Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 375

Chengdu.

Emperor Daxi was a little surprised after hearing the report when he saw the returning envoy.

It wasn't that the Ming army rejected his peace offer, but that they readily agreed. Although this was the result he wanted, the other party agreed too happily, which made him hesitate a bit.

"Father, beware of deception in the Ming army!"

The righteous son Pingdong Wang Zhang Kewang reminded him.

Wen Anzhi, the manager of the Five Provinces of the Ming Dynasty, received Zhang Xianzhong's envoy, and then happily agreed to Zhang Xianzhong's request for surrender, and gave several conditions to bring him back.

To show sincerity.

Wen Anzhi also asked the envoy to bring back a map, on which Wen Anzhi drew a ceasefire line with a red pen, leaving Zhang Xianzhong with Chengdu, Baoding and other five prefectures.

He promised that as long as Zhang Xianzhong's Xiying did not step out of the range of the five prefectures, the Ming army would not take the initiative to attack Xiying.

Although this red line is very eye-catching and even glaring on that map, Zhang Xianzhong clearly saw his huge defeat, from taking almost all of Shuzhong to now only five provinces, but at least the Ming army took the initiative to stop the offensive.

You know, the Ming army is gaining momentum and will be able to attack Chengdu soon.

Zhang Xianzhong asked the envoy in detail, asking him to describe Wen Anzhi's appearance, his expression and tone when meeting him, who were present at the time, how they reacted, etc., and his visit to Kuizhou this time. During the imperial city, I passed by the situation in Chongqing and other places occupied by the Ming army, such as the morale of the Ming army, the deployment of the army, and so on.

The envoys are going with missions, and they have been paid attention to, and they will come here one by one at this time.

After listening, Zhang Xianzhong was silent for a long time.

"Wen Anzhi said that it was the emperor's will to appease me, Daxi. When the emperor was still in charge of the country, he resisted all opinions and personally issued an order to appease Shunying. Wen Anzhi said that the emperor had a will long ago to unite the Chinese Han people. Together, we defeated the Qing Dynasty, expelled the Tartars, and restored the Han family. They also said that we are all descendants of Yan and Huang, and that we should work together in the face of alien invasion. They also said that brothers fought against the wall to defend against their insults."

"Chinese people don't beat Chinese people, Han people are brothers!"

These words made Zhang Xianzhong a little speechless.

But this is indeed a good step.

And there are examples of Li Guo and others in Shunying being recruited as loyal and loyal, which makes it impossible to doubt Zhu Yihai's sincerity. After all, Li Guo was named Li Chixin after he was surrendered, and he was named Marquis and Governor, and now he has just been named Duke of Xingguo. All the generals in Shunying were also awarded the title of Earl Marquis and the title of Admiral and General Soldier.

Li Guo's adopted son, Li Laiheng, was even adopted by Zhu Yihai as his adopted son and named Zhu Shengli. Now he is the admiral of the imperial camp Huguang Xingying and bestowed the title of Earl of Sanyuan.

Yuan Zongdi, a general of the Shun Army, was granted the title of Marquis of Jingxi, and he had just paid homage to the commander-in-chief of Guizhou Admiral.

For a moment Zhang Xianzhong didn't know whether to say Zhu Yihai was generous or he was naive.I used to dig the Fengyang ancestral grave of the old Zhu family, and fought with the Zhu family all my life, now Zhu Yihai actually let the past go?
But thinking about how Chongzhen had tried to comfort him before, he couldn't help but smile.

It is estimated that Zhu Yihai was also forced by the need of the situation, so he gritted his teeth and agreed to appease him. After all, his main enemy is the Manchu Qing Tartars who still occupy the two capitals.

But it's good that way, at least for now, he can really trust Zhu Yihai for the time being.

"Since the emperor is so sincere, then we can't be stingy and pass orders to stick to the five prefectures of Baoning in Chengdu and not go out of bounds."

"From today onwards, I will join the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Qing Dynasty in Xiying!"

Zhang Xianzhong ordered that he would call himself the King of Yunnan to the outside world, and still be the Emperor of Daxi at home.

The four righteous sons all objected and advised him to think twice, thinking that the Ming army could not be trusted.

But Zhang Xianzhong said, "I don't know what Zhu Yihai's plan is, but he wants to contact me first to destroy the captives, and then to hide all the birds, hahaha, this is just the rest of the trick I played a long time ago, I Will you be pecked by geese after hunting all your life?"

