The Zhong Miao Gu Ming army was narrowly defeated, and the remnants of the army were surrendered to Yinglong

In April of the twenty-eighth year of Wanli, Tian Yipeng and Tian Feipeng brothers asked to see Yang Yinglong, and Yinglong asked him what he was doing? The Tian brothers came to offer a plan to defeat the Ming army, Yang Yinglong has always despised the Tian brothers, and asked with a few chuckles what is the plan to retreat from the enemy? Tian Yipeng said: "Since my brother took charge of the affairs of the Miao, he came into contact with the secret art of Miaojiang, which is called the witch Gu poison technique. This Miao Jiang witchcraft is secretive, incredible, diverse, each with miraculous effects, killing people invisibly, immortal and crippled. At present, the situation is critical, and the officers and troops are close at hand, and it is the time to use this technique to come in handy. ”

Yang Yinglong overheard Miao Gu and asked with interest: "I have also heard a lot about the Miao people using Gu, it is very powerful, every time Gu poison appears for thousands of years, it will be terrifying. Therefore, it is designated as an evil art and is strictly forbidden. However, in Banzhou, it is just not allowed to show people publicly, and I also know that there is this evil art inheritance in Banzhou, but everything is busy, and I have never investigated it carefully, how many people in Banzhou will know this poisonous method? ”

Tian Feipeng replied: "There are still hundreds of people in Banzhou who are intensively studying Gu poison, and there are snake Gu, mad Gu, chicken Gu, lice Gu, water Gu and other poisonous insects practicing Gu poison, which can be described as everything. Yang Yinglong asked again: "More than 100,000 officers and soldiers are approaching me, how can I retreat from the enemy with these Gu poisons alone?" ”

Tian Yipeng explained in detail: "The official army will attack the land of Dragon Claw and Haiyun, although it is also dangerous, but the troops are insufficient, and they are afraid of the power of the official army, so they can't hold out for a day. Therefore, before the two brothers could ask for instructions, they had already scattered thousands of Gu poisons between the two places, and sent capable people to sneak into the official army barracks at night and secretly pour Gu into their food reserves, without knowing it. Once the officers and soldiers are hit by the Gu one after another, they are tormented, and their deaths are miserable, it is difficult to find out the truth, and there is no way to crack it, let alone when and where they will be poisoned again, and the fear among the officers and soldiers will spread because of this, and they will not move forward or even dare to eat and drink. The morale of the army has been greatly reduced, and the combat strength has weakened, and finally it is impossible to fight, and we wait for the opportunity to destroy it all in one blow, and then recover the whole territory of Banshu. ”

Yang Yinglong laughed loudly when he heard this, and praised the Tian brothers endlessly: "In this case, I don't have to worry about it, the Tian family can anticipate the enemy's opportunity, and this thaumaturgy has made an immortal contribution to the safety of Baobozhou, and the officials and soldiers have never returned." However, the officers and soldiers are still there, and they must not be careless, and they still need to be investigated at all times. The day of the defeat of the official army is the time when the Tian clan is rewarded! The Tian brothers thanked and retired. After the Tian family left, Yang Yinglong was secretly worried that the Tian family's mastery of the Gu poison technique would make it easy to assassinate the Yang family in the future, and the lord of Banzhou would change his name and surname overnight, so Yang Yinglong secretly decided to wait for the opportunity to eradicate the Tian family in order to prevent future troubles.

The Ming army marched to the land of dragon claws and sea clouds, fought fiercely for a day, and conquered these two dangers one after another, and was exploring the terrain and testing the enemy's situation, but successively received reports of sudden discomfort and colics in the soldiers in the army. The Ming army stagnated and marched, and ordered the military doctor to inspect but it was difficult to diagnose for a while, and in the past few days, the soldiers of each battalion have been suddenly abnormal, nearly a thousand people. There is abdominal swelling, vomiting and diarrhea, red face and red ears, loss of appetite, laughter and scolding, crazy behavior, itching all over the body, and the body is like a thousand insects biting, and various symptoms emerge one after another.

