After the surrender of the Chixi Division.

Tao Cheng did not wait for the reorganization, but quickly went north into Zhenyuan Mansion and attacked the Qiongshui Division.

The terrain of Qiongshui is extremely sinister, in the thirteenth year of orthodoxy, the patrol according to the imperial history Yu Zhen played: "The minister views the Qingshui River and other places, the cliffs and cliffs, only one path in and out, Peter is dangerous. ”

"If the mountain passes outside the river are completely blocked, the mountain passes in the river and Jindu are set up with fortresses, and the troops are stationed to defend the palace, and the talented people who are selected as the chief of the village are the officers, so there is no need to be negligent."

The treacherous terrain of the road can be seen.

And it was Li An who guarded the town.

Li An was originally An Pingbo, and his father was Li Yuan, the Duke of Juguo.

But Li An's title was deprived of his sin in the sixth year of orthodoxy, and he was ordered to guard the monolith, and Zhen Yuanwei lacked a person to take charge of himself, so Li An served as the commander of Zhen Yuanwei as a guilty person.

Tao Cheng ordered Li An to guard the town and not to attack.

He used the fastest speed to go up the river.

The news of Liping Mansion's extermination of Tusi has not yet reached Zhenyuan Mansion, and this battle must be fought quickly, and the cottage will be taken with thunder.

The reason why soothing is not considered is mainly because the insects and shrimps of Qiongshui and soil officials do not obey discipline.

In the fourteenth year of orthodoxy, the worm and shrimp actually claimed to be the Marquis of Feitian and rebelled.

Due to the national disaster at that time, Zhu Qiyu, who was the new monarch on the throne, was just appeased.

In the fifth year of Jingtai, the insects and shrimps gathered more than 2,000 people to claim to be Feitianhou and rebelled again, and this rebellion lasted for two years.

The bandits were wiped out, but the bandit leader insect and shrimp survived and turned into a Qiongshui soil official.

In the seventh year of Jingtai, Yu Zhen reported that Li Zhen and Li An were unfavorable to suppress bandits, harbor murderers, and use the heads of the people to make merit.

The emperor was furious and sent Jinyi guards to investigate.

The insect and shrimp were convicted, and after Jinyiwei returned to the center, the matter was strangely closed, and there was no punishment for Li Zhen and Li An, as if it didn't happen.

Tao Cheng decided, using the dog head of the insect shrimp to shock the Zhenyuan Mansion Tusi.

The mighty river boat traverses the Qiongshui River.

When the insect and shrimp learned the news, they immediately ordered to block the gate of the wall, not allowing the natives to enter and leave, and personally inspected the city defense to prevent the Ming army from stealing the city.

Tao Cheng ran long distances and ran lonely.

He got off the boat, observed the terrain of the Qiongshui Division, and a thousand words converged into one sentence: grass and mud horses.

Poor mountains and bad waters!

Qiongshuidong is a king who can't open his shell, and he can't fight at all!

He is from Yulin Prefecture, Guangxi, and has been dealing with Guangxi Toast since he was a child, thinking that the most difficult thing in the world to calm down is Guangxi Toast.

As a result, when I came to Guizhou, I found that Guangxi Tusi was a younger brother.

Guizhou, a ghost place, is full of mountains and mountains, turbulent water, shrouded in dense forests, he stands alone in the field, and he can't tell the direction.

Look at Qiongshui Cave again, this is the best portrayal of Guizhou!

"My lord, I've been looking for a long time, but I can't find the door." Ou Qing's tears came out.

No matter how powerful the natives are, they are afraid of cannons.

The key is that you can't find the walled door, where to bombard? It's useless to have artillery, it's useless to have strong soldiers, and you can't even find a cottage anywhere.

Ou Qing was promoted by Tao Cheng and served as the deputy commander of his personal guard army.

"Look again."

Tao Cheng is a dog in his heart, if he is like Tan Xisi, there is a cottage, just go in directly; It's okay to use stones to cast a village like Longlisi, at least there is a place to fight, and it doesn't hurt if you lose a lot.

This Qiongshui Division can't even find the walled door.

But I saw a figure on the mountain, and when I climbed up, the people were gone, and all I saw was a bush, and I couldn't see where the village was built.

Tao Cheng watched for half an hour, and he didn't know where to fight.

Tao Cheng led a full 15,000 people, strong and fierce, full of strength, and there was no place to use.

No wonder Li Zhen and Li An released the worms and shrimps, and the center was gone.

This time I understand.

The worm and shrimp returned to the cave and couldn't find it, what else could he do if he didn't let him go?

The emperor can only suffer a dumb loss.

Tao Cheng thought about it, so he could only set up a plan and invite the insects and shrimps into the military tent to discuss important matters.

The worm and shrimp themselves did not come, but sent the forehead of the eldest son.

Tao Cheng sent people to stare at where the worms and shrimps would come from, but they released all the people in the army who didn't collect them all at night, and they didn't find out where the people came from.

Forehead down the mountain to meet Tao Cheng.

