Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 695 Local Powers
Feng Xi, the treasure-hunting rat who was in charge of the Fengchen Treasury, thought that although Zeng Ze was a eunuch, he was not completely useless, so he wanted to make him his subordinate.

As for Zhao Zhe, he mocked Zhao Zhen in the court and did not take Zhao Zhen seriously at all. Zhao Zhen was furious and ordered Zhao Zhe to be taken out of the palace and beheaded.

From the newly appointed Yingcheng County Lieutenant Hu Yi, Zhao Zhen learned that the Red Coat Army Alliance had issued a bounty to Liang State. Although he had made enemies with the Red Coat Army, Zhao Zhen was not afraid. After all, the Red Coat Army had its own powerful enemies in various worlds, and they would not pounce on him like a pack of wolves.

Therefore, when the one-month deadline came, Zhao Zhen launched an invasion, and his target was still the world of [Southern Song Zhao Gou]. Just as Wu Yong and others predicted, Zhao Gou really used Fujian Road where Miao and Liu were as the battlefield.

In accordance with the predetermined goals, the three armies, with the cooperation of the big families such as Chen, Lin, Huang, Zheng, Wang and Zhang, each led their army to attack Fuzhou, Nanjianzhou and Zhangzhou with great momentum.

Let’s talk about Zhangzhou first. There are four county towns in Zhangzhou. Longxi, Zhangpu and Changtai counties are all built along the coast and by the river. Only Longyan County is deep inland and can also be reached along Jiulongshui and Yanshixi.

With this, the people were transported by the ships of Zhang Heng's navy from Tongan along the coastline into Zhangzhou. They went upstream from Jiulongshui and took Longxi and Changtai, and then went upstream to take Longyan.

The other route goes straight to Zhangpu.

With the information gathered by Lin Yu, the prefect of Quanzhou, Liao Gang, the prefect of Xinghua Army, and a group of county officials, Liang Guo knew almost everything about the prefectures in Fujian Province, if not the back of his hand.

Of the four counties in Zhangzhou, Longxi, Zhangpu and Changtai counties tacitly accepted Miao Fu's command. Due to inconvenient transportation, Longyan County was still in a stalemate with Miao Yu sent by Miao Fu.

Therefore, Zhu Wu sent Zhu Tong, the "Man with Beautiful Beard", to lead a thousand soldiers, and Bi Xi to lead a thousand navy to cooperate, and they headed straight for Zhangpu, while the rest of the people headed for Jiulongshui.

When Zhangpu County Magistrate Zhang Mingjie met Zhu Tong's soldiers, he still wanted to resist. However, after seeing the letters of persuasion from Quanzhou Magistrate Lin Yu and Xinghua Army Commander Liao Gang, he hesitated for a moment. He sent people to kill the officials and soldiers sent by Miao Fu to monitor them, and finally ordered the gates to be opened and surrender.

Lin Yu was a well-known capable official in Fujian Road, and his family was large. Seeing that he had surrendered, Zhang Mingjie, as a wealthy family in Zhangzhou, naturally did not want to fight with the Liang army.

After Zhu Tong issued the order to post a notice to pacify the people, the county's account books and treasury were guarded. Then he ordered the county magistrate Zhang Mingjie to recruit the wing troops, local soldiers, fishing boats, etc., leaving 300 soldiers to garrison, and then led the 2,000 local soldiers recruited from Zhangpu to attack the nearby Chaozhou Prefecture in Guangnan East Road by sea.

Through this, we can find out the situation of Guangnan East Road.

Zhu Wu and others had an even smoother process. Longxi and Changtai counties were adjacent to Quanzhou and they had already found out everything. As soon as the army arrived, the magistrates of the two counties ordered the gates to be opened and surrender.

Each side left 500 soldiers to garrison. Zhu Wu asked the magistrates and county magistrates of the two counties to recruit local soldiers and travel together to Longyan.

After half a month's march, the army finally arrived outside the city of Longyan.

At this time, outside Longyan City, Miao Yu was still in a stalemate with the city governor Song Ye. As the garrison commander of Zhangzhou, Miao Yu was unwilling to retreat. The three prefectures and counties of Longxi, Changtai, and Zhangpu were settled by the order, but Longyan was the only one that not only refused to pay taxes, but also blocked the two silver mines in Daji and Baoxing with trees, and moved all the miners into the city.

Miao Yu attacked for a long time but could not take it. When the news of the incident in Quanzhou came, the local soldiers recruited from Longxi and Changtai fled and fled. Now Miao Yu was in a dilemma.

Today, Miao Yu's expression changed drastically when he suddenly spied the Yanshi Creek fleet.

