The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 131 Who is the rebel?
Wanli actually sent Xiao Ruxun to lead an army to attack Guyuan City.

Yang Junmin probably never imagined this in his dreams.

The one in rebellion now is Ningxia Town.

Instead of sending troops to attack Ningxia Town, the young emperor sent troops to attack Guyuan Town?
He didn't rebel.

Why did the young emperor send troops to attack Guyuan City?
Yang Junmin never expected this to happen.

Even Xiao Rulan, the deputy general of Guyuan Town, didn't expect this.

Early in the morning at about noon that day, Xiao Rulan was inspecting the defenses on the wall of the Red Castle when suddenly a thunderous sound of horse hooves came from the direction of Ningxia Town in the north.

The rebels are attacking the city?

its not right!
What is the purpose of sending cavalry to attack a city?
Ningxia Town can only muster a few thousand cavalry at the moment. The dense sound of horse hooves coming from the north means that there are at least thousands of cavalry.

What's the matter?

Xiao Rulan ordered the defenders on the city wall to be on high alert, and at the same time, she notified the soldiers who were taking turns to rest in the city to be on guard and ready to go up to the city wall to provide support at any time.

He was still considering whether to send a fast cavalry to report to Yang Junmin and Liu Chengsi, when thousands of cavalrymen were already visible to the naked eye in the north.

What do the rebels want to do?
Those thousands of cavalry were just thousands of cavalry, with no infantry in front or behind, and no siege equipment.

It would be a miracle if they could break into the red castle he was guarding.

Soon, the cavalry from the north began to slow down and stopped about a mile north of the Red Castle.

Immediately afterwards, a general wearing rusty and tattered armor rode alone and galloped towards the city gate tower.

What is this for?
Xiao Rulan raised her hand with a puzzled look on her face and said, "Don't shoot yet, let's see what they want to do."

In this case, it is possible that some of the rebels wanted to surrender to the imperial court, so they rode all their war horses and ran over.

If they shoot the leading general into a hedgehog, it will be troublesome.

Unexpectedly, after the general rode up to the gate tower, he actually looked up and said loudly: "Brother, it's me, quickly open the gate and let us in."

what?
Xiao Rulan took a closer look and couldn't help but asked in shock, "Ruxun, why are you here?"

This one.

Xiao Ruxun blinked and said, "Brother, I am Ruhui, you are mistaken.

I was ordered by Governor General Chen Rui to lead my army out of Sanshan Fort to attack Ningxia Town. However, we were ambushed by the rebels just as we were leaving the mountain pass. The rebels have blocked the pass, and we can't turn back. My five thousand infantrymen are surrounded by the rebels, so I had no choice but to come here to ask for help."

What is all this mess?

Are you Ruhui?

How could I be wrong about my own brother?

What the hell are you doing?

Xiao Rulan thought about it, then waved her hand and said, "Put down the hanging basket and pull him up."

He was still very cautious. Before he figured out the situation, he didn't dare to open the city gate, even if his own brother came.

Xiao Ruxun had no choice but to dismount and sit in the basket dropped from the city wall, and then be pulled up.

This is obviously the youngest brother Ruxun, what is Ruhui?
Seeing that the boy was still blinking at him, Xiao Rulan couldn't help but laugh and said, "What are you doing, kid? Are you having cramps?"

Don't be so rigid.

I am your younger brother. Why didn’t you open the city gate when I told you to?
Xiao Ruxun could only approach and pull him aside, whispering in his ear: "Brother, Ningxia Town has been captured by us. I have been ordered to attack Guyuan City and capture the traitor Yang Junmin."

Ningxia Town was taken down?
How is this possible? There is no movement at all in Ningxia Town!
Xiao Rulan was quite surprised and asked, "Did you really take over Ningxia Town?"

You are too cautious.

Xiao Ruxun simply tore off his rusty armor and whispered, "How could I possibly lie to you?"

This is the border army uniform of Ningxia Town!

The military uniforms of the border troops in each town are different, and the differences are mostly in color. For example, the thread used on the collar, the feathers on the helmet, the turban, etc. are all different colors and can be seen at a glance.

This guy is the deputy general of the Beijing Camp, but he is wearing the military uniform of the Ningxia Town border army. Did the Beijing Camp really take over Ningxia Town?
Xiao Rulan thought for a moment, then asked solemnly, "Where's your badge?"

This big brother is a bit rigid, or too steady. He handles everything impartially and never bends the law for personal gain.

Now his elder brother seemed to be treating him as not his biological brother, but the deputy general of the Beijing camp who came on the orders of the emperor.

Xiao Ruxun could only take off his badge and hand it over.