Later, the military doctor judged that the Ming army was caused by Gu poison, and the place where the Gu was poisoned should be between the people eating and drinking, the mountains and the wilderness. The soldiers of the Ming army suddenly became frightened birds, and because there was no way to crack it, the people in the barracks were panicked. A few days later, groups of Ming soldiers were tortured to death, which was unbearable and terrifying. There were also suicides in the battalions of the Ming army, and rumors spread in the army to return to their hometowns, and the battalions would stop them many times to appease the morale of the army, but the morale of the army was about to collapse, and the number of deserters was increasing day by day.

Officials from all walks of life will gather in the camp to discuss for many days, but there is no countermeasure. Ma Kongying said: "I saw that after the snake Gu in that person, there was a swollen thing about two or three inches long in his body, which could beat and flow and bite in the human body, which was extremely terrifying. At night, it can lead the external snake to come, and the internal and external attacks are attacked, and life is worse than death, and there is no way to seek treatment. ”

Wu Guang said: "There are also people with lice Gu who have itchy whole bodies, and they blister when they scratch them, and the lice in the bubbles are in groups of three or five, which makes people disgusted. Ma Qiancheng said: "This Miao Jiang witch Gu is the most poisonous, I have only heard of it a little before, but I have not seen it with my own eyes, it is said that after this witch Gu technique poisoned people, most of them have chest and abdominal cramps, and there are foreign bodies in the body, and they will develop in a few days, and if they are not treated, they will eventually bleed to death through seven holes." Now it seems that it really lives up to its name. ”

Dong Yiyuan said: "Now the army is in a panic, there is no cure, and it is about to collapse without a fight, this Yang Yinglong is really cunning and cruel, and he can use this poisonous plan to assassinate our army." I don't know how many poisonous Gu are still hidden in the mountains and fields, and the whole army is not sleeping, it is estimated that it is all expected by Yang Yinglong, and at this time he should be gathering troops to prepare to annihilate me in one fell swoop. It is a time of critical survival, and there are also seedlings in Sichuan, have you ever heard of the method of removing Gu poison? Why don't you ask Tan Dutang to send someone to find it immediately? If the treatment is timely, the whole army can still fight. ”

Liu Wei thinks it's not feasible: "I have never had any understanding of Miao Gu, let alone heard of it, Tan Dutang has only been in Sichuan for a few years, where can I know the details of Gu poison, and I have to send people to go deep into the Miao Department to verify and find it, it takes a lot of time, and when I ask for a solution, the whole army will either die of Gu poison or be killed by the rebels." ”

Chen Lan proposed: "Since it is difficult to find medicine in the short term, then if we continue to stay here, we will definitely die as General Liu said, and it is meaningless to continue to be stationed, and we must not let the soldiers lose their lives in vain because of this." Exit Banzhou and return to Sichuan to avoid enemy siege, and you can also find a famous doctor on the spot for medicine. In my opinion, we should quickly report to the governor, asking him to find a way to solve the Gu on the one hand, and on the other hand, to allow us to withdraw our troops and settle in Sichuan. ”

Although Ma Gui was very opposed, he had nothing to do, and he was helpless: "Withdrawing from Banzhou will make all the hard work of our soldiers and horses so far in vain, Yang Yinglong has won a big victory, and his power has doubled, and the imperial court wants to transfer the army again, and I don't know when." It was very difficult to attack Banju again, but the Banshu army could attack from all sides, and no one could expand the territory. But given the current situation, it seems that we have the only option but to withdraw our troops. I agree with General Chen's opinion and ask the Governor for instructions to withdraw his troops. ”

Suddenly, Qin Liangyu broke into the account and claimed that there was a way to solve the Gu, and the generals were happy to hear it, and urgently ordered him to speak, Qin Liangyu said: "Ordinary Gu poison can be brewed and swallowed with the three flavors of realgar, garlic, and calamus, so that the Gu person can vent the viciousness and excrete the Gu from the body. However, most of the Gu in the army are not ordinary Gu, so the accompanying military doctors are also helpless, and they need to use the method of all things to overcome different Gu poisons or special drugs to treat them. I have brought a Sichuan Miao Lao, for the little woman's old acquaintance, specializing in Gu poison, self-made prescriptions with thousands of poisons and exorcisms, which are extremely magical, and will be able to turn the whole army into peace. ”

