Chapter three hundred and ninety-ninth family alliance
After the Yuzhi army occupied Yining City, the people of the aristocratic families in Yining City did not wait for death, but instead struggled with thousands of people, preparing to resist to the end.
Unfortunately, in the face of the overwhelming strength of the Red Flame Dragon Knight, these thousands of people did not make much noise and were wiped out by Yang Yanzhang.
As one of the heads of Hu Ming's most supportive family in the city, Feng Jinxiong was naturally the first target to be wiped out. However, when he was defeated and killed, Feng Jinxiong was very unwilling to accept it.
If the late emperor had not restricted these aristocratic families, any of them could have drawn tens of thousands of troops. If that were the case, more than a dozen families would have gathered hundreds of thousands of troops, how could they have been defeated so miserably?
Unfortunately, no one cared about his unwillingness. After Yang Yanzhang killed the man, he confiscated the Feng family with his backhand, counted the property, and sent it directly to the county magistrate's mansion where Mo Zizai was staying.
"Prince, all the families that resisted in the city have been wiped out. Those who did not resist have been dealt with according to their past crimes. Now there is no resistance in the city."
General Yang Yanzhang said the situation and then reported the wealth obtained from the search of the house. "As for money, the Feng family is the richest, and they have collected about 5 million taels of cash. As for other families, they are slightly less, almost three to four million taels of cash. If you count them all, there are about 46 million taels of cash."
"These are all second. The most important thing is that a large amount of grain was plundered from Yining City. Originally, the head of the Feng family wanted to burn all the grain stored in his family. Fortunately, we arrived in time and the grain was not large at any time."
"I want to burn food after defeat?"
Mo Zizai couldn't help but frown when he heard this. Now there are some disasters in many places, and grain production is severely reduced. This person actually wants to burn the grain. It's really cruel. "Cut down his whole family to serve as a warning to others."
"Next time, if you want to move food, you don't need to ask for instructions, just kill the whole family."
Grain is the lifeblood of the court now, and to some extent, it is even more important than silver. If you dare to touch his food, it is just to touch his life. This is not all cut off, so you can keep them for the New Year.
"Here."
Yang Yanzhang responded, not too surprised. He thought for a while and said, "Prince, Yining City is now broken, and the rest of the rebellious forces in Yuanling County can no longer be achieved. Otherwise, I will take down those counties after a trip."
"Yes, yes."
Mo Zizai nodded and said, "Those who take the initiative to offer the city can deal with the forces in the city with ease. Those who resist stubbornly can just kill them after breaking the city."
"You have a clear idea of these things in your mind and just deal with them at your discretion."
According to regulations, if Mo Zizai is not there, Yang Yanzhang can deal with the strength in other cities at will according to the wartime regulations, but now Mo Zizai is in Yining City, so according to the procedures, Yang Yanzhang needs to ask Mo Zizai for instructions before dealing with those people.
However, Mo Zizai didn't care about these things. With the accelerator in hand, he was not worried that Yang Yanzhang would be very powerful and shocked the master, so he just took care of it.
"I will understand it."
Yang Yanzhang was waiting for this sentence. Although he knew in his heart that even if he did not ask for instructions, Mo Zizai would not care about him, but rules are rules. When war is urgent, I won’t say it anymore. But in normal times, Mo Zizai can ignore it, but he must not ignore it.
After obtaining Mo Zizai's authorization, Yang Yanzhang did not stay much and directly led his troops to pacify those strengths that had not yet surrendered.
Mo Zizai was divided into a group of people, asking them to transport all the silver and property obtained from the house search back to the capital. With this money in the treasury, Tang Weiyi could be much more generous when dealing with political affairs and save money no matter how tightly she was.
Half a month after the money was sent back, a team of people came from the capital, sent a large number of weapons to Mo Zizai, and also brought not very good news.
Those who came from the capital were formally the commander of the Yulin Army Guards. He brought 5,000 people from the capital to escort the batch of weapons. Moreover, because the Yulin Army in the three counties had also retreated, the capital was not short of troops now, so he came this time and did not plan to go back.
"Whether those aristocratic families are going to unite?"
Mo Zizai looked at Kou Xing. Although he had expected this in his heart, he was still a little surprised when he heard Kou Xing say this. It was only half a month before he captured Yining City, and those aristocratic families all united. The speed was too fast.
Therefore, Mo Zizai guessed in his heart that the union of these aristocratic families must have been connected, but as he conquered Yining City, those people were completely determined.
