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Chapter 688 Ambition (400 monthly tickets plus more)

It turned out that Ruan Xiaoqi's naval soldiers went south, captured Hui'an, and then attacked Jinjiang.

Jinjiang was the capital of the state, and Zhang Yi, a general under Miao Fu, led 3,000 troops to guard it. Although Ruan Xiaoqi seized the Jinjiang water gate by surprise attack, he was intercepted by Zhang Yi's troops and could not capture the city.

After Dong Ping and his men arrived, they took advantage of the fact that there were not many soldiers guarding the city. [Tiger Shooter] Lei Jiong and [Bear Shooter] Ji Ji led archers to provide cover, and shot Zhang Yi's soldiers on the top of the city so hard that they dared not even show their heads. Li Kui, Xiang Chong, and Li Gun climbed the city walls themselves, killed the soldiers guarding the city, opened the city gate, and everyone rushed in. In the chaos, [Sky-Falling Eagle] Li Ying ran into Zhang Yi and killed him with a flying knife.

After Jinjiang fell, the only remaining city of Tongan also opened the city and surrendered when Li Ying led Zhang Yi's troops approached.

Ruan Xiaoqi sent someone to deliver the victory report by sea. At that time, Zhao Zhen was leading his troops to attack Houguan and Minxian on the banks of the Minjiang River. The two places were mutually supportive. Although he killed three generals of Miao Fu, Meng Gao, Miao Shunan and Miao Fei, he was unable to capture the two cities with heavy garrisons due to lack of equipment.

At the same time, Emperor Zhao Gou also sent spies to Fujian Road to gather information.

Upon hearing that [Zhao Zhen of Liang] had defeated Miao Fu in Fuzhou and caused him to retreat to the city, he was extremely delighted.

Zhao Gou requisitioned water vessels and sent Zhao Zhe, formerly a general of the Western Army, across the sea to test the situation of the [Zhao Zhen of Liang] world that was at war with his own world.

Zhao Zhe plundered more than a hundred large ships, led three thousand soldiers, and came by ship. Also coming by ship was Zeng Ze, a eunuch favored by Zhao Gou.

As soon as they landed on Liang State's land, they were discovered by Zhang Qing and others who were patrolling along the coast without even having time to rest.

Zhao Zhe saw this and said to Zeng Ze, "Sergeant, these Liang soldiers are well-dressed and I'm afraid they are not easy to deal with. Now that we have seen them, why don't we return to report to His Majesty?"

Zeng Ze remembered Zhao Gou's instructions before he left: "You guys are my confidants, but because you have no merit, the soldiers have many complaints, which led to the Miao and Liu mutiny. Now you have this opportunity, you must cherish it. As long as you make merit and emulate your father, you can also lead troops outside."

Zeng Ze rebuked him: "General Zhao, you are already afraid before the battle even begins. No wonder the Western Army cannot defeat the Jin Army."

Zhao Zhe's face flushed when he heard this. He mounted his horse and went out to the battlefield, shouting, "Zhao Zhe, the commander of Huanqing, is here. Why don't you surrender to the small Liang Kingdom?"

[Featherless Arrow] When Zhang Qing saw it, he rode out to fight.

After fighting for less than ten rounds, they rode away, and the thousand-plus cavalrymen in formation also scattered.

Zhao Zhe also reined in his horse and returned, immediately bowing and saying, "General Zeng, I regard the Liang State as nothing more than a piece of dirt and a dog. I was just concerned about the safety of the General Zeng."

Zeng Ze was not annoyed after hearing this, and said, "I have seen that General Zhao is a hero. After returning to the court, I will definitely speak frankly to His Majesty about the general's prestige."

"This Liang commander has a good appearance, but he is a silver-plated spearhead. Why don't we cut off some heads and report back? If we do so, the emperor will definitely reward us."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhe was also moved.

At that moment, a deputy general was left behind with only 200 men to guard the boats. Zhao Zhe and Zeng Ze led their troops along the trail of the defeated cavalry and pursued them all the way.

After chasing for about five miles, Zhao Zhe saw that the former enemy general had gathered half of his defeated soldiers again, and shouted, "How dare you, defeated general, stop me here?"

Having said that, he rode his horse straight towards Zhang Qing.

Zhang Qing also shouted, "I just let you go before, but since you don't know what's good for you, today I'll kill you." After saying that, he also rode his horse to meet them.

