Zhu Mingxia placed the baggage team and the old, weak, sick and disabled in the middle. Huang Xiong led the company to the rear and led the team to the front. The cavalry squad patrolled back and forth and asked people to take out the big flags he had prepared in advance and raise them. There were dozens of big flags. As soon as the flag flutters and the neatly organized troops appear, it looks like thousands of troops marching from a distance. But even if you don't get closer, it's quite impressive. This is Zhu Mingxia's strategy of spreading beans into an army. He wants to pretend to be a paper tiger. , the Huang County rebels were so frightened that they did not dare to act rashly. If the rebels really came to attack, the refugees whose movements were restricted would not be easily in the way. They could be driven away as cannon fodder, or they could be thrown aside. In short, the camp would not be blown up because of the refugees. leading to collapse
"Pay attention to the stragglers" Zhu Mingxia issued the order and the entire team began to slowly squirm on the ice and snow.
The first step of the operation was to return to the relay point before nightfall. Relying on a village for the night, Zhu Mingxia rode on a captured war horse - when he was in Lingao, he would go to the cavalry training team in the Gaoshanling area every week for horseback riding training. , although he may not be able to swing a sword immediately, but he can still command the battle on horseback.
The wind was strong and it hurt his face, but when he saw the people and horses flowing around him, he felt a little proud. Although most of them were haggard refugees, in a few years they would all become tigers and wolves.
The crowd moved slowly. Although it was very slow, they could still walk three or four kilometers per hour. Zhu Mingxia felt that returning to the relay station before nightfall would not be a big problem.
Along the way, you can still encounter sporadic refugees and rebel rangers - the rebel rangers are numerous and widely distributed. Obviously, Kong Youde attaches great importance to Huang County and sends a large number of reconnaissance cavalry to carry out activities.
Zhu Mingxia knew that to the southwest of Huang County was Laizhou. If the rebels wanted to expand their scope of activities, they had to attack Laizhou first to fully stretch their arms and legs. Otherwise, they would be trapped and killed between the mountains and sea of Dengzhou. From the perspective of history and the reality of this time and space, the rebels The army sent troops to attack Huang County in January, which proves that no matter what time and space it is, the enemy's behavior pattern will not change much.
Since the fall of Dengzhou, the city of Dengzhou has regained order after the initial chaos. The rebel army has gathered and is more vigilant than before. The traces of the massacre of the natives have been cleared away, leaving only the blackened walls on the streets and walls. blood stains
Li Jiucheng, Kong Youde and others inspected the warehouse, and after collecting the defeated troops and surrendering, the entire city was tightly guarded. Each city gate was guarded by a Qian general and many soldiers led by soldiers to strictly check access-all with Dongjiang origins. Outside the Liao city, all strategic places such as the Mi Shen Mountain were filled with horse and infantry troops. Not only were every household occupied by the army, but tents were lined up in the surrounding suburbs, and war horses were in groups. At night, drums and horns were played, and horses neighed. No one knows how many rebels there are. Passengers traveling from south to north have to go through layers of cross-examination.
Because there was too much killing when the city was broken, Li, Kong and others were afraid that the surrendered troops and civilians who were not from Liaodong in the city would be resentful and would become internal agents of the officers and soldiers. Therefore, they strictly controlled the city of Dengzhou and prohibited locals and southerners from the main roads in the city. Walking, behead them wherever you find them
Recently, the security in the city has been strengthened again. Not only is there a night curfew and sentries are posted everywhere, but no one is allowed to walk without any reason during the day. Roads are required to enter and exit. The city walls are on heightened alert. Anyone who is found to have arrows that are not responding should be sent arrows day and night. All were executed regardless of the reason. The entire Dengzhou city was heavily guarded. A few days ago, the rebels had secretly cast the "Du Yuan Marshal" seal and elected Li Jiucheng as the "Du Yuanshi", Kong Youde as the "Deputy Du Yuan Marshal" and Geng Zhongming as the Dudu Governor.
The "Commander's Mansion" of the rebels, which was also the operational center of the entire army, was located in the original Dengzhou governor's office of Sun Yuanhua.
Most of the generals of the rebel army have been in the military for a long time. Li Jiucheng also served as the deputy general of the Dongjiang Army. He has his own rules and regulations for running the army and preparing for war, and handles all affairs in an orderly manner.
Kong Youde was currently standing in a hall of the "Shuai's Mansion" with his hands behind his hands and looking at the two big trees in the courtyard - he was not old, only thirty years old. He was born as a miner and had been in the army for a long time, so he had a strong body. strong body
Judging from his face, his expression is very calm, and there is no trace of nervousness or worry. However, deep down in his heart, he is still thinking about the future of himself and Dongjiang all the time.
Raising troops to cause rebellion was not Kong Youde's original intention, but mostly Li Jiucheng's. But once he actually raised the flag of rebellion, he had already made up his mind to go to the dark side.
Neither Kong Youde nor Li Jiucheng had any intention of becoming the emperor themselves - although the Ming Dynasty had shown signs of being terminally ill, it was still a behemoth in the end. There was only a third chance of rebellion, but it was a narrow escape. Although they had They planned to recruit Sun Yuanhua to join the group, but this was just to expand the momentum. The top leaders of the rebels did not have a unified understanding of the specific extent of the rebellion.
