Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 239
Southeast of the capital, near the Xianghe River, the camp of the Ming army.

Taichang sat in the handsome tent with a gloomy face, and kept moving his fingers on the map, without saying a word for a long time.

Qi Jin, Zu Dashou, He Kegang, Zu Dabi and other fierce generals all stood erect on both sides, not even daring to take a breath.

This time the rebels really pissed him off, so even though this place was only a hundred miles away from the capital, he didn't think about going back.

He just wants to lead the army to wipe out the rebels!
This group of rebels actually want to go dig the grave of the old Zhu's family ancestors, which is unbearable!
The reason why he led the army to stop here was not because he couldn't run anymore. He was thinking about leading the army to the west to encircle and suppress the main force of the rebels, or to lead the army to the south and destroy the three-way rebels who rushed to Fengyang Mansion first. .

Right now, he was really hesitant.

Because Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, and Zhang Xianzhong are the biggest hidden dangers. Although they don't lead many rebels now, they are very likely to become the largest group of rebels in the future.

As for Wang Jiayin and Wang Ziyong, these two seem to be short-lived ghosts, and there is no danger at all.

Is it west or south?

While he was hesitating, Cao Huachun suddenly walked in holding the memorial, bowed his hands and said, "Report, Your Majesty, Cao Wenzhao from Shenwu Camp urgently reports."

Cao Wenzhao sent an urgent report at this moment, could it be that the cavalry of the Shenwu Battalion have already caught up with those rebels?

He took the urgent report and looked at it, and was immediately stunned.

Are these rebels too stretched?

Nearly 7 rebels scattered and fled when they heard the sound of cavalry's horseshoes, and more than [-] were arrested overnight!
Why are Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong so unlucky?

He didn't even dare to hit him, he just ran away without a trace!
This is too fake, right?

Actually, it's true.

This is how the Peasant Rebel Army started.

The same is true in history. At the beginning, they basically ran away when they saw the imperial army, and few dared to fight the imperial army.

Their strength also developed slowly. In the first few years, they had no strength at all. It was only with the continuous joining of guards and even frontier troops that they gradually gained the strength to compete with the imperial army.

As for the last few years, the reason why Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were invincible was because Hong Chengchou sent all the elite of the last more than [-] frontier troops of the Ming Dynasty to Jiannu to destroy them. The Ming Dynasty had no soldiers to fight.

The reason why Sun Chuanting was finally defeated by Li Zicheng was not because of how powerful Li Zicheng was, but the main reason was that Sun Chuanting was tortured by Chongzhen.

You must know that he was imprisoned in the imperial prison of Chongzhen Guan for several years, and he also suffered from ear problems. It would be considered a great fate if he did not die in the imperial prison.

As a result, Chongzhen directly took him out of the imperial prison when he was desperate, and then gave him a hundred thousand new guards who had never been on the battlefield, and told him to fight Li Zicheng desperately!
How could he beat Li Zicheng, who already has an army of millions?

In other words, the strength of the peasant uprising army is not very strong. Even in the end, Li Zicheng's strength was not very strong when he had an army of millions.

The reason why he was able to fight all the way to the capital of the Ming Dynasty was not because of how powerful he was, but because the internal fighting in the Ming Dynasty was too powerful.

If the Ming Dynasty Hall hadn't been infighting endlessly and tossed out all the generals and elite soldiers who were capable of recruiting and fighting, it would be impossible for him to fight the capital of Daming.

At this moment, there is no need to think about it. The rebel armies from all walks of life are still at the initial stage, and they have no combat effectiveness at all, while the imperial army is so powerful that even Jiannu has been wiped out.

To be honest, Taichang really did not expect this result.

He never imagined that nearly [-] rebels collapsed without any resistance.

He was stunned for a while, and then he raised his head and said loudly: "Cao Wenzhao urgently reported that the three groups of rebels who rushed to Fengyang have been suppressed. There were nearly 7 rebels. He captured more than [-], except for a few thieves. Chieftain, the rest were basically caught by him. In other words, we don’t need to go to Fengyang, we just go directly to Yunyang Mansion.”

Hearing this, the generals couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief.

It's okay, okay, nothing happened to Fengyang, if something happened to Fengyang, the emperor didn't know how angry he would be.

Seeing the changes in the expressions of the generals, Taichang suddenly realized that he seemed to have a bad temper these days.

It's fine if he's an ordinary person. As an emperor, it's a bit scary to get angry every day in front of his courtiers.

Alas, these fierce generals must have been frightened by him these days.

