In August of the 50th year of Kangxi, Kaihua Prefecture, which should have been as calm as a pool of stagnant water, became chaotic because of Zhu Bomu's intrusion.
Yang Mubo, the leader of the Black Miao River in the northern part of Kaihua Prefecture, had gathered five hundred men and sent them out in the early morning of the 19th day of the eighth lunar month. He was prepared to take down the White Miao people in Dong 'an who had always been at odds with him.
If the Miao people were to be classified according to language, they could be divided into three categories: Xiangxi dialect, Qiandong dialect, and Sichuan-Guizhou-Dian dialect.
The Miao people in Xiangxi called themselves Guoxiong, or Hongmiao in the past. Women would wear red pleated skirts, and men would wear red ribbons around their waists.
The Miao people in eastern Guizhou called themselves Mu, Gan Nao, Meng, etc. In the past, they were called Jiugu Heimiao. They were distributed in the three prefectures of southeast, south and southwest Guizhou, as well as Rongshui County in Guangxi and Huaihua Jingzhou in southern Hunan.
The Miao people in Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan had the largest population and could be divided into three groups according to language.
The first was the Sichuan-Guizhou-Yunnan sub-dialect group, which was the main force of the Miao people in the western dialect. They called themselves "Meng". The black Miao, white Miao, green Miao, flower Miao, small flower Miao, crooked comb Miao, etc. in the past all belonged to this group. They were widely distributed in western Guizhou, southern Sichuan, southern Yunnan, western Guangxi, and Southeast Asia such as Laos, Annan, and Thailand.
Of the seven Li under Kaihua Prefecture, two were Miao Li, one was Yi Li, and the other four were Tong Li, which was the Zhuang people of later generations.
Dong An Li and Jiang Na were the two temples of Kaihua Prefecture, and their strength was basically the same. The population of the village was about 2,000 to 3,000, and the soldiers under their command were only 200 to 300. At most, they were only 400.
This time, Yang Mubo of the Black Sprout had obtained Zhu Bomu's weapons and armor. His elite soldiers had immediately surpassed those of the White Sprout soldiers in Dong 'an. Li An was completely unaware of these things. It was not until the White Sprout soldiers stationed at the south side of Pumei River in the afternoon found traces of Yang Mubo's group that they beat the drums and closed the gate of the village.
When Yang Mubo arrived at Dong 'an Li with 500 soldiers, all he saw was a three-meter-tall earthen wall and 300 soldiers guarding the wall.
"Yang Gazi! Why did you come to my place when you had nothing better to do?”On the wall, Li An, who was inside Dong An City, shouted at Yang Mubo.
To be honest, when he saw that Yang Mubo actually had 500 soldiers in leather armor and dozens of cavalrymen, his first reaction was that it was impossible. His second reaction was to think about how to fool Yang Mubo back.
However, he still underestimated Yang Mubo's ambition. Yang Mubo did not say anything and directly arranged for people to build a car crash. It seemed that he wanted to use the car crash to smash through the Dong 'an village's gate and then bring people to rush in and kill Li An.
At the same time, on a low hill north of Dong 'an Li, Zhu Bomu, who had exchanged for a hundred light cavalry, was observing the situation below the mountain with Mu Yong.
When Mu Yong saw that Yang Mubo had actually chosen to directly slam the door, he couldn't help but mock,"My lord, this Yang Mubo is really stupid. He actually attacked the city gate head-on.”
"Oh? If it was you, what would you do?”Hearing Mu Yong mocking Yang Mubo, Zhu Bomu was also curious about what Mu Yong would do.
In the end, Zhu Bomu had never fought in a war. The reason why he had trained Yang Mubo to disrupt the situation in Kaihua was to learn some experience from Yang Mubo and the others to prepare for the attack on Annan in the future.
Facing Zhu Bomu's question, Mu Yong, who was sitting on the horse's back, directly raised the whip in his hand and pointed at Pumei River beside him. He smiled and said,""If it were me, I would directly draw the water from the Pumei River and flood the low-lying Dong 'an Li!”
"Five hundred people trying to breach a river is not a good idea. Moreover, the speed of flooding the city is too slow.”Zhu Bomu frowned and picked out the flaws in Mu Yong's plan.
Unexpectedly, Mu Yong chuckled and replied directly,"My lord is wise. This method of mine is not to attack the city, but to attack the heart!”
"Attack the heart?" Hearing Mu Yong's words, Zhu Bomu seemed to have grasped something.
"Yes, attack the heart!" Mu Yong pointed at Dong 'an Li and said," Other than the Bai Miao, there are also the Hei Miao, Qing Miao, and other ethnic groups in Dong' an Li. They are not united.”
"If we let the river burst its banks, we won't be able to break through Dong 'an Village in a short period of time, but we'll show them our determination. Once we call for surrender, we won't even need to do anything. The people inside Dong' an Village will open the city gates themselves and help us capture Li An.”
Mu Yong's words were simple but practical. War was not only a skill, but also an art. Psychological warfare was also a manifestation of war. The people of all races who were oppressed by Li An might be ignited with such an opportunity.
Unfortunately, Zhu Bomu still shook his head when he thought about it,""Although this plan is good, it can't be used at any time.”
"Lord is right! In war, one should adapt to the local conditions, not be arrogant and conceited like Ma Su!”Mu Yong smiled, then turned his gaze to the siege at the foot of the mountain.
At this time, Yang Mubo's headquarters had already suffered a lot of casualties.
The arrows that came down from the city walls could basically hit the soldiers. If it wasn't for the fact that the arrows in Dong 'an Village were running out after a few minutes, they would have lost more than half of their soldiers before they could break through the Dong' an Village gates.
Seeing that Yang Mubo did not even have any rules when fighting, Zhu Bomu shook his head." It seems that Yang Mubo is just a raider. He can't even be considered a barbarian."”
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