The Ming Army's first mortar ammunition standard was ten shells.
This time the army went deep into the mountains and forests, rushing from Dayong County to outside Yongshun Peng's Tusi City, with only a standard amount of ammunition.
But when the artillery fire had just used up half of the standard ammunition, the Yongshun Peng Clan Tusi City, which had stood in this high mountain for who knows how many years, collapsed with a roar.
The officers and soldiers of the infantry battalion began to encircle Peng's Tusi City from the northeast and southwest.
The fire gun opens the way, and the powerful crossbow assists.
In the end, the officers and soldiers armed with swords and guns could only make some mistakes.
As the people from the infantry camp were dispatched, the people from the artillery camp suddenly became bored.
Even though the accuracy of Ming military firearms has made a qualitative leap compared to previous years, but so late at night, and in an unfamiliar terrain environment, no one can guarantee whether the cannonball will land when it passes through the mountains and forests.
At the feet of my comrades-in-arms.
Chen Huan, the Marquis of Puding who followed Zhu Yunxi, was also a little bored.
The way war is fought has changed a lot.
The war initiated by Ming Dynasty now is completely different from the founding war he experienced thirty years ago.
At that time, even if he led his troops south to fight these chieftains, both sides would use their knives, white knives in and red knives out.
Now.
I haven't even seen anyone from the Yongshun Peng family until now. The sky on the other side of the mountain forest is already filled with fire, and the ashes under the starry sky are like stars falling to the ground.
Even the people from the infantry camp have gone out.
There wasn't much movement in the front either.
The war went smoothly.
"This time when Marquis Puding returns to Beijing, it's time to go to the martial arts hall and stay for a while."
Zhu Yunxi lost his interest in observing the war and looked sideways at Chen Huan, who looked bored beside him.
Chen Huan immediately bowed and nodded: "I'm just a little bit sad, I think I'm really old."
Zhu Yunxi smiled: "What's wrong with this? When the Ministry of Industry and General Supervisor develop a larger-caliber mortar, there will be no need for brothers from the infantry battalion to come out.
With just a few shots, the Peng family's chieftain city opposite will be reduced to ruins. Our brothers in the army only need to wait until dawn and go over to clean up the battlefield."
Chen Huan had some surprise on his face.
Just seeing that the people in the artillery camp had begun to clear their positions, he felt that what Taisun just said might really come true one day in the future.
After thinking for a long time, Chen Huan finally showed a slight smile on his face and said softly: "This is a blessing for the country. The fewer casualties among the soldiers are also the pursuit of the general."
Zhu Yunxi grunted and ordered: "Can you please Chen Hou to take someone to Pengjia Tusi City? After handling the matters here, we have to arrive at Yongshun County before dawn, and the imperial court will take over Yongshun County.
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After taking Yongshun, Baojing Prefecture in the south will not be a problem, and the chieftain forces in Huguang Road that can be called the Tu emperor will be completely eliminated.
And the chieftains of Huguang Road were captured and returned to their hometowns, which meant that the entire southwestern chieftain force was torn open.
Next, it’s just a matter of advancing things one by one.
Chen Huan immediately accepted the order.
Now even if he just takes people to clean the battlefield, it is better than letting him stay here doing nothing.
Watching Chen Huan lead people away.
Zhu Yunxi also led a group of troops and approached from the northeast side of Peng's Tusi City.
He did not enter the area of Peng's Tusi City, but stood outside the Tusi City where he could look directly at the city that had turned into a sea of fire.
In the light of the fire, houses with the characteristics of southwestern natives fell down in pieces, being devoured by the unbridled sea of fire.
The narrow city wall built by the Peng family according to the mountainous terrain had also been torn apart by the previous artillery fire.
In front of the fire.
A dark shadow walked out of the city.
Those are the shadows cast by many people walking in front of the firelight.
Behind them, the sky was filled with flickering ashes, and the wood made a huge muffled sound after being burned through. As the building collapsed, there were constant roars.
Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Shangbing were already covered in black ashes, and their bodies were covered with ashes.
The two of them led the officers and soldiers out of the city, but they could not find anyone who was clean.
Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Shangbing were also far away, and they saw Zhu Yunxi waiting for them outside the city.
Zhu Shangbing raised his head, and his nostrils were also filled with black ash.
He opened his mouth and bared his teeth, and the gaps between his teeth were dark and clear.
"This mortar is a good thing. You can get it to me at the artillery barracks later."
When Zhu Shangbing arrived in front of Zhu Yunxi, he shouted that he was going to the artillery camp to have a good time.
