Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 387 Guangxi Wolf Soldiers
Guangxi wolf soldiers were not called wolf soldiers at first, but Cu soldiers, because the Zhuang people used to be called Cu people, and wolf soldiers were mostly recruited from Zhuang chieftains, so they were called Cu soldiers.

But shouting and shouting turned into wolf soldiers.

It is also said that the soldiers are called wolf soldiers because they are as fierce as wolves.

Guangxi wolf soldiers and native soldiers in western Hunan and Hubei are collectively called wolf soldiers, and they made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty's rebellion.

The combat effectiveness of the Guangxi wolf soldiers is beyond doubt. They are not inferior to the native soldiers in western Hunan and Hubei, but their military discipline is worse than that of the native soldiers in western Hunan and Hubei. Burning, killing and looting are common.

Ding Kuichu, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was having a headache because of the military discipline of the wolf soldiers.

It is said that after receiving the secret edict of Chongzhen three months ago, Ding Kuichu withdrew 50 taels of silver from the Guangzhou branch of the Daming Royal Bank, and then escorted part of the silver with the pacesetters, and went straight to Nanning, Guangxi.

After arriving in Nanning, Ding Kuichu began to recruit wolf soldiers from Zuojiang.

It took more than two months to finally recruit the [-] wolf soldiers Qi Chongzhen requested.

During the reign of Chongzhen, the number of Cheng Ding in Guangxi Chief Envoy was about [-] million, and the number of Cheng Ding in the Zhuang and Yao people in the Zuojiang area was almost [-], so the [-] wolf soldiers were almost dispatched.

After recruiting all the wolf soldiers, Ding Kuichu led [-] wolf soldiers to Guangnan Prefecture in the east of Yunnan via Guishun Prefecture.

Chongzhen made it very clear in the secret edict that he was restricted to capture the old nest of Lin'an Mansion in Shadingzhou before mid-September, especially the Ergelong old village in Mengzi, which must be burned down.

In early September, at the same time that Chongzhen arrived at Pingyiwei, the [-] wolf soldiers led by Ding Kuichu also marched into Lin'an Mansion in the east of Yunnan.

When in Guangxi, the wolf soldiers were relatively restrained.

But as soon as they entered Yunnan, the wolf soldiers immediately stopped listening to Ding Kuichu's greetings and started looting.

After entering the Lin'an Mansion, the wolf soldiers completely lost control and started burning, killing and looting frantically. The scene was as if the Japanese devils had entered the village.

At the beginning, Ding Kuichu tried to stop it.

But if he said it harshly, the wolf soldiers threatened to launch a mutiny and help Sha Dingzhou fight against the court.

Ding Kuichu was immediately discouraged when he heard it, and never dared to say no again. Anyway, for him, Ding Kuichu and the court, as long as he seized the old nest of Lin'an Mansion in Shadingzhou, the task would be considered complete, and the rest would not matter. Leave it to him.

……

At the same time, the camp of the Ming army was flattening Weidong.

Chongzhen ordered Wang Chengen and Gao Qiqian to pull apart a map of Yunnan drawn on cloth.

"Look." Chongzhen pointed to the map of Yunnan and said, "Yunnan's terrain is complex and mountainous. Except for a small amount of flat land in central Yunnan, most of them are mountainous. The two lairs of Shadingzhou, Ami Prefecture and Mengzi County, are even more densely forested. , the road is extremely rough and difficult. If the rebels in Shadingzhou cannot be wiped out in the plains in central Yunnan, once they are allowed to escape back to Lin'an Prefecture, it will be very difficult. At least it is impossible to put down the rebellion in Shadingzhou in a short time Hope."

Zhu Cijiong said: "So my father and the emperor led the army to lead the army in Pingyiwei, in order to contain the main force of the rebel army in Shadingzhou near Pingyiwei, so that the Guangxi wolf soldiers led by Ding Kuichu can take advantage of the false attack and enter Lin'an Prefecture. The old lair of Lin'an Mansion in Sha Dingzhou can be easily destroyed without any effort."

Xu Yingwei said: "My lord, it's probably not enough just to destroy the old nest of Lin'an Mansion in Shadingzhou."

Yan Yingyuan also echoed: "Even if the Guangxi wolf soldiers capture Lin'an Mansion, the Shadingzhou rebels can still retreat to Kunming. Kunming City is backed by Dianchi Lake, and the Mu family has been operating in Kunming for more than two hundred years. The city's high ditch is far deeper than ordinary cities. , it is said that Mu Tianbo also paid a lot of money to ask Western missionaries to cast more than a dozen Hongyi cannons with bronze."

After a pause, he added: "If the Shadingzhou rebels escape back to Kunming, it will be very difficult."

"You don't have to worry about Kunming." Chongzhen said with a slight smile, "At that time, there will naturally be a surprise army attacking Kunming."

"In addition to the Guangxi wolf soldiers, the father actually arranged another surprise soldier?" Zhu Cijiong said in surprise, "Father, what kind of soldier is the other surprise soldier? Could it be the soldiers of the Shui'an clan?"

