Zhu Yongxing was wandering again, Mengzhu opened his mouth, but he didn't bother him, but waited quietly.

It took a long time for Zhu Yongxing to retract his thoughts and smile to himself. Meals should be eaten one bite at a time, and the road should be walked step by step. It's not a bad thing to have an overall grand strategy, but more attention has to be spent on the present.

"Your Highness, Yi Changshi also said in the letter that after the barbarian conquest, General Yang Wu sent people to ask His Highness to crown him as the Duke of the Kingdom." Mengzhu saw that Zhu Yongxing came back to his senses, so he continued to read the letter.

Hmph, hum. Zhu Yongxing suddenly sneered twice and asked, "What does Yi Changshi think?" ”

Mengzhu was stunned for a moment, and continued to read: "Yi Changshi said that Yang Wu did not lead his troops to meet the enemy, but only sent people to ask for the sealed edict, his heart is unpredictable, and he asked His Highness to decide. ”

Yi Cheng is good, he can even think of this layer. Zhu Yongxing secretly praised and lowered his eyelids slightly and fell into deep thought. After the barbarian conquest, the general Yang Wu once escorted Yongli and the small court to retreat south from Yongchang, but he and Sun Chongya took the opportunity to plunder the army, and led the troops to him after making a fortune of "national hardship". Now that he has sent someone to ask for the sealed edict, it is likely that he has already made up his mind and wants to use Jin Feng to increase his weight in the Qing court.

It's really not greedy enough! Zhu Yongxing really wanted to clean up Yang Wu and grab his wealth and soldiers by the way, but now is obviously not the time. After thinking for a while, Zhu Yongxing had a plan in his heart, and said to Mengzhu: "Send a letter to Yi Changshi, ask him to detain and interrogate Yang Wu's envoy, and find out where Yang Wu's soldiers are stationed, and how many troops are there?" Keep this secret and keep it from anyone else. ”

Mengzhu nodded, picked up the brush and began to write.

Deal with the Qing army now, and then clean up you greedy guy later. If Yang Wu is allowed to lead his troops to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, it will undoubtedly add weight to the Qing army on the balance of the enemy and us, which Zhu Yongxing does not want to see. Hoping that it would be in time, Zhu Yongxing got up and walked to the window and stood with his hands in his hands.

Judging from the current situation, the step of usurping the decree into Yunnan is the right one, and it has more or less swept away the shadow cast on the hearts of some anti-Qing aspirants by Yongli's hasty entry into Burma. However, the road ahead is still a long way to go, and there are still difficulties and hardships, and the possibility of failure cannot be ruled out. pretended to be confident and calm in front of others, but when he was alone, Zhu Yongxing was not depressed or afraid. But he has no room to retreat, the strong enemy has arrived, and he must meet it with all his might. Even if he is defeated, he must not be as frightened as Yongli.

This battle, whether it is won or lost, must be fought. Because this is an opportunity for Zhu Yongxing to establish his authority and make a name for himself; It is to show the remnants of the Ming army in Yunnan Province and the people who are committed to the Ming Dynasty to cheer up, so that they can see the opportunity of hope.

In any case, the Qing army could not be allowed to easily stabilize the situation in Yunnan. Judging from the performance of the Han people after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, as well as the performance of the Northeast people after the Japanese occupation of Northeast China for several years, for ordinary people, as long as they are not forced to the point where they cannot survive without cutting down wood and removing poles, they are generally willing to accept the price of foreign rule in exchange for a relatively stable situation.

As long as the Qing army is constantly harassed and constantly dispatched; As long as the Ming army still showed the strength to deal with the Qing army, it was inevitable that the people's will would be inclined to resist. After all, the Qing army burned, killed, plundered, and did all kinds of evil in Yunnan, which formed a sharp contrast with the "great maturity", "great wealth", and "abundance of the people" under the governance of the Great Western Army and the Yongli Imperial Court.

