While Zhou Shaoning was fighting desperately for the mutiny, the actions of Zhao Zuoliang, Li Xiao and Chen Qiaoshan were also launched rapidly.
While the generals and supervisors of the Zhao family were attending Zhao Xiang's birthday party, Li Xiao and Chen Qiaoshan went to the barracks where the Wei army and the enemy army were being carried away. They summoned their subordinates respectively and persuaded them to follow them based on their interests. He rebelled against Zhao Xiang.
Li Xiao's words were very fierce.
"Zhao Xiang is rebellious and does evil. He only cares about himself, does not care about the Liberation Army, and has never rebelled against the Jin Dynasty. What achievements does he deserve to be praised? It's just because his surname is Zhao! The situation in the Liberation Army is already rotten. If it is not rectified, there may be a big disaster. At this time, do you want to accept the situation and accept it?"
The subordinate officers were shocked. They felt that it was really strange for Li Xiao to say such words at this time.
"General, what do you mean by this?"
"Zhao Xiang is not worthy of being the leader of the Liberation Army! If he is not expelled, the Liberation Army will be completely destroyed! We will also be slaughtered by the golden thieves. Is this what you want to see?"
Li Xiao said loudly.
The subordinates looked horrified and shocked.
A subordinate officer looked at Li Xiao in disbelief.
"General, do you plan to replace him?"
Li Xiao laughed.
"How can I replace him with my virtue? I am just an army commander, and I will not do anything that exceeds my own capabilities. But Zhao Xiang must be expelled! After expelling Zhao Xiang, we can respect a virtuous person as our Lord of the Liberation Army, continue to lead us in our fight against the Jin Dynasty."
“Who is a virtuous person?”
The subordinates asked quickly.
"Zhao Zuoliang."
"ah?"
The subordinates were all surprised.
Zhao Zuoliang?
That Zhao Zuoliang who was driven away because his son committed corruption?
"Yes, Zhao Zuoliang, the father-in-law of Su Yonglin, the hussar general of our Liberation Army, the commander-in-chief of Hebei, and the commander-in-chief of the Hebei army!"
Li Xiao added an interesting title to Zhao Zuoliang, which made the officers all stunned, and then immediately reacted with surprise on their faces.
I see!
Zhao Zuoliang has changed his identity and is now Su Yonglin's father-in-law, a family member!
That is to say...
The person who wants to replace Zhao Xiang is Su Yonglin!
This feeling is good!
The officers were excited.
As the saying goes, Li Xiao, as the commander of the Beiwei Army, highly respected Su Yonglin. His words and deeds all revealed his high admiration for Su Yonglin. With him taking the lead, almost the entire Beiwei Army regarded Su Yonglin as their idol.
They were already dissatisfied with Zhao Xiang's rule, but now they heard that the person leading this mutiny was the famous Su Yonglin, and that they were about to be led by Su Yonglin, whom they admired immensely.
So what else is there to say?
They admired Su Yonglin's military exploits and immediately decided to follow Li Xiao in launching a mutiny to completely overthrow the Zhao Xiang Group, usher in Su Yonglin and lead them out of the current crisis.
News of the mutiny immediately spread throughout the Beiwei Army camp.
In addition to the officers, the soldiers of the Beiwei Army had also known about the perverse actions of Zhao Xiang and others for a long time. Now that they heard that they could follow Su Yonglin, the famous general of the Liberation Army, to fight against the Jin, they immediately became excited and their morale was high.
At about the same time, Chen Qiaoshan also used the same reason to persuade his subordinates, making them willing to take risks and launch a mutiny with him.
The rebellion against the enemy began with the elimination of the cronies of the supervisor Zhao Chengwen.
Supervisor Zhao Chengwen brought gifts to attend Zhao Xiang's birthday party, but now he has been captured by Zhou Shaoning.
The cronies he left in the army didn't know the news yet, so they were defenseless.
When Chen Qiaoshan personally led people to rush towards them, they had not yet realized what was going on.
Then blood was spread all over the ground.
Chen Qiaoshan easily surrounded and eliminated all the trusted officers and troops belonging to the supervisor Zhao Chengwen. He quickly took control of the situation and gained command of the enemy forces, who then joined the mutiny camp.
The Beiwei Army and the Poenemy Army, two of the three main forces of the Liberation Army, were ready for the mutiny, and the mutiny was carried out immediately.
However, it should not be said that the members of the Zhao family do have great military power.
After Su Yonglin and Sun Ziyi separated and left, Zhao Kaishan reorganized the Liberation Army and added four more armies, front, rear, left and right based on the original military numbers.
Except for Chen Zuo, the former military commander, these four armies are all controlled by the Zhao family. Although their strength is not very good, they are all important measures for Zhao Kaishan to use the Zhao family to strengthen his own power.
