"Your Majesty, the Emei Shi family in western Sichuan colluded with the local magistrate Jiang Lin and thousands of people..."
"Inverted?"
"Exactly!"
"With them, there are already twenty-five groups of rebels this month."
"..."
The first assistant Xia Wanchun didn't know how to reply to this. The Ming Dynasty seemed to be prosperous and peaceful, but in fact there was an undercurrent.
When the opportunity came, those gangsters who were ready to take action started to rebel one after another, which really made the court lose face.
"First assistant, there is no need to worry too much. Those scum are like grasshoppers after autumn, they won't be able to jump around for much longer!"
Zhu Cixiang didn't take their deeds seriously. If they could succeed by pulling the flag, the Ming Dynasty would have perished at the hands of Li Zicheng long ago.
Now the descendants of Brother Li, the courier, have gone to Persia, and they are fighting as the weaklings of the Persian king.
The ability of local rebels is far inferior to that of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong back then.
"Is there any news about the garrison's rebellion?"
"This is not known yet!"
"Rebellion by the garrison is a big deal. The local wealthy gentry colludes with the officials to cause rebellion, which happens almost every year. If you can capture them alive, then use them to mine. If not, then eradicate the roots and avoid future troubles forever."
Zhu Cixiang made this kind of thing a given in an understatement.
Is this considered a disregard for human life?
Of course not!
It’s not that those rebels can’t survive, it’s that they don’t want to abide by the rules.
In other words, the words of a certain emperor were treated as farts!
In this case, a certain emperor would just kill them all...
The good news for the local rebels in Emei is that there is only one brigade of field troops in western Sichuan, and it is stationed on the outskirts of Chengdu.
There is also a mixed combat group of the Air Force near Chengdu, including one squadron of fighter jets, one squadron of reconnaissance aircraft, one squadron of aerial gunships, three squadrons of helicopters, and three squadrons of transport aircraft.
Regarding Jiading Prefecture, south of Chengdu, there is only one battalion of garrison troops there, and Zhu Cixiang does not have high expectations for this unit.
Most of the garrison is composed of local people. If the rebel leader is not a fool, he can definitely be bribed.
The garrison locations of Sichuan defenders are mainly in Chengdu, Yibin, Chongqing, Deyang, Nanchong, Fengjie and other places.
For those places in western Sichuan where there are many indigenous people, management is relatively loose, which can appease the indigenous chiefs.
Whether the indigenous chiefs would be unable to resist the temptation and follow them in rebellion would be beyond the control of a certain emperor.
As long as the air force is ready, it will carry out carpet bombing of insurgent areas...
Taking town as the supplement and care as the main thing did not exist for a certain emperor.
They decided to move anyway, and the Air Force still had a large amount of ammunition in stock, so it would be useful.
Moreover, most of the wealthy gentry in those places were resistant to moving. They could rebel and help a certain emperor in disguise.
Those who are willing to follow the imperial court can naturally run away, otherwise, it means following the rebels wholeheartedly.
Even if those local gangsters don't rebel and stay in the local area as key households, it will have great side effects on the move.
During this period, if another major earthquake occurs in Sichuan, the court will not only be unable to get rid of the local people, but will also pay them back.
This is a situation that a certain emperor absolutely does not want to see. It would be great to use this money to purchase tons of aerial bombs and throw them over!
It's okay in plain areas, especially in mountainous areas and places near mountainous areas, where resistance to moving is particularly serious.
Western Huguang, western Sichuan, the Dabie Mountains, the mountainous areas of southern Jiangxi, and the mountainous areas of northern Guangdong have almost become the five base camps of nail households.
According to the calculation that eight infantry brigades are needed to encircle and suppress one rebel group, a certain emperor would need to dispatch forty infantry brigades of troops just to deal with the rebels in these five areas, which is equivalent to as many as 200,000 people.
Taking into account the difficulty of entering and suppressing the mountainous area, this is equivalent to fighting one more "imperial war", and the cost will not be less than two to three hundred million silver coins, which is still at least, it may reach five or six billion.
However, as long as it can make the rebels' lives worse than death, the money is still well spent. A certain emperor likes to see this kind of thing happen.
By July 1737 AD, the rebel areas had spread to northern areas such as Shanxi and Shandong, and even included the mountainous areas of Liaodong.
Tyrant, foolish king, dog emperor!
These are the three illustrious titles that Zhu Cixiang was given by the rebels!
Based on relevant intelligence reported from various places, the Ministry of War estimates that the number of rebels in Shandong is about 200,000, Shanxi has 780,000, and Liaodong has nearly 50,000.
Sichuan and Huguang were the hardest hit areas, with about 500,000 people each. There were more than 300,000 rebels in northern Guangdong, and 250,000 to 300,000 were entrenched in the Dabie Mountains.
The area of rebel influence in southern Jiangxi is already connected with northern Guangdong, and over time, the area will expand even larger.
