Chapter 391: Killing Four Birds with One Stone
Sha Dingzhou was so distressed that he was about to suffocate.
Chongzhen felt a cruel pleasure.
This is the brutal crushing of cold weapons by firearms.
Watching the rows of fallen rebels rushing forward one after another, Chongzhen couldn't help but think of a cruel old movie he had seen in his previous life - the burning of the Old Summer Palace.
The famous scene in this movie is the Battle of Bali Bridge.
The Mongol cavalry launched suicidal charges again and again in the face of the rifle fire of the British and French forces, and was completely wiped out again and again, and the only time they approached the British and French troops was only a row of arrows.
In the face of foreigners armed with breech rifles and field guns, the Qing army had no power to fight back, which was almost a massacre.
The movie picture is so cruel that it is suffocating, and Chongzhen still can't forget his feelings after watching that movie.
However, in this world, it is impossible for thousands of British and French troops to reach the capital of China, and in the near future, it is possible that thousands of Ming troops will reach the capital of other countries.
Now, for example, the Forces nouvelles are carrying out a brutal and cold-blooded massacre against the rebels in Sattingzhou.
It was a massacre, and the rebels in Shadingzhou didn't even have a chance to fight in close quarters.
The whole slaughter lasted less than a quarter of an hour, and all the thousands of rebels who came out of the city were killed and wounded, and a few were killed directly, but many more were only wounded by bullets, lying on the ground and wailing loudly, if they were not rescued, ten out of ten of these wounded rebels would have died of blood loss.
However, Chongzhen did not have mercy and ordered the artillery to continue to bombard the city.
Again, the barbarians are uneducated, afraid of power but not virtuous, so if they don't let them shed some blood and die, they will not be afraid of the court.
You have to make an example of the chickens.
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Sha Dingzhou was finally helped down from the city by the family.
When he first came down from the city, the people of Shadingzhou were all stunned, Wan called him, Tang guest called him, and Tie Zhihu and other generals called him, but he didn't have any reaction, as if he had lost his soul.
"Mistress." Guest Tang could only ask Wan's, "Pingyi Wei definitely can't hold it, what to do now, it's up to you to make an idea." ”
"Let's go back to Amisi." Wan Shi said without hesitation.
"Ami Prefecture is our hometown, and if we return to Ami Prefecture, we can get the support of our people......
However, before the words fell, a messenger ran over panting and reported: "The general government, Amizhou, Amizhou has been captured by the wolf soldiers of Guangxi!" ”
"What? The state of Ami was also lost. ”
Wan's eyes suddenly went dark, and he almost fainted on the spot.
It's over, Mengzi is lost, and Amiszhou is also lost, where else can I go?
Tie Zhihu and other generals also looked panicked, this is going to be finished, they are Mengzi Tusi, this is going to be finished.
"Mastermother, why don't you go back to Qujing first." Seeing that the Wan clan had no idea, the Tang guest sighed lightly and said, "At least Qujing's city walls are much stronger than Pingyiwei, so it can last a little longer." ”
"Yes, yes, listen to your brother-in-law." Wan Shi seemed to have grasped the life-saving straw as if he had drowned, and said in a loud voice, "Quickly pass the order, immediately burn the Pingyi Acropolis and retreat to Qujing Mansion!" ”
The rebels in Ami and Mengzi were quickly evacuated.
Before leaving, he set another fire in Pingyi City.
This is the idea of the Tang guests again, with the help of the fire, they can stop the Ming army for half a day, which is enough for their 30,000 troops in Amisui and Mengzi to retreat more than ten miles away.
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Seeing the fire in the city, Chongzhen said to Gao Qiqian: "Wang Daban, go and inform the artillery battalion to stop the shelling, the rebels must have abandoned the city, so there is no need to continue to bombard the city wall." ”
Gao Qiqian immediately trotted to the front of the artillery camp: "There is a will." ”
Qu Shawei was already very familiar with the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, and immediately knelt on the ground with the officers and soldiers of the artillery battalion: "Ministers, please ask the Holy Jin'an." ”
"St. Bow." "The artillery battalion can stop shelling." ”
Qu Shawei immediately stood up and gave an order: "All artillery stop shelling!" ”
As soon as the shelling stopped, Chongzhen said to Tian Xuan, the Rongmei Tusi beside him: "General Tian, attack the city." ”
"The old minister bows and thanks the Holy Lord." Tian Xuan knew that this was Chongzhen sending their military exploits to Rongmei Tusi, and after kneeling on the ground to thank him, he immediately led the Rongmei Tusi soldiers to attack.
The result was naturally to easily take and level the Acropolis.
The gates of the city were opened, and the city was in flames.
Tian Xuan led the local soldiers of Rongmei Tusi to put out the fire.
But by this time, the fire was completely out of control and could not be saved at all.
Chongzhen instructed Gao Qiqian to say: "Gao Companion, inform General Tian that you don't have to put out the fire, it's better to set fire, and wait until the buildings on both sides of the main street are burned down, and you can pass." ”
After receiving Chongzhen's order, Rongmei soldiers in turn began to set fires.
Looking at the raging fire, Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief, the overall situation of the battle of Yunnan has been decided, and the tens of thousands of rebels in Shadingzhou are already unable to make any waves, and the next thing is to consider the aftermath.
Ding Kuichu and the Guangxi wolf soldiers should be very proud now, right?
The corners of Chongzhen's mouth slowly revealed a cold smile.
One thing to say, Chongzhen's dispatch of troops to Yunnan this time was not just to suppress the Shadingzhou Rebellion.
