Qiming 1158

Chapter 739 Zhao Gou, who ran to Lin'an

The peasant army under the leadership of the Renaissance swept across the four counties, killed many local officials, destroyed the ruling institutions, and robbed the treasury, so that the local officials could no longer maintain an iron fist to deter the peasants.

And those petty officials and officials who were stationed here and the soldiers of the Song army seemed to have never cared about such a change at all.

They didn't think Shangguan sent them here to save the local people, but thought it was a good opportunity to make a fortune.

So not only did they fail to maintain order well, but they were still intimidating and oppressing the people on the ground.

Seeing that a large number of officials were killed, the resentment and anger that had been accumulated in the hearts of the farmers for a long time suddenly spewed out like a volcanic eruption.

So less than ten days later, Jizhou peasants launched a second wave of uprisings.

Some well-known peasants gathered together to revolt. In just a few days, more than a dozen insurgents, large and small, were established, with a total number of more than [-]. They were all frantically attacking the city and conquering the land, and the remnants of the official army in Jizhou were defeated by the entire army. overturned.

They may not have any tactical tactics, but neither do the local officers and troops. The two sides are simply fighting for numbers.

The number of peasants is large and the number of officers and soldiers is small, it is as simple as that.

So at the end of May, the Jizhou government army was completely defeated. The local officials and officials were almost killed by the rebel army. Jizhou completely became the sphere of influence of the rebel army.

Without the Song army in Jizhou, the insurgent army would not stop advancing.

They went south to the Nan'an Army, north to Yuanzhou, Linjiang Army, and eastward to Ganzhou, with great momentum, as if they were going to sweep the Jiangnan West Road and even the entire southern China, which was very terrifying.

At this time, the Southern Song Dynasty was slow to respond and did not come up with a major response plan.

When the uprising just broke out here, all the energy of the Southern Song Dynasty was focused on dealing with the Ming-Song war, all attention was diverted, and even the local officials did not care, they were all focused on waiting for the outcome of the Ming-Song war. .

So much so that when the second wave of uprising troops in Jizhou launched a massive campaign to set off a frenzy of resistance, the Central Song Dynasty did not even know that an uprising had broken out here.

They are still bickering over a series of problems that followed the surrender.

Jiangnan West Road, which did not report the news, naturally could not deal with the anger of the people alone. The anger of tens of thousands of people was overwhelming, and the Song Army of Yuanzhou and Linjiang Army retreated steadily, losing cities and fortresses.

The Nan'an army was similar, the Song army was retreating steadily and could not deal with it.

Only Ganzhou had the strength to deal with it because a forbidden army was stationed there, but the Ganzhou garrison fought a few battles with the rebel army and didn't take advantage of it, and found that there were a steady stream of rebel troops following behind, so I was afraid, so Just ran away.

There was chaos all over the place, the transmission of information was completely ineffective, and the local government did not even know what happened and was wiped out by the insurgent army.

They didn't know how far the uprising on Jiangnan West Road had reached until they died. They could only ask for help everywhere, but they couldn't wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

The information that the local officials know is completely different, and some even the rebels who have even reached the gate of the county town do not know where they are rebelling.

In addition to the bad luck of the government, the local tyrants and evil gentry who oppressed the people and seized the land were also thoroughly liquidated and retaliated by the insurgent army. The bitter and hated peasants rushed forward and overwhelmed the guards of the local tyrants and evil gentry, killing them all, and all the land deeds. Burned, all property and land were seized by the rebel army.

As a result, more peasants followed the rebel army and launched a battle, taking revenge and liquidation against the government, local tyrants and evil gentry, and all those who had bullied them, pouring out their anger frantically.

By mid-June, Yuanzhou, Linjiang Army, Nan'an Army, and Ganzhou had been occupied by the rebels, and the rebels had even begun to threaten Nanchang County, the capital of Jiangnan West Road, Longxing Prefecture.

Only at this time did the bureaucrats on Jiangnan West Road know that the situation was wrong, so they quickly sought help from the central government regardless of the fact that the Ming-Song War had just been settled and that there were still many unfinished matters in Lin'an.

Although it's a bit late.

