If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

When Zhu Zhanqun was preparing to kill the god, Zhu Zhanji, who was conquering Jiaozhi, was also preparing to kill people.

But what he was planning to kill were the prisoners of the local rebels, not gods or other beings.

After several months of conquest, Zhu Zhanji defeated more than a dozen resistance forces, large and small, within the territory of the Chief Secretary of Cochin, and captured quite a few prisoners.

At first, Zhu Zhanji behaved kindly, intending to use Wang Hua to influence these people, learn from Zhuge Kongming's Seven Captures of Meng Huo, and follow the court's established strategy.

Of course, he did not blindly follow Zhuge Liang in releasing the captured leaders of the resistance forces, but pardoned the ordinary people and did not hold them accountable for their crimes of resisting the imperial court.

Otherwise, rebellion is a serious crime in China regardless of dynasty or generation, which means Zhao Song likes to play tricks, which is an exception.

Zhu Zhanji did not intend to pursue the crimes of these ordinary local people in Jiaozhi for resisting the imperial court. The main reason was that the local area was too poor. These local people's families were literally living in poverty.

People living in cities that had been developed by the Ming Dynasty were slightly better off, and at least they had decent houses.

But when the army went on an expedition and passed some villages, looking at those thatched houses made of bamboo or wooden boards, Zhu Zhanji felt that it would be meaningless even if he killed them all.

If it were just to deter the local people from resisting the imperial court, it would be enough to chop off the heads of the leading rebels. There would be no need to engage in widespread implicating or massacre of cities and villages.

Although most of these local people are related to the rebels, and many local people are simply rebels, and even the villages are rebel strongholds, it is not the Ming army's style to kill them all.

The current Ming Dynasty army is still a royal division with strict military discipline, and has not degenerated into the group of ruffians in the late Ming Dynasty who used soldiers to fight like grates and bandits like sieves, and used fellow villagers to lead military achievements.

Therefore, Li Bin, as the deputy general and actual commander, also felt that this could demonstrate the benevolence and righteousness of the court, so he agreed with Zhu Zhanji's decision not to involve the local people.

However, after their orders were carried out, the Ming army's logistics were repeatedly attacked. Some even poisoned their drinking water and food. There were even incidents where local women lured Ming army soldiers to kill them again.

Faced with this situation, no matter how much Zhu Zhanji wanted to show the benevolence of the court and show that he was not a murderous person, he would still have to kill at this time.

Before there was any problem or the problem was not serious, Zhu Zhanji could continue to implement the policy of leniency, but now these local people did not appear to be influenced by Zhu Zhanji's leniency, whether it was because of the need for the army to stabilize the rear and the war situation. , or to maintain the majesty of the court, some killings must be carried out.

So under Li Bin's arrangement and Zhu Zhanji's order, the Ming army began to destroy those villages that were confirmed to have anti-Ming activities.

The entire village was burned to the ground, and most of the adult men among the local people were directly killed. The remaining old and weak were moved to cities controlled by the Ming army and handed over to the local yamen and officials of the Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi for management.

This approach is undoubtedly quite effective. At least when Zhu Zhanji's army cleared out all the villages that had resisted behavior on the entire supply line, his logistics supply efficiency was significantly improved, and the safety of the supply line was greatly improved. It has also been greatly improved.

From a tactical point of view, there is nothing wrong with Zhu Zhanji's actions, but from a strategic point of view, Zhu Zhanji's actions will inevitably wipe out the positive impact of the tolerant policy he implemented some time ago.

At least among the servant army composed of many local people originally recruited by Zhu Zhanji, there was a lot of opposition. Some people even deserted and even raised weapons against the Ming army.

Although this was an automatic increase in military merit for the Ming army, it still affected the court's plan to conquer this land through royal education.

Although the conquest work became more successful, it also aroused the resistance of the local people. More villages joined the ranks of the rebels, wanting to stand up against the Ming Dynasty and drive the Ming Dynasty out of this land.

However, apart from creating some trouble for Zhu Zhanji and Li Bin to practice, their efforts did not cause any major reverse, nor did they cause any obstacles to the Ming army.

After all, Jiaozhi had been plowed by the British Duke Zhang Fu many years ago. Now that he surrendered and rebelled again, it was just because Zhang Fu was no longer in Jiaozhi. He felt that he could not defeat Zhang Fu, and he could not defeat you, so he was blindly confident.

These rebels are actually very limited in terms of equipment and training. The more elite ones are still fighting against the counter-rebellion troops brought by Zhang Fu before. There are really very few resistance forces and rebels that can pose a threat to Zhu Zhanji's troops. Not much.

