In the eighth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the Shili Xuanfu Division was established and subordinated to Chongqing Wei. In the first year of Tianqi, the Shili Xuanwei Division was promoted to Kuizhou Prefecture, which is now Shili Tujia Autonomous County. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, a heroine emerged from this small place, and the Ming Dynasty
Hua Mulan of the dynasty, the only heroine in history who was independently recorded in the official biographies of generals as a famous general of the dynasty, Qin Liangyu.
Qin Liangyu's husband was Ma Qiancheng, the chieftain of Shidui, who was also a descendant of a famous family. After his death in the war, because his son was young, Qin Liangyu took care of domestic affairs. Yes, he had the same status as the Wan family of Mengzi, but he composed
A different chapter.
Because the most basic starting point is different. Qin Liangyu was loyal to the Ming Dynasty. The sun and the moon can tell. I won’t talk about her husband’s family here, but only his Qin family. His brother Qin Bangping and his younger brother Qin Minping both dedicated themselves to the Ming Dynasty and died in battle one after another, leaving two of them each.
His sons followed Qin Liangyu and continued to serve the country. Let’s not mention their illustrious military exploits for the time being. Listen to their names. Qin Bangping’s two sons: Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming. Qin Minping’s two sons, Qin Zuoming and Qin Zuoming.
Just by looking at the names of their nephews, we can tell how loyal the Qin family was to the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, a name does not completely represent a person's life conduct. Historically, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Qin Yiming and Qin Liangyu's grandson Ma Wannian surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
This is all for later, but the current Qin family can be said to be full of loyal people. Qin Liangyu's two brothers have been killed in the war, and even his only son, Zhao Zilong, and Ma Xianglin, known as Xiao Ma Chao, also died in the war in Xiangyang two years ago.
But now, that female general, who was extremely courageous and intelligent, good at riding and shooting, good at writing, and had a quiet and elegant posture, was already an old woman in her seventies.
Last year, the Xian rebels entered Sichuan. Due to the stubbornness and conceitedness of the governor, Chen Shiqi made a mistake in judgment.
, Wu had no generals, no troops, no food, and a seventy-year-old woman was left alone in a corner of a stone pillar, but the thieves with hundreds of thousands of troops did not dare to approach!
Many people are curious, since Zhang Xianzhong took Chongqing, why didn't he kill Zuo Liangyu of this stone pillar? Can he sleep peacefully with this tigress in the two places adjacent to each other?
The reason is very simple. Zhang Xianzhong is really afraid of Qin Liangyu! He was brutally tortured twice before entering Sichuan three times. Although he came in for the third time, he was beaten to a bloody head because Qin Liangyu not only knew how to fight but also beat him hard, and even
He fought at all costs. In order to prevent Zhang Xianzhong from entering Sichuan, he defeated his 30,000 white soldiers until almost the entire army was annihilated!
This made Zhang Xianzhong feel cold and afraid of him from the bottom of his heart!
Secondly, although Chongqing and Shizhu are geographically connected, the two cities are four hundred miles apart, separated by the Yangtze River, which is a natural hazard, and the terrain of Shizhu is also very steep and difficult to defend and difficult to attack. In addition, Zhang Xianzhong did not know how many troops Qin Liangyu had.
, dare not send troops hastily.
In addition, the situation in Sichuan is not stable. In addition to the scattered officers and soldiers from various places who are harassing, there are also many chieftains who are wavering and need him to win over, so Qin Liangyu has no time or care at the moment.
But the female general was worried about the country and the people, and was always thinking about how to counterattack and regain Sichuan. However, a single tree could not make a forest. The court was far away and the water was far away, so it was difficult to quench the thirst. What's more, there was no water, and there were no friends around who could fight together.
You can only rely on yourself.
However, after several battles when Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan a few years ago, the 30,000 white-armed soldiers were almost wiped out. There were very few soldiers available for Shi Ding, but the grain and grass storage was still considerable. This is recorded in historical materials. Two years ago
That is to say, after the Xian bandits entered Sichuan for the second time, Qin Liangyu and Zhang Ling resisted with 30,000 soldiers and horses. After Zhang Ling died in battle, Qin Liangyu failed in the battle and the 30,000 soldiers and horses were almost wiped out. So he went to the cowardly governor Shao Jiechun at the time and asked him to send 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command.
She was willing to pay half of the food and salary for the soldiers (soldiers from ethnic minorities), but she refused because Shao Jiechun and Yang Sichang did not get along at that time. Qin Liangyu sighed helplessly and returned to Shizhu. It was not until Zhang Xianzhong came again at the beginning of the year that Qin Liangyu led his troops to resist the outnumbered people and retreated to Shizhu. He said to his subordinates: "
Both of my brothers died in battle, and I, a woman, have been favored by the country for twenty years. At this point, I still dare to be at odds with the thieves!" So Qin Liangyu divided his troops to guard the Shili territory, and Zhang Xianzhong went everywhere to recruit the Sichuan chieftains, but he couldn't.
Dare to come to Shili.
From this, it can be confirmed that they have sufficient food and grass, but lack of military strength.
However, seeing the traitor enter Sichuan to establish the country, the female general did not lose her temper. She assigned her four nephews to various stone pillars to defend, and while recruiting troops and training, she waited for the opportunity. As the saying goes, the sky pays off, and the opportunity was indeed given to her.
