Dao Tan was afraid of the main force of the Ming Dynasty, so he took action to capture Ejia because he was sure that the main force of the Ming Dynasty would not be able to catch up. Especially on heavy rain days, the mountain road was extremely difficult to travel. But who would have expected that the commander of Chu Xiongwei actually led his troops to rush over. Less than half an hour after he defeated Ejia!
The person coming is Cheng Mao. He is good at striking and charging. It is said that this man can kill more than ten people with a big sword!
As a commander in Yunnan, there are not many idiots. There are many chieftains here, and the sergeants of the guard station are always faced with possible wars. Each guard station has more or less participated in the war against the chieftains.
Cheng Mao was no exception. When he conquered Annan, he was still a member of a hundred households. After he came back, he was promoted to a thousand households. After conquering 800 Dadian, he was promoted to commander. The sergeants of the guard station took out the Chuxiong Mansion to practice raids, and from time to time intimidated the local chieftains, and naturally the passer-by Le Diansi was indispensable.
Dao talked about the process more than ten times. Although he never saw this person take action, he showed great pressure.
Facing this kind of person, who was still the main force of the Ming Dynasty, Dao Tan did not dare to fight, so he had to run away with all his strength. Dao Tan's understanding was correct. Cheng Maoshan attacked and charged fiercely. He only brought more than 400 people with him, but he chased and killed nearly 2,000 people. Even after killing through Ejia City, there was no sign of withdrawing his troops.
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty descended from the mountain like fierce tigers, and the swords in their hands were bound to draw blood. However, the chieftain soldiers of Zhelediansi became fleeing lambs. In addition, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were as powerful as a rainbow, and their shouts of killing were loud. These chieftain soldiers who did not know the reality were even more frightened. Out of fear, some people simply surrendered.
Cheng Hao raised his hand, wiped the blood from his face, and stopped as he looked at the dim night. The fleeing chieftain soldiers have entered the mountains and forests, including Dao Tan!
Huang Ting grabbed a chieftain soldier by his hair and slammed it against a rock on the side. He turned to look at Cheng Mao and asked for orders: "Even sword talk has become a lost dog. There must be no ambush in the mountains and forests. I will lead people to chase him!" Cheng Hao raised his hand to stop the sergeant and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Dao Tan can survive tonight, but he won't survive this month. There is no need for Zheledian Division to exist! Our mission is to garrison Ejia , Now the movements of Jingdong Mansion and Zhenyuan Mansion are unknown, we must mobilize the people in Ejia City to defend well."
"I'm really unwilling!" Huang Ting stared at the forest not far away and put the knife on his sleeve to wipe it. It's not that Cheng Hao doesn't want to chase, but because it's dark, the field of vision is unclear, and there are many shelters in the mountains and forests. Once people go in and hide in the dark, it's difficult to find them. What's more, these people must have scattered and escaped when they entered the mountains and forests. He only had such a little bit in his hands. Manpower, how to disperse and pursue?
The most important thing is that the garrison of Ejia is a big deal, and the elimination of Dao Tan is the second. Taking more than 700 prisoners with him, Cheng Mao returned to Ejia City.
The blood in the county government is still wet. Cheng Mao looked at Chu Zhong and Chu Ping who died tragically, and at Chu Qu and Chu Ling'er who were kneeling beside them. He pulled the two subordinates and asked them clearly. Hearing that the people of the Chu family would die to serve the country, would they die? Kneeling at the enemy, infinite admiration arose in my heart.
"Send Chu Zhongzhi to Chu County!" Cheng Mao saluted solemnly. Huang Ting and other sergeants knelt on one knee and sent the heroic spirit away.
When the county magistrate Zhou Guan saw Cheng Mao and others coming, he stood up and commanded: "Ejia City is no longer safe. The top priority now is to evacuate the people in the city."
"Who are you?" Cheng Hao asked coldly.
