The Northern Expedition Army was progressing very smoothly. As the commander-in-chief Mu Tianbo had never led his troops. The main military operation was still commanded by Deputy Commander Li Dingguo. On the third day after the emperor returned to Haidu, the Northern Expedition Army had already broken into Menghai on the border of Yunnan. Five days later, the army quickly arrived at the city of Kunming as if it had wings. When it entered the border of Yunnan, the Northern Expedition Army had only 30,000 people, but when it arrived in Kunming, it had already occupied 60,000 people.

In southern Yunnan, most of them are Dai, Zhuang, Miao, Li, and Hani people. They all rely on mountain villages. The tribes' settlements are distributed in southern Yunnan. The corvée taxes that these tribes were not heavy in the late Ming Dynasty. Occasionally, they could use extra specialties to exchange salt, cloth and other goods with merchants. However, after the Qing people entered Guizhou and Wu Sangui ruled Yunnan, a total of 30,000 or 40,000 Wu troops were from Liaodong. After these people arrived, they settled their families and property.

So, under the leadership of Wu Sangui, 30,000 to 40,000 Wu troops began to occupy Han land in Yunnan and blackmailed the young people in southern Xinjiang to extort local products. After more than ten years of struggle, the young people of all ethnic groups and villages complained and fought continuously. Unfortunately, small-scale rebellions did not have much climate at all. The rebellion was quickly suppressed by the Wu army. Many young and strong people in the village simply fled to northern Myanmar to join Li Dingguo. This is also the reason why the Dingbei army had most young people.

Now that Mu Tianbo is in charge, Li Dingguo is the deputy. As soon as the army entered Yunnan, Li Dingguo asked many natives in the Dingbei Army to contact each village. In a few days, the young and strong people from each village gathered under the banner of the Northern Expedition Army.

Wu Sangui's dog thief died, Mr. Mu came, and Marshal Li also came! This news was like wings growing, and it quickly spread to all ethnic groups and villages in Yunnan. The young people who had been oppressed for several years suddenly became crazy. The time for a counterattack was coming. The elders of various clansmen and envoys of Dingbei Army summoned all tribesmen and announced the announcement of the Qian Duke to them. The men did not say anything, but returned to the stilt house and searched the guys. The women hurried to the stove to prepare rice balls and dry food for the men along the way. After an hour, all men who could still carry big swords and spears were gathered in front of the clan. Under the gaze of the women and children, they resolutely followed the envoys of Dingbei Army.

Going to Kunming City, he avenged the brothers who were killed by Qing dogs in the mountain village. He took back everything we had robbed. The Duke of Qian came, and the General Li also came. The Ming army team came. The Emperor of Ming launched a northern expedition to seek justice for the brothers in the mountain village. Kill Qing dogs!

The cities along the road suddenly became nervous. After learning that King Pingxi was dead, the Ming army was in the northern expedition and the villages responded, they immediately realized that all resistance was futile. Before the Ming Dynasty's Northern Expedition Army passed by, the magistrates and the magistrates took their people to Kunming City to escape. There were many soldiers in Kunming City, and many generals were Guang, and Jincheng Tangchi, and there might be a way out there.

So a strange phenomenon appeared. The Northern Expedition Army continued to march northward. Thousands of mountain villages in Yunnan also began to advance towards Kunming from different directions, and all the Qing soldiers and Qing officials along the way also fled to Kunming. Finally, in late July of the new year, the Northern Expedition Army arrived at the city of Kunming. In addition, there were nearly 30,000 Han people, the natives and young men assisted in the siege. There were 30,000 Qing troops in the city. They planned to rely on the solid city defense of Kunming City to defend and wait for assistance.

Within two days, the Ming army did not launch any attacks. They were just assigned to defend and besiege in four cities, which made the Qing soldiers in the city breathe a sigh of relief.

Two days later, hundreds of artillery were transported to the army. Yunnan had no roads, and most of them were dirt roads in the mountain stream. In order to bring these artillery, I don’t know how many Ming soldiers were exhausted. Now, the real siege battle has officially started under the city of Kunming.

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

As if venting the resentment for two days, the Ming army's artillery continued until noon when the thick fog rose in the morning. Several places of the entire Kunming city were blown down. Although the Qing soldiers had experienced many battles, they had never seen such a strange way of siege. With the sound of countless artillery, tens of thousands of artillery fire poured over the city. The Qing soldiers were bombed to the east and west and could only watch the city wall collapse and retreated to defend the city. What puzzled the Qing army was that at the moment the city wall collapsed, what puzzled the Qing soldiers was that the Ming army did not launch an siege.

In the afternoon, the sound of cannons rumbling again, and the smoke of cannons rose above the entire Kunming City. Many unlucky guys were blown into the sky by cannons, and some were even stabbed by iron nails mixed with cannons, and blood flowed. A terrifying atmosphere was coiled around the entire Kunming City.

