The restoration of Kunming is of great political significance. Zhu Yongxing's reputation has reached a new level, and the momentum of the Imperial Ming Dynasty's resurgence will become more obvious in the public's mind.
Letting Jin King Li Dingguo lead his army into Kunming first and giving him this honor is also a small trick of Zhu Yongxing. Firstly, it fulfills Li Dingguo's wish and makes up for his regret of retreating to Kunming; secondly, it also means to conduct an inspection to see if Li Dingguo is
No, I still have reservations.
A steady sound of horse hooves came from far away, like the rapid rain hitting banana leaves in summer, breaking the unbearable silence.
"Coming, coming." The people on both sides of the road knelt down and lit incense candles. The Ming army soldiers responsible for maintaining order also looked around with vigilant eyes as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
The imperial court stayed behind, and the prince of the clan, with such status, and Zhu Yongxing's current prestige, moving to the provincial capital was a major event anyway. The people of Kunming blocked the road to welcome him, burned incense and prayed.
I saw a group of armored soldiers holding flags coming quickly and passing through the city gate. The first were two knights holding red flags, followed closely by four knights walking side by side, holding Qingdao flags.
.Those knights were obviously carefully selected. They were all tall, muscular, and with bright armor on their bodies. They looked very majestic.
"Your Highness has a decree to go to Kunming alone. No matter whether it is soldiers or civilians, old or young, you can look up and talk in a low voice." Several knights slowed down and trotted forward with a loud shout accompanied by the clatter of horse hooves.
Noises rang out from the onlookers one after another. After a while, they all stretched their necks and looked at the city gate expectantly.
After the flag passed, the accompanying sergeants held flags, halberds, cloaks, pumpkins, festival axes and other utensils as guides, and slowly passed by. Although the prince's honor guard was abbreviated, it still amazed the people.
Under the protection of two rows of personal guards, Zhu Yongxing appeared at the city gate riding a tall horse, with Li Dingguo and other ministers behind him.
After the moment of excitement, the people held their breath, opened their eyes wide, and watched Zhu Yongxing coming with a smile, and even waved to the people around him.
The people were whispering to each other. The discussion became louder and louder, and their emotions became more and more exciting.
"Your Highness, Chitose, Chitose, Chitose, Chitose." Suddenly, a lone shout broke out from the crowd.
This sudden shout was like a stone thrown into the pond, causing ripples that quickly spread among the crowd.
"Your Highness, a thousand years old, a thousand years old. A thousand years old."
"I wish His Highness good health and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty."
"Buddha bless your highness."
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Because of the majesty of the prince's ceremonial guard, and the barriers and fears caused by the inherent hierarchy, all disappeared because of the fanatical shouts of the revolution. At first, it was the common people who laughed and cheered, and later even the Ming army soldiers who maintained order
His body was shaking with excitement and he raised his arms and shouted.
Zhu Yongxing waved his arms under the yellow umbrella, with a sore nose and moist eyes. These are my subjects, these are the innocent and simple people. I have not done anything for you, but I know what you want me to do for you.
"That is to say, it is expedient to call him the emperor's younger brother to repay his fate. It is not impossible. If my master goes to the Yangtze River and heads towards Jinling, the big title can be determined. Who can take it from me?"
"Those who have meritorious deeds will be kings. If our troops can recover Kunming, it will be half the foundation of Zhongxing. If we can worship Zhengshuo in the south, we will have a great reputation."
"Throughout the ages, justice will still exist. Your Highness will be able to conquer Kunming and regain half of the country. Who should fight for the merits?"
The words of Yicheng and Zhang Weihan came to mind again. In their view, although the recovery of Kunming had a great impact, they had to pay homage to the Xiaoling Mausoleum before the official announcement. This is to go to the Yangtze River, to Jinling, and to the south to pay homage to Zhengshuo.
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Son of God and grandson of the Holy Son, Zhu Yongxing knew that this was a matter of course in the feudal era, and it must be done even if Yongli handed over power smoothly. This is an indispensable measure to exert political influence, flaunt orthodoxy, and win over the people. For now,
, with the strength of the South China Sea Fleet, entering the Yangtze River and paying homage to Xiaoling Mausoleum, the hope of success is still very high. But everything depends on the timing, and Zhu Yongxing is not in a hurry to do it.
He had already dismounted and walked into the palace. The waves of cheers seemed to be ringing in Zhu Yongxing's ears one after another, making his heart surge and unable to calm down.
"Your Highness has had a hard journey. Let's take a short rest first and wait until tomorrow to discuss matters." Li Dingguo, who had been following Zhu Yongxing, stepped forward and said.
"I'm not that delicate." Zhu Yongxing smiled and shook his head and said, "Other political affairs can be delayed, but military arrangements cannot be delayed."
To temporarily make peace with the Wu army that retreated into Guizhou, the entire southwest strategy must be adjusted. Li Dingguo will enter Sichuan, and reinforcements will be sent to Guangxi to attack Sun Yanling and Ma Xiong with Ma Bao... These things must be reported and arranged as soon as possible.
Because Wu Sangui took the initiative to retreat, not all the Ming army was concentrated in Kunming, but the main generals or representatives of each ministry had arrived to participate in this important military meeting. Almost all of Yunnan Province was recovered, which meant the end of the first phase of the operation.
, it’s time to carry out the second phase of the battle.
