Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 385 Are All Ruthless
Sha Dingzhou knew very well that with only [-] local soldiers from the two chieftains of Ami Prefecture and Mengzi, it would be no problem to dominate Yunnan. The other chieftains were not his opponents, let alone Mu Tianbo.

However, if the Ming court conscripts a large army to come to conquer, then it is absolutely impossible for the [-] local soldiers in Ami Prefecture and Mengzi to hold back. Seeing that, these guys will immediately scatter like birds and beasts, and it would be good if they don't hit themselves in turn.

For this, Sha Dingzhou still has a very clear understanding.

Therefore, it is the best choice to seek the imperial court's recognition to replace the Mu family. As long as he obtains the approval of the Ming court, he will have the real power to issue orders and crusade against the big and small chieftains in Yunnan.

Then with his ability in Shadingzhou, the unification of Yunnan is a certainty.

When the unification of Yunnan is completed, he, Sha Dingzhou, will have the strength to challenge the Ming court.

But Sha Dingzhou couldn’t say the words of replacing Mujiashizhen in Yunnan, he had to ask someone else to say it, and this person had to have weight, otherwise the emperor wouldn’t believe it.

And Wang Xigon is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

Because Wang Xigun Ding Muyou was the left servant of the Ministry of Officials before, and was in charge of the government.

Therefore, despite Wang Xigon's bad attitude, Sha Dingzhou was not angry.

"Zao Zuozuka, I have already explained the truth." Sha Dingzhou said very patiently, "I, Sha Dingzhou, really have no intention of rebelling against the Ming and self-reliance. , and you have also seen that after the uprising, I, Sha Dingzhou, did not kill innocent people indiscriminately, and all the officials from various prefectures and states stayed in office."

"Sha Dingzhou, I advise you not to bother with it." Wang Xigun said contemptuously, "You have to hide your little thoughts from my eyes? It is impossible for me to write this letter for you."

Sha Dingzhou couldn't help but see a haze in the depths of his eyes.

At this moment, Sha Dingzhou really wanted to kill Wang Xigun with a single knife.

But soon, Sha Dingzhou abruptly controlled his emotions again.

"Zao Zuozuka is unwilling to recommend the Sha family's family town Yunnan to the imperial court, and I will not force you."

"But it's always okay to write a letter of persuasion to Yang Weizhi in Chuxiong City, right?"

"Zao Zuozhong, my patience has a limit. In order to prevent the lives of the Han people in Chuxiong City, I have tolerated Yang Weizhi again and again, but if he is stubborn again, I'm afraid I can only issue a death order to the chieftains. , after Chuxiong City is broken, no chicken or dog will be left behind!"

After saying this, he said again: "I hope Zuo Zhongzai can persuade you with good words."

After Sha Dingzhou finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the prisoner camp. If he didn't leave again, he was worried that he would lose control of his emotions, so he directly chopped Wang Xigong with a knife. This dog official is really hateful.

As soon as he left the prison camp, he saw the general Du Qifei rushing towards him.

"General Mansion, it's bad!" Seeing Sha Dingzhou, Du Qifei panicked and reported, "I just received an urgent report from Pingyiwei, saying that the imperial army has killed Pingyiwei, and there are tens of thousands of people!"

"The imperial army?" Sha Dingzhou's face suddenly changed when he heard the words.

But the next moment, Sha Dingzhou's expression returned to normal: "Why are you panicking? What is there to panic about? The imperial army is exhausted from afar, and they are not familiar with the terrain and climate here. Even hundreds of thousands of people are not afraid."

"Yes, yes, yes, the government is right, the general lost his temper." Du Qifei hastily apologized.

"Let's go back to the big tent first." Sha Dingzhou asked Du Qifei as he walked, "Madam and Mr. Tang are both in the big tent, right?"

"Yes, they are all in the big tent." Du Qifei said quickly, "They are all waiting for you to go back to the general office to make big decisions."

Hurrying back to the big tent in the Mengzi camp, Sha Dingzhou saw his wife Wan Shi and his confidant Tang Jiabin, but only saw Wan Shi with buck teeth, dark complexion and extremely stout figure.

So Sha Dingzhou is really a ruthless person, in order to strengthen his own strength, he did not hesitate to sacrifice his appearance.

When Sha Dingzhou was just eighteen years old and married into Ami Prefecture, Wan's was nearly forty years old, almost twenty years older than Sha Dingzhou, so he could be his grandmother.

But it was also because of this that Wan Shi really loved this little husband to the bottom of his heart.

In order to please Sha Dingzhou, the Wan family first killed his own son and made Sha Dingzhou the chieftain of Ami Prefecture, and then helped Sha Dingzhou expel his elder brother, Sha Dinghai, and made Sha Dingzhou the chieftain. Mengzi toast.

By the way, Sha Dinghai also married into Ami Prefecture and was also one of Wan's ex-husbands.

Tang Jiajie, the staff member, is a good-looking talent. This gentleman was originally a student of Lin'an Prefecture. Because of repeated failures, he had a deep resentment towards Daming, and eventually became a lackey of Shadingzhou's sect.

[Note: Lin'an Mansion here is a mansion in Yunnan]

"Husband, has Wang Xigun let go?" Wan asked with concern.

"No, this dog official is very stubborn." Sha Dingzhou was a little annoyed, and said again, "But it doesn't make any sense to talk about it now, the imperial army has already reached Yunnan."

Sha Dingzhou would be even more desperate if he knew that it was Chongzhen's royal conquest.

