Gao pragmatism wanted to fight a battle to destroy the Yuan with force to build momentum, which meant that he gave up the fast surprise attack and chose to slowly approach in the wide front, causing the mountain to rain and the wind to fill the building, and the dark clouds to suppress the city.
The overwhelming force is overwhelming and no one can stop it.
However, although this momentum was magnificent and it did achieve his goal of making this battle "attractive at home and abroad", it also brought about a problem: it has been more than a month since he announced the dispatch of troops, and he himself has only returned from the capital.
They arrived in Daning and stayed in Daning for half a month. So far, there has been no new movement. The other three armies seem to be marching step by step, and there has never been any fighting on the four fronts.
However, after such a long period of "more than a month", under the operation of the post system after the reform, the news had already spread throughout the world, and everyone everywhere knew that the most capable generals and the most capable troops of the Ming Dynasty had already headed beyond the Great Wall.
Some people looked forward to this news as they looked forward to the rain after a long drought. For example, Yang Yinglong, the governor of Bozhou, was the first to bear the brunt of the news.
The Yang family in Bozhou has a long history. In the 14th year of Xiantong in the late Tang Dynasty (873), Nanzhao invaded and captured Bozhou. However, the Tang Dynasty at that time was no longer as powerful as the prosperous Tang Dynasty. In terms of the imperial court, there were vassal towns, but among the people,
The uprisings were swarming, and it was really difficult to expect the central government to send troops to Bozhou, a place with eight mountains, one water, and one farmland to recover the lost territory.
However, the territory could not be lost just like this, so in the third year of Qianfu (876), Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty recruited warriors from all over the world to regain the lost territory. Yang Duan from Taiyuan recruited him and joined forces with the local powerful to defeat Nanzhao. After that,
The Yang family settled in Bozhou and inherited it hereditary for more than 700 years. Gao Pragmatic previously said that the history of the Yang family in Bozhou even surpassed that of Huang Zhiting and her family, which is why it came from this.
There is of course a reason why a semi-independent regime can exist for so long. The main reason is that Yang is good at embracing the imperial court.
After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the Yang family embraced the Song Dynasty. If the Song court wanted to send troops, the Yang family would send troops; if the Song court wanted food, the Yang family would provide food; if the Song court wanted to pay tribute, the Yang family would pay tribute. In short, what the court needed,
The Yang family was absolutely obligated to do so. Faced with such an obedient baby, Song Ting considered that the land was not a place to mobilize troops, so he naturally let it go and allowed the Yang family in Bozhou to continue to exist.
The Song Dynasty was able to accommodate the existence of the Yang family in Bozhou, on the one hand, because the Yang family was very obedient, but on the other hand, it was also directly related to the "cost of governance" issue that Gao Pragmatic had previously discussed with Liu Xin.
Any court that directly rules any place will inevitably have a cost of governance. If it cannot collect much tax throughout the year, there are often troubles in the place it rules, and the army must constantly go to the place to quell rebellions, then there will be problems in ruling this place.
Loss.
After all, when a cannon is fired, gold is worth ten thousand taels. Even if no cannons are used, the army will consume astronomical amounts of food and military pay during the campaign. For a place like this, it can be summed up in one word: loss.
For example, the southwest border where the Yang family is located has always been a barren land. Even if the court directly administered it, it could not collect much tax. However, the ethnic composition is extremely complex, and ethnic conflicts are also very sharp. There are conflicts every day. To rule a place like that,
For the Central Plains dynasty, it was the most typical loss-making transaction.
Therefore, in the past dynasties, the system of chieftain management was often adopted for the southwestern border areas. To put it bluntly, a piece of land was allocated to the chieftain and let him "contract" it. As long as he paid the contract fee to the court on time, of course he might also be asked to send troops.
Follow the expedition.
In this way, not only did the court save the trouble of governance, but it could also receive contracting fees on a regular basis, which could be regarded as killing two birds with one stone. To put it more bluntly, it was mutual use. The court needed toasts in places, and the chieftains also needed the court.
The Yang family also deeply understood this truth. After the fall of the Song Dynasty, they quickly took refuge in the Yuan Dynasty. After the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, they quickly turned to the Ming Dynasty. In this way, the Yang family had a foundation in Bozhou for more than 700 years.
