Zhu Di couldn't handle this.
God, the King of Han did not rebel, but you did.
Is this something to be proud of!
Good guy, who is this Yunnan citizen Zhu Gaojie? I'm afraid he's not from Yunnan Lezi!
[During combat, in order to pursue absolute speed, you let your army carry only a very small amount of baggage, abandoned the traditional combat style, and used speed as the primary criterion. 】
[First send several small groups of elites to sneak into the enemy's territory and station themselves at bridges, passes, ferries and other important military locations in the enemy's territory. Zhang Fu and Mu Sheng are both from the southwest, so they naturally know the military deployment on the southwest territory very well. He also knows the local garrison very well. 】
[But the imperial court does not know you well. It cannot judge how many troops you have, what tactics you use, how you should respond, and where your main attack point is. 】
[After the foreplay is over, it’s time for the big show to begin. Tens of thousands of main troops break through from all directions, accurately strike at the weak points of the enemy's defenses, open a small breach, and then destroy the wound, so that your army can weave through the enemy's territory. 】
[Your army doesn’t even have time to pay attention to the huge number of prisoners of the imperial army. They cooperate with the elite troops deployed at military strategic points behind the imperial army. In order to maintain speed and impact, the top priority is to maintain the power of the imperial army. The devastating destructive power of the army. 】
[Generals Zhang Fu and Mu Sheng, who have commanded more than 100,000 troops, are used in your hands like big-headed soldiers, but they do not feel that they are overqualified. 】
[Their mission is simple: move forward! go ahead! go ahead! 】
[With such highly concentrated and precise tactics, only one person can sit on a high throne and control everyone like puppets. He alone is the brains of tens of thousands of armies, and all armies are advancing according to his orders. , once this brain is confused for a moment, an army will be completely paralyzed in place, spinning around like headless flies. If Zhang Fu or Mu Sheng assisted in command, it would make the situation even more chaotic. 】
[What Zhang Fu and Mu Sheng can do is try their best to stabilize the situation on the front line and help you control the army. Although they are not like generals in this way, they are more like soldiers who risk their lives and wave the flag, but as long as they can keep winning the battle , who cares about this. 】
[One such unit can form a crescent-shaped sharp knife to pierce the enemy's chest. Two such sharp knives can form a pincer-shaped offensive, and after joining forces, the enemy will be surrounded by a large number of effective forces. 】
[You hold Zhang Fu’s sharp blade in your left hand and Mu Sheng’s hunting knife in your right hand. Like a demon, you dig out the enemy’s heart and devour the flesh and blood of those who are enemies with you. 】
[The cavalry never looks back to attack the encirclement. Their task is to continue to move forward to form a new encirclement. The subsequent huge infantry will slowly digest these besieged enemies who have no backup, no supplies, no command, and no morale. When they learn that they are behind With a large number of troops surrounding them, the pressure on the frontline soldiers' hearts was greater than the pressure on the battlefield. At this time, they had no choice but to surrender. 】
[The army you lead plunders the resources of the imperial court to make up for the weakness of your own lack of equipment. This lightning-fast tactic has almost no direct conflicts with the enemy, resulting in very low battle losses. At the same time, you also accepted a large number of prisoners from the imperial army to strengthen your army. 】
[You are like a vampire, lying on the court to suck blood. The court is dizzy and weak, but you are getting stronger after eating and drinking, and your purpose is becoming clearer. 】
[Under the impact of the legion under your command, the imperial palace that is still formulating a combat meeting may have been captured by the raiding army led by Zhang Fu. The imperial generals sitting in the rear have no idea what is happening on the front line. This is different from Zhang Fumu. Sheng personally went to the front line in sharp contrast. The fall of the provincial capital could easily cause the entire province to lose its fighting spirit and declare surrender while still having more than half of the army and a high-walled city. 】
[It has only been half a month since the rebellion began, and you have already led your army to sweep through most of Sichuan. The King of Shu in Chengdu noticed that the situation was not good, and quickly surrendered to you: nephew, we are all one family, no matter what we fight, we don’t have to wait for your army to come to Chengdu, Uncle King of Shu, I will surrender first! 】
[Immediately afterwards, you declared war without declaring it, and rushed south to raid the unsuspecting Guizhou and Guangxi. In just two months, the war was victorious, and Guizhou and Guangxi surrendered. You have already captured all the four southwestern provinces of the Ming Empire. 】
[Although this tactic is not suitable for long-term operations, after all, the imperial court is not a fool. They will also react and formulate corresponding strategies. Under the existing crude conditions, it is difficult for you to formulate perfect tactics. 】
