After surrendering Chixi Division.
Tao Cheng did not wait for reorganization, but quickly went north into Zhenyuan Prefecture to attack Qiongshui Division.
The terrain of Qiongshui River is extremely dangerous. In the 13th year of Zhengtong, Yu Zhen, the imperial censor, reported: "I looked at Qingshui River and other places where there are cliffs and cliffs, and there is only one path to get in and out. Peter took advantage of the danger and did evil."
"If all the mountain passes outside the river are blocked, and the mountain passes inside the river and the Jindu River are built with forts, and troops are stationed to guard them, and talented village leaders are selected as officials, the common people will not be neglected."
It can be seen that the road is full of dangerous terrain.
It was Li An who guarded the Zhenyuan Guard.
Li An was originally An Ping Bo, and his father was Li Yuan, Duke of Ju.
However, Li An's title was deprived of his title due to a crime in the sixth year of Zhengtong. He was ordered to guard Dushi. The Zhenyuan Guard lacked someone who could take charge of his role, so Li An took the responsibility as the commander of the Zhenyuan Guard.
Tao Cheng sent an order to Li An to guard Zhenyuan Guards and not to attack.
He went up the river as fast as he could.
The news of Liping Prefecture's purge of chieftains has not yet reached Zhenyuan Prefecture. This battle must be fought quickly, and the mountain stronghold will be taken down with thunderous momentum.
The main reason why we did not consider pacifying him was because the local officials in Qiongshui were disobedient to discipline.
In the 14th year of Zhengtong, Chong Xia actually called himself Feitianhou and rebelled.
Due to the national crisis at that time, Zhu Qiyu, the new king who ascended the throne, only appeased him.
In the fifth year of Jingtai, Chongxia gathered more than 2,000 people and called themselves Feitianhou, and rebelled again. This rebellion lasted for as long as two years.
The banditry was eliminated, but the bandit leader Chong Xia survived and transformed into a native official of Qiongshui.
In the seventh year of Jingtai, Yu Zhen, the imperial censor, reported that Li Zhen and Li An failed to suppress the bandits, harbored the murderers, and used the heads of common people to charge for their crimes.
The emperor was furious and sent Jin Yiwei to investigate.
Chong Xia wrote a letter of apology. After Jin Yiwei returned to the center, the matter was strangely ignored. Li Zhen and Li An were not punished, and the matter was treated as if it had not happened.
Tao Cheng decided to use Chong Xia's dog head to scare the chieftain of Zhenyuan Prefecture.
The mighty river boats cross the Qiongshui River.
When Chong Xia heard the news, he immediately ordered the gates of the village to be sealed, preventing the natives from entering or exiting. He also personally inspected the city defenses to prevent the Ming army from stealing the city.
Tao Cheng traveled long distances and was lonely.
He got off the boat and observed the terrain of Qiongshui Division. Thousands of words converged into one sentence: grass and mud.
Poor mountains and rivers!
Qiong Shuidong is just a bastard who can't crack open his shell. He can't be beaten at all!
He comes from Yulin Prefecture, Guangxi, and has been dealing with Guangxi chieftains since he was a child. He believes that the most difficult people in the world to pacify are Guangxi chieftains.
It was only when I arrived in Guizhou that I discovered that Guangxi Chieftain was his younger brother.
This ghost place in Guizhou is full of mountains and mountains, with rapid water and dense forests. Standing alone in the wilderness, he couldn't tell the direction.
Look at Qiongshuidong again, this is the best portrayal of Guizhou!
"Sir, I've been searching for a long time, but I still can't find the door." Ou Qing burst into tears.
No matter how powerful the natives are, they are still afraid of cannons.
The key is that we can't find the village gate, where should we blast it? The cannons are useless, the strong soldiers are useless, and even the stronghold is nowhere to be found.
Ou Qing was promoted by Tao Cheng and served as deputy commander of his personal guard army.
"Look again."
Tao Cheng felt frustrated. If there was a stronghold like Tan Xisi, he could just attack it. If he had a stronghold made of stone, like Longli Si, it would be fine. At least there would be a place to attack, so it wouldn't hurt if the losses were bigger.
In Qiongshui Division, you can't even find the village gate.
However, I saw a figure on the mountain. When I climbed up, the person was gone. Everything I saw was bushes, and I couldn't see where the village was built.
Tao Cheng looked at it for half an hour, not knowing where to go.
Tao Cheng led a total of 15,000 men. The troops were strong and the generals were fierce. They were full of strength and had nowhere to use it.
No wonder Li Zhen and Li An released Chong Xia, and the central government ignored it.
This time I understand.
The insect shrimp returned to the hole and couldn't find it. What else could we do if we didn't let him go?
The emperor could only suffer the loss of being dumb.
Tao Cheng thought about it and could only devise a plan to invite Chong Xia into the military tent to discuss important matters.
If Chong Xia doesn't come by himself, he will send his eldest son Fu.
Tao Cheng sent people to watch where the insects and shrimps would come out, but they released all the soldiers in the night. They didn't find out where the people came out.
