Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 148 Chen Youliang Can't Sit Still 【Ask for Monthly Pass】

The defeat of the Ming army in Fenghuang Ridge was not only caused by someone passing the news to Luo Guanzhong.

Someone also brought the news to Tang He, the commander of the Guizhou capital in the rear.

As the supreme commander of the Ming army in Guizhou, Tang He immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. He had underestimated the energy of the chieftain rebels before, but he did not expect to be able to develop so many internal responses from the mountain people.

Tang He made a decisive decision to personally lead the elite Guizhou Ming army to advance along the mountain road to the area of ​​Buffalo Village. He estimated that as long as the Ming army in Buffalo Village was not negligent, they would be able to hold on until he led the reinforcements to arrive.

At this time, outside the Buffalo Walled City, the chieftain army led by the rebel leader Yang Wanzhong was already caught in a dilemma.

Yang Wanzhong led the Territorial Division rebels. Although they won the battle of Fenghuangling, they killed more than 300 Ming soldiers.

However, Huang Shan, the commander of the Ming army in Fenghuangling, ordered the warehouses in Fenghuangling to be burned before Fenghuangling was defeated. The chieftain rebels did not get a grain of grain or other supplies.

Now more than 1000 elites have been lost under the Buffalo Walled City. If they don't break through the Buffalo Walled City again, then they will lose money this time.

Especially as the spies in front reported that the Ming army was rushing towards Buffalo Village, Yang Wanzhong was extremely anxious.

"If our Yang family in Bozhou can't wipe out this Ming army, then we will never have a chance to restore our ancestors' foundation."

Yang Wanzhong thought over and over again, and decided to make a final desperate fight.

Yang Wanzhong went into battle in person, urging his rebel soldiers to launch a desperate attack.

It has to be said that the rebels still had a bit of blood and courage when they were in a desperate situation. They fought against the Ming army's muskets and artillery from morning to evening.

The muskets and artillery in the hands of the Ming army were already scorching hot, and they could not be fired at all.

In such an urgent situation, Luo Guanzhong still did not panic.

Luo Guanzhong drew out a spear and led the soldiers in a fierce hand-to-hand fight with the rebels on the top of the city.

When night fell, there were already many corpses of rebels densely piled up outside the buffalo village.

Under the instigation of Yang Wanzhong and other leaders, the rebels felt that the Ming army could defeat them, and they were no longer able to use powerful firearms.

But now the Ming army still beat them to pieces with the swords and guns in their hands.

This made the rebels lose the last bit of confidence.

By the night of that day, many of the rebels felt hopeless due to the successive defeats, especially since many of them had killed their brothers or father and son, and each one of them began to cry sadly.

At the beginning, there were only a few people crying sadly, but the number gradually increased, and the entire rebel camp was full of wailing and crying.

Seeing this situation, Yang Wanzhong also knew that there was no need to continue the fight.

In particular, that night, spies from the chieftain rebels came to report to Yang Wanzhong that Tang He, a general of the Ming army, had led more than 7000 elite troops to kill from the rear, and the Fenghuangling camp occupied by the chieftain rebels had already fled.

If Yang Wanzhong and the others continued to delay here in Buffalo Village, they would be unable to escape once the Ming army appeared.

the next day.

Before dawn, Yang Wanzhong led his troops to quietly withdraw from the camp and fled to the rear.

The chieftain rebels fled very quickly.

Even the corpses of the rebels outside the buffalo village hadn't had time to clean up and take them away.

Luo Guanzhong sent scouts to track down Yang Wanzhong's whereabouts, but they were all in vain.

There was no trace of the enemy at all.

"My lord, Yang Wanzhong has fled with his followers, what should we do, should we pursue them or not?" asked a hundred households.

"They are familiar with the terrain and run very fast. They ordered all the scouts to dispatch and chase after them cautiously." Luo Guanzhong ordered.

"As ordered!"

Yang Wanzhong ran wildly with his men and horses, and finally got rid of the Ming army behind him after the sun rose.

"My lord! Where are we going now?" Yang Wanzhong's subordinates asked.

Yang Wanzhong shook his head: "It doesn't matter where we go, save our lives first."

"The Ming army can't catch up with us, should we wait and see?"

"Whether they chase or not, we have to go now. Our troops have already suffered too many casualties. Coupled with the lack of food and grass, we cannot survive the pursuit of the Ming army." Yang Wanzhong said.

"My lord, then, what shall we do next?" Yang Wanzhong's subordinate continued to ask.

