Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VII The Bloody Battle in the Southwest

Chapter 2 Gather and annihilate stragglers to defend Chengdu

Section 10 Salary draw from the bottom of the kettle

After nightfall, the whole Chengdu finally returned to its former calm, and the battlefield with fierce battles during the day became unusually quiet, leaving only stains of blood still telling the cruelty of this offensive and defensive war.

At this time, Wen Poyu was discussing the aftermath of the war with the thousands of commanders of the Changshui Battalion, as well as the generals and leaders of the defenders and strong men in the city.

"In this battle, whether it is the official army or the strong men, they are all bloody battles and heroic killings, and it is under the hard work of all the soldiers that Chengdu is guaranteed not to be lost, and this battle of life and death is won."

Wen Poyu said loudly to the generals in the hall: "The soldiers who died in this battle, whether they are officers and soldiers or strong men, are all heroes of the dynasty, I will give double the pension in time, and the families of these patriotic heroes will also be properly settled. In addition, more than 10,000 strong men who participated in the war will also receive a bounty, and if anyone wants to join the army, when the new Sichuan general army takes office, I will also go to the book to petition for everyone. And the soldiers who killed the rebel soldiers, whether they were officers and soldiers or strong men, would receive their due rewards. By the way, the supplies in the rebel camp must also be transported to the city immediately. ”

After listening to Wen Poyu's words, everyone was overjoyed, and the joy of the bloody victory lingered in everyone's hearts, making everyone feel like they were drunk, and they were a little fluttering.

After talking about the aftermath of the war, Wen Poyu began to arrange the next combat tasks, and said: "Although this war has ended, the rebellion that swept the four southwestern provinces is still continuing, and it has not improved because of the victory in the defense of Chengdu. Therefore, we must not take this lightly, and should take advantage of this great victory to sweep away the rear of the rebels in one fell swoop! ”

As soon as the words fell, Wu Hang got up and clenched his fists and said loudly: "General, please give the order!" ”

All the other generals also stood up together and said, "Please give the general an order!" ”

At this time, with the victory of the defense of Chengdu, Wen Poyu and the Changshui Battalion can be described as mighty, and everyone is willing to obey Wen Poyu's orders from the bottom of their hearts.

Wen Poyu stood up, looked at everyone and said, "According to the investigation of Ye Buhui, the Lizhou Pacification Division, Wusa Mansion, and Zhenxiong Mansion in Sichuan are all within the sphere of influence of several Tusi who participated in the rebellion; And the Lijiang Mansion and the Xuanfu Division of Zhanda Fu in Yunnan also participated in the rebellion. Therefore, I decided to lead the iron cavalry of the Changshui Battalion to take the initiative to attack and completely sweep these rebel nests, so as to defeat the morale of the rebels and weaken the combat strength of the rebels. ”

When the generals heard this, they immediately felt their blood boiling, this is a salary draw from the bottom of the kettle, ruthless enough!

Then, Wen Poyu said to the leaders of the defenders, "After my Changshui battalion army attacked, the defense of Chengdu will be entrusted to you. When the Changshui battalion returns victoriously, I will divide 20% of the Tusi materials captured by the army to reward the soldiers defending the city. ”

When everyone heard this, they immediately smiled, and they all said that they would fulfill their duties and lead their subordinates to ensure that Chengdu was safe.

Two days later, Wen Poyu gathered all the forces of the Changshui battalion, a total of more than 11,000 iron cavalry soldiers, and lined up in the wilderness outside the south gate of Chengdu. On this day, Liu Yunwei's mother took the gentry and surviving officials of the city out of the city to march for the soldiers of the Changshui camp.

Wen Poyu led all the thousands of generals and officials of the Changshui Battalion to meet the old lady together, and then met with the gentry and officials in the city one by one.

Before leaving, the old lady said to Wen Poyu and other generals: "Sons, this attack is bound to play the prestige of my Ming Wangshi, so that those thieves who jump off the beam understand that they will be punished by God if they go against the sky, and let the people of the world know that my Ming Wangshi is still looking down on him!" ”

After listening to the old lady's words, Wen Poyu and the others were full of fighting spirit, and they clasped their fists together and said: "Please rest assured, the old lady, we will definitely take the lead and sweep away the rebels!" ”

Then, under the watchful eyes of the gentry, officials, and thousands of onlookers in the city, more than 10,000 soldiers of the Changshui Battalion set out in formation and marched south.

The iron hooves rolled, and after the army marched for two hours, Wen Poyu divided the Changshui battalion army into several roads according to the arrangement before departure, and divided the troops to kill the rebel Tusi territories located in various places. More than 10,000 iron cavalry soldiers then swept through Sichuan and Yunnan provinces with lightning speed, uprooting several Tusi who participated in the rebellion, all the remnants of Tusi and Dingkou were hunted down and killed by the Iron Cavalry army, all the stored grain, grass and materials were also seized, and all the serfs attached to these Tusi were all dismissed and released.

