Amidst the cheers of more than 200,000 warriors, Zhao Kai began to gallop again. He was now an out-and-out emperor on horseback. His already tall figure was riding on an unusually powerful Qinghai horse. On his back, he looked particularly mighty. Yue Fei and Han Shizhong galloped together on their horses, galloping in front of the army with their heads wrapped in red scarves. They ran from one end to the other. The eyes of countless soldiers were just following the figures of the three of them.
After Zhao Kai and others rushed to the end of the military formation, they rode back and ran towards a wooden platform located directly in front of the military formation being reviewed. Under the wooden platform, a row of temporary edict officers had already stood, all of whom were A clear-speaking man with a loud voice who was specially selected from the entire army. Their current task is to convey Zhao Kai's golden words to all the soldiers!
In addition to these temporary edict-proclaiming officers standing under this wooden platform, there is also a row of edict-proclaiming officers in front of each general-level phalanx.
According to the distance between them and the podium, these edicts were divided into several groups. The edicts further away from the wooden platform would repeat Zhao Kai's speech loudly after the edicts closer to the platform. What they heard was repeated loudly, so that all the soldiers could hear what Zhao Kai was saying.
And just in case, the edict officers who lined up in front of the generals' formations were all literate, and they all carried Zhao Kai's speech manuscripts. They really couldn't hear clearly and read the manuscripts!
Zhao Kai has already brought Yue Fei and Han Shizhong to the high platform. He is standing in the middle, and Yue Fei and Han Shizhong are standing on the left and right. The faces of the three people were shining, as if they had achieved immortality at their fingertips!
Zhao Kai suddenly raised a hand, and the cheers of the soldiers gradually stopped, and the entire grassland became very quiet. Zhao Kai glanced at the entire army, raised his arms and shouted: "It has been eight years since the Song Dynasty was reopened!
Eight years ago, when Kaifeng fell, my late emperor died for his country, and China was about to fall, I and your ministers raised the flag of righteousness in Taiyuan, reopened the Song Dynasty in Hedong, made appointments with rich and powerful people, and went to the national disaster. Restored to the west of Beijing, spread the message and pacified Bashu and Jinghu, so there were six roads as the foundation of revival.
Later, I and other princes captured the gold thieves in Zhongzhou, drove the western thieves to Xingling, and fought against the thieves chief Wu to beg for purchases in Yangshan. For eight years, I and you have conquered the east and west, conquered the south and conquered the north. I will win every battle, capture every attack, and never lose!
Now, I have gathered a large number of soldiers and will march north to sweep away the thieves in Hebei and Yanyun! The heroic spirit of the late emperor is comforted, and the common people are saved from water and fire... At the same time, it also creates a foundation for me and you to be rich and prosperous together!
You must work hard to move forward. After defeating the golden thief and restoring the mountains and rivers, I have official positions, land and you! If anyone wants to shrink back and delay everyone's future of prosperity, don't blame the ruthless military law! "
After finishing the long words, Zhao Kai paused for a while to ensure that the edict officials could convey all his words. Hearing the voices repeating his speech on the grassland completely disappear, he shouted hoarsely: "Kill all the bandits, restore our rivers and mountains, and divide the fields!"
When the edict officer below conveyed these few words, the whole army was excited!
Everyone cheered enthusiastically: "Kill the gold thieves, restore the mountains and rivers, divide the fields..."
Zhao Kai nodded with satisfaction, this is the kind of spirit he wants!
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The red team marched on the yellow land. From the moment they crossed the Yellow River, the Red Turban Song Army never stopped advancing.
According to the plan of marching in person, the march route of the North Route Army of the two armies was to leave Kaifeng Prefecture and go westward, pass through Zhengzhou and arrive at the Guangwu Mountain Camp in Mengzhou, and then cross the river at the Biankou Floating Bridge. After crossing the river, we went straight to Hanoi, the first county of Huaizhou, and then entered Taihang County, one of the eight towns in Taihang. We went north to Taihang, passed Tianjing Pass, and headed straight to Taiyuan Prefecture. The places we passed along this road were all areas that had long been under the rule of the Northern Song Dynasty. The local prefectures, counties and military governments had already received orders. Since last year, they have been renovating roads, stocking grain and grass, and preparing for the mules and horses. car.
In order to ensure that these war preparation tasks could be implemented, Zhao Kai also replaced all the county magistrates along the way with "Hanlin Department", and all the military captains were replaced with more capable officers.
Therefore, the success of the Northern Route Army is natural. After the army left Kaifeng, it advanced towards Taiyuan Prefecture at a high speed of sixty or seventy miles a day. According to the plan, they should be able to reach Taiyuan in fifteen days at most.
After arriving in Taiyuan, the army led by Zhao Kai will rest for a few days to replenish food and supplies, and then decide what strategy to adopt next based on the situation of the South Route Army and the intelligence collected from the north of Yanmen Mountain.
But unexpectedly, not only the Northern Route Army marching in Hedong is going smoothly now, but also Yuefei's South Route Army is going extremely smoothly after leaving Kaifeng Mansion!
In Zhao Kai's plan, Yue Fei's Southern Route Army pretended to be "400,000 Heavenly Soldiers of the Song Dynasty" to attract the main force of the gold thieves to go south.
