Countless flags and banners were held high, and there was a forest of honors.

Zhang Dun rode his horse, escorted from left to right, and arrived in front of Beizhu City.

Di Yong has already led the local officials from Beiji to go out to meet him.

"The general will respectfully welcome Mr. Jinglue!" Di Yong bowed respectfully.

The local officials swarmed forward and raised their hands one after another: "Officials, please wait. We sincerely welcome Mr. Jinglue!"

At present, with the Song army's successive victories on the battlefield, the entire north of Jiaozhi has fallen to the Song Dynasty.

Even in the Jiangnan Plain south of the Fuliang River, which had not been affected by the war, wealthy families also sent people to communicate with the Song Dynasty.

This is very realistic and very common.

Most wealthy families and local officials have been like this for thousands of years.

Whoever wins, they will help!

Now, the Song Dynasty has a firm upper hand on the battlefield.

Naturally, local officials and wealthy people will vote with their feet.

What's more, the Song Dynasty was really good to them.

Recognize their status, grant them formal official positions, give them official seals, and sue them.

They don't want to pay taxes, and they are even willing to use money to buy their food.

Dong Ding went into battle to kill the enemy, and if there was a head, they would cash in on the reward on the spot.

Yellow and orange copper coins were scattered one by one.

The Dong and Ding people were all smiles, eager to charge into battle for the Song Dynasty army.

The local officials were even happier.

The uncle of the Empress Dowager of the Song Dynasty not only recognized them as loyal ministers, but also recognized their genealogy.

One by one, they transformed and became famous ministers in the past dynasties.

Some brave ones even directly attached themselves to the Three Surnames and Jiu Wang.

Therefore, Di Yong's army today is not fighting on the outside, but on the inside.

About half of the grain, herbs, and even arrows can be obtained directly locally.

Especially food, most of which can be obtained locally.

This directly reduced the logistical pressure on Guangxi by an order of magnitude.

Basically, as long as the general supplies, medicinal materials, copper coins, salt, and tea are transported to the front line, the army can be satisfied.

Without the loss of grain, the pressure on the seedlings is greatly reduced.

On the way here, Zhang Dun learned about this through various military reports, hand mails, and documents one after another.

Therefore, when he saw the local officials coming out to greet them, he immediately dismounted with a smile and helped them up one by one: "You are all loyal ministers of the imperial court and pillars of the country. This time the king's army marches south, it depends heavily on your help. I will go to the imperial court to do my best."

Please give me the credit!"

The Southern Expedition was incredibly smooth.

So much so that Zhang Dun is still in a daze.

During this march, when the Song army crossed the border, its strength was only about 40,000. (Di Yong sent 5,000 soldiers, Tian Shiru sent 2,000 Sizhou soldiers to Guangyuan, Su Ziyuan sent 3,000 soldiers to Silangzhou, Qinzhou, and Lianzhou combined their forces to 3,000.

Thousands of people entered Sumao Prefecture, and the Nong family, Mo family and other Guangxi chieftain soldiers numbered 5,000 and surrounded Guangyuan).

But when they crossed the border, the Song army's strength swelled to 60,000 to 70,000! (Guangyuan Nong's old tribe sent 5,000 troops to help, Liu Yin of Silang Prefecture sent 3,000 troops to assist Su Ziyuan, and Su Mao Prefecture Zhang Yan sent 2,000 troops.

As Qinzhou and Lianzhou took the lead, Wang Jing of Menzhou sent his three sons, each with one thousand and fifty troops to protect the flanks of the Song army. Chieftains from other places raised troops one after another to transport food and grass for the Song army, or to assist the Song army in its operations.)

And now...

Conservative estimates put the Song army at around 100,000 troops.

More than 60,000 of them are local officials and soldiers of wealthy families in the north of Jiaozhi.

Although most of them are Dong and Din who have little battle experience, they are a ragtag group, and the command is in a mess, with no one under each other.