He rode in an eight-seater sedan chair, hugged from front to back, came with all the money, dressed in expensive silk, spoke with reason and evidence, and spoke fluent Chinese.

If it weren't for the fact that this was in Guizhou, Tao Chengdu would have thought he had met a doctor.

Tao Cheng could only deceive him, and the court wanted to clear the Duping Eyi Xisi in the west of Zhenyuan Mansion.

There are two Tuguan of Duping Eyixi Division, Zhou and He.

Zhou Bin, the first generation of the Zhou family, followed Emperor Taizong to conquer the Tian family, and Emperor Taizong placed the Zhou family here in order to bury nails for Duping Eyi Xisi, and there were two local officials divided and ruled.

But the He family can produce many people, starting from the first generation of He Menglin, generations of talents, and the Zhou family has been elevated.

As soon as he heard about the attack on Duping, his forehead and eyes lit up.

"My lord, I still need to go back to the village to discuss this matter with my father."

The forehead is also guarded against Daming.

Nonsense, his father rebelled.

"This matter is very urgent, there is no time to delay, and we will act early tomorrow morning at the latest."

Tao Chengdao: "With the power of the Ming Dynasty, you can completely clear Duping, which will give you an opportunity to make meritorious contributions." ”

Forehead pursed and sneered, don't you just want to consume our natives?

So what?

Our native lives are not worth much, as long as we can expand the power of our cave master, it doesn't hurt to die some slaves.

"In the village, the father is in charge, and he can't be the master below." Forehead pushes.

"In this case, Ben will personally consult with your father."

Tao became looking for the door, and it was also a fight!

The forehead was immediately full of defense, and the news that the toast in Guangxi was flattened, they already knew that the toast was also being cleaned in Hunan next door.

Did this Guizhou general attract them out of the village, and then take advantage of the chaos to kill them?

The forehead suddenly regretted that he shouldn't have taken the risk.

"There are many toasts in Zhenyuan Mansion, and the Biqiao Division, the Hengpo Division, and the Zhencai Six Caves can all serve my Daming, if you don't want to, forget it."

Tao Cheng is too lazy to talk, our Heavenly Empire will give you toast, you don't want it yourself, who is to blame?

"My lord, please let me weigh it down." The forehead must want to expand the territory, and when the next rebellion occurs, the odds will increase.

"Get out!"

Tao Cheng asked people to kick him out.

The forehead was kicked out of the military tent, but he felt that it tasted right!

The Ming officials should be so high-minded, Tao Cheng spoke too politely, but he was suspicious.

"My lord, Qiongshui Division is willing to fight for your lordship!" The forehead knelt outside the tent.

The moonlight outside the tent is bright, Guizhou is high, and the moonlight is exceptionally bright.

"Get out!"

Tao Cheng knew that his forehead was testing him, and if he let him in at this time, his forehead would see through his purpose, and if he wanted to make money, he didn't even think about it.

The forehead is also pondering, is Tao Cheng a plan, or is it a chance to give Qiongshui Division a chance to expand his power?

Wait, the chief of the Duping Division is the most obedient, and the Yinzong uprising in the first year of Xuande was suppressed by the Duping, Chixi and other divisions with the Ming army.

And Mr. Yin and Zhang Nu are precisely the uncle and cousin of the insect shrimp, and the uncle and uncle on his forehead.

The most disobedient thing is their Qiongshui Division!

Broken!

Da Ming is going to attack the Qiongshui Division!

The forehead immediately figured out the cause and effect, and immediately wanted to send the information back to the village, guarding the gate of the village, and preventing the Ming army from entering the village.

"Forehead!"

But at this moment, Tao Cheng called his forehead.

He couldn't find the gate of the village, so he pulled out the military resources, and put more than a hundred boxes, but the silver was not enough, so he paved the stone underneath, and it was full of silver coins, and the silver light was shining, and it was placed under the mountain, and the eyes of the natives on the mountain were blinded.

Just waiting for the natives to take the bait.

Swallowing his forehead, he nervously entered the tent: "The villain doesn't trust Da Ming, and the villain knows that he is wrong!" ”

Tao Cheng responded, pretending to be calm, but in fact, he observed the expression on his forehead under the candlelight.

"But when it comes to gathering troops and fighting with the army, the villain really can't be the master."

He kowtowed on his forehead and said, "It's better to let someone go back to the village, inform my father, ask my father to be the master, and I will give an explanation to my lord tomorrow." ”

"Tomorrow? Ben is going to Dupyeong tomorrow! ”

"But my soldiers are scattered all over the place, and it will take time to gather them." Forehead said.

Tao Cheng snorted coldly.

The forehead was really unwilling to give up the fat in his hand, and said, "My lord, do you want to invite you into the village and discuss with my father?" ”

These words are right in Tao Cheng's heart.

He entered the cottage, captured the thief and captured the king first, caught the insect and shrimp, and the fifteen holes were self-defeating.

"This general is a general of Guizhou Sanpin, the highest-ranking military attache in Guizhou, and your father is a local official, how dare he work as a general?"

