With the clan leader's affirmation of the plan, it was decided to test the feasibility of going south. After all, their entire family, or the families in the coastal prefectures of Fujian, were also facing the problem of less and less income.
Fujian people are accustomed to making quick money overseas. Every year in Luzon, the silver contributed by the Japanese country allows them to make a lot of money, although prices are getting more and more expensive.
However, with the Luzon Massacre, the Fujian people were suddenly frightened and did not dare to go to sea. This was tantamount to disrupting their inheritance and was also very fatal to them.
So early the next morning, the head of the He family took the road guide handled yesterday afternoon and two carts of goods, and headed to Quanzhou to visit Xiao Yifu.
The former Chief Envoy of Fujian, Si Yamen, was still in Fuzhou and wanted to see Xiao Yifu for more than two days. However, with the shift of political focus in Quanzhou in the past few months, Xiao Yifu also made Quanzhou Mansion the chief government office so that he could directly listen to the Royal Army at any time.
The sounds of nature coming from over there.
When the head of the He family was carrying his things to Fujian, five hundred years ago in the Song Dynasty, the Royal Army marched in a hurry and easily captured Mi County, and had already crossed Yangliang Pass that night.
As we passed Yangliang Pass, the Taiyuan Plain area came into view. The Royal Army was getting faster and faster. The airdrop trucks that mysteriously appeared directly increased the speed of the army.
Along the way, the Royal Army followed the guidance of the drone, and surprisingly did not reach any bad roads. They directly exploded when they encountered roadblocks, and directly built pontoon bridges when they encountered rivers. The entire march took off at a very fast speed.
In the far direction of Taiyuan City, the last organized army of the Jin Army, 10,000 fine cavalry and tens of thousands of rebel troops led by Yin Shuke, were stationed in the direction of the three main cities of Taiyuan and several surrounding peaceful areas.
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On Taiyuan City, Zhang Xiaochun and his son Zhang Ji stood on the city wall at the east gate of the city, inspecting the city defense layout. At the same time, they looked at the Jin Army Yin Shu Ke camp vaguely visible in the distance, with a hint of fear and excitement in their eyes.
The reason for the excitement is simple. Even if Wanyan Xiyin wants to block the news of Wanyan Zonghan's death and send people to chase the deserters desperately, the relevant frontline progress must still be known to the rear army commander.
So Yin Shu knew that the main attacking army of the Jin Army was blocked in Jincheng, and a very powerful army of the Song Dynasty defeated Wanyan Xiyin and the commander-in-chief without the ability to fight back.
So Wanyan Xiyin used Wanyan Zonghan's order to tell Yin Shu that they were ready to take the initiative to negotiate peace. This kind of news often spread faster than good news, and Taiyuan City also got some news through its own channels.
"Dad, who do you think this group of people can hold off the Jin Kingdom general's army, or even scare him into making peace? Wanyan Zonghan is not a good person. If you don't beat him up, he can't be scared like this."
"I don't know, it might be the Zhong family, or someone else from the Zhe family, but that's not right. The Zhe family had just been defeated once, and they organized a second attack so quickly.
Moreover, the Zhong family has been transferred to Tokyo and cannot come back at this time. Could it be that the war in Bianjing has ended?
But the news a few days ago was that the Jin army had crossed the Yellow River. Even if it was over in Bianjing, it was impossible to reach Xijing at this time.
Aren’t there people left to guard against the Jin army’s return?”
Zhang Xiaochun scratched his head, unable to figure out the content, but Zhang Ji on the side thought of a possibility.
"Dad, do you think it's because the officials and the Supreme Leader have escaped, but they don't want the Jin army to continue their pursuit, so they asked the Zhong family to lead people to contain the Jin army?
It is even possible that the city of Tokyo has been destroyed, so the officials could only lead the army to Xijing in order to prevent the Jin army from attacking again."
"You can't talk nonsense. The imperial army of the Song Dynasty was 800,000. Even if Yanjing Yaoshi Guo and others rebelled and surrendered, the Jin people would still be no match.
Besides, our Taiyuan city is strong, and only four gates can withstand the attack of the Jin army general Nianhan. Tokyo has nine gates, and if there is no baby leading the army, how can it be possible to attack it?
From what I see, it must be that when Taishang went south, the King's Xiang Army and Imperial Guards from all over the world had already arrived in Tokyo. Only then did they stop the Jin people's offensive, allowing the officials to send people over."
"But the Zhejia Army was unable to defeat the Jin Army and was completely destroyed. Can the Eastern Army in Bianjing really do that?
And, dad, do you really think you can fight so fast? If I hadn’t had the ambition of others, if the Jin army could be defeated in a few days, they would have been unable to hold on long ago."
Zhang Ji looked at Zhang Xiaochun's uncertain look, shook his head, and touched the bricks on the ear wall. The slightly loose bricks made him frown.
Turning their heads, the two of them heard a faint sound and watched a black shadow appear in the sky from the south of the city, crossing the sky.
