Chapter 179: Change of Flag in the Southwest
It just got to this point. What else could Muchun do?
Even if we don’t talk about the situation between Nanjing and Beijing. A fight between Mu Chunzhen and Feng Cheng in Kunming is also not in the interest of Yunnan Province.
Without him, the Nanjing court had already dispatched a group of troops from Yunnan. Yunnan as a whole did not have enough troops to suppress the chieftains from all over the country, especially the Lucchuan chieftains.
Feng Cheng's unit represents Song Guogong's lineage and is also very powerful in the army. The two sides are fighting here. The troops and horses in various places can only shrink. It is inevitable that the imperial court's military strength will shrink and the interests of local forces in Yunnan will be harmed.
Muchun said: "Okay, I will listen to you and change the flag. But there is one thing, do you have to promise me?"
Feng Cheng was overjoyed and said, "Okay, as long as you agree, anything is possible."
Muchun said: "Other arrangements can be made as you like, but if the imperial court wants Yunnan to send troops, no one from my family can move. Yunnan's military strength is already small enough. It can't be any less. Those in charge of Luchuan will come out to cause trouble."
The imperial court that Muchun was talking about was none other than someone else. Naturally, it was the Beijing court, not the Nanjing court.
"Okay. No problem." Feng Cheng said.
The matters discussed between the Mu family and the Feng family are settled.
Overnight, all the people sent by the Nanjing court were captured.
Of course, not many people were killed.
Feng Cheng wanted to go on a killing spree and use blood to prove his loyalty to Beijing. This was the so-called surrender.
But at this time, most smart people know what the future will be like.
Few people were willing to die for Nanjing. Many civil servants are still a little hesitant. If they were just taken down and locked up for a period of time, they didn't care. But when it came time to prove their loyalty to Zhu Yunwen with their lives, these people immediately decided to change their words.
Feng Cheng almost couldn't find anyone who was worthy enough to sacrifice the flag.
Feng Cheng finally made up his mind to kill someone important enough. Otherwise, how can Beijing know that it has pledged allegiance to the imperial court? broke with Nanjing.
As for the person who finally became a loyal minister, it no longer matters what he thinks.
When the situation requires a loyal minister, and a person with enough weight is one of the top positions among Yunnan civil servants. There must be a loyal minister among them, regardless of his own wishes.
After Feng Cheng finished all this, he immediately sent someone to send the portrait of the human head to Hanzhong, and even raised the flag to go north. Attack Sichuan.
To Feng Cheng's surprise, the local chieftains in Sichuan and Guizhou sent troops to respond, and for a while, the southwest was shaken.
The reason for this is that on the one hand, many chieftains are afraid of the Ming Dynasty's military power. Worried that Feng Cheng would send troops, he killed them along the way. After all, no matter which route you take to attack Sichuan from Yunnan, you have to pass through a chieftain's territory. So express your attitude immediately.
Of course, another reason is that Zhao Zongshou has done a lot of homework ahead of time.
When these people contacted Zhao Zongshou, they didn't take it seriously at all. It was just a casual move. Many chieftains even forgot their contact information with Zhao Zongshou. Now I took it out immediately. Show that they are loyal subjects of Beijing.
After all, no matter how slow their response is. Now the news of the great victory in the Central Plains has come.
They naturally know how to line up.
When it happened in Yunnan, it directly affected Sichuan.
Mei Yin was originally repairing in Hanzhong. When I was repairing in Hanzhong, I was not idle. He knew that when it came to attacking Sichuan, the top priority was to attack the heart and the bottom priority was to attack the city. Although the sword gate is in hand, if the people of Sichuan resolutely resist. Many things are also very troublesome.
After all, their logistics line is too long. Even if Guanzhong is in hand now, it is still very troublesome to transport the materials from the rear.
It is best to let all Sichuan surrender. This is the easiest way.
And it's not impossible.
But Mei Yin is a little anxious now.
Without him, Qu Neng had the intention to lead the Western Route Army southward.
Because Qu Neng encountered a hard problem in the blue sky.
Veteran Yang Wen had never heard of him before, but he showed enough perseverance in the battle of Lantian. Even with no shortage of logistics, they relied on the Qinling Mountains to resolutely resist Qu Neng's attack.
