Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1050 Ming and Myanmar are at war!

[The anti-theft chapter has been updated, with more than 600 words. 】

The Ming Dynasty in the 11th year of Wanli was a year of war. The main battles took place in northern Xinjiang, from Tumed to Liaodong. The Ming Dynasty in the [-]th year of Wanli still did not seem to be out of war, but the war turned from northeast to southwest.

At the beginning of the first month, while the officials and people in Yunnan were still immersed in the joyful atmosphere of the Spring Festival, the Burmese army suddenly dispatched troops, burned and plundered Shidian, and attacked Shunning and Zhanda.

The Burmese army sacked cities and looted land in Yunnan, murdered people and set fire to them, and even went deep into Shunning Prefecture, spying on Tengyue, Yongchang, Dali, Menghua, Jingdong and other places. The officials and people in Yunnan were greatly shocked.

It is reported that the Burmese army claimed to send 20 troops in this battle, and the target was the whole of Yunnan. All of a sudden, there was a lot of turmoil in Yunnan, and even Guangxi and other places were shaken.

Mu Changzuo, the commander-in-chief guarding Yunnan and Duke of Guizhou, led the army overnight and moved from Kunming to Erhai Lake to prevent further deterioration of the situation.

And Liu Shizeng, the governor of Yunnan, Jianchang, Bijie and other places, who is in charge of military affairs and supervising Sichuan's expensive food and salaries, also moved to Chuxiong a few days after learning the news, actively mobilized troops from various places in Yunnan, and ordered Zhao Rui, who participated in politics, to station in Menghua, deputy Hu Xinde was stationed in Tengchong, Yang Jixi was stationed in Yongchang, Lu Tongxiao was stationed in Zhaozhou, and Fu Chongjiang, deputy envoy of the supervising army, and Hu Dabin, the deputy general of the supervisory army, were dispatched separately to control the vital points and build a line of defense.

At the same time, Liu Shizeng, the governor of Yunnan, and Dong Yu, the inspector, went to the court together, requesting that Liu Ting and Deng Zilong be the mobile force for this battle, rush to the front line and fight back with all their strength.

Yunnan's actions and reactions are actually not slow, but it's just that Yunnan is too far away in this era, and the transportation is very inconvenient. In addition, the war broke out and the situation is tense. There are news blocks or delays caused by escapes and other things in all parts of Yunnan. , As a result of such important news, the court waited for nearly two months before it became clear.

As for Gao Yushi, he was only three or four days behind the court before he learned that there was a fight in Yunnan—or he was beaten.

Of course, his news was not obtained through divination, but from An Nanhai Road.However, due to the monsoon problem at this time, and Liaodong and Annan do not have a direct commercial road, they have to transit through Tianjin Port (Huang Zhiting came to discuss this matter, because it requires direct trade between the two places, otherwise it is unnecessary. ), so Gao Yushi received the news slower than usual this time.

Long before Gao Wushi left Annan and Guangxi, he had already considered the issue of the Ming-Myanmar War. At that time, he even had the most radical idea, which was to mobilize the imperial court to take the initiative to attack from Yunnan. At the same time, Annan also sent troops to cooperate. The two armies Go straight to Myanmar and fight a so-called "preventive war" in later generations.

But he regrettably gave up the plan in the end, because the conditions at the time really did not allow it.

He is very clear about the thinking of the imperial court, and he will definitely not be interested in fighting an active offensive war in the southwestern border of Yunnan, let alone a large-scale offensive war.

Two reasons are obvious: one is that it is laborious and not flattering. The impression of Myanmar in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty is only "small, poor, and strong". Of course, small and strong are relative. His so-called "strong" is only the strongest among the chieftains, and only poverty is certain-well, in the southwestern border, we in Yunnan are poor, how can he not be poor in Myanmar?What is he always harassing Yunnan?
But the powerful chieftain is very poor, and the sky is high and the emperor is far away. This is not always what Daming is willing to fight. The normal way of thinking is to appease.

