Yunnan Prefecture, Kunming City.

In the sixteenth year of Hongwu in history, Fu Youde and Lan Yu returned to Nanjing, and Zhu Yuanzhang's righteous son, Xiping Hou Muying, stayed in Yunnan. Three years later, Mu Ying built the brick city of Kunming and built the Xiping Hou Mansion. In the twenty-third year of Hongwu, Xiping Hou Muying imitated the famous Western Han Dynasty general Zhou Yafu fine willow battalion to build a "willow camp" on the west bank of Cuihu Lake and "plant willow herding horses".

After Mu Ying's death, his eldest son Mu Chun attacked Xiping Hou, and the Cuihu Liuying was changed to "Weeping Poplar among the Weeping Willows" and "Taixie Floating Water" of the Qianguo Gong Mu Family (Villa).

In the tenth year of Yongli, Yongli Emperor Zhu entered Yunnan and named Liu Wenxiu as the "King of Shu", and Liu Wenxiu then took Mu's Liuying Farewell Industry as the "Shu King's Mansion", and Cuihu was also called "Nanfu".

At this time, the Duke of Qianguo was Mu Tianbo, who was only fifteen years old, but he had already controlled the entire Duke of Qianguo, with thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, well-equipped, good combat power, and even more loyal to the imperial court.

So after hearing that Li Guozhi, the general soldier of Yunnan, had rebelled, Mu Tianbo took advantage of the fact that the soldiers and horses from all over Yunnan were gathering to the north and the defense of Kunming City was empty, so he led his troops to occupy Kunming City, and then issued a document to all parts of Yunnan to denounce Li Guozhi's treason.

At this time, under the city of Kunming, Li Guozhi, the chief military officer of Yunnan, and Li Wei, the general of the staff, together with a number of generals, led an army of more than 140,000 people to camp outside the city.

After the repeated rush, the more than 140,000 soldiers and horses were exhausted, and after the army arrived at the city of Kunming, it did not immediately attack, but began to rest, which also gave Mu Tianbo time to rectify the city defense.

At the same time, Qin Liangyu, the chief officer of the Sichuan Army, and Ma Xianglin, the deputy chief soldier, also led the troops of the four battalions of the Sichuan garrison to the south, starting from Sichuan Huichuanwei and entering the Wuding Mansion of Yunnan Province.

When the news came, Li Guozhi, the chief military officer of Yunnan, was shocked, and he could not imagine that not long after the completion of the military reform in Sichuan Province, the reorganized garrison army would have such combat power, and it would be able to conquer the city under a long-distance attack.

At this time, in the big tent of the rebel army, Li Guozhi and the general Li Wei discussed countermeasures, and the two believed that they must first take Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qianguo, and then concentrate their forces to fight a decisive battle with the soldiers and horses of Sichuan after stabilizing the rear.

So the two immediately divided their troops, and more than 60,000 Yunnan guards led by General Li Wei continued to besiege Kunming City and capture the city as soon as possible. Li Guozhi, the commander-in-chief of the army, led 80,000 Yunnan Tusi soldiers to the north and garrisoned Luoci County in the north of Yunnan Prefecture.

Luoci County is the junction of Yunnan Prefecture and Wuding Prefecture, as long as Luoci County is held, Sichuan soldiers and horses can be blocked in Wuding Prefecture.

Therefore, after Li Guozhi led his army to Luoci County, he led his army to clear the wilderness, driving away all the people within 50 miles of the city, demolishing all the houses, burning all the farmland, and cutting down all the trees, leaving no available resources for the imperial army.

Standing on the head of the city of Luoci County, Li Guozhi was worried, he didn't know how the soldiers and horses in Liangguang and Guizhou were progressing now, and could he draw out the soldiers and horses to support his side?

At the same time that Li Guozhi was preparing for the big battle, Qin Liangyu, the 70-year-old Sichuan chief military officer, led his army from Hequzhou, with Ma Xianglin, the deputy commander-in-chief, as the vanguard, and led a battalion of garrison troops to quickly enter the territory of Yunnan Prefecture.

When the Sichuan soldiers and horses entered the territory of Yunnan Prefecture, the scene along the way made all the soldiers angry.

I saw that all the villages and towns along the way had been reduced to ruins, and the army could not see a single living person, not a single intact house, not even a single tree, only tree stumps.

Qin Liangyu traveled a long distance along the way, Rao was physically strong, and at this time he was too tired to ride a horse, so he could only take a carriage to march with the army.

At this time, Qin Liangyu lifted the curtain and saw the scene along the road outside, his face was full of pathos, and his heart was even more angry with the Yunnan rebels.

"Report!"

