Chapter 908 Wumeng Mountain is connected to the mountains outside the mountain
It can be clearly seen from the map that Dali is to the west of Kunming, so as long as the army invades Yunnan, Kunming will bear the brunt and be exposed to the front of the army.
Therefore, if we start from Guangxi and attack the Duan family who is responsible for defending the border between Yunnan and Guangxi, King Liang will definitely come to rescue him with all his strength.
Otherwise, once the border is lost, Kunming will be in danger. The old fox King Liang will not understand the principle of lips dying and teeth falling cold.
But if they could defeat King Liang's troops first, the Duan family in Dali would not necessarily rescue King Liang. Because the principle of lips dying and teeth cold does not apply to the Duan family.
Before the Yuan army came, Yunnan belonged to the Duan family. In the Duan family's view, no matter who wanted to rule this land, they had to cooperate with them, so why should you work hard for the King of Liang? Spend all your capital.
How can you bargain with the winner?
So if there is a choice, whoever will fight King Liang first.
But why have the army been preparing to attack from Guangxi and attack Duan first? Because if they want to attack Liang first, they have to enter Yunnan from Sichuan or Guizhou.
Whether traveling from Sichuan to Yunnan or from Guizhou to Yunnan, you have to face the vast Wumeng mountains that lie at the junction of the three provinces, as well as the barbarians living in the mountains.
The barbarians are the third force in Yunnan besides the Liang Wang of Kunming and the Duan family of Dali.
Some of them are ethnic minorities who have lived in Yunnan and Guizhou for a long time, and some are slaves captured from India by the Nanzhao Kingdom. Their origins are very complicated, and they are divided into black barbarians, white barbarians, and red barbarians... Most of them accepted the canonization of the Yuan Dynasty and became the Xuan comfort envoys to appease them.
A kind of hereditary chieftain.
These chieftains are also just outsiders. They have connections with both sides and are not offended by anyone. If you want to pass through his territory or even ask him to help attack the other side, it will be even more difficult...
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"The existence of Wumeng Mountain makes it very difficult for our army to enter Yunnan from Sichuan and Guizhou. We may have to shed our skin even if we don't die." The prince also knew this.
"Moreover, the King of Liang has deployed 200,000 troops in Qujing and Wusa, waiting for work. Even if our army gets out of Wumeng, it will be attacked head-on. It is really dangerous."
"That's right, King Liang thought so too. That's why in the past ten years he has been confident and not afraid of conquests by the heavenly soldiers." Zhu Yuanzhang sneered:
"But as the saying goes, troops are impermanent, power is impermanent, and water is impermanent. Once a fixed mindset is formed, defeat is not far away! Since he believes that Wang Shi will not enter Yunnan from Sichuan and Guizhou, then we must enter Yunnan from Sichuan and Guizhou.
, catch him off guard!"
"What do you mean, father, that Xie had no intention of entering the army from Guangxi from the beginning?" The prince was surprised. His father was so strict that he didn't even reveal it to him.
"Guangxi will also fight. It's just a feint attack to contain the Duan family in Dali." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly and said: "But you can't really fight. It will hurt them and attract reinforcements from the King of Liang."
"Both of these two families are very strong. If our army wants to win with minimal casualties, we must defeat them one by one. Therefore, it is better for King Liang not to go to Dali to join forces." When it comes to fighting, his whole person
The state was different. Every part of his body was filled with the confidence of being able to make plans and win the battle thousands of miles away.
"As for King Liang, there is no need to annihilate them all. Just kill his 100,000 troops in Qujing!"
"Qujing will soon open up the door to Yunnan, and the army can march directly to Kunming. The troops of King Liang will definitely have grass growing in the temple - they will panic and completely lose the courage to compete with our army. The overall situation of Yunnan will be determined!"
"What your father said is absolutely true, but if you want to get Qujing, you need to go through Wumeng first." The prince asked softly:
"How will my father deal with the natural dangers of Wumeng Mountain and the Shuixi tribes in Wumeng Mountain?"
