bestfiction Chapter 355 Lin Pingyuan must be killed!
Chapter 355 Lin Pingyuan must be killed!
After getting the approval from the King of Beirong, Qu Yi immediately took out all the gold and silver of the Meng family and asked the new commander of the Imperial Guard, Jiao Yu, to appease everyone and recruit new people.
As for the Meng family's shop and Queen Mother Meng's private treasury, we have to wait until the situation stabilizes and then sell them for silver, right?
King Beirong will never go back on his word and will definitely do what he promised everyone!
Although the Imperial Guards could not fully believe Jiao Yu's words, it was a fact that they were given an additional 100 taels of silver.
There are still many shops of the Meng family that cannot be sold for cash for the time being, and rare treasures of Empress Dowager Meng that will be divided among them in the future.
The morale of the Imperial Guards was finally boosted a little.
Zhao Fanzhou and others wanted to take advantage of the situation to join the Imperial Guard, but were stopped by Li Jixin.
Now that the situation in Beirong has been settled, it is enough to have Qu Yi and Jiao Yu in the Beirong Palace. There is no need for others to take risks.
Qu Yi cooperated with the newly promoted generals of the King of Beirong and assembled an army of 300,000.
Although these people are no match for the Meng family army, the walls of Xianzhou are as strong as a rock, which is enough to defend the city...
At the end of February, Lin Pingyuan's army reached Pingyao Prefecture.
Lin Pingyuan originally thought that as long as the army started marching, they would be able to reach Ji Yang in early February. However, he did not expect that the climate became colder the further north they went, and countless soldiers fell ill and deserted along the way.
They recruited soldiers along the way, and with the addition of additional troops sent by Emperor Zhaowen, the army has now only maintained its original one million people.
What made Lin Pingyuan most angry was that nearly half of these people were recruits who had never been to the battlefield.
No matter how many people like this come, how can they be a match for the invincible Jiyang Army?
At the beginning, Emperor Zhaowen and Lin Pingyuan envisioned that military supplies could be replenished anytime and anywhere along the way.
However, local officials did not support it. They said that all taxes and grain for that year had been paid in full, and that the amount was 30% more than in previous years. No more taxes could be collected, otherwise the people would not be able to survive.
Lin Pingyuan was almost pissed off to death by these ungrateful bastards.
War, after all, is a battle for military supplies.
The reason why he dared to attack Jiyang was that Jiyang had suffered from natural disasters for years, and the people and soldiers could not even get enough food. What could such a Jiyang army use to fight him?
But if he can't even supply his own supplies, who can be the opponent of the Jiyang Army in terms of strength?
Lin Pingyuan's deputy general Lu Wen suggested taking it by force.
Lin Pingyuan hesitated, but finally refused.
Their conscription along the way had already caused dissatisfaction among the people. If they continued to forcibly collect grain and supplies, their position and reputation for attacking Ji Yang would no longer be tenable.
Lin Pingyuan was the first to get the news about Jiyang's independence, the charges leveled against Emperor Zhaowen by Prince Lin's Palace, the new policies of the Northern Ji State, etc.
He didn't dare let the soldiers know, for fear of disturbing their morale.
But how can these things be controlled?
Wherever you go, you can hear people talking.
Morale was already low before they even reached Jiyang.
Although the policies of the Northern Ji Kingdom sound ridiculous, they are very attractive to the lower classes.
There were also stories about Emperor Zhaowen poisoning the previous emperor and Prince Lin, and Emperor Zhaowen assassinating Prince Lin. These stories sounded even more absurd, but Lin Pingyuan believed them for some reason.
Although he believed it himself, he absolutely could not tolerate the soldiers under him believing it.
They are Emperor Zhaowen's men, they receive salaries from Dayu and eat Dayu's military supplies, and they must die for Emperor Zhaowen!
Several more deserters were caught. When Lin Pingyuan saw Han Qingshan running towards him, he frowned in disgust and ordered them all to be killed.
"General, please show mercy..."
Before Han Qingshan could finish shouting, several deserters were all beheaded.
Han Qingshan's eyes were red, he felt that General Lin had changed.
