There will never be peace in the world, and wars are going on all the time.
While Chang Yu was running through mountains and rivers risking his life, Kunming was very lively.
Perhaps Wu Bikui didn't expect that his rebellion would go so smoothly this time. In just over twenty days, he managed to capture all the cities within a few hundred miles, including Lufeng and Wuding. As soon as I reached Kunming, I felt a little confused. I didn't know whether I was too strong or my opponent was too weak.
However, historically speaking, Wu Bikui was defeated as soon as Mu Tianbo's coalition launched its attack, which shows that this guy is not very strong. It can only be said that the defenders at Dingyuan, Lufeng, and Wuding are too weak. , or maybe there is a lot of grass on the wall these days, and they are all playing to the wind, Wu Bikui will have the upper hand now, and they don't want to be cannon fodder for the Mu family and the court, so they just pretend to resist for a few times before surrendering, and some even even He didn't even bother to do anything, so he just threw the white towel away.
But Mu Tianbo was not idle either. Although Emperor Chongzhen gave him a secret order to put peace first and stabilize Wubikui and beware of Shadingzhou, the young and energetic Mu Tianbo could not hear it. He was about to take advantage of the counter-insurgency Wu Bikui came to boost the prosperity of the Mu family, and he was confident that the coalition forces could deal with Wu Bikui, so he would give him a good beating first and then lecture him.
Mu Tianbo's confidence comes from the fact that in addition to the thousands of officers and soldiers in Kunming, it is also the coalition of chieftains from all over the country. Although the Mu family in Yunnan, which is the world's largest town, is not as powerful as it was in the early Ming Dynasty, it still has some influence. When he climbs up, he responds endlessly, such as several The great chieftain Long Zaitian of Shiping, the majestic chieftain Wang Yangzu, the Mengzi chieftain Sha Dingzhou, the Ningzhou chieftain Lu Yongming, and the Jingdong chieftain Diao Xun are all here, but Sha Dingzhou is not here yet. .
Each of these chieftains led thousands of troops to gather outside Kunming City. Mu Tianbo personally took command, with Li Dazhi as the vanguard, and sent troops to suppress the rebellion. At the same time, Wu Bikui, who had captured Lufeng and Wuding, also divided into two groups. Kunming came to kill, this guy was really dazzled by the victory and wanted to destroy Kunming in one fell swoop and change the world.
Wu Bikui sent 5,000 troops from Wuding south to attack Fumin County, and he personally led a large army from Lufeng to attack An'ing.
Fumin County is located in the northwest mountains of Kunming, less than fifty miles apart. It is the north gate of Kunming and the only place to enter central Yunnan. Anning is sixty miles away from the west gate of Kunming. If these two places are captured by Wu Bikui , then you can drive straight into Kunming.
Mu Tianbo refused to allow him to do this, so he ordered Li Dazhi to lead several chieftains and thousands of troops to enrich the people to support, while he took the two most loyal chieftains of Shiping, Long Zaitian and Ningzhou chieftain Lu Yongming, to go to Anning to support.
The soldiers and horses of both sides arrived at their destinations almost at the same time. Without a word, there was a fierce fighting. Just like in history, Wu Bikui was defeated in two days. His attacks on Fumin and Anning were in vain and he retreated to Wuding and Lufeng.
Mu Tianbo, who had won the first battle, was so excited that he wanted to raise troops to regain Wuding and Lufeng counties. However, he was opposed by the governor Wu Zhaoyuan and the inspector Wu Wenying. Kui negotiated peace and followed the court's wishes to stabilize him first and prevent Zhang Xianzhong from taking advantage of the chaos to come in.
On the surface, Wu Zhaoyuan's starting point for stopping Mu Tianbo from continuing to advance was to stabilize the overall situation in Yunnan, but there were also deeper reasons. One, Emperor Chongzhen had a secret order for him, asking him to urge Mu Tianbo to act according to the order, and the other That is, they don't want Mu Tianbo to take all the limelight and take all the credit.
Local officials have the function of supervising and restraining Prince Mu's Mansion. What's more, the personal relationship between Wu Zhaoyuan and others and Mu Tianbo is not good. They are at odds with each other. This is all thanks to another person!
