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Chapter 191 The Bagua Cult is revitalized
The renewed war soon started burning in Henan Prefecture.

Since the anti-rebellion troops directly under the imperial court have returned, not to mention Henan Prefecture, the entire Henan Province is empty at this moment.

Songxian County was the first to be attacked and was defeated by Liu Ruhan's Han army. Songxian county officials took their subordinates with them, one by one, and all went to the west.

This is really not an order given by Liu Ruhan, it is simply because the subordinate officials of the government are too harsh. Although the taxes are paid to each household, there are also many big households who know how to keep their relationships clear.

Of course, corrupt officials must be killed, as well as those big business owners.

Except for a few fast runners in the entire Song County, none of the remaining wealthy households escaped. Even their servants and dogs were killed by the angry rebel army.

There were not even a few female relatives left.

With the experience of previous failed rebellions, Liu Ruhan was quite familiar with the situation this time.As soon as Song County was captured, the county government's arsenal was quickly opened and priority was given to arming the core troops.He immediately opened warehouses to release grain and recruited troops and horses. It was no longer a matter of mindlessly coercing the people to expand the army.

While Liu Ruhan was staying in Song County, news spread like wildfire that the King of Han had made a comeback and killed corrupt officials on his behalf.

As a result, Yiyang and Yongning counties also followed suit, and the five further counties of Xin'an, Mianchi, Mengjin, Yanshi, and Dengfeng were too far away to receive news.

But as long as Liu Ruhan goes north, trouble will definitely happen in these counties.After all, all crows in this world are as black as black.

Countless desperate people held high the banner of the Han Dynasty King Liu Ruhan. They first killed the wealthy and distinguished families who paid taxes to their households, and then began to attack the county town.

Yiyang and Yongning counties were unprepared and their troops were empty, so they were defeated almost instantly.

The Yiyang and Yongning rebel armies immediately joined forces with the Han army in Song County, and the total number of troops instantly swelled to 5.

Fifty thousand troops marched north, and the city of Henan Prefecture (Luoyang) was instantly surrounded. The prefect of Henan Province was horrified and urgently asked Tian Wenjing, the chief envoy, for help.

Tian Wenjing, who was still serving as governor of Hewu in Huaiqing Prefecture, soon received the news that the remnants of the Bagua Cult had revolted, and everyone else was dumbfounded.

What happened? Hasn’t the Bagua Sect been defeated by the imperial army?
Just some remnants, how come they are alive again?
They surrounded Fucheng so quickly, their strength has not diminished at all!

Tian Wenjing was not an idiot after all, and he immediately guessed that this matter had something to do with the Henan magistrate and his party. After all, Liu Ruhan was crippled, and there was no reason for him to recover so quickly.

But if you understand, you still have to quell the rebellion.

Tian Wenjing was quite talented. He did not rush back to Kaifeng Mansion to take charge of the overall situation. Instead, he gave priority to intercepting the money and food collected by the extra dispatch, and then began to use the money to recruit refugees on the spot in Huaiqing Mansion and organize them into an army. .

Yes, refugees.

Through recruiting soldiers, Tian Wenjing discovered that Huaiqing Mansion had somehow gained a lot of displaced refugees.After some investigation, he soon learned that there was something fishy about it.

The prefect of Huaiqing became a typical example. After being beaten to the end by Tian Wenjing, he was put in a prison car and sent to Beijing that day.

Tongzhi Huaiqing took office with great trepidation, and as the acting magistrate, he temporarily took charge of all major and minor affairs of Huaiqing Mansion.

Not only him, but all the magistrates in Huaiqing Prefecture were trembling with fear.Even the prefect was raped on the spot and sent to the death row car to be escorted to Beijing.If he continues to disobey, I'm afraid the feudal lord will have to stab someone directly.

Even if the emperor really punished and dismissed this cruel official afterwards, then they would really be dead if they died.

Tian Wenjing's methods shocked all the officials in Huaiqing Mansion, and now no one dared to disobey his orders.

The entire Huaiqing Mansion immediately began to recruit young refugees and train them into an army.This set can be regarded as a traditional performance of the feudal dynasty. By absorbing the young and strong population among the refugees, they converted them into recruits for the imperial court, thereby reducing the combat effectiveness of the refugees and making it difficult for them to rebel.

Afterwards, when the recruited troops are used up, they can be disbanded and discarded at any time, which can be said to serve multiple purposes with one stone.

As for the life and death of other women, children, the elderly and the weak, who cares about this?
With Tian Wenjing's quick micro-management, the chaos that was about to break out in Huaiqing Mansion quickly settled down. The young and strong labor force among the refugees was absorbed, and the remaining old, weak, women and children could only wait to die.

Tian Wenjing also received tens of thousands of recruited troops for counterinsurgency, although these troops were only briefly trained and did not even line up neatly.

But at least they have troops at hand, and although their recruitment is terrible, the rebels must be even worse if they can expand so fast.

Well, Tian Wenjing really thought so. He even personally led the troops as the chief envoy.

On the way to Henan Prefecture to suppress the rebellion, he made a special trip to hold out the banner of his own envoy and feudal official.

He also spent money to hire passers-by and common people to spread the word along the road, saying that the Zhili army from the imperial court had come to suppress the rebellion, and that the chief envoy would personally supervise the battle and lead the team. The rebels would definitely be wiped out.

This wave of psychological tactics really frightened the Bagua rebels who were besieging Fucheng, Henan.

The Bagua Cult rebels are not the Han army.In fact, as early as the siege of Fucheng in Henan, Liu Ruhan, the great Han king, parted ways with Gao Wenlong, the great general who was coaxing and vaguely disobedient to orders.

