Qin Liangyu is old after all, or in other words, the growth rate of his native soldiers can no longer keep up with Zhang Xianzhong's Western soldiers.
Outside Chongqing, in front of the governor Chen Shiqi, Zhang Xianzhong decisively defeated Zuo Liangyu, extinguishing the city's last hope.
Qin Liangyu had no choice but to retreat from Shizhu and resist to the death.
In Chongqing City, all the officials had earth-colored faces.
The governor of Sichuan, Chen Shiqi, was dismissed as early as December last year. As soon as he arrived in Chongqing, Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan and blocked the way out.
The new governor had not arrived at this time, so he simply stayed in Chongqing and supervised the war nearby.
He sent generals Zeng Ying and Zhao Ronggui to guard Zhongzhou and Liangshan (today's Liangping, Chongqing) respectively, but they were both defeated by Zhang Xianzhong's troops.
At this time, Shizhu's reinforcements were also defeated, and they were completely devastated.
But Chen Shiqi still stubbornly said: "Chongqing city is surrounded by rivers on three sides, and there is a city wall of tens of feet in the southwest. It is impregnable. Even a Western bandit will have to break a few teeth."
Therefore, he refused Zhang Xianzhong's persuasion to surrender.
Sure enough, Zhang Xianzhong was furious, all the reinforcements were defeated, and he was still so stubborn.
One hundred thousand Western troops attacked Chongqing day and night, no matter the cost.
"Ask for help quickly!" Wang Xingjian, the prefect of Chongqing, looked at the ant-like Western Army and said in horror:
"I heard that Zhu Yixi, the commander-in-chief of Guyuan in Hanzhong Prefecture, had tens of thousands of troops and defeated Li Guo. With his help, we will definitely be able to turn the crisis around."
Chen Shiqi then regretted: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Governor, when he got engaged, you wrote a congratulatory note yourself."
"I forgot." Chen Shiqi patted his head and said with a wry smile: "The Western bandits are threatening Sichuan since the first month of the year. It's so busy. Then go to Hanzhong to invite General Zhu!"
"Governor, General Zhu has gone to Xiangyang now."
Everyone was helpless.
"Then go to Xiangyang to invite him!"
Chen Shiqi looked at the densely packed Western troops and said anxiously.
So, the bandits from the west gathered on the Yangtze River, and several small boats on the Fujiang River quickly rocked to spread the news.
In Nanyang, Zhu Yixi not only supervised the construction of forts and trained new soldiers, but important news suddenly came from Wuguan again.
But he said that Prime Minister Hui Deng has always felt uncomfortable since he was sent to Wuguan.
"How come I, the mighty commander-in-chief of Wuchang, seem to be a guard general?"
Prime Minister Hui Deng was quite surprised: "How can this be a meritorious service?"
When he was helpless, someone suddenly passed the test, and he was an old acquaintance of King Hanyang, which made him overjoyed.
If you come here a few more times, wouldn’t it be a great achievement?
Therefore, in the following days, he looked forward to the canyon ahead, hoping to meet some old acquaintances of King Hanyang to intercede and let him leave Wuguan.
"General, look, there is a large group of people!"
"What, enemy attack?"
Hui Dengxiang was so excited that he woke up from his reverie and looked around.
"He seems to be a wealthy businessman on his way."
The deputy general said softly: "These are fat sheep. If you pluck a few hairs, we will make a lot of money."
I saw hundreds of horse-drawn carriages and mule-drawn carriages moving slowly on the flat mountain road, with a large number of guards protecting and patrolling along the way. There were thousands of people, which was extremely spectacular.
It seems that you can't see the horizon at a glance.
The west side of Wuguan faces Guanzhong, and the terrain is relatively flat. The east side faces the outside of the pass, with winding mountainsides, high cliffs and deep valleys, making it narrow and difficult to navigate.
"Brothers, a big deal is coming!?"
Prime Minister Hui Deng said with great joy, but then he came to his senses: "Well, we are officers and soldiers, not bandits."