Zhu Gaochi rolled his eyes at the side: "If you hadn't killed him earlier, how could we be in such a mess?"
Zhu Yunxi remained silent and watched the two bickering.
Zhu Shangbing snorted, tilted his head and curled his lips and said, "If I hadn't killed the enemy with sharpness and unparalleled bravery, wouldn't I have asked that little brat from the Peng family to run away?"
What he was talking about was that when he was in Peng's Tusi City, he chased Peng Yuan and Peng Zhong and his son hacked him.
He wanted to kill the father and son of the Peng family, but the dead men who had been raised by the Peng family for many years naturally refused to allow it and fought tooth and nail to protect him.
This also caused their retreat to be prolonged, and in the end everyone was disgraced.
Zhu Gaochi glanced sideways at Zhu Shangbing: "Even if you let them go, they won't be able to escape anywhere."
Zhu Shangbing glanced at the large group of soldiers and horses following Zhu Yunxi, closed his mouth, but silently glared at Zhu Gaochi.
Only then did Zhu Yunxi laugh, and stepped forward to pat the two of them on the shoulders: "Thank you both for your hard work this time, you can have a good rest in the future."
Beating the Peng family in Yongshun is like killing a chicken to scare the monkeys.
The purpose is to let the chieftains in the southwest see that the hundreds of thousands of mountains in the southwest they used to rely on are no longer their refuge.
The imperial court wanted to beat them, but they didn't even know where the imperial men were.
Zhu Gaochi said in a low voice: "According to what you said, some people from the Peng family were let go and fled down the mountain from the west. Thinking about it, they didn't dare to go to Yongshun County. The most likely way is to go to Baojing Prefecture in the south.
In Baojing Prefecture, the Peng family also made the decision. Although the relationship was far apart, they still had the same surname.
The people here have passed, and the people over there must know what is going on tonight. The effect you want can probably be achieved."
Zhu Yunxi patted Zhu Gaochi's back again, bringing up a cloud of smoke.
He whispered: "Let's go down the mountain first. Although there is enough rain at this time, there is no guarantee that the fire tonight will ignite the forest."
Everyone started walking down the mountain.
Zhu Shangbing suddenly moved closer to Zhu Yunxi.
Under Zhu Yunxi's doubtful eyes, he first glanced at Zhu Gaochi who was walking in front, and then said in a low voice: "You don't know, brother Chi tonight is very different from usual days."
"Huh?" Zhu Yunxi showed a curious look.
Zhu Shangbing's eyes flickered and he said: "He was sitting with Peng Tianbao at that time, and he was still preparing to drink in front of him. In the blink of an eye, Brother Chi got a dagger from nowhere and stabbed it into Peng Tianbao's neck.
inside."
Zhu Yunxi was stunned for a moment.
The news brought by Xiaohan was beyond his expectation.
Blinking his eyes, Zhu Yunxi asked in a low voice: "So it was Brother Chi who made the first move tonight?"
Zhu Shangbing nodded, but then shook his head: "It's not like we were the first to take action. At that time, all the people from the Peng family who were hiding in the dark were already running toward us. Then Brother Chi stabbed Peng Tianbao.
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Zhu Yunxi frowned slightly and looked up at Zhu Gaochi, who was still walking in front.
Zhu Shangbing continued to whisper in Zhu Yunxi's ear: "I think he was led astray by you. From now on, you should talk less in front of him, and wait until this matter is over.
Jing, just let him stay in Jingzhong.
Anyway, in addition to war, the imperial court has a lot of things to do, so you can just pick a few heavier things and put them on his shoulders to prevent him from thinking about things that are not there."
Zhu Yunxi still didn't speak.
The message Xiaohan gave him was quite surprising.
Zhu Gaochi, who was known for his benevolence and righteousness throughout his life, actually dared to kill an enemy chief with his own hands.
This can be regarded as the biggest gossip news of the Ming Dynasty this year.
I'll have to ask the book and newspaper bureau to write a separate column for Xiaopang later.
The title is "Shocked! Why did Prince Yan of the Ming Dynasty stab someone passionately late at night?"
Zhu Shangbing looked at Zhu Yunxi and stopped talking for a long time, and immediately bumped into him with his arms raised: "Did you hear what I said?"
"I heard it. I'll ask the book and newspaper bureau to open a column later to publicize Brother Chi's story of confronting the enemy chieftain and killing the enemy with his own hands."
"You!" Zhu Shangbing's eyes widened, he opened his mouth, and then spat unluckily.
Reckless man!
They are all fools!
