Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 426 Fierce Battle Against Shadow Mountain
Facing the Juyi Hall of the Shadow Mountain Village, Mu Tianbo was sitting on a tiger leather high chair.His brows were furrowed and his face was full of frustration. Even he himself lamented that life is impermanent and has ups and downs. Two months ago, he was the all-powerful King of Yunnan, the Duke of Qian, but now he ran to the mountains and became the King of the Mountain.

Although there is also a word for king, this king is very different from that king. The king of Yunnan has been hereditary and has been passed down for more than ten generations. Even in the late Ming Dynasty, there were tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under him. Who would dare not be the only one in Yunnan? Follow the horse's lead?Whether it's the local government office, or the governor, governor, or prime minister, which one doesn't pay him back and flatter him?
Now there are only more than 2000 soldiers and horses left, and this king of the mountain, although it sounds good to be a king, is actually a bandit!

Thinking about the glory of his ancestors and his current downfall, Mu Tianbo was furious. He threw out his copper hammer and danced like flying, pointing at where to hit. He didn't even dare to vent his breath, and hid from a distance, waiting for him to lose his temper before daring to approach him.

After stabilizing on the mountain, he dispatched his capable generals to kill Dingzhou. After descending the mountain with 500 iron cavalry, he quickly took a shortcut back to Mu Tianbo's mansion and took his family, young and old, into the mountain to avoid being caught by this murderous hand.

In addition, in these years, Prince Mu's mansion had a lot of savings, and they also brought it to the mountain. The mountain happened to be short of money and food, and the surname Lin couldn't afford it.

After Sha Dingzhou took the order, he went to Mu Wang's Mansion and brought all of Mu Tianbo's family, including the servants of the maids, mother-in-law's house slaves, and the housekeepers, soldiers, generals, and teachers. In addition, gold, silver and jewellery, food, horses, silk, and other valuable things, large carts and small carts, and dozens of carts were pulled for the important ones.

The arrival of these people made Mu Tianbo feel better. His old mother is still alive, and there are also his original wife, daughters-in-law and concubines, sons and daughters. It's enough to travel all the way, but the family is finally reunited , wept with joy.

Mu Tianbo arranged the entire family in the back mountain, and sent a team of people to cooperate with the family general and teacher Wu to take charge of protecting the safety of the family.

Mu Tianbo knelt in front of the old lady and pleaded guilty, "Mother, my son is unfilial and made you suffer."

The old lady is sixty-three this year, but she is not stooped, her ears are not deaf, her face is kind, and her heart is not in a good mood. She let out a long sigh and let everyone else back out.

"Son, I am a woman and Taoist family, and I have to say a few words now, the Ming Dynasty has changed, and it is said that this supervisor named Lin is not like you said, a robber who stole the country and took the crown prince to order the world. He pardoned the world, expelled the Tartars in the north, and expelled the bandits in the south. He was very popular among the people. All the civil and military officials in the past were attached to each other, and they were all reused, such as Gao Hongtu, Lu Daqi, Shi Kefa, Jiang Riguang, Wu Weiye, etc., and even Li Gao Guiying, Song Xiance, Li Yan, the relatives and subordinates of the thief, and many other people who have committed the most heinous crimes and are not tolerated by the court, have now been pardoned and reused. Can we not tolerate our family alone? Hurry up and surrender."

Mu Tianbo nodded uncontrollably, wondering where his old mother got so many detailed information?I feel that what my mother said is not false at all, my vision is not as good as that of an old woman, the princes of these years have been for nothing!
However, when he heard the words of pleading guilty and surrendering, he kept shaking his head. It might have been possible if he hadn't followed Sun Kewang in the rebellion before. On the side of the Qing emperor, he attacked the capital and repeatedly defeated the government army. Now it's too late to say anything.The so-called thief boat is easy to get on but hard to get off;

But the pain in my heart can't be shown in front of my old lady, let the old man follow me in fear, I have already let my ancestors down, I can't let my old lady down anymore, people in their 60s should take care of themselves, let her work hard with me, How can I bear it!
Thinking about this, Mu Tianbo wanted to cry when his nose was sore, but the man would not flick his tears easily, so he just stared back the tears.

With a forced smile, he comforted the old lady and said: "You old man, don't listen to those one-sided words. Those are just tricks to win people's hearts. The person surnamed Lin is a national thief. The Ming Dynasty was originally the world of the Zhu family. Guo Zuo, when will it be his turn to supervise the country with the surname Lin? He felt that he had won a few battles and felt that he had done a lot of credit. He took advantage of the death of the old master to deceive the prince when he was young, and pretended to be the prince's grand teacher. In fact, what is it if he is not a national traitor? My son is definitely not able to tolerate him. Although we are defeated now, victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. Wait for your son to regroup and fight him. You just need to rest assured. , here the mountains are high and the land is dangerous, one man guards the gate, and ten thousand men are not allowed to open it, even if Lin has three heads and six arms, with millions of troops, what can, what can I do?"

The old lady sighed and said nothing more.

Mu Tianbo bid farewell to his mother, and came to the front mountain from the back mountain, discussing with his general Sha Dingzhou what to do next?
"My lord,"

"Don't call me prince, we've become thieves now." As soon as Sha Dingzhou opened his mouth, Mu Tianbo interrupted. He used to think that the title of prince was a kind of respect and supreme honor to him, but now he I just feel a little ashamed. "

Why not?King of Yunnan, Lord of the State of Qian, is hereditary. This was established by Taizu back then. We are not thieves. You will always be our Lord Mu, the Lord Mu of Daming! Sha Dingzhou persisted respectfully.

"Hey, it's up to you." Mu Tianbo stopped arguing with him.

