Seeing that Su Hao still looked confused, Tu Wenhuan introduced General Deng Wuqiao to him in detail. It turned out that this man was a famous figure in Fengcheng, but Su Hao, as a country boy, was at a loss about this.
Just ignorance.
Deng Wuqiao, named Zilong, Wuqiao is his given name, was born in Dengjia Village, Dushi Town, Fengcheng County. He was born in the 10th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, that is, 1531 AD. He is 58 years old this year.
According to Tu Wenhuan, in his early years, Deng Zilong offended the powerful people in his hometown because of his chivalry and righteousness, and was forced to travel around the world. His life was very difficult. When he was 23 years old, he met an old man at Baiyun Temple in the east gate of Fengcheng. Because of a verbal conflict,
But when they started fighting, the young and strong Deng Zilong was no match for the old man and was defeated by the opponent's fists and kicks.
Deng Zilong inquired carefully and found out that the old man was none other than Luo Hongxian, a native of Jishui who was the number one scholar in the eighth year of Jiajing reign. According to historical records, Luo Hongxian "was indifferent, practiced in the cold and heat, leaped on horseback to pull back the strong, studied maps and observed history, learned from astronomy, geography, etiquette
Music, regulations, canals, border fortresses, offensive and defensive battle formations, catching yin and yang, arithmetic, unrefined; all the talents, official affairs, national economy, and people's sentiments are consulted and visited." In today's terms, he is simply a super person.
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Luo Hongxian was dismissed from his post in the 18th year of Jiajing's reign because he wrote a letter that offended Jiajing. Since then, he has traveled far and wide. When Deng Zilong met Luo Hongxian, Luo Hongxian was already in his 50s and lived in Fengcheng. Luo Hongxian took a fancy to Deng Zilong's integrity and talent, so he hired him.
As his disciple, he taught him the boxing classics, the art of war, formation diagrams, and the Liujia Sutra. In the thirty-seventh year of Jiajing reign, Deng Zilong participated in the martial arts provincial examination, and with his outstanding performance, he succeeded in the Chinese style examination.
After winning the election, the Jiangxi Inspection Commission immediately gave Deng Zilong a chance to lead troops to quell the bandit rebellion in Zhangshu Town, and he was successful in the first battle. Later, due to the infestation of Japanese pirates along the coast of Fujian, Deng Zilong was invited to lead Jiangxi's visiting troops.
Fujian fought against the Japanese and stationed in Quanzhou, Fujian. In the following ten years, he successively fought in Fujian and along the coast of Guangdong. He went through hundreds of battles and made great achievements.
In the second year of Wanli, Deng Zilong was transferred back to Jiangxi and served successively as the commander-in-chief of Fuzhou and the garrison of Poyang. In the fifth year of Wanli, Deng Zilong put down the uprising of Li Daluan on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi. In order to strengthen his control over the local area, he led 3,000 troops to garrison a place called Tonggushi.
, and later this place gradually prospered, and in the early years of the Republic of China, Tonggu County was established.
Later, Deng Zilong went to Zhejiang and became a staff general, guarding the coastal defense around Ningbo. In the ninth year of Wanli, Deng Zilong was ordered to enter Guizhou and was appointed as Wu Jing's staff general, and he put down the "Fifth Kaisha Mutiny" in one fell swoop.
In the eleventh year of Wanli, the Toungoo dynasty of Burma invaded the Yunnan border. Deng Zilong led 3,000 soldiers from Jiangxi to help Yunnan, and successively won the battles at Yaoguan Yancaopo, Panzhihua, Wandian, Gengma Sanjianshan, etc., and then fought with Nanchang native Liu
Together with the troops led by Qi, they captured the Burmese deputy capital Awa, captured the traitor Yue Feng who colluded with the Burmese invaders, and put an end to the Burmese rebellion in one fell swoop.
After the victory of the war, both Deng Zilong and Liu Wei were promoted to the rank of deputy commander-in-chief and stationed in Yunnan.
Of course, Deng Zilong's most famous deeds happened after Su Hao's era. It was in the 26th year of Wanli, when the 70-year-old Deng Zilong was appointed as the deputy general of the Ming Dynasty Navy and led the navy to North Korea to fight against the Japanese. In
In the crucial Noliang naval battle, Deng Zilong and the North Korean navy general Yi Sunshin severely damaged the Japanese pirates, sinking more than 400 enemy ships and killing more than 10,000 enemies. It was in this battle that Deng Zilong died in the line of duty.
Although Su Hao is a time traveler, because he is an engineering man, he does not know much about Deng Zilong, a heroic figure who has gone down in history. On the contrary, Su Hao has long admired the name of Luo Hongxian, whom Tu Wenhuan mentioned. It turns out that Luo Hongxian was killed before
After he resigned from office, he traveled around and carefully drew the two-volume "Guangyu Map". This is the earliest provincial atlas in Chinese history. It uses 24 newly created legend symbols, which greatly enriches the ancient map.
For this reason, Luo Hongxian was known as the greatest cartographer in ancient China. As a geologist, Su Hao was familiar with this allusion.
"It turns out that there is such a great hero in Fengcheng, but students have never heard of it. I am really ashamed." Su Hao couldn't help but sigh with emotion after hearing Tu Wenhuan's introduction.
Tu Wenhuan said: "The current world situation is such that both the government and the public emphasize civility over military affairs. It is not surprising that the Su brothers have never heard of General Wuqiao's deeds."
