Spring plowing is also taking place in various places, and because the rebels divide the fields between the rich and the poor, the scale and area of ​​spring plowing in Hunan and Huxi seem to be somewhat more prosperous than those under the jurisdiction of the government... This is a rare sight in chaos."

Zhang Jun stood on his horse and turned back from the lake. At this time, the imperial prime minister noticed for the first time that the crops were luxuriant and the paddy fields were stacked as far as the eye could see. Although no one came out to take care of them because of the large army, but after the spring rain, it was

A natural scene.

And when I took a closer look, I saw that the military personnel in front of the imperial camp were obviously marching carefully. Everyone was marching along the lakeside and on the ridge of the fields. No one dared to step on the green seedlings, which made them even more shocked.

"Actually, how could the general not know the difficulties of the surrounding officials? The rebellion has lasted for half a year, the population has fled, desertion has been serious, and tens of thousands of troops are entrenched here, which has made the local supply difficult. It is normal for the local governors to have grievances

. Only the last general believed that the people in the areas under the government's jurisdiction in Hubei were ordinary people, and the people in the areas under the rebels' jurisdiction in Hunan and west would sooner or later be the people of the Song Dynasty. The spring plowing in the areas under the government's jurisdiction in the north should not be delayed, and the spring plowing in the areas under the rebels' territory in the south should not be delayed.

hold up."

Yue Fei talked non-stop today, which was better than the words he had spoken to Zhang Jun in the past few days combined. This shows that he is still a little depressed about the impeachments and accusations in his heart.

"If the general uses troops at that time, probably the central and local officials, as well as the people of Hubei, will be happy, but what about the people in Hunan and Huxi? Do they really dare to come out to plant rice when the two armies are fighting? Then the general will drop it here and take it.

If they leave with military merit, who will care whether they will become hired laborers or even continue to be lake bandits in the future? Therefore, the general delayed it for a while and decided to wait until after spring plowing and transplanting rice seedlings, and then get ahead of the spring floods to achieve results.

Unexpectedly, the Prime Minister has already gone south... I hope the Prime Minister will understand this matter."

Zhang Jun blushed on the horse and thought several times about stopping to hold the man's hands and praising him as "the pillar of the country". "Having such a handsome minister is really a blessing to the emperor and a blessing to the country." However, he thought of Ma Shen and Xi Yier before.

The words of a person are so eloquent. Thinking of how many times he has sternly criticized the person in front of him, he just wants to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it. How can he do such a gesture?

The troops kept advancing. That night, the former army came to report that someone had escaped from Yuanjiang City. They said that Yang Yao had entered Yuanjiang County and asked Zhong Xiang and his son to take a boat with him into the lake to take shelter.

reject.

However, this information no longer mattered, because at this time, even if Yang Yao and Zhong Xiang and his son left the city, they would only be intercepted by the Song army who desperately pursued them and isolated the city from Dongting Lake.

Moreover, Yue Fei knew from the beginning that the water stronghold next to the lake and the city not next to the lake were the two paths of life and death for the rebels. The water stronghold leading to the big lake was what the officers and soldiers feared most, and the city was the most feared thing by the army.

On the contrary, it is something that the army can take away at any time; and he also knows that the two groups of leaders, Yang Yao and Zhong Xiang and his son, are life and death for the rebels, and Yang Yao is the real one who stands out in the rebellion.

Leader, the latter is just a spiritual leader.

However, this counter-rebellion commander who knew everything kept pretending not to know anything and just drove the rebels to their death.

In fact, it is not that the rebels have no way out. After Yang Yaobai was defeated, he just dived into the lake without caring about Zhong Xiang, his father and his son, or any other city. Even the gods could not catch him, and if they could not catch him, it was the end of the rebellion.

If things go well, in the future this person's prestige and ability will surely be able to rely on the strong foundation of witchcraft to revive the local people's hearts.

But the problem is that the rebels themselves don't know it. They always thought that the city was strong and the water village was weak... Even Yang Yao himself, after being defeated by Yue Fei in Hubei, thought that the Great Sage was the most important.

This is very helpless.

Back to the present, on the fifth day of Yue Fei's dispatch of troops, not to mention the peripheral sweeps and the removal of water fortresses in Hunan, Yang Yao and Zhong Xiang were surrounded in Yuanjiang County.

The soldiers and horses outside the city are half the imperial army and the other half the rebels who have just surrendered. Up to this point, Zhong Xiang and Yang Yao have not figured out why they suddenly ended up in this scene... Of course, the King of Chu

His Highness has always been an official match to the embattled man on all sides, and Grandpa Grand Sage probably knew that.

In the morning, Yue Fei politely declined the request of the surrendered troops to fight, and asked for various requests from lobbyists. He only allowed these people to watch the battle with peace of mind on the grounds that they had been working hard for days. In the afternoon, the commander-in-chief sent out all his officers and troops to use the utmost force.

Equipped with simple wooden blocks, ladders, ropes, and a few gunpowder bags wrapped in oilcloth, they launched a comprehensive siege.

The rebels in the city were all close associates of the "King of Chu" Zhong Xiang, and 80% of them had never been on the battlefield. The city wall, which was not very tall, had many building materials taken away when Zhong Xiang built a palace in the city.

Therefore, more than 10,000 soldiers in front of the imperial camp swarmed forward, filled ditches with soil, suppressed them with bows and crossbows, and climbed the walls first. Yuanjiang County was almost destroyed in one go. The surrendered rebels who were watching around could only marvel at the power of the official army and sigh with emotion.

Fortunately, I chose to surrender.

After all, if such a city is just a river, how can your own dilapidated water fortress be able to withstand such a powerful army?

The difference between strength and weakness is clear at a glance.

ps: Huang Zuo should be the prototype of Wang Zuo in Yueli.

"It's difficult for the king's army to attack the water invaders, but it's easier for the water invaders to attack the water invaders" are Yue Fei's original words in history when he explained to Zhang Jun.

Except for the flying meme, most people think it is from Yang Yao on Dongting Lake. In fact, it is an allusion from the Wuling Rebellion, and it should have nothing to do with Yang Yao... But Yue Yue and many literati's notes mixed many allusions together, which is surprising.
Chapter completed!