Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 392 Killing Four Birds With One Stone

Sha Dingzhou was so distressed that he almost suffocated.

However, Chongzhen felt the first-class pleasure of cruelty.

This is the brutal crushing of firearms on cold weapons.

Watching the rebels rush forward and kill another row of fallen rebels, Chongzhen couldn't help but see a cruel old movie that he had seen in his previous life - Burning the Old Summer Palace.

The famous scene in this movie is the Battle of Baliqiao.

The Mongolian cavalry launched suicide charges again and again against the rifle firepower of the British and French allied forces, and were completely wiped out again and again. The only time they approached the front of the British and French allied forces was only a row of arrows.

Facing foreigners equipped with breech-loading rifles and field artillery, the Qing army had no power to fight back, which was almost a massacre.

The movie screen is so cruel that it makes people suffocate, and Chongzhen still can't forget the mood after watching that movie.

However, in this world, it is impossible for thousands of British and French allied forces to attack the capital of China. In the not-too-distant future, it is possible for thousands of Ming troops to attack the capitals of other countries.

For example, now, the new army is carrying out a brutal and cold-blooded massacre of the rebels in Shadingzhou.

This is really a massacre, and the rebels in Sha Dingzhou didn't even have a chance to fight.

The entire massacre lasted less than a quarter of an hour. The thousands of rebels who left the city to make a surprise attack were all killed and wounded, and a small number were killed directly. If rescue is not performed, ten out of ten of these wounded rebels will die due to excessive blood loss.

However, Chongzhen showed no mercy, but ordered the artillery to continue bombarding the city.

Again, the barbarians are uneducated, afraid of power but not virtuous, so if they are not allowed to bleed and die, they will not be afraid of the court.

You have to kill chickens and monkeys.

……

Sha Dingzhou was finally helped down from the top of the wall by servants.

When they first came down from the top of the city, the people in Shadingzhou were all in a daze, Wan Shi called him, Tang Jiabin called him, and Tie Zhihu and other generals called him, but he didn't respond at all, he seemed to have lost his soul of.

"Mistress." Tang Jiabin could only ask Wan Shi, "Pingyiwei must not be able to hold on, now it is up to you to decide what to do."

"Let's go back to Ami State." Wan said without hesitation.

"Ami Prefecture is our hometown, and when we return to Ami Prefecture, we can gain the support of our people..."

However, before the words were finished, a messenger ran over panting to report: "The General Mansion, Ami Prefecture, Ami Prefecture has been captured by Guangxi wolf soldiers!"

"What? Ami Prefecture has also fallen."

Wan's eyes went dark all of a sudden, and he almost fainted on the spot.

It's over now, Mengzi is lost, Ami Prefecture is also lost, where else can I go?

Tie Zhihu and other generals also looked panic-stricken, this is going to be over, they Mengzi chieftain is going to be over.

"Mistress, why don't we go back to Qujing first." Seeing that the Wan family had no idea, Tang Jiabin sighed and said, "At least the city wall of Qujing is much stronger than that of Pingyiwei, and at least it can last a little longer. day."

"That's right, I'll listen to you, brother-in-law." Wan shi said repeatedly, as if a drowning man had grabbed hold of a life-saving straw, "Quickly send an order to burn down the Acropolis immediately and retreat to Qujing Mansion!"

The rebels in Ami Prefecture and Mengzi quickly withdrew completely.

Before leaving, another fire was set in Pingyi City.

This was Tang Jiabin's idea again. With the help of the fire, the Ming army could be stopped for half a day, enough for the [-] troops in Ami Prefecture and Mengzi to retreat more than ten miles away.

……

Seeing the fire in the city, Chongzhen said to Gao Qiqian: "Wang Daban, go and inform the artillery battalion to stop the shelling. The rebels must have abandoned the city, so there is no need to continue bombarding the city wall."

Gao Qiqian immediately trotted to the front of the artillery camp: "There is a purpose."

Qu Shawei was already very familiar with the etiquette of Ming Dynasty, and immediately followed the officers and soldiers of the artillery battalion and knelt down on the ground: "Minister, please ask the Holy One Jin'an."

"Sheng Gong'an." Gao Qiqian said, "The artillery battalion can stop shelling."

Qu Shawei immediately stood up and gave an order: "All guns stop firing!"

As soon as the shelling stopped, Chongzhen said to Tian Xuan, the beautiful chieftain beside him, "Old General Tian, ​​let's attack the city."

"The old minister thanked the sage Long En." Tian Xuan knew that Chongzhen was sending them military exploits to Rongmei Chieftain, and after kneeling down to thank him, he immediately led the Rongmei soldiers to attack.

The result was naturally to take down the Acropolis easily.

The city gate opened, and the city was engulfed in flames.

Tian Xuan led the soldiers of Chieftain Rongmei to fight the fire.

But at this time, the fire was completely out of control and could not be saved at all.

However, Chongzhen ordered Gao Qiqian to say: "Gao Banban, tell Old General Tian that there is no need to put out the fire, it would be easier to set the fire on fire, and you can pass when the buildings on both sides of the main street are burnt out."

After receiving Chongzhen's order, Rongmei's native soldiers started setting fire in turn.

Seeing the blazing fire, Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief. The overall situation of the Battle of Yunnan has been decided. The tens of thousands of rebels in Shadingzhou are already unable to make waves. Next, it is time to consider the aftermath.

Ding Kuichu and Guangxi wolf soldiers should be very proud now, right?

A cold smile slowly appeared on the corner of Chongzhen's mouth.

