Win the Ding 1617

"How dare you bully me like that!"

The fleet has just arrived at Fengjie, the gateway to eastern Sichuan, and has yet to go ashore to visit Baidi City, which has been read by heart in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and longed for for a long time. The stone formation in the siege of horses, but Prince An Yue Le is still in a very happy mood.However, as soon as the ship arrived at Fengjie Wharf, bad news came from the envoy sent by Obai.

"The slaves didn't have time to meet their master in Fengjie. They were mainly traitors and accomplices of the western thief Zhang Xianzhong. They went northward with tens of thousands of troops to raid Fushun and other places, and successively occupied important places such as Ziliujing and Gongjing. Master Oboi was worried about these two places. The land of money, food and wealth was lost, so I led the troops away overnight."

However, the vanguard was in a disadvantageous situation, and the [-] vanguard soldiers and horses, all of whom were the elite of the Eight Banners, were ambushed by Li Dingguo Bai Wenxuan, and none of them survived.Artesian wells and tribute wells, which provided salt for the whole of Sichuan, Hanzhong in Shaanxi, and even many places in Yunnan, and which could earn millions of yuan in salt tax each year, fell into the hands of the Daxi Army.If it was just a matter of money, Yue Le would not care too much about it.Without military pay, the big deal is just to plunder. Didn’t the Qing soldiers start their careers by robbing?When the first emperor was alive, didn't he enter the customs several times for the sake of his children?For the high-level officials of the Eight Banners Manchuria, it is a method that is easy to use.

However, there is no money and food to rob, and there is no salt, and the army and officials will have to eat light food!Should the soldiers and officials be made to boil nitrate to eat like the bitter common people?Without salt, not only people can't bear it, but even mules and horses have no strength.Then how to fight?

Thus, Prince An Yue Le was furious!

"Hurry back immediately! Tell Oboi that the king's army has arrived in Sichuan, and order him to immediately take back these salt wells in Fushun for the king! Keep the source of salt and salary in Sichuan! It doesn't matter, just monitor Li Dingguo's troops for the king in southern Sichuan! When the king arrives, do it yourself!"

Yue Le also didn't care about going ashore to visit Baidi City, and just hurriedly abandoned the boat and landed, heading for Chongqing Mansion.Then go to Chengdu and southern Sichuan via Chongqing.

On his rapid marching route, the straight-line distance is hundreds of miles to the south, and a larger marching team came from Shunqing Mansion to Zunyi Mansion via Naxi, and then to Guizhou, Yunnan.

"When all people are united, the mountains can be shaken. Only loyalty and righteousness, the anger of the bullfight. The lord will kiss me, better than parents. If you violate the military law, you will not be free. The orders are clear, and the rewards and punishments are trustworthy. Go to the water and fire, dare to stay late ..."

The bursts of military songs coming from Li Zongfang's team made Sun Kewang very appreciative. This was one of the military songs inherited by the Southern Guangdong Army from Qi's Army.Singing it during the march can not only boost morale, but the voice echoes in the valley, giving it a certain momentum.

"Old horse! Let our sons sing too! We can't let other people overwhelm the guests, and the customers bully the shop!" He had a sullen look on his face, no wonder, there is no general who would like to be overwhelmed by other people's troops own team?

However, when did the Great Western Army have its own military song?You can't sing some vulgar tunes to pretend to be, right?However, Ma Yuanli was also good at contingency, so he called a few officers over and gave him such and such orders.Soon, a military song was sung among the Great Western Army.

"In the past, there was Governor Shao, who often came to the regiment to perform dances; later, Liao joined the army, and followed me without fighting; Yang Ge, who is so good, is three days away from me." This is a song circulated by Zhang Xianzhong in the army when Sichuan was transferred to the war. Today is another battle in Sichuan, but it is also in accordance with the times.

In Shunqing Mansion, Li Zongxiang put forward the proposal of defending to the north and developing to the south, such as the Fourth General and Ma Yuanli and other key generals of the Western Army.

"Now that the Tartars are overwhelming the territory in Sichuan, they are backed by Shaanxi, and they have Huguang and other places. If the generals are confined to a corner of Sichuan to compete with them, with all due respect, I am afraid that they will fall into the hands of the Tartars. They used those traitor soldiers and horses who shaved their heads and surrendered, and piled up the Daxi soldiers and horses."

