Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

Almost the next day.

The first batch of newspapers began to be sold and distributed in the capital and surrounding areas.

You know, in order to spread newspapers and periodicals faster, hard-brush master plates were uniformly produced in the capital, and then sent out by express horses to major printing houses across the country.

Day 3. Day 4. Day 5.
By the seventh day, related newspapers and periodicals could be found circulating in every corner of the Ming Dynasty.

This speed may be insignificant compared to the speed of news dissemination in the 21st century, but it is definitely a miracle in the Ming Dynasty!

After all, in the past, news from the imperial court might not reach remote areas even after several months. Some villages deep in the mountains didn’t even know what dynasty was outside or who was the emperor!
Such a situation would not exist in the current Ming Dynasty, as newspapers would be spread to every village.

The village chief will read the newspaper.

When the people learned the contents of the newspaper, they were also very shocked.

In a mountain village.

"The imperial court sent a large army to Yunnan to quell the rebellion. This... This means there will be another war!"

"Didn't we just finish the war last year?"

"This is different from last year's expedition to the grasslands. Last year, it was the Northern Yuan that provoked, and the imperial court sent troops to protect the border. After the battle, the Northern Yuan never dared to harass the Ming border again. This time, someone is rebelling, and the imperial court is going to suppress it!"

"It's already this late, and there are still people who want to rebel?"

"Yes! In the past, people rebelled because they couldn't survive."

"We are living such a good life now, with no worries about food and clothing, and the imperial court has even built roads for us. What else are they dissatisfied with? Do they have to rebel and live on the edge of a knife?"

"Didn't the newspaper say that the rebels this time were the natives and the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty? To be honest, I don't care about the life and death of those remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. When it was still the Yuan Dynasty, we were not bullied by those Yuan people and their lackeys. The high taxes made my whole family breathless. My father was forced to death by them. They are unwilling to be replaced and want to restore the Yuan Dynasty? Bah, dream on!"

"You're right. The remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty don't deserve any sympathy. It's a pity that the natives of Yunnan gave up their good lives and were bewitched by the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty to rebel. They are really stupid and pitiful."

After learning the content of the newspaper, the people started to complain wildly. After all, everyone yearns for a stable and happy life, and they naturally would not have a good face towards those who try to mess up their lives.

After so many years of development and governance.

The people in the Ming Dynasty basically lived a life of food and clothing. Every household could eat enough, and some even had surplus food, so they didn't have to worry about having enough to eat.

Even remote villages deep in the mountains received attention from the imperial court.

It is also because of this that people have time to pay attention to national affairs.

The people are quite satisfied with their current lives and are full of hope. Some plan to reclaim a few more acres of land this year, some plan to build one or two more houses, and some plan to go out to do business. But to accomplish these, the country must be stable.

So when the people learned that someone was planning a rebellion, they were very disgusted. Wouldn't this disrupt their hard-earned stable and peaceful lives?
How can this be done?

Out of recognition of the Ming Dynasty, the patriotism in his heart also erupted.

"Damn it! I have finally got the life I have now, I absolutely cannot let these bad guys ruin it!"

"We have to find a way to help the court!"

"What should I do? Count me in! I just finished planting the land and I'm worried about having nothing to do!"

"How about we deliver supplies to the army like we did last time?"

"Last time there was a call from the court, but this time the court didn't say anything, so we shouldn't be needed, right!?"

"If you ask me, we should just join the army and go to the battlefield to defend our homeland! The treatment of the imperial army is very good now, and it is not as dark as it was in the past. I have a good friend in the army. When he came back to visit his family last year, he told me a lot. As long as you can become a soldier and perform well in the army and make contributions, there is a great chance that you can be promoted to an officer! Bring honor to your family!"

"But it's not the time for the imperial court to recruit soldiers yet. I'm afraid it won't work for us to go now!"

"Listen to me, everyone! When the country is in trouble, we the people are in trouble. Look at the newspapers. Even though the court is going to war, it has not increased taxes or soldiers. It even continues to build roads and houses for us. You can't find such a court even with a lantern! I think we can split into two groups. One group will go to Yunnan and deliver supplies to the army. We will do whatever we can to help. The other group will join the army. It doesn't matter if we don't have a recruitment office. We can buy horses and weapons ourselves, and then go to Yunnan in a team!"

