And Qin Liangyu's strategic deployment was extremely successful.
After six days of fierce attack, after receiving Qin Liangyu's military order, Hu Hai pretended to be defeated and abandoned the Kobe Pass.
The rebels didn't even think that this was a Ming army's plan, so after occupying Kobe Pass, they didn't even take a basic rest and began to gather troops to move north again.
However, before they had gone far, they encountered 15,000 reinforcements led by Lu Qin.
Lu Qin immediately set up camp according to the geographical environment, preparing to fight a protracted war with the rebels.
When the rebel leader saw this, he thought that the Ming army was timid and did not dare to take the initiative to attack.
With high morale, they began to attack the Ming army's formation just one day later.
But although their military strength is superior, their combat effectiveness is very average.
Lu Qin even saw that some rebel soldiers did not even have decent weapons, but were still holding bamboo poles and wooden sticks.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
These people were obviously temporarily coerced or recruited.
Lu Qin's mission was to hold them here for a few days, so even if the opponent had 30,000 troops, he was not afraid at all.
Sure enough, the rebels' attacks for several days were beaten back by the Ming army.
Because the rebels lacked armor to protect themselves, the Ming army's arrows were like weapons of mass destruction. As long as they hit, they would either die or be injured.
Therefore, the rebels also suffered heavy losses. In just three days, the number of casualties reached more than 3,000.
This is really unacceptable to them.
After the leaders of some small tribes saw the horrors on the front line with their own eyes, their will was not firm, so they also had the idea of retreating.
But they didn't realize at all that behind them, Qin Liangyu personally led five thousand elite soldiers, completely cutting off their retreat.
And they are marching towards Kobe Pass, preparing to launch a surprise attack, attack them from both front and back, and annihilate them in one fell swoop.
In the rebel camp, the heads of chieftains and chiefs of various tribes began to quarrel over the retreat.
The leaders of several small tribes have already reached an agreement.
Although Anur is the big leader, he can't do anything to these people in the current war.
But in his heart, there was ten thousand reluctances.
When he was in a dilemma, his ears were more sensitive, and he vaguely heard shouts of killing from the rear camp.
When he went out to take a look, he saw flames in the back camp shooting into the sky, and chaos began in the middle camp.
At this time, the soldiers came to report that the Ming army launched a night attack. They were unprepared and could not resist it.
In panic, he had no choice but to gather his troops and prepare to fight.
At this moment, the Ming army, which had been huddled in the camp, unexpectedly came out in full force and launched a fierce attack on them.
At this time, Anur had realized that his situation was over. He didn't even bother to wear his armor and stomach, and hurriedly fled away under the protection of several soldiers.
After a night of fierce fighting, the Ming army successfully completed its set goal.
More than 13,000 people were beheaded and more than 4,000 people were captured.
The Ming army's own casualties were less than two thousand, which can be described as a great victory.
After winning the first battle, Qin Liangyu breathed a sigh of relief.
He personally drafted the memorial and sent a fast horse to Beijing to convey the good news.
After resting, Qin Liangyu led the army to continue southward, heading straight for the rebels' lair, Mubang.
Mu Changzuo, Duke of Guizhou, also led 20,000 soldiers and horses to the Xuanwei Division in Myanmar, preparing to use it as a base camp to conquer 800 Dadian.
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At the end of October in the capital, during the Little Ice Age, winter had already begun.
Looking at the vast snow in front of him, Zhu Youxiao was not in a very good mood.
Due to natural disasters, the autumn tax revenue in the northern provinces was less than last year.
Especially in Shaanxi and Shandong provinces, except for a few prefectures, the rest of the hardest-hit areas have been exempted from taxes.
Despite this, the life of the people at the bottom is still extremely difficult, and there are still many people who chew bark and weeds.
The taxes collected by Shuntian Prefecture and Shanxi were barely enough to maintain the daily expenses of the local government and the imperial court.
Not to mention supplying areas such as Jiubian and Liaodong.
In the Huguang area, seedling chaos broke out just in time for the autumn harvest.
Although Wu Sheng had basically quelled the rebellion, many rice fields and crops were still destroyed due to the war.
The only thing he can hope for now is that the court's tax collection in the prosperous area of Nanzhili can go smoothly.
"Long live Lord, it's a bit cold today. It's better to go back to the Nuan Pavilion. Don't freeze your body."
Seeing the emperor pacing back and forth in the snow, Wang Chaofu, who had been worried for a long time and felt the cold, mustered up the courage to advise him.
"Cold air can make people more awake and calm, and I can think more accurately about state affairs."
At this time, Zhu Youxiao was in a very bad mood.
In addition to the decrease in the Ming Dynasty's treasury revenue, there was another thing that made him unable to feel at ease for a long time.
In Wei Zhongxian's Dongchang, the errands were not done well.
Xu Hongru, the leader of Shandong White Lotus Sect, has still not been caught.
Even though he put enough pressure on Wei Zhongxian, there were some things that he just couldn't force.
The White Lotus Sect is deeply rooted in Shandong, and there are countless believers who blindly believe in it.
Xu Hongru has always been extremely low-key and flawless in his work. The government does not even know that this person exists.
Therefore, no matter what method Dongchang uses and racks his brains, he cannot catch him.
But because of his advance preparation and intervention, the White Lotus Sect did not rebel this year like it did in history.
But at this time, Zhu Youxiao was also ready to fight in Shandong. Although the pressure was huge, he had to make plans in advance.
Now he finally understood why Emperor Wanli gave in.
Because even if you are an emperor and dominate the world, not everything will go as you want.
What’s even more frustrating is that there are some things that you clearly know and try your best to do, but the process and results are still disappointing.
This was how he collected mining taxes, and how he fought for power with civil servants.
And the same is true for me now. Is this cancer of the White Lotus Sect really just waiting for him to break out?
After Zhu Youxiao thought hard and couldn't figure it out, he no longer continued to struggle pointlessly.
As the saying goes, when soldiers come, the water will come and the earth will cover it up. Although the current situation is not good for him, it is not so bad that it cannot be reversed.
Although the White Lotus Sect is troublesome, they are indeed a rabble.
There have been hundreds of uprisings in history, starting from the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and lasting for 500 years from the Ming Dynasty to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Every one of them was not wiped out.
"Wang Banban, I have issued a decree to the Chief Envoy of Shandong Province that people from all prefectures and counties are not allowed to enter and exit at will, especially some practicing monks and Toutuo. They must be strictly controlled."
"Tell Wei Zhongxian that everyone related to the White Lotus Sect will be captured and no one will be spared. They will then be sent to Liaodong or Jiubian to guard the border and build roads."
Since Xu Hongru cannot be caught, then his roots and wings will be cut off.
In this way, even if he rebels, he can suppress the scale of the rebellion to a certain extent and reduce the pressure on the court to counter the rebellion.
