From the beginning of this war, victory or defeat was destined.

Almost irreversible.

This small country faces a big country, let alone whether it can win, the key is that they can't afford it.

The reason why this war has been fought for decades is not because of how good Dongwu is, but because it is a mess within the Ming Dynasty, and it is just a matter of fact. In terms of management, Daqing is not very good and has done a lot of stupid things. The Ming Dynasty implemented a system of restraint there, and there is a contradiction here, that is, the local chieftains, and the Ming Dynasty did not want the local chieftains to be too strong.

Therefore, when conflicts arise between the chieftains who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, local officials not only do not stop and mediate, but also often fan the flames. They are happy to see these chieftains internal friction. The chieftains are weak and will control the government. This occurs that as long as they do not fight with Dongwu, the local chieftains will attack each other, resulting in serious internal friction. When Dongwu comes, the local military forces are no longer able to resist and can only mobilize troops from the Central Plains.

This is also a big taboo for military forces.

There are eighteen bends of mountain roads over there. If you want to transfer troops and grain from the Central Plains, it will definitely be a huge loss. It is really a ten-fold consumption to fight the Dongwu, and it will also affect the people in Yunnan.

This led to the Ming Dynasty's great confusion. If they fight, they have no money. If they don't fight, the whole of Yunnan will become in danger. For a long time, the Ming Dynasty was more appeased. As long as they are not aggressive, they can tolerate it.

But even so, as long as the Ming Dynasty has a firmer attitude, it is impossible to lose even without Guo Dan.

Can't lose!

Not to mention this war that is completely dominated by capital.

How many troops were sent to the battle were calculated, and local food could satisfy the combat of this army. It was not about collecting grain, but about spending money to buy it. The people of Yunnan benefited from it because of the pure market operation. At the same time, there was still a firearm bonus. Li Rusong adopted a defensive counterattack battle. In the early stages of the war, he used the advantage of firearms to deal with the opponent's main force with a small amount of troops.

One round of energy stops and declines after one blow.

The main force of Dongwu launched several large-scale attacks, but they all returned in great defeat. Their elite elephant soldiers were directly bombarded by artillery and withdrew from the war stage.

After exhausting the elite troops of Dongwu, Li Rusong began to counterattack, but he also started step by step. He attacked for more than a year and won consecutive battles. The opponent attacked the Ming army fortress, basically in despair. When he attacked the narrow terrain, this cannon was basically a corpse, and there was also a dense firepower net of bird guns.

On the other hand, when the Ming army began to attack the fortress, a round of artillery fired at once, and many wooden fortresses disappeared directly. But even so, the Ming army took back Meng Yang, Meng Mi and Mubang, and just piled the front line a little forward. Don't fight at my house if you want to fight.

This battlefield was completely dominated by Guo Dan, and Wanli did not say that Wang Xijue would decide.

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Wang Xijue had no idea about the situation at all, because this war had no sense of existence in the court, and the ministers did not discuss it.

The reason is that the ban system cooperates with the local government and is not well managed, otherwise it would not have been fought for decades. We can only use commercial means to control the local area. Besides, the court did not pay for this war. At that time, this area would only belong to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but in fact it would belong to the personal assets of a fat man.

Whether or not it should continue depends entirely on Guo Dan's attitude.

Since the turmoil in Jiangxi is coming to an end, this battlefield seems to be more cumbersome and it is impossible to continue. It depends on how to end it.

This is also the purpose of Yang Feixu's trip. If she just told Guo Dan, she would not come in person.

"Now our army has completely occupied Meng Yang, Meng Mi, and Mubang. At the same time, the three major forces in Dongwu, Bei Mi, Awa and Chiang Mai announced their independence. Chen Weijing is a great contribution. It was his lobbying everywhere that accelerated the independence of these places and expressed his willingness to trade with our Ming Dynasty in the future."

Yang Feixu stood in front of the map and said to Guo Dan.

Guo Tan smiled and said, "This old man Chen Weijing is really interesting, he is a talent."

"Not only that." Yang Feixu pointed to two places on the map and said: "The forces of Siam (Thailand) and Alagan (the southwestern coastal areas of Myanmar) successively sent troops to attack Mangyingli."

Guo Dan said in surprise: "What are these two families coming to join in the fun?"

Yang Feixu said: "This has a lot to do with you."

Guo Dan was stunned and said, "It has something to do with me? I have no contact with them."

Yang Feixu said: "You bought a lot of food in Siam and sold a lot of supplies to them, which promoted the local business prosperity and increased strength. Siam was once conquered by Dongwu. Now, the leader of Siam Na Lixuan saw our army win, so he took advantage of the opportunity to enter.

As for Alagan, it was because you bought grain there, which led to Franchi people looking for food sources everywhere. Siam had direct contact with the Ming Dynasty. Their leaders did not hesitate to give the port to Yu Fengchi Group and were eager to trade with the Ming Dynasty. The Franchi people found it difficult to gain a foothold in the local area, so they focused on the rich grain production and the important port of Dealchi area, hoping to control the grain exports of the entire Dongwu.

It is precisely because of the help of Franji people that Alagan's strength has increased greatly, and they attempted to replace Mang Yingli and become the overlord of this generation."

