Song Liangzuo's meeting had just ended, but some Sichuan officials had urgently informed Bozhou about the campaign. After learning about it, Yang Yinglong smiled contemptuously and said, "This new Song Futai is quite interesting. No wonder he couldn't squeeze into the ministry even at such an old age.
, as expected, he is an ignorant person who actually wants to force me to submit by force. Mr. Sun, do you have anything to say about this?"
This Mr. Sun's name is Sun Shitai, which is worth mentioning. He is from Yuyao, Zhejiang Province. That generation, including Shaoxing, was a place with many masters in the entire Ming Dynasty. Sun Shitai also has a special status in the Yang family of Bozhou, equivalent to
As a military advisor, only those who are resourceful can be worthy of this important task.
However, Sun Shitai was different from ordinary masters. He learned the art of emperors, and the "hegemony" among them - the knowledge of helping others achieve hegemony. It is said that Sun Shitai had been watching the stars at night in the capital, and saw the "guest star in the southwest committing a crime against Ziwei"
", thinking that there was a change of dynasty, he searched all over the Ming Dynasty and finally found Yang Yinglong in the southwest.
In fact, Yang Yinglong had no objections earlier. He was just a Tu emperor for a long time, and became a habit of being arrogant and domineering. Later, when something happened, he had to take his son Yang Kedong as a hostage and send him to Chongqing.
There is an old story here that is rarely talked about in later generations, but it has a lot to do with Yang Yinglong's "rebellion" and is worth mentioning. As mentioned before, in order to retaliate against the Fifth Division, Yang Yinglong adopted various means to deal with the Fifth Division and accelerated the persecution of the Five Divisions.
The pace of the company.
Because Gao Jingshi moved many chieftains from Guangxi south to Annan, most of the old areas of Guangxi chieftains were returned to their native lands. The authority of the imperial court in Guangxi was greatly enhanced. Guangxi's economic development has also been rapidly improving in recent years under Gao Jingshi's planning and arrangements.
, finally turned from a bottomless pit in the court's finances into a cash pool, which gave the court the confidence and motivation to gradually return other chieftains to their hometowns.
Under this circumstance, the above-mentioned conflicts between Yang Yinglong and the five divisions under Bozhou were fermented. The fifth division reported Yang Yinglong's crimes to the Ming court. Ye Mengxiong, the governor of Guizhou at the time, immediately asked Bozhou to change his land and return to his hometown.
In fact, the issue of Bozhou had already entered the imperial court's view as early as the Jiajing period. At that time, the ministers of Sichuan and Guizhou had a dispute over the ownership of Bozhou for the sake of the interests of the province. This time, a report from the five subordinate divisions of Bozhou was sent to the court, and the court intervened in the issue of Bozhou.
The originally simple problem became complicated, and at the same time, the chieftain of the Yang family in Banzhou lost the initiative to deal with this problem.
With the loss of the initiative to solve the problem, Yang Yinglong was afraid that the intervention of external forces would harm the interests of the Yang family chieftain in Banzhou. During this period, Yang Yinglong's behavior became more and more radical. However, the radical behavior did not solve the problem, but instead escalated the problem to Banzhou.
The conflict between Chieftain Yang and the imperial court eventually led to Chieftain Yang of Bozhou completely breaking with the imperial court.
The first is the issue of strife between Sichuan and Guizhou officials. After the establishment of Guizhou as a province, the importance of Bozhou's geographical location gradually became prominent, and it became the object of competition for Guizhou's ministers. Bozhou has a superior geographical location, connecting Hubei, Sichuan, and Guizhou, and is an important strategic location.
.Bozhou is located in northern Guizhou, adjacent to Sichuan. It has developed its economy earlier and its economic development status is better than other areas in Guizhou.
Sichuan's advanced production methods and population first entered Bozhou, so Bozhou's agriculture, handicrafts, commerce, etc. all developed well. Bozhou's strategic location, good economic development, and strong local soldiers in Bozhou naturally became the key to the competition between Sichuan and Guizhou officials.
Secondly, there is the problem of the surrounding chieftains. They are swinging at both ends, giving the Ming army a certain opportunity. Among the chieftains around Bozhou, the Shizhu chieftain has a better relationship with the Yang family chieftain of Bozhou. The two sides were related to each other by marriage during the Yang Yinglong period. Shizhuma
The chieftains (Qin Liangyu's husband's family, Baiganbing is from his family) hope to protect each other and thus form a political marriage with the chieftain Yang of Bozhou. Yang Yinglong also hopes to use the power of the Shizhu Ma family to expand his own strength.