"To emphasize literature over martial arts is a way to die." Su Hao commented, "The Ming Dynasty is surrounded by powerful enemies, but we are here to waste our martial arts. When the butcher knife of the aliens cuts on our heads one day, will we be able to use it?
Are you going to save yourself by writing articles about sages?"
Tu Wenhuan said: "Brother Su's words are a bit shocking. In the 29th year of Jiajing, Anda Khan came to Beijing with troops, which was known in history as the Gengxu Revolution. In the fourth year of Longqing, Ida negotiated peace with the Ming Dynasty. In the fifth year, Ida Khan
He was granted the title of King of Shunyi and traded tribute and trade with our Ming Dynasty. Since then, the two sides have never seen war. In recent years, although Zhasak Tuhan from Liaodong and Dong Hu from the Duoyan tribe have occasionally harassed the border, it is not a serious problem after all. Brother Su
It is said that the Ming Dynasty is surrounded by powerful enemies, where do you start with this statement?"
Su Hao said: "As the saying goes, people without long-term worries must have immediate worries. In recent years, our Ming Dynasty seems to be calm, and there are no major wars around it. But as everyone knows, when our swords and guns are stored in the warehouse and our horses are released in Nanshan, countless people
The opponent is preparing to encroach on our territory. According to my analysis, there are at least three powerful enemies that we must guard against."
"Three strong enemies?" Tu Wenhuan's face became serious, "I would like to hear the details."
Su Hao said: "The first route comes from the north. During the more than 200 years of the Ming Dynasty, the threat from the north has never stopped. Although I have signed a peace treaty with the Ming Dynasty, this kind of peace treaty can be torn up at any time. In history,
Go on, is there anything less about the other party tearing up the peace treaty?"
"That's true." Tu Wenhuan nodded in agreement.
"Even if the Anda tribe and the Ming Dynasty can live in peace, other tribes on the grassland may also pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty. Even the Jurchen tribe, which is still inconspicuous now, may not become a serious problem for the Ming Dynasty in the future." Su Hao said broadly.
He said. As a time traveler, he knew that the Jianzhou Jurchens who had just emerged were the ones who ultimately destroyed the Ming Dynasty. But saying this directly now would be too forward-thinking. I’m afraid Deng Wenhuan wouldn’t believe it if he heard it.
Therefore, he can only explain it in a broad and concise way.
Tu Wenhuan had worked in the Ministry of War, and had served as a staff member to Deng Zilong in recent years. He had some knowledge of military matters, so he quite agreed with the situation analyzed by Su Hao. He nodded and said: "Well, the threat from the north is indeed
It's always there. So, where does Brother Su refer to the second way?"
"The second route is the Japanese pirates in the east." Su Hao said, "The Japanese pirates are definitely not just harassing the coast of the Ming Dynasty and plundering some property. Once they are strong enough, they will definitely gather a large army and invade the Ming Dynasty. Think about it, Mr. Tu
Look, at present, the Japanese pirates are only attacking in small groups and sporadicly, which has already made our coastal military and civilians exhausted to cope with it. Once the Japanese pirates attack in tens of thousands, how should we respond?"
"This..." Tu Wenhuan hesitated, "Brother Su, do you think it is really possible for Japanese pirates to gather tens of thousands of people and invade our country, the Ming Dynasty?"
"It's completely possible." Su Hao said with certainty. From the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 to the July 7th Incident, didn't the Japanese just push their limits and invade China step by step? In the Ming Dynasty, Japan's strength was indeed not enough to launch a full-scale war of aggression against China.
But its ambition to occupy China had already sprouted early. In Su Hao's impression, Japan had launched a war of aggression against Korea during the Wanli period. The invasion of Korea was a prelude to the invasion of China. If Japan's invasion of Korea was not carried out at this time,
If the ambition to invade China is stifled, the tragedy of future generations will be unavoidable.
"Well, the Japanese pirates can also be regarded as powerful enemies along the way." Tu Wenhuan nodded again. Although he did not completely believe what Su Hao said, he still understood the principle of being prepared for danger in times of peace. He felt that with a country scholar like Su Hao
, it is already very difficult to think of the threat of Japanese pirates.
"This third road is what we usually call the Francois. They are actually many countries, including England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, etc., collectively called Europe. More than 100 years ago, Europe
People began the Age of Discovery, conquering and plundering along the way. At present, their power is still relatively weak, and the distance from Europe to the Ming Dynasty is long, so it is difficult for them to organize a large-scale force to invade the Ming Dynasty. But I predict that as Europe
With the completion of the technological revolution, the strength of the Europeans will be unprecedentedly improved, and by then, they will be our biggest threat." Su Hao said.
Tu Wenhuan didn't think anything of Su Hao's alarmist talk, but the soldiers beside him couldn't listen anymore. Deng Kui put the wine glass on the table and said with a hint of alcohol:
"Su Xiucai, on the matter of well exploration, I, Deng Kui, have convinced you, but when it comes to fighting, you scholars can only do armies on paper. You say this is a threat, and that is a serious concern, you think
Where will our Ming soldiers be placed?
I have never seen this Folangji man, but I have heard it from General Deng and Mr. Tu. They just have blue eyes and a taller nose, and there is nothing else unusual about them. I heard that they have blue eyes and a taller nose.
This place in Folangji is very poor. When people from Folangji come to our country, they all praise our country for its prosperity. How can such a poor place, thousands of miles away from our country, pose any threat to our country?"