The news of Li Quan's rebellion was like throwing a stone into water, causing ripples that spread widely.
Linzi.
Wanyan Salara learned that Li Quan had escaped that day and was furious. He severely blamed Boshu Lu Changshou on the spot, claiming that Boshu Lu Changshou attacked the generals without authorization because he was jealous of the situation. He also sent someone to Weizhou with a handwritten letter, stating that he had no intention of harming anyone and asked Li Quan not to be provoked by others. .
There was naturally no response from Weizhou. Li Quan launched a rebellion two days later, sweeping across Weizhou and sending troops westward.
Wanyan Salara had been stationed in Shandong for more than ten years and was well aware of the influence of these local tycoons. He was afraid that the troops in Yidu would be deceived by Li Quan, so he immediately declared martial law throughout the territory and sent out trusted soldiers and horses to patrol the city. , spying on a motley crew he considered unreliable.
In particular, the Sheliang Army and the Prison City Army transferred from Weizhou and Shouguang area close to Weizhou were considered dangerous by Wanyan Sala. He sent troops overnight to disarm and took thousands of people to one place for custody, to be dispersed and reorganized later.
Li Tiegiang's reputation does have an effect in Yidu and Binzhou, but it is not that huge. As a result, Wanyan Salara's arrival put the thousands of Sheliang Army soldiers in the prison in danger. That night someone spread the news that the commander of the army had surrendered everyone's armor in preparation for killing all the troops tomorrow. To avoid unexpected events.
The soldiers were panic-stricken. They wanted to ask for an explanation late at night, but they could not see the senior officials of the Shandong Road Tongjun Department. So thousands of people rioted, and there was a big commotion in Linzi City.
By the time Wanyan Sala flattened it, two days had passed.
Wanyan Salara was a veteran general who personally led the troops to quell the chaos and was very majestic. But among the rebel army, some were quite brave. They would inevitably kill a thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses. He was running around holding a pine torch high last night, but was attacked by a wave of insurrectionary troops. He was seriously injured. He was stabbed in the right arm, and the bones were visible.
Now half of his body was bandaged, and he was walking angrily up and down the hall.
Beside him were still Boshu Lu Changshou and Wanyan Niangu.
Boshu Lu Changshou's expression was a little embarrassed. Wanyan Niangu had half of his ear shot off by a cold arrow. His head was bandaged and his expression could not be seen.
"Then if Li Quan attacks Yidu and Linzi, how can he resist it? Well? The Mongolian army will be dispatched at any time to capture Huang Shouwudian's headquarters. How many people can I send to Jinan and Dongping?"
Wanyan pointed his halberd at Boshu Lu Changshou. He poked and prodded for a long time: "You... you are ruining my big job!"
Boshu Lu Changshou lowered his head and said nothing, but Wanyan Niangu was still thinking rapidly: "Commander of the Army, there is one more thing that we must guard against."
"explain!"
"Zhizhong Zhang Lin, who stayed behind in Yidu Prefecture, has an irreversible friendship with Li Quan. If that guy raises his troops to respond to Li Quan, wouldn't he be in big trouble again? We have to send a team of people to control him, otherwise..."
Wanyan Sala casually picked up the waist knife and threw it with the scabbard: "It's too late now! How can we mobilize the troops! ... You can think about it before you speak!"
After scolding him, he turned back and sat down. After being dejected for a moment, he suddenly said: "It's not without its benefits."
"What does the commander-in-chief mean?"
"Li Quan's power changed, and both Guo Ning and I were affected. On my side, we have many soldiers and generals, as well as enough food and supplies, so we can always stabilize the situation and prevent chaos. Guo Ning first settled in Laizhou, but his foundation was shallow. After fighting the Mongols, they searched for people everywhere. It can be seen that the losses of the army and civilians must be huge! Hey, if Li Quan and others really gain momentum, Guo Ning's small Ding navy will be the most panicked. They don't have Yang An'er has Liu Erzu in the south and Li Quan in the west...but he doesn't know what those three evil wolves will do to Laizhou?"
