"It may be a bit difficult to rely on Yunnan alone." Gao Pragmatic added thoughtfully: "In fact, in terms of military strength, Yunnan's current military strength is probably enough, but if the imperial court wants to use troops against Myanmar, it will not only be a matter of military strength; There are factors such as food, wages, and supplies that need to be considered, and Yunnan alone may not be enough in these aspects."
Guo Pu was a little suspicious and frowned: "But according to my understanding, although Yunnan has an army of more than 200,000 registered, it can actually fight no more than 100,000. Are you sure that such a force is enough?"
"Not more than one hundred thousand? Haha, teacher, you are too polite." Gao pragmatically said: "The student and Liu Wei have some old friends, you also know this, so we have some private communication. According to him, Yunnan There are only 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses that can be relied upon, how can there be 100,000?"
Guo Pu was surprised and said: "Then you still act like you have to fight? With 50,000 to 60,000 fighting soldiers, you still have to frighten at least 200,000 chieftains. Isn't it obvious that you can only calm them down?"
Gao Pingshi sighed inwardly. It seemed that Mr. Guo had no problem managing politics, but he was still worse than Sanbo on border issues.
He coughed lightly and said: "Teacher, according to the students' opinion, the number of capable troops in Guangxi's official army is no more than that of Yunnan... In fact, the students have made it clear that they are definitely not as good as Yunnan."
Guo Pu immediately frowned and thought for a moment before asking: "You want to say... use toast?"
Gao pragmatically said: "It is certain to use chieftains. Yunnan has more chieftains than Guangxi. If we don't use chieftains and only use officers and soldiers, then why does the imperial court need so many chieftains?"
In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, 11 Xuanwei Divisions, 1 Xuanfu Division, 1 Appeasement Division, 6 Chief Official Divisions, and 1 Tufu were established in most of Myanmar beyond the Yunnan border and in northern Thailand and Laos. Later, some Tusi , and slowly lost control because it was beyond reach.
By the Jingtai period, a relatively stable "outside" administrative district system had been formed, including Cheche, Mubang, Mengyang, Myanmar, Babaidaidian, the Sixth Military and Civilian Exhortation Department of Laos, and the two prefectures of Mengding and Menggen. Nandian, Qianya, and Longchuan are the three counties of Xuanfu, Weiyuan, Wandian, Zhenkang, and Dahou are the four prefectures, and Niuwu and Mangshi are the two chief officials."
To put it simply, the composition of the "outside" administrative regions on the Yunnan frontier in the Ming Dynasty is what is commonly known as the "Three Propaganda and Six Comforts", as well as the two Yuyi Prefectures, four Yuyi Prefectures and The two imperial barbarians started a lawsuit.
But in fact, the above are all units under the system of "Three Propaganda and Six Comforts", that is, "outside" or "waiyi" units. They are the chieftains of the Ming Dynasty, but they are classified into the type of "waiyi chieftain" , in addition to them, there are also a large number of internal chieftains - just like the Cen and Huang families.
If we look at "mobilizing troops" alone, the Ming Dynasty can basically say that the troops and horses belonging to the chieftains can definitely be mobilized, but they will be controlled by the chieftains themselves, just like Cen Ling and Huang Zhiting;
Whether the troops and horses of the foreign chieftain can be mobilized depends on the situation. If the court presses urgently or strictly, some of them can usually be mobilized. Regardless of whether the chieftain takes the initiative or is forced to have no choice, he will usually take it anyway. Have an attitude.
In one situation, it would be more convenient to mobilize their troops, that is, the imperial court sends out a large army and asks them to assist. At this time, they will usually "assiste" obediently, because no one can guarantee that after the imperial army gathers, it will not There will be a shot at the leader, and the disobedient chieftains will be cut and sacrificed to the flag first, so when the imperial army gathers, it will be easier to mobilize the foreign chieftains.
Of course, the foreign chieftains may not only be afraid, they may also want to judge the winning rate of the war based on the size of the court's actions. If you fight a war, you have to follow the winning side to make money, right?
Guo Pu thought for a while and said: "The performance of the Guangxi chieftains this time is good, but the Guangxi wolf soldiers have always been good at fighting. In comparison, the Yunnan native soldiers seem to be quite inferior. I am worried that even if Yunnan recruits the chieftain soldiers and horses, I am afraid that They are not as useful as the wolf soldiers of Guangxi Chieftain."
Gao pragmatic didn't answer immediately, but also evaluated it in his mind. Based on analysis alone, Guo Pu's words make sense. After all, the Yunnan Army seems to have only risen to prominence in the hands of Cai E. It was no longer so good during the Long Yun period. At other times, it seems that the Yunnan Army did not shine as much. The opportunity to shine, based on "historical performance" alone, is definitely not as good as that of Guangxi Bing.
