During the Spring and Autumn Period, present-day Shunyuan City was under the jurisdiction of the 'Ke State'. During the Warring States Period, it was within the scope of the 'Yelang State'. During the Han Dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of Ke County. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, present-day Shunyuan City was named Juzhou and later changed to Guizhou in 1279 AD. In 1283, Yuanting captured the entire territory of Guizhou and established the Xuanfu Division of Shunyuan Road, which was changed to the Xuanwei Division in the following year. In 1283 AD, Yuanting established the Shunyuan Road, which is today's Shunyuan City. .
Shunyuan City was originally an autonomous place where various ethnic groups lived together. However, Daxia Kingdom and the Liang King of Yunnan fought for several times. War broke out in Shunyuan City for a while. Wang Fu, a minister of the Ming Dynasty, colluded with the Liang King of Yuanting and wrote a memorial saying that the people of Guizhou were willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. During this period, he naturally exaggerated his own achievements. Taizu happily sent troops to station in Shunyuan City, and the governor still belonged to the Yi ethnic group to show his favor.
As a result, Wang Fu gained the trust of Emperor Taizu and took charge of the affairs of the two provinces of Huguang and Guizhou. This gave Wang Fu the opportunity to make money through corruption, so he placed cronies in every state capital to eradicate dissidents. His reputation was unparalleled for a while. Wang Fu was corrupt When the incident was exposed, Emperor Taizu wanted to bring him to justice, but Wang Fu saw that the situation was not good, so he escaped privately and went to Yunnan Liangwang.
Now that the relationship has been broken, King Liang will naturally not let the Ming army continue to garrison Shunyuan. Shunyuan City was overwhelmed by 100,000 yuan of troops at one time, and the war was about to break out. The Ming army in Shunyuan City was only 30,000. In desperation, General Dou He had no choice but to lead his troops to evacuate Shunyuan City, and Shunyuan City returned to the possession of the King of Liang in Yunnan.
Shunyuan City is the central lifeline of the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan. In order to ensure the safety of the eastern border, the King of Liang stationed 50,000 troops in Shunyuan City. This shows the important status of Shunyuan City. The Great Xia Kingdom is now inactive, and Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty is focused on the Northern Expedition. , King Liang of Yunnan felt that he had nothing to worry about, which gave Dakui an opportunity to take advantage of.
The autumn breeze is blowing, and the golden autumn is refreshing. Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, Shunyuan City has also become lively. However, a few days ago, thousands of rioters raided the Yuan soldiers outside the city, so the new city lord Alatancang had to Be careful, take it for granted that he, the city lord, was appointed by himself, and the formal appointment document has not yet been obtained.
Although the festival is lively, all strangers entering the city, regardless of gender, must be searched, especially women, especially beautiful women. Of course, this is a rule set by the city soldiers. There is an endless flow of people coming and going at the city gates. There were nearly a hundred city soldiers everywhere who were busy, but fortunately, most of the people entering the city brought grain, rice or mountain goods, but no one ever brought prohibited items.
What disappointed the city soldiers was that although there were many people entering the city, they were all young and strong men, but not even a woman's hair was seen.
At noon, a convoy came from the west city. Looking at the mighty convoy, there were dozens of carriages. When the convoy reached the city gate, the Yuan soldiers saw that they were all Yi people. The leader stepped forward to speak. Claiming to be delivering food to the military camp.
It turns out that after the Yuan soldiers occupied Shunyuan City, half of the military rations were provided by themselves and the other half were paid monthly by the local villages. This has become a common practice. Moreover, the Yi people who sent the food to the city soldiers also knew each other, so they were not suspicious, and the convoy entered the city smoothly. , the city soldiers did not search.
The motorcade reached a secluded part of the city, and saw more than a thousand young and strong people of all races running out of the streets and alleys, each carrying bags of grain and rice. When they arrived at the motorcade, they did not need to greet them, but scrambled to untie the ropes on the vehicle. , after opening the outer sack, we saw that the cart was full of weapons. There were many styles of swords, guns, hunting forks, and young men of all ethnic groups had one in hand, and then they loaded the grain and rice they carried on their backs onto the cart.
