The wolf soldiers in Guangxi were not called wolf soldiers at first, but called 黑行. Because the Zhuang tribe was formerly called 黑行, most of the wolf soldiers were recruited from the Zhuang tribe chieftains, so they were called 黑行.

But as he shouted, he turned into a wolf soldier.

Some people also say that because the soldiers are as fierce as wolves, they are called wolf soldiers.

The wolf soldiers in Guangxi and the local soldiers in Hunan and western Hubei were collectively called the wolf soldiers, which made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty's rebellion.

The combat effectiveness of the Guangxi wolf soldiers is doubted by Mu Yong. It is not inferior to the local soldiers in western Hunan and Hubei, but its military discipline is worse than that of the local soldiers in western Hunan and Hubei. It is common to burn, kill, rob, and rob.

Ding Kuichu, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was suffering from the military discipline of the Wolf Soldiers at this time.

After receiving the secret decree of Chongzhen three months ago, Ding Kuichu took out 500,000 taels of silver from the Guangzhou Branch of the Ming Dynasty, and then took the model soldiers to escort some of the silver and head straight to Nanning, Guangxi.

After arriving in Nanning, Ding Kuichu began to recruit wolf soldiers from the left and right rivers.

It took more than two months to finally recruit 100,000 wolve soldiers requested by Qi Chongzhen.

During the Chongzhen period, the number of people in Guangxi's governor's office was about 1.8 million, and the number of people in the Zhuang and Yao ethnic groups in the Jiang area was about 200,000, so the 100,000 wolf soldiers were almost all dispatched.

After recruiting the wolf soldiers of Qi, Ding Kuichu brought 100,000 wolf soldiers to Guangnan Prefecture in eastern Yunnan through Guishun Prefecture.

Chongzhen made it very clear in the secret edict that he would conquer the old nest of Lin'an Prefecture in Shadingzhou before mid-September, especially the old village of Mengzi, the Gelong, which had to be burned with fire.

By early September, at the same time when Chongzhen arrived at Pingyiwei, the 100,000 wolf soldiers led by Ding Kuichu also rushed into Lin'an Prefecture in eastern Yunnan.

When in Guangxi, the wolf soldiers were relatively restrained.

But as soon as he entered Yunnan, the wolf soldiers immediately did not listen to Ding Kuichu's greeting and began to rob.

After entering Lin'an Mansion, the wolf soldiers completely lost control and began to burn, kill and loot. The scene was like a Japanese devil who entered the village.

At the beginning, Ding Kuichu tried to stop it.

But when it was said ruthlessly, the wolf soldiers threatened to launch a mutiny and help Shadingzhou attack the imperial court.

Ding Kuichu was immediately timid when he heard this, and never dared to say no again. Anyway, for him, Ding Kuichu and the imperial court, as long as he seized the old nest of Lin'an Mansion in Shadingzhou, even if the task was completed, the rest would not be his control.

...

At the same time, the Ming army camp in Pingyi Weidong.

Chongzhen ordered Wang Chengen and Gao Qiqian to pull a map of Yunnan painted on cloth.

"Look," Chongzhen pointed to the Yunnan map and said, "Yunnan has a complex terrain and mountainous terrain. Except for a small amount of plains in central Yunnan, most of them are mountainous areas. The two old nests of Shadingzhou, Amizhou and Mengzi County, are even more mountains and densely forested, and the roads are extremely rough. If the rebels in Shadingzhou cannot be annihilated on the plains in central Yunnan, once they are allowed to escape back to Lin'an Prefecture, it will be very difficult. At least there is no hope of quelling the Shadingzhou chaos in a short period of time."

Zhu Cijiong said: "So the father and emperor personally led a large army to attract the Pingyi Guard without launching it, in order to restrain the main force of the rebels in Shadingzhou near the Pingyi Guard, so that the Guangxi wolf soldiers led by Ding Kuichu could take advantage of the opportunity to attack Lin'an Prefecture, and could easily destroy the nest of Lin'an Prefecture in Shadingzhou without any effort."

Xu Yingwei said: "Master, it may not be enough to just destroy the old nest of Lin'an Prefecture in Shadingzhou."

Yan Yingyuan also agreed: "Even if the Guangxi wolf soldiers captured Lin'an Prefecture, the rebels in Shadingzhou can still retreat to Kunming. Kunming city is backed by Dianchi Lake, and the Mu family has been operating in Kunming for more than two hundred years. The city is far superior to ordinary cities. It is said that Mu Tianbo also spent a lot of money to ask Western missionaries to cast more than a dozen red barbarian cannons with bronze."

After saying this, he said, "It would be very difficult if the rebels in Shadingzhou fled back to Kunming."

"Kunming, but there is no need to worry." Chongzhen said with a smile, "At that time, there will naturally be a surprise attack on Kunming."

"In addition to the wolf soldiers in Guangxi, the father actually arranged another surprise soldier?" Zhu Cijiong said in surprise, "Father, what kind of soldier is the other surprise soldier? Could it be the soldier of the Shuixi'an clan?"

