After Ming Dynasty

Chapter 103
It has not been a day or two since Zhu Yiyuan planned to conspire against the Confucian family in Qufu... Zhao Shizhe was asked to write an article to question the Confucian family, and then he mobilized the villagers to boycott the land rent. Power is greatly reduced.

One of the most intuitive things is that more and more news keeps coming.

And Hu Yide, our Jinyiwei Qianhu, even went to Qufu himself to investigate the military situation.

Zhu Yiyuan was quite worried, for fear that he would encounter some danger, but Hu Yide smiled, "I'm too worried, just with my appearance, they will only treat me as a rascal, and they will never think that I am you People, don't worry!"

Zhu Yiyuan was a little stunned, but smiled bitterly.

This person's understanding of himself is quite accurate. He is thin and dry, with a few sparse yellow beards, a pair of yellow eyes, and wandering around... To be honest, at first glance, [-]% of them are a thief.

But it seems that Zhu Yiyuan is the biggest thief in Shandong at the moment.

Don't care about these anymore, Hu Yide will go out in person.

Sure enough, this man swaggered into Qufu County, stayed there for another three days, and then staggered back to report.

"I've found out everything. Qufu now has 500 Qing soldiers and [-] Confucian family members, a total of [-] people. A while ago, Surabaya was captured. They also reinforced the city wall of Qufu and hoarded a lot. The materials for defending the city have been fully prepared. I have a defense map here."

With that said, Hu Yide handed a picture to Zhu Yiyuan, Zhu Yiyuan looked at it for a while, then handed it to Tan Deyu.

Then he said with a smile: "Qi Ye, the military situation has been found out, and the next thing is to look at the soldiers."

Tan Deyu smiled and said: "I didn't say anything, after practicing for so long, it's time to show my skills. Don't worry, the city wall of Qufu can't stop us."

Zhu Yiyuan paused, he was still a little hesitant, after all, the training was very strict during this period, he also absorbed the surrendered Han army flags, and completely integrated Wang Jun's troops.

But Zhu Yiyuan is not very sure about how much combat power it really has.

Moreover, to attack Qufu, you will have to face the Qing army in Yanzhou, as well as Tengxian and Zouxian counties. Even after a long delay, the Qing army in Jinan Prefecture will also go south.

Therefore, the key to the outcome of this war is whether Qufu can be captured quickly.

"Three days, if it exceeds three days, you must retreat. This is an iron law, and you are not allowed to disobey."

In the name of the capital, Zhu Yiyuan gave Tan Deyu an order.

"Actually, I'm overthinking things. It won't take three days. Qufu can be taken within one day." Luo Yi vowed.

Tan Deyu smiled, "That's good. If that's the case, I'll report the matter to you, and it will take a day."

"do not!"

Luo Yi hurriedly stopped Tan Deyu, scratched his head, and said with a smile: "I will come in one day, and the other side will prepare in three days. If you take it down in advance, you will be happy."

Tan Deyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Little brat, you've got a lot of eyes now."

Luo Yi scratched his head and said with a naive smile: "War? If you don't pay attention, you will be tricked to death by the Tartars."

Tan Deyu nodded happily, "Okay, let's do as you said, fight hard, and then expand the army, you can still go up a step."

Luo Yi understood this.

Zhu Yiyuan made a framework for the capital, but there are only two commanders below, and one is Xie Qian.Now there are more than 1 soldiers and horses, which is enough for three commanders according to Daming's establishment.

It is very important who can advance one step next.

So brethren... come up with some skills!
The route of the rebel army's advance was carefully planned.

Tan Deyu, Wang Jun, the two of them led six thousand households, swaggering westward from Fei County, creating the illusion that they were going to attack the front line of the canal.

In fact, today's rebel army does have the ability to attack the canal.

It's just that the transportation of the canal is convenient, if it is cut off here, a large number of Qing troops will go south there. Zhu Yiyuan is not fully prepared yet, so he will not attack rashly.

But the problem is that the Qing army didn't know, how could they let the canal have any mistakes.

When the troops were forming the formation here, Luo Yi decisively dispatched.

Instead of taking the road to the south, he chose to start from Xintai and go west along Xiaowenshui. This road is the road from Jinan Prefecture to Yanzhou Prefecture.According to common sense, the rebel army would definitely not go here.

But Luo Yi not only left, but also walked very fast.

Thousands of horses seized from Tong Yangliang were all allocated to Luo Yi's command.

