The defeat of 200,000 imperial guards, captured the Grand Marshal Gao Qiu, and exchanged for a million ransoms, which made Song Jiang swell overnight, as if he had returned to his heyday. He did not take the imperial guards seriously at all, and did not even respect Wang Qing as before. There was a crack in the alliance between the two. Of course, it was about the distribution of prisoners of war and the distribution of millions of trump cards, and the two quarreled endlessly. It was also at this time that Jiang Zhong rushed his army south.

At this moment, Song Jiang and Wang Qing had almost conquered half of the south of the Yangtze River, and even Luzhou and Shouzhou were captured. The two can be said to have a vast territory and strong troops. Song Jiang has already claimed to have 300,000 troops, which is comparable to Wang Qing. The only difference is that the latter has a broader territory and the former has more sufficient food and salary.

Wang Qing occupied the eight prefectures and counties in Jingnan Mountain, Nanfeng, Nanyun'an, Ande Dongchuan, Xijingna, and a total of 86 counties. He also established a palace in Yun'an. He had a strong general under his command, with 300,000 troops, and did not take the imperial court seriously at all. After joining Song Jiang, he had a great momentum of division between the north and the south.

Song Jiang's territory is much smaller, occupying 27 counties in the three prefectures, Shouzhou, Shuzhou, and Luzhou. The soldiers and horses are also known as 300,000, but they are all a group of mobs. Those who can really go to the battlefield are only 300,000 to 40,000.

Bandits are always bandits, and bandits are always bandits. Whether it is Song Jiang or Wang Qing, they have no strategic vision, and do not think about living a general situation and how to overthrow the Song Dynasty. What they think most is how to control their own acre of land, and they have no policy program. To put it bluntly, they are bandits who occupy the mountains and become kings.

Originally, Wang Qing and Song Jiang were still quarreling over uneven sharing of the spoils. Now Jiang Zhong led his army south, and the two began to unite again and prepare to go to the outside world.

Both Wang Qing and Song Jiang were extremely panicked about Jiang Zhong. They did not think that their army could resist the court. However, after defeating Gao Qiu, they accumulated a little confidence, otherwise they would have absolutely no courage to actively respond.

Jiang Zhong's team set up camp fifty miles away from Shouzhou, waiting for the arrival of other imperial guards. Xu Wenzhong and Lin Chong had long parted ways. He brought three thousand heavy cavalry to report, and Lu Da and others also arrived one after another.

Although Wang Daoqi, the commander of the Palace Commander's Office, was not convinced by Jiang Zhong, as the defeated general, he still obediently brought back the remaining 70,000 to 80,000 imperial guards.

At this time, Jiang Zhong had nearly 100,000 troops, and the army led by Fang Jie was also supporting him not far away. Under such circumstances, it was easy to capture Shouzhou.

When Jiang Zhong was promoted to the tent on the first day, he wanted to take the opportunity to take down Wang Daoqi, but seeing that this scheming guy chose to avoid him, he had no intention of making a big deal.

After the generals arrived, Jiang Zhong said coldly: "The 200,000 imperial guards were chased by a group of mobs and beaten up, and they were defeated for thousands of miles and could not be defeated. Everyone here would definitely say that the leader of Taiwei Gao was incompetent and let the silly old man take the blame. However, what I want to say today is that the imperial guards are incompetent, and you are incompetent, otherwise there would be no large-scale defeat."

Speaking of this, the generals present couldn't hold their faces, especially Yang Wen, the governor of Lingling of Jiangxia, Han Cunbao, the governor of Yanmen of Yunzhong, Li Congji, the governor of Hanyang of Longxi, Xiang Yuanzhen, the governor of Pengcheng of Langya, and Jing Zhong, the governor of Tianshui of Qinghe, are all powerful governors in the local area, and they don't have to be inferior to Jiang Zhong. How could they surrender easily in this situation?

Yang Wen, the governor of Lingling, Jiangxia, was the first to be dissatisfied. The guy suddenly started fighting and said angrily: "Boy, you haven't grown any hair yet, so you are pretending to be an old man here. When I was leading the army, you were wearing open-crotch pants. It's best not to show off in front of me."

"Oh, it seems that the governor is not convinced. Do the others mean this way?" Jiang Zhong was not angry. He looked at the generals and officials underground coldly, seeing that those that must be eradicated and those that still have the value of cultivation.

"snort."

Not only the governors were dissatisfied, but the governors were obviously dissatisfied.

Jiang Zhong waved his hand and said with a smile: "It seems that the defeated one is reasonable. As the saying goes, the new official takes office for three fires. Today, I don't plan to burn the first fire and use your head to start a blow. However, today we must tell you the military rules. What wrong things have been done before and what defeats have been fought. The original pacifier will not blame you, but starting tomorrow, we will never let you go without any mistakes. Please ask the Chief Secretary Zhao Ding to read the military rules to you later."

When the Chief Secretary Zhao Ding read the military rules, his nose was almost pissed. These people didn't even listen to the words of General Jiang Zhong, so how could they listen to themselves reading the military rules?

Despite his anger, Zhao Ding still finished reading the military rules very seriously. The literati thought to himself that Jiang Zhong's military rules were dozens of times stricter than before, but he just didn't know if they could be implemented.

