Ming Zuo

The most unsuccessful part of Zhu Di's conquest of Annan was that he could not see clearly the class nature and relied too much on Annan's local gentry.

Ming officials always believed that the scholars in Annan were all scholars like them, so they had a common language, which could help the court to maintain long-term stability.

Little did they know that they would rather be chicken heads than phoenix tails. These Annan gentry used to live a carefree life like local emperors.How could he be willing to submit to the nobles of the Central Plains, bow his head and obey his ears, and could not help himself?

In fact, these Annan scholars who seem to be gentle, courteous and thrifty are the black hands behind the rebellion.

As for what ordinary Annan people know?

They were also targets of oppression by the Annan royal family, gentry, and landlords, and their lives were miserable.

Zuo Menggeng could see the problem clearly, and the empire was an emerging country far different from Ming Dynasty, so it was natural to play the strategy of drawing salary from the bottom of the pot.

Now this policy has been played handily by the empire.

Everyone can see the achievements of North Korea and Luzon, and even other newly occupied places in the Central Plains have done the same.

After distributing the benefits to the people at the bottom, the empire immediately gained the greatest support, and the rule became extremely stable.

The landlord class of the old era can only be swept away in such a tide.

Zuo Menggeng decided to come to Annan as well to completely take back the homeland of the Han family.

Annan has a pleasant climate and a large number of rivers flooding the plains. It is an extremely important food producing area, which can greatly make up for the shortage of domestic cultivated land.

In addition, Annan is also an important supplementary part of the first island chain.

With Annan in hand, there will be no worries in the South China Sea.

However, the first direction of action of the southern strategic cluster is in Huguang and eastern Sichuan.

"General Yuan, I'm counting on you. Regardless of success or failure, the empire will accept your favor."

"I dare not be thanked by His Royal Highness King Wu, I only hope that the old brothers in the past can understand the general trend."

Facing Zuo Rong's entreaty, Yuan Zongdi respectfully.

On the bank of the Yangtze River that day, he and his subordinates were surrounded by the Qing army, seeing that they were about to perish.As a result, Zuo Hua made a sudden move, drove away the Qing army and saved his life.

Yuan Zongdi had no choice but to board Zuo Hua's boat, and his subordinates were naturally disarmed.

However, during this period of time, the Japanese National Defense Forces were very polite to him, offering delicious food and drinks, and did not restrict the freedom of him and his subordinates.

Yuan Zongdi is also a smart person, especially when he saw the National Defense Forces rushing forward and attacking the city as easy as eating and drinking, so he stayed with peace of mind.

The world is the largest, under the offensive of the National Defense Forces, where can it go?
And the situation of the Wehrmacht also made him very curious, wanting to see what happened.

The more he learned about the National Defense Forces, the more shocked Yuan Zongdi was, and his previous ambitions had really dissipated a lot.

After the National Defense Forces invaded Hunan, it went very smoothly at first.

Changsha, Yueyang, Hengzhou, Chenzhou, Yongzhou, Baoqing and other places all went down overnight.

However, when they came to the mountains in the west of Huguang, they finally encountered resistance.

Especially the Tujia people in Shizhouwei are very vigilant about the arrival of the National Defense Forces.

They also united with the former Shun Army generals Hao Yaoqi, Li Laiheng, Li Guo, Liu Tichun and others who were defeated and retreated here.

The famous Kuidong Thirteen Family still appeared.

It's just that this time what they have to deal with is no longer the Qing army, but the national defense army.

Among them, Yuan Zongdi was also replaced by Li Guo.

How to deal with the Kuidong Thirteen Family, there has been some debate on the National Defense Forces side.

Some advocate military attacks.

Although the Kuidong Thirteen Families claimed to have 20 troops, most of them were mobs, and many generals did not believe that the National Defense Forces would not be able to defeat them.

After careful consideration, Zuo Rong decided to try to see if it could be resolved peacefully.

In the western area of ​​Huguang, including the entire southwestern region, there are many ethnic minorities and many chieftains, forming de facto separatist regimes.

In the present situation, there are actually many chieftains watching.

In other words, how to solve the Kuidong Thirteen Family will set a model for the follow-up.

Zuo Rong also knew that in the subsequent march to the southwest, combat would definitely be indispensable.

After all, some stubborn chieftains do not welcome the arrival of the Han people, and the empire places great emphasis on the control of the territory.

Under such conflicts, they must be resolved through military means.

However, in the southwestern region, there are many mountains, dangerous terrain, and poverty. It is good to be able to minimize the use of force.

Zuo Rong thought of Yuan Zongdi who had friendship with Hao Yaoqi, Liu Tichun and others.

He hoped that Yuan Zongdi could make a trip to convey the intention here.

Only when the two parties can communicate can the misunderstanding be eliminated.

Yuan Zongdi also felt very good about Zuo Rong's request.

He had already seen the strength of the National Defense Forces, so he naturally didn't want the old brothers to be stubborn and die in the end.

"I'll accompany General Yuan for a walk."

Wei Luan, deputy commander-in-chief of the Sixth Front Army, stepped forward and volunteered.

Although Yuan Zongdi was able to gain the trust of Hao Yaoqi, Liu Tichun and others, if he wanted to negotiate, he still had to have a representative of the National Defense Forces present.

The Sixth Front Army now has only one Tenth Division under its command, and the No.14 Division is still in the process of reorganization in Shanxi, and has not returned to the south for the time being.

Facing the Padang area with endless mountains and mountains, the Sixth Front Army also felt a little scratching its head.

It is worth a try to be able to open the door of Sichuan and Shu without using force.

Zuo Rong approved of this approach, and told Wei Luan: "After you pass by, you must tell generals such as Hao Yaoqi and Liu Tichun that the empire very much agrees with their resistance to Bao Ming and does not consider them rebellious. In addition, they fought For many years, he has always been able to pay attention not to disturb or harm the people, and he can be called a hero. As long as they can surrender, the empire will treat them kindly."

In addition to these peasant troops, there are also local chieftains in Shizhouwei.

Mainly the three brothers Tan Wen, Tan Yi, and Tan Hong.

The Tan family is the head snake of the local area, which has been entrenched in the local area for hundreds of years and is deeply rooted. It would be of great significance if they can be said to surrender.

Ji Conghua, Chief of Staff of the Southern Strategic Cluster, provided Weiluan with important information.

"Among the three brothers of the Tan family, Tan Yi and Tan Hong are quite rebellious, and they can profit from it. Only Tan Wen has a good view of the big picture, a rare talent, and can be open and honest."

When the three Tan brothers rose up, Tan Yi and Tan Hong had conspired against the stone pillars.

At that time, Qin Bangping and Qin Minping had just led the white pole soldiers to die on the bank of the Hun River. Qin Liangyu led the army out of Shanhaiguan, and the stone pillars were empty.

Tan Wen reprimanded the two younger brothers with righteousness and stopped their evil deeds.

The relevant information has been mastered by the empire. This is used to attack the Kuidong Thirteen Clans. As long as it is used properly, it will definitely achieve results.

Looking at the relevant information, Wei Luan and Yuan Zongdi finally became more confident and embarked on the journey to Shizhouwei.