Di Ming

Chapter 443 The bandit chieftain was heartbroken and terrified; the Grand Tutor accomplished a great feat in annihilating the remaining enemy.

Seeing the war elephants and three thousand heavy cavalry finally sweep out like a torrent, She Chongming finally let out a long sigh of extreme frustration!

"Gods help us! The Liang cavalry will tear the Ming army's banners to shreds and crush their bones!"

She Chongming drew his precious sword from its ivory sheath, raised it high, the tassels on his horn-helmet swaying wildly, and shouted:
"Warriors of the Cuan family! Do not fear the Ming army's firearms! No matter how powerful their firearms are, they cannot fire continuously! Firearms are only the reliance of cowards!"

"Warriors! Our ancestors once established the Nanzhao Kingdom! Hundreds of years ago, we were able to compete with the Tang Dynasty and Tibet, and we even conquered Chengdu!"

"Today! We will repeat the glory of our ancestors! The gods are watching us! Kill!"

Under She Chongming's call, the elephant cavalry and cavalry leading the charge were spurred on with even greater enthusiasm!

The elephant soldiers, cavalry, war elephants, and warhorses all wore horn armor inside and rattan armor outside, with their faces covered by ox horn masks.

As the Gulu army launched its counterattack, the Cuan army's distinctive ghost conch horns began to sound, their chilling blasts echoing for miles around.

All the Gulu nobles roared with triumph. They were certain that once the Cuan warriors' war elephants and cavalry charged forward, the Ming army, which could only rely on firearms, would realize the might of the Cuan army.

Zhu Yin stood on a siege tower in the Ming army's formation, and his expression became even more indifferent as he saw the rebel war elephants and heavy cavalry breaking through the dust and smoke.

That's great, absolutely perfect.

He was initially somewhat wary of She Chongming's cavalry, but She Chongming actually ordered his heavy cavalry to charge behind the war elephants. Wasn't that just handing them over?

She Chongming, you're very good at cooperating with me.

Why did the She clan possess the strongest cavalry in the south? Because Yongning, which the She clan occupied, was one of the fourteen major official pastures in the Mongol Yuan dynasty. The Yuan dynasty established the Yongning Horse Breeding Bureau, which produced tens of thousands of warhorses every year.

The grasslands there are suitable for raising Mongolian horses, making it the most suitable place in Southwest China for raising Mongolian horses.

Moreover, the Black Cuan were originally a nomadic, fishing and hunting tribe, and were very skilled at riding horses, earning them the title of Mountain Riders.

These two conditions made the Guoluo cavalry the best among the Tusi (chieftains) and feudal lords.

But today, the She clan's proud cavalry will come to an end.

Zhu Yin raised his binoculars and discovered that the elephant cavalry and heavy cavalry were all wearing two layers of armor: ox horn armor underneath and rattan armor on the outside.

Even without iron armor, this level of protection is comparable to that of heavy cavalry.

The Gulu soldiers use ox horn armor and rattan armor. The well-made ox horn armor, coated with resin, provides protection comparable to ordinary iron armor, but is lighter, rust-free, durable, and can last for a century.

A standard suit of buffalo horn armor requires the horns of five buffaloes. The fine double-layered armor used by nobles requires the horns of more than a dozen buffaloes; even the horns of yellow cattle are insufficient. Even in tribes rich in buffalo, not all soldiers can afford horn armor.

Ordinary Gulu soldiers wore rattan armor. Only cavalry and those of higher status wore horn armor. Many of these horn armors were heirlooms passed down for centuries.

Never underestimate the Cuan people; they were able to establish the Nanzhao Kingdom (Da Meng) in history, which is certainly not comparable to ordinary tribes. Why did She Chongming name his kingdom Daliang? Because Nanzhao called itself Da Meng, which, in the Yi language, means Daliang.

This shows that She Chongming not only had great ambitions, but also knew some history.

Zhu Yin couldn't help but sneer, his hand resting on the hilt of the Tang sword at his waist, the enemy war elephant in his pupils gradually enlarging.

coming!

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The Chengdu residents watching from the city walls were all shocked to see the rebel army's camp billowing with smoke and dust, and two or three hundred war elephants and thousands of cavalrymen dressed in horse and rider armor charging out.

Looking down from the city wall, one could see the war elephants and cavalry, their imposing presence carrying an overwhelming pressure that seemed to make even the city tremble.

"Heavy cavalry!" Sichuan General Liu Chengsi couldn't help but exclaim, "She Chongming has deployed heavy cavalry so quickly!"

