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In this way, it is natural that Zhang Yong and Xian Guoan's judgments were biased. In addition, they underestimated the severity of the subtropical rainy season in Yunnan, which made their troops exhausted. They were eager to end this difficult conquest, and even more
With the urging of Kunming, the noose of failure became tighter and tighter, tightly wrapped around their necks.
However, Zhang Yong and Xian Guoan did not have this awareness, and the news returned from the elite troops they sent also deepened their misjudgment. The elite forwards were blocked by the Ming army, but they retreated at night for only one day, apparently giving them trouble.
Tengchong's pseudo-clan fought for time to escape.
They had the same virtue as the pseudo-emperor Yongli and his ministers who fled into Burma. Zhang Yong and Xian Guoan could not help but sneer and despise them. The pseudo-clan stayed behind because of the imperial edict, so they had to put on a show. Now that the goal has been basically achieved, they should not panic.
Escape, run to a remote place to survive. Fortunately, occupying Tengchong means that this military operation has come to an end, and this tormenting expedition can finally be ended.
The spread of plague in the army was currently involving Zhang Yong and Xian Guoan's main energy. Apparently they did not know the jungle motto, "To defeat the enemy, first defeat the disease."
The jungle area has dense vegetation, poisonous plants breed everywhere, and there are many insects and beasts. The overgrown weeds and warm environment are conducive to the proliferation of hormonal bacteria and pathogenic microorganisms, resulting in the prevalence of various diseases. Such as dysentery, malaria, hepatitis, Leptospira, and Type B
Encephalitis, scrub typhus, cholera and various insect bite dermatitis, as well as comprehensive fatigue and "three rots" (crotch, feet, hands) caused by fatigue and moisture, caused a large number of non-combat casualties in the Qing army.
, and as time goes on, the plague becomes more and more severe.
Not to mention that Zhang Yong and Xian Guoan did not anticipate the dangers of the jungle environment. According to the medical level at the time, they did not have any effective way to prevent it. You know, even in the Battle of Imfal during World War II, the Japanese army due to neglect
In terms of first aid and protection for jungle injuries, almost 100% of the personnel in the battle suffered from malaria, and the ratio of sick to wounded in the army reached a maximum of 6:1; and in the five years of the French Army's war of aggression in Vietnam, the number of people suffering from malaria and dysentery accounted for 10% of the total.
42.2% of the total number of troops, the number of people who died of illness was four times the number of those who died in battle.
Of course, the jungle environment also had an impact on the Ming army. But Zhu Yongxing relied on the knowledge of later generations and took a series of measures in advance: letting the soldiers chew more betel nut, tea leaves, and garlic; sleep with mosquito nets, and apply garlic juice or mint leaf juice if there is no mosquito net.
; Build more toilets in the military camp, and do not allow open defecation; do not drink raw water, do not eat unclean food, wash hands before meals and after using the toilet, bathe frequently, isolate patients, spread lime, etc. These preventive and medical measures may be known to future generations of primary school students.
, coupled with the folk prescription of Qingsong boiled water and the medicinal materials dug up by Zheng's caravan, the situation of the Ming army was much better than that of the Qing army, and their morale gradually surpassed that of the Qing army.
Taken together from these circumstances, Zhang Yong and Xian Guoan made the strategy of advancing alone partly because of their own judgment. On the other hand, it was also because the Qing army was extremely exhausted and continued to move forward with the sick, wounded and baggage.
big difficulty.
However, these difficulties were not taken seriously by Kunming. The Manchu generals were arrogant and looked down upon the Green Camp and the Han army. They only focused on the results of their battles and did not look at the process. Hong Chengchou believed that the situation was determined, and the court treated Wu Sangui and others.
The arrangement has been determined. The old traitor felt that he was old and sick, so he begged for an order to return to Beijing to recuperate. As for Wu Sangui, he got the order to station in Yunnan. Although it was far from his expectation, Wu Sangui was still prepared to take advantage of the imperial court's instructions.
Given the power, they strive to expand and develop their own power, and such preparations should undoubtedly take the army as the first priority.
