A horse is an animal that likes to run.

The distance of thirty miles is about two quarters of an hour for a war horse that is sprinting with all its might. Of course, in a battlefield full of hills, it is impossible to be so fast. The two battalions marched in columns, and when they reached the farthest point of the reconnaissance, they spread out laterally and trotted forward together.

Since the local tyrant has released wolf smoke, of course there are reinforcements. But what are their reinforcements doing? Quite simply, spread out in the robbery. Soon after the two battalions rushed out, they happily discovered this.

Almost all of the panicked thugs were scattered in the village houses. When they saw the officers and cavalry killing, their instinctive reaction was to run back, and the herd effect increased the panic.

But where can the two legs of the infantry outperform the four legs of the war horse? When the infantry flees in front of the cavalry, they choose death!

The sharp Tibetan knives of the Tianquan Tusi cavalry slashed lightly, leaving deep scars on the bodies of those thinly clothed soil tyrants; The Dong Bu Tusi cavalry was even more ferocious, and they all used heavy broadswords. Combined with the speed of the horse, the slashing knife can split a person in two with a chest.

The two battalions of cavalry frantically slashed and slashed, and they didn't know how far they rushed out. It wasn't until Gao Rongxuan saw a horizontal mountain beam blocking the way in front of him that he ordered his subordinates to take out copper cymbals from their horse bags and beat them.

The two battalions of cavalry joined together, rested the sweaty horses for a quarter of an hour, and then accelerated again, and turned along the route from which they came.

A group of local thugs saw that they couldn't escape, so they gathered in a village and resisted stubbornly. It's a pity that these local tyrants don't know astronomy and geography: the weather is dry in winter, and fires are frequent. The wooden houses in the village are all good fire-starters, and the thatch on the roofs is even better. In the midst of the raging fire, hundreds of thugs scattered in all directions, screaming in horror, but their heads were cut off. Many Dong Bu soldiers rose up to kill, and even the hands raised by the local tyrants when they surrendered were cut off.

This is not a war.

This is a massacre.

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The situation ahead came and it was better than the best I had imagined. Zhu Pingjin curled the corners of his mouth and smiled. He is simply a lucky general, where to win!

Tangma reported that the Tyrants' brigade was scattering and looting, unprepared for the swift arrival of the cavalry, and no troops were putting up organized resistance. The captive local tyrants confessed that they were members of the White Lotus Sect in Guang'an City. He Jiaqi, who called himself "Old Buddha", ordered them to come out to collect food, and a total of three or four thousand people came out. The former army was supposed to occupy the left bank of Yuechishui to cover them, but they didn't see the wolf smoke warning of the front army, so they were suddenly attacked by the official army.

There is only this lone army on the top of the hill in front of you, and after taking it, you can return to the old city of Dingyuan to camp. The captives confessed that the name of the lord of the hill was Ge Junci, who was originally a general banner of Guang'an guarding the Thousand Households. The name sounds quite loyal, but it's all a rebellion. As a hereditary military household, he secretly participated in the White Lotus Sect organized by He Jiaqi, and was an important protector of the White Lotus Sect. Most of the soldiers under him are military households in Guang'an guarding the Thousand Households, that is, serious officers and soldiers. They got Zhu Pingjin's letter of surrender, but they didn't have the slightest intention of surrendering, but shouted at this side on the top of the mountain.

The ground at the foot of Zhu Pingjian was on top of a hill opposite the enemy. This hill is higher than the hill occupied by the White Lotus Sect, and it is not far away, and standing on the top of the hill can have a panoramic view of the battlefield.

After all, Ge Junci has been an official and soldier, and he knows some common knowledge of fighting and defending. He instructed his men to use the swords and guns in their hands to build a ring fortification on the top of the hill in a hurry. The main body of the circular fortification is a simple earthen wall several feet high, and there are no continuous trenches outside the earthen wall, only dozens of small pits left by excavation. Three sharp corners protrude from the ring fortifications, which are clearly side fortifications.

