The Ming army on the shore was stunned when they saw the artillery. Someone loudly criticized: "The army is short of food but not artillery. Why are you transporting this thing here?"
"Yes, where is the grain escort officer? Let him come out!"
"Go tell Admiral Li quickly that what's being transported is not food but artillery!"
Before the Ming soldiers could finish their complaints, the chieftain soldiers on the ship lit the cannon fuses.
boom!
The rumbling of the cannons shook the ships and stirred the river.
Lead bullets of various sizes shot out from the muzzles of the guns and sprayed towards the Ming army on the shore.
These Ming troops were completely unprepared.
They simply thought that these ships were grain ships, bringing them much-needed food and fodder, so they only wore uniforms, no armor, and many of them even had no weapons.
In fact, even wearing armor cannot protect against projectiles fired from artillery.
The large bullet pierced through several people and its residual power continued, injuring several more people.
After the small bullets hit the soldiers' bodies, blood rose into the air like mist, and their bodies fell uncontrollably.
After a brief blank in the brain, all kinds of pain spread throughout the body like thorns.
"Oh, my hand!"
"I can't see anymore!"
The soldiers' screams echoed along the river.
After firing the cannon, the chieftains on the boat went ashore, carrying bows and arrows, swords and rattan shields.
They hacked and killed anyone they met.
The chieftain soldiers who did not land were not idle either. They took out bows and arrows and kept shooting at the Ming army on the shore.
A flesh and blood body cannot stop the sharp blade of a dagger, nor the arrow of a longbow.
More than a hundred soldiers in the front were killed in an instant.
The killed ones fell to the ground motionless, while the injured ones screamed and tried to find a way to escape.
The uninjured soldiers at the back were also startled and they turned around and ran.
This relatively elite Ming army collapsed instantly.
"Kill!" The chieftain's soldiers took the opportunity to attack.
The Ming army’s camp was not far from the shore, and the deserters subconsciously fled to the camp.
After all, there are weapons and armor, and comrades stationed there.
The Ming army in the camp began to assemble as soon as the artillery fire sounded, and by the time the deserters ran to the gate of the camp, they had temporarily put together a team of several hundred people.
The team prepared to counterattack under the organization of Lieutenant General Li Dazhi.
But...
What came towards them were not the Tusi soldiers, but the Ming army fleeing outside the camp.
The two sides met at the camp gate.
People outside want to get in, and people inside want to get out.
The crowd soon completely blocked the camp gate.
whoosh!
Countless arrows from the camp flew into the air with a sound of breaking through the air.
According to the Ming army standards, the chieftain soldiers all used hard bows, which were about twice as powerful as the cavalry's soft bows.
The arrows shot from these hard bows easily pierced the uniforms of the Ming army, causing screams of agony as blood and flesh flew.
This wave of arrows completely shattered the Ming army's confidence in resistance.
Everyone gave up resistance and turned to flee backwards.
In a panic, people trampled on each other.
No one cares what they step on, they only care whether they can run away.
So what if I trampled my comrades to death?
As long as I can survive, that's enough.
At worst, you can help him take care of his family and burn more paper for him during the holidays.
The three thousand Ming soldiers fled in panic like clouds, and Wu Bikui's three thousand chieftain soldiers pursued them relentlessly.
The fighting lasted from morning to afternoon.
The chieftain's soldiers achieved a crushing victory.
Both sides had 3,000 troops each. The chieftain's soldiers suffered more than 100 casualties, while the Ming army suffered more than 2,000 casualties.
Hundreds of others jumped into the river and disappeared.
Wu Bikui slapped his thigh happily after hearing the news: "Hahaha, the Ming army is really strong on the outside but weak on the inside and vulnerable to attack!"
His generals echoed him: "The Ming army is no longer the same as it was back then. We are right to rebel!"
"Okay," Wu Bikui patted his chest and said to the generals, "Rest for half a day and a night, and sail south early tomorrow morning! We must catch Mu Tianbo by surprise!"
After resting for half a day and one night, Wu Bikui led his troops south.
Since Wu Bikui's rebellion was sudden, the cities near Yuanmou were completely unprepared.
In addition, Wu Bikui's forces were concentrated, while the Ming army's forces were dispersed.
Nearby cities were either captured or forced to surrender.
In just half a month, Wu Bikui captured six counties near Yuanmou, including Dingyuan, Wuding, Meitan, Yao'an, Dayao and Lufeng.
The whole Yunnan was shocked!
At this time, Mu Tianbo's troops had just assembled.
After swearing an oath outside the city of Yunnan, the army broke camp and headed towards the northwest.
Wu Bikui, who had just captured Lufeng, was drinking in the camp.
According to his estimation, it is about time for Sha Dingzhou to launch his rebellion.
At that time he was in the north and Sha Dingzhou was in the south.
The Ming army was unable to cope with the attack from both the north and the south and could only retreat continuously.
When they reached the city of Yunnan, Mu Tianbo had no way to retreat.
"Bring some wine!" After finishing the wine in the glass, Wu Bigui was still a little unsatisfied, so he ordered his personal soldiers outside the tent to bring another jar of wine.
Before he could open the seal of the wine jar, a chieftain soldier ran in in a panic.
He ran into the military tent and knelt on one knee: "Report! According to reliable information, the Ming army has assembled 30,000 troops outside Yunnan City, and is dividing its forces to attack Lufeng and Wuding!"
"What?" Wu Bikui felt a chill on his back, his legs tensed and he couldn't help but stand up.
Gulp.
The Tusi soldier swallowed hard, then wiped the sweat off his forehead and said in a deep voice: "Mu Tianbo has assembled more than 20,000 troops from Shiping Tusi Long Zaitian, Ningzhou Tusi Lu Yongming, Jingdong Tusi Diao Xun and Li'e Tusi Wang Yangzu, plus 3,000 Yunnan Prefecture defenders, for a total of 30,000 troops! Attack Lufeng and Wuding at the same time."
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