"Send more people to have a good talk with Wen Anzhi, don't rush, talk slowly, come and go, talk for a year or so first," Zhang Xianzhong, with a pale yellow face, had a sly light in his eyes, "I heard that Wu Sangui We have already arrived in Xi'an. He Zhen made us suffer a big loss last time, but this time he ran to Xi'an and met Wu Sangui, that is courting death. This is our chance."

"What does the emperor mean?" Zhang Kewang asked.

"Hurry up to collect food and grass, prepare military supplies, mobilize troops and horses, and station them on the front lines of Mianzhou and Baoning. When He Zhen defeats Xi'an Prefecture, we will immediately play the banner of going north to fight against the Qing Dynasty and aid congratulations. We will go out of Jiange, rob Hanzhong, and then enter Shaanxi." .”

"Since we can't stay in Sichuan, let's find another place, and let's go back to our hometown."

"Hopefully!"

"My son is here!"

"You stay in the Jian Kingdom in Chengdu. If anything happens to me, you will inherit the Daxi Kingdom. Daxi's civil and military officials, 600,000 soldiers, must be supported and respected. Anyone who dares to be disrespectful will be punished by everyone!"

Zhang Xianzhong began to plan, showing his heroic qualities.

On the one hand, he arranged for the mission to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty, delayed the opportunity as much as possible, and put forward many demands, such as requesting that Shunqing Mansion and Chongqing Mansion be allocated to him; The reason is that he was ordered to go to Yunnan to fight against the rebel chieftain and guard Yunnan for the imperial court, so the officers and soldiers had to make way for him.

He also promised to hand over all the prefectures in central Sichuan to the imperial court after his entire army has successfully moved to Yunnan.

Then he asked for seals for his generals, and asked for rewards for Xiying, and bargained in various ways, anyway, try to delay the time as much as possible.

On the other hand, he didn't intend to go to Yunnan at all, but planned to go north. He expected that He Zhen would lose, so he planned to gather all his strength. When He Zhen was defeated, he would immediately leave Jiange to grab Hanzhong, and then enter Shaanxi.

He has even prepared the deployment of troops, and he personally sits in Baoning and leads the Chinese army in the imperial camp.

The King of Anxi and General Zhang Dingguo of Anxi, the King of Funan and General Zhang Wenxiu of Funan, the King of Dingbei and General Zhang Nengqi of Dingbei each led an army, and the troops entered Shaanxi in three routes.

The governors Wang Shangli, Wang Baoguo, Feng Shuangli, Liu Jinzhong and others each led their troops to advance.

He decided to fight Wu Sangui in Guanxi. If he could win, he would take advantage of the victory to take Xi'an. If he couldn't win, he would send troops into Ningxia, Gansu and other places.

If God blesses and helps him seize Guanzhong, then he will sit in Guanzhong and then protect Bashu, and then the three kingdoms of Ming, Qing, and West will stand together and divide the world into three parts.

Yunnan, he didn't intend to go, it was a wild place.

Of course, after the final court meeting, he still left behind four adopted sons.

Zhang Xianzhong had a queen and a prince, but all the sons were young, and under the current situation, he did not dare to appoint the youngest son as the heir, so he could only publicly appoint his adopted son Zhang Kewang as the heir.

When there is no one else.

Zhang Xianzhong said something that he didn't say just now. He asked Zhang Kewang to stay in Chengdu and supervise the country, and prepare the water camp boats and supplies to go down the river. They will withdraw to Chengdu and go to Yunnan to avoid dormancy along the river.

This is the last resort.

If they fail to go north, they cannot stay in Chengdu. At that time, the strength will be greatly reduced, and the Ming army will most likely annex them, and they will have to take the initiative to go to Yunnan to find opportunities to recover.

This is a hero, and there are many backers at every step.

Zhang Kewang also knew that his father, Zhang Xianzhong, was afraid of Wu Sangui's prestige. Needless to say, the strength of the Guan Ning Army was strong. In the early years when the rebel army ran across the Central Plains, the imperial court had repeatedly mobilized the Nine Frontier Army to carry out the campaign, among which the Guan Ning Army had also repeatedly recruited However, their bravery and elite were more impressive than the peasant army.

