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Four thousand generals, one guerrilla, and even more minor officers were killed. This was the result of not having a large-scale battle with the Ming army. Although Xia Guoxiang was known to be brave and resourceful, he was somewhat helpless against the Ming army's mines.

The Ming army became more and more proficient in the use of landmines. As more and more ethnic minority soldiers mastered the use of this weapon, the threat to the Qing army became greater and greater. Taking advantage of the characteristics of the familiar roads and terrain, the Ming army would first

Monitor the enemy's movement direction, and then send out fast-running soldiers to lay mines on the road where the Qing army will pass.

In order to achieve the goal of "killing with one blow", the soldiers of the Ming army who pulled the rope would use shelters to hide at a distance of 20 or 30 meters. The target usually chose an officer of the Qing army. The moment the target stepped on the mine, the soldiers

They pulled out the mines and jumped up with the explosion, escaping as quickly as cunning rabbits. Since they were familiar with the terrain, it was not easy to catch them. Of course, such tasks were given to particularly agile and athletic soldiers.

to complete.

Just when Xia Guoxiang felt depressed and helpless, Wu Sangui issued an order to suspend the attack, which temporarily ended the offensive operation that lasted for only more than half a month. The reason was simple. The Ming army put pressure on Chu Xiong and gave the old man

The traitors' excuse for withdrawing their troops.

At this time, Zhu Yongxing realized that the Qing army launched a limited offensive. Rather than annihilating the Ming army, it would be more accurate to say that it was to show the Qing government.

It seems that Wu Sangui's mentality has changed. If it was a year ago, he would definitely not be so cautious and would definitely kill him as quickly as possible. At the same time, it can also be judged that his strength has been seriously damaged, not only those who stayed in Yunnan Province

Those green camp soldiers, and even his trusted vassal soldiers and generals also suffered heavy losses in the battle of Yuanjiang. Because of this, he will be even more stingy with the soldiers and generals in his hands to preserve the foundation of his glory and wealth.

Moreover, this once again exposed the biggest weakness in Wu Sangui's personality that could influence his life path - extremely unstable. As a military commander, Sangui is undoubtedly talented, but he only lacks the ability to become a successful military strategist and politician.

The necessary element is unswerving faith. The determination to pursue lofty ideals and established goals.

This is fine. Zhu Yongxing lacks a period of stable development. As long as there is no major war in Yunnan Province for about half a year, the manpower, financial resources, and material resources will be almost able to relax. Using one corner to defeat the whole country, it seems that there is a huge disparity in strength, but in fact there are small ones.

Benefits. Just like before the Qing troops entered the customs, the Ming Dynasty was such a behemoth. However, it was repeatedly defeated in Liaodong, and most of the taxes were invested in the bottomless pit of Liaodong. As a result, there was no money for disaster relief, and there was no way to reduce or reduce money and grain. In the end, the people were destitute and rebelled everywhere.

Now the Qing court seems to be strong, but in fact it is somewhat similar to the situation at the end of the Ming Dynasty. With such a mess all over the country, it has to maintain its troops in the southeast, southwest, and Jinghu. In order to suppress the three most powerful anti-Qing armed forces, in

There are great financial difficulties. Breaking promises and changing the name to levy "three rates" are enough to prove that the Qing government is financially stretched.

The suspension of the Qing army's offensive does not mean that the Ming army has not taken action. Throughout the southern and western Yunnan defense lines, the Ming army began to carry out small-scale frequent raids. One purpose is to train troops and become proficient in this tactic; the other purpose is to

It was to comprehensively contain and exhaust the Qing army in Yunnan Province, forcing them to continue to distribute their forces evenly. This made it difficult to gather troops in one place and carry out key attacks.

The strategy of using offense instead of defense is a way of active defense and a way to show strength and increase influence. At the same time, it also covers Zhu Yongxing's military mobilization to send troops into Guangxi again. Taking advantage of the relaxation of the situation in the southeastern Yunnan theater, and Ma Bao

The troops he led attracted the attention of the Qing army in Guangxi. The 5,000 Ming army led by Li Sixing and Liu Zhen marched eastward from Funing in Yunnan Province to Guangxi. The local magistrate of Cen's family in Tianzhou, Guangxi raised a flag in response, and the Ming army captured Tian in one battle.

Prefecture (Baise), and attacked southward, forming a tendency to move closer to join forces led by Ma Bao.

One side was strategic defense, and the other side was strategic offense. The Ming army used its main force to contain the Qing army in Yunnan Province, while western Yunnan penetrated into Sichuan Province, and southeastern Yunnan advanced into Guangxi, forming a large pincer-shaped strategic situation.

After some wrangling, Sun Yanling and Ma Xiong finally reluctantly reached a decision to jointly send troops to resist the Ming army. Guilin and Liuzhou respectively sent troops to Nanning.

The Qing army in Guangdong also took action. Pingnan Wang Shang Kexi consulted with the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi and the governor of Guangdong and appointed Shaozhou deputy general Zhang Wei to temporarily take charge of Gao Leilian town affairs. President Lu Division is expected to join Guangzhou, Gaozhou and Zhaoqing in April.

, Qiongzhou, Leizhou Navy, Pingfan, Dubiao, Fubiao mobilized officers and soldiers to attack Longmen and pull out the nearest Ming army stronghold.

Both the enemy and us were busy deploying troops and deploying generals, and neither the enemy nor we were idle. Although the southwest had gotten rid of the precarious situation a year ago, with the expansion of its territory, it was inevitable to compete and fiercely fight with the Qing troops from many provinces.

Fortunately, the launch of the mirror brought huge profits and eased financial tensions, allowing Zhu Yongxing to take charge of the planning and support the needs of the war.

"A small piece of mirror as big as a palm can be sold for five hundred taels of silver." Zhu Yongxing put his arm around Mengzhu's slender waist, pointed at the mirror in her hand, and said with a smile: "Such a large piece can cost almost two thousand taels."

It’s too much. Isn’t it too heavy for you to hold?”

A small piece of mirror as big as a palm once sold for a sky-high price of 150,000 francs in Europe. Of course, the price has dropped somewhat now, but it is still not a luxury product that ordinary people can buy and use. Therefore, Zhu Yongxing set the price of the mirror

It is very high, and he is not worried about sales. In his analysis, the princes, nobles, and wealthy businessmen of Southeast Asian countries alone are a huge consumer group. What's more, there are domestic markets, Japanese markets, and even European markets.

People might buy it too.

"If I break my body, will Your Highness punish me?" Mengzhu couldn't put it down, but she said with a smile.

"Punishment must be punished." Zhu Yongxing had been busy all day, and he could only relax when he was with his lover at night. He pinched Mengzhu's waist and hips and said with a smile: "How to punish me? I have to think about this carefully.

think."

Mengzhu leaned back in Zhu Yongxing's arms, chatting and laughing happily at first, but when Zhu Yongxing stroked her smooth belly, she looked a little depressed.

Zhu Yongxing laughed, and while undressing her, he joked and consoled her: "As a farmer, you don't necessarily know whether the crops will sprout or sprout ears, but usually you can't miss the planting time. Come on, those who work at night.

The time has come."

Mengzhu bit her lips lightly, rolled her eyes at Zhu Yongxing with a mix of anger and joy, and whispered: "I don't know if it is good farmland, but I am afraid that I will let down His Highness's hard work."

"As for farming, if you work harder, you will always get a harvest."

Zhu Yongxing held the warm and lubricated body in his arms, and the two of them whispered, loving each other endlessly.
Chapter completed!