"General, there is the rebel camp ahead." Zhao Huaiyi pointed into the distance and said.
Yang Weizhong raised the telescope and looked carefully for a while.
"According to the reports from our spies in the past two days, the rebels have 5,000 men and 7,000 horses. Huaiyi, how did such a large rebel force gather under our noses?"
Yang Weizhong put down the telescope and said with some dissatisfaction.
Zhao Huaiyi said awkwardly: "We conducted a review afterwards and found some loopholes. In recent years, in order to appease the Four Banners, the imperial court encouraged each thousand households to hold gatherings twice a year, twice in spring and autumn, to exchange feelings and trade materials.
..especially the Autumn Harvest Festival is the most grand.”
"In addition, there are the Biennial Flag Sports Games and the Four Flags Sports Games held in rotation every three years. These are grand events where tens of thousands of people can communicate. Singing and dancing, gatherings for blind dates, and buying and selling goods... The traitors use various gatherings to
They use the cover to cover up and collude secretly. They all have certain identities and take advantage of the opportunity to install their confidants to become patrolmen, doctors and even preachers."
"Because of their responsibilities, these people can easily move among the households, playing the role of delivering news and gathering people's hearts... Among these guys, there are some quick-thinking and intelligent counselors who use the imperial court to provide information to the four banners.
Welfare measures for the benefit of the people are used as loopholes to openly incite, encourage and gather people who rebel."
"We have preliminary verification that half of the five thousand rebels are frustrated. They were all nobles and leaders of various grassland tribes in the past, and now they have become ordinary herdsmen. The gap is very big, which makes them extremely resentful. In their hearts, depriving them
The privileges of the nobility and the preferential treatment that granted most herdsmen food and clothing became a tyranny to be overthrown."
"There are also some shamans and other related people. They are angry that the imperial court vigorously promoted Buddhism and the Tao of Heaven and Earth, which caused the decline of the previous shamanism. Some of them are motivated by their own interests, and some are full of hatred towards the imperial court out of issues of belief.
Come join in the fun.”
"A large part of it is due to past traditions. They feel that although they are divided into thousands households, hundreds households and Jia households, the previous tribal leaders and chiefs are after all noble people who have descended from the immortal heaven, and there is nothing wrong with listening to their opinions.
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"There are still such ignorant people!" A voice came from behind Yang Weizhong. It was Zhao Kuo, one of the Three Tigers of Jingling who was sent to observe.
"Thousands of years of tradition cannot be changed in a short period of time. Only by slowly washing away can they be completely dissipated." Zhao Lian said softly.
"Actually, after all is said and done, a sentence my father once said can explain this. All phenomena in the world can be traced to economic roots. I think the most fundamental reason why this group of people rebelled is that they feel that the current life is too difficult.
It’s not as good as before.”
Zhao Geng answered from the side.
Yang Weizhong felt pain in his head.
Originally, he was fully expecting to personally lead the army to quell a rebellion.
Partnering with Yao Xiong and with the cooperation of Li Miao, Yang Weizhong quickly launched a war to conquer the Dali Kingdom. Yang Weizhong allowed himself to step into the ranks of famous generals in the world - to conquer the Dali Kingdom. Although it was incomparable in terms of cruelty and scale,
Compared with the attack on Xixia and Northern Liao, it was still a battle to destroy a country. It destroyed a country that was founded a hundred years earlier than the Song Dynasty. It was a great achievement no matter how it was considered.
Moreover, Yang Weizhong and Yao Xiong used flying troops, military, strategy, political propaganda and other methods in the high mountains of Sanjiang to quickly conquer the Dali Kingdom. This has become a classic and has been incorporated into the teaching materials of Wansheng Academy.
But after that, Yang Weizhong became a regular servant of Yousanqi and the commander of the internal and external deployment of the imperial family, and became the chief bodyguard of the official family. This responsibility is extremely important and extremely honorable. How much trust does the official family entrust their life and property to you?!
But this is far away from the golden horse and the iron horse, galloping freely.
