I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Sichuan, Hejiang.

Between the two mountains, there is a gurgling stream, and the water flow is not rapid, but surrounded by mountains, it is extremely difficult for soldiers and horses pushing their luggage to pass.

After receiving the news that She Chongming had rebelled and besieged Chongqing, Lu Qin, the governor of the four southwestern provinces, dispatched officers and troops to encircle and suppress Chongqing.

Zhang Yanfang, the commander-in-chief of Guiyang, and Xu Chengming, the governor of the capital, led more than [-] Ming troops from the headquarters, entered Sichuan as a vanguard, and rushed to aid Chongqing.

However, the terrain in the Sichuan area is complex and densely covered with mountains. The Guizhou reinforcements obviously underestimated the harshness of the local terrain.

After entering Sichuan, Zhang Yanfang's headquarters moved very slowly. At this time, he was sandwiched between two mountains, which gave him a bad premonition.

Immediately, Zhang Yanfang continued to send his own soldiers to urge the battalions to pass quickly.

Three days ago, She Chongming received a letter from the local chieftain people, saying that the first batch of reinforcements from the Ming court had entered Sichuan.

Hearing this news, She Chongming was immediately rejoiced, and Zhang Tong led [-] horse and infantry soldiers from outside Chongqing to set up an ambush on the only way "Hechuan".

Zhang Yanfang, the commander-in-chief of Guiyang, was only a general in the Battle of Pingbo, but later made military exploits and was promoted to the commander-in-chief.

He used the cavalry of Xu Chengming, the governor of the capital, as the outpost to open the way, and the middle section was the musketeer and the luggage team, and he personally led the infantry in the rear.

In the basin in summer, the sun is glaring and the temperature gradually rises.

The Ming army was marching on the narrow and long mountain path, and it was extremely crowded. Many people just kept their heads on the road and refused to say a word.

At this time, a soldier finally caught up with him, and Xu Chengming, the governor of Chongdu, said:

"There is an order from the general town to tell you to speed up!"

"How to speed up?"

Xu Chengming was so blinded by the sun that he couldn't open his eyes. Hot sweat dripped down the helmet. He wiped it and pointed around, saying:

"This dilapidated place is full of rocks. It is inconvenient for vehicles and people to walk. The baggage camp is stuck behind, and it is difficult to move."

"No way, send people to lead the horses, and spare some to help the supply camp push the carts!"

The soldiers also knew that the terrain was difficult, so they didn't say much.

Hearing that the Chinese army's baggage battalion was having difficulty moving, Zhang Yanfang immediately sent additional infantry to the middle section to help push the carts and carry the baggage.

The Ming army was dressed in armor and equipped with sufficient gunpowder. Under the dispatch of Zhang Yanfang, they quickly increased their speed and marched mightily on the mountain trails.

Half an hour later, the sky was getting late, and the temperature dropped, which was much cooler. The Ming army began to distribute the military noodles from the middle to the front.

Some soldiers got the bread in their hands, gnawed and walked, still whispering about the rewards for the imperial court's victory in the pacification of the Southwest.

Some people said they wanted to get promoted and get rich, while others said they wanted to go back to Guizhou, marry a wife Yinzi with their military exploits, and live an ideal life.

Suddenly, there was an uproar ahead.

Many blood-stained unowned horses were frightened and rolled back, hitting the Ming soldiers in the middle and turning their backs.

"The soldiers of the Central Chieftain are in ambush!"

"Xu Dusi has died in battle, run!"

There were shouts everywhere, and almost instantly, more than a thousand Ming troops in the middle collapsed and scattered, and even the luggage was abandoned.

The mountain road was narrow, and when the Ming army heard that the army was defeated, they scrambled to stampede on it. Before the chieftain soldiers could kill them, they had thrown all their luggage on the ground and fled for their lives in the mountains.

The news of the collapse ahead did not reach the ears of Chief Soldier Zhang Yanfang not long after.

At this time, the outpost and the middle section were in chaos.

Before they even had time to give an order, the rout rushed back, breaking up the infantry formation of Zhang Yanfang's rear army at once.

Each of the chieftain soldiers, armed with knives and guns, rushed into the already collapsed crowd of the Ming army like a tiger into a herd of sheep, and slashed and killed them.

There was a lot of screams, and the sound of bodies rolling and falling, followed by the screams of weapons, and the mournful howls were intertwined, making people's hearts shake, and they lost all fighting spirit.

"What to do, Chief Town, give me an order!"

A personal soldier looked at the chieftain soldier who came to kill him in the dark, his face was full of tears.

"Kill it back!"

Without a moment's hesitation, Zhang Yanfang raised his sword and said, "Soldiers, it's time to serve the country!"

