"Haha, during the battle in Chengdu, our army felt that there was a shortage of cavalry, so we made great efforts to build up cavalry. Now when we enter Yunnan, we have three thousand cavalry to help us."
Zhu Meng laughed, patted Bai Wenxuan on the shoulder, and said, "But your city defense skills have improved a lot."
"How can it be as good as Master Wang?" Bai Wenxuan said with a bitter smile: "Although there are ponies in Yunnan, they are of no use and can only be used as draft horses. There are no cavalry available in Yunnan."
On the side, Li Dingguo turned his head and asked directly: "Where did Sun Kewang go?"
Bai Wenxuan said bluntly: "Before, the King of Dian was still in Qujing, but later he went to Kunming and disappeared."
"I think he must have fled, otherwise those literati would not have occupied Kunming."
"Escape? Where can we escape?" Zhu Meng shook his head and said, "To the north is Sichuan and to the east is Guangxi. It seems that we can only go to the west or the south."
"I'm afraid I went to Dali Mansion and wanted to fight to the end!" Li Dingguo said uncertainly.
"Even the Pingyi guards can't defend it, so Dali can only wait to die."
Zhu Meng shook his head and said relaxedly: "Anyway, Sun Kewang ran away to save us a big fight."
"Otherwise, just the pension would cost a lot of money."
The Ming army's pension system changed again and again, and finally became more and more perfect in the third year of Shaowu's reign. With the reorganization of the Beijing camp, it became increasingly complete.
Soldiers who were disabled in the war were given a one-time compensation of five years' salary, or ten acres of land, and were allowed to work in the county government as catchers, warehouses and other light jobs.
For those who sacrifice themselves, they will be compensated with ten years of salary, their family will be exempted from ten years of corvee service, ten years of land tax, and Yin Yizi will join the army.
For the officer class, there is also a five-year salary, and work is arranged according to military rank.
For example, right sergeant, sergeant, left sergeant, and superior sergeant are arranged to enter the county.
Those who are unable to hold a sword will be assigned to positions such as sergeant and chief catcher; those who can hold a sword will serve as military judges, officers, or instructors in various patrol camps.
If you are a right lieutenant, lieutenant, left lieutenant, or captain, you will serve in the government government; if you are at the school level, you will serve in the provincial government.
When you reach the general level, you will usually go to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion for retirement.
Li Dingguo was not careful about the pension, and was still a little concerned about Sun Kewang.
Unfortunately, time has passed and we are now in two places, unable to go back.
"Liu Wenxiu, how about Ainengqi?"
After enduring it for a long time, Li Dingguo couldn't hold back the urgency in his heart.
"General Liu was granted the title of Assistant King, and General Ai was granted the title of King of Wings. They are located in Jianchang to protect the young emperor..."
It is said that after Zhang Xianzhong was defeated in Chengdu, he died of depression and left behind several young sons, including the eldest son Zhang Huaiyan, who was only six years old.
He was proclaimed emperor by his son-in-law, Wang Zhaolin, who also served as Prime Minister of the Left, Yan Ximing, the Prime Minister of the Right, as well as Liu Wenxiu, Ai Nengqi and other generals of the Western Army. He ascended the throne in Jianchang and still used the "Da Shun" reign title.
Therefore, this is the seventh year of Dashun.
"It's a pity that I couldn't go to Jianchang and capture the false emperor. That would be a great achievement."
Zhu Meng sighed.
As a prince, he has a salary of 5,000 dan (and 5,000 silver coins), and there is still room for advancement.
However, by pacifying Yunnan this time, not only will the annual salary increase, but I am afraid that I will also be able to marry another son and earn another title.
He was very envious of the Xu family's double lords. If he couldn't get a double lord, it would be nice to have a double lord!
Seeing Li Dingguo's uncertain expression, knowing that he was a loyal person, Zhu Meng comforted him and said: "Sichuan Governor Liu Lin is good at caring for the people and has a rich treasury. I heard that he has lost a million taels to the imperial court in the past few years, so he must not be hungry for the Western Army."
"Oh, the current commander-in-chief of Sichuan is Zhao Guangyuan. He comes from a military background and fights fairly well. It will not be a problem to win Jianchang smoothly."
Li Dingguo looked at Zhu Meng and was completely torn apart.
