"It might be a bit difficult to rely on Yunnan alone." Gao pragmatically pondered and added: "In fact, in terms of troops, Yunnan's current military strength is probably enough, but if the imperial court wants to use troops against Burma, it is not only a matter of troops, but also factors such as grain, grass, salary, and supplies need to be considered. ”

Guo Pu was a little suspicious, frowned, and said: "But according to the old man's understanding, although there are more than 200,000 troops registered in Yunnan, they can actually fight no more than 100,000, are you sure that such a force is enough?" ”

"No more than 100,000? Hehe, teacher, you are too polite. Gao pragmatically said: "The student and Liu Wei are some old friends, you know, so we have some private exchanges, according to him, Yunnan soldiers and horses 'can be feared 50,000 or 60,000', how can there be 100,000?" ”

Guo Pu was surprised: "Then you still look like you have to fight?" Fifty or sixty thousand soldiers who can fight, and at least 200,000 Tusi soldiers and horses must be deterred, isn't it obvious that they can only be calm? ”

Gao Pragmatic sighed in his heart, it seems that Mr. Guo has no problem in governing the government, and he is still a step worse than Sanbo on the frontier issue.

He coughed lightly and said, "Teacher, the army that was able to fight in Guangxi's official army before, according to the students, I am afraid that there are no more than Yunnan...... Even the students said it clearly, it is definitely not as good as Yunnan. ”

Guo Pu suddenly frowned, thought for a while and asked, "Are you trying to say...... With toast? ”

Gao pragmatic said: "It is certain to use toast, Yunnan has more toast than Guangxi, and only the official army is used without toast, so what does the imperial court want so much toast?" ”

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, 11 Xuanfu Divisions, 1 Xuanfu Division, 1 Pacification Division, 6 Chief Officials, and 1 Tufu were set up in most of Myanmar beyond the Yunnan border in later generations, as well as in Thailand and northern Laos.

During the Jingtai period, a relatively stable system of "outer" political regions was formed, including the six military and civilian propaganda and consolation missions in Cheli, Mubang, Mengyang, Burma, Babai Dadian and Laos, the two prefectures of Mengding and Menggen, the three Xuanfu divisions of Nandian, Ganya and Longchuan, the four prefectures of Weiyuan, Wandian, Zhenkang and Dahou, and the two chiefs of Niuwu and Mangshi.

To put it simply, the composition of the "outer" administrative region of the Yunnan Frontier of the Ming Dynasty is commonly known as the "Three Xuanxuan and Six Comforts", as well as the two Yuyi Mansions, the four Yuyi Prefectures and the two Yuyi Governors who are specially titled "Yuyi".

But in fact, the above are all units under the system of "Three Propaganda and Six Comforts", that is, "Waibian" or "Waiyi" units, they are the Tusi of the Ming Dynasty, but they are divided into the type of "Waiyi Tusi", in addition to them, there are also a large number of internal Tusi - just like the Cen and Huang families.

If you only look at the article of "troop transfer", the soldiers and horses belonging to the Tusi can basically be said to be able to be mobilized by the Ming Dynasty, but they are controlled by the Tusi themselves, just like Cen Ling and Huang Zhiting;

The soldiers and horses of the Waiyi Tusi, whether they can be mobilized depends on the situation, if the court urges urgently and strictly, it can generally mobilize a part, whether the Tusi is active or forced to be helpless, anyway, there is usually always an attitude.

And there is a situation where it will be more convenient to mobilize their soldiers and horses, that is, the imperial court dispatches a large army and asks them to assist - at this time, they will generally obediently "assist", because no one dares to guarantee that after the imperial court gathers this army, there will be a gun to shoot the first bird, and first take the disobedient toast to open the knife and sacrifice the flag, so when the imperial court army gathers, it is easier to mobilize the foreign Yi Tusi.

Of course, the Waiyi Tusi may not just be afraid, they are probably also because they have to judge the winning rate of the war from the size of the court's actions, and they have to follow the winning side to make a profit, right?

Guo Pu thought for a while and said: "This time the performance of Guangxi Tusi is good, but the Guangxi wolf soldiers have always been good at fighting, in comparison, the Yunnan Tusi seems to be quite inferior, the old man is worried, even if Yunnan recruits and transfers Tusi soldiers and horses, I am afraid that it is not as good as the wolf soldiers of Guangxi Tusi." ”

Gao Pragmatic didn't answer immediately, but also estimated it in his heart. Relying on analysis alone, Guo Pu's words are reasonable, after all, the Dian army seems to have only risen in the hands of Cai Yi, and it is not very good in the Longyun period, and at other times, it seems that there is not much chance for the Dian army to shine, and it is definitely inferior to the Guangxi soldiers in terms of "historical achievements" alone.

