The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 461 The Powerful Mu Palace
On the border of Yunnan, the war is about to break out.

However, Mu Chun's mentality was very relaxed, and it could even be said that he didn't pay attention to the three-nation coalition forces on the opposite side at all.

This feeling is not only reflected in Mu Chun, but also in all the generals, Qianhu, Baihu, and the general banner.

Even those chieftains who followed in the battle, none of them had any fear of the more than [-] people on the opposite side, but only looked forward to it.

In their eyes, what they are facing is not more than [-] enemies, but more than [-] Xiangmomo, waiting to compete for credit.

The sergeants at the back were even worried that if it was a little later later, whether the credit would be taken by the front army.

Anyway, leave us a bowl of soup.

It's no wonder that the soldiers on Mu Chun's side had such thoughts, mainly because the previous battle of Dingbian was a little too exaggerated.

The Battle of Dingbian, as the key battle of Southeast Asian hegemony that crushed Luchuan in the early Ming Dynasty, was even more significant than the battle of Luchuan that smashed Luchuan to restore the old land ambitions in Ming Yingzong's era and expelled Luchuan to northern Myanmar.

In the Battle of Dingbian, General Mu Ying defeated Luchuan's 30-strong army, causing the Luchuan Kingdom to collapse from a southwestern powerhouse with a population of millions into a state.

Luchuan at the peak is extremely vast in terms of sphere of influence, and the tiger occupies the southwest, even Myanmar is under it.

Before the Battle of Dingbian, the Kingdom of Luchuan had expanded to the limit of its territory. Its sphere of influence stretched from Yongchang and Dali in the north to Mengrun in the south, from Assam in the west to Menglao in the east, with a population of 200 Up and down.

Naturally, there is no way to compare with Daming, but in Southeast Asia, it already feels like there is no rival.

The surrounding small countries have to give a lot of local contributions every year in order to avoid being invaded by the Luchuan Kingdom.

Luchuan captured Weiyuan and Yuanqian prefectures at the end of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties.

However, Yongchang and Jingdong were occupied only after the Ming army entered Yunnan.

During the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, the Kingdom of Luchuan accepted the canonization of the Mongolian Yuan in name, but in fact it was completely independent without any restrictions, just like the tributary state of the Ming Dynasty now.

Being able to maintain such a state under the Mongolian Yuan iron cavalry shows the strength of the Luchuan Kingdom.

Of course, it doesn't mean that the Luchuan Kingdom can deal with the Mengyuan cavalry, but because of the particularity of geography, the combat power of the Mengyuan cavalry is greatly limited in such an environment.

In the early days of the Mongol and Yuan Dynasties, after Kublai Khan failed twice in his expedition to the Wa Kingdom, he also failed to attack Annan.

The climate and environment in the southwest is similar to that of Annan.

Although the Mongolian Yuan army was invincible in that era, there were conditions.

They are not suitable for jungle warfare.

The Mongolians originally lived in the cold grassland area, and the hot and humid jungle climate made them completely unsuitable.

In such a place, they are prone to disease and more likely to cause plague.

Meng Yuan's tactical style of play is mainly based on cavalry assault, long-distance raids, tactical outflanking, and cavalry and archery operations.

This kind of tactical play made them invincible in the European battlefield and the West Asian battlefield.

But the same tactics are useless in the jungle.

Because cavalry can't run at all.

Cavalry cannot run and fight in the manner of cavalry.

Therefore, when the Mongolian Yuan army fought against the Annan army, it was almost equivalent to "attacking the enemy's strengths with its own weaknesses."

On Annan's side, any general who has some ideas will not be so stupid as to go head-to-head with the cavalry. If it is delayed, it will be Meng Yuan who will suffer.

After Annan's defeat, he naturally had no idea about places in the southwest.

The Luchuan Kingdom, which dominates the southwest, used the weakness of the Mongolian Yuan to continuously expand its territory in the late Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties.

When the Ming army entered Yunnan, the Luchuan Kingdom, which had already tasted the benefits, did not restrain itself, and was not afraid to compete with the new Ming Dynasty at all.

Before the Battle of Dingbian, Luchuan had fought three battles with Daming, winning two and losing one.

In addition to the small defeat in the battle of Moshalzhai, the Swafa and Slunfa eras achieved victories in the battles of Yongchang and Jingdong respectively, allowing the line of control to continue northward to Yongchang and Jingdong.

Until the 21st year of Hongwu.

Sapphire's battle in Yuerhai enabled Daming to win a phased victory, while the defeat in the Southwest made Zhu Yuanzhang very unhappy.

The destruction of the remnants of Beiyuan allowed Daming to draw more troops to pacify the southwest.

Following Zhu Yuanzhang's decree, an army of 20 was assembled to flatten Luchuan in one go.

Although the 20 army is not all combat soldiers like the expedition to the Wa Kingdom, there are also many auxiliary soldiers.

But with the combat power of Ming Dynasty, these sergeants have been battle-tested for a long time, and with a winning streak all the way, their morale is like a rainbow.

Luchuan Kingdom also has its own ambitions.

