Chapter Seventy-Four: A Conspiracy to Defeat the Razor
Taking advantage of the brutality and cruelty of the Qing army, his own foresight, and the inspiration of land lure and leniency policy, Zhu Yongxing set off a wave of resistance against the Qing Dynasty in Yunnan Province. Step by step, most of the Tusi of Yunnan Province, as well as most of the people and people, were incited and mobilized to contend with the Qing army. In a sense, this is also a kind of people's war!
"The soldiers and the people are the foundation of victory," "The deepest roots of the great power of war lie among the people," and "The Eight Banners of Manchuria were able to sweep the world with more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. "Only by resolutely mobilizing the whole population can we provide an inexhaustible supply for all the necessities of war".........
Zhu Yongxing's theory has become a compulsory textbook in Jiangwutang and is being put into practice. The burning, killing, and looting of the Qing army were widely publicized among the people, and then extensive and enthusiastic political mobilization was carried out to solve the problems of military and financial resources, and then the people and soldiers had no worries about the future with a policy of leniency and benevolence and perfect bereavement measures.
"He who has no permanent birth but has perseverance, only a man is capable. If the people are the people, there is no permanent birth, because there is no perseverance...... It is the property of the people of the Ming monarchy, and it will make Yang enough to serve his parents, and he will be able to give birth to his wife, and he will be full for life, and he will be free from death in the fierce year, and then he will be driven to good, and the people will be light. Zhu Yongxing Mencius's theory is deeply true, the people have constant production, progress has perseverance, and the monarch protects the people and the king.
Zhu Yongxing will not adopt such a radical method to fight local tyrants and divide the land, but he can be flexible and learn its essence. With the reduction of taxes and taxes, as well as foreign expansion, the broad masses of the people can get land and their livelihood is guaranteed. In order to defend vested interests and strive for favorable conditions, the people will actively join the army and strive to develop production. The methods don't have to be the same, as long as they achieve similar results.
In this day and age. It is very important to take the lead in setting an example, especially with an identity like Zhu Yongxing, who has greater appeal and influence. When the princess took her maid to deliver the "military support shoes" to Yousi with quality and quantity, in a chorus of praise, whether it was the bureaucracy or the ordinary people. All criticism and resistance vanished. Not only did the share exceed every time, but there was no shoddy or blind thing to deal with.
Under the instruction of Zhu Yongxing, the propaganda team rushed to rehearse small plays such as "Shoes Supporting the Army with Letters" and "Supporting the Army", and toured the performances, which received excellent results.
Although the common people are uneducated and cannot speak the righteousness of the literati, they are more simple, and they also have their own judgments about who is good and who is bad. Don't be deceived. Zhu Yongxing sighed with emotion, but also became more confident in his own policies and measures.
As the most effective means, Zhu Yongxing has never given up. Although the Ming army had to hold on to the Qing army and could not draw too many troops, there were many people who were eager for land. The Annan Metropolitan Envoy's Office was a meeting place for many militants, and a large number of Annam Metropolitan Envoys tasted the sweetness of land seizure, and the idea of aggression and expansion was extremely strong.
on this. Zhu Yongxing is happy to see it come to fruition. With his support and instruction, the Annam Metropolitan Envoy built an army of 15,000 men. was given the name "Rebel Army" by Zhu Yongxing. The Mengshan Ke clan, the Mengmeng clan, the Dao clan, the Long clan, the Na clan, and the newly joined Tusi Nong clan, Shen clan, and Wang clan in Yunnan Province all lost their salaries and purchased weapons, and hired instructors from the Ming army to sharpen their knives. Zhu Yongxing temporarily stopped their attempt to continue to oppress the Zheng clan in Annam, and actively carried out diplomatic means. The Jossi and Annam Zheng clans marched together to invade the Nanzhang Kingdom and plundered its land.
The Nanzhang Kingdom, also known as the Lancang Kingdom, was the predecessor of the Kingdom of Laos. Because it has been in the midst of wars in surrounding countries for many years, it has been invaded by Siam, Burma, and Annam Zheng. Even Japan has demanded tribute to Nansho, which shows how weakened the country is.
Although Nanzhang was weakened, Zhu Yongxing was still in line with the starting point of slowly encroaching and obtaining the maximum benefit with the least effort, and was ready to join forces in Nanzhang. First, it can reduce the resistance of the attack; second, it can disperse the forces of the Zheng clan in Annam; Third, the purpose of expansion can be achieved without using the main force of the Ming army.
If the three of them join forces to slap the south, Myanmar will inevitably come to fish in the muddy waters and get a piece of the pie. Zhu Yongxing has not been able to free up his hands to clean up this long-term enemy, and pulling Burma in will also be a reason for war in the future. If you want to take it first, you must give it first. Myanmar and Annam's Zheng clan will fall into the trap woven by Zhu Yongxing because of greed. And this period of diplomatic mediation is just the right time for the "rebel army" to strengthen training, replenish equipment, and improve combat effectiveness.
It is Zhu Yongxing's overall strategy to give full play to the efficiency of personnel. The Qing army was the strongest, so it was naturally dealt with by the Ming army; The south palm is second, and it can be attacked by the "rebel army"; Zhenla, similar to Nanzhang, has the Ming army as the main battle, and the Jing'an army to maintain law and order, but it can be safe.
