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  Chapter 509 506 [Water West Girl]

  Guiyang.

  Including the army that was originally staying behind, as well as the broken soldiers who fled back one after another, the defenders of this city are about 7,000 people.

  Everyone is terrified!

  An Kun lay on the head of the city, looking at his father who was captured outside the city, he didn't know what to do for a while.

  Teenage boys, although they often fight with their fathers, are all disobedient little chieftains. He thought he was a natural general, but in the end he was defeated with less, and he still hasn't figured out how he lost.

   Now that my own father has also been arrested, do I really want to surrender?

  An Rupan's wrist is broken, and his arm is still hanging at the moment. He was escorted to the bottom of the city by the Datong army, and he shouted helplessly towards the top of the city: "Akun, surrender! General Fei said, we can take 500 taels of silver and go to Luzon Island with the whole family. No matter what kind of wild land there land, could it be poorer than Guizhou?"

  An Kun hesitated to speak, then sighed, and finally ordered: "Kaicheng!"

  When Fei Yinggong and Qin Yiming came to the gate of the city, An Kun had already brought his generals and knelt there waiting for a long time.

   Several battles were fought, including the surrender of Guiyang, and a total of more than 20,000 native soldiers were captured.

  The accompanying civil servants took the opportunity to register, trying to find out the names and addresses of these people. As a result, most of them don't have Chinese names, and some don't even have Yi nationality surnames, so they can only make up names for them according to the homophony of Yi nationality names.

  Each person received a small amount of food and went home, and at the same time brought a note with their name on it.

   Qian reminded Wan, don't lose the note. In the future, with this note, you can go to the government to settle down and divide the land.

  Those soldiers were ecstatic. After losing the battle, they could still receive food?

  They have no doubts about the settlement and distribution of land. These Han officials are good people and are willing to give them food, so they will definitely not deceive them indiscriminately.

   Except for 1,500 strong soldiers who were left as auxiliary soldiers, the rest of the soldiers went home happily. Before leaving, I also recited the Datong policy, everyone is equal, no slaves, no corvee, no heavy taxes, everyone has land to farm, everyone has clothes to wear, everyone has food to eat...

  With a radius of hundreds of miles, the news spread quickly. Both the Han people and the ethnic minorities were half-believing and excitedly waiting for the land to be divided.

  If any chieftain wants to gather troops to resist again, he will not be able to raise troops at all, unless the Datong Army does not fulfill these promises.

An Rupan knelt on the ground and said: "General Fei, I will send a few entourages, and the various ministries in Shuixi will be able to pass it on. If you can help the general recover Shuixi without bloodshed, the general will give you an extra thousand taels of silver for my credit." Go to Luzon."

  Fei Yinggong smiled and said: "If you can take Shuixi immediately, I will definitely credit you."

  Bijie, Chishui, Dafang, Zhijin, Jinsha... These are all under the jurisdiction of Shuixi, where An Rupan's old nest is located. The local people are mainly Yi people.

  Now, the West Route Army led by Huang Yao is working hard to attack Shuixi, where the roads are more difficult than those in northern Guizhou!

  Huang Yao's first target was Du Yan, commander of Daming Chishuiwei.

  After learning about the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, this guy immediately set up troops in Chishuiwei. Thousands of households such as Pushi, Mani, Baisa, and Aluomi all expressed that they would continue to follow Du's command. Then, Du Yan sent troops to Bijie to take down Bijiewei and Qixingguan.

  When Du Yan entered the Guihua post, he was beaten back by An Rupan's native soldiers, and he could only occupy Bijie and Chishui from then on. He fought with An Rupan a few more times, and the two sides shook hands to make peace. Du Yan nominally joined An Rupan, and at the same time proclaimed himself the recruiter of Qianxi.

  Huang Yao led his troops to the south and captured the Thousand Households Office in Pushi by surprise. Du Yan immediately sent envoys to negotiate.

   As for the content of the negotiation, it is nothing more than keeping the land and property after surrendering, and by the way, asking for a small official from the Datong court.

