Chapter XVI: The Southern Crusade
Qu Yuanju immediately stood on the side of the Chili River, that is, the Salween River in later generations, looking at the rushing river. Several pontoon bridges were built on them, and a steady stream of Chinese Dynasty troops were marching westward.
The vanguard had approached the city occupied by the Liukou, and the main force of the army had already crossed the river at this time, ready for battle.
Looking at the nearly 150,000 troops of the four armies under his command, the muskets that stood in a row, the countless horses and cannons dragged by the horses and mules, the cold light of metal reflected in his eyes, and his chest was full of pride and ambition.
This time the war will be commanded by him. A few days ago, he watched Yan Chengfang return from the expedition and gained a lot of honors and merits, and he was also very hot-eyed, and now it was finally his turn.
Make a contribution, right now!
"Forward!"
Flags were unfurled, large flags with gold letters on a black background were waved, and the soldiers rolled forward like a long dragon, and the armies advanced towards the target area, with an unrivaled momentum, vowing to tear apart those who dared to resist.
On the other hand, the rogues are already in fear.
They didn't expect to run here, and they would encounter the Chinese army, so they hurriedly gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
At this time, Luo Rucai had already sent people to prepare the honor guard used to ascend the throne, began to build the palace and draft girls, and was ready to live an emperor's addiction, and now he had to stop everything urgently.
However, they did not flee without a fight, even though many of the rogues were already a little stunned by the Chinese army, but Luo Rucai looked at the tens of thousands of troops under his hands, as well as a large number of other rogue troops, and finally decided to fight with them first.
After all, he is a person who is about to ascend the throne, and he still has some heart, and he is unwilling to run away without a fight. And not to mention that after arriving here, they have already expanded their army, not to mention that the terrain here is not similar to the Central Plains, they have stayed here for so long, and they always have a favorable location.
Luo Rucai pondered, maybe with the help of geographical advantages, he could frustrate the spirit of the Chinese army.
Under his persuasion, the courage of the leaders of the rogue was finally inspired. They lined up and relied on the terrain to arrange their defenses, preparing to use them against the Chinese army.
On May 7, the eighth year of Dahua, after experiencing the exchange of fire and small forces of the sentinels in the early stage, the two sides officially engaged in the battle under Xinwei City. Facts have proved that Luo Rucai thinks highly of himself, and the Liukou has been defeated in an instant, the Chinese army broke through the city, and Luo Rucai led the army to retreat westward in a hurry, losing more than 10,000 soldiers.
On the 21st, Luo Rucai reorganized the army, united with a group of Liukou leaders, and once again engaged the Chinese army on the banks of the Mitange River.
On the 28th, one of the fleeing rogues was caught up by the cavalry division led by Cao Wenzhao, and found that Cao Wenzhao only brought more than 5,000 people to dare to pursue, and the leaders of the rogues were furious, and the whole army turned back to meet the battle.
And this time, the leaders of the rogue finally realized the huge gap between themselves and the other party.
The strength of the rogue was several times that of the Chinese army, and they could not be defeated.
Especially on the other side, it is still their old opponent, Cao Wenzhao.
The Chinese cavalry ravaged in, fought fiercely for half a day, and the rogues were defeated. Thousands of rogues were killed, tens of thousands of people were captured, and the rest fled everywhere, and the five leaders of the rogues were beheaded by Cao Wenzhao on the spot, and the remaining three led the remnants of the army to flee in a hurry.
Compared to them, Luo Rucai is very smart. He has realized the gap between the two sides after suffering two defeats in a row, and his mind is to run, and he is meticulous, he has sent someone to draw a map of the local area before, and can always find the best escape route, so he runs faster than other rogues, the main thing is that I don't have to run faster than the Chinese army, as long as I am faster than other rogues, and I have brought the ability of the rogue to run to the extreme.
Because of this, although the loss of his troops was also very large, he still retained a certain strength.
At this time, the Chinese army dispersed its forces and occupied the various cities where the rogues were originally entrenched, and at the same time began to enter the territory of the surrounding Tusi, requiring them to completely subjugate Dahua, carry out reforms in accordance with the requirements of the Hua Dynasty, and set up the local government of the Hua Dynasty.
Naturally, the toasts were unwilling.
"Ladies and gentlemen, although most of the rogues have been wiped out by us, there are still tens of thousands of troops left, and they will definitely find another place to live, if it is not for Dahua's protection...... You're in danger......"
Qu Yuanju smiled faintly and said to the messenger of the toasts in front of him.
When the envoys heard this, they all looked at each other with a little chill, apparently recalling the fear of being dominated by the rogues.
At that time, the leaders of the Liukou led tens of thousands of people to the south, and after a battle, they eliminated several Tusi and occupied a large piece of territory, which terrified everyone around Tusi at that time.
After all, after the Ming army's southern expedition, Liuwei's strength has been greatly weakened, and although it has recovered some over the years, it is still not the opponent of the rogues. Fortunately, the rogues also quickly stopped expanding at that time, so they were safe.
Now tens of thousands of rogues are starting to wander again...... The toasts suddenly felt insecure.
Coupled with the pressure of the Chinese Dynasty's army, the rogue who frightened them lost thousands of miles of land after the third battle, and even began to flow again because of fear, which can already be seen that the other party is strong.
They are definitely no opponents.
Most toasters naturally know how to choose.
Although the power is gone, the conditions of the Hua Dynasty are also quite favorable, and he can still be a rich man, and he doesn't have to worry about being invaded by the rogues.
Of course, there is no shortage of powerful Tusi, with tens of thousands of soldiers, who can resist the attack of the rogues, so they are naturally reluctant to return to the Hua Dynasty.
They held the walled city and sent people to negotiate terms with the Chinese army.
These envoys, polite, and really polite, were all Emperor Dahua, the Heavenly Army, and the Heavenly Generals, expressing their reverence for the emperor and the empire in the north, but when it came to key issues, they immediately refused to let go.
If you want to say that it is okay to surrender, it is okay to respect the emperor of Nanjing and even pay tribute, but if you want to enter the army, and then ask Tusi to give up his old authority and appoint a liuguan by the central government, it will never work, and you would rather turn your face.
Because the former...... According to the law of historical development, after a few years and decades, the management will be lax, and by the middle of the dynasty, after it has begun to decline, it can completely sever the connection with the central dynasty.
And the latter, that is to be completely incorporated into the territory, Jiaozhi is a lesson from the past.
But how could Qu Yuanju not understand their careful thinking.
There's nothing to say about uncooperative guys.
He chose a toast to be the "chicken" to set an example for monkeys.
(End of chapter)