Chapter 67 Guangxi Battle Situation, Intimidation and Deterrence
In terms of both theory and practice, Zhu Yongxing only stayed at the theoretical stage for active defense. Most of the references he could provide were the combat examples of the Red Army's counter-encirclement and suppression campaigns, the Anti-Japanese War, and the Civil War. However, the composition of the armies is different, and their qualities are different.
The weapons were different, and Zhu Yongxing did not dare to use them indiscriminately. Therefore, the order he issued to the various theater headquarters was relatively simple, that is, he asked them to follow Wu Zixu's strategy of tiring Chu and mistaking Chu, and harassing the Qing army in front of them.
In this way, the orders will be easier to understand and execute. In addition, the training teams have already gone to various war zones. In addition to rotating training of lower-level officers, they will also bring some new changes to the tactics of the Ming army, and they will also be widely promoted and used.
Landmines are weapons. Especially in the Southeast Yunnan War Zone, Zhu Yongxing tilted the mines made in the arsenal to make them more powerful against the Qing army's attack.
At the same time, Zhu Yongxing also sent letters to the Southern Yunnan War Zone and the Western Yunnan War Zone, asking them to mobilize troops and generals to strengthen the forces to the west and south of Chuxiong to wait for the opportunity. Whether Chuxiong can be captured is not important, but they cannot relax the pressure.
, the Qing army could not be allowed to mobilize its troops calmly.
The situation in Yunnan Province is undercurrent. Both the enemy and ourselves are strengthening their troops, accumulating supplies, and preparing for a new round of competition. The battle in Guangxi is developing according to the pre-planned plan. After quickly occupying Siming Prefecture (Chongzuo),
The Ming army did not attack Nanning directly to the east, but expanded to the north, successively occupying Annan, Upper Shixi Prefecture, Lower Shixi Prefecture, Longzhou, Taiping Prefecture and other places bordering Guangxi, showing their intention to integrate with the Southeast Yunnan War Zone
A situation of one piece.
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An eye-catching notice was pasted on the wall at the intersection of Jinlong Town:... All barbarians and Han people, I regard them as subjects of the Ming Dynasty, and I want to treat them with good governance. I want to prevent them from being bullied and poor... Now I am the great Ming Dynasty.
The King of Ming Dynasty wanted to save the people from the fire and water. He marched eastward and westward, and the momentum was overwhelming. Now he has arrived in Guangxi... He respects the customs of the Yi people and has very strict disciplines, not moving a drop of grain. The food is sold fairly and the price is fully paid. All my Yi people
People, don’t be suspicious and cower. Enlist in the army enthusiastically, help, eliminate the Tartars, drive out tyranny, and share a happy life. I hope to work hard to publicize and spread this broadcast. The Ming Dynasty will stay with the Crown Prince Zhu of Min!"
Ming soldiers of several different nationalities stood under the notice and took turns speaking loudly in different languages, attracting more and more people.
The announcement was made by Zhu Yongxing himself. It is relatively simple and does not have any of those extraneous matters. It was originally meant for the common people to listen to, so it was made very formal. It is difficult to read and does not sound understandable. It is almost as good as nothing.
Among the crowd were Han people, Miao people, Tong people, Yao people and other ethnic groups. There were also Yi people who were barefoot and wearing cloaks made of wool.
"Drive out the Tartars, long live the Ming Dynasty." Several Ming soldiers finally finished reading the proclamation and raised their arms and shouted, but the audience below did not respond. Their eyes were full of confusion and curiosity.
"As long as you can shout these two sentences, you can get a pound of salt. Some of them join the army. Each family is given five pounds of salt and ten acres of land." The Ming army soldiers did not take it seriously. This situation has been encountered many times.
In the end, not everything changed.
Hearing the word "salt", there was a commotion in the crowd. Although it was not much, the key is to get it for free! It's like selling something for free. No matter what it is, if you don't get it, you won't get it for free. When you join the army, there are five
A pound of salt and ten acres of fields!
"Drive out the Tartars, long live the Ming Dynasty." Several Ming soldiers shouted again, and then encouraged and pointed again. Bamboo sheds had already been set up not far away, carts of salt were piled up, and a row of Ming troops had already done the work.
Ready for distribution.
Two young men in tattered clothes quickly ran out of the crowd, came to the shed, pretended to ask questions, shouted slogans, then each held a small bag of salt, muttered happily for a moment, and ran to the recruiting office.
