"Oh, it turns out to be Wu Sangui's remnant." Master Wang Jingji's words made everyone understand instantly.
"This group of rebels can actually be associated with such a background, so it is urgent to rehabilitate them. After the redress is successful, they may not be held accountable by the court, and their sitting position can be moved up." So, I thought in my heart. Zhao Lixiao, who had made up his mind, looked at Li Yicun and asked earnestly:
"Master Li, since these rebels are the remnants of Wu Ni, it is urgent to put an end to the chaos. What do you need our help for?"
"Master Magistrate, since we are quelling the chaos, we naturally need soldiers, horses and food. I have some soldiers and horses, but the rebels are so numerous that it is not enough. I need the Magistrate's help to recruit some people to help." Li Yicun stood up from his seat. Said slowly.
"This is no problem." Zhao Lixiao nodded in approval.
"There is also the issue of mobilizing troops and horses. Mobilizing troops and horses requires documents from the Ministry of War, so I hope the prefect can write a letter to help explain the urgency of this redress, so that the court will not be blamed." Li Yicun continued.
"Of course. I will gather the people for you as soon as the sun breaks. I will also submit a letter to the Ministry of War to express the urgency of the situation with you." Zhao Lixiao readily agreed.
If it comes to other matters, Zhao Lixiao will definitely try his best to shirk the responsibility and ignore it if he can. But this is a rebellion within his jurisdiction. If he cannot suppress it quickly, then he will not only be unable to save the Usha on his head, but also his head.
"Then I would like to thank the prefect." Li Yicun bowed his hands to Zhao Lixiao in thanks, and then continued: "Now that the problem of soldiers and horses has been solved, the next problem is food and salary."
"The prefect also knows that it will take more than a month for documents to be sent to the capital at once, and another month for them to be sent down from the capital for discussion. Every time, the rebels have grown stronger. What I mean is "Yes, can the prefect please use the government tax revenue to advance the payment in advance, and then make up for it when the court's food and salary comes down?" Li Yicun asked.
"No problem. It has been said since ancient times that food and grass go first before the soldiers and horses are moved. As an official of the imperial court, there is no reason for me to let my soldiers of the Qing Dynasty go hungry to rehabilitate and fight. As soon as the day breaks, I will ask Chen Dian of the household to arrange money and food. Question." Zhao Lixiao still readily agreed.
"Okay, with what the prefect said, our army will be able to put down this rebellion quickly." Li Yicun assured loudly.
"In this case, I have to thank Mr. Li. Only with a pillar like Mr. Li in our Qing Dynasty can we be as stable as Mount Tai." Zhao Lixiao said with compliments.
"The prefect is overly praised. Having a good official like the prefect is truly a blessing to the court and a blessing to the people..." Li Yicun replied with a flattered look.
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Thanks to the strong support of Zhao Lixiao, Li Yicun quickly got the money and food he wanted for the troops. Within two days of quelling the rebellion, Li Yicun set off from Qilin County to Malong County.
After Wu Sixi and others used a strategy to capture Malong County, they immediately opened warehouses to distribute grain and recruit troops. However, the population of Malong County is not prosperous, so naturally there are not many young people coming to seek refuge.
Wu Sixi and his group tried their best to recruit only a few hundred people. These people, plus Wu Sixi's own troops, totaled only about 1,400 people. Moreover, due to time constraints, many people in Wu Sixi's team did not even have weapons and could only use farm tools as weapons.
Although the number of Qing troops who came to quell the chaos was not large, and the number of strong men recruited was only more than 2,000. But at least the Qing army had enough weapons, and every man had a weapon.
Judging from the intelligence obtained by Wu Sixi, the Qing army was much better than Wu Sixi's Zhou army in terms of numbers and weapons, but Wu Sixi did not think that he would lose.
This is a big gamble. If you win the gamble, you can further expand your strength, and you will be able to compete in the world in the future.
"Strength is always achieved through hard work."
Wu Sixi felt that the group of Qing troops attacking them could only defeat less than 800 officers and soldiers. As long as more than a thousand of his troops can defeat the officers and soldiers with one force, then the battle will be a victory. As for the remaining civilians of the Qing army, they are nothing to worry about.
After defeating this group of Qing troops, his Zhou army could quickly expand its territory to Qilin County, and then the entire Qujing and even the entire Yunnan.
Li Yicun didn't know what Wu Sixi was thinking, but he also believed that what this group of rebels could really fight was the first few hundred old bandits who dared to attack the county town to rebel. As long as they are killed, the remaining young men who have been coerced will be nothing more than their heads used for military merit.
Since Wu Sixi found out early that the Qing army was coming to encircle and suppress him, Wu Sixi made preparations early, thinking that he could ambush the Qing army on the road.
However, the temporarily established Zhou army did not know how to ambush at all, so the Zhou army ambushing in the mountains was accidentally discovered by the Qing army. Helpless, Wu Sixi had no choice but to give up the ambush, and took advantage of the Qing army to set up his own position before launching an attack, and engage in a real contest of strength with the Qing army.
The battle between the two sides is about to break out. Although the Qing army is usually lazy and often does not practice, it can still manage to form a formation after the drums sound. On the other hand, Wu Sixi's "Great Zhou Army" did not look like an army at all. It looked like a group fighting in the countryside.
At this time, both sides did not speak much, and the drums on the battlefield continued to beat rapidly.
"Start the war..."
The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and as the shouts came from the Zhou army, the battle began.
In fact, it was not that Wu Sixi could not hold back his composure, but that he was afraid that many of the people in his Zhou army who had never experienced war would retreat directly under the sound of the Qing army's approaching war drums. In order to prevent such a thing from happening, Wu Sixi could only choose to go all out and give it a go.
"Kill...Kill all the dog officers and soldiers, kill all the Tatars..."
Accompanied by shouts, the Zhou army rushed out like a flood holding their "weapons".
"Archers, come out..."
"shoot…"
Looking at the approaching Zhou army, the Qing army hurriedly mobilized.
"咻...咻咻..."
Dozens of bows instantly shot out a wave of arrows. As soon as this wave of arrows flew into the Zhou army, it caused casualties of twenty or thirty people.
Fortunately, this Qing army lacked artillery and did not have many bows and arrows. Otherwise, with several waves of long-range attacks by the Qing army, the Zhou army would have been defeated without even being able to reach the Qing army.
Although the Zhou army had suffered many casualties due to the shooting of the Qing army, they still gritted their teeth and rushed in front of the Qing army.
Looking at the Zhou army that was about to rush to the front of the formation, Li Yicun sat firmly on his horse and laughed and said:
"This group of rebels is really bloody. But it's time for these idiots to understand what fighting means."
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