Yang Tongguan said: "Okay, it's really a man!" tied me up, and asked him to see if it was Dayuan who finished first, or if Tianwan finished first. ”

Yang Zhengheng said: "Brothers, immediately inspect the people around you and find out the Red Turban Army spies for me!" Of course, everyone knew the brothers in the adjacent position, and soon eight or nine Red Turban soldiers were captured alive.

"Gu poison waiting!" Yang Zhengheng said. A Miao soldier took out a bamboo tube of water and poured it into the mouth of the leader of the Red Turban Army, and he immediately rolled in the woods, this time he didn't pretend, he really had a stomachache, and he kept shouting.

These Red Turban soldiers didn't want to drink Gu poison, so they knelt down and begged Yang Zhengheng for mercy: "Gu poison is a hundred times more painful than cutting off your head." General, kill us! ”

Yang Tongguan said: "That's nature. If you want to live, General Ben will give you a chance. ”

So, a Red Turban Army and Pan explained the plan of Chen Youzhen, the defender of Wuchang, to intercept and kill the Miao army on the way, and also told the military deployment of Wuchang.

"Good, good!" Yang Zhengheng said, "Since you have recruited, I can spare you from dying." But you have to stay with me honestly. Gu poison still needs you to drink, read that you have merit, so let's change to a more relaxed Gu poison. ”

After the Red Turban Army was forced to drink the Gu poison for a while, they found that there was no movement, and they were secretly happy one by one, this Gu poison is fake, right?

Yang Tongguan said: "You must leave, enter Wuchang City, and create chaos. If you dare to play tricks, I just have to recite the incantation, and you will die immediately. ”

The Red Turban Army said: "General, we are obedient." ”

Zhu Yuming pretended to be the leader of the Red Turban Army and blended into Wuchang City with the Red Turban Army......

The next day, Yang Zhengheng led his troops to the outside of Wuchang City, hit the superior forces, selected the West Gate of the weakest Miao army to attack, and the other three roads made a feint to disperse Chen Youzhen's forces. As soon as the artillery fire rang out, thick smoke billowed out of the city, and it was Zhu Yuming who took advantage of the emptiness of the inner city to burn the munitions depot. The Red Turban Army was in chaos and once again divided its troops to rescue grain and grass.

Chen Youzhen, the guard of the West Gate, saw that it was Miao Bing, snorted a few words, and didn't take the soldiers and horses of the Yang family seriously at all, and ordered the soldiers to put down the drawbridge and kill them with 10,000 horses. Yang Tongguan was the first to rush forward and fight against Chen Youzhen.

"Tiger out of the mountains—"

"The mountain road is detouring—"

"Peaks and loops—"

"The thorns are withered—" ......

In less than ten rounds, the wind chasing cloud halberd in Chen Youzhen's hand was knocked away, Yang Tongguan patted the horse over, lifted Chen Youzhen over with one hand, and pressed it in front of the horse: "Look how capable you are!" ”

When the Red Turbans saw that the defenders were captured alive, they were terrified and retreated into the city. The soldiers on the city wall hurriedly collected the suspension bridge, Yang Zhengheng, Yang Tongpu, Yang Tongzhao father and son shot over the red turban army that collected the suspension bridge with a few arrows, and immediately led the Miao army to kill the suspension bridge. The Red Turban Army trampled on each other, fell into the moat one after another, and drowned many of them, which was unbearable.

The Miao army fought bravely and skillfully, defeated the Red Turban Army in Wuchang, and recovered Wuchang in one fell swoop, with more than 100,000 casualties and forced to withdraw from Wuhan. In order to exchange for Chen Youzhen, Prince Weishun, who was captured by the Red Turban Army, was released back, and then Yang Zhengheng sent troops to send the prince back to Dadu, and since then the reputation of the Miao Army has been shocked.

