A century-old family that runs through the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 379: Proclaiming an Emperor and Founding a Country
At this time, the Great Western Army was at its peak. Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi commanded 15 Western troops and marched toward Yunnan with great momentum.

At the beginning, the Western Army had the advantage in strength and easily occupied several cities, with high morale.

A group of officials in Yunnan also quickly responded and quickly mobilized the Ming army and various chieftains, with tens of thousands of troops, to start a fierce battle with them.

The person in charge was not Mu Tianbo, Duke of Guizhou, but his younger brother Mu Tianyang. Although many officials opposed it, Duke Qian still defied all odds and appointed him.

This battle not only attracted the attention of both sides, but also attracted the attention of several surrounding provinces. This will change the direction of the entire southwest. After Guizhou is occupied by Daxi, if Yunnan is lost again, then Guangxi and Guangdong will really become enclaves.

On one side are Zhang Xianzhong's two adopted sons, two of the four adopted sons who gradually became famous as he conquered the world, and on the other side is an ordinary general who has hardly been heard of although he has made military exploits in Yunnan. .

Few people thought that Yunnan could win. Zhang Xianzhong was already preparing to celebrate in advance. Even the officials sent there were already ready.

However, to everyone's surprise, after more than a month of fierce fighting, the Daxi Army not only failed to take a step forward, but showed signs of weakness, and even completely retreated after a big battle. Liu Wenxiu and Marshal Ai Nengqi led the remaining troops and retreated to Guizhou in a hurry.

Mu Tianyang followed closely, and Jing Er also followed him into Guizhou. The Western Army withdrew to Guiyang, and finally stabilized its position when the reinforcements arrived.

No one expected that Mu Tianbo, the younger brother, could be so fierce. Zhang Xianzhong could no longer care about anything else. He urgently sent his adopted son Li Dingguo, who was the best at fighting, to the front line. However, he still failed to repel Mu Tianyang. The two sides fought fiercely on the front line. After a while, a confrontation entered.

Destroy the city with heavy artillery, attack, occupy the city, impose martial law, and form a new government.

The military government of Jiangsu and Zhejiang finally basically completed the infrastructure construction of the newly occupied provinces.

Generally, only provincial capitals and other fortified cities have the ability to withstand heavy artillery bombardment. In addition, what restricts the speed of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang armies in attacking cities and territories is that the transportation of the No. 2 heavy artillery is too slow, almost like a turtle crawling.

Fortunately, there is a powerful firepower composed of the fifth and eighth styles. Basically, in a few rounds, the enemy can collapse.

The Fifth Army has also been unified. Several armies have been equipped with new weapons, and their combat effectiveness has been raised to a higher level. At the same time, a group of new armies have been trained and begun to form new units.

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Yan Ling believes that the time to fight has come. He issued the order to attack, this time the targets were Guangxi and Guangdong.

In this wave, Daxi really stole the chicken but lost the rice. Not only did they lose their newly expanded territory, but they also became a stepping stone for others to become famous.

By July, the total strength of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang military governments had reached more than 200,000.

With the combat effectiveness of the guards, they naturally cannot stop the expansion of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang armies. They have almost formed a complete set of combat procedures——

Mu Tianyang became famous in the first battle and became a famous general in the southwest. After the news reached Beijing, Zhu Yousong was overjoyed for such good news. Even if he was appointed as a staff general, he would not have been able to leave the front line at this time. Even Emperor Hongguang wanted to transfer him to Northern Zhili to consolidate defense.

On the other side, in the north, although neither side immediately launched a war, in the border area, the sentries of the two forces had already begun a fierce confrontation. However, hundreds of casualties had been reported in half a month, and the atmosphere became increasingly anxious.

Moreover, many places actually surrendered without a fight, and the scene where a large number of armed landlords gathered to resist basically did not appear.

After all, the local government, because it is too far away from the central government, has actually become somewhat alienated from the imperial court in recent years, and is in a semi-independent position, so naturally it will not put up such a desperate resistance.

Moreover, the local coastal area has a fairly developed economy, and many businessmen have emerged. Although many businessmen still couldn't get rid of their old habits and began to buy land after making money, they did not give up their businesses because of this. Compared with landlords in other places, they were obviously more receptive to the policies of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang military governments.

Moreover, among the Jiangsu and Zhejiang military governments, the status of businessmen has been improved, and the government also encourages the development of industry and commerce. Naturally, they welcome the arrival of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang troops.

Many cities did not put up any resistance despite the support of the merchants and people in the city. After the troops of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang military governments arrived, they opened the city directly to welcome them.

Whether it is military strength or popular support, they are in a state of crushing. The Jiangsu and Zhejiang armies seem to be cheating, and other players are no match at all.

The two places soon communicated and decided.

For the chieftains, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang military governments adopted the method of returning natives to their hometowns, forcibly dispatching officials and implementing the decrees. Although this aroused a series of resistance, fortunately at this time, the military government's military style was in full swing, and they soon Also successfully calmed down.

"It's time." Yan Ling's finger flicked over the map, and the large blue mark on it was the territory of the military government.

At this time, the southeastern land has been completely occupied.

It's enough to ascend to the supreme position.

The leaders of other forces have proclaimed themselves emperors one after another, but they are still kings, but they seem to have fallen behind.

Yan Ling first selected a woman as the princess for Yan Quan. His father is a businessman in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He has cooperated with the family for decades. They know each other well, have a clean family background, and are virtuous. They are a good match.

Later, the country name "Da Hua" was determined, and proposals such as "Da Viet" and "Da Wu" were rejected.

However, when everyone began to discuss the year name, Yan Ling decisively interrupted them.

"Father Ji, why don't you choose an era name?" Yan Quan asked with some doubts. The other three emperors today all have their own era names.

"Every time a new emperor ascends the throne, the reign name will be changed. It is really inconvenient to count the time. My opinion is that from now on, the time will be directly based on the Dahua year and not change based on the emperor."

Yan Ling said with a smile.

Although it was not in line with tradition, everyone felt it made sense after hearing it. Especially for them who were beginning to develop industrialization, they really needed a unified and unchangeable timing standard, so they all recognized it.

The Ministry of Etiquette quickly started making arrangements for etiquette, grand ceremonies, etc.

On a sunny day, Yan Quan, dressed in gorgeous robes, stood on the high altar, formally proclaimed himself emperor, made Princess Wei his queen, and then accepted the worship of everyone.

With Nanjing as the capital, the following year was the first year of Dahua.

From then on, the world officially entered a situation where the four emperors coexisted.

(End of this chapter)