Therefore, after setting off from Kaifeng Prefecture, the army's advance route was to cross the river in Huazhou first, cross the river and enter Liyang Camp, and then use Liyang Camp as the base to divide the troops to capture Kaide Prefecture and Daming Prefecture - these two The government is under the jurisdiction of the Jiedushi Division of Jinthief Weibo Town, and it is also the "oil and water land" of Hebei.
Because the Yellow River changed its course at the Huazhou breach, Daming and Kaide, which had been flooded, have been doing well in recent years. Although the population of the two places has dropped a lot due to the killings and escapes of the gold thieves when they went south, the size of the sown area and The relationship between harvest and population is not absolute. Especially before the Xuanhe War, the population of the Central Plains was already somewhat excessive relative to the needs of agricultural production.
Therefore, after the population of Daiming and Kaide Prefectures decreased by about 70%, they could still maintain a large planting area. In fact, it does not require much labor to cultivate on the very flat plains, and it can be completely replaced by horse farming. Manpower. Coupled with the absence of the Yellow River, the yield per mu has naturally soared.
The Golden Thief has stationed heavy troops in the two governments for a long time, which has also maintained the production order very well, and can also support relatively high tax rates - fewer people and more land are actually conducive to maintaining higher agricultural tax rates.
Therefore, these two mansions have become gold thieves' granaries in the past three or four years, receiving a large amount of tax revenue every year.
It is precisely for this reason that Zhao Kai and his generals and senior counselors believed that the gold thieves would fight to protect the daimyo and kaide mansions.
But when Yue Fei's army crossed the "military demarcation line" between Song and Jin Dynasties and entered the territory of the daimyo and kaide mansions controlled by the gold thieves, they did not encounter any resistance!
The gold thief actually ran away!
And he still ran away, a little hastily!
As a result, many places changed overnight. When the local gentry and people woke up, the golden thief had turned into Jin Paopao and disappeared without a trace, while Master Wang was already knocking on the door outside the village or the castle. Got it!
Li Daguanren, the owner of Lujiazhuang in Weidian Town, Daming Prefecture, Hebei Province, got up early this morning and was eating breakfast while planning to inspect the wheat fields outside the village. Suddenly someone came to report: "Daguanren , Master Wang is here!"
"Master Wang?" Li Daguan subconsciously touched his bald head - gold thieves also like to shave their heads! No
However, they have not yet practiced the "hair but not head" policy. The poor people in general don't care much about it, but the local gentry and powerful people have to shave their heads as a sign of submission.
And once your hair is shaved, it will be easy to tell which side you are from... If you are a powerful rebel fighting against gold, you must keep your hair in a bun. If you are a traitorous gentry who invests money, you must shave your head bald!
Of course, there are some loyalists who infiltrate the ranks of the Golden Thieves, but they are in the minority after all, so once their heads are shaved, their political stance becomes clear.
Of course Li Daguan from Lujiazhuang was an obedient citizen of the Jin Dynasty!
Under the rule of the Song Dynasty, his family was not the biggest rich man in Lujiazhuang, and Li Daguan was not a high official, but Li Xiucai. However, his composition level is average, and he probably has no hope of getting into high school. So I will be a wealthy man for the rest of my life... maybe I can get a special name with some effort.
But the golden thief, oh, it should be the king of gold, came, but because Li Xiucai took the lead in "welcoming the king", he gave him an official position. Although it was just a worthless little official, he still made him jump from Li Xiucai Become a Li Daguan person!
Moreover, the Li family in Lujiazhuang also followed the rising tide and became the largest landowner in Lujiazhuang and even the entire Weidian Town.
"Quickly, bring me my leather robe and wolfskin hat!"
Li Daguan smiled and said: "Go and prepare some silk and copper coins, I am going to welcome Master Wang!"
It turns out that he regarded the Master Wang of the Song Dynasty as the Master Wang of the Jin Dynasty!
The housekeeper of the Li family did not move after hearing what Li Daguan said. Instead, he smiled and said: "Daguan... The person coming outside is Master Wang of the Song Dynasty. You can't go there wearing the Jinren's leather robe." Welcome!"
"What?" Li Daguan was stunned, "What did you say?"
"Official, Master Wang of the Song Dynasty has arrived, just outside Zhuangzi... The heads of several large households in the village have all arrived at our place. I would like to ask you for an idea!"
"Here, what's the idea?" Li Daguan's head was dizzy, and he himself had no idea, "Why is it so good that Master Wang is here?"
"Of course it's to welcome the king's division or to resist the southern troops..." The housekeeper smiled, "Official, you are an official of the Great Jin Dynasty!"
"Da, an official from the Jin Dynasty..." Li Daguan glared at the housekeeper, "Official, I was doing it for the safety of the people of Baolu Family Village, so I had no choice but to accept the official position of the gold thief. I have always been in the Jin camp and my heart is in the Song Dynasty!"
"High official..." the butler continued, "I would like to ask someone to find your Confucian robes. You can wear Confucian robes to greet Master Wang!"
"Okay, let's do whatever..." At this point, Li Daguan suddenly remembered that he was bald. He could change his clothes, but what should he do with his head? You can’t change it!
"But, what should I do with my head?" Li Daguan pointed at his head, "So...Master Wang won't get it wrong, right?"
The housekeeper looked at the bald head and felt a little embarrassed, "Master, why don't you find a Dongpo scarf to cover it?"
Official Li had no choice but to nod, "That's all we can do!"
