On the evening of Zhu Xieyuan's arrival at Yachi Station, he ordered Xu Chengming, the general soldier of Guizhou, to take the imperial court officers and soldiers on the east bank of the Yachi River to cross the river and march westward, and stationed in the huge Yi-style camp left by the Yi soldiers in Shuixi on the west bank of the Yachi River.

Early the next morning, he ordered Shi Yongan, the envoy of Guizhou, to lead a large number of young and strong people of all ethnic groups to build a pontoon bridge on the wide and gentle Yachi River to ensure smooth communication between the two banks.

At the same time, the Wang Guozhen Department under the command of Xu Chengming was sent to continue westward and sent a large number of sentinels in the direction of Guliyi, sixty miles to the west.

Of course, there is a reason why Zhu Xieyuan is so cautious.

The reason why Shuixi is called Shuixi is because its main territory is located west of the Yachi River.

Therefore, the Yachi River is a landmark geographical dividing line for the Shuixian clan.

In addition, the Yachi River itself can be regarded as a natural barrier, and it stands to reason that An Bangyan must have deployed heavy troops on the front line of the Yachi River for defense.

On the evening of the third day of the first month of May, a military newspaper transmitted from the direction of Huangshadu uncovered the mystery behind the emptiness of the defense line of the Yachi River in Shui'an.

Within a few days before and after Zhu Xieyuan swore in Guiyang to go north, Hou Liangzhu, the Sichuan commander-in-chief who captured Yongning and Linzhou, made contact with Lin Zhaoding, the Yunnan commander-in-chief who had been stationed in Wusa Prefecture for many days after he surrendered An Chongsheng, the prefect of Wusatu.

The two commanders saw that the Shuixian clan was isolated in Sichuan, and at the same time, they both received orders from Zhu Xieyuan urging them to continue marching, so they sent people to contact and make an appointment to march together.

Around noon on April 25, the main force of 4,500 Yunnan troops under Lin Zhaoding's subordinate who sent troops from Wusa Fu to the north, and 7,000 people from the main force of the Sichuan army under Hou Liangzhu's subordinate from Yongning, successfully joined forces under the town ~ Xiong ~ Fucheng.

Long Lu, the leader of the Mangbu Tusi who led 5,000 territorial soldiers to garrison Zhenxiong Mansion at the western gateway of Shuixi, hurriedly sent people out of the town ~ Xiong ~ the east gate of the city to ask for reinforcements in Bijie.

At this time, Lin Zhaoding, who had a smaller force, suggested that Hou Liangzhu ambush the Yunnan army and the Sichuan army outside the city, and send reinforcements to the Shuixi reinforcements from Bijie, so as to reduce the siege losses and create conditions for the next step in Bijie.

It's a pity that Hou Liangzhu, the general soldier of Sichuan, still couldn't resist the temptation of recovering the credit of recovering Zhen~Xiong~Fu, and did not listen to Lin Zhaoding's opinion, but chose to take the lead in launching an attack that afternoon.

Lin Zhaoding saw that Hou Liangzhu led the army to attack, so he had no choice but to launch an offensive together.

On the evening of April 27, after launching a continuous attack for two days, the leader of the Mangbe Tusi stationed in Zhen~Xiong, the so-called marshal Longlu of the Shuixian clan, was killed in battle, and the Sichuan army and the Dian soldiers finally joined forces to attack the town ~ Xiongfu City after suffering 3,000 casualties.

After the city was broken, the remnants of the Sichuan army, which suffered heavy casualties, launched a retaliatory massacre against the soldiers and civilians in the town ~ Xiongfu City under the order of the embarrassed and angry Hou Liangzhu.

The massacres and looting continued until the afternoon of the next day.

And on the evening of the 28th, tens of thousands of people of all ethnic groups in the town ~ Xiongfu City, regardless of men, women and children, were all killed.

The heads of adult men who were used to repay their merits and ask for rewards alone were cut down more than 23,000 levels.

Fortunately, the Han people in the city had already fled or died in the process of changing hands in the city several times before.

After the Shuixi army recaptured Zhen~Xiongfu, for more than a year, those who moved in with the Shuixi Yi soldiers, or were forced to move in by the Shuixi Yi soldiers, were all local Yi people or Miao people who depended on Shuixi.

Of course, there are more of them, or the family members of the local soldiers under the command of Long Lu, the leader of the Mangbu Tusi of the town ~ Xiongfu.

Originally, in history, because Zhu Xieyuan ordered the collection of millet for 200 miles around Shuixi, the brutal killing caused by this life was staged in a different way in Zhen~Xiongfu.

However, at this time, Zhu Xieyuan, of course, did not know the true situation of Hou Liangzhu and others slaughtering the city and killing good people.

He only learned from the military report forwarded by Hou Liangzhu that the officers and troops of the Western Front conquered Zhen~Xiongfu, and the Sichuan Army and Yunnan soldiers had beheaded more than 23,000 people.

After leading the troops for a long time, Zhu Xieyuan has always turned a blind eye to the number of soldiers under his command, and he also knows the vanity and water in it, but he never says it.

The reward for winning the head of the Tusi rebels is not comparable to the reward of the official army for beheading and building captives in Liaodong, nor is it comparable to the reward for the Xuanda border army for winning the Mongolian Tatars, so for the southwest counterinsurgency battlefield where more than 10,000 people are beheaded at every turn, this number is not too outrageous.

According to Zhu Xieyuan's previous experience, Hou Liangzhu and Lin Zhaoding reported more than 20,000 beheadings, so they had to have more than 10,000 foundations before they dared to do so.

However, in Zhu Xieyuan's opinion, there are more than 10,000 and a lot, which is enough for An Bangyan to drink a pot.

