Wuxi City is open on three sides, but the east is a hilly depression covered with dense forests.
The north, south and west sides are naturally the focus of the barbarian alliance's attack. Almost all the main forces of the Kangxi, Daixi, Huaxi and Xunxi tribes are settled here.
As for the hills and depressions in the east, although it is not conducive to the deployment of the army, it is not easy to empty out in vain, so it was entrusted to Tong Ximan, whose strength was damaged.
On the sixth day of the 12th lunar month, at the end of Shen Shi, east of the city.
Manmuha, a young man from Duosizhai, tightly clutching the copper rod horsewhip that he had looted from there, with a gloomy expression, he stood guard outside the gate of the central army tent. No matter how reckless he rushed in, he owed a bit of courage in the end.
Suddenly, the heavy felt curtain was lifted from the inside, and then two short and stout figures came out from the big tent.
Manmuha hurriedly lowered his head, hiding the resentment on his face.
The two of them didn't even look at him, they untied the reins and rode away.
Watching the two men out of Tongximan's camp with resentment, Manmuha opened the felt curtain, rushed in angrily, and said angrily, "Abba! Can you make a few kangximan's dog offal go around and drink?!"
The head of Duosizhai, Sharif, was only in his early thirties. Because he often had contact with Han people outside the mountains in his early years, his behavior and speech were much more gentle than those of the savage.
However, in the barbarian coalition, this may not be a good thing, and it is easy to be seen as weak and deceived.
Sharif's face was also gloomy because the two Kangxi were so rude just now, but seeing his son so irritable, he calmly sat back to the back of the several cases.
"Dad!"
Manmuha became more and more anxious, opened the felt curtain with his backhand, pointed to the outside and said: "Look at yourself, what is it like for us Tong Ximan to be bullied? Na Kuilun is clearly to make us Tong Ximan be bullied. The brave warriors, as lowly slaves!"
After the felt curtain was lifted, countless movements outside the tent filled the tent with an uproar.
But it turned out that after being arranged in the forest depression in the east of the city, the other clans pushed Tong Ximan to the task of making cloud ladders and supervising the construction of knocking trees.
The two Kangxi barbarians just now, who were ordered to come to ask for equipment, even shouted to Sharif, like a slave calling for a maid.
You must know that just a few days ago, Duosizhai was just elected as the co-owner of Tongxi Man!
The thrill of reaching the top has not subsided, but he was bullied by someone pushing his nose on his face, but how could Manmuha accept it
Seeing his beard trembling with anger, Sharif sighed helplessly and asked, "Then what do you say?"
"of course… "
Manmuha first spit out three words, but then suddenly got stuck, and after a long while, he said with a blushing face: "I listen to Abba!"
Although he is young and vigorous, he is not a fool after all.
Today, among the Tongxi Man, the most powerful Corrugated Village and the richest Wuer Village have all suffered annihilation, and although Duosi Village has put ducks on the shelves and become the co-owner of Tongxi Man, it is still far away. Not as good as the prestige of the corrugated village.
With such external and internal troubles, how can there be capital to fight against the other four races
"listen to me?"
Seeing that his son was still a little sensible, Sharif was a little relieved, but thinking about the current situation, he was really unhappy.
He shook his head and sighed, "If someone would have listened to me back then, we Tong Ximan wouldn't have come this far."
Manmoha lost his voice when he heard Abba bring up the old story again.
At the time when the five clan alliances were discussing to start a rebellion, Sharif had argued against it in front of the chief leader Yahamer.
The reason is that Tong Ximan is too close to the Han people, and once the Han people retaliate, they will definitely bear the brunt.
And once the power is setback, Tong Ximan, who was originally to accompany the last among the Wuxi barbarians, will inevitably be in an even more embarrassing situation.
Originally, Manmuha didn't care about Abba's prudence, and felt that the location of the cottage was enough to keep the weak Han officials from returning.
But the recent fall of Wuerzhai, Walangzhai, and especially the holy land of Nahelan, has undoubtedly confirmed Abba's original rhetoric.
perhaps…
Tong Ximan really shouldn't have been mixed in in the first place!
The father and son were silent for each other, but suddenly there was noise outside. Manmuha raised the felt curtain in dissatisfaction, and was about to vent a few words, but his eyes suddenly narrowed, and then he blurted out and exclaimed: "Mutu, how can you do this? it's here?!"
Wooden figure? !
Hearing his exclamation, Sharif couldn't help but jumped up and strode out to greet him.
When I got to the door, I saw a strong and childish young man who was rushing over, but it was not the second son Mutu who stayed in the stockade. Who else could he be
"Abba, Manmoha!"
