So much so that the entire Jingren court was so frightened that they frantically wanted to mobilize the army to suppress this rebellion.
However, the troops and horses of the provinces around Hengjiang were all in Anzhou, and the troops were empty. Troops were transferred from other places, but the water from far away could not quench the thirst of the people nearby.
Therefore, they could only watch helplessly as the rebel army occupied Hengjiang and did not rest long before they split into two groups and attacked again.
All the way from Zhi to Xiaoshui, there is a strong tendency to go to Anzhou and join the Sanyang Sect rebels.
The other branch left Tiehua Pass and pressed towards Lingyue Province.
Lingyue Province is an important town, much more important than Hengjiang.
Jingren's court was greatly frightened and shocked, and ordered the army of Lingyue Province to be on guard and to attack the rebels at Tiehua Pass, and not to allow the rebels to cross the Leichi.
However, under the instigation of local gentry and even officials at all levels, the Governor of Linh Viet Province strictly ordered the army to take the initiative to attack and defeat the rebels.
The two sides had a big battle near Iron Mountain!
At first, everyone thought that the rebel army was hastily assembled, and its training and equipment should be poor.
But no one expected that the rebels were actually equipped with sophisticated firearms and were even more rigorously trained.
After just a few rounds of shooting, the imperial army in Lingyue Province collapsed.
After being defeated, the rebels took the opportunity to seize Tiehuan Pass and entered Lingyue Province.
Just after capturing Tiehuan Pass, most of the entire Lingyue Province surrendered without a fight and surrendered to the rebels almost immediately.
You must know that the so-called Yuegang is originally within Lingyue Province. This is the place where Tao Xiaowu's men have the deepest influence. It is also one of the places where people are traditionally most dissatisfied with the Jingren court.
Under such circumstances, the entire Lingyue Province was easily captured.
Yuegang Shibahang almost immediately took refuge in Tao Xiaowu...
You must know that these eighteen lines of trade contributed more than one million taels of tax money to the court every year.
This was despite local officials colluding with the Eighteenth Party Committee and embezzling a large amount of benefits.
At this time, Tao Xiaowu captured this place and, not to mention anything else, was able to bring more than three million taels of silver to the rebels in a year.
War is fought for money, and with such a huge financial source, you can imagine how great the benefits are.
Not to mention that Lingyue is rich and wealthy, ten times farther away than Hengjiang. By occupying this place, most of the entire rebel army’s financial resources can be taken care of!
The rebel army swept through Lingyue so quickly that the Jingren court was simply caught off guard.
The strategy formulated by Tao Xiaowu was to fight quickly and not give Jingren the slightest chance for the court to react.
The army traveled a long distance, and although they had not really experienced a battle, they were already very tired.
The rebel army rested for a few days and continued to march towards Baipu.
From the perspective of anyone else, such military operations are full of fantasy and unrealistic.
Because after a place is taken, if you want to maintain the occupation, you often need a large army to maintain it.
Recruiting local troops and maintaining local occupation all take time.
Unless it's like the heavenly army in another world, who rips off the grain and loses it all the way, it often doesn't establish a stable rule and only stops after fighting all the way to Jian'an.
So much so that as soon as the front foot has left the territory, the back foot has been conquered!
But that was because the Heavenly Army could not get the cooperation of the local gentry and the Confucian scholar-bureaucrats.
Therefore, as soon as the front foot was taken off, the back foot was captured by the group training weapons of his organization.
However, the situation Tao Xiaowu encountered was different, and he had the full cooperation of local squires and scholars.
With these people contributing money and effort to maintain local order, Tao Xiaowu didn't need to think about his options at all.
He rushed straight into the Land of Hundred Pu.
Jingren's officers and soldiers only made a few unsuccessful attempts to resist, and then surrendered one after another.
The rebel army did not occupy the entire territory of Baipu, but directly captured the river channel. From here, they crossed the river by boat and captured Yingzhou, an important town in the world.
Almost at the same time, the other branch of the rebel army had gone straight up Xiaoshui River and captured Nanji.
For a time, the two armies seemed to be converging in Maoyun Province.
And the Anzhou Sanyang Sect is also in Maoyun Province.
The important town of Maoyun is at the heart of the world. Once it occupies this place, it is almost like Monkey King got into the belly of Princess Iron Fan and seizes her heart.
In such a situation, Jingren's court almost went crazy. While making preparations to move the capital and retreat outside the customs, they also frantically gathered soldiers and horses from the north to prevent the rebels from crossing the river.
However, no one thought that the rebels just made a false shot, turned around and followed the river, heading towards Jian'an.
Jian'an was the core of maintaining the rule of the south. During the former Qi dynasty, it was one of the two capitals in the north and south.
Even though Jingren's court was being tricked, large troops were still stationed near Jian'an.
Especially in a place as important as Jian'an, there is also Jingcheng, where a large number of Jingren bannermen are stationed.
Originally, Nanji was also an important town, with Jingcheng and Jingren's bannermen stationed there.
However, in order to encircle and suppress the Sanyang Sect rebellion in Anzhou, everyone had been mobilized to Anzhou, and the position was empty, so it was captured by the rebel army's partial division from Xiaoshui.
But now, this time, Jian'an is really heavily populated with troops, and there are also stationed Jingren Banner Soldiers who are known as invincible.
Everyone can imagine that this is a battle that will decide the fate of the world!
At least it was a battle that decided the fate of the entire South!
For a moment, eyes from all over the world gathered.
The outcome of this battle will also determine the final outcome for most of the local forces that are in a state of vacillation and have difficulty making decisions.
Once the rebels win, all the powerful local factions in the world will probably defect to the rebels.
And if the rebel army fails, I am afraid that many people who have already taken refuge will be shaken and uneasy!
In short, this battle is of great symbolic significance, and it can almost be said that it can truly determine the fate of the world.
However, the result was unexpected. The fighting power of the rebel army was beyond anyone's expectation.
In the next battle at Jian'an City, the main force of the banner soldiers was easily defeated!
Then with the help of internal agents, the entire Jian'an City was quickly captured.
What everyone thought was a battle between dragons and tigers turned out to be an easy victory for the rebels.
No one else expected this result, but Tao Xiaowu knew it very well.
With a complete political victory and countless spies entering the city to carry out sabotage activities, it would be really strange if this war continues to drag on for a long time.
At this time, all the forces in the world were shocked, but they were also in awe of the rebels and wanted to join them.
So the main force of the rebel army had just entered Jian'an City to maintain order and establish political power.
The partial division led by Wang Youxun had already received support from various places in Maoyun Province, and large areas of state capitals surrendered without a fight.