Chapter 22 The Strategy of Breaking the Great Tengxia Gorge

"Meet His Royal Highness the Prince."

The civil and military generals greeted them outside the city of Guilin, and there was another eye-catching existence among them, that is, the King of Jingjiang.

King Jingjiang is a mascot-like existence in Guilin. Although after Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne, some taboos on vassal kings were relaxed.

But if you don't want to work abroad and want to enjoy the special power of the local area, you don't even think about it.

If someone else came, King Jingjiang might not appear on this occasion, but this time it was not someone else, but the crown prince.

According to the family rules of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor and the crown prince can only live in the homes of relatives when they go on patrol, and they are not allowed to occupy private houses and build palaces. If there is no feudal king in the area, then you have to live in the yamen.

Therefore, outside the Forbidden City of Daming, there are no royal gardens, and the only thing that can be regarded as the hunting ground of Nanhaizi on the south side of the Lugou River is probably the hunting ground.

Therefore, Zhu Jianjun has only one station in Guilin, that is, in the Jingjiang Palace.

Zhu Jianjun has received strict etiquette training, and he greets everyone like a spring breeze. Immediately placed the west in the Jingjiang Palace.

Ye Sheng and Mao Sheng naturally asked to see Zhu Jianjun alone and report to work.

Zhu Jianjun said: "My father asked me to come, not to point fingers, just to come and see, you don't want to be lonely, just leave a seat for Lone." Nothing else is necessary. ”

Zhu Jianjun knows how to measure things very well.

Ye Sheng and Mao Sheng also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, they were both worried that if this prince had to meddle in various affairs, they would be much more miserable.

It would be much better if the prince was self-aware.

However, even so, they did not dare to ignore the existence of the crown prince.

And so, a few days later. When discussing matters in the yamen of the governor of Guangxi, the prince sat on the right seat, but a little behind.

Mao Sheng and Ye Sheng sat separately on the left and right.

After the group saluted, the discussion began.

Ye Sheng spoke first, he explained Han Yong's work 1510, it seemed that he was telling the people below, but it was actually said to the newly arrived prince, lest this master would not understand the situation here. So it's just tireless when it comes to talking.

"When Governor Han was here, he set up 36 villages in the mountain pass near Dateng Gorge, and these 36 villages, either for the garrison soldiers, or for the people's strong, or for the wolf soldiers, all occupied the key points, sealed the mountain pass, so that the thieves could not enter and exit the Dateng Mountain at will, and ordered all parts to be stationed in the counties near Dateng County, when the thieves went out of the mountain, they attacked back and forth, so that the thieves could not get out, and now it has been quite effective."

Zhu Jianjun thought that the previous few so-called great victories were all the Yao people in the Dateng Gorge who went out of the mountains to loot, and when they retreated, they were chased by the officials and soldiers, and they were either beheaded by 300 or 500 people.

It's just that Zhu Jianjun also understands. The Great Tengxia is too big.

It is so big that even if the various mountain passes are guarded, it is impossible to seal all the entrances and exits of the Great Tengxia Gorge.

Even in this way, the Yao people in the Dateng Gorge were forced not to go down the mountain.

After all, although the Great Tengxia is a large place, not everything can be self-sufficient.

Maybe grain, gritting your teeth, operating some thin land in the mountains, and then hunting for a living, the mountains of Guangxi are not the mountains of the north, the climate is humid all year round, and they can barely feed these people.

But some necessities of life, under such a blockade, will never be able to enter the mountains, such as salt, such as iron.

These things, even if they live in the mountains, are indispensable.

This is also the reason why the Yao people of Datengxia know that there is a net under the mountain, and they have to take risks again and again.

It is difficult for a simple mountain people to sustain themselves.

However, there is an important point here.

That is, to cut off the private connection between the various toasts and the Great Tengxia.

Zhu Jianjun knew this, and he also saw it in the intelligence of the local Jinyiwei. It seems that when Han Yong pacified the rebellion of the Tian clan last year, he also knocked on the local toast.

