In the name of the governor of Sichuan, Xu Yuantai sent recruitment documents to the villages in the west, but the chieftains of each village drove the messengers back. The frustrated envoy was also resentful of the chieftains. After returning, he complained loudly in front of Xu Yuantai, saying how arrogant and extravagant the chieftains were, how they resisted the king's orders, and how they killed people for fun.
Although they came back one by one to say that there was a lot of noise and everything was in turmoil. But Xu Yuantai seemed unmoved. Because in fact, the recruitment plan was just a cover from the beginning. Only this pretense can make the Fanzhai people relax their vigilance and think that the court is really incompetent and cannot touch them.
As long as the Forty-eight Villages have not been truly twisted into an indestructible force, Xu Yuantai will have more time and be more fully prepared to deploy operations to defeat the rebels. In Xu Yuantai's view, if he could recruit security measures to quell the turmoil from the beginning, everything would be extremely boring.
In his heart, he hoped that the enemy would become more powerful and arrogant. That would be enough reason to use the mouth of the official censor to put pressure on the Ministry of War. Only when the Ministry of War feels that the situation is serious will it give up greater power. Otherwise, how could the court be interested in dealing with a few petty thieves?
It seemed that God had chosen Xu Yuantai from the very beginning for the matter of quelling the rebellion. Luo Zun, the former governor of Sichuan, had already arranged for Li Yingxiang to go on an expedition. However, as soon as he was about to take action, someone from the court signed up for him. As a result, Xu Yuantai arrived. An opportunity to show off.
He has long been aware of Fanmin's movements. All he was waiting for was a word from the court. As Suiren wished today, neither he nor Li Yingxiang dared to take it lightly and let this opportunity to make contributions fly away in vain.
After Xu Yuantai received the documents from the Ministry of War, he issued an order for the generals, guerrillas, and heads of thousands of households from various guard posts in Sichuan to gather at the General Military Mansion for dispatch. And all along, Zhou Guanghao, who was trained by Xu Yuantai, has also been
He was entrusted by the Ministry of War with the important posts of establishing the capital of Changchang, preparing troops and preparing roads, and supervising the army in quelling chaos.
Sichuan is a big country, and all kinds of chaos may be disasters in the eyes of others, but in the eyes of some people, they are a bright future. As long as the chaos is brought to an end, there will be no shortage of rewards from the court. Whether it is literature or martial arts, there is always a broader world to display your ambitions.
But when Xiao Yunfan entered the General Military Mansion, Li Yingxiang did not neglect him. Instead, he made an exception and promoted him to a personal soldier, always accompanying him. At first, Xiao Yunfan was thinking that Li Yingxiang didn't trust him at all, otherwise how could he arrange the status of a personal soldier. Later, after coming into contact with Li Yingxiang, he slowly changed his mind.
Li Yingxiang looks cunning on the surface, but he has a passion deep inside. Judging from his daily supervision of military training and study of battle situations, he is not a mediocre person. Xiao Yunfan's status as a soldier provided him with many conveniences.
Li Yingxiang did this because he actually wanted to wait until the time was right so that he could win Xiao Yunfan into willingly serving the court. But Xiao Yunfan had his own considerations. Once he was in the military camp, he could know the actual military supplies that Li Yingxiang would use to fight this battle, and if necessary, he could inform Luo Jiutian not to worry about it anymore.
Secondly, he was worried that when the officers and soldiers attacked Forty-Eight Village, the Bo people would be implicated. Feng Miaoqing is now a saint of the Bo tribe, so Xiao Yunfan is naturally concerned about her safety. Even if he couldn't help the Bo people escape, he would still try to save Feng Miaoqing.
It was a pity in his heart that Xiao Yunfan could not attend Feng Yuchun's funeral. After Feng Yuchun's death, the imperial court opened the coffin and killed the corpse. He could not stop it. The regret in his heart had turned into guilt. The only thing that made him feel at ease was protecting Feng Miaoqing.
If even Feng Miaoqing cannot protect him, even if Xiao Yunfan is dead, he will not be able to face this uncle. The only way to balance these two things is to stay under Li Yingxiang's nose.
In the past few days, in addition to the generals from various ministries in Sichuan reporting to the General Military Yamen, the Ministry of War also dispatched generals from other ministries to come to support.
After the drum sounded three times, Li Yingxiang sat down at a table in the south of the school ground wearing a dagger and mountain pattern armor. Behind him stood two large apricot-yellow flags with the words "Da Ming" written on them. Xiao Yunfan also stood beside him in military uniform, looking at the generals.
Li Yingxiang stood up and looked around the field and said loudly: "You must be very clear about the current situation in Songpan and Maozhou. The bandits are spying on Pujiang Pass, blocking the roads to Guishui Cliff and Loess Ridge, and building a city wall at Wushao. , cutting off support from the Southeast.
However, if we want to defeat them in one fell swoop, we must open up the southeastern main road. Guerrilla general Zhou Yude obeyed the order. I ordered you to lead the Bozhou soldiers as the vanguard. " Before he finished speaking, a big man with a Chinese-style face walked out of the ranks and said: "The last general takes orders. "Li Yingxiang threw a token to him, and Zhou Yude grabbed it and returned to the team.
Li Yingxiang's eyes suddenly fell on a young general with dark skin and a scar on the left side of his face. He said to the young man: "The border wall of the guerrilla realm obeys the order. I ordered you to command the Youyang soldiers as the rear guard." The young man sighed. A voice said: "The last general takes orders."
