Su Yuanchun shook his head: "Share the blessings together, share the difficulties, and die together!" ”

"Brother Zixi, I'm sorry." Rong Weishan grabbed Su Yuanchun's arms and threw him out more than ten meters away.

Then Rong Weishan shouted, swept thousands of troops with one move, and killed a large number of Miao troops who rushed up, those Miao troops, seeing that the situation was not good, did not dare to approach, Rong Weishan's title of "100 heads of blades" is not in vain.

Su Yuanchun took advantage of the moment of slackness of the Miao army, and led the troops to forcibly break through, and with the strong resistance of Rong Weishan, Su Yuanchun and they were able to take more than 3,000 people to kill the siege of the Miao army.

And Rong Weishan after the break is not so lucky, he is causing too much pressure in Miao Jun's heart, almost talking about "Rong" color change, Miao Jun must kill him!

After a hard battle, he led a team of more than 250 personal soldiers, and finally fought a blood, broke out of the encirclement, walked east along the foothills, and the Miao army became more and more, and finally retreated to a small hill and fell into the encirclement again.

The Miao army lined up with torches and carried out wheel warfare tactics day and night, constantly narrowing the encirclement. After killing wave after wave of Miao troops, Rong Weishan and the others were exhausted.

Two days later, Zhang Xiumei ordered the final attack on the remaining troops of Rong Weishan who refused to surrender, Rong Weishan fought for a day and night, and more than 200 people such as Liu Yunbiao and deputy general Luo Zhihong were all killed, leaving him alone, sitting on the ground, no longer had any strength.

"Executioner, I didn't think you would have today!" Zhang Xiumei flew over, and as soon as the long knife was horizontal, Rong Weishan's big head rolled down......

In the first battle of Huang Piao, the Miao army killed more than 20 generals of the "Xijia Army", the general army and the following generals, and completely annihilated more than 18,000 people from the main force Rong Weishan, Huang Runchang, Deng Ziyuan and other departments, and only Su Yuanchun led thousands of remnants to escape from the siege.

The Miao army seized a large number of muskets, artillery, ammunition, broadswords, spears and other weapons and provisions, and the Jingnan army dealt a devastating blow.

Rong Weishan's department was the only one left, Ding Yong, who was seriously injured and rushed to Gong Jichang's military camp, and after completing the report, he immediately fell to the ground and died.

Rong Weishan died in Huang Piao unexpectedly, Gong Jichang was very surprised, and he ordered the soldiers of Bai Xizhai to prepare for defense in case the Miao army came to capture the village again.

Gong Jichang sent a letter to Zhenyuan Mansion to report to Xi Baotian about Huang Piao's fiasco.

Hearing that Rong Weishan died in battle, like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, Xi Qitian's hands trembled, and the pen in his hand fell to the ground: "Ah, this little beggar actually died in Huangquan,......"

Xi Qitian wanted to stand up, but he felt numb in his legs and feet, but he couldn't get up, so he hurriedly shouted: "Come on, come quickly...... Fast...... Help me up......"

Staff member Xu Jiagan hurriedly came over: "Lord Xi, what's wrong with you?" ”

"I ...... Maybe I had a stroke......" Xi Qitian moved his fingers.

"Brother Yanqiang, I'll help you go outside for a walk......"

"Okay." Xi Qitian said.

……

Half a month later, Xi Qitian and Gong Jichang took people to collect the corpses in the Huangpiao area, and the bones collected were more than 100 stones. There is a withered skull as big as a bucket inside, which attracts attention. A good deed person took the skull and weighed it, and it weighed eighteen catties. The soldiers present all said that this must be Rong Weishan's head.

Xi Qitian grabbed the withered skull and said, "This ...... This...... No way...... Be...... Rong Weishan ......"

"Brother Yanxiang, I have led people to search for twenty miles around, but I have not found the bones of the Invalids, I think...... This is his head, there is no doubt about it. Gong Jichang whispered.

"Pass my orders...... Put this withered skull in a wooden box...... Transported back to Dong'an for the burial ......" Xi Qitian was grief-stricken, and then wept, "Little beggar, you can go home......"

