Chapter 1067 Who can defeat the wholeheartedness of the whole country

It is difficult to walk on the mountain road, so the heaviest cannons transported by the imperial guards to Yangjiabao, Bozhou were six kilograms, and there were not many, only ten in total.

Yangjia Castle is the castle of the Yang family and the last base of the Yang family. Needless to say, the terrain is dangerous, and it is extremely strong. In 800 years, a giant fortification can be built with the two palaces.

Looking at the wall foundation built with big stones, the arrow towers arranged at key points, and the dense defenders on the top of the city, the Sichuan and Guizhou officers and soldiers following him all took a breath.

When they walked here, the generals of Sichuan and Guizhou officers and soldiers were all regretful. The imperial guards all the way, and everyone was very happy to share military merits, burn, kill, loot, but now such a solid fortress can only be defeated by human lives. The imperial guards obviously cannot do this, and only their own lives are worthless.

Now that I want to run, I don’t know where to run. They can see the combat effectiveness of the imperial guards clearly. If I really want to run away, it will be easy to catch them.

However, Sun Xin did not drive them to attack the city, but just asked them to cut down trees on the spot, use tools, and prepare for the siege. Then each family chose more sergeants for the imperial guards to use. In this situation, they had to listen to whatever Sun Xin said, and they could only agree.

Next, it was not as they thought. Sun Xin did not siege the city, but arranged people to build turrets in the front position that was most likely to be close to the castle. The temporary fortifications were not high, civil engineering work was heavy, but there were many people, and the movement was very fast. The eight turrets were built.

On July 12th, artillery began to roar. For the first time, the Yang family knew that the artillery could hit so far and so quickly. After heavy casualties, no one dared to show up at the city wall. The arrow tower was knocked down. A seemingly impossible city to break through has no resistance in this direction.

After the cannon suppressed the defense in this direction, the attack began. The officers and soldiers of Sichuan and Guizhou breathed a sigh of relief. There were no wooden rocks on the top of the city, muskets and bows, and simply filled the trenches with earth and stones. Although it was a bit tiring, this was better than sending death.

The cannons cleared the top of the city, while the musket soldiers were covering nearby. After all, there were arrow holes on the front of the city wall, so the cannons could not be so accurate, and they could easily injure friendly forces.

The soldiers of the Sichuan and Guizhou officers and soldiers were also able to take advantage of the situation. The governors and governors from Ningxia and Shaanxi were even more good at shooting players. The cavalry in the armed forces of the merchant regiment were also good at bows and arrows. These people were also drawn out and went to cover together.

At first, there were bows and arrows shot out in the arrow hole, but they were immediately shot down by the musket, and even bows and arrows could be shot into the hole. This is a perfect head. Someone shot, and there were many cheers.

Baskets of soil fell down and large trees were laid on them. Although the Yang family's trench was deep enough, it was quick to see the progress of the process.

This is not counting. The new fort is still under construction. The imperial guards have enough manpower. The fort is gradually being built forward. There is indeed no shortage of manpower. In addition to the local officers and soldiers in Sichuan and Guizhou, the people of Bozhou have also been recruited to build.

Ten artillery can finally hit the center of the fort. The artillery kept changing directions and bombarded the shells at various positions in the fort. Then, after the trench on the front was almost filled, the morale of the army in the fort completely collapsed.

Looking at the officers and soldiers everywhere outside, the defenders in the fort knew that they were unreasonable, but the imperial guards' artillery greatly catalyzed this process.

The siege of the city was ready, and the Sichuan-Guizhou Army generals began to offer rewards in the army to recruit the dead soldiers who rushed in front tomorrow. It was July 16th. At night, the official army set up a watchtower on the fort and saw a fire igniting in the fort. Some people were making noises and some cursing in the fort, but the loud crying could not be concealed.

On the morning of July 17th, just dawn, the main entrance of Yangjiabao opened, the Yang family was descending, and Sun Xin also received news that the head of the Yang family and his wives and concubines died last night.

In the battles between the two and the two, the imperial guards Sun Xin's army killed nearly 20,000 Bozhou's army and 20,000 young and strong men with combat effectiveness. This is almost the limit of mobilization for places like Bozhou. Yangjiabao fell, and even if the rest of the natives in Bozhou were resentful, they could not organize any resistance, so they could only surrender obediently.