"County Magistrate Zhou Guan! Now that Magistrate Chu has left, I have the final say in Ejia City!" Zhou Guan said bluntly. Cheng Mao looked at the dead Chu Zhong and asked in a deep voice: "When Chu Zhong died to serve his country, where were you? Were you kneeling to beg for life or standing to beg for death?" Zhou Guan's face changed: "We are keeping this. Strength, keep the green hills, don't worry about not having firewood!" Cheng Hao sneered, and walked towards Zhou Guan step by step: "Cheng has lived for more than forty years, and this is the first time I heard someone say that surrendering and kneeling to the enemy preserves strength! Does Chu Zhixian feel heartbroken when he sees you kneeling down? Your loyalty is in the sky, your pride is on the ground, and you are kneeling down!" When Zhou Guan saw Cheng Mao draw out his knife, he backed away: "You, what do you want? I’m a civil servant!”
"So what?" Cheng Hao asked coldly. Zhou Guan gritted his teeth: "Generals have no duty to deal with civil servants. Even if I make a big mistake, I will be dealt with by the chief minister, the staff, the court and the emperor. If you dare to be disrespectful to me, you will be punished by death!" Cheng Mao stared and raised his sword: "If you can't wait to die, how will your loyal soul rest in peace?!" The heavy sword struck hard!
Ding! Huang Ting took two steps back, but Zhou Guan had been kicked to the ground. Cheng Mao stared at Huang Ting, furious.
Huang Ting put away the knife and looked at Cheng Hao: "Commander, the guardsmen have no authority to deal with civilian officials. This is a capital crime! I also wish I could kill such a boneless person, but I can't!" Seeing that Zhou Guan was saved, he quickly stood up and thanked him. : "Thank you Huang Qianhu." Huang Ting raised her foot and kicked Zhou Guan hard in the crotch. Looking at Zhou Guan who fell to the ground with a lot of air coming in but little air coming out, he gritted his teeth and said: "What kind of man is a man who can even kneel to his enemies? If you are not a man, why should you keep a bird on your crotch?" Zhou Guan was twitching in pain, unable to say a word, and even unable to breathe. After an unknown period of time, he suddenly gasped like a drowning man. .
Cheng Mao did not take action again. Military generals have no authority to kill civil servants. The news of killing civil servants without permission reached the capital. If the emperor could spare himself, then the civil servants would not spare him. This kind of precedent would never be allowed by the civil servants.
"According to the "Military System of the Ming Dynasty", "Wartime Control of the Ministry of War", and "Wartime Powers of the Guards Station of the Fifth Military Governor's Office", now that Yunnan has entered a state of war, the sergeants of the guard station can directly take over the county seat on the orders of the governor, and the county government must obey the guard station If there are documents from the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army to meet the needs of the sergeants, the Guard Office can also take over the state capital!"
"Now the documents from the Ministry of War and the Fifth Army Governor's Office have not yet been delivered, but the order from the Yunnan Governor has been given. From now on, Ejia City will be handed over to Chu Xiongwei for control, and the county government will assist in city defense matters. Chu Qu, you come to take over the county government on behalf of my father. , Ejia City is under martial law, and each household has one person to participate in the city defense. From today on, the city gates are closed, and no one is allowed to leave without military orders. Food and supplies are prepared by the county government..." Cheng Hao took out the documents and turned around. Leave the county government to arrange city defense matters.
Chu Qu stood up, pulled his younger sister Chu Ling'er up, wiped away Chu Ling'er's tears, and said softly: "You will be responsible for guarding the funeral of my father, mother, and second brother. I have to go to work and guard Ejia City. Let down their sacrifice." Chu Ling'er lowered her head and burst into tears.
Just as Ejia City was reinforcing its defenses and it was getting dark early in the morning, there was already a lot of noise in Yunnan Mansion and Yunnan Dusi.
Pingxi Hou Musheng was holding a document to review, while Yu Rang, the commander of the Yunnan capital, was staring at a map. Hua Ying, Shi Qi, Cheng Kuan, Zhu Gui and others were discussing military strategy at the sand table.
