Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 389: The Battle of Luchuan during the Ming Dynasty ([-])

The historical Ming Dynasty's expedition to Luchuan was one of the four campaigns in which the Ming Dynasty conquered Luchuan, where Si Renfa and Si Jifa's father and son rebelled.

In order to conquer Luchuan, Ming Dynasty mobilized a large number of manpower and material resources, and the war caused heavy casualties.

After nearly ten years of war, the Ming Dynasty still had not completely quelled the Luchuan Rebellion, and had to end it in the form of an alliance.

During this period, the Ming Dynasty continuously launched multiple attacks involving 10 men, which resulted in the exhaustion of the army, the depletion of the treasury, and the lack of defense against Mongolia Oara in the north.

Historically, a turning point in the history of the Ming Dynasty occurred in the year after the end of the Luchuan campaign, that is, the 14th year of Zhengtong.

Zhu Gaoxu knew very well that even when a lion fights a rabbit, he must use all his strength. If he wanted to prevent the Ming Dynasty from falling into the quagmire of war when it conquered Luchuan, it must plan ahead and make adequate pre-war preparations.

However, at this moment, the imperial court once again received an urgent report from Mu Sheng from Yunnan - Si Renfa was leading troops to attack Mubang, Nandian, Tengchong and other places.

Zhu Gaoxu Long Yan was furious and determined to solve the Lucchuan problem.

However, as an outstanding politician and military strategist, Zhu Gaoxu did not rush to send troops. While actively making corresponding preparations, he also did not forget to use both soft and hard methods.

In April of the 12th year of Emperor Qianxi's reign, Zhang Fu, the Duke of Yingxian County, was transferred to the Yunnan-Guizhou Governor's Mansion as the Military Staff Governor. Mu Shengping, the former Military Staff Governor, was transferred to fill the vacancy as the Military and Political Governor.

At the same time, four generals of the Beijing Army were transferred to the four armies under the Yunnan-Guizhou Governor's Palace to serve as military admirals of the first army.

Zhu Gaoxu also sent Li Zhichang, the general secretary of the General Affairs Department, to bring gold banknotes and silver yuan to the chieftains such as Mubang and Tengchong to reward them for their defense of the country when they wanted to take office and invade the country.

In May, Zhu Gaoxu issued an edict to the senior generals of the Yunnan-Guizhou Governor's Office: Mu Sheng, Duke of Guizhou, Zhang Fu, Duke of Ying County, Fang Zheng, Commander of the Munitions Department, Mu Ang, Commander of the Ordnance Department, and others.

In this edict, he once again emphasized that the ultimate goal of this war was to completely incorporate the land of Luchan into the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and to make the chieftains of the various states on the Funan Peninsula completely surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

In June, Zhu Gaoxu ordered Pang Guan, the commander of the Golden Tooth Guard, to conduct intensive training of the old troops commanded by Qian and Baihu Zhenfu, so that each one could guard their respective areas to observe the movements of Luchuan.

Li Zhichang, who had completed his condolence mission, was asked to stay in Yunnan as an imperial envoy to contact chieftains from various places.

Li Zhichang traveled back and forth among the chieftains in various places, and obtained the help of [-] native soldiers from Yuanjiang and other prefectures for the court.

In August, he ordered Prince Zhu Zhanyu to purchase 3 cattle in Guangdong, Guangxi and Jiaozhou (Jiaozhi was renamed Jiaozhou in the eighth year of Qianxi reign) with [-] yuan in gold coins. The purpose was to order the sergeants to go to Yunnan-Guizhou area to farm fields and prepare grain reserves. Make logistical preparations for the pacification of Luchuan.

At the same time, Prince Zhu Zhanyu was asked to go to Guangxi Mansion to take charge after completing his mission to prepare for the next logistics deployment of the East Road army.

When Prince Zhu Zhanyu went south, Jingxiang Marquis Yang Hong led [-] elite Beijing troops to accompany him.

Zhu Gaoxu's move undoubtedly revealed to the Ming Dynasty's subjects his intention to capture Luchuan in one battle and make all the forces in the Funan Peninsula surrender to the imperial court.

The most important thing in a war is the army. In order to solve Luchuan at once, Zhu Gaoxu mobilized troops from several provinces and made very full preparations.

In September, [-] soldiers from the four armies under the Duochuan Governor's Mansion were dispatched to Yunnan to listen to the expedition.

In October, [-] soldiers from the four armies under the governor's office of Guangdong and Guangxi were dispatched to Jiaozhi for conscription.

At this time, including the local soldiers raised by Li Zhichang, the number of soldiers mobilized by the Ming Dynasty had reached more than 20, and if the logistics personnel were included, it had exceeded [-].

Of course, Si Renfa also obtained news about the continuous gathering of the Ming army, but he would not, let alone sit still and wait for death.

Therefore, before the Ming army had completed its assembly, Si Renfa took the lead in attacking in the first month of the 13th year of Qianxi. He sent troops to launch a tentative attack on Mosha Village, which was under the jurisdiction of the Golden Tooth Guard.