He went down the mountain with his forehead and paid homage to Tao Cheng.
He came in a sedan chair with eight people, and was surrounded by people. He was dressed in expensive silk, spoke well-reasoned, and spoke fluent Chinese.
If this was not in Guizhou, Tao Chengdu would have thought he had met a scholar-bureaucrat.
Tao Cheng could only deceive him, and the court wanted to clear out the Duping Eyixi Division in the west of Zhenyuan Prefecture.
There are two local officials in Eyixi, Duping, the Zhou family and the He family.
Zhou Bin, the first generation native official of the Zhou family, followed Emperor Taizong to conquer the Tian family. In order to bury the nails in Duping Eyixi Division, Emperor Taizong placed the Zhou family here, and the two native officials divided the rule.
But there are many capable people in the He family. Starting from the first generation He Menglin, generations of talented people have eclipsed the Zhou family.
When I heard about the attack on Duping, my forehead and eyes lit up.
"Sir, we still need to return to the village to discuss this matter with my father."
The forehead is also guarded against the Ming Dynasty.
Nonsense, his father rebelled.
"This matter is very urgent. There is no time to delay. Action must be taken early tomorrow morning at the latest."
Tao Cheng said: "With the power of the Ming Dynasty, Duping can be completely wiped out. This will give you a chance to make meritorious deeds."
He curled his forehead and sneered, don't you just want to consume us natives?
so what?
The lives of us natives are not valuable, as long as it can expand the power of our cave master, it doesn't matter if some slaves die.
"My father is the one who makes the decision in the village, I can't make the decision." Fufu refused.
"In this case, I will discuss it with your father personally."
Tao Cheng had to fight hard to find a door!
Their foreheads were immediately filled with defensiveness. They already knew the news that Guangxi Tusi was wiped out. Hunan next door was also cleaning up Tusi.
Did this Guizhou general lure them out of the stronghold and then kill them in the chaos?
forehead suddenly regretted that he should not have taken the risk.
"There are many chieftains in Zhenyuan Prefecture. Pianqiaosi, Hengposi, and Zhenjie Liudong can all serve me in the Ming Dynasty. If you don't want to, forget it."
Tao Cheng was too lazy to talk. Our heaven has given you chieftains as a gift. If you don't want them yourself, who is to blame?
"Sir, please let me think about it for a moment." Fuhou definitely wants to expand his territory. The next time he rebels, his chances of winning will increase.
"get out!"
Tao Cheng asked someone to drive him out.
The forehead was kicked out of the military tent, but it felt right!
Officials of the Ming Dynasty should be so condescending, but Tao Cheng spoke too politely, which made him suspicious.
"Sir, Qiongshui Division is willing to fight for you!" He knelt on his forehead outside the tent.
The moonlight outside the tent is bright and clear. Guizhou's high terrain makes the moonlight particularly bright.
"roll!"
Tao Cheng knew that Fu Fu was testing him. If he let him in at this time, Fu Fu would see through his purpose and stop even thinking about making money.
His forehead was also wondering, was Tao Cheng a trick, or was he giving Qiongshui Division an opportunity to expand his power?
Wait, the chief of Duping Division was the most submissive. In the first year of Xuande, the Yinzong uprising was suppressed by Duping, Chixi and other divisions along with the Ming army.
Mr. Yin and Zhang Nu are precisely Chong Xia's uncles and cousins, and his forehead's great uncles and cousins.
The most disrespectful one is Qiong Shui Division!
broken!
Ming Dynasty is going to attack Qiongshui Division!
Fu Fu immediately figured out the cause and effect, and immediately wanted to send the message back to the stronghold, guarding the gate of the stronghold to prevent the Ming army from entering the stronghold.
"Forehead!"
But at this moment, Tao Cheng called to his forehead.
He couldn't find the village gate, so he pulled out the military supplies and placed more than a hundred boxes. Since the money was not enough, he laid stones underneath, which were full of silver coins. The silver light was shining and placed at the foot of the mountain, blinding the natives on the mountain. s eyes.
Just wait for the natives to take the bait.
He swallowed his saliva and nervously entered the tent: "I don't trust Da Ming, I know I was wrong!"
Tao Cheng responded, pretending to be calm, but actually observing the expression on his forehead under the candlelight.
"But when it comes to gathering people to go to war with the army, a villain really can't make the decision."
He kowtowed on his forehead and said, "Why don't we send someone back to the village to inform my father and ask my father to make the decision? I will give you an explanation tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? I will go to Duping tomorrow!"
"But our soldiers are scattered all over the place, and it will take time to gather them together." Fu Fu said.
Tao Cheng snorted coldly.
The forehead was really unwilling to give up the fat he had obtained, and said: "Sir, why don't you come into the stronghold and discuss it with my father?"
This was exactly what Tao Cheng wanted.
He entered the stronghold, captured the thieves first, captured the king, caught the insects and shrimps, and destroyed the fifteen holes without attacking them.
