Li Zhi was sitting in the second hall of the palace, looking at Li Dingguo who was kneeling in front of him.
Li Dingguo was a celebrity in the late Ming Dynasty. Even if Li Zhi was not familiar with the details of history, he knew this general of the Southern Ming Dynasty. In the bleak history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, and even in the original history of the Ming and Qing wars, Li Dingguo was the only one who could defeat the Qing Dynasty.
The general of the army.
Li Dingguo was originally the adopted son of Zhang Xianzhong. After the death of Zhang Xianzhong, he returned to the Southern Ming Dynasty. In 1652 AD, when the Qing army had almost occupied all of China, Li Dingguo sent 80,000 troops to attack Hunan. He first captured Yuanzhou and Jingzhou, and then attacked Guilin, Guangxi.
They defeated the Qing army and forced the commander of the Qing army, King Kong Youde of Dingnan, to commit suicide.
After occupying Guilin, Liuzhou, Hengzhou and other places, Li Dingguo's troops pointed towards Changsha. The Qing court was shocked when he heard the news. With Hong Chengchou as the frontline manager, he sent Prince Nikan to lead Sanbeile and sent an additional 100,000 troops to rush for reinforcements. Li Dingguo's military strength was at a
Under the disadvantaged situation, an ambush was set up in Hengzhou to surround the Qing army. They attacked fiercely from all sides and defeated the Qing army. Nikan was beheaded by the formation and the entire Qing army was annihilated.
Since the time of Saarhu, the Qing troops had swept through the Central Plains of Liaodong and looked down upon the world. Before they met Li Dingguo, they had never suffered such a defeat. Moreover, such a defeat had basically been settled in the world. Li Dingguo and Nanming were only left with the last few people in the southwest.
In the case of block space.
At that time, Dorgon was dead, and the young Fulin became the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. The two great victories in Guilin and Hengzhou shocked the Qing government and the public, and even made plans to abandon the southwestern provinces and make peace with Li Dingguo.
However, Li Dingguo could not hold up the sky with a single tree. Although he won many battles, he was ultimately unable to use Yunnan, Guizhou and other places to fight against the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which occupied the entire China. After Emperor Yongli of the Southern Ming Dynasty was strangled by Wu Sangui, Li Dingguo died in depression.
But in any case, generals like Li Dingguo can be said to be rare loyal ministers and good generals in the late Ming Dynasty. Compared with Shi Kefa, who united the captives and suppressed the invaders, Li Dingguo's integrity and methods were much higher.
Li Zhi looked at Li Dingguo on the ground.
Although Li Zhi was very particular about being upright in fighting and governing the country, and was focused on completely subduing the enemy with mighty force, but when he saw the famous general Li Dingguo kneeling in front of him, Li Zhi couldn't help but feel some love for talent.
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Li Dingguo, why did you come to live alone?"
Li Dingguo prostrated on the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty destroyed the Tatars, annexed Korea, annexed Japan, and moved to Luzon, expanding the territory of our Han people to an unprecedented size. Who in the north and south of the river does not know the achievements of your Majesty? Don't say that the sinner Li Dingguo wants to
Come and seek refuge with me, even a three-year-old Meng boy knows the great king's outstanding achievements and has the heart to accept you."
Li Zhi smiled and took a sip of oolong tea.
Putting the tea cup down, Li Zhi smiled and said, "You also know that you are a sinner?"
Li Dingguo paused and said: "Li Dingguo was a bandit in Huguang. He gathered 60,000 desperadoes to rob the gentry and rob the city. This is a capital crime. However, the criminal Li Dingguo thought that although Li Dingguo was mortal, he was of some use to the king's achievements.
.Therefore, Li Dingguo did not dare to flee into the mountains, but led his people to surrender."
Li Zhi asked lightly: "What's your use? Tell me."
Li Dingguo said: "Although the king has swept through the Eastern countries and the Luzon Islands, he has always adhered to the policy of elite troops. The soldiers hired by the king are trained without sparing ammunition on weekdays, and their shooting skills are always accurate. The soldiers' pay is very generous.
The income of a soldier is even more than that of a family in Huguang. The pension makes the soldiers fight bravely and die without regrets. The soldiers practice battle formations every day and read military books at night. They can mount their horses to fight and dismount their horses to manage."
