Chapter 459: There is no hero to make Shuzi famous
The 10,000-strong army took the harvest from Annan and returned to Fujian by boat. Firstly, Fujian was the home base and could not be empty for too long. Secondly, it was really inconvenient to carry so much property and need an army to guard it.
The remaining 20,000 troops, led by Wang Xuan, crossed the Red River and headed north.
As for the two cities and large areas of territory he had just conquered behind him, Wang Xuan didn't care at all whether they were occupied or not. There were no troops in northern Annan that could threaten him.
It would be better if the Ruan family dared to leave Guangnan to occupy these two places. After leaving Guangnan, the troops would be dispersed and it would be easier to capture them.
What Wang Xuan is considering now is to go all the way north, sweep out all Annan towns on the way, and clear out Annan's high-level officials on a larger scale.
Along the way, the momentum was overwhelming. After a city and a county were captured, all the big households were killed, and the common people were spared death. Of course, there was no such thing as opening warehouses to release grain. The people of Annan would not die of hunger.
All the county soldiers and city guards who dared to resist were killed, and the rest were gathered together to join the "Wang Xiejun". As they went north, the team continued to grow. Later, Wang Xuan was no longer needed to attack the city.
For his subordinates to take action, Wang Xiejun alone would be enough.
News also slowly spread, especially about Thang Long Palace and Nam Dinh City.
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Hue, Nguyen family, is like another small court.
In the meeting hall, Lord Ruan looked at the civil and military people present and said in a deep voice: "Some time ago, Lord Zheng's 60,000-strong army suddenly retreated outside Guangnan. Now we know the reason. A group of Ming soldiers took a boat and sailed upstream from the mouth of the Red River.
A sneak attack on Sheng Long Mansion, this is some information our army has gathered."
After speaking, Lord Ruan handed a piece of information to the eunuch beside him, and the eunuch began to read it aloud.
As the intelligence unfolded in front of everyone, when it was said that Thang Long Palace and Nam Dinh City were massacred, and that no one in the city was left alive, the entire meeting hall exploded.
"What? Massacre the city!"
"This Wang Xuan is really a crazy person. He killed hundreds of thousands of people. Isn't he afraid of divine punishment?"
"This person is so cruel and cruel."
"Too unconscionable!"
"We must not let him go. We must kill him. If we don't kill him, the people will not be angry!"
"Kill him, cut him into pieces with a thousand cuts!"
These civil and military curses lasted for a while before they stopped. After calming down, the eunuch continued to read, including the 60,000 soldiers returning to King Qin, all of them were burned to death. Wang Xuan went north and killed all the big households in the counties he visited.
, a series of all are displayed in front of everyone.
When the last word was read, the entire audience was silent. The voices that had just been clamoring to send troops to kill Wang Xuan were completely gone. Lord Zheng was completely finished. That was an army of 150,000. Not to mention that they were all destroyed, there was not much left.
, and the Ruan family does not have a total of 150,000 troops.
what to do?
Now Wang Xuan is heading straight to the north, apparently to open up the road to the Ming Dynasty. In the future, he will definitely point his finger at the south. What will they do then?
No one thinks they can defeat Wang Xuan.
A thought flashed through everyone's mind: Is the Ming Dynasty going to conquer Annan again?
But why massacre the city? This is against the rules!
If this continues, they may not even have a chance to surrender in the future!
As for occupying the large area of land left after Wang Xuan left, no one has thought about it, for fear of dying quickly enough!
After two hours of discussion, nothing substantial could be discussed. We didn't even know the specific information about Wang Xuan's army, why they invaded Annan again, and what countermeasures could be taken.
The only result that came out of the discussion was to deploy the troops with a small force and defend to the death, and defend as tightly as possible.
The news has spread, and all the big families in the entire north of Annan have begun to flee Wang Xuan's northward route and flee towards the west. They have no intention of resisting, and the gap in strength cannot be seen at all.
That's no longer a mantis trick, that's simply a brain problem.
Faced with this situation, Wang Xuan had no intention of pursuing him. After all, he knew in his heart that 20,000 people were too few. If they were scattered, they would not be able to make any waves.
Fatty is never achieved in one bite, it is achieved through unremitting efforts every day. After all, Annan is a country. Neither the Ming Dynasty nor the Yuan Dynasty completely pacified this place, and Wang Xuan was not in a hurry.
The conquest of Annan this time is just the beginning of a series of plans. There are still too many things to deal with in the follow-up.
The army did not stop until it reached the northern border of Annan. The border between Annan and Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan is extremely long, but there are not many troops stationed there. Most of them are in Siming Prefecture, Taiping Prefecture, Guangxi, and Lianzhou Prefecture, Guangdong. The total number is
There are less than 30,000 in total.
Wang Xuan intends to recruit part of Wang Xiejun, but 30,000 is a bit too much, and it will give these people some bad thoughts. This person will easily get carried away once he thinks too much, which is not good.
After looking around on the map, Wang Xuan's final focus was on Siming Prefecture.
Siming Prefecture is the most important transportation artery between Annan and Guangxi. It also has the largest number of Annan troops stationed here, about 15,000 people. As long as this place is removed, the remaining people can be ignored.
