The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 786
"This king is gathering troops, horses, food and supplies in Guizhou and Qinzhou, Guangdong."

The five listened attentively.

"Zhao Dashan is a great general with 6 main force, [-] musketeers, [-] cavalry, [-] pikemen, [-] artillery, and [-] auxiliary troops (with stone throwing machines)."

Departing from Guizhou to the west and entering Qujing, Yunnan in Pu'an Prefecture, Ding Yi asked Zhao Dashan to prepare to attack Yunnan.

The soldiers and horses here are all left over from when they fought in Sichuan. There are 2 troops from Zu Jinzhong and Ma Tao, and 4 soldiers from Jiayuan Daxi.

At the beginning, Wang Weizhong left [-] elite troops from the Daxi Army to train in Sichuan, and it has been more than half a year now.

They entered Guizhou from Sichuan, and then gathered in Pu'an Prefecture.

Ding Yi will store food and grass for them in Yongning behind Pu'an Prefecture, and prepare everything.

"Ai Nengqi followed Zhao Dashan and became the deputy general of the Chinese army."

"Thank you, my lord." Ainengqi quickly knelt down, overjoyed.

The former thief army has finally become a court officer now.

"This is Annan." Ding Yi pointed to the east side of Guangdong again: "In Yongli, my Ming Dynasty once launched the battle to conquer Annan."

"At that time, a large piece of land was included in our Ming Dynasty."

"Da Ming's land tax has increased from 3000 million shi to 400 million shi."

"But not long after, Daming gave up on Annan and lost a lot of land tax."

"Annan is now in the midst of a Zheng-Ruan dispute, a confrontation between the North and the South. At this time, it is the best opportunity."

Annan is now divided into five factions, including the Houli Dynasty, the Mo Dynasty, the Nguyen clan, the Champa, and the Longping. It was not until 1627 that it was attacked and destroyed by the Houli Dynasty in the name of assisting the Qing Dynasty to quell the San Francisco Rebellion.

The strongest Houli Dynasty fought eastward and westward, and fought against other forces everywhere. At this time, the weakest Mo Dynasty was in a difficult period of repeated defeats.

Ding Yi asked Li Dingguo to join forces with Mo Mingzong Mo Jingyu of the Mo Dynasty to attack Hou Li Zhengzuo, find an opportunity, and destroy Annan.

"Li Dingguo, you are the commander-in-chief of the South Route Army. You led [-] troops and entered Annan from Qinzhou, Guangdong."

"Qinzhou is near the sea. In the early stage, I have instructed the Guangdong chief envoy to build a seaport there. The officers and the navy of Fujian will support you. A steady stream of soldiers, grain and grass are transported from the officials and Fujian to Qinzhou by sea."

"Because Annan is mountainous and has Zhang Qi, this king will take away [-] experienced Fanjun, plus [-] Fujian and Ming troops, and [-] soldiers will come from Fujian, Guangdong."

"Liu Wenxiu is the deputy general of the Chinese army."

"The senior general, Xiaosa, is the vanguard general."

"Misa's ten-thousand-country army is very experienced in mountain warfare, and is very familiar with dealing with bad weather and Zhang Poison. When they were senior members, they had many ways to fight mountain warfare. You should listen to his advice and fight steadily. , with the least casualties, the most victorious."

"There is no rush to fight King Annan, even if it is settled in two to three years, it will be fine. The key is 'stability'."

Ding Yi decided to fight Annan now. First, there are a large number of soldiers and horses there. Second, Annan is now divided and there are five forces in the country, which happens to be easier to fight.

It was difficult for Daming to beat Annan before, but he managed to beat him as well.

Now Ding Yi has Dayuan Fanjun in his hands. They are fighting in Dayuan and Shengfan. They are all fighting in the mountains. The environment is worse than An Nancong. They are definitely experienced.

More importantly, the soldiers and horses here can adapt to the local climate.

Li Dingguo was also a little excited. He was asked to lead an army to attack a country. If he wins, it will be a great achievement.

Zhang Fu was granted the title of Duke because of his attack on Annan.

He thought for a while and asked, "After the capture, how should we deal with it?"

Ding Yi did not hesitate: "At that time, Zhang Fu conquered Annan four times. From 1406 to 1425, Annan surrendered and rebelled again. Again and again, he forced Ming to lose generals and finally gave up."

"After we take down Annan, we can't make the same mistake again. Don't use the state of etiquette to treat these barbarians."

"All local officials and generals will be executed."

"All the surrendered soldiers were arrested and went to mine."

"Relocate the people to the plains to hoard fields. Annan has high-yielding grain areas, which will be of great use to our future food supply."

"Anyone who escapes into the mountains and forests will be burned with gasoline, not leaving an inch of ground."

"Also, this king must make money in wars, and grab everything he can, not letting go of a single grain of rice."

"No." Liu Wenxiu seemed a little happy, because doing this would definitely make people happy.

Li Dingguo thought for a while, and then said: "During Yongle, the Ming army seemed to have mobilized 30 troops, including civilian husbands, and claimed to have recruited 80 troops."

"After playing for more than ten years, I finally gave up."

"Now that the world has just been settled, the prince entered Annan with [-] troops. Would it be too hasty?"

Li Dingguo also said it implicitly, meaning that he was afraid of losing the battle if there were few soldiers.

"My king has confidence in my army." Ding Yi said with a smile: "The times are different, and fighting now is different from before."

Moreover, at that time, Daming thought that the heaven was a kingdom, a state of etiquette, and many things were done timidly.

As soon as the opponent descends, they take it seriously, like sb, trying to convince others with virtue.

Ding Yi would definitely not do that.

Li Dingguo thought about it, and smiled wryly: "The prince's army and horses are indeed different, and it is difficult to resist."