But there is a very strange thing here. Logically speaking, the terrain of Yunnan is not much different from that of Guangxi. Since the mountains of Guangxi can produce elite and capable wolf soldiers, why can't there be them in Yunnan? This is unscientific.
For example, we are in the Central Plains, but we have not heard of much difference between Henan soldiers and Shandong soldiers; we are also in the grassland area, and we have not heard of any difference in combat effectiveness between the Mongolian cavalry on the left and the Mongolian cavalry on the right - everyone lives and studies in a different environment. Pretty much. Why do you get full marks and I get zero?
So after Guo Pu said this, Gao Pragmatic became a little suspicious. Did he not know enough about Yunnan soldiers? Are you too constrained by historical stereotypes?
However, Liu Wei has been in Yunnan for more than a year, and it seems that he has not specifically mentioned the quality of Yunnan soldiers - of course, he has a prerequisite. The foundation of their Liu family is Sichuan soldiers, and most of them are soldiers and horses from the mountains of Sichuan. , so he is also an expert in mountain warfare. It may be because of this reason that Liu Wei did not feel that the Yunnan soldiers were much different from his own troops.
But thinking of Liu Xian's Sichuan army, Gao Pragmatic gained more confidence to convince Guo Pu, saying: "After Liu Xian became official, all his troops, except for the guardsmen, were handed over to his son Liu Xian. The four thousand people are all elites in hundreds of battles, especially the Japanese-Japanese Ding, who has always been chosen by Liu Jun as the vanguard. The students have seen it before, and it is extraordinary."
"Oh? All four thousand are elites in a hundred battles?" This surprised Guo Pu. The term "elite in a hundred battles" in the current Ming Dynasty actually means two words: servants.
Gao pragmatic means: Liu Wei has four thousand servants under his command, especially among them there is a "Japanese surrender", which is the elite among the servants.
Seeing Gao pragmatically nodding, Guo Pu asked again: "What about Liu Wei's talents? Can he take on important responsibilities?"
Liu Wei is a person with a straight personality, but he is not stupid. If there are any problems, it is two things: he likes to kill and indulges his subordinates.
To be honest, in this era, there is no way to be strict about indulging your subordinates. Not everyone can be like Qi Jiguang - because not every officer has the ability to make money like Qi Jiguang. If you don't have money, you still have strict requirements, as a soldier I can also compare, and once I compare, something will happen.
Of course, if there is a comparison, Gao Jingjing has the strongest ability to make money, so his team of servants can even do it without taking credit, but this comparison itself is unfair. Who in the world can make money better than Gao Jingjing? The salary he pays to his servants is almost three times that of the servants of military generals. If this is not enough to prohibit them, are they really so pragmatic that they will not be fired?
In fact, the treatment of Gao Jingshi's servants is about twice that of Qi Jiajun, three times that of Liu Jiajun, and four or five times that of Ma Gui and other servants of Shanxi and even Shaanxi military generals.
Therefore, discipline does not exist out of thin air, nor can it be achieved through patriotic education in this era - nationalism has not yet risen, and patriotism has not even a shadow. Isn't this a joke?
But it's really troublesome to kill easily. Gao pragmatic knew that when Liu Wei met him last time, he didn't show his willingness to kill like he did when he first met him. He even told himself about the feeling of killing, and he was very excited about it.
But that doesn't mean that he is easy to kill. Liu Xin mentioned on the way south with her that her eldest brother relies too much on force. Not only does he like to take the lead in the charge during wars, but he also has a special hobby for killing enemies with his hands. .
To put it simply, this guy is a bit "bloodthirsty". When he doesn't see blood, he is still a normal person. When he sees blood, his whole body starts to boil. The more he kills, the more motivated he becomes, and he can even indulge in the pleasure of killing. .
I've been really perverted since I was a child, and now I'm even more perverted.
Therefore, Guo Pu asked him if Liu Wei could take on the important task. He was a little hesitant - in terms of fighting, Liu Wei could definitely take on the important task. He was afraid that this guy would lose control of his temper and cause trouble in other aspects besides fighting.
But he couldn't hide anything from Guo Pu, so Gao Pragmatic had no choice but to tell everything he knew about Liu Wei, especially emphasizing the battle with Liu Wei when he and Liu Wei met - no one could kill him!
After hearing this, Guo Pu laughed and said: "I didn't expect that Liu Xian really had a successor. He was a capable fighter back then. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to fight all the way from a small soldier to become the Commander-in-Chief of the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army. Now, Listening to what you said, his son may be able to fight better than him, okay, okay, this is a good thing... The military minister does not need anything else, as long as he can fight."
