Who is Hong Jinglai? There is only one sentence to describe him in Li Chao's records, and that is "eternal traitor".

The time? 1802, the turbulent era has not yet fully unfolded, and power politics are on the rise. The world trend has naturally become overwhelming and irresistible.

In North Korea, the "hermit country", the small-scale peasant economy in which men farm and women weave is still stubbornly surviving. The yangban in the countryside are rampant and prey on the common people. The gentry in Hanyang compete for power and profit, and compete with each other.

As for Hong Jinglai, he naturally took advantage of various favorable factors and finally succeeded in launching the "Two Western Rebellions" that swept many places in Hwanghae, Ping'an and Ping'an Roads.

However, he made three huge tactical mistakes in succession after the uprising, which resulted in his defeat and death.

From the superficial memory of the past life, these three mistakes were all fatal, in no particular order. Moreover, the circumstances under which they were made were simply incomprehensible and very confusing.

The first is that in the early stages of the uprising, Hong Jinglai launched a violent uprising by taking advantage of the weak military strength of Huanghai Dao and Ping'an Dao and the innate advantages of the decimated troops and horses.

In a short period of time, more than ten counties were conquered, exaggerating to the point of conquering three counties in one day and seven counties in three days.

The number soon expanded to 20,000 to 30,000, gaining widespread mass support. Bankrupt farmers, handicraftsmen, and homesteaders responded one after another, and even local middle-aged and petty officials joined the uprising in an attempt to change the cruel status hierarchy.

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At that time, the most important mobile defense force on Ping'an Road was the rebel soldiers composed of two groups of domestic slaves, merchants, etc., led by the rebel commander Xu Xiang.

Although they were a mob, the rebels were actually not much better. The two sides fought back and forth for several times, and it was revealed how capable Hong Jinglai was, and he was able to crush Xu Xiang all the way.

Xu Xiang, who could be the commander of the Ping An moral army, naturally had two skills. After being beaten twice and receiving a lesson, he immediately started to shrink back.

Without saying a word, they moved all the ships on the Dading River to guard the most important ferry on the river, Zhangzhoukou!

The rebels did not have enough ships, so they could only invest less troops and fight repeatedly with the government troops. The two sides went back and forth on the Dading River, and there was even a shotgun exchange on the river.

However, under the strong attack of the rebel general Li Zaichao, Zhangzhoukou was still defeated, and Xu Xiang died in the battle. The rebel army's power increased greatly, and the heroes responded.

At this moment of victory, Hong Jing came to stop!

Immediately give up all the hard-won fruits of victory, stop marching, and start cultivating!

Not only was the huge wealth readily available in Yiju on the other side of the river, as well as the huge amount of rice, wood, cloth, and medicinal materials gathered at the border port, wasted. It also gave the Heian Province bureaucrats and defeated soldiers who fled Yiju a chance to breathe, allowing them to

Regroup.

Of course, even the reorganized Ping An Dao soldiers were nothing more than stinky sweet potatoes and rotten bird eggs, and they were still beaten on the ground by Hong Jinglai. But after all, someone in Yizhou City had food, and the rebels lost the opportunity to capture Yizhou.

Second, it was Meng Lang. After the rebel army established a weak grassroots rule, the army of Hanyang's governor's battalion finally set off and marched towards Ping'an Road and Huanghaidao.

Since the officers and soldiers were really unpopular, as soon as they left Hanyang, all information about the officers and soldiers was revealed to the rebels.

Every day, the conduct of the officers and soldiers was under Hong Jinglai's control. Knowing oneself and the enemy should be enough to ensure victory in every battle.

However, the rebel army launched another incomprehensible mix-up, facing an army of 4,000 officers and soldiers from the Hanyang Governor's Battalion and about 2,000 local armed forces from Huanghaido, for a total of 6,000 people.

The rebel army only sent 2,200 people to attack Songlindong in Anzhou. At first, because the officers and soldiers did not know the details of the rebel army and were intimidated by the rebel army's high morale, they were actually beaten on the spot by the rebel army.

After the two sides fought for half a month, and you knew my depth and I knew yours, the battle situation took a turn for the worse.

The officers and soldiers took advantage of their numerical advantage to launch a fierce attack and finally defeated the rebel army.

Everyone knows that the rebel army can only win but cannot be defeated. Since there is no solid base, once it is defeated, it will be an abyss of destruction.

After the battle of Songlindong, the rebel army collapsed without any suspense. As fast as they conquered the territory, they collapsed now. In the blink of an eye, only Dingzhou was left as an isolated city.

The third one is also closely related to Dingzhou City. The government troops advancing into Dingzhou gathered about 8,000 troops, but the local war was raging and they were unable to supply them.

The counties of Ping'an were invaded, and the rule of Li Dynasty was devastated. The uprising was so sudden that most of the officials and soldiers did not escape, and they were all anointed.

Without the cooperation of grassroots officials and local two squads, the Li Dynasty was unable to raise military food and supplies at the local level. It even needed food from distant Songdu to help the army. At the most critical moment, the army only had twenty dan of food, which was not even enough.

All you need for a day.

At this time, there were more than 1,800 troops, and they were all loyal and loyal veterans. They were actually indifferent to the lack of food for the officers and soldiers outside the city.

Not only did they not try to cut off and harass the grain routes of the government and army, they instead sent 600 Jinshi who were guerrillas outside the city back into the city, in an attempt to rely on four months of food in the city to confront the government and troops.

The reason why the official army is called the official army is naturally because it can cause unscrupulous destruction and wear a legal political cloak.

After extensive extortion and "encourage recruitment" that was close to ransacking homes, the government troops raised thousands of dan of grain and were able to launch a long-term siege and strong attack on Dingzhou.

In the end, the rebel army was completely defeated after Hong Dashou and other leaders made three incomprehensible mistakes. Not only was the city of Dingzhou destroyed, most of the leaders of the rebel army were also killed or executed.

Today, Hong Jinglai is recalling the story of that ancestor in history, and can't help but sigh.

It was such a great form back then, but it actually didn't create a huge wave in the end. It just suffered a devastating blow during the brewing process and was stillborn.

This can not but be said to be a huge regret, as a large-scale uprising that almost swept the northern part of the Li Dynasty. Objectively speaking, he powerfully attacked the feudal system and feudal rule in the northern part of the Li Dynasty, destroying many attachments to the Li Dynasty.

The yoke on the heads of the people in the north.

However, a series of wrong decisions, as well as the incomplete liquidation of two groups of large landowners and incomplete support for small farmers, all doomed his future at the beginning of the uprising.

Hong Jinglai is a little confused now. He is now a young man with political resources, aristocratic background, and a great future.

However, in history, the man who launched the largest peasant uprising in the early and mid-19th century during the Li Dynasty and opened a new chapter in the turbulent era will forever remain in history as an "eternal rebel".

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