Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 467

In the second year of Shaotian, summer.

The whole situation became more complicated and confusing. Following the Northern Expedition of Emperor Shaotian, the Ming army used offense instead of defense, and counterattacked across the board, starting from Denglai in the east and reaching Sichuan and Shaanxi in the west, launching attacks everywhere.

Even Yunnan, Taiwan Island and other places in the rear began to fight.

Duke Mu Tianbo of the State of Qian lost Kunming and fled to Yongchang. Kunming, Menghua, and Dali fell one after another.

After the emperor heard the news, he made a special decree in Yunnan, and Yang Weizhi was the governor of Yunnan, and Li Gande was still the governor of Yunnan.

The commander-in-chief of Yunnan and the Duke of Guizhou, Mu Tianbo, made meritorious deeds for his crimes, and was awarded the admiral of Yunnan.
Chen Bangfu, the admiral of Guangxi and the general of Pingman, and Jiao Lian, the commander-in-chief of Guilin Town, led the Guangxi soldiers westward to Yunnan.

Coordinate the attack on Shadingzhou and recover Kunming, Dali and other places.

It was also decreed to add Shiping Tusi, and the titan Long Zaitian was given the title of deputy admiral and commander-in-chief of Lin'an Town.

Chieftain Wang Yangzu of Xi'e, Chieftain Lu Yongming of Ningzhou, Chieftain Diao Xun of Jingdong, etc. were awarded deputy generals and generals, and ordered them to recruit local soldiers to help suppress the rebellion.

Although Yunnan is remote and out of reach, the emperor still paid attention to Yunnan while he was personally conquering Shandong. After the situation in Sichuan stabilized, he immediately dispatched troops from Sichuan, Guizhou and Guangxi to quell the chaos.

After Sha Dingzhou occupied Kunming and seized Wuding, Yao'an, Dali, and Menghua prefectures, he coerced the captured Yunnan governor Wu Zhaoyuan, and Wang Xigun, a university scholar from Lufeng, to evacuate Zhu Yihai, claiming that Mu Tianbo rebelled against him. Shadingzhou should be used as a substitute for the town of Yunnan to seek peace.

He wanted to be officially appointed by the imperial court to replace the Mu family.

Naturally, Zhu Yihai could not agree to such an unreasonable request. Sha Dingzhou was a chieftain. He was recruited by Mu Tianbo to help put down the rebellious chieftain. Afterwards, he mutinied in Kunming, captured the provincial capital, and then attacked Yunnan. Yunnan, that's okay.

Fortunately, although the situation in Yunnan is bad, it is not bad to the end. Mu Tianbo is young and has no ability, so he can only run away again and again, and fled to Baoshan, Yongchang Prefecture, but Yunnan is not deserted. He is a civil servant, but he was able to defend the small city of Chuxiong, and resisted the siege of Shadingzhou rebels.

The rebels captured Menghua in Dali, but they couldn't capture Chuxiong, which was just next to Kunming.

In addition, Shiping chieftain Long Zaitian was a fierce general who had led the soldiers as early as the Wanli period. After that, he was recruited by the court many times to lead the soldiers to participate in battles such as suppressing the rebellion and encircling the peasant army. During the Chongzhen period, under the command of Xiong Wencan, He was also ordered to monitor Zhang Xianzhong's department who was recruited. Zhang Xianzhong admired Long Zaitian very much, and even took the initiative to worship him as his adoptive father.

Before Wuding chieftain Wu Bikui took the opportunity to launch a rebellion, Mu Tianbo called Long Zaitian, Shadingzhou and other chieftains to send troops to pacify them, defeated them and captured them alive.

It's just that later Sha Dingzhou took the opportunity to make trouble again, but Long Zaitian firmly opposed it, and now Baomu Tianbo retreated to Yongchang.

Most of the other chieftains in Yunnan are not convinced by Shadingzhou. Although some see his power and attach themselves to him, Daming still has a strong prestige in Yunnan for 300 years. Even if the Mu family is in Yunnan, Still very appealing.

This is also the reason why Zhu Yihai, although very angry at Mu Tianbo's incompetence, still chose him as the admiral of Yunnan in the end. The Mu family in Yunnan is equivalent to the Ming court, and this brand is still needed.

Sichuan, Guizhou, and Guangxi Provinces sent reinforcements to Yunnan because of the situation. If Yunnan is allowed to continue in chaos, it will threaten the three provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, and even trigger rebellions among other chieftains in the southwestern provinces, which must be suppressed.