As the General Commander of Sichuan, he knew the She clan's heavy cavalry very well. There were many powerful chieftains in the southwest, with as many as seven or eight families possessing tens of thousands of troops. However, only the She clan had eight thousand cavalrymen, including three thousand heavy cavalrymen.

The She family was truly an anomaly. Even the combined cavalry of the nine border regions numbered only seventy to eighty thousand. The She family alone possessed one-tenth of that combined force!

The She clan did not have the largest army, but it certainly had the strongest cavalry. Even the Lisu cavalry of the Mu family in Lijiang was said to have only three thousand men, far fewer than the She clan's.

Now that the Guoluo cavalry has launched an attack, can the royal army still stop them?

Everyone tensed up, their hearts were in their throats, and many were covered in cold sweat.

However, at that moment, the Ming army's cannons, which had only been silent for a short while, flashed with fire again, raised a cloud of black smoke, and then roared with earth-shattering force.

The thunderous roar instantly drowned out the sounds of the war elephants and cavalry.

Almost simultaneously, all the rockets on the Ming army's chariots were launched!
With a deafening roar, hundreds of Ming army rockets roared out. Terrifying shells and flames instantly enveloped the rebel war elephants and cavalry, a baptism of metal and fire descending from the sky!

One by one, the war elephants screamed and fell to their knees, throwing their riders off. Many more, terrified by the roar of cannons and the flames of rockets, scattered and ran wildly, some even turning tail and fleeing.

Even with their ears plugged, the sheer volume of the sound and the spectacular rocket fireworks were enough to deter these behemoths from charging forward.

The three thousand heavy cavalry behind them not only failed to follow the war elephants in their charge, but were instead blocked and collided with by the frenzied elephant formation, causing them to lose their speed.

With a loud "boom," countless cavalrymen fell to the ground, making the attack route even more congested and blocked.

The elephants, having suffered heavy losses, scattered and fled, completely exposing the cavalry behind them.

This fierce barrage of artillery fire caused hundreds of casualties among the rebels, severely damaging their morale.

"What!" Upon seeing this, She Chongming's eyes widened in fury, and he gritted his teeth. "How could it be so fast! This isn't right!"

He had specialized in studying the firearms of the Ming army. In his experience, although the Ming army's cannons were powerful, they were very inconvenient to move, and each time they were fired, the barrel had to be cleaned, cooled slightly, loaded with propellant, and the shell had to be ignited.

It would take at least a fifth of a quarter of an hour, and that was already for a very skilled gunner. In that time, at that distance, the war elephants and cavalry would have charged forward.

Unexpectedly, the Ming army's cannons were able to fire so quickly. The war elephants had only charged fifty paces out of the camp when the Ming army's cannons roared again!

Not only were the elephant cavalry defeated, but the three thousand heavy cavalry behind them also lost their speed.

"Flank to the flanks!" She Chongming roared, raising his command flag. "Flank outposts! Quickly!"

His reaction was swift, and he immediately devised the best countermeasure: abandoning the reliance on the elephant formation for a frontal breakthrough, and instead flanking from both sides.

However, Zhu Yin would never give him the chance to calmly change tactics.

The artillery barrage had barely ended, and the smoke was still spreading when the Jinghai Army's muskets opened fire again. They took large strides forward dozens of steps, taking advantage of the rebel heavy cavalry's temporary loss of horsemanship to get close and fire!

A series of chilling swan cries rang out sharply, and a dense hail of bullets bombarded the Guru cavalry, who were unable to accelerate and maneuver in time, at close range of thirty or forty paces.

The musketeers' bayonets gleamed coldly in the sunlight.

Amidst the popping sounds like popping beans, the rebel heavy cavalry screamed in agony as they collapsed from their horses, some dying and others being wounded.

The muskets produced in Daishan could penetrate iron armor within forty paces. At such close range, even if the rebel heavy cavalry wore horn armor underneath rattan armor, they would find it difficult to withstand the fire of these sharp muskets.

Once cavalry loses speed, they become extremely vulnerable. However, cavalry can also accelerate and change direction very quickly, making this opportunity fleeting.

However, the Jinghai Army was already an elite force rarely seen in the world. They seized the opportunity immediately and relentlessly pursued the rebel heavy cavalry, which had lost their speed, giving the enemy no chance to retaliate.

The officers at all levels skillfully commanded the formation, and the soldiers skillfully changed formations, quickly forming a U-shaped encirclement. They were shot from three directions, using a three-stage firing pattern to continuously and rhythmically output firepower.

