Chapter 1321: Taking Wu County
Wu County is located to the east of Taihu Lake. It has flat terrain and fertile soil and water. It is one of the most suitable areas for farming. It is also the earliest and best developed place in the Sanwu area. It is a land of plenty.
In addition to these unique natural endowments, Wujun itself has a superior geographical location between lakes, rivers and seas. It is also a prosperous place with convenient transportation and frequent people coming and going.
Whenever other areas in Jiangdong suffer from droughts, floods, or wars, many people will flee to Wu County. As long as they come here, their chances of survival will greatly increase.
Therefore, when a large number of people wandering into the country for food and drink recently, Wujun was not surprised and did not make a fuss about it. The official did not come forward to carry out any restraint and management. It was just some big households in the township organizing villagers to patrol the surrounding area. , strengthened the defense of the countryside and did not allow these tourists to approach their villages and manors.
Because the official did not pay enough attention to this, they did not find that these immigrants were different from ordinary tourists.
Generally, refugees always bring their families with them when entering the country, and the number of young adults is relatively small. Once they enter the country, their main activities are to look for food, beg along the road, or collect, fish and hunt in the countryside. Other activities are Rarely do it and try to avoid unnecessary physical exertion.
But this is not the case for these incoming tourists. Most of them are adult men. Although they look ragged and unkempt, they are still strong and strong. They move like the wind in the countryside and rarely stay in a fixed place for a long time. I don’t see much behavior in searching for food, and there is a weirdness in every aspect.
Shen Junli, the governor of Wu County, was recently entrusted by the King of Linchuan to report matters to the court, hoping to ease the relationship between the court and Wuzhong. However, he greatly offended Lord Chen and was reprimanded by an envoy sent by the court. Even his father Shen Xun sent a letter warning him not to get involved in the conflict between the emperor and King Linchuan.
Shen Junli also felt aggrieved by this. Of course he was facing the imperial court in his heart, but because he served in Sanwu, he also knew that King Linchuan had a strong appeal in the countryside of Sanwu and was very talented. , if the relationship between each other can be eased, it will naturally be a very beneficial thing for the family and the country.
Since King Linchuan asked him for help, he was of course willing to mediate and eliminate the grudges and misunderstandings between them. In the end, he didn't expect that this act would actually draw the emperor's anger onto himself, and also make his enthusiasm for the country somewhat cold.
Shen Junli was in a low mood and had no intention of dealing with county affairs. The county officials were either enjoying their leisure time, or they had received some instructions secretly and deliberately concealed them. Therefore, Shen Junli waited until these tourists entered the vicinity of Wuxian County, where the county government is located, before Shen Junli stopped them. to the relevant reports.
"A large number of tourists are coming to the county town? Quickly lead the county officials to lead the troops out of the city. Set up shanties along the road ten miles outside the city to intercept the tourists. They are not allowed to approach the city anymore. Tell them that if they obey the arrangements, there will be relief in the county soon. If so, If you don’t obey the order, you will be taken into slavery immediately!”
After learning the news, Shen Junli quickly made arrangements. Since refugees crossing the border had happened many times, he had his own set of procedures for how to deal with it.
First of all, the refugees are naturally not allowed to enter the city to disturb public order, and then they are given a certain amount of relief to enable them to maintain their basic survival. Next, they find ways to evacuate the gathered refugees.
However, this set of methods that had been effective in the past did not work this time. Soon Shen Junli sent subordinates to intercept the refugees and sent people to report. The county soldiers who went out to intercept were dispersed by the refugees, but the refugees still refused to listen to dissuasion. They continued to rush towards the county town.
"These are not refugees begging for food, they are clearly a rebellious mob!"
After Shen Junli learned of this situation, his expression suddenly changed. Even though he ordered the county soldiers in the city to continue to gather, he himself was wearing armor and prepared to personally lead his troops out of the city to quell these daring mobs.
As the armored soldiers in the city gathered, the ranks of refugees outside also rushed to the outside of Wujun County. Shen Junli came to the city gate surrounded by his soldiers and slaves. When he looked out, he realized that these were no ordinary refugees. He shouted angrily again. Said: "The banditry of these mobs is so obvious that the county patrol officials did not notice it and allowed them to go straight into the county town. They really deserve to be punished!"
Seeing that these mobs were fierce and numerous, and even possessed a large number of armored staff weapons, Shen Junli did not dare to risk going out of the city to fight. He immediately ordered the city gates to be closed tightly and relied on the city to repel these intruders. enemy.
The city of Wujun is also very tall and thick. Although the wanderers outside the city are well prepared, it is difficult to easily shake the city defense with only simple weapons and sticks. Since they themselves do not have war horses to travel around, and their organization is still relatively loose, they cannot launch surprise attacks, and it is even more difficult to conduct night operations. Now facing the tall city wall, they have no choice but to howl and make noise around the city. , to disturb the soldiers and civilians in the city.
"There must be something weird going on! Most of these thieves are strong men, but they can actually gather thousands of people. If they are just asking for food, they can go rampant everywhere in the county, so why attack the county city directly?"
