In the fourth year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, Zhang Shuye was worshiped by Zhao Ji as the governor of Pingnan. He led 50,000 troops to put down the Manichaean rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River. The land in the south of the Yangtze River was subject to the civil and military forces of the Song Dynasty and was at his disposal.
It can be said that in order to pacify Jiangnan, Zhao Ji really worked hard this time. On the one hand, the turmoil in Jiangnan has affected the court's tax revenue. Once the rebellion in Jiangnan lasts for a long time, it will inevitably shake the foundation of the Song Dynasty.
Compared with Wang Qing of Huaixi and Tian Hulai of Hebei, although these two are quite active, in real terms, they are inferior to Manichaeism.
Even if the turmoil of Wang Qing in Huaixi and Tian Hu in Hebei lasted for a long time, they could not shake the foundation of the Song Dynasty. However, the Song Dynasty could not afford the chaos in Jiangnan.
In addition, another extremely important reason is that Chu Yi is entrenched in the south of the Yangtze River, which is obviously a worry for Zhao Ji.
Although Chu Yi did not make it clear that Chauma was going to rebel and was still nominally a subordinate of the imperial court, Zhao Ji knew very well that the relationship between him and Chu Yi as a monarch and a minister had long been exhausted. Maybe Chu Yi would
Will rebel.
It is for these reasons that Zhao Ji gave Zhang Shuye great authority to take charge of calming down everything in the south of the Yangtze River.
In the autumn of this year, after nearly a month of preparations, the imperial court finally prepared troops, horses, and food, and Zhao Ji agreed to all Zhang Shuye's requests.
Relying on his own network of connections, Zhang Shuye recruited a large number of talented soldiers who were frustrated and frustrated from the army, including Han Shizhong, who had already emerged.
The tens of thousands of elite soldiers can be said to be carefully selected people from the Song Dynasty Forbidden Army. After this round of screening, the Song Dynasty Forbidden Army can be said to be increasingly ineffective. Even if it is called a mob, it is not an exaggeration.
If this were not the case, hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops would be stationed around the capital, and the humiliation of Jingkang a few years later would not have happened.
As if to show how seriously he attached importance to the affairs of Pingnan, Zhao Ji personally went out of the city to see off his army when they went out for battle, and staged a great drama of mutual respect between the king and his ministers.
The two masters and heavenly beings looked at Zhao Ji, Zhao Kang and Zhao Li who were smiling with extremely unkind expressions. They were the two heavenly beings in the clan, but this time they had no choice but to accompany Zhang Shuye.
The whole army headed to Jiangnan.
If possible, the two of them would naturally not want to go to the land south of the Yangtze River. What is the situation of Manichaeism? As powerful men of heaven and humans, Zhao Kang and Zhao Li are not unaware of the strength of Manichaeism.
Even though there are many strong men in the army this time, on the battlefield, swords have no eyes, and even if they are strong men and women, they may end up being shrouded in horse leather.
However, Zhao Ji made it clear to the world that unless they wanted to be infamy, they could only obey the order.
Zongzheng Zhao Yu looked at the two men with unkind expressions with a wry smile and said: "Two brothers, please take care of yourself on your way here. I hope that you two brothers will have a successful start and return to the court as soon as possible."
Looking at Zhao Yu, Zhao Kang said with some reluctance, "If I had known that Zhao Ji was so unbearable, we should have taken advantage of the emperor's brother's death to return to the capital. Looking at it today, what Zhang Dun said was true. King Duan is frivolous.
You cannot rule the world..."
Zhao Yu heard this and said quickly: "Brother, be careful what you say..."
With a flick of his sleeve, Zhao Kang glanced disdainfully at Zhao Ji in the distance and said, "Humph, I'm afraid that my century-old foundation of the Song Dynasty will be destroyed in his hands."
Jiaxing City
Chu Yi, who had beheaded Zhu Meng, fell silent again. A few months passed in a blink of an eye. Tens of thousands of troops were entrenched in Jiaxing City. Apart from training non-stop all day long, they had no intention of expanding outward, even if they were tens of thousands.
None of the counties occupied by the Manichaeans inside and outside were attacked.
The strange reaction of Chu Yi's army naturally puzzled the senior leaders of Manichaeism.
Ever since the first battle, the four masters and disciples of Zen Master Fayan lost to Chu Yi alone. It can be said that that battle left a deep shadow in the hearts of the Manichaean leaders, even if they speculated that Chu Yi might have suffered from the secret technique.
Backlash, but even the backlash of the secret technique proved Chu Yi's profound strength.
The Manichaeans, who regarded Chu Yi as their formidable enemy, did not dare to make any big moves for almost a month or two, and their attention was almost entirely focused on Chu Yi.
With Chu Yi around, Manichaeism naturally didn't dare to make any big moves, for fear of attracting Chu Yi's attention.
However, as time passed, Chu Yi's troops entrenched in Jiaxing City did not make any moves, but the Manichaean leaders gradually felt at ease, and their fear of Chu Yi was naturally reduced.
Just last month, Shi Bao, the Manichaean general, quietly left Hangzhou City. A few days later, Suzhou City, which had been besieged for several months, was breached.
Shi Bao appeared in the Manichaean army in Suzhou City and joined the Manichaean elites who besieged Suzhou City. Shi Bao's arrival was like the last straw that overwhelmed the Suzhou City defenders.
