Chapter 593 590 [Annan Invasion]
Sha Dingzhou really ran away, but this guy didn't dare to go to Kunming, so he went straight south along Minghu Lake (Yangzonghai), and fled frantically through the ravine.
After he came out of the mountain, he plunged into the ravine near Fuxian Lake and wound his way towards Mengzi, the home of the Sha family.
At this moment, the Guangxi Datong Army has reached Maitreya Prefecture and the Third Department of Education (Wenshan). The nearest Datong Army was less than 200 miles away from Mengzi, but that was a straight-line distance, and they had to go through mountains and ridges all the way.
Sha Dingzhou returned to his hometown in Mengzi and asked the more than two thousand cavalrymen to take their relatives and set off immediately, taking away the money and food they had hoarded.
Along the mountain trade road, he went to Vietnam.
Although this trade road is remote, there are many caravans coming and going. Goods from Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan were transported by caravans to the Sino-Vietnamese border, which was later known as the Hekou and Lao Cai areas. They could go directly along the Tao River to Thang Long Province (Hanoi, Vietnam).
The large area west of the river mouth, from Jinping County in later generations to Laizhou City in Vietnam, all belongs to the Mu family's private territory!
The urban area of Laizhou in Vietnam was still on the border at this time. About 300 square kilometers of land was quietly occupied by the Mu family. Historically, it was inherited by Wu Sangui. After Wu Sangui's death, it was occupied by Vietnam.
Although there is no government office in Lao Cai, as a border commercial wharf, Vietnam’s Northern Dynasty’s Zheng Zhu regime has always stationed troops here.
Sha Dingzhou came with more than two thousand cavalry. Counting family members and servants, there were seven to eight thousand people.
The Vietnamese army was startled and asked carefully, finding out that they actually came to seek refuge.
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Vietnam, Thang Long Province.
Zheng Zhi is sixty-nine years old this year. He is old but his heart is not old. He took the initiative to provoke a war four years ago. Moreover, they sent troops for two consecutive years, fought and failed, and vowed to destroy the Nguyen ruler in southern Vietnam.
During this period, we also received help from the Dutch.
The East India Company not only shipped artillery, but also Dutch gunners, and even considered selling matchlock guns.
The reason why the Netherlands got involved was because the Nguyen regime in the south burned down churches and expelled Dutch merchants several years ago. Today's Vietnamese market is dominated by Dutch merchants during the Northern Dynasties under Zheng, and Han merchants during the Southern Dynasties under Nguyen.
"My lord, our court must never take Sha Dingzhou in, otherwise China will be punished." Zheng Rongfu, the official of Lifan, said.
Li Gang, the commander of the army, retorted: "Our country has dangerous mountains and rivers, and the mountains and ridges can naturally block the Han army. We are not afraid that the Han army will not come. If they come, the miasma poisonous insects will be enough to bear, and they will definitely be infected by the plague. When the time comes, If our army seizes the opportunity to attack, can't we achieve a great victory?"
Huban Zhifan Wu Zongru said: "China has a vast land, rich resources, and a large population. It can be defeated once, twice, or even ten times, and how many times can our army win? My lord, the southern expedition failed three years ago, and the national treasury is already empty of money and food. My lord, He also asked the Ministry of Revenue to raise food to prepare for the next southern expedition. At this critical moment, how can we provoke powerful enemies again? "
Vietnam's official system imitates China's in an all-round way.
There are six in Ming Dynasty and six in Vietnam.
The Ming Dynasty has six subjects, and Vietnam has six chapters.
There are five temples in the Ming Dynasty, and one more in Vietnam is Shangbao Temple, which is responsible for the emperor's seal. This was a temporary addition by Zheng Zheng's regime. In the Ming Dynasty, the eunuchs were in charge of the seals. In Vietnam, of course, the powerful ministers were in charge of the seals. The puppet emperor could not touch the jade seal.
Moreover, Master Zheng of Vietnam also played Zhang Juzheng's tricks.
Zhang Juzheng used Liu Ke to seize the power of the Six Ministries, and Lord Zheng also used Liu Fan to seize the power of the Six Ministries.
