Luo Yukun walked in the front, behind him was the military training instructor Chen Chong and the chief of staff Zhu Jiajun. He was so majestic that he felt like he was entering a deserted place in the headquarters of the Yunnan-Guizhou Governor General.

Since the expansion of the army was completed in the 22nd year of Chongzhen, Luo Yukun was promoted to the commander of the First Mountain Army. His two old partners naturally also rose to a higher level. However, the joy of expanding the army did not last long. After the First Mountain Army was transferred from Huguang to Guizhou, Luo Yukun was almost idle.

In recent years, there has been almost no battle with more than 500 people in the southwest. Zhongzhen Camp is displayed on the border of Yunnan and Guizhou with the strength of an army. It occasionally goes to Yunnan to support it, but has not launched a general attack on Zhang Xianzhong.

As the general of Yunnan, Liu Zongmin was sealed with the seal of the General of the Southern Expedition. Even the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou Gu Junen could not mobilize him, let alone Luo Yukun was still under Liu Zongmin?

Now that the two years of Longjing have passed, most of Zhang Xianzhong is still living in Yunnan and fleeing between Myanmar. Although the losses are getting heavy, there is no sign of destruction. The Jinyiwei sent five or seven waves of people to assassinate Zhang Xianzhong, but it is like a rock sinking into the sea, without any news.

Seeing others being rewarded for meritorious service, but I trained every day, many new recruits could only wipe out the dissatisfied chieftains, and the bandits accumulated combat experience, which really made Luo Yukun feel very frustrated.

Today, Gu Junen invited Luo Yukun to the Governor's Headquarters, saying that it was discussing military affairs, but Luo Yukun had no hope.

It was not until he entered the Governor's tent that Luo Yukun felt something interesting when he saw Liu Zongmin sitting there.

Seeing that the three men from the First Mountain Army sat down, Liu Zongmin and Gu Junen looked at each other, and Gu Junen just laughed and said, "General Luo is anxious these days."

"That's right," Luo Yukun was not polite either. "Your Majesty has taken out the silver from the treasury. We are so guilty that we can't relieve our worries."

Gu Junen smiled and said, "In the past, Ma assisted and Ma Fubo gathered rice into a mountain to guide the battle formation and eliminate Guangwu's worries. Today we should follow Fubo and resolve the worries of the southwest for you."

Luo Yukun sneered: "I am a little student, don't let me go."

"Ma Fubo is a level with Jiaozhi. It would be great if we can stabilize Yunnan first." Zhu Jiajun also said.

Gu Junen let them vent their resentment, and only smiled and said, "Present the sand table."

Seven or eight soldiers from the Governor's Battalion quickly brought in four square tables and started to scramble in the middle of the big tent. Just looking at this posture, the sand table is definitely not small.

Luo Yukun was disdainful and said, "The military gate only looks at the grand strategy. How can we need such a clear sand table?"

"I can't hold on if I'm young." Gu Junen said with a smile.

At a moment, two soldiers came in outside, lifted the curtains and opened the way, and five or six strong men came in. They carried a huge sand table and placed them carefully on the table.

"Please look, General." Gu Junen waved his sleeves and made a gesture of invitation.

Luo Yukun and Zhu Jiajun came forward, but when they saw it, they were very surprised.

Such a large sand table is not meticulous in every state or county, but because the area covered is too large.

Kunming is just a red flag on this sand table, and even the city walls cannot be seen.

This is a vast area with a circumference of 8,000 miles, including southern Yunnan, western Guangxi, northern Annan, half of Laos, and northeastern Myanmar.

The entire sand table was exquisitely crafted, and the craftsmen on the side poured water. Suddenly, the mountains and rivers were clear, as if they were bird's eye view.

"What's the military gate mean?" Luo Yukun frowned.

Gu Junen smiled and said, "For the 21st year of Chongzhen, our army has been using the thieves with the thieves, and it seems that they are not strong in fighting. In fact, they have sent people in secret to go deep into the barren land, and painted the mountains, rivers and valleys in various places into books and made sand tables. The results of the war over the past few years are in front of you."

Zhu Jiajun still had a stern face and said, "Only a sand table alone, I'm afraid it's not a result of the battle."

Gu Junen still smiled and said, "General, look at the rice grains on the sand table."

There were indeed many rice grains on the sand table, one of which went south from Kunming and continued to Dongguan County, Jiaozhou Prefecture - the "Tokyo" in the current Li Dynasty, and the later Hanoi.

Gu Junen’s so-called “results” are not the sand table itself, but the information carried on the sand table.

You can enter Vietnam from Guangxi and Yunnan, and the road in Yunnan is the rice grains on the sand table.

"Any place with a grain of rice is a Tusizhai Cave that can replenish food and grass. The geography along the way has been drawn into a map, and the chieftains and counties in these places have been arranged properly, and they know each other and trust each other." Gu Junen stood up and walked to the sand table, whispering: "In the past three years, I have always been thinking about pacifying the southwest to repay the holy emperor's grace to know the favor!"

Liu Zongmin had already seen the sand table and stepped forward and said, "As long as you follow this grain road, the army can enter the border of Annan. As long as you arrive in Annan, you can get the grain on the spot."

Although Luo Yukun was a little shocked, he was not afraid of being silly. He said, "I just want to ask one question: Why did Wen Yi, the Ministry of War, not mention attacking Annan."

Gu Junen smiled slightly, took out his seal and imperial edict, pointed to the cliché of "All the southwest can do things cheaply" behind the official title, and said, "This is the cheapest thing to fight to eliminate the thieves and pacify the southwest."

"No matter how cheap it is, it's not cheaper, is it not as good as Annan?" Luo Yukun was quite puzzled.