A large number of rebel thieves also appeared in western Zhejiang and western Fujian, with a total number of no less than 300,000, becoming two forces that cannot be underestimated.
From the map, the situation seems to have returned to a hundred years ago...
Zhu Cixiang was worried that a certain father was watching his joke!
As the emperor of the ages, is it so easy for me to see jokes?
The main force of the Air Force has returned triumphantly from Europe and has completed its rest.
On July 1, Zhu Cixi ordered the First Air Force to bomb the rebel areas in the north of the mainland, and the Second Air Force to take charge of the southern areas.
This is the first time that "Operation Rolling Thunder" has been implemented on the mainland. If the rebels are left, more people will die. In this case, just blow them up to ashes.
At the same time, Zhu Cihong dispatched the 1st Air Assault Brigade with 500 helicopters to cooperate with the 1st Special Operations Brigade, 1st Infantry Brigade, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 3rd Infantry Brigade and tens of thousands of local armed forces to encircle and suppress the eastern part of Shandong Rebels in the mountains.
"Mr. Yan Shenggong! Something bad has happened!"
"Why are you so alarmed?"
"That guy Gong Dayong is coming with his troops!"
"Ah? This...didn't I give him one hundred thousand silver coins and ten thousand stones of food last time?"
"The guy said that when all the money is spent, he can borrow another 200,000 yuan!"
"...bastard! Do you think my Kong family owns a bank?"
Yanshenggong Kong Zhongming learned the lessons of his elders and no longer dared to let the rebels enter Qufu, let alone collude with the rebels.
In order to express his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, the court and the emperor, he also avoided having his house confiscated and his family exterminated.
From now on, Duke Yan Sheng can only be called by one name - Kong Zhongming!
Whoever succeeds to the throne can be called by this name. Those of the same generation who have not succeeded can choose any name they want.
From now on, there will be Kong Zhongming III, Kong Zhongming IV...Kong Zhongming's 250th generation!
If the Ming Dynasty does not fall, Duke Yansheng will not be able to change his name!
There's nothing you can do about it. Who can't hold your arms up against your thighs?
Back then, the Kong family was almost broken by a chicken thigh, but now they have a long memory and are extremely obedient and well-behaved.
After the emperor decided to move, Kong Zhongming naturally heard about it, but he had his own plans in mind.
The best result is that instead of following a certain emperor to the West, you can still stay on your own three-thirds of an acre of land.
The flowing dynasty, the iron-clad Kong family!
As long as he escapes the control of a certain emperor, Kong Zhongming will have a way to make the Kong family rise again!
However, the emergence of rebels in Shandong, like Cheng Yaojin who broke out halfway, suddenly disrupted Kong Zhongming's plan.
There are many rebel thieves in Shandong, and the strongest one is Gong Dayong and his group.
In particular, the leader Gong Dayong worked for the Kong family in Xintai in his early years, so after the incident, this guy claimed that he was the great-great-grandson of Kong Shengren. Although he was a concubine, he was still a member of the Kong family.
Today's tyrant suppresses the Confucian family and opposes the saints, which means he is an enemy of the scholars in the world. He wants to launch a holy war and complete the shocking cause of destroying the Ming Dynasty and establishing Confucius!
Tian was not shocked by Gong Dayong, but his words scared Yan Shenggong Kong Zhongming half to death.
Once the Kong family is linked to the rebels, will it end well?
How dare you launch a holy war under the banner of the Kong family?
I call you a fairy~!
Don't wait until the official army moves in to suppress him. Kong Zhongming wants to send his servant troops to kill this guy first!
Unfortunately, the report was not approved by the court, and the enemy was located in a mountainous area without aircraft support, making it extremely difficult to attack.
Kong Zhongming had enough capital to do this. The imperial court specifically approved the Kong family to raise three thousand servants in order to protect Qufu and the sacred forest.
Of course, Kong Zhongming would not dare to raise three thousand people in Ding Kemao's land, then he might be regarded as Sima Yi of Shandong...
But there are still thousands of them, and they have also received specially approved rifles, machine guns, and armored off-road vehicles.
It's just that all vehicles and guns have numbers, and the Kong family can't lose a gun.
Any loss of weapons or ammunition must be reported immediately by telephone or telegraph.
The weapons used by Gong Dayong's team were not obtained from Qufu, but fighting jihad under the banner of the Kong family made Kong Zhongming anxious, although the court never reprimanded him or the Kong family.
What the hell kind of genius came up with this gimmick to fight a holy war?
If Kong Zhongming's men caught the instigator first, they would definitely execute him Ling Chi before the court!
This move is a blatant attempt to drag the Kong family into trouble!
Everyone who drowned back then knows how deep the water is!
Qufu is not a fortress-like city, but the strength of the inner city is equivalent to a fortress for ordinary rebels.
The main force guarding Qufu was of course not the local government or the garrison, but the troops of Yan Shenggong Kong Zhongming.
The imperial court only stationed a company in Qufu symbolically, and it was a garrison force, nothing more.
