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Chapter 130 Unstoppable Force, Complete Seizure of Shaanxi Provincial Commandery
Meanwhile, Chen Zhengyang, standing atop the city wall, dreamed of entering the front lines, fighting for merit, and receiving a promotion and raise.

Suddenly, I caught sight of a dozen or so soldiers dressed in gray walking slowly towards the official road in the distance below the city.

Upon closer inspection, Chen Zhengyang realized that the militia seemed to be escorting someone.

"Hmm, this is probably another Ming soldier who escaped from the city that they've captured."

Chen Zhengyang muttered to himself.

"Huh? What's that?"

Suddenly, as if he had discovered something, Chen Zhengyang's gaze sharpened.

The two men's clothing seemed unusual, especially the young man, who appeared to be wearing a python robe.

"Hey~, could this be Zhu Shihong, the Prince Su who escaped?"

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Chen Zhengyang's mind, and he said with surprise and uncertainty.

The more Chen Zhengyang thought about it, the more certain he became.

Haha, so in the end, he couldn't escape either.

That's really stupid, why is he wearing a python robe? If he doesn't get arrested, who will?
In fact, Chen Zhengyang had wronged them. If they were trying to escape, how could they still be wearing those obviously python robes?

Perhaps it was to prove their identity later, or perhaps for other reasons.

In short, when Prince Su, Zhu Shihong, and his entourage fled, although they were not wearing the python robes of Ming princes, they did carry a full set with them.

In addition, there are also seals and documents.

However, after he was captured, the special psychology of those militia members led them to put the python robe back on him.

This is practically rubbing the face of a Ming dynasty prince into the ground.

It could be said that this is not very harmful, but extremely insulting.

However, Zhu Shihong struggled and resisted the powerful People's Salvation Army, but was easily suppressed.

When the newly appointed prefect of Lanzhou, the provincial judicial commissioner, and the newly appointed general of Lanzhou learned that Prince Su had been captured, he was initially overjoyed, but then fell into distress. How should they deal with Prince Su?

After all, he was a vassal king of the Ming Dynasty.

They've never captured a Ming dynasty prince before; there's no precedent for it.
Should we treat them the same way we treated Princess Su and the others?
After a thorough investigation, it was found that Princess Su and her accomplices did not commit any major crimes.

In fact, this is not hard to understand. Their status is too high, and they don't need to do many things. They don't even know how they commit crimes.

Moreover, Princess Su and the others were only in their early twenties, and they only stayed in the inner quarters and did not manage the Prince's property, so it was difficult for them to commit any serious crimes.

Therefore, they were not sentenced to any capital punishment; their property was confiscated, and they were only required to perform hard labor for six months to a year.

Furthermore, the Judicial Commissioner of the People's Salvation Army even humanely reserved a house for them to live in after their labor reform.

But Prince Su was different; as the master of the Prince Su's residence, he was inevitably involved in many affairs.

Could it be that if they find out the truth and really execute him, he is, after all, a powerful vassal king, one of the nine border vassal kings.

Ultimately, after some discussion, everyone decided to report to the dynasty and see what the dynasty thought.

When the message was received, Wang Chao and his men had already entered the heart of Zhuanglangwei and were not far from the city of Zhuanglangwei.

Wang Chao glanced at it casually and sighed slightly, remarking that history really does repeat itself.

He has never escaped in history, and he still hasn't escaped now.

Wang Chao then replied directly: "Handle it however you see fit."
When I tried to save the peasant army, not only were the Ming Dynasty princes powerless, but even the Ming Emperor himself was of no use to me.
They haven't contributed anything to saving our militia, so why should we treat them specially?

After sending the man away, the dynasty put him out of its mind. A mere Ming prince who had not accomplished much in history was not worth its time.

If he were to capture celebrities like Lu Xiang-sheng or Sun Chuanting, he might be interested in meeting them and offering some advice.

Of course, that's all there is to it.

After all, their militia is practically invincible for the time being. They would be happy if they could win over those famous historical generals, but it wouldn't matter if they couldn't.

After setting aside the matter of Prince Su, the dynasty ordered preparations for an attack.

Meanwhile, outside the Nianbo Temple, the post-war cleanup was underway.

A day earlier, Wang Dahu led two thousand militiamen to Nianbosuo. Upon discovering the Ming army besieging Nianbosuo, he immediately launched an attack.

After discovering the situation outside, Li Yu of Nianbo led the city's militia to fight their way out.

Suddenly caught in a pincer movement, the Ming army was thrown into chaos.

What followed was a battle with no suspense whatsoever. By evening, apart from the more than a thousand fleeing soldiers, the rest either died tragically or surrendered.

However, cleaning up the battlefield took a full day.

Subsequently, Wang Dahu and Li Yu began to formulate a battle plan based on the information transmitted from the Military Intelligence Division.

"The leader is already preparing to attack Zhuanglang Garrison City, so we don't need to worry about that anymore."

Looking at the sand table in front of him, Wang Dahu pointed to the location of Zhuanglang City and said.

"Well, indeed!"

Li Yu nodded in agreement. How could Zhuanglang Weicheng possibly stop the leader?
"Then why don't we attack Liangzhou Guard and Yongchang Guard directly, completely cutting off the Ming army's retreat?"

"Alternatively, we can directly attack Gansu Town."
The Gansu garrison is now undoubtedly sparsely armed.

Li Yu looked at the sand table in front of him, and a sudden glint of light flashed in his eyes. Compared to Wang Dahu, his ideas were much bolder.

If Gansu Town falls, the entire Shaanxi Provincial Military Command will lose its jurisdiction and fall into a situation of each governing its own territory.

Moreover, the possibility of capturing Gansu Town is not small.
In order to suppress their militia, it is likely that most of the troops in Gansu Town were taken away by Yang Jiamo.