You said that it is a bit difficult for the rebels to become qualified cavalry all at once, but it is still no problem to become cavalry infantry.

More importantly, Luo Yi chose to go out in the evening.

Are you afraid of getting lost if you march at night?

I'm sorry, but I'm really not afraid.

Many people think that Zhu Yiyuan's land tax of [-]% is a bit low, but in fact the official land tax of Ming Dynasty is [-]% of tax, which is ridiculously lower.

Only those gentry's land rent can reach [-]%, or even [-]% to [-]%.

The tax rate is not the most important thing, the key is whether it can be collected.

The land tax that was so low in the Ming Dynasty was still in arrears every year.

Landlords and large households, like the bone and marrow, also have many tenants, who have to be exploited by them.

The key is execution ability.

It just so happens that the common people who have just equalized their fields are so enthusiastic about paying taxes that they don't need to bother at all.

On Zhu Yiyuan's side, the soldiers couldn't say they ate very well, but they were definitely full, and they could get some non-staple food. Occasionally, they could keep up with vegetables and meat.

Therefore, under Zhu Yiyuan's command, the prevalence of foot diseases, trachoma, and skin diseases among soldiers has been greatly reduced, their nutrition has improved, their physical fitness has improved, and problems such as night blindness have become easier.Take some pine and cypress leaves to soak in water and drink, and the problem can be solved.

And don't forget, many people are on the side of the rebels, and when they heard that they were coming, they took the initiative to be their guides.

In this way, Luo Yi led three thousand soldiers and appeared directly outside Qufu City with lightning speed.

It was only midnight at the moment.

The soldiers guarding the city of Qufu sensed something was wrong, rubbed their eyes, and found that the flames were dancing in the distance, and they immediately sounded the alarm.

Due to the lessons learned from the fall of Sishui County, Qufu moved very quickly, especially the servants of the Kong family did not dare to neglect.

They heard the alarm and got up quickly.

Put on the armor, pick up the weapon, and immediately rushed out of the station to defend the city against the enemy.

Their actions were very fast, and within a quarter of an hour, people went to the city one after another, and the reaction was extremely fast.

But no matter how fast they are, they are not as fast as the rebels.

After seeing the power of gunpowder at Gegoudian, the rebel army manufactured a large number of gunpowder bags and improved a batch of trebuchets at the same time.

Although this thing is far inferior to artillery, it is easier to manufacture and relatively light.

Pulled by a carriage, they arrived outside the city of Qufu, rushed within [-] paces, and quickly set up. Thirty trebuchets were lined up and aimed at the city wall.

Then launch!

The whole process took about an hour at first. Later, after training, the soldiers proposed many improvement methods, such as simplifying the launch process, making the bottom plate, and enhancing stability.

After a lot of hard work, it can be launched within two quarters of an hour.

In other words, while the city was still in chaos, the trebuchets began to show their power.

Packs of explosives roared and flew into the city of Qufu.

In an instant, gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the sound of explosions was earth-shattering.

Those Qing troops who rushed to the city were drowned.

Flesh and flesh flew everywhere, and limbs filled the sky.

This is where Tan Deyu and Luo Yi's confidence lies. As long as it is not the kind of well-fortified and indestructible big city, ordinary small county towns cannot withstand such a baptism.

After three consecutive rounds of baptism with explosives, the rebel army went straight to Qufu City.

Interestingly, the rebel army also learned the Qing army's car, and they also played tricks.

After the chariot approached the trench, it could be used as a pontoon bridge when it was pushed down.

The moat in early spring was almost dry, and they rushed to the bottom of the city without any resistance.

The city wall of Qufu was temporarily reinforced, but it was only more than two feet long. The rebel army rushed up quickly, and when they reached the top of the city, they found that the Qing army was everywhere, bloody and messy.

The miserable appearance frightened the other Qing troops to dare to step forward.

This is sending meat to the mouth!

"Brothers, open the city gate and kill!"

The rebel army pursued frantically and hacked wantonly.

Kong Yinzhi, the Duke of Yan Sheng who was still in the Confucian mansion, heard the cry of killing, came out hastily, and saw the flames soaring into the sky.I can still hear it vaguely; don't let the words of the big traitor Kong Yinzhi go.

"It's over, this is to settle accounts with the Kong family."

Kong Yinzhi subconsciously touched his shiny scalp, soaked in cold sweat, and hurriedly said to his subordinates in fright: "Quick, protect me quickly, run away quickly, and don't fall into the hands of thieves."

(End of this chapter)