"We can only go west now. No matter what, let's go back to Shuixi's territory as soon as possible." Yang Wanzhong sighed.

Yang Wanzhong led the Territorial Division rebels to run wildly all the way. The Ming army was not familiar with the terrain and after chasing for a long time, they stopped pursuing.

At this time, Tang He, the commander of the capital of Guizhou in the Ming Dynasty, had already led the main force to Buffalo Village.

"My subordinate, Luo Guanzhong, pay my respects to Mr. Du Si." As soon as Luo Guanzhong saw Tang He, he immediately led his troops to greet him.

"Luo Qianhu, you fought this battle beautifully, and I want to show you my merits to the imperial court!"

When Tang He saw Luo Guanzhong, he was very happy and praised him immediately.

"Lord Du Si, you've praised me so much, I'm ashamed of my lowly position." Luo Guanzhong said modestly.

"Luo Qianhu, I heard that your subordinates captured about [-] rebels on the city wall yesterday." Tang He said with a smile.

"Ashamed of my humble position, those traitors are a mob, so there is no difficulty at all." Luo Guanzhong said.

"Haha... well, don't be humble anymore. I think your subordinates are all first-class good men. Prepare yourself. I will take you back to the capital. When I arrive in the capital, I will issue an imperial decree to reward you." Tang He patted Luo Guanzhong's shoulder and smiled.

When Luo Guanzhong heard this, he was immediately surprised and said: "My lord is going to let the humble officials return to the capital? This... this, the Guizhou chieftain rebels have not been completely wiped out!"

Luo Guanzhong asked in disbelief.

"Hahaha, according to the information we just received, Chen Youliang from Sichuan has already started a war against the Mongols in Yunnan. In this way, the chieftains in Guizhou will have no one to support them, and they will not be able to jump for a few days. Well, you don't have to worry about it." Now, you come back to Beijing with me to report on your work." Tang He continued to say to Luo Guanzhong.

"Yes, I will obey you." Luo Guanzhong said happily.

"Well, how about this? You have worked hard during this time. After you go back, rest for a few days, and then follow me back to Beijing. By the way, your army will be led by the deputy general for the time being." Tang He said to Luo Guanzhong.

"Thank you for your care, sir." Luo Guanzhong said respectfully.

"Well, go back and make arrangements first." Tang He ordered.

After more than half a year of the Ming army's conquest of the Guizhou chieftain rebels, they had already lost their troops and lost their generals. Now the Yunnan Liang king Bazarvalmi who is behind their backs is too busy to take care of himself. It will be a matter of time before the Guizhou chieftain surrenders.

So just after returning to the capital, Zhu Han from Yingtianfu sent someone to make Tang He stop attacking the Guizhou chieftains in an expedited way of [-] li. Push it to Chen Youliang's side.

A few days later, after some repairs, Tang He led Luo Guanzhong and other generals to embark on the journey back to Yingtianfu in the capital.

Chengdu, Sichuan.

Since the Ming army began to attack Guizhou.

Chen Youliang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, has been paying attention to the situation in Guizhou all the time.

Guizhou has high mountains and dangerous roads, and the chieftain forces in various places are intertwined. Chen Youliang originally thought that it would take three to five years for the Ming army to defeat the various chieftains in Guizhou.

But Chen Youliang never imagined that the Ming army conquered half of Guizhou in only half a year.

He disabled the chieftain Yang of Bozhou.

If it continues like this, it won't take long for the Ming army to conquer the entire territory of Guizhou.

Once Guizhou fell into the hands of the Ming army, Sichuan, which Chen Youliang had just conquered, would face a direct threat from the south.

Therefore, Chen Youliang decided to act first and planned to lead the army south to attack Yunnan!

As long as the Mongols in Yunnan are defeated, the chieftains in Guizhou will fall to his side, so that Chen Youliang can use the land and population of Yunnan and Guizhou in Sichuan to resist the Ming army.

So this time the Mongol King Liang who attacked Yunnan was of great importance. Chen Youliang was worried about entrusting such an important task to others, so he announced his own imperial conquest, claiming to have an army of 30.

Chen Youliang claims to have an army of 30, but it is impossible to have so many troops.

The core force of the Han army is the veterans of the Red Turban Army brought by Chen Youliang from Hubei. The total number does not exceed 5. Even if you include the soldiers recruited by the local tyrants in Sichuan to divide the fields, it is only an additional [-] people.

