The white pole soldiers were so fierce and brave that they could almost be said to be invincible. Even when the two Qing armies entered the pass, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to send the white pole soldiers to Qinwang, which shows their strong combat effectiveness.
However, in the past two years, the white-pole soldiers suffered heavy casualties and almost the entire army was wiped out. The remaining ones are old, weak, sick and disabled. Although they have re-recruited and trained for more than half a year, they have no actual combat experience and are directly dragged into hard battles. The end can be imagined.
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What's more, the purpose of sending troops this time was just to restrain Zhang Xianzhong and prevent him from taking advantage of the chaos to send troops to Yunnan. Therefore, Qin Liangyu set the tone from the beginning of sending troops and treated it as an acting practice. It was also a good opportunity to test his influence and appeal.
Is it usual?
Fortunately, his appeal was still there, and he responded to his call. In just over a month, Ma Wannian mobilized more than ten thousand troops to attack Chongqing. However, he was not sure about the fighting power of these indigenous soldiers, but when he saw Fotu Pass
After the accident, I knew that grandma's words were right.
Not to mention the lack of troops and combat effectiveness, there was also a lack of siege troops. There were no heavy weapons such as artillery. Even after breaking through Fotu Pass, we were still helpless when we arrived at Chongqing City!
Then it’s time to train!
After resting for three days in front of the pass, Ma Wannian walked around to survey the terrain and figured out how to attack. On the fourth day, he launched the first wave of trial attacks, which were repeated every day for the next few days, each time more fierce and more sophisticated than the last.
, which made Liu Tingju flustered, but also a little confused. It didn't look like the old woman's method. What was she doing so slowly?
Liu Tingju in the city was restless, but Ma Wannian under Fotu Pass was practicing with great joy every day, and the momentum was getting bigger and bigger day by day. At the same time, Chang Yu was quelling the chaos in Yunnan, and Zhang Xianzhong was worrying about gains and losses in Chengdu.
Although Zhang Xianzhong founded the country in Chengdu and captured most of Sichuan's territory, the foundation was not stable. In addition to the Ming army in some places, there were also chieftain soldiers and landlord armed forces who resisted him. Therefore, Zhang Xianzhong was busy killing local tyrants there every day.
Winning over the chieftains and attacking the Ming army, he was still worried about the war in Chongqing, and he still had some bad feelings, but he couldn't explain where these feelings came from.
He went to ask the military adviser Wang Zhaoling. Zhang Xianzhong originally had a close aide named Xu Yixian, but he drowned in Yuezhou (today's Yueyang) last year. Wang Zhaoling took over and became the prime minister of Daxi. It is unknown what Wang Zhaoling's abilities are.
Anyway, according to history, after Zhang Xianzhong died, the four generals (Zhang Xianzhong’s four godsons) killed him, saying that the failure of Daxi was all because of him.
I don’t know what his abilities are, but Wang Zhaoling is very talented and can be said to be very good at deception. He often predicts celestial phenomena by fortune-telling, which is a bit like Li Muxian. He can often fool Zhang Xianzhong into being stunned.
Wang Zhaoling heard that Zhang Xianzhong had been flustered recently, so he looked at the sky and performed divination, and finally said: There is a sudden change in the sky, and something important must happen.
Zhang Xianzhong asked him what was important, and Wang Zhaoling shook his head and said, I don't know, but the situation in the world is very strange now.
Zhang Xianzhong fell into deep thought. It was indeed strange. Originally, Li Zicheng was at his peak. At the beginning of the year, he launched a vigorous Eastern Expedition and almost entered the capital. Unexpectedly, he was beaten by the officers and soldiers so that he could not find his father and returned to the Yellow River.
Over there, the Qing army, which had just entered the pass for a walk, was chased for thousands of miles and captured a prince. Bai Wang, who had been having the upper hand with Zuo Liangyu for more than a year in the Yangtze River Basin, suddenly wanted to leave the mountain.
In response to the fact that Li Zicheng was going to attack Nanjing, I really thought he could win it at first, but in the end, I heard he was dead.
You must know that when Li Zicheng and Bai Wang fought against Nanjing, they were so vigorous that Zhang Xianzhong was almost jealous to death, but in the blink of an eye...
