Original "Are you doing it, you will do it later" Kong Youde said in a deep voice, "Everyone put on your clothes, immediately order all the people, and don't move." Brothers who have gone out from the battalions will immediately send someone to take them back! ”

"Whoa!" The generals knew that something was wrong, and they were afraid that a big change was imminent, so they didn't dare to entangle anymore, so they responded in unison Kong Youde stood up, took care of his own soldiers and put on his armor, and ordered the generals to gather his personal soldiers and family members and prepare to set off.

"Don't play the flag, don't talk on the road!"

When the pro-general went out, Kong Youde stopped Li Yingyuan, who was about to withdraw: "You go with me." ”

Li Yingyuan's face turned pale suddenly, and he didn't know what Kong Youde had in mind.

Kong Youde speculated at this time that Li Jiucheng's father must have something strange in it, he was afraid that this was Li Jiucheng's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, and as soon as he left, he would coerce the whole army to mutiny, so he took the first step to detain his son and follow the army.

In less than a meal, Kong Youde had already led fifty horsemen to set off. He went there himself, and the first thing he had to do was find out who was doing it - the haunted scouts who had been following the brigade of men and horses since he arrived in Dongguang gave him a premonition of imminent danger.

"Which way of people is stirring up trouble inside!" Thinking of this, he involuntarily clenched the reins.

Kong Youde took this group of cavalry to the vicinity of the river gate, he did not directly lead people into the fire, for fear of causing misunderstanding, but ordered the whole army to stop two miles away from the fire, he himself took a dozen horsemen to ride their horses carefully, and the men and horses who came to attack seemed to have retreated, without shouting killing and horses' hooves. Many of the boats moored by the river embankment have caught fire, and the flames are blazing and scorching. The boats were scattering and fleeing, and some people saw the sentry and thought that they were in a group with the attackers, so they all avoided and fled.

On the embankment, many corpses have been dumped. Through the light of the fire, you can see that most of them are Cao Ding on the Cao Yun ship - Kong Youde gasped, this is robbing the ship. Don't look at the decay of the boats, the boats are like beggars, but they are all out-and-out "official ships" and "officers and soldiers" who attack the boats and make trouble, which is a big crime.

A pro-soldier struck with a spear in his hand. picked up the feather arrows on the corpse and presented them to Kong Youde. He took it and took a closer look, and at a glance he could see that this was an "official arrow" and it came from Dengzhou.

Kong Youde held the arrow shaft in his palm, only feeling cold sweat on his back, could this group of people come from Dengzhou? How dare you come here like this!

The ship was in a mess, and all kinds of goods and grain were scattered on the board. Kong Youde saw that the eyes of the family members under his hand were shining, and they were eager to try one by one, and hurriedly stopped.

The streets were empty. Houses are closed, houses are locked, and there is a deathly silence. I saw that several mansions near the sluice gate had opened their doors, and all kinds of belongings were scattered on the street.

Suddenly, there was a rumbling sound under his horse's hooves, and when he looked at it, it was a human head.

Look closer. There were seven or eight headless corpses discarded on the streets, not dressed gorgeously, but in the clothes of a wealthy family. A family member beside him, who had been a pond horse not long ago, had come to this place, and whispered that these houses were the houses of the sluice gatekeepers on the sluices.

Look at the silk cloth scattered on the ground, and tear off the loose money rope. I know how rich these families are. Kong Youde not only secretly cursed: "Damn! ”

He grabbed the reins of his horse and didn't bother to look at it again: although the person who came was in a hurry, there was no doubt that it was indeed an officer and soldier.

As for who came. He didn't know and didn't want to know—even though he already knew in his heart that it was Li Jiucheng and the others who were making trouble.

"You guys are forcing the old man to be Lu Junyi!" Kong Youde secretly hated.

But at this point, it's useless to talk about it. Kong Youde knew very well that no matter whether Li Jiucheng sent someone to do it or not, he had to carry the black pot -- or rather, the original Dongjiang people would have to carry it.

"Well, you ask for mercy. I can't stand in the way of your good deeds for my own future! Kong Youde thought hatefully and ordered loudly. Get back! ”

This would have made up his mind to raise the flag of rebellion, not only because he was now indefensible, but also because he found that his control over his subordinates was so poor: Li Jiucheng pulled most of the generals and soldiers over without showing his face, and did such a big thing without hiding from himself!

If he refuses again, he will either kill the mutinous soldiers, or he can only leave his troops and flee every day. Of course, with Sun Yuanhua's attitude towards him, he may not be blamed, and he will try his best to ensure that he is safe. But since then, he has become a bare-bones general with only a few dozen pro-soldiers.

Without soldiers, the generals of this era of increasingly disordered world will lose their capital. Whether it is to be an official, to make a fortune, or even to settle down, you have to have soldiers at hand.

If you want to regain control of the people, you must participate in the rebellion and regain power in the war. This team of centaurs was brought out by Kong himself, and now it is nothing more than because of the slim future that he will be bewitched by Li Jiucheng and others, he believes that as long as he conforms to the general trend and makes good use of his wrists, he will take back the control of the centaurs.

