Chapter 129 I didn’t expect that what I said casually would come true?

Tang Mao got the news that Jin Mao's reputation spread widely among the gentry near Luoyang, and even the general He Jin intended to recruit Jin Mao as his official.

Obviously, Sheng Xian was behind this.

"My dear son-in-law, please treat him with care."

Tang Mao warned: "The general is of humble origins. He can tolerate being rejected by the nobles, but he may not tolerate your rejection."

Jin Mao didn't want to leave the base, and Tang Mao didn't want Jin Mao to leave the base even more, but it was very unwise to offend General He Jin.

This matter really needs to be dealt with properly.

Jin Mao was a little annoyed. Sheng Xian was not like his other opponents, who were straightforward.

Sheng Xian is playing dirty tricks on you and trying to flatter you to death. As long as Jin Mao leaves the base and loses his foundation, he will be a lamb to be slaughtered.

Obviously, Jin Mao also knew this and thought: "Then let Sheng Xian disappear, which will save a lot of trouble."

Tang Mao seemed to see what Jin Mao was thinking and advised: "Force will only bring bad reputation. You should be patient and wait for the right time. If you want to occupy Yangzhou, you must take celebrities seriously."

"Otherwise, the nobles will attack you in droves!"

This is also Jinmao’s biggest headache.

Although the Baiyue barbarians are good, they have a sparse population and cannot compare with the Han people in the Central Plains in all other aspects.

But the further you get to the Central Plains, the stronger the power of the gentry becomes, and the weaker the power of the common people becomes.

For example, in Yingchuan County, although it was hit by the Yellow Turban Purge, the gentry remained standing and continued to do what they were supposed to do, while the common people were extremely weak.

Jinmao's foundation is the people, and it is currently completely unable to resist the power of the united gentry.

Therefore, it became necessary to unite the nobles who could be united, just as half of his advisers came from the nobles.

Once he takes action to kill Sheng Xian, all the nobles who would have originally surrendered to him will stand on the opposite side, which is not the result that Jin Mao wants.

"Don't worry, father-in-law." Jin Mao assured: "I know the situation well."

Take a step, take a look.

...

At the end of January, Tang Mao took his family to the capital city of Luoyang, and Tang Ji saw them off in tears.

In February, the remaining Yellow Turbans in the Central Plains rose up in rebellion.

Guo Tai and others started an uprising in Baibo Valley in Xihe and attacked Taiyuan County, Hedong County and other places.

March.

Jin Mao, who replaced the prefect of Yuzhang County, raised an army of 15,000, claiming to have 50,000 soldiers, on the pretext of the Yellow Turbans in Danyang County, and went to Jing County in Danyang County to quell the rebellion.

At this time, the prefects of Danyang and Jiujiang counties and the governor of Yangzhou, Baji, returned to Beijing to resume their posts. The new prefect and governor of Yangzhou had not yet taken office, and the group was leaderless.

Sheng Xian, the governor of Wu County, and Lu Kang, the governor of Lujiang County, jointly submitted a petition accusing Jin Mao of exceeding his authority.

Jin Mao never expected that Lu Kang would go against him. He had already adopted Lu Xun as his adopted son, so shouldn't they be a family?

Lu Kang, the governor of Lujiang, was the father of Lu Jun and the great-grandfather of Lu Xun. He was upright by nature and was used by Sheng Xian.

Just when Jinmao wanted to file a petition to defend itself, a shocking reversal occurred!
Zu Lang, the leader of the Shanyue people in Jing County of Danyang Prefecture, gathered 50,000 people and claimed to have 100,000. He invaded Danyang Prefecture and counties and spread to the northwest.

Lujiang prefect Lu Kang raised troops to resist.

Jiujiang County was in a terrible situation. It had no leader and was attacked and plundered by Zu Lang, who soon gathered a crowd of 100,000 people!
Zu Lang proclaimed himself the King of Baiyue and appointed his best general Pan Lin as the General of the Southern Expedition, with his sword pointed at Jin Mao, the governor of Yuzhang.

Things started to get out of control.

...

After Pan Lin escaped from Baihu Mountain, he fled all the way to the west. This side is the territory of Danyang County, and Jin Mao will definitely not catch up with him in a short time.

Pan Lin completely overestimated himself. Jin Mao didn't take him seriously at all.

Finally, Pan Lin went through untold hardships and arrived in Jing County, where he took refuge with Zu Lang, who was also a Shanyue.

At that time, Zu Lang had only more than 2,000 men under his command. He was the king of the mountain and was very happy.

