When the people present heard that Mu Tianbo planned to ask the court for reinforcements, their expressions varied.
Yang Weizhi frowned and hesitated to speak.
Although the imperial court had just defeated the two thieves Li and Zhang in Chengtian Prefecture, the Zhang-Li alliance was not destroyed.
The government troops had to pursue the bandits and recover lost territory, so even if there were soldiers to send, there would not be too many.
Yu Xipeng had no expression on his face, but quietly kept the news in his heart.
Chief Long Zaitian was happy at first, but then he became a little scared.
He was afraid that the government troops would take the opportunity to reform the natives after suppressing the rebellion.
If that happens, his good days as a local emperor would probably be over.
Wang Guoxing, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, lowered his head and pretended not to hear.
The war had nothing to do with him.
Seeing that no one objected, Mu Tianbo immediately picked up paper and pen and wrote the pond report on the spot.
After finishing writing the report, Mu Tianbo spoke again: "It will take at least several months or half a year for the reinforcements to arrive in Yunnan. Sha Dingzhou's vanguard will soon arrive outside Chuxiong City. How should we respond?"
Yu Xipeng muttered, "What I mean is to retreat to Wuding first, and then retreat to Sichuan if that doesn't work."
Yang Weizhi sneered again: "I still say that it's easy to leave but hard to come back! Once the news of Duke Mu leaving Yunnan and entering Sichuan spreads, the entire Yunnan Ming army will surrender without a fight. When he comes back again, the former friendly forces will become enemies."
After listening to Yang Weizhi's analysis, Mu Tianbo had to seriously analyze the current situation.
After analyzing for a while, Mu Tianbo looked up and asked, "Deputy Envoy Yang means to defend Chuxiong to the death?"
Yang Weizhi shook his head unexpectedly: "No, Chuxiong Mansion cannot be defended."
"Ah?" Everyone present exclaimed.
Long Zaitian, the chieftain of Shiping, could not help but ask, "What does Deputy Envoy Yang mean by this?"
"Sha Dingzhou had just captured Yunnan City and his troops were at full strength. The Chuxiong troops were unable to resist, and Chuxiong City could not stop their attack."
Long Zaitian cursed Yang Weizhi in his heart and asked anxiously, "Why didn't you run away when you knew you couldn't stop Sha Dingzhou?"
"Lord Long misunderstood me," Yang Weizhi said calmly, "If you are in Chuxiong, Chuxiong will be difficult to defend; if you are not in Chuxiong, Chuxiong will be safe and sound."
Seeing everyone's confusion, Yang Weizhi explained: "Sha Dingzhou's purpose of rebellion is to replace Duke Mu and guard Yunnan! His target is not Chuxiong City, but Duke Mu!"
"Wherever Duke Mu goes, Sha Dingzhou will follow! So as long as Duke Mu leaves Chuxiong, Chuxiong will not encounter war."
Yu Xipeng pointed at Yang Weizhi and scolded him, "Yang Weizhi, you are so bold! Duke Mu is not only the Duke of Ming, but also the General of the South, the commander-in-chief of Yunnan! As the deputy envoy, it's ok for you not to make any suggestions, but you also want to drive Duke Mu out of the city. You deserve to be killed!"
Yu Xipeng turned around and bowed deeply to Mu Tianbo: "Yang Weizhi's crime of insubordination is unforgivable! Duke Mu, please punish him by military law!"
Seeing Yu Xipeng's clownish performance, everyone present felt disgusted with him.
When facing a powerful enemy, we should unite to face the enemy instead of engaging in internal strife at this time.
Mu Tianbo is not a fool, so he naturally understands this truth.
He glared at Yu Xipeng fiercely, then looked at Yang Weizhi: "Deputy Envoy Yang, please continue."
"Okay," Yang Weizhi paused for a moment, "What I mean is that Duke Mu will leave the city this afternoon and rush to Yongchang Prefecture (now Baoshan, Yunnan) overnight."
"Yongchang..." Mu Tianbo muttered silently.
"Yes, Yongchang City!" Yang Weizhi nodded vigorously: "Yongchang City was originally an earthen city. It was built in the second year of the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty. It was called Tuoyu City at that time."
"In the 18th year of Hongwu, Luchuan Tusi Sikefa attacked Yongchang and destroyed the earthen city. The commander at the time, Li Guan, expanded the original site of the earthen city into a brick city. After the completion of the construction, the four walls of Yongchang Prefecture were about 13 miles long and 22 feet high. The scale of the prefecture was the largest in Yunnan."
"If you want to attack Yongchang, you must first attack Dali. Before attacking Dali, you must also capture Yao'an, He'an and Menghua to prevent your retreat from being cut off!"
"Every time we occupy a place, Sha Dingzhou will send troops to garrison it. The more places we occupy, the more troops we will send out, and the longer the battle line will be."
"The longer the battle line and the longer the food supply route, the greater the risk of the food supply route being cut off!"
After listening to Yang Weizhi's countermeasures, Mu Tianbo narrowed his eyes and thought seriously.
After a moment, he asked the last question: "If Sha Dingzhou's troops are determined to attack Chuxiong City, will Deputy Envoy Yang surrender?"
Yang Weizhi was silent for a moment: "I will defend! Chuxiong City has high walls and defensive equipment such as artillery and catapults. Sha Dingzhou's attention is on Duke Mu and he will not waste time in Chuxiong City. There are three months of food in the city, so it won't be a problem to defend for three months."
"Three... three months later?"
Yang Weizhi opened his mouth and said, "Then we can only leave it to fate!"
It was already noon when everyone finished discussing.
Mu Tianbo ate a few bites of food and hurriedly fled to Yao'an Prefecture under the protection of Long Zaitian.
Yang Weizhi, who stayed behind, was also busy, taking the time to arrange the city defense.
At noon the next day, Sha Dingzhou's 10,000 vanguards arrived at the city of Chuxiong.
Yang Weizhi personally climbed up the city gate tower to look outside.
There are tens of thousands of people, endless!
More than ten thousand soldiers lined up outside the city, creating an oppressive feeling that made people feel a little breathless.
While they were observing, two cavalrymen rushed out from Sha Dingzhou's army.
They left the team and came to the moat and shouted: ""
"Listen, defenders on the city. Mu Tianbo is planning a rebellion. General Sha Dingzhou has been ordered to suppress the rebellion! The army has captured Yunnan City and Prince Mu's Palace. Mu Tianbo is on the run. I heard that he has fled to Chuxiong. Surrender quickly, open the city gates and hand over Mu Tianbo, otherwise we will attack the city immediately."
"Don't attack the city," Yang Weizhi shouted from behind the battlements, "Is General Sha Dingzhou here?"
"General Sha is in the army behind me. Who are you? What do you want from General Sha?" the cavalry outside the city answered loudly.
"I am Yang Weizhi, the deputy commander of the Yunnan Commandery, and I have something to say to him."
"You tell me, and I'll convey it to you."
"Okay, tell General Sha that Duke Mu is not in the city and has fled to Yongchang Prefecture! He said General Sha is a rebel, and General Sha said he is a rebel! The situation is unclear now, and it is impossible to distinguish between the loyal and the rebellious. It is inconvenient to open the city to accept them."
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