Li Chunye was taken aback. How could this young emperor be so arrogant? "Your Majesty... The Toungoo Dynasty has repeatedly invaded surrounding countries, including Daming, the combat effectiveness of its army will not be small, right?"
"Waiting quality, is Datang strong?"
"Of course, in the history of the Han people, the Tang Dynasty is a rare and prosperous dynasty. What is the so-called Han and Tang Dynasties!" Li Chunye didn't know what kind of circle Zhu Youjian wanted.
"Datang and Tubo have fought for many years, but the balance was maintained, even Datang even sent Princess Wencheng to marry him," Zhu Youjian held up the tea cup in front of him, staring at the tea in the cup, and Li Chunye threw it to him. Various expressions, "But in my hands, how long will the two-Tibet issue be completely resolved? If it weren't for worrying about the violation of heaven, I could have wiped out all Tibetans."
"Your Majesty..." Li Chunye has nothing but admiration. What Zhu Youjian said is the truth. The past history can't be tampered with by others. He also thought of building slaves in the north, which was a country that Ming hadn't settled for decades. Suffering, in Zhu Youjian's hands, only one Northern Expedition, completely wiped out the forces of building slaves.
"Hou Ji, I am not arrogant, am I?" Zhu Youzhen smiled and looked at Li Chunye, which was quite gentle.
"Your Majesty..." Li Chunye faintly felt wrong, but couldn't find a reason to refute, "Your Majesty, what happened to Daming?"
"Eclosion, waiting quality, do you know what it means to eclosion?"
"Feathering..." Li Chunye really didn't understand, he could only shook his head blankly.
"Like a caterpillar, when it is still a bug, ants can bully it. Once this caterpillar emerges into a butterfly and spreads its wings, how can it be compared to an ant that lives on the ground forever?"
"Caterpillar... Butterflies... Ants..." Li Chunye whispered, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Your Majesty, the minister understands, the former Daming was like a caterpillar. He was the weakest at the moment of eclosion. So Mongolia, Jiannu, and even the little Toungoo dynasty would come and take a bite. Now this caterpillar has emerged into a butterfly and is flying high in the sky. The original flies, mosquitoes and ants can no longer be associated with it."
"Hou Qiao said it well, that should be what it meant." Zhu Youzhen secretly admired, Li Chunye is not young, and he learns very quickly.
Li Chunye said with his heart, it is not good to be more than a caterpillar, and after the caterpillar emerges, it is only a good one. It is still the target of many birds and birds. "Your Majesty, Daming, this caterpillar has now become a caterpillar. Butterfly, where will you want to go?"
"This... I really don't know, but what I have to do now is to get back what originally belonged to Daming, and what must belong to Daming in the future, including the Toungoo Dynasty."
"Your Majesty, is the Burma War really a small-scale war?"
"Don't worry, first, the scale will not be large; second, the time will not be long; third, the money spent will not be much."
Li Chunye nodded silently. Based on his understanding of Zhu Youjian, this'three no' promise should not be a boast, "Your Majesty, what do we need to do now?"
"The reason, the reason for the conquest of the Tongyu Dynasty, this reason must be acceptable to the ministers."
"The old ministers have a few reasons. Your majesty will see if you can persuade the ministers by then."
Zhu Youjian cast all his eyes on Li Chunye's face, and found that Li Chunye had a rare knowing smile, this old fox! He should have already thought about the reason for the levy of Burma, "Let's talk about it."
"First, Myanmar was once the territory of the Mongolian Yuan, and the Mongolian Yuan was once a province in Myanmar. Daming inherited the Mongolian Yuan and should take back his native land."
Zhu Youjian nodded, this should be a good reason, just like Mu Qiyuan took back Ladakh.
"Second, Taizu once set up six Xuanweisi in Myanmar, but now there is only one Xuanweisi in the car. The territories set by the Taizu personally must be taken back by future generations, otherwise it will be a shame, a shameless monarch, and a shameless minister. Besides, the Tongyu dynasty repeatedly invaded Daming and had to be punished a little."
This reason is very old-fashioned, it seems to be used by Zhu Youjian, but Zhu Youjian no matter how old-fashioned this reason is, as long as it is applicable, who cares if he is a black cat and a white cat
"Third, in the land of the Tunku Dynasty, the Burmese came from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of Daming, and the Mons were also from Daming. Together with the Hans, the total population has accounted for 80% of the total population of Toungoo. It is the Shan nationality, which is also the same as the Dai nationality in Daming. Yuan, these wanderers who have forgotten their ancestors, it's time to go home."
This reason is novel! Zhu Youzhen laughed secretly, whether they came from the Ming Dynasty or not, I am afraid that they themselves would not admit it, and different historical books will have different explanations, but Zhu Youzhen doesn't care so much, as long as the history books of Ming Dynasty say so. In fact, what Zhu Youjian wanted was just a reason for sending troops to Burma.
"Fourth, King Utong, the founder of the Ayutthaya Dynasty, was originally a descendant of the Han people and had a close relationship with the Han people. The Ayutthaya Dynasty was also a vassal state of Daming. Now the Ayutthaya Dynasty is invaded by the Toungoo Dynasty. Daming has no reason not to help. "
Zhu Youjian is happy, this is the logic of robbers! It is true that Ayutthaya is a vassal state of Daming, but Ayutthaya has not come to Daming for tribute for many years, and when Toungoo invaded Daming, where was the army of the Ayutthaya dynasty? Oh, that's not right, Daecheng is also fighting against Toungoo, but it is in their own land that also helps Daming objectively.
