It can be clearly seen from the map that Dali is west of Kunming, so as long as the official army invades Yunnan, Kunming will bear the brunt of being exposed to the official army.

Therefore, if he first attacked the Duan clan who was responsible for defending the Yunnan-Guizhou border, King Liang would definitely come to the rescue with all his might.

Otherwise, once the border is lost, Kunming will be in danger. The truth of cold lips and teeth, King Liang, the old fox, will not understand.

But if they can fight King Liang's troops first, the Dali Duan clan will not necessarily save King Liang. Because the truth of dead lips and cold teeth does not apply here in Duan's family.

Before the Yuan army came, Yunnan belonged to the Duan family. In Duan's opinion, no matter who wants to rule this land, they have to cooperate with them, so why should they work for King Liang? After using up that little capital, how can you bargain with the winner.

So if there is a choice, whoever will fight King Liang first.

But why has the official army been preparing to attack from Guangxi and attack the Duan clan first? Because if you want to fight King Liang first, you have to enter Yunnan from Sichuan or Guizhou.

Whether it is from Sichuan to Yunnan or from Guizhou to Yunnan, it is necessary to face the reckless Wumeng Mountains at the junction of the three provinces, as well as the barbarians living in the mountains.

The barbarians are the third force that exists in Yunnan in addition to the Liang King of Kunming and the Duan clan of Dali.

Some of them are ethnic minorities living in Yunnan and Guizhou, and some are slaves captured from India by the Nanzhao State, and their origins are very complex, divided into black, white, and red...... Most of them accepted the canonization of the Yuan Dynasty and became hereditary toasts such as the Xuan Comfort Envoy and the Pacification Envoy.

These toasts are also wall grass, and they are connected to both sides, so they are not offended, and it is even more difficult for you to cross the border from his territory, or even let him help attack the other party......

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"The existence of Wumeng Mountain makes it very difficult for our army to enter Yunnan from Sichuan, Guizhou, and I am afraid that we will have to shed our skin if we don't die." The crown prince is also well aware of this.

"Moreover, King Liang has 200,000 soldiers in Qujing and Wusa, waiting for work, even if our army goes out of Wumeng, it will be attacked head-on, which is really dangerous."

"That's right, King Liang thinks so too, so in the past ten years, he will have nothing to fear, and he will not be afraid of the conquest of heavenly soldiers." Zhu Yuanzhang sneered:

"But as the saying goes, soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent, and once the mind is formed, it is not far from defeat! Since he decided that Wang Shi would not enter Yunnan from Sichuan and Guizhou, then we would like to enter Yunnan from Sichuan and Guizhou, and catch him off guard! ”

"What does my father mean that he didn't plan to march from Guangxi from the beginning?" The prince was taken aback, his father's mouth was so strict, and he didn't even reveal it.

"Guangxi will also fight, just a feint to contain the Dali Duan clan." Zhu Yuanzhang bowed slightly: "But you can't really fight, it hurts to beat them, and it's not good to attract reinforcements from King Liang." ”

"Both of these are quite strong, and if our army wants to win the battle with minimal casualties, they must be defeated individually. Therefore, it is better for King Liang not to go to Dali to mix. "When it comes to fighting, his whole state is different. The whole body is full of the confidence of strategizing and winning thousands of miles away.

"As for King Liang's side, in fact, there is no need to annihilate them all, as long as he kills his 100,000 army in Qujing!"

"As soon as Qujing is in Qujing, the door of Yunnan will be wide open, and the army can directly take Kunming. King Liang's department must have grown grass in the temple - panicked, completely lost the courage to confront our army, and the overall situation of Yunnan can be determined! ”

"What my father said is very true, but if you want to take Qujing, you need to go through Wumeng first." The prince asked softly:

"How does my father deal with the dangers of Wumeng Mountain, as well as the Shuixi tribes in Wumeng Mountain?"

