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Chapter 491 An Nanguo

"100 years ago, Mo Dengyong, the power minister of the Annan Kingdom, called himself King Anxing, and forced the then king of the Annan Kingdom, that is, the Kingdom of Li, to abdicate. The Mo family and the ministers personally went to the Zhennan Pass of the Chief Secretary of Guangxi to ask the imperial court for surrender. , the imperial court issued an edict to lower An Nanguo as the commander of the Annan capital, and named Mo Dengyong as the commander of the Annan capital. Later, the old ministers of the Li Dynasty re-supported the Li family to ascend the throne, and confronted the Mo dynasty from the north to the south. at the beginning."

"The Li Dynasty was later controlled by two important officials, one was the Ruan family and the other was the Zheng family. Up to now, Annan Kingdom has three main forces, one is the Mo family in the far north, the Zheng family in the middle, and the Zheng family in the south. The Ruan family. Among them, the Zheng family has the largest population and resources, and they attack the Mo family in the north and the Ruan family in the south. The three-way war has been fought for 30 years. The Mo family is the weakest , may only have a population of [-]."

Nong Shaozhou, the chieftain of Guangnan Prefecture, told Chen Yu the situation in Annan State south of Guangnan Prefecture.

Chen Yu took a sip of the local Pucha after listening, and nodded slightly in agreement: "That is to say, it's a bit like our Three Kingdoms period. The Zheng family was the most prosperous because of Cao Cao. I don't know if the major event you mentioned has something to do with these three families." What's the connection?"

"This matter is related to the Mo family and the Zheng family. The power of the Mo family is in the north, bordering our Yunnan Chief Secretary and Guangxi Chief Secretary. Every time the Mo family and the Zheng family fight, we have refugees who cross the border into the Yunnan Chief Secretary or Chief Secretary of Guangxi. Our Guangnan Prefecture, Fuzhou and other places are in the southernmost part of the Chief Secretary of Yunnan Province. Once there is turmoil in the Mo family, we will bear the brunt of Guangnan Prefecture and Fuzhou." Nong Shaozhou said.

"Could it be that this time the Mo family is fighting with the Zheng family again, and a large number of refugees have flooded into our territory?" Zhang Fu asked.

"This military master is wise and powerful, and his guess is right. After the Zheng family severely damaged the Ruan family a year ago, they frequently sent troops to attack the Mo family. Finally, a month ago, they organized an army of 3000 to capture Gaoping and wiped out the main force of the Mo family's army. King Mo Jingkuan and his son Mo Jingwan led a total of [-] subjects from Zhen’an Prefecture to Fuzhou, and they have been taken in by Fuzhou Chieftain Shen.” Nong Shaozhou said, “Their number is relatively small. Many, just eating and drinking is a big problem, and the attitude is not good, and there have been many conflicts with our local people, which is very difficult."

Chen Yu thought for a while, and then said: "Zhen'an Prefecture is the place of the Chief Secretary of Guangxi, how could it come from there? It's a bit tricky to get down like this, it involves three places. The Chief Secretary of Yunnan, the Chief Secretary of Guangxi, and Gaoping of Annan Country."

"That's right! Although this matter is simple, our people here have no right to deal with it. You say that I am a chieftain, competing with the Shen family, the Cen family and others, and it would be nice if I can manage one-third of an acre of land." The Mo family is the power of the An Nan Kingdom, and the ancestors used to report such things to the court. But the Ming Dynasty is gone, so we can only report to you." Nong Shaozhou said with emotion.

"You have done a very good job. According to the instructions of the military leader, the Chief Secretary of Yunnan and the Chief Secretary of Guangxi have their own particularities. Therefore, after the decision to completely reform the native land, your current chieftain will be the first magistrate of the new dynasty. As a transition. In the future, when we select talents, we will also take you into consideration, so don’t worry that we will hold you accountable because of the previous affairs. From now on, we are a family, and we don’t have to worry too much about anything. We will solve it together." Chen Yu reassured.

"Yes, we chieftains used to be arrogant and caused a lot of trouble. In the first battle of Guilin, almost all the chieftains came out, merged with the Nanming army by 20, and had a strong city. I didn't expect to be beaten by the Kyushu army. Until now Now, I can still clearly remember the scene at that time. The flames in the sky, the sound of the earth shaking and the mountains shaking, and the bullets flying from nowhere will take the lives of our people at any time. It is simply the end of the world... If It would be great if our people could have that kind of strength in the future." Nong Shaozhou recalled the battle of Guilin a few months ago, and still couldn't help but get goose bumps all over his body.

The Battle of Guilin may be the largest battle fought by the Kyushu Army after entering the customs, even worse than the Battle of Shanhaiguan.The Nanming forces and the remnants of the Dashun Army were compressed in the Guilin area by the Kyushu Army that came from Sichuan and Nanjing. Together with the chieftains of the Chief Secretary of Yunnan and some chieftains who disobeyed Xiong Wencan's orders, a total of more than 20 troops were concentrated in Guilin and Guilin. The Kyushu Army fought to the death.The result is obvious. After the Kyushu Army used a new type of gunpowder-picric acid for blasting, Guilin City fell into a sea of ​​​​flames, and the artillery shook the sky.After a bitter battle, these remnants and the local chieftain had to admit the strength of the Kyushu Army, and then surrendered to the Kyushu Army one after another.The Chief Secretary of Yunnan, the Chief Secretary of Guangxi and other places were also pacified.

Now the Ninth Corps is stationed in Chengdu, controlling Yunnan, Guizhou and other places from afar, while the Sixth Corps is stationed in Guangzhou, responsible for the security of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other places.The regular army stationed in Kunming is only 2000 people, but the chieftains of Yunnan Chief Secretary, big and small, have already dared not act rashly.And this time Chen Yu came to Guangnan Mansion to guide the reform of the native land and returnees, but he brought dozens of people with him.What the chieftains were afraid of was not these people, but the regular regiments of the Kyushu Army as far away as Chengdu, Guangzhou, Xiangyang and other places.

"Having said that, the war in Annanguo has involved our interests in Yunnan and Guangxi. We should report this matter to Kunming, and at the same time notify the civil affairs officials in Guangxi to strengthen the defense of Zhennan Pass. Now the strength of troops in Guangdong and Guangxi Located in Guangzhou Prefecture, Guilin's troops are insufficient, if An Nanguo's Zheng family takes the opportunity to invade, I'm afraid we will be disadvantaged." Chen Yu said.

"Well, but I can't understand why your army dispatched the troops concentrated in Guilin to various places after the Battle of Guilin? The Kyushu Army of the Chief Secretary of Yunnan and the Chief Secretary of Guangxi combined only 5000 people? The rest are from the past The Ming Dynasty army is responsible for maintaining law and order." Nong Shaozhou asked.

"The military system we adopt is different from that of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty had guard soldiers with millions of soldiers. These soldiers were not productive, and they lost their combat effectiveness and were starving for nothing. It would be better to adopt a regular army plus security forces. system. As long as the regular army is capable of fighting, the security forces only need to maintain local order, and there is no need for too many. When large-scale battles are about to occur, soldiers from the security forces can be transferred for temporary training. Going to the battlefield. That is to say, when there is a war, the military expenditure needs to be increased, and the military expenditure is relatively low on weekdays." Chen Yu explained.

(End of this chapter)