Shen Junli was appreciated by Chen Baxian and was recruited as his son-in-law last year, although it was also because of his family background, but his own talents were indeed very good. He stood on the top of the city and inspected the enemy situation outside the city, and his expression became serious. He stood up and said thoughtfully.
But soon there were panicked shouts that broke his train of thought: "Reporting to the Lord, something bad has happened! The southern city gate was broken, and thieves poured in from the south of the city!"
After Shen Junli heard this, his expression changed even more. While he ordered his trusted generals to go south to intercept and resist, he also personally led his troops to go from the rear. He was still shouting orders: "As soon as the thieves enter the city, the city defense If we declare that we have fallen, there must be thieves in the city. Please quickly order all the officials in the city to return to the county. Anyone who doesn't come will be captured and killed!"
But now the gate to the south of the city was opened, and the rebels and mobs poured into the city like a tide. When they saw the county soldiers gathered on the main road, the mobs who left the city quickly dispersed into the streets and residences in the city. Go, and soon riots swept through the city. Even if Shen Junli had any remedy at this time, it was already too late.
"My lord, the rebellion among the thieves is really too fierce. It is better to withdraw from the inner city quickly, occupy the city and hold a stalemate with the thieves until they are rescued!"
Seeing the riots spreading in the city, the streets were full of people running wildly. It was unclear whether they were mobs rushing into the city or people in the city who were frightened and left their homes. There were even constant stray arrows and rioters coming towards the direction of Shen Junli. Among them, After his subordinates killed some random people who tried to bully them, they spoke to them anxiously.
Shen Junli also realized that the current situation was irreversible, and the only way to avoid greater losses was to avoid further losses. So he nodded bitterly and led the hundreds of county soldiers around him who had not been dispersed to fight and retreat until Evacuate to the inner city county.
However, while he was walking, his eyes suddenly glanced at a familiar face. It was a fair and handsome face that could even be called gorgeous. Therefore, Shen Junli was quite impressed and pointed at that face. The figure of Dao roared angrily: "Han Zigao? How dare the thieves lead the mob to invade? Did they act on their own initiative or were they sent by the envoy of the King of Linchuan!"
Han Zigao was among the crowd and did not notice that Shen Junli had retreated here. At this time, his whereabouts were spied and his identity was revealed. He could not help but feel a little nervous for a while, but he was soon overwhelmed by the ferocity that surged in his heart. Instead, he pointed the blade of the knife at Shen Junli's position and shouted: "Now, the senior officials guarding the city, hurry up and capture him, you can get a heavy reward!"
Not only did he encourage the surrounding rebels to attack Shen Junli, he also put away his sword for a while, then raised his strong bow and shot Shen Junli directly, hoping to kill and silence him. After all, according to King Linchuan's plan, they should first enter the county as rebels, and then King Linchuan would legitimately lead his troops to the north to quell the chaos. If Shen Junli spread the word at this time, it would be detrimental to the subsequent plan. .
Shen Junli also saw the fierce murderous intention in Han Zigao's expression, and felt a chill in his heart. He didn't even bother to question him anymore, and directly led his troops to evacuate to the inner city.
However, as Han Zigao revealed his identity, the insurgents who entered the city quickly gathered here, until the streets in the city were congested, making it even more difficult for Shen Junli and his party to retreat.
Knowing that his appearance was too eye-catching, Han Zigao did not dare to be too high-profile. He tore off a piece of cloth to cover half of his face, wandered among the chaos and approached Shen Junli, and when he saw an opportunity, he drew his bow and fired. , a sharp arrow penetrated directly through the gap in the crowd, and directly penetrated Shen Junli's neck, which was not covered by the bag on his head.
"The city lord is dead, the city lord is dead!"
When everyone in the nearby brawl saw this scene, they all screamed in surprise. The county soldiers suddenly became even more frightened and broke into chaos in the street.
Han Zigao took the opportunity and led the crowd to snatch Shen Junli's body, and then rushed towards the inner city. Then several groups of people gathered at the inner city prefecture, and directly controlled the prefecture under the cooperation of internal and external forces.
Wujun was plundered by rebels and the county town was captured. When the news reached Jiankang City, the emperor and his ministers were shocked.
Even if Chen Changdang wanted to send troops to Wu County to quell the rebellion, he was dissuaded by some ministers because he had sent troops to Nanchuan before and the troops in Jin were not sufficient at present. Moreover, the rebels captured Wu County so quickly. It can be seen that the power is not small. The imperial court I was afraid that I would be unable to quell the rebellion for a while, so I might as well order the King of Linchuan who was nearby to lead his troops there.
However, Chen Chang is not a fool. He is currently heavily guarded against Chen Qian, so it is naturally impossible to give her any power to conquer. Just when Chen Chang is at his wits' end, the news that Nanchuan has been decided spreads to the court.
After learning about this, Chen Chang was overjoyed. He immediately ordered Wu Mingche to lead 5,000 troops in Ji Nei, and sent a message to Xu Du in Jingkou, asking the two to join forces and go straight to Wu County to quell the rebellion!
In the past few days, the weather has changed and the temperature has dropped, and I have suffered from lumbar prolapse again. It hurts so much that I dare not stand or sit for a long time. The update is not very powerful, so I am sorry. . .