"So, I would like to suggest to everyone that your army is currently stationed in southern Sichuan, and it is convenient to go to Yunnan and Guizhou. It is better to go south and take Yunnan and Guizhou. In that case,"

"In that case, we will be directly on the border with your army! At that time, we will have the Tartars behind us, and your army in front of us. You must know that your army is the soldiers of Duke Liang of the Ming Dynasty, and our Daxi army is a traitor in the eyes of your army. Thief. At that time, if your army wants to kill us, where will our Daxi army go?" Bai Wenxuan interrupted Li Zongfang and asked coldly.His words happened to be one of the worries of everyone present.

"Haha! Young Marshal, several young marshals, and generals. Although the Eight Great Kings are gone, the flag of the Great Western Army is still there, and all the old people are still there. You can think about it, from Henan and my lord, Ever since we came into contact with our Nanyue Army, have you ever encountered our Nanyue Army firing a shot at you and letting go? To put it bluntly, with the combat power of our Nanyue Army, if there is a conflict between the Daxi Army, I'm afraid The Great Western Army will at least stumble and suffer a moderate loss. Back then in Wuqiao, Chuang Tatetian’s old battalion was completely lost in less than an hour.”

Li Zongfang's words are soft but hard, but they are also full of facts.

"Mr. Li, speaking of being in Kaifeng back then, with the help of the brothers who broke into the camp, I did have some dealings with your army. I know a little about your army. However, this time and that time. Now, Lord Li Guo is the leader of the Ming court. Tian Yizhu, we are all thieves. How do we get along with each other in different furnaces?" Sun Kewang also expressed his worries.

"Young Marshal, let me ask you, which one has a deeper hatred for the Ming court than your army or the Dashun army?"

"This." Speaking of this, it is undoubtedly to select who is the leader of the peasant army. Although Sun Kewang and others are reluctant in their hearts, the Dashun Army conquered Beijing and forced Emperor Chongzhen to go to Meishan to find the true meaning of life. It's a deed, but they have to admit it. "Naturally, Chuangying had a deep hatred with the Ming court. They ransacked Beijing and forced Emperor Chongzhen to death."

"However, everyone doesn't know something." Li Zongfang intentionally let it go.

With mountains and rivers behind them and constant battles, Sun Kewang and the others really knew very little about the situation of the Dashun Army. However, from Li Zongfang's expression, everyone knew that the old friends of the Dashun Army must be having a hard time right now. Not bad.

"Why, what's the situation in the camp?"

"To let all the generals know that there are still various units of the Dashun Army, and they have surrendered to my lord at the border of Hunan and Jiangxi. For the time being, it is under the control of the eldest son-in-law Shi Lang. A total of more than a dozen towns have been organized. The food and payment are based on my own The standards of the Southern Guangdong Army Headquarters are the same. The wounded and sick soldiers and family members of each department are led by Mrs. Gao and resettled in Guangdong. This will also allow the generals of each department to face the enemy with peace of mind."

"What? How dare you take in Li Zicheng's old department?" Bai Wenxuan almost fell off his chair.The rest of the Great Western Army generals also looked at each other in blank dismay.In their view, both themselves and Li Zicheng's former subordinates belonged to the heinous people in the eyes of the officials of the Ming Dynasty, and they absolutely could not live under the sky.However, Li Zicheng's remaining troops, who were three points more than what he had done, actually became the troops of the Southern Guangdong Army. Isn't this surprising?

Since the rest of Li Zicheng's troops, who have more "great achievements" than us, can be accepted by the Southern Guangdong Army, then why are we worried about the situation of being attacked by the enemy?

"Everyone, if you go south, don't dare to say anything else. If you capture Yunnan, you will be united with our Southern Guangdong Army. By then, food, grass, gunpowder, weapons and medicines will be nothing to worry about."

Li Zongfang threw out a very tempting condition at the right time.

In the Great Western Army, there is no shortage of gold and silver, and there are many elite soldiers and generals. However, what is lacking is sophisticated equipment and various gunpowder, cannons, knives, wound medicines and other materials that consume huge amounts in the army.Really opened up the land connection with the Southern Guangdong Army, not to mention other benefits, even if the two sides resumed their original trade activities, with the family background of the Great Western Army, they can deal with the Qing Army in this southwest region for a few years!What's more, if you take the way of breaking into the camp, then not only do you not have to be afraid of the pursuit of the Qing army, but you are afraid of counterattacking Chengdu, and the recovery of the whole Sichuan is just around the corner!

What's more, since the Great Western Army entered Sichuan, I have also learned something about the situation in the adjacent Yunnan and Guizhou.In the eyes of Sun Kewang and others, the troops and chieftain soldiers in Yunnan and Guizhou are nothing more than chickens and dogs.If there is no advantage in geography and climate, their soldiers and horses may not be able to walk down in front of the Great Western Army in one round!

