Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 651: It’s finally time to fight each other (Part )
In August of the 13th year of Qianyuan's reign, the land of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan was covered with war clouds. Both sides were gathering their forces to prepare for a fatal blow to the enemy. Qi Sansheng, the left-conquering general stationed in Sichuan, became the favorite of both sides.

Qi Sansheng has rich experience and has worked under Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, and Liu Wenxiu. The three kings of Daxi are all his old officers. Now he faces a choice, whether to follow Sun Kewang to establish a new dynasty, or to follow Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu to support Emperor Yongli. Envoys from both sides arrived. Sun Kewang ordered him to lead his troops to Zunyi, Guizhou to guard, and Li Dingguo also ordered him to be transferred to Yunnan.

Qi Sansheng summoned Di Sanpin, the general who supported the suppression, Yang Wei, the commander of the Pinglu camp, He Tianyun, the commander of the Huaiyuan camp, Zheng Shoubao, Ouyang Zhishi, Shen Xunwei, the commander of the Chongqing Tuntian camp, and others. He said to the generals: "The Lord of the country, Xifu, the old The principles of equality. Today, Xifu respects Yongli as democracy, which is just and right. We also have something to rely on, and we should follow the tune of Xifu as righteousness." After saying that, he stared at Di Sanpin, the general behind the reinforcements, with bright eyes. He was not worried about the others, but the only one he could worry about was Di Sanpin'er.

"The last general agrees," shouted Yang Wei, the commander-in-chief of Pinglu Camp.

"The last general is willing to listen to orders," He Tianyun, the commander-in-chief of the Huaiyuan Battalion, also said.

"Wherever the general goes, the general will follow," said Zheng Shoubao, the commander-in-chief of the Chongqing Tuntian Army.

General Di Sanpin was Sun Kewang's man after the reinforcements. He was about to object when he suddenly saw Qi Sansheng staring at him coldly. There was a faint light reflected from weapons behind the tent. His heart trembled and he hurriedly said loudly: "The final general is willing to join you all." Let’s go to Yunnan together, general.”

Seeing that all the generals agreed, Qi Sansheng nodded with satisfaction, then refused to accept the order conveyed by Sun Kewang's envoy and led his troops to Yunnan. Sun Kewang was furious and sent troops to pursue him. Qi Sansheng fought and fled, losing all his luggage, and finally arrived in Kunming in October of the 13th year of Qianyuan.

Emperor Yongli expressed his deep praise and named him Uncle Xianning. The furious Sun Kewang sent Cheng Wanli to Kunming and demanded that King Qin's old troops be sent back to Guizhou. For fear of irritating Sun Kewang too much, Emperor Yongli immediately agreed and provided a servant to send him off.

Repeated compromises and concessions did not stop the careerists. On the first day of February in the fourteenth year of Qianyuan (1657), Sun Kewang swore an oath in Guiyang and personally led troops to Yunnan. Another large-scale civil war broke out in Nanming. Because of the secret support of the Kingdom of David and the fact that he received a large amount of ordnance from the trade with the Kingdom of David, not only swords, guns, swords and halberds, but also artillery and firecrackers, Sun Kewang became more courageous and launched the war earlier than before. Fully half a year ahead of schedule.

He ordered Feng Shuangli to stay in Guiyang, his hometown, and appointed Bai Wenxuan as the general to conquer rebellion and serve as the vanguard of the entire army. After being beaten last time, Bai Wenxuan knew that he was in danger and deliberately told Sun Kewang the truth about Kunming. Sun Kewang restored his trust in him after verifying that everything was correct. Letting him be the vanguard also meant to test his loyalty.

A commander who has been in war for a long time naturally knows the importance of rapidity. In only eighteen days, Sun Kewang's army crossed the Panjiang River and suffered a huge earthquake in central Yunnan.

"Your Highnesses, Your Majesty has summoned you." Li Dingguo was discussing with Liu Wenxiu how to prevent Sun Kewang's army from entering Yunnan, when he was summoned into the palace by Emperor Yongli. The emperor, who had a phoenix-like and dragon-like appearance, became timid and his face turned pale. As soon as I saw them, I felt like I had found a life-saving straw.

