Having said that, Lu Yuan felt that the "surprise attack on Qingzhou" was already a difficult tactical operation for the rebels whose activity space had been compressed to Dengzhou. Zhu Dadian and Gao Qiqian had both arrived in person
The encirclement and suppression troops were commanded below the city. The number of officers and soldiers was at a time when their morale was high. From the news coming from the city, it appeared that Li Jiucheng, Kong Youde and others had already intended to escape by boat, but were blocked by their subordinates. Apparently, the morale of the rebels had begun to decline.
Zhu Mingha, who returned from Jeju Island, held a different view. He believed that judging from historical records, the backbone of the rebels had never been weak in fighting will. After the officers and soldiers won the victory in Beima Town, the several-month siege of Dengzhou continued.
They never took advantage. Not only were the officers and soldiers who entered the city expelled several times, but the rebels also took the initiative to go out of the city to fight many times. Until Li Jiucheng died in the battle, the rebels still refused to surrender. They remained in the Bohai Bay after fleeing at sea.
He fought many times with the Ming and North Korean armies, and did not surrender to the Manchus until he could no longer survive. He could be called a true die-hard and a desperado.
"The rebels in Dengzhou do not lack the will to fight, but they lack accurate intelligence and mobility." Zhu Mingxia said, "As long as we help them, Kong Youde and his gang of daring people will definitely survive in death."
"The problem is, we helped them get rid of the food and fodder for the officers and soldiers. Xie Sanbin, wouldn't Zhu Dadian immediately want to take advantage of Qida Island? We are the only big household in Huang County that can possibly raise a large amount of food." Chen Sigen expressed concern.
It is of course easy to fight with force, but they have to exist in Dongsan Prefecture for a long time. Going against the government openly and openly does not conform to this strategy.
"It will be like the Battle of Wuchao back then." Zhu Mingxia already had a case against him.
As soon as the food platform was lost, Yuan's army was shaken, and Cao's army took advantage of the situation and rushed out. The situation in Hebei was decided in one fell swoop. It was similar to Dengzhou. The rebels took advantage of the loss of food and grass for the officers and soldiers and the shaken morale of the army to rush out in one fell swoop. At least they could break the siege.
"The execution and control requirements are very high..." Lu Yuan felt a little unbelievable.
"I think the rebels have this problem." Zhu Mingxia said without hesitation, "I read the historical compilation materials about this incident in the Great Library. Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde performed very well in tactical command, and the army's combat performance was also very good.
Yes. As long as we provide enough intelligence and necessary convenience, they will seize this only opportunity to make a comeback and make a desperate move."
When the officers and soldiers began to collapse, the northward detachment supported Sun Yuanhua's attack from Laizhou. They repelled the rebels in one fell swoop and saved the defeated officers and soldiers from the crisis of annihilation.
Every failure is an excellent opportunity to criticize political opponents. Whether it is Zhu Dadian or Xie Sanbin, they have to face the wave of impeachments against them from top to bottom in the court, and their attitudes will become more approachable - the more chaotic the situation in Shandong becomes.
.The Senate has to achieve less to maintain its existence here.
At night, on Dazhushan Island, a small boat without a flag quietly docked.
Dazhushan Island is very small, with no Ming troops stationed, and it is moderately close to Penglai and Longkou. It was chosen as the place for the northward detachment to meet and liaise with the rebel leaders. Although the two sides have been engaged in human trafficking and the purchase of stolen goods for a year,
Cooperation, but there is still no trust in each other. Meeting on this small island can give both parties a sense of security.
Since the two sides secretly reached an agreement of mutual benefit and non-aggression, a regular communication system has been established between the rebels and the three people on Qimu Island. The two sides send envoys to each other. They hold tokens as evidence and pass on oral messages -
The engine command repeatedly reminded them that no scraps of paper were allowed to be left in the hands of the rebels, and that no one other than the Yuan Lao was allowed to keep relevant documents and records of negotiations with the rebels.
For this reason, the naturalized citizens selected as liaison officers were all considered the most reliable and able to strictly keep secrets. However, this matter was so serious that Chen Sigen took action personally.
In the Taiwan soldier's room under the abandoned beacon tower on Dazhushan Island, the lights are as bright as beans. Kong Youde, who is waiting for the "messenger", has a gloomy face. On this small island, he does not need to pretend to be "confident" and "not surprised by everything."
"'s calm face - the current situation of the rebels, perhaps it is not an exaggeration to say that it is desperate.
"Promote pacification through war" and "break Laizhou, seize the road to enter Xisanfu, and enter the Central Plains" - none of the two major strategies formulated at the beginning have been realized. Since the day of the army, Li Jiucheng and Kong Youde have sent many detailed operations to the capital.
, Jinan and other places to inquire about the news. Many ministers in the imperial court who may be in charge of the original governor suddenly lost their voices. They talked in unison about "suppression", which made the voice of the original governor greatly weakened.
Promoting peace through war failed, and their attempts to seize the road and invade Xisanfu failed many times. Although the Ming army performed poorly in the field battles, they blocked the rebel offensive in almost every battle in the city defense battle, making them
It can only move in the narrow area between Denglai.