It made Qu Neng's game very difficult.
Of course, it's not impossible to defeat. After all, where does the hard power of the Northern Army lie? There's no way it can't be defeated.
The problem is, Qu Neng's opponent in the court is Ye Chen. Ye Chen destroyed Fu Youde's troops in the Battle of Guangwu and wiped out hundreds of thousands of troops. If you include the civilians, he claimed to have wiped out three hundred thousand troops, which was no problem.
Now Ye Shen is eating meat. All the cavalry in hand were scattered.
Occupied areas are updated every day. I almost ran to Hubei.
That is to say, the Nanyang Basin encountered some resistance. This is an important logistics line to support Guanzhong, and it has some troops. Moreover, Ye Chen's target is the southeast, Nanjing, not Nanyang. Therefore, we did not attack Nanyang much and gave up when we encountered resistance.
Qu Neng has strong opinions on this point.
Because in his opinion, Ye Chen's attack on Nanyang without dividing his troops was clearly his fault. Because once Nanyang is captured, the Lantian area cannot be defended. He can follow Wuguan Road and enter the Nanyang Basin. At that time, go straight to the Huguang area. Get a share of the future war.
Although on a macro level, the outcome has been decided. But broken down to each individual. Not so.
Especially for the generals of the Northern Army, the next few months will be the best time to take credit.
The same is true for Qu Neng. In the Battle of Lantian, Yang Wen was old and tough. It was impossible to win the battle without grinding for several months. Then Qu Neng's military exploits were just that. I can only watch others share the cake. There was nothing he could do.
How can this be done?
It's just that he can't interfere with Ye Chen's work.
Ye Chen would not attack Nanyang even if he was stumbling upon him. But he couldn't say anything?
So, he had a new idea, could he go to Sichuan? Sichuan is the time when things are ripe and ripe.
With Sichuan in hand, although the credit is not great, it still ensures that he has a stable government official.
Qu Neng had this idea and naturally found a way to operate it. If he operates it, the news will inevitably leak out. Mei Yin already knew.
This is to grab food from the Meiyin plate. How could Mei Yin endure it?
Yes, Mei Yin is already the Duke of the country. But who thinks it’s too little credit? Moreover, the Duke of the State and the Duke of the State are also different. After Mei Yin heard the news. There was no immediate preparation, so the army went south and attacked Sichuan first.
Regardless of whether you can defeat it or not, stay in position first. Secondly, Mei Yin also felt that some people would not shed tears without seeing the coffin.
First the courtesy, then the soldiers. The first courtesy is already there. But there are no rear soldiers.
This is the time for them to recognize the reality.
But Mei Yin never expected that once Yunnan repeated the situation, the situation would immediately be very different. Originally, the local forces in Sichuan wanted to wait and see. After all, what these local forces fear most is war, and they do not want foreign soldiers to come over.
Nowadays, the local forces in Sichuan have not thought about dying for Nanjing.
It's just that they are pursuing surrender to the imperial court. The imperial court can just send officials directly to take over. Send some troops, that would be scary. It can be said that Mei Yin is easier to talk to and wants to fight for more. But they never expected that the situation would change so quickly.
Mei Yin was no longer patient.
They could only raise their hands and surrender. I hope the military discipline of the Northern Army can be better.
Therefore, facing Feng Cheng's tribe from the south and Mei Yin's tribe from the north, neither army encountered resistance. Wherever it passes, look for the wind to fall. Everywhere he went, someone took the initiative to hand over a sum of money in exchange for the army not to enter the city. Restrict military discipline and so on.
The two armies thus met outside the city of Chongqing.
Except for a few areas in the southwest, everything is in the hands of Beijing.
In a small number of areas, there is today's Chongqing.
The guard here is none other than South Korean Duke Li Qi. He is also entangled with the only remaining people in Huguang
Troops came to support Sichuan. As soon as they entered the Chongqing area, they knew earth-shaking changes and Fu Youde died in battle. He hesitated in Chongqing for a while, but he didn't expect that it didn't take long for Sichuan to evolve into the current situation.
Chongqing is under tremendous pressure. For a moment, Li Qi was also hesitant. He was not a loyal minister of Nanjing, but he did not want to surrender easily.