"That's a good idea! Let's do it this way. I was a soldier before, so if you want to trust me, just follow me!"

At once, the people also took action.

Especially the people in several provinces close to Yunnan. The people now have received a lot of literacy and patriotic education. Everyone knows very well that once Yunnan Province is broken through by the rebels, they will definitely not be much better off. This is the case of the lips and the teeth being cold.

Therefore, soon people began to rush to Yunnan Province in groups. These people were often based on villages or families. They brought their own dry food and weapons and equipment, and continued to merge on the way to Yunnan Province. They soon became an "army" equipped with basic weapons and supplies!
at the same time.

Duke Feng Sheng of Song also led an army of 150,000 to Yunnan Province to suppress the rebellion.

It has to be said that although the imperial court was constantly developing Yunnan Province, Yunnan Province later surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, so its development was much slower than other places in the Ming Dynasty, even slower than Liaodong.

Once entering Yunnan Province, the roads became extremely rugged and narrow. The army could only march in long lines. In addition, the army carried a lot of heavy weapons, so the marching speed was greatly reduced.

Duke Feng Sheng of Song was helpless when he saw this. What made him even more confused was that they had passed through several villages, but all of them were empty, and they couldn't find any villagers to lead the way.

There was no other way, Duke Feng Sheng of Song could only move forward carefully to avoid falling into an ambush by the rebels.

"General, we have entered Yunnan for two days. There is no news from Xiping Hou and there is no news from the rebels. What should we do next?" asked one of his generals.

Hearing this, Duke of Song Feng Sheng also frowned. He did not directly answer his subordinate's question, but asked, "Is there any news from Xu Huizu?"

As his deputy general, Xu Huizu took the initiative to come to him and ask to be responsible for escorting food and fodder before the army set out. Feng Sheng agreed to this request after a little thought. There were several reasons for this. First of all, he didn't really want Xu Huizu to follow him. If Xu Huizu could be sent away, he would feel comfortable commanding the army. Even if Xu Huizu didn't mention it, he would find a reason to transfer Xu Huizu away.

This is the perfect situation now.

Secondly, in order to successfully suppress the rebellion, Duke of Song Feng Sheng did not want to offend Xu Da and Ouyang Lun at the same time. Agreeing to Xu Huizu's request could also be a favor and would not do him any harm.

Finally, Xu Huizu was the one who escorted the grain and grass, which allowed Ouyang Lun and Xu Huizu to work together. If there was any problem with the grain and grass, both of them would have to take the blame, which made it easy to deal with.

Therefore, Feng Sheng not only agreed to let Xu Huizu escort the grain and grass, but also allocated 10,000 soldiers to Xu Huizu. Of course, the equipment of these 10,000 soldiers was extremely ordinary, and they were all infantry, without any heavy weapons, such as cannons, chariots, crossbows, heavy armor, etc.

"There is no news. It is estimated that they have not yet set out from the capital, and perhaps even the supplies have not been gathered yet!" The general under his command replied.

"General, I'm afraid Ouyang Lun is unreliable this time! If it were like the last time we conquered the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the logistical supplies would have been ahead of the army. If there really were problems with the logistical supplies, we would have to prepare early!" Another general said hurriedly.

"Don't worry about this. The old prime minister had anticipated this and made preparations in advance." Feng Sheng said calmly, "The old prime minister sent a letter to Marquis Xiping in advance, asking him to raise food and supplies for my army to suppress the rebellion. Moreover, we brought enough supplies when we came out this time. At present, there is enough for the army to eat for a month!"

"As long as we can reunite with Xiping Hou, there will be no shortage of food and supplies."

"On the contrary, it's Ouyang Lun who failed to raise logistical supplies this time. When we return victoriously, it will be Ouyang Lun who will be unlucky." "Ouyang Lun, oh Ouyang Lun, it's not that I, Feng Sheng, am unkind, it's just that you are incompetent!"

"Besides, it will be the old prime minister who will deal with you, and it has nothing to do with me, Feng Sheng!"