More than a year of crazy burning, killing and looting has turned this area into a deserted area, and it can no longer support the rebel army, which has expanded to dozens of times its original size.
The desperate gangsters, the strong men who were forced to live among thieves, the defeated officers and soldiers, the large number of Liaodong soldiers and civilians who crossed the sea from the hungry and cold Dongjiang Town to defect... These people gathered together to form an armed group of unprecedented scale.
.Like locusts eating up everything. Thoughts about getting promoted and getting rich, and having children and treasures, have gradually been replaced by the imminent problem of "having enough to eat".
Dengzhou did have a "mountain" of grain at the beginning, and later captured a large amount of grain and grass from the four villages. However, except for a few places that were not swept by the war, there was no farming for the entire year, and naturally there was no summer and autumn grain.
.As the food reserves are almost exhausted, a large-scale famine has quietly enveloped the rebels.
Nowadays, the only place with a large amount of food stored in Denglai is Qimu Island. However, when they had a strong army and strong horses, they failed to return home, not to mention that now the officers and soldiers are stationed outside the west gate of Dengzhou!
If this continues, the troops who do not fight will eventually collapse due to hunger and cold.
The owner of the Deer Village on Qimu Island suddenly asked to see him, what did he have in mind?
Concerning the owner of the Deer Village, Kong Youde has never been able to figure out what his intentions are. After witnessing the powerful combat prowess and powerful firearms of his subordinate Xiang Yong in the first few face-to-face battles, he became obsessed with this beast on the side of the couch.
The tiger has always been in fear.
Fortunately, the owner of Luzhuang did not interfere with his actions except for sending people to help defend Laizhou. After the two sides reached a tacit understanding, the territory occupied by Qimu Island was only Zhaoyuan, and they did not care about the territory, and then they continued
Taking in refugees and loading a steady stream of people onto ships to transport them away, it seems that what he wants is people. If it weren't for the fact that Qimudao Township's brave fighting methods were completely different from those of Donglu, he would even suspect that the owner of Luzhuang was a Tatar in disguise.
I don’t know why the owner of Deer Village specially invited him to come here to meet this time - of course he is putting his own life at risk by coming to meet in person. After all, he is also the deputy marshal of the rebels and the second leader. Once he is captured, it will be a great achievement.
pieces.
However, Kong Youde knew very well that with the strength of the owner of Luzhuang, if he wanted to help the officers and soldiers destroy the rebels, he could have done so long ago, and there was no need to do it again today.
"The general has arrived, I'm late." The person who came had a loud voice. He was eight feet tall and had a strong build, but he was not the owner of the Deer Village.
"I don't dare. I just arrived not long ago." Kong Youde saluted with clasped fists, "Your Majesty is..."
"I am the representative of the owner of the village, and I have come to talk to the general about an important matter." Chen Sigen looked at the unassuming young general in front of him with a complicated mood. The two exchanged pleasantries for a while and then immediately got to the point. Chen Sigen opened a paper bag and took out
A few pieces of light rice paper.
"General, please look."
Kong Youde took it and looked at it carefully under the light, and was suddenly surprised.
This is a detailed map of the garrison distribution of officers and soldiers in the Qingzhou area. It not only shows the terrain and roads, but also the number of people and the names of the generals and officials under command. The most important thing is that it actually marks many places where officers and soldiers stocked up food.
Kong Youde also knew that the grain and grass of the army were transferred from Qingzhou through the spies he sent, but he did not have such a clear and accurate map.
As a veteran general, Kong Youde certainly knew the key points of this map. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and looked up at the other party: "This is..."
"This is a little gift from the owner of the village." Chen Sigen said.
Kong Youde held the map tightly in his hand. This was not a map. It was simply the elixir that brought the rebels back to life!
For a moment, he didn't know what to say. The other party gave him this map, and his intention was self-evident. But then he became confused again - what on earth do these people on Qimu Island want to do?!
Among the core members of the rebels, it feels that it is always difficult to grasp the purpose of the forces on Qimu Island. They say that they are loyal to the court, but they have no interest in helping the suppression. Kong Youde knew very well that with the battle of the "Xiang Yong" on Qimu Island,
With their own strength, and the large ships they keep sailing to Longkou to pick up refugees, it is not difficult to defeat them alone - not to mention, as long as they are willing, they can cut off the sea route from Dengzhou to the Dongjiang islands at any time, and there is no way for them to do so.
"Recruiting Dongjiang old people" has received a large number of Dongjiang soldiers and civilians to help.
Not to mention that this group of people has been doing business on their own, purchasing large amounts of people and supplies, giving the rebels an excellent channel for selling stolen goods on a large scale.
If we say that they are just ambitious tycoons who are taking advantage of the Dengzhou Rebellion to expand their power, this group of people only occupied Zhaoyuan in addition to Qimu Island. Zhaoyuan is a place even in Dongsanfu.
A poor place. Even if the place is powerful, they still know that they need to occupy more land and occupy rich areas. Then they will be satisfied if they occupy a piece of land by the sea that repels the bitter cold.