Emperor Yuan Shun was overjoyed, awarded Yang Zhengheng as the same knowledge of Tanzhou Road, and then added the deputy envoy of the Privy Council of Longxing Province, Huguang Youcheng, and the special Ronglu doctor (a product), and rewarded the soldiers of Yang Zhengheng's military group, so the heyday of the Yang family and nine generals appeared in Chengbu Village, which was unprecedented.

However, the peasant uprising was still flourishing, and the provinces were in disobedience, and it was difficult to implement the new policy of Emperor Yuan Shun, and it was impossible to build a harmonious society at that time. Where there is the raging fire of the rebel army, there is the figure of the Yang general, and the Miao army led by Yang Zhengheng has become the firefighter of the imperial court.

Emperor Yuan Shun regarded the Miao army as a life-saving straw and held on to it tightly, but he was a little suspicious of their loyalty, worried that the Miao army would develop and grow in the eastern and western expeditions, and did not listen to moderation. After the Battle of Wuchang, Emperor Yuan Shun divided the Yang family into two parts in the autumn of that year, one was commanded by Yang Zhengheng, the right man of Huguang, and went to western Guangdong to quell the turmoil; One was led by Yang Tongguan, the deputy marshal of Huguang, and was stationed in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions to continue to pursue the Red Turban Army.

Before leaving, Yang Zhengheng and Yang Tongguan made their final goodbyes. The autumn wind is bleak, the wild geese fly south, and the city of Wuchang is at the head.

Yang Zhengheng said: "Son, if you go to western Guangdong for your father, there will be many bad lucks, and you will probably not be able to come back." ”

Yang Tongguan said: "Where is it, my Yang family will be invincible, invincible in the world, why should I worry about thieves in western Guangdong?"

Yang Zhengheng said: "Yes." The road is far away, and the long-distance attack, although the children of my Miao family are brave and good at fighting, the most fatal thing is that the supplies cannot keep up. ”

Yang Tongguan said: "The imperial court has promised to provide sufficient food and grass in time, and also said that troops will be sent to rescue in times of crisis." ”

Yang Tongguan said: "Right now we are being split in two, which is a very dangerous signal. If the imperial court does not send food and grass, and does not send rescuers, my father should think long-term, and the imperial court will not trust my Yang family very much. ”

Yang Zhengheng said: "Okay." Son, you also move with the camera, in case something happens, you have to protect yourself first. ”

Yang Tongguan said: "Thanks to my father's teaching. There is the eldest brother and the second brother, and there is a care between the brothers. I had a nightmare last night......"

Yang Zhengheng said: "What dream? Let's hear it. ”

Yang Tongguan said: "It's not good to say it, it's unlucky." ”

Yang Zhengheng said: "But it doesn't hurt to say it, my father doesn't believe in evil." ”

Yang Tongguan said: "In my dream, I saw my father smashing the battlefield in western Guangdong and being under siege, with no food and grass inside, and no rescuers outside. My father fought a decisive battle with the thieves angrily, killing countless enemies, and I woke up with a lot of blood. ”

Yang Zhengheng said: "The disaster of blood and light, auspicious imagery." Dreams and reality are often opposites, so don't worry, just wait for the news of your father's triumph. ”

Yang Tongguan said: "I hope my dream is reversed, not successful." The father took care, and the son was gone. After Yang Tongguan finished speaking, he set off from Wuchang City with his large army of 50,000 horses. The three sons and several nephews said goodbye to Yang Zhengheng one by one, looking at the back of the sons, he couldn't help but cry, he had a kind of ominous omen, the dream that his son just said was likely to be his end, and the expedition to western Guangdong was likely to be the last battle.

Yang Zhengheng took his 20,000 soldiers and left Wuchang and entered Hunan. In Yuezhou, a red turban army saw that it was Yang Zhengheng who killed him, and did not dare to clash head-on, so he took the initiative to give up Yuezhou City. The Red Turban Army knew very well in their hearts that the Yang family's generals were passing by here, deliberately making a way, and left some grain and grass, hoping that the Miao army would not attack them.

