Outside the large tent of Lizhou Military Camp, the guard at the door was dazzled by the light reflected from the goggles facing him. He couldn't help but squint his eyes and saw clearly that the people coming were General Zhou Mengxiong and others. The guard's expression immediately changed.

He became tense and his body became straighter.

"Ding Ding frame" there was a noise of metal collision, and a group of armored generals followed Zhou Mengxiong into the tent. Zhou Mengxiong saw the awe on the faces of the guards and was very satisfied. In the army

, everyone from the generals to the soldiers is afraid of him, which is exactly the prestige he needs to establish; people will obey if they are afraid of themselves, and even if they occasionally make unreasonable demands, the soldiers will not dare to raise objections. Deal with these reckless men.

, sticks and majesty are the most useful and simple things.

So sometimes Zhou Mengxiong thinks that Zhang Ning is not a good general. If he personally manages the army and fights, he may not be able to do anything bad. Because Zhang Ning's temperament is too gentle, he can't act like that at all.

To restrain a large number of soldiers, the so-called forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. If you don't give them some clues, let's see if they will go to the house and uncover the tiles!

However, Zhou Mengxiong secretly had to admit that Zhang Ning's son-in-law was a decent person in power. To check, balance and control the forces of all parties, it was not possible to rely only on sound and appearance. Among the people with higher status in all parties, there were relatively few fools.

Now, it’s easy for everyone to see if a person is just fierce on the surface but actually has no means, and everyone is not too scared to do that.

"Salute!" Suddenly a loud shout was heard. All the generals stood still, raised their arms straight, and looked seriously at Zhou Mengxiong, who had just walked into the middle.

Zhou Mengxiong just nodded and waved for everyone to separate and find their places.

What Zhou Mengxiong was holding in his hand was the order he had just received from Wuchang. He paced back and forth for a few steps in front of the throne above, but did not go up. He just stood below, holding the military order in both hands, and bowed to the top.

After bowing, he said: "The order of the King of Xiang." He knew this in his heart, and his posture was enough to prevent anyone from going to Wuchang behind his back to make irresponsible remarks.

Naturally, he has no strength and reputation, and has no intention of being disloyal. At the same time, he also wants to be restrained by himself. Among the soldiers and horses, he does not control the most or the most skilled people. There are also the Yao family and his son in Yuezhou, and Yu Qian in Wuchang and Jiangxi.

and Wei Bin and others. Not only that, after the establishment of the Sixth Cabinet in Wuchang, all local financial powers have been taken back. Now Lizhou Camp wants to launch a war to prepare food supplies and military expenditures, and must obtain an order from the Ministry of Revenue; Zhou Mengxiong’s words do not apply to the local government

He did not dare to overstep his authority and order the government. Firearms were directly allocated from Wuchang, and ammunition came from the Changde Ordnance Bureau workshop. Zhou Mengxiong, the yamen in these places, had no right to interfere. In less than a year, the decentralization of power has been basically completed. How dare he easily

Self-respect for supporting troops?

Zhou Mengxiong put away his thoughts, looked at the words on the paper carefully and said: "To build the country's troops, it is not for oneself to fight, but to raise troops to attack unjustly..." After reading the first sentence, Zhou Mengxiong felt that the order was drafted by Zhang Ning himself.

Because it is very similar to his argument. Zhang Ning was born as a scholar, and many of his articles and government decrees were written by him, and his ideas were clear when he wrote.

After receiving the order from the Ministry of War, Lizhou began to prepare to march into the Miao territory of Wuling Mountain. Li Wenda, a relative of Zhou Mengxiong's subordinates, volunteered and received the military order. Two sentries were assembled, each with about 750 people, plus the number of soldiers.

There were nearly 2,000 soldiers and cooks in the army. Zhou Mengxiong thought that this number should not be too much. If there were too many people in the mountainous areas and the roads were difficult to travel and supplies would be difficult, he was afraid that the Miao king would not be able to afford the required food. Then he made an agreement with the Miao envoy

In order to cooperate, Li Wenda was ordered to march to the southwest.

There was little information in the Miao territory, and the old man was in cahoots with the Suzaku Army, so the Miao people knew nothing about it. When Li Wenda of the Suzaku Army crossed Luxi and headed west by boat, the old man suddenly announced at La'er Mountain that he wanted to accept the Ming Dynasty.

The canonization of Emperor Jianwen suddenly led to internal disputes.

Soon after, the Miao people discovered the Ming army and a guide of the Miao army on the Wuxi River, and then they realized the seriousness of the matter. The Miao king, the old man, had obviously planned to do something serious. The old man insisted that the Ming army came.

The guards protecting Jianwen's envoy were ordered not to attack or disturb the various tribes.

Shi He and other leaders objected to surrendering to the Ming court. They made a fuss but could do nothing for the time being. In their haste, they were unable to assemble a large army. It was midsummer and the farming season was busy. Most of the soldiers went home and were busy taking care of the farmers.

Yes, it will take only one or two months to gather a large army.

The old man was naturally in the mood to argue with them. Anyway, with the passage of time, the guide would be able to bring the Ming army into the mountains. He declared in the village that the Ming court would grant the title of Miao King and would not directly interfere with the Miao territory from now on.

