The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 321 "Demon Suppressing Artifact"

Tang Jiabin is one of Sha Dingzhou's main think tanks, and he has a very clear understanding of the situation in Guangxi.

He led the army into Guangxi, and what he did was the icing on the cake. Ding Kui and Chu's army played the leading role in the front, and he was just helping out.

Now that the Ding family is dead, what kind of waves do you want to make in Guangxi with your 5000 people?On the contrary, the imperial court will definitely mobilize soldiers and horses from various states to encircle and suppress him.

He was also extremely decisive, and immediately ordered the soldiers who were setting up camp to stop what they were doing, turn around immediately, and march back to Yunnan in a hurry on the same road as he came.

The next day, when Tang Jiabin's soldiers arrived near Dapeng, another cavalry patrol under him caught a postman who was going east, and dug out all the letters he was carrying.

Guest Tang looked through these letters one by one, and saw that they were all from various places in Guangxi to report the situation under the rule to the assistant king to show their loyalty.

He learned from the information revealed between the lines that almost the entire Guangxi has now followed the imperial order.

What worries him the most is the situation in Liuzhou, which is the only way for him to return to Yunnan.When he passed through Maung Yi County a while ago, he heard that more than 3000 people had come from Guilin to the south, saying that they were going to help defend Wuzhou, and it was time to travel to the vicinity of Liuzhou.

Now that Ding Kuichu is gone, these soldiers are likely to be stationed in Liuzhou City.

Tang Jiabin anxiously took out the map to check, and saw two mountain ranges, Yuecheng Ridge and Dayao Mountain, lying in front of him, passing through the gap between the two mountains, and heading westward to reach Yunnan.

But Liuzhou was blocked at the traffic hub between the two mountains, if he was blocked under the city of Liuzhou, it would be a disaster.

But apart from this road, if you want to continue westward, you can only go south for six or seven hundred miles, bypass Dayao Mountain, and then make a big circle from southern Guangxi to enter Yunnan.

He had no other choice, and was about to order to go south, when he heard an officer beating the soldiers in the distance.He frowned and asked the guards to ask about the situation.After a while, the guard returned and said that a soldier abandoned the hook by the side of the road because he thought it was in the way when he was marching in a hurry. The officer found it and was beaten.

The fishing hook is a tool used by ethnic minorities in Yunnan to assist in mountain climbing, and it can also be used as a weapon in wartime.

hook?Tang Jiabin slapped his thigh hard when he heard the words, yes, how could he forget that mountains can be climbed.

He himself was originally a scholar of Han nationality, and later joined Sha Dingzhou's wife Wan's family. Because of his strategy, he was appointed as an officer by Sha Dingzhou.

That's why he habitually didn't think about mountain climbing. He just listened to what the guards said and realized that the soldiers under his command are all mountain people who are very good at climbing.

"Why do you go around Dayao Mountain? Just turn over it!" He looked at the map again, as long as he turned over Dayao Mountain, there were no troops stationed in Sanzhou and other places, so the road would be unimpeded.

He was very happy, so he recruited his officers and ordered the army to make food and repairs on the spot, and sent cavalry to grab some guides at the foot of Dayao Mountain, and began to climb the mountain early tomorrow morning.

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In the city of Liuzhou.

"My lord, all the scouts sent yesterday have returned, but no trace of Mrs. Tang has been found yet."

Zhai Shixu put on his helmet and took off his armor, waiting for Tang Jiabin's troops to come and lead them to defend the city. Unexpectedly, the [-] Yunnan soldiers and horses seemed to disappear suddenly since the day before yesterday.

Hearing this, he frowned, fearing that something might happen, and he would lose the great trust of His Royal Highness the Assistant Prince, and urgently ordered his opponent: "Quick! Send twice as many people to look for it, and don't come back without the whereabouts of Guest Tang!"