Immediately, he led hundreds of soldiers shouting to meet him, and was soon submerged in the wave of the extravagant army.

……

In this battle, Zhang Yanfang, the general soldier of Guiyang, was stabbed several times in his body, but still killed several thieves, unable to catch him, Zhang Tong was cut off by extravagance, and died in the rebellion.

As for Xu Chengming, the commander of the outpost, he was surrounded by all the chieftain soldiers and split his body into several pieces.

Zhang Tong led the rebel army to set up an ambush. After annihilating [-] reinforcements from Guizhou, he quickly divided his troops, blocked the eastern waterway, and led the rest of his troops to encircle Zunyi.

The general judge of the Zunyi Department, Yuan Ren, heard the news that the reinforcements in Guizhou were destroyed, and the general Zhang Yanfang and the governor Xu Chengming died in battle. He almost peed out of fear and ran away first, causing the Zunyi defenders to disperse.

Zhang Tong led the chieftain soldiers into Zunyi, captured Yuan Ren and killed him on the spot.

Chapter 1 and One

Zunyi fell, and Sichuan shook.

After that, the extravagant general Zhang Tong's territorial army continued to advance eastward and besieged Xingwen County. Zhang Zhende, the magistrate of the county, recruited brave people and went to the city to fight against the bandit army.

The thieves in the city were noisy, Zhang Zhende showed no fear, looked at the thieves who came to persuade them to surrender, and cursed:

"Go back and tell Zhang Tong that in my Ming Dynasty, there are only magistrates who have severed their heads, but no magistrates who have surrendered to the chieftains!"

"Extravagant Chongming, actually wanting to oppose the imperial court and separate one side?"

"Is he a three-year-old kid? It's ridiculous to have such an idea!"

After saying that, Zhang Zhende gave an order, and all the Ming troops at the city head fired arrows, and the artillery roared.

"I don't know what to do!" When Zhang Tong heard the news, he jumped up and walked out of the tent, saying: "Give me an order to attack in an all-round way, and surround the city on all sides. Let's see how long he can last!"

"Reinforcement?"

"Hehe, he can't wait for reinforcements!"

As a result, the chieftain army once again cleaned up their flags and drums, divided their troops into four gates, carried simple ladders, pushed giant logs and charged carts, and attacked the city mightily.

Zhang Zhende, the county magistrate, and Chief Qian, who defended the city, fought fiercely with the chieftain army for about half a day. Due to the small number of people, the east gate was first attacked by the chieftain army.

The chieftain soldiers rushed into the city frantically, and then began a shocking looting.

Looking at the burning city, seeing those chieftains chasing and killing the people, Zhang Zhende burst into tears, bowed in the direction of the capital, and cried:

"Your Majesty, I'm guilty, and I'm guilty of death..."

Before the words could fall to the ground, the chieftain soldier had opened his bloody mouth wantonly, brandishing knives and guns and rushed towards the city.

Several Ming troops went to resist and fought with a dozen chieftain soldiers.

Zhang Zhende, his wife and children, fought and retreated under the protection of the remnants of the Ming army, and came to the Drum Tower, but not long after, countless chieftain soldiers surrounded them.

Zhang Tong's younger brother, Zhang Xian, led the chieftain soldiers into the Drum Tower. Seeing the disheveled appearance of several Ming soldiers and Zhang Zhende, the county magistrate, they surrounded him with wild laughter.

But the next, their faces became terrified.

It was a few Ming soldiers who closed the Drum Tower, turned around and killed them, buying time for Neizhong.Zhang Zhende and his wife were holding torches, and there were oil and firewood all over the floor.

"Your Majesty, the whole family of the guilty ministers, redeem the crime of losing the city with their own bodies!"

For a moment, Zhang Xian seemed to understand something.

"Cut them, cut them!!"

In Zhang Xian's near-desperate roar, Zhang Zhende and his wife threw down the torch, set fire to themselves, and burned to death more than [-] chieftain soldiers along the way.

Not long after, Zhang Tong looked down at the pile of charred bones with a dark face, still unable to believe that this was his younger brother.

He took a step forward, and with a creak, he didn't know whose bone was broken by stepping on it.

Zhang Tong clenched his teeth, punched the blackened pillar, turned around and shouted:

"Go to Hezhou!"

"I want them to be buried with my brother!!"

……

Xingwen County was destroyed, and all the defenders were killed. The magistrate Zhang Zhende and his wife set fire to themselves, and the Tusi army continued eastward.

In Hezhou City, Zhizhou Weng Dengyan saw the chieftain soldiers coming like a tide.

But at this time, Weng Dengyan had a sneer all over his face, without the slightest fear, because he had just received a report that the emperor had personally conscripted.

This news is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for Sichuan as a whole.