In order to solve the problem, only nominal submission to the Central Plains Dynasty is the long-term solution. Many elders of various ethnic groups present were not even clear about the external situation, nor could they distinguish the difference between Jianwen and Xuande. But there was finally someone who understood, Shi He immediately pointed out

Even if you want to surrender to the Central Plains dynasty, you should accept the canonization of Emperor Xuande of Beijing, not Emperor Jianwen of Wuchang. It is also said that Emperor Jianwen was a rebel at this time. Not only is it not a long-term solution for Miao Jiang to have a relationship with him, but it may lead to fire.

The old man wanted the emperor of the capital to give him a golden book, but I'm afraid that was wishful thinking.

Fortunately, reason is not the most important thing. The manpower currently available to Shi He and others is not enough to form an absolute advantage over King Miao's party members. If there is a most serious internal fight, many people who were flatterers before will not be willing to shed blood and sacrifice their lives. He has no ability.

The order was given in the name of the Miao people. Many people who took advantage of the situation began to make good friends with the Miao king in private.

However, Shi He and other leaders who supported the Shiren Sect knew that they were coming for them and there was no way out. As the news of the Ming army came closer, the conflict became irreconcilable. The leader Shi He thought that this was the juncture and directly launched an army against Miao.

It was difficult for the king to get support, so he hastily decided to deal with the invading Ming army first.

Shi He gathered members of his clan and the Wu family's Ma family, armed with weapons and waiting for work in the dangerous area of ​​Wuxi River, preparing to use the steep mountains and rivers to harass the Ming army and continue to consume its strength. This tactic has been tried and tested, and the Miao people were attacked many times in the early Ming Dynasty.

, have all suffered this kind of hardship, and coupled with the unfamiliar terrain and unacclimated conditions, they have failed miserably several times.

But this time was different from the past. The Ming army had internal support from the Miao people. The Miao king not only directly sent people to act as guides and vanguards, but was also responsible for gathering intelligence and providing a large amount of food, herbs and other materials. Li Wenda's army had obtained the Shiren religion in advance.

After hearing the news of the gathering of troops, they changed their strategy of passively sticking to the route along the river and took the initiative to attack. They landed at a place called Weiji Mountain, led by the Miao forwards, and rushed to the mountain stronghold.

There was no suspense at all in the Battle of Dustpan Mountain. The Ming army climbed up the mountainside below the mountain stronghold and did not get close to the Miao people's crossbows and bamboo poles. They directly fired with light cavalry cannons in turn, blowing up most of its fortifications, and then the musketeers gathered together.

Using a three-round shooting tactic to attack head-on, the Miao people dispersed. The rebels fled into the mountains and forests by virtue of their familiarity with the terrain, but at this time the Miao king's troops arrived and dispersed into the mountains to guerrilla. The rebels were defeated in one battle.

Li Wenda successfully entered La'er Mountain, and the army was stationed in various cottages on Shirendong Mountain. These houses were built by the Shiren Cult, and they had fled. In addition to the soldiers, there were also a group of Taoist priests who played and beat each other every day.

Very lively.

After Li Wenda arrived at La'er Mountain, in addition to meeting with the Miao King, he first was busy building a stone tablet and engraved his great achievements on it. Then he asked the Miao King to recruit mountain people from far and near, and asked the Miao people to publicize it among the crowd every day. They said

The giant stone man in the cave is an evil god, and if he doesn't do good things, it will only bring disaster. Only by asking the Taoist priest to invite the great god from Lingxiao Temple to seal the evil god can the world avoid disaster.

So Li Wenda and his generals drank the rice wine sent by King Miao in the stronghold, and asked the Taoist priests to practice the ritual every day. At the same time, they ordered the soldiers to quietly bury gunpowder in the ground under the entrance of the stone cave. After seven or eight days of this, Li Wenda

Then he announced that he was going to commit suicide.

A group of Taoist priests beat gongs and drums and sang all the Taoist scriptures for a long time. Then an old Taoist danced like crazy in front of everyone. Human beings thought that he was possessed by a god. The old Taoist pointed his wooden sword towards the entrance of the cave and muttered something. Everyone was watching.

It was strange, and suddenly there was a deafening "boom" sound, and the earth suddenly shook. Earth and rocks flew around in the smoke, and the entrance of the cave collapsed in the smoke. The mountain people were stunned, and many people knelt down and worshiped with all their strength.

kowtow.

After Li Wenda finished this, he asked King Miao to build a temple on the mountain and enshrine the statue of the Yellow Emperor in it, so that the evil god could be suppressed for ten thousand years. King Miao and some knowledgeable leaders knew that it was a gunpowder explosion.

, but at this time, we have to resort to tricks, as long as we can scare the people.

After some time, Wuchang actually sent a golden book of edicts to confer the title of King Miao, and ordered the Bai family to succeed the Miao King hereditary and not to replace him. Li Wenda was granted the title of Military General by Emperor Jianwen, and became famous in the first battle. From an unknown commander, Li Wenda

He directly became a famous general.

After this incident, when Zhou Mengxiong was drinking and discussing with his guests, he suddenly made a speech, saying that wars often broke out in the mountainous areas and the border areas, and the reasons were obvious. Indeed, the cause of rebellion in some places was that border generals and officials colluded and acted perversely, forcing the border people to rebel, and then the border generals

Sending troops to quell chaos, wasting people and money, and then becoming famous. It can be said that one general can achieve great success and wither away thousands of bones.

However, this victory did not have much repercussions in Wuchang. The courtiers only said a few words of congratulations when they met at the cabinet. Zhang Ning asked Xu Wenjun to send the victory report to the palace for Bai Fengjiao to see in person, and then left the matter behind.

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Chapter completed!