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In order to show his trust in the Shuixi chieftain, Cui Feng released An Ruyi.
At this time, An Rupan had been having diarrhea for a long time. He Tengjiao had no choice but to comfort him with kind words and told him to recover before entering the city to accept the reward from the King of Qin.
As soon as He Tengjiao returned to the city, An Rupan hurriedly sent An Jiazexi and Mu Kui'an Che back to Shuixi to create a "rebellion". He planned to withdraw his troops back to his base tomorrow on the pretext of a rebellion in Shuixi, and then make plans after the Qin army marched to Yunnan.
An Ruyi returned to the Shuixi military camp and said to An Rupan: "Father, I saw something in the city. Chen Ruizheng, the former commander of Guizhou, was scolded out of the capital by Ma Liuliang. Tang Yue chased him out to persuade him, but Chen Ruizheng seemed to be greatly insulted and did not listen to Tang Yue's advice. He left angrily..."
"Wait, Ruyi, do you know why Ma Liuliang scolded Chen Ruizheng?" An Rupan asked in surprise.
"I heard the Qin soldiers in front of the capital discussing that it was because the general Cui Feng, who was in charge of the southern expedition, said that Chen Ruizheng was familiar with the terrain in the southwest and wanted to promote Chen Ruizheng as a vanguard to attack Yunnan.
Ma Liuliang disagreed, saying that he had conquered Guiyang and Chen Ruizheng was captured by him. Cui Feng wanted to promote a captive to replace him as the vanguard general, and Ma Liuliang was unhappy and cursed Chen Ruizheng.
I also heard that Ma Liuliang was a close confidant of their king. He made great contributions in taking Guiyang this time. Cui Feng could not do anything to him, so he cancelled the decision to use Chen Ruizheng as the vanguard. Chen Ruizheng was scolded out of the capital by Ma Liuliang. I saw it with my own eyes. Chen Ruizheng was so angry that his face turned black. "
When An Rupan heard the news, he felt that this was God helping him, so he sent people into the city to lobby Chen Ruizheng.
Chen Ruizheng was about to send someone to contact An Rupan, but he didn't expect that An Rupan would send someone to find him first.
As a result, Chen Ruizheng, who had originally intended to "offer himself to the bed", became reserved;
An Rupan's envoy patiently lobbied for a long time and promised that after his surrender, his status would be second only to that of the monarch. Only then did Chen Ruizheng reluctantly agree to cooperate.
But out of caution, he asked the messenger for a token to prevent An Rupan from breaking his promise in the future.
The messenger could not make a decision on this matter, so he hurried out of the city to report to An Rupan.
An Rupan felt that Chen Ruizheng was so cautious and therefore more trustworthy, so he sent an envoy into the city again and gave Chen Ruizheng a piece of yellow jade carved into the shape of a torch. It was said that this was one of the tokens used by the Shuixi chieftain to mobilize troops. Chen Ruizheng gladly accepted it.
The envoy took the opportunity to make another request, hoping that Chen Ruizheng could cooperate with the Shuixi Army to quickly capture Guiyang City.
Chen Ruizheng did not agree. No matter how much the envoy said, he only agreed to wait until the main force of the Qin army went to Yunnan before taking action.
The messenger replied to An Rupan. Considering that the main force of the Qin army was in the city, Chen Ruizheng might find it difficult to act. An Rupan felt that Chen Ruizheng's caution was justified, so he trusted Chen Ruizheng even more.
An Rupan was very happy to get this insider information. He planned to go back to Shuixi the next day to "quell the rebellion" as planned, and wait until the main force of the Qin army went to Yunnan before making any further moves.
As a result, that night, there were sudden shouts and cries of killing in Guiyang City. An Rupan had just fallen asleep when he heard the commotion in the city and got up to look. He saw flames and thick smoke in the city. The noisy shouting could be heard for ten miles, and it sounded like a rebellion had occurred in the city.
The 20,000 soldiers in An Rupan's camp were also alarmed and all stood up. An Rupan ordered the camp to be on alert and said to An Rushan, "Quickly send someone to investigate. Find out what happened in the city. Go quickly."
An Rupan had a bad feeling in his heart. His daughter An Ruyi rushed out with a knife in her hand and said, "Dad, this is bad. Maybe Chen Ruizheng's secret has been discovered."
His daughter's words made An Rupan feel even more ominous. The sudden chaos in the city could have been caused by something other than Chen Ruizheng being discovered and the Qin army surrounding him overnight.
Mukuazexi Mukuian Daqian advised: "Lord, why don't we take advantage of the chaos in the city and send troops to attack the city. Maybe there is still a chance. If Chen Ruizheng is eliminated, he will definitely tell you about his relationship with you."
"Wait a little longer, until we find out the situation in the city." An Rupan hesitated, his heart in a mess with anxiety and fear.
Before his men could find out the situation clearly, the west gate suddenly opened. In the dim firelight, many people were seen rushing out of the city, all wearing Ming army uniforms. Bursts of gunfire were heard from inside the city gate. "Ming soldiers" kept falling to the ground at the city gate, and from a distance the battle looked very fierce.