"A large group of unknown troops are coming, so all customs must be prepared to prevent surprise attacks."
Therefore, Wuguan waited for the enemy from top to bottom, hoping to gain a lot of benefits. As a result, the opposite party directly sent someone:
"We are old acquaintances of King Hanyang."
"Who are you lying to?" Prime Minister Hui Deng said with disbelief: "We are also scholars, not those bandits. You, thousands of people, are all old friends?"
"You can just give this letter to King Hanyang."
The man said confidently.
Whidden was dubious.
Immediately, a few days later, Nanyang sent cavalry with two words: "Let's go!"
Prime Minister Hui Deng had no choice but to watch the huge team leave.
"Thank you, General, for letting me go. I hope you'll accept it if you're kind of considerate."
Finally, this group of people sent five thousand taels of silver.
Looking at the carriage going further and further away, Mr. Huiden felt heartbroken: "How wonderful it would be if they weren't the king's old friends!"
In the middle of May of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, King Fu officially put aside his role as supervising the country and ascended the throne as emperor. The next year was regarded as the first year of Hongguang.
And, just like history, four towns in Jiangbei were established, with Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, Gao Jie, and Liu Zeqing in charge, and a supervisor was set up in Yangzhou to coordinate the affairs.
Shi Kefa was forced to leave Nanjing again and ran to Yangzhou.
At this time, the Nanjing court officially issued an edict stating that Zhu Yixi would regain Xiangyang Prefecture and Chengtian Prefecture, defeat Bai Wang, and kill Li Guo, and the Jin Dynasty would confer Zhu Yixi as the King of Hanyang.
Along with it came the royal robe, crown, servants, eunuchs, maids, and ten thousand taels of silver for the construction of the palace.
This is officially the dust has settled.
Zhu Yixi didn't care about this, as long as he had the power to open the government.
In Nanyang, Zhu Yixi also met friends from Wuguan - Shaanxi businessmen.
In a precise sense, it is the identity of Shaanxi merchants, Shaanxi merchants in Weinan.
Such as the He family, the Zhan family, the Zhao family, the Yan family, etc. The TV series is about Shaanxi businessmen.
"Aren't you Shaanxi merchants fawning over Li Zicheng? Why did you suddenly leave Wuguan eastward and submit to the Ming Dynasty?"
When Zhu Yixi faced He Zongcheng, the head of the Weinan He family, he couldn't help but chuckle.
The words are full of sarcasm.
He Zongcheng did not feel dissatisfied and sighed: "It is true that we are blind and do not recognize the real dragon."
"After Li Zicheng left Xi'an, within a few days, a steady stream of gold, silver and jewelry was transported to Xi'an City. By April, there were countless carriages running on the road, and he even died of exhaustion.
Thousands of war horses.”
"Later, we learned that all the civil and military officials in Beijing were tortured and plundered, with hundreds of people killed and injured."
"Then, you quickly learned that Li Zicheng was defeated, so you couldn't wait to abandon him."
Zhu Yixi sneered and said: "He is indeed a businessman, and his ability to adapt to the wind is very impressive."
He Zongcheng's expression did not change, he lowered his head and said: "We, the merchants, just want to protect our own family in troubled times, so we have to endure hardships."
Zhu Yixi was disdainful.
He had a thorough understanding of businessmen. This group of Shaanxi businessmen were very knowledgeable. They probably guessed that Li Zicheng was defeated and needed more wealth to increase his troops and take revenge.
Therefore, they simply abandoned Li Zicheng, avoided the "rich family" again, and left Wuguan.
After investigation, he was the most suitable to be attached to.
Historically, Shaanxi merchants were severely damaged by Li Zicheng. Later, in the early Qing Dynasty, they had to go south to Sichuan to obtain well salt, which restored their vitality and prospered again.
Seeing Zhu Yixi's face, He Zongcheng pulled his mouth, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, held it in his hand and said:
"To congratulate your Majesty on your new title, I and other Shaanxi merchants specially send you a congratulatory gift. This is the gift list——"
Zhu Yixi took it and took a look, her expression suddenly changed.