  Du Yan felt that his request was reasonable, who would surrender if he didn't give benefits?

  Unexpectedly, Huang Yao directly raised his troops to kill, and took down the Mani Thousand Households in half a day.

  Du Yan was so frightened that he couldn't stand the **** anymore, he didn't dare to stick to Chishui anymore, and took the army to Bijie in a hurry. On the way, the thousand households of the Aluomi Qianhu House did not want to leave the place where they lived for generations, so they pulled more than a thousand soldiers to break up with Du Yan.

  After a little friction, the two sides parted ways, and Aluomi Qianhu unconditionally surrendered to the Datong Army.

  Du Yan withdrew all the way to Bijie by himself, leaving 800 troops stationed at Layer Taiguan.

  Aluomiqianhu acted as the leading party and led Huang Yao to the stage quickly. The 800 gatekeepers Ma Liu chose to surrender. Seeing that Huang Yao's army was approaching, Du Yan led his troops to run away again, went west out of Qixingguan and went straight to Wusa Mansion (Weining Yihui-Miao Autonomous Region), where he went to seek refuge with the chieftain of the Yi nationality - this place belongs to the land that has not yet been occupied by the Datong army. Sichuan border.

  Easy to take Chishui and Bijie, Huang Yaocai sent his troops eastward to attack the old lair of the Shui'an family.

   And then, it's tough!

   "General, there are local bandits shooting arrows in the forest. The search team who explored the road died and five were injured."

   "Did you catch the thief?"

   "The local thief ran fast and only caught one."

"bring it here!"

  A man of the Yi nationality was escorted in front of Huang Yao, yelling curses.

   Huang Yao frowned and asked the guide, "What did he say?"

  The Yi guide stammered: "He said...he said..."

   "Say it quickly!" Huang Yao scolded.

  The guide of the Yi nationality automatically filtered the swear words, and said: "He said that the gods of heaven, earth, water, mountains, stone, and fire will punish the six gods. He... is cursing the general."

Huang Yao glanced at the Yi people, frowned and said: "I don't think you are like a nobleman of the Yi nationality. Since you are a commoner, the Datong army is here to rescue you. Even if you don't know the truth, the Datong army has not yet attacked the Yi village. Why? Want to risk your life and sneak attack?"

  The Yi guide began to communicate with this person.

After talking for a long time, the guide of the Yi nationality said: "General, the local Mu Kui, speaks bad things about the Datong army everywhere. He said that the Datong army is coming, and they will kill all the Yi men, rob all the Yi women, and take away all the Yi children as slaves. "

   Huang Yao gritted his teeth and said: "These **** chieftains are playing the old trick of deceiving the people again!"

  In the land west of Shui, there are no counties and guards.

  The supreme ruler is An Shi, the Xuanwei Envoy of Guizhou. Below it is divided into several "Zexi", such as Zhijin County in later generations, which is called "Duoyou Zexi" at this time.

  “Zexi” means “the place where the warehouse is located” in Yi language. Each Zexi has a warehouse, which is the money and grain storage center in that area, and then evolved into an administrative center.

  Each Zexi, Xuanwei envoys will appoint local officials. Those in charge of affairs are called "Mu Kui", those in charge of government affairs are called "Mo", those in charge of sacrifices and wars are called "Bu", and those who lead craftsmen are called "Gou".

  Below Zexi, there are tribes whose leaders are called "Tumu" (Mukui, Mo, Bu, Gou are all served by Tumu).

   That guy An Rupan is in charge of Thirteen Rivers and Forty-eight Orders.

Huang Yao thought for a long time, and then summoned the generals and said, "We can't keep advancing. To go to Shuixi City, we have to go over mountains and ridges. I don't know how many sneak attacks we will encounter along the way. Even if we can annihilate the main force of the enemy and successfully occupy Shuixi City, these Yi people There will also be troubles in the rear. After we arrived at Jinjiyi, we immediately dispersed the troops. A group of 500 people escorted missionaries to contact the Yi tribes and preached policies to the tribal leaders and Yi people."

