The place where Emperor Chongzhen drove to was the Hanlong Pass built by Chen Yongbin, the governor of Yunnan, in the 22nd year of Wanli of the Ming Dynasty, which was one of the eight passes for Tengyue. The original purpose of the construction was to prevent the invasion of the cave, so the place where it was built was naturally an important road for traffic to and from.

Hanlong Pass is located in the Mangbang Pass, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. After Emperor Chongzhen arrived here, he was not in a hurry to go out of the customs and enter Mubang, but the army rested here and waited for the grain and grass materials imported from the rear.

Of course, he wasn't just waiting. During the rest of the army, Emperor Chongzhen inspected the original Longchuan Xuanwei Division here, but now there is no Xuanwei Division, but it has been changed to become a state and county.

Emperor Chongzhen gave proper care to the people here, whether they were allocated fields, what difficulties they had in life, etc. All of a sudden, the people here were happy that they didn't have to be slaves to the toast and became homesteaders. Now that the emperor is still personally caring, he is naturally even more grateful to the court and the emperor.

"Although Longchuan is far away, it is still the land of the Ming Dynasty, and you are the people of me." Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said to them, "Since I am here, I will solve practical problems for you and make your life better and better." The road to Kunming here is inconvenient, but you can rest assured that I have given a decree to the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and in the coming days, the focus will be on building a road, building a good road, and making it convenient for you to travel to and from various places. ”

The good news, of course, is that everyone likes to hear it. Emperor Chrysostom said that what he said was even more convincing. For a while, even if the people here couldn't understand the emperor's words, after being conveyed by others, they were grateful.

"I have also demanded that every prefecture and county in Yunnan must have at least one private school, and all children of old age can go to school without paying tuition. Later, I became literate and saw more things. I believe that one day, you will also be able to travel far away, to the mainland, to the Central Plains, to the Beijing Division. ”

Here in Yunnan, because of strategic needs, it is necessary to first open a free private school, teach them the official language, and accelerate their sinicization. For the imperial court, there is indeed a certain cost to pay. However, it is to build a school, hire a teacher, and the states and counties will solve it themselves, and it does not require much capital. The purpose is not to let them pass the exam, but to be knowledgeable and have a sense of identity with Daming.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen also emphasized another aspect of things: "In the past, your side suffered many military disasters and was invaded by Dongwu. Today's Mubang and Mengyang are all Ming territories, but the people are still living in dire straits. I came this time to destroy Dongwu, and never stop the suffering of military disasters, and from now on the world will be peaceful! ”

This is now obvious. Of course, if Emperor Chongzhen didn't say it, some people might think that this was the emperor's business, and that the emperor wanted to expand his territory and martial arts, which had little to do with them.

But now that Emperor Chongzhen said this, it was completely different. The reason why the current emperor came to them so far was so that they would no longer suffer from military disasters in the future, and it was for them that he decided to destroy Dongwu.

In this way, while they were grateful to Emperor Chongzhen, they were also very concerned about the fact that the imperial army destroyed Dongwu.

At this time, they heard about the difficulties of the imperial court in conquering Dongwu. For example, the terrain on the Dongwu side is not familiar, the people's livelihood is not familiar, etc., and there are difficulties in transporting money and grain in the rear, etc. In addition, there is also news that the imperial army is recruiting guides who are familiar with Donggo or something.

All of a sudden, the people of this land spontaneously stood up.

Is it difficult to transport money and grain in the rear? Come and come, the little food hidden at home is contributed to the needs of the imperial army.

You're not familiar with the terrain on Donggo's side, are you? The people who had been there rushed to the gate of the barracks one after another, asking to be the guides of the army, and even simply said that they wanted to join the army and fight Dongwu with the imperial army!

During the period when Emperor Chongzhen was stationed in Hanlongguan, the local or surrounding people were very enthusiastic and willing to do their part for the imperial court to recruit Dongwu.

Even the people of Mubang and Mengyang rushed over after hearing about it.

For them, on the one hand, they received a military order from Dongwu Ping Dali, asking them to withdraw to the mountains, destroy all their farmland and houses, and clear the fields with strong walls to deal with the Ming army; On the other side, wherever the imperial army went, the people were like a festival, and they had infinite expectations for the future.

In this way, even if they choose with their toes, of course they will choose to support the imperial army.

As a result, the imperial army led by Emperor Chongzhen has not yet moved, and Mu Bang and Meng Yang are all hoping that the imperial army will be defeated soon. They either rushed to Hanlongguan to ask for participation, or simply spontaneously opposed the officials of the Donghu Dynasty in their hometowns and rebelled first.

Among the people who came out to serve the imperial court in this area, many of them were veterans who had participated in Liu Wei and Deng Zilong's capture of Ava City before. They were familiar with the roads leading to Ava City, and were of great help to this large army operation. Although they were old, the youngest were in their seventies, but the enthusiasm did not allow the young lads.

