"It's good that Wu Ni has retreated." Ma Weixing added: "Annan is empty, so our army can return immediately to prevent any changes."
"There's a change -" Zhu Yongxing rolled his eyes, smiled slyly, and said, "It doesn't matter if there's a change, the peace treaty may need to be changed."
The Syrian stallion Weixing was stunned for a moment, then he understood what Zhu Yongxing meant and smiled knowingly, "It would be better to change it, but I wonder if Mrs. Zheng can make His Highness fulfill his wish?"
"Your Highness may have a clever plan, right?" Ma Bao said jokingly.
"I dare not tell you what a clever idea I am, but let's give it a try!" Zhu Yongxing chuckled, then glanced at the Qing army's camp unwillingly, and ordered the sailors to turn the helm and return to the south bank.
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The situation in Annan has indeed changed in the past few months. After Zheng Gen, the royal family of Zheng, went south to lead troops to fight, the situation in the Zheng-Nuan war began to tilt towards the Zheng army. Just at the beginning of this month, Zheng Gen defeated the Ruan army again and won the
The Ruan army dealt a heavy blow to it during its retreat. At this point, the seven counties of Lanjiang fell into the hands of the Zheng army again, and the situation between the north and the south returned to the pre-war situation. In this five-year protracted war, both sides were in vain.
But unlike in history, because the Zheng family was suppressed by the Ming army in the north, the attack on the Ruan family became very intense, and they hoped to get compensation from the Ruan family. Therefore, Zheng Gen led his army across the Lingjiang River to fight with
Nan Ruan guard general Ruan Youyi faced off against each other. The two sides fought several times, with each winning or losing.
Therefore, when the merchant ships sailing down the Yuanjiang River (Red River), Shenglong deliberately spread the news that Prince Min of the Ming Dynasty had been defeated and was being besieged by Wu Sangui's army in Yuanjiang City. The Zheng family was unable to make any changes because the main force could not withdraw in time.
Or maybe Mrs. Zheng has learned a lesson, not to be swayed by rumors, and must never let go of the eagle in sight.
Zhu Yongxing, who had been waiting in Yuanjiang City for a long time, felt helpless and had no choice but to temporarily put away his thoughts on revising the peace treaty.
Of course, Zhu Yongxing's stay in Yuanjiang City was not just waiting for news from the Zheng family in Annan. Wu Sangui led his army to stop in Shiping, which also needed to be rearranged and dealt with.
Although the people in Yuanjiang City began to return one after another, the trenches outside the city were not filled in, but were retained as city defense fortifications. At the same time, Nasong also selected many soldiers who were familiar with water, and Zhu Yongxing
With the help of the ships, sailors and part of the artillery, the Yuanjiang Navy was retained and became a powerful force protecting Yuanjiang City.
The Ming army also rested and reorganized in these more than ten days. Due to the addition and establishment of a large number of native soldiers, as well as the supplement of some captured Qing soldiers and auxiliary soldiers, and with the full support of Na Song, the number of troops soared to 50,000.
This is different from the past. In the past, the native soldiers helped in the war, and their bodies and families were still attached to the chieftains. However, after Zhu Yongxing's exchange of interests and the impact of the Ming army's victory, each chieftain had no choice but to give up, whether they were willing or unwilling.
The soldiers and their families who enlisted in the army were converted into free citizens and were resettled and managed by officials sent by Zhu Yongxing.
In this way, the local soldiers became part of the Ming army, real warriors. And their families also got rid of their serf-like status. They settled down in the original Mujia Xunzhuang in southern Yunnan, or on the land of Annan.
After setting up a household, the living environment and conditions suddenly become more relaxed.
Of course, those chieftains who lost troops to repay the favor were rewarded by Zhu Yongxing. Zuo Xinghai and Tao Dou, for example, had the most people. They each received the territory of two Annan counties and the title of two commander-in-chief of Annan.
And Nasong, after this battle, obviously saw through a lot of things. He gave all the local soldiers in Yuanjiang to the Ming army, and won a military position for his youngest son Nalie to be a general. He listened to Zhu Yongxing's orders. Yuanjiang
The post of prefect is still held by his son Na Tao, while Na Song is preparing to rush to Yongchang in western Yunnan to build a government there and perform the duties of governor of Yunnan.
The peaceful return of the land, hundreds of thousands of native people under the rule, in exchange for a local official, a hereditary prefect, a general, and two imperial orders. Is it a loss or a gain? No one can tell now.
Just like the Mengshan tribe surrendered, the Zheng family's assistants all bet their money on Zhu Yongxing and the hope that the Ming army would win.
Investment is risky, but if you bet on the right money, you will certainly not be able to escape the success in the future. Nasong is that kind of person, a bit stubborn and stubborn, and he is unambiguous about the things he sees clearly. This is reflected in his history of raising the flag to resist the Qing Dynasty.
