When He Renlong arrived, the entire chieftain territory was already under the control of the vanguard.
Chieftain Wan Hongwu was captured alive and imprisoned under a big tree. With him as the leader, he was tied up and a group of people knelt down.
More ordinary people were watching. They saw that another imperial general was coming, with worries on their faces. They were still not sure about what would happen in the future!
However, compared to them, many chieftain soldiers were much calmer and were cooperating with the imperial officers and soldiers.
He Renlong just glanced at Wan Hongwu and ignored him. He just turned around and glanced around, as if he was looking for someone.
Soon, he saw the person he was looking for, and saw Gao Ruli hurried over with his men.
"How is it? Did you find it?" When He Renlong saw it, he looked down at Gao Ruli and asked without waiting for him to speak.
"Well, I found it!" Gao Ruli's expression was stern, and he nodded quickly and replied, "It's at the foot of the mountain over there!"
After finishing speaking, he immediately returned, obviously leading the way.
When He Renlong saw it, he immediately clamped his legs and drove his horse to follow, not caring about Wan Hongwu.
The people who were watching were very curious. They didn't know what the imperial general was looking for. Is he actually more important than the chieftain?
But when they saw the direction He Renlong and his party were going, they roughly understood.
For this reason, I was a little bit emotional. I didn’t expect that the officials and soldiers of the imperial court were so attached to love and justice!
They guessed right, the place where Gao Ruli took He Renlong was the place where the bones of the forward soldiers who died in the last battle were buried.
For most of the soldiers, it was just a big pit. There were two small earth bags on the side. On one of the earth bags, there was a wooden sign with several words carved diagonally and vertically. If you don't look carefully,
If so, you can no longer see it.
After He Renlong arrived, he immediately got off his horse and came to the tomb. After carefully identifying it, he could see it clearly.
At this time, Gao Ruli's eyes were already red and he introduced to him: "This is the grave of Da Heizi. This one should be Liu Erhei who followed Da Heizi and would rather die than surrender. This big bag of dirt is buried with other people who died in the battle.
Brother!"
He Renlong listened and nodded slowly, just scanning the graves without saying anything.
It can be seen that this tomb is very simple. The best thing is that Da Heizi has a tombstone. If the others are not killed by themselves, the world will probably forget who they are and why they are here!
He Renlong's eyes turned a little red. He took a deep breath and said loudly: "Brothers, it's my incompetence that has brought trouble to everyone. Now, I'm here to take you home. You are all loyal martyrs, and you are entering the loyalty hall."
Yes, when the war is over, I will definitely go to the Loyalty Hall to worship you. Or..."
Having said this, he paused, and after a short pause, he said in a deep voice: "...We will meet at the Zhonglie Hall and have a drink together!"
Gao Ruli and others did not speak, but their eyes were red. There was something crystal clear in their eye sockets, but they did not fall out.
These brothers who are buried here are their closest comrades. The past interactions, laughter and curses all appeared before their eyes.
A noble man, finally someone couldn't hold it back any longer, and his crystal tears fell to the ground.
Who says men don’t shed tears, it’s just that they haven’t reached the sad point yet!
The wind blew the nearby woods and made a "whispering" sound. It was not known whether these comrades who died in the battle were responding to them.
After a while, He Renlong suddenly shouted: "Gao Qianhu!"
"My subordinate is here!" Upon hearing this, Gao Ruli immediately responded with clasped fists.
He Renlong didn't look at him, just looked at the grave, and continued to say loudly: "You take your brothers and stay here. Wait until Master Chen's people arrive, and then move the brothers out and send them to the rear!"
"Yes!" Gao Ruli heard this and immediately responded loudly and firmly.
Before coming, Chen Yuanyuan had told her that she would send someone to take a look first.
After He Renlong heard Gao Ruli's words, he looked at the grave and said loudly: "I have military orders, so I can't delay. Brothers, just say goodbye!"
After he finished speaking, he clasped his hands and bowed to all three graves.
After taking one last look, He Renlong did not hesitate anymore. He immediately turned around and strode towards his horse. He quickly got on the horse, pulled the reins, turned the horse's head, and roared loudly: "Brothers, follow along.
I will kill the thieves together and avenge my brothers!"
"Revenge!" His soldiers heard this, shouted one after another, and immediately followed.
This war is not just about wiping out Wan Hongwu.
Gu Miao
Sun Chuanting's strategy for dealing with the chieftains in Yunnan and Guizhou was to proceed slowly and quickly.
The meaning of slow advance is not to rush to attack, but to make sufficient preparations first.
The first is to spread the imperial court’s new policy of reforming the land and returning it to local people throughout Yunnan and Guizhou, letting not only the chieftains know about it, but also the people in the chieftain’s territory. This takes time.
Second, it is not difficult to capture the chieftain's territory. With the current military strength of the imperial court, no chieftain can withstand the attack of the imperial army. What is difficult is the management of the chieftain's territory after the capture and the counterattack of the escaped chieftains.
