Infinite Terror: This Middle Continent is Rebellious

Chapter 316: Conquer eight counties, suppress two prefectures, and start an uprising!

The 50,000-strong army that was sent to quell the rebellion stayed in the back mountain of Jiangdi Manor for ten days.

The huge closed cave is airtight and the door is only opened for three meals a day. People eat, drink, defecate and urinate in the cave.

Although they had no worries about food and drink, the food, which was thought to have deteriorated rapidly in quality, remained unchanged. However, precisely because of this, this life without sunlight put more and more pressure on the soldiers.

It was not until the eleventh day that the 50,000 soldiers were able to see the light of day again.

In other words, they were driven out.

Without any request, a group of defeated soldiers walked out of Jiangdi Manor in confusion. The lieutenant general supported Cao Shixiong, who was still seriously injured, and looked at each other with other generals.

Cao Shixiong was confused and murmured, "Well, let's go back to Kuaiji first."

The generals nodded one after another, took great pains to integrate the troops, and set out towards Shaoxing City.

However, when they arrived in Shaoxing City, they found a flag with a white background and gold threads flying on the city wall, with a big word "live" painted in the middle of the flag.

The soldiers defending the city were completely different from when they set out. There was a simple red cross engraved on their armor, and the weapons in their hands were not swords or guns, but strange black short sticks.

Their barracks have also changed their appearance, and there are already tens of thousands of soldiers training in the barracks.

"Alive...alive, Buddha? Kuaiji was occupied?"

This situation made everyone quickly realize what had happened.

In just ten days, Jiang Dizhuang had occupied Kuaiji, and he did not take these Song Dynasty soldiers seriously at all, releasing them easily and not fearing that they would make a comeback at all.

"Some of them will stay here, and some of them will follow me into the city!"

Cao Shixiong grabbed the general's wrist and gave orders to the soldiers in the rear in a hoarse voice.

The Song soldiers walked towards Shaoxing City with fear and trepidation. If it were in another city, the soldiers guarding the city would have been so scared by the huge crowd that they would have closed the city gates.

However, the soldiers defending Shaoxing seemed indifferent and looked at the Song soldiers who had lost their armor and weapons with contempt.

The soldiers who had suffered a crushing defeat at Jiangdi Zhuang did not dare to attack. They did not even have the courage to hold their heads high and chests puffed out. They just walked forward with their heads lowered.

After passing through the city gate and entering the city, Cao Shixiong observed the surrounding environment and found that Kuaiji County was as prosperous as before. The streets and alleys were bustling with people coming and going, the shouts of vendors were heard one after another, and the people were shopping and making a living as usual. It was a peaceful scene.

It was as if Kuaiji County had not been occupied by Jiangdi Zhuang and was still under the rule of the Song Dynasty... No, even in the past when it was under the rule of the Song Dynasty court, it was not so peaceful.

Ever since the government appointed Fairy Yu Wen as the Imperial Preceptor, the people have been complaining about the absurd government policies, and the people's livelihood in Kuaiji County has been in decline and is much worse than before.

The defeated soldiers were at a loss when faced with the prosperous scene before them.

At this time, a cheerful nursery rhyme sounded.

"In the morning, we seek advancement; in the evening, we seek harmony. Lately, it's hard for the poor to survive. Open the gates early to worship the Buddha, and all the officials, young and old, will be happy. Slaughter cattle and sheep, prepare wine, and open the city gates to welcome the Buddha. No taxes are required when the Buddha comes. Punish the local tyrants, divide the land, and the Buddha will give you nothing to eat. No duties, no taxes, and everyone will enjoy a good time."

A group of little children were running and playing in the street, happily singing treasonous songs. The passers-by around them did not stop them, but instead sang along.

If you don't listen carefully to the content of the poem, and only look at the attitude of the people, you would think it is a sign of peace and prosperity in the country.

"Ding ding ding! Ding ding ding! Come and see! The Life-Saving Army is holding another public trial! This time, they're going to try the county lieutenant at Caishikou and give us his land!"

When Cao Shixiong and others were shocked and angry, suddenly a loud gong sound came from afar, and happy shouts rang out along with the gong sound.

In an instant, people in the streets and alleys started running, and the shop owners hurriedly closed their doors and ran towards Caishikou. People with excitement on their faces gradually formed streams heading in one direction. Everyone rushed to get in, fearing that they would be too late and not be able to get a front seat.

"Liu Dadan! Liu Dadan!"

A lieutenant saw an acquaintance in the crowd, rushed over and grabbed the man's shoulder.

"What are you doing? We can talk later if you have anything to say."

The man swung his arm, trying to break free from the arm that was holding him.

