Zhang He raised his head and said: "General, there are unruly people in Kangfeng who are causing trouble. They killed Magistrate Liu and occupied the county government office!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present changed their expressions in shock.
Wang Xingchao also looked surprised, but he was still calm and asked: "Who is the leader? Why are they causing trouble?"
"this!"
Zhao Fu saw this and said angrily: "Are you deaf? When the general asks questions, you might as well tell the truth."
"Back to the general, Magistrate Liu received a military order from General Zhou Zhou. Within two months, he will recruit two thousand young and strong soldiers in Kangfeng." Zhang He lowered his head and said: "After receiving the military order, we immediately recruited
, but many unruly people resisted joining the army, so we used a lot of force to arrest them and recruit more than 400 people!"
Wang Xingchao glanced at General Zhou Lang who was sitting in the seat. General Zhou Lang was a little flustered and had already cupped his hands and said: "General, I have issued an order to each county. Each county has a prescribed number of recruits. Kangfeng County really needs to recruit two people.
Recruit two thousand young men to join the army within this month." He turned to Zhang He and said, "But I sent someone to tell you that when you recruit brave soldiers, you must speak well and tell them that they want to protect their homeland and country, and they must follow the general to suppress the rebellion. In addition,
Those who join the army will be given one month's military pay in advance to settle their families, and each person is given two taels of silver. Do you handle this according to this?"
Zhang He lowered his head, but did not dare to speak.
Seeing this, Zhao Fu seemed to understand something. He rushed forward and kicked Zhang He, knocking him to the ground and cursing:
"You recruited them truthfully, did you give them money to settle down?"
"General Zhonglang, this is County Magistrate Liu!" Zhang He did not dare to look Zhao Fu in the eyes and said: "County Magistrate Liu said that those unruly people have not made any meritorious service, so they should not be given money. The money should be withheld first until they make meritorious deeds.
Reward them later!"
When Wang Xingchao heard this, his eyes immediately showed cold murderous intent.
General Zhou Lang was also panicked and hurriedly said to Wang Xing: "General, the last general sent people to send them all the money and money for recruiting brave soldiers. The recruitment quota in Kangfeng County is two thousand people, so four thousand people were sent there in full."
Two cents of silver, not even a penny difference. The general never expected that they would even deduct this amount of silver."
However, Wang Xingchao let out a strange laugh and said: "It's only four thousand taels of silver that caused chaos in Kangfeng County. You are really capable."
"It's no wonder those people resisted." One person said: "But if you are lawless and kill the county magistrate and seize the county government office, you are undoubtedly a rebel."
Zhao Fu asked Zhang He: "How many rebels are there?"
"We recruited more than 400 people, set up camp in the city, and sent government officials to guard it." Zhang He said: "In the middle of the night yesterday, that group of people suddenly rebelled. They killed the government officials who were guarding them, and even rushed directly to the county town's weapons.
He went to the treasury, took weapons, and then went directly to the county government office. After getting the news, he led troops to quell the rebellion, only to find that not only the unruly people rebelled, but also many wealthy families in the city had gathered their servants. Overnight,
There are actually thousands of bandit soldiers in the city!"
The generals thought it was just a rebellion among the people, but when they heard this, they
I was shocked when I realized that not only the conscripted common people, but also the wealthy families in Kangfeng City had risen in rebellion.
If only a few hundred common people were in trouble, it would be easy to solve, but if all the wealthy families in Kangfeng also revolted, it would be a huge event.
The Liaodong Army conquered and conquered the land violently. Of course, the people suffered, and the wealthy families also suffered. Among the four northeastern counties, the wealthy families in Liaodong County were the most severely suppressed. Many wealthy families had accumulated wealth for generations.
Their wealth was looted by the Liaodong Army in various ways, so the wealthy families have always been full of resentment towards the Liaodong Army.
He was just afraid of the soldiers and horses of the Liaodong Army, so he could only swallow his anger.
But now that the Kangfeng wealthy family is revolting, it shows that the wealthy families in Liaodong have the courage to resist.
The direct trigger for Kang Feng's military rise this time was naturally that there were still officials lining their pockets during the conscription.
"There are three hundred guards in Kangfeng City, all of whom are regular soldiers." Wang Xingchao stared at Zhang He and said, "They are under your command. Why didn't you lead them to put down the rebellion?"
Zhang He said in a trembling voice: "The city was in chaos. Many people under Beizhi's subordinates actually turned against him. Beizi took advantage of the chaos and rushed out of the city and rushed to Liaoyang without stopping. He just wanted to tell the general the details and ask for help.
General, send troops to quell the chaos!"
Wang Xingchao said calmly: "Abandon the city and escape, you still have the nerve to come back." He said in a deep voice: "Here comes, drag him down and chop him down!"
Several soldiers rushed in from outside and dragged Zhang He down while he was shouting.
All the generals did not dare to say anything.
Everyone knows that today's generals are no longer as generous as they used to be.
In recent days, the generals have never been lenient in killing people. Starting from General Hu Lang, the generals have not been lenient in killing people recently.
"There is chaos in Kangfeng County, what do you think?"
Zhao Fu hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and said: "General, Kangfeng is in chaos now. You can send people immediately to exterminate the rebels."