"Qiqi General Town, the front deputy general army has encountered the rebels, and the two sides are fighting fiercely!"

"Order Ma Xianglin to crush the enemy army at any cost, and not to delay the speed of the army's advance!"

"Yes!"

The battlefield on the west road was the only place where the imperial court did not transfer generals, and the imperial court handed over the important task of counterinsurgency on the western road to Qin Liangyu, which made the veteran feel grateful in his heart, so he wanted to make meritorious contributions to the imperial court more urgently, and then ordered the army to speed up and join the forward soldiers and horses as soon as possible.

At this time, in front of the army, Ma Xianglin, deputy commander-in-chief, was commanding the Sichuan Dusi battalion of the garrison army to form a formation to kill the enemy, 10,000 thousands of soldiers had formed a horizontal formation, thousands of birds were firing in a volley, and the artillery in front of the army formation also opened fire from time to time, blasting the rebel army in front of the army out of flesh and blood alleys.

"Put!"

Rumble!

There was another burst of artillery bombardment, and the Yunnan rebels who were charging in front were swept away in an instant, at least hundreds of people were killed by the artillery fire, and the remaining soldiers and horses were also in chaos, and then they were crushed by the dense fire of birds.

At this time, in the Chinese army in the rear of the rebels, Li Guozhi, the chief military officer of Yunnan, frowned, he had already prepared to defend the city in Luoci County, but Luoci County had little grain, and he was really going to be besieged by the imperial army, and he was also very uncomfortable, so this time he found out the movement of the advance of the official army, and gathered 40,000 Tusi soldiers to take the initiative to attack, wanting to eat a part of the official army.

But who knew that the combat power of these Sichuan soldiers was so strong, and in the face of the onslaught of 40,000 Tusi soldiers, the military formation of those Sichuan soldiers stood still.

The Sichuan soldiers are equipped with very sharp guns and artillery, not only the range is long, the rate of fire is fast, and the power is full, the bows and arrows, crossbow arrows, and pike darts and javelins equipped by the Tusi soldiers are not opponents at all, and they often have not rushed to the range of bows, shuttles, and javelins, and have been defeated by the firearms of the Sichuan soldiers.

After several rushes and killings, the Sichuan soldiers on the opposite side basically did not suffer many casualties, but the Yunnan rebels had already fallen thousands of people, which made Li Guozhi feel horrified.

At this moment, the smoke and dust rose from the north, Qin Liangyu led the main force of the garrison of three battalions to arrive, only to see that the seventy-year-old veteran was wearing armor and wearing a bright red cloak, standing in the military formation and beating the drums himself, and tens of thousands of soldiers of the three battalions marched forward in formation, roaring and killing the Yunnan rebels.

Li Guozhi had also heard of Qin Liangyu's prestige for a long time, and at this time, he vaguely saw the red figure in the military formation, and he was sure that it was Qin Liangyu, so he was afraid in his heart, and immediately ordered the army to retreat, preparing to return to Luoci County to hold on.

However, although those Tusi soldiers were brave and good at fighting, their military discipline was very lax, and they could only fight with the wind, and once the battle was frustrated, they would scatter and flee.

At this time, there were already many Tusi generals who led their subordinates to flee separately, which made Li Guozhi angry, and his generals couldn't command those Tusi soldiers at all.

"A bunch of trash!!"

Li Guozhi scolded angrily for a while, and then led hundreds of Chinese troops to retreat quickly.

Later, Ma Xianglin, the deputy commander-in-chief of Sichuan, led the army in hot pursuit, and the battalions of the garrison did not collect the night and the cavalry also charged forward, constantly encroaching on the strength of the rebels, and directly driving the retreat of the rebels into a rout.

Under the city of Luoci, at this time Li Guozhi was about to send someone to call the door, but he was horrified to see that the city gate was open, and after leading his troops into the city, he knew that the 40,000 Tusi soldiers who stayed in the city got the news of the rout in advance, and at this time they had all scattered and fled, leaving only an empty Luoci county.

Li Guozhi only has hundreds of people in his hands at this time, and he can't stand in a circle at the head of the city, how can he defend the city?

"Withdraw! Rush to the city of Kunming, and meet Li Weibu first! ”

At this time, Li Guozhi's only hope was to stay in Kunming under the staff general Li Weibu, he still had more than 60,000 soldiers and horses, as long as he rushed back, he still had a chance to turn the tables, so Li Guozhi directly abandoned the city and fled.

When Qin Liangyu and Ma Xianglin led the army to occupy Luoci County, they first left a battalion of soldiers and horses to clean up the mess here, and Ma Xianglin wanted Qin Liangyu to sit in Luoci County on the grounds that his mother was old.