"Don't worry!" When Zhu Meng saw Bai Wenxuan and Li Dingguo, they immediately smiled happily: "Your Majesty is generous and loves the people. Zhang Xianzhong is dead. He will not embarrass a group of defeated generals who are remnants of the army."
"Even in the days of Taizu, the Ming family and the Chen family were not massacred and were still alive and well. I heard that their descendants are flourishing in Korea!"
At this time, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Bai Wenxuan took the lead, and coupled with Li Dingguo's political influence, a group of relatives and friends who guarded various prefectures surrendered one after another.
Wang Fuchen, He Jiuyi, Yuan Tao, Wu Dading, Zhang Xianbi, Zhang Guangcui, Qi Sansheng and other generals joined him one after another.
After marching all the way, when the troops entered Kunming, half of the state capitals in Yunnan had come to surrender, and the number of Yunnan troops surrendered reached 50,000.
The remaining prefectures and counties are too far away and have not received news yet.
Yunnan was restored without bloodshed.
Zhu Meng, who was so angry that he wanted to make military exploits, yelled: "If I had known this, why would I have been training as a soldier in Guizhou for a year?"
Of course, he was also addicted to talking. Without that year of farming, he would not have been able to mobilize an army of 100,000 people. How could he threaten Yunnan?
At this time, on the other side of the attack from the north and the south, 30,000 Sichuan soldiers and horses, led by Sichuan commander Zhao Guangyuan, finally arrived in Jianchang after many dangerous journeys.
At this time, Jianchang City was no longer the dilapidated guardhouse of the past, but a county town.
The city is more than three feet high, seven miles long, and the moat is five feet wide. In this barren southwest, it can be said to be a rare majestic city.
There are manors everywhere outside the city. The working slaves are exhausted and their eyes are numb. In order to support the so-called Daxi Imperial Court, the number of young people taken into slavery reached one hundred thousand, distributed in hundreds of manors.
Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi, together with Prime Minister Wang Zhaolin on the left and Prime Minister Yan Ximing on the right, sat opposite each other and discussed strategies.
The long period of pampering in Jianchang and maintaining the manor economy by exploiting the Yi people made the four of them a lot bigger and they also lost their enterprising spirit.
"How about surrendering!"
Wang Zhaolin raised his head, revealing his double chin, unfolded his folding fan, and his eyes were full of expectation.
"No." Liu Wenxiu shook his head: "To surrender so easily, I'm afraid the conditions will be harsh. After my adoptive father is gone, I have to preserve his bloodline."
Ai Nengqi puffed up his chest and said, "Let me sharpen the strength of the Ming army, so that we can negotiate terms."
Afterwards, Ai Nengqi led ten thousand people to fight out of the city and fought with Zhao Guangyuan for half an hour before returning defeated:
"The Ming army is not as powerful as it was in Chengdu, but we are not what we used to be."
"Send someone to talk to us!" Yan Ximing said seriously: "Our gardens are all outside the city. If they are destroyed, that won't work."
After Zhao Guangyuan heard the conditions of the Western thieves, he pursed his lips and said, "We can save their lives, but I can't make the final decision on Zhang Huaiyan."
"This matter can only be decided by His Majesty himself."
After struggling all night, the gates of Jianchang City were opened wide, and Zhang Huaiyan, the last emperor of the Western Dynasty who was only twelve years old, took off his shirt, revealing his white upper body.
He and his family were tied up, holding a jade in his mouth. The ministers who followed him were dressed in mourning clothes, and soldiers carried the coffin.
The name is "Binding with flesh exposed and tied with a jade in hand". In history, emperors and princes basically surrendered in this way. Emperor Ziying of Qin, Liu Chan of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms, Sun Hao of the Wu Kingdom, Emperor Min of the Western Jin Dynasty, Li Yu of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the Five Dynasties,
This ceremony was followed until the end of the Yuan Dynasty when Chen Youliang's son Chen Li surrendered.
During the Jingkang Incident, Song Huizong and Song Qinzong, the living treasure father and son, took off their clothes and put on sheepskins according to the requirements of the Jin Kingdom.
"It does have a sense of ceremony."
Zhao Guangyuan sighed: "This Western thief is finally gone, and Sichuan has become a perfect jade."