Fang Baihua listened for a while, then turned around and walked out.
Fang Jie hurriedly followed him, and after leaving the city, he said: "I didn't expect that Liangshan's soldiers and horses were so powerful that they actually broke Tokyo. So should we go north now?"
Fang Baihua shook his head and said: "Since Tokyo has been captured by Liangshan, Tong Guan will not escort Shenggong north again. Let's go find Lu Shinang. Now that the Song Dynasty has been destroyed, we may be able to lead troops to force Tong Guan to hand over Shenggong."
Fang Jie thought for a moment and said, "What my aunt said makes sense, then let's go to Taizhou."
Let’s talk about Lu Shinang of Taizhou. He was originally a wealthy man in Shezhou. He had read military books and tactics when he was young. He was accustomed to wielding a snake spear eight feet long and had outstanding martial arts skills. Before the Fangla Uprising, Lu Shinang sold all his family property to support the rebels and reciprocated his kindness. After Fang La became emperor, he appointed Master Lu as the Privy Envoy of the East Hall.
At the rear of the uprising, La divided the rebel army into two, heading north and south.
The general who led the army southward was Lu Shinang, who was in charge of twelve commanders and was named the "Twelve Gods of Jiangnan".
"Qingtian God" Fuzhou Shen Gang
"Game God" Shezhou Pan Wende
"Dunjia God" Muzhou Yingming
"Six Ding God" Mingzhou Xu Tong
"God of Thunder" Zhang Jinren of Yuezhou
"Giant Spirit God" Hangzhou Shen Ze
"Taibai God" Huzhou Zhao Yi
"The God of Tai Sui" Gao Keli of Xuanzhou
"The God of Diao Ke" Changzhou Category
"Yellow Banner God" Zhuo Wanli of Runzhou
"Leopard Tail God" Jiangzhou Hetong
"Mourning the Goalkeeper" Suzhou Shen Lin
After Lu Shinang led his troops southward and successfully captured Wuzhou and Quzhou, he then led his troops to attack Taizhou, but was defeated in Taizhou. There were many reasons. One of them was that Lu Shinang's army attacked two cities in a row. Some underestimated the enemy, and their troops and horses were also weak. Tired. Secondly, after the Manichaeans captured the city, they brutally killed all the captured officials regardless of whether they were loyal or traitorous. The Song Dynasty officials could only defend with all their might. Thirdly, there were only a few Manichaeans in Taizhou. Without the response of the believers, the army could only struggle. of siege.
After Lu Shinang failed to attack Taizhou for the first time, he was about to reorganize his troops and build siege equipment to attack Taizhou again. However, he learned that the North Route Army was defeated and the Western Army besieged Muzhou. Then he hurriedly led his troops to prepare to return to Muzhou to aid. However, they were stopped in Wuzhou by Generals Zhe Kecun and Liu Guang of the Western Army.
The rebels had just paid a heavy price to defeat Zhe Kecun and Liu Guangbu, and the Western Army general Yao Pingzhong came to support. The rebels had religious beliefs. However, the Western Army was tempted by high rewards, and neither side was willing to retreat. Although the rebels had many troops, the Western Army However, they had been on the battlefield for a long time, and for a while they were inextricably killed. Lu Shinang's army was blocked in Wuzhou.
When Lu Shinang was trying his best to defeat the Western Army, the Western Army suddenly broke out of camp and retreated to the northwest. Lu Shinang did not care about taking advantage of the situation to pursue, and hurriedly led his troops into Muzhou.
The former land of plenty is now a land of smoke and smoke. Chickens and dogs are no longer heard, and villages and towns are depopulated, with only large mounds of dirt now appearing.
The rebels were a little skeptical at first, but after digging one up, they were shocked. Hundreds of corpses were buried in the mound.
It turned out that Tong Guan was afraid of a plague, so he asked the Western Army to bury the beheaded corpses. The Western Army, which had already killed the red eyes, would not bother to bury them, and would often slaughter a whole village. Dig a big pit and throw everyone in. Then Buried.
Therefore, huge tombs appeared in Muzhou.
Many of the rebels were Manichaeans in Muzhou. After seeing everyone in their hometown being massacred, they all went crazy and wanted to fight against the Western Army.
