Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

() When Mao Wenlong, who founded Dongjiang Town, was killed by Yuan Chonghuan, Dongjiang Town immediately fell into a situation without a leader.Generals at all levels have pulled up their forces one after another.The ups and downs of these forces are not the focus of this book, but we only need to understand the main forces in Dongjiang Town now.

The current nominal leader of Dongjiang Town is Huang Long, the general soldier.But because he often deducted the military salary, and even caused the mutiny in Dongjiang Town because of the deducted military salary, except for Huanglong's own direct line, the other generals in Dongjiang Town were all in harmony with Huanglong.

Under Huanglong, the most powerful are Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and Shang Kexi of the "Shandong Three Mine Disciples".Of course, there are also some smaller forces, such as Li Jiuzheng who instigated Kong Youde's rebellion this time. He used the forces controlled by his son Qianzong Li Yingyuan to force Kong Youde into the palace in Wuqiao.

So after the Wuqiao mutiny, two opinions emerged among Kong Youde's rebels.One is led by Kong Youde.Their opinion is to accept it as soon as it is good.Now that he was full, Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, came to appease him again, so he just took advantage of the situation to accept the recruiting and clean himself up from black to white.

The other is headed by father and son Li Jiucheng and Li Yingyuan.They believed that the imperial court's recruitment was an expedient measure.When the situation stabilizes, the imperial court will definitely settle accounts with the rebellious Dongjiang Zhenjun in the future.

Li Jiuzheng and Li Yingyuan's concerns are also justified.Because of this mutiny, too many civil servants, gentry, and common people were killed, and too many cities were laid down. With such huge consequences, someone has to take the blame!

Therefore, although Kong Youde's forces had the upper hand among the rebels, it was Li Jiuzheng and Li Yingyuan's opinions that dominated the market.

And then it happened again, the defeat of the encirclement and suppression army in Shandong and the rapid increase of the rebel army from more than 2000 to more than 5000 people, so the confidence of the rebel army was greatly expanded immediately, and their thinking was immediately unified .

But if you think about it, you still need to have a plan of action.So after deliberation, these rebels decided to return and occupy Terengganu.Through the sea channel between Dengzhou and Dongjiang Town, the full strength of Dongjiang Town will be integrated.

And in this way, advance, you can use Dengzhou as a base to attack the surrounding state capitals; defend, you can also use warships to retreat to Dongjiang Town when the army is overwhelmed and the situation is unfavorable, and the emperor Shan Gao has gone away.

Therefore, Kong Youde and Li Jiucheng immediately decided to feign surrender.Then they started acting.They wept bitterly in front of envoys sent by Governor Sun Yuanhua of Denglai and Governor Yu Dacheng of Shandong, expressed their determination to change their past, and gave those envoys great gifts.

Then, the rebel army seemed to follow the route arranged by Sun Yuanhua honestly and headed towards Dengzhou City.The performance was so successful that basically all the officials were kept in the dark, and they were all happily waiting for the rebel army to arrive in Dengzhou to be reorganized.

But there was still one official who kept a clear head.When Kong Youde passed through the Laizhou mansion, Zhu Wancheng, the magistrate of Laizhou who had a close relationship with Kong Youde in the past, closed the city gate and let Kong Youde pass by. He had already seen through Kong Youde's tricks.

This move is quite important, because in the plan of Kong Youde and Li Jiuzheng, Laizhou City is also to be occupied.Because Laizhou City controls the exit of Jiaodong Peninsula.Once Laizhou City is occupied, the rebels will be able to attack Shandong at will, and they will occupy an absolutely active position strategically.

Seeing that Laizhou City was tightly guarded, Kong Youde and Li Jiuzheng could only walk around the city, because at this time, it was not yet time for them to show their true colors.

It was not until Dengzhou City that Kong Youde and Li Jiucheng showed their fangs, and they immediately began to attack Dengzhou City.

