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Chapter 419: Strong walls and clear fields

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Yunnan Provincial Administration and Envoy.

In the southern part of Mengzi County, Lin'an Prefecture, the main road extends on the hillside.

People look back at the surroundings and can't see the towering mountains, but the extremely wide and long gentle slopes are rolling and rolling between the sky and the earth, and the fields are deserted, with only weeds and sand and gravel.

Except for the military food trucks that were not seen in front and behind, there was no sign of people.

Suddenly, a shout came from the hillside: Enemy cavalry is coming!

There was an uproar in the convoy.On the slope far to the west, there were indeed figures riding horses crossing the hillside and appearing in people's sight.The sound of horse hooves suddenly rang out, and the horse teams rushed straight towards them!

Prepare for the war!The generals of the military officers hissed.

On the road like a snake, the soldiers following the food truck shouted in unison to boost their momentum!

Rumble... The enemy cavalry rushed down from the West Mountain and then attacked upwards!

There was a crackling sound of strings in the distance, and the screams also sounded.

Then thick smoke gradually spread on the hillside, and many grain trucks ignited fires.

Mules, horses and donkeys ran away in shock, pulling fireworks all over the mountains.

The wilderness immediately became noisy, and screams and shouts could be heard everywhere.

Several government and infantrymen here were standing behind two mule carts swaying with guns and shields.

Suddenly, a string sounded, and the mule screamed drippingly, struggling forward in a blink of an eye!

After a while, the two cavalry side by side roared and rushed over from the officials and soldiers, and the spear immediately pierced out from the side.

Ah!An official soldier screamed and fell on his back.

A clay pot stuffed with an oil cloth was lit by a torch and threw it onto the grain truck. It broke open with a clang, and the oil inside suddenly started to burn on the grain bag!

After a while of fighting, the sound of horse hooves finally sounded in the northeast direction, and a group of official cavalry rushed over shouting.

At this time, a whistle sounded from the rebel cavalry, and the people turned west and ran very fast, and they went down halfway through the hillside in a flash.

Smoke was everywhere on the long hillside.A team of cavalry in the government army chased towards the top of the slope to the west, and the angry military generals shouted: Ping An, you are such a coward!

Unexpectedly, a response came from a distance: Don’t be ungrateful, grandpa is teaching you how to use cavalry!

The military generals of the official army were so angry that they almost vomited blood, but they did not dare to chase them too far, for fear of an ambush. The generals stopped the horse and looked at Ping'an Army's back and had to curse.

People were busy putting out fires and saving people in frustration, and the hillside was in a mess.

After a long time, Zhang Fu, a general wearing a red cloak, came to this place with a team of people.Zhang Fu asked: Have you been here safely?

A general dismounted and clasped his fists and said: "Report to the general, the last general called Ping'an's name and scolded him. Someone replied, but he could not confirm whether Ping'an was Ping'an.

He lowered his head and said, "My general is damn, the baggage team is walking halfway up here; My general sent scouts to patrol the roads before and after, as well as the nearby hillside, and neglected the mountain opposite the west.Unexpectedly, the rebels happened to get into trouble at this moment!It’s really strange. Why did Ping An know from afar that we are transporting food at this time?

A general next to Zhang Dashui said: Local Yi people.

The general who simply said one sentence was Huang Zhong, the general who was caught out of the imperial prison by Zhang Fu.

drive!Zhang Fu shouted, kicked his horse and ran towards the top of the mountain to the west along the hillside.

When I went to the top of the mountain, I saw that there was a large hillside in front of me, and I could not see anything. The rebels had long disappeared without a trace!

Zhang Fule held the war horse and still looked into the distance.

Huang Zhong's voice said: Peace seems to be everywhere!How many horse soldiers did he have, ten thousand or fifteen thousand cavalry?

Zhang Fu turned his head and looked at Huang Zhong. The main force of the Han Wang Army was in Sichuan. It is hard to say whether there were 15,000 cavalry in the entire rebel army and a total of 15,000 cavalry.

Huang Zhong shut up and after a while he muttered and complained: The general is good at fighting, but he was transferred to this mountain and dealt with the elusive racist and a group of savages all day long. I wonder what the "side" thought?!He usually speaks official language, but his accent is very strong, with the tone of Guangdong and Guangxi.

Zhang Fu ignored him and was still thinking about his situation.

Zhang Fu set out from Shenglong City (Hanoi) of the Jiaozhi Administrator's Office in early November. He received the order from the imperial court's Ministry of War earlier.

At that time, Zhang Fu believed that once the main force of the Ming army was transferred, a rebellion would be very likely to occur in Qinghua, the western capital of Annan.

So he first handed over the power of Qinghua and other places to the surrendered Annan people and ordered all the Han people to move to Shenglong City; the remaining Ming army defenders, officials and civilians will rely on the defense of Shenglong City and the reinforcements of the Guangdong-Guangdong-Guangzhou Fujian Navy on the Dajiang River (Honghe) to shrink the defense line to defend the fertile land of the Honghe Plain.

While he was ordered to go to the war, he wrote to the court to explain the local truth in detail, intending to oppose this strategy.

There is one very important reason why Zhang Fu was unwilling to advance north and attack Yunnan immediately: he felt that the timing was wrong!

The main factor affecting this opportunity is food.

As the Jiaozhi Governor's Office had just passed the war, it was not long ago that it barely established a government office that ruled various places; and due to the consumption of more than 200,000 Ming army a few months ago, the treasury of the Jiaozhi cities had been exhausted!

