I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 430 Post-event Counting
"General An, withdraw!"

"What I'm saying is that if the news of King Luodian's murder is true, it means that Zhijin Pass has been completely captured by the army and can no longer be defeated."

"Now that our military morale has been lost, it will be too late if we don't leave."

An Wugong listened to the few words of persuasion from the surrounding lieutenants and felt that it made sense. However, he also had his own concerns, so he smiled bitterly and said sadly:
"Where can we go now? Zhijin Pass has been breached, and Weiguan Village has also been breached. Going there is going to end in death. You must not do it."

Everyone was at a loss for words when they heard the words, not knowing how to reply, but a military general behind him wearing armor and with a stern face shook his head when he heard the words.

"Although it is impossible to go to Weiguan Village, it is not without hope. You can go to Wusa Mansion (today's Weining, Guizhou). The local magistrate An Xiaoliang has always been dissatisfied with the court. He also exchanged letters with King Luodian and praised him many times. The king of Luodian made a righteous move and discussed major issues together.

Although the army is defeated now, if we go to his place, we may still have a way out. We will make secret arrangements at that time and gather the old troops. "

An Wugong's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, and he felt it was very reasonable.

He knew this person. The Usa'an family had lived in Usa Prefecture for a long time. After An Xiaoliang's brother passed away, his father An Shaoqing arranged for him to be the magistrate of Usa Prefecture.

Since he was the second son to ascend the throne, he was resisted by his deceased brother's first wife An Yunlong's wife Long, his posthumous son Guan Bao, and his cousin An Yun'ao.Both sides have a vendetta against each other.

In order to fight for power, the two have been vendetta against each other for nearly ten years. As a result, the barbarians in Wusa Prefecture are unruly, bandits have sprung up, forts have been burned down, and the Guizhou people have been harmed by the businessmen.If An Bangyan hadn't sent troops to help An Xiaoliang, he might have been defeated long ago.

"Yes, you can go to An Xiaoliang's place. The An family of Usa has always been dissatisfied with the imperial court. An Xiaoliang occupied Wusa and strangled the throats of Yunnan and Shu. His father An Shaoqing occupied Zhanyi and served as the gateway to Qujing. The ground is connected, and they dominate one side. When the time comes, we can rely on them to make a comeback."

Listening to such an analysis, An Wugong also nodded in agreement. Now it seems that this can only be done.

"That's okay, let's go now."

Seeing An Wugong relent, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

So without stopping, they packed up their tents one after another, gathered around An Wugong and mounted their horses, and at the same time struggled with their own men and horses to follow An Wugong and retreat.

"An Wugong ran away!" "The coach ran away!"

The rebel soldiers were not fools. After they followed the martial arts and other actions, they immediately cursed.

Now that the army was strong, An Wugong and others did not want to resist but ran away. If they were left behind, they would die.So everyone shouted, and the news that An Wugong had escaped spread throughout the camp.

Seeing the commander running away, the soldiers under his command were not interested in fighting. Some also learned martial arts and ran away directly, while others lost all fighting spirit and simply dropped their weapons and did not want to fight anymore.

At this time, Qi Jizu, Wang Jianzhong and others had also led elite troops to join Zhang Yanfang, Li Siwu and others. They first helped Zhang Yanfang to defeat more than 2 Miao soldiers under Liu Ren's command, which greatly weakened the morale of the rebels. Now they are working together to attack the rebel army. The camp is coming to kill.

Now I suddenly heard the rebels in front suddenly shouting that An Wugong had run away. I suddenly felt happy and thought that something big had happened.

"Those who surrender will be spared death. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy."

So everyone immediately made a plan, and based on the war, they sent cavalry to pursue An Wugong, while at the same time they tried to win over the defeated troops and clean up the mess.

The war came to an end only at Mao on the second day. The entire Zhijin Pass had been occupied by the Ming army, and there was only sporadic resistance in the rebel camp.

Yang Yumao, Jiang Lin and others also received the news as soon as possible. When daylight came, they could no longer restrain their mood and led their troops directly into the city.

"Master Chief Soldier!"

Outside Zhijin Guan'an Mansion, Zhang Yanfang, Qi Jizu and others had been waiting here for a long time. When they saw Yang Zhaoji and others approaching on horseback, they immediately bowed and saluted.

"Get up quickly, you are all heroes of the imperial court!"

"Three adults are planning the strategy, otherwise we wouldn't be able to attack the city."

"Master Zhang is right. If the Zhenwu Army hadn't broken down the city gate, we might have had to wait for how long."

Seeing that Yang Zhaoji was so happy, Qi Jizu immediately took over Zhang Yanfang's words and began to compliment Zhenwu Army.But what he said was reasonable. Although the Zhenwu Army was not the protagonist in the battle last night, it still played the most important role. It can be said that without the Zhenwu Army blowing up the city wall, they would never have been able to break through the Zhijin Pass.

Seeing how humble they were, Yang Zhaoji smiled and said to Jiang Lin:
"What Zhang Yanfang and others said is true. As I said before, the Zhenwu Army should take the lead in last night's battle."

Jiang Lin also smiled and nodded when he heard this, but he knew very well that in the battle of Zhijin Pass, both the Beijing camp, Datong soldiers, chieftain soldiers and Guizhou camp soldiers all had military exploits.

This kind of equalization will make everyone happy. Otherwise, if the Zhenwu Army wants to take all the credit, even if the Zhenwu Army is from the Beijing camp, even if everyone will not express their dissatisfaction in public, they will secretly complain and make things difficult for them.

