Chapter 307: The Rebels
Since Bei Ying Lei became the national teacher of Yan and slaughtered the Praetorian Guard, Yan Guo's minister Yang Wei and others contacted foreign generals, hoping to use the strength of the army to deal with the powerful Northern Ming Lei.
The national strength of the Yan State was weak, and there was originally only a standing army of more than 50,000, which was led by the five major generals and guarded the four directions.
Wang Xidu, the general of Dingbei, led 20,000 Yan troops to defend the northwest, and fought against the barbarians all the year round.
Mu Qingyun, the general of Pingnan, led 10,000 Yan troops to defend Yunnan and defend the land of Yunnan and Guizhou.
Lexa, the general of Fudong, guarded the East China Sea, befriended the Dongfang family, and controlled the strongest 5,000 naval army in the Yan Kingdom.
Dangxi general Lie Kecai, perennial guard the border, defend against barbarians.
Finally, there is the weakest demon general Moke Shida, although this Tianzhu man is a Yan general, but he is not in power, only 3,000 troops, guarding the central capital.
The five generals guarded the four sides of the Yan State to defend against foreign enemies and maintain the stability of the Yan State until they received news from the courtiers.
After receiving the secret letter from the courtiers, the five generals sent troops to conquer the Northern Thunder of Yecheng under the pretext of "Qingjun's side".
The five generals were obviously on the vergean, but in fact, they wanted to reap the benefits, burning, killing and looting all the way, and conscripting the people to strengthen their military strength.
General Dingbei is the farthest away from Yecheng, and all the way to strengthen the armament with the looted people's fat and people's ointment, the original 20,000 northern army, has now grown to 70,000 scale.
However, because there were too many troops, it affected the itinerary and could not arrive in Yecheng for a long time.
General Pingnan was also the same as General Dingbei, but he ate a little better, and after only increasing his army to 30,000, he set off towards Yecheng with all his might.
The two generals of Dangxi and Fudong only increased their troops to 10,000 because of the problem of troops, but because of this, the march was the fastest, and it was only less than 500 miles away from Yecheng.
And what is really surprising is that the demon general Moke Shida, who originally had less than 3,000 troops, when it was less than 700 miles away from Yecheng, had increased his army to 30,000, more than ten times.
Unlike the other four generals, he was born in Tianzhu and believed in "Brahmaism", and being a general to counter-insurgency was just a side job, and his real purpose was to spread the teachings of "Brahmaism".
In recent years, Maksha Shadha has developed the followers of "Brahmaism" in his own territory, and has achieved remarkable results in just a few years, and this time he put down the rebellion, he just raised his arms and shouted, gathered 30,000 believers, and drove him, which is the result of his deliberate restraint, otherwise he is the strongest person among the five generals.
However, the closer this religious army got to Yecheng, the more troubles they followed.
The first trouble was the food problem, although the Makossada gathered 30,000 people, but the military salary was not much, and it was difficult to meet the 30,000 mouths.
He was different from the other generals, they could steal the food of the people and make up for their own shortfalls, but Magakshata could not, because he was a political and religious army, and the source of the army was the people, and once he lost the support of the people, his "Brahmaism" would be destroyed in an instant.
The most taboo thing for the army of political and religious beliefs is to lose their followers, and once they open the door to rob the people, their "Brahmaism" will be branded as a cult, and the cult can run rampant for a while, but it is difficult to maintain it for a long time.
What Makshatra wanted was that "Brahmaism" could spread in all directions in the Central Plains like Buddhism, and if it took root, there must not be any evil deeds.
This is also the reason why Maga Shadha wants to go through the troubled waters of the Northern Thunder, he wants to obtain the legal status of "Brahmanism" officially recognized by Yan State, and he wants "Brahmanism" to replace other sects and become the state religion of Yan State.
It's a pity that not long after the army was dispatched, the army of faith faced a food crisis, 30,000 mouths had to eat every day, and the food consumed every day was simply astronomical.
Unable to snatch food, he could only rely on the followers of "Brahmaism" to raise food, and seven days after the food crisis, Maga Shadha finally summoned the grain and grass.
Wang Qi, a big businessman who believed in "Brahmaism", approached Maga Shadha and provided him with 30,000 people of grain and grass for a month.
A windfall fell from the sky, and Mo Ke Shadha did not doubt his followers, and directly accepted the grain and grass, and also entertained Wang Qi with hospitality.
However, after eating the grain and grass, the army of faith soon had problems, and the soldiers showed symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea, and Moksha knew that Wang Qi had a problem.
"Arrest Wang Qi for me!" Mokoshita snarled at his men.
But his men soon brought him bad news.
"General, Wang Qi has already run away!"
"Damn!" Mo Ke Shida smashed the table in front of him with one palm, venting the anger in his heart, but unfortunately now he can't recover the damage even if he smashes ten tables.
"What are the casualties of our army!"
The deputy general said: "There are already 3,000 soldiers in the army who are infected with drugs, vomiting and diarrhea every day, their hands and feet are weak, and they need to be taken care of by two people!"
In order to take care of the 3,000 sick soldiers, Maga Shadha had to take 6,000 soldiers, and the 30,000 people lost one-third of them at once.
"It is possible to find a cure!"
The adjutant general replied: "General Hui, the last general has already sent someone to ask for a doctor, but the problem is that even if we find a way to detoxify, we don't have the money to buy antidote drugs!"
"There is still a shortage of food in the army, and the grain and grass brought by Wang Ke must not be eaten anymore!"
One problem after another was placed in front of Mo Ke Shida, and his head was about to explode.
"Do you have a solution?" Mo Ke Shida set his eyes on his lieutenant, but unfortunately the lieutenant general did not have a good way, and it was difficult for a good woman to cook without rice.
"General, our biggest problem is that we have no money, and we can't harass the people like other generals, so it's better for us to sweep the rich and plunder the money, share half of it with the people, and buy people's hearts!" The adjutant general held back for a long time and thought of this way.
After pondering for a long time, he could not make up his mind, when a signal soldier suddenly broke into the camp.
"Oh no, general, the soldiers mutinied?"
"What?" Shocked and hurried out of the camp, he saw a group of soldiers surrounding the grain and grass, like chickens.
After discovering that it was poisonous, he ordered his men to destroy it, but it caused a mutiny.
"No one is allowed to burn grain, and whoever burns grain will kill him!" A soldier with a knife in front of the grain cart was guarded by many soldiers, and many of the soldiers protected him and the grain behind him, in opposition to the soldiers sent by Magossada to burn the grain.
The two groups of people were tense, and they were about to face each other.
"Stop!" Like a big bird, he inserted himself between two groups of people.
"Are you rebelling!" The majestic shock of the Makossada made the people on both sides stop at the same time.
"General!" Everyone lowered their weapons and saluted the Mahosada.
"What's going on!"
When the people on both sides explained the matter clearly, Makossada looked like he couldn't laugh or cry.