"Emei is the most beautiful place in the world".
This mountain is incredible, with immortals emerging from its high mountains and dense forests. In later generations, the master of the Immortal Returning Pearl Tower recorded the life and anecdotes of the immortals in Emei, which were passed down from generation to generation and became the masterpiece "The Legend of the Swordsman of Shushan".
In the 23rd year of Chongzhen's reign in the Ming Dynasty, I don't know if there are gods or immortals in Mount Emei, but there must be bandits.
"Sixth brother, come out quickly! You will be a disgrace to your ancestors by hiding in the mountains and becoming a bandit!"
"Daddy, come home, I miss you! The court has given our family a field, and we are waiting for you to come back and plant it!"
Voices calling for loved ones echoed in the valley.
Mount Emei has many peaks and dense forests, so the Ming army's bandit suppression team and the bandits were often only a dozen feet apart, but they could not find each other.
Where the eyes cannot reach, the voice can reach.
Since his own troops were not enough to search and suppress the mountains and plains, Li Dingguo decided to change the method and organized hundreds of teams to take the bandits' relatives to various mountain peaks to persuade them to surrender and disrupt the bandits' aspirations.
"Er Yazi, I am your mother! Son! Come out quickly, my brother, sister and your mother-in-law are all waiting for you to come home!"
On San'e Mountain, a group of scouts from Yuan Tao's gang were resting under a tree.
A young bandit suddenly jumped up.
"It's my mother, my mother is calling me!"
An old bandit laughed and scolded: "Second son, you must have been confused in your sleep!"
"Er Yazi, go home quickly! Mom misses you!"
Another echo came from the valley.
"It's really my mother!"
The young bandit jumped up and wanted to run down the mountain.
The old gangster pushed him down and said, "Don't you want to die? If the big boss sees it, I will definitely kill you!"
Screaming to the bandits on the mountain has an effect, but not much.
One after another, more than a hundred bandits came down the mountain and surrendered. They were all subordinates of Yuan Tao, the "King of Fighting for Heaven".
Among the three groups of bandits hiding in Emei, the Wu Dading gang has the largest number, with 20,000 people. Their family members are not in Jiading, but in their hometown of Meizhou. In addition to the 20,000 people on the mountain, Wu Dading also left behind his son Wu Guozhi and nephew Wu. The state led 10,000 troops to defend Meizhou. The Ming army had not yet captured Meizhou, so naturally they could not capture the family members of Wu Dading's tribe, nor could they shake their military morale.
Li Qiande ranks second in the number of gangsters, with 5,000 people. He was originally a counselor of Yuan and Wu, and gradually formed his own system. He originally stationed troops in Jiajiang County behind Emei County. When he heard that the Ming army was attacking Jiading, he moved to Emei. He responded to Yuan Tao's defeated troops. This man was as cunning as a fox. After he decided to go to the mountains to fight guerrillas, he took all his family members into the mountains and set up a stronghold. The Ming army could not capture his family members.
Yuan Tao was originally the strongest among the three. However, after being suddenly attacked by Li Dingguo, most of his troops were lost, leaving only more than 3,000 people. They fled in a hurry and did not take their family members with them. Therefore, almost all the family members of Yuan Tao's family were shouting. .Because Yuan Tao’s tribe has a small number of people, this move has little impact on the overall strength of the bandits.
Many things cannot be taken at face value.
At the Golden Summit of Mount Da'es, the main peak of Emei, Wu Dading glumly went to consult with his counselor Ouyang Zhi and his general Zhang Linxiu.
"Alas!"
Before he spoke, he sighed heavily.
Zhang Linxiu is a straight-tempered person: "Big boss, what's bothering you?"
Wu Dading was speechless and sighed again. Asking him how much sorrow he can have is like a river of spring water flowing eastward.
Ouyang Zhi smiled: "Recently, the Ming army asked the family members of Yuan Tao's men to shout at various hills. Are you worried about our family members in Meizhou?"
"Yes! I want to lead my troops back to Meizhou to defend, but I am afraid that Brother Yuan and Mr. Li will say that I am not loyal! Alas!"
Zhang Linxiu shouted: "Master, now we have strong troops and horses, we can go back if we want. What do we care about those two thieves?"
"Shut up, don't be rude," Wu Dading scolded.
Ouyang Zhidao said: "Meizhou is our fundamental place. Tomorrow the big boss will notify Yuan Tao and Li Qiande, which means that the army will attack Meizhou and has to go back. No matter how they plead, you don't pay attention and just go ahead." Let's go. It's done."
The next day, Yuan Tao invited Li Qiande, who was stationed in Er'e Mountain, and Yuan Tao, who was stationed in San'e Mountain, to come to Da'e Mountain for a while.
The three of them took their seats, and Wu Dading sat unceremoniously in the first place.
This position was originally occupied by Yuan Tao. But the prevailing rule in the bandit world is that strength is king. Now that Wu Dading's strength far exceeds that of Yuan Tao, he naturally has to change his chair.
Yuan Tao has been a bandit for many years, so he certainly understands this truth. He didn't get angry at all and sat down peacefully. He asked, "My dear brother called us here, what's the matter?"