This man's name is Tang Jianjia, a member of Lin'an Prefecture, but he also has another identity. He is the brother-in-law of Sha Dingzhou's wife, Wan, and is also Sha Dingzhou's counselor. Although he is a small member of the family, he is a counselor.
A powerful person at the main level, Mu Wangfu, the Yunnan Governor and the Third Division Officer were not always on good terms. During the day, he deliberately sow discord to make the conflict between these forces even greater, and finally he had the opportunity to successfully steal the chicken.
Let's talk about Mu Tianbo again, how could he just stop when he had won the first battle and his morale was high? What's more, this was just a defensive success, and Wu Bikui had not yet seen his offensive ability. Besides, you must negotiate peace with him.
If you want to negotiate terms, how can you make him sit down and negotiate terms honestly without beating him painfully?
So Mu Tianbo had a tough attitude and wanted to attack and recover Wuding and Lufeng before he would give up. Wu Zhaoyuan and others saw that they could not be persuaded, so they stopped trying. They thought that attacking a city and defending it were completely different things. If you can keep peace, you may not be able to capture Lufeng.
If you are responsible for the failure of the attack, then I will give you a hat of resistance.
But if he really beats him down, then he should call it quits quickly, and at least he can be rewarded with supervision. Anyway, no matter what happens, it will be good for him, it just depends on the size.
Mu Tianbo, who was full of fighting spirit, immediately ordered Li Dazhi on the north route to take advantage of the victory to attack Wuding. That was Li Dazhi's territory that he wanted to regain more than anyone else, while on the west route, he ordered Long Zaitian and Lu Yong to recapture Lufeng.
Long Zaitian and Lu Yongming were relatively powerful chieftains. They each led nearly two thousand troops to assist in the suppression of the rebellion. After Mu Tianbo's order, they immediately went to Lufeng to launch an offensive.
With almost no effort, Wu Bikui, who retreated to Lufeng, could not stop him. He fought his way back to the original road. As for why he was defeated so quickly, the reason was simple. His foundation was too weak and his reputation was not good. He originally surrendered to him.
Or those who resisted passively were just outsiders. When they saw Prince Mu's powerful attack, no one was willing to sacrifice their life for this brave and foolhardy chieftain. It was considered a sign of loyalty that he didn't defect before the battle, but when the coalition forces attacked the city, they just shouted.
After a few calls, I had no intention of resisting.
Wu Bikui finally understood that his own base was safer and led his troops to retreat to Yuanmou.
Just after Lufeng was recaptured, good news came from the northern war zone. Li Dazhi also captured Wuding City. Now Mu Tianbo was no longer floating, but flying into the sky. He felt that he was comparable to his ancestor Mu Ying, so he ordered a pursuit to take advantage of the victory. This time
Wu Zhaoyuan couldn't let him go on like this anymore and shouted stop immediately!
No more fighting!
The reasons given are very sufficient. First, after several days of continuous marching and fierce fighting, the soldiers need to rest and recuperate, and they must not pursue the enemy in case I Bikui cheats and sets an ambush. Second, and most importantly, the emperor has a purpose and peace is the basis.
Expensive! We can't fight anymore. It doesn't matter if we keep winning, but who can guarantee victory every time? Once you get into a stalemate and can't get away, you will be taken advantage of by the thief!
But now Mu Tianbo is no longer a ten-year-old boy who just ascended the throne. He is already a very scheming old man who is about to turn thirty. He usually scheming with the governor and the third officer. How could he not know their thoughts at this time? Even though the emperor gave his permission
Peace is the most precious thing, but if he can defeat me in one fell swoop, he will have resisted the decree. Not only will he have no fault, but it will also be a great achievement!
However, the soldiers and horses were slightly tired and needed a rest, and at this time Wu Zhaoyuan raised another question that made him a little uneasy, which was the sentence in the emperor's secret decree, beware of Sha Dingzhou!
Why should we guard against Shadingzhou?
