With Zhu Li's loud shout, the entire battlefield became even more chaotic.
Those anti-rebellion guards who had experienced all of this personally and had not yet died in the battle knew clearly that only their flag had been broken, and the commander-in-chief Dong Jin was still alive. But would it be of any use
Do the guards who are far away know this? You have to know that with over ten thousand people, it is a huge crowd and many soldiers can only rely on the commander's flag to judge the survival of their commander. Now, looking at the entire battlefield, the commander's flag of their side can no longer be seen.
Just when they were hesitant and at a loss, Zhu Li's loud shout suddenly rang out. Under the push of Zhu Li's internal energy, this shout was like rumbling thunder, far-reaching and they had no choice but to believe it.
What's more, following Zhu Li's call, Bi Shiduo, Zhang Shenjian and others who followed behind Zhu Li were not fools, and they joined in the clamor without hesitation.
"Dong Jin is dead, why don't you surrender?"
"Dong Jin is already dead, so we won't kill him if he surrenders."
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Then countless rebel guards, their faces flushed with excitement, started to shout along.
"Dong Jin is already dead, so we won't kill him if he surrenders."
"Dong Jin is already dead, so we won't kill him if he surrenders."
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The sound waves rolled and roared in all directions.
Even if the soldiers and generals around Dong Jin tried to refute, their voices were drowned out by the rumbling and huge waves. The guards of the rebellion suppression army in the distance became even more frightened and frightened by the grand and mighty shouting.
At this moment, the rebels immediately turned into a tiger, and the anti-rebel guards instantly became a group of lambs to be slaughtered. When the tiger rushed into the flock of sheep, the sheep could only end up running around in panic and fleeing for their lives.
As for Dong Jin himself, he was almost suffocated by Yang Zaixing. He wanted to stand up, but he was powerless to do anything.
His martial arts skills were almost the same as Bi Shiduo's, and both of them were masters who had almost stepped into the ranks of unparalleled generals. However, when facing the genuine unparalleled general Yang Zaixing, he was so frustrated that he could only passively take the beating, and he didn't even dare to be distracted.
It has been said since ancient times that water and fire are merciless. The raging flood broke through the embankments, submerged villages, and washed away thousands of acres of fertile farmland. It was fearless and unstoppable. However, the momentum of the defeated army's escape was no weaker than the scene of the raging flood.
With Yang Zaixing's intimidation and attack, Dong Jin could no longer hold on. The army was irreversibly defeated. Now it was more important for him to consider his own life. At this time, he no longer had the heart to fight back.
The rebellion was defeated and Dong Jin was the first to escape. It was not because he was willing to escape, but if he did not leave, he would most likely be beheaded on the spot by Yang Zaixing.
In his mind, victory and defeat are common in the military, but if he lost his life, then everything would be over. So facing the fatal crisis and Yang Zaixing's undisguised murderous intent, he decisively fled.
His rout led to the blind obedience of his own soldiers, generals, and countless palace guards, which in turn led to the rout of the entire Jiangdu rebellion-suppressing army.
Bi Shiduo, Zhang Shenjian, Zheng Hanzhang and others were overjoyed when they saw the enemy army fleeing. They immediately took the opportunity to chase and kill them, and began to collect surrenders in large numbers.
“It is better to pursue the enemy bravely than to seek fame by imitating the tyrant.” The rebels took advantage of the situation and pursued them fiercely. They did not stop until they saw Jiangdu again.
In this battle, Bi Shiduo defeated Dong Jin in Shaobo with a weaker side.
, killed more than 7,000 enemies, captured more than 12,000 surrenders, reorganized the army, took in the prisoners, and arrived at the city of Jiangdu with a total of more than 22,000 soldiers.
In Jiangdu City, Lu Yongzhi almost vomited blood in anger when he saw Dong Jin, who was seriously injured and dying and had returned from a crushing defeat with only two or three thousand remaining soldiers.
With twice the number of troops, they were unable to withstand a single blow. How could Lu Yongzhi not be angry? What's more, these guards were not just random soldiers, but some of the most elite soldiers in Jiangdu. Thirty percent of them were from the Taoxie guards, yet they were defeated.
Not only that, what made him even more sad was that he also lost two important generals, Xu Kan and Lu Chen. How could Lu Yongzhi remain calm in such a tragic and great defeat
Being angry won't solve the problem. It's obviously not the right time to punish Dong Jin. Lu Yongzhi can only swallow his anger and force himself to calm down, organize his men, and prepare to defend Jiangdu to the death.
He ordered Dong Jin, Li Jing, Zhang Quan and Qin Chou to guard the four city gates. In addition, Lu Yongzhi secretly instructed the Taoxie guards to force countless young and strong women in Jiangdu to go up to the city walls and participate in defending the city.
In order to prevent these people from betraying him, Lu Yongzhi followed the advice of Zhang Shouyi and Zhuge Yin and replaced all the people guarding the city every two hours. Even many civilians in the city, when they came to the city wall to deliver food, could not find their own men who were guarding the city.
Outside Jiangdu City, the rebels were at the gates.
The army besieged the city, but did not immediately launch an attack on Jiangdu City. Instead, it rested on the spot. The main purpose was to make the surrendered prisoners return home as soon as possible and form fighting power.
