On the morning of 22 May, the rain in the vicinity of Hongtu River finally stopped the night before, but the fog that rose in the early morning had no intention of dissipating.

Extravagant Chongming's head was wrapped with three peacock feathers' heroic knots, wearing a short wool cloak Zarwa, accompanied by Luo Jiuxi, riding a big black horse with shiny fur, always maintaining a kingly demeanor, leading the vanguard army under his command, and came to the entrance of the Red Earth River.

Looking at the village on the hillside not far away, as well as the watchtowers that were faintly visible in the fog, Luxury Chongming said to Luo Jiuxi, who was following him: "How many watchtowers are there in Hongtuchuan? How many troops are stationed in total? How many people are in the village? ”

Luo Jiuxi answered truthfully one by one.

Although the Shaxi Luo clan has a radius of 100 miles near the Shaxi Dam, the Yi people of this era were generally poor, and the Yi people in Shuixi were even more so.

The limited financial resources have been used to build the Tusi Manor of Shaxiba, how can there be any extra financial resources to build many watchtowers here!

There is only one later.

There is only one watchtower, and the garrison is pitiful, and there are only more than 100 people stationed there.

The Yi village at the entrance of the Hongtu River is also small in scale, but only a few hundred.

Hearing this, Yu Chongming shook his head and said: "The two mountains of the Hongtu River are sandwiched, there are plains, thousands of acres of water and dry land, which is not only easy to defend and difficult to attack, but also a paradise, such a piece of treasure land, in the hands of your Shaxi Luo, but it is so not neglected, it is really a waste!" ”

After saying this, regardless of Luo Jiuxi's face, he just drove his horse into the Hongtu River from the entrance of the valley between the two mountains and the river ditch next to it.

The Shaxi Luo Yi soldiers stationed on the towers in the red soil river have also discovered the person who is coming, and they immediately rushed to meet their own head.

When Luo Jiuxi saw the visitor, he immediately asked, "How many days has Azuo passed?" What's the news over Shaxi Dam? ”

The little leader who came to pay his respects came over and knelt down and saluted, and said, "Chief, it has been a day since the young master of Azuo brought the messenger of the King of Great Liang!"

"The news from Shaxiba is that most of the officers and troops have crossed the river, set up camp against the river, and are still besieging the watchtowers on the riverbank!"

This news, of course, is a fake news that Luo Longzuo arranged for someone to pass on after returning to Shaxiba.

As for the messenger sent by Yu Chongming, as well as the guards who followed the messenger, as soon as they entered the gate of Luo's Tusi Manor in Shaxiba, they were ordered by Luo Longzuo to be taken down on the spot, and they were immediately beheaded and executed.

For the extravagant Chongming and his subordinates who coveted the land of the Luo clan in Shaxi, Luo Longzuo hated it to the core, and he had endured it all the way, and he naturally didn't need to endure it anymore when he returned to Shaxiba.

After executing the messenger sent by Hao Chongming to negotiate and contact, Luo Longzuo also immediately packed up the men and horses left behind in Shaxi Dam, and led all the Shaxi Yi men who could be collected early the next morning to rush back to Hongtuchuan from Xin, preparing for a bloody battle with the army under Hao Chongming's command.

At this time, Luxe Chongming didn't know it, and he was still thinking about staying in the future and even annexing the land of Shaxi Luo.

At this time, Yu Chongming listened to the conversation between Luo Jiuxi and the leader of the Yi soldiers stationed in Hongtuchuan, knew that Shaxiba had not been captured by the official army, and knew that it was not too late for him to come, so he said with a smile:

"Not bad! It seems that Shaxi Roche still has some ability! In this way, Qin Liangyu, a stinky woman, is not as good as before! ”

After saying this, Yu Chongming laughed happily again, and then looked at the village not far away and said: "This red soil river is beautiful, there must be many beautiful women, Luo family brothers, can you collect a few for this king, to comfort the loneliness of the march in the mountains!" ”

Hearing this, Luo Jiuxi looked at the meaningful smile on Luxury Chongming's face, hesitated for a moment and said, "The mountains and rivers here are remote, and the wilderness villages are there, where are there any good women?" If the king of Daliang has this intention, it is better to go to Shaxiba. Shaxiba has a large population and is far more prosperous than here.

"Besides, Shaxiba is being besieged by the official army, and the king of Daliang came to the rescue, and now it is only fifty miles away from Shaxiba.

Hearing Luo Jiuxi's words, Yu Chongming's face was displeased, his hand pressed on the waist knife, looked at the village in the distance, and was silent for a long time.