"That's right, prince."
Kou Xing nodded and said, "According to Your Majesty, the rulers of the seven counties in the south of the Yangtze River, as well as the seventeen counties including Liuren County, Luanshan County and Dingyang County, which are in the east, are already in contact with each other. Judging from the situation, the possibility of alliance is very high."
"Seventeen counties..."
Mo Zizai couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this. The Great Zhou was only thirty-six counties in total. Almost half of the Great Zhou was rebelling. He was really a failure as an emperor... Oh, wait a moment, he seems not to be the emperor.
But it was not bad. Although Wei Yi was the emperor, those who opposed the throne of their own family, there was no difference.
But although half of the Great Zhou Dynasty might have rebelled, Mo Zizai did not take them seriously. He said that it was the seventeen counties. In fact, it would be good if there were ten counties that could actually send troops. Most of the rest were just forced to stand up and act like a show. As long as he won, he would not have to attack them at all, and those people would surrender.
What's more, the court still has prestige among the people, and these people have unstable foundations. As long as they can win on the battlefield, this rebellion that seemed to have swept half of the Great Zhou Dynasty will naturally be resolved.
As for whether these coalition forces can win, Mo Zizai never doubted this. The first thing to do in war is military strength and the second thing is economy.
I have now lived in half a Great Zhou and have already confiscated two counties. With the implementation of the new policy, many people who are unwilling to implement the new policy have been confiscated. Some of them have been continually contributing the wealth they have accumulated over generations. The court is now not short of money.
As for troops, with acceleration in hand, you tell me about troops? Believe it or not, I can flatten you just by using the Red Flame Dragon Cavalry?
Therefore, Mo Zizai, who is confident in his heart, is not panicked at all. Just join forces. This is also a good thing. He can also save himself from fighting each county. Once these coalition forces are solved, the internal troubles of the Great Zhou will naturally be able to be solved once and for all.
Moreover, these people are uneven and can’t talk about it in just two or three sentences. Not to mention anything else, just a question of who is in charge is enough for these people to talk for ten days and half a month.
As for joint troops, we have to wait. If more than a dozen counties have all their strength, they will probably be able to gather at least hundreds of thousands of troops. So many troops will first gather and then jointly use troops. This matter will definitely not be completed if it takes two months to spend.
If their movements are a little slower, half a year will pass if they are not done well. With this time, Mo Zizai will be able to pull up another army, and then he will be able to beat them with his eyes closed.
"What do you say in the court now?"
Mo Zizai asked Kou Xing, now all disobedient people in the court have been cut down, so the rest are some people who do things. Now that such a big thing has happened, they will definitely come up with some regulations.
"When the prince, the ministers in the court meant that the prince suggested that the prince take the initiative to send troops, and it would be best to defeat them one by one before they unite."
Kou Xing first spoke up about the ministers' meaning, and then said, "As for His Majesty's opinion is a bit different from Mr. Yang, they feel that there is no need to take the initiative. It is not too late to take the initiative when they gather their troops."
"But in the future, His Majesty specially reminded him that the prince would decide whether to fight or not. If any materials are needed, the court can recruit anytime at any time."
"Oh, it's normal for different opinions."
Mo Zizai had a slight head. The ministers in the court didn't know that he had an accelerator, so he hoped that he could take the initiative to defeat those aristocratic families before they united.
As for Tang Weiyi and Yang Weishang, they knew the magical effect of Mo Zizai accelerator, and knew that the longer he delayed, the stronger his troops would be. So they hoped that after delaying for a while, they would directly defeat these coalition forces with their crushing strength, so as to achieve a one-time and for all effect, which coincided with their own ideas.
"Since that's the case, let's not fight for it now. Let them unite. I want to see if they can unite and what results."
Mo Zizai made the final decision, and then stopped discussing it, but asked about the weapons brought by Kou Xing, "What did you bring from the capital this time?"
"Back to the prince, it's the bow and arrow of the Red Flame Dragon Knight."
Seeing that Mo Zizai was so easy, Kou Xing made the decision not to fight. Although he felt it was a bit hasty, he did not talk much. After all, such a strategic-level matter was not something he, the small commander of the Guards, could participate.
But when it comes to the bows and arrows brought this time, Kou Xing couldn't help but feel a little jealous, because these bows and arrows were specially forged by Mo Zizai, and each one can be called a treasure bow of the world level. Even their bows and arrows were specially created, which is of great value.
