Chapter 150: Flames soared into the sky, and Jialing County was set on fire! (Subscribe)
Yangzhou, Jialing County, Huaibei City.

The mighty imperial reinforcements have arrived in Jialing County and are stationed on the outskirts of Huaibei City, looking majestic and spectacular.

At this moment, inside the tent of the commander-in-chief of the three armies.

Yuan Shoucheng, who commanded the three armies this time, looked at the military map with a frown on his face, looking as gloomy as water and very ugly.

"Marshal, what should we do now?" The young deputy general at the side said excitedly, without yet understanding the current situation.

Yuan Shoucheng pointed to Leling City on the map, his eyes flashing with coldness, and said in a deep voice: "Lin Zhongyun, Lin Zhongyun, are you really as powerful as the rumors say?"

Long before he came, he had known something about Lin Zhongyun. There were all kinds of rumors, such as an immortal descending to earth, King Wu still alive, and some of them were even getting more and more outrageous.

However, in his opinion, those were just exaggerations by the people about Lin Zhongyun. He would not believe that such a talented general would suddenly emerge.

Thinking of this, a trace of disdain flashed across his eyes, and he asked the deputy general beside him, "Where is Lin Zhongyun? What has he been doing recently?"

"Reporting to the commander, Lin Zhongyun has been stationed there since he captured Leling City, and has not made any other moves recently."

The deputy general was puzzled, not understanding why Yuan Shoucheng asked this question, "General, how long do we have to wait? We need to know if the court..."

"Noisy!"

Yuan Shoucheng's eyes suddenly became fierce. He glared at the deputy general and angrily scolded him, "Why are you in such a hurry? What time is it now? As the saying goes, food and grass must be sent before troops move. Have the food and grass arrived now?"

"The Marshal is right!"

The deputy general lowered his head quickly, not even daring to look.

After hearing what Yuan Shoucheng said, he remembered that this time, Lin Zhongyun's surprise attack on Yangzhou was sudden and the imperial court was also caught off guard.

Therefore, troops were dispatched immediately at the first opportunity, but this was limited to the dispatch of troops. As for more food reserves, there was no time to deploy them.

Although they have now arrived in Yangzhou, the food and fodder they carry is only enough for two days.

Moreover, the weather is getting colder, and the official road from the imperial court to Yangzhou will become more muddy and difficult to travel on, and the speed of transporting food and fodder will be greatly slowed down.

At this time, if we launch an attack without considering the consequences, we will probably end up running out of ammunition and food.

However, what he didn't know was that there was another important reason why Yuan Shoucheng didn't dare to act rashly, and that was the geographical advantage of Leling City.

Leling City, one of the characters in Jialing County comes from Leling City, which is enough to show how important Leling City is to Jialing County.

Leling City is not only easy to defend and difficult to attack, but also occupies the throat of Jialing County. It is well connected and all the roads to other counties in Jialing County must pass through Leling City.

This is also the reason why there were 20,000 troops stationed in Leling City before. Although it seems not much, don’t forget that Yangzhou had just put down the rebellion, and Chu Yun took away a lot of troops.

This shows how important Leling City was.

In fact, given the current situation, he could certainly choose to attack Leling City directly like Lin Zhongyun, and the final result might be success, but it would definitely come at a huge price, which was not worth it.

What's more, the task assigned to him by the court this time is not as simple as taking back Jialing City, but to uproot Lin Zhongyun and his forces and catch them all in one fell swoop.

This is easier said than done.

Now Lin Zhongyun is stationed in Leling City. Even if Leling City is broken in the end, he can rely on convenient transportation to quickly move to another city and continue to occupy it.

In that case, would he really have to chase after Lin Zhongyun all the time? At that time, it would really be a dog-walking tactic.

In the end, it is even possible that his entire army will be wiped out.

Therefore, before the food and grass arrive, he must conserve his strength and find ways to contact other cities in Jialing County to set a trap for Lin Zhongyun.

Otherwise, the task assigned by the court would be difficult.

And he was also waiting to see the situation on Chu Yun's side.

If Chu Yun captured Anshan County, he could then join Chu Yun in attacking from the front and back. No matter how powerful Lin Zhongyun was or how brave the rebel army was, they would never be their match.

This was what he had planned early on, otherwise he would not have taken on this hot potato.

at the same time.

