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Chapter 762: He attacks and I defend (5)

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    "How dare you bully me like this!" The fleet has just arrived at Fengjie, the gateway to eastern Sichuan, and has not yet gone ashore to visit Baidi City, which I have already read by heart in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and longed for for a long time. Although I have come all the way  He did not encounter the stone formation that surrounded Lu Xun's tens of thousands of troops, but Prince An Yue Le was still in a happy mood.  However, as soon as the ship arrived at Fengjie Pier, bad news came from the messenger sent by Obai.  "The slaves didn't have time to greet their master at Fengjie, but several traitors and accomplices of the Western thief Zhang Xianzhong came north with tens of thousands of troops to raid Fushun and other places, and successively occupied important places such as Ziliujing and Gongjing. Master Aobai was worried about these two places.  We lost our money, food and property, so we led our troops overnight. "However, the forward battle was unfavorable. The two thousand forward troops and horses, all elites of the Eight Banners, were ambushed by Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan, and none of them survived.  Artesian wells and tribute wells, which provide salt for the entire Sichuan, Hanzhong, Shaanxi and even many places in Yunnan, and can earn millions of yuan in annual salt taxes, fell into the hands of the Daxi Army.  If it was just a matter of money, Yue Le wouldn't care too much.  Without military pay, the worst they could do was engage in plunder. Didn¡¯t the Qing soldiers make their fortune by plundering?  When the late emperor was still alive, wasn't it all for the sake of his children's treasures when he entered the customs several times?  The technique of using war to support war is a familiar method for the senior officials of Eight Banners Manchuria.  However, there is no money and food to grab. Without salt, the army and officials will have to eat light food!  Should soldiers and officials be made to boil salt and nitrate to eat like the miserable common people?  Without salt, not only people can't stand it, but even mules and horses lose their strength.  How can we still fight?  So, Prince An Yue Le became angry!  "Hurry back immediately! Tell Obai that my army has arrived in Sichuan, and order him to take back these salt wells in Fushun for me immediately! Save Sichuan's salt and wages! If he can't conquer it, he will  It doesn¡¯t matter, just keep an eye on Li Dingguo¡¯s troops in southern Sichuan! When I arrive, you can do it yourself!¡± Yue Le didn¡¯t bother to go ashore to visit Baidi City, so he just hurriedly abandoned the boat and headed for Chongqing Mansion.  Come.  Then go to Chengdu and southern Sichuan via Chongqing.  His urgent march route was hundreds of miles southward in a straight line, and a larger marching team came from Shunqing Prefecture via Naxi to Zunyi Prefecture, and headed for Yunnan and Guizhou.  "With all the people united, the mountains can be shaken. Only loyalty and righteousness can lead to bullfighting. The general kisses me like a parent. If you violate the military law, you will not be free. The orders are clear, and the rewards and punishments are given. If you go to water or fire, don't dare to stay.  . . . ¡± The bursts of military songs coming from Li Zongfang¡¯s team made Sun Kewang very happy. This was one of the military songs inherited from the Qi Family Army.  Singing it during the march not only boosts morale, but the sound echoes in the valley, making it very powerful.  "Old Ma! Let our son-in-law sing a song! We can't let others take over the guests, and the guests bully the shop!" There was a sullen look on his face. It's no wonder that any general who leads the army would like to be overwhelmed by the momentum of other people's troops.  Your own team?  But when did the Daxi Army have its own military song?  You can't just sing vulgar tunes to make fun of it, right?  However, Ma Yuanli was also good at making contingency plans. He immediately called for a few officers to come over and gave them some instructions.  Soon, a military song was sung among the Daxi Army.  "In the past, there was Governor Shao, who often came to the group to dance; in the later, there was Liao who joined the army and followed me without fighting; there is a good Yang Ge tribe, three days away from me." This is a song circulated in the army when Zhang Xianzhong moved to Sichuan.  Today we are fighting again in Sichuan, which is appropriate for the occasion.  In Shunqing Mansion, Li Zongfang proposed to the four generals and Ma Yuanli and other key generals of the Great Western Army that they should defend to the north and develop to the south.  "Now the Tatars are pressing down heavily in Sichuan. They have Shaanxi and Huguang and other places at their back. If the generals are limited to fighting with them in a corner of Sichuan, I'm afraid, with all due respect, they are playing into the hands of the Tatars.  They have used those traitor soldiers and horses who have shaved their heads and surrendered, and they have piled up the Daxi soldiers and horses. " "So, I would like to suggest to you 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.  