The generals hurriedly invited the Miao doctors in, and the Miao doctors led the generals to investigate and eliminate the residual Gu poison in the grain storage water and the water sources and grasslands around the camp, and then treated the poisoned soldiers in turn, so the military spirit gradually recovered. Miao Yi also taught the people to prevent Gu: "Gu poison is generally divided into two categories: human-made Gu and natural Gu, human-made Gu is made by Gu master refining poison, colorless and tasteless, if the Gu is eaten or touched by someone in secret, it will suffer from Gu poison." The natural Gu is often generated by turtle doves, crows and some other birds and beasts, and is left in ponds and ditches, and people and animals will also mistakenly take it and cause illness if they are not noticed. The location of the military rations must be strictly guarded, and no one within a mile should enter. Chew the garlic into a puree, divide a little per person, and take it once a day to test whether it is in the Gu or not. In addition, I wrapped the scattered powder in this exorcism into a small bag and tied it to the calf, which contains the method of shengke, and its fragrance and taste can only be detected by Gu worms, which can expel Gu worms so that they dare not approach. ”

Everyone was impressed, and Ma Qiancheng was also amazed at where his wife Qin Liangyu knew such a master, and Qin Liangyu laughed and said that it was also a coincidence in his early years, and he was taught a little witch knowledge. Since the first day, after knowing that the soldiers of each battalion were poisoned in their bodies, they quickly went to the Miao doctor's place and invited the military medicine to treat him, and Ma Qiancheng praised him again. The Gu soldiers in the Ming army will gradually improve, and Ma Qiancheng and Qin Liangyu escorted Miao Yi back to Sichuan. Governor Li Hualong sent people to inspect the recovery of the generals, and asked the generals to return to the period of marching, and the generals of the Ming army agreed to rest for a few more days before they could enter the army. The Banzhou army found out that the poisoned soldiers in the Ming military camp were recovering one after another, and they did not dare to act rashly, so they urgently reported to Yang Yinglong that they knew.

Yang Yinglong was extremely disappointed after knowing it, and said to the left and right: "The official army is coming, it is difficult to resist, and it is impossible to recapture Loushan Pass, and the main force of Banzhou will not be able to turn to all directions, and the morale of the officers and soldiers will be greatly boosted, and all the Miao soldiers are in defeat. So Yang Yinglong ordered the whole government to pack up and prepare to retreat to Longyan, and ordered the front-line Miao soldiers to hold on to the pass to delay the march of the officers and soldiers.

Chen Lan and Dong Yiyuan led their troops to attack sharply all the way, and on April 13 they conquered the Green Snake Hoard, Yang Zhu led his troops to retreat to set up an ambush on the mountain road, and Dong Yiyuan led his troops to pursue and was ambushed by Yang Zhu. Yang Zhu led the troops to encircle Dong Yiyuan, and immediately started a melee, Yang Zhu was the first fierce general in Banzhou, Yang Yinglong's left and right arm, burly, amazing arm strength, wielding a knife straight up the momentum is difficult to stop, Dong Yiyuan's department was suddenly ambushed, the formation was scattered, Dong Yiyuan therefore personally led the escort iron cavalry to open the way to the back to break through and open the gap, the Ming army fought and retreated, retreated two miles to reorganize the formation and then attacked.

The two armies fought again, fell into a stalemate, Chen Lan led the reinforcements to arrive, Dong Yiyuan saw this and ordered the troops to retreat to rendezvous, Yang Zhu ordered a rush to launch a pursuit, Chen Lan ordered to shoot artillery to hit the enemy, Yang Zhu was injured by a cannonball, was seriously injured and was rescued by his subordinates, and the Banzhou army was defeated and retreated. Yang Zhu was so injured that he died during the escort. On the 16th, An Jiangchen captured Mengguan, went to the big paddy field, and burned Taoxi Village. Yang Yinglong saw that the situation was critical, and urgently ordered the whole army to meet and hold on to Longyan Hoard.

