China has been a country of etiquette since ancient times. Even if what Gao Pragmatic wanted to provoke was just a chieftain war, there still had to be a reason to cause trouble for Annan.
He recently checked the files and found that since Annan begged to surrender to Emperor Shizong, so far he has only been short of formal tribute in the 36th and 39th years of Jiajing, as well as material tribute in the third and sixth years of Wanli. The rest, at least
There isn't much to be picky about etiquette.
However, the lack of tribute does not seem to be a reason to send troops to attack, because the imperial court has always allowed "payment of tribute" and paid tribute in consideration of the "unclear calculations" and "difficult roads" in these foreign lands.
It seems that the accusation is not sufficient to beat up Annan for this reason. It is estimated that if this is done, there may be some idiots in the court gossiping.
Of course, Gao Pragmatism is not afraid of these gossips. As a Ming Dynasty civil servant with traditional Chinese characteristics, as long as the righteousness is not lost and private ethics are not criticized, it is not a critical matter if the specific governance and governance concepts are different.
His main concern is the escalation of the war - not the escalation of the fighting situation, but the escalation of the name and specifications of the war.
If it is just a war at the chieftain level, for example, the court regards Annan as being on the same level as the chieftain, then the court's attitude can be very detached. Zhu Yijun can choose one side to help, or he can "play twenty big shots each". In short, he does not need to intervene at all.
Too deep.
In this case, it would be convenient for Gao Jingshi to lure the power of the Cen and Huang families to Annan, allowing them to "change nests" and hand over western Guangxi and Guinan to the imperial court, while the Cen and Huang families would take control of Annan. And Gao Jingshi himself could take advantage of the situation.
Obtaining the greatest benefits in Annan is also the benefit with the highest degree of freedom, which is completely different from that at home.
But if the war is fought on the grounds that Annan owes tribute, no matter whether the reason is sufficient or not, the standard of the war has been raised to the national level, and it is a war where the superior country teaches the subordinate country a lesson. In this case, even if the battle is won, the right to distribute the spoils will be
As soon as it was handed over to the court, all the pragmatic plans fell apart.
So this excuse doesn’t work and you have to find another one.
Gao pragmatic thought of what Cen Ling told him before. At that time, Cen Ling said that the poison on Zhang Ren was caused by people sent by Mo Chao. It was difficult for Gao pragmatic to understand, but now he can't find a suitable war.
It's an excuse, but I want to write something about this matter.
But after thinking about it, he felt that if this matter was taken seriously, it would still lead to a national war - the governor of a province was poisoned by human race poison, and the court could not say anything? Besides, what does this have to do with the chieftain?
, if the imperial court did not send troops, the chieftains would have no obligation or reason to send troops to fight against Annan for Zhang Ren.
Gao Jingshi felt a little headache, so he had to turn his attention to the Huang family, who had the most connections with Mo Chao, and wondered if Huang Zhiting could find a way to cause some friction with Mo Chao on the border. Then he would learn from the German army in 1939.
Leng said that the disappearance of the wolf soldiers at the border post was the fault of Mo Chao, and then gathered the chieftains to launch a war nominally aimed at "teaching a lesson".
Although this idea may make people think that Guangxi local officials are too overbearing, it seems to be barely feasible.
At this time, all the chieftains were still in Nanning. After Gao pragmatic made up his mind, he was about to send someone to invite Huang Zhiting to see him. Suddenly, Cao Ke hurried in and reported: "Master, Xiangzhou sent someone to report urgently that Annan Mo Mao
Mo Dunrang appointed the auxiliary king Mo Dunrang to the president and the army. Mo Dunrang was in charge of the military and political power. As soon as he took over the military power, he ordered the recruitment of soldiers and horses from all over the country. Mo Yulin and Ruan Juan, the famous generals of Mo Dynasty, were appointed as deputy to personally command the army.
We went to the south to conquer the Li Dynasty (later Li Dynasty)." [Note: For the convenience of naming, the positions in Annan are according to Annan's statement, and they do not need to be commensurate with their positions in the Ming Dynasty, otherwise it will be too troublesome, everyone
You may be confused.]
