"If the emperor wants to make Myanmar his homeland, like the example of Yunnan, I really don't have any good ideas at the moment, but if I just want to win this battle and make Myanmar unable to invade the border, I think these three strategies should have some effect.
effect."
"Okay!" Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "But my foot disease has not healed yet, and it is uncomfortable to stand and talk. Let's sit down and talk slowly." His "foot disease" itself is not simply a foot problem. Gao Pragmatic had roughly guessed it before.
Thinking that gout, an "ancient disease of wealth", might be causing the problem, I gave him some precautions, but now it seems that Zhu Yijun may not have persisted.
However, Gao Pragmatic himself is also a medically illiterate. In his impression, gout only causes pain when it occurs and does not seem to be fatal. Now he is too lazy to dwell on these details. After listening to Zhu Yijun's words, he sat down and talked slowly.
It is a great gift to be given a seat in front of you, but it is for others. Gao Qinggong has been sitting next to Zhu Yijun for more than ten years, and he has no qualms about it. He sat down honestly and politely, and even dared to change to a more comfortable one.
posture, leaning on the back of the chair, and then slowly spoke.
"The first strategy is to mobilize less Han troops and more local soldiers, especially to mobilize the local soldiers from the neighboring Xuanwei Divisions to fight together. Your Majesty, this is just like what I did before in the Battle of Annan and the Battle of Monan.
Our approach is to mobilize only elite Han troops and try not to use those guard troops. Our idea is to focus on quality rather than quantity."
Zhu Yijun asked thoughtfully: "This is to save military pay, I can understand it. But I have a worry - the wolf soldiers of the Cen and Huang families you deployed in the Battle of Annan, and the wolf soldiers of the Cen and Huang families you deployed in the Battle of Monan
The Tumut cavalry you called have reasons why they have to obey your orders and can only follow your banner.
The situation in Yunnan seems to be more complicated this time. The hundreds of years of grievances and resentments between Myanmar and several external Xuanwei Departments are not clear at all. However, this time Myanmar basically did not attack them directly, mainly because of the
We are from the Ming Dynasty. In this case, if we mobilize their soldiers, or even try to mobilize their main force as you said, what is the probability of success..."
Gao pragmatically said: "If we follow the previous approach, the possibility of success may be less than half, but it is not impossible to think of."
The previous approach was that the Ming Dynasty did not pay much attention to these toasts and Xuanweisi. When they were called, they were basically shouting and drinking, and there were no rewards worth mentioning if they won.
Obviously the motivation of the Xuanwei people will not be very high.
Zhu Yijun frowned and said: "You mean...promise a heavy reward? But if that's the case, where will this 'heavy reward' of property come from?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head directly and said: "There is no need for any property. As long as the emperor issues an edict to tell them that after defeating Burma this time, the emperor will return all the land that Burma occupied in the past to them. It can even include the things they originally had with Burma."
Part of the disputed land was cut off from Myanmar and awarded to them in accordance with the principle that they were justified."
Zhu Yijun asked: "But as far as I know, there are land disputes among these Xuanwei bureaus. If the parts occupied by Myanmar and the parts they have disputes with are returned, I am afraid that the contradictions will become worse."
When the time comes..."
Gao pragmatically had no intention of talking to the emperor, just as if he was discussing with his classmates, and interrupted with a smile: "Isn't that good?"
Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment, then his face changed slightly, and then he burst out laughing again, pointing at Gao Pragmatic and said: "Pragmatic, pragmatic, you really take one step at a time, you just have to take advantage of them, and you have to follow the trend."
How about two peaches and three soldiers? You really have it... But, haha, I like this idea."
Now that Zhu Yijun understood, Gao Pragmatic did not explain, but continued with a smile: "The various Xuanwei bureaus can use this method to solve the problem, but the Yunnan internal chieftains cannot do this. How to mobilize these internal chieftains?