"I am a third-rank military officer in Guizhou and the highest-ranking military attaché in Guizhou, and yet your father, a mere local official, dares to work for me?"
Tao Cheng scolded: "I will give you an opportunity!"
"If you don't appreciate it, get out of here as soon as possible, don't ruin my general's good mood!"
He has a lot of momentum and his acting is very good.
He kowtowed repeatedly on his forehead: "My lord, please forgive me. I will return to the stronghold immediately. Please report to my father and ask him to come down from the mountain in person to discuss with you."
Tao Cheng responded.
His forehead lit up with joy, he was finally free.
In fact, the best result is to trick Tao Cheng into the stronghold, and then the situation will be in the hands of Qiong Shui Division.
If you can escape smoothly, that's not bad.
"It's better..."
Tao Cheng found that his forehead and knees had moved a step back, and he suddenly woke up: "Are you deceiving me?"
"Someone come! Save me!"
He roared loudly on his forehead and fled out of the tent at the same time.
He didn't expect Tao Cheng to react so quickly.
It's too late to think too much, just run away.
Tao Cheng flew into the sky angrily and kicked his forehead with a quick kick.
The forehead was Dong. Although he was wearing silk, he did not neglect his skills on the ground. He rolled with the force and rolled three feet away, knocking out of the military tent.
Two teams of guards were guarding the entrance of the military tent when they saw the forehead suddenly coming out.
He immediately drew out his sword and struck it on his forehead.
But his forehead was extremely fast, he grabbed the knife with his hand, slashed out with the knife, and then quickly ran away.
"Disgraceful fool!"
Ou Qing gave a sharp shout and threw the knife in his hand.
The blade of the knife hit his forehead, and he screamed and fell to the ground. Ou Qing ran quickly. He was also a native.
Zhuang people and Dong people are both ethnic groups in Maolin, and they are all good at mountain warfare.
As the distance to forehead got closer and closer, Ou Qing exerted his strength with his legs, jumped up and stepped directly on forehead.
A strange smile appeared on his forehead and at the corner of his mouth, he suddenly turned over and slashed directly at Ou Qing's foot with a knife.
In the midst of lightning and flint, Ou Qing used force on his waist and deviated from the blade.
But Fuan took advantage of this situation, threw Ou Qing away, ran wildly into the mountains, and whistled, calling for Hu to guard him.
So fast!
Snapped!
Ou Qing, who fell to the ground, felt so ashamed that he grabbed a stone and threw it out with all his strength.
The stone caught the moon like a meteor and hit him on the back of his head. He screamed and fell to the ground, only to be caught by Tao Cheng's personal guards.
But his forehead actually ran out more than ten feet. Without the help of soldiers, Ou Qing would not have been able to catch him.
This shows how powerful he is.
Tao Cheng glanced at the injured guard and said, "Let's recuperate for the time being. After the injury is healed, we will join the death squad."
Those who can make Tao Cheng's bodyguards are the best among the best.
This cut was embarrassing.
But looking at Fu Qing's and Ou Qing's achievements, he found that the blow was not unjust at all. If he had been an ordinary soldier, his life would have been killed with one strike, and he would not have been able to dodge.
He was brought over with his forehead tied, and he glared at Tao Cheng fiercely.
"You are a warrior, I will not make things difficult for you."
Tao Cheng said: "Tell me the location of your village gate."
Pooh!
A mouthful of saliva sprayed onto Tao Cheng's face.
"Han dog! You must die a good death!" His forehead was full of fierceness.
Tao Cheng's face gradually became ferocious: "Come here, arrest all his subordinates and interrogate them severely. After a cup of tea, I will know the location!"
"he!"
"Hang on the cannon and blast him back to his stronghold!"
Tao Cheng returned to the military tent angrily.
The forehead is a hero, but after all, his subordinates are soft, and they quickly found out their positions through interrogation.
"Move the heavy artillery over, point it at the village gate, and blast!" Tao Cheng ordered directly.
"Sir, fighting at night is not good for our army." Ou Qing whispered back.
"Fire bombs are ready. After blasting open the gate of the village, we will throw bombs inside." Tao Cheng believed that night fighting could kill the natives to the greatest extent possible.
However, the soldiers came into the tent to report back.
It is said that Qiongshuisi does not have a cottage, but lives in a cave. The cave is like a maze. Without local people to guide the way, you can't get out if you go in.
Tao Cheng's expression changed: "Let him draw the map."
Soon, the soldier reported that the prisoner didn't know the map either. Only his forehead knew the map of the entire cave.
"Go, bring up your forehead!"
Soon, the bandaged forehead was pushed up.
There was a sarcastic expression on his forehead: "Han Gou, if you have any ability, just show it. I will call him and he will be your son!"
"Forehead, your father is an official of the Ming Dynasty. If you bark like a Chinese dog, doesn't that mean your father is worse than a dog?" Tao Cheng sneered.
Veins popped out on his forehead with anger, and he yelled and cursed. In a hurry, he even cursed in dialect.
Tao Cheng spread his hands: "You can't win against this general in a dispute of words."
