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

Chapter 344 If you want to fool Zhang Xianzhong, you must first fool Li Dingguo

The sea was flowing, Fang showed his true colors.

In the southern and western provinces of the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of troops surrounded and suppressed Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan. These hundreds of thousands of troops are of course the old Ming army, and their combat effectiveness is of course not flattering.

In addition, these old warlords and old bureaucrats all have selfish motives and the idea of ​​preserving their own strength. There are many people to rely on, and it is inevitable that they will have to eat from the big pot.

Because the old master Chongzhen had already been hanged to the crooked neck tree in Meishan.Although there is a prince, but the prince is just a ignorant 15-year-old boy, and the power has fallen into the hands of Lin Yi, who is the prince's grand teacher.

Abolishing the prince and establishing a new dynasty may be a matter of day and night.Once the emperor and the courtiers, the old bureaucrats and old warlords each had a book in their hearts.

These old warlords and old bureaucrats don't know their future and destiny. Although they dare not fight against the imperial court, they all have the idea of ​​preserving their own strength.

Right now, Prince Zhao and Lord Jian Guo are ordering to suppress the bandits, and no one dares not to come, for fear of becoming the target of public criticism.However, they were ordered to suppress bandits and respond to the imperial court, largely for the purpose of gaining political capital and family interests, and there were very few loyal servicemen, so they could not be said to have spared no effort.

In this way, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are a mess.

Although there are many famous generals who are used to fighting and commanders who are good at planning and planning, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and she will eventually fail, because such an army cannot fight tough battles at all.

Plus, their opponents are exceptionally strong.Regardless of the fact that Daxi Kingdom has a small territory, with only one province and a small population, the Daxi Army has only 10,000+ troops, not even a single warlord has as many troops. Zuo Liangyu, who is entrenched in Wuchang, is said to have a military strength of up to 80.

However, the size of a person does not depend on the size of the head, and the strength of a country does not depend on the size of the country or the number of troops.

In history, Zhang Xianzhong was destroyed by the Qing Dynasty and the traitor team cultivated by them.It can be said that for the destruction of Dashun and the destruction of Daxi, the Ming Dynasty at most had such ideas, and did not have such strength at all.

In this way, the outcome is obvious.

Hundreds of thousands of Ming troops, divided into land and water, attacked Daxi King in Sichuan, but all ended in failure.

Sitting in the Land of Abundance, Zhang Xianzhong laughed and proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu, Sichuan in November 1644. He named the country Daxi and changed Chengdu to Xijing.

Then, according to the Ming Dynasty's organizational system, six ministries were also set up, including civil and military affairs, Wang Zhaolin was appointed as the prime minister of the left, and Yan Xi was appointed as the prime minister of the right.

The four adopted sons were named Four Great Kings, Sun Kewang was named King Pingdong, Liu Wenxiu was named King Funan, Li Dingguo was named King Anxi, and Ai Nengqi was named King Dingbei.

But the four kings of Zhang Xianzhong were not sealed in vain.The main reason is to allow the four of them to open up territories, as can be seen from the titles of the four kings, and the four godsons also gave him a good face. He defeated the Ming army repeatedly, broke out of Sichuan, and broke through the encirclement of the Ming army.

Now the situation in Daxi Kingdom is very good. Due to the repeated defeats of the government and army, the influence in the southwest area is very large, and there is an endless stream of defectors.

Zhang Xianzhong announced immediately that he would be exempted from tax for three years.

This time it became even more popular. The local chieftains in Yunnan and Guizhou, as well as some old Ming bureaucrats and old warlords who had lost battles, were afraid that Lin Yi would settle accounts with them, so they rushed to report to Zhang Xianzhong's camp in order to get a job , at least to keep the head of the item and the power of the family.

Of course Zhang Xianzhong would not refuse anyone who came.

At this time, Zhang Xianzhong received Fan Wencheng, the envoy of the Qing Dynasty, and the two hit it off and reached an agreement. After the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, the world would be divided equally with the Qing Dynasty.

From Fan Wencheng's mouth, Zhang Xianzhong learned that Li Zicheng and his Dashun had become a thing of the past, and now it was his Daxi, the remnants of Daming, and the Daqing outside the pass who could control the world.

In the new version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, heroes have great potential.

Therefore, Zhang Xianzhong, who was proud of the spring breeze, immediately sent out elite soldiers and strong generals. This time, he focused on attacking the north and the east. In the east, he sent Pingdong Wang Sun Kewang and Funan Wang Liu Wenxiu to lead an army of [-] to advance both by land and water, with the goal of Huguang in the Ming Dynasty.

To the north, he sent Li Dingguo, King of Anxi, to lead [-] elite troops to attack the land of Qin and Jin. He asked Dingbei King Ainengqi to lead the remaining [-] troops to garrison the important areas of the capital.

The Great Western Army came back out of Sichuan with the intention of the whole world. Don't look at Zhang Xianzhong's promise to cooperate with the Qing Dynasty and sign an agreement with the Qing Dynasty. When the time comes, the world will be divided equally and the Qinling Mountains will be ruled.