The second reason has something to do with Gao Yushi's plan. Gao Yushi originally planned that Annan would also cooperate in sending troops, but he felt that Annan had the ability to cooperate in sending troops, which did not mean that the court also recognized this view.

From the court's point of view, Annan is not a place where honest people gather. Now that Annan has been recovered with great difficulty, it is time to calm down the interior, strive for long-term peace and stability, and reduce chaos to the court.You send troops from Annan at this time, what should Annan do?
Annan's Han army and chieftains, no matter how weird the current subordinate situation is, they are always reliable in the eyes of the court, and they are used to frighten the Annan people, so they must not be randomly selected, lest Annan's life have unrealistic ideas. There was another big commotion.

As for Annan's own army, it's not easy to mobilize it casually to go on an expedition to Burma—who knows what these people are thinking?But don't make a mutiny at a critical moment, or even simply turn your guns around, and play the drama of the Ge Luolu people during the Talas War in the Tang Dynasty, it will be a lot of fun.

Therefore, Gao Yushi judged that the court would not agree, and he could not find a way to persuade the court at the time, so he had to give up.

However, he just gave up at that time, which does not mean that he did not intend to deal with Myanmar, so the various advance arrangements for Myanmar did not stop.The last time I fought a medium-scale sea encounter with the Portuguese off the coast of Cam Ranh Bay in later generations was based on the fact that the Annan Squadron of the Jinghua Nanyang Fleet has been exploring and familiarizing with relevant sea routes.

The Annan Squadron was given the task of getting familiar with the large sea area from the Annan Offshore to the Gulf of Siam, and there are two main tasks that may be performed in the future.

One is to ensure that one's own side can defeat the possible Portuguese mercenary navy belonging to Myanmar. This possibility is not too great, but because the Portuguese have already fought the Burmese flag once last time, it cannot be ignored.After all, it is possible that the Portuguese did not try to attack because of the money given by the Burmese. They are colonists themselves, and this kind of behavior is a normal reaction.

The second possible mission of the squadron is to support Siam against Burma by sea, and even directly transfer troops from Annan to fight in Siam by sea.

The "Black Prince" of Siam has discussed back and forth with the Dao family brothers and sisters of Laos many times. Both sides are seizing the time to accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity. It may be that high pragmatism is required to "fulfill the promise" and support them in fighting against the "White Elephant King".

Gao Pragmatism still attaches great importance to his reputation, so it is impossible to refuse to fulfill his promise, but to fulfill his promise, he must mainly rely on sea routes.

This question was only mentioned in the previous article, and now I need a few more words to explain the terrain:
From Annan to Siam, there are usually two land routes, north and south, but the north route is deep in the mountains and forests, and it is still a tropical area. Mosquito poisons are all deadly things. Get out of the way.Because things like poisons are characteristic of each place, and there is no problem in Guangxi, but it does not mean that they can run rampant in the Indochina Peninsula.Besides, even if people are fine, it would be a complete disaster to go on an expedition through such deep mountains and old forests, so the North Road is obviously not something that Gao Yushi, who is used to "frontal battles", would like to consider.

The south road is relatively better, because the south is the Mekong River Delta. Although the water network is densely covered, it is a plain area after all, and it is convenient to walk.However, the problem is that it is the territory of Cambodia (now Ming people have called Chenla Cambodia).

Although Cambodia pays tribute to Daming from time to time, it seems to be a vassal state of Ming Dynasty, but the name is only a name after all, they will definitely not allow the army of Ming Dynasty to pass through the border, let alone the "heavenly soldiers" passing through the border. There is a problem, maybe there are more Annan people in it.