Tao Cheng scolded: "This is a chance for you to be in the village!" ”

"If you don't appreciate it, get out of it as soon as possible, don't pollute the good mood of the general!"

He is very imposing, and he acts very similarly.

He kowtowed on his forehead again and again: "The adult forgives the sin, the villain will return to the village, please report to his father, and let his father personally go down the mountain and negotiate with you." ”

Tao Cheng responded.

With a happy look on his forehead, he finally got out.

In fact, the best result is to deceive Tao Chengyu into the village, and then the situation will be in the hands of Qiongshui Division.

If you can get out smoothly, that's not bad.

"It's better to ......"

Tao Cheng found that his forehead and knees moved back a step, and suddenly woke up: "Are you playing this general?" ”

"Someone! Save me! ”

He roared on his forehead and fled out of the tent.

He didn't expect Tao Cheng to react so quickly.

There's no time to think about it, run away.

Tao Cheng rushed into the sky angrily, kicked quickly, and kicked his forehead over.

The forehead is a Dong person, although he is wearing silk, but the kung fu on the ground is not lost, and he rolls away, but rolls out three feet away, and hits out of the military tent.

Two teams of guards were guarding the door of the tent, and they saw their foreheads suddenly come out.

Immediately he drew his waist knife and came to his forehead.

But the forehead speed is extremely fast, slashing the knife, slashing out, and then quickly fleeing out.

"Shame on the fool!"

Ou Qing shouted and threw the knife in his hand out.

The blade of the knife smashed on his forehead, his forehead screamed, and he fell to the ground, and Ou Qing ran quickly, he was also a native.

The Zhuang and Dong people are both ethnic groups in the forest, and they are all good at mountain warfare.

Getting closer and closer to his forehead, Ou Qing exerted his legs, jumped on the trend, and stepped directly on his forehead.

A weird smile appeared on the corner of his forehead and mouth, and he turned over abruptly, and directly slashed out a knife towards the sole of Ou Qing's foot.

Between the electric light and flint, Ou Qing's waist was forced, and he deviated from the blade.

And the forehead took advantage of this situation, shook off Ou Qing, ran wildly into the mountains, and whistled, beckoning Hu Cong to protect him.

It's so fast!

Syllable!

Ou Qing, who fell to the ground, felt ashamed, grabbed a stone casually, and threw it out hard.

The stone was like a meteor catching the moon, smashing on the back of the forehead, and the forehead screamed miserably, and fell to the ground, only to be caught by Tao Cheng's personal guards.

And his forehead ran out of more than a dozen zhang, if there was no soldier to help, Ou Qing would not be able to catch him.

It can be seen that he is powerful.

Tao Cheng glanced at the injured guard: "Let's go and recuperate for the time being, and after the injury is healed, I will be assigned to the death squad." ”

Those who can be Tao Cheng's personal guards are the elite of the elite.

This knife is a shame.

can look at the forehead and Ou Qing's record, and find that this knife is not wronged at all, if he is an ordinary soldier, he will kill him with a knife, and he can't dodge.

His forehead was tied and brought over, and he glared at Tao Cheng fiercely.

"You are a warrior, and I will not embarrass you."

Tao Chengdao: "Tell the general, the location of your walled gate." ”

Bah!

A mouthful of saliva on his forehead sprayed on Tao Cheng's face.

"Han dog! You don't have to die well! "The forehead is full of fierceness.

Tao Cheng's face gradually became hideous: "Come on, arrest all his subordinates, interrogate them strictly, after a cup of tea, I will know the location!" ”

"Him!"

"Hang on the cannon and blast back to his cottage!"

Tao Cheng returned to the military tent in a rage.

The forehead is a hero, but his subordinates have soft eggs after all, and they are quickly interrogated to find out the location.

"Move the heavy artillery over, face the walled gate, boom!" Tao Cheng ordered directly.

"My lord, the night battle is not good for our army." Ou Qing whispered back.

"The fire bomb is ready, and after blasting open the gate, drop the bomb inside." Tao Cheng believed that night battles could kill the natives to the greatest extent.

However, the soldiers came back into the account.

It is said that there is no cottage in Qiongshui Division, but it lives in a cave, and the cave is like a labyrinth, without local people to guide the way, you can't get out if you go in.

Tao Cheng's face changed: "Let him draw the map." ”

Soon, the soldier reported that the captive did not know the map either, only the forehead knew the map of the whole cave.

"Go, bring the forehead!"

Soon, the forehead of the five flowers was pushed up.

The forehead sneered: "Han dog, what skills do you have, just take it out, Lao Tzu called, it's your son!" ”

"Forehead, your father is an official of the Ming Dynasty, and you bark at a Han dog, doesn't that mean that your father is not as good as a dog?" Tao Cheng sneered.

The forehead was so angry that the muscles were bruised, and the scolding was all local in a hurry.

Tao Cheng spread his hands: "The battle of tongues, you can't compete with the general." ”

"Ben will give you a chance now."

