Seven days after the two government troops left at Kunming City, Zhang Fujun and Guizhou Army arrived near Maitreya Prefecture one after another.
Maitreya Prefecture is a place governed by the local magistrates, and it is difficult for the Yunnan government to force them to comply with some extreme government orders, such as burning their own food.
Zhang Fu led his army to Maitreya Prefecture and ordered the looting of the natives inside and outside the capital and robbed all the food they could find.
The total strength of the two armies reached more than 200,000, with Guizhou in front and Zhang Fu's army in the back.
They probably have to walk south along the main road for about three days before turning east; in the future, as long as they reach the Tiandong area of the Guangxi Provincial Administration, there will be no danger...
In addition to the front of Zhang Fu's vanguard cavalry, the front of the central army were the vanguards of Guizhou.The commander of the guard Lu Bing.
Lu Bing is a strong man, only in his thirties.
However, he joined the army very early. As early as the Hongwu period, he followed the generals Gu Cheng and He Fu to attack the Shuixi Barbarians. He was very brave and made many military achievements.
During Gu Cheng's tenure in Guizhou, he was the most elite avant-garde commander of Guizhou's tenure, and was a capable general who was relied on by veteran Gu Cheng!
The sun was already on the west mountain, and Lu Bing's troops stopped marching one after another, found the camps selected by the vanguard army and the baggage team, and began to camp.
The mountains near Maitreya Prefecture are not high, but the mountains on the horizon to the east are covered with dark shadows, which at first glance looks like dark clouds on the horizon.
However, like many places in Yunnan, the mountain shape is gentle and undulating; therefore, the vanguard of Guizhou chose to be on a hillside, with wide open sides and a better view.
Miscellaneous soldiers and some military soldiers were busy making fires and making meals, and Lu Bing lived in a dilapidated and low native village.Although it is pitch black, dirty and broken inside, it is still more comfortable than living in a tent.
Before dark, the scout team sent out came back.One of the soldiers was named Zhang Sheng, who was said to be sent by Hou Guicheng from Zhenyuan. None of the avant-garde soldiers knew him.
Several scouts reported the military information and withdrew from the hut, only Zhang Sheng stayed at the end.
Zhang Sheng pretended to walk to the door of the house slowly, but suddenly turned around and said in a deep voice: Marshal Zhang said, will he march from Guangxi to Guizhou in the future, will Commander Lu Xun?
Lu Bing was silent for a long time and said: Tell me closer.
Zhang Sheng walked to Lu Bing and whispered: Guizhou Dusi has been captured by the Han Wang Army, and the families of the Guizhou brothers are there. General Zhang must be on guard against the brothers.
The men and horses under Mr. Zhang walked more than a thousand miles from Shenglong City, Jiaozhi to Kunming; they just arrived at the place, and turned around and ran to Guangxi the next day.The soldiers have been cursing!In this situation, Mr. Zhang said that he would attack wherever he wanted to attack. Is he playing tricks on his brothers?
Lu Bing said simply: The British Duke only wants to transfer us.
After hearing this, Zhang Sheng leaned down and whispered in Lu Bing's ear: What happened outside Kunming that night, General Zhang was already suspicious of what happened outside Kunming City.When the army leaves the battlefield, if the people in the court start to question it...
Lu Bing said nothing for a long time.
Zhang Sheng gritted his teeth and continued to whisper: In the evening, I went over and looked at the terrain on the east side.Between the mountains in the east, there is a valley avenue that leads to the north... If you walk north after entering the mountain, you should be able to reach east of Yuezhou Dongshan.The vanguard of the Han Wangjun will come from that direction!Why don’t Commander Lu weigh the pros and cons?
Lu Bing's face was sunny and sunny in the candlelight, sometimes red and sometimes cold and white.It seems that he must have understood what Zhang Sheng meant.
However, Lu Bing didn't say anything for a while, and it seemed that he still couldn't accept the status quo.
After all, less than half a month ago, the King of Han was his mortal enemy. Lu Bing led his troops to attack the King of Han's lair, and was also attacked by the King of Han to Guizhou City where his family was.
Zhang Sheng didn't say much, waiting for Lu Bing to think about it.After a long time, Lu Bingcai said in a deep voice: Gu Gong (Marquis of Zhenyuan Gu Cheng) treats me like a parent and child, and cannot bear to rebel.
The old marquis' whole family is in Guizhou.Zhang Sheng immediately responded, and if Commander Lu can't stand the torture in the future and confessed to the Marquis, wouldn't that have harmed him?
