Su Yonglin returned to the army, summoned the main generals and civilian officers, and announced the matter.
He announced the success of the blind date and the fact that he would be married within a month.
"My marriage should be done quickly rather than slowly, sooner rather than later. It should be completed as soon as possible. When the dust settles, everything will be stable and the next things will be easy to deal with. In short, before the financial sponsor goes south, we must prepare everything we can All ready."
Su Yonglin quickly solved the important issues in his life, which surprised his subordinates. They felt that their future was guaranteed, they were happy and they were able to do things quickly.
The area controlled by Su Yonglin showed a prosperous atmosphere.
Looking at the entire northern land, judging from the current time point, only the area controlled by Su Yonglin can maintain such a situation, which is somewhat normal.
Forget about other regions.
The areas controlled by Jin Ting, Zhao Kaishan and the Khitan Rebel Army are all in chaos.
Not to mention the Jinting-controlled areas, which were tortured by Wan Yanliang's mass mobilization policy and suffered terribly. The central and local bureaucrats were dumb and couldn't tell the story of their suffering.
First of all, the Jurchen soldiers are a huge problem.
Times have changed. The Jurchens have become rich, and those who are not rich also have land. At least they will not be hungry. They have no shortage of food and clothing, so they do not have the greatest motivation for war.
Since there are no problems in life, many people are unwilling to join the army at all, and do not want to give up their current happy life to risk fighting. Who knows if they can come back if they leave now?
So they used various excuses to prevaricate and deceive the recruiting officials, and also used various social connections, pleas, or outright threats to avoid military service and to avoid going south to fight, so that the mobilization efficiency was extremely low.
Officials from all over the country had to come up with all kinds of bad ideas. They used huge rewards, deceived the whole family, and forced conscription. Every village had its own clever tricks.
Some of the families with good connections or enough money were spared the fate of being drafted this time, while those with less close connections and not enough money were still drafted.
In this way, a considerable number of Jurchen soldiers were dragged away from their residences crying for their fathers and mothers. Under the intimidation and intimidation of recruitment officials and armed recruitment teams, they embarked on an unknown journey in tears.
It is conceivable that this group of people were disgusted with the war, the court, and the emperor.
The Jurchen soldiers were like this, let alone the Khitans, Hans, Xi people, Bohai people and other foreigners who were forcibly recruited into the army.
As soon as the mobilization order came and the signing of the military order was issued, a large number of fleeing frenzy immediately started in various places where the news was received.
A large number of young men of all ethnic groups abandoned their wives and children and fled to the Yanshan and Taihang Mountains. They fled into the remote mountains and old forests, hoping to avoid the limelight and hope that once the limelight was over, they would be able to return home alive and continue to live their lives.
Although these places are dangerous, and there are all kinds of unknown man-eating beasts in the undeveloped land, it is also very dangerous for them, but there is a saying - a harsh government is more fierce than a tiger.
In the face of harsh government, who cares about tigers?
People who are fast and well-informed run away after getting the news, but there are always people who are not fast and well-informed.
These people were in bad luck after the menacing officials who were armed and recruiting soldiers arrived.
The officials, with dark faces and swords in hand, began to forcibly recruit soldiers. No matter who they were, as long as their connections were not strong enough and the money they paid was not enough, as long as they were of the right age, they would all be taken away to serve as soldiers.
have nothing to say.
The emperor said that even if there are old people and children at home, no one can be left behind! All are collected!
An old man had three sons who were forcibly conscripted into the army. So he knelt down and asked the conscription officer to keep at least one of his sons by his side to take care of him in old age, which made the conscription officer furious.
"You dare to disobey His Majesty the Emperor's orders. I think you are tired of living! You are looking for death!"
Then he kicked the old man until he was half dead. The old man was vomiting blood and crying miserably.
Someone tried to escape and was shot to death by an armed man.
Someone tried to resist and was stabbed to death by armed men.
Under the strong force of oppression, the unarmed working people could only be driven away from their hometowns in groups, like cattle and horses.
They were tied with ropes into columns, and escorted by fierce officers and soldiers to the assembly point, there was no possibility of escape.
Leaving behind the tearful elderly parents, young wife and children, the family faces the separation of life and death.
Can they come back?
Not likely anymore.
The escort officials and armed soldiers did not care about their life or death. They could not even guarantee the minimum food and clothing along the way. One meal a day was considered a gift, and being full was something they dared not even think about.
