Chapter Twenty-Four: Bixi

Feng Shi's judgment was not wrong.

However, he didn't tell it all.

In fact, the first wave of Dong Xing and Yaomin was not in Bixi, but on the Qianjiang River.

In all the reports of the Ming Dynasty, it was not said that Yaomin had a water master. Because Yaomin's little water power has never been looked at by the imperial court.

They just have some boats blocking the Qianjiang River.

Most of these ships are civilian ships, and some of them are even canoe, and such ships may have the ability to rob civilian ships in the face of those civilian boats.

But for the sailors who were transferred from Guangzhou.

With the ships that enter here are all small boats. But even a small boat is enough for them to clean the Qianjiang River.

The result was also the same as Dong Xing expected, the two sides were on the Qianjiang River, but as soon as they fought, Yaomin's sailors were taught to be people by the Ming artillery.

Seeing that the situation was not good, these Yao people immediately fled. Abandon the boat, swim ashore, and the Ming army has nothing to do with them.

Therefore, without much obstruction, Dong Xing came to Bixi with most of the Guangdong army.

Bixi is a stream that flows out of the mountains of Datenggyo Gorge.

This stream washes out a narrow strip of land in the Great Teng Gorge, and although it is still undulating, it is under the action of water. Some crops can be grown on both sides of the river.

Bixi is also a place name, which refers to a part of Bixi flowing into the Qianjiang River, because of Bixi, this area is a trumpet-shaped hilly area.

The area that can be planted is not very large, and on modern satellite maps, there are only four or five natural villages in this area. After all, there are only more than 20 villages in the first line of Bixi.

In ancient times, there would be less and not more.

But this area is the most important thing for Yaomin.

Because all the land that can be planted outside the mountains has been encroached upon little by little, only this line is the area where grain can be produced in the mountains, which is the main point of Dong Xing's attack this time.

It's just that the stubborn resistance of the Yao people on the shore immediately collapsed under the bombardment of the ship's artillery fire.

The battle between Yaomin and the official army is more of a chase battle in which you chase after me, and this kind of shelling in an open area with artillery fire has not been experienced at all.

As soon as Dong Xing's headquarters landed, the first thing he did was to burn the crops along the coast.

That is, the smoke that Zhu Jianjun saw.

At this time, in a castle, countless Yao people were stunned, looking at the people's army under the mountain.

Because of this fire, they burned down the largest planting area. There is not enough food in the mountains, so I don't know how many people will starve to death this year.

But the impulses of these young people were all suppressed by Hou Dagou.

Hou Dagou is already very old. He was not the first batch of leaders of the Yao people, there were many leaders of the Yao people in front of him, but they died in battle, Hou Dagou survived, he couldn't see much water at a glance at the moment, but his face was full of wrinkles, and he could hardly see what his face looked like.

He sharply reprimanded the young descendants around him, and said, "What do you want to do, do you want to die?" ”

"Abba, we can't watch the Han do this? Otherwise, how many people in the stockade will starve to death. ”

Hou Dagou said: "Didn't you already try it just now, and after losing so many future generations, do you still think it's not enough?" ”

"Abba, we're not afraid of death." 、

"Yes, we are not afraid of death."

A group of young people said loudly.

Hou Dagou said: "Enough, you can't fight hard with the Han people, you can't do anything now, just guard the village." ”

Although Hou Dagou has rebelled for many years, it does not mean that Hou Dagou is a person who rejects Han culture, he has actually been learning the methods of the Han people.

And this village is the result of Hou Dagou.

This is a similar Hakka earthen fort general stockade, just stuck on the passage into the mountain, without breaking through here, the Ming army will not be able to go north in a big way, clear the Yao people along the road.

Therefore, Hou Dagou must hold here. Even if he knew that this place could not be defended, especially when he saw that the officers and soldiers had a lot of artillery.

This place is too close to the river, and the terrain is not dangerous, so it is naturally impossible to hold.

