Chapter 60 Minglang

Jiao Hong arrived in Fujian by sea.

He originally wanted to keep it secret for a few days to see how the situation would go, but as soon as he arrived he heard the news of the defeat of the army. He immediately knew that there was no time to lose.

So without saying a word, he came to the Chief Secretary's Yamen and captured Xie Huai in the name of the governor.

I don't know how many times they were waiting to add insult to injury, but Xie Huai's gang members had no choice but to capture him without mercy.

Jiao Hong immediately sent these people to the prison van and headed north.

Jiao Hong immediately inspected various military posts and wanted to mobilize troops, but after a closer look, he soon knew that it was impossible to defeat Ye Liuzong by relying solely on Fujian's own military strength.

It's not that Fujian as a province can't deploy thousands of elite troops.

But Fujian's military layout is very unique. Fujian's garrison posts are all arranged along the sea, with only one purpose, which is to guard against threats from the sea.

Moreover, after the opening of the sea, most of the guards focused their energy on the sea. This was also the intention of the imperial court. After all, after the opening of the sea, Japanese pirates had appeared once, and millions of customs funds were involved in the sea.

It cannot be valued enough.

This tilt meant that the number of infantry in Fujian was already small. Xie Huai once again buried thousands of soldiers capable of fighting in the Xianxia Ancient Road.

What can Jiao Hong do when he sees this?

He immediately ordered that Jianning Mansion should defend the city and not be destroyed by Ye Liuzong.

This is thanks to the terrain of Fujian. The terrain of Fujian is composed of coastal basins, and Jianning Prefecture, where Yeliuzong is located, is among the mountains. As long as it is stuck on a few mountain passes, Yeliuzong will not be able to get out.

In addition, while reorganizing his troops, he also reported to the court, asked for reinforcements, and mobilized guest soldiers to fight in Fujian.

While Jiao Hong was making intensive preparations, Ye Liuzong was not idle either.

He has been training soldiers in the mountains.

Although Ye Liuzong was victorious in the battle on the Xianxia Ancient Road, he also understood one thing, that is, his subordinates still lacked a lot compared to the official army.

Half a month later, Ye Liuzong's troops reached 5,000, and with the addition of the weapons captured in the battle on the Xianxia Ancient Road, they looked pretty good.

He sent a lot of men, and it was found out that the imperial court had no intention of attacking for a while. His original intention was to train for a longer period of time.

After all, he has a good old foundation of more than a thousand people, but the miners who have just joined the team recently owe a lot.

But a piece of news reached Ye Liuzong's ears, forcing him to go to war.

This news is that the imperial court ordered all silver mines.

Ye Liuzong immediately knew that this was the biggest threat to his small gang.

No matter when, the common people can have something to eat and will not rebel.

Now that the imperial court has stopped mining, they can go back to their days of mining in the mountains.

Although I was hiding in Tibet, I lived like a wild beast and did not dare to go down the mountain easily.

But can live.

As long as this news comes, the soldiers under his command are likely to be scattered.

He had to act in advance and let his soldiers be stained with the blood of the officers and soldiers. This would prevent them from getting off the ship.

So Ye Liuzong summoned all the leaders and opened a map. This map was more abstract than the one drawn by the government. Ye Liuzong drew it himself based on his own impressions, as well as some rumors and books.

Don't underestimate this. In ancient times, many people didn't even know where they lived, but Ye Liuzong was able to draw the general terrain of Fujian Province. Naturally, he was amazed by these miners.

Ye Liuzong said: "I have sent people to investigate. We have sent people to checkpoints along the way in Jiangxi and Zhejiang, ranging from hundreds to thousands."

"If we try to rush out, I'm afraid we will lose a lot of brothers."

"So this road is blocked."

"Only the south side can be beaten. I inquired and found out that the new governor has already captured Xie Papi and sent him to the capital. I guess he will inevitably be stabbed."

Ye Liuzong himself was actually a little disappointed with the news.

He knew how much Xie Huai had. He was greedy, incompetent, and extremely arrogant.

Where can I find such an opponent?

But there were not as many people under him as he thought. Suddenly one of them started to cry and said, "Xie Bapi, you also have today."

All of a sudden, there were all kinds of sounds in the hall, and it became a mess.

