Although Zhu Yongxing's predictions were wrong, he also knew that the focus of the attack on Sichuan would not be simple war, but migration and reconstruction. The deeper we go into fighting in a place where the land is barren and sparsely populated, the more difficult it is to supply grain and grass, and if we cannot collect it on the spot, how great will the pressure on logistics and transportation be?

Therefore, since the successful counteroffensive in western Yunnan, Changguo Gong Gao Wengui led 3,000 Ming troops from Heqing Mansion to infiltrate Yongning Mansion in southwest Sichuan (now the northern part of Ninglang Yi Autonomous County in Yunnan Province and Muli Tibetan Autonomous Region in Sichuan Province), so far only 6,000 troops have been increased, and no large-scale attack has been carried out. But in Yongning Mansion, the Ming army continued to hoard grain, grass, and materials in preparation for the invasion of Sichuan.

This time, Zhu Yongxing gave most of the quota for the expansion of the army to western Yunnan, and he was about to start a formal march to Sichuan. In May, the first rice crop in Xishuangbanna and other areas in southern Yunnan and Siam could be harvested, just enough to provide grain and grass for the troops marching into Sichuan.

"Don't contact Hao Chengyi too much over there, and Yu Qi is the same, so as not to have an accident and leak the news." Before Zhu Yongxing was ready, he wanted to control what had happened in history, at least in terms of time, it should be delayed until May and June, and this is also the basis for the change in Sichuan.

Regarding Zhu Yongxing's choice and judgment, Ye Hu is no longer as simple as admiration, he is simply like a god. Whatever Zhu Yongxing pointed out, nine times out of ten it will be successful. Needless to say, Tusi in Yunnan Province, and now there are Hao Chengyi from Yazhou and Yu Qi from Jiaodong, all of whom already have intelligence officers in charge and have established secret contacts.

"Your Highness rest assured, use the password to contact, and the contact point does not directly point to Hao and Yu, and even the person who transmitted the secret letter does not know the specific situation." Ye Hu hurriedly replied.

"We still have to continue to expand the intelligence agency, and we must have our eyes and ears in the south and in the north." Zhu Yongxing nodded. Regular guidance has made the work of the Intelligence Division more and more professional, and it has been lurking for a long time and waiting for opportunities to act, which has made the outbreak of specific incidents more destructive.

Ye Hu hesitated for a moment, and asked tentatively: "Where is King Yanping, there are also the thirteen families of Kuidong." I think I can also send some personnel, so that I can grasp more information. ”

"Nope." Zhu Yongxing categorically vetoed it, saying that it would not be easy to maintain the current situation of unity and resistance against the Qing Dynasty, and it was absolutely necessary not to arouse the suspicion of the allied forces because of a small loss.

After pondering for a while, Zhu Yongxing did not explain this, but opened his mouth to ask about the internal security work. Intelligence is the first priority in the war, and if the Qing army can be prevented from spying on intelligence, it will undoubtedly gain time for a buffer. And put the operation in an advantageous position.

"The people who escaped from the Qing area and came to join us were all resettled in the occupied area of Annam as much as possible and incorporated into the Baojia. Basically, patrol teams have been set up in various villages and towns to check on passing personnel. Gu Xichou, who is in charge of internal anti-espionage work, took out a document and reported to Zhu Yongxing, "In accordance with His Royal Highness's decree, local governments are also establishing cooperatives to supply essential commodities to the people to reduce the flow of people." and a variety of highly liquid industries. Conduct examination and issuance of certificates......"

It is still the old way of mobilizing the masses and preventing and governing the masses, plus the road system. and the tight control of the border areas, which made it easy for the spies of the Qing army to enter and difficult to get out; They were placed far away from the front line, and basically could not inquire about the movement and troop allocation of the Ming army.

Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will not be defeated in a hundred battles. The Qing army knows its own self but does not know the other, so it must not dare to act rashly! Zhu Yongxing was quite satisfied with the work of the Intelligence Department and praised it a few times. After explaining some more things, the two of them were allowed to leave.

