Wanli 1592

Chapter 1122

Xiao Ruxun gave strict orders before the battle, that he came here only to fight against Yang Ni, not to burn, kill and plunder innocent civilians. Military law will severely punish those who burn, kill and plunder innocent civilians.

This is not only to restrain the Qin army, he still has a little confidence in the military discipline of the Qin army. The key is to restrain those southwestern barbarians who marched with the Qin army.

The Yang family in Bozhou has the highest degree of Sinicization among the Southwestern Yi chieftains, the most developed political economy and culture, and is very close to Bashu.

His ancestor Yang Duan was originally a Han Chinese in Taiyuan in the Tang Dynasty, and the Yang family was also a Han family. After coming to Bozhou, facing the crisis at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Yang Duan decided to abandon the Chinese customs and integrate with the local barbarians to survive the crisis and become a real Chieftain, but since the Song Dynasty, Han custom has gradually recovered.

Since Yang Zhen, the chieftain of the twelfth generation, "Mujiachuan has beautiful mountains and rivers [-] miles north of Lebao" and "tiger carts are defined as Zunyi", for more than [-] years, Bozhou has advocated Confucianism, established a school to support scholars, and the customs of scholars have changed greatly. The Chinese cultural relics have the same scene, showing signs of returning to their ancestors.

The rest of the houses are much different from the Yang family in terms of cultural status. In Xiao Ruxun's view, the buildings, cities, post stations, roads, etc. that have been built in Bozhou should not be destroyed by the flames of war. After the war, they can also save a lot of money. A sum of money will not cause domestic turmoil.

It is true that Yang Yinglong is arrogant and domineering, but the civilians in Bozhou are definitely not enemies. If there is a massacre, how can we mobilize them in the future?

Now it is necessary to accumulate trust, establish their trust in the imperial court and the army, and establish the image of the imperial court, which will be of great use in the future.

As for An's and Song's, they were also strictly restricted.

It is absolutely forbidden to burn, kill and loot the people of Bozhou, especially not to destroy the roads of the city, so when the army approached, the city of Bozhou was defenseless, and the guard left by Yang Yinglong opened the gate directly to surrender.

Zheng Ying asked the army to rest outside the city, led his team into Bozhou City to occupy it, and sent troops to the important government offices to protect them, and issued a declaration of peace in the city, so that the people in the city who had not had time to escape settled down.

An Jiangchen was terrified in his heart, but he was also slightly dissatisfied. Although he didn't dare to show it, he sent troops not entirely to please Xiao Ruxun. He also wanted some benefits. The so-called emperor is not short of hungry soldiers. Lu, you should give us something, right?

What can we get if we share the spoils afterwards?Don't we still have to rely on looting during wars?In the past, when the Ming army and the Tusi army assisted in the battle, they came like this.

But he himself said to follow Qin Jun's pace, how can he ask for special treatment now?

Zheng Ying clearly regarded this place as Daqin's land, and they were not allowed to mess around at all.

Banzhou is rich, and Yang Yinglong's property is what he has been thinking about, let alone a good relationship, at this level, they are all superficial brothers and plastic feelings, but the conflict of interests has not reached the point where it is necessary to tear the face apart.

Yang Yinglong is out of luck, how can he not get some benefits?
It's a pity that Zheng Ying didn't give him this chance, he didn't even let them enter Bozhou City, they occupied it directly, hung up the national flag and military flag of Daqin, and announced that Bozhou City had changed hands.

The ancient city of hundreds of years was not destroyed in the flames of war, nor was it razed to the ground.

On the afternoon of the eighth day of the first lunar month, under the guidance of An Jiangchen and Song Chengen, Zheng Ying and the others cooperated with the Hai Longtun deployment map that the secret agents had discovered, and had a full understanding of Hai Longtun. After that, Zheng Ying's complexion has not been good.

How can it be a natural danger?

Hailongtun is built on the independent Longyan Mountain in the east branch of the Dalou Mountains. The isolated peak reaches into the clouds, and the sides are steep. The lower part of Longyan Mountain is a gentle slope with more soil, while the upper part is a completely different cliff. The mountain has a radius of 5 kilometers. On the sloping land, the new palace where Yang Yinglong lived was built, which is different from the old palace in Song Dynasty.

The New Royal Palace is a group of buildings with the central walkway as the central axis, generally following the pattern of facing the front and sleeping at the back. There are row upon row of temples on both sides, as well as supporting facilities such as water dungeons, treasuries, gunpowder pools for silver vaults, embroidery buildings, school field dams and quarrying facilities. field.

It is completely configured by a small imperial court, which is enough to show Yang Yinglong's ambition to fly freely and his weak control over local forces in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

On the surrounding mountains, there are six passes in the east of the village, including Tongzhu, Tiezhu, Feihu, Feilong, Chaotian and Feifeng, and there are three passes in Wan'an, Xiguan and Houguan in the west of the village, a total of nine passes; , there are Xiangshui and Baisha waters circulating, and the surrounding valleys are separated from the mountains. The valleys are deep and surrounded by mountains.

Zheng Ying and other generals boarded Haiyuntun, which had already been breached, and looked at the terrifying fortress on Hailongtun. They all looked solemn, and no one said what they said before, even Zheng Ying himself said to him before The rhetoric felt a little tricky.

Take here in fifteen days?
It is considered a good progress to be able to conquer the east and the west in fifteen days, that is, the front and the back of the village.

Although these checkpoints are not as large as other checkpoints, the key is that the roads are steep and narrow. The Qin army needs to attack these checkpoints with their backs, which is equivalent to climbing a mountain.

Even if it can be used, and it can be transported up with great effort, it can only be used to attack the city, and the efficiency is too low.

And if a few more Hongyi cannons are transported up, it is estimated that the soldiers of the Qin army, cattle, sheep and horses can be exhausted to death, and it is better not to think about coming down after going up, or it is more convenient to simply throw them down from the mountain.

"The six gates in front of the village and the three gates in the back of the village were all rebuilt by Yang Yinglong. Not only are they stronger and thicker, but there are towers and fortresses everywhere, where troops can be stationed and firearms can be released, and the roads are narrow. Our army cannot disperse, and it is very difficult. An easy target for him."

Gu Tan, Zheng Ying's chief of staff, looked serious, and said everything he expected: "Besides, the road on this mountain is not suitable for the Hongyi cannon to go up. The Hongyi cannon is too heavy to pull it up. It can still be used when the level is still closed, but if it breaks through the mountain, especially above the 36 ladders, it cannot be used at all, and the soldiers can only break through with flesh and blood, and the casualties will be great."

Zheng Ying's complexion was not good, and so were the rest of the generals, returning to the camp, looking up at the towering mountain, feeling a little helpless.

Although everyone successfully wiped out all the surrounding military strongholds, such as Yangji City and Yangma City, they easily broke through, their morale was high, and there was an indomitable trend. Morale is bound to take a huge hit.

It is easy to lower morale and difficult to increase, not to mention the attack deadline, Zheng Ying feels that Xiao Ruxun is here in person at this moment, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to break through Hai Longtun's defense line within fifteen days.

But there is an overall offensive method, that is to divide troops to attack the front and rear of the village. There are six passes in front of the village and three passes in the back of the village, all of which are dangerous.

Of course, the difficulty of attacking the back of the village is slightly less than that of the front of the village, but there are more defenders and stronger defenses. There are many checkpoints in the front of the village, and there is the most dangerous 36-step ladder, which can be called extremely dangerous.

If these checkpoints are not broken through, then attacking Hai Longtun is just a joke.

(End of this chapter)