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Chapter 615 Jungle Village
In a jungle in the Gaoping area, a group of Zheng family soldiers who fled here from Lang Son gradually gathered here.A general of the Zheng family in armor leaned on his sword, and in front of him was a group of soldiers covered with dirt, branches and leaves.In order to escape, they have not bathed for several days.

"I didn't expect that the hateful Ming people would take the initiative to cross the border and attack our territory. We lost Lang Son when we were caught off guard. This does not mean that we have failed! We will give a head-on blow to the Kyushu Army who invaded our territory. We know how powerful we are!" The general glanced at the crowd.

"But my lord, the artillery of the Kyushu Army is powerful, we are not their opponents..."

"We retreated in a hurry. We didn't even bring much dry food. We didn't have enough to eat. How could we fight?"

The morale of the soldiers was low, and many complained.

"Quiet, quiet!" The general struck the iron gong with his saber, and the piercing sound made all the soldiers quiet down.

"There is a tribe nearby. We pacified the Gaoping area under their leadership last year, and last year we sent a lot of silver. We just need to declare to them that the Kyushu Army will invade their territory, and I believe they will be willing to give us Provide food and help. This jungle is the best cover given to us by the gods, here we have more than a thousand people are stronger than a hundred thousand troops, even if there are more people from the Kyushu Army, we will not be afraid!"

The general's encouragement revived the troops who had fled into the forest. Yes, they are the ones who live in this land, and their familiarity with this land doubled their confidence.

Zhao Guirong took the lead with an infantry battalion and marched along the official road from Lang Son City to Gaoping City.It is said to be an official road, but the roads in An Nanguo are relatively spacious compared to the roads in the Central Plains. Many roads are overgrown with weeds, and snakes, insects, rats and ants can be seen everywhere.There are still many mountainous rainforests in the area from Lang Son to Gaoping, which intensifies the difficulty of marching.

The first infantry battalion has about a thousand people, driving mules and donkeys and marching slowly.These mules and donkeys were basically collected from the local area. An Nanguo lacked horses, but there were still two elephants pulling the cannons.

Zhao Guirong rode a war horse brought from Guangxi Chief Secretary, very anxious.He is confident that he can pacify the Gaoping area in half a month, but at the current marching speed, it may take some time to reach Gaoping City.

"This elephant is really a good thing. It is very powerful. It is the most suitable for transporting artillery." An artilleryman walked behind the elephant and looked after the artillery.

"There are not many elephants at all. It is very rare to find two well-trained elephants here." A local man who trained elephants said.

"what--"

Suddenly there was a scream, which caused quite a commotion among the marching troops.

"What happened?" Zhao Guirong saw that the troops in the front section were in turmoil, so he sent someone to the front to inquire.

After a while, the soldier who went to inquire returned: "General, someone in front was bitten by a poisonous snake. It was a very poisonous snake. The soldier who was bitten has already died."

"Such a poison?!" Zhao Guirong was shocked, "Should the poisonous snake be killed?"

"It has been beheaded by all the soldiers."

"Let the soldiers be more careful and avoid weeds as much as possible. If you have to, you should beat the grass to frighten the snake before you walk." Zhao Guirong thought for a while, "In addition, the sacrificed soldiers should be buried on the spot and a stone tablet will be engraved to mark it as a memory for future generations. think."

After watching the burial of the soldiers who were bitten to death by poisonous snakes, the thousand-man troops marching towards Gaoping City continued to walk along the official road, but the atmosphere became a little heavy.

On the hillside not far away, a few natives with mud and grass juice on their faces hid in the trees, and they spotted the soldiers of the Kyushu Army on the winding official road from a distance.

"Sure enough, as the Zheng family said, the barbarians from the north went south to invade our land, and they massacred the city in Lang Son, killing almost all the people in the city, and dozens of villages were also massacred. Unexpectedly, they finally They are here to attack us in Gaoping." A native said worriedly.

"Let's go back and inform the leaders, and find a way to attack them before they find our village, otherwise they will bomb our village with artillery."

A few natives exchanged briefly, then quickly sank into the jungle and disappeared in place.

There is a large-scale tribe in the jungle, with thousands of people, surrounded by mountains and rivers, with its own paddy fields and hunting grounds.There are quite a few tribes like this in Annan Kingdom. They are rebellious and self-sufficient relying on their own cottages, and even the ruler doesn't give them much face.If the ruler turns against them and sends troops to attack, these tribes and villages will join forces to resist, and if they fail to fight, they will hide in the mountains and forests, so the ruler has a headache and can only win them over as much as possible.

Especially the tribes in the north of Annan Kingdom, they are essentially the same as the chieftains of the Chief Secretary of Yunnan and the Chief Secretary of Guangxi.However, the chief ministers of Yunnan and Guangxi had already surrendered to the capital a lot, and some chieftains even took the initiative to send troops to support the court in the Ming Dynasty.

The leader of this village was waiting at the gate of the village for the reply from the people sent to find the trace of the Kyushu Army, and beside him was the general of the Zheng family who had found him.According to the description of General Zheng's family, the Kyushu Army was just like the Meng Yuan who fought hundreds of years ago, massacring cities and villages wherever they went.The horror legend about Meng Yuan has been passed down to this day, so they are ready to fight.

"Boss, it's true, the Kyushu Army is really here!" Several natives who found the Kyushu Army on the hillside returned to the village and reported to the leader.

"They actually came here, this time it's really a disaster!" The tribal leader with gray temples beat his chest and stamped his feet.

"Damn northern barbarians, they have been coveting our fertile farmland for a long time, and they invaded us repeatedly. They are really wicked. The Mongols fought over 400 years ago, and everywhere they went, there were corpses everywhere. The Ming people fought over 200 years ago, and they arrested us. The clansmen acted as slaves and transported the looted gold, silver, treasures, pigs, horses, cattle, and elephants to the Central Plains, causing us great suffering. I don’t know if they will get worse this time.” The general of the Zheng family said sadly, while using his eyes Out of the corner of his eye, he sized up the tribal leader.

"The old people in the clan passed on word of mouth that the northern barbarians are really hateful, and they must all be wiped out before they arrive." The tribal leader said resolutely, "I can't let our paradise be destroyed by them."

"That's great. We can work together to destroy them in the jungle and drive the hateful northern barbarians back to their place." General Zheng said hastily.

(End of this chapter)