A certain emperor believed that if rebels dared to attack Qufu, his home base, the Kong family would fight to the death.
Facts have proved that it is correct. Three months ago, Gong Dayong united with multiple rebel forces to besiege Qufu, but was repelled by the defenders composed of the Kong family's servants. At the same time, no less than a thousand rebels were killed or injured.
With thousands of servants and more than 3,000 temporarily mobilized people, it is very difficult to defend Qufu with light weapons.
Fortunately, the Kong family was one of the first families in the Ming Dynasty to be allowed to own private helicopters. Kong Zhongming purchased six of them at once and sent many of his confidants to learn how to fly and maintain them.
When Qufu was besieged by rebels, these helicopters came in handy, using their onboard machine guns to inflict heavy damage to the opponent.
On the one hand, Kong Zhongming ordered his men to resist desperately, and on the other hand, he asked the defenders of Ziyang, the chief auxiliary of Yanzhou, for help. ,
The other party responded quickly, but the content made Kong Zhongming angry to death - the content of the reply was almost the same!
Ziyang was also besieged by rebels, and the defenders hoped that Qufu would send troops to rescue...
Fortunately, Qufu and Ziyang are not far from Jining. Jining is a canal hub and is stationed with a brigade of defenders.
The canal defenders also replied. The content was that the canal is a north-south transportation artery, and its role and significance are extraordinary. The defenders will not be easily moved!
If the canal is cut off by rebels, who will bear the responsibility?
Kong Zhongming could only curse the two defenders, but continued to choose to hold on.
There are also garrisons in other places in Shandong, but they are all in the coastal areas of Penglai and Qingdao. Water far away cannot quench the thirst nearby.
There are also troops stationed in Liaocheng, but since the canal also passes through Liaocheng, it is even less likely that the local garrison will come to save Qufu...
When the wealthy gentry from all over Shandong met privately, they all complained that there were too many troops stationed in the army, which made them sleepless and foodless, for fear that one day their homes would be ransacked.
After the rebels broke out everywhere, everyone was frightened like a frightened bird. They began to complain that there were too few garrison troops and that the court did not take them seriously...
This was the case in Qufu. Kong Zhongming even believed that even if there were a thousand troops stationed there, the rebels would not dare to worry about this place.
Fortunately, the rebels are not professional soldiers. There are not many retired soldiers among them, and their combat effectiveness is similar to that of the Kong family's servants who defended Qufu.
The servants relied on the fortification of the city, and Kong Zhongming spared no expense in killing pigs and sheep for everyone, which improved their morale, but the rebels often suffered setbacks in their attacks.
However, the delay in the arrival of the officers and soldiers made Kong Zhongming increasingly afraid of the fall of Qufu.
Although the emperor was greedy, he had a bottom line after all.
The rebels are different. Back then, the rebels had bloodbathed Fengyang...
Seeing that the rebels still refused to retreat, Kong Zhongming had no choice but to take out 100,000 silver coins and 10,000 shi of grain, asking the rebels to withdraw as soon as possible.
This is equivalent to feeding meat buns to dogs, so that’s all you can think of!
Ziyang was indeed besieged by rebels, but the defenders showed the invading enemy a clear path.
As we all know, Qufu is the richest place in Shandong after Penglai and He Jining.
With the same force, why not attack the extremely rich Qufu?
The rebels who besieged Ziyang thought this was very reasonable, so the number of rebels who besieged Qufu increased...
After the enemy was retreated, the news reached Kong Zhongming's ears, and he was furious.
Immediately send a telegram to the court, requesting verification of the situation and severe punishment for such scum!
Before the matter came to an end, Gong Dayong made a comeback and led his troops to attack Qufu.
Unlike rebellions by ordinary people, those leading the rebellions nowadays are basically wealthy gentry with criminal records.
They were unwilling to accept the consequences of mining, so they decided to take risks.
However, no matter how rich your family is, once you embark on this path, you must increase revenue and reduce expenditure.
Especially after recruiting troops and buying horses, as soon as the team has more troops, the silver coins will be spent in boxes.
There are three types of people among the richest people in Shandong. The first type is those who make money by relying on sea trade and canal trade.
The second type eats dirt and relies on mining to make money.
The third category of cannibals is factory owners.
There is also the most special category, to be precise, it is just a family.
They don't eat water, soil, or people, and they make money by shouting about the reputation of their ancestors.
This is the Kong family!
Is it shameful to make money like this?
you guess……
As one of the richest people in Shandong, the Kong family was quickly noticed by the rebels.
Everyone knows that Qufu is difficult to fight, but unexpectedly it turns out to be a tough one.
The former lost his front teeth, and after regrouping, many rebel leaders joined forces to attack Qufu.
The size of the rebel army gathered outside Qufu alone exceeded 100,000.
Looking out from the top of the city, it is really densely packed and the scene is very scary.
Almost half of the rebels in Shandong participated in this operation...