Lu Bing was stunned.Zhang Sheng's words just now reminded Lu Bing to leave the battlefield and he would be interrogated and liquidated!
Zhang Sheng said again: Finally, it will confirm your great contribution to the King of Han!There must be peace of mind over here.
...The clear night sky is covered with stars.
On this undulating land, there were a large number of people in the military camps everywhere; but in the second half of the night, the world was not very noisy.
There were occasional neighing of horses in the distance and the conversation of the guards.
Suddenly, a voice said: Marshal!Guizhou's avant-garde mutiny!
Zhang Fu was startled, and he turned over and sat up, stretched out his hand and immediately grabbed the scabbard beside the pillow.The generals who came in were also shocked when they saw this!
After a while, Zhang Fu let go of the hand that grabbed the hilt of the knife and frowned: What happened?
The general clasped his fists and said: Just recently, the Guizhou avant-garde commander Lu Bing encouraged the soldiers and led most of his troops to disobey the orders and escape eastward!Other soldiers in the military camp flew with the traitors, and the Guizhou avant-garde troops were almost completely running!
Call Huang Zhong over!The fast horse commanded the vanguard cavalry to gather troops and prepare to pursue!Zhang Fu calmly ordered.
Get order!
Zhang Fu got up and asked someone to help him put on his armor. After waiting for a while, Huang Zhong entered the house to pay homage.Zhang Fu directly ordered: General Huang immediately led a vanguard cavalry to pursue the Guizhou vanguard as soon as possible!
Huang Zhong clasped his fists and said: I will obey the order!
Zhang Fu said in a deep voice: There is no need to chase too far, cut some heads back to serve as a warning to others.
Huang Zhong nodded and said: I will understand.
After dawn, Huang Zhong returned with the cavalry.
The Guizhou vanguard had a large number of infantry and a small number of cavalry, and the infantry could not escape the Huangzhong's men and many people were killed.
The cut heads were piled on both sides of the official road, and the soldiers passing by were watched.
There were still people on the side of the road crying, pointing at the head and saying that it was the fate of those who disobeyed the military order.
However, deterrence also seems to be unable to stop the Guizhou soldiers from fleeing.With Lu Bing taking the lead, more and more soldiers fled in the next few days!
Some guards ran away in just a few days, and some hundred-household teams even escaped at night in an established place.
Huang Zhong came to the Central Army and said in a heavy southern accent: If this continues, there will be no few people left in the Guizhou Army if you can't go there!If you lose your mother, you will be a mob!The last general thought that it was time to seize their weapons and take them to Guangxi!
Zhang Fu frowned and refused to answer, suddenly stood up and asked: How is Zhenyuan Hou's health?
Huang Zhong said: I have seen him at the end of yesterday and are still lying in the car, but his face looks quite rosy.
Zhang Fu went out without saying a word and came to Gu Cheng's room who lived in the headquarters of the Central Army.He hesitated for a moment and said to the guard at the door: Go and inform the Marquis of Zhenyuan, I want to meet.
The guard hurriedly said: The commander is a little marquis.
When Zhang Fu walked into the low earthen house, Gu Cheng was struggling to sit up from the bed, panting and seemed to be exhausted.
Don’t move, please give birth to your child.Zhang Fu was much more polite this time.
Gu Cheng looked sad and sighed: Time is not forgiving people.
Zhang Fu stood beside the bed and said quietly: The old marquis' reputation for being famous for his lifetime is only once, which is understandable.A wise man has a thousand thoughts, but he still has one mistake.
Gu Zhike raised his head to observe Zhang Fu.
Zhang Fu said calmly: Someone had slandered the old marquis before, but after thinking about it carefully, I decided that all slander was done by villains.When I return to the court, I will definitely protect the loyalty of the old marquis.
Gu Cheng frowned and said: What's the matter with slander?
Zhang Fu refused to answer, and continued: The old marquis has always been loyal to the emperor and will never be scattered; the various tribes in the court (the several civil servants who guarded Peiping at that time have become prosperous now) will also speak up for you for justice, so you don’t have to worry.
However, if the old marquis could do something for the official army, we would be better off in the temple.
Gu Cheng asked: What does Marshal Zhang want me to do?
Zhang Fu clasped his fists and said, "I'll ask the old marquis to come forward and calm the morale of the army in Guizhou!"
