"Whether you did it or not, we'll talk about it later. [Read the latest chapter]" Kong Youde said solemnly, "Everyone put on your clothes, order all the troops immediately, and don't move without permission. Brothers from each battalion who have gone out, immediately send someone to take them back!"
"Here!" The generals knew that something was fishy and feared that a big change was imminent, so they did not dare to entangle any more. They responded in unison. Kong Youde stood up, asked his soldiers to put on armor for him, and ordered the generals to gather his soldiers and servants. ,ready to go.
"No talking on the road without raising a flag!"
After the general went out, Kong Youde stopped Li Yingyuan who was about to exit: "You go with me."
Li Yingyuan's face suddenly turned pale, and he didn't know what Kong Youde had planned.
At this time, Kong Youde speculated that there must be something fishy between Li Jiucheng and his son. He was afraid that this was Li Jiucheng's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain and coerce the entire army to mutiny as soon as he left, so he took the lead and detained his son to join the army.
Before the meal was over, Kong Youde had already set off with fifty cavalry. When he went there in person, he first had to find out who was doing it - ever since he arrived in Dongguang, the ghostly reconnaissance cavalry that had been following the large group of people gave him a premonition of imminent danger.
"Which group of people is causing trouble inside?" Thinking of this, he involuntarily tightened his grip on the reins.
Kong Youde led this group of cavalry to the vicinity of the river gate very quickly. He did not lead people directly into the fire scene for fear of causing misunderstanding. Instead, he ordered the entire army to stop two miles away from the fire scene. He himself took a dozen cavalry servants with him. He rode his horse carefully. The attacking men and horses seemed to have retreated, and there was no sound of killing or the sound of horse hooves. Many of the boats moored beside the river embankment were on fire. The fire was blazing and the heat was unbearable. The captains on the ship were running away in all directions. Some people saw this sentry and thought they were with the attackers, so they all fled away.
On the river embankment, many corpses were lying scattered everywhere. By the light of the fire, we could see that most of them were Cao Ding on the water transport ship - Kong Youde took a breath of air, they were robbing the ship. Even though the cao boats are in decay and the cao boats are like beggars, they are all "official boats" and "officers and soldiers". If they attack the cao boats, it will be a serious crime.
One of the soldiers struck with a spear in his hand. He picked up the arrows from the corpse and presented them to Kong Youde. He took it and looked at it carefully. He could tell at a glance that it was an "official arrow" and that it came from Dengzhou.
Kong Youde held the arrow shaft in his palm and felt cold sweat running down his back. Could it be that this group of people came from Dengzhou? How dare you do such nonsense!
The ship was in a mess, with all kinds of cargo and grain scattered on the ship. Kong Youde saw the eyes of his servants shining brightly, and they were all eager to give it a try and quickly stopped.
The streets were deserted. Every door was closed, every household was locked, and there was a deathly silence. I saw that several large houses near the water gate had their doors open, and various belongings were scattered on the streets.
Suddenly there was a rumble under his horse's hooves, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be a human head.
Look carefully again. There were seven or eight headless corpses abandoned on the street. They were not dressed in fancy clothes, but they were dressed like a wealthy family. A servant next to him had been a pond horse recently and had been here. He whispered that these households were the residences of the gatekeepers and gatekeepers on the sluice gate.
Look at the silk cloth scattered on the ground and the loose money with the money rope torn off. You know how rich these families are. Kong Youde not only cursed secretly: "Damn it!"
He pulled the reins of his horse and had no intention of looking again: although the people coming were in a hurry, they were undoubtedly officers and soldiers.
As for who came from. He didn't know and didn't want to know - even though he already believed in his heart that it was Li Jiucheng and others who were causing trouble.
"You are forcing me to be like Lu Junyi!" Kong Youde said secretly.
However, the matter has come to this, and it is useless to talk about it anymore. Kong Youde knew very well that regardless of whether Li Jiucheng sent someone to do this or not, he would have to bear the blame - or rather, it would be the former Dongjiang people who would take the blame.
"Okay, you ask for mercy and you will be rewarded. I won't stand in the way of your good deeds for my own future!" Kong Youde thought bitterly and ordered loudly. "go back!"
At this moment, he had made up his mind to raise the flag of rebellion, not only because he had no excuse at the moment, but also because he found that his control over his subordinates was so poor: Li Jiucheng pulled most of the generals and soldiers away without showing off. In the past, I did such a big thing without telling myself!
If he continued to refuse, he would either be killed by the mutinous soldiers, or he would have no choice but to leave his troops and flee. Of course, with Sun Yuanhua's attitude towards him, he might not blame him, but would try his best to keep him safe. But since then, he has become a mere general with only dozens of soldiers and servants.
Without soldiers, military commanders in this era of increasingly chaotic world have lost their capital. Whether you want to be an official, make a fortune, or even settle down, you must have soldiers on hand.