Rong Weishan is the commander with the highest martial arts, the fastest promotion, and the youngest in the "Xi Family Army", loyal to Xi Qitian, and his most important general, Rong Weishan's death was too big a blow to Xi Qitian.

As soon as Rong Weishan died, Gong Jichang became the most intelligent and brave general, and Xi Qitian appointed him as the first Jingyi Battalion to control the generals.

Soon Xi Qitian really had a stroke, and his hands and feet were a little paralyzed, so he had to ask the court for sick leave, first, he wanted to go home to recuperate for a period of time, and secondly, he robbed too much gold, silver and money, which made some people's eyes red, and impeached him for "embezzling the army".

On this cusp, the imperial court immediately agreed to his request. Before leaving, in order to take revenge on the Miao army, Xi Qitian asked Gong Jichang's subordinates to carry him on a stretcher, regardless of his physical illness, and personally went to the Bazhi area to start a decisive battle with Zhang Xiumei, killing nearly 10,000 Miao troops, burning 100,000 stones of grain, and washing away the shame of Huang Piao's defeat.

Then, Xi Qitian entrusted Gong Jichang with full authority to act as an agent for all military affairs of Pingmiao, and returned to his hometown in Dong'an. It is said that Xi Qitian obtained a lot of gold and silver treasures after conquering Wenggu Cave and transported them back to his hometown by boat.

The boat was robbed by a group of robbers when it arrived at Lengshui Beach, and the bodyguard immediately reported to Xi Qitian: "My lord, the robbers robbed, what should I do?" ”

Xi Qitian asked, "Are they seeking money?" ”

"Yes." The bodyguard replied.

Xi Qitian smiled: "Then why don't you use silver ingots to fight robbers?" ”

"Okay." The bodyguards complied, and a silver ingot was struck, and the robbers only cared about robbing the silver, and they fought because of it.

The bodyguards took the opportunity to sail the ship and carried the gold and silver treasures away. Xi Qitian, who returned to his hometown on leave, had this huge amount of money and became extremely rich, and was able to buy land and build a manor in his hometown.

In the spring of the 10th year of Tongqing, after Gong Jichang became the temporary commander-in-chief of the second battalion of the Jingjie Battalion and the Jingyi Battalion, he accelerated the speed of the offensive and still used the "carving and suppression" to attack the living forces of the Miao army, and the first goal was to attack the Miao army stationed in Jiudabai at Shidongkou.

The Miao name of Shidongkou is Zhangxiang, that is, the place where the market is rushed, it is located in the north of Taijiang County, Guimao County, is located in the Yulu of Miaoling Mountain Range, is located on the south bank of the Qingshui River of the tributary of the river basin, is 38 kilometers away from the county seat, is 48 kilometers away from Kaili City, and is adjacent to the four counties of Huangping, Zhenyuan, Shi Bing and Jianhe, and is the key pass of the town far into the arch.

Qingjiang water goes down the river in turn, there are Miao villages such as partial village, Yangjiazhai, etc., flow through the front of the village in a zigzag, the river water is clear, there are three or two fishing boats and transport boats rowing over on the river surface from time to time, and the cormorant fishing boat stands quietly in the river.

On the bank of the river, there are Miao girls who wash vegetables, wash laundry, and carry water back and forth, and the ducks and geese in the water are playing and foraging freely, a good pastoral ink painting.

Along the river to the ridge, into the village, the cobblestones and stones paved with the village path, quiet, quiet. In front of the house at the entrance of the village, there is a plough and a harrow for ploughing the fields, and the wall in front of the house is painted with tung paint golden gold.

There is such a saying in Shidongkou: "The mother of the Miao people is Qingjiang Shui, and she raised the Miao family." Leaning on the high mountain behind the entrance of the Shidong, facing the water of the Qingjiang River, there must be a boat if there is water, and there is a traditional program at the mouth of the Shidongkou with a boat - the Dragon Boat Festival.