Gu Cheng was stunned for a while and said seriously: As long as Zhang Dashuai said something, how could I refuse this?Come, help me up!
Zhang Fu immediately showed a little grateful expression and bowed again.
The guards came in and helped Gu Cheng off the bed, went out with difficulty, and got him onto a donkey cart.So Zhang Fu took his personal guards and led Gu Cheng's donkey cart to various military camps of the Guizhou Army.
Gu Cheng said to the military generals who were greeting him and the soldiers who were watching in the camp: We are the official army of the Ming Dynasty. We are the emperor to guard the country and do not forget the word "loyalty and courage" in one day!
He took a breath and gasped, "I am ill, and I have entrusted General Zhang to temporarily take over the military power of the Guizhou army. The military orders are as high as a mountain. You must obey it."The brothers from Guizhou went to Guangxi, and they could be repaired for the time being; when the king's army quelled the rebellion of the King of Han, you can return to the Dusi of Guizhou, or marry and have children in Guangxi to farm... Cough cough cough...
At this time, a small team of cavalry came to the gate of the camp. Zhang Fu turned his horse and walked over, asking the leading general in a deep voice: Where is the rebels of the King of Han?
The general clasped his fists and said: The horse-striking storm who came back today reported that the rebel vanguard had reached the east mountain of Yuezhou.
Zhang Fu gradually breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand, and heard the general in front of him say: The last general takes his leave!
Dongshan in Yuezhou is still on the side of the Qujing Military and Civilian Mansion, hundreds of miles away from Zhangfu!
The rebel vanguard had just arrived in Yuezhou, and it was difficult to catch up with Zhang Fu; even if he caught up, Zhang Fu himself still had a 100,000 army, so he was not afraid of his vanguard!
However, when the Guizhou army arrived in Guangxi, perhaps almost half of the troops were left... Zhang Fu lost tens of thousands of official troops without fighting in a battle, and he felt really aggrieved.
Fortunately, it is better than the Guizhou army who surrendered to the rebels!
...At this time, some old generals in the army were worried about Zhang Fu's future, but Zhang Fu disagreed.The words of the ministers in the court can be said randomly, but the facts on the battlefield can be seen by everyone!Facts cannot be changed easily.
After thinking about it, Zhang Fu thought about Wu Gao's question carefully. He had gradually calmed down from his initial resentment.
Maitreya Prefecture is a place governed by the local magistrates, and it is difficult for the Yunnan government to force them to comply with some extreme government orders, such as burning their own food.
Zhang Fu led his army to Maitreya Prefecture and ordered the looting of the natives inside and outside the capital and robbed all the food they could find.
The total strength of the two armies reached more than 200,000, with Guizhou in front and Zhang Fu's army in the back.
They probably have to walk south along the main road for about three days before turning east; in the future, as long as they reach the Tiandong area of the Guangxi Provincial Administration, there will be no danger...
In addition to the front of Zhang Fu's vanguard cavalry, the front of the central army were the vanguards of Guizhou.The commander of the guard Lu Bing.
Lu Bing is a strong man, only in his thirties.
However, he joined the army very early. As early as the Hongwu period, he followed the generals Gu Cheng and He Fu to attack the Shuixi Barbarians. He was very brave and made many military achievements.
During Gu Cheng's tenure in Guizhou, he was the most elite avant-garde commander of Guizhou's tenure, and was a capable general who was relied on by veteran Gu Cheng!
The sun was already on the west mountain, and Lu Bing's troops stopped marching one after another, found the camps selected by the vanguard army and the baggage team, and began to camp.
The mountains near Maitreya Prefecture are not high, but the mountains on the horizon to the east are covered with dark shadows, which at first glance looks like dark clouds on the horizon.
However, like many places in Yunnan, the mountain shape is gentle and undulating; therefore, the vanguard of Guizhou chose to be on a hillside, with wide open sides and a better view.
Miscellaneous soldiers and some military soldiers were busy making fires and making meals, and Lu Bing lived in a dilapidated and low native village.Although it is pitch black, dirty and broken inside, it is still more comfortable than living in a tent.
Before dark, the scout team sent out came back.One of the soldiers was named Zhang Sheng, who was said to be sent by Hou Guicheng from Zhenyuan. None of the avant-garde soldiers knew him.
Several scouts reported the military information and withdrew from the hut, only Zhang Sheng stayed at the end.
Zhang Sheng pretended to walk to the door of the house slowly, but suddenly turned around and said in a deep voice: Marshal Zhang said, will he march from Guangxi to Guizhou in the future, will Commander Lu Xun?
