As the distance between the two armies narrowed, Zhu Yunfei, who was immediately positioned in the center of the army, also saw clearly the disguise of the rebels.

It is already the cold winter season, and all the soldiers under Zhu Yunfei's tent are wearing armor, cotton-padded clothes, soap robes, long hakama, and black-headed cloth boots.

Some soldiers even wore waterproof and warm leather boots.

Looking back in front of me, I saw several rebel soldiers approaching fiercely.

Everyone is dressed in rags, and the costumes are weird and weird, and most of them are made of coarse linen, and their feet are basically straw sandals with their toes exposed.

As for armor, except for some generals, it is rare to see it on ordinary soldiers.

The weapons held by the soldiers were also varied, including sickles, axes, sticks, and hoes. Only a few of them had standard swords and guns.

But such a simple rebel army has strong morale, and everyone is in high spirits, as if they have been given a shot of blood.

"Master Sun, why do you think these rebels have such morale?"

Sun Chuanting, who was standing side by side with Zhu Yunfei, withdrew his gaze from a distance and sighed.

"Over the years, the people at the bottom have suffered too much. They are obviously working hard, but they never have enough to eat. The layers of exploitation by the court officials have made everyone breathless."

"Today's people are like a pile of dry firewood. As long as there is a spark, it will be ignited and eventually it will start a prairie fire."

"The people of my Han family are hardworking and hardworking, just like an old scalper. As long as they have a bite to eat, they will work hard without complaint."

"However, history also tells us that when one day, no matter how hard they work, they can't get enough to eat, they will transform from sheep into tigers and wolves."

"Overthrow the decadent dynastic system and establish a new dynastic order."

"The reason why the ant thieves led by Li Zicheng were able to grow stronger step by step despite repeated defeats is that they have the support of the broad masses of the people."

"The funny thing is that we, the officers and soldiers, cannot afford to be defeated even once."

Speaking of Sun Chuanting at the end, thinking of his past experiences, he couldn't help but feel a touch of sadness in his eyes.

He was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but in the end he ended up being exiled from the three clans.

As he was "missing or killed in action" on the battlefield, the court was stingy with even pursuing him.

"Master Sun, it's all over. Your Majesty and the mediocre officials in the imperial court are unkind and unjust, but we cannot give up on the people of Ming Dynasty. We must protect the country and people of Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yunfei saw Sun Chuanting recalling the past, so he comforted him.

Then he said in a deep voice: "The next counter-insurgency war may not seem difficult now, but calming people's resentment and appeasing people's hearts is the key."

"Yunfei, I admire you for taking this into consideration." Sun Chuanting calmed down and nodded.

"You are right, it is not difficult to defeat such rebels."

"The difficulty lies in dealing with the aftermath. If we cannot win over the people, as soon as the army leaves, these rebels will resurrect and cause chaos again."

Zhu Yunfei is also a little helpless. The harvests in various places in Shandong this year are actually good, especially the corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes planted on trial, which have high yields and are suitable for dryland farming.

If it weren't for Fang Kezhuang, Gong Dingzi, Cao Rong and the others, they would come up with a policy of increasing taxes by drawing six out of ten.

There won't be such a big anti-tax uprising right now.

As Sun Chuanting said, over the years, the people at the bottom of the Ming Dynasty have truly followed the old saying, as long as you are willing to endure hardship, there will be endless hardship.

Last year, the Jian slaves invaded Shandong, killing and injuring millions of people.

Zhu Yunfei and Zeng Ying spent more than half a year of hard work to finally appease the people and promote trial planting of new crops.

It also gave the common people a sense of hope, but as a result, before the autumn harvest even started in July, Fang Kezhuang and his gang of dog officials doubled the tax.

This is clearly driving the people to death.

The Second Prefecture of Dengrai, Liang Yurui and others resisted the pressure and did not implement the policy of increasing taxes.

The two prefectures of Qingzhou and Dongchang also acted in a positive and negative manner, thus stabilizing the people's hearts.

Jinan Prefecture Cao Rong and others did not dare to enforce it forcefully for fear of causing trouble, so it was relatively stable.

Only Dong Sizhan of Yanzhou Prefecture, this stupid guy, was bewitched by Zuo Maojia and imposed taxes on a large scale.

And Zhu Yunfei never thought that Dong Sizhan, an idiot, would reach this point.

While Zhu Yunfei and Sun Chuanting were discussing post-war affairs to counter the rebellion, the battle in front of the two armies had already begun.

Holding a silver gun, wearing silver armor and white robes, and riding a horse as white as snow, Yang Yan rushed out majestically.

The enemy generals in front of the rebel formation faced each other with thunder, wearing a suit of armor, holding a big ax, and shouted loudly.