Guo Dan scratched his head and said, "That's what it means to say, it really has something to do with me."

The people who cooperated with Alakan were actually the Portuguese. Because the Spaniards were in Luzon and had land for them to run, they were already engaged in food trading, but the Portuguese were in Macau, and Macau had no land. They were anxious. Now that the Ming Dynasty wants food, they are looking for food everywhere.

Aunt Xu smiled and said, "I didn't expect this situation to be so complicated."

“It’s not just that.”

Yang Feixu continued: "Because Dongwu once massacred local people in Mengyang, Mengmi, Mubang and other places, they now demand to march into the capital of Dongwu Baigu, but Chen Weijing believes that if he advances again, it may cause panic among all local forces unless our army attempts to completely occupy the entire Dongwu area."

"no need!"

Guo Dan quickly shook his head and said, "I only need Mengyang, Mengmi and Mubang. It is rich in various ores and the agriculture is also very developed. As long as it is well managed, the economy will recover soon. In other places, the cost of occupying is too high and it is not cost-effective at all. I don't want to give it to me."

Yang Feixu said: "If our army no longer advances, then according to the current situation, it is very likely that Alagan defeats Mang Yingli. After all, Mang Yingli is currently surrounded by enemies and is unable to compete with Alagan and Siam."

"So we must keep the Dongwu." Guo Tan smiled.

"Um?"

Yang Feixu and Aunt Xu looked at Guo Dan at the same time.

Guo Dan pointed to the area where Alagan was and said, "This area in Alagan is really too important. If we cannot control this area, the war will most likely come back. Besides, I must not allow Franji to control the local area."

Aunt Xu said curiously: "Why?"

Guo Dan pointed to the border between the two places, "If the trade between the two sides is concentrated in Mengyang, Mubang and other places, then the population will also be concentrated in the border between the two places. This is very dangerous, because once we have any negligence, the local forces may instantly obtain a large population and form a strong army. Once a full-scale war breaks out, the losses are immeasurable.

But if we can move part of their population to the coastline through trade and away from the border between the two places, the pressure in this area will be much less, and the power will no longer be balanced, so we can easily control the economy of the northern border of Dongwu through trade.

Our future focus will also shift to overseas trade, and we can control their coastline through overseas trade, so that they can be divided and conquered. In addition, you can look at the geographical location of Alakan, which is right between Bangladesh and Dongwu. If we can control this place, we can penetrate Bangladesh.

Having said that, the bedside cannot allow others to sleep soundly. The Franchis can only do business here, but cannot establish any armed forces in the local area."

While speaking, he drew a circle and circled the entire map inside, "It must be my Ming Dynasty here."

Yang Feixu heard it with a confused look on his face: "Now we are fighting with Dongwu, and it is us who caused the local forces to resist Mangyingli's rule. Alagan is one of the forces, but now you want to help Dongwu deal with Alagan. If this order is passed to the front line, Li Rusong may go crazy."

She really couldn't understand. We were trying to instigate everyone to resist Dongwu. As a result, it was just the beginning. You have to help Dongwu deal with Alagan. This is not a blind operation.

"I don't know if he is crazy or not, but I'm certainly not crazy."

Guo Tan smiled and said, "I am a businessman, and I can do whatever it is beneficial. At that time, I didn't expect Franji to come in. And these people's eyes were quite vicious, and they even looked at this critical area at a glance. You immediately sent Li Rusong to ask our army to retreat to Mengyang, Mengmi, and Mubang to express my sincerity to the local forces. We just want to take back our territory and then trade with them, and have no intention of coveting their land.

But at the same time, we also told them that if anyone dares to invade our Ming Dynasty again, our army will razed their village to the ground. Isn’t it that the people of Mengmi and Mubang want to vent their hatred? Then let Li Rusong choose an area that had committed serious sins in Mengmi, Mubang and other places before retreating, and then razing it to the ground to kill the chicken and scare the monkey.

When our army retreated, Mang Yingli could breathe a sigh of relief. He could concentrate his efforts to resist Alagan's invasion, but Mang Yingli must also die. We must let the locals know that if anyone dares to rebel against our Ming Dynasty in the future, he will not live long.

During this period, we must quickly find a person who is pro-Ming to replace Mang Yingli. When Mang Yingli and Alagan both suffer losses, we will send him back to the west. Next, the Ming army withdrew from the battlefield and ended the war with Dongwu. The aftermath will be left to the Jinyiwei to handle."

Jinyiwei?

Yang Feixu's eyes lit up, and it sounded interesting.

She is currently the commander, and most of the Jinyiwei in the southern region are under his control. She is also the most elite Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty.

Guo Dan glanced at her and said, "As the commander, you should be in charge of the overall situation in the rear. It is best to stay by my side and give me some advice. If you have the front line, I will hand over this task to Chen Weijing."

Yang Feixu said: "Ke Chen Weijing is not the Jinyiwei, how can he lead the Jinyiwei?"

Guo Tan smiled and said, "Only everyone is the Jinyiwei, the Jinyiwei can play a role. If you stick to the embroidered spring sword, the Jinyiwei will never develop."
Chapter completed!