The Han culture is spreading strongly in Southeast Asia

Chapter 301: Scholar Rebellion
Didn't Ruan Youcai know that going up against Mo Zibu was incredibly dangerous? He knew it all too well, but he also knew that if he succeeded, the rewards would be unimaginably great.

Moreover, Ruan Youcai looked around and saw the two fierce generals he had recruited standing on his left and right. Both of them had great strength, and they were simply like the evil warriors of ancient times chasing a tiger across a stream!

There were also 10,000 to 20,000 young men from wealthy families, and the elite children of each family who were both talented in literature and martial arts had also come.

With them around, and with the help of thousands of elite soldiers, not to mention killing the northerners, there will be no problem in retreating to the long and undulating mountains to hold our ground.

"Master, good news!" A middle-aged scholar wearing a green robe and holding a feather fan, who was impersonating Zhuge Liang, said happily to Ruan Youcai on the main seat, holding a letter:

"Great Chieftain Balang has agreed to lead 600 warriors to the alliance meeting. They will arrive the day after tomorrow at the latest. This way, all thirteen of our lords will be gathered.

At the same time, news came from Hue that the left and center guards of the northern bandit Mo Wu had left Hue and headed for Cha Mae.

There are only 800 Right Guards around Hue, and the troops are empty. The gate is wide open, perfect for a sudden attack."

According to Nguyen Huu Tsai's plan this time, the nobles would first cause trouble in the Cha Mae area in the south, attracting the garrison troops in Hue to move south to suppress it.

After Hue's military strength was depleted, Nguyen Huu Tsai completed the alliance in Xiangyun and led thirteen noble families to revolt. At the same time, people in places such as Vinh Loc north of Hue would also organize riots.

After taking Hue and eliminating the remaining Right Guard, he led the army south to block the Left Guard and Center Guard who were going to suppress Cha Mei.

These garrison troops have only two to three thousand people, but they can mobilize fifty thousand or even more young men. Moreover, they are fighting on their own land and have the BUFF bonus of defending their hometown, so they can completely kill the lonely left guard and center guard.

So when Nguyen You Cai heard that Hue's left guard and center guard had left, he immediately became overjoyed. This was a good start.

After being happy for only a short while, Ruan Youcai became nervous again. Once the arrow was shot, there was no turning back.

Thinking of the terrifying combat power of the Xing Tang Army, Ruan Youcai asked nervously, "Mr. Longshan, are we going to head straight to Hue now?"

After Ruan Youcai asked this question, some of the heads of high-ranking families sitting below began to discuss the matter. They said all kinds of things, but they basically expressed their concerns about the combat effectiveness of the Xing Tang Army.

Mr. Longshan had an expression as if he was fully confident in his knowledge. After hearing Ruan Youcai's question, he fanned his feather fan twice and laughed three times.

"Hahaha, everyone, everyone. The Northern Bandit Mo Wu's army is indeed brave, but their numbers are not large, only about 10,000 people. They can only be used in decisive battles. If they are dispersed, how many troops will each place have?
Moreover, the last time they were able to capture Hue and defeat the army of Bac Hoa was certainly because of the bravery of the bandit Mo's army, but could he have achieved such results alone?
Think back, when the bandit Mo entered Hue, we collected intelligence for him, stored food and fodder, and recruited civilians to transport it along the way. Without us, could the bandit Mo have defeated the Beihe Army so easily?

And today, Mo Wu has sat on the throne, what has he given us?
Let’s not talk about the fact that the Nguyen royal power has been lost, but how much effort have we, the people of Hue, put in to deserve this kind of reward?

Those northerners, who have never done anything, come to our southern country and have fields, land and official positions. They bully men and women and treat us southerners like fish on the chopping board. Is there any such thing in the world?
The Second Sage said: "He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Now Mo Wu treats us southerners harshly, only loving his northern compatriots. He has completely lost the hearts of the southern people, and his defeat is not far away!"

I have to say that although Mr. Longshan looked a bit out of place in the role of Zhuge Liang in Cospree, he still had some skills and was very sensitive to Mo Zibu's pain points.

Although no one summarized and proposed nationalism at this time, it does not mean that nationalism does not exist.

It has been eight hundred years since Annan became independent from the Jinghai Army in the late Tang Dynasty. In the meantime, it has experienced major events such as the fall of Tian in the late Song Dynasty, the defeat of the Mongols by the Chen Dynasty, and the expulsion of the Ming Dynasty by Le Loi. It can be said that national consciousness has basically been formed.

