Chapter 149 Crusade Annan (New Year's greetings, to friends
The Spring Festival is here, wish you an early New Year; good luck comes in the Year of the Horse, and you are guaranteed to be rich; you are healthy and down-to-earth, and you are a person with feelings; your family and friends are there; the opposite sex loves you more; I love you with all my blessings, and you are guaranteed to be happy. I wish my friends a happy Spring Festival.
Zhu Yongxing seemed to be listening very attentively, and smiled and nodded from time to time, as if he was quite appreciative. But in his heart, he disagreed. War elephants are like a double-edged sword, and you have to be extra careful when using them; and you can win with just the elephant formation. Obviously
It is too wishful thinking and too underestimating the enemy.
Na Song, who was wearing the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty, kept smiling lightly until his son finished speaking, and then he pretended to reprimand: "I don't know how high the sky is, and how arrogant the dog is. Please don't blame me, Your Highness."
"No wonder, no wonder, young people should be full of vitality and have such confidence in resisting the Qing Dynasty." Zhu Yongxing smiled and waved his hand, saying: "I, the King of Jin and the King of Zhao have agreed to contact each other and coordinate actions.
The regulations. The governor has high moral standing in Yunnan Province and is supported by the people. As long as he ascends to the top and shouts, the crowd will immediately respond. Therefore, the two princes and I hope that the governor can live up to the expectations of the people and work with us to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore Yunnan."
"Your Majesty has long had this ambition." Na Song cupped his hands and replied: "I think that my family has received great kindness from the emperor. In this time of crisis, how dare we betray the Lord and take care of ourselves."
That's generous, but I know you feel uncomfortable in your heart. When Emperor Yongli fled to Burma and took a detour across the Yuan River, you welcomed the emperor, entertained him warmly, and presented him with gold and silver utensils at the banquet. At that time, Prince Min
With no name or identity, you probably don't have much of an impression. Now, after several months, you have to listen to my orders. For a very confident and stubborn person, it is indeed a bit embarrassing.
Yongli has given you the title of General Huaiming, and promoted you to the title of Governor-General to patrol Yunnan; your son has been appointed as the prefect of Yuanjiang, and your younger brother Nalun has also been granted the title of General Zuoming, even the Duke of Guizhou Mu Tianbo
I also consider my second son Mu Zhongliang to marry into your family as my son-in-law. I really have high hopes for you and am willing to spend a lot of money on you.
Since you are already in a high position, I will not start from this aspect. Instead, I will let you realize through practice that the Xiang Formation cannot be relied upon and that the Qing army cannot underestimate the enemy. Zhu Yongxing had finished thinking and said with a smile: "I will attack Annan soon.
Would the governor be willing to accompany him and watch the battle?"
Na Song was a little puzzled by what he meant. He pondered for a moment and said, "Your Highness invites you, so I don't dare to refuse. But I still need to contact the chieftains in the East, so I'm afraid I won't be able to come with you."
"The crusade against Annan will only take more than ten years, and it will not miss the important event of the governor." Zhu Yongxing insisted on the invitation and did not accept Na Song's excuse. "When Annan is initially decided, the governor can return to Yuanjiang and contact all the righteous people. Wait until September
The armies and horses of the Yue, Jin, and Zhao kings should have been reorganized, and our army has been able to withdraw from Annan. The three armies moved in time to help the governor raise flags and righteousness, and restore Yunnan."
This was pleasant to hear. When Na Song saw that Zhu Yongxing put Li Dingguo, Bai Wenxuan, and himself in a subordinate position humbly, and only said that he would cooperate with him in the uprising against the Qing Dynasty, he couldn't help feeling happy. But he still pretended to be reserved on his face, thinking about it.
Thinking about it, he said with a smile: "His Highness is kind to you, and I will obey your orders. It's just that Your Highness wants to attack Annan, so you need to act as soon as possible. The army is marching all the way, and there are already rumors. If it stagnates for a long time, Annan will send troops."
will act as a resistance."