"I'll give you a chance now."
Before he finished speaking, he said fiercely with his forehead: "I don't want it, I will kill all you Chinese dogs!"
"You ungrateful animal!"
Tao Cheng snorted: "Go, get the kerosene!"
"I want to kill all the Han dogs!" He broke away from the two guards fiercely and rushed towards Tao Cheng.
Bang!
Tao Cheng kicked him in the stomach and knocked him over.
Soon, the kerosene was brought.
"Strip him naked! Coat him with fire oil!"
Two guards tore open his precious silk clothes and smeared his body black with oil.
He also placed a basin of water very close to him.
Then tie him up with chains.
He was still three steps away from the basin, and he couldn't get the water if he wanted to.
"ignition!"
Tao Cheng ordered.
"Ahhh!" As soon as the flames started to burn, he kept screaming on his forehead.
He grabbed the basin like crazy.
The flames covered his whole body. The temperature of the oil-burning flames was not high and would not burn him to death instantly.
Tao Cheng didn't apply too much to prevent it from burning instantly.
"Ahhh!"
The voice on the forehead is shrill.
The generals in the tent shuddered.
Tao Cheng pointed to the basin and asked him, "Do you want this basin of water?"
His forehead rolled on the ground, and his body smelled of roasted meat.
Tao Cheng picked up the water basin with his toes, as if he wanted to slam it on the ground: "I will ask you, do you want it?"
"No, no...ahhh! Don't fall!"
My forehead really wants to say no.
The problem was that his body hurt too much. He was chained like a dog, and the flames were burning on his body. He didn't have the courage to say no.
"I will ask you if you want it! You answer yes or no!" Tao Cheng pushed hard with his toes, and a little water was already splashed out.
"Think!" His forehead was stiff and he couldn't get angry anymore.
"Then what did you scold me for just now? Han dog?"
Tao Cheng's eyes were fierce: "This general is a dog, who are you? Who is tied to the chain, and who is the dog?"
Qianfou wanted to have an honest fight with Tao Cheng, but he wanted water, so he didn't dare to say it.
"Who are you?"
Tao Cheng pointed at his guards and generals and questioned them.
These personal guards are all natives of Guangxi, but at this moment they are all kneeling on the ground: "The generals (villains) and others are all Han!"
"He called you dogs, are you angry?" Tao Cheng yelled.
"Angry!" Of course the guards were indifferent. How long did it take for them to become Han Chinese?
"But I didn't see you angry!"
Tao Cheng was very angry.
What's annoying is that these generals don't have the consciousness to be Han people.
When he was called a Han dog, his anger went straight to the sky, but these naturalized native generals did not.
The general kowtowed repeatedly to apologize.
Tao Cheng turned to look at his forehead: "Hand over the map of your village, and I will give you this basin of water."
The forehead is still screaming: "The map is in the villain's head, please give it to me first, give it to me..."
For the first time, he desperately wanted water.
"Who else among the people you brought knows the map?"
"I'm the only one!" Fu Fu is not stupid. If others knew about it, he would be useless and they would burn him to death.
Tao Cheng was smarter: "You draw first."
"How can you draw a villain when it's burned like this?" Forehead screamed.
Fortunately, there was less oil applied, otherwise it would have been burned to ashes.
But it also burns quickly.
Tao Cheng's eyes flashed, feeling that he couldn't ask anything else, so he moved the basin forward, and then quickly backed away.
A sharp light flashed in his forehead and eyes, as if he would not avenge this, he would not be a man.
His hand caught the water!
Wow!
Water poured on body.
"Ahhhh!" A more shrill scream came from his forehead.
All the generals were dumbfounded.
The flames on his forehead surged several times, and the fire was raging, wrapping his forehead in it. He rolled on the ground and screamed.
Is there something wrong with this water?
"Go find Shatu and put out the fire for him."
Tao Cheng looked at Huo Huo's tall forehead: "This is a lesson, remember it!"
"The Han people are the masters of this world!"
"Either you become a Han or a dead person!"
"no choice!"
Sand and soil were spread on his body to cut off oxygen, and then the fire was completely extinguished.
The man's forehead was badly burned.
A large area of skin was burned, half of his mouth was gone, his nose and ears were gone, his hair was black and stuck to his face, and with a light touch, a large piece of flesh and blood was revealed.
"Let's draw!"
"Let me die, let me die!" He kept screaming from his forehead.
"Die after painting."
Forehead wouldn't listen at all and wanted to die.
All he felt was regret.
Seeing that he didn't want to draw a picture on his forehead, Tao Cheng frowned slightly: "Go and get a glass mirror."
The guard brought a glass mirror and Tao Cheng pointed at him: "Take a look at him and let him see how he will die."
The generals in the tent trembled with fear and killed people in their hearts!
The mirror was placed in front of his forehead, and one eye on his forehead was covered by burnt hair. With a slight movement, the hair brought out the eyeball, and one eye could still see.
Suddenly, he saw himself looking like a ghost in the mirror, and let out a shrill scream.
