The peasant army under the leadership of the Renaissance Society swept through four counties, killing many local officials, destroying the ruling institutions, and looting the treasury, making it impossible for the local government to continue to maintain an iron fist posture to intimidate the peasants.
But the petty officials and soldiers of the Song army who were stationed seemed not to care about such changes at all.
They didn't think Shangguan sent them here to save the local people, but thought it was a good opportunity to make a fortune.
So not only did they fail to maintain order very well, they actually acted arrogantly and oppressed the people there.
Seeing that a large number of officials were killed, the resentment and anger that had been accumulated in the hearts of the farmers suddenly burst out like a volcano erupting out of control.
So within ten days, farmers in Jizhou launched a second wave of uprising.
Some well-known local peasants gathered to revolt. In just a few days, more than a dozen rebel armies, large and small, were established, with a total number of more than 100,000. They were frantically attacking cities and territories, and defeated the remaining official and military forces in Jizhou. Overturned.
They may not have any tactical strategies, but neither do the local officers and soldiers. The two sides are simply fighting for numbers.
There are many farmers and few officers and soldiers, it's that simple.
So at the end of May, the Jizhou government and army were completely defeated. Almost all the local officials and government troops were killed by the rebels. Jizhou completely became the sphere of influence of the rebels. The number of families and dependents of the rebels also expanded to the level of 300,000. .
Jizhou is without the Song army, but the rebel army will not stop advancing.
They marched south to Nan'an, to the north to Yuanzhou and Linjiang, and to the east to conquer Ganzhou. They were so powerful that they seemed to be sweeping Jiangnan West Road and even the entire South China. It was very terrifying.
At this time, the Southern Song Dynasty reacted slowly and did not come up with a major response plan.
Mainly when the uprising just broke out here, all the energy of the Southern Song Dynasty was focused on dealing with the Ming-Song War. All attention was diverted. Even the local officials didn't care and were all concentrating on waiting for the outcome of the Ming-Song War. .
So when the second wave of rebels in Jizhou went out in large numbers to set off a wave of resistance, the Central Committee of the Southern Song Dynasty did not even know that an uprising had broken out here.
They were still arguing over a series of issues that would arise after the surrender.
Jiangnan West Road, which did not report the news, was naturally unable to deal with the anger of the people alone. The anger of hundreds of thousands of people came up. The Song army of Yuanzhou and Linjiang Army retreated steadily and continued to lose the city and fortress.
The Nan'an army was similar. The Song army was retreating steadily and could not cope with it.
Only Ganzhou had a Forbidden Army stationed there, so it barely had the strength to deal with it. However, the Ganzhou garrison fought a few battles with the rebels but failed to gain any advantage. They also found that there was a steady stream of rebels following them, so they became afraid. Simply ran away.
There was chaos everywhere, message transmission completely failed, and the local government officials were wiped out by the rebels without even knowing what was happening.
They did not know until their death how far the uprising situation on Jiangnan West Road had reached. They could only ask for help everywhere, but they could not wait for the arrival of reinforcements.
The local officials knew completely different information. In some cases, even though the rebels had already attacked the gate of the county, they still didn't know where the rebels were rebelling.
In addition to the misfortune of the government, the local tyrants and evil gentry who oppressed the people to seize land were also completely liquidated and retaliated by the rebel army. The bitter and hateful peasants swarmed up, broke down the guards of the local tyrants and evil gentry, killed them all, and all the land deeds They were burned and all property and land were seized by the rebels.
So more peasants followed the rebels and launched a battle, launching revenge and liquidation against the government, the local tyrants and evil gentry, and all those who had bullied them, pouring out their anger crazily.
By mid-June, Yuanzhou, Linjiang Army, Nan'an Army, and Ganzhou had been occupied by the rebels. The rebels had even begun to threaten Nanchang County, Longxing Prefecture, the capital of Jiangnan West Road.
At this time, the bureaucrats on Jiangnan West Road realized that something was wrong, so they quickly asked the central government for help, regardless of the fact that the outcome of the Ming and Song Dynasty wars had just been settled and there were still many things to deal with in Lin'an.
It's a bit late though.