It's so simple. Under the power of the example, people who were still hesitating rushed over one after another, and immediately shouted in a southern and northern accent, "Drive out the Tartars, long live the emperor."
Five pounds of salt and twenty acres of land are a very attractive condition. For poor people, it means that one person can serve as a soldier and the whole family will not be hungry. The area at the junction of Yunnan, Guangxi and Guizhou has many ethnic minorities.
It is a poor area and has not changed in modern times, let alone now.
Of course, it is not easy to get these benefits. When you become a soldier, you have to fight bravely. If you run away in fear, your family members will also be punished. Zhu Yongxing's intention is also very clear. He will give you land to live a good life, and at the same time, he will also protect your interests.
Tie it to the land and connect your family and relatives with your performance in the military.
First allocate the land to the families of the rebellious officials, and then divide the official land. If there is not enough, they can be transferred to Annan. They can also turn the salt into money and redeem it from the soils and houses that have been temporarily reserved. Zhu Yongxing made calculations and gave the soldiers specified in the Guangxi War Zone.
The amount is 30,000, with land and salt as payment, plus the copper coins minted, we can still guarantee the supply.
"Oye wants to be a guest." A Yi man squeezed up and said in a strange accent.
This Yi man is tall and big, with a black cloth on his head. He is shirtless, barefooted and only surrounded by a piece of linen cloth. He has a dark complexion. He stands there like half an iron tower, looking very majestic and powerful.
A Yi Ming soldier immediately came up to act as an interpreter, asking and answering questions, and then relayed the information to the secretary next to him.
Habu, male, 22 years old, Yi nationality, six feet one tall, has a wife, two sons and a daughter... The clerk was writing down the records, but was interrupted by a burst of noise.
There are several large iron bars weighing more than fifty kilograms placed next to the recruiting point. They are considered as physical examination tools. As long as they can be lifted three times, they are considered qualified. It is simple and fast. A strong man can not only lift it up, but also swing it freely, causing
to the cheers of onlookers.
When Habu saw the secretary's eyes turning, he couldn't help but frown, snorted dissatisfied, strode away, grabbed an iron rod, and began to dance with it, more freely than the strong man. After dancing for a while, he finally held on to the iron rod.
He stood still without blushing or panting, which immediately aroused even greater applause.
"Strong and strong..." The clerk chuckled, finished writing, picked up a number plate and waved to Habu.
Habu threw away the iron rod, quickly came over, took the license plate, and said with gestures, "The fields are two or twenty acres, and there are some harmful things, such as salt and Wu."
The secretary was amused by this strange accent. He called the Yi Ming army to explain clearly to the rude man, and then waved to the next one.
On the other side, there were also crowds of people in front of the shed where salt was exchanged for grain. There were even Dong women with their heads covered with Dong brocade carrying burdens. They walked tremblingly like running water while carrying their burdens.
Although the family is poor, they can cope with it by eating rice bran, but the good thing about exchanging salt for food is not always available. Therefore, many people have this idea and try to use as much food as possible at home.
Take some out and exchange them for cheap salt.
"We have secured another local official." Zhao Xianwu, the magistrate of Longzhou, had just seen off the chieftain named Huang. He turned around and went back to the house, and couldn't help but sneer.
If you take something first, you must give it first. Temporarily distributing the monopoly rights of salt to the local chieftains is a dirty trick of Zhu Yongxing. On the surface, it is win-win and trust, but it is a foreshadowing of future disposal. If the chieftains are greedy for profit, they will
The soil is mixed with sand and the selling price is raised. The local people who have been offended will wait until the public anger accumulates to a certain extent, and it is time for the government to step in and punish the evil and promote the good. At that time, the chieftain has lost the hearts of the people, and how many party members are willing to fight for it?
Moreover, this salt monopoly is not given for free. The chieftain must give up personal dependence on the native people who join the army and make them free citizens. In other words, the chieftain made money, but lost his strength. This is consistent with Zhu Yongxing using land as bait.
The measures taken in Yunnan Province have similar results but similar approaches.
"Your Highness is wise and has insight into people's hearts."
Zhao Xianwu praised in his heart and made a secret calculation. Recruiting three thousand soldiers should not be a problem in his state. After completing the military's tasks, he can focus on restoring people's livelihood and becoming a good official in order to be promoted. He
He is just a scholar, but he has the trust of His Highness. What does he rely on? He just assesses the situation by himself, takes His Highness's lead, learns as he learns, and implements various policies conscientiously and without compromise.
