Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1839 The Sword Points at Japan ([-]) The Irreversible Trend

The Sichuan army is progressing smoothly, but the Qian army is much more difficult.The Qian army had been defeated more than once before, and its core combat power had been greatly damaged.Although after that, Gao Wushi directly intervened to supplement some firearms and rations for Guizhou's emergency allocation, but the combat effectiveness could not be greatly improved immediately.

Wars always have to be fought by people. Even if the time required for the training of firearms troops is shorter than that of cold weapons, the premise is that the army has qualified generals and middle- and lower-level officers. If the generals and officers themselves are familiar with firearms If you don't know enough about combat, the effectiveness of training will naturally be half the effort and greatly reduced.

Unfortunately, because the Qian army has always been very poor, firearms are often just decorations in the army. They really can't teach the soldiers under them in the highly firearmed combat advocated by Gao Yushi. Therefore, although the Qian army has more firearms recently, The improvement of combat power is still limited.Perhaps in the future, after the completion and opening of the Daming Royal Military Academy, the generals of the Qian Army will be generally promoted.

Speaking of the Guizhou Army itself, Tong Yuanzhen, the commander-in-chief of the Guizhou Army on Wujiang Road, and Longcheng, the local prefect, dispatched Bayang soldiers and Yongshun soldiers to attack Wujiang Pass first.

Long Cheng himself went to Wujiang River, and after observing it, he sighed: "Wujiang River is indeed a dangerous shoal. There are many rocks in the river, and the river roars like thunder. Wujiang Pass is built on the top of the slope, guarding the Guizhou Channel. It is really easy to defend and difficult to attack. Mr. Tong Rong, how long do you think it will take our army to capture Guancheng?"

Tong Yuanzhen also observed first, and then replied: "This time our army came prepared, and there will never be another scandal of being defeated by the rebels. At present, floating bridges have been set up on the Wujiang River, covered by many firearms." With the army crossing the river, under the full-scale attack of such heavy troops and sharp weapons, how can the mere Wujiang Pass be safe?"

However, it is easy to say but difficult to handle. The actual situation is that the Ming army climbed Wujiang Pass many times under the rain of arrows and was repulsed. Tong Yuanzhen then remembered that the principle of using firearms is to concentrate, so he ordered to concentrate firearms to attack one point.

After the change of thinking, it really worked. In about three quarters, the Guancheng was blasted through the gap, and the Ming army organized another onslaught.

The local magistrate Longcheng ordered the pursuit, and the Ming army cavalry rushed forward to cover up the killing. Almost none of the Miao soldiers were spared. Tong Yuanzhen was overjoyed, thinking that having these firearms would make a difference, and the Fuyu battle was really refreshing.So on the next day, he ordered the whole army to move on.

The sunset at Wujiang Pass shocked the Miao people a lot. Afterwards, the Ming army was invincible after a series of victories and won three hundred soldiers in the capital. The Miao soldiers scattered everywhere.Tong Yuanzhen laughed at Yang Yinglong, who was strong outside and middle-ranked, and reported victory to Song Liangzuo. At the same time, the various Ming armies also reported victory frequently, and it seemed that the situation was very good.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Yang Zhaolong took the opportunity to send troops from the underworld, falsely claiming that the Shuixi people got through the border in a foolish way, and not only counterattacked Wujiang, but even invaded Guizhou.Both Tong Yuanzhen and Long Cheng were shocked when they heard the "Shuixi rebellion", Long Cheng hurriedly said: "The Shui'an family has always been respectful to the imperial court, which is why they were able to broadcast with the army this time. Rebellion?

Could it be... Could it be that the chieftain and the Yang family are still secretly communicating with each other, and they are still inseparable, accepting Yang Yinglong's various promises, and this time they will choose the opportunity to rebel and turn against each other?If this is the case, there will be serious troubles in all armies! "

Tong Yuanzhen stomped his feet and said: "No matter what, the rebels have already invaded Guizhou, and we must return to the division immediately to rescue! I will order the general Yang Xian to lead the Yongshun soldiers to rescue them. Please discuss with the governors of Guizhou and Sichuan provinces. I will deploy stragglers here to guard this place, so as not to go deep alone and be attacked by the enemy."

