There are a bunch of princes and county kings, this is caused by historical reasons, if you want to balance, if you want people not to have resentment in their hearts, Zhu Yongxing can only continue to maintain. As for the power of the new generation, he is cautious, and he hopes that after the older generation retires, this situation can slowly change.

Judging from the current army, after the enrichment of the officers of the Jiangwutang, there have been a series of discharges, supplements, and transfers, as well as the operation of changing troops without changing generals and changing generals without changing troops, which has initially disrupted the original factional composition. As long as the imperial court has sufficient food and salaries, and as long as the resettlement and pension measures are appropriate, even high-ranking generals will find it difficult to pull up their own mountains and have the opportunity to support the army and respect themselves.

The officers also saw this clearly, and they were also trying their best to erase the stigma of being a certain faction. Needless to say, the origin of the Great Western Army and the Great Shun Army is not the right background, and they have long wanted to be whitewashed; The same is true for the Wu family, after all, he came from Chengcheng, and it is not an honor to be a lackey for the Manchu Dynasty; There are also a large number of former Zheng generals in the water division, all of whom know that the young emperor is ambitious, and he will never let the Zheng family secede Taiwan for too long, who would dare to get involved in this?

Therefore, until now, Zhu Yongxing's integration of the army has been quite successful. The key reason is that he can treat his subordinates fairly and fairly, and always face the world with a benevolent and trustworthy attitude. Otherwise, he will not be able to reassure the generals of different backgrounds and experiences, the various interest groups that support him, and even the people will not be able to reassure the people of the policies he has introduced.

Hao Shaoqi walked around, it was messy everywhere, and it was not very interesting. When he returned to the palace gate, Liu Tichun, the king of Zheng, strode in with a few personal guards.

"His Highness Zheng." Hao Shaoqi greeted him and explained the general situation.

"Run fast. It's a pity that the great merit of capturing Zheng Zheng and King Annan alive! Liu Tichun shook his head with some regret, waved back left and right, and walked and talked with Hao Shaoqi.

"When His Majesty resigned in Nanjing, Banzai asked about the king's plans, well, that is, he was willing to fight abroad, or he was a counselor in the military department." Liu Tichun said very calmly. It seems to be a narration, and it seems to be a consultation, "At that time, the king felt that the war achievements were not obvious." He said that he would continue to fight for the Quartet. Although Banzai did not refuse, I still hope that I will return to the military department to serve in the military department. ”

"It's commonplace!" Hao Shaoqi thought about it and said, "Boss Bear, what about the military department." It's best to have leaders from all sides. In my opinion. If the King of Jin does not enter the military department, he is the King of Zhao, plus Wu Sangui, and a certain senior general of the water division, this is all over. ”

"yes, there has to be someone on all sides." Liu Tichun agreed, sighed softly, and said, "To be honest." I still want to be out there and go back to the military headquarters. That is to live for a long time, and there is no more achievement. But then I think about it, I have already ranked as the king of one word, where can I go again? If you insist on being outside, I'm afraid you will be suspicious! ”

Hao Shaoqi shook his head and said, "Long live is not suspicious of His Highness, it is just the need for balance." ”

"Hehe, it's exactly what balance is needed!" Liu Tichun changed his mind, smiled, and said: "As soon as the war is over here, I will go to the imperial court and ask for the transfer of troops." Well, what about you, what's going on? ”

"Listening to the transfer of the imperial court, what can I plan." Hao Shaoqi shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "If you want to talk about battles like this, I would like to fight a few more." The merit of destroying the country is not effortless, and the capture is abundant. ”

"Then let's go to the southwest!" Liu Tichun stopped and said earnestly: "The imperial court's use of troops abroad is certain, and I estimate that Myanmar is in a catastrophe." And the southeast garrison, long live I am afraid that it will be used to cross the ocean to conquer Luzon. You are in the southwest, or in China, if you go overseas-" After a pause, Liu Tichun patted Hao Shaoqi's shoulder with emotion, "We old brothers, we can meet once in a while, talk about our hearts, and when we are old, we will brag and quarrel together, which is also a pleasure." ”

"I see." Hao Shaoqi nodded vigorously, deeply understanding Liu Tichun's intentions, he was indeed a little afraid of the sea, and fighting on land was more suitable for him.

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The war to destroy the country was carried out and concluded at a speed that was astonishing to the world, and it was clear in seven days and settled in fifteen days.

Thang Long Mansion was occupied, Zheng Zheng fled south to Quang Binh with Shenzong, and was defeated by the Yanshuo Army, and Zheng Zheng and Shenzong were captured alive.

When Zheng Gen, the Zheng clan of Kun Song, heard the news of the capture of Rililei, he immediately led all his men to the north, hoping to recapture it and open up communication with the north. More than 30,000 men and horses attacked desperately under the fortress of Rili, and the troops were neither superior nor inferior to the Ming army, and they suffered heavy casualties. When the captured Zheng Zheng was escorted to the city, and when the edict of the Li clan Shenzong was read, the Zheng army was immediately in turmoil, and Zheng Gen could not control it, so he had to lead the remnants of the army to retreat south. The Ming army took advantage of the situation to pursue, and the Zheng army was defeated at the slightest touch, and there was no longer the will to fight.

As soon as Zheng Gen led his army from Kunsong, the Ming army of the two provinces of Mei and He, in the name of flanking attack, nearly 10,000 horses and horses marched into the occupation of the city, and pretended to invite the occupation of the city to send troops to participate in the war.