Hou Dagou said: "You immediately go and notify all the stockades and let them take refuge in the mountains, the sooner the better." I'm guarding here. ”

Under Hou Dagou's orders, dozens of descendants parted ways. I went to inform the cottages in the mountains.

It's just that they don't know that this is the attack of the five-way army together, and in the gorge of Dateng County this autumn, it is destined to be full of beacon fires.

Even those who remain will soon be able to see this.

Dong Xing did not rush to attack, but found a natural port and began to set up camp. He could have put a lot of effort into building the camp.

There is no other reason.

Dong Xing would not be so careful when he entered the mountain by himself, after all, there was that young master behind him.

Dong Xing also knew that fighting Bixi did not mean that the war was over, or even a beginning, and if he wanted to eliminate all the evil, he had to go into the mountains to clear it.

And Dong Xingke didn't mean to bring the prince into the mountain, that is to say, the camp built here is the prince's residence for a period of time in the future, so how can he not do his best.

Before the camp was completed, Zhu Jianjun had already arrived.

Dong Xing immediately went to greet him.

Zhu Jianjun originally came to the battlefield with great interest, but he was disappointed when he went ashore.

Without him, there were large black fields of crops on the shore, which had been burned by the war, and among the crops, there were many charred corpses, and it was impossible to see how they died. Only endless blackness coexists with silence. It was still burning in the distance, which made Zhu Jianjun feel a sad breath for a moment.

For every Han Chinese, the land and crops have a special feeling. Seeing people burning the crops that were about to ripen like this, Zhu Jianjun instinctively felt uncomfortable.

Even Zhu Jianjun has done farm work, and every year during spring ploughing, Zhu Jianjun has to go to the field to help the plow. Although there are more elements of show, what should be done is also done.

Naturally, I know that farming is hard.

But you can't express dissatisfaction with your surroundings.

It's like a war, but he suddenly feels that fighting a war is not a comfortable thing at the moment.

Dong Xing explained the battle situation to Zhu Jianjun, but Zhu Jianjun didn't listen much, just pointed to a circular castle in the distance and said, "When will this place be pulled out?" ”

Dong Xing was originally waiting to fight again tomorrow, but when the prince asked, he naturally changed his words and said: "Please rest assured, Your Highness, before sunset today, the minister will definitely be able to take this place." ”

Zhu Jianjun said: "Okay." Lone looked at General Dong's martial arts. ”

Since Dong Xing boasted about Haikou in front of Zhu Jianjun, he naturally wanted to practice him. And Zhu Jianjun was interested in the battle, so he naturally took people forward to watch from afar.

This action inadvertently played the effect of supervising the battle.

There is no reason why Dong Xing does not come up with twelve decomposition numbers, and he wants to take Houjiazhai in one fell swoop.

The first thing Dong Xing had to mobilize was artillery.

Although the armaments of the Ming Dynasty have always been inclined to the north, although there are many weapons made by the Shaofu, the southern armies have always eaten the leftovers from the north.

Firearms, many of them were made during the Yongle period.

That is, the Guangdong Water Division, as a naval division with combat effectiveness, is valued by Zhu Qizhen, so it is a little tilted.

Therefore, Dong Xing was able to come up with a few Shaofu-made artillery, although it was not big, but the new Shaofu-made artillery was much better than that made by ordinary guards in terms of quality and power.

At this moment, Dong Xing lined up the artillery, firearms, bows and crossbows in front of him, and bombarded this earthen fort.

The hard rammed earth building was unmoved for a while, and then the long ladders were carried up by the Ming soldiers. This is also the reason why Dong Xing wants to repair for one night.

There are many such Hakka villages in the south.

Dong Xing has naturally seen it, and he knows that it is not easy to break. So it is necessary to prepare some siege equipment, but the prince spoke, so naturally he didn't have to do it, and the siege equipment that could be made for a while was only a long ladder.

Even the long ladder is unevenly made, showing extreme haste.

However, although it was rushed, it was not without benefits. At least Hou Dagou didn't expect that the Ming army's attack would come so quickly, and they were caught off guard, and some couldn't react.

What follows is a vicious battle.