To deal with the Qing army, it was delayed, fought and pulled, Yunnan Province was mainly delayed, Guangxi was offensive, and there were naval divisions to contain Guangdong reinforcements. This is the case with the entire situation of the southwest anti-Qing resistance, although in Yunnan Province, the Ming army already has the advantage of troops, but the conversion of manpower into combat power still requires a period of training and actual combat.
In Zhu Yongxing's mind, Wu Sangui's mentality has changed, and with the intention of preserving his strength, he doesn't have to force the old traitor to work hard. He had already set the target of the key attack on the Manchurian Eight Banners in Yunnan Province, and as long as the Manchurian army was weak and weak, Wu Sangui would not risk losing his old capital and fight to the death.
Therefore, Zhu Yongxing temporarily left Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, in western Yunnan, in order to pose a greater threat to Chuxiong, and pinned his hopes on this famous general to kill and wound more Manchurian generals. At the same time, he also ordered the command of the Southern Yunnan Theater to intensify the infiltration and harassment of the surrounding areas of Chuxiong, weaken the strength of the Qing army by using the combat method of knocking kraft candy piecemeal, accumulate combat experience of the troops, improve the combat capability of the troops, and strengthen the equipment during this period.
The Eight Banners are powerful in field combat, but to what extent they can be powerful and what kind of weapons and equipment are needed to defeat the enemy, Zhu Yongxing has been thinking about it and testing it. Furlong cannons that can fire quickly, phalanxes with spears and muskets, and a combination of carts, muskets, and grenades...... But it seems that they all need to be in a specific environment to be effective. The best weapon to deal with cavalry is still cavalry, this is the truth that Zhu Yongxing figured out the most, but now he can't do it for the time being.
It is too expensive to equip cavalry on a large scale, tall and sturdy war horses are also a big problem, and the training of cavalry, which is not a problem that can be solved in a short time. Therefore, Zhu Yongxing has always been cautious about field battles. He believed that in the open area, the cavalry tactics were difficult to deal with, and even Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, defeated the Manchurian Eight Banners by wisdom and strategy, rather than brute force.
Time, Zhu Yongxing needs time, the grand strategy has been launched, and he needs time to make it effective. But the tree wanted to be quiet and the wind did not stop, and a piece of information made him nervous again. Wu Sangui ordered the Guizhou Tusi to send troops to help pay and recruit, and wanted to recruit tens of thousands of native soldiers to help Yunnan Province.
This plan was vicious, and Zhu Yongxing saw through Wu Sangui's intentions at a glance. Using Guizhou's native soldiers as cannon fodder not only consumes the strength of the Ming army, but also preserves its own strength to the greatest extent, which is only one of the purposes. After this conscription, the strength of Guizhou Tusi will inevitably be weakened, which will be conducive to Wu Sangui's rule. Perhaps this is also Wu Sangui's desire to leave a way back, focusing on running Guizhou, and Yunnan Province has also become a battlefield for him to consume and contain the Ming army.
Similar to the situation in Yunnan, in Guizhou, the distribution of toast is also spread throughout the province. The important ones are Shuixi Toast, Guizhou Toast, Guiyang Toast, Anshun Toast, Tongren Toast, Banzhou Toast, Wusa Toast, Xingyi Toast, Sinan Toast, Sizhou Toast, Zhenyuan Toast, and there are more than 100 large and small toasts in the province. If these toasts obey Wu Sangui's orders, it is not impossible to recruit tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of soldiers, which is really a force that cannot be ignored.
Besides, the toasts have accumulated over the years and have a lot of wealth, and Wu Sangui squeezes the salary from them, as long as it is not too strict, it is still very likely to succeed.
Zhu Yongxing fell into deep thought, and it was a thorny problem to break Wu Sangui's conspiracy to "use raze to defeat raze" and to sabotage his intention to stabilize Guizhou's rule.
Ye Hu waited quietly, he had no way to crack it for the time being, so he could only hope for Zhu Yongxing. Since Zhu Yongxing left Burma and entered Yunnan, the difficulties he faced have never stopped, but Zhu Yongxing can resolve them, which makes Ye Hu and many people have an inexplicable trust and admiration for Zhu Yongxing, believing that nothing can stump Zhu Yongxing.
"Among the Tusi in Guizhou, the earliest, the longest, the most extensive, and the most influential is none other than the Shuixian clan." Zhu Yongxing raised his head slowly, his eyes shone brightly, and he said slowly: "Ran Ankun has neither the strength to endure humiliation and burden like his ancestor Madame Xiang, nor does he have insight into the strategy of traitorous males, but he is a bloody and reckless person, this can be used by me." ”
In the history of Shuixi, An Kun is an impressive tragic figure. When Wu Sangui marched to the southwest, An Kun took the initiative to lead his troops to surrender to Cheng, and he had no intention of rebelling. Moreover, he put down local rebellions several times and assisted Wu Sangui in ensuring stability in the southwest. However, Wu Sangui sat in Yunnan and Guizhou, and supported his own troops. In order to always grasp the power of the army and avoid the fate of rabbits and dogs in history, he rebelled against Tusi several times with ulterior motives, artificially created trouble, and borrowed the sword of the Son of Heaven to kill people. For his own selfish interests and power desires, he dragged the people of Yunnan and Guizhou into the abyss of war again and again.
Historically, An Kun was tricked, and he seemed to have no choice but to rebel, and he became angry at the crown. And he never expected that the so-called bloody nature of the man's husband or the stupid anger of the teacher would bring ruin to Shuixi, and even more death to himself. (To be continued......)