Chapter 128 Southern Expedition
If officials are compared to political opponents, then Zheng Shili can be compared to a thorn in which he is looking for trouble.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was not showing any weakness in the officials, was just a small passerby.
It will not pose any threat to Zhu Yuanzhang at all.
After solving the internal threats and Zheng Shili's troubles, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was extremely excited to achieve his expected goals, did not rest, but instead launched another huge battle in September of the year (1381).
That is, after pacifying Sichuan, the second southern expedition was launched.
The specific battle was the Battle of Pacifying Yunnan in Ming Dynasty (the Battle of Pacifying Yunnan).
This time the hostile target was: Yuan and Liang Wang regimes.
After Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country, after several years of siege, the hostile forces were basically cleared out, but only a piece of land was left behind.
Located in Yunnan on the southwestern border.
There is an armed force here that is not considered powerful but has always been subject to the rule of the Yuan Dynasty.
They had a boss who was named King of Liang by Yuan Dynasty during the reign of the Yuan Dynasty.
His name is: Bazaarvalmi.
In addition to his special name, he also has a prominent identity.
The fifth son of Kublai Khan, the ancestor of the Yuan Dynasty.
This identity shows his political stance, and he will never surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Faced with his identity, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to solve this problem this time.
Then establish a truly unified Ming Empire.
If we say that the King of Liang is ignorant, this is not the first time he has dealt with the Zhu family army. As early as the fourth year of Hongwu (1371), he had dealt with Zhu Yuanzhang. At that time, the person who was engaged in business with him was General Tang He, who was named Duke Xinguo.
At that time, Tang He had just taken Chongqing. After working hard with Qutang Pass for several months, Tang He struggled to seize Chongqing behind Qutang Pass and liberated Sichuan in one fell swoop.
After conquering Sichuan, he did not rush back, but sent people to Yunnan not far away to persuade the surrender of the only King Liang who had not been taken.
However, the regime was relatively stable outside the distance. The Ming army, who believed that the Ming army would not pose any threat to it, did not agree to Tang He's surrender.
He felt that he was living in Yunnan. Every day, peacocks performed a screening show for him, Lijiang, a tourist destination for him to enjoy the scenery, and Dianchi Lake, a beautiful scenery for him to visit. He lived a comfortable life and had a harmonious family. How good is his family living in such a grand occasion? Why do you guys from mountain cannons say that you want me to submit to you?
It makes no sense.
There is no reason.
It's unreasonable to submit to you!
I am a king in Yunnan and I am very good at it.
Why should you obey the orders of you bunch of sluts?
You urinate very well, and I urinate very well.
You eat meat.
I don't eat vegetarian food either.
Who is afraid of whom?
There is a kind of military game that let us have a head-on battle.
Whoever loses is the grandson.
Under this powerful mental effect, he chopped off the heads of Tang He and the envoys sent out, and permanently frozen the passports of all Ming Dynasty people.
These guys who appear to be lobbyists but are not actually good birds are forbidden to enter the country.
Tang He, who had just fought with the defenders of Sichuan for several months and had been fighting against the elephant for a long time, heard that King Liang was not ashamed of face at all, and refused without hesitation.
He was so angry that he couldn't even get angry.
However, during the battle to attack Chongqing, Tang He, who had lost his strength and was seriously injured, did not rashly launch a war against Yunnan. Looking at the group of wounded soldiers with broken arms behind him, letting these mankind fight with the Liang Wangjun, who was familiar with the energetic terrain, fight, which was undoubtedly a death sentence.
If the attack is not good, Boss Zhu will blame him if he blames him, he will be digging his own grave.
Although his ability was limited, Tang He was definitely not stupid, and even more stupid. He gave up his attack and chose to lead his troops back to the court.
You are a bastard, you have a good fortune. Sooner or later, Mr. Zhu will send someone to deal with you as a bastard.
You wait!
With Tang He's retreat, the first time he persuaded King Liang to surrender was also declared a miscarriage.
Although Tang He failed, Zhu Yuanzhang, the boss, never gave up on his conquest of Yunnan.
For the founding king who has already won most of China, a small Yunnan, but in a small place, he will never stand by and watch.
After the Fourth siege of the Ming army achieved a successful victory and all the troops were fully revised, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had long been unable to control himself, turned his attention to Yunnan again.
This time he wants to completely solve this problem.
He wanted to establish a truly unified Ming Dynasty and fulfill his grand and powerful imperial dream that he thought was a joke since he was a child, but now he could become a fact.
For this dream, he called someone.
Wang Yi.
This person is a very famous cultural person since Zhu Yuanzhang founded.
At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang had two civil officials, one was Song Lian and the other was Wang Yi. Zhu Yuanzhang called them "the two Confucians in Jiangnan!"
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to send him on a toll this time, but the purpose was to persuade him to surrender.
He hopes that King Liang, who is ignorant of the current affairs, can surrender voluntarily and save the trouble of the army from striking wars.
But what Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect was that the Northern Emperor of Northern Yuan had just arrived in Yunnan and learned about Wang Yi's persuasion of surrender. They also sent a guy named Tuotuo to dissuade King Liang.
Tuotuo also gave a reason that King Liang could not refuse: Both the people of the Yuan Dynasty, the country has become like this. Are you willing to help the enemy from the standpoint of the enemy?
This undoubtedly posed a huge problem for King Liang.
The choice fell into the hands of King Liang.
How would he choose?
After several days of psychological struggle, he felt that betraying his compatriots was shameful, so he finally chose to kill Wang Yi and remain loyal to the Yuan Dynasty.
So, Wang Yi, who had worked hard for thousands of kilometers to be a lobbyist, was killed by King Liang.
King Liang's actions completely angered Zhu Yuanzhang.
He didn't expect that King Liang was so disrespectful.
For this shameless bastard, Zhu Yuanzhang, who couldn't succeed in forcing himself to use force, showed his almost sharp fangs.
He called someone.
This person has the title of evil god on the battlefield, and he has never missed it in the hundreds of battles he has experienced.
In his military philosophy, any battle will never fail only if it succeeds.
He is Fu Youde.
Zhu Yuanzhang once again activated this victorious general who was victorious in every battle.
He is about to accept the challenge of pacifying Yunnan.
In order to completely solve the huge obstacle in Yunnan, Zhu Yuanzhang, the boss, also called two people.
One is his adopted son.
Mu Ying, who was ranked as the Marquis of Xiping at this time.
The other one is Chang Yuchun's brother-in-law, and Lan Yu who perfectly inherits Chang Yuchun's fine military style.
These two men will serve as deputys to assist Fu Youde in the attack on Yunnan.
It can be said that no matter who these three people are, they are all fierce. Anyone who picks out can be the only one to stand alone. This time, Zhu Yuanzhang gathers all three of them together, and he wants to form a truly indestructible battle combination like an iron triangle.
Pacify Yunnan in one fell swoop and eliminate the future troubles of King Liang.
For this battle, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was the best man, once again collected 300,000 troops.
All were assigned to Fu Youde.
At the same time, in order to ensure the absolute victory of this battle, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was the real behind-the-scenes commander before the army set off, also personally participated in the pre-war military deployment and the establishment of the offensive route.
After the route was determined, the army set out under Zhu Yuanzhang's sight.
Chapter completed!