There's no way, the old Zhu family's ancestral grave is going to be dug up, it's no wonder he isn't angry.

However, the rebels who rushed to Fengyang were all suppressed at this moment, and he was not so angry anymore.

Taichang thought for a while, then sighed slightly: "Fengyang is fine, I don't have to worry, I won't go to Yunyang, you lead the army to go."

When the generals heard the words, they really showed a relieved expression.

Taichang then warned: "However, you must obey Governor Sun Chuanting's instructions."

These fierce generals are indeed fierce enough, but compared to Sun Chuanting in terms of overall control, they are still a little bit worse, so there must be a distinction between primary and secondary, and they cannot be allowed to fight on their own and mess around.

Qi Jin, Zu Dashou and others heard the words, and hurriedly cupped their hands and said: "I will understand at the end."

These few days they were really frightened, and the emperor's face was too scary.

Taichang nodded slightly, and then said to Luo Sigong: "Immediately send someone to convey my will, order Ma Shilong to take over the defense of Fengyang Mansion, and order Cao Wenzhao to immediately lead the cavalry from the Shenwu Battalion to Yunyang Mansion to wait for the governor Sun Chuanting's dispatch, and order Lu Xiang to be promoted Thirty thousand infantry from the Shenji Battalion escorted the captured rebels to Wuping Weicheng in Haozhou for custody."

These rebels must not be released, because most of these people will not be safe after they are released. Once the leader of the rebels comes out to summon them, most of these people will resume their old jobs and rebel together.

Chongzhen did not know how much he suffered in history.

At that time, many rebels went to seek refuge with other rebel leaders on the way back to their original places to rebel, and every time Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong came back from the mountains, there were many responders, and most of them responded to them. old department.

There is no way, these people can't find any livelihood, and they will probably be hungry when they go back. In addition, they are used to eating and eating with these anti-thief leaders. It is very difficult for them not to follow and continue to rebel.

Unless the livelihood problem of the victims in the Northwest is completely resolved at this moment.

At this moment, although there are sweet potato and potato seedlings, the waterwheel for irrigation has not yet been seen.

He didn't know when the Spaniards would be able to deliver the rubber and copper, so these rebels could only be escorted to the Acropolis of Wuping, Haozhou, four or five hundred miles away from Fengyang Fucheng.

As for how to deal with the latter rebels, if the Spaniards can send the rubber tree seeds over this time, it seems the best choice to escort them to Qiongzhou Prefecture for hard labor.

Over there is the Hainan Island of later generations, surrounded by the sea, as long as the boats are well controlled, these rebels can't escape if they want to.

And the weather over there is hot, so it should be very suitable for planting rubber trees. With these labors, it is estimated that enough rubber will be produced in less than ten years.

Taichang thought for a while, then got up directly, bid farewell to the generals, and returned to Beijing with the imperial guards.

As for the more than [-] rebels led by Wang Jiayin and Wang Ziyong, they were a gang of mobs whose combat effectiveness was estimated to be worse than those led by Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, and Zhang Xianzhong.

At this moment, Sun Chuanting has gathered 5 people to wait in Yunyang Mansion, plus the follow-up of more than [-] troops from behind, I believe that with Sun Chuanting's ability, it shouldn't be wrong to wipe out this so-called main force of rebels. difficult.

Sure enough, within a month, Sun Chuanting reported good news, and more than [-] rebels were besieged by his mobilized army in Gucheng County between Xiangyang and Yunyang.

These rebels even tried to surrender and get rid of their crimes!
Taichang directly issued an order, ordering Sun Chuanting to escort the leaders of the rebels, such as Wang Jiayin, the king of Fugu, directly to Fucheng, Xi'an, where they would be hacked into pieces as a warning to others, while the other rebels were temporarily escorted to the Acropolis, the capital of Huguangxing. put it back!

This time, the rebels who had been raging for several years finally disappeared without a sound.

Except for Shuixi in the southwest, where the rebellious chieftains are still slowly being suppressed in the entire Ming Dynasty, the rest of the Ming Dynasty has basically been calmed down, and there is no more chaos from wars.

Taichang then recruited Sun Chuanting to return, promoted the crown prince Taibao, and granted him the title of Marquis Zhenwu in recognition of his achievements in suppressing the rebellion in the southwest and suppressing bandits in Yunyang.

The rest of the officers and soldiers also received rewards.

All of a sudden, the Ming Dynasty was full of joy, and everyone said that the long-lost peace and prosperity were not far away.

(End of this chapter)