In February of the 13th year of Qianxi, Pang Guan, the commander of the Golden Tooth Guard, led his troops to defeat Si Renfa and beheaded more than [-] people.

The failure of Si Renfa this time aroused public opinion in Luchuan. Some older generation Lucchuan generals came forward to persuade Si Renfa to admit his mistakes to the Ming court. Silun Fa could not defeat the Ming Dynasty back then, and it is even more impossible now.

Otherwise, once the two sides start a full-scale war, Luchuan will definitely be the loser.

Si Renfa believed that he had accumulated 20 years of force and could do things that his ancestors could not do.In order to reverse the situation of the war, he suddenly mobilized [-] troops to launch an all-out attack on Dingbianfu at the end of February.

Once Dingbian Mansion is lost, not only Kunming will be in danger, but the situation in Yunnan as a whole may be reversed.

Although during the Hongwu period, Silunfa led 30 troops to attack Dingbianfu but was defeated by Mu Ying's fire cannon.

But Si Renfa felt that he was not only equipped with thousands of muskets, but also hundreds of earthen cannons. Attacking Dingbian Mansion was definitely a surprise move.

But he never expected that Zhu Gaoxu was an outstanding time traveler, and the greatest advantage of a time traveler was "knowing people and making good use of them."

At this time, the person in charge of dispatching the army in Yunnan was not Mu Sheng, the Duke of Guizhou, but Zhang Fu, the Military Counselor of the Yunnan-Guizhou Governor's Office.

Zhang Fu, who was in his sixtieth year, selected [-] brave cavalry and [-] magical soldiers equipped with flintlock muskets, and pulled [-] portable small vehicle-mounted general cannons, and marched day and night for [-] days to reach the gate of Dingbianfu City.

The commander of the first battalion, Zhang Cheng, led [-] vanguard cavalry and met tens of thousands of Luchuan troops with [-] native cannons.

The Ming army fired rockets at the cannons, destroying more than [-] cannons on the spot, and then shot and killed the Lucchuan general.

The Luchuan army returned in defeat, and the Ming army won the first battle, beheading hundreds of people.

In the military meeting held that night, Zhang Fu pointed out that Dingbian Mansion was in danger and must be resolved quickly.

At the same time, Zhang Fu proposed a three-stage vehicle-mounted artillery strategy in response to the firecrackers and earthen artillery that the Luchuan army relied on.

At that time, the Ming army was an iron-blooded army fighting in the north and south. Although they were not as numerous as their opponents, they still had the belief that they would win.

After the two armies faced each other, Si Renfa immediately organized three thousand gunmen to line up and charge.

These gunmen are covered in armor, which can withstand ordinary projectiles. They also use the three-stage shooting method created by Mu Ying to continuously maintain the output of firearms.

However, the armor that can resist projectiles cannot stop the vehicle-mounted general cannon that can crack mountains and rocks.

Zhang Fu ordered a thousand cannons to fire in unison. In just one round, Si Renfa's three thousand gunmen were completely defeated and defeated.

In this battle, the [-] Ming army, led by general Zhang Fu, completely defeated the Luchuan army, and achieved brilliant results of beheading more than [-] people and capturing more than [-] people.

Si Renfa saw the power of the Ming army's rockets and vehicle-mounted general artillery, knew that the situation was over, and decisively chose to retreat.

In April of the 13th year of Qianxi's reign, Si Renfa sent an envoy to express his expectations for peace talks to the Ming court.

To show his sincerity, he was willing to compensate the Ming Dynasty for 600 horses, 30 elephants, 3 cattle, [-] elephant slaves, as well as [-] taels of silver and [-] taels of gold.

Zhu Gaoxu had long received intelligence and knew that Si Renfa still had at least [-] Luchuan soldiers who could fight. The reason for proposing peace talks at this time must be to gain time for development and to find ways to imitate the Ming Dynasty's vehicle-mounted guns and rockets.

He originally wanted to annihilate Luchuan in one go, but the officials expressed that the Ming Dynasty had always regarded itself as the supreme kingdom of heaven, and its magnanimity and demeanor as a great nation could not be lost.

Since Luchuan offered compensation and asked for peace, it would be hard for Ming Dynasty to kill them all.

Zhu Gaoxu knew that at this time, the time for Luchuan, County, and Funan Peninsula to be mixed up was not yet ripe. At least until the Xuanwei Divisions such as Myanmar and Laos were in chaos, or even Siam, Chenla, and Champa, that would be the time. The best time for the Ming army to invade the Funan Peninsula.

Therefore, after Zhu Gaoxu received Si Renfa's request for peace talks and the compensation offered, he took advantage of the situation and went out of his way to show his magnanimity.

He issued an edict to severely reprimand Si Renfa, and ordered Si Renfa to return the occupied land to each department, and not to invade other departments in the future. If he rebels again, he will not be forgiven.

At this point, the Ming Dynasty's first conquest of Luchuan ended with the Luchuan side suing for peace, and the Ming court won.

(End of this chapter)