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Chapter 614 Attacking Gao Ping
Some mountain people in the wooden village looked at the soldiers of the Kyushu Army who broke in in horror, their eyes were full of panic, and they were extremely afraid that these soldiers would kill their group.Changyi's military boots stepped in front of them, every step made them tremble in their hearts.

"All those belonging to the Zheng family's soldiers here will be taken to Langshan City, and the other mountain people should be released. They are not our enemies." Changyi said to the interpreter beside him.

The translator nodded and babbled at the mountain people, and the expressions of the mountain people eased.

"Corps Commander, we have captured Lang Son City, and several major villages around it have also been captured. Except for a thousand-strong defender fleeing to the Gaoping area, there are only a few scattered local defenders left. Next It's time to attack Gaoping or Thanglong City." Huang Degong, commander of the Fifth Infantry Brigade, said to Changyi.

Because the independent corps had a large number of people, three times that of the normal army corps, there were more brigades and battalions than the normal corps. There were a total of eight infantry brigades, and there was also an independent artillery brigade under the direct command of Changyi.Among them, the first, second, and third infantry brigades were led by the deputy head of the regiment, Tian Meng, to go down the Red River from the Chief Secretary of Yunnan Province, and the remaining six infantry brigades fought from Zhennan Pass to Lang Son City, breaking through all the way. , until the capture of Liangshan City.

Huang Degong was originally the general of the four Jiangbei towns of the short-lived Nanming regime, but after the Kyushu Army agreed not to kill the Nanming Emperor, Huang Degong chose to surrender to the Kyushu Army.Later, the Kyushu Army used him and went to the Independent Corps to serve as the brigade commander of the infantry brigade.Due to the rapid expansion of the Kyushu Army, talents were far behind the speed of the army's expansion, so a large number of generals from the original Ming Dynasty were employed in large numbers, which is equivalent to the fact that the Kyushu Army inherited the general team of Chongzhen at the end of the Ming Dynasty, but only the highest level They were still the first batch of confidantes brought up by Chu Yun himself.

"Well, although there are local troops of the Zheng family maintaining order in some mountains and rainforests, we don't have the energy to go to those rugged places to wipe them out. But before attacking Shenglong City, I have to meet the leaders of the local people here, You send people to visit various villages and invite them to come to Lang Son City to participate in our conference." Changyi said.

"But they thought we were outsiders and came to usurp their farmland and forests. I'm afraid we will catch them all when they come to Lang Son City. They may not dare to come." Huang Degong said.

"So the purpose of this meeting is to dispel their worries and make them feel at ease, knowing that our arrival will not bring any adverse effects to them for the time being. The people we send must be the natives we recruited to avoid poor communication , and we must assure them that we will never harm them, and those villages who are willing to surrender to us and come to Lang Son City will be exempted from taxes for one year." Chang Yi said.

"One year's tax should be able to impress them." Huang Degong thought for a while, "I'll start sending people to various large villages to inform them."

"Zhao Ronggui, come here." Changyi said to another brigade general beside him.

"What is the command of the regiment commander?" said the brigade officer named Zhao Guirong.He was also a general of the original Ming army, but he was not the general of the Ming army in the Jianghuai region, but the general of the Ming army in the Shu region. He is currently the commander of the Sixth Infantry Brigade of the Independent Corps.

"According to the information sent back by our spies who infiltrated the Gaoping area this year, there are about [-] defenders in the Gaoping area. Almost all of them stayed behind when Lord Zheng defeated Mo Jingkuan and continued to suppress the army in the Gaoping area. They are quite effective. Except Besides the [-] Zheng's troops, there are also some tribes with strong folk customs. They are scattered in the mountains and forests, appearing like ghosts and ghosts. They also deserve to be careful. You have the confidence to lead the sixth brigade to capture Gaoping City westward and suppress the entire Gaoping area ?” Chang Yi asked.

"Confidence!" Zhao Guirong puffed out his chest. There was a scar on the right side of his face, which was an old wound from fighting the peasant army fleeing in Sichuan. Coupled with Zhao Guirong's hulking body, he looked very fierce and good at fighting.

"Okay, I'll hand over Mo Jingkuan to you. He used to be the leader of the Mo Kingdom that occupies the Gaoping area. He is very popular in the Gaoping area. Even if a year has passed, he should still have a foundation in the local area. As long as he uses his banner to win over Some old troops should be able to take the Gaoping area more easily. In addition, I will hand over an artillery battalion of the Independent Artillery Brigade to you." Changyi said.

"With Mo Jingkuan in hand and an additional artillery battalion to support him, within half a month, the subordinates will be able to pacify Gaoping!" Zhao Guirong said confidently.

"You must be careful, step by step, this place is no different from the Shu land you were in before, and the mountains and forests when we were training in Guilin. We are too unfamiliar with this place, and there are many mountains and rainforests in Gaoping area. Master Zheng spent decades Kung Fu conquered the Mo clan." Before Zhao Guirong set off, Changyi still did not forget to remind Zhao Guirong, "I will give you one month to capture Gaoping City, and three months to make the villages in Gaoping surrender."

"Follow orders." Zhao Guirong hurriedly went down to rectify the troops, preparing to attack the Gaoping area in the northwest.

The Gaoping area is adjacent to Lang Son. The reason why we want to take the Gaoping area is mainly because we are afraid that when the main force of the Independent Corps goes south to attack Thang Long City, the Zheng family defenders in the Gaoping area will steal the way.However, even if the Sixth Infantry Brigade did not capture Gaoping City, as long as it entered the Gaoping area, it would be able to contain the local troops and various villages, and the strategic goal had been achieved.

"I don't know where the West Route Army led by Tian Meng is attacking?" After making arrangements for the next step, Chang Yi speculated on the progress of the West Route Army going down the Red River.

After Zhao Guirong received the military order to attack Gaoping City, he recruited battalion officers from three infantry battalions and an independent artillery battalion to count the troops.

"Each battalion counts the men and horses, and they will set off in two hours." Zhao Guirong said to the crowd.

"General, our artillery battalion attacked the cottage this time, but we didn't bring all the artillery here, and a considerable part of the artillery remained in Lang Son City." The battalion officer of the artillery battalion frowned slightly.

"Part of our battalion is clearing out the villages in the west, and it will also take time to assemble." The battalion officer of two infantry battalions said.

"It's too boring." Zhao Guirong felt very dissatisfied when he saw that the various ministries still needed time to assemble. He thought about it carefully, "The Zheng family's troops in Gaoping area are just a group of chickens and dogs. I will lead the first battalion to enter Gaoping first. area, after you have assembled, you and the artillery battalion will come later."

"The commander of the regiment said that the enemy should not be underestimated. General, you should not try the danger yourself." A battalion officer dissuaded him.

"I've made up my mind, so there's no need to say more." Zhao Guirong stopped their words.

(End of this chapter)