"With these qualitative reasons, and the scale of the war itself will not be too large, the ministers shouldn't be opposing it, right?"
Li Chunye said heartily, the ministers are against it, is it useful? Maybe there will be Shi Fenglai second, "Your Majesty, since the scale of the war is small, the time is not long, and the amount of silver consumed is not much, the voice of opposition from the ministers will not be too strong."
"That's good," Zhu Youjian is most worried about the ministers' exhortations with death. He doesn't want to be an executioner to slaughter the ministers. "Waiting for quality, I don't know something."
"Your Majesty, please tell me, the old ministers should know everything." Li Chunye said heartily, it is a wonder that Zhu Youjian still doesn't understand.
Zhu Youjian really didn't understand, "Waiting for quality, Daming and Dongyu have been in war for many years. Isn't it possible that he has not used superior forces to defeat Dongyu once? With the temperament of Emperor Wanli, he will not fight once, I am afraid that he will not be reconciled?"
"Your Majesty, Daming won a big victory in the twelfth year of Wanli (AD 1584). For the rest of the wars, Daming had more victories than others, mainly relying on the local chieftain."
Zhu Youjian first thought of the military system, "Why? Is it because Daming's army is not strong enough?"
"That’s not the case. It’s mainly because of the terrain. Between Daming and Burma, separated by the Hengduan Mountains, the transportation is extremely inconvenient. Withdraw, the Dongyu Army will come back."
"..."
"Your Majesty, the terrain of Toungoo is very suitable for fighting against Ming. The front line for their battle against Ming is a large number of plateaus and mountains. Not to mention highways, even the small roads are luxurious, and they are not suitable for large-scale battles by the Ming army, but their land The southern part of China is a plain, which produces grain, so they have the capital to fight."
"Oh." Zhu Youjian understood that the front line relied on the mountains to fight the Ming army, and the rear produced food for the soldiers. No wonder that Daming seemed to be caught in the quagmire of guerrilla warfare. Zhu Youjian suddenly thought of Vietnam and North Korea, especially North Korea, with projectiles. The land can survive for thousands of years under the eyes of the Central Dynasty. It has never been truly conquered by the Central Dynasty. It may be related to this terrain.
"Your Majesty, this is all the minister's guess, so I can't do it accurately."
"Waiting, what you said is very good, and it makes sense," Zhu Youzhen recovered from his meditation, "Then you will encounter the same problem now when you conquer Burma?"
"Your Majesty, now you don't need to march from the Hengduan Mountains, you send troops from Dali and Tengyue in Yunnan, and cut Dongku directly into two parts, which will directly cross the northern plateau and go deep into the plain area."
"Then the former Ming army, why didn't they take this path?"
"Your Majesty, cut Dongyu directly into two parts. It is going deep into the rear of Dongyu. It needs absolute strength as a guarantee. The previous Ming army should not have such conditions."
Perhaps the generals of the Ming army did not have the ability to move around quickly. If Wei Qing and Huo Qubing had commanded their troops, they might have passed them long ago. "Waiting for quality, to go to Dongyu, which army should be transferred?"
Li Chunye replied: "Your Majesty, how many troops are needed for the Nan Zheng Dongyu?"
"One hundred thousand, that is, three armies."
"Only one hundred thousand?" Li Chunye couldn't believe his ears, "Your Majesty, the Tunyu Dynasty can easily organize an army of 200,000, 300,000 or even 400,000. Their army is rich in conquests all year round, and its combat effectiveness should not be too bad. ."
"I have carefully calculated that now the new army of Daming is dominated by effective firearms, and its combat power is not comparable to that of Tongkuo. If you look at it, the cavalry who built slaves claimed to be invincible in the world. During the Northern Expedition, the Ming army only had 200,000 troops. , Plus forty thousand navy."
"Your Majesty, the 100,000 Ming Army, can I really conquer Burma?" Li Chunye was still a little worried. "The new army reorganized by Daming is relatively sufficient now, so prepare more, just in case?"
"Don't worry, you want to conquer Tongyu. One hundred thousand sergeants are enough. The more the army, the more supplies will be needed, and the more difficult it will be to transport. Don't Tongyu have a large number of plateaus and mountains?" Zhu Youjian Shaking his head, "As long as the quality is ready to ensure that the frontline sergeants have sufficient food, grass and ammunition, the casualties will be replenished in time."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Although Li Chunye had some objections, he still obeyed Zhu Youjian. Who told him to be a fan of Zhu Youjian? "Your Majesty, since there is only one hundred thousand troops, the minister suggested that we still use Yunnan troops."
Zhu Youjian also hopes to use the Yunnan army. First, the terrain and hot and humid climate of Yunnan’s plateau and mountains are very similar to those of Tongkuo. The soldiers are better able to adapt to the local environment. Second, Mu Qiyuan is a hereditary countryman who guards Yunnan. It's his duty, "But, the Yunnan army is still in Tibet, Yunnan, there seems to be only one army, right?"
"Your Majesty, this problem is not difficult to solve. Immediately transfer 30,000 to 50,000 soldiers from Sichuan to Tibet, replace Mu Qiyuan’s 19th Army and Lin Chengxiang’s 20th Army, take a rest and adjust, and then let them Go to conquer Toungoo."