These Tusi who participated in the rebellion are all big families that have been heirlooms for hundreds of years, or even hundreds of years, and the luxury family is an ancient family that has been heirlooms for thousands of years, but this time they were all wiped out by Wen Poyu with iron-blooded means, completely eliminated from the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the whole country shook for a while! The rest of the Tusi who did not participate in the rebellion also felt sad and trembling, and were deeply in awe of the Ming court, and no longer dared to have a trace of disrespect.

The Tusi who participated in the rebellion in Guizhou and Guangxi were all terrified when they heard the news, and they were very afraid that they would follow in their footsteps, and the military hearts of the two main rebel armies of Xuan Chongming and An Bangyan suddenly wavered.

After that, Wen Poyu led the army of the Changshui Battalion to escort the captured massive supplies back to the city triumphantly, and was warmly welcomed by the people of the city in Chengdu.

Hundreds of people crowded around the south city gate, looking at the carts of grain and grass, gold and silver, and armor, and burst out with bursts of exclamations, even the gentry in Chengdu who were accustomed to seeing the world were dumbfounded, and everyone never thought that the toasts in these border places could gather so much wealth, no wonder they could set off such a large-scale rebellion.

The old lady was also very happy to see the triumphant return of the Iron Cavalry Army, and set up a banquet in Liu's Mansion that night, and invited all the generals and officers of the Changshui Battalion, several officers and soldiers, strong leaders, and meritorious soldiers.

During the banquet, the old lady took the teacups and toasted the soldiers one after another, which made the soldiers feel flattered. That old lady is the daughter-in-law of Liu Ting, the chief soldier of Liaoyang who is famous all over the world and spilled blood in Liaodong, and the mother of Liu Yunwei, the chief military officer of Tongzhou Town and the commander of more than 200,000 Hanwei troops.

Every soldier, including Wen Poyu, was red-faced and very excited when they were respected, and they were respectful to the old lady, drank all the wine in their hands, and said that they would continue to fight the rebels to the end, and would never disappoint the expectations of the court and the people.

This celebration banquet lasted until late at night, and all the soldiers who participated in this celebration banquet felt very honored, which also became a talking point to boast to their colleagues in the future, and the morale of the army in the city also unconsciously increased a lot.

In the next few days, Wen Poyu, as the highest-ranking general in Chengdu, began to deal with extremely tedious military affairs, and he was so busy that he had to be busy until late at night to rest.

On this day, a team rushed into the north gate of Chengdu without flying at night, and went straight to the prefect's yamen, which was the middle army of the Changshui camp.

Wen Poyu took a look at the general order that the team did not receive at night, first laughed excitedly, and then shook his head with some regret.

Wu Hang next to him was very strange when he saw this, so he asked, "General, is this a general order sent by the head town?" What's written on it, what's your expression? ”

Wen Poyu sighed and said: "It is indeed the general order of the general town, the general town ordered our Changshui battalion to leave a small part of the soldiers and horses to garrison Chengdu, guarding the captured money and grain, and then ordered me to lead the main army of the Changshui battalion to kill Guizhou and Guangxi provinces immediately, and give all the Tusi nests who participated in the rebellion in these two provinces to Lianwoduan." ”

"Great! The head town is a salary from the bottom of the kettle! Our Changshui Battalion has swept away all the rebellious Tusi's nests in the four southwestern provinces, and this time it is out of the limelight! Ha ha. ”

Wu Hang laughed excitedly, not paying the slightest attention to the regretful expression on Wen Poyu's face.

Wen Poyu looked at Wu Hang, who was dancing, shook his head, and poured a large basin of cold water: "The general town also said in the general order that An Bangyan has led the army to the area of Nanjin Pass, and the department of Luxury Chongming is also moving closer to Nanjin Pass; At the same time, the headquarters and the land garrison also led the main army to assemble in the area of Nanjin Pass. ”

Wu Hang was stunned when he heard this, and asked blankly: "So, is the decisive battle about to begin?" ”

"Yes."

"Aren't we in time for the decisive battle?"

"You're right."

"That's a decisive battle for an army of 200,000! How many times can a person catch up in this life? Just missed it? ”

"It's good to think about it in your heart, why do you have to say it and break your mood!"

Wen Poyu frowned and glared at Wu Hang fiercely, and Wu Hang sat on the chair dejectedly like a deflated ball, and stopped talking.

Three days later, Wen Poyu left the Qianzong led by Wu Hang in Chengdu, and he led the main army of the Changshui Battalion to leave Chengdu and advance in the direction of Guizhou.

Half a month later, the Changshui Battalion army swept through Guizhou and Guangxi provinces, and the seven Tusi who participated in the rebellion, including the An family, were raided, and these hundreds of years of Tusi families were uprooted, and the property accumulated for hundreds of years was escorted back to Chengdu by the soldiers of the Changshui Battalion.

All the Tusi who participated in the rebellion in the four southwestern provinces were raided one after another, and after the news came out, the whole country was shaken, and anyone with some vision could see that after losing its foundation, the rebels had no future at all, and it was only a matter of time before the imperial court put down the rebellion.