"Han Gou, I won't let you go even if I'm a ghost!" He roared on his forehead.
Tao Cheng knew that he could no longer draw pictures for himself.
"Tie him to a cannonball and blast him back to their mountain stronghold!"
Tao Cheng directly ordered a strong attack!
Chong Xia from Qiong Shui Division is still waiting for his son's reply.
But suddenly he heard that the entrance of the cave was blasted open by Ming army artillery. After dressing up, he quickly rushed to the entrance of the cave.
However.
As soon as he reached the door, a figure fell from the sky.
And the solid bullets have been bombarded.
It hit the ground with a bang, startling Chong Xia, and one of the soldiers reported: "It looks like a young master."
"What?"
Chong Xia's head banged and he immediately walked to the figure.
This man's body was charred and black, like a burned tree trunk. He was still alive: "Dad, take revenge on me, take revenge!"
"Son!" Chongxia couldn't believe that this monster was actually his son?
"Dad!"
Forehead weeping.
Chong Xia didn’t even dare to go there because it was disgusting.
He has eight sons. It doesn't matter how many of them die. The important thing is that he doesn't want to have nightmares.
"What on earth is Daming going to do?" Chongxia asked.
"Revenge, revenge!"
There was a sigh hanging on his forehead, just wanting his father to take revenge.
But Chongxia wanted to know what Daming was going to do, but his son just didn't say anything, and then he died.
"If the two countries are at war and don't kill the envoy, why should the Ming kill my son?" Chong Xia muttered to himself.
Bang!
Another figure fell from the sky.
It was the retinue who was brought out with his forehead.
"Cave Master, let's fight Daming!"
The servants who serve as foreheads are all sons of the cave masters of each cave, and all of them are of high status.
As a result, one by one was blasted back by cannons.
The eyes of these cave owners are all red. You have many sons, but we have few!
"Wait until daybreak and find out the intention of the Ming army before making a decision." Chong Xia's mind was in a mess. Could it be that he secretly made a marquis uniform and was discovered by the Ming Dynasty?
The Ming Dynasty was also stingy. If he wanted to be a mere marquis, he would reward him.
He couldn't understand, how could Daming like him from a poor and remote country?
"Master of the Cave, Qiongshui is our territory. Fighting at night is beneficial to us. If we wait until tomorrow, who can withstand the Ming army's artillery?"
"Yes, even if we are defeated, if we take advantage of the darkness and run into the mountains, the Ming army still won't be able to catch us."
"But wait until daytime, the Ming army has guns, and we are no match."
Chong Xia listened to the various comments of the cave masters, but he was thinking in his heart that the Ming army's cannons blasted the door to lure them down the mountain.
He did not hesitate to tie people to cannonballs and beat them back to the stronghold.
Just to anger these barbarians.
However, the Ming army was not good at night fighting either. Could it be that they had set some trap at the foot of the mountain?
"Don't worry, send someone down the mountain to see if there are any traps?" Chongxia said.
The Ming army bombarded a man.
Each cave owner shed tears when he saw his son being hung on a cannonball, blasted up, and smashed to pieces.
"Ahhh!"
A figure screamed in the sky.
Then, with a bang, it hit the ground. Unlucky for him, the person fell to the ground first, and then the solid shell hit him, smashing the person into a pulp.
A cave owner cried loudly, that was his son!
"Lord of the Cave, send troops quickly!" The cave master, whose son had not died, was anxious. Send troops quickly to save his son.
Chong Xia was silent.
Tao Cheng's plan to attack the heart is quite ruthless.
Use these treasures of the cave master to disintegrate the prestige of his insects and the hearts of the people in his Qiongshui caves.
At this time, the soldiers he sent came back and said that there were no traps on the road.
"send troops!"
Chong Xia bravely fights the night battle.
The natives are extremely afraid of the dark night. Even in the land they are familiar with, they are trembling with fear. The timid ones have wet their pants.
For the same reason, the Ming army did not dare to leave the camp.
Tao Cheng wanted to dig a trap.
The problem is that the natives of Guangxi are also afraid of the dark night, and they are fighting in a remote place. They dare not leave the camp at all. Tao Cheng does not dare to force them, fearing that they will rebel.
Tao Cheng led his personal guards and fired artillery at the foot of the mountain himself.
When he saw the native soldiers coming out of the mountain, he immediately returned to the camp with the cannon.
The natives went down the mountain and felt lonely.
The Ming army fled.
The cave masters of each cave laughed strangely, thinking that the Ming army was timid and afraid of fighting and did not dare to fight at night, so they rushed forward one by one with teeth and claws.
However, Chongxia had experience fighting the Ming army and was worried that this was a Ming army strategy.
Therefore, all armies were forced to advance slowly.
This made all the cave masters despise him, thinking that Chong Xia was timid and did not dare to fight. How could such a person be the cave master?
As a result, I walked for several miles and nothing happened.
The hat of the timid insect has been fastened.
nonsense.