Take Yunnan and Guizhou. In that case, we will be directly bordering the Gui army! At that time, we will have the Tatars behind us and the Gui army in front of us. It should be noted that the Gui army is the army of Duke Liang of the Ming Dynasty.  Our Daxi Army is a traitor in the eyes of your army. If your army wants to kill us, where will our Daxi Army go?" Bai Wenxuan interrupted Li Zongfang and asked coldly.  .  What he said happened to be one of the worries of everyone here.  "Haha! The eldest marshal, several marshals, and generals. Although the eight great princes and elders are no longer here, the banner of the Great Western Army is still there, and a group of old people are still there. You can think about it, since I was in Henan with my lord,  Since coming into contact with our Southern Guangdong Army, have you ever met us??The Guangdong army fired one shot at you and missed one?  To put it bluntly, with the combat power of our Southern Guangdong Army, if there is a conflict with the Daxi Army, I am afraid that the Daxi Army will at least stumble and suffer a moderate loss.  In Wuqiao that year, in less than an hour, Chuang Taotian's old camp was completely lost.  " Li Zongfang's words are both soft and hard, but they are also true. "Mr. Li, speaking of the time when we were in Kaifeng, we did have some dealings with your army through the help of our brothers who broke into the camp.  I know something about your army.  However, this time and that time.  Nowadays, Duke Li Guo is the pillar of the Ming Dynasty, and we are all thieves.  We are all from different backgrounds, how do we get along?  "Sun Kewang also threw away his worries. "Young Marshal, let me ask you, compared with the Great Shun Army, which one has a deeper hatred for the Ming Dynasty?  " "This," talking about this, there is no doubt who is the boss of the peasant army. Although Sun Kewang and others were reluctant, the Dashun Army captured Beijing and forced Emperor Chongzhen to go to Meishan to find the true meaning of life.  However, they had to admit that they had to admit that Chuangying had a deep hatred with the Ming Dynasty.  They sacked Beijing and forced Emperor Chongzhen to death.  " "But, you don't know something.  "Li Zongfang intentionally sold it off. With mountains and rivers blocking the way and fighting constantly, Sun Kewang and others really knew very little about the situation of the Dashun Army. However, looking at Li Zongfang's expression, everyone knew that Dashun  My old friends in the army must be doing well at the moment. ¡°What, how was the break-in?  " "To let you generals know that the remaining units of Dashun Army have surrendered to my lord on the border of Hunan and Jiangxi.  For the time being, the Prince Consort Shi Lang is in control.  A total of more than a dozen towns' troops were organized.  The supply of food and salary is implemented in accordance with the standards of our Southern Guangdong Army Headquarters, and there is no difference.  Wounded soldiers, sick soldiers and their family members from various ministries were resettled in Guangdong under the leadership of Mrs. Gao.  It also allows the generals to face the enemy with peace of mind.  "    "What?  How dare you take in Li Zicheng's old subordinates?  "Bai Wenxuan almost fell off his chair. The other generals of the Great Western Army also looked at each other. In their view, he and Li Zicheng's old army were both heinous people in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty officials, and they must not live under the same sky.  However, the remnant of Li Zicheng, who was even more accomplished than us, actually became part of the Southern Guangdong Army. Isn't this surprising? Since the remnant of Li Zicheng, who has more "great achievements" than us, can do it?  If we are accepted by the Southern Guangdong Army, why should we people worry about being attacked from both sides?  By then, all kinds of food, grass, gunpowder, weapons and medicines will be out of the question.  " Li Zongfang timely offered another tempting offer. "In the Daxi 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 types of gunpowder, cannons, knives, wound medicine, etc.  The army consumes a huge amount of supplies. It has really opened up the land connection with the Southern Guangdong Army. Not to mention other benefits, even if the two sides just resume their original trade activities, the Daxi Army will be able to deal with the Qing Army easily in the southwestern region.  A few years! What's more, if you take the road of breaking into the camp, then not only do you not have to worry about the Qing army's pursuit, but you are also afraid of counterattacking Chengdu and regaining the whole Sichuan. What's more, since the Great Western Army entered Sichuan, the neighboring Yunnan  The situation in Yunnan and Guizhou is also understood. In the view of Sun Kewang and others, the troops and chieftain soldiers in Yunnan and Guizhou are just like local chickens and dogs.  The Daxi Army may not be able to come down in one round! ¡°That¡¯s good!  I will use the heads of the Mu family of the Duke of Guizhou and the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou to make a declaration of surrender to express my feelings to the Duke of Li!  "Sun Kewang is also a person who is used to killing decisively. He immediately sentenced Mu Tianbo's family to death. He also heard that the Li family and the Mu family had had many frictions on the Yunnan border, and they were also at war with each other.  Saw it. ¡°Hey!  Marshal, no, no, no!  We entered Yunnan not to kill the Duke of Guizhou, but to help the Duke of Guizhou fight chaos!  "Li Zongfang blinked his eyes narrowly. "Quiet the chaos?  "    "right!  Put an end to the chaos!  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 was very different from that of the mainland provinces. In addition to the establishment of the Metropolitan Commander's Department and the Chief Envoy in Yunnan  In addition to the Si, Ancha, and later the governor, due to the large number of chieftains in this area, Mu Ying (who was granted the title of Marquis of Xiping, and his second son was promoted to Duke of Guizhou) has been guarding the area for generations since the Hongwu period.  It has great military power and plays a decisive role in politics and economy. (Students who have read The Deer and the Cauldron all know the Yunnan Mu Palace.) Yunnan is in theThe Han Dynasty was under the dual jurisdiction of hereditary ministers and local officials. The two not only cooperated with each other, but also often had entanglements.  In addition to hereditary nobles and local officials, there are also a large number of chieftains entrenched in various places.  Among them, Pu Mingming, the chieftain of Ami Prefecture in southern Yunnan, greatly increased his strength after joining the "She'an Rebellion" and launched a rebellion in the fourth year of Chongzhen (1631). After Pu Mingming died in the fifth year of Chongzhen (1632), his wife Wan Shi  He still led his people and continued to cause chaos in southern Yunnan, which was "a big event that happened that night." Later, the Wan family recruited Sha Dingzhou, the chieftain of Annan, as his son-in-law. Shapu joined forces and became more powerful.  There are more people and horses, more money and food, but the inevitable thing called ambition is also quietly getting bigger in the chest.  It just so happened that in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, the world changed drastically.  Three emperors were replaced like a revolving door in Beijing.  Sichuan, which borders Yunnan, was also conquered by the Great Western Army led by the Eighth King Zhang Xianzhong.  The Duke of Guizhou, Mu Tianbo, negotiated with the governor Wu Zhaoyuan and the governor Wu Wenying to recruit Han and chieftain troops to prevent the Western Army from entering Yunnan and prepare to accept the dispatch of the Southern Ming court.  As a result, a group of ambitious grass-headed kings, big and small, felt that an opportunity had come again.  In September of the first year of Hongguang, Wu Bikui, the chieftain of Wuding, took the opportunity to launch a rebellion and declared: Emperor Zhu is gone, so how can there be Duke Mu.  ("There is no longer Emperor Zhu, so how can there be Duke of Guizhou?!") The rebels successively captured Dayao, Dingyuan, and Yao'an, shaking the whole of Yunnan.  Mu Tianbo and others hurriedly ordered the mobilization of Shiping chieftain Long Zaitian, towering chieftain Wang Yangzu, Mengzi chieftain Sha Dingzhou, Ningzhou chieftain Lu Yongming, Jingdong chieftain Diao Xun and other troops, and defeated the rebels in September.  Wu Bikui and his accomplices were all captured alive.  However, the wolf Wu Bikui was beaten at the front door, and the hungry tiger Sha Dingzhou came in from behind.  Sha Dingzhou was originally the son of Sha Yuan, the chieftain of Wangnong. After the death of Pu Mingming, the chieftain of Ami Prefecture, his wife Wan remarried Sha Dingzhou. The two chieftains merged into one, and their power increased greatly. After the death of the chieftain of Ami Prefecture, Tang Jianjia (  Wan's brother-in-law) was the mastermind, secretly planning to launch a coup to seize power in Yunnan by taking advantage of the conflicts between the Mu Mansion and the governor of Yunnan and the three chief ministers, as well as the disagreements among the chieftains.  Therefore, the chieftain army led by Sha Dingzhou and his wife still stayed in Kunming, the provincial capital, after the Wubikui rebellion had subsided.  Because Mu Tianbo, Dingzhou's father Sha Yuan, had always shown loyalty, he had no doubts about his presence and hosted many banquets in the Duke's Mansion.  The wealth accumulated by Mu Mansion for more than two hundred years made Dingzhou salivate. Kunming's defense force was weak. He also saw the friction and struggle between the noble forces headed by Mu Tianbo and the official forces such as Governor Wu Zhaoyuan, which made him feel powerful.  An opportunity to take advantage of.  On the first day of December in the first year of Hongguang, Sha Dingzhou's deployment was decided. In the name of saying goodbye, he personally led his soldiers to attack the Duke of Guizhou's mansion, and at the same time assigned his troops to occupy various gates of the provincial capital.  