"Deploying troops and generals?" Zhu Yongxing smiled slyly and said, "It suits my purpose. Once our army defeats it and then takes over the territory, there will be no obstruction."
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That being said, the planned place to defeat the main force of the Zheng family in Annan was not at the border area, but deep in Annan. Therefore, the army only rested for five days, then marched by land and water carrying food, grass and baggage, and marched southward along the Yuanjiang River.
The administrative area of "Yuanjiang Military and Civilian Mansion" is very large, bordering Shiping and Lin'an (Jianshui) in the east, Annan (Jiaozhi) in the south, northern Laos in the west, Cheche and Fuhai in the southwest, Zhenyuan in the north, and Chuxiong (Jiaozhi) in the northeast.
"History of the Ming Dynasty"). The scope of its military jurisdiction is much larger than the administrative area. Once war requires it, the "Yuanjiang Military and Civilian Office" can also control Che, Dahou (Yunxian), Mubang according to the military order of the Governor of Yunnan.
, Zhenxiong and other surrounding prefectures and counties have implemented restrictions.
The Na family of the "Yuanjiang Military and Civilian Mansion", as the highest authority in the area among the rulers of the Central Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, had the power to enfeoff and authorize military officials such as chief officials, deputy chief officials, garrison officials, land houses, and inspections.
Even in the selection of surrounding chieftain officials, the "Yuanjiang Military and Civilian Prefecture" Na family can also intervene. For example, the envoys and prefects of Chexuanwei Division, Pu'er Prefecture, and Zhenyuan Prefecture were once appointed by members of the Yuanjiang Na family.
Take control.
Sure enough, Zhu Yongxing was very powerful. When he saw the respectful attitude of the local officials along the way towards Na Song and their more diligent repayment and sincerity, Zhu Yongxing secretly sighed in his heart. Although in the long run, such a powerful local power will make people suspicious, but this time
At that time, it was a barrier that prevented the Kunming and Qing troops from directly attacking themselves. If the flag-raising uprising in September could succeed, they could focus on advancing into Guangxi. Therefore, at this time, Nasong must win over and support, and must not use
He was defeated and killed.
As for restoring Yunnan, Zhu Yongxing said so, but he did not dare to expect it, or even hope to capture Kunming so soon. In the situation where the enemy is strong and we are weak, there is no absolute certainty of holding it, and it has no great political and military significance.
, don’t take back the city easily. In the back and forth tug-of-war, it is the common people who suffer, and what is lost is the material and manpower foundation for the development and growth of the Ming army.
Kunming was in the hands of the Qing army, which not only contained a large number of defenders and reduced their mobile strength, but also gave the Qing court the illusion that the situation was still under control, so they would not use all the strength of the country to overwhelm it. When entering Guangxi,
, Zhu Yongxing also planned to adopt such a strategy, trying not to capture famous cities and towns, trying to make Sun Yanling feel that he could still deal with it, and trying to delay the time for the Qing army from his province to arrive for reinforcements.
Two days later, the army marched to Wangnongshan Changguansi, Lin'an Prefecture (now Hekou Yao Autonomous County). After Zhu Yongxing made the last brief pre-war arrangement and mobilization, the leading force of 3,000 people was led by Qingyang King Liu Zhen and Yiguo Gongma Zide.
Carrying troops, crossed the river and entered the territory of Annan.
The army that attacked Annan consisted of 12,000 Ming troops, 3,000 Mengshan Croat soldiers and 5,000 auxiliary soldiers. The remaining more than 3,000 chieftain soldiers who participated in the battle were arranged by Zhu Yongxing to guard the people and soldiers' families who settled in Annan. This
This is a good opportunity to train soldiers. Regardless of whether they are new or veteran soldiers, let's first feel the weakness of Annan. After seeing blood and killing people, the recruits will take a big step towards maturity.
The vanguard troops led by Liu Zhen and Ma Zide were progressing smoothly. After landing, they defeated the small number of Annan soldiers with a single charge and pursued them. An hour later, the former army sent people to report back. They had occupied the old street and left
Hundreds of people were guarding the area, while the rest were continuing to advance.