Although Kong Youde is unwilling to rebel, once he makes a decision, he will go all the way to the dark. He suddenly reined in his horse and ordered his subordinates: "Immediately send an order to all battalions to come forward!" ”

Now that he has started to do it, no matter who gets this vote, this matter is already counted on his head.

In that case, if you want to do it, do it thoroughly!

The market was prosperous, there were many ships anchored, and although the fat sheep had been slaughtered, there was still a considerable amount of wealth left. Being able to easily obtain a large amount of grain, grass, property and livestock is much more harvested than in the past when I secretly robbed homes and houses and destroyed a few villages.

With the capital of this big ticket in hand, we can stabilize the morale of the military. If you have food and pay in your hands, you will be willing to work for you if you are a soldier, and if you have a soldier, you don't have to be afraid of what you do in the next step.

Even if it is the imperial court, as long as you have the strength, you are counting on your life with a knife and a gun. Never count how many people you killed or how much property you robbed.

Thinking of this, he circled his horse's head and raised his horsewhip in the direction of the market: "Enter the town!" ”

Standing on a small hill on the edge of the woods a few miles away, Chen Sigen surveyed the town with an infrared telescope. When he saw the hordes of cavalry beginning to pour into the bazaar, burning and looting on the river banks and streets, his heart still sank, although their goal of forcing Kong Youde to rebel had been achieved, but the innocent people of this bazaar had become victims of the Senate's "strategic goal" in vain.

The initiator, what is the aftermath?

When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a sincere uneasiness.

"Squad leader." The sergeant major of the special reconnaissance team called him softly.

"Well, what's the matter?" Chen Sigen looked back.

"The officers and soldiers are starting to come."

Chen Sigen secretly praised Kong Youde in his heart for being worthy of being a general, and he did not forget to guard the surroundings when he was plundering. It seems that being able to mix the position of King Sanshun in the demoted generals of Rulin at the end of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to throwing in the early morning, outstanding ability is also a crucial factor.

"Let's withdraw!" He ordered: "The whole army returns to the base camp. ”

Since Kong Youde has already started to rob the market, it means that he has made up his mind to rebel. Leave the rest to the scout cavalry to bite him tightly and keep an eye on his movements.

Led by the surprise attack of the special reconnaissance team, a large army that had long been disgruntled finally raised the flag of rebellion. The anger and resentment that had been suppressed in the hearts of the Dongjiang Army for a long time suddenly turned into an extremely destructive torrent.

After Kong Youde's troops raised troops, he immediately returned to Wuqiao and attacked Wuqiao by surprise, and the local county commander had already been on guard -- he also heard about the activities of a "horse bandit" in neighboring Dongguang County, and closed the city gate in time. Finally saved the absence of the county seat. Seeing that he could not succeed for a while, Kong Youde no longer entangled in the city, and immediately returned to Shandong after burning and plundering in the local area, and they obtained a large number of livestock, grain, grass and property in Dongguang and Wuqiao. They loaded their goods and grain and grass on the horses, mules, and donkeys that had been plundered, and drove them with the large army to the territory of Shandong. The smoke and dust of people and horses are billowing and can be seen more than ten miles away.

"There's a mess!"

The terrible news spread on the main road, and the emergency documents of Dongguang and Wuqiao counties had begun to be passed on the post station, but in the entire land of Shandong, except for the elders who were gearing up and waiting for battle, no one expected the situation to what extent. In the slumber of Shandong Shimin, Kong Youde's Liaodong Iron Cavalry has rolled in.

The three of them watched nervously as Kong Youde moved: they had succeeded in bringing Kong back to the historical trajectory that the Senate needed. Now, it's up to him to see if his next step is consistent with the old plane.

The news from the scout cavalry reassured them: Kong Youde, after sweeping the Wu Bridge, followed the route of the current National Highway 104 to the southeast. The local government was caught off guard, and there was no army available, so if they were in a situation, they could close the city gate urgently and avoid a catastrophe. Those who react slowly fall one after another. After the rebels successively captured Lingxian and Linyi, and seized a large number of grain, grass, property and livestock, they captured the Shang River along the route of Provincial Highway 316, and then went all the way from the Shang River to the east, crossed the Tuxiao River and the Yellow River in turn, and captured Qidong (now called Gaoqing). After that, it attacked in the southeast direction and captured the city (which should be the current Huantai).

Because his subordinates were almost all cavalry, and he plundered a large number of livestock to carry supplies, and did not entangle one place or one city on the road, he supplemented the army with plundered materials and livestock as he went, so the speed of the march was very high, and in less than a month, on November 22, 1631, the front had arrived at the city of Dengzhou.

The Huangxian rebels only swept by, and Kong Youde did not try to attack the county seat - he returned to Dengzhou and received the response of the old Dongjiang troops to strengthen Liliang, which was his concern. To be continued