Imperial College students Guo Yao, Jiang Chen, Qiang Min, Gong Ni and others formed a group of five to discuss the current situation.
Ding ding. The sound of a spoon hitting a porcelain bowl was heard, and everyone fell silent. Yu Rang looked at Mu Sheng, and seeing him nodding, he turned his attention to the Imperial College students and asked, "Guo Yao, can you guys come up with a countermeasure?" The reason why it was Guo Yao was that this person had an unusual identity.
Guo Yao is the sixth son of Guo Ying, and Guo Ying is the Marquis of Wuding. This man is also from a famous family. Although it is not his turn to inherit the Marquis, his family background is there.
The most important thing is that Guo Yao is the one who leads the team among this group of students from the Imperial Military Academy. He can become the team leader not because of Guo Ying's background, but because of his true talent and practical learning, which is the result of repeated assessments by the Military Academy!
There is no regard for background within the Imperial College. Even if the son of a feudal lord goes there, he will receive no preferential treatment like an ordinary prison student.
When Guo Yao saw Yu Rang's question, he stepped forward and said humbly: "Nowadays, the chieftains in Yunnan are in rebellion, and there are signs of great chaos. However, a careful analysis of the chieftains' strength, combat power and combat characteristics revealed that they relied too much on close combat. They also lack strategy and tend to swarm forward and overwhelm people with numbers. After discussion, we believe that the main force of Dusi can choose a wide area and lead Mengmeng to come forward on his own initiative." Yu Rang frowned: "In this case, how can it be done? Don't you want to give up some places?" Guo Yao nodded slightly: "Abandoning some states and counties is to gather the scattered chieftain soldiers and eliminate them in one fell swoop. Now they are eager to win, which can prove that there is hope for rebellion. As long as the chieftains send If someone pretends to retreat, they will definitely pursue them."
"What about the people in the state and county?" Yu Rang asked. Guo Yao smiled and said: "Of course I will move out. If I really can't move, I will hide in the mountains for a period of time. The chieftain launched the war with the purpose of occupying the city and defeating the Yunnan capital and garrison. It was not aimed at the local people, and most of them would not massacre. Common people, these people are their fellow citizens." The commander, Hua Ying, was a little dissatisfied: "Wouldn't this make them more powerful?" Guo Yao smiled faintly, saluted Hua Ying and said, "The art of war is to eliminate them. Being powerful does not depend on momentum. What's more, they have momentum now, and when the war starts, they will better understand what despair is. This is the best way to save troops, avoid scattered operations, and reduce the chieftains running around disrupting the place. ." Mu Sheng picked up the tea bowl and asked softly: "Dao Gengmeng is not an idiot, what are you going to do to lure him here?"
"Food, a lot of food." Guo Yao said seriously. Mu Sheng nodded slightly. For Yunnan Tusi, besides population, the most valuable asset is food, so there is nothing wrong with using food as bait.
"Choose where to fight. You can't let us stay in Yunnan Mansion and wait for the enemy to attack, right?" Mu Sheng looked at Guo Yao.
Guo Yao shook his head slightly: "That's impossible. If we allow the enemy to attack Yunnan Prefecture, the imperial court will be dissatisfied with us. We suggest that the generals send troops first to Xinhua Prefecture and open a battlefield to the north of Wuliang Mountain. In this way, some of them can be defeated The chieftain soldiers can also attract the main chieftains to come to fight there. The most important thing is that not far from Xinhuazhou is the Zuonengzhaisi and Cheche, so Dao Gengmeng and others have to send troops!" Mu Sheng understood. The group of people wanted to go to Xinhuazhou to dig a stake and wait for the rabbit... Just when Mu Sheng, Yu Rang and others thought that Guo Yao had finished speaking, Guo Yao said quietly: "This is the plan of the main force of the Yunnan Dusi. As for us, We want to be the non-main force in this battle, so what? Mr. Marquis, are you in command? Can you give us 10,000 sergeants? We want to go over the mountains and go to the lair in the car. It’s not easy to come, but we have to do it. Earn some military merit and go back to work..."
