Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 527 Chieftain
This is the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Other than mountains, there are still mountains. Needless to say, the road is difficult to walk.

Now that Sun Chuanting is conquering the rogues under Li Zicheng's troops, the path taken by the army is actually much better.

Because in the first year of Taichang, that is, in 1620, Min Hongxue served as the chief envoy of Fujian Zuobu Yushi, governor of Yunnan, and also managed military affairs in Jianchang, Bijie, Dongchuan and other places, and also supervised the payment of expensive soldiers in Sichuan, and pacified the southwestern chieftain. During the chaos, great efforts were made to build roads.

Otherwise, the road to Yunnan and Guizhou will only be more difficult!

However, it was also very difficult for Qin Bing to march into Guizhou in continuous rainy weather, even if it stopped raining.

No, an army was wearing bamboo hats and coir raincoats, walking on the official mountain road, stepping on the muddy road, and few people spoke.

The pathfinders ahead were advancing cautiously.On the side of the Chinese army behind, the two generals riding on horseback were talking.

"Marshal, I thought I had seen the mountain!" A general said to the general with emotion, "Now I'm convinced, this is the mountain, look!"

While talking, he pointed to both sides of the road, and continued: "It's densely packed, all of which are forests, unlike our north, which is often bare. If this person drills into the mountains, he will be worth a hundred thousand. Millions of people can't even think of finding it!"

The coach is a middle-aged man who is five-year-old and three-year-old. Hearing this, he wiped off his sweat and said, "Damn it, the key is the heat and humidity! It's really easy!"

This coach is He Renlong who is known as "Crazy He", and beside him is his general Gao Jie.

Now the two of them were ordered to enter Guizhou first.Because according to the news, the bandits under Li Zicheng's department had harmed the chieftain in front of him again, took people and money and continued to flee to the depths of Guizhou.

No, when He Renlong said this, Gao Jie also took off his helmet, wiped off his sweat, and said, "No, it's really uncomfortable to be in this place. Many brothers in the army are also sick! There are so many mosquitoes, and there are still a lot of mosquitoes. Big, the weather is hot and stuffy, it's either raining or it's about to rain, just go back sooner!"

Speaking of this, he was afraid that He Renlong would scold him, so he quickly explained: "If it was in our own Qin land, or the Central Plains area, we would never have mentioned it. In such a ghostly place, we really can't even display half of our strength!"

He Renlong nodded when he heard this, and he didn't mean to scold him at all, and said: "The most important thing is, if you just run after the thieves without fighting, you won't earn any military merits if you just follow behind. It's so boring!"

After Gao Jie heard this, he was afraid that he would complain about the coach. He had been taught a lesson, so he quickly explained: "The imperial court decided this is a policy to drive away wolves and tigers. You see, those chieftain territories in the southwestern part of Huguang are not all It is reforming the land and returning it to the people, saving the court a big trouble!"

This matter was not clearly stated, but after following Sun Chuanting for so long, everyone could see it.

Sun Chuanting just used the power of the army to force the thieves to flee, and then cleaned up the mess along the way.If it wasn't for this idea, would the thief still be able to run so far?
Although it was stated on the surface that the main purpose was to prevent the thieves from going back to the north, so they had to fight steadily; but seeing how Sun Chuanting cleaned up the place afterwards, his real purpose was clear at a glance!

At this time, He Renlong heard Gao Jie's words, he was not stupid, so he nodded and said: "These thieves are also cowards. I thought that I had grown up over the years, but I still didn't dare to fight, so I know escape!"

"Hehe, I'm just afraid of fighting!" Gao Jie said immediately after hearing this, "In the Battle of Kaifeng, my lord didn't have any powerful troops under his command, so the bandits suffered a big loss. Then the elite of the Battle of Jizhou went south , They will be blamed if they don’t run away!”

Upon hearing his words, He Renlong regretted and said, "Why can't I keep up with this kind of battle! The equipment allotted by the court is for nothing!"

After hearing this, Gao Jie felt the same way.The equipment distributed by the imperial court is not only excellent protective gear, but also excellent ordnance, and its combat power is definitely several grades higher than before.The most important thing is that the military pay and food are sufficient, so that they have no worries.

Some time ago, news spread in the army that the Emperor Taizu had appeared in the Golden Luan Hall. Isn't this an auspicious omen, which heralds the longevity of the Ming Dynasty!The morale of the army is even higher because of this, and I can't wait to catch the thief and make more military achievements.

It's just a pity, under Master Sun's command, he knew how to use power to overwhelm others and force the thieves to flee. There was no decent battle to fight at all, at most it was just a scout battle!

Thinking of this, he looked up and saw the soldiers in the marching formation. Many of them took off their hats to fan themselves, and some soldiers even took off their helmets, wiping their sweat to cool off. .

