Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 632 Ming and Wei troops enter Sichuan (Part )
Ordinarily, the Daxi Army also flew the flag of the Ming Dynasty. Both sides were one family. After hearing the news of the Daxi Army's Northern Expedition to Sichuan, these people should have welcomed them with gongs and drums. But there was silence in the living room, and there was a tense situation. Without him, they had fought bloody battles with the Daxi Army for more than ten years and had developed a deep hatred for each other. How could they surrender? No matter what flag you fly.

Among those present, Gao Jitai is the strongest and most respected person in the Sixth Order of Tianquan. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Gao Jitai, waiting for the old man to speak.

The Gao family was originally one of the chieftains of Jiarong. After surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, it was Hanized. Even the original surname was abandoned and changed to the Han surname "Gao". Gao Jitai had been the recruiting envoy of the Sixth Division of the Great Tomorrow for a long time. He spoke Chinese very fluently. He sipped his tea and said calmly to Pan Lin, the garrison of Hongya County: "Garrison Pan, you have just withdrawn from Hongya. Yazhou, you know the situation of Daxi bandits in Jiading quite well, tell me, how many Daxi bandits have come?"

The words "Great Western Thief" clearly revealed the old man's attitude: regardless of whether Sun Kewang and the others were favored by the Yongli court, they were still bandits in his eyes, and surrendering to bandits was impossible.

"My lords, the Great Western Bandit Qi Sansheng's tribe is coming with great force. They have captured Dongchuan, Wumeng, and Mahu areas. Currently, they have stationed heavy troops in Emei, Jiajiang, and Hongya. They number about 20,000, and they are all elites who have fought in hundreds of battles. The last general will command him. With only a thousand soldiers and horses, they had to abandon Hongya and retreat to Yazhou. According to General Yimo, the possibility of them attacking Yazhou is extremely high. Please gather your troops in Yazhou quickly and fight the enemy to the death!" Pan Lin shouted. He is the only one here who is least likely to surrender to the Daxi Army, because he was originally a member of the Daxi Army, but later returned to the Ming Dynasty, beheaded the magistrate Yan Geng, presented his head to Yazhou, and was appointed by Emperor Yongli to governor Youqian of southern Sichuan. Fan Wenguang, the imperial censor, trusted him. With this section, even if you die, you will not dare to surrender.

"Well, brother An Xian, tell me, how many Western thieves have come from the direction of Sichuan Xingdusi?" Gao Jitai asked Lizhou's pacifier An Meng again.

"The traitor general Gao Cheng'en has captured the entire territory of Xingdusi, Sichuan, and has three thousand soldiers and horses in Qinggang Pass," An Meng answered seriously.

"My lords, you have all witnessed the cruelty of the Daxi thieves. As soon as we serve as officials, we must protect the country and the people, and we must not let the thieves enter to harm the people." Gao Jitai shouted loudly like a bell.

Everyone here has seen the tragedy when Zhang Xianzhong led the Western Army into Sichuan. Hands were chopped off, noses were chopped off, ears were cut off, skins were peeled off, and people were killed. Blood flowed for dozens of miles, and corpses filled the Qiangtang. It was an ordinary thing! "We are willing to follow the recruiting envoys to protect the country and the people, and fight to the end with the Daxi thieves." In the face of life and death, everyone was inspired to be brave and brave, and they all expressed their stance with enthusiasm.

"Recruiting envoys, gentlemen, I think that all the way to Qinggang Pass are suspected soldiers of the Western Bandits. As long as we guard Huichuan Guards, it doesn't matter. The most important thing now is to guard against the Western Bandits in the east. We should give up as we did back then. Yazhou should be defended according to the natural dangers of Daguan Mountain and Xiaoguan Mountain. By defending Daguan Mountain and Xiaoguan Mountain, Lizhou and Tianquan Sixth Division will be defended," Fu Yuanxiu suggested. He was Gao Jitai's good friend. He was the one who persuaded Gao Jitai to resist the Great Western Army. He was quite prestigious. As soon as he opened his mouth, the whole audience fell silent.

Zhang Shiwei, Xiong Zhensheng, Pan Lin and others are now stationed in Yazhou. They are reluctant to abandon Yazhou to defend Da and Xiaoguan Mountains. After a long while, Zhang Shiwei gritted his teeth and said: "Invite envoys, gentlemen, Yazhou was originally a sacred place. Although it was damaged by the war, it is located on the trade route with Weiguo. It would be a pity to give up so easily. I thought I could try it first. Hold on, if you really can't hold on, retreat to Da and Xiaoguan Mountains." Since ancient times, wealth and silk have moved people's hearts. In the past, Yang Zhan farmed in Jiading and Yazhou. Linguan in Yazhou was also a famous tea and horse trade route, not to mention how wealthy he was. Although it has suffered from military disasters in recent years and the population has dropped sharply, it is still much richer than other places, so the three of them do not want to give up.

