Chapter 8 The Yunnan War Situation in Zhang Fu's Eyes

If Zhu Qizhen didn't understand anything, he naturally couldn't understand the strong sense of crisis, but when he thought about it at the moment, he only felt that his hairs stood up.

Jianwen was built in July of the third year.

The war entered its third year.

But Emperor Taizong's strategic dilemma has not changed at all.

Beijing, as the foundation of Emperor Taizong, has always been threatened. There was no way to recuperate, and the southern army had a good time and place to provide a steady stream of support.

Just listen to a few words, Baoding, Bauhinia Pass, Dezhou, Beijing. There was a map spread out in Zhu Qizhen's mind.

He immediately understood that as long as Fang Zhao conquered Baoding Mansion and then entered Hejian Mansion in the east, he would be able to cut off the connection between Taizong and Beijing.

Zhu Qizhen's first thought was that if I was in the situation of Emperor Taizong, how would I turn the tables.

Zhang Fu continued: "At that time, the army confronted Sheng Yong, and a hasty retreat was bound to lose, Taizong blocked the news, fought with Sheng Yong several times, regardless of victory or defeat, and then retreated twice pretending to ambush Sheng Yong, so that Sheng Yong did not dare to pursue. ”

"That's when I pulled it off."

"And at this time, it is already October, and it has been three months since Fang Zhao attacked Baoding."

"Meng Shan, the Duke of Tengguo, guarded Baoding City with thousands of soldiers and guarded it for three months, although he was exhausted, he still let Fang Zhao 40,000 people, helpless."

"If it were just that, I wouldn't have admired Teng Guogong. I really admired that he actually took all the cavalry, about one or two thousand, and placed them in the reeds outside the city. Led by the current Baoding Hou Mengying, no matter what Baoding City looks like. No sortie is allowed without an order. ”

"Until Ping'an was defeated under the city of Beijing and returned to Zhending, Emperor Taizong withdrew his troops from Shandong. Fang Zhao felt that there was no chance of winning, and when he was ready to withdraw the army. ”

"With Meng Ying's cavalry as the leader, he went out of the city sergeant and the people, and broke Fang Zhao in one fell swoop, causing Fang Zhao to return in defeat, and beheading him was useless."

Zhang Fu sighed and said: "There are many generals I have seen in my life, but in terms of forbearance and tenacity, Teng Guogong is the first. ”

Zhu Qizhen secretly said in his heart: "Yes, although the defending side has a great advantage, but the opposite side is several times the strength of the city, and the southern army is not a cavalry on the grassland, so it doesn't know how to attack the city." It must be very hard to guard, and it is also a loss that Teng Guogong can endure it. Then he suddenly thought in his heart: "Zhang Fu won't tell me this suddenly, what is his meaning?" "Zhu Qizhen contacted the war in Yunnan, and he seemed to understand something, but he didn't seem to understand anything.

Zhang Fu continued: "The minister thought that the Marquis of Baoding had obtained the true inheritance of Teng Guogong, and the biggest problem in Luchuan was not the combat power of Luchuan's soldiers and horses, but the geography of Luchuan. ”

"The minister thinks that the Marquis of Baoding is attacking Luchuan?"

Zhu Qizhen heard this sentence,

Immediately thought of it and said, "What do you mean?" Mu Ang is a bait, and the breakdown of his relationship with Mu Ang is one of the bait. ”

Zhu Qizhen breathed a sigh of relief, he may not know that between Mu Ang and Meng Ying, he was definitely not acting, because acting didn't have to make trouble with him, and there was not a hint of it.

None of that matters, though.

As long as you can win the battle, everything will be fine.

Zhu Qizhen immediately asked, "Can Mu Ang win?" ”

Zhang Fu said: "The minister thought that he couldn't win the fight, otherwise Mu Sheng wouldn't have committed suicide." However, Jingdong is the center of gravity of the imperial court's operation in southern Yunnan, and no matter how stupid Mu Ang is, he can keep it. ”

Zhu Qizhen suddenly thought: "Will Luchuan definitely come to attack?" ”

Zhang Fu said: "Yes, the reason is very simple, because Luchuan can't afford a long-term war with the imperial court." In fact, Meng Ying's steady and steady method, although the consumption is huge, may not be the way. It can be done once and for all. ”

Zhu Qizhen heard this, smiled bitterly and said, "How is it possible? The imperial court could no longer support it. ”

If it weren't for the fact that Sichuan, Huguang, and Guangdong had no major disasters, and all the grain from these places was sent to Yunnan, the military rations in Yunnan would still be enough to sustain for the time being.

Once the Central Plains, especially the disaster situation in Zhili, has changed.

It's hard to say.