Even with the addition of Pan Lin, a combat-ready force, Zu Lang did not have any great ambitions. He just wanted to occupy a few hilltops and go to the county town more often to pay autumn grain, that's all.

Which line of this?
Pan Lin did not forget to take revenge on Jin Mao, so he instilled an idea into Zu Lang every day. "Marshal, you must be careful. Jin Mao, the governor of Yuzhang County in the south, is cruel and inhumane. He started his career by persecuting the Baiyue people."

"I originally had tens of thousands of people, but now they were all brutally slaughtered by Jin Mao. I am the only one who escaped."

"If you don't believe me, you can go and find out if I'm lying."

Zu Lang looked comforting on the surface: "How could I doubt you, brother?"

In fact, they actually sent someone to inquire.

We never found out whether Jin Mao harmed Baiyue, but it is true that he had a cruel character.

Pan Lin surrendered to Zu Lang in April of the fourth year of Zhongping. By June, the number of people who died at the hands of Jin Mao had exceeded 10,000.

It barely corresponds to what Pan Lin said.

In addition, Pan Lin kept nagging in his ears, so Zu Lang finally decided to expand his strength.

In just three months, the Shanyue people within a radius of 300 miles from Jing County gathered under Zu Lang's command, and their number exceeded 10,000.

Pan Lin divided the power with Zu Lang and also had two thousand followers, but he was not satisfied and began to seduce Zu Lang again.

"The Marshal is now the most powerful in Danyang County, but it is not enough."

"Jin Mao has more than 4,000 elite soldiers under his command, and each of them is a strong man who can defeat ten enemies at once!"

"I heard that he has been recruiting soldiers recently. Is he going to attack you, Marshal?"

Zu Lang originally wanted to enjoy himself, but after hearing what Pan Lin said, he felt like a thorn in his side and continued to expand outwards.

Six months later.

Zu Lang took in 40,000 Shanyue households in Qianxian and Shexian, and formed a strong army of 50,000 young and strong, claiming to have a force of 100,000.

At that time, Zu Lang had five generals under his command: Pan Lin, Jin Qi, Mao Gan, Zu Shan, and Chen Pu.

At this time, Jin Mao had just finished dealing with Xu Gong of Wu County.

Zu Lang proclaimed himself king, Pan Lin was appointed General of the Southern Expedition, and the other four were appointed Generals of Upper, Lower, Left and Right respectively.

"That should be no problem." Zu Lang thought that with 50,000 troops under his command, he could definitely fight Jin Mao.

Pan Lin also thought so. In his memory, Jinmao was already in a panic when facing 50,000 old and weak people, and now Zulang has gathered 200,000 people!

There are 50,000 young and strong people alone!

Even if the four thousand elite soldiers can really fight ten with one, they can also fight against one or two. If he trains them a little more, he can easily defeat them.

But Jinmao dared to declare war on them!
After hearing the news, Zu Lang complained to Pan Lin, "Didn't you say that you only had 4,000 elite soldiers?"

"Jinmao now has 15,000 elite soldiers. How can I resist them?"

Zu Lang was panicking, but Pan Lin was not panicking at all. He comforted him, "Don't worry, my king."

"A year ago, Jin Mao did have only 4,000 elite soldiers. That is to say, the 11,000 recruits later were all new soldiers. There is no need to be afraid."

Zu Lang was more sober than Pan Lin: "I heard that Jin Mao can train new recruits into elite troops in just one year."

"Since you said these 11,000 are new soldiers, then fine, I will give you 30,000 elite soldiers to go and resist Jin Mao!"

"This..." Pan Lin hesitated. Talking big and fighting with real guns are two different things.

Seeing Pan Lin's expression, Zu Lang showed an expression of "as expected" and immediately ordered: "I want to stay out of the spotlight for a while."

"Qian County and She County are too close to Yuzhang County. I will lead my men to attack the city and march northward!"

Within ten days, Jingxian, Qianxian, Shexian, Lingyang and Wanling in Danyang County were successively captured.

When the Shanyue entered the city, they not only captured the Wubao of the aristocratic and powerful families, but also spared the common people.

The powerful families and common people in Yuqian, Shicheng, Guzhang and other counties were so frightened that they fled to the neighboring counties for refuge.

When Zu Lang led his men to Wuhu and Liyang counties, they found that the cities were deserted, with only a few elderly and weak people left who had not had time to escape or were unwilling to escape.

There was no choice but Zu Lang continued to lead his men towards Danyang County, but he suffered a heavy blow from Danyang's elite troops.

(End of this chapter)