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Chapter 152 Battle of Banzhou
"Okay, the Second Battle of Korea is over here, but as a teacher, I still have a lot to say. If I don't say it, I will talk about the era of Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao later. You may not understand some of the background. gone."

"The Battle of North Korea lasted for a total of seven years, and finally ended with the victory of the Ming Dynasty and North Korea, and the defeat of RB."

"As for the evaluation of this battle, I won't say much as a teacher. Now let's talk about the impact of the Korean War."

"Because of the impact of the Korean War, the Liaodong elite of the Ming Dynasty suffered heavy losses, and it was difficult to recover in a short period of time. Therefore, we can only sit back and watch Nurhachi's Houjin power grow stronger."

"Little did they know that this move allowed Nurhaci to unify the Jurchen tribe and ultimately pose a fatal threat to the Ming Dynasty."

"North Korea, on the other hand, suffered huge losses due to successive years of war. The country was in a state of decline and could only rely on the Ming Dynasty to survive."

"On the other hand, RB was also greatly injured in the Korean War. Toyotomi Hideyoshi's power was greatly reduced. In the subsequent Battle of Sekigahara, he was defeated by Tokugawa Ieyasu and was eventually eliminated. RB has since entered the era of the Tokugawa Shogunate. "

"However, it is worth mentioning that after Toyotomi Hideyoshi's plan to conquer the Far East failed, some RB domestic generals also advocated such a plan, which caused RB to prosper for a long time and become increasingly rampant in the 300 years after its external expansion."

"In the seven years of this battle, although the Ming Dynasty achieved victory, it brought about a serious consequence that has been mentioned before, that is, the elites of Liaodong were severely weakened."

"In other words, the military strength has dropped significantly, and it cannot be recovered in a short period of time. This is one of the reasons why Nurhachi was able to grow rapidly in Liaodong."

"According to statistics provided by the Ministry of Household Affairs to Li Yingce, the Far East was originally equipped with 5000 soldiers. After the Korean War, there were only 4 soldiers."

"That is to say, after the Korean War, in just seven years, Liaodong's military strength dropped by 60.00% at once."

"With insufficient troops, the defense will naturally become very weak. This just provides Nurhachi with a good opportunity to expand his power."

"The Mongols who have been dormant for a long time began to harass the border of the Ming Dynasty rampantly, but what is more intuitive is that Nurhaci's gold is most obvious after the establishment of Jianzhou."

"Okay, that's all for the impact. You just need to know that the military strength of the Ming Dynasty has dropped significantly because of the North Korean War, which gave Nurhachi a chance to develop his own power."

"I've already talked about two of the three major Wanli campaigns, now let's talk about the third one, the Battle of Bozhou."

"Banzhou is located at the junction of Sichuan, Guizhou and Chongqing. It has dangerous mountains and rivers, and is vast and thousands of miles. It was an undeveloped area in ancient times."

"Here, let me talk about the background first. In terms of relations with various ethnic groups, the Ming Dynasty was once very prosperous."

"During the period of Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty were destroyed in the north, the minorities in Annan were merged in the south, and the Nanyang countries were recruited. Whether internally or externally, the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the various ethnic groups was relatively good."

"In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, due to the intensification of internal conflicts in the country, there were frequent wars on the frontier, especially the persistent disputes with the ethnic minorities in the southwest."

"The word Tusi, you should have heard of it? Tusi originated from the Yuan Dynasty, and it was a title given by the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty to the vassals of the southwestern minorities."

"Of course, at that time, it was not called Chieftain, but Xuanweisi or Xuanfusi. Chieftain evolved from these two titles."

"The Ming Dynasty inherited part of the system of the Yuan Dynasty. In the 15th year of Hongwu, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang set up a chief political envoy in Yunnan, and in the 11th year of Yongle, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di also established a chief political envoy in Guizhou."

"The Ming Dynasty used chief envoys to adopt different governance measures according to the characteristics of uneven political and economic development in ethnic minority areas."

"For example, the chieftain system established during the Yuan Dynasty was retained in relatively backward areas, and the upper-class figures of local ethnic minorities were appointed as chieftains to rule."

"Okay, let's get down to business. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Yang Duan designed and defeated Mu Xingtian of Nanzhao. After that, he was conferred the title of Bozhou by the Tang Dynasty, and his official position was hereditary."

"After the Northern Song Dynasty, the Southern Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty ruled, in the fifth year of Hongwu, the leader Yang Qiang surrendered, and was appointed by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang as the envoy of Bozhou Xuanwei."

"From Yang Qiang to Yang Yinglong, after 29 generations, the Yang family ruled Bozhou for generations and accepted the appointment of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

"In the 24th year of Wanli, that is, in 1586 AD, two years before the Korean War broke out, Zhu Yijun gave Yang Yinglong the post of commander of the capital."

"Afterwards, he became the envoy of Xuanwei in Bozhou. He was arrogant and domineering, and did many evils. In the 17th year of Wanli, that is, in 1589, he openly opposed the imperial court."

"The year when Yang Yinglong rebelled, the Korean War broke out. The Ming Dynasty put its military focus on the Korean Peninsula, and had no time to take care of Yang Yinglong in the southwest."

"This also created some opportunities for Yang Yinglong. For example, while showing favor to the imperial court, he also attacked dozens of cities and fortresses in Huguang, Guizhou, Sichuan, killing innocent people indiscriminately, raping and looting, and doing all kinds of evil."

"At first, Yang Yinglong didn't make much noise in the southwest, until the 21st year of Wanli, in the spring of 1593 AD, Yang Yinglong and the imperial court had their first conflict."

"Note that this is the first conflict between Yang Yinglong and the imperial court, because before this, the imperial court did not take Yang Yinglong seriously at all, so it allowed him to do whatever he wanted."

"When is 1593? The First Battle of Korea is almost over, and the Ming Dynasty and RB intend to negotiate a peace, which allows the court to finally free up its hands to deal with Yang Yinglong."

"That year, the imperial court ordered Wang Jiguang, Liu Chengsi, and Guo Cheng to divide into three groups, intending to encircle Yang Yinglong's tribe and annihilate them directly."

"Hey, it is necessary to explain here that among the three people sent by the court, only Liu Chengsi and Guo Cheng are generals, while Wang Jiguang is a civil servant."

"Okay! Let's continue. Facing the encirclement and suppression by the imperial court, Yang Yinglong didn't panic. He adopted a strategy of making a move, using false orders as a cover, but secretly gathered soldiers to attack the Ming army's checkpoints."

"As a result, the Ming army was defeated along the way, with more than half of the casualties, and the other Ming troops who marched separately also returned without success."

"After the news spread to the imperial court, the court and the public were shocked. It was said that Yang Yinglong, a small chieftain, actually defeated the Ming army, the regular army, which is unheard of!"

"As a result, Wang Jiguang and others were dismissed, and the court also changed its attitude towards Yang Yinglong. From a quick encirclement to an opportunistic campaign, the officials who succeeded Wang Jiguang wanted to appease Yang Yinglong."

(End of this chapter)