Li Zicheng, who seized Beijing and proclaimed himself emperor, was defeated by Wu Sangui and the Qing army's joint attack, Zhang Xianzhong did not dare to be careless.

"I thought, father, why not let Dingguo lead an army to go south to take the lead, so as to show Emperor Ming that we intend to go south, and keep a way out."

"In order not to be caught off guard when going south if things go wrong at that time."

Huang Hu and Zhang Xianzhong stroked his beard, "I still want Dingguo to play the vanguard for me. Wu Sangui should not be underestimated. You must go all out to watch you stay in Jianguo. I can't give you too many soldiers."

"My son understands, let me leave the matter of going south to my son."

Zhang Xianzhong patted Zhang Kewang, "I have fought all my life, and I have been a hero, but now I suddenly feel old."

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Central Sichuan suddenly ceased fighting, and envoys from Daming and Xiying kept going back and forth. Although it was difficult to negotiate for a while, at least both sides had begun to cease fighting.

Xiying is based on the five prefectures in central Sichuan.

While negotiating, the two sides are constantly dispatching troops.

While Zhang Xianzhong asked Zhang Kewang to build a boat in Neijiang, Chengdu, as if going to Yunnan, he went to fill the sheaths with the gold, silver and treasures he had seized over the years, and took them away from Chengdu to the north with the army.

In order to fight for Hanzhong and Guanzhong in the north, Zhang Xianzhong assembled all the troops from the West Camp and brought along the family members of the army. The whole army had a total of more than [-] horses and marched northward to the north of Sichuan.

The Ming army also made careful reconnaissance, constantly reconnaissing the movement of the West Camp, and at the same time stepped up the reorganization of the Sichuan army.

Wen Anzhi also kept sending orders to Gao Doushu, He Zhen, Wu Dading and others who were still in Guanzhong, telling them to retreat to Hanzhong as soon as possible.

At this time, it is too late to fight Xi'an. Instead of staying in Guanzhong, it is better to retreat to Hanzhong in time.

Hanzhong is extremely critical now. Hanzhong connects Guanzhong, Shu and Huguang. If this place can be defended, it is best to stick to it.

Once Hanzhong falls, the Qing army can enter Sichuan, or attack Yunyang from the upper reaches of the Han River.

"Ministry, Zhang Xianzhong is dishonest, he is going north."

In Baidi City, countless news gathered. The old president Qin Liangyu saw through Zhang Xianzhong's intentions at a glance. She had also dealt with Zhang Xianzhong for a long time. Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan three times, but he didn't dare to move the stone pillars. He was afraid of Qin Liangyu and the stone pillars. .

Looking at the map, Wen Anzhi had already seen Zhang Xianzhong's intentions.

This is still a zealous heart, negotiating and being appeased, while pretending to go south, but in reality it is going north with all its troops.

"Hanzhong is in danger!"

In Guanzhong, Wu Sangui led the elite Qing army to go south. Meng Qiaofang is no longer an empty-ranked governor. The strength of the Qing army in Guanzhong has greatly increased. Now Zhang Xianzhong in Chengdu is going to go north with all his troops. After He Zhen was defeated by Wu Sangui, he set out to snatch Hanzhong.

"How about this Jinglue and the Duke of Shu leading his troops to Hanzhong?" Wen Anzhi stared at the map for a while and made a suggestion.

The envoys sent to Guanzhong to deliver orders pulled out again and again, but they did not withdraw for a long time, and even did not receive any news from the Ming army in Guanzhong for many days, and Wen Anzhi became more and more uneasy.

Now that Zhang Xianzhong was staring at Hanzhong again, he had no choice but to make a bad move.

"The Shaanxi-Gansu camp has not yet been formed. Now we are rushing from Fengjie and Chongqing to Hanzhong, passing Dazhou to the north and crossing the Daba Mountain into Hanzhong. It may not be as fast as Zhang Xianzhong. I suggest that we prepare with both hands. We send troops to the north and send Qingqi to Yun Wang Guangen from Zhongkai Town of Yangtiao marched westward along the Han River from Xing'an to Hanzhong."

"Alright!" Wen Anzhi looked serious.

"I hope it's not too late. Let Li Chixin, the Duke of Xingguo in Badong, also transfer part of Zhongzhen Town to Hanzhong. In case Zhang Xianzhong is determined to take Hanzhong, there will be a tough battle. There are few soldiers. You may not be able to win!"

(End of this chapter)