Now Laizhou not only has the originally equipped city defense artillery.
There were cannons carried by several Ming troops who had rescued Dengzhou and retreated to Laizhou after being defeated.
There are also five Hongyi cannons and hundreds of general cannons brought from the capital by Liu Yulie, the minister of war, who was appointed governor of Shandong and came to the capital.
There were many cannons and no shortage of gunpowder, so the consumption of cannonballs was very high every day. In the end, grinding stone cannonballs had to be used instead of cast iron cannonballs.
This is a good method. The stone shells will fall into pieces when they hit the ground, and the destructive power of the splashing gravel cannot be underestimated.
Laizhou's defense was resolute and the rebels could not attack for a long time. The rebel generals such as Li Jiucheng, Kong Youde and others decided to outwit them.
They pretended to agree to be recruited by the imperial court, and had already negotiated terms with Liu Yulie, the governor-general in charge of countering the rebellion, and Xie Lian, the new governor who had come not long after taking office.
However, Zhu Wannian, the prefect of Laizhou, did not believe in the rebels at all. He believed that the enemy had obvious advantages and the Ming army was unable to retreat. It was absolutely impossible for them to lay down their weapons under such circumstances.
But Liu Yulie harbors illusions, which is actually due to his selfish motives.
He was appointed as the governor of Shandong and Denglai, with jurisdiction over the two governors. He was the first person responsible for suppressing the rebellion.
Now they are suppressed by the rebels and have to stick to Laizhou to survive. How can we suppress the rebellion in the Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Horse?
The gathering of an army would consume a lot of money, and all the officials in the imperial court would definitely be exhausted. It would be trivial to say weird things and report him. I am afraid that too many officials and censors would directly accuse him of being incompetent, wasting food and salary.
Of course Liu Yulie knew what kind of temper the emperor was. Given the current situation, Tiqi might capture him at any time and transport him to the capital for questioning!
The rebels asked both sides to stop shelling before discussing recruitment. Of course Liu Yulie couldn't wait!
History remains the same, and the demands of generals such as Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde for amnesty were met.
The two sides agreed that on July 7th, Governor Xie Lian and Laizhou Magistrate Zhu Wannian would come out of the city to the rebel camp to issue pardon gold medals.
If Huang Yi hadn't emerged from nowhere and the Xinghe Army hadn't arrived twenty miles south of Laizhou City in time, Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde's plan would have been half successful.
Why do you say half the battle?
That was because they succeeded in pretending to be recruited, and deceived Governor Xie Lian of Laideng, Zhu Wannian, the prefect of Laizhou, and several civil and military generals to go on official business with the army.
So they captured Xie Lian, Zhu Wannian and other civilian and military generals on the spot, and threatened them to open the city gate of Laizhou.
Who knew that Zhu Wannian, Xie Lian and others would rather break than bend, and shouted "Fire at me!" at the foot of Laizhou City. Zhu Wannian became a martyr of the Ming Dynasty on the spot.
As a result, Li Jiucheng, Kong Youde and others failed to capture Laizhou City. They only had an advantage by capturing the governor Xie Lian alive and beating the prefect Zhu Wannian to death.
Huang Yi read this piece of history on his mobile phone. Regardless of whether it was historical fact or not, in line with the consistent principle of preferring to believe it, he deliberately took the time to rush to Laizhou City to confront the rebels.
They also deliberately chose to launch a night attack on the night of July 6th!
Of course, the purpose is to save a responsible minister without too much trouble, so do it a good deed!
Kind rewarded!
The rebels and the Laizhou garrison reached a ceasefire agreement, and the two sides stopped firing. Then they negotiated the recruitment conditions and waited for the completion on July 7.
So on the night of the sixth day of July, the rebels were more or less unprepared, and of course something went wrong next!
The Ming army who was taking a nap at the top of Laizhou City suddenly heard the explosion and saw the fireworks that continued to bloom in the night sky.
