"Everyone, you must listen clearly. We are soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, not bandits and robbers. We came out from our hometown not to rob or kill... We are here to save people. Only when everyone is not bullied can we live and work in peace and contentment.
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Tang He stood in front of tens of thousands of Miao soldiers and shouted loudly.
A few years have brought too many changes to Tanghe.
In the past, he could only be regarded as a strong general under Zhu Yuanzhang. In terms of his ability to lead troops, he was still inferior to Xu Da and others, and in terms of literary talent, he was far inferior to Feng Guoyong.
The only thing worthy of praise may be that he is senior enough.
Tang He also held his breath before he decided to lead his troops to Wuxi to open up territory for Zhu's army, conquer the Miao tribe, lay a foundation, and at the same time greatly enhance his status.
It can be said that Tang He came with a lot of thoughts.
But when he arrived in the Wuxi area, he was hit hard first.
When a total of several thousand Miao soldiers returned to their hometown, Tang He brought with him more than 3,000 elite Zhu Jiajun soldiers.
It stands to reason that with so many people, we can do a lot of things.
But something unexpected happened to Tang He. Many of the Miao soldiers who returned to their hometown secretly returned to the tribe. Although they felt that what Zhu Jiajun said was reasonable, after all, their families were still there, and they were unwilling to work for Zhu Jiajun.
Go too far and hit your own people.
Just because they leaked the news, the Miao leaders were prepared... They mobilized their men and horses, took advantage of the terrain, and ambush Tang He's troops. After several battles, Tang He lost more than a thousand people.
In addition, many soldiers were not acclimatized and lost their lives... Half of the troops brought there were lost, and even Tang He was injured.
If you follow common sense, you can almost declare the operation a failure. If you are lucky and escape to the sky alone, you will have burned a lot of incense.
This was Tang He’s experience when he first arrived in Wuxi.
Even though several years have passed, Tang He still remembers it clearly.
On that night, he found Liu Bowen and a few confidants, and they all got together to discuss what to do.
Should we give up the action and go our separate ways, or should we stay and fight for the slim chance of winning?
"One general is incompetent and the three armies are exhausted. I, Tang He, am responsible for the dead brothers. I feel sorry for everyone, and I feel sorry for the superiors. I have accepted all the charges. The most important thing now is to discuss a way out. Everyone
Speak freely, even if you want to point your nose at me and scold me, that’s okay!”
After Tang He finished speaking, he fell into a deathly silence.
Including Liu Bowen, no one said anything.
After a long time, a soldier named Jiang Ying stepped forward from the crowd.
"General Tang, I think you did nothing wrong, and neither did we! What's wrong is that when we first arrived, the Miao people didn't know what we stood for, and they were xenophobic. But those Miao soldiers who returned were captives who were not firm-willed and wavered repeatedly.
.I think this is what Prime Minister Zhang said, the gap between ideal and reality."
Tang He's eyes lit up, and Liu Bowen was also quite moved.
This soldier actually said this truth, what a talent!
"Jiang Ying, what can you do?"
Jiang Ying was silent for a long time and then said: "I, I think we should survive first. Those ideas can be put away. The top priority is to find a place to stay and solve the problem of settling down first."
These few words reminded Tang He and Liu Bowen that they came with full hope. Who doesn’t want to make contributions immediately?
But the problem is that this is the Miao tribe, not Huaixi. The environment is different, the humanities are also different, and the conditions are simply not met to ignite a war all over the place in an instant.
The top priority is to survive and keep the fire first, and then we can talk about other things.
After a night of discussions, they finally made difficult changes.
The first step is to go up the mountain!
First occupy the mountain as king and find a place to stay.
Tang He, who had changed his mind, did not get out of the predicament immediately. He organized three attacks before successfully taking over a village in Qingluo Mountain and wiping out more than 300 bandits.
At this moment, the Zhu Jiajun only has more than 800 people.
Tang He even put away his flag and just farmed and hunted in the mountains. He once thought that he was going to become a bandit and would never be able to fly the Zhu Jiajun flag again.
But just a few months later, the situation changed.
After those Miao soldiers who received education in prisoner-of-war camps returned to their hometowns, they soon had fierce conflicts with the local people, especially the leaders.
Having seen Zhu Jiajun's style, it was difficult for them to kneel down.
The leaders also told these people about the situation outside, and they were terrified. They were afraid that their serfs would have strange thoughts and it would be difficult to control them.
Therefore, the leaders continued to capture the Miao soldiers who came back from outside, tortured them, forced them to shut up, or simply killed them.
Thousands of Miao soldiers finally came to their senses in the face of the butcher's knife of "one of their own".
The cruel reality tells them who is really good to them!
Miao soldiers continued to flee to the mountain stronghold in Tanghe and joined Zhu's army. Gradually, the number of Miao soldiers increased and even occupied the main body.
