"Before setting off, we had several estimates. One was that the Wenxiang Church would receive the news immediately as soon as our team moved, and would then gather their troops to fight us to the death. The other was that the news was transmitted very slowly. When we were about to arrive at the destination, Wenxiang Church

Xiangjiao just received the news and was forced to mobilize their forces to start a war with us. The third thing is that they never knew the news and everything went according to our plan. I originally thought that the first one might be the biggest, and the second one was the second. But I didn’t expect it.

, actually the third one is probably the most likely." Zhao Jin had an expression of disbelief when he said this.

"Brother, our people are all hard-working elites. At least they are fed with money. The people of the Wenxiang Sect rely on gods and Buddhas and small profits to deceive. They are fine on weekdays. But in times of chaos like this, they are murderous everywhere.

, it is so difficult for our people to deliver the news, let alone a mob like them." Liu Yong said this with pride and confidence on his face.

Zhao Jin nodded and said with a smile: "Wenxiang teaches people like this. During the peacetime, he is in the dark. He seems to be all-pervasive and can cause troubles of all kinds. But after such a chaos, his former business will immediately change."

The collapse is completely useless, but it is not as big of a threat as it is in peacetime."

At this point, Zhao Jin sighed again: "If during this period of chaos, they can still be as powerful as they were in peacetime, then they are not the Wenxiang Sect, but our Zhao Ziying."

Everyone burst into laughter. Zhao Jin stood up and walked a few steps, saying in a low voice: "It is best to arrange the bows and horses. The most experienced and steady horsemen, Ding and Yiyong, will go to Jining. Now we need to know the news there at any time."

Ji Xiang and Liu Yong quickly stood up and agreed. Zhao Jin looked at Wang Zhaojing and said with a smile: "We don't use the Li brothers because they are eager to make contributions and will inevitably do some rash things."

On the second day of setting up camp, the atmosphere in the Zhao Ziying brigade was a little subtle. They crossed the Yellow River and arrived at Guting Town, Yutai County, Shandong Province to station themselves. Then they broke camp and headed north. They were on guard all the way, and everyone was a little excited and nervous.

I thought that a war was coming, but after traveling all the way, I came to Shijiazhuang. After experiencing a battle that was not a battle, I settled down here. I thought I would rest for a day, but I never thought that it would be like this the next day.

Moreover, the security is tight and the training is non-stop, but there has been no enemy harassment. This is no different from the daily marching exercises. It really makes people uneasy.

In the afternoon of the next day, the temporary watchtower saw smoke and dust rising in the distance, but there was nothing to be nervous about, because a messenger had already reported: "The second regiment led by Shi Manqiang has arrived."

Zhao Ziying has a regiment of 1,000 people, but Shi Manqiang leads a team of not 1,000 people. In addition to the servants of the ten companies, there are nearly 200 archers and about 300 horse teams. Although there are also water ships to transport them.

We also brought enough supplies and carts with us, and our regiments were trained to serve as followers. The entire team already exceeded 2,000 people.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Jin and Chen Huang came out to greet them with smiles on their faces, but Ji Xiang had a look of jealousy on his face. This was different from being on guard outside and following him around.

"I still have to work hard to wait for the older brother and the younger brother. Is the younger brother late?" Shi Manqiang asked this question first after dismounting.

"I must have arrived early." Zhao Jin said with a smile.

The arrival of this second regiment not only greatly boosted the morale of Zhao Ziying, but also shocked the people who temporarily took refuge. The elite battalion leaders originally led by Zhao Jin were beyond their common sense. They were amazed.

Yu also thought that Zhao Ziying might have sent out all its elite troops this time, and all the old troops were here. Although they were strong, the number of them was unfortunately not large enough. Only after seeing the second group did everyone realize that their idea was wrong.

No less powerful, even calm, and well-equipped. This is also Zhao Ziying's team. Zhao Ziying, who was originally thought to be very strong, suddenly doubled in strength after joining forces. At this time, everyone thought about the team that was there.

The third regiment of Qingjiangpu, if that third regiment is also of this strength, how strong is Zhao Ziying? With such a strong strength, what do they want?

After seeing this, the teacher's family became much more energetic, and Zhao Ziying brought out the two hundred regiments that accompanied the team to train them, which gave them a lot more confidence.

As for the brothers from the Li family, they all looked at it with enthusiasm and kept talking privately: "Back then, the old commander did not have such a strong team. Except for the fewer horsemen, the rest were surpassed."

"It seems that Zhao Ziying is really going to do something big. We brothers have become the sinners of the Ming Dynasty. Don't miss this opportunity."

"Then Zhao Jin should be wary of our brothers, and we shouldn't be so impatient."

As for the Xuzhou volunteers who followed, it was the first time for many of them to see Zhao Ziying show such strength and scale, and they were all shocked. They knew the details of Zhao Ziying better than others, and thought that there was a third party.

The regiment and group training have not been mobilized. If they were all mobilized, what a scale it would be.