Those who heard the news were all rejoiced, as if the densely packed rebels in the city were no longer scary, because they all knew that the rebels would die sooner or later!

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally conquered the southwest, which showed that the imperial court attached great importance to the situation in the southwest, and even more so, it was an attitude of not giving up an inch of land.

At this time, the eyes of the entire empire were all focused on the southwest region.

Knowing that the emperor's personal conquest, all the soldiers and civilians in Hezhou were encouraged. The chieftain army, who had been fighting and winning all the way, unexpectedly ran into a wall here.

Zhizhou Weng Dengyan was well dispatched and a civil official, but he supervised the battle with a knife and ran on various city walls, repelling the attacks of the chieftain army again and again.

At this time, the Chieftain Army, which had suffered heavy losses, was no longer able to besiege Hezhou City. Immediately, Zhang Tong asked Chongqing for help.

She Chongming naturally knew that the Eastern Front needed to quickly open up the situation. The ultimate goal of Zhang Tong’s Eastern Road was not Hezhou, but the important city of Sichuan behind——Chengdu.

As long as you win Chengdu, you will be able to practice with An Bangyan in Guizhou. At that time, Shuixi will respond to the rebellion in Guizhou, and the general trend will be achieved.

Without any hesitation, She Chongming directly sent [-] troops to Hezhou.

By the beginning of July in the first year of Tianqi, Zhang Tong had already gathered the reinforcements from Chongqing, gathered superior forces, and continued to storm Hezhou City.

Since Shechongming raised his army, it was divided into the eastern front and the western front, with the focus on the siege of Chongqing.

The strategic purpose of Zhang Tong on the eastern front is to capture Chengdu as quickly as possible and get in touch with the Shui'an family.

Once An Bangyan raised his troops to respond, the Sichuan rebellion would spread to Guizhou, Huguang, and even southern Zhili provinces.

Sheyin on the west front was to hold off the reinforcements from the four provinces mobilized by Lu Qin and buy time for the main force of Shechongming in the middle to conquer Chongqing.

As long as Chongqing is captured, She Chongming can turn his guns and meet Lu Qin's imperial reinforcements.

She Chongming's rebellion was so fast and so extensive that it was hard to believe that it was a sudden attack rather than premeditated.

Although the city of Chongqing has not yet fallen, the chieftain army has been attacking the city all the way, with Zhang Tong on the east line and Sheyin on the west line, winning consecutive battles.

Zhang Tong, in particular, had already begun to besiege Hezhou, an outpost of Chengdu, in just over a month.

Hezhou fell, and Chengdu was next.

She Chongming was not idle outside the city of Chongqing. He divided his troops into several groups and captured Naxi, Changning, Chaixian, Bishan and other places one after another.

In these places, since the Wanli year, the Ming army has been recruited and stationed year by year to aid Liao. Although there are many guards, they are extremely empty and completely unable to withstand the offensive of the chieftain army.

Things were developing in the expected direction, and She Chongming was a little ecstatic when he saw that he had almost occupied two-thirds of the entire Sichuan province.

On July [-]th, She Chongming proclaimed himself King of Liang, established a name and established a country, imitating the Ming system, and established the prime minister, the five army governor's office and other official offices.

When she became queen, She Chongming immediately sent envoys to throw olive branches to the chieftains of the southwestern provinces, especially to take care of Shizhu Xuanweisi with a lot of money.

Since the rise of the army, the Ming army has been empty, and the Tusi army has almost no opponents in Sichuan.

In the eastern Sichuan area, tens of thousands of rebels and Qin Liangyu organized several wars against the chieftains who were loyal to the imperial court. Facing the white pole army, they were almost defeated at the touch of a finger.

Then, She Chongming came up with the idea of ​​recruiting Qin Liangyu, and sent envoys to send a lot of money to Shizhu, promising that after seizing the world, all the lands would seal the borders in return.

"Daliang King is willing to conspire with Shizhu Qin's family in the world!"

Qin Liangyu was sitting on his seat, and on the table was the seal of the Xuanwei Department issued by the imperial court. Hearing that She Chongming sent envoys to conspire with him, he couldn't stop sneering.

In front of the chieftains who finally came to the court, Qin Liangyu once again unswervingly expressed his loyalty to the Ming court, beheaded the envoy Liu Yin, and vowed to fight the rebels to the end.

A few days later, She Chongming, who became angry from embarrassment, led an army to attack.

The Shizhu Xuanwei Division gathered all the chieftains and fought fiercely with the rebels on the plain. At this time, a tip came from the western front.

It is said that the reinforcements from the four provinces of Lu Qin, the governor of the Southwest, have entered Sichuan in a mighty way, and defeated Sheyin's West Route rebels in the first battle.

Chapter 1

On the third day of July, in northern Sichuan.