Due to Yan Keng's New Deal, there was no collusion between officials and gentry in the history of Shaxian County, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Therefore, Deng Maoqi never rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, but instead became a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty.
After Yan Yan learned the truth, he immediately realized that this was a good talent.
He immediately ordered people to summon Deng Maoqi, who was the commander-in-chief of the twenty-four local capitals at that time.
Deng Maoqi was thick and stocky, with a beard, and he looked like he was not easy to mess with, but his eyes shone with wisdom.
Facing a big shot like Yan Yan, he showed no timidity at all. He kowtowed and greeted him generously. He was not lacking in etiquette, but he also advanced and retreated in a measured manner. As soon as he saw Yan Yan, he was already somewhat satisfied.
After some exchanges, Yan Yan confirmed in his heart that this is a malleable talent.
Regarding Ye Zongliu’s rebels, his evaluation was as follows:
"They are just a bunch of rabble! They are gathered together out of fear of punishment from the court and greed for property. However, such a gathering is extremely unstable. As long as the court relaxes the ban on them, these people may collapse at any time. They I have no intention of fighting to the end!"
"The thief chief Ye Zongliu was even more short-sighted. He neither attacked the prefecture nor stole the strategic location, but he went to attack the silver mine. When the imperial court mobilized troops to quell the rebellion, he actually led the rebels. In mining, what can such a person do?”
"The leader is like this, and his troops will not have the military spirit and fighting spirit! The reason why they have been able to survive until now is just because the generals in the imperial court passed the blame, and it is difficult to catch up with them because they are moving around."
"As soon as the counter-rebellion army arrives, it will be like catching a turtle in a jar!"
His views were exactly the same as Yan Yan's, and even more profound in some places. This made Yan Yan very surprised, and Dang even decided to take him under his command.
The fact is that as Deng Maoqi said, Ye Zongliu's troops had great shortcomings. In the original history, compared to the mighty uprising of King Deng Maoqi, Ye Zongliu actually stretched his crotch a lot.
During Deng Maoqi's heyday, he controlled almost all of Fujian and half of Jiangxi, while Ye Zongliu was always a rogue bandit. They said they were responding to each other's aid, but in fact they were not on the same level at all.
Fortunately, in this time and space, the butterfly effect caused by Yan Keng eliminated this giant bandit that mobilized troops from four provinces, even alarmed Beijing, and attracted 50,000 Beijing troops to move south before finally being quelled.
Naturally, Yan Yan didn't know that his father had unintentionally helped him so much, and he had already acted according to his own ideas.
He first cursed the generals:
"There are tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, but there is nothing you can do to stop the thousands of thieves. In three years, Ye Ni gathered tens of thousands of troops to attack the city and occupy the county. You are still in the heart of the Ming Dynasty. I think you are just a bunch of drunkards!"
"Before I came here, His Majesty complained about your incompetence many times. If I hadn't urged you, you would have been dismissed from your posts and imprisoned or even killed!"
After some stern scolding, many generals were trembling with fear. After lowering their heads, he softened his tone and said:
"Next, you will fight with me and make meritorious deeds. As long as you fight bravely in the future, I will forget about what happened before and ask for rewards from the court for you."
"Next, be sure to do your best!"
The generals agreed with a bang, their eyes flashing with fire. Compared with the previous idea that they could just drive Ye Zongliu out of their base, now they have become grasshoppers on a string, and their attitudes have completely changed.
Yan Yan nodded with satisfaction and began to deploy his strategy.
As Deng Maoqi said, dealing with rogue bandits is just one word, "encirclement"!
Later generations came and went like the wind, and even the Nian army who cut off Seng Gelinqin's head in Gaolouzhai was defeated by the Qing army. It can be seen that this move has a miraculous effect on the rogue bandits.
Set up nets on all sides to prevent them from flowing, and then the army will press on the border!
All generals took orders one after another.
A huge net has already rushed towards the rebels who are still enjoying the enjoyment in Zhenghe County.
A large number of Ming troops gathered around Jianning Mansion where the rebels were located, guarding key points and waiting for severe orders.
However, Ye Zongliu was unaware of this. He was still enjoying the debauchery in the county town. The rebels were also indulged in the wealth of the county town and lost their vigilance.
It was not until the Ming army completed its mobilization and more than 60,000 troops surrounded Zhenghe County that Ye Zongliu finally discovered something was wrong.
But he was not panicked. The Ming army lost a county and would definitely take it back. He knew this very well.
Now that the Ming army is approaching, the worst case scenario is to give up, leave Jianning Mansion, and go to the next place to enjoy.
He thought that the Ming army would happily "recover" the county without any effort, as they had done before, and then report it for credit, without any accountability against him.
He even became interested in the city and wanted to explore its wealth.
Ye Zongliu boldly led his army to the west. He wanted to attack Fucheng!
However, in just one day, he returned without his armor. The Ming army's more than 10,000 defenders showed strong fighting enthusiasm. Ye Zongliu lost nearly 4,000 men in one day and was forced to retreat.
He felt vaguely that something was not good, and at this time his subordinates also came to report that traces of the Ming army were found in the south.
Ye Zongliu immediately led his army to flee north. However, when they reached Pucheng County, they were blocked back by the Ming army there.
Xiangdong also met with disappointment.
He finally realized something was wrong.
TNND, labor and management seem to be surrounded!
At this time, Yan Yan personally led the Ming army and marched towards them.
Ye Zongliu had no choice but to camp on the spot and confront the Ming army from a distance.
At night, the Ming army's shouts rang out from all around the rebels:
"The Emperor has a decree. You are all good people. You were coerced by villains, so you turned against the imperial court. You laid down your weapons and surrendered. The imperial court will never let bygones be bygones!"
"We only want Ye Zongliu's head!"
"Whoever kills Ye Zongliu will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins!"
This is Yan Keng's strategy to attack the heart.
Sure enough, listening to the voices of the Ming army on all sides, the rebels were shaken. The previous defeat in Fucheng had greatly damaged their morale, and now the Ming army's shouts had completely shattered their morale.
Ye Zongliu felt desperate. Even though there were more than 10,000 troops around him, at this moment he felt as if he was standing in front of the Ming army without any protection, facing thousands of troops alone.
In fear, he met his end.
The next day, the Ming army launched an attack on the rebels.
Once touched, it collapses.
The morale of the army has been lost. Even though the combat effectiveness of these rebels has improved a lot in the past few years, the soldiers have no desire to fight, and it is useless to say anything.
The rebel army collapsed instantly. Countless rebel soldiers dropped their weapons and kowtowed to beg for surrender. The rest of the rebels fled in all directions. The Ming army immediately pursued them and harvested more than 4,000 heads.
Ye Zongliu died in the rebellion.
In just over a month, Ye Zongliu's rebellion, which had troubled the Ming Dynasty for more than three years, was easily quelled after the severe arrival.
After all, it's just a ragtag group of people.
The armies returned to their bases, and officials began various post-war processes.
Yan Yan returned to Beijing to resume his duties, but he took another person with him when he left.
Deng Maoqi.
This is a talent that cannot be wasted.
(End of chapter)
