Bright Spring

Diao Ya asked: "A few days ago, an envoy of homesickness came and agreed to wait for the Yunnan government to send an envoy to discuss. Why is homesickness rushing to attack now?"

Zhao Ping frowned and said, "Maybe because Sijia is extremely dissatisfied with the original profit distribution, and wants to take back the mining area first."

Meng Yang Xuanwei envoy's administrative office is located more than a dozen miles east of the mine, and the native army that arrived first has reached the Dongzhai gate of the village.On the undulating road in the mountains and forests, there were no less than a thousand elephant soldiers and infantry soldiers who came first!More than a dozen elephant soldiers mixed with the chieftain infantry with swords, guns and shields. The infantry surrounded the elephant, as if to protect the elephant's legs, and rushed towards the village in a mighty manner.

A military flag with the word "Ming" written on it has been planted on the Dongzhai Gate. More than forty armored soldiers, two bowl-mouth guns, and more than twenty copper fire guns are waiting in battle on this rammed earth wall. help defense.

The walls of the villages of the Ming army were not high, the rammed earth walls were only chest high, and there was a dense fence of wooden piles on it; in addition, a ditch outside the wall was also considered a fortification.All the soldiers looked dignified when they saw that there were so many people coming.

Diao Ya was at the gate of the village, and translated for Zhao Ping: "Please answer the homesick people, why did you come here?"

But no one paid attention to the shouting on the wall. The elephants and human voices outside were noisy. Surrounded by a large group of infantry, the five elephants rushed towards the earth wall first.

The Tusi army rushed within ten steps of the earthen wall, and suddenly someone on the wall shouted: "Let's go!"

"Boom!" The two bowl mouth guns spewed out flames and thick smoke first, and the huge explosion sound shook the heavens and the earth.In an instant, the copper fire blunderbuss and the bow and arrow were fired together, and the sound of "bang bang bang" exploded in the firelight, and the whole earthen wall was shrouded in white smoke.

Frightened by the loud noise, the few elephants that had just approached frantically turned around and ran away, causing screams from the crowd of natives.Those wounded by firecrackers, bows and arrows, and those knocked over and trampled by elephants don't know how to count.

The chieftain army was in chaos for a while, and they didn't get close to the earth wall for the time being.But more people came from the woods and mountain roads. They detoured around the village from a distance and surrounded Juntun Village on several sides.

In the sunlight, the long weapons of the chieftain army gleamed. They had mounted short blades on long wooden poles, whether they were knives or spears. There were many such long weapons.There were also many people holding colorful wooden shields, and countless people were screaming strangely in the grassy and horizontal mountains, and no one on the Ming army could understand them.

After a while, the chieftain infantry on all sides carried wooden ladders and began to approach and besiege the village.The elephant seemed to be very afraid of the sound of the firearms, so the elephant soldiers stayed far away and stopped coming forward.

The Ming army at the east gate reloaded the bronze firecrackers with gunpowder and iron pellets, and stood in two rows on the earthen wall.The front row knelt on one knee, and the back row stood, waiting for the chieftain infantry to approach within a few steps, and then let them go in unison.

Previously, the military firearms used by the Yunnan Guards used the three-stage strike created by Mu Ying. The continuous firearms were fired in turn, and the most important thing was to serve as a deterrent; while Zhu Gaoxu’s guards used firearms to deal with infantry, three or two rows together Launch to increase lethality with denser firepower.No matter how you use the firecracker, its power is extremely limited. Only when the enemy soldiers are very close can the lethality be acceptable.

After the sergeants put down their firearms, they switched to bows and crossbows to shoot | and waited for the enemy soldiers to climb the wooden ladder to the wall before defending them with gun shields.The folks assisted with rolling logs and stones.

The chieftain army was repelled several times by the [-] Ming troops and was besieged several times. Gunpowder smoke filled all directions, the sound of cannons and "bang bang" firecrackers came and went, and the world seemed to be in the middle of noisiness.The formation of the chieftain army was chaotic, but the soldiers had a fierceness that was not afraid of death. Many people rushed over shirtless and without armor. They didn't seem to care how many people died.

The battle continued into the afternoon.At this time, dark clouds hung over the smoke.Suddenly, "Huh, huh, huh..." A torrential rain poured down, and the raindrops splashed on the ground, and the sound of firearms stopped immediately.Only the remnants of gunpowder smoke remained in the air, gradually dissipating like white mist in the rain curtain.

