Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2277 Cards

Jiang Yingyu has just walked out of the mountains in northern Vietnam. After seeing the large plains and valleys, he almost shed tears: finally arrived!

Strictly speaking, Jiang Yingyu was an officer of the Ming Dynasty, a guerrilla general.It's just that he is neither the Li family of Guangdong, nor the Zheng family of Fujian, nor is he a general directly under the jurisdiction of Emperor Xingfu (Xingfu is the reign name of Zhu Honghuan, 1694 is the first year of Xingfu), but an officer under the command of Li Sixing, King Jin of the Ming Dynasty. They have been active in the mountains of Gaoping and Lang Son in northern Vietnam before. It is really not easy for them to overcome all kinds of difficulties and come to Siminh Prefecture this time.

Siming Prefecture is now controlled by people from the east coast, and Siling Prefecture and Pingxiang Prefecture have the same fate.These three frontier wastelands have not been controlled by the people on the east coast for a long time, maybe two or three years.At the beginning, the East Coast people took advantage of Dashun to conquer the Ming Dynasty and opened up the Lianwu Management Committee, but its initial actual control area did not include the above three prefectures.They only reached Shangsi Prefecture in the southwest of Guangxi Province. The three prefectures of Siming, Siling, and Pingxiang were controlled by local chieftains.

Later, considering the importance of Siming Prefecture to the overall defense line, and the fact that this is a rare valley along the river, which is conducive to agricultural production, the director of the Lianwu Management Committee took advantage of the main force of the Shun Army to entangle with the remnants of Li Sixing in the west. There came a quick march and conquered these chieftains before them.Of course, this conquest is also very superficial. So far, the people on the East Bank have only controlled the state city (actually a large village) on the bank of the Ming River, stationed a few soldiers and horses, and collected some money and food from nearby villages.As for the farther places, to be honest, it is still beyond our capabilities.

Compared with Siming Prefecture, the control of Pingxiang Prefecture and Siling Prefecture by the people on the East Bank is even weaker.The only basis for them to be called an occupation is that the army had been there, and some local chieftains expressed their obedience verbally, and issued a few letters of commission endorsed by the Lianwu Management Committee.In these remote places, people on the east coast do not plan to invest too much energy for the time being, because the price/performance ratio is too low.On this point, I believe Wang Wanchun from Nanning should have the same opinion.

But things seem to be changing now.After the army's intelligence officers went through untold hardships and finally contacted the former Daming Jin King Li Sixing who was struggling to survive in the mountains of northern Vietnam, the Lianwu Management Committee suddenly realized the importance of this place, so they quickly dispatched Hundreds of soldiers from the new army came to Siming Prefecture and established a relatively stable rule.In addition, they also recruited poor farmers or fishermen in the Guangdong area, tempted them with free land donations, and let them cultivate and plant in the Siming Prefecture area to increase the local population.

As for Pingxiang Prefecture and Siling Prefecture, there is no plan for immigration and reclamation, but the local chieftains were once again warned by the people on the east bank to be honest and cooperate with the various actions of the gendarmerie, otherwise Lianwu will be in trouble. They will soon mobilize soldiers to suppress them, and they will make sure that no grass will grow in their cottage.On the one hand, these leaders received the benefits of some money and goods, and on the other hand, they were threatened by the military, so they naturally did not dare to act rashly. Therefore, this was the main reason why dozens of people including Jiang Yingyu were able to come to Siming Prefecture smoothly.Otherwise, do you think those mountain villagers are so easy to talk to?If there were no cannon threats from the people from the east coast, they might have become slaves to the people in the village.

"Battalion Commander Jiang, we have been waiting for you for a long time." Outside a military post thirty miles south of Zhoucheng, a lieutenant surnamed Wang from the gendarmerie said with a smile on his hands.

"I can't be called a battalion commander. Jiang is just a guerrilla battalion. Let's get down to business as soon as possible." Jiang Yingyu had studied the military system on the east coast, and knew that the official position of "lieutenant" was really not a small one in the regular army of the East. Yes, at least much better than his guerrilla.You know, since they failed in the battle with the Shun army and the troops retreated to northern Vietnam, their current official system is very chaotic.The most prominent thing is that there are a lot of generals and lieutenants in the army (many of them even have titles, such as marquis or something), and the subordinate generals and guerrillas are even more unknown. It's ridiculous that there are more officers than soldiers, but it's not far behind.Therefore, although Jiang Yingyu has the title of guerrilla general on his head, there are really not many soldiers under his command. There are hundreds of people in the sky. He really dare not show off in front of the Dongguo company commander (lieutenant).

"Hehe, that's fine. Since Brother Jiang is so impatient, I won't take Joe anymore. Nuo, everything is in the warehouse over there. Let's go there together." After finishing speaking, Lieutenant Wang strode forward, leading Jiang Yingyu and a few A confidant came to the warehouse.

The gendarmes guarding the gate had already opened the gate, revealing wooden boxes tied with straw inside.Lieutenant Wang pulled out a bayonet and opened a wooden box in front of him, revealing the shiny gun inside.When Jiang Yingyu saw it, he rushed forward excitedly, caressing the barrel of the gun with metallic luster, not knowing what to say for a while.

