Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said, "Would you like to?"

Shen Xu said: "It's only two months, no matter what I want, I can do it?"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said: "Believe in the self-cultivation of a gambler, I am willing to admit defeat."

After a while, Shen Xu turned her head away, her cheeks were red, and she nodded slightly.

Chapter 237 Shocking Cannons from All Sides

/p>In early August, Zhu Gaoxu bid farewell to the officials of various divisions in Yunnan and the people of Fucheng, and led his army out of the city.

There were nearly ten thousand guards of honor and guards accompanying him, and five thousand infantrymen in the main army of the guards.Horses and carriages, artillery, firearms, armor and military weapons are all available.The mighty people came out from the east gate of Yunnan Mansion, marched northeast along the post road, and soon entered the mountainous area.

Most of the post roads in the mountains are built along the valleys, with twists and turns. The team of more than 1 people can't see the front and the rear.

The army marched very slowly; every time it reached a town station, Zhu Gaoxu ordered to set up camp, beat gongs and drums, and blasted cannons at the mountains and forests.The sound of the loud artillery scared countless birds into the air, and the people of all ethnic groups were also panicked when they heard the news.

It was less than three hundred miles from Yunnan Fucheng to Qujing Mansion, and the Ming army led by Zhu Gaoxu walked for ten days.When we arrived at Qujing Fucheng, it was the Mid-Autumn Festival.The military generals of the guard city of Qujing Mansion and the government officials brought many people over to reward the army with wine and meat. Zhu Gaoxu attended their Mid-Autumn Festival dinner and enjoyed the moon together.

Then for two days in a row the army trained on the school grounds, drums and horns blared, and cannons blared, making the city of Qujing very noisy.It was not until August [-] that Zhu Gaoxu led his army south to Yuezhou, and then sent his troops eastward to station at the lakeside of Shuicheng.

On the shore of a large area of ​​water, Zhu Gaoxu stood under the yellow umbrella of Xiulong, looking at the sparkling water in the west for a while, and looking at the east for a while.

Seen from this point, the mountains and forests in the eye are not high; but the terrain is high in the east and low in the west, so the line of sight is very limited, and it is blocked by higher mountains not far away, and the scenery farther away can't see anything .

"Build fences and ditches to the east of the barracks, guard day and night, and send scouts to search in depth to the east." Zhu Gaoxu immediately ordered.

Wang Bin cupped his fists and said, "Decree!"

All the generals looked east one after another, seeming to understand what Zhu Gaoxu meant.The terrain in the east is high and the line of sight is not good. If the precautions are negligent, it is easy to be suddenly attacked by the enemy troops coming from there...

But right now, people can't feel the slightest threat. The situation here and now is really too lonely.Except for the soldiers and horses in the Ming army's barracks, almost no Yi people were seen; moreover, everyone didn't seem to believe that the Yi people's rebels would take the initiative to attack the well-equipped Ming army.

Maybe there were a lot of people from the Yi nationality living here, but Zhu Gaoxu came over slowly, and they all ran away long ago.The current situation is not that there is a threat from the enemy, but that the cannons are fighting mosquitoes, and there are no thieves at all.

At this time, a local general of the guard pointed to the opposite side of the water and said, "Han King, please look at the ruins of the earthen walls on the other side."

Zhu Gaoxu covered the glare of the sun and looked out, and he saw that there seemed to be traces of a walled city on the west bank of the lake, so he nodded.

The general said: "Back then when the Yi people in Yuezhou rebelled against Azi, they occupied that place and built a city called Shuicheng. However, in the 27th year of Hongwu, our army wiped out Shuicheng as soon as our army arrived, leaving only The next ruins. Now the Yi tribe is in chaos, but they don’t know where the old nest is, and they don’t even know who the leader is, maybe there is no leader at all..."

Zhu Gaoxu asked: "Those thieves have gone to the east?"

The general nodded, pointed to the east and said, "There is a big mountain called Dongshan. The mountain is high and the road is steep, and the forest is lush. The Yi people are now running to the mountain and building villages on the mountain. We can't see it from here. Let's go You can see it in twenty miles." At this time, Chang Shi Li Mo said: "Two days ago, my lord was in Qujing Mansion drinking wine and watching the moon with various local officials, and I had some friendship. Why didn't my lord send someone to invite two local officials to come to the army? Middle? Perhaps the locals can find some Yi people as guides for the army, so that they can go into the mountains to suppress the bandits!"

"Didn't someone just say that the Dongshan mountain is high and densely forested, and the villages of the Yi people are built on the treacherous mountain. Let's go fight, when will we fight? Can we take it in two months?" Zhu Gaoxu said disapprovingly.

Li Mo said in astonishment: "My lord intends to put down the chaos in Yuezhou in two months?"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded very seriously: "It's useless to find Yi people, you have to find Han people."

People immediately talked about it.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu ordered again: "Speak out, this king wants to negotiate with Liu Tai, the former governor of the prefecture. Those who lead Liu Tai to the camp in Shuicheng to meet each other will be rewarded with twenty copper coins, ten cows, and sheep." Twenty!"

The generals took the lead.When the scouts caught some mountain people of the Yi nationality, Zhu Gaoxu also ordered them to be released, and let them go back with the news of the reward.

... The Ming army settled down in peace near Shuicheng, and had no intention of continuing to fight at all.Zhu Gaoxu asked someone to open up the school field, and began to train soldiers every day.

He gathered hundreds of military generals from each battalion, a total of more than 100 people, and then personally taught them the commands and movements of standing in the military posture, sitting in the military posture, walking in unison, turning left and right, etc. Anyway, Zhu Gaoxu learned them during military training. of.

