Almost everyone who has read history knows that there was an Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty.

In the late Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, An Lushan, who was the governor of Fanyang, Pinglu and Hedong, led his general Lu Long's army to rebel. Due to the foolish act of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji and the treacherous minister Yang Guozhong, the eastern capital Luoyang and the western capital Chang'an were successively lost.

In the end, the Tang army soldiers could no longer bear it and launched a mutiny at Mawei Slope, killing the treacherous minister Yang Guozhong, forcing Xuanzong to kill Yang Guifei, and then supporting the crown prince Li Xiang to take the throne. The Anshi Rebellion was slowly suppressed.

Many people may not know that there was an Anshe Rebellion in the Ming Dynasty.

In the early years of the Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty, Guizhou Xuanwei envoy An Bangyan and Yongning Xuanfu envoy She Chongming rebelled, which was also a huge momentum and far-reaching influence.

The reason why the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty was famous was probably because the rebels took down the eastern capital Luoyang and the western capital Changan, and forced Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to kill the famous Yang Guifei in history, so they were talked about it with relish.

The reason why the Anshe Rebellion in the Ming Dynasty was not very famous was probably because the war in Liaodong attracted most of the attention, and everyone did not pay attention to the southwest corner.

In fact, the Anshe Rebellion lasted longer than the Anshe Rebellion, and the two sides invested more troops than the Anshe Rebellion.

The Anshi Rebellion lasted roughly less than eight years, and the troops invested by both sides were almost 200,000 to 300,000. The Anshe Rebellion lasted for more than ten years from the early years of the Tianqi period to the Chongzhen Dynasty. Among them, the war between the two sides alone lasted for nine years.

In the past ten years, almost all the troops in the five southwestern provinces of the Ming Dynasty were invested. The number of people participating in the war on both sides reached one million. Thousands of civil and military officials and generals on the Ming Dynasty were killed in battle!

It is conceivable how large the rebellion is and how tragic the battle is.

As a famous general in the southwest, Ma Qiancheng would probably be summoned by the court to quell the rebellion.

Zhu Qituo thought about it hard for a moment, then asked: "Have you ordered your troops to join the war?"

Ma Qiancheng nodded worriedly and said, "Yes, the court has added me a general and general of Shizhu to me, and ordered me to send troops to guard Nanping Pass immediately, block the rebels' way to advance eastward, and at the same time, he quickly recruited 10,000 elite troops and prepared to advance westward."

Humph, I was fighting to the death in Liaodong, but I didn’t see any reward. Now that I was forced to fight, I would give me a second-rank governor, Tongzhi and General Shizhu. I was still a military position, even a fifth-rank civil servant. The eunuch party and Qingliu were treating people as fools!

Zhu Qizhuo sneered inwardly and asked: "How many troops do you have now?"

Ma Qiancheng said helplessly: "The court has always allowed me to recruit 5,000 troops to prepare for war. Now, I have ordered Banghan and Minping to take 4,000 troops to guard Nanping Pass, and there are only one thousand troops left in Zhongzhou."

What does this mean?

The Ming Dynasty court clearly lacked soldiers and generals. Why did the Baigang soldiers always suppress their troops to 5,000?

Zhu Qizhu couldn't help but say curiously: "Why has the imperial court always allowed you to recruit 5,000 troops to prepare for war?"

Ma Qiancheng said a little embarrassedly: "This may be because we are different from the border troops and the gate guards. Both the border troops and the gate guards have military farms, and the court does not need to spend too much food and money to support them. However, we do not have military farms. If the court asks us to recruit troops and prepare for war, we will have to pay some food and money. Moreover, every time we participate in the war, we will have to follow the rules for military merit rewards."

So that's the case.

Zhu Qituo suddenly thought of the Qi family army, and he couldn't help asking: "Does the Qi family army receive more food and salary when recruiting troops to prepare for war?"

Ma Qiancheng couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, the Qi family army is a famous invincible hero in the world, so the food and salary are naturally higher."

No wonder the Qi family's army basically has only three or four thousand people. It turns out that the court does not want to pay food and salary!

Alas, these corrupt officials are really a disaster to the country and the people. They can take out a little money they greedy for, and it is not a problem to raise tens of thousands of Qi's army and Baigang soldiers!

Not to mention it too much, the Qi family army and the Baigang soldiers combined will have 50,000 people, and Jiannu may have been beaten to the point of being beaten long ago.

Zhu Qizhuo sighed secretly, then took out a map and asked Ma Qiancheng to point to the location of Zhinanping Pass, and then frowned and pondered.

