"Your Majesty, when talking about the war between Daming and Burma, we must talk about the rule of Daming in the south at the beginning of the founding of the country. This period of history is rather obscure. Will your Majesty listen to it?"
"No matter how obscure I am, I still have to listen. This is a hurdle that I can't get around. Burma, I am bound to win."
"Okay, that minister started from the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty." Li Chunye drank a sip of strong tea. After talking so much, it is estimated that his throat was about to smoke.
Zhu Youzhen is not in a hurry, "Okay, wait for quality to continue, I have time today."
"Your Majesty, the veteran will try to briefly explain that if your Majesty wants to conquer Myanmar, it is likely to have something to do with these things.
Zhu Youzhen is already listening.
"In the 21st year of Ming Hongwu (1388 AD), Taizu established six propaganda and comfort divisions in southwestern Yunnan: Mengyong Division, the prefectural government of Mengyong, on the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy River (now Kachin State, Myanmar); , Fuzhi Mubang, south of Monyangsi (present-day Shan State, Myanmar); Myanmar Department, Fuzhi Awa, west of Mubangsi, southwest of Monyangsi (now Bago Province, Myanmar); 800 Dadian Division , In the east of the Salween River and west of the Lancang River (now Chiang Mai, Thailand, and Kayin State, Myanmar); Chelisi, Fuzhi Jinghong (now Xishuangbanna, Yunnan); Laos Division, Fuzhi Luang Pra (now Laos)."
"Are these six Xuanweisi a vassal state of Daming or a territories of Daming?"
"It should be somewhere between these two. The chieftain of each Xuanweisi was held by the local chief, but Daming had a garrison there, and when Burma invaded later, these chieftains organized army resistance, basically with the Ming. The army fought together."
"Oh." Zhu Youjian didn't understand. How could Daming's army, coupled with the assistance of the local chieftain, fail to defeat a small Burma? Could it be that Burma, like the nomads in the north, has invincible cavalry in the world? Unlikely, it is said that Burma has many mountains and is not suitable for cavalry at all.
"Tao Zu Yixi Pinghou and General Muying Zhengxi guarded Yunnan, and the jurisdiction included these six Xuanwei Divisions. General Muying used his army to reclaim land, open up wasteland, and build roads to strengthen the rule of the six divisions."
"Prince Mu's Mansion? Isn't Mu Qiyuan, the current 19th Army Commander, a descendant of Mu Ying and successor Mu Guogong?" Zhu Youjian had an idea, and Yunnan was managed by Mu Wang's Mansion on his behalf.
"Exactly, Mu Qiyuan is the incumbent Mu Guogong." Li Chunye said heartily, Zhu Youjian is not ignorant of Daming's history.
"Okay, wait for quality, you continue to say."
"The changes in the ownership of these six divisions began when the Shan people established the Ava dynasty in the north. However, after the establishment of the Ava dynasty, it is still a vassal state of Daming, and the relationship with Daming remains harmonious."
"..." You have left Ming to stand on your own, what are you still talking about about harmony? But Zhu Youzhen did not interrupt Li Chunye's narration.
"In the 34th year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty (AD 1555), the Tunyu Dynasty destroyed the Ava Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty did not interfere, but the Tunyu Dynasty began to encroach on the land of Daming."
"..."
"In the fourth year of Wanli (AD 1576), the Tunku dynasty began to invade Mengyang on a large scale, but was defeated by the Mengyang chieftain and forced to withdraw its troops. In the seventh year of Wanli (AD 1579), the Tunku dynasty attacked Mengyang again. Thinking of being captured, he refused to surrender, and was killed by Tongyu Wang Mang Yinglong, and large tracts of land in Mengyang and Mubang were invaded by the Tongyu dynasty."