Ever since they killed Lu Chen with a spear and seized the flag of the rebel army, Zhu Li, Yang Zaixing and Chen Gong stopped chasing the defeated soldiers. Chen Gong went out and actually captured the seriously injured Xu Kan.
During the time when Bi Shiduo and others were recuperating, under Chen Gong's earnest persuasion, Shen Ji and Xu Kan joined Zhu Li. At the request of Zhu Li and Yang Zaixing, Zhang Shenjian distributed armor and horses to them.
Zhang Shenjian admired the achievements of Zhu Li and Yang Zaixing. Even Bi Shiduo and Zheng Hanzhang looked up to them and were very polite to them. However, whenever they needed something, they would offer it with both hands and would not dare to neglect it.
The army was stationed outside the city of Jiangdu for more than half a month. During this time, commanders from all over Yangzhou came to support.
First, General Gao Ba of Hailing Town led 3,000 soldiers to support Bi Shiduo; then General Luo Xuanzhen of Tianchang Town led 5,000 troops into the rebel camp.
Afterwards, Fan Yue, Wang Lang, Ni Xiang, Tang Hong and other local generals led their troops to support the rebels, declaring that they would not withdraw their troops until Lu Yongzhi was killed.
When Xuanzhou governor Qin Yan led 30,000 Xuanzhou troops to Jiangdu, the number of rebels outside the city of Jiangdu had reached 80,000, which frightened Lu Yongzhi so much that his face changed color every day.
In addition, during the period of confrontation, without the supply of Yang Zaixing's green pills, his health deteriorated, all the hair on his body fell out, and even his eyebrows were drawn on.
In the big tent where Zhu Li lived, five people gathered together. Zhu Li frowned, looked at Yang Zaixing, and said, "How long can Lu Yongzhi's body last?"
"He can only hold out for about twenty days at most. He has been without medicine for more than ten days. Although the outbreak time of this poison is uncertain, once a person is poisoned, the longest he can hold out is only more than a month." Yang Zaixing replied seriously.
Zhu Li heard this, thought about it, and decided: "Chen Gong,
You will inform Jing Ming later and ask them to take action tonight."
"Yes," Chen Gong responded immediately after hearing this.
At this moment, a guard came hurriedly, stood outside the tent, and reported loudly: "General Yang, the military tent is holding a meeting. General Zhang sent his subordinates to inform you all to move to the general's tent."
"Okay, we'll be there right away." Yang Zaixing replied casually.
Several people looked at each other, and Zhu Li said leisurely: "It seems that the rebels are preparing to attack Jiangdu. We must grasp the time and complete the operation before the city is captured."
"Yes," the four of them bowed in response.
The meeting in the big tent turned out just as Zhu Li had expected. With the gathering of 80,000 elite soldiers, the rebels were finally unwilling to waste time and prepared to attack Jiangdu. Everyone unanimously nominated Qin Yan as the leader of the rebel alliance, and Qin Yan agreed without hesitation.
It was natural for Qin Yan to take the position of alliance leader. He had the strongest strength. The military strength of one person was equivalent to the combined strength of four or five other town commanders. Others had no choice but to elect him.
Qin Yan had a general who heard that Yang Zaixing was very tough. After the meeting, he kept shouting, trying to gauge Yang Zaixing's strength. Before Yang Zaixing made a move, Shen Ji walked up to him and knocked him to the ground with three punches and two kicks, without giving Qin Yan any face at all.
Although the five of them had no soldiers, with the skills of Zhu Li and Yang Zaixing, and the fact that they were not weak, it was true that they could not fight against the entire army, but if they wanted to leave, these people could not stop them, so why should they give face to Qin Yan.
The wind was strong at night. Zhu Li and Yang Zaixing sneaked out of the camp and met Jing Ming and his men in a very inconspicuous corner outside Jiangdu city. At this time, there were not only Jing Ming's team of ghost warriors. Since they found Zhu Li, the other three teams responsible for looking for Zhu Li also gathered there.
A team of more than 200 people was equivalent to a captain. Zhu Li promoted Jing Ming to the rank of colonel, and asked one of the team leaders to serve as the marching commander, and the other two team leaders were promoted to brigade commanders, managing them in a unified manner with the standards of a captain.
They were gathered here now for Gao Pian's worship building, Zhu Li gave the order directly.
"You sneak into Jiangdu and empty the altar as much as possible. Bury the property you find on the spot. When the city is captured, immediately convert the gold and silver into food and silver."
"After the war, all the families affected by the war will be given food and silver as relief. The poor and bankrupt families in the surrounding areas will also need assistance until all the money is given away."
"If those antiques, calligraphy and paintings, jewelry, jade and other treasures can be sold, don't hesitate and try to sell them. If not, bring them back." Zhu Li looked at everyone and instructed seriously.
Upon hearing this, the ghost warriors all bowed in unison without making a sound. This was their alternative way of responding, and this way of responding was perfect for doing something so shameful in the silent night.
Those who came to protect Zhu Li closely have all been through numerous tests, and their loyalty is absolutely beyond doubt, so Zhu Li gave them full authority to do this matter.
As the saying goes, take from the people and use it for the people, Gao Pian's wealth was all plundered from the people. What Zhu Li has to do is to return these properties to the people. Although the targets may not be the same people as before, they are all Han people after all, and now he can only help them as much as possible.