Since they were defeated by Wang Wanchun and Hao Ping a few years ago, and Jin Wang led the remnants of [-] soldiers and civilians to escape into the Gaoping Mountains in North Vietnam, their life has become very difficult.Not only do they have to face the pressure of the Shun army crossing the border to kill them at any time, but they also have to deal with the local Vietnamese government.After persisting in this way for four years, he has now almost fallen into a situation where he has run out of ammunition and food. Not only are food and medicines scarce, but even weapons and ammunition to protect himself are insufficient.If they hadn't been detected and contacted by the people from the east coast, their fate would have been to be attacked and wiped out by Vietnam's main Zheng.

Fortunately, it's not too late now.People from the east coast have already contacted them and expressed their willingness to provide them with "appropriate assistance", so things will turn around.Although the people on the east bank may not have good intentions, most of them want to use them as gunmen to achieve their own strategic goals, but do they have other options at present?Unfortunately, no!Therefore, even if they knew it was a poison wrapped in sugar, they could only swallow it in one bite.

The advice given to them by the intelligence department on the east coast is to use the complex terrain in the mountains of northern Vietnam to form a good relationship with the remaining local Mo clan (they are already doing this now), to jointly resist the attack of Tokyo Zhengzhu, and try their best to protect themselves.The gendarmes believed that although the fighting power of the Vietnamese army was strong, the fighting power of Li Sixing's department was not weak. Many of them had come out of the dead in Yunnan and Guangxi and had rich combat experience.If some medicines and weapons can be replenished, relying on the local Mo clan's remnant party and the complicated terrain, it is still possible to save one side, as long as Lord Zheng does not attack with all his country.

Therefore, after the report was approved by Jiang Yunfan, the Lianwu Management Committee mobilized [-] flintlock rifles and [-] small-caliber light artillery pieces and sent them to the Simingzhou warehouse for storage. They planned to deliver them to Li Sixing's department in batches so that They smuggled them back through the mountain trails in Lang Son and Gaoping.In addition, they also prepared a part of military supplies including medicines, tents, military shovels, binoculars, mosquito nets, quilts, and repair tools, and planned to send them to Gaoping mountain area in the next year, and hand them over to Li Sixing for full management.

It is worth mentioning that the Dong'an people also informed the other party that Zhu Honghuan had ascended the throne in eastern Zhejiang and changed his Yuan to Xingfu.And Li Sixing's reaction was also very positive. They expressed their willingness to recognize Emperor Xingfu's orthodox status. Everyone is still a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, and their posture is quite good. This also shows that the appeal of the broken flag of the Ming Dynasty in the south has not disappeared. Exhausted, this is not bad news for people on the east coast.

"Brother Jiang, there is another sentence for me to convey, that is, I hope King Jin will lead his troops to move south as much as possible after the rest. If you can occupy the mountainous area in the north of Lang Son and completely open up the communication line with us, then your ministry The situation in these places will be completely new. The situation in these places is complicated, and the locals may not be of the same mind with Lord Zheng. You plan well, and strive for one or two victories, and then there is room for negotiation. Don't worry, Commander Jiang said, we will You put pressure on you from the outside, and now Master Zheng is very dependent on our trade." Lieutenant Wang looked at Jiang Yingyu and others who were inspecting weapons and equipment, and urged.

The soldiers and horses of Lord Zheng of North Vietnam have not fought for almost 20 years. It is hard to say how much success those veterans who fought in the South and North have left.In comparison, Li Sixing's troops, who had been fighting against the Shun army for many years, were really experienced.Their biggest weakness is that they have lost supplies and cannot afford to fight.After contacting the people from the east bank, although the efficiency of smuggling weapons through the mountain trails will not be very high, it is still a great supplement for Li Sixing's troops trapped in the Gaoping mountain area, enough for them to face Zheng Zhubing Ma Shi became more relaxed.

After gaining a firm foothold in the Gaoping mountain area, they can consider the next step to enter the northern part of Lang Son.As long as they have a firm foothold in this area, the people on the east bank can deliver supplies to them through the Qiqiong River, and their ammunition shortage situation will be greatly alleviated, and their prospects will be brighter.Jiang Yingyu is not an ignorant person. He understood the thinking of the people on the east bank as soon as he heard it, so he immediately said that he would play the king of Jin when he went back, and began to prepare.

Lieutenant Wang was quite satisfied with this.The more than ten thousand soldiers and horses of Li Sixing's troops are actually a very useful chess piece. If it is handled properly in the future, a nail can be wedged inside the North Vietnamese Lord Zheng, and it will be more convenient for the people on the east coast to exert influence on the Indochina Peninsula.In addition, the Shun army in Guangxi and Yunnan provinces will also feel a certain degree of pressure, and the feeling of thorns on their backs will never go away. This is even better, and the people on the east coast have another card in their hands.

All in all, helping the remnants of Li Sixing's army, which is already in dire straits, is a small investment and quick effect for the people on the east bank (if all strategies can be successful), and as time goes by, the role of this card will become more and more important. It is very beneficial for them to exert influence in South China and even the Indochina Peninsula, and to seize economic and political interests.This is undoubtedly very necessary for a global trading empire.

(End of this chapter)