At this time, the military advisor Sun Shitai offered a plan: "Our army has not completely rushed back to Longyan Hoard to rendezvous, and the officers and troops are pursuing very urgently. However, this fraudulent surrender should be very different from the previous one, and all women, old and children in Banzhou can be instructed to pay tribute to the officers and soldiers from all walks of life, which can dispel the suspicions of the officials and soldiers, and the surrender and resettlement of the officers and soldiers along the way will greatly slow down the speed of the march, and the people who surrender can also wait for the opportunity to deliver the news of the officials and troops to Longyan Hoard. ”

Yang Yinglong couldn't help but wonder: "Now that Banzhou is in chaos, Mr. Sun can still have this magical power to instruct the people to surrender?" Sun Shitai replied: "The head of the family, you are busy with official affairs and lead the army, this civil affairs liaison has its own method for the next generation, and the head of the family must not worry." In order to dispel the doubts of the officials and soldiers, it is necessary to surrender to the relatives and nobles of Banzhou. Now for the official army, Banzhou is a thousand miles away, in danger, at this time Banzhou relatives and nobles come to surrender one after another is also reasonable, I want to ask the Tian family to surrender again, at this time this fraud is far more appropriate than Ma Zhongxian's timing. ”

Yang Yinglong praised: "Mr. Sun deserves to be my Yang think tank, and he has won my heart. Now our top priority is to gather troops in Longyan as soon as possible, as long as Longyan is safeguarded, Banzhou can be protected, and Banzhou Yang can also be protected. Without further ado, I also asked Mr. Sun to start arranging this matter immediately. Sun Shitai took the order.

Later, the Ming army continued to receive letters from the people asking for resettlement during the march, and the generals of the Ming army reported to the governor Li Hualong, and the governor of Sichuan, Tan Xisi, and the governor of Guizhou, Guo Zizhang, were in Chongqing to discuss with Li Hualong, and expressed their approval of the governors of the two provinces of Guizhou and Shu. Tan Xisi said: "After pacifying Banzhou, Banzhou will be returned to the imperial court from the Tusi autonomy, then the people of Banzhou are also the people of the Son of Heaven, and we should lead the soldiers of the Son of Heaven to promote the virtue of the Son of Heaven at all times, so that the people of Banzhou can return to obedience with peace of mind, so that we can live up to the emperor and the court, and the people." ”

Guo Zizhang, governor of Guizhou, seconded the proposal: "What Tan Dutang said is extremely true, the thieves are treacherous, and the stubbornness is all done by the Yang family and his comrades in Banzhou, and has nothing to do with the people of Banzhou. Now that the Yang clan is about to be wiped out, the rebels are defeated, and Banzhou is just around the corner, and the people of Bomin, Tusi and some of their comrades who have been oppressed by the Yang clan for a long time take the opportunity to get out of the control of the Yang family, and sincerely ask me to surrender and accept it, which is in line with the will of the people and is also conducive to the development of government affairs in Banzhou in the future. ”

Li Hualong said: "I greatly admire the hearts of the two loyal monarchs and their love for the people. But the emperor has already made a will, and the thieves are accustomed to deception, and they should not be gullible, and if they encounter it, they will be beheaded and burn the book until Yang Yinglong is captured. The holy purpose is this, the two of you can take it and take a look, the holy meaning is far-reaching, and we know the key to this, but we must not kill innocents indiscriminately, slaughter the people who sow thieves. Therefore, all the people who ask for surrender will be detained first, and they will make every effort to conquer Longyan Hoard, and then make plans after capturing Yang Yinglong. All walks of life are about to meet with Long Yan Hoard, and I will rush to that place immediately, so I ask the two of you to immediately pass on what you have just discussed to all roads for strict implementation. ”

After receiving the strict order, the Ming army took into custody all the people who asked for surrender, burned the surrender documents, and devoted themselves to Longyan to gather troops. Wu Guang conquered Yamen Pass and Buffalo Pond all the way, and fought with the Miao troops along the way for three days, and won successive battles. When the women of the people were asked to surrender, Wu Guang was bored when he saw this, and immediately ordered the left and right to escort them to Zunyi and stand by.

