Wang Shangli, the commander-in-chief of the Daxi Army, waved his flag, and hundreds of bamboo rafts carried Daxi Army officers and soldiers from the north bank of Wujiang River to the south bank.
The roaring waves, the raging river water, overturned bamboo rafts one after another, and countless soldiers of the Western Army were buried at the bottom of the river.
"Boom!" The Ming army's artillery on the other side opened fire, and the bamboo raft that was hit was blasted into the sky.
Finally, a small number of bamboo rafts landed ashore after a narrow escape. The Ming army soldiers who had been waiting for a long time were waiting with guns, bows and arrows, spears, and swords. The Western army was quickly killed.
This tentative attempt to cross the river failed. Out of a camp of more than 2,000 people, only 500 people remained.
Wang Shangli knelt in front of Sun Kewang: "The last general is incompetent, please punish him by King Pingdong."
Sun Kewang waved his hand: "Get up, this river is too dangerous and it's not your fault."
"Brother, you have to build a big wooden boat to cross this river," Li Dingguo offered advice.
"Yes." Sun Kewang nodded and ordered Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu to build a large wooden boat.
On the north bank of Wujiang River, in the Western Army camp, Sun Kewang was bowing his head in deep thought when he suddenly reported that the scout he had sent had returned.
"How was the exploration?"
"I reported to King Ping Dong that the current of the Guangshan Crossing downstream is very fast, and the other side is full of high mountains and many seedlings and villages, making it difficult for the army to move. The Lu Guang River in the upper reaches has two ferries: Huangsha Crossing and Lu Guang Crossing. The current is slightly slower and the water channel It is also narrow, Huangsha Crossing is only three or four feet wide, and Luguang Crossing is only two feet wide, which is suitable for crossing the river. But..."
"But what?"
"However, Lu Guang River is the territory of the Shuixi'an family. When crossing Huangshadu, one has to pass through Xiongsuoze River to control six Tao villages; when crossing Lu Guangdu, one has to pass through Xiongsuoze River and Zewoze River to control ten villages. There are seven Taoist villages. The local soldiers in Shuixi have always been arrogant, and I am afraid they may not be willing to let our troops pass through."
Zexi, the Chinese transliteration of the Luo language (Yi language), originally meant warehouse. Because troops were stationed in the administrative area to collect grain, warehouses must be set up in the administrative areas, so Zexi was changed to the name of the administrative division. After the An family ruled Shuixi, the Shuixi is divided into thirteen streams.
"You have worked hard, go down and have a rest." Sun Kewang dismissed the scouts.
Are the local soldiers in Shuixi arrogant? Our Western army has been rebellious for so many years. We are not even afraid of the emperor, but are we afraid of a few hyenas?
Sun Kewang smiled coldly, and a plan came to his mind.
Sun Kewang asked Li Dingguo to stay on the north bank of the Wujiang River and built wooden boats with great fanfare, creating the illusion of a forced crossing of the Wujiang River. He led Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi, Wang Shangli, Wang Dingguo, Feng Shuangli, Ma Yuanli, and Zhang Hualong to cross the Huangsha River in a light and simple way. Kill.
The Luguang River Crossing is narrower, but it has to pass through seventeen fortified villages, which can easily reveal information. The Huangsha Crossing only needs to pass through six fortified villages, and it is difficult for military information to be revealed. So Sun Kewang chose to cross the river from Huangsha Crossing.
Sun Kewang ordered Ai Nengqi, the king of Dingbei, to be the vanguard. Among the four kings, Ai Nengqi and Sun Kewang had the best relationship. Sun Kewang could become the commander-in-chief of the Daxi Army. In addition to Zhang Xianzhong's will, Ai Nengqi's support played a big role.
In the early morning, the villagers in Xiongsuoze Xibei Village were lighting a fire to cook, when disaster struck from the sky.
The vanguard of the Great Western Army led by Ai Nengqi sneaked outside the stronghold, suddenly launched an attack, and rushed into the stronghold, killing everyone from babies to the elderly, leaving no one behind.
Originally, after killing Prime Minister Wang Zhaolin, Sun Kewang had ordered strict military discipline and no indiscriminate killing. At this time, in order to prevent the news from leaking, they returned to their thieves' nature.
After slaughtering all six villages, Sun Kewang ordered Feng Shuangli, the commander-in-chief of the rear army, to block the post road from Huangshadu to Shuixicheng to prevent the Shuixi'an clan from knowing about it. He then led his army to Huangshadu.
Looking around, we can see the sparkling yellow sand crossing the river. Although the current is also fast, it is much better than the Wujiang crossing. What's even more gratifying is that the river is only three or four feet wide, so it can be crossed in a moment.
Sun Ke looked up to the sky and smiled: "God help me!"
He ordered the soldiers to build rafts to cross the river.