But there is a very strange thing here, it stands to reason that the topography of Yunnan is not much different from Guangxi, since the mountains of Guangxi can raise elite wolf soldiers who are good at fighting, why is there no Yunnan yet? It's not scientific.

It's like the same Central Plains, I haven't heard of much difference between Henan soldiers and Shandong soldiers; It's also a steppe area, and I haven't heard of how much difference there is between the cavalry of the left-wing Mongols and the cavalry of the right-wing Mongols in terms of combat effectiveness - everyone lives and learns in a similar environment, why do you get a full score in the exam and I get zero eggs?

So after Guo Pu said this, Gao Pragmatic became a little suspicious, did he not know enough about Yunnan soldiers? Is it too confined to historical prejudices?

However, Liu Wei has been in Yunnan for more than a year, and he doesn't seem to have specifically mentioned the quality of Yunnan soldiers - of course, he has a premise for this, the foundation of their Liu family is Sichuan soldiers, and most of them are soldiers and horses in the mountainous areas of Sichuan, so they are also experts in mountain warfare, Liu Wei may also be because of this reason, I don't think there is much difference between Yunnan soldiers and his own soldiers.

But thinking of Liu Ling's Sichuan army, Gao Pragmatic had a little more confidence to persuade Guo Pu, and said: "After Liu Xianzhishi, his headquarters soldiers and horses were handed over to his son Liu Ling, except for the guards and soldiers, and there were about 4,000 people, all of whom were elite in a hundred battles, especially the one who surrendered to Yiding, who had always been Liu Jun's selection, and the students had seen it, which was extraordinary. ”

"Oh? Four thousand are all elites in a hundred battles? This made Guo Pu a little surprised, the word "elite in a hundred battles", in the current Ming Dynasty, is actually saying two words: Jiading.

Gao pragmatic means that there are 4,000 families under Liu Wei's command, especially one of them, which is the elite of the family.

Seeing Gao pragmatically nodded, Guo Pu asked again: "Then what is this Liu Ling's talent, and he may take on a heavy responsibility?" ”

Liu Wei has a bit of a straight personality, but he is not stupid, if there is anything wrong, it is two points: easy to kill and indulge his subordinates.

To be honest, the point of indulging subordinates can't be strict in this era, not everyone can be Qi Jiguang - because not every commander has the ability to make money like Qi Jiguang, you still have strict requirements if you don't have money, and the soldiers will also compare, and you will get things out of comparison.

Of course, if you have to compare, Gao Pragmatic has the strongest ability to make money, so his family troops can even do not rob the merit, but this comparison itself is unfair, who in the world can make money compared to Gao Pragmatic? The salary he gave to his family members was almost three times that of those generals, if this could not be banned, he would not be fired if he was really pragmatic?

In fact, the treatment of the family members under Gao Shishi's command is about twice that of the Qi family, three times that of the Liu family, and four or five times that of the family members of the military generals of Shanxi and even Shaanxi who are Magui.

Therefore, discipline does not exist in a vacuum, nor can it be achieved by engaging in patriotic education in this era - nationalism has not yet risen, patriotism has not even had a shadow, is it not a joke to talk about this?

But it's really a bit of a hassle to kill this. Gao Pragmatic knew that when Liu Wei met him last time, he didn't put the killing on his face like he did when he met him for the first time, and even told himself about the feeling of killing, and he was very excited.

But that doesn't mean he's not easy to kill, Liu Xin mentioned on the way south with herself that her eldest brother is a little too dependent on force, not only likes to take the lead in charging when fighting, but also has a special hobby for swords against the enemy.

To put it simply, this guy is a bit "bloodthirsty", he is still a normal person when he doesn't see blood, and when he sees blood, the whole person begins to boil, and the more he kills, the more energetic he becomes, and he can even indulge in the pleasure of killing.

It's really perverted since I was a child, and now I'm even more perverted.

Therefore, Guo Pu asked him if Liu Wei could take on the heavy responsibility, and he hesitated a little - when it comes to fighting, Liu Ling must be able to take on the heavy responsibility, I am afraid that this guy's temper will not be able to control and cause trouble in other aspects other than the war.

But Guo Pu can't hide it, Gao Pragmatic had to tell everything he knew about Liu Ling, especially emphasizing the battle of Liu Ling when he met Liu Wei - no one can stab him!

