sjar Chapter 267 The time is ripe
Chapter 267 The time is ripe
Hearing the news that the supplies from Yan State had arrived, Qin Sheng suddenly stood up and asked hurriedly, "Take me there."
Wu Zhen was extremely surprised when he heard the news.
"Is what Qin Sheng said true? Do those Yan people really want to help us, the Chen rebels?"
With great doubts, Wu Zhen followed Qin Sheng.
Soon, they arrived in front of the pile of supplies.
In order to transport these materials to Qishan in batches, Jiang Zuo spent a lot of effort and even spent a lot of money to bribe the local officials of Chen State, asking their officers and soldiers not to block the goods of Yan State from going south.
However, this group of corrupt officials of the State of Chen had no idea that these so-called commodities were actually important supplies to aid the rebels in their resistance against the imperial court.
The Qishan area is very close to the border of Yan State. Jiang Zuo sent people disguised as a caravan, and with the cooperation of the Qin family, a large amount of supplies successfully arrived at the Qin family base in Qishan.
Looking at the trucks full of supplies, Wu Zhen's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Is this really sent by the people of Yan?"
Wu Zhen walked forward and touched the bags of grain.
"These food and fodder are enough for our rebel army to hold out for a while."
Qin Sheng also had a happy look on his face.
"Master, there are some weapons here."
The subordinate said.
Qin Sheng walked forward, took out a weapon and looked at it carefully.
Among the carts of supplies were a large number of armors, bows and crossbows, swords, spears, halberds, and various other weapons such as hammers.
"This Yan countryman is so generous?!"
Wu Zhen was shocked.
The weapons and equipment in front of us are almost better than those of the Chen State’s imperial army.
Although the number of weapons and armor delivered this time was not large, there were nearly a thousand pieces, which was enough to equip an elite force.
After Wu Zhen's troops joined the Qin family army, Qin Sheng now has nearly ten thousand soldiers and horses.
In addition, he had already called on heroes from all walks of life in the territory of Chen State to rise up in rebellion against the imperial court.
Although Qin Sheng's troops did not occupy any city, his sphere of influence now almost covered the entire northeast of the State of Chen.
These supplies are just the first batch sent out by Jiang Zuo. In the letter sent to Qin Sheng, Jiang Zuo clearly promised that there will be more food and weapons to assist Qin Sheng and his group of Chen State rebels.
For Qin Sheng, the current situation is a complete escape from death.
Wu Zhen picked up a set of armor, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help asking: "What is the purpose of these Yan people helping us so much?"
Qin Sheng said truthfully: "They just want us to deal with the Chen Dynasty court."
"They want to destroy the State of Chen?"
Wu Zhen frowned.
Although he rebelled against the imperial court, he never wanted Yan to annex Chen.
Qin Sheng said: "Maybe."
"Then will they... point their spearheads at us?"
Wu Zhen asked doubtfully.
In fact, he didn't have much good feelings towards the people of Yan, and at this moment, facing their kindness, he was extremely suspicious.
Qin Sheng thought for a moment and shook his head: "Absolutely not."
"Are you so sure?"
Wu Zhen looked at Qin Sheng.
Qin Sheng nodded again.
"Now that we have these supplies, can we consider going down the mountain to attack the military stronghold of the State of Chen?"
Wu Zhen asked.
Qin Sheng turned to his subordinates and said, "Call Chief Steward Shi."
After a while, Shi Zongguan came to Qin Sheng and said, "Master, there are rebels everywhere in Chen State. Except for the cities on the border, the defense forces in other places are extremely empty. We can now launch an attack on some places with weak defenses."
Although Jiang Zuo had told Qin Sheng to develop a base first and not to engage in direct conflict with the Chen army, the time seemed ripe now and he could give it a try.
After listening to Manager Shi's report, Qin Sheng felt a little more hesitant.
"In that case, let's start going down the mountain."
Wu Zhen said.
Qin Sheng thought about it again, and then said: "We don't choose to attack violently. We can feint and lure out their troops, thus consuming their manpower."
Wu Zhen didn't understand and asked in confusion: "What do you mean?"
Qin Sheng said: "Continue to develop bases in the towns and villages, and surround the cities controlled by the court. If the soldiers come to encircle and suppress us, we will retreat and ambush, and continue to consume the court's military strength."
After hearing this, Wu Zhen also understood.
What Qin Sheng meant was that he wanted to destroy more imperial troops at the lowest cost.
"Spread the news. Our Qin family is about to attack Jiangdong. Let the various rebel forces cooperate!"
In the past few days, under the call of the Qin family, the uprising has spread like wildfire within the State of Chen.
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three days later.
Jiangzhou.
The news about the Qin family and the various rebel forces reached the ears of Jiang Zuo and Chen Xiu.
"There is already chaos in the territory of Chen State, and Chen State has withdrawn another 10,000 border guards. Now the number of Chen State troops on the border is only 140,000 at most."
The spy reported.
Upon hearing this news, Chen Xiu said excitedly: "Now the time is ripe, our Yan army can take action at any time!"
After a long wait, the moment is finally here.
"Now we can really take action."
Jiang Zuo also nodded.
As long as the State of Chen is destroyed, Jiangzhou's geographical location will no longer be a frontier war zone, but a necessary place connecting the north and the south.
With such a superior location, if it develops in the future, the housing and land prices will definitely rise sharply.
Three thousand elite Anding troops, carrying advanced weapons, have also arrived in Jiangzhou City.
After the excitement, Chen Xiu fell into deep thought again, and then said: "Where should we start?"
"Let's start from Jiangzhou and capture Guangning first, but... we must have a legitimate reason."
Jiang Zuo said.
Chen Xiu was puzzled: "How come you have a legitimate reason?"
Jiang Zuo said: "For example, make some preparations."
Chen Xiu remained silent and did not quite understand Jiang Zuo's meaning. In his opinion, if they wanted to attack the State of Chen, they could just start directly without doing other meaningless things.
After a moment, Jiang Zuo said again: "Don't move your troops for now. I will go to the county magistrate and make preparations."
County government.
Jiang Zuo walked in, looked around, and asked a yamen runner, "Where is your Lord Song?"
The yamen runner replied, "I just left a while ago. I am going to pass on the message now. Please wait for a moment, Inspector Jiang."
After a while, Song Gaolang hurriedly came to Jiang Zuo and asked, "Sir, what do you want me to do?"
"Bring all the criminals who have committed death penalty in Jiangzhou City to me."
Jiang Zuo said.
"Criminal? Sir, what are you doing?"
Song Gaolang asked curiously.
Jiang Zuo said: "Don't ask too many questions, just do it, try to pick those who are guilty of heinous crimes and have irrefutable evidence, don't just pick someone to fill in the gaps."
Song Gaolang was quite puzzled, and leaned forward and said, "There are indeed more than ten serious criminals in the Jiangzhou City area, and they are scheduled to be executed in the autumn. I will go and do it now."
Jiang Zuo already had a plan in mind.