Daming kill

合州
Zhang Rujing, covered in blood, sat alone in the yard in a daze.

During the sneak attack on Luzhou, he thought of failure, and he didn't feel anything, but what was terrible was seeing the desperate eyes of his subordinates and the confusion about the future when he came back.

Of course, he was also confused.

In this sneak attack, the hundreds of elites he had carefully selected were almost completely lost.That was almost the entire core of his army, including almost all of his capable generals.

It was a big gamble, and he had tried his best.

So much so that now, he can only sit alone.

Everyone knew they were hopeless, including himself.

The two sides have been fighting for so long, if even a sneak attack is useless, then it is really useless.

More importantly, neither he nor his subordinates thought that the emperor who was rectifying the army could defeat Li Ping.

You can't win the battle of Baishui, and it's even more impossible now!
No amount of people will help.

What's more, their emperor has gone crazy.

With the successive fall of the natural Chongqing and iron-clad Luzhou and Liu Jinzhong's rebellion, Zhang Xianzhong's Daxi regime in Chengdu was seriously shaken, and the Sichuan people's activities against the rule of the Daxi regime became more and more intense.

The most famous of them is Yang Zhan from Jiading Prefecture (now Leshan).

Yang Zhan is from Jiading. He was the No.3 Wu Jinshi in the tenth year of Chongzhen. At the beginning of the year, he accompanied Liu Jiayin, the commander-in-chief, to assist Chengdu, but he was defeated before reaching Chengdu, and then fled to Qianwei County in Jiading Prefecture.

Because he is a local and a celebrity, many people know him. With the support of the local gentry, Yang Zhan quickly gathered another army, and then took advantage of the fact that the Great Western Army had just captured Jiading and was not yet established. The county seat, and then break the city of Jiading.

Since this was the first time that Zhang Xianzhong was successfully counterattacked by the local army and civilians after Zhang Xianzhong invaded Sichuan, and Jiading was very close to Chengdu, Zhang Xianzhong was shocked and quickly sent Zhang Kewang (Sun Kewang) to take Jiading again, and defeated Yang Zhan several times. Forced Yang Zhan to hide in the continuous mountains outside the Sichuan Basin.

When the Daxi regime was seriously shaken, Yang Zhan found an opportunity to fight out decisively again, and captured Jiading Prefecture again, and even captured other areas with great momentum, and defeated Zhang Wenxiu (Liu Wenxiu) who was sent to deal with him again. ).

Yang Zhan and Zeng Ying are the two most outstanding and the happiest people in Sichuan's fight against Zhang Xianzhong in history, and the others are far behind.

Of course, in history, Yang Zhan participated in the defense of the city after arriving in Chengdu, was captured after the city was broken, and then jumped into the water to escape. However, with Zhang Xianzhong’s capture of Chengdu in this time and space, everything has changed.

However, it is also true that Yang Zhan was defeated by Sun Kewang and Liu Wenxiu.

Zhang Rujing's failure, the Libing riot in Luzhou led to the city being breached by Li Ping, Yang Zhan who was close to him came out and was quickly sweeping across the entire southern Sichuan, and the continuous riots in other areas, especially the Libing, completely angered Zhang Xianzhong.

Zhang Xianzhong became more and more suspicious of violence, and not only vented his anger on the people of Sichuan, but also did an extremely unthinkable thing in history.

On the pretext of holding a "special subject" examination, he ordered all students from all prefectures and counties to be sent to Daci Temple in Chengdu. After they arrived, 5000 students were lured into Qingyang Palace, and they were killed one by one.

Only those living in Yazhou (now Ya'an) survived.

At that time, Hao Mengxuan, the supervising army who had infiltrated the Daxi regime, turned his back on Mi Tu, forged Zhang Xianzhong's edict, and recovered all the Honzhou students who were sent on the way, so that they escaped the catastrophe.