Before he finished speaking, he said viciously on his forehead: "Don't want Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu must kill all your Han dogs!" ”

"Shame on the face!"

Tao Cheng snorted coldly: "Go, get the oil from the oil!" ”

"Lao Tzu wants to kill all the Han dogs!" The forehead fiercely broke free from the two guards, and rushed towards Tao Cheng.

Boom!

Tao Cheng kicked him in the stomach and knocked him over.

Soon, the oil was fetched.

"Strip him naked! Apply to fire oil! ”

The two guards tore his precious silk garment apart and smeared oil on him to blacken.

There was also a basin of water, very close to him.

Then he chained him.

He was still three steps away from the basin of water, and he couldn't get the water even if he wanted to.

"Ignition!"

Tao Cheng ordered.

"Ahhh As soon as the flames burned, his forehead screamed incessantly.

He went crazy and grabbed the basin.

And the flames, which covered his whole body, the flames of oil burning, were not too hot to burn people to death at once.

Tao Cheng didn't apply too much to prevent instant burning.

"Ahhh

The voice on his forehead was poignant.

The generals in the tent shuddered.

Tao Cheng pointed to the basin and asked him, "Do you want this basin of water?" ”

His forehead rolled on the ground, and the smell of meat roasted on his body.

Tao Cheng picked up the basin of water with his toes, as if he wanted to buckle it on the ground: "Ben will ask you, do you want it?" ”

"No, no...... Ahhh Don't pour! ”

The forehead was tempted to say no.

The problem was that it hurt so much on his body, he was like a dog, he was chained, and the flames were burning on his body, and he simply didn't have the courage to say no.

"Ben will ask you, do you want it! You answer yes, or don't want to! Tao Cheng toe forced, and a little water had already thrown out.

"Yes!" The forehead stiffened.

"Then what did you just scold Ben for? Han dog? ”

Tao Cheng's eyes were fierce: "This will be a dog, what are you?" Who is chained and who is the dog? ”

His forehead wanted to say that he was fighting with Tao Cheng openly, but he wanted water, so he didn't dare to say it.

"Who are you?"

Tao Cheng pointed to the guards and generals and questioned them.

These guards are all natives of Guangxi, but they are all kneeling on the ground at this moment: "The last general (villain) and others are all Han Chinese!" ”

"He scolded you for being dogs, and he was angry?" Tao Cheng roared.

"Angry!" Of course, the guards didn't feel it, how long did they become Han talents?

"But Ben didn't see you angry!"

Tao Cheng was angry.

Angry, these generals did not have the consciousness to be Han Chinese.

When he was scolded for being a dog, his anger soared into the sky, but these naturalized native generals did not.

The generals kowtowed again and again to apologize.

Tao Cheng turned his head to look at his forehead: "Hand over the map of your village, and the general will give you this basin of water." ”

The forehead is still screaming: "The map is in the villain's head, please give me who the adults will give me first, give me ......"

For the first time, he was desperate for water.

"Who else knows the map among the people you brought?"

"It's just me!" The forehead is not stupid, if others knew, he would be useless and would burn him directly.

Tao Cheng is smarter: "You draw first." ”

"The villain is burned like this, how can you draw it?" Screaming on the forehead.

Fortunately, the oil is less smeared, otherwise it will all burn to ashes.

But it also burns fast.

Tao Cheng's eyes flashed, and he felt that he couldn't ask anything, so he moved the basin forward, and then quickly retreated.

A sharp light flashed in his forehead and eyes, and he swore that he would not be a person if he did not avenge this revenge.

His hand caught the water!

Crash!

Water is poured on the body.

"Ahhh An even more terrible scream came from his forehead.

All the generals were dumbfounded.

The flames on his forehead swelled several times, and the fire was raging, enveloping his forehead in it, and he rolled on the ground and screamed.

Is there a problem with this water?

"Go find the sand and put out the fire for him."

Tao Cheng looked at the flame's high forehead: "This is a lesson, remember it!" ”

"Han talent is the master of this world!"

"You're either going to be Han or you're dead!"

"There is no choice!"

The sand was spread on his body, and the oxygen was cut off, so that the fire was completely extinguished.

The forehead man has been burned to death.

The skin was burned extensively, half of the mouth was gone, the nose and ears were gone, and the hair was black and sticky to the face.

"Let's draw!"

"Let me die, let me die!" The forehead screamed non-stop.

"Die when you're done."

His forehead didn't listen at all, and he begged for death.

All he had left was regret.

Tao Cheng didn't want to draw a picture on his forehead, and frowned slightly: "Go, take a glass mirror." ”

The guard brought a glass mirror, and Tao Cheng pointed at him: "Take a picture of him, let him see what he looks like when he dies." ”

The generals in the tent shuddered, killing people!

The mirror is placed in front of the forehead, one eye on the forehead is covered by burnt hair, and with a slight movement, the hair brings out the eyeballs, and one eye can still see.

Suddenly, he saw himself like a demon in the mirror, and let out a terrible scream.

