novelSusiti Chapter 55 Situation of All Parties
Chapter 55 Situation of All Parties
May of the 27th year of the Tianfeng reign.
After more than two months of training, these new recruits have become quite skilled. After all, most of them came from bandit backgrounds and had seen some blood.
Training based on this foundation is naturally slightly better than training ordinary people.
Since Jiang Ce occupied Changyang County and even unified Laiyang Prefecture, the Han family, which occupied Wendeng Prefecture and was the head of the six major families in Laizhou, has not made any further moves.
This made Jiang Ce very suspicious. It was only after Fan Li's guidance that he understood Han Jun's concerns. Don't be fooled by their current status as local tyrants; this is because the imperial court is indifferent to their plight.
Now, the imperial court has made a grand gesture in bestowing titles upon Jiang Ce, not only nominally proclaiming his righteousness as the Prince of Laiyang, but also granting him the authority to command 100,000 troops and truly establish his own government.
It could be said that if Han Jun dared to attack Jiang Ce at this time, he would truly be committing treason.
Therefore, Han Jun is now helpless and can only choose to turn a blind eye and then slowly integrate the power of the remaining four counties, and may even unite with the Dongyi.
For this reason, Fan Li advised Jiang Ce to vigorously develop the economy and expand his military power during this period, and then send officials to serve in the four prefectures including Wendeng when the time was right.
If they are willing to submit, then we can avoid fighting and reduce casualties.
If they expel officials from the country, they can accuse them of treason and lead a large army to quell the rebellion immediately.
In this way, the soldiers' combat effectiveness can also be tested in this battle.
With Fan Li pointing out the direction for Jiang Ce's future development, Jiang Ce immediately felt that the road ahead was full of light.
And perhaps it's time to invest in the Liangshan forces.
Having considered this step, Jiang Ce naturally proceeded with it, immediately ordering Tian Yan to summon Zhao Gao and instruct him to arrange for his men to infiltrate the Liangshan forces.
Although there aren't many truly outstanding talents on Liangshan Mountain, successfully recruiting them would create a hidden force that could potentially produce unexpected results at crucial moments.
Time flies, years pass.
More than four months have passed in the blink of an eye since the troops in Laiyang County began training.
During these four months, many changes have taken place on the Tianyuan Continent.
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Within the territory of the Southern Wu Dynasty.
Liu Futong finally could not restrain himself and brazenly led more than thirty rebel kings within the territory of the Southern Wu Dynasty to launch a rebellion.
Of course, although Liu Futong was the temporary leader of the thirty-six rebel kings, he was able to take this position because he had someone supporting him.
This supporter is the White Lotus Sect.
The White Lotus Sect was the largest religious force under the Jingchu Dynasty, with over a million members. Its leader, Master Jingchen, was an ambitious and scheming individual.
With superhuman strength, he fantasized about establishing his own dynasty in this era of dazzling stars!
However, although the White Lotus Sect was powerful, it was practically no match for the mighty Jingchu Dynasty. It was for this reason that Master Jingchen turned his attention to the Southern Wu Dynasty.
The Southern Wu Dynasty, among the many dynasties on the Tianyuan Continent, is quite prominent.
According to the ranking of the powers in the Central Plains of Tianyuan Continent, there are a total of seven dynasties.
They are: Tianyu, Qizhou, Xuanshang, Shengwu, Longhan, Cangming, and Jingchu!
Below the seven great dynasties, there are eighteen other great dynasties whose strength, to a certain extent, can rival that of the great dynasties.
The Southern Wu Dynasty was one of them.
The Southern Wu Dynasty occupied three provinces, which is equivalent to twenty-five counties, and had a standing army of 500,000. Its strength ranked in the middle among the eighteen great dynasties.
However, because the current King of Wu is ambitious and acts like a foolish ruler, he has given the White Lotus Sect an opportunity.
Master Jingchen wanted to use Nanwu as a springboard before competing with Jingchu.
Master Jingchen not only had a brilliant plan, but he also didn't act blindly. In order to better conceal himself, he directly pushed his disciple Han Shantong to the forefront and called himself the Bright King.
Liu Futong, another of his disciples, directly gathered together rebel kings such as Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang to form a rebel alliance and jointly elected Han Shantong, the Ming King, as their leader.
Because they wore red turbans, they were also known as the Red Turban Army.
Thus, with the secret assistance of the White Lotus Sect, the Red Turban Army, along with its fanatical followers, swept through the entire Nanwu Prefecture, and even Jingchu was affected.
When Emperor Xiong Xiang of Jingchu learned that a rebellion had broken out in Southern Wu and that the White Lotus Sect within the imperial court seemed to be making unusual moves, he immediately sensed something was amiss.
As one of the seven great dynasties in the Central Plains, the Jingchu Dynasty's foundation and strength far surpassed those of other great dynasties. The emperor's intuition told him that things here were not simple!
Therefore, he hurriedly summoned all civil and military officials, attaching great importance to the affairs of the Southern Wu Dynasty. Thus, the court held discussions for days without stopping. Finally, the Chu Emperor made a decisive decision and personally issued an imperial edict, ordering General Jing Tai'an to lead the expedition and dispatching 30,000 Xuanjia Iron Cavalry to accompany him.
He was fully responsible for suppressing the rebellion, could make decisions on the spot, and had the authority to act first and report later.
Jing Tai'an was not only a general of the Jingchu Dynasty, but also a figure on the Dragon and Tiger Ranking.
The Dragon and Tiger Ranking is a list created by Langya Pavilion hundreds of years ago. It contains a total of 108 people, including the seven major dynasties of the Central Plains and many other fierce generals.
It can be said that anyone who can enter this list must have at least the strength of a divine general, otherwise they simply do not have the qualifications.
Although Jing Tai'an is ranked in the middle of this list, his own strength is quite strong. In addition, he is a leading general, which makes his overall ability soar instantly.
It can only be said that Master Jingchen was too hasty. If Liu Futong and his group had been able to keep quiet for a while after their rebellion, Jingchu might not have focused his attention on them.
But when this guy saw that Liu Futong had already contributed several counties to Southern Wu in just a few months, he couldn't help himself and started to operate in Jingchu as well. How could the Emperor of Jingchu not notice this?
Although Master Jingchen's cultivation has reached the realm of the Celestials, and his true qi is incredibly profound, capable of splitting rocks and breaking gold with a wave of his hand, how much can his supreme martial arts help in this chaotic world of dynastic infighting and military confrontation?
In terms of the ability to rally millions with a single call to action, he was not even as capable as Zhang Jiao in his prime, let alone contend with the elite troops under the Jingchu Dynasty, who were seasoned warriors, gleaming in armor, and equipped with superior weaponry.