Chapter 40 The Wrath of the Three Ghosts, Dali Planning
This is the advantage of the speed of soldiers. They can march quickly and attack cities quickly. It is completely beyond the expectations of the Qing army. It cannot mobilize in time and can achieve huge results. This is also the advantage of concentrating efforts in one place. Jin Wang Li Dingguo and
Zhao Wangbai Wenxuan almost came out in full force, and only a very small number of troops stayed in the outer areas they originally occupied. Using speed to counteract slowness, using more to attack fewer, the victory of the Western Yunnan counterattack can be said to be determined.
What Zhu Yongxing has to consider now is the Battle of Yuanjiang, and he must try his best to grasp the time. Reinforcements are early, Wu Sangui's troops may not have suffered heavy losses in Yuanjiang, and their strength is still there after retreating, and the war situation in Yunnan Province is still not optimistic; the attack is late
However, if the Qing army approaches Annan, it is obviously the last thing Zhu Yongxing wants to see.
The communication speed of this era obviously helped the Ming army's counterattack in western Yunnan, but it also made it more difficult for Zhu Yongxing to master the Yuanjiang Campaign.
After much deliberation, Zhu Yongxing felt that he could not take it for granted. It was better to be too early than too late. Protecting Yuanjiang and preventing the Annan base from being directly threatened was a major issue related to the future strategic direction.
After thinking about it, Zhu Yongxing was ready to go to Ah Zhu's place to rest. It's not that he was full of energy and would feel uncomfortable if he didn't have sex, but Zhu Yongxing had almost developed a habit. Sleeping in each other's arms would make him sleep more soundly and comfortably.
It can relieve fatigue better.
As soon as he had packed up the things on the desk, his personal guards came to report. Duan Wan'er asked to see him outside the tent, saying that he had something important to tell about military aircraft. Zhu Yongxing was a little funny. When he was in Xiaguan, this girl came to offer advice, but he did not listen, and
The pass was broken in one day, which hit Duan Wan'er hard. While marching, he saw Duan Wan'er dejected and didn't even have the courage to look at himself. He didn't know what plan he came up with this time, and he rushed to regain his self-esteem.
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Duan Wan'er walked in, accompanied by two female guards from the Mengshan Ke tribe. He bowed politely and seemed less confident than last time.
"Tell me, do you have any tips you can teach me this time?" Zhu Yongxing asked straight to the point with a smile. He still had a good impression of this self-respecting and self-reliant woman.
"It's not a great idea." Duan Wan'er learned the lesson and didn't dare to speak too fully. She muttered, "It's just that some tribesmen came to the military camp and wanted to report the news about Dali City to His Highness. It was just a civilian girl who relayed it."
Zhu Yongxing nodded and motioned for Duan Wan'er to continue speaking.
"There is a drainage hole in the northeast of Dali City that has been abandoned for a long time. It is covered by weeds and thorns. Maybe troops can be sent to sneak into the city secretly..." Duan Wan'er said while secretly looking at Zhu Yongxing's face, feeling uneasy.
This is a way to quickly break the city. A hint of joy flashed on Zhu Yongxing's face. After hearing what Duan Wan'er said, he looked up and saw the girl's eyes rolling around, peeking at him. He couldn't help but smile.
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Qujiang Dam is a flat river with green grass. The army meandered past the Daxin Bridge and headed south. The Daxin Bridge was built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It spans two mountains and has turbulent canyons. "Looking at it is like a thirsty rainbow."
"Drinking from the Jade Pond" was an important lake in southern Yunnan in ancient times.
"Stupid, ridiculous, Yang Shen missed my big deal!" Wu Sangui couldn't help but cursed when he saw Dali's emergency document.
Since Yongchang was fighting a battle of annihilation, and the troops in disguise attacked the inn and cut off communications, the news that Yongchang was breached was kept secret for four days. It was not until the Qing army in Dali that reinforced Yongchang was defeated halfway that the news was spread by deserters.
Arrive at Dali. Dali's messenger first arrived in Kunming, and then followed Wu Sangui's army to deliver the message. When Wu Sangui became furious because of this unexpected news, the Ming army had already reached Longwei Pass.
The strategy for western Yunnan has long been established, which is to focus on the defense of the city. Wu Sangui thought that as long as he followed the rules and defended the city honestly, even if the Ming army had 100,000 troops, it would not be possible to do so.
In a short period of time, Yongchang was lost and the forward position of the Ming army defending the border was lost.
"He must have disobeyed the strategy set by the prince, went out of the city to fight, and fell into the Ming army's trick." Liu Xuanchu thought hard, and finally determined that there was only one situation that could explain this result: that is, the Ming army threw out a bait to lure the people in the city.
The army attacked. The defender Yang Shen was indeed as greedy for success as the Ming army expected. He did not hesitate to leave the city empty to attack the Ming army's bait. In the end, he was killed by the Ming army's ambush, and the city was immediately declared lost.