, this shows. Of course, on the other hand, he is also a smart man and has seen through the general trend.
This step-by-step policy of "participating in the establishment of local guards", "governing both local streams", "reforming local forces to establish currents", and "reforming local forces and returning them to local streams" has been implemented since the eighth year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty. The ultimate goal that the government wants to achieve, fool
It can also be seen. This time Yuanjiang's uprising has already forged a life-and-death feud with the Qing army. Without the help of the Ming army in the future, how could Yuanjiang withstand the counterattack and revenge of the Qing army, and how could the Na family retain their wealth for generations?
Only when you give up can you gain something, and Na Song knew this well. In another aspect, the land obtained in Annan was also a way out for the Na family.
The most powerful local government in Yunnan was completely conquered, and the transition was smooth without the use of weapons. Although the hereditary prefect made the reform of the local government seem a bit incomplete, the general judge was added as a check and balance, and Zhu Yongxing was also very happy. After all, this
He is a good example. Of course he also knows that this is not all related to this victory, but also the influence of Na's long-term sinicization, as well as factors of the current general situation.
But the victory in the Battle of Yuanjiang did not mean that he could sit back and relax. Wu Sangui led his army to station in Shiping, which was always a threat to Yuanjiang. But now that he was sending troops to fight again, he found that he seemed to be powerless.
After the army expanded, it still needed to integrate training; after the war, gunpowder and other supplies were severely consumed, and there was an urgent need to replenish and stockpile them. However, these two most important points still need time to be fully prepared.
Since Wu Sangui was threatening with power, Zhu Yongxing and the generals discussed it and made a strategy to counter it with power. Among them, there are two lines of light and dark. The light line is divided into two lines. One is to send troops back to Ami Prefecture (
Now Kaiyuan), attack Mengzi to the west, and with the help of the local chieftains, threaten Shiping from the east; secondly, send troops across the river to occupy Laowu Mountain and Dazhuqing, and approach Shiping City from the west
, and sent a small group of troops to harass the Qing army with the help of Shipingzhou native soldiers.
The dark ones are also divided into east and west fronts, and the targets are those chieftains who had an ambiguous attitude during the Yuanjiang uprising, who came to show their loyalty after the Ming army's victory, or who temporarily tolerated and waited for orders under Zhu Yongxing's instructions. For example, Ning
Zhou Lu Changxian. Xinxing Wang Yaozu, Xi Eluyi, Wang Yangzu, Wang Nong (Wenshan District) Wang Shuo, Yuan Xun Ye Xiangyang, Ye Zhengchang, Lu Nan Qinzugen, Lu Liangzihong. Mai Leangfuzu, Vimalakia Shen Yinglin, Shen Zhaolin, Wang Chengzu,
Wang Yi, Wang Xianren, Wang Xianlun, etc.
In addition to comforting him with gentle words, Zhu Yongxing also secretly provided some weapons and armor, and sent Ming army instructors to each chieftain to train the local soldiers under each chieftain. In history, these chieftains also participated in military campaigns under the call of Mu Shenbao.
The anti-Qing uprising was just a change in the situation that caused them to gather under Zhu Yongxing's banner earlier, making it possible to launch a more powerful anti-Qing movement in advance.
In Zhu Yongxing's view, these chieftains were secretly preparing and waiting for opportunities. A sudden outbreak would make the Qing army unprepared and overwhelmed. If the Ming army received help and unified command, the lethality would be even greater. But now, it seems that
It was not the best time. Therefore, Zhu Yongxing regarded them as a hidden force, and all contacts and preparations were carried out in secret.
As the Yuanjiang Small Staff Headquarters capable of commanding nearby, it was renamed the Southern Yunnan Theater Command. The Syrian male Ma Weixing was added as Wu Zisheng's deputy, as well as the generals Chen Sheng, Xu Mingchen, Gao Yingfeng and other generals, with a total of 25,000 troops under their command.
The defense zone extends upstream to Yao Street and downstream to Yuanyang.
The establishment of theaters was a military adjustment made by Zhu Yongxing based on the communication conditions at the time, the enemies he faced, and the war situation. Currently, there are only two theaters, the Western Yunnan Theater and the Southern Yunnan Theater. They were mainly used to command nearby and respond quickly without having to worry about anything.
Asking for instructions on matters. As a result, the opportunity to fight was almost missed.
Remote command is prone to problems. Only when you are on the battlefield can you make intuitive and correct judgments. Zhu Yongxing did not want to make such a mistake, so he just used some of his foresight to plan strategically and point out the points to the generals.
The general direction of action. In western Yunnan, he did this; in southern Yunnan, he still had to follow this principle.