"I am the general, Xiang Chao Lei. Who dares to step forward and fight?"

"You nameless person, take a shot from me." Yang Yan, who suddenly came out with a gun, sneered, and stabbed Xiang Chaolei's chest with the silver gun in his hand like a dragon coming out of the sea.

"Qiang!" Xiang Chao Lei relied on his strength and swept out the ax in his hand.

The collision of the silver spear and ax made Yang Yan's palm numb slightly. He raised the silver spear and drove his horse past Yang Yan. Without waiting for the opponent to react, he pierced the opponent's back with a backhand shot.

"puff!"

The silver spear penetrated the armor, Xiang Chao Lei on horseback, his face changed color instantly, and the severe pain made him couldn't help but let out a cry.

"You clown, die!"

Yang Yan snorted coldly, and suddenly used the silver gun in his hand to lift Xiang Chaolei onto Pegasus' back.

As the silver gun was drawn out, blood spurted out from the wound. Xiang Chao Lei fell off the horse and died miserably on the spot like a dead dog.

"Thief, if you dare to kill my brother, I will fight with you." Li Shedou, another general in front of the rebel formation, died tragically when he saw Xiang Chao Lei.

Furious, he galloped out on horseback, holding a mace and smashed it down on Yang Yan's head.

"How dare the light of fireflies compete with the bright moon?"

Yang Yan couldn't help but sneer at the corner of his mouth as he looked at Li Shedou, who was approaching on a flying horse.

In Yang Yan's opinion, Li Shedou was clearly a fool, and he was just relying on a little strength.

But at this time, no one who is not a fool will rush out to seek death.

Unless he really has the ability to kill Yang Yan.

But in Yang Yan's opinion, Li Shedou was as brave as an ordinary man.

"Uh~ah!"

The two horses passed by each other, and the silver spear in Yang Yan's hand was pierced as fast as lightning, with cold light flashing and red stars dotting.

Li Shedou, who was on horseback, had a wound on his neck. As blood spurted out, Li Shedou's eyes fell into darkness.

"The Ming army is mighty!"

Zhu Yunfei, who was in the military formation, saw Yang Yan killing two rebel generals in a row. He immediately jumped out of the horse, raised his Mo Dao high and shouted loudly.

"The front army attacks, kill!"

In front of the military formation, Yang Yan, Cao Ming, and the former soldiers and horses led by Zhao Yue all swarmed out after receiving the military order.

"The Ming army is mighty!"

"Kill! Kill~ah!"

The officers and soldiers of the front army roared up and headed towards the rebels and horses to cover up and kill them.

The rebels, whose morale was originally high, saw the two generals being killed one after another. They were all panic-stricken. Before the Ming army came to kill them, they had already scattered and fled.

Wang Ju, the leader of the Nine Mountain Bandits who was watching the battle from the top of the city, couldn't help but cursed when he saw the scene in front of him.

"Li Shedou and Xiang Chao Lei are two trash. They brag about how brave they are on weekdays, but unexpectedly they turn out to be such trash."

"Guan Wu, Zhang Yang, give me all the troops and horses to go out of the city to fight. I want the Gou Guan Army to know how powerful our Jiushan Army is."

Wang Ju, filled with rage, drew his sword and stood up, saying that he was about to lead his army out of the city.

"Your Majesty, I see that this Ming army is in great shape and well-armed. It must be the elite of the imperial court. Don't be careless."

Seeing Wang Ju being carried away by anger, the dog-headed strategist Rong Tan on the side quickly grabbed Wang Ju and shouted.

Rong Tan was a failed scholar, with a rough reading of the art of war and some literary talent. He could be regarded as Wang Ju's think tank.

"Brother, what the military counselor said is that now that our army has been defeated and its morale is low, we cannot rush into battle." Wang Qiaorong looked at Yang Yan galloping on the battlefield from afar.

Although her heart is surging, this dominatrix is ​​not a stupid aunt.

At this moment, he could also see that the Ming army and horses in front of him were obviously not comparable to those of the county government officials in the past.

"I have an army of 50,000, how can I be afraid of a mere 10,000 dog soldiers?" Although Wang Ju yelled fiercely, he was persuaded by Rong Tan and Wang Qiaorong.

The anger in his heart could not help but decrease a lot at this moment.

Although he scolded Li Shedou and Xiang Chao Lei for being incompetent at first, he was still distressed that the two of them were killed because they were the generals he relied on.

"Close the city gate, the archers are ready to fight, counterattack immediately, counterattack..." Wang Ju gritted his teeth and saw that all the soldiers and horses on the battlefield had completely fled.
Chapter completed!