Chapter 3 Situation in western Hunan (I)

Huang Zongxi, Huang Degong and the thousand cavalry led by him rushed to Zuo Liangyu's camp without stopping. These thousand cavalry defeated Li Qi. The war horses obtained by Li Chaoqin were piecing together Xiong Tingbi's most powerful mobile power.

When Huang Zongxi and Huang Degong arrived in Chenzhou, Zheng Nansheng was helpless in the face of the Miao rebels' guerrilla tactics, so he had to order the army to withdraw to Yuanling County. Cao Hu did not obey the military order and led his about 800 subordinates into the deep mountains and forests of Xiangxi. Originally, Zheng Nansheng could have killed Cao Hu according to the military order, but he was just a deputy general. Cao Hu was Zuo Liangyu's confidant general. Besides, if he did not fight with the Miao rebels, how could he find his opponent's weakness? No matter what, the court would eventually suppress the rebellion and accumulate some experience in fighting with the Miao people.

There is no harm, but Cao Hu disobeyed his military order and could not let him go. He ordered Cao Hu to cut off the supply of food and grass for 800 people. The reason was that the army was not full of food and grass, and the Miao people were elusive and wanted to transport food and grass. The troops were less and there was no return. Could it be that a large army of 5,000 people would be sent to transport food and grass to 800 people? Moreover, Cao Hu's team could not determine whereabouts. He could ask for food and grass. He sent people to Yuanzhou City to collect it. He told him, but it was clear that once the food and grass was robbed by the Miao people, he would not care about it when he was hungry and he would find a way.

Cao Hu was so angry that he was itchy, but he had no choice but to agree. When the army retreated, Zheng Nansheng was still a little human, leaving him with half a month of food and grass, so he didn't need to worry about his logistics problems for the time being.

Cao Hu, who was born as a thief, was not a fuel-efficient lamp. He just plunged in and suffered several losses, and learned his lesson. Although the place they were in was mixed with Miao and Han, after the Miao people rebelled, even the ordinary Han people living in this area became hated. As long as the village where the Han people lived, they were robbed and cruelly killed by the Miao people's small guerrillas. The originally kind and hardworking Miao neighbors showed their ferocious face overnight. The Han people who were mixed with Miao and Han people fled one after another, which gave Cao Hu a chance. It turned out that because the terrain was not familiar, it was not an agency.

It was just a cold arrow, and there were a small group of Miao people who were elusive and harassing. Even when they met some Han people, they were unwilling to help them. Now, Wu Heimiao was not confused. He actually issued an order to expel the Han people in the territory. A large number of Han people were expelled from the place where Miao and Han lived. They lost their houses and fields, and fled with their families again. This made it easy for Cao Hu to find the Han people who resented the Miao people to expel them as their guide. In this way, he gradually turned back on the trend and took deep roots in the dense forests of western Hunan. These are all later stories.

The climate in the four seasons of the seedlings is different from the mainland. There is often black fog, and Zhuowu is a little brighter. When it is hazy, people and animals do not meet each other, and the toes are difficult to move. The rain continues in spring and summer, and for a few months, it is difficult to move mud. The rain has just cleared, and the damp air invades the muscles and bones. The spring is a cave magma, which is extremely cold, and drinks can destroy the stomach, and the water and soil are harsh. When outsiders live, they often suffer from plague. Wu Heimiao's idea is to move the seedlings from Laer Mountain, which will inevitably increase the burden on the occupied area, land, houses, and oxen, etc. Where do so many things come from? There are two methods: First, expanding the occupied area is feasible, but it requires one

After some time of preparation, although it is known as a 100,000 army, there are very few weapons and few generals. Although they have won several military tactical advantages, the strength of the court is still there. If they fight, they will definitely not be the opponent of the regular army. A small fight will not be a big deal. Without sharp weapons, Wu Heimiao dares not attack the strong city defended by heavy troops. Second, expel the Han people in the territory. In this way, they will have all the land, houses and oxen. They can also take the opportunity to loot some wealthy Han people. The wealth they earn will be used as military spending, purchase weapons and armor, and enhance their strength. Wu Heimiao will definitely do such a good thing that can kill two birds with one stone.

When Huang Zongxi arrived in Yuanling, when he saw that he could not speak, his eyes could only move, his mind was clear, his whole body was soft, and he could only eat some liquid foods such as porridge to sustain his life, his scalp was numb. Although he had done some preparations before coming, he learned about what kind of ethnic group the Miao people were, and he also knew a little about the magical things of this nation, such as - Zhu Du. Unexpectedly, when he arrived in Xiangxi, he saw with his own eyes that this mysterious Zhu Du was powerful. The commander of the three armies actually got poisoned by the enemy in his central army tent. It was so weird.

After visiting Zuo Liangyu, Zheng Nansheng welcomed Huang Zongxi and Huang Degong into the second hall of the county government. The county magistrate of Yuanling County had long followed the prefect of Chenzhou, and the county government became the temporary headquarters of the army. After Huang Zongxi arrived, according to the principle of civil officials leading military generals in the Ming Dynasty, Huang Zongxi, who had the smallest official rank, became the backbone, and most of the responsibilities on Zheng Nansheng's shoulders were removed at once.

After serving tea.

"General Zheng, did General Zuo have anything happened in the camp before General Zuo was poisoned?" Huang Zongxi felt that the seriousness of the situation was beyond his imagination. He needed to figure out the whole story of Zuo Liangyu's poisoning.

The first Cao Hu who entered the Zuo Liangyu Central Army's tent was outside, so Zheng Nansheng robbed the food and grass around that night and the next day, the Miao people pretended to be a grain transport soldier to rescue people. In addition, some of the things Cao Hu said to him, he sorted out the order.

"Two thousand soldiers escorted food and grass to the escort, and a group of rioters were wiped out. General Zheng, is this the soldiers you brought?" Huang Zongxi lowered his head and analyzed and digested some of the details Zheng Nansheng said, but Huang Degong didn't need to consider these, and he said to Zheng Nansheng sarcastically.

Zheng Nansheng's old face turned red. Although Huang Degong's words sounded harsh, they were talking about the truth. They went south and fought more and more smoothly, and they inevitably grew up pride and underestimated the enemy. The vigilance naturally decreased a lot. Many of the corpses of the two thousand people escorted food and grass were left in one place. What does this mean? It means that the generals escorted food and grass had not even sent scouts all the way. If they sent scouts, even if they died, they would not be abandoned in the same place as the corpses of the army, but it is not ruled out.

The Miao people were full and kept all the bodies together. This possibility was relatively small. Huang Degong was a general in the Beijing camp. Even though the ranks were the same, his status was still far behind. Moreover, Huang Degong had been promoted to deputy general. Zheng Nansheng hurriedly replied: "General Huang, first, it was indeed General Huang and Biao Xia who were negligent and had no precautions. Secondly, the Miao people suddenly rebelled, and without any deadline, we caught these Miao barbarians off guard. Biao Xia was incompetent and had already asked the Governor to take self-punishment."
Chapter completed!