   It may seem absurd to discuss the policy of dividing land with tribal leaders, but it is actually completely feasible.

  Because the leaders of the various tribes of the Yi nationality, they are not the owners of the land, but the managers of the land! Let's put it this way, Tumu does not own the land, but has the right to use and manage the land.

   Wumeng Department.

  Lu Ahuan is worrying about this year's harvest, the harvest is poor, and the consolation envoy is going to fight again, so he can't gather so much food to hand in.

  His soil item is probably similar to a county magistrate or a town head. The size of the land is about the same as that of a county, but the population within its jurisdiction is comparable to that of a large town in a wealthy area (slaves are not counted as people).

   "Ada (Father), the Han soldiers are coming!" Lu Tiande rushed in panting.

  Lu Ahuan was so frightened that he immediately stood up: "Call together warriors to defend our village!"

   There is no self-protection ability at all, their population is small, and they were transferred to Shuixi City. Shuixi City is An's old nest, and now there are 20,000 troops gathered there, waiting for Huang Yao to attack the city.

   "Dang Dang Dang!"

  In the stockade, iron plates were beaten, and the knocking was very rapid. This message expresses the urgency, not only the tribal men want to join the war, but also the tribal women have to take up arms.

  Many clansmen gathered quickly, and there were only more than 200 young and middle-aged men left, and the rest were all recruited to Shuixi City.

  Lu Tianxiang, who was only fifteen years old, also came forward with a bow and arrow, and a short knife stuck in his waist. This strange woman who was named a first-class wife by Kangxi has now been betrothed to An Kun, and will go to Guiyang to get married when she is sixteen years old.

  It is logically difficult for a girl like her to marry Xuanweishi's legitimate son, but she is beautiful and well-known for her martial arts skills.

  Lu Ahuan glanced at the people, feeling that he was still not sure about guarding the village, and ordered again: "Call the slaves here too. Tell the slaves that as long as they guard the village, those who have done meritorious deeds will be able to regain their freedom!"

   Not long after, hundreds of serfs, both men and women, also gathered here.

  Some of these slaves were snatched, and some were descendants of slaves. The Yi people in Shuixi are still practicing serfdom.

  And their land, in principle, all belong to Xuanweishi, that is, belong to An Rupan. What Mu Kui and what Tumu are all helping An Rupan manage and manage the land.

  The original Tumen were all from the **** sons of Tusi.

  The eldest son of the chieftain stayed with him to inherit the family business, and the other sons were thrown to various places as Tusi, which is similar to entrusting the sons to manage the land. Gradually, Tumu can also be hereditary, just like princes who actually own the land bestowed by Zhou Tianzi (Tasi), but are only land managers in name.

  The slaves who were summoned were very excited. They didn't know the prestige of the Datong Army, they only knew that if they won the battle, they would be free again.

  Regardless of men and women, all guard the main roads in the village and wait for the Datong army to come and attack.

  Unexpectedly, the five hundred troops were several hundred meters away from the stockade, and the whole army stopped moving.

  A guide of the Yi nationality was sent to shout: "Who is the local Tumu? Our army is not here to kill and rob. Please come out and talk about big things."

  Lu Ahuan hesitated for a while. He didn't want to fight either, so he was going out to talk.

  Lu Ahuan said to the Yi guide: "The Han people are cunning, and I can't go out easily. You let the Han army officers come outside the stockade, and I will go outside the stockade too. We don't lead troops on either side, so we sit there and have a good discussion."

   "Ada, I'll go with you!" Lu Tianxiang said.

  Lu Tiande said: "Ada, I will accompany you too."

Lu Ahuan ordered: "Ah De stays in the stockade. If an accident occurs, immediately lead the troops to fight out. A Xiang will talk to me. You are very skilled in martial arts and you are a girl. The Han officers will not be on guard. If you see me Clenching your right fist, you immediately draw your sword to subdue the Han officer."

  (end of this chapter)