The motorcade moved forward again, and the young men of all ethnic groups hid in the streets and alleys without any movement.
At the foot of Qianling Mountain, in front of more than 300 new tombs, Dakui stood attentively, with war flags waving behind him, and 20,000 soldiers of all ethnic groups waiting in formation.
"Death is inevitable in life. If you die well, why should you hate it?" Dakui recited this sentence in a trembling voice, but his eyes filled with tears and it was difficult to say another word. We have shared weal and woe for so many days and nights, and to this day we are separated by life and death.
Panbu brought a jar of wine, walked up to Dakui and said softly: "My condolences to the foster father."
Dakui didn't say anything. He took the wine jar and opened it silently. He slowly poured the wine in front of the graves. Looking at the 363 new graves in front of him, Dakui said slowly: "You all have spirits in heaven. Zhang Dakui swore in front of everyone's graves that he would seize Shunyuan City to comfort the spirits in heaven. "Without any more words, no paper money was burned, and there was not even a soul-calling flag. Dakui turned around and left, and came to the soldiers of various ethnic groups. Before the battle.
Dakui raised his voice and said: "Today's battle in Shunyuan is related to the well-being of all ethnic groups. I won't say the truth, but no matter which village is the first to attack the city guard, Zhang Dakui will give one hundred thousand taels of silver as a gift." When he came out, the twenty thousand men couldn't help but look at each other with eclipse.
One hundred thousand taels, how many rice seeds and cattle will we need to buy?
Before everyone could calm down, Dakui said again: "I don't need to say much about what happens after entering the city. Your leader will lead you to capture important places. What I want to say is that no matter who of you is killed in battle, , I will give you generous pensions. Although there are generous rewards for this battle, it is so that your flesh and blood compatriots will no longer be dependent on others and will no longer be bullied." Looking at the 20,000 soldiers of all ethnic groups, Dakui shouted categorically, " |Ready to go,”
Panbu led a bay-red horse. Before getting on the horse, Da Kui couldn't help but feel a little confused: "Hongyun is gone, what good horse can travel a thousand miles at a time?" After getting on the horse, Da Kui looked back at the more than 300 new tombs again. However, the war is imminent, and only the sword of wisdom can cut the thread of love. What follows will be a bloody battlefield, galloping and killing.
"Drive," Da Kui galloped towards Shunyuan City, riding his horse and whipping his whip. Behind him, a mixed army of 20,000 soldiers, horses and infantry followed closely behind him. Since there were few horses from each tribe, most of them were infantry.
Walking to a fork in the road, I saw a huge crowd of villagers of all ethnic groups at the intersection, men, women, old and children. It is no wonder that the young men and women in the family are going out to fight. As parents, wives and children, they are naturally worried. Parting is difficult and painful, this is also the long-lasting love of human beings.
Da Kui knew that he would be delayed for some time, so he and Pan Bu left behind the large coalition forces of various ethnic groups and headed east for a while. This place was still more than fifty miles away from Shun Yuan, and it was separated by a hill, so there was no need to worry about Yuan soldiers. What was discovered on the city, all plans were flawless, and once the army reached a few miles from the city gate, they would launch a charge.
When the Yuan army saw the rebels attacking the city, they would naturally ring gold as a warning. When the more than a thousand young men in the city heard the sound of gold, they would spontaneously attack the west gate. Once there were more gates inside and outside, all that was left was to capture the city guard and fight with the Yuan Dynasty. It was a bloody battle.
20,000 village soldiers versus 50,000 elite Yuan troops. If they are powerful, they are no match. Da Kui's intention is to capture the thieves and capture the king. He first surrounds and occupies the city guards. By then, the Yuan soldiers will be leaderless and collapse without a fight. They have already been defeated before After discussing with the leaders of each village, there is no need to chase and kill the Yuan soldiers as they flee, just let them go away. If they are pushed too hard, they will be forced to jump over the wall.
Da Kui's instructions were very thorough, but he ignored the military orders. These village soldiers were not regular troops. They were in love with their families, and they were also missed by their relatives. After waiting for half an hour, Da Kui couldn't help but feel anxious. He turned back to his horse and looked at the young and strong men in each village.
Say goodbye to the nagging words from your family, I'm afraid it will be dark if you continue like this.
