The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 129: Another Killing Spree

Historically, it took the Ming Dynasty court eight or nine months to quell the Haobai Rebellion.

But, it was a real fight back then.

At that time, the three major families in Puzhou used the power they controlled to mobilize troops everywhere and launched a fierce attack on Ningxia Town.

They don't care how much the Ming Dynasty court spends, they just want to kill Haobai.

Historically, the Ming Dynasty court spent more than two million taels of grain and money to quell the Haobai Rebellion.

As for how many troops were mobilized, the three major families in Puzhou recorded it in a confusing manner using the style of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Anyway, the troops from Guyuan Town, Gansu Town, Yansui Town, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, and Liaodong Town were all transferred, and even the troops from Zhejiang were transferred.

If calculated based on food and wages, more than two million taels of food and wages for eight or nine months should be more than 100,000 troops.

However, the records seem to show only tens of thousands of troops, seemingly less than 50,000. If it is really less than 50,000, then the three major families in Puzhou swallowed up most of the food and money. If it is really more than 100,000 troops, then the heavy casualties are simply horrific.

In short, they mobilized troops everywhere and fought for eight or nine months.

As a result, they still failed to capture the Ningxia Weicheng where the rebels were stationed!

In the end, they actually relied on appeasement to put down the Haibai Rebellion.

Those shameless civil servants tricked Haobai into a fight with the vanguard camp, killed Liu Dongyang and others, and then left the city to surrender.

Then, they went back on their word, killed Haibai, and escorted Haibai's son Haichengen back to Beijing to be beheaded in public!
This is the Battle of Ningxia, one of the three famous expeditions of the Wanli Emperor in history.

To put it bluntly, the three powerful families in Puzhou used the power they controlled to exclude dissidents and deliberately forced Haobai to rebel. Then they used the imperial army to kill the capable and battle-hardened border soldiers, making it impossible for them to kill the northern barbarians!

Not only did the Ming Dynasty lose eight or nine months' worth of food and wages for its army of over 100,000 soldiers, but the elite border troops also killed each other, resulting in countless casualties.

If things continue like this, it would be strange if the Ming Dynasty didn’t fall!
In order to make dirty money, the three powerful families in Puzhou have no regard for their country and humanity.

Now that the Haibai Rebellion has been quelled, we can resume our killing spree.

This time, Wanli's target was the three major families in Puzhou.

It can be said that the Ming Dynasty in history was destroyed by this group of traitors who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country.

The disaster caused by the Northern Tartars, the rebellion of Haibai, the dereliction of duty of the frontier troops, the peasant uprising in the northwest, the rise of Nurhaci, the aiding of the enemy by the eight imperial merchants, etc., are all inextricably linked to the three great families of Puzhou.

He wants to eradicate these traitors and kill all nine generations of their clan!
However, before that, he had to take control of Pianguan Town, Guyuan Town and Gansu Town.

Otherwise, once he takes action, these three towns will surely be in chaos.

Now, Yang Junmin is still in Guyuan, the governor of the three borders of Shaanxi. The last hope of the three major families in Puzhou is his primary target.

Although Ningxia Town was captured, he did not order anyone to report the victory to the capital. He even did not say a word after taking the inner and outer coats.

The three major families in Puzhou probably only knew that he had taken over the Neitao and Qiantao plains, and that he had deliberately cut off communications between the Houtao plain and the Xitao plain. These guys probably thought that he was fighting with the Northern Tartars in the Houtao plain or the Xitao plain.

In order to paralyze these guys, he didn't even enter Ningxia Town. He was still waiting in the southern part of the Xitao Plain for all the troops to gather.

Qi Jiguang, Deng Zilong, Luo Sigong, Zhao Luejiao, Du Tong, Chen Rui and others all followed the secret order and quickly gathered in the Xitao Plain, and a bloody storm gradually began.

At about noon in the morning of that day, at the Ningxia Zhenbei Ming army camp, all the civil and military officials were summoned to a large tent specifically for discussing important military affairs.

Wanli pointed to the map in the middle and asked, "Lord Chen, who are the commanders of Guyuan Town and Gansu Town now?"

Chen Rui, the governor of the three border regions of Shaanxi and Gansu, said helplessly, "Your Majesty, General Liu Chengsi of Guyuan and General Yang Jun of Gansu are both close associates of the three great families of Puzhou."

Liu Chengsi?
Yang Jun?

What the hell is this?

The generals appointed by the three powerful families in Puzhou seemed to have popped out of cracks in the rocks. They had no records, no achievements, and even no one knew where their hometowns were!

The same was true for Zhang Wei Zhong, Zhang Jie, and Yang Si Wei. There were also two old guys who were fired by him, and he couldn't even remember their names.

These generals who have no records in history must be a bunch of shit and can't fight at all.

From this perspective, it is a good thing for him.

Naturally, the less capable the enemy is at fighting, the better. If the three major families in Puzhou had famous generals like Qi Jiguang and Ma Gui under their command, he would have a headache.

Wanli nodded slightly, then asked, "Do you know how the troops in Guyuan Town are deployed?"

Chen Rui said with some shame, "Your Majesty, Yang Junmin has ignored me completely, and he hasn't told me the details of the troop deployment."

It's time for you to go back and retire.

It seems that we need to send a capable governor to take charge of the northwest.

Jia Yingyuan seems to be a good person. He came from a frontier military garrison and is as brave and fearless in his work as he is in war.

Wanli looked at Chen Rui, whose hair and beard were already gray, and sighed secretly. Then he turned around and asked, "Luejiao, it should be okay for you to go back to Jingluwei and inquire about the situation now, right?"