"Annan doesn't want too many people in the war. Too many people will get in the way. What's difficult there is the weather and terrain. Don't worry, my king's soldiers and horses are good at these things. Li Dingguo, you are a capable person. As long as you don't be impulsive, listen to others more. Opinion, this great achievement is yours."

Ding Yi's words are obvious, I am giving you a chance to make meritorious service.

Li Dingguo was overjoyed, and immediately knelt down: "The last general will come back victorious."

Ding Yi said to Wu Sangui again: "You go to Guangxi, serve as the commander-in-chief of Liuzhou and the admiral of the Liuzhou teaching ground, and hoard fields there to train soldiers."

"Training is to use the king's model, and you have to learn it yourself."

"I'll give you people and money, and you bring 500 elite soldiers and horses of the king and [-] million silver, and recruit troops on the spot."

Everyone was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

"After one year, I will need at least [-] elite soldiers from Guangxi."

Wu Sangui did not hesitate: "I will live up to my lord's trust."

After training [-] elite soldiers in Guangxi, they will be able to fight west of Yunnan and west of Annan in the future, which is also Ding Yi's next goal.

Wu Sangui's command of the war is actually not bad, but the Ming army under his command was not strong enough, or Jiannu was stronger than him.

Now Ding Yi asked him to get used to his own way of training soldiers and familiarize himself with his own soldiers and horses, and he will still be useful in the future.

That day, Ding Yi stayed with the five of them to have dinner together at the Hall of Martial Arts.

Before leaving, each of them had a private talk.

Say bluntly with Zhao Dashan: "You are my good brother. If I ascend the throne, I will make you the Duke of the state."

Zhao Dashan's excited little eyes trembled.

"But in the eyes of other people, you have not done much credit for being stationed in the military over the past few years, so I let you go to fight in Yunnan."

"Mu Tianbo definitely can't stay in Yunnan, because the Mu family is too rich. The Mu family has guarded Yunnan for 80 years, and the wealth of the mansion is comparable to that of a country."

Zhao Dashan understood.

"You are like me in every way, and with our elite soldiers and horses, I believe you have this ability."

"Remember, you must not lose. You don't have to win, but you can't lose. It's okay to play for one year or two years."

Zhao Dashan patted his chest with tears in his eyes: "Master Ding, don't worry, Dabao Xu, he has never lost a battle."

When seeing Wu Sangui alone, Ding Yi patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother Sangui, we worked together in Shandong back then, and we are also good brothers who have known each other for many years."

Wu Sangui's eyes also turned red immediately: "My lord treats Sangui like a brother, Sangui will always be in my heart."

"This time you are willing to go to Beijing, hand over your troops and horses, avoid the civil war in Ming Dynasty, and let us defend Shanhaiguan. It is a great contribution to the court and the people."

"But for these skills, being a Marquis is not enough."

Wu Sangui also became agitated, just now she was faking tears, but now her eyes are really red from being agitated.

"You have trained hundreds of thousands of troops locally, and for this merit alone, it will be no problem to make you a Marquis King."

In fact, all the soldiers who trained were Ding Yi's people, and Wu Sangui enjoyed the credit in name.

Wu Sangui was so moved that he suddenly plopped down on the spot and knelt down, crying loudly: "The king treats his ministers like brothers and sisters, and the ministers treat him like his heart. Sangui swears allegiance to the prince to the death -- woo woo woo --"

Ding Yi also said, the people in Guangxi are aggressive, and there are local chieftains in neighboring Guizhou who refuse to obey orders. While you are training your troops, you must also stabilize the place. In the future, the Tu people in Guangxi and Guizhou will be moved to the plains and enter the counties for unified management. Listen to the toast, of course, you understand.

Wu Sangui agreed one by one, bowed and left.

"Dingguo, this is the sword I have worn for many years." Ding Yi summoned Li Dingguo again and ordered Zeng Rou to hand over the sword and give it to Li Dingguo.

Li Dingguo's eyes turned red immediately.

Quickly kneel down and thank you.

"You have to have confidence in the soldiers and horses trained by us in Lushun, listen to the opinions of other generals, and add your experience in leading the army. Although there are relatively few soldiers and horses, you must have no problem fighting Annan."

"If you really can't win, I also promise you that you will not be held responsible for your failure like Chongzhen did. In any case, you will come back alive."

Li Dingguo was terrified: "Your Majesty's words are serious, as long as you can serve him, no matter what you do, Dingguo will go all out and live up to the entrustment."

Everyone talked it over, and finally called five more people.

Ding Yi was still the same, first picked up one chopstick, tapped it, and broke it hard, then picked up five chopsticks, twisted it hard, but it didn't break.

The five looked different.

"In the past, the officers and soldiers were often defeated by Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong. You all know why? The officers and soldiers have always been disunity, each with their own ideas and selfishness. Now you are all good brothers of mine, Ding Yi. You should unite and respect each other. "

"No matter what status you were in the past, what you are doing now is the great cause of pacifying the world and saving the people. As long as you succeed, your name will definitely go down in history and be recorded in the historical records-this king is in the capital, waiting for you to return in victory."

The five knelt together and called out to the prince three times.

After seeing off the five people, the Wuying Hall, which was noisy just now, became much quieter again.

Zeng Rou quickly brought over a cup of strong tea.

Ding Yi was sitting at the desk reading the memorial. It was already around ten o'clock in the evening, and there were still a bunch of unread memorials on the table.

Ding Yi is watching the prince's unintentional matter now.

Zeng Rou put down the teacup with heartache, and said softly: "My lord has been busy recently, and seems to have lost weight again."

Ding Yi laughed: "It's good to lose weight. I wanted to lose weight before but I couldn't lose weight."

Then he looked at Zeng Rou strangely.

(End of this chapter)