The rebel heavy cavalry were no longer able to complete their flanking maneuvers, nor could they even retreat. They were locked down by the musket formation and were facing annihilation!
Under the close-range firing of three thousand musketeers, the rebel heavy cavalry suffered heavy casualties, unable to advance or retreat, and their flanking passages were also blocked by bullets.

Desperate situation!

The rebels were once again stunned. They had never seen firearms soldiers dare to approach and bombard the enemy, and those muskets were even equipped with blades, clearly capable of being used as spears for stabbing!

In the blink of an eye, just three rounds of close-range shooting resulted in over a thousand casualties among the rebel heavy cavalry!
"Ah—" The screams of agony echoed outside the rebel camp, a scene of utter carnage.

Desperate, the rebel heavy cavalry had no choice but to abandon their horses and fight on foot, brandishing their weapons. However, before they could even charge, they were lined up and shot!

An extremely bizarre scene unfolded on the battlefield. At the very start of the battle, the rebel army had already suffered four to five thousand casualties, all killed by firearms. Yet, not a single Ming soldier died!

An exchange ratio of several thousand to one!

This absurd exchange ratio is less due to the superiority of the Ming army's firearms, and more due to the rebels' severely distorted understanding of Ming firearms, which tactically led to their unwitting and suicidal actions.

If She Chongming had known that the Jinghai Army's firearms were a century more advanced than he knew, he would never have held his camp and passively taken a beating, much less sent out war elephants and cavalry to charge into the enemy lines.

This strategy worked for other Ming armies. However, for the Jinghai Army, whose organizational structure and firearms technology were already semi-modern, it was suicidal, allowing the Jinghai Army's firearms soldiers to maximize their combat effectiveness.

Now, She Chongming and the others finally realized that the Ming army's firearms were very different, but it was too late.

Yang Yinglong was astonished by the performance of the Jinghai Army. How could the world possess such formidable firearms and such an elite Han army!

He broke out in a cold sweat in a daze, and the chilling sweat brought him back to his senses as if waking from a dream.

Thank goodness there was no rebellion!

I, Bozhou, am loyal to the imperial court. I am one of our own, and I am the future father-in-law of the emperor!

Not to mention Yang Yinglong, even Qin Liangyu and others were deeply shocked by the firepower and combat strength of the Jinghai Army.

The morale of the tens of thousands of Ming soldiers soared even higher!
The Chengdu citizens watching from the city walls erupted in cheers and shouts that were as loud as a tsunami!

Many people were moved to tears. Even the elderly with white hair couldn't help but feel their blood boil with emotion.

We won! The rebels were defeated!
"Is this the elite troops that the Grand Tutor Regent has reportedly transferred from Southeast Asia?" Wang Jiguang and the others looked astonished, their expressions incredibly complex.

They certainly had great confidence in Zhu Yin, but they never expected the battle to be fought so brilliantly.

When Zhu Xuanqi, the Prince of Shu, heard the words "Nanyang" and thought of the words "Jingnan", he suddenly had a thought and couldn't help but recall a rumor that had circulated in the Beijing palace about the Chinese in Nanyang.

A secret report from the Siamese envoy!
...

Zhu Yin was not arrogant or complacent at this time. He knew very well that the rebels could only suffer a fatal blow once. Once word spread about the Jinghai Army's superior firearms, the enemy forces who knew about it would not repeat She Chongming's mistake.

To put ourselves in their shoes, the best tactic to deal with the Jinghai Army is to abandon the strategy of holding out in fortified camps. Instead, advance with shield wagons, flank the enemy with cavalry, and launch a full-scale assault with close-range archery. Avoid piecemeal tactics and deny the Jinghai Army any opportunity for sustained long-range fire from their artillery. Only through close combat can we hope to defeat the Jinghai Army.

Next, She Chongming will definitely adopt this tactic. This is his only chance to turn the tide and boost morale!

The final, crucial battle is about to begin!
...

Inside the rebel camp, She Chongming felt a chill that went straight to his bones!

"How could this be?" Lord Liang's legs trembled violently, his eyelids twitched uncontrollably, and his whole body felt as if it had fallen into an ice cellar.

All his youthful ambition and heroic courage vanished in an instant, replaced by bewilderment and fear.

How could this be?
The Ming army before him was completely beyond his comprehension! He thought he knew the Ming army very well, but he didn't realize how wrong he was until he rebelled.

Not all Ming soldiers were the same!