Under Lin Zhongyun's tactics, heaven and earth were cruel and treated all things as straw dogs. The imperial court was beyond help. Such news spread to all the major cities in Jialing County.

Lin Zhongyun's occupation of Leling City had already caused a stir in the city, and everyone was in danger. After this incident, people were even more panicked, and they saw enemies everywhere.

Under other circumstances, the effect of this method would be extremely small, because at that time the entire Jialing County and even the entire Yangzhou were still under the control of the court.

Even if these actions were carried out in secret, no one would dare to do it in such a high-profile manner as they are now.

But now the "rebels" in the eyes of the court are in the city near them, and the "blessed land" in the eyes of the refugees is right in front of them.
The effect of this is enormous.

Every day, there are refugees from Leling City, who constantly speak of the good things about Jialing City, the power of Lin Zhongyun, and the terrifying nature of the rebel army.

With such an attack, even those who didn't believe it at first would start to have doubts in the end.

Some people even risked the ban at night and used various means to escape from the city just to join Lin Zhongyun and join the rebel army.

Although such actions, once discovered, were expressly prohibited by local officials, they were also isolated from outside information.

But after all, there are policies from the top and countermeasures from the bottom. As long as you want this information, someone will definitely get it.

Moreover, after this clear ban, the people became more curious about the rebel army. After all, a man of integrity has nothing to fear.

In this way, more and more news came from Leling City, more and more people were instigated, and the situation became increasingly difficult to control.

Among all the cities in Jialing County, the situation in Shanfeng City was the most tense, and the people in the city were the most panic-stricken.

There is no other reason for this, it is just that Shanfeng City is closest to Leling City and is the most affected.

Moreover, Lin Zhongyun also took special care of Shanfeng City and sent many people here to spread the news.

At this moment, in the General’s Mansion in Shanfeng City.

In front of the huge meeting hall, there was only a wooden desk, which was extremely shabby. There were only a few people standing in the hall, and there were not even any guards.

The defender of Shanfeng City, Chang Hou, stood in front of the wooden desk with an extremely ugly expression on his face. He lowered his head and no one knew what he was thinking about.

This made the generals under him suddenly feel unsure. They all looked at Chang Hou cautiously, as if they wanted to say something but did not dare to.

In fact, Chang Hou was filled with deep remorse at this moment, and even wanted to die.

Originally, they had enough garrisons in Shanfeng City, but when they heard the news of Lin Zhongyun's attack, since Shanfeng City was the closest city to Leling City, in order to defend Leling City, they transferred part of the garrison in the city.

At that time, they thought that with 50,000 troops attacking a city guarded by 20,000 people, their presence would only be the icing on the cake and they would be back soon.

But what he never expected was that not only did his men not come back, but Leling City was actually lost.

How could he have thought of this, and how could he have accepted it?
This has resulted in the current situation of insufficient military force in the city. Even his general's mansion does not have any guards, and all of them have been sent to stand guard on the city walls.

At this time, if Lin Zhongyun attacked, he didn't even dare to think about the consequences.

At this moment, the deputy general at the side finally couldn't stand this depressing atmosphere anymore and said, "General, we have to think of a way. Recently, more and more people have risked their lives to escape. If we don't stop this, I'm afraid the people in the city will run away in a few days!"

"Yes, General. Now the people in the city are becoming more and more panicked. More importantly, the news of the rebel army has spread throughout the city. Recently, some people have taken the initiative to spread the news of the rebel army on the streets." Another person echoed.

"That's right. When I was patrolling the streets this morning, the way people looked at me changed. They didn't even dare to look at me before. If this continues, they will definitely cause chaos!"

……

The few people in the hall were talking at the same time, and for a moment their voices were louder than those of seven or eight people.

Although what they said were different, they can be summed up in one sentence: they are extremely wary of the people.

That's right,

Just fear.

The news spread by Lin Zhongyun made them feel a strong sense of crisis, especially when the troops in the city were insufficient.

Listening to the discussions of several people, Chang Hou felt even more troubled and his face became even gloomier.

In fact, he also knew that he could not allow this kind of trend to continue, otherwise, before Lin Zhongyun attacked, he would cause the people in the city to rebel and overthrow.

But now, there are insufficient troops in the city. Once an accident happens, I am afraid we won’t be able to control the situation.

However, if this kind of trend is not controlled, I am afraid there will be no general defending the city like him in the future.