The woman resisted desperately, wept bitterly, fell to the ground and asked again, and complained to Wu Guangchen: "Tian, please surrender!" Tian's please surrender! General, please listen to me! The Tian family and the Yang family are in-laws, and they have done a lot of evil in Banzhou, and they have also set up more poisonous schemes against the officials and soldiers, and they are willing to make meritorious contributions! May you make meritorious deeds! Tian can poison Yang Yinglong in three days, and dedicate it to the general for credit! As long as three days, as long as three days, you can poison Yang Yinglong, cut off his head and dedicate it to the general, and the general will make a great contribution! Please wait for the good news! ”

Wu Guang was suspicious: "Who are you?" How did Ben Jiang believe that Tian was not deceived Ben Jiang? As far as the general knows, Tian has sent four messengers to deceive him, but fortunately he was found out. Today, I dare to repeat my old tricks in front of this general! What's more, what ability does the Tian family have to poison Yang Yinglong? If you can't answer, you will stop blaming you, which will make your head fall to the ground! ”

The woman replied, "I am from the Tian clan, and I have been ordered to come and deliver the message. Yang Yinglong was deeply jealous of the Tian family since he learned about it, and was worried that the Tian family would be unfavorable to the Yang family's heirs in the future and rob Banzhou, so he planned to get rid of the Tian family to prevent future troubles. But now at the time of crisis, Yang Yinglong still needs to use the Tian clan to confront the official army. The Tian clan is unwilling to help the abuse anymore, and there is only one chance to assassinate Yang Yinglong, while Yang Yinglong has not yet fully guarded against the Tian clan, as long as he starts early, with the assistance of Miao Jiang Wu Gu, the killing is invisible, and Yang Yinglong's head is at his fingertips! Once successful, Tian will first secretly send a message to the general, and then secretly dedicate Yang Yinglong's head to the general. ”

Wu Guang asked again why he chose to ask him to surrender instead of looking for other generals? There is still a suspicion that there is still a scheme. The woman replied lightly that no matter who she met first, she would be like this, and then asked Wu Guang to forgive her, and then swore that she would kowtow her head continuously, so Wu Guang was gullible and then released, and Wu Guang ordered the troops to stay still and camp on the spot.

A day later, news came from Longyan Hoard, saying that Yang Yinglong was injured by the Ming army's artillery, and when Yu Longyan Hoard was treated, Tian had secretly fallen into Gu, and Ying Long was about to die. Wu Guangda was overjoyed, and said to the left and right: "In this way, the head of the thief chieftain who can do it effortlessly has made great contributions, and it is the first time since he joined the army that such a happy event has been met by the general, which is really unexpected." Fortunately, Yang Yinglong was not killed on the spot, otherwise how could it be the turn of the Tian clan to secretly play Gu. But even if I get killed, it doesn't matter, the head will still be sent to me. As for how I got Ying Long's head, I have to prepare a statement in advance, and in case I need to send someone to verify what the letter says. After that, Wu Guang sent someone to find out whether Yang Yinglong was really injured by the artillery.

After Wu Guang got the report, Yang Yinglong is still alive these days, Liu Ling, Ma Gui and others have also seen with their own eyes, before the Ming army artillery was injured, and the dead were Yang Zhu, a fierce general under Yang Yinglong, but in the letter, Yang Zhu became Yang Yinglong to perfunctory Wu Guang. Wu Guang was furious: "It turned out to be a delaying tactic!" It's to delay time so that the rebels can withdraw into Longyan as soon as possible! It's really self-contained, and the governor strictly ordered not to believe his words, but I was consumed by the desire for profit and fell for the Tian family's plan to surrender! Ben will definitely behead the Yang family and the Tian family, so that they will be cut off! ”

Wu Guang was ashamed and indignant, wrote a letter of guilt and carried it with him, wanting to take the opportunity to confess his mistakes to Li Hualong in person. Wu Guang ordered the whole army to march, entered the vicinity of Longyan Hoard, vigorously assisted the attack, burned the two passes and captured the three mountains, and the remnants of the Miao soldiers stationed in the army were all defeated at the touch of a touch, and they had no will to fight, and fled by seizing the road, and Wu Guang was able to cut off the water source of firewood for the army. Later, he rendezvoused with all roads and waited for the governor Li Hualong, preparing to attack Longyan Hoard.