In the early morning, the east was already getting light, but the sun had not yet risen. The light was dim, and everything seemed to be still drowsy, so it was not very clear.
On the mountain road of Pingyi County (north of Fuyuan County, Qujing City), the sound of horse hooves came from far away. Suddenly, a group of government soldiers appeared from the woods beside the road and blocked the middle of the road. A general shouted at the two horses rushing towards him, "Whose troops are you?"
No one answered. In the dim light, the two riders reined in their horses. The horses neighed and continued to rush forward, but gradually slowed down; one of the riders even made a "whoosh" sound.
The general who was blocking the road shouted again, "Who is it, superior? Talk to me!" The soldiers around him immediately raised their bows and arrows.
The two riders still said nothing and turned their horses around. A moment later, there were several "bang bang bang"
Fires broke out in many houses near the city wall in Guizhou City. There were flames and smoke billowing in the sky.The pig iron mines thrown in from outside the city were filled with gunpowder. Some of the shots were inaccurate and flew over the city wall and fell into the city. The gunpowder exploded and ignited the houses. The officers and soldiers failed to put out the fire, causing the fire to become bigger and bigger."Bang, bang, bang..." A burst of big stones fell on the city wall like huge hailstones, breaking bricks and stones and splashing soil and rocks. The wide city wall was full of pits, all of which were pits made by the stone bullets. Then there was a loud "bang", and another cast iron mine exploded in the parapet!Screams rang out from everywhere. A soldier of the government army knelt on the ground, and his screams were very strange. Half of his face was shattered by the exploded pig iron, and his teeth on the left side, which were not co
Outside Guizhou in the early morning, the mountains and forests were shrouded in fog. At daybreak, the flashes of artillery flashed everywhere, like thunder in the clouds.As the sky brightened, countless ladders were pushed out from the mountains and forests and from behind the fortifications. The Han army had besieged the city for a month, firing artillery fire and building earthworks outside the city, but had never climbed up to attack the city. At this time, the craftsmen and soldiers had already built countless ladders.Teams of infantry followed the ladders and spread toward the city wall. From a distance, the scene looked like a fleet floating in a sea of people.The right guard of the Han army was deployed in the west of the city. The centurion Yin Desheng belonged to the right guard. He led his troops and marched eastward in formation. However, they were not the first troops to attack the city with ladders. The order they received from the superiors
Hou Hai, the Right Chief Clerk of the Han Palace, always pays attention to things that are different from those of ordinary people. When Hou Hai first entered Guizhou City, the first thing he asked about was the family of Zhenyuan Marquis Gu Cheng. Gu Cheng's remaining four sons, as well as all his grandchildren and families, are all in Guizhou City!Hou Hai had just arrived outside the Dusi Yamen in Guizhou and reported the matter to Zhu Gaoxu.Zhu Gaoxu was also surprised when he heard the news. He thought for a while, then came to the lobby and asked someone to pin Gu Yong on the case.Suddenly Zhu Gaoxu pulled out the waist knife from his waist! Gu Yong shouted in fear, "What are you doing? What is the King of Han going to do!"At this time, Miaojin also walked into the lobby. She stood silently at the door, looking at Zhu Gaoxu's terrifying face.Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and glanced at Miao Jin, still holding Gu Yong's wrist with one hand,
In mid-February, after the main force of Zhang Fu's army arrived at the city of Kunming, a drizzle soon began to fall from the sky.Zhang Fu immediately rode to the government army warehouse on the bank of Panlong River. This place where the most military rations were stored was built like a small city. In the rain, the embers inside had not yet been completely extinguished, and there was heavy smoke over the small city.At the gate of the grain camp, Zhang Fu reined in his horse and looked at the large characters on it. They read: The one who burned the grain is Grandpa Ping.Seeing this, General Huang Zhong, who was standing nearby, immediately started cursing, "It must be Ping An, that's the tone of that guy's speech!"Zhang Fu said nothing, staring at the words for a long time, as if he wanted to erase them with his eyes! He did not enter the city immediately, but turned around and rode around the warehouse, looking at the terrain and defenses of t
On both sides of the official road leading to the Yunnan Provincial Administration in the southwest of Guizhou, there are rocks and mountains; the main road in the middle is filled with dust.If you look from a few miles away, you can also see the movement on the road. The scene is like a huge dragon suddenly appearing in the mountains, stirring up a large area of the ground! It is also like a landslide, and muddy sand and dust rise up along the mountains.This army was the vanguard of the Han army, but the number of soldiers was not large. They set out from Guizhou City and were marching along the post road towards the Yunnan Provincial Administration. The generals ordered that branches be hung behind the baggage vehicles; the branches dragged on the dirt road, making a particularly loud noise. From a distance, the smoke looked like a large army....There are several flat areas in the mountains northeast of Guizhou City. There are military tents ever
Seven days after the two government troops left Kunming City, Zhang Fu's army and Guizhou's army arrived near Mile Prefecture one after another.Mile Prefecture was governed by a local governor, and it was difficult for the Yunnan government to force them to obey some extreme orders, such as burning their own food. When Zhang Fu led his army to Mile Prefecture, he ordered the looting of the locals inside and outside the city, and took away all the food that could be found.The total strength of the two armies reached more than 200,000 people, with Guizhou in the front and Zhang Fu's army in the back. They would probably have to march south along the main road for three days, and then turn east; in the future, as long as they reach the Tiandong area of Guangxi Provincial Administration, there will not be too much danger...In addition to Zhang Fu's vanguard cavalry at the front, the front of the central army was the Guizhou vanguard. The commander of the guar
"Report to the prince! Wu Gao's army has retreated to Maoyunba, and the enemy troops are continuing to move eastward."Zhu Gaoxu, who was sitting in the lobby of Guizhou Dusi Yamen, took his eyes off the letter in his hand after hearing this. It took him a moment to shift his thoughts from Yunnan in the letter to Maoyunba in Guizhou in the report. Two words flashed through his mind: 200 li, fortifications.Zhu Gaoxu looked back at the civil and military officials around him and said, "The Guizhou army is on its way to Guangxi, and many of them have fled. I will take some troops back to Yunnan to gather the Guizhou soldiers and let them return home to reunite with their families. However, this place needs garrison and management."He looked at Liu Ying who was standing on the right, "General Liu, you will temporarily take over as the Left Commander of Guizhou. Gather the remaining able-bodied men from each garrison to cultivate the land and garrison."L
The weather in Yunnan during the Ming Dynasty, if it hadn't been rainy, would have been like today with blue skies, white clouds, and beautiful sunshine. The whole sky is crystal clear, clean and not blurry. But the people here are not as happy as the climate.Mrs. Shen Xu walked outside the study door and saw the scene inside. She seemed to remember something. Her face turned slightly red and she stopped immediately. The skin on her face was very white, and as long as there was a little redness, it would be easily noticed by Zhu Gaoxu.Zhu Gaoxu also stood still and looked at her curiously.I remember that the last time Shen Xu went to Prince Han's Mansion, she didn't go anywhere else but to this study. Zhu Gaoxu quickly thought of what happened in the study. Seeing that Mrs. Shen Xu seemed reluctant to enter the room, he casually said, "The weather is very good today. How about we take a walk outside?"Mrs. Shen Xu nodded lightly in approval.Z