However, this relationship disappeared when Yang Yinglong rebelled against the Ming Dynasty. Shizhu Ma's chieftain did not join forces with Yang Yinglong to rebel against the Ming Dynasty, but instead fought against each other. In original history, Shizhu Ma's chieftain played a great role in the Pingbo War and even saved the Ming army.
Regarding the crisis, Song Liangzuo had no intention of using Ma's chieftain at this time.
Yang Yinglong was previously called to Chongqing for trial, which ultimately cost him 20,000 gold, but there was still a mystery that was not explained clearly in the previous article. Since the imperial court had been preparing for the decisive battle against the Yuan Dynasty, the matter of the southwest chieftain was basically delayed as long as possible.
, everything will be easier to handle after the end of the Yuan Dynasty. Without the support of the imperial military power, the southwest officials had to show their power to Yang Yinglong's previous illegal behavior, but it was difficult to force him.
The situation was at a stalemate until last May, when Wang Shiqi, the prefect of Chongqing, rode alone to the meeting and met Yang Yinglong in Songkan. This time, Yang Yinglong did not use his military skills, but instead used his acting skills. He tied himself up, knelt on the roadside, cried bitterly, and apologized, and then he knelt down.
Welcoming Wang Shiqi, he kowtowed until his head was bleeding. Let me add that this skill was taught by Mr. Sun Shitai Sun.
Not only that, he also offered twelve scapegoats, including Huang Yuan, A'ao, and A'Miao, to offset his guilt, and accepted a fine of 40,000 gold to assist the court in collecting wood. In the end, Chongqing agreed that Yang Yinglong should be dismissed from his post and his eldest son, Yang Chaodong, should act as his deputy.
Due to his official position, his second son Yang Kedong was temporarily detained as a hostage and would be released after Yang Yinglong paid the fine in full.
Did Yang Yinglong sincerely surrender, or was he just delaying the war? There is no clear record in the historical data. At that time, Gao Pragmatic discussed with his practical colleagues and believed that Yang Yinglong might indeed have the intention of atonement with a fine during this period, otherwise he would not have handed over his second son as a hostage. Of course,
After paying the fine and redeeming his second son, he may still rebel again, but there should be a period of relative peace in the middle. This is the main reason why Gao pragmatically only recalled Liu Wei slowly to take charge of Sichuan.
However, fate is not as good as fate, and an unexpected incident occurred, killing the hope of peace: Yang Kedong died in prison. The time of death was not long after Yang Yinglong reached a plea bargain with the court and signed an atonement agreement, and at that time Gao Pragmatic was already in charge of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.
He was fully focused on sending troops outside the Great Wall, and the news did not reach the capital quickly enough (because it was not military information). In the end, Gao pragmatic missed this important message.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! In fact, Yang Kedong's death was a natural death - not only did Chongqing officials report it this way, but this is the only logical inference. Because Chongqing officials really have no reason to let Yang Yinglong and others go.
The eldest son, Yang Chaodong, gave up his financial income of 40,000 gold and only asked for the relatively unimportant life of Yang Kedong. You must know that at this time, Yang Yinglong had only paid half of the fine, which was the 20,000 gold mentioned above.
But Yang Yinglong, who was immersed in the pain of losing his son, obviously didn't think so. Sun Shitai, who felt that he had made mistakes in giving advice, also became a little angry and started to pour dirty water on Chongqing officials and even the court.
Yang Yinglong forcefully demanded that the Chongqing magistrate return Yang Kedong's body. However, the official government had to consider the dignity of the imperial court and obviously could not do whatever you said, so they refused on the grounds that the investigation report had not been completed and urged Bozhou to pay atonement.
At this time, Yang Yinglong was naturally furious and said, "If my son is resurrected, the money will be sent to him." Then he led his troops and ordered more than a thousand monks to hold a soul-calling ceremony and rushed back to Bozhou. He thought that this could save Yang Kedong's soul.
Take it back to your hometown.
It is understandable that Yang Yinglong also felt the sorrow of a loving father, but it did not constitute an excuse for him to vent his anger on the public. The Ming court obviously held the same view.
What does it mean to express anger? He has done too many evil things, so here is just one example. Song Shichen, another whistleblower who reported Yang Yinglong's rebellion, had his father, Song Luan, beaten at home by Yang Yinglong's troops.