Wu Sangui nodded slightly. Indeed, this was the only way to explain the rapid fall of Yongchang. But Yang Shen was not a reckless person. He was an old man from Liaoxi whom he trusted quite a lot. How could he fall into the trap? What did the Ming army come up with?
What kind of bait can make Yang Shen lose his composure and attack rashly? I believe it must be very attractive, so that Yang Shen can take the initiative to attack even though he sees that the enemy's force is strong?
Liu Xuanchu was obviously thinking about this issue as well. Suddenly he raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise: "Could it be that the clan of the Ming Dynasty stayed behind?"
Wu Sangui was very unhappy with the words used by Liu Xuanchu, "Ming Army" and "Ming Dynasty". Without adding the word "pseudo" in front of it, it showed no loyalty to the imperial court, and showed determination and contempt for the Ming Dynasty.
Although he was unhappy, Wu Sangui felt that Liu Xuanchu's analysis was quite reasonable. Although the intelligence said that Wang Qi was in Yuanjiang Academy, it might not be a plan for Jin Chan to escape. The pseudo-clan went to western Yunnan. What does it mean? It means that the Yuanjiang rebellion is only
It's just a containment. The main direction of attack should be in western Yunnan, right?
"With Xianting sitting in Yao'an, the front town to be suppressed, and the Erhai Guard to suppress the back town, Longwei Pass is dangerous and difficult to attack, so there should be no problem in defense?" Wu Sangui did not intend to change his plan to conquer Yuanjiang.
He was thinking about the comparison of military strength in western Yunnan, but he was not sure what he said.
"Mr. Fang is far-sighted and far-sighted. With the troops of the two towns, if we add more force, we can mobilize the people to help defend the city, there will be no worries. If you want to be safe, the prince can also order Zuozhen of Wuding Prefecture to march towards Chuxiong." Liu Xuanchu
Knowing that Fang Guangchen was Wu Sangui's most trusted confidant, he analyzed the military situation according to common sense and felt that there should be no big problem, so he complimented him.
Wu Sangui pondered for a while and said: "Xuanchu's words are reasonable. Only one Zuozhen is too weak. I want to divide five thousand troops to Chuxiong. What do you think, sir?"
"Your Majesty is wise. Such an arrangement is truly watertight and a perfect plan." Liu Xuanchu bowed and held his hands in agreement.
Wu Sangui immediately issued an order, ordering his deputy Gao Dejie and He Jinzhong to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to turn to Chuxiong, and then lead the brigade to continue towards Shiping.
As the saying goes: Good things never come together, and misfortunes never come alone. Not long after Wu Sangui led his army into Shiping Prefecture, he was stunned by a shocking thunderbolt. The forward Wu Guogui occupied Shiping City, but was besieged from all sides, and the city was destroyed overnight.
He died, and all his troops were wiped out.
Because Wu Guogui was afraid of embarrassment, he did not report details along the way. Naturally, Wu Sangui did not know that Wu Guogui's 10,000 horses had been lost by 30% when they entered Shiping City, nor did he know that Shiping City seemed to be in vain and that the Qing troops who entered the city were overwhelmingly superior.
The Ming army and the rebel army were overwhelmed by the sea of people.
It was simply unbelievable that he had a city to rely on and nearly 10,000 troops to be wiped out by the enemy. Wu Sangui could not imagine how this battle was fought or what Wu Guogui, a veteran soldier who had been following him for decades, would do.
This mistake led to such a disastrous defeat.
Wu Sangui was frightened and extremely angry, so he hurriedly ordered the army to speed up the march. He led 20,000 troops and horses to go ahead and rushed to Shiping City. By this time, it was already October 13th.
In the north of Shiping City, there are several large mounds that are particularly eye-catching. One of them has been mostly dug open, revealing the corpses scattered inside. The money rat tails were all killed by the Qing army. One corpse was placed alone on one side, above it.
It was also covered with white cloth.
Wu Sangui's face was gloomy, and the scar on the bridge of his nose was congested and turned red. He was obviously extremely angry. Under the white cloth was Wu Guogui's headless corpse. The familiar body shape and the scar on his shoulder could tell its origin.
It stung his eyes.
"There are still nearly a thousand wounded soldiers in the city, and they are all unable to resume fighting." Xia Guoxiang stepped forward and reported: "The general has inquired clearly and checked the situation of the city. The enemy has obviously buried gunpowder under the city wall.
Then he abandoned the city to lure General Wu to lead his troops into the city, then blasted through the city walls in three places and surged in. Although General Wu fought unyieldingly, he was outnumbered and ended up——"
Wu Sangui gritted his teeth and spat out words one by one from between his teeth, "What a weird strategy. First abandon the city, trap our troops in the city, and not be able to use our combat power, and then use the human sea warfare method to win in street battles. A poisonous plan, so poisonous.
