After accepting the surrender of Huang Ma and Cen Jizu, Zhu Hengjia keenly felt that the time had come to completely solve the Cen family in Sicheng.
It’s not easy! The Sicheng Cen family is like a big tree with many branches. Cutting it down is like chopping down a tree, you have to chop it down bit by bit from the sides to the center. When the time comes, the big tree will naturally collapse.
Since he was cutting down a big tree, Zhu Hengjia decided to do his best.
He personally led Shi Qiwen, Fan Youxian, Li Mingzhong, Wei Wan'an, and Huangma generals, as well as 86,000 troops and horses, which was said to be 300,000, to kill Sizhou. Once the number of people exceeded 10,000, it was boundless. It was really like a banner covering the sun and a whip breaking it.
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Zhu Hengjia promoted Yang Wu, his brave general, to the rank of commander-in-chief of Annan, and ordered him to lead 2,000 Jing troops and 20,000 prisoners to reorganize and train in Guishun Prefecture in preparation for the rescue of the Mo clan in Gaoping. He also ordered the commander-in-chief to strictly follow the command and station 15,000 troops in Taiping.
The Ming Dynasty and Li Dynasty prepared to attack Lang Son, Xin'an, Haiyang, Hongji and Taiyuan.
Before the expedition to Sicheng, in order to divide and disintegrate the Cen family in Sicheng and reduce his own casualties, Zhu Hengjia ordered the surrender of Shanglin, Anlong and Guizhou Eighteen Village leaders in the name of Cen Jizu.
Wei Lan, the guard of Guangxi Anlong Division, Guizhou Anlong and other leaders of the Seven Villages all surrendered.
Hearing that the Cen clan of Sicheng had sent an envoy to ask for help from Sha Dingzhou, the great chieftain of Yunnan, Zhu Hengjia urgently ordered Liu Gui, the deputy general of the Guangxi Navy, to transport Pingnan Boshi and his cultural department along the Nanpan River and Tuoniang River waterways to capture Shanglin Division.
Zhu Hengjia strictly ordered Shi Qiwen and Liu Gui to control the lawsuit between Shanglin and Anlong before Sha Dingzhou could react, and cut off Sha Dingzhou's channel to rescue the Cen family in Sicheng.
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"Wonderful! Wonderful!" Sha Dingzhou, the head of the Mu Guogong Mansion in Kunming, Yunnan, put his hands on his hands and laughed.
As the crisp elephant foot drum sounded, twenty girls from the Baiyi (Dai) ethnic group danced gracefully. They wore sleeveless cardigans on their upper bodies and long white skirts on their lower bodies. They were barefoot and exposed their jade arms, and sometimes turned sideways and smiled.
Trembling, sometimes spinning rapidly, sometimes moving slowly, sometimes jumping and running.
The sound of the drums suddenly changed, and the long skirts as white as snow flew up, like a group of real peacocks.
The sound of the drum changed again, and the girls gathered in a circle, forming a butterfly shape, waving their jade arms, dozens of purple ribbons flew out, and countless delicate petals were swayed.
It’s really light, soft, and ethereal!
Looking at the crystal clear and flawless white feet of these Baiyi girls, Sha Dingzhou suddenly remembered Li Bai's poem: "The feet on the clogs are like frost, without crow's head socks."
No, Mr. Taibai doesn't understand women so much! Sha Dingzhou thought: How can a woman's feet be described as "frost"? It should be like milk, like white jade, like a freshly peeled egg.
"Master General!" Counselor Tang Jingbin came in and whispered in his ear: "The mistress is here!" Tang Jingbin was Wan Meiren's brother-in-law, but he was impressed by Sha Dingzhou's talents. When Sha Dingzhou
You are more loyal than Wan Cai Lian, so I am here to remind you.
When Sha Dingzhou heard that Wan Meiren had arrived, he hurriedly asked people to remove the beauties.
Wan Meiren rushed in: "I heard that the Lord is looking at beauties again, and he is so elegant!"
"Madam, I misunderstood! These dancers were sent to me by Long Ji Zhao, the chieftain of Guizhou. The dances of the Baiyi people have too many tricks and are not good-looking at all! I don't like it at all. I only reluctantly did it for the sake of the good neighborliness and friendship between the two chieftains.
Just take a look," Sha Dingzhou said sarcastically.
Wan Meiren calmed down her anger and said, "Your Majesty, do you still have some leisure time to have fun? I heard that Jing Fan's army is about to attack Sicheng. Once they capture Sicheng, I will face the front of Jingjun's army in the east of Yunnan."
