"Why fight?" Yang Chendong heard Hu Mang's words, and asked with a puzzled expression.

"Uh..." Hu Mang, who was confused by the young master's words, didn't know how to answer for a while.

Fortunately, Yang Chendong didn't point at him to answer, but said in a slow voice: "The young master's goal was originally to force Zhu Qizhen to bow his head, isn't it the best time for these people to appear now?" If we beat them away as soon as we make a move, and the dilemma is solved, how can we force them? ”

"Yes, what the young master is thinking about is that Hu Mang is thinking simply." Hu Mang is also smart, and he understood everything when Yang Chendong pulled it out like this, so he immediately answered.

"Well, it's good to know, let's pass on the order in this way, the barracks are in a defensive formation in a prismatic way, and no one is allowed to leave the camp without an order. In addition, inform the logistics to prepare enough food and grass to prepare for a long-term confrontation. Yang Chendong knew that the idea of wanting to send troops was not only available to Humang, I was afraid that the officers below would think so, so he informed him of the situation of the military order. Once a real and effective military order is formed, and the cold front with obedience to orders as the first priority, they know what to do.

Just when Yang Chendong's order was being issued, Guan Ying came to the barracks on behalf of Nan Ming, wanting to meet Yang Chendong, and at the same time invited him to enter Gaozhou Mansion to avoid trouble.

Unexpectedly, Guan Ying didn't even see Yang Chendong's face, so Hu Mang sent him away. "My young master's condition has worsened again, and now he is not suitable for any exercise, and we understand the kindness of Lord Guan. We'll stay here, stay in the young master's body, and we'll leave here when he's well. ”

This statement made Guan Ying speechless, and he could only hope in his heart that after the Miao army came, he would use these mercenaries when he couldn't capture Gaozhou Mansion, so that they could sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

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Gaozhou Mansion and Yang Chendong's headquarters all made defensive preparations. Three days later, the southwest direction was full of smoke and clouds, and the 80,000 troops led by Miao Jinlong finally appeared.

Miao Jinlong, a member of the Miao ethnic group, was also born in the Miao ethnic group. Since he was a child, he has been practicing martial arts, familiar with the art of war, and has seen many things about the Ming army bullying the Miao people, so he has always thought that one day he can fight for the rights and interests of the Miao people, and he raised his eyebrows.

It's just that the Ming Dynasty is powerful, and the Miao people, who are weak in population and territory, can compete. I thought it was just a childhood dream that I couldn't achieve in my lifetime. But who knew that the situation was changing quickly, the originally prosperous Ming Dynasty was divided into two, and then King Min raised troops, and Miao Jinlong, who had been waiting, knew that the opportunity had come, and this was revealed, becoming the first group of people in the Miao people to support King Min.

The statement was early, and there were practical actions, and they came and went to get the attention of King Min, Miao Jinlong, who was awarded the title of Marquis of Qinwu, with 10,000 descendants of the Miao army all the way like a bamboo, and under repeated victories, the team is also growing more and more, so that now it has 80,000 horses, and has become a very important force in the line of King Min.

There are some things that I really don't know if I don't do them. Perhaps because of the reason that he has been trapped in the Miao people for a long time, Miao Jinlong has always regarded the Ming army as very powerful, but when he came all the way, he did not encounter any opponents, often where the army came, the city was self-defeating, and countless gold and silver treasures, and field beauties were at his fingertips, he finally saw what is called real life, what is called a life of enjoyment, and how vulnerable the Ming army is that it is preached.

The more I have experienced, the wider my horizons, and the bigger my heart is. Just when the main force of King Min was still consolidating and absorbing the fruits of victory, Miao Jinlong couldn't hold it back. After asking for instructions, this began to sweep across the whole territory of Guangdong with an army of 80,000. The attack on Lianzhou Mansion was just the beginning, and his goal was to enter Gaozhou, Leizhou, and Guanghaiwei from Lianzhou to the southwest of Guangzhou Prefecture, in order to cooperate with the main force of King Min's family to capture Guangzhou Mansion to be a vanguard.

Lianzhou won the battle, Lianzhou general surrendered Kaecheng, this seems to be a good start, Miao Jinlong was happy, the army grabbed the city for one day, and on the second day went straight to Gaozhou Mansion, in his eyes, only Guangzhou Mansion is the destination of rest, and the other state capitals are all easy to lead to the steps of wealth and power.

It is precisely because of this idea that when the soldiers arrived at the Gaozhou capital, they sent people to persuade them to surrender as usual.

The people were sent out, but only the corpses returned, and Guan Ying was ordered to take the life of the messenger with an arrow.

"I'm really angry with this king, I dare to kill the messenger, come here, besiege the city, siege the city." Miao Jinlong, who was in the military tent, couldn't help but be furious when he saw the body of the messenger who was killed by an arrow, and immediately ordered to prepare for the siege.