Boshu Lu Changshou and Nian Gu looked at each other, thinking that according to the commander's thoughts, he would be in an invincible position, and he could say that at any time.
Yidu.
The defense arrangements on the top of the city were quite orderly, with rolling logs and stones placed there. Some of the defenders were dressed as officers and soldiers, and some were dressed as rebels and civilian ministers. There were a lot of them, but many of them looked fearful.
Zhang Lin stood at the top of the city and watched. He saw the sparkling water in the east of the city. Several beaches were covered with ice, and the reflection on the ice surface gave off a chill. On the road to the west of the river, groups of people and horses were heading south from the direction of Jianmi Village, with flags of various colors fluttering and spears like a forest.
"Li Tiequiang is really well prepared." Zhang Lin sighed: "Such an army cannot be trained without three to five years of hard work."
Standing behind Zhang Lin were several court officials. It is beneficial to the judges of the general manager of the army and horses of the capital, and to the governors, magistrates and other people of the capital. All of them had heavy expressions on their faces. Some of them were about to speak, but they were glared at by the warriors wearing helmets and armor next to them, and they didn't dare to move.
There was a person beside Zhang Lin, Li Quanyu, who had just arrived in Yidu and was invited to the top of the city. Yu Man'er saluted Zhang Linggong: "Don't worry about Zhizhong. My marshal has already said that he will not meet with Zhizhong soldiers. Our army is heading south to attack Linqu."
"After Linqu is captured, Muling Pass will come next, right?" Zhang Lin is also a veteran who has been rooted in Shandong for decades, and then he added: "After Muling Pass is captured, will Yang An'er and Liu Erzu be coming? But I don’t know, will these two offend me?”
Yu Man'er laughed: "I don't know! So, Zhizhong should make a decision as early as possible, otherwise, by then, it will depend on what Marshal Yang and Marshal Liu think!"
After hearing what he said, he actually regarded Yidu as meat and fish and allowed others to cut him apart. The dozens of soldiers accompanying him outside were all furious.
Zhang Lin was not angry, and chatted with Yu Man'er for a few more words before he was sent out.
Seeing Yu Man'er's figure disappearing under the city gate, Zhang Lin showed a somewhat tired expression: "Have all the people sent to Linzi and Laizhou set off for help?"
The people on the left and right said: "Each of them sent three envoys, all with one man and two horses."
"On the other side of Linzi, don't expect too much. On the other hand, you can still look forward to Laizhou."
"In Zhizhong, several troops from Laizhou passed through Yidu and headed towards Jinan and Zizhou, but Li Quan did not stop them. I am worried that there is some secret collusion between these two families."
"Damn, who is not colluding with anyone in this Shandong territory? Aren't they all trying to protect the country and the people, and seek temporary stability?" Zhang Lin cursed: "No matter what, Guo Ning is also appointed as the military governor of the navy. Isn’t it necessary to watch Li Quan, Yang An’er and others join forces to put Laizhou into a tight siege? He must find a way!”
If there is really no way to defeat the navy, and Yang An'er and Liu Erzu, two rebellious ancestors, arrive south of Yidu with their troops, Zhang Lin feels that it will be difficult for his family to continue on the path of having both sides. If that happens... Zhang Lin takes a moment He paid attention to the court officials beside him and then looked away as if nothing had happened.
When the time comes, I will have to use the heads of those people to make a pledge of surrender, join forces with Yang An'er and others, and rebel together.
Dongping Mansion, Pingyin County.
Outside the city, the fat Huang Slap Wudian looked at his army that was marching like a long snake. He was proud and looked at it with his sword.
"Haha, haha, that guy Li Quan rebelled, and Wanyan Sarake was held back. I wonder how he can fight with me! Jinan Mansion will definitely fall into my hands, hahaha!"