Chongzhen said: "Shuixi'an clan has been greatly damaged since the She'an Rebellion. How can he still have the ability to send troops to Yunnan? Besides, if the Shuixi'an clan sends troops, wouldn't he have to go from Pingyiwei to enter Yunnan?"

Zhu Cijiong scratched his head and said, "I can't think of it there."

Xu Yingwei's heart moved slightly and asked, "Does the emperor mean the Duke of Qian?"

"Mu Tianbo?" Chongzhen smiled and said, "I'm afraid this man doesn't have this ability yet."

Xu Yingwei said: "That minister can't guess it. Isn't it possible to mobilize troops from southern Sichuan to attack Kunming?"

"Okay, don't guess, you will know then." Chongzhen waved his hand. If he were not a time traveler who traveled through time, he would never have thought that a small deputy military officer would be able to turn the tide.

...

At the same time, in Chuxiong City.

When Mu Tianbo heard that the rebels in Shadingzhou had withdrawn the siege, he also took the two thousand chieftain soldiers who had finally pieced together and took five days from Yongchang Prefecture to Chuxiong City.

"Deputy Envoy Yang, has the rebels really retreated?" Mu Tianbo couldn't believe it.

"Report to Mr. Gong, the rebels have really retreated and retreated directly to the east bank of Jiudu River." Yang Weizhi nodded and continued, "and only a few thousand old and weak people were left to guard the east bank ferry."

Yang Weizhi is less than forty years old this year, and it is the time to be young and strong.

Of course, Mu Tianbo is even younger, only 28 years old this year, and he is also powerful in Kong Wu, and he is good at using a bronze meteor hammer. His martial arts value is quite good, but his intelligence value is a bit worrying.

"Only a few thousand old men and women are stationed on the east coast?" Mu Tianbo said dumbfounded, "What do you want to do in Shadingzhou?"

"It's hard to say." Yang Weizhi shook his head and said, "The following officials estimate that there are only two possibilities here. One is Shadingzhou's plan to lure the enemy."

Mu Tianbo said: "I deliberately show weakness and lure us across Jiudu River to pursue it?"

"Yes." Yang Weizhi said, "The sand thieves have been attacking Chuxiong Prefecture for a long time, but they have lost countless soldiers and generals. They will inevitably be afraid of the siege and deliberately show weakness to lure our army out of Chuxiong City and then annihilated it. This possibility exists, because doing so can exchange for the greatest battle results at the minimum price."

"Then we must not be fooled." Mu Tianbo said decisively, "Deputy Envoy Yang, don't chase after you, and don't easily lead your army across the river to pursue you, so as not to miss a big deal."

Yang Weizhi frowned and said, "But there is another possibility."

"There is another possibility?" Mu Tianbo asked, "What?"

Yang Wei knew: "That is, something big happened in eastern Yunnan or southern Yunnan, which forced the thieves to return to their troops to save themselves, so they didn't care about our Chuxiong Prefecture."

Mu Tianbo said: "You mean the imperial army has arrived?"

"This possibility exists." Yang Weizhi nodded and said, "After today, the emperor has realized the truth from the Meishan Mountain, his ability to change his mind is completely different. Last year, the emperor personally led more than 100,000 border troops to confront Jiannu's hundreds of thousands of troops in Xuzhou. The lower officials thought that the emperor would be defeated, and the Huanghuai defense line would inevitably be lost, but the end result was Jiannu's defeat!"

"The current emperor is not afraid of Jiannu, how could he be afraid of Shadingzhou?"

"After the news was passed back to Liudu, the emperor would most likely lead the troops to conquer himself."

After saying this, Yang Weizhi said again: "If nothing unexpected happens, the emperor's army of rebels may have reached Pingyiwei in eastern Yunnan, so Shadingzhou would have hurriedly lifted the siege of Chuxiong Prefecture and led troops to rescue Pingyiwei."

"This is really possible." Mu Tianbo nodded and asked again, "What's going on in southern Yunnan?"

"Oh, this is also the guess of the subordinate." Yang Weizhi said again, "With the ability of the emperor to use troops, if he really decides to use troops in Yunnan, he will definitely mobilize enough troops to crush the sand thieves with thunder and thunder. In addition to personally leading the army to launch an attack from Pingyi Guards through Guizhou, it is best to send an important official to attack Lin'an Prefecture directly through Guangxi. In this way, the sand thieves will not even have the chance to retreat to the nest of Lin'an Prefecture!"

"Well!" Mu Tianbo's eyes lit up, "This plan is really good."

Yang Weizhi said again: "If the guess of the subordinates is true, then we can no longer hide in Chuxiong City. Instead, we must raise all the Chuxiong troops and take advantage of the god-given opportunity that the main force of the Sha thief was confined by the Supreme Army on the front line of the Pingyi Guard, and regain Kunming in one fell swoop. In this way, the Sha thief will become a dog that is lost and will die forever!"

"Regain Kunming?" Mu Tianbo's eyes lit up, "Is there really a chance to regain Kunming?"

