Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 294 0289 [Fighting troops]

When Zhu Ming captured Luo Luolong, the great ghost master of Baimandu was so fierce that he still hadn't dispatched his army yet.

Jumeng thinks that with his son bringing over a thousand elites, and his younger brother Busu's troops, it will be no problem to stick to it for a month.

He himself is still gathering troops and preparing food and grass at the same time.

In the south, there are two forest barbarians staring at them. Jumeng must reserve enough troops to defend before he dares to lead his army northward to meet the Han people.This required the gathering of more tribes from the middle of the mountain. There were always a lot of tribes dawdling, and it was extremely fast to arrive within half a month.

"This is the righteous man Qiao Huan, whose name is Zule." Zhu Ming introduced.

Qiao Huan bowed and bowed: "Jiazhou scholar Qiao Huan pays homage to the prefect of Yuwen!"

"A righteous man doesn't need to be polite." Yu Wenchang held Qiao Huan's hand, "Since Zu Le is a scholar from Jiazhou, why did he come to this barbarian land?"

Qiao Huan didn't explain too much: "Something happened."

Yuwen often said: "As long as it is not a heinous crime, I will definitely play to the Ming court to find a family background for you."

"Qiao" is the name of an ancient place, that is, Bozhou, Anhui, and the descendants of Qiaohou took the fiefdom as their surname.

The most famous person is of course Qiao Zhou in the Three Kingdoms, and there are many people with the surname Qiao in Bashu.

Although Qiao Huan did not help in making plans, nor did he instigate against the barbarians during the battle.However, he disclosed a lot of important information in advance, which can be regarded as a great contribution to the conquest of the barbarians.

Qiao Huan said: "The prefect, please arrange thirty entourages to escort, and I would like to walk the mountain road to persuade the barbarians to send troops."

"Are you sure?" Yu Wenchang asked.

"I'm absolutely sure," Qiao Huan said, "The big and small ghost masters who have surrendered, each send a son to follow me south."

Yuwen often praised: "You have the ability of Su Qin and Zhang Yi!"

The barbarian territory south of the Dadu River was divided into five counties in later generations, so one can imagine how many barbarians there are.

It is common for various ministries to rob people and land. Qiao Huan was sure that he went to the south and spread the news of the victory of the Han soldiers. Those waiting and watching tribes would rush to send troops-beat the dog in the water!

Qiao Huan said again: "The prefect and magistrate, please stick to this place for a month. Within a month, don't enter the army again."

Yu Wenchang instantly understood what it meant, and said with a smile: "Then I will wait for the good news from Zule."

One month is enough for Qiao Huan to convince several large tribes.

If Jumeng led his troops to the north, all the barbarians would unite to raid the old nest.

If Jumeng stands still and the barbarians confront Chen Bing, the Han soldiers can also attack southward.

Yu Wenchang and Zhu Mingzhen stopped advancing and seized the time to build riverside fortifications. The low walls were built higher and the trenches dug wider.At the same time, carpenters were asked to build more leveling cannons, and stonemasons polished cannonballs every day.

Zhang Tong quickly came over with the surrendered ghost lord Afu: "Master, it's a good luck for you to not disgrace your life. The soldiers didn't lose a single cent, beheaded more than [-] barbarians, and recruited the ghost lord Afu and the rest of his troops."

"Good job!" Zhu Ming laughed.

When Yu Wenchang heard about the situation, he was also very surprised, feeling that Ju Ming has so many capable people under his command.

After careful questioning, we know that Zhang Ting is a descendant of the famous official Zhang Yong.

Yu Wenchang was in awe, because Zhang Yong's greatest achievement was governing Shu, and he still has a great reputation in Sichuan.

Zhang Yong can even be called the "Father of Jiaozi". When he was in Sichuan, there were many personal relationships in Sichuan, and wealthy households often issued personal relationships to engage in financial fraud.

