“…… Fengtian carried the emperor's edict and said: Zhu Shunming, the commander of Changsha Weidu, made meritorious contributions to quelling the Huguang riot, awarded General Zhaowu, promoted to the deputy general of Huguang, and also commanded the commander of Changsha Weidu, and gave him a thousand taels of silver, a piece of jewelry, and a thousand acres of fertile land. ”

Zhu Shunming took the holy decree, which was a little inexplicable. Who is saying good things for themselves in the court? Seon Dema, how do you know if it's a disaster?

The Zhu family was very excited. Receiving the emperor's decree is naturally a great blessing in the hearts of ordinary people. The decree should be well framed and hung in a conspicuous place.

It was also Zhu Shunming who was too casual at home on weekdays, and his family didn't feel that the Zhu family had already had wealth and power. Everyone is also immersed in the mentality of managing several factories and running farms well.

A few days later, the order of Fang Kongzhi, the governor of Huguang, came to Jiu'an Town, and Zhu Shunming understood what was going on with the reward of the Holy Decree.

The imperial court needs to go to the southwest to work hard, so naturally it has to give some sweetness first.

In Fang Kongzhi's order, Zhu Shunming was asked to mobilize 5,000 soldiers and horses of Changsha Wei and immediately set off to southern Yunnan to quell the rebellion of the native people in Shadingzhou.

There was no mention of logistical matters such as grain and grass, military salaries, and pensions in the order, and it seemed that Zhu Shunming needed to solve them himself.

After receiving the order, Zhu Shunming couldn't help but sigh, no wonder Daming was getting weaker and weaker. Soldiers, the country's major affairs. The imperial court needed local troops, so it was sent with an empty title, an air force rank, a thousand taels of silver, and a few acres of thin fields. Quartermasters, Food, Intelligence, Programs, Soldiers and Horses...... You need to figure it all out yourself.

Zhu Shunming returned to Changsha and convened a military meeting with five thousand households, Shi Lei of the Military Intelligence Department, Zhou Zhou of the Shunfeng Dart Bureau, and two thousand households of the Sailor Division.

"The imperial court has asked us to send troops to the southwest to quell the rebellion. I decided to obey the dispatch of the imperial court and send troops to the southwest. Zhu Shunming first set the tone for the meeting.

"Let's talk about what you think."

All of you here are professional soldiers, and it is really boring to train and drill every day.

Fortunately, the sailor went to Shandong last year and fought a small battle, which can be regarded as a small addiction.

Except for Liu Wenxiu's 2,000 households, which used knives to kill chickens in the Changsha grain war, the army's 5,000 households have not taken any combat action, and the soldiers have already practiced and screamed.

"Great......"

"Finally there is a battle to be fought......"

"Can't you fall into the water......"

Shi Lei had a dead face and didn't say a word; Liu Wenxiu wanted to speak and stopped; Li Dingguo's face is straight; Peng Yulin, the thousandth household of the old Peng Water Division, was a little hesitant.

Shi Xuanwei, the second thousandth household of the water master, had a hot temper and said bluntly: "Helping the court fight, will the court give silver grain and grass?" If you don't give it, let's give him a bird? No. ”

The number of the 3,000 households in Zhangpan was less than 1,000. In addition to the training ground, their training is more about constantly suppressing bandits everywhere. In the mountainous areas of western and southwestern Huzhou, southwestern Guizhou, and eastern Guangxi, there are "ghosts" of the 3,000th household of Zhangpan.

So much so that as soon as they heard that the ghost was coming, the bandits would rather abandon the cottage and flee far away than fight these cunning, cruel and insatiable fellows.

The suppression of bandits in the southwest is absolutely inseparable from the 3,000th household, Zhang Pan is very sure.

He didn't care and said, "Isn't it easy to ask for food and grass?" Feed on the enemy. "The gangsterism is undoubtedly revealed.

"This ...... Not okay? The one who spoke was Hong Chaoguang, a simple man in his forties, who was benevolent and very popular in the army, and was promoted by Zhu Shunming to the 5,000th household.

"What's wrong? The court wants the horses to run again, and they don't give the horses grazing, how can there be such a good thing? ”

The 4,000th household of the Thousand Households Jade Feixing is handsome and has an evil smile, which is very popular with women. But don't look at his gentleness, his methods are very dark.