After listening, Guo Pu smiled and said: "I didn't expect Liu Xian to really have a successor, he was a person who could fight back then, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to fight from a pawn all the way to the governor of the Five Armies' Governor's Mansion, and now I hear you say this, I'm afraid that his son can fight better than him, good, good, this is a good thing...... Wuchen doesn't need anything else, as long as he can fight. ”

"So, are you optimistic that Liu Wei can win against Myanmar?" Guo Pu asked.

Gao pragmatic said helplessly: "Just talking about war, students are willing to recommend Liu Wei." ”

"Good, good." Guo Pu asked again: "Although his status is still a little insufficient now, it doesn't matter, the cabinet says he is enough, he is enough." However, you can't just have him, do you have any candidates to recommend another one who is familiar with fighting in the south? ”

Gao Pragmatic thought about it for a while, and felt that this was better according to history, so he said: "Then the student will recommend another person, named Deng Zilong, who is now a general of Huguang." ”

"Do you know this person?" Guo Pu asked.

Well, I don't know this, but ......

Gao Shishi's face did not change his color and his heart did not beat, and said: "Although I don't know, but I understand, this person is a native of Fengcheng, Jiangxi, Jiajing 37 years in the martial arts, after Jiangxi robbers raged, robbing Zhangshu Town, Deng Zilong should be recruited by the imperial court to pacify the thieves. Since then, he has accumulated military exploits and was promoted to the general manager of Guangdong.

After inheriting the unification today, Deng Zilong followed Zhang Yuanxun to level the bandit giant thief Lai Yuanjue, Chen Jinying, Luo Shaoqing, etc., among which the thief leader Huang Gaohui once escaped and was captured alive by Deng Zilong from the deep mountains. Therefore, Deng Zilong was promoted to the Tonggushi garrison, and then he was promoted to the acting commander of the capital and was in charge of the Zhejiang Metropolitan Division.

Later, Mayang Jin Daolu and others ganged up to make a rebellion, Deng Zilong was ordered to levy, live up to expectations, break it and disband the Jin Daolu gang, and then Wuhu Ruolu, a guard of Wukai, and others led the people to rebel, and they were also eliminated by Deng Zilong with the strategy of attacking the east and the west.

In the summer of the fourth year of Wanli, Deng Zilong was ordered by Pan Jitao, the governor of Jiangxi, and Zhou Enjing, the military inspector, to join forces with the army of eight places to take troops into the five roads and march step by step, and compress Li Daluan's chaotic army to the Huanggangshan area; When the rebel army needed supplies, Deng Zilong secretly ordered dozens of horsemen, pretending to be merchants, blending into the old camp of the rebel army, carrying out the middle flowering, forcing the rebel army to transfer, and then annihilating.

In November of the fifth year of Wanli, under the command of Deng Zilong, the Li Daluan rebellion, which lasted for more than three years, was put down, and Li Daluan and Yang Qingshan were killed in battle. In general, this person is also a general who is both wise and brave and good at mountain warfare. ”

Guo Pu is not as familiar with military affairs as Gao Gong, and his understanding of military figures is far less than that of Gao Gong, who has built files for officials in the world, but he now believes that Gao Pragmatic is already a person familiar with military affairs, so he is convinced of Gao Pragmatic's statement, and laughed when he heard this: "It seems that you really care about Myanmar, and you have even selected the candidates for generals...... Speaking of which, Liu Wei went to Yunnan last year to do that - what position is he doing now? ”

"Tengchong guerrilla."

"Yes, yes, Tengchong guerrilla - you also recommend going there, right?" Guo Pu asked.

"Yes, it was also recommended by students." Gao pragmatically nodded in acknowledgement.

Guo Pu was a little surprised: "You should have this plan?" ”

"Uh...... I thought about it, because in the seventh year of Wanli, the Burmese Mang chief once attacked Mengyang, and also killed Mengyang Tusi Si, and annexed the land of Mengyang, so last year, the students recommended Liu Wei to the past. However, there is another reason, because Liu Wei himself said that he didn't like to camp in Nanjing, and felt bored, and the students felt that since the Burmese Mang Chief was restless, let Liu Wei go over, maybe he could resist the Mang Chief, and at the same time exercise and exercise, it may be of great use in the future, but it didn't come true. ”

This is half-true, but it is reasonable, young man, it is normal to take care of your friend's emotions, Guo Pu did not doubt it at all, nodded, and said: "It's crooked-originally Tengchong's guerrilla position, this year is going to be cut, and then Wu Junze checked and found that this person was recommended by you, I don't know what you mean, and finally stayed." ”

When he said this, he looked at Gao Pragmatic with a smile: "Your face is not small, the dignified Sima, you have to act according to your eyes?" ”

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This chapter is 4K+, the plot is coherent, and I'm too lazy to score chapters.