The people in Tao Cheng's hands were also natives. These natives were also afraid of night battles, so the battlefield they set was the Ming army's own camp.
The further they went, the more relaxed the cave masters became, feeling that the Ming army was afraid of fighting.
He even stopped listening to Chong Xia's orders and started rushing into the Ming army camp.
When Tao Cheng was stationed here, he opened the silver boxes. Hundreds of large boxes were filled with silver coins, which made the natives blind.
The natives have long been greedy and want to get in to grab a ticket.
The Ming army's camp was brightly lit and ready for battle.
The long-necked native looked inside the camp and found that there were countless Ming soldiers supporting the Ming army camp, all wearing paper armor, holding wolf swords and fully armed.
"Come in! Everything you rob is yours!"
One of the cave masters couldn't hold himself back and called on the strong men to rush inside.
These natives don't even have shoes to wear.
Each one was holding a bamboo pole, and some had bows and arrows hanging on their waists. After rushing into the Ming camp, they found that everything was good, and candles were all good things.
"Put it in, put it in!" Tao Cheng sat on the podium.
When all the natives come in, set off fire bombs to illuminate the camp, and then you can take command.
The two armies fought.
The Ming army fought and retreated.
The temporary camp was not very big, and 15,000 people were crowded into the camp, unable to move at all.
So Taocheng split it into five armies, with the front army facing the enemy, the left and right armies responsible for outflanking, and the center army and rear army serving as reserve armies.
There were only three thousand Ming troops fighting against the natives.
"put!"
Tao Cheng sent the order.
The strong man took a fire bomb and threw it into the crowd of natives.
The natives found out that it was a clay pot, and it actually cracked. They felt a little distressed. It was such a pity that a good thing was broken. The Ming army was wasting it.
boom!
Just as he was thinking about it, he was blown away.
Immediately afterwards, the flames burned, and countless natives screamed.
Bang bang bang!
Countless fire bombs exploded among the natives.
A cave owner was unlucky and was burned by the flames, screaming in the fire.
The retinue took out water hyacinth and poured it on him to put out the fire.
With a bang, the flames expanded several times, igniting all the servants. The two men screamed in the fire and were quickly burned to charcoal.
Chongxia saw the flames lighting up the sky and the earth.
I immediately realized that the battle was lost.
"Evacuate!" Chong Xia immediately ordered, and quickly withdrew from the battlefield with the people in his cave.
But.
After the sky and the earth were illuminated, the Ming troops on both wings came out to cover them up.
On the command podium, Tao Cheng calmly observed every move on the battlefield.
"Send the order, the rear troops are pressing forward!"
Tao Cheng estimated that there were about 10,000 natives who came down the mountain. The total population of Qiongshui Division was about 30,000, and that was the number of elite soldiers.
If this battle is successful, Qiongshui will be completely included in Han rule.
Wolf soldiers also like to fight against the wind.
Seeing the collapse of the natives, he immediately led his troops to cover them up.
The fighting lasted for half an hour.
Tao Cheng ordered the surrender, stepped down from the command platform, and personally led his troops to pursue Chong Xia.
There was no way, the soldiers did not dare to fight at night, so he, the general, had to fight in person.
Chong Xia had been left behind the local soldiers in each cave, so he was the first to withdraw from the battlefield. Even though he was covered up by the two wings of the Ming army, he was still not seriously injured and ran up the mountain quickly.
Tao Cheng led the personal guards and came on horseback.
In the blink of an eye, he approached the insect shrimp and at the same time raised his firecracker and fired at the insect shrimp tail army.
The natives were so frightened by the fire bombs that they became frightened. When the sound of gunshots was heard, they thought the fire bombs were coming, so they were so frightened that they knelt down and begged for surrender.
Large numbers of natives knelt on the ground.
Unexpectedly blocking Tao Cheng's pursuit, he angrily fired several muskets into the sky and immediately ordered people to gather all the surrendered natives.
Tell them, surrender without killing!
After a busy night, the results were calculated.
Nearly 4,000 people were surrendered, nearly 2,000 were killed or injured, and 6,000 people escaped from the battlefield.
On the Ming army's side, 200 people were killed and 800 were injured.
The results were pretty good.
Tao Cheng asked the military officials to calculate the military merits and report them to Xiang Wenyao.
The next day, Chongxia actually sent someone to beg for surrender.
In this battle, Qiong Shui Si's vitality was severely damaged.
The Dong people are not as stupid and loyal as the Han people. They have caused heavy losses to the caves, and the caves no longer support him as the leader.
Therefore, each cave wanted to beg for surrender from the Ming army and release the prisoners.
Losing two thousand people is not a big problem.
Among the two thousand people, there are still a thousand injured who can be recovered after being sent back.
The cave masters decided to make good friends with the Ming Dynasty and could no longer resist stubbornly. The terrifying flames made them think that the gods were showing their power.
They could fight the Ming army, but they could not anger the gods, so Qiong Shui Si was determined to surrender.
Tao Cheng was in trouble.
