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Four thousand generals have been killed, one guerrilla, and many more of the other petty officers, and this is still the result of a large-scale battle with the Ming army. Although Xia Guoxiang is known to be brave and strategic, he is a little clueless about the mines of the Ming army.

The Ming army became more and more proficient in the use of landmines, and as more and more ethnic minority soldiers mastered the use of this weapon, the threat to the Qing army became greater and greater. Taking advantage of the characteristics of being familiar with the topography of the road, the Ming army would first monitor the direction of the enemy's movements, and then send fast soldiers to rush to the road where the Qing army was going to pass to lay mines and wait.

In order to achieve the goal of "killing with one blow", the Ming soldiers who pulled the rope would hide at a distance of twenty or thirty meters with the help of shelter, and the target was usually an officer of the Qing army. The moment the target stepped on the mine, the soldier pulled the mine and jumped up with the explosion, quickly disengaging like a cunning rabbit. Due to their familiarity with the terrain, it is not easy to catch them. Of course, this kind of task is entrusted to the soldiers who are particularly agile and agile.

And just when Xia Guoxiang felt depressed and helpless, Wu Sangui issued an order to suspend the offensive, which was considered to have temporarily ended this offensive operation that lasted for more than half a month. The reason is simple. The Ming army exerted pressure on Chu Xiong, giving this old traitor an excuse to withdraw his troops.

At this time, Zhu Yongxing realized that the Qing army launched a limited offensive, not so much to destroy the Ming army, but to show the Qing court more accurately.

It seems that Wu Sangui's mentality has changed. If it was a year ago. He was certainly not so cautious, and he was definitely going to kill him in one fell swoop. At the same time, it can also be judged that his strength has been seriously damaged, not only those green battalion soldiers who stayed in Yunnan Province, but even his cronies and generals have also suffered a lot of losses in the battle of Yuanjiang. Because of this, he will be even more stingy with the soldiers in his hands and keep the foundation of his glory and wealth.

Moreover, this once again exposes the biggest weakness in Wu Sangui's personality that can affect his life path - extremely unresolute. As a military commander, the three ghosts are undoubtedly talented, but he only lacks the necessary elements to become a successful military strategist and politician. This is the unswerving belief and the determination to persistently pursue lofty ideals and set goals.

As long as there is no major war in Yunnan Province for about half a year, the human, financial, and material resources will be almost able to ease down. Attacking the whole country in a corner seems to have a huge disparity in strength, but in fact, small has small benefits. Just like when the Qing soldiers did not enter the customs, the Ming Dynasty was such a behemoth. However, it was repeatedly defeated in Liaodong, and most of the taxes were thrown into the bottomless pit of Liaodong. As a result, there was no money for disaster relief, and it was impossible to reduce money and food, which eventually led to the people's misery and rebellion everywhere.

The Qing court now seems to be powerful, but in fact it is somewhat similar to the situation at the end of the Ming Dynasty. With such a mess in the whole country, it is necessary to maintain troops in the southeast, southwest, and Jinghu. It will be very difficult financially to suppress the three anti-Qing forces that are currently the most powerful. The treacherous and reinstated levy of the "three salaries" is enough to prove that the Qing court was financially stretched.

And the suspension of the offensive of the Qing army did not mean that the Ming army did not act. Throughout the defense line of southern and western Yunnan, the Ming army began to carry out small-scale frequent raids. One purpose is to train troops. Proficiency in this tactic; The other purpose was to comprehensively contain and exhaust the Qing army in Yunnan Province, forcing it to continue to distribute its forces evenly, so that it would be difficult to gather troops in one place and carry out a key offensive.

The strategy of attacking instead of defending is a way to actively defend, and it is also a way to show strength and increase influence. At the same time, it also covered Zhu Yongxing's military movement of sending troops into Guangxi again. Taking advantage of the easing of the situation in the southeastern Yunnan theater and the troops led by Ma Bao to attract the attention of the Qing army in Guangxi. The 5,000 Ming army led by Li Sixing and Liu Zhen marched east from Funing in Yunnan Province to Guangxi. Guangxi Tianzhou Cen Tuzhizhou erected a flag in response, and the Ming army took Tianzhou (Baise) in a battle, and attacked to the south, forming a trend of approaching and rendezvous with the troops led by Ma Bao.

On the one hand, it was a strategic defense, and on the other hand, it was a strategic offensive, and the Ming army used the main force to contain the Qing army in Yunnan Province, while western Yunnan infiltrated Sichuan Province, and southeastern Yunnan advanced into Guangxi, forming a strategic situation in the shape of a large pincer.

After some arguing, Sun Yanling and Ma Xiong finally reluctantly reached a decision to jointly send troops to resist the Ming army. Troops were dispatched from Guilin and Liuzhou respectively and marched to Nanning.

The Qing army in Guangdong also took action, and Shang Kexi, the king of Pingnan, consulted with the governor of Liangguang and the governor of Guangdong, and appointed Zhang Wei, the deputy general of Shaozhou, to temporarily take charge of the affairs of Gao Leilian Town, and the president Lu Shi. It is expected that in April, the officers and soldiers of Guangzhou, Gaozhou, Zhaoqing, Qiongzhou, and Leizhou Navy Divisions and Pingfan, Dubiao, and Fubiao will attack Longmen and pull out the nearest Ming stronghold.

Dispatch troops, strong soldiers and horses, neither the enemy nor the enemy are idle. Although the southwest has gotten rid of the dangerous situation a year ago, with the expansion of its territory, it is inevitable that it will have to compete and fight fiercely with the Qing army in many provinces.

Fortunately, the launch of the mirror has brought huge benefits and alleviated the financial tension, so that Zhu Yongxing can still support the needs of the war.

"A small piece of mirror the size of a palm can be sold for five hundred taels of silver." Zhu Yongxing hugged Mengzhu's slender waist, pointed to the mirror she was holding in her hand, and said with a smile: "Such a large piece, almost more than two thousand, don't you hold it too much?" ”

A small piece of mirror, the size of a palm, was sold for a whopping 150,000 francs in Europe. Of course, the price has dropped now, but it is still not a luxury that ordinary people can buy and use. Therefore, Zhu Yongxing set the price of the mirror very high and did not worry about sales. In his analysis, the princes and nobles and wealthy businessmen of Southeast Asian countries alone are a huge consumer group. What's more, there is also the domestic market, and there is also the Japanese market, and even Europeans may buy it.

"If the concubine's body is broken, will His Highness punish her?" Mengzhu also couldn't put it down about this new thing, but said with a deliberate grin.

"Punishment, punishment must be punished." Zhu Yongxing has been busy all day, and only when he is with his lover at night can he relax and touch Mengzhu's waist and hips, and said with a smile: "How to punish it, I have to think about it." ”

Mengzhu leaned back in Zhu Yongxing's arms, and at first she was laughing happily, but when Zhu Yongxing stroked her smooth lower abdomen, she looked a little sad.

Zhu Yongxing smiled, and while untying her clothes, he jokingly comforted: "Dafan farmer family, planting crops, whether the seedlings are sprouting or not, may not know the way, but usually the agricultural time for sowing seeds cannot be mistaken. Come, it's time for the evening plow. ”

Mengzhu bit her lip lightly, glanced at Zhu Yongxing with disgust, and said in a low voice: "The concubine doesn't know if Lu Dao is a good farmland, but I'm afraid that I will live up to His Highness's work." ”

"Farming, be diligent and there will always be a harvest."

Zhu Yongxing hugged the warm and lubricated carcass in his arms, and the two whispered in a low voice, intimacy.

…………… (To be continued......)