Name: Southern Ming: The Sun Never Sets on the Empire Rising from the Frontier
Author: Warrior with a Dog

Synopsis

On February 21, 1659 (the thirteenth year of the Yongli era of the Southern Ming, the sixteenth year of the Shunzhi era of the Qing), Qing forces crossed the Nu River and approached Tengyue Prefecture. General Li Dingguo decided to use the terrain to ambush them, and the bloody Battle of Mopanshan was about to begin.

The Southern Ming crown prince, Zhu Cixuan, had been gravely ill and unconscious for days when he suddenly awoke, his eyes opening to a world beyond anything people could imagine. With the support of Li Dingguo, Bai Wenxuan, and Mu Tianbo, Zhu Cixuan established a command center in Tengyue, built up his forces, and rallied Southern Ming troops stationed along the western borders of Yunnan, including Gao Wengui, Jin Tongwu, Yang Wu, Liang Jie, Wu Zisheng, Wu Sansheng, Guo Shangxian, and Wang Guoxun.

After the Battle of Mopanshan, Zhu Cixuan asked the Yongli Emperor for permission to stay in Tengyue and take charge of the situation. But Zhu Youlang, terrified of death, wanted only to flee to Burma at Ma Jixiang’s urging. Father and son went their separate ways.

Later, Zhu Cixuan counterattacked Kunming, captured and killed Wu Sangui, and took control of Yunnan. Under pressure from his generals, Zhu Youlang issued an edict appointing the crown prince regent, then stopped involving himself in government from the imperial palace in Dianjing.

Under Zhu Cixuan’s leadership, the Southern Ming forces grew steadily stronger. Nanyue and Siam submitted in turn, becoming major grain-producing regions for the Ming. When Burma rebelled, Zhu Cixuan destroyed the kingdom.

After stabilizing Yunnan, the Ming army marched north from Yunnan. Following two years of fierce fighting, the Ming army watered its horses in the Yangtze, and its forces controlled half the empire. The Qing Eight Banners, unprepared for war, retreated all the way back, where they joined the Han Green Standard Army in relying on the Yangtze’s natural defenses. But the Ming army’s new generation of gunboats soon routed them. The Ming army crossed the river and drove the Qing forces back beyond the passes.

Other names

Southern Ming: Rising on the Tengyue Border to Reclaim Our Homeland南明：腾越边境崛起收复河山Alternate title on Fanqie

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