Dozens of elephant soldiers from the chieftain army quickly approached from all sides.

Zhao Ping's face turned livid. Looking at the elephants with sharp blades on their noses and teeth in the distance, and countless infantry in groups, he already felt something bad in his heart.

This village is not big, but the number of Ming soldiers is also very small, scattered on the four walls, it is difficult to resist the enemy outside the earthen walls.

Zhao Ping shouted: "Send people to the north, south, and west gates to pass the order. When all the generals hear the sound of gongs, they all go to the camp gate to line up!"

A few soldiers responded, and jumped off the earthen wall, rolling and crawling.

The rain poured on the armor like a pour, and the accumulated water trickled down the wide-brimmed iron hat onto Zhao Ping's face. He reached out and wiped the water.

The soldiers were still pulling their bows to kill the enemy. The bowstring trembled in the rain, and white mist splashed out. The lethality of the compound bow after being wet was greatly reduced.When the elephant approached the ditch, the soldiers on the elephant's back sat higher than the defenders, condescendingly holding javelins and throwing them at the city wall.The soldiers of the Ming army were still fighting hard.

Not long after, mud and water splashed on the main road of the village, and a horse galloped over. Before he could dismount, the knight clasped his fists and said, "Report to Zhao Baihu, the south gate has been opened!"

"Knock the gong!" Zhao Ping shouted without hesitation.

"Kang Bang Bang Bang..." The gong sounded chaotically and hurriedly in the rain.Zhao Ping also jumped off the earthen wall, and all the soldiers left the earthen wall one after another and followed him to the north.Not long after, the gate of the east gate was opened by an elephant. An elephant squeezed the simple gate of the village and howled in the rain.The infantry of the chieftain army then poured into the village.

The native soldiers ran all over the street chasing the Han people and the strong people. A man was slashed with a knife so that blood spattered, and a flag with the word "rice" was sprinkled with blood, which was soon covered with blood by the rain.An elephant walked onto the street, kicked it with its trunk, and toppled the tiled roof of the wooden house, leaving the village in a mess.

The remaining hundred or so members of the Ming army formed a square formation outside the gate of the barracks.Hearing the screams coming from all sides of the village, the soldiers seemed very silent, except for one or two coughs occasionally.

No one has the intention of running away, and it's useless to run away in the frontier chieftain's territory, and everyone looks depressed like they're huddled together waiting to die.

Zhao Ping rode on the horse, threw away the bow in his hand, pulled out the Yanling Saber from his waist, turned his head and said, "I'm sorry, brothers."

A general said: "Sooner or later, you will be a military household, the only thing you need to do is die!"

At this time, a group of chieftain infantry came with two elephants. The two elephants with sharp knives were driven away. They honked a few times and then strode heavily towards the Ming army's phalanx.

Zhao Ping shouted: "The crossbow is ready!"

The two rows of spear and shield soldiers in front squatted down. After a while, there was a "crackling" sound. The bow and arrow in the rain were much weaker, and most of them failed to penetrate the leather armor of the elephant.But there were also a few arrows that hurt the elephant, and the elephant quickly ran around uncontrollably.Another elephant charged obliquely.

"Ah!" A Ming soldier screamed, the breastplate was pierced by the sharp blade on the ivory, and the blood flowed in the rain.Other soldiers stabbed into the elephant's body with long spears. The elephant's skin was rough and fleshy, and it ran around in the crowd in pain.The formation of the Ming army was turbulent for a while, and the chieftain infantry and elephant soldiers swarmed in one after another. On the muddy ground in the rain, people fought in a mess.

As soon as the formation of the Ming army was broken, many people were besieged by the large number of natives, and the armor was chopped down to clang and clang. With flesh and blood, everyone struggled and screamed in the muddy muddy water.

Zhao Ping was surrounded by a group of natives, he was stabbed|slashed many times in his heavy armor, and was dragged off his horse by the enemy soldiers. With a heavy "bang dang", he fell to the ground on his back and was held down by many people. After struggling for a while, he didn't get up, and the weapon in his hand was lost somewhere.

He screamed and wanted to turn over, turned his head to look between the countless muddy legs, and saw the red and green military flag with the word "Ming" written on it, thrown into the bloody muddy water, and was trampled back and forth by countless feet with.

