Qin Liangyu's strategic deployment was extremely successful.
After six days of fierce attack, after receiving Qin Liangyu's military order, Hu Hai pretended to be defeated and abandoned the Kobe Pass.
The rebels didn't even think that this was a plan of the Ming army, so after occupying Kobe Pass, they didn't even take a basic rest and began to gather their troops to move north again.
However, before they had gone far, they encountered 15,000 reinforcements led by Lu Qin.
Lu Qin immediately set up camp according to the geographical environment and prepared to fight a protracted war with the rebels.
When the rebel leader saw this, he thought that the Ming army was timid and did not dare to take the initiative to attack.
With high morale, they began to attack the Ming army's formation in just one day.
Although their military strength is superior, their combat effectiveness is very average.
Lu Qin even saw that some rebel soldiers did not even have decent weapons, but were still holding bamboo poles and wooden sticks.
These people were obviously temporarily coerced or recruited.
Lu Qin's mission was to hold them here for a few days, so even if the opponent had 30,000 troops, he was not afraid at all.
Sure enough, the rebels' attacks for several days were beaten back by the Ming army.
Because the rebels lacked armor to protect themselves, the Ming army's arrows and firearms were like deadly weapons. As long as they hit, they would either die or be injured.
Therefore, the rebels also suffered heavy losses. However, in three days, the number of casualties reached more than 3,000.
This is really unacceptable to them.
After the leaders of some small tribes saw the horrors on the front line with their own eyes, their will was not firm, so they also came up with the idea of retreating.
But they didn't realize at all that behind them, Qin Liangyu personally led five thousand elite soldiers, completely cutting off their retreat.
And they are marching towards Kobe Pass, preparing to launch a surprise attack, attack them from both sides, and annihilate them in one fell swoop.
In the rebel camp, the heads of chieftains and chiefs of various tribes started quarreling over the retreat.
The leaders of several small tribes have already reached an agreement.
Although Anur is the big leader, he can't do anything to these people in the current war.
But in his heart, there was ten thousand reluctances.
When he was in a dilemma, he, who had relatively sensitive ears, vaguely heard shouts of killing from the rear camp.
When he went out to take a look, he saw flames in the back camp, and the middle camp began to become chaotic.
At this time, the soldiers came to report that the Ming army launched a night attack. They were unprepared and could not resist it.
In panic, he had no choice but to gather his troops and prepare for the battle.
At this moment, the Ming army, which had been huddled in the camp, unexpectedly came out in full force and launched a fierce attack on them.
At this time, Anur had realized that his situation was over. He didn't even bother to wear his armor and stomach, and hurriedly fled away under the protection of several soldiers.
After a night of fierce fighting, the Ming army successfully completed its set goal.
More than 13,000 people were beheaded and more than 4,000 people were captured.
The Ming army's own casualties were less than two thousand, which can be said to be a great victory.
After winning the first battle, Qin Liangyu breathed a sigh of relief.
He personally drafted the memorial and sent a fast horse to Beijing to deliver the news.
After resting, Qin Liangyu led the army and continued southward, heading straight for Mubang, the rebels' home base.
Mu Changzuo, Duke of Guizhou, also led 20,000 soldiers and horses to Xuanwei Division in Myanmar, preparing to use this as a base camp to conquer 800 Dadian.
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At the end of October, winter had already begun in the capital during the Little Ice Age.
Looking at the heavy snow in front of him, Zhu Youxiao was not in a very good mood.
Due to natural disasters, the autumn tax revenue of the northern provinces was less than last year.
Especially in Shaanxi and Shandong provinces, except for a few prefectures, the rest of the hardest-hit areas have been exempted from taxes.
Despite this, the life of the people at the bottom is still extremely difficult, and there are still many people who chew bark and weeds.
However, the taxes collected by Shuntian Prefecture and Shanxi were barely enough to maintain the daily expenses of the local government and the imperial court.
Not to mention supplying areas such as Jiubian and Liaodong.
In the Huguang area, seedling chaos broke out just in time for the autumn harvest.
Although Wu Sheng had basically put down the rebellion, many rice fields and crops were still destroyed due to the war.
The only thing he can hope for now is that the imperial government's tax collection in the prosperous area of Nanzhili can go smoothly.
"Long live my lord, it's a bit cold today. It's better to go back to the Nuan Pavilion. Don't freeze your body."
After watching the emperor pacing back and forth in the snow, Wang Chaofu, who had been worried for a long time and felt the cold, mustered up the courage to advise him.
"Cold air can make people more awake and calm, and I can think more accurately about state affairs."
At this time, Zhu Youxiao was in a very bad mood.
In addition to the decrease in the Ming Dynasty's treasury revenue, there was another thing that made him unable to feel at ease for a long time.
In Wei Zhongxian's Dongchang, the errands were not done well.
Xu Hongru, the leader of Shandong White Lotus Sect, has still not been caught.
Even though he put enough pressure on Wei Zhongxian, there were some things that simply couldn't be forced.
The White Lotus Sect is deeply rooted in Shandong, and there are countless believers who blindly believe in it.
Xu Hongru has always been extremely low-key and flawless in his work. The government does not even know that such a person exists.
So no matter what methods Dongchang uses and racks his brains, he can't catch him.
But because of his advance preparation and intervention, the White Lotus Sect did not rebel this year like it did in history.
But at this time, Zhu Youxiao was also ready to fight in Shandong. Although the pressure was huge, he had to make plans in advance.
Now he finally understood why Emperor Wanli gave in.
Because even if you are an emperor and dominate the world, not everything will go as you want.
What’s even more frustrating is that there are some things that you know very well and try your best to do, but the process and results are still disappointing.
This was how he collected mining taxes, and how he fought for power with civil servants.
And the same is true for me now. Is this cancer of the White Lotus Sect really just waiting for him to break out?
After Zhu Youxiao thought hard and couldn't figure it out, he no longer continued to struggle pointlessly.
As the saying goes, when soldiers come, the water will come and the earth will cover it up. Although the current situation is not good for him, it is not so bad that it cannot be reversed.
Although the White Lotus Sect is troublesome, they are indeed a rabble.
There have been hundreds of uprisings in history, starting from the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty and lasting for 500 years from the Ming Dynasty to the Manchu and Qing dynasties. Every one of them was not wiped out.
"Wang Banban, hereby declares to the Chief Envoy of Shandong Province that people from all prefectures and counties are not allowed to enter and leave at will, especially some practicing monks and tutuos, who must be strictly controlled."
"Tell Wei Zhongxian that everyone related to the White Lotus Sect will be captured and no one will be spared. They will then be sent to Liaodong or Jiubian to guard the border and build roads."
Since Xu Hongru cannot be caught, then his roots and wings should be cut off.
In this way, even if he rebels, he can suppress the scale of the rebellion to a certain extent and reduce the pressure on the court to counter the rebellion.