, and let them work as hard as they did when the Cen and Huang families were under my command in the past, and we have to take some measures."
Zhu Yijun nodded and said: "Yes, yes, the appointment of these internal chieftains has always been the most troublesome. Yunnan chieftains are not as simple as Guangxi. I heard that what these Yunnan chieftains fear most is not the court, but the Duke of Guizhou, um... Muchang
Now that Zuo has gone to Erhai, I am afraid that most of these chieftains will go to Erhai."
When Zhu Yijun mentioned that the chieftain of Yunnan was less afraid of the imperial court than the Duke of Guizhou, he seemed a little mocking, but when he mentioned Mu Changzuo, his tone was normal, which made Gao Pragmatic want to explore his thoughts.
However, now is not the time to delve into these details. Gao Pragmatic just pretended not to know and took over the conversation: "It doesn't matter. It's enough for him to guard Erhai. As for the chieftain of western Yunnan, it's also a good thing if he is willing to go with him to guard Erhai."
Zhu Yijun was a little confused: "Why is this? Although the local soldiers of the Yunnan chieftains are worse than the Guangxi wolf soldiers, they fight in the local area and are familiar with the geography. I think it is better to follow the main force of the army?"
"This matter can be viewed separately." Gao Pingshi explained: "It seems good to go out with a large army, but the main force of our Han army must be led by Liu Wei and Deng Zilong. Both of them are from Jiangxi.
, but they may not be able to command the native soldiers of Yunnan as well as their hands. The reason why the chieftains obeyed the Duke of Guizhou is because of the prestige of the Mu family who has always controlled Yunnan. Liu and Deng were just exiled military officers.
You may not be able to convince them.
What's more, with the Duke of Guizhou personally taking charge of Erhai, the situation in western Yunnan has been stabilized. Firstly, it can guard against Burma. Secondly, it also prevents the chieftains in western Yunnan from having any dissent and acting rashly. Moreover, Myanmar also knows the reputation of the Duke of Guizhou. Once
When it was discovered that the Duke of Guizhou had gone to Erhai, Burma had no choice but to tilt its troops towards western Yunnan. This was also very helpful for Liu Wei and Deng Zilong to send troops from eastern Yunnan to fight back south."
Zhu Yijun took a map from the imperial case, looked at it, nodded and said: "That makes sense, that makes sense. But in this case, will the strength of Liu Wei and Deng Zilong be too small? I remember Liu Wei's resignation
There are only about 3,000 servants, and Deng Zilong seems to have even fewer than Liu Wei."
Gao Pingshi said: "This is also the thing that I was most worried about before. Even if the two of them join forces, they will only have 5,000 troops. Moreover, judging from the terrain in eastern Yunnan, I am afraid they will have to go separately to go south.
This will make their troops too weak, and even if all of them are servants, they will not be able to withstand any defeat."
"Then what should we do?" Zhu Yijun frowned and said, "How about we select some of the best soldiers from the guard station? Well, I'm sure not all the chieftains from eastern Yunnan will follow Mu Changzuo to western Yunnan. We can also mobilize some?"
Gao pragmatic nodded and said: "That's possible. In addition, we don't have to limit ourselves to mobilizing Yunnan chieftains. According to the ancestral system, the Duke of Guizhou can mobilize soldiers and horses from Sichuan and Guizhou in the time of war. Of course, we can't let him this time
Han soldiers can be mobilized, but the chieftain soldiers and horses can be used. I suggest that... we might as well mobilize about three to five thousand native soldiers from Guizhou and put them under the command of Liu Wei and Deng Zilong."
Zhu Yijun asked in surprise: "Why Guizhou? Liu Wei has lived in Sichuan with his father Liu Xian for many years. Wouldn't it be more convenient for him to command the chieftain of Sichuan?"