After fighting for another three or five rounds, Zhang Qing turned his horse and ran away. Zhao Zhe saw him and shouted, "Don't run away."

Driving his horse to chase him, Zhang Qing held up his spear in his left hand, and reached into his brocade bag with his right hand to take out a stone. He turned around and threw a stone at Zhao Zhe's face. Zhao Zhe was not prepared, and the stone hit him right between his eyebrows, and he fell off his horse. Gong Wang, the tiger with a flower neck, and Ding Desun, the tiger with an arrow in their throat, saw him and came to arrest him.

Zeng Ze was shocked when he saw it, and immediately sent people to snatch it. Gong Wang, the tiger with a flower neck, and Ding Desun, the tiger with an arrow, shot several soldiers who were rushing in front of them off their horses. Zhang Qing waved his long spear, and more than 500 cavalrymen galloped over to kill them.

Zeng Ze was a lucky eunuch, and most of the soldiers Zhao Zhe brought were infantry, so how could they resist the cavalry's attack? Zeng Ze, under the command of the soldiers, ran desperately to the place where the boat was parked.

When they reached the shore, they saw a group of soldiers with the Liang State's "Zhao" flag waiting there.

It turned out that Zhang Qing pretended to be defeated and deliberately lured the Song army to leave the shore to pursue him. The troops were scattered, but he sent [Double Swords] Su Ding to secretly gather a part of the troops and make a detour to attack the Song army's warships.

Zeng Ze saw that there was no way to escape, so he shouted: "Spare my life, spare my life... I am willing to surrender."

All the soldiers also surrendered.

Seeing that the one-month deadline was approaching, Zhao Zhen returned and set up his troops in Huai'an City. When the deadline arrived, fog suddenly rose between the two forces.

world log
In April, he conquered the whole country of [Southern Song Zhao Gou], and successively captured Xinghuajun, Quanzhou, and five counties of Fuzhou, Fuqing, Yongfu, Changle, Minqing, and Huai'an, and Youxi County of Nanjianzhou, totaling 16 counties. All the invading enemies were wiped out.

Big win.

Liang State’s reputation +1, politics +1, economy +5, military +1, culture +2.

Luck +3000.

[Zhao Gou of the Southern Song Dynasty] designated [Zhao Zhen of the Liang Dynasty] as his primary enemy.

Looking at the series of gains, Zhao Zhen couldn't help laughing. While he was fighting with Miao Fu, the other troops also fought hard forward.

Everyone came forward to congratulate Zhao Zhen on his great victory.

After leaving the world of [Southern Song Zhao Gou], the first thing Zhao Zhen did was to adjust the location of the newly occupied territory. He placed the newly occupied land in the south of the junction of Mizhou and Yizhou, connecting the sea area into one.

This sea area also has rare resources. Not to mention the fish and shrimp, the salt fields alone are a huge fortune.

Without mentioning the original saltworks of Liang State, the newly occupied Changle County had the Haitanshan Saltworks. Jinjiang County in Quanzhou had 161 salt pavilions, Hui'an had 129 salt pavilions, and Tong'an had four saltworks: Anren, Shangxia Malan, and Zhuangban.

Apart from anything else, as long as there is sea, Liang State will have endless sea salt.

It was also because of this war that Zhao Zhen saw the weakness of the [Song State] and began to have the ambition to restore the old territory of the Song Dynasty in the fantasy world.

If we continue to occupy the world of [Southern Song Dynasty Zhao Gou] in the future, the East and West Routes of Huainan, the East and West Routes of Liangzhe, and the newly occupied Fujian Route will still have to be integrated into Fujian Route, but it will cost a lot of luck.

After the adjustment, Zhao Zhen immediately issued an order to recruit the people from Fujian Road to come out of the mountains.

Fujian has little land and naturally cannot support too many people. When people heard about dividing the land and houses, they naturally could not resist the temptation and moved their families to Chaocheng, Diaowuyu and other places.

With the influx of a large number of people, the Red Turban Army was no longer the main force in Chaocheng County. This not only eased the contradictions between Fujian passers-by and the land, but also completely eliminated the hidden dangers of the Red Turban Army.

It’s just a pity that each invasion lasts up to a month.

Otherwise, Zhao Zhen would have to mobilize troops and completely occupy Fujian Road.

(End of this chapter)