"Dad, what kind of bird is that? It flies very fast? We also have this kind of bird in Taiyuan? It looks really tall. I don't know how big it is."
"I haven't seen this bird either, but it seems to have flown to the Jin Army's camp ahead. Maybe it's a carrier pigeon trained by the Jin Army."
After stroking his beard, Zhang Xiaochun came to the conclusion that the drone flew too high and was not directed at Taiyuan City, which is currently under siege.
So much so that he couldn't see clearly at all, and could only think that the drone flying sideways towards the Jin Army was an eagle carrying a message. After all, the Jin Army was very good at training this thing.
'Rumble!'
'Rumble! Rumble!'
"It's strange, is there a dry mine on this sunny day?"
Without looking at the strange bird flying towards the Jin Army's camp, Zhang Xiaochun vaguely heard the rumbling sound under the bright sun.
"Dad, look over there...
Are there any Jin Army scouts over there? It's strange, there are many Jin Army soldiers, and they all seem to be running for their lives."
"It seems so. Why are they running so fast? Is there a ghost chasing them from behind?"
While they were talking, the two of them heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the direction of Nancheng.
"Report! Where is the prefect? Wang Tongzhi sent an order, reinforcements have arrived! Reinforcements have arrived!
There are also official dragons chasing relatives to the south of the city, and to the north of the city and east of the gate, strengthen the defense immediately!!"
"hiss!"
Hearing the emergency call, Zhang Xiaochun and Zhang Ji looked at each other in disbelief, but then their faces turned pale.
They all thought for a moment that they had guessed correctly. Zhao Huan had been captured in Tokyo and had fled to Xijing. In this way, they would only become turtles in the urn if they clung to Taiyuan.
Zhang Xiaochun rushed to the stairs at the edge of the city. Zhang Ji behind him couldn't keep up. After rushing down the stairs, he happened to meet the messengers from the four cities who were riding on horseback.
"What's going on?"
"Report to the prefect! Half an hour ago, the Jin army in the south of the city suddenly strengthened its forces. After receiving the letter, Wang Tongzhi rushed to the battalion headquarters to arrange the city defense. He was ready to investigate and order me to pass the message.
But before they could investigate clearly, the Jin Army's camp was suddenly hit by thunder and fire. At the same time, a large army arrived from the south, and the Jin Army was repulsed.
The commander-in-chief sent me to deliver a message, saying that reinforcements had arrived. Judging from the flags and the Nine Banners, it was even possible that government vehicles were at the front of the military formation.
Moreover, those armies were so powerful that the Jin army was instantly defeated! They also had artillery carts that could explode like thunder. The Jin army suffered heavy casualties, and the Jin army in the south of the city was fleeing."
"So that's it. You immediately send an order to the entire city, in addition to the officials in charge of city defense, and ask these officials to immediately go to the south of the city to greet the officials! And the people of Taiyuan should also organize it."
"Yes, yes, Wang Tongzhi just wants to ask the prefect if he wants to..."
The messenger looked at the Zhang family father and son who had already mounted their horses and headed towards the south of the city. They couldn't help but shook their heads and began to follow Zhang Xiaochun's request to spread the message throughout the city.
The distance from the north of the city to the south is just over three miles. Under fast horses, Zhang Xiaochun and his son had arrived at Taiyuan South City Pass in just half a quarter of an hour. Along the way, they found that more and more people were shouting for reinforcements.
At this time, at Nancheng Pass, the defenders were not standing scattered, nor were they guarding their respective arrow formations. Even the soldiers in the catapults had gathered in a direction where they could see the outside of the city.
Seeing the heads all over the city wall, Zhang Xiaochun was instantly furious. You must know that with the defenders standing like this, the Jin army only needed one catapult, and they would suffer heavy casualties.
"The governor is here! The governor is here!"
"Prefect Zhang, this way!"
Wang Zhen led a group of sergeants on the city wall, looked at Zhang Xiaochun, and quickly waved to indicate to Zhang Xiaochun that he was there.
"Wang Tongzhi, what's going on? How can we defend ourselves when so many people gather? Even if the reinforcements arrive, aren't the Jin troops still there?
What should I do if the Jin army attacks both sides of the ear wall? What should I do if the Jin army attacks Jiaocheng?
You are so slack and let me down so much!"
"Hey! Prefect Zhang, why are you still defending? Please look ahead."
"Get out of my way!"
Wang Xun took Zhang Xiaochun's sleeve, and the two walked to the city wall together. They looked at the ground in the far south of the city. Except for an army they had never seen before from the south, and a team carrying the emperor's dragon flag and nine banners,
Unexpectedly, not a single Jinjun could be seen.
In other words, it's not that there are no Jin troops, but that apart from those Jin troops that have fallen to the ground, and the red and black smoke everywhere, the Jin Army camp that was originally stationed in the south has been wiped out.
"Hiss! How is that possible? I remember that when I inspected the south of the city an hour ago, the Jin Army camp was still there, right? How did you do it?"