In order to prevent himself from becoming a reckless man, Zhu Shangbing made a wise choice to leave the large army with a group of troops and run to the front, euphemistically known as clearing the way for the army.
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"The war in the southwest will probably not be too intense. After all, the imperial court's military strength has been strong in the past two years, and everyone in the world can see clearly.
In my opinion, it is imperative for my family to abolish the chieftain system in the southwest. But how to do it can still be weighed and considered."
The Chinese army camp outside Dayong City.
King Chu Zhu Zhen moved a chair and sat beside the bed, explaining to the old man lying on his side on the bed.
Zhu Yuanzhang squinted his eyes slightly, seeming to be thinking about the situation in the southwest. After a long time, he said in a low voice: "You tell me, I'll listen."
Zhu Zhen nodded and continued: "In the final analysis, these people below just want to gain some benefits. If they really sacrifice the lives of their entire family and fight against the imperial court to rebel, not necessarily everyone will do it.
willing.
This time Brother Xiu took people to Yongshun. Erchen and Brother Xiu had the same idea, to wipe out the Peng family in Yongshun to intimidate other chieftains in the southwest.
After the Peng family in Yongshun is settled, the imperial court can issue another decree to move these chieftains in the southwest to serve as officials elsewhere, or directly call them into the capital and put them in any yamen to do leisure work."
Zhu Yuanzhang was probably sleepy. After a long time, he nodded and said: "It's okay. Less killing can be regarded as accumulating some virtue. But how to arrange the chieftains in the southwest must be done carefully... The lack of officials in the imperial court is like a carrot.
Pitfalls...we can't have as many redundant officials as there were in the previous Song Dynasty."
Zhu Zhen's eyes showed deep thought, and after a while he spoke again.
"But the Yingzhou Four Roads can be resettled. There is already a lot of waste there. Sending the Southwest Chieftain there will also make them useful, and will not let them stay in the Central Plains, so as not to cause any trouble in the future.
Disaster is coming."
Zhu Zhen's thoughts gradually unfolded, and his voice became calmer: "If this arrangement is feasible, for example, in the New World, or even in the subsequent imperialist expedition to the Western Regions, the same principle can be used to allow these chieftains to lead people there.
Whether it was the New World or the Western Regions, these chieftains would be rootless duckweeds after they left, and they could only completely rely on the imperial court.
And if they want to achieve something, they can only be loyal to the court and rely on the power of the court to work hard."
A long time ago, Zhu Yunxi said that no one in the Ming clan during the Hongwu Dynasty was a loser.
In the camp, Zhu Zhen was talking with great joy.
He didn't want to use this to make the old man take a fancy to his talents and then transfer him to the sky.
He did this entirely because no one in the imperial court, inside or outside the clan, really wanted to see the chieftains in the southwest doing the things of the local emperors all day long, relying on their historical origins and the dangerous terrain of the southwest.
Just gradually.
Zhu Zhen realized something was wrong.
The old man has not spoken for a long time.
He raised his head and looked at the old man lying on his side on the bed with a hint of uneasiness in his eyes.
"father?"
Zhu Zhen called in a low voice, but there was no movement.
At this moment, Zhu Zhen suddenly panicked.
"father!"
"Are you asleep?"
Zhu Zhen raised his voice, but still saw no response from the old man.
By this time, Zhu Zhen was trembling slightly, and his breathing was completely disrupted.
He nervously and slowly raised his trembling arms and put his hands under the old man's nose.
"There's still energy! There's still energy!"
Realizing that the old man was fine, Zhu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, but still put the back of his hand on the old man's forehead with some worry.
Swish.
Zhu Zhen stood up abruptly.
The old man is having a fever!
In an instant, Zhu Zhen was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat.
He immediately turned around and looked outside the tent: "Someone is coming! Someone is coming quickly! Call all the doctors from the Imperial Hospital to come over!"
"Hurry up and send a message to Yongshun, and call the grandson and the two princes to come back. The army in front is under the command of Puding Marquis Chen Huan!"
After finishing speaking, Zhu Zhen immediately turned around, his whole body tensed, and slowly laid the drowsy old man down on the bed.
Outside.
With the loud shouting of Chu King Zhu Zhen, there was complete chaos.
If there hadn't been any movement outside the camp, I'm afraid the soldiers in the camp would have thought that the natives from the mountains were attacking us.
A famous general rushed from everywhere outside the Chinese army's tent.
The accompanying imperial doctors rushed into the tent one after another carrying medicine boxes.
There were also officers and soldiers riding war horses. Starting from the camp, they rushed out of the camp desperately and set off in the direction of Yongshun.