If you want to desert and escape, you are simply seeking death, and you will be executed in a brutal way by the escort officer, in order to deter other personnel who have the intention of escaping.
Either kill them on the spot, chop off their heads, cut the bodies into pieces, or even put them on the fire and roast them alive.
As long as it can shock people's hearts, you can use it to control these strong peasants who can't read a word with fear and force.
As a result, they became more timid and numb, and no longer dared to resist or escape.
Being able to reach the assembly point alive is only the first stage of victory, and then there are the departure and journey after forming an army, as well as the impact of the outcome of the war... In short, being able to come back alive is simply a matter of smoke rising from the ancestral grave.
There are unwritten and hidden rules among the people.
Once a family member is taken away as a soldier or civilian, it is treated as dead and will never come back. It is better to set up a ranking in advance and hold a collective funeral together, so as to save some money.
By lowering psychological expectations in this way, if the child of this family is really lucky and comes back alive, then everyone can cry together and be grateful to God.
This kind of situation occurs widely in the land of Yanyun, Liaodong, Hedong, Guanzhong, and the remaining territories controlled by Jin Ting. Such things happen every moment.
Wan Yanliang's violent behavior not only made the people feel fear and despair, but also made the people feel angry, fearful and angry, and it was extremely violent anger.
So Su Yin dropped a spark and ignited the flames of resistance.
The Khitan Liberation Army uprising began.
As long as the Khitan people in the areas in front of the mountains and behind the mountains could contact Saba, they basically joined. However, those who could not contact Saba, when they heard that someone was rebelling, they started to resist in the local area and resisted the Jurchens' forced conquest.
The local Han, Xi, Bohai and other ethnic groups saw the Khitan people's vigorous uprising and heard that they also accepted resisters from other ethnic groups, so they excitedly joined them and expanded the strength of the Khitan Restoration Army.
Rather than being sent away to work by Jin Guozheng, it is better to resist, and at least get a few meals, and maybe even gain freedom.
The Khitan Restoration Army set off a wave of resistance in the Xianping Prefecture area, and soon swept through several state capitals. Jin Ting's response was relatively quick, and he quickly sent 30,000 troops to suppress the uprising.
Since March, the Khitan Restoration Army has been at war with the Jin Army. The two sides have repeatedly fought against each other in the Xianping Prefecture area, with each winning and losing.
The Jin army had stronger combat effectiveness, while the Khitan Restoration Army had a large number of people and many collaborators. Even if it was defeated for a while, it would soon make a comeback, so the battle quickly entered a stalemate.
After entering April, Xiao Tula, the general in charge of the conquest of the Khitan Restoration Army, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He was restless all day long, asking a series of life-threatening questions for the Khitan Restoration Army and the emperor Wan Yanliang who were difficult to wipe out. And anxious to get angry.
On the other side, Zhao Kaishan's control area was also very unstable, and Zhao Kaishan himself was in an even worse mood.
Although Zhao Kaishan won the victory at Damingfu, he subsequently failed in the Battle of Kaifeng and was forced to retreat.
Not only did they lose nearly 10,000 troops in the Battle of Kaifeng, they also lost a large amount of supplies and logistical storage warehouses.
Not only that, the rear areas of Jeju, Tengzhou, and Xuzhou were messed up, and the logistics personnel suffered heavy losses. For quite some time, his rear area could not support him to launch another attack.
He must stop his troops to support his people, otherwise he will face the collapse of his rule.
Moreover, due to the previous hundreds of miles of attack by the Jin Army commandos, the order in several states behind was completely disrupted. Many estates of powerful landlord families were also destroyed, causing heavy losses. Some people who were dissatisfied with Zhao Kaishan also took the opportunity to wave their flags and try to cause trouble.
More importantly, some Liberation Army soldiers living in Jeju, Tengzhou, Xuzhou and other places knew that their hometowns had been plundered and destroyed, and they cried and complained, which had a very bad influence on the army.
This is true for soldiers, and it is true for officers as well.
Officers at all levels who came from the three states were furious and asked Zhao Kaishan to give them an explanation.
These people are not only from common people, but also from powerful landowners. Their family interests have been harmed. They are like cats whose tails were stepped on, and their hair suddenly exploded. Of course, they have to ask Zhao Kaishan for an explanation.
