Lu Zhenfei's suggestion still has some truth.

Theoretically speaking, military attachés will go to Beijing every few years to report on their work, which is their most basic obligation.

It's just that in the middle and late Chongzhen Dynasty, the military generals gradually became feudal towns. Like Zu Dashou and Zuo Liangyu in the later period, they completely ignored the orders of the imperial court, which can be said to be listening to the seal and not listening to the tune.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't have any good way to do this, so he could only choose to let it go.

Although Zuo Liangyu is no longer there now, Zheng Zhilong is still a powerful warlord.

Fujian seemed to have become Zheng Zhilong's own land, and it was difficult for the imperial court to exert influence on Fujian.

But after all, the imperial court occupied the righteousness.

If Zhu Cihong sent down a holy decree and ordered Zheng Zhilong to report to Beijing, there would be no problem.

And Zheng Zhilong will be in a dilemma.

If he is ordered to enter Beijing, the imperial court can take the opportunity to put him under house arrest, control him, and then dismantle the Zheng family's power in Fujian step by step.

If he doesn't come, then it proves that Zheng Zhilong really has a ghost in his heart and is empty-hearted.

Of course, if it is the latter, Zheng Zhilong will not immediately rebel against Ming, at most it is the model of the late ancestor Dashou, completely operating Fujian into a third-party land.

After thinking about it again and again, Zhu Cihong still felt that it was necessary to send down the holy decree to test Zheng Zhilong.

He said in a deep voice: "I will send a holy decree to Zheng Zhilong to Beijing to report on his work, I want to see how this Zheng Zhilong will choose." ”

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After some weighing, Qin Liangyu finally ordered the crossing of the Jinsha River.

Since there were not enough boats for the army to cross the river, Qin Liangyu ordered the soldiers to build a pontoon bridge.

They built simple bamboo rafts that were connected end to end to form a long winding dragon.

The 30,000-strong army crossing the river was not just a matter of lip service.

Qin Liangyu divided the army into three parts, and the forward battalion crossed the river first, and after reaching the opposite bank, it gained a firm foothold, and then let the Chinese army cross the river.

At the same time, the army of the rear of the palace was always on alert to prevent the sudden attack of the enemy army and inflict heavy losses on the army.

Attacking halfway has always been Xiang's ruthless tactic, and the attacking side can often take advantage of a lot.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Qin Liangyu put the vigilance work in the first place. Fortunately, the Ming army did not encounter any attacks during the entire river crossing.

Coming to the other side of the Jinsha River, the Ming army entered the territory of Yunnan.

According to the administrative division of the Ming Dynasty, this is Xundian Mansion.

As the northern gate of Yunnan Mansion, the geographical location of Xundian Mansion is still very important.

After Sha Dingzhou captured Kunming, he deployed heavy troops around Kunming, among which Xundian Mansion was stationed with an army of 20,000 people.

This army was led by his henchman Mu Tai, and the whole army was entrenched in the vicinity of Fengwu. Therefore, when the Ming army led by Qin Liangyu entered the border of Xundian Province, it did not encounter large-scale resistance.

Some of the scouts he occasionally encountered were all dealt with by Zeng Ying.

After Qin Liangyu entered Xundian Mansion, he did not rush to attack Fengwu, but ordered the army to camp on the spot and rush to build siege equipment.

Qin Liangyu knew very well that the fortress in the southwest was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it would be a great loss if he relied on a large number of people to attack. The best way to take these fortresses is to attack them with trebuchets and artillery.

Due to the long journey over the mountains and mountains, this Ming army did not carry any heavy artillery, and the only dozen or so small cannons were not a big threat to the fortress, so building a trebuchet became Qin Liangyu's only choice.

The structure of the trebuchet is not complicated, and it is formed by temporarily cutting down trees.

As for the stones, they can be selected on the spot, and there will be no shortage of stones if Yunnan lacks anything.

When the Ming army had finished making all the trebuchets needed, Qin Liangyu ordered the camp to advance towards Fengwu.

Yunnan has mountainous terrain, and the rugged mountain roads can easily make it easy for soldiers to get lost.

However, this Ming army did not encounter such trouble.

Because most of them are local Tusi soldiers in Sichuan, they are very adaptable to this terrain.

However, some of the troops and the Shence army under the command of Zeng Ying were a little unbearable.

However, they were not willing to fall behind these native soldiers, and even if they had difficulties, they gritted their teeth to keep up.

On the way to Fengwu, the Ming army passed by many sentry villages and uprooted them.

From the mouths of the captives, they learned that part of the troops of Xundian Mansion had been temporarily transferred by Sha Dingzhou.

Qin Liangyu was overjoyed when he heard this.

If this is the case, the possibility of the Ming army taking Fengwu this time has increased by a few percent.

She ordered the captives to lead the way, and ordered the entire army to be vigilant against a surprise attack by the rebels.

Fortunately, the Ming army went smoothly along the way, and the expected sneak attack did not happen.

Until the Ming army advanced to Fengwu, there was no large-scale resistance.

Fengwu is a stone fort built on the mountainside.

The only way to capture it is to take a frontal attack, and there are not many good ways.

Qin Liangyu ordered the Tusi soldiers, who were familiar with mountain warfare, to advance to Fengwu as the vanguard, while the Shence Army and the Ming Army of Eastern Sichuan responded in the rear.

At this stage, the rebels stationed in the stone fort certainly understood the intentions of the Ming army.

Although they didn't understand how the Ming army came to Fengwu out of nowhere, they just fought.

They smashed down the logs and stones in the fortress.

These objects rolled down the stone road, causing considerable damage to the Sichuan native soldiers who burst onto the scene.

Some casualties inevitably began to appear, and Qin Liangyu had to endure it although his heart was like a knife.

Unlike the plains, mountain warfare can be circuitous, and there is often only one road to choose from.

Most of the enemy fortresses were built in dangerous locations, which were certainly easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The besieging side would have to pay a great price if they wanted to take these forts.

Thinking that when Wanli Tianzi pacified the Banzhou Rebellion, 100,000 Ming troops besieged the Sea Dragon Hoard, and finally won it at a heavy price, it does not show how sharp Yang Yinglong's rebels were, but it can only be said that the position of the Sea Dragon Hoard is really good.

These forts in Yunnan are similar to the general structure of Guizhou, and there is no shortcut to capture them, so they can only grit their teeth and harden their teeth.

Although Qin Liangyu feels sorry for the lives of his sons and nephews, he will not be soft-hearted at this time.

She is for the Ming Dynasty and for the court. The sacrifices of these nephews and nephews are valuable and meaningful!

If there is chaos today, and the east is eyeing the tiger, the southwest must not be chaotic anymore at this time.

If the imperial court could not quickly suppress the Shadingzhou rebellion, its prestige in the southwest would inevitably be greatly reduced, and more Tusi would definitely launch a rebellion in the future.

Therefore, even if there are many sacrifices, this time the rebels must be broken, Sha Dingzhou must be captured alive and sent to Nanjing Ming Zhengzheng for punishment.

Although Qin Liangyu is now old, his loyalty to Daming has not changed in the slightest, and the fire in his heart is still burning and has not been extinguished.

She also hopes that she can set an example for the younger generations through this suppression of the rebels, and tell them what they should do as a Ming general.

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