In addition to suppressing the Shadingzhou Rebellion, Chongzhen still has at least three "ulterior" hidden intentions in his heart, one is to solve the threat of native soldiers in western Hunan and Hubei and change the land to return to the stream, the second is to solve the hidden danger of the wolf soldiers in Guangxi, and also to change the land and return to the Tusi of Guangxi, and the third is to end the rule of the Duke of Qianguo over Yunnan Province.
Therefore, this dispatch is killing four birds with one stone.
Now the first bird of Sha Dingzhou is already dying.
The second bird to be hit next is the Guangxi Wolf Soldier.
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At the same time, in the state of Ami.
Ding Kuichu was sitting in the lobby of the Amisian Tusi Xingyuan, carefully looking at a horn made of rhinoceros horns, this rhinoceros horn horn is exquisitely shaped, showing extraordinary things.
Su Ping, the general of the standard camp, said: "Ministry, the last general has just interrogated the local officials of Amizhou, and he said that this rhinoceros horn is a token of love given by Meng Shu to Mrs. Zhurong in the past, and it has a history of more than 1,400 years, this is an antique, and it is worth hundreds of taels of silver. ”
"A few hundred taels?" Ding Kuichu said suddenly, "I don't know." ”
It's just that the gold and rubies inlaid on this rhinoceros horn are worth more than a thousand taels of silver? If you take this rhinoceros horn to Nanjing for bidding, it will be worth 10,000 taels of silver!
However, he did not intend to sell the horn.
Such treasures should be left as family heirlooms.
As he spoke, a family member strode in.
"Sir." Jia Dingyu reported, "The fine works sent to Kunming and Pingyiwei have returned." ”
"How?" Ding Kuichu hurriedly put the rhinoceros horn into a delicate bamboo basket and hid it, and said, "What is the situation in Kunming and Pingyiwei now?" ”
At the beginning, Chongzhen gave him a secret edict, only let him gather 100,000 wolf soldiers to take Mengzi and Amizhou in early September, and then the next action was not said, so he did not dare to act rashly, so he could only send a detailed work to inquire around for news, and wait until there was definite news before making the next step, it is best to contact the emperor.
Jia Ding said: "Kunming has been recovered by Yang Weizhi, the deputy envoy of the Qianguo Gong and the Jincang Army, I heard that the lord has led the Guangxi wolf soldiers to recover Mengzi and Ami Prefecture, and the Qianguo Gong has come to sacrifice the army with cattle, sheep and wine." ”
"Sacrifice?" Ding Kui Chu thought to himself, the army is fake, and it is true that he wants to recover the property that was robbed by Sha Dingzhou, but since this wealth has entered the hands of Sha Dingzhou, it has nothing to do with your Qianguo Mansion, so there is absolutely no reason to return these gold and silver to the Qianguo Mansion.
Jia Ding said again: "The fine work sent to Pingyiwei also returned, but before they arrived at Pingyiwei, they encountered the native soldiers of Lin'an Mansion in Guangxi Mansion, and they almost couldn't come back." ”
"It seems that the battle of Pingyiwei is not going well."
Ding Kuichu couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart, saying that although the Holy Lord's soldiers were powerful, I had to help in the end in the end, otherwise the 100,000 native soldiers on the Holy Lord's side alone would not be able to destroy the rebels in Shadingzhou.
At that moment, Ding Kuichu instructed the general Su Ping: "General Su, you have to inform the forty-eight wolf soldiers, pull out the camp at noon, and go with the governor to level the Weixiang to help the Holy Lord exterminate Shadingzhou." ”
"Yes." Su Ping gave up his hand and took the order.
Ding Kuichu stood up and walked to the gate of Xingyuan, indeed Su Ping had already walked away.
Then Ding Kuichu came back and said to the family: "Ah Da, you don't have to follow the master to Pingyiwei anymore, you go to find five hundred mules and horses at once, if you don't have mules, horses and donkeys, you can come back quickly, and then take the master's gold and silver back to Guangzhou, and bring with you what you can bring with you such as silk, cotton, ginseng, and other goods." ”
After a pause, he said: "Anyway, it's stolen goods, don't take it for nothing." ”
"Yes." The family agreed, turned and hurried out to look for the mules and horses.
Seeing the figure of Ding Ding go away, the smile on Ding Kuichu's face became more and more intense.
This trip to Yunnan can really be described as fame and fortune, not only to get 160,000 taels of silver and 250 pieces of gold, but more importantly, to be able to harvest a heavy military exploits.
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On the official road from Kunming to Amizhou, Mu Tianbo was already anxious.
Yu Zhonglin persuaded very intimately: "Grandpa, otherwise you will go to Amizhou to work first, and the lower officials will come over with cattle, sheep, wine and food, in short, you will not make a mistake." ”
Mu Tianbo hesitated for a moment and then nodded and said, "It's okay, then the prince will go first." ”
Mu Tianbo remembered his billions of family fortunes in his heart, and he really couldn't wait for a moment.
At that moment, Mu Tianbo asked Yu Zhonglin to follow with cattle, sheep, wine and food, and he himself came with hundreds of Ding Kuai horses and whips to the state of Zhimizhou, but when Mu Tianbo arrived, Ding Kuichu just ordered the wolf soldiers to prepare to start.
"Ding Butang." Mu Tianbo shouted from afar, "Are you going to pull out again?" ”
"Qianguo Gong?" Ding Kui Chu returned the salute and said, "I heard that the Holy Lord was blocked in Pingyiwei, and this official is preparing to lead the Guangxi wolf soldiers to help in the battle. ”