Three days later, Wang Xuan and Wang Xuan set up camp five miles away at the border pass, looking at the pass in front of them. Once, this pass was built in the Southern Song Dynasty, and later fell into the hands of the Annan people to resist the invasion of the Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.
Later it was re-reinforced several times, all targeting the Ming Dynasty side, while the side closer to Annan was a bit low and dilapidated.
Of course, all this is compared to the north side. In fact, it is still thirty feet or ten meters high and is still a majestic pass.
With such a majestic pass, it is no wonder that when faced with the reputation of "blood massacre" by Wang Xuan's army, the border guard still did not flee. In fact, he had no choice but to escape. This is Annan's most majestic pass after Shenglong Mansion.
The name of the Blood Slaughter Army was given by the Annan people. It means that wherever this army passed, blood flowed into rivers, killing people like dogs, and repeatedly massacred cities without mercy. Wang Xuan was also very satisfied with this name.
, this is a powerful weapon to intimidate foreigners, what kind of benevolence and righteousness, who in the future will tell him that he wants to educate foreigners and benevolent and righteous, he will send that idiot's whole family to foreigners, and if the education is not good, don't come back.
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Inside the pass, there were only three people sitting in the huge meeting hall. These three generals were the three biggest people in the pass. Now that the army was pressing hard, it was up to them to decide where to go.
"You two, the Blood Slaughter Army has arrived at the pass. Tell us where we are going."
"Hmph, the Blood Slaughter Army is just massacring civilians. Ever since this Ming army sneak attacked Shenglong Mansion, until now, when has it ever fought a serious head-on battle, it has always relied on conspiracy and tricks to win. Let's
Facing the Ming Dynasty all the year round, I still don’t know the character of their army. At most, I can only say that the commander of this Ming army is somewhat capable. News came from Magistrate Hu that the Ming court did not order the expedition to Annan at all.
An army just appeared out of nowhere."
One of them, with a beard, continued with a look of disdain: "Now is no different than before. We are entrenched in the Great Pass, with well-equipped soldiers and food. As long as we don't get out of De Pass, we can let him have all kinds of schemes. It doesn't matter if he wants to win.
We, he must attack head-on. Now they only have 20,000 people, and we have 15,000 people, and they still have the advantage of a powerful pass. I still don’t believe it, they are really powerful!"
Another general with dark skin, a little skinny, and shrewd eyes also said: "A head-on fight has only advantages and no disadvantages. If you win, your Excellency will become famous in Annan. Now Annan is in urgent need of a wise leader. You may not be able to cooperate with me."
Ruan's fight, if this blood-slaying army is really strong, several siege battles will not be too uncomfortable, and it will also show that the general leads the troops well and is a great talent."
"Didn't Wang Xuan create a Wang Xie Army? I heard that the leader of the army is called Chen Xinyuan. He is just a nobody. When the time comes, your lord will lead us to surrender. With the elites in the city, it will be too late for Wang Xuan to welcome him. Then General Wang Xie Army's
The position is not yours yet, and neither the left nor the right will suffer, so it’s better to just fight.”
The general sitting at the top pondered for a moment, and felt that what the two people said was reasonable, so he nodded and agreed: "What you two wise brothers said is reasonable, then let's have a fight. If Wang Xuan sends someone to persuade him to surrender, just send him back.
I, Huang Tong, am not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death."
After the discussion, the two lieutenants withdrew and went to the door. They looked at each other, a strange look flashed in their eyes, and walked away to both sides without saying anything.
The bearded man sneered secretly in his heart, "Let's fight. Only by fighting and causing the Blood Slaughter Army to suffer losses, then I will kill the general, bring order to the chaos, abandon the dark side and surrender, and the city will surrender. This achievement will be even greater. Otherwise, if I just surrender now,
There is really no meritorious achievement.
As for the general, I believe he will understand me. After all, he is Lord Zheng’s confidant. Killing him will fulfill his name of loyalty. The general himself said that he is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death!
On the other side, the little eyes also sneered inwardly. This bearded man pretends to be reckless all day long, but in fact he is the most cunning. Only a fool like the general will believe him. However, if the general is not a fool, how will he give me a chance?
, did not look at the bloody massacre army marching all the way, not leaving any big households in the county, and it was clear that they wanted to kill all the senior officials of Annan. Just as the prefect of Siming Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty said, this is not the army of the Ming Dynasty court at all!
The private soldiers who ran out of nowhere acted without scruples and were not afraid of being criticized verbally or written by the literati before they dared to carry out massacres. This was to eliminate possible resistance forces and lay the foundation for a long-term rule. That stupid general came from a famous family.
How could the rich clan and the Blood Slaughter Army accept his surrender?
However, it doesn’t matter if there is a fight, then I will have my chance. I am also a Ming Dynasty person, um, my ancestors are from the Ming Dynasty. When the war is anxious, I will contact the Blood Slaughter Army, and then the inside and outside will cooperate to open the city gate to welcome the king’s division.
, this contribution becomes even more important.
Chen Xinyuan, hum, there is no hero to make Zhuzi famous!