At this time, Gansu Town must be extremely vulnerable, and with their surprise attack, there is a very high chance that they could capture it.

"Um"

Wang Dahu frowned as he looked at the sand table in front of him, lost in deep thought. After pacing back and forth for a while, he finally nodded heavily.

"Let's do it. I'll attack Shandanwei to draw the Ming army's attention again, while you lead the guerrilla battalion to attack Gansu when the opportunity arises." "Okay, let's do it."

After some discussion, the two decided not to meet with the dynasty, but to go straight behind enemy lines and destroy the administrative and command center of the entire Shaanxi Provincial Military Command.

While they were marching rapidly, the other dynasty had already launched an attack.

Although Yang Jiamo commanded his soldiers to fight desperately.

However, everything ended when the dynasty pierced the city gate with an arrow.

In the end, Yang Jiamo led a thousand remaining soldiers to escape, and Wang Chao and his men completely occupied Zhuanglang Garrison City. After a brief rest and leaving two detachments of soldiers to guard the city, they immediately launched another relentless pursuit.

All the cities they encountered along the way surrendered without a second thought.

As for Yang Jiamo and the others, Wang Chao and his group failed to catch up with them.

Firstly, Yang Jiamo and his men were cavalry, which made them relatively fast; secondly, Wang Chao and his men needed to take over the cities along the way one by one.

Upon entering the territory of Liangzhou Guard, Wang Chao looked at the two or three thousand people behind him, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

If the attack continues in this manner, even if they capture Liangzhouwei, they will likely only have a little over a thousand men left.

After that, there were Yongchangwei and others, and even with the addition of Wang Dahu's army, it was impossible to divide the troops and station them in the current manner.

"Li Hei!"

"leader!"

"Send back the order to expand recruitment, train qualified new recruits, and convert them all into regular troops, transferring them to the Shaanxi Provincial Military Command."

"Yes!"

With the order given, the recruit camps were quickly emptied.

The entire territory of the Salvation Army was in an uproar, with countless militiamen and civilians flocking to the recruitment points, filling the new recruit camps once again.

Both the treatment offered to the militia and the supposed supernatural powers they were told deeply attracted them.

At this time, although the rule of the People's Salvation Army had taken deep root in the hearts of the people, their ideas and actions were recognized by the general public.

However, relying on those ideas and behaviors to attract people to join is still not feasible.

The current People's Salvation Army is far from reaching the level of later armies, which have truly won the hearts of the people and even inspired them to sacrifice their lives for them.

Therefore, while the concept of honor is part of what attracts people to the current People's Salvation Army, the main motivation is still self-interest.

The extremely high military pay and the legendary supernatural powers that had been circulating for a long time but could not be confirmed by anyone.
These are the main factors that attract people to actively join the army.

Countless regular troops of the Salvation Army began to rapidly pour into the Shaanxi Provincial Military Command, taking over the occupied cities one by one.

Once the troops behind them caught up, Wang Chao and his men began a rapid advance, and the entire Liangzhou Guard was quickly and completely occupied.

Meanwhile, Yang Jiamo had already retreated to Yongchangwei.

However, he had no way out.

Because Shandan Guard has also been occupied by Wang Dahu.

Standing atop the Yongchangwei city wall, watching the People's Salvation Army gradually closing in from afar, Yang Jiamo was filled with despair.

The combat capabilities of the two armies were not even in the same league. The weapons and equipment of the People's Salvation Army were far from reaching the level of modern armies in later generations.

However, their physical attributes, strength, and speed far surpassed those of later armies, making them a force to be reckoned with on the ancient battlefield.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the city gate of Yongchang Garrison was pierced by the Wang Chao arrow, and countless soldiers of the Salvation Army swarmed in.

Standing on the west city wall, looking at the surging Shuimo River flowing northward outside the city, Yang Jiamo couldn't help but close his eyes slightly.

Finished!

Not only the Shaanxi Provincial Military Command, but the entire Ming Dynasty, how long could they hold out against the extraordinary People's Salvation Army?

At this moment, Yang Jiamo's heart was filled with grief and despair for the future of the Ming Dynasty; he saw no hope whatsoever.

"Hoo~!"

Taking a deep breath, Yang Jiamo smiled bitterly with relief, then suddenly leaped off the city wall.

"Pfft!"

With a loud thud as something heavy fell into the water, the surging river swallowed up Yang Jiamo's figure.

When the dynasty learned of this news, it only praised Yang Jiamo for his loyalty, and then shifted its attention to the post-war management of Yongchang Garrison City.

At this time, the dynasty received a message from Wang Dahu that he had also captured Shandan Guard and assisted Li Yu in capturing Gansu Town.

At this time, they were launching an offensive towards Gaotai, Zhenyi, and Suzhou.

Upon receiving the news, Wang Chao immediately led his men to Gansu Town and took over all government affairs there.

On May 4th, Wang Dahu and Li Yu occupied Jiayuguan.

Thus, in just over a month, the entire Shaanxi Provincial Military Command was completely occupied by the Salvation Army.

It can be said that the northwest of the Ming Dynasty has been completely occupied by the Salvation Army.

The next step, naturally, was to govern the Shaanxi Provincial Military Command.

All of this has already been addressed with corresponding procedures and countermeasures, and with the existence of official positions and national fortune, there should be virtually no problems.

Standing atop the city wall of Gansu Town, Wang Chao surveyed the entire territory.

The brilliant national destiny that originated from Lintao, Gongchang and other places is spreading in scattered patterns from Jin County and Lanzhou towards Gansu Town, and then extending to Jiayuguan.

Once the nation's fates are completely intertwined, the rule of the People's Salvation Army will be truly and thoroughly consolidated.

(End of this chapter)