Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 23 Decoy
Bai Mingxiu sent troops to Ava City. As the prince, he accompanied the army. Commander Li Dingguo commanded the entire army.At this time, Wu Min, a political officer who served as the deputy secretary of the Propaganda Department of Myanmar, returned in a hurry and brought good news to Bai Mingxiu.

"Your Highness, I have also contacted the chieftains of Babaidaidian, Menggen, Mengyang and other places. All the chieftains are willing to send troops to follow our Ming Dynasty Restoration Army and fight against the Tatars. I previously recruited vassals formed by Burmese nobles and civilians. The army has also taken shape, and it may be ready for a battle."

After Li Dingguo heard it, he was very excited. He said: "Master Wu really has the talent of Zhang Yi, Su Qin, and it is easy to win over the various tribes in Burma. One person alone raised tens of thousands of reinforcements for our Ming Dynasty. His contribution will go down in history."

Even Bai Mingxiu was quite amazed. At the beginning, he spent a lot of money to recruit Wu Min. Later, he regretted it, because the money would allow him to buy more guns and artillery, which might play a big role.However, Wu Min was indeed worthy of his price tag as an A-level government official and diplomat. During his tenure, the Burmese people gradually let go of their prejudice against the Ming army, and even slowly turned their hearts to Daming.Under his persuasion, the nobleman also recognized the situation clearly, and he stood on the same front as Nanming.

Now he personally persuaded the chieftains in Burma to send troops to help, so that the Ming army had more troops besides the main force of the restoration army.

By recruiting Burmese, Wu Min provided Li Dingguo and Bai Mingxiu with a vassal army of 2 people.Although this vassal army does not have much combat power and is not equipped with any firearms, it is still possible to fight with the wind and make a strong momentum.He was able to recruit all the originally resistant Burmese into the army, even if it was only a temporary battle, it was not easy.Bai Mingxiu had no idea how Wu Min did it.

The chieftains from all walks of life were able to gather [-] troops, which was similar to the vassal army of the Xuanwei Division in Myanmar. Their combat effectiveness was just a look, but at least it raised the momentum of the Ming army.

Li Dingguo asked Bai Mingxiu at this time: "Your Highness, the morale of our army is like a rainbow, and there are more Burmese people to help, and the terrain is familiar. However, Wu Jun has just entered a strange place. Although he is in the midst of the winter miasma, it is still very inconvenient. Your Highness thinks , How should our army respond?"

This question is actually more like a test for Bai Mingxiu, and Bai Mingxiu is not afraid to express his thoughts. These days, he has been working hard to learn military strategy and accumulate experience.

"Now that Wu Sangui and Ai Xing'a have just entered Mubang, they probably have heard that we have wiped out Burma and occupied Awa City, and our momentum is not weak. It stands to reason that Wu Sangui should have more preparations before making a move, but I I feel that Aixing may not be able to tolerate Wu Sangui's slowness, so the Qing army will still march. Myanmar is now our home field. We have a powerful national restoration army, mountain infantry, and chieftains. There are many things that can be done with the fan army. I suggest that a cavalry regiment lead a part of the fan army, pretend to be close to Mubang, and lead the Qing army to chase after it. Our main force will set up an ambush at La Rong to eat up the Qing army. "

Li Dingguo asked: "How does your Highness know that the Qing army will not be dispatched in full force?"

Bai Mingxiu smiled and said: "Because the Qing army is not our National Restoration Army, they can't do it. If I ask you, the Han army led by a few surrendered generals under Wu Sangui's command must be the first to pursue. Put it on top of Ava."

Li Dingguo was also deeply convinced. He said: "Although the Wu army is coming aggressively, they are actually confused about Burma. They originally planned to seek His Majesty from the Burmese King Mangbai. Now my Ming Dynasty has turned the corner and even controlled Burma. Wu Sangui It’s not going to be a good fight.”

Bai Mingxiu said: "Yes, so in this wave, we have to let him come and go. Wu Min brought a Mr. Li Weizuo to meet me the day before yesterday. He is really a loyal person. He has been in Yunnan and Burma many times. Walk around and link up with the anti-Qing forces. This time I ordered Mr. Li to return to Yunnan and contact the chieftain of Yunnan. He told me that the chieftain of Ningzhou, Lu Changxian, Xinxing Wang Yaozu, Ji'e Luyi, Wang Yangzu, Wang Nong chieftain Wang Shuo, Mengzi Li Risen, Li Shifan, Li Shiping, Shiping Longtao, Long Feiyang, Lu Nan Qin Zugen, Lu Liangzigong, Mai Leang Fuzu, Wei Mo Shen Yinglin, Shen Zhaolin, Wang Chengzu, etc., all intend to raise troops against the Qing Dynasty and support the Ming Dynasty. Mr. Li brought a lot of official positions, and he went to share one point, and when we beat Wu Sangui in Burma and the flag of righteousness was raised in the rear of Yunnan, the situation in the southwest will change."

Li Dingguo was also quite emotional. Although Bai Mingxiu looked young, his strategic vision was extremely powerful.After the Manchu Qing entered Yunnan, they did a lot of evil things, and even Hong Chengchou couldn't stand it. He said in the memorial: "In addition to the Tufu, the Yunnan Mansion to the east and the Lin'an, Qujing, Chengjiang, and Xundian prefectures And the prefectures of Chuxiong, Wu'an, Yao'an, Dali, and Yongchang in the west are everywhere without fire, and no one is without looting. It goes without saying that all food, clothing, property, head and animals are robbed; The whole process of looting resulted in the separation of parents, brothers, husbands and wives, and children of soldiers and civilians. The old, weak, and disabled were captured, hanged, tortured, and burned. Burning and demolishing, so that people have no clothes, no skin, no family, no one can sue. See the price of grain and rice in the provincial capital according to Hunan Xinguancang. The price is more than 13 taels; if one stone in the old Yunnan bucket is about two stones in the new warehouse, the price is 26 taels, and there is still nowhere to buy it. The soldiers and the people are starving, and they will die in vain. It is even more tragic in the Yongchang area. , the dead who were killed and tortured were piled up on the road, and there was no human habitation for hundreds of miles around. It really made Jia Sheng unable to cry bitterly, and Zheng's picture could not be fully painted. I don't know why the Yunnan people were so extreme."

Hong Chengchou only described the tragic appearance of the Yunnan people, but he did not add a subject. It is clear at a glance who did this evil thing.The people of Yunnan were still looking forward to the Ming Dynasty wholeheartedly. At this time, Wu Sangui used all his troops in central Yunnan to hunt down Yongli, and Yunnan's natural defense was relatively empty.As long as the Ming army does not need to defeat Wu Sangui in Burma, it only needs to frustrate him a little and force him to turn back.As long as there is chaos in Yunnan, Wu Sangui will be beaten back and forth.

Not to mention, Bai Mingxiu had already sent two mountain infantry regiments to hide in the mountains. As soon as the Ming army broke the Qing army's line, the supply line behind them would be exposed. It was to put the Qing army in a difficult situation.

Li Dingguo adopted Bai Mingxiu's opinion, and dispatched about [-] rangers and vassal troops to deliberately appear near Mubang, so that the Qing army could find them.The Ming army also deliberately unfurled the banner of Gongchang Wang Bai Wenxuan to attract the attention of the Qing army.Sure enough, Wu Sangui couldn't resist the "temptation", so he dispatched generals Ma Bao, Gao Qilong and others with [-] troops to pursue them day and night.

(End of this chapter)