Then, Zhang Xianzhong decided to concentrate all his strength to meet Li Ping, instead of waiting for Li Ping to fight and wait for the whole Sichuan to riot.

Zhang Xianzhong understood that the longer the situation dragged on, the better it would be for Li Ping, and the worse it would be for him.

There is no shortage of food in Sichuan, and Li Ping can afford it.

Sitting in Chengdu is a dead end for him.

But before that, he had to kill Yang Zhan first, in order to boost morale and deter the surroundings, and at the same time, to ensure the safety of his rear after facing Li Ping.

Of course, his entire rear had to be safe.

So before gathering the army to leave Chengdu, Zhang Xianzhong ordered that all residents in Chengdu except the family members of Daxi officials be exterminated, and sent troops to search and kill the people in their counties and prefectures.

Completely undisturbed by time and space changes, he did something he would have done at a later point in history.

After hearing what Zhang Xianzhong had done, Zhang Rujing and his subordinates were all ashamed.

Zhang Rujing knew very well that his subordinates had begun to seriously shake the entire Great Western Army and their cause.

They continued to obey orders to attack Luzhou, but it was because of their personal trust and loyalty to Zhang Rujing, and at the same time, there was still a last glimmer of hope.

but now?
What people fear most is losing hope!

Not to mention Zhang Rujing and his subordinates, even Li Ping's old acquaintance Huang Chengdong thought Zhang Xianzhong was crazy.

He took the risk of sending a crony to Li Ping with a message that he was willing to respond internally and would betray him at a critical moment.

Huang Chengdong didn't dare to write a letter to leave evidence, he didn't want to die yet.

He betrayed Zhang Xianzhong because he didn't want to die.

Although Huang Chengdong is a mess, he is never stupid or stupid.

"Prince Dingdong, Madam has sent a letter!" When Zhang Rujing was in a daze, a subordinate suddenly whispered outside the courtyard.

Zhang Rujing was taken aback for a moment, but after calling someone in, he saw two suspicious officers following behind his anxious subordinates.

It is said to follow, but in fact it can also be said to hold.

A trace of unhappiness flashed in Zhang Rujing's heart, but he didn't show it.

Those two officers were the chief and deputy leaders of a new troop sent by Zhang Xianzhong a few days ago.

They brought a new imperial decree to scold Zhang Rujing, and then left them full-time to pass on the military information of the two parties.

Zhang Rujing knew in his heart that this was to monitor him and test him.

After the arrival of this group of only a few hundred soldiers, they not only stationed themselves next to Zhang Rujing in an open manner, but also committed crimes everywhere.

It seemed that they knew nothing about Zhang Rujing's style of work, and they were not worried at all that Zhang Rujing would treat them like the previous guards guarding the imperial decree.

But this time, Zhang Rujing could only endure it.

Moreover, Zhang Rujing knew in his heart that he was in a bit of a mess by making a sneak attack against all opinions and in fact recklessly betting on almost all cores.

Zhang Rujing never thought of betraying Zhang Xianzhong, and was eager to do something before Zhang Xianzhong's army arrived to show his loyalty and hard work.

He was very worried about losing Zhang Xianzhong's trust.

"What did you say in the letter?" Zhang Rujing didn't ask for the letter, but asked directly after sighing slightly.

He knew that at this time he had to show his integrity.

"I can't read." The subordinates had exaggerated mournful expressions.

Zhang Rujing frowned subconsciously. He knew that this subordinate was literate, otherwise he wouldn't have asked.

"I'm not talented. I just know a few words. I'll read it for King Dingdong." The leader of the army sent by Zhang Xianzhong immediately said without any doubt.

Zhang Rujing's subordinates were stunned for a moment, looked at the leader with some annoyance, and then looked at Zhang Rujing, but all they got was Zhang Rujing's nod.

Mrs. Liu's letter was very simple, just reporting her own safety, and then asking how Zhang Rujing was doing?Were there any injuries in this engagement?
Correct!
Were there any injuries in this engagement?
Hearing this, Zhang Rujing's hairs stood on end.