So in this happy atmosphere, Zhang Yanfang and others surrounded Yang Zhaoji and the others into An Mansion.The Anfu in Zhijin Pass has been the residence of the Shuixi An family for generations. Although it has been destroyed several times, it is still magnificently built.

The entire mansion has a regular layout, with three courtyards at the front and back, and the layout is orderly.Especially the backyard pavilions, cornices, green tiles, carved beams and painted buildings are so intertwined that even Yang Zhaoji and others had to lament the extravagance.

"I actually moved Jiangnan Garden here. I had long heard that the An family was wealthy, but I didn't expect it to be so wealthy."

Seeing this scene, Yang Zhaoji couldn't help but sigh, this An's mansion is really too luxurious.

"Yes, the Shuixi An clan has lasted for thousands of years, and we in Guizhou have heard of its wealth for a long time. Otherwise, An Bangyan would not have been able to raise so many soldiers and horses."

At this time, Guizhou Commander-in-Chief Yang Yumao looked at An Mansion with envy in his eyes.

Jiang Lin looked at Yang Yumao's eyes with disdain in her heart.I thought that the greed of the Chief Secretary of Guizhou was a major reason why An's rebellion met with such disaster.

When Qi Jizu, Wang Jianzhong and others heard what Yang Yumao said, they immediately understood it, and then they all looked at Guizhou Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zhang Yanfang.

"My lords and chiefs, I immediately inspected the An family's money and grain warehouse in Zhijin Pass. Although I was pressed for time and did not have time to do an inventory, I can roughly know the money and grain in it based on the warehouse account books. I would like to ask your lord to take a look."

When Zhang Yanfang saw Yang Zhaoji and others talking about money, she immediately took an account book from the guards behind her and handed it to Yang Zhaoji.And while talking, he introduced:

"According to the money and grain account book, An Bangyan had 18 taels of money and about 210 shi of grain in Zhijin Pass. This is only the money and grain in Zhijin Pass.

According to the clerk in the warehouse, An Bangyan allocated 20 taels of silver from Zhijin Pass to Nawei Guanzhai last month.That Weiguan Village is An Bangyan's home base, and there will probably be more money and food there. "

Yang Zhaoji opened the money and food account book in his hand and listened to Zhang Yanfang's report, his eyes became more and more relaxed.

"Okay, this way, the pressure on money and food in our army has been reduced a lot. Seal all the silver and no one can touch it without my order. As for the food and grass, we can use it directly as military supplies."

Yang Zhaoji immediately nodded and gave instructions. The 18 taels was certainly not a real figure, but it was enough to pay the bills.

As for the extra money, Yang Zhaoji looked at the remaining 5 taels of silver in the account book. This money was enough for them to share.

"Did An Wugong catch him?"

"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, An Wugong and his cronies turned around and ran away as soon as they heard that An Bangyan was dead. However, I have already ordered people to go to the Weiguan Village, and they will be strictly controlled on the road. As soon as An Wugong shows up, he will be killed. There’s no escape.”

Zhang Yanfang's expression darkened when she heard this. This An Wugong was running very fast. They chased him all night but failed to catch him and had to give up. Now they could only hope that he would go to the Weiguan Village.

Yang Zhaoji shook his head when he heard this. An Wugong was not a fool and would definitely not go there.

"An Wugong is not a fool. The Weiguan Village is surrounded by Qin Minping and others. If they go there now, they are looking for death. I don't think he will go there."

"It doesn't matter, so what if he ran away. Now that the An family has been destroyed, the rebels in Weiguan Village will be in chaos after getting the news, and I believe they won't last long. This An Wugong can't cause any trouble.

When the time comes, documents will be issued widely to order people to pursue and escape.Now our army is gathering here. As long as anyone dares to disobey the official order and take him in privately, let him look good. "

Yang Yumao has been an official in Guizhou for more than [-] years and knows these chieftains very well. Although he is usually very domineering, he is still very afraid of the government.

Especially now that the Yongning She clan, the Shuidong Song clan and the Shuixi'an clan have been jointly annihilated, he does not believe that there are other chieftains in Guizhou who dare to defy the imperial court.

Yang Yumao's analysis made everyone nod immediately, what he said was reasonable.

Although the southwestern chieftains are domineering, they are afraid of power but not moral. In their opinion, the most effective method for them is military power.

Therefore, now that the imperial army is approaching, they hope that any chieftain who is not discerning will learn from An Bangyan so that they can earn some more credit.

Thinking of this, they no longer care about An Wugong and others, and continue to walk around An's mansion for a while. Although An's mansion is decorated with beautiful decorations, after walking around for a while, everyone soon got tired of it, and finally sighed with emotion outside the burned-down An's ancestral hall. After a while, they returned to the camp outside the city.

Later, Yang Zhaoji had people count the casualties in the battle and sent a messenger to report the victory to Zhu Xieyuan.At the same time, the bodies of An Bangyan, An Wei and others were put into coffins and escorted to Guiyang together with the captured An clan members.

They also sent elite soldiers to escort back the property confiscated from An's house, the silver from Zhijin Pass, etc.

As for them, they followed the original plan to collect the defeated troops while pursuing An Wugong, and sent elite troops north to prepare to join forces with Qin Minping and others to capture the Weiguan stronghold in one fell swoop and completely quell the war.

(End of this chapter)