It's ridiculous to say that before Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan, Mu Tianbo was afraid that the western camp would enter Yunnan, so he sent troops to the north to garrison the camp for defense. As a result, he had conflicts with Wuding's chieftain and caused a rebellion, which was out of control. Suppression.

The Nanjing imperial court could not transfer money and food to Yunnan, and could only do some mediation. As for money, food, weapons, etc., they raised it themselves, and they were fighting bad battles anyway.

But no matter how bad the conditions are, we have to fight, and Shadingzhou cannot be allowed to corrupt Yunnan.

Among the important ministers and generals appointed by the emperor, there are actually few who are really reliable. For example, Chen Bangfu is from Shaoxing. Later, he also relied on bribery to become a general in Liuzhou all the way.

When Jingjiang King Zhu Hengjia rebelled before, his confidants were Chen Bangfu's relatives, who came to pull him into the army, but Chen Bangfu had already seen that King Jingjiang could not succeed, so he obeyed Qu Shixu and Ding Kuichu, and went to meet him under the banner of welcoming him. King Jingjiang secretly took the opportunity to approach, raided King Jingjiang's camp, and made great achievements in one fell swoop.

He even ruthlessly drowned his relatives in the river to ask for credit. Afterwards, he was granted the title of earl, the admiral of Guangxi, and the seal of General Pingman.

And the other general Jiao Lian, who was an internal response in Guilin city and turned against him, was promoted to the commander-in-chief of Guilin Town because of his meritorious service in killing his boss, the former Guangxi general soldier Yang Guowei.

However, Chen Bangfu dared to ask the imperial court to live in Guangxi because of his great achievements. He even claimed to be the guardian of western Guangdong. Earth emperor.

If it weren't for Qu Shixu's suppression, it would be even more lawless.

Jiao Lian was a mighty general, very capable of fighting, but he also had the stink of domineering. Qu Shixu created conflicts between Chen and Jiao, restrained each other, and barely maintained a balance.

But these two are not good birds, they are like warlords.

This time the emperor also specially transferred these two generals to Yunnan to assist in suppressing the chaos, and also to transfer the tiger away from the mountain, so that the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Qu Shixu, could take the opportunity to rectify Guangxi.

In addition, it is also an opportunity to weaken the second general.

Guizhou admiral Pi Xiong's situation is similar, and he had planned to support a suzerain before.

Neither Li Gande, the new governor, nor Cao Xun, the commander-in-chief of Jianchang, belonged to the imperial court in eastern Zhejiang. They belonged to one of the leaders of the Sichuan army. hopefully.

It is hoped that with Li Gande and Cao Xun entering Yunnan, the situation in central Yunnan can be reorganized.

But in the final analysis, it is still the gods from all walks of life fighting, and the emperor is beyond his reach, and it is unknown what the final result will be.

Regarding Wen Anzhi's rectification in Sichuan, it even triggered a big mutiny, and the Nanjing court sparked a big controversy. Many people thought that Wen Anzhi was harming the country.

Some people think that Wen Anzhi's performance shows that he is not enough to hold the position of the five provinces' strategic strategy in the face of the great enemy.

Various controversies spread to the emperor's ears.

Zhu Yihai ignored these arguments from the outside world. He had always been very clear about the situation in Chuanzhong. Although the news was a bit late, it did not hinder his judgment.

He had long intended to rectify the military leaders from all walks of life in central Sichuan, but he was beyond his reach, so he later established a Sichuan-Shaanxi camp, and later sent Yuan Zongdi, who had stayed in the imperial camp for a while, there.

It was all to help Wen Anzhi establish his authority.

Wen Anzhi's performance has actually exceeded Zhu Yihai's expectations. He has done better than he expected. There was some trouble in Chuanzhong, but the result is very good now.

The three governors, Ma Gan, Wang Yingxiong, and Fan Yiheng were sent to Nanjing, and the former military leaders such as Wang Xiang, Zeng Ying, and Gan Liangchen were also captured and taken to Nanjing.

The previous chaotic situation in central Sichuan was broken, and Wen Anzhi's strategy can be regarded as truly able to order and command the central Sichuan and reorganize the Sichuan army.

Many people in the court said that Wen Anzhi forced several suppressed Sichuan troops and caused turmoil in Sichuan, but what Zhu Yihai saw was that there was no break or establishment, and the situation was re-established.

It is not Wen Anzhi who must be dealt with, but people like Wang Yingxiong and Wang Xiang.

It's just that the current situation is such that it is impossible for him to kill the governor general like Chongzhen, so he can only suppress his anger, and finally decree that Ma Gan Wang Yingxiong, Wang Xiang Zengying and others should all be transferred to Yuqian.