If we calculate this progress as a percentage, at least more than 70 percent has been completed.

Therefore, when the high-ranking officials in Beijing and Han Dynasty heard what Mr. Longshan said, they were furious.

"That's right. Mo Wu was born in the South but only loves northerners. This is enough to show that they still consider themselves northerners. We can't let a northerner become our king."

"That's right. If we let a southerner like Mo Wu lead us, we might as well let Lord Zheng take advantage of us."

Moreover, these words are not only effective for the people from the upper classes in Hue, but also for the young men who were pulled out of the fields by them.

These people have been tied to the land for generations, their personal freedoms restricted by the powerful families. Rural public opinion and moral standards are completely controlled by the powerful families. Without these powerful families, they have no idea what the outside world is like.

Therefore, when the nobles said that the current king of Hue was from the north and had come to seize the land of the southerners and treat them like cattle and horses, these young men immediately became indignant.

Although there were a few self-cultivating farmers and small rich farmers who were not completely controlled by the noble families and remembered the kindness of King Mo in granting amnesty to the world and reducing their debts, they were quickly drowned out by the fanatical ethnic consciousness of the majority.

Mr. Longshan saw that he had stirred the hearts of the people below with just a few words, and a smug look appeared on his face. Then he winked at Ruan Youcai who was at the top.

Ruan Youcai immediately came out and coughed, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then he spoke with great emotion and excitement:

"And our advantages don't stop there. As early as last year, the Mohist bandits were not satisfied with taking Hue and sent a large army to invade Borneo.

Now the northerners of Borneo are resisting together with the red-haired devils, forcing the thief Mo to transfer his main army, including the Yuancong Guards who always protect him, to Borneo.

Therefore, the main force of the Mo bandits now consists only of the several thousand soldiers guarding Chen Guangyao in Shunzhou, and these soldiers are already under my surveillance."

As he spoke, Ruan Youcai turned his gaze to the group of people on his right, whose attire was completely different from that of the people from Beijing. "General Yadu, has Chen Guangyao from Shunzhou sent any news on the troops?"

The so-called "Shangren" is a general term used by the people of Anjing to refer to the indigenous people of the Changshan Mountains in the west.

Most of them were in the early stage of slave society, believed in animism, and had a certain kinship with the large and small tribes in Laos. In later generations, they were basically assimilated by the Vietnamese Xia Junyi people.

Yadu was a very tall and strong woman. She wore a short fur shirt and shorts, a short jacket made of colorful cloth, and a brown and yellow headscarf on her head with a few beautiful pheasant feathers inserted on the right side of the headscarf.

When Yadu heard Ruan Youcai mention her name, she stood up and walked to the front under the protection of several strong men.

"The Shunzhou troops haven't shown any signs of mobilization. I can assure you that they don't know what's about to happen. Furthermore, I've brought three thousand elite soldiers with me this time. Even if the Shunzhou troops arrived, they wouldn't be our match."

Ruan Youcai laughed out loud, but he managed not to reveal that Wu Wenchu's Yanqing Group was an insider, which would have added insult to injury.

But the clan leaders of the noble families in the house were all smart people. They immediately thought through Yadu that there must be something wrong with the remnants of the Xishan people that Mo Zibu had recruited, and their confidence suddenly increased.

How can we lose this?
We will attack the unprepared with the prepared. We are numerous and the enemy is few. The thirteen families inside have sworn an oath of blood alliance, and there are internal supporters outside. If we suddenly launch an attack, we will definitely win.

"When Chief Barang arrives the day after tomorrow, we will formally swear an oath of blood and march straight to Hue to drive out the northerners and welcome back our clan leader, Sheng!"

Nguyen Youcai laughed and said, as if the beautiful day of defeating Mo Zibu and entering Hue was just around the corner.

"Boom!" At this moment, a huge roar was suddenly heard outside, and the rebel leaders who were discussing enthusiastically in the house were stunned.

Ruan Youcai looked around in surprise and found nothing unusual. He was about to speak when there was a violent shaking and Ruan Youcai almost fell to the ground. Then there was an even more violent explosion. Many people saw a flash of golden light coming from outside the door.

"Oh no, the gunpowder depot exploded, the gunpowder depot exploded!" As expected of Mr. Longshan, he knew which direction the explosion came from as soon as he heard it, so he shouted at the top of his voice.

Ruan Youcai had been full of ambition just now, but when he heard the gunpowder depot exploded, he slapped his thigh anxiously, "What should I do?"