Wu Dading said: "I just got the news that the Ming army is preparing to attack Meizhou. Our army's family members are all in Meizhou and we dare not not save them. So I specially informed Brother Yuan and Mr. Li that our army will return to Meizhou early tomorrow morning." .
"What!"
Yuan Tao and Li Qiande were confused. Wu Dading was the main force. If the main force left, what would they do?
"My dear brother, the terrain of Emei is steep enough to hold a stalemate with the Ming army. Isn't it wise to abandon it?"
"Yes, Commander, we must never give up on Emei!"
The two wanted to persuade them again, but Wu Dading stood up and said: "Meizhou is my fundamental place, and I dare not not save it. You two, please enjoy tea here while I go to the military camp to pack my bags."
After saying that, he walked away.
Yuan and Li looked at each other.
After a long time, Yuan Tao sighed: "Mr. Li, Wu Dading has decided to leave, and Emei cannot hold on anymore. I am going to withdraw with Wu Dading, so you can come with us!"
Li Qiande saluted Yuan Tao: "My army's family members have set up camp in the mountains, and they can't leave with their families! Take care, Commander, and say goodbye."
Yuan Tao sighed, stamped his feet, caught up with Wu Dading, and retreated to Meizhou together.
Li Qiande did not dare to delay, so he returned to Er'e Mountain, gathered his tribe and family members, and moved deep into the back mountain. There are many mountains in Emei, among which Da'e and Er'e are two mountains facing each other. Looking from a distance, the two peaks are misty, like thrushes.< /p>
Although these two mountains are the highest, the Ming army also searched them the most. Without Wu Dading and Yuan Tao's help, Li Qiande did not dare to stay in Er'e Mountain anymore and fled to a remote mountain peak in Si'e Back Mountain to set up camp. .
"Be careful, anyone who dares to make a sound will be killed by me." Wu Dading's general Zhang Linxiu walked at the front, followed by groups of bandit soldiers.
Mount Emei is famous for its foggy weather, with clouds and mist lingering all year round and gentle rain.
Heavy fog covered the bandits' whereabouts.
The bandits walked for a few days, walked out of the mountains, and came to the southern foot of the Qingyi River to build bamboo rafts to cross the river.
It went very smoothly. The brigade had already crossed the river, and the Ming army's pursuers had just arrived.
"Da da da", Chen Jian led more than a thousand cavalry to chase.
The two thieves Wu and Yuan had fled to Hongya County on the other side, but Chen Jian only captured more than a hundred prisoners.
"Those little turtles can run fast!"
Chen Jian was furious and returned to the military camp to report to Li Dingguo.
I couldn't find Li Dingguo, so when I asked, I found that the commander had gone fishing at the lake.
Most military camps in ancient times were built based on water sources. There was a lake outside Li Dingguo's Dazhai. The water was beautiful and fishy, and Li Dingguo and his counselor Gong Yingzhen often fished here.
I have no choice but to suppress the bandits for two months and not even a single hair of the bandits has been caught. I am really depressed. If I don’t find some fun and cultivate my sentiment, I will probably get sick.
Chen Jian rushed to the lake and saw Li Dingguo and Gong Yingzhen, each holding a fishing rod and staring intently at the float.
So happy! Like a pair of gods!
"Commander," Chen Jianhu roared, kneeling down to apologize.
"The general was incompetent and failed to catch the bandit leader, so Yuan and Wu fled to Meizhou."
"You nigga, don't you know how to keep your voice down? You've scared away all my fish."
Li Dingguo smiled and cursed, then was stunned, "Who did you just say went to Meizhou?"
"This morning, the patrol came to report that two thieves, Yuan Tao and Wu Dading, led the bandits and fled to the south foot of Qingyi River. The last general led his troops to pursue them, but they failed to catch up with the two thieves and only captured more than a hundred prisoners. Please. The commander punishes me!"
Chen Jian was waiting to be scolded. Unexpectedly, instead of being angry, Li Dingguo was dancing with joy, "Hahaha! God help me!"
Gong Yingzhen also saluted and congratulated Li Dingguo: "Congratulations, Marshal! Congratulations, Marshal!"
Chen Jian was stunned. The bandits had escaped. Why were the Marshal and Mr. Gong so happy? They weren't stunned, were they?
Gong Yingzhen smiled and said: "The two thieves Yuan and Wu did not stay in the mountains. Instead, they ran to the county to defend. This is the way to fall! But Li Qiande is treacherous and scheming, so the commander must not be careless."
Li Dingguo nodded: "I deliberately left Hongya, Qingshen, and Meizhou counties without fighting, just to lure Wu Dading out of the mountain. It was just as I expected! General Chen, have you ever carefully interrogated the prisoners, Li Qiande Where is it?"
"Commander, according to the prisoners' confession, Li Qiande did not flee to Meizhou with Yuan Tao and Wu Dading, but was still hiding in Mount Emei."
"Hahaha", Li Dingguo and Gong Yingzhen laughed loudly again.
The wolf has claws, and the wolf has a brain. The wolf is a traitor, so it is difficult to deal with it. Now that the wolf and the wolf are separated, it is easy to break them!
This chapter has been completed!