There is one thing to say, Chongzhen sent troops to Yunnan this time, not just to suppress the chaos in Shadingzhou.

In addition to suppressing the Shadingzhou Rebellion, Chongzhen had at least three "unspeakable" hidden intentions in his heart. The chieftain reformed the land and returned it to the people, and the third was to end the rule of the Guizhou government over Yunnan Province.

So this time sending troops is killing four birds with one stone.

Now the first bird in Shadingzhou is dying.

The second bird to be hit next is the Guangxi wolf soldiers.

……

At the same time, in Ami State.

Ding Kuichu was sitting in the lobby of Chieftain Xingyuan in Ami Prefecture, looking carefully at a horn made of rhino horn. This rhino horn horn was exquisitely shaped and extraordinary.

Su Pin, the general of the Biaoying, flattered: "The Ministry, the general has just tried the native official of Ami Prefecture. He said that this rhinoceros horn was a token of love given to Mrs. Zhu Rong by Meng Huo in the past. So far, there have been With a history of more than [-] years, this is an antique, and at least it can be worth a few hundred taels of silver."

"Hundreds of taels?" Ding Kuichu said, "I don't know."

It's just that the gold and rubies inlaid on the rhinoceros horn are worth more than a thousand taels of silver?If this rhinoceros horn is auctioned in Nanjing, it will be worth tens of thousands of taels of silver at least!
But he has no intention of selling the horn.

Such treasures should be kept as family heirlooms.

While talking, a servant strode in.

"My lord," the servant reported, "All the secret agents sent to Kunming and Pingyiwei have returned."

"How to say?" Ding Kuichu hurriedly put the rhinoceros horn into a delicate bamboo box and hid it, then said, "What's the situation with Pingyiwei in Kunming?"

The secret edict given to him by Chongzhen at the beginning only asked him to gather [-] wolf soldiers to take down Mengzi and Amizhou in early September, and he didn't say anything about the next action, so he didn't dare to act rashly, so he could only send spies to investigate News, wait until there is definite news before making the next step, it is best to be able to contact the emperor.

Jia Ding reported: "Kunming has been recovered by Duke Qian and Yang Weizhi, the deputy envoy of Jin Cang's military preparations. I heard that you have led the Guangxi wolf soldiers to recover Mengzi and Ami Prefecture. Duke Qian has brought cattle, sheep and fine wine to reward you." military."

"Rewarding the army?" Ding Kui thought in his heart, the rewarding army is fake, and it is true that he wants to recover the property that was robbed by Sha Dingzhou, but since the property has already entered the hands of Sha Dingzhou, then it will be with you Qianguo. The government has nothing to do with it anymore, so there is absolutely no reason to return these gold and silver coins to the government of Qianguo.

Jia Ding said again: "The secret agents sent to Pingyiwei have also returned, but before they arrived at Pingyiwei, they encountered the native soldiers of Lin'an Prefecture in Guangxi Prefecture, and they almost couldn't come back."

"It seems that Pingyiwei's battle is not going well."

Ding Kuichu couldn't help but feel a little complacent, saying that although the Holy Majesty used troops powerfully, I had to help in the end, otherwise the [-] local soldiers on the Holy Majesty's side would not be able to destroy the rebels in Shadingzhou.

At that moment Ding Kuichu ordered the general Su Pin: "General Su, please inform the forty-eight wolf soldiers to break out of the camp at noon, and go to Pingyiwei with the governor to help the Holy Lord destroy Shadingzhou."

"Yes." Su Pin bowed his hands to accept the order and left.

Ding Kuichu stood up and walked to the gate of Xingyuan, indeed Su Pin had gone far.

Then Ding Kuichu came back and said to the servant: "Ada, you don't have to go to Pingyiwei with the master anymore, you go and find five hundred mules and horses immediately, if you don't have mules, horses and donkeys, you can go back as soon as you find them, and then Bring the master's gold and silver back to Guangzhou, as well as silk, cotton, ginseng and other goods that can be brought."

After a short pause, he added: "Anyway, it's stolen goods. If you don't take it for nothing, you won't take it."

"Yes." The servant agreed, then turned around and hurried out to look for mules and horses.

Watching the servant's figure go away, the smile on Ding Kuichu's face became more and more intense.

This trip to Yunnan can be said to be both fame and fortune. Not only did he get 16 taels of silver and 250 crates of gold, but more importantly, he was able to reap a heavy military exploit.

……

On the official road from Kunming to Ami State, Mu Tianbo was already in a state of anxiety.

Yu Zhonglin persuaded him very considerately: "My lord, otherwise, you should go to Ami Prefecture to work in the army first, and the subordinate officials will rush over with cattle, sheep, wine and food. In short, you will definitely not miss the job."

Mu Tianbo hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's fine, then my country's lord will take a step first."

Mu Tianbo was worried about his family's billions of dollars in wealth, so he really couldn't wait for a moment.

At that moment, Mu Tianbo asked Yu Zhonglin to follow behind with cattle, sheep, wine and food, and he himself brought hundreds of Ding Kuaima to Mizhou, but when Mu Tianbo arrived, Ding Kuichu just ordered the wolf soldiers to prepare to leave.

"Ding Butang." Mu Tianbo shouted from a distance, "Are you going to attack again?"

"Duke Qian?" Ding Kui and Chu Chang bowed back and said, "I heard that the Holy Majesty was blocked in Pingyiwei, and I am preparing to lead the Guangxi wolf soldiers to help."

(End of this chapter)