Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Although King Zhiming Li Yangzhen was not good at fighting in the field, he was able to lead thousands of remaining soldiers to defend the city.

After Shenli captured Tiandefu City, he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor and generously rewarded the heroes. Then they fought across the river and stormed Beijiang Road City for more than 20 days. They couldn't defeat tens of thousands and thousands more.

It would be strange to be able to chew it.

The absolute elite among the rebels were hundreds of borrowed Dali soldiers. They were neither Duan Yu's imperial troops nor the powerful minister Gao's troops, but the troops of the Dong family in Xiushan County, Dali.

Next were more than a thousand barbarians from the mountainous areas at the junction of Annan and Dali.

The remaining troops were either temporarily recruited peasant troops or the broken troops gathered when King Zhiming was defeated.

This kind of mixed army can charge with a bloody bravery in field operations, but it is absolutely impossible to attack the city first.

Seeing that the attack could not be taken for a long time, Dali general Dong Yicheng went to the rebel leader Shen Li and said: "Yesterday I received a letter from the county governor (Dong's hereditary Dali Xiushan county governor) urging me to lead my troops back as soon as possible. The Thirty-Seven Barbarians are ready to move again. "

Shen Li was shocked: "How can the general withdraw his troops at this time and attack Shenglong Mansion in one go?"

"I dare not disobey the county magistrate's order." Dong Yicheng said.

Shen Li repeatedly asked to stay, but Dong Yicheng insisted on leaving.

The next day, Dong Yicheng ran away with the Dali elite. He didn't want to accompany Shen Li to attack Shenglong Mansion if he couldn't capture even Beijiang Road City.

What's more, I heard that Ming troops were stationed in Sheng Long Mansion.

The defeated troops of King Zhiming, who had been captured a few days ago, have been dispersed and regrouped by them.

As a result, the morale of the army was greatly disturbed!

When those defeated soldiers were chatting, they spread the word about the strength of the Ming army. It is said that a thousand Ming troops fought against a hundred thousand Annan soldiers, and only a few of them died. Every Ming army could ask gods to drop meteorites. At that time, Du Yingwu's army of 100,000 was thrown into chaos, and a thousand Ming army took the opportunity to rush in and win a complete victory.

The Shenli rebels were doubtful, but everyone said so and gradually began to believe it.

Now, the rebel soldiers only dare to attack Beijiang Road City, and are unwilling to follow their leader to kill Shenglong Mansion.

Dong Yicheng left with hundreds of Dali soldiers. He made a lot of money this time. The soldiers only suffered dozens of casualties, but they robbed countless goods and even kidnapped Annan civilians to help him transport them.

Only three days after the Dali soldiers left, Shenli received news that the Ming army was coming to kill him.

He was so frightened that he quickly led his troops to withdraw from the siege and returned to Tiandefu City in the north of the Yangtze River. It is planned that the main force will resist the city and defend it, while the troops from the rear will continue to attack the city and seize the territory.

Han Jing didn't waste any time and directly took the artillery to attack the city.

He also asked King Zhiming Li Yangzhen to lead the thousands of remaining soldiers across the river to cooperate.

"Boom boom boom!"

After two consecutive rounds of shelling, the defeated troops who were collected in the city became the first to panic.

They were defeated head-on by the Ming army more than a month ago, and they had already suffered a psychological shadow.

Unable to restrain the rebel generals, these soldiers hurriedly fled the city wall, causing other rebels to flee in confusion.

Tens of thousands of rebels heard the sound of cannons and ran around in fear in the city.

A clever little ghost took advantage of the chaos and shouted: "The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are coming!"

After shouting several times, more and more people followed, and then some people ran to attack the North City Gate.

These are the troops that Shenli brought from the north. They were farming the land honestly at home, but they were kidnapped for no apparent reason and became rebels. At first, Lien Zhan and Lianjie's morale soared, and they really looked like veterans. However, after many failed attacks on Beijiang Road City, these people began to think about going home.

The rebel north city gate suddenly opened, and countless rebels rushed to escape.

This situation was beyond Han Jing's expectation.

He only used twenty artillery pieces and fired two rounds in a row. How could tens of thousands of rebels abandon the city and flee?

"Capture the city!"

