The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 288 The Rebellion
The military operations of the Ming army have never been kept secret, and most of the soldiers under Zhang Tao's command are also from the old troops of Dongjiang Town.

Of course, Geng Zhongming knew about Geng Zhongyu's nonsense. Geng Zhongming had surrendered to Houjin in his early years and served as a low-level military officer who built slaves.

Not only was he trusted as a confidant, but he was also adopted as an adopted grandson by Mao Wenlong, who was given the name Mao Youjie, became a second-rank general, and was in charge of Dongjiang Town's finances.

Mao Wenlong died unjustly, Dongjiang Town fell apart, and Geng Zhongming lost his previous power. Now he is resigned to the fence of others, of course he is dissatisfied. Geng Zhongyu's actions actually got Geng Zhongming's tacit approval.

When Geng Zhongming heard the news that the imperial court ordered to go to Phi Island to capture the rebel general, he immediately realized that his brother's crime had happened.

He hurriedly dispatched his confidants to drive the clippers to report to Phi Island at the risk of being buried in the sea.

After entering the bay for shelter from the wind for four days, the fleet led by Huang Han set sail again for the destination—Phi Island.

Huang Han actually didn't take Geng Zhongyu's rebellion seriously in his heart, because it was recorded in history that this kid bewitched his subordinates to surround the General Military Mansion of Dongjiang Town, Phi Island in October this year and arrested the General Military Officer.

Huanglong suffered many crimes. His legs were broken and his ears and nose were cut off by Dongjiang soldiers who rebelled. The final result was that the deputy general Shang Kexi who was stationed in Guanglu Island rushed back to Phi Island to suppress the mutiny after hearing the news. The rebels were wiped out. , Li Mei and others were beheaded.

Without the "Red Banner Army" firearms unit rushing to Phi Island to help, Geng Zhongyu's rebellion could not make a big wave. With himself and hundreds of infantry on the island to wipe out the possible rebels, it should be easy to catch.

What's more, it's only the end of July, and it stands to reason that Geng Zhongyu's rebellion will not happen until about three months later. It should be easier to capture him at this time to prevent problems before they happen.

Huang Han didn't come empty-handed, he brought a pair of golden armor for Huanglong personally, and two thousand shi of wheat for Dongjiang Town.

Huang Long, who had been contacted by Huang Yong in advance, was very happy to learn that Huang Han, the chief general of the "Red Banner Army", came to Phi Island to visit in person, and immediately rushed to the pier with his own soldiers to greet him.

Geng Zhongyu decided to surrender to Jiannu, and negotiated conditions with the liaison person appointed by Jiannu many times. He has contacted many people, and the counter-judgment has entered the preparation stage.

The Jiannu side agreed to send a Chinese-speaking Zhenghuang Banner Bashiku and two vests with a dozen Han troops to participate in the command and liaison, but there was no grass to send people to Phi Island within the agreed time. Skip the boat.

Two days later, Geng Zhongyu learned that the three strange-looking warships that came to Phi Island the day before yesterday to visit the commander-in-chief Huang Long captured a smuggled straw boat when they returned.

Hearing this news, Geng Zhongyu, a traitor who wanted to betray his country, was at a loss. He couldn't be sure that there was a special envoy from the Kingdom of Jin on that ship, and he couldn't deny whether it was an injustice. Red Banner Army".

While waiting anxiously, Geng Zhongyu met the servant sent by his elder brother and learned that his case had been committed. The Denglai Navy estimated that he was already on his way to Phi Island.

Panicked, Geng Zhongyu immediately contacted the senior officers above the general banner who were preparing for the rebellion to discuss matters. At this moment, it was reported that more than [-] ships had arrived at sea, and among them was the strange ship that had come last time.

It came so fast!Geng Zhongyu was shocked, and then the traitor bared his fangs and yelled: "Brothers, we old people in Dongjiang Town are trapped in this tiny place, and we can't even eat our stomachs every day.