Li Bangyan couldn't stand it anymore, so he shouted in the voice of a male duck: "The official family has a decree and can control the army and have the right to take action first and then report. I hope everyone will not make things boring. The most urgent task is that the official family should see the good news, rather than listen to the nonsense that you are quarreling with each other."

No one dared to provoke the prime minister Li Bangyan, and the generals calmed down.

When Jiang Zhong saw that everyone was quiet, he drew an arrow and said coldly: "The bandits in Shouzhou City are the most 5,000. Now I will give Yang Jieduan 20,000 elite troops. You will be limited to you to take down Shouzhou City within three days. If there is a postponement, you will definitely be killed."

"You take revenge on your own, let alone give me a 20,000 army. Even if you lead 30,000 or 50,000, it is impossible to take down Shouzhou City within three days." I don't know if it was because of the years of comfortable life that made Yang Wen lose his fighting spirit, or if he was beaten a while ago, this guy actually disobeyed directly. He really didn't have the courage to attack the city.

In fact, Yang Wen cannot be blamed for not being enterprising. When the generals of the Song Dynasty got to the position of Jiedu, they basically enjoyed the blessing of the Qing Dynasty and would not lead troops to fight at all. This is the limitation of the system, and it cannot be changed by that person.

"So, everyone, who is willing to go to war?" The words were plain, but everyone knew what it meant to receive a military order. Once defeated, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The more than 20 generals on the five major military governors were silent and pretending to be unable to hear them, which angered Xu Wenzhong. As agreed, the first battle was fought by the imperial guards, and the Shenwei army did not participate, but now the imperial guards were pretending to be turtles one by one, so he could no longer bear it.

After Xu Wenzhong left the line, he clasped his fists and shouted loudly: "Master General, the last general is willing to lead 5,000 elite soldiers and take down Shouzhou City within three days."

Xu Wenzhong's level is much lower than those of the governors. He didn't make any progress, but these governors were too foolish and could only make a progress. This guy looked at the five governors coldly and said coldly: "Raising troops for a thousand days is used for a moment. When the imperial heavenly soldiers arrive, the bandits who will definitely kill will flee. How can the small Shouzhou stop the heavenly soldiers?"

"Three days are too long, so I will give you two days, three thousand elite soldiers to take down Shouzhou City." Jiang Zhong said in a very plain manner, as if he was talking to himself, unlike a military order. He turned his mind and said coldly: "Where are you here, arrest the governor Yang Wen. If General Xu takes down Shouzhou City in two days, he will cut off Yang Wen's head and sacrifice flag. If you can't do it, then cut off General Xu's head and sacrifice flag. I wonder if you have any other opinions."

"You are arrogant, you are arrogant, you dare to catch me?" Yang Wen was dissatisfied with one hundred people. He was many times stronger than Jiang Zhong's qualifications. He was at the second level. Why could this guy cut off his head in just one sentence?

At this time, Guan Sheng, who was standing at the door, could no longer hold back. The two rushed in and knocked down Yang Wen and tied him up in a few seconds.

"You, you are too bold." Wang Daoqi didn't expect that Jiang Zhong would want Yang Wen's head as soon as he opened his mouth. You must know that this is a military governor, so how could he behead his head casually?

Hua Prime Minister Li Bangyan was also confused. He did not expect Jiang Zhong to be so fierce, but he did not want to intervene. Before leaving, the official's order was that Jiang Zhong was fully responsible for the affairs of the army, and this time he had to annihilate Song Jiang. Everyone must cooperate with Jiang Zhong's actions. As long as there is no sign of independence and no sign of rebellion, they must not intervene. Of course, once there is independence and sign of rebellion, they will be killed directly.

As for Zhao Ding, a literati, he knew nothing about the military affairs. Now the general opened his mouth and wanted to kill the governor, which made him feel scared, but he also admired Jiang Zhong's decisive killing in his heart.

Today is the first day of promotion, and Jiang Zhong doesn't want to make a fuss. He waved his hand and said, "Don't be nervous. If General Xu can't take Shouzhou in two days, Yang Jiedu's head can still be saved. If you are not convinced, you can lead the team to fight. During the war, please do not act irresistibly."

At the beginning, the ten major military governors did not come with their troops when they went to war. Their troops were all imperial guards transferred from Bianliang and did not have enough control over the army and the generals below. Otherwise, Jiang Zhong would not have taken Yang Wen on the first day.

The imperial guard generals believed that they had no ability to take Shouzhou within three days, so no one was willing to stand up for Yang Wen. As for the other military governors, they had no courage to attack the city.

These Jiedushi did not have personal relationships. The reason why they were unhappy was purely because of their cold lips. However, everyone did not think that Xu Wenzhong was in charge and had the ability to lead three thousand elite soldiers to break the city in two days. So they were not worried about whether Yang Wen could save his head, but were waiting to see Jiang Zhong’s joke.

"Since everyone has no objection, let's go. Two days later, I will set up a celebration wine to see if the head is suitable for a wine pot." Jiang Zhong had long guessed that the five major military governors were in harmony and had no close friendship. They would not disobey the military orders for Yang Wen. If the five of them were united, it would be really troublesome. They could not kill them all.
Chapter completed!