"Your Majesty, Bai Wenxuan acted cowardly and defended the Pingyi Guard. This is the worst policy!"
Yang Changzhi hurriedly suggested something, his expression extremely ugly.
Since ancient times, defending a city has meant complementing the inside and outside. Not only must there be troops inside the city, but there must also be troops outside the city to respond to each other, to attack and defend, and to counterattack from time to time.
If you close the city gate tightly, you are defending to the death, and you are not far from falling.
Therefore, when Yang Changzhi learned that Bai Wenxuan was so conservative, he was furious.
Sun Kewang heard the words and pondered for a moment: "Bai Wenxuan naturally has his own methods, it's better for us not to interfere."
"Your Majesty, if Bai Wenxuan is allowed to act like this, the Pingyi Guards will fall easily, and Yunnan will be over by then."
Yang Changzhi lengthened his voice, which sounded a bit hoarse.
Compared with Bai Wenxuan, Yang Changzhi, as the deputy envoy to the inspection, was forced to surrender to Sun Kewang due to military power.
When the Manchus and Qing Dynasties entered the country and the imperial court declined, they thought that no matter what happened, they could separate themselves into one side and keep the family rich and powerful.
As a result, the King of Yu suddenly ascended the throne, and then quickly sent a message to the south, and then went north to conquer Nanjing.
Yang Changzhi regretted it so much that his intestines turned green, so he could only grit his teeth and persist.
Compared with others, he has no choice but to go to the dark side.
"I know." The imposing Sun Kewang waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Bai Wenxuan will not betray us, I believe him."
Speaking of this, Sun Kewang suddenly became less confident. He felt guilty and hesitant.
Seeing his appearance, Yang Changzhi asked in confusion: "Your Majesty?"
"Prime Minister Yang, you said this Yunnan belongs to other people after all. Although we have occupied it for so long, we are short of breath after all."
Sun Kewang sighed: "I held an imperial examination, but very few people came to take the exam. This shows that the people of Yunnan are on the bright side!"
"Your Majesty, if the virtuous people in the world live in Yunnan, it should belong to you."
Yang Changzhi was shocked, "You have been short of breath after only a few days of beating?"
Sun Kewang touched his beard and sighed: "I finally understand that although Yunnan is good, it will not last long."
As he spoke, Sun Kewang said with piercing eyes: "It seems that my royal estate does not lie in Yunnan, but in the south of Yunnan."
"During the Wanli period, the Toungu Kingdom (Myanmar) invaded the north several times. Although Chen Yongbin, the governor of Yunnan, recovered the lost territory, it proved that the Toungu Kingdom is not to be underestimated and is also a big country."
"Your Majesty, this place is not Chinese, it is a barbarian."
Yang Changzhi was shocked, his face changed suddenly, it was very painful to leave his hometown.
"I don't read much, but I also know that before the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, Yunnan was not the land of China. Now, hasn't it become a land of kings?"
Sun Kewang waved his hand, trying to persuade him.
Yang Changzhi, as the head of his civil servants, would stop working if they didn't convince him.
"Your Majesty, as early as the Pre-Qin Dynasty, there was the Dian Kingdom established by General Chu in Yunnan. During the two Han Dynasties, Yunnan County was established..."
"Well, I only know that after the Han Dynasty, the Tang and Song Dynasties, Yunnan was not a royal land."
Sun Kewang was not fooled and said bluntly: "Although Toungoo is small, it is our real place. Will Ming people dare to go south then?"
Yang Changzhi hesitated.
He had heard about Emperor Shaowu's vigorous and resolute methods for a long time. Those nobles and ministers were still farming in Guangxi. For a rebellious civil servant like him, the consequences would be unpredictable.
Rather than doing this, it would be better to go south directly.
"But, Your Majesty, Dongyu is even more desolate than Yunnan, with high mountains and miasmatic air. I'm afraid it won't last forever."
Although Yunnan is not a great land, it still has plains and Dianchi Lake, which can be considered a small granary.
But if he wanted to live in a place like Xuanfusi, he would rather commit suicide to apologize than to have his family suffer there.
"I sent people to Mengyang and Mubang to inquire. Taungoo is divided into Upper Myanmar and Lower Myanmar. Upper Myanmar has high mountains, while Lower Myanmar is plains with fertile land. Taungoo's country is declining day by day."
"Otherwise, Mubang and other chieftains would not surrender to the imperial court."
Speaking of this, Sun Kewang became much more confident.
In fact, since taking control of Yunnan, he has been thinking about how to rule Yunnan and how to deal with the Ming army in the future.
Although he was devastated in Yunnan, he only dealt with some military households and barbarian troops. If he really dealt with the Ming army, especially after the success of the Northern Expedition, it would be even more difficult.
Especially the lack of firearms is a real disadvantage in the battle.
After thinking about the way out day and night, I finally realized that Toungoo Country (Myanmar) is really good.
Chieftains such as Mubang and Mengyang could lead the way to Lower Burma to farm.
Bai Wenxuan had already sent someone to deliver a message, saying that the Ming army was strong and could have gone all out in one go, but now it was just building catapults and throwing stones day and night. Under such cautious circumstances, it was even more difficult to deal with.
With 20,000 troops to defend the city, they can defend it for a month at most.
This strengthened his determination.
"Toungoo country has millions of inhabitants, and Lower Burma is similar to Huguang. It has fertile land and many rivers. It is a good place to settle down and start a business."
"When we capture Taungoo, it won't be too late to surrender to the Ming Dynasty."
Yang Changzhi was moved.
Who would want to stay in Yunnan when they can go to plains and great places like Huguang?
"If the king is willing to go, I am also willing to go."
"Good!" Sun Kewang was overjoyed and said: "When Taungoo is conquered, you will not only be the prime minister, but you will also become a chieftain and have hereditary wealth."
In this way, Sun Kewang unified his thinking, picked thousands of soldiers, and returned west from Qujing Mansion, pretending to be transporting supplies.
After returning to Kunming, they packed up the goods and supplies with great fanfare, and even brought dozens of elephants to carry the load. They pretended to bribe the chieftain and brought back a hundred thousand troops.
For the generals, Sun Ke hoped to use the position of chieftain as a reward and the plain land as bait; for the civil servants, he exaggerated that the Ming army would massacre the three rebellious clans as a threat, and even used their family members as threats, and hundreds of people were forced to comply.
In addition to old soldiers, the soldiers were accompanied by a group of bachelors and barbarians. Whether it was land or women, it was a great temptation for them.
There were stops and starts along the way, and when they arrived at Chuxiong Mansion, they had less than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and including their families, the total number did not exceed 30,000.
Bai Wenxuan's troops in Pingyiwei received a steady stream of food and grass, and also learned that reinforcements from the west would arrive, so they were still determined to fight.
Half a month later, shortly after Sun Kewang arrived in Dali, Kunming changed its flag.
A group of gentry occupied the city of Kunming, and immediately swept into Yunnan Prefecture (the same province as the prefecture), and then cut off the food supplies of the Pingyi Guards.
In this way, Bai Wenxuan had no choice but to lead his troops and surrender.
The sturdy Pingyi Guards only lasted twenty-three days.
"General Bai is indeed battle-hardened, and his skill in defending the city is quite good."
Zhu Meng glimpsed Pingyi Guards' defensive measures and couldn't help but admired them.
"The battle in Chengdu was due to poor defense of the city. After entering Yunnan, I felt deeply ashamed. Sun Kewang made every possible effort to repair it in order to take control of Yunnan Province."