The morale of the Qing army dropped to the lowest point, and the people in the city also took action. They instigated the Qing soldiers to rebel, or caused panic, and even secretly attacked the Qing soldiers who were left alone in the streets and alleys. Zhao Fu, the admiral of Guizhou who retreated to Sichuan, was also in Kunming City, and was in charge of the defense of Kunming City.

Zhao Fu kept listening to Nancheng's report with a calm face at the Prince of Pingxi Palace. The walls and towers of Nancheng had completely collapsed, and more than 1,000 Qing soldiers were killed and injured by the bomb. The remaining Qing soldiers guarding the city could only hide in the streets of Nancheng, but they did not dare to approach the city tower. There were dozens of incidents of unrest attacks on the Qing soldiers in Nancheng. Now Kunming City has become a big cage. Not only are there enemies outside the city, but the unrest hidden in the city are also ready to move. If this continues, Kunming City will not be able to wait for reinforcements to arrive.

Zhao Fu held his chin. In Kunming City, there were more than 9,000 trusted veterans in Liaodong. Most of the others were recruited new recruits, most of whom were from Yunnan. Will these people turn against each other? Will anyone surrender to the enemy?

Thinking of this, Zhao Fu couldn't help but sweat from his back. The Yunnan people were absolutely unreliable. There is no doubt about this. Especially at such a critical moment, these Yunnan soldiers probably had already cut off his head before the Ming army launched an offensive.

No! Zhao Fu was shocked and should break through to Guizhou, where is his capital, and there are 10,000 old brothers from Liaodong. Only by being with them can Zhao Fu feel safe. How can he go out?

In the evening, after an afternoon of artillery bombardment, the fighting spirit of the Qing soldiers had dropped to the lowest point, and many people's eyes began to float, and some even hid in the alley and took off their clothes and turned into an honest and honest citizen.

When it was at night, Zhao Fu miraculously discovered that more than 2,000 soldiers had disappeared, and yes, they disappeared out of thin air. This incident deeply hurt Zhao Fu's heart. Zhao Fu cursed in his heart and hoped that they would come to resist the Ming army. I would rather drive a group of pigs and put them on the city tower. Zhao Fu's determination to break through Guizhou became even stronger, and an idea emerged from his mind.

That night, Zhao Fu summoned all the generals to discuss matters at the Pingxi Palace. In the dim fire, Zhao Fu was very frightened. He glanced at every general. Among these generals, there were thousands of generals, some generals, guerrillas, some generals, some local officers in Yunnan, and some old Liaodong brothers who fought with the Pingxi King.

"Brothers, this Kunming City cannot be defended. The reinforcements from the court may not be able to come in a few months." Zhao Fu's first words increased the morale of others and destroyed his own prestige. This made the generals in the hall whisper, wondering why the Admiral said such discouraging words.

"So this admiral decided to break through tonight." Zhao Fu immediately expressed his thoughts.

"Breakthrough?" Many people's faces were filled with shock. Who wouldn't want to break through? But the Ming army besieged a large iron tube in Kunming City. Now the morale is sluggish. It is not so easy to break through. Maybe it will make them die faster.

"We go to Sichuan, where Solotubezi stationed 20,000 people and 30,000 green camps to assist in defense. At that time, we will join forces with Solotubezi, and we will fight back sooner or later." Zhao Fu's face smiled. Breaking through Sichuan was a lie to talk, and merging with Solotubezi was even more a lie to talk. When he called back, he was simply a lie to talk. Zhao Fu also had a clever plan to escape from his shell, but he couldn't say it here.

"Sir, it's good to go to Sichuan, but how should we break through?" Someone asked a question.

"Now, please rest for your brothers. In the second half of the night, we will take advantage of the relaxed defense outside the city and then suddenly attack the North City. I don't believe it yet, who can stop us?" Zhao Fu said confidently.

The Admiral was crazy. The Ming army would most likely be prepared to break through at night. At that time, we would fight out together. Only if the Ming army at the north gate could resist for half an hour, the Ming army in other cities would definitely arrive at the siege. Isn’t it going to break through tonight to die? The generals and the assistants had a bad premonition, but the head coach looked confident and no one dared to raise objections. Maybe they would break out by accident tonight. Everyone received the military order and returned to their respective barracks to prepare.

As soon as the generals left, Zhao Fu's face became terrifying. He smiled coldly, waved his hand to wave a soldier, and whispered: "Go, invite all our Liaodong generals and subordinates back to speak quietly. Remember, don't let people discover it, be careful."

It is true to break through Sichuan, and it is true to break through Guizhou. It is not so easy to break through. Zhao Fu understands this more than anyone else. Then let the soldiers from Yunnan break through to Sichuan. At that time, the Ming army at the North Gate will send a warning message, and the Ming army guarding other city gates will definitely go to rescue. At this time, the defenses of the other three gates appeared in a vacuum, and Zhao Fu could lead his old Liaodong brothers to break through to Guizhou. This trick is called "Sing East and West", but the soldiers and horses in Shengdong are real. It is better to take these Yunnan soldiers to die. As long as they can protect their lives and the old Liaodong brothers' lives, what is it?
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