Ten thousand newly trained fire-gun soldiers, thirty thousand chieftains, guardsmen, and nearly eighty thousand grain transporters were all stationed near Qianhu Station in Taiping.
"Bring me up!"
Shen Xiyi gave an order, and more than 300 soldiers were immediately escorted under the general platform.
Shen Xiyi sneered and said: "Okay, before we set off, I gave repeated orders that all ministries must not disobey military orders. You haven't even left the country yet, and you have already begun to disobey military orders. I have always made clear rewards and punishments, so let's deal with them according to military law!"
"Sir, spare your life!"
There was a lot of crying in the audience.
The military judge first read out a group of names, and more than 20 people were pulled to the stage and slapped together with five military sticks.
Then a group of names were read out, and more than 40 people were pulled to the stage and collectively beaten with military sticks.
By the time they hit the fourth batch, eight people had been killed with the cane and seventeen were seriously injured. Even the people transporting grain were so frightened that they trembled with fear.
And the last batch, decapitation!
More than sixty people were beheaded next to each other. Halfway through the execution, their whole bodies became weak and they could not even kneel down during the torture.
The whole army was in awe.
Shen Xiyi asked someone to bring money again, grabbed a handful of silver coins and said: "This battle, the court gave enough money. You all know that I, Shen Xiyi, never deduct the soldiers' food and pay, so this month's food is advanced." Distribution. I am standing here in person, watching you collect the rations, and see which officer dares to be corrupt! Hey, I have just cut down those who embezzled the rations. Are there any fish that have slipped through the net? The soldiers can report the officers. Which of you hasn’t received your departure money yet?”
After a period of silence, a guard soldier gritted his teeth and raised his hands: "We only received half of it."
"Which health center are you from?" Shen Xiyi asked.
The guard soldier seemed to have risked his life. He took the opportunity to complain and said: "I am from Wuyuan Qianhu Station. Not only did I only receive half of the departure money, but I also didn't receive this month's monthly rations."
"Very good," Shen Xiyi sneered, "Wu Yuan Qianhu and deputy Qianhu have all been killed! The Wuyuan soldiers are temporarily under the command of Binzhou Qianhu."
There was another burst of wailing and begging for mercy, and several officers lost their heads.
Because there were so many troops, the officers and soldiers at the back had no idea what was going on. Passing on from battalion to battalion, the station instantly turned into a vegetable market, and many middle-level officers turned pale with fright.
"Brothers, don't talk nonsense. When you return to camp, all military pay will be paid."
"Brother, I beg you, please handle your own affairs on your own. I will definitely not deduct wages or take credit for this battle."
"You are all my living ancestors, please don't say anything this time..."
Countless officers made wishes in private, and Shen Xiyi allowed them to pass on their messages. It was impossible to kill all the officers.
Where there is punishment, there is reward. Since the formation of the troops, the two battalions that have not committed any disciplinary violations have been rewarded from generals to ordinary soldiers, ranging from a dime of silver dollars to fifty copper coins. Although the bonus is not much, everyone is happy, and the officers are even more It was a big smile because they were remembered by Shen Xiyi.
"Set off!"
Northern Vietnam belongs to subtropical mountain forests. The deep mountains and dense forests are very difficult to walk. A small part of the mountain forests even have a tropical rain forest climate.
The biggest enemy of the Ming army this time was not the Annan army, but the terrain and climate.
Therefore, Wang Yuan only sent troops from Guangxi to the expedition. The newly trained 10,000 fire gun soldiers were also recruited from the Guangxi troops. At least the acclimatization problem would not be so serious.
In addition, Yunnan also sent 5,000 troops to attack from the northwest of Annan. The main purpose was to harass and contain the enemy's troops. The person who led the troops in Yunnan was the contemporary Duke of Guizhou, Mu Shaoxun, who presented Wang Yuan with the Xi Zhao Bow and the Dragon Bird Sword. The son of Mr. Mu.
The main force of the Ming army set out from Guangxi, and the troops marched in three directions - the terrain was so poor that even more troops could not be deployed.
One group was led by Lin Fu himself, the other group was led by Shen Xiyi, and the other group was led by local official Cen Zhang.
