Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 677 Launching a People's War
The place where Emperor Chongzhen visited was the Hanlong Pass built by the governor of Yunnan Chen Yongbin in the 22nd year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. It is one of the eight passes of Tengyue.The purpose of the original construction was to prevent Dongwu from invading. Therefore, the place where it was built was naturally an important road for traffic.

Hanlong Pass is located at Mangbang Pass, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.After Emperor Chongzhen arrived here, he was not in a hurry to leave the customs and step into Mubang. Instead, the army rested here and waited for the food and supplies imported from the rear.

Of course, he wasn't just waiting.During the rest of the army, Emperor Chongzhen inspected the original Longchuan Xuanweisi here. Now there is no Xuanweisi, but it has been transformed into a state and county.

Emperor Chongzhen paid proper attention to the people here, whether they were allocated land, what difficulties they had in life, etc.For a while, the people here were happy because they didn't have to be slaves to the chieftain, but became self-cultivating farmers.Now that the emperor is still caring personally, naturally he is even more grateful to the court and the emperor.

"Although Longchuan is far away, it is still the land of Ming Dynasty. You are my people." Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said to them, "Since I am here, I will solve practical problems for you and make your life better and better." The better it is. The road leading to Kunming here is inconvenient, but don't worry, I have given the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou a decree. In the future, I will focus on building roads, building a good road, and making it easier for you to travel between places."

The good news, of course, is that everyone likes to hear it.The emperor's golden mouth and eloquent words are even more convincing.For a while, the people here, even if they didn't understand the emperor's words, they would still be grateful after being conveyed by others.

"I have also made a request that every prefecture and county in Yunnan must have at least one private school. All children who have reached the age can go to school without paying tuition fees. After they become literate, they will see a lot of things. I believe that one day , you can also travel far, to the inland, to the Central Plains, to the capital to see."

On the Yunnan side, due to strategic needs, it is necessary to set up free private schools first, teach them Mandarin, and speed up their Sinicization.For the court, it does need to pay a certain cost.But it is to build a school, hire a teacher, etc., and the states and counties can solve it by themselves, and it doesn't need much capital.The purpose is not for them to pass the exam, but for them to be educated and reasonable, and to have a sense of identity with Daming.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen also emphasized another aspect: "In the past, your side suffered from many military disasters and was invaded by Dongwu. Today's Mubang and Mengyang are the territories of the Ming Dynasty, but the people are still living in dire straits. Among them. I came here this time to destroy Dongwu and end the suffering of the war forever, so that the world will be peaceful from now on!"

This matter is now obvious.Of course, if Emperor Chongzhen didn't say anything, some people might think that this is the emperor's business. It is the emperor who wants to expand the territory and expand the territory. Wenzhiwugong has little to do with them.

But now that Emperor Chongzhen said so, it is completely different.The reason why the current emperor came to them so far was so that they would not suffer from military disasters in the future, and it was for them that he decided to destroy Dongwu.

In this way, while they were grateful to Emperor Chongzhen, they were also very concerned about the imperial army's destruction of Dongwu.

At this time, they heard about the difficulty of the imperial court's conquest of Dongwu.For example, I am not familiar with the terrain on the Dongwu side, the people's livelihood, etc., and the difficulty in transporting money and food to the rear, etc.There is also news that the imperial army is recruiting guides who are familiar with Dongwu.

All of a sudden, the people of this borderland stood up spontaneously.

Is it difficult to transport money and food in the rear?Come, come, come, a little food hidden in the house, donate it to the imperial army.

You're not familiar with the terrain on Dongwu's side, are you?The people who had been there rushed to the gate of the barracks, asking to be the guide of the army, and even simply said that they wanted to join the army and fight Dongwu with the imperial army!

During the period when Emperor Chongzhen was stationed at Hanlongguan, the local or surrounding people became very enthusiastic, and they were willing to contribute their own efforts to the imperial court's conquest of Dongwu.

Even the people from Mubang and Mengyang rushed over after hearing about it.

For them, on the one hand, they received a military order from Dongwu Pingdali, asking them to withdraw into the mountains, destroy all their farmland and houses, and to fortify the walls and clear the fields to deal with the Ming army; on the other hand, wherever the imperial army went, the people It's like celebrating a festival, with unlimited expectations for the future.

In this way, even if they choose with their toes, they will of course choose to support the imperial army.

Therefore, before the imperial army led by Emperor Chongzhen moved, Mu Bang and Meng Yang all hoped that the imperial army would fight over quickly.They either rushed to Hanlongguan to ask for participation, or they simply opposed the officials of the Toungoo Dynasty spontaneously in their hometown and resisted first.