Yang Weizhi said: "If it is the second possibility, you can definitely retake Kunming City, but if it is the first possibility, then the prince and the lower officials may die without a place to bury them, and Yunnan will also fall."

Speaking of this, Yang Weizhi said again: "The interests and disadvantages here have been told by the Duke that whether to continue to trap Chuxiong City or return to Kunming will be decided by the Duke alone."

Mu Tianbo's thick eyebrows were twisted into lumps.

After a while, Mu Tianbo asked Yang Weizhi again: "Deputy Envoy Yang, what would you do if you were your Duke?"

"I don't know the lower officials." Yang Weizhi shook his head and said, "Because the lower officials can't distinguish clearly, which of these two possibilities will be higher? It's really hard to judge here."

Mu Tianbo said: "Then send a team of secretly crossing the river to spy on it."

"It's already sent." Yang Weizhi said, "However, the officials thought it would be better not to have too much expectations. If it was really a sand thief's plan to lead the snake out of the cave, there would definitely be no obvious flaws."

Mu Tianbo pondered for a moment and said, "Then send the secret spies directly to eastern and southern Yunnan!"

"The officials have been sent." Yang Weizhi nodded and said, "But from Chuxiong Prefecture to the southeastern Yunnan, it will take at least one or two months to go back and forth. When the spies get the exact news and then pass it back, I am afraid that the daylily has already retreated to Kunming or Lin'an Prefecture's lair, and the court has lost the god-given opportunity to easily encircle and annihilate the sand thieves."

"This is not OK, that's useless, this is very difficult." Mu Tianbo asked helplessly.

"Then ask your heart!" Yang Weizhi said, "Master, just ask your true heart!"

"Just ask me directly?" Mu Tianbo fell into deep thought when he heard this.

...

On the tenth day of September, the Guangxi wolf soldiers led by Ding Kuichu had already arrived at Annansi in Lin'an Prefecture.

Behind the wolf soldiers, the Bazhai Division, the Three Ministry of Education, Wang Nongshan Division and other Tusi City have been transformed into scorched earth, all cattle, sheep, livestock, and goods have been looted, young women and children have also been plundered by the wolf soldiers, and the old men have all been executed. Wherever the wolf soldiers pass, there is no grass growing.

This is the consequence of an army losing its constraints.

In the past, the military discipline of the wolf soldiers in Guangxi was also poor, but at least the Ming generals were restraining them.

However, Ding Kuichu, the cowardly man, had only 3,000 model soldiers under his command, which was very different from 100,000 Guangxi wolf soldiers, so he adopted a strategy of indulging and appeasement against Guangxi wolf soldiers, which directly helped increase the wolf soldiers' arrogance.

The various chieftains in Lin'an Prefecture have suffered a huge loss this time.

Because the strong men in the clan followed the chieftains to fight, only the elderly, young, women and children were left at home. How could these elderly, young, young, women and children be able to defeat the vicious Guangxi wolf soldiers?

The war soon burned to Mengzi, one of the old nests in Shadingzhou.

At this time, Mengzi was also an empty city, with less than 500 local soldiers garrisoning.

Hearing that the wolf soldiers in Guangxi had arrived in Mengzi, Tu Tongzhi, who was guarding the city, sent a quick horse to Pingyiwei for help, while bringing the local people outside the city into Mengzi County, and temporarily forming an army of the elderly and children in the city. Even the woman was forced to pick up her weapons and climb up to the top of Mengzi City crying and preparing to fight the wolf soldiers in Guangxi to death.

...

On September 12th, in the Acropolis.

Sha Dingzhou and a few accomplices stood on the east gate tower, frowned.

"It's really strange." said Guest Tang, "except for the attack once three days ago, the Ming army has never made any movement. Even if they are waiting for the Red Barbarian Cannon, they shouldn't be so calm, right?"

General Tie Zhihu said in a deep voice: "General Palace, the Ming army is probably afraid of us. Since they dare not go out to fight, why don't we fight to the door? Just drive them back to Guizhou!"

Another general, Li Rifang, also echoed: "Main Mansion, fight!"

"What to fight?" Sha Dingzhou's mind was very clear and he said angrily, "Do you really think the imperial army is as useless as the servants of the Mu family? What's more, the spy said that the imperial army has a total of 100,000 people. We can still fight with the solid city defense fortifications of Pingyi Acropolis. Taking the initiative to attack is to destroy ourselves."

Mr. Tang sighed: "It's a pity that Yongshun, Baojing and Shi Nan's chieftains were unaware of each other. Otherwise, if they were insiders and attacked us from both sides, they would be able to wipe out the Ming army without any effort!"

Just three days ago, Shadingzhou sent Xizuo to contact Yongshun, Baojing and Shi Nan's chieftains, but the next day, Xizuo's head was hung on the gate of the Ming army camp.

Just as Shadingzhou was speechless with several confidants, rapid footsteps suddenly sounded behind him.

Looking back, it was Du Qifei, who was stationed at Jiudu River, and he was covered in dust and extremely embarrassed. Seeing this scene, Sha Dingzhou suddenly felt a slump in his heart. It was bad, it was going to be a bad thing!
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