Shen Huashan and Zhang Ge took the soldiers of the Recruitment Division to the edge of Zhengzhou.

Here, 50,000 soldiers of the Recruiting Division joined 20,000 soldiers of Hanoi Weijin, a total of 70,000 Da Yong soldiers, and they were all together.

This number is equivalent to the total number of Jinwuwei left and right, and the number of soldiers who are more than the number of soldiers in Anbei and Anxi Duhu, converged on the edge of Zhengzhou in order to quell the turmoil in Zhengzhou, Jinzhou, and Ezhou.

Such a huge number of soldiers only shows one point, that is, the scale and scope of this turmoil.

Although before coming to Hanoi Province with the soldiers of the Recruitment Division, Shen Huashan and Zhang Ge had fully anticipated the turmoil in Hanoi Province and thought about the hardships and dangers involved. But when they joined Gu Dacun, they realized that the real situation in these three places was far beyond their expectations.

Gu Dacun took 20,000 Hanoi guards to quell the chaos in these three places, but it had little effect, which was a helpless truth.

Originally, Hanoi Wei had 120,000 soldiers and horses, and if he went all out to quell the rebellion, he might not need to recruit the division. However, the continuous drought is not just in these three places, but in almost all three places in Hanoi Province.

Therefore, another 100,000 soldiers, under the leadership of the major lieutenant generals, are scattered in various parts of Hanoi Province for disaster relief and control the situation in various places.

If the entire Hanoi garrison is used to quell the rebellion, perhaps the chaos in these three places has not been calmed down, and chaos will arise in the rest of the places. In this way, the entire Hanoi Province will be in chaos.

Gu Dacun could only take 20,000 soldiers and maneuver with the rebels in these three places, waiting for the arrival of 50,000 reinforcements from the Recruiting Division.

After Gu Dacun's account, Shen Huashan and Zhang Ge had a more in-depth and detailed understanding of the turmoil in these three places, and naturally, their brows furrowed even deeper.

In Zhengzhou, Jinzhou, and Ezhou, a total of 500,000 people were involved. Among them, the number of rebels is about 30,000, and according to the different areas occupied, there are mainly two rebel lines.

First, the rebels of the North Road, which mainly occupied the land of Jinzhou and occupied half of the land of Zhengzhou, were led by Liu Liang, the leader of the bandits; The second is the Western Road rebels, which are mainly based on the land of Ezhou and also occupy half of the land of Zhengzhou, and its leader is Huang Yuan, the former Zhonglang general of Hanoi Wei.

These two rebel armies each numbered 10,000, and in addition to the main two rebel armies, there were also other rebel troops in these three places, and there were nearly 10,000 people in the forest.

Liu Liang was originally a bandit in Jinzhou, who had always opposed the government, and originally had more than 3,000 subordinates. Before the turmoil in Jinzhou, Liu Liang and his subordinates had always been important targets wanted by the government, but there was no way to arrest Liu Liang. Earlier, Wang Lin, the assassin of Jinzhou, had already asked the imperial court to send officials to Jinju to suppress bandits.

However, before the approval of the imperial court came down, a locust plague occurred in Jinju, and there was a matter of running out of grain, and the hatred of the people of Jinju for the government broke out at once, and Jinju rioted.

Liu Liang took advantage of the chaos with 3,000 men, captured the Jinzhou Assassin's Mansion, and beheaded Wang Lin and the officials of the Jinzhou Assassin's Mansion, and established a firm foothold in Jinju under the banner of curing corrupt officials, leveling granaries, and exempting taxes for the people, and won the support of some people.

Immediately, the bandits in Jinzhou, Ezhou, and Zhengzhou defected to Liu Liang one after another, and in a short period of time, Liu Liang recruited 20,000 troops. The vast majority of these 10,000 tribes are bandits from these three places.

These people are carrying a lot of lawsuits, and even many outlaws. These bandits and outlaws hate the government the most, and they also have a certain amount of force, and the Northern Road rebels composed of these people naturally have extraordinary combat effectiveness.

Nowadays, the rebels on the northern road are still increasing, and they are expanding to other regions like a bamboo, and only the places of Jinzhou and Zhengzhou seem to be unable to satisfy their ambitions.

Barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes, these rebels on the northern route are originally some outlaws, and every time they confront the soldiers of Hanoi Guard, they don't want to die. It was the Hanoi guards who didn't want them to confront them directly.

On a par with the rebels on the North Road, it is the rebels on the West Road. When it came to the rebels on the Western Road, Gu Dacun only sighed, he didn't understand how things could have come to such a point where it was difficult to clean up.

The leader of the rebels on the West Road is Huang Yuan, the general of Hanoi Wei Zhonglang, in other words, the leader of the rebels on the West Road is Gu Dacun's old subordinates. The rebels on the West Road are the rebels that Gu Dacun feels the most headache all the way.

Originally, Huang Yuan was guarding here in Ezhou with thousands of Hanoi guards, but he didn't expect that he would now become the leader of the rebels on the Western Road. Most of the rebels on the West Road were the thousands of Hanoi guards he led, as well as the defenders of Ezhou, Zhengzhou, and Jinzhou.

These soldiers are all ordinary soldiers of Dayong, and their status is naturally not high. Unlike the rebels on the North Road, who ruled the corrupt officials and exempted them from taxes for the people, Huang Yuan's banner was against the court's ills such as "mediocre official dictatorship, unfair selection and selection, and burying talents".

What's even more terrifying is that these rebels on the Western Road, who are the soldiers trained by the Dayong Imperial Court, are soldiers who exist to protect the people of the Dayong Territory, and now they have become rebels! The leaders and subordinates of these rebels are Gu Dacun's former subordinates, and they are also the former comrades of the Hanoi guards!