"My lord, now we are alone and lonely. It is estimated that Lin Yi's men will come to copy the mountain soon. Why don't we go to Dieyun Peak to contact General Sun?"

Through these few battles, Mu Tianbo has already seen through that Sun Kewang doesn't have much ability, so Mu Tianbo waved his hand disdainfully, "No need. Good horses don't turn their backs, and then Sun Kewang will look down on us even more. Besides, it is to unite his thousands of soldiers and horses. , it is of no use."

"What the prince said is also true. Either we go to Li Dingguo, or Zheng Zhilong from Fujian? It is said that they are not small."

"Hey, the water in the distance can't quench the thirst. Besides, they are either thieves or pirates. You and I are all courtiers of Ming Dynasty. I don't want to join the bandits. I think so. What we lack now are soldiers and horses. We can’t hide on the mountain all the time, can we? We have to recruit troops to expand our team. My Fubingwu teachers add up to 300 people, all of them are brave. These soldiers on the same mountain can add up to 3000 soldiers and horses. It is not a problem to hold this mountain in a short time. You have to work harder when you go down the mountain, bring more gold and silver, and go to the nearby Shiping chieftain, Cheng'e chieftain, and Mengzi chieftain to recruit troops. If you are willing to join the group, let them go up the mountain quickly and achieve success together. event."

Sha Dingzhou took the order and hurried down the mountain with a few entourages and some gold and silver.

Within half a month, Sha Dingzhou came back excitedly, bringing back more than a thousand young and strong men.Finally, there was another team of 4000 people. If things continued like this, there would soon be thousands of troops. Mu Tianbo was very happy, and gave them military uniforms and food, and they were incorporated into the army. He personally led the troops to practice all day long.

On this day, Lu Yongming, chieftain of Ningzhou, and Diao Xun, chieftain of Jingdong, who were in charge of patrolling Qianshan, came to report in a panic, saying that Lin Yi had entered Yunnan with an army of 20.

Mu Tianbo was taken aback when he heard that, the one surnamed Lin came really fast!But that's okay, does he dare to enter the mountain?I don't want Mu Tianbo in Yunnan anymore, what I want now is Duiyingshan! 20 troops?How much you come is free, can the cannon be pulled?Even if they can open a few doors, let them blast them casually.

A few days later, I received the battle report again. Lin Yi personally led an army of 20 into the mountain. War elephants are only a few dozen miles away from our front mountain.

This time Mu Tianbo took a deep breath, the surname Lin is really courageous, this is going to kill them all!The red-clothed cannons can't come, but some camel cannons are powerful enough. Mu Tianbo has seen with his own eyes how powerful these camel cannons are, they can defeat war elephants in one fell swoop, but that's okay, at worst, we all retreat to the viewing platform of the herringbone ladder.At that time, let's see who of them can fly to the stage, and who can win my wiring copper hammer!
Thinking of this, a sneer appeared on the corner of Mu Tianbo's mouth, and he immediately called Sha Dingzhou, Lu Yongming, Diao Xun and other leaders to discuss the strategy of defeating the enemy. Mu Tianbo suggested that the mountain roads here are rugged and the terrain is complicated. Looting their luggage and food, so that they do not fight without chaos.

Sha Dingzhou thought it was a good idea, but Lu Yongming and Diao Xun shook their heads. It was almost impossible to sneak attack on the Ming army's luggage, because the Ming army came too many, and the artillery and grain trucks and other guards exceeded 3. They were short-handed, and they could draw up to a thousand soldiers and horses to act. They couldn't make a move at all. Even if they took a risk, they couldn't retreat completely. The whole army would definitely be wiped out.

Mu Tianbo saw that this move would not work, so he had no choice but to give up, and decided to stick to every pass on the mountain, fight with them, prepare more stones, logs, bows and arrows, and build more fortifications. Shan Renma acted immediately.

The so-called Duiying Mountain is from the front mountain to the back mountain. There are several peaks interlaced with each other. It is the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, or the moon rising, and the symmetrical interlaced shadows, hence the name. The main peak is a herringbone ladder for viewing. tower.The mountain is dangerous and the terrain is complex, especially the main peak, which is straight into the sky, and the clouds and mist are like a fairyland.

Over the past ten years, Lin Yi has fought countless battles, from bustling cities to mountains and rivers. He has been to all kinds of terrains. Today, he sees such a steep mountain, which is far from the mountains of Huguang and Qin and Jin Dynasties. In comparison, they can only be dwarfs in front of these mountains.

The road is getting more and more difficult to walk, and you can only walk forty or fifty miles a day.

This is hard to do for Liu Liangzuo's troops in the front. They open roads in the mountains, and build bridges in the water. There are places where only one person can pass through, so they have to cut rocks. Vertically and horizontally, the trees blocked the way, so they could only lead the horses, so they had to build roads and log.

After tossing and tossing for a few more days, I finally arrived at the foot of the front mountain of Duiying Mountain. I looked up and saw the mountains and mountains, and the mountains and mountains overlapped, and the sky was vast.There was only one trail leading to the mountain, so Liu Liangzuo ordered the team to stop.

He sat on the big flower horse and looked up the mountain, and saw that as long as there is a way, it will do. After a short rest, he learned that Ji Dong's main force was still more than 30 miles away from him, at least half a day away, so he ordered the team Rush up the hill.

In his opinion, if a pioneer can only open the road, it is no different from a road builder. Sixty-seven thousand people can't just be road builders.He planned that it would be best to wait for Master Lin to arrive, and he had already taken down the cottage. By then, Lin Yi would definitely be happy, and he would not be able to get promoted and get rich!

So Liu Liangzuo gave an order, and thousands of people lined up and rushed up the mountain with swords and guns, shouting like the tide...

(End of this chapter)