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Chapter 661 Li Zicheng: I have a plan! Chen Qiyu: I will cooperate
On the canopy.

The "Ming Army" and the "Rebel Army" fought in Shaanxi.

The Ming army then pacified Shaanxi.

However, the "rebel army" flowed from Shaanxi to Shanxi, and then from Shanxi to Henan.

The "rebel army" galloped across Henan and Hebei, and in the east, south, west and north.

The Ming army launched an encirclement and suppression campaign everywhere, but they were stretched to their limits and could not cope with all the challenges.

……

[In October, Chongzhen dispatched Deputy General Zuo Liangyu to lead 2,500 troops to station in Zezhou to guard the transportation hub between Henan and Shanxi.]

[Then he transferred General Cao Wenzhao of Yansui to Shanxi to suppress the rebellion, and then he transferred Deputy General Deng Qi of Sichuan to lead the Sichuan Army and Tusi troops to Henan to suppress the rebellion.]

【Then he sent eunuchs Chen Daquan, Yan Siyin, Xie Wenju, and Sun Maolin to serve as military supervisors for the four armies of Cao Wenzhao, Zhang Yingchang, Zuo Liangyu, and Deng Qi. 】

[In May of the sixth year of Chongzhen (1633), Xu Dingchen, the governor of Shanxi, petitioned to exempt Shanxi from the arrears of taxes over the years and from taxes in the next few years, but was rejected by Chongzhen.]

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Tang Dynasty and Gaozong period
This was the first time Li Zhi felt so helpless.

For the time being, it can be said that the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver used to suppress the rebellion were because the Ming Dynasty had no money.

But this tax exemption is a practical plan that can actually curb the flow of troops.

As long as you, the emperor, speak, your officials will settle local affairs.

"The land...you really love the land..."

Li Zhi is no longer interested in watching any further.

Suspicious and indecisive.

He is mean, ungrateful and has a soft heart.

"It can't be saved."

The ministers declined the important post of Governor-General of the Three Borders.

Perhaps he saw clearly that Emperor Chongzhen was unwilling to spend money but was eager to pacify the Ding army.

Perhaps only after experiencing enough setbacks could Chongzhen change his views.

But he probably didn't have time.

……

[The battle situation of the four government troops in Hebei was not ideal, and Chongzhen urgently transferred the Beijing camp to Hebei to fight.]

[In November of the sixth year of Chongzhen (1633), Gao Yingxiang, the King of Chuang, led Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai to cross the Yellow River to the south and enter the Huai River basin while the Yellow River was frozen.]

[The main force of the rebel army finally moved to the south, especially to the Jingxiang area where refugees gathered in the past. ]

[At this point, both Yang He's policy of appeasement and Hong Chengchou's policy of suppression were declared bankrupt.]

【In response to the rebels' roaming around and the phenomenon of local pacification shirking responsibilities and waiting and watching, some people proposed that a governor-general should be appointed to be in charge of all matters related to suppressing the rebellion.】

[Under such circumstances, Chongzhen promoted Chen Qiyu, the governor of Yansui, to the position of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, and made him the governor of the military affairs of the five provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Huguang, and Sichuan.]

[Chen Qiyu immediately started to work on this matter after taking office. He ordered the Shaanxi Governor Lian Guoshi to be stationed in Shangluo, Shaanxi, to encircle and suppress the rebels from the northwest.]

[Yunyang Governor Lu Xiangsheng was stationed in Fang County, Hubei, to block the enemy from the southwest.]

[Henan Governor Xuan Mo was stationed in Lushi County, Henan, and encircled and suppressed the enemy from the northeast.]

[Tang Hui, governor of Huguang, was stationed in Nanzhang, Hubei, to block the area from the southeast.]

[Besieged by four armies, Chen Qiyu personally led his army to attack Jingxiang. ]

……

On the canopy.

It was the rainy season in June and the roads were muddy and slippery.

Li Zicheng rode on horseback at the front of the army.

He looked up and saw the steep cliffs, as if they were cut by a knife or an axe. Several falcons were circling overhead.

“Find a local and ask him what this place is.”

The personal guard beside him responded and rode away, and soon brought back a woodcutter.

When the woodcutter saw so many people and horses, his calves cramped and he fell to his knees.

Li Zicheng looked at him with a friendly expression and said, "You don't have to be afraid. I just want to ask you where you are going."

"General...General...this place is...a Grand Canyon..."

"It's called Chexiang Gorge."

Li Zicheng looked at the cliffs around him and murmured:

"The Grand Canyon? How long is it?"

"Forty miles."

"Where is the place after leaving the canyon?"

"I can't get out. There's no way out."

The guards around him exclaimed in astonishment:

"What? Death Valley?!"

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The words just fell!

Suddenly there was a shout from the top of the cliff, and broken wood, boulders and torches fell down all at once!
The canyon was immediately filled with ghosts howling and wolf smoke rising into the sky!

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[In June of the seventh year of Chongzhen, Chen Qiyu's army besieged Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, and Li Zicheng's 70,000-strong army in Chexiang Gorge, Ankang County, Shaanxi Province for two months. During this period, it rained continuously and mountain torrents broke out, and the rebel army lost more than half of its troops.]

[Li Zicheng sent people to bribe Chen Qiyu's followers and confidants, asking them to mediate and express their willingness to surrender and disperse.]