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Playing chess with a master often makes people feel constrained. You look at one step, but others are two or three steps ahead. And the calculation is frustrated, which makes people feel powerless.

Kunming West Garden is built on a shallow barren hill in the northeast of Dianchi Lake. One side is the green grass lake, one side is facing the Dianchi Lake, the Mu family builds a long causeway, and builds a pavilion and pavilion for the villa.

Among them, "Shuiyun Township" is a three-storey pavilion that stands on a sand dune meadow at the intersection of two embankments. To the west is the vast Dianchi Lake, to the southeast is the Lotus Pond, and to the northeast is the Qingcao Lake. The willows on the embankment are still clinging, the buds of the lotus pond are waiting to be released, the sky is light and the clouds are shadowing, reflecting in the water.

It was a beautiful scenery in front of him, and Wu Sangui originally intended to distract himself, but a sudden news made him feel shocked, and his brows were locked.

On the surface, before entering the customs, the Qing Dynasty implemented the policy of "integration of Manchu and Han", and treated Manchu and Han ministers and military generals equally. Not really. All the expeditions, the Manchu nobles are in charge of the army, and the six heads of the government are all headed by the Manchu officials. Han officials in general status can rest assured in the imperial court, but Han generals who are in prominent positions and control the army are different. The imperial court was even more relieved of them.

It is necessary to use them, but also to give them the necessary monitoring and control, which reflects the duality of the imperial court's policy towards Han officials and Han generals. The method of keeping children (or relatives) in the capital is to control them best. Among the Han officials, there are none other than Wu Sangui, Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming and others. When they drove south, Sangui sent his eldest sons Wu Yingxiong and Shang Kexi to send his third sons Shang Zhilong and Geng Jimao (whose father Geng Zhongming had died) to send their second sons Zhaozhong and third sons Juzhong to Beijing and serve Shunzhi.

The Qing court gave these children who served in the Ming Dynasty a favorable status, and even recruited them as foreheads, which was extremely incomprehensible; In fact, they secretly took them hostage. Holding the sons of Wu Sangui and others in their hands is to make them dare not have rebellious thoughts, and can only be cautious and loyal to the Qing Dynasty.

It is self-evident that the imperial court and Wu Sangui and others have their own hearts. Since their son stayed in Jingshi, they also took advantage of this condition to keep an eye on the movements of the imperial court. Wu Sangui had this in mind, so he arranged one of his relatives, Hu Xinshui, to be next to Wu Yingxiong and instructed him: "My son is young and ignorant, so I bother you to take care of everything." Hu Xinshui comprehended and took care of the daily affairs of Ying Xiong's house. Everything about Wu Sangui relied on the courtiers who bought it to speak for him.

Wu Yingxiong also paid attention to the actions of the imperial court, "gathering more traitors, scattering money, and communicating in all directions", and he "flew to report the news" in all big and small things. Although Wu Sangui is thousands of miles away, every move in the court is well understood.

Zhu Yongxing used Zhang Weihan to carry out psychological warfare, which could not have had no impact on Wu Sangui. In fact, this is also very understandable, even in the later life, if a fortune teller says that you are not good at this and that, even if you don't believe it, I am afraid that you will not feel comfortable in your heart. Wu Sangui may not be very convinced. But he also sent a message to Wu Yingxiong and Hu Xinshui, asking them to pay more attention to inquiring about the news of Concubine Dong E by the way.

Now there is news in Beijing that Concubine Dong E is "endangered". Seeing that the first sentence of the proverb is about to come true, and then thinking of the last two sentences, how can he not disturb Wu Sangui's mood and arouse his troubles?