Regarding this point, the most important thing is that the officials appointed by the court should follow up and manage the local area in a timely manner, instead of still having the army manage it, or just sending officials here at random.
Likewise, the imperial court had already selected officials from the very beginning of setting up the strategy, and they also had to go to the Daming Official Academy for further training to teach them how to govern the local area in the territory that was originally the chieftain's territory. They would only be sent out after passing the assessment.
What is different from the past is that this time when the imperial court assigns places, it not only sends chief officials, but also other officials and even edicts, who are all sent in after being trained.
This would take time, and Sun Chuanting was also waiting for them to be in position. At least there were enough of these officials in the chieftain territory he planned to conquer before he would launch an attack.
Third, there is another very important reason why Sun Chuanting delayed his advance, which is naturally the problem of food and grass.
The transportation in the Yunnan-Guizhou region is far from comparable to that in other parts of the Central Plains. It is much more difficult to transport grain and supplies, and there will naturally be a lot of consumption on the road. Therefore, Sun Chuanting waited until the autumn harvest was coming before launching the war, which was also based on grain.
The enemy's plan.
Of course, this does not mean that Sun Chuanting does not need to prepare grain and grass and transport grain and grass materials. It is impossible for all the grain in the chieftain's territory to be used for military purposes. If that were the case, the people would rebel if they had nothing to eat.
But no matter what, launching an attack during the autumn harvest will have minimal logistical pressure. You don’t have to worry about transporting the food and supplies all at once. You can transport them slowly. As long as you ensure that there is no shortage of food, there will be enough food harvested in the chieftain’s territory in the early stage.
, which can alleviate a lot of logistical pressure.
Sun Chuanting's strategy of delaying attack and rushing to fight means to fight quickly and to decide quickly without delay.
This is actually easy to understand, and it has something to do with logistics. If it continues to be consumed in the Yunnan-Guizhou area, it will definitely be disadvantageous for the imperial officers and soldiers. Not to mention the logistics of food and grass, there may be variables in the court.
When Sun Chuanting decided to launch an attack, He Renlong once again invited the vanguard to clear the way for the army.
Sun Chuanting was right about this.
Therefore, after He Renlong captured Wan Hongwu's territory, he had to attack quickly while the other chieftains had not received the news.
However, what is different from the last time is that this time, He Renlong's troops have many local chieftain soldiers. With them and the natives leading the way, they can know where ambushes are easy to be ambushed, where are more dangerous places, etc.
Likewise, He Renlong just visited those men who died in the battle, and then immediately set off again.
The subsequent imperial officers and troops were also following suit, and one after another, they began to scatter towards the Shiwan Mountains in the Yunnan-Guizhou region.
On the third day after He Renlong's troops left, the local officials appointed by the imperial court arrived.
There was another person who came with them, which was unexpected, and turned out to be Chen Yuanyuan, the deputy political envoy from the third rank.
The red lady led a group of female soldiers to protect her, which attracted special attention.
After Chen Yuanyuan arrived, under the watchful eyes of everyone, she first went to the burial ground of loyal martyrs.
When the officers and soldiers of the imperial court saw this, they couldn't help but feel grateful in their hearts.
They originally admired and liked Chen Yuanyuan very much, but after seeing it now, they felt even more grateful to Chen Yuanyuan.
This is not because Chen Yuanyuan is beautiful, but because of Chen Yuanyuan's identity.
From a third-grade civil servant, she is already one of the senior civil servants of the Ming Dynasty. This can be known from the scarlet robe she wears, which represents the senior officials of the Ming Dynasty.
They are just a group of warriors, but they are so valued by the senior civil servants of the Ming Dynasty. In this era when the elite and the martial arts are light, no soldier can be unmoved!
Gao Ruli also didn't expect that it would be Chen Yuanyuan coming in person. He was immediately excited and quickly clasped his fists in salute.
Chen Yuanyuan just nodded and looked at the three conspicuous tombs for the first time, especially staying in front of Daheizi's tomb with a tombstone for a long time.
After Gao Ruli's introduction, Chen Yuanyuan pondered for a moment and then said to Gao Ruli: "Da Heizi and Liu Erhei will be moved out, and their bones will be sent back to their hometowns and handed over to their relatives. As for the other soldiers,
I'm afraid they can't tell the difference anymore, so let them stay here. I'll ask the court to build a martyrs' temple here for them to receive incense from the people. Their families can also come here and worship together."
In fact, the ancestral hall can also be built locally. However, Chen Yuanyuan said that he would petition the court to build the Martyrs' Shrine, which shows that the standards are very high.
Hearing what he said, Gao Ruli felt that it made sense, and he was also very grateful that Chen Yuanyuan went to court and went to heaven to hear it for the sake of the big soldiers like them. After looking at the other brothers, he finally nodded in agreement.
In fact, with Chen Yuanyuan's status, as long as she wants to do this, no one else can stop her. In this case, only Sun Chuanting can persuade her.
But, she said this, why did Sun Chuanting try to persuade her!