But when the Yang family of Bozhou was passed down to Yang Yinglong's generation, he suddenly didn't understand this truth. At the beginning, Yang Yinglong was still very obedient and helped the Ming court put down several rebellions. He was awarded the title of "" by the Ming court for his military merits.
Cavalry General" - this is the second grade.
At this time, the Yang family has been entrenched in Bozhou for more than 700 years, and is definitely deeply rooted in the local area. Yang Yinglong is a real wealthy N generation. He inherited the family business at the age of twenty, and later became a nominal
Senior officials of the imperial court and local officials were naturally very proud.
Yang Yinglong, who was so proud of his success, began to be arrogant and arrogant. The place where he lived was decorated with images of dragons and phoenixes. He also called himself "Qiantai" and "Half Emperor" in the area under his jurisdiction, and acted arrogantly. But fortunately, he
The place is really remote, and the imperial court usually doesn't send people to check it out, but everything ends up being fine.
But at the same time, the Yang family and other families in Bozhou were also in the same situation, and there were many disputes and fights. During Yang Yinglong's reign, he was extravagant, committed adultery and crimes in Bozhou, acted tyrannically, and plundered other people's property wantonly.
The people who govern five divisions and seven surnames cannot bear to be disturbed.
What is speechless is that the direct trigger of Yang Yinglong's rebellion turned out to be a murder caused by adultery.
Yang Yinglong's first wife was named Zhang Chunhua. She was from the Zhang Tianshi family in Longhushan, Jiangxi. However, Yang Yinglong did not like this wife and lost interest in Zhang Chunhua not long after they got married. Later, he fell in love with Tian, who was originally
The fiancée of his brother Yang Duanlong, Yang Yinglong fell in love at first sight after seeing Tian and took his sister-in-law away by force.
Later, Yang Yinglong discovered that his wife Zhang Chunhua was having an affair with a subordinate, and he wanted to kill Zhang Chunhua in a rage. Fortunately, his mother came out to plead for mercy, so she spared Zhang Chunhua's life. After that, Yang Yinglong married Zhang Chunhua to his other brother Yang Shenglong.
I don’t know if it was because he was bitten by a snake and was afraid of the rope for ten years. Later, Yang Yinglong got drunk and thought that Tian was also committing adultery, so he wanted to kill Tian. Tian mentioned Zhang Chunhua again at the critical moment of life and death.
Yang Yinglong was so angry that he fainted on the spot and ordered Zhang Chunhua to be killed.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhang Chunhua is not a light-hearted person either. She calls on her mother, Guan, to avenge her. Yang Yinglong delays Zhang Chunhua’s mother, Guan, which completely offends Zhang.
Mother's family. As one of the leaders of Taoism, the Zhang family of Longhushan always had a high status in the Ming Dynasty. The title of "Heavenly Master" was not a self-title, but was often conferred by the imperial court. This shows its specialness.
In the 16th year of Wanli, the leader of the Zhang clan took other representatives of the Five Divisions and Seven Surnames who had been oppressed and tortured by Yang Yinglong to Sichuan and Hu to file complaints, and boldly exposed Yang Yinglong's various illegal deeds. The prelude to the Bozhou Rebellion was considered to be
This was the beginning. And this year was also the beginning when Gao Pragmatic began to pay attention to Bozhou.
The memorial to impeach Yang Yinglong was quickly sent to the imperial court, and the imperial court appointed the governors of Sichuan and Guizhou to investigate the case in detail. Yang Yinglong was furious when he heard about the incident, and launched a brutal revenge on the five ministers and seven surnames, and also colluded with Miao
People thought it was foreign aid, and at the same time sent troops to plunder the surrounding states and counties, and the chieftains.
At that time, the imperial court was divided into two factions regarding Yang Yinglong's affairs. Ye Mengxiong, the governor of Guizhou at the time, believed that Yang Yinglong's crime was unpardonable, while Li Hualong, the governor of Sichuan, was resisting Songfan at this time and needed the help of Yang Yinglong's Bozhou soldiers, so he suggested that the imperial court suspend Yang Yinglong's crime.
I wanted him to send troops to help me fight the war first, but as a result, the two factions within the court were at loggerheads.