"Han dog, Lao Tzu won't let you go if you're a ghost!" The forehead roared.

Tao Cheng knew that he wouldn't draw pictures for himself.

"Tie him to a cannonball and blast him back to their cottage!"

Tao Cheng directly ordered, attack!

The insects and shrimps of the Qiongshui Division are still waiting for his son's reply.

But he suddenly heard that the entrance of the cave was bombarded by the Ming army's cannons, and after he was dressed neatly, he quickly rushed to the entrance of the cave.

However.

As soon as he reached the door, a figure descended from the sky.

And solid bullets have already bombarded up.

With a bang, it smashed on the ground, startling the insects and shrimps, and some soldiers reported: "It's like a big young master." ”

"What?"

The worm shrimp's head thuded, and he immediately walked in front of the figure.

This man was charred black, like a burned tree trunk, and he was still angry: "Dad, avenge me, avenge me!" ”

"Son!" Worm and shrimp can't believe that this monster is actually their own son?

"Daddy!"

Forehead crying.

The insects and shrimps didn't dare to go over, disgusting.

He has eight sons, and it doesn't matter how many die, the point is not to have nightmares.

"What the hell is Da Ming going to do?" Worm Shrimp asked.

"Revenge, revenge!"

With a sigh of relief on his forehead, he just wanted his father to take revenge.

But the worm shrimp wanted to know what Daming was going to do, but his son just didn't say it, and then he swallowed his breath.

"The two countries are not fighting each other, why did Daming kill my son?" The worm shrimp muttered to themselves.

Boom!

Another figure descended from the sky.

It is the servant who brought out the forehead.

"Cave Master, let's fight with Da Ming!"

The subordinates to the forehead are all the sons of the cave masters, and all of them have noble statuses.

As a result, one by one they were bombarded back by artillery.

These cave masters' eyes are red, you have many sons, but we have few sons!

"After dawn, after finding out the intention of the Ming army, we will make a decision." The worm and shrimp have a messy brain, could it be that he made a private suit and was discovered by Daming?

Da Ming is also a slammer, just a marquis, he wants to be a reward.

He couldn't figure it out, could Da Ming see his poor country?

"Cave master, Qiongshui is our territory, and fighting at night is beneficial to us, if we wait until tomorrow, who can carry the artillery of the Ming army?"

"That's right, even if we lose, let's take advantage of the night and run into the mountains, the Ming army still can't catch us."

"But wait until daytime, the Ming army has guns, and we are not opponents."

The insects and shrimps listened to the gossip of the cave masters, but they were thinking in their hearts that the Ming army's cannon bombardment was to lead them down the mountain.

He did not hesitate to tie people to shells and beat them back into the cottage.

It's to provoke these barbarians.

However, the Ming army was not good at night fighting, could it be that some trap was set up at the foot of the mountain?

"Don't be in a hurry, send someone down the mountain to see, are there any traps?" Worm and shrimp road.

The Ming army bombarded a person.

When the cave owners saw their sons, they were hung on cannonballs, and they were bombarded, and they were broken to pieces, and tears flowed from their eyes.

"Ahhh

A figure let out a terrible scream in the sky.

Then, with a bang, it hit the ground, and he was also unlucky, the man fell to the ground first, and then the solid cannonball fell on him, smashing the person into pulp.

A cave master howled and cried, it was his son!

"Cave Master, send troops quickly!" The cave master who didn't have a dead son is in a hurry, hurry up and send troops to save his son.

The worm and shrimp were silent.

Tao Cheng's plan to attack the heart is ruthless enough.

Use these cave masters' hearts and souls to disintegrate the prestige of his worms and shrimps, and disintegrate the hearts of the people in his caves in Qiongshui.

At this time, the soldiers he sent out returned, saying that there were no traps on the road.

"Troops!"

Worms and shrimp fight at night.

The natives are extremely afraid of the night, even if they are familiar with the land, they are trembling, and the timid are already scared to pee their pants.

In the same way, the Ming army did not dare to go out of the camp.

Tao Cheng wanted to dig a trap.

The problem is that the natives of Guangxi are also afraid of the night, and they are fighting in different places, so they don't dare to go out of the camp at all, and Tao Cheng doesn't dare to force them, fearing that they will rebel.

Tao Cheng took the guards and personally launched the cannon on the mountain.

When he saw the native soldiers coming out of the mountain, he immediately returned to the camp with artillery.

The natives went down the mountain and fell lonely.

The Ming army fled.

The cave owners laughed strangely, thinking that the Ming army was timid and afraid of war, and did not dare to fight at night, so they rushed forward one by one with their teeth and claws.

However, the insect shrimp has experience in fighting with the Ming army, and is worried that this is the strategy of the Ming army.

Therefore, the armies were forced to advance slowly.

made all the cave masters dislike him, thinking that the insects and shrimps are timid and dare not fight, how can such a person be the cave masters?

As a result, I walked for miles and nothing.

The hat of the cowardly shrimp is fastened.

Nonsense.