In the past few years, Yang Weizhong didn't know how many times he dreamed that he had put on armor again and went to the front line to command the battle. Especially in the battle preparation meetings time after time, he saw his comrades taking orders to go into battle one by one, and winning honors.
When I returned home, my heart was even more turbulent and extremely agitated.
But Yang Weizhong knew his responsibilities, suppressed his desire deeply in his heart, worked conscientiously, and did not dare to slack off. In Mobei, he suddenly had an opportunity to lead the army in person, and Yang Weizhong was really overjoyed.
Carrying out His Majesty's orders to the letter is Yang Weizhong's highest principle.
Moreover, he had been with Zhao Si for a long time and could roughly figure out some ideas. The official's intention was actually a test for the forces of the original Mobei tribes.
The Xiaoqi Battalion and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry Division in the Guards Army have very little involvement with the old forces in Mobei. They attack the rebels and will not silence anyone or destroy evidence.
Get the most authentic information from the mouths of the rebels and the most direct evidence from their belongings. With these things, you can naturally find out who among the nobles of the original Mobei Prairie tribes who now hold high positions in the Four Banners.
Have you had any connections with the rebels?
But as soon as Yang Weizhong's joy at taking the order to send out the army rushed to his head, he was suppressed by another order from Zhao Si.
Three princes were assigned to serve as adjutants to Yang Weizhong.
Could it be that the officials did not fully trust him and the bodyguards? Yang Weizhong immediately dismissed this idea.
If they didn't even have this trust, how could the officials leave their property and life to themselves and their bodyguards to protect them?
Perhaps, the officials did not fully trust the people in the Lingbei Military and Horse Division and the Xuanwu Banner Chengxuan Division. They and their bodyguards needed the guidance and assistance of people from these two places.
Could any of these people who have been here for a long time be involved with the rebels?
Did the officials use this information to hint to the Military and Horse Division and the Xuanwu Banner Propaganda Division, telling them to investigate and send out completely trustworthy people so as not to make any mistakes?
Or maybe, the official family is really just training the three princes.
No matter what the officials thought, Yang Weizhong knew that his responsibilities were heavy again. Now he not only had to consider the elimination of the rebels, but also paid attention to protecting the safety of the three princes.
Before setting off, the officials repeatedly stated that the three princes must obey orders.
Yang Weizhong also knew that if he severely punished a certain prince for disobeying military orders, the officials would not only not get angry after returning, but would also beat the erring prince again and give him a heavy reward.
Yang Weizhong looked at the three princes and thought in his heart, they are indeed the dragons of the official family. Seeing the problem, they are so aggressive and penetrating. But fortunately, the three princes did not show any eagerness to lead the troops to the front line.
A glimmer of signs.
It seems that they are all self-aware and know that with their little three-legged cat skills, leading troops to kill the enemy is completely a burden.
Several adjutants arrived one after another and reported to Yang Weizhong softly.
"Report! The Xiaoqi camp is ready to set foot on the camp."
"Report! The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry Division's vanguard regiment, left wing regiment, and right wing regiment are on standby at the designated position."
"The vanguard regiment and left wing regiment of the Jingsai Division have detoured back to their designated positions..."
"General," Zhao Huaiyi said from the side: "Jingsai Division is responsible for picking up the Holy Driver. They are not familiar with the environment here, so they might as well use it to attack the enemy."
The Jingsai Division was selected from the Han and Bohai soldiers who were good at riding and shooting in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and was mixed together. This time it set off from Yunzhong to Helin City, and was responsible for supporting the Holy Driver back to Hedong.
Unexpectedly, they would encounter the task of counterinsurgency.
Yang Weizhong glanced at Zhao Huaiyi, but he still didn't see through it. The soldiers of the Jingsai Division had very little involvement with the old and new forces in Mobei.
He swung his right hand downwards, "Now that all the ministries are in place, it is urgent. We can no longer mobilize troops and horses at will, as it will disturb the rebels. Whether this battle will be a defeat or an annihilation depends on the pursuit of the static army.
I believe them. Send the order and the Xiaoqi camp will attack the camp immediately!"