What's even more terrible is that Zhao Gou is in Poyang County across the lake from Longxing Prefecture at this moment, and only at this time did Zhao Gou know that some [small-scale rebellion] had occurred in the southwest of Jiangnan West Road, but the specific situation I still don't know, I thought it was just a common kind of boring rebellion that can be suppressed with just a finger.
It was not until June 21, when Xin Qiji arrived in Lin'an, that the Longxing Mansion finally determined that the rebellion had spread to less than half of Jiangnan West Road, and the situation was already very dangerous, requiring the dispatch of a large army to deal with it.
But at this moment, the nearest armies are far away in Ezhou and Jiujiang.
Zhao Gou had an elite force of 10,000 people around him, but it was impossible for this army to be dispatched to suppress the rebellion. Longxing Mansion did not have the qualifications to mobilize the Ezhou Army and Jiujiang Army, so it could only wait for Lin'an's response.
During this period, the rebel army continued to sweep across Jiangnan West Road, and its power continued to expand outwards. It has expanded to the level of 500,000 people, and its scale is huge.
Local officials, officers and soldiers, and local tyrants and evil gentry were trembling in fear. Many officials, officers, soldiers, and local tyrants and evil gentry had even fled with their families, fearing retaliation and liquidation by the crazy rebel army.
They themselves know how many unscrupulous things they have done in the past. They usually bully the people, thinking that they are easy to bully and unscrupulous. When the people really turn into tigers, they finally know how to be afraid.
But it's indeed a bit late.
Even when the prefect of Longxing Prefecture heard the news that a rebel army of more than 100,000 people was coming to Nanchang, he was so frightened that he peed his pants and quickly crossed Poyang Lake to seek help from Zhao Gou.
Zhao Gou learned about the rebellion and its scale on the morning of June 23, and further learned that the rebellion had threatened Nanchang. Once Nanchang was not protected, Zhao Gou would be able to cross Poyang Lake. Place.
Zhao Gou was frightened again.
He was originally frightened out of his wits by the overwhelming attack of the Ming army. After leaving Lin'an, he ran for his life and ran to the edge of Poyang Lake before he felt relieved. He settled here and continued to inquire about the news in Lin'an.
After finally finding out that the Ming army had left, he was about to go back, but he heard that Zhao Min was expelling dissidents on a large scale in Lin'an City, constantly belittling officials from the peace faction, and recruiting officials from the war faction to take over their positions and power. He suddenly Surprised and uncertain.
Zhao Gou was a little worried that Zhao Hao would stage a coup while he was away, destroying all his foundations and replacing them with Zhao Hao's own foundations. So he was a little angry, a little scared, and worried that he would go back like this. There will be danger.
He continued to stay here. During this period, Zhao Hao sent people to call him back several times, but he did not dare to go back. He continued to wait and see the situation until he heard in the past few days that his confidant and beloved general Yang Cunzhong was once again appointed as the head coach of the Dianqian Division and commander of the four divisions. He felt a little relieved when Wan Dian was in front of the army.
This means that although Zhao Hao keeps making small moves, it will not be detrimental to him. Yang Cunzhong holds a military power of 40,000 people. This is Zhao Hao's security guarantee for Zhao Gou.
Zhao Gou thought for a while and then asked the chamberlains and ministers who came with him if he should go back.
To be honest, life in Poyang is pretty good. It is close to Poyang Lake and has rich aquatic products. There are many fish and the taste is very delicious. When he has nothing to do, he can go boating on Poyang Lake to cultivate his sentiments. It is not a bad life.
The only pity is that the little brother who had a tendency to revive before the Ming army went south to Lin'an has once again stopped moving. No matter how hard he tried, there was nothing he could do.
So Zhao Gou could only give up on this idea, go boating in peace, cultivate his sentiments, and continue to test Zhao Hao's attitude towards him. If possible, he would like to ask Zhao Hao for more protection.
As a result, this paradise of escape is now in danger. The rebels are very powerful. More than 100,000 people are attacking Nanchang. This is a deadly scale!
Zhao Gou was so frightened that he set off on June 25 and started running towards Lin'an.
Before leaving, the prefect of Longxing kowtowed and begged Zhao Gou to leave some troops to help Nanchang. Zhao Gou nodded, leaving 500 people for him, and took away the remaining 9,500 people.
The prefect of Longxing looked at the army of five hundred and cried without tears.
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