Dressed as a widow, raising cubs, farming and building infrastructure in Ming Dynasty

Chapter 177 The development and growth of the rebel army
Liu Hui put forward a clear action plan for the development and growth of the rebel army.

"Living in Bazhou, there is no natural danger to rely on. If the imperial court sends troops to attack and cannot hold on, it is better to go east to Shandong. Shandong has mountains as a natural barrier, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It has always been a rich grain-producing land. The land is enough to support our army for a while."

Liu Hui's eloquent talk made the eyes of brothers Liu Liu, Liu Qi, Yang Hu and others shine.

Although they now number in the thousands, they are not much different from bandits. Their strength is too weak, and food supply has often become a problem. They are in urgent need of a feasible and effective development path.

"If we can win step by step and use the title of 'building a country and supporting the virtuous,' I think more and more people will be willing to join us."

Liu Hui's joining made the rebels even more powerful.Since March, the rebel army has marched continuously to Boye, Raoyang, Nangong and other prefectures and counties in Hebei, and then into Shandong, conquering more than [-] prefectures and counties including Rizhao, Qufu and Tai'an.The Ming army fled all the way.The majority of poor farmers are willing to provide the rebels with food, grass, implements and sticks.The rebels killed landlords and bureaucrats, burned officials, looted arsenals, and released prisoners.

The Confucius Mansion in Qufu was looted and burned down.Kong Wenshao, the Duke of Yansheng, ran away all night, but was blocked by someone on the way: "Kong Wenshao, someone asked me to spare your life for questioning!"

Kong Wenshao panicked, his body trembling like chaff: "Hero...Hero, spare your life..."

"Why did your wife, Mrs. Li, die?"

Kong Wenshao was stunned: "She, she, she... had a miscarriage, suffered from excessive bleeding, and died... all the imperial doctors came to diagnose and treat her..."

Kong Wenshao defended incoherently: "She didn't listen to others' advice and insisted on returning to the capital with illness. She was exhausted when she arrived in the capital... The news of her death was passed down to me by the Li family. How do I know why she died so early?"

The person who came didn't say anything more, but raised the knife and cut off Kong Wenshao's life.

Having said that, Liu Hui naturally did not want to dirty his hands by killing Kong Wenshao.

On the contrary, Kong Wenshao had no hatred towards him, and he wanted to keep him to deal with Li Dongyang.

Several years have passed, and he does not believe that there was no shadow of Li Dongyang behind the arson case that year.The hatred of killing father and uncle is irreconcilable.

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Emperor Zhengde walked towards Queen Xia's palace with a serious face.

He was really in a bad mood.

The woman with whom he had a one-night stand not only married herself to an officer with a mud-legged background, but also took her resigned husband to farm, mine, and build roads happily in the rebel's hometown. Turn the state into a rebel base!
He sent someone to take her away, but she refused!
She doesn't take herself seriously at all!

What does she think of herself?
An object that can be thrown away after use?
You are so cold-hearted, I don't have to worry about you anymore.

The queen is a stunning beauty, but I have been neglected by me for many days, crying and crying every day. I will start with her and indulge in the flowers!

Queen Xia is similar in age to Emperor Zhengde. They are both nearly 20 years old now, with beautiful appearance.

It was rare that she did not continue to shed tears today. Instead, she welcomed Emperor Zhengde in with a smile.

The depression in Emperor Zhengde's heart dissipated a lot.

He is the emperor, the most beautiful woman in the world. He only needs to think, not just want as much as he wants.If he doesn't enjoy it, wouldn't he be living up to the dirty water that the outside world has thrown at him?

He sat down abruptly, and was just thinking about whether to ask the queen to do things directly, when he saw the palace daughter coming up with tea.

His expression darkened again.

When the queen saw this, she forced a smile and said: "Your Majesty, this is the newly elected daughter of the palace. I can use it quite smoothly. What do you think, Your Majesty?" Emperor Zhengde completely lost his mind about dealing with the queen.

This palace daughter looks very similar to Liu Xuejiang.

He sneered and said: "Queen, you are really good at figuring out my thoughts."