Jin Wang Li Dingguo, Zhao Wang Bai Wenxuan, Chen Guogong Wu Zisheng, Xu Guogong Ma Weixing, General Soldier Wang Sancai and others respectively represent the western Yunnan, eastern Yunnan, southern Yunnan, and Guangxi theaters. Those who should be merged and mobilized under the new situation
Mobilization involves many matters and involves future strategic direction, which is very important.
Regarding the temporary non-aggression with Wu Sangui, everyone did not have much opinion, and even agreed very much, thinking that this was the rhythm to win over Wu Sangui anyway. Although Zhu Yongxing had different ideas, he did not make it clear immediately.
The two major theaters of Western Yunnan and Southern Yunnan were merged into the Yunnan Provincial Military Region. Zhao Wangbai Wenxuan and Chen Guogong Wu Zisheng were the chief and deputy commanders. They led the troops to be stationed on the border of Yunnan and Guizhou in a deep configuration. They not only maintained pressure on Wu Sangui, but also guarded against his sudden launch.
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The Sichuan Military Region was established, with King Li Dingguo of the Jin Dynasty as the commander-in-chief, and led the army to Shu via Jianchang. Before the Qing army was mobilized, it expanded into Sichuan and strived to unite with the Thirteen Families.
The Syrian male Ma Weixing led most of the troops in the Eastern Yunnan War Zone to advance into Guangxi, and formed the Guangxi Military Region with Ruyang Wang Ma Bao to launch a counterattack against the Qing army in Guangxi.
Expand the army by 10,000 and form two garrison corps, led by Pingshuo Bohe Jiuyi and Mengjin Marquis Wei Yong respectively, to strengthen the military strength of Annan and the Yunnan-Myanmar border, just in case.
Mekong Province expanded its military by 3,000 people and established an overseas military region. It continued to expand southward and created a new province named Ha Tien.
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Determining the main topic of the meeting, specific garrison areas, marching routes, troop deployment, tactical strategies, etc., is the most time-consuming. Although the General Staff has already made a plan, it may explain it to the generals or listen to everyone's suggestions.
It wasn't until the sky was completely dark that the plan was finalized.
It was rare to get together again, and it coincided with an exciting and happy event like the liberation of Kunming. Although Zhu Yongxing had always advocated frugality, he had to celebrate and drink as much as he could.
"This sweet potato wine -" Zhu Yongxing didn't like wine, but he could taste some good and bad wine. He took a sip, shook his head with some regret, and said: "In a year or two, when supplies are abundant, alcohol prohibition can also be implemented.
Let it go within a certain limit. Now, I have brought some wine from the French for you to taste."
"The desire to eat is just a trivial matter. Your Highness has worked hard to raise supplies to achieve this situation. You don't have to feel uneasy about it." Zhao Wangbai said with a smile and said in relief, and became interested in a few bottles of French wine.
Got interested.
"Yes, officers and men, the common people are not suffering from hunger and despair. This is all due to His Highness." King Jin Li Dingguo's eyes flickered and he said tentatively: "Your Highness strengthened the military strength on the Yunnan-Myanmar border because he felt that the Burmese people were hostile.
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Zhu Yongxing pondered for a moment and said slowly: "The Burmese people are cunning and must be guarded against. They temporarily forced me to make concessions. Sooner or later, the Burmese people will have to repay this debt."
"Your Highness, before the Qing army is completely defeated, you must be cautious when using large-scale troops abroad, especially against Burma!" Li Dingguo seemed to have the overall situation in mind, but there was something else hidden in his words.
"This is natural." Zhu Yongxing simply accepted Li Dingguo's suggestion, paused, and then said: "Now that we are facing a formidable enemy, we must unite sincerely and work together to recover. After the Jiashen period, internal strife has been repeatedly defeated.
I think you all agree with the reason, right?"
"If it hadn't been for Sun Kewang's internal strife and rebellion, how could the situation in the southwest have gotten out of hand?" Zhao Wangbai's Wenxuan both lamented and echoed Zhu Yongxing, and quickly glanced at Li Dingguo from the corner of his eye.
Before Li Dingguo could speak, Zhu Yongxing quickly continued: "Internal strife, internal strife, first a sword-to-sword confrontation, one's own people were killed and blood flowed, and then the enemy took advantage of him. There has never been an exception. Every time I think about this, I feel sad.
It’s hard to control myself. What are you fighting for? You talk about honor and righteousness, but where do you put this land of China and these thousands of people?"
The atmosphere in the room became solemn, but Zhu Yongxing had already stood up, took the opened French wine bottle, walked through the banquet one by one, and filled the bottles for the generals. Everyone quickly stood up and stood in silence, bowing to show respect.
"It's over." Zhu Yongxing finally walked to Li Dingguo, filled his glass, sighed, stood up straight, and raised his voice and said: "It's over for the internal bleeding! I said before, it will never be because of internal fighting.
And raising the butcher's knife to one's own people is still the same sentence now. Come on, everyone, who believe in me and are willing to work together with me to achieve the great cause of rejuvenating China and repeating China, please drink this cup to the full!"
Jin Wang Li Dingguo let out a breath inaudibly, while Zhao Wang Bai Wenxuan was stunned, opened his mouth, and swallowed his words. This was too full of words. If Yongli is willing to give up his power in the future, he will give it back.
If we want to get rid of His Highness Min, shouldn't we fight tit for tat? Since ancient times, the competition for the throne has been so cruel, and how many of the losers have met a happy death?
When Zhu Yongxing saw everyone bowing down to raise their glasses, he smiled happily. He drank the glass in one gulp. As soon as the whiskey entered his stomach, it was very hot. However, the emotion in his heart was not as strong as that of strong liquor.