The battle had only been going on for less than 15 minutes when he had already suffered four or five thousand casualties, but what about the Ming army? Not a single one died!
“Your Majesty…” A group of nobles were utterly devastated, as if they had lost their parents.

They never dreamed that the war would turn out like this so soon after it began.

"What are you standing there for!" She Chongming was, after all, a ruthless man known as the Tiger of the Southwest. He quickly understood the current situation and made a swift judgment.

"Quickly mobilize the cavalry, prepare for a full-scale attack! All shield wagons and rattan shield bearers in front, spearmen and swordsmen behind, and archers behind them. The cavalry on both flanks will flank! The entire army must leave the camp! We can no longer stay in the main camp; this is like drawing a circle on the ground and imprisoning ourselves!"

She Chongming gritted his teeth and said, his knuckles turning white as he gripped the knife, and his lips bleeding from being bitten.

His decision was correct and timely. However, doing so meant completely abandoning the heavy cavalry that was being slaughtered!
Three thousand precious heavy cavalrymen, each a carefully selected elite warrior, both men and horses clad in fine horn armor—that was a great asset to the She clan.

It's all over today. This man who proclaimed himself King of Liang is heartbroken!

"Your Majesty!" A general of the Mu Kui rank cried out in anguish, "Aren't you going to save the heavy cavalry? Please, Your Majesty, give me five thousand swordsmen and shieldmen to save the surviving heavy cavalry. Every single one of them is the most elite warrior of our Great Liang!"

"It's too late!" She Chongming's eyes flashed with bloodlust. "We have no choice but to abandon them! Quickly assemble the army and launch an attack! Deploy all the troops from the nine streams!"

"As ordered!"

Mu Kui and the commanders received the order and quickly reorganized the army, boosting morale to the last bit. Following She Chongming's plan, the entire army launched an attack!

Apart from She Chongming's three hundred personal guards, the remaining five thousand cavalrymen were all dispatched, splitting into two wings to leave the camp.

The shield carts and rattan shields were all concentrated at the front, followed by 30,000 infantry!

Abandon the main camp and launch a full-scale attack!
After losing four or five thousand soldiers and suffering heavy losses, She Chongming finally adopted the correct tactics.

But is it too late?

"Kill!" At the same time, under Zhu Yin's command, the entire Ming army pressed forward!
The Jinghai musketeers, who had already annihilated three thousand rebel heavy cavalry, also retreated in an orderly manner, replaced by Ming army chariots and shield wagons.

Behind them were the Jinghai Army's spearmen and archers. Further back were the White-Spear Army, the Miao soldiers of Bozhou, and the heavy infantry of Xiong Tingbi and Mao Wenlong.

On both flanks were eight thousand Ming cavalry from Bozhou, Jinghai, and Cao Wenzhao!
Each division is led by the strongest general.

Besides the artillery, tens of thousands of men pressed forward!
The artillerymen were not idle either; they fired their cannons again, bombarding the rebel army that was charging out of the camp.

"Boom boom boom—" The shells raged through the dense rebel ranks, killing and wounding large numbers of rebels, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, resulting in heavy losses.

However, the rebels still managed to get within a few dozen paces, and behind the protection of shields and rattan shields, they began to hurl poisoned arrows.

They can finally reach the Ming army.

The Gulu soldiers were skilled archers. Although their bows and arrows were not powerful enough to reach far, they were very fast and used poisoned arrowheads.

Anyone wounded by their arrows will either die or lose half their life.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—" A dense rain of arrows rained down, and finally, Ming soldiers began to suffer casualties.

"Bang bang bang—" The Ming army's muskets fired again, but the rebels were protected by shield carts and rattan shields, which greatly reduced their lethality.

Only a few rebels were killed or wounded by lead bullets.

At this moment, the firepower of a bow and arrow, capable of being launched and fired at a high frequency, far surpasses that of a musket. Muskets can only fire horizontally and are easily blocked by shields and rattan shields. But arrows can fall from the sky, raining down and causing damage to each other.

With a loud "boom," the two forces, rushing in both directions, finally collided violently, locked in a tight grip on each other!

Once the two armies engage in close combat, it means that the brave will win in close combat, and it will be a test of who is tougher!

This is the opportunity that She Chongming saw!
Close-quarters combat was his only chance to turn the tide.

Although the Cuan family warriors were not good with firearms, they were very confident in close combat.

However, once the two armies clashed, he realized he was wrong again.

The Ming soldiers at the forefront were extremely fierce!
These Ming soldiers were all dressed in fine iron armor and wore face shields, and they seemed to be heavy infantry. Their armor was of different colors, with a total of eight colors.