To the north of Dingbian is the famous Red River, which flows into the northern part of Annan.

From occupying Yongchang and Jingdong to aggressively setting borders, Luchuan's strategic goal is to fully occupy the natural dangers of the Red River.

If it can go further north to occupy the Erhai Basin where Dali is located for defense, then the defense line will be completely intact. Even if Dali cannot be occupied, the steep terrain at the source of the Red River is also difficult to invade and project troops.

Therefore, after learning that the Ming army was gathering on a large scale, Luchuan King Si Lunfa mobilized an army of 30 to attack Dingbian.

Silunfa is entrenched in Luchuan. Except for Cheli and other areas, almost all surrounding Dai and Shan ethnic areas have been annexed by "Luchuan".Silunfa called himself "King of Luchuan".

If Luchuan is really able to build a solid defense based on the natural danger of the Red River before the Ming army enters Yunnan in a large scale.

Then, no matter how many troops Da Ming gathers, even if there is another 20 troops, no matter how strong the combat power is, it will not be able to pose a threat to Luchuan due to various factors such as natural dangers and logistics.

Naslunfa, the king of Luchuan, is worthy of his name.

At that time, Ming's troops in Yunnan were extremely thin.

But Muying still realized that Dingbian had to be rescued.

Of course, if he is defeated or even captured by Luchuan, Daming's military power in Yunnan will completely collapse, which is exactly what Si Lunfa hopes.

Therefore, it is undoubtedly a great military adventure for Mu Ying to fight Si Lun with a small force.

Silunfa is the grandson of Sihanfa, the founding hero of Luchuan, although there are also claims of the youngest son.

He won the power struggle within Luchuan, succeeded to the throne by killing the former lord Siwafa, and defeated the Ming army in the Battle of Jingdong.

At this time, Luchuan is also on the rise, and it is obviously a strong enemy.

The strength of Luchuan is 30 troops and more than [-] war elephants.

There is no distinction between soldiers and civilians in the composition of Luchuan's military force. If they gather together, they will be the army, and if they are scattered, they will be the people.

In case of battle, one out of every three or five people will be sent out to the army, and the strong one will be selected as the main army, called "Xi assassination".

Xista held troops to defend against the enemy, and the rest of the people paid for it.

Therefore, the army marched [-] to [-], and the number of fighters was less than [-].

Although all the people in Zeluchuan are soldiers, the division of soldiers and auxiliary soldiers is very strict.A total of 30 people were mobilized, and the number of soldiers should be between [-] and [-].

On Muying's side, there were only about 3 people, and they made a long-distance raid as far as Dingbian.

The strength of the two sides is very different.

Although Luchuan's infantry is not as good as the Ming army in phalanx combat skills, they are better at guerrilla, ambush and mountain fighting.In terms of training, Luchuan also has elite warriors directly under the monarch.

As the overlord of Southeast Asia, Luchuan can recruit soldiers from the Indochina Peninsula. High-quality servant archers from India, Myanmar and Laos cooperate with the elite javeliners and crossbowmen trained by Luchuan to form a strong long-range firepower.

Even in cavalry, Luchuan can be said to be very powerful.

There is no shortage of Yunnan horses that can be used in combat, and the most primitive stirrups originated in the southwest region.

Due to the small size of the horses, the Luchuan cavalry cannot wear heavy horse armor, and their defense is insufficient. However, they have tenacious endurance, are good at climbing mountains and mountains, and are more suitable for fighting in jungles and mountains.

Mu Yingchi helped Dingbian, and everyone rode horses, but it was impossible for them all to be cavalry.

A large part is mounted infantry.

On March [-]th, the Ming army arrived in Dingbian. At this time, the Luchuan army was besieging the city. They built solid earthworks and built a large number of siege weapons to attack the city, making the city crumbling.

Seeing that the Luchuan military camp was strong, Mu Ying did not launch an attack hastily, but set up a fortification opposite the Luchuan military camp to confront it.

Subsequently, [-] iron cavalry from the Ming army went out to challenge, and the Luchuan army sent thousands of infantry and more than [-] war elephants to fight.

The leading general of Luchuan charged directly at the formation of the Ming army on a war elephant, and Zhang Yin, commander of the Yunnan vanguard, led more than [-] vanguard cavalry straight to the opponent's war elephant.

Zhang Yin shot the left knee of the war elephant that the enemy general was riding on with his riding bow. After the war elephant was injured and fell down, General Luchuan was thrown off and was shot and killed by the Ming cavalry.

The [-] cavalry of the Ming army took advantage of the situation to attack the enemy's formation, and the Luchuan army could not resist the complete collapse and fled back to the camp.

In this battle, the Ming army won and beheaded hundreds of levels, which greatly affected the morale of Luchuan.

However, the annihilation of the enemy was limited in this battle, and it failed to break the siege of Dingbianfu.

Afterwards, Mu Ying held a military meeting. He believed that Luchuan's attack on Dingbian was well-prepared, with a large number of troops and a great momentum.

And Dingbian was besieged, and it was almost unbearable.