After listening to what Hufan Wu Zongru said, Zheng Jie was inclined to have good relations with China and refused to surrender to Sha Dingzhou's troops. After all, there is still a Nguyen ruler in the south whose regime has not been destroyed. He sent troops to the south twice in succession but failed. It is really not appropriate to provoke a strong enemy when the national treasury is empty.
Li Gang cupped his hands and said, "My lord, if we make good friends with China, do we have to return the Mu Family's Village?"
The Mu Family Xunzhuang is the private territory of the Mu family. Some of it was given by the imperial court, and most of it is occupied by the Mu family themselves.
Mu Tianbo was driven all over the place by Sha Dingzhou, so he naturally couldn't care about his own village. There was no official government there, and everything was managed by the slaves of the Mu family. The powerful slaves took their tenants to Vietnam and took the opportunity to annex the Mu family's land. Vietnam was also happy to have more land to pay taxes.
Zheng Zhi, this old guy, has a strong desire to expand. How can he be willing to spit out the territory he swallowed in his mouth?
Seeing his deep thought, Wu Zongru hurriedly admonished him: "My Lord, don't make enemies of the Celestial Kingdom because of a little bit of land. Otherwise, you may be in danger of annihilation!"
Zheng Zhi raised his hand to signal for silence. He wanted to think about this matter carefully.
That piece of land is really not small. After all, the Zheng family only controls half of Vietnam. Moreover, some of the northern territories of Vietnam in later generations were still in the hands of the Southern State (Laos).
After being silent for a full two-quarters of an hour, Zheng Jie said: "The two thousand cavalry in Shadingzhou are really an important force and will be used in future wars with the Ruan clan. The newly annexed land in the north will become the territory of our dynasty. , naturally we cannot abandon it lightly..."
At this point, Zheng Jie changed the subject: "However, China cannot be offended. He ordered the Ministry of Rites to immediately select an envoy to Nanjing with credentials and maps to offer soil as a vassal. If Emperor Zhao of Nanjing asks for Sha Dingzhou , then we will send it to him when the time comes. Emperor Zhao wants the Mu Family Manor, and we will give him some back when the time comes."
This old guy made a good plan. He accepted Sha Dingzhou first and let Sha Dingzhou lead his troops to fight against the Ruan family.
After the use was over, the Chinese emperor asked about it, and then he trapped Sha Dingzhou and killed him, and sent Sha Dingzhou's head to Nanjing. By the way, he swallowed Sha Dingzhou’s tribe and property!
As for the Mu family's private territory, they can rely on it as long as they can. If they can't, they will return it, and only part of it will be tentatively returned. If Emperor Zhao reacts strongly, it will not be too late to return all the territory.
"Lord Shengming!"
The officials immediately shouted that they were satisfied with this approach.
After receiving the order, the border soldiers took Sha Dingzhou across the river. Arriving in Vietnam, Sha Dingzhou felt like he had escaped death, but he did not dare to take it lightly. He was always on guard against the bad intentions of the Vietnamese.
But he said that Vietnamese people are also suffering. The country has been divided for hundreds of years and has been in a state of war.
More than 20 years ago, civil strife broke out in Zheng's family, and he was the first to fight. Then, the Zheng family fought against the Mo Dynasty again until the year Chongzhen succeeded to the throne. More than ten years ago, the Zheng family took the initiative to fight against the Ruan family, and after their defeat, they called a truce. Four or three years ago, the Zheng family, who had saved enough money and food, sent troops to attack the Ruan family again.
This is still the north, and the Ruan family in the south has been fighting and expanding its territory southward.
The Vietnamese people are heavily taxed and starve to death. From the continuous outbreak of uprisings, they have become numb.
Let Chinese businessmen go to Vietnam to buy grain?
Sorry, the Vietnamese themselves don’t have enough to eat. There were gentry and merchants who were willing to sell some at a high price, but they were controlled by the northern and southern courts. Both Lord Zheng and Lord Ruan needed food to fight the war, and they did not allow too much domestic food to flow out.
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Sha Dingzhou was defeated and fled, leaving only small chieftains from various places in Yunnan.
A pile of loose sand cannot turn the sky upside down, but three regular divisions of the Datong Army are enough to level the Yunnan Chieftain several times.
After Ding Jiasheng occupied Mengzi, he fought all the way to Xichudiansi (southeast of Honghe Prefecture), where a slave of the Mu family came to see him.