After Zhao Xiang counterattacked, the Zhao family turned to support Zhao Xiang and abandoned Zhao Kaishan. In addition, the former military commander Chen Zuo had always had a good relationship with Zhao Xiang, so including the Selective Front Army he controlled, his power was indeed Gained the upper hand within the entire army.
Most of the army is under the control of the Zhao family, and the remaining few armies are also constrained by the Zhao family's supervisory forces and cannot be independent.
After Li Xiao and Chen Qiaoshan introduced the specific situation, Zhao Zuoliang understood the situation and decided to divide the three troops into three routes.
Zhao Zuoliang led a part of the army to the Tabai Army camp to subdue his old troops. Then he and his old troops went to the Youyi Army camp to persuade You Yi Army and captured two important armies, the Tabai Army and You Yi Army.
Chen Qiaoshan immediately led his troops to Linyi City, striving to quickly capture Linyi City, control Linyi City, and further control the leaders of the Zhao Xiang Group.
Li Xiao needs to lead the Beiwei Army to attack the Xuanfeng Army barracks, completely defeat Zhao Xiang's old army Xuanfeng Army, and prevent the most stubborn forces of Zhao Xiang's group in the army from launching a counterattack.
The Selected Front Army has been following Zhao Xiang from the very beginning, and they are all Zhao Xiang's people. Expecting them to defect on their own initiative would be easier than annihilating them completely, so Zhao Zuoliang asked Li Xiao, the most powerful fighter, to lead the troops to annihilate the Selected Front Army. .
Eliminate the most reliable army that Zhao Xiang can use to make a comeback.
When the Xuanfeng Army is destroyed, the Tabai Army and You Yi Army join the mutiny camp, and the leaders of the Zhao family are wiped out, how can the four armies at the front, left, and right without leaders be able to overturn the world?
After a series of operations, if things go well, the possibility of a counterattack by the four armies at the front, back, and left is very low, and the possibility of direct surrender is very high.
Then the possibility of this sudden mutiny succeeding will also be greatly increased.
This is the plan they made in advance, divided into several steps.
After the first part of the operation was successfully completed as planned, they immediately started the second part of the operation.
Zhao Zuoliang led his troops to the Tabai Army's barracks, Chen Qiaoshan led his troops to Linyi City, and Li Xiao led his troops to the location of the Xuanfeng Army's barracks.
Time is tight and strategic opportunities are fleeting. The three of them all know the importance of speed, so they do not dare to waste a single second.
Chen Qiaoshan quickly rushed towards Linyi City.
At this time, Linyi City had not yet mobilized for defense against external invasion, and the garrison was still confused about the sudden situation at Zhao Xiang's residence. After discussion, several officers chose to lead troops to Zhao Xiang's residence instead of immediately blocking the city gates to deal with the outside. threaten.
In other words, they never thought about external threats.
Therefore, facing the sudden attack of Chen Qiaoshan's troops, the Linyi defenders were caught off guard and were immediately defeated by the enemy's vanguard cavalry and captured the city gate.
The enemy's cavalry quickly rushed into Linyi City and began to advance quickly, occupying key areas and gaining space for the main force in the rear to attack.
The attack came very suddenly, not to mention the army, and the residents in the city did not react.
When they saw the troops pouring into the city crazily, they thought something big had happened. They screamed in panic, ran and crawled toward home. The entire Linyi city fell into chaos and lost order in a short period of time.
The streets and alleys were in a mess, with people running around everywhere.
Chen Qiaoshan commanded calmly, avoiding the crowds, allowing the army to quickly rush into the city to seize key locations, seize important locations such as arsenals and grain depots, and control the overall situation.
In just an hour, the enemy forces were able to eliminate a section of the Xuanfeng Army that was stubbornly resisting in the city, and successfully took control of Linyi City.
Chen Qiaoshan himself led his troops and quickly rushed to Zhao Xiang's house to support Zhou Shaoning.
When he arrived, he saw Zhou Shaoning, who had suffered three stab wounds and one arrow wound after a bloody battle, and at least thirty soldiers from the Huben Battalion who had died in the battle, which showed how fierce the battle was.
According to Zhou Shaoning's own description, the soldiers and horses of the selected vanguard troops outside the mansion struggled to climb the courtyard wall, trying to break through the defense and enter the mansion. His troops were insufficient and could not be dispersed, so he could only use them concentratedly, abandon the courtyard, and defend the front hall in a dangerous position.
Despite this, Zhou Shaoning still persisted in the face of an enemy attack several times his own, and the Zhao family mansion was still under their control.
None of the people attending Zhao Xiang's birthday party escaped. They were all tightly controlled. They were the most important spoils of this battle.