Due to an unexpected turn of events, Mu Tianbo had no time to organize an effective resistance. Under the protection of several close guards, he fled to Xining with official seals, hereditary iron certificates and other items. On the way, he was protected by Long Zaitian and Lu Yongming and arrived in Chuxiong, where Jin Cang soldiers  Beidao Yang Weizhi guarded the area before temporarily settling down.  Mu Tianbo's mother Chen and his wife Jiao were unable to accompany him, so they fled into a nunnery and committed suicide.  After Sha Dingzhou occupied Kunming, he called himself "Zongfu". "Zongfu" is the general name for the Duke of Guizhou in the Ming Dynasty. This shows that he has attempted to replace Mu Tianbo's position.  His wife, Wan, is called the mistress.  "We went in and out to pay homage to the Jin gentry. There were many powerful people in central Yunnan who turned to the right as planners."  Sha Dingzhou sent troops to pursue Mu Tianbo, but was defeated by the army assembled by Yang Weizhi in Chuxiong.  After his failure in the westward advance, he sent troops to capture various parts of Yunnan. In a short time, except for the area west of Chuxiong under the control of Yang Weizhi and Mu Tianbo, all the areas surrendered to the Sha family.  Sha Dingzhou easily seized the wealth that Mu Mansion had accumulated over the years.  "Mu's family lived in Yunnan, and the treasures in the palace were full of treasures. The Buddha's capstone, green arrowhead, cinnabar, red gold, amber, horseshoe, and red gold were all packed in boxes. Each box was a hundred kilograms. They were hidden on high boards, and the warehouse contained fifty boxes.  There are more than 250 treasures in total, and his treasures have been transported to this cave from Dingzhou for many months."  Although Sha Dingzhou made a huge fortune, he was not satisfied with this. His main purpose was to replace the legal status of Yunnan in Gongshi Town of Qian State.  Therefore, Sha Dingzhou strategically tried his best to win over Yunnan officials appointed by the Ming Dynasty and resident Han officials. He not only ordered that all Han officials from various prefectures and counties who were willing to accept his command should be retained in their posts, but also coerced or forged Yunnan Governor Wu Zhaoyuan and resident Han officials.  Wang Xigun, a scholar from Lufeng, sent a letter to the Longwu court, saying: "Tianbo is rebelling, and Dingzhou is trying to pacify it. It is appropriate to use it to control Yunnan." At the same time, he sent people to Hue with heavy money and letters, and to Guangzhou to seek an audience with Li Shouhan, in an attempt to  To gain support from Li Shou Han, at least he must be able to buy military uniforms and equipment from Ha Tinh to expand his army and prepare for war.  However, he met his nemesis, Huang Xigun.  After receiving the urgent military information from Hue, Li Shouhan, who was in Nanjing and Shanghai, could not care about the affairs of Caiyunzhinan thousands of miles away, so he assigned the matter to Huang Xigun for full authority.  Huang Xigun helped Li Huabao pacify Guangxi, and he did not know how many villages of chieftains and native officials were pacified. Naturally, he was very aware of the little thoughts of these native emperors, Cao Tou Wang.  He immediately offered his advice to Li Shouhan, killing three birds with one stone.  Only then did Li Zongfang go to Shunqing Mansion to meet Sun Ke.??, first they presented a large amount of weapons and equipment, and then they persuaded the Great Western Army to go south with all their strength.  "However, attracting the Daxi Army to Yunnan to quell the chaos will be beneficial to both the South Yue Army and the Daxi Army.  Even for the people in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, it is a good thing to be able to get rid of the disaster of weapons as soon as possible.  The unlucky ones are only the Mu family of Yunnan Prince Mu¡¯s Mansion and the chieftains of all sizes.  "The Eighth King Zhang Xianzhong is a figure with a reputation for evil!" When telling Li Shouhan about his strategy, Huang Xigun felt proud.  But Sun Kewang didn¡¯t know about these things.  He simply sent troops to Shunqing Prefecture and ordered Li Dingguo to rush back to Rong County and Fushun County to destroy all the artesian wells, Gongjing and other salt wells.  At least the overhead crane on the salt well and the brine house must be burned down.  "Let the Tatars chase us! I let them eat without salt, and their legs and feet are weak! Let's see if they still have the strength to climb the mountain and walk!" When assigning tasks, Sun Kewang's eyes were full of evil.  "But, brother, if this happens, this province of Sichuan will no longer have enough salt to eat!" Liu Wenxiu was a little worried.  "What are you afraid of?! In order to defeat the Tatars, I risked my life. They just ate light food for a few days and endured it for a while! After the Tatars were defeated, I just gave them a few kilograms of salt.  , I think I should compensate them!¡± ¡°One family wants to burn the salt well, and the other family wants to keep the salt well, a land of wealth for the military and people¡¯s food.  A fierce battle broke out between Li Dingguo and Obai.
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