Ye Liuzong knew that what Xie Huai had done made everyone hate him. But he didn't want to dwell on it. After all, in the early Ming Dynasty, overall politics was relatively clear.

The common people's hatred of the government was not too deep, but their hatred was concentrated on Xie Huai, a dog official.

If you talk too much, their hatred of the government may decrease and it will be difficult to drive them.

Ye Liuzong said: "The new high-ranking official is called Jiao Hong. He looked at all the places in Fujian and found that he couldn't mobilize any troops. Now when he goes south to fight, he only has the defeated troops who were frightened before."

"We will take advantage of this opportunity to take down Jianning Mansion in one fell swoop."

"Brother." Chen Shangong said: "We only have five thousand people when we are full. If we send out fewer people, we may not be able to defeat them. If we send out too many people, we may not be able to protect our base."

Ye Liuzong said: "There is no need to leave people behind. Let the women and children hide in the mountains. Even if the army comes, they will not be able to search the mountains. Let the reputable people in Pu County hand over a son. Follow the army and move together. This Pu

The county doesn’t need to keep people either.”

"As for the officers and soldiers from Zhejiang and Jiangxi provinces, they will not come."

Ye Liuzong obviously knew some of the secrets in the government very well.

Under Ye Liuzong's forced order, five thousand soldiers left Pu County with lightning speed.

With the intention of hiding his ears, he went straight to Jianyang.

Ye Liuzong is considered a big man in this area, and he has connections everywhere. Especially after he won a great victory against the army, the news became even more widespread.

Naturally, there is no shortage of roosters, dogs, and thieves seeking refuge.

The magistrate of Jianyang County had never seen war before. When he saw the thieves coming, he immediately let the people go into the city to escape, but he didn't expect that among the people, there were men sent by Ye Liuzong.

As a result, the city gate suddenly collapsed.

Ye Liuzong commanded the troops to rush in.

The magistrate of Jianyang County was an old supervisor from the Yongle period, and he was very tough. When he saw the thieves rushing into the city, the remaining defeated generals he had taken in earlier were already frightened. Seeing this, they dispersed and fled through the south gate.

Leave the county.

This old supervisor took dozens of government officials to guard the county government office.

When Ye Liuzong arrived, he personally urged the soldiers to attack and finally defeated the county government. However, all he could get was the corpse of the county magistrate. He surrendered.

Seeing this, Ye Liuzong sighed in his heart and said to himself: "The Ming Dynasty has not yet exhausted its energy."

Ye Liuzong may not be clear about this, but he has been proud of his loyalty since he was a child and has never been willing to be inferior to others. Now that he has such an opportunity, why not give it a try.

It is nothing more than a life. The country has no owner, and the hero must take it for himself.

Ye Liuzong stepped out of the county office and said: "A generous burial."

At this moment, in the small county of Jianyang, the sound of crying was loud.

Although the officers and soldiers were able to escape and die, even though they had given up resistance, the soldiers under Ye Liuzong did not stop killing.

These people are hiding in the deep mountains and old forests. There are many men and few women, most of them are bachelors, and they have no military discipline to speak of. Now that they enter the county, they will naturally want to grab money and women.

This move is inevitable.

Even Ye Liuzong can't stop it.

This was also the case when the city of Pu County was broken. After the people below vented their anger, Ye Liuzong would gather his men and allocate the women in the city to the soldiers as wives. This was also to tie the local people to Ye Liuzong's chariot.

Ye Liuzong looked at the sun for a while and felt that it was almost time, so he got on his horse, took a few riding companions, and began to gather the army.

Ye Liuzong's prestige in the military is still very high.

Before dark, all the troops returned to their units.

But what Ye Liuzong concealed was also known to others, which was the court's order to strike the mine supervisors. Naturally, excited people asked Ye Liuzong. When Ye Liuzong saw the notice, he read it carefully, read it three or five times before putting down his hands and sighing.

, said: "It's a pity that this edict came too late."

"What does the king mean?" someone asked immediately.

Ye Liuzong said: "Had we known that this would happen, we should have held back a little bit, but now there is no blood on everyone's hands. We have forced to death two county magistrates and more than a dozen court officials."
Chapter completed!