Seeing that his father and brother were greeted, Na Mutu immediately scratched his head and said with a naive smile: "I was really bored in the stockade, so I secretly came over without my grandmother."
When Manmuha heard this, he couldn't help but scold him, complaining that he shouldn't be fooling around, which made grandma worried.
But Sharif knew that his second son looked simple and honest, but he had more heart than others, and he would not sneak out of the mountain just because he was bored.
So he hurriedly brought the wooden figure into the tent and asked in detail.
After this question, Mutu finally revealed the truth.
"Dad!"
Seeing him kneeling on the ground, he said anxiously, "Our stockade has been broken by that three-eyed demon!"
"what?!"
Although he had already guessed that most of the good things would not happen, Sharif was still a little unacceptable when he suddenly heard that the old nest was copied by the official army.
Depressed, he took a half step back, and hurriedly asked, "What the hell is going on here? Zhaizi... Could it be that Zhaizi has been given by the army... to..."
Speaking of the back, his face was purple and black, and he was a little breathless.
"Don't worry, Dad!"
Seeing this, Mutu hurriedly comforted him and said, "Although the stockade was broken by the official army, there was not much loss..."
"What the hell is this?!"
Manmuha said annoyed, "Who knows that the three-eyed devil loves to swallow people's souls, how can he give up without killing three or five hundred people?!"
Sharif could vaguely hear that things seemed to be taking a turn for the better, and after hesitating for a while, he asked tentatively, "Could it be that the officials want us to do... help?"
"It didn't make it clear what we were going to do."
Mutu shook his head and said: "The three-eyed devil only said that our stockade is good in feng shui, and he will come and go often in the future. As for whether or not to clean the inside, it depends on whether you are a good one..."
After a pause, he hurriedly changed his words and said, "It depends on whether you know the current affairs or not."
Although he changed his words in time, how could Sharif not guess that what the Han general said was 'a good dog'
But he couldn't care less about it right now.
The official army clearly wanted to take the future safety of the stockade to force the barbarians of Duosi Village, and even the entire Tongxi barbarians to stand in line again.
According to the strength shown by the official army before, Duosizhai is afraid that no matter how hard it is, it will be difficult to resist the attack of the official army.
However…
If you betray the coalition at this time, is Duosizhai still a dead end
Instead, it is better to take the initiative to seek help from Kangximan, lead some troops to return to Duosi Village, and then simply move the family to the vicinity of Kangcheng.
In this way, the truth that the three-eyed devil is not in the city can be exposed, and the coalition forces will have less scruples!
Just thinking about it like this, Mu Tu suddenly said again: "By the way, the three-eyed devil also said that you should think about it, Dad, don't rush to make up your mind."
Give it a second thought
Is there anything else the military has prepared for it
Sharif hesitated for a while, but after all, he didn't dare to act rashly.
That night.
There were more than a dozen people from Huaxi Man, who fled in embarrassment to the east camp, claiming that the official army broke the two villages of Huaxi Man in one day, killing nearly a thousand people.
The next day, there was news that another Huaximan village had been broken down.
Huaxi Man was panicking.
On the same day, the coalition forces launched a tentative attack on Wuxi City, but were forced to retreat by the official army with firearms.
Twelfth lunar month twenty-eighth.
The coalition forces bluffed on three sides, north, south and east, but launched a fierce attack from the west, occupying the southern section of the city wall for a time, and finally being repelled by Lu Jianxing's troops.
Twelfth lunar month twenty-ninth.
The coalition forces set up a dignified position and began to launch a strong attack on all sides. The casualties of the official army increased sharply, and the people in the city were unstable.
On the same day, the news that the two fortresses of Daixi Man were breached by the official army was passed on to the coalition forces.
At the same time, the news that Tongxi barbarians were serving in the Han official army gradually spread in the coalition army, pointing the finger at Duosi Village.
It was only at this moment that Sharif finally realized that the so-called thinking of the officials was actually a deliberate trap.
However, it was too late to regret it.
The 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Chinese New Year.
The news that the Xunximan village was breached arrived as scheduled.
Among the coalition forces who have not been harassed by the official army, only the Tongxi Man and Kangxi Man remain.
On the same day, the official army had visited Duosi Village, but there were rumors that Qiu did not commit any crime.
That night.
Kuilun, the chief of Kangxi Man, summoned the leaders of the five clans to discuss the matter, and seemed to be responsible for questioning Tongxi Man.
Sharif was afraid to go, so he secretly sent his son to spread rumors in the camp, claiming that Kang Ximan had deceived Tong Ximan and his strength was not good enough, intending to annex Tong Ximan and drive him to be a siege coolie.