"Prefect Zhang, this is true. You don't know how shocking what you just saw was. That guy was like a thunder bombardment. The entire Jin Army camp was filled with fire and thunder."
Wang Xun described the scene just now vividly, but Zhang Xiaochun was full of disbelief and looked at the approaching army in the distance.
This group of troops had a strange car. The car was very big and ran directly over the Jin army's camp. The first one was a motorcycle, and sitting on it was Li Pengyang, the eunuch who was Zhao Huan's confidant.
Li Pengyang, who was sitting on a sidecar motorcycle, rushed to the moat suspension bridge and stopped. The Imperial City Secretary uniform he was wearing made everyone in the city cheer.
"Is the Grand Administrator of Taiyuan here? Is Wang Zhen, the commander of Taiyuan's victorious army, here? I am the Imperial City's Chief of Staff, please let me come over quickly to deliver the message!"
"The person next to me is Zhang Xiaochun, Grand Administrator Zhang, and my official name is Wang Zhen, the commander of Taiyuan's victory army! What tribe are you in? Why do you have official camp flags?"
Across the moat, Zhang Xiaochun could not shout. Wang Zhen had already shouted loudly, and at the same time sent someone to slowly lower the suspension bridge.
After the man quickly walked across the bridge, the suspension bridge was raised again, staring closely at the emperor's formation that was slowly approaching from behind.
"Report to the prefect! I am the Royal City Supervisor, and the army behind me is the reinforcements of the Royal Army invited by the officials from the Ming Dynasty!
The official's imperial chariot went on a personal expedition and killed Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Xiyin and other Jin generals. Now the Jin army besieged Taiyuan and was defeated!
Since both of you are here, prepare quickly and lower the suspension bridge. Taiyuan officials will come to greet you immediately. There must be no mistake!
If you are disrespected, you will die!"
After the guard finished speaking, Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Zhen looked at each other, looking at the army in the distance with hesitation in their eyes.
"Wang Tongzhi, are you sure that the Jin Army was really destroyed just now? Were they not lying on the ground?"
"Their seals are all genuine, and there is no need to lie to us like this. Besides, I have never seen that kind of thundering rocket."
"Rocket??"
Zhang Xiaochun was confused again when he heard the name of the new weapon.
While he was thinking about what the rocket was, Zhang Xiaochun saw a burst of fire suddenly flash across the sky, and with a sharp sound, dozens of rockets trailing behind them flew towards the Jin Army's camp.
At this time, Zhang Xiaochun was able to confirm that it was the emperor's chariot who was personally conducting the expedition, and he had also successfully resolved Taiyuan's predicament. Naturally, the soldiers and officials guarding the city needed to greet him quickly.
After confirming that there was no problem with the seal, and seeing that the other side was really mysteriously attacking the Jin Army camp, Zhang Xiaochun chose to believe it, ordered people to lower the suspension bridge completely, and then led the entire city out of the city to greet them.
And just when the Jin Army in Nancheng was annihilated, the soldiers of the Jin Army who escaped the disaster had already brought the news to the main force on the East Road and the rear army on the North Road.
Yin Shuke already felt something was wrong when he heard the thunder, but before he could send someone to confirm, the soldiers who had escaped had already brought the news.
"General, the Song people have killed all our scouts and are approaching the south camp!"
"General! The Song people are coming to kill, the Song people are coming to kill!"
More and more soldiers fled back in panic, and the morale of the soldiers was gradually affected. Wanyan Yinshuke was so anxious that he cut down a few people to stabilize the situation, and looked towards the south of the city.
But as he inquired, his expression began to become uncertain. Thousands of people from the Song Dynasty actually attacked, and they could instantly use mysterious weapons to destroy the Confederate camp. The only ones who allowed the Confederate army to escape were scattered troops on the fringes.
You must know that in order to coordinate the advance of Wanyan Xiyin and Wanyan Zonghan, the Southern Army has always had the largest number of troops, but now it was actually able to be killed by the Song people in an instant.
Wanyan Yinshu didn't know what was going on with this method of killing everyone in an instant, but thinking about Wanyan Xiyin's reply to the letter and preparing to defend to the death, and Wanyan Zonghan's death in battle, he understood that the Song Dynasty people might have grasped something.
While I was still thinking about this, new information came in. The Song people were slowly clearing out various departments in their siege, and the weapon they used was an arrow that could shoot through horses.
"General, withdraw first! It will be too late if you don't withdraw."
"Nonsense! If Dongcheng is withdrawn, the siege of the Song people will fail. These thousands of people must have sneaked from other places..."
'call out!'
A sharp sound came from the air, and Yin Shuke subconsciously looked at the roof. Then, he felt that he saw his great-grandmother.
Violent explosions quickly exploded in the camp area, and the Jin army, who had never experienced such a blow, was stunned.
When they came back to their senses, it was already a piece of scorched earth and hundreds of corpses, and they didn't even see the Song Army.