【Chen Qiyu originally "underestimated the enemy and was arrogant", so he readily agreed to the surrender in August, regardless of whether it was a trick or not, and then repatriated to Yan'an, Shaanxi and other places.】

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{General history books simply say that Li Zicheng bribed the military supervisor, but Fu Yongchun, the then Shaanxi Provincial Inspector and Censor, revealed the truth that other history books do not mention as an eyewitness.}
{When Chen Qiyu arrived at Chexiang Gorge, Fu Yongchun said to him: "The enemy's crossbows are rusty, their swords are worn, their horses' hooves are worn, their clothes and armor are torn. We have the final say in putting an end to them today."}
{Chen Qiyu ignored him, Fu Yongchun pulled Chen Qiyu's hand and urged: "It's time to destroy this breakfast!"}
{Chen Qiyu was unmoved, and said confidently: "Wait until the rain stops and then the bandits will leave the warehouse." He added: "Wait until their strength is weakened, then I will appease them, and we will succeed without missing a single arrow."}
{Fu Yongchun repeatedly advised: "There are hundreds of thousands of bandits. Even if they surrender, how can we keep them in place? Moreover, they have not suffered a serious defeat. Can they change their minds? I am afraid that if the weather clears up and we leave the warehouse and head west, we will not be able to succeed even if we want to!"}
{Chen Qiyu refused to listen and insisted on his own opinion, deciding to recruit Li Zicheng and other troops in Chexiang Gorge. Fu Yongchun tried to persuade him repeatedly, followed by crying, but Chen Qiyu refused to send troops.}
{The rest is your own fault.}
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【Chen Qiyu specially allowed Li Zicheng and others to evacuate from Chexiang Gorge to a safe area, and recruited 34,000 people in one fell swoop. 】

[Under Chen Qiyu's arrangement, Li Zicheng and his troops walked out of the plank road, which was known for its natural dangers, in an organized manner. Along the way, they drank and exchanged horses with the escorting government troops, slept with their feet touching, put on armor for those without armor, replaced bows and arrows for those who had lost them, and finally had a full meal after being hungry for many days.]

[The large group of recruited troops arrived at the gate of Baoji City and presented the Governor's official document, requesting to enter the city. Baoji County Magistrate Li Jiayan ordered them to send 36 people to the city to negotiate, and they were immediately tied up, beheaded, and thrown outside the city.]

[Li Zicheng was furious and executed more than 50 people including Lieutenant General Liu Guoming and Commander Qin Shouxin, who were sent by Chen Qiyu to escort the people.]

[The various armies that recruited the amnesty army acted in unison, tying up the appeasement and repatriation officials, beheading them, cutting off their ears, beating them with sticks, or tying them up and throwing them on the roadside. Then they reorganized their troops and attacked Baoji, Linyou and other places.]

[On the 18th day of the intercalary eighth month, Li Zicheng led his army to capture seven cities. Chen Qiyu rushed to Baoji and saw that the situation was bad. Only then did he realize that he had fallen into a false surrender trap.]

[In order to shirk responsibility, the charge was put on Baoji County Magistrate Li Jiayan for "killing the surrendered and causing a turmoil", and Li Jiayan and more than 50 Baoji township officials, soldiers and civilians were arrested.]

【On November 29, court officials condemned Chen Qiyu for "playing with the enemy and letting the enemy run wild." The emperor ordered the arrest of Chen Qiyu and appointed Hong Chengchou as the successor governor of the five provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Sichuan, Huguang, and concurrently the governor of the three borders of Shaanxi.】

[Lu Xiangsheng was appointed as the premier of five provinces, Hong Chengchou was in Shaanxi, Lu Xiangsheng was in Henan, the two supported each other.]

[On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the eighth year of Chongzhen, the rebel army conquered Fengyang, the capital of Zhongdu, and Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown was suddenly turned into a sea of ​​fire.]

[In February, upon learning that Fengyang had been conquered and the imperial mausoleum had been dug up, Chongzhen personally went to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices. The Governor of the Grand Canal, Yang Yipeng, was executed, and the Fengyang Inspector, Wu Zhenying, was sent to guard the border.]

[Afterwards, Hong Chengchou requested Sichuan, Huguang, Yunyang, Caoyun, Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, and Baoding to coordinate north and south to encircle the rebels, and his request was approved.]

[In May, after being driven away, the rebels basically returned to Shaanxi.]

[In June, Cao Wenzhao was ambushed in Shaluo Village (Zhengning, Gansu) and committed suicide after being exhausted. As a result, the rebels became more powerful.]

……

Great Song.

Zhao Kuangyin fell silent for a moment as he looked at the rebel army roaming around and wreaking havoc.

Despite being pursued and driven away by the government troops, they were able to complete the transfer from Huaixi to Longyou in less than half a year, and even set an ambush to kill the elite troops of the Ming army.

Such a rebel army is no longer an ordinary mob.

Zhao Dezhao looked at the sky and said in surprise:

"The combat power of this reorganized refugee army is no weaker than that of the feudal lords at the end of the Tang Dynasty..."

Zhao Kuangyin was silent for a moment, then sighed:
"So, the Ming Dynasty's combat power has not been weakened..."

"…They just don't want to fight…"

Zhao Dezhao looked at Zhao Kuangyin, not understanding for a moment who his father was referring to as "they".

The imperial court? Border commanders? Soldiers? Common people?
Or all of them?
(End of this chapter)