In the evening, drizzle began to fall in the sky. Wan led his troops to rest by the Dianchi Lake via the south of Kunming City. Winter rainy weather was a cruel test for the march, but for Wan, there was an indescribable feeling. A feeling of depression, this feeling is not good, but I can’t say what’s wrong with it.
Originally, she could go straight northwest from Ami Prefecture to Yuanmou without having to go through Kunming and even take a detour. However, going there would have to pass through the territory of Ashan Chieftain Wang Zuyang and other chieftains, and most of the roads were narrow and steep in deep mountains and old forests. She really couldn't. worried.
And going to Kunming is also a statement of stance. You see, I really agreed to send troops to fight Wu Bikui.
Of course, it was Wang Shuo and Ruan Yunjia who were in charge openly. Wan knew her situation and didn't dare to show off or leave the base camp. At least she couldn't let Mu Tianbo know that she had come out.
Someone is coming.
At dusk, hundreds of soldiers and horses came from the direction of Kunming City, most of them cavalry and a small part of infantry. Ruan Yunjia sent people to investigate and found out that it was Long Zaitian who came, saying that he was ordered to help Yuanmou quell the rebellion!
I believed your big-headed ghost!
Wan and Ruan Yunjia didn't believe that Mu Tianbo was so kind. He really wanted to send this few people to help?
To put it nicely, they are actually here to supervise the battle. To put it more bluntly, they are here to monitor them.
However, Ruan Yunjia still enthusiastically welcomed Long Zaitian into the camp and asked a subordinate to pretend to be Wang Shuo, because Long Zaitian did not know Wang Shuo and Wan could not show up.
Long Zaitian was a loyal supporter of Prince Mu's palace, so he hated Ruan Yunjia very much. When they first met, he scolded him, saying that he was not a good person who could eat things inside and outside. Ruan Yunjia was good-tempered and kept accusing him, saying that he was imprisoned because of his adoptive father. He had evil intentions after killing him, and now he just wanted to atone for his sins, etc. It wasn't until Long Zaitian cursed him hard and his anger was gone that he returned to the topic: how to conquer Wu Bikui quickly and effectively.
In this regard, Ruan Yunjia expressed full confidence. Wu Bikui was already a lost dog. He was beaten into such a bad shape by the coalition forces before. Now he has no desire to fight again and has no strength to resist. He is hiding in his den and lingering and dare not go out. As long as the army If you push him over, he won't be able to hold it any longer and will surrender within a few moments.
Seeing what he said, Long Zaitian poured two basins of cold water on him. The first basin was that there were more than ten large and small villages around Yuanmou County, all of which were armed by Wubikui's local family. To attack the county, these villages must be destroyed first. , not that easy.
Secondly, Prince Mu’s Mansion does not want Wu Bikui to surrender, Wu Bikui is going to die!
Ruan Yunjia immediately heard the hidden meaning of warning and threat. This was to scare the monkeys and scare the tigers. It was also a kind of kindness. See, you are so lucky to have agreed to cooperate. Otherwise, you will surely die like Wu Bikui.
Of course, Ruan Yunjia could hear the implication of these words, and expressed sincerely that they would comply with the results required by Prince Mu's Palace, and also came up with a detailed attack plan. Long Zaitian nodded from time to time, and seemed to agree with the plan. , and Ruan Yunjia took the opportunity to get close to him and asked him for advice. After all, Long Zaitian had defeated Wu Bikui. He was very experienced and had the right to speak in this area. But as he spoke, Ruan Yunjia began to talk about him, leaving no trace of him. The topic was directed elsewhere, for example, why was Long Zaitian the only one here? Where were the other chieftains, and where were there so many soldiers and horses? What was going on over there at the border?
Long Zaitian didn't seem to have any precautions, but he said a lot, why you bombed so many holes in Kunming City and killed so many people, so manpower is needed to repair the defense, and Wu Bikui has not yet been pacified. , naturally the army cannot withdraw, and they even directly stated that of course they must be more careful with you. As for the border, Yang Weizhi has led five thousand troops there (actually three thousand). As long as there is any trouble there, troops and horses will be immediately dispatched to support...
Ruan Yunjia thought in her mind, if Yang Weizhi took away 5,000 people at once, wouldn't Kunming city be empty? Oh, yes, it must be some officers and soldiers plus some chieftain soldiers, so that there are not many guards in Kunming now, otherwise they I went to fight Wu Bikui by myself. I was just worried that the Wan family would sneak attack me as soon as I left the city, so I asked the Wan family to cooperate and gave Sha Dingzhou this chance to survive!
"Long Chieftain, do you think Zhang Xianzhong really dares to enter Yunnan?" Ruan Yunjia looked concerned, Long Zaitian said with disdain: "The Xian thief had a bad fight with some chieftains in Sichuan, so he himself The fire is imminent, and there is no intention of entering Yunnan. The Duke of Guo has sent more troops back to Sichuan to defend the country, just to take precautions before it happens."
Ruan Yunjia felt happy in his heart. He thought that Long Zaitian had said this to him on purpose. This was called hiding something. There must be some trouble there, otherwise it would be impossible to send 5,000 troops there at once and let all the chieftains protect him. Kunming is ready to call for help!
The few people chatted for nearly half an hour, and Long Zaitian urged to break camp. There were still hundreds of miles to go to Yuanmou and they had to rush as soon as possible. Prince Mu's palace was eager to put down the civil strife, and did not have so much patience for Wan's family. Dilly-dallying.