Later, Gao Pangshi returned to Beijing from Liaodong and intervened slightly in the matter. Therefore, the Ming court asked Yang Yinglong to go to Chongqing Mansion to listen to the investigation. The result of the interrogation was that Yang Yinglong should be executed for his crime.
However, something unexpected happened later, that is, Gao Yingshi went to pacify Bobai because of the Northwest Rebellion. Since Chongqing was not the main position of the Shi School, I don’t know what happened in the end. In short, Yang Yinglong paid 20,000 taels of gold.
Redeem your life, and that's how it went.
After Gao Gao was pragmatic and thunderous in quelling the war in Ningxia, he returned to the capital and found that Yang Yinglong had taken over the Sichuan officialdom so easily. Although he did not say anything harsh at the time, his subordinates acted without hesitation. Soon the imperial court sent Song Liangzuo to serve as governor of Sichuan.
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Song Liangzuo was a disciple of Gao Gong, but he was not part of the core group. He was probably the "core peripheral circle". Before he became the governor, he was the You Shaoqing of Dali Temple. However, his qualifications are really old enough, so he has the qualifications to be the governor.
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After Song Liangzuo took office, he brought up the matter of Yang Yinglong again and asked Yang Yinglong to be interrogated again. When Yang Yinglong saw that the governor had been replaced by someone he didn't recognize, he knew that his departure would be a disaster, so he did not listen to the imperial edict.
I tried to come up with a bunch of reasons, but I just refused to come out for interrogation.
When things got to this point, Song Liangzuo began to think about how to lure the snake out of its cave. However, God's calculations were not as good as those of humans. When Yang Yinglong heard that Gao Pragmatic was leading an army of 600,000 to attack the Yuan Dynasty, he immediately thought that the imperial court had no room to pay attention to him.
Even in his opinion, as long as he stepped out and acted tough at this moment, in order to avoid affecting the great cause of conquering the Yuan Dynasty, the imperial court could only choose to settle the matter, or even make a major compromise and write off the previous affairs.
So he chose to take a desperate risk and ordered the killing of more than 200 officers and soldiers sent by the imperial court to Songkan (within the jurisdiction of Bozhou). In response, Yang Yinglong claimed that it was done by the Miao people and had nothing to do with him, Yang Qiansui.
To a certain extent, this is clearly a rebellion.
The biggest reason why the imperial courts of all dynasties, including the Ming Dynasty, could accommodate the existence of the Yang family in Bozhou was that the Yang family in Bozhou was very obedient. But once they were disobedient and even wanted to rebel, it would be another matter, especially for those who thought they wanted to revitalize the state.
For Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty, this kind of provocation could never be tolerated.
So Song Liangzuo rushed six hundred miles to report to the capital. Before Gao Pingshi had time to react, the emperor's imperial pen Zhu Pi personally issued the final instruction: to conquer Yang Yinglong.
Song Liangzuo, the governor of Sichuan, obtained the emperor's permission and carried out the holy will as quickly as possible. He immediately sent out troops in three directions: the northern route led by Guo Cheng with 5,590 troops, and troops from Qijiang, Anwen, and Songkan; the southern route led by Wang Zhihan with 11,400 troops
, marching troops all the way from Huangping and Meitan; on the west route, deputy general Cao Xibin led 9,000 troops, marching troops all the way from Yongning and Jimashan, and the three armies planned to encircle Yang Yinglong.
There is a problem to be explained here: among the three generals who sent the troops, there were two staff generals and one deputy general, but there was no Sichuan general Liu Wei. The reason is that although Liu Wei's command had previously received high-pragmatic orders, he transferred the narrative
The state also planned to prepare for the Bozhou event, but some accidents occurred that could not be changed by manpower: the climate was not suitable for the country.
Many people in Liu Wei's army were originally from Sichuan. Logically speaking, they should not be acclimatized in Sichuan, but acclimatization is not that simple. It was a few years ago that his troops went to Burma, and after the war, they
He has always stayed there and has never moved. In fact, he has become accustomed to the climate and environment in the Yunnan-Myanmar border area.
When the sudden long journey arrived in Xuzhou, although it seemed to be traveling from one mountainous area to another, the climate and environment still changed a lot. Therefore, there were still a lot of acclimatization in the army, and many people even suffered from vomiting and diarrhea.
gained combat effectiveness.