Not to mention that these rebels are not bad in numbers. Compared with the Ming army whose weapons and equipment have been upgraded to muskets, the gap in combat effectiveness is really big.

There were many local rebels who had been beaten by both Ming armies. Thailand was deeply impressed by the muskets, and even thought that the Ming army on Zhu Zhanji's side was better at fighting, so that in the face of his At all times, they have shown the two characteristics of fleeing and surrendering without fighting.

From this point of view alone, Zhu Zhanji's counter-insurgency campaign can be said to be very successful. He eliminated most of the rebels and the breeding ground for rebels in Jiaozhi. Although this method cannot be said to be very benevolent, it still At least it's absolutely efficient.

During this period, Zhu Zhanji also contacted Zhang Fu and asked whether it was necessary for the two Ming armies to join forces or act together.

However, Zhang Fu, as a famous general of the Ming Dynasty, naturally did not think that the Jiaozhi rebels needed two armies to suppress them, so he did not let Zhu Zhanji join him, but just let Zhu Zhanji lead his troops to continue in Jiaozhi. Sweep up and destroy the foundations of those resistance forces.

Zhang Fu himself began to free up some of his hands to deal with the local chieftains who had rebelled with the Cochin rebels, and began to stabilize the local order.

The only request made to Zhu Zhanji was to let Zhu Zhanji open the supply line between the two armies, and then obtain logistical supplies from Zhu Zhanji.

After all, this way, it would only provide logistical supplies to Zhang Fu's army from the Chief Secretary of Cochin, without the hassle of transporting them over mountains and ridges from China to Yunnan, and then from Yunnan to Zhang Fu's army.

Not only does it greatly reduce the logistical pressure, it also reduces losses on the road, allowing more food and supplies to be sent to Zhang Fu's army, allowing Zhang Fu to better focus on combat.

The imperial court was very satisfied with the progress of Zhang Fu and Zhu Zhanji, and spared no effort to follow up quickly in terms of logistical supplies and follow-up support to ensure the combat efficiency of the two armies, and at the same time, it also allowed him to concentrate on dealing with the situation without worries. Rebels.

Since it has already tasted the benefits of sea trade, Ming Dynasty now has no pressure to supply two armies to fight abroad.

It is only necessary to send goods from Quanzhou to Jiaozhi, and then sell porcelain, silk and other commodities locally in Jiaozhi, exchange them for grain, and transport them to the army together with other military supplies to complete the supply.

This route undoubtedly greatly shortened the Ming army's logistics supply line, allowing them to obtain food locally, which greatly reduced the logistics pressure and also improved the Ming army's combat efficiency.Li Bin even gave Zhu Zhanji an idea, asking him to use part of his military resources to hire troops from neighboring countries in Cochin to help annihilate the rebels.

You must know that during the Yongle period, the Ming Dynasty still had a high reputation in Nanyang, especially because many countries had seen Zheng He's fleet that was so huge that it exceeded their imagination, as well as the strength of the powerful Ming army.

Even Zhu Di sent troops to conquer Jiaozhi because the previous Annan royal family asked the Ming Dynasty for help. The rebels killed members of the previous royal family and also attacked the Ming Dynasty. They were very disrespectful to Zhu Di, which prompted the Ming Dynasty to send troops to conquer.

The result is naturally obvious. Since then, there has been no Annan, only the Chief Secretary of Cochin.

Therefore, the surrounding countries are very willing to be dogs for the Ming Dynasty, especially when they learn that Zhu Zhanji is the grandson of the Ming Dynasty and the future heir to the throne, they are no faster than dogs after seeing it. A fleshy bone comes slowly.

As a result, under Zhu Zhanji's command, there were tens of thousands more local troops. Although their equipment was not very good, and the battle was more of a make-up than the actual significance, but for the Ming army, it was not It can be regarded as an effective supplement.

At least now Zhu Zhanji does not need to send the Ming army to drill into the mountains and forests by himself, he can just let these local troops go.

You must know that this is the southwest peninsula where there are still many places in a primitive state and undeveloped in later generations. There should not be too many deep mountains and old forests, and these deep mountains and old forests can really "eat people" in many cases.

Previously, Zhu Zhanji used local people as much as possible to explore these deep mountains and forests to find rebels who might be hiding.

But on the one hand, it was limited by manpower. After all, there was a rebellion in Jiaozhi, and only a few people could be hired by Zhu Zhanji.

On the other hand, the local people in Cochin still have some sympathy for the rebels, and it is not impossible that they concealed and reported information.