There is no need to elaborate on the hardships of driving all night in the rain and on rugged mountain roads. Long Zaitian led hundreds of soldiers and horses to follow behind. Ruan Yunjia and Wan Shi in the front army whispered and repeated what they had just said. Wan Shi He kept sneering and said nothing. Mu Tianbo was really wary of himself at every turn, but what the heck, I'm sorry you can't figure out my conspiracy.
Ningzhou (today's Huaning) is the territory of Lu Yongming. Historical data calls his family Lu Tusi. It is an ancient tribe. It can be traced to the Shu Han period. In the early Ming Dynasty, after Fu Youde, Lan Yu, and Mu Ying pacified Yunnan. , Zhu Yuanzhang gave this tribe the surname "Lu" until it was later surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. It took a total of 405 years and 21 generations of 26 people.
There is no doubt that he is another powerful hereditary local boss!
What is fortunate and gratifying is that Lu Yongming and Long Zaitian are as loyal to Prince Mu's house!
Long Zaitian told Ruan Yunjia that Lu Yongming was in Kunming and his troops were also there. In fact, he had already pretended to go north to Huichuan to defend Ningzhou a few days ago, and he was also accompanied by Mu Tianbo's powerful generals. Li Dazhi.
It goes without saying what they are going to do. The Wan family went to conquer Wu Bikui. How could Chang Yu and Mu Tianbo let go of such a good opportunity in Amizhou and Mengzi emptiness? Didn't the Wan family immediately take advantage of the emptiness in Kunming to besiege it? City, let me ask who the sky bypasses, the retribution of this world will come as soon as it is mentioned.
However, in order to deceive others, Lu Yongming and Li Dazhi did not bring many troops, only more than a thousand people!
This force is obviously not enough. Even though the base camp of Shadingzhou is empty at this time, its terrain is dangerous and it is not easy to attack it!
But this was not difficult for Lu Yongming. After he returned to Ningzhou, he immediately mobilized his best troops and formed a team of 3,000 people in one day, ready to go. At this time, Wanshi went to Yuanmou to attack Wu Bikui's three thousand soldiers and horses, which had just passed the border of Ningzhou. They had no idea that Lu Yongming was preparing to explode Wanshi's chrysanthemum.
Lu Yongming was very murderous. He was loyal to Prince Mu's palace, and Sha Dingzhou was a traitor. It was only right to destroy him. For private purposes, Wan's troops burned, killed and plundered when they passed through his territory. If he didn't avenge this, how could he convince the people? In addition, Chang Yu had previously said that after breaking the sand and establishing the continent, the territory would be equally divided!
Therefore, whether public or private, he is determined to clear up Shadingzhou's territory, and the first place he will bear the brunt of is Amizhou, which is adjacent to its territory!
If he had been allowed to attack Amizhou in the past, he would have known that he would be hard-pressed to face the powerful Sha Dingzhou and Lu Yongming. But now that Sha Dingzhou and Tang Jiabin were captured, three of his four generals died, and the remaining one They also went to Yuanmou to attack Wu Bikui. Now there was only the old witch and some remnant soldiers left, so they wouldn't be afraid of a head-on attack, not to mention they were planning a sneak attack.
Yes, at this time, Lu Yongming and Li Dazhi didn't know that Wan actually went to Yuanmou with the army, and that Wang Shuo stayed behind in Ami Prefecture, but these were not important to them, and they didn't care no matter who was in charge, because They also have a great god sitting here, Ji Jike, who is very talkative!
Chang Yu has always played chess with a sure-fire move. As long as he makes a move, he will never give you another chance. He wants to use his strength to eradicate the two forces of Wu Bikui and Wan in one fell swoop. It is impossible for the two families to kill each other, and it is easy for variables to occur, such as the two families secretly having an affair.
So, you still have to rely on yourself for everything! It would be best for the two families to kill each other and kill both of them. If something unexpected happened, they would not be afraid and could eradicate them in one fell swoop at the minimum cost. So when Ruan Yunjia agreed to cooperate, Ji Jike led the 500 soldiers of the Black Eagle Battalion to connect Li Dazhi and Lu Yongming began to take detours.
And this is just one of the superficial chess pieces!
As early as when people informed Wan that they were talking about cooperation, some of the little chieftains outside Kunming were told by Mu Tianbo that the war was over and they went back to their hometowns to rest and recuperate. But did they really go back to their hometowns?
No! Chang Yu expected that the Wan family would definitely agree to cooperate. The reason was very simple. She wanted to delay time. If she refused, Mu Tianbo might immediately launch an attack. In that case, she would be overthrown due to lack of preparation. Moreover, she also wanted to let Sha Ding In order to keep Zhou alive, she wanted to wait for a chance to turn over...
Therefore, Chang Yu made arrangements in advance and asked these chieftains to return to their hometowns to rest. In fact, they were marching in a roundabout way, but the goal was not Ami Prefecture, but Mengzi, which is adjacent to it and is directly south of it! Lead by Hao Yaoqi and Diao Xun!
Yunnan has many mountains and a long circuitous journey, so they left early.
This is a sure-kill move for Chang Yu. Either he won't move, or if he wants to move, he'll hit him from both sides with one shot to the heart!
He calculated that once the Wan family agreed to cooperate to fight against Wu Bikui, Ami Prefecture and Mengzi would be empty. Although they would be prepared, the focus of defense would be on Ami Prefecture, because this side would bear the brunt, and Mengzi would be Great rear!
