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Chapter 72: Unexpected time for the fight (3)

Zheng Yunming coldly swept away the group of arrogant soldiers and generals who were rampant in Shu and shouted loudly: "Since I let my orders, I have to explain a few things in advance! The official army is the army guarding the border supported by the people, not the bandits who robbed the house! From now on, if there are those who robbed the village, they will be killed! If there are those who robbed the village, they will be killed! If there are those who robbed the civilians, they will be killed! If there are those who set up checkpoints to buy money from the road, they will be killed!"

He paused, saw sweat dripping from Wang Kui's forehead, and even raised his voice and said, "If anyone hijacks civilians into the camp at will, be killed!"

His slightly sharp and high voice echoed in the air, and Wang Kui's thousands of troops did not dare to show his grand atmosphere, and listened to the young commander's lecture in a regular manner.

"Those who hear that the gold does not retreat will be killed! Those who hear that the drum does not advance will be killed! Those who are in chaos will be killed! Those who are despised by the boss will be killed! Those who fight for the head will be killed! Those who are good at killing good people will be killed! Those who are the generals will be deducted military pay and killed! Those who have merits will be covered up! Those who have been sheltered will be killed! Those who are greedy for life and fear death and do not save friendly troops will be killed immediately in front of the formation and will be followed by the deputy general!"

Zheng Yunming looked fierce and evil. Many years later, a veteran from Shu was chilled when he mentioned it.

"Today is not just for killing you and others, but for the purpose of surviving you and others! Mongolia is a fierce enemy that has never been seen in a thousand years. If you don't strictly enforce discipline and block the local area, how can you compete with millions of fierce cavalry in the battlefield? I often hear people say that eating the king's fortune and being loyal to the king. Sacrifice your life for the country is a natural duty for the soldiers! But today I will give you a chance. Those who don't want to eat this military ration can take off their battle robe and leave now!"

He said nicely, with thousands of elite troops behind him, and whoever dared to leave, Wang Kui's subordinates were silent, not knowing how this new appeaseer would deal with him. Although they were used to being arrogant, they knew everything they had done. Moreover, Wang Kui was usually strict in his army management, and no subordinate was really willing to offend this official who seemed to be indisputable for him.

Zheng Yunming slowly looked around the army and shouted loudly: "Since no one wants to leave the team, I will just treat you as a promise to abide by the military rules. Then, next time someone dares to violate the military law and is taken to the execution ground, don't complain about me being ruthless!"

He waved his hand and shouted, "Return to Jiading City immediately!"

The army returned to the city, and the officials came to the main hall of the government office to sit down. Zheng Yunming looked at Wang Kui under his seat. He was no longer as arrogant as before, like a wilted eggplant, nestled on a chair. He laughed and asked Wang Kui: "We are here in Sichuan. I don't know how many soldiers we can fight in Sichuan. Wang Zheng is a famous general in Western Shu. He must know the truth in the inner world. Please tell Zheng Yunming in detail."

When Wang Kui reached this point, he no longer dared to underestimate Zheng Yunming, so he had to answer honestly: "Although Sichuan has troops, they are now scattered everywhere and each guards one place, and cannot fight against the Mongolian army. The commander of the Jinzhou and Yanwei are still stationed in Jinzhou. Qin Zhongxiao, the commander of the Xiongwei army, is currently in Zizhou. With my Xiongbian army, these are the people with a little combat power. In addition, the commander of the Xingyuan commander Li Xianzhong has thousands of remaining soldiers, who are currently stationed in Mianzhou and handed over to Zhang Zhen, the former general manager of his subordinates. This Zhang Hanzi is a capable person."

"Yes." Zheng Yunming responded and asked, "What else?"

"There are no more troops besides this. Only some small soldiers are stationed in various places. The big war is not expected to be more than them." Wang Kui calmed down a little and his courage was a little more courageous: "Wang Shixian is still stationed in Puzhou. Officials should not underestimate the enemy. They just need to stick to Jiading Prefecture and wait for Wang Shixian to return north by himself."

Zheng Yunming laughed: "The public doesn't know that our army's tactics are slightly different from those of other army."

He turned around and asked Wang Deng, who was in the head, and said, "Jing Song, what should you do next?"

Wang Deng said without hesitation: "Get out the camp and approach the enemy, first enter Puzhou, and then follow Wang Shixian's troops along the way. He neither attacked nor retreated actively, harassed on the road, and waited for the right opportunity."

Wang Kui was surprised and said, "The officials don't know anything. From Jiading Prefecture to the north, the road is flat. It is the terrain where Wang Shixian's cavalry shows its might. Most of the officials carry are infantry. Once they encounter Wang Shixian in the wilderness, how can they fight?"

"The way our army advances is slightly different from that of ordinary troops." Zheng Yunming said: "Does the commander dare to go with me to defeat the captives?"

Wang Kui was willing to refuse, but Zheng Yunming was the governor and his title was higher than himself. Moreover, Peng Daya had sent a letter to inform that Zheng Dutong was here to be ordered by the Privy Council to defend Sichuan, and exercised cheap command everywhere he went, and the generals and assistants from all over the country were not allowed to disobey. If he did not go, wouldn't he openly disobey? If Zheng Yunming was alone, he was just a white-faced scholar. But his army was now spread all over the city, so how dare he disobey him? He was anxious and had to keep looking at the prefect of Jiading Zhang Yimu.

