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Chen Zuocai, the word Uncle Ji, alias Sleep Yinzi, Yinshishan people, Mengshechuan people. When he was eighteen years old, the Qing army entered the customs, and the Ming Dynasty was crumbling. In this year, the hot-blooded young man Chen Zuocai defected to Mu Tianbo, the prince of the country, and was appointed as the general manager. Later, together with the Great Western Army led by Li Dingguo, he supported Emperor Yongli and held high the banner of anti-Qing and Ming restoration in Yunnan. At the end of last year, Chen Zuo was sent to Sichuan to collect wages. But when he returned, he disappeared the Yongli Emperor - the Qing army had already occupied Yunnan, and the Yongli Emperor fled all the way to Burma.

Chen Zuocai, who lost contact with the organization, had to secretly return to his hometown Mengshechuan to live in seclusion, although Zuo Xinghai surrendered to Wu Sangui, but he did not embarrass this friend. Of course, it is inevitable to send someone to monitor and take care of it, and Zuo Xinghai is also afraid that this elm head will make some moves, which will affect the whole Zuo Mansion.

Because of this, Chen Zuocai has little understanding of the situation outside, and he is not very accurate. His Royal Highness Min went out of Burma and entered Yunnan, he knew the way, but later heard that he fled to Annam for refuge, and his heart was half cold. This time, he was suddenly greeted by Zuo Xinghai's big gift, and he didn't know what happened, thinking that Zuo Xinghai had finally woken up and was going to raise troops against the Qing Dynasty.

"The Qing army was cruel, Wu Sangui was mad, and Brother Zuo finally saw through their true colors." Chen Zuocai was led to the Linshui Flower Hall. Before he sat down, he said excitedly: "Brother Zuo ruled hundreds of thousands of people, and with one move of the righteous banner, tens of thousands of soldiers can be obtained, and Dali will be attacked in the north, and western Yunnan will be shaken." More than 100 toasts in Yunnan Province will respond. If the two feudal domains of Jin and Zhao are invited to preside over the troops from outside the border, the overall situation of Yunnan Province can be determined. ”

Zuo Xinghai was dumbfounded when he heard this, and said in his heart: Scholar, reading makes your brain stupid, and you actually see the matter of the conquest so simple. It's just that now I have a request for Chen Zuocai, so I have to be perfunctory.

After the two of them sat down, Zuo Xinghai said in a deep voice: "Uncle Ji, you don't know the current situation in Yunnan Province, wait for your brother to talk about it slowly." ”

At the beginning. Chen Zuocai still had the heart to look at the celebrity calligraphy and paintings on the wall, and look at the lotus pond outside the hall. But the more I listened, the more surprised I became, my eyes didn't blink, and I stared at Zuo Xinghai.

“…… Under Yongchang, break the pass, and fall into Dali. His Royal Highness Min, King Jin and King Zhao led an army of 200,000 to win consecutive battles. The important towns in western Yunnan have almost been recovered, and they have occupied Erhaiwei. is marching towards Chuxiong, and wants to attack Yuanjiang Nasong on both sides and seize Kunming. Zuo Xinghai took out a piece of paper, pushed it in front of Chen Zuocai, and said apologetically: "Uncle Ji, there was a lot of news to hide before. For my brother and for the Zuo family, for the people of Menghua Mansion, I hope you don't have to be resentful. ”

Chen Zuocai swallowed his saliva, his frozen eyes moved, and he finally regained his flexibility. After thinking about it for a while, he understood the reason why Zuo Xinghai invited him, and couldn't help but ridicule: "It turns out that Master Zuo doesn't want to raise the flag against the Qing Dynasty, but is worried that the Ming Dynasty will raise the army to ask for the guilt, right?" ”

A trace of embarrassment flashed on Zuo Xinghai's face, but he immediately returned to normal and said: "What Uncle Ji said is true, for my brother, I am indeed afraid of swords and soldiers, and the people of Mengshechuan will suffer in vain. Think about it, for his brother to surrender to the Qing court, just to protect the people, how could he have killed a Ming official or a Ming army? Uncle Ji's ancestor is also Luo Luo, can he bear to see the villagers suffer from the scourge of swords? ”

When Chen Zuocai heard the word Luo Luo, he immediately remembered the mountain people who packed their heads, wore short clothes, wore sheepskins, and were barefoot, and couldn't help but feel soft in their hearts.