Accept the surrender. It will not achieve the purpose of consuming soldiers. If you don't accept it, those natives will become frightened rabbits and will definitely not be willing to go down the mountain to fight in the field. They are hiding in the mountains and they have no idea.
It’s difficult.
"Permission to surrender!"
After thinking about it for a long time, Tao Cheng made a decision.
Soldiers can be consumed, but not too obviously.
The reason why the Guangxi soldiers were willing to fight for him was that Tao Cheng was stingy with his military strength, had clear rewards and punishments, and was kind to the soldiers, so that the soldiers could work hard.
In the same way, the Dong people also have good intentions. If you insist on driving them all out, they will keep rebelling and the hatred will become bigger and bigger.
You have to do it quietly and moisturize things.
Surrender!
The battle report was sent to Xiang Wenyao.
Xiang Wenyao was still in Chixi Division, and Yang Fu sent out troops to attack Guzhou Division westward.
"How can Tao become so fast? He is indeed a famous general."
Xiang Wenyao prepared to march westward and clear out Guzhousi.
at the same time.
Han Yong led the Hunan Army and was conquering Tianzhu Division.
Once the Chixi Division was defeated, the surrounding divisions were destroyed. The Guzhou Division in the west, the Qiongshui Division in the north, and the Tianzhu Division in the west all became turtles in the urn.
Now that the Qiongshui Division is broken, the Guzhou Division and Tianzhu Division on both sides will no longer be able to stir up trouble.
The report of the first battle in Guizhou has just been transmitted to the center.
Zhu Qiyu summoned his ministers to discuss: "What kind of officials should be appointed so that the natives can quickly surrender?"
Conquer a land, resettle it, and establish a county.
"Your Majesty, if you want to get the natives to surrender as soon as possible, the best way is to use local officials." Yao Kui spoke first.
Zhu Qiyu frowned: "Didn't this become a noble family from a local official? I have fought so hard to make wedding clothes for them?"
"Your Majesty, please be patient. Liping Mansion and other places have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty for decades. The natives and Han people live together, and the conflicts between them are sharp. If we want to get out of the war quickly, we can only use the natives and calm the hearts of the natives to achieve peace. "
Doesn’t this mean there was no fight?
"Your Majesty, after the natives are resettled as soon as possible, you can send new officials to replace the original officials." Yao Kui said.
Zhu Qiyu considered: "The natives govern the natives, and the Hans govern the Hans?"
"Your Majesty is wise!" That's what Yao Kui meant.
Autonomous system?
It's more or less out of necessity.
"What's the difference between that and the toast system?" Zhu Qiyu was not satisfied with this answer.
"Your Majesty, the chieftain system is closer to the Wanhu in the Yuan Dynasty. Wanhu controlled all power within the territory. In the Ming Dynasty, county governance was established and all power was concentrated in the central government. The native officials only had regional administrative power."
Or an autonomous system.
Zhu Qiyu didn't like it.
Wang Fu bowed and said: "Your Majesty, you have a lot of criticisms about the administration of officials. It is better to take the opportunity to reform the administration of officials and implement it in Guizhou first."
This was exactly what the emperor wanted.
The emperor wants to abolish the staff system, use officials uniformly, and appoint staff from the central government. Imperial power must be sent to the countryside!
"Your Majesty, you must not do this. Guizhou is in the midst of war and peace has just begun. You should use local officials to appease the local people..."
Before Yao Kui finished speaking, Wang Fu interrupted: "It is precisely in troubled times that heavy codes are used. The chaos in Guizhou has begun to calm down. It is a good opportunity for the central forces to penetrate into the local area."
"If local officials are still in power, then why are these wars being fought?"
Wang Fu argued with reason: "Wei Chen believes that this is the time when the people of Guizhou are weak, so the Central Committee will take advantage of the situation to take root at the grassroots level and extend its power to the grassroots level!"
In fact, Emperor Taizu once sent his imperial power to the countryside.
In the end, because the administrative costs were too high, it had to be abolished and turned into a pyramid political structure in which the gentry managed the people, the officials managed the gentry, and the emperor managed the officials.
"Mr. Wang Ge, have you calculated the financial costs?"
Geng Jiuchou asked: "If the imperial power goes to the countryside, how much will the central government spend to maintain the administration? Have you calculated it?"
"It is true that the cost has increased, but Geng Shangshu should not forget that the income of the state is also increasing. This money is lying in the state treasury, why not use it among the people?"
Zhu Qiyu pressed his hands and said: "Stop fighting, use the new system, there are no officials in Guizhou, everyone is an official, and everyone has a path to advancement."
See Geng Jiuchou and others to persuade.
"It will be piloted in Guizhou first. After a few years of trialling, if the cost is too high, it can be changed back. If the central government can afford it, it will be implemented nationwide."
Zhu Qiyu made the final decision: "Using native people to govern the land does not conform to my ideas."
"In that case, slowly use the official position. It would be great to Chineseize it. Why bother to fight such a battle? How much money did I spend? Don't you know?"
