I, who plundered the heavens, had a hundred thousand dead men

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And on the night when the reinforcements surrounded Lin'an, groups of black-armored soldiers suddenly appeared in Jiangning City.

These black-armored soldiers moved in order and had the same goal, rushing to different city gates in Jiangning.

The Wu Dynasty defenders stationed in Jiangning City looked extremely shocked when faced with the sudden appearance of these black-armored soldiers from the city.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"What's going on? Where did these black-armored soldiers come from?"

Because these black-armored soldiers suddenly appeared in large numbers, their combat effectiveness and will to fight were also extremely strong.

Therefore, the Wu Dynasty defenders stationed at various gates of Jiangning City were quickly wiped out.

At the same time, regarding the news that Jiangning City had been breached, these defenders fought tooth and nail to get them out of the city.

Early the next morning, Jiangning City, Su Mansion.

"Father, something bad is going to happen!"

"What's going on? You're in such a panic."

"What a big deal! Our Jiangning city was occupied by a group of thieves last night, and all Jiangning's defenders were wiped out last night. Now there are a group of black-armored soldiers patrolling the streets."

"What, Jiang Ning was occupied by bandits last night!"

"Then did we suffer any losses from the cloth?"

"It's not clear yet, but this group of patrolling thieves doesn't allow anyone to walk on the street."

At the same time, in the courtyard where the Su family's main house is located.

"Miss, it's not good, our Jiangning has been occupied by thieves, what should we do?"

"I heard that those thieves are very vicious."

"Jiangning has been occupied?"

"Yes! There are a group of black-armored soldiers patrolling the streets now, and no one is allowed to walk on the streets."

As the news spread quickly, the entire Su family quickly learned of the news, and then the old man of the Su family summoned all the core members of the Su family in the Su family's ancestral hall.

"Grandfather, now that Jiangning City has been occupied by thieves, what should we do with the cloth dealers of our Su family?"

"Yes, father, I heard before that Lin'an City was occupied by bandits. The bandits burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of crimes in Lin'an City. Many wealthy businessmen had their homes confiscated... and my Su family is a wealthy family in Jiangning City. This...

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"Okay, please be quiet. Look at how useless you all are. Haven't these bandits not entered the door of my Su family yet?"

"Right now, the most important thing for us is to find out what the purpose of this group of thieves who have occupied Jiangning City is. If we can lose money and avoid disaster, my Su family can only give up part of the family property."

In Jiangning City, Kang Mansion.

"Prince-in-law, it's not good, Jiangning City has been occupied by bandits, and our house has been surrounded by bandits."

"The thieves took over Jiangning City? When did it happen?"

"It should have been last night!"

"The bandits in Lin'an City have not been eliminated, and now there are new bandits in Jiangning City. There must be some connection between the two."

"Prince-in-law, what should I do now?"

"We can only wait and see what happens."

Kang Xian was not only the consort of the Wu Dynasty and the dean of the Men's Virtue Academy in Jiangning City, but secretly he was also one of the founders of the Secret Investigation Department, the largest intelligence agency in the Wu Dynasty.

The other founder is Qin Siyuan, who has lived in Jiangning City for several years.

However, Qin Siyuan had left Jiangning two months ago and returned to Wudu to report.

Now the person with the biggest background in Jiangning City is Kang Xian.

Li Yang secretly summoned a group of dead soldiers, raided and occupied several city gates in Jiangning, and then asked these dead soldiers to form a small team and surrounded the residences of some important dignitaries in the city.

Among them, Kang Xian is the largest powerful person, and there are also the county government officials of Jiangning City and several other powerful people.

A few hours later, in the Wudu Palace, the urgent report that Jiangning City had been breached reached the emperor's study room.

"What? Jiangning was also taken over by bandits?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, last night Jiangning's secret reconnaissance department broke through the siege and spread the news out of Jiangning, and then rushed to Wudu overnight."

"Hurry and invite Prime Minister Qin to come to the imperial study."

"It's Your Majesty."

Soon, in less than half an hour, Qin Siyuan arrived at the imperial study room of the palace.

"Prime Minister, Jiangning City has also been invaded by bandits. Is there any connection between the bandits in Jiangning City and the bandits in Lin'an City?"

"Your Majesty, our preliminary judgment is that the bandits in Jiangning City and the bandits in Lin'an City must have some kind of connection, because Jiangning City was captured by the bandits when our government sent troops to encircle and suppress Lin'an."

"The two groups of thieves must be connected in private, and their goal should be to share the pressure of the group of thieves in Lin'an City."

"After all, Jiangning City is one of the closest counties to my Wudu, and it is the only way to go south from Wudu."

"Prime Minister, the bandits in Wu Dynasty are rampant at present. They have not only occupied Lin'an, but also Jiangning City, which directly threatens the safety of Wudu. I hope the Prime Minister can solve this serious problem in Wudu as soon as possible."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will send troops as quickly as possible to quell the rebellion in Lin'an and Jiangning, and I will not let these bandits affect the Wu Dynasty's plan for the Northern Expedition."

At this moment, Qin Siyuan still believed that the rebellion between Lin An and Jiang Ning must be a small trick carried out by some people in the court behind the scenes.

Otherwise, how could Lin An and Jiang Ning be occupied by bandits overnight?

This means that there is no internal response in the two cities, which no one would believe.

"Prime Minister, let's not mention the Northern Expedition for the time being. The most important thing right now is to quell the civil strife in Lin'an and Jiangning as soon as possible instead of wasting military power on the Northern Expedition."

"I understand that I must quell the civil strife in Lin'an and Jiangning as soon as possible."

Soon, Qin Siyuan withdrew from the imperial study, and then summoned 50,000 forbidden troops from Wudu to go to Jiangning, preparing to quell the civil strife in Jiangning as quickly as possible.

In the entire Wu Dynasty, apart from the thousands of garrison troops in various counties and cities, there was only the Forbidden Army, an organized regular army.

The total number of forbidden troops in the Wu Dynasty was as high as 800,000. Of course, this was only a public claim, and the actual number must be greatly reduced.

After all, there were a lot of corrupt officials in the Wu Dynasty. Falsifying the number of the Forbidden Army and secretly taking money and food from the Forbidden Army had already existed in the Wu Dynasty.

Therefore, among the 800,000 forbidden troops in the entire Wu Dynasty, the actual number should only be about 600,000.

In addition, excluding those forbidden troops stationed on the border and possessing real materials, the number of forbidden troops that the entire military capital can mobilize should only be 300,000.

Wudu was the largest city in the entire Wu Dynasty. There were one million people living in Wudu, so the number of forbidden troops guarding Wudu was also 200,000.

Excluding the 200,000 forbidden troops, the Wu Dynasty can currently dispatch only about 100,000 troops.

Previously, the Wu Dynasty had sent tens of thousands of forbidden troops to regain Lin'an City. Now that troubles in Jiangning were happening again, Qin Siyuan directly dispatched 50,000 forbidden troops in order to quickly quell the civil strife.

The purpose was to quell the civil strife between Lin An and Jiang Ning as quickly as possible so as not to affect his plan for the Northern Expedition.

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