The course of history should have changed from the time he left Burma and entered Yunnan, but Zhu Yongxing did not expect that Tengchong's victory would allow Wu Sangui to benefit indirectly. Originally, it was not until after entering Burma to capture Yongli that Wu Sangui was promoted to the prince, and later, the Qing court handed over Guizhou to him with full management, so that Wu Sangui had the meaning of sealing the domain and splitting the land.

Of course, now that Wu Sangui's recital has just been handed over, it has not yet been approved by the Qing court, and it will not exceed the reward in history, but he has indeed taken a step towards mastering Yungui completely. The more unstable Guizhou in Yunnan is, the greater the power given to him by the Qing court, and this old fox can see it clearly.

As long as I follow the example of the Mu family in Yunnan in the Ming Dynasty and let me be the king of Yunnan, I will naturally actively use troops to wipe out the puppet emperor Yongli who fled into Myanmar, as well as the remnants of the puppet Ming outside the border of Yunnan. Wu Sangui made such a wishful thinking, on the one hand, he transferred the Huguang Green Battalion under Hong Chengchou to western Yunnan to consolidate the defense of important areas; On the one hand, he continued to expand his forces and waited for the imperial court to reply.

The defeat of Tengchong also solved a difficult problem for Wu Sangui, that is, the ongoing disarmament discussion of the Qing court.

After the end of the large-scale war in Yunnan and Guizhou, the Qing court prepared to withdraw the Manchurian Eight Banner soldiers in Yunnan back to Beijing, and the 50,000 Green Banner soldiers were planned to be cut to 20,000. Because of the large number of troops left in Yunnan, the military expenditure caused a heavy burden on the state finances. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Households, during the period of employing troops, Yunnan Province received more than 9 million taels of silver every year.

That's a pretty staggering number! Taking the tax money collected by the state in the 16th and 17th years of Shunzhi as an example, the state's "tax silver" income for two years is not worth the military expenditure of Yunnan for one year. If calculated according to the income before the fifteenth year of Shunzhi, the difference is even greater. In addition, the garrisons in other provinces also needed military expenses, which further burdened the Qing court's finances.

It is important to know that since the Qing army entered the customs, there has been no war every day, production has been destroyed, and the economy of the Ming Dynasty has been in a state of collapse before the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and the Qing court has taken over this mess, and the finances are quite difficult. The report submitted by the Ministry of Household attracted the attention of Shunzhi, who thought that this matter was "an important matter of the state and of great importance", and that the Council of Ministers of the Government King Baylor should be "played quickly".

Wu Sangui, who started in the military and relied on the army, was naturally reluctant to reduce his army. When Tengchong's army was defeated, he pleaded to the imperial court: "The frontier is not peaceful, and the troops are difficult to reduce, so it is better to be the same as in the old days." "If there was some quibbling about this reason before, now is the right time. Wu Sangui understood that in order to maintain his position and prestige, he must have a strong and large army.

Now, Wu Sangui is most concerned about how to maintain his strength and not want to lose what he has gained. The puppet emperor Yongli, the puppet Ming clan stayed, and the remnants of the puppet Ming army, in his opinion, are not much of a threat. As long as he goes all out, it is only a matter of time before he completely sweeps it away.

The excessively rapid growth of a person's rights and status is often a breeding ground for the expansion of political ambitions. Wu Sangui's thinking has undergone new changes since the Qing court ordered him to stay in Yunnan.

The Manchurian soldiers will not accept the water and soil, and are unwilling to go deep into the border wilderness to fight, and completely eliminate the heavy task of the remnants of the Ming Dynasty. Wu Sangui saw it very clearly and thought very clearly, at this time, expanding his own power was justified, and most of the Qing court could only follow it.

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"One month to end the war in Annam, one month to settle down and recuperate, one month to train and prepare for war, and send troops into Yunnan in early or mid-September to fight the Qing army again." Zhu Yongxing did not pay attention to Kunming at this time, but went all out to the strategy of Annan, and put forward a specific time setting.

Ma Bao and other generals made eye contact with each other, all of them wondering why they had to set the time so precisely, or in a hurry.

Zhu Yongxing also had a feeling of helplessness in his heart, because he thought that he could control the time of Yuanjiang Nasong's uprising, and as long as it was delayed, he would be able to prepare more calmly. It's just that after Daniel Zhang escaped, he was given a warning, that is, everything cannot be taken for granted.

The time of Yuanjiang Nasong's uprising should be delayed, but who dares to guarantee that Wu Sangui will not make the first move? In September or October, when the rainy season is over, will the Qing army be left without action? From Wu Sangui's point of view, since he regards Yunnan as his own fiefdom and for the long run, a deep-rooted local snake like Na Song must be eradicated. First, it can kill chickens and monkeys and deter many toasts in Yunnan; Second, it also eliminated the threat of the Tusi of the East to Kunming, and you can rest assured that you can use troops in the southwest of Yunnan to suppress the Ming army, or enter Burma to capture and kill Yongli.

Compared with Li Dingguo, Bai Wenxuan, etc., in Wu Sangui's mind, perhaps Na Song is more threatening. After all, it has been in business for hundreds of years, has a stable base area, has hundreds of thousands of people under its rule, and has accumulated a lot of grain, grass and treasures. Whether from the political, military, or economic considerations, it is a superior choice to destroy Na Song, who refuses to surrender first.

And Wu Sangui did something similar in history, that is, the anti-Qing uprising in Shuixi. If you study it deeply, you will find that it is not so much that Shuixi Ankun took the initiative to erect a flag to resist the Qing Dynasty, but that he was forced to rebel by Wu Sangui. When the Qing court also assigned Guizhou to the jurisdiction of Wu Sangui, An Kun, a powerful local faction who had surrendered to the Qing court and provided great help to the Qing army, was doomed to be destroyed.

In their own backyard, how can they allow a powerful snake to be entrenched? There is a saying in the history books that Wu Sangui coveted the huge wealth accumulated by hundreds of families in Shui'an. Admittedly, there are factors in this regard. But the more critical reason is that Wu Sangui wants to effectively control Yungui and make it his stable hereditary fiefdom.

Once the misunderstanding of thinking is discovered, Zhu Yongxing can only race against time and try to be prepared for accidents. I may be able to persuade and command Na Song, but I can't let Wu Sangui act according to my plan!

Zhu Yongxing smiled bitterly and said to the generals: "Time is a little tight, but there is no way to do it. When the rainy season in Yunnan ends, the Qing army will move. If we are not prepared, I am afraid that we will not be able to hold a foothold in Annan even if we seize the foundation. ”

"Annan is a barbarian, it shouldn't be difficult to defeat it, right?" Ma Bao pondered for a moment, and said tentatively: "His Royal Highness Shicai has already talked about the current situation in Annan, and the confrontation between the Zheng clan and the Ruan clan should not be able to bring back a lot of troops. No matter how much Mo is contained, there must not be many soldiers who can fight, right? ”

"It shouldn't be difficult to defeat the Zheng family." Zhu Yongxing scratched his head and talked about his worries, "But I'm afraid that even if the Zheng clan is defeated, it will not surrender, and it will be entangled endlessly, so that our army will not be able to get out." ”

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