Miao Zhenzong and Zhou Wuding not only assassinated Wang Shangli in one fell swoop, but also opened a large net in advance to surround all his troops.

With Wang Shangli's head, as well as Zhou Wuding and more than 2,000 soldiers who had just been recruited, Miao Zhenzong returned to the mountain pass and returned to Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong.

Since they have already gone into the water, they will simply do another big one, Miao Zhenzong and Zhou Wuding asked for war again, and they were willing to lead their headquarters to attack Wei Qingwei, and put Bao Shengting and other Yunnan soldiers in their pockets, Tan Xiao ordered them to rest first, and then discussed with Zhou Guodong and Liu Tichun, they all felt that this was a rare opportunity, and the possibility of Miao Zhenzong and Zhou Wuding rebelling again was also very small, so they agreed to their request.

The so-called soldier is fast, Liu Wenxiu has just been defeated, and the other Western armies do not know the details, boldly using Miao Zhenzong and Zhou Wuding's army, which can fish in troubled waters and maximize the results of the battle, Miao Zhenzong and Zhou Wuding dare to attack Wei Qingwei, they are definitely not preparing to attack, but to take advantage of this chaotic opportunity that is difficult to distinguish between the enemy and me to launch a surprise attack, the two of them are now stained with blood on their hands, even if they leave the control of the Chu army, they dare not easily rebel.

"There is no doubt in employing people, there is no need for suspicious people, our army only has 50,000 people, and it is impossible to conquer the world, and we must reuse these generals."

"Just don't give them armor, if Miao Zhenzong and Zhou Wuding have different intentions, they will be destroyed if they change hands."

Tan Xiao and others discussed and established, so they added a batch of weapons to Miao Zhenzong and Zhou Wuding's troops, let them choose the captured knives and guns at will, and gave some leather armor, but they didn't give any armor and cotton armor, and let the two of them choose the troops by themselves, and eliminated the hardcore descendants of Wang Shangli, Lu Mingchen and Gao Wengui, and selected more than 3,000 people from other captives to supplement them, and the total number of troops was expanded to 8,000 people, and Miao Zhenzong and Zhou Wuding each led 4,000 people, camping on the mountains for a night. Early the next morning, he marched to Weiqingwei, west of Guiyang.

In the early hours of the morning, Miao Zhenzong and Zhou Wuding led their troops to set off.

Tan Xiao led the Zhenxiao soldiers, Ningzhou soldiers and other troops, a total of 10,000 Chu troops, followed Miao Zhenzong and Zhou Wuding to set off as a backup and response.

Zhou Guodong and Liu Tichun led the other main forces of the Chu army to march to the camp under the mountain along the official road, Liu Wenxiu's life and death are uncertain now, and he is still the most important target, and he must be eliminated in order to completely lock in the victory.

Dispatch troops!

Earlier yesterday, Liu Tichun and Zhou Guodong had sent thousands of vanguard troops, and the fleet of the Chu army also sent two waves of reinforcements, totaling nearly 10,000 people sloppily guarding Liu Wenxiu's camp under the mountain, plus the main force of the more than 10,000 Chu army, for Liu Wenxiu's remnants of the defeated generals, it can be called a lion fighting rabbit, and he also used all his strength.

"Qi Qi two generals, the western thieves have abandoned the camp and fled."

Zhou Guodong and Liu Tichun had just reached the halfway point, and the vanguard sent someone to report that at about the same time as the Chu army was descending the mountain, the western army took advantage of the cover of night to set fire to the camp and break through the whole line.

Zhou Guodong was surprised and delighted, and asked in astonishment: "Ah, how did it happen like this?" ”

According to the scout's report, the Western Army's camp under the mountain was built very strongly, like a small city, which stored a large amount of grain and grass materials, and there was no reason to give it up so easily. When Liu Wenxiu entered the mountain, the total number of troops exceeded 60,000, in addition to the battle damage and surrender of prisoners, there were still 20,000 or 30,000 fleeing Western troops in this mountainous area, and his large battalion under the mountain stood there, which could not only collect the rout, but also attract the main force of the Chu army, and cover other troops to break through as much as possible.

This must be a very beneficial good thing for Chu Jun, but Liu Wenxiu has been on the battlefield for a long time, how could he make such a low-level mistake?

"General Zhou doesn't know that Liu Wenxiu is dead!" The officer who reported the news said excitedly, they checked the confessions of many prisoners, and confirmed that Liu Wenxiu's gunshot wound had worsened, and he had died in the middle of the night last night.

"Liu Wenxiu is dead...... Good! Well dead! ”

Zhou Guodong and Liu Tichun were overjoyed, Liu Wenxiu was not only an experienced commander, but also had a high prestige in the Western Army, except for Sun Kewang and Li Dingguo, only he could command all units of the Western Army to command the war in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Guangxi in a unified manner.

"Full speed ahead and chase the fleeing enemy!"

Liu Wenxiu's camp under the mountain had tens of thousands of horses, although most of them were auxiliaries and baggage troops, and they could not be allowed to escape easily, Zhou Guodong and Liu Tichun ordered the troops to advance lightly, pursue at full speed, and expand the results as much as possible.

After interrogating the prisoners, it was learned that after Qi Sansheng broke through the siege, he took a personal army to the southwest and fled at full speed, breaking through the interception of the Chu army, leaving the large army of the Western Army far behind, and had fled to the direction of Anshun and Pu'an.