The people brought by the commander-in-chief Huang Long eat cooking cakes every day. I have had enough of these days, so I went to arrest Huang Long and ask for an explanation. "

This group of rebels did what they said and gathered more than a thousand people and immediately surrounded the General Military Mansion. The gate of the General Military Mansion, which was hastily closed, was knocked open by the rebels in less than half a moment.

Geng Zhongyu rushed in with his troops, but they searched everywhere for Huanglong but failed. After interrogating several soldiers of the general army's mansion, they found out that Huanglong took more than a hundred soldiers to pick up the guests at the pier.

Damn!The planned beheading operation failed due to bad luck. What if the commander-in-chief Huang Long was not caught?
At this time, Geng Zhongyu dared not announce that his purpose of launching the rebellion was to surrender Jiannu, because most of the soldiers in Dongjiang Town had a deep hatred with Jiannu, and it was impossible to accept the fact of surrendering Jiannu until the last moment of life and death.

Li Mei, Wang Yingyuan and others led people to rummage through the boxes and cabinets of the General Army Mansion, and found some gold, silver, soft goods and food. Geng Zhongyu immediately divided up the soldiers who participated in the rebellion in order to attract people's hearts.

He took the opportunity to yell: "Brothers, our Dongjiang Town is suffering too much, and Marshal Mao died too unjustly. Today, everyone worked together to occupy Pidao and force the court to pay for food and security."

Many Dongjiang soldiers shouted: "Take Pidao and force the court to pay the food. Brothers, rush to fill your stomach!"

Huanglong, who came to the pier, found the fleet of red flags waving, and saw thousands of brightly armored Ming soldiers lined up on the ship's side, holding one hand as if saluting, and felt very fresh.

Immediately, he saw Huang Yong, whom he had met before, get off the boat and come with a few soldiers.The situation here is unknown, Huang Han did not disembark, and was going to discuss with Huang Long on board to trap Geng Zhongyu, Wang Yingyuan, etc., and sent Huang Yong to invite Huang Long.

Seeing Huang Long, Huang Yong quickly cupped his hands and said, "Master Chief, my Patriarch will invite you to meet us at the flagship."

Huang Long said: "Brothers of my family, I have heard the reputation of the 'Red Banner Army' for a long time. Today, General Huang Han is able to come to Phi Island to welcome me. I invite everyone to meet at the General Military Mansion."

Huang Yong hurriedly approached Huang Long and whispered in his ear: "My Patriarch will know that someone is going to harm Your Excellency, so he personally raises troops to help. Your Excellency, please hurry up and discuss matters."

Of course Huang Long was calm, he didn't refuse at the moment, boarded the temporary flagship that Huang Han was riding on, and just came to the cabin to meet Huang Han, when he heard the sound of killing from the island.

Huang Han hastened to make a long story short, and told about the capture of the Jiannu special envoy who knew that Geng Zhongyu, Zhang Mei, etc. were planning to launch a mutiny and defect to the enemy.

At this time, dozens of people rushed towards the pier, and the leader was Fan Hualong, the former capital of Huanglong. He shouted: "My lord, my lord, Geng Zhongyu rebelled, and the General Army Mansion was besieged by thousands of people. I'm afraid it has already been lost." .”

Huang Long turned pale with shock, hurriedly ran out of the cabin and shouted: "Brothers, don't panic, Fan Dusi quickly led everyone to form a formation.

The general of the 'Red Banner Army' who killed the Tartars and fled thousands of miles had long since learned of the news that Geng Zhongyu had colluded with Jiannu and planned to rebel against Ming Dynasty, so he personally brought troops to reinforce him. "

Seeing that Phi Island was in chaos, Huang Han gave an order: "All the infantry go ashore and form formation. Everyone shouts slogans in unison to attack and advance. Those who dare not put down their weapons will be killed on the spot."

(End of this chapter)