For such a situation, Zheng Chongjian, the governor of the three sides, was dumbfounded.

Originally, he thought that there would be many difficulties for the army to expedition to the wild land. For example, the terrain is not familiar, such as the grain and grass are not continuous, such as the people's strong customs, and they do not obey the king, etc.

However, as soon as the emperor came, these things were gone at all. Such a matter of supporting the imperial army, it was the first time in his life that Zheng Chongjian had seen it.

Originally, when he heard that Ye Bushu said that Dong Wu adopted the strategy of clearing the wilderness with strong walls, he was still very worried. As a result, now that he looks at it, he doesn't dare to say anything else, as far as Mu Bang and Meng Yang are concerned, he dares to use his official position to guarantee that as long as the imperial army arrives, it will definitely be the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

The reason why this situation has occurred, of course, he understands it now. But before Emperor Chongzhen did these things, before he made them, how many people could have thought that they could do such things and have such an effect?

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Ava City, this side is also in intense preparations, because there is a demonstration effect of the head hanging on the head of the city, although the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness has harmed the interests of many people, but after all, no one dares to oppose it openly. However, resentment is something that Pindari can feel.

In this regard, although he didn't care about it on the surface, he still had regrets in his heart. After all, he is the one who wants to be the king of Dongwu in the future, and it is naturally best to be able to win the support of all the people.

Subsequently, the scouts continued to report back, indicating that the emperor really had to personally lead the army to Dongwu, and Pingdari became even more nervous, speeding up the speed of clearing the wilderness. He wanted the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom to lead the army to just step into Dongwu, and he would be tortured by grain and grass materials, and the deeper he went into Dongwu, the more he felt the tension of grain and grass materials.

However, then he was a little dumbfounded.

The return of the scouts has been telling the army led by the emperor of the Ming State to go to a certain place and to a certain place...... But later, it has always been Hanlong Pass, Hanlong Pass, or Hanlong Pass......

"What's going on?" Ping Dali became angry, and scolded the scout who returned, "Why is the army led by the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom all the way to Hanlong Pass?" How long has it been since this happened, and still haven't come to fight? ”

How can the scouts answer this question!

So, he turned his head to look at Sha Dingzhou on the side of the station and shouted, "Isn't the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom coming to fight the cave?" Why did you stay at Hanlong Pass? Could it be that the army of the Ming Kingdom stayed at Hanlong Pass, so it would not consume money and food? ”

When the army is assembled, the daily consumption of land money and food is less than that of the war, but after all, it is more than before the assembly.

Sha Dingzhou was also puzzled, and said with a puzzled look: "From Kunming to Hanlong Pass, the road is also difficult to walk, and most of them have to rely on horses and camels. And the villain came from that side, and it was certain that there was absolutely not enough food and grass for the army. The Emperor of the Ming Kingdom stayed there and stayed still, perhaps because he knew that His Highness's side was strong and clear, so he didn't dare to send troops if he didn't collect enough food? ”

Don't talk about Dongwu, it's here in Yunnan, even in the later generations, before the infrastructure madness went crazy, there were many places that relied on horse gangs to go south and north. The number of horses is the amount of transportation capacity, which is a symbol of the wealth and status of the locals. It can be seen that this traffic is really impossible.

It is also because of this that Emperor Chongzhen led his troops to attack Dongwu, and only brought 30,000 horses. It's not that I don't want to bring more, but the logistical constraints really can't be more.

After some speculation on the side of Pindari, he gave an order to the scouts to let them infiltrate Hanlong Pass to inquire about the news. If it is possible, I don't mind using some means to force the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom to send troops. For example, setting fire to food, burning houses if you can't burn food, walking rumors, creating panic, and so on.

On the other hand, he also strictly ordered all localities, especially Mubang, Mengyang and other areas close to Hanlong Pass, to be vigilant and not to be careless, so as not to be caught off guard by the Ming army.

What Pingdali didn't expect at all was that in the past, Dongwu scouts entered the realm of the Ming Dynasty, and no one recognized him, speaking a local dialect, more Ming people than the Ming people.

But this time, the Dongwu scouts managed to sneak in and enter Hanlong Pass over the mountains and mountains, and before they could do any damage, they were drowned by the sea of people.

That's right, the imperial army, the people in the official palace can't recognize the difference between these Dongwu scouts and the locals. However, the locals are different, and you can see it at a glance for outsiders. With a little attention, you can immediately tell the sneakiness of these cave people.

didn't say it, they were worried that they didn't know how to repay the emperor, and the credit for this delivery to the door was all rushed. Often, more than a dozen local people dragged a Dongwu scout to the yamen, and as for whether it was a misunderstanding in the end, the government would interrogate it clearly.

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