Zhang Yimu sighed in his heart. Wang Yasha is so arrogant and arrogant. Now that he sees a more arrogant arrival, he is as obedient as a kitten, completely different from his previous appearance. But Wang Yasha is the only remaining backbone general in Western Shu and cannot help him protect him. So he spoke: "The Tartar cavalry comes and goes like the wind. If you leave, what should Wang Shixian take the opportunity to attack Jiading? Our mansion asks to appease the king and keep the commander in Jiading to calm people's hearts."

Wang Kui repeatedly claimed yes and said, "I asked my subordinate Liu Fang to bring two thousand elite soldiers with the small officials to help the officials."

Zheng Yunming originally didn't want to take Wang Kui all the way, but with Wang Kui by his side, it was a hindrance. Now that Western Shu's army has joined the headquarters, it is no problem to guide the geography, and the intention is to unite the main army of the guest army, so the purpose is achieved. So he asked another question of concern: "Sichuan has lived in a mixed manner since ancient times. Are there no brave and good warriors among these people who are outside the world?"

Sichuan is connected with four barbarians, the Tubo Dangxiang tribe in the north, the snowy mountains in the west, the green Tang Songpan Tubo in the south, and the large and small southwest barbarians in the south, and even in the hearts of Chengdu and Chongqing, there are a large number of gangs living together. Sichuan's army has a tradition of recruiting barbarians into the army since the beginning of Wuhou. Wang Kui said: "Why are there no? If barbarians are used, there will be a ready-made army to mobilize. The Sizhou place in Bozhou in the east of Sichuan has been the place where the barbarian kings live for generations since ancient times. Yang Zheng, the pacifier of Bozhou, was hereditary and pacifier, and the title of Xiongwei Army in the east of Sichuan. As soon as he called in Bozhou, there were tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers available. Why should we recruit troops elsewhere?"

The Yang family of Bozhou is one of the largest tribes among the southwestern Yi. The Yang family is a native of Hedong Han. Because of his merits in the Nanzhao army that was entrenched in Bozhou during the Tang Dynasty, he was named Bozhou Marquis and inherited this position. Yin Xunzhi of the Song Dynasty. Bozhou was vast and had many foreign troops. There were tens of thousands of barbarian soldiers at the call. Zheng Yunming also believed that they had such ability. Now that the war has approached Bozhou, it is reasonable to recruit Bozhou troops to participate in the war. However, even if it is a southwestern Yi, it is not a simple matter to recruit Bozhou. Zheng Yunming had to go one step further to deal with it. All his energy is now used to deal with the current enemy, Gongchang is cheap, General General Wang Shixian.

At this time, Wang Shi was obviously planning to plunder a vote and then return to the north with the captives. His goal was to enrich Jiading Prefecture, which was profitable from salt and iron. The small defeat of Wuxin City was just a loss of fur to him, but it also made him realize that the Jiading Guard Wang Kui was indeed not Yiyou as in the tradition. So he ordered the vanguard Marshal Fenglong Wang Jun to lead two thousand iron-armored cavalry as the vanguard, bypassing Puzhou City, and head straight for Wuxin City.

Wang Shixian was born in a wealthy family in Longnan and was also a member of Wang Gu's tribe. The elite cavalry of his subordinates were very elite, and they were invincible. Even the second prince Kuoduan praised the combat power of his subordinates, believing that it was not an elite unit that was inferior to the Mongolian cavalry. Since Kuoduan attacked Shu, he did not see any enemy along the way. As long as he encountered the Song army in the wild, the Ganlong cavalry had only one charge, and the enemy immediately scattered and could not organize effective resistance at all. Because of this, Wang Jun ordered the teams not to be alert and deployed, but to divide them into several cavalry groups and advance to Wuxin City separately. He firmly believed that as long as the Song army dared to go out of the city to fight, even if there were three or four thousand people, a cavalry group of four or five hundred people alone would be enough to restrain them, and then the troops would encircle them to ensure that they were wiped out. This was a trick to lure the enemy to capture the main force of the Song army.

To the north of Wuxin City is a mountain bun called Maoer Mountain. A small river flows through the mountains, and there are wooden bridges on the river for access. In addition, the river is turbulent and inconvenient to cross. Maoer Mountain holds the road leading to Wuxin City, so it is also one of the traffic intersections. Wang Jun's vanguard led more than 30 cavalry to arrive first. Before they got close to Maoer Mountain, they saw more than 30 cavalry moving across the river from afar. In Jiading, they were the most vanguard Mongolian soldiers. The vanguard immediately concluded that the small group of cavalry must be spies from the Song people, and immediately led the headquarters to cover the attack.

The more than thirty cavalry saw the Mongolian cavalry rolling in opposite directions, as if they were frightened. They turned their horses and fled south in a hurry. The vanguard led the army to chase after them without thinking. After more than 300 cavalry crossed the wooden bridge, they chased the Song cavalry along the way, all the way to the south of Maoer Mountain. There was a forest here. The vanguard hesitated for a moment and determined that most of the Song army was huddled in Jiading City, and there would be no ambush here, so he ordered to drill into the forest to continue chasing.

The result is naturally conceivable. The elite soldiers of Zhenwu Army were ambushing the woods. After the Mongolian cavalry rushed into the forest, they were immediately attacked by ambushing from all directions. The Song army poked with long spears and fired muskets while scaring the horses. More than 300 cavalry were caught off guard, most of which were captured alive, and one was annihilated. The rest turned their heads and fled one after another, but found that the wooden bridge had been demolished by the Song army, so they were blocked by the river north of Maoer Mountain. The Song army divided troops from the upstream and downstream of the river to annihilate all the Mongolian cavalry.
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