"So, you are optimistic that Liu Wei can defeat Myanmar?" Guo Pu asked.
Gao Pingshi said helplessly: "Just talking about fighting, the students are willing to recommend Liu Wei."
"Okay, very good." Guo Pu asked again: "Although his status is not enough now, it doesn't matter. The cabinet says he is enough, and he is enough. However, he can't be the only one. Do you still have it?" As a candidate, would you recommend someone who is familiar with fighting in the South?"
Gao pragmatic thought for a while and felt that it would be better to follow history, so he said: "Then the student will recommend another person, named Deng Zilong, who is currently the Huguang General."
"Do you know this person?" Guo Pu asked.
Well, I definitely don’t know this, but...
Gao Pingshi's expression remained unchanged, his heart not beating, and he said: "Although I don't know him, I know him. This person is from Fengcheng, Jiangxi. He passed the martial arts examination in the 37th year of Jiajing. Later, bandits rampaged across Jiangxi and robbed Zhangshu Town. Deng Zilong responded to the imperial court. He was recruited and defeated the traitors. After that, he accumulated military exploits and was promoted to the commander-in-chief of Guangdong.
After inheriting the throne today, Deng Zilong followed Zhang Yuanxun and defeated the mountain bandits Lai Yuanjue, Chen Jinying, Luo Shaoqing, etc. Among them, the bandit leader Huang Gaohui once escaped and was captured alive by Deng Zilong from the mountains. Therefore, Deng Zilong was promoted to the garrison of Tonggushi, and then was promoted to act as the commander of the capital and take charge of the Zhejiang capital.
Later, the Mayang Jin Taoists and others formed a gang to cause rebellion. Deng Zilong was ordered to conquer them, and he lived up to expectations, defeated them and disbanded the Jin Taoists gang. Then Hu Ruolu, a soldier of the Wukai Guards, and others led a rebellion, but Deng Zilong also used the strategy of attacking in the east and attacking in the west to eliminate them.
In the summer of the fourth year of Wanli, Deng Zilong, under the orders of Pan Jixun, the governor of Jiangxi, and Zhou Enjing, the governor of Jinzhou, joined forces with the army from eight regions to use the war strategy of marching troops into five routes and forming camps step by step, and compressed Li Daluan's rebel army to the Huanggang Mountain area; when the rebel army needed When supplying supplies, Deng Zilong secretly ordered dozens of cavalry to disguise themselves as merchants and sneak into the old camp of the rebel army. They carried out an intermediate operation to force the rebel army to move and then annihilate them.
In November of the fifth year of Wanli, under the command of Deng Zilong, Li Daluan's rebellion, which lasted for more than three years, was put down. Li Daluan and Yang Qingshan were killed in battle. Deng Zilong was promoted to General of Huguang for his merits and has been promoted to this day. Generally speaking, this person is also a general who is both wise and brave, and is good at mountain warfare. "
Guo Pu was not as familiar with military affairs as Gao Gong, and his understanding of military figures was far inferior to that of Gao Gong, who had built files for officials all over the world. However, he now believed that Gao Pragmatic was already familiar with military affairs, so he had no doubts about Gao Pragmatic's statement. , laughed when he heard this: "It seems that you really care about Myanmar, you have even selected the generals... Speaking of which, last year Liu Wei went to Yunnan to do that - what is his current position? "
"Tengchong Guerrilla."
"That's right, Tengchong Guerrilla - you recommended it too, right?" Guo Pu asked.
"Yes, it was also recommended by students." Gao pragmatically nodded and admitted.
Guo Pu was a little surprised: "Do you think you have this plan?"
"Uh... think about it, because in the seventh year of Wanli, the Burmese mang chief once attacked Mengyang, killed Mengyang's chieftain, and annexed Mengyang's land, so last year, the students recommended Liu Wei It passed. However, there must be another reason. It is because Liu Wei himself said that he did not like sitting in the small school camp in Nanjing and found it boring. The students at that time felt that since the Burmese leader was restless, Liu Wei In the past, it might have allowed him to resist the Mang Chieftain, and at the same time, it would have given him some training, which might be of great use in the future, but I didn’t expect it to come true.”
This is half true and half false, but it is reasonable. As a young man, it is normal to take care of your friends' emotions. Guo Pu did not doubt it at all. He nodded and said: "It's a mistake - originally Tengchong guerrilla position, this year He was about to be laid off. Later, Wu Junze checked and found out that this person was recommended by you. I don’t know what your intentions were, so he finally stayed."
When he said this, he looked at Gao Pragmatic with a half-smile: "You have a lot of face, the great Sima, do you want to act based on your eyes?"
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This chapter is 4K+ and has a coherent plot, so I’m too lazy to break it into chapters.