Yang Zhengheng was originally going to do a big job in Yuezhou, but he didn't expect Chen Youcai, the leader of the Red Turban Army, to take the initiative to show goodwill, so he gave up the idea of looking for fighters. Since the Hunan Red Turban Army knows the current affairs, let them live, and they will have to be forgiving and forgiving, maybe they will have to cooperate with them in the future!

In Hunan, Yang Zhengheng's troops met almost no resistance, and they returned to Chengbu Village smoothly, and were warmly welcomed by the Miao people along the way. Yang Zhengheng passed by Shangguan Village, and did not go home to visit his 80-year-old father and mother, he did not have time to stay, the imperial court arrived within a time limit, and if he delayed, he would be a rebellion, and the crime was not light.

After crossing Wushui, the Miao army entered Guangxi along the Huguang Post Road through 100,000 Gutian. But the Red Turban Army was hidden in the jungle, out of the day and night, and fought in a mobile manner, which brought great trouble to the pursuit and suppression.

Yang Zhengheng's heavy equipment, artillery and stone throwers could not give full play to their advantages, so they had to fight wits and courage with the Red Turban Army and engage in guerrilla warfare and counter-guerrilla warfare. Of course, the combat strength of these Red Turban Army is not as good as that of the well-trained Miao Army, and they were chased and fought by the Miao Army in the early stage, but after a long time, it became more and more unfavorable to Yang Zhengheng, and the grain and grass brought from Chengbu Village were almost consumed, and the combat attrition could not be replenished in time, and the situation was very dangerous.

Yang Zhengheng decided to pull the troops to the Sanluo area, because the main force of the Red Turban Army there was relatively concentrated, and it could be defeated in one fell swoop, end the war as soon as possible, and go home for the Spring Festival.

When the subordinate general heard this, he resolutely objected: "Dashuai, have you forgotten how Tu Sui, the fierce general of the Qin Dynasty, died?" ”

Yang Zhengheng said: "Of course, General Ben knows that this place is extremely dangerous, but it is the best area to find fighters." ”

General A said: "Marshal, then you have to urge the court to send grain and grass." ”

Yang Zhengheng said: "Three days ago, I flew pigeons to spread the book to the capital, and the saint said that the Red Turban soldiers were numerous, and it was inconvenient to transport grain and grass into Guangxi on a large scale, so we wanted to raise them ourselves. ”

General Yi said: "This is clearly a word of shirk, ignoring our life and death." Then we can go back to Hunan, break away from the imperial court, and join the Red Turban Army. ”

Yang Zhengheng said: "The emperor's grace is very heavy, and he can't have different ambitions because of the temporary shortage of grain and grass. I will urge Dr. Mo and the Pingzhang to send us some food and grass to fight with us. ”

General A said: "I hope that this time the military and political government of Guangxi can help us." ”

So, Yang Zhengheng repaired a letter and sent an envoy to Guilin. Soon came the news that Guilin was very generous and promised to exterminate the Red Turban Army with the Miao army, Yang Zhengheng was like a reassuring pill, and quickly pulled the troops to the Sanluo area.

Seven days have passed, and the shadow of the Red Turban Army has not been seen, and the Miao Army is about to run out, and the soldiers can only drink porridge to survive. For a time, the soldiers were full of complaints, and pessimism began to spread in the Miao army.

One general said: "Dashuai, I think it is the dog official of Guilin who saw that we were reused by the imperial court, and was extremely jealous, and deliberately stationed troops and did not save us, so that we were in trouble. ”

Yang Zhengheng said: "Wait a little longer! Maybe at this moment, reinforcements are rushing to us. ”

General A said: "Marshal, don't have illusions, there will be no reinforcements and grain and grass, the Red Turban Army will not dare to come out to meet the battle during the day, and as soon as dusk comes, it will be uncertain." ”