Lu Shinang led the army to Muzhou first. After discovering that Muzhou had become an empty city, he followed the traces left by the army and rushed to Bangyuan Cave. Naturally, he missed again.
Lu Shinang then sent out sentries to inquire about the news, and learned that all the Western troops had returned, and that Fang La and others were being escorted to Hangzhou by Tong Guan, so he led his troops to Hangzhou again.
Fang Baihua and Fang Jie were heading south when they encountered Lu Shinang's army heading north. Dangjie and Lu Shinang led the troops to Hangzhou.
Unexpectedly, before they arrived in Hangzhou, they heard that Tong Guan had arrived in Huzhou again, so everyone had to lead their troops to Huzhou again.
Fanfangla once burned down Hangzhou. After Tong Guan arrived in Hangzhou, he found that rebuilding Hangzhou could not be completed in a short time, so he led his troops to Huzhou again.
As soon as Tong Guan arrived in Huzhou, he learned that Lu Shinang led an army of 100,000 to enter Hangzhou, and hurriedly asked Dong Yun to be found to discuss countermeasures.
Dong Yun thought for a while and said with a smile: "Master Lu's bag is no better than a clown, so why should we be afraid? Tomorrow the Prime Minister can publicly execute Fang La and Wang Fu's minions, and spread the word to all states to show the Prime Minister's military prowess, and at the same time declare his support."
The descendants of Taizu proclaimed themselves emperors to unite the various states."
After the fall of Tokyo, many descendants of Song Taizu had fled to the south of the Yangtze River, and Tong Guan had also found two people as candidates.
Tong Guan worriedly said: "There are more than 100,000 rebels, my own troops are only 20,000, and the defenders in the city are only 3,000. How can we resist the rebels? It's better to avoid the edge temporarily."
Dong Yun shook his head and said: "If the Prime Minister wants to establish a new dynasty, he must let the states see the hope of fighting against the Liangshan rebels, so that they will defy the late emperor's will and support the new dynasty. Now that most of the Fang La rebels have been wiped out, if we
Even the remaining bandits will have to retreat, and I am afraid that most of the Prime Minister's prestige will be lost, and it will be difficult to establish a new dynasty by then."
Tong Guan has been in charge of the military for many years, and it can be said that he has won more victories than lost. Although most of those victories were planned by famous generals like Zhong Shidao, and he was only a nominal commander, there is no doubt that he still gained a lot through this.
Tong Guan also knew that once his military prestige was lost, he would only have 20,000 loyal troops left, and it would be difficult to respond to everything he wanted to do.
Tong Guan thought clearly about the pros and cons, and then gritted his teeth and said: "Sir, you are right. It seems that we can only fight with our backs against the wall. I wonder what chance you think we have of winning?"
Dong Yun had followed Tong Guan for many years, but he knew Tong Guan's character very well. On the surface, he looked very brave and tough, and he was the main combatant in the court. In fact, he was just as greedy and afraid of death as other eunuchs. Every time he fought against Xixia, he always stayed behind.
The rear command and frontline operations are all under the command of the generals of the Western Army.
If he couldn't reassure Tong Guan, he might lead his troops to escape at any time. Dong Yun felt that the current situation might be a great opportunity, so he wanted to use Tong Guan's power to give it a try.
"In my opinion, the Prime Minister is sure of winning this battle. Now the rebels have lost all the cities and cannot get food and grass supplies. As long as the Prime Minister collects all the food and grass from all counties in Huzhou, the rebels will arrive in Huzhou, and they will have
If we don't have food and grass, we can't fight for a long time. As long as we hold on, they will retreat soon. Although there are a hundred thousand rebels, they are a mob. Taizhou only has a few thousand officers and soldiers defending the city, and they can't conquer it. Huzhou has
There are more than 20,000 soldiers and horses guarding the city, so why fear them. The Prime Minister can kill Fang La and others first, and stop their thoughts of saving Fang La. Once Fang La dies, they will definitely not fight to the death with us."
When Tong Guan heard what Dong Yun said, he also cleared the clouds and nodded: "Sir, it is true, but a group of rootless duckweeds dare to come and die."