Seven or eight days ago, Miao Yu received a message from his brother Miao Fu who had sent people over mountains and across rivers, saying that Fujian Road was attacked by another world, and asked Miao Yu to withdraw his troops and take all the wealth of Zhangzhou back to Fuzhou.

Unfortunately, Miao Yu had lost the initiative. With less than two thousand soldiers, he could neither capture Longyan nor dare to go south to Longxi and Changtai to move the treasury.

After the local soldiers fled, Miao Yu ordered two counties to pursue them. Three waves of soldiers went there in succession, but none of them came back to report. If it weren't for the sufficient food and grass that were transported there, Miao Yu would have collapsed long ago. Now, although the people in Longyan City dared not attack, Miao Yu's army could not attack the top of Longyan City.

When he saw the fleet today, Miao Yu knew that it was the Liang soldiers that his brother had mentioned who were coming to kill him. Ever since he knew that he couldn't return to Fuzhou by water, Miao Yu had a plan in mind to join the Liang State.

Firstly, he had no way to retreat now. He had repeatedly urged Longxi and Changtai, but had not received any reinforcements or food. Secondly, although his imperial guards were also elite, they would be defeated if they were harassed by Song Ye in the mountains.

Furthermore, in the current situation, Fujian Road is not safe. The current emperor can pardon everyone else, but the Miao and Liu families will surely die. It would be better to take the opportunity to surrender. With these two thousand elite soldiers in hand, it can also leave a way out for the Miao family.

Miao Yu led his troops out of the camp, formed a battle formation, and went out first to talk to the commander-in-chief of Liang State.

When Bao Xu, the God of Death, and Yan Shude, the Sai Mengben, who had gotten off the boat first, saw him, they looked at each other and ran towards Miao Yu together.

Although Miao Yu was ready to surrender, he wanted to make a good show for the future. So, when he saw the two men running towards him, he had no time to react, so he asked Bao Xu, who was determined to make a contribution, to kill him with a knife.

After killing Miao Yu, Bao Xu roared and rushed towards Sergeant Miao Yu with a broadsword in hand.

Yan Shude was afraid that Bao Xu would be in danger, so he naturally followed and rushed over. The two of them were like tigers entering the country, with two big swords rolling. The shield-bearing men in front could not stop them and scattered.

When the Liang soldiers behind saw their commander charging into the enemy camp, they also shouted and followed suit.

When Zhu Wu, Jiao Ting and others rushed up to kill them, except for the three to five hundred who were killed, the rest of the two thousand Miao Yu soldiers all knelt on the ground and begged for surrender.

On the top of the city wall, the prefect Song Ye and others were all shocked when they saw it.

Afterwards, Han Jingtong and Qu Ziqiong, the magistrates of Longxi and Changtai counties, came forward to persuade Song Ye to surrender. Song Ye did not dare to hesitate and quickly opened the gate to surrender.

After reassuring the people, Zhu Wu consulted Song Ye and others, and they both agreed to attack Tingzhou. However, the mountain road was difficult to travel, so it was better to travel light.

After hearing this, Zhu Wu first sent Yu Shou, one of the Eight Crabs, to take Jiao Ting, the Faceless Man, and a thousand soldiers to Zhangpu to support Zhu Tong. He also dispatched soldiers to spread the news of Liang State in various villages and towns in Zhangzhou under the guidance of guides. Then he selected the best troops to attack Tingzhou.

Besides, along the way to Nanjian Prefecture, [Taihu Jiao] Bu Qing and [Curly-haired Tiger] Ni Yun escorted [Flowery Monk] Lu Zhishen, [Subduing the Tiger] Wu Song, [Stone General] Shi Yong, [Tiger Claw] Yan Liu and other 5,000 infantrymen from the Minjiang River straight into Jianpu.

Nanjian Prefecture is located in the center of Fujian Road, and Miao Fu did not send a general to garrison there. Miao Fu was defeated by Liang State's invasion, and Nanjian Prefecture no longer obeyed Miao Fu's orders.

As soon as the Liang army arrived, the prefect Lin Hua ordered surrender, and cooperated with Lu Zhishen and others to recruit the surrender of Jiangle, Shunchang and Shaxian.

Wu Yong discovered this through his interactions with the Chen, Lin, Huang, Zheng, Wang, and Zhang clans. The local clan power in Fujian Road was too strong.

This is also the reason why Wu Yong suggested moving part of the captured Red Coat Army and Yellow Turban Army to Fujian Road, while recruiting Fujian villagers to move to various places in Jingji Road.

In the future, we must continue to implement this policy vigorously to weaken the power of clans and ensure the dominant position of the government.

(End of this chapter)