Zhu Jiajun looked carefully at the sand table and looked up and said, "Do you want to occupy Annan first, then head west, and cut off the retreat of the bandits from Myanmar?"

The reason why Zhang Xianzhong survived to this day was that the rear of Myanmar, the great rear of Myanmar, cannot be ignored. Since they left the Ming court, they have never given up the idea of ​​eroding Yunnan, and are even more happy to take advantage of the civil turmoil in the Ming Dynasty. On the one hand, they have ulterior motives to the Ming army, and on the other hand, they are betrayed the information to Zhang Xianzhong, providing him with various conveniences.

It was precisely because of this that Liu Zongmin and Gu Junen took the plan and perfunctory things, as if they were raising thieves and being both refugees. Behind these smoke bombs, Gu Junen sent a secret spy to completely grasp a large amount of information from the Indochina Peninsula, conquered the chieftains of various caves in southern Yunnan, granted titles and territories, sow discord, and sowed divisions, and did everything they could.

"The Holy Emperor has already settled in the country, and it is useless to increase the killing." Gu Junen said: "I decided to take Annan first, take Shira directly to Siam, and finally take down Myanmar, besiege the thieves, and send the riots to remove the armor and return to the farm. This is exactly where Wang Hua is and the way for my Ming Dynasty to maintain long-term stability here."

Liu Zongmin was worried that Luo Yukun was eager to seek credit, so he spoke out and advised: "The national affairs are not urgent. Although this method is slower, it can work for three hundred years."

Luo Yukun nodded: "It is always a good thing to expand territory, not to mention that Annan and other countries are big granaries. The key is that this strategy is too long. Do you have to wait for the thief to die of old age?"

Gu Junen turned around and laughed secretly, thinking in his heart: It would be better if this was the case!

Liu Zongmin said: "Britain was fair in Annan and defeated its seven million troops, but it only took a year to do so. Now our army is full of food and salary and well-trained, not inferior to the soldiers at the beginning of the country. The firearms are sharp and the soldiers are strong, and they are even more victorious. On the other hand, the Zheng family in the north held Li Zhu hostage and fought with the Ruan family in the south. Now it is the time when the country is tired. Once this fall, if we cannot conquer Annan within a year, what will we have to meet our ancestors?"

Gu Junen said again: "Annan is the overlord of the Southwest Barbarians. As long as you decide Annan, Cham, Zhenla, and Siam will no longer have the will to resist."

Luo Yukun thought about it and said with a slight head, "If you say this, it won't take long. Not only can you pacify the thieves beautifully, but you can also restore the old land of Chengzu and even proclaim your military power abroad."

Gu Junen and Liu Zongmin nodded.

"The problem is here now," Luo Yukun took a breath, "Does Your Majesty know such a grand strategy?"

Gu Junen smiled.

This blessing will be too young and too simple after all.

Many things must be known to the emperor, but the "emperor knows" itself cannot be known to outsiders.

No matter how trusted Zhu Cilang trusted Gu Junen, Liu Zongmin, or how relieved the Zhongzhen Camp, a group of ten people in the army must be missing.

The censors, Jinyiwei, and Dongchang are not vegetarians.

Gu Junen secretly cultivated the secret Taoism and secretly spent three years in Chen Cang. His Majesty the Emperor never urged him to write an edict, which somewhat shows that he already knew his work and was very acknowledged. However, he was good at raising border provocations, destroying people's temples, and extorting sacrifices... Even the emperor himself could not do such things, and he had to face the vast number of court officials, and he was likely to bear responsibility for defeat.

In this case, the best way is to let your subordinates do it. If you do it well, everyone will be happy and get promoted and make money. It doesn’t matter if you don’t do it well. Anyway, the emperor is standing clean on the shore, and then there is still room for improvement. Gu Junen and Liu Zongmin will be charged with "unbearable talent and have the hope of losing the holy", and just replace the place to support their elderly care.

"When doing things at a cheap price, may I not be able to adjust your seal!" Liu Zongmin turned his back.

Luo Yukun's face turned pale and asked, "What should we do if the thief attack Kunming when our army goes south!"

"Yunnan Defense has its own responsibility for the Second Mountain Army, so you can obey the military orders." Gu Junen said.

The Second Mountain Army was formed by mountain people recruited by Sichuan and Guizhou. After the army was formed, it had not fought a strong battle and had the lowest status among the three armies in the southwest.

Luo Yukun did not speak with a stern face, neither disobeyed nor accepted, but just stood and looked at Liu Zongmin.

Chen Chong stepped forward and gently pulled La Luo Yukun's sleeve and whispered: "Unlike Shangfeng's opinion, obeying orders should be the first priority."

Luo Yukun shook Chen Chong's hand heavily, turned around and strode out.

Seeing that the head of the family had turned against others, Zhu Jiajun and Chen Chong followed him out.

Gu Junen looked at the backs of Luo Yukun and others, sighed, and said, "After all, they can't believe us."

Liu Zongmin also showed helplessness and said, "Even so, he must execute military orders! Otherwise, the military law will be ruthless!"

"I just worry that he will expose the matter, not only will he alarm the enemy, but also make His Majesty embarrassed." Gu Junen said.

"He didn't have time." Liu Zongmin smiled: "I'm going to send troops now."

The northern part of Annan has a similar climate to Guangxi and Yunnan, so you have to wear winter clothes in winter. The south is like spring and summer, and you can spend the winter with just one clothes. If you capture Tokyo in autumn and then immediately raise an army to go south, you can avoid the burden of transporting winter clothes. (To be continued, please search Piaotian, the novel is better and faster!
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