After capturing Wujiang County, Commander Li rested here for the night.
Just as he was about to set off early the next morning, he received an order from Gao Xuanfu, asking him to immediately mobilize his troops and turn eastward to prevent Zhu Meng, who had fled from Suzhou City, from escaping to Xiuzhou.
It was not until this time that Commander Li learned that Suzhou City had been recovered by Gao Zhang's army.
This made Liu Qi, who had just made a new contribution and was so proud that he wanted to rush back to Suzhou to join the main army and make another new contribution, that his liver ached.
I didn't expect Zhu Meng to be so inexperienced. He couldn't even defend Suzhou City for a day and a night.
Commander Li carefully read the order for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly. He originally thought that there was still great achievements to be made.
As a result, the Zhu family and his son were almost at the end before they even met Gao Zhang, the child prodigy and number one scholar.
No matter what, there is still a chance, and that is to see if we can catch the rebel leader Zhu Meng.
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In Hangzhou, Tan Zhen, who was waiting for the state soldiers and rural soldiers from various states to gather towards Hangzhou, was busy all day long as he made meticulous preparations for a long-term battle.
He had just received the commander of Shezhou's military and horse capital who had just arrived with his army. He dragged his exhausted body back to the mansion and was about to have something to eat and drink and have a good sleep.
A military report from Suzhou has been delivered to Zhongguan Tan.
The messenger who delivered the letter was full of excitement and was the first to reveal the mystery.
"Congratulations to Tan Xuanfu, the great Wu of the red thieves is gone."
"No more?" Tan Zhen stared at the unopened military report for a long time before he raised his head.
"Has Suzhou been captured?"
"Back to Zhongguan, not only has Suzhou City been recovered, but more than two hundred members of the Zhu family have been captured. Now, only Zhu Meng and a dozen other bandit leaders are leading their troops to flee eastward."
Tan Zhen stood up, looked at the messenger in front of him with disbelief, and hurriedly opened the military report.
The content inside was indeed exactly the same as what the messenger said, without much difference.
He also asked about the situation of Li Miao, who was marching north, and then learned that Commander Li, with the cooperation of Li Qi, who came for reinforcements, had captured Wujiang County and was ordered to search east for the remnants of the Zhu family's rebels.
After the messenger withdrew, Tan Zhen, who had been tired for the whole day, was now in a state of confusion and started walking back and forth in the house.
I never expected that it would be a protracted counter-insurgency battle.
But in the end, it has only been so long since autumn has just begun.
The rebellion of the Zhu family and his son, which was turbulent in Jiangnan, was actually defeated like this? The city of Suzhou has changed hands.
As for me, the Deputy Envoy of the Xuanfu System, except for hunkering down in Hangzhou to work on logistics, I actually didn't get any credit.
When I thought about all the good stuff being eaten up by Gao Zhang, the prodigy champion, I could only drink some shabu-shabu water.
Tan Zhen felt very embarrassed. If he had known this, he should have rushed to Changzhou to join Gao Zhang as soon as possible.
Instead of worrying that Gao Zhang would become the target of Zhu's rebels, he wanted to gather troops from all the states in the south of the Yangtze River and stay in Hangzhou to wait for the opportunity.
As a result, the drama was almost coming to an end before the soldiers and horses could gather together.
"Come here, prepare a car for our family, no, prepare a horse for our family."
"Where are you going, old man, at this late hour?"
"Where else can we go? Of course we have to go to Suzhou. If we don't go there, I'm afraid we won't even be able to drink soup."
As Tan Zhen shouted angrily, the Hangzhou Jinming Bureau suddenly became chaotic...
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Something happened in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Zhu family and his son rebelled, which shocked the Song Dynasty. After the news spread, food prices in the Central Plains region began to rise.
All of a sudden, various gossips were flying all over the sky. One moment, it was said that the Zhu family and his son had occupied the entire Liangzhe Road. Another moment, it was said that the Zhu family and his son had defeated the imperial army and were about to advance into Tokyo.
All in all, all kinds of messy gossips are rampant in Bianliang, Tokyo.
Zhao Ji, an official, used to be unable to go to court every now and then, but these days, he almost never arrives late or leaves early.
After all, Jiangnan was a tax-heavy area in the Song Dynasty and an important major grain producing area.
It can be said that if the food from Jiangnan is not transported to the Central Plains, a slight famine in the Central Plains will definitely cause great turmoil.
At this moment, the official Zhao Ji was standing in the Chui Gong Hall. On the floor, there was a huge map, that is, a map.
Several officials from the Ministry of War and the Privy Council, as well as Tong Guan, Cai Jing, and Gao Qiu were all standing here, and everyone looked so solemn.
As for the official Zhao Ji, his eyes moved northward and soon landed in the direction of the northwest frontier army.
Now, an edict has been issued to mobilize 100,000 Tibetan and Han troops from Qin and Jin, and they are on their way to Tokyo.
In addition, soldiers and horses from Zhejiang and Jiangnan East Road are also gathering towards Hangzhou.
The news received three days ago was that Gao Zhang, the envoy of the Xuanfu Zhizhi, had already issued a letter of war to Zhu Meng after the three thousand imperial cavalry commanded by Liu Fa arrived in Changzhou, intending to lure Zhu Meng to go to war.
But now, three full days have passed, but no follow-up news has been received.
This made Zhao Ji, an official, frown and very worried, if the two places were not too far apart.
Official Zhao Ji wanted to call Xiao Gao to him and scold him severely.
I sent those three thousand cavalry here to protect your safety, but it turns out you are a little too courageous, right?
You actually think that you can deal with Zhu Meng, who has gathered tens of thousands of people, just by relying on the various state and county soldiers and the three thousand cavalry under your command?
What's the matter? Is it because I can't restrain you as a teacher, or are you too arrogant?
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"Guan Jia, in two days, the soldiers and horses from Jin will arrive at Bianliang, Tokyo.
However, due to floods, the Qin soldiers and horses have flooded the roads, and it may take another seven or eight days to reach the outskirts of Tokyo..."
"Flood..." Official Zhao Ji's eyes began to move and fell on the Guanzhong area, and his face became increasingly gloomy.
But that's not all the bad news.
During this period, prices in Tokyo have skyrocketed, especially food prices, which are literally rising every day.
Now, since the news of Zhu's father and son's rebellion was received, the price has increased by as much as 50%.
The official Zhao Ji, who was in a state of confusion and felt unhappy everywhere, couldn't help but look up to the sky and let out a long sigh.
"The Zhu family's rebellion is uncertain, and the Song Dynasty will never be peaceful."
Hearing the official Zhao Ji's lament, all the important ministers quickly pushed down the mountains of gold and jade pillars and fell to the ground. They all expressed their incompetence, which made the official so worried.
"Alright, my dear friends, Yang Jian, if there is any news from the Imperial City Division, it stands to reason that the Imperial City Division should report it every three days..."
At this moment, a horse riding with billowing smoke and dust is galloping towards Nanxunmen in Bianliang, Tokyo...
PS: Sorry, I was busy typing and forgot to upload it. The other three updates will be late. Please check it out in the morning.
(End of chapter)
