"The commander-in-chief is Rongcheng, and these small people are serving Maitreya Buddha."
As soon as this statement came out, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and others showed displeasure.
Although they are now on the road to rebellion, there is a gap between rebellion and rebellion.
A bunch of crooked ways that no decent person will like.
Fortunately, it was not easy to capture Laizhou City. Kong Youde also knew that since Bu Shiren and others were from the White Lotus Sect, they would definitely not be spies of the imperial court.
Bu Shiren waited for a moment and saw that Kong Youde did not have an attack, and his confidence increased greatly.
"My late father, Bu Chuncai, was ordered by Xu Hongru and King Xu Tian to sneak into the Dengzhou firearms workshop under Yuan Zhongcheng and secretly manufacture firearms and gunpowder in preparation for the uprising. Unexpectedly, King Xu Tianwang was defeated too quickly. My father worked hard All the things I had prepared so hard were useless. Seeing that nothing could be done, my father sealed up all these firearms and gunpowder in Laizhou City. Years ago, our holy sect was in trouble again, and I took out the firearms and gunpowder under the orders of Protector Li Mengming. , intended to be used to arm the rebels. Unexpectedly, Protector Li Mengming and Altar Master Dong Dacheng were defeated one after another. After the general raised the flag of rebellion and followed the law of heaven, Xiaomin and others were trapped in Laizhou City. I, Bailian, worked hard to overthrow Baoming. Now I see that the commander-in-chief is wise and powerful, and has defeated the officers and soldiers. He is indeed the master of destiny. After some discussion, the common people decided to serve the Ming master, ride through the fire and water."
Bu Shiren explained the causes and consequences, which made Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and others sigh.
Originally, they thought that after taking Xie Lian, Zhu Wannian and others hostage, they could seize Laizhou City. Unexpectedly, the will to resist in the city was so strong that they almost failed.
If Bu Shiren and others hadn't used explosives at the critical moment to blow down the city wall, Laizhou would still be impregnable.
Chen Guangfu asked carefully: "My heavenly soldiers have been attacking the city for several months and have dug tunnels. The city has been on guard for a long time. How did you do it?"
This question made all the rebel generals alert.
In order to break through Laizhou City, the rebels tried their best. Digging tunnels and planting explosives almost succeeded.
In order to obstruct it, the city must have made complete preparations.
Chen Guangfu was very surprised, how did these people in front of him do it?
Bu Shiren pointed to the people around him and said: "The general doesn't know something. This brother of mine used to be in the secret door business. When people needed to enter and leave the city and it was inconvenient to use the city gate, my brother took care of them. They went in and out through the secret passage. Dozens of people came in and out through the secret passage. He hasn’t missed a beat in the past year. Even the most powerful detective can’t find the tunnels he dug.”
After learning that there was such a miraculous magic, Kong Youde and others were amazed, but they also believed it a bit.
Bu Shiren said at the right time: "Commander, I know that I must be filial to you when I take refuge with you. There are still some firearms and gunpowder prepared by my father back then. I want to dedicate them all to the commander to help the heavenly soldiers." Sweep the world.”
Kong Youde and others were greatly excited when they heard that there was actually a batch of firearms and gunpowder in the city.
"Get it quickly."
When the firearms and gunpowder preserved by Bu Shiren were presented in front of Kong Youde and others, even though these people were veteran generals on the battlefield, they were frightened.
There are fifteen general cannons, fifty squatting tiger cannons, more than 800 various projectiles, and fifteen thousand kilograms of gunpowder.
Knowing that Guan Ning's army had arrived, Kong Youde and others were worried about how to fight. Especially after months of hard fighting, the weapons and ammunition in their hands have been almost exhausted.
Unexpectedly, it was replenished this time.
Kong Youde was so happy that he couldn't help but look at Bu Shiren in a different light.
"Although you have gone astray, you have made such a great contribution this time. I can't go without a reward. From now on, I will promote you to the position of capital commander and be in charge of firearms. There will be no mistakes."
When Bu Shiren heard about the promotion, he burst into tears of gratitude and knelt down on the spot, becoming more attentive.
"Commander, these firearms left behind by my late father have another wonderful use."
"Oh? What's the difference?"
After Bu Shiren explained it in detail, Kong Youde and others realized that these firearms were really outstanding.
Especially that batch of projectiles, not all of them were solid shells.
More than 300 of them were explosive shells. After the shells hit the ground and exploded, they would not produce many fragments to hurt people. However, a specially configured poison is placed inside the cannonball. When the cannonball explodes and the poison is ignited, it will spread along the wind and cover it for several miles.
Regardless of whether they are humans or animals, once they smell poisonous smoke, they will immediately become weak and tearful. The eyes will also become red, swollen and hot, making it difficult to see.
Kong Youde and others immediately tested it, and when they saw the effect, they were all ecstatic.
Such vicious weapons are actually a weapon for victory.
The rebels finally had a little more confidence in the upcoming Guan Ning Army.
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Ren Dong and Zhai Sheng led the Laizhou soldiers and civilians who broke out and ran westward. Although the rebels did not pursue them, many people still fell dead.
