Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 637
It was July, which can be described as an extremely hot and rainy season in Yunnan. After Li Dingguo traveled to Kunming, he stopped and stopped until the end of July before arriving at Dali Mansion.

"Where did Sun Kewang go?"

Li Dingguo was soaked by the mist, and before he had time to change into dry clothes, he couldn't wait to climb up to Taihe City and forced him to ask.

"Reporting to the General Soldier, Sun Kewang swept through the treasury and county treasury, and went south with soldiers, horses, food and grass, and went to Yongchang Mansion."

"Yongchang Mansion?"

Li Dingguo was taken aback, and under the signal of his eyes, the guards on the side quickly took out the map of Yunnan, and finally found this place in the southwest corner.

It is located in the south of Dali Mansion, and there are many chieftains, the most prominent one being Tengchong.

"Where is this guy going?"

With a mutter, Li Dingguo felt a little unbelievable.

The further south you go, the more barren the land, the more chieftains, the fewer guards, and the lack of food and clothing. What is Sun Kewang doing there?

This is courting death!

"and many more!"

Suddenly, Li Dingguo narrowed his eyes: "I've come this way and followed his footsteps to the south, maybe I can subdue those chieftains."

If someone supplies supplies to him, it is treason. If he refuses and is beaten to death by Sun Kewang, then it is a matter of course to reform and return.

This method is wonderful.

In this way, Li Dingguo regained his energy, and in the rainy season, he slowly went south, and his mood was not so urgent.

Naturally, Sun Kewang didn't know what Li Dingguo was thinking, but took advantage of the rainy season to head south slowly.

Carrying a large amount of personnel and supplies, he walked slowly along the official road.

When encountering a chieftain, he either submits, supplies, or neutralizes, and he moves quickly along the way.

The army size exceeds [-] people, and there are strong elephant soldiers. As long as it is not a chieftain with a brain problem, they will not be embarrassed.

Of course, even if you are greedy for supplies, a team of tens of thousands of people is not enough to look at in front of the armored Western Army.

Stepping on the grassy official road, Sun Ke looked into the distance, and saw that the surrounding area was full of captives and corpses.

Although the various supplies are a bit crude, they can be replenished after all, which boosts the morale of the team who have left their hometown.

"My lord, here are the bones, and the rusty armor, where are the weapons—"

Suddenly, General He Jiuyi shouted impatiently at the top of his voice.

"Huh?" Sun Kewang was taken aback, looking at He Jiuyi's surprised look, he felt ridiculous: "Aside from the battle we fought here, where are the corpses?"

"My lord, there really are, the bones are very brittle, and there are a lot of weapons, take a look—"

As He Jiuyi said, he took out a rusty big knife in his hand.

It is rusty and out of shape, but you can vaguely see its former look. This is a good official-made knife.

"The last general found a land boundary and asked his men to dig a few big pits. He planned to bury these barbarians so as not to spoil the land. The weather will rise in a few days, and the stench will be so bad that it will bring plague. Woolen cloth!"

"There are so many corpses, maybe how many beasts will come over, and it will be troublesome at that time."

"Ok!"

Sun Kewang agreed, which was indeed reasonable.

"This?" Suddenly, Yang Changzhi, who was the prime minister, came over, looked at the rusty big knife, took it directly to his eyes, stroked it carefully, and observed it for a while.

On the back of the knife, I saw a line of words: Orthodox three-year system...

"Hey!"

Yang Changzhi sighed for a long time, his face was ugly, and he shook his head with a look of emotion.

"This is?" Sun Kewang was puzzled.

"During the Zhengtong period, the Yuanchuan Xuanweisi was also called the Luchuan Pingmian Xuanweisi. During the Hongwu period, the Si family lost his official position, and the Diao family lost his position. During the Zhengtong period, the Xi family was expelled again.

Si Renfa and Si Jifa's father and son launched a rebellion and occupied Mengyang, Tengchong and other places. The imperial court made four conquests in the fourth year of Zhengtong, the sixth year of Zhengtong, the seventh year of Zhengtong, and the 13th year of Zhengtong. "

"I heard that back then, the imperial court conscripted hundreds of thousands of soldiers to map the Luchuan River. There were countless casualties. Many soldiers died of illness and were on the way. The imperial treasury was empty and the national power was empty."

"That's exactly what happened. The Tatars looked for opportunities, so there was a civil fort change."

"This Luchuan is so difficult to fight? What about now?"

Sun Kewang was startled and hurriedly asked.

"Now this Longchuan is just an ordinary chieftain. How can there be a long-lasting prosperity in the world?"

The Luchuan Propaganda Department at that time included the entire territory of Ruili, Longchuan, Lianghe, parts of the west and east of Lujiang River, as well as a part of today’s Shan State in Myanmar. It was a powerful Dai regime.

Silunfa was called "King of Luchuan", and the "Luchuan Kingdom" ruled by him, that is, the Mengmaolong regime, tended to break away from the territory of the Ming Dynasty and develop independently.

If it weren't for the repeated battles during the orthodox years, I'm afraid there will be another Annan.

This can be regarded as a rare bright spot for the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Although San Yang is the one who made the decision, he also stamped it.

Yang Changzhi smiled and said: "This official road can still be walked, thanks to the repair of the road during the orthodox years to conquer the Si family. Although weeds have grown over the years, it is still possible to pass after tidying up."

"That's fine."

Sun Kewang was overjoyed.

"Your Majesty, after passing through Longchuan, it is Mubang Xuanweisi, but now it is occupied by Dongyu Kingdom."

The guide sighed.

At the end of Jiajing, Burma annexed the three Xuanwei Divisions of Babai, Laos and Cheli. In the 34th year of Wanli (1606), 30 Burmese troops attacked Mupang, but the Ming army failed to rescue them, and Mupang fell.

So far, relying on devouring these northern Burmese chieftains, the Toungoo Dynasty has become stronger and stronger, and then it has gradually declined in recent years.

Only then did Sun Kewang find an opportunity to occupy the Toungoo Dynasty as his foundation.

"Tongyu's power is declining, and chieftains such as Meng Yang and Mubang are bound to be restless. Once the king sends troops and goes south on the grounds of recovering his homeland, Dongyu will definitely be shaken and frightened and hesitant."

"At that time, Meng Yang, Meng Mi and other chieftains will also be moved by the wind, and those who follow suit will have no way."

"As long as the dry season comes, and the army is in order, you can send troops to Ava City and become the foundation of the emperor."

Acting under the banner of the Ming army, this is a well-known and justifiable name, and it is also beneficial to the morale of the army.

At this time, Sun Kewang fled south. Although he won several battles along the way, his army's morale was weak, and his family members had to do it.

Everyone understood that this was to escape for the king of Dian, using force but not care.

At this time, if Sun Kewang played the banner of recovering his ancestors' homeland, it would be a serious, good, and important event for military officers and literati.

"Mubang is also the land of Ming Dynasty, we are not considered to be in exile in another country, and we are with the barbarians."

Sun Kewang began to preach and win people's hearts.

Many people were relieved to hear that they had never been abroad.

Because in everyone's simple cognition, as long as you are still in the country, you still have a chance to go back, and you will bury your ancestors and return your soul to another country when you go abroad.

The morale was boosted, and the army marched towards Ruijin and Yuanchuan Xuanweisi in unison.

(End of this chapter)