If it is not possible to make a quick decision, and if it continues to ebb and flow, Dingbian is likely to fall, and the situation will be unimaginable at that time.

So all the generals agreed unanimously, issued a letter of war, and fought a final battle with the Luchuan Army the next day.

On the second day, the Ming army was divided into three teams. Governor Feng Cheng led the front team, Governor Tongzhi Tongzheng led the left team, and Tang Zhao led the right team.

Mu Ying issued a military order, "Whoever retreats must be killed."

Apart from leaving a small number of troops to besiege the city, the Luchuan army also went out of the camp to fight the Ming army. The formation was huge, like a vast ocean, and the edge could not be seen at a glance.

After the two armies met, the Luchuan Army drove the war elephants into battle.

The war elephants are all dressed in armor, and there are battle towers on their backs, and the elephant soldiers stand on the battle towers and shoot arrows.

There is also a short spear on the left and right sides of the war elephant, which cooperates with the war elephant to sprint.

Mu Ying gave an order, and the firecrackers opened fire one after another, filling the air with gunpowder smoke.

Shenji arrows were also fired at the Luchuan army.

When Luchuan infantry heard the sound, they didn't know what it was, and they all became terrified.

For firearms, Luchuan obviously lacks sufficient understanding. After all, the southwest is located in a remote area, and it is not easy for news to spread. A lot of information is still in the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties.

However, after undergoing rigorous training, the war elephants were extremely brave. At first, they were not afraid of firearms, and continued to attack the Ming army with the cannon fire.

The Ming army was arranged in three rows according to the plan, and they used firearms to shoot in circles. This is the three-stage firecracker strike that under Mu Ying's practice, Daming was able to conquer the world and win consecutive victories.

Under the three-stage firecracker strike, the war elephants were gradually frightened, and they all turned around and ran back. The huge formation of the Luchuan Army was attacked by the war elephants, and the Chinese army quickly collapsed inward.

At this time, the well-trained Luchuan cavalry immediately came down from the hillsides on both sides like sharp arrows.

However, commanding Zhang Yin and Qianhu Zhang Rongzu immediately took advantage of the victory and led the cavalry to follow up, fighting with the Luchuan cavalry.

The Luchuan cavalry fought with spears and were melee combat cavalry, but because of the horse breed, they lacked armor. Although they had a numerical advantage, they were also weak under the onslaught of the well-armored Ming army.

The reason why the Central Plains dynasty has been able to pass on for thousands of years is that its superiority in military equipment is incomparable to all the tribes on the four sides and the nations of the world.

Although Luchuan is strong, the southwest is located in a barren area. Except for a few generals, the rest of the soldiers are inferior to the Ming army.

At this time, Mu Ying even put out the artillery and crossbow, and fired together, the sound was loud, and the violent firepower hit the Luchuan army formation, which intensified the chaos of the Luchuan army.

The Luchuan army tried to escape into the fortifications, and used the fortifications to resist in layers to defuse the impact of the Ming army.

However, the Ming army smashed the key parts of the fortifications with artillery, broke through the Luchuan camp, and then set fire to it, and the Luchuan army collapsed and fled.

Not reconciled, Si Lunfa still wanted to fight against the trapped beast, so he ordered Xi Layi, the heroic general under his command, to lead the elite warriors directly under the king to charge directly to the left army of the Ming army.

These warriors were in the disorderly army, and the order was not chaotic at all. They threw their spears first, with a high hit rate, causing huge damage, and then swung their knives to charge.

Mu Ying grasped the overall situation from a high place, commanded the whole army to fight with flags and orders, and when she saw the enemy army galloping in the formation, she immediately responded, took the saber and asked someone to take the leader of the left army general, Tong Zhizheng. level to come.

Because there was a military order first that "those who retreat must be killed."

Wuzheng saw someone running down from the high ground holding Muying's saber, his liver and gallbladder were torn, and he looked up to the sky and howled loudly in order to make meritorious service and atone for his crime.

Ask Muying to give him another chance.

Of course, Mu Ying didn't say that he must be killed, so she allowed him to commit crimes and perform meritorious service.

The governor, Tong Zhi, did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and personally led the troops to rush into the enemy's camp, exerting all their combat power, and turned defeat into victory.

Lu Chuan general Xi La also saw that Yan Zhengbu suddenly became more aggressive, although he didn't know why, but he couldn't hold on any longer, so he entered the battle and left.

Silunfa's barbarian army lost its fighting spirit, and the elite soldiers were encumbered by the poorly disciplined army and immediately collapsed.

The Ming army won a complete victory, beheading more than 37 people, capturing more than [-] people, and capturing [-] war elephants.

The Luchuan war elephants were almost completely lost. Except for being killed and captured by the Ming army, the soldiers were wounded, sick, separated, or starved on the way back.

The Battle of Dingbian shattered Luchuan's hegemony, and Si Lunfa's prestige also collapsed, so he had to beg for compensation from Daming.

It was this past glory that made Mu Chun now fully capable of overlooking the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms.

After all, except for Mu Ying who was replaced by Mu Chun, the rest of the generals are all still alive.

(End of this chapter)