"Your Highness, this place is so bad, I'm afraid there will be an epidemic of plague, and it is not suitable to stay for a long time!" Bai Wenxuan followed Zhu Yongxing to inspect the position, his brows furrowed slightly, and he was also very unaccustomed to the strange smell of rising, "It's better to shrink for the time being, and according to His Highness's plan, annihilate the Qing army under Tengchong City." ”

Zhu Yongxing did not express his position immediately, he was calculating the comparison of the current strength of the enemy and us, and weighing the chances of victory.

The reason for Bai Wenxuan's increased confidence was mainly because Tengchong had another Ming army, which was the joint attack of Xianyang Hou Qi Sansheng and Meng Jinbo Wei Yong from Gengma. This Ming army, like Bai Wenxuan, entered Burma with soldiers and horses, and later returned in vain after receiving the edict of Yongli, and later surrendered to the Qing army. But now, because of Zhu Yongxing's fanfare in Tengchong, after Qi Sansheng and Wei Yong failed to take over, they made the same choice as Bai Wenxuan, and went out of Tongtieguan to Tengchong to serve the imperial court and stay in Zhu Yongxing.

This is a very powerful army, with more than 4,000 people, otherwise it would not be able to fight the Burmese people to repeat their old tricks and move out of the Yongli shield. Overall, the total strength of the Ming army should have surpassed that of the enemy. And Line Guoan and Daniel Zhang obviously did not know exactly the changes in the number of Daoming troops, at least they undercounted Jin Tongwu, Liu Zhen, and Qi Sansheng and Wei Yong.

Yongli, Yongli, if you are not in a hurry to enter Burma, and repeatedly do not return, so that the soldiers fall into the heart, lose their fighting spirit and surrender one after another. With so many Ming troops gathered together, they should be in Yunnan for a long time to fight with the Qing army!

At first, Zhu Yongxing was also worried about the appeal after entering Yunnan, and he was also uncertain about how many people he could recruit. If he could reduce the ten battalions of the Ming army that surrendered to the Qing army by one-third, that is, he could recruit more than 10,000 horses, he felt satisfied enough. But now it seems that this minimum goal is almost reached again.

Fluttering, Zhu Yongxing's combat boots stepped on the mud, and a few maggots were stepped on, and the white slurry splashed on the toes of his boots. A burst of nausea also weakened Zhu Yongxing's determination to win steadily.

"How sure does King Zhao think our army will win in Tengchong?" In order to be more sure, Zhu Yongxing asked again.

Bai Wenxuan pondered for a moment and said: "There may have been sixty percent before, but after seeing the tragic situation of the Qing army's attack on the mountain, now it should be at least seventy percent or more." Let's start with the troops........."

When Bai Wenxuan gave Zhu Yongxing a detailed analysis and explanation, Zhu Yongxing couldn't help but nod again and again. I also have the idea of fighting in Tengchong, and I also told Bai Wenxuan and others, but the lack of experience in the battle formation has added a lot of whimsical and hypothetical things to this plan. Bai Wenxuan and his generals filled in the loophole in this assumption, making it meticulous and realistic.

"Your Highness's plan is far-reaching, which makes us admire, and I dare to modify it slightly, and I ask Your Highness to correct it." After Bai Wenxuan finished speaking, he skillfully put a high hat on Zhu Yongxing, and by the way, he also brought over the omissions in the original plan.

"Hehe, King Zhao is overrated." Zhu Yongxing didn't feel embarrassed to admit that he was insufficient, so he smiled and waved his hand, and said: "It's still reluctant to plan far away, but I don't dare to take it seriously." I was inexperienced and knew that it was not advisable to talk on paper, so I came up with this plan full of loopholes, but I didn't have the confidence to actually implement it. Thanks to the perfection of this plan by King Zhao and the generals, our army was able to get out of this plague place, and our army could have a chance to defeat the Qing army. ”

"Your Royal Highness is humble and open, which is really the luck of our army, the court, and the Ming Dynasty." Bai Wenxuan saw that Zhu Yongxing admitted that he was insufficient, but he appreciated it even more, this is much better than not knowing how to pretend to understand and die to save face, especially Zhu Yongxing's noble status, if he is not humble and does things alone, the Ming army gathered under him will suffer.

Zhu Yongxing smiled faintly, finally made up his mind, and said to Bai Wenxuan: "According to what King Zhao said, abandon the danger and retreat, and strive to annihilate the Qing army under Tengchong City." ”

"Then I'll go and make arrangements." Bai Wenxuan happily bowed his hand and turned away. This place is really not a place to stay for a long time, especially Zhu Yongxing, if he has three longs and two shorts, the soldiers and generals who have been gathered with great difficulty may be scattered, and the accumulated morale may be completely disintegrated.

Zhu Yongxing took his eyes off Bai Wenxuan's back and looked at the valley without saying a word for a long time. What I lack is this kind of courage to fight to the death, always trying to be clever, or opportunistic. Fundamentally, these are adjuncts, effective, but not the most important factor for success.

A hearty and slightly risky complete victory, a most secure but limited small victory, Zhu Yongxing chose the latter. In fact, this does not mean anything, the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and the strategy to adopt must also change from time to time. In the final analysis, it was Zhu Yongxing's lack of confidence in himself and the combat strength of the Ming army.

After this battle, it was time to organize a staff department, and Zhu Yongxing realized a good way to combine his own strengths with those of others. From a strategic point of view, he can predict a lot of things that will happen, and his long-term vision is unmatched; From a tactical point of view, the battle-hardened generals are also what Zhu Yongxing wants to learn but has not yet learned.

In the future, I will only put forward a big idea, and the specific implementation plan will be handed over to others to formulate and improve, which is the way to learn from each other's strengths. I didn't think about it before, because Zhu Yongxing was not familiar with the temperament of the generals, and there were no reasons for doubts.

Now, the doubts in Zhu Yongxing's heart have been greatly reduced. After these days of fighting, Zhu Yongxing saw the performance of the generals in his eyes and remembered it in his heart. Coupled with some of his petty means, the situation of the soldiers has changed somewhat. And the Xianyang Marquis Qi Sansheng and Meng Jinbo Wei Yong, who had just surrendered, were able to enter Burma to meet them, and they were able to see the edict and retreat, they were obviously loyal and trustworthy.

As for the generals in the history books, Zhu Yongxing's mentality has changed greatly. After all, that is a matter of the future, and it is a matter of not having his own clan left behind in Yunnan to support the crisis. Historically, the infinitely bumpy road of Zhongxing Daming failed even Bai Wenxuan to the end. If you can't open your heart and look at people with colored glasses, who else can you trust?

The big waves wash the sand, and the real gold is shown. Let everything be tested in the war, the road ahead is still too long to see the end, and the phrase "seeing people's hearts over time" should be prepared for yourself, right? Thinking of this, Zhu Yongxing let out a long breath, and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

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