This news really made officials from Sichuan, Guizhou and Huguang around Bozhou very happy. Governor Li Hualong hurriedly sent someone to the capital to report the victory. After the battle in Hejiang County, there was no suspense in the victory. Li Hualong had already planned the next solution, and the capital would definitely allow it.

Bozhou was divided into two prefectures, one was Zunyi and the other was Pingyue, which was divided into Sichuan and Guizhou. The court sent officials to govern it. In this case, ten or twenty years later, the local area would become a place of royal transformation.

After the Bozhou was captured, the imperial guards could not leave for a while. They could only return after being stationed for several months. This is also the usual rule.

However, when the siege of Yangjiabao was just launched, Governor Li Hualong received a letter from Nanjing. Li Hualong was born as the Minister of Works of Nanjing and was familiar with officials from the six ministries of Nanjing. He also had a few good friends. This letter was written by one of his friends.

The letter first congratulated me, and then pointed out directly that this great achievement is certainly gratifying, but there is still a possibility of expansion. One of the sentences is very realistic, and Li Hualong also stated it in his notes.

“………Youming just passed two hundred years, except for the saints, how can there be a thousand-year-old family…”

What this sentence means is that it has just been two hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Among the big families in the world, the Kong family and Meng family have been rewarded for thousands of years of wealth and honor in the courts. There is no need to say anything about this, but in the southwest, the Yang family’s inheritance for eight hundred years is not an isolated case, and there are the Anjia and Shejia, which have been passed down for nearly a thousand years.

The so-called Shuixi'an clan has been passed down for thousands of years now. They are also Xuanfu envoys envoys envoys of the court. To put it bluntly, the court recognizes their chieftain rule.

These wealthy chiefs in the southwest did not have to pay taxes to the court or bear corvee labor. The merchants and goods of the Ming Dynasty passed by their territory, but they had to withdraw taxes. Although they were in the Ming Dynasty and surrendered to the central court, the officials in the territory were appointed by themselves, and they themselves had army, which was completely a country in the country.

Is there a land in the throne of the king? If there is such a place in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, isn’t it a problem for the court to manage the place for the emperor? Isn’t this a shame for the local governor?

The letter said that righteousness was stern, but the letter said that it was very clear that it would be better to cause trouble by relying on local officers and soldiers, or to follow the previous examples. But now the imperial guards are in the territory and can use this force to clean up the chieftains who are not convinced of the king's transformation.

If all these are done, the merit is no less than the expansion of territory. If you get this merit, even if you fail to enter the cabinet, you will never be able to escape the position of Minister of War.

He was also known for his great righteousness and could be promoted to the cabinet. Such a proposal was the most appeal to civil officials. Li Hualong was immediately moved. The only problem was that in order to calm the Yang family in Bozhou, the three provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou and Chu were already exhausted and damaged the people. Military pay, civil servants and other things were not so easy to collect.

Other chieftains and other great masters were not shocked, and Sichuan caused trouble first. At that time, it was not a merit but a serious crime.

Wang Tong not only conveyed the news to him alone through his relationship, but also to Zhao Jinliang and Sun Xin, and to Sichuan merchants.

As long as Wang Tong mentioned Sun Xin and Zhao Jinliang, they would not do it, because it was the matter of the Ming Dynasty to clear out these barbarians who did not accept the king's transformation.

The letters written to merchants are not something that ordinary people can write. From the perspective of income, no one can do better than Wang Tong in this era.

First, Wang Tong mentioned the salt in Sichuan. Sichuan is also a major salt-producing province. However, Huai salt is sold all over the world. In the northwest of Shaanxi, there is a supply of salt. However, Sichuan salt still has huge profits. This huge profit is divided into two parts. One is to the east, that is, the area adjacent to Huguang and Sichuan. This place is to be large in quantity, and the other is to Sichuan, Guizhou and surrounding ethnic groups. All ethnic groups do not have salt-producing territory. They need salt, but they are even more popular and alien races. Therefore, the high prices of salt merchants are reasonable, so the profits are naturally extremely generous.

In fact, it is not only salt for foreign businesses, but also other cloth and even groceries have such huge profits. Everyone in the world knows that.

But the real profit for this business is not made by the Sichuan-Guizhou merchants, but by the rich chieftains who have the reputation of comforting the envoy.

