Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 266 Zhang Xianzhong re-enters Sichuan
Yichang is only two to three hundred miles away from Jingzhou. After Zhang Xianzhong's disastrous defeat in Jingzhou, the remaining four to five hundred people were all cavalry, and they ran to Yichang City that evening.

After Liu Wenxiu got the report, he quickly approached his godfather to the city. Seeing Zhang Xianzhong and others in such a mess, Liu Wenxiu was stunned. Hearing the news of Yichang's disastrous defeat, Liu Wenxiu was even more astonished.

Zhang Xianzhong and the others took a bath and changed their clothes, and ordered the military doctor to re-examine and treat the wound of his elder brother, Sun Kewang, and then Liu Wenxiu served wine to scare his godfather, godbrother and others.

During the meeting, Zhang Xianzhong and the others discussed the military situation, and Liu Wenxiu said: "The situation is too unfavorable for us. Although Yang Sichang died and Zheng Chongjian was punished by the faint king, Sun Chuanting returned, Jingzhou was newly defeated, and our army's morale is low. We have to think of a solution quickly. "

Zhang Xianzhong, Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi, Bai Wenxuan, Ma Weixing and others all bowed their heads and remained silent.

They couldn't deal with Ji Dong, and now Sun Chuanting came again.

Sun Chuanting and the others are no strangers. They are as famous as Lu Xiangsheng. One is the founder of the Qin Army, and the other is the commander of the Tianxiong Army. Both the Qin Army and the Tianxiong Army were one of the most powerful armies in the late Ming Dynasty. The Guanning cavalry were collectively known as the three major armies in the late Ming Dynasty.

The three armies at the end of the Ming Dynasty mainly refer to their combat effectiveness. These are the three most powerful armies at the end of the Ming Dynasty.But at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were two main enemies of the official army, one was the Tartars outside the pass, and the other was the thieves inside the pass, that is, the peasant uprising army.

The main opponents of the Guanning iron cavalry are the Tartars outside the pass, and they also became famous for fighting the Tartars outside the pass.

The main opponents of the Qin Army and Tianxiong Army are the rogues in the pass. Conversely, the main enemies of the Peasant Army in the Pass are the Qin Army and the Tianxiong Army, especially the Qin Army can be called the natural enemy of the Peasant Army.

Because the Qin army led by Sun Chuanting repeatedly defeated Gao Yingxiang, especially in the battle of Ziwu Valley, Gao Yingxiang was captured alive.Then Sun Chuanting cooperated with Hong Chengchou to defeat Li Zicheng repeatedly, especially in the battle of Tongguan, leaving Li Zicheng with only 18 people.

Lin Yi, Zuo Liangyu, and He Renlong were enough for Zhang Xianzhong's headaches. Now that Sun Chuanting is here again, Zhang Xianzhong has to be a little bit cautious in the face of such a formidable opponent. In addition, there are Lu Jiude and Huang Degong. Several armies entangled him, and Zhang Xianzhong himself did not dare to imagine what the result would be.

What Liu Wenxiu said was right, the situation was too unfavorable for them.Fortunately, Li Zicheng and Ma Huihui's hard work in Henan has relieved their pressure invisibly.

Zhang Xianzhong thought for a long time, picked up the wine glass and drank it down, and made a decision, that is, to give up Yichang, give up the plan to develop along the river, and return to Sichuan by diversion.Sichuan is the land of abundance, with complex terrain, where is the soil for survival.

None of Zhang Xianzhong's godsons and generals objected to Zhang Xianzhong's plan.Three days later, Zhang Xianzhong took his four godsons and his generals Ma Weixing and Bai Wenxuan with a total of more than 2 horses, abandoned Yichang City, crossed the Yangtze River, and drove into Wushan.

Facts have proved that Zhang Xianzhong is Zhang Xianzhong after all, and at critical moments, he still has a certain strategic vision.

The day after Zhang Xianzhong's men had just withdrawn from Yichang City, Ming officials and troops gathered around Yichang, with Zuo Liangyu's men in the west, Kong Sizhen's troops in the southwest, including the loyal Marquis Qin Liangyubai's men, and He He in the north. At this time, Sun Chuanting and his generals Bai Guangen and Niu Chenghu led four to five thousand Qin troops to arrive.

If Zhang Xianzhong can delay Yichang for another day, Yichang will become Zhang Xianzhong's second Jingzhou.An isolated city is difficult to defend, and Zhang Xianzhong and others, the soft-shelled turtles in Wengzhong, are also unable to fly.

It's all right now, Zhang Xianzhong's troops entered Wushan, and arrived in Wanzhou two days later, leaving the officers and troops far away in Yichang...

Zhang Xianzhong abandoned Yichang and fled. Two days later, Sun Chuanting led his troops to Yichang.