The Ming family has a solid foundation for several days, but Zhu Qizhen also hopes that Luchuan can fight quickly and end this war as soon as possible. Back on the track of internal affairs.

Zhang Fu said: "Please rest assured, even if my Ming Dynasty is suffering from internal and external troubles, there is no country in the world that can compare with my Ming Dynasty. ”

"The money and grain in Luchuan are not even as good as those in Yunnan Province, and they have been under confrontation for a long time. Lu Chuan will definitely not be able to support it first, if he wants to break the game, the best way is to play Jingdong, Jingdong will live, and Lu Chuan's game of chess will live. ”

"I'm sure that the Marquis of Baoding means to attack Luchuan, not to fight in Luchuan."

Zhu Qizhen looked at the map of Yunnan and muttered: "In this way, this battle must be near Jingdong." Zhu Qizhen listened to Zhang Fu's explanation, and only felt that the situation in Yunnan was clear at a glance, and he no longer had any worries.

Some people seem to be unimportant, but they can finalize the situation at a critical time. Zhang Fu is such a person.

Since Zhu Qizhen understood it, Zhu Qizhen immediately ordered to summon one person to draft an edict, one for the Marquis of Baoding and Meng Ying. Give Baoding Hou a sword, and be soothed. He also emphasized that the battle of Luchuan, Baoding Hou was responsible for it, and he had the right to cut the prelude in advance.

and gave them some treasures of gold and silver.

The trust in the Hou of Baoding was emphasized.

Another edict was addressed to Mu Ang.

This is not the holy decree of Mingfa, but the middle decree, which counts the merits of the Mu family, and then said that in the battle of Luchuan in front of him, the performance of the Mu family criticized Mu Ang as a bloody dog, and asked him to be brave and guilty

Merit. Don't tarnish the reputation of the King of Qianning. It was clear that he would obey Meng Ying's orders.

Otherwise, Meng Ying could kill him.

After Zhu Qizhen saw it, he let Zhang Fu look at it again.

After Zhang Fu saw it, he felt that his reprimand for Mu Ang was too much. But Zhang Fu wouldn't say it, just smiled faintly and said, "Your Majesty's will is just right." ”

Zhu Qizhen ordered the following seals to be used, and quickly sent them to Yunnan.

From the impeachment of Mu Ang and Meng Ying to the issuance of Zhu Qizhen's holy decree, it was only a dozen days apart.

This efficiency will naturally not work in later generations, but it is already the fastest efficiency in this era.

It's almost non-stop along the way.

As soon as Zhu Qizhen's holy decree arrived, the battle between Meng Ying and Mu Ang immediately came to an end, and Mu Ang was like a deflated tire, and he didn't dare to play a little temper in front of Meng Ying.

Meng Ying wore the imperial sword, and with the support of Zhu Qizhen, he completed the integration of all Ming troops in Yunnan.

While Meng Ying was deeply moved, she also decided to do something to Luchuan.

The Ming army was divided into three divisions, one in Yongchang to attack Tengchong, and the other in Jingdong to unite the Tusi and prepare to advance westward. The most elite 30,000 horses were held in Meng Ying's hands.

However, these three parts of the men and horses did not fight with Luchuan.

It was Yunnan Tusi who was really at war with Luchuan.

Meng Ying summoned all the Tusi in Yunnan and rectified the Tusi with unprecedented severity, ordering them to fight against Luchuan.

There is a reward for beheading, and if there is no beheading, there is a punishment. If someone secretly communicates with Luchuan, after the report is verified, the whistleblower gets all the person's property.

Facts have proved that not all of Toast's territories are so easy to defend and difficult to attack.

So Meng Ying swept away a lot of toast in one breath, opened a killing spree, and immediately let these wall grasses know one thing, whose world is in Yunnan.

Meng Ying has a big stick in one hand and a carrot in the other, and she is a thief. It's just that Luchuan can also imitate and kill, but he can't follow the reward, who can Luchuan's little family background be richer than the Ming court?

As Zhang Fu said, although the imperial court is now in some difficulties, it is still plucking the roots and hairs, which are thicker than Luchuan.

Lu Chuan's strong pressure did not make Lu Chuan stabilize the toast, but made more toasts betray. Immediately, in the deep mountains and old forests, where the Ming imperial army was not easy to penetrate, countless Tusi soldiers were fighting.

Although the Luchuan army still has combat effectiveness, it has an overwhelming advantage over these Tusi soldiers. But this kind of fine, multifaceted, I don't know how many fronts are clashing. Let the consumption of Luchuan be huge.

Even though Si Renfa had won several battles, but with the support of the Ming Dynasty, these toasts quickly recovered and fought again.

As for human life, sorry, for these toasts, human life is not worth much.