Guizhou Toast slyed and delayed. It's hateful. Wu Sangui walked back to "Shuiyun Township", silently took a sip of tea, felt bored, slammed the teacup, and said hatefully: "Seeing that the pseudo-Ming has the potential to resurrect, both ends of the snake and mouse can be killed." ”

Fang Guangchen and Liu Xuanchu were admiring the scenery of the mountains and waters, and they showed a noble and noble demeanor in their speech, when they suddenly saw Wu Sangui angry. It's all a little inexplicable. But when he heard Wu Sangui's resentment towards Guizhou Tusi, he couldn't help but exchange glances and was worried.

"Lord Wang." Liu Xuanchu said cautiously: "The toasts in Guizhou are indeed hateful, and when the pseudo-Ming is swept away, the prince will return to Guizhou and practice the method of changing the land and returning to the stream." Those who do not obey will be killed. ”

Liu Xuanchu said it tactfully, but Wu Sangui couldn't understand it. Guizhou toast is hateful. Listen to rumors and reluctantly send troops to help the war. But they can't be cleaned up right away. After transferring troops from Guizhou to aid Yunnan, Li Benshen in Guizhou only had troops from the four towns, and he had more than enough to defend but not enough to attack, and naturally lacked deterrence against the Tusi in Guizhou. Moreover, now that the Guizhou Tusi is angered, the Qing army in Yunnan Province is in danger of being attacked on its back.

Wu Sangui sighed. He said bitterly: "Don't I know that I can't be persecuted too much at this time, and then I want to break the deadlock, but I have no good solution, so what can I do? ”

Although it is difficult to spy on the intelligence of the Ming army, it is also possible to obtain information that is half a claw. At least Wu Sangui knew that the expansion rate of the Daoming army was much higher than that of the Qing army in Yunnan Province. And as the Ming army carried out piecemeal fighting on the whole front, it became more and more frequent. While inflicting losses on the Qing army, Wu Sangui also found that the Ming army's combat effectiveness and desire to fight were getting stronger and stronger.

Kill one enemy and get ten acres of land. If you kill more than 10 enemies, you can retire. It is no wonder that those Ming soldiers, as well as the barbarians, can fight bravely and tirelessly attack and harass. Wu Sangui was frightened and helpless by the headhunting strategy of the pseudo-clan "there must be a brave man under the heavy reward", because he couldn't afford this reward, so he could only sigh with admiration.

"The prince doesn't have to worry too much." Fang Guangchen persuaded on the side: "Prosperity is also vigorous, and defeat is also sudden." The pseudo-clan is insatiable, using troops everywhere, and they want to be quick but not reach. As long as Guangdong Shang Fan sent troops to Guangxi and defeated the Ming army in Gui Province with Sun Yanling and Ma Xiong, he could be surrounded by our army. In addition, the war in the southeast will also begin, after defeating Zheng Rebellion, the elite soldiers and strong generals can come to aid Yunnan Province, and the imperial court can also pay the money and grain in full, and the defeat of the puppet Ming army should be expected. ”

Wu Sangui smiled bitterly and nodded slightly, the Qing army in Yunnan Province, which was trapped in money and food, could neither recruit troops on a large scale, nor launch a sustained and in-depth offensive. So, while this comfort is expected, it can only be so hopeful.

"Huguang's temporary withholding of the salary is really hateful, and the prince should participate in a copy to the imperial court." Liu Xuanchu said on the side: "Kui Dong thief Kou Zhu guards the remote corner of the poor mountain, how much can he do?" The Chu army is weak, and it is ridiculous to use this as an excuse. ”

"Not so lightly." Wu Sangui groaned and said: "The Kuidong thief Kou is guarding the Three Gorges and is dangerous, and he can attack Huguang in the east and Shu in the west, and he will contain the armies of the two places, and he will not dare to move lightly. After a pause, he scolded angrily: "The gap between Shun and Xi is deep, and it has not been heard for a long time, but now there is a tendency to echo and move, which is all the swagger and demagogy of the pseudo-clan." Kill, kill. ”

The infighting and disunity of the Southern Ming Dynasty made the Qing army sit back and reap its benefits, but this situation is gone forever. Seeing that Zhu Yongxing integrated the various anti-Qing forces and used the land as a lure to mobilize the barbarians, Wu Sangui was not only resentful, but also felt the difficulties in the future.

