I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 398 Enemies!

On September [-], the first year of Tianqi, Longchang Station in northwest Guizhou.

Longchang Post is one of the nine Longchang Posts. It was built by Mrs. Shexiang in the early Ming Dynasty to repay Zhu Yuanzhang's kindness.I wanted to explore the mountain passage for the post envoys to travel, so I personally led all the ministries, organized and invested huge manpower and material resources, and overcame all obstacles to open it up.

It passes through Guiyang and goes north through Caotang (today's Xiuwen County), Liuguang (today's Xiuwen Liuguang Town) to western Guizhou, and Dafang to Bijieerpu for more than 500 miles. It is known as "Longchang Jiuyi" in history, and has become the longest route in Guizhou. It serves as the transportation artery to the borders of Yunnan, Sichuan and Hunan.

But for Jiang Lin and others, this inn is most famous for the fact that during the Zhengde period, Wang Wencheng (Wang Yangming's posthumous name) was demoted here, enlightened again, and eventually became a great master of the generation.

This matter has always been talked about by literati, and they have naturally heard about it.But now that the war is urgent, although they are interested in the place where Wang Yangming attained enlightenment, they don't have time to go there.

"This journey is too slow. It only takes two days to cover eighty miles. According to this journey, it will only be a day after tomorrow when Qingshan Division and General Wen meet up."

In Longchang Inn, Huang Degong was sipping herbal tea while complaining to Jiang Lin.

He had long been prepared for the rugged mountain roads in Guizhou, but he didn't expect that even taking the post road would be difficult.Especially in this kind of terrain, a major disadvantage of the Zhenwu Army was revealed.

One of the strongest weapons of the Zhenwu Army was the Krug Cannon, but transporting the Krug Cannon was inconvenient, and it was very troublesome to walk on such a mountain road.

The mountain roads here are rugged and winding, and transportation is several times more difficult than on flat land. If the Chief Secretary of Guizhou had not specially assigned local people to escort the goods, how much distance would have been covered in these two days.

Listening to Huang Degong's words, Jiang Lin also nodded expressionlessly.

"That's true. It seems we can't go fast now, otherwise we will easily lose touch with the front and rear and be taken advantage of by the enemy."

As Jiang Lin spoke, he spread out the map and asked Qin Yiming and Huang Degong to come forward.

"To the north of Longchangyi is the Qingshan Division. This place is guarded by 5000 people from the Guizhou Command and Envoy Division. It happens to be the place where our army and General Wen will meet, but there is a place where we need to be extra careful."

Jiang Lin said and pointed westward along Qingshan Division. Everyone took a closer look and saw that this place was Lu Guang County to the west of Qingshan Division.

"This place is located in the upper reaches of the Yachi River. It is an important ferry crossing the Yachi River and the only place to march to Shuixi. Anbangyan has five thousand troops stationed at Guliyi on the opposite bank. Therefore, there must be no mistakes and no surrender. An Bangyan occupied this place."

After Jiang Lin finished speaking, she glanced at Huang Degong and said silently:
"Huang Degong."

"the end will be"

Upon hearing this, Huang Degong immediately came out of the queue, clasped his fists and waited for orders.

"You will lead the Yongyi Battalion later instead of going to Qingshan Division. You will go directly to Luguang County. You must ensure the safety of this place and leave no room for error."

"The last will obey."

But as soon as he finished speaking, the door was suddenly opened, and a messenger hurried in. Seeing everyone there, he quickly knelt down and said:
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, urgent military situation!"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this and knew something had happened. Upon seeing this, Huang Degong took the letter and opened it to read.

The whole room immediately fell silent. Everyone looked at Huang Degong, trying to get useful information from his expression.

"Haha, An Bangyan couldn't hold on any longer and took action first."

After Huang Degong read the letter, he immediately handed it to Huang Degong and others present, and started talking to himself.

Everyone took the letter and looked at it carefully. They saw that it said that An Bangyan established himself in the west of Shui River and called himself "King of Luodian". He issued a proclamation and listed the actions of the imperial court. Now he must be put to death. Now he has raised [-] troops to stand on his own. , and also spread the message to the surrounding areas, hoping that the surrounding chieftains can respond.

"It's really a wild ambition. The court's guess is indeed correct. But since he is independent, I'm afraid he will make some moves."

Li Siwu, the commander of the Yongwei Battalion, was also secretly shocked. An Bangyan actually rebelled in advance. If so, wouldn't it be a waste for the court to act in advance?

"No, I think An Bangyan is seeking his own death."

Upon hearing this, Huang Degong immediately shook his head, then raised his hands to Jiang Lin, Qin Yiming and others:
"Lord General, today is different from the past. If he suddenly raised troops last year and the court failed to respond in time, he could take advantage of the chaos and march into Guiyang to increase his momentum. At that time, he might still have some opportunities.

But now the imperial court is fully aware of An Bangyan's rebellion, and has already made preparations for his rebellion. He has deployed heavy troops in the east, west, north and south. The reason why he is raising troops now is that he is not enough to attack and has more than enough defense.

General Yi Mo sees that he is now in a trapped beast, so there is no need to worry. As long as he controls Lu Guang County, he will be able to take the initiative when the time comes. When the time comes, he will join General Wen's troops on three sides and lead troops westward according to the original plan. Come in and see what he does. "

After Huang Degong's analysis, everyone nodded, feeling that it was very reasonable.

An Bangyan's army was well prepared by the court, so there was nothing to worry about. Even if he wanted to attack everywhere, he would have the court's troops to defend him, so he would not be able to make any big waves.