Gao pragmatic rolled his eyes inwardly and thought to himself: The purpose of transferring the local soldiers from Guizhou was naturally to weaken a certain big chieftain named Yang in advance. Although there were some chieftains in Sichuan, they were relatively honest, and some were even particularly loyal and courageous. For example, later Shi Tiao Xuanwei Division
Hereditary envoy Ma Qiancheng and his wife Qin Liangyu are typical examples. In this case, don't mess with Sichuan. After all, Qin Liangyu is only about nine years old this year. Don't make it impossible for her to marry Ma Qiancheng in the future.
Sorry.
However, this cannot be said directly. Gao Pragmatic simply said: "First of all, Liu Xian not only served as the commander-in-chief of Sichuan, but also the commander-in-chief of Guizhou. In the first year of Wanli, he also pacified the Duzhang barbarians who would not be destroyed for a century.
The Rebellion - Oh, by the way, Liu Wei's first battle took place when he was fighting against all the Zhangbarbarians. He once broke through dangerous points, first ascended the Nine Silk City, killed the bandit chiefs A Er and A San, and captured the leader A Da alive.
, and what’s even more rare is that he was only fourteen years old at that time.”
Zhu Yijun said in surprise: "It turns out that Liu Wei is still a young hero... Oh, by the way, I remember that you were quite familiar with him. Before the establishment of Jinghua Trading Company, those people were still working as thieves because they offended you.
Was he defeated by you and the Liu family and his son, and then recruited?"
Gao Pragmatic didn't want to talk more about this matter, so he just nodded: "It does happen."
Zhu Yijun was slightly curious and said: "Later, Liu Wei also won the first place in Wu Jinshi (actually it is Wu Zhuangyuan, but the status of martial arts in the Ming Dynasty was not high and the term champion was not allowed to be used). Since you have fought with him together, then look at him
How are you doing?"
Gao Pragmatic thought deeply and said: "Liu Wei... is a warrior who is rare to see in a century."
Zhu Yijun was indeed interested and asked: "If he were under your command, how would you use him?"
Gao pragmatic smiled and said: "Destroying the front and breaking the formation must be the first choice."
As soon as this comment came out, Zhu Yijun understood that Liu Wei was probably the tip of a spear in Gao Pragmatic's mind. Otherwise, why didn't Gao Pragmatic say anything else but "break the front and break the formation"?
Zhu Yijun thought to himself: No wonder Pragmatic insists on quality rather than quantity as the main force of the Han soldiers in this battle. It seems that he intends to give full play to Liu Wei's characteristics and let him break the front and break the formation.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yijun said: "Since the Liu family and his son have stayed in Sichuan and Guizhou, it is the same for recruiting Guizhou native soldiers. Then, as you said, five thousand native soldiers will be selected from Shuixi and other places." Then he paused.
After a pause: "What are the other two strategies?"
Gao pragmatically said: "In the war with Burma, our court should focus on the overall situation and not just limit it to Yunnan itself. In fact, there are many enemies of the Burmese thieves. We can mobilize them all to make them work for the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yijun obviously didn't know much about this aspect. Hearing this, he asked in confusion: "What other enemies does the reckless thief have?"
Gao pragmatic then gave Zhu Yijun a brief analysis of the situation in Myanmar (note: there was a description in the last part of the "Based on Guangxi" volume, friends who have forgotten can look back, so I won't go into it here), and then said: "So now
The situation is that the reckless thieves seem to be powerful, with the so-called 200,000 troops at every turn. In fact, his backyard may be on fire at any time. As long as the court expresses support for these enemies of his, or even preferably the emperor issues an edict to give them some names, these people
They definitely have to jump out.
Especially the Dao brothers and sisters of Laos, the 'Black Prince' of Siam and others, they will definitely not be able to sit still. In addition, Annan also has something to do with this matter..."