Liu Ruhan is a smart man. As the leader of the Bagua Cult, he once served as a county magistrate, and relied on his connections with the government to make the Bagua Cult grow rapidly. How could he be a fool?
His previous defeat in a battle with the imperial (Zhili) officers and soldiers gave him a profound insight into the terror of the elite officers and soldiers.

If he stayed in Henan, a land of four wars, for a long time, it would be hard to say whether Liu Ruhan, the great Han king, could survive, let alone make a comeback.

Therefore, Liu Ruhan only planned to raid Henan Prefecture, and then lead his elite core troops northward, crossing the Yellow River all the way back to his hometown in Ronghe County, Shanxi Province, and completely jump out of the quagmire of Henan.

But Gao Wenlong didn't think so. He insisted on attacking Henan Fucheng. This guy's purpose was very simple. He simply wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of the control of Liu Ruhan, the great Han king and the leader of Bagua.

Although Gao Wenlong was also a Bagua believer, he was deeply trusted by Liu Ruhan and allowed him to come to Henan to preach.But everyone will have ambitions, not to mention if they have mastered a certain amount of strength.

As the saying goes, a man born in heaven and earth, how can he live in a state of depression for a long time?
Isn't it better to be a king than to be a general under the King of Han?
Liu Ruhan also understood what this guy was thinking, and he did not fight or argue with him.He took his [-] troops directly north to Xin'an County, all the way to Nancun Pass, and did not even go to Mianchi County.

Almost as soon as Liu Ruhan left, Tian Wenjing came over with his army.

Relying on various false news released in advance, Gao Wenlong's Bagua Army has already been in chaos.After all, more than half of Gao Wenlong's army are refugees from various counties and towns.

What fighting capacity can it have?
Of course, Tian Wenjing's army was not much better, but at least his side did not cause chaos first, and it was a surprise attack, coupled with the previous psychological attack tactics.

Gao Wenlong's Bagua teaching army barely engaged in the battle, and were killed in a rout in an instant.However, the rabble was just a rabble. Tian Wenjing himself was a civil servant and had no experience in leading troops, so he actually forgot to restrain his soldiers.

These ragtag troops, after winning a favorable battle, really thought that they had become more capable, and actually ran to chase the remnants of Gao Wenlong.

As a result, he was ambushed by the ruthless Gao Wenlong, and Tian Wenjing was also defeated. Although it was not a major defeat, it was almost enough.

The two novice armies were fighting each other, and both suffered huge losses. The counter-insurgency in Henan Prefecture ended in a stalemate in such a confused manner.

They are fighting a stalemate here, and other state capitals are not idle either. First is Guide Prefecture, which was the first place where there was a military disaster, and then Runing. Even around Kaifeng, there are rogue bandits who are gathering refugees.

The only good thing is that without the organization of the Bagua Sect, these bandits are just bandits.Although the trouble is not small, it can still be dealt with at least. However, none of the money and food collected by the extra mission will be able to enter the city of Beijing. All of it will be used as counter-insurgency funds.

On the contrary, officials from various places made a small profit again and again, but it was just a small profit, not as exaggerated as turning 4000 million into 130 million (it cannot be said).

Liu Ruhan passed Nancun Pass and crossed the river into Yuanqu County. Tian Wenjing could not control him at all.

After all, Tian Wenjing was just the chief envoy of Henan, and Yuanqu County belonged to Shanxi Province, although Tian Wenjing himself did not have the energy to pay attention to him.

Shanxi Province was no longer a frontline 30 years ago because Khalkha surrendered and became Transasak Mongolia.

Today, Shanxi only has one town, Taiyuan Town and Datong Town, with a total strength of no more than 3 troops, which is much stronger than places like Henan, Shandong, and Jiangxi.

But Liu Ruhan now also has an army of [-], and they are all young and strong men who have seen blood and have some fighting ability.Including the empty wages, it may not be possible to get a dozen.

Even if you still can't fight, the terrain here in Shanxi is complicated and there are ravines everywhere. If you really can't fight, the worst thing you can do is escape into the mountains.

The Tumbler of the Republic of China relied on the favorable terrain of Shanxi to successfully survive from the first episode to the finale.

Henan and Shanxi are bustling with activity, and Shandong is also not to be outdone.With the help of the government, the remnants of Wang Rongqing, the destined right general, also managed to survive in southeastern Shandong.

It's a pity that they were just a little short of reaching Yanzhou Prefecture and Qufu County.

The remnants of Hou Tang, the Tianming Left General of the Bagua Sect, traveled all the way south to the north of the Yangtze River.

Although the Qing government appointed Zhang Dayou, the Minister of War, as the new Governor of Water Transport, this guy was new to the post, and it was difficult to convince the public in a short period of time. The arrogant and powerful generals below either did not listen to him, or they only listened to him. half.

The consequence of this is that Hou Tang keeps wandering around Jiangbei, and all the soldiers and horses, including the Cao Army and the Jiangbei Green Camp, are completely unable to do anything to him.

Each ministry fought on its own, and Hou Tang was just like walking a dog, turning these Qing troops around.Almost everywhere they go, they gather soldiers and horses to strengthen themselves. The Qing army surrounds them. If they can beat them, they fight. If they can't, they cut off their tails and escape.

Always keep your core force intact.

The Bagua sect, which was pacified just a few months ago, has made a comeback in less than a month and is revitalizing once again.

　sleepy, sleep

　　
　
(End of this chapter)