The Manichaean troops who attacked Suzhou City can be said to be the elite of Manichaeism. They brought together almost half of the elites of Manichaeism. They were led by Fang La's third brother Fang Mao, including Fang Maang's eight fierce generals, the Twelve Gods of Jiangnan, and the Four Dragons of Zhejiang.
Their general strength is not inferior to the elite Manichaeans commanded by Fang La who is stationed in Hangzhou City.
As soon as Suzhou City was reached, the two major towns in the south of the Yangtze River, Hangzhou City and Suzhou City, all fell into the hands of the Manichaeans. Jiangnan was shaken by it, and the whole world was shocked by it.
In Jiaxing City, Chu Yi was studying in a quiet courtyard. There was a rush of footsteps, and he saw Yang Zhi and Lu Junyi striding over with solemn expressions.
Several people saw Chu Yi sitting there reading with a happy expression. They didn't know why, but seeing Chu Yi's posture, the anxiety in their hearts could not help but dissipate, and their hearts calmed down.
Putting down the scroll in his hand, Chu Yi looked at the people and said, "Everyone is here in a hurry. Could it be that the Manichaeism has made some big move?"
To be able to make several people so solemn, either the imperial court made a big move, or the Manichaeans took some action. As for the imperial court, a long time ago, Chu Yi had received the invitation from Zhao Ji to send Zhang Shuye to command the army.
News coming to Jiangnan.
Therefore, in order to eliminate the commotion in the imperial court, the only one who can make Yang Zhi and others do this is Manichaeism.
Yang Zhi cupped his fists and saluted: "The Admiral knows things well. Just yesterday, the city of Suzhou was destroyed!"
Chu Yi raised his brows, but there was no look of surprise on his face. Instead, he smiled slightly and said: "The destruction of Suzhou City is an expected thing. It is a miracle that Suzhou City can persist for such a long time."
Ruda touched his bald head and said with approval, "If you ask me, if the admiral hadn't shocked everyone in Fang La and attracted the attention of Manichaeism, I'm afraid that as early as half a month ago, Suzhou City
I can’t hold on anymore.”
Yang Zhi looked at Chu Yi with worry and said: "With the destruction of Suzhou, we will be between Hangzhou and Suzhou. If the Manichaeans come with all their troops, I'm afraid..."
Chu Yi shook his head calmly and said: "Fang La is not a fool, he will not come to provoke us at this time."
While Chu Yi was discussing Manichaeism with Yang Zhi and others, Fang La, as the leader of Manichaeism, was also discussing with high-level officials.
Prime Minister Lou Minzhong, Privy Councilor Lu Shinang and others, as rare civil servants of Manichaeism, suggested to Fang La that they use two armies to remove Chu Yi's army, which was the nail between Suzhou and Hangzhou.
Jiaxing's location can also be regarded as being between Suzhou and Hangzhou. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, it cut off the connection between the two Manichaean armies. Naturally, it was regarded as a serious problem by the Manichaeans.
However, generals such as Fang La, Li Tianrun, and Pang Wanchun who had personally experienced the battle with the imperial army were extremely wary of Chu Yi.
If possible, they would definitely not want to provoke Chu Yi to cause trouble for themselves.
Lou Minzhong can be said to be one of the best among Fang La's subordinates, and only Fang Fei can barely suppress him. At this moment, Lou Minzhong turned to Fang La with a serious face and said: "Your Majesty, Chu Yi's imperial army will not be eliminated.
, our Manichaean army is in a state of being cut off. This is a serious problem for our Manichaean religion. We must try our best to get rid of this imperial army."
Privy Councilor Lu Shinang also held the same opinion, and followed Lou Minzhong's strong request for Fang La to lead an army with Fang Mao to attack Chu Yi's troops from the north and south.
Below Fang La, the civil and military ranks were arranged. Lu Shinang and Lou Minzhong finished their words. Li Tianrun, who was sitting there, frowned. He glanced at Lu Shinang and Lou Minzhong and said, "What you two said is simple. Who is Chu Yi?"
Let’s deal with it. Master Fayan and his disciples have learned from the past. Who among our Manichaean sect is Chu Yi’s opponent?”
When Lu Shinang and Lou Minzhong heard this, they couldn't help but said to Li Tianrun: "General Li, does he mean that we have no way to deal with Chu Yi, so we have to stay away from him? Or does he mean that whenever we encounter Chu Yi's troops in the future, we will
Flee without a fight?”
Being stared at by the two of them, in front of so many people, Li Tianrun certainly wouldn't say that he would run away after meeting Chu Yi's men. His face suddenly turned ugly, he waved his sleeves and said: "If you have the ability, we will run away."
The trouble with Chu Yi is that I won't go anyway."
As if he felt that Li Tianrun's arrogance had been suppressed, Lou Minzhong turned around and saluted Fang La: "Please make a decision, your Majesty."
Fang La also had a bitter look on his face. He had a deep memory of Chu Yi. Chu Yi's power was so powerful that even now he can't help but feel a chill in his heart just thinking about it.
If Chu Yi hadn't seemed to intend to let him off the hook at the beginning, his mind might have been placed in front of the case of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty by now.
Suddenly, in the hall, all the high-level civil and military officials of Manichaeism looked at Fang La. Those people in Manichaeism who had never seen Chu Yi naturally did not have much psychological shadow in their hearts, thinking that Li Tianrun, Fang Jie and others
People exaggerate Chu Yi's strength.
But people like Fang Jie, Li Tianrun, and Pang Wanchun watched with their own eyes the four masters and disciples of Zen Master Fayan were suppressed by Chu Yi alone. Thinking about that defeat still makes them terrified.