"Only the local chieftain fights, what about the Mu Palace? What about the Ming court?" Zhu Youjian was furious, this is the land of the Ming Dynasty, can't only the local chieftain fight the enemy alone, right
"Your Majesty calms down," Li Chunye couldn't do anything. Time could not go back. The years were rushed. He could only explain the history of the time to Zhu Youjian. "The Ming court appeased the Dongyu dynasty and repeatedly appeased Mang Yinglong, but Mang Yinglong Never paid attention."
"A bunch of bastards." After Zhu You checked the scolding, he remembered that he was scolding Emperor Wanli, his nominal grandfather, and he quickly changed the subject: "Waiting quality, is there any more?"
"In the 9th year of the Ming Dynasty Wanli (AD 1581), the Tongyu Wang Mang Yinglong passed away, and his son Mang Yingli succeeded to the throne and continued to expand northward. In the tenth year of the Ming Dynasty Wanli (AD 1582), the third large-scale invasion of the Dongku Dynasty In Yunnan, the Bing Feng pointed to Yaoguan (now Shidian County, Yunnan). On the first month of the 11th year of Wanli (AD 1583), the Dongyu Army successively invaded Shidian (now Yunnan Shidian), Shunning (now Yunnan Fengqing), Zanda (now Yingjiang, Yunnan) went deep into Tengyue (now Tengchong, Yunnan), Yongchang, Dali, Menghua (now Weishan, Yunnan), Jingdong, and the imperial court shook."
"This time the court is going to be true, right?" Zhu Youjian finally breathed a sigh of relief, as if he was on the bloody battlefield.
"Your Majesty is right. This time the court used Liu Ting as a guerrilla in Tengyue and Deng Zilong as a member of Yongchang. They counterattacked with all their strength, defeating the Tongyu Army in Panzhihua south of Yaoguan, and expelling Tongyu's army from Yunnan."
"Is it expelled, not wiped out?" Zhu Youjian was a little regretful, "Did Dongyu's army hit Panzhihua?"
"Your Majesty really saw the key. In the twelfth year of Wanli (AD 1584), Mang Yingli attacked for the fourth time and was defeated by the Ming army again. The forces of the Tongyu Dynasty were all driven out of Mengyang, Mubang and other places. In the thirteenth year of Wanli (AD 1585), Xuanwei Dao Nuo in the car returned to Daming. In addition to the Burmese Division, Daming has taken back the other five Xuanwei Divisions."
"..."
"But since then, the Dongyu Army continued to invade Daming, especially in the twenty-first year of Wanli (AD 1593), the Dongyu Army made a large-scale invasion, known as a 300,000 army, and a hundred war elephants. The Ming army's warfare gradually became unfavorable and lost. With a large area of territory, the war suddenly stopped."
"Hey, the Tongyu dynasty has won a complete victory. How could the war suddenly stop? Did Daming promise them what terms? Or was there a civil turmoil in Tongyu?" Zhu Youjian didn't believe it. The militant Tongyu would be abrupt. Send Bodhisattva's heart.
"Your Majesty is right. The Tunku Dynasty did have internal problems," said Li Chunye. The young emperor was truly a genius in the military. "While the Tunyu Dynasty invaded Daming, it also continued to invade the southern kingdom of Dacheng. From the 12th year of Wanli (AD 1584) to the 21st year of Wanli (AD 1593), the Tunku dynasty launched five aggressions against the Dacheng dynasty. Due to two-line battles, all the five aggressions eventually failed, until the second year of Wanli. In the twelve years (AD 1596), the Ayutthaya Kingdom finally began its counterattack."
Zhu Youjian sighed secretly, the small Dacheng dynasty will retaliate after being invaded by the Toungoo dynasty many times, but the huge Daming has never heard of proactively attacking Toungoo. "Is there any opportunity for Daming to recover Lost land?"
"Part of the recovery is mainly because the chieftains in these places took the initiative to submit to Daming. The Tunku Dynasty was invaded by the Ayutthaya dynasty outside, and the interior was also full of smoke. The chieftains from various places declared their independence. Therefore, Toungoo would no longer be able to invade Daming."