[But it doesn’t matter. You have used this tactic to plant your own flags in the southwest of the Ming Dynasty, and you have the confidence to compete with the imperial court. 】
[When you raised the army, you didn’t have much equipment, only half of Yunnan, and tens of thousands of troops. And now, you have annexed the three provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, and already occupy the land of four provinces. You have an army of more than 100,000, with strong soldiers and horses, and you can march north at any time! 】
[Emperor Hongxi was lying in the palace, and trouble came from the sky. 】
[When he learned that the entire southwest of the Ming Dynasty had been lost, he was dumbfounded. Before that, he had even forgotten that the Ming Dynasty still exiled a commoner prince in the southwest, and this commoner prince was his biological brother. 】
[In these years, Emperor Hongxi worked conscientiously, fighting wits and courage with Emperor Yongle, and engaging in intrigues with King Zhao of Han. The late emperor took away hundreds of thousands of troops during his fifth northern expedition, and they remained outside the pass until his death. In order to deal with the mess left by the late emperor's sudden death, he was so busy that he inevitably became a little careless. 】
[In his busy schedule, he actually ignored that Zhang Fu quietly went south to Yunnan with his 20,000 to 30,000 old troops. As for Mu Sheng, who is deeply rooted in Yunnan, you really can't prevent him from rebelling in his own territory. Unless he knows about it in advance, he can't stop him at all. 】
[The main thing is that all this is a matter of rapid change. While Emperor Hongxi was controlling the northern and southern capitals to prevent the rebellion in Shandong, you had also seized this time to control Yunnan and sent troops to attack the empty and defenseless southwestern provinces. 】
[And now, Emperor Hongxi is filled with regret. When he succeeded to the throne, before he could secure his throne, the four southwest provinces fell successively. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, no emperor except Emperor Jianwen has suffered such a big loss. . 】
[No, even Emperor Jianwen has never suffered such a big loss. 】
[At the beginning of the Jing Dynasty, Emperor Jianwen lost one mansion in Peiping in eight months, while Emperor Hongxi lost four provinces in less than three months. 】
[After you integrated the four provinces and laid your own brand, you just shouted out the slogan slowly. However, you did not say that you were here to rebel. Instead, you quoted the "Ancestor Instructions of the Emperor Ming" " If there are no honest ministers in the dynasty and there are treacherous people, the prince will train the troops and be on standby, and the emperor secretly orders the kings to lead the troops to bring peace to the country." 】
[You shouted the same slogan that the old man shouted back then. It’s exactly the same. 】
[If there are still flaws in the slogans shouted by the rebellious King Yan back then, then the emperor has no way to refute the slogans you shout now. Because since the success of King Yan's rebellion, "Fengtian Jingnan" has become an excuse for "the vassal king has the right to legally rebel." 】
[Emperor Hongxi has no right to deny your rebellion, because if he denies your Fengtian Jingnan, he will admit that Emperor Yongle is a rebel, and Emperor Hongxi himself will become a rebel. He who was originally the successor to the throne will also become He became a rebel who sought power and usurped the throne. After all... he also made military exploits during the Jingnan period. 】
[The whole family rebelled, and no one is clean. 】
[The counter-written letter was sent to Beijing, but before Emperor Hongxi could recover, another piece of bad news came. 】
[The imperial troops originally sent to the south to quell the rebellion turned around and returned to the north before they had gone far. 】
[The King of Han in Shandong also rebelled! 】
[The King of Han was ready to make a move, but he endured it because he had no chance. Now that he saw like-minded people rebelling together, he couldn't wait to declare war on the court in the name of "Fengtian Jingnan". 】
[Less than half a year after Emperor Hongxi took the throne, the two vassal princes and the two legitimate sons of the late emperor all rebelled! 】
[It would be okay if one vassal king rebelled, but if two vassal princes rebelled at the same time, people would inevitably doubt the rule of Emperor Hongxi. 】
【The world is in chaos! 】
Seeing this, Zhu Di fell into deep thought.
Only then did he realize that he had dug a hole in Ming's law.
"The vassal king has the right to rebel legally" is too nonsense. If we look at the rebellions in the past dynasties, the only purpose is to kill the nine tribes. How can there be any legality at all? You have rebelled and still want to be legal?
However, in the Ming Dynasty, hey, it was really like this.
The laws of the Ming Dynasty were formulated by the emperor, and what the emperor said was the law. If there is any law that the emperor cannot decide, it can only be the law made by the emperor before him.
Emperor Hongwu created the "Emperor Ming Ancestor Instructions", and Zhu Di found a loophole to legally rebel. However, after he became emperor, he could not fill it in. First, because this was the law established by his father, and if he disobeyed, it would mean Being unfilial. The second reason is that if he fills in this gap, his own path will be ruined.
But we can’t keep this gap forever...
It seems that it is not impossible.