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Sha Dingzhou was stunned: "Didn't Madam ask me to learn from the Empress Dowager Xuan of Qin in "Warring States Policy" and not send troops without giving benefits?"
"I didn't expect that Cen Leihan died suddenly and the Cen family was in civil strife, which gave King Jingjiang an opportunity to take advantage of it!"
Sha Dingzhou pondered for a moment: "Chu Xiong and Yang Weizhi have not yet been pacified, so it is not appropriate to send troops at this time. Moreover, King Jingjiang and I are both rebellious officials in the eyes of Emperor Longwu, so we might be able to make alliances with blood and turn conflicts into friendship."
Wan Meiren smiled: "I am afraid that people will not hurt tigers, but tigers are harmful to people! The key now is to understand King Jingjiang's attitude."
"Oh, it seems Madam has a clever plan," Sha Dingzhou smiled.
"I heard that the prince of Jingjiang is four years old and my Yuan'er is three years old. Why not marry the prince of Jingjiang? If he agrees, he certainly has no intention of attacking Yunnan; if he doesn't agree, he must be plotting against Yunnan. The Lord-General should take advantage of this opportunity.
Before he could conquer Sicheng, he mobilized the entire clan's troops to attack it."
Wan Mei and Sha Dingzhou had a son and a daughter, named Sha Qi and Sha Yuan. In the Ming Dynasty, the main concubines of the royal family were generally Han, and other concubines also came from ethnic minorities, mainly from beauties donated by foreign races. It is said that the mother of Emperor Yongle was Korean
However, Emperor Yongle refused to admit it and insisted that he was the son of Queen Ma.
Sha Dingzhou thought this was a good idea and immediately agreed.
"My lord, regardless of whether the King of Jingjiang agrees with the marriage or not, we should send troops to occupy Shanglin Division and Anlong Division before the Jing army. Only in this way can Yunnan be impregnable."
"I understand. I immediately sent Sha Wanzhong to lead 20,000 troops to capture Shanglin and Anlong."
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When Shang Lin was involved in the lawsuit, Cen Zhaoning said to his son Cen Jiyong: "Son! Jing's army is about to attack. My father really can't bear to see the seven hundred years of our ancestors' foundation destroyed in one fell swoop. He can only die with Shang Lin. Take you with me."
Mom and A-mei, let’s go to Yunnan.”
"Dad, there are only three thousand soldiers and horses in Shanglin. How can we defeat Jingfan's army? Moreover, my stepfather is also a Cen family member in Sicheng. It is better to surrender to my stepfather and protect the ancestral property together."
"Alas! Cen Jizu is in trouble! He doesn't even want to think about it. If King Jingjiang enters Sicheng, can Sicheng still be named Cen? Don't say more and leave quickly. Shanglin is where my father's bones are buried."
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Cen Jiyong had no choice but to bid farewell to his father with tears.
After making arrangements for the funeral, Cen Zhao ordered people to plant wooden piles all over the Tuoniang River waterway and tie iron ropes to the piles to block the river. He also led people to strengthen the Shanglin city wall overnight.
When the Jingjun Navy Liu Gui's 5,000 men sailed into the Tuoniang River waterway, they encountered Cen Zhaoxian's 1,000 navy troops to block the attack. Liu's ships had strong cannons and many men, and they quickly sank most of Cen's warships. However, there were many obstacles on the river.
It would take time to destroy the Jiangtie cable. In order not to delay his plan to capture Shanglin and Anlong and cut off Shadingzhou's rescue route to Sicheng, Shi Qiwen decided to abandon the ship and go ashore and capture Shanglin by land.
This was an outnumbered battle without any suspense; it was also a majestic and bloody battle. Cen Zhaoxian's army of more than two thousand people fought to the last soldier. Cen Zhaoxian was wounded by dozens of knives, guns, and arrows.
Even after death, he shouted to kill the enemy.
After the battle, Shi Qiwen divided 6,000 troops to garrison Shanglin, and led the rest of his troops into Anlong Si Tianlin. Anlong guard Wei Lan, who had surrendered to the Jing Army, led 3,000 troops to greet Shi Qiwen.
Shi Qiwen asked Liu Guishui's army to patrol along the Tuoniang River waterway, and he took the time to rush to repair the city walls in Shanglin and Anlong, and built Shanglin and Anlong into steel walls, completely blocking the access from Shadingzhou to Guangxi.
After Sha Dingzhou's general Sha Wanzhong arrived at Shanglin and Anlong, he found that there was no gap to take advantage of, so he had to defend the border of Yunnan and Guangxi while sending people to report to Sha Dingzhou.
This chapter has been completed!