"The king is angry." Just when the other generals in the tent were also angry, and they were about to be the vanguard one by one, a voice sounded in the tent, and then a man wearing a long robe and dressed as a literati came out of the column.

"Mr. Zou?" As soon as he saw the person who stood up, Miao Jinlong first frowned, and then asked with a soothing and kind face, "Mr. stopped this king from sending troops, I don't know what the intention is?" ”

"It should be for the good of the king and the good of the generals." The man known as Mr. Zou said with a humble and arrogant attitude.

Mr. Zou, formerly known as Zou De, was originally a native of Yunnan in the Ming Dynasty, and was deprived of his identity as a showman because he had offended a steward of the Xiping Hou family. In a fit of rage, he went to the place where the Miao people lived, and later joined it and became the son-in-law of the Miao family. Because of his literacy and extraordinary knowledge, he was favored by Miao Jinlong and stayed by his side.

To say that Zou De is worthy of being a scholar, he has made a lot of contributions to Miao Jinlong along the way. When King Min sent someone to contact them, he was the first person to stand up and express his support.

Zou De not only pays attention to attacking, but also pays attention to attacking the heart, it is precisely for this reason that when attacking the Lianzhou Mansion, he did not spend a single soldier to get a city, all of which made Miao Jinlong appreciate it very much, plus this person has been in the Miao family for ten years, that is, there are several children, and there is no problem in loyalty, and he is very trusted. When he saw that it was this person who stood up, he didn't get angry, but asked with a pleasant face.

"Tell me about it." I heard that it was for his own good, Miao Jinlong asked with interest.

Facing Miao Jinlong's still kind attitude, as well as the angry expressions on the faces of the other generals, Zou De was neither humble nor arrogant, and said calmly: "King, generals, you must still remember the annihilation of our ally Huang Yuliang in Guangdong a while ago. ”

"Nature." Miao Jinlong nodded on his forehead, although he had not seen that Huang Gongzi because of his identity, and he had not even seen his envoy, but he also knew that there was an ally of theirs in Guangdong, and it was precisely because of the containment of this ally that the pressure on them in Yunnan was much less and it became a big deal.

"Then do you know why this Huang Gongzi was defeated? Let me tell you, he lost to the Ming army in front of him. Zou De said in a very firm tone. He can know this, the most important thing is that he is good at inquiring about these things, and he is not like ordinary Miao soldiers, who only know how to fight and kill, and break into the world with brute force.

"Is there such a thing?" Miao Jinlong, who was originally curious about what Zou De would say, couldn't help but change his expression when he heard this, and finally understood why he didn't agree to send troops to attack the city.

"How is it?" Miao Jinlong stopped talking, but it didn't mean that his generals would be afraid of anything, and Zhang Zeng, the general under his account, said in a tone of disobedience. "That can only prove that this Huang Gongzi's strength is too weak, if it is replaced by our Miao soldiers, it will definitely make the Nanming army cry on the battlefield and know how powerful we are."

"Not bad, not bad." After the other generals heard Zhang Zeng's words, they agreed one by one. During these days, they have dealt with and fought with the Nanming army, but it has been proved that this is just an army that looks strong on the outside, but in fact has ordinary combat effectiveness, there is nothing to fear, then Huang Yuliang will be defeated, it must be caused by his own lack of strength.

"Nope! You are wrong. Faced with the unanimous opinion of so many generals, Zou De retorted with weakness, "You just won a few battles, but you don't know that there is a sky outside the sky, let alone think about it, even if the Ming Dynasty can lay down this huge country, how can it be weak?" The reason why we are defeated now is just because our pace is too fast, and they are unprepared and unable to adapt for a while, but once they are given enough time to deploy their troops, who can guarantee that we will continue to win, not to mention, it was not the Nanming army that defeated Huang Gongzi originally, but the most mysterious mercenary they spent a lot of money to invite. ”

Zou De does know a lot, which is also related to the education he has received, precisely because he reads more books, he naturally has more knowledge and more consideration. Like studying the opponent, this is naturally something that must be done.

"Mercenaries?" When the crowd heard this new name, which was the first time they had heard it, they all looked very incomprehensible.

Zou De didn't expect them to understand anything, he just needed to tell everyone what he had learned, as for what to do next, whether he had to insist on attacking the city, it was something he could lead.

"Yes, mercenaries. It was this army that once saved the life of Emperor Yingzong of the Southern Ming Dynasty on the battlefield, and it was this army that defeated the Wara cavalry who was about to enter the Northern Ming Jing Division, or this army defeated Huang Gongzi, who was very influential in Guangdong, and this is their record after their debut. "Tell me everything you know. Then Zou De continued: "If we want to attack the city, then we will inevitably be unable to bypass them, so how sure are we and where to go, and please consult the king and the generals." ”