When Gao Pangshi heard the news, he was stunned for a moment and thought to himself: Is Mo Chao crazy? Mo Jingdian just died. This Mo Dunrang was only in charge of internal affairs before, but he went on a large-scale southern expedition as soon as he got the military power?
But after thinking about it, he realized that Mo Dunjang was not crazy. What he did was obviously a politician's thinking. It was precisely because he had never held military power before that he had to use war to establish his authority now. At the same time, there was only one war.
Only victory can free Mo Chao from the low morale caused by Mo Jingdian's death.
However, what is correct from a political point of view may not be correct from a military point of view. Gao Pragmatic felt that Mo Dunjang had underestimated the severity of the war and his second brother Mo Jingdian who had just died.
With Mo Jingdian's ability, he could only maintain a slight military advantage over the Hou Li Dynasty in the south, but could not turn it into an overwhelming offensive to destroy the south. Mo Dun, a novice in war, actually led the main force in the expedition himself?
This third grandpa of Mo Maoqia seems to be more courageous and fatter than me...
You must know that the military advantage of the Mo Dynasty over the Later Li Dynasty was not great. To a certain extent, this advantage was purely established by Mo Jingdian personally.
After the Li Dynasty established its foothold in Qinghua, the Mo Dynasty launched two attacks on the Li Dynasty. After that, it was in a defensive position for a long time and was attacked by the Li army repeatedly.
These were all military actions taken to force Zheng Jian to withdraw his troops.
After the economic and military strength of the Mo Dynasty was restored, Mo Jingdian took advantage of the civil strife in the Li Dynasty and decided to counterattack. In the autumn and August of the fourth year of Longqing, Duke Li Li saw the internal strife between the Zheng brothers and led his troops to surrender to Mo. The Mo Dynasty granted him the title of
He first visited the Duke and asked him to serve as a guide.
At that time, Mo Jingdian sent more than 100,000 troops and 700 warships to Thanh Hoa. He left King Mo Dunrang and General Mo Tingke to guard Shenfu Haimen. Then the troops were divided into six groups, first attacking Zheng Hui (the eldest son of Zheng Jian)
, Zheng Jian was dead at this time) attack.
Zheng Hui could not survive on his own, so he led Lai Shimei, Wu Shichuan, Ruan Shiyi, Zhang Guohua and his family to surrender to the Mo Dynasty. The remaining generals Huang Tingai, Li Keshen, Ruan Youliao, Fan Wenkuai and others retreated to Anchang Pass to meet Zheng Song (the second son of Zheng Jian).
) met together, and Duke Hongjun led his troops to return to Yi'an and guard Ruan Bo's territory separately.
Faced with the powerful offensive of the Mo Dynasty, the soldiers of Hou Li united to work together for survival. Li Yingzong also decreed that Zheng Song be the chief prince and control the water in the camps. So Zheng Song held a banquet for the soldiers, including Huang Ting'ai, Zheng Mo, and Li.
As well as the thirty-first rank, 12 other members, including civil servants, ministers of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Beijun Gong Ruan Zheng, "all swore to heaven and conspired to help."
The Li army divided its troops to guard various fortification gates, fortified tree fences, and set up ambushes to guard the dangers. In September, in order to undermine the morale of the Mo army, Li Jiedi planned to "have the sergeants build the outer fortifications at night, stretching for more than ten miles.
It is usually covered with roof walls, painted with soil, and bamboo tips are placed on top, and a fake city is built overnight."
The next day, Mo Jingdian saw the fortress built by the Li army overnight and thought it was a real city. He was frightened and did not dare to approach. So he discussed with the generals and said: "I didn't expect that the Li army would be so disciplined today.
The law is strict, and it can be built overnight. The fortifications are clear, and many people will surely die in the service. Therefore, the speed of using my power makes me uneasy, and I will not be able to succeed. It is not easy to defeat it. If I don't fight and eliminate it quickly, it will be a trouble in the future.
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Mo Jingdian stepped up the siege with his troops, and He Xihou, who was guarding the Jinshui Aiba of Li Dynasty, also surrendered to Mo. There was not much territory left by the Li Dynasty. However, at this time, the Mo army was also at the end of its powerful crossbow. The two sides were in a stalemate, and the Li army
The policy was to "defend firmly during the day and rob the camp at night", and also reward the soldiers heavily. "Every time a thief is killed, he will be rewarded with silver, so that more soldiers will stand up."