But Zhang Xianzhong knew in his heart that the territory of the world has been preconceived since ancient times, and the ability to speak is based on strength. The capable live in it, and the incompetent lose it.

Those who rely on the agreement of gentlemen to win the world have not existed since ancient times.Whoever gets the most will get it, and whoever is strong will belong to him. The Great Western Army will not give way to the Qing Army, and the Qing Army will not give in to the Great Western Army when the time comes. This agreement not only lists the Ming Dynasty controlled by Lin Yi as their common enemy Other than that, it's just a piece of paper.

In addition, after Zhang Xianzhong learned that Li Zicheng and his Dashun Kingdom were about to be defeated in a flash, he became even more afraid of Lin Yi.

Originally, he was ready to compete with Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng entered Beijing and Chongzhen hanged himself. It was obvious that the Ming Dynasty was over, but who would have thought that Li Zicheng would be defeated again like lightning. He and his Dashun army were like men going to the toilet , come in a hurry, go in a hurry!

Not only Li Zicheng, but even the Qing Dynasty was defeated one after another. The Shanhaiguan battle and the Huanggutun battle were more classic than the previous battles. Lin Yi was the final winner.

When Zhang Xianzhong thought of this terrifying opponent, he felt a little apprehensive. The Battle of Xiangyang and the Battle of Jingzhou were still vivid in his memory. Thinking about those two disastrous defeats, Zhang Xianzhong shuddered. His Daxi Army alone would never be able to deal with Lin Yi , This is the conclusion he came to, and it is also the main reason for cooperating with the Qing Dynasty.

These high-level secrets, Li Dingguo or Zhang Dingguo, the second adopted son of Zhang Xianzhong, and the prince of Daxi, of course he knows it well, and now he is going to expand the territory for his godfather, the emperor.

Li Dingguo, who is only in his twenties this year, has a red rabbit horse chasing the wind under his crotch, a painted halberd in his palm, a four-sided silver mace on his back, and a bow and arrow in a beast pot. He is no less reborn than Lu Bu of the Three Kingdoms.

Li Dingguo was invincible in all directions, and wherever the soldiers and horses went, the Ming Dynasty's army fled in anticipation, and with all their might, they went to the Kangnan area after leaving Sichuan.

On this day, he suddenly received a report that there was a team in front, fighting under the banner of the Dashun Army. Li Dingguo was taken aback when he heard the report.

Dashun and Daxi are just like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong. They used to be neighbors. Although they had cooperation and confrontation, their unanimous enemies made them still "friends". He also took refuge in Li Zicheng's camp.

But now, when Li Dingguo heard that there was a Dashun army in front of him, he felt very surprised. He didn't feel the joy of seeing the friendly army at all, and he even murmured in his heart.

Aren't Li Zicheng and his Dashun army destroyed?In the first battle of Shanhaiguan, Li Zicheng was fooled by Wu Sangui and Doer Gun. During the three-way fierce battle, Lin Yi's army rushed to pick up a big deal, so the three armies were defeated. Of course, Li Zicheng was the worst in that battle. Both the Great War and the Battle of Nanyang were miserable, and in those two battles, eighteen riders were left behind, allowing him to linger and make a comeback, but this time he didn't even leave a single rider, including Li Zicheng. , The whole army was wiped out, and there was no chance to fight back.

As early as when Li Zicheng's troops left in Beijing were driven out of the city, Lin Yi had already sent troops to raid Li Zicheng's lair in Xi'an. The Shanhaiguan War marked the complete destruction of the Dashun Army, and Li Zicheng, who had been all-powerful so far, withdrew from the stage of history. Although Li Dingguo is far away in Sichuan, he has already grasped it through scouting reports and Fan Wencheng's mouth.

But why did the flag of Dashun appear again?These incidents were only a few months apart, could these be remnants of the Dashun Army?Also unknown.But in any case must guard against.

Thinking of this, Li Dingguo immediately raised his vigilance and ordered the troops to prepare for battle.

At this time, the Dashun army had already discovered them. In fact, it was more like waiting than discovering them!
Because the leader of this Dashun army is Gao Guiying, this Gao Guiying is no longer Gao Guiying.Although he is still Li Zicheng's wife, she is no longer Dashun's queen empress. She is grateful to Lin Yi for letting her kill Wu Sangui to avenge her husband, but has become the Marshal of the Second Army of Daming's Rebel Army.

Now he is ordered by Lin Yi, the supervisor of the country, to make money for Zhang Xianzhong.Her current public identity is still the remnant general of the Dashun Army, with Li Yan as his think tank.

They set up troops from Jinzhou outside the pass, traveled long distances, disguised themselves, and arrived at the area of ​​Xing'an Mansion. They sent scouts and waited for the Western Army for more than ten days.

Through the Ming army, they now know the situation of the Daxi army like the back of their hands, where they are fighting, and how they won or lost. It can even be said that the defeat of the Ming army in Xing'an was secretly planned by Li Yan.