Zhang Fu asked to transfer military rations from Guangxi, but the transportation was insufficient, and the reserve of grain was far from enough for the army to go to war.

But last month the imperial court's military order was: send troops from Jiaozhi Province immediately!

Zhang Fu then found a way and sent people to build three granary bases along the way, and transported the collected military rations to the north in batches.

One is at Qin Station, one is on the north bank of the Yuanjiang River just south of Mengzi County, and one is in Mengzi County... A warehouse under construction is in Amizhou (Kaiyuan City).

Zhang Fu is still trying to deploy and establish a grain road from Tiandong, Guangxi to Amizhou; but the road is complex, the mountains are high and the road is far away, and it has not been successful yet. The military and civilians were attacked by Ping An cavalry and local barbarians, and are often damaged.

It was through this kind of grain transit station in the form of a stronghold that nearly 100,000 troops only walked less than a thousand miles in more than a month.The more you go north, the more difficult the situation becomes!

...In the mountainous areas in southern Yunnan, most places are barbarian activity areas, and the official's paper government orders are invalid. What's even more ridiculous is that some tribes do not have a single literate person and cannot understand the government orders at all.

The Yunnan defenders still strengthened their walls and cleared the fields, transferring all the food and grass from the treasury along the way, or burning them down!

Zhang Fujun had no choice but to attack the barbarian tribe, and it was very difficult to collect food and grass.

The grain transported from Annan Kingdom for a long distance from Yuanjiang Warehouse to Mengzi Warehouse was continuously attacked by Ping'an cavalry, causing great losses.

There were also various barbarian tribes with strange names who sent envoys to scold Zhang Fu for not understanding the rules; then they colluded with rebels everywhere and raided the official army.

Zhang Fu also wants to understand the rules, but so many people want to eat, who can still care about the rules?

The situation is very serious.Zhang Fu has sent an order to the Jiaozhi Administration Commissioner's Office. The three departments have made every effort to increase taxes and collect grain, urging Guangxi to transport a large amount of grain and grass immediately and transport it to the Yuanjiang Warehouse as soon as possible.

At present, Zhang Fu's army has arrived in Mengzi County, Lin'an Prefecture, and has completely built granaries and fortifications. He is trying to continue to build Amizhou granaries to the north.

But after Ping An successfully harassed him many times, Zhang Fu wanted to change his strategy.That is, give up building a warehouse!

First retreat to the north bank of the Yuanjiang River to reduce the loss of food and grass transportation. Waiting for a while in Yuanjiang River, what was waiting was to transport enough food and grass from the Jiaozhi Administration Commissioner.

Then he carried the military rations for January with the army, gave up the grain route to replenish military supplies, and advanced directly into Kunming; and then obtained supplies from Guizhou.

But there is a problem with this strategy. The civil servants and eunuchs in the army will definitely pass on messages back to Beijing.

If the news is added to the fire, the court may have misunderstood... It is said that the King of Han has already traveled to Sichuan for a walk, and you, Zhang Fu, walked to Mengzi County, and then retreated back to the Yunnan border, where you remained silent!

You have so much military strength, but you can’t even get a little food in Yunnan. Was it intentional?

If I were General Pinghan and had full control over the military and political affairs of the southwest, why would I be teased by Ping'an's few people?Zhang Fu couldn't help but sigh.

Huang Zhong immediately agreed: Brothers all want the general of the Pinghan!How can the messy strategy in the court compare to the insights of Marshal Zhang?

Zhang Fu glanced at him, suddenly remembered a sentence, and blurted out: Only when they saw a huge failure and were unable to bear it, would they truly know that they were wrong.

Huang Zhong hurriedly said seriously: The commander is really a wise man!

Zhang Fu said: I am reposting someone else’s words.

After he said that, he sat down and lowered his head to ponder, his face very bad.

Zhang Fu never showed dissatisfaction, but he had already cursed in his heart: when he was trying to win over me, he spoke better than singing; when he just broke the way out, he immediately turned his back on this trick?

Although Huang Zhong is a bit vulgar, what he said is right!Damn, Zhang Fu was quite unhappy in this wilderness ridge far away in the sky.

Anyway, we are not placed in the important position in the Ministry of War strategy. Don’t worry, general, can we blame us if we don’t have food?Wait and see how capable their gangs are!Huang Zhong said angrily.

If I only have this kind of mind, am I still Zhang Fu? Zhang Fu said coldly, "The person who leads the troops will be related to the lives of hundreds of thousands of brothers. What obstacles can't be overcome?" No matter what the reason, you must not dereliction of duty!

He lifted the reins, turned the horse's head, and said firmly: Withdrew back to Yuanjiang immediately!Urge the transfer officials of Jiaozhi and Guangxi provinces to deliver the food and grass to Yuanjiang within one month, otherwise they will be washed and wait for death!Don’t blame me Zhang Fu for killing first and then reporting!

Married man!Huang Zhong showed respect while worried.

Zhang Fudao: The court's strategy is also reasonable. If the main force of the Han King can be led to the city by relying on Guizhou City, there is great potential for this battle.We should do our best to cooperate with the Ministry of War’s strategy and arrive in Kunming as soon as possible.

He thought for a while and said: You ask the civil servants in the army to write a letter immediately, and report to Changde Prefecture, Huguang at 800 miles in a hurry, and ask the Minister of War Jin Zhong to find a way to transfer enough military rations to me.

The last one will get orders!Huang Zhong held the rituals and said.