But Qin Liangyu said: "Quelling the rebellion is a state matter, how can it be abolished because of me!" ”

So Qin Liangyu still rode a carriage to attack south, and Ma Xianglin couldn't be dissuaded, so he had to lead the army south together, and the army went directly to Kunming City.

At this time, the city of Kunming has been in flames, more than 60,000 rebels surrounded the city and fought fiercely, although Mu Tianbo led the army to fight to the death, but the soldiers and horses under his command were still heavily wounded, and the rebels even climbed the city wall several times, although they were all defeated, but the soldiers and horses of the Duke of Qianguo were also suffering huge casualties.

In the afternoon of the same day, Li Guozhi led hundreds of remnants of the army to the city of Kunming, Li Wei saw the embarrassed Li Guozhi, his face was very ugly, and he directly withdrew the left and right generals, and then asked in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Li Guozhi didn't eat water and rice along the way, and he was already so hungry that his chest was close to his back, and at this time, while gobbling up and drinking, he briefly talked about the defeat.

Li Wei heard that the soldiers and horses in Sichuan were so strong, and their troops were tens of thousands, and the famous general Qin Liangyu was personally in command, so it seemed that it was difficult to win this battle.

So Li Wei found an excuse to get out of the big tent of the Chinese army, and hurriedly found a few henchmen in a remote military tent: "Immediately stop the siege of the city and send people into the city to surrender to the Duke of Qianguo!" ”

Several generals were dumbfounded when they heard this, they were storming the city just now, but now they surrendered to others, who would agree?

Li Wei said coldly: "Now that the thief leader Li Guozhi is in our hands, this is the name of the vote!" This matter will never be wrong, you guys hurry up and do it, I'll go and take down Li Guozhi! ”

"Yes."

Everyone discussed and decided, and then went to prepare, while Li Wei returned to the Chinese army's tent with a few family members.

At this time, Li Guozhi had eaten and drunk enough, and after taking a breath, he leaned back on the soft couch, with a trace of indescribable comfort on his face.

Seeing Li Wei leading people into the big tent, Li Guozhi got up suddenly and said vigilantly: "What's the matter?" ”

Li Wei changed his previous flattering attitude, and said coldly: "Traitor Li Guozhi!" You led the army to rebel after your death, and we will bear the burden of humiliation, and today we can finally take you down, and we will not be able to capture you without restraint!! ”

Li Guozhi was stunned on the spot, and after a while, his eyes showed a cruel gaze, and he roared loudly: "Li Wei! You betrayed me!! ”

"You are treason first, why can't I oppose you!"

Immediately, Li Wei ordered someone to take Li Guozhi down, no matter how Li Guozhi resisted, several family members directly tied him up, and then escorted him out.

At this time, Li Guozhi's hundreds of Chinese soldiers were also surrounded by Li Wei's subordinates, and there were clashes between the two sides, which ended with more than 200 casualties.

Early the next morning, Qin Liangyu and Ma Xianglin led the army to arrive at the city of Kunming, and at this time, Mu Tian, the prince of Qianguo, led the generals to greet him.

Mu Tianbo regarded himself as a junior and saluted Qin Liangyu, Qin Liangyu was shocked and said: "The Duke of Qianguo can't be like this, the last general should salute!" ”

The two sides made concessions and entered the city of Kunming together.

At this time, tens of thousands of rebels had been disarmed by Mu Tianbo's department and all of them were imprisoned in the camp outside the city, while Li Guozhi and Li Wei were detained separately.

Qin Liangyu inquired, and Mu Tianbo said: "This father is ready to escort these two thieves to the capital, and as for the tens of thousands of prisoners, they will be screened and reorganized, and the military reform policy will be implemented in various parts of Yunnan as soon as possible." It's just."

Qin Liangyu naturally understood what this "just" meant, so he said with a smile: "Now that the position of the Yunnan General Army is vacant, the old man will write to the imperial court and recommend the Duke of Qianguo as the new Yunnan General Soldier." ”

Mu Tianbo was overjoyed, and just said: "I am young and have no merits, but I am afraid that the court will not agree." ”

"Hehe, with the credit of the Duke of Qianguo leading the army to defend Kunming City, the court will not turn a blind eye!"

From this, Mu Tianbo's heart was settled.

Immediately, Qin Liangyu reported to the imperial court, and then led the army back to Sichuan with Ma Xianglin.

It's just that when the army went north and passed through Huichuanwei, Qin Liangyu was exhausted by the repeated long journeys, and he couldn't support it at this time and fell ill.

Ma Xianglin was shocked, and immediately ordered the whole army to be temporarily stationed at the Acropolis of Huichuan, and searched for famous doctors.