"Unfortunately, Daming did not take the opportunity to recover all the lost ground and weaken the Toungoo Dynasty. He was only satisfied with the temporary peace. Once the Toungoo Dynasty passes the temporary crisis, it will definitely come back." Zhu Youjian shook his head slowly and sighed, not only because of Daming. The border problems in the north are too serious, but the Han people lack strategic vision.
"Have your majesty read this history?" Li Chunye squinted his eyes again, and the light in his eyes showed through the narrow eyelids. "As your Majesty said, Mang Yingli is in a crisis of dominance, and his brother Liangyuanhou took the opportunity to travel north. Expanding his power and expanding northward, in the 27th year of Wanli (AD 1599), his army attacked Mengyang and was repelled by the Ming army."
"Niang Xipi, why would anyone in power bully Daming?" Zhu Youjian couldn't wait to smash the case in front of him with a punch. "When I am Daming, it is easy to bully? These young people should be slaughtered."
Li Chunye was taken aback. He had never seen Zhu Youzhen really angry, always looking calm and gentle. He was really upset, but he was frowning and scowling. It was rare to see someone scolding his mother like this.
"Your Majesty, don’t worry. This period of history is almost over. In the 30th year of Wanli (1602 AD) and the 34th year of Wanli (1604 AD), Liangyuan Hou attacked Daming twice and invaded large tracts of land such as Mengyang. In the five years (AD 1605), Liangyuanhou died and his son Alabiron succeeded to the throne. In the thirty-fourth year of Wanli (AD 1606), Alabiron commanded 300,000 troops to attack Mubang, and Mubang fell."
"Another Tonyo King with blood on his hands." Zhu Youjian said coldly.
"After the fall of Mubang, the war between Daming and Dongyu Dynasty also ended." Li Chunye also ended the conversation about this period of history.
"It's over? Why? Didn't they continue to attack Yunnan?" Zhu Youjian felt strange. Toungoo's army had the upper hand. Why did the war suddenly end? Is it another civil strife
"This, the old minister does not know. In short, since then, there has been no war between Daming and Toungoo, and Toungoo’s army has not appeared on Daming’s land. Perhaps Arabylon is in the process of unifying the whole Toungoo Dynasty."
"It doesn't matter, I have sent investigations to these areas, and there should be information coming back soon." Zhu Youjian also wants to know what Arabylon is doing. It has been more than 20 years, maybe Arabylon Maybe it's dead.
"Your Majesty has been sent to investigate?" Li Chunye was shocked. It seemed that Zhu Youjian was ready to conquer Burma, so he, the chief of defense, should do something.
"It was dispatched a month ago," Zhu Youjian changed the subject, "Waiting for quality, to be honest, how do you think of the Burma War? Should it be fought or shouldn't be fought?"
"Your Majesty, to be honest, the minister thinks that this war must be fought. First, it was the opening of the Indian Ocean to the sea as your Majesty said. Second, the Tunyu Dynasty repeatedly invaded Daming, and it must be punished. Otherwise, the surrounding vassal states What do you think of Daming?"
"The quality is right, so it seems that the war in Burma is still necessary," Zhu Youjian has recovered his calmness, and while thinking about the problem, he temporarily put aside his feelings, "but this is the reason in the hearts of you and the monarchs. If you put it on the court, the ministers might not quite understand it."
Li Chunye said heartily, "You have to do something, but why have you considered the opinions of the ministers?" The Northern Expedition to establish slaves, reforms, and even for the sake of military reform, Shi Feng came to confiscate his family and exterminate his family. "Your Majesty, the ministers are not worried about the opposition of the ministers. What the minister is worried about is that the South China Sea Fleet is now in Taiwan and may start with Xiyi at any time. For the naval battle, Daming will conquer Burma at this time. Is the timing right?"
"Don't worry about the quality. The Burma War is just a local war for Daming, and the scale will not be too large. Maybe this time you and the monarch and ministers talk, the war is over.