What's worse is that Zhao Gou is now in Poyang County, which is separated by a lake from Longxing Mansion. At this time, Zhao Gou also knew that some [small-scale rebellions] had occurred in the southwest of Jiangnan West Road, but the specific circumstances I don't know yet, I thought it was just a very common kind of boring rebellion that can be pressed down with the touch of a finger.

It was not until June 21, when Xin Qiji arrived in Lin'an, that the Longxing Mansion finally confirmed that the rebellion had spread to less than half of Jiangnan West Road, and the situation was already very dangerous, requiring a large army to deal with it.

But at this moment, the closest army is also far away in Ezhou and Jiujiang.

Zhao Gou had an elite force of 1 people around him, but it was impossible for this army to dispatch the rebellion, and the Longxing Mansion was not qualified to mobilize the Ezhou army and the Jiujiang army, so it could only wait for Lin'an's response.

During this period, the rebel army continued to sweep Jiangnan West Road, and its forces continued to expand outwards. It has expanded to a level of 50 people, with a huge scale.

The local officials, official army, local tyrants and evil gentry shivered, and even many officials, official army, local tyrants and evil gentry fled with their families, fearing that they would be retaliated and liquidated by the crazy rebel army.

They know how many unconscionable things they have done in the past. They usually bully the people and think they are easy to bully and unscrupulous. When the people really turn into tigers, they finally know they are afraid.

But it's really late.

Even when the prefect of Longxing House heard the news that an uprising army of more than [-] people was coming to Nanchang, he was so frightened that he wet his pants, and quickly crossed Poyang Lake to ask Zhao Gou for help.

Zhao Gou learned about the rebellion and the scale of the rebellion on the morning of June 23, and then learned that the rebellion had already threatened Nanchang.

Zhao Gou was frightened again.

Originally, he was frightened by the overwhelming attack of the Ming army. After leaving Lin'an, he ran wildly, and ran to the edge of Poyang Lake before he felt a little relieved. He settled down here and continued to inquire about the news of Lin'an.

He finally found out that the Ming army had left, and he was about to go back, but he heard that Zhao Tan had eliminated dissidents on a large scale in Lin'an City, constantly berating officials of the Lord's Peace faction, and recruiting officials of the Lord's War faction to take over their positions and powers. Doubtful.

Zhao Gou was a little worried that Zhao Tan was carrying out a coup d'etat while he was away, tore down all his foundation and replaced it with Zhao Tan's own basic game, so he was a little angry and a little scared, worried that he would just go back like this There will be danger.

He continued to stay here. During this period, Zhao Tan sent people to call him back several times, but he did not dare to go back. He continued to wait and see the situation. Until these days, he heard that Yang Cunzhong, his trusted and beloved general, had once again served as the head coach and commander of the fourth palace. In front of Wandian, he was relieved a little.

This means that although Zhao Yan keeps making small moves, it will not be against him. Yang Cunzhong holds 4 military power in his hands, which is Zhao Xuan's security guarantee to Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou thought about it for a while, and then asked the inner servants and close ministers who were with him, and asked them if they should go back.

To be honest, life in Poyang is pretty good. It is close to Poyang Lake, with abundant aquatic products, a lot of fish, and delicious taste. When he is free, he goes boating on Poyang Lake to cultivate his sentiments. It is a good life.

The only pity is that the little brother who had a tendency to revive before the Ming army went south to Lin'an has no movement again. No matter how hard he tried, there was nothing he could do.

So Zhao Gou had no choice but to give up his heart, go boating and play with peace of mind, cultivate his sentiments, and continue to test Zhao Tan's attitude towards him. If possible, he would like to ask Zhao Tan for more protection.

As a result, there is a possibility that the escaped paradise is also a bit unsafe. The rebels have a strong momentum, and more than [-] people attack Nanchang. This is a terrible scale!
Zhao Gou was so frightened that he set off on June 25 and started running towards Lin'an.

Before leaving, the prefect of Longxing kowtowed and begged Zhao Gou to leave some troops to help Nanchang. Zhao Gou nodded, leaving 500 people for him, and took away the remaining 500 people himself.

The prefect of Longxing looked at the 500-man army and wanted to cry.

(End of this chapter)