The Ming army itself also paid attention to the formation, and the infantry can probably maintain a neat formation, because formation is one of the most important tactics of the infantry; but it is always not so good-looking.

Zhu Gaoxu feels that the current queue training can at least play one role: that is to make the military look more orderly and majestic, and to confuse the opponent.At this time, many generals observe whether the opponent is capable of fighting and whether they are elite, and generally only observe the enemy's military formation.

First, the hundreds of households learned it, and then they went back to the camp to teach the soldiers.Teach as you learn.

But even with such a simple matter, it failed to develop completely according to Zhu Gaoxu's wishes.Soon the barracks were filled with the sound of leather whips and screams of crying father and mother. It seemed that there was only one way for the generals to train their soldiers, and that was beating|beating.

After a few days of training, hundreds of households actively supported Zhu Gaoxu.In this way, they can take the opportunity of teaching the soldiers to beat the soldiers in a variety of ways to establish their prestige.When Zhu Gaoxu questioned, the generals said that the sergeants were stupid and could only be whipped.

So Zhu Gaoxu issued another military order in the Chinese army, during the queue training, it is strictly forbidden to beat|beat soldiers.

...At the end of August, the Chinese Army suddenly reported from outside the account that Liu Tai and others, the former governor of Yuezhou, asked to see him.

Zhu Gaoxu immediately called Zhao Ping: "Rectify the guards, welcome Liu Tai and others to meet in the account."

Zhao Ping cupped his fists and said, "Decree!"

Zhu Gaoxu also hurriedly changed into the red tuanlong uniform, wearing black gauze and sword, sat down on the chair in the middle of the big tent and waited.Sometimes these ostentation and ceremonies are useful, that is to let others see the status and strength of his prince, so that we can talk about practical matters.

First there was a burst of gunfire outside, followed by drums and trumpets.Led by the neat armored personal guards, three men, a dark boy aged eleven or twelve, entered the main tent of the Chinese army.

An older man in front of him knelt down first, and the three behind him followed suit.The man in front may be about 50 or [-] years old, wearing a cloth robe with a right lapel, combing his hair and wearing a turban. Your Highness the King of Han!"

"Excuse me." Zhu Gaoxu sat on the chair and said loudly.

After several people got up from the ground, Zhu Gaoxu opened his mouth and said: "The Yi people in Yuezhou made a rebellion, killed the officials, the court was furious, and ordered the king to lead the army to quell it.

Today, the king is ordered to lead an army of [-] troops, stationed between Qujing and Yuezhou, with military equipment and sufficient food and fodder, and discussing the punishment of rebellious bandits.The generals wanted to encircle Dongshan with a large army and razed the villages in Dongshan to the ground; but the king didn't like to kill too much, so he remembered Liu Baoshi and his righteous deed of persuading the local magistrate Longhai to surrender to King Qianning. Discuss the matter before making a decision. "

In the dossier of the Yunnan Dusi, the matter of Yuezhou has long been clearly written.Zhu Gaoxu knew about Liu Tai through the official document of the capital.

With a flattered expression, Liu Tai hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness the King of Han clearly learned that this rebellion was not caused by the Caomin and others. The villages of the Yi people are greedy for profit, and the Caomin and the people of Azi, who knew the state back then, all opposed it. ;I have persuaded them many times, and the warning will be rewarded by the government! But it has little effect... How many words do the grassroots people not know whether to say or not?"

Zhu Gaoxu said: "It's okay for Liu to talk about things."

This guy is no longer in charge of Tu Zhizhou, Zhu Gaoxu still called him in charge, clearly expressing his intention to win over.

Liu Tai bowed and said: "Back then, Ah Zi was destroyed by the army in Shuicheng Village. In the 28th year of Hongwu, the imperial court took advantage of the situation and set up officials in Yuezhou. But until now, the Yuezhou prefecture can neither manage the Yi people's villages, nor The guards were set up, and the defense was empty; but the Tuzhizhou did not exist, and the natives of the Yi nationality could not control the villages, so that the natives of all surnames rioted one after another.

Illegal activities on post roads are profitable, and later even Aunt Lu Ning, who obeyed us, from the Tso family and the tribes surnamed Sha also quietly participated in it, and we really couldn't stop it.The grassroots talk a lot, please forgive me, His Highness the King of Han. "

"It's easy to say, easy to say." Zhu Gaoxu didn't take it seriously, and was very satisfied with the attitude of Liu Tai, a Han man, "What does Liu mean, the rebellion happened because the tribes of the Yi tribe were left alone?"

Liu Tai clasped his fists and said, "It's the humble opinion of the grassroots, that's exactly the case."

"Hmm..." Zhu Gaoxu uttered a voice, looked at the other three people, pointed at the eleven or twelve-year-old dark boy and said, "Is he Lu Ning, the son of the former governor of Tuzhou Azi?"

Liu Taidao: "Exactly, Lu Ning is the posthumous son of Azi, and Azi was punished for his rebellion. After Lu Ning was born, he grew up in his aunt's family and in Zicuo village. The Sha surname of the Yi people and other villages all obeyed Zicuo's family. .”

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu didn't answer his words right away, he patted the arm of the chair and stood up, saying: "You guys have a good rest in the camp first, my king will hold a banquet tonight, let's talk about it later."

Liu Tai hurriedly said: "Cao Min waits for you to obey."

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at Lu Ning again, seeing that the young man also raised his head to look at him quietly.The boy immediately lowered his head again, standing there awkwardly, not like an arrogant young man.

"Zhao Ping, take them down and greet them nicely. Arrange a spacious tent for each of them," Zhu Gaoxu said.