If you want to regain control of the people, you have to participate in the rebellion and regain power in the chaos of war. This force was brought out by Kong himself, and now it is simply because of its bleak future that it is being deceived by Li Jiucheng and others. He believes that as long as he follows the general trend and uses his skills well, he will soon regain control of the force.
Although Kong Youde is unwilling to rebel, once he makes a decision, he will go all the way to darkness. He suddenly reined in his horse and ordered his men: "Immediately send orders to all battalions to come forward!"
Now that it has been started, no matter who is responsible for this, this matter has already been counted on his head.
In this case, if you want to do it, do it thoroughly!
The market here is prosperous and many ships are anchored. Although the fattest sheep have been slaughtered, the remaining wealth is still considerable. Being able to easily obtain a large amount of food, grass, property and livestock was much more rewarding than before by secretly robbing homes and destroying several villages.
With this large amount of capital in hand, the morale of the military can be stabilized. If you have food and pay in your hands, soldiers will work hard for you. With soldiers, you don't have to be afraid no matter what you do next.
Even the imperial court will count on you to work hard with every blow as long as you have the strength. It will never count how many people you killed or how much property you robbed.
Thinking of this, he turned his horse's head and pointed the whip in the direction of the market: "Enter the town!"
Chen Sigen stood on a hill on the edge of the woods a few miles away, observing the town with an infrared telescope. When he saw groups of cavalry pouring into the market, burning, killing and looting on the river embankments and streets, his heart still sank. Although their goal of forcing Kong Youde to rebel had been achieved, the innocent people in this market But in vain, he became a victim of the Senate's "strategic goals".
Whoever created the figurines has no descendants?
When he thought of these words, he couldn't help but feel a sincere uneasiness.
"Squad leader." The sergeant major of the special reconnaissance team called him softly.
"Well, what's the matter?" Chen Sigen turned around.
"The officers and soldiers' pond horses are starting to come over."
Chen Sigen secretly praised Kong Youde for being a veteran general, who did not forget to alert his surroundings when he launched troops to plunder. It seems that in addition to being cast early in the morning, outstanding ability is also a crucial factor in being able to get the position of the three-shun king among the demoted officials and generals in the late Ming Dynasty.
"Let's withdraw!" he ordered. "The whole army returns to the base camp."
Since Kong Youde has begun to rob the market with troops, it means that he has made up his mind to rebel. The next thing is left to the scout cavalry to bite him tightly and pay attention to his movements at all times.
Taking the special reconnaissance team's raid as an introduction, an army that had long been dissatisfied finally raised the flag of rebellion. The anger and resentment that had been suppressed in Dongjiang Jun's heart for a long time suddenly turned into a very destructive torrent.
After Kong Youde raised his troops, he immediately returned to Wuqiao and attacked Wuqiao unexpectedly. The local magistrate had been on guard for a long time - he had also heard about the activities of a "horse bandit" in neighboring Dongguang County, and closed the city gate in time. . Finally, no county seat was saved. Kong Youde saw that he could not succeed for a while, so he stopped struggling under the city. After burning, killing and looting the local area, he immediately sent his troops back to Shandong. They obtained a large amount of livestock, grain, grass and property in Dongguang and Wuqiao. They loaded their property and food onto the plundered horses, mules and donkeys, and drove them with the large army towards Shandong. The smoke and dust billowing from the people and horses can be seen from more than ten miles away.
"There's chaos!"
Terrible news spread on the road, and urgent documents from Dongguang and Wuqiao counties had begun to be delivered at the inns. However, in the entire land of Shandong, except for the elders in Longkou who were gearing up and waiting, no one expected that the situation would develop to this point. To what extent. While the people of Shandong were sleeping, Kong Youde's Liaodong cavalry were already rolling in.
The three people on Qimu Island watched Kong Youde's movements nervously: they had successfully brought Kong back to the historical trajectory that the Senate needed. Now, it depends on whether his next step is consistent with the old time and space.
The news from the scout cavalry reassured them: After sweeping across Wu Bridge, Kong Youde quickly approached the southeast along the current route of National Highway 104. The local government was caught off guard and had no troops available. Those who responded quickly were able to close the city gates in an emergency and escape the disaster. Those who responded slowly fell one after another. The rebels successively captured Lingxian and Linyi, and after seizing a large amount of grain, grass, property and livestock, they followed the route of Provincial Highway 316 and captured the Shanghe River. Then they went eastward from the Shanghe River, crossing the Tuhai River and the Yellow River in turn, and captured Qidong. (It is now called Gao Qing. Then he attacked southeast and captured Xincheng (which should be Huantai today).
Since almost all of his men were cavalry, and a large number of livestock were plundered to carry supplies, and he did not stop at one place or city on the way, and replenished his team with plundered supplies and livestock as he went, he marched very fast. In less than a month, On November 22, 1631, the troops arrived at Dengzhou City.
The Huang County rebels just passed by, and Kong Youde did not try to attack the county - he was most concerned about returning to Dengzhou as soon as possible and getting the response and strength of the old Dongjiang troops.