He hurriedly looked at the two officers sent by Zhang Xianzhong, and found that their eyes had changed.

However, Zhang Rujing didn't know how to explain it for a while.

"Madam is really a fortune teller! Not only do you know that King Dingdong will go to sneak attack, but you also know that King Dingdong will retreat completely. Whether the elite brought by King Dingdong are dead or surrendered, it seems to be a problem!" Read The letter officer grinned grimly.

"What are you trying to do? Are you doubting our King Dingdong? Our King Dingdong is the adopted son of the emperor. He has always been loyal to the emperor. Why don't you pour dirty water on him?"

Zhang Rujing's subordinates who came to deliver the letter retorted angrily, but they also seemed to lack confidence, and his eyes unconsciously shifted to Zhang Rujing.

The officer holding the letter sneered, then stared at Zhang Rujing and said, "Splash dirty water? Hehe. King Dingdong is treating everyone else as fools! You have a problem, not us, but the emperor. Now The facts are all there, and there is nothing to quibble about."

"That's right, that's right. The emperor has always wondered about the natural danger of Tongluo Gorge. He personally led the army, but he couldn't do anything, but Li Ping broke through in half a day with a small force. What's even more amazing is that King Dingdong abandoned Chongqing and fortified the city. , I took the army out of the city for no reason and lost it all. If you say you are fine, who will believe it!" The deputy leader officer sent by Zhang Xianzhong followed suit angrily.

"Your Majesty? How could it be... If I have a problem, how can I let you read the letter. This is a conspiracy of the Ming army, please be aware of it." Zhang Rujing's expression changed suddenly.

But the officer holding the letter said bluntly: "That's because you didn't expect your mother-in-law to say these things in the letter. She cared too much about your safety, so she lost her footing. And your mother-in-law didn't expect this letter to be rejected. We have seen that you have exchanged letters many times, she may be used to everything being safe."

"Both, please allow me to explain, don't misunderstand, don't..." Zhang Rujing was anxious.

But the chief officer holding the letter interrupted him loudly and said, "No need, explain to the emperor if you have anything to say. Someone, take Zhang Rujing down."

As the words fell, a large group of soldiers who were clearly prepared rushed in from the door.

Zhang Rujing, who came to deliver the letter, was taken aback, and instinctively pulled out the knife, wanting to protect Zhang Rujing.

Zhang Rujing was also a little stunned, but he quickly reacted and hurriedly pressed his subordinate's hand and said, "Put the knife away, and the emperor will clear me up."

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The arrest of Zhang Rujing quickly shocked the whole Hezhou.

His subordinates rushed over one after another, and the excited crowd surrounded the team of soldiers and horses sent by Zhang Xianzhong.

Even if Zhang Rujing personally came out to persuade him, his subordinates were unwilling to leave.

The team sent by Zhang Xianzhong decided to take Zhang Rujing to Chengdu in shock.

In order to be able to leave, they put a knife on Zhang Rujing's neck to open the way.

Although Zhang Rujing's subordinates gave way to them because they were afraid of being suspicious, Zhang Rujing looked even more disturbed and kept shaking his head and sighing.

He knew that the Great Western Army would lose this army, and the decisive battle with Li Ping would be hard to come by.

When they learned that Zhang Rujing had been arrested, Li Ping and his subordinates, who were gathering together to study the battle plan against Zhang Xianzhong's army, were also stunned. Even after being stunned, Li Ping burst out laughing.

When Li Ping's laughter stopped, Ma Yong immediately suggested: "Looking at it this way, we can probably trust Huang Chengdong. Zhang Xianzhong is crazy. If this kid wants to save his life, he shouldn't lie to us. Did we ask him to send us here?" People go back, reply a message, and see how they communicate with each other later."

But as soon as Ma Yong's voice fell, Zhou Wen hurriedly objected: "No."