"That's good! This commander will use the head of Duke Mu's family of Qianguo and the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou as a nomination certificate to show his heart to Lord Li!" Sun Kewang is also a person who is used to killing and making decisions. Mu Tianbo's family was sentenced to death.He had also heard that the Li family and the Mu family had clashed many times on the Yunnan border, and they had met each other by swordsmen.

"Hey! Marshal, yes and no! We entered Yunnan not to take the life of the Duke of Qian, but to help the Duke of Qian to fight the chaos!" Li Zongfang blinked narrowly.

"Calm the chaos?"

"Yes! Put down the chaos! The Shapu Rebellion!" Li Zongfang resolutely solved the mystery for Sun Kewang and others.

But it turns out that since Yunnan belonged to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, its management system is very different from that of the provinces in the interior.In addition to the establishment of the Commander of the Capital, the Chief of the Government, and the Inspection Division in Yunnan, and later the establishment of the Governor, due to the large number of chieftains in this area, Mu Ying (who was granted the title of Marquis of Xiping and whose second son was Jinjue of the State of Guizhou) began in the Hongwu period. public) guarding the land for generations.The Mu family not only holds great military power, but also has a pivotal position politically and economically. (Students who have read The Deer and Ding Ji know the Mu Wang Mansion in Yunnan.) In the Ming Dynasty, Yunnan was under the dual jurisdiction of hereditary officials and local officials. The two cooperated with each other and often had disputes.In addition to hereditary nobles and local officials, there are also a large number of chieftains entrenched in various places.Among them, Pu Mingsheng, the chieftain of Ami Prefecture in southern Yunnan, greatly increased his strength after he fought for the "She'an Rebellion". He launched a rebellion in the fourth year of Chongzhen (1631). Still leading the crowd, they continued to cause chaos in southern Yunnan.There are more people, more money and food, and it is inevitable that the thing called ambition has quietly grown bigger in his chest.

It just so happened that in the 17th year of Chongzhen, the world changed drastically.Three emperors changed like a revolving lantern in Beijing.And Sichuan, which borders Yunnan, was also attacked by the Great Western Army led by the Eighth King Zhang Xianzhong.Mu Tianbo, Duke of Guizhou, discussed with governor Wu Zhaoyuan and inspector Wu Wenying to recruit Han and chieftain troops to prevent the Western Army from entering Yunnan, and was ready to accept the dispatch of the Southern Ming court.As a result, a group of ambitious grass-headed kings, big and small, felt that the opportunity had come again.

In September of the first year of Hongguang, Wuding Chieftain Wu Bikui took the opportunity to launch a rebellion, declaring: "Emperor Zhu is gone, so there is no Duke Mu." ("There is no Emperor Zhu, how can there be Duke Qian?!") The rebels successively captured Dayao, Dingyuan, and Yao'an, shaking the whole of Yunnan.Mu Tianbo and others hastily ordered to mobilize Shiping Chieftain Long Zaitian, Sie'e Chieftain Wang Yangzu, Mengzi Chieftain Sha Dingzhou, Ningzhou Chieftain Lu Yongming, and Jingdong Chieftain Diao Xun to defeat the rebels in one fell swoop in September. Wu Bikui and his henchmen were captured alive.However, Wu Bikui, a wolf, came in at the front door, but Shadingzhou, a hungry tiger, came in behind.Sha Dingzhou was originally the son of Wang Nong chieftain Sha Yuan. After the death of the chieftain of Ami Prefecture, his wife Wan Shi remarried to Sha Dingzhou. The two chieftains merged into one, and their power increased greatly. Wan's brother-in-law) as the mastermind, secretly planning to launch a coup to seize power in Yunnan by taking advantage of the conflicts between the Mu family and the governor of Yunnan and the third division officials, and the different positions of the chieftains.Therefore, the chieftain army led by Sha Dingzhou and his wife remained in Kunming, the provincial capital, after the Wubikui rebellion subsided.Because Sha Yuan, Dingzhou's father, has always been loyal, Mu Tianbo has hosted banquets in Qian State Duke's residence many times without doubting him.The wealth accumulated by the Mu Mansion for more than 200 years made Dingzhou covetous. Kunming's defense force was weak, and he saw the friction and struggle between the noble forces headed by Mu Tianbo and the governor Wu Zhaoyuan. opportunity.On the first day of December in the first year of Hongguang, the deployment of Shadingzhou had been decided. In the name of saying goodbye, he personally led his soldiers to attack the Guizhou government, and at the same time assigned his troops to occupy the various gates of the provincial capital.Due to an accident, Mu Tianbo had no time to organize an effective resistance. Under the protection of several confidant guards, he fled to Xining with official seals, hereditary iron coupons and other things. On the way, he was protected by Long Zaitian and Lu Yongming to Chuxiong. Beidao Yang Weizhi was on guard, so he settled down temporarily.Mu Tianbo's mother, Chen Shi, and his wife, Jiao Shi, failed to accompany them, so they fled into the nunnery in a hurry and committed suicide.