"Please general, please take back the country!" The slave knelt down when he saw him.
Ding Jiasheng asked: "What is your name?"
The slave replied: "Report to the general, the younger one's name is Mu En. He was originally the son of a small village head of the Mu family's village. An evil slave killed my father, took the farm and went to Annan, and dedicated all the land of the Mu family. Give it to the small country of Fanbang!"
The matter was definitely not that simple. It was probably due to uneven distribution of the spoils, which led to the Mu family's slaves killing each other.
But Ding Jiasheng didn't bother to ask such a thing, he just said: "How much land was taken away by Annan Kingdom?"
Mu En replied: "It's as big as two or three counties!"
This guy is exaggerating to cause trouble, but he is not too outrageous. 300 square kilometers is indeed enough for one or two small counties.
Those lands, which have no official names, are divided into manors one after another, and each manor is managed by the Mu family sect. Among them, there were even military camps set up by the Ming Dynasty, and the military households and land were all embezzled by the Mu family.
Moreover, this is only a part of Mujiazhuang's land. Mujiazhuang's land is spread throughout Yunnan.
"Two or three counties are so big, and they were swallowed up by Annan Kingdom?" Ding Jiasheng began to talk to himself.
If it were Huang Yao and Liu Xinyu, they would definitely lead their troops to kill them and take the territory back from Vietnam.
But Ding Jiasheng was a scholar, and after picking up a copy of "Datong Collection" and reading it, he dared to rebel and seize land from landlords. His political sense was extremely keen. From the fact that Annan had invaded the Guangxi border a few years ago and the imperial court had ordered the troops to stand still, it can be seen that the emperor must be playing Annan's mind.
Ding Jiasheng thought about it, wrote a memorial, and sent someone to Nanjing immediately.
He deliberately left those territories unconquered and resolutely refused to confront the Vietnamese army. Its purpose was nothing more than to give the emperor an excuse to send troops in the future, and it could also paralyze Vietnam's ruler Zheng and his ministers, making them feel that China had no interest in those territories.
Two months later, Zhao Han received the memorial from Ding Jiasheng and said to the cabinet ministers with a smile: "Among the commanders of each division, the only ones with long-term vision are Lu Xiangsheng, Li Dingguo, and Ding Jiasheng. The rest can only be regarded as military seniors, and they may not be able to fight in the war. I'm good at it, but I'm not very good at running a country."
Song Yingxing said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, I have met a man who is both wise and brave."
"Annan's Zheng family is very courageous," Zhao Han couldn't help but sigh. "Annan is divided into two. The Zheng family can't even defeat the Ruan family. How dare he occupy Chinese territory and not let it go?"
Pang Chunlai said: "It's just that the power has made people stupid. Just like the Sha Dingzhou and Wan clan, there are only tens of thousands of native soldiers, most of whom were recruited in the past two years. A few forces dare to occupy most of Yunnan, and they dare to ask for Yunnan from His Majesty. Proclaim the post of comfort envoy."
Zhao Han said: "Let him go for two years. After the Yunnan chieftains are completely pacified and the people of all ethnic groups are appeased, I will send troops to Annan to ask for an explanation."
Li Banghua hesitated to speak, but in the end he did not give advice.
In Li Banghua's opinion, the country has gone through more than ten years of war and natural disasters, and the next thing to do is to cultivate one's health.
As for the territory, it can be expanded westward to Jiayuguan, northward to Hetao, and eastward to the border of the Liao Great Wall. Hami and other places outside Jiayuguan, the grassland areas in the north, the territory east of the Great Wall of Liao Dynasty, as well as Qinghai and Tibet, all these can be set up as capital bureaus to carry out Jisi rule.
There is really no need to go to war and occupy the harsh and barren land. It will not produce much food, but will have to pay for maintenance costs.
Annan, just send troops to fight until he becomes a vassal. It would be nice to get the territory he deserves and let Annan send envoys to pay tribute. The Ming Dynasty also occupied Annan and established Jiaozhi Province. However, they rebelled and went out independently. The Ming Dynasty did not know how much military expenditure it consumed.
But Zhao Han was the founding emperor, and even ten cows couldn't pull back what he believed in, so Li Banghua didn't even bother to persuade him.