The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 295 Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan Provincial Commandery
Yang Yinglong was frightened by the cavalry of the Shenwu Camp and fled back to Bozhou in panic.

After this guy escaped back, he began to frantically recruit young and strong men, as if he was ready to defend to the death.

Wanli was not in a hurry to pursue and encircle the enemy.

He seemed to be waiting for the navy warships to deliver food, supplies and weapons and equipment for the Shenji Camp.

This seems normal, as cavalry is of little use in mountain warfare.

It is impossible for the soldiers of the Shenwu Camp to ride their war horses into the mountains of Bashu. Not to mention whether the horses can rush up the mountain, the soldiers of the Shenwu Camp on horseback will definitely be hit by the crisscrossing branches and suffer heavy casualties.

Wanli wanted to prepare all the food and supplies, and wait for all the weapons and equipment of the Shenjiying to be delivered before attacking Bozhou. There would be no problem at all.

The three great families of Puzhou are waiting to see the battle between the Jingying and the Bozhou army.

Unexpectedly, the wait lasted nearly two months.

Moreover, as we waited, there was suddenly no news from Bozhou.

None of the spies they had planted around Yang Yinglong were able to pass on any information to them, even Tian Cifeng and Yang Chaodong had disappeared without a trace.

However, they didn't care much.

Perhaps, Yang Yinglong was afraid that scouts from the Beijing camp would sneak in to gather information, so he blocked the entire Bozhou.

Anyway, Wanli is in Chongqing City. The Shenwu Camp and the Shenji Camp have more than 200,000 troops camped for dozens of miles, and they are also looking in the direction of Chongqing City.

Time flies, and it is already June.

Due to the terrain of Chongqing, heat waves cannot dissipate, so it is extremely hot in summer.

Wanli was so hot that he could hardly bear it. He even ordered the navy to transform a centipede ship and send his luxurious carriage over.

The soldiers of the Shenwu Camp and the Shenji Camp were so hot that they took turns jumping into the Yangtze River and Jialing River, which not only helped them cool down but also helped them improve their swimming skills.

At this time, all the grain carts of the Shenji Camp were finally delivered, and the 3,000 horse-drawn carriages that he had specially ordered to be built for the Baigan soldiers were also brought over.

On the Dingchou day of the sixth lunar month, around 5 p.m., the sun set in the west.

Four or five thousand naval warships came slowly from the east like a winding dragon, gradually merging into the river near Chongqing City. The last batch of grain carts, horse-drawn carriages, and food and supplies arrived, and the army could finally set off.

Outside Fotu Pass, in the middle of the vast Ming army camp, Qi Jiguang, Deng Zilong, Qin Liangyu, Liu Jing and others gathered together on the huge carriage. On the large table in the middle of them was a map of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan.

The densely packed mountains on the map are so dizzying to look at.

Wanli stared at the map carefully for a while, then pointed south of Hejiang River and asked, "Yunqing, there are no mountains marked here. The terrain should be relatively flat, right?"

How do you say this?

Deng Zilong nodded slowly and said, "The terrain here is relatively flat, but there are many small hills."

That's not a big problem. There are many small hills, just enough to have people look out from above.

Upon hearing this, Wanli said decisively: "Okay, we will set up camp on the open land south of Hejiang River.

Tomorrow morning, the army will set out. Liangyu, you will lead the white-pole soldiers as the vanguard and clear the way for the army. Tomorrow morning at 11:00 AM, you will set out on time and reach the south side of Hejiang within two days."

Now the White Spear Soldiers are very powerful. They are not only equipped with muskets, but also with horse-drawn carriages. It is only about 200 miles from here to Hejiang, so there is no problem in getting there in two days.

Qin Liangyu nodded excitedly and said, "I understand."

Wanli then gave detailed instructions, "Yuan Jing, you will lead the Shenji Battalion as the central army. We will depart around noon tomorrow morning and arrive south of Hejiang River within two days. Use the food carts to create a triple-protected camp. I will follow with the Shenwu Battalion, the Imperial Guards, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

what?
Upon hearing this, Qi Jiguang cautiously reminded: "Your Majesty, don't we send people to guard Chongqing City, Fotu Pass, Erlang Pass, and Longdong Pass?"

Wanli smiled slightly and said, "There is no need to send troops to guard this place. I will see which chieftain dares to come here. Once they run out of the mountains, the Shenwu Camp cavalry will be of use.

The chieftains here don’t have any cavalry, and they definitely can’t outrun four legs on two legs. The cavalry of the Shenwu Camp can get back in half a day.

If it's really too late, we can send our navy back by speedboat to guard the checkpoints and the city. The navy ships can sail downstream, so they should be able to reach this distance in just an hour or so."

Oh, this turns out to be a trap.

If any chieftain is so stupid as to attempt to capture Chongqing, he will be in big trouble.