For the past few days, Tongxi Man has been ostracized, and the barbarians of the villages have long harbored resentment. They believed this rumor and believed it to be true, so the entire family abandoned the camp overnight.
Sharif even sent people to pile and burn the siege equipment built by the battalion along the road to stop the pursuit of the four tribes.
The morale of the Allied Forces plummeted.
The first day of the first lunar month in the twelfth year of Guangde.
The coalition forces set off a dispute between inside and outside. In the end, Kui Lun, the leader of Kangxi Man, overcame all opinions and oversaw the coalition forces to continue to attack the city.
On the same day, Xunxi was again attacked by the official army in two fortresses.
The third day of the first lunar month.
Rumors spread among the coalition forces that Sharif, under the guise of being ordered to return to the division to pursue the army, deceived many villages in Huaxi and looted the women's property.
On that day, there were many people who fled privately in Huaxi Man.
The coalition forces are in chaos, and there is no more fighting spirit.
The fifth day of the first lunar month.
The coalition forces retreated in panic. Because the troops were still numerous, the officials in the city did not dare to pursue them, but they clashed with Tong Ximan many times on the way, and the casualties on both sides were innumerable.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Qimutuo, the leader of Huaxi Man, was ambushed by officials near his cottage.
Qimutuo led the defeated soldiers into the village, and was followed and defeated by the officials. At one time, they were all executed, and more than a thousand corpses were floating in the upper reaches of Huaxi, and the dam became a lake.
On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Sharif led the remaining seventeen villages of the Tongxi Man Group and jointly surrendered to the imperial court.
At the end of the first month, Huaximan villages gradually surrendered to the official army.
At the beginning of February, Sun Shaozong formally wrote to the court, saying that there was no need for a large army to conquer, and that only a thousand people under his command would join the original defenders of Wuxi Prefecture, and it would be enough to pacify the barbarians.
In March of the twelfth year of Guangde, the imperial court changed Sun Shaozong to be the official fourth-rank recruiting envoy, and he was in charge of the affairs of Wuxi to pacify the chaos.
After Sun Shaozong took office, he immediately took in Tongxi Man and Huaxi Man young and strong, serving as the forerunner of the official army, and gradually invaded the hinterland of the mountains.
The barbarians were forced to turn completely on the defensive, concentrating their forces on the mountain to resist stubbornly.
After that, Sun Shaozong sat in Wuxi City, and the officers and troops often used the barbarian spies to make money to open the gate of the village, so that the barbarians were suspicious of each other, and even the self-protection strategy of the village did not need to be self-defeating.
And more isolated barbarians had to surrender to the official army and beg for life.
So in the autumn of the twelfth year of Guangde, the strengths and weaknesses of the two sides gradually reversed.
In the twelfth year of Guangde, the nine-ninth Chongyang.
The recruiting envoy Sun Shaozong met with Nahelan, gathered 13,000 barbarian servants, and supervised them with 2,000 officers, and besieged the last fortress of Wuxi barbarians - Cangcheng.
From the end of September, fighting hard until October 26, Cannes was captured.
In this battle, the barbarians on both sides lost more than 10,000, and the vitality of the Wuxi barbarians was almost exhausted.
The great commander, Kuilun, wore a crown on his head and took poison and committed suicide, and his wife and daughter were lost in the chaotic army.
Afterwards, Sun Shaozong ordered Cannes to be burned, and the fire was extinguished after two days.
Since then, the Wuxi barbarian chaos has been largely leveled out, and there are only a few remaining barbarians who huddled in the poor mountains and stubbornly resisted.
In mid-November, Sun Shaozong requested an order to move the barbarians out of the mountains, select their elites to reorganize on the spot, and send them to the Yunnan-Guizhou border army to serve.
The rest all changed their customs, banned barbarous language, taught Chinese characters, and changed their names and surnames to Han people.
In addition, because the young and young barbarians were killed and injured too much, and many of those who did not die were sent to Yunnan and Guizhou, the women in the family often cling to the Han people as wives and concubines, and live together.
In the summer of the thirteenth year of Guangde, although Wuxi did not dare to speak of great governance, the word 'stability' was basically used.
At the end of July in the thirteenth year of Guangde, Sun Shaozong was called to step down from his post to return to Beijing, and tens of thousands of people saw each other off, including many barbarians.
After going out of Wuxi City, walking for six or seven miles, he received eight umbrellas for the people, and left behind nine pairs of boots.
In the following years, there were many people who set up the Sanmusheng Temple in Wuxi Prefecture, especially the barbarians. At first, they were only for the hearts of the Han people, but gradually they forgot their original intentions and believed that they were the reincarnation of gods, and they worshipped them every day. .