The Annan people have always boasted of being a small celestial dynasty in the "Land of the South of the Sky", and they fought wars with neighboring countries at every turn, saying that the emperor conquered all directions, which made them notorious. Are you willing to let Annan's army pass through your own country?Few people in Zhenla who read the Celestial Dynasty Books know the story of false Taoism and attacking Guo?
So it’s not that the South Road is not easy to walk, but it’s impossible to go—we can’t spend a lot of effort to beat down Cambodia for the sake of crossing the border, right?When Cambodia is taken, the day lily might be completely cold, and the black prince might turn into a black skull.

Therefore, the best route to attack Burma from Annan is by sea. Relying on the internal support of the Black Prince, it is the fastest and safest way to land directly in Siam.

After receiving the news of Burma's invasion of Yunnan, Gao Wushi went directly to the guest courtyard in the backyard to find Huang Zhiting.

At this time, Huang Zhiting was summoning several subordinates for a meeting to discuss the issue of direct trade between Annan and Liaodong. Annan belongs to the tropics, and the Liaodong product that is more needed is definitely not mink, and he is not even interested in Dongzhu. After all, Annan himself It is close to the sea, and the Beibu Gulf is now even called "Zhuchi".

What Annan needs, apart from sea salt from Gaizhou, are mainly Liaodong specialties such as ginseng and deer antler.There is no need to say more about ginseng, but deer antler. Although there are deer in many areas in Ming Dynasty, even in Annan, the antler with the highest medicinal value is the antler of sika deer, and the main distribution areas of sika deer are Liaodong and Jurchen. Various departments (mainly in Liaoning and Jilin in later generations), so the real top-grade velvet antlers are usually only "authentic" from Liaodong.

However, Annan’s commodities for trade with Liaodong are somewhat scarce. If only grain is traded, it is not cost-effective in transportation (the capacity of grain is much larger than that of precious medicinal materials such as ginseng and deer antler). This problem has troubled Huang Zhiting for a long time. For a long time, today's meeting has just discussed a solution.

Huang Zhiting's method is that Annan will first trade with Guangxi, exchange grain for various sugars, and then sell the sugar to Liaodong. Although there are still differences in the volume of sugar, ginseng, and deer antler when the prices are the same, they are still the same. Smaller than the grain and the difference between them is at least dozens of times larger.

As soon as Gao Wushi came, she excitedly told him about this method, but Gao Wushi listened and said: "The method is a good method, but in the first two years of trade, Annan still has to send a lot of grain to Liaodong."

Huang Zhiting pursed her lips and smiled: "I know, Liaodong is short of food now, I will reduce the output of food according to the situation after your corn plan is successful, so you can rest assured.

Speaking of which, you might as well worry about Annan. Since Annan took your new measures, the harvest this year has been bumper, and the grain production has shocked Mo Maoqia. I suspect that in the next two years or even longer in the future, the grain may There will be many.If Liaodong doesn't want it in the future, what to do with these surplus grains will become a problem—you know, Annan is hot and humid, and rice can't be stored for a long time like in Liaodong, and it's easy to get worms and go bad. "

Gao Wushi nodded and said, "You can rest assured about this. For many years to come, Annan's grain will not worry about buyers. I have enough places to resell it."

"You mean the disaster-stricken areas in Daming that are short of food?" Huang Zhiting raised her eyebrows, "Can't a trade route change every year?"

Gao Wushi said: "No matter how it changes, it's all about Jinghua's operation. Anyway, the unloading location is always a few ports. As for the subsequent transshipment, Jinghua can go to the Ministry of Households and various local government offices to discuss.

Besides, there is another place where Annan’s food can go, which is Yaogang (Taiwan). I have decided to develop Yaogang. Although the scale is not large for the time being, it may increase year by year... Come on, these things will be discussed slowly in the future. Chi, I came here today to discuss something important. "

Hearing that there was something important to do, Huang Zhiting naturally understood, and ordered her subordinates to go down first, and when there was no third person present in the flower hall, she asked, "Okay, now there is no one else, what's the matter?"

Gao Wushi said: "Myanmar sent 20 troops to invade Yunnan on a large scale-there will be another war in the south."