Da Kui had no choice but to call Pan Bu to urge him. Pan Bu took the order to return to his horse and rush to the soldiers and civilians in each village. Who expected there to be 20,000 young and strong village residents? There were as many as 30,000 to 40,000 villagers seeing him off. After Pan Bu screamed several times, he was completely gone.
To no avail, I wanted to find the leaders of each village, but there were so many people where to find them.
I heard a village soldier crying: "Grandma, please go back. When Shunyuan City is conquered, our family will be able to get cattle for farming, and there will be a lot of money in the village... wu wu wu..."
Relatives face each other with tears in their eyes, it is really hard to separate.
The old father of another village soldier asked in a trembling voice: "Can we divide the paddy field? We have cattle, but there is not enough land to plant... Ahem," such words came and went, and the discussion continued.
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Pan Bu quickly raised his voice and said: "Everyone who goes to attack the city has money. Mr. Zhang said that he will take out one hundred thousand taels of silver plus pension. Don't worry, everyone." After a pause, Pan Bu shouted again
: "The team is about to set off, folks, please go back,"
This sentence immediately caused the crowd to explode. One hundred thousand taels of silver, anyone who goes to attack the city is rich.
These kind-hearted people of all ethnic groups have always eaten at sunrise and sunset. They have worked hard all their lives and have never seen anything like a hundred thousand taels of silver. Often the women’s headwear and other items in the family have been accumulated through generations of hard work. (
Ethnic minorities in the south will dress up and go out during festivals. They always wear silver jewelry when watching TV. I guess this custom has been around since ancient times.)
Pan Bu didn't know what the consequences of his words were, and the crowd started talking again. A fat woman walked out of the crowd and asked loudly: "What you just said is the truth."
Pan Bu was stunned when he heard this, and immediately said categorically: "Of course it's the truth,"
The fat woman was very happy when she heard this. She turned around and shouted to the crowd: "Everyone who goes to attack the city has money, so I will go too."
Well, now, there are nearly 40,000 villagers. Except for those who are too young and too old, the rest are going to attack the city. There are about 30,000 people in total. Panbu was dumbfounded for a while, but he couldn't stop talking.
All I had to do was turn the horse's head and lead the soldiers and people of all ethnic groups towards the west.
Dakui was watching the terrain outside Shunyuan City on the slope. After waiting for a while, Pan Bu didn't come back. He couldn't help but look back. At this sight, Dakui was so frightened that he almost fell off his horse. There were people all over the mountains and plains in front of him, and the crowds were surging like a tide.
I can no longer tell which are the village soldiers and which are the villagers. We are not going to fight, but to attend the temple fair.
Dakui was well aware of the seriousness of the military's lack of discipline, so he immediately asked Panbu to summon the leaders of each clan.
It took a lot of hard work, and I kept shouting and shouting in the sea of people. It took me a long time to find the two heads.
Dakui couldn't help but have a headache when he saw the soldiers and civilians so scattered.
These two leaders were the leaders of the Bai and Gelao tribes. Dakui called them to him and asked: "Why are you doing this? Do you want to send the people under the city wall?"
The leader of the Gelao people said bluntly: "They are not sending their relatives off, they are going to attack the city."
"Ah," Dakui shouted in surprise when he heard this, his eyes widened.
The leader of the Gelao tribe added: "My third uncle is also here. He said that if he could give me some money, he would not live anymore, and he would have to exchange some money for his life. Didn't the Han people say that old age makes you stronger? He is."
Dakui didn't even think that there would be such a drama today. How could such a disorganized team fight?
Dakui's mind was spinning, and he immediately said to the two leaders: "Go and tell everyone that you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver for killing a Yuan soldier. I will do what I say." The two leaders were startled when they heard this, and they looked at each other and couldn't help but recognize each other. The horror in his eyes.
The reward for killing a Yuan soldier is ten taels of silver. There are fifty thousand Yuan soldiers in Shunyuan City. No, those are not Yuan soldiers, but silver.
As soon as the words came out, the people were excited, and the motley army of fifty thousand men, women, old and young immediately continued to march towards Shunyuan City, the marching speed was more than twice as fast.