Han Jing took the opportunity to order.

King Zhiming was frightened by the rebels. He did not dare to lead his troops to seize the city. Instead, he ran around the city to chase down the defeated troops.

Soon, the west gate was also opened by the rebels, and countless defeated soldiers swarmed out, scrambling to escape towards their hometown in the north.

"Come back, come back all, and behead those who escape!"

Shenli, who had already ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, still didn't realize what was going on.

He fought so smoothly in the early stage. Relying on hundreds of soldiers borrowed from the Dong family of Dali, he successfully recruited more than a thousand barbarians on the Annan border. Relying on these two thousand people, they can conquer the city and conquer the territory, and they can coerce the people along the way and become stronger. Then he defeated King Zhiming and took prisoners to expand his army to more than 30,000.

Schenley has completely swelled.

It expanded to the point of proclaiming himself an emperor, establishing a system, and appointing hundreds of officials!

He felt that the Ming army was mediocre. Even if it couldn't be defeated in the wild, it could definitely defend the city.

Why did his tens of thousands of troops collapse just as he started to defend the city?

Shenli had absolutely no leverage. The reason why he developed smoothly in the early stage was purely due to the large number of Annan Dao soldiers in the northwest who were deployed by Du Yingwu to fight Zhu Kang. This resulted in the local defenders being empty, and Shenli took advantage of the opportunity and killed them all the way.

Not to mention the Ming Army's combat effectiveness, Du Yingwu could beat the shit out of him.

"Your Majesty, the barbarians have also escaped!"

Shen Li turned around and saw that all the barbarians he had recruited fled towards the city gate.

The more than a thousand barbarians fled quickly. They had heard of the Ming army's reputation. Several tribes next door to them had been beaten up by Yang Zaixing and no longer dared to cross the border to plunder.

Knowing that he could no longer reverse the situation, Shen Li led his soldiers to rush to the Tiande Mansion Office, hoping to escape with his queen and prince.

I vaguely heard someone shouting: "The traitor Shen Li is over there. If you catch him, there will be a reward!"

Shen Li turned around and looked around, only to see Yang Lian, the Taiwei he had conferred, leading his soldiers to fight from the side street.

Yang Lian was the deputy commander of the ten Annan troops, similar to the deputy commander of the Song Dynasty's Xiang army. He was forced to surrender because he was outnumbered. This was the first regular military general to defect to the rebels, so Shen Li trusted him very much and appointed him as the Grand Commandant when he ascended the throne.

Where is justice when the Grand Commandant leads troops to kill the emperor!

Yang Lian led his troops to chase closer and closer, and Shen Li's personal soldiers were scared and scattered.

A moment later, Han Jing led his troops into the city.

Yang Lian held Shen Li's head and knelt at the city gate to greet him: "I have killed the fake emperor Shen Li, and the fake queen and fake prince have been captured!"

King Zhiming Li Yangzhen was also very powerful at this time. He divided thousands of remnants into several groups and scattered them to the north and west of the city to chase and kill the defeated soldiers.

In a blink of an eye, Li Yangzhen had captured thousands of people and finally enjoyed the taste of "the ever-victorious general".

...

Thanglong Prefecture was officially renamed Daluo Prefecture.

The two counties attached to Daluo Prefecture were renamed Songping County and Jinghai County.

These names all come from the Tang Dynasty.

It was Daluo City, the seat of Jiaozhi General Administration in the early Tang Dynasty.

It was Songping County under the jurisdiction of Annan Protectorate in the middle Tang Dynasty.

It was also the seat of the Jinghai Army Jiedushi in the late Tang Dynasty.

Now, all three names have been restored: Daluo Prefecture, Songping County, and Jinghai County!

Many Annan officials did not understand the meaning because they did not know history.

But some scholars were horrified by this and vaguely guessed that the Ming Dynasty intended to annex Annan.

"Great victory, great victory, great victory of the Regent's heavenly soldiers!"

"Hundreds of cannons fired at the same time, and 100,000 rebels were defeated!"

"The Regent is invincible!"

"..."

Five or six messengers held the brochure and ran around the city and shouted.

