Sha Dingzhou knew very well that with only the 30,000 native soldiers of the two chieftains of Amizhou and Mengzi, there would be no problem in becoming king and hegemon in Yunnan. The other chieftains were no match for him, let alone Mu Tianbo.
But if the Ming Dynasty court mobilizes a large army to conquer, then it is absolutely impossible for the 30,000 native soldiers of Mengzi to hold back Amizhou alone. As for the chieftains who are attached to themselves, it will be nothing before the imperial army comes.
If you do, these guys will immediately disperse, and it would be nice if they don't hit you in turn.
Regarding this, Sha Dingzhou still has a very clear understanding.
Therefore, it is the best choice to win the recognition of the imperial court to replace the Mu family. As long as he obtains the recognition of the Ming Dynasty, he will have the real power to issue orders and attack the chieftains in Yunnan.
So with his ability to conquer Yunnan, it is a sure thing to unify Yunnan.
After completing the unification of Yunnan, Sha Dingzhou would have the strength to challenge the Ming Dynasty.
But Sha Dingzhou couldn't say it himself to replace Mujiashi's town in Yunnan. He had to find someone else to say it, and this person had to have weight, otherwise the emperor wouldn't believe it.
And Wang Xigan is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.
Because Wang Xigun and Ding Muyou were formerly the Left Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and were in charge of government affairs.
Therefore, although Wang Xigun's attitude was very bad, Sha Dingzhou was not angry.
"Zuozhongzai, I have already explained the truth." Sha Dingzhou said very patiently, "I, Sha Dingzhou, really have no intention of rebelling and self-reliance. I really only raised the rebel army because I couldn't stand the bullying and exploitation of the Mu family.
, and you have also seen that after the army was raised, I, Sha Dingzhou, did not kill innocent people indiscriminately, and all the exiled officials from various prefectures and states remained in their posts."
"Sha Dingzhou, I advise you not to bother with this." Wang Xigun said contemptuously, "How can you hide your little thoughts from me? There is no way I can write this letter for you."
Sha Dingzhou couldn't help but feel a hint of gloom in the depths of his eyes.
At this moment, Sha Dingzhou really wanted to kill Wang Xigun with a knife.
But soon, Sha Dingzhou regained control of his emotions.
"Zuo Zhongzai is unwilling to recommend Shajiashi Town Yunnan to the court, and I won't force you."
"But it's always okay to write a letter of persuasion to surrender to Yang Weizhi in Chuxiong City, right?"
"Zuozhongzai, my patience has its limit. In order to prevent the Han people in Chuxiong City from suffering, I have repeatedly tolerated Yang Weizhi, but if he continues to be stubborn, then I am afraid I will have to issue a death order to each chieftain.
, after the city of Chuxiong is destroyed, no chickens or dogs will be left behind!”
After saying this, he added: "I hope Zuozhongzai can give me some kind words."
After Sha Dingzhou finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the prisoner camp. If he didn't leave, he was worried that he would not be able to control his emotions, so he just chopped Wang Xigun to death. This dog officer was really hateful.
As soon as he left the prison camp, he saw his general Du Qifei hurried over.
"Headquarters, it's not good!" When he saw Sha Dingzhou, Du Qifei reported in panic, "I just received an emergency report from Pingyi Guards, saying that the imperial army has reached Pingyi Guards, tens of thousands of them!"
"Imperial army?" Sha Dingzhou's expression suddenly changed when he heard this.
But the next moment, Sha Dingzhou's expression returned to normal: "Why are you panicking? What is there to panic? The imperial army is tired from coming far, and they are not familiar with the terrain and climate here. Even if there are hundreds of thousands of people, there is nothing to be afraid of."
"Yes, yes, yes, the General Office is right, but the general has lost his composure." Du Qifei hurriedly apologized.
"Let's go back to the big tent first." Sha Dingzhou asked Du Qifei as he walked, "Are Madam and Mr. Tang both in the big tent?"
"Here, they're all in the big tent." Du Qifei said quickly, "They're all waiting for you to come back and make a big decision."
After hurriedly returning to the main tent of the Mengzi camp, Sha Dingzhou saw his wife Wan and his confidant Tang Jingbin. However, he only saw Wan with buck teeth, a dark face, and a very stout figure.
So Sha Dingzhou is really a ruthless person, even sacrificing his appearance in order to increase his strength.
When Sha Dingzhou was just eighteen years old and married into Ami Prefecture, Wan was already in her forties, nearly twenty years older than Sha Dingzhou, and she could be his mother.
But it was also because of this that Mrs. Wan really loved her little husband to the core.
In order to please Sha Dingzhou, Wan first killed his own son and made Sha Dingzhou the chieftain of Ami Province. Then he helped Sha Dingzhou expel his eldest brother, Sha Dinghai, and made Sha Dingzhou the chieftain.
Meng Zi Tusi.
By the way, Sha Dinghai also married into Amizhou and was one of Wan's ex-husbands.
The staff member Tang Jianjia was quite talented. He was originally a member of the Lin'an Prefecture. He had a deep resentment towards the Ming Dynasty because of repeated failures in tests, and eventually became a lackey under Sha Dingzhou's sect.
[Note: Lin'an Prefecture here is a prefecture in Yunnan]
"Husband, has Wang Xigun let go?" Wan said with concern.
"No, this dog official is very stubborn." Sha Dingzhou was a little irritated and said, "But it is meaningless to talk about this now. The imperial army has all reached Yunnan."
Sha Dingzhou would be even more desperate if he knew that it was Chongzhen Yujia who was conducting the expedition himself.
"That's right." Wan said worriedly, "It seems that there is no way to improve this time."