The Champa country is very pitiful, sandwiched between the Ming army of the Mei and the river and the Zheng army in the north, anyone can destroy him, but the shape is shì, and no one can maintain the status quo for the time being. Now the balance has been broken, and the Champa state has always been dependent on the Ming Dynasty, first to confront the Southern Ruan, and then to buffer the Northern Zheng, under the drastic changes in the shape of shì, it can only resign itself to fate, and reluctantly send 2,000 men and horses to participate in the war.

The coalition army went out of Fu'an Mansion, took Bolaigu lightly, and then attacked north, and together with the Ming army in the south, surrounded the remnants of Zheng Gen's army that fled into Kunsong. Zheng Gen knew that he would not be spared, so he committed suicide with medicine, and his subordinates surrendered in Kaesong, and since then the country of Annan has been destroyed.

The Ming army immediately surrounded and disarmed the troops of the Champa State, and then the Ming troops of the two provinces of Mei and He moved south to enter the city again, smashed the insignificant resistance, surrounded the Champa Palace, and forced the king of the city to issue an edict attached to it. The reply of the Ming court was extremely swift, or rather predetermined, that King Champ Thanh was made a prince and temporarily moved to Saigon to live, while Champa was renamed Quy Nhon Province.

Annam was divided into two, and the original land of Nan Nguyen was renamed Guiyi Province and directly included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty; The land of Beizheng temporarily retained the name of Annan, and later Li Shenzong became the nominal king of Annan, and the power was in the hands of the Ming court.

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There are tens of thousands of sea and land troops, who can resist a thunderous blow?

The outcome of the war in the south may be unexpected, but for Zhu Yongxing, it is expected. It's just that the time is short, and the plan goes so smoothly that he is quite surprised.

Of course, what made him even more pleased was the number of seizures. After hundreds of years, the Champa Kingdom was once the hegemon of the Indochina Peninsula, and although it was weakened and reduced to a small country through repeated wars, the accumulated wealth was still extremely considerable. Similarly, the wealth looted by the Zheng clan of Annam, as the de facto ruler of Annam, is also eye-popping.

This is the common feature of feudal society, no matter how strong or weak the country is, no matter whether the people are rich or poor, the feudal emperors almost all have astronomical wealth. Like the lords of the princely states of India, the British made a fortune on them.

A rough count had been submitted, and after deducting the cost of the military campaign, and the proposed rewards, the treasury had received at least six million taels of silver, not counting the treasures and other items to be auctioned at public afterwards.

In other words, this battle completely relieved the financial tension of the Ming court, and in more than a month, the first season of grain harvest in the south will be completed, and the entire financial operation will be smooth.

Money comes quickly, and there are many places to spend it! Officials' salaries, the army's salaries, water conservancy, and so on. Despite this, Zhu Yongxing still signed the seal and began to implement military allowances. The so-called allowance is a subsidy in addition to military pay given according to the place where the army is stationed and the tasks performed. This is also for the sake of fairness, others are hard with the Tartars in the northeast, and eat sand in the northwest, and you fight the weak soldiers of small countries in the south, not to mention, there are rewards. If it's all good, then let's change it!

The natural environment in the northeast and northwest must be worse than in the south, so subsidies are issued in this name, and no matter which unit is stationed in these two places, there is an additional allowance. In this way, there will be fewer complaints and a better psychological balance.

Then there is the transfer of the captured maids and maids of the ministers of Annan and Champa to the northwest after simple training, which can be regarded as the fulfillment of the promise to help the soldiers find their daughters-in-law. As for the Northeast, it is so close to the land of Jifu, and there is a Shandong girl after the Bohai Sea, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being.

Speaking of the Northeast, Zhu Yongxing feels that the time has almost come to break the stalemate. Nearly three months, it should have cost the Manchu Qing Dynasty a straight jump, right?

The reason is very simple, counting all kinds of personnel, hundreds of thousands of people do not work, do not produce, and are hard to wear out with the Ming army, what kind of financial support must be there, and how many people must be engaged in agriculture or work to support. With a population of tens of millions, the Ming Dynasty had a standing army of less than 400,000; There are less than one million Manchurians, plus the Han people who plunder and vassalize, there are only two or three million, according to the current natural environment in the northeast, what can be used to supply the grain and grass materials for these hundreds of thousands of people.

In other words, you don't have to fight to the death, as long as you put on a posture to fight you, as long as you and I face each other with big eyes, then you have already lost. Because now than in the past, the Manchu Qing Dynasty no longer had the possibility of entering the customs to plunder assets and population. And how long can you last while sitting and eating?

Mobilize your troops! Zhu Yongxing had already made up his mind, and wrote a note to the Ministry of War. It's a bit of an exaggeration to overwhelm a camel with a straw now, but it really doesn't take too many troops to change this stalemate. The naval division, as well as the 6,000 marines, plus the army of one division transferred by the Beijing Military Region, more than 20,000 men and horses are enough.

As for the breakthrough point, Zhu Yongxing is inclined to Jinzhou. Offshore, you can exert the power of the sailor. At the same time, Jinzhou is also the gateway to western Liaoning, and its geographical location is very important. After the conquest of Jinzhou, there is a great possibility that Liaodong and Liaoxi will be united, and the Northeast Military Region will no longer be isolated.

………… (To be continued......)