"I treat the King of Qin well, but unexpectedly he rebels against me. What can you two Qings do?" the emperor asked anxiously.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. When the troops come, they will block it. When the water comes, the soil will cover it. I am willing to lead the troops to fight against the rebellion." Li Dingguo generously asked for a fight.

"I am also willing to go," Liu Wenxiu also spoke out.

"Good! I have drafted an edict, and specially assigned the King of Jin to be the one to conquer. I will give Shang Fangjian, who can do things easily, and put the seal of summons. The King of Shu will act as a deputy to summon him. You and others must do their best to prevent Sun Kewang from entering Yunnan." Emperor Yongli His face regained some color. "Your Majesty, please be at ease. This is the responsibility of your ministers," the two kings responded in unison.

"Your Majesty, King Jin, a war is imminent and we must be on guard against civil strife. Kunming Guardsman Wang Shangli, Chuxiong Guards Wang Ziqi, and Wuding Guardsman He Jiuyi are all Sun Kewang's old troops, so we must guard against them," Liu Wenxiu said.

"This festival has been considered. He Jiuyi was indecisive and there was nothing to worry about. A few days ago, Wang Ziqi accidentally killed the lieutenant general of the lonely camp after being drunk. Worried about being blamed, he had led his troops to Yongchang (today's Baoshan). It was located in a remote place and the news was not good. , it is not a serious problem if he cannot cooperate with Sun Kewang. The only thing to worry about is that Wang Shangli has one ear. He can divide his soldiers and horses into various battalions to accompany him on the expedition, and then leave the Duke of Guizhou, Mu Tianbo, and the Chinese army guard Jin Tongwu to take precautions secretly. It’s foolproof.” Li Dingguo stroked his beard and laughed.

Poor Prince Shangli of Guyuan was still dreaming of supporting Sun Kewang, so he was surrounded by the armies of Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu. The second king used the pretext of war needs and divided his men into various battalions without any explanation, leaving only two hundred soldiers for him. Wang Shangli complained in his heart, but he did not dare to resist and allowed himself to be manipulated by the two kings.

After seizing Wang Shangli's military power, Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu felt relieved and gathered 1657 troops to go to Qujing Mansion in Yunnan to face Sun Kewang's army. On March , the fourteenth year of Qianyuan (), the armies of both sides met at the intersection of Qujing, Yunnan, and set up camp ten miles away from each other.

Thirty thousand versus 140,000, what a disparity in strength! Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu's army arranged three camps, and Sun Kewang's army arranged thirty-six camps, with flags fluttering and covering the sky. The subordinates were quite frightened when they saw that Sun Kewang had many troops. Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu had to find ways to unite the morale of the army.

"Hmph! With only such a small number of soldiers and horses, the two sworn brothers dare to go against Gu. They really don't know whether to live or die." Looking at the camp of Li Dingguo's troops opposite, Sun Kewang raised his whip and sneered.

"Your Majesty, both Xifu and Funan are capable generals who have fought in hundreds of battles. We must not underestimate our enemies," Fang Yuxuan, editor of the Hanlin Academy, advised.

"Haha, it doesn't matter, I have my own plan," Sun Kewang said proudly.

He summoned Zhang Sheng and said: "You can lead Wu Dading and Ma Bao's cavalry with 7,000 troops, and take a small road overnight to the Yunnan (Kunming) city to attack it secretly. There are Wang Shangli and others in the city as internal countermeasures, so it will not be difficult to defeat it. Once you enter the city, then Dingguo, Wenxiu and other intellectuals have lost their families and left without fighting."

"The last general takes the order." The military orders are like mountains, and Zhang Sheng accepts them happily.

Sun Kewang also summoned his confidant Cheng Wanli, "You go to Li Dingguo's military camp and agree with him to fight on April 16. Remember, they must agree to buy time for our army." The so-called "buying time" means to postpone the date of the confrontation so that Zhang Sheng, Wu Dading, and Ma Baojun have more time to attack Kunming.

"Don't worry, Lord, the general will definitely persuade Li Dingguo and Liu Wenxiu to agree to the battle on April 16." Cheng Wanli was full of confidence. As a former member of the Daxi Army, he understood Li Dingguo's character.

Sure enough, when he heard that Sun Kewang had asked him to fight on April 16, Li Dingguo readily agreed and even talked with Cheng Wanli for a while.

(End of this chapter)