Lu Bing was silent for a long time and said: Tell me closer.
Zhang Sheng walked to Lu Bing and whispered: Guizhou Dusi has been captured by the Han Wang Army, and the families of the Guizhou brothers are there. General Zhang must be on guard against the brothers.
The men and horses under Mr. Zhang walked more than a thousand miles from Shenglong City, Jiaozhi to Kunming; they just arrived at the place, and turned around and ran to Guangxi the next day.The soldiers have been cursing!In this situation, Mr. Zhang said that he would attack wherever he wanted to attack. Is he playing tricks on his brothers?
Lu Bing said simply: The British Duke only wants to transfer us.
After hearing this, Zhang Sheng leaned down and whispered in Lu Bing's ear: What happened outside Kunming that night, General Zhang was already suspicious of what happened outside Kunming City.When the army leaves the battlefield, if the people in the court start to question it...
Lu Bing said nothing for a long time.
Zhang Sheng gritted his teeth and continued to whisper: In the evening, I went over and looked at the terrain on the east side.Between the mountains in the east, there is a valley avenue that leads to the north... If you walk north after entering the mountain, you should be able to reach east of Yuezhou Dongshan.The vanguard of the Han Wangjun will come from that direction!Why don’t Commander Lu weigh the pros and cons?
Lu Bing's face was sunny and sunny in the candlelight, sometimes red and sometimes cold and white.It seems that he must have understood what Zhang Sheng meant.
However, Lu Bing didn't say anything for a while, and it seemed that he still couldn't accept the status quo.
After all, less than half a month ago, the King of Han was his mortal enemy. Lu Bing led his troops to attack the King of Han's lair, and was also attacked by the King of Han to Guizhou City where his family was.
Zhang Sheng didn't say much, waiting for Lu Bing to think about it.After a long time, Lu Bingcai said in a deep voice: Gu Gong (Marquis of Zhenyuan Gu Cheng) treats me like a parent and child, and cannot bear to rebel.
The old marquis' whole family is in Guizhou.Zhang Sheng immediately responded, and if Commander Lu can't stand the torture in the future and confessed to the Marquis, wouldn't that have harmed him?
Lu Bing was stunned.Zhang Sheng's words just now reminded Lu Bing to leave the battlefield and he would be interrogated and liquidated!
Zhang Sheng said again: Finally, it will confirm your great contribution to the King of Han!There must be peace of mind over here.
...The clear night sky is covered with stars.
On this undulating land, there were a large number of people in the military camps everywhere; but in the second half of the night, the world was not very noisy.
There were occasional neighing of horses in the distance and the conversation of the guards.
Suddenly, a voice said: Marshal!Guizhou's avant-garde mutiny!
Zhang Fu was startled, and he turned over and sat up, stretched out his hand and immediately grabbed the scabbard beside the pillow.The generals who came in were also shocked when they saw this!
After a while, Zhang Fu let go of the hand that grabbed the hilt of the knife and frowned: What happened?
The general clasped his fists and said: Just recently, the Guizhou avant-garde commander Lu Bing encouraged the soldiers and led most of his troops to disobey the orders and escape eastward!Other soldiers in the military camp flew with the traitors, and the Guizhou avant-garde troops were almost completely running!
Call Huang Zhong over!The fast horse commanded the vanguard cavalry to gather troops and prepare to pursue!Zhang Fu calmly ordered.
Get order!
Zhang Fu got up and asked someone to help him put on his armor. After waiting for a while, Huang Zhong entered the house to pay homage.Zhang Fu directly ordered: General Huang immediately led a vanguard cavalry to pursue the Guizhou vanguard as soon as possible!
Huang Zhong clasped his fists and said: I will obey the order!
Zhang Fu said in a deep voice: There is no need to chase too far, cut some heads back to serve as a warning to others.
Huang Zhong nodded and said: I will understand.
After dawn, Huang Zhong returned with the cavalry.
The Guizhou vanguard had a large number of infantry and a small number of cavalry, and the infantry could not escape the Huangzhong's men and many people were killed.
The cut heads were piled on both sides of the official road, and the soldiers passing by were watched.
There were still people on the side of the road crying, pointing at the head and saying that it was the fate of those who disobeyed the military order.
However, deterrence also seems to be unable to stop the Guizhou soldiers from fleeing.With Lu Bing taking the lead, more and more soldiers fled in the next few days!
