【Chapter 440】The Beacon Smoke of Yansui Town (Medium)
The appearance of the Leopard Cavalry was like a spark that ignited the entire town of Yansui. [Full text reading]
Originally, the military households in Yansui Town had the heart of rebellion, but the superiors were also aware of the situation in Yansui Town, and the bullets were more severe, so that they had no chance to rise up. Now, with the support of the Panthers, they have nothing to fear. The Leopard Cavalry used force to expel all the court officials from all over the country, which just gave these people room to operate.
Soon, around Yulin City, there were Wang Ziyong, Wang Jiayin, Ma Guangyu, Wu Yangui, He Yilong and others, killing their respective superiors in various places and leading troops to attach. They were numerous, a thousand or hundreds of them. The number of people is small, and there are more than 100 people. Together, a lot of people are very powerful. The surroundings of Yulin City are full of people, and it is as lively as the New Year. That's right, it's the same excitement as the New Year.
You must know that these people who rise up to make trouble are not themselves peaceful people. After they arrived around Yulin City, there was no strong leadership and no clear regulations, and such chaos was inevitable. Wang Xia and Mao Shisan, in fact, only know how to fight, and basically don't understand how to control and organize military households. Therefore, they basically let the spontaneous behavior of the military households in Yansui Town go.
If Xu Xingxia was here, he would definitely find a way to regulate such a messy situation. Such a rabble, in fact, has no combat effectiveness. On the surface, it seems that there are indeed a lot of people, and the mountains are all over the field, and it is almost impossible to see the end at a glance. However, once you encounter a strong enemy, you will rush hard, and they will crumble. Moreover, the gathering of so many people is also a fatal burden on logistics. Everyone is making a fuss, who is responsible for production? No one is responsible for production, can they all drink the northwest wind?
It's a pity that Xu Xingxia is not here. Since he's not here, it's all for nothing. The military households in Yansui Town can do whatever they want. Wang Ziyong, Wang Jiayin, He Yilong and others moved around and did everything. The only benefit of their activities is to make the noise even bigger, and the entire town of Yansui is in chaos. It even reached the nearby town of Shanxi. Especially at the junction of Fugu and Baode Prefecture.
The so-called good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, and there is such a big thing in Yansui Town, and Shanxi Town naturally has to pay attention. Baode Prefecture was originally a strategic location, and the town of Shanxi was home to thousands of military households. The army from Shaanxi, if you enter from here, can easily enter the territory of Shanxi. From the perspective of the strategic march route, from Baode Prefecture all the way east, it is the Ningwu Pass where the Yamen of the Chief Military Officer of Shanxi Town is located. If Ningwu Pass is conquered, the entire territory of Shanxi will be cut off into two sections, north and south, and the situation will be very dangerous.
If Shanxi falls, then Beizhili will also be in danger. After Li Zicheng's army conquered Shanxi, there was basically no major war, and it was enough to directly surround the Beijing division. In the face of such a dangerous situation, officials at all levels in Shanxi Town are fake if they say that they are not nervous. On the one hand, they flew to Datong Town and Xuanfu Town to ask for assistance, and on the other hand, they reported to the imperial court, adding fuel and vinegar to explain the situation, describing the situation in Yansui Town as extremely dangerous. Anyway, Shanxi Town and Yansui Town have no friendship, so there is no need to say good things for them.
Poor Huang Kezhang, as the governor of the three sides, he himself did not know the erosion situation in Yansui Town. He just knew that there was a white-clothed army that had entered Yansui Town. Because, Yansui Town is still quite far away from Xi'an Mansion. The messenger from Yansui Town, even if he galloped all the way, it would take almost two days to reach Xi'an Prefecture. Besides, it happened too suddenly, and the people in Yansui Town didn't know the details at all. In the report to Huang Kezhang, it was not even clear how many people from the white-clothed army had come and who the commander was.
Such a situation report, if it were in normal times, would definitely fail. But now, it's only a future. Even if Huang Kezhang is dissatisfied, he can't cut off Xu Wanda's head. If Luo Wanda held Yulin City, the problem would not be very big. However, if Yulin City is lost, then it is a big problem. lost Ningxia City in front, and Yulin City in the back, even if the boss is not accountable, he himself will have no shame to continue to stay.
…… When the Leopard cavalry entered Yansui Town, it was probably the end of May. They stayed around Yulin City for more than ten days, and it was the middle of June in a blink of an eye. At this time, the number of military households gathered around Yulin City was even larger, and it was roughly estimated that they had exceeded 100,000 people. With so many people gathered together, it is absolutely impossible to say that Xu Wanda and Xu Dingguo's father and son in Yulin City are not nervous. More than 100,000 people! What kind of scene was that?