Yang Yinglong's methods were: raping his daughter in front of his father and raping his wife in front of her husband; forcing the captives to sit naked in the bushes and using them as living targets for archery fun; stuffing snakes into the male captive's anus and the female captive's (omitted)
), and then set fire to the snake's tail. The burning snake will feel pain and crawl into the human's belly. Both the human and the snake will die tragically.
During the above period, Sun Shitai played an important role. Unlike Yang Yinglong, who only wanted to restore his ancestral business and protect Bozhou, Sun Shitai's goal was very clear: to conquer the Central Plains and change the dynasty. He also proposed to cultivate the seedlings, rebuild Hailongtun, and recruit troops.
, rectify the internal affairs, go out to attack, use offense as defense and other suggestions - Sun Shitai really wants to rebel.
On the one hand, the pain of losing his son was unbearable, and on the other hand, he knew that Guizhou and Sichuan would not let him go unless he paid the ransom. Yang Yinglong finally decided to take action, and seizing land to raise seedlings was one of them.
At this time, the Miao people are tough and aggressive, good at using swords, strong bows, poisonous crossbows, and projectiles. In short, they are somewhat similar to the Guangxi Wolf Soldiers. They are a mountain force with extremely strong combat effectiveness. Such a force can still deal with the same surname of the Fifth Division and the Guizhou troops.
It was more than enough. Yang Yinglong's policy of "seizing land to raise seedlings" was to seize the land belonging to the fifth and seventh surnames again and distribute it to the Miao people who followed his orders for planting. At the same time, the wives and daughters of the fifth and seventh surnames were also robbed.
During this period, Banshu became a hell on earth.
Sun Shitai was well aware of the principle of "diplomacy far away and attack close" because the imperial court had not started war, so he suggested that Yang Yinglong pretend to ease relations with the imperial court. Therefore, at the end of last year, Yang Yinglong and his eldest son Yang Chaodong each paid tribute 20 giant trees for the emperor's mausoleum construction.
In addition, the Ministry of Industry also jumped out and said some kind words for Yang Yinglong - now that Guangxi's timber is becoming more and more commercialized, this kind of super giant wood has become increasingly difficult to obtain.
As mentioned above, the Songkan Survey was discussed. After that, the five disputed areas of Huangping, Caotang, Baini, Yuqing, and Chongan under the jurisdiction of Bozhou were assigned to Guizhou. At this time, under the strong force of Yang Yinglong,
Sun Shitai offered good conditions to encourage the Five Sis and Seven Surnames to return to their homeland... Well, no matter what the motivation was, at this time some of the Five Sis and Seven Surnames defected to Bozhou.
This is something Guizhou doesn’t want to see, but Sichuan thinks it’s “none of my business” and doesn’t care. When Guizhou looks at it, it’s fine, I’ll take care of it myself.
So Jiang Dongzhi, the governor of Guizhou, couldn't help it. Maybe he felt that he could recreate the glory of being pragmatic and easily surrender to the chieftains under his rule, so he ordered Yang Guozhu, the capital secretary, to command Li Tingdong and two men to lead 3,000 troops to regain the lost territory of the fifth division and advance
Suppress Yang Yinglong. Yang Yinglong sent his son Yang Chaodong and younger brother Yang Zhaolong to fight against Huang Pingfei Lianbao.
Feilian Fort is located in Weng'an County in later generations. There is a waterfall called Feilian Spring. The trees here are lush and the terrain is prominent. Yang Yinglong set up an ambush here in advance.
To put it bluntly, the ambush battle is mostly a routine. There are various detailed descriptions in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". They are nothing more than giving you a little sweetness first, luring you to advance step by step, and finally falling into a trap. What is the result of this battle? Banzhou
After the army engaged, he pretended to be defeated and went to Tianbangdun. He lured the officers and soldiers to the battlefield where the army was heavily ambushed and wiped them out. No one of the 3,000 officers and soldiers survived, including Yang Guozhu and Li Tingdong.
Such a big thing happened at the end of last year, but the court almost didn't know the real situation!
Guizhou officers and soldiers hastily dispatched troops and the entire army was annihilated. Of course, they did not dare to tell the court honestly, but they could not hide such a big thing. What should they do? Of course it was a joke: In December, Guizhou vaguely told the court
The imperial court underreported important events, saying that Yang Yinglong "had an evil heart and killed officers and soldiers."