So Jiang Lin changed her plan and decided not to go to Qingshan Division first, but to go directly to Luguang County and occupy the ferry.After a brief discussion, Jiang Lin asked everyone to set off again.

Huang Degong and Qin Yiming led the Yongyi Battalion and the Baigan Soldiers to open the way first. They went north from the post road, and then turned to the northwest halfway. The goal was to seize Luguang County and prevent the thieves from sneak attacks.

Fortunately, the Krupp cannons they brought were model B and were very convenient to carry. They did not delay their journey and soon reached the border of Luguang County.

Luguang County is not big and was originally very remote. However, since the opening of Longchang Post, this place has become an important ferry crossing to western Guizhou. The intersection of the ferry, post road and the county town has made it a gathering place for merchants. The population has gradually increased, and now there are more than [-] people.

As soon as he entered the territory of Luguang County, Huang Degong saw many refugees coming from the west. He quickly sent someone to inquire and learned a very bad news.

Perhaps it was planned long ago. Early this morning, the rebels quietly crossed the Chidi River and took advantage of the unpreparedness of the defenders to capture Luguang County.

"General Huang Shen, the enemy is currently occupying Lu Guang City. Although this city is not big, we don't know exactly how many people are on the other side. How about we wait for General Jiang to arrive and make plans then."

Seeing that Lu Guang was captured, Qin Yiming was secretly surprised that the enemy would move so quickly.But now that the outcome has been decided, he thought that since he didn't have any siege equipment, it would be better to take it slow.

Hearing Qin Yiming's thoughts, Huang Degong shook his head.

"General Qin Shen, there is no need to worry. The enemy has just captured Lu Guang City and is not yet stable. In my opinion, we should attack Lu Guang City at this time. If the enemy is fighting with our army, that's fine. If they can't retreat, then let the rebels try. Having tasted the power of the Kru cannon, we will also win the first battle."

Jiang Lin had already said before coming that Huang Degong would be the main one and he would be the assistant.Therefore, when Qin Yiming saw Huang Degong's analysis, he did not insist and just nodded in agreement.

So Huang Degong immediately took Zhu Daoxin and Sun Xinji, and then asked them to lead 3000 people as the vanguard. Then Qin Yiming led 4000 Shizhu soldiers as the central army, and he led 500 people from the Guards Division carrying Krupp artillery behind.

Zhu Daoxin and his two men immediately took the order and went to Luguang County with 3000 people. Soon they arrived at the outskirts of Luguang County. Looking around, they could see sporadic black smoke in the county in the distance. At a glance, they were in the city. There are signs of burning.

"What the fleeing people said is indeed true. The rebels are probably looting the county town now. Let's go there quickly and don't let them escape."

Seeing Zhu Daoxin say this, Sun Xinji nodded in agreement.

"Okay, but stay in good formation. I think the rebels must know about us now. If we send troops to attack, we will be caught off guard and we will be in trouble."

Naturally, Zhu Daoxin would not take it lightly. While he sent a ranger to conduct reconnaissance around the county, he also ordered people to load gunpowder and prepare for battle, and then he rode his horse slowly toward the county.

As a result, just as Sun Xinji had expected, after taking a few steps, the city gate suddenly opened wide, followed by a general in armor riding a horse, followed by soldiers dressed in black, wearing Miao hats, and holding spears. Cheng Dongmen filed out and headed straight for Zhu Daoxin and others.

"Enemy attack!"

Upon seeing this, the ranger in front immediately turned around and blew his horn, reporting a message to the officers and soldiers behind him.

"Reporting to Mr. Qian, it seems that the main force of the bandit army has been exhausted, and the number is probably more than 5000 men and horses."

Seeing the enemy troops coming out in full force, Zhu Daoxin and the two men seemed to want to catch themselves off guard. They also knew the danger, so they immediately ordered their men to stop and form formations.

"Woooooo!"

The low sound of the horn sounded from the Ming army formation. Following the orders of Zhu Daoxin and his two men, the sentry officer under his command immediately stopped and raised the flag as a signal to signal the formation of a long formation.

At this time, the benefits of high-intensity training were revealed. Under the successive orders, the soldiers of the two divisions did not show a trace of panic and skillfully stood in four rows according to their daily training routine. The 3000 people in the two divisions soon formed a 600-strong army. Domi formed a dense front with the musketeers in the center and the spearmen on the left and right.

Zhu Daoxin also formed separate formations with Sun Xinji. The opponent in this battle was twice as many as them. The numerical disadvantage was huge. Even though they had suppressed the rebellion in Hebei before, they were still a little uneasy. They could only report the news while patiently observing the enemy on the opposite side. The army is coming.

The rebels who filed out of the city also began to form a team amidst the scoldings of the generals. Zhu Daoxin found that the spears in their hands were very long, up to seven feet long. They could compete with white-barrel guns, and it was also very troublesome in close combat.

"When facing the enemy in battle, behead those who mess up the position! Behead those who retreat and run away!"

"Pay attention to checking the ammunition. Do not fire at will without an order later."

Seeing that there were more and more soldiers and horses on the opposite side, the corps commanders and sentinel commanders of the two divisions were also giving repeated warnings, fearing that the soldiers here would be disordered.

"Woooooo!"

The overwhelming shouts of killing rang out from the opposite side, shaking the earth as if it was shaking. The An's rebels on the opposite side also slowly moved forward, gradually increasing their speed. When they reached two hundred steps, they could not control themselves and charged towards the official army. stand up.

　Please recommend some books with better descriptions of war. I will study them carefully.

　　


(End of this chapter)