"Don't worry, we haven't been waiting all these years, we've already worked hard." Zhu Yuanzhang said proudly: "Ai Cui and Song Qin have already agreed, not only to allow Wang Shi to cross the border, but also to provide grain and grass, send troops to help, let my army cross Wumeng Mountain unharmed, and give King Liang a big surprise!" ”

"Really? Shuidong and Shuixi are completely on our side?! The prince was pleasantly surprised when he heard this, and suddenly felt that the odds of winning had greatly increased.

"Haha, of course! This is called hard work pays off! Zhu Yuanzhang laughed proudly.

Because the control of Wumeng Mountain is mainly the two Tusi of the east and west of the water. Among them, the leader of the Shuixi Tusi is called Ai Cui, and the leader of the Shuidong Tusi is called Song Qin.

They have lived in the area of Wumeng Mountain for generations, and received canonization from the Yuan Dynasty during the Yuan Dynasty. In the fourth year of Hongwu, after the Ming Dynasty destroyed the Ming Dynasty, they also sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang knew that they were not sincere, but they were not guilty, he was still very happy. All of them are 'hereditary to the original officials', and 'taxes are paid according to their losses'...... It's just that you don't pay taxes or not.

In the following year, he awarded Ai Cui as the general of Guangwei, and changed the Yuan Dynasty's eight Shun Yuan along the border to the Guizhou Xuanwei Division, appointed Ai Cui as the Xuanwei Envoy, and Song Qin as the Xuanwei Tongzhi, set up a governance office in Guizhou City, and gave the red seal and handbook.

In the sixth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Guizhou to be consoled.

In the seventh year of Hongwu, General Song Qin Huaiyuan was given an edict.

After that, he also rewarded these two people constantly, and every year they sent envoys to the court, they would give them a hundred times the generous gifts. The courtesy is unparalleled.

Boss Zhu's purpose is nothing more than to pull the two of them to Daming's side, so that they can become a help in attacking Yunnan, not a resistance.

The hard work paid off, and Zhu Yuanzhang finally succeeded in achieving his goal after years of hard work.

This is the real reason why he finally decided to attack Yunnan.

"Let's call those princes back this time, it's not just to kill chickens and make an example." Zhu Yuanzhang said to the prince again: "I still have to announce the real battle strategy!" ”

"Later, you will go and call Cousin Ling, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, Guo Ying, Mu Ying and a few of them to Wuying Hall to listen to our face-to-face teaching."

"Yes, Father." The prince hurriedly responded in a deep voice.

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After the meal, the Duke of Cao Guo, the Duke of Song and several marquises, all came to the Wuying Palace.

The battle plan announced by the emperor made them get out of the depression brought by the death of Zhu Liang's grandfather and son at once, and they all came to their spirits!

“…… The above-mentioned troops need to arrive in Huguang within a month, and immediately divide the troops into two routes and attack Yunnan from the east and north! Zhu Yuanzhang announced categorically:

"Among them, the Northern Route Army is led by Guo Ying as the main general, with Hu Haiyang and Chen Huan as the deputies, leading an army of 50,000 to attack Wusa from Yongning through Wumeng Mountain!"

"The main force of the East Road, with Fu Youde as the main general and Mu Ying as the deputy, led an army of 100,000 from Chenzhou and Yuanzhou to Guizhou, and marched to Qujing through Wumeng!

"Qujing, the throat of Yunnan, he must do this to resist my teacher. Examine the situation and win by surprise, this is it! ”

"After Qujing, the two of you will raise troops to Wusa with one person, Ying Yongning's division, and the other will lead a large army to attack Yunnan. Restrain each other, make them tired, and break them! ”

"Yunnan is both keen, it is advisable to divide the troops to Dali, and the soldiers of Guangxi to attack the Duan clan, the first voice has been raised, and it is bound to collapse. The rest of the tribes can send an edict to not bother the soldiers! ”

"Yes!" The generals responded with a bang, and with the battle plan formulated by Boss Zhu himself, they could defeat any strong enemy!

(End of chapter)