Your Highness is willing to cheer up and eliminate shortcomings, but it is the time when we are waiting for new advancement! Zhao Xianwu was quite emotional. If he had followed the old imperial system, he would have been nothing, but his life had been fundamentally changed because of Zhu Yongxing.
"Sir." Zhao Xianwu was thinking about it when a follower came in and announced, "Local official Cen Ze has come to pay his respects."
Zhao Xianwu put away his thoughts, straightened his clothes, and walked out, with Hexi's smile on his face again.
Prince Ma Bao of Ruyang walked to the map and looked at it carefully, stretching out his fingers to measure the distance from time to time.
The plan to enter Guangxi is currently going very smoothly. Although he cannot go ahead and take Nanning directly or attack south, this is a decision based on the overall situation, and he agrees with it.
"... We have not yet attacked the important towns in Guangxi to paralyze the Qing army in Guangxi. If the situation is relaxed, they will fight among themselves. If the situation is tight, they will unite. We should not give Sun Yanling and Ma Xiong this opportunity. They only threaten Nanning from a distance, and in Yunnan
Guiannan, the three border areas, should develop first, gain a firm foothold, and then make big plans. The person who can support Nanning nearby is Liuzhou's Ma Xiong, but he may not come out in full force in the early stage because there is Guilin Sun Yanling behind him. If Sun Yanling takes advantage of the opportunity,
After arriving in Liuzhou, Ma Xiong was unable to advance or retreat in western Guangxi, so he was forced to have a head-on confrontation with us. This is obviously not the result he hoped for..."
Ma Bao deeply agreed with Zhu Yongxing's analysis. According to Zhu Yongxing's perspective thinking, he also felt that if he were Ma Xiong, whether to send troops and how many troops to send is also a very confusing question. If you send troops, it is likely to lose troops and generals, and you will not be able to do so in the future.
If you don't send troops, who should be responsible for the loss of territory? If you send more troops, you will worry that Liuzhou will be swallowed up by Sun Yanling; if you send few troops, you may not be able to solve the problem.
Give me some time, half a year is enough. Ma Bao also hopes to delay some time. As long as he can have 30,000 troops, he can flex his muscles. He knows that Zhu Yongxing can give him 10,000 troops and try to ensure supplies.
It has reached its current limit. To develop and grow, we must rely on ourselves and our own hard work and accumulation in Guangxi.
From the current point of view, the two weapons of Tiandi and Yanba are effective. According to the latest statistics, more than 3,000 new soldiers have joined the army. At this rate, it will take less than half a year to reach 30,000 soldiers and horses, and even training
time may be included.
But this is just an expectation, and various other unexpected factors have not been taken into account. There are not only variables in Guangxi, but also in Yunnan Province and Annan. The general situation affects the microclimate, and the anti-Qing situation in the southwest is integrated. For example, now, the Qing army in Yunnan Province seems to be
If there was any unusual movement, Zhu Yongxing wrote a letter to inform him in detail. At the same time, the friendly forces in southeastern Yunnan marched eastward to Guangxi. The plan to join forces with them had to be postponed.
No, Ma Bao doesn't think this plan can be delayed. The Ming army in southeastern Yunnan is preparing for war. But as for Guangxi, if he leads his army to continue to attack the northwest, he can also achieve the purpose of joining forces. By then, the two theaters will be united
With the support of the Annan base behind it, the army can be used flexibly, and there is no need to rely solely on expanded training to increase strength.
The plan was decided, and Ma Bao turned his attention to the map. Starting from Longzhou, Anping Prefecture, Sicheng Prefecture, and Guishun Prefecture were connected with Funing County in southeastern Yunnan. Sweeping the three prefectures does not necessarily mean that it is impossible.
The task was completed. And he was able to complete the planned plan on his own without the need for troops from southeastern Yunnan to cooperate, which was undoubtedly another great achievement.
"Your Majesty." A personal guard came in and reported, "The third teaching squadron has arrived. It has also escorted a batch of weapons."
"Just in time."
Wang Mabao of Ruyang smiled. The recruitment of new recruits was too fast, and most of them were from ethnic minorities. Language was a problem, so they could only promote some ethnic minority veterans recruited in Yunnan. Their quality was obviously not enough. The third squadron was taught by Min.
His Highness sent us here to solve this problem and enable these low-level officers to receive rotational training and improvement.
In this way, it was more certain to send troops to the northwest and open up the connection with southeastern Yunnan. Ma Bao was so happy that he stepped out to personally welcome the arrival of the teaching team.