I chose this place, away from the Daming city, away from the eyeliner of the Daming government, and created a situation for the generals of the Daxi Army where the remnants of the Dashun Army were hunted down by the Ming Army and could only haunt the mountains and try to survive. It is believed that they came to defect to the Great Western Army on purpose.

Now the Dashun army did not move forward, and the two sides stopped a few hundred meters away.

Soon the Dashun Army dispatched generals Gao Yigong and Li Guo with more than a dozen relatives to ask to see Li Dingguo.

Now Gao Guiying and Li Yan of course also found out clearly that the general who came to these tens of thousands of Great Western Army is the famous Li Dingguo.

They couldn't be more familiar with this person, knowing that he is one of the pillars of Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates, he is talented in both civil and military affairs, and he is brave in killing skills.

Ji Dong's strategy is to fool Zhang Xianzhong, but if he wants to fool Zhang Xianzhong, the first step seems to be to fool Li Dingguo, but it is not easy to fool this person.

No matter how good the strategy is, the generals involved must play it well, so that the enemy may be fooled.Just like the best script, the acting skills of the director and actors are very important.If the director is not good, or the acting skills of the actors are poor, no matter how good the script is, it will not be a classic.

Of course Li Yan and Gao Guiying are very clear about this.

The reason for sending Gao Yigong and Li Guo to contact Li Dingguo first, of course Gao Guiying and Li Yan had considerations. Gao Yigong is Li Zicheng's wife and brother, and Li Guo is Li Zicheng's nephew, this is the most convincing Li Dingguo.

In addition, these two generals are brave and resourceful, and they are both talented generals. First of all, they must regard themselves as the generals of the Dashun Army, and they are incompatible with the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty.

Another point is that they must be on guard against the Great Western Army.Because when Li Zicheng was there, they and Zhang Xianzhong were two forces, and they were at odds with each other.Whether Zhang Xianzhong defected to Li Zicheng, or Li Zicheng defected to Zhang Xianzhong, they all maintained a high degree of vigilance in their hearts.

That is to say, Gao Yigong and Li Guo must absolutely enter the play, if they are not careful, they will be seen through, and the consequences will be disastrous.

Under such circumstances, Li Dingguo rolled his eyes, and immediately ordered someone to make arrangements, and then invited Gao Yigong and others to come in for an interview.

"Who is here?" Li Dingguo asked knowingly.

"Li Dingguo!..." Gao Yigong and Li Yan fought against each other. Both of them also had a fiery temper and never bowed their knees. Seeing Li Dingguo, who was disrespected by his relatives, they couldn't bear it anymore. This was also in line with Li Yan. And Gao Guiying told them.

"Take it!" The eldest brother sneered, before Gao Yigong and Li Guo could speak again, he suddenly turned his face and slapped the brick, and the swordsman and axe who were ambushing in the tent suddenly ambush everywhere.

"Since they don't show affection, kill them!"

Gao Yigong and Li Guo, when their tempers came up, they were not afraid of anything, they pulled out their swords for self-defense, they didn't care about other people, they didn't care about horses, they didn't care about other personal guards, they rushed towards Li Dingguo .

A life-and-death fight was in sight, but the Dashun Army, that is, the Ming Army, had only two people, and all the thousands of troops in the camp were generals of the Dashun Army.

There is a huge disparity between the few and the few.A dozen or so guards from Li Guo and Gao Yigong's guards had long been blocked from the camp, only Gao Yigong and Li Guo were left in the big tent, and the rest were all soldiers from the Dashun Army.

But the blood of the second general was surging. Thinking about how Zhang Xianzhong went to them when he was down and down, and Li Zicheng treated them like honored guests, but now they are being treated like this when they are down and down. up!
So far, the two of them can't do it without fighting.

In anger, the two of them completely forgot about themselves, as if they had completely become two-yuan generals under Li Zicheng's leadership, and had already put their own lives and deaths aside. Don't look at the two swords in their hands, no horses, and no bows and arrows.

But in the blink of an eye, the two of them cut down a piece of the General of the Western Army who was rushing towards them, and the General of the Western Army who was as brave as the two of them could not get close at all.

"Fire the arrows and shoot them dead!"

General Daxi finally couldn't bear it anymore, and ambushed thousands of archers, his lips were about to move.

Gao Yigong and Li Dingguo felt that this time it must be over. It seems that Lin Yi, the founder of the country, is not a Mongolian sage.

Never mind him, just fight!
Gao Yigong and Li Guo didn't care about anything. Now that they surrendered, Daming turned to Ji Yi, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Dingguo were their sworn enemies.

"Stop it!" At the critical moment, Li Dingguo yelled loudly, and the Daxi army generals present were stunned, and no one dared to move.

"Hahaha, don't blame the two generals. During this special period, the little king Zhang Dingguo has to do this. Please take care of the two generals. The little king will report to the father, and the two generals will stay safe."

When Gao Yigong and Li Guo heard this, they were also stunned...

(End of this chapter)