The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 323 The Great Changes in Southwest China
With the support of his grandson Zhu Xiong Ying, Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping expanded his military power throughout the southwest region.

When the chieftains in the southwest learned of this situation, they were extremely frightened.

Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping was already powerful enough, and now he is increasing his power. With his current strength, he could probably wipe them out completely.

These people were terrified.

At that moment, a chieftain said through gritted teeth.

"No, we can't let Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping continue to expand his power. He's already powerful enough. If he continues to expand, where will we find room to survive here!"

"We must discuss this matter with Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping. If all else fails, we can tell the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty that he knows that we, the chieftains, are still in charge of the southwest region!"

Everyone nodded after hearing this, and then a chieftain spoke.

"I've heard that the Ming Dynasty is making a lot of moves in the north, and they've already destroyed many countries. Could they be planning to attack us now?"

Upon hearing this, the servant felt a chill run down his spine and involuntarily shivered.

Although they always expressed their dissatisfaction with the Ming Dynasty, not one of them dared to betray it.

At this moment, the Ming Dynasty's strength was simply too great for them to handle. If the Ming Dynasty were to attack them, they would surely die.

A highly respected elder gave a dry laugh.

"I don't think the Ming Dynasty would make such a foolish decision. First of all, almost all the power of us chieftains is in these mountains and forests. If we are really pushed to the brink, we will hide in the deep mountains and forests!"

"Anyway, with the people in our tribe around, we'll have a solid foundation and definitely won't lack food in the future!"

"But it won't be easy for the Ming army to deal with us. We are very familiar with this terrain, and they simply can't fight against us!"

After hearing this, everyone nodded, and upon careful consideration, it seemed to make sense.

At this moment, the group was extremely excited, as if they could defeat the Ming Dynasty at any moment.

“The Ming Dynasty would never attack us, otherwise they would pay an even greater price. So I guess the reason why Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping did this is to deal with those countries in the south and King Liang, Bazalawarmi!”

Everyone frowned. If that was the case, then it had nothing to do with them. The southern countries had little to do with them, and in fact, the Yuan Dynasty had often bullied them. As for Liang Wang Bazalawarmi, there was even less to say.

Previously, Liang Wang Bazalawami was quite arrogant and domineering in this southwestern region. However, since the Ming army arrived in this area, he has completely shut up and no longer dares to be arrogant.

In truth, the existence of the Ming Dynasty still held some value for them.

At this moment, a tribal chief thought for a moment. "I think we must give the Ming Dynasty a warning, otherwise they won't know who's in charge here!"

Several chieftains nodded upon hearing this. In their respective tribes, they were like local emperors, and almost no one dared to oppose them.

Previously, the Ming Dynasty had provided a lot of grain and land to subdue the chieftains in the southwest. However, these chieftains quickly confiscated the land belonging to their people and took it for themselves. It was precisely because of this reason that their people dared not resist in the slightest.

Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping was preparing for war, especially since Zhu Xiong Ying had brought him a lot of good equipment, which was much better than what he was currently using. In addition, the three-row gun formation they had trained made Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping extremely excited. With such equipment, even in the mountains, they could gain a considerable advantage.

Meanwhile, Liang Wang Bazalawarmize was somewhat frightened. When the Ming Dynasty was first established, there were three extremely powerful forces in the world that opposed him. Besides him, there were Kökö Temür and Nairbuqa.

The three of them could only be considered as regional warlords, so it's not necessarily true that they were truly loyal to the Yuan Dynasty.

He was living quite comfortably in this place. Although the Ming Dynasty had subdued the chieftains of the southwest region, it had little to do with him. These chieftains were only outwardly compliant to the Ming Dynasty but inwardly defiant. He had made a lot of money in the process.

Not long ago, the imperial court sent Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping to this place. After arriving, Marquis Mu Ying began to reorganize his troops. At that time, he was very afraid, so he took the initiative to lead his troops to attack. However, he found that he was no match for Marquis Mu Ying.

After several battles, he not only failed to gain any advantage but also suffered heavy losses. This made him realize that when it came to war, he might not be their match and he had to think of other ways.

On the advice of their advisors, they submitted a letter of surrender to Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, hoping to temporarily garrison the southwest.

Zhu Yuanzhang understood his meaning very well; he simply wanted to create a case of regional separatism. However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not want such a situation to exist within his territory. At that time, they were fully engaged in dealing with the northern grassland tribes, and it would not be a good thing for him if they were to unite in the north and south.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang agreed to the matter and indicated that he could be granted the title of King of Dian.

Upon learning this news, King Liang was overjoyed and thus rejected Boyalunhai's suggestion to advance together from the north and south.

He was also thinking that by using the resources of the southwest to reorganize his forces, his army would become much stronger, and even the central government would not have the power to deal with him.

But what he never expected was...

The Northern Yuan dynasty in the northern grasslands was defeated so quickly.

It is unknown what kind of weapon the Ming Dynasty used, but even the last great general of the Yuan Dynasty, Kökö Temür, was defeated by the Ming Dynasty.

Then Lan Yu directly captured Buyur Lake and even captured their Yuan emperor, Togus Temur. Meanwhile, another army, led by Feng Sheng, attacked Liaodong and directly captured Karakorum.

Anzhijun decisively crushed the enemy with overwhelming superiority. From then on, apart from a few tribes that surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, there were no tribes in the north that could rival the Ming Dynasty.

The sudden change startled him, and only then did he realize that the strength of the Ming Dynasty had become so formidable.

(End of this chapter)