As a result, Zhu Zhanji's search efficiency was not very high. Although the efficiency of the attack was not bad, it did not reach the ideal state.

Now that there are troops sent by neighboring countries, the natural efficiency has been greatly enhanced with more sufficient manpower.

In particular, the neighboring countries have fought many wars with the former Annan. The relationship between the two parties cannot be said to be very good. Many of them still have grudges. Naturally, there is no such thing as concealment or leaking information. .

Soon a large number of rebels were captured from the woods and escorted to Zhu Zhanji's army.

For these rebels, it is obvious that even if the counter-insurgency policy formulated by the Ming Dynasty was as gentle as possible, their heads would not be spared.

Although some people in the army persuaded Zhu Zhanji and Li Bin that it was unlucky to kill the prisoners, the prisoners were still ordered to be beheaded, and their heads were built into a Jingguan to deter other rebels.

This cruel approach of the Ming army immediately caused a great shock to the servant armies sent by the surrounding countries. After all, in the minds of these countries, the Ming Dynasty was a kingdom of heaven, a place of elegance and prosperity, and the army of the Ming Dynasty should also be a place of benevolence and righteousness. division.

But now the Ming army has shown a ferocious side, which undoubtedly shocked the servant armies sent by these countries, but at the same time made them more obedient to the Ming Dynasty.

After all, no one wants their head to become a decoration in Beijing, so it is better to keep it on their neck when eating.

For the local people in Jiaozhi, the killing of prisoners and the construction of Jingguan Temple was also full of shock.

Those who died were not their relatives, friends, or acquaintances. They were righteous men who wanted to restore the Annan Kingdom and resisted the rule of the Ming Dynasty like them. But now their heads have become decorations for the Ming Dynasty to show off their military exploits and show their ferocity. How can we not shock these local people in Cochin?

It has to be said that these locals are indeed fearful of power and not moral. When Zhu Zhanji adopted a tolerant policy before, they repeatedly believed that the Ming Dynasty was weak and could be bullied. However, these locals were threatened by the threat of having their heads cut off to build a temple in Beijing. Instead, he backed down.

After all, people are afraid of death, just like the British Duke Zhang Fu's rebellion in the history of conquest of Jiaozhi. When he came, these local people immediately looked down on the wind, and when he left, these people immediately raised the flag of rebellion.

The reason is simply that Zhang Fu scared them before, and they were afraid of Zhang Fu and his army.

Now Zhu Zhanji has helped them deepen their fear of Ming Dynasty, which has made many people who were just coerced or incited, and those who want to speculate, begin to waver.

They raised the flag of rebellion not because of the righteousness of their family, country or nation, but because some people wanted to be the emperor themselves, so they advocated that the Ming Dynasty was the one who invaded them, and then incited the local aristocratic forces.

In the early Ming Dynasty, although Jiaozhi had been separated from the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty for hundreds of years, the local contacts with the Central Plains Dynasty were not cut off.

Before, Annan, like the surrounding countries, wanted to be Ming Dynasty's dog.

Annan was called Jiaozhi in ancient times. It has been a territory of China since the Han and Tang Dynasties. It became an independent country after the Five Dynasties.

During the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Annan took the opportunity to break away from the territory of China. He once sent troops to attack Yongpingzhai on Siming Road, more than [-] miles beyond the copper pillars demarcated in the Yuan Dynasty, and occupied five counties including Qiuwen and Qingyuan.

During the Hongwu period, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang issued an edict to King Chen Rikun of Annan and ordered its return. However, the Chen Dynasty was now in charge of the State Prime Minister Li Jisou. He coerced King Chen Rikun and refused to surrender.

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to end the war, focusing on appeasement, and did not want to start fighting again, so he ignored it, and Annan was in a semi-independent state from then on.

Later, Li Jiyou deposed and killed the Chen Dynasty monarch at will. In the end, he tried to usurp the throne by himself, calling himself the Supreme Emperor, passing the throne to his son, and controlling the Annan government as the Supreme Emperor. He even provoked the Ming Dynasty and killed the people sent by the Ming Dynasty. The messenger finally angered Zhu Di and sent troops to conquer.

During the Yongle Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty established the Chief Secretary of Cochin in Annan and maintained its rule for more than 20 years. It was not until Xuande abandoned the territory that Annan was restored.

However, after the restoration of the country, Annan still expressed his surrender to the Ming Dynasty, and has been paying tribute continuously since then.

It can be seen that the local people do not reject the idea of ​​being a dog for Ming Dynasty, let alone the ordinary local people who don't even know the words, so how can they have any sense of family and country justice? (End of chapter)