Zhu Yongxing held discussions with the generals of the Southern Yunnan Theater Command for several days, basically analyzed all possible situations, and communicated with the friendly forces in western Yunnan to formulate corresponding plans. At this time
, it was already December, and Zhu Yongxing led the last batch of troops to return to Annan.
Among the Ming army in southern Yunnan now, Han soldiers account for about half, the Baiyi (Dai) people account for more than one-third, and the rest are Yi, Miao, Tong, Yao and other ethnic minorities. In the southwest, especially Yunnan, the composition is like this
It is not surprising that the proportion of the army was large. During the Eastern Expedition of Jin Dynasty King Li Dingguo, the troops he led were "half of them were Tuo, Yao, Lao...". But at that time, the chieftains sent troops to pay their salaries, but now they are soldiers with real military status.
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Regardless of the nationality, the Ming army implemented the same treatment, and military families also had the same preferential policies. In this way, the enthusiasm and mental outlook of the soldiers were naturally different.
As for the land that serves as military pay, Zhu Yongxing is not worried. Although the Annan Zheng family is cautious and does not act rashly, if they want to really attack, since they have the consciousness to be a bandit, there is no shortage of excuses. However, Zhu Yongxing wants to implement his long-planned plan.
Guangxi strategy, they temporarily let go of the Zheng family. As a prelude to the Guangxi war and to contain the Qing army in southern Yunnan, the Ming army had already begun to attack Guangnan Prefecture (now Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture).
Guangnan Prefecture belongs to Dian Province and borders Guangxi. It is more than 500 miles east to west and about 400 miles north to south. The territory is extremely vast, but more than 90% of it is mountainous and semi-mountainous. If it is completely occupied
If so, we can attack Qujing from the north and threaten Kunming; we can enter Guangxi from the east and jointly attack Nanning with the Ming army that will march into Guangxi from Qixi and Langshan.
The Qing army commander guarding Guangnan and Luoping was Di Sanpin, the Marquis of Shucheng. It was he who captured Feng Shuangli, King of Qingyang in the Southern Ming Dynasty, surrendered to the Qing army, and was granted the title of Marquis. Similar to the Qing army commanders in other places, Di Sanpin was no match for the Qing troops.
Four thousand, but the area guarded is too vast.
You should know that at that time, there were only six general military officers in branch towns in the entire Yunnan Province. Except for Yongchang, which was located at the front and had strong troops, the other general military officers did not have many troops. They could range from five thousand to three thousand.
The military strength is sufficient to maintain the local area. If we want to fight on the move, we can only rely on the army to suppress the four towns and Kunming.
King Liu Zhen of Qingyang, Duke Qi Sansheng of Lu, and Bo Gao Qilong of Yichuan each led 3,000 troops and attacked Guangnan Prefecture in three directions. Taking advantage of the dispersed defenders, they launched a fierce offensive and captured Maguan, Xichou, and Wenshan within ten days.
The five counties of Malipo and Yanshan were connected with Ami Prefecture to the west, which greatly expanded the strategic depth of the Ming army in southern Yunnan.
After receiving reinforcements from Qujing Prefecture (Qujing) to suppress Youzhen, Di Sanpin finally secured the northern half of the area under his jurisdiction, but he lost more than half of his troops and was temporarily unable to counterattack.
Zhu Yongxing did not have the idea of solving Guangnan all at once. He expanded the strategic depth, supported the southern Yunnan theater, and contained the Qing army's mobile forces. After these three goals were basically achieved, the Ming army also stopped attacking. The larger the territory it occupied, the more
The more manpower and material resources there are, but in the short term, the number of troops capable of mobile combat will continue to decrease, which is detrimental to the Guangxi strategy.
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With the fall of western Yunnan and the defeat of Yuanjiang, the situation in Yunnan Province took a turn for the worse, which panicked the Qing army. When the Ming army in western Yunnan broke through and retreated, and the crisis in Chuxiong was resolved, the Qing generals reviewed the battle situation and found that the strategic situation was already at a disadvantage.
Whether it is a counterattack or a defense, and which direction to choose for the counterattack, these issues are endlessly debated, making it difficult to carry out specific actions.
The Manchu generals were more inclined to counterattack in western Yunnan, regain Dali, Yongchang and other important cities, and try to recover the impact of the failure; while Wu Sangui insisted on attacking southern Yunnan first, firstly because of his revenge mentality, and secondly because the pseudo-clan was in southern Yunnan.
We can no longer allow the pseudo-clan clan to deceive people and make them powerful.