The name engraved on the waist badge was naturally the Deputy General of the Shenwu Front Camp, not the Deputy General of Ningxia Town. Xiao Rulan took a closer look and then whispered, "Did the Emperor really order you to arrest Yang Junmin?"

Can this still be false?

Xiao Ruxun said anxiously, "Brother, hurry up and order someone to open the city gate. The Emperor is right behind us and will be here in about two quarters of an hour."

The Emperor is behind?

Upon hearing this, Xiao Rulan immediately lay on the ground and put her ear to the ground to listen carefully.

After a while, he stood up and asked, "Twenty or thirty thousand cavalry?"

You are really awesome.

You can hear it all.

Xiao Ruxun nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, more than 25,000 cavalry."

That should be correct. Ningxia Town cannot mobilize a total of 30,000 troops, let alone 30,000 cavalry. Only the Beijing Camp can mobilize 5,000 plus 25,000 cavalry now, and other border towns do not have them.

Xiao Rulan was indeed very steady, because he knew the responsibilities he shouldered. If he took a wrong step, the lives of thousands or even tens of thousands of soldiers would be in danger. He had to be steady.

He thought about it carefully, then asked, "It's unlikely that cavalry would attack the city. Are you trying to trick the city gates open?"

Of course.

If we can't trick them, we have no choice but to surround them first and wait for the soldiers of the Shenji Camp to attack the city.

Xiao Ruxun nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, His Majesty asked me to try first."

If the city gate is really closed, it will be difficult for you to trick it open.

Xiao Rulan thought about it and then ordered people to open the city gate. She then called a few trusted officers and gave them detailed instructions.

He gave some instructions and then said decisively, "I'll take the guards with me. You wait a quarter of an hour before you lead the army."

There is a high probability that you can trick them into leaving if you go there. They can't even prevent their own deputy general from entering the city.

Xiao Ruxun nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, big brother, be careful."

This is not a matter of carelessness.

Your plan seems feasible, but it actually has a big loophole, and I have to go and fill it.

Xiao Rulan nodded slightly, then walked quickly towards the city wall.

Soon, he led hundreds of personal guards and galloped southward towards Guyuan City.

Xiao Ruxun came to the foot of the city wall and gathered his men. He waited for a quarter of an hour and then led his troops to set off.

At this time, Wanli led more than 25,000 cavalry and rushed over.

He was wearing fish scale armor and his face was not shown.

Du Song came forward to ask the defending general about the situation, and more than 25,000 cavalrymen set off quickly.

These three cavalry groups were really unexpected, especially Xiao Rulan's hundred or so cavalrymen, which no one suspected at all.

He is the deputy general of Guyuan Town. Who would have thought that he was going to launch a surprise attack on Guyuan City!
He also arranged for his personal guards to ride their horses to various castles along the way to inform the defenders that the cavalry from Yansui Town and the cavalry from the Beijing Camp had arrived, and that they had important matters to discuss with Governor Yang Junmin.

This is the biggest loophole in this plan. If tens of thousands of cavalry suddenly rush into a border town, the fortresses along the way will most likely send out signal smoke signals.

He arranged for his personal guards to tell them in advance so that the defenders of the fortresses along the way would not be surprised at the sudden appearance of tens of thousands of cavalry in the north, nor would they send out smoke signals as a warning.

Yang Junmin and Liu Chengsi really didn't expect that tens of thousands of cavalry would suddenly attack them without any warning.

Guyuan City Wall was over 200 miles away from Hongcheng Castle. Without any warning signals, it was impossible for them to close the city gates and prevent soldiers and civilians from entering or leaving.

Xiao Rulan rode all the way to the north gate of Guyuan City.

Then he dismounted and called the commander of the north gate over to start chatting with him.

What he said was roughly what Xiao Ruxun had told him, that is, Governor Chen Rui suddenly ordered Dingyuan Lieutenant General Xiao Ruhui to lead his troops to attack Ningxia Town. As a result, Xiao Ruhui's troops were ambushed, the mountain pass was blocked, and they could not go back. His infantry were also surrounded by the rebels, so they had no choice but to run to Governor Yang Junmin for help.

Amidst this chaotic commotion, the five thousand troops led by Xiao Ruxun rushed over.

Xiao Rulan stopped pretending. He drew his sword and placed it against the neck of the North Gate guard, sternly saying, "We have been ordered to arrest the rebels. Don't move. Anyone who moves will be an accomplice of the rebels."

The sound of swords clanging could be heard, and his personal guards also drew their swords, put them on the necks of the soldiers at the city gate, and shouted sternly: "Get out of the way!"

The soldiers guarding the north gate of Guyuanwei were all stunned.

Who is the traitor?
(End of this chapter)