Zhao Lujiao nodded repeatedly and said: "No problem, Your Majesty, I will just say that I am going home to visit my relatives. I still have some connections in Guyuan Town, so I should be able to find out the troop deployment situation." That's good.

Wanli waved his hand decisively and said, "Then you should hurry back and take a hundred cavalry guards with you. Be careful and find out the troop deployment of Guyuan Town as soon as possible."

Zhao Lujiao quickly bowed and said, "I obey your order."

After saying that, he quickly retreated.

Wanli pondered for a while, then gave detailed instructions: "Sigong, first send secret guards to monitor the relatives of the three major families in Puzhou, including the brothers, descendants, and in-laws of Yang Bo, Wang Chonggu, and Zhang Siwei. As long as they can be found, they should all be secretly monitored.

As soon as Guyuan Town, Gansu Town, and Pianguan Town are taken, you should be ready to take action. When you receive my order, you should order the arrests. Try to act simultaneously so that they don't have time to react. It's best not to let any of them escape."

My God, this range is too big!
Upon hearing this, Luo Sigong said cautiously, "Your Majesty, many of their relatives have been transferred to Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou to take up positions. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to notify all my subordinates to take action at the same time."

This is a problem. It was he who transferred the relatives of the three major families in Puzhou to Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou and left them idle.

Today's communication methods are too backward. Even if the distance is thousands of miles, an urgent message of 800 miles will take several days.

Wanli thought about it carefully, then said decisively: "Then arrest those in Northern Zhili, Shanxi, and Shaanxi at the same time. As for Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou, send people there to prepare first. When the time comes, notify them 800 miles away to take action."

Upon hearing this, Luo Sigong quickly bowed and said, "Your humble servant understands."

There is also the headquarters of the three major powerful families in Puzhou.

These guys have no idea how many experts they hired for protection. Last time, the remnants of the Maitreya Sect and fifty secret guards were all defeated in Puzhou City. This time, sending only the secret guards may not be enough.

Wanli thought about it carefully and said decisively: "Send someone to sneak into Puzhou City and secretly investigate the situation. The secret guards there may not be able to take it. When the time comes, I will lead the army there myself. Your men just need to ensure that even one gate cannot be closed."

Uh, the emperor of the time personally led his army to attack one of his own state capitals!
This kind of bizarre thing can probably only be done by the current emperor.

Luo Sigong was stunned for a moment, then he quickly bowed and said, "Your humble servant understands."

The key now is to take over Guyuan Town, Gansu Town and Pianguan Town.

Wanli thought about it carefully, then asked, "General Du, do you know where Zhang Weizhong is now?"

This one.

Du Tong shook his head helplessly and said, "I don't know where this guy has gone. I haven't seen him."

Humph, there is a great battle going on in the northwest, and there is no sign of a general.

Wanli snorted inwardly, then gave detailed instructions: "Tell the soldiers transporting grain and grass to convey my order, ordering Zhang Weizhong to rush to Baode Prefecture to supervise the transportation of grain and grass immediately. If he fails to do so, he will be dismissed and investigated.

When the action starts, you will seize the 10,000 troops transporting grain from Pianguan Town in Fugu, then lead your troops to surround Baodezhou City and capture this guy."

Upon hearing this, Du Tong quickly bowed and said, "I understand."

Next is Gansu Town.

The problem is, there is not a single general from Gansu Town here.

Wanli glanced around and then asked, "Chen Aiqing, have you arranged any confidants for Gansu Town?"

I can hardly move an inch in the northwest. No one listens to the orders I issue, so how can I arrange for any of my confidants to go to Gansu Town?

Chen Rui shook his head helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, I have not arranged any confidants in Gansu Town."

You are really old. You can't control any of the four northwestern border towns of the governor.

Wanli was somewhat helpless and said, "Don't you know anyone in Gansu Town?"

Chen Rui thought about it carefully, then suddenly realized, "Your Majesty, Qi Bingzhong, the chieftain of Dongqi, once personally went to Xi'an Prefecture and asked the court to allow him to inherit the title of deputy commander of Xining Guard."

Dongqi Tusi?

Wanli pondered, "A chieftain should have his own private army. What is the background of the Dongqi chieftain? Is he obedient to the imperial court?"

Now I finally have a chance to show my abilities.

Chen Rui introduced in detail: "The Dongqi Tusi originated from Dorjishijie, the right chancellor of Gansu during the Northern Yuan Dynasty. During the Hongwu period, Dorjishijie made great contributions and was awarded the title of General Xuanwei and the hereditary commander of Xining Guard.

The Dongqi Tusi soldiers fought bravely, often fighting against thousands of northern barbarians with only hundreds of men. Their meritorious service was outstanding, so they were promoted to the hereditary position of co-director of Xining Guard. Qi Bingzhong's father and grandfather both died in battle against the northern barbarians, and it had been nearly ten years.

He was only eight years old at the time, so he couldn't inherit the title of Vice Governor of Xining Guard. Last year, he was already sixteen, so he came to ask for the title.

Are the Dongqi chieftain soldiers so powerful?
Wanli thought about it carefully, then said decisively: "General Man, you will lead the 10,000 cavalrymen of the Shenwu Right Camp to Gansu Town with my imperial edict, arrest General Yang Jun, and bring him back to the capital for trial. You will take over as the General of Gansu Town.

Don't go directly to Ganzhouwei. First, go to Xiningwei to find Qi Bingzhong and have him take the Tusi soldiers to Ganzhouwei City to act as an internal support. Then you can lead the cavalry to charge forward."

Upon hearing this, Man Gui bowed and said, "I understand. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

He really didn't expect that he would be promoted to general so quickly.

(End of this chapter)