However, the captain had also learned martial arts and had great skills. With a push and a pull of his arms, he turned the young man named Liu Dadan around.

"Liu Dadan, who do you think I am?"

"Uncle Chen! You're not dead?"

Turning around and seeing the captain's face, Liu Dabing was shocked.

The captain sneered and asked, "Why? Are you so anxious to eat my meal?"

"How could that be? Didn't you go to attack Jiangdi Manor? The Jiangdi Manor's survival troops have occupied Kuaiji for ten days and I still haven't seen any of your men. I'm thinking..."

Liu Dabing hesitated to speak.

"What are you thinking about? I'm alive and well, and I can live another fifty years." The captain was so angry that he slapped Liu Dadan on the head and urged him, "What's going on in the city? Tell me quickly."

Liu Dabing scratched the back of his head and said to the captain, "The day after you set out, the Life-Saving Army arrived, accompanied by a phoenix that circled the sky. There weren't many soldiers in the city at the time, so the magistrate sent people out to seek help, insisting on defending without attacking. But they had these incredibly powerful thunderbolt cannons, and one shot blew a huge hole in the city wall. After a few more shots, a large section of the city collapsed."

The captain asked, "Why do the city walls look fine to me?"

Liu Dabing said excitedly, "Because the Life-Saving Army has a deity, that deity chanted a few spells, and this wall, it repaired itself! Not only this wall, but that deity chanted a few spells and turned into hundreds of stone of grain, as well as wine, meat, melons and fruits. As long as you worship the Life-Saving Buddha, he can make as much food as you want! The people of the entire county ate the Life-Saving Buddha's food for ten days! There was no shortage of food. And, do you remember Widow Song's son? He had his leg broken by a servant from the master's family, and the deity chanted a few spells, and hey! His leg was healed!"

Cao Shixiong stumbled over, grabbed Liu Dadan, and asked in disbelief, "Are you telling the truth?"

The officers were also greatly shocked. Their 50,000 soldiers ate ten days' worth of food from Jiangdi Manor for three meals a day. Not only did they not bankrupt Jiangdi Manor, but Jiangdi Manor still had food to feed the people of Kuaiji County for another ten days?

Even the imperial court isn't this wealthy! Is this a traitor? This is fucking god-like!
Being able to produce so much food is even more amazing than being a god!
Liu Dabao said confidently, "How could this be false? Just ask the people in the county. Who hasn't eaten the food provided by the Survival Army?"

The captain asked again, "What about the public trial you just shouted about?"

Liu Dabing chuckled. "Did you hear those nursery rhymes just now? Beat the local tyrants, divide the land, and if there's no food, the Buddha will give it to them. The angels of the Life-Saving Army said that in the first month after we capture Kuaiji County, we'll bring all the powerful landlords, corrupt officials, and judge them. All those who have committed serious crimes will be killed, and the land will be distributed to the people. Those who haven't committed much evil will keep half of their land, and the rest will be distributed to the people. Good people who haven't done anything wrong can keep their land. Today's the County Lieutenant's turn."

The captain carefully recalled the county lieutenant's style and muttered, "County lieutenant? Although he is arrogant and domineering, he has no murder cases on his hands."

Liu Dabing said with a grin, "That's why it's been delayed until today."

The officers looked at each other with extremely shocked expressions.

They could never have imagined that in just ten days, Jiangdi Zhuang had accomplished such a big thing?

However, what they could not have imagined was that Jiangdi Zhuang's survival army occupied more than one county, Kuaiji County.

The eight counties of Shanyin, Xiaoshan, Zhuji, Yuyao, Shangyu, Shengxian, Xinchang and Shaoxing have all fallen into the hands of Jiangdi Zhuang.

If Chu Xuan didn't move, it would be fine. But once he moved, it would be earth-shattering. In just ten days, 20,000 of the 100,000 soldiers trained in the past two years stayed in Jiangdi Manor, and the other 80,000 took troop transports and headed to the eight counties of Shaoxing. With thundering force, he captured these eight counties.

Nowadays, Shaoxing Prefecture has been controlled by Chu Xuan, but the Central Plains is vast and rich in resources, and transportation is inconvenient, so this important news has not yet spread.

The troops Chu Xuan sent to the eight counties had spent ten days winning over the hearts of the people and had now begun recruiting soldiers and expanding the size of the army.

After two years of lurking and developing, Jiangdi Zhuang is terribly powerful. Although the steam trucks produced by the military factory are not as good as the transportation tools of the Zhongzhou team and the cars drawn by Miao Ruoling, they are also sufficient for mass production and are more than enough to transport soldiers to various places. The large number of guns and artillery are not as good as the demon weapons made by the Overlord, but there is no need for such high-end weapons to deal with ordinary armies.

