Receiving this news from the front, Zhang Yuanzheng was greatly pleased, he did not expect to fight Sichuan and gain a general, now the war in Sichuan and Guizhou has been basically resolved, only Yunnan remains, Zhang Yuanzheng immediately called back, ordered Wang Yong and Xu Zhi to immediately converge, end the war in Yunnan as soon as possible, get out of the southwest battlefield as soon as possible, return to the army to solve Hong Xiuquan, who is still in Nanjing, and solve the war south of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After Wang Yong and Xu Zhi received the order, they immediately dispatched troops from Guizhou and Sichuan to Yunnan, and the news of the loss of Sichuan and Guizhou was transmitted back to Yunnan. The First Army, on the other hand, attacked Yunnan in a roundabout way from southeastern Yunnan.

The Qing Dynasty has been completely corrupted to the bones, officials at all levels are scraping the people's fat and people's cream, and the army is like bandits, fishing in the countryside all day long. The Wehrmacht fought all the way, but unexpectedly, the Qing soldiers in Yunnan were not as good as the Sichuan army, and the second group attacked from the north and soon attacked Kunming.

Yunnan region's *** sharp, as early as 1855 *** in western Yunnan uprising, most of the Qing army gathered in western Yunnan to fight the rebel army, Yunnan Governor saw that the situation was wrong, immediately ordered Kaicheng to surrender. Xu Zhi immediately sent the situation in Yunnan back to the headquarters, Zhang Yuanzheng received the telegram, looking at what was said on the telegram, Zhang Yuanzheng felt that the original arrangement was still insufficient, and convened the personnel to hold an emergency meeting.

Zhang Yuanzheng took the telegram and said: "Xu Zhi sent a telegram saying that Kunming has been captured, and the telegram also said that the current Yunnan region is very serious, Yunnan is a place with a majority of ethnic minorities, if we can not solve this problem, it will be difficult for us to gain a foothold in Yunnan, here I want to state one point first, ethnic minorities are also part of our Chinese nation, the Chinese nation is an inclusive and indivisible whole, only the integration of various ethnic groups, our road will go further." ”

Listening to Zhang Yuanzheng's words, Yang Huaifang said: "Chairman, the telegram sent back by Commander Xu also made a deep statement on this issue, I think it, in terms of ethnic policy, we can implement an inclusive and open ethnic policy, and we must solve it as soon as possible for the first place in Yunnan, otherwise it will affect the next strategic arrangement of our army." ”

After a pause, he continued: "Chairman, I think it is best for you to go to Yunnan in person, invite the leaders of a minority group to Kunming, and you will personally talk to them, the chairman of the seven captures of Meng Shu, and finally exchanged for a stable rear, today we can also use our broad mind in exchange for the great integration of Yunnan and even the entire Chinese nation." ”

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Yuanzheng also felt that what Yang Huaifang said was very reasonable, and decided to go to Kunming in person to solve the problem of Yunnan. Zhang Yuanzheng immediately sent a telegram to the 1st and 2nd Group Armies that were fighting on the front line to temporarily stop the offensive. The next day, Zhang Yuanzheng set off for Kunming, and at the same time, the National Defense Force invited the leaders and representatives of various ethnic groups to gather in Kunming to solve the problem of Yunnan deposited for many years.

The leaders of various ethnic minorities in Yunnan, received the invitation of the National Defense Force, their hearts were very hesitant, some immediately decided to give it a try, and some hesitated.

Seeing that the effect was not great, Zhang Yuanzheng sent seven invitations in succession, and finally invited representatives of ethnic minorities from various regions of Yunnan.