There were even frequent fights and fights between each other.

But just such a patchwork army has taken over most of the northern areas of Jiaozhi (although in most places, there was no fighting at all. It was the local officials who killed the officials sent by Jiaozhi.

As soon as the scholars were purged, they declared their loyalty to the Song Dynasty and declared themselves ministers).

Moreover, they also surrounded the main forces in the north of Jiaozhi.

Just yesterday, Su Ziyuan sent someone to report on horseback: Wang's army has conquered Qiyuan City, handed over the thieves and pretended to be the governor of Qiyuan Prefecture, the governor and others were all killed, and more than 10,000 thieves and soldiers were captured.

It can only be said that Jiaozhi’s troops are indeed weak!

In the past, they were able to stop Wang Shi only because of geography and climate.

Nowadays, the offensive and defensive momentum is different!

Those with favorable geographical location, people and advantages became the Song Dynasty.

The defeat of Jiaozhi is naturally conceivable.

After hearing Zhang Dun's praise, the local officials paid their respects one after another: "It is a blessing for lower officials to die for an official!"

There was even a dramatist who burst into tears and cried: "O ancestors! Unfilial descendants, finally waited until the king's master went south to see the emperor and his ministers again!"

Zhang Dun could only smile and help these guys up one by one.

He even walked up to the opera actor, helped him up, and said warmly: "If you know the righteousness, you should be worthy of your ancestors by joining the imperial court!"

Then he asked: "Who is the unknown public first?"

The man wiped his tears, raised his head and said proudly: "Before I am demoted, I am the Minister of the Ministry of Industry of the Tang Dynasty, Mr. Han Gongba Yu!"

Zhang Dun's smile froze on his face.

Korean Ministry of Industry?

That was the idol of all the literati and officials in the Song Dynasty!

The ancient prose revival movement in the literary world of the Song Dynasty started under the banner of the Korean Ministry of Industry.

are you sure?

Do you have evidence?

This man was also thick-skinned and said without changing his expression: "Back then, my ancestors were demoted to Lingnan and taught the people in Chaozhou. My ancestor was named Degong. Degong moved to Guangnan and lived in Qinzhou. Later, he escaped from the war and entered Jiaozhou..."

All right!

It is indeed clinging.

But... Zhang Dun is a realist person, so he didn't care at all and said directly: "It turned out to be disrespectful and disrespectful after the Korean Ministry of Industry!"

All the local officials immediately smiled.

We now have the approval of the uncle of the Empress Dowager of the Song Dynasty, and we also have to be recognized by Mr. Lue.

Then, we are indeed a famous clan from the Central Plains, the descendants of aristocratic families!

The aristocratic family had already disappeared in the Song Dynasty, and the so-called Three Surnames and Nine Hopes had disappeared without a trace.

But in Jiaozhi, it is still a wealthy family that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and admired.

This is like those big European brands in modern times.

Although, old Europe has long been ruined, and has fallen behind in terms of technology, economy, and industry.

But there are still countless people around the world who are willing to pay a premium to buy their brands.

This is the influence of forceful style.

The powerful family has dominated the Central Plains for thousands of years.

Although they were in the Central Plains, they were crushed into powder by the five generations of war.

But there are still countless people in the whole world who are willing to pay for it.

Merchants from Mingzhou often went overseas to Japan and Korea.

After sailors on the ship arrive at their destination, they are often seduced by local women and have sex with them.

And the husbands of these people were even listening outside the door.

There are even legends about Japanese women who traveled across the ocean to Mingzhou, Fujian and other places to have sex with local scholars.

This is the legacy of the remaining power of the Han and Tang Dynasties to the Song Dynasty.

As a Fujianese, Zhang Dun has heard many stories and legends.

So, he was just a little surprised and got used to it.

Then, surrounded by Di Yong and others, they entered Beiji City.

On that day, Zhang Dun held a banquet in Beizhang and drank with the chieftains.
To be continued...