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Xia Guoxiang rolled his eyes and hesitated, grinned bitterly, and continued: "The thief also returned a letter from the wounded soldier to the prince. I don't think it has anything good to say, so I think it's better not to read it."
"Bring it here." Wu Sangui stretched out his hand briefly and simply. Why are you afraid of a mere letter when the big battle has not come?
Xia Guoxiang knew his father-in-law's temper very well, so he neither dared to read the letter nor destroy it, so he had to hand it over.
When the envelope was opened, Wu Sangui's expression immediately changed. The former chief soldier of the Shanhaiguan Customs in the Ming Dynasty turned out to be a Tatar slave dog, and the Han annihilated Wu Sangui. How could such a title not hurt Wu Sangui's heart and make him angry? It is listed in the letter.
Wu Sangui accused Wu Sangui and told him bluntly that the Ming army had cut off the heads of all Qing army officers above the general level, including Wu Guogui, because they were all Han annihilators and would not be able to see their underground ancestors. If Wu Sangui continued to serve
If the Han annihilates them, their dog heads will soon be on their necks...
"This is too much!" Wu Sangui gritted his teeth with hatred, tore the letter into pieces, pointed his hand in front of him and cursed: "Yuanjiang, I will destroy it. I will kill every one of them, and not leave any chickens or dogs behind, in order to relieve the hatred in my heart."
Sun Tzu said: The commander cannot be angry and raise an army, and the general cannot be angry and attack. From this point of view, the purpose of irritating Wu Sangui of Yuanjiang's small staff has been achieved. The commander-in-chief cannot keep a calm mind, which in fact gives rise to the attack on Yuanjiang.
The Qing army first cast a faint shadow.
On October 13, the vanguard of the Qing army reoccupied Shiping. Subsequently, a brigade of more than 100,000 men and horses followed with an astonishing momentum.
After discussion, 5,000 Manchurian troops accompanying the army were left to guard Shiping, along with 3,000 combat troops and 10,000 auxiliary troops. In addition to ensuring the safety of the retreat, Shiping would also become an important material transfer station.
After settling the Manchu godfather, Wu Sangui was about to lead his army to set off on October 15th. At this time, several people came from Shiping City and secretly reported to Wu Sangui that there was an ambush in Dazhujing.
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The enemy in Yuanjiang was pressing down, and it could be said that the storm was coming. But in western Yunnan, the battle situation was a different story. On October 13th, the Ming army broke through Xiaguan and approached Dali; at midnight on October 13th, the Ming army
The army feigned an attack on both sides, but took advantage of the darkness to sneak into the northeast corner of Dali City, filled the dry ditch with gunpowder, and successfully blasted Dali in one fell swoop.
In three days, they defeated Xiaguan Tianyuan and the ancient city of Dali. Such a speed was something Wu Sangui and others could not have dreamed of. Not to mention the temporary deployment of Fuzuo Town, which had not yet left Wuding, it was Yao An's suppression of Fuqian Town.
Reinforcements are not enough.
On October 14th, King Li Dingguo of Jin led 5,000 troops to advance eastward. Based on the confessions of the prisoners, he planned to ambush or defeat the reinforcements of Fuqian Town on the road. Bai Wenxuan, King of Zhao, sent his generals to suppress Shuo Bowu.
The three provinces led 3,000 troops northward to Shangguan and captured Heqing Prefecture; the remaining troops briefly replenished and rested in Dali in order to fight again.
"Regardless of nationality, only asking about good and bad", the handwriting is elegant and elegant. It is obviously not written by Zhu Yongxing, and he cannot write such calligraphy, but his seal is stamped underneath.
"Uncle Zong." Zhu Yongxing pointed to the banners and seals on the table, and He Yan said to Jin Weixin: "As the prefect of Dali, I should do my best to raise funds for the cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty, and I should also benefit the people of the area. We must not levy excessive taxes and lose the support of the people.
This degree needs to be carefully grasped. It should be noted that promoting favor, fighting against hatred, practicing good governance, and reducing harsh burdens must be done step by step, leaving room for success, and cannot be achieved in one step."
"His Highness's teachings, I will keep them in mind, and I will not dare or forget them. I will carefully frame this banner, hang it in the hall, and recite it every day and remember it." Jin Weixin fulfilled his wish and was happy in his heart, but he still pretended to be reserved.
Bow and thank you.
"No need to be polite, sit down!" Zhu Yongxing felt that although Jin Weixin was not a good military advisor, he had repeatedly presented governance strategies since he joined the army, which showed that he was very utilitarian and the provisions he presented were quite reasonable, so he gave him a Dali
Even though he is a magistrate, he can do the job well.
