Zhang Ling was a veteran general in Sichuan, with 4,000 soldiers under his command. About half of them were Yi people, and the remaining half were Han people. The Yi people were wearing silver rings on the left ear, a middle bun, and a black round head ring on the top. They wore a big right-sided lapel, felt clothes, leggings, and hemp shoes. They had a short arch on the back and a bent short knife on the waist. They walked quickly in the mountains, and were standing in front of them, becoming the vanguard of the entire army.

Li Kai gasped, wiped the sweat from his face, and looked at Zhou Xian who was also embarrassed and said, "Second Young Master, can those people still be considered humans? On such a rugged mountain road, they all walked so fast that they were not worried about falling off the cliff."

Zhou Xian smiled bitterly and said, "When it comes to mountain warfare, the soldiers in Shu are the most powerful. In the past, Shu prime minister Zhuge Liang used his kindness and power, and recruited many soldiers from other ethnic minorities in the army. They were brave and good at fighting, and they fought the longest in the mountain warfare. It is said that in one day and night, most of the soldiers could travel a hundred miles a day in the mountain stream, which was far stronger than Han soldiers."

Lee pouted and complained: "It's not because they have lived in the terrain surrounded by mountains for a long time. If I were the same, maybe I would have walked faster than they did."

Zhou Xian shook his head secretly and said nothing. He couldn't help but think of the Baigang soldiers led by Qin Liangyu. Although she and the main generals were Han people, most of the soldiers she commanded were Tujia people, which was also a strong army. However, there were so many Yi people led by Zhang Ling. Let's not talk about anything else, at least it means that at this time, most of the people of the ethnic minority were still interested in the Ming Dynasty.

If these ethnic minorities were used as the foundation, they organized their army and strictly prevented Sichuan. Not to mention Zhang Xianzhong, even the Qing Dynasty would have been difficult to enter Sichuan. After the Qing Dynasty unified the Central Plains, if they treated them with the same attitude, relying on them to conquer Hezhuo or Myanmar in the future, it might not take so long and fight so miserably.

In the future, if you have the opportunity, you may be able to create an army with them as the foundation. Protecting the southwest and protecting the Central Plains should achieve good results.

Zhou Xian was thinking, and a mess suddenly came from the front. Something must have happened. Zhou Xian frowned slightly, and quickly moved forward with Li Kai.

Not far away, two soldiers dressed in Yi people walked over from the front with a stranger covered in blood. Zhou Xian had seen the two soldiers of Yi people before, one of them was Shama and the other was Jimu, both of whom were small team leaders who managed more than a dozen people in the army. They saw Zhou Xian, bowed slightly, and bowed with fists and said, "General Zhou, we were patrolling ahead, we found this stranger. He said that he had escaped from Dachang City and wanted to meet the military master immediately."

Zhou Xian looked at the man. He was about twenty years old and had a tall figure. Because his face was covered with blood at this moment, he could not tell what his appearance looked like. He was wearing two pieces of armor, and there were still several clusters of arrows between the cracks of armor. Blood continued to drip down the gaps of armor. His right leg was tied randomly with his clothes lapel, and the red blood kept oozing out. He should have been injured by arrows. His calves were thick, so he must have been riding a horse often. His hands were covered with calluses, which was caused by long-term tightening of weapons.

Seeing that the man's consciousness was a little blurred, Zhou Xian stepped forward and shook him, and asked, "What's your name? Whose men are you working for? What's the current situation in Dachang City?"

The man opened his eyes, looked up at Zhou Xian, and said, "I want to see Vice General Zhang." His voice was light, with an authentic Sichuan accent.

Zhou Xian no longer had doubts in his heart, looked at Shama and Jimu and said, "You two and I will take him to the military gate together."

Zhang Ling looked at the man all over and said in a deep voice: "I am Zhang Ling, just say anything if you have anything to say!"

The man hurriedly knelt on the ground, and was injured and staggered. Fortunately, Zhou Xian supported him, so he did not fall to the ground in a daze. He smiled gratefully at Zhou Xian, and then replied to Zhang Ling: "The villain's name is Li Bin, and he is the whistle cavalry under Deputy General Shao Zhongguang. This is the villain's military card, please check it out." After that, he took out a military card from his waist and handed it to Zhang Ling. The military card was worn out, and the copper on the surface had been smoothed, which should have been used for a long time.

Zhang Ling picked it up and looked at it, "It's indeed the military card of our army. I heard that Guanyinyan had been attacked by bandits long ago. Why did you come here as a whistle cavalry?"

Li Bin bowed and replied, "General, three days ago, Guanyinyan Water Village was captured by bandits. The villain and the other five brothers were exploring the outside to find out how many bandits were around our rear and were not in the water village, so they saved their lives. When we saw that the water village was broken, we fled into Dachang City. Later, tens of thousands of bandits came to attack, but Governor Shao could not resist, so he fled to Wushan and joined forces with the governor of the army."

"What? Dachang City has been lost." Zhang Ling opened his mouth wide in shock.

Li Bin nodded with a gloomy face and said, "This is what happened last night."

"There is a big road from Dachang to Chongqing. Even if Dachang City is broken, Governor Shao should walk towards me. Why did he take the small road to Wushan?"

Li Bin sighed and said, "General, in fact, before the siege, the thieves sent a lot of soldiers to the rear of Dachang City. From Dachang City to Chongqing, the only avenue was completely blocked by the bandits. Because there are many small roads in Wushan, they cannot fully control it. It is more feasible for us to break through from there."

Zhang Ling nodded. Such an explanation is a thing of the past. He knew Shao Jiechun's character well and was cautious and timid. Under the premise that there was already danger on the road, he would most likely choose to go to the road. He waved his hand and signaled Li Bin to continue.

"After breaking out, the bandits chased all the way, and only after General Li rescued them, the front of the bandits was repelled. But the bandits gathered more and more, and it seemed that they had the intention to attack Wushan. Governor Shao was worried that the general was not aware of the situation, so he was ambushed by the bandits while heading to Dachang City. He sent ten people, including me, who were familiar with the geography of Shu, along the path to find the general. He asked you to give up going to Dachang and take a detour to Wushan front."

Zhang Ling frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Where are the others!"

Li Bin said with a look of anger: "After we came out, we found that the bandits had ambushes on each road. They were chased by bandits, and I'm probably the only one of the ten brothers left." After he said that, he cried bitterly, his body trembling and very sad.

Zhang Ling was silent for a while and said, "Shama, you can take him down first! Find him a medical officer and show him his injuries."

Li Bin bowed and said, "Thank you, General. Rescue is like putting out a fire. I hope the general can send troops to Wushan as soon as possible."

Zhang Ling waved his hand and said, "I will know that you can go down and recover from your injuries, so there is no need to say much."
Chapter completed!