Just over a month ago, a royal guard suddenly came to his door. This surprised Qin Liangyu, and he even thought it was a fake by the bandit army!
Why do you say this? Because when the rebels entered Sichuan, many of the plank roads in the territory were destroyed or guarded, so that whether they could enter Sichuan or not, the news was different. Even at that time, the imperial court appointed Qin Yiming as the chief military officer. For this reason, the appointment order was not conveyed.
superior.
It can be said that since Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan and conquered Chengdu, news in the entire Sichuan area was almost completely interrupted, and the corner of the stone pillar was even more blocked, so it was reasonable for her to be surprised by the sudden visit of the Jin Yiwei.
After all, Mrs. Gaoming of the Second Grade, who had traveled far and seen the world during the Southern and Northern War, quickly determined the identity of Jin Yiwei, and then asked you what you were doing here.
The edict has arrived!
This was a secret edict written by Emperor Chongzhen himself, but he wanted more of a homely letter. The first paragraph alone made the female general burst into tears, shouting about the emperor's kindness, and then the nagging words below made her even more moved.
Shocked, Yunnan chieftain rebels!
As a brave and resourceful female commander, Qin Liangyu's first thought was whether Zhang Xianzhong would take the opportunity to send troops to enter Yunnan!
As expected, this was what Emperor Chongzhen was worried about, so he asked her to wave the flag and pretend to attack Chongqing to hold Zhang Xianzhong back so that he would not dare to make mistakes!
This is not a difficult task. If she really cannot capture Chongqing with her current strength, it is possible to create chaos with a feint attack. But there is something in Qin Liangyu's mind. The emperor personally sent a secret edict to her, which means that Yunnan is
There's a lot of chaos going on around here. Which chieftain is rebelling and can't even be suppressed by Prince Mu's Mansion? Are they one, two, or many?
Since she needs to create a situation to hold back Zhang Xianzhong just in case, it means that the chaos in Yunnan is serious. It would be okay if Prince Mu's Mansion suppresses it in the short term. If the chaos continues, she won't be able to delay it for long. I'm afraid then...
…
The female general couldn't help but frowned. Sichuan had been lost. If Yunnan was lost again due to chaos, then the Ming Dynasty...
At this time, Jin Yiwei took out another secret letter, sealed with Dongchang's secret seal of fire lacquer.
Qin Liangyu raised his eyebrows: "This is..."
"A secret letter personally written by the Governor of the East Factory" Jin Yiwei's face was full of vicissitudes of life, and he managed to squeeze out a smile.
Eunuch Chang? Qin Liangyu was startled. Shi Yan was in a corner and the news was blocked. He had only heard a few rumors about Chang Yu. He knew that Dongchang had a genius who led troops to fight very well. As for how powerful he was, as for how he was
I don’t know how powerful it is, but it has almost put an end to the war in the north.
But Zuo Liangyu just listened and didn't take it seriously. After all, there are too many eunuchs these days who are seeking fame. The eunuchs who used to supervise the army were all good at this. He had long been accustomed to it. Now he suddenly heard that this eunuch wrote
She was surprised to receive a handwritten letter, but she was not in a hurry to open it. Instead, she asked the Jin Yiwei: "Have you ever met Eunuch Chang from Dongchang?"
"Hui Madam, of course I have seen it before. This letter was given to me by the young governor himself."
"Little Du Gong?" Qin Liangyu tilted his head and frowned, and the Jin Yiwei chuckled: "Little Du Gong is a young hero, he has not yet reached the crown."
Qin Liangyu frowned even more tightly: "A young hero, what kind of person is he?"
Brother Jin Yiwei gave a thumbs up: "It's so tight!"
"What a powerful method?" Qin Liangyu regained his energy, straightened his body, and motioned for the Jin Yiwei boy to sit down and talk.
Jin Yiwei's brother waved his hand and declined: "Don't be rude in front of me, madam. I just stand and say it." Then he coughed lightly: "Perhaps the mountains and rivers here are far away and we don't know much about the little governor, but to the north of the Yangtze River
, Oh, you can also hear it in Jiangnan, but I heard that the governor of Dongchang, who would not give a thumbs up, the thieves of Taiyuan, the Qin King of Baoding, chasing the Tatars for thousands of miles..."
"Ahem, what are you talking about? He chased Qing Gou thousands of miles away?" Qin Liangyu was choked. Many years ago, she also led an expedition to the Northern Expedition and fought against the Tatars. She knew very well how brave and ferocious the Tatar soldiers were, so she did this.
Over the past few years, the Ming army has suffered repeated defeats, and the dog Tatars have entered the pass several times before reaching the capital. So when she first heard that someone was chasing the Tatars thousands of miles away, could she not be surprised?
It was late at night, and the words of the Jinyiwei boys were so dry that they took turns telling all the records they knew about Chang Yu. Qin Liangyu rewarded them and asked them to rest first, and then suppressed the excitement in his heart and calmed down.
Open the secret letter: "General Qin, I will learn from Chang Yu and kowtow to Jin'an."
Just the opening greeting made Qin Liangyu feel strange. This was not a high and powerful supervisor, it was clearly a greeting from a younger member of the family to an elder.
This immediately made her curious about this little eunuch.