However, the highly pragmatic Emperor's classmate was not easy to fool, and he could even tell at a glance that there must be something fishy in it, so he urgently sent an order asking Guizhou to explain in detail, and those who failed to report the knowledge or lied about military information would be severely punished. Guizhou saw that it could not cover the lid.
I had no choice but to admit this defeat honestly.
The emperor was originally focused on conquering the Yuan Dynasty, but before the battle against the Yuan Dynasty came, Guizhou suffered a big defeat, which made him so angry that he could not control his temper. So Zhu Yijun ignored the disciplinary measures of the cabinet and Xini and ordered the governor of Guizhou to be
A large group of officials, including Jiang Dongzhi, were all dismissed from office and replaced by Guo Zizhang as governor. At the same time, the war against Bozhou was handed over to Sichuan, which had a stronger military. Song Liangzuo was also urgently sent to Sichuan at that time.
Since Sun Shitai, the military advisor, studied "hegemony", he was relatively good at military affairs, but it did not mean that he did not have an overall view of the situation. Therefore, when faced with Yang Yinglong's question, he immediately gave an answer.
Sun Shitai said: "Grand Master, if Bozhou goes to war with the official army, it will have a great impact. The relationship between this matter is very sensitive. The two provinces of Guizhou and Shu have made up their minds to change their land and return to their hometown. If the Grand Master shows weakness at this time, Bozhou Yang
The family will be ordered to return to the fields to work in agriculture, and their prosperity will no longer exist.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This battle must be fought, but the Grand Master must remember that it is only this one battle. After the war, he must immediately swear an oath to the court and beg the emperor for mercy. The only person who can stop the two provinces is the emperor.
From now on, we should act with caution, and we should not give anyone any more leverage. As for the aftermath, we should plan for it slowly."
He calls Yang Yinglong the Taishi here, which is different from the Mongolians who call Gao Jingshi and other frontier officials Taishi. Yang Yinglong's Taishi here is because he calls himself "the thirty-generation grandson of the Taishi of the Tang Dynasty", which means "I have a very rich ancestor", Sun Shitai
Just do what you like.
In recent years, the military power of the imperial court has been at its peak. Yang Yinglong really didn't feel that he could replace Zhu Ming, nor did he feel that he could resist him for a long time. His purpose had always been to advance before retreating and to preserve the family business, so he nodded in agreement.
Sun Shitai asked Yinglong how he planned to deploy, and Yang Yinglong replied: "Song Liangzuo's troops are divided into three groups. The troops are scattered and can be defeated individually. I can pretend to deploy the main force along the way to bluff, and hide an ambush at Loushanguan, so that people can pretend to surrender as a bait."
, lure the main force, and attack in the east and west. Once the main force of the Ming army is defeated, the rest of the scattered troops will retreat on their own. At that time, peace talks can be held."
Sun Shitai thought it was feasible, and showed his master's professionalism by carefully detailing Yang Yinglong's arrangement. Mr. Sun opened his mouth and spoke clearly and logically, which made Yang Yinglong very satisfied.
Then Yang Yinglong summoned the soldiers of Bozhou and said: "The two provinces of Guizhou and Shu have repeatedly made things difficult for me in Bozhou recently. The previous defeat of Guizhou was not far away, but this time they dared to send troops without permission to invade our territory. Since the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, Bozhou has been without war.
Unfortunately, all the ancestors of Ercao were heroes of Bozhou. It is precisely for this reason that Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty recruited us to submit to the Ming Dynasty and serve as chieftains of the Miao territory, ruling this place for generations.
Nowadays, cruel officials are rampant and are attacking us without the permission of the imperial court. In order to protect the peace of Bozhou, I am willing to personally go into battle and defeat the enemy. Afterwards, I will report to the emperor to repay the justice of Bozhou and ask for your help!"
After Yang Yinglong said that, the crowd was excited. The Bozhou Army also dispatched 5,000 troops this time, abandoning the pass and setting up an ambush. The Ming Army's northern route, Guo Cheng, led more than 5,000 Sichuan troops without knowing it, and marched straight forward; the southern route, Wang Zhihan's, and more than 10,000 Ming troops had arrived at the dangerous strategic point of Lou in Bozhou.
Near Shangguan, the Loushanguan Miao soldiers collapsed upon hearing the news, and the Ming army easily occupied it. That night, the Ming army ordered its troops to station at Baishikou.
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