The door to appeasement has not been closed. Li, Kong and Geng knew very well that the imperial court was in dire straits right now. As long as any rebellion or civil unrest reached a certain scale, appeasement was almost the one thing the imperial court was most willing to do. There were several mutinies at the end of the Apocalypse and the beginning of Chongzhen. Almost all of them ended in "pacification". Huanglong was tortured by rioting soldiers on Pi Island and even had his legs broken. In the end, he was "pacified".
So in general, they still planned to rebel to get the best "recruitment" conditions. Therefore, from the beginning, they continued to use all means to express their willingness to accept recruitment. At first, this was a delaying tactic, used to delay the "recruitment" of the officers and soldiers. When pressure comes, try to expand your territory and increase your strength.
As long as you have strong strength, you can put forward sufficient conditions to the court. This condition is something that many generals from Dongjiang have always planned.
Then turn Dongjiang Town into a third force that is nominally affiliated with the Ming Dynasty and can actually move between the Ming Dynasty and the Hou Jin Dynasty.
Such signs had already vaguely appeared in Guanning Town at that time - the general family that commanded the army was transforming into warlords. Not only did they receive large sums of military pay, but the court also began to gradually lose control.
Compared with Guanning Town, Dongjiang Town is located on the Liaohai Sea. It can restrain Hou Jin who attempts to enter the pass, and can threaten the capital and Shandong of the Ming Dynasty when retreating. In order to deal with Hou Jin and ensure the safety of the flanks, the imperial court can only use a steady stream of troops. Transporting military pay and food, allowing them to form a de facto military group that separates one side from another. This is the trick of "bringing supplies with fresh goods" that the Dongjiang soldiers have always planned to establish a third force in the gap between the two powers of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The Liu Xingzuo brothers, who once dominated Dongjiang Town after Mao Wenlong's death, had such a plan. However, the Liu brothers were not Dongjiang old people who followed Mao Wenlong in revolting. Their appeal was limited, so they could not succeed in the end.
In contrast, people like Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde were almost all members of the old army who followed Mao Wenlong and founded Dongjiang. Li Jiucheng also served as the deputy general of the Dongjiang army and had high prestige among the old Dongjiang people.
As long as the imperial court is willing to recruit Li Jiucheng as the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang, the old Dongjiang troops will be able to get rid of Huang Long as an "outsider" and be free to act freely.
Although the abacus was a good one, Kong Youde knew that things would not be that simple - especially a few days ago, Sun Yuanhua mysteriously disappeared from the Supervisory Army Office where he was under house arrest, and disappeared without a trace.
The guards guarding him were either dead or knew nothing about it. Although the guards stationed at the Yamen of Jianjun Road were all Liao people, they still tortured the guards after the incident, but found nothing. They were either asleep or I didn't hear or see anything
Losing Sun Yuanhua also lost the biggest weight in their hands. Compared with several other officials who were captured together, Sun Yuanhua had the highest official position and the widest connections in the court. He was also the highest official in the Denglai region. His Every word and deed can have a great impact. Originally, Li Jiucheng and others planned to use him to contact the court about recruitment matters.
Sun Yuanhua's mysterious disappearance also brought about a terrible potential threat, that is, who could take him away without anyone noticing in the heavily guarded Dengzhou City?
Although all the soldiers guarding the platform were found killed on a watchtower the next day, it was very likely that the enemy had crossed the city and entered, but they didn't dare to think it was Li or Kong. Almost everyone did not believe that anyone had such ability - even if there were people in the world. For such a strange person as Hongxian, it was just a box that she stole, while Sun Yuanhua was a big living person.
Not only Sun Yuanhua was missing, but also the two servants and a servant who served Sun Yuanhua. These four living people were able to lead Dengzhou City out of the city wall in a dark night. No one dared to say that they believed it.
On that day, an order was issued not to spread any information to the outside world. As long as all other guards in the Jianjundao Yamen were alive that day, they were wiped out from top to bottom. However, this incident aroused suspicion among the top rebels - many people believed that, This was done by a high-ranking general in the city. He probably hid Sun Yuanhua and used it as capital for his future "anyway"
And Kong Youde is the most suspicious person - almost everyone thinks that if someone can do this, then Kong Youde is the most likely person.
First of all, he received great kindness from Sun Yuanhua - and it doesn't stop there. The relationship between Sun Yuanhua and Kong Youde is not as simple as kindness. Many people have heard that Sun Yuanhua's ability to become the governor of Denglai is related to Kong Youde secretly bribing the big shots in the DPRK. There are rumors that after Sun Yuanhua became the governor of Dengzhou, he did treat Kong Youde very well.
Secondly, Kong Youde's power and appeal among the top rebels is second only to Li Jiucheng. If anything is to be done, he is in the most advantageous position - as long as he kills Li Jiucheng, the "chief culprit", he will not only be innocent, but he may also be able to gain merit.
The combination of these factors makes Kong Youde's situation very unfavorable (to be continued)
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