After hearing Feng Sheng's explanation, all his generals were delighted and appeared particularly excited.

"The general is wise!"

"With the general leading us, we can quickly suppress the rebels!"

After the discussion, Feng Sheng and his generals were full of confidence and couldn't wait to fight the rebels immediately.

"Pass on this order from the general, the entire army should speed up!"

"Let's find the rebels as soon as possible and wipe them out completely!"

Feng Sheng was in high spirits and gave the order immediately.

"Yes!"

With Feng Sheng's order, a full 150,000-strong army began to march quickly. After all, with the equipment and combat effectiveness of the Ming army, as long as they found the main force of the rebels, they would crush them. For the soldiers who suppressed the rebellion, these were all merits!

At the beginning, all the soldiers were marching forward like crazy as if they were injected with chicken blood.

In just two or three days, they traveled hundreds of miles, but still could not find where the rebels were, and even the army of Marquis Xiping was not seen.

Another two or three days passed.

The army that was suppressing the rebellion was still wandering in the deep mountains. It was not until this time that Feng Sheng realized that they were lost.

Feng Sheng didn't dare to announce the fact that he was lost. After all, it would seriously damage morale. He quickly sent out scouts to explore the way, but none of the scouts returned.

Time quickly came to more than twenty days later.

"I'm afraid the general can't continue like this."

"We only have enough food for the whole army for three days. If we still can't find a way out after three days, our army will starve to death in this desperate situation deep in the mountains!"

"And General, the soldiers are now wondering if they are lost, and their morale is very low."

The generals under his command kept reporting the bad situation to Feng Sheng.

Hearing this, Feng Sheng's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

I thought I was going to kill everyone, but I ended up getting lost as soon as I got in. I didn't see any human figures along the way.

"There are only three days of military rations left!?"

Feng Sheng had a gloomy face. After nearly a month's march, the 150,000-strong army was already exhausted. Feng Sheng didn't want to encounter the rebels now. He just wanted to lead the army out first. If the entire army was trapped here, he, Feng Sheng, would be nailed to the pillar of shame.

"Keep looking for the road. If you don't find a way out after three days, kill the horse!"

Just at this moment, a scout came hurriedly to report!
"General, a large number of troops were found behind my army!"

what!
Feng Sheng and his generals were all shocked.

"How many people are there? Are they the rebels? Or are they Xu Huizu's army escorting grain and fodder?" Duke of Song Feng Sheng asked hurriedly.

"General, I'm not sure, but they are definitely not General Xu's troops. I've never seen these troops dressed like this before. Their clothes are not uniform and their formations are not organized. However, their morale is extremely high and every soldier has an extremely excited look on his face!"

The scout said hurriedly.

Denden.

Hearing this, Feng Sheng staggered back a few steps. If his generals had not been quick to support him, Feng Sheng would have fallen to the ground.

"Go, quickly find out who the army behind us is!?"

Feng Sheng said quickly.

"Yes."

The scout did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. After receiving the order, he left immediately.

"General, judging from the current situation, the army that suddenly appeared behind us is the rebels, and we have already fallen into their trap!"

"These rebels are really treacherous. They first let us get lost in these mountains and waited until our food and fodder were exhausted and our soldiers were exhausted before launching a final attack to capture us all in one fell swoop!"

"hateful!"

"In our current state, if we were to go up against the rebels, I'm afraid we would be in great danger!"

The generals under his command also began to analyze the situation, but everything they came up with was extremely unfavorable to the army that was going to suppress the rebellion.

"Humph!"

"What are you afraid of? We are the elite troops of the Ming Dynasty, and we have some powerful equipment. The number of rebels is very small, and they can't swallow us in one bite. Let the brothers have a meal, and then follow me to fight!"

Feng Sheng is also a veteran who has experienced many ups and downs, so he naturally won't fall into despair because of this little difficulty.

At this moment, another scout came hurriedly.

"General!"

"Rebels. There are rebels all around us, all over the mountains and plains!"

"At least millions!"

hiss--

Hearing this, Feng Sheng felt as if his head was struck by lightning, buzzing!

How could this be? (End of this chapter)