Finally in Changle, they met the scouts sent by Zhu Dadian and told them the bad news of the fall of Laizhou.
When Zhu Dadian learned that Laizhou had been captured, he felt cold all over. He quickly reported the news to the court and urged Guan Ning's army to speed up their journey.
Two days later, military information about the fall of Laizhou was sent to the court, which immediately caused an earthquake.
Chongzhen finally lost his last trace of patience and issued an imperial decree.
Shandong Governor Liu Yulie was dismissed from his post and arrested for questioning. Sun Yuanhua and other Denglai officials arrived in the capital and were directly imprisoned and tortured. At the same time, Zhu Dadian was appointed as the new governor of Shandong, Xie Sanbin succeeded Wang Daochun as the governor of Shandong, and the prime minister was responsible for countering the rebellion.
The main war faction completely gained the upper hand.
On August 10, Zhu Dadian and Xie Sanbin finally waited for Guan Ning's army in Weixian. At this point, he had more than 5,000 Guan Ning troops under his command, more than 10,000 troops from the Sichuan camp's commander-in-chief Deng Qi, and more than 6,000 reinforcements from all walks of life.
The total number of troops to counter the rebellion was more than 21,000.
After discussing with Gao Qiqian, Xie Sanbin, Jin Guoqi and others, Zhu Dadian decided to divide the troops into three groups.
In the middle, General Jin Guoqi and other Guan Ning troops were the vanguard, followed by Deng Qi, with a total of 12,000 men, who were the main force in countering the rebellion.
On the south road, Chen Hongfan, the commander-in-chief of Changping, and Fang Dengyun, the commander-in-chief of Miyun Town, led 6,000 infantrymen, starting from Pingdu and marching eastward.
On the northern route, Generals Wang Zhifu and Wang Wuwei led 3,000 men, heading eastward from the Sea Temple to the seaside to cover the flanks of the army.
The actions of the government troops have been informed by the rebels.
Kong Youde, together with Geng Zhongming, Chen Guangfu, Chen Shiyou, Mao Chenglu and other generals, with a total of 39,000 soldiers and horses, marched towards each other and collided head-on with the officers and soldiers along the Shah River.
Different from the original history.
In the original history, because Laizhou was always in the hands of the imperial court, a large number of rebels were contained. As a result, when Kong Youde faced the reinforcements, he could only lead 3,000 cavalry. As a result, Zu Kuan and Le Guochen's forward army were severely defeated.
The rebels were afraid of the internal and external cooperation inside and outside the city, so they had to give up the siege of Laizhou and retreated all the way to Dengzhou.
But now that Laizhou has been defeated, the rebels have no worries, so all their forces are pressed to the Shahe front line.
In the same place, a few months ago, Liu Yulie was played around by the rebels, and was ultimately defeated.
Compared with Liu Yulie, Zhu Dadian is much tougher and more cautious.
Seeing the rebels' continuous camps and rigorous layout on the other side of the Shah River, he did not rush to attack, but stabilized his position on the west bank of the river.
Climbing to a high place and looking at the momentum of the rebels, Zhu Dadian was furious.
"Liu Yulie, Sun Yuanhua, and Yu Da have become selfish. Such bad things happen. The rebels are so powerful that this battle may be difficult."
Gao Qiqian was beside him, feeling the same emotion.
"There are actually more rebels than us, and there is a sand river blocking us. This battle will have to be protracted."
Zhu Dadian has a strong temperament.
"No matter how difficult or long it takes, we have to fight."
Gao Qi glanced at the capital without leaving any trace, then lowered his voice and said, "I'm afraid that the emperor won't be able to wait any longer and will cause us to get confused due to his urging."
Zhu Dadian understood it and sincerely asked, "I have to thank you for this."
Gao Qiqian didn't say yes, let alone no. He just sighed: "If we have more soldiers and horses, why worry about the rebellion?"
He thought of something and asked: "It is said that Zuo Menggeng, the number one general in the world, is in Shandong. Why hasn't he come to help in the battle?"
Zhu Dadian still knew this.
"Then Zuo Menggeng and Linqing Association are now wiping out the White Lotus Sect in Yimeng Mountain. This is another serious problem for the country and the evil must be eradicated."
Gao Qiqian saw the momentum of the rebels and felt a little unsure, so he had to warn Zhu Dadian more.
"It's not going well in Shanxi now. Bandits and bandits are attacking everywhere, making the officers and soldiers overwhelmed. We have no backup, and we cannot afford to lose this battle."
Zhu Dadian didn't know.
Their army of soldiers and horses is already the only force that the imperial court can raise at present.
If they also lose to the rebels, not only will Shandong be completely destroyed, but even the capital will be under the attack of the rebels.
At that time, it will not be a question of counterinsurgency or appeasement.
Whether the Ming Dynasty can continue depends on the face of the rebels.
For a moment, Zhu Dadian, whether he was high or low, felt suffocated by the weight of a thousand kilograms of weight on his shoulders.
