"Your Highness, this place is so bad that plague may be prevalent. It's not advisable to stay here for a long time!" Bai Wenxuan followed Zhu Yongxing as he inspected the position. He frowned slightly and was not used to the strange smell rising up. "Why don't we shrink for the time being and press
What His Highness envisages is to annihilate the Qing army under Tengchong City."
Zhu Yongxing did not express his position immediately. He was calculating the current balance of power between the enemy and ourselves and weighing the chances of victory.
The main reason why Bai Wenxuan's confidence increased was that another Ming army came from Tengchong. It was Xianyang Hou Qi Sansheng and Meng Jin Bo Wei who came from Gengma to join forces. This Ming army, like Bai Wenxuan, came with
Soldiers and horses entered Burma to welcome the emperor, but they returned without success after Yongli's edict, and later surrendered to the Qing army. But now, because of Zhu Yongxing's great fanfare in Tengchong, Qi Sansheng and Wei Yong failed to attack the emperor and made peace.
Bai Wenxuan made the same choice, leaving Tongtieguan to Tengchong to serve Zhu Yongxing, who was left behind by the imperial court.
This is a quite powerful force, with more than 4,000 men. Otherwise, the Burmese would not be able to repeat their old tricks and use Yongli as a shield. Overall, the total strength of the Ming army should have exceeded the enemy.
Xian Guoan and Zhang Yong obviously did not know exactly the changes in the numbers of the Ming army. At least they underestimated Jin Tongwu, Liu Zhen, and Qi Sansheng, and Wei Yong attacked these two troops.
Yongli, Yongli, if you hadn’t rushed into Burma in panic and failed to come back repeatedly, causing the soldiers to lose their morale and surrender to the Qing one after another. With so many Ming troops gathered together, they should have been able to deal with the Qing army in Yunnan.
A long time!
At first, Zhu Yongxing was worried about his appeal after entering Yunnan, and he had no idea how many troops he could recruit. If the ten battalions of the Ming army that had surrendered to the Qing army in history could be reduced by one-third, it would mean that more than 10,000 troops could be recruited.
He also felt that he was satisfied enough with the people and horses. But now it seemed that this minimum goal was almost achieved.
Phew, Zhu Yongxing's combat boots stepped on the mud, and stepped on a few maggots, and white pulp splashed on the toes of his boots. A burst of nausea also weakened Zhu Yongxing's determination to win steadily.
"How sure does King Zhao think our army will win in Tengchong?" Zhu Yongxing asked again to be more sure.
Bai Wenxuan pondered for a moment and said: "It may have been 60% before, but after seeing the tragic situation of the Qing army attacking the mountain, it should be at least 70% now. In terms of military strength first..."
When Bai Wenxuan gave Zhu Yongxing a detailed analysis and explanation, Zhu Yongxing couldn't help but nodded repeatedly. He also had the idea of fighting in Tengchong, and told Bai Wenxuan and others, but the lack of battle experience made this plan a lot more whimsical.
It was something that was taken for granted. But Bai Wenxuan and his generals made up for the loopholes in this idea, making it detailed and realistic.
"Your Highness has a far-reaching plan, which we greatly admire. We have the courage to make some slight modifications, and please feel free to correct him." After Bai Wenxuan finished his story, he cleverly put a top hat on Zhu Yongxing, and also took care of the omissions in the original plan.
past.
"Haha, King Zhao is overly praised." Zhu Yongxing didn't feel there was any shame in admitting his shortcomings, so he smiled and waved his hand, saying: "It's still a far-reaching plan, but I don't dare to take it seriously. I don't have enough experience, and I know how to talk on paper.
It was not advisable, so I came up with this plan that was full of loopholes, but I didn’t have the confidence to actually implement it. Thanks to King Zhao and the generals for perfecting this plan, our army was able to escape from this plague place, and it also allowed our army to have
An opportunity to defeat the Qing army."
"Your Highness is so open-minded, it is a blessing to our army, a blessing to the court, and a blessing to the Ming Dynasty." When Bai Wenxuan saw Zhu Yongxing admitting his shortcomings, he appreciated it even more. This is much better than pretending to understand and trying to save face, especially since Zhu Yongxing has a distinguished status.
, if he does not act humbly and acts alone, the Ming army gathered under him will suffer.
Zhu Yongxing smiled faintly, finally made up his mind, and said to Bai Wenxuan: "Just follow what King Zhao said, give up the danger and retreat again, and try to annihilate the Qing army under Tengchong City."
"Then I will go and make arrangements." Bai Wenxuan happily handed over his hands and turned around. This place is really not a place to stay for a long time, especially Zhu Yongxing. If he has three advantages and two disadvantages, the soldiers who finally gathered together may be
If they are scattered, the accumulated morale may be completely destroyed.
Zhu Yongxing moved his eyes away from Bai Wenxuan's back and looked at the valley without saying a word for a long time. What he lacked was the courage to fight to the death. He always wanted to be clever or opportunistic. Fundamentally speaking, these are auxiliary means and are effective.
, but it is not the most important factor in success.
A complete victory that was hearty but slightly risky, and a small victory that was the safest but with limited results. Zhu Yongxing chose the latter. In fact, this does not mean anything. The battlefield situation is ever-changing, and the strategies adopted must also change according to the times.
In the final analysis, Zhu Yongxing had insufficient confidence in himself and the combat power of the Ming army at the beginning.
After this battle, it was time to organize a staff department. Zhu Yongxing realized a good way to combine his own advantages with the strengths of others. From a strategic perspective, he could predict many things that were going to happen, and no one had a far-sighted vision.
From a tactical perspective, Zhu Yongxing wanted to learn but had not yet fully learned how to form battle formations for battle-hardened generals.
In the future, I will only put forward broad ideas, and leave the specific implementation plans to others to formulate and improve. This is the way to draw on each other's strengths. The reason why I didn't think about it before was because Zhu Yongxing was not familiar with the generals' temperaments.
, which may not be without reasons for doubts.
Now, the doubts in Zhu Yongxing's heart have been greatly reduced. After these days of fighting, Zhu Yongxing saw the performance of the generals in his eyes and remembered them in his heart. Coupled with some of his small tricks, the situation of the soldiers being generals has been achieved.
The changed view. As for Xianyang Hou Qi Sansheng and Meng Jinbo Wei who had just surrendered to attack bravely, since they were able to enter Burma to greet them and retreat after seeing the imperial edict, they were obviously still loyal and could be trusted.
As for the generals who surrendered like clouds as recorded in the history books, Zhu Yongxing's mentality has changed a lot. After all, that is a matter of the future. It is a matter of not having his clan stay in Yunnan to endure the crisis. Historically, the road to reviving the Ming Dynasty has been endless.
It has been a bumpy road, and even Bai Wenxuan failed to persist to the end. If you still can't open your mind and look at people with colored glasses, who else can you trust?
The big waves wash away the sand, and the real gold is revealed. Let everything be tested in the war. The road ahead is still so long that there is no end. The words "you will see people's hearts over time" should be prepared for yourself, right? Zhu Yongxing thought of this and vomited out a long sentence.
After a breath, a relieved smile appeared on his face.