The two deputy chief military officers who were originally stationed in Fugu and Baichengzi felt bad, and took their families overnight and absconded without a trace. As a result, the entire Yansui Town, except for Yulin City, all other places became the world of military households. Since there is no effective organization, military households in various localities have made their own decisions, acted on their own, and engaged in everything. Under the influence of Yansui Town, many people in Yan'an Prefecture in the south also launched riots.
Fortunately, Xu Xingxia didn't know the news for the time being, otherwise, it is estimated that he would be dumbfounded. A small leopard cavalry army actually has such a lot of energy? Yansui Town is also one of the important towns on the nine sides, and it was turned upside down by the white-clothed army of only 1,500 people, and in just a few days, it almost changed the sky, it's a joke!
But it can't be helped, that's the way it is. The most direct reason is that when the Leopard Cavalry arrived, it was indeed too good. It was precisely the main force of Yansui Town that was transferred to the front line of Ningxia Town to suppress the rebellion in Ningxia Town, and the rear was extremely empty, and it happened to be exploited by the Leopard Cavalry. If the battle team in Yansui Town was all there, the actions of the Leopard Cavalry would definitely not be so exaggerated. Tens of thousands of soldiers can also stop the leopard cavalry for a while.
Of course, the deep-seated reason is Yansui Town's own problems. In general, it is the fundamental problem of the entire Ming Army. Because the money and grain arrears of the imperial court have been too long, the backlog of dissatisfaction in the hearts of the military families has been very strong. In the absence of external inducements, perhaps they can continue to endure for a while. However, now that there is the inducement of the White Army, they have broken out. Without this outburst of anger, it would have been impossible to achieve such a significant effect by relying solely on the strength of the Leopard Cavalry.
In addition, in a sense, the strength of the white-clothed army is also a very important reason. The white-clothed army can defeat the Tatars to the death, and can defeat the iron lance cavalry of Lin Dan Khan, what is the level of combat effectiveness? Definitely throw off the Ming Army a few streets! What is the most feared rebellion? Isn't it just killing the head and stealing the family and exterminating the family? However, the white-clothed army is so powerful, the official army is not the opponent of the white-clothed army at all, what else do they have to fear?
Yansui Town changed all of a sudden, and the soldiers who were transferred to the front line to suppress the rebellion in Ningxia naturally fell apart. Is there a fire in your own backyard, or is it suppressing someone else? Originally, Cheng Guo, the chief military officer, had already set off from Xi'an Mansion and was preparing to go to Ningxia Rear Guard, command the troops of Yansui Town, and encircle and suppress the rebels in Ningxia Town. However, he had only just entered the territory of Qingyang Mansion when he learned of the breakdown of the troops. I had no choice but to go back to Xi'an.
At a time, Gao Yigong took the opportunity to take the lion cavalry to cover up and scatter all the officers and soldiers. Many military households in Yansui Town took refuge in the white-clothed army on the spot. In just a few days, the white-clothed army has increased its number of soldiers. The lion cavalry army also went all the way forward, occupying Dingbian Camp, Ningsai Camp, Jingbian Camp and other places, connecting Yansui Town and Ningxia Town together.
The situation was developing so quickly that by mid-June, the White Clothes Army had taken control of the entire territory of Ningxia Town, as well as most of Yansui Town. When Xu Xingxia received the report and returned to the Black Mountain Camp from the Bayannur Grassland, he suddenly found that his territory had unintentionally expanded by an unknown number of times. The prairie, Ningxia Town, and Yansui Town on the north bank of the Yellow River controlled by the White Clothes Army just formed a space for reading. Unfortunately, in the middle of this land is a desert. Otherwise, it's just too perfect.
"These boys ......," Xu Xingxia said to himself.
He wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it. Originally, I thought that rebellion was a very difficult thing, but I didn't expect that it would be so easy to grab land. The Leopard Cavalry rushed like this, and the entire Yansui Town fell with a bang. The fall of Yulin City is only a matter of time. Even if the Leopard Cavalry Army can't conquer Yulin City, the follow-up troops of the White Clothes Army will definitely take it down. When necessary, he will personally lead his army to attack Yulin City.
It is no wonder that the peasant uprisings in history have developed so rapidly in the initial stage, and in just one or two years, they can control a huge territory, or even half of the country. It turns out that all this can really be done. In this case, don't be polite and be more active in grabbing land! No matter what kind of territory, grab it first!
Xu Xingxia estimated that it was now that the imperial court had not reacted and was caught off guard, so that the white-clothed army would easily succeed. It seems that a situation like Yansui Town is completely defenseless, which will allow the white-clothed army to take advantage of the loophole. It is estimated that the imperial court will soon learn a lesson and improve its defense. If you wait for the imperial court to react, it will not be so easy for the white-clothed army to succeed. Time is running out! Gotta hurry! You have to do it!
"Dragoons! Tiger Cavalry! Wolf Cavalry! Hunters! Follow me to Yulin City! Xu Xingxia categorically ordered. Yulin City wants to survive? Dream on!
(To be continued)