In fact, both Shunzhi and the Council of Ministers emphasized that this was a temporary measure when granting Wu Sangui and others the privilege of staying in the town. Mainly considering that Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangxi, and Fujian had recently opened up, the situation was complicated, and the situation was not stable enough.
This temporary measure was implemented in the hope of using their prestige and military power to restore and ensure normal social order as soon as possible. In fact, the rule of the "Three Kings" was a kind of military control to a certain extent.
However, Wu Sangui was a treacherous and cunning person. Taking advantage of the unstable situation in Yunnan, he reported to the Qing court and requested the establishment of "Four Yunnan Assistance Suppression Towns" and the appointment of important generals as commanders in the military organization. According to Wu Sangui
According to the idea, the four towns for the suppression campaign will not be stationed in Kunming, but will be stationed in four important areas in Yunnan: Wuding Prefecture, Qujing Prefecture, Chuxiong Prefecture, and Erhaiwei (Xiangyun). The soldiers in one town are horse soldiers.
Six hundred, one thousand and fifty infantry, and nine hundred garrison troops, a total of three thousand people. The most important thing is that the soldiers in these four towns all belong to Wu Sangui, which means that he wants to expand his own army.
Since Yunnan had just been pacified and there was an urgent need to strengthen military defense, which was in line with the fundamental interests of the Qing Dynasty, Wu Sangui believed that the request to establish four towns would be approved soon. But he also knew that although the Qing government proposed to him, the names of the generals nominated for the four towns would be
There will be no obstruction, but there will definitely be some checks and balances, such as appointing a group of military personnel to serve as military governors in various regions of Yunnan.
It is not yet known whether the Gansu and Shaanxi Green Battalion led by Zhang Yong can be left in Yunnan and placed at his disposal or absorbed by him. Xian Guoan is the admiral of Guangxi, and the Han army he leads is also Kong Youde's old unit, so he will definitely go back. Therefore, in the Qing court,
Before the decree was issued, Wu Sangui was not very concerned about the military operations in Tengchong. He even had some small expectations, hoping that the pseudo-Ming clan could escape by staying behind and continue to torment.
In this way, Wu Sangui could ask the court to reorganize the surrendered Ming army and surrender the soldiers, and even designed the formation plan. Initially, two series of battalions were established, named "Zhongyong Camp" and "Yiyong Camp"
". In these two camps, there are five battalions in the center, front, rear, left and right, for a total of ten battalions of soldiers and horses. The number of horse and infantry in each camp is initially set at 6,000. In this way, it will be another 10,000.
An army of two thousand was in Wu Sangui's hands.
The reason why Wu Sangui is eager to expand the army is actually because he does not have enough soldiers in his hands. In addition to the four towns to be set up soon to assist the suppression and the planned two battalions of "loyalty and bravery" and "loyalty and bravery", the other two battalions under his direct control
The army, that is, the "subordinate", only has more than 10,000 armored soldiers.
This army is his most trusted family. Officers at all levels are his confidants and the most important generals in his army. Among them are his relatives, such as Wu Yingqi is his nephew and Xia Guoxiang is his
Son-in-law. Some of them had become confidant generals as early as in western Liaoning, such as Yang Shen, Wu Guogui, etc. These people had a special and inseparable relationship with Sangui. Unless it was a critical moment, Wu Sangui would not be willing to use this direct team.
As for the "Pingxi vassal", it included Qing armies from other places, such as Gansu and Shaanxi Green Camp, Huguang Green Camp, etc. Although they were under its jurisdiction, their relationship with Wu Sangui was not as good as that of Wu Sangui. Moreover, these troops were in the name of the country, that is, the imperial court.
After all, they are only temporarily stationed in Yunnan, and their final destination has not yet been determined. It will take time for Wu Sangui to win over them.
Raising thieves with self-respect should not leave Yunnan Province without incident. Wu Sangui believed in this idea. In addition, it was the rainy season and the roads in Yunnan were difficult to travel. Naturally, he was not very concerned about the war in Tengchong. In addition, Wu Sangui was not very concerned about Zhu Yongxing.
The clan left behind who suddenly appeared also looked down upon Zhu Yongxing and did not take him seriously at all. Therefore, Sangui, an old traitor, was busy expanding his strength and did not pay attention to the complaints of Zhang Yong and Xian Guoan.