Zuo Xinghai looked at his face and continued: "Surrendering to the Qing court is Xinghai's fault alone, please ask Uncle Ji to go and explain to His Royal Highness Min that Xinghai is willing to apologize for his crimes, but he just hopes not to hurt the people of Mengshechuan." ”

Chen Zuocai sighed and said hesitantly: "Brother Zuo also has a hard time in the Qing court, and he has not acted for the tiger, His Royal Highness Min must not be able to dig deeper, right?" ”

Zuo Xinghai grinned, with a worried face, "What about the Annan Zheng family, His Royal Highness Min almost wiped out his country, and only served the Qing court for it." ”

"It's not the same." Chen Zuocai shook his head and said: "It is not an exaggeration to say that the Annan Zheng clan not only defected to the Qing court, but also attacked and killed my Ming soldiers and rejuvenated the army. ”

"That-" Zuo Xinghai knew that Chen Zuocai had already been moved by his own words, so he hit the railway while it was hot: "Uncle Ji is willing to go to Dali for the people of Mengshechuan and talk to His Royal Highness Min." ”

"Zuocai is willing to go." Chen Zuocai agreed very simply, but stared at Zuo Xinghai and asked, "Master Zuo, Master Wang is fighting against the Qing army, what do you say, don't you let me only take this one mouth?" ”

"Naturally, Uncle Ji won't be embarrassed." Zuo Xinghai laughed and said: "Losing sincerity is the right thing to do, if you need the Zuo clan to send troops to help in the war, there are also 3,000 native soldiers to send." ”

"Are there only 3,000 native soldiers?" Chen Zuocai was a little dissatisfied and frowned slightly.

Zuo Xinghai sighed and said: "The ancestor of the Zuo clan was forced to surrender to Muying in the early Ming Dynasty, and for a hundred years, he has obeyed the dispatch of Mu Fu, fought in the east and west, and won many meritorious services. But Mu He once trusted, and setting up Menghua Wei Tuntian is to monitor and control the actions of my Zuo family. Uncle Ji repaired the history for the Zuo family, and when he knew that the garrison was 5,865 people, a total of 8,000 households. The officials of the health office came from Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Hunan, and successively had the surnames of Fan, Yao, Liu, Chen, and Gao, and now almost half of the Menghua Mansion are Han Chinese. Menghua Mansion is governed by Tuliu according to the rules, and Xinghai is a local official, so I am afraid that it is not appropriate to recruit Han people, right? ”

Chen Zuocai pondered for a while, knowing the implied meaning of Zuo Xinghai's words, so he didn't urge or guarantee, diverted the topic, and asked Zuo Xinghai for detailed information on the text.

"Two days under Yongchang, two days to break the pass, one day to fall into Dali, even if Wang Shi does not have 200,000, there are hundreds of thousands, otherwise how can he be so strong?" Zuo Xinghai said according to his own judgment: "Wu Sangui has led the main force to conquer Yuanjiang, if he can't return to the division, this Chu Xiong is afraid that it will be difficult to protect." ”

"Chu Xiong, there will be no barrier in Kunming!" Chen Zuocai clapped his hands and said excitedly: "The king of western Yunnan is pressing, and the Yuanjiang of southern Yunnan is righteous, and he is attacked from both sides. The recovery of Yunnan Province is just around the corner. ”

"I'm afraid it's not that easy." Zuo Xinghai had already said that Chen Zuocai had moved, so he didn't have to respond with lies, but said cautiously: "Wu Sangui's army to conquer Yuanjiang is claimed to be 300,000, and there are at least 100,000 troops. It should be possible to ensure that Kunming is not lost. ”

"Master Zuo, do you still want to watch the direction of the wind?" Chen Zuocai was a little unhappy, because Zuo Xinghai seemed to lack confidence, so he wondered if he was a false response to the king's master, and he would repeat it in the future.

"The Ming and Qing dynasties are really difficult to do in the middle!" Zuo Xinghai complained sincerely: "Xinghai wants to come and go, and he also wants to follow the strategy of other local officials and cunning rabbits. When Uncle Ji saw His Royal Highness Min, please say something for Xinghai. The Menghua Zuo clan also wants to lose the people and grant land, and spread out in Annam. So as not to spread the war and cause the loss of the family. ”

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On the map, Shiping City and Yuanjiang City are close to each other. In fact, the straight-line distance between the two places is only 40 miles. However, there are mountains and forests, winding roads, and even a lot of barren land. This can also explain the historical reoccupation of Shiping by the Qing army. It took several days to get to Yuanjiang's problem.

When Zhuge Liang was conquering the Southern Barbarians, he also fell into this dilemma. But Zhuge Liang after burning incense and praying. There was a spring gushing out, and a sage showed him a way to live, but the Qing army did not dare to expect such good luck. Therefore, after getting the secret report of Shiping Tuguan Long Shirong, Wu Sangui hesitated.

From Shiping to Yuanjiang, if you take the normal route. Undoubtedly, it will pass through Laowu Mountain and Dazhujing, which were ambushed by the righteous army, and enter the Yuanjiang River from the northwest. Knowing that there is an ambush there and the terrain is dangerous, it is obviously not a wise move to stubbornly run headlong into it.