Luo Jiuxi knew that if he didn't satisfy Yu Chongming, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to leave today, so after thinking about it, he simply said: "If King Daliang doesn't want to wait, I will arrange for someone to go to the village now and find a few young women for King Daliang!" ”

After saying this, Luo Jiuxi said to the leader of the Shaxi Yi soldiers stationed in Hongtuchuan: "Quickly send someone to the village, gather the elders in the village, and find a few beautiful girls for King Daliang!" ”

As soon as Luo Jiuxi finished speaking, Yu Chongming said: "Let this king's men and horses go together!" ”

Since Yu Chongming said this, Luo Jiuxi also knew that such a thing could not be avoided, so he simply remained silent and stopped talking.

After a while, with the intrusion of the men and horses under the command of Hao Chongming, there was a scream and angry shouting in the village not far away.

Luo Jiuxi gritted his teeth secretly, but he didn't dare to come forward to find Yu Chongming to say more.

About half an hour later, the team sent by Yu Chongming returned with a full load, except for a dozen or so young women who were quite reasonable, everyone in the team of hundreds of people was eating with large bags of belongings.

Luxury Chongming got off the horse, and he didn't feel like the mud on the ground, walked into the trembling Yi girls, pinched their chins with his hands, raised their heads and faces, and looked at them one after another.

After reading the last one, Yu Chongming sighed and said, "What the Luo family brothers said is right! This red soil river is really barren and wild, and there are no good women! What a disappointment! ”

After saying this, Yu Chongming said to the guards who had just looted back: "These women, I have rewarded you!" When you arrive at Shaxiba, be happy with you! ”

After saying this, Yu Chongming waved his hand, let people lead his horse, turned over his horse, and said loudly: "This place is deserted, it is not suitable to stay for a long time, and the army will go to Shaxiba with my soldiers!" ”

Extravagant Chongming's shout attracted a burst of cheers from the Yi soldiers under his command, as if he was not going to Shaxiba to fight, but to have fun.

These moths that Extravagant Chongming engaged in near the entrance of the northwest end of the Red Tu River, Wu Zhiwang certainly can't know everything.

At this time, although the fog in the mountains and forests was all light, it had not completely dissipated, and they were miles away from each other, although Luxury Chongming could not see the army of Wu Zhiwang ambushed in the mountains and forests, but Wu Zhiwang and others in the deep mountains and forests could not see the whereabouts of Luxury Chongming and others.

However, if you can't see it, you can't see it, and this burst of cheers under the command of Luxury Chongming, as well as the crying and riot generated when Luxury Chongming's command looted the red clay village before, still spread far away into the mountains and forests.

"My lord, the 10,000 people in front of the Ming Dynasty must have entered the Hongtu River Estuary, as long as the whole army enters the Hongtu River, our army will be exhausted for a while, forgive him for extravagant Chongming, even if there are 10,000 people to guard, it is difficult to fly!"

At this time, in the mountains and forests south of the Hongtu River, the person who stood beside Wu Zhiwang and said these words was Luo Longzuo.

Wu Zhiwang took Qin Liangyu, Qin Gongming, Wang Jianguo, and the three thousand Shaxi Yi people brought by Luo Longzuo at the end, attacked 7,000, and ambushed them in the mountains and forests south of the Hongtu River.

Chen Zizhuang, Peng Chaozhu, and Luo Jiuzhong's Shaxi Yi soldiers, who attacked more than 8,000 people, were ambushed in the dense forest on the northern slope of the Hongtu River.

At this time, the people in ambush on both sides were waiting for the order of Wang Jianguo's headquarters on Wu Zhiwang's side to open fire.

Wu Zhiwang listened to Luo Longzuo's words, nodded, and said: "If you can ambush and make meritorious contributions this time, the Shaxi Luo clan will have a lot of credit for this battle!" ”

Luo Longzuo listened to the words of Wu Zhiwang, the commander of the official army, and his heart was happy, and he looked eager to try, and immediately asked for battle.

Seeing this, Qin Liangyu, who was following him, said: "Young people, don't be frizzy! This time, the extravagant Chongming led his troops to just enter the ambush, and they must not act in a hurry, and they must fight the grass and startle the snake in unison! This opportunity is very rare, if you don't kill extravagant Chongming, you won't do all the work, and you must not miss the major events of the court because of grabbing merit! ”

As soon as Qin Liangyu said this, Qin Gongming, Wang Jianguo, Qin Kezhong and others also endured their temperament and waited for another half an hour.

The weather in May, like a child's face, really changes when it comes to change.

About half an hour ago, the Hongtu River was still foggy, and the visibility was less than 100 steps, but half an hour later, a gust of mountain wind blew, and the clouds suddenly dispersed over the Hongtu River, and a ray of bright sunlight shone through the heavy clouds on the sorghum and rice fields.

At this time, a sharp-eyed sentinel had already come to report that it was the army of Luxury Chongming that had appeared on the road outside the bamboo forest under the mountain.