Zhu Gaoxu did not expect that Sijia would slaughter and destroy the Ming army's fortress in the mine. At least he thought it was unlikely.
Zhu Gaoxu had read through the old files of the Tusi and all the records about the Luchuan area, so he made such a judgment. However, he still underestimated Sijia's arrogance or overestimated Tusi's foresight.
...In that territory, the most arrogant and difficult to control chieftain must be Sijia Chieftain!
During the Yuan Dynasty, Sijia's territory was very large and was called Luchuan. The Yuan army could not do anything to them, and the Luchuan Kingdom continued to grow, forcing the Yuan court to make continuous concessions.
The situation did not change until the Ming Dynasty entered Yunnan on a large scale. The Ming Dynasty court, the three Yunnan governors, and the Mu government managed the Luchuan area for more than ten years, using the method of divide and rule to "divide the Luchuan area"; it was divided i
The Ming army's vanguard Liu Ying's troops first set out from the Zhenxi Tusi Mansion, with a total of 2,000 soldiers, including both guards and garrison troops. They marched along the north bank of the Taiping River. Zhu Gaoxu also led his troops to follow.As the sun rose, the soldiers were walking to a river beach where the tributaries of the Taiping River converged to form a wide expanse of water. Everyone looked up at the beautiful scenery along the river.In this wild place, the only beauty is probably the natural scenery. Even though it is already autumn, the land is still full of green mountains and clear waters.White clouds float in the blue sky, the edges of which reflect the golden light of the sun. The clear water surface ripples, and white waves splash on the mountains and rivers. There are patches of reeds by the water, and the white flowers are waving in the wind. There is a wonderful and magnificent beauty between heaven and earth.But
The Ming army won a great victory in the first battle. Large groups of military and civilian troops passed through the mountainous area and arrived at the Dongwu Plateau west of the Jinsha River (Irrawaddy River).Not long after, Diao Tuyu, the envoy to pacify Myanmar, led his troops and approached the Ming army camp.Zhu Gaoxu received a report that Diao Tuyu's reinforcements were less than 10,000 men; and when Si Xingfa was fighting a fierce battle with the Ming army in the mountainous area on the southern foot of Gaoligong Mountain, the Diao family kept their troops in place and did not stop Si Xingfa.All these things made Zhu Gaoxu disappointed. The Diao family, the local tyrant, did not provide strong support to the Ming army.However, the Pingmian Xuanweisi at this time was indeed not as good as before. At first, the Pingmian Xuanweisi had a large territory and was actually a kingdom. Later, the chieftains of different sizes fell apart,
The decisive battle was repeatedly delayed. From late September to early October, the Ming army, apart from capturing and destroying some military camps, still did not find Sijia's main force.It turned out that Zhu Gaoxu wanted to solve the Meng Yangsi problem before Guo Wei gave birth, but it seemed impossible.He also had to consider a thorny problem: Sijia might choose not to fight this battle.There is still a choice in thinking and doing. He can completely abandon Meng Yangsi's administrative office and the surrounding villages and fields to avoid the Ming army's front. In this way, Sijia would lose a lot of wealth and population, but it would definitely be able to preserve its troops; the Ming army was in the mountainous woods, and it would be too difficult to catch the Sijia chieftain's army.The facts are before us. If Si Xingfa believes that there is no chance of winning this battle, there is really only one best tactic: don't fight...
The sun shines on the sandy riverbank, with a pale sheen. There is a large sparse forest deep in the horizon, and the treetops are faintly undulating in the breeze. It is just a sunny and quiet morning.Zhu Gaoxu stood outside the fence of the military camp, watching the shadows of a group of people coming from the sparse woods in the distance. The soldiers beside him waited silently.The cavalry gradually approached, protecting an empty horse in the middle; but there seemed to be something on the empty horse's back. When the cavalry got closer, people could see clearly that there was a human head on the empty horse's back!The bloodstained head, with messy and dirty hair, was tied to the horse's back with a rope. In the mouth of the head, a piece of rice paper was bitten. Zhu Gaoxu signaled the soldiers to take down the paper. When they took it, they saw that it was a letter Zhu Gaoxu wrote to Si Xingfa, which was covered with blood."Damn it!" Some g
When Diao's troops of the Burmese Army rushed to the battlefield, the enemy's frontal battle formations had all collapsed. The natives of the Burmese army rushed to catch up in groups, but they still could not catch up with the fastest Ming army cavalry. The chieftains of the Burmese army almost did not gain any results.Zhu Gaoxu reined in his horse and stopped, agreeing to Zhao Ping's request to continue pursuing the enemy invaders.Zhao Ping first found the native girl Diao Ya, and then led his elite cavalry northward. They ignored the natives' retreat along the way, and hundreds of cavalry went straight across the chaotic battlefield.The battle started in the morning, and the winner was decided in less than an hour; but the chaos of chasing deserters continued into the afternoon. Spreading out from the battlefield, headless corpses and messy ordnance were scattered everywhere on the grasslands and bushes in the wilderness.The next night, Zhao Pin
It was almost the end of the second year of Yongle, and Zhu Gaoxu was still in the military camp.At this time, he received a letter sent by fast horse from Kunming City. Princess Han gave birth to her son successfully on September 19th. According to Zhu Gaoxu's wishes before leaving, the Changshi Mansion sent an envoy to the capital to announce the good news and ask the emperor to give him a name.Zhu Gaoxu checked the time and found that when Guo Wei gave birth, it was on the eve of his decisive battle with Si Xingfa's army.Guo Wei was only sixteen years old this year, and Zhu Gaoxu was very worried about her health and safety. He thought he could end the war in Mengyang as soon as possible and rush back to stay with Guo Wei, but he failed to do so... Anyway, now he finally heard the news that Guo Wei was safe, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.Zhu Gaoxu put down the letter and stood at the door of the big tent, watching the smoke-filled sc
Outside, between the majestic double-eaved palace, snow and rain fell, but inside the imperial gate, it was antique, warm and spacious. Most of the civil and military officials were talking to each other, and people could vaguely hear a few words. Most of the remarks in the temple were related to etiquette and morality.Because those who stand at the center of the empire are mostly the makers of the rules, and when they comment on everything, they have to consider the issues from the perspective of reason, etiquette and law, which are the cornerstones of the family and the country; especially in occasions with many people, this is the only way to appear profound.Emperor Zhu Di said nothing. He had no time to talk to the ministers. He was reading Gao Xu's memorial. What Gao Xu wrote in the memorial was exactly the opposite. It had nothing to do with reason. It was just a repeated weighing of interests...Gao Xu believes that from the Yuan Dynasty to the begi
The entire imperial city was shrouded in snow, and everything seemed to be imprisoned in it, with nowhere to escape. However, what really imprisoned people was the high red palace wall.On the east side of the imperial city, there is a large open space between the Xingqing Palace and the Dashan Hall, and the "Qi Fu Temple" is built close to the palace wall.The Taoist temple was actually a small courtyard with a platform built in the courtyard and a Taoist temple built on the platform. Miao Jin prayed for Empress Xu every day in this Taoist temple. She was sometimes allowed to see Empress Xu, but she was not allowed to enter and leave the courtyard at will.The courtyard wall is very low. You can see the scenery outside from inside the Taoist temple, but you can never see the scenery outside the imperial city. Only the palace wall makes people feel depressed.The palace walls were not as thick as those of Nanjing, but they were very high; not only were