Tao Cheng is also a native in his hand, and these native people are also afraid of night battles, and the battlefield set is in the Ming army's own camp.

The further they went, the more relaxed the cave masters became, feeling that the Ming army was afraid of war.

Even didn't listen to the order of the insect shrimp and began to rush into the camp of the Ming army.

From the beginning of Tao Cheng's stationing here, he opened the silver box, and hundreds of large boxes filled with silver coins blinded the eyes of the natives.

The natives have long been hungry and want to go in and grab a vote.

And the camp of the Ming army is brightly lit and ready for battle.

The natives with long necks looked inside the camp and found that in the camp of the Ming army, there were countless Ming troops, all wearing paper armor, holding wolf whisks, and fully armed.

"Rush in! It's all yours! ”

The owner of the cave couldn't hold it back, and beckoned the strong man to rush inside.

These natives don't even have shoes to wear.

One by one, holding bamboo poles, some with bows and arrows hanging from their waists, after rushing into the Ming camp, they found that everything was good, and candles were all good things.

"Put it in, put it in!" Tao Cheng sat on the command platform.

When all the natives have come in, they will set off heavy bombs and light up the camp, and then they can command.

The two armies are at war.

The Ming army fought and retreated.

The temporary camp was not very big, and 15,000 people were crowded into the camp, and it was impossible to operate at all.

Therefore, Tao Cheng was split into five armies, the front army was facing the enemy, the left and right armies were responsible for outflanking the two wings, and the middle army and the rear army were reserve armies.

There were only 3,000 Ming troops who fought against the natives.

"Put!"

Tao Cheng herald.

Hercules took a fire bomb and threw it into the crowd.

The natives found out that it was a clay pot, and it was cracked, and they felt a little distressed, what a pity it was for good things to be broken, and the Ming army was a waste.

Rumble!

He was thinking about it, but the person was blown away.

Immediately after, the flames burned, and countless natives screamed incessantly.

Bang bang bang!

Countless fierce fire bombs exploded among the natives.

One of the cave owners was unlucky, he was burned by the flames, and people screamed in the fire.

Hu Cong took out the water hyacinth, poured it on him, and put out the fire for him.

With a bang, the flames expanded several times, and all the servants were set on fire, and the two people screamed in the fire, and soon burned to charcoal.

The worm and shrimp saw the flames illuminate the heavens and the earth.

Immediately realized that the battle had been lost.

"Withdraw!" Worm Shrimp immediately gave the order, and quickly withdrew from the battlefield with the people of his own hole.

But.

After the heavens and the earth were illuminated, the Ming troops on both wings covered out.

On the command platform, Tao Cheng calmly observed every move on the battlefield.

"Order, the rear army presses up!"

Tao Cheng estimated that there were about 10,000 natives who went down the mountain, and the total population of the Qiongshui Division was about 30,000, and there were only these elite soldiers.

If this battle is successful, Qiongshui will be completely incorporated into Han governance.

Wolf soldiers also like to fight with the wind.

Seeing the collapse of the natives, he immediately led his army to cover the killing.

The battle lasted half an hour.

Tao Cheng ordered surrender, stepped down from the command platform, and personally led the army to pursue the insects and shrimps.

There was no way, the native soldiers did not dare to fight at night, so they could only fight in person.

The insect shrimp has been left behind the local soldiers in the caves, so he was the first to withdraw from the battlefield, even if he was covered by the Ming troops on both wings, he still did not suffer much damage, and quickly ran up the mountain.

Tao Cheng led the guards and came on horseback.

In the blink of an eye, he approached the insect shrimp, and at the same time raised the fire gun and fired at the insect shrimp tail army.

The natives were frightened by the fierce fire bombs, and they had become frightened birds, and the sound of guns sounded, thinking that the fire bombs were coming, and they were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and begged to surrender.

Huge groups of natives knelt on the ground.

actually blocked Tao Cheng's pursuit, he angrily shot a few shots into the sky, and immediately asked people to gather all the surrendered natives.

Tell them, surrender or kill!

After a busy night, the results were counted.

Nearly 4,000 people were surrendered, nearly 2,000 were killed or wounded, and 6,000 fled the battlefield.

On the side of the Ming army, 200 people were killed and 800 wounded.

The results are okay.

Tao Cheng asked the military officials to calculate the battle exploits and report it to Xiang Wenyao.

The next day, the worm and shrimp sent people to beg for surrender.

In this battle, Qiongshui Division's vitality was greatly damaged.

The Dong people are not as stupid and loyal as the Han people, and he has caused heavy losses to the caves, and the caves no longer support him as the leader.

Therefore, the caves wanted to surrender to the Ming army and release the captives.

With the loss of two thousand people, it is not a big problem.

Of the two thousand, there are still 1,000 wounded, and they can be recuperated when they are returned.

The cave masters decided to make friends with the Ming Dynasty, and they couldn't resist stubbornly, and the terrifying flames made them think that they were gods descending.

They could fight the Ming army, but they couldn't anger the gods, so Qiongshui Division was determined to surrender.