Some guards ran away in just a few days, and some hundred-household teams even escaped at night in an established place.
Huang Zhong came to the Central Army and said in a heavy southern accent: If this continues, there will be no few people left in the Guizhou Army if you can't go there!If you lose your mother, you will be a mob!The last general thought that it was time to seize their weapons and take them to Guangxi!
Zhang Fu frowned and refused to answer, suddenly stood up and asked: How is Zhenyuan Hou's health?
Huang Zhong said: I have seen him at the end of yesterday and are still lying in the car, but his face looks quite rosy.
Zhang Fu went out without saying a word and came to Gu Cheng's room who lived in the headquarters of the Central Army.He hesitated for a moment and said to the guard at the door: Go and inform the Marquis of Zhenyuan, I want to meet.
The guard hurriedly said: The commander is a little marquis.
When Zhang Fu walked into the low earthen house, Gu Cheng was struggling to sit up from the bed, panting and seemed to be exhausted.
Don’t move, please give birth to your child.Zhang Fu was much more polite this time.
Gu Cheng looked sad and sighed: Time is not forgiving people.
Zhang Fu stood beside the bed and said quietly: The old marquis' reputation for being famous for his lifetime is only once, which is understandable.A wise man has a thousand thoughts, but he still has one mistake.
Gu Zhike raised his head to observe Zhang Fu.
Zhang Fu said calmly: Someone had slandered the old marquis before, but after thinking about it carefully, I decided that all slander was done by villains.When I return to the court, I will definitely protect the loyalty of the old marquis.
Gu Cheng frowned and said: What's the matter with slander?
Zhang Fu refused to answer, and continued: The old marquis has always been loyal to the emperor and will never be scattered; the various tribes in the court (the several civil servants who guarded Peiping at that time have become prosperous now) will also speak up for you for justice, so you don’t have to worry.
However, if the old marquis could do something for the official army, we would be better off in the temple.
Gu Cheng asked: What does Marshal Zhang want me to do?
Zhang Fu clasped his fists and said, "I'll ask the old marquis to come forward and calm the morale of the army in Guizhou!"
Gu Cheng was stunned for a while and said seriously: As long as Zhang Dashuai said something, how could I refuse this?Come, help me up!
Zhang Fu immediately showed a little grateful expression and bowed again.
The guards came in and helped Gu Cheng off the bed, went out with difficulty, and got him onto a donkey cart.So Zhang Fu took his personal guards and led Gu Cheng's donkey cart to various military camps of the Guizhou Army.
Gu Cheng said to the military generals who were greeting him and the soldiers who were watching in the camp: We are the official army of the Ming Dynasty. We are the emperor to guard the country and do not forget the word "loyalty and courage" in one day!
He took a breath and gasped, "I am ill, and I have entrusted General Zhang to temporarily take over the military power of the Guizhou army. The military orders are as high as a mountain. You must obey it."The brothers from Guizhou went to Guangxi, and they could be repaired for the time being; when the king's army quelled the rebellion of the King of Han, you can return to the Dusi of Guizhou, or marry and have children in Guangxi to farm... Cough cough cough...
At this time, a small team of cavalry came to the gate of the camp. Zhang Fu turned his horse and walked over, asking the leading general in a deep voice: Where is the rebels of the King of Han?
The general clasped his fists and said: The horse-striking storm who came back today reported that the rebel vanguard had reached the east mountain of Yuezhou.
Zhang Fu gradually breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand, and heard the general in front of him say: The last general takes his leave!
Dongshan in Yuezhou is still on the side of the Qujing Military and Civilian Mansion, hundreds of miles away from Zhangfu!
The rebel vanguard had just arrived in Yuezhou, and it was difficult to catch up with Zhang Fu; even if he caught up, Zhang Fu himself still had a 100,000 army, so he was not afraid of his vanguard!
However, when the Guizhou army arrived in Guangxi, perhaps almost half of the troops were left... Zhang Fu lost tens of thousands of official troops without fighting in a battle, and he felt really aggrieved.
Fortunately, it is better than the Guizhou army who surrendered to the rebels!
...At this time, some old generals in the army were worried about Zhang Fu's future, but Zhang Fu disagreed.The words of the ministers in the court can be said randomly, but the facts on the battlefield can be seen by everyone!Facts cannot be changed easily.
After thinking about it, Zhang Fu thought about Wu Gao's question carefully. He had gradually calmed down from his initial resentment.