The Prosperous Era of Longwan

"I have long heard about the colorful world of the Ming Dynasty. It is said that the south of the Yangtze River is neither cold nor hot."

"I think you want to meet the beauties from Jiangnan. I heard that the beauties there are not only beautiful, but also fair. They are not the slutty ones here."

"Yes, if we capture Kunming, we will have to visit Jiangnan no matter what."

"Haha. I think you want to grab it and see if you can take it."

Perhaps they were all too drunk. At this time, the Ming Dynasty that had kept them silent seemed to have become a country that they could manipulate at will.

In fact, we can't blame these chieftains for despising the Ming Dynasty, considering what Yunnan officials have done in recent years.

As long as you give money, no matter how big the problem is, you can handle it.

If the chieftains annex each other, even if they file a lawsuit with the governor of Yunnan, as long as they send a large sum of treasure, it will be fine and they will be wiped clean for you.

Although these chieftains achieved their wishes, they also underestimated Ming Dynasty over time.

It's just empty talk, all talk without practice.

Although the Ming army once visited Myanmar, that was two hundred years ago.

With the current state of the officials of the Ming Dynasty, no matter how big the empire was, it would not be able to withstand the hardships, and it would probably fall long ago.

And what about them?

Although wars have been frequent in recent years, the soldiers and generals under his command are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, but their combat experience is not comparable to that of the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention that the killing of hundreds of households in the Ming Dynasty was nothing in the end.

Seeing the clamor of his group of chieftains, Mang Yinglong was happy and didn't interrupt, just listened quietly.

This is what people's hearts can use. In the face of victory, there is no need to worry about anything.

In fact, what Mang Yinglong was most afraid of at the beginning was that these people were afraid of Ming Guo and were unwilling to follow him to do anything big.

Now there is no need for him to encourage them. They just lead them to defeat Meng Yang and share the money. They dare to say anything and follow him.

There is plenty of money in his palace.

Over the years, I have conquered the palaces of countless chieftains and kings through expeditions here and there, but I have accumulated a lot.

Unknowingly, Mang Yinglong had realized the essence of fighting to support war.

Don't be afraid of spending money. As long as you fight a foreign war, you will have everything.

Little soldiers, just give them some gold and silver, and everyone will be happy.

For the generals, just allocate a piece of land for them to make toast.

The next time the army recruits for war, they will run faster than anyone else.

Because not only him, but also his subordinates also benefited.

As long as his territory continues to expand, his strength will become stronger.

He not only wanted to take action against the Ming Kingdom in the east, but also against the Mughal Dynasty in the north, both of which had large areas of land and huge populations.

However, he also knew that these two countries were too big, and it would be difficult to solve them all at once, and they would have to be eaten away slowly.

This time, for the Ming Dynasty, it would be better to just have a piece of territory in Yunnan.

Then it's time to head north and deal with the few small countries there first, so that you can directly contact the Mughal Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, the morale of the army is high now. When will we send troops to Ming Dynasty?"

Finally, someone in the lively crowd below noticed King Burmese who had started to become active and then suddenly became quiet, so he asked him loudly while holding a wine glass.

Mang Yinglong retracted his thoughts and looked at his men.

At this time, the toast who was talking happily before stopped talking and looked at him.

"Are you in such a hurry to go to Daming?"

Mang Yinglong said.

"Your Majesty, our current situation, in the words of Ming people, is that if we take advantage of the victory and pursue it, great things can be accomplished. Do you think you are right?"

"right."

"That's right, Kunming is a good idea. We can conquer it and go there to escape the heat when the weather gets hot. I heard it's cooler there."

“I’ve been there once before and it was pretty good.”

When Mang Yinglong saw that his words made the people below him become excited again, he stood up and waved his hands, and the people below immediately became quiet.

Seeing such a scene, Mang Yinglong was very proud.

Others may not know that none of the people sitting here are unruly people.

The turmoil in Myanmar in the past century has honestly been wiped out long ago.

But now, with just one action, they all became honest.

What does this mean?

It's not just surrender, they all surrender to him.

Overjoyed, Mang Yinglong said loudly: "I heard that the Ming Dynasty has begun to impose martial law on the border. It seems that they are prepared. Aren't you afraid?"

"Come on, Your Majesty, we are still afraid of those officials from the Ming Dynasty, hehe."

"Ha ha."

The one who spoke was Gengma Chieftain Hanqian, and his words caused a burst of laughter from the other chieftains.

These chieftains are all experienced in dealing with Ming officials, so they can fool them casually with some money.

As for the imperial court mentioned by the officials, they have not had contact with it and do not want to contact it.

After all, they don't have the same ambitions as Mang Yinglong.