After howling, Ruan Youcai was the first to rush out. Sure enough, he saw thick black smoke rising from the gunpowder depot more than a mile east of the Ruan family manor, and small-scale chain reaction explosions were crackling.

Ruan Youcai's face turned pale. He had spent almost all his family fortune on these 30,000 kilograms of gunpowder. Now that it had exploded, what would his muskets and cannons use to fire the bullets?

However, the nightmare was far from over. After the thick smoke cleared, hundreds of cavalrymen suddenly appeared in everyone's sight. Their iconic white breeches and silver sabers were extremely conspicuous. They were none other than the Xing Tang Army's Longxiang Guards Cavalry Battalion.

"What's going on? What's going on?" Ruan Youcai was already terrified. Things took a sudden turn too quickly. Even the Shunzhou soldiers didn't know what was going on. How come Mo Zei's cavalry guards arrived?
Ruan Youcai looked at Yadu in panic. This woman who vowed to avenge Ruan Wenyue couldn't help but show a look of shock on her face. She indeed did not receive any warning from Wu Wenchu or Pan Wenlin.

"Mr. Cai, why are the imperial soldiers here? What should we do?"

They brag loudly on weekdays, but when the time comes, many so-called high-ranking clan leaders are just that, and become panic-stricken.

Just think about it, if they were powerful, how could they have been suppressed by Zhang Fuluan for so many years.

Of course, they do have a deep foundation, otherwise King Wu Nguyen Phuc Khoa would not have specially trained his brother-in-law Zhang Fuluan to deal with them.

The other high-ranking leaders all looked at Ruan Youcai, but Ruan Youcai's mind was blank.

Before he was in power, he felt that he was the most unappreciated talent in the world. When he really had to make a decision at this critical moment, Ruan Youcai felt his mind went blank, his mouth moved a few times, and he had no idea what to say.

Yes, Mr. Longshan, Mr. Longshan is a man of great foresight, there must be a way.

Ruan Youcai glanced at Mr. Longshan, who was holding a Zhuge Liang-style feather fan beside him, and immediately imitated Emperor Zhaolie on the stage, pounced on him and grabbed Mr. Longshan's sleeve.

"Sir, save me! Sir, save me!"

Mist grass!

Mr. Longshan was so embarrassed that his face went numb. He was just a Confucian scholar from Beihe who had failed the imperial examinations for a long time. He came to the south to make a living. Why did he get such a difficult job right away?
In a hurry, Mr. Longshan looked around and suddenly found that there were only a few hundred cavalrymen running towards him from a distance. They looked powerful, but there were not many of them scattered across this vast plain.

Looking closely again, the red helmets and armor of the soldiers following in the distance were very scary, but the total number seemed to be only about one or two thousand people, and I immediately felt relieved.

"Don't worry, Mr. Cai. I don't think the bandit Mo's army is very large. I think Hue might have been exposed, but the bandit Mo's three guards have already moved south, so he only sent his guards. That's why there are not many people."

I have to say that this guy is quite smart and is very good at analyzing the situation. When he shouted like that, all the rebellious nobles thought it was reasonable.

"Mr. Longshan, what's your plan?" Ruan Youcai felt as if he had really found some of Liu Xuande's feelings, and even his speech sounded like someone on the stage.

"Lord Cai, immediately beat the drums and ring the bells to summon all the men to gather at the manor. We have 20,000 men here. Ten of us can defeat one of them. Are you still afraid that we can't defeat this thief Mo?"

"As long as we kill Mo Zei's guards, who else can stop us?"

"That makes sense!" Ruan Youcai suddenly felt his mind open up. He shouted, "Guard the village gate tightly and call in the volunteers from all over. I will kill these northerners outside the village today."

When the high-ranking officials around heard this, they were also cheered up. No matter whether what Mr. Longshan said was reasonable or not, it was better to have an idea than no idea at all. After all, the arrow was on the string and had to be shot.

Then, the manor where the Ruan clan ancestral hall was located was immediately filled with the sounds of drums and gongs.

With so many volunteers from noble families coming, it was naturally impossible for them to all be in the Ruan family manor. Instead, they were scattered in several small manors nearby, including the senior soldiers brought by Yadu.

"King, what should we do?" The tribesmen around looked at Yadu.

Yadu thought for a moment and said, "We can fight. There aren't many people holding the sun flag. We should defeat them first, and then find out what happened to Wu Wenchu and the others."

　The age and deeds of this woman named Yadu are a little vague. Some say she was born in 1755, while others say she was born in 1765. Let's just assume that she was born in 1755.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)