The Cen family was once the largest chieftain in Guangxi, and there were two branches, both of which were big chieftains.
There is a Cen family chieftain who was rewarded for his meritorious service with real swords and real spears.
The chieftain was named Cen Ying. He was honest, honest, loyal and patriotic. He even took the initiative to report his son's rebellion, and then led troops to conquer the rebellious son. He was so frightened that his son hanged himself. Not only that, he also carried out a large-scale education and promoted Han culture and language. Under his rule,
The number of candidates and Jinshi ranks first among the chieftains in Guangxi.
It's a pity that there are too many unworthy descendants.
Decades after the death of Cen Ying, within the Cen family, you kill me, I kill you, and various palace battles and ethics dramas were staged.
The Guangxi rebellion in the past few years was caused by the descendants of the Cen family. Yao Rong and Lin Fu took advantage of it, and all of them were rehabilitated.
Cen Zhang, one of the leading commanders this time, poisoned his son-in-law Cen Meng with his own hands, cut off his head and presented it to the court. In fact, this guy was also plotting a rebellion, but he stopped when he saw that the situation was not good, and blamed all the crimes.
On the head of son-in-law Cen Meng.
And Cen Meng was not a good person. As the youngest son, he was very favored, which led his eldest brother to kill his father and seize the throne. He was taken out and raised by his grandmother, and received special favor from the court. When he grew up, he gathered tens of thousands of troops to rebel.
Cen Zhang's men were all local soldiers. Since they were converted into local soldiers, these soldiers were no longer private soldiers in name, but they were still under his actual control.
Shen Xiyi chopped off so many heads before, not only to improve military discipline, but also to beat Cen Zhang!
Cen Zhang was so frightened that he did not dare to make any mistakes after dividing his troops. He entered Sumao Prefecture of Annan Kingdom from the east road. This place was under the jurisdiction of the Annan Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty. It was located in the northeastern part of Quang Ninh Province in what would become Vietnam. The coal resources were extremely rich.
It is abundant and easy to mine, so it has long been spotted by the factory owners in Guangdong.
As soon as Cen Zhang led his troops into the mountains from the north, they were bombarded by the Ming Navy at the mouth of the coastal river (Mangjie) in Sumao Prefecture and landed there. Then they moved up the river and built another village.
In fact, this landing force only had 800 people, but under the salvo of guns and artillery, the unsuspecting Annan soldiers fled. In order to shirk responsibility, General Annan said that ten thousand people from the Ming Navy had landed, which frightened the defender of Sumaozhou to death, because
What he faced was the dilemma of being attacked from both sides.
"Barbarian Annan ran away?"
Under Sumaozhou City, Cen Zhang was a little dumbfounded, and then he was filled with ecstasy.
He led more than 10,000 native soldiers to fight, and only captured a few small villages on the way. Unexpectedly, the enemy generals abandoned the city and fled. Cen Zhang did not know that the Ming Navy had landed on the coast, and thought that his soldiers were sharp and could kill the enemy alive.
Scared away.
"Quick, go back and report your victory!"
Cen Zhang then sent another order: "Commander Shen said that military discipline will be strict this time and no one is allowed to enter the city to plunder. Order five hundred soldiers to follow me into the city, and the rest of the troops will be stationed outside the city!"
The serious military discipline is better than before. These soldiers are robbing civilians of food outside the city, and the 500 people who enter the city are also doing all kinds of chaos.
Fortunately, they didn't kill good people and take credit for it. They just stole some money and food and insulted some women.
Shen Xiyi's Central Army is the one with truly strict military discipline.
These ten thousand newly trained fire gun soldiers were trained by him personally. They can even freeze to death without demolishing the house, and starve to death without grabbing food. For no other reason, the general can do this because the rewards and punishments are clear and never withheld.
, the big-headed soldiers are naturally willing to obey.
However, Shen Xiyi encountered the strongest resistance, and there were Mo Dengyong’s main confidants there!
Langzhou, also known as Lang Son in Vietnam in later generations, is not a tall city but has all the internal organs.
After Shen Xiyi tried to attack the city, she felt that the enemy was a little troublesome, so she chose to besiege the city instead of attacking it, and divided her troops to attack the nearby village.