Longcheng is a local official, so he naturally wouldn't disagree with Tong Yuanzhen on such a major matter concerning loyal ministers and traitors, so he agreed immediately.

Yang Zhaolong learned that the Qian army had begun to return to aid, so he ordered to set up an ambush in Wujiang.Yang Zhaolong smiled and said to his subordinates: "We have robbed the officers and soldiers of a lot of firearms along the way, and they have made a lot of money. If the officers and soldiers want to return to Guizhou, they must send soldiers, and in order to cross the Wujiang River as soon as possible, all the pontoon bridges here will be used.

Order: Bury gunpowder under the pontoon bridges, the whole army is in ambush, and no traces of people should be seen here. When the officers and soldiers are halfway across, use firearms and rockets to ignite the gunpowder under each bridge and destroy the pontoon bridges! "

The Ming army rushed to Wujiang near dusk, and seeing no one around, Yang Xian became suspicious, ordered to fire a warning gun, and tried many times, but there was no response from both sides of the Wujiang River.

In order to rush back to Guizhou as soon as possible, Yang Xian ordered the whole army to cross the pontoon bridge and quickly cross the river before sending people to investigate in detail.On the other side, Yang Zhaolong saw that the time had come, and immediately ordered the entire army to project firearms and rockets.

The Ming army was in the middle of the crossing, and the ambushes were in a panic. Many people jumped into the river to escape. Many gunpowder ignited on various pontoon bridges, causing a series of explosions. Finally, the pontoon bridge broke into several sections and collapsed. Most of the Ming army was involved. In Wujiang.

Seeing the opportunity, Yang Zhaolong took advantage of the opportunity to hide and kill. The Ming army suffered numerous casualties, and almost the entire army was wiped out. The participating general Yang Xian, guarding Chen Yunlong, Ruan Shiqi, Bai Mingkui, Yang Xuzhi and others all died in Wujiang.

Yang Zhaolong won a big victory in Wujiang, and immediately contacted the front to attack Tong Yuanzhen. At this time, Tong Yuanzhen and Longcheng got the report, but they knew that Yang Zhaolong was just falsely claiming that Shuixi was invading, and he hated and felt ashamed.

In order to avoid being besieged, Tong Yuanzhen quickly ordered the troops to retreat, but just happened to meet Yang Zhaolong who was coming, and the two sides fought in a scuffle.However, Tong Yuanzhen withdrew his troops wholeheartedly and strictly ordered his troops not to love to fight. As a result, the Ming army was in chaos, but was quickly defeated.

As a result, the Guizhou army suffered heavy losses, and many people were missing due to the river dispersing and being chased by the Miao soldiers.After returning to Guizhou, Tong Yuanzhen counted the casualties, gathered the remnants of the army, and asked Guizhou Governor Guo Zizhang and Governor Song Liangzuo of this battle to punish him for defeat.

On the other side, Chen Liang, the deputy commander-in-chief, was controlled by Deng Zilong to leave Longquan. He was assisted by Xuanfu envoy Shan Yi and deputy envoy Hu Guifang. His opponent was He Tingyu, who led [-] Miao soldiers to meet Yang Yinglong.

He Tingyu concentrated his forces to set up an ambush on the road that must be passed, and sent troops to attack everywhere as suspicious soldiers.Chen Liangde reported: "According to what the Zhijun said, Liu Ting and Ma Lin were the main troops to attract the main force of the rebel army, and Ma Kongying's general army was second. Therefore, our army encountered only scattered Miao soldiers. It’s not something to worry about, but you can’t easily give up the battle exploits you’ve got so easily... You just have to be a hunter.”

