Li Dingguo was already prepared for a conflict with Siam and Lancang.
Siam and Lancang are not big countries. When it comes to military force, they may not be able to defeat the remnants of the Ming army led by Li Dingguo.
Regardless of the fact that the living space of Li Dingguo's troops was compressed into a corner of Mengla by the Qing army, it seemed quite miserable.
But it also depends on what kind of enemy they face.
Wu Sangui's Guan Ning cavalry fought all the way from north to south, an elite green battalion formed from more than ten years of war.
And the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers!
Although the force of the Eight Banners Soldiers of the Qing Army is now showing an overall downward trend, it can be represented by a simple parabola.
The current strength of the Eight Banners Soldiers of the Qing Army can be considered to have just passed its peak period. Even if it has declined, it is still at a high level.
It can be said that the current Eight Banners Soldiers of the Qing Dynasty are still the most capable army in the world, if not one of them.
It will take another ten years for the Eight Banners' military power to decline completely, and it will be the time of the San Francisco Rebellion.
All the first, second, and third generations of Eight Banners soldiers who fought in the wars between the Ming and Qing Dynasties were all dead, or the old ones could not go to the battlefield.
The fourth generation of Eight Banners soldiers, who have been pampered since childhood and grew up in a honeypot, took the place of their father and grandfather.
From this time on, the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners soldiers, which the Manchus relied on, began to increase.
Prior to this, the combat effectiveness of the Manchu Eight Banners soldiers was quite fierce!
The remnants of the Ming army led by Li Dingguo were able to fight fiercely with the Qing army for more than ten years. Even if they were always at a disadvantage in the process, their combat effectiveness was considerable.
If Li Dingguo really leads troops to attack Siam and Lancang, it will definitely be a dimensionality reduction attack, no different from a father beating his son!
(ps: Laos was called Lancang during the Ming Dynasty. In the 14th century, King Faang established the Lancang Kingdom. From 1707 to 1713, the Lancang Kingdom was divided into three parts: Luang Prabang in the north, Vientiane in the center, and Champasak in the south.
Kingdom, the northern Kingdom of Luang Prabang is called Nanzhang.)
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The fifteenth year of the Yongli calendar, the year 1661 of the Western calendar, is the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month!
The military government orders Luzon to lift the curfew and celebrate the New Year!
That night, the fireworks didn't stop, and almost half of the sky was lit up by the fireworks.
Luzon City is bustling with people inside and outside, and there are crowds of people everywhere to watch the fun.
The military government built several theater stages in the open areas inside and outside the city, and paid for theater troupes to perform operas for the people of Luzon.
It can be regarded as a welfare policy provided by the military government to the people under its rule!
The gongs and drums were beating up and down the stage, and the repertoire was also very distinctive.
Most of them are about Yue Fei and Guan Yu, such as "The Complete Biography of Wang Zuo", "Man Jiang Hong", "Crossing Five Passes and Killing Six Generals", about military and war, promoting loyalty and inciting national sentiment.
Zhu Hongyu likes to do a little bit of work whenever he can, and include some private goods!
As for putting on two works like "The White-Haired Girl" to perform, it's not that Zhu Hongyu didn't think of it.
Rather, he felt that it was useless!
What ideas does "The White-Haired Girl" promote?
It is the hardship of the people at the bottom, it is the extortion of the landlords, gentry and clan forces, and it is the corruption of officials.
To put it bluntly, it is class struggle!
What is the situation facing the military government now?
Living in Nanyang, surrounded by tigers, leopards and wolves, there is also the Qing court as a formidable enemy in the north.
Zhu Hongyu was crazy to raise the class struggle at this time and push the landlords, gentry and clan forces towards the enemy.
No matter how rubbish these people are, no matter how damn worthy they are, they are still Han people and our own people!
At this time, it is time to unite all forces that can be united and seek development while surviving!
What he has to do now is to unite all forces, engage in external affairs together, and devour the interests and development from outside.
The upper side eats meat, the lower side gnaws bones, and depending on my power, you can also drink soup.
Isn’t the outer roll more delicious than the inner roll?
Only when there are no external interests to swallow up is the time to engage in class struggle and involution.
Zhu Hongyu feels that in his lifetime, the Ming Dynasty will not be involuntarily involved!
The people of Luzon gathered enthusiastically under the stage, listening to Yiyi's singing on the stage, and shouting "Hello" from time to time.
Zhu Hongyu was also sitting under the stage, quietly watching the performance on stage.
Next to him, Li Lingxiu and Kaya sat. Compared with Zhu Hongyu's absent-mindedness, Li Lingxiu and Kaya watched with gusto.
Although there are no subtitles, it is hard to hear what is being sung in the opera, but it does not prevent them from enjoying the fun!
Kaya's father Sanchez and a group of high-level officials from the crocodile tribe were also off the stage.
Few of them could understand Chinese, but they couldn't help but be attracted by the excitement and prosperity in front of them.
Although the current crocodile tribe still maintains its independence in name, it is no different from being annexed.
The progress of Sinicization has been advancing, and intermarriage between the two parties has also been gradually advanced.
Many girls from indigenous tribes chose to marry Han people after leaving the mountains and seeing the prosperity of Luzon.
Most of the men in the tribe make a living under the military government system, either as soldiers, working as laborers, or by reclaiming land for farming.
As the Liberation Army gained a foothold in Luzon, more and more Yingrot tribes came out of the mountains, naturalized the military government, and settled in the plains.
But because the crocodile tribe joined early, its status is higher than other tribes.
As a result, although the men in the crocodile tribe cannot find Han women to marry, they can still be considered hot commodities in the Luzon marriage market.
However, as the crocodile tribe and the military government became more and more bound, the degree of Chineseization became higher and higher.
The elders and nobles in the tribe have almost lost most of their power.
However, the military government gave too much...
As the crocodile tribe continues to become Chinese, they, the elders and nobles, have gained the most benefits.
A large number of ironware, cloth, exquisite porcelain, fragrant tea, delicious food, mellow wine, beautiful glass objects...
It can even be said that because the nobles of the crocodile tribe exploited their subordinates much more severely than the military government did, the quality of life of these nobles is better than that of Zhu Hongyu.
Of course, it's not that Zhu Hongyu can't enjoy luxury, but that he doesn't want to.
Because Zhu Hongyu had great ambitions, he wanted to create for himself a person who lived a simple life, was diligent and loved the people, could share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, could get along with the ordinary people, and had the legacy of Taizu.
Personality seems to be a false thing, but Zhu Hongyu is a political figure now. If he doesn't have a personality, is it still true?
At the very least, Zhu Hongyu will not let his character collapse until the Tartars are driven out and China is restored.
This night, Luzon is a city that never sleeps!
The soldiers and civilians of the military government celebrated the New Year with all their heart!
Gorgeous fireworks continued to bloom in the sky, some of which were arranged by the military government, and many of which were set off spontaneously by the people of Luzon.
Those big businessmen showed their arrogance in spending huge sums of money, and the fireworks could be set off continuously for an hour or two.
Although ordinary people do not have such conditions, they still want to have a few firecrackers to make it fun.
The whole of Luzon is full of joy!
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I’ll update two chapters first, and I’m typing the rest, so I’ll publish them slowly!