Tao Cheng made a difficulty.

Accept the surrender, you can't achieve the purpose of consuming the soldiers, don't accept it, those natives have become frightened rabbits, and they are definitely not willing to go down the mountain to fight, they are drilling in the mountains, and they have no rut.

It's embarrassing.

"Surrender!"

After thinking about it for a long time, Tao Cheng made a decision.

Pawns can be consumed, but not overtly visible.

The reason why the Guangxi soldiers are willing to give him a campaign is that Tao Cheng is stingy with military strength, rewards and punishments are clear, and he is good to the soldiers, so that the soldiers can work hard.

In the same way, the Dong people also have a heart, if you have to drive them all out, they will keep rebelling, and the enmity will become bigger and bigger.

You have to do it silently.

Surrender!

The battle report was sent to Xiang Wenyao.

Xiang Wenyao was still in the Chixi Division, and Yang Fu gathered troops to conquer the Guzhou Division to the west.

"Tao Cheng is so fast? He deserves to be a famous general. ”

Xiang Wenyao prepared to go west and clear the Guzhou Division.

Meanwhile.

Han Yong led the Hunan army and was conquering the Tianzhu Division.

As soon as the Chixi Division was broken, the three divisions around it, the Guzhou Division in the west, the Qiongshui Division in the north, and the Tianzhu Division in the west all became turtles in the urn.

Now that the Qiongshui Division is broken, the Guzhou Division and the Tianzhu Division on the two wings will not be able to set off the wind and waves.

And the report of the first battle in Guizhou has just reached the center.

Zhu Qiyu convened important ministers to discuss: "What kind of officials should be appointed so that the natives can quickly return to them?" ”

Conquer a land, settle a land, and establish a county.

"Your Majesty, if you want to get the natives to join you as soon as possible, the best way is to use the local officials." Yao Kui was the first to speak.

Zhu Qiyu frowned: "Isn't this from a local official to a family?" I fought so hard to make wedding dresses for them? ”

"Your Majesty, don't be impatient, Liping Mansion and other places have been attached to the Ming Dynasty for decades, the Turks and Han live together, the contradictions are sharp, and if you want to get out of the war quickly, you can only enable the Turen, and the hearts of the Turen can be peaceful."

Doesn't that mean that you didn't fight?

"Your Majesty, after the natives are settled as soon as possible, you can send a new official to replace the original official." Yao Kui said.

Zhu Qiyu pondered: "The natives govern the land, and the Han people govern the Han?" ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" That's what Yao Kui means.

Self-government?

More or less helpless.

"What's the difference between that and the toast system?" Zhu Qiyu was not satisfied with this answer.

"Your Majesty, the Tusi system is closer to the ten thousand households of the Great Yuan, and the ten thousand households hold all the power in the territory, while the Ming Dynasty establishes county governance, and all power is collected by the center, and the local officials only have regional administrative power."

Or an autonomous system.

Zhu Qiyu didn't like it.

Wang Fu bowed and said: "Your Majesty, you have a lot of complaints about the rule of officials, it is better to take the opportunity to reform the rule of officials and implement it in Guizhou first." ”

These words played into the emperor's arms.

The emperor wants to abolish the official system, unify the use of officials, and the officials are also appointed by the center, and the imperial power must go to the countryside!

"Your Majesty must not, Guizhou is in the midst of war and has just been peaceful, so you should use local officials to appease the emotions of the local people......"

Before Yao Kui finished speaking, Wang Fu interrupted: "It is the use of heavy codes in troubled times, and the beginning of the chaos in Guizhou, which is a good opportunity for the central forces to go deep into the locality." ”

"If the local officials are still in power, then why are these battles fought?"

Wang Fu argued: "Weichen believes that this is the time when the people of Guizhou are weak, and the center takes advantage of the situation to take root at the grassroots level and extend power to the grassroots!" ”

In fact, Emperor Taizu once went to the countryside with imperial power.

In the end, because the administrative cost was too high, it had to be abolished, and it became a pyramid political structure in which the gentry were in charge of the people, the officials were in charge of the gentry, and the emperor was in charge of the officials.

"Elder Wang Ge, have you calculated the financial costs?"

Geng Jiuchou asked: "If the imperial power goes to the countryside, how much will the center spend to maintain the rule of officials?" Have you counted? ”

"It's really a cost increase, but Geng Shangshu don't forget, the income of the dynasty is also increasing, and the money is lying in the treasury, why not in the people?"

Zhu Qiyu pressed his hand: "Don't fight, start the new system, there are no officials in Guizhou, everyone is an official, and there is a way to rise." ”

Seeing Geng Jiuchou and others, I want to persuade.

"Try it out in Guizhou first, and after a few years of trial, if the cost is too high, you can change it back, and if the center can afford it, it will be implemented nationwide."

Zhu Qiyu made a final decision: "Using local people to govern the soil is not in line with my ideas." ”

"In that case, slowly use the liuguan, how good is the sinicization, why fight such a battle, how much silver did I pay? Don't you know? ”

"Assign capable ministers from the central center to the past, recruit a group of capable people from the jinshi and juren, and go down to the grassroots level to serve as officials."