Qingshan Division on the other side of Huangshadu was originally defended by 10,000 Qingyuan Wei soldiers sent by Li Mingzhong.
Qingyuan Wei's general Wei Wanzhong was misunderstood by Shuixi An's prestigious name and thought that the Western Army did not dare to cross the river from An's territory, so he only posted a scout post by the river and stationed himself in Qingshan City.
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He was shocked when he heard the report from the scouts that the Western Army was crossing the river from Huangsha Crossing. He hurriedly gathered his troops and rushed to Huangsha Crossing. Unfortunately, it was too late. The Western Army forward Ai Nengqi's 30,000 troops had already crossed the river.
Jiang, get ready.
The Western Army's soldiers were numerous and sharp, but Wei Wanzhong was unable to defeat them, so they returned in defeat. Ai Nengqi took advantage of the victory to cover up the attack and took advantage of the situation to occupy Qingshan City.
Wei Wanzhong had no choice but to retreat to Xifeng Station, and while defending, he flew to report to Li Mingzhong.
After Sun Kewang captured Qingshan Division, he ordered Liu Wenxiu to lead Wang Shangli and Wang Dingguo to attack Dizhai Division and Lu Guangyi to open up the passage to Guiyang; he led Ai Nengqi, Feng Shuangli, Ma Yuanli, and Zhang Hualong to attack Xifeng
The institute, Yanglongkeng Division, assisted Li Dingguo's troops to cross the Wujiang River.
Huang Ma, a veteran of the Cen family who was stationed at Dizhaisi, fought tooth and nail to resist, but he had only 5,000 native soldiers, who were no match for Liu Wenxiu's 30,000-strong army. After half a day of fighting, he was exhausted and died for his country.
Huang Ma was once the confidant of Cen Leihan, the leader of the Cen clan in Sicheng. She was loyal to Cen Leihan, Cen Zhaowu and Cen Jizu for three generations. Unexpectedly, she died for the Ming Dynasty in the end.
After Liu Wenxiu captured Dizhaisi, he attacked Lu Guangyi. Pixiong, the Marquis of Dingfan in the Ming Dynasty who was defending Lu Guangyi, had a good relationship with An Kun, the leader of the Shuixi'an clan and the Guizhou Xuanwei envoy. He knew that Guiyang had no soldiers and would not go there.
Guiyang asked for help and went directly to Ankun for help.
An Kun was furious when he learned that six villages in his territory had been massacred by Daxi thieves. After receiving Pi Xiong's letter asking for help, he immediately led 50,000 Shuixi soldiers to cross the Lu Guang River to help Pi Xiong defend Lu Guangyi.<
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An Kun and Pi Xiong joined forces, with nearly 60,000 soldiers, firmly guarding Lu Guangyi, Longchang Station and other important transportation routes leading to Guiyang. Liu Wenxiu had few soldiers, with only more than 30,000 men, and could not attack Lu Guangyi.
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The Western Army approached Guiyang, and the city of Guiyang was in panic all night. Guizhou Inspector Zhang Yao, and Guizhou Chief Secretary Zeng Yi sent all the people in Guiyang to defend the city; at the same time, they reported to Guilin on flying horses for help.
Li Mingzhong, the Western Bo of Ding in the Ming Dynasty, was shocked when he heard that the Western bandits actually crossed the river from Huangsha. He cursed that he was a fool playing chess and did not care about his family. He hurriedly led his troops to Xifeng Station and met Wei Wanzhong.
The Daxi Army and the Ming Army launched a decisive battle at Xifeng.
The Daxi Army had more than 100,000 soldiers, another new victory, and its morale was high. The Ming Army had only 40,000 soldiers, and it had just lost the Qingshan Division, and its morale was low.
Although Li Mingzhong resisted desperately, he was still outmatched and was defeated. He retreated to Zazuosi. Shi Chen Ruizheng, the commander of the Guizhou capital of the Ming Dynasty, was killed in battle. Li Liguo's troops of the Great Western Army took the opportunity to cross the Wujiang River.
"Oh my God! How can I, this commander, have the honor to meet His Royal Highness the Supervisor!" On the way to retreat, Li Mingzhong was so ashamed and angry that he wanted to kill himself with his sword, but his subordinates hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
Li Mingzhong originally thought that Guiyang must have been lost. Unexpectedly, after retreating to Zazuosi, he inquired and learned that Pi Xiong had invited 50,000 reinforcements from Shuixi Ankun to defend Lu Guangyi and Longchang Station. Guiyang was still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.<
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Li Mingzhong secretly called it a fluke, and hurriedly joined forces with Pi Xiong and An Kun to defend the three important roads of Lu Guangyi, Longchangyi and Zazuosi. Shangshu asked Zhu Hengjia for forgiveness.
This chapter has been completed!