They had official positions in the court, had great wealth and power, and could open their own businesses in big cities. They were actually very Chinese and were very familiar with these business tricks. They bargained and relied on the large amount of purchases to lower the price, and then they brought them back to their territory for distribution.

The tribes in the mountains and villages all had to buy them at high prices, and even these chieftains used essential goods as a means to control those village tribes.

The real link of huge profits is the distribution, but this channel is controlled by the chieftains and wealthy chiefs. It is difficult for the top wealthy merchants in Sichuan to reach out. There is a lot of money in front of them but not money. This is really unwilling to let go. In the past, these wealthy merchants knew that the imperial court could not control it, and they had few choices, so they could only hook up with these chieftains. Now it is different. With the combat power shown by the imperial guards in the battle between the imperial guards and the Yang family, they subdue them. With this force, it is not a problem to wipe out any chieftain.

Since Li Hualong was all moved, Sun Xin and Zhao Jinliang were not a problem. The wealthy merchants started to move one after another. These wealthy merchants had a close relationship with the officialdom. As for King Shu, there is no need to mention the industries under King Xiang. These people are connected together and their influence should not be underestimated.

There is no need to worry about how to act on the moral front. The officials have already had a series of measures to deal with this. First, the gentry of Sichuan and Chu went to the yamen to cry and complain, saying that the family's property was looted by "illegalists" and the people were killed by "illegalists". Then Sichuan and Chu officials in the capital submitted memorials, asking the court to come up with regulations, and then Li Hualong made a perfect report on the matter.

From the Yang family's rebellion to the An family and She family, which were still entrenched there, and also the Bozhou rebellion, the two families also had secret collusion and were even unwilling to provide troops to fight for the expedition and suppression. Moreover, the Yang family was ambitious and had no possibility of this. We must observe that these two families have a lot of bad deeds and do not repent and are arrogant. Now the imperial guards are in Sichuan, so it is better to eliminate them together.

Previously, a well-educated figure expressed concern in front of Emperor Wanli, saying that the land of Bozhou was complicated, unlike the grassland and outside the pass, if the imperial guards made mistakes, it would be quite unfavorable to His Majesty. This was also a loyal and honest remark. Emperor Wanli was also a little worried after hearing this.

The inner court even made a plan. If Sun Xin had any setbacks, he immediately arranged for Li Tao and Tan Bing to lead the headquarters to support him, but the result made everyone feel relieved and more confident.

Emperor Wanli would not refuse any suggestions for achieving military victory. Wang Tong also submitted a memorial to him to clarify these, and Emperor Wanli himself could not tolerate the forces under his jurisdiction that had self-proclaimed kings.

In the past, there were decisions and discussions in the government, but they could never hide them. This time, they kept it confidential. When the imperial guards left Bozhou and reached the Shejia territory, the news was deliberately released.

The Shuixi'an family has been passed down for thousands of years, which is almost the same as the common rule of the Sichuan and Chu races. Naturally, it will not allow its own status to be shaken. The imperial guards wanted to take action against the She family, and the An family also gave the She family great support.

But the battle ended quickly, and the imperial guards who were already familiar with the mountain jungle and humid climate were overwhelmingly superior to these so-called local soldiers and soldiers.

The so-called poisonous arrows have no effect in the protection of the imperial guards, let alone the range of the bow and arrow is not as good as the strong bows of the neighboring towns, so don’t mention any muskets. The so-called strength of the local soldiers seems like a joke in front of the imperial guards.

Moreover, since the Anjia and the Shejia are large families, their core areas are also flat or relatively flat. Otherwise, they would not have enough food and population to support their rule. Under such terrain, it would be easy for large troops to enter and would not affect the movement of artillery.

After following the imperial guards for several months, the courage of the officers and soldiers in Sichuan, Guizhou and Chu has also increased a lot. The imperial guards on both sides will not lose, and they still have the courage to get cheaper. They can fight in a few ways. With such a bonus, the She Family and An Family have a greater advantage.

In the face of absolute advantage, many people know how to judge even if they are unwilling to give up. There is only one battle that can be called a battle. After the more than 10,000 soldiers and the sudden appearance of the 8,000 ambush soldiers were calmly defeated by the imperial guards, there was no more battle.

The She family was destroyed, the An family asked to surrender, and moved to live near Chengdu. In early October of the 19th year of Wanli, Xuanwei envoys of all sizes and chieftains from Sichuan and Guizhou knew where to go.
Chapter completed!