It turns out that this young man's grandfather died in Ruhuo Village when he was the commander of the envoy, giving his head to the enemy. His grandfather's skull was also made into a wine glass by the leader of Ruhuo Village. Li Yingxiang knew very well that Bian Zhiyuan joined the army so that one day he could legitimately avenge his family. But if he is allowed to be the vanguard, he will be invincible, but it will inevitably lead to an ambush by the enemy.
Although Bian Zhiyuan had many reluctances in his heart, he could only obey the military order. Although the former commander-in-chief Guo Cheng was removed from his post as commander-in-chief due to his adopted son's corruption, the imperial court did not completely remove him from the post. Instead, let him lead troops in Xuzhou.
Guo Cheng was considered a veteran and had fought against Fanzi several times. He originally wanted to take advantage of the situation and make meritorious service, but Li Yingxiang only asked him to guard key areas to prevent the war from expanding. The Chinese army was personally commanded by Li Yingxiang, and General Zhu Wenda led the Pingcha soldiers to protect the two wings of the Chinese army.
After arranging the army plan, Li Yingxiang said loudly: "At midnight tomorrow, the three armies will launch." The soldiers raised their weapons and knocked on their shields and shouted loudly: "The Ming Dynasty will win, the Ming Dynasty will win." Seeing the high morale of the three armies, Li Yingxiang was heartbroken. Very happy. After returning to the General Military Mansion, he did not rest, but studied the map route for quelling the chaos.
Xiao Yunfan coughed when he saw that he was fully focused. Li Yingxiang turned around and said: "Brother Xiao, you seem to have something to say?" Xiao Yunfan said: "Brother Li, you have taken great care of Mr. Xiao these days. Mr. Xiao is not an ungrateful person. Why don't I make a note for Brother Li? Strategy. Do you think it’s good?”
Li Yingxiang laughed loudly and said, "Okay, I would like to hear what brother Xiao has to say?" Xiao Yunfan said, "Since ancient times, attacking the heart has been the top priority, and attacking the city has been the bottom priority. If Brother Li wants to break through Hexi, he will definitely disrupt the morale of the thieves."
Li Yingxiang showed a look of approval and said: "Go on." Xiao Yunfan said: "My method is very simple. Set up a red flag and a white flag. Before the two sides fight, as long as the civilians caught in the bandits' formation stand empty-handed under the red flag, Yi people who are not attached to the bandits can be exempted from guilt as long as they stand under the white flag with empty hands.
You must know that although there are many Yi people, not all the soldiers under their command are willing to serve them wholeheartedly. As long as they are divided, the Ming army will have to deal with half the enemies. From now on, just conquer the next fortress and let those people spread the news. The battle is half won. "
Li Yingxiang said: "It is indeed a good strategy, but brother Xiao has the talent of a general! There is something Li has always wanted to say to you, and it seems that he must say it today?" Xiao Yunfan looked at Li Yingxiang and said with a bad smile: "Brother Li, if you have Long Yang Xiao doesn’t like men.”
Li Yingxiang laughed loudly and said, "Brother Xiao, I think you'd better not interrupt and let me finish what I said." Xiao Yunfan knew what he was thinking, so he didn't refute him anymore. Li Yingxiang continued: "Brother Xiao, I see that you are very capable, why not just follow me and stay in the military camp from now on.
Li assures you that if I have something to eat, it will naturally be yours. With the abilities of brothers, if you and I join forces, we will definitely accomplish something in the future. "
Xiao Yunfan said: "Brother Li, I am a civilian without military membership, how can I stay in the army for a long time?" Li Yingxiang said: "Brother Xiao doesn't know something. Since the beginning of the Qi family army in this dynasty, the recruitment system has been implemented in various places. I, Li Yingxiang, can be counted now. Commander-in-Chief, you have saved my life. Not to mention a mere military qualification, even if you want to be a staff general, it is only for me to say hello to the military department."
Xiao Yunfan was amused in his heart, and said to himself: "I don't have time to be your follower. Even though Duan Wang has a status, he still needs to call me big brother. Your kid is going to fool me with just a general. Besides, I, Xiao Yunfan, am a member of the world, okay? If the Jianghu people don't do it and have to work for the imperial court, wouldn't it make the martial arts comrades laugh at me? Others can do this kind of thing, but I, Xiao Yunfan, will definitely not be able to do it."
Although he was laughing in his belly, he said seriously on his face: "Brother Li, I appreciate your kindness. You also know that I came to your military camp as a errand to track down Ji Qianyun, a thief. It's not true." To be a soldier."
Li Yingxiang frowned and said, "Hey, since Brother Xiao is not determined to do this, I can't force it anymore. We will start tomorrow, and it will be very cool along the way. I think Brother Xiao should keep his spirits up." Xiao Yunfan said: "That's fine." As he said that, he strode out the door.
After Xiao Yunfan returned to his apartment, he put his hands behind his head and thought in his mind: "What kind of medicine is Ji Qianyun selling in his gourd?" Suddenly, an idea suddenly appeared in his mind, and Ji Qianyun's thoughts were guessed by him again. That day, he and Feng Miaoqing met the high priest of the Bo people near Gong County.
According to King Duan, Ji Qianyun was from the Bo tribe. The remnants of the Bo people probably lived in caves, and this impressed him deeply. Songpan and Maozhou are in the north of Sichuan, and only the Bo people are in the south. Forty-eight Villages made such a big fuss in order to attract all the imperial troops to the north, and the rebels from the south are the most terrifying.