Although things are unpredictable, they are too unpredictable. With the strength of the imperial court, any one of these three forces will suffer a big loss in a duel. But unexpectedly, under the wheel battle, the imperial court was safe and sound, but
Defeated all three forces!
It’s incredible!
And this incredible thing comes from the great eunuch of Dongchang!
Although Zhang Xianzhong has relatively little information in Sichuan, as one of the big guys of this era, he always pays attention to the current situation outside Sichuan and has many channels to know what he wants to know. Therefore, he knows even more about Chang Yu's illustrious military exploits than Yunnan Mu.
There are many palaces.
In fact, during these days, he had always had a big doubt: How could this eunuch be so capable? How did he do it?
He could foresee that sooner or later he would have to confront this eunuch head-on. Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but feel a little scared when he thought of this.
The situation in the world has really changed!
The imperial court suddenly became powerful, and a genius appeared. This was definitely not a good thing for rebel leaders like them, but Zhang Xianzhong never imagined that just because the situation had changed, he might live a few more years, but of course he might die early.
A few years, but he will definitely not die in the hands of the Qing army.
Is Qin Liangyu's sudden attack on Chongqing related to the eunuch or was it ordered by the imperial court?
Zhang Xianzhong suddenly had an idea and asked Wang Zhaoling.
Wang Zhaoling shook his head. Although he didn't know how the imperial court defeated Li Zicheng and Qing Gou in a very short time, one thing is certain that they were at the end of their strength. Otherwise, they would have crossed the river to attack Xi'an. To put it bluntly, they would have hurt people.
A hundred losses will cost a thousand. The imperial court is already empty and weak. The successive campaigns in this year have long been exhausted. They are no longer able to deal with Li Zicheng in the north. Does he still have the ability to sacrifice the near and far to attack us?
These words were reasonable and well-founded. Zhang Xianzhong nodded after hearing this, because he was overthinking.
Unexpectedly, someone suddenly announced the next day that the chieftain from Yunnan had sent people to discuss important matters.
Zhang Xianzhong was confused. The chieftain of Yunnan, thousands of miles away, asked him to discuss Mao's major issues with him. However, he couldn't resist his curiosity and met those people. However, he was shocked to hear that the chieftain of Yunnan was in chaos. The two chieftains joined forces to turn things upside down, allowing him to take the opportunity to enter Yunnan.
Overthrow Prince Mu's Mansion and join hands in the great cause of business.
What?
Zhang Xianzhong and his staff were instantly stunned!
How could such a good thing come to your door?
If Yunnan is really included in the circle, Guizhou will be inevitable. Then the entire southwest will be its own, and it will be the real Daxi Kingdom... The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and Wang Zhaoling poured cold water on him again: "If
Where’s the fake one?”
Yes, if it is false, then if you send troops there yourself, you will undoubtedly jump into the pit of fire.
"The military advisor meant that it might be a conspiracy of the Ming court. They knew that they were unable to conquer me at this time, but they were angry that I had attacked Sichuan and established their own country, so they set up a conspiracy and wanted to use the power of Yunnan to conquer me.
I suffered a big loss, right?" Zhang Xianzhong asked, and Wang Zhaoling thought for a moment: "Maybe, but such a good opportunity should not be missed in vain. Send someone over to investigate and you will know whether it is true or not."
Later, Zhang Xianzhong sent people to Yunnan for real reconnaissance, but at this moment, another idea flashed: Could Qin Liangyu's attack on Chongqing be related to the chaos in Yunnan?
"Perhaps Yunnan is really in chaos, but the imperial court is afraid that I will take advantage of it, so it ordered Qin Liangyu to attack Chongqing?" I have to say that Zhang Xianzhong is a rough guy, and he really guessed it right, but Wang Zhaoling shook his head,
I think it’s impossible. According to the chieftain’s statement, their rebellion only lasted for more than a month. Qin Liangyu only attacked Chongqing a month ago. How could they communicate with each other when they were thousands of miles apart? How could the imperial court be separated by nearly ten thousand miles?
It makes no sense to predict the rebellion in Shadingzhou, Yunnan, and to ask Qin Liangyu to send troops to contain it in advance.
Zhang Xianzhong slapped his head, he was so stupid.
But how could one know that Chang Yu was really unpredictable!
And just when he was patting his head, Chang Yu was on his way to the stone pillar.