"So the king was able to destroy the Qing Dynasty with only 40,000 soldiers, relying on these capable soldiers."
"But if the king wants to further expand southward and send his troops south, he will encounter the entanglement of the barbarians from the south. Annan and Myanmar are both rugged and miasma-rich places. If he only relies on a hundred thousand tiger troops to go south, these tough and elite soldiers will
Trapped in the mountains and dense rainforests, we will definitely not be as relaxed and comfortable as we used to be."
"In the mountains of Myanmar and Annan, barbarian soldiers armed with scimitars are walking through the giant banyan trees and conducting guerrilla attacks. Although the Hu Ben Army's fire cannons can shoot from a long distance, they cannot penetrate the dense forest mountains. How can we win? Then
Annan and Myanmar are both wild places with deep clouds and dense rain. If the elite soldiers of the Tiger Army are attacked by barbarians in a heavy rain, what kind of losses will they suffer?"
"Therefore, the sinner Li Dingguo thought that the king would definitely send his troops south to attack Annan, Burma and Siam. However, if the tiger and Ben troops were used to attack, the gains would outweigh the losses."
"The sinner Li Dingguo has 60,000 rebel troops under his command. I am willing to lead these soldiers as the king's vanguard and serve as the vanguard to attack the southern countries."
"Even if 20,000 or 30,000 of Li Dingguo's criminal soldiers died, the king would not feel sorry for them. As for these soldiers who died in the battle, as long as the king can give them 100 taels of housing allowance, and then place tributes for them in the ancestral hall dedicated to loyal martyrs.
With only one ranking, you will die without any regrets."
After hearing Li Dingguo's words, Li Zhi was silent.
Li Dingguo brought 60,000 traitors to serve as cannon fodder for Li Zhi's attack on Indochina.
However, for the ever-expanding Li Zhi, the Indochina Peninsula is indeed a thorny problem. Although countries such as Vietnam and Myanmar are extremely backward, they are extremely tenacious. In addition, the Indochina Peninsula has many mountainous areas, thick forests, and miasma, which has always made it difficult for powerful armies to
Famous generals talk about the place where their expressions change.
For example, the Annan Kingdom was very difficult to deal with. When the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty swept across Europe and Asia, hundreds of thousands of people fought in and returned defeated in Annan. Later, the United States invaded Vietnam and won one battle after another in South and North Vietnam, using aircraft and artillery.
Carpet bombing was carried out, but in the end due to the tenacity of the Vietnamese guerrillas, they were unable to make ends meet and left in despair.
To deal with such a country is to rush into the vast sea of people's war. One hundred thousand elite soldiers are far from enough. Li Zhi really needs some cannon fodder urgently.
Li Dingguo and his bandits are undoubtedly the ideal candidates for this cannon fodder.
Li Zhi looked at Li Dingguo and said with a smile: "If you can conquer Annan and Burma, you can send your troops south and separate the south as your king. Why do you need to come here to surrender?"
Li Dingguo was still prostrate on the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty, you are wrong. Li Dingguo's soldiers and horses, 10,000 horse and 50,000 infantry, are just ordinary soldiers. How can they attack the south with a mere 60,000? Why can these criminal soldiers be able to do so?
To be the king's vanguard means that the king must be armed with all kinds of weapons that are unmatched by outsiders, and use Tianjin's giant ships to provide supplies from the sea, so that he can go to the south to fight."
"With the support of the king, 60,000 people can go deep into the mountains and forests to hunt down the barbarians. Without the support of the king, these 60,000 criminal soldiers are not worth a mention."
Li Zhi smiled when he saw that Li Dingguo was very wise.
After thinking for a while, Li Zhi said: "You are quite smart!"
Li Dingguo replied loudly: "The sinner Li Dingguo has long wanted to serve the king. After thinking about it for several years, he naturally understands his own weight and role!"
Li Zhi laughed and said: "Okay, very good!"
Looking at the scenery outside the window, Li Zhi said slowly: "You are alone with these 60,000 people. You can station yourself in Susong County first and wait for my orders!"
Li Dingguo's face was filled with joy, and he shouted loudly on the ground: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Your Majesty will live forever!"
