Although the Ming army recovered Yunnan Province and advanced into Sichuan and plundered Guangxi, in the eyes of outsiders, the passivity of attacking the whole country with a corner remained unchanged. I think that back then, when the Southern Ming army was strong, it occupied several southwestern provinces, held on to the Qing court for several years, and could attack Hunan and Guangdong, but it was not a collapse after the end.

Therefore, despite their disadvantageous situation, Wu Sangui, Sun Yanling, Ma Xiong, and others who fought with the Ming army only felt that the outcome of the Ming and Qing wars had become subtle and less certain, and would not determine with certainty which side was the most victorious.

In this case, the Qing court's division of feudal kings became apparent. What kind of security does the domain depend on? Naturally, it's the army, it's the strength. If you don't have to do it, who will lose all the capital you have to live in. Moreover, since the situation is unclear, it is a flexible approach to leave more time for observation and more room for maneuvering.

Sun Yanling and Ma Xiong were stationed in Siming Prefecture and became horns, which made it convenient for Sun Yanling to lead the army to run alone. But he knew that Wang Yongnian, the deputy commander of the Daoist subordinate, Meng Yimao, the deputy commander, Hu Tongchun, Li Yidi and others had been impeached by him, and they were not of the same mind as him. Therefore, he falsely claimed that the governor of Guangxi sent an urgent letter, asking him to lead his troops to Qingyuan Mansion to resist the Ming army in the starry night, so as not to let these people disobey the order.

Ma Xiong, the governor of Guangxi, also got the news that the Ming army had left Tianzhou to invade northern Guangxi, but he was an old soldier, and his analysis of the situation between the two sides was more detailed than Sun Yanling, and he was not more selfish than Sun Yanling. Before he could discuss with Sun Yanling, he learned that Sun Yanling had already drawn his army to the north. Sun Yanling walked so quickly and recklessly, which immediately made Ma Xiong both angry and helpless.

It's like two people working together on a boulder that is about to roll down, which is quite easy. But one person suddenly let go and ran away, and the remaining person supported it alone, but it was very difficult to stop. If you don't get it right, you'll be crushed to death by stones.

"Bastard, bastard......" Ma Xiong repeatedly sent messengers in the hope of recovering Sun Yanling, but the returning messengers brought him disappointments and blows again and again.

"Lord Admiral-" Seeing that Ma Xiong was so angry that he scolded endlessly, but he didn't have any strategy to deal with it, he couldn't help but remind: "Send someone to Liuzhou to report the news as soon as possible." Don't let Sun Yanling take the opportunity to occupy my foundation! ”

Ma Xiong was stunned for a moment, Qingyuan Mansion, Liuzhou, Guilin, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat, Sun Yanling's intentions were sinister, this was to take the opportunity to announce his personal vendetta, weaken himself, and monopolize Guangxi!

"Idiot." Ma Xiong scolded hatefully: "The Ming army is pressing the border. Sun Yanling also engaged in this method. If you can't resist the Ming army, who can get good? ”

"Even if it is temporarily unfavorable, it is just a loss of some places, but it is unlikely that the Ming army wants to occupy Guangxi completely." The staff analyzed: "Sun Yanling saw this, he moved to Qingyuan Mansion, retreated to Liuzhou, and retreated to Guilin." Guangxi is defeated, and the imperial court will order the Guangdong Shang Fan to come to reinforcements. How to worry free. ”

Ma Xiong sat down and wrote a letter quickly. Summoned a few pro-soldiers and asked them to go to Liuzhou quickly, and asked their cronies who stayed in Liuzhou to be more careful, so as not to be succeeded by Sun Yanling's conspiracy.