Giving them all higher ranks and promotion ranks is regarded as appeasement, but they are only given false ranks and scattered ranks, and no real positions are given. They are placed in front of the imperial court and controlled. In fact, they support Wen Anzhi.

This is actually the benefit of Zhu Yihai's traveler. He knows the future trend and the general trend of history, so many things that others see are confusing, but he can see through the essence at a glance. It will be much easier for him to deal with.

However, it is true that Wen Anzhi is capable, even though he is a scholar, he was able to obtain the full support of Qin Liangyu in such a short period of time, and relying on the camp established by the newly entered Sichuan imperial camp officers, he was able to win over Yang Zhan and Cao Xun. Waiting for some small army leaders to launch a big operation to lure and annihilate these big army leaders, and it is very successful, which is not easy.

This kind of thing will overturn if it is not handled well.

And once the car overturns, Zhu Yihai can only put the overall situation first, appease the military leaders, and transfer Wen Anzhi back, and even punish him.

Fortunately, he succeeded.

Although it was a little risky to turn against so many military leaders, those military leaders underestimated Wen Anzhi, and instead got caught.Fortunately, they were taken over by the same pot. If they endured it and returned to their respective territories, then they would be in big trouble. This also showed Wen Anzhi's ability to deliberately stimulate these people, but in fact everything was under control.

However, the main trouble in Sichuan now is the external threat. It is the West Camp where the whole army is going north, and the Qing army is going south with heavy troops.Intelligence showed that the main force of the Qing army led by Wu Sangui had already entered Hanzhong, but Zhang Xianzhong was one step too late after all, and was blocked in the Jinniu Road. A Yangping Pass made Zhang Xianzhong unable to move.

Now Zhang Xianzhong sent troops to continue to storm Yangping Pass, while dividing his troops, trying to find other roads, all the way to the northwest along the Bailong River, trying to go to Jiezhou, and then bypassing Yangping Pass, or opening a direct passage to Tianshui in Qinzhou.

All the way is trying to go east to Nanjiang, open another road, Micang Road, and cross Micang Mountain into Hanzhong.

But now Jiezhou is occupied by the Shaanxi-Gansu camp of the Ming imperial camp, and Liu Jinzhong of the Xiaoqi camp is still a general of the Western Army on the surface, leading his troops to fight the bandits in the Jiezhou area, but in fact he has long been the deputy admiral of the camp.

The Micang Road in the east and Liuliguan in the south are currently occupied by the Damingchuan Guixing Camp, and they are hunting and suppressing yellow thieves there, occupying the dangerous place first.

Now Zhang Xianzhong was riding a tiger, he was not allowed to go to the left or right, and wanted to go out of Sichuan, but Wen'an's Qin Liangyu led the elite to camp and set up a stronghold on Fenghuang Mountain in Shunqing, blocking the way.

Wu Sangui newly took Hanzhong, but the situation is not very good, because the food supply in the rear is not enough, and now he is hungry and full, Zhang Xianzhong is stuck in the north of Sichuan and cannot leave Sichuan, but Wu Sangui cannot enter Sichuan either.

However, Zhu Yihai also knew that this kind of confrontation could not last long, and there would definitely be one party that would break the balance.

It is hard to say whether it was Wu Sangui who entered Sichuan first, or Zhang Xianzhong who entered Sichuan first.

And no matter who breaks the balance, the Sichuan Army, which has just undergone drastic changes, will face new challenges.

Fortunately, Zhu Yihai is a relatively open-minded person. No matter how bad it is, the current situation is better than in history, right?At least now that the Sichuan army has been reorganized, it can command and unify.

If Zhang Xianzhong could carry it one more time, the Sichuan army would be stronger, and even if it took a little longer, the rebellion in Yunnan might be put down, and the imperial court would be able to move more soldiers from the southwestern provinces into Sichuan. Woolen cloth?

There is a lot of pressure on the western front, and Zhu Yihai intends to put more pressure on the Tartars on the eastern front.

This is also the fundamental reason why Zhu Yihai went straight to Shandong, and even after knowing that the Qing army had begun to come to help, he still no longer planned to evacuate, and wanted to meet the Tartars in Denglai.

In the past, Zhu Yihai always avoided the real and attacked the weak, and retreated as soon as he hit, and never easily fought with the Tartars, so as to avoid losses in fierce battles.

But this time, we must fight.

　Thank you Feng Yu Wu Fei for your reward, thank you!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)