Li Ping laughed again unconsciously and said: "Yes, no. In fact, Huang Chengdong has never been a problem. This kid is not stupid. He sent people over and didn't reply to the letter, which shows that he wants to minimize risks and accidents." , Of course, he is still close at hand, but it also shows that he has not made up his mind, and wants to be the first and the second.

Yes, he just wanted to save his own life.It doesn't matter to him whether we get the letter or whether we answer it or not, what matters is his safety.

But for us, it is enough to know his attitude, and there is no need to do more to increase the risk of exposure for him.This kid belongs to the mouse, and he probably doesn't dare to do what he wants to do, and there is no need to force him. The main reason is that it is not of much use to us. It is better to keep it as a dark chess game, and there may be some surprises. "

What Li Ping said should be consistent with what Zhou Wen thought. As soon as Li Ping finished speaking, Zhou Wen nodded in agreement and did not add anything.

Ma Yong looked stunned, and other people in the staff room who were studying the battle plan also nodded quickly or slowly, and became happier.At this time, no one will care about overthrowing the head-scratching and energy-consuming combat plan.

And speaking of Huang Chengdong, this guy is also talking about it with his confidants in a secret room in Xuzhou Mansion.

However, Huang Chengdong was not happy.

Instead, he was puffing and puffing anxiously.

Xuzhou Prefecture is next to Luzhou Prefecture, and further west is Jiading Prefecture, which is probably today's Yibin City.

To the north of Xuzhou Prefecture is Chengdu Prefecture. Zhang Xianzhong attacked Chengdu by taking the line of Luzhou, Xuzhou, and Chengdu, and then went to Jiading Prefecture.

Huang Chengdong was not in the Xu Prefecture, he followed Zhang Xianzhong all the way to Chengdu.But after Luzhou was captured by Li Ping and Jiading Prefecture fell, he was urgently sent by Zhang Xianzhong to follow the original Zhang Kewang's general and the former military governor Bai Wenxuan of the current Daxi regime to take over the defense here.

The governor is the official position of the Onishi regime second only to the three adopted son kings in terms of military positions.

Bai Wenxuan is a native of Wubao, Shaanxi. He loved to dance with spears and sticks since he was a child. He joined Zhang Xianzhong's army when he was a teenager. In addition, his grandfather and father were both scholars, so he can be said to be capable of both literature and martial arts.

Later, he showed high military ability in the process of protecting the Nanming regime in Myanmar, especially good at quickly rectifying and organizing troops that had lost their fighting spirit.

He was also known as the lame general because his foot was injured on the battlefield.

On the issue of defending Li Ping, Zhang Xianzhong was not confused at all.

Because of Bai Wenxuan, Huang Chengdong in Syria was very cautious.

The confidantes in the secret room were all captured together with Huang Chengdong at the beginning, and then released together, they are the people Huang Dongcheng absolutely trusts.

"This guy is crazy... This guy is crazy..." Huang Chengdong kept muttering.

"General, there is really no other way? The soldiers and horses of the general who recruited the thief have always been strict in military discipline. If we vote in it, we may not have a good life in the future. And we can't get into the general who recruited the thief with this little capital." In short, people don't care if they vote or not, I'm afraid they can save their lives at most." A confidant wept mournfully.

Huang Chengdong scratched his disheveled hair and said, "I know it too! But is there any other way? Zhang Xianzhong's defeat is really no suspense now! We are not like Liu Jinzhong who can go to vote for Li in Shaanxi Chuang. Sigh! So we have to make a careful calculation, and it is best to get another big gift."

"How about, why don't we find a way to elect Bai Wen and surrender to the city?" A confidant suggested hesitantly.

But Huang Chengdong gave his confidant a blank look and said depressedly: "Don't even think about it! This white cripple is capable, and it's too difficult to get him. Besides, this guy has always looked down on me and is very defensive towards me. It's too risky." Big!"