Next, I heard bursts of shouts of killing outside the city.
They hurriedly reported to their superiors.
Not long after, governor Liu Yulie, governor Xie Lian, prefect Zhu Wannian, commander-in-chief Chen Hongfan, Liu Guozhu, Yang Yufan, Deng Qi and other civilian and military generals appeared in the south gate building.
In the Ming Dynasty, especially in the middle and late period, the civilized nobles and the military inferiors developed to the extreme, and military generals had to be submissive in front of civilian officials.
Moreover, those stranded in Laizhou City were all defeated generals, and they had no say.
Liu Yulie was unhappy when he saw the flames of the rebel camp rising. He glanced at the generals and said angrily:
"Which group of people came out of the city to steal the camp? Who approved it? Why didn't you ask the governor for instructions?"
Chen Hongfan, the commander-in-chief of Changping, was a general who was very good at adapting to the wind and wind. He had already sent generous tributes to all the civil servants.
At this time, he respectfully replied: "Sir, all the generals in Laizhou City know that the rebels have been supported, and there is absolutely no way they can go out to provoke at this time!
I can conclude that it was a night attack launched by reinforcements! "
Liu Yulie was furious and said viciously: "If the reinforcements don't come sooner or later, they come just on the eve of the success of the recruitment. I want to impeach the reinforcements general!"
Zhu Wannian didn't approve of the recruitment at first. He was happy when he saw the reinforcements coming and launched a night attack. He didn't see the governor who had made no achievements getting angry. He said:
"The reinforcements' courage to attack the rebels at night is enough to prove that the general has not only the courage to fight but also the courage and knowledge!
The lower official suggested that half of the people in the city should be organized immediately to take advantage of the chaos and go out, and cooperate with the outside. It is unknown whether the enemy will be defeated in a single battle tonight! "
"Gather your troops to fight out of the city in the middle of the night?"
The generals looked at each other, feeling that Magistrate Zhu was out of his mind, and no one spoke to him.
It's not that all generals are cowards, it's that they know their own affairs.
If those soldiers were not watched by the servants, none of them would be left alive!
The generals are afraid of the rebels, but the soldiers are not. They can surrender without any psychological pressure when encountering the rebels. Where are they not just for a living?
If they really led the troops out of the city in the dark, they might have dispersed before they even got close to the rebel camp.
Fortunately, there was no need for the generals to raise objections. Governor Liu Yulie spoke. He said:
"No, no, this governor must not follow in the footsteps of the criminal Sun Yuanhua! Order the entire army to defend the city and not act rashly!"
Zhu Wannian said anxiously: "This time is completely different from when the rebels attacked Dengzhou. The governor must not miss this opportunity!"
Liu Yulie still shook his head and said: "On that day, Sun Yuanhua refused to listen to Zhang Ke's advice and sent his troops out of the city to fight in the field. Who would have thought that the fighting soldiers turned against each other, and the rebels took advantage of the situation and captured Dengzhou City.
As a lesson from the past, I must be on guard! "
Hearing the loud shouts of killing from the rebel camp, and seeing more and more fires, the governor refused to order an attack. Zhu Wannian looked around at the generals and shouted:
"Are you willing to just watch such a good opportunity? But who is willing to follow me into battle?"
The prefect and the governor had different opinions. Of course the generals listened to the governor and no one paid any attention to Zhu Wannian.
Seeing that no one was paying attention, Zhu Wannian smiled instead of getting angry, and said an idiom: "A straight line is not enough to make a plan!" He went straight down the city wall along the horse path.
He came to the prefecture as the magistrate, and organized many people and village warriors, as well as one or two hundred government officials and officials.
Civil servants were different from military generals. Although Zhu Wannian was only a prefect, he was not afraid of the governor temporarily appointed by the imperial court.
He felt that the opportunity was too good to miss, so he decided to gather eight hundred young men to lead it personally. Even if they could not fight in the field, the momentum they created could have the effect of attacking from both sides.
