The Capital Government Department was the first to respond and began to sing some popular songs.
For example, "Unity is Strength" calls on everyone in the Ming Dynasty to unite as one at this critical moment. In this way, they will not be afraid of foreign invasion. One will fight one, two will fight one pair!
There is also the "National Anthem of Protecting the Home and Defending the Country", which also uses easy-to-understand lyrics and easy-to-sing tunes to promote the idea that everyone has the responsibility to protect the home and the country.
In terms of sketches and model plays, the tragic fate of the Luzon Ming people who were massacred by the Western barbarians can also be performed. Of course, the tragedy of the Jianzi invaders a few years ago is also indispensable.
Under the full mobilization of the state machinery, even though the communications of this era are far less developed than those of later generations. However, the people of this era have experienced troubled times, and they are deeply afraid of such troubled times happening again. Therefore, when it comes to protecting the homeland and defending the country,
, I particularly agree with it.
In addition, what is different from before is that the Jiangnan side, including the two provinces of Fujian and Guangdong, has the most people going to sea.
Whether they are going out to make a living or doing business to make a lot of money, they certainly hope that the court will stand behind them after they go out; they also hope that when they go overseas, they can stand upright and not be attacked by those Western barbarians, or even
Aboriginal oppression.
Emperor Chongzhen's generous speech in the Wenhua Palace was very popular with them, and he naturally won their support.
Therefore, the implementation of the all-military service system received a very enthusiastic response from the south. Especially in Fujian and Guangdong, when they heard that they would recruit troops to go to Luzon to avenge the people of the Ming Dynasty there, the number of people who actively joined the army exceeded
According to the government's estimate, even some famous people, such as Pan Xiucai, gave up their writing and joined the army.
The atmosphere of national unity even affected the southwestern part of the Ming Dynasty.
After the promulgation of the all-military service system, Emperor Chongzhen also issued an imperial edict to Sun Chuanting and no longer restricted his command.
Previously, Sun Chuanting felt that there were many foreign enemies and wanted to end the southwest war as soon as possible. However, Emperor Chongzhen told him to be cautious, that is, not to allow him to start a war.
Now it was finally agreed, but after discussion with Li Yan and others, Sun Chuanting issued an order to prevent the armies from taking rash actions and continue to expand the army. It also emphasized that there were many enemies in the Ming Dynasty and how dangerous the situation was, and that the national compulsory military service system must be comprehensive
implement.
Not only that, Sun Chuanting also sent people to local areas to carry out propaganda with great fanfare to get more people to join the army.
This movement was quite big and inevitably spread to Yunnan.
"What?" When Li Zicheng heard the report, he couldn't believe it. This was really joyful. He quickly confirmed again, "Jianlu, Japanese, Russian Empire, Dutch Empire, Spanish Empire, and Mongolia have all formed an alliance to deal with the imperial court.
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In the lobby, his other subordinates were also very shocked. They looked at Gao Yigong, who was in charge of the scout, and waited for his confirmation again.
Gao Yigong was not as happy as them, but he just affirmed again: "This is the news I heard. Therefore, the court issued a new law. Men must serve in the military for a period of two years when they are eighteen to twenty years old!"
Hearing this, Niu Jinxing was very happy and said to Li Zicheng: "There is no end to the road, congratulations to the general, congratulations to the general! It is estimated that soon, we will be able to make a comeback and travel across the Central Plains again!"
Even though Li Zicheng's troops were allied with chieftains, under the encirclement and suppression by Sun Chuanting and Ma Shiying, he felt under great pressure. It can be said that he could not see the day when he could return to the Central Plains.
In this southwestern region, the imperial officers and soldiers were not accustomed to the local environment, and many of the bandits were from Shaanxi. They were also not accustomed to the local environment, and many of them died of illness.
If the imperial court continues to besiege him like this, Li Zicheng will almost become autistic.
Originally, because of the imperial court's policy of reforming the land, many chieftains were unwilling to hand over power and chose to cooperate with Li Zicheng to rebel. However, after the siege lasted for a long time, even in order to prevent the imperial court from infiltrating, they fabricated various rumors to slander the imperial court.
, it couldn’t stop as time passed, many ordinary people understood the truth and turned to the court.
As a result, some chieftains could no longer hold on and began to waver, wondering whether they should surrender as well, otherwise, the fight would be a dead end.
As a result, an unexpected surprise came.
Li Zicheng immediately burst out laughing and ordered Niu Jinxing: "Immediately, pass the news to those chieftains and tell them that destiny is with me, and the court will soon be unable to hold on. Hahaha..."
Seeing Li Zicheng laughing there, Gao Yigong did not laugh along with him, but continued: "The Xiyi people in Luzon have massacred the Ming people over there again. This is the third or fourth time.
They treat us Ming people like pigs and dogs. The imperial court is already recruiting troops and is preparing to send troops to take revenge!"
"Oh?" Li Zicheng was a little surprised when he heard this, and immediately asked, "Have any of Sun Gouguan's troops been transferred?"
But Li Guo next to him heard it and said with a bit of hatred: "This is simply too much!"