Only those ambitious people would have the idea of ​​contacting the Ming Dynasty court. After all, some things really have to be decided by the court.

But the officials of the Ming Dynasty were just like that. They couldn't do anything after giving them money.

"Your Majesty, to deal with those people, apart from buying Kunming with silver and jade, I guess there is nothing they dare not sell."

Another outspoken person directly told how these chieftains had dealt with Yunnan officials over the years, which attracted people around them to make friends.

"I originally wanted everyone to take a rest, but it seems they can't wait any longer, haha."

Mang Yinglong said.

This is the truth. Although he seemed to be very relaxed when dealing with Daming, he actually did not take Daming lightly.

Strategically despising, tactically paying attention to, this is Mang Yinglong's attitude towards foreign wars.

Despise the enemy and give peace of mind to the people below, which can stabilize the morale of the army.

Paying attention to the enemy naturally does not want to overturn the ship in the gutter.

In recent years, the Taungoo dynasty has been successful, isn't it because of this?

"Don't worry, everyone, the border of Ming Dynasty does not exist at all to me, and we can cross it at any time.

Over in Yunnan, there are many friends of all of us, and they are also my friends.

In fact, I have had some contact with them for a long time. When the army is everywhere, they will join us.

Once we enter Yunnan, our troops will only grow bigger and more numerous.

Kunming, I have left a house for you all. You can live in it whenever you want."

Mang Yinglong only gave the chieftains a clue, that is, he contacted the chieftains in the Ming Dynasty.

But who he contacted would not be revealed on this occasion.

However, when his army arrived, everyone knew about it.

Aren’t all these years of preparation just waiting for this day?

"It's better to rest for a few days and then we'll go to Kunming."

Mang Yinglong said loudly to the people below. At this time, he was so proud that he seemed to have seen the city wall of Kunming and the beautifully built houses inside.

Those are all his, and the Han people and the officials of the Ming Dynasty have to crawl out of his territory.

Take Yunnan first, then Guangxi, Guangdong, and then

"Dad, there is news from the third child that Sige has been captured by the Burmese army."

In Baoshan City, Li Rusong came in and said.

"Well, it's better to let them take action than to die inexplicably."

When Li Chengliang heard that Si Ge fell into the hands of the Burmese army, he just said a few words, and then asked: "Is there any news from the second brother?"

“Not yet, but he should be fine.

The child has learned that there is a troublesome chieftain in Meng Ding Mansion. He is usually unruly and disobeys the constraints of the court.

As long as Rubai is more careful, the army will not be discovered hiding in Meng Ding Mansion. "

Li Rusong said softly.

Regarding the situation in Yunnan, Li Rusong only felt a headache when he made detailed arrangements for the formation.

Western Guizhou is full of chieftains' appeasement departments, and almost all of them belong to the chieftain's territory.

And it just so happens that the current Ming officials are also extremely afraid of these people.

No one knows whether these toasts have already communicated with Myanmar privately, so they can only be on guard against them all.

It is conceivable that both Li Chengliang and Li Rusong felt great pressure.

It's too complicated.

"Father, do you think we can also make some arrangements in Dali Mansion and Jingdong Mansion?"

When Li Rusong calls "Dad", he is usually more casual, but calling "Father" often indicates that he is very serious about the matter.

"You want to withdraw from Tusi's territory?"

Li Chengliang didn't take it seriously and asked in a calm tone.

"Yes, fighting in this environment requires so many things to consider that even the child has a headache."

Li Rusong answered truthfully.

"What you said may be feasible in Liaodong. After all, it is our territory and it is easy to block the news.

But it doesn't work here, they are all staring at us. "

Li Chengliang had actually thought about Li Rusong's considerations a long time ago.

But if we give up Qianxi, there will be no danger for Yunnan to defend.

How can we restrict the Burmese army from attacking in all directions without reaching the dangerous mountains?

Therefore, the best way is to fight the Burmese army in western Guizhou.

Hearing what Li Chengliang said, Li Rusong naturally couldn't say anything else.

He wanted to simplify the battlefield, but the situation didn't allow it, so what could he do?

Some people may say that Yunnan is Yunnan and Guizhou is Guizhou.

But in fact, during the Ming Dynasty, Yunnan was called both "Dian" and "Guizhou". The diversity of this name reflects the historical background and geographical characteristics of Yunnan.

Specifically, Yunnan's abbreviation "Dian" comes from its historical Dian Kingdom.

And "Qian" is because in Zhu Yuanzhang's cognition and setting, the word "Qian" is the synonym for Yunnan.

The change and use of this name not only reflects the historical administrative divisions and geographical cognition, but also reflects the different understandings and names of Yunnan in different historical periods.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang thought so, various Ming classics referred to Yunnan as "Guizhou".

