Dongjiang Town, which was isolated in Liaodong, was not stable at this time: Huanglong was unable to suppress Mao Wenlong's old troops in Dongjiang Town, and the internal strife in Dongjiang Town that began with Chen Jisheng's murder was intensifying.
Under the combined influence of internal and external factors, it was only a matter of time before the Dongjiang old people set off a large-scale riot. The three elders all held this conclusion.
The difficulty is: now that their one-way transparency no longer exists, Kong Youde's next move has become confusing.
The top priority is to predict Kong's next move and prepare accordingly.
Zhu Mingxia leaned over the map and kept scratching the glass plate with the colored pencil in his hand. Lu Wenyuan and Chen Sigen looked at him nervously. As military commanders, they had the responsibility to predict the enemy's next specific move.
"I don't think there will be much difference in Kong Youde's movements." Zhu Mingxia said after studying the map for a long time.
He pointed to the large-scale map on the table, cleared his throat and said:
"First of all, we all agree: Kong Youde's rebellion was the product of bad weather and the collision of irreconcilable contradictions - this is an inevitable result, and the time and place differ at most.
"Secondly, we need to know why Kong Youde attacked Dengzhou. This is very important and will directly affect our next actions. Kong knew Sun well and knew that he was different from other Ming officials. Sun Yuanhua had the most friendly attitude towards the old people of Dongjiang, regardless of whether it was Kong
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Second point, Dengzhou has his colleagues, the old army, and a large number of Liaodong soldiers. These Liaodong soldiers also face the same problems as Kong Youde's army and have the same dissatisfaction. If he wants to rebel, only in Dengzhou can he find enough reliable and good fighters.
Allies. The third point is that as a general with long-term combat experience, once he raises the rebel flag, he will inevitably need a stronghold with sufficient food and weapons, and easy advancement and retreat. Looking at several surrounding cities, Dengzhou is the most suitable: Dengzhou is the home of Kong Youde and others.
The main gathering place for the Dongjiang old people, and most of the islands dotted in the Bohai Bay are the old Dongjiang people in the past, and it is easy to echo each other. Although the rebellion was not planned by him, once the mutiny occurs, he must return to his people as soon as possible and use the former Dongjiang old people to quickly
Kong Youde had no choice when it came to increasing his strength - if he was content with wandering around, he would be exhausted by being active in Shandong for too long.
"Finally, his best friend Geng Zhongming and others are in Dengzhou City. As long as the inside and outside are coordinated, Dengzhou is the easiest city to win. It is precisely because of these three points that as long as Kong raises the flag of rebellion, Dengzhou is the best place for him to win.
Choice—it is also an inevitable choice.”
"What you said makes sense. So Kong Youde will return to Dengzhou sooner or later."
"As long as Kong Youde's army is not too far away from Shandong, the mutiny is his best choice." Zhu Mingxia was very confident, "Based on this prediction, our countermeasures are simple."
Zhu Mingxia suggested that all reconnaissance cavalry and local indigenous people be sent on foot to reconnoiter Kong's movements. In addition to the cavalry's long-range tracking and search, the original route to Liaodong to reinforce the Daling River must not be missed to prevent him from actually going there.
front.
Kongbu Qingyi's water cavalry has a distinctive appearance, making it difficult to hide their traces for a long time, and they are not afraid of being mistaken by scouts. For the local indigenous people, Li sent people to spread the facts about their massacre near Dengzhou, and these things will pass in a few days
It was processed in the mouths of the natives and spread to the ears of Liaodong soldiers and Master Sun's mansion.
The speed of word-of-mouth transmission is generally relatively slow. Under normal circumstances, it takes a long time for news from Wuqiao, Hebei to reach Dengzhou. Now it is up to them to speed up the spread of news.
"Finally, if Kong Youde really has to go to the Daling River front line or is unable to go to Dengzhou for other reasons, we will have to instigate the Liao soldiers in Dengzhou. This is another topic."
"Haha, Xiao Zhuyi summed it up well!" Chen Sigen interjected: "You are the one who wrote the report to the Senate!"
"According to organizational principles, everything must be discussed and decided by the three of us. Besides, now is not the time to write a report." Zhu Mingxia said.
Chen Sigen thought about it and said: "What you said makes sense. But I want to remind you: You just said that we should pay attention to this uncertainty. Now we still cannot accurately predict Kong Youde's actions. If we only passively monitor him
, it will not work to make some more rumors. We must actively intervene and let him act according to our wishes - only in this way can we have the necessary certainty."
Zhu Mingxia said: "Should we directly incite his subordinates?"
"We don't have the ability to incite now." Chen Sigen chuckled: "I forgot what Lu Wenyuan said before: 'Openly leading troops to cut off the canal is a rebellion.' We are not sure whether he can do it, but I
We are sure, we can do our part for him! Let him walk around without food, or else he will do the opposite!"
"Is this okay?"