After Shadingzhou occupied Kunming, he called himself "General Mansion". "General Mansion" is the general title of Duke Qian of Ming Dynasty, which shows that he has attempted to replace Mu Tianbo.His wife, Wan Shi, is called the mistress. "By going in and out of public opinion, visiting the gentry all over the place. There are many planners who are right-wingers in central Yunnan."Sha Dingzhou sent troops to pursue Mu Tianbo, but was defeated by Yang Weizhi's army in Chuxiong.After he failed in the westward march, he sent troops to collect all parts of Yunnan, and within a short time, except for the area west of Chuxiong under the control of Yang Weizhi and Mu Tianbo, all of them belonged to the Sha family.Sha Dingzhou easily seized the wealth accumulated by the Mu family. "Mu's Shizhen is in Yunnan, and the mansion has a surplus of collections. The Buddha's top stone, green arrowhead, cinnabar, falling red, amber, horseshoe, and red gold are all packed in boxes, and the boxes are all a hundred catties. There are more than 250 warehouses in total, and his treasures are innumerable. Dingzhou was transported into this cave, and it lasted for months and months."

Although Sha Dingzhou made a huge windfall, he is not satisfied with this. His main goal is to replace the legal status of Yunnan, the Duke of Qian's Shizhen.Therefore, Sha Dingzhou tried his best to win over Yunnan officials appointed by the Ming court and registered Han officials. University scholar Wang Xigun from Lufeng reported to the Longwu court, saying: "Tianbo rebellion, Dingzhou to seek peace, it is appropriate to take the place of the town of Yunnan."

At the same time, they sent people to Hue and Guangzhou to seek support from Li Shouhan with a lot of money and letters, in an attempt to get support from Li Shouhan.

However, he met his nemesis, Huang Xigong.

After receiving the urgent military situation from Hue, Li Shouhan, who was in Nanjing and Shanghai, didn't care about the affairs of Caiyunzhinan, which was thousands of miles away, so he gave the matter to Huang Xigun to handle it with full authority.

Huang Xigun helped Li Huabao to pacify Guangxi, and he didn't know how many villages of chieftains and local officials he had pacified. Naturally, he could see clearly the little thoughts of these local emperors, Caotou Wang.Dang even offered advice to Li Shouhan, killing three birds with one stone.

This is how Li Zongfang went to Shunqing Mansion to meet Sun Kewang, first offered a large number of weapons and equipment, and then persuaded the Great Western Army to go south with all its strength.

However, this lure of the Great Western Army into Yunnan to quell the chaos is beneficial and harmless to both the Southern Guangdong Army and the Great Western Army.Even for the common people in the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, it is a good thing to be freed from the disaster of swords and soldiers as soon as possible.The unlucky ones are just the Mu family of Yunnan Mu Palace and the chieftains, large and small.

"The Eight Great Kings, Zhang Xianzhong, is a man with a reputation for viciousness!" When explaining his strategy to Li Shouhan, Huang Xigun was not without complacency.

But Sun Kewang didn't know about these things.He just sent troops to Shunqing Mansion to order Li Dingguo to rush back to Rong County and Fushun County to destroy all the salt wells such as Ziliu Well and Gong Well.At least the crane on the salt well and the marinade should be set on fire.

"Let the tartars chase after me! I let them have no salt to eat, and their legs and feet are weak! Let's see if they still have the strength to climb the mountain!"

When assigning tasks, Sun Kewang's eyes were full of fierce light.

"But, big brother, in this way, this Sichuan province will not be able to eat salt!" Liu Wenxiu was a little worried.

"What are you afraid of?! In order to beat the Tartars, I gave up my life. They just ate light food for a few days, and it will be over after a while! When the Tartars are beaten away, I will give them a few catties of salt." , it’s my father’s compensation for them!”

One family wants to burn the salt well, and the other family wants to keep the salt well, a place of wealth for military supplies and food for the people.A fierce battle broke out between Li Dingguo and Obai.