Zhu Yijun nodded repeatedly before hearing this, but when it came to the last sentence, he couldn't help but be a little stunned: "Annan? Annan and Myanmar are not bordering, right? Why, Annan and Myanmar also have enmity?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "Annan and Myanmar have no enmity, but the southern border is only so big. Annan has always regarded itself as a small China. How can we tolerate the ruthless thieves who slaughtered everyone and even annexed Siam? So I am returning.
Before going to Beijing, a large number of people from Annan came to petition, hoping that the court would suppress Burma's arrogance..."
Zhu Yijun blinked and suddenly smiled: "I'm afraid it's not just as simple as suppressing arrogance, right?"
Gao Pragmatic also laughed and said: "Of course it's more than that. They mean to help Siam recover and then take Cambodia into their own hands. In this way, they will be bordering Siam and can support Siam and Laos to resist Burma at any time."
Zhu Yijun flipped through the map of southern Xinjiang and suddenly curled his lips and said: "The Annan people's abacus is quite good. Cambodia is not much smaller than the Annan mainland, but they actually plan to swallow it up... This is not a big deal, swallow it up."
After Cambodia, those resisting Burma at the front were Siam and Laos, while they themselves were hiding behind.
At the same time, since Siam and Laos have been restored to their countries, their relationship with Myanmar is naturally irreconcilable, so they have to rely on Annan's support. In this way, Annan's status in southern Xinjiang is probably really regarded as
'Little China'."
Zhu Yijun could see through this, and Gao Pragmatic was not surprised. After all, he had been Zhu Yijun's companion and observer of politics for so many years, so he had to teach him something.
But Gao Pragmatic is not afraid that Zhu Yijun will see through this.
Sure enough, just after Zhu Yijun said this, he changed the topic and asked: "How strong is Annan now? Is he capable of supporting Siam and the restoration of Laos?"
Gao Pingshi said: "It is impossible for them to support the restoration of Siam and Laos alone. Annan's current national power is definitely not as strong as Myanmar, but since the main force of the Myanmar army is trapped in Yunnan, this matter is very promising."
Zhu Yijun asked: "How many troops do you estimate Annan can send?"
"About 20,000 to 30,000, no more than 30,000 at most." Gao pragmatically said: "Annan's military strength is quite sufficient, but the emperor also knows the situation in Annan... 20,000 to 30,000 is probably the upper limit."
Zhu Yijun nodded to express his understanding, and then asked: "Can these two or thirty thousand people ensure the restoration of Siam and Laos, and attract Myanmar to return its army?"
This question is a bit difficult. After all, Gao Pragmatic is not a fairy. He cannot understand the thoughts of the White Elephant King, so he can only say: "Help Siam and restore Laos. It shouldn't be a big problem, because these two places were forcibly conquered by Myanmar."
, orally dissatisfied, and there are a large number of people who oppose Burmese rule.
As long as Narixuan (the Black Prince) and the Dao brothers raise their voices from a high place, they will probably respond in large numbers. It is not just a matter of day and night to spread the word from place to place. In addition, there are 20,000 to 30,000 Annan reinforcements to support them. The ministers who are responsible for the restoration of the country think that
Can become.
However, it is hard to say whether the reckless thief will return to the army because of this. Maybe he will immediately return to quell the rebellion when he hears about the fire in the backyard; maybe he is too conceited and wants to compete with me, the Ming Dynasty, first, and must finish the Yunnan War first.
After the battle, he would return to the division to quell the rebellion; or perhaps, relying on his large number of troops and generals, he would send some of his troops back to the division to quell the rebellion... These are all possible."
Zhu Yijun frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Is there any way to make the thief return to the army earlier?"
After all, he was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. In Zhu Yijun's view, the greater the loss in Annan, Siam, Laos, etc., the greater the loss. Even if it failed, it didn't matter. If you died for the Ming Dynasty, it was a worthy death.
Gao Pragmatic didn't seem to object to Zhu Yijun's mentality at all. Hearing this, he directly replied: "Is there a way? Of course there is."
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