Chapter 10: Competition for Yuanzhou (I)

"Internal strife of Miao people?" Based on the information obtained over the past few days, Hong Chenggong made this judgment skeptical. In history, rebellion and mob rebellion have been constantly siegeing cities and territories, and they have developed and strengthened themselves in a very severe period. If we look at this historical experience and conventional rule, it is not surprising to draw the conclusion that internal strife of Miao people is in conflict.

"General Zheng Shen."

"The mark is here!" Zheng Nansheng saw Hong Chenggong who had been silent for a long time, and the first thing he called was his name, he stood up in fear and fear.

"You are a person on the ground in Huguang. According to your opinion, how credible is this information?" Hong Chenggong asked.

"I really don't dare to say this," Zheng Nansheng said with a look of disgrace.

"Don't worry, I have the judgment himself, just want to hear your opinion?" Hong Chenggong squeezed out a smile and said. In the past few days, the people called him "butcher devil", while the generals in the army called him "living king of hell". The guards he brought with him also became "bullock heads, horse faces and little ghosts". They all hid as far as they could when they saw him, because when they came to his hands, the strictness of the military discipline was even worse than when Zuo Liangyu was in charge. It was absolutely impossible to have no skin and flesh in his hands. Therefore, the officers and soldiers were respectful and afraid of Hong Chenggong, and they were more afraid than respectful. Many low-level generals did not dare to look at him.

"There is half the credibility under the mark," Zheng Nansheng said with a mouthful of foam.

"Why are you half-to-half?" Hong Chenggong asked with a "huh".

"The Miao people are cunning, but they have always been united. Real internal strife is probably impossible. But if the Miaojiang Phoenix married Wu Heimiao, that guy would definitely be a flower inserted in cow dung. So the Ma family must be unwilling to marry his daughter to Wu Heimiao, who proclaimed himself king. There must be contradictions. According to the following figures, Magu is known as a talented woman, and his wisdom and beauty are the first in Miaojiang. In the eyes of ordinary people, her combination with Wu Heimiao is a hero and beauty, but Magu is still a hero.

He is a proud and arrogant daughter. He definitely looks down on men like Wu Heimiao who can be her father. The Ma family has always had a good reputation. Wu Heimiao kills people, smuggles, and sells Miao girls. It can be said that it is a major disaster in Miaojiang. In recent years, he has been somewhat restrained and has begun to learn to win over people's hearts. He rarely handles dirty things. If not, Wu Heimiao will not have the momentum of today even if he rebelled." Zheng Nansheng talked endlessly about a major channel.

After hearing this, Hong Chenggong nodded frequently and thought to himself that although Zheng Nansheng had no great ability, he was a piece of material for intelligence analysis. He had a clear idea and could grasp the key points. He was just timid and too scheming, so he was not suitable to lead troops.

Seeing Hong Chenggong constantly nodding to him, Zheng Nansheng was obviously very satisfied with his answer and felt quite proud. After all, these were all analyzed by his own words and it is of course worthy of being happy if someone appreciates them.

"Master, you must be careful when you have someone!" Zheng Nansheng couldn't help but remind him.

"who?"

"There is a man named Zhuoba from Miaojiang in western Hunan. He is a great wise man and a great wizard among the Miao people. I don't know what happened. He defected to Wu Heimiao ten years ago and became Wu Heimiao's military advisor. It can be said that Wu Heimiao has the strength today, and it is all the contribution of this person."

"Zhuoba, is the one who poisoned General Zuo Liangyu?" Hong Chenggong remembered that Huang Zongxi had mentioned the name of this person in his ear, but Huang Zongxi just told him at that time that the strange poison in Zuo Liangyu's body was prepared by Zhuoba's people, and he didn't say much about the rest. It seems that Huang Zongxi himself is not very clear about the inside story.

"It is not necessarily Zhuoba who poisoned it, but the poison is most likely prepared by him." Zheng Nansheng said.

"Oh, are you familiar with this person?"

Zheng Nansheng shook his head and said, "It's not familiar. This person has always made a living by treating the Miao people. He has magical medical skills. He heard that he was traveling abroad in his early years and returned to Miaojiang ten years ago. No one knew what he learned. The only thing he knew was that his business skills were very powerful. The young and maws in Laer Mountain were integrated into Wu Heimiao. As for the secrets there was a ban on the court, the imperial court had no way to know it."

An opponent who doesn't understand is the most terrifying opponent. He doesn't even know the temper, personality, what he likes, and doesn't like. Hong Chenggong secretly became alert in his heart. Whether Miaojiang can be pacified is probably due to Zhuoba. He had a premonition that the two should meet soon.

"Master General, the capital city is 800 miles in a hurry!" At this moment, a dusty postman rushed into the commander's tent like a whirlwind, and knelt down on one knee.

“Support it!”

There were already personal soldiers next to him who walked over and held the wooden box raised by the postman and put it on the Zheng Case. Hong Chenggong looked at it, reached out to tear off the seal, took out the key and opened the wooden box. There was a yellow silk inside. Is it an imperial edict? Not the official document of the Military Machine Pavilion? Hong Chenggong felt a sudden slap in his heart, and hurriedly walked off the Zheng Case, led everyone in the tent to kneel down and bow for three times, then he took out the yellow silk and white silk and browsed.

"Master, what did the imperial edict say?" Zheng Nansheng asked in a curiosity.

"You can tell if you take a look!" Hong Chenggong handed Huang Lingbai Juan's imperial edict to Zheng Nansheng.

"No, Grand Marshal, this imperial edict was awarded to Grand Marshal. How can the bid be viewed directly?" Zheng Nansheng was frightened and quickly refused.

"Let me see, just look. This is not a formal imperial edict, it is just a handwritten letter from the emperor to me." Hong Chenggong handed over again and said.

Zheng Nansheng took Huang Ling Baishu nervously and opened it to browse. He was shocked and his heart was beating wildly, saying, "The emperor is thousands of miles away, how could he know Zhuoba?"

"This is not the question you and I have to consider. What you and I have to consider is how this opponent will play cards!" Hong Chenggong took back Huang Ling and white silk. He put it on the case of the coach and said in a deep voice.

"How many Miao rebels are there in Yuanling City?"

"According to the spies' returns, there were about 4,000 people. Old Ma seized the Yuanzhou City that Wu Heimiao had worked hard to deceive, and his number one general, Ma Gui, guarded Yuanling."

"I heard that there are less than 5,000 people from Wu Heimiao in the city who were caught by Ma Gui?"

"The news is like this, but it is hard to predict whether it is true or not. If this is an illusion, Wu Heimiao deliberately created an illusion of internal strife in Miao to attract us to the bait, then the defenders in Yuanling City will double the number of our army. Our army has artillery, and it is not difficult to attack the city. But the difficult thing is that if we engage in street fighting with the Miao people, our army may not be its opponent. You must know that although the Miao people have not been formally trained, they are familiar with the terrain, and they usually use hunting to supplement family income. For regular wave battles, the Miao people cannot win us at all, but street fighting may not be the one Miao people. After the general was not in office, our army suffered all the hardships of the Miao people's elusive harassment tactics, otherwise the lower mark would not withdraw the army to the county town and could not stand out." Zheng Nansheng said with a wry smile.
Chapter completed!