There were as many as two thousand "Ming troops" rushing out of the city, and those chasing after them were indeed the Qin army in black clothes and dark armor.
A rider from the Ming army rushed towards the Shuixi Army camp and shouted outside the camp: "Sir Xuanwei, please save us quickly. The matter has been exposed. Commander Chen asks you to send troops to rescue us quickly. Sir Xuanwei, please save us quickly..."
To save or not to save
An Rupan was faced with a dilemma. If he didn't rescue them, Chen Ruizheng's two thousand men would be sacrificed in vain, and his collusion with Chen Ruizheng would also be exposed.
After being rescued, he would immediately go into battle with the Qin army. Their forces were of similar strength, and they had to fight hastily on flat ground. His 20,000-strong army had penetrated the mountains and forests, and they couldn't even form a battle formation on flat ground. An Rupan really didn't have much chance of winning.
Faced with a dilemma, before he could make a decision, two thousand "Ming troops" were already running towards their camp in a disorderly manner, shouting for help as they ran, their voices like waves.
"Father, the Qin army is chasing Chen Ruizheng. The truth must have been exposed. Father, give the order quickly. We can't just sit there and watch. But we must not let them enter the camp."
Everything happened too suddenly, leaving An Rupan no time to think carefully. Two thousand soldiers were a considerable force, and since he would have to fall out with the Qin army sooner or later, he should not give up these two thousand soldiers.
An Che and Mu Kui also urged him again and again. An Rupan gritted his teeth, drew his sword and said, "Tell Chen Ruizheng to retreat to the outside of the camp and pass on my order to meet the enemy immediately."
Torches were alight in the Shuixi military camp and bronze drums were beating, but outside the camp it was dark at night. Although the "Ming Army" and the Qin Army also had torches, there were not many of them and they were very blurry from a distance. All one could see was the Qin Army chasing behind them constantly swinging their swords and killing, while the "Ming Army" in the front were screaming and being chopped to the ground one by one.
An Ruyi cautiously suggested not to let this "Ming army" enter the camp, with the intention of taking precautions in mind. However, under the pursuit of the Qin army, this "Ming army" scrambled to climb over the trench outside and rushed to the north gate of the camp, constantly shouting to open the gate, and the scene was in chaos.
The Shuixi army in the stronghold was on full alert, ready to fight against the Qin army.
Suddenly, the "Ming Army" gathered under the village wall suddenly dispersed. Before the Shuixi Army in the village could figure out what was going on, several balls of fire shot up into the sky at the village gate. Boom! Boom! Boom! Earth-shattering explosions sounded one after another. The wooden village gate was blown up into the sky. Many Shuixi Army soldiers in the village were killed or injured, and screamed in agony.
Before the smoke had dissipated, the scattered "Ming troops" rushed forward again, rushed into the village, and hacked anyone they saw.
The Qin army followed and swarmed in. The stunned Shuixi army could not organize a decent resistance and soon collapsed...
In this battle, An Rupan and his daughter, as well as eight Mu Kui including An Rushan and An Che were captured. The 20,000 Shuixi troops suffered more than 2,000 casualties, more than 16,000 were taken prisoners, and less than 2,000 managed to escape.
The total military strength of the Shuixi chieftain was about 30,000. Nearly 20,000 were lost overnight. In addition, An Rupan and others were captured. For Shuixi, such a blow was undoubtedly fatal.
An Rupan intended to collude with Chen Ruizheng to rebel. There was evidence from both witnesses and objects, which could not be denied. The Qin army had a legitimate reason to attack him.
The next day, Cui Feng immediately sent 2,000 troops north to join Song Ping in Xifeng, and took An Rupan to Wujiang Pass to force his second son An Kun to surrender.
In addition, six more troops were dispatched, each with a thousand men, led by generals such as Chen Ruizheng who were familiar with the terrain of Shuixi. They took advantage of the momentum of a great victory and quickly rushed to the various Zexi creeks in Shuixi, sweeping away all the holes.
The 10,000 troops brought by Cui Feng were all carefully selected, and most of them were from southern Jiangxi, western Hunan and other places. Although the Shuixi area was mountainous and densely forested, it was no problem for them.
At present, except for the three or four thousand Shuixi soldiers and horses in the Chishui, Bijie and Qixingguan areas in the northwest, the remaining ones in each Zexi are mainly the elderly, the weak, women and children. Wherever the six Qin armies went, they encountered extremely weak resistance, and they were unstoppable.
Militarily, they have already gained absolute advantage. Next, Cui Feng and his men will have to deal with the Yi people in Shuixi.
There are 200,000 to 300,000 Yi people in Shuixi. If they continue to live in the deep mountains and old forests of Shuixi, even if the Qin Dynasty sends officials to govern, there is no guarantee that they will not rebel again after they recover... ... ... ...
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ps: Not only did I fail to catch up yesterday, but I was left ten votes behind. Should I give up
I won't! I will continue to ask for monthly tickets. Where there is a will, there is a way. Regardless of whether this is to comfort myself or not, I will keep writing and keep asking for monthly tickets and recommendation tickets.
Please give me a monthly ticket!
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