This kind of joke was made during the reign of Emperor Hongxi because the reduction of vassal status was not thorough enough and left hidden dangers. But if it were Emperor Hengjing, he wouldn't have such troubles.
Let alone any vassal king who dared to rebel during the reign of Emperor Hengjing, even in the current Yongle Dynasty, no one dared to rebel.
The king of Han rebelled. He jumped twice and was crushed to death. He was thrown to work outside the customs. King Gu rebelled, and before the rebellion began, the whole family in Prince Gu's house was already dead.
In the two hundred years after Emperor Hongxi succeeded to the throne, no vassal king dared to rebel except King Han and later King Ning of the Zhengde Dynasty.
Even Prince Ning of the Zhengde Dynasty was only used as a gunman, and the civil servants acquiesced and even helped him rebel. Moreover, King Ning's rebellion did not cause much trouble. Emperor Zhengde was very interested in going to quell the rebellion, but before the emperor arrived, Wang Yangming was captured by King Ning.
Emperor Zhengde, unable to enjoy himself, even wanted to release Prince Ning first and then capture him again...
It can be seen that after the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the vassal kings were destined to be unable to make much waves. It would be better if they did not rebel, but if they rebelled, they would be uprooted.
With one less vassal king, the Ming Dynasty would also be able to occupy less territory.
Zhu Gaochi was already like this, let alone Emperor Hengjing, who was more ruthless than Jianwen and Yongle in cutting down vassals.
When Emperor Hengjing's son, Emperor Taichang, first succeeded to the throne, killing the King of Gan Zhu Qizhen was like killing a chicken. He was slaughtered by the King of Gan in an understatement.
[After learning that the King of Han rebelled, you were not worried about being the first to win the fruits of victory. Even a little want to laugh. Although Emperor Hongxi looked naive, he was not a vegetarian. You rebelled because you had full confidence and strength, and the King of Han rebelled...]
[The king of Han was left with only confidence. 】
[The Han vassal state in Shandong is not far from Beizhili. It will bear the brunt of Emperor Hongxi's wrath, which will attract a lot of firepower for you. Before the Han Dynasty is destroyed by the court, you can take your time. Take down the south of the Ming Dynasty. 】
[After you eat the south, it is estimated that the King of Han will only have a handful of ashes left. 】
[Even if the King of Han suddenly bursts into action with unparalleled bravery and Lianjie, and wins all the way to capture Beijing, so what? 】
[For you, it is easier to fight against the King of Han than to fight against Emperor Hongxi. 】
[The King of Han was good at attacking but not at defending, while Emperor Hongxi was just the opposite. He was good at defending but not at attacking. 】
[As for you...you are good at both offense and defense. 】
[After digesting the four southwestern provinces, the soldiers under your command are ready to make a move, but you, who command the army, are wearing civilian clothes and pointing your sword at Huguang and Nanjing! 】
[Compared to the four southwestern provinces that were unprepared, Huguang, which had taken precautions early, was obviously more of a hard nut to crack. 】
[The Huguang Dusi has temporarily taken over the power of the province, and the entire imperial army is on standby to guard against your sudden attack. Through the analysis of your tactics for swallowing up the four southwestern provinces, they also guessed that your favorite way of playing is to engage in sneak attacks without practicing martial ethics. 】
[The commander of Huguang City is full of confidence. He stayed up for three days and three nights to study your tactics in the southwest. After all, your results are amazing. You have eaten four provinces in three months. Even if you kill a pig, you can't kill it. so fast. After studying for three days and nights, the commander of Huguang City laid out a dragnet and set up an ambush at every bridge and pass, waiting for you to send elite troops to fall into the trap. 】
[However...the commander of Huguang City still made a mistake. 】
[You did not use a surprise attack this time, but directly assembled the main army to attack Jingzhou. 】
[Captured Jingzhou in three days, and surrendered to Rongde the next time; he pretended to attack Wuchang, but actually raided Chenzhou in a roundabout way. After capturing and killing the Chenzhou defender, De'an, Yuezhou, and Baoqing surrendered; he captured Changsha and Hanyang in seven days...]
[You told the court with your actual hard power. In fact, in addition to sneak attacks, you are better at fighting tough battles. 】
[Within a month, half of Huguang was occupied. The commander of the capital of Huguang was isolated and helpless in Wuchang, surrounded by enemies on all sides, and alone in the wind. 】
[But the commander of Huguang City was tough enough and would rather die than surrender... So, he died. 】
[One of his commanders led his troops to mutiny, and everyone in Wuchang Prefecture immediately wanted to surrender. The commander in Huguang was beheaded, and his head was hung on the top of the city. Wuchang dedicated the city to surrender to Qi. 】
[Huguang fell. 】
(End of chapter)
