Chapter 74: The Ultimate Goal of the Western Expedition II

After a pillar of incense (five minutes), Yu Xiyou got off the bed and felt even more noisy outside.

He was about to get angry when the door was kicked open with a "bang", and a team of fierce soldiers poured in.

"Who? Dare to break into the room of the same acquaintance? Don't want to live anymore? Yu Xiyou jumped into a rage and reached for the scimitar on the bedpost.

"Whoosh ......" crossbow arrows fired in unison, and Xi Peng was shot on the spot.

Marines don't care what they know or don't know. Whoever holds a weapon is an enemy, and it is in the ranks that should be destroyed. Boss Zhu's words went deep into the hearts of the soldiers.

The young Marine looked back at the woman who was peeking at the head of the bed, and reluctantly went out to continue the fight.

………………

Zhu Shunming's attack was unexpectedly rapid and violent, and the natives did not put up any resistance at all.

By the end of the day, most of the Jianshuizhou City fell into the hands of Zhu Shunming, and only a few natives fled to Majiapo in the south to resist stubbornly.

"Have you found the wealth hidden in Shadingzhou?" Zhu Shunming asked.

The wealth accumulated in the two hundred years of the Qianguo Mansion transported back from Kunming City by Sha Dingzhou was the biggest goal of Zhu Shunming's westward expedition.

"I haven't found it." Peng Canglang replied: "Rescue Zhizhou Leng Chunyang from the prison." He should know where the wealth of Shadingzhou is hidden. ”

Nearly a year in prison made Leng Chunyang look particularly haggard, his beard and hair were all white, trembling, and he looked like he was about to die in his last years. But his eyes are firm, his cheekbones are prominent, and at first glance he is the type with a firm and strong heart.

"Thank you, General, for saving millions of people in Lin'an Mansion from fire and water. Dare to ask where the general is? How is Kunming City doing? Is Qianguo Gong okay? Is Governor Wu good? ”

Leng Chunyang held Wenchen's shelf and spoke to Zhu Shunming in an inquiring tone, without any sense of thanks.

Perhaps in Leng Chunyang's heart, everyone contributes to the imperial court, civil officials govern the locality, and military generals win the battlefield are all the duties of courtiers, and they are not worthy of thanks.

As a civil official from the fifth grade, Leng Chunyang has the confidence and style of a civil official, and looks down on rude and unreasonable generals from the bottom of his heart.

Zhu Shunming stopped the restlessness of the generals around him who were covered in blood and murderous intent, and said lightly: "Leng Zhizhou lost Jianshui Prefecture, and the last general took it back. When the emperor found out, he would naturally give different rewards. I heard that the emperor's eyes could not tolerate sand, and most of the officials who were unable to defend the land and lost the city were exterminated. Leng Zhizhou still thinks about how he explains to the emperor, why bother about the affairs of Kunming City? ”

Leng Chunyang was so red by Zhu Shunming's words that he was not soft or hard, he was so angry that he was panting again and again, and he had a posture of falling to the ground accidentally.

"This official ...... The official has already tried his best, but the local people are powerful, what can he do? This official is a Ming official, and he died as a Ming ghost, and he has never lost his temper. The emperor will distinguish between gains and losses. ”

Zhu Shunming didn't bother to pay attention to this kind of bureaucrat, and waved his hand to take it down.

Li Ke shook his head on the side and said regretfully: "This old man is dead and dead, but it's a pity that his beautiful wives and concubines are sinned with, it's really a sin." ”

When Leng Chunyang heard this, he immediately turned around and shouted, "The old couple is still young?" Never been killed by the natives? This general, the old man has been in Jianshui Prefecture for five years, and he is familiar with everything in Jianshui Prefecture......"

With the guidance of Zhizhou Leng Chunyang, Zhu Shunming's army surrounded Majiapo and launched a fierce attack.

The natives built strong stone walls and fortresses on Majiapo. The natives who retreated to Majiapo were all close relatives of Shadingzhou, and they defended extremely resolutely and did not retreat to the death.