So Chen Liang's soldiers divided into five groups, each with [-] troops, led by Hu Guifang and Shan Yi, and marched forward in stages to seize the city and pull out the stronghold.Chen Liang led the way and then followed up, and then divided into two groups, left and right, to suppress the suspected Miao soldiers.

Hu Guifang, the vanguard of the Ming army, led [-] troops to Bozhou, and was immediately surrounded by Miao soldiers led by He Tingyu.He Tingyu set up two ambush points along the way in order to make a quick decision without disturbing the follow-up Ming army. He first let Hu Guifang safely pass through the first ambush point, but set up an ambush at the second point so that the rear of the Ming army could come for reinforcements.

Hu Guifang's troops were in ambush, and the Miao soldiers fired poisonous arrows from their bows and crossbows. The water was blocked from all sides. Hu Guifang urgently ordered to break through, but the Ming army scattered and broke through ten times and was repelled.As a result, the morale of the Ming army collapsed, the fighting spirit was greatly weakened, and they fled in all directions, panicking. Hu Guifang himself was killed soon after being hit by a poisoned arrow.

The accompanying chieftain hurriedly asked to surrender, but He Tingyu ignored it.He was eager to rush to another ambush to wait for the Ming army behind him, so he was not allowed to surrender, and he was strictly ordered to kill him, which can be regarded as fighting in the same room.

Shan Yi, the envoy of Xuanfu, led a team to follow up. Hearing the sound of Hu Guifang's troops shouting to kill, he ordered his troops to step up and investigate the enemy's situation for rescue.Unexpectedly, when passing through the mountain pass, there was a sudden ambush around, throwing countless rocket torches, and then someone pushed down about [-] boxes of gunpowder barrels used by the Ming army, igniting the oil-soaked forage hidden in many places.As a result, the fire broke out, and the front and back roads were all blocked by the fire.

Shan Yi was in a desperate situation, the six gods had no master, and the [-] Ming troops wailed continuously.He Tingyu laughed and said: "This Chen Liang has no way to govern the army. Thousands of troops underestimate the enemy and rush forward. Let alone being defenseless, they will retreat when they are frustrated, and lose their will when they are besieged. How can they be undefeated?" , He Tingyu ordered to shoot with bows and arrows, and kill them all as soon as possible, so as to gather the whole army to take Chen Liang directly.

At this time, Chen Liang, the deputy commander, saw the sudden fire in front of him and thick smoke rising into the sky.At this time, he was not so stupid as to be hopeless, and he did not rush forward to rescue, but stood still and ordered the formation on the spot to meet the enemy.

However, at this time He Tingyu had led the whole army to kill Chen Liang's troops. He came to report to Chen Liang that there were many Miao soldiers, several times the number of the Chinese army, and Chen Liang was afraid.When the Miao soldiers arrived, the two armies joined the battle. After two moments of bloody battle, the Ming army was exhausted, and the accompanying chieftain also fled first.

Seeing that he couldn't stop drinking, Chen Liang turned his horse's head and retreated with the chieftain. The Ming army that was still fighting suddenly fell into chaos and retreated one after another.In the end, most of Chen Liang's troops lost, and only a few defeated soldiers retreated from Banzhou in one group, and they dared not speak up again.He Tingyu withdrew his troops and returned to the division to join Yang Zhaolong's troops. The two went to block the offensive of Ma Kongying's and Deng Zilong's troops respectively.

In March, Ma Zhong, the clerk, offered advice to Yang Yinglong: "Liu Ting's army is about to reach Loushan Pass. Loushan Pass is as solid as gold, and there should be no serious problems with our Bozhou elite at any time. Now the nine routes of the army have retreated two routes. , the other offensives are being delayed by Zhu Miao, and there is a plan to retreat two more.

From the previous battles, it can be seen that the Guizhou army has the weakest fighting spirit and the most greedy. Officials in Guizhou province are just ungrateful people. For an excuse to stay still.

