The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Hainan,

Wang Shouren promised that if he joined the anti-rebellion army, each household would receive land and grain.

In just three days, 30,000 Han people were recruited.

The resentment between the Han people and the Li people has been going on for a long time.

Since the Song Dynasty, Han people have migrated from wild places such as Guangxi and Guangdong to Hainan to live permanently.

Taking over land, sea fish and trade.

The Li people are the natives of Hainan, so naturally they don't like it.

Wang Shouren issued an order and the Han people responded one after another.

Xu Jinzhong was frightened: "Master Instructor, if you recruit soldiers privately, it will be regarded as treason. It is not just as simple as beheading, but the nine tribes will be killed!"

"Brother Bo'an, this move is too impulsive. If Brother Gao were here, he would definitely not do this." Li Kang sighed.

It was Lao Gao who asked me to do this!

We made an agreement that if the Li people rebelled, he would recruit people to put down the rebellion, while Brother Gao would be responsible for persuading His Majesty to issue the decree.

"Brother Gao believes in me, and I believe in Brother Gao too!"

Wang Shouren vowed to do so.

"There is no time to practice, and there is no military preparation. How does the coach want to fight?"

Although there are more and more iron tools in the Ming Dynasty, Hainan is an isolated island.

There is no iron factory for smelting iron on the island. Merchant ships from Guangdong only come a few times a month, and each time they carry limited goods.

Therefore, it is extremely rare to see iron tools on Hainan.

It's all wood.

"Qianhu, my men made you a piece of bamboo armor." The soldier said happily.

Xu Jinzhong said: "Give it to the instructor."

Wang Shouren shook his head: "Brother Kang Le, please dress, I'm fine."

Ordering the refugees to escort the grain to the Qiongzhou Yamen, Wang Shouren decided to lead his soldiers to Danzhou to fight against Funan Snake.

Xu Jinzhong couldn't understand that when there was a huge disparity in military strength, he should avoid fighting.

The best option is to stick to the field camp, make some traps, and wait for the Funan Snake to attack.

"Sir, are we really going to meet the enemy?"

"I went to Danzhou before. In addition to meeting Fu Nan Snake, I also checked the Li people's rations. The Li people have no military rations. It will be troublesome if they wait all the way north."

Wang Shouren went to Danzhou. On the surface, he remained calm, but secretly he inspected a lot.

He was very familiar with the military rations from the Li people and the route to the north.

If his guess was correct, the purpose of the fasting meeting held by the Snake Funan was to ask for food from the people in the name of the snake god.

Wang Shouren led his troops northward. One day later, he heard a report from a spy: "The rebels have broken through Anhai. The people of Yingchasi are besieged at Jiling! Please ask the commander to send someone to rescue."

A few days ago, Wang Shouren had persuaded Fang Liangyong, the minister of Chasi, to send troops with him.

But Fang Liangyong felt that the chieftain was not to be feared, so he led his troops to encircle and suppress him, but he fled.

"Can't be saved."

Xu Jinzhong shook his head. There were still two days left before this place was called Jiling.

Of course, riding a horse is faster, but among thirty thousand people, there are less than thirty people with horses.

The march was much slower.

Wang Shouren said: "I will ride on horseback first, and you will arrive in a day to fight the Li people!"

"Brother Bo'an, you go alone..." Li Kang was worried.

"I will guard until sunset tomorrow. When you arrive, attack the rear and burn the food and grass. There is no need to fight to the death." Wang Shouren said.

Xu Jinzhong didn't know what to say, so he could only speed up his march and try his best to keep up with Wang Shouren.

Wang Shouren worked hard all the way and arrived at Chengjiling in the middle of the night.

Under the bright white moonlight, as far as the eye can see, corpses are lying everywhere, exuding a strange odor in the sultry July weather.

He saw the Li camp, which was extremely lively in the middle of the night. He thought they were planning to attack the mountain in the middle of the night.

Fortunately he came.

Went around the foot of the mountain and headed to the top.

The mountains are not considered high, only more than twenty feet.

There are towering ancient books and steep cliffs. There are three roads up the mountain, two of which are extremely steep and unsuitable for large armies to advance.

There is only one road left, and this road must be where Fang Liangyong defends.