These Ming soldiers were like wolves and tigers, wielding long swords, spears, axes, and maces. They fought fiercely and bravely, suppressing the Cuan family warriors at the forefront as soon as the battle began.

What did he see? He saw that even in close combat, his own warriors were no match for the Ming army!

What he didn't know was that these heavy infantrymen were the most elite melee fighters in the Jinghai Navy. The Jinghai Navy's training emphasized individualized instruction; those who loved and excelled in close combat were primarily trained in melee combat, with firearms and archery training coming second.

These three thousand heavy infantrymen of the Jinghai Army were skilled melee fighters who had undergone rigorous training for several years. Although the fierce and brave warriors of the Guluo tribe were formidable, they were no match for them.

The soldiers at the front of both sides engaged in close-quarters combat, fighting fiercely. The archers behind them were also desperately throwing arrows at each other.

Meanwhile, the artillery in the rear of the Ming army continued to bombard the rebels, reaping their rear!

The cavalry on both flanks also circled and attacked each other, shooting arrows and charging, trying to defeat the enemy cavalry before attacking the enemy infantry.

Cao Wenzhao was a cavalry genius, and with his numerical advantage, the rebel cavalry was suppressed by him and became increasingly passive.

More than 80,000 people from both sides fought each other, and the battlefield stretched for miles, seemingly covering the entire mountainside and boundless.

All the Ming armies, including the Miao soldiers from Bozhou, fought bravely and risked their lives.

The rebels, already outnumbered, were once again in an extremely unfavorable situation, falling into a disadvantageous position at a visible speed!

...

The Chengdu citizens watching the battle, looking down at the huge and tragic battlefield from their high vantage point, and listening to the earth-shattering shouts of battle, were filled with excitement and trembling with fear.

Everyone was witnessing this magnificent scene for the first time in their lives.

“The rebels can’t hold on any longer,” Liu Chengsi said, clapping his hands. “The rebels were already outnumbered, their morale has been severely damaged, and their fighting strength is inferior to that of the Grand Tutor’s Jinghai Army. Their rear guard is also being bombarded by artillery. They will collapse in a quarter of an hour or two at most.”

"The outcome of this battle is no longer in doubt. The rebels will not only suffer a crushing defeat, but will be completely annihilated; even a rout would be difficult."

At this moment, even ordinary people who know nothing about military affairs can see that the rebels' defeat is inevitable.

The King of Shu pointed to the rebel camp and said, "Isn't that the rebel leader She Chongming? Is he about to escape? If he runs away now, no one can catch him."

...

She Chongming stared blankly at the enormous battlefield before him, as if in a dream.

Even for him, this was the first time he had ever witnessed such a large-scale war. Some things seem easy to do, but once you do them, you realize that it was also your first time doing them.

He swallowed hard, his legs feeling weak, as if all his strength had been drained away.

It’s over.

lost.

It turns out that the Ming army's hand-to-hand combat was also so formidable and difficult to defeat.

It was too late to retreat. In fact, even without a full-scale attack, he had no chance to escape this place.

If they had known this would happen, why did they still rebel? Did the Han people really achieve such a vast territory by sheer luck?
I was far too confident in myself.

His father's dying words echoed in his mind again: "You will regret this. Rebellion is a dead end. You will bring ruin to the She family and the Cuan family!"

She Chongming revealed an extremely bitter smile, utterly miserable.

Tens of thousands of Cuan family warriors! This is almost all of Yongning's wealth. Are they all going to be buried outside Chengdu today?
I'm so unhappy.

Father, I regret it, but it's too late!

She Chongming then saw Zhu Yin atop a high chariot in the Ming army's formation opposite him.

Zhu Yin!!
He couldn't help but recall the letter Zhu Yin had given him earlier, urging him to surrender: as long as he pledged allegiance to the Ming Dynasty, they would become sworn brothers and he would be granted a title.

At the time, he refused without even thinking, threw Zhu Yin's handwritten letter on the ground, and even stepped on it.

It happened only half a month ago, but now it feels like a lifetime ago.

He now realizes what kind of opportunity he missed.

"Your Majesty!" The guard interrupted his thoughts, pulling him back to the tragic and desperate battlefield. "Your Majesty, hurry! Return to Yongning! Otherwise, it will be too late!"

Another guard said, "The Great Liang has been defeated. Our army has no chance of winning. While the army has not yet collapsed and while the warriors are still holding on, Your Majesty, you should leave quickly!"