Zhu Pingjin looked at the enemy on the top of the hill, felt the eyes of the left and right sides seeking battle, and finally gave an order to Yin Jialin and Zhu Pingji:

"The infantry had just arrived at the battlefield and were very tired, so let them rest for three quarters and then attack. Pull up all of your second and third companies, and crush them with a dense and resolute stab of short spears! The artillery company supported the infantry at close range, bombarding the earthen wall. Arm yourself and be your reserves. The platoon of the 1st Company of Guards and the 1st Battalion of the Cavalry followed up on the left and right flanks, and as soon as the enemy collapsed, immediately rushed up and killed him. The enemy may have firearms, and when they get close to the barracks, let the soldiers rush forward quickly to reduce casualties. Remember, this is the first battle since the formation of the 10th Battalion, and it can only succeed, not fail! ”

Yin Jialin and Zhu Pingqi shouted orders to leave. Zhu Pingjin handed the binoculars to Luo Jingyun and asked him to continue to monitor and contact the two Tusi battalions, but he called Cheng Xiangfeng and asked him about some things that made him wonder.

"Mr. Cheng, the son of Fang Cai has obviously panicked when he sees these bandits. But if you shoot the book down, they won't mess up. Sir, do you know why? ”

"According to the courtier's speculation, the reputation of the prince is too prominent. Those bandits were bewitched, so they became stubborn. ”

Cheng Xiangfeng was a little flickering when he replied. Zhu Pingjin lowered his face and said: "Mr. Cheng, this son is not a faint master, and he can't hear the truth!" Sir might as well say clearly, what is famous, and what kind of bewitchment have the bandits suffered, and they don't even want their lives! ”

"Please forgive the prince!" Cheng Xiangfeng's face suddenly showed a wicked smile. He replied, "Didn't the prince read the report of Feng Ruhu and Cai Shao's victory?" What is the so-called Yin Array...... Broken? ”

Feng Cai's good news, Zhu Pingjin really didn't take a closer look.

On the first day before the expedition, Zhu Pingjin was in a hurry to reorganize the officers and troops in the northern competition field with Liao Daheng, and he had to review a series of documents prepared for the expedition, and he was very busy. Where is the time to read the good news that you already know? Could it be that the report of these two people has anything to do with the stubborn resistance of the bandits on the other side?

Wrong! Zhu Pingjin quickly grasped the key words in Cheng Xiangfeng's answer: What is the Yin Gate Array?

The big intellectual's face was a little sneering: "That's it...... It's the thug who made the women take off their pants and use the woman's ...... That one...... It is said that firearms can be suppressed! ”

"This son understands!" Zhu Pingjin immediately ended Cheng Xiangfeng's embarrassment, "But what does this have to do with the stubborn resistance of the bandits?" ”

"The son of the world is not only a boy who scatters wealth, but also a male disciple of Guanyin Bodhisattva. Whether it is the princess or the prince, they are all enemies of the White Lotus Sect! ”

Hey? Zhu Pingjin was strange.

can't be the god of wealth, can't be the god of windfall, and can't be the divine beast that only eats and doesn't pull on the tribute table - Pixiu. How could a money-scattering boy who would sell cuteness everywhere stir a sensitive nerve of a cultist?

Could it be that in this world, the heart of a cultist is more difficult to understand than the heart of a woman?

"Shizi, you think, you and the princess are now Buddhas. But the White Lotus Sect worships a childless mother! The lifeless old mother sent the future Buddha to the mortal world to save people, and if they didn't beat you, the present Buddha, how could they save the future Buddha? ……”

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The White Lotus Cult is a hodgepodge of heretical cults in China. Zhu Pingjin had no interest in the messy teachings of the White Lotus Sect, but as an outstanding descendant of the Zhu Ming Dynasty, he was no stranger to the White Lotus Sect.