Chapter 273 The Covenant on Paper

In the study of King Han's Mansion, Xu Cailiu, the treasurer of Liyuan, burst into tears.He sighed, choked up and said, "Caomin's younger brother doesn't even have a queen. When Caomin sees his old mother, he doesn't know how to explain it. At the beginning, Caomin tried to dissuade him from going, but he really didn't expect that. Yang Tusi is so bloodthirsty and disrespectful..."

Zhu Gaoxu patiently listened to him cry, and then asked: "Meng Yang's jade mine supply is interrupted, how much will the Shen family lose?"

Xu Cailiu still had tears on his face, but he answered immediately: "A lot of people died in the mine, and the Shen family has to be sympathetic and appease. In order to open the mountain and mine, the money we invested in the past six months will also be in vain. The warehouses and workshops built in Tengchong Qianhusuo and Yongchang Fucheng were vacant, and the manpower hired and the mules and horses purchased were no longer needed at this time.

At the beginning of this year, my master bought a whole street of land in Caihaizi, and the newly opened jade shop was out of stock; the business negotiated with merchants from all over the place had to be put on hold.If the Mengyang jadeite ore cannot be resupplied and let us earn back the capital, the Shen family will be almost bankrupt, not to mention bankrupt. "

Zhu Gaoxu nodded solemnly, but did not comment.

At this moment, people reported to Cao Long, the commander of the Yunnan capital, to ask for an interview, and Zhu Gaoxu asked someone to come into the study.Not long after, Cao Long and other three officials came in and said goodbye.The businessman Xu Cailiu hurriedly stepped aside and stopped talking.

Cao Long, the commander of the Yunnan Metropolis, grumbled in embarrassment, "Your Highness the King of Han, you were there at that time, and the Sijia said well, didn't you sign the covenant in public? Now it's okay, if you say you turn your back on it, you don't ask. It was indiscriminate, and all the officials and generals of the capital were killed. There are so many chieftains in Burma, and they all see it. How can we maintain the prestige of the capital of Yunnan and how to maintain the situation? Thinking and acting are too crazy, it is unreasonable!"

Zhu Gaoxu let Cao Long scold Si Shi there, and didn't mean to interrupt him.

Cao Long continued: "I will write a memorial today and send it to the capital..."

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu finally said: "Cao Du envoys please be safe and don't be impatient. Of course, this matter must be reported to the imperial court immediately! But we are too far away from Yunnan, and sometimes we don't need to wait for the Ministry of War to order.

Cao Long was taken aback when he heard this.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the morning sun outside the two windows on the east, got up and said: "Today is the first day of the new year. It's a bit of a coincidence. I have set a date to inspect the guards. Since you are here, first follow me for a cutscene, and then we Meet someone together."

Cao Long clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty follows the order of His Highness the King of Han."

Zhu Gaoxu called the eunuch Wang Gui in and helped him put on a pair of armor.He took down the saber from the desk and hung it up, picked up a wide-brimmed iron helmet and put it on.

Surrounded by the ceremonial guards, Zhu Gaoxu and several others rode horses to the school ground in the south of the city.The school field was very noisy, with shouts one after another, and nearly ten thousand soldiers who had been training were lined up in various places to practice, and the momentum was very large.

Zhu Gaoxu and other horses were stationed in the north of the school grounds, close to the city wall of the palace. At this time, the sound of drums on the school grounds sounded "rumbling...".First, the nearby infantry gathered together, and amidst the yells of "Stand at attention" and "Let's go together", the formation walked past Zhu Gaoxu.

The generals riding horses in front of the formation clasped their fists sideways at Zhu Gaoxu and shouted: "Salute!" The crowd rang out in unison, and the soldiers neatly lifted their cherry guns, holding the wooden handles in both hands, and saluted Zhu Gaoxu with fists in their arms.

"Crack, click..." The sound of orderly footsteps and the horizontal and vertical formation made the military appearance of the guards look very majestic.Cao Long, the officials of the capital, Xu Cailiu and others all showed admiration.

All the ministries stopped practicing, and the cavalry lined up in front of Zhu Gaoxu's horse one after another, and then lined up on the school field, gradually forming a large cavalry formation.Then they played music, sang, and more than a hundred people danced shield dances in front of them.