Starting from Jianchang, the Great Western Army led by Zhang Dingguo passed through Dechangsuo, Dianshaguan, Miyisuo, and Huichuanwei, and stopped after arriving at Songping Pass.

On the one hand, Zhang Dingguo ordered the soldiers to make some siege equipment, and on the other hand, he scattered and sent sentry cavalry to cross the Jinsha River and enter Yunnan to investigate the military situation.

Now that the whole of Yunnan is in chaos, the Great Western Army must conduct a detailed reconnaissance of the enemy situation if it wants to obtain the greatest benefits. In this way, we can be targeted and adaptable.

Zhang Dingguo does not fight unprepared battles.

In his opinion, whether it was the rebellious Shadingzhou or Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qianguo, their absolute strength was not as good as that of the Great Western Army.

The reason why Zhang Dingguo was not in a hurry to send a large army to cross the Jinsha River was that he wanted to see the situation first.

In case Sha Dingzhou and Mu Tianbo really get into a ball, it is naturally what Zhang Dingguo is most willing to see.

The location of Songping Pass is good.

Whether it is to Wuding Mansion, Chuxiong Mansion or Kunming, it is not far away, and the Great Western Army can gather strength to prepare for a thunderous attack.

Zhang Dingguo was very confident in this expedition to Yunnan, and in his opinion, this trip could more or less reap some tangible benefits.

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In the past few days, Mu Tianbo, the prince of Qianguo, who was in Chuxiong Mansion, received a reply from the Tusi of Northern Yunnan.

In addition to the Tusi of Tengyue Prefecture, which has not expressed its position, all the Tusi including Guangyi Prefecture, Yunlong Prefecture, Dengchuan Prefecture, Jianchuan Prefecture, and Baoshan Prefecture have clearly expressed their support for the Qianguo Gong's crusade against Shadingzhou.

Of course, they're just paying lip service. It is unrealistic to expect them to send troops.

But Mu Tianbo was already very moved.

After all, he is now just a poor man in exile in Chuxiong, and he is no longer the prince of Qianguo who holds the power to kill life and death in a province.

Now sitting in the city of Kunming is Nasha Dingzhou, and the big and small Tusi near Kunming have expressed their support to him.

The situation in southern Yunnan is somewhat special, and it will not be possible to count on it for a while.

At present, the whole of Yunnan is bounded by Wuding and Chuxiong, and most of the Tusi in northwest Yunnan support Mu Tianbo, while most of the Tusi in eastern Yunnan stand on the side of Shadingzhou.

It's like a posture of fighting in court.

At this time, the attitude of the imperial court is very important.

Mu Tianbo couldn't wait to see Qin Liangyu lead the army into Yunnan. In this way, the absolute strength of the Ming army can completely overwhelm Shadingzhou.

"Qianguo Gong, happy event, great joy!"

Mu Tianbo was thinking to himself, and Yang Weizhi walked into the house and said with great interest: "Mrs. Qin has already led the army to Xuzhou Mansion!" ”

Mu Tianbo was also overjoyed when he heard this.

Xuzhou Mansion can already be regarded as the south of Sichuan, and you can reach Wumeng and Zhenxiong along the Shimen River further south.

Looking at the marching route of Old Madam Qin, it should be that she wanted to cross the Niulan River and enter Dongchuan Mansion after arriving at Wumeng Mansion, and directly enter Yunnan after a short rest in Dongchuan Mansion.

This line is good!

Mu Tianbo walked to the map and took a closer look, and said with great interest: "Lord Yang, please see, south of Dongchuan Mansion is Xundian Mansion, and its mansion is only more than 200 miles away from Kunming City. And Xundian Mansion has no natural danger to defend. If it is taken, Kunming will be directly exposed to the imperial army! ”

I have to say that Old Madam Qin knows how to lead troops to fight!

If the imperial army chose to march from Guizhou, it would first need to cross the Tuanze River.

Shadingzhou will definitely deploy heavy troops here, and it will not be easy to cross the river safely.

After that, there are two important towns in Luliangzhou and Yiliang, and it is impossible to directly attack the city of Kunming.

If Old Madam Qin chooses this route, then there will be a hit.

Mu Tianbo estimated that it would be impossible to conquer Kunming in a few months.

But marching from Dongchuan Province was a completely different story.

If all goes well, it is not impossible to take Kunming within a month.

The more Mu Tianbo thought about it, the more excited he felt.

If Sha Dingzhou can be captured alive, he must personally teach this despicable villain who does not know kindness and righteousness. Then he sent someone to escort him to Nanjing to sacrifice the prisoners, and handed them over to the Son of Heaven to be seized.

Of course, the premise of all this is that Old Madam Qin can take Kunming by surprise.

For this reason, Mu Tianbo did not hesitate to bluff to attract Sha Dingzhou's attention.

"What Qian Guogong said is extremely true. When the imperial army enters Yunnan, the rebels of Shadingzhou will definitely be beaten like chickens and dogs. ”

Yang Weizhi was obviously very confident in the army led by Qin Liangyu, and said with a slight smile while rubbing his beard.

Mu Tianbo coughed and said, "Ahem, my father-in-law can't just stay here and do nothing." Lord Yang, we might as well come up with a suspicious plan. ”

"Suspicious tactics?"

Yang Weizhi was slightly surprised.

"Yes, we will feint Kunming from the west, so that Shadingzhou's attention will definitely be attracted and the garrison north of Kunming will be reduced. In this way, the process of Old Madam Qin's attack on Kunming will be much easier. ”

Yang Weizhi is not stupid, and after listening to Mu Tianbo's discussion, he also understands most of it.

He bowed his head slightly and said, "The Duke of Qianguo is really talented." However, the strength of Chuxiong Mansion is limited, and it may not be easy to deceive Sha Dingzhou. ”

Mu Tianbo laughed and said: "This is simple, we can recruit auxiliaries locally and distribute armor blades to them, so that it is enough to confuse the real with the fake." ”

Yang Weizhi's eyes lit up when he heard it.

Yes, what Mu Tianbo said does make some sense.

Their purpose was not to win Shadingzhou, but to attract rebels and give more space to the Ming army led by Qin Liangyu. In this case, the combat effectiveness of the temporarily recruited auxiliaries does not matter at all.

It doesn't matter if you can fight or not, it doesn't matter if you know the flag language or not, as long as you can stand there and fill the numbers.

As long as the number of people is piled up, it is still very bluffing to look at the past from a distance.

Sha Dingzhou didn't know what the real situation was, and he must have thought that Mu Tianbo had obtained the support of the Tusi of northern Yunnan and formed a coalition army.

Under such circumstances, Sha Dingzhou will definitely not dare to support it, and will definitely send the main force to the west of Kunming to garrison.

In this way, Mu Tianbo's purpose was achieved.

"Qianguo Gong is really a great talent!"

Yang Weizhi exclaimed: "Xia Guan didn't expect such a good way. I believe that Mrs. Qin will definitely seize this opportunity. ”

"I hope so!"

Mu Tianbo nodded lightly.

As the Duke of Qianguo in Yunnan, he naturally did not want a rebellion in Yunnan the most.

After all, the Mu family is equivalent to the soil emperor in Yunnan, and the Mu family in the peaceful world is naturally the most comfortable.

However, this Shadingzhou rebellion reminded him that he can't trust anyone easily.

Even those toasts who are deferential on weekdays.

If you want to live a stable life and pass on the title of Duke of Qianguo from generation to generation, you must strengthen your control over the Tusi in various places.

The imperial examination system was unworkable, and most of the natives in Yunnan did not follow Confucius, so they had to find another way.

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