Roughly speaking, the White Lotus cult worships the future Buddha Maitreya, who represents the "Ming" that symbolizes justice and light. The Ming Sect, which advocates "Ming", is not only a sect of the White Lotus Sect, but even another name for the White Lotus Sect. The Red Turban Army that Zhu Yuanzhang participated in was an armed uprising organization of the Ming Sect against the Yuan Empire. The titular leader of the rebel army, King Ming (i.e., Amitabha), is also an out-and-out Mingjiao title.

Therefore, if you don't understand the White Lotus Sect, you can't understand the founding of the Ming Empire, and you won't understand the basis for many of Zhu Yuanzhang's political and military decisions.

Zhu Yuanzhang relied on the White Lotus Sect to start his business, but when the revolution was not yet victorious, he turned his face and waved his sword at Chen Youliang, a former White Lotus Sectist. Of course, who can't accuse Zhu Yuanzhang of betraying the revolution, because Zhu Yuanzhang has never participated in the revolution, so how can he say betrayal?

The army in which Zhu Yuanzhang participated in and made his fortune was led by Guo Zixing to lead the Huaixi Rebel Army. Guo Zixing is the maternal grandfather of the first Shu king Zhu Chun. This rebel army was based on the children of the peasants in Huaixi and had obvious regional characteristics. They are only nominally subordinate to the so-called authentic mainstream Liu Futong Red Turban Army, which is what Luo Jingyun called "listening to propaganda and not listening to tune". The generals and ministers around Zhu Yuanzhang were either born in Huaixi or studied under Confucius and Mencius, and had nothing to do with the "Ming Sect" or the "White Lotus Sect".

Zhu Yuanzhang never preached any teachings or religious ceremonies in the army, and all he talked about was the set of loyalty and righteousness of "Zi Yue" and "Meng Yue". It was precisely because Zhu Pingjin resolutely stood on the position of Confucianism and abandoned the theory of gods and ghosts of the White Lotus Sect that this attracted Guo Zixing's attention and was appreciated by Guo Zixing, and under Guo Zixing's vigorous promotion, he changed from a lowest-level officer to Guo Zixing's son-in-law, and finally became the heir of the Huaixi Rebel Army.

Zhu Yuanzhang's political stance on the White Lotus Sect is consistent, clear, and even undisguised. Liu Futong enforced the doctrine in the Red Turban Army, ran into a wall with Zhu Yuanzhang many times, and was very clear about Zhu Yuanzhang's political position, so they never regarded Zhu Yuanzhang as their own parishioner.

When the battle for the world began, Chen Youliang, the actual heir of Liu Futong's Red Turban Army, not only dispatched the giant ship as a military weapon against Zhu Yuanzhang, but also used the White Lotus Sect as a political weapon. It's a pity that neither of these hands worked. The Battle of Poyang Lake was the most tragic battle experienced by Zhu Yuanzhang in his life, and the ending was that Zhu Yuanzhang won and Chen Youliang died. Chen Youliang's death meant that the White Lotus Sect's dream of establishing a theocratic state in China was completely shattered.

However, after the establishment of the Ming Empire, Zhu Yuanzhang, for the long-term stability of the country and the resolution of social contradictions, did not kill all the enemies of the past, but made major political concessions to the White Lotus Sect, the most famous of which is the national name.

As we all know, in the system of the Chinese family, the country name is the continuation of the title or fief. The king of Han was enshrined in Han, and the founding name of the country was Han, which was for the Han Dynasty; The Duke of Tang was enshrined in the Tang Dynasty, and the founding name was Tang, which was for the Tang Dynasty; In front of the palace, all the points were inspected in the Song Dynasty (Guide Mansion, now Shangqiu), so the country name is called Song, which is the Song Dynasty. And Zhu Yuanzhang was named the king of Wu and started in Haosi, but he did not use the country name "Wu", but picked up the banner of the word "Ming" that had been broken and set up as his own national name.

It was only when these White Lotus Sects still couldn't help but make trouble that Zhu Yuanzhang reluctantly announced: The White Lotus Sect is an illegal cult.