Fighting, Zhu Yongxing clenched his fists and slammed it on the window frame, causing Mengzhu to shift his eyes, his beautiful eyes flashed, and he didn't know what was going on.

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The height difference of thousands of meters, the steep straight dirt road of more than 70 degrees, and the floating soil more than half a foot thick, even if Line Guoan and Daniel Zhang have the support of their own soldiers, they are sweating profusely and panting when they reach the top of the slope. Stop and look around, the mountains and obstacles are stacked, beautiful as splendor, which makes people's hearts feel smooth.

"Abandoning this natural risk, it can be seen that the puppet Ming army no longer has the will to fight." Line Guoan let out a sigh of relief, his face full of pride and joy.

Daniel Zhang pondered for a moment and said cautiously: "The puppet Ming army is in danger according to this, and the casualties are not large, and it is afraid that there will be fraud if it suddenly withdraws." Our army should be cautious and not negligent! ”

Line Guoan didn't say a word, looking around at the scenery, but there was some contempt in his heart for Daniel Zhang being as timid as a mouse. After a while, he said with certainty: "It must be that the pseudo-sect is left behind and is frightened, and they want to withdraw their troops and flee south." A pampered guy can go to the battlefield in person, which is already enough. Well, I'm afraid that there is strict persecution from above, and there are generals below who will hold him hostage, so I have to make a show. Now I am afraid that I will follow in the footsteps of the pseudo-emperor Yongli, and I will flee for my life in panic. ”

Daniel Zhang opened his mouth and swallowed the words. In terms of official position, he is almost the same as the line Guoan, but he is an old slave who has raised the flag early, and in terms of favor, he is naturally inferior. If every sentence is against the ear, it will not provoke resentment and dissatisfaction with the national security.

"Our army should advance quickly and rush straight ahead." Seeing that Daniel Zhang was silent, Line Guoan became more and more emotional, and stretched out his hand to the south to point, "If you build a great achievement, you should share it with Brother Zhang." ”

"Thank you, Admiral, for your love." Daniel Zhang bowed his hand politely, naturally knowing that the main force of the national security of the Ludao Line had not yet arrived, and the battle array had to rely more on his Ganshan Green Battalion, so he behaved a little politely.

Ha Lu Ha, the line of national security laughed repeatedly, it seems that the victory has been reached, and there is a horse in front of him. From Yongchang to Tengchong, this is the closest road in a straight line, originally saw that this place was dangerous and difficult to attack, he was planning to attack from this road, but he did not expect the Ming army to withdraw his troops and go, but he could save a long detour.

This time, the Ming clan sent troops to exterminate Tengchong and stayed behind, and it was really the line Guoan himself who asked for help. Kunming decided to send troops to support Daniel Zhang, but the Manchurian soldiers did not like to move, and Wu Sangui was reluctant to use his own cronies, so he had to choose another among other armies.

At this time, the line Guoan happened to hear that Lin Tianqing, the new governor of Yunnan, had impeached him, "when he invaded the western part of Yunnan, he wantonly looted, killed, and tyrannized even worse." begging for punishment". He was a little afraid that the Qing court would use the punishment to invite the hearts of the people in Yunnan, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to come to help, hoping to use military merits to reduce his responsibility.

Although the Qing army suffered some setbacks at Mopan Mountain, the three-way attack on the southwest did not meet the strong resistance of the Ming army, and the arrogance was undiminished. Line Guoan even believed that the Ming army gathered in Tengchong was nothing more than embers, which would be extinguished immediately. Therefore, in order to seize the merits, he led 3,000 cavalry to Yongchang first, crossed the river to meet Daniel Zhang, and the main force of more than 10,000 people slowly marched on the road with a heavy weight.

But in the Gray Slope attack a few days ago, Line Guoan was extremely angry and lost. In vain, the losses of hundreds of people have been increased, but it is difficult to advance an inch, so he can't help but think of another way. But suddenly, the door of victory seemed to open to him at once, how could he not be overjoyed and reborn with pride.

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