"Assign capable ministers from the central government, recruit a group of capable people from Jinshi and Juren, and then go down to the grassroots to serve as officials."
"I want to see actual results. Officials who can do things are what I need."
"All those who are flatterers, incompetent, and incompetent will be removed from the administration. Once discovered, they will all be eliminated."
"Choose more young people who are not afraid of hardship, are passionate, and want to achieve political achievements, and let them go to the local area and work slowly, so that I can straighten out the local area."
Zhu Qiyu made a decision directly: "I will clear out all the official gangsters and gangsters from all over the country. No one will be left behind."
"The Five Law Departments, especially the Metropolitan Procuratorate, will investigate this matter for me this year. Officials and bastards from all over the country who have not made any achievements in their three years in office will be dismissed, and the officials will also be included in the Beijing Procuratorate! It's useless. Get rid of all the people!"
Li Shi kowtowed respectfully: "Old minister, I obey the order!"
This is also part of the anti-corruption campaign. Since the investigation has been carried out, it is best to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan to get a sum of money.
"The Ministry of Personnel, please immediately select some Jinshi to serve as officials in Guizhou."
Hu Xi was not in the capital. Chen Wen knelt on the ground and said, "I obey your order."
Zhu Qiyu stroked his beard: "Guizhou fought well in this battle, everyone will reward you."
"Inform the Ordnance Bureau to make another thousand fire bombs and send them to Guizhou."
The words trailed off.
Yao Kui knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, there is currently a shortage of black oil in the capital. I have sent people to Yumen and Yan'an Mansion to look for oil. They should be able to find it soon."
"Yao Qing, please excuse me."
During this period, Yao Kui devoted himself to the production of kerosene, and now he has made kerosene palace lanterns.
Zhu Qiyu gave a group of governors, chief envoys, punishment envoys, patrol envoys, guard eunuchs and other officials from various places, as well as nobles and honorable ministers.
"To make contributions to the Ming Dynasty and to serve His Majesty, this is what I want." Yao Kui kowtowed.
"By the way, can Tao Lu graduate from the martial arts hall?" Zhu Qiyu felt that this battle could give Tao Lu a lesson.
"Reporting to the emperor, Tao Lu has not graduated yet, but all the teachers from the martial arts hall have high praise for Tao Lu." Feng Xiao reported back.
"Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. Tao Lu missed his grade and was sent to Guizhou to follow his father to conquer Guizhou."
Yao Kui wanted to persuade him that his son should be held hostage in the center while his father was away fighting.
But then I thought about it, Tao Cheng's family were all in Beijing, so it would be no problem to let a son go.
"All ministries should be prepared for the southern tour, and the candidates for the southern tour should also be selected."
It’s mid-June now, and there are still two and a half months left until September.
"Your Majesty, I think the Queen should accompany you." Yue Zheng whispered.
"The Queen needs to be in charge in the capital, so the Queen will not accompany us. Besides, there are so many children in the palace, and she still needs to take care of them."
Zhu Qiyu traveled without his concubines.
"Autumn is coming soon, and the autumn harvest is very important."
"Remember to take measures to prevent locusts, rain and wind. The cabinet has issued a decree to urge all regions to take precautions."
"If any government's grain harvest is poor, if it is caused by the officials' unfavorable supervision, don't blame me for taking the knife!"
Controlling locusts is an eternal problem.
As it continues to this day, the locust problem has not been completely solved.
Emperor Taizu was the emperor who paid the most attention to preventing locusts, so the Ming Dynasty constantly tried to find ways to prevent locusts and spared no effort.
The most effective way to prevent locusts is to herd ducks to control locusts.
Ducks can eat 200 locusts at a time, chickens can eat 70 locusts, and ducks can eat insect eggs.
In addition, drugs are also used to prevent insects, and the method of combining plants and minerals is used to prevent insects. Plants include Sophora flavescens, Bailian, Daphne, Baibu, and Xanthium; minerals include sulfur, lime, salt, etc.
The Ming Dynasty added veratrum, wolfsbane, tripterygium wilfordii and other drugs, all of which had the effect of killing and repelling locusts.
"Geng Jiuchou compiled a book on locust prevention and distributed it to various places, so that everyone could have a copy of it. It was written in the form of a miniature book so that everyone can understand it."
"Also, we urge all localities to raise more chickens and ducks to prevent locusts."
"It has been urged at the beginning of the year. If there are fewer people in the home of the people, let them raise more. If he is reluctant to eat and want to sell money, he sent someone to collect it."
Zhu Qiyu's tone slowly: "Zhu Qing, this year's grain is not abundant."
"North Korea is a big foodie, and the three government in the south of Guangxi has to be placed, and now it is included in Guizhou. It is a place for food."
"Jiangsu and Nanzhili have been chaotic of the pirates, and the food must be short of shortage."
"The top half of the year is the grain problem."
"I reminded Zhu Qing again, don't let me shoot the table, I don't know who's head at that time, and she is still carrying it around her neck."
The courtiers knelt on the ground and hurriedly invited guilty.
(End of chapter)