After experiencing some twists and turns, Liu Bowen quickly realized that what they could rely on was not strong force, but solid human hearts!
Liu Bowen strictly implemented Zhang Ximeng's military regulations and made adjustments based on the customs and habits of the Miao soldiers.
Soldiers and generals are one body, eating and living together, there is no difference.
Everyone worked during the day and talked freely in front of the campfire at night.
Finally, after more than half a year of silence, the number of soldiers and horses recovered to 2,500. Gu Hao
The small village is not large enough to support so many people.
After careful preparation, Tang He finally deployed troops.
This time, he sent out Miao soldiers in advance to explore the situation as an internal response, and then cooperated with the internal response to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.
He successfully captured a stronghold and killed the leader who resisted.
But Tang He not only did no harm to the ordinary Miao people, but instead sent his soldiers over to reason with them, share their wealth and land, encourage the Miao people to join the army, and protect the fields they had obtained.
This time Tanghe succeeded.
He successfully recruited more than a thousand people, bringing the total force to nearly four thousand, which was already more than when he arrived.
This made both Tang He and Liu Bowen more confident.
In the days that followed, their main task was to continuously educate the soldiers, then look for fighters, knock down the villages one by one, and distribute the land to the Miao people.
Liu Bowen patiently taught the young Miao soldiers. Many of them learned to write their names for the first time, knew the king's laws, and understood that in the face of the law, there is no distinction between high and low.
Knowing that land is given by God, everyone should do the same.
You know that your destiny can be changed. If you study hard, you will have the opportunity to get ahead.
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These thoughts were things that Miao youths would never dare to think about in the past.
They found dignity and hope in Zhu Jiajun, and a warm flame gradually burned. They did not want to live a life close to slavery.
They are eager for change, eager to eat well and wear warm clothes.
They knew their only hope was Zhu Jiajun.
Only when the Zhu Jiajun grows stronger, wins, and defeats those leaders can they have a bright future.
Therefore, in the next battle, the Miao soldiers' morale was high. Even if they encountered setbacks, they were not discouraged. They summed up their experience and tried to make up for it in the next battle.
Their victories increased more and more, their territory became larger and larger, and their number of soldiers and horses exceeded ten thousand.
Finally, I gained a firm foothold.
Not only that, the Miao tribe leaders already knew that they were no match, so they asked Tianwan for help... The output of the Miao tribe was not much, but in exchange for foreign aid, they gave up grain, silver, precious medicinal materials, valuable furs,
All of them were given to the dignitaries of Tianwan.
After witnessing what the leaders did, the young people in the Miao tribe became even more angry.
They believed Zhu Jiajun's words more and more that these leaders were willing to donate their money to Tianwan, but were not willing to take it out and distribute it to their slaves.
In this case, why do you still kneel down in front of them and live humbly?
Go against him!
Beacon fires in one place and another.
With the smoke billowing and the Miao people constantly revolting, Tang He quickly captured the city, including Jingzhou, and all fell into his hands.
During this period, Tianwan became Chen Han... Zhu Yuanzhang also ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
My childhood friend actually became the emperor!
It’s really disappointing!
Tang He and these Miao soldiers have developed into a force that cannot be ignored. They also sent personnel to participate in the enthronement ceremony.
After returning from Yingtian, these people went to various places to explain their experiences.
Tell everyone what Yingtian is like, what the emperor is like, and what the enthronement ceremony will be like... The soldiers listened with fascination and envy.
For the first time, they knew that when the emperor ascended the throne, he needed the support of people everywhere, not only the Miao people, but also the Mongolians and Li people. Everyone stood together to support a new emperor who belonged to them!
An unimaginable future is about to appear. What they have to do is to sweep away the dust and welcome the new king!
"Please don't worry, my lord! If you freeze to death, you won't demolish your house, if you die of starvation, you won't plunder!"
"In all actions, follow the command and don't take advantage of the people!"
"Fight bravely, capture and return to the public!"
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The Miao soldiers loudly recited the military regulations engraved in their bones and rushed towards Chenzhou with great momentum.
One day later, Chenzhou was obtained.
Tang He rode without stopping and continued to mobilize his troops to attack Wuling.
This was a very arduous battle. Chen Youliang deployed heavy troops. He knew very well that once Wuling was lost, the entire west of Dongting Lake would fall.
Therefore, Chen Jun fought desperately, and Tang He was also determined to win.
After five days and nights of fierce fighting, Tang He finally opened the city gate of Wuling, but the price was the sacrifice of more than 3,000 soldiers led by Jiang Ying. This man once gave Tang He advice, assisted Tang He in conquering the place where he settled, and performed well
The brave and promising young general died on the eve of dawn...
Tang He endured his grief and asked someone to send Zhu Yuanzhang the good news: