Wu Sangui occupied Sichuan territory, held the Guanning Iron Cavalry, and had a strong military force. However, because the Sichuan territory was complex and easy to separatist, it was difficult for him to suppress those rebel forces in the short term.

Cao Bianjiao had few troops, but most of them were arrogant soldiers who followed him all the way to fight. In the army, he completely subdued Wu Dading and Sun Shufa, eliminating the problem of uneven military morale.

At this moment, the rebellion in Shadingzhou was pacified and tens of thousands of chieftain soldiers were conquered. In addition, Mu Tianbo's support made Yunnan completely become its rear. In the future, there will be no problems with soldiers or food and grass.

A famous general from Liaodong and a great general from Shanxi were all young people who had been through war. Zhou Xian was a little looking forward to their next battle.

Along the Yangtze River, the Southern Ming Army and the Longwu Army broke out several wars, each with their own victory or defeat. However, with the cooperation of the generals, the Southern Ming Army finally blocked the Longwu Army's attack and firmly controlled the Yangtze River. Except for the small number of Longwu Army in Huizhou Prefecture on the south bank of the Yangtze River, all the others were driven back to the north bank of the Yangtze River.

The reason why the Longwu Army in Huizhou Prefecture was not only because they hid in the deep mountains of Shexian and Yixian, but it was indeed difficult to wipe out. It was also because local officials were determined to raise enemies and respect themselves. As long as the Longwu Army always existed, they could get a steady stream of food and salary from the court.

Even if you can't get it from the Southern Ming court, you can plunder the local people under various names.

After all, once these Longwu troops in Huizhou are pacified, they will be sent to the front line to quell the rebellion, and living a stable life in the rear is what they most hope for.

In this way, the Longwu Army completely gained a foothold in the local area.

During the stalemate, Du Yinxi persuaded Zhu Cixuan to send envoys to Hefei. He not only talked with Emperor Longwu Zhu Youjian, but also with Sun Kewang and other generals of the Longwu Army.

Zhu Cixuan promised that as long as Zhu Youjian gave up the throne, Nan Ming would allow him to inherit the title of King Tang, and promised that he would not pursue any previous mistakes.

As for Sun Kewang and others, as long as they surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty recognized the title of Hou Bo awarded by Zhu Youjian and allowed them to continue to rule the land of Jianghuai.

This was the best way to disintegrate and incorporate the Longwu Army, but it caused an uproar in Nanjing.

After all, many generals who had been loyal to the Ming Dynasty for many years did not grant titles, but admitted that they had dug up the thief who had dug up the Zhu family's ancestral tomb and the titles of rebel generals in the court, which seemed unacceptable to anyone.

The ministers fought over and over again, and finally, under the operation of Shi Kefa, they barely reached an agreement.

The treatment given to Zhu Youjian remains unchanged. The original title of Longwu Army was demoted to one level. The Marquis became an earl, and the Earl was awarded the general. For Liu Liangzuo and Fang Guoan who had rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, they were also granted the deputy general, allowing him to make meritorious contributions.

Zhu Youjian did not respond, Sun Kewang and others did not agree clearly, but did not directly refuse, and the war along the Yangtze River gradually stopped.

Even under Zhu Cixuan's insistence, Ma Shiying suspended the encirclement and suppression of the Longwu Army in Huizhou and attacked Huaining. The Jiangxi Army, which restrained Anding Longwu Army from the west, also withdrew Madang and increased its troops in Wuchang.

After all, the Nanming side did not want to fight on both sides, so they could only offer sky-high prices to stabilize the Longwu Army first, so that their own army could concentrate all their efforts to fight against the rebel army.

The Longwu Army dispatched more than 100,000 troops this time without getting any advantage, which made Zhu Youjian, Sun Kewang and others realize the gap in military strength between the two sides.

They are waiting and selling at the price.

If the rebel army defeated the Ming army, they would raise their troops south again and seize Jiangnan. On the contrary, accepting the conditions for the Southern Ming Dynasty was not unacceptable to Sun Kewang and others.

And how could Emperor Longwu, a man who has called himself the emperor, be willing to remove the throne easily? But the Longwu Army is not entirely up to him. If Sun Kewang and others accepted the conditions of the Southern Ming Army, he would probably have to accept it.

Basically, two major events also happened in Nanjing at the same time.

One was that under Shi Kefa's persuasion, Zhu Cixuan decided to give gifts to the royal family. After all, in troubled times, they felt that only those with the surname Zhu should trust the most.

Zhu Cixuan changed the strategy of raising royal families in the Ming Dynasty in the past and decided to let them supervise local military and political affairs. He did not directly command the army, but was just a flag and was responsible for supervision, similar to military supervision.

Among them, Zhu Yihai, the King of Lu, was sent to Jiangxi, and Zhu Yousong, the King of Fu, went to Guangzhou with Huang Fei. The original King of Chu, Zhu Huakui, the King of Chu, Zhu Youlang, the King of Gui, in Guangxi, also took their own positions. In addition, King De and King Heng also gave the right to participate in politics in Nanjing.

In addition to this, Zhu Cilang also incorporated some royal children into the imperial guards. Few of these people could endure hardships, but they had no problem with their loyalty to the royal family.

The other is that after Zuo Liangyu's death, Zhu Cilang married his young daughter and made him the queen.

The father was in a funeral and married marriage, and this approach was obviously incompatible with the etiquette, so the message sent out was that this was Zuo Liangyu's last wish. All discerning people could see clearly that Zhu Cilang completely tied Zuo Menggen to the Ming Dynasty in this way, and at the same time, he allowed the generals of the Zuo Army to rest assured.

Sure enough, Zuo Menggeng expressed his gratitude. He said that the entire Zuo Army would always be loyal to the Ming Dynasty and would fully support Du Yinxi to control the entire army.

In troubled times, such a business is undoubtedly worthy of exchange for the position of a queen.

Zhou Xian rethinked these things in his mind and came to a conclusion that the chaos in the southern region may last for many years.

Zhou Xian had this expectation when he let the crusade army go south, but he didn't feel that much. Besides, even if he was willing, he would not have much impact on the war in the south. What he really cares about was the war in Southeast Asia and Taiwan.

When Zheng He went to the West, the Chinese navy stood at the highest peak of the world. But after so many years, the Ming navy retreated instead of advancing.

And during this period, the entire sea was surging.

First, Spain and Portugal rose to become old colonial powers. Among them, the Netherlands rose to catch up and became the coachman on the sea. Later, Britain and France ended the Hundred Years' War and began to participate in this long maritime battle.

Spain and Portugal have begun to decline, Britain and France have not yet become a climate. The Dutch are the well-deserved maritime overlords of this era. In Asia alone, he had nearly 20,000 soldiers, more than 200 warships, and thousands of merchant ships.

Although the Dutch colonies were numerous, their troops were dispersed. There were only nearly 6,000 soldiers and fifty warships in the waters around Batavia that Han Kuo wanted to fight with.

But even so, if Han Kuo fights directly at sea, he still has no chance of winning.

The Nanyang Navy was founded too late. Whether it was the sailing technology of the crew, the power of artillery, or the familiarity between the soldiers of the naval battle, they were far inferior to the Dutch.
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