Wu Sangui's attack plan made the Manchurian generals even more dissatisfied and unanimously opposed it. In Wu Sangui's plan, Chuxiong should leave at least 20,000 troops to resist the Ming army's attack in West Yunnan. In the view of the Manchurian generals, relying on strong cities
, 10,000 soldiers and horses are enough. However, Wu Sangui used the examples of Yang Kun in Yongchang and Wu Guogui in Shiping to warn the Manchu generals that the Ming army's ability to attack difficult problems must not be underestimated. Otherwise, a heavy price will be paid.
Chuxiong will leave 20,000 troops, and Kunming will keep at least 5,000. How many troops will be left to attack southern Yunnan? There will be more than 10,000 Manchu troops. As for Wu Sangui's troops, Shiping has 15,000. Chuxiong has 15,000, plus
Suppress the four towns of Fu, well, now only two towns can be mobilized, with a total of nearly 50,000. Excluding the defenders of Chuxiong and Kunming, there are only more than 30,000 left to participate in the attack on southern Yunnan.
Wu Sangui believed that these more than 30,000 soldiers and horses were not enough to defeat the Ming army in southern Yunnan, so he rushed into Annan, plowed the courtyard and swept the holes to achieve the full success. In his plan, he also planned to mobilize the Qing army from Guizhou and Guangxi, at least five or six
Only with an army of ten thousand and some artillery can we have an absolute chance of victory.
Stupid, Wu Sangui was beaten stupid. When the Manchurian generals saw this battle plan, they almost all had this idea. With an army of 50,000 to 60,000 people, troops need to be mobilized from other provinces. How many auxiliary troops will be needed to support this, and how much food will it cost?
Don’t you, Wu Sangui, know that this year’s autumn grain supply in Yunnan Province has been reduced by nearly half due to the Ming army’s counterattack? Time is running out to supply the current army, and tens of thousands more people have to eat? Why don’t you take advantage of the fact that there is still food and grass?
What's the purpose of launching a counterattack as soon as possible, but delaying it for a long time?
The Manchu generals were very angry and confused. Of course they didn't know how much of a blow and impact the defeat of Yuanjiang had on Wu Sangui. The death of the old generals in Liaoxi and the annihilation of nearly half of his troops brought more than just sadness and pain. Now,
Wu Sangui's views and evaluation of Zhu Yongxing have risen several levels, directly catching up with Jin Wang Li Dingguo, whom he calls his "lifelong enemy".
"When it comes to the weird and vicious use of military force, the pseudo-clan seems to be more powerful than the pseudo-king and the country."
Regardless of the objections and objections of the Manchu generals, Wu Sangui recalled the 5,000 troops and horses led by Gao Dejie and He Jinzhong, who had been transferred to Chuxiong, and stationed them at Shiping. Now that the troops have arrived, he will no longer
I was worried that the Ming army would take advantage of the situation and attack fiercely.
"What the prince said is true." Fang Guangchen, a close advisor, also came with the army. After listening to Wu Sangui's story carefully, he couldn't help but look solemn and patted his thigh with regret, "I did underestimate him before, but I didn't expect him to actually
He can take advantage of mountains and rivers, and his military tactics are so cunning and mysterious."
"Alas, it's too late for regrets." Wu Sangui sighed sadly, stroking his forehead.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to be like this." Fang Guangchen comforted him: "The pseudo-clan's military use is cunning and cunning, but it is also a trick. It is difficult to defeat an upright master."
"Even so, it is still very difficult to defeat." Wu Sangui sat upright in his chair, slowly clenched his hands, and his voice became angry, "But those Manchu soldiers are arrogant and regard my king's caution as
Being timid or even suspicious of me is really irritating. If the court believes what he says, this king——"
"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much." Fang Guangchen saw Wu Sangui clenching his fist tightly and said with a smile: "The situation in Yunnan Province has changed. The imperial court is about to rely on Your Majesty, but how can it be punished?"
Wu Sangui slowly loosened his fist and nodded slightly, agreeing with Fang Guangchen's persuasion. But then he frowned again, smiled bitterly, and said: "The pseudo-clan is very scheming, and now it has given me another problem.
, I still need to show my court to plan for me!"
Fang Guangchen didn't know what was going on. After listening to Wu Sangui's story attentively, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
Zhu Yongxing planned to give the wounded soldiers, those who could no longer go to the battlefield, to Wu Sangui. First of all, these guys caused some trouble to Wu Sangui. His soldiers were abandoned after they became disabled, which would make his subordinates feel cold.
Wu Sangui's reputation also had an impact; secondly, through the mouths of these wounded soldiers, the Ming army's prisoner policy could be publicized and the Qing army's fighting spirit was undermined; thirdly, looking at the miserable appearance of these wounded soldiers had a profound impact on the Qing army's psychology.
It was also a blow and a deterrent; in the end, the pension and resettlement of these wounded soldiers also cost Wu Sangui a lot of money and food. (To be continued...)