After Zhang Yong played the Ming court, he began to rectify the Jiaozi market.Selected 16 publishers, awarded them franchise licenses, and regulated Jiaozi's principal reserves.At the same time, illegal intercourse was banned, and the commercial and financial environment in Sichuan stabilized rapidly.

"Unexpectedly, it is Zhang Gong's queen. Let's go have a drink today." Yu Wenchang was very happy.

But Zhang Tong cupped his hands and said, "Forgive me, the eunuch, for leading our troops to the expedition, it is really not suitable for drinking."

Yu Wenchang liked it even more when he heard it, and praised: "You have the style of a general!"

Zhang Tong subdued and recruited the ghost lord Afu, and the food road for the Han soldiers was stable. Although there were some small tribes along the mountain, those barbarians did not dare to go down the mountain on their own initiative.

Yuwen often sent people to the rear to appease, and several little ghost masters came to seek refuge with hundreds of barbarians one after another.

Lin Bing sits in Zhoucheng, feeling very impatient, because the news has been cut off for many days.

This day I was drinking, but I heard my entourage say: "My lord, there are military reports from the front."

"Please come in!" Lin Bing said quickly.

A messenger soldier walked into the room, knelt on one knee and took out the letter.

Lin Bing finished reading quickly, clapping his hands and admiring: "What a Yu Wenchang, what a Zhu Ming, what a great battle." He asked the messenger soldier again, "Have all the grain ships returned?"

The messenger soldier said: "It has docked at the pier outside the city, and there are more than a hundred troops escorting it."

Lin Bing immediately called Hu Cao to participate in the army: "Move another thousand shi of grain and send it to the army ahead."

Zhu Ming has captured a lot, and there is no shortage of food for the time being. Asking for the thousand stones of food is nothing more than another insurance.

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Luo Luolong, where Zhu Ming was stationed, was only eighty miles away from Pugulong where Jumeng was located.

Counting the twists and turns of the ravines and valleys, the actual distance does not exceed 150 miles.

It is very close, even if the valley is inconvenient to march, it can be reached in three or four days.

Seeing his son come back in a state of embarrassment, Ju Meng was frightened and angry: "You have more than 1000 elite soldiers, why are there only 800 left?"

Piao Li also couldn't explain clearly: "Uncle has several thousand soldiers, and he still occupies a favorable terrain. I handed over the rest of the soldiers to him, and I took [-] elite soldiers around to attack at night. It's only half an afternoon, Ah Uncle was defeated somehow, and his Luo Luolong was also occupied by the Han people."

Jumeng asked: "How many Han people have come?"

Piao Li said: "There are only a few thousand people, and there are still many without weapons."

The father and son stared wide-eyed, unable to understand what was going on.

Two days later, Busu finally came out from the mountain with hundreds of remnants and arrived at Pugulong.

When Jumeng met, he asked, "How did you lose your village?"

Busu didn't think it was his fault. He explained: "Han soldiers have a wooden weapon that can throw stones far away. Most of the stones are as big as a head, and a few are as big as a millstone. The people of the clan were frightened and thought The Han soldiers are blessed by ghosts and gods. When I was fighting desperately, many tribes surrendered to the Han people, and they turned around and charged at me."

"A stone as big as a millstone?"

Ju Meng thought about it and couldn't understand it, and muttered: "Even if it is Qingmi Liangqiang's Paozuo, it is impossible to throw such a big stone."

Qingqiang and Miqiang lived in Shimian County, Jiulong County and Mianning County in later generations.It belongs to the Qiang tribe who integrated into Tubo, so it is also called "Tubo small species".

These Qiang people have learned to make catapults, which they call "cannon seats".

Qing Mi Qiang is not easy to mess with, he is good at raising horses, and the asking price is very high.Wars often broke out with other tribes because of the competition for the horse trade.In order to appease them, the Han officials had to buy their war horses at a higher price.

These two Qiang tribes aggressively attacked Lizhou in the Southern Song Dynasty because the government did not give money to buy horses.He also pulled the five tribal man and the Qiong tribe Sichuan man together, trying to besiege the officers and soldiers from several sides.The Chengdu Fulu Transit Envoy calmed down the rest of the barbarians by throwing money at them, and then concentrated all their efforts to beat Qing Mi Qiang back.

