The Rise of the European Emperor

No matter what the reason for the Tongmin and Yaomin uprisings was, whether they were bewitched or not, at this time, it doesn't matter anymore. From the time the rebel army broke through Luorong County and killed the officials in the city, the imperial court and the rebel army had no choice but to die, unless one of them fell.

In fact, Huang Wenlong, the leader of the Tongmin, did not want to kill Luorong County officials at first. He originally wanted to use the captured officials to negotiate with the Ming court. After all, he also knew that no matter how fierce Tong Min was, he couldn't stand the wealth of Ming court people. However, how could Zheng Yunhu, the Yaomin leader who had a deep hatred with the Ming court, let him get his wish? After breaking Luorong County, Zheng Yunhu arrested all the officials in the city, but instead of doing it himself, he bewitched the children to do it. Under the bewitching of Zheng Yunhu, Tong Min remembered the history of being oppressed by the Ming court, and then a microcosm erupted, killing all the officials. So far, the insurgent army is no longer possible to be recruited...

Inside the Luorong County Yamen, the leader of the Tongmin Huang Wenlong sat in the lobby of the county office with a frown, thinking about the information he had just received. According to the information, the Daming court gathered 130,000 troops and was rushing from Wuzhou, which made Huang Wenlong a little flustered...

"The big boss, why is his face full of sadness?" Zheng Yunhu sat next to him and said when he saw Huang Wenlong's sad face.

"Brother Zheng, the imperial court has sent an army of 130,000 people! Although our rebel army has nearly 20,000 people, there are only less than 10,000 people who can really fight. And the elites are actually only 3,000 or 4,000 people! Facing so many enemy troops, can I not panic?"

"Haha..." Zheng Yunhu took a sip of wine and said slowly:

"Don't worry, the big boss, don't look at the 130,000 troops sent by the imperial court, but, I guess, it would be good to have 60,000 soldiers!"

"60,000? How can you see that?" Huang Wenlong was a hero among children, and he didn't know much about politics and military affairs. The reason why he was promoted as the leader was because Zheng Yunhu was a Yaomin, but the main force of the uprising army was Tongmin, so the prestigious Huang Wenlong was elected as the chief leader. Therefore, Huang Wenlong did not know the virtues of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty guards.

"I heard that there are 5,600 people in the Ming court's guardhouse. However, that was when the Ming Dynasty was founded. After so many years, the Ming court's army has long been **. Therefore, nominally there are A guard of 5,600 people is actually only more than 2,000 people..."

"Why is this?" Huang Wenlong was a little puzzled.

"Because those generals are going to take empty pay!"

Huang Wenlong still didn't understand, so Zheng Yunhu had to explain:

"Empty pay means that there are only more than 2,000 people in the Weisuo, but when they receive rations from the imperial court, they still receive their share of 5,600 people. But there are actually only more than 2,000 people in the Weisuo. Then, there are more than 2,000 people. part,

It was divided up by the officials..."

"So that's the case... This Ming court is really a ****... Then, Brother Zheng, the 130,000 troops that came from the court this time are actually only tens of thousands?" Huang Wenlong asked hopefully.

Zheng Yunhu shook his head and said:

"No, there must be 130,000 soldiers and horses from the imperial court. Because, before the expedition, the commanders of the guards will definitely pick up some farmers to make up the number and make up 130,000. On the surface, there are 130,000. In fact, only 50,000 or 60,000 people can fight."

"Oh, so that's the case... Then, Brother Zheng, why did Marshal Hou Dagou still lose to the imperial court when he had tens of thousands of troops? At that time, the imperial court only had 160,000 people. According to your statement, only 70,000 or 80,000 of them were capable. Soldiers of war, Marshal Hou should lose!"

Zheng Yunhu shook his head and said:

"The reason why Hou Shuai lost back then was not because of the lack of troops, but because the troops were scattered..."

"Why?"

"When Hou Shuai rebelled, he indeed had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, even cavalry and navy troops. However, Hou Shuai's soldiers and horses occupied too much territory. At that time, Hou Shuai's army not only captured Guangxi, but also He also captured most of Guangdong. In addition, Hou Shuai's army also attacked southern Hunan, and the navy also attacked the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang... However, as a result, the tens of thousands of troops were divided into several parts, and the troops were scattered. The army of the imperial court, with a clear purpose, aimed directly at Hou Shuai's headquarters. In the end, Hou Shuai only brought more than 10,000 people to guard the Dateng Gorge. In the end, he was surrounded by the Ming army. He hid in the mountain and was set on fire by the Ming army. "..." Zheng Yunhu's voice was low, and his emotions didn't seem to be high.

Huang Wenlong nodded, but then asked suspiciously:

"No, I heard that Mr. Shu said about the Three Kingdoms. The Yellow Turban Uprising, didn't it get troops there? Although there were only a few tens of thousands of troops at the beginning, Commander Hou had built so many territories, and he should have added a lot of troops. huh?"

Zheng Yunhu smiled bitterly and said:

"The big boss, that's the uprising of the Han people! The Yellow Turbans are originally Han people, and they will respond wherever they hit. However, our army is the army of the Yao people. Except for the tens of thousands of people who started the uprising, the number of people who later increased did not increase. Not much. Because the Han people don't correspond to our army..."

Huang Wenhu suddenly realized...

Also, Hou Dagou was the leader of the Yaomin Rebellion. Although Tong Min and Miao Min also responded to his uprising (otherwise there would not be tens of thousands of horses), but Han Min responded very little. After all, the cause of the incident was the oppression of the minority by the Ming Dynasty, and had nothing to do with the Han people. Therefore, after Hou Dagou's Yaomin rebels attacked Guangdong and southern Hunan, most of the Han people were neutral except for some minority people and a few local Han people. Therefore, not only did the rebel army not grow like a snowball, but because the chassis was too large, it had to be divided into guards. Then, it gave the Ming army every chance to defeat it.

"Brother, what do you mean, let our army focus on Luorong County and fight against the Ming army?" Huang Wenlong asked.

Zheng Yunhu nodded and said:

"That's right, since our army is small, we can't just divide our troops. And it's not okay to retreat up the mountain, because the Ming army will burn the mountain. So, what I mean is, to defend Luorong County, and the Ming army will fight to the death. Although our army There are few people, but there are also tens of thousands of wolf soldiers. Moreover, there are strong city walls as support, and I can’t stop the Ming army. When the Ming army is unable to attack for a long time and is exhausted, it is time for our army to counterattack!”

"Wonderful! But, do we have so much food and grass to stick with?" Huang Wenlong knew that without enough food and grass, he couldn't last long.

"This is easy. Before the Ming army arrives, we will send the army to collect food everywhere! In addition, we will drive all the Han people in Luorong City out of the city, so as not to waste food!"

"Okay, just do as Brother Zheng wants!"

Soon, the Tong Yao uprising army drove out all the Han people in Luorong County. At the same time, several troops and horses were dispatched to attack everywhere and go to the countryside to collect grain. Focus on going to those Han landlords' homes to "collect food" to meet the needs of long-term defense of the city.

In fact, the so-called "requisition for grain" is just a grab for grain. Moreover, it will rob all the food of the common people, leaving nothing left.

Therefore, every time there is a war, many people will starve to death. Because as long as a large army passes by, they will rob them of their food. No matter where the crowd is, they will grab food when they come. It's no wonder that many people starve to death after repeating this...

When the Daming army came to Luorong County, the Tong Yao coalition had basically grabbed enough food and was ready to hold on for a long time...8)