The military discipline of the Great Western Army is not too strict, but its combat effectiveness has always been considerable. This was mainly due to the fact that the commanders allowed their soldiers to loot after victory.

Although this practice is a bit barbaric, it has to be said that it can inspire the fighting spirit of the soldiers.

The soldiers felt that the battle was no longer for the generals but for themselves, so they dared to fight desperately.

Of course, the difference between humans and animals is that people are still courteous, righteous and honest.

There was an unwritten rule in the Great Western Army, that is, it was only allowed to plunder for three days after breaking the city. More than three days later, the raiders were beheaded for public display.

It is precisely because of such strict regulations that the soldiers are still very "well-behaved".

Because it's about your own head.

Gold and silver are important, but life is even more important.

If you don't have money, you can grab it again, but if you don't have your life, it's all over.

During the pre-war mobilization for the attack on Kunming, Zhang Wenxiu once again emphasized this point, and all the soldiers patted their chests and promised that they would abide by military discipline.

After everything was ready, Zhang Wenxiu gave the order to attack the city.

Zhang Dingguo did not fight with him, in his opinion, who is the commander is not the most important, the important thing is to take Kunming in one go.

If Kunming can be taken, the Great Western Army can give orders in the posture of a victor and control the whole of Yunnan.

And if the battle is stalemate, accidents are likely to happen.

That's what Long Night's Dream says.

So the officers and men of the Great Western Army rushed under the city wall of Kunming under the cover of rushing cars.

The outside of the car was wrapped in a thick layer of felt, and ordinary arrows could not have harmed it.

The soldiers hiding in the rushing car were safe, and as long as they were not bombarded by artillery, they would not have to worry about their lives at all.

But when they pushed the cart to the city gate, a strange scene appeared.

The car only hit the city gate, and the city gate was opened.

What does that mean?

Under normal circumstances, the defenders will strengthen the city gates. Even if it wasn't for the huge boulders behind the gates, it wouldn't have been able to open at the first hit.

The soldiers of the Great Western Army were stunned on the spot, not knowing what to do.

The generals were quick to react and ordered them to rush into the city.

His grandmother's, someone sent you a big gift and you didn't accept it, isn't it intolerable?

More and more soldiers of the Great Western Army poured into the city along the gates.

Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Dingguo did not rush into the city.

It's all so unusual.

There must be a demon when something happens, and they want to see what tricks the Ming army is playing.

Soon the Great Western Army, which entered the city, took control of the city gates.

To their surprise, all the walls that had been blown down had not been repaired, and many of the openings could even accommodate a dozen people at the same time.

What's even more strange is that there is no trace of the Ming army in the entire city. All the houses facing the street were closed and the streets were empty.

It's an empty city!

After confirming this, someone went to report to Zhang Wenxiu and Zhang Dingguo.

The two couldn't hold back the curiosity in their hearts, and entered the city one after the other.

There is no doubt that the Great Western Army has taken control of the city of Kunming. But what's the point? There is not even a living person in the whole city, and the Great Western Army can't do it even if they want to collect taxes to catch strong men.

Could it be that the army got the news in advance and coaxed itself?

But even if the Ming army took the initiative to withdraw from Kunming, the people in the city should not disappear with it.

There is no reason for the Ming army to bring these burdens, a person is a mouth, how much food do they have enough to eat?

Zhang Wenxiu ordered the soldiers to search the whole city, and found suspicious people and immediately reported them. And he did not believe that there was no one in the city.

As for Sha Dingzhou, it was extremely embarrassing.

He had boasted that there were tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Haikou City, but when he came, he saw an empty city.

Sha Dingzhou swallowed and foamed, and said with a sneer: "It must be that the thief is afraid of the tiger power of the two generals, so he fled in a hurry overnight." ”

As everyone knows, his fart slapped on the horse's leg, Zhang Wenxiu snorted coldly: "You can't even beat such a weak Ming army, it's too stupid, right?" ”

Sha Dingzhou's face immediately turned the color of pig liver.

Yes, the more he described the weakness of the Ming army, the more he proved that he was unbearable.

He can't even beat such a weak Ming army, what is it if he is not a fool?

Zhang Dingguo coughed and said: "Anyway, Kunming has been won." We should have repaired the walls first. ”

Zhang Wenxiu nodded: "What Dingguo said is good. Regardless of what intrigues the Ming army is playing, it only matters that we tie up the fence first. In this way, no matter which direction the Ming army comes from, we are not afraid! ”

Hmph, don't you want to sing about the empty city plan? Then let you sing and see who can have the last laugh at the end.

It took a lot of time to repair the city wall, and Zhang Wenxiu didn't dare to delay and arrange it immediately.

He, Zhang Dingguo, and Sha Dingzhou entered the Qianguo Mansion to rest temporarily.

The rice and grain in the granary in the city have all been removed. Fortunately, the Great Western Army carried enough grain with the army, and there would be no problems within a month.

And Chuxiong Mansion is not far from Kunming, even if it is completely late to transport grain.

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All the pirates captured from the Canton ship were taken to Dengzhou Prison.

Zhang Kentang, the governor of Denglai, accompanied by the prefect Yuan Weitai, personally entered the prison to interrogate the prisoners.

Such a move frightened the cell bosses.

The governor is an absolute feudal official, and he condescended to come to the prison to interrogate the prisoners. Naturally, they paid 10,000 for fear that their inadequate service would provoke the anger of the nobles.

In order to compete to behave in front of the governor, all the jailers used their housekeeping skills.

Those pirates were tortured by various torture instruments, and finally some people couldn't resist and confessed the facts.

It turned out that they were not only pirates from Fujian, but also had ties to the Zheng family.

It was Zheng Zhilong who entrusted them to transport the grain to Tianjin Wei and deliver it to the Qing army.

After learning the news, Zhang Kentang was shocked.

He vaguely heard the news of Zheng Zhilong and Dongyu's secret song a month ago. At that time, he didn't think about it, but later the news spread more and more true, and even the imperial historian directly impeached Zheng Zhilong on this basis. Although these notes were left by the Son of Heaven, anyone with a discerning eye could see that His Majesty was very angry.

His Majesty once sent an envoy to Fujian to announce the decree and ordered Zheng Zhilong to report on his work in Beijing.

As a result, the envoy died mysteriously in a fire. Zheng Zhilong himself was sick, saying that he could not enter Beijing.

There was an uproar.

I can't imagine that these are really not groundless.

If Zheng Zhilong really secretly communicated with Dongyu, it would be an extremely terrifying thing.

What is the most lacking thing in Dongyu? Nature is food. And Zheng Zhilong can provide food to Dongyu. Even if the imperial court imposed a blockade on Fujian, Zheng Zhilong could send a sailor to Nanyang to buy it.

It's just that the process is a little more complicated and tortuous.

It was a bolt from the blue!

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