"That's right." Wan Shi said worriedly, "It seems that there is no way to get better this time."

"General Mansion, Mistress, there are only two roads before us." Tang Jiabin folded his shoulders together and said, "One is to abandon Kunming City, withdraw to the old village of Ergelong, and stick to it. The Ming Dynasty sent a large army to expedition thousands of miles to Yunnan, costing more than one million a day? The trend cannot last, and the Ming army will collapse within half a year."

This dog leg is still a bit level, and he can accurately estimate the logistical limit of the Ming army.

But the Wan family is reluctant to part with Kunming City, she likes Kunming City too much and loves the Duke of Qian's Mansion too much.

At that moment, Wan Shi asked, "Brother-in-law, besides giving up Kunming City, what is the second way?"

Tang Jiabin is also a ruthless person, and unexpectedly married Wan's equally ugly younger sister.

"Back to the mistress, the second way is to use all the [-] elites from Ami Prefecture and Mengzi to defend the Pingyiwei, the gate of Yunnan!"

Tang Jiabin is not only a ruthless person, but also a smart person. He never regards himself as brother-in-law in front of Wanshi and Sha Dingzhou, but always upholds the etiquette of his subordinates.

"At the same time, we must also offer great gifts to Dongchuan Chieftain Lu Wanzhaolu Wanzhao Brothers, Ningzhou Tushi Lu Yongming, Jingdong Chieftain Diao Xun, and Cheng'e Chieftain Wang Yangzu to let them send troops to harass the officials of the Ming Dynasty. After the death of the army, in this way, the Ming army can only last for half a year at most, and after half a year, they will inevitably run out of food and retreat."

"I'm afraid this is inappropriate." Wan frowned, "What should Mu Tianbo and Yang Weizhi take advantage of to attack Kunming?"

"We can be suspicious of the army to scare them." Tang Jiabin said, "After the general government leads the elite to leave, it can send a general to lead thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled to pretend to be elite, and station troops on the east bank of the Jiudu River to defend against Yang Zhiwei's advance. , then Mu Tianbo and Yang Weizhi must think that this is the general government's plan to lure the snake out of the hole, and then shrink back to Chuxiong."

After a short pause, he continued: "But there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Sooner or later, the imperial army will know that Yang Weizhi is still fighting in the corner of Chuxiong, and will definitely send someone to contact Yang Weizhi. When Yang Weizhi knows that the imperial army has arrived, he will definitely send troops. Attack Kunming, but it will take at least three months."

Wan said: "That is to say, Kunming must hold out for at least three months under the attack that Yang Wei knows?"

"Returning to the mistress, that's what it means." Tang Jiabin said confidently, "If the imperial army can't break through the Pingyiwei, they will definitely retreat within half a year. At that time, the general government will lead the elite soldiers of Ami Prefecture and Mengzi back Teacher Kunming can just take advantage of this opportunity to wipe out Yang Weizhi's troops in one fell swoop. Yang Weizhi's defeat leaves Mu Tianbo alone and helpless in Jianchang. Mu Tianbo, so Yunnan is settled."

Sha Dingzhou said: "Mr. Tang, if all the elite soldiers from Ami Prefecture and Mengzi are sent to Pingyiwei, how many points will be calculated?"

Tang Jiabin said: "It's hard to estimate, it depends on various factors, such as the strength of the imperial army, whether the chieftains such as Jiaohua, Wang Nong, and Shiping are effective, and whether the imperial army dares to divide troops. All kinds of things may affect the outcome of this battle, but according to my estimates, the outcome should be between forty and six."

"Four to six?" Wan shi heaved a sigh of relief, "Brother-in-law means we are six, the imperial court is four?"

"No, no, this subordinate doesn't mean that." Tang Jiajie hurriedly said, "The subordinate is saying that our chance of winning is only [-]%."

"Is there only a [-]% chance of winning?" Sha Dingzhou's face collapsed, and he asked again, "What if we retreat to Ergelong? How much will our army have?"

Tang Jiabin said: "It's still only four or six."

Wan said anxiously: "there are only four or six numbers, isn't that the same?"

"It's the same." Tang Jiabin nodded and said, "Because Ergelong also has a fatal disadvantage. Although it is steep enough, there is no water source on the mountain. Once the water source at the bottom of the mountain is cut off by the imperial army, it can persist for up to three months. Our armies in Ami Prefecture and Mengzi may collapse before the imperial army.”

"Husband, tell me, what should we do?" Wan's eyes turned to Sha Dingzhou.

Tang Jiabin's eyes then turned to Sha Dingzhou. He was only responsible for analyzing the interests and making suggestions. Sha Dingzhou could only make up his own mind to decide such a matter.

Sha Dingzhou said in a deep voice: "Since the result of retreating to Ergelong old village is the same as refusing to defend Pingyiwei, there is no need to retreat to Ergelong old village. I will send the order to withdraw the army immediately. The native soldiers from the two divisions immediately followed me to Pingyiwei, and the native soldiers from the other divisions detoured from Zhanyi Prefecture and Yizuo to harass Pu'an Prefecture and block the imperial army's food road!"

After a short pause, Sha Dingzhou raised his head and shouted outside the tent: "Du Qifei!"

Du Qifei, the general of the Ministry, entered the account in response, cupped his hands and asked, "What are the orders from the General Mansion?"

Sha Dingzhou said: "This government will leave you three thousand old and weak to retreat to the east bank of the Jiudu River."

(End of this chapter)