Chapter 790: Amnesty

The Great Song government army always had to be fed with money. Fighting required money, shooting arrows required money, so it was very normal for running away to give the opponent a safety fee. The Western Army spent 300,000 strings of money, and Shi Yi said, "If you don't give 1.5 million strings, it's impossible for me to let you go." The people from the Western Army were not angry at all. Being able to talk was a good thing, so both sides started to bargain, and finally reached a deal for 800,000 strings.

Of course, the Western Army also had to leave some bulky military weapons that couldn't be taken away. They were prepared to leave light, and then go to Kaifeng Prefecture to make trouble to reimburse the money spent and replenish military supplies. These were all very common practices... And Shi Yi and Bai Lang also promised the Western Army not to take Jiangning for three months—anyway, it was all in their hands, so what did it matter to give the Western Army some face?

The Western Army didn't care about what the big-headed scholars in Jiangning were like. The current situation was that the civil officials' suppression of warriors was not as strong as in the past—the world was in chaos. Isn't it that the ministers in Kaifeng Prefecture sent people to contact the Jin Dynasty again, hoping that they would help attack the rear of the Liao Dynasty when the Liao Dynasty went south? Grand Marshal Tong Guan led the Western Army to stand in front of the Liao Dynasty's army. He was probably the most bloody person in the court. This person without eggs was more courageous than most scholar-officials.

"It's just limited after all." Bai Lang thought while looking at the money on the big cart. Having money and grain was also a good time to reorganize the army during these three months, and the internal affairs of the places currently occupied also had to be managed. This matter had nothing to do with Bai Lang. What he cared about was Liangshan. Liangshan had a great momentum when it started, but how did it fall to the point of being blocked in Liangshan Marsh and unable to get out after Song Gongming set up 108 stars in the Loyalty Hall and defeated the court's regular army?

During this period, the navy went out several times to try to break the deadlock, but they were all frustrated by Zhang Shuye and others and failed. Although there were many magic stars in Liangshan, there were many who were just making up the numbers. There were only more than 20 fierce generals who could really fight, and among them, they had to be divided into horse, foot, and water armies. Especially these horse and foot armies, most of those who could fight were original government officers, and the military tactics they were good at were also familiar to the government army on the opposite side.

After several fierce battles, this Zhang Shuye also had to use a plan, and this plan was indeed poisonous—"Is it a plan to use amnesty?" When Bai Lang heard about it, Song Gongming had already sent people to talk to the court, and Zhang Shuye spread this news throughout Liangshan Marsh, which could very effectively disintegrate the war will of the Liangshan soldiers. And the leaders in the mountain also had contradictions. Some people really didn't want amnesty—some saw through it, and some just liked being bandits.

Song Jiang wanted amnesty, and many heroes in his faction were also willing to accept amnesty and wash their hands. At this time, Chao Gai was still there, although he had become a mascot. Chao Gai himself was a bit indecisive and he didn't really want amnesty. Bai Lang and Shi Yi, the two Tiangang stars who were ranked very high, were wandering outside, so there was no need to ask them.

Three months passed in a flash. This time, the grain in Shi Yi's territory was a bumper harvest. Because he fought tyrants and distributed land, even if it was one tax out of ten, because he implemented the policy of "taxing land regardless of people" under Bai Lang's guidance, the grain and wealth received were not less at all. And the local people also called him the "Blue Sky Great Lord" one after another, and finally could eat a few full meals. "People's hearts don't think of Song." I don't know which official appointed said so.

Bai Lang entered Jiangning City, and this city opened its doors without blood again—the local defenders not only had insufficient numbers but also had low morale. During the three months, the Great Song officials and dignitaries in the city ran away, so there was no one willing to defend the city. After Bai Lang led the army to arrive, it was just a symbolic charge, and the opposite side opened the city gate. Every family posted a "Shunmin" (obedient people), and Bai Lang really didn't loot.

The Jin army went south, and the Liao army went north again in a hurry—after the Battle of Hubudagang, almost all the elite of the Liao Dynasty were buried. Now that the Jin army went south again, the Great Liao was naturally extremely nervous. So the Great Song shook up. While Liangshan in Shandong had not been pacified, it ordered Tong Guan to lead the army north to take Yanjing with the Jin army from north to south. On the eve of the expedition, the news of the fall of Jiangning Prefecture also reached Kaifeng Prefecture...

The atmosphere was very gloomy. This was the first key town in the south of the Yangtze River. From this point of view, didn't Shi Yi occupy the south of the Yangtze River and want to reproduce the story of Southern Tang? Did the current Great Song still have the ability to destroy Southern Tang? It was hard to say, but Western Xia was about to be destroyed. Since Nanjing City was taken, Zhenjiang could not be kept, and the Great Song's Yangtze River navy was locked. After that, Suzhou and Changzhou in the south of the Yangtze River could not be kept, and the entire land of fish and rice was afraid that it would all belong to Shi Yi.

Before, the soldiers in these places had been beaten by Fang La, and there was no force that could stop Shi Yi's army. Since then, the south of the Yangtze River had been rotten. If they wanted to pacify the rebellion, where could they mobilize troops? It was better to accept amnesty. Promise him a high official and a generous salary and raise him in Kaifeng Prefecture. This kind of warrior would probably be willing. Anyway, it was impossible for a Jiedushi with real power. So Kaifeng Prefecture also sent an amnesty special envoy, wanting to amnesty Shi Yi.

Zhang Shuye of Liangshan launched an offensive again. This offensive was simply sharp, Liangshan's military heart was scattered and collapsed at the first touch, and the leaders died a lot under the attacks of the government's fierce generals. Some people were smarter and directly led a small number of troops to break through to the south, running day and night to the place controlled by Shi Yi—these people were Chao Gai and his few confidant magic stars, including Bai Sheng and the three Ruan brothers and Liu Tang.

There was also a Flower Monk who broke through, covering the rear for Chao Gai and the others, and also retreated to the south. The three Ruan brothers found a way to get a boat, and after disguising, everyone sat on the boat and went south day and night. After a bitter battle, Song Gongming and others stabilized their footing, and at this time, the amnesty also arrived—it was to fight Song Jiang before the amnesty, to weaken his strength, and then the court could use him as cannon fodder, such as taking him to fight the Liao Dynasty.

Song Jiang surrendered and was named Wude Dafu and Chuzhou Pacification Commissioner. These were all empty, only the heroes under his command and the remaining 40,000 troops were real. And Zhang Shuye, Yun Tianbiao, Chen Xizhen, Liu Guang, and others who conquered Song Jiang had promotions and appointments—they took the official path of promotion and appointment, although they were not as big as Song Jiang, their actual future was much stronger than Song Jiang's. As long as Song Gongming could still hold his 40,000 troops in his hands, he would not have less wealth in his life...

It was just that being transferred to fight the Liao Dynasty was probably unavoidable, and logistics would be firmly held in the hands of the court's big-headed scholars.

And Shi Yi and Bai Lang directly rejected the court's amnesty. The person who came to issue the decree was a civil official named Zhang Kejian. After he finished reading the edict, Bai Lang just smiled, while Shi Yi sneered, "This muddled emperor. If you want to pacify, just come to pacify. What's the use of saying some fart words?" ===== CHAPTER 791 =====