Ye Sheng said, his eyes peeked at this young master, and he seemed to understand, so he continued: "In addition, Governor Han has also sent people into the mountains many times to persuade the mountain people to surrender and divide the four surnames of Lanhu Pan Tan. ”

This was Han Yong's original plan.

It's just that the plan can't keep up with the changes, all kinds of changes in the situation, changes in the world, Han Yong had to go back to Beijing to guard filial piety, and the armies in Guangxi had to go into the mountains to encircle and suppress when the preparations were not fully in place.

However, Ye Sheng immediately realized that it didn't seem too appropriate for him to say such a thing in front of the crown prince. He immediately added: "Now that Annam has changed greatly, the army sent by the imperial court is on the road, and the disease of scabies in Datengxia must not be mistaken in the major affairs of the imperial court. Win in one fell swoop. ”

"It's long overdue." Mao Sheng's tone had an obvious northwest accent, he was originally born in the northwest, and he had been fighting in the northwest for the first half of his life, and it was also the battle of Luchuan that he was transferred to the south, and he didn't expect to stay in the south for many years. It's just that the local accent can't be changed.

In fact, he has always been dissatisfied with Han Yong's overall plan.

Without him, in Han Yong's entire plan, he Mao Sheng and all kinds of soldiers and horses are all auxiliaries, and Han Yong obviously wants to use political means to solve the problem.

When the chaotic people of Dateng County were forced to the end of the mountains and rivers, the soldiers pressed the territory to fight the last battle.

It looks good, and he cherishes the casualties of his soldiers.

But Mao Sheng doesn't care about it.

Although he loves his pawns and is a necessary ability for a general, Mao Sheng does not want his subordinates to die, but they have no credit for fighting like this.

For most of the Ming army, there is no reward if there is no war merit, and there is no extra money if there is no war.

Do you really think that the Ming army followed Mao Sheng to Guangxi for the sake of the country and ideals?

Therefore, most of the soldiers still like to go to the battlefield, so what about killing some men and horses in battle? There are dead people in war, and most people who go to war don't think that the person who will die is themselves.

Of course, who will die then? Who knows in advance?

Mao Sheng said: "Prince, the sons have been waiting in Guangxi for a long time, and they can't hold it back, and this route has long been planned, nothing more than from Xunzhou, Wuzhou, Wuxuan, Pingle, Xiangzhou There is no way to march, each department is more than 10,000 people, no need to divide into a joint attack, just enter the mountain, go straight to each village, so that they can not take care of it." Even if the thieves gathered to besiege them, they categorically couldn't eat more than 10,000 officers and soldiers. ”

"Coupled with the dark line in the mountains, Hou Dagou will not be spared."

"If Hou Dagou really escapes with his life." Mao Sheng's eyes showed a cruel look and said, "Then set fire to the mountain." Even if there are people who are still alive, they won't be able to come back for decades. ”

This shows the difference between the thinking of civilian officials and the thinking of military generals.

From Han Yong to Ye Sheng, they all had some consideration for long-term stability, but Mao Sheng didn't think about this thing at all, he just thought about his military exploits.

Not only the exploits of the Battle of Datengxia, but also the exploits of the Battle of Annam.

That's right, although here in Zhuqi Town, whether the battle of Annan will be fought or not depends on the reaction of Annan. But on the front lines in Guangxi and Yunnan, many soldiers are already gearing up.

After all, since Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne, he has fought several major battles with foreign countries, although there have been victories and defeats, but the confrontation ended in victory.

Seeing that several princes had emerged in the north in a row, the competitiveness of the armies in other places also rose.

On the whole, the army in the south is not very capable of fighting, but this aspect does not include the three provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou and Guizhou, after all, these provinces have not been peaceful for a long time in recent years, and the army has been tempered for a long time.

There is still some combat power.

A person who does not have combat strength has no confidence, but a person who has combat strength has confidence and ideas.

All the emperor's worries were not shared by them.

The only thing Mao Sheng wanted was to exterminate the chaos in Datengxia as soon as possible. We can't delay them from making meritorious contributions on the battlefield in Annam. So even such a vicious method as burning the mountain was not taboo to say it.

After all, what reputation does a military general have, do you want to be Yue Fei? Just take credit.