After weighing up. Wu Sangui chose to believe Long Shirong's secret and revised the route of the march. A person who can betray even his son-in-law and daughter cannot be a spy and cannot be deceived. As the first harvest of this conquest and suppression operation, Mu Zhongxian and his wife Long, who entered Long Shirong's family, were secretly escorted to Kunming.

With the presence of the Manchurian army in Shiping, it can not only ensure the rear route, but also form a deterrent to the Mongolian army in the east. First Yuanjiang, then others, Wu Sangui did not change the main goal of his battle. Capture the thief and capture the king first, this is the principle that must be carried out to the end. Coupled with Wu Guogui's death and the anger of the letter, Wu Sangui hated Yuanjiang so much that he had already set up a bloody revenge for slaughtering the city.

On October 16, Wu Sangui led a large army out of Shiping and still marched towards Yuanjiang according to the normal route. According to Long Shirong's guidance, the Qing army will divide the troops halfway, and the first army will be led by Long Shirong to take a remote and rugged mountain road, go around to the back of Laowu Mountain and Dazhujing, and cut off the Yuanjiang River from Laowu Mountain. Wu Sangui led the main force to Laowu Mountain, attacked back and forth, first eliminated the ambush soldiers of Laowu Mountain, and then took Yuanjiang.

This has two advantages, one is that it can ensure the smooth flow of grain roads, after all, it is difficult to ensure the supply of the Yuanjiang army from the rugged and narrow mountain roads; The second advantage is that you don't have to worry about Lao Wushan's enemies making trouble behind the flank, and you can attack Yuanjiang with confidence. The annihilation of Wu Guogui's subordinates sounded the alarm for Wu Sangui, making him a lot more cautious and making a rather cautious decision.

On October 18, the Qing army began to divide troops in Longtan, Wu Sangui sent the general Wang Pingfan as the main officer, and the general soldiers Ma Ning'er and Shen Yingshi were the deputies, leading 15,000 soldiers and 20,000 auxiliary soldiers, passing through Mazongling Mountain and Qingtian Mountain, and attacking Laowu Mountain.

History seems to have returned to its original trajectory in a certain part, Long Shirong was afraid of the Qing army's strength and rebelled, Lao Wushan set up an ambush for the Qing army to learn, Long Shirong led the Qing army around the ambush, these all happened. But will the result still be the same as history?

On October 20, the Qing army, which had surrounded Laowu Mountain, finally crossed the Mazongling Mountain and entered the Qingtian Mountain area.

The trail is rugged and narrow, like a long snake, winding its way through the chaos. In many places, only one person was allowed to pass, and tens of thousands of Qing troops had to be arranged in a single line. There is no left guard and right guard - the mountains are steep and lined up in a single row, and it is already difficult to pass, and there is no longer side cover.

This is the case when passing through Mazongling Mountain. At first, Wang Pingfan and the others had a nervousness that was difficult to hide, and they were always worried that they would be ambushed, and they would be like turtles in an urn, waiting to be killed. Now these people are much better, because they have adapted to it on the one hand, and on the other hand, they have figured it out. Unless the enemy knew in advance that they would take this route, it was very unlikely that they would set up an ambush here.

And the possibility of leaking the news is almost non-existent, so there is no need to worry. After passing the Optimus Mountain, the bypass operation was successful. The isolated enemies of Lao Wushan are only left with the fate of being wiped out.

Although the autumn sun was not too hot, it was still warm, and it was not long before the marching Qing soldiers were sunburned and tired and sweaty.

In the chaotic mountains, one mountain peak after another, one deep valley after another. An endless mountain to climb, an endless valley to wear. No sound could be heard, no birds or beasts could be seen, not even a single piece of grass could be seen, at first there were one or two dying little trees, and then there was nothing at all. All the peaks were as dry and scorched as the faces of the dead, but there was no murmur of water in the deep valleys, and all I heard was the faint howl of the wind.

"It's really barren land." Wang Pingfan is already bald and single-clothed. Still beads of sweat, he wiped his sweat and sighed: "It's all the credit of the dragon and local officials, I know where there is water." Otherwise, the thirst of light will also kill the army of thirst. ”

"The general has won the award, this is the duty of the official." Long Shirong was proud in his heart and bowed. said: "If you say this place, it is indeed not a native and cannot pass." When Zhuge Liang conquered the Southern Barbarians. It is still necessary to burn incense and pray, and ask God to give spring water to save the lives of the whole army! ”

"Hehe, that is to say, Long Tuguan is even more powerful than Zhuge Liang!" Ma Ning'er said with a sneering face.

"Don't dare, the lower officials don't dare." Long Shirong hurriedly put away his smug expression and became sincerely afraid.