Jiang Dizhuang spread the slogan "Huo De is dead, the Buddha is alive, the year is Jiachen, and the world is prosperous." With guns in one hand and food in the other, he expanded his power as rapidly as a flood.

Faced with the guns and food of the survival army, county towns fell rapidly.

Even many people in the county, when they heard that the survival army was about to arrive, captured local officials from within the county, prepared food and drink, and welcomed the royal army.

It can be said that it was out of control. After two years of preparation, the energy that erupted made the power of Jiangdi Zhuang expand extremely quickly. After the Life-Saving Army captured two prefectures, the news spread throughout the Central Plains.

For a moment, the government and the country were shaken. This uprising was more violent and large-scale than any previous one, making everyone foresee the end of this dynasty.

Xiangyang Prefecture, Xiangyang City.

Guo Jing, Hong Qigong, Lu Wende, Neos and others finally received the news.

On this day, Lu Wende hastily invited all the martial arts heroes in the city to attend a meeting at the county government office, and Wen Lie was also one of the invited guests.

In the hall, Lu Wende bowed respectfully to everyone and asked humbly, "My dear heroes, I think everyone already knows about the matter of the Life-Saving Army. I wonder what your opinions are?"

His forehead was covered in sweat, and he seemed calm, but there was a panic in his eyes. The massive expansion of the Survival Army in the Central Plains really frightened him.

"The rebels?"

Neos couldn't help but look at Wen Lie.

Before he entered the world of The Return of the Condor Heroes, he had already read all the works with the same world view as The Return of the Condor Heroes, and also read the history books before and after the Southern Song Dynasty.

He was sure that in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, there was absolutely no such force as the Survival Army.

It is obvious that the existence of the Survivor Army must have been born because of the Reincarnationists.

So, which reincarnation team was responsible for this?

This goes without saying.

The South Flame Continent team and the North Ice Continent team certainly have never done such a thing, and the East American team... He didn't think Zhao Zhuikong would do such a thing, and in the past two years, Zhao Zhuikong has often appeared in Xiangyang City, making them unable to feel at ease.

As for Team Tianshen, Team Tianshen went to the heartland of the Song Dynasty to organize an uprising army. It is possible for Team Tianshen to do such a thing, because through the power of the uprising army, the strength of the Song Dynasty can be reduced.

However, Team Tianshen couldn't do that, because such a big commotion would definitely not be hidden from Team Zhongzhou.

Neos glanced at Xue Ling'er and made a gesture. Xue Ling'er immediately used the mind chain to connect his brain with Wen Lie's.

"Captain Wen, I have something I want to ask you. Zheng Zha and the members of your Zhongzhou team, where did they go after leaving Zhongnan Mountain?"

Although it was a question, Neos had already confirmed the suspicion of the Zhongzhou team, and his tone could be said to be stating a fact.

Apart from Team Zhongzhou, there are no other suspects.

Wen Lie turned to look at Neos and asked in his mind chain, "Are you doubting me? Suspecting that I've deployed an uprising army in the heart of the Song Dynasty to undermine its strength?"

Neos said nothing, his face extremely heavy. He looked at Wen Lie as if he was looking at a potential traitor, distressed and anxious.

If he wasn't sure, he would have just asked. It was because he was certain it was Team Zhongzhou that he communicated with Wen Lie privately.

"Well, congratulations, you guessed it right."

A smile appeared on Wen Lie's face, as if a prank had succeeded.

"Why? What are you thinking? What exactly are the Zhongzhou team planning to do? Don't you understand the current situation? I admit that you're very powerful, able to single-handedly defeat Genghis Khan and 50,000 Mongolian cavalry. But while Genghis Khan is dead, King Jinlun is still alive, as are most of the Celestial God team, and 300,000 Mongolian cavalry. Genghis Khan's successor is also a master of the first level of the Five Supreme Beings. With external enemies at our doorstep, you're stirring up internal strife? ... Could it be that you're actually on the side of the Mongols?"

Neos frowned, he couldn't help but doubt Wen Lie's position.

He's been operating in Xiangyang City for so long, mainly because the majority of the Zhongzhou team are Han Chinese, allowing him to form an alliance with them, and now you're trying to do this to me? Are you kidding me!

Wen Lie relaxed his body, leaning back in his chair, his arms resting on the handles, supporting his chin, and said lazily, "Anxin, I'm not asking if the Han people still remember that they are the descendants of the Mongols, who are fourth-class people. You said that we can't cause internal strife when facing foreign enemies, but I want to ask you, do you know the principle of pacifying the country before resisting foreign aggression?"

(End of this chapter)