Gong Jichang decided to take advantage of the Dragon Boat Festival to take advantage of the lax defense of the Miao army and launch a surprise attack to catch them off guard.

The leader of the Miao army, Jiuda Bai and Bao Nanyao, led their troops to hold the entrance of Shidong, and Zhang Xiumei and Pan Laomao also led their troops to help. The Xi family army occupied Jinzhong Mountain on the north bank of the Qingshui River, and rushed to cross the Qingshui River several times, but they were all beaten back by the brave Miao army.

Gong Jichang ordered the use of artillery to destroy the fortifications of the rebel army, erected a pontoon bridge, and advanced to a place hundreds of meters away from the headquarters of the Miao army at the entrance of Shidongkou, driving the Miao army away from the village and retreating to the mountains and forests.

Gong Jichang originally did not plan to kill them, and sent people into the mountains to persuade them to surrender, as long as the Miao army laid down their weapons and dispersed, they would no longer be prosecuted.

Zhang Xiumei only wanted to be his Miao King, rejected Gong Jichang's proposal for a peaceful solution, and continued to attack Gong Jichang and Su Yuanchun's troops, causing a lot of trouble for the Jingyi Battalion.

So, Gong Jichang ordered Su Yuanchun to garrison the Miao village at the mouth of Shidong, and he himself led troops into the mountains to chase down the Miao army who did not listen to the advice.

Relying on dense woods and steep terrain, the Miao army played a game of hide and seek with Gong Jichang, set up an ambush on the trail, and fired shotguns, earth cannons, bows and arrows at the same time, and the Xi family army paid a heavy price.

Gong Jichang was furious, and ordered his subordinates to constantly use artillery, muskets, and rockets to suppress the opponent with absolute superior firepower, and drove the Miao army of Jiudabai into four caves in batches.

However, the Miao army, who retreated to the cave, still resisted stubbornly and refused to surrender. Gong Jichang's subordinates are constantly falling, and he has nothing to do with the Miao army in the cave.

Gong Jichang was so anxious that he was sweating, and asked Ji Zhu Rongchu: "Brother, what should I do?" ”

Zhu Rongchu looked at it and waved his hand: "What else can I do?" Do you remember burning bees in Zhujiafang? ”

Gong Jichang said with a smile: "Of course I remember, as soon as the smoke is smoked, the bees will faint, and they will catch the ready-made." ”

Zhu Rongchu said: "Isn't this the right way, we use the method of smoking bees to deal with Miao Jun." Cut down the tree and attack it with fire! ”

Gong Jichang smiled weirdly: "You can think of such a cruel method." Tell me to cut down the trees, pile them up in front of the cave and make a fire, make smoke, and smoke them to death! ”

So Xi Jiajun cut down a large number of trees, piled them up in front of the four cave entrances, lit fires, and after a while, thick smoke billowed and blew in the cave along the wind.

The thousands of rebels inside were so smoked that they couldn't hold back their tears, so they had to risk their lives to break out. Come out one by one, kill one, come out and fight one by one.

Because they couldn't see the Qinghe army outside, most of the Miao soldiers were shot outside the entrance of the cave, and those Miao soldiers who did not come out were also smoked alive in the cave.

Except for a few people such as Jiu Dabai who escaped, most of the thousands of Miao troops were killed. Gong Jichang took the Shidongkou area in one fell swoop, and when he was cleaning up the battlefield, the Miao soldiers who died at the entrance of the cave and in the cave were all black smoke, especially in the cave, eighty percent of them covered their mouths, and it seemed that they were suffocated to death.

The Miao army that was forced to surrender was just 476 people, Gong Jichang tied them up, threw them into the dug pit to bury these prisoners alive, and piled up more than 100 Miao books in the big pit, preparing to have a "book burning pit Confucianism".

At this time, a Miao man in his forties wearing yellow clothes and black pants came over with a jar of wine and a bowl, shouting as he walked: "General Gong, be merciful to your subordinates—"

Gong Jichang, who was shoveling sand with a shovel, ignored this person's shouts and threw a shovel of sand into the pit: "Brothers, continue to shovel soil for me!" ”