Although there are many civil uprisings, they are not large in scale, even though they have lasted for so long.
However, the development of the anti-thief forces is still not very good, with only more than 2,000 people at most.
Moreover, they don’t even have basic weapons and equipment, and many people still use hoes, sticks and other agricultural tools.
Zhang Shize's five thousand elite soldiers, plus the officers and soldiers of a guard station and three thousand household stations.
They were hit with no power to fight back, and they were basically pushed flat.
In just half a month, the civil unrest in southern Fujian has been brought under control, and all that is left is just the finishing touches.
Everything went smoothly for Zhang Shize, but there were many obstacles on Li Zhilong's side.
After all, Deng Maoqi is not an ordinary person, and his pirates are not farmers or domestic servants, they are all licking blood from the edge of their swords.
The most important thing is that the officers and soldiers are not united.
Although Li Zhilong mobilized officers and soldiers from two guard posts and a thousand household post to gather for the expedition.
But these guard soldiers are really useless. They can beat peasant servants, but once they face the fierce pirates and Japanese pirates, their true colors will be revealed.
Before the fight even started, just one confrontation made your legs tremble. If someone else charged, your own side would be completely defeated.
And their weapons and equipment are not even as good as those of the pirates.
Li Zhilong went to check it out. A guardhouse with 5,600 people couldn't produce 100 sets of armor?
The rust on the swords and guns used was so thick, let alone the damaged ones.
Moreover, he has no martial arts skills at all, and the generals have no tactics at all.
In short, they bullied the weak and feared the strong. When they encountered Japanese pirates, they ran away, only hating their parents for giving them two fewer legs.
When encountering peasant troops or passing by villages and stockades, they would rush up and rob them, which was even worse than pirates.
For this reason, he has killed a commanding official and two thousand households to improve military discipline.
Looking at these wine bags and rice bags, Li Zhilong also sighed, how to fight this battle? Can such an army win the war?
And after several contacts and collisions, Li Zhilong also discovered a strange point.
These weapons used by pirates and Japanese pirates were actually made by the government?
Considering the emperor's reminder and the situation in Fujian, he had to wonder whether there was any shadow of the Fujian government office behind this incident.
Therefore, Li Zhilong has been fighting in small quantities and has not assembled the main force to fight Deng Maoqi head-on.
He was not afraid, but he didn't want to rush into a decisive battle without knowing the situation.
Moreover, his own five thousand troops are all elite and of great use.
What if you are betrayed by someone and are tricked and killed inexplicably?
He came to Fujian not only to fight, but also to reorganize the guard station.
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Capital
After Jin Yiwei's surveillance and investigation, Wang Zaijin's affairs indeed became clear.
Because of Zhu Youxiao's warning, Liu Neng was really restless and frightened after he returned.
As a result, his flaws were soon exposed and he secretly ran to an official's house in the middle of the night.
Jin Yiwei was unprepared, so he didn't know exactly what Liu Neng did or said when he went to this official's house.
I only know that this house is where an official from the Southern Zhili Province lives.
Although it has not been thoroughly investigated, it has been verified that Zhu Youxiao's guess was not wrong. This incident was indeed a conspiracy planned by others.
He wanted to take action decisively and catch them all in one fell swoop, but unfortunately he didn't know exactly who was in their gang.
I don’t know what the real purpose behind their conspiracy is.
But within a few days, Chen Qiyu's memorial arrived in the capital.
Zhu Youxiao was also confused when he saw it.
Because his memorial said that tens of thousands of troops searched for several days but found no trace of the Mongols.
But he also said that there was indeed a war, because Yang Hong took him and Man Gui to the battlefield to inspect the scene.
Zhu Youxiao couldn't understand the situation more and more. What on earth were they doing?
Is it really just a coincidence?
But this is not in line with the Mongolian behavior.
Such a large-scale invasion must come to clear the grass valley.
Moreover, they also won the battle and defeated Datong's frontier army. Logically speaking, this was the climax of the looting.
Why did you withdraw your troops so suddenly?
Zhu Youxiao was puzzled. At this time, Sun Yunhe came back from Liaodong.
I originally wanted him to go to Fujian to investigate the causes of civil unrest.
But the situation is different now. Obviously, things in the north are more important, so he was decisively sent to Xuanda.
There were Jinyiwei spies in the Mongolian camp and Datong City. At this time, he could only hope that these spies and Sun Yunhe would bring him good news.
"Check? What is he checking for?"
"Don't we have a war with the Mongols?"
"Humph, I have known for a long time that the emperor has placed many imperial guards in Datong to monitor us."
"If it weren't for these imperial guards, this general wouldn't have had to go to such great lengths to play out this scene with the Mongols."
In the Datong General Military Mansion, Yang Hong sat at the head and said with disdain.
It is not difficult to see from his words that he looked down upon the emperor's behavior of placing spies to monitor him.
After all, the Yang family is also a family of generals. It has been operating in the Xuanda area for more than two hundred years since the Hongwu period.
If he didn't even have this little control, then his Yang family wouldn't have lasted two hundred years and still been standing here.
"Then Chen Qiyu is also an idiot. I just took him out for a few rounds and he believed it. He is really stupid."
"The little emperor can reuse such a fool. He is not very smart even if he thinks about it. According to this general, as long as we work together, the possibility of success is still very high."
Yang Hong said impassionedly, as if he already had a chance to win.
All the generals under his command were also very happy and agreed one after another.
Not long ago, they had received news that the gentry and wealthy families from the south had arrived as promised, and the plan was successfully implemented.
The little emperor must have been exhausted.
This trial also gave them confidence, so they were full of confidence.
"General, this is just the beginning. The core of the plan is to deceive the emperor out of the capital. Otherwise, your work will be in vain."
"And when the emperor leaves the city, he must be escorted by a lot of troops. How to ambush is also a big problem. It's better to be cautious."
Li Yuan couldn't bear to see these warriors boasting mindlessly.
After all, he was also involved in this matter. Once it was smashed, he would not end well, so he reminded Yang Hong in his ear.
"Don't worry, I have made all arrangements. In a few days, I will add fuel to the emperor's anger and see how he reacts."
"As for the ambush, it's too early now. The emperor is still in the palace."
Yang Hong said confidently.
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