Wang Pingfan smiled and patted Long Shirong on the shoulder. He Sheng said: "Ma Zongbing is just a joke, you don't have to take it seriously. By the way, it's been almost a day, and there is a water source ahead? ”

"Yes, yes." Long Shirong raised his hand and pointed at it. "Passing through the valley ahead, there is a pool of water under a hanging stone wall. Then walk for another two hours at most, and you'll be almost out of this barren land. ”

"Okay!" Wang Pingfan was relieved, reached out and took off the water bag from his horse, took a few big sips, and gave another order to speed up.

Weapons, armor, and food are not the most important in this barren land, but drinking water is the most important thing to be guaranteed.

Wang Ping Fan knew that the road was now relying on Long Shirong and a few natives to guide the way, and the army could smoothly surround the back of Lao Wu Mountain. Water is scarce, and sometimes only one can be found a day, filled with water bags, and it is barely enough to drink. It is necessary to decide the value, although Wang Pingfan is also disgusted with Long Shirong's betrayal and betrayal, he still tries to make a kind gesture, for fear that Long Shirong will secretly play bad, and he will not refer to one or two water sources. In that case, it will be these tens of thousands of horses who will suffer.

Turning his head to look at the mountains in front of him again, Wang Pingfan seemed to see a little light when he drank water with his head held high just now, but he couldn't see it anymore at this time. Could it be that he was dazzled, Wang Pingfan shook his head and walked forward.

Wangshan ran a dead horse, looking at the distance is not too far, but it must be detoured in the rocky mountain, the valley is in front, but the road under the foot turns, it seems to turn to the side, or even behind. In this rocky forest, it is like being trapped in a labyrinth, and even if there are military maps of later generations, it is impossible to determine which road it is.

The road became narrow and difficult to walk again, and Wang Pingfan and other generals had to dismount and walk. The long queue meandered, the front as if it had entered the valley, and the back stretched far and wide.

At this, Wang Pingfan's heart suddenly had an ominous premonition, he stopped and frowned, and looked around. The path is dangerous and deep, and it is only allowed to ride alone, which is the impression of Wang Pingfan, who has experienced the bloody battle of Mopan Mountain. Now he vaguely felt that the situation today was somewhat similar to that time, but after a moment's pause, he shook his head again. There is grass beside the trail along the hill of Mopan Mountain, which can hide ambush soldiers; This mountain is steep and there is no grass, how can it be ambushed? Relieved a little, Wang Pingfan smiled self-deprecatingly, feeling that he was suspicious and a little too cautious.

When he walked into the valley, Wang Pingfan found that this was not a canyon, but a gap between two strange-shaped rock cliffs. Looking upward, a ray of sunlight casts down, and the cliff stands steeply, as if it is about to be pressed head-on.

Walking through the gap with trepidation, the horizon in front of him was much wider, and a rocky valley appeared in front of him. Wang Pingfan had just breathed a sigh of relief, when he heard a faint shout of killing in front of him, followed by a loud bang, and the sound of muskets, and then, a few miles out of the valley in the direction of the thick dust and smoke.

"What's going on?" Wang Pingfan was shocked, could it be that he was ambushed just when he was about to succeed?

No one knew what had happened, and it would obviously take some time for the vanguard to report the situation. But soon, Wang Pingfan didn't need to be reported by others, and he already knew that the big thing was not good.

"Boom, boom, boom!" Two loud bangs sounded behind him, and there was an explosion on the rock cliff, and large and small stones fell one after another, not only killing some Qing soldiers, but also blocking the canyon tightly.

The battle has been engaged in the front, indicating that the ambush has been exposed, although nearly half of the Qing army has not entered the valley, but it is impossible to let the meat that has been eaten in the mouth escape again. Therefore, the rebels on the rock cliff ignited the buried gunpowder in advance and cut off the retreat of the Qing army with stones.

Woo, whoa, ah, roar...... Hundreds of native soldiers appeared on the steep cliffs on both sides, roaring in different languages. Although the number is small, it is an insurmountable obstacle for the Qing soldiers who want to climb up.

There are many successful examples of roundabouts, but there should be many more failures, but there are few records. Risk and opportunity coexist, and the two-sided nature of this tactic is actually more obvious. succeeded, naturally it was a joyful victory, and it was respected by the soldiers and admired by everyone; If it fails, it will pay a heavy price, and naturally few people will pay attention to it.

Wang Pingfan's heart sank, ambushed, and the enemy actually set up an ambush circle here. He turned his head and glared angrily at Tuguan Long Shirong. And faster than him, even more angry was the chief soldier Ma Ning'er.

"You spy, you deliberately led our army to death." Ma Ning'er grabbed Long Shirong's collar and shook it vigorously, her eyes were as big as copper bells, and she roared, almost biting off Long Shirong's flesh. (To be continued......)