"It's naturally good that Shang Fan can come to help." Ma Xiong finished dealing with it and had time to discuss it with his staff. "However, the Ming army will also increase its troops, and there will also be a threat to Guangdong from the sea, so I am afraid that it may not be a sure victory. If Wu Sangui led the army to counterattack from Guizhou Province, it would be able to contain the Ming army in Yunnan Province. ”

"If Guangxi's victory is expected, then Wu Sangui will march into the army; If you can't hold on. Or if the war is unfavorable, Wu Sangui will definitely stand still. The staff's face was full of disdain, "It is so unbearable to lose the value of the imperial court, both to seal the prince and to give the domain." Fighting back and forth with the Ming army, Wu Sangui's courage is getting smaller and smaller, and he is becoming more and more disloyal to the imperial court. ”

Ma Xiong pondered for a while, and said with some sympathy: "Even after losing the battle, Wu Sangui is worried that if he loses his old capital, the imperial court will take back the domain. ”

The staff frowned and pondered for a while, then closed the elegant folding fan in his hand, hit it on the palm of his left hand, and said: "Sun Yanling also wants to use the hand of the Ming army to weaken the general, if there are no soldiers and no generals in his hands, even if the general has the title of commander, he will have to rely on his nose in the future." And this mobilization of our army will not be able to escape the spying of the Ming army, how to fight, the general must know in his heart! ”

Ma Xiong was also very distressed about this, the Ming army was sure to take advantage of the time, whether to fight to the death, or to fight if he could, and to go if he could, in order to preserve his strength, he was a little undecided.

"The Ming army may not be able to fight in the field, right?" Ma Xiong thought for a long time, and guessed not too surely, and then shook his head slightly, "We still have to be prepared to defeat the opponent, the defense of Nanning City needs to be strengthened, and some troops must be drawn out to garrison." ”

"That's the right thing to do." The staff already had a plan, but he knew how to hide it, and seeing that Ma Xiong had finally come up with the same strategy as himself, he hurriedly gave it up.

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Ma Bao, the king of Ruyang, had already received an action plan from the General Staff and patiently waited for the Qing army to make a move in person. Sun Yanling led the army to the north, and immediately let him know that now was a good time to take the initiative and break the deadlock.

Yunnan Province was recovered, and the Wu army retreated; The strategic direction of the entire southwest has changed, and it seems that Yunnan Province is the center, and Sichuan in the north and Guangxi in the east have formed a trend of spreading out on two wings. However, Sichuan's management is more important than plundering, and Guangxi will be the real battlefield.

In this regard, Ma Bao, the king of Ruyang, saw it very clearly and realized that this would be a good time for him to make a contribution. Such a long period of defense and skirmishes not only enabled the soldiers to be trained in actual combat, but also constantly received weapons and ammunition, and the equipment and combat strength of the troops were greatly improved. He was full of confidence in the big counteroffensive that would begin soon.

"It is a pity that a certain person retreated from Nanning to Yunnan Province without a fight, but now he cannot take the lead in recovering this lost territory." Pingshuo Bohe Jiuyi had already received the order, and seeing that he could not participate in the counteroffensive operation, he couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.

"This is the trust of His Highness, Brother He must not complain!" Ma Bao, the king of Ruyang, smiled and comforted.

Although the garrison is one size lower than the field army, He Jiuyi will go to the Yunnan-Burma border to station, which is a sensitive place, and Zhu Yongxing's arrangement does show his trust in He Jiuyi.

He Jiuyi hurriedly waved his hand and explained, "How dare I complain? His Royal Highness is wise and martial, and he is also as kind to me as a mountain, and I deserve to die to serve him, but His Royal Highness is the first to look forward. ”

"If only you could think so." Ma Bao pondered for a moment and said, "Although it is a garrison, I think Your Highness may use this name to confuse the Burmese people and make them unprepared and unsuspicious. The equipment and training of this army must be no different from that of the field army, and His Royal Highness will definitely raise troops to crusade against Burma in the future. ”

"I thought the same way." He Jiuyi smiled and said: "The prince has recovered his homeland, and I, listening to His Royal Highness's orders, deterring the barbarians, is also indispensable for the opportunity to make contributions." ”

Ma Bao nodded, and said meaningfully: "Deterring barbarians is still secondary, the key is to share his worries for His Highness, don't let him be distracted by trivial matters!" ”

He Jiuyi and Ma Bao looked at each other and smiled, knowing in their hearts. (To be continued......)