After Ao Bai returned to the provincial capital, he moved troops to the Yunnan-Guizhou border.

At first, he wanted to attack Chongqing, but it was delayed because of the problem of Tusi.

Now that the timing has been delayed, if it is forcibly attacked, the Ming army has already prepared, and it will be difficult for him to bargain.

The Ming army in Yunnan was relatively small, and Ao Bai decided to take Kunming in one go.

Of course, Ao Bai himself decided to defend Guizhou, this is because he was planted with Gu poison by the Shuixian clan.

Gu poison is such a thing as rather believe that it exists than that it does not exist.

Although Ao Bai had never seen the appearance of others when the Gu poison attacked, he shuddered just by listening to An's description.

How could he bear such pain?

According to An's words, people who have been planted with Gu need to take medicine on time to suppress the Gu poison in their bodies, and they dare not leave Guizhou easily.

Otherwise, if you don't take the medicine on time and the Gu poison in your body attacks, the heart-eating pain of ten thousand insects is not a joke.

Sitting in Guizhou is a last resort, but Ao Bai can also discuss the situation in the southwest with Hong Chengchou.

"Hong Jingluo, this official heard that Guizhou is mixed with soil and Han, how do you govern them?"

In the Central Plains, the imperial court imposed a strict shaving order, which required men of all ages to shave their hair as a way to strengthen its rule.

But Guizhou certainly can't. First, the natives are relatively independent, and each occupies a mountain.

If the shaving order is to be implemented, it will take a lot of manpower and material resources, not to mention, and it is likely to end up in a situation where the rods are raised in all directions.

The current evil consequences were planted at that time, and Aobai obviously underestimated the self-esteem of these toasts, and also paid a certain price.

Now he has to take a fresh look at this particular group.

Hong Chengchou squinted his eyes and smiled slightly: "Lord Ao, in fact, whether it is a Han person or a local person, all you want is three meals a day. As long as they can fill their stomachs, they can do anything. ”

Hong Chengchou sees the problem more thoroughly than Aobai, in his opinion, whether it is a toast or a military leader, what he wants is glory and wealth, while ordinary people at the bottom only want to have a bite to eat. The two are in some way contradictory. So why are those low-level people willingly driven by the Tusi military leaders to be pawns?

Naturally, it was because the Qing army refused to give them this bowl of rice, while the toasts and military leaders were willing to give it.

For those who are about to starve to death, whoever gives them food will follow them.

This point is similar to the situation when there were many wanderers during He Chongzhen's years, and the court could not suppress it.

"Have you ever heard of Guanyin soil?"

Hong Chengchou asked with interest.

Seeing that Ao Bai shook his head, Hong Chengchou explained: "Guanyin soil is actually not soil, but a kind of white clay. It is used to fire porcelain and glazes. You can't eat this kind of thing, right? But I've seen people eat Guanyin soil to satisfy their stomachs. Eating this kind of stuff does make you feel full and you won't feel hungry. The stomach can even be very distended. But after eating it, people can't pull out, and they will suffocate to death! ”

Ao Bai gasped when he heard this.

That's damn horrible, isn't it?

"Who will eat soil if there is food to eat? But the current situation is that the court forces them to eat soil. Then they had to follow these toasts in order to survive. ”

Seeing that Hong Chengchou was so clear, Ao Bai said unhappily: "In that case, why didn't Hong Jingluo give them a bite to eat?" ”

Hong Chengchou shook his head and said, "If they want to eat, the army will have to be hungry." Guizhou, a land of poor mountains and bad waters, is extremely short of food. It was not enough to support an army of more than 100,000 people just by transporting it from Huguang. So it can only be looted locally. ”

Hearing this, Ao Bai was silent.

He seemed to understand a little bit why the Qing army could not go further when they took Guizhou.

To some extent, Guizhou is a barrier to Yunnan, but from another perspective, it is also a drag.

The Yunnan-Guizhou mountainous area is not suitable for growing grain, and the daily consumption of the army depends on the transportation of other provinces.

The only way to reduce this consumption is to rob.

Who's the one to rob? Naturally, it is to rob these natives.

But the natives of Guizhou can't eat enough.

The rations for life have been robbed, and no one will be silent.

So these natives, instigated by Tusi, began to attack the Qing army.

The Qing army was so annoyed by the natives that they could not withdraw to attack the Ming army in Yunnan.

It's like a quagmire that, once you're stuck in it, you can't get out.

As for these toasts, they may not really be loyal to the Ming court.

It is said that the An family, the head of the Tusi of Shuixi, also betrayed the Ming court.

For them, it is natural to want to fight for more benefits for their family, which requires a certain amount of strength.

It can only be said that Ann's has a large deviation in the grasp of this degree and has gone too far.

If the Qing army wants to get out of the quagmire, there is only one way, and that is to take Kunming quickly.

Only by taking Kunming can the Yunnan-Guizhou connection make the toasts die and bow down to the authority of the Qing court.

Only in this way can we better deal with the main force of the Ming army in Sichuan.

But this is a big risk.

The consumption of grain and grass by the army going out and the army stationed is not a quantity.

After all, soldiers are extremely physically exerted in battle, and they need to quickly replenish food to recover their strength.

In this case, if it is defeated, it is fine, but if it cannot be defeated, the consequences are unimaginable.

This is also the reason why Ao Bai transferred troops to the Yunnan-Guizhou border, but did not give the order to attack for a long time.

"Actually, the court is a little too anxious."

Hong Chengchou said eloquently: "Although Chongqing is important, in the final analysis, it is just a land and water rush. The granary of the world is in Huguang, as long as Huguang is in the hands, the imperial court will have an absolute advantage. We can consume it, and we can use up the food reserves to kill the remnants. ”

Ao Bai shook his head when he heard this.

"No, I can't. Even if there is enough food, it will not work. The emperor specially instructed me to fight quickly and not give the thief a chance to breathe. ”

Hong Chengchou sighed in his heart when he heard this.

Today's emperor is really a little desperate to save face. Since the holy will is so, it can only be fought.

"If you really want to fight, I suggest dividing the troops. Besieged Kunming all the way, and went north all the way to cut off the remnants of the Ming reinforcements. ”

After all, Hong Chengchou is an old fox, and he knows very well the strength of the Ming army in Yunnan today.

Although it is not said to be an empty city, there will not be too many troops.

In this case, the Ming army will definitely return from Sichuan.

Instead of joining forces to besiege Kunming and attack Kunming, it is better to divide troops to cut off the reinforcements of the Ming army.

The Qing army that went north only needed to rely on the terrain advantage to hold back the Ming army.

The Ming army in Kunming City will definitely collapse if it can't wait for reinforcements, and it will be very easy to break the city at that time.

"Then who will be the commander of this northbound division?"

"If the boiled adults don't dislike it, Hong can recommend someone."

"Who?"

"Zhao Liangdong!"

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ps: The first update is delivered, and there is still no Sanjiang next week, Lao Kun is in a painful struggle, relying on faith to desperately persevere. It's about three weeks away from 300,000 words, so I don't know if I can wait for hope. I'm really tired.