Piao Li said: "If it's a bigger cannon seat, you just need to rush closer and you won't be afraid."

After much deliberation, he decided to take the initiative to attack.

Because the surrounding barbarians are ready to move, once the time is delayed for too long, the Han people are likely to link up with the barbarians and attack the Sichuan barbarians in Qiongbu.

Who let the Qiongbu Sichuan Man expand everywhere, and even occupy the most fertile land?
In the past, they were afraid of their force, and the barbarians dared not speak out, but now it is different with the Han people taking the lead.

Those Han soldiers must be killed as soon as possible!

A few days later, Jumeng no longer waited for the follow-up barbarians to gather, and rushed out with more than 5000 people, leaving only [-] soldiers to defend the lair.

There are even Han troops, all of whom are desperadoes who fled from Lizhou and Jiazhou.Most of these Han bandits were civilians at first, unable to bear the oppression of the government, so they abandoned their homes and businesses to join the Sichuan barbarians in Qiongbu, and sometimes even joined forces with the barbarians to plunder the Han people.

March for one day, build a meal.

More than a dozen Han bandit leaders gathered together, and Sun Shu said in a low voice: "I guess the battle is about to be defeated, we can't follow him to die!"

"The officers and soldiers are weak, and they can't beat the barbarians anyway," said a Han man named Hu Aqi.

Sun Shu shook his head: "It's different this time. The county magistrate of the former Hanyuan came to deliver the letter in person. You have seen which magistrate dared to enter the barbarian land? The magistrate is so courageous, and the magistrate can still order him. The magistrate of Lizhou must be even more powerful. "

"Then what should we do?" asked another Han man named Kong Daguang.

Sun Shu said with a smile: "It's our great opportunity! If you turn against us at the critical moment, as long as you make great contributions, you can be exonerated for the things you committed before."

There are more than two hundred of these Han people, and they have already settled in the barbarian land and married the barbarian women who were looted.

But the customs and habits are different, and some people always want to go back to their hometown.

The Sichuan barbarians of the Qiong tribe take the family as the unit, and the leader is naturally inherited from father to son, but the bottom barbarians are brothers and sisters.

The main reason is that the productivity is too low. The younger brother inherits the elder brother's property and wife, and treats the elder brother's son as his own son, so that he can survive better.

Sometimes, the elder brother is only injured in battle, and after losing his labor force, the younger brother automatically becomes the head of the family, and the elder brother's wife and children belong to the younger brother.

Such a custom makes the Han people extremely uncomfortable. The elder brother can still understand it when he is dead, but how can he be like this when he is alive?

Jumeng continued to advance with the army, and there was still more than ten li away from Luo Luolong, when suddenly there was smoke on the mountain.Immediately afterwards, one after another, smoke rose one after another from the top of the mountain.

"We've been discovered, so be careful ahead!" Ju Meng said to the big and small ghost masters.

Huli is still the pioneer, this time leading more than 500 cavalry forward.

There are more than [-] cavalry on Zhu Ming's side, only fifty Han cavalry, and the rest are barbarian cavalry who have defected.

After receiving the letter from the wolf smoke, Zhu Ming personally led the cavalry across the river to find out the real situation of the enemy army.

The two sides met on the flat land of the river valley, which is relatively open, with a flat terrain four or five miles wide-in fact, there are many small hills mixed in, but it is considered flat land in the mountainous area.

Zhu Ming ran up the small mound and took out his binoculars to observe.

He hadn't decided whether to fight yet, but Piao Li had already led the cavalry to kill him.

"It's really reckless."

Zhu Ming didn't bring an iron mace. Anyway, the barbarians lack iron armor, so it's better to fight with a horse and a long spear.

He complained about Biaoli's reckless personality, and he was not much better, so he put away his binoculars and ordered: "Follow me to meet the enemy!"

(End of this chapter)