These chieftains were difficult to deal with while confined to their own mountainous territory. Once they emerged from the mountains and reached the open areas near Chongqing, they would be a formidable prey, easily dealt with by the Shenwu Battalion cavalry. Speaking of surprise, he was no match for Wanli.

Upon hearing this, Qi Jiguang nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Wanli then gave detailed instructions: "Yunqing, you build a pontoon bridge here first, and when the army crosses the river, you dismantle the bridge."

Doing this might really lure the chieftain with evil intentions out of the mountains.

Those chieftains probably thought that it would take most of the day to build a pontoon bridge. In fact, it took them less than an hour to build a pontoon bridge using specially modified warships.

Deng Zilong heard this and nodded repeatedly, saying, "I understand."

The next morning, at about 1 a.m., just as the sky was getting light, the army broke camp and set off.

That guy, with two or three hundred thousand troops plus tens of thousands of horse-drawn carriages and artillery carts, formed a long line that was more than a hundred miles long. The white-pole soldiers in the front had set up camp near Jiangjin, and the cavalry of the Shenwu Camp in the back had just set off.

If such a large-scale battle happened on the grassland, it would definitely scare the northern barbarians into fleeing.

However, in the Bashan and Shushui regions, few chieftains found this scene scary.

Because the chieftains' territories are basically located in the mountains, it is difficult for cavalry, horse-drawn carriages, and artillery carts to enter their territories, and it is even more difficult to attack them. Once they run up the mountains, the cavalry cannot catch up.

They all thought that the young emperor probably didn't know how difficult the roads in the mountains were. It was hard to say who would win or lose if he went to Bozhou to fight Yang Yinglong.

Wanli seemed to have come specifically to show off his military might. He not only brought with him two or three hundred thousand troops, but also dispatched five or six thousand naval warships, which almost filled the river from Chongqing Prefecture to Hejiang.

He also specifically ordered the Shenjiying to use grain carts to form a chariot formation with a radius of dozens of miles south of Hejiang River. The formation had three layers inside and three layers outside, which was truly spectacular.

However, the chieftains in Bashu and even Yunnan and Guizhou are a bit confusing.

What's the point of setting up a car array in the open area north of Bozhou?
Do you still want to scare Yang Yinglong into surrendering?
There's no need to think about it. Unless Yang Yinglong is mentally ill, he will not surrender.

Yang Yinglong was not mentally ill, but Wanli seemed to be mentally ill.

After he led his army to set up camp south of Hejiang, he actually ordered people to convey the imperial decree that all chieftains should be reformed!

From now on, chieftains will be governed by the system of Dusiwei. All chieftains will be given the titles of Duzhihuishi, Zhihuishi, and Qianhu. Moreover, chieftains can only manage garrisons and guards, not civilians. Civilians will be managed by local officials sent by the court.

He even ordered all the chieftains to lead their troops to the south of Hejiang, accept reorganization, and then join forces to suppress Yang Yinglong.

This guy is really sick in the brain!
If he did not order all the chieftains to reform, other chieftains might send some troops over as a token of their support to help him encircle and suppress Yang Yinglong.

Once he issued the decree, no chieftain would dare to disobey him.

Are you kidding? He is basically going to lay off all the chiefs.

Anyone who wants to help him suppress Yang Yinglong is mentally ill.

These chieftains were like this. If the imperial court allowed them to act freely and act like local emperors, they would send troops to help the imperial court fight. If the imperial court wanted to control them or even abolish the chieftains, they would be lucky if they did not rebel.

In history, there were only a few chieftains who truly helped the imperial court in its wars.

Yang Yinglong of Bozhou is one, and Ma Qiancheng of Shizhu is another.

However, in history, Yang Yinglong of Bozhou was directly forced to rebel, and Ma Qiancheng of Shizhu was inexplicably imprisoned and killed.

With the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty court doing this, other chieftains would not send troops to help the court fight. For example, She Chongming, the Yongning Xuanfu Envoy, was asked by the court to send troops to Liaodong to help, but he directly sent troops to Chongqing City under the pretext of resting, and then took the opportunity to occupy Chongqing City and launched a rebellion!

At this moment, Wanli clearly did not want them to be local emperors, so they naturally would not send troops to help the court to encircle and suppress Yang Yinglong.

They just watched the show, wondering how the young emperor would put down the rebellion of Yang Yinglong in Bozhou without their help.

The imperial army has no place to use its power in the Bashan and Shushui regions. The suppression of the Jiusi Duzhan barbarian rebellion is a clear proof of this.

The imperial army had conquered the Jiusiduzhang barbarians several times but had no way to defeat them. In the end, these chieftain soldiers had to take action.

Yang Yinglong was a crazy guy. He actually came out in full force to help the imperial court put down the Jiusi Duzhan barbarian rebellion.

Now the imperial army is here to deal with him!
The young emperor brought hundreds of thousands of troops with him. Even if he could not flatten Bozhou, he could still inflict heavy casualties on the Bozhou army.

This is the result of mindlessly helping the imperial court to quell the chieftain rebellion!
(End of this chapter)