It was precisely after receiving this military report that Zhu Xieyuan had a new judgment on the situation on the battlefield on the eastern and western fronts, so he put his mind at ease and immediately ordered Wu Zhiwang and others, who were in Huangshadu, to continue to lead the army west into Shaxiba, and further mobilize the rebels in Shuixi City to divide their troops to the north.

On the morning of the fourth day of the fifth month, he crossed the Yachi River and stationed in the official army camp in Xi'an, Yachi River, and then ordered Shi Yong'an, the inspector, to lead the people to be young and strong, and speed up the renovation of the post road destroyed by the Yi native soldiers, so as to open the way for the army to continue to march westward.

Zhu Xieyuan's judgment was not wrong, Hou Liangzhu and Lin Zhaoding led the army to conquer Zhen~Xiong~Fu, which did disrupt An Bangyan's previous deployment and made An Bangyan a little tired.

The Sichuan army and the Yunnan army stormed the town ~ Xiongfu, and the reinforcements sent by An Alun, who was sitting in Bijie, did not arrive and the house was broken, and he panicked, and hurriedly sent a messenger again to rush back to the location of the Xuanwei Mansion of the An'an clan in Shui, and the Dafang Muoge Mountain City reported for help.

Then, there were waves of messengers for help, rushing from Dafang Muoge Mountain City to Shuixi City, which was led by An Bangyan to testify.

Longlu was killed in battle, and the town ~ Xiong ~ was lost, so the strategic location of Bijie was extremely important, at least on par with Shuixi City, where An Bangyan was sitting.

An Bangyan knew that Bijie could not afford to lose it, and if Bijie was lost, the western gate of Muorg Mountain City, which was located near Dafangyi, would be opened, and he would face the danger of the officers and soldiers approaching the city.

For An Bangyan, Shuixi City is also very important, but the most important thing is the position in the Dafang Muoge Mountain City and the lady of the luxury family behind it.

If An Wei or the wife of the luxury family behind it, Hao Shehui, heard that the imperial army had reached the territory of Shuixi, once the belief was not firm and he negotiated peace with the generals of the Ming army, it would be a big trouble.

Historically, after An Bangyan and Hao Chongming were killed by the Ming army, An Wei and his mother, Mrs. Hao, chose to surrender to the court not long after the imperial court army was in the west of the water.

At that time, Huang Taiji led the Jianyu army into the land of Gyeonggi, and the Ming court and Emperor Chongzhen were in a hurry, so it was better to have more than one thing, so he accepted the surrender of An Wei and his mother, Mrs. Hao, and only demoted the hereditary Guizhou Xuanwei Si Xuanwei Envoy of the Shuixi An's clan to the Xuanwei Envoy of the Shuixi Xuanwei Division.

In addition, Yongning, Yunlian, and Lin Zhou of the luxury family naturally changed their land and returned to the stream, while Wusa, Zhanyi and other places that traditionally belonged to the sphere of influence of Shuixi, also sent liuguan and assigned them to Sichuan and Yunnan respectively.

However, the Shuixi clan retained the original core territory of the An's clan, that is, to Shuixi City in the east, Bijie in the west, Pushi in the north, and Zhijin and Nayong in the south, with a radius of thousands of miles.

Therefore, for An Throne and the lady of the Hao clan behind it, their determination to restore the Luo Dian Kingdom or the Luo Clan Ghost Kingdom and then establish themselves as kings is not so strong.

And they also vaguely knew that once An Bangyan's purpose was truly achieved, then An's right-brand Lord of Shuixi would probably be in danger.

Although An Bangyan has now changed his name to the Great Elder of the Four Descendants, when he was full of ambition before, he called himself the "King of Luodian".

If An Bangyan really became the "King of Luodian", what should he do about the throne, would he be the "Little King of Luodian"?

This is also the reason why Mrs. Hao has to keep Hao Chongming, Hao Chonghui and others in Shuixi.

Of course, An Bangyan himself knows this.

It's just that at this time, his rebellion has not yet succeeded, and it is when he needs to use the name of An Wei and Mrs. Hao to order the leader of the 48th Cave in Shuixi, of course, he can't turn his face.

However, this does not mean that An Bangyan is completely free to An Wei and his mother, Mrs. Hao.

Therefore, after hearing the news that the town ~ Xiong ~ Mansion was lost, Bijie was in danger, and the Muorg Mountain City was also treacherous, An Bangyan did not dare to hesitate, and immediately led an army of 20,000 to rush back to Dafang Town, leaving only one of his cronies, Marshal An Long, with 20,000 troops to stay in Shuixi City.

After An Bangyan raised troops again, he wantonly divided the generals of his cronies into marshals, and An Long, who was born in the side line of the Shuixian clan, was one of them.

An Long originally led a total of 10,000 Yi soldiers from various caves around Shuixi City to garrison Shuixi City to defend the eastern front of the official army, and later An Bangyan felt that the eastern front was very important, so he personally led 30,000 people to sit in the town.

Now that the Western Front is in danger, An Bangyan is not very confident about the ability of his younger brother An Alun, and he is worried about what An Wei is doing in Dafang Muoge Mountain City, so he added 10,000 people to An Long, so that he can't hold out, and when the problem of the Western Front is solved, An Bangyan will naturally come back again.

This is the sorrow of An Bangyan or Shuixian.

The place where the Shuixian clan lives is the territory of the legendary ancient Yelang country, and the arrogant blood of Yelang may also flow in An Bangyan's veins.

With a mere barren land in the west of the water, he dared to raise troops to stand up for himself as a "Luodian country", calling himself the "King of Luodian", and making enemies of a large country with a territory of thousands of miles and surrounded by it on all sides.

An Bangyan's exhaustion was one of the results of Zhu Xieyuan's strategy of attacking from all sides and gradually sweeping away.