I heard that the Tian clan and Longcheng had an old relationship, and now that Longcheng is newly defeated, if I suddenly get a lot of money to lobby, it will definitely be used by me to control the chieftain under my jurisdiction.In this way, we can concentrate our forces to meet Liu Ting's troops, the main force of the Ming court. As long as Liu Ting is defeated, the battle will be won! "

"You might as well try this strategy." Yang Yinglong nodded and said, "The Sichuan army is strong, and Liu Ting knows my Bozhou well, and Loushan Pass is not foolproof. , that would be great, in your opinion, who can take on this lobbying mission?"

Ma Zhongdao: "The third son is eloquent and born of the Tian family. You can bring Tian's own letter and more than a hundred messengers to lobby the generals and chieftains of the Guizhou army." Yang Yinglong agreed.

On the 26th, Yang Weidong led Tian's envoy to meet Long Cheng in secret. Yang Weidong said: "We have previously falsely claimed that Shuixi counterattacked Wujiang River, which surprised you. I am really sorry. But you also know that our target has always been the army. He doesn't want to fight with the chieftains of all walks of life.

My Yang family in Bozhou had many misunderstandings with the five divisions and seven surnames in the early years, and my father did have some inappropriate things.For this reason, I specially sent 5000 taels of silver, and promised the autonomy of the five divisions and seven surnames, and looked forward to reuniting with you.If you still remember the old relationship with Tian, ​​Tian will also be very grateful. Please accept these gifts and promote the harmony between the five divisions and seven surnames and Yang. "

It is indeed difficult for the chieftains to "cut the robe and judge righteousness". This is normal, so Longcheng invited Yang Weidong to take a seat and said: "The third son is really polite. Some worries.

Most of the troops recruited by the imperial court this time are elite divisions, which are far from comparable to the troops stationed in the guards of the two provinces of Guizhou and Shu.Not to mention that Duke Song of the Army Commander and Duke Guo of the Fujun Army both had the determination to pacify Bozhou, even Gao Nanning, who is so powerful all over the world, has heard that he has personally given advice to Liu Ting and other generals on the matter of pacifying Bozhou... so much Next, can Yang really resist? "

Yang Weidong smiled and said: "You don't know. Although the army has many soldiers and generals, it seems to be attacking in different ways, but now I am holding back all the roads and making it difficult to advance. As for Qijiang Liu Ting and Ma Lin Along the way, they are indeed the best at fighting, but we have also concentrated our forces in Bozhou and will definitely annihilate them at Loushan Pass.

In this way, the weather, location, and harmony of people are all in the Yang family, and this Loushanguan is the place where Liu Ting was buried all the way.Afterwards, Bozhou moved to various places, and it was difficult for each side to support it alone. Wherever Bozhou's troops came, the government and army would undoubtedly be defeated. "

Longcheng smiled, and said: "In this way, the Bozhou Army is indeed invincible. It's really gratifying. Then I will accept this generous gift, and I will definitely... urge the five divisions and seven surnames to join Yang's Fight to the end!"

Long Cheng's face changed suddenly when he said this, and he shouted to call the guards, and when he took Yang Weidong and others down on the spot, Yang Weidong was surprised and sternly cursed.

Long Cheng had already put away his previous smile, snorted coldly at him, and said sharply: "The Yang family has been oppressing the chieftains for a long time, and the chieftains can't bear it anymore. Now that the imperial army is suppressing the situation, Yang Yinglong is not restrained and surrenders, but he dares to resist If you don't follow, this is suicidal!

To tell you the truth, the extermination of the Yi clan by your Yang family is what I am most looking forward to. I will definitely pass on every word that the third son said just now to the officers and soldiers.As for the money... I still have to thank the third son and your father again for their kindness, but I am really disrespectful, so I have to accept it with a smile.Presumably even if Zhijun and Fujun know about it, they will reward me, hahahaha! "

Later, Longcheng beheaded Yang Weidong and Tian's messenger, and dedicated the heads to Guo Zizhang, the governor of Guizhou.The generals of the Guizhou army, such as Tong Yuanzhen, Zhu Heling, Li Yingxiang, etc. also accepted bribes, but they used them as military pay, and beheaded envoys, offering their heads for meritorious service.Even An Jiangchen, the great chieftain of Shuixi, personally bound more than [-] envoys to show that Shuixi would never rebel against the Ming.