Dozens of generals with bright armor beside them all said: "Jiedushi is brilliant!"
At the foot of Cuulai Mountain.
Liu Erzu, who had a stooped figure and rough facial skin like an old farmer, looked around on his horse and saw rugged peaks and dense trees.
In recent decades, local officials in Shandong have been demanding excessively and their desires are hard to fill; the imperial court has been encircling the land like wolves and tigers; As a result, the people were miserable and their lives became increasingly difficult.
During the Taihe period, the imperial court launched an army to attack the Song Dynasty, and plundered it extensively in order to supply military supplies. Since then, people who could not survive continued to flee into the mountains with their families, relying on the steep caves to fight against the imperial soldiers.
When Yang An'er came back from Hebei, he once told Liu Erzu about the situation where the people were entrenched in Tangbo County in Hebei Province and built countless fortresses and cities, which were not under the control of the imperial court. In fact, the number of common people entrenched in Mount Tai, Mount Lu, Yishan, and Mengshan is probably much greater than that in Tangbojian, Hebei.
Liu Erzu has not calculated the specific figures. The heroes of the village leaders from all over the country have their own strength, but they can't send people to calculate it. Liu Erzu was the banner of the Taishan bandits, but he was not the leader of the king-making system. Isn't it possible that he would check the household registration and then send someone to collect taxes?
However, one hundred thousand, or two hundred thousand, definitely. Three to four hundred thousand is also possible.
In the past few years, the imperial army stationed in Shandong often attacked the Taishan bandits, but the number of bandits in the mountains increased. There are more and more people who cannot survive. How can we kill them all?
When the opportunity arose for a big cause, Liu Erzu ascended to the top and called out, and he could gather at least 100,000 men. Yang An'er's appeal was almost the same. With these 200,000 people pushing forward, and then carrying the people wherever they go, if the number of people can still somersault up and down, it will be like a surging wave. Who can resist it?
It's a pity that there are still a few elite soldiers who can really fight tough battles, and they can't easily bite hard bones.
Yang An'er had the Tiewa Ganzhan Army as the backbone, but Liu Erzu did not. His right-hand man, Peng Yibin, has focused on training troops in the past two years and trained more than 2,000 soldiers. But Liu Erzu was not fully sure how useful these two thousand people would be when they arrived on the battlefield.
Therefore, I still have to have a good chat with Yang An'er.
Li Quan raised an army. In the document he wrote, he analyzed the current situation and was very confident, as if the rule of the Jin Dynasty in Shandong was on the verge of collapse. But is this opportunity really good? If there is any miscalculation, the compensation will be the lives of countless people in Mount Tai!
Liu Erzu rode his horse forward. He was not good at riding and usually rode a donkey in the mountains. It was rare to use a tall horse at this time, and the horse's back was undulating, which made him a little nervous.
He felt the sound of shaking trees in the surrounding mountains and forests. It was not caused by the wind, but by many people walking in the mountains to see him off. Their expectant eyes were focused on Liu Erzu, making him feel the pressure getting heavier.
Next to Liu Erzu, Peng Yibin, a strong man with a curly beard, was very happy.
He pointed to the mountain ridge in the distance and said loudly: "Marshal Liu, look, the flag over there is Hao Ding of Jumeng Mountain! And the group of people in the south, the group with the cavalry, is Cheng Kuan of Damon Mountain. , Brother Cheng Fu is here too! Marshal, we can meet them after walking another twenty miles. Then when we arrive at Xintai County, Shi Qing, Xia Quan, Huo Yi, and Shi Gui will also be there! Marshal, forty-six There are twenty-seven villages in this village, twenty-two big leaders who are capable of fighting, and there are not many of them!"
Peng Yibin patted the saddle and laughed loudly: "If you want to do big things, you must not weaken your momentum! We heroes from Mount Tai cannot be outdone by the heroes from Yizhou and Juzhou under Marshal Yang!"
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