The narrow mountain road, the hard stone wall, and the resolute defense made the Changsha guards at a loss for a while.

Since the Western Expedition, Changsha Wei, who has been invincible in attacking the city and trapping the land, was stumped by a small hill, which made the faces of the officers and soldiers very ugly.

Zhu Shunming didn't care about some minor setbacks for the army.

The successive victories made the Changsha guards angry one by one, and all of them looked like Lao Tzu's first in the world.

Historically, the fighting power of the rebel natives in the southwest was the lowest in the same space.

The Southwest Rebellion was eventually put down by Li Dingguo's Great Western Army.

The Great Western Army was once driven all over the world by the Ming Army's Zuo Liangyu and others; Zuo Liangyu's Ping Thief Army was not an opponent of the Ming Border Army; The border army of the Ming Dynasty was beaten by the Eight Banners of Jiannu and could not find the north.

Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the native rebels in the southwest is not strong, and it is just right to train the Changsha guards who are well-equipped and well-trained but lack battlefield experience.

"Learn from experience, brainstorm ideas, and see how to overcome the stubborn resistance of the enemy when the troops are abundant. There will be a lot of such battles in the future. ”

Zhu Shunming did not participate in the formulation of the plan, but let Zhang Pan, Yu Feixing and others discuss the plan by themselves.

"The method of siege is nothing more than a method of storming, besieging, and responding internally."

Zhang Pan followed Zhu Shunming for three or four years and learned a lot in the art of war. Although he doesn't like to face the enemy head-on, he still knows how to siege the city.

"The siege is protracted, and we can't afford it; Majiapo is full of Shadingzhou's descendants, and we don't have an internal response, and the method of combining inside and outside will not work. ”

"Then there's only one way left to storm it."

Yu Feixing and the others all nodded.

"It's a pity that Majiapo is a stone mountain, so you can't dig a tunnel and blast it. Otherwise, a few 'fat piers' will blow up the stone wall. Yu Feixing shook his head.

"We can't dig tunnels, we can build mountains." Zhou Zhou said: "The road in Majiapo is narrow, and the city wall is not high. We can build a mountain of soil, build it to a height higher than the city wall, condescending, and a swoop can take down Majiapo. ”

"Hey, that's a good idea." Yu Feixing patted Zhou Zhou's shoulder and said with a smile: "I can't see it, Old Zhou, this idea is not bad." ”

Zhou Zhou smiled from ear to ear and said, "We have rich experience in fighting wars, we are well-informed, and the world we have seen is not comparable to ordinary people......

Zhang Pan said: "Lao Zhou's idea is good, so Lao Zhou's people will build a mountain of soil." ”

"Old Yu, you can't be idle. Use local materials to build trebuchets and throw mud bombs and stones at Majiapo. You can't let the people inside live too leisurely. ”

"I'll ask someone again to see if I can go down from the northern peak to the top of Majiapo."

………………

The assault on the tiny Majiapo is like a siege game

Zhou Zhou led the team to start laying soil outside the range of the natives, and soon built a slope as high as three zhang. At the top of the slope, you can see the panicked scene of the local people in Majiapo.

The groundwork continues. Zhou Zhou's men carried the earth on their backs to the top of the slope and dumped it in the direction of Majiapo.

The soil poured down in the direction of Majiapo, gradually raising the slope. The dirt slope slowly extends under the stone wall and is constantly raised. In less than three days, the mountain will be as tall as the defensive stone wall of Majiapo.

Yu Feixing was resolute and built more than a dozen simple trebuchets in one night.

The soldiers had red eyes and began to throw stones into Majiapo without stopping.

Basketball-sized rocks are constantly being thrown into Majiapo. The sound of houses being smashed and the screams of the natives screaming in amazement were constantly heard in Majiapo.

Zhou Zhou stood on the top of the dirt slope, constantly directing the trebuchet of Yu Feixing to change the direction and force of the stone, like an artillery observer.

The two teams had a great time.