How lucky is it that the Ming army has not suffered a single defeat for more than [-] years after the reform!What's more, today is the prime of life, and Gao Yushi, the world's number one literary commander, sits at the center of the court. Who would be so stupid as the chieftain of Guizhou to secretly communicate with Yang Yinglong at this time?
Knowing that Yang Weidong was dead, Yang Yinglong was furious, and angrily reprimanded the clerk Ma Zhong: "Incompetent villain! I listen to your nonsense, which makes me waste money and face in spreading the state! You still insist that my son Weidong preside over the lobbying, and now the body is separated. , Tragic death of the bandit camp! How dare you claim to be resourceful even with an incompetent person like you?
I think you are secretly collecting bribes from the officers and soldiers, and you are here to conspire to kill my own son!I want you to pay for my son's life! " Ma Zhong repeatedly begged for mercy, crying that he didn't know that the chieftain had such a reaction, but Yang Yinglong was furious and didn't listen at all, and ordered him to be pushed out and beheaded.

As a result, both Yang Kedong and Yang Weidong died unexpectedly, Yang Yinglong thought of the two sons' voices and smiles, and couldn't help crying bitterly, filled with grief and indignation.Military advisor Sun Shitai, eldest son Yang Chaodong, and brothers Yang Zhaolong, He, and Tian came to comfort him one after another. Yang Chaodong urged Naifu to cheer up and kill all the invading enemies to avenge Yang Weidong and Yang Kedong.

Yang Yinglong suppressed his tears instead, and vowed secretly that he would teach the Ming army and help the chieftain to pay for his blood.

On the other side, Song Liangzuo laughed loudly after getting the report, and praised the painting to the left and right, saying: "Although the soldiers of the Eight Routes are not all elite troops, their strength and power are enough to make Yang Yinglong and other rebellious parties feel like a thorn in their throats. He wants to use them if he lacks troops. I am also on guard against instigating dissension.

But in the final analysis, among the Eight Routes, the Liu Ting and Ma Lin routes are the most threatening. When Yang Yinglong is distracted, the Loushan Pass may not be impenetrable. The road is like entering no one's land.There will be little left of the natural dangers that Bozhou relies on. "

Zhao Xinkui, his aide, said, "Zhijun's words are very true. Loushan Pass rejects Bashu in the north and chokes Guizhou and Guizhou in the south. It is the throat of northern Guizhou. It is a place where military strategists must contend. There are thousands of peaks and tens of thousands of peaks, mountains and peaks, steep cliffs, like an ax like a halberd, piercing the sky, and the Sichuan and Guizhou mountain roads circling, and only Liu Zongrong's troops can conquer it in one fell swoop."

He may not know that Loushan Pass even affects the heart of Gao Yushi who is far away in the capital, because even Gao Yushi is very clear about the dangers of this pass.However, Gao Wushi's understanding of Loushanguan comes from the poem "Recalling Qin'e Loushanguan":
The west wind is strong, and the geese in the sky are called frost morning moon.In the frosty morning moon, the sound of horseshoes breaking, and the sound of horns swallowing.

Xiongguan Road is really like iron, and now it is over from the beginning.From the beginning, the Cangshan Mountain is like the sea, and the setting sun is like blood.

Song Liangzuo listened to the words of the left and right, and secretly said in his heart: Liu Ting, Liu Ting, the Marquis has high hopes for you, you must definitely win the battle of Loushan Pass for the headquarters!Once this battle is won, Hai Longtun will probably be the only one left who needs to spend some time, but that's just a catch in a urn, and he will be able to take it sooner or later...
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