"This guy has two scuds, it's just that, he can't catch up no matter how much he chases, let him go."

Zhou Guodong and Liu Tichun didn't care, Liu Wenxiu's 150,000 troops were thrown in Guiyang, and it didn't matter what happened to the overall situation, they turned around and began to search the mountains, chase and suppress the remnants of the enemy, and at the same time select elite soldiers and strong generals, and rush to the ferry east of Guiyang in batches by boat, as well as Yaguan in the north of the city, to launch a counterattack against Liu Wenxiu's East Route Army and North Route Army.

"If the Western Army doesn't run, you just keep an eye on him, and then launch a general attack after the main force arrives, and if the Western Army escapes, bite him tightly, don't think about slipping away without taking off a few layers ......of skin."

The Chu army controlled the waterway of the Nanming River, and it was easy to transfer troops back and forth, and after the destruction of Liu Wenxiu's main force on the southern route, Zhou Guodong and Liu Tichun's appetite became even greater, and they targeted several other western armies.

Under the guidance of the captive, Liu Wenxiu's body was quickly found, he was hastily buried by Qi Sansheng, and a grave was erected......

Over the next few days, the Chu army swept around Guiyang.

Tan Xiao in Miao Zhenzong, Zhou Wuding, Liu Wenxiu's West Route Army wiped out, Bao Shengting and other generals or died or fled, the fleeing rout was only more than 1,000 people, the other two directions, Liu Wenxiu's East Route Army was also defeated, the remnants of the defeated army fled more than 3,000 people to Kaili, under the pursuit of the Chu army and fled by boat to the downstream Feng Shuangli army, only to finally escape, the West Army from Sichuan on the North Road saw that the situation was not good, and retreated first, or was fiercely pursued by the Chu army, with heavy losses, 15,000 troops, In the end, only more than 6,000 people fled back to Sichuan.

The battle of Guiyang came to an end, the Chu army with a strength of 50,000 people, not only defeated Liu Wenxiu's 150,000 army, but also fought a beautiful battle of annihilation, Liu Wenxiu's 100,000 southern route army was almost completely annihilated, and the other western armies were also lost by half, and the withdrawn troops still maintained the formation of only a few thousand people, and the other defeated soldiers were either taken prisoner or had fled, and most of them were auxiliary troops with no combat effectiveness, which no longer posed a threat to the Chu army.

In addition to Miao Zhenzong and Zhou Wuding, there were some generals of the Western Army who were forced to surrender, and Miao Zhenzong and Zhou Wuding were side by side, and the Chu army captured tens of thousands of prisoners in one go.

The officers and veterans of Zhang Xianzhong's era were singled out separately, organized into a battalion, imprisoned in Guiyang City, strictly guarded, in recent years, the locals of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, who had just joined the Western Army, were stuffed to Miao Zhenzong and Zhou Wuding and other generals, Miao Zhenzong and Zhou Wuding's troops swelled rapidly, and there were about 10,000 soldiers under them, but there was a serious lack of armor, and there was also a battalion of prisoners from the surrender of the Longwu Imperial Court, they were originally stationed in Guizhou, Guangxi, or the Qinwang army in the Battle of Guilin, After being defeated by the Western Army, he was captured and surrendered, and the Western Army had the lowest degree of identification, which could be used to supplement the casualties of the Chu Army.

In addition to the soldiers, most of the prisoners of the Western Army were auxiliaries, Tan Xiao and Zhou Guodong selected more than 40,000 strong people from them, expanded their own baggage troops, and the remaining more than 10,000 auxiliary soldiers were directly dismissed, and each of them was given a severance pay of 100 copper coins, so as not to harass the people, and at the same time, it can also show that the Chu army is a benevolent and righteous army.

After more than ten days of rest, the Western Expeditionary Army not only recovered its combat effectiveness, but also became more powerful than before, with the addition of Miao Zhenzong, Zhou Wuding and other generals, as well as more than 50,000 auxiliary soldiers, the Chu army in the Guiyang area has exceeded 130,000 people, constituting an absolute advantage over the Western Army in the Yunnan-Guizhou area.

The Chu army was immediately divided into two routes, Tan Xiao led a group to defend Guiyang, and at the same time cooperated with Yuan Zongdi, flanked Feng Shuangli, Zhou Guodong and Liu Tichun led the main force of the Western Expeditionary Army, marched to the southwest along the "East Yunnan Road", went to Anshun, passed Zhenning, and went straight to Pu'an Prefecture at the junction of Guizhou and Yunnan.

They had a total of 30,000 soldiers, more than 50,000 auxiliary soldiers, and more than 20,000 troops of Miao Zhenzong and Zhou Wuding, totaling 100,000 troops, and slaughtered towards Yunnan.

March to Yunnan!

Miao Zhenzong and Zhou Wuding are two qualified leading parties, volunteered to serve as pioneers, along the way not only opened roads in the mountains and built bridges in the water, but also took the initiative to recruit the defenders of various states and counties along the way, Anshun Prefecture, Pudingwei, Xibao Division, Zhenning Prefecture, and Dingying Division...... Almost all of them surrendered without a fight, and the Chu army went all the way to Annanwei, only one step away from Pu'an Prefecture, and Yunnan was also in sight.