Over the past three months, many deserters have been killed.
Every time he pleaded for mercy, he was scolded by Lin Pingyuan. Later, Lin Pingyuan didn't even scold him.
Han Qingshan knew that deserters must be killed, otherwise it would only encourage more people to escape.
The people he pleaded for mercy were those who were not originally included in the conscription range.
The Dayu Kingdom has always recruited able-bodied men between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, but Lin Pingyuan expanded the age range to all men between the ages of fifteen and fifty.
Isn't he afraid of being impeached?
The person killed this time was a gray-haired man who looked much older than fifty.
Han Qingshan knew him. The old man was 55 years old. His son died on the battlefield in his early years. Now he only had a 16-year-old grandson who was not married yet.
He couldn't bear to see his grandson die, so he gave money to the conscription officer, changed his age to 50, and enlisted in the army on behalf of his grandson.
The old man was nearly dead from illness during the Lantern Festival. Han Qingshan secretly fed him a pill and he survived, but today, he is gone.
Zhao Chun forcibly pulled Han Qingshan away. He was really worried that if Han Qingshan continued like this, Lin Pingyuan would chop him down.
Fortunately, this time, Han Qingshan did not reason with Lin Pingyuan as he did in the past.
But when Zhao Chun saw Han Qingshan crying, he felt even more upset.
During lunch, the quartermaster told Lin Pingyuan that the food and fodder that arrived today was much less than expected.
It is said that Luocheng is worried that Prince Qing will launch an attack, and is also worried that Lin Pingyuan will not be able to take Jiyang. If Prince Lin really wants to attack Luocheng in the future, Luocheng must make preparations early.
Lin Pingyuan was so angry that he didn't even eat. Luo Cheng was preparing to fight, so he intercepted his food and supplies. What would he use to fight?
It was still a bit chilly in Pingyao Prefecture at the end of February, but Lin Pingyuan felt as if his heart was burning with fire.
After a long while, Lin Pingyuan seemed to have made up his mind and asked someone to call Lu Wen over...
The former Jiyanglin Palace, now the Beiji Kingdom Palace, was in use. Because the Jilin Emperor Li Zhaoying was away and the Crown Prince Li Jiren was mobilizing troops outside to deal with the impending Lin Pingyuan army, Prime Minister Han Qingyun could only continue to supervise the country.
Han Qingyun, who was arranging matters for spring planting, suddenly received a letter for help from Pingyao Prefecture - Lin Pingyuan led his troops to rob the official granary of Pingyao Prefecture and looted a lot of people's property. All the people who resisted were beaten and killed.
Pingyao prefect, co-prefect and other officials were killed by Lin Pingyuan on the charge of colluding with the rebel king.
When Han Qingyun heard the news suddenly, he thought he had misheard. Was Lin Pingyuan crazy?
He wanted to learn from Li Jiren's tactics in attacking the Fengyuan Dynasty, but could he treat the enemy the same way as he treats himself?
The officials and people of Pingyao Prefecture are very different to the people of Jiyang.
Pingyao Prefecture and Beiming Prefecture are both located in the south of Jiyang. Once Jiyang is lost and the enemy country in the north invades, the first to suffer will be the people of these two prefectures.
For hundreds of years, the people who were most grateful to the people of Ji Yang were the people of Pingyao Prefecture and Beiming Prefecture.
During the three most difficult years for Jiyang, the people of Pingyao Prefecture and Beiming Prefecture only had enough food to survive, and donated the rest to Jiyang.
Later, relief grain was also sent from more distant places such as Yucheng, Guanzhong Prefecture, and Chenliu County, and Jiyang was able to survive those three years.
The people of Pingyao Prefecture, who were the first to extend a helping hand and provide the most support, have always been the people the Jiyang military and civilians are most grateful to.
But now, the people of this city were actually robbed and killed by Lin Pingyuan?
"Go to the military camp quickly and inform the prince."
Li Jiren, who has always been mature and steady, lost his composure for the first time when he heard the news. He must kill Lin Pingyuan!
Li Jixin summoned military generals of the fourth rank and above to discuss countermeasures.