Chongzhen said: "The Shui'an family has been seriously injured since the She'an Rebellion, how can they still have the ability to send troops to Yunnan? Besides, if the Shui'an family sends troops, wouldn't they have to enter Yunnan from Pingyiwei?"

Zhu Cijiong scratched his head and said, "The minister really can't think of it."

Xu Yingwei's heart moved slightly and he asked, "Did the Holy One mean Duke Qian?"

"Mu Tianbo?" Chongzhen said with a smile, "I'm afraid this gentleman doesn't have this ability yet."

Xu Yingwei said: "That minister can't guess, it's not possible to send troops from southern Sichuan to attack Kunming, right?"

"Okay, don't guess, you will know when the time comes." Chongzhen waved his hand and said, if he hadn't been a timetraveler who came through time, he would also have never imagined that a small deputy envoy of military equipment could turn the tide.

……

At the same time, in Chuxiong City.

Hearing that the Shadingzhou rebels had withdrawn from the siege, Mu Tianbo took two thousand chieftain soldiers that he had put together with great difficulty, and rushed from Yongchang Mansion to Chuxiong City in five days.

"Deputy Envoy Yang, have the rebels really withdrawn?" Mu Tianbo couldn't believe it.

"My lord, the rebels really withdrew, directly to the east bank of the Jiudu River." Yang Weizhi nodded, and continued, "And only a few thousand old and weak are left to garrison the east bank ferry."

Yang Weizhi is not yet forty years old this year, and he is in the prime of life.

Of course, Mu Tianbo was even younger, only twenty-eight years old this year, and he looked very powerful, and he was good at wielding a bronze meteor hammer. His strength was not low, but his intelligence was a bit worrying.

"There are only a few thousand old and weak stationed on the east bank?" Mu Tianbo said dumbfounded, "What does Sha Dingzhou want to do?"

"It's hard to say." Yang Weizhi shook his head and said, "I estimate that there are only two possibilities here. One is Shadingzhou's trick to lure the enemy."

Mu Tianbo said: "Deliberately showing weakness to lure us across the Jiudu River to pursue?"

"Yes." Yang Weizhi said, "The sand bandits have been attacking the city of Chuxiong Prefecture for a long time, but they have lost countless troops. It is inevitable that they will be afraid of the siege battle, and deliberately show weakness to lure our army out of Chuxiong City before annihilating it. This possibility Sex is there because it does so for the greatest gain at the least cost."

"Then we must not be fooled." Mu Tianbo resolutely said, "Deputy Envoy Yang, you must not pursue him, let alone lead an army across the river to pursue him, so as not to miss a major event."

Yang Weizhi frowned and said, "But, there is another possibility."

"There is another possibility?" Mu Tianbo asked, "What?"

Yang Wei knew: "It means that something happened in the east or south of Yunnan, forcing the sand bandits to go back to the teacher to save themselves, so they can't take care of us in Chuxiong Prefecture."

Mu Tianbo said: "You mean the imperial army has arrived?"

"This possibility exists." Yang Weizhi nodded and said, "The current Holy Majesty's ability to change his mind after enlightenment from Meishan is also very different. The Wan Dajun confronted Xuzhou, and the officials thought that the Holy One would be defeated and the Huanghuai line of defense would surely fall, but in the end it turned out that Jiannu was defeated!"

"Nowadays, the Holy One is not even afraid of Jiannu, so how can he be afraid of mere Shadingzhou?"

"So after the news is sent back to Liudu, the Holy Majesty is very likely to personally lead the army to conquer."

After this pause, Yang Weizhi continued: "If there are no accidents, the Holy Majesty's counter-insurgency army is very likely to have reached Pingyiwei in the east of Yunnan, so Shadingzhou hastily broke the siege of Chuxiong Prefecture and led his troops to rescue Pingyi. Yiwei."

"It's really possible." Mu Tianbo nodded and asked again, "What's going on in the south of Yunnan?"

"Oh, this is also the guess of the lower officials." Yang Weizhi continued, "With the ability of the Holy One to use troops, if he really decides to use troops against Yunnan, he will definitely mobilize enough troops to crush the sand thieves in one fell swoop. Then, in addition to personally leading the army to launch an attack from Pingyiwei via Guizhou, it is best to send a high-ranking minister directly to Lin'an Mansion in southern Yunnan via Guangxi, so that the sand bandits will not even have a chance to retreat to Lin'an Mansion's old lair!"

"Hmm!" Mu Tianbo's eyes lit up and said, "This plan is really good."

Yang Weizhi said again: "If the lower official's guess is true, then we can no longer hide in Chuxiong City, but we must use all Chuxiong's soldiers to take advantage of the heaven-sent opportunity when the main force of the sand bandits is restrained by the Holy Lord's army on the front line of the Pingyi Guards, so that we can do it as quickly as possible. They took back Kunming in one fell swoop, so that the sand bandits really became a family dog, and they will perish forever!"

"Take back Kunming?" Mu Tianbo's eyes lit up, "Is there really a chance to take back Kunming?"

Yang Weizhi said: "If it is the second possibility, then Kunming City can definitely be taken back, but if it is the first possibility, then the father-in-law and the subordinate officials may die without a place to bury them, and the whole of Yunnan will also fall."

