Wu Sangui's Command of the Southwest

Timeline

1. 1656Beijing (Qing court) · BeijingThe Qing Shunzhi emperor issued an edict formally granting Prince Pingxi Wu Sangui authority to command military affairs in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, ordering him to lead the Green Standard Army and Han Bannerman units in full-scale military operations against the Southern Ming Yongli regime. This authorization made Wu Sangui the supreme military commander of Qing operations in the southwest.
2. 1656Guiyang (southwest command center) · GuizhouWu Sangui relocated to Guiyang, coordinating the operational deployments of the Sichuan governor-general and the Qing armies in Yunnan and Guizhou, integrating Han Bannerman Green Standard troops with some Mongol reinforcements, and establishing unified logistics and supply lines to fully prepare for an advance into the depths of Yunnan.
3. 1656Yunnan-Guizhou border · Southwest ChinaWu Sangui took advantage of the gaps in Southern Ming defenses caused by Sun Kewang's internal rebellion attacking Kunming to press forward with strategic encirclement, squeezing the Yongli court's room to maneuver. After Sun Kewang formally surrendered to the Qing in 1658 and provided intelligence on Southern Ming strengths and weaknesses, Wu Sangui finally led troops into Kunming in 1659, and Southern Ming rule on the mainland came to an end.