Qi Jiguang, a famous general of the Ming Dynasty, inherited the post of commander of the Dengzhou Guard.Therefore, the only thing Qi Jiguang's ancestors did for generations was to build and strengthen Dengzhou City.

Later, because of the need to prevent Japanese pirates from invading, and later because of the need to support the Liaodong Ming army and the Houjin army in fighting, the entire Dengzhou City was once again reinforced.At that time, Dengzhou City had become one of the most important military ports in the Ming Dynasty.

But it's not over yet.When Sun Yuanhua, a firearms expert, took office as the governor of Dengzhou, he presided over the reinforcement of Dengzhou City again.The walls of the entire Dengzhou City were reinforced and thickened to the extent that they could withstand the [-]-pound General Cannon and the [-]-pound General Cannon.

Moreover, the location of Dengzhou City is quite good.The three sides of Dengzhou City are land city walls built on the cliffs of the mountains by the sea, which can make it difficult for the enemy forces to attack the city.

At the top of the city are all kinds of the most advanced Western artillery built by Sun Yuanhua at that time. On one side is the water city, and in the city there is an inner harbor and a small sea where warships can berthed.The entire Dengzhou City can be said to be impenetrable in the era of cold weapons.

(The reason for adding the cold weapon era will be described in detail later in the article.)

In Dengzhou City, there are three main defenders: one is the Zhejiang army led by Zhang Keda, the general soldier of Dengzhou.Zhang Keda is a rare military theorist among the generals of the Ming army.It can be described as both civil and military.Its command art is definitely remarkable.

The Zhejiang army is an army with the tradition of Qi's army. Although the Zhejiang army at this time is not as brave and good at fighting as Qi Jiguang's era, its overall strength is still second to none in the Ming army at that time.It should be said that in terms of infantry combat, the combat effectiveness of the Zhejiang soldiers is higher than that of the Liao soldiers with the strongest overall combat effectiveness;

The second is the Portuguese officer corps who taught the Ming army how to use Western firearms.This Portuguese officer corps trained Sun Yuanhua with the most effective firearms unit in the Far East at that time.Coupled with the artillery and firecrackers built by Sun Yuanhua, the combat effectiveness of this army's firearms was absolutely superior to the Far East at that time;

The third is the Liaodong soldiers who came from the same background as Kong Youde's rebels.

With a solid city and great soldiers, Sun Yuanhua should be able to sit back and relax.Let's take a look at what Sun Yuanhua did next.

At this time, Kong Youde's rebel army had swelled to more than 7000 people.But his core troops were still the more than 2000 Liao soldiers at the time of the Wuqiao mutiny.Therefore, the Dengzhou city officials who knew Kong Youde's true strength still decided that Zhang Keda, the commander-in-chief of Dengzhou, would lead the army out of the city first to fight against Kong Youde's rebels.

But even when things got to this point, Sun Yuanhua still hadn't given up the idea of ​​appeasement of the rebels, which also tied his own hands and feet, and he didn't dare to let go and fight resolutely with the rebels.

After Zhang Keda's Zhejiang Army Corps had a taste of victory, Sun Yuanhua immediately ordered a truce.Sun Yuanhua still wanted to use a fight to appease him.In his opinion, Kong Youde's rebels who had suffered a defeat should honestly accept appeasement.

But this move is completely letting the tiger go back to the mountain.Kong Youde's rebels seized this opportunity, and immediately dispatched Zuo Jian to Zhang Ke's army to persuade the Liao soldiers to rebel.So in the ensuing battle, Zhang Ke's army encountered a counterattack and suffered a major defeat.At the same time, rebels and captured Liao soldiers joined the rebel army one after another, and Kong Youde's rebel army suddenly expanded to more than 1 people.

Zhang Keda, who fled alone, fled back to Dengzhou City with the remaining Zhejiang soldiers.In Dengzhou City, the Zhebing army was basically exhausted.

But Sun Yuanhua hadn't come out of the shock yet, and there was another commotion in Dengzhou City.