The reason why those unruly people did not revolt now was because they did not dare to do so. Once Lin Zhongyun attacked, he would be the first one to be killed.

Thinking of this, he lost focus for a moment and fell into a dilemma.

He is the general defending the city and has a lot to think about, but the people under him have simpler considerations.

Seeing Chang Hou's hesitation, the man who spoke first shouted, "General, why don't you give us some advice? Are we just going to sit there and watch those unruly people shit on us?"

"That's right. Our Shanfeng City is the closest to Leling City, and it must be the next target of the rebel army. I heard recently that Lin Zhongyun has ordered his subordinates to recuperate and will attack the city soon." A person said.

When these words were spoken, everyone in the room was shocked and everyone's expression changed.

Especially Chang Hou, the general defending the city, just stood there in a daze with a dull look in his eyes.

This sentence hit the nail on the head about what he was worried about. If Lin Zhongyun made any move, the next city to be captured would definitely be his Shanfeng City.

Their family has inherited this from generation to generation, and every generation has been a general of Shanfeng City. Is Shanfeng City going to be destroyed in his hands?

At the same time, another more important piece of news came: "It is said that the refugees who appeared in the city in recent days are actually scouts of the rebel army. They may have already figured out the real situation of the city in the past few days."

"If we let them go back, Lin Zhongyun's rebel army will probably arrive tomorrow..."

"No, we must not let them go back alive!"

Hearing this, Chang Hou could no longer remain calm. His face was grim and he shouted loudly: "From now on, no one is allowed to enter or leave the city. In addition, all refugees in the city must be arrested and brought to justice! For those who escape from the city privately, they must be brought back and their entire clans must be punished according to the law."

"The imperial court's reinforcements will arrive soon. We must not let these people spread the news of the situation in the city and attract the rebels."

He had a ferocious look on his face and spoke through gritted teeth.

"Your Excellency is right. We just need to hold out until the rebels arrive."

"The imperial court will not give up Yangzhou, nor will it give up on us, as long as we can hold on."

"During this period of time, there must be no major chaos, and the news in the city must not be allowed to spread out."

Finally, seeing this, all the subordinates nodded in satisfaction and then dispersed.

For them, they only care about their own dominance, and they don't care about anything else.

In their view, as long as they use some tough measures as before and then pretend to make concessions, those unruly people will scatter and continue to work hard as before, and will never really rise up in rebellion and resist them.

However, they forgot.

People's patience is limited. When you cut leeks endlessly, especially when the leeks have just sprouted, all you will get is a field of rotten leek roots.

The straw that breaks the camel's back may be a small one. Often, the thing that finally ignites the fuse may be the most ordinary thing.

That night.

The stars are shining.

Officials who received orders from Chang Hou began to arbitrarily arrest vagrants and all suspicious persons on the streets.

For a moment, the situation was chaotic and the people around were crying out in pain and suffering.

Of course, there is certainly some selfish motive in this, and they use the name of arresting refugees to eliminate the thorn in their eyes and the thorn in their flesh.

In the past, the people in the city would have only dared to protect themselves, and casting sympathetic glances at the victims would have been the greatest pity they could have shown.

But it’s different now!

Lin Zhongyun's arrival has completely brought out the restlessness in their hearts!
Some people's patience with the court had reached its limit, and the officials' actions completely inflamed them.

This time, faced with their wanton arrests, some people finally exploded.

Once the first person stands up, there will be a second, a third, and so on, with more and more people shouting in unison in opposition.

In this way, a fierce conflict broke out between the officials who made arbitrary arrests and the people, and the long street was in chaos.

This also became the spark for the riot.

"Why do you arrest people?"

"What did we do wrong? Why are you arresting us?"

"The current imperial court still needs a reason? Have they ever cared about our life or death?"

"The rebels are right. The current imperial court is corrupt and unjust. We might as well rebel against them."

"That's right. I have been dissatisfied with the imperial court for a long time. This time, I can no longer tolerate it..."

The roars completely broke the silence of the night.

As the first person stood up, it was like lighting a barrel of explosives, and the entire Shanfeng City started moving at this moment!

The sky and earth lost their color, and shouts of curses pierced the night sky.

Fires broke out all over the city.

At this moment when the long-term repression is released, all that is left for these people is madness!

For a moment, countless flames and black smoke appeared under the dark night sky.

The entire Shanfeng City was in complete chaos that night!
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(End of this chapter)