This can actually be seen from the fact that the Mu family in Yunnan, Shizhen, has been named Duke of Guizhou.

In the Ming Dynasty, Yunnan was referred to as "Dian". This abbreviation originated from the Dian Kingdom in its history, but it mostly appeared in local documents, and the imperial court would not use it this way.

Li Chengliang's family had just arrived, so they were naturally used to using the names in court documents, so the Qianxi they talked about was not the western part of Guizhou, but the western part of Yunnan.

"You should pay more attention to the news in the capital in the past few days. It is somewhat risky to ask the second and fourth sons to go to Mengding."

After learning that Myanmar had captured Mengyang, Li Chengliang could not sit still. Without waiting for news from the capital, he secretly sent troops to Mengding Mansion.

At the same time, in order to keep the secret secret, Li Rubai was also asked to send troops to block the border of Mengding Mansion. This was to let the chieftain Geng Ma surrender to the enemy and treason, and leak the news that the Ming army entered Mengding Mansion with the intention of detouring Mubang.

After all, with so many troops stationed, it would be difficult to block the news.

Even if Li Chengliang personally led the troops, he would not be sure to keep the news secret.

During this period, as soldiers and horses from the three provinces arrived one after another, Li Chengliang began to arrange troops to be stationed, and Li Rusong was asked to convey the orders.

It can be said that the Ming army has completed the early military preparations and is waiting for the Burmese army to attack.

However, the reply from Beijing never arrived, which became Li Chengliang's heartache.

We are currently preparing for this method. If the capital does not agree, we will have to readjust it.

However, Meng Yang has been breached and there is not much time left.

Now in Baoshan City, only Li Chengliang and Luo Rufang are left. Luo Rufang is the patrol commander of Yongchang and is now responsible for the logistics and military supplies of the Ming army. Mu Changzuo, the original chief military officer of Yunnan, has been sent out to inspect the guards of various prefectures in Yunnan. Place.

"Dad, the second and fourth sons are both very semen. I told them before we left, nothing will happen to them."

Li Rusong could only say this.

"I have looked through all the records in Yunnan these days. No wonder those brats in Myanmar are becoming more and more courageous. No wonder the imperial court asked me to come over and destroy them in one fell swoop. The imperial court's policies made too many mistakes before."

Li Chengliang sighed.

"Hehe, if the imperial court does not make a mistake, the imperial court will not send you here to make achievements."

Li Rusong didn't take his father's words seriously, but said happily.

“The main reason is that Yunnan is far away from the country, so the deployment of troops and mobilization of troops is bound to have a great impact, and the expenditure required exceeds the norm.

During the reign of Emperor Yingzong, Wang Ji, a veteran general, conquered Luchuan, which took more than ten years. His teacher was short of money and had to transfer half of the world's salary. This lesson was the reason why the imperial court would not issue military orders easily.

For this move, Mr. Wei Ge had prepared in advance the taxes and levies of Yunnan and the southwestern provinces in the past two years. Even so, money and grain support had to be mobilized from surrounding provinces before it could be launched.

Before, we also missed one thing, that is, whether the court's money and food support will be sufficient, and whether it will urge my father to fight quickly. "

Until something happens, a lot of things are often overlooked.

This is also what Li Chengliang is mainly doing recently, checking for deficiencies and filling them.

Although the war has not yet begun, money and food have already been spent like water.

The main reason is that the Southwest mobilized quite a lot of soldiers and horses this time, reaching more than 100,000 people.

"Here, the world is far away, and the terrain is complex and dangerous. The familiar tactics of long-distance raids to cut off the enemy's food routes and retreat routes may be difficult to implement."

Li Chengliang spoke calmly and told his son what he had thought of recently. Then he suddenly remembered something and said quickly: "You also need to select those with rich field experience from the local soldiers in Yunnan and assign them to each battalion.

The woods here are different from those we encountered in Liaodong, Guizhou, and Guangxi.

There are more poisonous insects in the woods here, so each camp must be well protected to avoid large-scale acclimatization. "

Yesterday I received a letter from the third child, Li Ruzhen, complaining that the poisonous insects here are so powerful that he almost lost half his life after being bitten.

Fortunately, local people were found to prepare herbal wipes to solve the problem. Looking at previous records, it was found that a similar situation happened when Wang Ji conquered Luchuan. In some military camps, nearly half of the soldiers were unable to participate in the battle because they were not acclimatized to the climate.

"Ask Luo Yushi to contact the caravan. The guide from Myanmar needs to be found now."

Having said this, Li Chengliang looked at Li Rusong and said, "Let's take care of these two things immediately."