"We will use regiment training to guard various nodes on land, and use water transportation to transport food on the canal. After we set off, we will start the work of recruiting refugees, and we will also start planning our farms in several counties in southern Shandong." Zhao Jin gave Wang Zhaojing the arrangements.

Got this.

There are also many people who are marching with the army in Yunshan Expedition. Some are responsible for the military supplies of the army, while others use the army's military strength to go to various places along the way to purchase fields and properties to prepare for the future establishment of Yunshan Expedition.

"My little brother will arrange for people to return to Xuzhou immediately. There can be no delay." Wang Zhaojing immediately accepted the order.

After Shi Manqiang arrived, there was no customary banquet to wash away the dust, nor was there the politeness of brothers meeting each other to express their feelings. He went directly to the military tent to discuss business. Outside Shijiazhuang, groups of dejected refugees were shouted and driven away.

On the road to the south, some regimental drills shouted with a Shandong accent: "You will be happy when you go there. As long as you work, you can have a full stomach, and you don't have to worry about being bullied."

But no one believed this, and everyone just followed it dejectedly. Now that they are just like pigs and sheep, how can they still have the right to speak? Then the Xitian Fairy Kingdom has deceived people into this, who would believe what Xuzhou said?

In front of the sword and gun, accept your fate.

"It takes two or three days to get to Ziyang City from Jining. The Wenxiang Rebellion is not organized at all. It will take at least four days. We are still two days away from Jining.

Counting the message transmission, when we arrived at the gate of Jining City, they almost arrived at the gate of Ziyang City."

In front of a simple map, Zhao Jin gestured and pointed on it, while everyone around him watched attentively.

"Once we arrived, they didn't have many choices. Ziyang City was well-defended and well-guarded by officials, soldiers and civilians. The Prince of Lu's Palace kept a close eye on the city. I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to cooperate with the inside and outside again, and it would be even more difficult to attack the city forcefully.

, in this case, they will not be obsessed with Ziyang, which cannot be taken for a while, but will return to protect Jining. But according to their current reaction, they know that we have arrived, and the matter is in a hurry, and the bandit brigade cannot rush back. The only way is to rush back.

Those who have returned are the five teams of soldiers and horses trained according to our methods. When the time comes, we will be waiting for work and have an even greater advantage." Zhao Jin elaborated.

Chen Huang glanced at the map and said: "We now have over a thousand cavalry and a team of nearly five thousand servants. With such a force, we can just march over and defeat them directly. The current arrangement is too complicated and can easily go wrong."

Zhao Jin coughed and said: "We must let the Wenxiang Sect's thieves be seen at the top of Ziyang City."

Hearing this, Chen Huang hesitated to speak, and finally fell silent. Zhao Jin glanced around and said in a deep voice: "In the past few days of marching, everyone must select the most trustworthy people in their respective camps. At least they must have a certain feeling in their hearts.

You can choose from a list at any time when you need it.”

"What's most reassuring is that Fan Jinbang's kind of crazy person is rare after all. Now the brothers below are all reliable." Chen Huang said, this means that he has a position to speak.

Zhao Jin smiled and explained: "I know that all the brothers can trust me. What I mean is that no matter what we want to do, the people below will not have any doubts about following us. This is the most reassuring thing."

Although the words were not fully spoken, everyone fell silent and thought deeply.

Another peaceful day passed, and early the next morning, the fast-horse messengers set off from camp to various places, and the prepared cavalry also began to leave camp. This time, instead of dividing into small groups to cover the surrounding areas, the large groups moved forward and separated.

The squad was on alert around them, and an order was given. The marching order changed to the first regiment in the front, the Guards and the first and fourth regiments in the middle, and the second regiment behind.

Under these various actions and orders, the slightly relaxed atmosphere began to become tense again.

Ziyang, the capital city of Yanzhou, was already experiencing three shocks a day. Before Jining fell, this capital city was still relatively relaxed. The royal family and the government spent a lot of money to recruit brave people from the countryside, then renovated defenses, forged weapons, and even planned to

After the bandits were frustrated under the fortified city and put down by the large army of officers and soldiers, Ziyang City would send troops to help them to suppress this chaos.

But the army brigade suffered a disastrous defeat. After the fall of Jining City, Ziyang City immediately panicked. The four city gates were immediately closed. Only one was opened every day, and it was still half open. It was ready to be closed at any time. Every day, officers and soldiers were arranged to enter the city.

When patrolling the city and opening the city gate, they send out messengers to ask for help in the provincial capital and the capital.

Baihu Qiaoshan, a member of the Imperial Guards House of Prince Lu, stood on the south wall of Ziyang City, looking into the distance behind the crenellations. There were more than a dozen soldiers with armors and swords beside him, and they looked quite elite.

After seeing the top-notch group trainers, they all felt at ease.

However, those who know the basics know that these soldiers are just good-for-nothing. On weekdays, it is fine to build momentum for the palace, but if they really go into battle, it is worthless.
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