"General Palace, Mistress, there are only two ways before us now." Tang Binbin folded his shoulders and said, "One is to abandon Kunming City, withdraw to the old village of Jigelong, and wait for changes.
The Ming Dynasty sent a large army to Yunnan for thousands of miles, and the daily cost was more than one million? The momentum cannot be sustained, and the Ming army will inevitably collapse in less than half a year."
This bitch is quite capable, and he can accurately estimate the logistical limits of the Ming army.
But Mrs. Wan couldn't bear to part with Kunming City. She liked Kunming City too much and the Duke of Guizhou's Palace too.
At that moment, Wan asked: "Brother-in-law, besides giving up Kunming City, what is the second way?"
Tang Jingbin is also a ruthless person, and he actually married Wan's sister, who is also extremely ugly.
"Back to my mistress, the second way is to go all the way to Ami Prefecture, recruit 30,000 elite soldiers, and guard the Pingyi Guards at the gateway to Yunnan!"
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Tang Jiajia is not only a ruthless man, but also a smart man. He never regards himself as brother-in-law in front of Wan and Sha Dingzhou, but always upholds the courtesy of a minister.
"At the same time, I also want to give heavy gifts to Dongchuan Chieftain Lu Wanyilu Wanzhao Brothers, Ningzhou Tushi Lu Yongming, Jingdong Chieftain Diao Xun, and Qingdong Chieftain Wang Yangzu, etc. Then I will show their interests and order them to send troops to harass the Ming Dynasty officials.
After the army is behind them, in this way, the Ming army can only last for half a year at most, and after half a year they will inevitably run out of food and retreat."
"I'm afraid this is inappropriate." Wan said with a frown, "What should we do if Mu Tianbo and Yang Weizhi take advantage of the opportunity to attack Kunming?"
"You can use suspicion tactics to scare them." Tang Jingbin said, "After the general government personally leads the elites to leave, they can send a large general to lead thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled, pretending to be elites, and station troops on the east bank of the Jiudu River to act as a defense against Yang Zhiwei's incoming troops.
, then Mu Tianbo and Yang Weizhi must have thought that this was the headquarters’ plan to lure the snake out of the cave, and then they would have cowered Chu Xiong and not come out.”
After a pause, he continued: "But there is no impermeable wall in the world. Sooner or later, the imperial army will know that Yang Weizhi is still resisting in Chuxiong, and then they will definitely send someone to contact Yang Weizhi. When Yang Weizhi knows that the imperial army has arrived, they will definitely send troops
Attack Kunming, but this will take at least three months."
Wan said: "In other words, Kunming will have to hold on for at least three months under Yang Wei's attack?"
"That's what I mean when I return to my mistress." Tang Jiabin said confidently, "If the imperial army cannot defeat the Pingyi Guards, they will inevitably run out of food and retreat within half a year. At that time, the general government will lead Ami Prefecture and Mengzi's elite troops will return.
The division in Kunming could just take advantage of this opportunity to defeat Yang Weizhi's troops in one fell swoop. Once Yang Weizhi was defeated, Mu Tianbo would be isolated and helpless in Jianchang. At that time, the headquarters sent an eloquent man to Xiao to discuss his interests, and he would surely be able to make an emergency landing without any bloodshed.
Mu Tianbo, this is how Yunnan is settled."
Sha Dingzhou said: "Mr. Tang, if we mobilize all the Ami Prefecture and gather the best troops from Pingyi Guards, what is the estimated percentage?"
Tang Jingbin said: "This is difficult to estimate, and it depends on various factors, such as the strength of the imperial army, whether the chieftains such as Jiaohua, Wang Nong and Shiping are effective, and whether the imperial army dares to divide its troops.
All kinds of things may affect the outcome of this battle, but according to my estimation, the outcome should be between forty and six."
"Four or six?" Wan Shi breathed a sigh of relief, "Brother-in-law, you mean we are six, the court is four?"
"No, no, no, this is not what I mean." Tang Jiabin said hurriedly, "My subordinate is saying that our chance of winning is only 40%."
"Is there only a 40% chance of winning?" Sha Dingzhou's face fell and he asked again, "What if we retreat to Baigelong? What chance does our army have?"
Tang Jiabin said: "There are still only four or six."
Wan said anxiously: "They are all only four or six, isn't that the same?"
"It's the same." Tang Jingbin nodded and said, "Because Jigelong also has a fatal disadvantage. Although it is steep enough, there is no water source on the mountain. Once the water source at the bottom of the mountain is cut off by the imperial army, it can last for up to three months. That is to say
Our Amizhou and Mengzi armies may collapse before the imperial army."
"Husband, please tell me, what should we do?" Wan's eyes turned to Sha Dingzhou.
Tang Jiajin's eyes then turned to Sha Dingzhou. He was only responsible for analyzing the pros and cons and making suggestions. Sha Dingzhou could only make the decision on this matter.
Sha Dingzhou said in a deep voice: "Since the result of retreating to the old village of Baigelong is the same as that of refusing to defend the Pingyi Guards, there is no need to retreat to the old village of Baigelong. Send my order to the general and the army will withdraw immediately. Ami Prefecture and Mongolia
The native soldiers from the two divisions immediately followed me to Pingyi Guards, while the remaining native soldiers from Zhanyi Prefecture and Yizuo made a detour to harass Pu'an Prefecture and block the imperial army's food route!"
After a slight pause, Sha Dingzhou raised his head again and shouted outside the tent: "Du Qifei!"
Du Qifei, the general in charge, entered the account, bowed his hands and asked, "What are the orders from the general government?"
Sha Dingzhou said: "I will leave you three thousand old and weak men to retreat to the east bank of Jiudu River."