The Mo army was unable to attack for a long time, and its morale gradually declined, and some soldiers fled. Mo Jingdian ordered a blockade of the Li army and strictly prohibited salt traders from entering the areas controlled by the Li army. However, some people still secretly carried salt into the fortress. At this time, Shuo, the martial artist who surrendered to Mo
He also sent someone to deliver a message to the Li army, wishing to return to the Li Dynasty.
After Li Yingzong received the letter from his master, he gathered all the generals, led the troops on the left with Lai Shiqing, Li Jiedi, etc., appointed Zheng Song as the left prime minister, and controlled the soldiers in various camps and camps.
Li Yingzong took himself as the capital general and led the army in the middle. Huang Tingai, Deng Xun, Pan Gongji and others came out on the right. Yingzong returned with the help of martial arts master Shuo and led his troops to regain some lost territory.
By December, the remaining power of the Mo Dynasty was insufficient, and the military supply gradually could not be maintained. Mo Jingdian saw that he could not win, so he discussed: "It is already September to attack the powerful enemy, and we cannot succeed. Moreover, the winter is cold, the rivers are drying up, and the spring water is coming."
, the miasma is about to arise, the troops are short of food, and people miss the old land, who will work with me? Besides, my troops have been slacking off, so why not temporarily return to the army in order to advance later and achieve complete victory? I want to stick to it.
The ground may not be helpful to the situation and may be made fun of by the enemy." So Mo's army withdrew.
In this battle, the Mozambican army fought with all its strength, but in the end it failed to achieve its goal of exterminating Lebanon. Fortunately, the Mozambican army saw that the situation was unfavorable and was able to withdraw its troops in a timely manner, thus avoiding greater losses.
After that, from the first year of Wanli to the first half of this year, the Mo Dynasty, led by Mo Jingdian, continuously attacked the Li Dynasty. In the end, they could only barely maintain the offensive without achieving any results.
However, Gao Jingshi recently checked the files about the Mo Dynasty in Guangxi, and found that there is one person in the Mo Dynasty who is worth noting, and that is Ruan Juan. Although Gao Jingshi has never met this person, judging from his achievements in recent years, this person
He is expected to become a famous general - which means that this person may be an obstacle to Gao Pragmatism when he sends troops to Annan.
In the summer of the second year of Wanli, in June, Ruan Juan, then the general of Mo Chaonan, led an army to attack Nghe An, captured Ngong Jungong, the garrison of Ngong Province, and held a stalemate with Li Dynasty generals Pan Gongji and Zheng Mo for several months before returning.
In the third year of Wanli, Mo Jingdian and Ruan Juan led their troops to attack Thanh Hoa and Nghe An. Among them, Mo Jingdian and Zheng Song fought in Thanh Hua. Ruan Juan and three generals of the Li Dynasty, Lai Shiqing, Zheng Mo and Pan Gongji, fought in Nghe An. Ruan Juan won every battle.
He captured his general Pan Gongji and returned him.
In the fourth year of Wanli, the Mo army led by Mo Jingdian attacked Thanh Hoa and Nghe An. Ruan Juan fought with the Li Dynasty general Zheng Mo, Duke of Jin County, at Yushan in Qinghua and captured Zheng Mo alive.
In other words, Ruan Juan attacked Nghe An three times in three consecutive years and captured General Hou Li three times. The file in Guangxi says, "Of course, Ruan Juan's prestige is growing day by day, and he is a famous general in Mo."
I just don’t know if Ruan Juan can gain the trust of Mo Dunrang even though he has gained a deputy position this time. If Mo Dunrang is willing to give up power to Ruan Juan, this southern expedition may also achieve some results.
Given Mo Chao's current situation, the result does not need to be great. As long as he can win, he can stabilize the domestic situation.
Gao pragmatic found that this was a good opportunity to send troops, a window period, Mo Chao's army marched south, regardless of whether they won or lost, at least their main force went south.
We must seize this opportunity to send troops. There is no excuse, and we will send troops even if we find excuses!
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