Not long after, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and said with great interest: "That means, you still have to recruit nine thousand elite soldiers? Where are you going to recruit?"

Ma Qiancheng sighed helplessly: "Oh, I am very strong in the Shizhu Tujia family. I am afraid I will build it all in this time."

An Bangyan and She Chongming are chieftains, and Ma Qiancheng is also chieftains. The court obviously wants the southwest chieftains to consume each other's strength. This is a good plan. Question, aren't you afraid that Ma Qiancheng will rebel?

Zhu Qizhuo said curiously: "Why did An Bangyan and She Chongming rebel?"

Ma Qiancheng said a little angry: "It's still not that the court ordered them to lead their troops to support Liaodong. At that time, I almost devoted all my family and led 4,000 elite troops to the north, but they didn't say anything. The two great chieftains, the court asked them to send 20,000 troops to support Liaodong, and they rebel!"

The court asked them to send 20,000 troops each?

Zhu Qizhi said in surprise: "You mean, their troops under him are more than 20,000?"

Ma Qiancheng nodded helplessly and said, "Yes, since Yang Yinglong of Bozhou was wiped out, their two families have become one of the top chieftains in the southwest. She Chongming has a place with one government, and Anbangyan has as many as three governments. They can easily recruit 100,000 elite soldiers. Moreover, most of the chieftains of Chuangui are only their leader. This time, there are more than 50 chieftains of Chuangui, and only we and Long'an chieftains responded to the imperial call to send troops to conquer. The other forty-eight branches will probably follow them and rebel!"

Damn, no wonder the Anshe Rebellion lasted for so many years. If these two guys fought their best, they would probably be able to explode an army of 400,000 or 500,000!

Zhu Qizhuo said with some concern: "With such a strong strength, are you leading ten thousand new recruits to rush forward and not seeking death?"

Ma Qiancheng smiled bitterly and said: "We two chieftains cannot even defeat the She Chongming family, not to mention that there are forty-eight chieftains to support them. The court has promoted the left governor Zhu Xieyuan to the governor of Sichuan, and has fully mobilized the garrisons from all over the Sichuan to support them. In addition, Huguang, Yunnan and Guangxi are also mobilizing troops to come and support them."

Zhu Qizhi looked at the map and pondered for a while, then asked: "Do you think She Chongming will attack Chengdu?"

Ma Qiancheng nodded without hesitation and said, "It must be. I heard that An Bangyan has surrounded Guiyang. She Chongming will definitely follow An Bangyan and surround Chengdu in one fell swoop, making it impossible for the governor to coordinate the overall situation."

When Zhu Qizhu heard this, his eyes flashed.

He keenly realized that this was a rare opportunity!

In fact, he was a little ready to move.

At this moment, his troops have reached more than 50,000, and new flintlock rifles and new artillery have been developed, and the number has accumulated to a certain scale.

As for food and salary, he was not short of it. At this moment, the six hundred wheel boats in his hand have been almost completed. He can bring back at least one million stones of food from Huguang and Jiangxi every month. This alone is enough to support more than 500,000 refugees and 50,000 new troops under his command.

There are also potatoes, sweet potatoes, rabbit meat, and the output of these things is also rising steadily, which can bring him at least hundreds of thousands of taels of income in a month.

Now, the only thing he lacks is copper mine.

Copper is needed to build muskets, cannons, steam ships, and continue to develop steam machine tools. A Tongbai copper mine can no longer meet its needs.

If he has enough copper ore in his hand, his strength will surely improve by leaps and bounds!

In the past, the reason why he did not dare to move was because he was afraid that the gun would shoot the bird.

At this time, if the imperial court came to encircle him with all its might, he would still be a little unable to withstand it.

However, it would be different to take action in the name of Ma Qiancheng.

At this moment, the court begged Ma Qiancheng to send troops.

Moreover, if Governor Zhu Xieyuan is besieged in Chengdu, what Ma Qiancheng does outside will definitely not be able to control him for a while.

He could have taken Ma Qiancheng's name to seize territory on the grounds of extermination of the rebels!

Thinking of this, he suddenly asked: "Is there any copper mine in the prefectures near Chongqing?"

Ma Qiancheng said inexplicably: "Yes, Chongqing Prefecture, Luzhou, Xuzhou and Bozhou."

OK!

If Chongqing Prefecture, Luzhou, Xuzhou and Bozhou can be won, there will be enough copper ore. With enough copper ore, there will be enough muskets, cannons and steam ships. At that time, who else will be my opponent in the world?

At this moment, the Crazy King Zhu Qizhu couldn't suppress his restlessness.
Chapter completed!