Huang Zhiting was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to her senses, thought for a while, and said, "20 is definitely not a real number, but according to what I knew when I was in Annan, if the Burmese send troops to Ming Dynasty, it is entirely possible to have around [-] troops...Look I am afraid that coming to Yunnan will not be very pleasant."

This is for sure. Although there are quite a few soldiers and horses on the register in Yunnan, more than [-], the amount of money in it is larger than that of Liaodong or the towns on the Nine Borders. Although Gao Yushi is not the governor of Yunnan, it is estimated that The total army strength in Yunnan will not exceed [-]. As for those who can really fight...no one knows.

The only thing Gao Yushi can be sure of is that Liu Ting has about several thousand soldiers and horses in his hands, which is quite impressive, while others, including Deng Zilong's situation, Gao Yushi is not sure, because Deng Zilong's connection with him is far less than that of Liu Ting. .

"Yunnan..." Gao Wushi paused, and said, "I can only rely on two generals, Liu Ting and Deng Zilong, but their combined strength is only about [-]. I really feel that something is wrong. Luckily, Liu Zhongcheng On the contrary, he was a man of knowledge, so he went to the imperial court and requested that the two of them be the main force to deal with it.

But now although Deng Zilong is already a general, Liu Ting is still just a guerrilla (but his guerrilla management territory is quite large). Horses are more abundant, and with the addition of the military equipment I have strengthened for him in the past few years, Yunnan should at least be able to hold on. "

Huang Zhiting blinked, and said: "These things shouldn't be the reason why you came to me? Let me think... Are you going to drive me away?"

Gao Wushi couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Zhi Ting, you are trying to anger me by existence, it's not like you don't know about Annan's situation, I am not behind Annan, although all affairs can be normal and orderly under my arrangement But that is when there is no big event, once there is a big event that needs to be coordinated in all aspects, there will be a trouble: no one can control it.”

Gao Wushi stretched out his hand to hold Huang Zhiting's Rou Yi, and said sincerely: "I think, in the current situation, the only person who can represent me in charge of the general manager is you."

Huang Zhiting didn't withdraw her hand, but lowered her head and whispered, "Isn't the third master in Annan?"

Third Master, you are talking about Gao Wuqin—er, it has nothing to do with age.

Gao Wushi shook his head: "Aside from being my younger brother, what else can he do? Maybe one day he can be trained in the future, but it is definitely not possible now. If you need experience and no experience, you need prestige and no prestige. Under my order, no one in Jinghua would dare to disrespect him, but what about the Annan Governor? Will the Annan people obey him? To put it bluntly, if I were Cen Ling, I would not obey him."

Huang Zhiting chuckled: "That's right, why are you mentioning Cen Ling? Speaking of which, I think that not only will the Seventh Young Master Cen not be convinced by the third master, even if I take over for you, he may not be convinced either... Are you I don't know, apart from you, the people in Annan are most afraid of Cen Qi."

This is reasonable, and Gao Yushi can fully understand it, because after he left office, it was Cen Ling who was ordered to be responsible for clearing up the rebel forces in Annan. Now this guy has killed tens of thousands of people in Annan. His reputation has reached the level of being able to "stop children crying at night".

Under such circumstances, it goes without saying that if Gao Yushi returns to Annan, otherwise, Cen Ling may not be convinced by anyone else.

However, Gao Wushi believes that Huang Zhiting should be a special case.

Because Cen Ling is a smart person above all, he must be able to see that Huang Zhiting's identity is different from other people.

Secondly, he is still... well, how should I put it, judging from the incident with his elder brother, he is quite a conscientious person.

Something like conscience may not always be reliable, but under the influence of other aspects, it will definitely have a role.

"Other aspects" certainly exist. For example, if Gao Yushi orders that the Thang Long Garrison and the Jingang Garrison, as well as the Annan Squadron of the Nanyang Fleet, all obey Huang Zhiting's dispatch, Cen Ling will definitely not have any ambiguity , there is no doubt about it.
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