Just when the two sides in the north were conducting "mutual trade" with their own ulterior motives.
In the direction of Xijing, the chess pieces laid out by Zhao Muyun also began to take effect.
Through the secret transfer of two bandits in Luliang Mountain, a batch of grain and discarded old weapons were "sold" to Yang Yan, the "Prime Minister" of Xijing.
Yang Yan was suffering from insufficient food and fodder and difficulty in suppressing the arrogant and powerful generals in the army.
After obtaining this batch of supplies, he regarded it as a treasure and immediately used it to win people's hearts and consolidate his power.
At the same time, there were rumors that the "General" Ma Zongliang was arrogant and dissatisfied with the "Prime Minister".
The "secret words" that "Emperor" Li Jingang actually trusted Ma Zongliang more also began to spread quietly among the rebel leaders.
Cracks quickly began to appear in the already fragile alliance.
The conflict between Yang Yan and Ma Zongliang gradually became public, and they sabotaged each other and fought for power.
Li Jingang tried to mediate, but he was crude and unintelligent, and the situation only got worse.
The internal friction of the Xijing regime intensified, and the threat to the surrounding areas was greatly reduced.
At this moment, the overall situation in the world is still collapsing at an accelerated rate.
Inside the capital, although Emperor Yin Zhao and his ministers signed a treaty under duress, Prince Zuo Xian did not completely withdraw his troops. He still stationed his troops in important areas of the capital, looting and surveillance under the pretext of "ensuring the implementation of the peace treaty."
The prestige of the imperial court was completely gone, and government orders could not leave the palace.
The detailed terms of the "Hejian Alliance" were finally leaked, and the last bit of hope of the scholars and common people in the world was shattered, and anger and disappointment reached an unprecedented high.
In Jinling City on the Jiangnan Road, King Liang, who had been watching from the sidelines, saw that the court was so unbearable that he finally tore off his disguise. In the name of "clearing the court and resisting the barbarians", he declared himself independent and no longer obeyed the court's orders.
The governor of Lingnan, who had always been on and off the imperial court, also took the opportunity to block the checkpoints connecting Lingnan and Jinghu, making it an independent kingdom.
Important officials such as the Jiedushi and the Provincial Governor of Yunnan-Guizhou, Jiannan, Fujian-Zhejiang, and Jiangdong also became active, watching and waiting while also building up their own power.
As for the isolated governor of Longyou Road, he had long since stopped hearing orders from the new court.
The Dayin Dynasty was completely plunged into a situation of separatist regimes and fragmentation.
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Yanzhou Valley.
Zhao Muyun received information from various parties.
King Liang declared himself emperor, and Lingnan retreated into seclusion...
He looked at the spheres of influence on the map that had become independent or separatist, with no expression on his face, and just tapped the table lightly.
I don’t know whether Fan Bingbing, Fan Nan, Fan Tong and others have already left Lingnan.
"Not messy enough yet," he muttered to himself.
In times of chaos, severe punishments should be used, and serious illnesses require drastic measures.
This world needs a thorough reshuffle.
"Commander Yun, news came from Master Lu that the casting pass rate of iron shell bombs has increased to 30%, and the daily output can reach about 20. A lot of new gunpowder has also been stockpiled." Shen Qianbin reported.
A sharp light finally flashed in Zhao Muyun's eyes:
"Tell Master Lu that we can start trying to assemble it."
"Also, have Han Zhong select 400 clever, loyal, courageous, and careful soldiers from each army, and secretly send them to Yanzhou under the pretext of 'replacement of defense.'"
"I want to expand the Shenji Camp."
Previously, one hundred people were selected and trained in Yanzhou to form the Shenji Camp. Now with another four hundred people, it can become a real camp in its own right!
He wanted to use these five hundred people as seeds to train an army that would use completely new firearms and have completely new tactical thinking.
This will be his real trump card to conquer the world in the future.
"Also!" Zhao Muyun added, "You can be more enthusiastic in your reply to Prince Jin."
"Tell him we're willing to trade the improved blueprints for the 'City Defense Crossbow' for one hundred of his skilled blacksmiths and thirty cartloads of fine iron."
"At the same time, I beg him to sell us some more food. The price is negotiable."
He wanted to continue to reassure King Jin and at the same time drain out his craftsmen and reserves.
"Also, have our people spread the news in Jiangnan and Lingnan, saying that the Prince of Liang and the Lingnan Jiedushi hold clues to the imperial seal of the previous dynasty, and that they have a strong army and sufficient food, and are planning to join forces to march north and recover the Central Plains..."
Shen Qian understood.
This is to add fuel to the fire, making those separatist forces suspicious of each other and unable to look north.
As commands were issued one after another, Zhao Muyun, like a skilled chess player, calmly placed the chess pieces on the intricate chessboard.
He knew very well that in this complete chaos, whoever could remain calmer and possess the power that transcends the times would have the last laugh.
And his gaze has already gone beyond the immediate disputes and is looking towards the more distant future.
The trade in Langu County is still going on.
Although it's small in scale, it's like a tiny blood vessel, continuously importing iron, sulfur, saltpeter, and even some grain from Jin to Shuozhou."
"What Shuozhou paid for was mainly the astonishing amount of honeycomb coal in stock.
Soon, Prince Yinxi of Jin saw the large amount of honeycomb coal and the improved blueprint of the "city defense crossbow" that he had exchanged for.
The improvement of the "City Defense Crossbow" is not revolutionary, but it is indeed ingenious.
The doubts and vigilance he had towards Shuozhou dissipated a little, and he felt a little more of a condescending sense of "charity".
He even began to think about how to further get the secret of the "heavenly thunder".
On the surface, Shuozhou, King Jin and Xijing did not interfere with each other and were on guard against each other.
But secretly they were already exchanging glances and sharing what they had.
The three parties lived in peace.
However, Prince Jin still had not gotten in touch with Yin Yao and Xiao Cheyun.
And this fragile peace did not last long.
Ten days later!
The Wuliangha were annoyed by the harassment teams sent from Shuozhou in recent days in the Wuzhou city camp and were extremely depressed.
At this time, Wutugu Chanyu received the news of Zuoxian Wang's great victory in the "Hejian Alliance", and of course he also knew that the Wuliangha had stopped in Shuozhou.
In addition to severely reprimanding the Right Wise King for employing the wrong people, Wutugu Chanyu asked the Right Wise King to change his commander or go into battle himself.
After all, Wuliangha was the best fighter in the Right Wise King's camp, and the Right Wise King begged for another chance for Wuliangha.
So Wutugu Chanyu issued an order, ordering the Wuliangha to move south quickly and open up a passage between the Mobei steppe and Hedong.
After receiving the order from the Chanyu and the expectations of the Right Wise King, Wuliangha naturally felt that the Chanyu was quite dissatisfied with his defeat at the city of Shuozhou and the subsequent stagnation.
The Chanyu's intention was very clear. If he could no longer restrain the King of Jin or break the deadlock, the royal court would consider sending other royal family generals to take over his military power.
Under pressure, the Wuliangha had to turn their attention to the south again.
The cost of attacking Shuozhou by force is too high and it seems to be less meaningful than before.
Well, the only option left is to teach a lesson to the King of Jin who has been wavering and secretly making deals with Shuozhou!
He decided not to wait any longer.
On a clear autumn morning, Wuliangha left part of his troops to monitor the Shuozhou army in the direction of Weizhou, and personally led 40,000 elite cavalry, suddenly heading south, heading straight for Mayi, an important town in the north of the Jin King's sphere of influence!
The flames of war broke out again without any warning!
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