"Don't worry, we haven't just waited all these years, we have already put in the hard work." Zhu Yuanzhang said proudly: "Ai Cui and Song Qin have already agreed. Not only will they allow the king's division to pass through, they will also provide food and grass and send troops to help.
Let my army cross Wumeng Mountain unscathed and give King Liang a big surprise!"
"Really? Shuidong and Shuixi are completely on our side?!" The prince was extremely surprised when he heard this, and suddenly felt that his chances of winning had greatly increased.
"Haha, of course! This means that hard work pays off!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed proudly.
Because the main people who control Wumeng Mountain are the Shuidong and Shuixi chieftains. Among them, the leader of the Shuixi chieftain is called Aicui, and the leader of the Shuidong chieftain is called Song Qin.
They have lived in the Wumeng Mountain area for generations, and were canonized by the Yuan Dynasty during the Yuan Dynasty. In the fourth year of Hongwu, after the Ming Dynasty destroyed the Ming Xia, they also sent envoys to join the Ming Dynasty.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang knew that they did not sincerely return to the Ming Dynasty, but they were just trying not to offend each other, he was still very happy. They all "give the original officials a hereditary inheritance" and "let the taxes be paid"... It is up to you to pay the taxes or not.
The following year, Aicui was awarded the title of General Guangwei, and the Eighth Shun Yuan Border Xuanwei Envoy Department of the Yuan Dynasty was changed to Guizhou Xuanwei Department. Aicui was appointed as the Xuanwei Envoy, and Song Qin was appointed as the Xuanwei Tongzhi, and the administrative office was established.
In Guizhou City, he was given a red seal and a manuscript.
In the sixth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the Guizhou Xuanwei envoy to be placed above all other Xuanwei envoys.
In the seventh year of Hongwu's reign, General Huaiyuan of Song Qin was again given the imperial edict.
After that, he continued to reward these two people. Every year they sent envoys to the court, they would give them a hundred times as much. The courtesy was unparalleled.
Boss Zhu's purpose is nothing more than to draw the two of them to the Ming Dynasty and make them an assist in the attack on Yunnan, rather than a hindrance.
Hard work paid off, and Zhu Yuanzhang finally succeeded in achieving his goal after many years of hard work.
This was the real reason why he finally decided to attack Yunnan.
"When we call those princes back this time, we are not just trying to scare the monkeys." Zhu Yuanzhang said to the prince again: "We still have to announce the real battle strategy!"
"Later, you go and call cousin You, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, Guo Ying, Mu Ying and others to Wuying Hall to listen to us face to face."
"Yes, Father." The prince responded in a hurried voice.
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After the meal, Duke Cao and Song Guogong and several marquises all came to Wuying Hall.
The battle plan announced by the emperor immediately made them get out of the depression caused by the death of Zhu Liang's grandfather and son, and all of them became energetic!
"...the above-mentioned troops need to arrive in Huguang within a month, and they will immediately divide into two groups and attack Yunnan from the east and north!" Zhu Yuanzhang declared categorically:
"The North Route Army, led by Guo Ying as its general, with Hu Haiyang and Chen Huan as its deputies, led an army of 50,000 people and crossed Wumeng Mountain from Yongning to attack Wusa!"
"The main force on the east route, with Fu Youde as the chief general and Mu Ying as the deputy, led an army of 100,000 people from Chenzhou and Yuanzhou to Guizhou, and then crossed Wumeng to march to Qujing!
"Qujing is the quiet throat of Yunnan. They must work together here to resist our division. Examine the situation and win by surprise, this is where it comes from!"
"Now that we have descended to Qujing, one of you will lead an army to Usa to respond to Yongning's army, while the other will lead a large army to attack Yunnan. If you restrain each other and make them exhausted, they will be defeated!"
"Now that Yunnan has been conquered, we should divide our troops and head towards Dali, and join forces with the troops from Guangxi to attack the Duan clan. We have already made a promising start, but our momentum will collapse. The rest of the tribes can send envoys and edicts to go down without bothering the troops!"
"Yes!" The generals responded loudly. With the battle plan formulated by Boss Zhu himself, they can defeat any strong enemy!