The queen was so frightened that her pupils shrank and explained: "This is... the queen mother's intention..."

Emperor Zhengde stood up and walked out, saying coldly: "The queen is really kind-hearted."

After walking out of the queen's palace, he quickly calmed down.

Yes, it is March in the spring, and the cats and dogs are in love, let alone a young and good young man.

But there are traps at every step in this harem.

If the palace maid who looks exactly like Liu Xuejiang is lucky enough, she will definitely give birth to a prince.

There is no need for him to exist as an adult and rebellious young emperor.

Emperor Zhengde looked at the sky with a stern face and took a deep breath.

From beginning to end, the only ones who gave birth to a prince but never used it to seek fame and status were the former chief minister Liu Jian and his family.

Although Liu Xuejiang gave birth to her own son, she was eager to cut off her relationship with him.

At this moment, he finally understood their painstaking efforts.

The cause of the rebel army is progressing in full swing.

The rebels were divided into two groups. The east group was led by Liu Liu, Liu Qi, and Qi Yanming and was active in Shandong. The west group was led by Yang Hu and others and was active in Henan.In May, the East Route Rebel Army entered Henan from Shandong, then entered Huguang and headed towards Jiangxi, and then marched northward to Bazhou.On the west route, Yang Hu's branch traveled from south to north, entering Shanxi in June, then east to Hebei, and reaching Wen'an. In August, the two armies would attack Bazhou and threaten the capital.

Emperor Zhengde finally issued an order to replace Ma Zhongxi, and appointed Lu Wan, the right minister of the Ministry of War, to supervise military affairs and lead the border soldiers and the Beijing camp officers and soldiers to stop the rebels.After that, Liu Liu's troops broke through the encirclement and entered Le'an, Shandong (today's Guangrao, Shandong) eastward, while Yang Hu's troops moved into the Dongchang area of ​​Shandong to divide their forces to contain the enemy.

Ma Zhongxi accepted Emperor Zhengde's secret decree and always focused on recruiting people to appease him and avoid causing large-scale battles. He repeatedly tried to recruit and plunder Liu Xuejiang, but all failed.

In August, Lu Wan served as the censor of Qiandu and commanded the Jingying, Xuanfu and Yansui armies to attack it.While traveling to Zhuozhou, it was suddenly reported that the rebel army was approaching the capital, and he ordered the returning army to defend the city.It wasn't until Xu Tai, the deputy commander-in-chief, and Queyong, the guerrilla army, defeated Yang Hu and equaled Bazhou, the rebel army moved south, and martial law began to be lifted in the capital.

In September, two rebel armies successively besieged Cangzhou, Hebei Province, blocking the Ming Dynasty's water transportation.

In October, Yang Hu's detachment passed through Tianjin, Jingzhou, Zaoqiang and other places, entered Damingfu), headed east to Shandong, captured cities and territories, relied on Liu Liujun's momentum, and shocked Shandong, and then transferred to Anhui, but Yang Hu was in Bozhou, Anhui Yimen crossed the river and stood up, but was attacked and killed by the Ming army. The troops were led by Liu Hui and Zhao Sui and moved to Henan to continue fighting.

Liu Liubu went south to Shandong, including ten counties including Keyanggu, Shouzhang, Yishui, and Qufu, and attacked Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Yizhou and other Ming feudal fiefdoms, and then turned to attack Jining, burning [-] Ming canal grain ships.They moved north from Jining and fought in a vast area starting from Bazhou in the north and ending in Tangyin, Henan in the south.

In the first month of the seventh year of Zhengde, the rebels once again penetrated into the Bazhou area near Jingjing.

At this time, Liu Hui and Zhao Sui moved to Anhui, Henan and other places to fight.They elected Liu Hui as the Grand Marshal of the Fengtian Conquest, and Zhao Sui as the Deputy Marshal. They established five armies with 28 battalions, appointed governors, commanders and other officers. They had 13 infantry and cavalry, and marched "directly to the land of Youyan", " The banner of "Reopening the Sky of Chaos" also affirmed military discipline and would not kill civilians indiscriminately.

(End of this chapter)