Fang Liangyong chose a good place, which was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Wang Shouren climbed quickly along the mountain road, and soon came to a narrow mouth with wooden thorns on the side.

"I am Wang Shouren, go and report!"

In the darkness, there was a faint sound of footsteps, as if stepping on leaves, and after a while, a torch was lit.

The person holding the torch was none other than Fang Liangyong, whom he had met a few days ago.

At this time, Fang Liangyong regretted his mistake and said in a crying voice: "Wang Shouren, I wish I had listened to you!"

More than 2,700 of the soldiers brought this time were killed.

The remaining few hundred of them fled to Chengji Mountain.

What is despair?

For Fang Liangyong, even if he can get down the mountain, he still cannot escape. Hainan is a closed island with Li people everywhere.

Escape to the ends of the earth will not help.

This is despair...

Wang Shouren glanced behind him and said calmly: "Let me go first."

Fang Liangyong cried and moved the crossbar, almost hugging Wang Shouren, asking for comfort, and told him that the appearance of Wang Shouren was the arrival of the superhero.

They stayed in the mountains for a day, and when they ran out of food, they dug up tree roots. Everyone was dirty.

Seeing Wang Shouren so clean, I couldn't help but want to hug him.

"Stop crying, the Li people will attack the city soon!"

Fang Liangyong and others panicked, and Wang Shouren continued: "Go find some mountain trees and rocks!"

The other two roads are steep and not difficult to defend. If one man is at the pass, ten thousand men can't open them.

Only this road, as long as they hold on to it, the Li people will not be able to get up.

Fang Liangyong ordered people to move stones. After a while, he heard the sound of dense footsteps. Li people were going up the mountain!

"What should Wang Shouren do? The Li people are going up the mountain!"

Wang Shouren had a good temper, and he couldn't help but kicked Fang Liangyong at this moment, so that Fang Liangyong could calm down and not disturb the morale of the army.

Seeing that this man was not panicking, the surrounding soldiers immediately found their backbone.

"Guard this crossing, no matter how many Li people there are, they won't be able to get up."

Wang Shouren was afraid that they would be so frightened by the Li people that they would not even fight.

The Li people quickly rushed to the narrow mouth and faced the Ming army from a distance, but they did not rush to attack.

Wang Shouren was a little disappointed. He didn't see the Runan Snake, maybe it was hiding behind it.

The plan to capture the thief first failed...

Looking at the sky again, it is now Yinshi, and we have to wait until tomorrow's dusk. There is still one day left.

"What would Brother Gao do if he were here?"

Wang Shouren quickly switched to Yan Chengjin's thinking mode.

"Orochi! It's the snake god!"

The Ming army was in a panic. They saw a long snake like a tiger's skin looming in the grass, crawling towards the narrow mouth.

Wang Shouren observed the details and discovered the key points.

"Bring me the bow!"

After a while, he fully drew his bow and shot at the big snake, and two people immediately sprang out.

This big snake is disguised by Li people.

If the Ming army believed it and abandoned the narrow mouth and ran away, he could capture the top of the mountain without any effort. Funan Snake was indeed very cunning.

Wang Shouren knew that there would be a long fight until tomorrow evening.

The only advantage is that the weapons held by the Ming army are swords, while the weapons held by the Li people are made of bamboo and wood.

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Beijing,

Yan Chengjin estimated that Wang Shouren would send back the second memorial soon.

When the time comes, he will definitely mention his recruitment of troops.

To be cautious, let's first tell Zhu Houzhao that this is one of Wang Shouren's trump cards.

"Your Highness, your warriors may be rebelling."

Zhu Houzhao was unhappy: "Who is so bold?!"

"Wang Shouren."

"You mean idiot?"

When Wang Shouren was looking for things, he was silly, uh... you could also say cute. Zhu Houzhao called him a fool, which was quite appropriate.

"In the Hainan Li rebellion, Wang Shouren secretly recruited troops without His Majesty's consent. This is a major crime of rebellion," Yan Chengjin said.

Zhu Houzhao pinched Yan Chengjin's neck and kept shaking him: "You tricked me again. Wang Shouren is from me. If he wants to rebel, doesn't this mean that I want to steal my father's throne?"

Logic genius Zhu Houzhao...

Yan Chengjin rolled his eyes and took a while to recover.

After leaving the East Palace, he was going to arrange the second trump card.

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