Wang Haoxian smiled as he watched Kong Yinzhi's frustrated expression, but he didn't care too much.
After spending a few days with Kong Yinzhi, Wang Haoxian probably understood the character of this Duke Yansheng.
In Wang Haoxian's opinion, this person is simply a waste. Not only does he have no courage, he also has no strategy. He is basically just a stupid scholar.
For Wang Haoxian, this kind of person just needs to be controlled and used. Others are not of much value. As for what will happen in the future, it all depends on how he performs.
As long as he can take Qufu this time, it will be a great victory for him.
Now that the imperial court is suppressing the Kong family, I can use the Kong family's influence among the literati to make them work for me. By that time, my strength will definitely be very strong.
Especially in Shandong, the imperial court was arresting and killing people everywhere, but I gave them a chance to survive.
"Don't worry, Lord Yansheng. When the great cause is accomplished, I will definitely keep my promise." Wang Haoxian looked at Kong Yinzhi and said with a smile. His face was full of sincerity and his tone was very gentle.
Kong Yinzhi sighed helplessly and said, "Thank you very much, Marshal."
In fact, Kong Yinzhi was very disdainful in his heart. Now Wang Haoxian said these nonsense, he simply did not believe it.
Relying on these idiots, wanting to rebel and seize the world is simply a foolish dream. One day, they might be wiped out by the imperial army. At that time, everyone will die without a burial place.
Kong Yinzhi was thinking about what he should do, how to save the Kong family, and how to save his own life. This was the most important thing for him, and he didn't care about the lives of these people.
At the same time, Sun Chuanting and his party had arrived in Juye.
They had encountered some rebels in the early stages, but these rebels were basically defeated at the first contact with the imperial army, and there was no chance of fighting. In fact, after seeing the imperial army, many rebels turned around and ran away, and the entire team was broken up.
Most people joined the rebellion just to take advantage of the opportunity to gain some benefits.
Some people had ideas, but only some people. Individuals alone could do nothing in the face of a large army. They could only be swept away and flee, with no fighting power at all.
For ordinary people who followed the rebellion, they would be scared away if they saw someone die.
Although there were casualties in the Shandong earthquake, the people had a hard time and the relief food was resold, but with the arrival of His Majesty, food is available, and all regions are actively carrying out disaster relief and even helping to rebuild houses.
The imperial court also implemented work-for-relief. Although they were all small projects, there were still ways to make money, so the people's lives were not so difficult.
Most of those who joined the rebellion were refugees or even bandits who wanted to grab a piece of the pie and run away. There were not many who really wanted to rebel, so their fighting power was not worth mentioning.
Along the way, the government troops led by Sun Chuanting swept through the enemy with overwhelming force and rushed directly to Juye.
The battle of Juye City did not require much effort.
It was originally a small county town with low walls and easy defense. The rebels could easily capture it, and the government troops could also easily capture it. The government troops didn't even spend a day before Juye City was recaptured.
In Jining City.
Zhu Youxiao listened to Chen Hong's battle report with a helpless expression on his face.
Originally, Zhu Youxiao thought that the rebels could hold on for a while, at least to train Lu Xiangsheng and others, after all, it was their first time on the battlefield.
That’s the result?
How disappointing!
Zhu Youxiao was helpless. The author, who had originally wanted to write hundreds of thousands of words based on this battle, probably wants to cry now.
There's really nothing much to describe about the battle.
"Alright, no need to say more." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, interrupting Chen Hong and said directly: "I understand."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong quickly shut up.
He didn't know why the emperor was in such a bad mood. You know, this was a great victory. The government troops didn't have to spend any effort at all and directly recaptured Juye City. This was a great victory, this was a good thing!
Why is the emperor unhappy?
However, the will of heaven is unpredictable. How can the emperor's thoughts be so easy to guess?
Although I have been with the emperor for some time, or rather, it has been quite a while, I have never been able to guess what the emperor is thinking.
Even if it happened once or twice, it would be very obvious. Most of the time, I had no idea what the emperor was thinking, so I could only serve him cautiously.
Zhu Youxiao was a little bored, and then said, "I'm really bored, come out for a walk with me."
Over the next few days, reports of battles continued to arrive from Juye, and news of the suppression of the rebellion spread from all over the country. It could be said that the rebels were completely useless, and many areas had been recaptured by the government forces.
It can be said that these rebels did not play any role at all.
Zhu Youxiao became increasingly anxious. He looked at Chen Hong and asked, "What's going on in Qufu?"
"Your Majesty, news has arrived from Qufu. Wang Haoxian has assembled a large force to attack Qufu. Qufu Magistrate Kong Wenli is holding the city firmly. The rebels have been attacking the city for three consecutive days and still haven't taken it."
"Waste!" Zhu Youxiao cursed in a low voice.
I gave the rebels such good conditions, but they still couldn't take it. You know, in the original history, these people were unable to take Qufu, and it was Xu Hongru who went there personally.
At that time, Xu Hongru seized the throat of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, cut off the passage for the imperial court to transport grain and salaries, intercepted forty government grain ships at Pengjiakou, and assembled a large force to attack Qufu.
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