Chapter 78 Section 31 Re-insurrection against the insurgents

In the second year after the founding of the Onishi Dynasty, there was a military defeat.In the spring, Ming general Zeng Ying broke through the eastern Sichuan defense line, entered Sichuan, and captured Chongqing.Zhang Xianzhong hurriedly sent Liu Wenxiu to counterattack, but was also defeated by Zeng Ying.Soon, the Ming Dynasty will take the lead and occupy important towns such as Qi (qi) River and Yibin in eastern and southern Sichuan, and gradually begin to encroach on the western Sichuan Plain. At first, Zhang Xianzhong didn't take it seriously.Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. In the past twenty years, he has been desperate countless times, didn't he come here too?He didn't panic, and sent troops to fight in all directions.

But soon, Zhang Xianzhong found something was wrong.What he faced was not only the attack of the regular army of the Ming Dynasty, but what was even more frightening was that he was caught in the vast ocean of the people's war.Under the rule of the Onishi regime, a phenomenon that is difficult to see in history textbooks appeared-the re-insurgency against the insurgents.Seeing Zhang Xianzhong's defeat, all parts of Sichuan rose up one after another under the leadership of rich families and former local officials. There are countless people who support the city, protect the village, station in the valley, and reject the dangerous village.

All prefecture, prefecture, and county officials selected by Xianzhong were killed within two or three days of taking office, and even in one county, more than ten county officials were killed within three or four months.Even though the army is mighty, it cannot be stopped. "Shu Bi" written by Peng Zunsi, a native of the Qing Dynasty, further contains: The people of Shu rose up together and killed the false pastoral order judges and other officials.The thieves broke the prefectures and counties, set up pastoral orders, judges and other officials, and arrested the people.At that time, soldiers from all directions rose up, and those who had not yet exhausted the torment of the people cut down trees and uncovered poles, and assembled to kill thieves.For a while, the puppet officials were stabbed in the court, set on fire, or thrown into the water, and they were almost wiped out.

In Nanchong, Zou Jianchen, the former Juren, advocated righteousness with the hero Shunqing, and built the "Zhongxing" red flag in Jianghu. In a few days, there were more than 100,000 people, and the voice of the army was loud.The bandits escaped and restored more than ten cities in Shunqing.Jinshi Li Hanyi from Qu County, Diao and Gu families from Yongchuan, Qiao and Feng from Shunqing, Yang Xianzhi and Lin Shitai from Tongchuan, Chen Tiejiao from Zhanzhou, and Liu Wuju from Yuechi all rebels. Zhu Hualong, a former military officer of the Ming Dynasty in western Sichuan, "gathered troops to defend himself" and also separated himself from one side.Sixteen-year-old Ma Jing, chieftain of Lizhou, rebelled and "gained more than ten thousand soldiers to restore Yali".The people in Zhang Xianzhong's actual control area also revolted one after another, and the uprising soldiers killed the false orders everywhere.Later, it got to such a point that, hundreds of miles away from Chengdu, it was difficult for thieves to pick up and hoe white poles.

More and more people are actively joining the army. "Shu Police Records" contains: "Zeng Ying went to Chongqing and stationed troops on the river. He recruited refugees to join the army, sailed for hundreds of miles, and covered the river with banners." The Ming army grew rapidly.