Although Prince Mu's Mansion didn't notice any unusual movement in Mengzi, the emperor couldn't have made the accusation out of thin air. He was in a hurry to calm down Wu Bikui before because of the urgent military situation. He didn't have time to think about it carefully. Now that he had calmed down, he felt that something was wrong.
When Wu Bikui rebelled, Prince Mu summoned the chieftains from all over the country to send troops. Sha Dingzhou readily agreed. However, it had been more than twenty days since then. The other chieftains had already sent troops here and fought with Wu Bikui twice.
But this guy is still dragging his feet and hasn't sent troops yet. Although she is too far away to reach Kunming in just one day like Liao Tusi (today's Ashan Yi Autonomous County) and Ningzhou Tusi (today's Huaning County), they are so close.
But Shi Pinglong was about the same distance from him in Zaitian, and they were all participating in the war, but what about Sha Dingzhou?
What does he want to do?
Does he want to steal the chicken? While he is attacking Wu Bikui, Kunming's defense is empty...
Mu Tianbo suddenly thought of this and couldn't help but be alert!
If Emperor Chongzhen's secret decree hadn't reminded him, he would never have forgotten this thought, because Sha Yuan had been so loyal to Prince Mu's Mansion before that he was a die-hard fan, and even though Sha Dingzhou was arrogant, he had never shown anything strange to Prince Mu's Mansion.
But with the reminder of Emperor Chongzhen's secret decree and Sha Dingzhou's procrastination, he became alert.
No, Mu Tianbo decided to dispatch a troop of troops back to Kunming to garrison, and then decided to return to the city himself to take charge. This move surprised Wu Zhaoyuan and others. Why did you go back when he just asked you to talk with him?
Needless to say, the importance of Kunming to the Mu family. Mu Tianbo was already alert and wanted to be prudent and seek stability. He led his troops back to Kunming. The front line was handed over to his generals, Long Zaitian and Lu Yongming, and they rested for a few days to continue the recovery.
If you lose ground, fight if you can; if you can't fight, make peace.
Mu Tianbo was just a little alert, but there was no evidence.
But Sha Dingzhou is indeed planning Kunming, planning Prince Mu's palace to replace it.
As for the people involved in planning this matter, in addition to Sha Dingzhou, his wife Wan Shi, and the mastermind Tang Jingbin, there were also several people that Mu Tianbo could not even think of in his head!
It has something to do with his original housekeeper!
As mentioned earlier, his housekeepers were originally Ruan brothers. Later, they were framed by the new housekeeper Yu Xipeng and killed by Mu Tianbo. Ruan Chenglin who was killed had a godson named Ruan Yunjia. After his adoptive father was killed, he felt that he could not protect himself.
Shang wanted to avenge his adoptive father, so he secretly took refuge with Sha Dingzhou, and also instigated the rebellion of two generals, Yuan Guohong (one was Yuan Shihong) and Zhang Guoyong, who acted as the mole.
Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind. Whatever you owe, you will get what you owe. Wu Bikui's rebellion is the best east wind. Sha Dingzhou and others were so excited that they knew the opportunity had come. As expected, Prince Mu's palace issued a summons, and Sha Dingzhou agreed immediately.
As for the delay in sending troops, he did not mean to delay, but was preparing!
It has been planned for a long time. The best time for him to take action is when Prince Mu's Mansion and Wu Bikui are fighting. The two armies are fighting over there and he will take the opportunity to break into Kunming. If Prince Mu's Mansion is defeated and returns to Kunming, he will not rule out taking the opportunity to join forces with us.
Bi Kui will fight together! Anyway, we have cooperated before.
So while he was preparing nervously, he also kept a close eye on the battle situation over there. When he learned that Prince Mu's Mansion was deploying all its troops to An Ning and Fu Min to set up defenses, he knew that the opportunity had come and immediately sent troops to Kunming, and captured Wu Ding and He on the way.
Sha Dingzhou laughed at the news about Lu Feng. They concluded that Prince Mu's Mansion would take advantage of the victory and continue to pursue Wu Bikui. It would be getting further and further away from Kunming, which would be more and more beneficial to them, so they hurriedly ordered their troops to go on their way.