He didn't feel anything about it.He turned his head and suggested to He Renlong: "According to Yebu's return, the chieftain's village in front is already empty. But this time, the bandits didn't burn the village down, so we can camp there. Take a day off?"

After hearing this, He Renlong nodded and said, "This terrible weather is indeed too annoying. There are soldiers at the first level in the army who are sick and stay behind. You must take a good rest in the front. Anyway, the military order of your lord is just to drive away the bandits and continue to fight." Go deep into Yungui!"

"The commander-in-chief is wise!" Gao Jie listened, flattered him, and then shouted loudly, "The commander-in-chief has an order. You can rest and recuperate when you reach the front village. Work harder, brothers!"

Hearing his words, the soldiers of the Ming army immediately cheered.

But who knows, at this moment, the sound of "bang bang bang" was suddenly heard.

He Renlong was also a battle-tested general, and he knew what the sound was when he heard it.

Immediately, he immediately shouted loudly: "Enemy attack!"

Almost at the same time, arrows were shot from the mountains on both sides of the official road, and the target was this Qin soldier.

Moreover, amidst the sound of bows and arrows, a small amount of gunfire can still be heard.

Some unlucky court soldiers fell down from arrows, but most of them put on protective helmets immediately.

He Renlong's reorganized Qin soldiers are indeed an elite team. When they were attacked, they did not panic, but immediately formed a defensive formation.

He Renlong's side was obviously the main target of the enemy's attack, and most of the bows and arrows shot at his side first.

Unfortunately, Gao Jie was hit by an arrow in his right hand, but it was protected by armor, and it didn't go deep into the flesh. He didn't even frown, and pulled the arrow out with the other hand. Formation, Formation!"

"Kill..."

After several rounds of arrow rain, the sound of shouting and killing resounded in the forest.

Just hiding in the mountains and relying on archery can't annihilate this imperial army, they can only attack and close combat can destroy it.

Under the cover of his personal guards, He Renlong observed the mountains and forests on both sides, his brows furrowed, and he seemed a little puzzled.

Because he heard from the shouts of killing, not only the accent of Qin opera, but also strange screams that he couldn't understand.

But at this time, he can't control these anymore. It is very dangerous to be attacked during the march.

At the same time, on the top of the nearby hill, where you can see part of the official road, there is a group of people here, all of them are triumphant.

The leader was none other than Li Zicheng who had been fleeing in embarrassment.

He smiled and said to a man dressed obviously differently: "This time we cooperate and destroy this imperial army, and we will be able to scare the other pursuers and make them dare not go further!"

This person, the local chieftain Wan Hongwu, also had a smile on his face, nodded, and then said a little viciously: "The court is unrighteous, so don't blame us for being rude. We really think that our chieftains are made of mud." !"

Song Xiance next to him saw him, stroked his long beard under his forehead and smiled, the mountain wind was blowing, a bit like Zhuge Kongming.

Even if he didn't know about the court's actions at the beginning, how could he still not understand after so long.

Especially when they fled to the south of Huguang, they indeed robbed the local chieftain at the beginning, and then found that the imperial court changed the land and returned it.

This made Song Xiance think of a way. After reporting to Li Zicheng, he changed his approach.

Song Xiance personally went to the chieftain in Guizhou to reveal all the "sinister intentions" of the court.

He was not afraid that the chieftain would not believe him, so he directly asked the chieftain to send someone to verify the situation of the chieftain in the south of Huguang, so he could find out at a glance.

Therefore, after the chieftain Wan Hongwu knew everything, he decided to cooperate with Li Zicheng.

For the chieftain, he is absolutely unwilling to change the land and return to the local people.What's more, he just became a victim of the imperial court, and while they were exhausted by the thieves, everything returned to the imperial court in the end.

In fact, in the original Ming strategy, because of the rebellion in various places, the chieftain's troops were needed, so it can be said that the chieftain was given preferential treatment.

The entire Ming Dynasty's reform of the soil and return to the local people was basically passive.Only when there is a change in the chieftain and the descendants are extinct, will he change his land and return to his native place.

For most of the chieftains in the late Ming Dynasty, the Ming court did not have much gratitude for their virtue.Even on the contrary, in the southwest of Ming Dynasty at the end of Ming Dynasty, chieftain rebellions abound.

Under such a background, these chieftains, such as the Wanhongwu in front of me, chose to cooperate with Li Zicheng, a rogue, on his territory, pretending to be robbed by a rogue, and then ambush in the mountains In the middle, when waiting for the imperial army to enter, he wanted to join the thieves under Li Zicheng's troops to deal with the imperial army severely.

The Tusi, the Tudi Emperor, would be a strange thing if he could stick his neck out and let the court's knife be punished!

Song Xiance thought about this, and even thought about the next countermeasures.That is to unite the many chieftains on the southwest side of the imperial court to fight against the imperial court together.

(End of this chapter)