Now they are inextricably linked, and they have become two hostile sides.

How can this make Gu Dacun's feelings embarrassing?! What does this make the Hanoi guards lose face?

However, all this appeared clearly, except for sighing, Gu Dacun didn't know what to say.

As if agreed, the two rebels had a lot of favors for the people in the occupied areas.

After they occupied the government, they also took out their grain reserves to relieve the local people; In addition, they also promised the people that their rebels would never disturb the people and let them remain the same. On the contrary, if the people support them, there will definitely be enough food to eat, and there will definitely be warm clothes to wear!

Such a promise is undoubtedly a blessing for the people of these three places, and coupled with the drought and locust plague, these people can no longer think about it, and they have an indelible hatred for the Dayong government. The people of these three places actually supported these two rebels, and even more and more people joined the rebels.

The people's hearts and prestige belong to the rebels! This is what makes Gu Dacun feel frightened, so he has not dared to move, he can't move, he can only wait for the Recruitment Division to come with 50,000 soldiers.

"It is not easy for the general to hold on until now and not let the rebels spread to other places, and I am very impressed. The situation in these three places is really difficult! Shen Huashan responded.

Dayong's official position system, pay attention to the pre-military and post-martial arts, Shen Huashan's civil official three grades, compared with Gu Dacun's military attache three grades, have more status. However, when he first arrived, his words were very polite.

It's just that after listening to what Gu Dacun said about the situation in these three places, Shen Huashan felt that what he saw in his heart was not very bright.

No wonder Gu Dacun took 20,000 elite Hanoi guards, but he couldn't pacify the 30,000 rebels, this is because Gu Dacun and the Hanoi guards were facing not only these 30,000 rebels, but also the people of these three places!

The 30,000 rebels' efforts to benefit the people have already won some of the people's hearts, and the remaining people in these three places are either ignoring everything or not daring to ignore everything. Relying on these popular hopes and using these people as a cover, these 30,000 rebels can fight against Gu Dacun's soldiers and develop bigger and bigger.

Whether it is the imperial army or these rebels, it is not themselves who depend on their livelihood, but the people of Dayong behind them!

"How can the imperial court raise soldiers to deal with the people? But now that the people of these three places are in front of the rebels, General Ben can't think about it for a while! Gu Dacun said distressedly.

He is a standard military general, with a seven-foot body and a square face, and now because there is nothing to do, his beard and hair seem to be tangled together, and he looks terrifying.

Yes, how can the imperial court raise soldiers to deal with the people! This is the perseverance of Gu Dacun and the Hanoi Wei soldiers as sergeants, and it is also the belief that they kept in their hearts when they joined the army. According to Gu Dacun's idea, if the two rebels were not sandwiched between the people of these three places, he would have conquered these rebel strongholds a long time ago.

"However, delaying for so long will only make the rebels gain an inch, and the situation in these three places will become even more uncontrollable. We must not take care of the people of these three places, and see the rebels grow. In this way, more people will be involved in this turmoil. Shen Huashan spoke again.

Gu Dacun's distress, he disagreed.

Soldiers cannot be used against the people, but they must be used against the rebels, and the soldiers of the Hanoi Guard and the Recruitment Division must calm the situation in these three places. If this turmoil spreads to the entire Hanoi Province, it will not be a problem of 500,000 people, but a problem of 3 million people of Hanoi Province!

Which is bigger and which is smaller, what to gain and what to lose, this choice is so simple and clear, how can Gu Dacun hesitate and worry at this point? General Yiwei, how could he not be bold in judging this way?

When the judgment is constantly suffering, it is chaotic! In the final analysis, Gu Dacun is less bold in this point! This is a situation that should not have happened, how can it be?

As soon as Shen Huashan's words were spoken, Gu Dacun's face changed. He soared up and threw himself at the deputy general Hong Qi on the side, and immediately grabbed Hong Qi's neck, instantly making Hong Qi unable to play!

Zhang Ge on the side saw Gu Dacun's movements, and instantly pulled out the big knife on his waist and stood in front of Shen Huashan, protecting him with a vigilant expression.

This is the military tent of Gu Dacun, and the people who are here to discuss are only the four of them. Now Gu Dacun's sudden action made Shen Huashan and Zhang Ge wonder, so how could Gu Dacun treat Deputy General Hong Qi like this?

"Say! What do the rebels have to do with you?! You have been persuading me to put the people of these three places first, and you are thinking twice! I originally felt that something was wrong, and if it hadn't been for Lord Shen mentioning it, I wouldn't have thought of it! What are your intentions?! ”

Gu Dacun wrapped his arms around Hong Qi's neck and asked viciously, with anger and chagrin in his tone that could not be concealed. He was a dignified general, and he would make such a simple mistake, so that he was delayed for such a long time, because he listened to the words of this deputy general who had always trusted him the most!

But I didn't expect that the deputy general's loyal words would contain a big disaster!

If Shen Huashan hadn't said this, Gu Dacun wouldn't have been able to react!

Hong Qisheng's face turned red, but he showed a weird smile. At this time, both Shen Huashan and Zhang Ge knew why Gu Dacun acted like this. Could it be that Hong Qi turned out to be a spy?

At this moment, the soldier's urgent proclamation sounded outside the military tent: "Report to the general!" Scouts have an emergency! There is an abnormal movement of the rebels on the Western Road! In Ezhou, Jinzhou and other places, a text was posted! ”

What, 檄文? This means that the rebels of the Western Route have officially declared war on the imperial court?!