"Ha, there's nothing wrong! Our special investigation team is killing a chicken with a knife when doing this kind of thing of killing people and stealing goods. The boys under my command are so idle these days, I'm afraid there won't be chaos. At best, you guys can send more
With people's cooperation, everything will be absolutely foolproof," Chen Sigen said.
"Kong Youde's soldiers all have Liaodong accents..." Lu Wenyuan still had some questions.
"Haha, it doesn't matter. Our Mandarin is quite similar to the Liaodong military dialect. Even if it's not similar, the worst thing is that we won't speak. No one will notice any flaws if we really kill them. Besides, even if there are flaws, except Kong Youde, who takes the blame,
Is there any other way?" Chen Sigen said.
"Old Chen is right, but you still have to choose who is going to go. Wenyuan, didn't you get the military uniform number before? Find them all. We will give him ironclad proof. But what should we do specifically? We still have to do it now.
We need to discuss it again."
"I did get some Ming army horns, but not many." Considering the possible needs during the operation, Lu Wenyuan managed to get some Ming army horns from Dengzhou through Huang Ande's relationship, and they were from any battalion.
Yes, some are still old. But Chen Sigen thinks this is better - it looks real.
"When you take action, tear off the camp logo on the sill. This will make it more realistic." Lu Wenyuan said, "Get started and put some shabby robes on the outside, and it will look more like it."
Everyone had no objection to Zhu Mingxia's judgment and immediately split up. In addition to all the cavalry on standby being sent out, some fine-grained ones were selected from the sheltered refugees to go to the road to inquire about the news.
Lu Wenyuan called Huang Ande and asked him to take several soldiers from Shandong and rush to Dengzhou immediately to spread all kinds of news about Kong Youde to relatives and friends in Dengzhou City.
Also sent at the same time was an intelligence officer under Lu Wenyuan who specialized in contacting the Dongsanfu local church and spread the news through the church's connections.
Kong Youde led his troops out of Wuqiao County and headed north along the Beijing-Shanghai Railway, which did not yet exist in this time and space, and entered Dongguang County. Dongguang was located on the banks of the South Canal. Nourished by the canal, commerce was quite prosperous.
Kong Youde chose to go to Dongguang, with the idea of making a profit here - Dongguang was not the place he had to pass to aid the Daling River from the north. With the rapid movement ability of his men and horses, he came here to make a circle for himself and his subordinates.
Getting some benefits is not a problem in terms of time.
Before arriving at Wuqiao, the morale of his men had dropped to the extreme. There were complaints all the way, and an undercurrent was already surging among the soldiers and officers. Kong Youde was a veteran general. If he had not made a decisive decision that night, he massacred a village in Wuqiao and obtained a lot of food.
The wealth reassured the subordinates, but the best outcome was that the troops dispersed along the road, and half the people were missing when they reached Shanhaiguan; the worst outcome was that this group of brothers who had experienced life and death would just start fighting in Wuqiao County regardless of the cost.
Kong Youde was unwilling to rebel and cause chaos: he joined the army as a young man, crawled out from the dead, and finally reached the rank of third-level general. He did not want to casually abandon the career he had earned so hard. But over the years, he had been in Dongjiang or Dengzhou.
, the future became increasingly uncertain - although Sun Yuanhua valued him very much, the entire Ming Dynasty looked like it was terminally ill - no hope could be seen.
As far as Dongjiang itself is concerned, ever since Marshal Mao was suddenly beheaded, to Vice Admiral Chen being killed in internal strife, and then Huanglong's landing on the island, various ministries launched a pay mutiny, and Dongjiang was all-out fighting each other, the whole situation was getting worse day by day.
If they were under Mao Wenlong back then, they could at least go out to the Tatars to demonstrate armed on the ground and beat the Tatars by surprise. Now their will to fight has become even lower. As soon as the order to go to Daling River to reinforce Zhang Chun was given, from the officer
Even the soldiers were filled with fear of the enemy.
From top to bottom in Kong Youde's department, there was probably no one who didn't know what would happen to Zhang Chun at the Daling River. He knew that Zhang Chun would definitely die, but many more soldiers would die - and
He is also very likely one of them.
When he thought of this, he found it difficult to let go.
After Kong Youde led his troops to Dongguang, he temporarily settled down quietly in a village not far from the canal. There were many villages near the South Canal that "lived on the river", and some of the big families were secretly making money. He released his men
Another village was massacred, and a large amount of money and food was plundered. The generals and officers all made a small fortune, the soldiers were well fed and drank enough, and lost some money, and their morale was higher than before.
But something even more troublesome came. The officers and soldiers had enjoyed the benefits and were a little happy. Some even secretly encouraged the officers to become bandits and make a fortune in this rich land.
Kong Youde sneered at this: Once the army is reduced to bandits, its combat effectiveness will soon be completely dispersed. By then, he will be an ineffective mountain king, and sooner or later he will be destroyed at the hands of officers, soldiers and regiment training.
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