It is impossible to exceed 10 people, let alone 30 people, but Chen Youliang dared to boast that he had 30 people under his command, and threatened to take Dali within 30 days.

There was a sudden panic in Yunnan. The Yuan army stationed at Jinsha Pass at the forefront sent five batches of scouts to send a secret message to Liang Wang Bazarawar to ask for reinforcements.

However, before the Yuan army at Jinshaguan received reinforcements, they first saw the tens of thousands of troops that Chen Youliang personally conscripted!
"The red scarf thief is here!"

"Hurry up the beacon fire!"

Outside Jinsha Pass, Chen Youliang gave the order to attack without hesitation. He just wanted to capture Yunnan as quickly as possible.

"Kill all the dog tartars!"

"kill!"

"Surrender, don't kill!"

……

Tens of thousands of red scarf soldiers shouted in unison, rushing towards Jinsha Pass like a tide.

The guards of the Yuan Dynasty on the city wall of Jinsha Pass were frightened when they saw the overwhelming enemy rushing in.

"Let the arrows! Let the arrows! Let the arrows go!"

Guard Baro Timur hastily ordered: "Archers get ready, shoot and kill the charging enemy troops, hurry up!"

"Fire arrows!"

Countless sharp arrows flew towards the big red scarf army, but were blocked by the red scarf army's shield.

"Let it go! Let it go! Let it go!"

Following Baro Timur's order, a dense rain of arrows flew out and landed on the heads of the Red Scarf Army.

Only a few puffs were heard, and several red scarf soldiers fell to the ground, and the gaps in their armor were directly shot through.

"Keep shooting!"

Following Baro Timur's roar, another round of arrows was shot.

But that didn't stop the Red Turbans from continuing to charge forward.

"Boom! Boom!"

The artillery of the Han Red Scarf Army made a deafening sound on the position.

Those Yuan Dynasty defenders standing on the city gate were all pale and fighting with their hands.

Some even fell to the ground with limp legs.

With the aid of the artillery, the Red Turban Army finally opened the city gate, and a large number of Yuan troops ran out of the gate hole.

"Kill!"

The Yuan army inside the city shouted and rushed towards the Red Turban army outside the city.

They are already making the last struggle.

Chen Youliang was wearing armor and riding on a horse. He looked at the Yuan army in the city who were desperately resisting, with a cruel smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Pass down my decree, all charge!"

"Kill all the Yuan army!"

"Leave not a single Mongol!"

……

The big red scarf soldiers shouted frantically, their shouts resounded through the sky.

Outside the city, the shouts of the Yuan army were not to be outdone.

Although they were few and single, they still resisted tenaciously.

Chen Youliang's Han army would be at a disadvantage when encountering the Ming army, but it was firmly in the upper hand against the Yuan army.

"Come on!"

The big Han red scarf army rushed to the Yuan army in the city recklessly. The fighting between the two sides was extremely tragic, and the fighting in the city was even bloodier.

One side is the desperately resisting Yuan army, and the other is the fierce and determined Red Turban army.

The Yuan army fought bravely, vowing to live and die with Jinsha Pass.

The Red Scarf Army pursued and fought fiercely, vowing to kill all the Yuan troops in the city!

Blood stained the entire Jinsha Pass red.

The Yuan army retreated steadily, and finally the city gate was broken by the Han army.

The Yuan army in the city escaped from Jinsha Pass one after another.

Chen Youliang snorted coldly, swung a knife and hacked to death a soldier of the Yuan army in front of him, and then ordered to wipe out all the Yuan soldiers in Jinshaguan City, leaving no one behind.

The Yuan army in the city only escaped with more than a hundred people in the end, and all of them were wounded.

In this campaign, Jinshaguan was completely wiped out by the Han army. All the counties and towns near Jinshaguan surrendered to the Han army. The Han army gained a foothold in Yunnan and established a position to continue to penetrate Yunnan.

The nearby Yuan troops fled one by one, and no one dared to recover Jinsha Pass, for fear of being slaughtered by the Han army.

As soon as Jinsha Pass was lost, Chen Youliang planned to lead the Han army to drive straight in and press against Dali City.

However, Bazaravalmi, King of Liang in Yunnan, also reacted quickly, and immediately sent an army to attack, trying to retake Jinsha Pass and drive Chen Youliang out of Yunnan.

"These dog tartars are beyond their limits." After Chen Youliang learned of this situation, he immediately took the initiative to attack, ambush and intercept the Yuan army halfway.