At this time, Sun Chuanting did not immediately lead troops to pursue Zhang Xianzhong, but ordered Zuo Liangyu, He Renlong, and Lin Yi to rush to Yichang immediately to convene a military meeting.

Sun Chuanting is now the governor of the three sides, and these generals are of course under his command and deployment.

His confidant general Bai Guangen stepped back and bowed to the left and right: "Your Excellency, are you going to clean up He Renlong and Lin Yi?"

Sun Chuanting nodded, seeing that Bai Guangen had something to say, and said, "Is there anything wrong?"

"My lord, there are a few words from my subordinates that are not worth saying."

Bai Guangen was originally a traitor, and he was a subordinate of Hun Tian Hou. Since he surrendered to the army, he has fought bravely and made many military exploits. Sun Chuanting thinks highly of him and regards him as his confidant.

"Go ahead."

"My lord, I'm sorry to speak bluntly. My Ming Dynasty is in troubled times. There are slaves outside and thieves inside. Now the Ming Dynasty is short of major generals. Even though He Renlong is guilty, he is very brave in battle. He is called He Renlong. Crazy, you don't want to die in a war. There is also that Lin Yi. Although he has a lot of problems, he is also a legend in the army. He has not been in the army for a few years, so he may not know him well. This man is brave. Extraordinary, very good at using soldiers, defeated Tartars and bandits repeatedly. From a pawn in the frontier army, he became a second-rank military general in the imperial court in just a few years. Is it such a pity for the two of you? What I mean by this subordinate is that the enemy is at present and the imperial court is employing people. If the governor can be used by me and let the two of them commit crimes and meritorious deeds, it will be two sharp knives. Please think again, my lord. "

Sun Chuanting's face was gloomy, he sighed, and walked back and forth for two steps with his hands behind his back, "I don't know what you said about the Bendu. He is a fellow countryman, and the emperor suspects that he has two intentions. The governor surnamed Lin also knows that this is a great person, not to mention, this time he fought against Zhang Xianzhong, first captured Xiangyang, and then won Jingzhou, and defeated Zhang Xianzhong. He made great contributions. However This person actually exchanged a felon from the imperial court with a traitor for money, the imperial court was furious, the sacred order was hard to disobey, and the governor had no choice but to follow his will."

Bai Guangen didn't dare to say any more.

Sun Chuanting ordered Bai Guangen and Niu Chenghu to prepare immediately, and when Lin Yi and He Renlong arrived, he ordered them to beheaded.

After Bai Guangen and Liu Chenghu took the order, they made arrangements at the city gate, and then ambushed heavy soldiers inside and outside Sun Chuanting's military tent, because they knew that these two men were generals, and since they wanted to kill them, they had to be foolproof...

Jingzhou City.

Lin Yi turned his back on the empty city plan and wiped out Zhang Xianzhong's 8 troops overnight.After daybreak, Lin Yi led his troops to chase after him for a while, then withdrew his troops and returned to the city.

At this time, the battle in the city was basically over.With the cooperation of 1000 soldiers and horses in the city, Ji Dong's army ambushing on all sides outside the city has now all rushed into the city. The captives of the thieves amounted to more than 3 people, and more than 3 people were killed or injured in this battle, including those who were trampled on each other. The whereabouts of the remaining several thousand people are unknown.

After counting the number of people, Ji Dong also paid the price of thousands of casualties in this battle.

Looking inside and outside the city, there are dead bodies everywhere, the blood stained the city walls, the moat, and the land outside the city.

The corpses piled up like a mountain, and there were all kinds of deaths.Pieces of broken flags, short knives and broken arrows are all over the place.The unburned embers are still smoking, and the air is filled with a strong pungent smell, which is a mixture of bloody smell, burnt smell, etc.

The officers and soldiers cleaned the battlefield, repaired the city defenses, treated the wounded, buried the corpses, took care of the trophies, guarded the prisoners, etc. These post-war matters were busy for several days.

Then there was only the matter of dealing with the captives. Since Hao Yaoqi was injured in the face during this battle, Lin Yi left Hao Yaoqi with 1 soldiers and horses to garrison Jingzhou. Several captives taught him to adapt.

Ask Wang Jian to lead the logistics supply battalion, and also stay in Jingzhou to take inventory of the spoils and store them in storage, and assist Hao Yaoqi in reorganizing the prisoners.

Lin Yi led 3 troops out of Jingzhou to Yichang after resting for supplies, and continued to pursue Zhang Xianzhong.

When the troops first arrived in Zhijiang County, Lin Yi suddenly received an order from Sun Chuanting, the new governor of the three sides, asking him to rush to Yichang immediately to convene a military meeting.

Lin Yi stationed his men and horses in Zhijiang, and asked his deputy Zu Keyong to set up camp here. Lin Yi took Zhang Hua and some of his personal guards, and a total of more than 100 people rode to Yichang on flying horses.

(End of this chapter)