Several officers looked at each other helplessly, said "I obey the order", and then went to order troops.But one person walked a few steps, turned back and cupped his hands to Zhai Shixu and said: "My lord, there is a strange thing, I don't know if it has something to do with the bandit army."

"Come and listen."

"My subordinates heard that someone fished something out of the Meng River near Mengshan County. It is rumored that it is a magical artifact from Hexian Town. Thousands of local people went to burn incense and worship."

"Hexian magic weapon?" Zhai Shixu squinted his eyes, "Have you seen this thing before?"

The officer summoned the scout who reported the news, the latter only heard that the thing was nearly one zhang high, fastened by dragon ribs, and many spells were drawn on it, it seemed like a pagoda.

Zhai Shixu was quite puzzled when he heard the words. There was no trace of the enemy army for a hundred miles to the left and right. He immediately asked for his mount and rushed to check the only clue overnight.

When he arrived at Mengshana Village and saw the "magic weapon" surrounded by fragrant mist, his heart was tense, and he hurriedly asked people to check carefully nearby for any abnormalities.

Soon some soldiers reported that the two villages adjacent to Dayao Mountain were suddenly robbed by strongmen the day before yesterday, but they did not lose any money, only more than a dozen hunters were robbed.

Zhai Shixu hurried to the village and asked someone if there was a road to the mountain nearby, and whether it could lead directly to the west side of the mountain.Youli pointed to the gentle slope two miles away, saying that you could go up the mountain there, but the road only stopped at the mountainside.

Zhai Shixu breathed a sigh of relief, first carefully looked at the map of the west side of Dayao Mountain, and then sent someone to fly back to Liuzhou, ordering the soldiers and horses in the city to go south immediately and rush to Sanzhou.

Then he greeted the accompanying officers and guards, and returned to Liuzhou in the starry night.

The generals were very puzzled by this series of instructions, and finally someone couldn't help but ask, "My lord, you said that His Royal Highness the Coordinating King wants us to stick to Liuzhou, so why did you transfer the army away?"

Zhai Shishi lashed the stock of the horse, turned his head and said, "Do you know what those villagers picked up from the river?"

"Could it be the Town Demon Bone Tower?"

"Of course not. The outside of the thing is the tusk of a giant elephant, and the middle is made of iron wood. The top should be covered with cowhide. It is actually a war drum of the Tu nationality in Yunnan. It's just that the cowhide on the drum surface is rotten, and it looks like a pagoda. "

The officer was also surprised when he heard the words, "War drums? Could it be..."

"It must be carried by Tang Jiabin." Zhai Shixu said, "He sank this giant drum into the river just to pack lightly. In addition, the hunters were lost in the nearby villages, so they should be captured by them as guides. All these thoughts In short, he decided to lead his army into Dayao Mountain, intending to cross the mountain and bypass Liuzhou to the west."

After waiting for a day and a half, Zhai Shixu caught up with his brigade, and sent out cavalry to investigate along the western foot of Dayao Mountain, and sent a letter to His Royal Highness Fuzheng Wang, stating that Tang did not go to Liuzhou, but crossed Dayao Mountain. And pass.

As Zhai Shixu expected, his troops had just arrived in Sanzhou on the west side of Dayao Mountain, and before the camp was set up, some scouts rushed back on horseback and reported loudly: "Report! A large group of people were found more than ten miles away. Quiet the flags and drums, and they are rushing towards our army."

Zhai Shixu was also afraid for a while, if someone in Mengshan County hadn't fished out Tang Jiabin's war drum, he might have fled back to Yunnan.

He hurriedly ordered his officers: "Let the soldiers not rush into the camp first." He roughly looked around the terrain, but it was flat, and finally he had to choose a place next to the stream, "and quickly set up a formation there, ready to face the enemy. !"

It's just that it took a lot of work to mobilize the army. When Zhai Shisi's troops dug a shallow trench on the predetermined battlefield, they saw a group of men and horses in black clothes appearing in the field of vision from a distance.

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