The four eastern provinces of the imperial court were lost. The rebels were so powerful that they gradually threatened to sweep across the country. The local governors and governors were unable to contain them and urgently requested the imperial court to send troops to encircle and suppress them.
This news quickly passed through the provincial capitals around the area controlled by Zhong Yu and was conveyed to the entire Ming Dynasty.
The court was shocked and the people were panicked.
For the long-term peace and stability of the Ming Dynasty, there has been no such large-scale rebellion for nearly 500 years.
Now that such a group of traitors suddenly appeared, how could the whole court not be shocked and angry
Since ancient times, when a large-scale rebellion occurred in a dynasty and spread across the country, it usually meant that the dynasty had gradually come to an end.
And now, in the Ming Dynasty, Zhong Yu, a traitor who captured four provinces, has appeared. Doesn't it mean to the subjects of the entire Ming Dynasty that our Ming Dynasty is no longer viable, and it is time for all careerists to rise up and rebel
Never allow this to happen.
"General Gao, I will give you an army of 200,000. I will succeed immediately and help me pacify the rebels and wipe out the rebellion." In the Zhengde Hall of the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who is now over 50 years old, faced the Dingyuan General Gao Tuilu. said.
"In the end, I will definitely live up to my command and capture the head of the rebel in front of the palace to thank the Emperor for his kindness." General Gao knelt down on one knee and replied with a solemn look on his face.
Beside him, hundreds of court ministers lined up in two rows were looking at him with envy, jealousy, implicit expectation, or other expressions.
The glory belongs to him at this moment.
This time, in order to deal with the increasingly powerful rebels, that is, Zhong Yu, who occupied the four eastern provinces of the Ming Dynasty and claimed the throne as emperor.
The Emperor of Ming Dynasty not only mobilized all the troops and horses that his command could muster, a total of 100,000 people. They also recruited new troops from the private sector, another 100,000 people.
In this way, this rebellion army was formed, and the last essence of the 200,000 Ming Dynasty was handed over to Gao Tuilu, known as the God of War, and he was worshiped as General Dingyuan.
The rebel army marched out amid the curious, frightened and surprised eyes of countless people in Kyoto, slowly exited the east gate, and began their endless journey.
Three days later, the army had traveled no more than two hundred miles. Suddenly, a fast horse came from behind in the direction of the capital. The knight flashed a red dragon flag. It was a signal representing an urgent military situation. The surrounding troops did not dare to stop them and retreated one after another. .
"Who is that? Did something happen to the capital among these three?" Gao Tuilu frowned as he looked at the knight running towards him. But in his heart, he thought of the three princes competing for the throne in the capital. Could it be that some people couldn't wait and wanted to launch a mutiny
Gao Tuilu was deep in thought when the knight came close.
"Report, the emperor's urgent order!" the knight shouted loudly.
Upon hearing this, Gao Tuilu quickly got off his horse and knelt down on one knee to greet him.
"I am ordering General Dingyuan to immediately lead his army back to the northern frontier to defend the enemy. Take action immediately when the order is received without any mistakes." The knight did not waste any time and immediately spoke out the order.
After returning to the army, we also drove to Northern Xinjiang.
Gao Tuilu thought of these two orders and couldn't help but become confused.
"Why did this envoy go back? Didn't the army go to quell the chaos according to the established plan?" Since he couldn't figure it out, Gao Tuilu asked directly. If there is no valid reason, it is not a joke to accept the random death.
"General Gao, it's not that the emperor doesn't want to put down the rebels, but in the early hours of this morning, urgent military information suddenly came from northern Xinjiang. The 300,000-strong army of the Jin Dynasty has broken through the northern Xinjiang defense line, and the vanguard of 100,000 troops has broken into the north of Zhili Province. Liaodong Province may attack the Imperial City at any time, so the general has to be transferred back to drive back the enemy." The knight smiled bitterly and told the shocking news.
"What? The northern defense line has been broken, and it is almost reaching Kyoto." Hearing this, Gao Tuilu was stunned for a moment and said in horror.
Although he also understood that the empire was at a disadvantage in the northern war, after all, there were 300,000 troops of the empire there, and the Jin Empire on the opposite side only had 500,000 troops. How could it be so easy to break through the defense line.
After all, the advantage of defense is far greater than that of offense. When the number of people is not more than doubled, it is extremely difficult for Jin to break through the long-established front of the Ming Empire.
"Yes, we didn't expect it, but the situation is indeed the case. General, it is better to return to the army quickly, lest things change if it is too late." The knight also felt bitter in his heart. As a guard of the imperial imperial army, he also had some status in front of the emperor. It can be said that destiny is tied to the Ming Dynasty. One has prospered and the other has suffered losses. They have long been indistinguishable from each other.
Today's uncertain situation in the Ming Dynasty can be said to be sympathized with by those who have a stake in it.
"Alas! The national situation is difficult. I will return to the army immediately, and the envoy will go back to report first." Gao Tuilu sighed, feeling confused about the current precarious situation in the Ming Dynasty.
A moment later, the 200,000-strong army received an order that made them dizzy. The entire army returned to their divisions and returned to the imperial capital.
Two days later, under emergency march, the army quickly returned to Kyoto, and before they had time to rest, the emperor's order came again.
The army marched to the northern Liaodong Province, where they resisted the invasion of the Jin Dynasty on the spot and waited for opportunities to retreat from the enemy and regain lost ground.
Not long after this, all the provinces, states and counties of the Ming Dynasty also learned the news of the defeat in the northern part of the empire and the large-scale invasion of the Jin Dynasty, which shocked the whole country.
Many subjects in various parts of the Ming Dynasty became panicked, fearing that the war would come to their side and they would also live a life of constant war.
After all, no matter how you look at it, there are large-scale rebels internally, powerful foreign invasions from the outside, corrupt officials are rampant throughout the bureaucracy, and the emperor seems obsessed with practicing immortality and is a bit fatuous. These are all scenes of the end of a dynasty.
And often accompanied by such signs, it symbolizes the imminent demise of an empire that has been passed down for a long time.
What is about to begin will be decades of war until the owner of this land is determined again.
When the northern part of the Ming Dynasty was invaded, news that the capital was in danger spread throughout the country. As Zhong Yu, who was always paying attention to the situation in the Ming Dynasty and had spies everywhere to spy on the news, naturally got this extremely important news.
This news is extremely critical and important to Zhong Yu, and will determine his future strategic direction.
The energy of the Ming Dynasty was once again tied up in the Jin Dynasty, and in the face of the crisis of national subjugation, the Ming Dynasty might no longer have any spare power to suppress its own rebels.
Those large armies were not taken seriously by Zhong Yu. No matter how many there were, he would still be able to pull out the same number to fight against them.
What really makes him feel troublesome is the large number of strong people above level six. Zhong Yu, who has a shallow background, can't recruit so many people at once. It takes time to cultivate them.
But now this last concern has disappeared because of Da Jin's intervention.
After all, as an empire standing on this continent, the master level of the Jin Dynasty is not weaker than that of the Ming Dynasty.
Especially now that there is an opportunity to completely destroy the Ming Dynasty and annex its land.
The Jin Dynasty will not hold back at all. Presumably all his master camp has been sent to the front line, ready to defeat the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop!
(End of chapter)