Among the people who came out to serve the imperial court enthusiastically in this frontier land, many of them were veterans who had participated in the capture of Ava City by Liu Ting and Deng Zilong.They are familiar with the road leading to Ava City and other conditions, which are of great help to this army operation.Although they are old, and the youngest are over 70, but the enthusiasm does not let the young lads.

Zheng Chongjian, governor of the three sides, was dumbfounded by the occurrence of such a situation.

Originally, he thought that there would be many difficulties for the army to go on an expedition to the barren land.For example, the terrain is unfamiliar, the food and grass are not sustainable, the folk customs are tough, and they are not convinced by Wanghua, etc.

However, when the emperor came, these things disappeared at all.It was the first time in his life that Zheng Chongjian had seen such support for the imperial army.

Originally, when he heard Ye Bushou say that Dongwu adopted the strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the wilderness, he was still very worried.As a result, looking at it now, he didn't dare to say anything else. As far as Mubang and Meng Yang were concerned, he dared to use his official head to guarantee that as soon as the imperial army arrived, it would definitely be the territory of Ming Dynasty again.

The reason for such a situation, of course, he now understands.However, before Emperor Chongzhen did these things, how many people would have thought that such a thing could be done and would have such an effect?
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Awa City, here is also in the tense preparations, because there are heads hanging on the top of the city as a demonstration effect, although the strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the field has harmed the interests of many people, after all, no one dares to openly oppose it.However, the faint resentment can be felt by Pindarie.

Although he didn't care about it on the surface, he still had regrets in his heart.After all, he is going to be the king of Dongwu in the future, and it is naturally the best to be supported by all people.

Afterwards, the scouts continued to report back, indicating that the emperor really had to personally lead the army to Dongwu, and Pindal became even more nervous, and accelerated the speed of fortifying the wall and clearing the field.He wanted the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to be tormented by food and supplies as soon as he stepped into Dongwu with his army. The deeper he went into Dongwu, the more he felt the tension of food and supplies.

But then he was a little dumbfounded.

The scouts reported that the army led by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was going to a certain place, to a certain place... But later, it was always Hanlong Pass, Hanlong Pass, or Hanlong Pass...

"What's going on?" Ping Dali got angry, and shouted at the scouts who returned, "Why is the army led by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty always at Hanlong Pass? How long has it been? Are you still coming to fight?"

How could the scouts answer this question!
So, he turned to look at Sha Dingzhou standing next to him and shouted: "Didn't the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty come to dig a hole in me? Why did he stay at Hanlong Pass? Could it be that if the Ming Dynasty army stayed at Hanlong Pass, it would not be consumed? Got money and food?”

When the army is assembled, the money and food consumed every day is less than that during the war, but in the end it is more than before the assembly.

Sha Dingzhou was also puzzled, and said with doubts: "From Kunming to Hanlongguan, the road is also difficult, and most of them rely on horses and camels. And the villain came from there. It is certain that there is absolutely no road in the area. Enough food and grass can be used by the army. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty stayed there and has not moved, maybe because he knew that His Highness's side is solid and clear, so he dared not send troops until he collected enough food?"

Don't talk about Dongwu, it's just here in Yunnan. Even in later generations, before the infrastructure madness went crazy, there were many places that relied on caravans to travel north and south.The number of horses means the amount of transportation capacity, which is a symbol of the wealth and status of the local people.From this we can see that this traffic is really bad.

It is also because of this that Emperor Chongzhen led the army to attack Dongwu, and he only brought 3 horses.It's not that I don't want to bring more, but because of logistical constraints, I really can't have more.

After Pingdali made some guesses, he gave the order to the scouts to sneak into Hanlong Pass to inquire about the news.If possible, I wouldn't mind using some means to force the Ming Emperor to send troops.For example, setting fire to food, burning houses if food cannot be burned, spreading rumors, creating panic, etc.

On the other hand, he also strictly ordered all places, especially the areas near Hanlong Pass, such as Mubang and Mengyang, to be more vigilant and not to be careless to avoid being caught off guard by the Ming army.

What Ping Dali never expected was that in the past, when Dongwu scouts entered the territory of Daming, no one would recognize them. They spoke the local dialect, and they were more Ming people than the people of Ming Dynasty.

But this time, the Dongwu scouts managed to sneak into Hanlong Pass through the mountains and mountains, and before they could do any damage, they were submerged by the sea of ​​people.

That's right, the imperial army and the people in the government couldn't recognize the difference between these Dongwu scouts and the locals.However, the locals are different. For foreigners, you can tell it at a glance.With a little attention, you can immediately distinguish the sneakiness of these Dongwu people.

Not to mention, they were worrying about how to repay the emperor, and they were all vying for the credit that came to their door.Often a dozen or so local people dragged a Dongwu scout to the yamen. As for whether there was a misunderstanding in the end, the government would interrogate it.

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