When Li Zicheng heard this, he glared at him dissatisfied and said, "Don't interrupt!"
After finishing speaking, he looked at Gao Yigong and waited for his reply.
Gao Yigong glanced at Li Guo, then turned back and reported to Li Zicheng: "It seems not. The troops that conquered the Western Yi were all recruited from Fujian and Guangdong."
After hearing this, Li Zicheng said with a little regret: "That's a pity! And we can't get there. Otherwise, if we can take this opportunity to enter Guangdong and Fujian, the imperial court's troops will be empty, and this will be our opportunity!"
Song Xiance, who had been silent all this time, now spoke to Li Zicheng and said: "General, this is a rare opportunity. Why not deploy peripheral troops and work with those chieftains to take down all Kunming and other places first!"
Although they have been in Yunnan for a long time and have formed an alliance with the chieftains, the core areas of Yunnan, mainly Kunming, have always been in the hands of the imperial court.
Li Zicheng fought several times with the chieftain's allies, but failed to defeat them. He was also afraid that Sun Chuanting and Ma Shiying's troops would attack from behind, so he did not dare to attack with all his strength. He deployed a large number of troops to guard the dangerous terrain of Yunnan to prevent the main officials of the imperial court from attacking.
The army entered Yunnan.
Now that it is known that the imperial court is facing a serious situation with foreign enemies, Sun Chuanting's troops are expanding their troops and preparing for war. It seems that it is impossible to launch an attack in the short term.
Therefore, Song Xiance tried to seize this opportunity, mobilized troops from the periphery, and captured the entire Yunnan Province, so that he would not be passive in the decisive battle with Sun Chuanting's troops in the future.
When Li Zicheng heard this, he nodded and said: "Kunming is at the end of the war. If we increase our offensive, Kunming will definitely be around the corner!"
Having said this, he turned to look at Niu Jinxing and asked him: "How was the contact with Donggo?"
Nowadays, Niu Jinxing's responsibility is to deal with other forces. Whether it is Tusi's side or Dongwu's side, he is the one who is in contact.
When Niu Jinxing heard the question, he quickly replied: "King Dongwu refused to let go and still wanted the territory, but the chieftain did not agree."
When Li Zicheng heard this, he ordered: "Go and discuss this matter with them again. Just say that the imperial court is about to be unable to withstand it. There are enemies on all sides. When the time comes, there will be some good places in the colorful world of Central Plains, so don't worry about it. Let King Dongwu give up the broken land on the border to King Dongwu. First, we can unite our troops to capture the entire territory of Yunnan. Then we won’t have any worries. Wait for the day when the situation in the world changes drastically, and then attack the Central Plains in one fell swoop!"
"The general is far-sighted and formidable!" Upon hearing this, Niu Jinxing quickly flattered Li Zicheng, which made Li Zicheng obviously feel comfortable.
After Gao Yigong heard this, he said a little ignorantly: "You can just close the door and fight by yourself, so why do you want to lead a wolf into the house? People who are not of my race must have different minds! Just like those Western barbarians, killing us Ming people is like They are like pigs and dogs, they make you angry just by looking at them..."
Upon hearing this, Niu Jinxing's expression changed and he felt a little uncomfortable. Li Zicheng was the same, a little annoyed, and shouted sternly: "You know nothing, our only big enemy is the court, the Dog Emperor, you don't understand What?"
"I knew that if my own brothers only fight each other, how can they be considered heroes if they invite outsiders?" After Gao Yigong heard this, he stubbornly talked back.
When Li Zicheng heard this, he was furious. When he was about to say something, Song Xiance saw that something was wrong, so he quickly said: "What do you know? Dongwu is actually a Xuanwei Division in our Ming Dynasty, but they don't listen." Those who belong to the imperial court have just established themselves as kings."
Others didn't want to see Li Zicheng and Gao Yigong quarreling, so they all followed suit.
Some of them did not know at all that Dongwu also belonged to the imperial court before.
Song Xiance's statement made it impossible for Gao Yigong to talk back. When Li Guo saw it, he quickly made an excuse and pushed Gao Yigong to retreat, so as not to start another argument in front of Li Zicheng.
After exiting the lobby, Li Guo said to Gao Yigong: "You are right. The general is finally happy. Are you still causing trouble for the general?"
Gao Yigong heard this, looked at Li Guo, and suddenly sighed and said, "I'm tired!"
Li Guo didn't expect him to say such a thing, so he subconsciously said: "Since you are tired, go and rest early!"
When Gao Yigong heard this, he knew that Li Guo didn't understand what he meant, so he sighed and added, "I'm just tired!"
"..." This time, Li Guo understood and couldn't help but remain silent for a moment.
Seeing him like this, Gao Yigong said with emotion: "You don't know, I am responsible for asking for information. In the past two years, from the information I have found, I always feel that we are going the wrong way!"
Hearing this, Li Guo quickly glanced in the direction of the lobby. After finding that no one was there, he turned back to Gao Yigong and said, "Are you crazy? Stop talking nonsense! I think you are really tired. Go and have a rest early." Come on, after you get some sleep, maybe you won’t have any messy thoughts anymore!”