Then, a dramatic scene appeared. The ethnic minorities in the Tuzhai village ate pots of milk and welcomed Master Wang.
Just because Mo Dengyong forcibly recruited young men from various ministries to join the army in order to fight, and because of the accumulation of conflicts due to previous reforms, these villagers all hated the usurper Mo Dengyong. But Shen Xiyi's army had done nothing wrong all the way, and even paid attention to Don't trample on people's crops.
In comparison, the Annan ethnic minority brothers in Tuzhaizi organized themselves to help Shen Xiyi attack Langzhou.
These soldiers shouted outside the city, which instantly triggered a mutiny in Langzhou City. The city guard was tied up and surrendered.
The mutiny in the city was not only participated by the ethnic minorities in Annan, but also instigated by the wealthy families in Langzhou City. These local wealthy families had been deceived by Mo Dengyong's land reform and had long wanted to overthrow the rule of the usurper.
It was said to be land reform, but in fact it was just like Liu Jin, just exploiting under the guise of reform, because at that time Mo Dengyong was seriously short of money while fighting against the forces of the previous dynasty.
The West Route Army on Lin Fu's side was also progressing very smoothly. As soon as the troops approached the city, the Guangyuan Prefecture garrison surrendered voluntarily. Because the city was too close to the Ming border, the Annan generals and soldiers had long been frightened.
Okay, let's be more realistic.
Guangyuan Prefecture City is not far from the border with the Ming Dynasty. From the local gentry to the generals who defended the city, everyone has interests in the Ming Dynasty. Various industrial products produced in Guangdong continue to flow from Guangxi to Annan Guangyuan Prefecture. The enemies here have long been Corrupted by money, even their currency in circulation is Zhengde Tongbao made by Kunming Mint.
They don't care whether Mo Dengyong lives or lives; they don't care who rules Annan.
They were afraid of offending Ming officials and would not be able to do business like this again in the future.
By the way, Guangyuan Prefecture is Mo Dengyong’s base, and most of his clan’s forces are concentrated here. However, this is the easiest place to surrender, because the Mo clan’s exploitation is too serious, and border trade with them They all came to draw a commission. Mo Dengyong's downfall was a great joyous event for the merchants and gentry of Guangyuan Prefecture.
The three major Annan prefecture cities in the Guangxi direction all fell in this way, and it was completely beyond Mo Dengyong's expectation.
Mu Shaoxun, Duke of Guizhou, led five thousand Yunnan soldiers and horses to invade from the northwest of Annan. The initial military operation did not go well.
But after the fall of the three northern states, Mo Dengyong hurriedly mobilized his troops to the north. The Annan Li Dynasty fled to the small court, and there was no military pressure immediately. The monarchs and ministers of the small court thought that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were coming to help them restore the country, and they happily fought with them. Mu Shaoxun joined forces, and both sides worked together to attack Ningyuan Prefecture.
General Ningyuan Prefecture, seeing the emperor of the old dynasty coming, directly chose to surrender to their emperor.
The miscellaneous troops from Laos took advantage of the situation, burning, killing and looting all the way from the west. The behavior of these guys was not to fight at all, but to rely on the power of Dad Ming to come to Vietnam to rob!
As the Ming Dynasty navy bombarded Shunzhou, Annan's tail was cut off. The armies of the three puppet states of Huaying, Zhancheng, and Nanpan also burned, killed, and looted all the way from the south.
Mo Dengyong was completely stunned. He wanted to raise his arms to block the fists as big as the sand bowl in front of him, but unexpectedly, daggers were stabbed from all directions.
Just as he was considering whether to surrender, news suddenly came from Shenglong Mansion: his close minister Du Shiqing and his nephew Mo Wenming had killed ministers Wu Rugui and Deng Wenzhi, kidnapped Emperor Mo Dengying, and declared their allegiance to the Ming Dynasty in the capital...
Mo Dengyong immediately vomited blood and fainted.
There was no other way. In order to usurp the throne and establish himself, Mo Dengyong almost offended local forces across the country. Even if the Ming Dynasty did not attack, after his death, the old officials of the old dynasty would successfully restore the country. His rule in Vietnam was inherently unstable.