Song Liangzuo, who is also a member of the Gao Dang clan of the Shi School, naturally knows this news. Not only that, he is even more aware that Liu Xin, Liu Xin's sister, has been staying with Gao Jingshi as the "Secretary-General". Is there any relationship between the two?
It’s hard to say about other relationships, but at least it’s certain that she is an absolute confidant around Gao Situ. By extension, Liu Wei’s status is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary military commanders.
Under such circumstances, Song Liangzuo certainly did not dare to take the risk of sending Liu Wei's troops out to use them when they were sick, so he only sent a letter to Liu Wei, asking him to stabilize the epidemic situation in the army as soon as possible, restore combat effectiveness as soon as possible, and replenish supplies at any time.
battle front.
The generals of the Three Route Ming Army also got some information and learned that Liu Zongrong not only had Yu Yin from his father Liu Xian in Sichuan (Liu Xian also served as the Sichuan Army General for a long time), but it was also said that his family was closely related to Gao Situ and Gao Jing.
We got very close, and his unit has always been known as elite. When they attacked Burma, they were just like chopping melons and cutting vegetables. Therefore, once their unit recovers, this battle may not be easy for us brothers, so the three of us
It’s tacitly understood: Soldiers are more valuable than speed, and the key to this battle is to be fast!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Speaking of which, "soldiers are more valuable and faster" is exactly in line with the plan set by Song Liangzuo. At that time, the new governor of Sichuan, Song Liangzuo, arrived and summoned officials of the fourth rank and above in the province.
At the meeting, everyone met the governor. After Song Liangzuo greeted him and sat down, he said: "Before I took office, I had already heard that Bozhou's Xuanwei envoy Yang Yinglong often acted wildly and rebelliously. The previous governor deliberately protected him, and some of you in Shu also accepted Bozhou.
Bribery, these things can be forgotten.
I also know that Yang Yinglong, who is strictly investigating in Guizhou, actually wants to put Bozhou under his control. I would like to remind everyone that the ownership of Bozhou should be fought for by each of them, and the emperor will make his own decision. However, Yang Yinglong's wolfish ambitions harm one party just like separatist rule, which is for the future.
, the foundation of the Yang family must be removed in Bozhou. The two provinces of Guizhou and Shu are consistent, and there is no need for objection.
In addition, since I took office, I have repeatedly asked for questioning. Yang Yinglong actually refused to listen to the order and showed his rebellion. I have already obtained permission from Shangshu to carry out the attack immediately. This will not avoid delaying the great cause of conquering the Yuan Dynasty. This battle
We must hurry up. Now Liu Zongrong's troops are coming from afar. There is an epidemic in the army, so we have to stay in Xuzhou to recover. The remaining troops can be divided into three groups and attack in each direction. What do you think?"
A Sichuan official advised: "Fu Jun, please be patient. The Yang family has been in this area for seven hundred years, and it is deeply rooted in the country. Moreover, Bozhou has always been brave and has an advantageous location... Liu Zongrong and his son had defeated them in a battle in the past.
Jiu Siman, the man who killed all the barbarians by strangulation in World War II, was so powerful that the local people on all sides trembled when they heard about it and dared not raise their eyes. If he sent troops, this would be helpful. Now that it is inconvenient for Liu Zongrong to go out, is it okay for us to rush into the army rashly?
Is there something wrong?"
Song Liangzuo replied: "You don't know the general trend of the imperial court, and I don't blame you. Now the world's attention is on the defeat of the remaining Yuan Dynasty, and how can the small matter of Bozhou compete with the defeat of the Yuan Dynasty? Therefore, we must put down the rebellion as soon as possible to avoid misunderstandings.
This is a major event in the world.
I have made up my mind. As the saying goes, it is important to attack the enemy unprepared if the troops are quick. Besides, there is no need to occupy the entire territory of Bozhou this time. These three armies are only to occupy the dangerous points and deter Bozhou. If Yang Yinglong is willing to go out and wait for trial, I will still retain the Yang family's foundation.
"If the Yang family dares to rebel, then when General Liu stabilizes his troops, my army will march into Bozhou, and there will be no trouble for our descendants!"
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