"How many people will be sent?" Wang Xingchao looked calm and said coldly: "Who will lead the troops?"
When the generals heard this, they did not speak.
"Jiashan County will pay for six thousand men and horses." Wang Xingchao said: "How many people are you going to pay for Kangfeng this time? Since Kangfeng County has rebelled, other counties may not follow suit if they learn about it. Liaoyang City can use
We have less than 5,000 troops. This is the last force we have on hand. If all the counties are in rebellion, do you think we can put down the rebellion with a few thousand troops?"
Everyone knows that after Jiashan's defeat, the Liaodong Army was at the end of its rope.
Many people were upset, thinking that if they had known about the current situation, they should have launched an attack with the entire army when Long Rui's army came out of the border, and directly completely annihilated Long Rui's army, which had not yet established a stable foothold.
As long as Long Rui's army is annihilated, even if the four northeastern counties are really separated and independent, the imperial court will have no time to look eastward.
That outcome would probably be much better than now.
It's too late to say anything now. Long Rui's army is encroaching step by step and has almost exhausted the Liaodong Army. The most frightening thing is that because of the existence of Long Rui's army, the wealthy families in the Northeast are not only ready to take action, but have already begun to take action.
Everyone knew that what Wang Xingchao said was true. Since the wealthy family in Kangfeng dared to start an uprising, the wealthy families in other counties got the news.
Finally, there will definitely be action.
For a moment, all the generals felt that they were betrayed and separated from their relatives.
"Immediately send people to other counties and ask them to pay close attention to the movements of the wealthy families in the city." Wang Xingchao knew that these people here are mediocre and incompetent people. It is a daydream for them to come up with countermeasures at this time, so he could only order:
"Let the Duhufu send officials to the counties to find the leaders of the wealthy families and tell them that Liaodong will also implement the land equalization policy and the fields of the wealthy families will be returned to them."
All the generals were stunned, but they also knew that this was the only way it seemed to be.
The wealthy family has become rebellious and must find a way to appease them.
Returning the land is naturally the best way.
"Fei Tong, lead your people to strengthen the city defense quickly." Wang Xingchao ordered to a general: "Continue to widen the moat outside the city, and speed up the construction of the urn city. In addition, the forging camp summoned all the blacksmiths in the city to speed up the production of arrows, and make a good
All preparations are made to defend the city."
When the generals heard this, they knew that Wang Xingchao was already ready to defend Liaoyang City.
In fact, at this point, there seems to be no other better way to deal with it.
There are less than 5,000 soldiers available in the city. Long Rui's army has already invaded the territory. A large number of soldiers, horses, money and food have been hoarded in Jiashan City. No one knows when they will come over. Of course, at this time, there is no need to recruit troops urgently to replenish the troops.
"Don't be discouraged." Wang Xingchao glanced at the crowd and said calmly: "The outcome has not yet been determined, and we still don't know who will win. Don't forget, we still have reinforcements!"
Naturally, everyone thought of the Bohai Navy.
But now that we have reached this stage, the Bohai people can help the Liaodong army to save the
Raging waves?
"General, where are the Bohai people?" Zhao Fu was halfway through asking, but it was difficult to continue.
Wang Xingchao said: "Fei Ge sent a message. The envoy we sent has met Yuan Gaijian, and Yuan Gaijian has agreed to send troops. However, the Bohai Navy will need some time to prepare, but it will not be long."
After everyone heard this, the atmosphere in the conference hall, which had been extremely depressed, suddenly relaxed a lot.
"General, do the Bohai people really agree to send troops?" someone asked in surprise.
Wang Xingchao glanced at the man and said, "How could I still deceive you about such a big matter?"
"The humble general made a mistake." The man said hurriedly.
Wang Xingchao said: "We are indeed in a difficult situation right now, but as long as we survive this difficult period, things will soon turn around. The Bohai Sea Navy is very powerful. After they send troops, they will move westward, and they will first target the Liaoxi Navy Navy.
, annihilate that rabble, and then control the entire coastline."
"As long as the Liaoxi navy is annihilated, the Bohai navy can harass Long Rui's rear." Zhao Fu also said excitedly: "If Qin Xiao really leads his troops out, the Bohai People's Congress can directly land and kill Guangning."
Wang Xingchao nodded and said: "As long as everything goes well and the Bohai navy appears on the west coast of Liaoning, Qin Xiao will have no choice but to return his troops to deal with the Bohai people and will be unable to continue attacking Liaodong. The city defenses in Liaoyang are strong, and the money and food in the city are enough for several years, so as long as we
The top and bottom work together to defend Liaoyang City. Even if Long Rui's army besieges the city, they will eventually have to withdraw." He raised his hand and stroked his beard and said: "She Yue has already raised troops in Xuzhou. The court wants to put down the rebellion of She Yue. It is impossible to intervene at this time.
The Northeast War. Although
Although Long Rui's army is at its peak, don't forget that they don't have any backup in the pass. Although the Bohai Kingdom is small, but the whole country has formed an alliance with us to fight against Long Rui's army, our chances of winning are far better than Qin Xiao's!"
The generals looked at each other and thought that if Yuan Gaijian really devoted his country's efforts to assist the Liaodong Army, it is still unclear who will win, but will the Bohai people really go all out?