"Your Highness, the memorandum has been distributed. In a few days, the Menghua Zuo family in Lijiang Mufu will come to plead guilty." Jin Weixin's intention was obvious, he wanted Zhu Yongxing to stay in Dali longer. After all,
He was left behind by the clan and represented the imperial court. It would be more effective if he came to receive the two major Tufus in western Yunnan.
Zhu Yongxing pondered for a while and said: "Three days, I can only stay for three days at most, and then I will lead the army to Yuanjiang. As for Mufu in Lijiang, I should assess the situation. It doesn't matter if I can't see you. As for the Zuo family, I want to go through it."
We always meet each other when we go east of Menghua Mansion. I heard that the Zuo family is the true descendant of the Nanzhao royal family and is known as the number one overlord in Yunnan Province. I wonder what the truth is?"
Jin Weixin shook his head slightly and said: "Menghua is indeed the birthplace of Nanzhao, but after the death of Nanzhao, many people from the royal family slipped through the net. Changcha, Zi, Zi, Zuo and other surnames, the Zuo family is one of the descendants of the Nanzhao royal family.
It is believable. But to say that the Zuo family is the number one overlord in Yunnan Province is a bit exaggerated. There are many branches of Wuman and a large ethnic group. The Han people call them "Luoluo". However, the Wuman people have "Mocha"
, 'Mass', 'Luowu', 'Xie Motu' and other names, and the various tribes do not belong to the same group."
Zhu Yongxing smiled and nodded, and said: "That being the case, surely the Zuo family will not have the guts to stop my king's army from passing through Menghua and marching eastward?"
"After I proposed the 'Tuliu unified governance', the Zuo family asked to withdraw from political affairs and disbanded a large number of native soldiers. Although there was the Shadingzhou Rebellion later, the Zuo family hastily gathered troops, but it was not as good as before." Jin Weixin continued.
Said: "However, the Menghua Tufu has five inspection departments, thirty-six ridges, seventy-two ditches, and a population of hundreds of thousands. If we stop the 'Tuliu unified governance', the Zuo family will do their best to repay the favor, and it can be done."
We have tens of thousands of troops to assist His Highness."
It is the general trend to change the country and return it to the local people. It has already been unified by the local people, and half of the goal has been achieved. How can we give up halfway? Returning power to the Zuo family again and trying our best to repay it is good, but once you rebel, it will be a problem.
Zhu Yongxing thought for a while, determined not to be tempted by the immediate benefits, and flatly refused: "Since the local rule has been unified, how can we abandon it lightly? Delegating power to the Zuo family has advantages and disadvantages, and the disadvantages are in the long run, so it is absolutely impossible.
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"The lower officials are stupid and eager to recruit strong troops." Jin Weixin first admitted his mistake, and then sighed: "It would be better if Uncle Chen Ji was here. He is a Mongolian, and he gets along well with the Zuo family, so he should be appointed as the official.
, it can be said to be the best of both worlds.”
"If it is difficult to find Han officials, they will use Wu Man who know the books and answer the courtesy as officials. There are still many people from the Bai ethnic group who took the imperial examination to become officials, and other ethnic groups are also welcome." Zhu Yongxing had already thought about this and promoted officials from ethnic minorities to serve as officials.
Using him as an example to promote ethnic minorities to learn Chinese and learn etiquette will definitely be effective. Anyway, it is much better than improperly selecting Han officials and causing ethnic conflicts.
"Speaking of the Bai people, do you want to grant them a place to live?" Jin Weixin knew that Zhu Yongxing had already given the name of the clan, because the Bai people had made great contributions by offering suggestions to defeat Dali and capturing Lu Guisheng's family from a certain residence.
"We'll talk about it later." Zhu Yongxing spread out the map, pointed and said: "The way to expand into Sichuan is here, Heqing Prefecture, Lijiang, and Yongning Prefecture.
It is a big obstacle. Therefore, in the future, when the people are transferred to the land and given land, Shu will be the main one. As for the Bai people, they are temporarily divided into two areas, one in Annan and one in Shu, each with its own place to live."
Jin Weixin was very smart and had already understood the essence of Zhu Yongxing's idea of losing people to the people and granting land. It was a long-term strategy of "returning the land and returning it to the locals" by dividing the power of the chieftains and implementing improved policies in the land granted. Hearing this, General Zhu Yongxing
The Bai tribe was divided into two, and they immediately nodded in agreement.
"There is also the matter of tea and horse trade." Zhu Yongxing moved his finger along the Tibetan border of Yunnan and Sichuan, and said thoughtfully: "Business and trade with Tibetans will not only be very profitable, but also provide our army with good horses, tea, and cloth.
, salt and daily utensils, etc., are all needed by the Tibetan people; horses, furs, medicinal materials, etc. can also be used by me. It is also the wish of all parties to build a market and exchange what is needed."