In the afternoon of the same day, the twelve-year-old Prince Chunlongxi ascended the throne. Because the emperor was young, the queen mother listened behind the curtain.
Afterwards, the Queen Mother appointed Lord Lu Ding Qin Ran as regent, taking over military and political power. From now on, she will send out troops to quell the rebellion!
Strangely, apart from causing ripples in several provinces around the capital, this news did not attract much opposition.
In fact, rebellions are spreading all over the Qing Dynasty, and the local governments have no time to take care of themselves. They still want Qin Ran to send troops to quell the rebellion, but they still dare to speak out against it.
For this, Qin Ran would like to thank Wu Sangui and others.
If there had not been a rebellion by Wu Sangui and other local vassal kings, and a Han man had taken the throne as regent of the Qing Dynasty, he would have immediately attracted countless opposition.
In addition, in order to win people's hearts, Qin Ran redistributed the real estate and non-realizable properties obtained from ransacked houses to the ministers of the court, and distributed ten taels of silver to each soldier in the military camp as military pay.
Consolidating his influence in the army, he gained the support of the vast majority of soldiers.
At this time, Qin Ran had a total of 160,000 troops under his command, leaving 60,000 for Long Er to help her control the capital.
Qin Ran planned to take away the remaining 100,000 to deal with Wu Sangui's army.
The next day, Qin Ran, wearing battle armor and holding a sword at his waist, stood in front of the general stand, listening to the rustling wind blowing the flags.
Looking at the well-equipped soldiers standing neatly in front of them,
Qin Ran nodded with satisfaction, "Commanders, this is a good time to make achievements and gain glory and wealth. When we put down the rebellion, there will be countless people who will be granted the title of prince and general!"
"The regent is a thousand years old!"
"The regent is a thousand years old!"
I don’t know who shouted first, and then, perhaps because of the money that had just been distributed, there was a wave of support from the army.
Qin Ran nodded with satisfaction, and then he slowly walked to the general stand. A cow had been prepared here, and next to it was the military flag of his regent.
bass!
Qin Ran pulled out the long knife from his waist and chopped off the bull's head next to him.
puff!
Ox blood splattered on the military flag.
"Sacrifice the flag! The army sets off!"
The 100,000-strong army immediately set off in an orderly manner.
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At the Pingxi Prince's Mansion in Yunnan, Wu Sangui narrowed his eyes when looking at the information coming from Xi Zuo, "The Qing Emperor is dead? Lu Dinggong Qin Ran is suspected of being the face of the Queen Mother, taking control of the government, and leading a hundred thousand anti-rebellion troops.
Heading to Yunnan?"
A series of things that happened in the capital also made Wu Sangui feel a little overwhelmed. He frowned and thought for a long time, and finally smiled softly, "This little emperor died just after he came of age. The Qing court will always be in turmoil, so
It’s a good thing, not too big or too small.”
At this moment, a guard suddenly reported outside the door: "Your Majesty, there is an envoy from the Sichuan Nine Difficulties Army asking to see you!"
"People from the Ninth Disaster Army? Why do they want to come to me?" Wu Sangui's expression changed, "Invite them to come!"
The Nine Difficulties Army is the armed army left by Qin Ran in Sichuan. Because it is named after the one-armed god nun Princess Nine Difficulties, it is also called the Nine Difficulties Army.
Not long after, a burly man walked in. After seeing Wu Sangui, he bowed his hands and bowed without saying a word, saying: "I have met King Pingxi. My lord sent me here this time to discuss things together."
It’s a big deal to join forces to fight against the Qing Dynasty.”
"Oh?" After hearing what the messenger said, Wu Sangui showed a surprised look, "Are you sure you came to me to discuss cooperation? Jiu Nan thinks that I am one of his enemies who killed his father. Doesn't she hate me?
"
The messenger smiled softly and said: "How can a female from the Nine Difficulties Master Taiji gather so much power? We are just acting under her banner. The control of the army is still in the hands of my lord. National hatred and family hatred
, we can still distinguish what is light and what is serious, even if we really have to deal with the prince, it will be after overthrowing the Qing court!"
Hearing the messenger's straightforwardness, Wu Sangui couldn't help but believe him, "I wonder who your lord is?"
"Haha, the time has not yet come. If the time is right, the prince will naturally know the identity of my lord."
The envoy avoided this topic, "The Qing army is about to arrive. I came here this time just to ask King Pingxi whether to join forces to fight against the Qing Dynasty to increase the chance of victory."
Wu Sangui thought about it. After he raised his troops in Yunnan, he immediately wanted to annex Sichuan. However, he did not expect that an elite force with more than 50,000 people holding high the banner of anti-Qing suddenly appeared in Sichuan. This directly gave up his idea of entering Sichuan.
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He didn't want to have a bloody battle with others before facing the Qing court directly, but because of the geographical location and the 'Princess of Nine Difficulties', he had been deploying troops to be cautious in the direction of Sichuan.
If he joins forces with the Nine Difficulties Army, he will not only get an elite reinforcement, but also free up most of the troops defending Sichuan. Wu Sangui believes that the Qing army is ahead, and Princess Jiu Di will never attack him at this time.
If the two elements join forces, there will definitely be a hundred benefits without any harm in a short period of time.
After thinking about this, Wu Sangui stood up and said, "Envoy, please take a seat. Let's talk about the details of joining forces to fight against the Qing army!"
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A few days later, Qin Ran looked at the information sent by the carrier pigeon, and couldn't help but smile with joy, "Wu Sangui, an old fox, finally took the bait. He probably never expected that the Nine Difficulties Army, which should be the toughest anti-Qing stance, would actually be
He must be in the same group as the Qing government's anti-rebellion army, haha!"
Yes, it was Qin Ran who planned the initiative for the Nine Difficulties Army to join forces with Wu Sangui. When the two armies faced off, if the Nine Difficulties Army backstabbed Wu Sangui's Yunnan army at a critical moment, it could definitely change the situation on the entire battlefield immediately.
After more than ten days of marching, the army finally arrived in the Hunan area, facing the coalition forces composed of Wu Sangui's Yunnan Army and the Nine Difficulties Army.
At this time, Wu Sangui had occupied the entire territory of Guizhou and most of Hunan. The vanguard army alone numbered 150,000 people, plus the 39,000 enemy troops, the force was a full 180,000.
From a superficial perspective, the army led by Qin Ran is at an absolute disadvantage.
In the Chinese army's tent, a carrier pigeon fell from the sky and flew into the tent. Qin Ran untied a piece of paper from the pigeon's legs.
Looking at the information on the note, he couldn't help but chuckle.