Liu Xuanchu opened his mouth, and sighed helplessly. Originally, he also wanted to take the opportunity to persuade Wu Sangui, but seeing that Wu Sangui was so angry and stubborn, and regarded Min Shizi as a mortal enemy, he had to dispel this idea. But the disappointment in Wu Sangui in my heart has increased a lot.

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Northwest Guizhou, Hanpo Ridge.

The unique karst landscape has created a dense cluster of peaks and karst caves, one of which resembles a demon's giant mouth, and there are rocks that can penetrate deep and unfathomable. In the depths of the cave, there is an open space with a circle of more than ten meters, the bonfire is in full swing, and under the light of the fire, the stalactites around it are even more varied.

"The last general, Skin Bear, obeys the order, His Royal Highness Chitose, Chitose, Chitose." A bell-like sound echoed through the cave.

Kuang Guogong's leather bear looks like a tiger's back, a burly figure, a head full of silver hair tied in an orderly manner with a yellow scarf, a silver whisker more than a foot long floating on his chest, and a broad chest glowing with red copper. He wore a wide-sleeved civilian suit in a blue color and a pair of leopard skin boots on his feet. With his eighty-year-old age, and he was defeated and lived in Shuixi, he did not have the slightest fatigue and malaise.

"Kuang Guogong is exempt, please take a seat." The secret envoy is Chen Jincai, a thousand households of the Military Intelligence Department, although his official position is not low, he is only responsible for contacting Pi Xiong, but he does not know the specific action plan.

Now, opening the "explosion destruction" box, Chen Jincai and Pi Xiong examined their Chinese documents one by one, and couldn't help but look at each other, and their hearts were shocked.

"Haha The skin bear first recovered his demeanor, and after laughing loudly, he patted his thigh and said: "This plan is wonderful, His Royal Highness is far away in southern Yunnan, but he can anticipate the things in Guizhou, and the general will admire it." An Kun Xiaoer does have a favorite concubine, who is beautiful and fragrant. Fake Wu Rebellion in the name of the claim, if An Kun Xiao'er obeys, his reputation will be damaged, how to order the forty-eight Tumu? If you don't comply, you will be afraid of Wu's rebellion, so don't you be prepared to resist? ”

Chen Jincai also felt that the plan was feasible, but it would take some effort to implement it, so he explained some of the difficulties he estimated to Pi Xiong.

"It's easy." Pi Xiong didn't care, seemed confident, and explained to Chen Jincai.

It turned out that Zhang Mo, the son-in-law of Pi Xiong, was An Kun's teacher, and it was because of this relationship that An Kun temporarily tolerated the existence of him and hundreds of his subordinates in Hanpo Ridge, and sometimes provided some food and grass assistance. With such a gold medal undercover agent, it is naturally very easy to use a strategy.

In order to ensure success, in addition to the two letters in Wu Sangui's handwriting forged by Cha Rulong, there were more than a dozen blank notes stamped with Wu Sangui's seal in the documents that Chen Jincai brought. When Hide Bear saw these notes, his eyes lit up even more.

"Lord Chen. I think we can make things bigger. Pi Xiong couldn't suppress the excitement and excitement on his face, pointed to the blank notebook and said, "How many people have seen Wu Yi's handwriting?" Looking at these seals, how can they doubt? We can make a big fuss in the book, and in the name of Wu Rebellion, we can make the major toasts pay a lot of money and salaries, and do their best to help the war. In particular, the tribes of Wusa, Langdai, Zhanyi, Wumeng, and Mangbu may have relatives or close relations with An Kun, and their resentment in their hearts can also help Chang An Kun's heart to revolt——"

…………… (To be continued......)