Shi Lei said expressionlessly: "According to intelligence, Pu Mingsheng's woman Wan took Pu Mingsheng's belongings to remarry Sha Dingzhou, and Sha Pu merged, and there were more than 200,000 soldiers who could fight. Most of them are fierce soldiers who have experienced the pacification of the rebellion of luxury, and they should not be underestimated. ”

"Besides, Sha Dingzhou has captured Kunming and taken Mufu. The Mu family's savings for hundreds of years were all swept away by Sha Dingzhou. He had enough financial resources to recruit soldiers and pull out hundreds of thousands of horses at any time. ”

"You'd better be careful and don't be too optimistic." Shi Lei's coffin face is really unpleasant.

Everyone looked at each other. yes, everyone is too optimistic.

Zhu Shunming's hands are full of calculations, five army thousand households, two naval divisions and thousands of households, no more than 10,000 regular soldiers. These 10,000 soldiers cannot all be sent to the southwestern front.

In the face of more than ten times the enemy, how can everyone be so confident?

Zhu Shunming likes the vitality of his subordinates very much. Soldiers should have this kind of momentum and courage to move forward.

After several years of growth, Li Dingguo's war talent has been fully brought into play. Although he is young, he already has a few prototypes of famous generals. Many of you are older than him, but they don't dare to underestimate him.

Li Dingguo said: "The southwest is mountainous, and a large-scale army cannot be used, so there will not be more than 10,000 people in a head-to-head duel." ”

"Our strength is that our soldiers are well-trained, well-armed, and morale is high."

"The enemy's advantage lies in the fact that he is outnumbered, at ease, and familiar with the terrain."

"The enemy's advantage is also their disadvantage. The enemy has a large number of people, and there will inevitably be great logistical pressure; The enemy is waiting for work, and it is inevitable to divide troops to guard various checkpoints and towns; The enemy's willingness to work at ease shows that the enemy has too many pots and jars, and he will definitely not dare to give up these belongings. ”

"Let's go into battle lightly, fight if we win, run away if we can't win, and stir up southern Yunnan, which can be regarded as completing the task of military training, which is enough to give an explanation to the imperial court."

Zhu Shunming looked at Li Dingguo appreciatively. Li Dingguo's few words told most of Zhu Shunming's combat thoughts. The rest can only be understood, not spoken.

Historically, Li Dingguo grew up rapidly in the southwest, became famous all over the world, and left a name in history. Judging by his current speech, he has gained sufficient strategic thinking and knows how to think about military issues from a political perspective. In time, it is not difficult to become a generation of famous generals.

Zhu Shunming's butterfly wings flew, putting the southwest battle situation on the table in advance; Driven by the inertia of history, it is bound to make Li Dingguo famous in the southwest.

"The battle must be fought." Zhu Shunming began to summarize: "Aside from the order of the imperial court, let's train for a few years, and it's time to go out for activities, and the elite soldiers are all out." ”

"Besides, it's okay for the court to let us send troops, but how to fight the war has to be up to us."

"This knife has been honed for a few years, and it's time to drink blood......" Zhu Shunming became murderous.

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In the end, 20,000 troops were dispatched to the southwest, only 5,000 regular soldiers, and the rest mobilized more than 10,000 auxiliaries from the Shunfeng Dart Bureau and the Marine Corps.

Li Dingguo's 1,000th household, Zhang Pan's 3,000th household, and Yu Feixing's 4,000th household were all dispatched.

Liu Wenxiu's 2,000th household stayed in Changsha; Hong Chaoguang's 5,000th household was stationed in Wugang as a material distribution center for the Western Expedition.

Peng Yulin's 1,000th Naval Division continued to travel to and from Dengzhou, Yangzhou, and Huguang in Shandong, transporting grain and equipment to the north, and transporting salt and other materials to the south.

Shi Xuanwei's 2,000th Household Office of the Water Division was responsible for the security patrols of the Yangtze River waterway, the waters of Dongting Lake, and the waters of Taihu Lake, and served as an emergency strategic reserve.

The southwestern military operation, codenamed "Butterfly", officially kicked off.