As for such expensive bows and arrows, Mo Zizai actually made the Imperial Supervision build more than 5,000. You must know that when their Yulin Army followed Mo Congyi, who was still a prince in the East, it was a relatively generous army. But even so, his commander could not get such an excellent treasure bow, let alone the soldiers below.
But now Mo Zizai actually equipped the Red Flame Dragon Knight on a large scale, really arming the Red Flame Dragon Knight on his teeth.
"Oh? The bow and arrow are built?"
Mo Zizai couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this news. The Red Flame Dragon Knights were all elite, so naturally they were skilled in bows and horses. It was just because they were too strong and ordinary bows and arrows could not exert their strength. So Mo Zizai simply did not equip them with bows and arrows, but spent a lot of money to let the Imperial Supervision specially create a batch.
However, because the speed of bows and arrows was too slow, the Red Flame Dragon Knight did not bring bows and arrows when he went to the expedition, otherwise the battle would be easier.
"Get a bow and I'll see the effect."
"Here."
Kou Xing responded, and soon asked the people below to send a bow and a pot of arrows.
“It looks good.”
Mo Zizai was a little surprised when he saw the bow. He originally thought that the bow created by the imperial supervisor should be something that looks average and durable, but he did not expect that the appearance was unexpectedly beautiful.
The bow body is made of metal. I don’t know what pigment is applied on it, or the metal is originally this color, with a matte body, and looks low-key and restrained.
And I don’t know whether it’s for beauty or for other reasons, the hollowing process was used on the bow arm. With the shape of the bow body, the entire bow looks like two wandering dragons, with the arrow as the boundary, like two sections extending, and the bow string just happened to be stringed in the mouth of the two dragons, and the shape was extremely unique.
Mo Zizai reached out and tweaked the bowstrings, but he felt very tough. He felt like animal tendons to touch, but he couldn't guess what material it was made of.
He pulled the bow and arrow slightly hard, thinking that the tension was OK. With his current strength, he had to use some strength to pull the bow. I thought that the Imperial Supervision had spent a lot of effort to build these weapons.
After checking the bow, he picked up an arrow. Unlike ordinary wooden arrow shafts, these arrows are made of metal, and the arrows do not have any fancy barbs. One feature is that they are sharp.
Mo Zizai tried on the ink armor with an arrow and found that this arrow could actually leave traces on the ink armor. This means that the hardness of the metal made of this arrow must be above the ink iron. In other words, if the force is sufficient, this arrow can break through the defense of the ink armor.
Of course, this is only theoretically possible. After all, the craftsmen in the Imperial Supervision did not take a laziness when creating these ink armors. The ink armor in the main parts were two centimeters thick. Even if the bow and arrow are harder, there was not much hope to shoot through the ink armor.
Unless the archery technique is sophisticated that it can shoot through some weak points of the ink armor, such as the face or joint connections, it is still possible to shoot through it.
Overall, Mo Zizai felt that the bow and arrow cost so much money, and the Imperial Supervision did not make shoddy or cut corners because of rushing work. Especially the materials used for arrows, this metal must be relatively rare and the price must be extremely expensive.
Otherwise, the Red Flame Dragon Rider would not wear ink armor, but these unknown metals.
Mo Zizai walked into the yard with a bow and arrow, facing the mountain view in the yard that was a hundred steps away, pulling the bow to half full, and then casually letting go of the bowstring in his hand.
"Swish~"
The arrow branches made a slight sound of breaking through the air in the air, and then directly hit the rockery under Mo Zizai's gaze.
The rockery shot at the rockery made a muffled sound, without explosion, and no other strange scenes appeared. When Mo Zizai stepped forward to check, he only saw a hole that was transparent in front and back. The arrow quietly penetrated the rockery several meters thick. After even penetrated the rockery, the force of the arrow branch had not yet been exhausted, and it penetrated a wall in the county magistrate's mansion, which exhausted its kinetic energy and landed on the ground.
"sharp."
Mo Zizai picked up the arrow. He only pulled the bow and arrow half full and had the power. If it was pulled open, it would probably be possible that ordinary heavy armor could penetrate several layers.
Looking at the bow and arrow in his hand, Mo Zizai suddenly felt a sense of pride in his heart. He now had the best military source and the best equipment in the world. He really couldn't think of what the coalition forces of the Great Zhou family could use to resist his army.
When the coalition forces of the aristocratic families gathered together, it was the day when the Great Zhou family was destroyed.
Chapter completed!