Another person said, "Quickly! Protect the emperor and get out of here!"

After he finished speaking, a group of people rushed forward, pulled the distraught Lord of Liang off the chariot, and pushed him onto his horse.

"Your Majesty, let's go quickly! There's no time to hesitate!"

"The Ming army on horseback will catch up soon. Our army cannot hold out any longer. Your Majesty, we must leave quickly!"

She Chongming gave a bitter laugh, "Fine! Let's go! Head south and meet up with An Bangyan, he's my brother-in-law! Let's go!"

After saying this, he took a deep look at the Cuan family army, which was completely at a disadvantage and was gradually being surrounded, sighed deeply, and tears streamed down his face. Then he spurred his horse and galloped away!

The last three hundred of her personal guards, one man on two horses, galloped out of the camp, abandoning everything, and escorted She Chongming as he fled south.

They were as frantic as stray dogs, as anxious as fish that had escaped the net!

Two months ago, an army of forty to fifty thousand men marched aggressively into the north, winning every battle and conquering every city. It seemed that hegemony was within their grasp and the Shu region was easily within their grasp. But two months later, only three hundred cavalrymen remained, fleeing Chengdu in utter disarray.

Thinking of this, and the fate of tens of thousands of soldiers, She Chongming felt like bursting into tears!
Who is Zhu Yin? He's the man who quelled the Ningxia rebellion and annihilated 200,000 Japanese pirates in Goryeo. Why should I oppose such a person?
Now look what's happened! Not only have tens of thousands of soldiers been lost, but Yongning has also been destroyed, along with the She family's thousand-year-old legacy!

So unwilling!

As soon as She Chongming fled, Zhu Yin discovered it immediately.

He knew all along that She Chongming would escape. But he also knew he couldn't stop him from escaping. She Chongming had a well-trained cavalry guard with fine horses. They could escape at any moment, and even if they did, they would be difficult to catch.

Although She Chongming escaped, his army was already surrounded, and his cavalry was tightly entangled. It was only a matter of time before he was wiped out.

This is not a battle of defeat, but a battle of annihilation!
"She Chongming has fled!" The Ming army quickly erupted in shouts. "The Grand Tutor has ordered that those who surrender will not be killed!"

The rebels, already in dire straits, completely lost their will to fight upon learning that their lord had fled.

It finally broke down.

The leaders of the nine villages had lost control of their troops. The rebels had lost their organization; some abandoned their weapons, while others frantically killed each other as they fled.

The Ming army's offensive continued relentlessly, slaughtering the demoralized rebels until heads rolled and blood flowed like rivers.

The usually fierce Gulu soldiers were now completely terrified, running around like headless flies, and were still slaughtered by the Ming army's swords.

The remaining rebel cavalry, who were trying to escape, completely lost their speed and were forced by Cao Wenzhao to the side of the trench, with nowhere to go!
In the end, apart from the more than 10,000 rebels who abandoned their weapons and armor, the rest were all slaughtered.

Thus, the more than 40,000 rebel troops were completely wiped out outside Chengdu!

In addition to capturing more than 10,000 people, the Ming army also captured more than 7,000 intact warhorses and 88 war elephants.

In the fierce fighting that lasted only an hour, the rebels suffered more than 26,000 casualties, while the Ming army suffered only more than 4,000 casualties.

Among them, the Jinghai Army, which has the strongest combat power, also suffered over a thousand casualties, with losses amounting to nearly 10%.

Although the Ming army lost more than 4,000 men, it was definitely a resounding victory!

After this battle, She Chongming's army, which he relied on for the rebellion, was almost completely wiped out, and the downfall of the She clan of Yongning was inevitable.

After this battle, the Southern Dynasty was able to consolidate its power and its prestige was able to deter the southwestern tribes.

Zhu Yin's prestige and status are now unshakeable!

As soon as the battle ended, the gates of Chengdu were opened wide, and amidst the crackling of firecrackers, a large group of Sichuan civil and military officials personally came out of the city to welcome them!
Following the officials were tens of thousands of Chengdu residents!

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P.S.: This is a long chapter of over 7,000 words! I'm really going crazy, not taking care of my health at all. Some readers might not be familiar with the so-called Six Tribes of the Cuan people. Actually, the Cuan people were formerly known as the Wuman, and the Six Tribes of the Cuan were the Six Zhao during the Nanzhao period, only their settlements shifted. They established the Nanzhao Kingdom and were once a force to be reckoned with for both the Tang Dynasty and Tibet; they were no ordinary people. Thank you for your support!
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