"The dark light, the sadness in the corner, the lonely heart wandering, there is nowhere to hide..."
It has been three years, and the prosperity of later generations is almost forgotten. Huang Yi subconsciously opened a song when he looked through the information about the Wuqiao Mutiny saved on his mobile phone today.
Precisely "Two Worlds".
At this moment, this lonely man couldn't help but burst into tears!
He thought of his wife and children, and every detail of later generations. He really hated being a warlord in ancient times!
But what else can you do if you're not a warlord?
In troubled times, people are worse than dogs. The feudal dynasty has no human rights. Without strong force, it is equivalent to having nothing.
Huang Yi doesn't want to be dominated by others. The Xinghe Army must be strong and even stronger!
It must be strong enough to destroy the slaves, suppress the bandits, and conquer the Ming Dynasty.
The top priority must be to defeat the Denglai rebels with as few casualties as possible.
Huang Yi made a lot of preparations for this.
The rebels had a lot of artillery and many gunners trained by the Portuguese. They could be called the most powerful army with firearms in the late Ming Dynasty.
Faced with artillery fire, and it was artillery fire that was not very accurate, no one was sure whether they would survive.
Even Huang Yi, even if he has a modern stab-proof jacket, body armor and tactical helmet, may be hit by a bullet aimed at the head if he is unlucky.
Huang Yi thought about death again for no reason. If he died in the rebel bombardment at this time, would his soul be lost in future generations?
How long can the Xinghe Army last without its leader? What will become of Zhi, Yong, Shuang, Quan, Peng, Zhang Dong, Hu Xiaochuan, Bi Daxi, etc.?
Did the Jian Nu still act like a snake and swallow the elephant to destroy the Ming Dynasty and enslave the Han people for more than two hundred years?
The autumn wind rustled in the camp outside the tent, and horses neighed from time to time.
Huang Yi, who couldn't sleep, simply walked out of the tent and started patrolling the camp...
Because Huang Yi deliberately delayed, the Xinghe Army marched at an average speed of more than thirty miles a day for more than a month, entering Shandong and approaching the border of Laizhou in early July.
The Xinghe Army was not idle along the way. Every day they attacked the bandits and bandits that had been investigated and analyzed according to the plan.
Shandong in the late Ming Dynasty was already prone to frequent troubles, and once rebels interfered, there were simply countless bandits!
The Xinghe Army was rounding up the horse bandits every day and raiding the bandits' lairs, accumulating little and making a lot of gains.
Not only a lot of money, grain and cloth were seized, but also thousands of horses, mules, donkeys and cattle were seized.
More than 3,000 young and middle-aged bandits were captured.
Of course, these were all those who were left to become husbands after a simple screening. During the screening, the bandits who were sentenced to heavy blood debts were beheaded on the spot.
Population acquisition in the base area is still in progress.
Military disasters, natural disasters, and man-made disasters made it difficult for people in many northern states of the Ming Dynasty to survive.
As long as there is food, even if it is only half-full, a large number of refugees can be attracted to follow.
It is estimated that the total population of the base area will double this year.
Huang Yi brought out 9,000 people and more than 6,000 war and draft horses. The surplus food in the base area can definitely accommodate at least 80,000 more refugees.
Because both the regular and auxiliary soldiers of the Xinghe Army were young and middle-aged, the food standards were high. One person's rations could feed three to five refugees with their families.
The consumption of war horses is even more terrible. The food standard of one war horse can support three regular soldiers.
Li Jiucheng, Kong Youde, Chen Shi, Mao Chenglu and other major rebel leaders had never heard of the Xinghe Army and knew nothing about the Xinghe Army's combat effectiveness.
In their memory, only Guan Ning's army had good combat effectiveness, and the others were like chickens and wagyu!
The rebellion has lasted for nearly a year, and the rebels have fought many battles with the Ming army at the head of the camp, and they have won easily.
Therefore, the leaders of the rebels were more or less in a state of disbelief. After hearing the news that the Japanese army was approaching 10,000 horses to relieve the siege of Laizhou, no one took it seriously.
According to common sense, the actual number of 10,000 Ming soldiers and horses that can go on the battlefield may not reach 5,000.
If they are frightened by the rebels, they may be able to defeat more than half of them without having to fight themselves.
Huang Yi knew that the rebels in history had not been able to capture the city, but they used the siege of Laizhou to kill many Ming army camp leaders who came to relieve the siege.
The skill of encircling points to support is at its peak.
Huang Yi led the Xinghe Army. The number of soldiers and horses was only average compared to the previous battalions, so the rebels did not pay attention.
If you know yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger! Huang Yi never underestimated his opponents, and in every battle he was thinking about how to achieve the greatest victory with the least casualties.
He never slacked off and would lead the generals to participate in reconnaissance, lookout, and round up enemy sentries every day.
It is the norm to build a stronghold, fight foolishly, and rely on strength to crush without opportunism.
But when Huang Yi discovered that the rebels were not united by the arrival of the Xinghe Army, he changed his mind and decided to personally lead all the cavalry in a surprise attack.
On July 6th, the new moon is like a hook.
"Peng!" A firework exploded in the night sky, brilliant and dazzling.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!..." The loud shouts did not match such a beautiful night scene at all.
"Peng! Peng! Peng!..."
Fireworks bloomed in the night sky one after another.
"The Xinghe Army suppresses the rebellion. Those who lay down their weapons and surrender will avoid death!"
"The Xinghe Army will not kill prisoners!"
"Boom! Boom!..."
"Help!"
"I surrender, sir, please spare my life..."
The rebel camp was large enough that in many places there were no trenches or walls.
However, the rebels did not know that the Xinghe Army had telescopes. The generals and scouts of the Xinghe Army had already seen clearly the mountains and rivers surrounding the rebel camp, including the surrounding areas.
Fireworks are used as signal flares and illumination flares, exploding continuously in the night sky, and swarming under the gorgeous night sky...
The rebel camp was in chaos and it was impossible to organize effective resistance. Fortunately, Li Jiucheng's Chinese army camp was relatively solid and was not raided there.
In addition, Li Jiucheng, Kong Youde, Mao Chenglu and other rebel generals had followed Mao Wenlong in guerrilla warfare in Liaodong and were accustomed to melee warfare.
Therefore, when there was chaos all around, the Chinese army camp did not fall into chaos. Li Jiucheng also ordered more torches and lanterns to be lit to illuminate the camp as if it was daytime.
Huang Yi didn't expect to settle the matter in a battle, he just took advantage of the rebels' negligence.
Seeing that Li Jiuzheng's Chinese army had no chance to take advantage of it, they simply ignored it and led their troops to kill and capture as many rebels as possible who were in chaos.
At this time, Laizhou had been under siege for nearly a month.
Zhu Wannian, the prefect of Laizhou, had the courage and ability to organize an effective defense. He fought with the rebels with artillery and artillery. The scale of the artillery battle was the largest at this time.
How intense is it? This can be seen from the fact that Xu Congzhi, the newly appointed governor of Shandong, was shot and killed in Laizhou City.
The reason why Laizhou City was able to maintain such a large-scale artillery battle was because there were cannons in the city and the arsenal contained tens of thousands of kilograms of gunpowder collected during the Wanli period.
Laizhou was originally a strong city and was as important as Dengzhou. Otherwise, how could the imperial court have a special governor in Denglai?
