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Chapter 153 Conflict
"In the early days, the imperial court still let Yang Yinglong do whatever he wanted. Although his ambitions had been exposed, the imperial court was still fighting on the Korean peninsula and had no time to take care of Yang Yinglong."

"As for Yang Yinglong, because he had just been attacked by the Ming army, it was the first time, so Yang Yinglong's heart was unavoidable. Facing the court's consolation, Yang Yinglong was afraid that the court would send heavy troops to kill him, so he actively admitted his mistake and accepted it when he was good. .”

"Not only that, Yang Yinglong also generously assured the court that if the court could forgive his previous actions, he would do his best to help the court guard the border."

"As for the imperial court, in view of Yang Yinglong's positive confession attitude and considering that the Korean War is not over, Yang Yinglong was removed from the chieftain position."

"At the same time, the imperial court allocated 4 taels of silver to him to be responsible for cutting down trees and then transporting them to the port to build ships."

"Yang Yinglong was already very unhappy when he was dismissed from his post, but something that made him even more unhappy was yet to come. What? His second son Yang Kedong died while being held hostage by the imperial court."

"Yang Yinglong was so heartbroken at that time. He not only refused the 4 taels of silver allocated to him by the court, but also led people to drive away some temple monks, and then summoned the soul of his second son Yang Kedong, and finally left on his own. go."

"However, this matter is not over yet! In the 24th year of Wanli, that is, 1596 AD, Yang Yinglong couldn't bear the pressure from the imperial court."

"What happened? It is said that this year, Yang Yinglong, who became angry and openly rebelled, raised troops to rebel against the Ming Dynasty, and officially embarked on the path of rebellion."

"In the 26th year of Wanli, in 1598, Wang Shiqi, the deputy envoy of the Sichuan Press and Inspection who was in charge of recruiting Yang Yinglong, was sent to North Korea to recruit Japanese."

"At that time, the Second Korean War had already broken out. The imperial court focused its forces on the Korean Peninsula and insufficient military deployment to the southwest."

"Therefore, Yang Yinglong became even more unscrupulous. He continued to send troops to attack other places, and his power expanded rapidly. In the second year, Yang Yinglong defeated the Ming army who came to attack him."

"It is said that in the 27th year of Wanli, in 1599, Jiang Dongzhi, the governor of Guizhou at the time, first launched an attack on Yang Yinglong, and ordered Yang Guozhu, the governor of the capital, to command Li Tingdong to lead 3000 troops to surround Yang Yinglong."

"And Yang Yinglong dispatched Yang Chaodong, Yang Zhaolong, He Hanliang and others to meet the imperial troops at Feilianbao."

"At the beginning, the rebels pretended to be defeated and lured the Ming army to Tianbang Kingdom, then suddenly counterattacked and wiped out the Ming army."

"After the defeat of the Ming army, the news spread to the imperial court. Zhu Yijun was furious, and immediately decreed to remove Jiang Dongzhi from the post of governor and appoint Guo Zizhang to replace him."

"In March of that year, Yang Yinglong defeated the Ming army again, and Zhu Yijun was furious. In desperation, he appointed Li Hualong, the former censor of the capital, to serve as the Minister of War."

"At the same time, let him supervise the military affairs of the three provinces of Sichuan, Huguang, and Guizhou, and recruit soldiers from Zhejiang, Fujian, Yunnan, and Guangdong provinces to encircle and suppress Yang Yinglong's troops."

"In June, Qijiang general Fang Jiachong killed innocent people indiscriminately and used civilian heads as military exploits. When Yang Yinglong learned the news, he shook his head and said, now that the court won't tolerate me, he can only risk his life to leave Qijiang and work hard."

"Then he claimed to avenge the dead, led 5000 soldiers, attacked Qijiang and bloodbathed Qijiang, wiped out [-] Ming soldiers, and massacred the city."

"The rebels threw the corpse into the Qijiang River, and the corpse covered the river, and the river soon turned red."

"Soon after, Yang Yinglong retreated to Sanxi, and erected monuments at Sanxi, Mudu in Qijiang, and Dongxiang Dam in Nanchuan to mark the boundaries of Bozhou, known as Xuanwei Guanzhuang."

"And claim that Jiangjin and Hejiang are both the boundaries of Bozhou, and further unite the nine uncivilized ethnic minority tribes and the red and black feet tribes, let them use the mountains and rivers to build armed forces, as his auxiliary forces."

"In October, Li Hualong led troops into Chongqing to dispatch the Ming armies in Sichuan, Guizhou and Huguang to prepare for war."

"On Yang Yinglong's side, he is building pass fortresses on a large scale and claims to attack Sichuan."

"Hearing this news, Li Hualong hurriedly sent troops to cut off the road connecting Yang Yinglong and other ethnic minority tribes, and occupied the main roads leading to Huguang and Guizhou."

"In the 28th year of Wanli, in January 1600, Yang Yinglong personally led the troops to attack Longquan Division in five ways."

"In February, Li Hualong led the troops to attack Bozhou in different ways. Guizhou soldiers and horses were divided into three groups, Huguang soldiers and horses were divided into two wings as a road, and Sichuan soldiers and horses were divided into four groups."

"There are about 3 people on each route, of which, the regular army only accounts for 24%, and the remaining [-]% is the local militia, with a total of [-] people, attacking Bozhou together."

"Relying on the superiority of numbers, the Ming army was invincible all the way. Among them, Liu Ting's troops were the most brave and broke through Loushan Pass on March 29."

"It is said that after Loushanguan was breached by the Ming army, Bozhou had no natural barrier to defend itself. On April [-], Yang Yinglong retreated to Hailongtun."

"On May [-]th, all the troops of the Ming army joined forces at Hailongtun and attacked in turn. Yang Yinglong ordered a counterattack."

"The rebels used rolling logs and stones to block the Ming army's attack, but it was useless. Yang Yinglong's powerful general Yang Zhuwei was hit by the Ming army's artillery and killed."

"In June, Yang Yinglong saw that the situation was very bad. He personally supervised the battle in Longtun, Shanghai, and asked some women to stand on the village and show their surrender documents to signal their surrender."

"However, the Ming army thought it was Yang Yinglong's trick to surrender, so they attacked more violently, and even burned down two gates, cutting off the rebels' firewood and water sources."

"At the same time, the Eighth Route Ming Army once again joined forces at Hailong Tun, surrounded Hailong Tun tightly, and took turns attacking, trying to kill Yang Yinglong."

"There is also a little story here. It is said that the father of the Ming army general Li Hualong died. When the news reached him, he wept bitterly."

"The most important thing for the ancients was filial piety. You see, Li Hualong's father passed away, and he should go home to mourn him. This is what ordinary people think."

"Hey, but Li Hualong is different. He said that he wore sackcloth and mourning for his father to show his filial piety, and then continued to command the battle and did not go home to mourn."

"Okay, let's continue with the business. It is said that the terrain of Hailongtun is dangerous, and the Ming army has been unable to break through it. So Li Hualong thought of a way. He sent Ma Kongying to lead the elite troops to attack from the back mountain."

"But on the day of the attack, it rained continuously and the roads were muddy. The Ming army's mobility decreased and they faced off against the rebels in the swamp. The two sides remained in a stalemate for more than 40 days."

"Although the Ming army relied on the large number of people, they wanted to eat up the rebels in one go, but most of them were local militiamen, and their combat effectiveness was not high."

(End of this chapter)