Because this wave was too intense, Zhao Kaishan was forced to return to his hometown Yizhou to take charge. He was then forced to compromise with this force in the army and promised to compensate them in order to calm the incident.
Where will compensation come from?
Zhao Kaishan took the bulk of the seizures in the previous war, and now he needs to use his own results to compensate the damaged people, otherwise the situation will be serious.
Not to mention that this compensation will make Zhao Kaishan's body hurt unbearably, but compensation alone is not enough.
He also needs a scapegoat, a scapegoat that can divert the anger of the army, government and people, a scapegoat that takes all the blame on his behalf.
In short, Zhao Kaishan himself cannot be the scapegoat, nor can he issue an edict to blame himself, otherwise his leadership position will be instantly unstable, and it is hard to say whether the Liberation Army will continue to have the surname Zhao.
After thinking about it, Zhao Kaishan couldn't think of who to use as a scapegoat, so he asked Zhao Xiang, the only one he could ask for advice after losing Zhao Zuoliang.
Zhao Xiang’s opinion is simple.
Thorough.
It was he who failed to successfully counterattack Caozhou and Shanzhou, failed to restore the logistics bases of Caozhou and Shanzhou, and further caused the tragedy in the three states. He failed to complete the task assigned to him by Zhao Kaishan, so it is best to punish him.
Zhao Kaishan was a little hesitant about this.
"Although Zhou Zhi failed to recapture Caozhou and Shanzhou, no one expected the gold thieves' surprise attack. Moreover, Zhou Zhi also built a pontoon bridge and defended the pontoon bridge. He defended the rear of the army, repelled the gold thieves' pursuers, and protected the main force. He was most successful. If the excesses are balanced, the punishment will not be punished."
Zhao Xiang looked bitter and sighed repeatedly.
"Brother, now is no longer the time to consider these issues. If Zhou Zhi is not punished, those people will ask about brother's crime. Now is not the time to reason, it is the time to solve the crisis. No one is more suitable to be in charge than Zhou Zhi. Scapegoat!”
Zhao Kaishan was silent for a long time, then spoke again: "Zhou Zhi has followed me for a long time and is very loyal to me. If I punish him, will he be disappointed?"
"Since he is loyal, he should continue to be loyal and take the blame for his brother!"
Zhao Xiang said resolutely: "If he doesn't take the blame, this matter will never end. Someone must be responsible for this defeat! It's either Zhou Zhi or my brother himself. Looking at it this way, who is more suitable?"
Zhao Kaishan said nothing.
After a while, Zhao Kaishan recognized the situation and finally did not insist on it. He acquiesced in Zhao Xiang's strategy and decided to use his traditional artistic skills to divert trouble to Zhou Zhi and make Zhou Zhi his scapegoat.
He publicly denounced Zhou Zhi, saying that Zhou Zhi failed to complete the task of protecting the rear, so that the army fell short when it was only twenty miles away from Kaifeng, which was a big mistake.
The failure of the army was all Zhou Zhi's fault!
Then without any explanation, he beat Zhou Zhi to the end and threw him directly into prison to await further processing.
Next, it depends on whether the public opinion is fierce. If so, Zhou Zhi will inevitably die.
If it wasn't drastic, maybe Zhou Zhi could be dismissed from his post and his life spared.
As for You Yijun, the position of commander was taken over by Zhou Zhi's deputy general, Zhao Ziran, a descendant of the Zhao clan, and the rest of the changes were very small.
Zhao Kaishan threw all the blame on Zhou Zhi as soon as he took action, and even beat him up and threw him into prison. This made many people unexpected, and some of the loudest opponents were at a loss what to do.
As a result, the political crisis within the Liberation Army was temporarily suppressed.
But the crisis is far from completely over.
Everyone has a strong idea whether Zhou Zhi is the main person responsible, and they all think Zhou Zhi is not the most directly responsible person.
However, in the face of a critical situation, Zhao Kaishan directly blamed his subordinates, abandoned Zhou Zhi who had made great contributions, and then punished him to the end. This made many generals and officers with foreign surnames feel chilled.
They began to doubt Zhao Kaishan's integrity and whether Zhao Kaishan could really lead their way forward as their leader.
and……
If something similar happens next, who will be the next scapegoat?
Anyway, it will definitely not be Zhao Kaishan himself.
So who could it be?
There was gradually an atmosphere and rumors of suspicion and distrust of Zhao Kaishan in the army.
