimo, our original plan was to mess up the whole territory of Hubei, recruit troops and stockpile food, and wait to go north. Now it seems that our goal has been basically achieved.
I still suggest that we should recruit troops as soon as possible, and attack Luoyang, the capital, as fast as possible on the Northern Expedition, and go straight to the capital camp of the Wei Dynasty. The soldiers in the capital camp have not been fighting for a long time, and they may not be able to fight with us. Even if we fail, we can retreat immediately, or attack Shandong eastward.
, When the sky is high and the sky is vast, and the people and horses are like dragons, who can do anything to defeat us?"
Going to Wuhan is not only dangerous, but also our army is heavy, especially with so many mules and horses. Crossing the Yangtze River is as difficult as climbing to the sky. Even if we cross the river, it will definitely take a lot of time. If Lin Xi catches up, the consequences will be dire.
It is expected that this plan will not be feasible.”
Zhang Jianyuan has been fighting with Lin Xi for so long, and he is well aware of the power of Feng Wuwei in Lin Xi's hands. He couldn't help but hesitate when he heard this.
The commander-in-chief of the Right Route Army, Li Pingzhao, was a wealthy man who moved his family to Zhang Jianyuan in Changsha. He was about forty years old, had a beautiful beard, and a pair of pink and phoenix eyes. He was born with a handsome appearance. Because of his superior martial arts, he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Right Route Army.
Seeing Zhang Jianyuan's hesitation, Li Pingzhao laughed and said: "No matter what, if we can capture Wuhan, our army will be greatly prestige. If things are not harmonious, it will not be too late for us to send our army north. Haven't we already sent people and the new emperor?"
Have you contacted me? Then the new emperor is very worried at this time. Maybe seeing us capture Wuhan in one fell swoop, he won’t try to defeat us."
Zhang Jianyuan gritted his teeth and said resolutely: "Then we will capture Wuhan first."
Wuhan was already half an empty city and had no appearance of being a major town. Within three days, the entire territory of Wuhan fell.
For Lin Xi, this was not the most troublesome thing. The most troublesome thing was that Lin Xu actually sent an envoy to surrender Zhang Jianyuan!
On the second day after Zhang Jianyuan arrived in Wuhan, he changed his banner and became the serious governor of Hubei Province in the Wei Dynasty. He also served as the commander of the Wuhan Guard. Because there were too many soldiers under his command, the Wuhan Guard actually had 42 soldiers.
One guard, nearly 240,000 troops
Then, Zhang Jianyuan, the governor of Hubei, began to openly and openly attack the "pseudo-rebellious Lin Xi" on the orders of the emperor.