Huo'er, the general of the Yuan army, was brave and foolhardy, all because of his status as the younger brother of King Liang. How could he be Chen Youliang's opponent?

In less than three battles, Huo'er was beheaded by Chen Youliang, and the remaining Yuan army was even more defeated.

"I have ordered all the ministries to raid the surrounding counties and towns according to my order. Anyone who refuses to submit to my lord will be killed." Chen Youliang said, looking at the corpses of the Yuan army all over the ground.

In just two days, seven or eight counties and towns fell under Chen Youliang's control, and they also captured many prisoners of the Yuan army.

Chen Youliang took a lenient treatment for these captives, not only exempting them from the death penalty, but also giving them weapons and armor to incorporate into his army.

Chen Youliang not only took lenient treatment of the captives, but also ordered that all the people along the way would not be offended.

Every time a city is conquered, half of the food and grass in it must be ordered to be distributed to the poor people around.

In less than a month, the reputation of the Han army's unparalleled benevolence and righteousness spread throughout northern Yunnan.

The people along the way were very supportive of the Red Turbans from Sichuan.

Moreover, during this period of time, there was no trouble in any place, which made the expansion of the Han army very smooth.

Most of the northern part of Yunnan, Chen Youliang took it down without any effort.

The red scarf army of the Han Dynasty marched like a broken bamboo, and immediately set off a panic in Kunming, Dali and other places.

Many people think that Meng Yuan may really be finished.

Liang Wang Bazaravalmi was extremely anxious, he had no troops to resist Chen Youliang, and he could only count on Duan Gong, the governor of Yunnan who was guarding Dali.

"Come on, prepare a horse!"

Bazaravalmi immediately led his soldiers to Dali City.

In Dali City, Duan Gong is sitting in the government office.

Duan Gong is about 40 years old, with a square face and a burly figure.

At this moment, his brows were tightly furrowed. Ever since he heard the news that Jinsha Pass had been breached, Duan Gong was very worried.

The loose rule of the Mongols allowed the Duan family in Dali to continue to hold the position of hereditary manager in Yunnan.

And once Chen Youliang's big Han army arrived, they would definitely not give such preferential treatment to the Duan family of Dali again.

Especially after the army sent by Liang Wang Bazarawami was defeated by Chen Youliang.

Duan Gong felt the pressure even more, only his soldiers and horses in Yunnan could resist Chen Youliang.

While Duan Gong was thinking about how to deal with Chen Youliang, a servant outside immediately came in to report.

"Boss, King Liang is here!"

As soon as Duan Gong heard this, he immediately went out to meet him.

As soon as he went out, Duan Gong saw Liang Wang Bazaravalmi and others beating up several people in Dali City.

"You rascals must be the spies of the Red Scarf Bandit!"

"Hit me hard!"

"Dare to spread rumors that there are 30 red scarf thieves?! Even if the heavenly soldiers and generals come down to earth, it is impossible for Chen Youliang to have 30 people!"

Bazaraval, King of Liang in the Yuan Dynasty, said angrily.

In less than half a month, Chen Youliang overcame the natural danger of the Yangtze River and led his army into the territory of Yunnan.

The news that the 30 troops of the Han Dynasty were approaching the city caused panic in Dali City.

Today, several Dali residents heard the rumors, claiming that the Han Emperor Chen Youliang had led an army of 30 to a place fifty miles north of Dali City.

"Your Highness, lock up these people first, and wait for His Highness to deal with them later." Duan Gong hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him.

Duan Gong is a descendant of the emperor of Dali Kingdom. After Mongolia destroyed Dali Kingdom, the Duan family was named the hereditary governor of Dali. Duan Gong was the tenth governor of Dali.

Bazaravami came to Dali this time to urge Duan Gong to send troops to resist Chen Youliang.

"Hmph, why don't you ask? Of course it's a public beheading!" Bazaravarmi said angrily.

"Your Highness..." Duan Gong hesitated for a moment, then stopped talking.

"What? Do you have something to say?" Bazaravami looked at Duan Gong and asked.

Duan Gong nodded, and then said: "Your Highness, the last general thinks that this matter needs to be discussed in the long run."

"Oh, what do you mean?" Bazaravami asked curiously.

"Your Highness, people are panicking now. If we kill too much, I'm afraid it will further aggravate the aura of the red scarf thief Chen Youliang. After all, he has been advocating his 'benevolent government and loving the people' since he entered Yunnan. We should not kill too much, so as not to lose money." Human hearts!" Duan Gong said.

(End of this chapter)