Speaking of this meal, Yang Weizhi said again: "The lower officials have already told the Lord about the interests here, whether to continue to besiege Chuxiong City, or to return to Kunming, it is up to the Lord to decide."

Mu Tianbo's thick eyebrows were twisted into pimples.

After a long while, Mu Tianbo asked Yang Weizhi again: "Vice Envoy Yang, if you were the Duke of your country, what would you do?"

"I don't know." Yang Weizhi shook his head and said, "Because I can't tell the difference, which of these two possibilities is higher? It's really hard to judge here."

Mu Tianbo said: "Then first send a team of spies across the river to spy."

"It has already been dispatched." Yang Weizhi said, "However, I think it's better not to have too many expectations. If it's really the sand thief's trick to lure the snake out of the cave, there will definitely not be too obvious flaws."

After pondering for a while, Mu Tianbo said: "Then send spies to the east and south of Yunnan directly!"

"The lower officials have already been dispatched." Yang Weizhi nodded, and continued, "However, it is a long way from Chuxiong Prefecture to the high mountains in southeastern Yunnan. It will take a month or two to go back and forth. Wait until the spies get the exact news and send it back. I'm afraid it's day lily. It's already cold, and the sand bandits have already retreated to Kunming or Lin'an Mansion's old nest, and the imperial court has lost the god-sent opportunity to easily encircle and wipe out the sand bandits."

"This won't work, that's useless, it's very difficult." Mu Tianbo asked helplessly.

"Then ask your heart!" Yang Weizhi said, "Grandpa, ask your heart directly!"

"Ask directly from your heart?" Mu Tianbo fell into deep thought after hearing this.

……

On the tenth day of September, the Guangxi wolf soldiers led by Ding Kuichu had already killed An Nansi in Lin'an Prefecture.

After the wolf soldiers, the Bazhaisi, Jiaohua Sanbusi, Wangnongshansi and other chieftain cities have been reduced to scorched earth. All cattle, sheep, livestock and property have been looted, and young women and children have also been looted by the wolf soldiers. All the old people were executed, and where the wolf soldiers went, there was really not a blade of grass growing.

This is what happens when an army loses restraint.

In the past, the military discipline of Guangxi wolf soldiers was also poor, but at any rate there were generals of the Ming army restraining them.

But Ding Kuichu, a cowardly softie, because he only has [-] pacesetters under his command, which is very different from the [-] Guangxi wolf soldiers, so he adopted a policy of connivance and appeasement against the Guangxi wolf soldiers, which directly boosted the arrogance of the wolf soldiers.

The chieftains of Lin'an Mansion are really at a loss.

Because all the strong men in the clan went to fight with the chieftain, and only the old and young women and children stayed at home. How could these old and young women and children be able to fight against the fierce Guangxi wolf soldiers?
The flames of war soon reached Mengzi, one of Shadingzhou's lairs.

At this time, Mengzi was also an empty city, with less than [-] local soldiers stationed there.

Hearing that Guangxi wolf soldiers had killed Mengzi, Tu Tongzhi, who was guarding the city, sent a fast horse to Pingyiwei to ask for help, and at the same time collected the local people outside the city into Mengzi County, and at the same time organized the old people and children in the city into an army temporarily. Even women were forced to take up weapons, crying and climbing to the top of Mengzi City, ready to fight to the death with Guangxi wolf soldiers.

……

On September [-], the Acropolis was flattened.

Sha Dingzhou stood on the tower of the East Gate with a few confidantes, his brows were tightly furrowed.

"It's really strange." Tang Jiabin said, "Except for a fight three days ago, the Ming army has never moved. Even if they are waiting for the Hongyi Cannon, they shouldn't stop like this?"

General Tie Zhihu said in a deep voice: "General Mansion, the Ming army is probably afraid of being beaten by us. Since they dare not go out to fight, why don't we go to the door? Drive them back to Guizhou directly!"

Another general, Li Rifang, also echoed, "General, let's fight!"

"What are you going to fight for?" Sha Dingzhou was very clear-headed, and he said angrily, "Do you really think that the imperial army is as useless as the servants of the Mu family? What's more, the spies said that the imperial army has a total of [-] people , we can still fight by flattening the strong fortifications of the Acropolis, but if we take the initiative to attack, we will kill ourselves."

Tang Jiabin sighed: "It's a pity that the chieftains of Yongshun, Baojing, and Shi Nan don't know each other. Otherwise, if they are the internal support and attack us, the Ming army can be wiped out without any effort!"

Just three days ago, Sha Dingzhou sent Xi Zuo to contact the chieftains of Yongshun, Baojing, and Shi Nan, but the next day, Xi Zuo's head was hung on the gate of the Ming army camp.

When Sha Dingzhou and his confidantes were relatively speechless, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded behind them.

Looking back, it was Du Qifei who was stationed at the Jiudu River, and he was ashamed and extremely embarrassed. Seeing this scene, Sha Dingzhou's heart sank for a moment, it's not good, it's going to be bad!

(End of this chapter)