The Annan officials who learned the news were relieved instantly. The rebels were finally wiped out. Those guys captured Tiande Prefecture, which was less than a hundred miles away from here, which really made everyone panic.

The real knowledgeable people in Annan, however, looked ashen.

First eliminate the traitors, then eliminate the rebels, who dares to oppose the regent?

The first person to stand up and oppose was the Grand Tutor Su Xiancheng, who had been executed with his entire family, on the charge of colluding with Du Yingwu to murder the previous king.

The third person to stand up and oppose was the Imperial Censor Guo Ying, who was also executed with his entire family, on the charge of clinging to the traitor Du and betraying the loyal and good.

The second one... well, that Prince Zhiming is now the loyal lackey of the regent!

Su Xiancheng had several confidants who were arrested and imprisoned as remnants of the traitor Du.

Two of them reported Su Xiancheng's collusion with Du Yingwu before they were tortured. They were immediately released, and because they made meritorious contributions while serving their sentences, they were all promoted one level.

The rest of Su Xiancheng's confidants were all executed with their entire families!

…

Li was under house arrest in the palace for more than a month and could not contact the outside world. She could not even see her own son, the young king.

She did not even know that she had remarried to the Prince of Yu of the Great Ming Dynasty.

“The Prince Regent, the father of the king, has arrived!”

Li was taken to greet him in a daze, and saw a handsome young man striding in.

“Queen Mother, this is the Prince of Yu of the Great Ming Dynasty and the Prince Regent, the father of the King of Annan.” The maid reminded.

Li knelt down to greet him: “I pay my respects to Your Highness!”

Zhu Kang did not help him up, but said: “Du Siwu, who came back with you, was executed for murdering the king. For the sake of Queen Mother Du, the Du family still retained a branch.”

Li was so scared that she trembled all over and kowtowed to beg for mercy: “Your Highness, please forgive me, Your Highness, please forgive me!”

Because she was too scared, she even forgot to analyze the meaning of “Prince Regent, the father of the king”.

This woman is both smart and stupid, and sometimes even has a negative IQ.

Historically, Du Yingwu was initially imprisoned, and the ministers wanted to execute him.

Li was afraid that her lover would starve in prison, so she sent someone to deliver food to coax her son to release her lover, but only gave him a dismissal. Then she coaxed her son to give her lover a small official position. The little king was only fifteen or sixteen years old at the time, and he agreed without thinking. No matter how the officials advised him, it was useless. For the sake of her lover, her son ended up being a puppet.

Du Yingwu even sent his wife to the palace to accompany Li, and the couple stayed in the palace together for a long time.

As the queen mother, Li was as close to her lover's wife as a sister...

Zhu Kang said: "The auspicious day is approaching, and I will officially accept you as the concubine of the King of Yu of the Ming Dynasty."

In horror, Li looked up suddenly, thinking that she had heard wrongly.

Zhu Kang asked: "Do you want me to say it again?"

Li was a face control, and her first reaction at this moment was to compare Zhu Kang and Du Yingwu's appearance.

Du Yingwu has fair skin, and it is as translucent as jade.

Zhu Kang has been in the military academy for a long time, and his skin is a little tanned, which seems to be a disadvantage.

They are both very handsome in appearance.

Zhu Kang is the winner in height, and he has been trained in the military academy for a long time, so he is very strong and sturdy.

Perhaps it is a psychological factor, Li thinks Zhu Kang has a noble air, and he has the power of life and death, which makes her want to kneel down and surrender subconsciously.

After repeated comparisons, Li likes him more and more, and when she thinks that she is about to remarry, her heart is pounding.

"Prepare for the wedding well." Zhu Kang said and turned away.

Li asked hurriedly: "Your Highness, are you not staying here today?"

Zhu Kang was too lazy to pay attention and left the palace directly.

Li looked at his back and muttered to herself: "What a majestic man, worthy of being a noble of the Ming Dynasty, remarrying him is considered to be marrying up."

This woman is a nympho, stupid, and selfish. As long as she is well fed and well clothed, and is coaxed into submission, she can completely ignore the country and her son. If the Ming Dynasty annexes Annan one day, if she is given a way out of poverty, the Li family will probably agree with it.

(In the previous chapter, the little king was made to be six years old, but he was actually only two years old.)