"I want to see the actual results, and the officials who can do things are what I need."

"Flatterers, those who do not do the truth, and those who lack ability, will all be cleared out of the government, and once discovered, they will all be dismissed."

"Pick more young people who are not afraid of hardship, have blood, and want to make political achievements, let them go to the place to do it slowly, and straighten out the place."

Zhu Qiyu directly decided: "The official oils and bastards from all over the country will be cleared and retreated, and no one will be left." ”

"The Five Law Divisions, especially the Metropolitan Procuratorate, will investigate this matter for me this year, and the officials and bastards in various places who have not made actual achievements in three years in office will be abolished, and the officials will also be included in the Jingcha! Useless people are all cut off! ”

Li Shi kowtowed respectfully: "The old minister obeys the order!" ”

This is also part of the anti-corruption, since it has been checked, it is best to raid the family and exterminate the clan and get a sum of money.

"Officials, immediately pick some jinshi to go to Guizhou to be officials."

Hu Hu was not in Beijing, and Chen Wen knelt on the ground: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zhu Qiyu touched his beard: "Guizhou fought well in this battle, and everyone will be rewarded." ”

"Decree the Ordnance Bureau, make another thousand fire bombs and send them to Guizhou."

The voice fell.

Yao Kui knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, now that there is a shortage of black oil in Beijing, the old minister has already sent people to Yumen and Yan'an Mansion to look for oil, and he should be able to find it soon." ”

"Yao Qing, I'm tired of you."

During this time, Yao Kui threw himself into kerosene production, and now he has made kerosene palace lamps.

Zhu Qiyu gave a batch of them, and officials such as governors, political envoys, torture envoys, patrol envoys, town guard eunuchs, and other officials, as well as nobles, and some lords also gave them.

"Contributing to the Ming Dynasty and serving His Majesty is the desire of the ministers." Yao Kui kowtowed.

"By the way, can Tao Lu finish his course in the martial arts hall?" Zhu Qiyu felt that this battle could experience Tao Lu.

"Back to the emperor, Tao Lu has not yet graduated, but Mr. Wutang has praised Tao Lu." Feng Xiao replied.

"It's better to travel thousands of miles than to read 10,000 books, Tao Lu repeats the grade, sends him to Guizhou, and follows his father to conquer Guizhou."

Yao Kui wanted to persuade his father to fight abroad, and he should let his son be hostage in the center.

But after thinking about it, Tao Cheng's family is all in Beijing, and there is no problem in letting out a son.

"All ministries should prepare for the southern tour, and the candidates for the southern tour must also be determined."

It's the middle of June, and there are still two and a half months left until September.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks the queen should accompany him." Yue Zheng whispered.

"The queen needs to be in charge in Beijing, and the queen will not accompany her, besides, there are so many children in the palace, and she still needs to take care of them."

Zhu Qiyu travels without concubines.

"Autumn is coming soon, and the autumn harvest is important."

"Remember to take measures to prevent locusts, rain and wind, and your Excellency will urge all localities to take precautions."

"Which prefecture has a failed grain harvest, if it is caused by the unfavorable supervision of officials, don't blame me for the knife!"

Controlling locusts is an eternal problem.

To this day, the problem of locusts has not been completely solved.

Emperor Taizu is the emperor who pays the most attention to locust prevention, so the Ming Dynasty is constantly trying to prevent locusts, and the center spares no effort.

The most effective way to prevent locusts is to herd ducks to control locusts.

Ducks can eat 200 locusts at a time, chickens can eat 70 locusts, and ducks can eat eggs.

In addition, there is also the use of drugs to prevent insects, the use of plants and minerals combined to prevent insects, plants have Sophora sophora, white awkward, coriander, Baibu, Xanthus; Minerals include sulfur, lime, salt, etc.

Daming also added drugs such as veratrol, wolf venom, and tripterygium wilfordii, all of which had the effect of killing locusts and driving locusts.

"Geng Jiuchou, compile a book on locust prevention, send it to the localities, strive for everyone to have a book, and use the way of a villain book to make people understand."

"Also, urge all localities to raise more chickens and ducks to prevent locusts."

"At the beginning of the year, I have already urged again, if the people have less in their families, let them raise more, if they are reluctant to eat at home, and want to sell them to make money, I will send someone to collect them, and they will all be collected."

Zhu Qiyu's tone eased: "Zhuqing, this year's food is not abundant." ”

"North Korea is a big grain eater, and the three provinces in southwest Guangxi still have to be resettled, and now it is included in Guizhou, which is a place to eat grain."

"And Jiangsu and Nanzhili have suffered from the Japanese Rebellion, and there must be a shortage of food."

"The most important thing in the second half of the year is the food problem."

"I remind you again, don't let me slap the table, I don't know whose head is still on my neck when the time comes."

The courtier knelt on the ground and hastened to plead guilty.

(End of chapter)