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It was quiet in the room. But Yang Yandi didn't feel calm and cold. He knelt on the ground, beads of sweat began to form on his forehead, and his back became damp. He felt that a gaze was shining on him like a sharp sword. But
Zhu Yongxing, who was sitting on it, remained silent and didn't even move.
The imposing image must be authoritative, and must make the other party feel condescending and make him feel fear before he even speaks. Zhu Yongxing was not a criminal investigator in later generations, nor was he an interrogation expert. His profession was relatively unconventional and tasteless. This was at the time
As far as China is concerned, psychology is quite popular in foreign countries, but it does not attract much attention at home.
But Zhu Yongxing did not abandon his studies because of this. Even though his later job was not very satisfactory, he also liked to travel. Later, the popularity of "Mind Reading Detective" made him interested in micro-expression science, and he read a lot
Chinese and foreign books in this area. Of course, he is not that powerful. He can easily see through the people and things happening around him, detect a person's authenticity, and understand the mysteries hidden deep in other people's hearts. But he is better at observing than ordinary people.
, are better at identifying their character from their body posture, infer their cultivation from their conversation, observe their intentions from their habits, understand their temperament from the details, and thus understand the psychology of others.
This kind of invisible coercion was deliberately done by Zhu Yongxing. If Yang Yandi was not given a decisive blow, he would be despised by him, and how could he be subdued by him?
Zhu Yongxing already knew that Yang Yandi would arrive in Mengzi today, so he hid out early and left Yang Yandi alone for a long time before he showed up with his armor on and his guards in fresh clothes on horseback to gain a head start. Now,
This is the second step, silent coercion and intimidation.
With the increase in prestige, as well as the reverence and respect from his subordinates after several victories, Zhu Yongxing had unknowingly acquired the majesty of a superior. Then there was the imperial court staying behind, the status of a royal clan, and in Zhu Yongxing's three acres of land.
On the land, Yang Yandi was just an ordinary general, and all the power of life and death was in the hands of Zhu Yongxing. After some arrangements, how could Yang Yandi not be trembling with fear and sweating profusely.
"In February of the seventh year of Yongli, King Li Dingguo of Jin led his troops from Guangxi, marched out of Guangdong, and arrived at Zhaoqing City." Zhu Yongxing's voice sounded deep and powerful in the room, "Before, the King of Jin had sent a secret envoy to ask King Yanping to send troops, east and west.
The pincer attack made it difficult for the Qing army in Guangzhou to take care of the situation, and they were quite sure of regaining the whole of Guangdong. However, after months of siege, reinforcements did not arrive, and the Qing army had gathered, so they could only retreat sadly. "
Yang Yandi was shocked and quickly lowered her body and continued to listen.
"In February of the eighth year of the Yongli calendar, the King of Jin led tens of thousands of troops, marched out from Liuzhou, Guangxi, and then captured Guangdong. The King of Jin was brave and powerful, and the momentum was overwhelming until he reached the gate of Xinhui City. However, the Battle of Xinhui lasted from June to the end of December
, as long as half a year, but not a single ship or soldier came to help, and finally failed and returned in disastrous defeat."
Zhu Yongxing fell silent again. The sweat on Yang Yandi's forehead fell to the ground, but he did not dare to raise his head or speak.
"Conquering Guangdong will bring the whole situation to life. Fujian, Zhejiang, and South Zhili (referring to Jiangsu and Anhui) will be invincible. From now on, there is hope for ZTE." Zhu Yongxing spoke again, his tone had become angry, "Why did the Qing army move south in three directions? The situation is extremely dangerous.
When the Holy Spirit patrols Burma, how many overturned lands will the southwest fall into?"
Bang! Zhu Yongxing slapped the table and became angry. The sound of his boots was loud and he hurried away in front of Yang Yandi. This was just an act, but he was really angry. Under such a good situation, he was mistaken for personal selfishness and fell short of success.
There were tens of thousands of corpses and rivers of blood.
Internal strife, divisions, divisions into factions, and fighting on their own... Nanming was not destroyed by foreign enemies, but actually destroyed by itself, by those generals and officials who had their own selfish interests.
"Who am I?" Zhu Yongxing suddenly said self-deprecatingly: "A collateral clan member, fortunately left by the imperial court, is young and has no prestige. How can I easily order you and other heroes on the sea? Haha, General Yang invites you, is it?
I don't know good from evil, and I misjudge people's hearts. General Yang didn't come when he heard the order, so he made me know how much I weighed. How can I know how good I am? It's really a great achievement!"