"Alas! I know that you three are reluctant to part with each other." Gao Jitai sighed, "Let's do this. I will order Xu Hanqing and Ma Ting, a native of Lizhou, to help you defend Yazhou. If you can defend it, then defend it. We must immediately evacuate to Da and Xiaoguan Mountains. Given this natural danger, I expect that the Western bandits will still not be able to invade Lizhou this time." Gao Jitai thought that the Great Western Army wanted to attack Lizhou and Tianquan Sixth Division this time, but he didn't know that Sun Kewang knew that the people in these two places were strong, so he simply gave it to the Weiguo as a betrothal gift. As for whether the leader of the Weiguo, Suletan, had If you can't annex these two places, it has nothing to do with it.

After finishing speaking, Gao Jitai suddenly winked at Yang Xianzhu, the deputy envoy of Tianquan Sixth Recruitment beside him.

Yang Xianzhu understood, cupped his hands and said: "We are recruiting envoys and princes. Zhong Meinai, the governor of Kangrong in the Kingdom of David, Zhuowo Garbu, the inspector-general of Kangrong, Jiancun Jiangqu, the commander-in-chief of Kangrong, the pacifying envoy of Muping, and the chief soldier Jiansen Nanhadu wrote a letter, urging us to submit to David. Jianshennanha also said that after the eight tribes of Jiarong surrendered to David, the leader of the Wei Dynasty was kind. Not only did the taxes be low, but he also allowed the Jiarong people to retain their own language and clothing. , there are no restrictions on imperial examinations, doing business, and serving as officials. There are dozens of chieftains' children from the Xiaojin tribe alone who are officials. Due to his military exploits, in addition to serving as the hereditary Muping pacifier, he was also promoted to Mu Ping. General Ping. This is not a local official, but a real job with a salary."

It turned out that Kangrong Governor Zhongmenai, Kangrong Chief Envoy Asumu, Kangrong Commander-in-Chief Lalm, and Uszang Commander-in-Chief Batu Mengke received a secret order from Qianyuan Emperor Suletan, allowing them to use Tianquan Liufan , the chieftain of Lizhou came out of the Jiarong Eight Tribes and had the same culture and race as the Jiarong people, so he persuaded Tianquan Sixth Division and Lizhou to surrender and strive to win the two places without bloodshed. Several people discussed it and found out that Zhongmeinai and Zhuowo Garbu were from aristocratic families in the Zangba Khan era, Jiancun Jiangqu was from a chieftain family in Kham District, and Jiancannanha itself was a Muping chieftain and belonged to the Jiarong Eight Tribes. Four people from the Xiaojin Department wrote a letter each to persuade them to surrender.

Among the four, Zhong Mei, the governor of Kangrong, was the eldest. He represented David's court and made wishes to everyone. Jianshen Nanha, the chieftain of Muping, was an old friend with everyone. When the Western Army entered Sichuan, he gave Guo Tianquan Liufan and Lizhou chieftains helped a lot. So after receiving their letters, chieftains such as Gao Jitai, Yang Xianzhu, and Anmeng, who had the blood of Jiarong people in their bodies, were immediately moved. Nowadays, we are in troubled times, and we must choose the strong to take refuge in order to survive. Although they were local officials of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was already declining and it was difficult to rely on it. The strong and powerful David seemed to be a good choice.

After all, Gao Jitai had been the Tianquan Sixth Recruitment Envoy for many years. He was so scheming that he didn't say anything himself and let his deputy envoy Yang Xianzhu do so to test everyone's reaction. The Yang family, like the Gao family, are both Jiarong chieftains who became Chinese after their ancestors surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. I heard that the Jiarong people lived well after surrendering to the Wei Dynasty. Yang Xianzhu made no secret of his willingness to surrender and said with a smile: "We are in chaos here. , the people are in dire straits, but things are going smoothly in the Kingdom of David, and they live and work in peace and contentment. In my opinion, surrendering to the Wei Kingdom is indeed a way out."

"No! Have you forgotten how Fan Gong died? How can you surrender to Xifan and bring shame to your ancestors?" Suddenly a shout came from the living room. The word "Xifan" originated from Jiarong Babu. The faces of Gao Jitai, Yang Xianzhu, Anmeng and others suddenly became gloomy.

(End of this chapter)